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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07ANTANANARIVO221MADAGASCAR 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: Madagascar is not a country of origin, transit or destination for internationally trafficked men and women. During the year, there were reports of trafficking within the country's borders. Madagascar has a confirmed child sex tourism problem. The domestic legal framework, cultural [...]
2007-03-06 14:07:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
07ANTANANARIVO933AU SANCTIONS NEXT IN THE COMOROS IMPASSE?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of the Union of the Comoros (GOC) is expecting the African Union (AU) to apply concrete measures against rebel Anjouan warlord Col. Mohamed Bacar when its Foreign Ministers meet September 18 in Cape Town. Privately, we have heard the next step is likely to be sanct [...]
2007-09-17 13:34:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS CN AU MO
07ANTANANARIVO935COMOROS: PRESIDENT APPEALS TO U.S. WHILE HOPING
[...] (C) Summary: With virtually his whole country's progress and prospects held hostage over the continuing impasse in Anjouan (reftel),Union of the Comoros President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi nonetheless projected an air of friendly calm in his first meeting with Ambassador Marquardt on September [...]
2007-09-18 09:36:00Embassy AntananarivoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER MOPS CN AU MO
07ANTANANARIVO998 LUKEWARM COMORAN REACTION TO LATEST AU MEETING
[...] (U) Six "concerned" African Foreign Ministers met in Cape Town September 18 to discuss the ongoing de facto secession in Anjouan, Union of the Comoros. This Ministerial Council adopted the recommendations of an experts group that met in Addis Ababa September 4. While the declaration calls fo [...]
2007-10-01 03:35:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID PHUM CN
07ASHGABAT322TURKMENISTAN FM REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO THE "NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 27, First Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Meredov touched on recent regional visitors, emphasized Turkmenistan's adherence to non-proliferation regimes and desire to work more closely with the OSCE, and signaled concrete interest in working with the UN on religious [...]
2007-03-28 09:41:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM TX IR AZ KZ GG UN
07ASHGABAT327UNSCR 1747 Demarche Delivered to Turkmenistan's Foreign
[...] (SBU) Embassy passed reftel information regarding the newly adopted UN Security Council Resolution 1747, as well as the English-language text of the resolution via diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 27. On the same day, Acting Charge d'Affaires orally delivered a summ [...]
2007-03-29 12:31:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM UNGA USUN KNNP TX
07ASHGABAT548SCA/CEN OFFICE DIRECTOR SPRATLEN WARNS
[...] (C) During an 80-minute May 11 meeting SCA/CEN Office Director Pamela Spratlen urged Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hagyev to improve freedom of movement from Turkmenistan or face withdrawal of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment waiver. Hagyev tried to justify his country's travel policy using legalis [...]
2007-06-01 13:49:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KIRF PGOV TX US
07ASMARA317GSE PNGS UNMEE SENIOR MANAGER
[...] (SBU) On March 16, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) declared persona non grata Senior Manager David Bax of the UN Mission for Eritrea and Ethiopia Mine Action Coordination Committee(UNMEE-MACC). Bax was given four days to depart Eritrea. He left on March 17 for Addis Ababa, where [...]
2007-03-20 14:11:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KPKO ER
07ASMARA328UN SPECIAL ENVOY MEETS WITH ERITREAN PRESIDENT
[...] (C) UN Special Envoy for Sudan Jan Eliasson and UN Mission in Sudan Principal Deputy Special Representative Taye-Brook Zerihoun, met with Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) President Isaias Afwerki on March 22. Subsequent to his meeting, Eliasson spoke with the Ambassador, relaying both [...]
2007-03-23 09:01:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO UNSC ER SU
07ASMARA363EU SPECIAL REP PEKKA HAAVISTO CALLS ON ERITREAN
[...] (C) In discussions on April 7 with EU Special Representative for Sudan Pekka Haavisto, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki clearly stated Eritrea would not attend the scheduled April 28 meeting on Darfur in Tripoli. Haavisto reported that President Isaias appeared definite - and perhaps slighte [...]
2007-04-09 14:37:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ER SU
07ASMARA56UNMEE: CONFRONTING SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION
[...] (U) The following is in response to reftel A. 2. (C) Since the establishment of the UN Peacekeeping Mission to Eritrea and Ethiopia in 2001, there have been few reported incidents of sexual exploitation and abuse and trafficking in persons within Eritrea. UNMEE Chief Legal Counsel Franklyn [...]
2007-01-18 13:40:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO ER ET
07ASMARA746PURPORTED GSE RESPONSE TO STATE SPONSOR OF
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: RSO met with Source who provided third-hand information on Eritrean views towards being designated a State Sponsor of Terrorism by the USG. Source said that a contact in the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) claims the GSE fully antici [...]
2007-09-19 12:38:00Embassy AsmaraSECRET//NOFORNASEC PREL PGOV PINR ER
07ASTANA2192KAZAKHSTANI MEDIA DEVELOPMENTS MAY-JULY 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary of media developments: --As reported in local media, Bulat Utermuratov, head of management affairs in Kazakhstan's presidential administration, and Armanzhan Baitasov, Channel 31 president, each plan to sell 25 percent of Channel 31, Kazakhstan's most objective television station [...]
2007-08-12 23:56:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KPAO KDEM KZ
07ASTANA3178KAZAKHSTAN: 2007-2008 INCSR, PART II, FINANCIAL CRIMES AND
[...] In response to reftel A, the text of Part II of the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Kazakhstan follows. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Kazakhstan, with its developed and modern banking system, has become a financia [...]
2007-11-23 08:36:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN PGOV KCRM KCOR KZ
07ASUNCION493PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON U.S. 60-DAY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-14 13:50:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY PA
07ASUNCION970SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL REID
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes CODEL Reid November 25-27. Your visit provides an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal organizations, and combating terrorist [...]
2007-11-20 18:51:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
07ASUNCION978STATUS REPORT ON PARAGUAY MCA THRESHOLD PROGRAM
[...] (U) Paraguay was the first country in the Western Hemisphere to begin implementation of a Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold Program. Under a bilateral agreement signed in May 2006 and due to conclude November 30, 2008, Paraguay's Threshold program provides $34.6 million in U.S. assi [...]
2007-11-27 20:02:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS PREL PGOV PA
07ATHENS1225GREECE ON UPCOMING EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING
[...] (C) D/Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on the June 18-19 GAERC to MFA A11 European Cooperation correspondent Penny Douti. Douti observed that the main issue for the GAERC was expected to be institutional reform and, in particular, the way forward in light of the constitutional treaty defeats [...]
2007-06-14 13:47:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALEUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV PREL SOCI
07ATHENS1315U/S BURNS' JUNE 10 MEETING WITH FM BAKOYANNIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In her June 10 meeting with U/S Burns, FM Bakoyannis focused on stability in the Balkans -- particularly G-8 discussion of Kosovo final status and GOG concerns regarding Macedonia's NATO entry. She favored additional negotiating time on Kosovo, adding that Greece sought both a [...]
2007-06-27 15:22:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GR OVIP
07ATHENS1316U/S BURNS' JUNE 11 MEETING WITH PM KARAMANLIS:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his June 11 meeting with U/S Burns, PM Karamanlis was calm about the latest state-of-play on Kosovo final status. However, the normally relaxed Karamanlis was clearly feeling the domestic political heat over Macedonia's NATO entry. Burns promised that the USG would work wit [...]
2007-06-27 15:28:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALGR OVIP PGOV PREL
07ATHENS1460GREECE: VIEWS ON UPCOMING GAERC
[...] (C) On July 18, DepPolCouns discussed reftel points on the July 23 GAERC with MFA European Correspondent Penny Douti. Responses below are keyed to major issue items: -- KOSOVO: Douti anticipated Kosovo would be discussed at lunch. Greece's position was well-known. While Greece acknowledged [...]
2007-07-19 08:51:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALEUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI GR
07ATHENS1992GREEK POSITION ON PRESSURING BURMA REGIME
[...] (SBU) On October 2, PolCouns and PolOff delivered reftel points on Burma to First Counsellor Adam Adamidis, Asia-Oceania Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (SBU) Adamidis confirmed the EU and Greece's general condemnation of the tactics used by the Burma regime, noting existing EU [...]
2007-10-04 13:32:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS2046GREEK POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 15-16 GAERC
[...] (C) Acting Political Counselor discussed ref a points on U.S. positions with regard to the October 15-16 GAERC with MFA A11 Directorate for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Correspondent Penny Douti. A/PolCouns also discussed ref a Iran points with A6 Directorate for Arab and Middle Easte [...]
2007-10-12 15:15:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL IS GR
07ATHENS2053GREECE "WON'T BE LAST" EU STATE OPPOSING EU IRAN
[...] (C) On October 12, Charge delivered ref a points on French-proposed autonomous EU sanctions on Iran to MFA Secretary General Aristides Agathokles. Charge emphasized SIPDIS that the EU-U.S. common program regarding Iran has been amongst the most successful examples of EU-U.S. cooperation in [...]
2007-10-15 14:23:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR XF EUN GR
07ATHENS2236GREEK POSITIONS ON NOV 19-20 GAERC ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 15, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the November 19-20 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC) to MFA A11 EU Common Foreign Policy Directorate Counselor Antonia Katzourou. (NOTE: Katzourou recently replaced A11 Counselor Penny Douti, who has transferred to Moscow [...]
2007-11-16 14:50:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV GR BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE
07ATHENS2349GREECE: NIE "NO EFFECT" ON IRAN POLICY
[...] (S) Embassy delivered ref A points to a number of key officials in the Greek foreign policy apparatus, including: Deputy Director of the PM's Diplomatic Cabinet Ambassador Constantinos Bitsios, Head of the MFA's A7 North American Directorate Grigoris Vassiloconstantakis, senior MFA non-prolife [...]
2007-12-13 12:49:00Embassy AthensSECRETMNUC KNNP IR PARM GR
07BAGHDAD1161AMBASSADOR CONCLUDES AGREEMENT ON
[...] (C) Summary: During his final hours in Baghdad, Ambassador Khalilzad helped to conclude an agreement between President Talabani and Prime Minister Maliki on de-Baathification reform, formally known as the "Accountability and Reconciliation Law" (text below). Talabani and Maliki signed a cove [...]
2007-04-04 12:21:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KJUS PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1165AMBASSADOR CONCLUDES AGREEMENT ON
[...] (C) Summary: During his final hours in Baghdad, Ambassador Khalilzad helped to conclude an agreement between President Talabani and Prime Minister Maliki on de-Baathification reform, formally known as the "Accountability and Reconciliation Law" (text below). Talabani and Maliki signed a cove [...]
2007-04-04 13:38:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KJUS PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1356UIA OFFICIALS DISCUSS POSITION ON DE-BAATH REFORM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 15 meeting, VP Mehdi told A/DCM that the UIA leadership had discussed the PM-President de-Baathification reform draft law at length, and accepted the general principles of the draft. He stressed that the Shia leadership's main concern was security implications of all [...]
2007-04-20 12:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ KDEM KJUS PGOV
07BAGHDAD1832FORMER GOVERNOR OF BAGHDAD ASKED TO TAKE ISCI
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. This cable is the third of a series describing political moderates in Baghdad and efforts to encourage moderate politicians and empower moderate movements. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Former Governor of Baghdad Ali Fadel al-Misir recently took a position as [...]
2007-06-03 06:37:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1940DEMARCHE: PROPOSED DELISTING OF PERSONS UNDER
[...] (S//NF) In response to reftel (A),econoff delivered demarche on &Proposed delisting of persons under UNSCR 15188 to Ambassador Surood Najib, Head of the International Organization and Multilateral Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Wednesday June 6, 2007. Najib ide [...]
2007-06-12 13:00:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN IZ PREL UNSCR
07BAGHDAD2051 Iraq Generates 5000 MW of Electricity - ITAO Project
[...] SUMMARY. On June 7, 2007 electricity peak production in Iraq achieved a milestone of 5000 MW and on the next day production reached 5208 MW. After a short downturn, over 5000 MW was again attained on June 13th and 14th. These are the highest production levels since August of 2006 and represe [...]
2007-06-22 10:11:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL SOCI IQ
07BAGHDAD3095DEPUTY OIL MINISTER HAS SECTARIAN WORRIES
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A senior GOI official warned EMIN about Iranian influence within the Oil Ministry, and conveyed his fear that the Ministry is falling apart due to sectarian tension. If left unchecked, he warned that USG officials in 4-5 months would no longer find it safe to visit or even be we [...]
2007-09-13 15:35:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETEPET ENRG PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3117OIL MINISTER COURTS ENAMORED OIL FIRMS WHILE KRG
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-17 00:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3254NATURAL GAS FROM IRAQ
[...] (SBU) Iraq has world class reserves of natural gas, although most of it is associated with oil deposits and will become available only with oil development over the coming decade. In the medium term, however, Iraq may be able to export 4-10 billion cubic meters per year (BCM/yr) of gas. Depe [...]
2007-09-28 13:20:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET EINV ENRG PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3310EPRT AL ASAD - STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES IN WESTERN AL ANBAR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) in Western Al Anbar Province are under considerable strain to achieve even modest production goals. The availability of raw materials, fuel, and stable electricity are primary factors in lagging production for products that have a substantial econ [...]
2007-10-05 05:07:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EMIN IZ
07BAGHDAD3397RECLASSIFIED COPY (C REL UK): OIL MINISTER COURTS
[...] (U) This reclassified cable replaces Baghdad 3117. The cable is otherwise unchanged. 2. (C REL UK) SUMMARY: Iraq Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani assured a Dubai conference hall of international oil company (IOC) executives that the Government of Iraq (GOI) would welcome IOC investment [...]
2007-10-11 06:29:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3803BAGHDAD'S ECONOMIC TRANSITION
[...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Reforms to educational institutions, the banking system, the civil service, state-market relations, and inter-governmental coordination has the potential to contribute significantly to private sector development in Baghdad provinc [...]
2007-11-20 07:50:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3817IRAQ-IRAN OIL TRADE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's oil trade with Iran at present is composed mainly of legitimate imports of refined fuels, and seems to represent Iraq's attempt to address consumer demand rather than Iran's attempt to exert economic power over Iraq. The proposed Iraq to Iran crude oil pipeline may, howeve [...]
2007-11-21 15:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3837BUILDING CAPACITY AT THE MINISTRY OF OIL
[...] Summary and Comment: Capacity building at the Ministry of Oil is a high mission priority. A modern, capable ministry would be better able to make the sound investment decisions that will affect the future economic and political viability of the Iraqi state. Alternatively, a dysfunctional cen [...]
2007-11-25 02:31:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3903BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO IRAN: IRAN SEES U.S. AS ITS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 16:08:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER IR IQ
07BAGHDAD3957MCNS MEETING FOR DECEMBER 2 DISCUSSES ROLE OF
[...] (C/REL UK AS) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki chaired December 2 a two-hour session of the Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) devoted entirely to a review of the CLCs and their evolution within Iraq. After briefings by Baghdad Operations Commander (BOC) LTG Aboud, Iraqi G [...]
2007-12-05 18:39:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD4062GOI TESTING THE WATERS ON PDS REFORM
[...] (SBU) Begin Summary: In recent weeks, GOI officials, including the Ministers of Trade and Finance, have spoken publicly about the need to institute changes in the public distribution system (PDS). World prices for wheat alone, one of the commodities provided in the PDS basket, have risen signi [...]
2007-12-14 11:09:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EFIN PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD490FM ON REGIONAL CONFERENCE, TURKEY, IRAN, AND
[...] (S) Summary: During a February 6 meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar al-Zebari and the Ambassador discussed an upcoming regional conference the MFA intends to host; current issues the GOI has with Turkey, Iran and Syria; and the FM's recent travels to Italy and Davos. The FM reiterat [...]
2007-02-13 08:35:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD564CHALABI, SAD DEPUTY GOVERNOR DISCUSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on February 9, Salah ad-Din (SaD) Deputy Governor General Abdullah Al-Jebarah presented De-Baathification Commission Chairman Ahmed Chalabi lists of individuals from his province who had received exemptions from the HNDBC but had yet to be returned [...]
2007-02-18 11:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
07BAKU1063PRESIDENT ALIYEV REVIEWS THE BILATERAL ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 15 meeting with visiting EEB A/S Sullivan and the Ambassador, President Aliyev said that he recognized the need to diversify Azerbaijan's economy and also was aware of the dangers of inflationary pressures. Aliyev hopes to address these issues by combining the State [...]
2007-08-23 10:58:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KCOR IR AJ
07BAKU1068PRESIDENT ALIYEV REVIEWS THE BILATERAL ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 15 meeting with visiting EEB A/S Sullivan and the Ambassador, President Aliyev said that he recognized the need to diversify Azerbaijan's economy and also was aware of the dangers of inflationary pressures. Aliyev hopes to address these issues by combining the State [...]
2007-08-24 04:45:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL KCOR IR AJ
07BAKU1099FORUM ON KARABAKH ADVOCATES SETTING A DEADLINE FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives from the Forum on Karabakh -- a nascent association of opposition-leaning individuals -- on August 29 told the Ambassador that their organization is increasingly impatient with the Minsk Group process due to its lack of progress in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh c [...]
2007-09-04 12:59:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS AM AJ
07BAKU1284EU REPRESENTATIVE PETER SEMNEBY COMMENTS ON HIS
[...] (C) Summary: EU Special Representative Peter Semneby reviewed his October 18 meeting with President Aliyev with the Ambassador on the same day. Aliyev told Semneby there was no agreement at the Caspian Heads of State meeting in Tehran. During the Caspian Summit, Turkmen President Berdimuha [...]
2007-10-25 12:44:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ENRG IR AM AJ
07BAKU1330PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH: ECONOMIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 23 cabinet meeting, President Aliyev detailed the social and economic successes of the first nine months of 2007. In a prepared statement, Aliyev commended the Government of Azerbaijan's (GOAJ) efforts to create jobs, develop the rural areas and improve the living [...]
2007-11-06 10:17:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV EAID PREL KCOR EFIN AJ
07BAKU1331FM MAMMADYAROV REVIEWS CASPIAN DELIMITATION, IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 2 meeting, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov said that he was optimistic that a delimitation deal with Turkmenistan was possible. Mammadyarov suggested that the U.S. assist Azerbaijan by helping to draft a joint declaration outlining the median line as t [...]
2007-11-06 11:20:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL ENRG MARR IR TX AJ
07BAKU1378AZERBAIJAN INFORMED OF DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN
[...] (C) After delivering reftel non-paper and fact sheet to Azerbaijani Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov on October 26 (ref b),the Ambassador discussed the same points with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on November 02 (ref c). After thanking the Ambassador fo [...]
2007-11-15 11:29:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM EFIN IR AJ
07BAKU1404AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMOCRACY MESSAGE IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 7 visit to the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan, the Ambassador delivered a strong message on the importance of democratic development to Azerbaijan's future. She met with Nakhchivan Prime Minister Alovsat Bakhshiyev, and visited several Nakhchivani historic [...]
2007-11-26 09:38:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PBTS EAID AR AJ
07BAKU1487AZERBAIJAN'S 2008 STATE BUDGET EXPENDITURES TOP 10
[...] (U) On November 30, Azerbaijan's Parliament approved the 2008 state budget. The 2008 budget revenues total USD 8.8 billion (28 percent of GDP in 2008),and expenditures equal USD 9.9 million (32.5 percent of GDP) resulting in a small budget deficit of USD 1.3 million. In the 2008 budget, the [...]
2007-12-14 08:35:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV EINV ETRD AJ
07BAKU224ISRAELI AMBASSADOR REVIEWS PRESIDENT ALIYEV'S
[...] (C) Summary: Israeli Ambassador Arthur Lenk met with the Ambassador on February 16 to discuss President Aliyev's recent comments on Iran to the Israeli Foreign Minister during the January 24-28 World Economic Forum. Aliyev reportedly characterized Iran as a "cornered, wild animal" that is " [...]
2007-02-21 05:52:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AJ IS
07BAKU279AZERBAIJAN ON IRAN SANCTIONS ACT (FORMERLY ILSA)
[...] (C) Embassy Iran Watcher delivered reftel points on the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA, formerly ILSA) to MFA America's Desk Officer Elchin Bashirov on March 6. Bashirov thanked us and said that the GOAJ fully understood USG concerns about investment in Iran's oil and gas sector. Bashirov also rai [...]
2007-03-07 11:50:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC EUN PREL IR AM AJ
07BAKU280AZERBAIJAN: PRESIDENT ALIEV ASKS FOR MORE SIGNS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 12 meeting with Assistant Secretary Of Defense for International Security A/S Rodman, SIPDIS President Aliyev said the regional situation was "developing very rapidly," and called for "more public signs" from the USG of the strengthened bilateral relationship, as [...]
2007-03-07 12:19:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AJ RU IR PINR MARR ENRG
07BAKU365DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 AND
[...] (C) On March 28, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Mammadyarov and left the talking points and resolution as a nonpaper. The Ambassador highlighted the P5 1 Foreign Ministers' statement and Solana's effort to engage Larijani in the near term. Mammadyarov said that he [...]
2007-04-02 13:33:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP BFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY
07BAKU458AZERBAIJAN/OSCE: FM MAMMADYAROV DISCUSSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 28 meeting with visiting USOSCE Ambassador Finley, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov was upbeat about his recent visit to Washington but thought critics should acknowledge more Azerbaijan's steady democratic progress. Mammadyarov said political dialogue between oppositi [...]
2007-04-18 14:09:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS PHUM KDEM KCOR AM IR AJ
07BAKU50IMPLICATIONS OF UNSC SANCTIONS ON IRAN-AZERBAIJAN
[...] (S) Summary - While growing, trade between Azerbaijan and Iran is relatively insignificant and is unlikely to be affected by current UNSC sanctions. According to official GOAJ trade statistics, trade between the two countries totaled USD 256.7 million (imports from Iran amounting to USD 63 m [...]
2007-01-11 11:59:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET IR AJ
07BAKU554AMBASSADOR UNDERSCORES IRAN SANCTIONS ACT CONCERNS
[...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador took the opportunity of a May 2 meeting with Austrian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Marius Calligaris (resident in Ankara) to raise US concerns regarding reports of any agreement between OMV and Iran to dev [...]
2007-05-04 06:58:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV AU IR AJ
07BAKU608IRANIAN ACADEMIC CALLS FOR EXPANDED BROADCASTING
[...] (C) Summary: In a 16 May meeting with Embassy Iran Watcher, Professor Gholam-Reza Sabri-Tabrizi (please protect),an ethnic Azeri academic teaching at Edinburgh University and head of the Baku-based Coordinating Committee of World Azerbaijanis, called for the U.S. to support broadcasting effo [...]
2007-05-18 11:30:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECPS KDEM PGOV PINR PREL PROP IR AJ
07BAKU642AZERBAIJANI VIEWS ON AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 2. (C) Acting DCM delivered ref a demarche in a May 18 meeting with Qalib Israfilov, Director of the MFA's International Security Affairs Department. Israfilov thanked A/DCM for sharing the USG's views on arms and related materiel, and noted tha [...]
2007-05-25 11:48:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR AJ
07BAKU69AZERBAIJAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON UNSCR 1737
[...] (C) Summary: In response to ref A demarche on UNSCR 1737, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told then-Charge that "we are of course not going to reject the resolution." However, echoing comments we hear increasingly from colleagues throughout the GOAJ, Azimov said Azerbaijan feels threaten [...]
2007-01-16 14:01:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PGOV PREL IR AJ
07BAKU696OVP DEPUTY ASSISTANT MEETING WITH AZERI FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Advisor Joseph Wood and Ambassador Derse met with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on May 30. Mammadyarov was relaxed and expansive about his recent discussions with new Turkmenistani President Gurbangul [...]
2007-06-05 08:42:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG AJ TU
07BAKU734AZERBAIJANI DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER KHALAFOV ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Advisor Joseph Wood and Ambassador Derse met with Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov on May 30. Khalafov, responsible for Caspian delimitation and policy toward Iran and Turkmenistan, affirmed Azerbai [...]
2007-06-12 11:22:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG BPIS AJ TU
07BAKU758"FRIENDS OF AZERBAIJAN" DEMARCHE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary: The "Friends of Azerbaijan," an informal grouping of like-minded OSCE member states, the OSCE and the Council of Europe (COE),demarched Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev on media issues June 14. Reaffirming Azerbaijan's commitment to democracy, Mehdiyev said the unres [...]
2007-06-18 13:45:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PTER IR AJ
07BAKU766PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON THE IRAN-ARMENIA
[...] (U) This cable has been cleared by Embassy Yerevan. 2. (C/NF) Summary: According to the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Armenian diaspora community in Iran numbers approximately 300,000 and is centered in and around the cities of Tehran and Esfahan. An officially recognized re [...]
2007-06-20 06:59:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PINR PREL IR GG AM AJ
07BAKU819AZERBAIJAN FM ON ENERGY, TURKMENISTAN AND IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: On June 22 Azerbaijan Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said that he sensed "some momentum" from Turkmenistan towards reaching out to the West and diversifying its gas export routes. The GOAJ is ready to start gas transit talks with Turkey, with SOCAR taking the lead. Having j [...]
2007-06-28 10:22:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AJ IR TU ENRG
07BAKU917AZERBAIJAN GAS INITIATIVES WAITING ON TURKISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a July 17 conversation primarily focused on Iran (septel),SOCAR President Rovnaq Abdullyav speculated that the recently announced Turkey-Iran Energy MOU, if actualized, would throw into doubt both GOAJ participation in Nabucco and also the viability of a Turkmen-Azerbaijan tr [...]
2007-07-20 13:23:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU AJ ENRG
07BAKU930AZERBAIJAN ON IMPLEMENTING UNSC-IMPOSED SANCTIONS
[...] (C) Ambassador continues to raise our concerns with the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) about Iran's failure to comply with UN Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs). Ambassador delivered reftel talking points to Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov on July 24, reaffirming with Mamma [...]
2007-07-25 09:31:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR AJ
07BAKU954DFM KHALAFOV ON IRAN AND TURKMENISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador delivered reftel demarches to Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Khalaf Khalafov on July 26. Reiterating the Iran and UN Security Council resolution (UNSCR)-related talking points raised with Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, the Ambassador impressed upon Khala [...]
2007-07-30 05:21:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR TX AJ
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN112DEMARCHE TO BRUNEI ON UNSCR 1747 AND IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] (U) Ambassador delivered reftel points on March 29 to Datin Maimunah, Deputy Permanent Secretary for Bilateral and Political Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. MFAT Desk Officer for Middle East Latifah Zaini attended meeting as notetaker. Reftel talking points and text of UNSCR 1 [...]
2007-03-29 06:00:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALAORC BX EFIN IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY UNSC
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN258BRUNEI - DEMARCHE ON ENSURING ROBUST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) is still working on the implementation reports to the UNSC Sanctions Committee called for in UNSCR's 1737 and 1747. Its discussions with other agencies of Brunei's government have so far turned up no prohibited activities, but the MF [...]
2007-08-27 00:12:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP IR BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN321BRUNEI LIKELY TO SUPPORT CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Florence Chong, Assistant Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) on October 25. Chong responded that Brunei was opposed to sanctions in principle and had supported the Cuba resolution last year. DCM p [...]
2007-10-26 07:24:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA ETRD PHUM BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN322BRUNEI FAVORS UN LEAD ON BURMA
[...] (C) The GoB believes that the efforts of UN Special Representative Gambari are and should continue to be central to the international community's attempt to bring Burma toward dialogue and national reconciliation. China's leverage is probably overrated, in the GoB view. While the Bruneians b [...]
2007-10-26 07:40:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN64BRUNEI VIEWS ON ASEAN CHARTER, REGIONAL
[...] (C) The Government of Brunei (GOB) views the progress made toward an ASEAN Charter as the most important outcome of the Cebu ASEAN Summit, since it believes further ASEAN integration is necessary for Southeast Asia to keep pace with the growing influence of China and India. The Brunieans see [...]
2007-02-21 07:45:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN XE BX
07BANGKOK1034THAI RAK THAI LEADER DEFIES RESTRICTIONS ON PARTY
[...] (C) Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party Leader Chaturon Chaiseng defied the government's ban on political party activities by holding public gatherings in Thailand's Northeast February 18-19. It is unclear whether he will face sanctions as a result. His activities come as Council for National Security [...]
2007-02-21 10:15:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1187AMBASSADOR AND CNS GENERAL WINAI DISCUSS POLITICAL
[...] (C) The Ambassador cautioned the Council for National Security (CNS) against responding harshly to political activities by the Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party leader. In a February 26 lunch with CNS Secretary General Winai Phattiyakul, the Ambassador also expressed USG interest in the CNS lifting r [...]
2007-02-27 10:26:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF PREL KDEM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK1419JOINT PSI DEMARCHE - THAILAND STILL RELUCTANT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy joined in the Australian-led demarche on PSI on March 8. The MFA now recognizes that PSI is consistent with international law, but still raised a series of objections to Thailand's endorsement. These included concerns that endorsing PSI could inflame the insurgency in t [...]
2007-03-09 12:43:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP TH
07BANGKOK1538THAI RAK THAI LEADER WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE
[...] (C) Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party Leader Chaturon Chaiseng fears the coup leaders will not allow a free election if that would result in a TRT victory. In a March 13 meeting at the Ambassador's residence, Chaturon said the Army's own polling showed high popular support for TRT; TRT's continuing p [...]
2007-03-15 04:07:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
07BANGKOK1752AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ASEAN INTER-PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) Members of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) met with Ambassador Boyce to exchange views on Burma. Indonesian parliamentarian Djoko Susilo noted the Indonesian legislature was pressing its Foreign Ministry to take a stronger line on Burma, and he welcomed the U.S. Emba [...]
2007-03-23 09:44:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC KDEM BM TH
07BANGKOK1957RTG APPROACH TO DRAFTING THE ASEAN CHARTER
[...] (C) The RTG will not support a change from consensus-based decision-making in ASEAN, and the Thais have demonstrated little interest in creating ASEAN mechanisms for sanctioning member states. As the RTG participates in deliberations on the ASEAN Charter, the legislature has solicited views [...]
2007-04-04 05:03:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SENV ASEAN XC BMGT TH
07BANGKOK1973VIEWS ON ASEAN CHARTER, US-ASEAN RELATIONS, TAC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On the margins of other discussions, a couple of post interlocutors have briefly raised issues connected to the ASEAN charter drafting and US-ASEAN relations. On the charter, civil society is trying to play a role, and Burma is not (yet) blocking some controversial provisions, b [...]
2007-04-04 10:10:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL TH
07BANGKOK2387THAILAND: IRAQ COALITION SUPPORT
[...] (C) Given the September 19 coup in Thailand and our sanctions against Thailand that have curtailed many of our mil-mil programs, Post believes it is inappropriate at this time to ask the Royal Thai Government to consider another deployment to OIF. Were we to ask the Thai to provide another [...]
2007-04-27 07:01:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR TH
07BANGKOK2498SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF BGEN JOHN TOOLAN
[...] (C) Summary. John, your visit to Thailand will allow you to assess the current political situation, get a sense of Thai-Burmese relations and attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise. It will also allow you to underscore Washington's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a ne [...]
2007-05-03 09:27:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV MARR TH
07BANGKOK2534U.S. - JAPAN - AUSTRALIA CT DIALOGUE: MILITARY
[...] (C) Summary. As part of our local trilateral CT dialogue (reftel),representatives from the U.S., Japanese and Australian Missions in Bangkok agreed to explore holding a joint training event at either the Bangkok airport or seaport to enhance Thai capabilities. Japan appears willing to exp [...]
2007-05-04 09:35:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV MASS PTER TH
07BANGKOK2643SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USARPAC COMMANDER LTG
[...] (C) Summary. John, your visit to Thailand will allow you to attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise and assess the current political situation. It will also allow you to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a new constitution and h [...]
2007-05-11 02:19:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL MARR TH
07BANGKOK2644SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM J5 RADM MIKE
[...] (C) Summary. Mike, your visit to Thailand will allow you to assess the current political situation, represent PACOM interests in Thailand and attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise. It will also allow you to underscore Washington's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a ne [...]
2007-05-11 02:20:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL MARR MASS TH
07BANGKOK2790THAIS INCREASINGLY SUSPICIOUS OF U.S.
[...] (SBU) America's image in Thailand has deteriorated in recent months. Thais generally do not share the American concerns prompted by the RTG's issuance of compulsory licenses for prescription medicines. Not only do they continue to believe that Thailand's placement on the USTR Special 301 Pri [...]
2007-05-17 11:38:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON EINV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK3380THAIS UNENTHUSIASTIC ON ZIMBABWE TRAVEL
[...] (C) On June 18 Poloff and representatives from the Australian, UK, Canadian, and New Zealand Embassies delivered reftel demarche to the Thai MFA and urged the RTG to implement travel restrictions against some Zimbabwean officials. At a meeting attended by Ministry of Foreign Affairs South Asi [...]
2007-06-18 09:40:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZI TH
07BANGKOK358SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF OSD PRINCIPAL
[...] (C) Summary. General Toolan, your visit to Bangkok will be the first by a senior Pentagon official since the September 19 coup in Thailand and will provide an excellent opportunity to press Thai officials to rescind martial law and maintain timetables for drafting a new constitution and hold [...]
2007-01-18 09:04:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OVIP MARR MASS TH
07BANGKOK3885SCENESETTER FOR SOCPAC COMMANDER CAMBRIA
[...] (C) Summary. GEN Cambria, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for voting on a new constitu [...]
2007-07-16 10:08:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC TH
07BANGKOK4090EMBASSY SUPPORTS M16A4 SALE
[...] (SBU) Post understands that there may be some uncertainty about embassy position on the FY07 requested M16A4 sale to Thailand. Embassy Country Team expressed its support for the sale in reftel. 2. (U) Embassy still supports the sale. This purchase is part of a basic equipment modernizati [...]
2007-07-27 09:30:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALMASS TH
07BANGKOK502VISIT TO THAILAND OF OSD ASIA PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR
[...] (C) Summary. During his meetings with Thai officials, OSD Asia Director Brigadier General Toolan provided Thai military and civilian officials with Washington's perspective on the September 19 coup, underscoring our desire that Thailand rescind martial law and maintain timetables for drafti [...]
2007-01-24 09:46:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MARR PTER TH
07BANGKOK5150DOWN AND OUT IN THAKSIN'S HEARTLAND - TOURING THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A tour of the economically depressed Northeastern region revealed strong sentiment for populist policies of former PM Thaksin and his disbanded Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party amid hopes that the coming December elections will boost economic growth. Economic conditions, reflecting [...]
2007-09-28 10:04:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV TH
07BANGKOK5267THAI ENERGY IN BURMA: BUSINESS AS USUAL
[...] (C) Despite the turmoil of the past two weeks, Thai energy executives do not foresee any significant impact on their activities in Burma, which supplies 25 percent of Thailand's natural gas. Executives from the government's huge oil conglomerate PTT told econoff that the unrest in Burma will [...]
2007-10-05 07:35:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET BM TH IR
07BANGKOK5315BANGKOK-BASED AMBASSADORS AGREE ON NEED TO KEEP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with a group of like-minded ambassadors on October 8 to discuss Burma issues. The group agreed that: -- We should not accept the view that UNSC special envoy Gambari is the "only game in town." -- Gambari should not wait until mid-November to return to Burma. - [...]
2007-10-09 11:45:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5406GAMBARI SEEKS THAI HELP WITH BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Burma Envoy Gambari is seeking Thai assistance to convince the SPDC to allow him to enter Burma sooner; stay longer; and facilitate a dialog with all stakeholders. The Thai are committed to conveying these points to Burma, but they are not certain how best to do it. The Chin [...]
2007-10-15 10:47:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5410GAMBARI SEEKS THAI HELP WITH BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN Burma Envoy Gambari is seeking Thai assistance to convince the SPDC to allow him to enter Burma sooner; stay longer; and facilitate a dialog with all stakeholders. The Thai are committed to conveying these points to Burma, but they are not certain how best to do it. The Chin [...]
2007-10-16 02:19:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5503THAILAND TO DIVERSIFY FIGHTER JET INVENTORY
[...] (C) Summary. The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) this week decided to purchase SAAB Gripen fighter planes to replace aging F-5 aircraft. The decision to purchase the Gripens, and not F-16s, was publicly justified by the RTAF due to an urgent need to replace the F-5s and by pointing to U.S. post- [...]
2007-10-21 23:47:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PGOV PREL TH
07BANGKOK5504THAILAND TO DIVERSIFY FIGHTER JET INVENTORY
[...] (C) Summary. The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) this week decided to purchase SAAB Gripen fighter planes to replace aging F-5 aircraft. The decision to purchase the Gripens, and not F-16s, was publicly justified by the RTAF due to an urgent need to replace the F-5s and by pointing to U.S. post- [...]
2007-10-21 23:48:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP PGOV PREL TH
07BANGKOK5620FRENCH FM KOUCHNER PROPOSES THAIS, ASEAN PUSH
[...] (C) During meetings this week with the Thai Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner encouraged Thailand to work with ASEAN to push Burma towards democratic change. Kouchner made a similar statement to the Singaporeans two days ago and according to French [...]
2007-10-31 11:29:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM FR
07BANGKOK5689SCENESETTER FOR REAR ADMIRAL TYSON
[...] (C) Summary. Admiral Tyson, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government th [...]
2007-11-06 05:58:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BANGKOK5731LOCAL NGOS TELL A/S SILVERBERG THEY SUPPORT USG
[...] (C) Five prominent organizations working on Burma-related issues in Thailand expressed their support for USG policy on Burma and offered ideas for next steps during a November 5 meeting with I/O Assistant Secretary Silverberg and the Ambassador. Overall, the group felt that targeted sanctions [...]
2007-11-08 06:43:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5736CONFIDANT DESCRIBES STEPS FORWARD FOR BURMA
[...] (C) Leon de Riedmatten, former liaison between Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and the Burmese junta, recently discussed with UN Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari proposals to increase the effectiveness of Gambari's November mission to Burma. De Riedmatten told us that Gambari was more resolved to achieve [...]
2007-11-08 08:40:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5880PINHEIRO TELLS DIPLOMATS IN BANGKOK TRIP TO BURMA
[...] (C) UN Special Rapporteur Paulo Pinheiro explained to Bangkok-based Western diplomats on November 16 that his recent trip to Burma had been "worthwhile." He described his interviews with five detained political prisoners as revealing and stressed his efforts to encourage GOB officials to perm [...]
2007-11-20 09:13:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5939PRO-THAKSIN PARTY'S VIEW OF UPCOMING ELECTION
[...] (C) Top officials of the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP) anticipate winning over 200 seats in the December 23 election but remain concerned about bias from the Election Commission and the military's Internal Security Operations Command. In separate meetings with us on November 20-21, P [...]
2007-11-26 10:14:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5967AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTER ON BURMA
[...] (C) During his farewell call on Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram, the Ambassador pressed the issue of Burma from several angles, but received the same watered down responses the RTG has been delivering for the past two months. Nitya believed that Thailand and ASEAN had no choice but to en [...]
2007-11-28 11:30:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK6011SCENESETTER FOR LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEAF
[...] (C) Summary. General Leaf, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government thr [...]
2007-11-30 09:40:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BANGKOK6089FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE UPCOMING THAI ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 09:56:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM TH
07BANGKOK6133DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT
[...] (C) Summary: The RTG has called for Iran to cooperate further with the IAEA, although Thailand appears unlikely to complain strongly and publicly about the extent of Iran's cooperation. A working level MFA contact told us Thailand would abide by any UNSC resolutions ordering sanctions against [...]
2007-12-13 09:41:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC TH
07BANGKOK6158PM SURAYUD DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, BURMA, BAN KI-MOON
[...] (C) In the Ambassador's December 13 farewell call, Surayud shared the Ambassador's hopes for a smooth election but did not offer predictions for how this would proceed Surayud indicated he sympathized with USG concerns about the draft Internal Security Act and amendments to the Foreign Busines [...]
2007-12-14 11:58:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM ASEC MOPS TH BM
07BANGKOK6159ELECTION COMMISSION FOCUSING ON PRO-THAKSIN PARTY
[...] (C) The Election Commission (EC) has begun investigating two high-profile complaints about acts of the pro-Thaksin People's Power Party (PPP). The investigations will take weeks, and a top PPP lawyer assured us PPP could not be found to be at fault. He also told us PPP remains on track to win [...]
2007-12-14 12:00:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
07BANGKOK6239A BURMESE ROCK BECOMES A THAI RUBY
[...] (SBU) Visits to the major gem trading and polishing centers in Thailand reveal that most of the value of finished Burmese gems is added outside of Burma. The Chantaburi Gem and Jewelry Traders Association says its members get most of their raw stones from private smugglers in Thai border towns [...]
2007-12-21 09:13:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ETRD PHUM PREL BM TH
07BANGKOK680CHINA ON THAILAND, SINGAPORE, JAPAN AND EAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Chinese diplomats confirmed that Thai interim PM Surayud Chulanont will visit China in April, and shared that the Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn has delayed his planned trip in a snit. The Chinese stated that CNS Chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin's recent trip to Bei [...]
2007-02-02 08:49:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS CH TH ASEAN SN JA
07BANGKOK728BURMESE EXILE COMMUNITY STILL SEARCHING FOR A
[...] (C) In the aftermath of a failed UN Security Council resolution, members of the Burmese exile community are advocating a variety of strategies, including enhanced USG engagement with China to encourage inclusion of NLD and ethnic groups in the final phase of Burma's National Convention, establ [...]
2007-02-06 08:33:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM NSC BH TH
07BANGKOK740THAILAND: MOVING FORWARD WITH THE COBRA GOLD
[...] (C) Summary. Cobra Gold is America's largest multilateral exercise in Asia. Much more than a bilateral exercise with Thailand, it is a projection of American power and engagement in Asia. Cobra Gold is vital to advancing our strategic interests in Asia, including advancing regional securi [...]
2007-02-07 01:43:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS TH
07BANJUL160THE GAMBIA: DEMARCHE ON ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 16:20:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN IAEA PARM KNNP MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC GA
07BANJUL275THE GAMBIA: ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS ON SUDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-31 11:00:00Embassy BanjulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD AU SU GA UN
07BANJUL332THE U.S./GAMBIAN RELATIONSHIP: DEPARTING
[...] (C) The U.S./Gambian relationship remains strained,due primarily to President Jammeh's increasingly authoritarian leadership and consequent decline in the human rights environment here -- a decline that figured prominently in the June 2006 suspension of The Gambia's eligibility for the Milleni [...]
2007-06-25 15:41:00Embassy BanjulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINS PHUM KPKO KPAO EINV ETRD
07BEIJING117PRC/BURMA: MESSAGE ON UNSC RESOLUTION DELIVERED;
[...] (C) The PRC is prepared to block a UN Security Council resolution on Burma but appears confident there will not be enough support to bring such a resolution to a vote, according to MFA IO Department UN Division Deputy Director Cong Jun. MFA Director General for International Organizations tol [...]
2007-01-05 12:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM CH
07BEIJING120CHINA'S EXPORTCONTROLS - THE SYSTEM AND ITS
[...] (C) Although China's export controls are a work in progress that continue to undergo periodic revision since first promulgated in the 1990s, enforcement is opaque and considered the weakest link in the export control system. Despite official pronouncements that the PRC has prosecuted "scores o [...]
2007-01-05 14:51:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC ETTC BEXP ETRD CH
07BEIJING1267FEBRUARY 27 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: KIM KYE-GWAN TO
[...] Key points made at the February 27 MFA press conference were: -- Kim Kye-gwan has no plans for meetings with Chinese officials en route to the United States and China hopes that the United States and the DPRK can realize full diplomatic relations. -- Qin called China's military buildup na [...]
2007-02-27 11:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CH NK JP CE BM
07BEIJING1269CHINESE STATE COUNCILOR TANG'S VISIT TO BURMA
[...] (C) China encouraged Burma to accelerate its democratic and national reconciliation processes, develop its economy and improve the lives of the Burmese people, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan told Burmese generals on his February 25-27 visit to Burma. According to a readout provided to the DCM b [...]
2007-02-27 13:06:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ASEAN BM CH
07BEIJING1391AFM HE YAFEI TELLS LT. GENERAL EIKENBERRY CHINA
[...] (S) China is increasingly concerned that the United States could attack Iran, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told Lt. General Karl Eikenberry, outgoing Commanding General of the Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan, during a February 27 meeting (other subjects discussed reported separat [...]
2007-03-02 12:31:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PTER MOPS CH IR
07BEIJING1393AFM HE YAFEI TELLS LT. GENERAL EIKENBERRY CHINA
[...] (S) China is increasingly concerned that the United States could attack Iran, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told Lt. General Karl Eikenberry, outgoing Commanding General of the Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan, during a February 27 meeting (other subjects discussed reported separat [...]
2007-03-02 12:31:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PTER MOPS CH IR
07BEIJING1396AFM HE YAFEI TELLS LT. GENERAL EIKENBERRY CHINA
[...] (S) China is increasingly concerned that the United States could attack Iran, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told Lt. General Karl Eikenberry, outgoing Commanding General of the Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan, during a February 27 meeting (other subjects discussed reported separat [...]
2007-03-02 12:31:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PTER MOPS CH IR
07BEIJING1438NDRC VICE CHAIRMAN ZHANG GUOBAO: CHAMPION OF
[...] (C) Summary. National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman Zhang Guobao outlined China's growth in energy consumption and plans for expansion of production of a variety of energy sources at a luncheon hosted by the Ambassador on February 8. Zhang expressed his bureaucratic [...]
2007-03-05 08:20:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV ETTC PGOV CH IR
07BEIJING1625IRAN SANCTIONS: FOLLOWING-UP ON MISSILE
[...] (S) China appreciates the additional information provided by the United States about possible missile- related cooperation between Chinese companies and Iran, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue told Poloff on March 12 in response to delivery [...]
2007-03-12 10:11:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM ETTC IR CH
07BEIJING1626(S) CHINA INFORMED OF POSSIBLE SANCTIONS ON
[...] (S) China appreciates United States' efforts to provide further information about conventional weapons transfers to Iran but China's strong opposition to sanctions on Chinese companies pursuant to American domestic legislation, such as the Iran-Syria Nonproliferation Act (ISNA),remains unchan [...]
2007-03-12 10:37:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM ETTC IR CH
07BEIJING1689 USTR PROPOSES BILATERAL LABOR DIALOGUE WITH CHINA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 6 Assistant USTR Tim Stratford met with the Chinese Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MOLSS) and proposed that the United States and China initiate a bilateral labor dialogue that would help the United States sustain and improve trade ties with China. USTR has coor [...]
2007-03-14 07:08:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD CH
07BEIJING1839DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO SANCTIONS DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 10:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC CG XA CH
07BEIJING1882DAUSTR BHATIA DISCUSSES STRATEGIC ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Although the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) will be an important legacy of the United States-China bilateral relationship, it is essential that the SED produce positive, practical results, Deputy United States Trade Representative Karan Bhatia told Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Ma [...]
2007-03-20 10:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALCH ECON EFIN ETRD PREL TW
07BEIJING189JANUARY 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ANTI-TERROR RAID,
[...] Key Points at the January 9 MFA Press Conference were: -- Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region public security forces "responded to resistance" at a terrorist training camp of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM),killing 18 terrorists and arresting 17. -- China firmly opposes the Unite [...]
2007-01-09 12:37:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER KN KS JA TW CH
07BEIJING1900CHINA PREPARES RESUMED AND EXPANDED
[...] (S) China is prepared to immediately resume and expand nonproliferation cooperation with the United States, MFA Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Zhang Yan told the DCM. Zhang's proposals include: - immediately resuming nonproliferation consultations with ISN A/S Rood at the [...]
2007-03-21 05:58:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM ETTC CH IR
07BEIJING1925Assistant Foreign Minister Briefs on Hu
[...] President Hu Jintao will pay a state visit to Russia from March 26-28 meeting with President Putin, PM Fradkov, SpeakerGryzlov, and Tatarstan Republic President Shaeymiev, AFM Li Hui announced in a special March 21 press briefing. Hu and Putin will atten the China Year in Russia's opening ce [...]
2007-03-21 09:06:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC RS CH
07BEIJING2042CHINA: DEMARCHE ON ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 13:40:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KNNP CH IR
07BEIJING2058CHINA URGED TO IMPLEMENT SWIFTLY UNSCR 1747
[...] (S) China will fulfill its international obligation to implement fully UN Security Council Resolution 1747, MFA International Organizations Department Acting Director Sun Xiaobo told Poloff on March 27 in response to reftel points, urging China to implement swiftly the sanctions mandated by UN [...]
2007-03-27 09:51:00Embassy BeijingSECRETKNNP IR PARM EFIN KTFN ETTC SA AE CH
07BEIJING2436ILSA: CHINA: MFA SAYS NO OIL DEAL IN THE WORKS
[...] (C) China understands the United States' concerns about sending the "wrong signal" to Iran and is well aware of its obligations under UN resolutions, stated MFA West Asia and North Africa Affairs Acting Director for Iran Xu Wei. During an April 12 meeting, Xu said China's representative to th [...]
2007-04-12 09:02:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL ENRG EPET NL CH IR
07BEIJING2484GLOBAL INITIATIVE: CHINESE QUESTIONS ON EXPANSION
[...] (C) MFA Arms Control Department Deputy Director Zhang Junan called in poloff and Russian Embassy poloff April 13 to raise questions about the process for expansion and admission of new members in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (the Initiative). China agrees that the most im [...]
2007-04-14 06:17:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KGIC MCAP PTER KJUS RS CH
07BEIJING2632APRIL 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, BDA,
[...] Key points at the April 19 MFA Press Conference made by MFA Spokesman Liu Jianchao were: -- The spokesman repeated previous statements that the relevant parties are close to solving the BDA issue, but some technical questions remain. -- China says now is "not the proper time" for sanctions [...]
2007-04-19 09:06:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KS KN SU JA CA CO
07BEIJING2896NORINCO CLAIMS TO BE FORGOING SALES TO IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: The United States decision to permanently waive missile proliferation sanctions against NORINCO (reftel) confirmed for company officials that they had made the right decision to forgo sales to Iran, China Arms Control and Disarmament Association Secretary General Li Genxin told Po [...]
2007-04-30 08:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC CH IR
07BEIJING2907U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW
[...] (SBU) In response to questions posed by a United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) delegation led by USCC Chair Carolyn Bartholomew, scholars from the MFA-affiliated Chinese Institute for International Studies (CIIS) noted that China-Russia relations are enjoying the [...]
2007-04-30 10:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IAEA CH IR RU
07BEIJING3658SUDAN: ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS OVER LACK OF PROGRESS
[...] (C) China does not favor expanding sanctions on Sudan and seeks more time for diplomacy, PRC Special Representative for Africa/Darfur Liu Guijin said in response to Polmincouns' delivery of Ref A message on the President's announcement of United States' sanctions on Sudan over lack of progress [...]
2007-05-31 09:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD UN CH SU AU
07BEIJING3661MAY 31 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: A/S HILL IN BEIJING,
[...] Key points at the May 31 MFA Press Conference were: -- A/S Hill discussed Six-Party Talks and BDA with VFM Wu Dawei and bilateral issues and Sudan with AFM He Yafei on May 30. -- China strongly objects to Lee Teng-hui's visit to Japan. -- Japan should recognize demands for compensation [...]
2007-05-31 10:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV ETRD SU JA IN KS GE SW RS BM
07BEIJING376JANUARY 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: EAST ASIA SUMMIT,
[...] Key points made at the January 16 MFA press conference: -- China supports the East Asia Summit (EAS),believes ASEAN-Plus-Three is the main venue for regional cooperation and discussed the Korean Peninsula during a PRC-Japan-ROK trilateral meeting in Cebu, Philippines. -- Premier Wen discu [...]
2007-01-16 11:49:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEAN PTER KN CH
07BEIJING3771CHINA/SUDAN: BEIJING OPPOSES CONGRESSIONAL
[...] (C) China is strongly dissatisfied with and opposes two proposed Congressional resolutions related to China's role in Darfur, Director General for North American and Oceanian Affairs Liu Jieyi told the Charg on June 5. Liu contended "Darfur is moving in the direction of being resolved" and th [...]
2007-06-05 10:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD UN CH SU AU
07BEIJING398EAP PDAS STEPHENS DISCUSSES KOREA WITH CCID
[...] (C) Resumption of the Six-Party Talks in December 2006 was highly significant and no easy task, Miao Weicheng, Acting Director General for Asia at the International Department of the Communist Party Central Committee (CCID),told visiting EAP PDAS Kathy Stephens on January 16. Financial issues [...]
2007-01-17 12:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH KN KS
07BEIJING4517PLA-AFFILIATED SCHOLARS WARN THAT TAIWAN'S UN
[...] (C) The mere process of holding a referendum on participation in the UN under the name "Taiwan," even if it does not pass, could trigger a response from China under the Anti-Secession Law, three scholars from a PLA-affiliated think tank told EAP DAS Christensen on July 4. A raging debate on t [...]
2007-07-06 08:56:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV CH TW
07BEIJING460EAP PDAS STEPHENS DISCUSSES KOREAN PENINSULA AND
[...] (C) The United States and China share the key goal on the DPRK nuclear issue of implementation of the 2005 Joint Statement, EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathleen Stephens told Chinese scholars January 17. Resolving the DPRK nuclear issue is an urgent priority for Beijing, the scho [...]
2007-01-19 11:55:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV CH KN KS
07BEIJING4642SUBJECT: JULY 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY
[...] Key points at the July 12 MFA Press Conference were: -- The MFA announced the meeting between the Six-Party Heads of Delegation July 18-19 in Beijing. -- The spokesman has noticed reports of a campaign to expel foreign missionaries, consulted relevant departments in China and found that no [...]
2007-07-12 10:45:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KS KN BM NG IS JO EG MK RS TX
07BEIJING4801EAP A/S HILL WITH VFM ZHANG YESUI ON IRAN, DARFUR,
[...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui told EAP A/S Hill July 20 that the Iran nuclear issue should be solved through dialogue, but China does not oppose "a certain level of pressure" on Tehran. China believes the UN Security Council members should first assess progress in Iran-IAEA negotiatio [...]
2007-07-20 11:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PHUM IR IZ SU CH
07BEIJING4826AFM HE YAFEI SAYS CHINA WANTS NON-NUCLEAR IRAN,
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Ambassador July 23 that China does not want Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, but dialogue and negotiations, not sanctions, are the best way to solve the issue. Responding to the Ambassador's points, AFM He acknowledged that China continues to s [...]
2007-07-23 23:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER IR IZ CH
07BEIJING4827AFM HE YAFEI SAYS CHINA WANTS NON-NUCLEAR IRAN,
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Ambassador July 23 that China does not want Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, but dialogue and negotiations, not sanctions, are the best way to solve the issue. Responding to the Ambassador's points, AFM He acknowledged that China continues to s [...]
2007-07-23 23:13:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV IR IZ CH
07BEIJING4844AMBASSADOR'S JULY 23 MEETING WITH AFM HE YAFEI:
[...] (C) The United States must make "firmer and clearer warnings" to Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian not to hold the "dangerous" UN referendum, and giving Chen a visa to transit the United States would counter U.S. statements against the referendum, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Amb [...]
2007-07-24 09:12:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PHUM PNUC MARR IR IZ SU CH
07BEIJING523A/S HILL MEETS WITH HE YAFEI, RAISES BILATERAL,
[...] (C) Relations between the United States and China advanced significantly in 2006 and both sides should work together to take advantage of more challenges and opportunities in 2007, Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei told EAP Assistant Secretary (A/S) Christopher Hill January 21. On th [...]
2007-01-24 08:28:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EAGR CH BM HA IR KS KN
07BEIJING5237(S) AMBASSADOR PRESSES CHINA ON ITS RELATIONS
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador urged China to support the approval of a new UNSC Resolution to "keep the pressure on Iran" during a meeting with Assistant Foreign Minster Cui Tiankai at the Foreign Ministry August 9. Drawing upon reftel A and previous demarches regarding arms shipments to Iran, [...]
2007-08-10 00:14:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA CH IR
07BEIJING5317REASSURANCE ON FREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-14 07:37:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFI PREL EINV CH
07BEIJING5323SENATOR LIEBERMAN ON FOOD SAFETY, DARFUR, IRAN,
[...] (C) China has been unfairly vilified over recent product safety scandals in U.S. media, National People's Congress Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Jiang Enzhu told visiting Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) August 6. China is taking action to identify and shut down unlicensed, non-compliant [...]
2007-08-14 09:14:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PMUC PTER PHUM IZ IR KN TC TW CH
07BEIJING5360BILATERAL NONPROLIFERATION DIALOGUE: SMALL GROUP
[...] (S) Summary: In a small group meeting concluding bilateral nonproliferation talks August 13, ISN PDAS McNerney outlined a U.S. proposal to work cooperatively to end proliferation by specific sanctioned Chinese companies with a view toward eventually removing sanctions on companies that demons [...]
2007-08-15 09:29:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR CH
07BEIJING5361CHINESE PROVIDE CASE BRIEFINGS AND CRITICIZE U.S.
[...] (S) Summary: In an afternoon session of bilateral nonproliferation talks August 13, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Director General Zhang Yan touted China's actions on nonproliferation enforcement and criticized U.S. sanctions on Chinese firms and our "wide-scope" interpretation [...]
2007-08-15 10:10:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM MNUC IZ IR IS LE KN CH
07BEIJING5387EAP A/S HILL'S AUGUST 14 MEETING WITH AFM HE
[...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Hill raised U.S. concerns on Iran and Darfur with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei on August 14. AFM He stated that although our approaches often differ, China wants to cooperate with the United States on both issues. AFM He conveyed China's concern ove [...]
2007-08-16 03:03:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM MARR ETRD CH IR SU TW
07BEIJING5608AMBASSADOR PRESSES FM YANG ON IRAN, DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Pressed to work more effectively with the United States on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions and destabilizing behavior, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told the Ambassador that China shares U.S. goals vis- a-vis Iran and has pressed Iran to "take stock of the current situation" and "adopt fle [...]
2007-08-27 09:52:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KNNP ETRD MARR MNUC CH TW IR KN
07BEIJING5652CODEL SKELTON-FORBES MEETING WITH VFM ZHANG YESUI
[...] (C) CODEL Skelton cited strong constituent concern in urging Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on August 27 to cooperate with efforts to solve the Iran nuclear issue, take steps to alleviate the American public's worries over the safety of Chinese exports and the U.S.-China trade deficit and d [...]
2007-08-29 02:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PGOV PMUC PTER IR SU KN CH
07BEIJING569PRC/AFRICA: MFA PRESS BRIEFING ON HU JINTAO'S
[...] Key points made by Assistant Foreign Minister Zhai Jun at the January 24 MFA press briefing on President Hu's upcoming visit to Africa were: -- Hu will visit Africa from January 30 to February 10, including stops in Cameroon (Jan. 30-Feb. 1),Liberia (Feb. 1),Sudan (Feb. 2-3),Zambia (Feb. [...]
2007-01-25 10:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV XA SU CH
07BEIJING5899 CHINESE AUTHORITIES LAUNCH PUBLIC FOOD AND PRODUCT SAFETY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chinese authorities launched a massive campaign in late August to publicize their improvements to China's food safety and product quality systems. The TV, print, and internet coverage coincided with the release of the August 20 "White Paper on the Food Safety and Quality Situa [...]
2007-09-09 22:33:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD TBIO PREL CH
07BEIJING5902CHINESE SCHOLAR DESCRIBES INTERNAL DEBATE OVER
[...] (C) Summary: China's Iran policy is the subject of heated debate within China's academic and foreign policy establishment, said Yin Gang, a Chinese research professor who recently returned from an officially sponsored trip to Iran. One camp, led by a senior People's Liberation Army (PLA) sch [...]
2007-09-10 00:19:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER TBIO MNUC XF IR CH
07BEIJING5918CHINA TO CONSIDER FORMAL UNSC BRIEFING ON BURMA,
[...] (C) Summary: China will consider supporting a formal briefing of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) by Special Envoy Gambari (reftel),MFA Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam Division Deputy Director Liang Jianjun told us September 10. Liang said the MFA had conveyed to the Burmese gov [...]
2007-09-10 09:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6076PRC URGES IRANIAN NUCLEAR ENVOY TO RESPOND TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Director General for West Asian and North African Affairs Song Aiguo informed us September 17 that Iran's Interior Minister Mostafa Pur-Mohammadi told PRC officials September 13-14 that the Iran nuclear issue is "on the right track" and urged China to oppose new sanctions. Ac [...]
2007-09-17 11:41:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC CH IR
07BEIJING617A/S SILVERBERG AND AFM CUI DISCUSS BURMA, HAITI,
[...] (C) United Nations successes in 2006 benefited from P-5 cooperation, especially between the United States and China, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations (IO) Affairs Kristen Silverberg told Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. U.S.-China cooperation resulted in the selecti [...]
2007-01-26 10:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC CH BM IR KS KN SU
07BEIJING619A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETINGS WITH FM LI, IO DG WU AND
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing told A/S Silverberg Beijing hopes U.S.-China cooperation on international organizations issues will continue in 2007, with the United States and China addressing problems arising in various hotspots based on a constructive, cooperative, win-win approach. FM L [...]
2007-01-26 10:35:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC CH IR KS KN SU
07BEIJING6198SEPTEMBER 20 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points at the September 20 MFA Press Briefing were: -- No new date has been set for the Six-Party Talks and Chinese heavy fuel assistance to the DPRK is under "active preparation and implementation." -- DPRK VFM Kim Yong-il met with VFM Wu Dawei in Beijing on September 18 and is curren [...]
2007-09-20 09:31:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SENV CH JA KN KS RS TW IS GZ GM
07BEIJING6266CHINESE MFA ON UNGA
[...] (C) Drawing on Department guidance (Ref A),Poloff discussed the 62nd UNGA session with Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun on September 24 (the first date the MFA was available). Yao's key po [...]
2007-09-24 22:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA SENV IR SU IZ BM LE CH
07BEIJING6267CHINESE MFA ON UNGA
[...] (C) Drawing on Department guidance (Ref A),Poloff discussed the 62nd UNGA session with Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun on September 24 (the first date the MFA was available). Yao's key po [...]
2007-09-24 22:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA SENV IR SU IZ BM LE CH
07BEIJING6338CHINA TELLS BURMA TO RECEIVE GAMBARI QUICKLY,
[...] (C) Summary: In response to the Ambassador per ref A urging China to press the Burmese regime to exercise restraint, begin an inclusive dialogue on democracy, and accept a visit of UN Special Envoy Gambari immediately, Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei stressed in a meeting on Septem [...]
2007-09-27 08:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6395CHINESE MFA SAYS ONGOING CRISIS IN BURMA STILL NOT
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Western Embassy officials on September 28, MFA Asia Department Deputy Director General Yang Yanyi delivered now familiar points on China's position on the crisis in Burma: China is concerned and supports UN efforts; the Burmese government should "properly handle" [...]
2007-09-28 10:19:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6540OCTOBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: BURMA UNREST,
[...] Key points at the October 9 MFA Press Briefing: -- Burma has "become calmer" through the efforts of both the Burmese government and the international community. Any action by the UN Security Council should be "cautious and prudent" and calculated to promote "stability" within Burma. The "pr [...]
2007-10-09 14:03:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CH IN KN BM
07BEIJING6581CHINA "STRONGLY DISSATISFIED" WITH LATEST UNSC
[...] (C) Summary: Chinese AFM He Yafei called in the Charge on October 10 to deliver a message describing China's efforts to improve the situation in Burma and to express the Chinese government's "disappointment and dissatisfaction" that the latest U.S.-circulated UNSC Presidential draft statement d [...]
2007-10-10 10:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6638CHINESE IRAN EXPERT SAYS PRC SEEKING OPPORTUNITIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 11 People's Daily report, China's former ambassador to Iran suggested the Six-Party Talks model could be applied to the Iran nuclear issue but that the United States would have to negotiate directly with Iran. A Chinese researcher claimed to PolOff that Beijing is [...]
2007-10-12 09:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER TBIO MNUC XF IR CH
07BEIJING6809BURMA POINTS DELIVERED TO MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-23 08:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6845CHIA TO SEND DG TO P5-PLUS-1 MEETING, SEEKS U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei told the Ambassador October 25 that he was unavailable to attend the P5-plus-1 Political Directors meeting on the Iran nuclear issue proposed for November 2 in London. Instead, China would send MFA Arms Control Department Director General [...]
2007-10-25 10:39:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TBIO MNUC IR CH
07BEIJING6851GAMBARI TO PUSH DIALOGUE IN BURMA; CHINA STILL
[...] (C) Summary: Drawing from Ref A talking points, the Ambassador encouraged UN Special Envoy Gambari October 25 to push for more concrete progress in Burma. Gambari confirmed that he will return to Burma "in the first week of November." In addition to praising Chinese efforts on his behalf, G [...]
2007-10-25 23:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6863DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Embassy on October 25 notified MFA in advance of the designation of Iranian entities. 2. (C) DCM Daniel Piccuta emphasized to MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Director General Liu Jieyi October 26 that the new measures announced by Secretaries Ric [...]
2007-10-26 08:30:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC EFIN KNNP CH IR
07BEIJING6864PRC LIMITS COVERAGE OF BURMA "DISTURBANCE,"
[...] (C) Despite having taken a largely hands off approach to managing coverage of Burma by relying on editors to engage in "self-censorship," Chinese authorities nevertheless have required reporters to restrict their description of events in Burma to words like "disturbance," so as not to legitimi [...]
2007-10-26 10:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PROP CH BM
07BEIJING6895MFA SAYS GAMBARI TO PUSH FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA;
[...] (C) Summary: The Burmese Government has agreed to a November 5 visit by UN Special Envoy Gambari, and during that visit Gambari hopes to push for dialogue between the regime and Aung San Suu Kyi, a more inclusive constitutional process and measures to improve economic development, an MFA Inte [...]
2007-10-30 08:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6899OCTOBER 30 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points at the October 30 MFA Press Briefing: -- China has expressed its "strong dissatisfaction" and opposition to Canada's hosting of the Dalai Lama. Canada should correct its actions to avoid further damage to bilateral ties. -- Japan's actions against Chinese activists near the Dia [...]
2007-10-30 09:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH LA KN KS KZ JA VE CA IR
07BEIJING6935CHINA AND SINGAPORE SUPPORT AN "INCLUSIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Singapore and China expressed support for a more inclusive national reconciliation process in Burma during the October 26 visit of Singapore FM George Yeo to China, though neither Yeo nor Chinese FM Yang Jiechi articulated the elements of that process, according to MFA Asia Depar [...]
2007-11-01 09:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM SN
07BEIJING6938PRC-ISRAEL: FM LIVNI PRESSES BEIJING TO SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an Israeli Embassy readout, visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni stressed to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi that efforts to achieve international consensus on the way forward with Iran have weakened existing sanctions against the [...]
2007-11-01 09:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ETRD CH IR IS
07BEIJING6971BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON FRENCH FM
[...] (C) At the November 2 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, French Ambassador Herve Ladsous reported that French FM Bernard Kouchner's visit to China was "extremely successful," with discussions on Burma, North Korea, foreign aid, the environment, human rights and Taiwan. Chief Iranian N [...]
2007-11-05 09:02:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CH FR GM JA UK BM IR
07BEIJING6974A/S SILVERBERG MEETING WITH MFA IO DG WU HAILONG
[...] (C) In an October 31 meeting, A/S Silverberg disagreed with her MFA counterpart's positive assessment of the situation in Burma; when MFA International Organizations Director General Wu Hailong called for the international community's patience, A/S Silverberg laid out specific steps the Burmes [...]
2007-11-05 09:31:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF SY LE BM YI IR IZ KN
07BEIJING7084NOVEMBER 13 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: PRESS FREEDOM,
[...] Key points at the November 13 MFA Press Briefing: -- Reports that China is building a database with information on foreign journalists are "completely false." No such database is being constructed. -- The recent visit of UN Special Envoy Gambari to Burma resulted in progress. China will [...]
2007-11-13 10:26:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH JA IR BM
07BEIJING7126CHINESE PARTICIPATION IN ASEAN MEETINGS: TWO
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei and MFA Asian Affairs Bureau Deputy Director General Yang Yanli separately previewed Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Singapore for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus 3 meeting and other ASEAN-related events November 18-22. AFM He said [...]
2007-11-15 09:57:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH BM
07BEIJING7128PRC/IRAN: MFA READOUT OF FM YANG'S TEHRAN VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an MFA readout, in meetings with President Ahmadinejad, Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki, and chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili in Tehran, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said that after five years of addressing the nuclear issue, "there is currently no re [...]
2007-11-15 11:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ETRD CH IR
07BEIJING7155IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT ON IRAN AND NEXT
[...] (C) Drawing upon reftel points, PolMinCouns in a November 19 meeting with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Deputy Director General Wu Haitao urged China to support adoption of a new UNSC sanctions resolution in response to Iran's failure to comply with its international obligations. [...]
2007-11-19 10:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC IAEA PARM AORC IR CH
07BEIJING718JANUARY 30 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points made at the January 30 MFA press conference were: -- The third phase of the fifth round of Six-Party Talks will begin on February 8. The Talks will focus on implementation of the Joint Statement and how to promote progress. Progress made will determine the Talks' duration. - [...]
2007-01-30 10:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM TSPA CH KN XA SU TX LO
07BEIJING7197VFM WANG YI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON BURMA VISIT;
[...] (C) Summary: Briefing the Ambassador on his recent trip to Burma, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the ongoing "political reconciliation and democratic process" are the domestic affairs of Burma and should therefore be addressed by the Burmese Government and people themselves. The internat [...]
2007-11-21 10:47:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING7333December 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, KITTY HAWK, NEW
[...] Key points at the December 4 MFA Press Briefing: -- Iran's nuclear issues: China opposes international proliferation of nuclear weapons -- China informed and allowed the USS Kitty Hawk to enter Hong Kong. -- New Catholic bishop in Guangzhou: Promote friendship between Vatican and China [...]
2007-12-05 00:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH
07BEIJING7334December 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN, KITTY HAWK, NEW
[...] Key points at the December 4 MFA Press Briefing: -- Iran's nuclear issues: China opposes international proliferation of nuclear weapons -- China informed and allowed the USS Kitty Hawk to enter Hong Kong. -- New Catholic bishop in Guangzhou: Promote friendship between Vatican and China [...]
2007-12-05 00:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM CH
07BEIJING7371TREASURY U/S LEVEY DISCUSSES IRAN WITH CHINESE
[...] (S) Summary. Treasury Undersecretary Stuart Levey met Chinese financial regulators and bank leaders on November 13 to warn China of the increasing risk posed by Iran to the Chinese financial system, as European banks curtail their relationships with Iranian entities. U/S Levey detailed the t [...]
2007-12-06 06:38:00Embassy BeijingSECRETCH ECON EFIN IR
07BEIJING7384AMBASSADOR URGES CHINESE ACTION ON BURMA
[...] (C) Drawing upon Ref A talking points, the Ambassador in a December 6 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei urged China to press the Burmese regime to engage in an authentic dialogue with the opposition and include the opposition in efforts to draft a constitution. Drawing upon Ref [...]
2007-12-06 11:47:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING7385AMBASSADOR URGES CHINESE ACTION ON BURMA
[...] (C) Drawing upon Ref A talking points, the Ambassador in a December 6 meeting with Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei urged China to press the Burmese regime to engage in an authentic dialogue with the opposition and include the opposition in efforts to draft a constitution. Drawing upon Ref [...]
2007-12-06 11:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING7386EAP A/S HILL'S DECEMBER 6 MEETING WITH VFM ZHANG:
[...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Hill, accompanied by the Ambassador, raised U.S. concerns on Iran, Darfur, North Korean refugees, human rights and Burma with PRC Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on December 6. A/S Hill pressed the PRC to prevent further transfers of conventional weapons to Iran [...]
2007-12-06 12:07:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PREF PHUM MARR ETRD AMGT CH IR SU
07BEIJING7388PRC-IRAN: AMBASSADOR BRIEFS MFA ON NATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador told Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei December 6 that the recently released National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear program indicates the continued need for IAEA and Security Council action on Iran's nuclear program. AFM He said China is st [...]
2007-12-06 22:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP MNUC ETRD CH IR
07BEIJING7434 CHINA/IRAN: $2 BILLION YADAVARAN OIL
[...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed media reports that China state-owned energy giant Sinopec sealed a deal with Iran to develop the Yadavaran oil field in Southwestern Iran. Media reports, some quoting officials at the signing ceremony that took place December 9, describe a s [...]
2007-12-11 03:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL ECON EINV CH IR
07BEIJING7435CHINA/IRAN: $2 BILLION YADAVARAN OIL
[...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed media reports that China state-owned energy giant Sinopec sealed a deal with Iran to develop the Yadavaran oil field in Southwestern Iran. Media reports, some quoting officials at the signing ceremony that took place December 9, describe a s [...]
2007-12-11 04:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL ECON EINV CH IR
07BEIJING7498EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN AND MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL LIU
[...] (C) In a December 14 meeting with EAP DAS Thomas Christensen, MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Director General Liu Jieyi reviewed progress to date and challenges ahead for bilateral relations. He noted that the U.S. presidential election, the Olympic Games in Beijing, and the election [...]
2007-12-14 09:47:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM ETRD PHUM MARR CH TW IR BM SU UN
07BEIJING7499EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN PRESSES CHINA ON IRAN, BURMA,
[...] (C) Summary: EAP DAS Thomas Christensen told Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei that the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) only underscores the need for continued pressure on Iran, including via a third UNSC resolution. AFM He said that language in the UNSCR draft on export credits [...]
2007-12-14 10:11:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC ETRD CH IR SU BM
07BEIJING7579SED III: OPENING SESSION, DECEMBER 12, 2007
[...] (SBU) At the December 12 opening session of the third round of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED),Vice Premier Wu Yi said the SED has improved not only bilateral business ties, but also overall Sino-U.S. relations and has attracted widespread international attention. Wu said th [...]
2007-12-21 01:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EINV CH
07BEIJING917DAS CHRISTENSEN'S MEETING WITH DG LIU JIEYI
[...] (C) EVFM Dai Bingguo will represent China in the next Senior Dialogue following the expected confirmation of Deputy Secretary-designate Negroponte, MFA North American Affairs DG Liu Jieyi told EAP DAS Thomas Christensen. China is prepared to hold subdialogue talks on the Middle East, Africa, [...]
2007-02-07 12:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KNNP CH SU IR
07BEIJING925DAS CHRISTENSEN'S MEETING WITH BEIJING
[...] (C) EAP DAS Thomas Christensen expressed concern to leading Beijing University scholars about the implications of China's anti-satellite (ASAT) test. Dean of Beijing University's School of International Studies Wang Jisi (strictly protect) blamed "communication failure" within the Chinese Gov [...]
2007-02-08 08:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MNUC TSPA PGOV CH SU BM IR
07BEIJING940FEBRUARY 8 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key points made at the February 8 MFA press conference were: -- The Six-Party Talks resumed today with an open- ended schedule. Goals are to implement the Joint Statement and establish a mechanism for further progress. Relevant parties should address financial sanctions issues to allow th [...]
2007-02-08 11:19:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM MNUC KN JA CH XA
07BEIRUT1094COUSSERON ON LEBANON DIALOGUE INITIATIVE, REGIONAL
[...] (C) Meeting with the Ambassador on 7/24, French Special Envoy Jean-Claude Cousseran discussed follow-on to the dialogue in La Celle-St. Cloud and his regional visits. He said that, although he heard "nothing new" after a day in Beirut, he favored trying to keep a French-sponsored process al [...]
2007-07-24 15:55:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY FR
07BEIRUT1095LEBANON: HARIRI WARNS OF LONG-TERM IRANIAN
[...] (C) March 14 and Sunni leader Saad Hariri, back from an extended stay abroad, expressed his concerns about the new French government's Lebanon policy, Iran's long-term intentions in Lebanon (with General Michel Aoun's active participation),and the need for a tougher US policy on Syria. Hari [...]
2007-07-24 16:04:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1149LEBANON: FORMER PM MIKATI'S POLITICAL ASSESSMENT
[...] (S) Summary: On July 30, the Ambassador and Special Assistant met with former Prime Minister Najib Mikati to discuss upcoming parliamentary by elections and the prospects of various presidential candidates. Mikati, who has traditionally been linked to President al-Assad of Syria, made commen [...]
2007-07-30 14:52:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1222LEBANON: CONGRESSMAN SHAYS HEARS VIEWS ON THE
[...] (SBU) Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) made his third visit to Beirut August 6-7, where he held meetings with PM Siniora, Acting FM Tarek Mitri (septels) and political figures Minister Mohamed Safadi, Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, and March 14 MP Robert Ghannem. The visit occurred in the [...]
2007-08-10 05:38:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALIS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT1377LAHOUD'S LEGAL ADVISOR: MILITARY "SOLUTION" IF NO
[...] (C) In a 9/7 meeting with the Ambassador, Selim Jeressaiti, Lebanese President Emile Lahoud's legal advisor, stated that Lahoud's thinking regarding the presidential transition has evolved. Even if there is no consensus presidential successor, Lahoud will leave Baabda Palace at the end of h [...]
2007-09-10 05:42:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1441LEBANON: FINNISH DIPLOMAT OFFERS VIEWS ON SYRIAN
[...] (C) A visiting Finnish diplomat from Damascus sees Syria as pursuing a policy of "constructive chaos" in Lebanon, and views its motives for supporting an EU-proposed border mission as suspect. He perceives cracks in the Syrian regime that suggest its lifespan is limited, and advocated targeted [...]
2007-09-19 14:24:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1511LEBANON: TACTICAL FLIRTATION (BUT NO STRATEGIC
[...] (C) Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri appears, inadvertently, to be a miraculous match-maker: after years of political warfare, March 14 leaders and Michel Aoun's bloc are now gingerly exchanging tender glances, tentatively discovering beauties in each other that neither perceived before. Mar [...]
2007-09-28 16:00:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY
07BEIRUT1625LEBANON: SINIORA TO USDP EDELMAN: ARMY IS KEY TO
[...] (C) In an October 16 meeting with visiting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Eric S. Edelman and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) Mark T. Kimmitt, PM Siniora stressed the need to strengthen the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) as the best way to empower the Lebanese state and [...]
2007-10-18 07:40:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS IR IZ LE
07BEIRUT1661LEBANON: HARIRI RETURNS TO LEBANON, PURPORTS TO
[...] (C) An alarmist Saad Hariri accused the U.S. of not doing enough to prevent Syrian interference in Lebanon, claiming the Europeans and Saudis are willing to follow a more aggressive U.S. lead. Now is the time to exert the utmost pressure to get Emile Lahoud out, Hariri argued, and March 14 ne [...]
2007-10-23 15:02:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1699LEBANON: SINIORA ADVOCATES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
[...] (C) In a 10/29 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora recommended simultaneous pursuit of two options regarding presidential elections. First, he urged continued push for an absolute majority ("half plus one") election, despite the fact that March 14 might not be able to p [...]
2007-10-30 13:59:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT1723LEBANON: ARMY COMMANDER, HIS PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (S) In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on 10/30, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman said that the LAF would try to "freeze" the situation on the ground, taking action against whichever side of Lebanon's cavernous political divide -- March 8-Aoun or March 14 -- woul [...]
2007-11-05 04:52:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1724LEBANON: SAUDI AMBASSADOR OPPOSED TO "HALF PLUS
[...] (C) Describing Hizballah as "evil," Saudi Ambassador Abdulaziz Khoja said that Syria and Hizballah want to postpone presidential elections indefinitely. But a March 14-provoked absolute majority ("half plus one") election would also be destructive for Lebanon, he argued, and Saudi Arabia op [...]
2007-11-05 04:52:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM PTER LE SY SA
07BEIRUT1728LEBANON: PREVIEWING U.S. RESPONSE TO AN ILLEGAL
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives from the opposition, predictably, protested what they view as U.S. interference in internal Lebanese affairs in response to Ref A demarche regarding economic and travel ramifications for those who participate in an unconstitutional government in Lebanon. Many view [...]
2007-11-05 08:37:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1764LEBANON: AOUN CLAIMS TO DROP OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) With the petulance of a sullen teenager who didn't get his way and whose unique genius is underappreciated, Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun says he is bowing out of the presidential race, although he has yet (as of 11/9) to make an official announcement. He reportedly told his M [...]
2007-11-10 10:24:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1799LEBANON: AOUN PLAYING FOR HIGH STAKES
[...] (C) Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun continues to believe that he and only he deserves the presidency, and will not participate in any efforts, including the French initiative, to find a consensus, according to his advisor and son-in-law, Gebran Bassil. Bassil envisioned two scenario [...]
2007-11-16 15:01:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1849LEBANON: EMILE LAHOUD STILL INTENDING TO STEP
[...] (C) Selim Jeressaiti, Emile Lahoud's legal advisor, told the Ambassador mid-morning today (11/23) that Lahoud will end his extended term as Lebanon's president as scheduled at midnight tonight. Jeressaiti said that Lahoud, despite tremendous pressure from Hizballah and Syria, will not appoi [...]
2007-11-23 14:00:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1865LEBANON: GEAGEA AGAINST LAF COMMANDER SLEIMAN FOR
[...] (C) March 14 leaders are back at the drawing board brainstorming how to break the political impasse over the presidency. In an 11/25 meeting with the Ambassador, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea rejected Saad Hariri's plan to elect Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman (reft [...]
2007-11-26 16:45:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY FR PTER LE
07BEIRUT1916LEBANON: INCREASING THE HEAT ON THE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (S) The pro-Syrian March 8-Aoun forces have much to gain, and March 14 forces much to lose, from the ongoing delay in filling Lebanon's presidential vacuum. Tactically, March 14 has more bargaining power on selecting the prime minister and cabinet if the normal constitutional processes are [...]
2007-12-04 14:42:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT1931LEBANON: BERRI DEMANDING CONSENSUS ON HOW TO
[...] (C) Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri insists on amending the constitution to elect Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman as president via methods that bypass the Siniora government. Blaming, as usual, everyone but himself for the ongoing impasse, Berri cites Free Patriotic Movemen [...]
2007-12-10 05:26:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1973LEBANON: A/S WELCH'S MEETING WITH PM SINIORA
[...] (C) During his December 15 meeting with Prime Minister Siniora at the Grand Serail, NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch pledged continued U.S. support for the March 14 majority and democracy in Lebanon. He assured the PM that the USG would make no deal with Syria or others at the expense of L [...]
2007-12-17 18:29:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1974LEBANON: JUMBLATT TELL A/S WELCH MARCH 14 MORE
[...] (C) NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch assured Druse leader Walid Jumblatt and other senior Druse officials of unwavering U.S. support for March 14 during his December 15-16 visit to Lebanon. Stressing the need for March 14 to remain united, he said the U.S. would support whichever course th [...]
2007-12-18 08:38:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1978LEBANON: NEA A/S WELCH AND DAPNSA ABRAMS URGE
[...] (C) Former President and Phalange leader Amine Gemayel hosted a December 19 luncheon for visiting NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and Deputy Assistant to the President SIPDIS and Deputy National Security Advisor (DAPNSA) Elliott Abrams, attended by a strong showing of March 14 Christian [...]
2007-12-20 14:53:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM SY LE
07BEIRUT1981LEBANON: WITH A/S WELCH, HARIRI STEADFAST; WANTS
[...] (C) During December 15, 18, and 19 meetings with majority leader Saad Hariri, NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and DAPNSA Elliott Abrams (at the 18th and 19th meetings) reiterated U.S. support for March 14's resistance to the opposition's attempts to force concessions from the majority bef [...]
2007-12-21 14:12:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT1982LEBANON: A/S WELCH AND DAPNSA ABRAMS WITH PM
[...] (C) NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and Deputy Advisor to the President and National Security Advisor (DAPNSA) Elliott Abrams updated PM Siniora on December 18 on the December 17 Paris meetings regarding the Palestinians and on Lebanon. A/S Welch informed Siniora about a potential Arab L [...]
2007-12-21 14:52:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALOVIP PARM PGOV PREL PTER FR LE SY
07BEIRUT1984LEBANON: PM SINIORA TELLS A/S WELCH "I CANNOT DO
[...] (C) Prime Minister Siniora was grateful to receive a debrief on NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch's return visit to Lebanon. Speaking during the evening of December 19, A/S Welch and DAPNSA Elliott Abrams reiterated U.S. support for March 14 and the democratic processes in Lebanon. They ad [...]
2007-12-21 15:03:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT1986LEBANON: A/S WELCH AND FRENCH CHARGE EXCHANGE
[...] (C) During a visit to Beirut following the December 17 Lebanon Ministerial in Paris, NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and Deputy Advisor to the President and National Security Advisor (DAPNSA) Elliot Abrams discussed Lebanon's continuing political crisis with French Charge d'Affaires Andre [...]
2007-12-21 16:04:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
07BEIRUT200LEBANON: SINIORA RECOMMENDS DUAL TRACK:
[...] (C) In a 2/5 meeting with the Ambassador, PM Siniora interpreted Nabih Berri's support for a cross-confessional "tribunal document study committee" (reftel) as a Syrian ploy to avoid the fait accompli of a Chapter VII decision. Siniora maintained that Berri is clearly carrying out Syrian ord [...]
2007-02-06 16:29:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER LE SY IS
07BEIRUT2007LEBANON: MARCH 14 TURNS DOWN LATEST FRENCH EFFORT
[...] (C) Parliament Majority Leader Saad Hariri's advisor Ghattas Khoury, explained to CDA and Poloff that the latest French proposal on solving the political crisis in Lebanon -- based on a 15-13-2 cabinet -- would be rejected by the majority. Khoury referred to the initiative as a Syrian proposa [...]
2007-12-28 16:47:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER FR LE QA SY UNSC
07BEIRUT231LEBANON: HARIRI BELIEVES ACCEPTABLE POLITICAL
[...] (C) In a 2/12 meeting, Future Movement leader Saad Hariri said that despite premature reports of its demise, the Saudi initiative remains alive, even though the Iranian regime may be trying to back out of its previous commitments. In essence, the resolution is comprised of three parts: expe [...]
2007-02-13 08:06:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALIS LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BEIRUT237LEBANON: MARCH 14 RESPONDS TO BOMBINGS AND WEAPONS
[...] (S) In response to the morning's bus bombings, Communications Minister Hamadeh told us on February 13 that the March 14 group planned to stiffen its line on the tribunal and forge ahead with plans for a robust turnout on the two-year commemoration of Rafiq Hariri's assassination. The bombings [...]
2007-02-13 17:16:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT24LEBANON: EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR BELIEVES NASRALLAH
[...] (S) The Ambassador and Polchief called on Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Hussein Derar January 3 to request a readout of Derar's December 29 meeting with Hassan Nasrallah, the first meeting of any Egyptian Ambassador with the Hizballah leader, and the latest on the Amr Moussa initiative. Der [...]
2007-01-04 17:05:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT309LEBANON: ACTING FM DISCUSSES CLUSTER BOMBS,
[...] (C) On February 27 Acting Foreign Minister Tarek Mitri raised Lebanese concerns on cluster munitions, support for the Palestinian government, and most significantly, how to address Hizballah arms smuggling across the Syrian-Lebanese border. Mitri set forth standard positions on cluster bombs [...]
2007-02-27 16:54:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL MARR KPAL LE SY IS
07BEIRUT471LEBANON: HARIRI ENCOURAGED BY SUMMIT; SEEKS HELP
[...] (C) Mustaqbal Party leader Saad Hariri believes statements made at the Arab Summit on the opening day of March 28 were helpful to the March 14 cause, as were private discussions between the Saudis and Syrian President Asad. Hariri was unaware of the applicability of UNSCR 1747 on Lebanon, but [...]
2007-03-30 15:33:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT473LEBANON: BERRI SAYS OFFER IS STILL ON THE
[...] (C) In a 3/30 meeting, Speaker Berri conveyed to the Ambassador his conviction that time is running out for a solution to Lebanon's crisis. If the current stalemate persists into the autumn, the Speaker predicts the emergence of competing national governments and serious instability. He urg [...]
2007-03-30 15:40:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER LE IS SY
07BEIRUT704LEBANON: HARIRI FEELS GOOD ABOUT FRENCH AND BAD
[...] (C) In a 5/15 meeting with A/S Welch, MP Saad Hariri reported with satisfaction about the start of his relationship with French President Sarkozy, which Hariri interpreted as a promising sign of continued French support. The Syrians, however, continue to worry Hariri. Having blocked the gover [...]
2007-05-18 15:48:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SY LE
07BEIRUT817LEBANON: MITRI MOVING AHEAD ON TRIBUNAL, NEW
[...] (C) Acting Foreign Minister Mitri in a 6/4 meeting with IO A/S Silverberg and the Ambassador thanked the U.S. for its efforts to pass the tribunal and pledged quick Lebanese action to establish it. Mitri did not advocate expanding UNIFIL's mandate, but saw no obstacle to renewing the current [...]
2007-06-07 15:21:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE
07BEIRUT875LEBANON: DO BY-ELECTIONS INCREASE THE CHANCES OF
[...] (C) In a June 16 session, the Lebanese cabinet rushed through a decree to hold by-elections for the two March 14 parliamentary seats made vacant through assassination; by-elections will be scheduled for August 5. Former President Amine Gemayel told us that he hesitates to run for his son's [...]
2007-06-18 06:11:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY
07BEIRUT952LAHOUD'S SECOND CABINET SCENARIO: EVEN IF HE'S
[...] (C) Rumors about if and when President Emile Lahoud will unilaterally form a second cabinet continue to dominate political talk in Lebanon. There are some indications that Lahoud might move far more quickly than expected to take this step to undermine Siniora's cabinet. Elias Murr, citing h [...]
2007-06-27 16:19:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPREL PGOV KDEM LE SY
07BELGRADE1065 VISAS DONKEY CORRUPTION 212 (F) SRM (MISKOVIC, Miroslav)
[...] (s) Summary: Miroslav Miskovic, dpob: 5 July 1945, Serbia, is the richest man in Serbia and, according to the most recent Forbes ranking, one of the richest in the world, with over $1 billion in wealth. He dominates banking, insurance, and consumer goods in Serbia after obtaining massive we [...]
2007-07-27 15:59:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETCVIS KCOR KCRM ASEC PGOV PREL ECON KFRD SR
07BELGRADE1451FOLLOW UP ON SERBIAN FIRM'S POSSIBLE BID TO SUPPLY
[...] (S) Serbia's Director of Arms Control at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told poloff, October 5, that, since April, the Government of Serbia had discovered no information regarding a potential sale of multispectral camouflage netting to Syria by a Serbian firm. Separate discussions with Mile [...]
2007-10-24 21:04:00Embassy BelgradeSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MASS SY SR CG
07BELGRADE1529ANTI-CUBAN EMBARGO RESOLUTION PASSES SERBIA'S PARLIAMENT
[...] (U) The Serbian Parliament overwhelmingly approved a declaration condemning sanctions against Cuba, in principle. The text of the declaration reflects the vigorous debate between the democratic and radical MPs that resulted in only one explicit mention of the United States. While Serbia has v [...]
2007-11-08 20:59:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UN CU SR
07BERLIN1083U.S. FOLLOW-UP TO PROPOSAL AT NSG PLENARY TO SHARE
[...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer passed reftel follow-up information May 23 to Joerg Polster, German MFA International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy desk officer. Polster, who had attended the NSG Plenary and related meetings in Cape Town, South Africa, from April 16-20, was familiar with the [...]
2007-05-30 10:34:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR GM
07BERLIN1090(S) GERMANY ALERTED TO RECENT PROCUREMENT
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered demarche contained in ref to Markus Klinger, Deputy Director of the German MFA's Export Control Division, and Ina Schuett, desk officer, May 23. Klinger agreed to pass the information concerning Mahaco's brokering of a shipment of pressure transmitters fr [...]
2007-05-31 09:37:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKSCA PARM PREL ETTC GM
07BERLIN1126U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON UNSCR
[...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer conveyed ref demarche to German MFA UN Policy Division Desk Officer Mirko Schilbach June 1. Schilbach said he will share the U.S. report with other appropriate officials in the German Government. He, in turn, shared a copy of the report that Germany submitted to [...]
2007-06-05 16:09:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY GM
07BERLIN1127TERROISM FINANCE: GERMANY NOTIFIED OF AKA
[...] (C) Global Affairs officer deliveredref demarche to German MFA International Cooperaion on Counterterrorism Division Desk Officer Hoger Kraemer at OOB, June 4, as instructed in reftel. Kraemer said he would forward to appropriate German officials the information concerning the U.S. action to [...]
2007-06-05 16:15:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFI ETTC EUN KTFN PREL PTER GM
07BERLIN1159(S) GERMAN ASSURANCES REGARDING BUNDESBANK'S
[...] (S) EMIN deployed the demarche points in ref with Michael Witter, MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs, June 7. He and Global Affairs Officer met with Witter and MFA Director for Financial Policy Ingo Karsten June 8 to follow-up on the previous day's discussion. 2. (S) Witter s [...]
2007-06-08 16:29:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPARM IR GM
07BERLIN1234ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Claudia Schuett of the German MFA's International Economic and Financial Policy Division June 18 and to Ursina Krumpholz, Office Director of the Economics Ministry's Foreign Tr [...]
2007-06-20 15:23:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP KN PARM IR EUN GM
07BERLIN1255UNSCR 1747/OECD: GERMAN RESPONSE ON EXPORT CREDIT
[...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche, which includes the U.S. answers to a USG Survey passed to the OECD concerning export credits for Iran, to Ursina Krumpholz, Officer Director of the German Ministry of Economics' Foreign Trade Law and Law of the Sea Division, and Ernst Roeder-M [...]
2007-06-25 09:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN IR GM
07BERLIN1343GERMANY REQUESTED TO PROVIDE IDENTIFIER
[...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to German MFA UN Policy Division Desk Officer Mirko Schilbach July 2. Schilbach thanked us for the identifying information provided for the Iranian entities and individuals listed in the Annexes of UNSCRs 1737 and 1747. He said he especially [...]
2007-07-09 05:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN IR KNNP PARM GM
07BERLIN1395GERMAN GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED ABOUT A PROBLEMATIC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-13 15:35:00Embassy BerlinSECRETETTC PREL IR GM
07BERLIN1438EMBASSY BERLIN'S EFFORTS ON ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (S) Post leadership continues to raise our concerns to the Government of Germany about Iran's failure to comply with its international nuclear nonproliferation and UNSCR-mandated obligations regularly. The Ambassador has discussed issues noted in reftel with the highest levels of German gover [...]
2007-07-23 15:07:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP PARM PREL GM IR
07BERLIN1450TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS AGAINST IRAN WITH GERMAN OFFICIALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-25 08:02:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN GM IR PARM PREL
07BERLIN1536GERMAN VIEWS ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO SHARE
[...] (C) Global affairs officer delivered ref A demarche and draft letters August 10 to MFA NSG Desk Officer Joerg Polster. Polster expressed appreciation for the information but noted Germany had not changed its position on sharing nuclear-related export denial information with the IAEA Secretari [...]
2007-08-10 14:05:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM ETTC IR GM
07BERLIN1571MESSAGE ON ONGOING PROLIFERATION FINANCE
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs August 16 and to the Ministry of Economics and Technology August 17. Claudia Schuett, desk officer in the MFA's International Economic and Financial Policy Division, Ursina Krumpholz, Office Director [...]
2007-08-17 13:45:00Embassy BerlinSECRETIR KNAR KNNP PARM PREL GM
07BERLIN169EU'S POLICY TOWARDS CENTRAL ASIA: DAS
[...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles met on January 17-19 with democracy and human rights officials in the German MFA and Chancellery. Among other topics, Barks-Ruggles and German interlocutors discussed the Germans' plans to lead the deve [...]
2007-01-26 12:44:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM GM
07BERLIN1698IRAN: GERMANY RECEPTIVE ON IAEA/BOARD OF GOVERNORS
[...] (C) Ambassador Timken delivered Ref (A) demarche September 7 to Foreign Office State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg. (Foreign Minister Steinmeier is traveling and was unavailable.) Silberberg said Germany agreed with the U.S. position; the "Plan of Action" might be useful in clearing up som [...]
2007-09-07 17:01:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IR IAEA GM AORC
07BERLIN1878IRAN DEMARCHE: GERMAN RESPONSE
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to Foreign Office State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg October 12. (Charge also discussed Iran with Political Director Volker Stanzel October 10, raising points similar to those in reftel.) Silberberg said the text of the EU Council conclusions had been agre [...]
2007-10-12 11:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR XF EUN GM
07BERLIN1883GERMAN MFA RESPONSE TO GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Poloff and Econ Counselor met with German MFA and Economic Ministry officials respectively to discuss ref A. Deputy European Correspondent Thomas Schieb, who is responsible for overseeing the drafting of position papers for the MFA's use at the October 15-16 EU General Affairs and Exter [...]
2007-10-12 15:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL RS LY IS IZ IR
07BERLIN1909U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES IRAN SANCTIONS, ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary: German Government officials in the Chancellery and MFA expressed to visiting Undersecretary Reuben Jeffery their preference for multilateral sanctions designed to prevent Iran from developing its nuclear weapons program. While willing to consider EU autonomous sanctions in the e [...]
2007-10-19 10:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON KNNP EFIN ENRG ETRD PREL SENV GM
07BERLIN1910U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES IRAN SANCTIONS, ENERGY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-19 10:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON KNNP EFIN ENRG ETRD PREL SENV GM
07BERLIN1980SCENESETTER FOR ANGELA MERKEL'S CRAWFORD VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Angela Merkel will arrive at Crawford riding a wave of public approval surpassing 70 percent. Her popularity is credited to her effective leadership style, Germany's economic growth, and her skill in turning centrist appeals on climate change and social issues to her advantage. [...]
2007-10-30 17:26:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECUN EU GM
07BERLIN2007GERMANY DRYING OUT TRADE WITH IRAN THROUGH
[...] (C) Summary: Due to the German government's quiet tightening of export controls and credit guarantees, increased political risk, and banks' market withdrawals, Germany's exports to Iran have markedly fallen. Iranian purges of state-owned companies and regulators and rising extortion and bure [...]
2007-11-02 10:56:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD EPET ETTC KNNP PREL IR GM
07BERLIN2029GERMAN EXPECTATIONS FOR MID-NOVEMBER IAEA REPORT
[...] (C) Emboffs delivered ref A demarche November 5 to MFA Nonproliferation Divison Desk Officer Hellmut Hoffmann, IAEA Desk Officer Martin Langer, and Nuclear Nonproliferation Desk Officer Joerg Polster. Hoffmann expressed appreciation for the information and noted that Germany had received a si [...]
2007-11-06 17:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC PGOV PREL GM
07BERLIN2037GERMANY'S IRAN POLICYMAKING PROCESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Both privately and publicly, German officials continue to insist multilateral measures, coupled with quiet economic pressure on Iran, are the most effective way to change Iran's behavior. While Chancellor Merkel has been clear on the need to prevent an Iranian nuclear weapons [...]
2007-11-07 16:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR GM
07BERLIN2080APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Thomas Schieb, Deputy EU Correspondent at the MFA, and relayed the points to the Chancellery. 2. (C) Schieb provided substantive comments on the following topics: --Upcoming EU Summits with China, Africa, and India: The November 19 GAERC agenda [...]
2007-11-16 16:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK
07BERLIN2083IRAN/GERMANY - MINISTRIES FOLLOWING CHANCELLOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: German Government officials in the MFA, Economics Ministry, and Finance Ministry have taken note of Chancellor Merkel's strong public statements in support of a third UNSCR resolution and renewed efforts to encourage German business to cut or curtail ties with Iran following last [...]
2007-11-16 17:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN KNNP MNUC ETRD PGOV IR GM
07BERLIN2140GERMAN VIEWS ON ADDITIONAL EU DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: German Government officials are still deliberating at a very senior level how they will proceed on the UK and French proposal to add Banks Melli and Saderat and the Ex-Im Bank of Iran to the April 2007 EU list of designated individuals/entities. German officials regard the UN pa [...]
2007-11-30 09:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN2141G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING,
[...] (SBU) Summary: ISN DAS Andrew Semmel visited Berlin November 27 to participate in the final G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group Meeting (NPDG) of the German presidency. Delegates expressed disappointment with the lack of agreement on a work program at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) and a [...]
2007-11-30 09:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL ETTC KNNP JA GM
07BERLIN2157GERMAN RESPONSE U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-03 19:18:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNGM IR KNNP MNUC PARM
07BERLIN2173IRAN - ECONOMICS MINISTRY AND MFA SUPPORT THIRD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior officials in the German Economics Ministry and in the MFA's Economic Policy Division insist Germany remains committed to a "strong, robust" third UNSCR on Iran. If there is no resolution or a watered-down resolution, Germany is prepared to support autonomous EU measures t [...]
2007-12-06 07:50:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN219EXPORT CONTROL BILATERAL TALKS BETWEEN GERMANY AND
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Christopher Padilla met a range of German export control officials and industry representatives December 1, 2006, to discuss export control issues. Assistant Secretary Padilla and his German interlocutors discussed 1) the U [...]
2007-02-02 17:56:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC EINV GM
07BERLIN2192IRAN - GERMAN FINANCE MINISTRY SUPPORTS THIRD
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Post-NIE, the German Finance Ministry agrees with the Chancellery, MFA, and Economics Ministry assessment that Iran's enrichment- and missile-related activities continue to pose a threat. The Finance Ministry supports work toward a strong third UNSCR but also remains sympathetic [...]
2007-12-12 15:16:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD ECON PREL IR EU GM
07BERLIN2256IRAN: SENIOR IRANIAN BANKER SHARES VIEWS ON
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: A senior Iranian banker confirmed recent press reports that the Germany-based European Iranian Commercial Bank (EICB) is expanding and will be opening a new office in Tehran, with further plans for a new Dubai office. The EICB is owned by a group of Iranian state-owned banks, [...]
2007-12-28 16:15:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KNNP MNUC PARM EFIN ETRD GM IR
07BERLIN271TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH SENIOR
[...] (C) Summary -- Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt discussed TFTP/SWIFT, terrorist financing, the importance of open investment policies, and the Chancellor's transatlantic economic initiative in a meeting February 8 with Jens Weidmann, Director General in the Chancellery for Economic and Finan [...]
2007-02-11 16:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PTER GM
07BERLIN272TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY TALKS WITH GERMAN
[...] (C) Summary -- Meeting with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt February 8, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier discussed that day's EU Troika meeting with the Pakistani Foreign Minister, Iran and North Korea, Chancellor Merkel's transatlantic initiative, the Iraq Compact, and Germa [...]
2007-02-11 16:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL GM IZ PK AF
07BERLIN273TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S DISCUSSIONS
[...] (C) Summary -- Meeting with Economics Ministry State Secretary Bernd Pfaffenbach February 7, Treasury Deputy SIPDIS Secretary Kimmitt discussed moving forward on the SIPDIS Chancellor's transatlantic economic initiative, the Doha Development Agenda, the importance of implementing strong [...]
2007-02-11 16:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD PREL ETTC PTER GM
07BERLIN274TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS GERMAN
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Robert Kimmitt met with German Finance Ministry State Secretary Thomas Mirow February 8 to review key bilateral and transatlantic economic issues. Discussing international sanctions on Iran and North Korea, he noted the progress that had been ma [...]
2007-02-11 16:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PTER PREL GM IR
07BERLIN275TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS GERMAN
[...] (C) Summary -- Meeting with German Justice Minister Zypries February 8, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by Ambassador, discussed Germany's goals, as EU and G-8 President, for combating intellectual property rights violations, UN sanctions on Iran, and international efforts [...]
2007-02-11 16:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL KIPR GM IR
07BERLIN276TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS GERMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-11 16:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PTER PREL GM IR
07BERLIN277DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS WITH
[...] (C) Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Kimmitt met with German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble (CDU) February 8 as part of his discussions with senior German officials. Discussing TFTP/SWIFT, Schaeuble re-affirmed that the big issue is the need to balance our responsibilities to protect pe [...]
2007-02-11 16:42:00Embassy BerlinSECRETEFIN ETTC PTER PREL GM IR
07BERLIN278TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS GERMAN
[...] (C) Summary -- Meeting with German Justice Minister Zypries February 8, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by Ambassador, discussed Germany's goals, as EU and G-8 President, for combating intellectual property rights violations, UN sanctions on Iran, and international efforts [...]
2007-02-11 16:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL KIPR GM IR
07BERLIN307UNSCR 1737: INITIAL GERMAN RESPONSE TO FREEZING
[...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche to Ursina Krumpholz and Ernst Roeder-Messell of the German Ministry of Economics on February 13 and to Claudia Schuett of the Germany Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 14. The German officials thanked the USG for providing information [...]
2007-02-14 17:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC IR GM
07BERLIN34GERMAN GOVERNMENT ACTIONS TO IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1737
[...] (U) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche January 3 to officials from the Foreign Trade Law Division in the German Economic Ministry. Foreign Trade Law Division Office Director Ursina Krumpholz and her deputy Ernst Roeder-Messell expressed thanks for the information. Krumpholz said that [...]
2007-01-05 16:06:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP GM
07BERLIN360GERMANY NOTIFIED OF ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche to Ursina Krumpholz and Ernst Roeder-Messell in the German Ministry of Economics and to Claudia Schuett in the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs February 20. The officials thanked us for the information on the additional Iranian entities sa [...]
2007-02-22 16:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP KNAR PARM IR GM
07BERLIN376G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. delegation, headed by Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy and Negotiations Andrew Semmel, considers the first meeting of the Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) under Germany's G-8 Presidency a good start and hopes to see it engage [...]
2007-02-23 17:10:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA
07BERLIN394GERMANY AGREES WITH NEED FOR CLOSE COOPERATION TO
[...] (C) Global Affairs Counselor and Global Affairs officer delivered points in Ref A to German MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Michael Witter and MFA International Economic and Financial Policy Desk Officer Claudia Schuett February 26. Drawing on reftel points, Emboffs underscor [...]
2007-02-27 13:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL IR GM
07BERLIN431GERMAN VIEWS ON MARCH FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Thomas Schieb, Deputy EU Correspondent at the MFA, and relayed the points to the Chancellery, Economic Ministry, and Environment Ministry. On Kosovo, Schieb said that Germany remained committed to the Ahtisaari timeline and was hopeful that a new UNSC [...]
2007-03-02 14:17:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EUN KPAL GM
07BERLIN434BUNDESTAG LARGELY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S., P5+1 ON IRAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a March 1 parliamentary debate on Iran policy, the four main German parties presented a relatively unified message in support of P5 1/UN efforts on Iran and making Iran responsible for the next steps. Speakers emphasized the clandestine nature of Iran's nuclear program, its [...]
2007-03-02 16:45:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL IR GM
07BERLIN443A/S SULLIVAN MEETS WITH GERMAN OFFICIALS;
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Dan Sullivan met Jens Weidmann, the Chancellery's Director General for Economic and Financial Policy, and Karl Brauner, the Economics Ministry's Director General for External Economic Policy, February 1-2 to discuss [...]
2007-03-05 15:34:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAGR ETRD PREL GM
07BERLIN484GERMAN GOVERNMENT ALERTED TO USG CONCERNS OVER
[...] (S) Summary: DCM as Charge as well as senior Embassy staff again raised the need for German government action to preclude the possible printing press sale to North Korea by the German firm Drent Goebel, as requested in refs. MFA State Secretary Silberberg, Chancellery Deputy National Securi [...]
2007-03-09 14:40:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP KS MNUC PARM PREL KH GM
07BERLIN497TERRORIST FINANCE: GERMANY ON CASH COURIERS
[...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered demarche (ref A) to the German Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Finance, and the Interior. The MFA recalled the previous (G-8) discussion on the issue, stated Germany does not object to the U.S. proposal, and said the G-8 Lyon-Roma Group should be able to address the issue [...]
2007-03-12 08:12:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER GM
07BERLIN532SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your return to Berlin comes at a point in the German EU and G-8 presidencies when German policy makers and top officials across the government are evaluating progress and looking to make needed midpoint course corrections for the final sprint to the June G-8 summit and the con [...]
2007-03-16 14:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN ETRD ETTC GM
07BERLIN547DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY MEETS WITH TOP
[...] (C) Summary -- Meeting separately with Head of the Federal Chancellery/Minister without Portfolio Thomas de Maiziere and with Chancellery Director General for Economics Jens Weidmann March 19, Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt discussed Chancellor Merkel's transatlantic economic initiative, i [...]
2007-03-20 11:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL ETTC GM IR IZ
07BERLIN554TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and German Finance Ministry State Secretary Dr. Thomas Mirow discussed the increased risks facing German firms in Iran and the need for targeted financial measures focused on Iranian illicit conduct. They also discussed hedge funds, the fin [...]
2007-03-20 13:31:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL GM
07BERLIN555TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MARCH 19
[...] (C) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt and German MFA State Secretary Reinhard Silberberg discussed the need to maintain political unity within the international community on Iran and to work together to ensure effective implementation of multilateral agreements. They also discussed [...]
2007-03-20 13:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC PREL SENV ENRG EAIR MARR GM IZ PK
07BERLIN637INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] (C) Global Affairs Counselor and Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Ingo Karsten, Office Director of the German MFA's International Economic Policy Division, and Desk Officer Claudia Schuett of the same division March 28. Karsten said the German Government agrees with all aspects [...]
2007-03-28 16:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC GM
07BERLIN645INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] (C) Global Affairs Counselor and Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Ingo Karsten, Office Director of the German MFA's International Economic Policy Division, and Desk Officer Claudia Schuett of the same division March 28. Karsten said the German Government agrees with all aspects [...]
2007-03-29 11:28:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC GM
07BERLIN672UPDATE ON GERMAN MEASURES TO HALT BANK SEPAH
[...] (S) Global Affairs Counselor met March 30 with Karl Wendling, Deputy Director General in the German Economic Ministry's Directorate for Foreign Trade Law and Export Control, to review measures Germany has taken to halt banking activity by Bank Sepah and Bank Sepah International (Ref A). Wendl [...]
2007-03-30 14:49:00Embassy BerlinSECRETEFIN KNNP PARM PREL IR GM
07BERLIN758TERRORISM FINANCE: TROIKA AND FINANCIAL SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) Global Affairs Officer passed ref A list to Susanne Welter, MFA Deputy Office Director for Counterterrorism Cooperation. Her only reaction was to ask whether USEU would provide a delegation list to the European Commission in Brussels; Global Affairs Officer responded they would. 2. ( [...]
2007-04-13 15:16:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PREL PTER ETTC KTFN EUN GM
07BERLIN763(S) NIAG 7053: GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT IRAN
[...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke April 13. Kauke thanked us for the information and said he will pass it to the German federal inter-agency export control group for investigation. He said the provision of the nuc [...]
2007-04-13 15:37:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR TC CH GM
07BERLIN834SECOND G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS' GROUP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency was held March 30 in Berlin. The delegates discussed the need for Germany to produce soon a draft statement on nonproliferation for the June G-8 Summit. The delegates also agreed that [...]
2007-04-24 17:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
07BERLIN835SECOND G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS' GROUP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency was held March 30 in Berlin. The delegates discussed the need for Germany to produce soon a draft statement on nonproliferation for the June G-8 Summit. The delegates also agreed that [...]
2007-04-24 18:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC PREL ETTC GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
07BERLIN892GERMAN PROPOSAL TO AMEND AUSTRALIA GROUP GUIDELINES
[...] (C) German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Chief Markus Klinger passed the following two draft proposals and draft annex to Global Affairs officer April 27. Klinger said the German Government proposes to amend the Australia Group (AG) Guidelines "to limit the risks of proliferation and terr [...]
2007-05-03 14:26:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM CBW PREL ETTC GM
07BERLIN943GERMANY EXERCISING VIGILANCE AND RESTRAINT WHEN
[...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Desk Officer Mirko Schilbach of the German MFA's UN Policy Division May 9. Schilbach was not aware that Russia had admitted Iranian General Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr, whose travel is sanctioned under UNSCR 1747, entry into Russia in early Apri [...]
2007-05-10 13:44:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP PARM RS GM
07BERLIN960GERMANY NOTIFIED ABOUT IRANIAN INVITATION FOR
[...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to Joerg Polster, desk officer of the German MFA's International Energy and Nuclear Energy Policy Division, May 10. Polster said Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) partners discussed Iran's invitation for bids to construct two new nuclear power rea [...]
2007-05-11 16:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP IR MNUC PARM ENRG GM
07BERN1043SWISS APPRECIATE INFORMATION ON NEW IRAN
[...] Emboff delivered reftel points and non-paper to Dieter Cavalleri, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Director, International Law Division, on October 26. Cavalleri said he would immediately provide the relevant Swiss ministries with the information and would also provide the Swiss Federal [...]
2007-10-29 09:25:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL PARM EFIN IR SZ
07BERN1093IRAN/IAEA: SWISS NON-COMMITAL ON BOG STATEMENT,
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered the message in reftel A November 19 to MFA State Secretary Ambuehl, urging the GOS to take a firm line in a national statement at the upcoming November 22-23 IAEA Board of Governors (BOG) meeting. Ambuehl made no commitments regarding the content of a Swiss nationa [...]
2007-11-20 14:49:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KNNP MNUC IR SZ
07BERN1096ZURCHER KANTONALBANK REPORTS IT IS 98% OUT OF THE
[...] (C) Summary: Emboff met November 19 with Juerg Reichen, Head of International Banking for Zurcher Kantonalbank (ZKB),who traveled to Bern for the meeting, to discuss the bank's Iranian relationships. Reichen explained that ZKB had reduced its Iran portfolio by about 98% since its management [...]
2007-11-20 16:01:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPTER KFIN KFTN IR SZ
07BERN1101SWITZERLAND DENIES EXPORTS OF NON-CONTROLLED GOODS
[...] (C) On November 21, Embassy Pol/Econ Counselor was called to the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to meet with the Head of the Export Control and Sanctions Division Othmar Wyss regarding a GOS export denial based on USG information presented on August 14, 2007. SECO Chief of [...]
2007-11-21 16:47:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC SZ
07BERN1119SWISS REACTION TO NIE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered the message in reftel on December 4 to MFA Middle East Affairs Division Chief Livia Leu (Note: Ambassador Leu represented State Secretary Ambuehl, who was unexpectedly called to a meeting with FM Calmy-Rey. End Note). Leu expressed the Swiss government's appreciation [...]
2007-12-05 10:58:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM MNUC KNNP IR SZ
07BERN113SWISS DFA STATE SECRETARY AMBUEHL HEARS NOTHING \
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-05 17:15:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM PTER KNNP SZ IR
07BERN158IRAN: AMBASSADOR URGES POLDIR AMBUEHL TO STEP BACK \
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 11:28:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PTER ETTC IR SZ
07BERN171IRAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES "THE SWISS PLAN" WITH \
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 14:46:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PTER ETTC IR SZ
07BERN259IRAN: SWISS POLDIR AMBUEHL'S BRIEFS ON HIS MOST \
[...] In order to create the necessary confidence: \ \ -- Iran will suspend all its enrichment-related activities as \ required by the UNSC and the IAEA and to be verified by the \ latter; \ \ -- The P5 plus 1 will simultaneously suspend the \ implementation of the UNSC sanctions and will ensure that [...]
2007-03-16 12:23:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC SZ
07BERN664ISA: SWISS SUPPORT EGL DEAL, VIEW IT AS ISA AND UNSCR COMPLIANT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-19 14:17:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC PARM SZ
07BERN965SWISS PLAN TO NOTIFY UN IRAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE
[...] (C) Summary: Swiss Department for Economic Affairs (SECO) State Secretary Gerber reported that Switzerland plans to notify the UN Iran Sanctions Committee of a dual-use export (grinding machine) to the Mapna Turbine Engineering and Manufacturing Company (aka "Tuga") (ref A). SECO Export Cont [...]
2007-09-28 13:12:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALETTC KNNP IAEA PARM UN IR SZ
07BISHKEK1441KYRGYZ ELECTIONS: BALLOT SCANDAL ERUPTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 4, Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission (CEC) decided to cancel Edil Baisalov's registration as a Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) candidate in the December 16 parliamentary elections. Baisalov had posted a picture of a ballot on his personal blog, and [...]
2007-12-05 14:34:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KG
07BOGOTA436RECENT LABOR DEVELOPMENTS
[...] The GOC announced a 6.29 minimum wage increase on December 27, from 192 USD (408,000 pesos) to 205 USD (433,700 pesos). On the same day, President Uribe issued a decree aimed at limiting the use of workers' cooperatives as a form of labor contracting and vowed to combat those temporary contract [...]
2007-01-22 17:12:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD PGOV CO
07BOGOTA5118ON-AGAIN, OFF-AGAIN PEACE TALKS WITH ELN SET TO
[...] (C) Summary. The on-again, off-again peace talks between the GOC and ELN are set to resume July 14. ELN negotiator Palbo Beltran said in an interview the ELN was willing to agree to a cessation of hostilities and a release of hostages, but admitted that serious differences with the GOC on v [...]
2007-07-13 23:13:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA5258JHON PINCHAO'S ESCAPE FROM FARC CAPTIVITY
[...] (C) Police subintendente Jhon Frank Pinchao successfully fled eight and a half years of FARC captivity in late April 2007 (ref A),four months after Fernando Araujo escaped from a separate rebel front (ref B, C). Unlike Araujo, who escaped during a military operation, Pinchao relied on long- [...]
2007-07-19 21:13:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PTER PHUM CO
07BOGOTA790TRADE CONFEDERATIONS SEND ANTI-FTA LETTER TO U.S.
[...] (U) On January 23, two trade confederations and a pensioner's group released an open letter to the U.S. Congress, criticizing the bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and urging that it not be ratified (See para 5). The trade confederations also invited a U.S. labor-Congressional delegation [...]
2007-02-06 11:33:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD PGOV CO
07BRASILIA1990Ambassador Sobel Visits Chamber of Deputies Foreign
[...] (U) Summary. Ambassador Sobel met with members of the Chamber of Deputies Foreign Relations and National Defense Committee on October 2 for a wide-ranging discussion that included the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum, Burma, Cuba, Darfur, Iran, Haiti, tourism, and other topics. Members expressed intere [...]
2007-10-16 18:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON BR
07BRASILIA371BRAZIL: U/S BURNS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF
[...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns met on 7 February with Dilma Rousseff, President Lula's Chief of Staff for Policy and, effectively, his senior cabinet official. The discussion focused on rapidly moving progress in the development of U.S.-Brazil cooperation in biofuels, and established the political c [...]
2007-03-01 19:55:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
07BRASILIA430BRAZIL: U/S BURNS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns and WHA A/S Shannon, in Brasilia for strategic dialogue talks with the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE),joined with Ambassador, PolCounselor and S/P officer William McIlhenny to meet on February 7 with Marco Aurelio Garcia, President Lula da Silva's international affai [...]
2007-03-13 11:53:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
07BRASILIA431BRAZIL: U/S BURNS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns and WHA A/S Shannon, in Brasilia for strategic dialogue talks with the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE),joined with Ambassador, PolCounselor and S/P officer William McIlhenny to meet on February 7 with Marco Aurelio Garcia, President Lula da Silva's international affai [...]
2007-03-13 12:34:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
07BRASILIA544BRAZIL: PETROBRAS AND IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Drawing on ref A, the Ambassador raised USG concerns over potential Petrobras investments in oil and gas exploration in Iranian waters on the Caspian Sea with Energy Minister Silas Rondeau, Petrobras Southern Cone Manager Deccio Oddone and Foreign Ministry Under Secretary for Polit [...]
2007-03-28 11:00:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALETTC EPET EINV BR IR
07BRASILIA752BRAZIL: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON IRANIAN
[...] (C) Per reftel, Mission officers have received additional and sometimes conflicting information in recent days on the events surrounding the closing of the Iranian Defense Industries (DIO) stand at the Latin American Air and Defense (LAAD) show in Rio on 16-17 April, following the realization [...]
2007-04-27 18:41:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
07BRATISLAVA153VISITING IRANIAN FM MOTTAKI'S MESSAGE FOR THE U.S.
[...] (S) FM Kubis asked AMB to meet early morning March 14 to pass along the results of his discussions with visiting Iranian FM Mottaki March 13, including a message that he said Mottaki had conveyed for the U.S. (see para 3). Kubis made clear throughout our conversation that he did not think FM [...]
2007-03-14 16:40:00Embassy BratislavaSECRETPREL IR LO
07BRATISLAVA196SLOVAK PM'S VISIT TO ISRAEL DECLARED A SUCCESS BY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico traveled with Minister of Defense Frantisek Kasicky and a business delegation to Israel March 18-21. Fico met with Israeli leaders, including PM Olmert and the foreign and defense ministers. He did not meet with Palestinian officials. The pr [...]
2007-03-30 15:23:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD PARM IS LO
07BRATISLAVA501FOREIGN MINISTER KUBIS SAYS SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS U.S.
[...] (C) Ambassador conveyed ref a points to Foreign Minister Kubis on September 6. Kubis said he would try to contact IEAE DG El Baradei personally to stress concerns about the plan. The Foreign Minister also asked for and received the written talking points from Post to use in discussion with hi [...]
2007-09-07 17:50:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IR IAEA AORC
07BRATISLAVA565SLOVAKIA: RESPONSE TO GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (C) PolEcon Chief delivered ref a points to MFA EU Correspondent Alexander Micovcin on October 11. Per ref b, DCM reinforced the Iran portion of the demarche on October 12 with MFA State Secretary Strofova. On Iran, Micovin stated that in keeping with Slovakia's "firm line" on Iran, his expec [...]
2007-10-12 16:22:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU LO
07BRATISLAVA618NOVEMBER GAERC: SLOVAK RESPONSE
[...] (C) PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA EU Correspondent Alexander Micovcin on November 16. With the usual exception of Kosovo, Micovcin noted the general coherence of U.S. and Slovak views on the GAERC agenda items. On Iran, Micovcin stressed GOS support for additional EU sanctions, [...]
2007-11-16 19:40:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU LO
07BRATISLAVA651SLOVAKIA: STANCE ON KOSOVO, RESPONSE TO GAERC
[...] (C) PolEcon Chief discussed reftel points with MFA EU Correspondent Alexander Micovcin on December 7. Micovcin described the preparations for the December 10 GAERC and December 14 Summit as "chaotic," noting that a special COREPER had been convened today to hammer out unresolved issues prior [...]
2007-12-07 17:29:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL EU LO
07BRATISLAVA662SLOVAKIA: EUR DAS DICARLO'S NOVEMBER 29 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary. EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo met separately on November 29 with Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis, MFA Political Director Roman Buzek, Head of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Boris Zala, and former Slovak Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan to discuss next steps on Kosovo, Bo [...]
2007-12-13 16:03:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALBH EU KVIR LO PREL
07BRATISLAVA665SLOVAKIA: DCM REINFORCES KOSOVO, IRAN POINTS WITH
[...] (C) Summary. DCM reinforced reftel points on Kosovo and Iran in a December 11 meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Diana Strofova. On Iran, Strofova echoed the message we have heard often from our MFA contacts: the international community should maintain a strong and unified stance on Iran no [...]
2007-12-14 15:53:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL LO IR
07BRIDGETOWN181ANTIGUA/BARBUDA: TWO STEPS BACK ON HALF MOON BAY
[...] (C) On January 22, EconOff met with Amcit Natalia Querard, Managing Director of Half Moon Bay (HMB). Querard complained about harassment she has been experiencing, allegedly instigated by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB),and the perceived apathy of the State Department. Querard [...]
2007-02-12 13:38:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALEINV CASC PGOV KIDE AC
07BRIDGETOWN266TIP SUBMISSION - BARBADOS
[...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Barbados for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally [...]
2007-03-01 22:42:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM ELAB KFRD ASEC KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BB XL
07BRIDGETOWN372DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1747 AND IMPOSITION OF
[...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on "The Adoption of UNSCR 1747 and Imposition of Sanctions on Iran" were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #0261, Barbados #0262, Dominica #0263, St. Kitts #0264, St. Lucia #0265, and St. Vincent #0266) on March 26, 2007. The original [...]
2007-03-27 16:19:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC APER
07BRIDGETOWN399 REQUEST TO REPROGRAM FMF FUNDS IN FY 08
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 11 and 12. 2. (U) Embassy Bridgetown has registered in reftel its concerns regarding the State Department's decision to eliminate FY 08 Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for the Eastern Caribbean. While we strongly urge the Department to reverse th [...]
2007-04-04 16:41:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC MARR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR BB ST VC XL
07BRIDGETOWN943CARICOM CHAIR GIVES FREE PASS TO CUBA, AGAIN
[...] (U) In a joint press conference with Canada Prime Minister Stephen Harper on July 19, Barbados Prime Minister and CARICOM Chair, Owen Arthur, told journalists that CARICOM has never approved and will never support unilateral sanctions against Cuba. While Barbados support for Cuba is not unus [...]
2007-07-23 20:31:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL
07BRUSSELS1037EU FOLLOW THROUGH ON UNSCR 1737 AND AUTONOMOUS
[...] (S) On March 21, EU Member State experts on the Middle East and non-proliferation reached agreement on a list of Iranian entities and individuals the EU will likely designate for travel and visa bans under the EU's new Common Policy on Restrictive Measures Against Iran. The experts' recommend [...]
2007-03-27 16:02:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN ETRD EUN IR PARM PREL
07BRUSSELS1222BELGIUM IS ON TRACK TO FULLY IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1737
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In conformity with its role as chair of the UNSC Iran sanctions committee, Belgium has pledged full compliance with the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 1737 (ref D) and 1747. Belgian financial institutions appear to be fully implementing relevant freeze obl [...]
2007-04-11 15:28:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KNNP KTFN BE IR
07BRUSSELS1380SCENE-SETTER FOR U.S.-EU SUMMIT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The April 30th U.S.-EU Summit should ratify an important economic package with positive messages for our improved economic and political relationship. This is Chancellor Merkel's Summit, and EU officials coming to Washington will be conscious that they are playing more of a s [...]
2007-04-24 14:21:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ECON ENRG EU PGOV
07BRUSSELS1460 SCENE-SETTER FOR G8 LABOR MINISTERIAL: THE
[...] This message is intended to provide information and background on the EU employment strategy and the personality and the views of EU Employment and Social Affairs Commissioner Vladimir Spidla in preparation for the G-8 Labor Ministerial to take place in Dresden on May 6-8. MORE AND BETTER [...]
2007-05-02 11:27:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDELAB SOCI PGOV EUN
07BRUSSELS1483SCENESETTER FOR BELGIAN FM DE GUCHT'S MAY 11
[...] (C) Summary: Belgian FM De Gucht has three goals for his May 11 meetings in the Department with the Secretary and others -- raising USG consciousness on Great Lakes issues, gaining a firsthand impression of USG goals on Russia, and garnering favorable press as Belgium's June 10 federal electi [...]
2007-05-03 15:38:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALCG PGOV PREL US BE
07BRUSSELS1548BOUCHER DISCUSSES CENTRAL ASIA WITH EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher led the U.S. delegation to the COEST (the EU's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Working Party) troika on Central Asia. Throughout the German EU presidency, the EU has expressed a growing interes [...]
2007-05-10 05:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZK
07BRUSSELS1596BOUCHER DISCUSSES CENTRAL ASIA WITH EU (CORRECTED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher led the U.S. delegation to the COEST (the EU's Eastern Europe and Central Asia Working Party) troika on Central Asia. Throughout the German EU presidency, the EU has expressed a growing interes [...]
2007-05-11 15:21:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ZK
07BRUSSELS1652DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES LATIN AMERICA, TURKEY,
[...] (C) Deputy Secretary Negroponte discussed a wide ranging set of issues May 16 with EU officials over dinner hosted by Ambassador Gray. In attendance on the EU side were Robert Cooper (deputy of Javier Solana),Christian Leffler (head of cabinet to Commissioner Wallstrom),Simon Fraser (head of [...]
2007-05-18 12:24:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EUN EAID XM IR TU
07BRUSSELS1664NEGROPONTE DISCUSSES SUDAN SANCTIONS, SOMALIA
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 17 meeting, Deputy Secretary John D. Negroponte heard from two EU's senior experts on Africa policy that discussions of imposing European sanctions on Sudan are stalled. The EU is looking to the UN to take the lead on multilateral sanctions, but says the UN Security Coun [...]
2007-05-21 05:00:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EUN AF
07BRUSSELS1871AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETINGS WITH PM VERHOFSTADT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN AN HOUR-LONG MEETING, AMBASSADOR REVIEWED WITH PM VERHOFSTADT KEY ISSUES IN THE U.S.-BELGIAN RELATIONSHIP INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT'S CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE, TROOPS FOR AFGHANISTAN, AND RECONSTRUCTION AID AND DEBT RELIEF FOR IRAQ. PM REVIEWED PROSPECTS FOR THE FEDERAL ELECTIO [...]
2007-06-07 11:39:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MILI CG BE
07BRUSSELS189EU REACHES COMPROMISE ON UNSCR 1737 IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (C/NF) After protracted negotiations, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the EU Council reached agreement January 18 on a draft text on EU's implementation of UNSCR 1737. The draft must still be considered by the foreign ministers' General Affairs Council (GAERC) on Jan 22, and th [...]
2007-01-19 13:43:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EFIN KDEM PHUM PARM PINR SNAR IR EUN
07BRUSSELS1894BELGIAN VIEWS ON IRAN SANCTIONS -- KEEP GOING
[...] (C) Werner Bauwens (protect),director of the Belgian MFA's non-pro division, discussed UNSCRs 1737 and 1747 with visiting A/S Paula DeSutter. Describing 1747 as more effective than the other because of it targeted specific names and because it reflected a broad, carefully cultivated consensu [...]
2007-06-08 15:55:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EFIN ETTC KTFN BE IR
07BRUSSELS193BELGIUM: GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-19 15:55:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PGOV PREL IR BE
07BRUSSELS2052EU FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY:
[...] (C) Big changes in style and management of the policy process are expected when Germany hands off the six-month rotating EU Presidency to Portugal on July 1. In the realm of the EU,s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),Council decision by consensus remains the rule and the EU Presiden [...]
2007-06-22 11:42:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EUN MARR MOPS PO XG
07BRUSSELS2056EU FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY:
[...] (C) Big changes in style and management of the policy process are expected when Germany hands off the six-month rotating EU Presidency to Portugal on July 1. In the realm of the EU,s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),Council decision by consensus remains the rule and the EU Presiden [...]
2007-06-22 13:00:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EUN MARR MOPS PO XG
07BRUSSELS2170U.S. AND EU-27 HOLD THIRD DIALOGUE ON VERIFICATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary (A/S) of the Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter met with EU members of the Conference on Disarmament/UN and Non Proliferation Working Groups (CODUN and CONOP) June 4, 2007. This third meeting followed a successful U. [...]
2007-07-03 14:35:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EUN IR KN KNNP
07BRUSSELS2218BELGIANS EXPRESS INCREASED CONCERNS ABOUT DRC
[...] (C) Summary: During a meeting on June 26, 2007 with A/S Frazer, Belgian MFA Permanent Secretary Grauls expressed great concern about the Kabila regime's alarming loss of popularity, continuing instability in Eastern Congo, and the looming threat of another Rwandan incursion. The Belgian side [...]
2007-07-09 12:31:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINS PREL BE CG SU SF
07BRUSSELS2302S/E NATSIOS URGES EU TO SUPPORT SUDAN SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios met with EU officials and French FM Kouchner June 22 to share views on progress in Darfur. Natsios expressed support for FM Kouchner's plan to move French and EU peacekeepers into Chad. He continued to press the EU to implement its own sa [...]
2007-07-16 15:49:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL SU CD EUN
07BRUSSELS2324A/S FRAZER AND EU CONFER ON RANGE OF AFRICAN ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: The U.S. and EU were in general agreement about a broad range of African issues, with the important exceptions of Eritrea and Zimbabwe, when they met June 24 for four hours of troika consultations on African affairs. On Eritrea, the EU favored continued engagement of President Is [...]
2007-07-18 14:40:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID EUN XA
07BRUSSELS2393Belgian Leader Leterme
[...] (U) For Yves Leterme, the first week of trying to form Belgium's next government has been a sobering experience. His interlocutors at the government formation talks have given him a rude welcome to the premier division of Belgium's political world. To make matters worse, Leterme himself ha [...]
2007-07-27 14:58:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR BE
07BRUSSELS242SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 26, 2007
[...] (C) Summary: We expect Belgian FM De Gucht to have three major subjects on his mind when he meets the Secretary in Brussels on January 26 -- Kosovo, Iran, and Russia. You will have worked over Kosovo at the lunch, but you can usefully reinforce next steps with the Belgians during your discus [...]
2007-01-24 18:11:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL BE
07BRUSSELS243DEPSEC KIMMITT VISIT: MEETING WITH FERRERO-WALDNER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-25 08:32:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAID EFIN EUN ETRD PARM IR IZ
07BRUSSELS2470BELGIAN EXPORT CONTROL OFFICIALS SAY NO TO
[...] (c) Acting Econcouns delivered U.S. views outlined in para 4, Ref A concerning the Iran-related export request to Karolien Maertens, Export Control Attache to the Ministry of the Brussels Region. Maertens appreciated receiving U.S. thinking on the specific export application (Ref B). She ad [...]
2007-08-02 14:40:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP MNUC PARM IR BE
07BRUSSELS2748BELGIAN MFA EXPANDS ON IRNA REPORT OF ALLEGED
[...] (C) MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Jean-Arthur Regibeau called post on Aug. 31 to clarify and provide additional information to Reftel on the August 28 Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) report that MFA Undersecretary Jan Grauls said in a visit to Tehran that Belgian small- and medium- [...]
2007-08-31 12:51:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC EPET IR BE
07BRUSSELS2892BELGIANS URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION ON IRAN TRADE;
[...] (C) Summary: Belgian FM De Gucht plans to visit Iran on September 15, 2007, according to MFA Secretary General Grauls, who told the Ambassador that the Minister wanted to escort home the Belgian citizen just released by Iranian criminals after being kidnapped one month ago. The Ambassador to [...]
2007-09-14 16:57:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ETTC IR BE
07BRUSSELS2908SE NATSIOS AND EU STRATEGIZE FOR UPCOMING DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios and EU officials agreed to consider a select group of three or four Special Envoys for Sudan to bring the negotiating power of individual states to the upcoming Darfur peace talks in Libya and offer "carrots and sticks" that the UN does [...]
2007-09-17 13:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF SU EAID EUN
07BRUSSELS3020DAS KRAMER, AMB STEWART AND THE EU DISCUSSES NEXT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-28 13:32:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON ENRG OSCE EUN BO XH
07BRUSSELS3039CORRECTED COPY: DAS KRAMER, AMB STEWART AND THE EU
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-01 15:20:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON ENRG OSCE EUN BO XH
07BRUSSELS3052EU RESPONSE TO KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE BURMESE
[...] (C) Summary: EU Council and Commission contacts expressed their agreement with reftel points and explained that intense EU discussions are continuing on internal and external measures designed to keep pressure on the Burmese regime in response to the recent violent crackdown on protesters. Mem [...]
2007-10-02 14:21:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BM EUN
07BRUSSELS306DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY KIMMITT'S JANUARY
[...] (C) Summary: Belgium will do all possible to insure the vigorous implementation of UNSCR 1737, Belgian FM De Gucht assured Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt during a one hour meeting in Brussels on January 23, 2007. De Gucht indicated that he personally was engaged on the issue, and that all [...]
2007-01-30 10:23:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL BE IR
07BRUSSELS3138BELGIANS SUPPORT AUTONOMOUS SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
[...] (C) The Belgian government fully supports the idea of imposing autonomous EU sanctions on Iran, according to Walter Stevens, FM De Gucht's Chief of Staff. Charge relayed relevant points of reftel demarche to Stevens during a conversation on October 12, 2007. Although pressed specifically abo [...]
2007-10-12 15:58:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV
07BRUSSELS3139EU DYNAMICS IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 15-16 FOREIGN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-12 16:33:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS ETTC IR XF EUN BM CD ZL
07BRUSSELS318DEPSEC KIMMITT VISIT: MEETING WITH HIGH REP SOLANA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-30 15:41:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ECON EAID EFIN EUN ETRD PARM IR IZ NK
07BRUSSELS3194EUROPEAN COMMISSION DISCUSSES SOUTHEAST ASIA ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to our contacts in the European Commission (EC),the EC's top priorities on Burma are to keep attention and pressure focused on the regime and to continue to press ASEAN for meaningful engagement. In the Philippines, the EU is considering options for providing technical [...]
2007-10-19 15:07:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN XB
07BRUSSELS3245BELGIUM: DEMARCHE ON U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA
[...] (SBU) Poloff relayed information about U.S. sanctions on Burma to Christiaan Tanghe, MFA Director for Asia. Belgian Foreign Minister De Gucht has called "the violent suppression of peaceful demonstrations unacceptable" in Burma and has called for the Burmese regime to enter into a dialogue wi [...]
2007-10-26 12:56:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM BM BE
07BRUSSELS3248U.S.-EU CONSULTATIONS ON W.BALKANS: CONCERN OVER
[...] (C) EU and member state officials told EUR/SCE Director Chris Hoh, during the Oct. 24 U.S.-EU consultations on the W. Balkans (COWEB) and in separate meetings in Brussels, that they are reviewing the possible launch of an ESDP mission in Kosovo before a UDI and that a "critical mass" of member [...]
2007-10-26 14:56:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ZL EUN
07BRUSSELS3251EU CONSIDERS NEXT MOVES ON IRAN-- OURS AND THEIRS
[...] (C) On October 26, Council Secretariat Director General Robert Cooper briefed the 27 EU PSC Ambassadors on the Solana-Larijani meeting in Rome on October 23. According to a Council Secretariat desk officer (protect) who was present at the PSC briefing, Cooper reported on the talks in general [...]
2007-10-26 17:07:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN EUN
07BRUSSELS3353RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EU HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE
[...] (C) Summary: Absent significant progress on the nuclear file, EU officials doubted that Iran or the EU could muster enough political will to resurrect the now-moribund bilateral human rights exchange. End Summary  [...]
2007-11-16 17:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PREL PGOV KDEM IR EUN
07BRUSSELS3363EU TOOLS FOR POSSIBLE USE AGAINST IRANIAN
[...] (S/NF) In response to Refs A and B, Mission submits the following information regarding possible tools for use against Iranian financial institutions and follow-up to the October 11 FATF Statement on Iran. The EU remains divided over next steps on sanctions and has continued discussions in v [...]
2007-11-20 07:13:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN ETTC KTFN EUN
07BRUSSELS3390USG DELEGATION APPROACHES BELGIUM ON TERRORISM
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: An inter-agency USG team, led by S/CT Counterterrorism Coordinator Dell Dailey, met with representatives of Belgium's counterterrorism, law enforcement, and intelligence communities, as well as parliamentarians, to discuss Al Qaida's increasing threat to Europe and the West, a [...]
2007-11-27 09:08:00Embassy BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER TU BE
07BRUSSELS3423IRAN DESIGNATIONS: EU NEEDS GREATER SENSE OF URGENCY REF: A. SECSTATE 160808 B. BRUSSELS 3137
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-29 20:25:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP MUCN PARM PREL IR EU EFIN EUN
07BRUSSELS3453SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 6 MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: For the foreseeable future, the continuing Belgian government formation crisis gives us no alternative to working closely with the current caretaker government in which Karel De Gucht serves as Foreign Minister. Generally speaking, this is good news since the current government [...]
2007-12-04 16:54:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV BE US
07BRUSSELS3465FRIED AND EU POLDIR ON BOSNIA, KOSOVO, IRAN, OTHER
[...] (C) EUR A/S Dan Fried briefed EU Director General for External and Politico-Military Affairs Robert Cooper December 6 on his talks with leaders in BiH, noting that we must continue to support HR Lajcak, and build on the recent progress (the Mostar Agreement and SAA initialing),but also prepa [...]
2007-12-06 18:21:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL BK IR KV SR EP EUN
07BRUSSELS3466FRIED TO PSC: TIME TO MOVE ON KOSOVO AND
[...] (C) EUR A/S Fried told the EU's Political and Security Committee (PSC) ambassadors December 6 that the EU must move forward on Kosovo and not be subject to Serbian electoral manipulation. He briefed on his talks in BiH, noted the recent avoidance of a "train-wreck," and emphasized the need t [...]
2007-12-06 18:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL BK GG KV SR EUN
07BRUSSELS3505PKK: FOLLOW UP ON KARTAL
[...] (S/NF) Poloff discussed reftel points with Andre Ceulemans, the Foreign Ministry's Deputy Political Director and Adviser for Counterterrorism Issues, requesting a clarification of Remzi Kartal's status in Belgium. Poloff indicated the issue had become important because of contradictory infor [...]
2007-12-14 12:25:00Embassy BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER BE
07BRUSSELS3516U.S. - EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND
[...] (C) The U.S.-EU troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation (CODUN/CONOP) on December 3, 2007 demonstrated shared interests and a willingness from both sides for continued cooperation and discussion. Differences remain, however in approaches to some key challenges, with the EU pr [...]
2007-12-18 11:54:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP PARM PREL EUN PTER KN IR IN
07BRUSSELS91EU LEADERS SEEK BALANCE ON ENLARGEMENT; TALK TOUGH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-11 18:03:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF BK EUN IR IS KPAL LE PGOV PHUM PREL TU
07BRUSSELS917EU VIEWS SADC AS BEST VEHICLE TO PRESSURE ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-20 16:52:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNHCR ZI EUN BE
07BUCHAREST1135DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRESSURING BURMESE REGIME
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 07:16:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL BM RO
07BUCHAREST1343ROMANIA: "THE NIE CHANGES NOTHING"
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-10 16:09:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR RO
07BUCHAREST237ROMANIA,S SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (SBU) OVERVIEW: ------------------- A. Romania is a country of origin and transit for trafficking in persons (TIP). While the majority of TIP cases pertain to international trafficking between Romania and Western Europe, there are cases of domestic trafficking as well. Victims - primar [...]
2007-03-01 15:36:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB EAID KCRM KWMN
07BUCHAREST242ROMANIA'S 60-DAY REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR
[...] (SBU) Following March 1 delivery of the U.S. 60-day report (reftel),the MFA Office for Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Combatting Terrorism shared Romania's 60-day report on UNSCR 1737 implementation. 2. (SBU) Begin report: Report submitted by Romania on the implementation of the S [...]
2007-03-02 15:52:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP UNSC TRGY ETRD IR RO
07BUCHAREST408ROMANIA RECEIVES INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF
[...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered on April 2 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for Non-proliferation, Arms Control and Combating Terrorism Mihaela Vasiu points raised in Refs B and C regarding the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1747 and the imposition of sanctions on Iran. Post had pr [...]
2007-04-11 09:14:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC RO
07BUCHAREST747EC FRUSTRATED BY NEW ROMANIAN CORRUPTION AGENCY'S
[...] (C) Summary. Romania's National Integrity Agency (ANI),the last major anti-corruption effort that the GOR promised before acceding to the EU, was formally established last month. While the European Commission is unhappy with Romanian backsliding in the fight against corruption, its monitor [...]
2007-06-27 15:46:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KJUS PREL RO
07BUCHAREST789RESTITUTION AND THE PROPERTY FUND: ENVOY CHRISTIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Christian Kennedy discussed Holocaust education and property restitution with Romanian officials on June 6-8. The minority Liberal government on June 28 forced through an emergency ordinance that should enable the Property Fund to start the p [...]
2007-07-09 09:27:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR PREL EINV ECON RO
07BUDAPEST1164A/S FRIED'S DISCUSSIONS ON BILATERAL RELATIONS,
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with MFA State Secretaries Laszlo Varkonyi and Ivan Udvardi, Assistant SIPDIS Secretary Fried commended GoH activism on Cuba and called for SIPDIS similar leadership on issues including Russia and energy security. Varkonyi formally requested a meeting f [...]
2007-07-18 09:38:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST1714DEMARCHE ON IRAN IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 15-16
[...] (C) MFA EU and Foreign and Security Policy Department Head, Zsolt Pataki, provided Hungarian views on reftel demarche with Charge d'Affaires on 12 October. Pataki stated that the EU has already developed language agreeing to start discussions regarding additional sanctions related to Iran's n [...]
2007-10-15 06:51:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR HU
07BUDAPEST1766HUNGARY RECEIVES DEMARCH ON DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] Embassy PolOff delivered reftel information to the MFA's Security and Non-Proliferation Department Head, Vilmos Hamikus, on October 25. Hamikus stated he will pass the information on to the Finance Ministry as well as ensuring the Trade Licensing Office receives the information. Hamikus not [...]
2007-10-25 15:11:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL PARM EFIN HU
07BUDAPEST1855HUNGARIAN COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER'S EU
[...] (C) Andras Dekany, Head of MFA's EU Relations and Crisis Situations Section, provided Embassy the GoH views on several reftel agenda items for the upcoming EU Foreign Ministers' meeting November 19-20. Beginning with the Chinese arms embargo issue, Dekany believes this will not be an agenda [...]
2007-11-16 16:06:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST186HUNGARY'S RESPONSE TO GAERC FEBRUARY 12-13 FOREIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Foreign and Security Policy Department Deputy Andras Dekany told poloff on 9 February that FM Goncz will primarily discuss Kosovo status at the February 12-13 GAERC meeting. The FM will also brief the other GAERC FMs re her recent travel to the Middle East. Though not likel [...]
2007-02-09 15:19:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD
07BUDAPEST1872HUNGARIAN SUPPORT FOR FURTHER SANCTIONS ON BURMA
[...] (C) Hungarian MFA Asia/Pacific Department Counselor, Laszlo Takacs, provided response to ref A demarche on 19 November. Having recently attended the 46 nation Asia/Europe conference in China (ref B),Takacs commented that Burma was a key discussion topic. He stated that there was a growing c [...]
2007-11-21 13:30:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD EFIN HU
07BUDAPEST1910HUNGARIANS BRIEFED ON IRAN NIE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 14:27:00Embassy BudapestSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM HU
07BUDAPEST466INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] (C) Ambassador Foley reviewed reftel demarche with MFA State Secretary Ivan Udvardi March 26 (other issues septel),leaving behind a non-paper for the GoH's reference. 2. (C) Udvardi expressed his appreciation for the update, conveyed his congratulations for securing unanimous support for [...]
2007-03-26 14:57:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC
07BUENOSAIRES1004ARGENTINA IN PLAY: RE-ENGAGING ON ECONOMIC AND
[...] (C) We need to re-engage with Argentina on broad economic policy and debt management issues. This re-engagement should be both with GoA officials and with this nation's vibrant and diverse civil society and media. In the big picture, Argentina is in play. We should not abandon the field to th [...]
2007-05-22 18:23:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1082ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, MAY 21 -
[...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period May 21 - 31, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and SIPDIS charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov [...]
2007-06-01 20:22:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1090MEDIA REACTION; RCTV; G8 SUMMIT; 06/04/07
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international opinion pieces are mostly related to the implications of the revocation of RCTV's license in Venezuela; and the upcoming G8 Summit with the major topics of disagreement between the US and Russia. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Venezuela - Ch [...]
2007-06-05 09:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1125ARGENTINE SENATE PASSES COUNTER-TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] (C) The Argentine Senate passed the draft anti-terror and counter terrorism finance (CTF) bill on June 6. There are positive indications that the lower house -- Chamber of Deputies -- will consider the law soon, but it is unclear whether it will be able to pass the bill prior to the Financial [...]
2007-06-07 18:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1169MEDIA REACTION; POSSIBLE RETURN OF THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the possible return of the Visa Waiver Program to Argentina; and Argentina passing anti-terrorism legislation, allegedly under pressure by the U.S. and others. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Argentines could again trave [...]
2007-06-14 14:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1183ARGENTINE CONGRESS EXPEDITES PASSAGE OF COUNTER
[...] (SBU) The Argentine Chamber of Deputies passed the GoA's draft counter-terrorism and counter-terrorism finance law on June 13, just one week after it passed the Senate on June 6. Neither house made changes to the government's draft, so the law will go directly to the office of the President for [...]
2007-06-15 17:57:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1192MEDIA REACTION; THE GAZA STRIP; USG ASKING THE ARGENTINE
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international opinion pieces and editorials cover the state of affairs in the Gaza Strip as well as the next steps to be taken by the Bush and Olmert administrations; the USG praises the Argentine Government for its approval of an anti-terrorist draft bill and reque [...]
2007-06-19 17:21:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1216MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINE ANTI-TERRORIST LEGISLATION;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories cover the questioning of Argentina's antiterrorist legislation based on some gaps which could lead to human rights abuses; Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's reasons for pushing Nicaragua into Mercosur; and the view of Latin Amer [...]
2007-06-22 15:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES1239MEDIA REACTION; US EXPECTATIONS OVER ARGENTINE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international opinion stories include the analysis by US commentators of Mauricio Macri's victory in the Buenos Aires mayoral race; the outcome of the Paris Conference on Darfur; and the confirmation of Robert Zoellick as head of the World Bank. 2. OPINION PI [...]
2007-06-26 14:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1262ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, JUNE
[...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period June 12-27, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and SIPDIS charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov t [...]
2007-06-28 18:29:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV AR
07BUENOSAIRES1431MEDIA REACTION; IRAN TIES TO LATIN AMERICA; IMF LEADERSHIP;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories include Israel's concern over Iran's growing ties to Latin America; and U.S.-Argentina concurrence on the appointment of the next head of the IMF. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Israel is concerned over Iran's growing ties to Latin Am [...]
2007-07-24 15:18:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1802ARGENTINA: AMIA DICUSSES INTERPOL GA VOTE STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary. On September 4, Ambassador Wayne met with the President of the Argentine Israeli Mutual Association (AMIA) Luis Grynwald and other AMIA officials to discuss AMIA's strategy to ensure that the INTERPOL General Assembly (GA) votes to uphold its Executive Committee's (EC) decision [...]
2007-09-10 17:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KJUS AR FBI
07BUENOSAIRES1813ARGENTINA: TERRORIST FINANCE DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] (S) Econoff conveyed the pre-notification demarche on the USG designation to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee of five Saudi individuals (Ref A) on September 10 to Jose Ignacio Tobella, Acting Director, Office of Terrorism Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Tobella reiterated his office's no [...]
2007-09-11 19:48:00Embassy Buenos AiresSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES1902MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; THE KIRCHNERS TO THE US; FUJIMORI
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international major stories include expectations regarding Argentine President Nstor Kirchner's address to the United Nations General Assembly and how he will discuss the issue of Iran's cooperation on the AMIA case; as well as the growing chances of war against Ira [...]
2007-09-24 16:11:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2017MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS; THE TWO
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today include implications of French FM Kouchner's remarks on the Iranian threat; US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice supporting free trade deals; and the "historic" reconciliation between the two Koreas. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS [...]
2007-10-10 15:10:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2053MEDIA REACTION; AL GORE; CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the impact of the Nobel Peace Award granted to former US VP Al Gore on the race for US presidency; the Chinese Communist Party Congress; Argentina seeking political support at the IMF Annual Assembly; and implications of the deal reache [...]
2007-10-17 08:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2100ARGENTINA: TERRORIST FINANCE DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] (C) Econoff conveyed the pre-notification demarche on the USG designation to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee of seven Iraqi individuals (Ref A) on October 10 to Jose Ignacio Tobella, Acting Director, Office of Terrorism Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As per reftel instructions, Econoff [...]
2007-10-25 14:42:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES2116MEDIA REACTION; WHITE HOUSE DELEGATION TO BUENOS AIRES;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories today are focused on post-election economic discussions between the U.S. and Argentina; implications of Brian O'Neill replacing Nancy Lee at the US Treasury Department; and increasing tension between the US and Iran. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDIT [...]
2007-10-26 15:35:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2170MEDIA REACTION; US POLICY ON CUBA; VENEZUELA; IMF AND
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the Bush administration's policy on Cuba; Venezuelan President Chavez's concentration of power; IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn's remarks about Argentina; and implications of Pakistani leader Musharraf's emergency rule. [...]
2007-11-05 13:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES2272GAFISUD WILL SUSPEND BOLIVIA, COLOMBIA, PARAGUAY
[...] (C) The Executive Secretary of GAFISUD (the South American Financial Action Task Force),Alejandro Montesdeoca, told TreasAttache November 29 that Bolivia, Colombia, and Paraguay will have their membership in GAFISUD suspended as of December 1. Following Bolivia and Paraguay's recent partial [...]
2007-11-30 13:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER PREL PARM MNUC AR BL CO PA
07BUENOSAIRES2283ARGENTINA: DEMARCHE ON NIE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (C) DCM and PolOff delivered reftel talking points to Argentine Undersecretary for Bilateral Relations Ambassador Vicente Espeche-Gil and Deputy Director of the MFA's Office of International Security, Nuclear and Space Issues, Minister Ricardo Bocalandro on the afternoon of December 3. DCM lef [...]
2007-12-03 20:38:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM AR IR
07BUENOSAIRES2298MEDIA REACTION; IMPLICATIONS OF CHAVEZ DEFEAT; IRAN;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories cover implications of Venezuelan Hugo Chavez's defeat in last Sunday's elections; US President Bush insisting that Iran remains a threat despite an intelligence assessment that it had halted a nuclear program; and the USG sending Secretar [...]
2007-12-06 07:42:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES380MEDIA REACTION; MIDDLE EAST SUMMIT, DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM,
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Top stories focus on the poor results of the summit between Secretary Rice and Middle East leaders Olmert and Abbas; the SIPDIS positive repercussions of North Korea's agreement to deactivate its nuclear program; the mounting tension in Iran due to its intention to conti [...]
2007-02-28 12:55:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES429MEDIA REACTION; CHAVEZ IN ARGENTINA, MIDDLE EAST, 03/05/07;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Papers lead with Bush's up-coming trip to the region aimed at reinforcing a 'positive agenda' - amid Argentina's preparation of Chavez' mass public rally against President Bush's visit to Uruguay -, and the repercussions of U.S. announcement of a summit in Iraq, which inclu [...]
2007-03-07 10:53:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES44Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly, December 26, 2006,
[...] Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review, covering the period December 26, 2006, through January 5, 2007. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landberg [...]
2007-01-10 19:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD
07BUENOSAIRES606MEDIA REACTION; UK-IRAN; SITUATION IN IRAN; 03/28/07;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories are related to the dispute between the UK and Iran over the seizure of 15 British Naval personnel; and the situation in Iran given that the world is "on the verge of a new military confrontation in the (Persian) Gulf." 2. OPINION PIECES [...]
2007-03-29 14:33:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES640MEDIA REACTION; IRAN SETS FREE 15 HOSTAGES; THE KIRCHNER
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international leading stories are Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's decision to set free the 15 British Marines; and the US academics' opinion of the Kirchner administration and Argentina's economic recovery. 2. OPINION PIECES - "An End With No Winners" [...]
2007-04-05 15:01:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES689MEDIA REACTION; IRAN; IRAQ; CUBA; 04/11/07; BUENOS AIRES
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT International stories today include the alleged Iranian energy crisis that could justify its nuclear program; the upcoming FM ministerial on the Iraq issue, which will take place in Egypt; and the US embargo on Cuba, which is questioned not only in Cuba but also in the US, [...]
2007-04-12 09:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES78ARGENTINE PRESIDENT KIRCHNER SENDS
[...] (C) On December 20, Argentine President Kirchner sent the GoA's draft anti-terrorism and counter-terrorism finance bill to Congress. The GoA took this action in order to comply with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) demands, and avoid sanctions. Post lobbying contributed to this significant [...]
2007-01-17 20:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES907ARGENTINE DRAFT COUNTER TERRORISM FINANCE LAW
[...] (C) It appears increasingly uncertain that the Argentine Congress will pass pending counter-terrorism finance legislation prior to the June 2007 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) deadline, despite strong support from within the GoA, the private sector, and even within Congress. The main obst [...]
2007-05-10 16:31:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES95SCENESETTER: USTR AMBASSADOR VERONEAU'S JANUARY 26
[...] (SBU) Embassy Buenos Aires warmly welcomes your January 26 visit to meet with the Ministers of Economy and Foreign Affairs and with members of the U.S. business community. Your arrival, immediately following your FTA consultations in Chile and your TIFA signing in Uruguay, will spark considera [...]
2007-01-22 09:15:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR AR EFIN OECD
07BUENOSAIRES954MEDIA REACTION; WASHINGTON-TEHRAN DISCUSSIONS; BIO-FUELS
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the upcoming meeting between US and Iranian delegations to discuss Iraq; an opinion on the bio-fuels debate; and the upcoming meeting between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Paolo Rocca, head of the Techint group, which has been [...]
2007-05-15 16:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES958ARGENTINE VICE PRESIDENT SCIOLI ON U.S. RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and DCM had a very productive three-hour discussion with Argentine Vice President Daniel Scioli. Scioli said he foresaw a natural partnership between Argentina, Latin America and the United States in the economic development and integration of the hemisphere and base [...]
2007-05-15 20:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON AR
07BUENOSAIRES979MEDIA REACTION; NUCLEAR NON PROLIFERATION; AMERICAS
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international opinion pieces are related to Argentina's nuclear development and its commitments to the Nuclear Non Proliferation regime; Argentine government officials attending the Americas Competitiveness Forum to be held in Atlanta; and negotiations between [...]
2007-05-18 09:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUJUMBURA798SCENESETTER FOR CODEL INHOFE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Burundi comes at a critical time in the country's modern political history. After a summer marked by political infighting and a virtual legislative standstill, President Nkurunziza appointed a new government and displayed some willingness to tackle Burundi's sig [...]
2007-11-26 13:01:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PINR PGOV PREL OREP EAID MASS MARR BY
07CAIRO1189EGYPT COUNSELS DIALOGUE ON DARFUR, NOT SANCTIONS;
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 22 meeting to deliver ref demarches, MFA Assistant Minister for African Affairs Maasoum Marzouk said Egypt would commit "large numbers" of troops for the UN Darfur peacekeeping operation (DPKO) once an effective political solution is reached between the government [...]
2007-04-23 10:50:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO EG SU
07CAIRO1252EGYPT OFFERS TROOPS FOR DARFUR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 26, Egypt publicly offered a significant contribution for the AU/UN Darfur heavy support package (HSP),contingent upon Sudanese government approval. MOD contacts confirmed that the GOE has offered between 1200 and 1900 troops. Egypt has asked the UN to provide further [...]
2007-04-29 10:31:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS UNSC KPKO EG SU PHUM
07CAIRO1258SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO SHARM EL
[...] (C) PM Maliki,s April 22-24 visit to Cairo marked an important warming in Egyptian-Iraqi relations, despite deep and lingering mutual suspicions. Mubarak, PM Nazif, and other officials warmly received Maliki, reassured him of Egypt's support, and set a positive tone for the May 3-4 discussion [...]
2007-04-29 16:29:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV EFIN ECON IZ EG
07CAIRO1360SUDAN: EGYPTIANS PROPOSE UN/AU ENVOYS DRAFT A
[...] (C) During a May 9 meeting, MFA Cabinet staff member responsible for African affairs Ahmed Abu Zeid told poloff that the foreign minister was putting the final touches on an oral message on Darfur which would be transmitted later the same day. The message would be addressed, he said, to Secr [...]
2007-05-09 13:46:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EG SU
07CAIRO1542SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE
[...] (SBU) Representative Price, we warmly welcome you and your delegation to Egypt. You are scheduled to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and Speaker of the People's Assembly Ahmed Fathy Sorour and other parliamentarians. You will also mee [...]
2007-05-24 11:22:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID KPAL IAEA EG IZ SO SU
07CAIRO1627EGYPT, ARAB LEAGUE PUBLICLY OPPOSE SUDAN
[...] (SBU) Responding to ref A demarche, MFA Cabinet Advisor Ahmed Abu Zeid referenced Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit's May 30 statement criticizing increased U.S. bilateral economic sanctions on Sudan. Aboul Gheit criticized escalating sanctions on Sudan "at a time when the political process [...]
2007-05-31 12:13:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC KPKO EG SU
07CAIRO1766SCENE SETTER FOR AFRICOM CONSULTATIONS
[...] (S) Mr. Henry, we warmly welcome you and your delegation to Cairo for AFRICOM consultations with Ministry of Defense (MoD) officials. A series of difficult, but unrelated issues have brought the mil-to-mil relationship to a sensitive juncture, and your primary interlocutor, Assistant Ministe [...]
2007-06-11 07:05:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS KPAL KMFO EAID EG IS IR SU IZ
07CAIRO1833DAS GRAY DISCUSSES QUARTET MEETING, REGIONAL
[...] (C) During a June 14 meeting with Arab League Cabinet Chief of Staff Hesham Youssef, NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Gordon Gray discussed Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Darfur, and Western Sahara. Youssef outlined League views on the upcoming Quartet meeting in Cairo, reiterating the League [...]
2007-06-14 14:50:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL EG IS IZ SU
07CAIRO1911DARFUR: MEETING WITH CAIRO-BASED JEM LEADER
[...] (C) Summary and action requested: In a June 20 introductory meeting with Cairo-based Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Presidency Chief of Staff Gammali Hassan Galaleddin, Galaleddin requested further contact with the USG and emphasized that "peace is our only option" in Darfur. G [...]
2007-06-21 13:15:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC KPKO EG SU
07CAIRO2961CAIRO GOSS CHIEF ON LOCAL SOUTH SUDANESE ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 30 introductory meeting with poloffs, Government of South Sudan (GOSS) liaison office head Parmena Makuet Mangar sought USG support on a list of GOSS grievances, discussed his recent meeting with Darfur rebels in Cairo (ref A),and detailed the problems facing the [...]
2007-10-03 14:23:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM EG SU
07CAIRO3218GOE AND ARAB LEAGUE READOUTS OF LEBANON SIDE
[...] (C) Nazih el Neggary, MFA Cabinet advisor on Syria-Lebanon, gave a readout to poloff of the Lebanon side meeting in Istanbul, as well as an assessment of the Lebanese political state of play, on November 5. Neggary said the GOE was pleased with the meeting and the strong statement against int [...]
2007-11-07 11:41:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV LE EG
07CAIRO3480A/S FRAZER PRESSES EGYPT ON SUDAN, SOMALIA
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer met ith her MFA counterpart, Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Shamel Nasser, on November 25, to discuss Sudan and Somalia. Nasser argued that the security situation in Somalia had been better under the Islamic Courts Unio [...]
2007-12-13 15:54:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL EG SU SO
07CAIRO517U/S JOSEPH AND EGYPTIAN MINISTER FOR FOREIGN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: U/S Joseph met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit on February 3. He was accompanied by A/S Rood, Ambassador, DOE-NNSA Deputy Administrator Will Tobey, T Senior Advisor Jim Timbie, and econ counselor (notetaker). U/S Joseph described his recent discussions in Moscow, incl [...]
2007-02-26 13:18:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM ENRG KNNP EG IR NK
07CALCUTTA6SENATOR SPECTER'S VISIT TO ORISSA
[...] (SBU) Summary: December 22-23 Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, accompanied by his spouse Mrs. Joan Specter, Colonel Gregg Olsen, staff aide Scott Bowen Boos and medical escort Dr. Needleman, visited Bhubaneshwar, the capital of Orissa. While in Bhubaneshwar, Senator Specter met a range of [...]
2007-01-05 07:30:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ETRD ENRG KNNP TRGY IN BEXP
07CANBERRA1480AUSTRALIA DRAWS UP TARGETED SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA
[...] (C) Jeannie Henderson, Director of the Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, briefed poloff on the sanctions the Government of Australia is currently contemplating in response to the Burmese government's bloody crackdown on recent protests. 2. [...]
2007-10-04 07:20:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNSC BM AS
07CANBERRA1560AUSTRALIA SET TO IMPOSE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS ON 418
[...] (C) In a meeting with poloffs on October 23, Jeannie Henderson, Director of the Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma Section, DFAT, advised that Foreign Minister Downer had agreed to a recommendation to impose targeted financial sanctions against 418 individuals associated with Burma's military r [...]
2007-10-23 07:19:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD AS BM
07CANBERRA1745U/S BURNS' 12/5 MEETINGS WITH AUSTRALIAN DPM
[...] (C/NF) Summary: During wide-ranging conversations December 5 with newly appointed Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, and Agriculture Minister Tony Burke, Under Secretary Nicholas Burns emphasized the importance Washington placed on a continued cl [...]
2007-12-12 00:27:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAS CH ID IN IR IZ JA MNUC PREL PTER
07CANBERRA1783U/S BURNS' 12/4 MEETING WITH JAPAN DEPUTY FOREIGN
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In a December 4, 2007 meeting in Canberra, Australia with Under Secretary Burns, Deputy Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka outlined Japan's goals to improve the relevance of multilateral fora in Asia and its desire for greater United States engagement in the region. The two also [...]
2007-12-20 03:03:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AS
07CANBERRA472AUSTRALIAN READ-OUT OF PIF FOREIGN MINISTER'S
[...] (C) Summary: Australia was very pleased with the outcome of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Minister's meeting on March 16. GOA officials strongly favor early elections in Fiji, and are examining modalities for making electoral preparations in the absence of a Parliament. They have s [...]
2007-03-28 04:14:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM FJ AS
07CARACAS1194IRAN SANCTIONS, UNSCR 1747 AND VENEZUELA
[...] (C) PolCouns met with BRV Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs (MPPFA) Director for North America and Multilateral Affairs Yaneth Arocha on June 14 to raise Venezuelan implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1747. Drawing from the points in refs A and B, PolCouns [...]
2007-06-15 21:41:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL UNSC ETTC PARM VE IR
07CARACAS1361CHAVEZ AND AHMADINEJAD CONTINUE TO DEEPEN TIES
[...] (C) Summary: During his June 30-July 2 visit to Iran, President Chavez publicly agreed to help Iranian President Ahmadinejad by selling gasoline to Iran. While details of the deal were not published, its impact will not be immediate as the shipments could take up to 40 days to arrive in Ira [...]
2007-07-09 14:05:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM VE IR
07CARACAS1527UNSC SANCTIONS ON IRAN: VENEZUELA RECALCITRANT
[...] (C) Charge raised reftel points July 30 with Jorge Valero, Vice Minister of North American and Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs. Charge reminded Valero of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela's (BRV's) obligations with respect to Iran-related UNSCRs and [...]
2007-08-01 20:00:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR VZ
07CARACAS1555SUPREME COURT GRANTS RCTV TEMPORARY RELIEF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Supreme Court (TSJ) approved a last-minute injunction August 1 to grant cable network Radio Caracas Television International (RCTV) temporary relief from closure. The decision follows a July 26 announcement by Minister of Telecommunications (CONATEL) Jesse Chacon requiring R [...]
2007-08-03 20:26:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL VE
07CARACAS1628LABORING UNDER CHAVEZ' ECONOMIC PLANNING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since 2005 the BRV has tightened the noose around the Venezuelan private sector by steadily approving rigorous labor laws, including the Organic Law on Prevention, Work Conditions, and Work Environment (Lopcymat),a laundry list of nearly impossible to fulfill labor regulations. [...]
2007-08-15 22:04:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON PGOV EINV VE
07CARACAS1755DEFORESTATION IN VENEZUELA: MISSION TREE OR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Chavez' pro-environment rhetoric and support for replanting thousands of trees through his Mission Tree ("Mision Arbol"),deforestation rates have not abated. Lack of transparency and enforcement of environmental laws have undermined BRV progress, and Venezuela now find [...]
2007-09-05 18:23:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALSENV ECON PGOV VE
07CARACAS1894AHMADINEJAD TO VISIT VENEZUELA FOLLOWING UNGA
[...] (SBU) On September 24, during his longest "Alo, Presidente" television broadcast to date (eight hours and fifteen minutes),President Chavez confirmed press reports that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will visit Venezuela on September 26. Ahmadinejad is expected to give a speech at the [...]
2007-09-24 21:06:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM IR VE
07CARACAS1948SERVICE COMPANIES FACE USG IRANIAN AND CUBAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Baker Hughes (BH) has three contracts with PDVSA in various stages of execution that they believe appear to violate USG Iranian and Cuban sanctions legislation. According to BH, other U.S. service companies have similar contracts that raise the same issues. BH will meet with PDVS [...]
2007-10-02 16:17:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON PREL KFPC ETTC CU IR VE
07CARACAS219NATIONAL ASSEMBLY HANDS CHAVEZ BROAD LEGISLATIVE
[...] (C) Summary. The National Assembly (NA) gave final approval January 31 to an omnibus Enabling Law that provides President Chavez with broad authority to issue executive decrees over the next 18 months in eleven areas, including energy. President Chavez is expected to promulgate the measure wi [...]
2007-02-01 16:26:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PHUM VE
07CARACAS2225REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN UPDATE-NOVEMBER 21-23
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Pro-government and opposition university students across the country organized demonstrations in support of and against President Chavez' reform package November 21. Opposition student leaders announced that university students will not participate in the opposition's march Novem [...]
2007-11-23 21:19:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS404CHAVEZ' FIRST DECREE UNDER THE ENABLING LAW:
[...] (SBU) Summary: The decree-law against speculation and hoarding, the first executive decree introduced by Chavez under the Enabling Law, was published, as amended, in Venezuela's Official Gazette on February 21. This measure criminalizes the hoarding and price speculation of food products sub [...]
2007-02-26 20:49:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV VE
07CARACAS423ACTION REQUEST: BRV QUERIES ON MILITARY
[...] (C) This is an Action Request; See Paragraph 3, and action recommendation in Paragraph 5. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: In May 2006 the Department announced that the BRV was not fully cooperating with the global war on terrorism. As a result, the USG, though the Arms Export Control Policy, "suspende [...]
2007-02-28 19:25:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PGOV PM PREL VE
07CARACAS434CODEL JACKSON LEE VISITS CARACAS
[...] (SBU) Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee visited Caracas February 19-22. During her visit, she met with representatives of civil society, visited an Embassy supported orphanage, met with union leaders, U.S. businesses, U.S. oil company executives, representatives of the Foreign Ministry, Nation [...]
2007-03-02 13:41:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON VE
07CARACAS526CUBAN OIL CONCERNS RESURFACE
[...] (U) Action Requested. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A senior PDVSA official indicated that the Petrozuata upgrader, which is operated by ConocoPhillips, would be required to process non-Venezuelan crude in the near future. It is not clear where the crude would come from, but [...]
2007-03-09 16:06:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON VE
07CARACAS55IRAN - BRV VIEWS ON UNSCR 1737
[...] (C) PolCouns delivered the points on UN Security Council Resolution 1737 regarding Iran's nuclear and missile programs (reftel) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for North American and Multilateral Affairs Yaneth Arocha. Uncharacteristically for the Bolivarian Ministry of Foreign Affair [...]
2007-01-09 21:30:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP KDGOV VE
07CARACAS777CHAVEZ PRAISES IRANIAN ASSISTANCE AND DEFENDS
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Chavez continues to increase his political support for Iran and facilitate Iran's plans to establish closer relations with the rest of Latin America. Chavez vigorously defended Iran's nuclear ambitions at a recent international women's conference hosted by the Bolivar [...]
2007-04-18 20:48:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS91CHAVEZ AND AHMADINEJAD UNITE TO SAVE THE WORLD
[...] (U) President of Iran Mohammed Ahmadinejad kicked off a Latin American tour with a short (hours-long) January 13 stop in Caracas to visit with President Chavez. The trip marks Ahmadinejad's second trip to Caracas in less than six months, having also visited with Chavez in September of last y [...]
2007-01-16 22:49:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM VE
07CARACAS930VENEZUELA'S DEBT PICTURE
[...] (SBU) Venezuela's debt profile is changing, with the BRV financing more domestically and incurring additional debt and liabilities through PDVSA and the Central Bank. External debt as a percentage of GDP remains low (16 percent of GDP) by historical and regional terms; however, "total debt" ( [...]
2007-05-09 20:42:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN VE
07CHENNAI703 NASA DISCUSSES WITH ISRO PROSPECTS FOR COOPERATION ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: NASA officials visited the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Bangalore headquarters on November 6. The NASA team outlined the agency's plans for lunar exploration to an audience of 35 scientists, heard ISRO's plans for the future of India's space program, and discusse [...]
2007-12-04 10:28:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA ETTC KNNP KSCA ECPS IN
07CHIANGMAI127BURMESE EXILES FRET OVER SUPPOSED WEAKENING SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Exile Burmese leaders in northern Thailand have approached ConGen staff in the past few weeks to voice concern that the U.S. might retreat from its current sanctions policy on Burma. Several prominent leaders have told PolOff they interpret recent comments by influential figures in the U.S. [...]
2007-07-16 09:16:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREL EINV TH BM
07CHIANGMAI169BURMA ACTIVISTS CITE NEED TO "CREATE SPACE" FOR
[...] (C) The outside world needs to create space for pro-democracy forces inside Burma to recover and rise up again, visiting DCM was told by Chiang Mai-based Burma activists. Specifically, high-level personal diplomacy must maintain pressure on regime leaders to ease the brutal crackdown, and con [...]
2007-10-19 11:59:00Consulate Chiang MaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF PHUM MARR ECON BM TH
07CHISINAU1404MOLDOVA CHILD LABOR UPDATE
[...] The Government of Moldova (GOM) has taken positive legislative and regulatory steps in recent years to address problems related to child labor. However, lack of government funding; poor staffing levels in monitoring agencies; customary employment of children, especially during the harvest; cul [...]
2007-11-29 09:17:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MD
07COLOMBO1055SRI LANKA: LITTLE PROGRESS ON COMPLIANCE WITH
[...] (C) On July 26, Acting DCM and Econ Chief called on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Additional Secretary for UN and Multilateral Affairs Sarala Fernando to follow up on earlier demarches (refs E and F) urging Sri Lanka to comply with UNSCR 1747. EmbOffs specifically emphasized the requirement to [...]
2007-07-31 06:16:00Embassy ColomboSECRETKNNP PARM PREL ETTC EFIN IR CE
07COLOMBO1428TAMIL LEADER REFLECTS ON THE CONFLICT, THE EAST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-17 08:59:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV CE
07COLOMBO1439SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT PLANS VISIT TO IRAN TO
[...] (C) Summary: President Rajapaksa plans to make a state visit to Iran, probably in December. The focus of the visit will be on trade. Iran is Sri Lanka's sixth largest trading partner -- it provides half of Sri Lanka's crude oil imports and is the fourth largest buyer of Sri Lanka's tea. With [...]
2007-10-19 05:06:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALETRD ENRG PREL KNNP IR CE
07COLOMBO1506SRI LANKA: DELIVERY OF FATF GUIDANCE REGARDING IRAN REF: A. SECSTATE 149648 B. COLOMBO 1439 C. COLOMBO 1307 Classified By: Charge d'Affaires James R. Moore for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 08:51:00Embassy ColomboSECRETEFIN KNNP UNSC IAEA IR CE
07COLOMBO1528SRI LANKAN FOR MIN TO TRY TO DISSUADE PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Tourism Minister Moragoda told Ambassador that he was traveling to Tehran in mid-November to advance the President's trip to Iran. Embassy has continued to underline our concerns about Iran's proliferation programs and sponsorship of terrorist activities known to the most senior [...]
2007-11-08 12:23:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS IR CE
07COLOMBO1652SRI LANKA'S RELATIONS WITH UN DETERIORATING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The last month has seen a deterioration in the UN's already shaky relations with Sri Lanka. On November 12, JVP parliamentary floor leader Wimal Weerawansa made a speech to parliament in which he accused UNICEF of supporting the LTTE through contributions of money and vehicles. [...]
2007-12-12 10:53:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO676UNSCR 1747: SRI LANKA CITES ASIAN CLEARING UNION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lanka has not yet taken any action to sever the correspondent bank relationship between the state-owned Bank of Ceylon and Bank Sepah of Iran, as required by UNSCR 1747. Central Bank officials say that Sri Lanka's membership with Iran in the eight-country Asian Clearing Uni [...]
2007-05-10 08:17:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD KNNP PARM IR CE
07COLOMBO754 PROJECT PROPOSALS, 2007 IPR ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FUNDS
[...] SUMMARY: Post is pleased to submit a proposal to obtain funds to conduct three IPR law enforcement training sessions for magistrates and customs officials at a total cost of USD 16,500. The training sessions will repeat as well as expand a highly successful workshop recently developed by the [...]
2007-05-25 03:45:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR CE
07CONAKRY39 Iran and Information Regarding UNSCR 1737 -- Guinea
[...] (SBU) On January 9, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the targeted sanctions on Iran's nuclear program imposed by UN Security Council Resolution 1737 to Ambassador Mamady Traore, Political Counselor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Poloff gave Traore a copy of the non-paper. 2. (SBU [...]
2007-01-10 10:07:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP GV
07COPENHAGEN1052IRAN NIE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DENMARK
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 12:50:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR DA
07COPENHAGEN131DANISH VIEWS AND PRIORITIES FOR FEBRUARY GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. Denmark will look for near-term forward progress on Ahtisaari's Kosovo plan and can be expected to maintain a skeptical line toward Iran at the February GAERC. Denmark will also press for EU consensus that a new Palestinian unity government honor Quartet principles, and is looking [...]
2007-02-09 14:59:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EU DA
07COPENHAGEN198DANISH VIEWS ON MARCH EU GAERC MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Danish MFA EU correspondent Nicolaj Hejberg Petersen reviewed for us the agenda for the March 5-6 GAERC and other issues outlined in reftel, indicating broad agreement with U.S. positions. Petersen welcomed our constructive approaches to energy and climate issues, which he described as hi [...]
2007-03-02 16:02:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EUN DA
07COPENHAGEN383DANISH VIEWS ON APRIL 23-24 EU GAERC MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) Post reviewed reftel demarche points April 19 with Danish MFA EU correspondent Nicolaj Hejberg Petersen, who offered a mixed outlook for shared U.S. and Danish objectives for the upcoming EU GAERC meeting. Petersen suggested that his government had been pleasantly surprised by the apparen [...]
2007-04-19 14:35:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EUN DA
07COPENHAGEN69DENMARK ON JANUARY EU GAERC
[...] (C) Danish EU Correspondent Nicolaj Hejberg Petersen reported January 19 that the main agenda items for next week's GAERC ministerial will be Western Balkans, Iran and Sudan, on which Denmark broadly shares the goals outlined in Ref A. Petersen confirmed that the Danish government will remain [...]
2007-01-19 15:47:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAID EUN YI IR SU SO DA
07COPENHAGEN748DANISH VIEWS ON JULY 23 EU GAERC MINISTERIAL
[...] (C) In discussing reftel demarche points, Lene Mandel of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Foreign Policy Department informed post July 19 that Denmark continues to see eye to eye with the U.S. on most issues on the agenda for the July 23 GAERC meeting. On Kosovo's status, Mandel relayed [...]
2007-07-20 10:23:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALKPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI DA
07COPENHAGEN965DANES SUPPORT EU SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-12 13:29:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EUN IR DA
07COPENHAGEN989DENMARK SUPPORTS EU BURMA INITIATIVES
[...] (SBU) Post discussed REF A points October 26 with Jonas Parello-Plesner, MFA EU-Coordinator for the Department for Asia and Latin America, and Ditte B. Jensen, MFA Head of Section in the Department for Asia and Latin America. Parello-Plesner noted that Denmark has been a consistent supporter in [...]
2007-10-26 11:54:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD BM EU DA
07DAMASCUS108NEW TACTICS FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO SARG REGIME
[...] (C) Summary. As the USG continues to consider strategies for increasing the pressure on SARG regime members and supporters, post solicits Washington's feedback on our below suggestions for expanding the use of sanctions against the Syrian regime. Targeted sanctions can help to delegitimize co [...]
2007-02-01 14:43:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ETTC SY SANC
07DAMASCUS1162THE SYRIAN-AMERICAN MEDICAL CONNECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Doctors receive the vast majority of the H1-B visas and nearly half of the J-1 visas issued at Embassy Damascus. They are likewise responsible for a substantial portion of the B-1/B-2 visas issued at Post. Syrian doctors typically remain in the U.S. at least until they naturali [...]
2007-12-10 10:10:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CASC OEXC SCUL KFRD SY
07DAMASCUS1193DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY SYRIA - 2007
[...] (C) Summary: Since the development of Post,s 2005 democratic reform strategy there has been a substantial and on-going government crackdown on what little democratic reform had been taking place. Many of the democratic reformers and human rights advocates who were key Embassy contacts in 20 [...]
2007-12-23 13:52:00Embassy DamascusSECRETPGOV PHUM PREL SY IS
07DAMASCUS126Asad, Syria/Tajikistan, Syria/Vatican, Palestinian
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 8 reported President Asad's Feb. 7 address at the start of a two-day conference of the Ba'ath Party Central Committee, in which he called for maintaining Syrian national unity, pointing out the complementary nature of Islamic thought and pan-Arabism. He called [...]
2007-02-08 12:49:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS147SYRIAN ARAB AIRLINES SPEAKS TO CHARGE ON AIR SAFETY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary. Responding to a request by the Syrian MFA and seeking to fill-in missing information on important safety of flight issues, Charge met, February 8, with the DG of Syrian Arab Airlines (SAA) to discuss concerns over the [...]
2007-02-14 13:55:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEAIR ETTC CASC PREL SY
07DAMASCUS15Syria/Europe, US/Syria, Bush's Iraq Strategy, Palestinian
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 8 reported the Jan. 7 visit to Damascus by a British-European parliamentary delegation headed by Former European Commission President Jacques Santier. The delegation met President Asad. Talks focused on developments in Iraq, Lebanon, and the occupied Palestinia [...]
2007-01-08 13:06:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS173311 SANCTIONS CASTING A SHADOW ON THE CBS'S FUTURE
[...] (C) Summary. Financial sanctions under USAPATRIOT Act Section 311 continue to put pressure on the Commercial Bank of Syria (CBS) nearly a year after the final ruling was imposed. Nonetheless, the CBS, up till now, is managing to maintain its central role in Syria's banking sector. While some [...]
2007-02-22 14:13:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN SANC ETTC PREL KTFN SY
07DAMASCUS208 Shara's "Le Monde" Interview, Mouallem's Cairo Visit,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers featured VP Shara's interview with French daily "Le Monde" published March 2 in which he expressed Syria's relative optimism on the success of an international meeting in Baghdad aimed at stabilizing Iraq, saying that "much depends on the attitude of the United States; [...]
2007-03-04 14:27:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS21 US/Russia, Syria/Israel, Syria/Iraq, Syria/EU, HAMAS,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers over the weekend reported that the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticized the latest US sanctions against Russian arms firms for "selling arms to Syria," describing these sanctions as "groundless." The Ministry said in a statement that "yet once again, the [...]
2007-01-09 05:18:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS213 Syria/Venezuela, Syria/Norway, Syria/Italy, Syria/Iraq,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on March 5 reported the March 4 visit to Damascus of Venezuelan FM Nicolas Maduro and his meeting with Deputy FM Faisal Miqdad. The purpose of the visit was to boost bilateral relations and carry out agreements signed during the visit of Venezuelan President Hugo Chave [...]
2007-03-05 13:13:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS266 Syria/Italy, Solana's Visit, Syria/Egypt, Arab Summit,
[...] Summary: Papers on Mar. 14 reported that President Asad received a telephone call on Mar. 13 from Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi. They discussed the visit of the European Union's High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana to Damascus and the recent confere [...]
2007-03-14 12:21:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS269TREASURY TEAM’S DAMASCUS CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury representatives recently visited Post to discuss options for using financial sanctions to apply pressure to the Syrian regime. We discussed: -- Treasury's requirements for finalizing the pending designations of Mohammad Sulayman and Ali Mamluk, and Treasury's information re [...]
2007-03-15 15:41:00Embassy DamascusSECRETEFIN ECON ETTC SY SANC
07DAMASCUS292 Syria/Kuwait, Syria/Pakistan, Syria/Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 25 reported VP Shara's visit to Kuwait on Mar. 24 to convey a message from President Asad to the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, on bilateral coordination prior to the upcoming Arab summit in Riyadh. During the meeting Shara reviewed the [...]
2007-03-25 13:50:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS295SYRIAN ARAB AIRWAYS CONTINUES TO PURSUE A WET LEASE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Syria Arab Airways has reportedly signed an agreement to lease Boeing airplanes from a new company set up by Rami Makhlouf. End summary. 2. (C) As he has with nearly every other economic sector in Syria, we've heard from local contacts that Rami Makhlouf, President Asad,s [...]
2007-03-26 07:49:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETTC KCRM SY
07DAMASCUS304 Syria/UK, Arab Summit, Rice/Ki-Moon, Iraq (3/27)
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 27 reported President Asad's meeting on Mar. 26 with a delegation representing the British House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee headed by Deputy Chairman of the committee, John Stanley. Talks focused on regional and international developments and the poli [...]
2007-03-27 13:46:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS32 Specter Codel, Syria/US, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian
[...] Summary: Syrian press and TV on Dec. 27 expressed great joy about the press conference which Senator Arlen Specter gave at Damascus Airport, after meeting President Asad on December 27, 2006. The meeting with the President and the press conference were the lead story in all the radio and TV [...]
2007-01-10 12:40:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS325 The Arab Summit, Syria/US, Syria/Israel Syria/Cuba,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 30 featured the final communique and decisions issued by the Arab summit held in Riyadh on Mar. 28-29. Papers also featured two other statements, one issued by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Mar. 31 praising the results of the Arab Summit, and another by EU Fo [...]
2007-04-02 09:09:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS330CODEL WOLF IN DAMASCUS: THE OPPOSITION AND THE
[...] (C) Summary. Congressmen Wolf, Pitts and Aderholt met with members of Syrian civil society, political opposition figures, businessmen and religious leaders on their two-day visit to Damascus. All were eager to engage the Congressmen. Most expressed hope that the U.S. administration could be [...]
2007-04-03 11:27:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SY
07DAMASCUS35Asad, Syria/US, Syria/OIC, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Palestinian
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Dec. 26 reported that President Asad on Dec. 25 participated in Christmas celebrations and exchanged congratulations with Christian clergymen and others at the Patriarchate of The Syriac Orthodox Church in old Damascus. Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim of Antioch and All [...]
2007-01-10 13:25:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS354 Syria/Azerbaijan, Ki-Moon, Peace Process, Lebanon, Iraq,
[...] Summary: Papers on Apr. 12 reported FM Mouallem's meeting on Apr. 11 with Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mohammad Yarov, focused on bilateral relations. During the meeting, FM Mouallem reviewed the latest developments in the region, including the situations in Iraq and the occupied Palestinian territor [...]
2007-04-12 12:22:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS38 Syria/Spain, Syria/Indonesia, German Aid to Iraqi
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 10 reported Vice President Farouq al-Shara's meeting with Mr. Miguel Lawrance, First Assistant Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Party of Catalonia, who SIPDIS emphasized Syria's right to restoration of the Golan and condemned the current policies based on s [...]
2007-01-11 11:00:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS393CODEL ISSA VISIT TO SYRIA APRIL 5: MEETING WITH FM
[...] (C) Summary: Congressman Darrell Issa met with Foreign Minister Mu'allim for 45 minutes on April 5. They discussed Syria's desire for a new U.S. ambassador to Syria, intelligence cooperation, the SARG's November 2006 closing of Amideast - which Mu'allim linked to U.S. sanctions, Syria's relat [...]
2007-04-25 09:34:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SY
07DAMASCUS406Syria/Djibouti, Syria/Vietnam, Syria/Italy, Iraq,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 27 reported that President Asad received a letter from the President of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Ghaila, connected with bilateral relations, regional developments and developments in the Horn of African. The letter was conveyed by Djibouti Minister of Foreign Affa [...]
2007-04-29 13:48:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS41 Syria/Australia, Shara, President Bush's Iraq Strategy,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan 11 reported Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Abrash's meeting on Jan. 10 with an Australian Parliamentary delegation headed by the President of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, Meredith Burgmann, focusing on prospects for bilateral cooperation. Mrs. Burg [...]
2007-01-11 14:04:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS424 Syria/Russia, Syria/US, Sharm al-Sheikh Conference,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 5 reported FM Mouallem's participation in the Ministerial Conference of Iraq's Neighboring Countries held in Sharm al-Sheikh on May 4. In his speech at the conference, Mouallem stressed the need to schedule withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq in accordance wi [...]
2007-05-08 05:20:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS428 Syria/Portugal, Syria/Oman, Syria/France, Sharm al-Sheikh
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 8 reported meetings on May 7 by President Asad and FM Mouallem with Portuguese FM Luis Filipe Marques Amado. Talks dealt with Syrian/Portuguese relations, the latest developments in the Middle East, the importance of boosting the European Union's role in dealing [...]
2007-05-08 14:20:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS444Asad Speech/Nomination, Syria/PLO, Syria/UK, Syria/Italy,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 11 reported President Asad's speech at the first session of the new People's Assembly on May 10, which approved the nomination of President Asad for a second seven-year term as president and set May 27 as the date for the presidential referendum. Papers also r [...]
2007-05-14 09:39:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS470 Palestinian Territories, Syria/Iran, Asad/ Referendum,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 17 featured an official Syrian statement issued on May 16 expressing Syria's deep concern about the bloody clashes among Palestinians in Gaza. "Fighting among Palestinians comes at a time when they must close ranks and boost national unity in the framework of [...]
2007-05-17 13:40:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS480PRIVATE SYRIAN AIRLINE DEAL STILL TRYING TO GET
[...] (C) In a May 9 meeting, Syrian Arab Airlines (SAA) officials confirmed recent press reports that the newly-formed Cham Holding Company plans to partner with SAA and the Kuwaiti al-Aqeela company to establish a private airline in Syria, and acknowledged that some steps had already been taken. [...]
2007-05-21 08:28:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETTC KCRM SY
07DAMASCUS526Asad Re-election, International Tribunal, Syria/UK,
[...] Summary: On May 31 Syrian papers featured a statement by a Syrian Foreign Ministry source commenting on the US State Department spokesman's reaction to the Syrian popular consensus on renewing President Asad's term as president of the Syrian Arab Republic. The statement expressed surprise t [...]
2007-05-31 13:45:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS567SYRIAN PRIVATE AIRLINES: SAME LEOPARD, NEW SPOTS
[...] (C) Summary. The SARG has dusted off two options to upgrade its aging fleet of commercial aircraft: buying Russian planes, or leasing Boeing or Airbus planes with assistance from ICAO/UNDP. President Asad's cousin, Rami Makhlouf, appears to be progressing with his plan to establish a private [...]
2007-06-11 09:37:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETTC PREL SY
07DAMASCUS568 Syria/Spain, Syria/Israel, Syria/Lebanon, Malaysia, Iraq,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 8-9 reported the visit to Spain on June 7 by FM Mouallem, who conveyed an oral message from President Asad to King Juan Carlos of Spain on bilateral relations and current regional developments, particularly in Iraq, the occupied Palestinian territories and Leban [...]
2007-06-11 11:00:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS58Syria/Iraq, Syria/Israel, Syria/Ecuador, Rice Visit, Iraq,
[...] Summary: For a third consecutive day the Syrian press continued to report extensively on Iraqi President Talabani's visit to Syria. Headlines reported that President Asad and Talabani held a closed meeting on Jan. 16, during which they reviewed ways to develop relations between the two countr [...]
2007-01-17 12:41:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS603 Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria/Israel, Iraq
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 14 quoted an official Syrian source as saying on June 13 that the Syrian government and Syrian people are concerned about intra-Palestinian fighting and violence. "Fighting among the Palestinian brothers will only serve the interests of the enemies of the Pales [...]
2007-06-14 12:59:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS61Syria/Iraq, Syria/Israel, Syria/Ecuador, Rice Visit, Iraq,
[...] Summary: For a third consecutive day the Syrian press reported extensively on Iraqi President Talabani's visit to Syria. Headlines reported that Presidents Asad and Talabani held a closed meeting on Jan. 16, in which they reviewed ways to develop relations between the two countries in all fi [...]
2007-01-17 13:04:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS727 Syria/UAE, Syria/Netherlands, Syria/Sudan,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 16 reported that President Sheikh Khaifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates arrived in Damascus July 15 on an official 2-day visit. He made a statement upon arrival expressing satisfaction with cooperation in recent years in the economic, trade and [...]
2007-07-16 13:45:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS755SYRIAN PRESIDENT LAUNCHES SECOND TERM WITH FOCUS
[...] (C) Summary: Despite the focus on domestic issues in Syrian President Bashar al-Asad's July 17 second-term inaugural speech, contacts have concluded that the speech was most significant in its reference to Syrian-Israeli negotiations. Asad used the speech to respond to Israeli PM Olmert's J [...]
2007-07-25 14:23:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF SY
07DAMASCUS762SYRIA'S ELECTRICITY CRISIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Syria has recently suffered widespread and unscheduled electricity outages. The SARG has tried to assert that the outages are a temporary problem, but this current crisis is an indicator of the larger electricity dilemma facing Syria today ) a growing electricity shortage brought [...]
2007-07-26 10:45:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PREL SY
07DAMASCUS868ELECTRICITY CRISIS PROVOKES PUBLIC DISCONTENT;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Unscheduled electricity outages that have plagued Syria since early June 2007 continue to affect large portions of the country and have caused increasing public discontent. Rather than assigning blame directly to the regime, however, the public has largely accused Iraqi refugees [...]
2007-08-26 04:26:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PREL SY
07DAMASCUS931SYRIA,S GAS SECTOR UNABLE TO COMPENSATE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The SARG routinely expresses confidence that its supply of natural gas -- when fully on-line ) will offset dwindling oil production. In preparation for this switch the SARG has been encouraging the substitution of natural gas for oil in electrical power generation. There is alre [...]
2007-09-13 12:17:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD ETTC PREL SY
07DAMASCUS950ASSESSING SARG VULNERABILITIES
[...] (S) The Syrian Accountability Act and other sanctions have had an adverse impact on the SARG, but not to a degree that has modified Syrian behavior on our key issues of concern. Nearly three years after most sanctions were implemented, this cable reflects the Embassy,s assessment of both SARG [...]
2007-09-18 16:53:00Embassy DamascusSECRETETRD EFIN PTER SY
07DAMASCUS975UNGA, Syria/Israel, Peace Conference, Iraq, US/Syria
[...] Summary: Syrian papers on September 27 reported meetings FM Mouallem held on September 25 on the sidelines of the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly in New York. He saw Russian FM SergeyQavrov, High Re presentative of the EU Common Foreign policy and Security Secretary-General of the Co [...]
2007-09-27 13:13:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DARESSALAAM1055TANZANIA: FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS DIPLOMATS ON
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Bernard Membe briefed the European and Americas diplomatic corps recently on the deepening crisis in the Union of the Comoros and requested proactive diplomatic efforts to resolve the issue. Membe announced that at the African Union (AU) meeting in Accra (July 2-3),Ar [...]
2007-07-29 12:01:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM TZ
07DARESSALAAM1154TANZANIA: MFA DIRECTOR OF AFRICAN AFFAIRS
[...] (SBU) The Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs African Division, Ambassador Francis Malambugi, told the DCM August 14 that SADC leaders await President Mbeki's report on his facilitation efforts between the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ) and Zimbabwe's opposition parties during the upcoming su [...]
2007-08-16 13:48:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI TZ
07DARESSALAAM141TERRORISM FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND
[...] (SBU) The Government of Tanzania will contact the Bank of Tanzania regarding Mullah Krekar and Mohammed Moumou due to the United Nations' 1267 Sanctions Committee having placed them on the 1267 list, Susan Mkapa, Director of the Legal Services Department of the Ministry of Finance, told Econo [...]
2007-01-30 08:28:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PGOV PREL TZ
07DARESSALAAM1496TERRORIST FINANCE: FOLLOW-UP ACTION REQUEST ON
[...] Status of host nation laws specifically criminalizing bulk cash smuggling: In January 2007 The Government of Tanzania (GOT) enacted the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2006. This law does not specify what constitutes bulk cash movement, but addresses the issue of seizure and sanctions and sta [...]
2007-11-14 03:19:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KCRM PTER KTFN PREL TZ
07DARESSALAAM1567TANZANIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TARGETED ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Tanzania's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Ambassador Seif Ali Iddi, said that while the Government of Tanzania (GOT) is dismayed at the violence against the political opposition in Zimbabwe, it believes President Mugabe's continued involvement in the SADC mediation process [...]
2007-12-06 12:34:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETRD ETTC TZ
07DARESSALAAM260TANZANIA: A/S FRAZER AND PRESIDENT KIKWETE
[...] (C) In a February 9 meeting with A/S Frazer, President Jakaya Kikwete outlined the Government of Tanzania's plans to train up to 1,000 Somali armed forces officers in Tanzania over the next 12 to 18 months. He confirmed that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) has no plans to deploy ground troop [...]
2007-02-28 19:42:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM MOPS SU SO TZ
07DARESSALAAM487TANZANIA TO COMPLY WITH EXPANDED SANCTIONS ON IRAN
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Begum Taj, Head of the Multilateral Affairs Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Poloff on April 3 that she was fully aware of expanded sanctions on Iran under UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1747. Taj said that the Government of Tanzania (GOT) would honor [...]
2007-04-03 14:59:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC TZ
07DARESSALAAM489EXTRAORDINARY SADC HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT:
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Membe briefed U.S., Canada and EU chiefs of mission March 30 to "fill in the gaps" on the outcome of the SADC Summit held March 28-29 in Dar es Salaam. Membe said SADC leaders told Mugabe that violence perpetrated against the opposition was not a [...]
2007-04-03 21:10:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PHUM PREL TZ
07DARESSALAAM677TANZANIA'S NEW ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW: A STEP FORWARD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 17, Tanzania's Parliament passed the Anti-Corruption bill; legislation which has been in the works for more than two years. On April 25, Eunice Reddick, Office Director of East Africa, met with the Director General of Tanzania's Prevention of Corruption Bureau (PCB) a [...]
2007-05-09 05:00:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON TZ
07DHAKA1349ACTION REQUEST IN CHEVRON / PETROBANGLA ARBITRATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. SUMMARY. (C) Petrobangla finds itself between a rock and a hard place with respect to its upcoming arbitration hearing with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) scheduled for August 20 in [...]
2007-08-16 08:31:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEINV ECON ETRD EPET PREL KTIA BG
07DHAKA1910ANTI-TERRORISM LEGISLATION FACES HURDLES,
[...] (C) Summary: Prepared with USG assistance, a series of amendments that would strengthen Bangladesh,s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Act and a draft Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) are being held up in the Law Ministry, in contravention of instructions from the Chief Adviser that they be enacted by the [...]
2007-12-09 09:39:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PTER PREL PGOV KCRM KTFN SNAR BG
07DHAKA1959RESPONSE TO 2007 DOL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON
[...] SUMMARY: This cable responds to a request for information regarding child labor in Bangladesh. (REFTEL) Post is forwarding other primary sources of information by email and courier directly to the Department of Labor. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The following sections repeat the original query f [...]
2007-12-19 09:27:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB KOCI PHUM SOCI AA BG
07DHAKA422BANGLADESH: SANCTIONS FOR PURCHASING CONTROLLED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 09:12:00Embassy DhakaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR BG
07DHAKA529AMBASSADOR RAISES DEMOCRACY CONCERNS TO FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Affairs Adviser Chowdhury and the Ambassador discussed USG concerns about Bangladesh's democracy, custodial deaths, Shoaib Choudhury's sedition trial, and continuing registration problems for American visitors to Bangladesh. End Summary. 2. (SBU) On March 28, the Ambas [...]
2007-04-01 08:13:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM CVIS PTER BG
07DOHA1071QATARI MFA AND CENTRAL BANK VIEWS ON IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmad Al-Mahmoud told Charge November 14 that Iran's acquisition of weapons of mass destruction would be a "disaster" for Qatar, the U.S. and the region. Qatar agreed that a peaceful and diplomatic resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue was [...]
2007-11-15 09:52:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KNNP PARM EFIN IR QA
07DOHA1112QATARIS AMBIVALENT ABOUT IRANIAN THREAT FOR NOW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Qataris by and large remain ambivalent about the Iranian threat, especially with respect to Iranian intentions to acquire nuclear weapons. Key Embassy contacts paint a composite picture of Qataris' welcoming, on an emotional level, Iranian nuclear weapons capability to counter [...]
2007-11-29 06:01:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR QA
07DOHA1133GCC SUMMIT WRAPS UP IN DOHA WITHOUT NOTABLE
[...] (C) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit officially closed December 4 with a brief and low-key ceremony and with no notable achievements. Neither the Iranian president nor the UAE president attended the closing. (According to press reports, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad departed [...]
2007-12-04 13:30:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN GCC IR QA
07DOHA1195QATARI MFA OFFICIAL OFFERS ADVICE ON POST-NIE
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Representative to the IAEA Ambassador Gregory Schulte briefed MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-Up Affairs Al-Rumaihi December 11 on the recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran and U.S. policy toward Tehran in the wake of it. As Qatar prepares to leave the UN Securit [...]
2007-12-17 12:25:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PNUC ETTC IAEA IR QA
07DOHA224U/S HENRIETTA HOLSMAN FORE'S FEBRUARY 15 MEETING AT QATARI
[...] (SBU) Under Secretary of State for Management Henrietta Holsman Fore met February 15 with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Qatar's second-ranking MFA official) Ahmed al-Mahmoud to discuss consular notification of arrested Americans, Iran, Iraq, and other regional issues. Al-Mahmou [...]
2007-02-28 04:18:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CASC QA
07DOHA511SCENESETTER FOR MAY 24 GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE IN
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome the Gulf Security Dialogue delegation to Qatar. This second GSD meeting and the first in Doha will mean a lot to the Qatari leadership. It will strengthen our mil-to-mil relationship and help in our efforts to moderate the Qataris' more objectionable fore [...]
2007-05-18 12:52:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL MARR PARM IR IZ QA
07DOHA577SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR GREGORY SCHULTE'S VISIT
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. This visit - your second - will mean a lot to the Qatari leadership. It will strengthen our cooperation on UN Security Council issues and help in our efforts to move Doha to take stronger positions on Iran and its nuclear activities, about w [...]
2007-06-01 10:05:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL KNNP UN IR QA
07DOHA594QATAR LIKELY TO SUPPORT FURTHER IRAN SANCTIONS IF
[...] (C) Summary. The GOQ's Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mohamed al-Rumaihi, who holds the UN portfolio, told Ambassador Greg Schulte June 4 that Qatar would likely support additional Iran sanctions in the UN Security Council if the sanctions did not exceed unspecified red lines. Rumaihi [...]
2007-06-06 11:27:00Embassy DohaSECRET//NOFORNPREL KNNP IR QA
07DOHA710SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT TO THE
[...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. This is your third visit here, and the most senior USG visit since Secretary Gates met the Amir in January 2007. Your meetings SIPDIS can help define the tone of bilateral engagement on a range of issues over the coming 18 months, help s [...]
2007-07-05 16:25:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL PINR IZ LE QA
07DOHA871(C) SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S
[...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes you on this brief stop in Qatar. You last met with Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) in Washington in December 2006 in your capacity as DNI. In April 2007, HBJ also became Prime Minister, long an inconsequential portfolio held by the Amir's brother. D [...]
2007-08-31 10:23:00Embassy DohaSECRETPREL QA
07DOHA897DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MEETING WITH QATARI
[...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary John Negroponte met the evening of September 9 at the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, the number two official in the Qatari MFA. Joining Al-Mahmoud were Assistant Minister Mohamad Al-Rumaihi, Director of Eu [...]
2007-09-12 10:50:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALIAEA IR IS IZ KWBG PREL QA
07DOHA922NEW QATAR LABOR MINISTER PLEDGES COOPERATION ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. State Department Special Representative for Social Issues Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees used his visit to Qatar September 4-8 to engage GOQ officials on the issue of forced labor and trafficking-in-persons (TIP) among the large migrant worker population. During a meeting with [...]
2007-09-20 14:24:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ELAB QA
07DUBAI355DUBAI RULER DISCUSSES IRAN AND IRAQ WITH SENATOR LIEBERMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-03 11:14:00Consulate DubaiSECRETPREL PGOV PINS KNNP IR IZ AE
07DUBAI59UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' JANUARY 23 MEETING WITH UAE VICE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-28 08:12:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS MARR AE IR IS LE
07DUBAI88U/S BURNS SPEAKS ON GULF SECURITY AT DUBAI THINK TANK
[...] Summary. Under Secretary Nicholas Burns spoke to an audience of roughly 100 local officials, academics, and journalists at the independent Dubai-based think tank, the Gulf Research Center (GRC) January 23, after which he took questions from the audience. Burns discussed how the US views the c [...]
2007-02-06 13:12:00Consulate DubaiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OPRC MARR AE IR IS LE
07DUBLIN103IRELAND'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY 12-13
[...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered demarches (Refs C through F) on February 8 to Pat Kelly, European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),and Jim Kelly, Director, Europe Office, Political Division, DFA. Ireland is generally in agreement with U.S. positions on the Balkans, Israel/Palestine [...]
2007-02-09 13:03:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD EUN KPAL IE
07DUBLIN171IRELAND - SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ireland's awareness of and positive performance on trafficking in persons (TIP) issues increased significantly in 2006, while the overall estimated number of suspected trafficking victims remained small. Numerous public awareness campaigns, sponsored by the Government and NGOs [...]
2007-03-02 08:39:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAP EI
07DUBLIN175IRISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 5-6 EU GAERC
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered demarche (Ref A) on March 2 to Pat Kelly, European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs. The Irish Government values U.S.-EU cooperation on energy and climate issues, in the Western Balkans, and in Darfur. The Government also welcomes the formation of a Palestinia [...]
2007-03-02 13:42:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL PGOV ENRG IR IE
07DUBLIN286SCENE-SETTER FOR THE APRIL 19-20 VISIT OF EUR PDAS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Dublin eagerly anticipates your visit and the opportunity to join your discussions with ranking Irish Government officials and others on the full range of bilateral and U.S.-EU issues. Your visit comes at an historic moment in U.S.-Irish relations, with the scheduled restoratio [...]
2007-04-13 16:37:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER MOPPS MARR ECON SENV EI
07DUBLIN374NO INDICATION OF BANK SEPAH OR BANK SEPAH
[...] (C) To date, there has been no indication that Irish banks or financial institutions have found assets belonging to Bank Sepah, Bank Sepah International, or other entities designated in the Annex to UNSCR 1747, according to Ray Farina, Chief of the Financial Sanctions Unit in the Irish Centra [...]
2007-05-11 16:10:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEFIN KNNP IR PARM EI
07DUBLIN565IRISH SEE NEED FOR ACTION, BUT PREFER DIALOGUE
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered Ref B demarche on July 19, 2007 to Pat Kelly, European Corespondent, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Kelly indicated that the Irish Government largely sees eye to eye with U.S. positions, with the exception that, in general, the Irish prefer to continue political di [...]
2007-07-20 09:11:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI EI
07DUBLIN748SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER DERMOT AHERN'S
[...] (SBU) The twin political successes of restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly (May 8, 2007) and the re-election of the Fianna Fail party into power (May 24, 2007) will be the backdrop to Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern's meeting with the Secretary on October 3. The Government of Ireland has [...]
2007-09-27 12:36:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV MOPPS MARR EI
07DUBLIN757IRISH WANT TO KEEP PRESSURE ON THE BURMESE REGIME
[...] (SBU) POLOFF presented reftel points on October 1, 2007 to Ms. Islolde Moylan, Director, Asia and Oceania Division, Department of Foreign Affairs. Moylan reported that Irish Ambassadors have been intensively demarching China, India, and ASEAN countries to encourage them to take action against [...]
2007-10-01 15:04:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EI
07DUBLIN796IRELAND AGREES WITH USG ON UZBEKISTAN
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel to Ruaidhri Dowling, Deputy Director of Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, Irish Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on October 16, 2007. Dowling responded that the Irish Government largely agrees with the US on Uzbekistan and that Ireland is taking a "princi [...]
2007-10-17 09:04:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEI PHUM PREL
07DUBLIN821IRISH VIEWS ON BURMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF DISCUSSED REF A AND DELIVERED REFS B AND C WITH ISOLDE MOYLAN, REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR ASIA AND OCEANIA, AND CONLETH BRADY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ASIA AND OCEANIA, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (DFA) ON OCTOBER 26, 2007. MOYLAN AND BRADY REAFFIRMED THAT IRELAND REMAINED LARGE [...]
2007-10-30 07:17:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEI PGOV PHUM
07DUBLIN844IRELAND SUPPORTIVE OF FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE
[...] (U) Summary: Irish officials say they will ensure that the recent FATF warning of risks associated with Iran-related financial transactions, and FATF guidance on implementing targeted fiancial sanctions aginst Iran, (reftel) reaches all concerned parties. Department of Finance officials noted [...]
2007-11-14 13:45:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ECON EI
07DUBLIN851IRISH VIEWS ON THE NOVEMBER 19-20 FOREIGN
[...] (C) POLOFFs delivered demarches (Refs A and B) on November 16, 2007 to Pat Kelly, European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Ireland is disappointed in the continued intransigence of Iran and is steadily moving toward endorsement of sanctions within an EU or UN framework. [...]
2007-11-16 16:48:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALIS PREL PGOV KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC EI
07DUBLIN854IRISH VIEW OF FINANCIAL SANCTIONS ON BURMA
[...] (C) Summary: Ireland supports additional financial sanctions on Burma, provided they do not adversely affect the welfare of the Burmese people, but does not believe that the EU has the stomach for significantly more forceful measures at this time. End summary. 2. (C) ECONOFF presented r [...]
2007-11-20 16:57:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD PGOV PREL ECON EI
07DUBLIN883IRELAND: NIE HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR CONTINUED
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche on December 4, 2007 to Michael Gaffey, Director, Middle East and North Africa Division, Department of Foreign Affairs. Gaffey welcomed the NIE acknowledgment that Iran is not an immediate nuclear threat. The report's finding, he said, that pressure from [...]
2007-12-05 13:39:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM EI
07DUBLIN916TOUR D'HORIZON WITH IRISH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Ambassador Foley met with Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern on December 19 to discuss a wide range of issues. In recent days, Ahern has tamped down the public reaction to a report of the Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) on extraordinary renditions. Ahern indicated that the 3500-stron [...]
2007-12-20 15:46:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECIN PBTS EAIR ECON PKFK EUN
07DULIN903IRISH VIEW OF ARGETED SANCTIONS ON KEY BURMESE
[...] (U) POLOFF dlivered reftel demarche on December 13 to IsoldeMoylan, Director, Asia & Oceania Division, Departmnt of Foreign Affairs. Moylan had just returned rom a meeting of the EU Burma Expets Group in Brussels. 2. (C) According to Moylan, the Experts Group split into two camps; one g [...]
2007-12-14 14:28:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EI
07FRANKFURT732TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT MEETS
[...] (C) At a meeting with Commerzbank CEO Klaus-Peter Mueller and board member Martin Blessing on February 12, Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt discussed implementation of UNSCR 1737 and the need for banks to &know their customers8 in Iran. Mueller outlined Commerzbank actions to comply wi [...]
2007-02-15 11:17:00Consulate FrankfurtCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EINV ETRD GM
07FREETOWN443SIERRA LEONE: ENSURING ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-24 17:23:00Embassy FreetownSECRETPARM KNNP SL
07FREETOWN652DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
[...] (U) Political officer delivered demarche and fact sheet on Iranian sanctions to Andrew Bangali, Acting Director General, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 26. Bangali said that the information would be provided to the Sierra Leone National Security Council and passed on to the Cent [...]
2007-10-29 18:24:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNR IR PARM EFIN SL
07GENEVA1371Five manslaughter incidents - Geneva 2007 Communications
[...] (U) Mission has received a communication from Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions regarding five incidents of manslaughter. It is number 12 on the Geneva 2007 Communications Log. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: Excellency, I have the honour to address you [...]
2007-05-30 15:05:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1478ILO - BURMA: CONFERENCE SEES MINIMAL STEPS BUT LITTLE REAL
[...] SUMMARY. The ILO Committee on the Application of Standards considered the situation of forced labor in Burma in its special sitting during the 96th International Labor Conference, June 4, 2007. The Burmese ambassador said nothing about real steps in ending forced labor. He focused solely o [...]
2007-06-07 11:03:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM PREL ILO
07GEORGETOWN1075INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT, PART II
[...] (U) Post presents its 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Begin text: Guyana is neither an important regional nor an offshore financial center, nor does it have any free trade zones. Money laundering is perceived as a serio [...]
2007-12-11 11:19:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR GY
07GUATEMALA1164DEMARCHE ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT ON UNSCR 1747 (IRAN
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to Luis Carranza, Director of Multilateral Policy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),on June 1. Carranza said that the MFA already sent Guatemala's 60-day report on implementation of UNSCR 1747 to New York after coordinating drafting of [...]
2007-06-14 16:29:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN IR UNSC AORC ETRD ETTC TRGY GT
07GUATEMALA1619LOGISTICS REMAIN A CHALLENGE AS ELECTION DAY APPROACHES
[...] Summary: With election day only a month away, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has yet to launch an information campaign to tell citizens how and where to vote and implementation of the bold voting place decentralization plan does not appear to have advanced. Compliance with new campaign [...]
2007-08-10 16:10:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID KDEM PHUM SOCI GT
07GUATEMALA823GUATEMALA?S INPUT ON FY07 LABOR AND
[...] Summary: Per reftel request, post submits the following proposals for trade-related labor and environment projects for FY07 CAFTA-DR trade capacity- building funds. Post input is keyed to reftel para 7. End summary. 2. As requested reftel, this cable outlines post priorities for CAFTA-DR [...]
2007-04-30 18:00:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ELAB ETRD SENV GT
07GUATEMALA834GUATEMALA'S INPUT ON FY07 LABOR AND
[...] Summary: Per reftel request, post submits the following proposals for trade-related labor and environment projects for FY07 CAFTA-DR trade capacity- building funds. Post input is keyed to reftel para 7. End summary. 2. As requested reftel, this cable outlines post priorities for CAFTA-DR [...]
2007-05-02 17:47:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ELAB ETRD SENV GT
07HANOI1152 Vietnam's Securities and Capital Markets
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's securities authorities are still struggling with implementation of the new law. Vietnam's new Securities Law (SL) -- in effect since January 2007 -- is not being fully implemented, according to both GVN officials and market participants. Investors, including foreign i [...]
2007-06-22 10:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN VM
07HANOI128RESULTS OF RECENT ASEAN SUMMIT IN STEP WITH GVN'S
[...] (SBU) On January 18, MFA ASEAN Department Deputy Director Vu Ho briefed Poloff on the recently concluded ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Cebu. For the GVN, key accomplishments were progress on establishing an ASEAN community and adopting an ASEAN charter, the ASEAN Counterterrorism Conven [...]
2007-01-23 04:49:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL VM
07HANOI1330DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSC-IMPOSED SANCTIONS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 14:46:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL VM
07HANOI1810CRAWLING FROM THE WRECKAGE: VIETNAM'S DEADLY ROADWAYS
[...] (U) Summary: Traffic accidents are Vietnam's unrecognized killers, leading to many more deaths than HIV/AIDS and avian influenza combined. As Vietnam has become increasingly prosperous, the number of motor vehicles, primarily motorbikes, on Vietnamese roads has skyrocketed. Large numbers of p [...]
2007-10-18 22:37:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI ELTN VM
07HANOI1839DEMARCHE ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-26 08:27:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU VM
07HANOI1919A/S SILVERBERG CONSULTATIONS WITH GVN ON UNSC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Kristen Silverberg met with Vietnamese officials in Hanoi November 2 to discuss Vietnam's upcoming role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. Silverberg reiterated our invitation for Vietnam to send offic [...]
2007-11-09 09:39:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR VM UNGA UN
07HANOI2005BURMA ENVOY GAMBARI AND GVN LEADERS DISCUSS NEXT STEPS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 26-27 visit to Hanoi, UN Special Envoy for Burma Ibrahim Gambari urged senior GVN officials to take an active role in resolving the political situation in Burma. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung presented a "somewhat strong" GVN position, including calling for th [...]
2007-11-28 09:49:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BM VM
07HANOI240VIETNAM CONSIDERING EXPORT WORKER PROGRAM FOR UNITED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff and ConsChief met with officials at the Ministry of Labor Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) to discuss recent news reports that the Government of Vietnam (GVN) was beginning a new program to export laborers to the United States. The reports quoted MOLISA officials as [...]
2007-02-06 10:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON CVIS PGOV ETRD EIND EINV VM
07HANOI309MISSION RECOMMENDS THAT VIETNAM REMAIN ON THE 2007 SPECIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 06:34:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KIPR VM
07HANOI43Violence Against Women a Serious Problem
[...] (SBU) Violence against women is a serious problem in Vietnam, but to date the GVN has done little to study or combat it. In spite of Vietnam's economic growth and increasing economic independence for women, traditional attitudes about women's roles persist, and domestic violence does not recei [...]
2007-01-10 06:14:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKWMN SOCI PGOV PHUM VM
07HANOI575UNSCR 1747 IRAN SANCTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 03:53:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PARM MNUC IAEA UNSC VM
07HARARE1004MUGABE STRONG DESPITE DISSENSION WITHIN ZANU-PF;
[...] (C) Summary: While much can happen between today and the 2008 elections, the current situation appears to favor continued rule by President Robert Mugabe. Mugabe, despite significant sentiment within ZANU-PF that he step down, maintains firm control of ZANU-PF and observers expect him to eme [...]
2007-11-08 12:51:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE1007ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS: IDENTIFIERS FOR TARGETED
[...] (C) This cable provides unclassified identifier data for the newly proposed Zimbabwe sanctions targets. Note that in each case involving a family relationship, the family ties have been confirmed by Embassy Political/Economic Section contacts or internet sources. Where internet sources are [...]
2007-11-08 14:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE102MUGABE RESHUFFLES HIS CABINET--GONO TRIUMPHANT,
[...] (U) Summary. In what the MDC spokesperson termed as "rearranging the deck of a sinking Titanic," President Mugabe yesterday carried out a long-expected cabinet reshuffle. With the exception of the sacking of Minister of Finance Minister Herbert Murerwa and the replacement of Minister of Agri [...]
2007-02-07 15:47:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE1041CREDENTIALS PRESENTATION UNEVENTFUL
[...] (C) Ambassador presented credentials to GOZ President Robert Mugabe at 10 am on Thursday, November 22. Also presenting on November 22 were Ambassadors from Australia, Russia and Mexico (the latter resident in Pretoria). Over tea following the US presentation, Mugabe recounted his views on th [...]
2007-11-23 07:43:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL ZI
07HARARE1059OTHER DONORS CAUTOUS ABOUT ADDRESSING
[...] (C) On November 26 USAID hosted a meeting with Ambassador, Ambassadors from the UK Australia, the EU, Sweden and the Netherlands a well as aid agency chiefs from Canada and the U, to discuss addressing misunderstandings among poitical leaders and SADC negotiators about donor conditions for ree [...]
2007-11-27 11:08:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE1080SADC TALKS ENTER FINAL PHASE
[...] (SBU) MDC negotiators Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube told diplomats December 4 that the final phase of SADC-sponsored negotiations will take place in South Africa between December 5 and December 10. Agreement has been reached on a draft constitution, a new electoral law, reform of POSA, and r [...]
2007-12-05 13:41:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC ZI
07HARARE1119Zim Notes December 14, 2007
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2007-12-14 10:30:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE1130ZIMBABWE HUNTING SUPPORTS REGIME INSIDERS AND
[...] (C) Summary. Despite a 50 percent decline in receipts since 2004, the $17.5 million a year safari hunting business remains an important source of foreign currency in Zimbabwe. At least 12 regime insiders on the U.S. financial sanctions list reportedly have interests in the industry. Hunting [...]
2007-12-19 12:36:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SENV ZI
07HARARE1135Zim Notes December 21, 2007
[...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]
2007-12-21 10:33:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE232RECOMMENDATIONS TO STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL AND VISA
[...] (SBU) U.S. sanctions have played a key role in putting pressure on the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). Post believes that now is the time to deepen and expand the financial and visa sanctions, and to apply further pressure on the regime as it increasingly shows signs of crumbling and fragmentin [...]
2007-03-20 11:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ZI
07HARARE270JONATHAN MOYO ON MUGABE SUCCESSION, U.S. POLICY
[...] (C) Jonathan Moyo, former Minister of Information and erstwhile Mugabe intimate, told the Ambassador March 30 that Mugabe is aware that there is diminishing support for him within ZANU-PF and around the country. However, if Mugabe decides to run for president again in 2008, Moyo said it is u [...]
2007-03-30 12:30:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE350ZIMBABWE: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION FOR
[...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy Harare forwards the following five summary excerpts from anti-trafficking proposals submitted by International Organization for Migration (IOM),Save the Children Norway, Musasa Project, Girl Child Network and Human Rights Trust of Southern Africa (SAHRIT). T [...]
2007-04-26 06:36:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE38HARARE BFIF PROJECT PROPOSAL
[...] (U) Embassy Harare proposes to draw on the Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) to sponsor two events: in order of priority, a sequel to the successful October 2006 BFIF-funded "Just Business" forum (Ref A); and a one-day trade fair with the theme of intellectual property rights ( [...]
2007-01-18 09:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD KIPR ZI
07HARARE413GONO TINKERS AS ECONOMIC CRISIS DEEPENS
[...] (C) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono failed to address the structural problems underlying Zimbabwe,s hyperinflation and contracting production in his April 26 interim Monetary Policy Statement (MPS). Gono announced an implicit devaluation of the currency, but it fell far short of [...]
2007-05-11 08:54:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ETRD EMIN PGOV ZI
07HARARE504"MAKE A PLAN" MENTALITY CUSHIONS POPULATION,
[...] (SBU) As their country's economic decline continues to gather speed, Zimbabweans of all walks of life have increasingly adopted creative coping mechanisms, captured succinctly in the phrase "make a plan" that is now on everybody's lips. These plans are innumerable, but they can be grouped in [...]
2007-06-07 14:03:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL ZI
07HARARE508TSVANGIRAI UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON SOUTH AFRICA
[...] (C) MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai told the Ambassador on June 11 that the ZANU-PF position paper submitted to the South African-moderated talks was nothing more than the usual rhetoric, confirming prior suspicion that the GOZ was merely stalling. Unlike the MDC submission that addressed Zi [...]
2007-06-11 09:46:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC ZI
07HARARE627THE MDC VIEW OF THE MBEKI TALKS
[...] (C) Tendai Biti, secretary-general of the MDC anti-Senate faction, told Poleconchief July 11 that South African mediators were furious that ZANU-PF negotiators had failed to travel to South Africa last week for SADC-sponsored talks under the auspices of South African president Thabo Mbeki. Bi [...]
2007-07-12 12:49:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE638The End is Nigh
[...] (C) Having said my piece repeatedly over the last three years, I won't offer a lengthy prescription for our Zimbabwe policy. My views can be stated very simply as stay the course and prepare for change. Our policy is working and it's helping to drive change here. What is required is simply [...]
2007-07-13 10:04:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ZI
07HARARE657GOZ CHARTS NEW PATH TO ECONOMIC DESTRUCTION
[...] (U) The GOZ's edict to roll back prices continues to wreak havoc as panic buying and supply chain disruptions have led to widespread shortages of basic commodities. Many Zimbabweans, already struggling to make ends meet, spend hours each day standing in line to buy scarce products or executin [...]
2007-07-19 15:13:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ZI ASEC ECON
07HARARE76GIDEON GONO REINVENTS GIDEON GONO
[...] (C) In a January 29 meeting with the Ambassador, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono said that January 31's Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) would be "totally different" from previous statements. Gono said he would confront the governance problems that were the root cause of [...]
2007-01-30 15:07:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN PGOV ZI
07HARARE771ZANU-PF INSIDER EDDIE ZVOGBO, JR. ON CURRENT
[...] (C) ZANU-PF politician and businessman Eddison Zvogbo, Jr. believes President Robert Mugabe is on track to stand for reelection next year. While many in ZANU-PF would like to see Mugabe go sooner rather than later, internal ZANU-PF opponents are afraid to directly challenge him and are focus [...]
2007-08-29 13:21:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE795GONO ON MUGABE'S FUTURE, ECONOMY
[...] (C) President Robert Mugabe has been urged by those closest to him to leave office, according to Gideon Gono, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, in a meeting with Charge on September 1. In particular, Mugabe's personal physician advised him to step down immediately to preserve his hea [...]
2007-09-05 10:32:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ZI
07HARARE80GONO'S LONG-AWAITED MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT - A
[...] (C) Presenting his Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) to the diplomatic and business community on January 31, Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono announced he would not devalue the currency because only a "holistic package" of reforms that addressed price distortions and achieved stake [...]
2007-02-01 14:44:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ZI
07HARARE821"CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM" ON SADC TALKS
[...] (C) MDC pro-Senate secretary-general Welshman Ncube, one of the MDC's lead negotiators in the SADC mediation, told polecon chief on September 10 he is "cautiously optimistic" that an agreement between ZANU-PF and the MDC on constitutional and electoral reforms will be reached. ZANU-PF is moti [...]
2007-09-10 15:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE868SANCTIONS: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
[...] (C) Post's effort to obtain requested biographical information on SDNs and their families, as well as justifications for specified individuals for their inclusion on the OFAC sanctions list, is a work in progress. Because of hostile relations between the U.S. and Zimbabwe we do not have acce [...]
2007-09-21 10:25:00Embassy HarareSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE879SANCTIONS II: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
[...] (C) This cable provides a comprehensive listing of all the material post has developed on our sanctions targets, including the updating of material in reftel. Efforts to obtain biographical information on the below-listed individuals have included: --Consular Section reviewed visa files at P [...]
2007-09-28 09:42:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE882TSVANGIRAI ON SADC MEDIATION PROCESS
[...] (U) In a diplomatic briefing on September 26, MDC president Morgan Tsvangirai briefed on progress in the SADC-Mbeki mediation and steps ahead. Elements of a new constitution have been agreed upon. The parties are now discussing a new electoral act, security laws, communication laws, and the [...]
2007-09-28 10:06:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE883SANCTIONS II: SDN IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
[...] (C) This cable provides a comprehensive listing of all the material post has developed on our sanctions targets, including the updating of material in reftel. Efforts to obtain biographical information on the below-listed individuals have included: --Consular Section reviewed visa files at P [...]
2007-10-01 10:08:00Embassy HarareSECRETPREL PGOV ZI
07HARARE934BITI AND NCUBE ON SADC NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) MDC negotiators Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube expect SADC-sponsored negotiations to end in November with an agreement that includes a new constitution. Elections will likely take place in September or October 2008. The MDC remains skeptical that ZANU-PF will permit an environment condu [...]
2007-10-16 15:31:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE935BITI AND NCUBE ON SADC NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) MDC negotiators Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube expect SADC-sponsored negotiations to end in November with an agreement that includes a new constitution. Elections will likely take place in September or October 2008. The MDC remains skeptical that ZANU-PF will permit an environment condu [...]
2007-10-17 05:23:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ZI
07HARARE951WILDLY INFLATIONARY NEW MONETARY POLICY
[...] (SBU) Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gono issued a wildly inflationary Mid-Term Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) on October 1. With concessional loans at 25 percent interest across industry and agriculture and the promise of hard currency payments to productive grain farmers, Gono is [...]
2007-10-19 10:05:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV ZI
07HAVANA332CUBA/SPAIN: MORATINOS VISIT CAUSES HARM
[...] (C) Summary: Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos' high-profile visit to Cuba, which ended April 3, gave a boost to the Cuban regime, at the expense of Cuba's democratic opposition. To the extent that Cuba and Spain have created a Human Rights "mechanism," it does not appear to obligate the Cu [...]
2007-04-04 19:21:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM CU SP
07HAVANA342CUBA: TOURISM'S DECLINE MAKES GOC NERVOUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Cuban tourism figures for the first trimester of 2007 were dismal: An overall decrease of 15 percent, the worst drop in 15 years. For years the GOC ignored the warnings from foreign hotel companies about addressing weaknesses in the sector. Successful competition from alterna [...]
2007-04-06 14:13:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV PGOV CU
07HAVANA402CUBAN DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY SPELLS A-R-R-O-G-A-N-T
[...] (C) The Cuban regime trotted Fidel Castro out for a meeting with visiting Chinese Politburo member Wu Guanzheng, following soon after Foreign Minister Perez Roque's visit to China. Perez Roque also visited India and used Cuba's presidency of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to obtain a NAM stat [...]
2007-04-25 10:03:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL CU
07HAVANA617HOW TO SHATTER A CASTRO-PHILE'S ARGUMENTS
[...] USINT is pleased to send in this distillation of the best of our briefings and responses to questions about Cuba, usually from audiences that are opposed to U.S. policy towards Cuba. These include foreign diplomats, U.S. university students and professors, U.S. congressmen and staff, U.S. jou [...]
2007-06-28 08:41:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDPROP PREL ECON KDEM PHUM CU
07HELSINKI121TERRORISM FINANCE: FINLAND'S PLAYS BY EU RULES
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarches to Juha Rainne, Legal Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Finland's representative to the EU's Sanctions Working Group. In response to the question raised reftel A, Finland does not maintain a separate national list of banned terrorist ent [...]
2007-02-22 14:36:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC FI KVPR PREL PTER KTFN
07HELSINKI138FINNISH RESPONSE - APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE
[...] (SBU) PolChief discussed subject demarche with European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala Feb. 28. Syrjala thanked us for sharing US viewsand highlighted the following: 2. (C) ISRAEL/PAESTINE: Syrjala said that there is still strong ember-state (MS) consensus around the need for the Nationa Unit [...]
2007-02-28 15:00:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EUN KPAL IR FI
07HELSINKI243FINNISH RESPONSE - INFORMATION REGARDING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-30 12:57:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN PARM MNUC AORC IAEA TRGY UNSC IR FI
07HELSINKI286FINNISH RESPONSE - APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE
[...] (U) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Finnish CFSP Director and European Correspondent Jarno Syrjala April 20. Syrjala offered the following comments: 2. (SBU) CENTRAL ASIA: Both Finland and the EU are fully committed to supporting political and security reform in Central Asia, Syrjal [...]
2007-04-20 10:33:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KPAL PREL EUN FI
07HELSINKI545IRANIAN CHARM OFFENSIVE FALL FLAT IN FINLAND
[...] (C) The Finnish Foreign Ministry effectively turned off Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki's proposed June visit Helsinki, which apparently was intended as part of an Iranian public relations trip through the Nordics. According to MFA officials and other diplomatic contacts, Mottaki [...]
2007-07-17 05:29:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV FI
07HELSINKI555FINNS ON THE JULY GAERC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-20 13:47:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDEUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI FI
07HELSINKI631FINNISH RESPONSE: ENSURING ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-15 12:37:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM IR FI
07HELSINKI746FINNISH RESPONSE: KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE BURMESE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 08:08:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM BM FI
07HELSINKI772FINLAND: GAERC RESPONSE
[...] (U) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Finnish MFA EU Correspondent Leena-Kaisa Mikkola Oct. 11. Mikkola offered the following: 2. (SBU) KOSOVO: Mikkloa said the GOF is focused now on ensuring that legal and logistical mechanisms are in place to ensure a continuing international presen [...]
2007-10-11 13:55:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EUN PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL FI
07HELSINKI776FINLAND: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY
[...] (SBU) PolChief delivered subject demarche to Johanna Suurpaa, Director of the Finnish MFA's Unit for Human Rights Policy Oct. 11. Finland has actively pressed within the EU for strengthened sanctions and has called for the EU to seek new sectors in which sanctions might appropriately be appli [...]
2007-10-12 14:23:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM BM FI
07HELSINKI810FINLAND: US SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 12:22:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD BM FI
07HELSINKI830FINLAND TO STAND WITH THE U.S. ON IRAN-IAEA WORK
[...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on to Anssi Leino, Counselor for Iran in the Finnish MFA's Unit for the Middle East and North Africa. Citing the IAEA's Work Plan as the only positive sign on Iran's nuclear program in years, Leino said Finland strongly supports EU and U.S. demands that Ir [...]
2007-11-15 06:20:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PARM IR IAEA AORC FI
07HELSINKI841FINLAND: SANCTIONS ON BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-20 09:16:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD EFIN BM FI
07HOCHIMINHCITY407EAP DAS JOHN MEETS HCMC DISSIDENT LEADERS
[...] (SBU) GVN officials in Hanoi and HCMC protested but did not prevent EAP DAS Eric John from holding meetings on April 9 with dissident leaders Thich Quang Do and Tran Khue. Meeting in his pagoda where he has been under house arrest since October 2003, Thich Quang Do, General Secretary of the [...]
2007-04-11 02:03:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI PHUM KIRF PGOV OVIP PINR VM
07HONGKONG13U/S LAVIN DISCUSSES MACAU DEVELOPMENT WITH ACTING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Department of Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Franklin L. Lavin met with Macau's Acting Chief Executive Florinda Chan on December 9. Chief Executive Edmund Ho was reportedly attending an economic conference in Guangzhou. Lavin and Chan discussed the liberaliza [...]
2007-01-03 09:49:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB ETRD MC
07HONGKONG2252HONG KONG'S NEW COPYRIGHT AMENDMENTS WELCOMED BY
[...] Summary: After more than a year of consultations with industry and consumer protection groups, the Hong Kong Government (HKG) has passed amendments to the Hong Kong Copyright Act. Industry associations and IP rightholders are pleased with revisions that lower the bar for Hong Kong Customs to [...]
2007-08-29 10:30:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR ETRD HK
07IRANRPODUBAI14A PRO-VELAYATI CONSERVATIVE DISCUSSES IRANIAN POLITICS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 14:26:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL IR KNNP
07IRANRPODUBAI15GASOLINE SUBSIDIES: IS IRAN FEELING THE HEAT?
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 14:27:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET PGOV IR
07IRANRPODUBAI2FORMER IRGC GENERAL ON US-IRAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-03 17:02:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR
07IRANRPODUBAI22IRANIAN ECONOMIST SAYS BOTH AHMADI-NEJAD AND THE ECONOMY ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-12 14:19:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETECON PGOV PREL IR
07IRANRPODUBAI3FORMER POLICE GENERAL SAYS RAFSANJANI UP, AHMADINEJAD DOWN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-04 16:01:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR IZ LE PTER
07IRANRPODUBAI30IRANIAN ECONOMIC POLICY: AN EASY TARGET FOR CRITICS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-03 13:42:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON IR
07IRANRPODUBAI33IRANIANS COMPLAIN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MEASURES IMPACTING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-10 15:35:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPREL IR ECON EFIN ETRD
07IRANRPODUBAI36IRANIAN PERCEPTIONS OF TALKS WITH THE US (C-NE7-00968)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-22 15:20:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PREL IR
07IRANRPODUBAI37IRAN TAKES THE HEAT FOR RAISING GAS PRICES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-23 13:58:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETPGOV ECON EPET IR
07IRANRPODUBAI39SENATOR LIEBERMAN TALKS TO IRANIANS IN DUBAI
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-30 15:24:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETPREL PGOV IR OREP
07IRANRPODUBAI42IRANIAN BUSINESS IN DUBAI: A BLESSING AND A CURSE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-27 13:48:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNIR PREL ECON SMIG
07IRANRPODUBAI45PROFESSOR DISCUSSES DETAINED AMERICANS, NUCLEAR DISCUSSIONS,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-28 14:56:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETIR PGOV PREL KNNP KPLS
07IRANRPODUBAI48AHMADI-NEJAD IS FORCED TO MAKE SOUND ECONOMIC DECISIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-16 12:45:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV IR
07IRANRPODUBAI5IRAN-UAE: TWO-WAY INVESTMENT (C-TN7-00045)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-14 06:08:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETECON EFIN PGOV IR
07IRANRPODUBAI6BUSINESSMAN'S VIEW ON IRAN'S TIGHTER BANKING SECTOR AND IRGC
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-15 13:50:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETECON EFIN PGOV IR
07IRANRPODUBAI68FINANCIAL ANALYST SAID CAPITAL STILL FLOWING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 15:11:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETPGOV PREL ECON IR EFIN
07IRANRPODUBAI71COALITION-BUILDING FOR IRANIAN ELECTIONS: PART ONE-
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-28 14:39:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRETIR PGOV
07IRANRPODUBAI9RAFSANJANI ISOLATING AHMADINEJAD?
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-01 16:17:00Iran RPO DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR ECON
07ISLAMABAD1631CODEL LOWEY MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MUSHARRAF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-12 12:44:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETASEC PGOV PHUM PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD1781SANCTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (S/NF) On April 20, Post delivered reftel points to Kamran Akhtar, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament Cell. Akhtar noted that although Arif Durrani - the referenced individual being sanctioned under the Iran and Syria Nonproliferation Act - is a Pakistani citizen, the Pa [...]
2007-04-20 11:52:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETETTC PARM PREL MTCRE
07ISLAMABAD2866HIGH LEVEL APG DELEGATION TO VISIT REGARDING STALLED AML
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Asia Pacific Group is sending a high level delegation to Pakistan July 2-3 in order to impress on the GOP the seriousness with which they regard Pakistan's lack of progress on passing anti-money laundering legislat [...]
2007-06-29 12:24:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER EFIN PK
07ISLAMABAD2950HIGH-LEVEL APG DELEGATION EXPRESSES CONCERN TO GOP
[...] (C) Summary: A high-level delegation of the Asia-Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG),a regional subsidiary of FATF, traveled to Pakistan on July 2-3 to gage the country's progress on passing Anti-Money Laundering (AML) legislation, and to send a message that quick movement was necessary [...]
2007-07-06 08:54:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER ECON PREL PK
07ISLAMABAD3397 NEED TO GET IMET PROGRAM BACK ON TRACK
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request -- see para 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy needs help urgently in getting our IMET program back on track. Nothing is more important to our long-term relationship in Pakistan than contact with mid-grade Pakistani military officers. We have lost 39 stu [...]
2007-08-04 09:00:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MASS PREL PK
07ISLAMABAD4008REASSURING PAKISTAN ON THE F-16 SALE
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings with the Deputy Secretary last week, President Musharraf, Prime Minister Aziz and Foreign Secretary Khan told us the U.S. had violated the F-16 SIPDIS agreement with Pakistan. A series of misunderstandings and delays, including important ones on our part, has promp [...]
2007-09-17 12:09:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL MARR PGOV PK
07ISLAMABAD4751PAKISTANI BUSINESS COMMUNITY CAREFULLY WATCHING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Economic Section spoke with a wide range of contacts to gauge local business reactions to the November 3 imposition of a state of emergency. While the overall consensus is that it is too early to determine any long-term effects of the current crisis on Pakistan's economy, mo [...]
2007-11-06 11:51:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PGOV PK
07ISLAMABAD4817PAKISTAN: RETHINKING ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. President Musharraf has now set a date for elections and indicated he will resign from the Army. This is an opportunity to re-examine our assistance relationship and consider changes that will enable USG funding to more directly promote a more robust counter-terrorism (CT) and c [...]
2007-11-10 10:29:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PK PREL PTER
07ISLAMABAD5289PAKISTAN: STATE OF EMERGENCY LIFTED
[...] (U) Summary: As promised, President Musharraf has lifted the State of Emergency (SOE) and restored the constitution; he addresses the nation at 2000 local tonight. The January 8 general elections can now proceed under an established legal framework. However, the effects of the SOE linger on [...]
2007-12-15 09:46:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PK PREL
07ISLAMABAD650INTERIOR MINISTER ANALYZES REPRISAL ATTACKS
[...] (S//NF) Summary: In a February 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao shared his assessment that, with one exception, the spate of suicide bombings, IED and missile attacks since mid-January were not/not motivated by sectarian tensions; these attacks were [...]
2007-02-08 13:45:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNAF MOPS PK PREL PTER
07ISLAMABAD695MFA RESPONDS REGARDING ALLEGED PAKISTANI
[...] (S) On February 2, MFA (Disarmament Cell) Director Mohammad Kamran Akhtar advised PolCouns of MFA actions following post's December 11, 2006 demarche regarding information that a Pakistani firm, Westbridge Smc-Pvt. Limited, may have purchased nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) suits from [...]
2007-02-12 12:45:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPK PREL PARM ETTC IR
07ISLAMABAD899INTERIOR MINISTER SHERPAO SAYS PROACTIVE STEPS NECESSARY IN TRIBAL AREAS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 13:41:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PK
07ISTANBUL1015IRAN/ENERGY: AN IRANIAN DELEGATION IN ISTANBUL
[...] (C) In the best of Iranian bazaar tradition, an Iranian delegation representing Iran's oil ministry and energy industry attending a November 15-16 energy conference in Istanbul tried hard to portray Iran and its vast oil and gas reserves as a stabilizing force for regional energy markets and [...]
2007-11-28 06:38:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL ECON IR TU
07ISTANBUL872ISTANBUL BUSINESS TO U/S BURNS: NOW IS THE TIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a broad-ranging dinner conversation with two recently-elected AKP members of parliament and four senior business leaders Undersecretary Burns discussed constitutional reform, prospects for resolving conflict with Armenia, the treatment of minorities in Turkey, Turkish press [...]
2007-09-26 12:27:00Consulate IstanbulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM TU
07ISTANBUL893AN IRANIAN OIL EXECUTIVE ON ISA'S "UNINTENDED
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On September 26, Consulate Istanbul &Iran watcher8 met with Assadollah Maleknejad, Vice President of Iran,s Pars Oil company, to discuss regional and Iranian hydrocarbon issues. Maleknejad politely criticized USG energy policy in the region, arguing that the Trans-Caspian pi [...]
2007-10-02 06:20:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ECON ENRG PGOV IR TU AZ
07ISTANBUL981MEETING WITH A TURKISH COMPANY THAT PLANS TO
[...] (SBU) Istanbul Pol/Econ officers met November 5 with executives from the Kartet company and its holding company, Karadeniz, to discuss a deal by Kartet to import electricity from Iran. (Our discussion on Kartet,s electricity exports to Iraq is reported septel.) Kartet director Nuray Atacik [...]
2007-11-09 09:44:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL IR IZ TU
07JAKARTA1074ALWI SHIHAB DISCUSSES IRAQ, UNSC ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 13 meeting with the Charge, Indonesian Special Envoy to the Mideast Alwi Shihab outlined the GOI's efforts to promote reconciliation among Iraqi Sunnis and Shia. Following the Bogor reconciliation conference earlier this month (reftel A),Shihab said that GOI figures [...]
2007-04-16 09:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC YI IZ IR ID
07JAKARTA1148NEWMONT POLLUTION CASE: NOT GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: American citizen Richard Ness and U.S. mining firm Newmont were declared not guilty on all counts of environmental pollution by a five judge panel in Manado, North Sulawesi on April 24. In dismissing all counts, the chief judge Ridwan Damanik said both Ness and Newmont had "th [...]
2007-04-24 08:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN CASC EINV PREL KPAO ID
07JAKARTA1349REQUEST FOR VIGILANCE AND RESTRAINT REGARDING
[...] (C) We discussed reftel concerns with Andy Rachmianto, Deputy Director for WMD issues in the Office of International Security and Disarmament in the Department of Foreign Affairs on May 14. We emphasized that it was incumbent upon all countries to uphold the sanctions imposed through UNSCR 173 [...]
2007-05-14 08:56:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP IR ID
07JAKARTA1350DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROPOSED ARMS TRADE TREATY
[...] We conveyed U.S. position reftel on the ATT to Andy Rachmianto, Deputy Director for Conventional Weapons Issues in the Department of Foreign Affairs, on May 14. We underscored the pragmatic rationale for the U.S. position and the reality that enforcement of effective trade controls ultimately [...]
2007-05-14 09:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UNDC PARM ID
07JAKARTA1388USTR FINDS IPR PROGRESS, CHALLENGES IN INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Visiting USTR officials Barbara Weisel and David Katz reviewed efforts related to intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement in Indonesia during their May 3-4 visit to Jakarta. Members of the National IPR Task Force noted that difficult and ongoing challenges [...]
2007-05-16 08:56:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EINV ECON EMIN KCOR ID
07JAKARTA1452SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT A/S HILL
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Jakarta and ConGen Surabaya welcome your upcoming visit to Indonesia. Rumbles within the U.S. House of Representatives of possible legislation that would jeopardize normalized military-to-military relations with Indonesia would unravel our recent progress in this area an [...]
2007-05-23 07:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR SOCI ID
07JAKARTA1563IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1540 IN SOUTHEAST
[...] (SBU) Summary. A two-day regional consultative workshop, held in Jakarta on May 28-29 for countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),considered ways in which regional and other states, as well as relevant international organizations, could cooperate in the implementation [...]
2007-06-06 10:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL UNSC KNNP OSCE KPAO AORC ID
07JAKARTA1577FM WIRAJUDA STILL RELUCTANT ON KOSOVO FINAL STATUS
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with A/S Christopher Hill on May 29, FM Wirajuda expressed continued reluctance to move forward on a Kosovo final status resolution, suggesting instead that the issue be linked to a timetable for eventual Serbian accession to the EU. On Iran, Wirajuda welcomed the re [...]
2007-06-07 09:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON UNSC LE IR KN ID
07JAKARTA1583A/S HILL DISCUSSES ECONOMY, HUMAN RIGHTS, SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. A/S Hill met on May 29 with parliamentarian Theo L. Sambuaga, chair of the committee responsible for foreign affairs. A/S Hill urged continued progress in improving Indonesia's investment climate and increasing transparency, which he said is crucial to U.S.-Indonesian relations. [...]
2007-06-08 02:03:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON UNSC LE BM IR KN ID
07JAKARTA1670U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UNSC ON UNSCR 1747 (IRAN
[...] We conveyed reftel discussion of the U.S. 60-day report in fulfilment of UNSCR 1747 to Ramadansyah Hasan in the International Security and Disarmament Directorate of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs on June 8. We provided a copy of the U.S. report and stressed the importance of su [...]
2007-06-15 10:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN UNSC ETRD TRGY IR ID
07JAKARTA2033BILATERAL DEFENSE DISCUSSIONS PROGRESS; HR VETTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the seventh U.S.-Indonesia Bilateral Defense Discussions (USIBDD) in Honolulu July 18-20, USPACOM and the Indonesian military (TNI) approved 132 military-to-military activities for FY2008, agreed on provision of U.S. GPOI assistance for the TNI's planned Peacekeeping Training [...]
2007-07-27 08:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL MOPS PHUM ID
07JAKARTA2276INDONESIAN MIDDLE EAST ENVOY PLANS ANOTHER IRAN
[...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request; Please see Para 4. 2. (C) On August 20, the Deputy Chief of Mission met with Alwi Shihab, who served as Indonesia's foreign minister from 1999-2001 and is currently President Yudhoyono's Special Envoy to the Middle East. Special Envoy Shihab, who [...]
2007-08-21 07:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALETTC ID IR PARM PREL
07JAKARTA2296PDAS MCNERNEY'S IRAN CONSULTATIONS IN INDONESIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ISN PDAS Patricia McNerney visited Indonesia on August 14 for productive consultations regarding Iran's nuclear program. Senior diplomat and Middle East expert Alwi Shihab reiterated Indonesia's commitment to a peaceful settlement of the Iranian nuclear issue and said Indonesia w [...]
2007-08-22 08:54:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM UNSC MNUC ID IR
07JAKARTA2436ASEAN CHARTER ON TRACK, INCREASED DIALOGUE WITH U.S. URGED
[...] (SBU) Summary. DAS Marciel emphasized U.S. interest in engaging ASEAN during meetings August 27-28 with ASEAN Deputy Secretary General Nicholas Dammen and Indonesian Foreign Ministry Director General for ASEAN Mr. Dian Triansyah Djani. The officials underscored that ASEAN is entering a qualit [...]
2007-09-05 01:38:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PHUM PREL PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2438INDONESIA - CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENT
[...] (U) Summary. The new limited liability company law has created great confusion in the business community by mandating that "natural resources" companies engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities. The law is very vague and domestic business leaders have already raised objectio [...]
2007-09-05 02:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EFIN PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2549INDONESIAN/IRANIAN RELATIONS: MARGINAL SUBSTANCE,
[...] (C) Summary: Many elements of a strong bilateral relationship remain underdeveloped between Indonesia and Iran. The two countries maintain marginal trade and investment links. Defense and security cooperation is virtually nonexistent. Despite this, much of the public and Indonesian legislat [...]
2007-09-13 06:31:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL MNUC PARM ETRD UNSC ID IR
07JAKARTA2605IAEA: IRAN FOLLOW-UP WITH INDONESIA
[...] (C) Pol/C met September 17 with Hari Purwanto, Director for North American Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU),to review reftel points. Pol/C emphasized the importance of a united front re Iran in order to halt its pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability. To achieve that go [...]
2007-09-17 09:46:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA MNUC KNNP ID IR
07JAKARTA2725INDONESIA LOOKING AT TWO LARGE F-16 DEALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia is actively pursuing two large orders for new U.S. F-16 planes and parts to refurbish its existing older models. The two deals, a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case and a commercial case, each involving several hundred million dollars, demonstrate that the Indonesian Ai [...]
2007-09-26 09:57:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ETTC PGOV ID
07JAKARTA2732WEST KALIMANTAN: UNDERSCORING THE VITALITY OF
[...] (C) Summary: Pol/C spoke September 26 at a university in West Kalimantan on Borneo island, emphasizing the need for Indonesia to play an enhanced role supporting democracy and human rights, especially in Burma. West Kalimantan--a vast area with a fractious, multi-ethnic population--was focus [...]
2007-09-27 08:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KPAO ID
07JAKARTA2737INDONESIA REACTS, SPURRED ON BY REGIME'S BLOODY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Wirajuda broke the government's silence on Burmese events, calling September 26 for the regime to exercise restraint and noting that the matter will be discussed in the ASEAN context. Mission continues to press the GOI to use all levers available to try to pressure the regime [...]
2007-09-27 10:07:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM KPAO
07JAKARTA2739U/S JEFFERY DISCUSSES BURMA, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, AT ASEAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. ASEAN Deputy Secretary General Nicholas Tandi Dammen provided Under Secretary Jeffery with a brief overview of ASEAN's draft blueprint for economic integration and expressed appreciation for the United States' robust cooperation with ASEAN on trade and economic issues, particula [...]
2007-09-28 00:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PHUM PREL PGOV SENV KDEM ID
07JAKARTA2784INDONESIA AND BURMA: GOI OFFERS TO PLAY A ROLE
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Medan. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Mission continues to press Indonesia for a stronger stance regarding the Burmese regime's crackdown. Charge was told that President Yudhoyono has extended an offer to the Burmese regime to help it establish a dialogue w [...]
2007-10-02 10:48:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2821BURMA -- MISSION MAKES POINTS, BUT INDONESIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY -- Per Ref A, Charge urged a key Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contact to support a formal UNSC meeting and a Presidential Statement (PRST) on Burma. Indonesia continues to prefer dealing with Burma in the UN Human Rights Council--not the UNSC--however. Without a very quic [...]
2007-10-04 10:13:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC ID BM
07JAKARTA2917BURMA -- URGING INDONESIA TO SUPPORT GAMBARI'S
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate Surabaya. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C reviewed Ref A points with GOI officials. They expressed full support for UN Special Envoy Gambari's efforts and said Indonesia is examining steps meant to facilitate his mission. As part of his SE Asia trip, [...]
2007-10-16 10:40:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2956BURMA -- INDONESIA LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 22, the Ambassador briefed Secretary General Cotan on the USG's expanded sanctions on SIPDIS Burma and urged the Indonesian government to maintain pressure on the Burmese regime. Indonesia remains frustrated with the lack of progress in Burma, but does not have a cl [...]
2007-10-22 10:53:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ID BM
07JAKARTA2990DEFENSE COOPERATION -- ENGAGING INDONESIA ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-Indonesian military-to-military relationship has reached an important phase. Both sides need to discuss how they see this relationship developing. The October 29-November 3 CHODS conference in Hawaii provides Admiral Keating with an ideal opportunity to engage Panglima [...]
2007-10-25 10:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3020INDONESIA'S UNSC PRESIDENCY: PROCESS ABOVE ALL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia is looking forward to assuming the UNSC presidency--a largely procedural position--in November. The GOI agenda is likely to be shaped by Jakarta's preference for consensus-driven multilateral approaches to foreign policy issues. On some key issues--including Iran and B [...]
2007-10-29 09:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC ID BM IR
07JAKARTA3058WEST JAVA -- OUTREACH IN INDONESIA'S MOST POPULACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C visited Bandung, the capital of West Java, October 31 - November 1. Pol/C--in a public outreach event--underscored the close links shared by the U.S. and Indonesia to a large, lively group of university students, who had many questions about U.S. policy in the Middle East [...]
2007-11-02 08:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO KISL ID BM
07JAKARTA3063IRAN -- IAEA REPORT; DESIGNATION OF ENTITIES
[...] (U) This message responds to the following two demarche requests: UPCOMING IAEA REPORT 2. (C) Pol Unit Chief discussed ref a issues with Ramadansyah Hasan of the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on November 2. He provided [...]
2007-11-02 10:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PARM IAEA EFIN KNNP ID IR
07JAKARTA3098Indonesia National Trade Estimate 2007
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Below please find the full text of the 2007 National Trade Estimate (NTE) report for Indonesia. (A copy in Microsoft Word has been e-mailed to USTR as requested.) End Summary. 2. (U) Begin text: --TRADE SUMMARY The U.S. goods trade deficit with Indonesia was $10.3 bill [...]
2007-11-07 10:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ETRD EINV ECON ID
07JAKARTA3140INDONESIA - INCSR II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL
[...] This report responds to reftel request for an anti-money laundering and financial crimes update for INCSR II. Background and Overview ----------------------- 2. Although neither a regional financial center nor an offshore financial haven, Indonesia is vulnerable to money laundering and t [...]
2007-11-13 08:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN KTFN SNAR ID
07JAKARTA3155DEFENSE COOPERATION -- INDONESIA INCREASINGLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There are signs that the GOI is increasingly interested in purchasing U.S. military equipment as it begins to rebuild its defense capabilities. Two prospective F-16 deals continue to move forward (ref a) and the Indonesian military is considering possible deals for other items. [...]
2007-11-14 09:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3199DEFENSE COOPERATION -- INDONESIAN MILITARY WANTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Indonesian defense officials have expressed broad support for moving forward on cooperation with the U.S. Their near-term objectives are practical and tied to Indonesia's immediate need to rebuild its military capabilities after more than a decade of sanctions. Primary a [...]
2007-11-19 10:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PGOV ID
07JAKARTA3201ASEAN SUMMIT/BURMA -- INDONESIA MUDDLING THROUGH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian officials support allowing the Burmese regime to sign the ASEAN Charter during the upcoming Summit in Singapore. The GOI continues to support UN Envoy Gambari's mission and believes he could play a role in the East Asia Summit on November 21. The ASEAN Secretariat--w [...]
2007-11-19 10:36:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ID BM
07JAKARTA3273CENTRAL JAVA -- OUTREACH IN KEY REGION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Pol/C visited Semarang, the capital of Central Java, November 27-28. Pol/C--in a public outreach event--underscored the close links shared by the U.S. and Indonesia to a large, friendly group of university students. Pol/C met Central Java's Governor, who discussed the province' [...]
2007-11-29 09:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO PTER ID AS
07JAKARTA3328TERRORISM FINANCE: SYRIA/LEBANON DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Reftel points were passed on December 6 to Deputy Director for Terrorism and UN Sanctions Aris Munandar at Indonesia's Foreign Ministry. Munandar said he would consult with colleagues and give us any comments. Munandar also noted that his Directorate for International Security & Disarm [...]
2007-12-06 05:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KTFN PTER PREL SY ID
07JAKARTA3358DEFENSE COOPERATION -- DASD CLAD'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DASD Clad discussed U.S.-Indonesia mil-mil cooperation and East Asian regional security with MinDef Sudarsono on December 5. Sudarsono said Indonesia wanted an effective but low-visibility security relationship with the United States. He said the GOI was focusing its air capaci [...]
2007-12-10 09:47:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV ID IN CH XE
07JAKARTA33592007 CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR INDONESIA
[...] SUMMARY. The GOI has a strong legal framework to prevent the Worst Form of Child Labor. Implementation of these safeguards is lacking but improving. Passage of a robust anti-trafficking law in 2007 represented a step forward. Issues that need to be addressed include: child exploitation in [...]
2007-12-10 10:38:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ID
07JAKARTA3397INDONESIA -- DRAFT 2007 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) The draft text of Mission's 2007 Country Report on Terrorism for Indonesia follows in para 3. This text will be posted on Intellipedia, the USG classified website, as part of its review by Washington agen [...]
2007-12-14 07:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER ID
07JAKARTA3447PERTAMINA CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY; IRANIAN
[...] (U) Summary. In a ceremony at its Jakarta headquarters that included President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Vice President Jusuf Kalla, Indonesian oil company Pertamina celebrated its 50th anniversary, highlighting past achievements and future priorities. President Yudhoyono urged Pertamina [...]
2007-12-21 06:35:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALECON EPET ID IR PREL
07JAKARTA3472IRAN FINANCIAL SANCTIONS: TRADING CAR PARTS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-27 09:21:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALETRD KFTN EFIN ID IR
07JAKARTA368INDONESIA TRADE AND INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 2007
[...] Summary: Indonesia's exports soared to a record US$ 100.7 billion in 2006, largely due to high world commodity prices. Ministry of Industry (MOI) Secretary General Agus Tjahajana announced on January 18 that the Government of Indonesia (GOI) expects manufacturing sector output to grow by 7.9% [...]
2007-02-09 08:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON KIPR ID
07JAKARTA452AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a farewell call on Indonesian Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono on February 16, the Ambassador reviewed progress in bilateral relations and military-to- military cooperation and stressed continued progress on military reform was important to a good relationship. Describing Pap [...]
2007-02-20 09:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV PHUM ID
07JAKARTA475INDONESIA IPR - ANNUAL SPECIAL 301 SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since Indonesia's upgrade to the Special 301 Watch List in November 2006, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) has continued to make steady progress towards improving its enforcement and protection of intellectual property rights (IPR). A National Intellectual Property (IP) Task F [...]
2007-02-22 08:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR ID
07JAKARTA514JUDICIAL COMMISSION FAILS TO ADVANCE REFORM
[...] (SBU) The Judicial Commission, formed in 2005 to strengthen the accountability and integrity of the judiciary, has fallen far short of expectations and has yet to play a constructive role in judicial reform. The Commission's primary task, to monitor the behavior of judges and recommend sancti [...]
2007-02-26 06:12:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS PCRM KTIA KCOR ID
07JAKARTA515USG PUSHES INDONESIA TO HELP STOP STATE SPONSORED
[...] (C) Summary: During his February 19-20 visit to Jakarta, Special Representative for Social Issues, Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees, conveyed the USG's concern over the Burmese government's use of rape as an instrument of violence in three separate meetings with Indonesian Department of Foreign A [...]
2007-02-26 06:18:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ASEAN BM ID
07JAKARTA699 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA700 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA701 INDONESIA ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-12 02:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07JAKARTA739DAS JOHN'S MEETINGS WITH THE ASEAN SECGEN, FOREIGN
[...] (C) During a March 6-10 visit to Jakarta, EAP DAS Eric John called on Imron Cotan, Secretary General of Indonesia's Department of Foreign Affairs, ASEAN Secretary General Ong Keng Yong, and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Dino Djalal. On March 7, Cotan welcomed DAS John's proposal to inte [...]
2007-03-14 23:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALASEAN PREL PGOV KPAL KISL AORC ID
07JAKARTA767THE SECRETARY,S MARCH 22 MEETING WITH INDONESIAN
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Wirajuda appreciates the Secretary's invitation to meet with her in Washington and looks forward to the opportunity to exchange views on the Middle East and UNSC issues. FM Wirajuda is the GOI point man behind Indonesia's recent activism on Israel-Palestinian issues and S [...]
2007-03-16 09:14:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR ID
07JAKARTA796DEMARCHE TO INDONESIA ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
[...] (U) In a March 21 meeting with Heru Santoso and Dicky Yunus of the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs' Human Rights Directorate, we conveyed the names for listing contained reftel. Yunus and Santoso said that this matter was handled by experts at Indonesia's Mission to the U.N. in New [...]
2007-03-21 06:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC XA CG ID
07JAKARTA821CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECISIONS GENERATE POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) Indonesia's Constitutional Court, created in 2003 to improve rule of law and act as a check on Legislative and Executive power, has been the subject of intense criticism by the media and public after a series of controversial decisions overturned important pieces of legislation. Court d [...]
2007-03-22 05:36:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS KCOR ID
07JAKARTA87AMBASSADOR URGES FORMIN WIRAJUDA TO SUPPORT UNSC
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Wirajuda remained non-committal on support for our draft UNSC resolution on Burma. He continued to question whether the Burmese regime poses a significant threat to international peace and security. The GOI, he said, [...]
2007-01-10 09:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC ASEAN SY BM ID
07JAKARTA930FORMIN WIRAJUDA GRILLED OVER UNSC IRAN VOTE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On March 29, Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda defended Indonesia's vote in support of UNSCR 1747 before a hostile parliamentary committee. Despite Wirajuda's thorough explanation of the GOI's decision and the purpose of the resolution, the legislators accused him of [...]
2007-03-30 09:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC IR ID
07JAKARTA931INDONESIA - CIVIL AVIATION UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary. On March 22, the Directorate General for Civil Aviation (DGCA) unveiled a new, three-tier rating system for Indonesian Airlines that places the majority of domestic carriers in the middle, or "not fully compliant" category, including state-owned Garuda. Despite complaints about [...]
2007-04-01 22:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD ID
07JAKARTA972HEAT STILL ON PRESIDENT YUDHOYONO FOLLOWING IRAN
[...] (C) A number of members of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) from across party lines, including the Speaker himself, continued their vocal assault on Indonesia's decision to vote for UNSCR 1747. Despite the heated rhetoric and highly public critique of the administration's decision [...]
2007-04-04 10:41:00Embassy JakartaSECRETPREL PGOV UNSC IR ID
07JAKARTA987DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
[...] We delivered reftel text as a nonpaper to the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs on April 5. We discussed the paper on the margins of a meeting with Yonatri Rilmania, who is responsible for financial sanctions in the Directorate for International Security and Disarmament. We urged that [...]
2007-04-05 08:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM KN IR ID
07JAKARTA993RELIGIOUS LEADERS MEET IN BOGOR TO BRIDGE
[...] (C) Summary. Sunni and Shi'a religious and political figures from the Muslim world met in Bogor on April 3-4 to bridge the Sunni-Shi'a sectarian divide, especially in Iraq. Despite high expectations, only eight Muslim countries sent representatives; aside from the Pakistani Minister of Relig [...]
2007-04-09 09:02:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KISL PGOV IZ ID
07JERUSALEM931PALESTINIAN MONETARY AUTHORITY REFORMS GEARED
[...] (C) Summary: George Abed, Governor of the Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA),told the Consul General May 11 that his program to reorganize the PMA along the lines of a central bank is 70 percent complete. He hopes that the U.S. and other donors will increase training and technical assist [...]
2007-05-21 09:19:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PREL KWBG
07KABUL1167FM SPANTA'S SENIOR POLICY ADVISOR ON IRAN
[...] (C) Afghanistan is acutely aware of U.S. concerns over Iran's nuclear program and will study U.S. non-paper and UNSCR 1747. Foreign Minister Spanta's Senior Policy Advisor, Davood Moradian, expressed to Embassy April 4 concerns over the formation of both the National Unity Council and Nationa [...]
2007-04-09 14:58:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALASEC MARR PGOV PREL PTER AF IR RU
07KABUL3198AF: Fuel price spikes stabilizing, Iran blamed.
[...] (U) Reporting from Embassy PRT's as well as Kabul-based Embassy FSN's confirmed that July and August 2007 saw an increase in fuel prices across Afghanistan that quickly caused an up-tick in other prices, as well as increased grumbling against the government in Afghanistan's coffee house convers [...]
2007-09-22 04:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EFIN EPET ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV AF
07KABUL3787Afghan Commerce Official Wary of Iran's Assistance, Wary of
[...] (SBU) Econ-Commoff and Deputy PolCouns met with Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry, Azeem Wardak, to discuss bilateral trade issues with Iran and Pakistan. Wardak emphasized the desire for good relations with both neighbors. But he also vented frustration at Pakistan's continued relucta [...]
2007-11-08 11:15:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON AF PK IR
07KABUL3800USDP EDELMAN NOV 7 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KARZAI:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his November 7 office call on President Karzai, USDP Edelman expressed condolences for the victims of the November 6 bombing in Baghlan Province and highlighted the opportunity presented by this heinous act to reinforce Afghan national unity and action against the Taliban. Karzai we [...]
2007-11-10 06:00:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SNAR PGOV AF
07KABUL805SCENESETTER II: US-AFGHAN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Reftel reported scenesetter for the March 13 U.S.-Afghan Strategic Partnership Plenary meeting. This message provides points for March 13-14 bilateral meetings in Kabul (in order of the meeting schedule). FOREIGN MINISTER SPANTA ----------------------- 2. (S) Under constant press [...]
2007-03-08 17:40:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
07KAMPALA1449UGANDA: A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES LRA, CONGO, AND
[...] (C) Summary: Africa Bureau Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer met with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on September 5 to discuss current developments in the negotiations with the Lord,s Resistance Army (LRA),developments in eastern Congo, and stabilizing Somalia. President Museveni, similarly to [...]
2007-09-14 09:01:00Embassy KampalaSECRETPGOV PREL UG SU CG SO
07KAMPALA1482NORTHERN UGANDA: MILITARY OFFICIALS PESSIMISTIC
[...] (C) Summary: Africa Bureau Deputy Assistant Secretary James Swan and Senior Advisor for Conflict Resolution Tim Shortley discussed Congolese plans for dealing with the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Garamba National Park with Ugandan officials. The meeting took place at the conclusion of t [...]
2007-09-24 13:40:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PGOV UG SU CG
07KAMPALA1774UGANDA: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) Uganda is not a regional financial center or a major hub for narcotics trafficking and terrorism financing. Money laundering takes place in Uganda, but the GOU has no systematic research on its scope and magnitude. Recent efforts by GOU officials to address the smuggling of counterfeit [...]
2007-11-16 09:32:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR ASEC UG
07KAMPALA341NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (February 10-26, 2007)
[...] (U) Summary: Post presents the fourteenth edition of Northern Uganda Notes to provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good [...]
2007-02-28 10:49:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PREL MOPS ASEC CASC EAID UG SU
07KATHMANDU168DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER OLI WORRIED ABOUT NEPAL'S
[...] (C) In a hospital bedside conversation with the Ambassador January 23, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister K.P. Oli expressed his grave concern about Nepal's political situation. Oli stressed that the Maoists had not given up their goal of capturing state power. He stated that it was [...]
2007-01-25 09:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL PREF PINR BT NP
07KATHMANDU1987NEPAL: DRAFT 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Nepal is not a regional financial center and there are no indications that the country is used as an international money laundering center. The Government of Nepal (GON) has not yet criminalized money laundering. Draft anti-money laundering legislation has been prepared but has not yet pass [...]
2007-11-16 10:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR NP
07KHARTOUM1036DARFUR SAGE EXPOUNDS ON SOME UNCOMFORTABLE GROUND
[...] (C) CDA caught up with Al-Fasher University Professor Abdulajabbar Abdullah Fadul, probably the single most knowledgeable Darfuri academic alive today, on June 28 right before his departure for London to participate in a panel on social science research methods on Darfur. ------------------- [...]
2007-06-29 10:36:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1040PRESIDENT BASHIR ON HYBRID FORCE, CHAPTER SEVEN UN COMMAND
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 30 at a press forum conducted by the official Sudan News Agency (SUNA),President Al-Bashir was reported to have "renewed Sudan's rejection to international forces in Darfur," while at the same time stating that Sudan had accepted the hybrid force. Al-Bashir remained vagu [...]
2007-07-01 13:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM1051BETWEEN DEFIANCE AND COMPLIANCE - THE KHARTOUM
[...] (C) Summary: Discussions with a wide range of local players and observers reveal a Sudanese regime that is aggressively honing its survival strategy in the wake of its apparently real but very reluctant acceptance of the UN/AU Hybrid Force. Seeking to navigate a "middle path" between outrig [...]
2007-07-03 11:37:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PREL UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM106SAVING THE NORTH/SOUTH PEACE
[...] (C) Summary: The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),the keystone of U.S. policy toward Sudan, is at risk. The death of John Garang, the south,s charismatic leader, and the marginalization of Vice President Ali Osman Taha, the co-architect of the peace agreement, have taken vision and energ [...]
2007-01-24 15:27:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO PHUM PREF SOCI US SU
07KHARTOUM1066UN ENVOY ELIASSON BRIEFING ON AU/UN ROADMAP
[...] (SBU) In a July 6 briefing for chiefs of mission in advance of the upcoming Tripoli meetings (July 15-16),UN Secretary -General Special Envoy for Darfur Mr. Jan Eliasson discussed recent efforts made in support of the three-phased AU/UN roadmap. He described the "convergence" phase of the road [...]
2007-07-08 11:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AU SU UN
07KHARTOUM1105SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS JULY 11 MEETING WITH SPLM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Special Envoy met with GOSS senior officials Luka Biong Deng, Paul Mayom, and Cirino Hiteng to discuss the status of CPA implementation, U.S. support for an equitable solution to the Abyei impasse, road development in the South, and the SPLM's efforts on Darfur. Despite the u [...]
2007-07-16 06:02:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PHUM EPET EAID SU
07KHARTOUM118U.S./SUDANESE RELATIONS: IN A LONG WAR, NO QUICK
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. policy toward Sudan confronts a fundamental contradiction: although legally Sudan is organized as a nation-state, in reality Khartoum is an Arab capital struggling to rule a vast African hinterland. Ethnic conflict, economic change, and the declining legitimacy of Khartoum' [...]
2007-01-26 10:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON KDEM SCUL AU UN SU US
07KHARTOUM119CHINA IN SUDAN: RISING DRAGON OR PAPER TIGER?
[...] (C) Summary: China has quickly become Sudan's most important market, absorbing nearly 70 percent of its total exports in 2004, and 96 percent of its oil exports in 2005. Chinese investment and immigration have risen sharply in the past five years, especially in Khartoum, creating a kind of Ch [...]
2007-01-26 11:11:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV SOCI SU CH
07KHARTOUM1197MEDIA REACTION: UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Most papers prominently featured news of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769, but focused mainly on its details, and the reaction of the Sudanese Ambassador to the UN who stated that the resolution has "many positive aspects." On August 1, there were a limited numbe [...]
2007-08-01 12:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN KPAO SU
07KHARTOUM1203MEDIA REACTION CONTINUED: UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 2, Sudanese media focused on Foreign Minister Lam Akol's press conference "welcoming" UN Security Council Resolution 1769. Meanwhile, on Al-Jazeera broadcasts and in the Sudanese morning newspapers, the Justice and Equality Movement's (JEM) spokesperson called the res [...]
2007-08-02 11:02:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN KPAO SU
07KHARTOUM1213DARFUR - EL GENEINA'S NORTHERN CORRIDOR AT RISK
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent USAID visit to El Geneina, West Darfur, U.N. staff alerted USAID to serious security problems and human rights abuses in the northern corridor of West Darfur. Arab nomadic groups and armed militia are terrorizing the residents of Abu Sorug, Sirba, Silea, and Bir [...]
2007-08-05 14:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
07KHARTOUM1288 EMBASSY RECEIVES 1ST FORMAL REQUEST TO LIFT COMPANY FROM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 24, Embassy Khartoum received its first formal request from a company asking to be removed from the specially designated nationals (SDN) sanctions list issued on May 29, 2007. Osman El-Hadi of the Shiekan Insurance and Reinsurance Company contends that although the compa [...]
2007-08-16 14:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM1387MEDIA REACTION: AL-WASILA VISIT TO WASHINGTON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Sudanese press closely reported on the August 27-30 visit to Washington by Sudan's State Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Samani Al-Wasila. Claiming that this visit was the first of its kind in over a decade, most papers included a daily update of every stage of [...]
2007-09-04 10:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO OIIP UN SU
07KHARTOUM1402CHARGE'S MEETING WITH SUDANESE BUSINESSMAN OSAMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sudanese entrepreneur Osama Daoud asserted to the Charge that U.S. economic sanctions are having an effect on Sudan,s economy, but contended that the burden is being borne by private sector and its employees, rather than by the regime. He contended that his sanctioned company [...]
2007-09-05 15:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV PREL SU
07KHARTOUM1432AL-SAMANI: SUDAN READY FOR THE HYBRID
[...] (C) Summary: Reiterating Sudan's committment to the hybrid force in a September 11 meeting with CDA Fernandez, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Wasila al-Samani said the ball was now squarely in the UN's court. Appealing to the perceived close relationship between the US and the south, al-Sa [...]
2007-09-11 15:00:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM1453 HAROUN SPEAKS OUT ON THE ICC AND DARFUR
[...] (SBU) In a interview which appeared in the September 15 edition of independent Sudanese daily Al-Rai Al-Aam's special political supplement, war crimes suspect and State Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Ahmad Haroun lashed out at the International Criminal Court, calling his indictment a cynica [...]
2007-09-16 14:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREC KPKO AU PHUM UN SU
07KHARTOUM1472FM AKOL DISCUSSES UNGA, U.S.-SUDAN RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Meeting with Foreign Minister Lam Akol, CDA Fernandez previewed two critical issues that would be raised during Akol's visit to New York on September 21: Sudan's cooperation on facilitating the deployment of the UN-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the hold put on the r [...]
2007-09-18 14:02:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU US
07KHARTOUM1473SOUTHERN SUDAN: LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE ON THE
[...] (U) Summary: A letter from Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Finance Minister Mawien to Secretary Rice outlines objectives for the impending GoSS visit to Washington to explore ways to mitigate the impact of U.S. economic sanctions on Southern Sudan. End Summary. 2. (U) On the eve of [...]
2007-09-18 15:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL PGOV SU
07KHARTOUM1480TO GO OR NOT TO GO: DARFUR REBELS DEBATE LIBYA
[...] (C) Many Darfur rebel groups are ambivalent about attending the UN/AU-sponsored negotiations scheduled to begin in Libya on October 27. This ambivalence is a consequence of three factors, which have influenced each of the rebel factions in different ways: 1) Disunity within the Sudan Liberati [...]
2007-09-20 12:45:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN AU SU ER LY
07KHARTOUM1482CENTRAL BANK'S GOVERNOR GIVES OPTIMISTIC READOUT OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a September 19 visit with EconOffs, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan, Dr. Sabir Hassan, presented an optimistic outlook of the Sudanese economy. Although Hassan named U.S. sanctions, economic diversification, and poverty reduction as challenges, he stated that the Su [...]
2007-09-20 15:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID PINR IMF SU
07KHARTOUM1522SUDAN SANCTIONS: TELECOMS COMPANY AGAIN PRESSES
[...] This is an action request ) see para. 8. 2. Summary: Executives of Sudanese telecoms company SUDATEL have repeated their request for information as to what action the company might take to be delisted as a Specially Designated National (SDN). They also provided additional insights on ho [...]
2007-09-27 14:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL SU
07KHARTOUM1540MEETING WITH S/E NATSIOS, FUR LEADERS ENDORSE
[...] (SBU) From the Fur stronghold in West Darfur, influential Fur leaders told S/E Natsios that Abdulwahid Al Nur remains their sole legitimate representative and that six maximalist conditions affecting security, compensation, and land must be met before they can participate in peace negotiations [...]
2007-10-03 08:02:00Embassy KhartoumSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1554SPLM TELLS S/E NATSIOS NCP IMMUNE TO PRESSURE, IN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-06 13:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1570SUDAN: ALLEGED SANCTIONS VIOLATION
[...] (SBU) Embassy has received an apparently bogus email (text in para. 6),purporting to be from the Legal Department of the Bank of Sudan, originally addressed to Diebold, Inc., charging that ATM machines manufactured by Diebold in the United States have been shipped to Sudanese commercial banks [...]
2007-10-09 06:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL SU
07KHARTOUM1589`S/E NATSIOS MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR
[...] (C) In an October 6 meeting with S/E Natsios, Presidential Advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail charged that a hostile United States has poisoned the atmosphere, and that the U.S. must prove itself a neutral partner before Sudan can accept its proposals to reduce tensions between North and South. S/ [...]
2007-10-09 14:58:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1690ACTING FM KARTI ON GUANTANAMO, DARFUR, AND CPA
[...] (C) Summary: Charge Fernandez and Pol Chief met October 27 with acting Foreign Minister Ali Karti. Regarding the Sudanese detainees in Guantanamo, the Charge encouraged the Minister to accept the text of the certification in order to expedite their return to Sudan as soon as possible. On Dar [...]
2007-10-31 10:24:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM1720S/E NATSIOS MEETING WITH MFA U/S MUTRIF SIDDIQ
[...] (C) Summary: S/E Natsios met November 3 with MFA Undersecretary and NCP insider Mutrif Siddiq. Siddiq said that Qaddafi's statement at the beginning of the Sirte talks on Darfur had "spoiled the show" and recommended that the talks be moved to South Africa. Siddiq outlined ways he had facili [...]
2007-11-05 06:49:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UNSCAPU AU SU
07KHARTOUM1779SUDAN CHAPTER: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Attached, below, is the draft text for the Sudan chapter of the INCSR, Part II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. To our knowledge, this is the first time the report has been submitted for Sudan. POC at post for this report is Paul J Martin: email martinpj@state.gov; tel: (011-249-1-83- [...]
2007-11-15 15:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR SU
07KHARTOUM1780SPLM OUTLINES RISKY STRATEGY OF BRINKSMANSHIP WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA met November 15 with SPLM Secretary General Pagan Amum. Amum said the SPLM could no longer afford to play the National Congress Party's (NCP) game, which is just to play for time in talks over implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in order to continue to [...]
2007-11-15 15:26:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1810DARFUR PEACE PROCESS: SIX RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
[...] (C) The next critical milestone in the Darfur peace process is UN Special Envoy Jan Eliasson's briefing for the UN Security Council scheduled for November 27. While admitting that the rebel factions were unprepared to engage in negotiations in Sirte in late October, the UN and AU have set a t [...]
2007-11-19 15:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN AU SU
07KHARTOUM1838IMF RESIDENT DISMISSES EFFECT OF U.S. SANCTIONS AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 20 meeting with PolChief and EconOff, the resident representative of the International Monetary Fund in Sudan, Wabel Abdallah labeled the Central Bank of Sudan's decision to convert its reserves to the euro as unrealistic, dismissed the effect of U.S. sanctions on [...]
2007-11-25 09:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM184 Darfur: Pres. Bashir Speaks to Trade Unionists under
[...] During a February 6 address to the International Trade Union Conference at Friendship Hall in Khartoum, President Bashir rejected the entry of international troops into Sudan. The account, carried by government-aligned Sudan Vision daily, said Bashir asserted the Darfur problem could only be [...]
2007-02-07 14:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO ELAB SOCI US SU
07KHARTOUM1862ADDRESSING ABYEI
[...] (SBU) The complex issue of Abyei has haunted implementation of the CPA since the beginning. It is the only part of the agreement that seen zero progress towards implementation since the signing of the peace accord in 2005. A warning should be sounded to any in the international community who se [...]
2007-11-28 07:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM1908BEJA CONGRESS: WE NEED INVESTMENT IN THE EAST
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an introductory call with CDA on December 3, Beja Congress president and Presidential Advisor Dr. Amna Dirar stressed the need for investment in the eastern states of Kassala, Gedarif and Red Sea to promote development in the impoverished region ("Now, it's just us and the sun [...]
2007-12-04 08:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SU
07KHARTOUM1933UNMIS SAYS GUEHENNO "NOT LYING" IN NOV 27 BRIEFING TO UNSC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a December 5 meeting with FieldOff, Head of Office in El Fasher for the United Nation Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) asserted that Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Under-Secretary-General Jean-Marie Guhenno "was not lying" in his November 27 briefing to the UN Secur [...]
2007-12-06 13:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM1934WHITE NILE GOVERNOR DISCUSSES AGRICULTURE, ELECTIONS, AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a December 4 meeting with emboffs, the Governor of White Nile State, Dr. Mohammed Nur Al-Tigani, highlighted the importance of agriculture for Sudan, expressed confidence that mid-term elections would be conducted in a free, fair, and timely manner, and dismissed the existence o [...]
2007-12-06 13:57:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM1955U.S. SANCTIONS HURT SUDAN'S ECONOMY SAY CONFERENCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 10, 2007 in a conference entitled "Sudan in a Global Economy," almost all speakers stated that U.S. sanctions have hurt the Sudanese economy. Presenters claimed that U.S. sanctions have resulted in a shortage of medical supplies, prevented the economy from fully libe [...]
2007-12-11 07:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM1961EFFECT OF U.S. SANCTIONS ON AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In a December 3 site visit to Kenana Sugar Corporation, the managing director of one of the world's largest integrated sugar farms told emboffs that U.S. sanctions have affected his business, forced it to use inferior non-U.S. products, and hurt the overall efficiency of his com [...]
2007-12-11 09:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM2006SPLM THINKING ON OIL AND SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) During the course of their meetings in Juba December 9 to discuss the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),future GNU Foreign Minister and SPLM member Deng Alor spoke with Senior Advisor on Conflict Resolution Timothy Shortley about SPLM oil interests after 2011 and the effect of sanctions on Su [...]
2007-12-16 04:36:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
07KHARTOUM209RESPONSE TO PLAN B - SUDAN MOVING TO REPLACE THE
[...] (U) The Central Bank of Sudan is taking steps to use currencies other than the U.S. Dollar for commercial transactions. On February 12, the Bank announced it has approved the use of some Asian currencies in settlement of commercial transactions. Sudan's most important source of foreign exchan [...]
2007-02-12 14:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EPET ETRD ECON US SU
07KHARTOUM215REV. GRAHAM'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BASHIR
[...] (C) Rev Franklin Graham, founder and CEO of Samaritan,s Purse (SP),met with President Bashir on February 12, after visiting South Darfur and Southern Sudan. The Sudanese government excluded former Senator Bill Frist, who is traveling as a guest of SP, from the meeting. Graham characterized [...]
2007-02-13 15:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SU US
07KHARTOUM232GIVE "PLAN A" A CHANCE
[...] (C) In the past six months Khartoum has grudgingly shifted toward acceptance of the UN/African Union (AU) three-phase peace-keeping plan. President Bashir knows that the plan of regime hard-liners for a military solution to the problems of Darfur has failed, and persistent efforts by the USG, [...]
2007-02-15 11:20:00Embassy KhartoumSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV AU UN SU US
07KHARTOUM272SUDAN: END OF TOUR REPORT
[...] (C) Note: the following represents the end of tour report of departing Political/Economic Counselor Eric Whitaker, who served at Embassy Khartoum from August 2005 ) February 2007. The opinions expressed are his own reflections on his experiences over the course of his tour, as well as from hi [...]
2007-02-22 12:45:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SOCI AU UN US SU
07KHARTOUM30GOVERNOR RICHARDSON MEETS SUDANESE FM AKOL AND
[...] (C) Summary: On January 8 New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson had separate meetings with Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol and President Omar al Bashir. Richardson asked for progress on four points: implementation of the UN's three phase plan for peace-keeping in Darfur; a renewed cease-fir [...]
2007-01-08 16:55:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU
07KHARTOUM362NATSIOS-BASHIR MEETING, MARCH 7, 2007
[...] (C) Summary: SE Natsios met President Bashir at his residence for a two-hour frank exchange on Darfur, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),and the U.S.-Sudan bilateral relationship. Bashir said he agreed to see him despite doctor's orders that he rest. Foreign Minister Lam Akol was pres [...]
2007-03-08 10:51:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU CD LY US
07KHARTOUM392SUDAN REJECTS UN HEAVY SUPPORT PACKAGE
[...] (C) President Bashir's March 6 letter to UNSYG Ban Ki-moon on assistance for the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) rejected the UN's Heavy Support Package. Bashir's response contradicted the Addis Ababa and Abuja agreements of November 2006 and the Presidential Statement in the UN Security [...]
2007-03-13 16:02:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU UN US
07KHARTOUM406SUDAN, ACCEPTING ISOLATION, TURNS TO IRAN, QATAR
[...] (C) Egypt's influence on Sudan's leadership and its ability to persuade the government to engage in constructive dialogue with the international community has waned, Egyptian diplomat Hani Khedr (please protect) told Poloff on March 15. Sudan has accepted its growing isolation from the West, m [...]
2007-03-15 15:53:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR UN SU EG IR CD QA
07KHARTOUM409MINAWI ON AMIS DEATHS, SOUTH DARFUR, CHAD/SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi said that the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) rebuffed his offers of a joint SLM/AMIS investigation into the March 5 killing of two AMIS soldiers in Graida. Minawi described the SLM's [...]
2007-03-16 14:29:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU CD LY IR ER US
07KHARTOUM410MINAWI ON AMIS DEATHS, SOUTH DARFUR, CHAD/SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi said that the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) rebuffed his offers of a joint SLM/AMIS investigation into the March 5 killing of two AMIS soldiers in Graida. Minawi described the SLM's [...]
2007-03-16 14:29:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU SU CD LY IR US
07KHARTOUM44GOVERNOR RICHARDSON MEETS PRESIDENT BASHIR AND
[...] (C) Summary: On January 10 Governor Bill Richardson met again with Sudan's President Omar El Bashir and concluded his visit to Sudan. At the end of the Richardson/Bashir meeting, representatives of the Save Darfur Coalition (which sponsored Richardson's trip) spoke briefly with Bashir. The tw [...]
2007-01-11 12:19:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM KPKO SU AU
07KHARTOUM442UN PREVIEWS ELIASSON/SALIM VISIT TO KHARTOUM
[...] (C) UN Director of Political Affairs Abidoun Bashua told Poloffs on March 20 that both the international community and the Darfur rebel movements have unrealistic expectations about the political process. UN Envoy Jan Eliasson and AU Envoy Salim Ahmed Salim, who are scheduled to arrive in Kha [...]
2007-03-21 13:26:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU CD
07KHARTOUM451DENG ALOR: TWO ROADS FOR U.S. POLICY
[...] (C) Minister for Cabinet Affairs Deng Alor told USAID Mission Director and Poloff on March 19 that the National Congress Party (NCP) has decided to confront the international community on Darfur. He admitted that his belief in productive engagement with Khartoum "was getting weaker and weaker [...]
2007-03-22 13:10:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN AL SU EG SF NO US
07KHARTOUM460US/SUDANESE RELATIONS AT THE DIVIDE
[...] (C) Summary. U.S./Sudanese relations are poised to pass from one watershed into another. From the U.S. perspective, Sudan's rejection of UN peace-keeping in Darfur pushes relations toward direct confrontation, just as Sudanese see the U.S. imposition of additional sanctions as proof of enduri [...]
2007-03-23 11:01:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU AL CH IN
07KHARTOUM478ELIASSON, SALIM CONSIDER UN/AU SUMMIT ON DARFUR
[...] (C) Summary: During their March 22-27 visit to Sudan, UN Envoy Jan Eliasson and AU Envoy Salim Ahmed Salim told CDA Hume of the need to develop a credible political process for Darfur involving key stakeholders in Sudan and in the region. CDA Hume emphasized that the UN and AU had a limited ti [...]
2007-03-27 11:39:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU US
07KHARTOUM521STATUS OF UN/AU POLITICAL INITIATIVE
[...] (C) The UN and AU plan to begin negotiations with the non-signatory rebels in late June. Many UN and AU contacts, however, question Special Envoys Eliasson and Salim's commitment to the process and ability to lay the groundwork for successful negotiations. Though Eliasson has secured a renun [...]
2007-04-02 16:03:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM575DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH SUDANESE FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: During an 13 April meeting with Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol, the Deputy Secretary underlined that the AU/UN hybrid force must be accepted immediately and under complete UN command and control. Akol responded that the GoS has accepted a hybrid force in principal, and the UN [...]
2007-04-14 06:57:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL EAID MOPS PINR PREF
07KHARTOUM583DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Presidential Adviser Salaheddin appealed for a qualitative change in the bilateral relationship. He presented an upbeat assessment of the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),saying that momentum is building, with progress being made even on the contentious i [...]
2007-04-16 06:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALOVIP EAID KPKO MOPS PGOV PHUM
07KHARTOUM59 Sudan: U.S. Business Facilitation and Commercial
[...] (U) This is an action request - see para 4. 2. (SBU) Stringent U.S. economic sanctions against Sudan have drastically limited opportunities for U.S. firms to supply goods and services in this nation of more than 40 million consumers. Only U.S. firms licensed by OFAC are able to compete in t [...]
2007-01-15 03:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO BMGT ETTC US SU
07KHARTOUM599DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BASHIR
[...] (C) Summary: On April 15 Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Sudanese President Omar El Bashir for over an hour. Negroponte emphasized USG concern over Darfur, including the fragility of the humanitarian situation, the need to transition to a UN/AU hybrid peace-keeping operation, and the chal [...]
2007-04-17 14:08:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL MOPS PINR KPKO UN
07KHARTOUM637THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH UN AND AEC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Khartoum's rejection of the international community's concept for Darfur peacekeeping continues to impede resolution of the crisis. UN officials caution, however, that UN bureacratic obstacles -- and a dearth of willing troop-contributing countries -- will delay force deployment [...]
2007-04-23 15:40:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV KPKO PINS PINR
07KHARTOUM657KHARTOUM: DARFUR PARTNERS DISCUSS OUTCOMES FOR
[...] (C) Meeting on April 25 and 26, the UK convened a meeting of the U.S., EU, EC, Norway, France, and the Netherlands to discuss a set of potential outcomes for the upcoming Tripoli talks. The goal of the Darfur Partners' discussions was to promote a coordinated approach among the Western envoys [...]
2007-04-26 13:04:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UN AU EUN SU CD LY ER EG
07KHARTOUM668SUDAN: LOW PRICE FOR PETROLEUM CAUSING BUDGET
[...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Energy and Mining has provided information on why a large part of Sudanese oil production is being sold at a price of less than USD 25 per barrel while the benchmark crude price is over USD 60 per barrel. Difficulties in refining Sudanese oil limits the price that [...]
2007-04-29 03:29:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN EPET PREL SU
07KHARTOUM857GOVERNOR OF KHARTOUM STATE ANNOUNCES INTENT TO
[...] (C) Summary: The Governor of Khartoum State has announced in the press that the street in front of the U.S. Embassy will be immediately reopened to vehicular traffic. The Embassy is currently seeking assurances from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) that the street will actually remain c [...]
2007-05-31 15:53:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC SU
07KHARTOUM859DARFUR DONORS CONCERNED ON HAAVISTO APPOINTMENT,
[...] (C) Meeting on May 30, the core group of Western donors in Khartoum expressed reservations over the appointment of former EU Special Envoy for Sudan Pekka Haavisto as UN Envoy Jan Eliasson's new representative for the Darfur political process. While Haavisto's terms of reference had not yet b [...]
2007-05-31 16:09:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AU UN SU ER CH
07KHARTOUM882SUDANESE OFFICIALS REACT TO U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Many Sudanese officials have quickly and publicly responded to the May 29 announcement of tightening U.S. economic sanctions on Sudan. Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir stated that he believes the sanctions will most dramatically affect the Sudanese poor. Others, such as Salva [...]
2007-06-05 11:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM883SUDANESE OFFICIALS REACT TO U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Many Sudanese officials have quickly and publicly responded to the May 29 announcement of tightening U.S. economic sanctions on Sudan. Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir stated that he believes the sanctions will most dramatically affect the Sudanese poor. Others, such as Salva [...]
2007-06-05 11:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM89Termination of Land Rover Operations Creating
[...] (U) This is an action request - see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Land Rover has been ordered by Ford Motor Company to close down all commercial operations in Sudan. Representatives of Land Rover here believe this action was taken as a result of pressure from the U.S. Government. The shut down [...]
2007-01-22 13:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO ETTC ECON EAID PREL SU
07KHARTOUM902REACTING TO THE SANCTIONS - SUDANESE GOVERNMENT SELLS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As the Sudanese Government of National Unity (GNU) issued a decree decrying the latest U.S. sanctions, newspaper reports, government announcements, and interviews with businessmen have revealed that the GNU has already taken a number of defensive economic measures. Within a wee [...]
2007-06-07 16:56:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID KHDP SU
07KHARTOUM925GOVERNOR OF KHARTOUM MAINTAINS THAT EMBASSY STREET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 11, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Fernandez met the Governor of Khartoum State, Dr. Abdulhalim al Mutaafi, to discuss the Governor's May 30 declaration that the street directly in front of the U.S. Embassy will be reopened to vehicular traffic. In the meeting, al Mutaafi dir [...]
2007-06-11 13:48:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC SU
07KHARTOUM929DARFUR: SPLM OUTLINES CONFERENCE STRUCTURE
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with donor governments, regional representatives, and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) Taskforce on Darfur, Secretary General Pagan Amum emphasized that the SPLM would play a facilitation not a mediation role in the Darfur political process and outlined three-pha [...]
2007-06-12 14:56:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AU UN SU US
07KHARTOUM943SCENESETTER FOR AMB KHALILZAD VISIT TO SUDAN
[...] (C) In keeping with the last twenty years of the bilateral relationship, the USG continues to use three instruments to implement our policy in Sudan: sanctions, humanitarian and development assistance, and diplomacy. An end to the crisis in Darfur is being pursued along two policy tracks--pea [...]
2007-06-14 12:18:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU US
07KHARTOUM948FIRST SUDATEL, NOW SUDAN AIRWAYS - PRIVATIZATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 11, the Sudanese State Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sudan Airways, Kamal Abdel Latif, announced that Sudan Airways will be privatized. The following day the government of Sudan (GoS) signed the deal with Aref Investment Group of [...]
2007-06-14 15:45:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KHARTOUM956BASHIR TO UNSC: "THE BALL IS ENTIRELY IN YOUR
[...] (C) Summary: In a relatively cordial (compared to last year) meeting with UNSC PermReps, Sudanese President Al-Bashir underscored the GOS's full agreement on the Hybrid Force. He called for international pressure on recalcitrant Darfur rebel groups to become part of a viable peace process, a [...]
2007-06-17 16:22:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SU AU UN
07KHARTOUM957UN SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS WITH SUDANESE LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) Meeting with the United Nations Security Council on June 17, Sudanese officials emphasized Sudan's commitment to the Addis Ababa agreement of November 2006 and the conclusions reached in Addis Ababa on June 11-12 to permit a UN/AU hybrid peace-keeping force. According to Foreign Minister [...]
2007-06-17 16:22:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM965CDA TO MFA: SUDAN MUST SHOW "NEW REALITY"
[...] (x) In an introductory meeting with Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Siddiq Mutriff on June 16, CDA Fernandez said that many in the U.S. doubt Sudan's sincere commitment to resolve the Darfur conflict and instead viewed the Sudanese Government as responding only to pressure. "Everything you d [...]
2007-06-19 13:35:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM972CDA TO MFA: SUDAN MUST SHOW "NEW REALITY" (CORRECTED COPY
[...] (SBU) In an introductory meeting with Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Siddiq Mutriff on June 16, CDA Fernandez said that many in the U.S. doubt Sudan's sincere commitment to resolve the Darfur conflict and instead viewed the Sudanese Government as responding only to pressure. "Everything you [...]
2007-06-20 08:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPKO AU UN SU
07KHARTOUM975 Confusion and Criticism Follow Further Changes to Foreign
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 29, in an action widely understood as a measure designed to prevent capital flight following tightened U.S. sanctions, the Foreign Exchange Administration of the Central Bank of Sudan announced an amendment to its foreign exchange regulations (reftel). After widespread cr [...]
2007-06-20 14:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID SU
07KIGALI217RWANDA: REPEAL OF ARMS NOTIFICATION, CHILD
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Charles Murigande requested Ambassador Arietti meet with him on March 2. In his office, Murigande sought U.S. support for repeal of the notification provision of UNSC resolution 1011 of 1995, which lifted the arms embargo on Rwanda, but left in place a notification pro [...]
2007-03-05 05:56:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF RW
07KIGALI668RWANDA: FEAR OF MILITARY SOLUTION TO KIVU CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met Minister of Foreign Affairs Charles Murigande on July 20 to discuss GOR concerns about the possibility of a military solution to the situation in the Kivus. Murigande expressed GOR worries that, if a military solution is pursued, DRC President Kabila will be unabl [...]
2007-07-20 13:36:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RW
07KIGALI669RWANDA: FEAR OF MILITARY SOLUTION TO KIVU CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met Minister of Foreign Affairs Charles Murigande on July 20 to discuss GOR concerns about the possibility of a military solution to the situation in the Kivus. Murigande expressed GOR worries that, if a military solution is pursued, DRC President Kabila will be unabl [...]
2007-07-20 13:53:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RW
07KINGSTON1193JAMAICA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP NUMBER THREE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-02 19:29:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SOCI ECON ECPS ASEC SNAR KCOR OAS CARICOM
07KINGSTON1462JAMAICA: CRIME AND CORRUPTION CHALLENGES FACING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-25 16:14:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SOCI SNAR PHUM ASEC KCOR KCRM KJUS
07KINGSTON442JAMAICA: ELIMINATION OF FY-08 FMF WILL HAVE SEVERE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-29 20:54:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL PTER SNAR ASEC CASC MOPS OMB VZ CH
07KINGSTON900JAMAICA: 2007 MAJORS LIST CERTIFICATION SCORE CARD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jamaica has neither demonstrably failed to meet the certification requirements outlined in Reftel A, nor has it demonstrably failed to meet the USG 2007 Benchmarks for Jamaica (Reftel B). Jamaica, despite the increase in marijuana eradication operations and record seizures of [...]
2007-06-08 20:26:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL JM
07KINSHASA1101MONUC: FARDC OVER ITS HEAD IN NKUNDA FIGHT
[...] (C) Summary. Senior MONUC officials reviewed the current security situation in the eastern DRC September 11-12 in discussions with AF Senior Adviser Shortley following cessation of hostilities between government troops and forces loyal to renegade General Nkunda. The operation appears to hav [...]
2007-09-14 16:13:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG RW
07KINSHASA1267 RWANDA, DRC ISSUE JOINT COMMUNIQUE IN NAIROBI ADOPTING
[...] (U) On November 10, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Government of Rwanda agreed to a Joint Communique in French and English that confirms a common approach to end the threat posed to peace and stability in both countries and the Great Lakes Region. (Note: Full [...]
2007-11-13 09:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN PINS PREF MOPS CG
07KINSHASA1270MONUC'S INDIAN BATTALION BRIEFS SHORTLEY ON
[...] (C) Summary: During his October 30-November 3 tour of North Kivu, an Indian Battalion from MONUC provided security for the AF Senior Adviser Shortley. Upon arrival in Goma on 30 October, Shortley was briefed by the commander of North Kivu Brigade who transmitted what was mostly MONUC,s party [...]
2007-11-13 14:08:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL KPKO CG
07KINSHASA226GIZENGA ADDRESSES DRC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (SBU) Summary. DRC Prime Minster-designate Gizenga presented his government's program during a 75-minute address to the National Assembly February 22. He called for a re-foundation of the republic and emphasized justice and good governance as the two essential conditions for achieving this. [...]
2007-02-23 15:24:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KJUS CG
07KINSHASA336UNSC DR CONGO SANCTIONS DEMARCHE IN KINSHASA
[...] (C) Ambassador presented the list of entities and individuals proposed reftel for sanctions under UN Security Council resolutions 1596 and 1649 during the course of his first official call on Foreign Minister Mbusa Nyamwisi March 20 (septel). The Ambassador emphasized the importance of comba [...]
2007-03-21 10:49:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC CG
07KINSHASA361KINSHASA UPDATE: SITUATION IN CAPITAL RETURNING TO
[...] (U) The central Gombe district of Kinshasa remains calm four days after fighting broke out between elements of the Congolese military (FARDC) and guard forces of Senator and former Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. There have been no reports of fighting since early morning on March 24. Vehicle [...]
2007-03-26 11:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO MOPS CASC CG
07KINSHASA381POLITICAL VIEWS FROM BOTH SIDES
[...] (C) Summary: Following the March 22-23 violence, political feelings are running high. Reflecting Prime Minister Gizenga's views, his de facto chief of staff, Minister Godefroid Mayobo, strongly reaffirmed the need for a full trial of former Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba. While fully acc [...]
2007-03-30 17:15:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV MOPS CG PO SF
07KINSHASA396NEW CONGOLESE FOREIGN MINISTER UPBEAT, BUT STILL
[...] (C) Summary. During the Ambassador's first official call March 20 (Note: two days prior to the outbreak of violence in Kinshasa. End note.),new Foreign Minister Mbusa appeared in an upbeat mood. He spoke positively of the March 16 Tripartite Plus talks in Kigali, calling them "the best e [...]
2007-04-04 12:19:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO KDEM CG RW
07KINSHASA413DRC MINING EXTRACTS, #3
[...] (U) Summary. The DRC's Minister of Mines ordered the suspension of negotiations on new mining agreements. The Canadian CEO of Gecamines, the DRC's copper/cobalt mining parastatal, was briefly suspended. Canadian company First Quantum claims millions of USD in losses as a result of the Katang [...]
2007-04-10 12:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ETRD PGOV CG
07KINSHASA644DRC'S OPPOSITION LAW NEARLY READY FOR PLENARY
[...] (C) Summary: National Assembly deputies working on the DRC's draft law on the rights and status of the political opposition have nearly completed work on the document, according to several parliamentarians. The law seeks to establish a legal and operational framework for a "positive and constr [...]
2007-06-11 16:30:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM CG
07KINSHASA764CONGOLESE TRADER ON UN SANCTIONS LIST MURDERED IN
[...] (U) Congolese gold trader Kambale Kisoni Kidubai was shot and killed in Butembo, North Kivu by unidentified assailants at noon on July 5. He had been designated in March 2007, along with Butembo Airlines and Congocom Trading House, as subject to UN and U.S. sanctions for providing support to [...]
2007-07-06 11:44:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV KCRM CG
07KINSHASA956DEMARCHE ON MODIFYING THE ARMS EMBARGO UNDER UNSC
[...] (U) The perception of a general arms embargo directed at the DRC, including armed forces operating under central government command authority, has become a major source of irritation to President Kabila and senior GDRC officials generally. These concerns have been expressed frequently and st [...]
2007-08-09 12:49:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CG UN
07KUALALUMPUR1005SURFING IN SINGAPORE'S WAKE: MALAYSIA'S ISKANDAR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Malaysia's government hopes to accelerate investment in the southern state of Johor with its planned Iskandar Development Region (IDR). The government's public statements portray IDR as a new approach that will attract global firms for "knowledge-based" investment, but econoff' [...]
2007-06-08 08:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EWWT EAIR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1059SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF 13TH AIR FORCE
[...] (C) Welcome to Malaysia. Malaysia is important to us because it is a successful, moderate, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one [...]
2007-06-20 10:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1145EMBASSY SENIOR-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT ON TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Malaysian officials are still smarting over the U.S. decision to rank Malaysia in TIP Tier 3 but they have expressed much more willingness to discuss the issue quietly than they did in the immediate aftermath of the USG decision of June 12. We have engaged with senior off [...]
2007-07-16 01:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ELAB KCRM KWMN MY
07KUALALUMPUR1198IRAN SANCTIONS: URGING MALAYSIA TO PRIORITIZE
[...] (S) DCM and polchief met on July 23 with Malaysia's National Security Council Secretary Muhammad Hatta and focused the discussion on the importance of countries maintaining pressure on Iran to comply with its nonproliferation obligations, including through implementation of UNSCR sanctions (r [...]
2007-07-25 09:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPARM PREL KNNP IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1225MALAYSIA SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL CASEY'S
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]
2007-07-31 09:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1328SCENESETTER FOR LTG MAPLES' VISIT TO MALAYSIA FOR
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]
2007-08-23 09:03:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1375AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL DISCUSSIONS WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) The Ambassador and Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar, in farewell discussions September 3-4, agreed that U.S.-Malaysia bilateral relations had strengthened over the past three years. The Ambassador raised Iran, export controls, trafficking in persons (TIP)),Free Trade Agreement [...]
2007-09-10 05:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETRD KNNP KISL ASEAN IR BU MY
07KUALALUMPUR1386BURMA: MALAYSIA SUPPORTIVE OF GAMBARI, BUT NOT
[...] (C) The Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Under Secretary for Multilateral Political Affairs Division Shahrul Ikram, who oversees UN matters, stated September 13 that Malaysia supported Special Envoy Gambari's role, but did not agree that his travel to Burma should be so closely tied to another me [...]
2007-09-13 07:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BU MY
07KUALALUMPUR1400PM'S AIDE SAYS TERENGGANU RIOT WILL SCARE AWAY
[...] (C) Wan Farid (protect throughout),a political aide to Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, during a September 12 meeting with polchief, denied his involvement in the September 8 Terengganu riot and instead alleged opposition parties had planned the violence in order to boost public sympathy for [...]
2007-09-14 09:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KISL MY
07KUALALUMPUR1470BURMA: PM ABDULLAH SAYS CONSTRUCTIVE ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Following the release of the tough September 27 ASEAN statement on Burma, both Prime Minister Abdullah and Foreign Minister Hamid hardened their tone and concluded that ASEAN would have to rethink its demands and expectations vis--vis Burma, with the PM stating that ASEAN's "constructive [...]
2007-09-28 10:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1476BURMA: UMNO YOUTH PARTCIPATE IN RALLY; POLITICIANS
[...] (C) Summary: The Malaysian Prime Minister's son-in-law Khairy Jamaluddin and the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) Youth wing joined the cause of promoting democratic reform in Burma and participated in a peaceful rally in front of the Burmese Embassy on October 1. Approximately 200 [...]
2007-10-01 10:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1478EMBASSY MEETING WITH ISNA-SANCTIONED TARGET
[...] (S/REL MALAYSIA) Polchief and econoff met with U.S. ISNA-sanctioned Malaysian firm Target Airfreight on September 26, in a meeting set up by the Malaysian Foreign Ministry. Target executives confirmed they shipped helicopter parts to Iran on March 31, 2004, at the request of an Indonesian firm [...]
2007-10-02 05:09:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR1484BURMA: MALAYSIA WAITING ON GAMBARI, NOT FOCUSED ON
[...] (C) Summary: The Malaysian government is awaiting the outcome of Gambari's mission and the return of PM Abdullah before considering next steps on Burma, according to MFA Secretary General Rastam, who predictably gave no hint of SIPDIS support for sanctions in response to our demarche. A [...]
2007-10-02 10:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1534BURMA: GAMBARI'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA
[...] (SBU) UN Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari held talks in Kuala Lumpur with Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar and Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi on October 16 - 17. FM Hamid announced Malaysia and ASEAN would never suspend Burma or agree to sanctions against the military regime. Hamid co [...]
2007-10-17 13:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM UNSC BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1563MALAYSIA SUPPORTS BURMA'S FULL PARTICIPATION AT
[...] (C) Summary: Malaysia appears satisfied that Gambari is making some progress, and consequently Malaysia is not prepared to support a high-pressured ASEAN approach to Burma at the upcoming summit, per our October 24 meeting with a senior Foreign Ministry official to deliver the demarche on th [...]
2007-10-24 10:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1610BURMA: MALAYSIA MFA WANTS GAMBARI TO PLAY ROLE IN
[...] (C) Polchief spoke with the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Southeast Asia and South Pacific Division chief Rahimi Harun on November 9, and conveyed ref A points on Burma welcoming Aung San Suu Kyi's call for meaningful dialogue and raising concern over the regime's rejection of UN Special Adviso [...]
2007-11-09 09:39:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR1652SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER AND MGEN REMINGTON'S
[...] (C) Malaysia is important to us because it is an economically successful, stable, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, through which one quarter o [...]
2007-11-27 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR1675IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED; SENIOR IRAN ENVOY LOBBIES
[...] (C) Polchief on December 4 delivered reftel demarche regarding the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nuclear program to Wan Yusri, Principal Assistant Secretary in the Multilateral Political Division of Malaysia's Foreign Ministry. Yusri thanked polchief for the timely information [...]
2007-12-04 10:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR184SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM COMMANDER
[...] (C) Admiral Fallon, we welcome your visit to Malaysia. Malaysian-American relations rest on a range of common interests and have improved in the three years since Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi took the helm. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. [...]
2007-01-31 10:18:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR417ABDULLAH MEETS WITH HAMAS, FAILS TO INFORM ABBAS
[...] (U) Summary: Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah received a senior Hamas delegation on March 3, apparently without President Abbas' prior knowledge. Abdullah used the occasion to call for lifting of international sanctions and to reiterate that Malaysian support for the Palestinian government [...]
2007-03-05 07:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IS MY
07KUALALUMPUR44NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST TARGET AIRFREIGHT
[...] (S) Post delivered reftel notification of USG sanctions against Target Airfreight of Malaysia and A/DCM held conversations on January 8 with Malaysian Foreign Ministry Under Secretary for the Multilateral Political Affairs Division, Shahrul Ikram, and the Americas Division, as well as the Dep [...]
2007-01-08 09:34:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPARM PREL MTCRE MNUC ETTC MY
07KUALALUMPUR540IRAN: AMBASSADOR URGES FM HAMID NOT TO UNDERCUT UN
[...] (C) The Ambassador called on Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar March 22 to urge Malaysia to discourage major new investments in Iran, such as SKS Ventures. He underlined the importance of Malaysians not appearing to undercut UNSC efforts. The Ambassador also highlighted the Iran S [...]
2007-03-23 08:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL KNNP IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR570DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarches on March 26 and 27 to MFA's Office of Multilateral/Political Affairs, Office for the Organization of Islamic Conference, Americas Desk, as well as the personal assistant to the Foreign Minister. Under Secretary for Multilateral/Political Affairs Shahrul Ikr [...]
2007-03-28 07:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP EFIN PARM MNUC TRGY AORC MY
07KUALALUMPUR61IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: EMBASSY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy raised concerns with the Malaysian Government regarding a reported $16 billion gas development deal between a Malaysian firm, SKS Ventures, and Iran, noting possible implications under the Iran Sanctions Act and pointing out the particularly poor timing given recent UN [...]
2007-01-10 10:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG EPET ETTC EFIN IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR618SENIOR MOFA OFFICIAL SEEKS BACKGROUND ON IRAN
[...] (C) Charge' and Economic Counselor met April 4 with Malaysian Ambassador-at-large Ghazzali S.A. Khalid at his request to brief him on the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA). Ghazzali, formerly Malaysia's Ambassador in Washington, maintains a watching brief on U.S. affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Aff [...]
2007-04-04 08:46:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETTC EINV ETRD MY IR
07KUALALUMPUR629AMBASSADOR BACKS UNHCR IN MEETING WITH FM HAMID
[...] (C) The Ambassador highlighted the important role played by the UNHCR in Malaysia as part of his March 22 call on Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar (ref A). The UNHCR's work remains essential to protecting refugees, the Ambassador noted. The U.S. is helping Malaysia with the refugee burden [...]
2007-04-09 04:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM BM MY
07KUALALUMPUR651SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM COMMANDER
[...] (C) Admiral Keating: Welcome to Malaysia. Malaysia is important to us because it is a successful, moderate, predominantly Muslim country that, over the longer term, may be able to support us more strongly in places like the Middle East. It is strategically located on the Straits of Malacca, [...]
2007-04-11 09:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR652MALAYSIA INFORMED OF POSSIBLE FURTHER ISNA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-11 09:26:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR751IRAN AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION ACT --
[...] (S/NF) In advance of the public announcement, Post notified Malaysian Foreign Ministry officials in the Americas Division and the Multilateral Political Affairs Division, as well as the Malaysian Police, of the INSA sanctions against the two Malaysian firms (Challenger, Target Airfreight). Po [...]
2007-04-25 08:31:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MTCRE MNUC ETTC MY IR
07KUALALUMPUR811IRAQ: MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT BAGHDAD
[...] (C) Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar plans to visit Baghdad on May 12. FM Hamid has requested meetings with Iraq's senior political leaders during his 12-hour stop. The Iraqi embassy in Kuala Lumpur is not aware of any Malaysian deliverables; however, FM Hamid's visit represents [...]
2007-05-04 11:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS EAID KISL IZ MY
07KUALALUMPUR880DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1747
[...] (SBU) On May 17, we delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Bala Chandran Tharman, Principal Assistant Secretary in the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Political Affairs Division. He stated there was "no question" that Malaysia was committed to enforcement of all UN Security Council Resolu [...]
2007-05-17 08:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR MY
07KUALALUMPUR924SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL PACE,
[...] (C) General Pace: Welcome to Malaysia. During your meetings here with the Deputy Prime Minister and other senior officials, we recommend in your discussions you: -- Applaud Malaysia's success in the reduction of piracy attacks in the Straits of Malacca and inquire what are the next steps Ma [...]
2007-05-24 09:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS PREL PTER OVIP MY
07KUALALUMPUR947MALAYSIA DEFENSIVE REGARDING SHARING OF FINANCIAL
[...] (U) Summary. Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey visited Kuala Lumpur May 11 to meet with GOM officials and local financial institutions to discuss implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 1737 and 1747 and the risks of doing bus [...]
2007-05-31 07:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ETTC PREL PTER KFTN UN IR MY
07KUWAIT1400COURTESY CALL ON MOD'S SHAYKH SABAH AL-NASSER AL
[...] (C) Summary. On September 6, Charg and Chief, OMC-K paid a courtesy call on Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense Under Secretary Shaykh Sabah Al-Nasser Al Sabah. The Under Secretary offered his thoughts on an ongoing investigation of aircraft engine sales to Iran, his dreams of upgrading the Kuwaiti [...]
2007-09-16 11:00:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU PINR PM
07KUWAIT1413MFA U/S SUPPORTS U.S. IN IRAQ, IRAN AND TIP
[...] (C) On September 17, Charge met with Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Suliman Al-Jarallah to deliver reftel demarche and discuss the positive role of the U.S. in Iraq, the French FM's remarks on Iran and how trafficking in persons is damaging Kuwait's image. End summ [...]
2007-09-19 11:59:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU PINR TIP
07KUWAIT1422TREASURY DAS SAEED DISCUSSES SOVEREIGN WEALTH
[...] (C) Summary: On September 17, a U.S. Treasury delegation led by Middle East DAS Ahmed Saeed and International Monetary Policy Director Robert Kaproth met with the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA),the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK),the Finance Ministry, and the Public Institution for Social S [...]
2007-09-20 09:17:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL KU
07KUWAIT1741SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S JANUARY 11-12
[...] (C) Mr. President, your January 11-12 visit to Kuwait offers a timely opportunity to acknowledge the invaluable cooperation of a key regional ally, and also to press the Government of Kuwait (GOK) to do more on issues of vital interest to the United States - especially Iraq and counterterroris [...]
2007-12-17 23:35:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV ECON KCIP OVIP KU IZ IS EAID KPAO
07KUWAIT293IRAN: GOK EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION, CONCERN DURING
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On February 21, Emboffs met with MFA First Secretary Mansour Alolaimi, who covers Kuwaiti-Iranian relations, to discuss Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah's February 12-13 visit to Tehran. Alolaimi, who accompanied the FM, conveyed GOK frustration wi [...]
2007-02-28 14:19:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ECON ETRD IR KU
07KUWAIT371KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM, THE MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-13 06:16:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT40TERROR FINANCE: EMBASSY KUWAIT VIEWS ON POSSIBLE
[...] (S/NF) Through recent actions and private comments to us and senior USG officials, the GOK has made clear its opposition to the designation of the Kuwaiti charity Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS). Going back almost a year, to the April 2006 visit of Treasury U/S Levey and our trans [...]
2007-01-11 08:37:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNECON PGOV PTER PREL KU KTFN
07KUWAIT450KUWAIT'S AMBASSADOR TO IRAN: APPROACHING THE U.S.
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Kuwait's Ambassador to Iran, Majid Al-Thufiri, who claims good access to senior Iranian officials, shared his impression of Iran's views towards the U.S., regional policies, and domestic political and economic situation in a March 28 meeting with the Ambassador. His key point [...]
2007-03-29 09:38:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL IZ IR KU KUWAIT IRAN REALTIONS
07KUWAIT490KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAN AND US POLICY IN THE MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-07 05:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT808TERRORIST FINANCE: TREASURY A/S O'BRIEN ENGAGES
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On April 23-24, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Sipdis Patrick O'Brien met with senior GOK officials on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance (AML/CTF) issues. He conveyed USG concerns about the activities of the Kuwait-based [...]
2007-05-22 09:42:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNKTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER
07KUWAIT832TERROR FINANCE: ANOTHER RUN AT THE MFA ON
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Econcouns met with MFA Director of Follow-up and Coordination Khalid Maqamis on May 27 to hand-deliver a diplomatic note pressing our case on the designation of three Kuwaiti terrorist facilitators in light of their continued freedom of movement and access to international me [...]
2007-05-28 12:23:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNEAID EFIN ETTC IZ KU PREL PTER KTFN
07KUWAIT89KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ, IRAN, AND RICE'S VISIT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-23 07:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
07KUWAIT938KUWAITIS DEFENSIVE ABOUT TIER 3 TIP RANKING,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The demotion of Kuwait to Tier 3 in the 2007 TIP report garnered a great deal of attention. Kuwaiti officials criticized the TIP report as inaccurate, but pledged to continue working with the U.S. on anti-TIP efforts. Officials and a number of columnists attacked the U.S. h [...]
2007-06-18 11:10:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV ELAB BG RP KU TIP
07KYIV114UKRAINE: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Ref A contained part one of the 2007 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. Part two of the ICS continues below. Text Continued: A.5. Performance Requirements/Incentives PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS There are no known cases of performance requirements imposed on foreign investo [...]
2007-01-18 13:46:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
07KYIV1974UKRAINE: GOU SAYS IATA TICKET STOCK ILLEGAL-THREATENS SHUT
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with representatives from Ukraine's State Aviation Authority (SAA),Economic officers verified the SAA had indeed found the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) ticket stock to be invalid under Ukrainian law. As a result, the SAA ordered IATA to refrain [...]
2007-08-10 13:39:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ERTD KTIA UP
07KYIV2676UKRAINE: SAA TELLS IATA TICKET STOCK OK, BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary. On October 19 in Kyiv, State Aviation Administration (SAA) officials confirmed to visiting International Air Transport Association (IATA) officials that the dispute surrounding IATA's paper tickets (ref D) had been solved, and that sanctions against IATA had been lifted. Howeve [...]
2007-10-24 09:22:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD KTIA PREL UP
07KYIV449UKRAINE: 2007 SPECIAL 301 POST INPUT
[...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: Embassy recommends Ukraine remain on the Special 301 Priority Watch List, which is statutorily accompanied by Section 306 monitoring (Ref A),although the Government of Ukraine is definitely moving in the right direction on IPR protection. The GOU has followe [...]
2007-02-22 15:07:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON UP
07LAGOS10CADBURY: NIGERIA'S ENRON?
[...] (U) Summary: Since 2003, Cadbury Nigeria, Plc. had overstated its financial position by naira 13bn to naira 15bn. This information came to light following the company's discovery of accounting irregularities in November. After a special audit conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC),the comp [...]
2007-01-08 15:27:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN PGOV NI
07LAGOS185NIGERIA 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Mission Nigeria's submission for the annual trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Paragraphs respond to questions in reftel. ------------------ 27. (SBU) Overview ------------------ -- A. Nigeria is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficked persons. [...]
2007-03-13 15:46:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
07LAGOS253PROGRESS ON OIL AND GAS-RELATED LEGISLATION HALTED
[...] (SBU) Before the five-week recess was called unexpectedly on March 21 by the National Assembly, observers predicted pending legislation of interest to the oil and gas industry would pass before the legislature adjourned sina die on May 29. Now however, observers decline to predict what bill [...]
2007-04-10 18:07:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EPET NI PTER ENERG
07LAGOS590NIGERIA: Aviation Briefs
[...] (SBU) Virgin Nigeria passed the Shell Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Group Audit of Flight Operations and Airworthiness/Quality in August. Virgin Nigeria representatives said the airline scored better than Aero Contractors, Arik Air, and Bristows. A successful outcome in this audit sanct [...]
2007-08-23 11:54:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI
07LAPAZ1948SOME TRANSPARENCY AND MAS COMPROMISE IN NEW
[...] (SBU) After nearly two months of deliberations, Bolivia's congress successfully voted on the appointment of four new supreme court judges in a process that while not fully transparent, was a marked improvement over the past. Historically the congressional approval process was opaque, based on [...]
2007-07-13 22:05:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON PHUM BL
07LAPAZ1976COOPERATIVE MINERS MARCH ON LA PAZ AND PLAN TO
[...] Press reports indicate that thousands of cooperative miners arrived the morning of July 17 in El Alto on their way to La Paz. On orders from the Ministry of Government and Ministry of Defense, the police and military are searching all vehicles entering La Paz in an attempt to seize explosive [...]
2007-07-18 05:49:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EMIN BL
07LAPAZ2824CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY SCENARIO I: DEAL AVERTS CRISIS
[...] (C) The Constituent Assembly is officially on recess until October 22 but risks total collapse if the government's Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party and the opposition cannot reach agreement on key issues. This cable lays out the first of two most likely scenarios regarding the Constitu [...]
2007-10-19 12:41:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
07LAPAZ2827CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY SCENARIO II: NO DEAL = CRISIS
[...] (C) The Constituent Assembly is in recess until October 22 but is in danger of complete collapse if the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party and opposition cannot reach agreement on key issues. This cable lays out the second of two likely scenarios regarding the Constituent Assembly's futu [...]
2007-10-19 13:30:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
07LIBREVILLE1OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS SLIGHTLY REDUCE RULING
[...] Summary: Gabon's ruling party won 81 out of 120 seats in the National assembly; other candidates expected to support the government won an additional 21 seats. Opposition parties have a larger presence than in the past, with 17 seats. Electoral reforms may have contributed to greater transp [...]
2007-01-03 07:11:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM GB
07LIMA1511PERU: REQUEST FOR FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR
[...] Per reftel, post has contacted host government officials, NGOs, business and labor groups, and international organizations to obtain updated national-level information on labor law and practice in Peru in 2006. In most cases, the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) was the most [...]
2007-04-24 16:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID PE
07LIMA1572PERU: REQUEST FOR UPDATED INFORMATION FOR DOL
[...] Per e-mail reference, post has contacted host government officials to collect updated information for the Department of Labor's Labor Rights Report. In most cases, the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) was the most appropriate point of contact, although in some cases the data [...]
2007-04-27 21:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID PE
07LIMA2299PERU: DOL REQUEST FOR EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
[...] Per reftel, post provides the following information for mandatory US-Peru Free Trade Agreement reporting requirements. The Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) provided the information cited, although in some cases the data requested was not available. Responses are keyed to re [...]
2007-07-05 20:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ELAB ETRD PE
07LIMA2313DAS COULTER'S VISIT TO PERU FOR POL-MIL TALKS
[...] (SBU) Peru and the United States held their first-ever bilateral POL-MIL talks on June 26 in Lima. Participants noted the striking overlap between the Peruvians' vision of their own security and that of the United States. The Peruvian team, made up of both Foreign Ministry and Ministry of D [...]
2007-07-06 17:45:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
07LIMA3074CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL RULES PARTS OF NGO LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Peru's Constitutional Tribunal ruled on September 6 that parts of the NGO law were unconstitutional, specifically, articles one and nine, which had established tighter controls over private funding of NGOs and had established stiff penalties for NGOs violating the regulations. [...]
2007-09-12 21:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL EAID PE
07LIMA3596LABOR INSPECTORS RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Labor (MOL) recently honored 348 labor inspectors who had completed USAID-funded training on the rights of unions and on workplace subcontracting. Vice Minister of Labor Fernando Garcia said the training demonstrated the MOL's commitment to professionalize the [...]
2007-11-08 17:43:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALECIN ECON ELAB ETRD PE
07LISBON1085PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON APRIL 23-24 FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (U) Pol-Econ officer spoke with Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha about the U.S. policy views on the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Cuba, and trade as requested reftels a and b. Rocha replied as follows: 2. (C) CUBA: The EU common position on Cuba will be marginal for the foreign m [...]
2007-04-20 16:13:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALIS IR AF KPAL ETRD PREL PO
07LISBON1297PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON THE MAY 14-15 FOREIGN
[...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel U.S. policy interests on the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Iran, and EU-Russia. She also shared Portugal's views on the Italian initiative to introduce a draft UN Resolution against the death penalty. 2. (C) [...]
2007-05-11 16:37:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALIS IR AF KPAL ETRD PREL
07LISBON1386PORTUGAL IMPUT FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF
[...] (U) MFA Latin America Desk Officer Joao Batista said Portugal's relationship with Cuba has not changed over the last year and responded to reftel questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) Economic activity between Portugal and Cuba is lim [...]
2007-05-18 16:06:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD ETTC PREL PO
07LISBON1622PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON JUNE 18-19 FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Cuba, Serbia, Kosovo, and Sudan. 2. (C) Cuba: Rocha reported that Portugal supported the proposal to remove EU sanctions. She emphasized Portugal's interest in suppor [...]
2007-06-15 17:08:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALKPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PARM PGOV PREL PO
07LISBON182PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON JANUARY 22 GAERC MEETING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA's Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered the Portuguese perspective on items scheduled for January's General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. Portugal agrees with the EU consensus on most issues but (1) favors greater flexibility in d [...]
2007-01-19 17:12:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALYI PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR PO
07LISBON1858U.S.- EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS DISCUSSES KOSOVO,
[...] (SBU) A/S Fried met July 13 in Lisbon with Political Directors (PolDirs) from the 27 EU member states and with the EU Troika political directors. The agenda included Kosovo, Russia, NATO coordination in Afghanistan, conflicts in Africa, institution building in the Palestinian Territories, and [...]
2007-07-18 17:35:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALCVIS MOPS PHUM PREL PO EUN UN XA AF ZL RS
07LISBON1882PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON JULY 23 FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha outlined Portugal's views on the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, the Ukraine, Iran, Middle East, and Sudan. She also offered a preview of EU discussions on the Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya. 2. (C) [...]
2007-07-23 06:37:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALKPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI
07LISBON2288AUSTR DONNELLY DISCUSSES TRADE ISSUES WITH
[...] (SBU) AUSTR for Europe and the Middle East Shaun Donnelly and USTR Director for European and Middle Eastern Trade Affairs Paul Burkhead held meetings with Portuguese trade and economic officials in Lisbon on August 28. They discussed Doha Round next steps, November 9 Transatlantic Economic Cou [...]
2007-09-06 14:16:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PO
07LISBON2303PORTUGAL VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 7-8
[...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, Russia, Georgia, China, India, and the Middle East. She also mentioned that the ministers will take up a discussion on Lebanon and Burma during their two days of [...]
2007-09-07 14:09:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALYI RS PGOV PREL PO EUN
07LISBON2500EU-CUBA MEETING IN NEW YORK: "USUAL STUFF" AND A
[...] ( C ) Summary: Paulo Lourenco, diplomatic advisor to Portuguese FM Amado, called DCM to provide a readout of September 24 meeting in New York between the EU and Cuba. Meeting was described as "the usual stuff," with both sides listening and explaining impediments to engagement, but no resoluti [...]
2007-09-25 15:23:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA PGOV EU PO CU
07LISBON2558PORTUGAL: EU TO STRENGTHEN SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA
[...] (SBU) In response to recent unrest, the EU will discuss strengthening both political and economic sanctions regime against Burma during the October 3 COREPER meeting in Brussels. In addition, the EU is engaging China, India and the ASEAN countries, encouraging them to exert greater pressure [...]
2007-10-03 15:52:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM BU
07LISBON2613PORTUGAL'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 15- 16
[...] (U) In advance of the October 15-16 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded with Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests including Kosovo, Russia, Libya, the Middle East, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Chad, and Burma. She noted that the ministers will return to the issue o [...]
2007-10-12 14:53:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALYI RS KPAL PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC EUN PO
07LISBON2730PORTUGUESE FM AMADO ON RUSSIA, IRAN, KOSOVO, AND
[...] (C) Ambassador hosted FM Amado for a very friendly, two-and-a-half hour one-on-one lunch at the Residence on October 24. Amado said the EU would press President Putin during the October 26 EU-Russia summit to agree to additional UN sanctions on Iran and to invite the OSCE to observe the De [...]
2007-10-26 17:48:00Embassy LisbonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PO
07LISBON2750US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND US-EU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On Iran, all parties agreed on the need for concerted action in response to its nuclear program and pretensions for regional hegemony, as well as its deteriorating human rights situation. On the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the EU emphasized its support for the planned int [...]
2007-10-30 16:01:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR
07LISBON279PORTUGAL'S EXPORT CREDIT AGENCY: NO EXPOSURE IN
[...] (SBU) Ministry of Finance Coordinator Teresa Costa told post that Portugal's Export Credit Agency, COSEC, did not have any exposure in Iran, according to September 2006 records. Costa did note that Iran is open for both short and mid/long term export credit insurance, the former requiring an [...]
2007-01-30 15:01:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN MNUC PREL EXIM UNSC OECD IR PO
07LISBON2929PORTUGAL RESPONSE IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER 19-20
[...] (U) In advance of the November 19 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on reftel points, including the upcoming summit with Africa, Kosovo, Bosnia, Iran, Iraq, the Middle East, Burma, and Pakistan. She further mentioned that the GAERC plans to raise the p [...]
2007-11-16 18:02:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALIR IS IZ LE SY PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON2960EU-ASIA (ASEAN, CHINA, INDIA) SUMMITS: MORE THALK THAN SUBSTANCE
[...] (C) November ends in a flurry of EU-Asia Summits for Portugal's EU Presidency, with the EU-ASEAN Summit on November 22 in Singapore, EU-China Summit on November 28 in Beijing, and EU-India Summit on November 30 in New Delhi. Although agendas include everything from human rights to climate change, [...]
2007-11-20 19:47:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PO TW IN CH EUN
07LISBON3051PORTUGAL'S FALL REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III
[...] (U) Portuguese MFA Latin America Desk Officer Leandro Amado reported that Portugal's relationship with Cuba has not changed over the last year. He responded to ref A questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) Economic activity between Por [...]
2007-11-30 16:48:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL PO
07LISBON3095PORTUGAL: WILLING TO RAISE ADDITIONAL BURMA
[...] (C) Portugal strongly supported the recent tightening of EU sanctions against Burma and is willing to consider further "smart" sanctions, including targeting three banks used by the Burmese government per the USG suggestion. MFA officials asked the USG to elaborate further on its proposal so t [...]
2007-12-06 07:56:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PO BU
07LISBON3114NOVEMBER US-EU COTER MEETING ENHANCES DISCUSSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and EU counterterrorism (CT) experts shared their assessments, concerns, and cooperation agendas at the November 29 working group meeting on terrorism (COTER). In response to the U.S. briefing on the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TS/CTP),the Portuguese presid [...]
2007-12-07 16:08:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL EUN PO
07LISBON3116PORTUGUESE VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC
[...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to ref A policy interests with the Portuguese views in advance of the GAERC meeting on December 10 and 11. In addition to reftel points, Rocha mentioned that ministers would review conclusions on Lebanon and would consider proposals to [...]
2007-12-07 17:13:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALIR IZ IS PREL PGOV PO
07LISBON3145PORTUGAL: ADDITIONAL EU SANCTIONS ON BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-13 14:59:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PO BM
07LISBON3178EU-AFRICA SUMMIT; EPAS, ZIMBABWE, DARFUR
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary. The Portuguese are justly proud of the successful EU-Africa Summit held December 8-9 in Lisbon, even if the self-congratulation is sometimes over the top. Economic partnership agreements that the European mission thought were a done deal were derailed for further study, and [...]
2007-12-18 16:54:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EAID ETRD PINS MOPS PHUM EUN XA PO
07LISBON435PORTUGAL ON FREEZING ASSETS NOT SPECIFICALLY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-16 14:17:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDIR KNNP PARM PREL EFIN ETTC
07LISBON533PORTUGAL'S THOUGHTS ON MARCH 5-6 GAERC
[...] (U) Pol-Econ Officer met MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha to solicit Portugal's views on the March GAERC issues. Energy, the UN Human Rights Council, and climate issues do not fall under Rocha's portfolio, so she did not comment. 2. (SBU) BOSNIA: The EU unanimously supports t [...]
2007-03-05 11:56:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALYI IR KPAL PREL PGOV ENRG PO
07LISBON549PORTUGAL'S RESPONSE ON IAEA REPORT ON UNSCR 1737
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-06 09:46:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDIR KNNP PO
07LISBON821PORTUGAL'S THOUGHTS ON EU FOREIGN MINISTERS'
[...] (U) In advance of the March 30-31 Foreign Ministers' meeting, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on the Balkans, Iran, the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP),and the human rights crisis in Zimbabwe. 2. (C) KOSOVO: Portugal firmly supports Ahtisaari and [...]
2007-03-28 16:33:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IQ PO
07LJUBLJANA118SLOVENIA ON MARCH GAERC
[...] (C) Polecon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA European Correspondent Aljaz Arih March 1, 2007. --Balkans-- Arih expected Bosnia and discussion of the extension of OHR to the be top subject in this category. On Serbia and Kosovo, Slovenia remains in agreement. --Israeli-Palestinian Iss [...]
2007-03-01 14:14:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG KPAL SI
07LJUBLJANA155SLOVENIA SAYING ALL THE RIGHT THINGS TO IRANIAN FM
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki touched down in Ljubljana for a one day visit on March 14, meeting with Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, Prime Minister Janez Jansa, and President Janez Drnovsek for conversations touching on bilateral issues but focusing on the Iranian [...]
2007-03-15 14:12:00Embassy LjubljanaSECRETPREL KNNP PINR IR SI
07LJUBLJANA163SLOVENIA'S PRESIDENT TO CONVEY IRAN MESSAGE TO UN
[...] (C) Summary. Slovenia's president Drnovsek recently initiated an exchange with President Ahmadinejad over Iran's nuclear activities and hoped to discuss this with President Bush in Washington this week. With that hope dashed, Drnovsek will meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on March [...]
2007-03-21 04:57:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PINR IR SI
07LJUBLJANA469SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF JULY GAERC
[...] (C) Acting PolEcon Chief delivered reftel points to MFA Office of EU Affairs representative Aljaz Arih July 18. Kosovo - Arih expressed hope that a UN resolution can be reached within the additional 120 days allocated for negotiation but is not optimistic. Slovenia has made no official deci [...]
2007-07-20 12:09:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SI
07LJUBLJANA624SLOVENIA SUPPORTS KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE BURMESE
[...] (U) CDA delivered reftel points to Ambassador Janez Premoze, Head of the COASI Working Group at the MFA Division for Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. Premoze stated that Slovenia supports the joint US-EU statement on Burma, the statement issued by EU Presidency Chair Portugal, and the UK propos [...]
2007-10-03 17:03:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BM SI
07LJUBLJANA632SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 15-16 FOREIGN
[...] (U) This is an action request cable, please see para. 4. 2. (SBU) On October 9, P/E Chief delivered reftel's points to MFA Director of EU Affairs Matej Marn. He offered the following: WTO/DDA ------- 3. (C) Marn commented that WTO/DDA would be a short point on the GAERC agenda - Com [...]
2007-10-09 11:13:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL YI RS LY IS IZ
07LJUBLJANA648DEMARCHE ON IRAN TO SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE
[...] (C) On October 12, Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel points to MFA State Secretary Matjaz Sinkovec and urged Slovenia to advocate for a strong GAERC statement on Iran. Sinkovec explained that while Slovenia preferred UN sanctions, it had no problem with discussions about autonomous European s [...]
2007-10-12 12:41:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR XF EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA667SLOVENIA SUPPORTS COMMON EU POSITION ON SANCTIONS
[...] (C) On October 24, EmbOffs urged Ambassador Janez Premoze, head of the MFA Division for Asia, Africa, and the Pacific, to consider implementing or toughening financial sanctions against the Burmese government, particularly bans on the export of financial services and on new investment, as requ [...]
2007-10-24 14:59:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD BM SI
07LJUBLJANA684TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE SAUDI
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 15:26:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PTER ETTC PREL KTFN SI
07LJUBLJANA688SLOVENIA CONSIDERING THEMES FOR FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) In an October 30 meeting with Andrej Svetlicic from the Legal Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Emboffs invited Svetlicic and other senior Slovenian officials attending the Lisbon financial sanctions workshop to meet on November 28, immediately after the Portuguese-hosted wo [...]
2007-10-30 15:27:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PREL PTER KTFN EUN SI
07LJUBLJANA71SLOVENIA RESPONSE TO FEBRUARY GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Polecon Chief met with MFA EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih to discuss reftel points February 9. -- Kosovo/Serbia: The GOS sees Ahtisaari's presentation of his draft plan as a significant step toward settlement of Kosovo's status and agrees with the USG that a firm timeline should be maint [...]
2007-02-09 12:51:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD SI
07LJUBLJANA717SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19-20 FOREIGN
[...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel's non-paper to the MFA's EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih on November 15. Arih remarked that we were on the "same line" on most issues, including Bosnia, Iran, and Pakistan. He requested that the U.S. consider inviting Slovenia to the Annapolis meeting. EU-China Sum [...]
2007-11-15 15:53:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK
07LJUBLJANA721SLOVENIA DEFERS TO COMMON EU APPROACH TO SANCTIONS
[...] (C) On November 15, EmbOff met with Milena Radenkovic, Third Secretary of the MFA's Division for Asia, Africa, and the Pacific, to encourage Slovenia to support tougher EU financial sanctions on Burma to exert pressure on the ruling generals to begin a transition to a civilian, democratic gov [...]
2007-11-20 12:38:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD EFIN BM SI
07LJUBLJANA749SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC
[...] (U) Emboff delivered Department's points to the MFA's EU Correspondent Aljaz Arih on December 6. EU Enlargement -------------- 2. (C) Arih said that Slovenia, as one of the strongest advocates for EU enlargement, agreed with our points. He noted that the EU was still drafting the Europe [...]
2007-12-07 10:44:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV IR IS BM SY
07LONDON104ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER EO 13382:
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The UK views the U.S. designation of Bank Sepah under Executive Order 13382 as a "significant ratcheting up of pressure on Iran" and supports our view that the designation is consistent with the language of UNSCR 1737. The UK would appreciate information on how the designatio [...]
2007-01-10 15:34:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL KNNP KN PARM EFIN FR GE IT UK
07LONDON1196UK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 30-31 FOREIGN
[...] (U) UK priorities for the upcoming GYMNICH meeting are maintaining EU unity in support of 1) Ahtisaari's Kosovo plan; 2) a "middle ground" approach to the new Palestinian Unity Government, and 3) moving forward on EU-specific Iran sanctions. Martin Shearman, the Foreign Office's European Corr [...]
2007-03-28 15:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL EUN XG IS IR ZI FI UK
07LONDON1279ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS REVIEWS AFGHAN AND OTHER CN ISSUES WITH UK
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-04 14:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALSNAR AF UK
07LONDON1835(S/NF) UK CONDUCTING STUDY OF IMPACT OF IRANIAN
[...] (S/NF) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is doing a Top Secret study -- likely to get widespread attention within Her Majesty's Government -- of the real impact of Iranian financial measures. The study, which is intended to draw upon both open and closed sources, is intended to in [...]
2007-05-14 16:13:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PARM PTER ETTC IR UK
07LONDON1873(C) SUDAN: FCO ON NEXT STEPS ON DARFUR
[...] (C) The UK agrees with the thrust of reftel and is delivering supportive messages to the African Union (AU),according to Bruce Bucknell, Deputy Head of the FCO Sudan Unit. He told Poloffs May 16 that the British ambassador in Addis Ababa had spoken with AU Commission Chair Konare on May 14; [...]
2007-05-16 15:41:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SU UK
07LONDON2182UK SHARES CONCERNS ON THE GROWING IRAN-VENEZUELA
[...] (C) HMG is "on the same page" regarding growing Iran-Venezula ties, FCO Venezuela Desk Officer Peter Kay told us May 17. Kay, who had visited Caracas the previous week, had discussed the Iran-Venezuela relationship with numerous interlocutors; he noted Venezula at that point had just announc [...]
2007-06-06 17:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KPRP PGOV PHUM IR UK VE LG
07LONDON2340CUBA SOLIDARITY GROUP MAY FORCE SANCTIONS SHOWDOWN
[...] Summary: Hilton Hotels in the UK believes its efforts to obey US sanctions on Cuba, while simultaneously respecting UK law banning discrimination based on nationality, will soon be tested by a pro-Cuban government NGO. The NGO will seek to check a Cuban delegation into a Hilton hotel in the U [...]
2007-06-19 07:34:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ELAB CU UK
07LONDON2396DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] (SBU) On June 20 Poloff delivered the nonpaper conveyed in reftel to Foreign Office Iran Multilateral Team Leader Will Gelling and to his colleague Christian Turner, who is slated to be the UK's DCM in Tehran later this year. 2. (SBU) Gelling noted with approval that USG is also notifying [...]
2007-06-21 13:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM IR EUN UK
07LONDON2457IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUE: UK FEEDBACK ON SOLANA-LARIJANI
[...] Summary (CO) EU's Solana saw no movement during June 23 talks with Larijani on suspension and rebuffed Larijani's suggestion to link next steps on the nuclear issue in any way to the upcoming visit to Iran by IAEA chief El Baradei, according to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The UK [...]
2007-06-26 17:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL EU IR IZ UK
07LONDON249UK PREVIEW OF THE JANUARY GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) expects Kosovo and Iran to be major issues of discussion at the January GAERC. UK goals are to 1) keep "wobbly" EU Members on board with the need to resolve Kosovo's status as soon as possible after the Serbian elections and 2) keep the [...]
2007-01-22 17:40:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR YI SR BK IS SO IR
07LONDON2965(S) IRAN'S BANK MELLI INVOLVEMENT IN PROLIFERATION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Demarche and non-paper were delivered July 31, 2007 to Patrick Guthrie, Head of Financial Sanctions Unit, HM Treasury (HMT) by Econoff. Guthrie said HMT would promptly consider and respond to the material and our request for UK information on Bank Melli that could be shared with [...]
2007-08-02 06:25:00Embassy LondonSECRETETTC KNNP PARM PREL IR UK
07LONDON3175IRAN: BROTHER OF IRGC'S SAFAVI SAYS A U.S. TERROR
[...] (C) Summary. xxxxxxxxxxxx Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) xxxxxxxxxxxx told London Iran Watcher xxxxxxxxxxxx that Iran's cooperation on security in Iraq, though not yet evident, would be forthcoming, but in the same breath argued that a U.S. terrorist designation of the IRGC would prevent any [...]
2007-08-17 08:34:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPTER KPRP PGOV PHUM PREL BA KU IR IS UK
07LONDON3228BRITISH AGREE TO COSPONSOR TO 1518 COMMITTEE, BUT
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 6. 2. (S) The British are seeking Ministerial approval to co-sponsor to the 1518 Committee names 2-7 in State 104666, according to Sarah Bennett and James Smith of the Sanctions Team, International Organizations Department, Foreign and Commonwea [...]
2007-08-20 17:35:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN KTFN UK UNSC
07LONDON3283(S) BRITISH QUESTION TWO NAMES ON PROPOSED 1518
[...] (S) Two of the names on Ref E's proposed listings to the UN's 1518 Committee "might be promising" participants in the Iraq Reconciliation process, according to the FCO's James Smith, Desk Officer Iraq Directorate, and Sarah Bennett, Sanctions Team, International Organizations Department. The [...]
2007-08-24 15:24:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN KTFN UK UNSC
07LONDON3539SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Your visit is much welcomed. You come to London at a critical moment. The UK is adjusting to the change in leadership from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown, who has displayed calm confidence in addressing key domestic challenges in the short period he has been Prime [...]
2007-09-14 16:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN PREL UK
07LONDON3571UK WORRIED ABOUT IRAN, THEY TELL TREASURY A/S
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: British officials told Patrick O'Brien, A/S for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, Treasury, on September 6, that they are very worried about Iran. Both sides agreed we should continue to turn up the pressure on Iran within the context of the United Nations Security Cou [...]
2007-09-17 18:16:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PTER IR LY UK
07LONDON3679IRAN'S BANK MARKAZI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UK
[...] (S) Embassy on September 24 delivered ref demarche on the opening of a Bank Markazi account at Bank Saderat UK to HM Treasury and to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 2. (S) According to FCO Iran Multilateral Team leader Will Gelling, HMG agrees that, even in the absence of a specific U [...]
2007-09-25 09:53:00Embassy LondonSECRETKNNP MNUC IR BO FR IT UK
07LONDON3766BRITISH AGREE TO CO-SPONSOR ALL 1518 COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-02 16:20:00Embassy LondonSECRETEFIN KTFN UK UNSC
07LONDON3915UK EXPECTATIONS FOR GAERC MEETING; AGREEMENT TO
[...] (C) In response to ref a points, Tom Burn of the Foreign Office's EU Section provided Poloff with the following readout of UK expectations for next week's GAERC: 2. (C) Iran: Burn shared the agreed upon language to be included in the text of the GAERC conclusions: "The Council agreed t [...]
2007-10-12 14:49:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN ETRD ETTC KPAL YI RS LY IZ IR
07LONDON3923XXXXXXXXXXXX ARGUES TIME IS RIPE FOR
[...] (C) Summary. XXXXXXXXXXXX told London Iran Watcher (Poloff) that Islamic republic of Iran decision-makers lack the confidence to initiate an offer to the West to soften Iran's nuclear or regional posture, but are now, due to internal political conditions, hoping for a Western-initiated proposal on [...]
2007-10-12 16:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC IR UK
07LONDON3924IRAN DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBER STATES AHEAD OF OCTOBER
[...] (C/NF) Summary: London Iran Watcher (Poloff) delivered reftel nonpaper to FCO Iran Multilateral team leader Will Gelling, who said that at the GAERC HMG will be focused on autonomous sanctions only, and is confident the EU will quickly endorse this aim. Gelling added that HMG opposes trying [...]
2007-10-12 16:59:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IR XF EUN UK
07LONDON3983AMBASSADOR THANKS IRAN DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Per reftel request for Chiefs of Mission worldwide to underscore U.S. support for democracy advocates, Ambassador met October 11 with two UK-based Iranian expatriate journalists to thank them for their years of advocacy for human rights and democracy in Iran and to lead their dis [...]
2007-10-19 12:14:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PHUM IR UK
07LONDON4082FCC COMMISSIONER COPPS EXPLORES UK'S DIGITAL TV TRANSITION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The UK's transition to digital TV is progressing smoothly thanks in large part to an impressive BPS 200 Million ($400 Million) public awareness campaign and a BPS 600 Million ($1.2 Billion) Help Scheme, according to HMG officials. The analog BBC TWO signal in the small town of Whit [...]
2007-10-30 13:03:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON UK
07LONDON4328(C/NF) UK SHARES U.S. GOALS ON IRAN; WE SHOULD RE-FOCUS UK DOMESTIC EFFORTS AND INCREASE COORDINATION REF: A. STATE 156409 B. STATE 157039 LONDON 00004328 001.2 OF 006
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 16:16:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MNUC EFIN PTER KTFN IR UK
07LONDON438(C) DARFUR: UK MULLING TOUGHER MEASURES
[...] (U) Action Request - please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) FCO is drafting a strategy for Darfur that will probably go to ministers next week. HMG continues to support the Addis Ababa and Abuja agreements but "patience is running out" over their non-implementation, according to Paul Norris of th [...]
2007-02-02 16:38:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR UNSC SU UK
07LONDON4454U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Per instructions reftel, DCM delivered reftel points December 3 to Permanent Under Secretary of State Peter Ricketts. Ricketts, who was accompanied by FCO's Iran Coordinator Antony Phillipson, appeared not to have been previously aware of the NIE or its contents. Nevertheles [...]
2007-12-04 13:10:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKNNP MNUC IR PARM UK
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