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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
05BAGHDAD2536	SUNNI LEADERS ON CONSTITUTION DRAFTING [...] (C) Summary: Sunni Arab leaders will meet members of the TNA constitution committee on June 16 but appear unprepared to settle the dispute over their inclusion. Both UNAMI SRSG Ashraf Qazi and embassy pushed for 15 additional representatives in separate meetings with Sunni Arab leaders June 1 [...]	2005-06-16 07:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER IZ

05BAGHDAD2538	KURDS CAN'T CONCEIVE OF LIFE WITHOUT PESH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Key Kurdish leaders told DCM and MNF-I Political Military and Economic Affairs Chief on June 13-14 they could not condone disarming the Kurdish pesh merga forces, or its total dissipation into the Iraqi army. They realized the sensitivity of Iraq having ethnically-based forces, [...]	2005-06-16 07:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS PTER IZ KDP
05BAGHDAD2552	KRG KURDS DEMAND ACTION ON KIRKUK, ALMOST SEAL [...] (U) This is a REO Kirkuk cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Kurdish leaders told DCM and MNF-I DCS for Political Military and Economic Relations June 13-15 that Kirkuk's provincial council will elect new leaders this week, but the two parties -- who are now directly dictating solutions in the city -- h [...]	2005-06-16 15:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD2562	MINISTRY OF PLANNING BACK AT THE CENTER OF [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Jaafari has returned primacy in contact with aid donors to the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation (MoPDC). 2. (SBU) Planning Minister Barham Saleh told us on June 15 that at a meeting earlier that day Prime Minister Jaafari said he would reverse his decis [...]	2005-06-17 09:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID IZ
05BAGHDAD2587	KURDS WANT MAXIMUM DECENTRALIZATION WITHOUT [...] (U) This is a REO Kirkuk cable. 2. (C) . (C) SUMMARY. Key Kurdish leaders told DCM and MNF-I Political Military and Economic Affairs Chief on June 13-15 that they cannot accept "provincial" or "administrative" federalism and will focus instead on pursuing "historic geographic" federali [...]	2005-06-17 15:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IZ SY TU IR KDP
05BAGHDAD2611	FALLUJAH: GRASS ROOTS POLITICS -- LEADERS INITIATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a step promoting more political engagement by large segments of Anbar, 200 religious, tribal, political and academic leaders from around Fallujah on June 4 hammered out a fifteen-point document outlining a more participatory Sunni posture in the political process. Beyond the [...]	2005-06-20 09:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD2782	IRAQI OFFICILAS INCLINED TO TAKE A WAIT AND SEE [...] (C) Summary. Our Iraqi interlocutors appear to know little about new Iranian President Ahmadinejad and are taking a "wait-and-see" approach to their dealings with him. Undersecretary Bayati believes the vote for Ahmadinejad was a vote of no confidence against Iran's religious establishment, [...]	2005-06-30 11:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD2799	TIME TO BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES OVER SHARI'A [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the July 30 Gender Working group, an Embassy-sponsored forum for women representing all sectors of society to express their views, the only clear consensus among participants was of the pressing need to educate the Iraqi public -- especially women - - regarding their rights a [...]	2005-07-02 08:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN PHUM PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD2805	TNA MEMBER QASIM DAOUD ON CONSTITUTION, SISTANI, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prominent Shia political figure, parliamentarian and Assembly constitutional committee member Qasim Daoud said 30 June the committee has been reluctant to confront sensitive issues such as Kirkuk, federalism, and Arab identity. Daoud supported the TAL language for Arab identity [...]	2005-07-03 07:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM EPET IZ
05BAGHDAD2829	RUSAFA PRISON CONDITIONS SURPRISINGLY GOOD [...] (C/REL GBR, AUS) SUMMARY: Iraqi Correctional Service (ICS) Deputy Director General Nadhem Reshid Jebur told EmbOffs during a June 28 visit to the Rusafa men's prison in Baghdad that ICS is serious about instilling a culture of respect for human rights within its organization. New employees ar [...]	2005-07-05 09:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD2831	TNA FORMS A "SOVEREIGNTY COMMITTEE" TO ADDRESS [...] (SBU) The Transitional National Assembly followed a day of rancorous discussion over the MNF-I presence in Iraq with a decision on July 4 to form a "Sovereignty Committee" to address the issue of foreign forces in Iraq. The new committee will aim to engage both the Iraqi government and MNF-I [...]	2005-07-05 12:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD2845	IRAQI OIL MINISTER ON CURRENT OIL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's Minister of Oil agreed to attend the JCRED in Amman, but formally protested the location, stating it should have been held in Iraq. He is deeply interested in USG perspectives on how to shape the oil sector in Iraq, and looks forward to launching a continuing partnership wi [...]	2005-07-07 09:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET MASS MOPS EFIN EAGR PREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD2854	IRAQ'S ECONOMIC VISION [...] SUMMARY: At the June 22, 2005 International Conference on Iraq held in Brussels, hosted by the US and EU and attended by over 80 countries and organizations, Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Allawi and Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation Barham Salih jointly presented the ITG's vision [...]	2005-07-07 12:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD2877	CHARGE MEETS WITH IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Charge, Iraqi National Security Advisor Muwafaq al-Rubai expressed optimism that a constitution will be drafted and ratified on time, expressed his opinion that the insurgency will be long and difficult and must be countered with means other than security assets [...]	2005-07-09 07:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD2878	CHALABI DISCUSSED SUNNI INCLUSION, THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi, who met with Codel Levin and Charge July 7, attacks on Baghdad's infrastructure have increased. Chalabi attributes these attacks to better protection of the Kirkuk-Fadha oil pipeline, making it less vulnerable to attack. Chalab [...]	2005-07-09 07:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PINS KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD2908	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, TERRORISM, LONDON BOMBINGS; [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July. 11 were calls for the Arab Ministers of Interior to hold a security conference, the constitutional committee's preparations for drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ---------- [...]	2005-07-11 08:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD2909	KURDS' SHAWAYS AND SHIA PARLIAMENTARIAN DAOUD [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings with DPM Rosch Shaways and TNA member Qassim Daoud on July 8, the Charge pressed home USG concerns that the constitution might delineate central and regional government revenue and ownership sharing of the nation's natural resources. Charge explained that d [...]	2005-07-11 10:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD2919	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, AL-JAFARI'S VISIT TO IRAN, [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 12 were Al-Jafari's upcoming visit to Iran, the constitutional committee's preparations for drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS --------- [...]	2005-07-12 08:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD2933	IRAQI DEFENSE MINISTER'S IRAN VISIT: AN OLIVE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Iraqi Defense Minister Al-Dulaimi confirmed to Charge on July 10 that he had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Iran during his official visit to Tehran on July 5. Al-Dulaimi told Charge that his discussions with Iran centered on the need for Iran to monitor its [...]	2005-07-12 20:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PREL IR IZ
05BAGHDAD2938	POLISH AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ INDICATED DIMINISHED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Polish Ambassador to Baghdad Ryszard Krystosik told Charge d'Affaires July 10 that Poland will be phasing down its participation in MNF-I after December. The decision is not so much because of the expiration of UNSC resolutions as it is because the duration and scope of the dep [...]	2005-07-13 07:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS PL IZ
05BAGHDAD2940	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, CONSTITUTION, SUNNI [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July. 13 were Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick's visit to Baghdad, the constitutional committee's preparations for drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF [...]	2005-07-13 10:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD2969	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, AL-JAFARI, IRAN, RESISTANCE; [...] SUMMARY: The major themes in the daily newspapers on July 17 were Al-Jafari's visit to Tehran, the constitutional committee's preparations for drafting the constitution, and the latest developments of the security situation. END SUMMARY. ----------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS ---------------- [...]	2005-07-17 10:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD2972	PRIME MINISTER PREVIEWS IRAN TRIP, PLEDGES [...] (S/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Jafari told us July 15 that his main message in Iran would be to urge that they tighten controls over the common border while he also warned them away from interference in Iraqi internal affairs. He said he would also raise bilateral agreements on supply of es [...]	2005-07-17 12:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PINS ETRD IZ
05BAGHDAD2981	AN AMBITIOUS KURDISH PROPOSAL SHARPENS THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurdish delegation to the Constitution Drafting Committee has put together a detailed list of constitutional demands that is sharpening the debate on the future of federalism as delegates attempt to forge a draft document by 1 August. The draft document calls for stronger lim [...]	2005-07-18 12:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD2991	DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MEETING WITH IRAQI [...] (S/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Jafari reiterated to the Deputy Secretary that security conditions on the ground, and not terrorist demands, should determine the manner of withdrawal of Coalition forces. The Deputy Secretary agreed and noted approvingly the Prime Minister's naming of an Iraqi [...]	2005-07-19 11:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EFIN MOPS KISL SY JO IZ IR
05BAGHDAD2994	DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 12, 2005 MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a July 12 lunch meeting, President Jalal Talabani was optimistic that the Sunni Arabs in the constitution drafting committee will reach consensus with other committee members. He predicted the next elections will use provincial electoral districts rather than a single natio [...]	2005-07-19 12:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3001	NAVIGATING THE RIFT BETWEEN THE U.S. AND IRAN - [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY. During a routine office call, National Security Advisor Mouwaffak Al-Rubaie discussed the development of a strategic security alliance with Iran to assist Iraq in combating the Sunni insurgency. Rubaie stated that while more right- wing elements of the United Iraqi Alliance (U [...]	2005-07-19 16:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS PREL MCAP MOPS PGOV IZ IR
05BAGHDAD3007	SUNNI CONSTITUTION DRAFTERS COMMITTED TO AUGUST 15 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two principal members of the newly appointed members to the Constitutional Committee told us July 18 that they are committed to finishing a draft by August 15 if possible but they are opposed to a federalist vision of Iraq. An influential member (who was subsequently murdered on [...]	2005-07-20 09:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3015	BUILDING A HOUSE ON SHIFTING SANDS--IRAN'S [...] (S//NF) Summary. Despite the relative spirit of democratic cooperation demonstrated by the Shia parties that dominate the governing coalition in Iraq, some of these parties and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps - Qods Force (IRGC-QF),Iran's vanguard political and unconventional warfare o [...]	2005-07-20 15:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PINS PREL MCAP MOPS PGOV IZ IR
05BAGHDAD3016	IRAQ AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE FEARS CHILL IN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Iraq Ambassador-designate to Egypt, Safia al-Suhail, worries that Iraqi-Egyptian relations will chill unless the Iraqi government takes the initiative after the kidnapping and subsequent murder of the Egyptian Charge. Al-Suhail told PolOff July 18 that before this tragic incid [...]	2005-07-20 16:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV
05BAGHDAD3018	CHARGE'S TOUR D' HORIZON WITH PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (SBU) Summary: In a tour d'horizon with Charge on July 19, President Jalal Talabani pledged to continue lobbying for Masoud Barzani's direct participation in securing a draft constitution by August 15, and urged Charge to travel to Salaheddin to try to persuade Barzani to come to Baghdad. Tala [...]	2005-07-20 17:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER IZ SY KEDEM
05BAGHDAD3021	NEW CASES OF APPARENT ABUSES RAISE MORE SUNNI ARAB [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sunni community is alleging that the Ministry of Interior's (MoI) Commando Unit is responsible for the deaths of 20 Sunnis in two recent incidents in Baghdad. On July 10, Commandos reportedly took 11 Sunni men from their homes. Their bodies, which showed signs of torture, [...]	2005-07-21 07:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD3046	SHIA POLITICAL INSIDER QASSIM DAOUD WORRIES ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Constitutional Committee member Qassim Daoud told NSC Senior Director for Iraq Meghan O'Sullivan on July 15 that he is optimistic about the progress of the committee and believes a draft constitution will be ready by July 31. Daoud felt his attempts to integrate Sunnis into the co [...]	2005-07-23 03:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3068	TALABANI PONDERS HOW TO REACH OUT TO SUNNI ARABS, [...] (C) Summary: President Talabani told Ambassador Khalilzad that the Sunni Arabs have to be brought back into the constitution-drafting process, and agreed with the Ambassador's point that the Iraqi Government should provide security for their negotiators to facilitate that return. Talabani no [...]	2005-07-24 14:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ TU SY
05BAGHDAD3086	CONSTITUTIONAL DRAFTING: SUNNIS BACK ON BOARD, [...] (C) Summary. Sunni members of the Constitutional Drafting Committee have said their group will return to negotiations on July 26. Internal divisions in the Sunni Arab group of 15 are growing. The National Dialogue Council spokesman wants a UN role in the investigation of slain colleagues, [...]	2005-07-26 07:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3100	PRIME MINISTER JA'AFARI TO APPOINT TURKMEN SUNNI [...] (C/NF) Both Prime Minister Ja'afari and President Talabani told Ambassador Khalilzad on July 26 that they have decided to appoint Aneesah Mohammad Nouri, a Turkmen Sunni woman, to the position of Deputy Prime Minister. They said that KRG President Masoud Barzani initially resisted the idea but [...]	2005-07-26 18:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER KWMN IZ TU
05BAGHDAD3102	PRIME MINISTER JA'AFARI TO APPOINT TURKMEN SUNNI [...] (C/NF) Both Prime Minister Ja'afari and President Talabani told Ambassador Khalilzad on July 26 that they have decided to appoint Aneesah Mohammad Nouri, a Turkmen Sunni woman, to the position of Deputy Prime Minister. They said that KRG President Masoud Barzani initially resisted the idea but [...]	2005-07-27 02:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER KWMN IZ TU
05BAGHDAD3106	PART II OF II: AN ARTICLE-BY-ARTICLE ANALYSIS OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-27 10:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3107	PART I OF II: AN ARTICLE-BY-ARTICLE ANALYSIS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable offers a detailed analytic review of the draft constitution text under discussion in the Constitution Committee as of July 27. (Reftel offers a quick overview of the contents of this draft text.) The document is unmistakably a very rough draft. Although ostensibly a [...]	2005-07-27 11:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD3113	DULAME AND RUBAIE DISUCSS IRAQI SECURITY WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. On July 24 at the dinner table, Ambassador discussed Iraq's short-term security challenges with Iraq's National Security Advisor Mowaffak al-Rubaie and Minister of Defense Sadoun al-Dulame. The latter identified the ITG's primary objectives as delivering security to I [...]	2005-07-27 16:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINS MARR IZ PRESL
05BAGHDAD3137	IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER TOUR D'HORIZON WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Zebari told Ambassador on July 28 that MFA plans to open 30 new embassies and train 500 new diplomats who represent a broad cross-section of Iraqi society. Ambassador told Zebari a more assertive Iraqi diplomacy is needed. The Iraqi Foreign Minister said the Ir [...]	2005-07-29 14:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3144	VICE PRESIDENT ABDEL MEHDI PLEDGES COOPERATION ON [...] (C/NF REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY. Vice President Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador during their July 25 meeting that, in the negotiations on the constitution, all sides were upping their demands, making it difficult to reach a final consensus. Ambassador reiterated USG willingness to help a summit o [...]	2005-07-30 06:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3161	IRAQIS SAY THEY PLAN TO ATTEND PKK TRILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Chief of Staff Fawzi Hariri confirmed that Iraq plans to send a three person delegation to the PKK trilateral talks in Washington originally scheduled for August 2. However, the MFA was not able to submit the required visa applications unt [...]	2005-07-31 10:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PINS TU IZ
05BAGHDAD3165	UPDATE ON CZECH REPORT OF ATTACK ON DIPLOMATIC [...] (C) Embassy, working with MNF-I and 3rd Infantry Division, has still been unable to ascertain whether any U.S. or Coalition Forces witnessed or were aware of the incident reported by the Czech government, reftel. MNF-I at the level of Deputy Chief of Staff for Political, Military, and Econom [...]	2005-07-31 20:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL MOPS IZ EZ
05BAGHDAD3394	TURKEY'S AMBASSADOR CEVIKOZ: WE SHARE YOUR GOALS [...] (C//REL AUS,GB) Turkish Ambassador Unal Cevikoz opened his August 11 courtesy call on the Ambassador with a reaffirmation of his government's commitment to the Coalition's political goals for Iraq. "We support the political process," he said, "We're in the same boat as you." He regretted Tur [...]	2005-08-17 11:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL TU IZ
05BAGHDAD3460	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION; [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-24 13:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD3469	DAWA PARTY LEADER PLEASED WITH CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Dawa Party leader Jawad al Maliki told PolOff August 24 that he is pleased with the draft constitution. While acknowledging that some groups, especially the Sunni Arabs, are not completely satisfied, he is confident that the constitution treats all groups fairly. 2. (C) Sunni Arabs, Ma [...]	2005-08-25 10:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD3482	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - AUGUST 25, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-26 07:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3500	PROGRESS REPORT ON KEY INITIATIVES FOR THE [...] (C) Following is Embassy Baghdad's latest update on the status of Key Initiatives. See reftels for prior updates. ------------------ ELECTRICITY UPDATE ------------------ 2. (C/NF) Status: -- Generation: Iraq Electricity - During the reporting period, the average peak generation for [...]	2005-08-28 19:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID ELTN ENRG EPET PREL IZ KCRS
05BAGHDAD3525	REACTION TO NEW CONSTITUTION: SUNNIS EXPRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY Following the August 28 release of the final draft of the new Iraqi Constitution, Poloffs gathered with Transitional National Assembly (TNA) members and other Iraqi political figures. The Sunni Arab negotiators' public reaction was very negative. In private, some of the negotiato [...]	2005-08-29 16:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD3533	Special Media Reaction Report - Opinions on the [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-29 20:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3562	JCRED REVIEWS IRAQ ENERGY ISSUES [...] (SBU) U.S. and Iraqi delegations discussed Iraq energy issues in Amman during an energy bilateral on July 10, and during the Joint Commission on Reconstruction and Economic Development (JCRED) on July 11. The Ministry of Oil plans to expand oil production to 2.5 million barrels/day by year [...]	2005-08-31 14:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ENRG EPET SOCI IZ
05BAGHDAD3639	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - AUGUST 28, 2005 [...] Each group should organize its internal structure and renounce divisions. 2. Establishing strong relations among these groups and combining efforts. 3. Establishing strong relations with left wing powers and non-extremist Islamic groups. 4. Working with international human rig [...]	2005-09-05 18:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3642	SUNNI ARAB OUTREACH IN IRAQ: MISSION PLANS [...] (U) The US Mission Baghdad, including MNF-I, is committed to achieving broad Sunni Arab support for a democratic Iraq. The Mission is aware of the beginnings of a psychological shift in the tide since the January elections regarding participation in the electoral process, and we will use a r [...]	2005-09-06 05:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV MOPS ELAB PINS EAID KISL IZ
05BAGHDAD3678	DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLAINS OF SYRIA'S [...] (C) In the course of a broader September 5 discussion with poloffs (reftel),Deputy FM Albayati decried the Syrian Government's attitude toward Iraq. Albayati said that during a recent visit, a Syrian delegation refused to accept responsibility for poor control of its border with Iraq, seeki [...]	2005-09-07 21:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY IZ
05BAGHDAD3681	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 7, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 05:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3682	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 7, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 05:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3688	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION; [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 10:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3689	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 7, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 10:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3695	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 8, 2005 [...] Acknowledging the rights of Iraqi women as mothers, workers, and citizens in the constitution. 2. Constitutional guarantees preventing all forms of violence and discrimination against women. 3. Constitutional guarantees for no less than 40% of women's representation in all [...]	2005-09-08 18:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3751	JORDANIAN PM VISITS BAGHDAD [...] (U) Jordanian Prime Minister Adnan Badran, accompanied by Foreign Minister Farouk Kasrawi and Ministers of Interior, Energy and Planning, visited Baghdad the afternoon of September 10. The delegation held separate meetings with Iraqi PM Ibrahim al-Ja'afari and Deputy President Adil Abd al-Ma [...]	2005-09-12 11:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO IZ
05BAGHDAD3759	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, TAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-13 02:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3779	CONSTITUTION OUTREACH PROGRAMMING [...] (LOU) SUMMARY. Over the past few months, post (principally PAS and USAID) has sponsored or funded a substantial level of programming relating to Iraq's current constitutional debate. This programming has involved airlifting Iraqi officials to meet with local audiences to discuss the constitu [...]	2005-09-13 15:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KDEM KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3782	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, TAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-13 17:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3790	KURDISH PARTIES FIRE BLAST AT THEIR COALITION [...] (C) Summary: Recent letters from President Talabani and Kurdish President Barzani show the extent of unhappiness inside the ruling coalition of Kurdish and Shia Islamist parties. The Kurds in their latest letter hinted at withdrawing from the coalition, although the author of the letter, D [...]	2005-09-14 09:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
05BAGHDAD3805	SCENE-SETTER: FINANCE MINISTER'S CHALLENGES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: After his fellow ministers rebuffed the 2005 budget supplemental, Finance Minister Allawi is trying to commit the next government to a 2006 budget that will pass muster with both the IMF and the Transitional National Assembly (TNA). This task will not be easy, but much is at stak [...]	2005-09-14 17:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ELAB PGOV PINR IZ IMF
05BAGHDAD3827	NOT SO NEW KID ON THE BLOCK, THE AL-FADEELA [...] (C) SUMMARY. One of the key players in the negotiations over the draft Constitution was the Fadeela party and its leader Nadeen Jabiri whom we frequently saw huddling with other top Shia Coaltion leaders. Touted as home-grown, intellectual and moderate, its leadership publicly supports the [...]	2005-09-16 11:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD3887	SUNNI ARAB LEADER ON REFERENDUM PROSPECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Sunni Arab Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) leader Ayad Samarai said September 18 that while constitution language on Arab identity is now sufficient, further language changes will need to be made on federalism and other national issues before Sunni Arab leaders could consider asking th [...]	2005-09-20 11:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT IZ
05BAGHDAD3963	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-26 02:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3964	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 25, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-26 02:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3984	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-26 15:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD3986	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - September 26, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-26 16:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4002	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINDEF DULIME [...] (S//REL MCFI) SUMMARY: On September 24 the Ambassador met with Iraqi MinDef Sadoun al-Dulime. Discussions covered security in western Iraq, the effect of sectarian discord on referendum security, Iraqi-Jordanian relations, government corruption, and the apolitical development of the ISF. END [...]	2005-09-27 10:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV MOPS KISL IZ
05BAGHDAD4010	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-27 17:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4045	ACTION PLAN TO BUILD CAPACITY AND [...] (U) This is a U.S. Mission Baghdad/MNF-I coordinated cable. 2. (SBU) Summary. As directed by the references, Provincial Support Teams (PST) and Provincial Reconstruction and Development Committees (PRDC) were established by June 2005 in all 15 non-KRG provinces to accomplish their state [...]	2005-10-01 03:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EAID KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4089	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-03 18:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4105	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 4, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-04 17:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4106	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-04 17:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD4118	IRAQI SHIA DON'T THINK MUCH OF SAUDI FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent comments by the Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs, combined with the Arab League Secretary General's decision to travel to Iraq, have raised SIPDIS the ire of many Iraqi Shia. They expressed anger at assertions that Iran has undue influence in Iraq, and they a [...]	2005-10-05 14:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SA
05BAGHDAD4122	CONSTITUTION PUBLIC OUTREACH EFFORT INTENSIFIES [...] (C) Summary. UNAMI distribution of the Iraqi draft constitution is well underway. 750,000 copies of the text reached the southern governorates in the past five days. Distribution to other parts of the country continues. Kurdish copies are expected to arrive in Kurdistan by October 6. Meanw [...]	2005-10-05 18:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PHUM KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4126	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-06 04:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD4132	MCNS DISCUSSES SECURITY IN BAGHDAD, TAL AFAR, [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Jaafari convened on short notice a meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) at his office on the evening of September 25. Topics discussed included a disagreement between Coalition Force (CF) officers and Ministry of Defense [...]	2005-10-06 15:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD4133	MCNS MEETS TO DISCUSS SECURITY IN BAGHDAD, TAL [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Jaafari convened on short notice a meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) at his office on the evening of September 25. Topics discussed included a disagreement between Coalition Force (CF) officers and Ministry of Defense [...]	2005-10-06 15:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PINS PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4138	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-06 18:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD4172	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 10, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-10 18:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4173	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-10 18:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ BAGHDAD
05BAGHDAD4176	FALLUJAH: LEADERS MEET WITH IECI COMMISSIONER, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fallujah city leaders met with IECI Chairman, Izadin Shufiq, UN IFES elections expert Philip Sfocina, and an Embassy/USAID delegation October 6, 2005, at the Fallujah Civil-Military Operations Center (CMOC). Residents criticized the number of seats (nine) the Transitional Nation [...]	2005-10-11 06:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IZ XL
05BAGHDAD4186	ARAB LEAGUE MISSION SURVIVES ATTACK, SCORES [...] (C) SUMMARY. (C) An eleven member Arab League (AL) delegation continued their five-day fact-finding visit to Baghdad despite an attack on their convoy that resulted in the deaths of 2 security guards. Except for that incident, the Iraqi MFA and the Prime Minister's office characterized the v [...]	2005-10-11 10:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4198	DAILY IRAQI WEBSITE MONITORING - October 11, 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-11 17:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4208	CODEL REED VISITS PM JAFARI [...] (SBU) On October 11, Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari told Senators Jack Reed (R-RI) and Chris Dodd (D-CT) that he is optimistic that the constitution referendum will take place on time and will pass without issue. Jaafari added that he expects widespread voter turnout that will include Sunni [...]	2005-10-12 16:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD4289	ANBAR POLITICS: NOBODY LIKES ANYBODY VERY MUCH [...] (C) Summary. This is a SET Ramadi Cable. Anbar Sunni Arab politicos may feel besieged with worries about Shia, Iranians, terrorists, Iraqi Security Forces and the American military, but they are hardly circling the wagons. The lead political figure in Anbar, in terms of administrative prow [...]	2005-10-18 12:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4305	TNA MEMBER QASSIM DAOUD ON THE REFERENDUM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political positioning to build coalitions for the December election has begun in earnest, and fears of significant Sunni Arab or Shia Islamist gains in December may have led to a thaw between former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and TNA Constitution Committee member and former ally [...]	2005-10-19 10:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD4339	MIXED LOCAL REACTIONS TO AMRE MUSA VISIT [...] (C) Summary. On October 20, Arab League Secretary General Amre Musa discussed with GOI officials the possibility of hosting a national dialogue conference in Baghdad, prior to the national elections. Jafari staff reaction to the visit, and that of other Shia contacts, has been measured. Sunn [...]	2005-10-21 03:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EG IZ
05BAGHDAD4347	UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE EDELMAN MEETS WITH PM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Eric Edelman and LTG Victor Renuart, Director of Strategic Plans and Policy, met with Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari at his office on October 18. They discussed the ongoing development of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF). Jaafari s [...]	2005-10-22 03:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS ECON EFIN PTER KCOR IZ
05BAGHDAD4371	IRAQ MEDIA SILENT ON AFGHAN CREMATIONS [...] Iraqi media monitored by the coalition forces, FBIS, and U.S. Embassy offices in Iraq devoted practically zero coverage to the reported burning of two Taliban fighters' bodies by U.S. troops in Afghanistan. 2. Iraqi media, instead, are closely following expected results of the recent cons [...]	2005-10-24 08:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PREL MOPS KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4378	CHALABI PLAN FOR ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. One of Ahmad Chalabi's senior advisors indicated to PolOffs willingness to form an alliance with Ayad Allawi to form one liberal, moderate, centrist coalition. If an agreement cannot be reached before the coalition registration deadline -- and we doubt an agreement would be possi [...]	2005-10-24 12:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PNAT KCOR IZ
05BAGHDAD4392	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-26 03:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4428	BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN CHANGES [...] (C) Mazin Makia, Chairman of the Baghdad Provincial Council (BPC) has left the Da'wa Party and joined the National Democratic Alliance Party (NDAP). Makia has been the BPC Chairman since the formation of the council and also serves as Provincial Reconstruction and Development Committee (PRDC) [...]	2005-10-27 15:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD4438	CANDIDATE LISTS ANOTHER VICTORY FOR IDENTITY [...] (C) Summary: As the October 28 deadline closes for political parties to register electoral alliances and candidate lists, the shape of the December 15 national election is clear. A broad Shia Islamist unity list, a Kurdish unity list and a Sunni Arab unity list will head the political grou [...]	2005-10-28 18:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ

05BAGHDAD4449	IRAQI ENERGY COUNCIL IN DISARRAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Energy Council (NEC) assessed the energy infrastructure siege of Baghdad October 27. Attacks against infrastructure in the North have cut off the oil flow to Baghdad and Turkey, reducing fuel supplies in parts of Iraq to critically low levels. Deputy Prime Minister C [...]	2005-10-30 15:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG EPET EFIN ECON MASS MOPS PGOV PREL IZ TU
05BAGHDAD4464	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, CONSTITUTION, [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-31 18:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4777	PRIME MINISTER JAFARI TO VISIT SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) Prime Minister Jafari told the Ambassador that he has been invited to visit Saudi Arabia. He departs November 29. He plans to meet the Saudi king during his visit. 2. (C) The PM may raise the following issues: -- Increasing the number of hajj slots for Iraqis; -- Sending a Saudi Am [...]	2005-11-29 16:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SA
05BAGHDAD4791	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-30 19:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4807	FALLUJAH MUFTI, A COALITION ALLY, KILLED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sheikh Hamza Abass Muhna al-Esawe, Fallujah's universally respected mufti and senior imam, was killed November 29, 2005. He had functioned as an effective coalition ally since Operation Al Fajr. Initial reports from local Iraqi police indicate masked gunmen shot Hamza as he lef [...]	2005-12-01 19:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM IZ XL
05BAGHDAD4843	SHIA INDEPENDENT ALI AL-DABAGH ON ELECTIONS, SHIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloffs met December 1 with TNA member Ali al-Dabagh, a politician who left the United Iraqi Alliance to form his own party, while maintaining his ties to Ayatollah Sistani. Al-Dabagh accused the Shia Alliance of candidate intimidation as well as inappropriate efforts to convey t [...]	2005-12-04 22:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4846	LEADING SUNNI ARAB SLATE REP ON ELECTIONS, U.S. [...] (C) Summary: A leading Sunni Arab coalition representative recounted the Sunni Arab sense of grievance and estrangement from the political transition process, and asserted the solution to the security problem is a "balanced" government (read: more Sunni officials) and "professional" securit [...]	2005-12-05 08:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD4847	LEADING SUNNI ARAB SLATE REP ON ELECTIONS, U.S. [...] (C) Summary: A leading Sunni Arab coalition representative recounted the Sunni Arab sense of grievance and estrangement from the political transition process, and asserted the solution to the security problem is a "balanced" government (read: more Sunni officials) and "professional" securit [...]	2005-12-05 08:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD4865	FRENCH DCM PESSIMISTIC ABOUT IRAQ PROSPECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY Only the Iraqis will be able to solve their problems, and the US should stay out of it said French DCM Franck Gellet in a December 4 meeting with Poloff. The insurgency will continue for some time even with concessions to the Sunni Arabs, key among them, according to Gellet, a de [...]	2005-12-06 12:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER FR IZ
05BAGHDAD4869	MAYSAN POLITICAL LEADER DISCUSSES SHIA ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: A prominent tribal leader from Maysan, who won a TNA seat on the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) list in January and has decided to join Ali al-Dabbagh's party as a candidate in this month's election, told poloff December 5 that there are no policy differences between the UIA and Da [...]	2005-12-06 19:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4885	SUFI POLITICAL PARTY PESSIMISTIC ON ELECTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Party officials from the slate representing Iraq's Sufi Muslims complained about intimidation in the election campaign, interference by neighboring states, and the sectarian and extremist character of Iraqi politics during a December 3 meeting with poloffs. Anticipating they wil [...]	2005-12-07 19:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4916	PM JA'FARI TELLS CODEL HAGEL WAR ON TERROR IS MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'fari told Senator Charles Hagel, Senator Thomas Carper, Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher, and Ambassador in a December 2 meeting that Iraq has accomplished much in 2005, but much work needs to be done. The most pressing problem, Ja'fari warned, is that [...]	2005-12-09 13:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINS PREL PTER IZ
05BAGHDAD4924	KURDISTAN ISLAMIC UNION LEADER ASKS FOR HELP ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) leader Salah al-Din Baha al-Din on December 7 following attacks on six KIU offices in Dahuk the previous day. Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Mas'ud Barzani told the Ambassador in a phone call before the meeting that h [...]	2005-12-10 09:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ KDP
05BAGHDAD4926	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON MINISTER OF CULTURE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with ITG Culture Minister Nuri Al-Rawi on November 30. They reviewed the impact of Iraq's security situation on Iraqi cultural heritage sites and the promotion of Iraqi culture generally. Fourteen Iraqi cultural centers are planned worldwide (three in the U.S.) [...]	2005-12-10 10:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL PGOV KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4959	KEY SUNNI LEADER ENVISIONS A UNITY GOVERNMENT - [...] (C) SUMMARY: A leading figure in the top Sunni Arab electoral list told PolOff December 12 that his group was aiming for a broad "national unity" government after the elections. The official, Mahmud Mashhadani of the Iraqi Consensus (Tawafuq) Front, told PolOff that he envisioned an alliance [...]	2005-12-12 16:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD4962	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-13 03:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BAGHDAD4980	IRAQI NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR DISCUSSES NEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a private luncheon hosted by the Ambassador at his residence on December 9, Iraqi National Security Advisor Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie shared his concerns about USG plans for the future of Iraq, urged the Ambassador to play an active role in assuring the "right" people are chosen t [...]	2005-12-13 18:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5000	IRAQI MCNS MEETS DEC. 9: ELECTION SECURITY, PRIME [...] (C//REL GBR AUS) SUMMARY: The Iraqi Ministerial Committee for National Security (MCNS) met the afternoon of December 9, 2005 at Prime Minister Ja'afari's residence. Ja'afari expressed extreme consternation about the fact that his flight back to Baghdad from Japan was denied permission to lan [...]	2005-12-14 15:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM IZ
05BAGHDAD5007	SECRETARY'S COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8, 2005, Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton, the Secretary's Coordinator for Counterterrorism, visited Mosul, where he accompanied REO Mosul Regional Coordinator Carl Gettinger and MND-NW Deputy Commanding General BG Kevin Bergner to a lunch hosted by PUK official Aso Mamaud [...]	2005-12-15 07:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV IZ
05BAGHDAD5031	COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM MEETS IRAQI [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Henry A. Crumpton, the Coordinator for Counterterrorism (S/CT),on December 8, 2005 in Baghdad, met with Dr. Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Iraq's National Security Advisor. Rubaie described the dual role he plays as National Security Advisor and as head of the National Intelli [...]	2005-12-18 06:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PREL IZ
05BAGHDAD5046	ACTION REQUEST REGARDING DETAINEE TRAVEL TO AMMAN [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraphs 5-6. 2. (S/NF) Coalition Forces are releasing from custody twenty-three High-Value Detainees (HVDs) who have been determined not to pose an imperative threat to security, the standard set for Coalition detention. Eight were [...]	2005-12-19 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PHUM PGOV KJUS IZ JO
05BAGHDAD5047	IRAQI POLITICOS PONDER NEW GOVERNMENT: SHIA [...] (C) Summary: With even the preliminary announcement of most election results still days away, Iraqi political operatives are trying to consolidate alliances. Prime Minister Jafari and Adil Abdel Mehdi, Jafari's rival within the Shia Islamist Coalition (List 555),each are trying to line up [...]	2005-12-19 13:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV
05BAGHDAD5051	CODEL INHOFE MEETS WITH TNA MEMBERS [...] (SBU) Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) met December 12 with TNA members Dr. Saad Qindeel, Wijdan Salim, and Yunadem Kanna. ---------------------------------------- Security Situation: We are in a Catch-22 ---------------------------------------- 2. (C) Wijdan Salim said the security situation [...]	2005-12-19 16:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PBTS PINR MOPS IZ
05BAGHDAD5069	BAGHDAD GOVERNOR HOPES TO HEAD MOI [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a December 18 meeting Hussein Mohammad Al-Tahan, Governor of Baghdad, told PolOff that he expects to be the next Minister of the Interior. Hussein, a member of the Shia Islamist SCIRI party, said MOI requires a complete overhaul and needs to be less aggressive with terrorists [...]	2005-12-20 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV PINR IZ
05BAGHDAD5081	IECI SCRUTINIZES COMPLAINT PROCESS AMIDST [...] (U) See paragraph 12 for recommended press guidance. 2. (C) Summary: On December 21 there were more denunciations of election fraud while the election commission investigated specific charges and complete the vote count. UN election team leader Jenness told us December 21 that the numb [...]	2005-12-21 14:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PNAT KDEM IZ
05BAGHDAD5150	MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI GOVERNMENT, DECEMBER 15th [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-29 03:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO IZ
05BANDARSERIBEGAWAN597	SINGAPOREAN VIEW OF BRUNEIAN ADHERENCE TO PSI, [...] (C) Summary: The Singaporean High Commissioner believes Malaysia,s coolness toward the Proliferation Security Initiative may be causing Brunei to delay a decision on adherence to PSI principles, in accordance with Brunei,s desire to avoid taking a stand on any issue on which its two closest [...]	2005-12-09 07:48:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL BX MY SN
05BANGKOK1105	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON ROYAL THAI SUPREME [...] (C) On February 8, the Ambassador met with Royal Thai Armed Forces Supreme Commander General Chaisit Shinawatra to discuss a variety of security issues. Chaisit was grateful for U.S. assistance to help Thailand mitigate the impact of the tsunami and correctly noted that our use of Utapao as [...]	2005-02-11 08:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR TH POL MIL BURMA PKO IMET
05BANGKOK1157	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FORMER PRESIDENTS BUSH [...] (U) President Bush and President Clinton, your visit to Phuket is eagerly anticipated by our Embassy in Bangkok, U.S. officials working on relief efforts, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (Prime Minister TOCK-SIN),and the Royal Thai Government. In Thailand, we are several weeks past the c [...]	2005-02-15 06:50:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL PGOV TH
05BANGKOK1169	THAILAND: THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PM [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at Government House on February 14, 2005. Although this meeting was billed as an official "courtesy call," the Ambassador had met with Thaksin several times since his arrival January 2 with the many high-level visits for the tsunami [...]	2005-02-15 11:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON TH TRT US FTA POL MIL
05BANGKOK1425	SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- EMBASSY RECOMMENDS WATCH [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Overall IPR protection in Thailand remains woefully inadequate by any measure. During the past year, however, the RTG has modestly improved upon its commitments to improve IPR protection. Minister of Commerce Wattana Muangs [...]	2005-02-25 09:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON KIPR TH
05BANGKOK1578	ASEAN INTER-PARLIAMENTARY BURMA CAUCUS VISITS [...] (U) Summary. Several members of the informal Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus visited Thailand this week, hosted by Senator Kraisak Choonhavan, Chairman of the Thai Senate Foreign Relations committee. In a March 2 press conference, the Caucus called [...]	2005-03-03 11:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF TH BM BURMA ASEAN
05BANGKOK1819	THAILAND: THAKSIN'S NEW CABINET FAMILIAR, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Thaksin unveiled the first cabinet lineup in his new administration on March 11. Many faces are familiar, but there were some surprises. This cabinet may only last until next June. If the list is approved by the King (as is likely),Foreign Minister Surikiart Sa [...]	2005-03-14 00:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TH
05BANGKOK1933	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FORMER PRIME MINISTER CHUAN [...] (C) Summary: During a March 8 meeting with the Ambassador, former Prime Minister and Democrat Party (DP) leader Chuan Leekpai said that Prime Minister Thaksin did not understand the problems in southern Thailand and indeed his policies were exacerbating the situation. Chuan feared that if [...]	2005-03-16 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH BURMA US FTA
05BANGKOK2048	Thailand: Coordination and Outreach on Maritime [...] (U) In response to reftel, various agencies at Post have portfolio responsibility and/or interest in maritime security. The Economic section has portfolio responsibility for maritime security from an economic policy standpoint. The Political section has responsibility for engaging and coordi [...]	2005-03-22 00:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON ETRD EWWT KSTC TH
05BANGKOK2087	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW DEMOCRAT PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 21 the Ambassador met with newly installed Democrat Party (DP) leader Aphisit Wetchachiwa. Aphisit spoke candidly about mistakes made by the DP during the election and discussed how he hoped to form the party into an effective opposition to Prime Minister Thaksin's [...]	2005-03-23 09:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TH US FTA BIO
05BANGKOK2219	THE THAKSINIZATION OF THAILAND -- IMPRESSIONS [...] (C) After six and a half years away and three months back, this seems as good a time as any to review the landscape in Thaksin Shinawatra,s Thailand. For starters, there is the towering figure of the Prime Minister himself. Dominating the scene as no previous civilian leader has ever done, T [...]	2005-03-29 23:51:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON TH US FTA
05BANGKOK2318	THAILAND'S POSITION ON BURMA AND ASEAN: NEW FACE, [...] (C) Summary: The appointment of a new foreign minister, Kantathi Suphamongkhon, will not substantially change Thailand's "constructive engagement" policy towards Burma, according to a key Foreign Ministry (MFA) official responsible for Burma. Kantathi has already publicly (and privately) mad [...]	2005-04-01 06:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV TH BM ASEAN BURMA
05BANGKOK2351	THAILAND: STAFFDEL JANUZZI VISIT TO FAR SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 28-29, Senate Foreign Relations Committee professional staff member Frank Januzzi visited Thailand's southernmost Muslim majority provinces. Januzzi spoke with a variety of interlocutors and heard local views on the origins and nature of the continuing unrest, cautious [...]	2005-04-01 11:32:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TH NRC
05BANGKOK2536	AMBASSADORS HILL AND BOYCE CALL ON NEW THAI [...] (C) Summary: A/S Designate for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill, accompanied by Ambassador Boyce, met with new Thai Foreign Minister Kanthati Suphamongkhon on March 30. Ambassador Hill told Kanthati that the U.S. remains committed to the six-party process in nuclear negotiati [...]	2005-04-08 07:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BM TH BURMA ASEAN
05BANGKOK2541	THAI INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY OBSERVERS DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: In recent Embassy meetings with several Thai government and academic experts on Thailand's southern separatist troubles, several themes emerged: 1) the Royal Thai Government (RTG) sparked deep resentment and lost credibility among Muslims in the South after detainees taken at [...]	2005-04-08 07:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PTER TH
05BANGKOK2603	THAILAND: THREATENING LEAFLETS IN THE SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 28-29 visit by Poloff to the far southern province of Pattani, Vice Governor Chanvit Vasayangkura provided a collection of leaflets which had been dropped by extremists at different locations throughout the province over the past several months. The leaflets, let [...]	2005-04-12 11:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TH
05BANGKOK2636	BURMESE PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT IN THAILAND: DOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nearly 2,000 out of 2,707 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) persons of concern (POC) have reported to Thai immigration offices in Bangkok and three provincial offices in Northern and Western Thailand. The largest number reported to the Mae Sot immigration [...]	2005-04-19 00:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK2749	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF PACOM CDR ADM FALLON [...] (C) Admiral Fallon, your visit to Bangkok to meet with Thai leaders and Chiang Mai to open this year's Cobra Gold exercise will allow you an opportunity to push forward a number of key U.S. foreign policy objectives. We have requested meetings for you with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra [...]	2005-04-22 02:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
05BANGKOK2838	THAILAND: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (C) Mr. Deputy Secretary, on behalf of the entire Embassy community, I welcome you to Bangkok. You are visiting at an opportune point in our negotiations with the Thai on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). With Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra no longer distracted by elections and firmly back [...]	2005-04-26 10:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL PTER TH OVIP
05BANGKOK2839	FAMILY OF MISSING MUSLIM HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Mrs. Angkana Wongrachen, the wife (and presumed widow) of Muslim lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit, has alleged that, after a letter was submitted on her behalf to the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) about the case of her missing husband, she received anonymous threatening phone c [...]	2005-04-26 11:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK3074	BURMESE DISSIDENT GROUPS IN THAILAND DENY [...] (SBU) Summary: Burmese exile groups based in Thailand have denied any connection to the bombings in Rangoon on May 7, 2005. Most speculated, without any providing any hard evidence, that former associates of ousted Prime Minister Khin Nyunt and the military intelligence services might be res [...]	2005-05-09 09:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK3129	PACOM MEETING WITH PM THAKSIN: IRAQ, F-16, CHINA, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 4 meeting with visiting PACOM Commander ADM William Fallon, PM Thaksin Shinawatra did not directly address a U.S. request for Thailand to send staff officers to the multinational headquarters in Iraq, but did suggest that Thailand might be able to provide additional su [...]	2005-05-11 05:10:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV MASS MARR TH IRAQ POL MIL BURMA
05BANGKOK3203	THAILAND: DEALING WITH CONSPIRACY THEORIES ABOUT [...] (S) SUMMARY: As separatist violence escalates in Thailand's deep South, USG officials must deal with the persistent and perhaps widening perception in the Thai public that the United States is fomenting the violence for its own purposes. When traveling in Thailand's southern provinces, Emb [...]	2005-05-13 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK3206	THAILAND ISSUES STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR NEW IRAQI [...] (SBU) The MFA has informed Post that the RTG has issued a public statement in support of the Iraqi transitional Government. The MFA has posted the announcement on the Ministry's website (www.mfa.go.th). In addition, MFA North America Division provided post with a copy of a congratulatory D [...]	2005-05-13 10:33:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO TH IRAQ
05BANGKOK3208	MY DINNER WITH THAKSIN [...] (C) Summary: I had dinner on May 12 with Prime Minister Thaksin. He was in a receptive mode. On trade issues, Thaksin indicated that he was ready to push his ministers to reengage on all FTA issues and said there was "no problem" in lifting Thailand's ban on U.S. beef. He accepted constr [...]	2005-05-13 11:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER BU TH IZ BURMA ASEAN
05BANGKOK3271	THAILAND: PM THAKSIN'S PUBLIC REMARKS ON RANGOON [...] (C) Summary: It has not been lost on Thai observers that SPDC propaganda about who is responsible for the May 7 bombings in Rangoon (Ref A) vaguely suggests Thai involvement as well as that of a "superpower nation." Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra tackled this issue on May 16 by rejecting [...]	2005-05-18 00:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BM TH ASEAN BURMA
05BANGKOK3283	THAILAND: DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S MAY 4, 2005 [...] (C) Summary: On May 4, 2005 Deputy Secretary Zoellick met with Thai Foreign Minister Kanthati Suphamongkhon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). In an 80-minute exchange, they covered key areas for inclusion in the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, Thai endorsement of the Proli [...]	2005-05-18 04:03:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON MARR TH
05BANGKOK3314	THAILAND: PM THAKSIN'S PUBLIC REMARKS ON RANGOON [...] (C) Summary: It has not been lost on Thai observers that SPDC propaganda about who is responsible for the May 7 bombings in Rangoon (Ref A) vaguely suggests Thai involvement as well as that of a "superpower nation." Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra tackled this issue on May 16 by rejecting a [...]	2005-05-19 03:38:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BM TH ASEAN BURMA
05BANGKOK3327	THAILAND: MAY 1992 DEMOCRACY HEROES TO BE [...] (SBU) Summary: Families of democracy demonstrators killed, injured or missing from a military crackdown in May 1992 laid the foundation stone for a new memorial in Bangkok. Opposition Democrat Party leader Abhisit spoke in praise of those who "sacrificed to bring democracy" to the Thai people. [...]	2005-05-19 08:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TH HUMAN RIGHTS
05BANGKOK3333	THAIS CONTENT WITH LOCAL NEGOTIATIONS TO DEFUSE BORDER TENSIONS WITH CAMBODIA AT ANCIENT KHMER TEMPLE [...] Summary: Recent news stories about a dispute at a historically sensitive ancient Khmer temple at the border between Thailand and Cambodia inaccurately reported increased Thai troop deployments and explosion of a landmine inside the temple. Tensions at this temple site, which flare periodically, app [...]	2005-05-19 10:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL CB TH CAMBODIA
05BANGKOK3436	THAILAND SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your visit as an opportunity to advance a number of key U.S. foreign policy objectives. We have just finished our annual Cobra Gold exercise -- the only multilateral training exercise in the Asia-Pacific region. This year's exercise [...]	2005-05-25 08:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV MARR MASS TH
05BANGKOK3471	THAILAND: TRT FACTIONAL TENSIONS FLARE OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition to Thai Senate efforts to replace popular Auditor-General Charuvan -- up to now led by the Democrat Party (DP) -- has been taken up by one of the ruling Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party's key factions. Powerful TRT faction leader Sanoh Thienthong has drawn Prime Minister [...]	2005-05-26 11:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH TRT
05BANGKOK3522	COMMUNITY RADIO IN THAILAND: CRACKDOWN OR CROSSED [...] (U) SUMMARY: An estimated 2,000 (maybe 3,000) unregistered community radio stations continue to broadcast popular news and "call in" talk shows without a legal regulatory framework. Appointment of a National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) remains stalled in the Thai Senate. Although the Royal [...]	2005-05-31 05:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAO TH
05BANGKOK3588	NOMINATION OF MICHAEL D. SWEENEY FOR THE POWELL [...] (U) I nominate Michael D. Sweeney for consideration as one of the EAP Bureau's nominees for the Powell Fellows Program. Michael is a tenured FS-03 Foreign Service generalist who has distinguished himself while working in the Consular and Political sections in Embassy Bangkok. He is the type [...]	2005-06-01 08:56:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	APER
05BANGKOK3633	THAILAND: VIOLENCE IN THE SOUTH: VISIT TO SONGKHLA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff visited the far southern province of Songkhla and the Muslim majority province of Satun May 23-24. Satun province has avoided the violence plaguing the three other Muslim majority Thai provinces despite a similar population and geographical location. A separate historic [...]	2005-06-03 06:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK3704	THAILAND-DPRK RELATIONS: RTG SEES ITSELF AS [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-06 10:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PARM PHUM KN KS TH DPRK
05BANGKOK3930	(C) THAILAND: ALLEGED USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] (S) Summary: The senior Thai Foreign Ministry (MFA) official covering Burma told poloffs that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has no hard evidence confirming the reported use of chemical weapons by the Burmese Army against ethnic Karenni soldiers near the Thai border in February 2005. These [...]	2005-06-14 10:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PINR MOPS PHUM TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK3945	WORKING WITH THAILAND TO ENGAGE OTHER MILITARIES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Thailand affords the United States a unique platform in Asia to work jointly with other Asian military forces, including those from Japan and Indonesia, and to conduct multinational peacekeeping, disaster relief and other exercises. Our largest exercise, Cobra Gold, is America [...]	2005-06-15 09:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MASS TH POL MIL
05BANGKOK3963	BIG COMPROMISES PUSH JAPAN-THAI FTA INTO FINAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. As the negotiation of the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement (JTEPA) enters its final stages, Thai and Japanese negotiators have moderated some key demands to avoid a stalemate. A Japanese economic officia [...]	2005-06-16 08:47:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD EINV TH
05BANGKOK4028	THAI MFA OFFICIAL: NO CHANGE IN POLICY TOWARD SHAN [...] (C) Summary. The Burma desk officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) stated that despite the Royal Thai Government's (RTG) pushback of approximately 450 Shan refugees to the Burmese side of the border last week, there is "no change in Thai policy" in providing temporary protection and [...]	2005-06-20 08:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM PBTS TH BM BURMA
05BANGKOK4108	THAILAND: NRC HEAD ANAND PANYARACHUN DISCUSSES [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 15, the Ambassador met with Anand Panyarachun -- the highly respected former Prime Minister and current head of the National Reconciliation Commission (NRC) -- to discuss the ongoing unrest in southern Thailand and Anand's role in RTG's efforts to end the violence. Anan [...]	2005-06-23 05:53:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV TH
05BANGKOK4324	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THAILAND [...] (C) Madame Secretary, all of us in Thailand look forward to your visit to Phuket. The Royal Thai Government is particularly enthusiastic about hosting you: Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (Prime Minister TOCK-sin) and Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon (Minister KHAN-ta-tee) plan to [...]	2005-07-01 07:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP TH
05BANGKOK4646	CONFIDENT OPPOSITION LEADER SENSES THAKSIN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with opposition leader and Democrat Party (DP) head Abhisit Vejjajiva over tea on July 14. This was not the dispirited Abhisit we had met with in the wake of his party's shattering defeat at the hands of Prime Minister Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai (TRT) juggernaut e [...]	2005-07-19 03:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK4653	EMERGENCY DECREE UNVEILED; NATIONAL RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary: The RTG unveiled its new Emergency Decree to the Diplomatic Corps at a July 18 briefing. MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn characterized the decree as SIPDIS "consistent with the Constitution" and subject to checks. He said that the RTG is drafting an explanat [...]	2005-07-19 10:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK4695	ASEAN PROPOSAL FOR AN ENHANCED PARTNERSHIP WITH [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points contained in reftel to MFA Department of ASEAN Affairs Director Nopporn Adchariyavanich on July 20. Nopporn noted that the Thai proposal for an enhanced ASEAN-U.S. partnership had been raised at the ASEAN-U.S. Dialogue in Washington last month and has the appro [...]	2005-07-21 09:45:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TH
05BANGKOK4778	THAILAND: VISIT TO FAR SOUTH JULY 18-19 [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 18-19 Poloff and DRL/PHD Foreign Affairs Officer Vanessa Golding visited the far southern Thai provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Songkhla. Officers heard widespread concern that the deteriorating security situation is increasing tension between the Buddhist and Musli [...]	2005-07-26 09:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK5393	THAKSIN COMES TO LUNCH [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is confident and focused as he prepares for his September 19 meeting with the President. He is prepared to discuss ongoing separatist violence in Southern Thailand and his policy towards Burma. He welcomes the upcoming Thai-U.S. Dialogue on s [...]	2005-08-22 10:41:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR TH
05BANGKOK5419	MORE CONCERNS ABOUT FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AS RTG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Two recent moves by the RTG against media operations critical of Prime Minister Thaksin's government have renewed concerns within the human rights community that the government is once again resorting to legal measures to intimidate the country's press. After being warned twice, [...]	2005-08-23 10:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PROP SOCI KPAO TH
05BANGKOK5503	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THAKSIN MISTAKES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY/COMMENT: Prime Minister Thaksin's missteps and often heavy-handed responses to the unrest in far southern Thailand have clearly exacerbated a long-simmering conflict. However, while he has made mistakes, the Prime Minister has not paid a serious political price for his southern [...]	2005-08-26 11:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK5626	FLU PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS: THAILAND [...] (C/NF) Summary: The responses below are in reply to questions contained in Reftel. In general, Thailand is increasingly capable and increasingly transparent in detecting, reporting, and planning for and responding to avian influenza outbreaks in animals and humans. Although Ministry of Publi [...]	2005-09-01 08:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAGR ECON PGOV PINR SOCI TBIO TH
05BANGKOK5706	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THAI MUSLIMS SEEK REFUGE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The flight of 131 Muslim-Thais from a rural village in Narathiwat province, across the border into Malaysia, has embarrassed the Thaksin government and threatens to further strain relations between Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. The possible involvement of UNHCR in the incident will [...]	2005-09-06 11:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK5747	POLOFFS MEETS WITH MFA TO DISCUSS FM'S MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 5, Political Counselor Susan Sutton met with Mr. Damrong Kraikuan, MFA Desk Officer for Burma, to discuss FM Kantathi Suphamongkhon's visit to Rangoon. Damrong emphasized that because this was the FM,s first meeting with Than Shwe, "sensitive issues" were not discusse [...]	2005-09-08 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PBTS SOCI TH
05BANGKOK5748	REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE - THAI PERSPECTIVES [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 08:07:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN TH
05BANGKOK5791	PM THAKSIN'S TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: PM Thaksin Shinawatra's September 19 meeting with the President presents an opportunity to underscore our deep and warm relations with Thailand and to build upon that relationship to strengthen our links to the rest of Southeast Asia. Thaksin is the strongest Prime Minister in Th [...]	2005-09-09 04:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR OVIP TH
05BANGKOK5964	GOVERNOR RESHUFFLE -- SOME REWARDS FOR TRT [...] (SBU) Summary: Earlier this month, the Cabinet of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra approved changes for 47 of Thailand,s 75 Governor positions, which is among the highest number of Governor posting changes on record for a single year. The reshuffle is an annual event. Though the Governors [...]	2005-09-16 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH TRT
05BANGKOK5965	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: AUG 29-31 VISIT OF STAFFDEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: From August 29-31 Senate Foreign Relations Committee professional staff member Frank Januzzi visited Thailand's southernmost Muslim majority provinces for a follow-up assessment of the violence affecting the region. The recently announced Emergency Decree -- which has not yet ha [...]	2005-09-16 09:18:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KPAO TH
05BANGKOK6524	DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES FOR EAP FOCUS [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Thailand is the most democratic country in the neighborhood, with a lively press and fiercely competed elections. Thailand's remarkable political development, after a long period of military rule, progressed in tandem with its impressive economic development, whi [...]	2005-10-14 03:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL TH
05BANGKOK6595	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: DEEP ANGER FOLLOWING TEMPLE [...] (C) SUMMARY/COMMENT: During the early morning hours of October 16 a Buddhist monk and two novices were killed during a brutal attack on a Buddhist temple in the far southern province of Pattani. In the wake of the incident, Prime Minister Thaksin has vowed swift justice against those involv [...]	2005-10-18 11:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK6596	SECRETARY LEAVITT'S OCTOBER 10-11 VISIT TO THAILAND [...] (U) Summary: In meetings with interlocutors during his visit to Thailand October 10 and 11, HHS Secretary Leavitt underscored the importance of transparency and international cooperation in confronting the threat of avian influenza (AI) and in planning containment and pandemic preparedness ef [...]	2005-10-18 11:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO OVIP PREL EAGR EAID TH
05BANGKOK6639	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THAILAND'S TROUBLED MALAYSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thai and Malaysian officials have been using increasingly un-diplomatic language in the press as tensions over the situation along the Thai/Malaysian border -- heightened by publicity surrounding 131 Thai "refugees" in Malaysia -- continue. Thai MFA officials acknowledge priva [...]	2005-10-20 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK6693	THAI GROUPS PRESS TO LIFT U.S. SHRIMP TARIFFS [...] On October 26, about forty persons representing various Thai shrimp farmer organizations held a press conference on the sidewalk outside of Embassy Bangkok, expressing concern about the outcome of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) review of anti-dumping tariffs on Thai shrimp export [...]	2005-10-25 05:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON TH
05BANGKOK673	THAILAND REFOCUSES ON NATIONAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Thailand continues its relief and reconstruction efforts in the wake of last month's tsunami, but the nation is also focusing on the approaching February 6 national elections. Almost 45 million Thais are expected to go to the polls. All 500 hundred parliamentary seats (400 co [...]	2005-01-26 07:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH TRT
05BANGKOK6768	ISRAEL AT UNGA - THAILAND RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-27 11:39:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS TH UNGA
05BANGKOK6852	SUPRISE MOVE: MINISTERS SWAP JOBS TO QUELL TRT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a surprise move, Thailand,s Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra promoted recently-resigned Public Health Minister, Dr. Suchai Charoenratakul to the position of Deputy Prime Minister, while moving the incumbent Deputy PM Phinit Charusombat into the slot previously held by Dr. [...]	2005-11-01 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK6875	2005 HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD [...] I nominate Michael D. Sweeney for the 2005 Human Rights and Democracy Award. Mr Sweeney has spearheaded the Mission's initiatives on improving the human rights practices of the Royal Thai Government (RTG) and the expansion of democracy-related capacity-building programs. He has been a tire [...]	2005-11-02 09:12:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	APER PHUM TH
05BANGKOK690	ICRC AND NORTH KOREAN ASYLUM SEEKER IN VIENTIANE [...] (C) Fred Grimm, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Regional Delegation, told Embassy Bangkok today that ICRC is not/not willing to issue a laissez-passer (LP) to North Korean asylum seeker An Kyong Su. Grimm said that, after consultations with both the ICRC representa [...]	2005-01-27 00:24:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREF PREL KN KS TH DPRK LA
05BANGKOK7030	U.S.-THAI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 7 and 8, following up on the President's and Prime Minister Thaksin's commitment, senior U.S. officials met with Thai counterparts to inaugurate a bilateral dialogue on strategic and security issues. The U.S. side was lead by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eri [...]	2005-11-10 07:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MASS PTER PREL KPAO TH
05BANGKOK7033	U.S.-THAILAND FTA: GOOD PROSPECTS FOR PROGRESS IN [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of the Round 6 FTA talks in London, prospects look good for making solid progress in most negotiating areas scheduled for discussion. There are signs that the mood here has shifted from passive resistance to a resigned, "let's get on with it" attitude. Even in financ [...]	2005-11-10 09:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV TH
05BANGKOK7045	A/S RADEMAKER'S MEETINGS AT THE ARF SEMINAR FOR [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. delegation at the ARF CBM Seminar on Missile Defense, held in Bangkok October 6 and 7, was led by Acting A/S for International Security and Nonproliferation Stephen Rademaker. In the plenary session and side meetings with numerous participants, Rademaker stressed three ke [...]	2005-11-10 10:01:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PHSA PINS PTER TH ARF
05BANGKOK7073	DISCUSSIONS ON SOUTHERN TROUBLES WITH OBSERVERS IN [...] (C) Summary: During a one day visit to Songkhla in southern Thailand, Thailand Desk Officer and Emboff met with several prominent local observers to discuss the causes and possible solution to the area's ongoing turmoil. The observers were opposition Democrat Party (DP) MP Niphon Bunyamane [...]	2005-11-15 03:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER TH
05BANGKOK7091	PRIVY COUNSELOR SURAYUD ON SITUATION IN SOUTHERN [...] (C) Summary. On November 10, Privy Counselor General Surayud Chulanont indicated to visiting DAS Eric John and the Ambassador that the Queen now has a better understanding of the situation in southern Thailand. He was critical, however, of the police -- suggesting that they still do not ha [...]	2005-11-16 00:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TH
05BANGKOK7184	EXCELLENT THAI-DPRK RELATIONS NOT SO USEFUL IN [...] (C) Summary. Allegations in a new book that North Korean abducted a Thai woman working in Macao in 1978 have grabbed local headlines and prompted Foreign Minister Kantathi to pledge government efforts to return her to Thailand. Thai officials, however, are finding their North Korean counterp [...]	2005-11-18 04:21:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TH DPRK
05BANGKOK7191	UPDATE ON OPTIONS FOR THE PETCHABOON HMONG [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 11. 2. (C) Summary. During a November 15 meeting, UNHCR Deputy Regional Representative Raja Panday stated that he had made a new proposal to the Thai government on resolving the situation of the Petchaboon Hmong. The proposal is that the Th [...]	2005-11-18 07:11:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL TH LA
05BANGKOK7213	THAI COURT TRIES "GAG ORDER" TO SHUT UP PROMINENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Thai Civil Court has issued Thaksin critic Sondhi Limthongkul a gag order, effectively banning him from criticizing the Prime Minister until libel suits against him can be litigated. Since his popular political television program was canceled in September, Sondhi has been doin [...]	2005-11-21 00:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH

05BANGKOK7242	PATTAYA: THAILAND'S EXTREME CITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The sea-side port city of Pattaya is one of Thailand's major tourist destinations, second only to Bangkok, and a significant contributor to the Thai economy. Attracted to the 'anything goes' reputation that centers around Pattaya's sleazy nightlife, over 4 million foreigners and 10 m [...]	2005-11-22 07:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH
05BANGKOK7253	TENS OF THOUSANDS GATHER TO LISTEN TO SONDHI DISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defying a November 17 court order banning him from criticizing the PM, outspoken talk show host Sondhi Limthongkul continued with his weekly "mobile talk show" in Bangkok. The rally attracted an estimated 30-40,000 people. Sondhi detailed two heretofore new scandals, alleging that [...]	2005-11-22 09:34:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO PINS PROP TH
05BANGKOK7272	SCENESETTER FOR PACAF COMMANDER GEN HESTER'S VISIT [...] (C) General Hester, all of us in Bangkok look forward to your visit as an opportunity to advance a number of key U.S. foreign policy objectives. The Thai will likely ask you for your latest thinking on the future of our annual Cope Tiger Exercise. In addition to promoting issues directly a [...]	2005-11-23 06:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL MARR MASS TH
05BANGKOK7454	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON PRIVY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador called on Privy Counselor Palakorn Suanrath to discuss the situation in southern Thailand. Palakorn -- who served as director of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Center (SBPAC) prior to its 2002 dissolution by Prime Minister Thaksin -- is known to be a cl [...]	2005-12-02 07:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER TH
05BANGKOK7462	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: INSIDE THE ARMY'S HEARTS AND [...] Summary. (C) In a meeting with poloffs on 1 December, Royal Thai Army (RTA) civil affairs officer Lt. Col. Saniroj Thumayos explained the challenges facing the RTA's attempts to win the hearts and minds of the public in the violent South. Saniroj outlined RTG efforts to train and support Isl [...]	2005-12-02 10:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR TH
05BANGKOK7529	LUNCH WITH THAKSIN [...] (S) Summary: During lunch at the residence on December 7, Prime Minister Thaksin and I discussed the King's recent birthday speech, the situation in Thailand's south, the issue of extrajudicial killings, Thai-Malaysian relations, Burma policy, North Korea, the US-Thai Action Plan, Thailand's [...]	2005-12-07 12:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	ETRD PGOV PHUM PTER TH BURMA CIA
05BANGKOK7574	OLD FRIENDS, BAD DEALS, AND COMMUNITY RADIO: THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 1, Embassy Officers visited controversial community radio station 92.25. Station personnel reported that the station had started up operations a week after the August raid (Reftel A) and was now technically broadcasting their programs solely on the Internet, which we [...]	2005-12-09 08:48:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PROP SOCI KPAO TH
05BANGKOK7729	THAILAND: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) In 2005, Thailand continued to support domestic and international counterterrorism efforts. Thailand is a major beneficiary of US anti-terrorism assistance, with numerous Thai police and security officials participating in US-sponsored training courses. 2. (U) There were no acts of [...]	2005-12-19 09:17:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC TH
05BANGKOK7732	THAKSIN ALLY PAINTS GLOOMY PICTURE OF PM'S STANDING [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: I met with Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai on December 16, expecting to hear another campaign speech from the would-be UN Secretary General (ref C). Instead, Surakiart unexpectedly delivered a downbeat analysis of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's [...]	2005-12-19 09:46:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TH TRT
05BANGKOK7750	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: BANGKOK MUSLIMS TRY TO BRIDGE [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with poloffs, officials from both the private Bangkok-based Islamic Center of Thailand and the government-affiliated Central Islamic Committee underscored their belief that the violence in the South is not a religious conflict and outlined their efforts to im [...]	2005-12-20 09:09:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM TH
05BANGKOK7801	THAILAND RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR AVIAN AND [...] (U) Post hereby provides updated responses to second avian influenza questionnaire contained in reftel A: A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -- DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE A PREPAREDNESS PLAN/STRATEGY FOR PREVENTING AVIAN FLU FROM BECOMING A PANDEMIC AND CONTAINING A PANDEMIC ONCE IT OCCURS? IF TH [...]	2005-12-22 07:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL XX
05BANGKOK7918	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: DR. JAPAKIYA'S UNIVERSITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dr. Ismail Lutfi Japakiya, Rector of the International Islamic University of Pattani, is one of the most prominent -- and controversial -- Muslim scholars in Thailand. The University he founded continues an ambitious expansion with the aid of Muslim charities and governments. J [...]	2005-12-30 04:35:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KPAO TH
05BANGKOK868	THAILAND: NEWS AND NOTES ON THE ROYAL FAMILY [...] (SBU) On January 27, I attended the annual Prince Mahidol awards ceremony, which the King directly presides over. The annual awards, named in honor of the King's father, are presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of medicine or public health. Princes [...]	2005-02-02 10:14:00	Embassy Bangkok	SECRET	PGOV PREL TH
05BANGKOK869	THAILAND: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES THE SOUTH WITH KEY [...] (C) Summary: On January 27, I called on Pansak Vinyaratn, a principal advisor to Prime Minister Thaksin. Our conversation focused on the violence in southern Thailand and how the situation affects Thailand's ability to deploy additional troops to Iraq; how Thaksin is learning, slowly, to de [...]	2005-02-02 10:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TH
05BANGKOK954	ON THE EVE OF THAILAND'S GENERAL ELECTION: THE [...] (SBU) At first glance the Thai political landscape on the eve of the February 6, 2005 parliamentary elections looks cluttered. Thailand still has 39 registered political parties. Twenty parties have fielded "party list" candidates and 24 parties are entered in some of the 400 contests for " [...]	2005-02-05 11:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TH
05BASRAH148	IRAN PURSUING ACTIVE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PROGRAM IN BASRAH, [...] (C) Summary. Iran is pursuing an aggressive public diplomacy campaign in Basrah and Maysan Provinces that includes programs similar to the State Department's public diplomacy (PD) programs: visitor programs, book fairs, book reprinting services, libraries and media training programs. In Nove [...]	2005-12-15 10:09:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PREL PROP KPAO IZ
05BEIJING14582	ADM FALLON AND GENERAL LIANG AGREE ON NEED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Fallon and General Liang agreed on the need to improve bilateral mil-mil ties, but stated frank disagreements regarding the transparency of the Chinese military budget and the use of force to resolve the Taiwan question, during a cordial meeting September 6. Liang acknowl [...]	2005-09-06 13:45:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PINS CH
05BEIRUT2068	MGLE1: LEBANON'S NEW PARLIAMENTARY LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Four major personalities will dominate the new Parliament. These leaders -- Saad Hariri, Walid Jumblatt, Hassan Nasrallah, and Michel Aoun -- have the votes and the voices they need to push for -- or to block --change. The men and women who counsel these figures will be among our chief [...]	2005-06-24 16:29:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR
05BEIRUT2293	MGLE01: DAS DIBBLE MEETING WITH WALID JUMBLATT -- [...] (C) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, defending (somewhat sheepishly) his public support for Hizballah, claimed to NEA DAS Dibble that doing so was the only obvious way to "cool down" Hizballah and "bring them inside." While this may involve paying lip service to Hizballah's loopy claim to the "S [...]	2005-07-13 07:57:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
05BEIRUT2355	MGLE01: MARONITE PATRIARCH ON CABINET FORMATION: [...] (C) The Maronite Patriarch suggested that, while he was trying to help Prime Minister-designate Siniora's efforts to form a Cabinet, he was at a loss as to what one of the principal obstacles, Michel Aoun, really wanted. Aoun's supporters might take to the streets if Aoun is left out of the [...]	2005-07-18 16:08:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PTER LE SY
05BEIRUT2425	MGLE01--AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with the Ambassador, Fawzi Salloukh on 7/25 highlighted his long friendship with the United States, promised an open dialogue between the two countries, and tried to put a good face on future Lebanon-Syrian relations. Salloukh, a Shia from southern Lebanon, [...]	2005-07-25 16:04:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
05BEIRUT3155	MGLE1 MURR POINTS FINGER AT SYRIA AND REVEALS [...] (C) Summary: At least until the 7/12 assassination attempt against him, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Elias Murr was always seen locally as an insider's insider during the Syrian occupation. His credentials seemed perfect: son-in-law of President Lahoud, son of a prominent [...]	2005-09-28 15:44:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAL LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
05BEIRUT3341	MGLE01: A/S WELCH MEETING WITH LEBANESE FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: On October 12, NEA A/S Welch, accompanied by Ambassador and PolChief (notetaker),met with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh at the Office of the Foreign Minister in Beirut. With respect to the UN Mehlis investigation into the murder of Rafiq Hariri, Salloukh said the G [...]	2005-10-13 08:49:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAL SY LE IS
05BEIRUT3498	MGLE01: FM SALLOUKH DISCUSSES MEHLIS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh was enthusiastic in his support of the Mehlis report findings, but was reluctant to send a Lebanese representative to next Monday's planned UNSC meeting of foreign ministers. He considers this meeting strictly an affair between Syria and the Sec [...]	2005-10-26 16:53:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
05BEIRUT3818	MGLE01: SPEAKER BERRI HALF-HEARTEDLY DEFENDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Speaker Nabih Berri tried to explain Hizballah's November 21 attack on an Israeli position in the Blue Line village of Ghajjar as merely a response to Israeli military activity earlier in the month. Yet Berri indicated he understood that Hizballah's aggression in Ghajjar, and i [...]	2005-11-29 08:45:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
05BOGOTA10061	VICE PROSECUTOR GENERAL OTALORA REPORTS ON JUSTICE [...] (C) WHA/AND Director Phil French met with Vice Prosecutor General Otalora on October 20 to discuss the status of the Justice and Peace (J&P) Unit, the new oral accusatory justice system, and extradition. French recognized the significant progress made in Colombia on various bilateral fronts, [...]	2005-10-26 11:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO
05BOGOTA10062	COLOMBIA: WANTS CONSENSUS BUT NEEDS SECURITY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Summit of the Americas Coordinator Francisco Gonzalez on October 24. Gonzalez agreed that much progress was made at the October 3-7 SIRG, but that more negotiation is needed before the Summit Declaration can be signed. He was confident, however, that [...]	2005-10-26 14:01:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KSUM CO OAS
05BOGOTA10231	URIBE'S PARTY CHIEF SAYS PRESIDENT NEEDS SOLID [...] (C) Juan Manuel Santos, President Uribe's hand-picked leader of the new Uribista political party ("Partido de la U"),told Polcouns October 28 it is imperative that Uribe win a solid working majority in March legislative elections. Only with an "ample and faithful" majority could Uribe pursue [...]	2005-11-01 13:29:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER VE CO ELN
05BOGOTA10642	COLOMBIA: NO SAFE HAVEN FOR ALEMAN DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-15 16:39:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM NU CO
05BOGOTA1070	SCENESETTER FOR CARTAGENA DONORS CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Embassy Bogota welcomes the U.S. Delegation, led by USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios, to Cartagena for the Feb. 2-4 follow-up conference to the London Declaration of July 2003 on international support for Colombia. This is a GOC-hosted meeting for the 24 London Declaration signatories p [...]	2005-02-01 22:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM CO
05BOGOTA1078	DCM MEETS WITH VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) On January 31, DCM met with GOC Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Camilo Reyes. Reyes had asked for the meeting as the first of what he hopes will be regular monthly meetings to discuss key bilateral issues and areas of mutual concern. In response to questions from the DCM, Reyes touched [...]	2005-02-02 15:50:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON CO
05BOGOTA10847	DRUG CZAR WALTERS MEETING WITH MOD OSPINA AND [...] (U) November 10, 2005, 8:00-9:00, Ministry of Defense, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- John P. Walters, Director ONDCP Patrick Ward, ONDCP A/D Richard O'Connor, ONDCP Julie Connor, Narcotics Affairs Section Director Col. Kevin Saderup, MilGroup Commander Col. Brian Butcher, D [...]	2005-11-21 15:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV EAID CO
05BOGOTA10952	COLOMBIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) The following is Embassy Bogota's submission to the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism. Responses are keyed to questions in reftel's paragraphs 7-10. Embassy POC is Poloff Liliana Gabriel, unclass email gabriell@state.gov 2. (SBU) GENERAL ASSESSMENT: SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL COALITION [...]	2005-11-23 20:36:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV KJUS MARR CASC ASEC CO
05BOGOTA10993	CHINA'S LIMITED TIES TO COLOMBIA [...] Summary. Ties between China and Colombia are based on a modest economic relationship with minimal interaction on political issues. The level of Chinese investment in Colombia has been very small compared to other countries, but 2005 will show a slight increase from past levels. China views [...]	2005-11-28 16:04:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PGOV
05BOGOTA11435	ELN-GOC TALKS HAVE SOME CHANCE OF SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: The meeting between the GOC and the ELN in Cuba next week is the first formal encounter between them in almost four years and should be considered a breakthrough, but few are optimistic success will come easily. The talks will be exploratory with an open agenda, assisted by Norway [...]	2005-12-09 22:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO
05BOGOTA11459	GUARANTORS BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON GOC-ELN TALKS IN [...] (C) The five "Casa de Paz" initiative guarantors told the Ambassador December 9 they are moderately optimistic about the upcoming GOC-ELN talks in Cuba but have no false illusions. The ELN pushed for December talks when the guarantors would have preferred to wait until late January to prepar [...]	2005-12-12 17:23:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO ELN
05BOGOTA11461	GUARANTORS BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON GOC-ELN TALKS IN [...] (C) The five "Casa de Paz" initiative guarantors told the Ambassador December 9 they are moderately optimistic about the upcoming GOC-ELN talks in Cuba but have no false illusions. The ELN pushed for December talks when the guarantors would have preferred to wait until late January to prepar [...]	2005-12-12 17:49:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO ELN
05BOGOTA11615	COLOMBIA'S REACTION TO U.S.-PERU FTA [...] Summary: GOC policy makers are putting a positive public spin on Peru's decision to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. on December 7. With the Peru agreement, Colombia now has a clear understanding of the way forward to completion of its own FTA. Critics are suggesting the GOC [...]	2005-12-14 21:00:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON CO FTA
05BOGOTA11743	SFRC STAFFER MEACHAM DISCUSSES DRUGS, [...] (C) SFRC staffer Carl Meacham discussed GOC counternarcotics efforts, paramilitary demobilization, extradition, and Venezuela with senior GOC figures during his December 11-14 visit to Bogota. (Meacham's meeting with President Alvaro Uribe is reported reftel.) Inspector General Edgardo Maya [...]	2005-12-19 19:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SNAR KCRM CO
05BOGOTA118	COLOMBIA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) Embassy Bogota's contribution to the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in reftel's paragraph 15. Embassy POC is Poloff Dana Brown, (phone) 571-315-2129, unclass email browndml@state.gov. 2. (SBU) (A) SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL COALITION AGA [...]	2005-01-05 22:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PBTS CO
05BOGOTA11816	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PARAMILITARY INFLUENCE, [...] (C) On December 17, Minister of Interior and Justice Sabas Pretelt and Prosecutor General Mario Iguaran met with the Ambassador to discuss the Ambassador's December 16 speech in which he urged that Justice and Peace law benefits be withdrawn from paramilitaries who interfered with a free and f [...]	2005-12-21 15:12:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO
05BOGOTA11926	GOC-ELN TALKS: CIVIL SOCIETY GUARANTOR PROVIDES [...] (C) One of the five civil society guarantors for the GOC-ELN talks, Moritz Akerman, said December 26 the ELN wanted to end its insurgency and run candidates for mayoral offices in 2007. The ELN would like to participate in the 2006 Congressional and presidential polls but only by "consulting [...]	2005-12-27 19:00:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO ELN
05BOGOTA1306	URIBE OPENS CARTAGENA COORDINATION AND [...] Summary: On February 3 in Cartagena, President Uribe addressed representatives of 28 nations and multilateral organizations (still termed the G-24) at the day-long International Coordination and Cooperation Conference for Colombia. Uribe stated that Colombia is not in conflict, but rather a [...]	2005-02-09 21:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PTER KJUS CO
05BOGOTA164	CHEVRONTEXACO'S OUTLOOK ON COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 22, Ambassador Wood met with ChevronTexaco's Chairman of the Board, David O'Reilly, and other ChevronTexaco executives to discuss oil and gas related issues in Colombia. O'Reilly was pleased with the relationship between Colombia and ChevronTexaco, and said his co [...]	2005-01-06 20:28:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EINV CO
05BOGOTA1660	DEMOBILIZATION LAWS: COMPETING DRAFTS IN SPECIAL [...] (C) On February 9, the GOC formally presented to Congress its version of a law that would impose alternative sentences on members of illegal armed groups accused of serious crimes who demobilize and comply with specific conditions. A group of Colombian legislators led by Senator Rafael Pardo f [...]	2005-02-18 22:35:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PHUM PTER PINR PGOV CO
05BOGOTA1696	SO FAR SO GOOD: BOGOTA MAYOR GARZON'S FIRST YEAR [...] (U) Bogota's left-of-center mayor, Luis Eduardo ("Lucho") Garzon, has avoided controversy and generally refrained from speaking out on national issues, particularly public security. Garzon has drawn relatively little criticism for his administration's management of the city, although his gove [...]	2005-02-23 11:58:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CO
05BOGOTA1750	UNDER SECRETARY GROSSMAN MEETS FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Carolina Barco told U/S Grossman on February 14 that the GOC was satisfied with the international donors conference in Cartagena, in particular with USAID Administrator's speech and the NGO declaration. The latter would be a solid foundation on which to deepen GOC [...]	2005-02-24 12:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CO
05BOGOTA2266	COLOMBIA'S FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Kiersten Stiansen, phone number (571) 383-2122, fax number (571) 315-2163. Officer spent 55 hours preparing report. 2. (U) Responses are keyed to questions as noted in paragraphs 18-21 of reftel. --------- [...]	2005-03-09 13:27:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
05BOGOTA2555	EMBASSY BRIEFS GOC ON USG EFFORTS ON TRAFFICKING [...] On March 11, Consul General, Fraud Unit Chief, and Political Officer briefed Government of Colombia (GOC) officials and representatives from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on U.S. efforts to combat trafficking in persons. This was the fourth briefing IOM has organized betw [...]	2005-03-17 17:43:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN KJUS KFRD CO
05BOGOTA2582	LIVELY DEBATE UNDERWAY ON DEMOBILIZATION [...] (C) Summary: The week of March 8 saw heated public debate over important aspects of demobilization legislation. The three principal issues that captured attention were: (A) whether the GOC's bill could complicate the extradition of paramilitaries on drug trafficking charges; (B) the desirabil [...]	2005-03-17 21:24:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PTER CO
05BOGOTA2634	UPDATED INPUT FOR ICRAS PROCESS [...] Summary: The 2005 ICRAS draft contains out of date information on the political, economic, and security situation in Colombia. Below, post provides an accurate update for input to the ICRAS process. End Summary. 2. Expected Payments Performance Overview: In 2003, the economy grew at 3. [...]	2005-03-22 12:05:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EFIN CO
05BOGOTA3076	COLOMBIA: CIVAIR'S RESPONSE TO TECHNICAL [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. Per ref A, post delivered talking points to Colonel Montealegre, acting director for Aeronautica Civil (CAA),and Carlos Salazar, CAA's Chief of Air Transport. The meeting focused on Avianca's waiver request to the [...]	2005-04-05 17:39:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR CO
05BOGOTA3235	MILITARY JUSTICE REFORM MOVES FORWARD [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 8. 2. (C) Summary: Director of Military Penal Justice (MPJ) Brigadier General Luis Fernando Puentes told Emboff on March 16 that the "shock" reform package (reftel) would be submitted to Congress this week. In preparation for the rollout, Puentes an [...]	2005-04-07 20:00:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KJUS MOPS PHUM CO
05BOGOTA3390	VOA Delegation Strengthens Relations in Colombia [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a visit to Colombia March 15-16, Broadcast Board Governor (BBG) Blanquita Cullum, Voice of America (VOA) Director David Jackson, and VOA Director for Latin America Richard Araujo met with leading Colombian broadcast journalists and news directors to discuss VOA programming and [...]	2005-04-12 17:41:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO
05BOGOTA3747	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO COLOMBIA [...] (C) President Uribe and the embassy welcome the visit of Secretary of State Rice with enthusiasm. Current hot topics SIPDIS include: --U.S. support in out years --Demobilization and reinsertion of almost 5,000 paramilitary terrorists and several thousand more expected --Extradition [...]	2005-04-19 21:38:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CO
05BOGOTA382	COLOMBIA: OVERVIEW OF MAJOR POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Although the Uribe Administration can boast important victories in 2004, including Congressional approval of presidential reelection legislation and the introduction of an accusatory criminal justice system, President Uribe's popularity -- which never fell below 65 percent all year [...]	2005-01-14 19:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CO
05BOGOTA3863	COLOMBIA COPES WITH CHAVEZ [...] (S) This cable responds to Ref A taskings regarding Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's activities and Colombian responses. 2. (S) Summary: Border incidents, Venezuela's harboring of the FARC and ELN FTOs, and a potential arms race have done much to mobilize opinion leaders against Chavez. [...]	2005-04-22 15:47:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PREL PTER MARR MASS VE CO PGOV
05BOGOTA4050	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR [...] (C) The GOC and embassy welcome Under Secretary Feith's visit with enthusiasm. The Bilateral Working Group (BWG) will hold defense policy discussions on policy, modernization, and narcoterrorism. Colombia faces a four front war -- narcos, FARC, ELN, paramilitaries -- and a growing concern ab [...]	2005-04-28 21:34:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ASEC PTER PHUM ECON CO
05BOGOTA4146	CODEL BURTON MEETING WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary: During a working lunch with CODEL Burton, President Uribe discussed the successes his government has achieved in security, economics, and the fight against narco-terrorists. He outlined broad, short-term goals in support of his current policies related to demobilization, drug e [...]	2005-05-02 17:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR ETRD CO
05BOGOTA4342	FY 2007 COUNTER NARCOTICS AND ANTICRIME ASSISTANCE BUDGET - (REVISED COPY - SEE USAID SECTION - PROMOTE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS) [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-06 21:32:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD CO PREL SNAR MASS
05BOGOTA4360	UNDER SECRETARY FEITH MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) On May 3, 2005 Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith discussed Colombia's democratic security strategy and concerns about Venezuela with President Alvaro Uribe. Uribe described U.S. assistance as critical to counterterror and counterdrug successes. Feith assured Uribe that [...]	2005-05-10 14:59:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PHUM PREL MOPS ASEC SNAR CO
05BOGOTA4961	IDPS REPORT COLOMBIAN NGO COLLABORATING WITH THE [...] (C) On May 12-13, Human Rights Officer, Assistant Army Attache and British Embassy representative traveled to the highly conflictive Uraba region of northwestern Colombia. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) and business leaders reported that Justicia y Paz, a Colombian NGO working with commun [...]	2005-05-24 20:22:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PHUM PTER CO FARC
05BOGOTA4998	CONGRESS PREPARES TO DEBATE DEMOBILIZATION LAW [...] (U) Summary: Debate and article-by-article voting on the demobilization law is likely to begin the week of May 23 in the plenaries of both houses of Congress. The GOC sponsors have submitted a draft to Congress proposing several changes to what was passed in committee. Senator Rafael Pardo [...]	2005-05-24 22:36:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KJUS PTER PGOV PHUM CO
05BOGOTA5272	AMB WOOD MEETING WITH DUTCH HUMAN RIGHTS AMB PIET [...] (U) On May 13, the Ambassador discussed drug eradication efforts, demobilization and human rights with Dutch Ambassador At Large For Human Rights Piet de Klerk. AMB de Klerk acknowledged the need for international assistance to battle drugs, but asked if USG policies were making sufficient i [...]	2005-06-01 21:05:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM CO
05BOGOTA5305	DEMOBILIZATION LAW: ARTICLE 61 AND 64 PASS [...] (SBU) On June 1, the Senate Second Committee and the House Third Committee approved re-inserting articles 61 and 64 into the text of the Justice and Peace Law, which could be debated in the full Congress as early as June 9. Article 61 allows all prisoners to be eligible to reduce their sentenc [...]	2005-06-02 21:53:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KJUS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA5497	PRESIDENT URIBE AND COLOMBIA FACE UNCHARTERED [...] (C) For the first time in Colombian history, the sitting President is a potential candidate for re-election. The political landscape is new for the President, the Congress and the public. The script is being written as they go and the disquiet has been evident everywhere. Over the last few [...]	2005-06-08 20:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CO
05BOGOTA5619	OBSERVATIONS REGARDING PARAMILITARY INFLUENCE OVER [...] (C) Summary: During the week of June 6, the press focused on the long-standing rumor that 30-35 percent of Congress is beholden to the paramilitaries. Our best and, in our estimation, "cleanest" Congressional interlocutors believe that figure is roughly on the mark. Overt support for the A [...]	2005-06-13 16:53:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PHUM CO AUC
05BOGOTA5752	COLOMBIA: CODEL DAVIS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Davis met with President Uribe on June 2 during a brief visit to Bogota (septel). CODEL Renzi, on a separate trip, also attended. Uribe thanked the group for U.S. support, outlined the improved security situation, and briefly described Venezuela's approach to the FARC. Uri [...]	2005-06-16 16:07:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CO PBTS CODEL
05BOGOTA6237	FARC PUTUMAYO ATTACK KILLS 21 SOLDIERS [...] (C) Summary: On June 25, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) carried out their deadliest one-day attack since President Uribe took office. The twelve simultaneous strikes killed 21 and wounded 11 soldiers in southeastern Putumayo Department. President Uribe, disturbed by the hi [...]	2005-06-30 22:35:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PTER PGOV MOPS EC CO FARC
05BOGOTA6382	Colombian FM Defends Immunity [...] (U) Summary. On June 27, Colombian Foreign Minister Carolina Barco responded to Inspector General (Procurador) Edgardo Maya's written request to submit for congressional approval the 1974 "Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Colombia and the Government of the United States rela [...]	2005-07-06 19:45:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PREL PGOV CO
05BOGOTA6508	NEW MOD CAMILO OSPINA DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (C) On July 9, the newly-appointed Minister of Defense Camilo Ospina visited the Ambassador to discuss bilateral military cooperation. They discussed a range of issues including human rights, high value targets, funding for military assistance, and the Justice and Peace Law. Ospina stated th [...]	2005-07-12 11:22:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM PINR CO
05BOGOTA6889	COLOMBIA: JULY 2005 GALLUP POLL RESULTS [...] (U) The survey found that 71% of respondents feel safer today than they did a year ago, up seven percent (64%) from April 2005. Those disagreeing with the statement decreased from 31% in April to 26% in July. As such, a little over a third of Colombians (36%) feel that public order/security is [...]	2005-07-22 20:33:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO
05BOGOTA6891	SERPA ON 2006 ELECTIONS, BILATERAL RELATIONS, AND [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and Liberal Party Presidential nominee hopeful Horacio Serpa discussed national politics at breakfast on July 12. Serpa said under a reelection scenario, President Uribe would win easily. He hoped for a grand left/center-left coalition against Uribe in the first rou [...]	2005-07-22 20:38:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CO VE BL
05BOGOTA6914	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLITICAL [...] (C) President Uribe and the Embassy welcome the visit of Undersecretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns with enthusiasm. Current hot topics include: --U.S. support in out years --Demobilization and reinsertion of almost 6,000 paramilitary terrorists and several thousand more expected [...]	2005-07-25 14:42:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SNAR PREL PGOV PHUM CO
05BOGOTA7191	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT URIBE'S VISIT TO CRAWFORD [...] (C) President Uribe's visit to Crawford comes at a key moment and will serve as an opportunity to advance several items in our bilateral relationship. Uribe will thank the President for U.S. political support and financial assistance for the counter-drug, counter-terror, and development effort [...]	2005-07-29 21:35:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ETRD MOPS CO
05BOGOTA7359	U/S BURNS MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN MOD OSPINA [...] (U) July 27, 2005, 10:00-11:00 am, Ministry of Defense, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Political Counselor Cynthia Echeverria, P Special Assistant Peter Husta, Acting MilGroup Commander [...]	2005-08-04 16:18:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA7360	U/S BURNS DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] (U) July 26, 2005, 6:30-7:30 pm, Ambassador's Residence, Bogota. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- R. Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Political Counselor Cynthia Echeverria, P Special Assistant Brian Walch, POL, notetaker Lui [...]	2005-08-04 16:19:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS PHUM PTER CO
05BOGOTA7361	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH SENIOR GOC OFFICIALS AND [...] (U) July 26, 2005, 8:00-10:30 pm, Ambassador's Residence, Bogota. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- R. Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood DCM Milton K. Drucker Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Political Counselor Cynthia Echeverria, P Special Assistant Brian Wa [...]	2005-08-04 16:21:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD PHUM CO VE BR SP
05BOGOTA7402	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (U) July 26, 2005, 4:00-5:30 pm, Casa de Narino, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. --- R. Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood Cynthia Echeverria, P Special Assistant Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Polcouns (notetaker) Luis Guio, Interpreter Colombia -------- [...]	2005-08-04 22:44:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA7415	U/S BURNS MEETS WITH PEACE COMMISSIONER RESTREPO [...] (U) July 27, 2005, 7:00 - 8:30 am, Ambassador's residence, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- R. Nicholas Burns, U/S for Political Affairs Ambassador William B. Wood Jeffrey DeLaurentis, Political Counselor Cynthia Echeverria, P Special Assistant Sarah LaGier, notetaker Luis Gu [...]	2005-08-05 13:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PHUM PREL SNAR CO
05BOGOTA7621	CONGRESSMAN MEEKS MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE, VICE [...] (C) Summary. Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) met with President Uribe on August 5 toward the end of his seven day visit to Colombia which focused on the Afro-Colombian community and included stops in Bogota, Tumaco, Beunaventura, Cali, Choco and Cartagena (septel). Meeks told Uribe that the [...]	2005-08-11 18:26:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL CO CODEL
05BOGOTA8051	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COLEMAN'S VISIT TO COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes CODEL Coleman's visit to Colombia. With USG assistance, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has made great strides in fighting drug trafficking and terrorism. A nation-wide, multi-phased offensive by the security forces has re-taken key territory from the Revolutionar [...]	2005-08-25 22:22:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CO
05BOGOTA8174	MEDIA REACTION: AERIAL ERADICATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-30 16:17:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO
05BOGOTA8292	ATTORNEY GENERAL MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (U) August 23, 2005, 5:00-6:00 PM, Casa de Narino, Bogota 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General Ambassador William B. Wood Jeffrey Taylor, Counselor to the Attorney General Mary Lee Warren, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Thomas Monheim, Associate Dep [...]	2005-09-01 21:56:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CO
05BOGOTA8406	CODEL COLEMAN MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (C) Summary. Senators Coleman and Martinez and Congressman Miller met with President Uribe on August 23 during a brief visit to Bogota. The CODEL told Uribe they had come to thank him personally for his leadership in the fight against drugs and terrorism, and for the vital U.S.-Colombian par [...]	2005-09-07 16:32:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL CO CODEL
05BOGOTA8409	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DAVIS [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the September 9-11 visit of CODEL Davis to Colombia. With USG assistance, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has made great strides in fighting drug trafficking and terrorism. Drug eradication and interdiction are at record levels. A nation-wide, multi-phased offens [...]	2005-09-07 18:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR ASEC PTER CO CODEL
05BOGOTA8696	THE FARC'S INTERNATIONAL TENTACLES [...] (C) Summary: The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has outgrown its local roots and should now be characterized as a regional terrorist group with hemispheric reach. Its tentacles reach into many Latin American countries. International law enforcement cooperation has led to the a [...]	2005-09-15 14:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL ASEC CO
05BOGOTA8932	NOTES FROM THE FIELD: CUCUTA, NORTE DE SANTANDER [...] (C) Summary: In Cucuta, capital of Norte de Santander Department along the Venezuelan border, political leaders and opinion makers expressed concern about President Chavez's meddling in Colombia and Latin America in general. But few offered specifics. They said Colombia's Armed Forces are [...]	2005-09-21 20:47:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ENRG PTER CO VE
05BOGOTA9269	BOGOTA MAYOR SEEKS CLOSER RELATIONSHIP WITH EMBASSY [...] (C) Ambassador Wood met with Bogota Mayor Luis Eduardo (Lucho) Garzon on September 22, at the Mayor's request. In a wide ranging discussion, Garzon requested more contact with the Ambassador and Embassy staff to improve information sharing, particularly on security issues. He asked for assis [...]	2005-09-29 21:03:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER CO VE FARC
05BOGOTA9276	PLAN COLOMBIA MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS - AUGUST [...] (U) The following is an update of Plan Colombia activities reported during August 2005. --------------------------------------------- ------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE/JUDICIAL SECTOR REFORM PROGRAM --------------------------------------------- ------- 2. (U) The Department of Justice Judicia [...]	2005-09-29 21:45:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PREL PGOV SNAR MASS PREF EAID KJUS CO FARC
05BOGOTA9595	FORMER PRESIDENT GUTIERREZ TO RETURN TO ECUADOR, [...] (S) Former Ecuadorian president Lucio Gutierrez told poloffs October 5 that he intends to return to Ecuador, perhaps within weeks, and expects to be jailed on his arrival. Gutierrez said he wants to run for president in 2006 and would like the U.S. to ensure that his life is protected while in jail [...]	2005-10-07 22:45:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER EC CO
05BRASILIA1044	BRAZIL: FORMER U.S. AMBASSADORS DISCUSS UN [...] (SBU) Summary. From March 30 to April 1, former Ambassador Thomas Pickering and Ambassador Alec Watson met with former Brazilian Ambassador to the U.S. Rubens Barbosa; former Foreign Minister Luiz Lampreia; Marcelo Vasconcelos and Paulo Alvarenga from the US and Canada Division at the Minist [...]	2005-04-15 19:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PGOV PREL PTER BR UNSC
05BRASILIA1081	BRAZIL: MRE UNDER SECRETARY PEDROSA DISCUSSES [...] (C) On 18 April Ambassador Vera Pedrosa, Foreign Ministry (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs, called Ambassador to the ministry to discuss the 11-12 May South America- Arab Summit in Brasilia. Pedrosa explained that she had "heard indirectly" from other foreign diplomats that the USG [...]	2005-04-20 20:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
05BRASILIA119	BRAZIL INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 [...] This cable transmits Mission Brazil's submission of the 2005 Investment Climate Statement. Introduction - Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------------------- 2. Openness to Foreign Investment. Brazil knows that achieving sustained, rapid growth depends on for [...]	2005-01-12 14:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB BR OPIC USTR
05BRASILIA1252	ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT: BRAZIL LOSES CONTROL [...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION: Despite its confident demeanor going into the Arab-South America Summit, the GOB has stumbled in its handling, trying to manage an event involving heads of state when national interests are incongruent. It is proving to be beyond Itamaraty's ability. Perhaps [...]	2005-05-11 16:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV XR XF
05BRASILIA1278	ARAB-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT - A NEGATIVE BALANCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Arab-South America Summit ended May 11. Unfortunately, for the GOB the reverberations may take longer to subside. The overwhelming consensus among Brazilian opinion-makers is that the event, and its ill-conceived declaration, will not enhance Brazil's image and call into [...]	2005-05-12 20:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV XR XF
05BRASILIA1407	BRAZIL/US CONGRESS-TO-CONGRESS OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent years, Mission Brazil has worked hard to strengthen institutional links and dialogue between the Brazilian and US Congresses. The overall strategy is to increase contacts and interaction both among Members and staffers based on the expectation of short- and long-term [...]	2005-05-25 14:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL BR
05BRASILIA1466	CHAVEZ'S ACTIVITIES IN THE HEMISPHERE - BRAZIL [...] (S) Ref A requested Mission's assessment of the extent and nature of possible Venezuelan Goverment (GOV) and/or "Bolivarian" activities in Brazil, GOB views of same and of Chavez's regime in general. Refs B-H provided extensive information on GOB political views on Chavez, with reporting on [...]	2005-05-31 18:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER BR VZ
05BRASILIA1471	BRAZIL REFUSES TERMS OF PROPOSED NOTE ON MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. The GOB has rejected our proposal to grant A and T status to U.S. servicemembers coming to Brazil for the PKO South and Patriot Angel exercises. GOB officials have indicated that a diplomatic note with language similar to that used in the past would be acceptable. End summary. [...]	2005-05-31 19:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MASS PREL BR POL MIL
05BRASILIA1507	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH U.S. PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 24 and 25, U.S. pharmaceutical companies Gilead Sciences, Abbott Laboratories, and Merck separately reported to Embassy on their negotiations with Brazil's Ministry of Health (MoH) over its demands that they acquiesce to licensing production of certain HIV/AIDS drugs (re [...]	2005-06-03 19:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON IPR

05BRASILIA1577	BRAZIL: ENHANCING COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 6, Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Africa Division Chief Joao Ignacio Padilha and poloff discussed a number of joint USG/GOB coordination projects in Lusophone Africa. Poloff and Padilha also talked about assistance projects that NGOs and other Brazilian [...]	2005-06-10 19:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL BR AO MZ
05BRASILIA1675	BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO NEW TEXT FOR PKO SOUTH DIPNOTE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Luisa Lopes, Deputy Director of the Office to Combat Illicit Transnational Activities (COCIT) at the Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Lopes noted that the proposed language was similar to past US/GOB agreements and is in line with agreements betwee [...]	2005-06-23 18:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS MASS KTIA BR POL MIL
05BRASILIA1685	MERCOSUL AGREES TO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CUBA, [...] (SBU) Summary. During a summit held in Asuncion, Paraguay on June 20, Mercosul leaders announced their decision to initiate trade talks with Cuba. According to Brazil's Foreign Ministry, a decision has not yet been made on the type of final agreement to be negotiated. Depending on the natur [...]	2005-06-23 21:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD
05BRASILIA1714	FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION [...] Summary. The IV Global Forum on Fighting Corruption (GF IV): "From Words to Deeds" was held from June 7 to 10 in Brasilia, Brazil. An estimated 1800 representatives from 103 countries including government officials and representatives from international organizations and civil society parti [...]	2005-06-27 17:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PGOV ECON BR
05BRASILIA1839	BRAZIL - NEXT STEPS FOR VARIG UNCLEAR [...] (SBU) Summary. Boeing Sales Director for Brazil, Jose Sicilia, told Emboffs that Boeing is still trying to assess what the immediate future holds for Varig after the carrier's recent move to obtain bankruptcy protection. While under Brazilian law the company has until August to file a reorgan [...]	2005-07-11 20:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV
05BRASILIA1879	BRAZIL: DISPUTES CAST SHADOW OVER FUTURE ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary. Investment disputes between U.S. investors and Brazil are currently concentrated in the country's energy sector. The majority of the disputes involve contracts for thermoelectric plants that were signed during a period of drought-induced energy shortage (2001- 2002) with guara [...]	2005-07-15 15:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG EFIN KIDE OPIC
05BRASILIA1974	SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY SNOW [...] (U) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, and Vitoria (Espirito Santo) July 31-August 3. We are currently working with your staff on the logistical arrangements for your travel. In Brasilia, we have confirmed meetings for you with Presid [...]	2005-07-22 20:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN OVIP ETRD
05BRASILIA1979	BRAZILIAN CONGRESS INVESTIGATES CORRUPTION [...] SUMMARY. A series of interlocking and expanding corruption scandals (reftels) that have engulfed the Brazilian government and President Lula da Silva's Workers' Party (PT) since May has led to the establishment of three separate, but closely related, Congressional Inquiry Committees (CPIs): [...]	2005-07-22 20:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA1984	BRAZIL: CABINET SHUFFLE--PART III [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-26 18:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2012	BRAZIL: WORRIES THAT POLITICAL SCANDAL WILL [...] (SBU) While to date the Brazilian economy has largely been immune to the growing three-month old vote- buying/influence peddling scandal which is currently plaguing the Lulu administration, there are growing signs that contamination could soon occur. Between July 21 and July 25, the real drop [...]	2005-07-29 11:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN
05BRASILIA2031	BRAZIL: CABINET SHUFFLE--PART III [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-01 13:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2066	SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF A/S DESUTTER [...] (U) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia, August 14-16. We are currently working with your staff on the logistical arrangements for your travel. In Brasilia, we have confirmed meetings for you with Foreign Ministry Officials for compliance diplomacy dis [...]	2005-08-04 17:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KNNP PARM PREL BR CWC US
05BRASILIA210	REGIONAL ISSUES: GOB VIEWS ON VENEZUELA-COLOMBIA [...] (C) Summary: Senior GOB officials told Ambassador and PolCounselor this week that Brazil is prepared to play an informal role in helping mediate a resolution to the Venezuela-Colombia dispute following the rendition of a FARC official from Venezuela to Colombia in recent days. President Lula d [...]	2005-01-24 15:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
05BRASILIA212	BRAZIL'S 2005 TRADE AGENDA: MORE OF THE SAME [...] (U) This cable has been coordinated with AmConsulate Sao Paulo. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction. Changing the "geography of trade" has become a Lula administration hallmark. Over the past two years, the GoB has aggressively used Brazilian and Mercosul trade policy to strengthen eco [...]	2005-01-24 16:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BR WTRO
05BRASILIA2125	SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF TREASURY ASSISTANT [...] (U) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your August 20-23 visit to Brasilia. We are currently working with your staff on the logistical arrangements for your travel. Embassy has requested meetings for your delegation with counterparts at the Finance, Justice, and Foreign Mini [...]	2005-08-10 19:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC
05BRASILIA2145	SECRETARY SNOW'S MEETINGS WITH FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Snow met separately with Central Bank President Meirelles and Finance Minister Palocci August 1 in Brasilia for broad discussions of Brazil's current economic performance. Meirelles and Palocci both argued that Brazil's stellar economic performance, with a current accoun [...]	2005-08-12 14:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON
05BRASILIA2146	SECRETARY SNOW'S AUGUST 1-3 MEETINGS IN BRAZIL - [...] (C) Summary: During his bilateral meetings in Brasilia and the Group for Growth (GfG) session in Rio de Janeiro, U.S. Treasury Secretary Snow emphasized the importance of trade liberalization to increasing productivity and economic growth. Brazilian and U.S. businesses which participated in [...]	2005-08-12 14:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD ECON PREL BR
05BRASILIA2149	BRAZIL - POTENTIAL ECONOMIC SCENARIOS AS THE [...] (C) Summary: Financial markets have, to date, largely taken in their stride the interlocking set of vote-buying and corruption scandals currently engulfing Brazil's political class (ref A). Several factors are working together to insulate the economy against the political turbulence, includi [...]	2005-08-12 17:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV
05BRASILIA2153	UNTIMELY CHAVEZ-LULA VISIT [...] (U) On August 11 Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez made a stop-off in Brasilia during a quick tour of South American countries, and called on President Lula da Silva. Over dinner, official releases from the presidency indicate they discussed bilateral relations, focusing on a joint venture betw [...]	2005-08-12 19:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BR
05BRASILIA2282	BRAZIL: A/S DESUTTER'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (U) INTRODUCTION. Assistant Secretary for Verification and Compliance Paula A. DeSutter met on 15 August with Foreign Ministry Officials for compliance diplomacy discussions, led on the Brazilian side by Ambassador Antonio Guerreiro, Assistant Secretary of International Organization Affairs (in [...]	2005-08-24 19:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KNNP PARM PREL BR CWC
05BRASILIA2317	BRAZIL: CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN LATIN AMERICA AND [...] (C) In response to reftel request, post provides the following information regarding Chinese activities in Brazil. Economic, trade, investment, and science and technology information will be provided septel. Ref B outlines recent developments on environmental cooperation between China and Br [...]	2005-08-29 19:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EAIR MARR CH BR
05BRASILIA233	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY [...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by PolCounselor, met on 24 January with Marcos Aurelio Garcia, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor to President Lula da Silva. Garcia had just returned from a weekend meeting in Caracas with President Chavez and provided a briefing on Brazil's efforts to facilitate a re [...]	2005-01-26 11:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
05BRASILIA2367	CHINESE ECONOMIC INVOLVEMENT IN BRAZIL -- LARGELY [...] (SBU) Summary: China's involvement in Brazil's economy primarily is trade-driven. Despite the fanfare and the billion dollar-price-tag investment projects trumpeted during President Hu Jintao's November 11, 2004 visit to Brazil, Chinese investment remains a tiny fraction of FDI in Brazil. By [...]	2005-09-08 18:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD EINV EAGR PHUM
05BRASILIA2384	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF [...] (SBU) President of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (U.S. House Speaker equivalent) Severino Cavalcanti is in danger of removal from his position, as bribery allegations against him appearing in weekend newspapers became seemingly irrefutable this week in the face of testimony by witnesses a [...]	2005-09-09 17:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2452	BRAZILIANS AGREE TO PARAMETERS FOR SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. Recently Post and the Brazilian Foreign Ministry have agreed upon parameters for reciprocal visits to maritime ports and airports to assess security procedures. This accord allows the Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard to continue with their schedule [...]	2005-09-15 16:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EAIR KREC
05BRASILIA2539	BRAZIL - CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 19-23 [...] (SBU) Summary. Chamber of Deputies President Severino Cavalcanti resigned both his position and his mandate this week in disgrace in the face of corruption allegations, the first Chamber leader to fall in such circumstances in Brazil's history. The resignation sets the stage for a succession [...]	2005-09-23 13:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA2599	MPA RECOMMENDS TERMINATION OF BRAZIL'S GSP [...] (SBU) Summary. According to a Business Software Alliance representative, the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) will likely communicate to USTR on Monday October 3 the action it recommends taking on Brazil's GSP Review. In a written submission to IIPA, the Motion Picture Asso [...]	2005-09-29 17:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD IPR
05BRASILIA2601	STAINED VICTORY: LULA'S MAN WINS THE CHAMBER [...] (C) Summary. In an extremely close race on 28 September, Aldo Rebelo, a communist party legislator with close ties to President Lula Inacio da Silva, won the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house in Brazil's congress. Lula's government pulled out all the stops to win votes for [...]	2005-09-29 18:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BR
05BRASILIA2628	SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned October 5 to 7 visit to Brasilia. Ambassador Danilovich will meet you upon arrival the evening of October 5. The next day, we have scheduled meetings for you with Foreign Minister Amorim, Finance Minister Palocci, Presid [...]	2005-09-30 20:18:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL ECON PGOV ETRD BR US
05BRASILIA2672	BRAZIL AND USG SIGN MARITIME TRANSPORT AGREEMENT [...] Summary. On September 30, after several years of negotiation, Brazil and the USG signed a Maritime Transport Agreement in Washington, DC. The agreement still must be ratified by the Brazilian Congress, which we do not anticipate will happen in the near-term. The signing was, nevertheless, o [...]	2005-10-06 18:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD PHSA PREL ASEC
05BRASILIA2675	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick, accompanied by Ambassador Danilovich and delegation, met on 6 October with Marco Aurelio Garcia, International Affairs Advisor to President Lula da Silva. Garcia has often served as Lula's special envoy for crisis situations in the region, and [...]	2005-10-07 13:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BR OVIP US
05BRASILIA2676	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S OCTOBER 6 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Zoellick told FM Amorim October 6 that the international community needs to engage strongly in Bolivia during the elections to guarantee transparency, and must remain engaged following elections to guarantee some degree of governability. Amorim urged U.S. flexib [...]	2005-10-07 14:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS ETRD PHUM BR US
05BRASILIA2681	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH BRAZILIAN SENATOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 14:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ETRD ECON BR OVIP US
05BRASILIA2682	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S ROUNDTABLE WITH BRAZILIAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-07 14:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON BR OVIP US
05BRASILIA2684	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN FINANCE [...] October 6, 2005, 5:00 P.M., Finance Ministry, Brasilia, Brazil. 2. Participants: United States: The Deputy Secretary Tom Shannon, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Western Hemisphere Affairs Ambassador John Danilovich Phillip Chicola, Deputy Chief of Mission C [...]	2005-10-07 16:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ETRD ECON
05BRASILIA2767	BRAZIL: REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph four for action request. 2. (U) On October 13, poloff delivered reftel talking points to Marcelo Bohlke at Brazil's Ministry of External Relations United Nations Division (DNU). Poloff also provided points to Marcia Ramos at the Ministry's [...]	2005-10-17 18:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER PHUM PREF PINR BR TIP
05BRASILIA285	BRAZIL AND THE OECD: CO-HABITATING FOR NOW, BUT [...] (U) THIS CABLE WAS COORDINATED WITH AMCONSULATES RECIFE, RIO DE JANEIRO, AND SAO PAULO. 2. (U) SUMMARY. WHILE PRESIDENT LULA AND FOREIGN MINISTER AMORIM SUPPORT THE IDEA OF EVENTUAL BRAZILIAN ACCESSION TO THE OECD, ENTRY INTO THAT ORGANIZATION IN THE SHORT-TERM IS NOT CURRENTLY ONE OF THE G [...]	2005-01-31 18:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV BR OECD
05BRASILIA295	NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE: BRAZIL PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Poloff discussed ref B non-paper with Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies Division Chief, Santiago Mourao, who is preparing the GOB position for the 2005 NPT Revcon. Mourao strongly defended the NPT. He agreed that the Treaty required "strengthen [...]	2005-02-01 19:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP MNUC BR IAEA NPT
05BRASILIA3008	BRAZIL - FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI UNDER FIRE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Brazil's Finance Minister, Antonio Palocci, considered by many the anchor of GoB economic policy, has been coming under increasing fire in recent days as new allegations have surfaced that he had a role in illegal fund-raising activities by the ruling PT party and kn [...]	2005-11-14 12:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	ECON PGOV PREL EFIN BR CU
05BRASILIA303	BRAZIL: STATEMENTS ON TERRORISM AT CARTAGENA [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-02 13:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PREL PGOV PTER SNAR ECON BR CO
05BRASILIA3052	BRAZIL - PROCESS FOR VENEZUELA'S MEMBERSHIP IN [...] (SBU) Summary. Brazil's decision to approve Venezuela's request for membership to Mercosul came from the top levels of the GoB, without substantial internal debate. While the process for admitting Venezuela to the bloc is moving forward, the Foreign Ministry appears to be approaching the iss [...]	2005-11-18 19:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ETRD ECON VE BR
05BRASILIA311	U.S.-BRAZIL DEFENSE COOPERATION AGREEMENT (DCA), [...] (SBU) On January 31, Ministry of Defense (MOD) provided Mission with a draft of a proposed bilateral defense cooperation accord. According to MOD contacts, Defense Minister/Vice President Jose Alencar supports the draft document. Within MOD, enthusiasm for upcoming SecDef visit is reportedl [...]	2005-02-03 14:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL BR ASPA POL MIL
05BRASILIA3141	BRAZIL SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF 3+1 DELEGATION [...] (C) The Plenary Meeting of the 3 1 will provide an important benchmark for Brazil's willingness to increase cooperation with the United States on Counterterrorism, something the GOB has been reluctant to do. We do not expect a significant change in the GOB's position, which places great impor [...]	2005-11-30 19:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ECON BR US
05BRASILIA3185	CODEL HYDE DISCUSSES FTAA, CORRUPTION SCANDAL WITH [...] Summary. Brazilian Congressional representatives told CODEL Hyde December 2 that they would like to see an increase in dialogue between the U.S. and Brazilian legislatures on important topics like the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). One representative said Brazil's recent corruption [...]	2005-12-05 17:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BR FTAA ETRO US
05BRASILIA325	MISSION COMMENTS: MINISTRY OF DEFENSE DRAFT [...] (C) After initial review of the Ministry of Defense (MOD) draft accord (reftel),Mission believes the Brazilian document is an excellent launching point for negotiation of a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA). While the MOD version is bare-bones, it also provides a strong negotiating found [...]	2005-02-04 13:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MASS PREL BR ASPA
05BRASILIA3382	BRAZIL CORRUPTION SCANDAL UPDATE, WEEKS OF 19-29 [...] (U) Introduction: A controversial decision to call an extraordinary session of Brazil's congress during the traditional holiday recess facilitated the continued investigation of Brazil's interlocking political scandals, now approaching their seven month in the headlines (ref). Prime developme [...]	2005-12-29 17:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA415	LULA IN CARACAS -- PARSING A "STRATEGIC ALLIANCE" [...] (C) Summary: President Lula da Silva's state visit to Venezuela this week saw declarations and a formal statement by Lula and President Chavez announcing formation of a "strategic alliance." In practice, this seems to translate to enhanced cooperation in integration and development aimed at i [...]	2005-02-16 19:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BR
05BRASILIA447	BRAZIL MAKES REFORMING REGULATORY AGENCIES A PRIORITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Brazilian Congress is considering a new law governing the functioning of Brazil's nine regulatory agencies. The legislation aims to bring greater social accountability, operational transparency, and financial oversight to their operations. The law includes, however, controver [...]	2005-02-18 19:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV EFIN PGOV EWWT ECON BR
05BRASILIA521	BRAZIL - THE MICROECONOMIC REFORM AGENDA [...] (SBU) Summary: In contrast to Brazil's recent outstanding macroeconomic performance, its progress on the microeconomic and structural reforms necessary to sustain healthy growth levels has been mixed. The GoB has a well- articulated reform agenda and continues to push key measures through [...]	2005-02-28 19:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EINV BR
05BRASILIA532	BRAZILIAN HUMAN RIGHTS SECRETARIAT SPEAKS ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. On February 23, Poloff met with Perly Cipriano, Under Secretary for Human Rights Promotion at the Brazilian Secretariat for Human Rights, to discuss the Dorothy Stang murder case (reftels A, B, and C). During the meeting, Poloff and Cipriano discussed Stang's refusal to accept p [...]	2005-03-01 16:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC PHUM PREL SOCI KCRM BR TIP
05BRASILIA564	ISRAELI EMBASSY FOCUSED ON ARAB-SOUTH AMERICAN [...] (C) In March 1 discussion with Poloff, Embassy of Israel Minister Counselor Eitan Surkis reiterated the GOI'S concerns with Summit preparations and Brazil's Summit-related diplomacy to date. Although the Embassy had already met with the head of the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Middle [...]	2005-03-02 16:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PTER KSUM XF XM BR
05BRASILIA660	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S 9 MARCH MEETING WITH ACTING [...] (C) Introduction: Ambassador met one-on-one on 9 March with Acting Foreign Minister Samuel Pinheiro Guimaraes (FM Amorim is in Africa). Guimaraes, as Secretary General of the Ministry of External Relations (MRE),is D equivalent, often acting as minister during Amorim's frequent travels abroa [...]	2005-03-09 20:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
05BRASILIA698	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN WORKERS' PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 9, Ambassador Danilovich met with Jose Genoino, the President of Brazil's Workers' Party (PT) and the PT's Secretary for International Relations, Paulo Ferreira. Genoino noted that the PT is now celebrating its 25th anniversary and has evolved into a modern nationwide i [...]	2005-03-14 18:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI BR US
05BRASILIA715	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S 14 MARCH MEETING WITH FM [...] (C) Introduction. Ambassador was called for a one-on-one meeting with Foreign Minister Amorim on the afternoon of 14 March. Amorim focused initially on reiterating his strong interest in meeting soon with Secretary Rice, in spite of unsuccessful efforts to schedule a Washington meeting in lat [...]	2005-03-15 18:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PREL BR ETRD MARR FTAA US
05BRASILIA718	BRAZIL: OLMERT VISIT A SUCCESS, BUT SUMMIT STILL [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Olmert reportedly enjoyed a successful visit to Brazil last week, however, he was apparently unable to convince the GOB to take a tougher approach -- from the Israeli perspective -- with Arab interlocutors in preparation for the Ar [...]	2005-03-16 11:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KSUM ETRD XF XM IS BR
05BRASILIA737	BRAZIL: UNHCR-61 AND CUBA [...] (C) Poloff delivered CHR talking points to Christiano Figueroa, Acting Chief for an under-manned Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Human Rights Division. Referring to press reports regarding GOB Human Rights Secretary Nilmario Miranda's not-so-veiled criticisms of the USG in a March 15 co [...]	2005-03-17 13:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU BR PREL CHR
05BRASILIA760	ARAB DIPLOMATS WEIGH BRAZIL'S READINESS TO HOST [...] (SBU) During March 17 Tunisia National Day reception, numerous Arab diplomats expressed concerns to Poloff about the lethargic pace of administrative and substantive preparations for the May Arab-South America Summit in Brasilia. According to the diplomats, numerous logistical issues, in par [...]	2005-03-18 21:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KSUM ETRD XF XM IS BR
05BRASILIA766	BRAZIL: CUBA CHR RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-21 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU BR PREL CHR
05BRASILIA769	BRAZIL: OAS MANPADS RESOLUTION [...] (C) Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Chief of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies, Santiago Mourao, acknowledged that while he still believed the OAS is not an appropriate forum for a stand-alone MANPADS resolution, others obviously felt that it is appropriate. As a result of active [...]	2005-03-21 20:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MASS ETTC BR OAS
05BRASILIA788	TERROR FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NUMBER 2 - BRAZIL [...] (U) This cable responds to ref A request for an evaluation of the GoB's ability to cooperate in disrupting terrorism financing. The answers below are keyed to questions in ref A paragraph 10. Question A - Amounts Frozen and Authorities ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) [...]	2005-03-23 17:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER KVPR CVIS PREL BR
05BRASILIA91	MERCOSUL SUMMIT: NO PARTY, BUT NO FUNERAL [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction. Diplomatic restraint enabled the 27th Mercosul presidential summit to conclude on December 17 without incident, but widespread dissatisfaction with meager economic benefits flowing from the bloc, and bitter trade disagreements between Brazil and Argentina cloud [...]	2005-01-10 14:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA94	MERCOSUL: CRITICISM GROWS BUT GOB POLICY SHIFT [...] (U) This cable reflects input from Consulates General Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. Mission invites comment from other posts in the region regarding issues raised herein. 2. (SBU) Summary and Introduction. The Brazilian private sector has recently stepped up criticism of GoB trade policy, [...]	2005-01-10 16:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD PREL ECON BR
05BRASILIA99	BRAZIL: AMBASSADORIAL MUSICAL CHAIRS [...] (U) At the halfway mark of the Lula administration, President Lula and Foreign Minister Celso Amorim have decided on key Ambassadorial changes, principally in Europe. Several of the high profile Ambassadors had been appointed to their present positions by former President Fernando Henrique C [...]	2005-01-11 12:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD BR
05BRATISLAVA107	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO SLOVAKIA [...] (C) Summary/Introduction: The Slovaks -- government and public alike -- are euphoric to welcome President Bush February 23-24 as the first sitting U.S. President ever to visit Slovakia. The GOS sees the visit as validation of its ambitious reform program and pro-U.S. policies. The Slovak peo [...]	2005-02-07 18:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO
05BRATISLAVA187	MEDIA AND PUBLIC OPINION IN SLOVAKIA ON [...] Summary: The President's visit to Slovakia was generally perceived by media analysts and public commentary as an expression of positive U.S.- Slovak relations and of appreciation for Slovakia's support of the U.S. in the war against terrorism, especially in Iraq and Afghanistan. The meeting [...]	2005-03-08 06:11:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL LO
05BRATISLAVA215	EXBS: UPDATED EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM STANDARDS [...] SUMMARY: This cable updates information for Slovakia's Export Control System Standards, effective February 28, 2005. 2. Begin "Export Control System Standards - Slovakia - February 2005". I. Adequate commitment, legal and regulatory framework, and governmental structure to regu [...]	2005-03-15 14:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP LO
05BRATISLAVA251	PARLIAMENT LEADER HRUSOVSKY'S APRIL VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The April visit of a Slovak parliamentary delegation led by Speaker Pavol Hrusovsky will be a useful opportunity to press our agenda on Iraq, minority rights, religious registration, and while coordinating on areas where we already agree like trafficking and Cuba. Hrusovsky [...]	2005-03-25 18:05:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR LO
05BRATISLAVA412	THE FUTURE OF GMOS IN SLOVAKIA [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff held a series of meetings to assess the status of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Slovakia. The Minister of Environment Laszlo Miklos, previously a supporter of GMOs, has now succumbed to unspecified political pressures and is attempting to bar their usage in [...]	2005-05-27 13:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAGR ETRD LO
05BRATISLAVA42	SLOVAK ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, 2004 [...] (U) Summary. Slovakia's economic fortunes have had a sharp impact on both the country's environment and the policies that manage it. Following independence in 1993, public interest in the environment waned as economic necessities took on a more dominant role. Today, even though the economy [...]	2005-01-25 15:59:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV LO
05BRATISLAVA442	SLOVAK RESPONSE ON EU CUBA POLICY AND JUNE 13 [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief shared ref A points on Cuba with MFA on June 6, and discussed the points with Lubomir Rehak, European Correspondent, along with pre-GAERC points in ref B on June 7. Rehak thanked us for providing our point-of-view before each GAERC, saying the discussions with emboffs are [...]	2005-06-09 12:50:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU PARM LO EUN
05BRATISLAVA449	CONFERENCE ON BALKANS HIGHLIGHTS ROLE FOR SLOVAKIA [...] Summary/Introduction: On May 20-21 the Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association (SFPA) hosted a conference on "Assessing Developments in the Western Balkans: Problems of Today, Ideas for the Future." Co-sponsors of the conference were the Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the [...]	2005-06-10 10:50:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL LO
05BRATISLAVA462	SLOVAKIA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT US-EU CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Oldrich Hlavacek, Director of the MFA Fourth Territorial Division (covering Africa, Asia, and the Middle East),told pol-econ chief June 13 that Slovakia is "very enthusiastic and looking forward to" the U.S.-EU conference on Iraq (ref A). He said the two most important things about the [...]	2005-06-15 05:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON IZ LO EUN
05BRATISLAVA472	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, JUNE 1-20, 2005 [...] (C) Former Prime Minister and current HZDS leader Vladimir Meciar is currently studying English. The brother of his private teacher told Poloffs that the teacher is regularly subjected to long, delusional speeches about the MP's accomplishments. Meciar's most outlandish claim to date was th [...]	2005-06-20 11:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR SMIG LO
05BRATISLAVA473	REGIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES TRY OUT ALLIANCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In advance of Slovakia's regional elections (scheduled for November 26),political parties have begun to experiment with different pairings and coalitions in the "consequence-free environment" of regional politics. At the local and regional level, Slovak politics is based less [...]	2005-06-20 11:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM LO
05BRATISLAVA486	CORRUPTION: SOME GOOD LAWS IN PLACE; LOCAL [...] Summary: Reducing corruption in Slovakia has been a long-term U.S. goal. The laws are now generally good, although some gaping weaknesses remain. An area of growing concern is public procurement at the local and regional levels, where officials act beyond the control of the national auditor' [...]	2005-06-22 08:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS KCOR PINR LO
05BRATISLAVA511	SLOVAKIA TO STAY THE COURSE IN IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Slovak government interlocutors welcomed beginning dialogue on future planning for Iraq deployments, particularly in civlian channels. The GOS is firmly committed to staying the course as long as the Iraqi government requests help, there is an international mandate, and the manda [...]	2005-07-01 09:00:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL IZ LO
05BRATISLAVA602	FINANCE MINISTER IVAN MIKLOS: POWER BEHIND THE [...] (C) Summary. The political team of Minister of Finance Ivan Miklos and Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda has succeeded in transforming Slovakia's political and economic fortunes in a short amount of time. Miklos has won acclaim for his flat tax policy, and he has also managed several years of [...]	2005-08-02 13:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PINR LO
05BRATISLAVA606	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP AUGUST 1, 2005 [...] (SBU) Progressive political party Alliance of New Citizens (ANO) has drafted a law which would change Slovakia's current religious registration system (under which registered churches receive state funding) to abolish state funding and, in essence, make religious groups equal to non-governme [...]	2005-08-03 13:36:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KIRF PHUM PGOV LO
05BRATISLAVA618	PAVOL RUSKO: THE SLOVAK BERLUSCONI WANNA-BE [...] (C) Summary. The leader of the New Citizens Alliance Party (ANO),Minister of Economy Pavol Rusko, has been a controversial figure within Slovakia's ruling coalition government and is the leading cause of its internal tensions. His continued dominance of the largest private broadcaster in [...]	2005-08-04 13:12:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR LO
05BRATISLAVA702	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, AUGUST 2005 [...] (C) During a meeting with Cino Straka, a former Slovak arms dealer, Poloffs learned of a erroneous (yet perhaps auspicious) piece of misinformation: the assumption by this arms dealer that all exports of Slovak manufactured military hardware must be approved by the United States Embassy in B [...]	2005-08-31 15:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SMIG PHUM PARM SOCI KDEM LO
05BRATISLAVA831	EUR PDAS KURT VOLKER'S MEETING WITH V-10 POLDIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 8 meeting with V-10 PolDirs, visiting EUR PDAS Kurt Volker heard frank and honest opinions -- and some colorful discussion -- about the current status of the transatlantic partnership. The PolDirs, who noted that such a meeting could never have been pulled to [...]	2005-10-08 20:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU IZ BO LO NATO RU
05BRATISLAVA950	AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH PM DZURINDA [...] (U) The Ambassador and his wife hosted Prime Minister and Mrs. Mikulas Dzurinda for a private dinner November 22. They agreed that relations between Slovakia and the United States had never been better. Following are informal notes from the conversation. Dzurinda on President Bush, and Pos [...]	2005-11-30 15:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON LO
05BRATISLAVA981	NO ROMA CANDIDATES WON IN SLOVAK REGIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Slovakia continues to invest considerable time and effort towards the development of viable Roma political candidates. Their latest project -- training Roma candidates in Slovakia's November 26 regional elections (reftel) -- yielded [...]	2005-12-13 07:05:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM SOCI LO
05BRATISLAVA992	ROBERT FICO HAS DIRECTION, BUT NO COMPASS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Robert Fico, the driven chairman of opposition party Smer ("Direction"),hosted a small lunch for the Ambassador on December 15 during which he outlined his views on Slovak politics and foreign policy, and revealed what we had long suspected: Fico is an intense and [...]	2005-12-16 16:21:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI EU LO
05BRUSSELS1109	SOMALIA - IGAD DEPLOYMENT PLAN: EU RESPONSE [...] (C) The EU broadly shares U.S. concerns over the IGAD peacekeeping plan. However, it prefers a low-profile approach which allows the plan to collapse under its own weight for lack of Somali support. The EU will not fund any peacekeeping operation that includes troops from frontline states. [...]	2005-03-18 09:25:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SO USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS114	ACTION PLANS FOR THE EU NEIGHBORHOOD: DO THEY [...] (U) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, the European Union announced with great fanfare seven "Neighborhood Action Plans" -- one step in the process of defining and developing the EU's relationships with the countries in its "Neighborhood" that at this point seem unlikely to become membership candidat [...]	2005-01-11 15:18:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON PGOV PHUM ZL XH XF XI EUN ETRO USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1147	RESULTS OF MARCH 16 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' MEETING [...] (SBU) In addition to postponing Croatia's accession talks (septel),EU FMs at the March 16 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) also noted positive developments in the Middle East and issued conclusions on Lebanon calling for Syria to withdraw all troops and intelligence servi [...]	2005-03-18 16:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD LE IR SU ES IN RU ICC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1226	U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with USOSCE Ambassador Stephan M. Minikes, EU officials said: --in light of growing Russian intransigence on democracy issues, the EU is preparing a strategy on how to respond to the Russian challenge in OSCE; --Russia is blocking democracy promotion in the Counc [...]	2005-03-24 07:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OSCE EUN RU USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1231	IS THE EU RETREATING ON THE CHINA ARMS EMBARGO? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU drive to lift its arms embargo on China appears to be faltering as a result of the March 14 passage of the anti-secession law, increased U.S. pressure, and China's unwillingness to deliver concessions on human rights. Our EU contacts generally confirm press reports that EU [...]	2005-03-24 11:27:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC CH TW EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1241	WHA DAS SHAPIRO DISCUSSES LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In March 14 meetings with WHA DAS Charles Shapiro, EU officials said: -- the EU would increase contacts with the Cuban opposition; the European Parliament might be interested in holding a public hearing with Cuban dissidents; -- the EU would send a fact-finding mission to Hait [...]	2005-03-24 15:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1441	HUMANITARIAN CONSULTATIONS HOSTED BY ECHO [...] (SBU) Summary. In a full day of consultations hosted by the European Commission's Office of Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) in Brussels on February 17, participants outlined their respective program priorities for 2005; agreed that the time had come to move the "Good Humanitarian Donorship" from the [...]	2005-04-12 13:15:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID PHUM EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1530	CUBA: EU COMMISSIONER MICHEL BOLSTERS CUBAN FONMIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to his adviser on Cuba, European Commissioner for Development Louis Michel believes the EU must bolster Cuban FM Felipe Perez Roque as the best hope for improved EU-Cuba relations. During his March 24-27 visit to the island (REFS B-C),Michel offered Perez Roque better [...]	2005-04-18 13:51:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR EAID CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1542	Gymnich Takes No Decision on China Arms, [...] (SBU) The EU's informal "Gymnich" meeting of foreign ministers sought to place the EU-China relationship in a broader context, but the arms embargo issue loomed over the discussion. A Council staffer told us a consensus still exists within the EU to work on the issue, but a majority of member [...]	2005-04-19 10:30:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID MASS CH EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1549	DARFUR - RHETORIC AND REALITY OF A COMPLEX CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary. The prevailing rhetoric on Darfur conveys the gravity of the humanitarian crisis, but does not capture the complexity of the changing situation on the ground. Though the violence emerged as a result of the political conflict between the GOS and the Darfur rebels, it had a ready b [...]	2005-04-20 09:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF EAID AU SU US USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1583	THE PROPOSED EU CONSTITUTION: WHAT IT COULD MEAN [...] (SBU) The Constitutional Treaty signed last October requires ratification by all 25 Member States. It faces its first serious test in the May 29 French referendum, and a second critical vote in the Netherlands on June 1. Under those circumstances, entry into force is a distant and uncertain [...]	2005-04-22 08:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EAID ECIN MARR SMIG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1641	APRIL 25 GAERC: EU FMS DISCUSS MIDDLE EAST, [...] (SBU) EU FMs' April 25 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting went much as expected (REF A),with discussion moving briskly through the day's agenda prior to FMs leaving to attend the signing ceremony for the EU Accession Treaty of Romania and Bulgaria (REF B). The EU [...]	2005-04-26 15:05:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID LE IZ IS ZF ZI RU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1685	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNHCR STATUS AND ACCESS TO REFUGEES IN LIBYA [...] (C) Summary. On April 21, PRMOff delivered reftel message to Nicola Annecchino, European Commission (EC) Head of Unit for Asylum and Migration Issues at Directorate General Justice Freedom and Security (JFS),regarding the status of UNHCR and the plight of asylum seekers in Libya. During a f [...]	2005-04-28 15:13:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM SMIG LY USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1727	NATO AND EU MEET TO DISCUSS SUPPORT TO DARFUR [...] (SBU) Summary. On 29 April 2005, NATO International Staff (IS) and International Military Staff (IMS) led by Assistant Secretary General Kobieracki, met with EU General Secretariat SIPDIS and EU Military Staff (EUMS) members led by Director General for ESDP, Pieter Feith in the EU's Kortenb [...]	2005-05-03 14:41:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS EAID SU ET NATO USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2160	WORK CONTINUES ON THE EU'S PROPOSED "EXTERNAL [...] (C) While French and Dutch rejection of the EU Constitution has likely killed that document, one of the first ideas contained within it that may be implemented via other means is creation of an EU Foreign Minister supported by a European External Action Service. This may still be years away, [...]	2005-06-07 08:25:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID CMGT EUN
05BRUSSELS2166	EU TO LAUNCH COOPERATION WITH LIBYA ON [...] EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on June 3 agreed to cooperate with Libya to combat clandestine migration and will help Libya build institutional capacity. This decision "in principle" ties development of this cooperation to Libya respecting certain basic principles - particu [...]	2005-06-07 13:14:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PTER CMGT CVIS KCRM LY EUN USEU BRUSSELS

05BRUSSELS2203	A/S HILL LAUNCHES STRATEGIC DIALOGUE ON EAST ASIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 23-24 in Brussels, EAP A/S Christopher Hill led an interagency delegation, including representatives from State, NSC, OSD, JCS, and the intelligence community, in a meeting with EU Troika officials to launch the U.S.-Europe Strategic Dialogue on East Asia. A/S Hill also met [...]	2005-06-08 16:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM ETRD XB EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2227	SCHENGEN TURNS TWENTY: BIGGER AND BOLDER THAN EVER [...] (SBU) Summary. The Schengen area has grown from six core countries in 1985 to fifteen at present, with eleven more -- including most recently Switzerland -- expected to be integrated by the end of 2007. Border-free travel within the zone has proved popular with the European public and is one [...]	2005-06-09 14:37:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS SMIG PREL CMGT KFRD KCRM PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2455	ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH AND FRENCH DIRECTOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a June 21 meeting in Brussels, NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and French MFA Middle East/North Africa Director Jean-Francois Thibault welcomed the excellent U.S.-France cooperation on Lebanon and agreed that close coordination would remain critical as the new governmen [...]	2005-06-27 14:20:00	Embassy Brussels	SECRET	PREL PTER SY XF LE FR USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2469	EUROPEAN COMMISSION FUNDING PROCESS FOR [...] Summary. The European Commission (EC) identifies only six million euros annually for counter-narcotics programs, although other funds come from country or region-specific allocations in high-risk areas. Although changes are proposed for the structure and size of the European Commission assi [...]	2005-06-28 11:06:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KCRM SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2610	CIVCOM: ITS PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: A June 29 meeting between USEU officials and a group of counselors from the EU Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management (CIVCOM) clarified the role that the committee plays within the ESDP structure and the challenges it faces inside and outside the EU. A relatively ne [...]	2005-07-08 15:39:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SOCI MOPS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2642	CUTTING THROUGH THE NATO-EU KNOT [...] (U) This is a joint USEU-USNATO message. ----------- Summary ----------- 2. (C) It remains in the interest of the United States to continue to lead in NATO while building an ever-stronger partnership with the EU, notwithstanding recent tensions between the two organizations. Doing so is [...]	2005-07-11 16:22:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2735	GAERC: EU FMs ASK SYRIA TO PROMOTE REGIONAL [...] EU FM's in the July 18 GAERC urged Israel to exercise maximum self-restraint and the Palestinian Authority to take immediate and effective action against those involved in terrorist attacks. They called on Syria to take action to promote regional stability, including by supporting the legiti [...]	2005-07-19 14:07:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SY LE IS IR IZ UZ ZI ID SU CH ZK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2739	CONNECTING THE EU TO ITS CITIZENS: MISSION [...] As the EU enters a "period of reflection" on its future, Commission Vice-President Margot Wallstrm, charged with communication strategy, will soon gain wider public exposure. She intends to press the Commission's case for the EU to draft a so-called "Plan D" - where D stands for dialogue, de [...]	2005-07-19 15:41:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL PROP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2748	A/S FRIED - EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS TROIKA, JULY [...] (C) Following a luncheon discussion with all 25 EU Political Directors on transatlantic relations, the EU's neighborhood policy, and the Middle East (reported septel) A/S Fried met with the EU "troika" led by UK Political Director Sawers, Council DG for CFSP Robert Cooper, and Commission RELEX [...]	2005-07-20 09:33:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PARM ZK IR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2802	US-EU JULY 20 TASK FORCE MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the July 20 US-EU Task Force meeting, both sides emphasized their commitment to implementing Summit declarations. An additional Task Force meeting was proposed to follow-up on the US EU Summit economic initiatives and other issues. EU officials reported progress on their pl [...]	2005-07-25 15:42:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PHUM PREL UK EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS2918	S/CRS DEEPENS EU CIVILIAN CRISIS RESPONSE CONTACTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On 25 July, staff from the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) met with various EU bodies dealing with civilian crisis management. Director of Planning Barbara Stephenson emphasized to the Committee for Civilian Aspects of Crisis Management ( [...]	2005-08-04 10:29:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS FR EUN KCRS USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3346	EU ELECTION TEAM LEADER DENOUNCES ETHIOPIA [...] (U) Summary. At a September 13 hearing of the European Parliament, the Chief Observer of the EU's election observation mission in Ethiopia, MEP Ana Gomes (Portuguese Socialist),condemned the GoE's handling of the redress process and related human rights abuses. She urged the international c [...]	2005-09-13 15:38:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM ET EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3353	EUR PDAS VOLKER ENGAGES EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his September 7-8 EU-related meetings in Brussels, EUR PDAS Kurt Volker stressed the need for a pragmatic U.S.-EU partnership, based on our common values, to solve problems globally. With all of his interlocutors, he discussed the importance of working together to promote demo [...]	2005-09-14 08:01:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID VE CU EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS3534	EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT OCT 4: READMISSION AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. The major outcome of the October 4 EU-Russia London summit is likely to be a Readmission Accord committing Russia to take back failed asylum seekers and other irregular migrants. In exchange, the EU will ease visa requirements on diplomats and other categories of Russians. Unli [...]	2005-09-28 12:29:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON EAIR RS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS379	S/CRS ASSESSES THE EU'S CRISIS RESPONSE [...] (C/NF) Summary: The European Union has developed deployable capabilities in police monitoring and training, civil administration, rule of law, and civil protection. Under the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP),there is an evolving capacity to do early warning of failed or failing st [...]	2005-01-27 13:52:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MCAP MOPS EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4202	AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE EUROPEAN DEFENSE AGENCY AND [...] (C) European Defense Agency (EDA) CEO Nick Witney argues the prescription for European defense capability shortfalls is to "spend money on the right stuff, spend more money together and pool efforts and resources." Europe has 10,000 main battle tanks, 23 separate shipyards (to the US's 6) and [...]	2005-11-29 13:10:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4293	EU ON UPCOMING GAERC: AGREE WITH U.S. ON MOST [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to European Commission and Council Secretariat officials, the EU FMs will devote their informal session December 7 to internal EU budget negotiations that will likely carry over to the December 12 GAERC. Non-budget discussions December 12 will focus on the Balkans, in [...]	2005-12-05 17:44:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ AF ZL EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4300	TRANSATLANTIC CONSULTATIONS ON AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary. The October 19 transatlantic consultations on Africa included a variety of big picture themes -- the EU strategy for Africa, peacekeeping, development, political Islam and extremism, China in Africa -- as well as discussion about key political issues in the Great Lakes, Uganda, [...]	2005-12-06 11:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV PHUM EAID MOPS XA EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS4516	DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY JACKSON'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. On December 7, DHS Deputy Secretary Michael P. Jackson met with the European Commission's (EC) Director General for Justice, Freedom and Security (JFS) Jonathan Faull and discussed a broad range of border security related issues. Topics included the pending decision on passenger [...]	2005-12-29 15:50:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG KCRM CVIS EAIR PTER EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS478	SRI LANKA CO-CHAIRS MEET IN BRUSSELS, 01/25/2005 [...] SUMMARY: Co-chairs agreed on a press statement emphasizing a strong link between tsunami reconstruction process and building confidence to strengthen the peace process, but without a direct link to resumed peace negotiations. The Co-Chairs agreed on the need for enhanced donor coordination, b [...]	2005-02-02 14:08:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PHUM CE USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS517	EU CONSIDERING NEXT STEPS ON NEPAL [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to the Michael Swann, Administrator for South Asia at the European Council, and European Commission Nepal Desk Officer Rensje Teerink. Teerink said the Nepalese ambassador to the EU called on Commission Deputy DG for External Relations Herve Jouanjean on Mon [...]	2005-02-03 16:40:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS537	EU GAME PLAN ON TURKEY AND NORTH CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: A number of European Commission officials expressed concern to visiting EUR DAS Ambassador Kennedy on January 27 about the inability of the member states to free up the trade and financial assistance package to north Cyprus that the Council had approved in July 2004. They also wor [...]	2005-02-07 10:09:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL CY TU EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS541	FEBRUARY 8 EU APPROVAL UNLIKELY: GEORGIA BMO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on February 7 to key Solana adviser Kees van Rij (protect),Head of the EU Council Secretariat Policy Unit Task Force on the Caucasus, and Mario SIPDIS Mariani (protect),OSCE desk officer in the External Relations Directorate-General of the European Comm [...]	2005-02-07 13:07:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG EUN OSCE RU USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS585	US/EU HUMAN RIGHTS CONSULTATIONS: PREPPING FOR CHR [...] (SBU) Summary: US and EU officials met in Brussels February 3 in regularly scheduled human rights consultations (COHOM) to prepare for the spring UN Commission on Human Rights (CHR),and to review the human rights situation in China and Iran. Also discussed were the Global War on Terrorism (GW [...]	2005-02-10 13:04:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM UNHRC EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS638	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO BRUSSELS OF ONDCP [...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit to Brussels comes at an important juncture in U.S.-EU relations. The transatlantic dialogue has been given a dramatic boost from the recent visit of Secretary of State Rice. Her meetings with the EU have laid the foundation for the upcoming visit of President Bus [...]	2005-02-14 16:00:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM OTRA SNAR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS807	MOLDOVAN ELECTIONS: PM TARLEV ON RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary. Moldovan PM Tarlev and FM Stratan met with EUR A/S Beth Jones February 21 in Brussels on the margins of the President's visit. Tarlev sought the meeting to convey concerns about Russian interference in the upcoming legislative elections in Moldova. He said recent U.S. critici [...]	2005-02-28 14:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MD RS USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS838	AMBASSADOR CARLOS PASCUAL MEETS IN BRUSSELS TO [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Carlos Pascual, Coordinator of S/CRS, held a two-day series of meetings with EU officials in the Council and the Commission to explore areas for cooperative efforts on crisis response. In the meetings, Ambassador Pascual explained the mandate and structure of his offic [...]	2005-03-02 09:24:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PHUM PREF SOCI EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS850	ISRAEL IN IO'S: DRAFT EU ACTION PLAN SUGGESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Our EU interlocutors told us the EU plans to discuss Israeli membership in UN groups on March 8, after which the Luxembourg EU presidency will draft a formal reply to ref A demarche. In their estimation, the EU might support Israeli membership in the more &technical g [...]	2005-03-02 16:59:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC ELAB KIPR IS WIPO EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS899	IF IT'S TUESDAY, IT MUST BE BRUSSELS: VISIT OF [...] (C) Summary. EU officials pledged full support to Palestinian Authority President Abbas during the London Conference and his March 2 visit to Brussels. Abbas told the Commission that Hizballah, not Hamas, posed the biggest threat to the PA, but told Solana that designating Hizballah would [...]	2005-03-04 16:48:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PTER EAID IS EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST1063	BLACK SEA CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ROMANIAN EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary. An April 20 conference on strategic opportunities in the Black Sea region permitted Romanian President Basescu to highlight his view that democratic stability, security, and prosperity in the region depended on Euro-Atlantic cooperation. He also emphasized that Romanian strategi [...]	2005-04-29 13:36:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV PREL PINR PINS ENRG SENV ECON TU GG RS UP UK RO NATO
05BUCHAREST1123	BASESCU AND HIS GOVERNMENT TACKLE CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Four months into its tenure, Romania's center-right government has taken cautious but concrete steps towards combating Romania's widespread corruption, its key campaign pledge. This includes passing anticorruption legislation and indicting several businessmen allegedly involved [...]	2005-05-12 13:46:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL KDEM ECON SOCI KCRM RO
05BUCHAREST1173	A/S HARTY MEETINGS IN ROMANIA ON ADOPTIONS [...] (C) In meetings May 10 and 11 with President Basescu, Foreign Minister Ungureanu and other officials of the Government of Romania (GOR),Assistant Secretary Maura Harty found no evidence that the GOR had specific plans or strong commitment to resolve pending cases of international adoption affected [...]	2005-05-20 13:20:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PREL OVIP RO
05BUCHAREST1190	ROMANIA CELEBRATES RETURN OF HOSTAGES; SEEKS RETURN OF AMCIT GUIDE [...] (SBU) This message contains information on an American Citizen protected by the privacy act. 2 (C) Summary: Romanians welcomed home from Iraq May 23 the three Romanian journalists released by kidnappers on May 22. President Traian Basescu thanked Romanian security services as well as authorities a [...]	2005-05-23 13:55:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CASC IZ RO
05BUCHAREST1245	ROMANIAN POLITICAL PARTIES SEARCH FOR AN IDENTITY [...] (SBU) Summary. Two of the six parties in the Romanian parliament have explicitly redefined themselves as "popular" or "conservative" this year and President Basescu's Democratic Party (PD) is considering a similar move. Their motive is to curry favor with the European Popular Party (EPP),a [...]	2005-05-26 13:13:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON RO
05BUCHAREST1270	ROMANIA EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT RESURGENT BLACK [...] (U) This is an Action Request for the State Department. See Paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary. GOR interlocutors who handle Black Sea issues express appreciation for U.S. views on Romania's possible contributions to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and the Romania-organized Black [...]	2005-05-31 12:03:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL ENRG SENV ECON TU GG RS UP UK RO NATO
05BUCHAREST131	ROMANIA: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AGENCY LACKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Romanian authorities have the political will to combat illegal currency flows out of the country, but the Director of Romania,s National Office for the Prevention and Control of Money Laundering (NOPCML) claims his office lacks the training and resources to track illicit fund trans [...]	2005-01-14 15:59:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KSEP EFIN RO KFTN
05BUCHAREST1529	PRESIDENT BASESCU ON ELECTIONS, SECURITY RELATIONSHIP, ADOPTIONS [...] (C) Summary: President Traian Basescu told Charge July 11 that snap elections are not a given, as there is a chance he will mediate a solution to avoid an early return to the polls. He acknowledged that earlier he had expressed support for new elections and that his Liberal-Democratic (PNL-PD) Alli [...]	2005-07-11 14:17:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM SOCI RO
05BUCHAREST1573	CHAVEZ â€“ NO INVITATION TO ROMANIA [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-15 09:57:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RO VE
05BUCHAREST1581	ROMANIAN COMMENTS ON MOLDOVA AND MULTILATERAL [...] (C) During the course of an initial call by Charge at the MFA on July 17, Director General for Global Affairs Stelian Stoian specifically raised "very strong" GOR disappointment that it had not been consulted by the U.S. prior to the U.S. approach to EU member capitals, Moscow, Kiev, and Chisin [...]	2005-07-15 13:13:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PARM PBTS PHUM PREL PGOV MD RO EUN OSCE
05BUCHAREST1592	UNSC REFORM: ROMANIA STILL UNDECIDED, UNDER [...] (SBU) Charge presented ref A points July 8 to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, underscoring the importance of UNSC reform to the U.S. as well as our concern with the flawed proposal expected to be tabled soon by the G-4. Ungureanu pledged that the MFA would provide the Emba [...]	2005-07-18 13:07:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RO UNSC
05BUCHAREST1623	ROMANIA'S ETHNIC HUNGARIANS: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON KEY LEADERS AND POLITICIANS [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-22 12:30:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR RO
05BUCHAREST1641	LATEST ROMANIAN POLLS - PRESIDENT BASESCU STILL [...] (SBU) Summary. Opinion polls conducted in July indicated a slight decline in support for both President Basescu and his center-right Liberal-Democratic (PNL-PD) Alliance. Support for Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu dropped more dramatically, coinciding with his recent vacillation over [...]	2005-07-25 13:57:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM ECON RO
05BUCHAREST1644	ROMANIA REAFFIRMS STRONG CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED TROOP PRESENCE IN IRAQ DESPITE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-26 07:00:00	Embassy Bucharest	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR EFIN OVIP RO IZ
05BUCHAREST175	PRESIDENT BASESCU OUTLINES FOREIGN POLICY OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) Summary. President Basescu's first major foreign policy address, delivered to Romania's diplomatic corps on January 18, set benchmarks for an active foreign policy agenda during his first term. Tackling corruption, continuing progress toward EU accession and strengthening Romania's stra [...]	2005-01-20 15:46:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM RO
05BUCHAREST31	AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador January 3-4 made introductory calls on new Foreign Minister Razvan Ungureanu and new Defense Minister Teodor Atanasiu. Echoing a prominent theme in President Traian Basescu's electoral campaign, both incoming ministers expressed a firm commitment to a strong relati [...]	2005-01-06 16:08:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR MASS ECON PINR MD UP IZ RO UNSC
05BUCHAREST32	ROMANIA: 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-07 06:32:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN SNAR KSEP ECON RO
05BUCHAREST371	ROMANIAN LIBERAL PARTY DISPLAYS UNITY, AS [...] (C) Summary. Delegates to the congress of Romania's center-right National Liberal Party (PNL),the largest party in the governing alliance, strongly endorsed Prime Minister Tariceanu's bid for PNL President. Delegates also turned down for the time being a proposed merger with the Democratic [...]	2005-02-10 15:22:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PINR RO
05BUCHAREST476	ROMANIA'S EMERGING FOREIGN POLICY: EVIDENCE FROM [...] (C) Summary. Romanian President Traian Basescu will likely seek to focus on solid support in Iraq and the Global War on Terror, Black Sea Security, and Moldova during his March 8-9 trip to Washington. He has defined a strong strategic relationship with the U.S. as the central component of hi [...]	2005-02-25 15:05:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR RS MD RO
05BUCHAREST490	ROMANIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE NATO TOURS PROGRAM [...] Embassy Bucharest nominates the following five Romanian policymakers plus one American escort for a single country program for policymakers. Post requests that the program be scheduled anytime this fiscal year except July - August 2005; would appreciate confirmation of program date ASAP. Pos [...]	2005-02-28 15:54:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL SCUL RO NATO
05BUCHAREST548	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BASESCU'S MARCH 8-9 TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: During the first few months of his mandate, President Traian Basescu has pledged to vigorously battle corruption, supported implementation of free market economic reforms and promised to steer Romania to EU accession in 2007. Basescu is intellectually and emotionally pro-American- a st [...]	2005-03-04 16:48:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON RS MD RO
05BUCHAREST665	ROMANIA: TRADE UNIONS VIEW THE NEW ROMANIAN [...] (SBU) Romania's principal trade union federations are unanimous in taking the position that the existing labor code requires enforcement, not amendment. They hold out the possibility of a general strike if the GOR modifies the code without their consent. For their part, businesses in Romani [...]	2005-03-17 09:16:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV RO
05BUCHAREST742	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE ZOELLICK'S MARCH 30 VISIT TO BUCHAREST [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Embassy Bucharest warmly welcomes your March 30 visit as a tangible demonstration of the deepening U.S./Romanian partnership. Your visit will provide an opportunity to underscore the points raised during the successful March 8-10 visit by newly elected President Traian [...]	2005-03-24 13:37:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON PHUM EINV EFIN RO ETRO
05BUCHAREST814	BUCHAREST HEADS TOWARD MAYORAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Bucharest voters vote for a new mayor Sunday, April 3, to fill the slot vacated in December by now President Traian Basescu. The two leading candidates in the field of 17 contenders are Adriean Videanu, a Vice Premier in the center-right government and a Vice President of Bas [...]	2005-04-01 13:22:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI ECON RO
05BUCHAREST836	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MARCH 30 MEETING WITH ROMANIAN PRIME MINISTER CALIN POPESCU-TARICEANU [...] (C) Summary: In his March 30 meeting in Bucharest with Deputy Secretary Zoellick, Romanian Prime Minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu underscored the central importance the new Romanian government ascribes to strong bilateral relations with the U.S. Tariceanu requested as much information sharing and c [...]	2005-04-05 13:51:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ RO
05BUCHAREST899	ROMANIAN SENATE PRESIDENT DENIES ROMANIAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Social Democratic Party (PSD) Senate President Nicolae Vacaroiu denied the existence of anti- Semitism in Romania and downplayed Romania's role in the Holocaust during an April 7 meeting with visiting U.S Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad Chairman War [...]	2005-04-12 11:30:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI RO
05BUCHAREST902	ROMANIAN-ISRAELI POLITICIAN LEAVES EXTREME [...] (SBU) Summary: The only Jewish MP from Vadim Tudor,s extreme nationalist Greater Romania Popular Party (PPRM) resigned from the party April 7 due to publication of an article in one of Tudor,s publications denying the existence of the Holocaust in Romania. The PPRM responded by expelling the [...]	2005-04-12 12:53:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON RO
05BUENOSAIRES141	ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER'S INNER CIRCLE [...] (C) This cable takes an in-depth look at President Nestor Kirchner's closest advisors. It is based on interviews with the Ambassador, DCM, and other Embassy Officers who have met with members of Kirchner's inner circle, numerous discussions with Embassy contacts in the Argentine political [...]	2005-01-20 15:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
05BUENOSAIRES159	CODEL DODD VISIT TO ARGENTINA [...] Summary: (C) During their 24-hour visit to Argentina January 12-13, CODEL Dodd, accompanied by Ambassador Gutierrez, held informative and wide-ranging discussions with President Nestor Kirchner, Minister of Interior Anibal Fernandez, Deputy Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana, and Central Bank [...]	2005-01-21 18:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM AR
05BUENOSAIRES223	VICE PRESIDENT SCIOLI OUTLINES THEMES FOR MEETING [...] (C) Summary: In a February 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Argentine Vice President Scioli reviewed some of the themes and concerns he hopes to raise in his meeting next week with Vice President Cheney. Scioli said the meeting would present an opportunity to further develop the bilateral agend [...]	2005-02-02 11:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
05BUENOSAIRES264	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF THE PRESIDENCY ALBERTO FERNANDEZ [...] (C) Summary: Minister of the Presidency Fernandez told me that the GoA valued its good relationship with the U.S. and was grateful for the support of President Bush. Fernandez pledged that the GoA would cooperate with the U.S. to make the Summit of the Americas a success. He stressed that t [...]	2005-02-04 22:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
05BUENOSAIRES373	GOA CALLS IN AMBASSADOR TO COMPLAIN ABOUT CONSULAR INFORMATION SHEET; CUBA DISCUSSED [...] (U) Reacting to sensationalist stories in Clarin and La Nacion about the description of Argentina in the Consular Information Sheet on February 16 (reftel),Foreign Minister Rafael Bielsa and Tourism Secretary Enrique Meyer held a press conference that night to take issue with our Consular In [...]	2005-02-17 21:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PREL PGOV AR US CU
05BUENOSAIRES430	POLITICAL RENEWAL OR A CHANGE OF THE GUARD IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFFS traveled to Santiago del Estero February 15-17 to meet with political leaders and election officials on the eve of gubernatorial and legislative elections. (See refs for background on elections) Everyone assured POLOFFS that the election would be free and fair, although [...]	2005-02-25 20:37:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR OFDA
05BUENOSAIRES496	AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO SALTA TO MEET WITH GOVERNOR, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Gutierrez traveled to the northern province of Salta February 24-25 to meet with Governor Romero, to review the current state of U.S.-Argentine counternarcotics cooperation on the northern border, and to exchange views with leading business executives in the provi [...]	2005-03-03 21:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR SNAR OFDA
05BUENOSAIRES507	ARGENTINA SUBMISSION FOR FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING [...] Overview: A. Trafficking in persons in Argentina primarily involves Argentines trafficked within the country's borders, mostly from the northern provinces to the central provinces and Buenos Aires, and from Buenos Aires to several southern provinces. To a lesser degree, trafficking of pe [...]	2005-03-04 17:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL AR
05BUENOSAIRES68	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DODD [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Gutierrez and the Embassy Buenos Aires country team warmly welcome CODEL Dodd to Argentina January 12-13. During your stay in Argentina you will have the opportunity to speak with senior Argentine officials and experts on a range of political, economic and counternar [...]	2005-01-10 15:07:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SNAR AR
05CAIRO2280	CODEL PELOSI MARCH 19-20 VISIT TO CAIRO: MUBARAK [...] (C) In a particularly relaxed meeting with CODEL Pelosi March 20, President Mubarak reviewed his efforts to convince Syrian President Bashar to withdraw all his forces from Lebanon (reftel) and reiterated his commitment to improving relations with Israel and pressing forward on solving the Israeli- [...]	2005-03-23 15:29:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL KPAL KDEM IS IZ IR EG
05CAIRO2281	CODEL PELOSI MARCH 19-20 VISIT TO CAIRO: MEETING [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with CODEL Pelosi, PM Nazif asserted that Egypt is "systematically" building a democratic system. He also highlighted Egypt's economic reforms and called for strengthening the bilateral economic relationship. Nazif expressed concern over the image of the U.S. [...]	2005-03-23 15:33:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD EG IZ
05CAIRO2285	CHARGES AGAINST AYMAN NOUR: ADDITIONAL DETAILS [...] (C) The statement of Public Prosecutor Maher Abdel Wahed, released on March 22 when the GOE formally charged Ghad Party leader and aspirant presidential candidate Ayman Nour with forgery and knowingly using forged documents (ref A),provides additional details on the GOE's case against Nour. [...]	2005-03-23 16:25:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO2482	CODEL SMITH MARCH 21-24 VISIT TO CAIRO: MEETING [...] (C) During a March 23 meeting, Senator Gordon Smith and Egyptian Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry Rachid discussed the recent QIZ agreement and prospects for an eventual FTA with the U.S. Smith underlined the importance of further Egyptian progress in particular areas, including IPR. S [...]	2005-03-29 16:14:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP ETRD PREL EG
05CAIRO2487	CODEL SMITH MARCH 21-24 VISIT TO CAIRO: MEETING [...] (C) In a cordial March 23 meeting, Senator Smith and Egyptian Prime Minister Nazif discussed political reform, bilateral trade, religious freedom, and Iraq. The Senator welcomed President Mubarak's move to open the field for competitive presidential elections, congratulated Egypt on the QIZ a [...]	2005-03-30 08:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP ETRD PREL KIRF EG
05CAIRO2514	EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, [...] (C) During a March 30 meeting with the Foreign Minister regarding the induction of Israel's Magen David Adom society into the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement (septel),the Charge requested a readout on the latest Arab League summit in Algiers, as well as updates on a prospective Iraq Neighbors [...]	2005-03-30 16:10:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EG IS IZ
05CAIRO2532	CODEL DREIER MARCH 23-25 VISIT TO CAIRO: PRIME [...] (C) In a March 24 meeting with Egyptian Prime Minister Nazif, CODEL Dreier (consisting of Representatives Dreier, Diaz-Balart, Alcee Hastings, Doc Hastings, Gingrey, and Crenshaw) discussed the potential for political and economic reform in Egypt, links between economic development and the f [...]	2005-03-31 14:29:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP EG
05CAIRO2743	EGYPT: EXPLOSION AT CAIRO BAZAAR [...] (SBU) Charge convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at 8:30 p.m. on April 7 after reports of an explosion in the popular Khan al Khalili bazaar near downtown Cairo. An explosion occurred at about 5:45 p.m., causing multiple injuries, including four confirmed AmCit injured, one of whom [...]	2005-04-07 20:39:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC CASC EG
05CAIRO2854	ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO THE U.S. ELICITS [...] (C) Egyptian press and MFA contacts offered tempered reactions to public comments by President Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Sharon following their April 11 Crawford, Texas summit. Worried that the President might offer Sharon political cover for Israeli efforts to consolidate control over [...]	2005-04-12 16:43:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL ASEC EG IS
05CAIRO2877	EGYPT: SMEAR PUTS MUSLIM BROTHERS ON THE DEFENSIVE [...] (C) Enemies of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have seized on an erroneous report as an opportunity to attack the group as duplicitous and disloyal. In early April, Egyptian media began reporting (baseless) rumors that the U.S. and the MB had covertly opened a channel for dialogue and potential cooperat [...]	2005-04-13 16:13:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PREL EG
05CAIRO2897	MOD ADVISOR CLAIMS LIMITED EGYPTIAN MILITARY [...] (C) On April 13, PolOff asked senior MoD advisor MG Fouad Abd al Haleem about the depth of MoD interests in China. (Note: Defense Minister Tantawi visited China in the fall of 2004, the Chinese Defense Minister just concluded a visit to Egypt, the Egyptian Minister of Military Production i [...]	2005-04-14 15:48:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS CH EG
05CAIRO3066	EGYPT PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESULTS AND ACTIVITIES [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-24 05:54:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL OEXC KPAO EG KIIP
05CAIRO3176	PREPARING FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (C) General Abizaid, Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your return visit to Egypt. U.S.-Egyptian military relations have benefited from our strategic reliance on one another for over 25 years. We look forward to your visit as yet another opportunity to reconfirm our common commitment to stabili [...]	2005-04-28 15:36:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MASS EG
05CAIRO3421	EGYPT: NOTES ON THE APRIL 30 CAIRO TERRORIST [...] (C) A clearer picture of the April 30 terrorist attacks in Cairo is beginning to emerge. The two attacks, one a bombing that killed the perpetrator and wounded several foreigners and Egyptians, and the other a bungled shoot-up of a tourist bus, are directly linked: the bus shooters, two women [...]	2005-05-05 16:28:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC EG
05CAIRO3493	CODEL FRIST MAY 4-6 VISIT TO CAIRO: PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian Prime Minister Nazif and Finance Minister Boutros Ghali reviewed for CODEL Frist the GOE's economic reform policies and plans, particularly regarding tariff and income tax cuts. Nazif also described his efforts to use information technology (IT) to boost Egypt's economy, [...]	2005-05-09 16:33:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL ECON EFIN EG
05CAIRO3626	RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN'S FIRST VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (C) The visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin April 26-27 to Cairo, Egypt will be remembered more for its ceremonial and nostalgic aspects than for substantive agreements or strategic re-alignments. Putin and Egyptian President Mubarak released a joint statement after their summit meetin [...]	2005-05-12 13:45:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KNNP ECON EG IS UNSC
05CAIRO3627	PROMINENT REFORM ADVOCATE DISCUSSES CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Shafik Gabr praised the recent amendment to Egypt's presidential election law but said the GOE had done a poor job of explaining it. He hoped a scheduled May 12 news conference by Gamal Mubarak would clear the air. He was impatient with opposition complaints about the amendment [...]	2005-05-12 13:48:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EG
05CAIRO3755	THE GOE AND THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: ANATOMY OF A [...] (C) In recent months, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has adopted both increasingly confrontational street tactics and reform-touting rhetoric (as opposed to its traditional Islamist slogans). As of mid-May, the MB's more aggressive approach, and the GOE's response, has built into what is be [...]	2005-05-17 04:28:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL EG
05CAIRO3793	UNESCO: EGYPT REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ITS [...] While delivering a demarche May 12 seeking Egyptian support for a U.S. candidacy to the International Court of Justice (reftel),MFA Office of Specialized Agencies Second Secretary Sohad Sabry requested from poloff an official reply SIPDIS to Egypt's request for U.S. support of its candidac [...]	2005-05-18 08:56:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EG UNGA UNESCO
05CAIRO3901	MIXED COMMENTARY ON NAZIF VISIT TO WASHINGTON: [...] Headlines: President Mubarak's visit with Libyan leader Moamar Gaddafi and other African leaders to discuss Darfur May 17 - 18 was widely covered, as was Mubarak's May 17 statement encouraging Egyptians to get out and vote on the constitutional amendment referendum on May 25. Mubarak met May [...]	2005-05-23 08:31:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV KPAO EG
05CAIRO4025	CHARGE BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON VISITS OF FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary. The Charge briefed the diplomatic corps May 26 on the visits of Egyptian Prime Minister Nazif to the United States and First Lady Laura Bush to the Middle East. Sharing transcripts of public statements and media interviews related to the two recent visits, the Charge offered hi [...]	2005-05-26 15:24:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EG OVIP
05CAIRO4124	RECENT EMBASSY EFFORTS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY IN [...] (SBU) Embassy Cairo continued in May its robust outreach program to support the expansion of democracy and freedom in Egypt, with a particular focus on international monitors. Activities in May included the visit of the First Lady to Egypt; a grants-signing ceremony for the latest civil socie [...]	2005-06-01 15:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM EG
05CAIRO4221	ERITREAN MILITARY GROUP IN KSA PROPOSED FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-06 11:15:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM SA EG UNHCR
05CAIRO4264	EGYPT: ANOTHER BLOW TO THE GHAD PARTY [...] (C) The Ghad Party, the beleaguered liberal/secular political party founded by Ayman Nour, has suffered another severe setback with the late May resignation of Secretary-General Mona Makram Ebeid. Ebeid, a SIPDIS widely-respected figure, had lent both stature and substance to the fledgling [...]	2005-06-06 16:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO4309	IRAQ CONFERENCE CORE-GROUP PLANNING MEETING IN [...] (C) Steering Group members (U.S., EU, Iraq, Japan, UN, Egypt, and Russia) met in Cairo June 2 to coordinate planning for a June 22 Ministerial meeting on Iraq to be held in Brussels (ref A). The USG delegation, led by Iraq Policy Coordinator Ambassador Richard Jones, held bilateral meetings [...]	2005-06-08 07:53:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON EG IZ RS EUN
05CAIRO4317	IRAQ: ARAB LEAGUE TO ATTEND BRUSSELS MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Arab League Secretariat Chief of Staff Hesham Yousef June 7, urging the SIPDIS Arab League and its members to do as much as possible to support the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG) in the run-up to, and beyond, the June 22 ministerial conference in [...]	2005-06-08 14:33:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID EG IZ
05CAIRO4336	GENERAL WARD'S DISCUSSION WITH OMAR SOLIMAN IN [...] (C) LTG Ward and Omar Soliman, meeting in Cairo June 6, shared views on the need for a clear chain of authority in the revamped security services of the Palestinian Authority (PA). Soliman said Israel's total disengagement from Gaza would enhance trust between Israeli and Palestinian security [...]	2005-06-09 13:46:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ASEC IS EG LTG
05CAIRO4359	EGYPT: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT [...] (C) Madame Secretary, Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit to Egypt and looks forward to the opportunity to advance U.S. interests. Political reform, Egypt's desire for a free trade agreement (FTA),Gaza disengagement, Iraq, and Sudan are likely to be the issues on the top of the agenda [...]	2005-06-09 17:57:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP EG
05CAIRO4360	SUDAN: NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE AND THE [...] (C) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) officials confirmed June 7 that negotiations would commence June 12 in Cairo between the NDA leadership and senior Government of Sudan (GOS) officials. The negotiations will cover political and security issues and are scheduled to be completed by June 18 [...]	2005-06-10 15:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PHUM EG SU ER
05CAIRO4378	BIO INFORMATION ON NEW EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ [...] (C) The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released in late April a list of names of Egyptian diplomats assigned to new postings, including that of Depty Assistant Minister for Eastern Arab Affairs, Dr. Ihab Sherif. At the time, the MFA did not reveal that Sherif was slotted to go to Baghda [...]	2005-06-12 11:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EG IZ IS KBIO
05CAIRO4532	EGYPT: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] a) Claimant A b) 2001 c) In June 2001, the Alexandria Governorate took approximately 6,000 square meters of claimant's land (on which a factory had been built) to widen the adjoining highway. The Governorate's ensuing construction work also damaged a wall and some property. As a re [...]	2005-06-15 15:21:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV EG OPIC
05CAIRO4577	UPDATE ON THE GOE-MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD STAND OFF [...] (U) Government sources quoted in media reports claim that approximately 300 members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB),detained during a large GOE arrest campaign in May (reftels),were released in the week of June 13. The GOE maintains that 349 of the MB members arrested in May remain in custody [...]	2005-06-16 17:23:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL EG
05CAIRO4709	SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT A SUCCESS IN EYES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Rice's visit to Egypt on June 20 and her speech at the American University in Cairo (AUC) led all Egyptian reporting, both in print and on television. Coverage was generally positive, with most commentators applauding what they perceived as a less-aggressive tone bot [...]	2005-06-21 15:59:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EG KPAO OVIP PREL
05CAIRO5000	EGYPT PUBLIC DIPLOMACY RESULTS AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-03 10:00:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL OEXC KPAO EG
05CAIRO5009	SUPPORT FOR IRAQI RESISTANCE; PRAISE FOR IRANIAN [...] Summary: Reacting to the President's speech at Fort Bragg, Egyptian newspapers criticized U.S. policy in Iraq and accused the U.S. of falsely portraying the situation there. One editorial said resistance was the only reaction to the U.S. imperialist march. The Iranian elections provided muc [...]	2005-07-03 13:04:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO EG

05CAIRO5058	MFA MYSTIFIED BY AMBASSADOR IHAB SHERIF'S [...] (C) Alaa Al-Hadidi of the Foreign Minister's Cabinet told poloff that, as of July 5, the GOE still had no firm clues as to the location of kidnapped Ambassador Ihab Sherif, who was heading Egypt's mission in Baghdad. Al-Hadidi further confirmed that no group has claimed responsibility. He did [...]	2005-07-05 15:54:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER EG IZ
05CAIRO5194	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Zoellick, Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes you to Egypt and believes your visit comes at a particularly significant moment for reform in Egypt. You will be able to review a number of important internal and regional developments, discussed below, since the S visit, in your me [...]	2005-07-07 17:27:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO5210	EGYPT'S MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: INTERNAL COUP REPORTS, [...] (C) There have been numerous reports in early July that Mahdy Akef, the Supreme Guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB),has been sidelined by an internal coup. Akef, and his alleged successor, Deputy Supreme Guide Mohammed Habib, have denied the reports, but their denials have yet to douse t [...]	2005-07-10 14:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PHUM EG
05CAIRO5447	DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 13, 2005 MEETING [...] (U) July 13, 2005; 2:30 p.m.; Cairo, Egypt 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Charge d'Affaires Michael Corbin PDAS Elizabeth Cheney Deputy Spokesman J. Adam Ereli D Executive Assistant Ross Wilson D Special Assistant Eugenia Sidereas Ian McCary (Embassy Cairo Notetaker) [...]	2005-07-17 14:37:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG OVIP
05CAIRO5473	TERRORISM: EGYPTIAN MEDIA THEMES, [...] Summary: The Egyptian media continued to comment on the murder of Egyptian envoy to Iraq Ehab Al-Sharif and the London bombings. Some commentators blamed "western double standards" for terrorism. Others pointed towards corruption and "a lack of democracy" as the cause. Some commentators q [...]	2005-07-18 14:43:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC UK IZ IS EG
05CAIRO5521	DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 14, 2005 MEETING [...] (U) Date, time and place: July 14, 2005, 11:45 a.m., Alexandria, Egypt. 2. (U) Participants: U.S.: ----- The Deputy Secretary Charge Michael Corbin NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli D Executive Assistant Ross Wilson Embassy notetaker Egypt: ------ Presiden [...]	2005-07-19 14:21:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL OVIP EG IS IZ LE SU
05CAIRO5524	VISIT OF NEA PDAS CHENEY: PM NAZIF REVIEWS U.S. [...] (C) NEA PDAS Liz Cheney met with PM Nazif, Minister of Trade Rashid Rashid and Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin June 30th for almost an hour at Nazif,s office in the "Smart Village" outside Cairo. Cheney urged a more proactive GOE role on direct USG assistance to NGOs in Egypt in the [...]	2005-07-19 15:00:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG OVIP
05CAIRO5544	DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 13, 2005 MEETING [...] (U) July 13, 2005; 12:30 p.m.; Cairo, Egypt. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Charge Michael Corbin NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli D Executive Assistant Ross Wilson ORA Chief Embassy notetaker Egypt ----- Egyptian General Intelligenc [...]	2005-07-20 12:13:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP KPAL SY LE IS IZ EG
05CAIRO5547	DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S JULY 13 MEETING WITH [...] (U) June 13, 2005; 3:45 p.m.; Cairo, Egypt. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Charge Michael Corbin NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli D Executive Assistant Ross Wilson Embassy notetaker Egypt ----- Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit Chief [...]	2005-07-20 13:06:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP KPAL IS IZ EG
05CAIRO5553	FY06 "RP: Foreign Policy Decision Making [...] In addition to already nominated Mr. Gamal Ismail Abd El Aziz Hassan SHAHIN, Journalist, at Al Sharq Al Awsat Newspaper, post also nominates Mr Alaa El Din Kamal Mohamed SABET, journalist, Al Ahram Al Messaie Newspaper, for participation in subject RP. 2. FOLLOWING IS FULL EVDB AND SEVIS [...]	2005-07-20 14:49:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO EG
05CAIRO5591	JULY 18 MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S INSTITUTIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Charge chaired the July 18 meeting of the Embassy's Institutions of Democracy Working Group (IDWG),which was attended by the USAID Director, USAID Democracy and Governance (D & G) staff, PAO, ECPO Counselor, and ECPO staff. The meeting included discussion on facilitati [...]	2005-07-21 16:19:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM KMPI PGOV PREL EG
05CAIRO5743	CHARGE DISCUSSES RADIO SAWA AND FOREIGN [...] (C) Charge and PAC met with Information Minister Anas Al Fekki on July 26 to urge that GOE allow Radio Sawa to create a broadcast facility in Egypt and to relay the complaint from foreign correspondents stationed here that they lack on-the-record access to GOE officials. The Minister agreed to meet [...]	2005-07-26 16:25:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO OPRC EG
05CAIRO5757	SPEAKING WITH MUSLIM LEADERS ABOUT TERRORIST ACTS [...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes the Department's initiative outlined in ref A. The Embassy has a strong record of engagement and contacts with influential Islamic leaders in Egypt but agrees more can and should be done. Key leaders like Sheikh Tantawi are generally allies in the struggle a [...]	2005-07-27 13:49:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PTER KPAO EG
05CAIRO5814	SENIOR EDITOR PRAISES PRESIDENT BUSH'S SIGNING [...] (U) The new editor-in-chief of the very influential pro-government news weekly Al Ahram Al Arabi (circulation: 80,000) had high praise for President Bush's signing the condolence book for victims of the Sharm bombings, at the Egyptian Embassy. (A color photograph of the same appeared on the [...]	2005-07-28 11:58:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC EG
05CAIRO5860	EGYPTIAN TRADE MINISTER JUSTIFIES EXPANSION OF QIZ [...] (C) During Charge's July 28 courtesy call on Minister of Trade and Industry Rachid, the Minister raised the issue of expanding Egypt's Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZs). Rachid noted that he had sent Deputy Secretary Zoellick a letter detailing the need for expansion (text of letter below),[...]	2005-07-31 16:00:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL ECON EG USTR QIZ
05CAIRO6010	CODEL KING'S MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN INTERIOR [...] (C) In their August 4 meeting with Interior Minister El Adly, CODEL King discussed the desire for deeper cooperation with Egypt on counterterrorism, Egypt's upcoming elections and associated political demonstrations, the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, Egypt's proposed anti-terrorism legislation [...]	2005-08-04 16:23:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EG
05CAIRO6370	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES WOO THE RELIGIOUS VOTE [...] (C) As the presidential candidates jockey for votes, religion is playing a prominent role. Cairo salons are abuzz with rumors that the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) appears to be considering overtures from the NDP, the Ghad, and the Wafd parties. The MB leadership has not yet said if it will sup [...]	2005-08-18 12:58:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI KISL KDEM EG
05CAIRO6577	VISIT OF NEA ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH: MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER NAZIF [...] (C) NEA Assistant Secretary Welch met with Egyptian Prime Minister Nazif on August 18 to discuss bilateral and regional issues. Welch pointed out that the U.S. had delivered on its promise of greater engagement on the peace process and would engage further as both sides made progress. The internati [...]	2005-08-25 14:24:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID ETRD EG
05CAIRO6654	EGYPT'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, UPDATE #3 [...] (C) As Egypt's first campaign for the direct election of the president heads into its final week, the political landscape remains largely unchanged. There are no indications that the NDP's lock on political power is easing. Neither of President Mubarak's two leading challengers is making m [...]	2005-08-29 15:04:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO6673	PRESSING THE ARAB LEAGUE TO SUPPORT IRAQI [...] (C) Arab League Secretary General Amre Moussa has so far been marginally helpful on building political support for Iraq's new constitution, despite USG and British requests for his assistance in reaching out to key Iraq Sunni figures. In public, so far, Moussa has focused his attention on dra [...]	2005-08-30 10:12:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG IZ
05CAIRO6703	THE NEW CABINET ONE YEAR LATER: REFORMS AND [...] (C) One year after the cabinet shuffle that placed Ahmed Nazif and other economic reformers into significant ministerial positions, President Mubarak (and in the background, his son Gamal) have gained strength from the concrete results of the economic reform agenda. Overcoming skepticism fro [...]	2005-08-31 13:07:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR EAID EG ECON PGOV USTR
05CAIRO6877	VISIT OF CODEL DAVIS TO EGYPT, SEPTEMBER 2-5: [...] (C) Prime Minister Nazif told visiting members of Congress that Egypt's September 7 presidential elections represent major milestone in Egypt's democratic development. He said that the GOE could not overrule the independent electoral commission's decision to bar outside observers from the pol [...]	2005-09-06 08:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV EG IS KPAL KWBG IZ OREP
05CAIRO6908	EGYPT'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN: UPDATE #5--FINAL [...] (C) The official campaign period for Egypt's first presidential election, which began on August 17, closed on September 4. The final few days witnessed a flurry of last minute campaigning by the leading candidates, as well as a growing storm of legal controversy. President Mubarak, Ayman N [...]	2005-09-06 14:30:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO6991	DOMESTIC MONITORS ISSUE PRELIMINARY FINDINGS [...] (C) Several Egyptian civil society groups which observed the September 7 election have issued preliminary findings. Although the election results have not yet been announced--and will likely remain unknown until Saturday at the earliest--the domestic monitors are wasting no time in criticizi [...]	2005-09-08 15:53:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO6992	AMBASSADOR AND U.S. PARTY INSTITUTES ASSESS [...] (C) In a September 8 lunch hosted by the Ambassador, leaders of the assessment teams deployed by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) gave a soberly optimistic assessment of the September 7 presidential election and discussed next steps. Toge [...]	2005-09-08 15:57:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO7047	ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo September 8 to discuss Iraq, Palestine, terrorism, and other key topics ahead of the UN General Assembly and a possible Arab emergency summit. Responding to forceful Iraqi criticism, ministers agreed to a Saudi proposal to create a task force to energi [...]	2005-09-12 10:13:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL PHUM EG IS IZ MEPN ICRC
05CAIRO7088	ARAB LEAGUE RESOLUTIONS: IRAQ, PALESTINE, [...] The following are unofficial embassy translations of Arab League resolutions on Terrorism, Palestine, Iraq, and the Third Protocol/Magen David Adom issue, approved by Arab Foreign Ministers during their meeting in Cairo on September 8. The documents were obtained in draft format but have re [...]	2005-09-12 15:07:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAL EAID PTER EG IZ IS ICRC
05CAIRO7113	(C) SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S SEPTEMBER [...] (C) General Abizaid, Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your return visit to Egypt. Your visit for the Bright Star exercise will reaffirm the strength of the U.S.-GOE bilateral relationship and our common commitment to regional stability. I look forward to discussing with you recent internal po [...]	2005-09-13 10:05:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL MOPS MASS KPAL EG IS OVIP
05CAIRO7369	THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) The Ambassador had an introductory meeting with Egyptian Minister of Investment Mahmoud Mohieldin on September 14. The Ambassador noted the positive progress on reform signaled by the recent presidential election, but noted concerns about heavy-handedness by the NDP. He suggested ways t [...]	2005-09-22 10:14:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EG
05CAIRO7450	AL-GHAD PARTY PUBLIC MELTDOWN CONTINUES: EGYPTIAN [...] Summary: Public infighting among members of opposition Al-Ghad Party continued, with two members engaged in a shouting match on a popular satellite TV program on September 20. The same day, Al-Ghad Party leader Ayman Nour appeared on another TV program to accuse the government of trying to [...]	2005-09-27 07:46:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER KPAO KMDR OPRC IZ GZ IS EG
05CAIRO7549	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO EGYPT OF IRAQ POLICY [...] (C) Ambassador Jeffrey, we are looking forward to hosting you and your delegation here in Cairo to pursue the first phase of your Arab outreach strategy on Iraq. Your visit provides an opportunity to consult with the GOE on Iraq at a critical time. We believe you should use your visit to en [...]	2005-09-29 14:31:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EG IZ OVIP
05CAIRO7552	EGYPT PREPARING FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) Government of Egypt officials share our concerns regarding avian influenza (AI). The GOE's close co-operation with Cairo's U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-3) has positioned it for effective surveillance of AI, though the system has some limitations. However, the political will [...]	2005-09-30 12:23:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL SOCI WHO KSTH
05CAIRO761	EGYPT: UPDATE ON THE ARREST OF OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) The Embassy has raised strong USG concerns about the arrest and detention of opposition party leader Ayman Nour (reftels) with a variety of GOE contacts at both senior and working levels. Reactions have ranged from mute to mildly defensive. The Embassy has also been working with Chiefs of [...]	2005-02-01 15:19:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO7725	VISIT OF AMBASSADOR JEFFREY: EGYPTIAN REACTION TO ARAB OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-05 08:59:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	EAID ECON EG IZ MOPS OVIP PGOV PREL PTER SY
05CAIRO7783	PDAS ELIZABETH CHENEY'S MEETINGS WITH EGYPTIAN [...] (C) During their September 27-30 visit to Cairo, NEA PDAS Cheney and DAS Scott Carpenter met with the leadership of Egypt's two strongest opposition political parties, the Wafd and the Ghad. From both, they heard strong complaints about the way the GOE and the ruling National Democratic Party [...]	2005-10-11 10:13:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG OVIP
05CAIRO7792	COMBATING EXTREMISM: STREET-LEVEL COMPETITION IN [...] SUMMARY: The USG, GOE, and a wide range of non- governmental organizations in Egypt are vigorously engaged in efforts to combat extremism. In response to reftel request, this message describes efforts in Egypt to reduce the sources of extremism, counter extremism in the media, create a poli [...]	2005-10-11 14:38:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI PTER
05CAIRO7937	HELPING REBUILD EGYPTIAN-IRAQI POLITICAL RELATIONS [...] (C) In recent discussions with the Ambassador, senior GOE and GOI interlocutors have expressed a willingness to engage more robustly and productively with their Iraqi counterparts in a number of specific areas. Post strongly endorses taking prompt advantage of this opening to help repair frac [...]	2005-10-16 12:54:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS ECON PTER EG IZ
05CAIRO7987	CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM TENSIONS FLARE IN ALEXANDRIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Coptic-Muslim tensions erupted in Alexandria October 14 as local Muslims protested the performance -- and DVD distribution -- of a controversial play by Copts, which the protestors deemed offensive to Islam. Large, angry crowds surrounded the St. George Coptic Orthodox churc [...]	2005-10-17 14:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF EG
05CAIRO8024	ACADEMIC YEAR 2006/2007 FULBRIGHT EGYPTIAN [...] CECEUS/E received 147 applications from Cairo-based and regional universities, government and private organizations, for academic year 2006/2007 Egyptian Student Program (5 in accounting, 6 in archeology, 31 in fine and performing arts, 6 in business administration, 1 in computer supervision, [...]	2005-10-18 12:15:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL
05CAIRO8164	STAFFDEL ZWEIG DISCUSSES REFORM, GAZA, AND FMF [...] (C) Summary: Staffdel Zweig held meetings on political reform, Gaza disengagement, and Foreign Military Funding (FMF) during its October 13-14 visit to Cairo. The delegation, consisting of Matthew Zweig and David Adams of the House International Relations Committee, also received a briefin [...]	2005-10-24 13:27:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAL EG IS
05CAIRO8188	LEADING CIVIL SOCIETY GROUP COMPLAINS OF GOE [...] (C) Summary: An October 22-23 meeting in Alexandria of non-governmental democracy activists organized by the Cairo-based Ibn Khaldun Center (IKC) was disrupted by several audience members protesting the presence of foreigners, including U.S. and European NGO representatives. The disruption [...]	2005-10-25 14:24:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM EG
05CAIRO8421	TALKING REFORM: EMBASSY CAIRO ORGANIZES IFTAR [...] Summary: As part of ongoing efforts to support and encourage reform in Egypt, post funded and organized a series of iftar seminars during Ramadan. PA worked with members of the Al-Ahram Regional Press Institute to arrange three iftars from October 19 to October 30. The iftar seminars took [...]	2005-11-02 14:09:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON KPAO OPRC EG
05CAIRO8873	SETTING THE SCENE FOR THE 2005 U.S.- EGYPT MCC [...] (C) The U.S. - Egyptian military partnership represents the foundation of our broader strategic relationship. Although both nations benefit from the relationship, we occasionally differ in the strategies we adopt to achieve our shared goals. Egypt is committed to strengthening our ties, and [...]	2005-11-23 14:08:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MOPS KDEM KPAL IS IZ EG
05CAIRO8917	EGYPTIAN PRIME MINISTER URGES FTA ANNOUNCEMENT TO [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Nazif convoked the Ambassador on November 27 to make a strong plea for an FTA announcement during this week's TIFA Council meeting in Washington. Citing President Bush's promise to take "positive steps" by the end of the year, Nazif stressed that the GOE has demo [...]	2005-11-28 14:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EG
05CAIRO9053	EGYPT: OPPOSITION LEADER NOUR REMANDED TO CUSTODY [...] (C) Judge Adel Abdel Salam Gom'a ordered opposition leader Ayman Nour remanded to custody on December 5 until a December 10 hearing. Amir Salim, Nour's lead defense attorney, told the media he presumed the detention order was a prequel to a conviction and prison sentence. In late November mee [...]	2005-12-06 06:23:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CAIRO9071	Media Themes In Egypt, November 28 December 4: [...] Summary: As Egypt entered the turbulent third round of its parliamentary elections, commentators discussed the violence that marred them, as well as the significance of the continued gains of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB). Some "lack of civic awareness" was seen as a contributing to success of [...]	2005-12-06 12:08:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KMDR OPRC AL EG
05CAIRO9134	MUBARAK REBUFFS DECEMBER 6 AL SHARA'A PLEAS [...] (C) President Mubarak met with Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al Shara'a in Cairo on December 6. Presidential Advisor Soliman Awad gave the DCM a readout of the meeting on December 7. Awad said that Al Shara'a asked Mubarak to mediate for Syria with Chirac and the President and to recruit [...]	2005-12-07 17:23:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY LE EG
05CAIRO9249	ASD RODMAN DISCUSSES FMF, REGIONAL AFFAIRS, AND [...] (C) Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi and Assistant Secretary of Defense Rodman discussed the vulnerability of Egypt's Foreign Military Financing (FMF),regional affairs, and internal politics during their December 1 meeting, held while Mr. Rodman was in Cairo for the annual Military [...]	2005-12-13 10:41:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAL EAID IS IZ SY EG
05CAIRO9252	DEFENSE CHIEF OF STAFF OFFERS REGIONAL OVERVIEW [...] (C) Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces LTG Samy Enan and Assistant Secretary of Defense Rodman discussed MoD's image in Washington D.C., regional affairs, foreign military financing, direct commercial contracts, and political release of new systems during their November 30 meeting during the [...]	2005-12-13 12:12:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KPAL PTER IS SY EG IG
05CAIRO9263	SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO EGYPT [...] (C) Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit to Egypt, which comes at a critical time not only in our relations, but also in Egyptian history: the slow sunset of a quarter century of benevolent but authoritarian rule. At 77, beginning his fifth Presidential term, Hosni Mubarak is the indispe [...]	2005-12-13 15:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD KPAL PHUM EAID KDEM IS IZ SY EG
05CAIRO9293	EGYPT TELLS EB/CBA MERMOUD IT'S "OPEN FOR BUSINESS" [...] (SBU) During his meetings with a large sampling of Egypt's political and business leaders, EB/CBA Frank Mermoud heard that while Egypt is "open for business" due to positive policy reforms, significant challenges to business development remain. Expanding outreach to Egypt's ICT sector and enc [...]	2005-12-15 08:23:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINV CVIS EG
05CAIRO9380	AMERICAN IMAM CAMPAIGNS FOR TOLERANCE, [...] SUMMARY: American Imam Mohammed Bashar Arafat engaged religious scholars, students, journalists, and media audiences across the Arab world with his message of tolerance and hope during a visit to Egypt Dec. 1-13. In purposeful, persuasive Arabic cadences, Bashar preached respect for Christi [...]	2005-12-20 14:16:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP KIRF EG
05CAIRO9388	American Author Promotes Dynamic View of US [...] SUMMARY: American foreign policy expert Walter Russell Mead engaged Egyptian audiences with his dynamic vision of U.S. foreign policy during three days of lectures, roundtable discussions, and media interviews November 27-29. Meads visit coincided with the Embassys release of the Arabic tra [...]	2005-12-21 06:38:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP EG
05CAIRO9467	VERDICT ANTICIPATED IN OPPOSITION LEADER AYMAN [...] (C) We expect that the December 24 session of opposition leader Ayman Nour's forgery trial will result in a conviction and harsh prison sentence, as Ayman Nour's family and defense team anticipate. Nour, a diabetic, is reportedly maintaining his hunger strike and remains in Torah Prison's infi [...]	2005-12-22 15:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM EG
05CAIRO9486	BROTHERHOOD RISING IN ALEXANDRIA [...] (U) This cable was prepared by the American Presence Post Alexandria. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The strong showing of Muslim Brotherhood candidates from Alexandria has provoked speculation that the group may see Egypt's second city as a launching point for broader political gains, [...]	2005-12-26 12:51:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL KDEM EG
05CAIRO9545	AYMAN NOUR CASE: THE POST-CONVICTION STAGE [...] (C) Reactions in the Egyptian media to the December 24 conviction and sentencing of opposition leader Ayman Nour on criminal forgery charges have been low key, with a few exceptions. The broader public reaction is more difficult to gauge. Many appear to believe that the case against Nour was [...]	2005-12-28 16:16:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
05CALCUTTA18	ARUNACHAL PRADESH: ISOLATED TRIBAL STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Geographic isolation, historical misfortune and deliberate choice combine to make the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh India's most isolated and among it least developed. As home to 26 major tribal groups, Arunachal is something of an anthropologist's dream, but a politic [...]	2005-01-18 09:17:00	Consulate Kolkata	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI ECON ENRG PBTS PREF CH IN
05CALCUTTA246	INDIA'S NORTHEAST MILITANCY: AN OVERVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable provides an overview of the "alphabet soup" of ethnic insurgencies that have plagued India's Northeast throughout its history. The first three paragraphs provide a broad overview of the factors that have spawned these conflicts and should be of general interest to Ind [...]	2005-07-06 18:02:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PTER PGOV PREL SOCI IN
05CALCUTTA330	WEST BENGAL COMMUNIST PARTY LEADER EXPRESSES PRO-CAPITALIST [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 6, CG met State Secretary of the Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPM) and Politburo and Central Committee member Anil Biswas. While focusing on the need for industrialization in West Bengal, Biswas said that foreign direct investment (FDI) is welcome from any co [...]	2005-09-16 09:38:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV IN BG NP
05CALCUTTA372	ETHNIC VIOLENCE FLARES IN ASSAM [...] (U) Summary: Between September 26 and October 18, ethnic violence in the Karbi Anglong district of the Northeast Indian state of Assam claimed 73 lives. Conflict over territorial control and retaliation between the insurgent groups of the Karbi and Dimasa tribals has instigated the bloodbath. [...]	2005-10-19 08:50:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KRIM CASC SOCI IN ASEC
05CALCUTTA97	INDIAN COMMUNISTS EMBRACE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' March 5-6 visit to Calcutta provided West Bengal's Communist government an opportunity to show the world that the Left is still relevant - even if that relevance was expressed mostly through shopworn anti-imperialist sloganeering. Chavez appeared to [...]	2005-03-09 09:37:00	Consulate Kolkata	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EPET VE IN
05CALGARY577	MEXICAN PRESIDENT DRUMS UP OILPATCH INVESTMENT DURING [...] (SBU) Calgary was the first stop on Mexican President Vicente Fox's whirlwind tour of Western Canada on Thursday, September 29th. The trip was designed to "strengthen commercial, political and educational ties between Western Canada and Mexico". During his one-day visit to Calgary, President [...]	2005-10-03 23:15:00	Consulate Calgary	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV XM CA
05CANBERRA1423	AUSTRALIA: LONDON BOMBINGS PROMPT CT SUMMITS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The July London bombings have prompted Australia to conduct a national, government-wide counterterrorism review to assess Australia's capacity to respond to a terrorist attack. PM John Howard will meet with state and territory leaders in late September at a national counterterr [...]	2005-08-22 08:17:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINR AS
05CANBERRA1433	GOA AND UNIONS TAKE THEIR FIGHT TO THE ILO [...] (SBU) Australia's union leaders have gone overseas to seek guidance from their counterparts in the U.S. and elsewhere to strengthen their campaign against the Howard Government's proposed labor law reforms. The Government of Australia (GOA),meanwhile, has restarted its regional labor diploma [...]	2005-08-24 22:19:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB KTDB AS
05CANBERRA1453	AFGHAN FM VISITS AUSTRALIA: GOA MOVING TOWARD [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Australia strongly supports the process of bringing stability and democracy to Afghanistan. During his August 17-20 visit to open the new Afghan embassy in Canberra, Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah lobbied GOA offic [...]	2005-08-29 06:51:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR ASEC EAID XD AF NL AS
05CANBERRA1461	AUSTRALIA-PHILIPPINES MINISTERIAL FURTHERS CT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The inaugural Australia-Philippines Ministerial Meeting (APMM),held in Canberra August 11-12, focused on security issues, in particular strengthening joint efforts by Australia and the Philippines to combat the terrorist threat in the region. The two governments agreed to star [...]	2005-08-30 06:41:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AS RP
05CANBERRA1471	SINGAPORE-AUSTRALIA MINISTERIAL HIGHLIGHTS DEPTH [...] (C) Summary: Australian and Singaporean foreign, defense, and trade ministers exchanged views on security issues, counterterrorism, East Asian regional architecture, defense cooperation, and economic integration during the fifth biennial Singapore-Australia Joint Ministerial Committee (SAJMC [...]	2005-08-31 08:25:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD EINV EAIR MARR MOPS ECPS AS SN
05CANBERRA341	NPT ENVOY AMBASSADOR SANDERS CONSULTS ON NPT [...] (C) SUMMARY: During February 10 consultations at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in Canberra on preparations for the May 2005 Review Conference (RevCon) on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT),Ambassador Jackie Sanders, Special Representative of th [...]	2005-02-22 08:06:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP AORC PARM AS IR IAEA
05CANBERRA386	AUSTRALIA'S FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Australia remains a destination country for Southeast Asian women trafficked for prostitution. Many of these women travel to Australia voluntarily to work in both legal and illegal brothels but can be deceived or coerced into debt bondage or sexual servitude. The Government [...]	2005-03-02 01:18:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB PREF KFRD ASEC AS
05CANBERRA576	AUSTRALIA-INDIA BILATERALS: INDIA'S UNSC BID AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) hosted a Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and a strategic dialogue with India March 7-8. The SOM's principal topics were the promotion of bilateral economic ties and Australian support for India's bid for permanent UNS [...]	2005-03-24 04:53:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PINR KNNP ETTC ETRD ENRG AS IN UNSC
05CANBERRA865	AUSTRALIA PULLS POLICE FROM PNG: ECP IN DANGER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 16 the GOA decided to withdraw Australian Federal Police (AFP) forces deployed in Papua New Guinea (PNG) as a result of the May 13 ruling by PNG's Supreme Court which overruled the legal immunity given to Australian police and bureaucrats under the Enhanced Cooperation Pr [...]	2005-05-19 00:42:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID AS PP
05CANBERRA879	AUSTRALIA: EAP A/S HILL'S DFAT ROUNDTABLE, SESSION [...] (C) In a May 17 roundtable attended by senior Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) officials, DFAT Deputy Secretary Geoff Raby told EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill that Australia supports the U.S. approach to the DPRK nuclear problem and would continue to conv [...]	2005-05-23 23:27:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MARR AS CH TW ID TT ARF APEC NK SK
05CANBERRA882	EAP A/S HILL'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (S) EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill told Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Secretary Michael L'Estrange on May 17 that there was a SIPDIS growing sense of urgency in Washington about the DPRK's nuclear program. L'Estrange agreed that the current state of [...]	2005-05-24 04:24:00	Embassy Canberra	SECRET	PREL MNUC AS KN CH KS JA ID ARF
05CANBERRA944	UNIONS/ALP SEEK TO BLOCK GOA LABOR LAW REFORMS [...] (SBU) The Government of Australia on May 26 announced a major reform of laws governing industrial relations. If passed, the reform package would dramatically reduce the bureaucratic hurdles that currently characterize how Australian workers are hired, fired, and paid. The GOA expects that in [...]	2005-06-01 06:45:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ELAB ECON KTDB AS
05CARACAS1038	CHAVEZ DECREES FORMATION OF MILITARY RESERVES [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez made official his plans to increase military reserves and call up a civilian militia with two decrees published April 4. On his "Alo Presidente" program April 3, Chavez said the new military reserves will number more than 1.5 million and the rest of the [...]	2005-04-11 18:52:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR VE
05CARACAS1047	SEN. COLEMAN MEETS WITH POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) visited Venezuela on April 1-3, 2005 and held talks with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, business and religious leaders, and representatives of the country's opposition legislators. President Chavez, according to the Senator was gracious and spoke of trying to [...]	2005-04-11 20:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS1049	NDI AND IRI WORK TO STRENGTHEN POLITICAL PARTIES [...] The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) are in a strong position to facilitate the renovation/transformation of Venezuela's political parties, building on the Qationships developed with party membership over the past year, and the institutiona [...]	2005-04-11 20:20:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE
05CARACAS1105	CHAVEZ: MAKING FRIENDS AND INFLUENCING PEOPLE [...] (C) One of President Hugo Chavez's principal mechanisms for influencing regional leaders have been international conferences such as the Bolivarian People's Congresses, a push to spread his ideology and influence through a conference similar to Cuba's Tri-Continental Congress in the 1960's. M [...]	2005-04-15 18:36:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM VE
05CARACAS1205	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ANZOATEGUI STATE [...] (C) The Ambassador's trip to Anzoategui State March 8-9 concentrated on the Barcelona/Puerto La Cruz area and the Jose industrial complex - a multi-billion dollar US investment. The objectives were to emphasize the importance of the US-Venezuelan oil relationship, to get a better sense of the [...]	2005-04-22 18:06:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON VE ENGY
05CARACAS1283	VENEZUELA: THE MILITARY IN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) At least 180 military officers, both active and retired, currently occupy positions in the Venezuelan government. Some estimates range higher, but this figure reflects Embassy's specific information at this time. Seventy-nine of the 179 are/were in the Army (44%),25 the Navy (14%),25 [...]	2005-04-28 11:48:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR KDEM VE
05CARACAS1285	VENEZUELAN LEGISLATIVE AGENDA: SO MUCH TO DO, AND [...] (C) The Venezuelan National Assembly plans to pass a number of important laws before the summer recess August 15, according to Movimiento Quinta Republica Deputy Calixto Ortega. Ortega and other deputies cited the National Police Law, the Organized Crime Law, and the Drug Law as priorities [...]	2005-04-28 19:33:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VE
05CARACAS1359	CHAVEZ VISIT TO HAVANA LEAVES PLETHORA OF ECONOMIC [...] (C) In Havana April 28, Presidents Hugo Chavez of Venezuela and Fidel Castro of Cuba signed a series of economic agreements which will assertively strengthen trade between the two countries. In addition to sending USD 412 million of various products duty free to Cuba, Venezuela will also incr [...]	2005-05-04 17:09:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV VE
05CARACAS1485	CHAVEZ'S BRIEF CHARM OFFENSIVE [...] (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaking May 4 and Vice-President Jose Vincente Rangel speaking May 2 each made statements calling for a "constructive" relationship with the U.S. Rangel spoke in response to Brazilian President Luiz Lula de Silva's April 29 call for better U.S.-Venezuelan [...]	2005-05-12 20:02:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VE
05CARACAS150	VENEZUELA: CODEL DODD MEETS BUSINESS, POLITICAL [...] (C) CODEL Dodd met January 9 with Venezuelan business leaders who noted their concern with increased GOV involvement in the private sector and recommended the USG emphasize multilateral cooperation in dealing with President Hugo Chavez. Meeting with the National Assembly leadership, the CODE [...]	2005-01-18 19:50:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON OVIP VE
05CARACAS151	CODEL DODD MEETS AN EFFUSIVE CHAVEZ [...] (C) Reversing course, on short notice President Hugo Chavez decided to meet with Senators Dodd, Chafee and Nelson and the Ambassador at Miraflores palace on January 10. An effusive and gregarious Chavez explained his commitment to Venezuela's poor and said his land reform plans were only part [...]	2005-01-18 19:52:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP KDEM VE
05CARACAS1635	GOV HOLDS TIPS HEARING IN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY [...] (C) At the behest of Venezuelan Ambassador to the U.S. Bernardo Alvarez, National Assembly Foreign Relations Committee president Saul Ortega (MVR),convened a hearing May 25 on organized crime, particularly trafficking in persons. In addition to poloffs, three National Assembly deputies and so [...]	2005-05-31 22:03:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN VE
05CARACAS165	GRANDA AFFAIR CAUSES TRADE JITTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 14, in a speech to the Venezuelan National Assembly, President Chavez announced that he was suspending trade ties with Colombia as a result of the alleged kidnapping of FARC "Foreign Minister" Rodrigo Granda. In the aftermath of this announcement, banks and companies w [...]	2005-01-19 17:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV VE
05CARACAS1673	AMBASSADOR VISITS MIRANDA STATE [...] The Ambassador's visit to the central northern coastal state of Miranda on April 20, 2005 included meetings with the Governor, the Dean of the Andres Bello Catholic University, the Electricity Plant of Caracas, as well as a USAID funded NGO. Miranda is the state in which the nation's capital, [...]	2005-06-03 19:13:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG EAID VE
05CARACAS1703	MEDIA PLAY 6/1-7: BUSH-MACHADO (SUMATE) MEETING [...] The May 31 meeting between Maria Corina Machado, the director of Venezuelan pro-democracy NGO SUMATE and President Bush has created outraged reactions from Chavez supporters. Comments made by senior government officials claim Machado is trying to garner support from the U.S. in preparation for [...]	2005-06-06 20:45:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC PGOV PREL VE
05CARACAS1807	CHINA'S INCREASING COMMERCIAL TIES WITH VENEZUELA [...] (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has identified China as an alternative commercial partner to the "imperialistic" United States and has moved aggressively to cultivate Sino-Venezuelan relations. Recent state visits between the two countries have yielded dozens of agreements; however, mos [...]	2005-06-14 19:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ENRG ECPS CH VE
05CARACAS1829	GOV DOGGED BY REPORTS OF MILITARY DISSENSION [...] (C) Summary: The Venezuelan Armed Forces' operations against illegal armed groups on the Colombian border begun after a Venezuelan soldier died in a May 17 shoot-out with irregular troops have not yet abated despite some internal disagreements over the new policy, accusations of human righ [...]	2005-06-16 17:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PHUM VE
05CARACAS1842	FREEDOM HOUSE WORKING WITH VENEZUELA HUMAN RIGHTS [...] USAID Venezuela entered into a cooperative agreement with the US-based human rights organization Freedom House in September 2004. Through this project, Freedom House is increasing the capacity of Venezuelan human rights defenders to document and report on the human rights situation in Venezue [...]	2005-06-17 21:24:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE
05CARACAS1866	MORE ALLEGED INFIGHTING IN THE VENEZUELAN MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez fired the National Guard General in Bolivar State for corruption June 3 and replaced the National Guard Regional Command June 7 with Army personnel from the Fifth Infantry Division. Opposition media sources have alleged other National Guard unit [...]	2005-06-21 15:01:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR VE
05CARACAS1867	AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO ZULIA STATE - JUNE 3-5 [...] (U) The Ambassador's trip to Zulia State June 3-5 concentrated on the Maracaibo area. The trip marks the Ambassador's second trip to the region since October 2004. The Ambassador met again with the mayors of Maracaibo and San Francisco, as well as state's Governor. He also met with local busin [...]	2005-06-21 15:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON VE ENGY
05CARACAS195	HOW LOW MUST IT GO? OIL REVENUES AND CHAVEZ'S [...] (C) Key to President Chavez's political success thus far has been his expansive fiscal policy, in which large sums, only partially accounted for in budgeting procedures, are provided to pay for popular social "missions" in education, health care, and job creation, and for (promised) big-ticke [...]	2005-01-21 19:23:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EFIN ENRG VE
05CARACAS1951	THE HEIGHTS OF THE VENEZUELAN ANDES - AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) During a visit to the Venezuelan state of Merida on June 9 and 10, the Ambassador met with the governor, a close ally of President Hugo Chavez. This was the first time a pro-GOV governor has agreed to meet with him in 2005. The conversation was cordial, with the Governor offering to help [...]	2005-06-27 19:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF VE
05CARACAS20	CHAVEZ: CHINA MY OLD FRIEND [...] (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited China from December 21-26 and met with Chinese President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao, ex-president Jiang Zemin, and other senior GOC and business officials. Chavez claimed that Venezuela has become the number one destination for Chinese investmen [...]	2005-01-05 14:36:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS219	CHAVEZ IN 2005 -- SCANT POLITICAL OPPOSITION [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is unlikely to face significant political opposition in 2005. The opposition political parties are in a re-building phase after being smashed in last year's presidential recall vote. Civil society groups which railed against the President until recently a [...]	2005-01-25 12:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS2206	CARDINAL'S COMMENTS DRAW CHAVEZ'S IRE [...] (C) Retired Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara called the GOV a dictatorship and elections a farce in an interview published July 17, prompting President Hugo Chavez to call the prelate a bandit, coupster, devil, and a hypocrite on his Alo Presidente broadcast later that same day. Church and oppo [...]	2005-07-22 18:35:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL VE
05CARACAS2228	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO LARA STATE [...] (C) The Ambassador visited Barquisimeto in Lara state 14-15 July to inaugurate the first American Corner and Virtual Presence Post in Venezuela, visit social programs, and meet with local business executives, media outlets, religious leaders, and a Venezuelan baseball hero. Politicians fr [...]	2005-07-25 18:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE

05CARACAS2258	THE CHURCH (FINALLY) STIRS IN VENEZUELA [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para. 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY. After a year of relative silence, the Venezuelan Church has come alive in challenging President Hugo Chavez's authoritarian tendencies. Chavez has counterattacked viciously. The Vatican in-country representatives are not suppor [...]	2005-07-26 20:09:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
05CARACAS293	GOV TAKES ANTI-US TACK ON GRANDA AFFAIR [...] (C) Venezuelan officials shifted from the battle with Colombia over the capture of FARC leader Rodrigo Granda to anti-US criticism January 19. The officials took advantage of comments regarding Venezuela by the Secretary designate in her Senate confirmation hearings and began painting the G [...]	2005-01-28 20:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM VE
05CARACAS2944	GOV HYDROCARBON POLICY OPTIONS [...] (C) Reftel A outlined Embassy's views that declining production stemming from inadequate maintenance and a decline in PDVSA's administrative and operational abilities could have a significant impact on GOV revenues. It is not clear at what point declining production will start to squeeze the [...]	2005-09-30 11:05:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV VE
05CARACAS3113	CAPEL AUDIT SUGGEST VOTER ROLLS UNTRUSTWORTHY [...] (C) In a meeting with poloff October 11, Ricardo Valverde, the Program Director for the umbrella organization for the Center for Electoral Assistance and Promotion (CAPEL),said CAPEL's audit would likely conclude that the electoral registry is too unreliable to hold meaningful elections. T [...]	2005-10-19 12:38:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
05CARACAS3713	WHY THE OPPOSITION WITHDRAWAL SURPRISED OBSERVERS [...] (C) Five of six major Venezuelan opposition parties withdrew from the December 4 National Assembly elections in a move that surprised political experts and international observers. The pullout was also unplanned by the parties themselves. Eleventh-hour cooperation by the National Electoral [...]	2005-12-09 18:49:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
05CARACAS3879	VENEZUELA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Post's POC is Political Officer Charles Ridley: TEL 58-212-907-8052, FAX 58-212-907-8033, EMAIL RidleyCL@state.gov. In April 2006 POC will be Political Officer Adam Center, EMAIL CenterAM@state.gov ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. (U) Venezuelan coope [...]	2005-12-30 17:43:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM VE
05CARACAS471	CHAVEZ-URIBE MEETING STILL PENDING [...] (C) Summary: The dispute between Venezuela and Colombia over the capture of senior FARC official Rodrigo Granda remains on hold after Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's postponement of the February 3 scheduled meetings. Venezuelan press, distracted by a holiday weekend and destructive loca [...]	2005-02-11 14:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER VE
05CARACAS512	VENEZUELA: BIOS OF SELECTED GOVERNORS [...] (C) Candidates backed by President Hugo Chavez won 20 of 22 gubernatorial races on October 31, 2004, in addition to the Caracas mayoralty. Chavez's Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) and allied parties picked up 7 states and lost only one. The new governors' competence varies; some are career p [...]	2005-02-15 17:57:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM VE
05CARACAS527	LULA COMES TO CARACAS [...] (SBU) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva concluded a 24-hour visit to Venezuela on February 14. His visit included public appearances at a conference of business leaders along with a joint Brazilian-Venezuelan declaration and signing ceremony for more than two dozen agreements. The [...]	2005-02-16 20:44:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL ENRG MASS BR VE
05CARACAS624	VENEZUELA'S FIFTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) Per reftel A instructions, the following is post's input for the fifth annual anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Political officer Carolina Hidea is the point of contact. Telephone: 58-212-907-8493; Fax: 58-212-907-8033; Email: hideac@state.gov. Hours spent compiling the report: [...]	2005-02-28 20:09:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF
05CARACAS651	AMBASSADOR VISITS BOLIVAR STATE [...] (U) The Ambassador,s visit to the state of Bolivar on February 16 and 17, included meetings with the Mayor of Ciudad Bolivar, Director General of Ciudad Guyana, a local Chavista university, local press, various business leaders, American citizens in the area, as well as visits to USAID-support [...]	2005-03-03 14:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID PINR VE PIR
05CARACAS671	CUBA-VENEZUELA MLAT: REPRESSIVE INTEGRATION? [...] (C) The Venezuela-Cuba Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) came into effect on December 22, 2004. Beyond standard provisions, the Treaty allows cooperation in investigating political crimes and offenses which are considered illegal in only one of the two countries. Some Venezuelan legal [...]	2005-03-04 20:17:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS VE
05CARACAS729	MVR DEPUTY ON PLAN COLOMBIA: REDUCING FARC [...] (C) Movimiento Quinta Republica (MVR) Deputy Saul Ortega, President of the National Assembly International Relations Commission, said increased counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism cooperation would be an excellent basis for improved US-Venezuela relations, in a meeting with poloff March [...]	2005-03-10 19:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER VE
05CARACAS790	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR VENEZUELA [...] (U) Per Reftel, the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela is presented below. 2. (U) 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela Contents A. Openness to Foreign Investment A.1 The New Constitution A.2 Legal Framework: Decree 2095 A.3 Limitations under Decree 2 [...]	2005-03-16 21:19:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KTDB ETRD PGOV VE OPIC USTR
05CARACAS847	CHAVEZ GOES INTERNATIONAL AGAIN [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez visited Uruguay, India, Qatar, and France March 1-9 establishing Ministerial-level commissions and pushing for energy and commercial cooperation. In Uruguay, he pushed regional integration. While in India, he espoused a "new socialism" and supported his idea of a "mu [...]	2005-03-21 20:08:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON ENRG VE
05CARACAS869	AMBASSADOR VISITS MAJOR U.S. OIL SECTOR INVESTMENT [...] (C) During a March 8-9 visit to Anzoategui state, the Ambassador visited the Hamaca heavy oil processing facility, a key element of the approximately $7 billion in U.S. investment in the Jose industrial complex, and received briefings by project partners ConocoPhillips and ChevronTexaco on thi [...]	2005-03-23 13:51:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET VE
05CARACAS872	CIVILIAN RESERVES: DEFENDING THE REVOLUTION [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has begun organizing civilian units to defend the country from potential invasions. The GOV has not made clear the relationship between military reserves and civilian militias, but Chavez announced that Maj. Gen. Julio Quintero Viloria would emerge from [...]	2005-03-23 17:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR VE
05CARACAS93	CODEL DODD MEETS WITH SUMATE LEADERS [...] (C) Maria Corina Machado and Roberto Abdul, leaders of the NGO Sumate, briefed CODEL Dodd on January 10 on future plans of the electoral advocacy group. Machado lamented the tightening control President Hugo Chavez now held over Venezuela's branches of government, especially the National Elec [...]	2005-01-12 15:15:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS951	CIUDAD GUAYANA SUMMIT: QUADRIPARTITE LOVE FEST [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hosted the Presidents of Brazil, Colombia, and Spain March 29 in a summit concerning national security, poverty reduction, democracy, and regional integration. Chavez interspersed his remarks at the follow-on press conference with some anti-US invective. [...]	2005-04-04 13:22:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER VE
05CHENNAI1582	MAOIST SCARE FORCES FIVE AP MINISTERS TO QUIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Revealing the muscle of the Maoists in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh (AP),five ministers of the Telangana Rashtra Samithy (TRS) quit the Congress-led state government on July 4. Their decision, ostensibly to press the Congress to expedite the formation of a separate s [...]	2005-07-07 10:45:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PTER IN
05CHENNAI2075	SEASON OF SCANDALS: PARTIES SQUIRM IN AP AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Volkswagen scandal in Andhra Pradesh and Canada's SNC Lavalin scandal in Kerala continue to make headlines. The former involves the questionable transfer of government funds to a dubious company that featured the VW initials but no further relationship with Volkswagen, in a [...]	2005-08-25 11:22:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PGOV IN
05CHIANGMAI195	CHINESE VISITORS SHOW INTEREST IN THAILAND-BASED BURMESE EXILE GROUPS [...] (SBU) Summary. Chinese visitors from Yunnan traveled to northern Thailand in May and July to plumb the exile groups and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in the Burmese opposition movement These two trips were the latest is a two-year series of back-and-forth cross-border vis [...]	2005-08-22 02:58:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF PINR TH CH BM PHUM
05COLOMBO1004	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 13 CO-CHAIRS [...] (C) Little has been achieved toward advancing the peace process in the year since President Chandrika Kumaratunga's United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) took over the government in April 2004. The President and her inner circle blame both the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),with [...]	2005-06-03 06:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1128	SRI LANKA: COALITION CRACKING, CHAUVINISTS [...] (C) Three days after the Government signed an agreement to coordinate tsunami aid with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),opposition to the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS),also known as the "joint mechanism," among President Chandrika Kumaratunga's political [...]	2005-06-27 13:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1182	SRI LANKA: MUSLIM LEADER RALLYING OPPOSITION TO [...] (C) Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem continues to urge members of his community to oppose the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS),also known as the "joint mechanism," signed by the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) [...]	2005-07-07 12:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1366	IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-04 10:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05COLOMBO1407	MALDIVES: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON FOREIGN [...] (C) The July 14 appointment of Chief Government Spokesman Dr. Ahmed Shaheed as Foreign Minister (Reftel) brings to this important post a bright, western-educated technocrat friendly to the U.S. with whom the Embassy has worked closely on such key bilateral issues as democratic reform and tsu [...]	2005-08-11 11:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV MV
05COLOMBO1485	ALL IN THE FAMILY: SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT APPOINTS [...] (C) On August 22 President Chandrika Kumaratunga appointed Anura Bandaranaike, her younger brother and Minister of Tourism, Foreign Minister. The move is viewed largely as a consolation prize for Bandaranaike after he failed to gain his party's--and his sister's--approval as the next preside [...]	2005-08-23 12:34:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV CE
05COLOMBO149	MALDIVES: FORMER DETAINEE EXPECTS FREER, FAIRER [...] (C) Summary: In a January 18 call on the Ambassador, former SAARC Secretary General and detainee Ibrahim Zaki expressed gratitude for U.S. support, crediting concern from the international community for the Government's decision to release him from detention and drop sedition charges against [...]	2005-01-19 10:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO1508	SRI LANKAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: JVP PONDERS [...] (C) Following the August 26 Supreme Court decision that presidential elections must be held by November 22 (Reftel),the nationalist Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is facing a fierce internal debate about whether to support Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate and current Prime M [...]	2005-08-29 13:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1522	REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN [...] (C) Charge' raised reftel situation of Uighur Guantanamo detainees with Foreign Ministry Secretary H.G.M.S. Palihakkara August 31 and asked SIPDIS for Sri Lankan assistance. Palihakkara replied that "we'd like to do it," but that accepting the Uighurs would "create problems with our Chine [...]	2005-08-31 05:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR CE
05COLOMBO1656	SRI LANKA: TIGERS DETAIN GSL CHILD PROTECTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) police force detained three special policemen from the Government of Sri Lanka's (GSL) National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) on September 13 after the GSL officers crossed into LTTE-controlled territory in the north while pursuing a [...]	2005-09-20 11:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PTER KWMN CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1730	SRI LANKA FREEDOM PARTY INTERNAL BATTLE LINES [...] (SBU) With the September 27 return of President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga from abroad, the internal battle lines within the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) are hardening, with the first major confrontation--the contents of the party manifesto--likely to occur during the Central Commi [...]	2005-09-30 06:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1814	FIRST US-MALDIVES FRIENDSHIP WEEK A SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The first-ever US-Maldives Friendship Week ("Friendship Week") which took place on September 23-28 furthered the Mission Performance Plan (MPP) goal of stable and secure partners worldwide and enhanced bilateral ties in the political, economic, cultural and security realms. Bu [...]	2005-10-17 11:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM KPAO OIIP PREL MV
05COLOMBO1831	SRI LANKAN ELECTION SURVEY REVEALS GREATER VOTER [...] (C) Summary: Results of recent polls indicate that a cross-section of Sri Lankans have greater confidence in the opposition United National Party's (UNP) ability to control the cost of living and negotiate a peace agreement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),the two most import [...]	2005-10-20 11:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1837	TWO ENVOYS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Amnesty International head Ian Martin found the GSL eager to inject a human rights component into the peace process, but the LTTE rejected any discussion of human rights until after talks on the cease-fire had resumed. Former Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission head General (re [...]	2005-10-21 06:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1841	TWO ENVOYS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Amnesty International head Ian Martin found the GSL eager to inject a human rights component into the peace process, but the LTTE rejected any discussion of human rights until after talks on the cease-fire had resumed. Former Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission head General (re [...]	2005-10-24 10:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1853	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DIVERGE ON [...] (C) The two main candidates in Sri Lanka's November 17 presidential election offer radically different approaches to the peace process and the economy. Prime Minister and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate Mahinda Rajapakse is stepping back from a previous Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) [...]	2005-10-26 11:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1875	PRE-ELECTION VIEW FROM THE SRI LANKAN FRONT LINE: [...] (C/NF) During a mid-October trip to the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) Headquarters near the front lines, interlocutors from Vavuniya said the situation there and at the Omanthai Entry/Exit Point demarcating Tiger-controlled territory was relatively calm, but expressed concern at continued ceasefire vi [...]	2005-10-31 09:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS PTER CE
05COLOMBO1899	SRI LANKA SEES POTENTIAL FOR SAFTA, BUT HEDGING [...] (C) Summary: During a wide ranging discussion with Econchief, Sri Lankan Commerce Ministry Director General K.N. Weerasinghe (Note: Weerasinghe is Sri Lanka's senior-most career trade official) said that a successful conclusion to the South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) talks was close, bu [...]	2005-11-03 03:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON CE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO1929	SRI LANKA: IMPLICATIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] (C) -- The distinct approaches to the peace process adopted by the two main candidates in the run-up to Sri Lanka's November 17 presidential election pose different challenges for members of the international community, including the U.S., who hope to promote a permanent resolution of the eth [...]	2005-11-09 11:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1940	AS ELECTION APPROACHES, AMPARA RESIDENTS ASK: [...] (U) Summary: The district government in the Muslim-majority East coast district of Ampara appears to have logistics for the November 17 presidential election in order. Community members feel that Tamils in the district are not taking the election seriously enough. Tamils are unconvinced t [...]	2005-11-14 11:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO1981	SRI LANKA: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) Percy Mahendra (aka "Mahinda") Rajapakse was sworn in as Sri Lanka's fifth President on November 18, 2005--his 60th birthday. Like his predecessor and rival Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Rajapakse has the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) in his blood, with his father, D.A. Rajapakse [...]	2005-11-21 11:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV CE
05COLOMBO1992	AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION - SRI [...] (U) THIS IS THE SECOND CABLE REPORTING ON PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PREVENT A HIGHLY PATHENOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA (HPAI) IN SRI LANKA (REF A) AND RESPONDS TO REF B QUESTIONS REGARDING SRI LANKA'S EFFORTS TO CONTROL AVIAN FLU AND ITS CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC. PREPAREDNES [...]	2005-11-23 10:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO ECON PREL SOCI EAGR CASC CE KSTH WHO
05COLOMBO1994	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) On November 23 President Mahinda Rajapakse appointed a 25-member Cabinet that retained many Ministers in the posts they held during former President Chandrika Kumaratunga's administration (septel). Among the few changes made, however, was the appointment of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) [...]	2005-11-23 10:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL CE
05COLOMBO2025	MALDIVES: PLODDING PROGRESS ON THE PATH TO REFORM [...] (U) Summary: The Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) is attempting to move forward with media and judicial reforms with bills in the People's Majlis (parliament) to create a freer press and the formation of a new Judicial Services Commission. However, the Maldives Human Rights Comm [...]	2005-12-01 08:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV MV
05COLOMBO2038	MALDIVES: PROPOSED LETTER FROM SECRETARY TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. 2. (SBU) Maldives has made some progress in implementing democratic reforms, but significant problems, including limitations on the opposition and on pro-opposition media, as detailed in Reftels B and C, remain. The Maldives is a moderate, [...]	2005-12-05 10:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM MV
05COLOMBO2040	SRI LANKA: BODY COUNT MOUNTS IN NORTH AND EAST [...] (C) Violence intensified in the north and east over the past week, culminating in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attack December 4 on a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) vehicle in Jaffna that resulted in the highest number of Army casualties in a single incident since the beginning of the Ceas [...]	2005-12-05 12:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PINS CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2096	CO-CHAIRS SHOULD FOCUS ON PRIVATE MESSAGES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Co-Chairs Chiefs of Mission (COM's) and visiting EC DDG Jouanjean agreed Dec 19 Co-Chairs meeting in Brussels should focus on role of Co-Chairs in changed peace process environment in Sri Lanka. All agreed Co-Chairs should develop messages to be passed privately to both GSL and [...]	2005-12-14 09:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2099	NEW SRI LANKAN RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met with the newly formed Sri Lankan Reconstruction and Development Agency's newly appointed Chairman, Tiran Alles, and COO, Saliya Wickramasuriya, on December 5. While neither offered significant insight into the operations of this new entity, which will absorb the [...]	2005-12-15 05:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON CE ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO2108	TIGERS' TNA PROXIES BLAME GOVERNMENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 15 meeting with pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarians, the Ambassador stressed U.S. and international concern at the escalation of violence following the November 17 election. The TNA MPs were quick to deny LTTE i [...]	2005-12-16 07:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO2145	MIXED RECORD CONFRONTS SRI LANKA, MALDIVES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: As we approach the one year anniversary of the December 26, 2004 tsunami, Sri Lanka has avoided the mass outbreak of disease and unrest that some feared early on, established a network of transitional shelters, begun to build permanent housing, elected a new President, establis [...]	2005-12-22 10:08:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV ECONOMICS
05COLOMBO228	Sri Lanka: Post-tsunami Political Landscape [...] (C) SUMMARY: As Sri Lanka begins to pick up the pieces one month after the tsunami, politicians are calculating the impact of the disaster on the bitterly divisive zero-sum game that is Sri Lankan politics. For now, the enormous sympathy generated for Sri Lanka-as well as repeated calls for [...]	2005-01-28 05:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV AEMR EAID PTER CE
05COLOMBO400	SRI LANKA REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR UNSYG [...] (U) On February 22 the Embassy received a diplomatic note formally requesting U.S. support for the candidature of Jayantha Dhanapala, Secretary General of the Peace Secretariat in Sri Lanka and former UN SIPDIS Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament, for the post of UN Secretary General. [...]	2005-02-22 11:34:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR AORC CE UN UNSC UNGA
05COLOMBO454	SRI LANKA: THE FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Mission's submission for the fifth annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Sri Lanka follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Reftel. Mission point of contact is poloff Andrea Tomaszewicz, telephone +94.11.2.448.007 x2425, fax +94.11.2.471.092. Paragraph 18: Sri Lanka [...]	2005-03-02 04:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE
05COLOMBO458	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT ESTABLISHES COMMISSION TO [...] (C) Summary: Three female Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were shot and injured in the eastern town of Akkaraipatuu, south of Ampara, on February 28, 2005. The police have a suspect in custody, allegedly a loyalist to breakaway eastern LTTE rebel Karuna. As with previous att [...]	2005-03-02 11:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO485	SRI LANKA: NORWEGIAN ENVOY SAYS TSUNAMI [...] (C) In a March 6 conversation with the Ambassador, Norwegian Ambassador Hans Brattskar, summarizing his findings after a trip to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) headquarters in Kilinochchi the previous day, said that "if the Government of Sri Lanka really wants a mechanism (to coopera [...]	2005-03-07 11:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO487	SRI LANKA: KILLINGS IN THE NORTH AND EAST [...] (C) Summary: Separate deadly incidents in the north and east March 4-6 highlight continuing tensions between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in the northern Jaffna peninsula and the LTTE's fractured control of areas in the east. Security forces fired [...]	2005-03-07 11:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO500	IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 - MALDIVES [...] THE FOLLOWING IS THE INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR MALDIVES FOR 2005. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT MALDIVES FEBRUARY 2005 OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ 2. Maldives is made up of over 1,190 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and 87 are exclusi [...]	2005-03-09 10:44:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV ECON MV
05COLOMBO532	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION [...] (U) Ambassador called on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse March 14 to discuss problems in post-tsunami reconstruction. (n.b., Rajapakse has no formal role to play in reconstruction process, since the Prime Minister's functions are severely limited under the Sri Lankan Constitution. Rajapaks [...]	2005-03-14 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL
05COLOMBO651	REPORTED TRAVEL TO LTTE-CONTROLLED TERRITORY BY [...] (C) Several Colombo Sunday (April 3) newspapers ran brief articles reporting that U.S. Congressman Danny K. Davis (7th District - Illinois) had visited Kilinocchi and Mullaitivu in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)- controlled "Wanni" region of northern Sri Lanka the day before. Ac [...]	2005-04-04 07:04:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER OREP CE LTTE
05COLOMBO663	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT MAKES NO COMMITMENTS ON CHR [...] (C) In a March 29 meeting with President Chandrika Kumaratunga during the visit of Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Paul Applegarth, Ambassador raised the resolution on Cuba. As in previous demarches (Refs A-C),Ambassador stressed the closeness of last year's vote, the composition of th [...]	2005-04-05 07:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CE UNHRC
05COLOMBO684	THE JAFFNA BLUES: NORTHERN TAMILS FEAR COLOMBO [...] (C) During a March 30-April 1 trip to the northern districts of Jaffna and Vavuniya, poloff and POL FSN met with local government officials, members of the judiciary, aid workers, human rights activists, Members of Parliament, university faculty and students, religious figures, members of the [...]	2005-04-08 07:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM CE LTTE
05COLOMBO741	NORWEGIAN FACILITATOR SOLHEIM THINKS JOINT RELIEF [...] (C) Summary. Solheim is optimistic that a joint GSL/LTTE/Muslim mechanism for tsunami relief in the north and east will be signed soon but quite emphatic that, absent the mechanism, there will be no progress on peace for a long time. How the mechanism, if signed, would play out on the gro [...]	2005-04-20 11:22:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID PGOV CE NO LTTE
05COLOMBO787	SRI LANKA: A/S ROCCA RAISES ANTI-CONVERSION [...] (C) In a series of separate discussions on April 20 with political leaders, government officials and human rights activists, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca and the Ambassador highlighted U.S. concerns over proposed anti-conversion legislation (reftel). A/S Rocca [...]	2005-04-27 04:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PREL CE
05COLOMBO788	SRI LANKA: A/S ROCCA'S DISCUSSIONS ON THE PEACE [...] (C) In meetings with Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) and political leaders on April 20, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca and the Ambassador urged greater flexibility from both the GSL and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in approaching the peace process. T [...]	2005-04-27 06:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CE LTTE
05COLOMBO789	SRI LANKA: A/S ROCCA DISCUSSES TSUNAMI [...] (C) In an April 19 visit to the eastern district of Ampara and in discussions with government and political leaders in Colombo on April 20, Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Christina Rocca reviewed the progress of post-tsunami reconstruction efforts and prospects for a proposed "jo [...]	2005-04-27 06:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PTER CE LTTE
05COLOMBO792	SRI LANKAN POST-TSUNAMI RECONSTRUCTION UPDATE [...] (U) This cable contains an action request, please see para 7. Post-tsunami transition from relief to reconstruction continues. The pace and organization of tsunami relief and reconstruction remains on par with SIPDIS previous reporting. Joint Mechanism with LTTE: Going nowhere fast -- [...]	2005-04-27 11:06:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV CE MV
05COLOMBO813	TSUNAMI AID AND STATUARY: CHINESE PREMIER'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Chinese premier Wen Jiabao's April 8-9 visit here yielded some modest tsunami aid and debt relief, mutually reinforcing public condemnations of the "evil" of separatism, and a new bust of Chou Enlai for a Chinese-built conference center in Colombo. For the Sri Lankans, who face a hefty [...]	2005-04-29 08:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID CH CE
05COLOMBO818	SRI LANKA: BUDDHIST RELIGIOUS PARTY TRYING [...] (SBU) The Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU),a Buddhist religious party whose 7 MPs are monks, is pressing ahead with a bill to outlaw "unethical" conversions, which it expects to come before Parliament on May 6. According to JHU MPs, the influx of Christian missionaries, under the guise of NGOs pr [...]	2005-05-02 08:58:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV CE
05COLOMBO837	MALDIVES BLACKLISTS FOREIGN NATIONALS FOR [...] (C) On May 2 Maldivian Foreign Secretary Abdul Hameed Zakariyya met with CDA in Colombo to advise him that the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) had blacklisted eight foreigners, including an apparent American citizen, from entering Maldives because of suspected links to a Maldivi [...]	2005-05-05 06:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CASC MV
05COLOMBO870	BURNING TIRES IN BATTICALOA: MORE PROBLEMS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) called a one-day strike that closed businesses and halted transportation in many areas of the north and east May 10. The strike was called ostensibly to protest the fatal shooting of a civilian protester at a Batticaloa checkpoint [...]	2005-05-11 12:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV CE LTTE
05COLOMBO875	IMI - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-12 07:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON ECONOMICS EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
05COLOMBO954	Leading Tamil Editor Receives Death Threats [...] (U) Summary: Following the high-profile April 29 murder of Tamil commentator Dharmaretnam Sivaram, (Reftel),another prominent Tamil journalist, Vediwel Thevaraj, Acting Editor- in-Chief of the mainstream independent Tamil daily Virakesari, has reported receiving anonymous death threats. Mr. [...]	2005-05-26 11:39:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO PTER EAID OIIP PREL CE LTTE
05DAKAR3213	SENEGAL SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] (SBU) As the Mission and the Government of Senegal (GOS) prepare to host you, Senegal is on the verge of entering a year-long election campaign leading up to the 2007 elections. The Senegalese are proud to be a predominantly Muslim democracy that preaches tolerance and visibly supports the U [...]	2005-12-29 12:57:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON EINV PGOV PHUM KMCA KPKO SG
05DAMASCUS2165	ASAD FIRES PRO-REFORM ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: On April 14, President Bashar al-Asad sacked his French-educated and reform-promoting advisor Dr. Nibras al-Fadil. Asad himself reportedly convinced Fadil to return to Syria in 2003, after more than twenty years abroad, to assist in moving the country forward. However, rumors o [...]	2005-04-29 13:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS5791	Damascus Media Reaction: UNSC Resolution on Syria, [...] Summary: Syrian newspapers published the text of UN Security Council Resolution 1636 demanding full Syrian cooperation with the UN probe into the murder of former Lebanese PM Al-Hariri. They highlighted the fact that the resolution dropped the threat of sanctions and called on Syria to coopera [...]	2005-11-02 15:32:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS5829	Damascus Media Reaction: UNSC Resolution 1636, [...] Summary: Syrian papers led with reports on Arab and international contacts to discuss UNSC Resolution 1636, citing the planned visits to Syria by Arab League SecGen Amr Mousa, and by UN SecGen Annan and Saudi Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdel Aziz to Cairo. As for Iraq, papers reported the US " [...]	2005-11-07 12:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS5971	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/China, Syria/US, [...] Summary: All Syrian papers reported the visit to Bejing of a Syrian MFA delegation and cited a statement by a Chinese Deputy FM rejecting politicization of the International Investigation Commission report and rejecting any economic sanctions on Syria. Government-owned Al-Thawra reported an [...]	2005-11-16 15:12:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6010	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the visits to Damascus by Russian FM Ivanov and Turkish FM Gul, who are reportedly mediating with Syria to cooperate with the International Investigation Commission. Headlines featured Gul's statement, "Our goal is to protect stability in the region and to [...]	2005-11-17 13:55:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6040	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Saudi Arabia, [...] Summary: Syrian papers over the weekend reported visits to Damascus by Prince Bandar Bin Sultan, Secretary General of the Saudi Security Council, carrying a letter from King Abdullah to President Asad, and Renato Rabillo, Leader of the Brazilian Communist Party. Papers on 11/19 quoted a dipl [...]	2005-11-20 14:10:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6066	ANTI-AMERICANISM IN SYRIA: ON THE RISE BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: Since the mid-October release of the Mehlis report, the SARG has developed a response strategy that has included fanning existing anti-American sentiment in Syria, already evident because of popular perceptions about the war in Iraq and the global war on terror. Some elements o [...]	2005-11-21 11:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6077	THE VIEW FROM PARLIAMENT: MEHLIS, THE ASAD SPEECH, [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings November 15-16, three non-Ba'athist Syrian MP's sounded off about the Mehlis investigation, President Asad's November 10 speech, and the recent imprisonment of opposition figure Kamal Labwani. In their first meetings with Polchief, they hewed closely to the [...]	2005-11-22 09:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6101	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Bahrain, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers reported the visit of the Bahraini FM to Damascus carrying a message from the King of Bahrain to President Asad on Syria's coordination with the International Investigation Commission. On Lebanon, papers featured President Asad's message to President Lahoud congratulat [...]	2005-11-22 12:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6223	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Mehlis, Iraq (11/28) [...] Summary: The Syrian press reported President Asad's meeting with Prince Bandar Bin Sultan, Secretary General of the Saudi National Security Council, carrying a message from King Abdullah to President Asad. Syrian papers also carried the full text of the TV interview broadcast by Syrian TV la [...]	2005-11-29 09:31:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6224	REGIME INSIDERS ALREADY MOVED TO PROTECT ASSETS [...] (C) Summary: Contacts report that those who may be named in the UNIIIC report on December 15 already have protected their assets in anticipation of new sanctions. Regime insiders have spread their assets both at home and abroad under the names of family members, and avoid moving money through [...]	2005-11-29 09:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PTER KTFN SY
05DAMASCUS6328	SARG POLICIES AND ACTIONS IN CUBA: TITLE III OF [...] (U) Reftel requested information regarding the SARG's trading relationship with and investments in Cuba. The SARG signed a commercial agreement in October 1998 with the Government of Cuba that calls for increased bilateral economic cooperation. The agreement, which was ratified and impleme [...]	2005-12-05 16:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6392	Damascus Media Reaction: OIC Summit, Syria, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today focused on the summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference in Mecca. Papers reported FM Shara's representation of President Asad and the meetings he held on the sidelines of the conference with Iraqi President Talabani, King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa of Bahrai [...]	2005-12-08 13:31:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6579	THE KILLING OF GEBRAN TUENI: WHAT WAS THE SARG [...] (C) Summary: A minority view in Syria of the December 12 assassination of an-Nahar publisher Gebran Tueni argues that careful scrutiny of events in Syria leading up to the assassination, and close examination of the messages that the killing sends, and of the costs and benefits accruing afte [...]	2005-12-19 15:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY
05DAMASCUS6600	Damascus Media Reaction: GCC Summit, IIC, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported the final communique of the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC) summit that underlined commitment to the security and stability of Syria and Lebanon, adding that Syria had cooperated with the international investigation into the assassination of former Premier R [...]	2005-12-20 16:03:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6624	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Egypt, Syria/Iran, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on 12/21 reported President Asad's meeting with Egyptian President Mubarak, which focused on Lebanon and Iraq. On 12/22 papers reported a press statement by British PM Blair expressing his government's readiness to start a positive and constructive dialogue with Syria ac [...]	2005-12-22 12:39:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6640	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Lebanon, Palestinian [...] Summary: Weekend Syrian papers reported statements by Lebanese personalities emphasizing distinguished ties with Syria, listing among them Lebanese Minister of Energy & Water Mohammed Fneish who underlined the importance of preserving "the distinguished relations with Syria to face the Israeli [...]	2005-12-26 14:45:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6662	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Sudan, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today reported President Asad's message to Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir conveyed by Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem on current Arab developments, bilateral relations and coordination for the forthcoming Arab summit scheduled in Khartoum. Mouallem and M [...]	2005-12-27 15:49:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DAMASCUS6687	Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Turkey, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers today highlighted President Asad's interview with Turkish TV Sky News. President Asad said that Syrian-Turkish ties are progressing in a constant and firm way and there is a conviction among Turkish institutions, and many countries, that what is happening to Syria now i [...]	2005-12-28 14:36:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
05DARESSALAAM1307	WHITHER TANZANIA? CHARGE'S END-OF-TOUR [...] (C) Summary: As I prepare to depart from Tanzania after three very enjoyable years, I see a nation with much unrealized potential, but with several daunting challenges ahead. Tanzanians can be justifiably proud of a vigorous national unity, an impressive record of democratic transitions, a [...]	2005-07-05 07:48:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON TZ
05DARESSALAAM2337	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 21, 2005 [...] (U) December 21, 2005, 3:30 p.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi E. Frazer, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Michael Retzer Dr. Cindy Courville, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor, NSC D. Purnell Delly, DCM Mary Johnson, [...]	2005-12-28 12:14:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TZ
05DARESSALAAM2339	ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER'S DECEMBER 23 CONVERSATION WITH TANZANIAN PRESIDENT JAKAYA KIKWETE [...] (U) December 23, 2005, 11:30 a.m., Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jendayi Frazer, Assistant Secretary of State D. Purnell Delly, Charge d'Affaires Maureen B. Latour, Political Officer TANZANIA Jakaya Kikwete, President Pastor Ngaiza, Director for Europe an [...]	2005-12-28 14:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UG ET ER BY TZ OVIP
05DARESSALAAM57	Mkapa's New Year's Greeting Warns Diplomats [...] (C) Summary: At his traditional New Year Sherry party for the diplomatic community, President Mkapa briefly outlined a list of development programs and regional international initiatives, but Tanzania's upcoming elections were the real highlight of this year's speech. In an apparent effort to [...]	2005-01-13 04:38:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TZ
05DARESSALAAM908	The CCM Nominates a President: an Incomplete [...] (C) Summary: It's only the second week of May, but the October Presidential election has already been decided, now that the ruling CCM party has selected Jakaye Kikwete as its nominee. Over a decade after the introduction of multiparty democracy in Tanzania, the CCM is still a juggernaut that [...]	2005-05-09 12:29:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TZ
05DHAKA1081	2005 U.S. TRADE SHOW - LARGEST EVER [...] On February 16-18, Embassy co-hosted with the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh the fourteenth annual U.S. Trade Show. This year's show, held at the Dhaka Sheraton, attracted an estimated 21,000 visitors. Despite political unrest and general strikes during the Trade Show planning p [...]	2005-03-13 10:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON ETRD BG

05DHAKA1096	Media Reaction: U.S. Human Rights Report on [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-14 04:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA1135	PMO PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SPEAKS CANDIDLY [...] (S) Summary. PMO Principal Secretary Siddiqui told Ambassador that continued USG pressure on the BDG is essential to bring to justice the killers of Awami League leader Kibria, implied that PMO Political Secretary Chowdhury is tied to the local BNP officials fingered for ordering the Kibria at [...]	2005-03-14 10:05:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD BG
05DHAKA1180	PM TO WORLD: DON'T TREAD ON US [...] (C) Summary. PM Zia, speaking in parliament, warned "foreigners categorically that Bangladesh will not be run by any diktats or orders of any foreign force." Her assertiveness reflects the BDG view that the geographical breadth of Bangladesh's economic and political ties insulates it from int [...]	2005-03-16 09:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA1296	Media Reaction: Secretary of State Rice's comments [...] U.S. Secretary of State's South Asia Tour ------------------------------------------- "A Paradigm Shift in US Foreign Policy" Centrist English language newspaper "News Today" editorially comments (3/22): It seems that Condoleezza Rice, the new United States Secretary of State, is in the pro [...]	2005-03-22 09:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA1524	AMBASSADOR MEETS BANGLADESH'S NEW FOREIGN SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: New Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin reiterated familiar BDG themes during the Ambassador's first meeting with him. Ambassador Thomas welcomed recent BDG actions to combat terrorism and encouraged Bangladesh to sign the nine anti-terrorism conventions to which it is not yet a p [...]	2005-03-31 10:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR PGOV BG
05DHAKA1535	Media Reaction: State Department's Report on [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-03 06:02:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA1632	BANGLADESH GWOT ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Bangladesh's status as a moderate country with a small terrorist footprint could quickly change if steps are not taken to redress widespread Bangladeshi cynicism about the GWOT, the corruption that degrades all sectors of society, poor governance in general and ineffective law enforcement i [...]	2005-04-07 11:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PREL BG
05DHAKA1742	DAS GASTRIGHT'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. On April 10-11, visiting SA DAS John Gastright discussed Bangladesh developments with Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin, PMO Principal Secretary Kamaluddin Siddiqui, Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, UNOCAL Bangladesh Managing Director Andrew Fawthrup, British [...]	2005-04-13 08:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ENRG ECON BG
05DHAKA1866	BHUIYAN ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF BDG COOPERATION [...] (SBU) On April 20, Ambassador Thomas met with Minister of Local Government and BNP General Secretary Mannan Bhuiyan to reiterate USG concerns about protection for Ahmadiyas, extra-judicial killings and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB),political violence, the importance of the BDG's joining the UN [...]	2005-04-21 06:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BG
05DHAKA2087	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR A/S ROCCA [...] (C) Summary. We should acknowledge the surprising run of positive BDG actions since February, but push for more, especially against political and extremist violence. It is important to reiterate our concerns about terrorism, extremist Islam, minority rights, and a transparent and credible e [...]	2005-05-03 08:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KISL BG
05DHAKA2243	LOYALTY AND ACCESS TRUMP TITTLES IN INFLUENCING PM [...] (S) Summary and Introduction. Reftel described the BDG's dysfunctional decision-making process and its control by a handful of individuals. Not much has changed since 2003. Loyalty, proximity, and length of service to PM Zia still count for far more than title or institutional position, but [...]	2005-05-11 02:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL BG
05DHAKA2298	A/S ROCCA MEETS WITH BANGLADESH PM, MFA OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: In May 12 meetings with Prime Minister Zia and senior MFA officials, Assistant Secretary for South Asia Christina Rocca discussed law and order, governance, terrorism (reftel),democracy, human rights, and religious freedom, as well as regional issues. Alternately downplayin [...]	2005-05-17 05:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BG
05DHAKA2409	WIDENING SPLITS AMONG BANGLADESHI ISLAMIST GROUPS [...] (C) Summary. There is a widening, public split between mainstream Jamaat Islami and other, more extreme Islamist groups driven by ideological, personal, historical, and even material factors. While IOJ could drop out of the ruling coalition, the JI-BNP alliance -- grounded solidly in politica [...]	2005-05-24 10:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PHUM PGOV PTER BG
05DHAKA2880	SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS'S VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (C) As the most senior State official to visit Bangladesh since Secretary Powell in 2003, you will be warmly received by Bangladeshis and the BDG. Dynamic but chaotic, Bangladesh defies easy generalizations about its nature or future. Nevertheless, most trends are negative. Politics: The Ar [...]	2005-06-20 10:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PTER PHUM PREL BG
05DHAKA3030	Media Reaction: U.S.-Bangladesh Relations, Iranian [...] U.S.-Bangladesh Relations ---------------------------- "Burns' Praise for Bangladesh" Independent English "News Today" editorially comments (6/28): The United States' support to Bangladesh's development and democracy remains crucial for stability and progress in this country. Bangladesh [...]	2005-06-28 05:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA3089	U/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. During a broad bilateral review, PM Zia asserted that she wants free and fair elections for own electoral benefit, that an opposition that believes in democracy should participate in elections, cited her dismissal of a minister as evidence of her "unsparing" stance against corrupt [...]	2005-07-03 04:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG
05DHAKA330	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) We welcome your visit as an excellent opportunity to advance our bilateral economic agenda and specifically the importance of telecommunications for economic growth, modernization, and diversification. The last senior USG economic official to visit Bangladesh was A/USTR Ashley Wills, wh [...]	2005-01-25 11:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP ETTC PGOV BG
05DHAKA3408	OPPOSITION UPS THE STAKES WITH AGGRESSIVE REFORM [...] (C) Summary: The Awami League's 31-point electoral "reform" program proposes major changes to the caretaker government system, the Election Commission, and general election procedures and qualifications. The BNP criticized the proposals as unnecessary and divisive, and suggested the AL take t [...]	2005-07-18 10:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BG BGD
05DHAKA3731	CDA CALLS ON MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND [...] (C) Summary: CDA called on Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives and Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Abdul Mannan Bhuyian. He expressed confidence in the strength of the BNP four-party coalition, and stated that the recent IOJ by-election [...]	2005-08-02 04:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ASEC PTER BG
05DHAKA3765	MANAGEMENT AND LABOR ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EPZ LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: BEPZA Chairman Hossain briefs investors on the progress in implementing the EPZ law and listened to worker's complaints about management's actions. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On July 30, laboff attended the Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (BEPZA) monthly meeting, chair [...]	2005-08-03 09:29:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PHUM PGOV BG
05DHAKA3943	Media Reaction: Iran; Dhaka [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-11 04:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA4440	PRESSING THE BDG ON THE AUGUST 17 INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Summary. We are pressing the BDG hard to step up its investigation of the August 17 blasts and to show it recognizes the blasts are a turning point in the development of Islamist extremism in Bangladesh. With seven alleged bombers saying they belong to Jamaat ul-Mujahdin Bangladesh, ther [...]	2005-09-08 13:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV BG
05DHAKA4566	HIS BOSS SAYS QUAYYUM WAS FRAMED FOR KIBRIA'S [...] (C) Summary: The Chairman of one of Bangladesh's largest conglomerates believes that his employee, the key defendant in the Kibria assassination, was framed, though he says he does not know by whom or why. He contradicted statements by Quayyum and Political Secretary Haris Chowdhury denying t [...]	2005-09-12 12:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL BG
05DHAKA4567	HIS BOSS SAYS QUAYYUM WAS FRAMED FOR KIBRIA'S [...] (C) Summary: The Chairman of one of Bangladesh's largest conglomerates believes that his employee, the key defendant in the Kibria assassination, was framed, though he says he does not know by whom or why. He contradicted statements by Quayyum and Political Secretary Haris Chowdhury denying t [...]	2005-09-13 01:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL BG
05DHAKA4643	REPLY TO STATE 146213 [...] Summary: Post collected data on textile and apparel labor and production statistics of Bangladesh per ref B. request. Information sources included trade associations and government data. There is no consistent, reliable, current source of data for the information requested. Early indicati [...]	2005-09-15 09:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD
05DHAKA4652	BANGLADESH TEXTILE AND APPAREL STATS AND [...] Summary: Post collected data on textile and apparel labor and production statistics of Bangladesh per ref B. request. Information sources included trade associations and government data. There is no consistent, reliable, current source of data for the information requested. Early indicati [...]	2005-09-15 10:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD
05DHAKA4694	MEDIA REACTION: US-BANGLADESH RELATIONS, UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-18 07:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OIIP OPRC KPAO PREL ETRD PTER ASEC BG OCII
05DHAKA539	BANGLADESH ROAD SHOW [...] This is an action cable. Please see para 2 and 12 for requested action. 2. Summary and Action Request: Post has been working with the BDG to plan and organize a series of trade shows and seminars in US cities to promote Bangladesh as a potential US investment destination and to promote t [...]	2005-02-07 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP ECON BG
05DHAKA5650	BANGLADESHI EFFORTS TO BRING JMB BOMBERS TO JUSTICE [...] (S) Summary. A disorganized, inter-agency BDG effort continues to scramble to catch JMB bombers and prevent future attacks, but investigators have failed to arrest seven senior JMB leaders or learn how the bomb attacks were organized, financed, and coordinated. The BDG remains receptive to US [...]	2005-11-21 11:49:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER KISL ASEC PGOV BG
05DHAKA5652	LEVERAGING A NEW OPENING TO ENCOURAGE BDG ACTION [...] (S) Summary. There is dawning BDG recognition that its normal strategy for dealing with terrorism -- denial and procrastination -- is cracking in the face of JMB's continuing campaign of violence. We therefore have a new opening to press the BDG to combat extremism by delivering directly and [...]	2005-11-21 13:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV KISL PTER BG
05DHAKA6191	BUSINESS NERVOUS, BUT NOT HURT, BY JMB ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: The business community in Bangladesh is thus far unaffected by increasing violence by the JMB. Business leaders are concerned, however, that escalating violence will at some point begin to take its toll, yet they are reluctant to press aggressively for government action. A high [...]	2005-12-15 11:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ECON EFIN EAID PREL BG
05DHAKA6195	BUSINESS NERVOUS, BUT NOT HURT, BY JMB ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: The business community in Bangladesh is thus far unaffected by increasing violence by the JMB. Business leaders are concerned, however, that escalating violence will at some point begin to take its toll, yet they are reluctant to press aggressively for government action. A high [...]	2005-12-18 01:21:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ECON EFIN EAID PREL BG
05DHAKA6251	2005 REVIEW: A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE [...] (S) How Bangladesh looks depends on where you stand. For many, the view is disturbing: the country's government is unable or unwilling to cope with, and sometimes even acknowledge, its many obvious sores. Politics are bitter, parochial, and winner take all. But there's another perspective. [...]	2005-12-20 10:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KISL ETRD BG
05DJIBOUTI1069	BORREL ANNIVERSARY: UNHEALED WOUNDS REOPENED [...] (C) Summary: The Borrel Affair has been a recurring drama between France and the Djiboutian Government for the past ten years since the discovery of French Judge Bernard Borrel's burned corpse just outside Djibouti City on October 19, 1995. Initial conclusions in the investigation into Borrel's [...]	2005-10-25 14:17:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI1159	DJIBOUTI - NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE [...] Summary: Djibouti offers a stable political environment in a historically unsettled region. Djibouti has maintained close commercial links with France, which was formerly the colonial power, which maintains a large military presence in the country. However, Djibouti is now seeking to expand [...]	2005-11-22 16:09:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN DJ
05DJIBOUTI121	CLOSER TIES BETWEEN DJIBOUTI AND SOMALILAND? [...] (SBU) Summary: The self-proclaimed independent state of Somaliland enjoys a close relationship with the Republic of Djibouti due to strong familial ties of their populations and frequent business traffic between the two capitals. While there have been ups and downs, including Djibouti's adheren [...]	2005-02-07 11:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV DJ SO
05DJIBOUTI1230	DJIBOUTI: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Post submits the following language for use in the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism. Embassy POC's for this report is RSO Gary Stoner (stonergm@state.gov). Overview 2. Djibouti continues to be a critical front-line state in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT),and has been one of the [...]	2005-12-15 13:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC DJ
05DJIBOUTI135	ILLNESS AND EVACUATION OF DJIBOUTI'S MINISTER OF [...] (C) Djibouti's Foreign Minister Ali Abdi Farah suffered a stroke early morning of February 9. He was rushed to France's military hospital in Djibouti, Bouffard, where he was treated until his evacuation the evening of February 11 to Paris. According to French Ambassador Philippe Selz, Farah [...]	2005-02-13 14:09:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR DJ
05DJIBOUTI136	SOMALILAND FM ON MARGINS OF KAHIN'S DJIBOUTI STOP: [...] (C) Somaliland President Daher Rayaleh Kahin, accompanied by his Foreign Minister Edna Adan Ismail, and other ministers, were in Djibouti February 12 and morning of February 13 for talks with Djiboutian officials, including President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dilei [...]	2005-02-14 03:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM DJ SO
05DJIBOUTI157	UNION FOR PRESIDENTIAL MAJORITY (UMP) CONVENTION IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Union for Presidential Majority (UMP),the majority coalition, held its Convention February 6 at the Equestrian Club in Djibouti City. The UMP is composed of four political parties: People's Rally for Progress (RPP, ruling party),Front for Unity and Democracy Restoration (FRUD [...]	2005-02-16 10:20:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR FR DJ
05DJIBOUTI191	USITC STUDY ON EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS IN [...] Summary: The Government of Djibouti (GOD) has not been able to benefit from AGOA to date due to a lack of developed industries. After a decade of uncertainty, Djibouti's economy looks brighter as a result of the country's foreign policy and assistance from donors. Djibouti has very few inte [...]	2005-02-27 07:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI193	COMMENTS ON ETHIOPIA, ERITREA SITUATION FROM [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met 23 February with Acting Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, at her request, to discuss several issues, including the Ethiopia/Eritrea border issue, Djibouti's relationship with France, the recent visit of President Guelleh to Qatar, and Millennium Challenge Acc [...]	2005-02-27 12:03:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS PGOV DJ ET ER
05DJIBOUTI194	DJIBOUTI'S INPUT FOR 2005 PRESIDENT'S REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-27 13:09:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL DJ AGOA USTR
05DJIBOUTI200	ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER ON FRANCO-DJIBOUTIAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Acting Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, at her request February 23 to discuss several issues, among them the effect of the Borrel Affair on France-Djibouti relations. Youssouf called the affair embarrassing for both sides. He said it is not Djibouti's d [...]	2005-02-28 12:49:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS DJ FR
05DJIBOUTI304	STAFFDEL CHAKA MEETING WITH MFA DIRECTOR OF [...] (U) Summary: Staff Members of the House International Relations Committee Malik Chaka and Pearl Alice Marsh met 31 March with Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan, to discuss Djibouti's relations with the United States, the counter-terrorism ef [...]	2005-03-31 14:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV DJ
05DJIBOUTI32	Outreach in Djibouti -- Out of Step with Needs? [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-09 11:37:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI326	STAFFDEL CHAKA GETS STATISTICS ON DJIBOUTI'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 31, HIRC Staff members Malik Chaka and Dr. Pearl Alice Marsh met with Commandant Mohamed Moussa Abar, the Harbor Master and Director of Maritime Security at the Port of Djibouti (see para 9 for bio). Abar explained to the Staffdel how the current port operates, the problem [...]	2005-04-06 14:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL OREP PINR ECON DJ
05DJIBOUTI391	DJIBOUTI AT LOGGERHEADS WITH SAUDI ARABIA OVER [...] (C) The 4/19-20 visit of the president of Al-Imam Mohamed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Dr. Mohamed Al-Salem, gave Arab League member state Djibouti the opportunity to reiterate to Saudi Arabia its concerns about instruction offered Djibouti's youth under Saudi auspices. Acting Minister of For [...]	2005-04-20 13:44:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI PINR EAID SA DJ
05DJIBOUTI438	Influential Businessman Saad Ahmed Cheikh Dies of [...] (U) SUMMARY Saad Ahmed Cheikh, founder and CEO of the largest and most successful transit company in Djibouti (The Compagnie Maritime et de Manutention de Djibouti, aka, COMAD),died on 4 May at Bouffard Hospital of rumored cardiac and pulmonary problems and diabetes. The 48-year-old Cheikh was [...]	2005-05-05 14:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SCUL DJ
05DJIBOUTI461	REQUEST TO TRANSITION USAID PROGRAM IN DJIBOUTI [...] U) This is an action message. 2. (U) Embassy Djibouti requests State and USAID agreement to transition the USAID program in Djibouti from primary reliance on Economic Support Funds (ESF) to Development Assistance (DA) funding over the next two years with an initial modest DA program of two [...]	2005-05-12 13:32:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID SOCI DJ
05DJIBOUTI512	DJIBOUTI'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER ON RECENT GUELLEH [...] (C) Summary: Djibouti's new Minister of Foreign Affairs is pleased with the outcome of the May 13 stopover visit to Washington of President Guelleh (see reftel) and reviewed with Ambassador key aspects of Guelleh's meetings with Secretary Rice, NSC Africa Director Courville, USAID SIPDIS [...]	2005-05-27 09:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ECON DJ
05DJIBOUTI529	BIOS AND COMMENTARY ON NEW DJIBOUTIAN CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The following is current bio data on the new Ministerial cabinet, announced May 22nd, as well as on reasons behind the appointment/change/removal. An outline of Guelleh's policy "road map" for his new six-year term will follow septel. End Summary. 2. (C) Prime Minister Dileita [...]	2005-06-05 13:07:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL DJ
05DJIBOUTI804	CODEL PAYNE MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Congressman Donald Payne and delegation met August 3 with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf to discuss regional and bilateral relations. Youssouf briefed the Congressman on Djibouti's relations with its neighbors, food security, anti-terrorism efforts, Somaliland [...]	2005-08-15 05:55:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP OREP DJ
05DJIBOUTI995	CHINA'S INFLUENCE IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) The Republic of Djibouti and the People's Republic of China have had diplomatic relations for 26 of the 28 years Djibouti has been independent. Over those 26 years, China has given a substantial amount of aid to Djibouti in the form of loans, grants, building projects and cooperative trade [...]	2005-10-05 13:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EFIN EMIN EINV ENRG ETTC PHUM SENV AF CH DJ
05DOHA1005	FRAN TOWNSEND'S JUNE 2, 2005 MEETINGS IN QATAR [...] (S) Summary: Frances (Fran) Townsend, Assistant to the President and Advisor on Homeland Security, visited Doha for a few hours on Thursday, 2 June 2005. In her meetings with Sheikh Tamim the Heir Apparent, with the Amir (in which Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim sat in),and finally [...]	2005-06-06 09:16:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	ASEC KPAO MARR PREL QA
05DOHA1081	G77 Begins the Second "South Summit" in Qatar [...] (U) Foreign Ministers of the Group of 77 UN bloc met June 13 in Doha as part of the second "South Summit." Heads of State, largely from the African, Pacific, and Arab regions, will meet June 15 and 16. The conference is expected to deal with issues of UN reform, international development assist [...]	2005-06-15 08:57:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD KDEM QA UN
05DOHA1131	G77 SUMMIT: NEW DEVELOPMENT FUND PROPOSED AT CLOSING [...] Summary. The G77 South Summit ended June 16 with a proposal for a new development fund to which Qatar would contribute $20 million. Leaders called on developed nations to meet the target of 0.7% of GDP toward overseas assistance. In addition to improved access to markets in developed economies, [...]	2005-06-21 08:15:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL ETRD KDEM XA XB XC XD XE XK XL XM XO QA UN
05DOHA1226	DIALOGUE OF RELIGIONS CONFERENCE: AMIR WELCOMES [...] (U) Summary. The Amir of Qatar opened the Third Conference on Dialogue of Religions and welcomed Jewish participants for the first time. (Though none came from Israel, there was a five- member delegation of rabbis from the U.S.) In his opening remarks, the Amir expressed liberal views on reform [...]	2005-07-04 08:45:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL IS QA
05DOHA1240	HOW ELITE QATARI WOMEN VIEW THEMSELVES [...] (U) Summary. The Political Section has been following up with Qatari women throughout the last few months to gain their perspective on various facets of Qatari society and the changing role of women. At a recent gathering of elite Qatari women, Poloff asked the women to express their views on a [...]	2005-07-06 12:26:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS PREL SOCI QA
05DOHA1468	OULD AL-TAYA ARRIVES IN DOHA, JOINING OTHER EXILES [...] (U) Ousted Mauritanian president Maouiya Ould al-Taya arrived in Doha at 8 PM August 22 with his family. According to a local news report, he was also accompanied by the "teacher of his children" and is staying at a luxury hotel. He arrived on a Qatar Airways plane via Cairo. Sources indicate [...]	2005-08-24 13:58:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER KISL XA QA
05DOHA1593	9/17 MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA MANAGING DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: PAO met 9/17 with Wadah Khanfar, Managing Director of Al Jazeera (AJ). The following topics were discussed: Para 2: Khanfar's view of GWOT; Para 3: A new entity: "The Al Jazeera Network" Paras 4-7: Al Jazeera's relations with Arab governments (including Iraq's); Paras 5: USG [...]	2005-09-18 13:08:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL PTER QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1609	FINAL MEETING WITH ISRAELI TRADE REP [...] (C) Summary. Dov Segev-Steinberg, Israeli trade representative, shared his views on a range of issues with Poloff in a final meeting before his departure from Qatar the last week of September. While the trade representative did not foresee any change in Qatar-Israeli relations and the current [...]	2005-09-20 11:21:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS QA
05DOHA1657	COMBATING EXTREMISM: QATAR [...] (S) The extent and nature of extremism in Qatar is limited by several factors. One is Qatar,s considerable wealth, which enables it to steer clear of the poverty-inspired extremism affecting poorer nations. Other factors are the small size of the country (comparable to Connecticut) and populat [...]	2005-09-29 09:28:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	EAID KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1744	QATAR: AMBASSADOR UNTERMEYER'S 14 OCTOBER 2005 [...] (U) The Ambassador met with Qatar's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (HBJ) at Wajbah Palace during the evening of Friday, 14 October. ---------------------- Iraq Referendum ---------------------- 2. (S) HBJ said he had been ca [...]	2005-10-17 14:08:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PTER KPAO QA IZ
05DOHA1752	QATAR: S/I JEFFREY'S OCTOBER 6, 2005 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor on Iraq James Jeffrey and an interagency team that included representatives from the NSC, DOD, and Treasury met with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (HBJ) on October 6. HBJ assured the U.S. delegation that Qatar was committed to winning the [...]	2005-10-19 07:08:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL PTER QA
05DOHA1764	AMIR'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS TO ADVISORY COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary. On Tuesday, October 11th, the Amir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani delivered the opening address to the 34th session of the Advisory Council. The Amir's speech was perhaps more noteworthy for what it did not say, as opposed to what it said. The speech touched on Qatar's economic [...]	2005-10-20 13:17:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL QA
05DOHA1823	SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN TO [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we are pleased to welcome you to Doha. Your visit is an important one: you will be the first cabinet-level U.S. official to meet with Qatari officials in Doha this year. Your visit will demonstrate the importance we place on the future of our energy relationship and will help [...]	2005-11-09 12:33:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON ETRD EINV PGOV QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1961	DAS GORDON GRAY MEETING WITH SHEIKH HAMAD BIN [...] (U) Present on the Qatari side: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (HBJ),Foreign Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar; Sheikh Jabor bin Yusuf al-Thani, HBJ,s Office Director and nephew; Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad al-Thani, daughter of the Amir of Qatar and newly-appointed Assistan [...]	2005-12-11 14:06:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KPAO QA
05DOHA2038	SECRETARY OF ENERGY BODMAN'S MEETING WITH AMIR OF [...] (U) U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman met with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, on November 15, 2005, in the course of a two-day visit to Qatar. Secretary Bodman also visited energy installations and met SIPDIS with resident U.S. business executives. The meeting wit [...]	2005-12-28 06:16:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV PREL IR QA
05DOHA934	NATURAL GAS UPDATE: BAHRAIN PIPELINE, VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary. A Ministry of Energy official told post that a natural gas pipeline to Bahrain announced in papers in Doha and Manama does not have much basis in reality. The official said that Venezuela had asked Qatar to participate in a project to supply LNG to the United States; the Qataris [...]	2005-05-25 15:02:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET EINV PREL VE BA QA
05DUBAI128	IRAN'S EXPANDING JUDICIARY DRAWS MAJLIS FIRE [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Protect Accordingly 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In late December 2004 the Majlis Judicial And Legal Committee approved a bill to investigate the Iranian Judiciary, forwarding it to the Majlis General Session for consideration. Also in late December 2004 a related ongo [...]	2005-01-10 18:24:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	IR PREL
05DUBAI57	PRESIDENT OF DUBAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EXPRESSES CONCERN [...] (C) Summary: Obaid Al-Tayer, prominent Dubai businessman and President of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI),told Consul General December 29 that the process of negotiating a US-UAE Free Trade Agreement "will not be easy." That said, Dubai businessmen were not against the FTA; [...]	2005-01-05 13:52:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL TC
05DUBLIN107	PRIME MINISTER AHERN'S TRIP TO CHINA NETS DEALS [...] (C) Summary: The January 17-21 visit to China of Ireland's largest ever trade delegation advanced the GOI's "Asia Strategy" of raising Ireland's commercial profile in the Pacific region, though the extent to which Prime Minister Ahern used the opportunity to press Beijing on human rights rema [...]	2005-01-28 13:50:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON ETRD EINV SOCI SCUL
05DUBLIN1075	PRE-GYMNICH DEMARCHE: IRELAND SUPPORTS TURKEY [...] Summary: On August 29, Post delivered ref A talking points on the September 1-2 Gymnich Meeting to Jim Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent (who replaced Gerard Keown on August 25). Kelly conveyed Ireland's hope that EU accession talks for Turkey would begin as origina [...]	2005-08-31 16:16:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL EUN
05DUBLIN112	GAERC: GOI POSITIVE ON U.S.-EU RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) On January 27, POL/ECON Chief met with Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent, to get Irish views on the upcoming GAERC (reftel points had been shared earlier in the week). Keown opened the meeting with high praise for A/S Jones' January 15 consultations with E [...]	2005-01-28 16:52:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EUN
05DUBLIN1325	THE VISIT OF HHS A/S WADE HORN: IRISH FAMILY [...] Summary: During an October 12-15 visit to Dublin, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Family and Children, Dr. Wade Horn, had exchanges with Irish officials, NGOs, and journalists on the place of family life in U.S. and Irish social policies. A/S Horn highlighted Bus [...]	2005-10-26 13:12:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP SOCI ECON EI
05DUBLIN1350	SCENE-SETTER FOR HHS DEPUTY SECRETARY ALEX M. AZAR [...] Embassy Dublin warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Ireland. Senior Irish policy-makers, academic leaders, and industry standouts look forward to substantive exchanges with you on health sector issues. The Embassy is planning a reception in your honor that will bring together officials an [...]	2005-11-02 17:29:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP OTRA TBIO SOCI KSCA PREL EUN EI
05DUBLIN143	PEACE PROCESS: GOI SHAKEN BY SECOND IRA STATEMENT [...] (S) SUMMARY: Amb Kenny met February 4 with Michael Collins, second Secretary General to PM Ahern, and Ahern's senior advisor on Northern Ireland. The ambassador indicated that the USG is inclined not to invite Northern Ireland political parties to the March 17 White House event. Collins sai [...]	2005-02-04 16:06:00	Embassy Dublin	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR EI UK NIPP
05DUBLIN1567	ADDENDUM TO ORGANIZED CRIME IN IRELAND REPORT [...] (C) Per ref A's request for continued information on organized crime elements in Ireland, Post offers the following updates from police sources who were available for comment after the drafting of ref B: 2. (C) Irish police report Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, and West African involvement i [...]	2005-12-30 13:13:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PTER EI
05DUBLIN172	ISLAM IN IRELAND, C-DI4-01219 [...] (C) Summary. Embassy Dublin salutes the initiative of Washington analysts (reftel) to look at the role of Islamic thinkers across Europe. In November, we launched a new outreach program to Muslims in Ireland, a group that has grown rapidly in recent years. There are two significant mosques [...]	2005-02-11 10:21:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PTER SCUL
05DUBLIN177	U.S.-IRISH DISCUSSIONS ON OPEN SKIES PROSPECTS [...] (C) Summary: In informal bilateral discussions on February 7, Ireland indicated its intent to decide in the next several weeks on the possibility of establishing Open Skies with the United States. Transportation Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary John Byerly and DOT International Aviation Di [...]	2005-02-11 16:14:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL ETRD
05DUBLIN207	IRISH RESPONSE TO PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (U) On February 15, Post delivered reftel talking points to Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. Trans-Atlantic Relations ------------------------- 2. (SBU) The European Union strongly supports practical cooperation with the United States across the full [...]	2005-02-17 18:02:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL
05DUBLIN210	POLICE ARREST SINN FEIN MEMBERS IN MONEY [...] (SBU) Summary. Sinn Fein is facing its biggest political crisis since the beginning of the peace process after two party activists, including a former elected representative, were arrested in a swoop by Irish police on suspects in an apparent money laundering scheme. Seven people were arreste [...]	2005-02-18 14:01:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINR PGOV PINS PREL EI NIPP
05DUBLIN276	IRELAND - 2005 ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Once a poor nation characterized by large scale emigration, Ireland is now economically prosperous and an attractive destination for thousands of asylum and job-seekers. The unprecedented flow of people into Ireland has prompted the Government to address issues relating to bo [...]	2005-03-04 17:47:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
05DUBLIN296	IRISH GIVE GREEN LIGHT FOR NEGOTIATING OPEN SKIES [...] (C) Summary: On March 8, Transport Minister Martin Cullen informed the Ambassador that Ireland was prepared to pursue a new bilateral aviation arrangement, along the lines of the Open Skies approach outlined in reftel discussions. Transport officials requested USG proposal texts as the first [...]	2005-03-10 07:54:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON
05DUBLIN321	IRISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON MARCH 16 GAERC [...] (U) On March 11, post delivered ref A demarche to Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU Correspondent. On March 14, post followed up with Keown on points in refs B, C, and D on China, Croatia, and Iran. China: Increased U.S-EU Dialogue Useful --------------------------------- [...]	2005-03-15 17:41:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KAWC KPAO ETTC PTER KPAL EUN ICTY
05DUBLIN47	IRELAND - 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Over the past twenty years, Irish governments have actively promoted foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has helped Ireland to achieve unprecedented economic growth during this "Celtic Tiger" period. FDI flows into Ireland increased from an annual average of USD 140 million in [...]	2005-01-14 16:58:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
05DUBLIN512	IRELAND STILL OPAQUE ON CHINA ARMS EMBARGO [...] (C) Summary: In an April 27 meeting with Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Dermot Gallagher, the Ambassador strongly urged the GOI to join other Member States in opposing the proposed lifting of the EU arms embargo against China. Gallagher said that Ireland's position on the em [...]	2005-04-29 12:06:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PHUM
05DUBLIN606	GOI UNVEILS AVIATION POLICY PACKAGE [...] (C) Summary: On May 18, the Irish Government announced an aviation policy package that includes plans to sell a majority stake in Aer Lingus, the national carrier, and to build a second terminal at Dublin Airport. The package capped months of negotiations between the governing party, Fianna [...]	2005-05-23 14:37:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD EFIN ELAB
05DUBLIN657	NORTHERN IRELAND: GOI WAITING FOR IRA RESPONSE AND [...] (C) During Special Envoy Mitchell Reiss' visit to Ireland May 19-22, the Irish government emphasized that the Good Friday Agreement and the December 8 joint communique must be the basis for forward movement in the peace process. They anticipate an IRA response to Gerry Adams' call to leave the [...]	2005-06-01 08:39:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS EI UK NIPP
05DUBLIN683	IRISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON U.S.-EU [...] (U) On June 2, Post delivered ref A talking points to Stephen Dawson, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary for the Middle East and North Africa. Dawson said SIPDIS that the Commission has been in touch with Member States about the June 21-22 U.S.-EU International Conference [...]	2005-06-07 09:29:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PREL EUN
05DUBLIN715	IRISH RESPONSE TO PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: On June 8, Post delivered ref A talking points to Gerard Keown, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) EU correspondent. Keown said that the GOI might contribute police personnel to the EU's planned Rule of Law training program for the Iraqi Transitional Government, but would not l [...]	2005-06-10 08:52:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EUN
05DUBLIN983	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES COLOMBIA THREE WITH GOI [...] (C) Summary: The Irish Government had no prior knowledge that the Colombia Three were in Ireland, nor had it discussed the case with Sinn Fein in recent Northern Ireland peace process-related exchanges, GOI officials told the Ambassador on August 8. The officials noted that the case presente [...]	2005-08-08 16:43:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM PTER PGOV EI
05DUSHANBE1617	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY RICE TO TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Embassy Dushanbe welcomes your visit to Tajikistan, the first-ever by a Secretary of State to Tajikistan as an independent country. The historical importance is not lost on Tajikistan's leaders or people. All will have high expectations of a successful visit leading to closer cooperation [...]	2005-10-06 10:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TI
05DUSHANBE1702	TAJIKISTAN: AMBASSADOR ZARIPOV COUNSELS NO SHARP RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN PROVOCATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 09:42:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM RS TI
05DUSHANBE1732	TAJIKISTAN: FERMENT FOR INDEPENDENT MEDIA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: While the Government of Tajikistan is loathe to license new independent media outlets, ferment is occurring. A new, independent weekly newspaper has appeared, albeit with microscopic ci [...]	2005-10-26 04:40:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PROP KDEM KPAO TI
05DUSHANBE1745	TAJIKISTAN: UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR FINDS JUDICIARY [...] (C) During his recent visit to Tajikistan, UN Special Rapporteur on Independent Judiciary and Lawyers Leandro Despuy noted a great imbalance between the power of Tajikistan's prosecutors, and the weakness of lawyers ("advocates") and judges in the system. United Nations Tajikistan Office of [...]	2005-10-31 10:22:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1751	TAJIKISTAN: PROVINCIAL LIFE CHANGES SLOWLY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On October 27 in the southern city of Kurgan Tyube, EmbOffs met with a sampling of community leaders. Change comes slowly in the provinces, old habits die hard, and the bureaucracy retai [...]	2005-11-01 09:21:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI KISL KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1805	TIPS FROM THE MFA ON HOW TO FIGHT THE WAR OVER NGO'S IN [...] (C) DCM had a long talk with MFA North America Chief Ismatullo Nasredinov on November 10 on the growing pressure on U.S. and other Western NGO's. The DCM said Tajikistan appeared to be taking a step backwards by not providing registration, visas, or other support for NGO's like the Rotary Cl [...]	2005-11-10 11:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV TI
05DUSHANBE1812	DESPITE RUSSIAN PRESSURE, THE UNITED STATES CAN PROMOTE ITS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Although we now de-emphasize its previous Cold-War primacy in U.S. foreign policy, Russia still requires clear-eyed scrutiny for the havoc it can play with the President's democracy agenda and larger goals for transformational diplomacy in the former Soviet republics. We believe Russia [...]	2005-11-14 06:21:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PROP ECON EAID KDEM KPAO RS TI

05DUSHANBE1855	TAJIKISTAN: NEW ECON REFORM PARTY CHAIRMAN SAYS TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Tajikistan's new Party of Economic Reform (PER) calls for gradual economic changes beginning with agriculture reform, developing industry around farm products, and creating a financial [...]	2005-11-23 11:19:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1870	MODERATE TAJIK ISLAMIC LEADER KABIRI WAL... [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-28 07:02:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM RS TI
05DUSHANBE1897	AMBASSADOR SPEAKS ON CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE OF [...] At the invitation of the Central Executive Committee of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT, ruling party),on November 30 in Dushanbe the ambassador spoke to an overflow crowd of college students, members of parliament, NGO representatives, PDPT activists, and journalists on "Th [...]	2005-11-30 13:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EAID MARR KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1898	AMBASSADOR SPEAKS ON CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE OF [...] At the invitation of the Central Executive Committee of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT, ruling party),on November 30 in Dushanbe the ambassador spoke to an overflow crowd of college students, members of parliament, NGO representatives, PDPT activists, and journalists on "Th [...]	2005-11-30 13:06:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EAID MARR KDEM TI
05DUSHANBE1921	MEETING WITH PRESIDENT RAHMONOV: HIS VIEWS ON RUSSIA [...] (C) The Ambassador met with President Emomali Rahmonov on December 1 for two and a half hours. We report the meeting in three cables. This is two of three. The other two cover Rahmonov's views on (1) the U.S.-Tajikistan bilateral relationship and Tajik politics, and (2) Uzbekistan. 2. (S) SUMMARY [...]	2005-12-02 10:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR MARR RS TI
05DUSHANBE1950	TAJIKISTAN'S NORTHERN REGION WANTS TO BE INDEPENDENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Historically, the Sughd region in northern Tajikistan served as the intellectual and economic hub of Tajikistan. Its proximity to Uzbekistan still grants it trade, business and access to media and information outside of Tajikistan. Although Dushanbe attempts to keep a tight re [...]	2005-12-06 12:29:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM KISL KPAO TI
05DUSHANBE1966	TAJIKISTAN'S VIEWS OF US FORCE POSTURE (C-RE5-00249) [...] (S) Post's DATT and DCM polled their colleagues informally on the questions below. The following answers should be seen as the Tajik government's current mood on these hypothetical questions. When and if negotiations were to start, outside pressures and local politics would influence the rh [...]	2005-12-08 09:31:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET	PINR MARR PREL AJ PL RO TI
05DUSHANBE2037	FORMER SECURITY OFFICIAL TAKES ON DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Newly installed Deputy Foreign Minister Saimumil Yatimov met with Charge today for their first substantive meeting. Yatimov is well known as a former Ministry of Security official who dealt with international affairs, but his appointment to a high post in the Foreign Ministry was interpret [...]	2005-12-14 11:39:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TI
05DUSHANBE2092	TAJIKISTAN POLITICAL PARTIES UNDERGO CHANGES TO PREPARE FOR [...] (U) In a show of possibly implementing major party reforms, on December 20 the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT) held a roundtable to solicit opinions from political scientists, government officials and other political parties on the role of the IRPT in society. The Democratic Party [...]	2005-12-23 11:48:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TI
05FRANKFURT1373	Lisbon Acton Program: Its All About Growth and [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 2 European Commission President Barroso presented his proposal to make economic growth and job creation the focus of EU activities for the next five years. To move beyond slogans, Barroso has proposed setting out who, the EC or member states, is respons [...]	2005-02-15 11:04:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
05FRANKFURT3872	Private Islamic Dialogue Forum Tackles Extremism, [...] (SBU) A high-profile national conference of the German Islamforum (established in 2002 to facilitate dialogue between Muslims and non-Muslims),meeting in Frankfurt on April 26, stressed cooperation but revealed differences between the two groups. Participants included national Green Party co [...]	2005-05-20 14:03:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL PGOV PHUM GM TK
05FRANKFURT4005	Frankfurt Worries About Its Economic Future [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent developments including the failure of the Frankfurt-based German Stock Exchange to take over its London counterpart have sparked concerns over the economic future of the Frankfurt/Rhein-Main area in comparison to other European metropoles. With slow growth in the area's [...]	2005-05-25 14:55:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PINR GM
05FRANKFURT5056	The Chancellor and Hedge Funds [...] (SBU) Summary: Chancellor Schroeder has pledged to raise "standards for hedge funds" at the G-8 Summit. His position reflects a negative characterization, publicly stated by the Chairman of the SDP and others in the Chancellor's party, of investors fixed on quick financi [...]	2005-07-05 14:53:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EUN
05FRANKFURT8181	Scenesetter/Visit of Baden-Wuerttemberg M-P Oettinger [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 14-15, Baden-Wuerttemberg Minister- President Guenther Oettinger (CDU/Christian Democrats) will make his first official visit to Washington. A political moderate, Oettinger leads one of Germany's largest and economically most successful states. Oettinger is favored t [...]	2005-11-10 16:01:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PINR GM
05FRANKFURT8965	GULF BETWEEN KEY MUSLIM ORGANIZATION AND HESSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tensions between the Hesse state government and the IRH (Islamische Religionsgemeinschaft Hessen, the state's largest Muslim umbrella organization) have simmered since the state listed the IRH in its annual report on extremism. The dispute came to the forefront again at IRH's h [...]	2005-12-14 17:08:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PTER KISL KPAO GM
05GABORONE1040	OPPOSITION PARTIES INCH TOWARD COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: Botswana's two largest opposition parties, the Botswana National Front (BNF) and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP),intend to cooperate to oust the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in the next election. Although they pledged to pursue this strategy at their national congresses [...]	2005-07-27 11:48:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BC
05GABORONE1224	MFA AND OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT SHUFFLE SENIOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is in the midst of rotating several of its senior officers into new positions. This movement will bring new incumbents to the offices of the Permanent Secretary, Deputy Permanent Secretary, and Director for Multilate [...]	2005-08-26 10:34:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV BC
05GABORONE1228	SLOW PROGRESS IN CKGR COURT CASE, FPK OUT OF FUNDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hearings in the First People of the Kalahari's (FPK) legal challenge of the GOB's policy of relocating San and other minorities out of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) resumed on August 8. With the case dragging, FPK appears to be on the brink of another financial cris [...]	2005-08-29 08:20:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV BC SAN CKGR
05GABORONE1281	STUDY SEES BDP'S FUTURE IN VICE PRESIDENT KHAMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent needs assessment conducted for the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is likely to reinforce Vice President Khama's perceived importance to the future of the Party. The study, passed to us by a senior GOB official, found that the BDP's popularity had declined due t [...]	2005-09-09 05:54:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BC
05GABORONE1444	CHINA WOOS BOTSWANA THROUGH EXCHANGE VISITS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China uses exchanges, assistance and trade as three primary tools to strengthen its ties with Botswana. According to the Director for Asia and Africa Mr. Manyepedza Lesetedi in the MFA, nearly two-dozen GOB officials traveled to China this year to participate in short courses [...]	2005-10-06 15:31:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CH BC
05GABORONE1454	BOTSWANA ANNUAL AGOA ELIGIBILITY UPDATE [...] Post recommends renewal of Botswana's AGOA eligibility status based on its continued compliance with the stipulated criteria. As described below, during the year, Botswana took steps to strengthen its private sector, improve its capacity to combat the financing of terrorism, and prevent child [...]	2005-10-07 14:26:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON BC AGOA
05GABORONE1605	BOTSWANA LABOR FEDERATION FACING UPHILL STRUGGLE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Botswana Federation of Trade Unions has appealed to the ILO over a dispute between the Botswana Mine Workers Union and Debswana following a contentious strike last year. BMWU, plagued by internal divisions some attribute to management meddling, is fast running out of funds [...]	2005-11-03 12:33:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE479	SADC SEEKS US SUPPORT FOR ADB CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Finance and Development Planning Baledzi Gaolathe requested a meeting with Ambassador Huggins on April 4 to lobby for United States support for Dr. Simba Makoni as the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) candidate for the presidency of the African Develop [...]	2005-04-05 11:10:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZI BC SADC
05GABORONE535	REFUGEES AT DUKWE REFUGEE CAMP SEEK ARV [...] (U) Summary: A March 31 visit to Botswana's Dukwe Refugee Camp by Ambassador Huggins revealed difficult living conditions and challenges in fighting HIV/AIDS within the camp's population. Community leaders at the Camp blamed the Government's policy of not providing ARV treatment to the refu [...]	2005-04-15 09:55:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV KHIV BC HIV AIDS
05GABORONE554	BNF PRESIDENT HOPES FOR OPPOSITION COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary: In an April 1 meeting, Otsweletse Moupo, president of Botswana's largest opposition party, the Botswana National Front (BNF),shared with Ambassador Huggins his commitment to cooperation with other opposition parties in the next general election, scheduled for 2009. Moupo noted [...]	2005-04-20 09:03:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BC
05GABORONE56	PORTRAIT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT AS AN AUTOCRAT: [...] (C) Summary: As next in line to inherit the presidency, Botswana,s Vice President Ian Khama remains an enigma. Many participants in Botswana's public life such as academics, journalists, and NGO leaders, express ambiguity and skepticism regarding the Vice President's credentials as a politi [...]	2005-01-13 11:13:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM BC
05GABORONE561	BOTSWANA ASSESSES POST-ELECTION ZIMBABWE [...] (U) Summary: During a meeting between AF/S Director Dan Mozena and Botswana's MFA PermSec Mpofu on April 7, the latter was frank in airing the frustration the GOB feels regarding Zimbabwe. The deterioration of trade and the dislocations border jumpers cause for Botswana are two major problem [...]	2005-04-21 12:18:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI BC IBB
05GABORONE749	SCENESETTER FOR BOTSWANA PRESIDENT MOGAE'S JUNE 13 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Botswana President Festus G. Mogae's June 13 meeting with President Bush provides an opportunity to affirm and advance Botswana's role as a partner in promoting peace, democracy and human rights in Africa, increasing economic growth through trade, and combating HIV/AIDS. Botswan [...]	2005-06-02 14:48:00	Embassy Gaborone	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM KHIV BC
05GABORONE838	PROSPECTS FOR LIBERALIZING BOTSWANA'S [...] Summary. The recently-formed Botswana Cattle Producer's Association (BCPA) submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) in late May to remove the monopoly of the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) on the exportation of beef. If the proposal were accepted, the beef industry would es [...]	2005-06-17 09:38:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECON EAGR ETRD BC TRADE
05GABORONE934	LOCAL RESENTMENT TOWARD CHINESE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Perceived unfair competition, against a background of slower economic growth and rising unemployment, has fed an emerging anti-Chinese sentiment, particularly in Francistown, Botswana's second largest city. Local businessmen there see Chinese shopkeepers as illegally crowding ou [...]	2005-07-06 14:58:00	Embassy Gaborone	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CH BC
05GENEVA1052	UNHCR ON WESTERN SAHARA, LIBYA, AND MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary: In response to refs A and B, Mission Geneva's Joe Cassidy and Anne Phillips met with officials from the office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) April 25 to brief on demarches directed to Algiers and Tripoli on refugee issues. UNHCR's Deputy Director in charge o [...]	2005-04-26 03:16:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG XI UNHCR
05GENEVA1257	MAY 2005 MEETING OF THE WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE [...] The 19 May 2005 meeting of the WTO Trade Negotiations Committee lasted only one-half day, with most Members either restating well-known positions or refraining from intervening altogether (including the United States, Japan, European Communities and Brazil). The limited engagement was primari [...]	2005-05-23 09:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1258	MAY 2005 MEETING OF THE WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE [...] The 19 May 2005 meeting of the WTO Trade Negotiations Committee lasted only one-half day, with most Members either restating well-known positions or refraining from intervening altogether (including the United States, Japan, European Communities and Brazil). The limited engagement was primari [...]	2005-05-23 09:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1320	MEETING OF THE WTO GENERAL COUNCIL - MAY 26, 2005 [...] Begin Summary. The meeting of the WTO General Council on May 26, 2005 was punctuated by two significant decisions - 1) a decision to create a working party on the accession of Iran to the WTO, and 2) formal approval of Pascal Lamy to be the next WTO Director-General. Lamy's term will [...]	2005-05-31 12:52:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1605	UNHCR: REGIONAL ISSUES AND IDPS DISCUSSED DURING [...] (U) Summary: Donor government representatives and NGOs were in full attendance at UNHCR,s May 18-19 informal consultations. Then-acting High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin led the meeting, flanked for the regional sessions by Assistant High Commissioner Kamel Morjane and the entire senior man [...]	2005-06-29 05:42:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF UNHCR
05GENEVA1771	UZBEK ASYLUM SEEKERS: GENEVA MEETINGS WITH UNHCR, [...] (C) Summary. US Mission Geneva Refugee and Migration Affairs (RMA) Counselor and Refugee Officer met with UNHCR staff representing the Bureaus for Central Asia, Europe, and Protection July 20 to press for details on the status of efforts and plans to relocate 455 Uzbek asylum seekers from Kyr [...]	2005-07-21 13:58:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	KG PREF PREL UZ UNHCR
05GENEVA2493	UNHCR: EXCOM CABLE #2: PRM ACTING A/S GREENE,S [...] (U) Summary: On the margins of the 56th Session of the UNHCR Executive Committee (EXCOM),PRM Acting A/S Greene previewed our priorities for the week-long session with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Guterres. They included improving UNHCR's approach to durable solutions, management refor [...]	2005-10-14 11:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF UNHCR
05GENEVA2713	UZBEK REFUGEES IN KYRGYZSTAN AND ROMANIA [...] (U) Summary: On 26 October, Ambassador received a letter from Anne Willem Biljeveld, Director of the Division of External Relations at the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR),providing an update on the status of the refugees who fled Uzbekistan in May 2005. Paragraph 4 repe [...]	2005-11-08 06:38:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL KG UZ RO UNHCR
05GENEVA2767	DUNANT CENTRE FACILITATING PHILIPPINE-MNLF TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Geneva-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue briefed interested Missions November 2 on its efforts to mediate final implementation of the 1996 peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). The effort grew out of concern th [...]	2005-11-10 11:38:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PINR PREL PTER RP MNLF
05GEORGETOWN1281	JAGDEO: U.S. LOSING PR BATTLE IN LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge and PolOff met with President Jagdeo on December 5 for an informal, amiable discussion of ongoing bilateral issues. Jagdeo also shared his candid view on a topic that clearly interests him -- the U.S. public relations problem in Latin America. During the conversation, Jagd [...]	2005-12-07 17:02:00	Embassy Georgetown	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM EAGR ELTN SCUL KPAO XM GY
05GEORGETOWN1348	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - GEORGETOWN. CHUNG [...] Post welcomes Dr. Donna Chung, International Relations Analyst with the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL),and Ms. Elizabeth Bury, USDOL consultant of Management Systems International, for travel to Guyana from January 8 - 15, 2006, and grants country clearance. 2. Post understands that Dr [...]	2005-12-28 15:52:00	Embassy Georgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA GY
05GUATEMALA1179	GUATEMALA ON IRAQ TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Following up on reftel demarche, the Ambassador spoke with Guatemalan Acting FM Marta Altolguirre to urge the GOG to welcome the formation of the Iraq Transitional Government and convey support for Iraq's reconstruction and political transition. 2. (SBU) Altolaguirre said she was impr [...]	2005-05-10 18:17:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IZ GT
05GUATEMALA1403	GUATEMALA COUNTERDRUG PERFORMANCE: C-CN5-00289 [...] (C) The Berger Government (GOG) is seized with and increasingly alarmed by the growing power of drug traffickers in Guatemala. Guatemala,s political, business, and even NGO and Church leaders recognize drug trafficking and the crime and violence it spawns as a very serious threat to the nation,s [...]	2005-06-02 22:10:00	Embassy Guatemala	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR SNAR GT
05GUATEMALA1751	POLITICALLY DRIVEN LOCAL REFERENDUMS SEEK TO BLOCK [...] (C) Referendums organized by two municipalities in different parts of Guatemala attempted to demonstrate massive local rejection of a large gold mine and a hydroelectric project. Organizers then declared that the people had spoken and demanded that the projects be stopped. The process of c [...]	2005-07-19 22:21:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG EMIN PGOV EAID SENV SNAR PHUM ELAB GT
05GUATEMALA2050	CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN GUATEMALA [...] (S) Summary: Guatemala does not maintain substantial public or private sector ties with PRC China. Taiwanese influence in political and military affairs effectively blocks Chinese access. That influence has been maintained through direct assistance and bribes to government officials and is [...]	2005-08-26 18:37:00	Embassy Guatemala	SECRET	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN EMIN PINS PGOV KCOR CH TW GT ESENV
05GUATEMALA2653	CONTRABAND, CUSTOMS REFORM AND THE INFORMAL ECONOMY [...] (C) Contraband poses an ongoing threat to Guatemala's economic development, undermining growth in the formal sector and diminishing the government's ability to collect taxes. The potential nexus with organized crime, human and drug smuggling, along with the incentive to corrupt and undermine [...]	2005-11-22 22:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EFIN BEXP ETTC KCOR KCRM KIPR PGOV PM PINR ASEC SNAR GT
05GUATEMALA312	LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (6) [...] (SBU) January 31 marked the 25th anniversary of the fire at the Spanish Embassy that killed 37 persons. In a land that has suffered more than its share of grim tragedies over the last 50 years, this particular incident remains vividly controversial. Bishop Gonzalo de Villa, former head of L [...]	2005-02-07 22:04:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ETRD EAID ASEC MASS SNAR SENV KCOR GT
05GUATEMALA545	GUATEMALA 2004 TIP REPORT [...] Summary: The Government of Guatemala (GOG) achieved remarkable success in its efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) during the reporting period, particularly in the development of new legal instruments to criminalize TIP activities. We note that Guatemala has achieved or made signif [...]	2005-03-01 22:18:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KCOR EAID KPAO GT
05GUATEMALA806	BERGER ON CAFTA ISSUES CUBA OAS SECGEN ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: At lunch March 30, Berger took on board the Ambassador,s arguments that he needs to do something about the lack of effective labor inspection (in the context of the U.S. CAFTA debate) and that he needs to answer the mail from U.S. organizations protesting alleged repression of pea [...]	2005-03-30 23:32:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SNAR CU GT OAS
05GUATEMALA888	IMMIGRATION IN U.S.-GUATEMALAN RELATIONS: [...] This is an action request: See paras 8 and 9. 2. (C) Summary: Supported by civil society and the mainstream media, the Guatemalan community in the U.S. has from the outset of the Berger administration brought acute pressure on the Government of Guatemala to be assertive with us on t [...]	2005-04-08 16:06:00	Embassy Guatemala	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG ELAB PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN CVIS KPAO GT
05GUAYAQUIL1090	PSC,S LEGACY THWARTING IT'S PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: OPERATING FORCEFULLY FROM THE SHADOWS, ECUADOR,S SOCIAL CHRISTIAN PARTY (PSC) AND ITS ENTRENCHED LEADER, FORMER PRESIDENT LEON FEBRES CORDERO (LFC),HAVE PROVEN THE COAST,S MOST FORMIDABLE PARTY AND INTEREST GROUP. LFC,S DOMINEERING PRESENCE MAY ALSO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE [...]	2005-09-01 18:16:00	Consulate Guayaquil	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR EC
05GUAYAQUIL1225	EX-PRESIDENT NOBOA FORCIBLY RETURNED TO GUAYAQUIL [...] (U) Tactical police stormed the beachfront home of former President Gustavo Noboa on October 11 and loaded him on to a helicopter under orders from the provincial police chief that he be returned to Guayaquil. Noboa has been under house arrest for more than five months, after he returned to [...]	2005-10-18 14:09:00	Consulate Guayaquil	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR EC
05HALIFAX209	NOVA SCOTIA'S PREMIER TO STEP DOWN [...] Summary: Nova Scotia Conservative Premier John Hamm announced on September 29 that he would resign as soon as the party finds a new leader. End Summary. 2. Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm ended speculation about his political future on September 29 with his announcement that he was giving [...]	2005-09-29 21:19:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD PREL CA
05HALIFAX30	ATLANTIC CANADIAN PERSPECTIVES: OFFSHORE ENERGY REVENUE [...] SUMMARY: The recently-concluded agreement on offshore revenues highlighted the differing tactics, strategies and personalities of Nova Scotia's John Hamm and Newfoundland-Labrador's Danny Williams. Although Hamm started the campaign to wrest more offshore revenues from the federal governmen [...]	2005-02-01 20:56:00	Consulate Halifax	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV BEXP EPET PINR CA
05HANOI1077	VIETNAM CELEBRATES 30TH YEAR OF "SAIGON LIBERATION" [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Vietnam celebrated the 30th anniversary of the "liberation of Saigon" throughout the country April 29-30. As Vietnam geared up for the event, media sources charted an interesting path between highlighting the 10th anniversary of bilateral relations with the United St [...]	2005-05-10 01:56:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI VM
05HANOI1143	VIETNAM AND CHINA: COMING AROUND WARILY [...] (C) Summary: After a rocky six months (ref A),China and Vietnam are knitting relations back together. An exchange of leader visits is in the works, the GVN is looking forward to a China-hosted conference on the Mekong and the Chinese Minister of State Security recently visited Vietnam for tal [...]	2005-05-17 08:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	CH MOPS PGOV PREL SENV TW VM CVR
05HANOI1172	VIETNAM: THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S CALL ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: On May 5, Deputy Secretary Robert Zoellick met with Minister of Planning and SIPDIS Investment Vo Hong Phuc. The Deputy Secretary advocated in favor of broadening the U.S.-Vietnam relationship. He identified HIV/AIDs and education as areas of good collabor [...]	2005-05-19 03:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SENV TBIO VM WTRO AFLU HIV AIDS WTO BTA ETMIN SOE
05HANOI1179	VIETNAM-DPRK TIES: OPPORTUNITIES FOR AND [...] (C) The Vietnam-DPRK bilateral relationship, although strained by last year's "mass defection" of North Korean asylum-seekers from Ho Chi Minh City to Seoul, is slowly returning to normal. Vietnam recognizes that its "traditional ties" with the North, combined with its proximity to China and [...]	2005-05-19 09:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PARM PHUM KN KS VM DPRK
05HANOI1389	GETTING PASTOR TRUONG OUT OF THE ASYLUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Mission has seen some positive movement in the case of Baptist Pastor Than Van Truong -- his hospital recently reportedly determined that he no longer needs mental health care -- he nonetheless remains confined. The Ambassador will raise his case with Vice Minister of [...]	2005-06-10 10:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HANOI1394	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT [...] (C) Prime Minister Phan Van Khai's visit to the United States will be the first by a Vietnamese Prime Minister since 1975, and will take place in the tenth anniversary year of the normalization of bilateral relations. This historic occasion will give us the opportunity to highlight a growing [...]	2005-06-13 06:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF PREF ETRD VM PROV
05HANOI1415	A/S DEWEY MEETINGS WITH GVN MFA OFFICIALS REFLECT [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 10, PRM Assistant Secretary Dewey, Ambassador Marine and PRM/ANE Director McGann met with GVN Vice Foreign Minister Vu Dzung and officials of the Americas and Consular Departments. A/S Dewey requested that the GVN act quickly on the start of the Humanitarian Resettleme [...]	2005-06-14 09:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL VM ETMIN HUMANR
05HANOI1430	NARCOTICS CERTIFICATION FOR VIETNAM FOR 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Vietnam has made substantial progress on the key metric of opium poppy cultivation and heroin production. Interagency Mission consensus is that Vietnam now has less than 200 hectares of opium under cultivation, and that represents a shifting patchwork of small fiel [...]	2005-06-15 10:15:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM PINS VM CNARC
05HANOI1433	BRIGHT SPOTS AND TROUBLE SPOTS FOR RELIGION IN [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: In recent months, Vietnam has made several significant reforms in its laws that govern religion and has taken a number of other positive steps for religious believers, including releasing several religious prisoners. Catholic and Protestant religious leaders state [...]	2005-06-15 10:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HANOI149	VIETNAM - CONDITIONS FOR DPRK REFUGEES [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam has not signed any international refugee convention and does not officially recognize North Koreans as refugees in need of protection. Several thousand North Koreans, however, have passed through Vietnam en route to other Southeast Asian countries where they have receive [...]	2005-01-19 10:02:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM KN VM HUMANR DPRK ASEAN
05HANOI1682	ASEAN, ARF, and the EAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam is actively preparing for the July ASEAN ministerial in Vientiane, where ASEAN will adopt a formal position on the East Asia Summit (EAS). There is momentum in favor of the decision to invite India to participate in the EAS, but Australia's participation is still not a [...]	2005-06-27 10:19:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VM ARF ASEAN
05HANOI1822	Ambassador's Web Chat on VietnamNet Provides [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador participated for the first time in a web chat with VietnamNet online, reaching over 100,000 readers with over 300,000 hits the first day. The one-hour, no holds barred chat covered a wide range of topics including human rights, religious freedom, democratic sys [...]	2005-07-19 07:43:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO VM PHUM PREL KIRF HUMANR CVR WTO
05HANOI1888	DPM VU KHOAN MAKES URGENT WTO POINTS TO AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On July 25, the Ambassador met with Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Vu Khoan to discuss Vietnam's bid to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Prime Minister is becoming concerned about the possibility that Vietnam will not be able to accede to WTO by its self-im [...]	2005-07-26 10:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD VM WTRO WTO AFLU HIV AIDS
05HANOI1972	VIETNAM MFA OFFERS THOUGHTS ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: A Ministry of Foreign Affairs officer spoke with Embassy Poloff August 2 to offer the MFA's support for a USG visit to the Central Highlands to monitor the condition of returned ethnic minority migrants; advise that t [...]	2005-08-02 10:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM CB VM HUMANR ETMIN
05HANOI2154	The Ambassador's August 18 Meeting with Politburo [...] (SBU) During an August 18 meeting with senior Politburo member Phan Dzien, the Ambassador underlined continued USG support for Vietnam's WTO accession and stressed that, while bilateral progress is important, Vietnam will also need to deal with multilateral issues in Geneva and matters raised [...]	2005-08-19 10:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF PINR ETRD VM WTO RELFREE SOE
05HANOI2164	VIETNAM AND CHINA WORKING TO BOOST RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: While U.S.-Vietnam relations have been improving and expanding, fueled by the June visit of the Prime Minister to Washington, Sino-Vietnamese relations have not been standing still. In keeping with its long-standing "balancing" strategy, Vietnam sent State President Tran Duc L [...]	2005-08-22 04:00:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD PBTS CH VM CVR WTO
05HANOI2245	UNHCR READOUT OF GIA LAI VISIT [...] (SBU) A UNHCR team visited two villages in Gia Lai Province August 23-25 to assess conditions in these locations and to interview returnees. They reported that conditions are generally fair and noted that there were no signs of systematic intimidation by local authorities. The UNHCR officials [...]	2005-08-30 03:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF VM CB HUMANR ETMIN
05HANOI2276	VIETNAM'S MINISTER OF TRADE URGES PROGESS ON WTO [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 30, the Ambassador met with Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen, at the Minister's request, to discuss Vietnam's WTO accession. Tuyen asked for a bilateral round of negotiations with the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in late September after the bilateral meeting [...]	2005-08-31 10:35:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD VM WTRO WTO BTA
05HANOI246	ASIA-PACIFIC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM IN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Thirteenth Annual Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) was held in Ha Long January 10 to 13. The U.S. Congressional was headed by Senator Daniel Akaka and included Representative Darrell Issa. The Forum expressed sympathy for tsunami victims and passed 22 non- binding [...]	2005-01-28 10:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV VM
05HANOI2484	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES ASSISTANT MINISTER ON BURMA, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Trung Thanh September 22 to discuss Vietnam's role in ASEAN and other regional architecture institutions and how Vietnam can help advance political change in Burma. Thanh said Vietnam is heavily invested in AS [...]	2005-09-23 10:55:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV BM VM ASEAN WTO
05HANOI249	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AFM HUNG: AMNESTY FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The GVN's 2005 Tet amnesty will include five prisoners from the USG's list of persons of concern, including the high profile cases of Father Nguyen Dan Ly, Nguyen Dan Que, and Thich Thanh Tu, confirmed Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung January 28. Hung also conveyed th [...]	2005-01-28 11:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM OVIP VM HUMANR CTERR
05HANOI2511	EAP DAS Eric John's Meeting with Communist Party [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Eric John met Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Commission on External Affairs Director for the Western Europe and Americas Department Pham Tien Nhien at the CPV headquarters September 27. The Ambassador, EAP Mainland Southeast Asia Direc [...]	2005-09-29 06:45:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR KN VM DPRK
05HANOI2515	EAP DAS Eric John's Meeting with Assistant Foreign [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John, the Ambassador and EAP/MLS Director Scot Marciel discussed bilateral relations and regional cooperation with Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung on September 27. After praising the momentum and goodwill that the Vietnamese Prime [...]	2005-09-29 09:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP AMGT ABLD VM HUMANR RELFREE TIP APEC ASEAN WTO
05HANOI2517	EAP DAS Eric John's Meeting with Deputy Prime [...] (SBU) Summary: During EAP DAS Eric John's September 27 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan, the Deputy Prime Minister urged the United States to conclude at an early date its bilateral WTO negotiations with Vietnam for both economic and political reasons. DPM Khoan also pressed the U [...]	2005-09-29 10:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINR KIRF PGOV ETRD VM APEC ASEAN WTO RELFREE HUMANR
05HANOI2547	EAP DAS Eric John Meets AmCham and MOT Vice Luong [...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 27 luncheon with AmCham Board members and a separate meeting with Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu, Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John discussed Vietnam's WTO accession and BTA implementation. AmCham members expressed growing concern about the draft investm [...]	2005-09-30 10:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP VM WTO
05HANOI256	Communist Party Wraps up Plenum [...] (SBU) Summary. The Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee met January 17-25 to kick off preparations for the 10th Party Congress, to be held in the second quarter of 2006. Among the major issues reportedly discussed were Party membership for capitalists, the participation of Party m [...]	2005-02-01 00:29:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR VM DPOL
05HANOI2645	AMB/VFM BANG: CAMBODIA, CPC, CHINH, TRUONG, SHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 7 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang, the Ambassador raised the following subjects: 1) Sam Rainsy's return to Cambodia; 2) Hoang Minh Chinh's activities in the U.S.; 3) timing of the Country of Particular Concern (CPC) designation and International Reli [...]	2005-10-12 04:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ETRD EINV ECON VM CM APEC WTO RELFREE HUMANR
05HANOI2700	AUSTR Weisel Visit to Hanoi: WTO Getting Closer [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings with the Minister of Trade, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Economic and Budgetary Committee, and the Vice Chairman of the Office of Government, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel delivered the message that U.S. and Vietnamese WTO negoti [...]	2005-10-17 05:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP VM WTO ASEAN BTA IPROP SOE
05HANOI2857	ASEAN PARTNERSHIP, HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE, EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Charge met a senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs official October 27 and made key points on the ASEAN Enhanced Partnership, the upcoming Human Rights Dialogue and the New Embassy Compound. The MFA official complained about what the GVN feels is an increased tempo of meetings [...]	2005-10-27 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM AMGT ASEAN VN HUMANR RELFREE
05HANOI2973	RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE PRAISES RELIGION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vietnamese press recently published an interview with the GVN official responsible for religious affairs in which he highlighted Hanoi's accomplishments in the area of religious freedom since it enacted a new law on religion last year. The article, which was intended to re [...]	2005-11-08 10:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
05HANOI3015	VIETNAM WTO BILATERALS: THE VIEW FROM HANOI [...] (SBU) Summary: Our bilateral negotiations on Vietnam's accession to the World Trade Organization have not moved forward since September. Senior GVN officials, including DPM Vu Khoan, have recently begun expressing their frustration publicly in the press and laying the blame on the United Stat [...]	2005-11-13 23:47:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD VM WTRO WTO APEC
05HANOI3031	MPS TO FBI: LET'S UPGRADE RELATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The early November visit of an FBI delegation to Hanoi, led by Ms. Deborah Pierce, Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division (CID),and Mr. Thomas Fuentes, Special Agent-in-Charge, Office of International Operations, offered the opportunity for the Mission to st [...]	2005-11-15 10:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER ASEC VM CNARC CTERR
05HANOI3092	DEPUTY SECRETARY OF COMMERCE'S ECONOMIC ROUNDTABLE [...] (SBU) Influential Government of Vietnam (GVN) advisors offered their views on current economic and reform issues in a roundtable discussion with visiting Deputy Secretary of Commerce David A. Sampson on November 18. The roundtable focused on Vietnam's investment climate, intellectual property [...]	2005-11-22 10:53:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV VM WTRO IPROP BTA SOE WTO
05HANOI3096	SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE PRIME MINISTER SPEAKS ON [...] Summary: In a speech to the AmCham Madame Pham Chi Lan, a senior advisor to the Prime Minister, said that despite Vietnam's progress in economic reforms it is falling behind its international competitors. Vietnamese businesses are mainly small to medium-sized and lack experience and resourc [...]	2005-11-23 07:30:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD VM WTRO ASEAN WTO SOE FINREF
05HANOI311	NSC SR. DIRECTOR GREEN TALKS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND [...] (U) Summary: Vice Chairman of the CPV Central Committee's External Relations Commission Ta Minh Chau told visiting NSC Senior Director Michael Green that sustained economic development would solve Vietnam's social problems, and that the Party plans to accelerate political and economic reforms [...]	2005-02-07 11:17:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF OTRA OVIP ETRD VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HANOI312	NSC Senior Director Michael Green's Meetings with [...] (SBU) Summary: NSC Senior Director for Asia Michael Green and Assistant Foreign Minister Nguyen Duc Hung met for 90 minutes February 4, again at dinner the same night, and then for 30 minutes on February 5 to discuss regional issues, a religious freedom work plan and Prime Minister Phan Van K [...]	2005-02-07 11:21:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF OTRA OVIP ETRD BM VM ASEAN HUMANR RELFREE
05HANOI313	NSC Senior Director Michael Green's Meeting with FM [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnamese Foreign Minister Nguyen Dzy Nien told visiting Senior Director for Asia Michael J. Green that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is optimistic about the bilateral relationship and, though very unhappy about Vietnam's designation as a Country of Particular Concern for Rel [...]	2005-02-07 11:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF OTRA OVIP ETRD VM WTO RELFREE HUMANR HIV AIDS APEC CVR
05HANOI314	NSC Senior Director Michael Green's Meeting with [...] (SBU) Summary: NSC Senior Director for Asia Dr. Michael J. Green and the Ambassador discussed bilateral relations and regional strategic dynamics with Minister/Chairman of the Government Office Doan Manh Giao on February 4. Giao urged the removal of Vietnam's designation as a Country of Part [...]	2005-02-07 11:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP ETRD CASC MASS VM WTO RELFREE APEC
05HANOI3256	Codel Chris Smith Discusses Human Rights, TIP with [...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting Congressman (and vice-Chairman of the House International Relations Committee) Christopher Smith (R-NJ) met with two of Vietnam's most seasoned America experts, Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang and National Assemblywoman Madame Ton Nhu Thi Ninh in separate meetings. C [...]	2005-12-13 03:25:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM OVIP VM TIP HUMANR RELFREE APEC ASEAN
05HANOI3334	VIETNAM'S NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TENTATIVELY [...] (SBU) Summary: While still fundamentally a rubber stamp for official policy, Vietnam's National Assembly (NA) has made tentative moves toward a more independent role. It has also become an important tool in the Vietnamese Communist Party's limited efforts to reform Vietnam's political system, [...]	2005-12-21 06:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV VM SOE DPOL
05HANOI3355	CODEL SMITH MEETS WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN [...] (SBU) Summary. A delegation of seven U.S. Senators, led by Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) and accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dzung. Dzung warmly welcomed the senators and thanked the United States for its assistance in the fights against HIV/AIDS and A [...]	2005-12-23 06:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL OREP VM WTRO AFLU HIV AIDS WTO IPROP BTA
05HANOI3356	CODEL GORDON SMITH MEETS WITH PRESIDENT LUONG [...] (SBU) Summary: A visiting U.S. Senate delegation led by Senator Gordon Smith (R-OR) and comprised of six other Senators held a courtesy call meeting with Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong on December 12. The delegation and the President expressed their commitment to further developing trad [...]	2005-12-23 06:59:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL OREP VM WTRO WTO APEC
05HANOI437	EAST ASIA SUMMIT: VIETNAM'S TAKE ON RECENT ASEAN [...] (SBU) Summary: During recent Senior Officials Meetings in Hanoi and Jakarta, ASEAN members agreed that ASEAN should be at the center of East Asia Summit (EAS) process, the ASEAN chair should be the EAS chair and the EAS should be held in an ASEAN country (with exceptions made only under speci [...]	2005-02-23 10:16:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL VM ARF ASEAN
05HANOI465	S/P OFFICER ENGAGES GVN OFFICIALS ON RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: An official from the Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) sees Vietnam's new Ordinance on Religion and Instruction on Protestants as significantly reducing restrictions on religious activities. The situation for Protestants in the Central Highlands has improved recently, he cl [...]	2005-02-25 10:26:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
05HANOI507	(SBU) Exploring a Montagnard-focused Humanitarian [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Post proposes exploring prospects for a Montagnard-focused Humanitarian Resettlement Program, the goal of which would be to help to mitigate the outflow of Montagnards to Cambodia. Post has informally raised the approach outlined below with PRM and EAP (Refs A [...]	2005-03-02 06:33:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF VM CB ETMIN HUMANR
05HANOI509	INPUT FOR 2005 TIP REPORT - VIETNAM [...] Mission Vietnam's response to the TIP questions in ref A, paragraphs 18-21 follows, following the alphabetical checklist format. 2. OVERVIEW OF VIETNAM'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TIP A. Characterization of trafficking in Vietnam: Vietnam is a country of origin for trafficked women and [...]	2005-03-02 06:44:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF CH TW CA VM OMIG CVR TIP

05HANOI584	Vietnam: Ambassador and Vice Minister of Trade [...] This cable contains sensitive information. Do not post on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with Vice Minister of Trade Luong Van Tu on March 9 to discuss preparations for the bilateral market access negotiations on Vietnam's WTO accession next week in Washington. Expres [...]	2005-03-10 10:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON VM WTO BTA
05HANOI599	IRF AMBASSADOR AT LARGE HANFORD MEETS WITH GVN [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford met March 6 with Vice Minister for Public Security Nguyen Van Huong. Huong objected to the designation of Vietnam as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) and said many in the GVN were asking why they should c [...]	2005-03-11 06:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PREL PGOV VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
05HANOI685	NEW ACTIVIST COMES UNDER POLICE SCRUTINY [...] (C) Summary: Do Nam Hai, better known by his pseudonym of Phuong Nam, became known to us as an emerging Vietnamese dissident after he posted an open letter in December 2004 protesting official harassment for advocating peaceful democratic change in Vietnam. Hai has since been fired from his j [...]	2005-03-22 10:06:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VM HUMANR CVR
05HANOI686	VIETNAM'S AGENT ORANGE CAMPAIGN CONTINUES TO GROW [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The GVN's Agent Orange (AO) propaganda campaign reached fever pitch in the lead up to, and now wake of, the March 10 dismissal of the U.S. lawsuit by alleged Vietnamese victims of AO against chemical companies that produced the defoliant. Before the hearing, [...]	2005-03-22 10:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PREF VM
05HANOI716	DISCUSSIONS WITH VIETNAM ON CPC ACTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Bilateral discussions between the USG and GVN to address the issue of Country of Particular Concern (CPC) designation and Presidential action have stalled on the form, rather than substance, of a bilateral "binding agreement" as allowed by the International Religious Freedom Ac [...]	2005-03-24 08:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KIRF PHUM PGOV VM RELFREE HUMANR
05HANOI719	Pragmatic Diplomacy: Vietnam's Relations with [...] (SBU) Vietnam's relations with post-Communist Russia, Eastern Europe and Mongolia have shown the GVN's willingness to move beyond ideology and politics to satisfy practical foreign policy, economic and security needs. In the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the demise of C [...]	2005-03-24 10:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD PGOV SOCI RS EZ PL HU MG VM
05HANOI841	VIETNAM HOSTS SIX-COUNTRY TIP MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The ambitious three-day Senior Officials Meeting 3 (SOM 3) of the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative Against Trafficking (COMMIT) was held in Hanoi March 29-31. The purpose of the meeting was to translate the MOU signed at the previous COMMIT meeting in Rango [...]	2005-04-11 05:42:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG VM OMIG APEC TIP
05HANOI909	The Ambassador's April 18 Meeting with Communist [...] (SBU) The Ambassador met for the first time April 18 with Nguyen Van Son, the Chairman of the Communist Party's External Relations Commission. Chairman Son was optimistic about continued progress in expanding the bilateral relationship, noting that the Party attaches importance to the U.S. ro [...]	2005-04-20 01:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF PINR PREF MARR OVIP ETRD VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN APEC ASEAN WTO
05HANOI924	Youth Extravaganza Kicks Off 10th Anniversary of [...] (SBU) Summary: Post's Public Affairs Section (PAS) organized its biggest-ever cultural performances in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to kick off the tenth anniversary commemoration of the U.S.-Vietnam normalization of diplomatic relations. A youth hip-hop break dance group from Hous [...]	2005-04-21 01:46:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO VM SCUL
05HARARE1088	ZIMPLATS CEO ON CHINESE INTEREST IN PLATINUM [...] (C) Zimbabwe Platinum Mines (Zimplats) CEO Greg Sebborn told CDA on July 29 that his company was not worried about China's interest in Zimbabwean platinum in the long-term because China lacked the technological know-how to compete. However, the Chinese could cause short-term problems by levera [...]	2005-08-02 10:22:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EMIN EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV ZI
05HARARE1095	UNDP RESREP ON NEXT STEPS FOLLOWING TIBAIJUKA [...] (C) UNDP Resrep Agostinho Zacharias briefed the donor community July 28 on the UN,s next steps following the release last week of UN Special Envoy Tibaijuka,s report on Operation Restore Order. Zacharias said the goal was to work with the GOZ to end further demolitions and to provide relief t [...]	2005-08-02 13:02:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PREL PGOV PHUM ZI
05HARARE1115	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR HALL,S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) The US Mission in Harare, Zimbabwe welcomes your August 9-13 visit. You are coming at a critical time in Zimbabwe,s independent history. Once the breadbasket of Southern Africa the country is now a basket case. The political, economic, and humanitarian crises that have gripped the cou [...]	2005-08-05 09:59:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PREL PGOV PHUM OVIP ZI
05HARARE113	MDC SECRETARY-GENERAL ON TSVANGIRAI TRIP, ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 18, MDC Secretary-General Welshman Ncube reported that MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai planned to lead an opposition delegation to Washington February 6-9. Ncube noted that ZANU-PF's internal turmoil was opening space for opposition el [...]	2005-01-20 13:11:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
05HARARE1239	IMF MISSION FINDS MODEST REFORM MEASURES, HEARS [...] (C) Summary. An IMF mission was in country from August 22-September 1 to give advice, assess economic policies, and review the strength of the GOZ,s commitment to economic reform prior to the September 9 meeting of the Fund's Executive Board. The team acknowledged recent modest progress by t [...]	2005-09-02 16:14:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ZI
05HARARE1290	ZVOBGO ON RULING PARTY DYNAMICS [...] (C) Eddison Zvobgo, Jr., an astute player in the ruling party's younger generation and son of Robert Mugabe's late principal intra-party rival, on September 12 told the Ambassador that the ruling party was essentially biding its time until its octeganarian leader passed from the stage. Zvobgo [...]	2005-09-14 16:00:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI ZANU PF
05HARARE1322	SIMBA MAKONI - DISILLUSTIONED AND IN-THE-WAITING [...] (C) Summary: During a September 21 meeting, Politburo member and ex-Finance Minister Dr. Simba Makoni told the Ambassador there was much more questioning of policy by government insiders since Operation Restore Order. Mugabe, however, was out of touch with reality, his mind blocked to what [...]	2005-09-26 07:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
05HARARE1331	IDEOLOGY, DESPERATION FUEL GOZ,S TIES TO CHINA [...] (C) Summary: The ruling ZANU-PF party has long maintained a close diplomatic and military relationship with China, dating back to the liberation war in the 1970,s. In recent years as the GOZ,s international isolation increased and the local economy nosedived, Zimbabwe has placed growing impor [...]	2005-09-27 06:59:00	Embassy Harare	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EMIN PGOV PHUM PREL ZI CH
05HARARE1345	CONTINUING RIVALRIES, SUCCESSION TENSIONS [...] (C) By many measures, the Robert Mugabe's ruling ZANU-PF party is as firmly in control of Zimbabwe as ever. Its tainted but overwhelming parliamentary election "victory" in March left it in firm control of the legislature and executive, and simultaneously demoralized Zimbabwe's political oppo [...]	2005-09-28 15:12:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI ZANU PF
05HARARE1361	UN OCHA REP BEGINS TO PUT BACKGONE IN UN AGENCIES [...] (SBU) Agnes Asekenye-Oonyu from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs met with the Ambassador and USAID mission director to discuss her efforts at improving humanitarian coordination among the UN agencies in Zimbabwe and with donors and NGOs (reftel). Asekenye-Oonyu descr [...]	2005-10-03 13:18:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EAGR EAID ZI
05HARARE1536	LEO MUGABE,S EXCESS PROMPTS GOVERNMENT REBUKE [...] (C) Robert Mugabe,s nephew Leo Mugabe on October 20 was arrested on charges of illegally exporting 30 tons of flour. Leo Mugabe and his wife face charges of fraud, smuggling, and violating handling procedures of a controlled commodity -- grain. Mugabe,s lawyer told poloff the third charge was [...]	2005-11-10 11:46:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EAGR ZI
05HARARE1576	ZIMBABWE'S AVIAN FLU RESPONSE CAPABILITY [...] (U) The GOZ has begun planning for a potential avian influenza outbreak, but lacks the scientific expertise or financial wherewithal to detect outbreaks and implement response measures effectively. Burdened by a high HIV infection rate, growing incidence of tuberculosis, high emigration rates [...]	2005-11-17 13:23:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL ZI
05HARARE1591	MBALEKWA ON UPM STRUCTURE, PLATFORM, STRATEGIES [...] (C) In a November 18 meeting with poloff, United People's Movement (UPM) principal Pearson Mbalekwa said the party was concentrating on building organizational structures and a platform that would make it competitive in local elections by next year. He said that the movement continued to draw [...]	2005-11-22 09:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
05HARARE1678	ZIMBABWE: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel request to update information for the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism. ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. (SBU) Zimbabwe does not fit the criteria stipulated in paragraph 7 (a) (b) and (c) of reftel instructions. Despite our s [...]	2005-12-13 11:35:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER PGOV PREL ZI
05HARARE168	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ZIMBABWE [...] The Zimbabwean economy remains very weak, making it unlikely to attract or absorb signficiant foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2005. In recent years, FDI has been less than US$10 million annually, down from US$300-500 million in the mid-1990s. As we note in the more extensive Country Comme [...]	2005-02-02 05:30:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
05HARARE1680	THE NEW SENATORS: FEW GUIDING LIGHTS [...] (C) By far the majority of the 66 new Senators are ruling party hacks, in office only to accumulate a salary and government-provided luxury cars, a fleet of which, according to a state-controlled newspaper, will cost more than US$4.3 million at the overvalued official rate. Nonetheless, the [...]	2005-12-13 14:42:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ZI
05HARARE1687	INFLATION RATE AT LEAST 500 PERCENT AND RISING [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOZ's Central Statistical Office reported 502 percent annualized inflation in November. A steep increase in the price of food and non-alcoholic beverages dominated the rise. A more objective report by PricewaterhouseCoopers put the cost of living increase at 809 percent [...]	2005-12-14 14:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PGOV ZI
05HARARE183	WOMEN'S GROUP PLANS FURTHER DEMOCRATIC ACTIVISM [...] (C) Jenny Williams, National Coordinator of the Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA),told the Ambassador February 1 that her organization had succeeded in creating political space for itself and its agenda of democratic change in Zimbabwe. WOZA,s challenge now was to maintain that space while drama [...]	2005-02-04 14:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ZI
05HARARE229	MATABELELAND RESTIVE AS CAMPAIGNS COMMENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's visit to Bulawayo February 7-8, MDC and civil society figures reviewed the election environment in surrounding Matabeleland, a historically marginalized region that is the principal home to Zimbabwe's leading minority Ndebele tribe (about 15 percent of th [...]	2005-02-15 05:04:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC ZANU PF
05HARARE251	DINOSAURS AND DISSENTERS - TAKE TWO [...] (C) The Ambassador met February 14 with the Minister of State for Indigenisation and Empowerment, J.T. Tungamirai, a Politburo member and reputedly close to President Mugabe, as well as separately with two of the ZANU-PF Members of Parliament who lost in the party primaries two weeks ago. The [...]	2005-02-17 11:31:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI ZANU PF
05HARARE311	CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER RELENTS ON ELECTION BOYCOTT, [...] (C) The Ambassador met February 18 with Lovemore Maduhku, head of the National Constitutional Assembly (NCA). Madukhu said his organization and other civil society groups regarded the upcoming elections as a sham and had unsuccessfully tried to convince the opposition Movement for Democratic C [...]	2005-02-23 14:38:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ZI MDC
05HARARE474	HOUSE STAFF DELEGATION VISITS ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Majority Staffer Malik Chaka and Minority Staffer Pearl-Alice Marsh from the House of Representatives International Relations Committee (HIRC) visited Zimbabwe March 20-25, traveling to Bulwayo March 21-22. In Bulawayo the Staff Delegation met renegade independent candidate Jonathan Moy [...]	2005-03-30 09:57:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON ZI VIP
05HARARE508	TSVANGIRAI BOUNCING BACK: DETAILS FRAUD AND NEXT [...] (C) A more upbeat MDC Head Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador late Saturday night that his contacts inside the CIO had told him the MDC had won over 90 seats in the March 31 Parliamentary elections. Tsvangirai said his next step was to go after the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) and f [...]	2005-04-04 17:21:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ZI MDC
05HARARE547	ZANU-PF POLITBURO MEMBER DISMISSIVE OF PARTY,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a candid exchange with the Ambassador on April 6, politburo member and former Finance Minister Simba Makoni asked about U.S. reaction to the elections. The Ambassador explained USG objections, sharing with Makoni a copy of the Embassy press release. Makoni said the U.S. anal [...]	2005-04-08 12:01:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN PHUM ZI ZANU PF
05HARARE580	LESSONS LEARNED FROM ZIMBABWE,S 2005 PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) The lessons to be learned from Zimbabwe,s tainted March 31 parliamentary elections fall into four categories, lessons for: (a) the opposition; (b) civil society; (c) regional outreach; and, (d) the US government. Some of these lessons are not new but build on or refine lessons from previo [...]	2005-04-14 11:47:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PREL PHUM ZI
05HARARE684	RESULTS REPORT: TPC ON PRESS FREEDOM [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: In commemoration of World Press Freedom Day, PAS Harare organized a telepress conference (TPC) to stimulate discussion on what it means to have a free and responsible media, what it means to have a healthy working relationship between the government and media, and how [...]	2005-05-12 11:49:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL ZI
05HARARE715	VICE-PRESIDENT CORDIAL, SIGNALS LITTLE IN MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a courtesy call by the Ambassador on May 19, Vice-President Joyce Mujuru reiterated her government's desire for better relations with the United States, but gave no indication that the GOZ was contemplating concrete steps to encourage rapprochement. The Ambassador recount [...]	2005-05-20 07:07:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
05HARARE760	GONO LAYS IT ON THICK [...] (C) Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono told the Ambassador June 1 that the GOZ wanted western financial assistance and better relations with the U.S. and the UK. The GOZ was prepared to play by global economic rules, including honoring bilateral investment agreements, and was prepared to negot [...]	2005-06-02 15:45:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL ZI
05HARARE774	MDC OFFICIAL ON PARTY TACTICS, INTERNAL TURMOIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: MDC Secretary for Presidential Affairs (and principal aide to Party President Morgan Tsvangirai) Gandi Mudzingwa on June 1 told poloff that the party was working closely with civil society to foment protests over the GOZ crackdown against the informal sector. Mudzingwa asserted [...]	2005-06-03 10:10:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI MDC
05HARARE804	NO NEW DIRECTION IN MUGABE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) President Mugabe's speech to the opening session of the new Parliament on June 9 projected familiar themes of western conspiracies and government intervention in the economy. It broke little new ground and reinforced that the GOZ was unlikely to relax its heavy-handedness in political, [...]	2005-06-09 15:37:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ZI
05HARARE847	2005 ZIMBABWE REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) The U.S. Government is aware of seven expropriation claims of U.S. persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). All seven claims arise out of the GOZ's Land Resettlement Program, which commenced in 2000. In the past year, the general pace of land reform has c [...]	2005-06-17 08:34:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EFIN EINV KIDE PGOV KSPR ZI
05HARARE976	STAFFDEL SIMPKINS ENGAGES ON RESTORE ORDER [...] (C) On a visit to assess and discuss the effects of Operation Restore Order, Majority Staffer Gregory Simpkins and Minority Staffer Pearl-Alice Marsh from the House of Representatives International Relations Committee (HIRC) traveled to Harare and Bulawayo, July 2-6. The staffdel saw first ha [...]	2005-07-15 07:34:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EFIN SOCI ZI VIP
05HARARE977	BUSINESS LEADERS PLEAD FOR IMF LENIENCY [...] (C) At a meeting with the CDA on July 13, Congress of Zimbabwean Industries (CZI) President Patison Sithole, CZI immediate past president Kumbirayi Katsande, and Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe President Jack Murehwa urged that the USG not support IMF expulsion of Zimbabwe. They expressed concer [...]	2005-07-15 07:40:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EINV ZI
05HARARE990	MOYO ON ZANU-PF, NEED FOR NEW LEADERSHIP [...] (C) In a July 5 exchange with visiting Congressional senior staff Greg Simpkins and Pearl Alice Marsh, Jonathan Moyo cast ZANU-PF as a party in crisis - ossified in policy and beholden to one man who no longer enjoyed the confidence of either the party or the nation. He said conditions were [...]	2005-07-20 10:44:00	Embassy Harare	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ZI ZANU PF
05HELSINKI1113	FINLAND: MY THOUGHTS AS I DEPART POST [...] (SBU) Summary: Finland's 2006 second-term EU Presidency offers the opportunity to strengthen trans- Atlantic ties and advance key U.S. interests. The U.S. and Finland share a broad agenda, including promoting democracy, crisis management and peacekeeping, trafficking-in-persons, and security [...]	2005-10-18 13:40:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI FI EU
05HELSINKI1116	FINNISH PRESIDENT HALONEN'S TRAVELS TO RUSSIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In late Sept. and early Oct., President Halonen has made official visits to Russia and to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. In Russia, the GOF sees bilateral progress on environmental issues and border security, in part thanks to the good relations between the two presidents. Howe [...]	2005-10-19 06:24:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SENV FI AJ EU RS LG UK EN AM
05HELSINKI1137	Finland Prepares for EU Presidency and CSD 14 - [...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for Finland's upcoming presidency of the EU, OES representatives Jonathan Margolis and Griffin Thompson visited Finland to discuss areas of cooperation and to share views on the current cycle of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). Margolis and Tho [...]	2005-10-26 10:51:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV TRGY TSPL XG FI
05HELSINKI1139	EVERY FINN'S PRESIDENT: WHY TARJA HALONEN REMAINS [...] (SBU) Social Democratic President Tarja Halonen remains enormously popular in Finland, and polls consistently predict that she will easily win a second term in January's election. Halonen's left-wing base remains rock solid and her appeal across party lines is the object of great envy. Finlan [...]	2005-10-26 11:58:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ELAB PINR FI
05HELSINKI1210	CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF PARLIAMENTARY REFORM IN [...] (U) Summary and Action Request: This message contains an action request. Please see para. 7. 2. (U) Charg and APAO called on the Secretary General of the Finnish Parliament, Seppo Tiitinen, to discuss celebration plans for the 100 year anniversary of the Parliament beginning on June 1, 20 [...]	2005-11-17 12:01:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV FI
05HELSINKI1267	CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FINNISH PRIME MINISTER [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Vanhanen and Charge reviewed several issues of interest to the U.S. and Finland Nov. 25. Vanhanen raised the issue of an alleged CIA flight through Finland about which the GOF has faced heavy political and press criticism. He also discussed the current presidential [...]	2005-12-08 15:12:00	Embassy Helsinki	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON MARR MOPS FI EU
05HELSINKI1310	FINLAND'S "NATO CANDIDATE" STRESSES TRANS-ATLANTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Swedish People's Party candidate and MEP Henrick Lax briefed us on the presidential campaign and the political challenges facing the US and Europe. He expressed grave concern about developments in Russia and argued that Finland must assume far greater leadership in helping formu [...]	2005-12-23 10:45:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR SENV PINR FI
05HELSINKI1325	FINLAND: 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] (U) This report is keyed to the relevant sections in reftel. Embassy poc for the drugs and chemical diversion control portion of the INCSR is Poloff David Allen Schlaefer (SchlaeferDA2@state.gov). Embassy poc for the financial crimes portion of the INCSR is Econoff Mika Cleverley (Cleverle [...]	2005-12-30 11:08:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR SMIG SOCI PREL FI
05HELSINKI160	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH FM: MIDDLE EAST IS "NUMBER [...] (C) Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja invited the Ambassador to a working lunch February 2. Tuomioja was more relaxed and upbeat than we have seen for some time; the Ambassador was received unusually warmly and a cordial atmosphere existed throughout. The FM welcomed the President's Fe [...]	2005-02-04 15:59:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF AF ID CH MARR CASC KIPR FI EUN
05HELSINKI186	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH PRESIDENT HALONEN [...] (C) In a meeting over lunch February 11, Finnish President Tarja Halonen reinforced in person what we have already heard from her staff: that she would appreciate an opportunity to meet with the President. Halonen told the Ambassador that she wants to take a leading role in promoting the norma [...]	2005-02-14 17:01:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF AF CH IZ RS FI EUN
05HELSINKI273	FINLAND: 2005 TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS UPDATE [...] (U) The Finnish Government is set to release its new National Action Plan for combating trafficking-in-persons sometime next week or the following week. The Plan will detail new GoF measures to develop a victim-centered approach to trafficking, a significant break with previous GoF policy. [...]	2005-03-04 16:15:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB ASEC PREF PREL SMIG FI
05HELSINKI274	CORRECTED COPY - SEE PARAGRAPH 2 -- FINLAND: 2005 [...] (U) The Finnish Government is set to release its new National Action Plan for combating trafficking-in-persons sometime next week or the following week. The Plan will detail new GoF measures to develop a victim-centered approach to trafficking, a significant break with previous GoF policy. [...]	2005-03-07 10:34:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KFRD KWMN ELAB ASEC PREF PREL SMIG FI
05HELSINKI300	AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH NEW EU REP KEMPPINEN [...] (C) Reijo Kemppinen, who until recently was European Commission spokesman, has been appointed the Commission's new Head of Representation in Finland. In his introductory conversation with the Ambassador, discussion covered a wide range of topics, from the President's and Secretary's February [...]	2005-03-10 15:20:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF RS FI EUN
05HELSINKI475	APRIL 25-26 GAERC: FINLAND'S RESPONSE [...] (C) On April 22 we met with Jarno Syrjala, Finnish MFA's new European Correspondent, to review the agenda for the April GAERC meeting (Reftel). Finnish views follow, by subject. See below for bio information on Syrjala, who has just taken over this position. 2. (C) Iraq: Syrjala said he e [...]	2005-04-25 14:54:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL EAIR XF IZ SU LE CG ZI RS FI EUN EU GAERC
05HELSINKI613	OFFICIAL-INFORMAL [...] (U) CODEL Hyde -- House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R-IL),HIRC Minority Leader Tom Lantos (D-CA),Representative Melvin Watt (D-NC),Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA),and Representative Diane Watson (D-CA) -- visited Finland, May 29-31. On May 30, the CODEL met wi [...]	2005-06-02 05:00:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT
05HELSINKI690	CODEL HYDE VISIT TO FINLAND [...] (U) CODEL Hyde -- House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R-IL),HIRC Minority Leader Tom Lantos (D-CA),Representative Melvin Watt (D-NC),Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA),and Representative Diane Watson (D-CA) -- visited Finland, May 29-31. On May 30, the CODEL met wi [...]	2005-06-27 11:06:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT FI
05HELSINKI873	PUTIN VISITS FINLAND [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Earle I. Mack met privately with Jarmo Viinanen, Chief of Staff to Finland's President Tarja Halonen, on August 3. Viinanen briefed the Ambassador about Russian President Putin's 2 day visit to Finland for meetings with Halonen. Viinanen said that both sides emphas [...]	2005-08-04 05:11:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM RS EN FI
05HELSINKI920	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CONSERVATIVE PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Conservative Party presidential candidate Sauli Niinisto provided us a candid summary of his views on the upcoming campaign and on key issues of interest to the United States. Domestically, he criticized President Halonen for benefiting from Finland's decade of economic and fore [...]	2005-08-23 13:17:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU FI TU
05HELSINKI988	FINLAND'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SPAR OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: The unofficial opening rounds of Finland's presidential campaign appear to indicate that European and trans-Atlantic security issues could become central themes. Conservative Party candidate Niinisto has advocated that Finland embrace European security guarantee mechanisms and [...]	2005-09-16 07:51:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR FI NATO
05HILLAH366	KARBALA UIA/555 CANDIDATE CONFIDENT OF STRONG PERFORMANCE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The number two candidate on the United Iraqi Alliance list (UIA, ballot number 555) in Karbala, Mouther Hussein Hassan Al-Hakim, expressed optimism over his coalition's chances in the December 15 national election, stating, "My list is in a good position." Al-Hakim, an independe [...]	2005-12-12 19:44:00	REO Hillah	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL IZ
05HOCHIMINHCITY1091	CENTRAL VIETNAM'S TALE OF TWO PROVINCES: POLITICS, [...] (SBU): The Consul General led a team to Danang and Quang Nam provinces October 4-7 to broaden U.S. engagement in central Vietnam and to promote U.S. economic, human rights and religious freedom interests. The style and substance of our interaction with the province's two Party Secretaries and [...]	2005-10-20 10:54:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV PREL SOCI ETRD PHUM PINR VM DPOL HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY1151	COMMUNIST PARTY REFORMERS PUSH FOR CHANGE [...] (SBU): Former Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet, senior statesman of the Party in southern Vietnam, has reportedly emerged in recent months as the de facto spokesman of the Party's reformist wing. According to a Party insider close to Kiet, his critique of the draft political report of the 10th party [...]	2005-11-03 10:27:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON EINV PREL SOCI VM DPOL
05HOCHIMINHCITY127	GVN WISEMAN THANH ON CENTRAL HIGHLANDS AND USG RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Vo Viet Thanh, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister for the South, told us on February 1 that the GVN is determined to resolve problems related to the Montagnards in the Central Highlands despite opposition from some provincial officials and "conservative elements" in Hanoi. The GVN's t [...]	2005-02-02 05:17:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY1277	VISIT OF CONGRESSMAN SMITH TO HUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Congressman Chris Smith met with provincial government officials, GVN-backed religious leaders, and prominent dissidents in Hue on December 3. The exchange with Hue government was pointed; provincial officials largely stiff-armed the Congressman's calls for more comprehensive [...]	2005-12-13 08:22:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PHUM OVIP VM RELFREE HUMANR
05HOCHIMINHCITY1293	VISIT OF CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH TO HO CHI MINH CITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In an intensive one day visit December 4, Congressman Chris Smith met with provincial government officials, prominent political dissidents and religious freedom activists. HCMC officials did not make any tangible commitments, but acknowledged their obligation to create a positiv [...]	2005-12-15 10:17:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PHUM VM HIV AIDS HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY1295	MEKONG DELTA DEVELOPMENT- RIPE FOR BIOTECH AND CAPITAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's Mekong Delta provinces will have difficulty meeting the GVN's goal of nearly doubling per capita GDP by 2010 without substantial reform and investment. A recent visit by the Consul General to two of the most prosperous Delta provinces revealed neither advances in produ [...]	2005-12-16 09:39:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV SOCI EINV EAID EAGR VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY1296	NEW CAN THO PARTY SECRETARY - A RISING STAR? [...] (U) The Consul General met with the newly appointed Party Secretary of Can Tho Province, Nguyen Tan Quyen, on December 6. SIPDIS Can Tho, the unofficial capital of the Mekong Delta region, is one of four independently administered cities in Vietnam. Although Can Tho's 2004 growth rate of 14. [...]	2005-12-16 10:06:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON PINR VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY1299	VIETNAMESE BRIDES TO TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 6 meeting with DPO and PolOff, representatives of the HCMC Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) said that in 2005 they had instituted a system of one-on-one interviews with prospective Vietnamese brides and their Taiwanese fiancees in response to mounting [...]	2005-12-20 14:19:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL CVIS KWMN ELAB SMIG SOCI TW VM TIP
05HOCHIMINHCITY307	CONSUL GENERAL FOCUSES ON ETHNIC MINORITY AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: A visit to the Central Highlands provinces of Gia Lai and Kontum from March 15 to 17 reinforced our view that Gia Lai is taking serious steps to address socio-economic and religious issues affecting the provinces Montagnard minority. The Deputy Director of the province's Minist [...]	2005-03-23 11:00:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
05HOCHIMINHCITY422	(SBU) GVN ADVISOR THANH ON PARTY REFORM, CHINA, CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Special Advisor to the Prime Minister in the South Vo Viet Thanh described for the Consul General on April 18 his frustrations with the pace and tenor of reform in Vietnam and outlined ideas for change, particularly within Vietnam's Communist Party (CPV). Thanh said [...]	2005-04-20 12:03:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR VM CH HUMANR ETMIN CVR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY493	THE HUMAN RIGHTS CASE OF VIETNAMESE PASTOR THAN VAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past two weeks ConGen HCMC has been investigating the case of Baptist Pastor Than Van Truong, who allegedly was involuntarily committed to an mental institution in Dong Nai province for the peaceful expression of his religious and political beliefs. Truong reportedly h [...]	2005-05-12 11:58:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
05HOCHIMINHCITY516	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO HCMC: CHALLENGES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During his visit to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on May 6, the Deputy Secretary focused on the economic challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for HCMC, Vietnam's economic and financial locomotive. The U.S.-educated Vice-Chairman of HCMC's People's Committee told the Deputy Sec [...]	2005-05-18 13:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI EAID PINR OVIP VM WTO SOE LABOR IPROP
05HOCHIMINHCITY609	HUE DEMONSTRATES PROGRESS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent visit to Hue, Catholic and Protestant leaders painted a picture of an increasingly tolerant provincial leadership. Overall, they have made more tangible progress in urban areas than in the rural hinterland. There is budding cooperation between religious groups [...]	2005-06-09 01:23:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HIV AIDS
05HOCHIMINHCITY623	HUE DEMONSTRATES PROGRESS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent visit to Hue, Catholic and Protestant leaders painted a picture of an increasingly tolerant provincial leadership. Overall, they have made more tangible progress in urban areas than in the rural hinterland. There is budding cooperation between religious groups [...]	2005-06-09 07:23:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
05HOCHIMINHCITY739	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: CAO DAI: PRIEST OR PUPPETS? [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the GVN-recognized Tay Ninh Cao Dai sect, a once anti-Communist, autonomous religious and social organization, maintain that they have an excellent relationship with the GVN. They praised the GVN for its support of the Cao Dai religion and said the new legal framework [...]	2005-07-14 00:36:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
05HOCHIMINHCITY846	TENSIONS CONTINUE BETWEEN HOA HAO AND MEKONG DELTA [...] (SBU) Summary: Tensions between Hoa Hao activists and authorities in An Giang and Dong Thap provinces remain high a week after two activists self-immolated in response to police raids on their homes. Police remain camped outside the homes of select Hoa Hao leaders, and as many as 25 more follo [...]	2005-08-12 13:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL KIRF PGOV VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY847	MENNONITE PASTOR REPORTS ON DISSENTING MEMBERS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with PolOffs, Pastor Nguyen Quang Trung, president of the Vietnam Mennonite Church (VMC),characterized relations as amiable between his church and government officials at central and provincial levels. Trung claims to represent the entirety of the 8,000-strong Menn [...]	2005-08-13 09:50:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PGOV VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY894	AMBASSADOR'S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a mid-August visit to Vietnam's central coastal provinces of Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam and Danang, the Ambassador told provincial leaders that continued reform and privatization were essential for strong economic growth. The Ambassador also focused on MIA issues and lo [...]	2005-08-24 10:12:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KIRF PREL SOCI KHIV SNAR PHUM VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY924	MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY IN HCMC SEEKS POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff (accompanied by RSO) was invited to a first-ever meeting at HCMC's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) headquarters at which officials made a pitch for greater cooperation between the MPS and ConGen on political issues. The clear implication was that this cooperation was p [...]	2005-09-01 08:41:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PINR PREL SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR CTERR
05HONGKONG1769	ACTING CE TSANG SEEKS U.S. UNDERSTANDING [...] (C) Acting Chief Executive (A/CE) Tsang called me late April 6 to provide background regarding the Hong Kong Government's (HKG) decision to initiate a request for an interpretation to settle the issue of the duration of the term of the CE to be elected in July of this year. He said that a br [...]	2005-04-06 10:55:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL CH HK
05ISLAMABAD15463	POLITICAL FALLOUT FROM DISASTER RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary: The GOP and the Pakistan military have faced substantial media and public criticism, much of it unjustified, for their perceived ineffectiveness in earthquake response. Musharraf's public address on October 12, a damage control exercise, was overshadowed by continued media images [...]	2005-10-14 09:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID MASS PK
05ISTANBUL1359	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE RAISES SPECIFIC CONCERNS [...] (C) In a July 11 meeting with Charge (ref A),Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew offered to share with us upon his return the points discussed during his July 11-12 discussions in Brussels with EU officials, including European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and EU Enlargement Commissio [...]	2005-08-09 11:51:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE
05ISTANBUL147	INTERNECINE WARFARE THREATENS TO SPLIT OPPOSITION [...] (sbu) Summary: Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Deniz Baykal and Sisli Mayor Mustafa Sarigul are set for a collision course at the upcoming January 29-30 party congress. Efforts by Istanbul MP Zulfu Livaneli and CHP delegate Hursit Gunes to present themselves as compromise candidates [...]	2005-01-28 17:43:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU POLITICAL PARTIES
05ISTANBUL1506	DAS BRYZA'S ISTANBUL MEETINGS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Istanbul Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva on August 24, visiting EUR DAS Matthew Bryza strongly reaffirmed USG support for religious freedom and pluralism in Turkey and stressed that the subject will remain front and center in o [...]	2005-08-31 12:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1716	PLAYING POLITICS WITH PRIVATIZATION [...] (SBU) Summary: A political and media furore has swirled in recent days around the controversial 49-year lease for Istanbul's Galata port on a prime stretch of waterfront overlooking the old city. Critics point out that the winning bid, announced at USD 4.3 billion, actually has a real present [...]	2005-10-04 13:58:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV TU
05ISTANBUL175	MUSLIM OUTREACH - THE INDIRECT APPROACH [...] (SBU) Summary: While remaining steadfast in opposition to U.S. policies on Iraq and the Middle East, Islam-oriented opinion leaders and broader audiences of devout Muslims in Istanbul and the surrounding areas have been receptive to our public outreach on other topics of common interest. Our [...]	2005-02-02 17:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL KPAO PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1867	TURKEY-ARMENIA: TRACK TWO ON TRACK? [...] (C) Summary: Turkish-Armenian "Track Two" efforts continue to chip away at old attitudes. A New Jersey-based Armenian Orthodox Church official was pleased with his reception in Ankara during a recent visit, and plans to organize tours to Turkey with diaspora Armenians next year. "Alternati [...]	2005-10-27 11:49:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM
05ISTANBUL1888	ISTANBUL MEZZES: SLICES OF LIFE FROM TURKEY'S [...] (U) This is the second in a series of cables offering a sampling of political, economic and human rights topics circulating in Istanbul; herewith, a special "Ramazan" edition. Istanbul Iftars --------------- 2. (U) "Iftar," or the traditional breaking of the Ramadan ("Ramazan," in Tur [...]	2005-10-31 15:19:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL2110	ISTANBUL'S AK PARTY WOMEN: GETTING (RELATIVELY) [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Istanbul Women's Branch celebrated the 71st anniversary of women's suffrage in Turkey December 5 with a panel discussion focused on expanding the role of women in politics. AKP remains a party in which women do the grassroot [...]	2005-12-14 08:48:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU POLITICAL PARTIES
05ISTANBUL2171	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST VISIT TO ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) In his first visit to Istanbul December 18-20, Ambassador met with a range of business, government and other leaders, including Mustafa Koc, head of Turkey's largest holding company, Aydin Dogan, the country's leading media baron, the Turkish-American Business Council (TAIK),the Americ [...]	2005-12-26 23:29:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2177	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON ECUMENICAL [...] (C) Summary: During a cordial introductory call on December 20, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I outlined for the Ambassador the history of the Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey and underscored three major factors threatening it: the lack of a seminary for the training of priests; the lack of [...]	2005-12-28 08:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM TU AA OSCE
05ISTANBUL2186	ISTANBUL MEZZES: SLICES OF LIFE FROM TURKEY'S [...] (U) This is the third in a series of cables offering a sampling of political, economic and human rights topics circulating in Istanbul. Vatican II ) Muslim Style? -------------------------- 2. (SBU) We recently attended a Koran reading and sermon at Sehzadebasi Mosque in the Eminonu-Fat [...]	2005-12-29 14:28:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL267	IZMIR VIEWS ON APP CLOSURE, OVACIK MINE RESTART, [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings in Izmir February 2-4, Izmir liaison officer informed municipal, business and academic officials of the Congressional decision to close the Izmir American Presence Post and the U.S. plan to reopen a consular agency. Regarding U.S. efforts to reopen the Ovacik Gold [...]	2005-02-17 13:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU PHUM EINV
05ISTANBUL346	SUZER PLAZA CONTROVERSY CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul's controversial Suzer Plaza skyscraper, which houses the Ritz Carlton Hotel and was partially financed by OPIC, has returned to the headlines in recent weeks. In early January, two restaurants at the building's base were targeted for partial demolition by city official [...]	2005-03-02 07:59:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV TU OPIC
05ISTANBUL377	MOSQUE-STATE RELATIONS: ISTANBUL DEBATES ROLE OF [...] (u) Subject: A new report on the relationship among religion, state, and society by TESEV, a prominent establishment Turkish think tank, has stimulated a lively discussion among Istanbul academic and media circles on the role and future of Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet). TES [...]	2005-03-08 13:21:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL TU
05ISTANBUL692	INVESTMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL PRAISES TURKEY'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's second annual Investment Advisory Council Meeting on April 29 in Istanbul brought recognition of the economic and political strides Turkey has made over the past year, including most notably macroeconomic stability and a date for beginning of accession negotiations with [...]	2005-05-06 15:41:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN TU
05JERUSALEM3528	PA MINISTER ASKS USG TO HELP COMBAT GROWING HAMAS [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Abu Libdeh told Staffdel Savit on July 28 that the Palestinian Authority (PA) is working to fight terrorism and beat Hamas at its own game by establishing several schemes to protect the vulnerable segments of Palestinian society and "keep you [...]	2005-08-05 14:31:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KCOR KTFN KWBG IS

05JERUSALEM3914	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 23, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: On the morning of August 23, approximately 15,000 IDF soldiers and Israeli Police commenced operations to evacuate more than 2,000 settlers and their supporters from Sa Nur and Homesh settlements in the northern West Bank. According to press, most of these people were infiltrat [...]	2005-08-23 16:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS

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