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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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08CHISINAU191CHANGE IN CUBA: MOLDOVA WILL DELIVER PRO FORMA NOTE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-25 13:09:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EU CU MD
08CHISINAU539CUBA OP-ED PLACED IN MOLDOVAN PRESS
[...] (U) Embassy Chisinau supported the U.S. effort to promote peaceful democratic change in Cuba by placing the Op-Ed "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People" in the local press. 2. (U) Ambassador Kirby's signed Op-Ed "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People" was featured in "Flux" newspape [...]
2008-05-22 05:45:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU MD
08COPENHAGEN100DENMARK CONCERNED ABOUT EU COMMISSIONER'S CUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-28 13:54:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV EUN CU DA
08COPENHAGEN257DANES SUPPORTIVE ON NEW YORK PRISONERS OF
[...] (C) Post reached Emil Hother Paulsen, Danish representative to the EU's COHOM human rights meeting, early May 6 in Brussels to urge Denmark's support for our latest compromise on the Prisoners of Conscience events this summer. We emphasized the importance of these events to political prisoner [...]
2008-05-06 09:31:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM EUN CU DA
08COPENHAGEN290DENMARK: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] Reinforcing DRL Assistant Secretary Kramer's May 13 call to Danish Deputy Foreign Minister Federspiel, Embassy Copenhagen demarched the Danish Foriegn Ministry's Asia and Latin America Department to encourage official Danish participation in the May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People. [...]
2008-05-16 07:25:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU DA
08COPENHAGEN6682009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: DENMARK
[...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS09). ICS09 will form part of the 2009 Country Commercial Guide for Denmark. 2. INVESTMENT CLIMATE - Denmark Introduction Denmark is characterized by political, economic and regulatory stability. The macroeconomic environment is [...]
2008-12-16 15:46:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC DA
08COTONOU117DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-24 07:16:00Embassy CotonouCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL CU BN
08COTONOU207OVERVIEW OF BENIN'S DOMESTIC POLITICAL SCENE
[...] (C) Summary: Fully cognizant of the very public tilt in the political balance of power towards his opponents, President Boni Yayi has undertaken a full court press to regain the momentum of his triumphs in the March 2006 presidential and March 2007 legislative elections. At stake is regainin [...]
2008-04-11 05:50:00Embassy CotonouCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM PINR BN
08COTONOU261POST PLAN FOR "DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE"
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-05 08:56:00Embassy CotonouUNCLASSIFIEDBN CU KDEM PHUM PREL
08CURACAO66CONGEN CURACAO PLANS FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-14 04:37:00Consulate CuracaoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM CU NA AA
08CURACAO82OPPOSITION PARTIES AND VENEZUELA COMPLAIN ABOUT U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Local opposition parties are using rising fuel prices and fears of regional conflict to attempt, unsuccessfully, to stir up popular opposition to the U.S. counter-drug Forward Operating Location (FOL). Local media reports have also highlighted recent Venezuelan government criticis [...]
2008-06-24 18:24:00Consulate CuracaoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS SNAR NA NL AA VE
08DAKAR416GUINEA BISSAU:THE USG SHOULD RE-OPEN EMBASSY BISSAU
[...] This is an action request. See para 14. 2. (C) Summary. Prospects for achieving USG goals in Guinea-Bissau are problematic at best as long as the embassy in Bissau remains shuttered. Weak security, porous borders, poor governance, fragile democracy, and unchecked narcotics trafficking m [...]
2008-04-08 12:42:00Embassy DakarCONFIDENTIALAMGT ABLD PGOV PREL PU
08DAKAR529DAKAR FRAUD SUMMARY - SECOND QUARTER FY2008
[...] Following is Embassy Dakar's quarterly fraud reporting cable for the second quarter of FY 2008. Responses are keyed to Ref A. 2. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, a compliant judiciary, and multiple weak political parties. The [...]
2008-05-08 07:35:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC KCOR SG
08DAKAR530DAKAR FRAUD SUMMARY - SECOND QUARTER FY2008
[...] Following is Embassy Dakar's quarterly fraud reporting cable for the second quarter of FY 2008. Responses are keyed to Ref A. 2. A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Senegal is a secular republic with a strong presidency, weak legislature, a compliant judiciary, and multiple weak political parties. The [...]
2008-05-08 07:35:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC KSTC KCOR SG
08DAMASCUS364SYRIA-CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT, MAY 2008
[...] (U) In response to ref A: The SARG has taken no actions to promote the advancement of democracy or human rights in Cuba and as a matter of foreign policy has expressed a support for Cuban policies. 2. (U) The SARG has made no public statements or undertaken other governmental actions [...]
2008-05-22 14:57:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU SY
08DARESSALAAM127TANZANIA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-25 14:18:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CU TZ
08DILI138DEMARCHE TO TIMOR-LESTE ON PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE
[...] (U) DCM met May 9 with Celio Moniz, Acting Director of Multilateral Affairs at Timor-Leste's Foreign Ministry. Drawing on reftel a, we urged that Timor-Leste co-sponsor the draft Declaration on Prisoners of Conscience. We stressed that it was not a country-specific measure, and that it affir [...]
2008-05-12 08:29:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA TT
08DILI216MISSION DILI COMMENTS ON UNFPA CPD FOR TIMOR-LESTE
[...] In response to reftel, US Mission Dili offers the following comments on UNFPA's Country Program Document for Timor-Leste for 2009-13. 2. General: In general, the proposed Country Program Document (CPD) is analytical, well written and reality/evidence based. The document aptly incorporate [...]
2008-08-28 09:24:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SOCI TT
08DILI289STATEMENT BY TIMOR-LESTE PRESIDENT RAMOS-HORTA ON U.S.
[...] On November 4, the Office of Timor-Leste President Ramos-Horta released the following statement on the U.S. Presidential elections. 2. Begin text: President of the Republic and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Josi Ramos-Horta, congratulated today the president-elect of the United States, B [...]
2008-11-09 04:56:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL TT
08DILI297U.S. PACIFIC FLEET AND U.S. MARINE FORCES PACIFIC EXPLORE
[...] (C) Summary. Teams from both U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) and U.S. Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) concluded an assessment trip to Timor-Leste on November 22 designed to determine how they can provide additional assistance to Timor-Leste's security sector. In doing so, members met with a [...]
2008-11-25 07:04:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON MARR EAID TT
08DILI70WHEELS UP FOR TIMOR-LESTE CUBAN MEDICS
[...] (C) Summary. On February 24, the government of Timor-Leste facilitated the departure of four Cuban doctors to the U.S. under the Special Public Benefit Parole Program (SBPB). Timor-Leste appreciates the support of the Cuban medical mission's 200-plus doctors and nurses operating in the country [...]
2008-03-04 03:53:00Embassy DiliCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM CU ID TT
08DOHA400QATAR-CUBA: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF
[...] In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information on Qatar's relations with Cuba. ------------------------------ Investment and Bilateral Trade ------------------------------ 2. In April, state-owned real estate company Qatari Diar signed a USD 70 million deal with [...]
2008-05-22 13:38:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ETTC PREL CU QA
08DOHA521QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY, PART TWO: ASSETS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) holds its estimated USD 60 billion in a wide variety of investments. Not content to sit on Treasury bills and other conservative, low-return assets, the QIA is buying significant stakes in Western and Asian firms, and taking on riskier inve [...]
2008-07-24 13:18:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEINV EFIN ECON QA
08DUBLIN104IRELAND: EU VISIT TO CUBA WILL CONFORM WITH
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarches to Americas Desk Officer Karen Miller, Department of Foreign Affairs, on February 29. Acknowledging USG concerns regarding the timing and focus of EU Commissioner Michel's visit to Cuba, Miller emphasized that the EU Common Position on Cuba requires that [...]
2008-02-29 14:52:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN CU EI
08DUBLIN192SCENESETTER FOR IRISH PRIME MINISTER'S ADDRESS TO
[...] (C) Prime Minister (Taoiseach, TEE-SHUCK) Bertie Ahern's address to a Joint Session of Congress on April 30 will be framed by the Northern Ireland peace process, Irish economic growth (the "Celtic Tiger"),Ireland's view of its place in the world, and Ahern's announcement that he will step dow [...]
2008-04-11 14:38:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV EAIR MOPPS MARR EI
08DUBLIN223IRELAND ACCEPTS CUBAN REFUGEES; PASSES MUTUAL LEGAL
[...] (SBU) Sean Aylward, Secretary General of the Irish Department of Justice, Equality, and Law Reform told the Embassy April 22 that the way had been cleared to immediately resettle 11 Cuban refugees who have been sheltering at Guantanamo. He added that the Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) Bi [...]
2008-04-29 10:15:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF CJAN EUN KCRM KJUS KTIA KFRD KWMN EI
08DUBLIN289SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL LEAHY TO IRELAND
[...] (U) CODEL Leahy will arrive against a backdrop of a new Irish Government led by Prime Minister Brian Cowen, the continuing successful peace process in Northern Ireland, a slowing, but still world-class economic growth -- the "Celtic Tiger" -- and an Ireland that is increasingly engaged in for [...]
2008-05-21 15:56:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV EAIR MOPPS MARR EI
08DUBLIN291IRISH VIEWS OF THE MAY 26-27 FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (U) POLOFF delivered Ref A demarche on May 22, 2008 to Claire Buckley, Deputy European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs. ---- Cuba ---- 2. (C) Buckley acknowledged the U.S. position on Cuba, saying that Ireland recognized the "crossroads" potential for change there, and e [...]
2008-05-23 11:03:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV EI
08DUBLIN357IRISH VIEWS OF THE JUNE 16-17 FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche on June 12 to Pat Kelly, European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs. EU Foreign Ministers will be briefed by High Representative Javier Solana following his scheduled discussions with Iranian leaders in Tehran, June 14-15. There are no plans to [...]
2008-06-13 16:43:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALIS PHUM PREL PGOV EI
08DUBLIN436IRELAND WILLING TO CONSIDER RESETTLING GUANTANAMO
[...] (S) Summary: On July 15, 2008 Ambassador-at Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson met Michael Flahive, Assistant Secretary in the Irish Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, and Darach Mac Fhoinnbhairr (MAC-FIN-BAR),Director, America,s Section, Department of Foreign Affairs t [...]
2008-07-24 12:03:00Embassy DublinSECRETPREL PGOV PREF CJAN EUN KJUS KTIA EI
08DUBLIN566IRELAND UNLIKELY TO RESETTLE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
[...] (S) EUR/WE Office Director Pamela Spratlen reviewed the status of Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson's presentation to the Irish government on July 15, 2008, in which Williamson requested the Government of Ireland to accept one or more detainees from Guantanamo who coul [...]
2008-10-15 08:54:00Embassy DublinSECRETPREL PGOV PREF CJAN EUN KJUS KTIA KAWC EI
08DUBLIN609SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL LEAHY TO IRELAND
[...] (U) Embassy Dublin welcomes Senator Leahy to Ireland. The Senator will arrive against a backdrop of an Irish Government led by Prime Minister Brian Cowen that is facing economic woes and uncertain relations with the European Union following its rejection of the Lisbon Treaty in a referendum i [...]
2008-11-06 18:38:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV EAIR SENV MOPPS MARR
08DUBLIN616SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (U) Welcome to Ireland. We look forward to your visit. You will arrive against a backdrop of an Irish Government led by Prime Minister Brian Cowen that is facing economic woes and uncertain relations with the European Union following its rejection of the Lisbon Treaty in a referendum in June [...]
2008-11-12 16:53:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV EAIR SENV MOPPS MARR
08DUBLIN662SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL DODD TO IRELAND
[...] (U) Embassy Dublin welcomes Senator Dodd to Ireland. The Senator will arrive against a backdrop of an Irish Government led by Prime Minister Brian Cowen that is facing economic woes, uncertain relations with the European Union following its rejection of the Lisbon Treaty in a referendum in J [...]
2008-12-07 10:44:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV EAIR SENV MOPPS MARR
08DUBLIN707IRELAND/CUBA: UPCOMING MINISTERIAL VISIT AND
[...] (C) Summary. Ireland's Foreign Minister publicly announced plans for an official visit to Cuba in mid-February, a first for any Irish Minister. He also signaled Ireland's willingness to accept Guantanamo detainees as part of an EU response to any plan to close Guantanamo proposed by the inco [...]
2008-12-30 07:29:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PTER CU EI MX
08DUSHANBE1133TAJIKISTAN SCO SUMMIT MEDIA REACTION - CAREFUL BALANCE OF
[...] (U) Summary: Tajikistan's political analysts expressed few expectations from the SCO summit in the weekly papers prior to the summit, except that Russia would seek support for its actions in Georgia and recognition of independence for South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Most commentators praised Russi [...]
2008-09-10 11:21:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KDEM PREL PHUM TI
08EFTOBUENOSAIRES648ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR
[...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------------ Introduction ------------ 2. (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your May 21-22 visit to Argentina. We are looking to build on an already positive bilateral relationsh [...]
2008-05-15 18:29:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PTER SNAR ECON EFIN BEXP AR
08GENEVA1105December 17 Meeting of TNC
[...] Summary. At a meeting of the Trade Negotiations Committee (TNC) on December 17, 2008 WTO Director General Lamy recognized with disappointment that it is not possible to conclude the Agriculture and NAMA modalities before the end of the year, but stressed the need to continue work in early 2009 [...]
2008-12-19 16:05:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
08GENEVA256OIC POWER PLAY DOMINATES HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The seventh session of the Human Rights \ Council, which ran March 3-28 with an April 1 extension, \ highlighted the power of the Organization of the Islamic \ Conference (OIC) in that still evolving body. The session's \ defining moment came in the closing minutes of its last \ sche [...]
2008-04-04 15:26:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC
08GENEVA311UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: FUTURE UNCERTAIN, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The UN Human Rights Council kicked off its Universal Periodic Review (UPR) with an April 7-18 session that examined the human rights behavior of an initial tranche of sixteen countries. It is too early to fully assess UPR's value, but the initial session revealed some of the mec [...]
2008-04-25 15:44:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UNHRC
08GENEVA392HRC SPECIAL SESSION ON FOOD
[...] SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council (HRC) special session on the right to food, called by more than 30 countries, took place on May 23. Per reftel, USDel attended as notetaker only. The session featured interventions from many countries, as well as from international organizations and other U [...]
2008-05-29 17:01:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC EAGR EAID FAO
08GENEVA446RESPONSES IN GENEVA TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Mission officers deployed \ reftel language in discussions with numerous delegations \ concerning the new USG posture toward the Human Rights \ Council. Most delegations with whom we spoke agreed that the \ Council was seriously flawed. While a few, notably Poland [...]
2008-06-13 15:39:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC PINR
08GENEVA504EGYPT'S AMBASSADOR SHOUKRY AND HIS AGGRESSIVE \
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Led by Ambassador Sameh Shoukry, Egypt's \ delegation in Geneva has stood out for its activist and at \ times aggressive approach to Geneva multilateral diplomacy, \ in pursuit of goals the U.S. does not support. This has been \ most noticeable in the Human Rights Council, where Egyp [...]
2008-07-02 17:12:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PINR UNHRC EG
08GENEVA521OHCHR CONCERNED ABOUT FATE OF ITS OFFICE IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has told us it will be forced to close its offices in Uganda within about a month unless the GoU drops its demand for a change in OHCHR activities in the country. The GoU insists that the OHCHR office drop its role of [...]
2008-07-08 09:22:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UG TO
08GENEVA636STRATEGIES TO RENEW THE HAITI SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The "Group of Friends" of the Haiti mandate of the Human Rights Council met to address their concerns that some countries might seek to scale back or eliminate that mandate when it comes up for renewal in the Council. The Group members focused on gaining the support of the GoH [...]
2008-07-31 09:52:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM UNHRC PINR HA
08GENEVA752PART ONE OF TWO -- BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION:
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and should be protected accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The second annual meeting of BWC Experts for the 2007-2010 Work Program, focusing on biosafety, biosecurity, and professional responsibility in the life sciences, marked progress, register [...]
2008-09-04 15:35:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCD PARM PREL BWC CWC CBW TBIO
08GENEVA882COLOMBIAN AMBASSADOR ON BAD NEIGHBORS, GRULAC, AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Colombian Ambassador to the UN in Geneva and soon-to-be-appointed Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Clemencia Forero Ucros, called on Ambassador Tichenor on October 7 to present Colombia's forthcoming submission under the Universal Periodic Review mechanism and to explain Colomb [...]
2008-10-23 14:24:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC CO
08GRENADA134GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - SEPTEMBER 21 - 27, 2008
[...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. IMF Predicts Low Growth for Grenadian Economy The IMF's staff mission predicted a 1.6 per cent increase in economic growth for [...]
2008-10-01 21:32:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID SOCI SENV GJ XL
08GRENADA150GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 31- DECEMBER 6,
[...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Grenadians Succumb to Online Scams Grenadians continue to lose money to online scams. Grenada's Financial Intelligence Unit (F [...]
2008-12-11 20:47:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SOCI KHIV PREL GJ
08GUATEMALA10SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT'S ATTENDANCE AT
[...] Your January 13-14 attendance at the inauguration of President-Elect Alvaro Colom will be an opportunity to highlight our efforts to promote economic development, poverty alleviation, democracy, and rule of law, following the 1996 signing of the Peace Accords, which put an end to the 36-year [...]
2008-01-04 17:44:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1162GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN
[...] (U) Poloff delivered ref A talking points on the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee session to Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and solicited GOG support for U.S. priority resolutions. 2. (C) According to Carran [...]
2008-09-16 17:26:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN GT
08GUATEMALA1315GOG CELEBRATES 1944 REVOLUTION, LEFTISTS VANDALIZE
[...] (U) The Colom Government sponsored a major, public celebration of this year's anniversary of the October 20, 1944 revolution that ousted strongman Jorge Ubico and instituted a reformist, democratic government. Thousands attended. In the past, leftist groups, rather than the GOG, had commemo [...]
2008-10-22 22:31:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PREL GT
08GUATEMALA1370CICIG'S CHALLENGES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND MANDATE
[...] (C) UN and CICIG officials acknowledge that CICIG needs to show more results before consideration is given to extending its mandate. CICIG is confident that it can successfully prosecute some important cases before its mandate ends in September 2009, while others it is investigating would re [...]
2008-11-03 14:20:00Embassy GuatemalaSECRETKCRM PREL SNAR ASEC PINR GT
08GUATEMALA1421GUATEMALA'S UNGA VOTING RECORD
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-13 17:50:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU GT
08GUATEMALA158DAS MADISON DISCUSSES MERIDA INITIATIVE IN
[...] (U) Summary. WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Kirsten Madison visited Guatemala January 28 - February 1. During her week-long visit, she met with local and national government officials, civil society representatives, business leaders, Peace Corps Volunteers and recipients of USG-funded progr [...]
2008-02-15 16:49:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PREL MCAP MARR EAID SNAR KCRM KDEM
08GUATEMALA1592VICE PRESIDENT ESPADA SPEAKS OUT ON WEAKNESS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 17, Vice President Rafael Espada delivered the keynote address at the graduation ceremony for the National Strategic Studies Program. Espada criticized Guatemalan political parties, including his own UNE party, as personal vehicles rather than genuine institutions. [...]
2008-12-30 11:20:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR PINR PREL GT
08GUATEMALA249AMBASSADOR REES HIGHLIGHTS MULTILATERAL SOCIAL ISSUES DURING GUATEMALA VISIT
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees, Special Representative for Social Issues, visited Guatemala February 19-21. Rees met with senior government officials, civil society, and press to discuss human rights and other key social issues. He also visited a USG-funded community health cent [...]
2008-02-28 16:19:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYESOCI PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV KCRM EAID UNGA GT
08GUATEMALA464CRIME OVERSHADOWS SOCIAL INITIATIVES DURING
[...] (C) The Colom Government's first three months in office have been difficult. High-profile crimes shocked the country and distracted public attention from the government's plans for social investment and reform. Contradictory policy pronouncements and personnel shifts have given the impressio [...]
2008-04-15 19:52:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ASEC GT
08GUATEMALA559GUATEMALA: IMPLEMENTING THE PRESIDENT'S FREEDOM
[...] As reported in our Advancing Freedom and Democracy Report (AFDR) and Democracy Strategy Paper, the Embassy reached out to support democracy and human rights activists through activities to implement the President's Freedom Agenda. 2. The Chief of Mission engaged with the President and senior [...]
2008-04-30 21:08:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KDEM KJUS GT
08GUATEMALA6GOG RESPONSE TO CHAVEZ ASSASSINATION PLOT CLAIMS
[...] (U) During a December 26 press conference, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez claimed that Venezuelan Intelligence had uncovered a U.S.-backed plot to assassinate him in Guatemala during the January 14 inauguration of president Alvaro Colom. Chavez offered few specifics on the plot, but his c [...]
2008-01-03 22:31:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GT
08GUATEMALA633FOLLOW-UP FOR MAY 21 DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-20 15:12:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CU GT
08GUATEMALA654GUATEMALA: REVIEW OF CUBA FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE
[...] (C) Post's response to reftel regarding the relationship between the Cuban and Guatemalan governments is provided below. -- The GOG has not actively promoted the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba, and has not officially supported activities connected with the May 21 Day of [...]
2008-05-22 22:52:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU GT
08GUATEMALA684EMBASSY GUATEMALA FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-30 15:51:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CU GT
08GUATEMALA90VFM IBARRA DISCUSSES FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES
[...] (C) According to new Vice Foreign Minister Miguel Ibarra, the Colom Government will make a priority of maintaining productive, positive relations with the USG, and advancing toward resolution of the Belize border dispute. The GOG is considering joining Petrocaribe, but the MFA is giving close [...]
2008-01-29 21:15:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BE VE CU GT
08HANOI1347VIETNAM-CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (C) MFA officials and contacts at the MFA-affiliated Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam insist that Vietnam and Cuba continue to enjoy warm "fraternal" relations. Absent fundamental change in either country, there is little prospect that Vietnam will substantially support U.S. priorities for Cuba [...]
2008-12-11 09:00:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU VM
08HANOI145 VIETNAM SHRUGS OFF CUBAN AND VENEZUELAN ECONOMIC TIES
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. For official use only, not for dissemination outside USG channels or posting on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Cuba does not appear to be in a rush to learn about Vietnam's successful free market experiments, according to officials from Vietn [...]
2008-02-05 08:02:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL VM
08HANOI394VIETNAM CUTTING RICE EXPORTS; STORIES DIFFER ON SCALE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam, the world's second largest rice exporter in 2007, announced it will cut 2008 rice exports by 11 percent, and may reduce rice export volume by a further 11 percent, pending yields of early-year harvests. Despite recent international press reports identifying a domestic [...]
2008-04-07 09:48:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD VM
08HANOI517DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE - VIETNAM RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam has considered activities for May 21 - Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People. We will continue to raise our concerns about Cuba discreetly to key players in the GVN. In view of local considerations, however, we have not scheduled any public outreach activities. 2. (S [...]
2008-05-05 10:05:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PGOV PREL EUN CU VM
08HANOI649VIETNAM'S OIL AND MINING COMPANIES EXTRACT REVENUES WHERE
[...] Summary: As rising domestic energy demands compel Vietnam's transition from exporter to net importer of crude oil and coal, state-run PetroVietnam (PVN) and the Vietnam National Coal-Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) are expanding their horizons. PetroVietnam, which expects a 140 percent inc [...]
2008-06-03 09:46:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON SENV ENRG TRGY VM
08HANOI975 OIL PRODUCTION DOWN, REVENUES UP AT PETROVIETNAM
[...] Summary: Shrinking reserves meant Vietnam produced only 16.5 million tons of crude oil in 2007, down 7.6 percent from 2006. Oil revenues increased sharply, however, as world prices soared. Vietnam, currently a net oil exporter, expects to be a net importer by 2015 due to rising domestic demand [...]
2008-08-20 09:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON SENV ENRG TRGY VM
08HARARE1039COLLAPSE: ZIMBABWE'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
[...] (SBU) Zimbabwe's health system has collapsed. Most of Zimbabwe's public hospitals, including the three main medical centers in Harare, are closed. Many clinics lack basics including staff, water, electricity, and medical supplies. Despite protests by medical professionals and outcry over the [...]
2008-11-20 15:18:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALSOCI EAID AMED PGOV CACS PHUM ZI
08HAVANA103CUBAN HEALTHCARE: “AQUI NADA ES FACIL”
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable is a follow up to Reftel and provides anecdotal accounts from Cubans about their healthcare, based on USINT FSHP's (Foreign Service Health Practitioner) interactions with them, her unauthorized visits to Cuban hospitals, and her care of USINT American and Cuban personnel. En [...]
2008-01-31 19:52:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ECON AMED SOCI AMGT CU
08HAVANA107GETTING ANTUNEZ OFF THE ISLAND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In spite of chronic health problems and in the face of increased pressure from the GOC, Jorge Luis Garcia Perez (Antunez) continues to press forward with his campaigns to force change in Cuba. We believe that he urgently needs medical attention off the island. He is taking the [...]
2008-02-01 21:48:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM CU
08HAVANA120CUBA DISSIDENT GROUP FLAMUR: POLITICAL MOVEMENT OR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Dissident group FLAMUR (Latin American Federation of Rural Women) seeks to represent the interests of rural women in Cuba. The group receives guidance and other supplies from support groups in the U.S. During 2007, it drafted a petition calling for the GOC to do away with the [...]
2008-02-06 14:42:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CU
08HAVANA136CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP: JAN 25-FEB 8
[...] (C) FIFTY FAMILIES EVICTED FROM SETTLEMENT IN HOLGUIN: On January 29, about fifty families were evicted from the El Piti neighborhood on the outskirts of the city of Holguin. According to independent journalist Jose Ramon Pupo Nieves, the families received written notice a month in advance of [...]
2008-02-08 22:53:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM CU
08HAVANA144STATE OF THE CUBAN ECONOMY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOC claimed 7.5% GDP growth during 2007. Although even that figure is most likely exaggerated, it is significantly less growth than was claimed the previous year. While "by how much" the economy grew is debatable, it is undeniable that the Cuban economy is growing. The GO [...]
2008-02-12 21:22:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA158HAVANA RESPONSE TO STATE 10743
[...] (C) Following responses to questions posed in Reftel, para 4: -- A. The Pol/Econ Section handles energy matters. -- B. The employees dealing with energy matters are: One Pol/Econ Officer who is responsible for the complete Econ-ESTH portfolio; and one Local Contract National (LCN) ded [...]
2008-02-15 16:58:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON SENV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA159IMMINENT RELEASE OF PROMINENT CUBAN POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: The Spanish Ambassador to Cuba has confirmed reports from reliable contacts in Cuban civil society and the media that the government of Cuba has arranged for the release of four political prisoners. Sources say an announcement of their release may happen momentarily and their tr [...]
2008-02-15 20:12:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA162MBR AND PAYA ON PRISONER RELEASES TO SPAIN
[...] (C) Summary: Dissidents Martha Beatriz Roque and Oswaldo Paya concur on most key points regarding the release of political prisoners from Cuba to Spain.COM spoke to both late the night of 17 February. MBR had spoken to one of the released (Prenet); Paya to two of the others (Alvarez Ramos a [...]
2008-02-19 16:47:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CU US
08HAVANA164SNAPSHOT OF CUBA ON THE EVE OF FIDEL'S ANNOUNCEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-19 18:34:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PINS
08HAVANA166HOLGUIN BISHOP SAYS SITUATION IN EASTERN CUBA IS
[...] (C) Summary: On 18 February, Monsignor Emilio Aranguren, Bishop of Holguin, described the situation in Eastern Cuba as in constant flux. He expressed that unlike in Western Cuba, where a great deal of the opposition is well organized with specific goals, in Eastern Cuba people react to eve [...]
2008-02-19 21:15:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA167REACTIONS TO FIDEL,S RESIGNATION -- FEAR, HOPE,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-20 13:39:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CU
08HAVANA168CUBAN YOUTH CAUGHT BETWEEN HOPE AND FEAR
[...] (C) Summary: In two meetings Cuban youth groups said young people see that they have a historic opportunity to create a change in their country. However, they report widespread fear among the population. They state that Cuban youth want change but are unclear as to what exactly these changes w [...]
2008-02-20 19:54:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA169CUBA AFTER FIDEL'S RESIGNATION: DAY TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-21 22:39:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CU
08HAVANA170LIFE OUTSIDE HAVANA- TRIP OBSERVATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: January 17, 2008, COM and ConOff traveled to Guardalavaca and Holguin in Holguin Province to visit an American prisoner being held there. However, the travel also afforded a rare opportunity for USINT personnel to see conditions in the provinces and converse with people outside [...]
2008-02-21 22:40:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU EAGR ECON SOCI
08HAVANA181CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP FEB. 8-22
[...] (C) LEADING DISSIDENT ROBERTO DE MIRANDA CALLED BEFORE STATE SECURITY: Roberto de Miranda (RDM),who was instrumental in creating Cuba's independent library movement, on February 8 was told to appear at an immigration office. The next day, when RDM and his wife went to the office, instead o [...]
2008-02-22 22:10:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA182CUBA: LOOKING AHEAD TO 24 FEBRUARY -- SEEMINGLY
[...] (S) FEBRUARY 24 WILL, ON THE SURFACE, BE STRAIGHTFORWARD: SELECTION/CONFIRMATION OF WHO FIDEL AND RAUL WANT AS THE NEW CHIEF OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE, FOLLOWED BY NAMING OF THE CABINET. WHAT IS UNIQUE ON THIS OCCASION IS THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN SUCH A SELECTION WITHOUT FIDEL BEING FORMALLY IN [...]
2008-02-22 22:54:00US Interests Section HavanaSECRETPREL PGOV PINT CU US
08HAVANA183CUBA: RAUL CASTRO TAKES CHARGE IN HIS OWN WAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Cuba's National Assembly convened on February 24 to elect the country's ruling Council of State. Raul Castro was voted president and announced plans to streamline GOC institutions and undertake some economic reforms. He also said he intends to consult Fidel Castro on important [...]
2008-02-25 03:08:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA187CUBA: REACTIONS FROM RAUL CASTRO'S SPEECH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Average Cubans seem unconvinced that Raul will be able -- or willing -- to improve their daily lives, but most seem to be willing to wait and see if changes materialize. Members of Cuban civil society are decidedly more negative about the future. End Summary. 2. (C) Most w [...]
2008-02-25 23:36:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA201CUBA: 2ND UPDATE ON REACTIONS TO RAUL'S SPEECH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post continued to receive reactions to the events of February 24 from members of civil society, the Catholic Church, and average Cubans. For the short term, most Cubans dismiss the likelihood of political changes. Simultaneously, they are increasingly speculating about possible [...]
2008-02-27 23:39:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CU
08HAVANA206CUBA: 3RD AND FINAL UPDATE ON 2/24
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Cubans and diplomats tell us Raul seems to be firmly in charge and Fidel's influence appears to be under control. Cubans speculate on the possibility of small economic reforms ahead with no hope for political changes. End Summary. 2. (C) USINT's Refugee Unit elicited reacti [...]
2008-02-29 22:14:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CU
08HAVANA207CUBAN POLICE BEAT UP PRO-DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On March 1, police and members of Cuban state security confronted and beat 10 well known pro-democracy activists who were handing out copies of the UN Declaration of Human Rights in Central Havana. Some of the activists receive injuries. Police pushed those involved into cars, [...]
2008-03-02 21:17:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA213HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA: SAME REPRESSION WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Since Raul Castro assumed control of the Cuban government in July 2006, but especially since his July 26, 2007 speech, there has been a change in regime tactics for suppressing dissent. Focusing on the limited release of some political prisoners and the willingness to air diffe [...]
2008-03-03 22:32:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA227CUBA: RUMORS OF UPCOMING CHANGES PERSIST
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Rumors continue to fly in Havana about possible changes the Cuban government may announce in the near future. These may provide insights into the priorities of ordinary Cubans. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Dual Currency: The rumor: "The GOC will announce at least a partial reva [...]
2008-03-07 18:43:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA228CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP FEB. 23- MAR. 7
[...] (C) DISSIDENTS STILL NURSING INJURIES: Three of the pro-democracy activists are still recovering from their injuries after plainclothes members of state security beat them on March 1. The activists with seven others were distributing copies of the UN Declaration of Human Rights at the time [...]
2008-03-07 21:21:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA23CUBA: UNDER-THE-TABLE SALARIES TO BE TAXED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Resolution 277, dated December 13, 2007, from the Ministry of Finance and Prices mandates that previously undeclared income from Cuban employees of foreign entities be taxed. While technically the tax will be levied directly on the workers, companies will nonetheless be taxed [...]
2008-01-09 20:05:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALAMGT CU ECON PGOV PINR PREL
08HAVANA241CUBAN YOUTH SEE NOT MUCH HOPE IN EITHER THE
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Poloff ten Cuban young people, none of them a member of any opposition organization, agreed that the greatest problem they face is that there are no incentives for trying to work hard. They feel that no matter how hard they work, there are no prospects that th [...]
2008-03-12 14:30:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA245BERTONE VISIT GENERATES BROAD DISAPPOINTMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The visit to Cuba of Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone was considered a disappointment by everyone USINT has spoken with, though presumably not by the GOC itself. In a subsequent meeting with the COM, the Nuncio seemed especially disappointed. But even normally c [...]
2008-03-14 18:08:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA246CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP MARCH 8 - MAR. 14
[...] (C) JOURNALISTS BLOCKED FROM ATTENDING USINT VIDEOCONFERENCE: The Public Diplomacy section of USINT has been hosting a course for nearly 40 independent journalists through videoconferences with Florida International University. The course is designed to build build professional skills and h [...]
2008-03-14 20:26:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA256LADIES IN WHITE MARK FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF BLACK
[...] (U) Summary: The Cuban human rights organization, Ladies in White (Damas de Blanco),marked the fifth anniversary of the 2003 crackdown on dissidents by holding a series of five marches. On March 14, a group of the women marched to the Ministry of Justice and without incident presented a l [...]
2008-03-21 19:54:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA257MILK: A POSSIBLE HARBINGER OF WHAT NEW REFORMS MAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During his 26 July speech, Raul cited the example of milk to explain how he wanted the GOC to lead the way toward progress on satisfying the material needs of its people. Measures being taken by the GOC to improve milk production may indicate the nature of other types [...]
2008-03-21 20:36:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA278DISSIDENT LEADERS PLAN TO UNIFY MOVEMENT
[...] (C) Dissident leaders Martha Beatriz Roque and Vladimiro Roca are spearheading an effort they call the "Minimum Agenda Project" (Agenda Minima),which they say is designed to unify dissident efforts towards achieving democratic change in Cuba. They are calling for a meeting on April 10, of 14 [...]
2008-04-02 15:03:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PINS
08HAVANA279CUBA: TOURISM APARTHEID DEALT A BLOW, MAYBE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOC has lifted its ban on Cubans staying in hotels on the island. The measure will be economically and politically beneficial for the GOC and to a small number of Cubans. However, an economic barrier remains between the average Cuban and a hotel stay. End Summary. 2. [...]
2008-04-02 20:42:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA28RAUL CASTRO END-OF-YEAR SPEECH TO NATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Even though it was not announced formally in advance, Raul Castro's closing address to the National Assembly was anticipated by many as a venue for him to announce economic changes in response to public complaints emanating from the series of "debates" he launched with his July [...]
2008-01-10 18:26:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA288NEW MEASURES: WINDOW DRESSING OR SIGNIFICANT?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A seeming barrage of new economic measures has appeared since mid-March. Most are characterized by easy implementation, quick hard-currency generation and (the regime hopes) high political payoff -- for the GOC. Some seem to be plausibly integrated pieces of a larger and multi [...]
2008-04-04 21:38:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA300FOLLOWERS OF ISLAM STRUGGLE FOR RECOGNITION IN CUBA
[...] (C) Summary: Orestes Fonseca, one of the leaders of Cuba's Islamic Community, described the problems with practicing his faith in Cuba. He represented to USINT officers that the GOC has been more focused on accommodating Moslems from the diplomatic community and other foreigners residing i [...]
2008-04-10 13:25:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA305CUBAN OPPOSITION SEEKS UNITY
[...] (C) Summary: On April 10 twelve leading pro-democracy activists met for six hours to formulate a common agenda. As described by spokesperson Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR),the object was to advance a transition to democracy within an "atmosphere of national reconciliation". At a press confer [...]
2008-04-11 20:04:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA306APPARENT CHANGES IN GOC MANAGEMENT/LOGISTICS
[...] (SBU) Summary: USINT has noticed several changes in the way the GOC is handling management/logistics issues that may indicate some changes in policy. End Summary. 2. (SBU) The following is a list of apparent policy changes regarding management/logistical issues between USINT and the GOC: [...]
2008-04-11 20:26:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT CU PREL
08HAVANA316COLOMBIAN AMBASSADOR ON CUBAN ROLE IN
[...] (C) COLOMBIAN AMBASSADOR LONDONO TOLD US 15 APRIL THAT CUBA CONTINUES TO PLAY AN UNUSUALLY DISCREET ROLE IN COLOMBIA'S DISPUTE WITH ECUADOR. THE CUBANS HAVE STUCK TO THEIR ALMOST COMPLETE SILENCE ON THE ISSUE. FM PEREZ ROQUE, IN LONDONO'S VIEW ON DIRECT INSTRUCTIONS FROM RAUL CASTRO, TOLD GR [...]
2008-04-16 14:40:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CU CO EC VN
08HAVANA32CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP JAN. 1-11
[...] (C) ANTUNEZ DETAINED FOR ATTEMPT TO DISTRIBUTE HUMAN RIGHTS DELARATION: On 10 January several prominent dissidents including Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR),Jorge Luis Garcia Perez ("Antunez"),Felix Antonio Bonne Carcasses and Idania Yanes Contreras distributed copies of the UN of Human Rights [...]
2008-01-11 22:12:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA325PATTERN DEVELOPING IN ANNOUNCED "CHANGES"
[...] (C) Summary: The announcement of a change in housing policy once again piqued interest in the international press, but that and other changes seem to be fitting a pattern: i.e., they formalize existing practices, they facilitate rather than loosen control, they lessen the bureaucratic burden [...]
2008-04-17 21:23:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU ECON PGOV PHUM
08HAVANA329SPANISH NEWSPAPER REPORTS IMPENDING REFORM OF GOC
[...] (SBU) Madrid-daily El Pais reported today that the GOC is about to announce a significant loosening of the travel restrictions that have essentially made it impossible for most Cubans to travel. According to the article, the "tarjeta blanca" or exit permission, would no longer be required fo [...]
2008-04-18 19:48:00US Interests Section HavanaSECRETPGOV SMIG SCUL ECON CU PHUM
08HAVANA331CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP APR. 1- 23
[...] (SBU) POLITICAL PRISONER ATTACKED IN HOSPITAL BED: According to the wife of political prisoner Normando Hernandez Gonzalez, on April 14 Hernandez was attacked in his hospital bed by a fellow prisoner. Hernandez, an independent journalist, was imprisoned during a massive crackdown in 2003. [...]
2008-04-18 20:28:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA333POLICE BREAK UP SIT DOWN STRIKE BY LADIES IN WHITE
[...] (C) Summary: Beginning at about 6:30 AM on April 21, ten members of the Cuban human rights organization, Ladies in White (Damas de Blanco),held a sit down protest in a small park close to Havana's Revolution Square. The Damas demanded the unconditional release of the 55 political prisoners w [...]
2008-04-21 20:13:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA335IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. OF POSSIBLE REFORM IN CUBAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Significant reform of Cuba's restrictive travel policies for Cuban citizens, reported to be imminent, could result in increased illegal migration towards the United States, certainly in the short-to-medium term. Migrant flows would probably be directed through Mexico and Central A [...]
2008-04-22 20:27:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALSMIG PGOV CMGT CU
08HAVANA336DAMAS DEFIANT AFTER POLICE BREAK UP PROTEST
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with COM today, Laura Pollan, spokesperson for the Cuban organization Ladies in White, stated that her arms and shoulders are still sore after police yesterday roughly broke up a protest by Pollan and nine supporters. However, Pollan and fellow Dama Berta Soler wer [...]
2008-04-22 20:56:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA337LEADING DISSIDENT TELLS US NOT TO UNDERESTIMATE
[...] (C) Summary: Prominent pro-democracy advocate, Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR),carefully watched official Cuban news coverage of the 4/21 police action to break up a demonstration by the organization Damas de Blanco ("Ladies in White"). She stated that while the coverage seems clumsy and hastil [...]
2008-04-23 19:47:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA348RAUL CASTRO ANNOUNCES COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the meeting of the 6th plenary of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) Central Committee, President Raul Castro announced that the next Communist Party congress will be held in the second half of 2009. If it takes place at that time, the congress will be the first full PCC in [...]
2008-04-29 21:37:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV
08HAVANA353CUBA INCREASES SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Official media announced on April 27 that starting in May the government will increase pensions and social assistance disbursements by 20%. In addition, the GOC will increase court/district attorney salaries by as much as 55%. According to the GOC statement, salary increases wi [...]
2008-04-30 20:11:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA358MEXICAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSESS RELATIONS WITH CUBA
[...] (U) Mexican Ambassador Enrique Gabriel Jimenez Remus gave COM a rundown on the status of bilateral topics over dinner on April 30. 2. (C) High Level Visits: A Calderon visit cannot be set until Cuban FM Felipe Perez Roque visits Mexico DF. At that time, the Cubans will carry a formal [...]
2008-05-02 21:11:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CU ME
08HAVANA362REMARKS BY CUBAN OPPOSITION LEADER TO POTUS
[...] Following is an unofficial translation of remarks made by prominent opposition leader Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello during a video teleconference with President Bush on May 6. Original Spanish version will follow septel. 2. (Begin unofficial translation). First I'd like to thank you on beh [...]
2008-05-07 13:14:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV KDEM PREL CU
08HAVANA363DISCUSSION WITH DISSIDENTS FOLLOWING POTUS VTC
[...] (C) Immediately following the May 6 VTC with POTUS, COM and other USINT officers sat down with Cuban participants Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR),Berta Soler, and Antunez (Jorge Luis Garcia Perez) to discuss with them further the points they had made to the President. With any nervousness genera [...]
2008-05-07 13:35:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU ECON PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA369 TEXT OF REMARKS BY OPPOSITION LEADER TO POTUS
[...] Following is the Spanish language text of the remarks made by prominent opposition leader Martha Beatriz Roque Cabello during a video teleconference with President Bush on May 6. 2. Begin text: Primero que todo quiero darle las gracias, en nombre de los tres (1),por una sola vez, por p [...]
2008-05-08 21:11:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV KDEM PREL CU
08HAVANA373CUBA: REQUEST FOR NEW OFAC PROVISION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: It has come to USINT's attention that there are some U.S. citizen priests and other religious workers living and practicing in Cuba. They do so by living and working among Cubans; doing, literally, "God's work." Such positive U.S.-Cuban contact is precisely the kind of constru [...]
2008-05-12 12:27:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA374CUBA: REQUEST FOR NEW OFAC PROVISION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: It has come to USINT's attention that there are some U.S. citizen priests and other religious workers living and practicing in Cuba. They do so by living and working among Cubans; doing, literally, "God's work." Such positive U.S.-Cuban contact is precisely the kind of constru [...]
2008-05-12 12:27:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA377CONGRESS OF WRITERS AND ARTISTS DEBATES CHANGES IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-12 14:19:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV SCUL
08HAVANA383BRIGADE 2506 ATTRACTS LITTLE INTEREST AMONG CUBAN
[...] (C) Summary: Brigade 2506, a Florida-based organization that includes many Bay of Pigs veterans, asked USINT to facilitate a video conference with two Cuban dissidents it selected by Brigade 2506 , as well as a representative of FLAMUR (the Federation of Latin American Rural Women). Brigade [...]
2008-05-13 16:23:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA389MYSTERY OF CUBAN DISSIDENT SWALLOWING TOXIC
[...] (C) Summary: Iraida Soledad Rivas Verdecia, member of Ladies in White and wife of prominent Cuban dissident, Roberto de Miranda, on May 8, drank form a glass that may have contained a toxic substance. De Miranda states that he does not know how this happened. He said that the incident is d [...]
2008-05-16 20:15:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA391CUBAN GOVERNMENT HEATS UP PROPAGANDA WAR
[...] (C) Summary: On May 19 the Cuban government held a press conference to make accusations that USINT employees are involved in directly distributing funds from private organizations, including some with alleged terrorist ties, to "counter-revolutionaries" in Cuba. Documents obtained clandesti [...]
2008-05-19 21:30:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA396CUBANS APPLAUD BUSH REMARKS
[...] (C) Summary: On Wednesday, May 21, ninety-five Cubans watched the live broadcast from the White House commemorating Cuban Solidarity Day at the invitation of USINT. Everyone who spoke to USINT staff had high praise for the President's speech, remarking that it reflected a firm commitment to [...]
2008-05-21 21:28:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA397GOC PROPAGANDA CAMPAIGN TARGETS OPPOSITION, USINT
[...] (C) The GOC wrapped up a three-day marathon of attacks on the dissident community and on USINT with a second press conference at the Foreign Ministry (MINREX) led by FM Perez Roque. The campaign had been launched at another MINREX conference on Monday, May 19 (REF XXX). Perez-Roque devoted [...]
2008-05-23 16:03:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREF
08HAVANA406CUBAN POLICE VIOLENTLY STOP PROTEST
[...] (C) Summary: On May 25 former political prisoner Jorge Luis Garcia Perez ("Antunez") led a march in the city of Placetas, province of Santa Clara, that was to culminate in a symbolic funeral for Pedro Luis Boitel, a student leader who died in 1972 as the result of a hunger strike protesting [...]
2008-05-27 20:42:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA418RUMORS OF RICE SHORTAGES SPARK GOC REACTION
[...] (C) Over the past week, rumors have spread across the island about a possible shortfall of rice. Other rumors purported that the amount of rice distributed in the ration system would be cut in half and substituted by flour. As a result, some Cubans began buying rice in bulk amounts as a pre [...]
2008-06-02 14:34:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA419FIDEL ATTACKS U.S. ELECTION PROCESS
[...] (U) In the May 26 editions of Granma and Juventud Rebelde, Fidel Castro dedicated one of his periodic "Reflexiones" pieces to the U.S. election campaign, focusing on Barack Obama's May 23rd speech on Latin America. Entitled "The Cynical Policy of the Empire," the piece gives faint praise to [...]
2008-06-02 14:38:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PREL
08HAVANA426LETTER TO POTUS FROM CUBAN DISSIDENT MARTHA
[...] After a hiatus brought about by GOC attacks on dissident leaders, especially Martha Beatriz Roque, and on USINT, COM met with Roque on June 2 at her apartment. Pol/Econ Counselor and dissident leader Vladimiro Roca also were present. During the encounter, Roque handed COM the letter at para [...]
2008-06-04 13:29:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU EAID PREL
08HAVANA436CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP MAY 18- JUNE 6
[...] (C) Summary: Many members of the dissident community report a marked increase during the past several weeks of open surveillance by state security. Several opposition figures have tied this to the GOC's recent media campaign against USINT. In addition, pro-democracy activists report an in [...]
2008-06-09 19:40:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA437CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP MAY 18- JUNE 6
[...] (C) Summary: Many members of the dissident community report a marked increase during the past several weeks of open surveillance by state security. Several opposition figures have tied this to the GOC's recent media campaign against USINT. In addition, pro-democracy activists report an in [...]
2008-06-09 19:41:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA439CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTRY BLASTS TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: On June 8 the Cuban Foreign Ministry released a statement about the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report that had been announced by the Secretary on June 4. The statement said that the report made unfounded accusations that there existed internal trafficking of women an [...]
2008-06-10 19:14:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA440GOC ANNOUNCES PLANNED CUBA-VENEZUELA FIBER OPTIC
[...] (U) The June 9, edition of Granma dedicated an entire page and a half to an article touting a joint Cuban-Venezuelan project to build a 1,550 km fiber optic cable from Cuba to Venezuela, with an intermediate stop in Jamaica. According to the article, the cable would run from La Guaira in Ven [...]
2008-06-10 19:16:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU ECON ECPS KCIP PGOV PREL
08HAVANA444GOC ANNOUNCES SALARIES WILL BE BASED ON PERFORMANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an understated article located in the middle of the Communist Party mouthpiece Granma, the GOC has made public a new pay for performance plan that stands some of the fundamental precepts of the revolution on their head. 2. (U) The Granma article cites an interview with Vice [...]
2008-06-11 20:07:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV CU
08HAVANA453NBA VISIT TO CUBA
[...] (U) A group of 80 members of the National Bar Association (NBA),an association of black lawyers, judges and legal para-professionals, recently spent a week in Cuba as part of a humanitarian visit. USINT had two events with representatives of this group: a sit-down dinner at the COM residence [...]
2008-06-13 22:26:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALKPAO PINR PREL
08HAVANA460VISIT TO CUBA OF BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AMORIM
[...] (C) Poloff met with Brazilian DCM Vilmar Coutinho (please protect) to discuss the May 30-31 visit to Cuba of Brazilian foreign minister Celso Amorim. Amorim's visit was a follow-up to Brazilian President Lula da Silva's January 2008 visit to Cuba (Reftel). In addition to meeting with his co [...]
2008-06-17 14:41:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF ETRD CU BR
08HAVANA461FAMILIES OF POLITICAL PRISONERS GRATEFUL FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On June 15 to celebrate Father's Day, COM held a day of recreation for over a hundred relatives, children and supporters of Cuba's political prisoners. The families were very grateful because Father's Day is a traditionally important event in Cuba. Many of the family members [...]
2008-06-17 20:29:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA462HUGO CHAVEZ VISITS HAVANA: DEATH WATCH OR PROOF OF
[...] (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez paid an unannounced (in Cuba) visit to Havana on June 16. His arrival scrambled air traffic at Jose Marti airport, resulting in several arriving USINT personnel being diverted briefly to Varadero. 2. (U) According to press reports, Chavez met for three [...]
2008-06-17 21:16:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR CU VN
08HAVANA468WORLD FOOD AND ENERGY CRISIS FORCES CUBA TO ADAPT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The steep increase in world food and energy prices is driving the Cuban regime to suppress its spending on investment, a key enabling component of its moderate economic reform strategy. Even tied to Chavez,s umbilical cord, Cuba is nevertheless exposed to the real world economy, [...]
2008-06-20 23:01:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA469REACTION IN CUBA TO EU DECISION TO LIFT
[...] (C) Civil society members, reaction to the EU decision to drop its already suspended sanctions on Cuba was predictably negative. Though some had continued to hope for a miracle, most had no realistic expectation that the EU would react any other way. Key dissident leaders including Marta Be [...]
2008-06-21 17:02:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU EU PGOV PREL
08HAVANA470URUGUAYAN PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ MEETS WITH FIDEL CASTRO
[...] (U) According to Cuban press reports, visiting Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez met for more than 2 hours with Fidel Castro on June 19. Unlike the visit of Venezuelan President Chavez earlier in the week (reftels),there were no visual images of the meeting made public. 2. (U) Meeting [...]
2008-06-21 17:03:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR CU UR
08HAVANA483VISIT TO USINT BY ISRAELI EMBASSY OFFICIAL FROM
[...] (C) Modi Ephraim, Political Counselor from the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires called on P/E Counselor June 23. Ephraim is in Havana for three days looking at a variety issues of interest to the GOI. Since Canada acts as protecting power for Israel in Cuba, Ephraim had arranged the visit wit [...]
2008-06-23 21:19:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU IS PREL
08HAVANA484WALL JUMPER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: AT 4:16 AM ON JUNE 23, ROLANDO PEREZ PERALTA, A 37 YEAR-OLD MALE CUBAN, SCALED THE TWELVE FOOT FENCE SURROUNDING THE U.S. INTERESTS SECTION'S ANNEX HOUSING THE REFUGEE UNIT, AND ENTERED THE PROPERTY. HE WAS IMMEDIATELY APPREHENDED BY USINT GUARDS, WHO CALLED THE REGIONAL SECURIT [...]
2008-06-23 22:06:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALASEC CU PREF
08HAVANA488SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY OF USINT APPLICANTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post conducted an informal socioeconomic survey of USINT applicants for visa and refugee status during the first five months of 2008. The sample was composed of 1,320 Cubans, one-third of whom completed the survey before the February 24 handover of power to Raul Castro and tw [...]
2008-06-25 14:06:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA493CUBAN DISSIDENTS FACE PROSECUTION
[...] (C) Summary: Led by Jorge Luis Garcia Perez ("Antunez"),on June 20 six protesters delivered a letter of protest against the maltreatment of a prisoner to the Provincial Office of the Ministry of the Interior in the city of Matanzas. As they were sitting on a bench, they were accosted by m [...]
2008-06-25 18:52:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA494FIDEL CASTRO LASHES OUT AT EU DECISION ON CUBA
[...] (SBU) While opposition members continue to express disappointment with the EU decision on Cuba sanctions, and fear that it presages another crackdown on their activity, former President Fidel Castro appears to be beside himself with anger over the EU decision. 2. (SBU) Fidel wrote at leas [...]
2008-06-25 20:14:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CU EU
08HAVANA502GOVERNMENT HALTS HAVANA'S FIRST GAY PRIDE MARCH
[...] (C) Summary: On June 25 a coalition of homosexual rights groups planned to hold a "Gay Pride" march from a park in Central Havana to the Ministry of Justice. At the Ministry they planned to present a petition demanding an end to discrimination, better treatment of AIDS patients and an end [...]
2008-06-27 19:29:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA511FORMER CUBINT CHIEF, DAGOBERTO RODRIGUEZ BARRERA,
[...] (SBU) The Embassy of Switzerland received a diplomatic note dated June 26, 2008 announcing that former Cubint chief,Dagoberto Rodriguez Barrera, has been chosen as the new Vice-Minister of foreign relations of Cuba, replacing Eumelio Caballero Rodriguez who was named Ambassador to Algeria. Ro [...]
2008-07-02 14:40:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDCU EU PGOV PREL
08HAVANA515MINREX LAUNCHES NEW ATTACK ON USINT ACTIVITY
[...] (C) The Communist Party daily Granma ran a full page statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) in its July 2, edition lambasting USINT's activities as being illegal and contrary to accepted practice for diplomatic missions and personnel in Cuba. See full translated text in parag [...]
2008-07-02 19:21:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL CU
08HAVANA518GOC ROUNDS UP DISSIDENTS IN ADVANCE OF USINT 4TH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As feared following yesterday's attack on USINT activities by MINREX (Reftel),the GOC has begun to threaten, harass, and detain dissidents who planned to attend the 4th of July reception tomorrow. USINT has gotten the names of 7 individuals who have been detained, others are re [...]
2008-07-03 21:59:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM CU
08HAVANA521USINT HOSTS SUCCESSFUL 4TH OF JULY EVENT IN SPITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In spite of an unprecedented effort to reduce attendance by the GOC, USINT hosted a successful 4th of July reception that attracted 626 guests from civil society, the press, religious organizations and the diplomatic corps. Many civil society members from outside Havana were pre [...]
2008-07-07 13:20:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM CU
08HAVANA536CUBA PROVIDES EVIDENCE TO ASSIST U.S. PROSECUTION
[...] (C) Summary: On July 4, 2008, Cuban officials from the Ministry of Interior (MININT) requested to meet with USINT's Coast Guard representative to present a case evidence package in reference to a June 16, 2008, illegal smuggling event which resulted in a collision of two vessels and the death [...]
2008-07-08 21:56:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR CVIS PHUM PREF CU
08HAVANA542INFORMAL POLL OF REFUGEE APPLICANTS SHOWS WOEFUL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FROM MAY 20 TO JUNE 20, USINT REFUGEE UNIT CONDUCTED AN UNOFFICIAL AND UNSCIENTIFIC SURVEY OF 236 CUBAN ADULTS (OVER AGE 21) WHO WERE PRINCIPAL APPLICANTS FOR REFUGEE STATUS. RESULTS REVEALED THAT OVER HALF OF THOSE SURVEYED COULD NOT IDENTIFY ANY OF SEVEN PROMINENT CUBAN DISSIDENTS/OP [...]
2008-07-09 20:51:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINS PINR PREF CU
08HAVANA568THE PRODUCTION OF GOODS FOR MANDATORY
[...] (U) THE US INTERESTS SECTION (USINT) IN HAVANA CUBA COULD NOT/NOT IDENTIFY ANY FORCED OR CHILD LABOR USED TO PRODUCE ANY SPECIFIC GOODS IN CUBA ACCORDING TO THE DEFINITIONS CONTAINED IN SECSTATE 43120. WILLIAMS WILLIAMS [...]
2008-07-17 16:20:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA574HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND-UP, JULY 5- JULY 18
[...] (SBU) LARGE SCALE DETENTIONS TO STOP COMMEMORATIONS OF TUGBOAT SINKING. Noted dissident leader, Francisco Chavianao, asked for official permission to hold in Havana a demonstration commemorating the sinking on July 13, 1994 of the tugboat 13 de Marzo. (Several individuals had seized the boa [...]
2008-07-18 20:46:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA592RAUL TALKS TOUGH ON THE ECONOMY BUT PROPOSES NO
[...] (C) The series of "reforms" that were made public in the spring not only generated expectations that real change could be in the offing, but created an atmosphere of anticipation in Cuba each time that a major public figure speaks or a formal event takes place. So far, however, nothing espec [...]
2008-07-23 19:30:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAGR ECON CU
08HAVANA593LAND DISTRIBUTION PROPOSAL NOT QUITE ENOUGH
[...] (C) International press has focused attention on Raul Castro's announcement of Decree-law 259, which allows land to be granted to individuals and corporations "en usufructo," meaning that the state retains ultimate control as landlord, but those who receive and work the land can profit from th [...]
2008-07-23 19:35:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAGR ECON
08HAVANA608RAUL'S JULY 26TH SPEECH A NON-EVENT THIS YEAR
[...] (C) The evening of July 26th, in celebration of the 55th anniversary of the attack on the Moncada barracks in Santiago, which launched the Castro revolution in Cuba, Raul Castro addressed an assembled group of about 10,000 selected supporters gathered at the former barracks, now converted int [...]
2008-07-30 12:42:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON CU
08HAVANA613REQUEST FOR HRDF FUNDS FOR CUBAN ORGANIZATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-31 21:16:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU EAID PHUM
08HAVANA614HAVANA: INITIAL THOUGHTS ON THE WAY FORWARD
[...] (C/NF) Following are some early impressions and requests from the COM's first two weeks on the ground. 2. (C/NF) Connecting with the Cuban people is extremely important, and extremely challenging. --------------------------------------------- --------- - The GOC focuses intensely on isol [...]
2008-08-01 17:05:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KPAO CU
08HAVANA63ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS IN CUBA: NO CHANGE IN THE AIR
[...] (C) Cubans, probably many Cubans, will head to the polls this Sunday to vote for the membership of the National Assembly and the various provincial assemblies. While the turnout will likely be reported to be nearly 100 percent, and voting will be orderly and peaceful, there is nothing else [...]
2008-01-18 13:12:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR
08HAVANA66COMSEC DISCUSSES FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY WITH CUBAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On 14 January Commerce Secretary Gutierrez spoke by video conference with 10 representatives of Cuban youth organizations. The participants discussed their desires for democracy and freedom. They also spoke about the prospects of achieving a democratic transition in Cuba and the i [...]
2008-01-18 16:13:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA660SURFING THE NET IN HAVANA
[...] (SBU) Chief of Mission and spouse (providing technical support) set forth Tuesday afternoon to cruise the internet, Havana-style. Armed with a list of internet centers supplied by the PD section's local staff, COM wanted to check what he had heard from Cuban users of USINT's internet faciliti [...]
2008-08-14 18:09:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINT TINT KDEM KPAO CU
08HAVANA663 RIGHTS REPORT SHOWS DETENTIONS RISE WHILE NUMBER
[...] (C) Summary. On August 12, the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCHRNR) released its report for the first six months of 2008. This is the most thoroughly researched of any report done within Cuba about the conditions of political prisoners on the island. The r [...]
2008-08-15 18:31:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA701AGENDA PARA LA TRANSICION PRESENTS FORMAL
[...] (U) Agenda para la Transicion (APT) leaders Martha Beatriz Roque (MBR) and Vladimiro Roca, flanked by other members of the APT leadership gave a press conference to mostly foreign press at Roca's house on August 26, to announce that they had presented a formal complaint (denuncia) to the Att [...]
2008-08-27 13:49:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PREL PHUM
08HAVANA717MGJM01: HURRICANE GUSTAV DEVASTATES WESTERN CUBA
[...] (U) Through a combination of official news and contacts with individuals in the affected regions, we can report that it appears that Pinar del Rio province suffered severe damage in Hurricane Gustav, and that housing and infrastructure on the Isla de la Juventud was almost totally destroyed. [...]
2008-09-02 21:44:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU EAID PINR PINS PREL XL XK
08HAVANA718MGJM01: Effects of Hurricane Gustav on Cuba
[...] Hurricane Gustav made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Western Cuba, Pinar del Rio province on August 30 after passing over Isla de Juventud. The eye of the hurricane passed approximately 50 miles from the city of Havana, mitigating the amount of wind and rain received. No serious damag [...]
2008-09-03 12:32:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AEMR AMGT CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR CU XL XK
08HAVANA730 MGHH01: USINT HAVANA EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE PREPARES
[...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met this afternoon to discuss preparations for Hurricane Ike which is currently 400-500 miles east of Cuba. 2. Current projections indicate that winds from Ike will reach the northwest portion of the island early Wednesday morning and will likely rang [...]
2008-09-05 21:06:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AEMR CASC PREL PINR AMGT CU
08HAVANA731 MGHH01: USINT HAVANA EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE -
[...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met this afternoon to discuss changes to Hurricane Ike's projected path and the potential impact to UNINT operations. 2. As of 2:00 p.m., Saturday, Ike was a Category Three (3) storm approximately 300 miles east of Cuba and scheduled to make landfall [...]
2008-09-06 21:27:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AEMR AMGT CASC PREL PINR CU
08HAVANA732 MGHH01: USINT HAVANA EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE -
[...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met at noon today to discuss the current status of Hurricane Ike and the impact to UNINT operations. 2. As of 11:00 a.m. Sunday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported no change in the status of Hurricane Ike. It remains a Category Four (4) sto [...]
2008-09-07 18:55:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AEMR AMGT CASC PREL PINR CU
08HAVANA739CUBAN ECONOMY HURT BY GUSTAV, MAY BE CRUSHED BY IKE
[...] (C) Hit by two major hurricanes in eight days, the damage to the Cuban economy is extensive and likely to delay any further economic reforms in the near-term. While Cuba may have escaped significant harm to its main exporting sectors (nickel, medicines, and tobacco),other agricultural secto [...]
2008-09-08 20:14:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA744DISASTER DECLARATION FOR CUBA - HURRICANE IKE
[...] (U) Hurricane Ike has wreaked havoc across eastern, central, and western Cuba as it traversed virtually the entire island from September 8-9. U.S. Interests Section personnel do not have direct access to these regions of Cuba, but have received reports from Cuban NGOs, international organi [...]
2008-09-11 19:59:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL CU
08HAVANA752IN THE MIDST OF DESPAIR, A HIKE IN GAS PRICES
[...] (U) As eastern Cuba battled hurricane Ike and the western part of the island prepared for its second major hurricane in eight days, the Government of Cuba announced on September 8 a significant increase in prices for gasoline and diesel, effective immediately. The GOC raised the price of regu [...]
2008-09-12 21:09:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA753REQUEST FOR HRDF FUNDS FOR CUBAN ORGANIZATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-15 16:54:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU EAID PHUM
08HAVANA756NEXT STEPS IN THE EU-CUBA POLITICAL DIALOGUE
[...] (C) EC representative Javier Nino Perez told COM on September 15 that the GOC had accepted the EU request for a political dialogue following the EU's removal of sanctions on Cuba in June. The GOC response reportedly was contained in a diplomatic note filled with verbiage regarding intrusion i [...]
2008-09-15 20:46:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PREL EU CU
08HAVANA759Havana Lessons Learned from Hurricane Ike
[...] USINT Havana's EAC met on September 12 to discuss lessons learned from Hurricane Ike. As requested in reftel, post reports on what was learned specific to requesting and implementing authorized departure. 2.USINT's EAC met on September 6 to discuss preparations for Hurricane Ike should its [...]
2008-09-16 19:24:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO CU
08HAVANA761GOC ADMITS IT CAN'T HANDLE HURRICANE DAMAGE
[...] (C) The Government of Cuba (GOC) admitted in state run media on September 12 that it is impossible to resolve the magnitude of the catastrophe from Tropical Storm Fay, Hurricane Gustav, and Hurricane Ike with available resources. On September 15, the GOC published an official preliminary dam [...]
2008-09-16 21:43:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA77BRAZILIAN EMBASSY READOUT OF LULA VISIT TO CUBA
[...] (C) PolCouns met with Brazilian Minister Counselor Vilmar Coutinho on January 18 to get a readout of President Lula's visit to Cuba. Coutinho described the visit as very successful, having achieved the goals of both sides. As had been reported in the press, Cuba and Brazil signed 10 bilater [...]
2008-01-22 21:56:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU EAGR ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PREL
08HAVANA771A SHORT FURLOUGH FOR POLITICAL PRISONER OSCAR
[...] (SBU) Political prisoner and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Oscar Elias Biscet was permitted to return home for several hours on Saturday, September 13, following the death of the woman who had taken him and his family in when they first began to suffer persecution from the Cuban governme [...]
2008-09-19 21:19:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR CU
08HAVANA773AGENDA PARA LA TRANSICION LEADERS COMPLAIN ABOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Agenda para la Transicion leaders argued forcefully that lack of resources and the added demands brought about by the recent hurricanes threaten the viability of the opposition in Cuba. They urged quick action to get resources to them. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Agenda para la Tr [...]
2008-09-22 21:27:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PGOV CU
08HAVANA777COURTESY CALL ON NEW RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO HAVANA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: COM paid a courtesy call on newly arrived Russian Ambassador to Cuba and discussed economic cooperation between Russia and Cuba, illegal migration of Cubans into Mexico, humanitarian aid for Cuba post-Hurricane Ike as well as discussions on South Ossetia The Russian Ambassador [...]
2008-09-25 12:49:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PINR PREL
08HAVANA781LIKELIHOOD OF A CUBAN MASS MIGRATION FOLLOWING
[...] (C) Summary: Hurricane season 2008 has been especially unkind to the island of Cuba. Four consecutive storms, concluding with the most recent, Hurricane IKE, left much of the island in shambles. Buildings and homes, tobacco and sugar crops, and island-wide infrastructure have all been affe [...]
2008-09-26 20:18:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL SMIG PHUM CU
08HAVANA784CUBAN PARTICIPATION IN THE PRESIDENT'S EDUCATION
[...] ( C ) SUMMARY: USINT Havana appreciates WHA and ECA support for Cuba's participation in Partnership for Latin American Youth (PLAY) programs. We believe that such programs would be very well received among Cubans. We are not sanguine about the likelihood of the GOC standing aside to allow t [...]
2008-09-30 21:02:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALEAID SCUL CU
08HAVANA790BACKWARD REFORM THROUGH PRICE CONTROLS
[...] (C) The Government of Cuba's (GOC) September 29 decision to regulate prices and quantities in private farmers' markets highlights the regime's instinct for control and stability over flexibility and reform. If this new regulation becomes more than a temporary measure, the price controls will [...]
2008-10-03 20:31:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR PGOV PREL CU
08HAVANA811PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE: THOUGHTS ON THE CATHOLIC
[...] (C) The Catholic Church seeks to work under the GOC's radar to rebuild its infrastructure and ecclesiastical ranks. From Cardinal Ortega all the way down to provincial nuns, the Church mostly avoids challenging the GOC. Fear of drawing the ire of the GOC limits church outreach programs to narrow [...]
2008-10-15 21:25:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PGOV KDEM CU
08HAVANA812SWEDEN'S NEW DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY MAY BE
[...] (SBU) COM spoke with Swedish Ambassador Caroline Fleetwood on October 15 following her presentation of credentials, and asked about her plans to implement Sweden's new democracy assistance policy. Reftel described the new policy focused on support for civil and political rights, and highlighte [...]
2008-10-15 21:25:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM CU
08HAVANA814DAMAS TELL FIRST LADY ABOUT HURRICANE DEVASTATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, seven members of the group Damas de Blanco, an organization of the relatives and supporters of Cuban political prisoners, spoke by video conference with First Lady Laura Bush, and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez. The Damas described the dire situation of som [...]
2008-10-16 20:57:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA816DAMAS TELL FIRST LADY ABOUT HURRICANE DEVASTATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, seven members of the group Damas de Blanco, an organization of the relatives and supporters of Cuban political prisoners, spoke by video conference with First Lady Laura Bush, and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez. The Damas described the dire situation of som [...]
2008-10-17 12:29:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA818DOES RAUL HAVE A PLAN FOR CUBA?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Raul Castro's July 26 speech gave little promise of change or progress on any front. The real impact of four tropical storms/hurricanes in the intervening two months is now beginning to be felt strongly throughout the island. Whether Raul thought the time was propitious to move [...]
2008-10-17 19:45:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINS PINR CU
08HAVANA825Havana Lessons Learned from Crisis Management Exercise
[...] On 09/30/08, USINT Havana participated in a crisis management exercise (CME) moderated by the Foreign Service Institute's Crisis Management Training Center. Given our recent experience with Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, Post was uniquely qualified to work through all of the challenges presented d [...]
2008-10-23 13:31:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO CU
08HAVANA835MASSIVE CRACKDOWN TARGETS THE AVERAGE CUBAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Many members of civil society from various parts of Cuba have reported widespread arrests for petty economic crimes, such as illegal street vending, possession of building materials, and selling items for more than the official prices in the aftermath of hurricanes Gustav and I [...]
2008-10-24 20:41:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA84COUNTING CUBA'S POLITICAL PRISONERS
[...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCDHRN) released its end of year report on political prisoners in Cuba. The report lists 234 political prisoners, a drop from 246 named in the July 2007 report, and from the 316 political prisoners held in July o [...]
2008-01-24 21:58:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA852U.S. ELECTIONS GENERATE INTENSE INTEREST IN CUBA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As with many things about the U.S., Cubans were captivated by the U.S. election process this year. Even official media devoted significant time and space to covering the primary and final elections (until the final election itself was over that is). USINT hosted an election nig [...]
2008-11-06 16:08:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI PINR EAID CU
08HAVANA858DISASTER DECLARATION FOR CUBA - HURRICANE PALOMA
[...] (U) Hurricane Paloma struck central Cuba on November 8 as a powerful Category 4 storm, the second most powerful November Hurricane on record. Local and international press report significant damage, especially to the town of Santa Cruz del Sur. No casualties have been reported, but the GOC [...]
2008-11-10 21:30:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL CU
08HAVANA878ALL CHINA, ALL THE TIME - AT LEAST THIS WEEK
[...] (C) For four straight days, Chinese President Hu Jintao's 36 hour visit has dominated the Cuban press. China and Cuba signed 12 agreements, including renewed contracts for Cuban exports and much needed restructuring of Cuba's debt. Hu arrived in Cuba in between visits by Brazilian President [...]
2008-11-21 19:40:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA879CUBA IN 2008: THE YEAR OF CHANGE THAT WASN'T
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Beaten by storms and threatened by the world economic slump, Cuba would seem to be in a very bad way--and indeed it is. But increasing repression at home and international support give the GOC reason to feel fairly comfortable at the moment. Nevertheless, what began as a year [...]
2008-11-21 20:49:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINR CU
08HAVANA88DIPS CORPS COMMENTS ON CUBA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: COM and other USINT officers have been making the rounds of the Dip Corps in Havana to gauge third country views and experiences on the situation in Cuba. The following reports meetings with officials in the Russian, Chinese, Romanian, Italian and Indonesian embassies. Meetin [...]
2008-01-25 16:59:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PINR PREL
08HAVANA880ALL CHINA, ALL THE TIME - AT LEAST THIS WEEK
[...] (C) For four straight days, Chinese President Hu Jintao's 36 hour visit has dominated the Cuban press. China and Cuba signed 12 agreements, including renewed contracts for Cuban exports and much needed restructuring of Cuba's debt. Hu arrived in Cuba in between visits by Brazilian President [...]
2008-11-21 20:49:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PGOV PINR PREL CU
08HAVANA89410 NOVEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT
[...] USINT officer transferred 28 Cubans from the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Ocracoke to Cuban authorities on November 10 without incident. 2. The cutter docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 9:30 am local time to transfer the migrants. USINT officer briefed the returnees and provi [...]
2008-12-02 20:25:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU
08HAVANA915SPANISH DIPLOMAT CLAIMS SOCIALIST PARTY LEADER
[...] (C) During a December 4 luncheon hosted by the Dutch Embassy and attended by the Charge and the Consul General, and representatives from various European Union countries, and the Russian, Mexican, and Peruvian embassies, Spanish DCM Juan Lopez Herrera (protect) claimed that Jose Antonio Blanco [...]
2008-12-10 18:29:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV CU SP
08HAVANA92222 NOVEMBER REPATRIATION OF CUBANS AT
[...] USINT officer transferred 12 Cubans from the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Ocracoke to Cuban authorities on November 22 without incident. 2. The cutter docked in the Cuban port of Cabanas at approximately 9:30 am local time to transfer the migrants. USINT officer briefed the returnees and provi [...]
2008-12-15 12:45:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREF PREL KCRM CU
08HAVANA94CUBA'S OFFICIAL ELECTION STATISTICS: AN
[...] SUMMARY: The editor of a prominent Cuban online news magazine provided an innovative analysis of last Sunday's National Assembly elections. Reynaldo Escobar used the GOC's own statistics to show how many more protest votes may have been cast than seemed at first blush. Two other Mission con [...]
2008-01-28 21:41:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU KPAO PGOV
08HAVANA9522008 CUBA INCSR FIRST DRAFT
[...] Cuba is strategically located in the Caribbean between the United States and the drug producing countries of South America. Although Cuba is neither a significant consumer nor a producer of illegal drugs, its ports, territorial waters, and airspace are susceptible to narcotics trafficking fro [...]
2008-12-24 13:42:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIEDCU SNAR
08HAVANA956RAUL VENTURES OFF THE ISLAND, COMMENTS ATTEMPT TO
[...] (C) Summary: From December 13 to December 18, Raul Castro traveled off the island for the first time since taking over for brother Fidel in July of 2006. The first part of the trip was an awkward stop in Caracas. The second part was to attend regional summits in Costa do Sauipe Brazil and [...]
2008-12-24 16:11:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM CU
08HAVANA963HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP DECEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 10, Cuban state security moved to prevent many activists from marking the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The police detained at least 80 pro-democracy activists. All were released without charges within 24 hour [...]
2008-12-29 20:47:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA964HUMAN RIGHTS ROUND UP DECEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 10, Cuban state security moved to prevent many activists from marking the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The police detained at least 80 pro-democracy activists. All were released without charges within 24 hour [...]
2008-12-29 20:47:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA969NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEETING; RAUL'S SPEECH HOLD NO
[...] (C) The Cuban National Assembly concluded its second 48-hour session on December 27 with a speech by President Raul Castro. In spite of the auspicious timing just days before the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution on January 1, the National Assembly session and Raul's speech were hardl [...]
2008-12-30 20:45:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CU
08HELSINKI223FINLAND: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-21 13:08:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ETTC PREL CU FI
08HELSINKI224FINLAND: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-21 13:09:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KDEM PREL EUN KPAO SOCI CU FI
08HELSINKI266FINLAND: HIGH TECH VISIT BY AMBASSADOR GROSS
[...] (U) Summary: On a May 22-25 visit to Helsinki, Ambassador David Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy met with key government leaders including Finnish Minister of Communications Suvi Linden, and Ambassador Lanispuro, ICT and Information Society Policy [...]
2008-06-18 08:02:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EIND EINT ETRD BEXP FI
08HOCHIMINHCITY1035MENNONITES HOLD FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN HCMC
[...] Summary (SBU) On November 15, the Vietnam Mennonite Church (VMC) became the latest Protestant denomination to celebrate their first General Assembly since achieving national-level registration in September 2007. Mennonite leaders from around the world, including the United States, attended the [...]
2008-11-25 06:38:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KIRF PHUM VM
08HOCHIMINHCITY940PRESS SAYS FARMERS SUFFERING BECAUSE GVN GUESSED WRONG ON
[...] (SBU) Vietnamese farmers and newspapers are now openly critical of the Government of Vietnam (GVN's),accusing it of mismanaging the country's rice market. The GVN sets export targets and rice prices, seemingly to the advantage of the state-owned companies. Earlier this year central planners [...]
2008-10-17 05:26:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ECON PGOV SOCI VM
08ISLAMABAD2019 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 03, 2008
[...] "Blast Rocks Danish Embassy In High-Security Area: 8 Killed" "Dawn" (06/03) "A car-bomb exploded outside the Danish Embassy in Islamabad in one of the most high-security residential districts on Monday, killing eight people and injuring more than 25 others." 2. "Terrorism Remains A Real [...]
2008-06-03 09:11:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
08JAKARTA971DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA--INDONESIAN RESPONSE
[...] (U) The government of Indonesia does not plan to observe the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People on May 21. As far as we are aware, no Indonesian NGOs plan activities to observe the day. 2. (U) Mission is reviewing whether to take any actions in observance of the day, but has no plans [...]
2008-05-15 08:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO ID CU
08JERUSALEM2066PA REQUEST TO TRANSFER PALESTINIAN FROM GUANTANAMO
[...] (SBU) The Consulate General received a diplomatic note November 18 from the PA Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicating PA willingness to accept the transfer by the United States of Walid Ibrahim Justafa Abu Hijazi from Guantanamo Bay to PA custody at any time. According to the note, the U.S. [...]
2008-11-19 13:35:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS
08KINGSTON1039 JAMAICA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009
[...] Response to reftel request for the investment climate statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) seeks to attract foreign direct investment and markets itself to companies in Europe, North America and the Caribbean region. [...]
2008-12-10 13:02:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAGR ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
08KINGSTON1042JAMAICA RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT, TITLE III,
[...] (C) Post has provided responses to questions listed in reftel A. On July 23 while speaking at an event hosted by the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) on the theme "Cuba and its Neighbors: The Challenges of Change," Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding said: "My hope is that within a s [...]
2008-12-11 15:08:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALTRAD ETTC PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON1086AIR JAMAICA: FUTURE PLANS AND BUYERS
[...] (SBU) On December 17 Econoff met with Air Jamaica (AJ) CEO and President Bruce Nobles, who outlined his plan for restructuring the beleaguered airline in a lead up to divestiture. The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is still hoping to have a buyer lined up by March 31, although the actual deal may [...]
2008-12-19 11:32:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PREL ECON ETRD EINV IBRD IDB JM XL
08KINGSTON176JAMAICA: PNP MP KERN SPENCER ARRESTED IN CUBAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following months of public speculation, Peoples National Party (PNP) former state minister and current Member of Pariliament Kern Spencer was charged and arrested, on February 26, for his alleged involvement in the Cuban Light Bulb scandal. Reftel initially reported the sca [...]
2008-02-27 18:32:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR KCRM PGOV JM
08KINGSTON192JAMAICA: GOVERNMENT UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE MEDEVAC REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-04 13:30:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCU PHUM PREF PREL SMIG JM XL
08KINGSTON219JAMAICA: CRIME, CORRUPTION, AND ECONOMY PRINCIPAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-12 12:00:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PTER SOCI ASEC MARR SNAR ETRD
08KINGSTON244JAMAICA: WITHER THE PEOPLE,S NATIONAL PARTY?
[...] (SBU) After more than 18 years in power, it has taken less then six months in opposition for the wheels to come off the People,s National Party (PNP) machine. The party that lost what once had seemed a sure-thing election, continues to embarrass itself. A number of the scandals came to light [...]
2008-03-19 14:12:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPGOV KCOR PREL KCRM EAID SOCI PINR CU JM XL
08KINGSTON245CORRECTED JAMAICA: WHITHER THE PEOPLE,S NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) After more than 18 years in power, it has taken less then six months in opposition for the wheels to come off the People,s National Party (PNP) machine. The party that lost what once had seemed a sure-thing election, continues to embarrass itself. A number of the scandals came to light [...]
2008-03-19 18:09:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPGOV KCOR PREL KCRM EAID SOCI PINR CU JM XL
08KINGSTON358JAMAICA REQUESTS INCREASE IN HIV AIDS FUNDS
[...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission is requesting to increase HIV/AIDS funding for Jamaica from USD 1.25 million to USD 2.5 million beginning in FY 2008. An estimated 2/3 of Jamaicans infected with HIV do not know their status. The highest rate of growth in transmission is among youth aged 10-19. Back [...]
2008-04-25 17:49:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI TBIO KHIV JM XL
08KINGSTON364JAMAICA: APRIL POLITICAL ROUND-UP
[...] (SBU) It's budget time in Jamaica, and presentations on the budget from both parties in Parliament dominated the media this month. The only story bigger than the first new JLP budget in over 18 years is the ongoing saga of dual nationals serving in Parliament. The first test case was complet [...]
2008-04-29 15:58:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON EFIN JM XL
08KINGSTON366JAMAICA RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD AND COMMODITY
[...] (SBU) Jamaica does not currently face a chronic shortage in aggregate food supplies, but soaring prices over the last two years have led to a growing nutritional deficit among the most vulnerable citizens. Food substitution has also been on the rise as consumers search for cheaper alternatives [...]
2008-04-30 12:43:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SENV ECON ETRD SOCI PREL AGR EAID ENRG
08KINGSTON387JAMAICA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN
[...] Post believes that, in Jamaica, an objective, factual Op-ed outlining human rights violations, detentions of political prisoners, and the lack of a genuine democratic process in Cuba would be the most effective means of expressing solidarity with the Cuban people on May 21. 2. Post requests [...]
2008-05-05 19:46:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL EUN KPAO CU JM XL
08KINGSTON398JAMAICA: MORE BACKLASH AGAINST U.S. PASSPORT
[...] (SBU) On May 5, Director of Elections Danville Walker announced his immediate resignation. Walker's resignation marks the latest casualty in the dual citizenship imbroglio that already has forced at least three Members of Parliament to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship (Ref A). Under [...]
2008-05-07 12:03:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI CVIS CPAS JM XL
08KINGSTON414JAMAICA/CUBA: PM GOLDING'S VISIT TO HAVANA; BILATERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-12 13:38:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OVIP EIND SOCI SNAR KPAO JM CU XL
08KINGSTON419JAMAICA/CUBA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-13 12:15:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PTER SOCI ASEC MARR SNAR ETRD
08KINGSTON454JAMAICA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN
[...] Post confirms the following activities in observance of Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People: * Linking to Solidarity Day websites on post's website; * Providing op-ed to three major Jamaican newspapers and to radio stations; * Inviting Jamaican journalists to view interactive DVC with A/S [...]
2008-05-20 19:07:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU JM XL
08KINGSTON482JAMAICA RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT, TITLE III
[...] (C) Post has provided responses to questions listed in reftel A. Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding, accompanied by Mrs. Golding, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kenneth Baugh, Minister of Tourism Ed Bartlett, Minister of Health Ruddy Spencer, Minister of [...]
2008-05-27 20:53:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALTRAD ETTC PREL JM XL
08KINGSTON571JAMAICA: PRIME MINISTER BRUCE GOLDING'S GOVERNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-25 15:19:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN ETRD EAIR EPET KCRM JM
08KINGSTON703JAMAICA: JULY ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] SUMMARY: -- Air Jamaica losses USD 85 million in the first quarter and revamps its corporate board. -- Energy expert Dr. Raymond Wright is optimistic about Jamaica's potential for offshore natural gas. -- Wigton Windfarm plans to double in size by adding 18 megawatts of new wind turbine [...]
2008-08-04 20:00:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD EIND IADB IBRD IMF TRSY
08KINGSTON704JAMAICAN ECONOMY STAGNATES AMID SHOCKS, A REVIEW OF THE
[...] (SBU) Growth in the Jamaican economy, suffering from a number of shocks, has slowed to less than one percent during the first half of 2008. The downturn was most evident in the goods producing sectors, which declined by 3.5 percent. Services grew by a moderate 1.7 percent fueled by robust tou [...]
2008-08-04 20:15:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAIR EINV ECON ETRD EIND SENV IADB IBRD IMF
08KINGSTON760JAMAICA: CAT 1 STORM GUSTAV SITUATION REPORT 1
[...] The predicted track and intensity of Category 1 Storm Gustav shifted significantly overnight, and was now predicted to pass just south of Jamaica during the day at winds approaching hurricane force. DCM invoked emergency telephone tree at 0645 local time. Normal embassy and consular operations [...]
2008-08-28 15:00:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC EAIR ECON CASC PINR XL JM
08KINGSTON766JAMAICA: HIGH NOON APPROACHES FOR THE
[...] (C) Following an interlude in which first the Beijing Olympics and then the devastation of Hurricane Gustav have monopolized the nation's attention, Jamaica now faces a high-stakes political struggle for the leadership of the opposition People's National Party (PNP). On September 20, some 4,00 [...]
2008-09-02 14:39:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM KCOR IBRD
08KINGSTON884OPPOSITION PEOPLE'S NATIONAL PARTY REGROUPING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition People's National Party (PNP) is reorganizing and healing rifts in the aftermath of a hotly contested leadership election. Former Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller (PSM),the incumbent party president, retained her seat in the September 20 contest, beating her ch [...]
2008-10-09 16:33:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SOCI SNAR ASEC ECON EFIN KCRM
08KINGSTON95(S) JAMAICAN-VENEZUELAN RELATIONS: AN INSIDE VIEW
[...] (S) The text below is taken directly from an internal briefing document drafted by the Jamaican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s Bilateral Relations Department. The document was dated October 1 2007 and prepared for the then-newly elected Prime Minister Bruce Golding. [...]
2008-01-30 17:50:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPREL PINR SOCI ETRD ENRG ECON EINV XL JM
08KINGSTON97(S) JAMAICAN-VENEZUELAN RELATIONS: AN INSIDE VIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-30 19:57:00Embassy KingstonSECRETPREL PINR SOCI ETRD ENRG ECON EINV XL JM
08KINSHASA195Demarche delivered in Kinshasa - U.S. position on Cuba
[...] A/DCM and PolOff delivered reftel demarche February 25 to Nzuzi Mazemi, Director of International Political Organizations at Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. Mazemi stated that the DRC shared the position of the United States on the right of the Cuban people to democratic expression and the [...]
2008-02-26 06:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EU CU CG
08KINSHASA437 MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] As background in responding to reftels, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has warm relations with Cuba. In fact, former President Laurent Kabila, whose son Joseph is the DRC's current head of state, fought alongside Che Guevara in the 1960's in the eastern Congo in [...]
2008-05-16 17:07:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU CG
08KINSHASA663DRC/ZAMBIA - COBALT MINES AND PRICES BOOM
[...] (U) This cable represents the fifth in a series of reports stemming from an innovative resource-reporting and commercial advocacy collaboration between Embassies Pretoria, Kinshasa, and Lusaka (reftels). The sixth report will summarize DRC copper/cobalt mines. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Internat [...]
2008-08-13 10:02:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB CG ZA SF
08KUALALUMPUR1099CUBA: MALAYSIA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III
[...] (C) Summary: Based on the information available to post, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian policies and actions with re [...]
2008-12-18 08:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU MY
08KUALALUMPUR366: SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER,S VISIT TO
[...] (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 [...]
2008-05-12 00:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR367SCENESETTER FOR VADM CROWDER'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA
[...] (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 [...]
2008-05-12 05:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
08KUALALUMPUR417CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT, SUSPENSION
[...] (C) Summary: Based on the information available to post, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian policies and actions with re [...]
2008-05-23 04:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETTC ETRD PREL CU MY
08KUWAIT30KUWAITI FATHER PLEADS FOR HIS SON'S RELEASE FROM
[...] (C) An open letter appeared in the January 7 Kuwait Times that contained a personal plea to President Bush for the release of the author's son, Fawzi (AKA Fouzi Khalid Abdullah Al-Awdah-ISN 232) from GTMO. The letter is well-crafted and rational as opposed to the usual diatribes on GTMO that [...]
2008-01-07 16:00:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU PHUM KDRG PTER
08KUWAIT593KUWAIT REVIEW OF TITLE III SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD
[...] (U) The following is post's response to reftel on implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) Cuba has a diplomatic presence in Kuwait, but the GOK does not maintain a mission in Cuba. Relations between the two countries have been strained since the 1990-91 Gulf War when Cuba [...]
2008-05-22 15:39:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU KU
08KYIV101UKRAINE: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, PART
[...] Ref A contained part one of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) for Ukraine. Part two of the ICS continues below. Begin Text of Part II: A.7. Protection of Property Rights MORTGAGES During the last few years, Ukraine's policymakers have launched several initiatives to develo [...]
2008-01-17 07:20:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR UP
08LAPAZ1045IMPACT OF RISING FOOD PRICES IN BOLIVIA
[...] (C) Attempting to control food price inflation is clearly a priority of the Morales administration. However, policies to date have not helped stimulate production, but rather are likely to dampen domestic agricultural activity in the future. Higher food prices have provoked protests, but by [...]
2008-05-06 13:11:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ1055ORURO: STEPCHILD OF BOLIVIA'S ALTIPLANO
[...] (C) Summary: Oruro--the smallest and least-populated of Bolivia's three altiplano departments or states--and its capital city Oruro are predominantly indigenous (Quechua or Aymara),poor, and loyal to the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party. Oruro city's main claim to fame is the UNE [...]
2008-05-07 18:09:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON EMIN EINV PREL PINR PGOV BL
08LAPAZ1164BOLIVIA: JOAQUINO GROUP PLANS "THIRD OPTION"
[...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Emboff met with Rene JOAQUINO Cabrera, mayor of the town of Potosi and leader of the small opposition group Alianza Social (Social Alliance, or AS.) Representatives of the regional opposition recently noted that AS was fielding a candidate in the upcoming prefect elect [...]
2008-05-20 16:03:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR BL
08LAPAZ1168EVO: ALIENATING FRIENDS, SEEKING NEW ONES
[...] (C) Side by side with his friend Cuban Ambassador Rafael Dausa, President Evo Morales leveled a new barrage of old accusations against the USG on May 19. Meanwhile, the Italians and Peruvians both expressed their displeasure with recent Morales statements and actions. The Italian Ambassado [...]
2008-05-20 22:10:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID BL
08LAPAZ1179BOLIVIAN-CUBAN RELATIONS: LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in ref A and reflect only new developments since ref B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? - No, the Bolivian government continues to see Cuba as a pat [...]
2008-05-23 21:15:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL BL ECON CU
08LAPAZ1214BOLIVIA: BENI AND PANDO VOTE JUNE 1
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The northern states of Beni and Pando will hold their autonomy referenda on Sunday, June 1st. There has been scattered violence resulting in injuries but no deaths between pro-government and pro-opposition/autonomy forces in the week leading up to the vote. Both groups have block [...]
2008-05-30 20:40:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC KDEM BL VE CU
08LAPAZ1264BOLIVIA & ATP-DEA: EXPORTING FRUSTRATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATP-DEA) was extended in February of 2008 for another ten months for Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. Although the preferences are crucial to the textiles industry, the private sector is growing tired of the exhausting lob [...]
2008-06-05 15:44:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON KTEX BL PINV PGOV PREL
08LAPAZ1290BOLIVIA: JULY 9 MARCH ON EMBASSY SITREP #1 1030 EST
[...] (U) A scheduled march on the Embassy has begun, with crowds leaving government-stronghold El Alto and heading into La Paz as of 0900. Crowds are expected to arrive between 1000 and 1100. Currently the Embassy has additional police protection with tear-gas and crowd control armor. The CAC ha [...]
2008-06-09 14:28:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1301BOLIVIA: AFTERMATH OF MARCH ON EMBASSY
[...] (C) Summary: On June 9, after a weekend of anti-U.S. rhetoric from El Alto leaders and public statements from President Morales (accompanied by the Cuban ambassador) blaming the USG for granting asylum to ex-Defense Minister Sanchez Berzain, thousands of Altenos protested in front of the Emba [...]
2008-06-10 21:55:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1359EVO PRAISES DEMONSTRATORS, CLAIMS USG CONSPIRACY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an interview with a Bolivian magazine reproduced in the leading La Paz newspaper on June 15, Evo again alleged a USG "conspiracy" in Bolivia and suggested a USG plot to kill him. Also on June 15, during an donation in his base of El Alto, President Evo Morales praised the June [...]
2008-06-17 11:47:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ1435EVO ENDORSES U.S.-FREE CHAPARE
[...] (U) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales offered a far-reaching endorsement of the June 25 announcement by cocalero leaders and five mayors from the Chapare region that USAID should be expelled. Morales saluted the announcement and broadened the scope to include all U.S. presence in the Ch [...]
2008-06-26 22:09:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1533EVO'S REGIONAL TRADE BLOCK BACKLASH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Bolivian President Evo Morales continues to irritate his Andean neighbors by criticizing their plans for free trade with the United States and the European Union (EU.) As the negotiations for the deals grow closer, the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) member states tell the Embas [...]
2008-07-11 13:03:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD BL
08LAPAZ1573SCENESETTER FOR A/S SHANNON AND INL PDAS MCGLYNN
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy La Paz welcomes A/S Thomas Shannon and PDAS William J. McGlynn to Bolivia July 21-23. Although President Morales and a number of his close advisors have accused the USG, the Ambassador, and the Embassy of conspiracy during the past year, recent weeks have brought the gove [...]
2008-07-18 18:47:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL EAID BL ASEC PTER
08LAPAZ1708BOLIVIA: RECALL REFERENDA SITREP #2 1515 EDT
[...] (U) Voting continues in a generally peaceful and orderly fashion. Bolivia Transparente, an umbrella organization providing election observers, reports to USAID that there are isolated incidents of minor irregularities: campaigning too close to the polls and one individual with a gun who was d [...]
2008-08-10 18:56:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1851MIL-MIL RELATIONS: MOD OPTIMISTIC, DESPITE SIGNS
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Walker San Miguel told EmbOffs August 22 that mil-mil relations are "good" and poised to improve following President Evo Morales' lead to improve relations generally. San Miguel said "misunderstandings" are at the root of mutual suspicions of USG and Bolivian [...]
2008-08-29 21:51:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ASEC BL
08LAPAZ1865BOLIVIA: AUTONOMY, THE CHACO, AND DESPAIR IN TARIJA
[...] (C) The southern, gas-rich department (state) of Tarija has called an election on November 30 to select a departmental parliament, as called for in its autonomy referendum. The parliamentary elections will be the first among the autonomous opposition departments and was moved forward two mo [...]
2008-09-02 22:10:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL PINR KDEM
08LAPAZ1973EVO CONNECTS THE DOTS: PANDO, PNG, AND PROTEST
[...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of his September 10 announcement declaring Ambassador Goldberg persona non grata, Bolivian President Evo Morales is linking the USG to violence in the opposition departments (states) and specifically to the death of thirty-some people in opposition-controlled Pand [...]
2008-09-15 17:44:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PBTS ODIP OFDP VE BL
08LAPAZ1981BOLIVIA: WHAT EVO TELLS HIS PEOPLE
[...] (C) Summary. A member of congress with President Evo Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party provided PolOff with rundown of Morales' latest meeting with MAS congressional representatives. Morales allegedly told the congressmen that "new friends" like Venezuela and Iran could make up [...]
2008-09-15 23:13:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER EAID ODIP OFDP BL
08LAPAZ2087QUIET IN SANTA CRUZ, PANDO PREFECT STILL IN CUSTODY
[...] (SBU) Following President Evo Morales' order that government-aligned social groups suspend their siege of Santa Cruz for 48 hours, Bolivia is relatively calm on September 24. The city of Santa Cruz canceled its founding day ceremonies and parades because of food shortages and the possibility [...]
2008-09-24 22:21:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC BL
08LAPAZ2166MORALES' NOT SO EXCELLENT UNGA ADVENTURE; DEA
[...] (C) Summary: An MFA insider and one of Bolivia's UNGA organizers provided PolOff October 4 with an inside look at the Bolivian UNGA delegation's schedule. President Evo Morales had heated discussions with EU officials, telling one the EU "could leave" Bolivia if it wanted, Choquehuanca had a [...]
2008-10-07 11:24:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL PTER EAID BL
08LAPAZ2192BOLIVIA: MORALES ON ATPDEA, CASTRO, AND CHE
[...] (U) Bolivian President Evo Morales spoke to supporters on October 7, downplaying recent USG decisions regarding ATPDEA, lauding Che Guevara, and citing the advice of his friend and ally Cuban President Fidel Castro. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ATPDEA: "Won't Affect Us At All" - - - - - - [...]
2008-10-09 13:22:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR ETRD BL
08LAPAZ2391BOLIVIA: EVO'S WISH LIST FOR OBAMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales saluted the victory of President-elect Obama, offering support and expressing a sense of kinship with the President-elect, whom he characterized as coming from "the most discriminated sectors... from enslaved sectors." Raising hopes for a sea cha [...]
2008-11-07 13:26:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALBL ECON ENVR KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM PINR
08LAPAZ2447BOLIVIA: MAS ECONOMIC RECIPE FOR A DIFFICULT YEAR
[...] (C) Prominent La Paz economic authorities generally agree that the current international economic crisis will not severely impact Bolivia until April or May of next year. While Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) policy during yet another "election year" in Bolivia will cushion many Bolivians ag [...]
2008-11-14 15:56:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ2581"LITERACY ACCOMPLISHED:" LIBERTAD ACT AND
[...] (U) The following responses are keyed to the questions in reftel A and reflect new developments since reftel B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, the Bolivian government continues to see Cuba as a vi [...]
2008-12-16 15:36:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EAIR ETRD KDEM BL CU
08LAPAZ2604CHARGE'S VISIT TO COCHABAMBA
[...] (C) The Charge made a one day trip to Cochabamba on December 15 to highlight the U.S. Mission's positive agenda, which goes forward despite strained relations. During his trip he participated in donations to a USAID street children's shelter, and visited the NAS supported Trafficking in Per [...]
2008-12-18 15:04:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALBL EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR
08LAPAZ2613EVO-CUBA LOVEFEST: YESTERDAY, TOMORROW, FOREVER
[...] (C) Summary. Bolivian President Evo Morales has turned up the anti-U.S. rhetoric in the last two weeks, making increasingly virulent demands that the incoming Obama Administration change course on Cuba or face the wide-spread expulsion of U.S. Ambassadors from Latin American countries (Bolivi [...]
2008-12-19 21:04:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR CU BL
08LAPAZ2633MORALES' LATEST BLOWS AGAINST THE EMPIRE: BOMBAST
[...] (U) Bolivian President Evo Morales unleashed another round of vitriolic attacks against the United States December 23. Morales barred all but foreign and state media from the presidential press conference, underscoring his recent feud with the private media (reftels). Morales: DEA Tried to K [...]
2008-12-23 22:08:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ECON EPET ODIP CU VE IR BL
08LAPAZ303BOLIVIA: "SPYING" CHARGES FEED EVO'S PROPAGANDA
[...] (C) Summary. Fulbright student Alex van Schaick reported to the Bolivian Foreign Ministry February 7 that he had been asked by Post's Assistant Regional Security Officer to report contacts with Venezuelan and Cuban nationals to the Embassy. Van Schaick told an ABC News.com stringer in La Paz th [...]
2008-02-15 00:22:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL PINR OFDP KLIG VE BO
08LAPAZ329GOB RESPINS ANTI-U.S. ALLEGATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: The Bolivian government attempted to renew and, in some cases, repackage old allegations against the U.S. February 16-18. Bolivian President Evo Morales threatened to show USAID the door if it continues undermining his administration. As proof, Morales provided the example of a po [...]
2008-02-19 23:00:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BL
08LAPAZ374BOLIVIAN SPY SCANDAL: CONTINUED EMBASSY ACCUSATIONS
[...] (U) Summary: In response to an unfolding domestic spy scandal the former National Intelligence Directorate (NDI) chief Jose Luis Centellas testified before a Senate Commission and stated that the Embassy "manages" many different intelligence groups and maintains records on all Bolivian citiz [...]
2008-02-21 22:38:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ465VP RATIONALIZES RULING PARTY'S ACTIONS TO DIP CORPS
[...] (C) The Bolivian government invited the entire diplomatic corps to lunch March 3 to explain its position regarding recent events. On February 28, the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) rammed through legislation to convoke a national referendum on its draft constitution while pro-MAS mo [...]
2008-03-03 21:25:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ537FORMER EVO ALLY LEADS PARALLEL STATE GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) At a rally of several thousand Sucre residents, Sabina Cuellar Leanos, a former member of Evo Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS),was selected to be Chuquisaca department's (state) interim prefect (governor) on March 6. Ariel Iriarte remains the Morales administration's pick for i [...]
2008-03-07 20:59:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BL
08LAPAZ625BOLIVIA: AMB MEETING WITH NATIONAL UNITY MAYORS
[...] (SBU) At the invitation of the head of National Unity party leader Samuel Doria Medina, the Ambassador and officers from EcoPol and USAID met with 22 of the Bolivia's 23 National Unity mayors (one mayor was unable to attend.) Doria Medina organized the gathering of his party's mayors so that t [...]
2008-03-19 19:27:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL EMIN BL PINR SENV
08LAPAZ694BOLIVIA: EVO AND AUTONOMY, NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Summary: Although isolated incidents of violence are already occurring and will continue up to the scheduled May 4 Santa Cruz autonomy referendum, we do not expect the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party to take military or police action against the opposition departments (states) [...]
2008-03-28 22:12:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ASEC EAID BL
08LAPAZ711BOLIVIA: COMMUNITY JUSTICE, INDIGENOUS JUSTICE,
[...] (C) Summary: On March 31, Emboff meet with Vice Minister of Community Justice and Human Rights Valentin TICONA Colque. Also present was Director of Community Justice Petroni FLORES Condori. Emboff had requested the meeting to learn more about community justice under the new draft constituti [...]
2008-04-01 16:20:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC PINR BL
08LAPAZ983AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE FM FERNANDEZ
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez explained the government's push for statements supporting Bolivian unity from the OAS and other international institutions were intended to ensure that May 4 is carried out without violence. Whe [...]
2008-04-29 18:52:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC BL
08LAPAZ99BOLIVIAN MILITARY PULLS OUT OF WHINSEC
[...] (C) Incoming 2008 Bolivian Army Commander General Freddy Mackay Peralta told Military Group officers January 11 that the army would no longer send officers to the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) at Fort Benning, Georgia. Mackay said the decision was "political [...]
2008-01-14 22:00:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BL
08LIBREVILLE248GABON: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-22 15:29:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KDEM PREL KPAO SOCI CU
08LILONGWE224MALAWI TO OPEN EMBASSY IN IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: During a mid-April visit to Tehran, Foreign Minister Joyce Banda announced that the GOM will open an embassy in Iran to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries, contradicting her previous statements in private to the Ambassador. Deputy Foreign Minister Henri Mumba pub [...]
2008-04-16 14:20:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPREL IR MI
08LIMA1107OLLANTA HUMALA CLAIMS HE CAN SAVE PERU FROM EXTREMISTS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador McKinley met with opposition Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) leader Ollanta Humala and his wife (and advisor) Nadine Heredia June 18 for a cordial two-hour discussion. Humala argued that the Garcia government is neglecting Peru's mounting social concerns and needs to [...]
2008-06-26 21:33:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPE PGOV PINR PREL
08LIMA1114GOP EXPLORES CUBA ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The GOP's approach to Cuba is reflected in President Garcia's rhetoric: critical of restrictions on freedom while acknowledging incipient reforms. In a sign that the GOP's approach could lead to a diplomatic thaw, Peruvian Health Minister Hernan Garrido Lecca recently traveled to [...]
2008-06-30 18:01:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA114FORE VISIT: FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 11 meeting with Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde, USAID Administrator and Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta Fore offered U.S. assistance for PTPA implementation and thanked Peru for its support in the UN Security Council. Belaunde lauded the state of bil [...]
2008-01-22 13:27:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PE
08LIMA151PERU 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),signed by President Bush and President Garcia on December 14, enables Peru to attract additional investment by clarifyin [...]
2008-01-28 20:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
08LIMA1690CUBA DEMARCHE: USG DISASTER RELIEF OFFER
[...] (C) PolCouns on October 20 delivered reftel demarche regarding unconditional US hurricane relief assistance for Cuba to Gonzalo Zapater, MFA Director General for Mexico and the Caribbean. Zapater said that he regularly meets with Cuban Embassy officials and would communicate a message in sup [...]
2008-10-21 14:11:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL CU
08LIMA1732NEA A/S WELCH MEETINGS WITH SPANISH OFFICIALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. NEA A/S Welch, accompanied by DCM, met with FM Moratinos, Director General for the Mediterranean, Magreb and Near Orient Fidel Sendagorta, and Policy Planning Director Andres Ortega on October 23 to discuss a wide range of issues including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the Magr [...]
2008-10-31 21:55:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON KHDP ETRD ENRG EC PE
08LIMA1898PERU RESPONSE TO CUBA: COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW
[...] (U) Following is Post's response to reftel questions. PERUVIAN INVESTMENTS IN CUBA ---------------------------- 2. (U) Post has not found any reliable data on Peruvian investments in Cuba. The vast majority of Peru's limited foreign direct investment is in Mexico, Bolivia, Ecuador, Cent [...]
2008-12-10 20:11:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU PE
08LIMA1899PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AT U.S. EMBASSY LIMA
[...] Shortly after noon on December 10, 2008, approximately 40 Peruvian nationals gathered peacefully outside of the U.S. Embassy accusing the United States of falsely arresting and accusing five Cuban Nationals of crimes they never committed. Each protestor hand delivered a letter to the U.S. Emba [...]
2008-12-10 21:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PE
08LIMA591PERU: VISITATION OF EXTRADITEE WILMER YARLEQUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: As directed in ref A, Post has visited Peruvian extraditee Wilmer YARLEQUE Ordinola on multiple occasions and confirmed that he is being treated in accordance with Peru's international human rights obligations. Moreover, the GOP has sought actively to fulfill its commitments co [...]
2008-04-04 20:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS PHUM PREL PE
08LIMA663THE ALBA HOUSE THREAT
[...] (C) Summary: The primary purpose of the so-called "ALBA houses" established within Peru during the last year is to spread Bolivarian propaganda via programs like the Venezuelan "Miracle Mission" that provides eye surgeries to poor Peruvians. The most sober reports suggest there are between ni [...]
2008-04-16 18:12:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV REL PE PINR
08LIMA845"SUMMIT OF THE PEOPLES" COUNTER-SUMMIT LAUNCHED
[...] (C) Summary: Peruvian leftist groups and European NGOs on May 13th launched a four-day-long Summit of the Peoples as a counterpoint to the European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Summit (May 13th-17th). The main event will be a rally on May 16th attended by Bolivian President Evo Morales a [...]
2008-05-13 21:56:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV REL PINR PE
08LIMA895ANTI-SUMMIT PEACEFUL, GENERAL SECURITY A SUCCESS
[...] (C) Summary: The "Summit of the Peoples" anti-summit (May 13-16) that coincided with the Latin America and Caribbean - European Union Summit (EU-LAC) last week proceeded peacefully despite government concern. The anti-summit attracted thousands of social movement leaders from Peru, Latin Ameri [...]
2008-05-20 21:33:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC REL PINR PE
08LIMA908FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN
[...] (SBU/NF) Post took the following actions to support the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People: a. Placed IIP-provided editorial in El Comercio edition of May 20, under the by-line of the Ambassador. El Comercio (center-right, circulation of 90,000) is Peru's "paper of record" and the op-e [...]
2008-05-22 22:20:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALCU KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI
08LISBON1091EMBASSY LISBON'S DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-05 16:42:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL PO
08LISBON1236PORTUGAL SPRING REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III
[...] (U) Portuguese MFA's Officer Director for Latin America Joao Batista confirmed that Portugal's relationship with Cuba remained unchanged. He responded to reftel questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) The Portuguese hold firmly to the [...]
2008-05-23 17:18:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL PO
08LISBON1343PORTUGAL RELUCTANT TO NAME NATIONS IN U.S.-EU
[...] (SBU) Portugal would like to keep the U.S.-EU Summit declaration language on Latin America general, according to MFA Director for American Affairs Helena Coutinho. Regarding Cuba in particular, Coutinho said the EU preferred private engagement on human rights issues and was concerned that "si [...]
2008-06-09 16:14:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PO
08LISBON1397PORTUGAL'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 16-17
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The Portuguese MFA's Deputy EU Correspondent outlined internal EU disagreements on how best to proceed on Zimbabwe, Cuba, and the Olympics, but underscored that the group was largely united on Iran, the Middle East Peace Process, Democratic Republic of Congo (DROC) and Georgia. [...]
2008-06-16 14:23:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNIR IZ IS SY PHUM PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON2597PORTUGAL REGRETS FOR 23 SEPTEMBER EU27 CUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-19 17:34:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PO
08LISBON2629(S/NF) PORTUGAL: "WE KNOW CHAVEZ IS A CRAZY MAN
[...] (C) Summary: Hugo Chavez visited Portugal on September 27, at the end of a trip that included stops in Cuba, China, Russia, and France. Portugal has warmed towards Venezuela recently and become the EU nation most visited by Chavez over the past year. In addition to protecting the large Portuguese p [...]
2008-10-07 10:54:00Embassy LisbonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PO
08LISBON2630PORTUGAL: LATEST KOSOVO RECOGNITION TARGET DATE IS
[...] (C/NF) In an October 3 meeting Portuguese MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Nuno Brito said he "hopes" Portugal will formally recognize Kosovo on October 7, and that President Cavaco Silva told Serbian President Tadic it is time for Portugal to move on regarding the issue. Brito relate [...]
2008-10-07 11:00:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNGA UN KV PO
08LISBON2689(C) WHY PORTUGAL IS SOFT ON RUSSIA
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Portugal has shown itself to be notably reluctant to criticize Russian misbehavior in recent months. There is no single reason for this, but rather a combination of Portugal's new economic diplomacy, a desire to find a "balance" on tough issues, and some preconceptions on the [...]
2008-11-03 16:54:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON RS PO
08LISBON2753PORTUGAL MAINTAINS STATUS QUO IN RELATIONS WITH
[...] (C) In response to reftel request for information for the Suspension of the Libertad Act, Title III, Portugal's relationship with Cuba remained unchanged over 2008. 2. (C) POLITICAL INTERACTION: Portugal follows the European Union policy of supporting human rights and democratic transition [...]
2008-12-05 10:23:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL PO
08LISBON511PORTUGAL: NO CHANGE IN CUBA POLICY
[...] (SBU) The selection of Raul Castro as Cuba's president will not alter Portugal's support for the EU's dual-track approach of pressing for political reform while actively engaging members of civil society. The MFA Americas Director does not foresee any radical change but does see possible eco [...]
2008-02-27 17:05:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPGOV CU EUN PREL PO
08LISBON606PDAS VOLKER AND PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR;
[...] (U) Summary: During PDAS Volker's visit to Lisbon for the February 22 Bilateral Commission (septel),Volker and Ambassador Stephenson met privately with Foreign Ministry Political Director Ambassador Vasco Bramao Ramos and, later in the day, with the Secretary of State for Defense, Joao Mira G [...]
2008-03-11 15:19:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PHUM KDEM AF EUN PO
08LJUBLJANA116DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES HOLDS HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 15, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles and Director of Office of Human Rights, Humanitarian and Social Affairs, Bureau of International Organizations, Doug Rohn held bilateral and U.S.-EU consultations wi [...]
2008-03-07 07:20:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA134USAID LAC A/A BONICELLI DISCUSSES CUBAN TRANSITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 13 - 14, USAID Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean Paul Bonicelli met with Slovene officials to discuss U.S. - EU cooperation on development assistance to Cuba if and when a true transition on the island occurs. All Slovene officials agreed that d [...]
2008-03-24 06:58:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAD PGOV CU SI
08LJUBLJANA146SLOVENIAN EU PRESIDENCY AT THE HALFWAY POINT
[...] (C) Slovenia has made the most of its limited resources during the first three months of its EU presidency by focusing on what it knows best and turning to outside sources for assistance in other areas. Slovenia appears more amenable than many previous small-country presidencies to seek guid [...]
2008-03-28 15:53:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL CVIS PGOV EUN ASEC OVIP SI
08LJUBLJANA216SLOVENIA AND THE DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN
[...] (U) In support of the Day of Solidarity With the Cuban People May 21 event, post will place the Washington-drafted op-ed in Vecer, one of Slovenia's largest dailies. We expect the op-ed will also be picked up by the national wire service and other national papers. From May 20 to 23, the Embassy [...]
2008-05-20 08:39:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO PHUM PREL EUN CU SI
08LJUBLJANA237SLOVENIA CONCERNED ABOUT U.S.-EU SUMMIT DECLARATION
[...] (C) On May 30, EmbOff delivered reftel points to Barbara Susnik, MFA U.S. Desk Officer and COTRA National delegate, and informed her of the USG positions regarding U.S.-EU Summit Declaration text on issues relating to Latin America and Missile Defense. An anxious Susnik worried that it would [...]
2008-05-30 14:37:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALEUN PGOV PHUM PREL CU SI
08LJUBLJANA255SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF JUNE 16-17 GAERC
[...] (C) On June 12, Pol/Econ Chief delivered the June 16-17 GAERC points to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih said the GAERC, which had a very long agenda, would issue conclusions on Cuba, the Western Balkans, Somalia, Sudan, DRoC, and Central Asia (without a discussion). The FMs would sen [...]
2008-06-12 12:01:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN PGOV PHUM ZL ZK IR IZ IS SY LE CU
08LJUBLJANA257SLOVENIA CONCERNED THAT USG DECISION ON UNHRC
[...] On June 12, Emboff informed MFA Minister Plenipotentiary and EU Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) Chair Smiljana Knez of the USG decision to disengage from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) per reftel. Knez said that Slovenia and COHOM regret the U.S. decision and believe that it is too [...]
2008-06-12 15:13:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SI
08LJUBLJANA307SLOVENIA CONSIDERING CO-SPONSORING PRISONERS OF
[...] (U) This is an action request cable. Please see para. 3. 2. (SBU) On July 9, Emboffs met with MFA Minister Plenipotentiary and previous Chair of the EU Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) Smiljana Knez to seek co-sponsorship of a Prisoners of Conscience public affairs event. Knez inform [...]
2008-07-09 15:06:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM EUN KDEM SI
08LJUBLJANA413SLOVENIA PREDICTS "BORING" SEPTEMBER 15-16 GAERC
[...] (C) On September 11, Emboff delivered our points in advance of the September 15-16 GAERC meeting (reftel) to MFA European Correspondent Aljaz Arih, who commented that this would be a "pretty boring GAERC." Arih said there would be Council Conclusions on Somalia, which would be the GAERC's mos [...]
2008-09-11 14:07:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN PGOV PHUM ZL ZI SOCI YI TU GG RS
08LJUBLJANA546SLOVENIA: RESPONSE TO CUBA LIBERTAD ACT DEMARCHE
[...] (U) On December 8, emboff met with Natasa Furlan, counselor in the MFA's Latin American section, to discuss Slovenia's relations with Cuba. Embassy provides the following in response to reftel questions. 2. (C) Slovenia has worked to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba, with an emph [...]
2008-12-12 08:26:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC CU SI
08LJUBLJANA89SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE ON ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION
[...] (C) On February 24, Charge delivered reftel's points to State Secretary Matjaz Sinkovec and also to Director of the Americas Division Roman Kirn, and urged Slovenia to work toward a process of political change that leads to a democratic end. Noting appreciation for our views, both officials c [...]
2008-02-25 08:40:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN CU SI
08LONDON1091LONDON MAYORAL ELECTION: A NATIONAL BELLWEATHER?
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 1 Londoners go to the polls to elect a new Mayor. The incumbent, Labour's Ken Livingstone, is looking to win his third successive term in office but faces a tough challenge from the Conservative candidate, Boris Johnson. At present the race is too close to call. A lot i [...]
2008-04-16 16:42:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UK
08LONDON1157HMG EXPECTS LITTLE IMMINENT CHANGE IN CUBA BUT
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials told Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry they detected little real change since Raul Castro assumed power, but they firmly believed the only means of exploiting any possible openings with the regime was to remain engaged. [...]
2008-04-24 10:12:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM KDEM UK CU EUN
08LONDON1265EMBASSY LONDON PLANS FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH
[...] Action request for Department. Embassy London plans to mark the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People" by placing an op-ed in a local newspaper. We request that WHA provide the text for this placement. 2. In addition, Embassy London is working with the NGO "English PEN" to mark [...]
2008-05-06 16:31:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU UK
08LONDON1394UPDATE ON EMBASSY LONDON PLANS FOR DAY OF
[...] Per ref A, "The Daily Telegraph" has agreed to run the Department-cleared op-ed under the Ambassador's signature in its online version on May 21. 2. In addition, Embassy London is working with the NGO "English PEN" to mark the occasion. PEN advocates for freedom of expression around the wor [...]
2008-05-19 15:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU UK
08LONDON1477LIBERTAD ACT: UK INPUT
[...] (C) The following pertains to the UK's involvement in and relations with Cuba, keyed to questions posed in reftel: 2. (C) Has the UK worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- The UK's policy toward Cuba is consistent with the EU Common Policy, which was [...]
2008-05-28 15:32:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU UK
08LONDON1553UK FEELS U.S. PAIN BUT OFFERS LITTLE LOVE ON
[...] (C) The UK does not itself strongly object to the proposed U.S. language on Cuba and Venezuela in the U.S.-EU Summit document, but is bowing to the "significant" opposition of other EU Members and will not break rank on including U.S. language. Polcounselor delivered ref message on June 3 to [...]
2008-06-04 16:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EUN UK
08LONDON1623UK ON CUBA, IRAN AND OTHER ISSUES AT THE JUNE GAERC
[...] (SBU) Foreign Office officials provided to Poloffs on June 12 the responses below to ref points on key GAERC agenda items, as well as a general readout of UK expectations for the June GAERC meeting. Cuba ---- 2. (C) The UK supports lifting the EU's Restrictive Measures on Cuba at the Jun [...]
2008-06-13 13:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EAID ZL ZK IR IZ IS CU
08LONDON1761CWS/BWC: CLOSE ALLIES MEETING, JUNE 17-18, 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-02 14:28:00Embassy LondonSECRETPARM AORC CWC OPCW GM FR IZ UK
08LONDON2565DELEGATION PRESENTS PETITION TO EMBASSY ADVOCATING
[...] (C) A four person delegation representing the "Cuba Solidarity Campaign," a UK-based pressure and advocacy group, presented a petition to Polcouns and the Department of Justice Attache October 7 on behalf of two Cuban women requesting permission to visit their imprisoned husbands, operatives [...]
2008-10-07 17:38:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL PHUM CVIS CU UK KCRM
08LONDON3197LIBERTAD ACT: IPNUT FOR UK
[...] (C) The following pertains to the UK's involvement in and relations with Cuba, keyed to questions posed in reftel: 2. (C) Has the UK worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- Yes. The UK's policy toward Cuba continues to be based upon the EU Common Position [...]
2008-12-22 17:39:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL PHUM PGOV CU UK
08LONDON650HMG HAS RAISED CONCERNS WITH EU COMMISSIONER
[...] (C/NF) HMG agrees the upcoming visit of EU Commissioner Louis Michel to Cuba is "not the smartest timing," and has raised directly with Michel the importance of underscoring the EU's dual-track policy, including meeting with civil society, during the visit, according to Foreign Office EU Corr [...]
2008-03-04 15:57:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EUN CU UK
08LONDON727UK SUPPORTIVE OF WHA PDAS KELLY'S VIEWS ON LATIN
[...] (C) Summary. FCO Director of the Americas Chris Wood was supportive of U.S. policy on Latin America, praising progress in Colombia in particular during a visit by WHA PDAS Craig Kelly March 7. Wood agreed Venezuela and Bolivia were worrisome and that Cuba had not changed since Fidel's illne [...]
2008-03-11 17:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM EU UK CO EC BR CU VE BL
08LUANDA317REAPING THE BENEFITS OF PEACE IN KWANZA SUL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Devastated during Angola's 27-year civil war, the once embattled province of Kwanza Sul is on the mend. Ongoing U.S.-funded demining programs are key to the government's success in reopening primary and secondary roads and agricultural land. U.S. assistance in partnership with Ch [...]
2008-04-21 17:01:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON EAID KHDP AO
08LUANDA774Peace Pays Rich Dividends
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Six years after the end of decades of civil war, the provinces of Huila and Namibe are undergoing a renaissance, with huge public investments in roads, railroads, schools, clinics, administrative buildings, telecommunications and potable water. Despite these efforts and significa [...]
2008-10-02 15:32:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON AO
08LUXEMBOURG310LUXEMBOURG COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE
[...] (C) The Government of Luxembourg (GOL) is circumspect in its relations with Cuba, possibly because the wife of its head of state, Grand Duchess Teresa, was born in Havana in 1956 and fled the island with her family in 1959 when Castro seized power. 2. (C) The GOL has worked to encourage hum [...]
2008-12-08 16:19:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU LU
08MADRID1002SCENESETTER FOR U/S DOBRIANSKY VISIT TO MADRID
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. Your speech at the American Chamber of Commerce energy conference, your meetings with GOS officials and climate change experts, and a press event will provide opportunities to explain USG leadership on climate change and address conc [...]
2008-09-19 14:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG SP
08MADRID1073U/S DOBRIANSKY VISIT TO MADRID 9/29 - 10/1
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Dobriansky visited Madrid September 26-October 1 to participate in an American Chamber of Commerce in Spain conference on clean energy and climate change. The U/S delivered a keynote speech on climate change and renewable energy at the conference. U/S Dobrians [...]
2008-10-08 16:15:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALSENV KGHG EAGR KWMN KIRF SMIG SP
08MADRID1104SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY KUPFER'S
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-20 14:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG OVIP PREL SP
08MADRID1132NEA A/S WELCH MEETINGS WITH SPANISH OFFICIALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. NEA A/S Welch, accompanied by DCM, met with FM Moratinos, Director General for the Mediterranean, Magreb and Near Orient Fidel Sendagorta, and Policy Planning Director Andres Ortega on October 23 to discuss a wide range of issues including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the Magr [...]
2008-10-31 09:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL IR IZ SY SP MR
08MADRID114CODELS MARTINEZ AND LIEBERMAN MEET WITH SPANISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senators Martinez, Lieberman and Craig met with Spanish National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana on January 11, discussing Afghanistan, Lebanon, Morocco, Cuba, and the Alliance of Civilizations. Senator Lieberman asked that Spain work to clarify and if possible remove caveats o [...]
2008-02-05 13:36:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
08MADRID1186SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SIRES' NOVEMBER 13-16 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Representative Sires, Embassy Madrid looks forward to your and your delegation's visit to Madrid and Barcelona. The Spanish are eager to share their assessment of political developments, regional issues, and bilateral relations with you. The recent US national election has been closely [...]
2008-11-07 12:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN OVIP PINS PREL PTER SP OREP AMGT AFIN
08MADRID1212CODEL SIRES VISIT TO MADRID, NOVEMBER 13-14, 2008
[...] (U) Summary: Codel Sires (Representatives Albio Sires, Lynn Woolsey, Phil Gingrey, Ron Klein, and Laura Richardson) visited Madrid November 13-14 to discuss rail transportation security, counter-terrorism, and bilateral relations. They met with Minister of Interior Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, M [...]
2008-11-18 08:10:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL SP
08MADRID1277SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DODD VISIT TO SPAIN DEC.
[...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid welcomes your visit. The Spaniards you meet will be eager to share their assessment of financial developments, Latin American issues, and bilateral relations. Our elections were closely followed here, and a strong atmosphere of goodwill and optimism has emerged for incre [...]
2008-12-04 11:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON OREP PREL SP
08MADRID1291SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON VISIT TO SPAIN DEC.
[...] (U) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spanish relations are strong and based on shared interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and rapidly expanding economic ties. The Spaniards you meet will be eag [...]
2008-12-09 11:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER OREP MARR SP
08MADRID1293BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (C) As per reftel request, Econoff spoke with Spanish company GECI Espanola representatives December 3 as part of a pre-license check on C-130 aircraft parts to Spain. Geci Project Manager Billy Noboa informed Econoff that the C-130 parts specified in reftel are not/not intended for the Spani [...]
2008-12-09 14:50:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALETTC KOMC SP
08MADRID1299SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5 and updates information reported in reftels B and C. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Spain played a leadership role in [...]
2008-12-11 12:21:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL SP CU
08MADRID159SPAIN/CUBA: GOS PRESENTS GOC WITH LIST OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Political Director Rafael Dezcallar told Charge that he presented Cuban Vice Minister for Global Issues Abelardo Moreno with a list of 20-30 Cuban political prisoners, including Oscar Biscet, and asked for their release during the second Spain-Cuba bilateral human rights [...]
2008-02-13 17:50:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SP CU
08MADRID186SPANISH REACTION TO KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Moratinos' Chief of Staff Javier Sancho told DCM February 20 that it was politically impossible for Spain to support the Kosovar UDI at this time, and that this is the position of both the ruling PSOE government and the opposition Partido Popular (PP). Sancho said the Spanish have t [...]
2008-02-21 09:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL UNMIK UN PGOV YI EU KV SP
08MADRID218SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. When you arrive, Spain will be 4 short days away from what is looking to be a very close March 9 general election. President Jose Luis Zapatero and his Socialist Workers party are slightly ahead in the polls, although the opposition Par [...]
2008-02-28 08:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PREL SP
08MADRID237DEMARCHE: DISCOURAGING EU DEVELOPMENT
[...] (C) POLCOUNS DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE MARCH 3 TO MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR IBEROAMERICA JAVIER SANDOMINGO, URGING THE GOS TO REINFORCE THE MESSAGE THAT EU DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COMMISSIONER MICHEL'S VISIT TO CUBA WAS INOPPORTUNE, AND, IF THE VISIT WENT FORWARD, MICHEL SHOULD [...]
2008-03-03 12:53:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN CU
08MADRID283VISIT TO SPAIN OF ELSA MOREJON, WIFE OF CUBAN
[...] (U) Elsa Morejon, wife of imprisoned Cuban dissident and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Oscar Biscet, visited Spain March 4-7. Although the visit was unexpected (her arrival was not confirmed until a few hours before her flight to Madrid),we are convinced it was useful and important. M [...]
2008-03-07 17:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM CU SP
08MADRID289TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by DCM, discussed Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Afghanistan, and sovereign wealth funds with Spanish National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana in a March 6 meeting. Casajuana expressed pleasure that bilateral relations had evolved positively in recent [...]
2008-03-10 13:59:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEINV AF CU IR IZ KV SP
08MADRID346FREED CUBAN PRISONERS GRATEFUL TO PRESIDENT BUSH
[...] (U) On March 13, Ambassador Aguirre hosted a follow-up meeting with Omar Pernet and Alejandro Gonzlez-Raga. The two, until recently, had been political prisoners in Cuba. Both of these remarkable individuals individually pressed the Ambassador to personally convey their gratitude to President [...]
2008-03-19 14:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SP
08MADRID376MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR DEZCALLAR ON NATO SUMMIT,
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met March 31 with MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar, making the case for a more robust Spanish effort in Afghanistan, urging that the Spanish weigh in with Greece on Macedonia's NATO membership, encouraging Spanish recognition of Kosovo and [...]
2008-03-31 16:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO SMIG MK GR BO CU SP
08MADRID467SPAIN/CUBA: TOUGH ROAD ALONG TWO TRACKS TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cuba Transition Coordinator (CTC) Caleb McCarry met Spanish divergence from U.S. Cuba policy with considerable diplomacy; pressed Spain not to allow its growing policy of engagement with the GOC to leave behind the importance of supporting Cuban civil society and political pris [...]
2008-04-24 13:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM CU SP EUN
08MADRID493MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] In response to refs a and b, Post conducts a vigorous, ongoing program of outreach to the Cuban dissident community here in Spain as well as a steady public diplomacy effort designed to build support for peaceful democratic change in Cuba. All this is of course in addition to steady engagement [...]
2008-05-05 13:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU SP
08MADRID502SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADMIRAL THAD W. ALLEN,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy Madrid Country Team warmly welcomes your visit. It will provide an important opportunity to highlight the importance we place on the relationship, particularly as it concerns our strategic interests such as the fight against terrorism and transnational crime. We a [...]
2008-05-08 16:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SMIG SNAR SP
08MADRID518WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S VISIT TO MADRID,
[...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon visited Madrid April 30-May 1, 2008. He met with Secretary General of the Presidency Bernardino Leon and former President Jose Maria Aznar. He also attended a lunch in his honor hosted by Charge d' Affaires Hugo Llorens with Spanish private sector, media, and [...]
2008-05-09 16:22:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL KSUM AR BL CO CU PE SP
08MADRID524CUBAN REFUSAL TO ALLOW YOANI SANCHEZ TO TRAVEL
[...] Cuban "bloguera" Yoani Sanchez was chosen by leading Spanish daily El Pais and the prestigious Spanish foundation Ortega y Gasset as a 2008 journalism prize winner. Unfortunately, the GOC did not allow Sanchez to travel to Madrid to participate in the May 7 awards gala. El Pais (a left of cen [...]
2008-05-12 10:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM CU SP
08MADRID567SPAIN: MAY 21 EXPRESSIONS OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA
[...] (U) In observance of the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People," conservative daily ABC published Ambassador Aguirre's aptly entitled op-ed "Solidarity with the Cuban People." The paper took heat in response from the Cuban Ambassador to Spain, who said in a letter to the editor May [...]
2008-05-23 06:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU SP
08MADRID569SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PETERSON VISIT TO MADRID
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. The Government of Spain (GOS) shares your interest in the development of renewable energy, including biofuels. However, what once promised to be a booming industry with plans for construction of 30 biodiesel and 20 ethanol plants, ha [...]
2008-05-23 07:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC BEXP OREP AFIN SP FR PO
08MADRID579SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MAY GAERC
[...] (C) Spanish MFA Deputy DG for ESDP Carlos Fernandez-Arias told Poloff May 22 that the May "Jumbo-GAERC" would address the Balkans, Iraq, Lebanon, MEPP, Afghanistan, Somalia, Georgia and Zimbabwe and also review the status of all ESDP missions currently deployed, but will not discuss Iran, Cuba [...]
2008-05-23 13:24:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN SP
08MADRID580SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5 and updates information reported in reftel B. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Spain hosted a highly publicized Human Ri [...]
2008-05-23 14:26:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL SP CU
08MADRID583MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE MAY 19 - MAY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-23 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EINV KGHG SENV SP
08MADRID6SPAIN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LIEBERMAN - CORRECTED
[...] (SBU) Summary: I warmly welcome Senator and Mrs. Lieberman to Madrid. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from the Holidays and starting to focus on what is likely to be a very competitive March 9 general election. Although the media here prefers to focus on differences in the U.S.-Spain [...]
2008-01-02 11:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL SP
08MADRID657SPAIN/GLOBAL INITIATIVE: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. Although your relatively short time in Madrid will be taken up with events surrounding the fourth plenary session of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, it will provide a key opportunity to highlight the importa [...]
2008-06-10 13:53:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP SP
08MADRID670SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF JUNE GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered GAERC demarche points to Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director Carlos Fernandez-Arias on June 12. Fernandez-Arias said that the GAERC would address the Western Balkans, Iran, Lebanon, MEPP, Cuba, Somalia, Sudan, and Zimbabwe, but not Iraq, Chad, Belarus, Georgia or [...]
2008-06-13 11:22:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN SP
08MADRID741DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S JULY 3, 2008, MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met July 3 with Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Policy Angel Lossada. They discussed Lossada's visit to Washington, our concern over the tone of some recent public remarks by GOS and Socialist Party officials, the Global Initiative to Comba [...]
2008-07-07 11:21:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO KV AF IR SP
08MADRID757TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. Your presence provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce our message on Iran financial sanctions with both government and private sector representatives. (Note: Your schedule has been sent via e-mail to staff.) You will also have an oppo [...]
2008-07-10 09:18:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETC ETTC ETRD KTFN PREL PARM
08MADRID795SPAIN AND LATIN AMERICA: VALEDICTORY TOUR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The DCM paid a farewell call on Spanish Secretary of State for IberoAmerican Affairs Trinidad Jimenez on July 1 and took the opportunity to exchange views on recent events in the Western Hemisphere. The meeting was substantive and lasted well over an hour. The two discussed FM Morati [...]
2008-07-21 06:17:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
08MADRID94SPANISH FM MORATINOS BRIEFS CODEL MARTINEZ ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Spanish FM Moratinos briefed Codel Martinez on bilateral developments during an hour-long meeting January 11. With regard to enhanced military support in Afghanistan, Moratinos said that it would be difficult to make any commitments in advance of the Spanish March 9 elections, [...]
2008-01-30 17:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKPWR MEPP PREL SP CU
08MADRID98CODEL MARTINEZ JANUARY 10-11 VISIT TO MADRID
[...] (U) Summary: Codel Martinez had a busy and productive visit to Madrid January 10-11, 2008, meeting with the Prince of Asturias, Popular Party (PP) presidential candidate Mariano Rajoy, National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana (septel),former President Aznar, Foreign Minister Moratinos (se [...]
2008-02-01 10:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV SP
08MANAGUA1138NICARAGUA FORMALIZES RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] (U) On September 5, the Ortega Administration issued Decrees 46 and 47, extending full diplomatic recognition to its "sisters," the Republic of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The decrees recognize the independence of the two "republics," welcomes them into the "community of independent nations of [...]
2008-09-05 22:11:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL RU GG NU
08MANAGUA1268NICARAGUA: RHETORIC VERSUS REALITY
[...] (SBU) On September 18, 2008, the Embassy and local business associations hosted the second Nicaraguan Competitiveness Forum, with financial support from the EEB/CBA Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF). More than 120 government officials and business leaders attended this event, whi [...]
2008-10-17 22:00:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD NU
08MANAGUA1275AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH SANTOS ON BILATERAL ISSUES
[...] (C) On October 13, Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Samuel Santos to express concern over a series of GON actions that appear to be targeted at the Embassy, including continued refusal to issue a tax exemption letter for gasoline taxes and a new rule that revoked airport access badges. Sa [...]
2008-10-20 19:08:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AMGT KREC NU
08MANAGUA1329HURRICANE FELIX - ONE YEAR LATER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 4, 2007 Hurricane Felix made landfall in one of the poorest regions of Nicaragua, the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN). The devastation by this Category 5 hurricane in Nicaragua was horrific; the government estimates 102 people died, and the storm destroyed t [...]
2008-10-31 19:55:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV MOPS AEMR CASC KPAO NU
08MANAGUA1331NICARAGUA: TOURISM OFFICIAL PAINTS A ROSY PICTURE
[...] (SBU) Mario Salinas, President of the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute (INTUR),predicted that the tourism industry will grow 11% in 2008, which would be higher than the 6% growth rate in 2007. To ensure this growth, INTUR, the GON's tourism promotion agency, is participating in more international [...]
2008-10-31 21:52:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EINV ECON NU
08MANAGUA1490NICARAGUA: RELATIONS WITH CUBA CLOSER UNDER ORTEGA
[...] (C) Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's association with the Cuban regime spans several decades. Since Ortega returned to power in January 2007, Nicaragua has re-established very close relations with Cuba, especially through common membership in the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (A [...]
2008-12-15 15:10:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL ECON CU NU
08MANAGUA54NICARAGUA: PRIVATE SECTOR GLOOMY ON PROSPECTS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Participants in the Ambassador's Economic Roundtable voiced a gloomy outlook for Nicaragua's economy in 2008. They expressed universal concern regarding the direction that Ortega has taken the economy, with all participants citing President Ortega's vitriolic rhetoric as a prima [...]
2008-01-16 14:12:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EPET EINV PGOV PREL NU
08MANAGUA570NICARAGUA: MFA NON-COMMITTAL ON PRISONERS OF
[...] (C) On May 6, poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Mario Barquero, Director for the Non-Aligned Movement, and Renee Morales, Director for North American Affairs. While neither was familiar with the draft declaration itself, Barquero immediately recognized [...]
2008-05-07 22:47:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL EUN NU
08MANAGUA610NICARAGUA'S FOOD SUMMIT: IF YOU HOLD IT, THEY MAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 7, President Ortega held a "Food Sovereignty and Security Presidential Summit: Food for Life." It was to be headlined by Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and attended by 11 Latin American and Caribbean presidents. However, at the last minute Chavez, pleading illness, canceled and [...]
2008-05-14 19:32:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON EAID PREL NU
08MANAGUA673NICARAGUA AND SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE
[...] (C) Summary: Nicaragua under President Ortega, in contrast to the past three administrations, is establishing closer relations with Cuba. We expect Nicaragua to vote more consistently with Cuba. The trading relationship between the two countries has increased, but continues to be insignifica [...]
2008-05-23 21:45:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU NU
08MANAMA305SUPPORTING THE DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-15 13:39:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL KPAO CU BA
08MANILA2238PHILIPPINE GAS RESOURCES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Department of Energy has set ambitious goals for increasing energy self-sufficiency to 60%, but the country is unlikely to meet these goals. Potential significant hydrocarbon reserves in the South China Sea could make an important contribution to the Philippine [...]
2008-09-29 05:48:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN SENV ECON EINV PBTS PG RP
08MANILA2707PHILIPPINES-CUBA TIES ARE MINIMAL
[...] (C) Below are Post's responses to Department's questions about Philippine economic policies and actions with respect to Cuba. The following paragraphs are keyed to the points in paragraph 5 of reftel: A. (U) The Philippine government is an active proponent of democracy and human rights, an [...]
2008-12-12 02:47:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL RP CU
08MANILA716DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS RAPPORTEUR:
[...] (SBU) Human Rights Division Director Josephine Reynante of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Office for United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) told poloff March 17 that the DFA is currently reviewing its practice of supporting exceptional country-specific resolutions. As [...]
2008-03-19 09:40:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL RP DPRK
08MAPUTO164CUBA AND MOZAMBIQUE: A LONG AND CONTINUING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: More than 3500 Mozambicans have studied in Cuba since 1977; many of them now occupy important positions in the Government of Mozambique (GRM) and in the ruling FRELIMO party, even as close advisors to current President Armando Guebuza. Relations between the two countries' gov [...]
2008-02-23 09:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCU PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MZ
08MAPUTO233DAS THOMPSON SEES MOZAMBIQUE'S CHALLENGES AND USG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 2-3 visit to Maputo, Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Carol Thompson met with the Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidency to urge the GRM to strengthen the business environment, participate in peacekeeping operations, and recognize Kosovo's independ [...]
2008-03-18 11:04:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EAID MZ
08MAPUTO60MOZAMBIQUE'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is Mozambique's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investor [...]
2008-01-18 06:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR MZ
08MASERU137LESOTHO: RESPONSE TO ACTIVISTS AND DISSIDENTS OUTREACH
[...] (U) In response to reftel, post knows of no dissidents from un-free nations who are living in exile or seeking asylum in the Kingdom of Lesotho. Post has confirmed this with Lesotho's Commissioner of Refugees at the Ministry of Home Affairs. 2. (SBU) Post notes the case of one Cuban doctor [...]
2008-05-14 18:09:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL CU LT
08MEXICO1003MEXICO NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH CUBA
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa visited Cuba March 13 normalizing relations between the two that had chilled considerably in the course of the Fox administration. Espinosa pointedly decided not to meet with the Cuban dissident community and it appears human rights were likel [...]
2008-04-07 14:13:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR KDEM ETRD ETTC MX CU
08MEXICO1039SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT TO MEXICO OF AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico is key to USG success in combating a wide array of transnational security threats which undermine our ability to confront global terrorism. A stew of widespread criminality, drug trafficking, corruption and impunity has created an enabling environment for [...]
2008-04-08 21:10:00Embassy MexicoSECRET//NOFORNECON IR KCRM KNNP MNUC MX PGOV PREL SNAR MASS
08MEXICO1072CALDERON INTRODUCES ENERGY REFORM
[...] (U) Secretary Kessel delivered in the evening of April 8th the Administration's energy proposal, signed by President Calderon, to the "secretario tecnico" of the Senate, Victor Orduna Munoz. The proposal will be presented to the full Senate on April 10 and will be sent to the Energy, Finance, [...]
2008-04-10 14:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON MX
08MEXICO1082SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
[...] (SBU) On behalf of the U.S. Mission, let me warmly welcome you to Mexico City. Your visit comes at a key juncture, as Mexico's military takes stock of its role in Mexico and the world -- and looks at its evolving relationship with its U.S. counterpart in light of ongoing challenges and new [...]
2008-04-10 19:12:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALMX OVIP PGOV PINR PREL PTER SNAR
08MEXICO1302MEXICO WRESTLING WITH CUBAN MIGRATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. In FY 2007, 11,625 Cubans reached the U.S. southwest border via Mexico. While some entered Mexico legally, the majority entered illegally by way of the Yucatan Channel -- a much less patrolled route than the Straits of Florida to the north. Until recently, Mexico had enforce [...]
2008-04-29 22:01:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM PINR PREF KCRM MX CU
08MEXICO1487SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT TO MEXICO OF FBI DEPUTY
[...] (U) Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico is key to USG success in combating a wide array of transnational security threats which undermine our ability to confront global terrorism. A stew of widespread criminality, drug trafficking, corruption and impunity has created an enabling environment for a variet [...]
2008-05-16 14:54:00Embassy MexicoSECRETPGOV PREL PTER KCRM SNAR MX
08MEXICO152MEXICO'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART 2 OF 2
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-22 16:19:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDOPIC KTDB USTR EINV MX
08MEXICO1523MEXICO PUBLICLY PUSHES FOR PROGRESS ON
[...] (U) In a May 14 briefing to the Trade and Investment Committe of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, Mexican Under Secretary of International Trade Negotiations for the Ministry of Economy Beatriz Leycegui urged the business community to support GOM efforts to improve the competitivene [...]
2008-05-20 12:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PBTS KTEX EAGR MX
08MEXICO1674MEXICO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF
[...] (C) Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. Trade between the countries decreased by 10% in 2007. The Government of Mexico (GOM) reached a debt settlement with Cuba that was the first step towards normalizing relations which had turned markedly c [...]
2008-06-02 16:58:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU MX
08MEXICO1839MEXICO-CUBA TALKS PRODUCE LITTLE MOVEMENT ON
[...] Mexican and Cuban officials met in April to discuss building cooperation on migration issues including combating criminal trafficking rings, resolving an impasse over repatriations, and facilitating the emission of migration documentation. The Foreign Ministry's (SRE) Deputy Director for the [...]
2008-06-16 22:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM SMIG KCRM CU MX
08MEXICO2160SCENESETTER FOR DHS SECRETARY MICHAEL CHERTOFF,
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Mexico City. Mexico remains key to USG success in combating the trafficking of drugs, persons, arms and precursors, terrorism, and other transnational threats. With the recent signing of Merida Initiative funding, we are poised to significantly expand counter drug cooperation [...]
2008-07-15 12:40:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO2190MEXICO OUTREACH WITH ACTIVISTS FOR DEMOCRACY AND
[...] (SBU) Poloff met with Eduardo Matias Lopez Ferrer, President of the Cuban-Mexican Civic Association in Mexico, and his wife on June 27, to express support for his organization in response reftel request to meet with dissidents from un-free nations who are living in exile in Mexico. 2. (SBU [...]
2008-07-16 21:40:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL CU MX
08MEXICO2276SECRETARY CHERTOFF AND GOM OFFICIALS DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Michael Chertoff met with GOM security cabinet officials during an official visit to Mexico July 17-18 to discuss issues related to U.S.-Mexico law enforcement cooperation. He attended the GOM,s National Security Council meeting on July 18 and met s [...]
2008-07-24 12:58:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO2657GOM PROPOSES NEGOTIATING BILATERAL AGREEMENT ON
[...] (U) Summary: During bilateral consultations under the Western Gap Treaty and the Treaty on Maritime Limits, the Government of Mexico (GOM) formally proposed opening negotiations with the United States (USG) on an agreement to regulate the exploitation of transboundary - both maritime and land [...]
2008-08-29 21:15:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON PGOV MX
08MEXICO3088SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO MEXICO BY SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) On behalf of the Embassy community I warmly welcome you to Mexico for your discussions with Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa on October 22-23. You are arriving as Mexico enters a period of some peril on a number of fronts. President Calderon and his government continue to enjoy the s [...]
2008-10-17 19:31:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MX
08MEXICO3102CUBAN-MEXICAN MOU ON MIGRATION: GOOD NEWS, BAD
[...] (C) Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque will sign an MOU with Mexico today that could have Cuba taking back significantly greater numbers of the illegal Cubans detained en route to the U.S. each year by Mexican immigration authorities. He will also extend an invitation to President Cald [...]
2008-10-20 17:22:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF KMIG KCRM CU MX
08MEXICO3173CUBAN FM SIGNS MIGRATION MOU WITH MEXICO, RECEIVES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-27 16:25:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG KCRM PHUM PINR MX
08MEXICO3175CUBAN FM SIGNS MIGRATION MOU WITH MEXICO, RECEIVES
[...] (U) Summary. Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque visited Mexico October 19-22 signing a bilateral migration accord and extending an invitation to President Calderon to visit Cuba. Both sides took pains to put behind them the ill will that characterized relations during the Fox admini [...]
2008-10-27 16:27:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL SMIG KCRM PHUM PINR MX
08MEXICO3178MEXICO REBUILDING TIES TO VENEZUELA, SLOWLY
[...] (C) Summary. President Felipe Calderon has attempted since taking office to repair ties with Venezuela, and the Foreign Ministry has said that Mexico is slowly making improvements. Nevertheless, several points of friction, such as the lack of a Venezuelan ambassador in Mexico City, suspicions about [...]
2008-10-27 18:11:00Embassy MexicoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR MX
08MEXICO614MEXICO-IRAN RELATIONS: A LOT OF TALK BUT NOT MUCH
[...] (C) More than a year after a dynamic new Iranian Ambassador hit the ground running in Mexico, bilateral relations between the two countries have yet to move beyond the symbolic. Economic ties remain limited and soft-power projections by Iran in Mexico have had little public impact. Mexican off [...]
2008-02-29 22:19:00Embassy MexicoSECRETENRG MX PARM PEMEX PGOV PINR PREL PTER
08MEXICO676MEXICO RESTRUCTURES CUBAN DEBT, SRE ESPINOSA TO
[...] (C) Summary. On February 18, 2008, Mexico Bancomext announced that an agreement had been reached to refinance the USD 400 million in debt owed by Cuba. President Calderon had previous stated that restructuring the debt was important to strengthening ties between the two countries. Foreign S [...]
2008-03-07 18:10:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU MX
08MEXICO886THE FARC IN mexico 

Classified By: POL Officer Frank Penirian. Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-28 19:50:00Embassy MexicoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KCRM PINR SNAR MX
08MEXICO965MEXICO NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH CUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-04 14:47:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR KDEM ETRD ETTC MX CU
08MEXICO966MEXICO NORMALIZES RELATIONS WITH CUBA
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa visited Cuba March 13 normalizing relations between the two that had chilled considerably in the course of the Fox administration. Espinosa pointedly decided not to meet with the Cuban dissident community and it appears human rights were likel [...]
2008-04-04 16:39:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR KDEM ETRD ETTC MX CU
08MINSK150EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - February 29, 2008
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Opposition Leader Undertakes Brief Speaking Tour (para. 2) - Opposition Youth Cleared of Criminal Charges (para. 3) - Business Activists Barred From Kozulina Funeral (p [...]
2008-02-29 13:46:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG IR BO CU
08MINSK165UNSCR 1803/IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BELARUS
[...] (C) DCM delivered a copy of UNSCR 1803 (with annexes) along with reftel points March 7 to Andrey Rzheusskiy and Ilona Yurevich, Counselors of the MFA's North America Department. 2. (C) While Rzheusskiy offered no substantive comment on the resolution, he did raise a February 29 interview [...]
2008-03-07 16:54:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PARM MNUC KNNP IR BO
08MINSK232008 Investment Climate Statement for Belarus
[...] Per reftel, the follow is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Belarus: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ The government of Belarus officially welcomes foreign investment, which is seen as a source of new production technologies, jobs and hard currency. T [...]
2008-01-15 15:04:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDECON KTDB OPIC USTR BO
08MONTEVIDEO101NO GOU COMMENT ON CASTRO CONFIRMATION
[...] (U) While Raul Castro's confirmation as President of Cuba was reported prominently in the media, as of February 26, the GOU had not made an official statement. Major dailies El Observador, El Pais, and Ultimas Noticias ran columns critical of the Castro "dynasty," and the lack of any move to [...]
2008-02-26 19:38:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CU UY
08MONTEVIDEO239GOU THWARTS ALLEGED ASSASSINATION THREAT
[...] (SBU) According to media reports, police detained a man April 29 suspected of planning to assassinate President Vazquez. Family members of the unnamed suspect reportedly told police they believed he planned to try to kill the President when Vazquez visited the Dolores Hospital in the Departm [...]
2008-04-30 19:38:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC KCRM UY
08MONTEVIDEO249REPORT ON OUTREACH TO DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS AND
[...] (U) Per reftels, please find below a summary of Embassy's outreach and activities over the last year on the President's Freedom Agenda. Context ------- 2. (U) Uruguay is a free and democratic country. A 2007 survey by "the Economist" magazine rated Uruguay as the only country in South Ame [...]
2008-05-05 19:35:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UY
08MONTEVIDEO274URUGUAY: CUBA SOLIDARITY DAY PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-09 16:10:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL CU UY
08MONTEVIDEO289URUGUAY: FOLLOW-UP ON PROGRAM FOR DAY OF
[...] Embassy Montevideo has arranged for Amherst College Professor and Cuban Affairs expert Javier Corrales to discuss the situation on the island live via telephone in a ten-minute radio interview with Radio Monte Carlo. The program is scheduled for the afternoon of May 21st. Radio Monte Carlo re [...]
2008-05-16 17:25:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU UY
08MONTEVIDEO444SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEKS - AUG 7-9
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit on August 7-9 comes at a time of strong and growing engagement between the U.S. and Uruguay's left-leaning Frente Amplio (FA) coalition government, which won elections for the first time at the end of 2004. President Vazquez steers a moderate course which includes act [...]
2008-08-05 19:07:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL ECON UY
08MONTEVIDEO489URUGUAY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PETERSON'S SEPT 6-8
[...] This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Your visit on September 6-8 comes at a time of strong and growing engagement between the U.S. and Uruguay. President Vazquez steers a moderate course that includes active e [...]
2008-08-27 18:50:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN UY
08MONTEVIDEO49SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The spring 2008 Security Environmental Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) reflects continued lack of police resources and EAC concern over a very porous border. The Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) between Uruguay and the U.S., and the visit of POTUS/SECSTATE in March 200 [...]
2008-02-01 13:45:00Embassy MontevideoSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER UY
08MONTEVIDEO587SCENESETTER FOR TRIP TO URUGUAY OF DASD STEPHEN JOHNSON AND
[...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. SUMMARY - - - - 2. (SBU) Your visit comes at a time of strong and growing engagement between the U.S. and Uruguay's left-leaning Frente Amplio (FA) coalition government. Our areas of focus include trade, [...]
2008-10-23 09:28:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL ECON UY
08MONTEVIDEO68VAZQUEZ ANNOUNCES A MAJOR CABINET RESHUFFLE
[...] (U) Summary: President Vasquez announced a major cabinet reshuffle in a February 11 televised address. His long-anticipated changes began in earnest when he convoked several ministers to his residence over the weekend to inform them of their departure. The current Ministers of Foreign Affai [...]
2008-02-12 19:05:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR EAGR ETRD UY
08MOSCOW1500RUSSIA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD
[...] (U) Summary. In response to Department request for information contributing to a country review for Title III suspension of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act, GOR support for the development of democracy in Cuba has been marginal, and Russia's economic relations with C [...]
2008-05-28 13:40:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PGOV PINS PREL PROP
08MOSCOW1519TNK-BP INTERNAL FIGHT GOES PUBLIC; BOTH SIDES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-30 07:40:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1713TNK-BP UPDATE: NO RESOLUTION IN SIGHT AS DEADLINE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-16 14:38:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1775INSIDER VIEWS OF TNK-BP DISPUTE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-20 15:34:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2120SEA BREEZE 2008 SPARKS CONTROVERSY IN RUSSIA
[...] (C) Summary: The Sea Breeze 2008 exercises have sparked controversy and heated debate among Russia's politicians and defense experts. GOR officials characterized them as "anti-Russian" in nature and contend that demonstrations against the exercises were evidence of the Ukrainian population's [...]
2008-07-23 15:18:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR
08MOSCOW2171RUSSIA PROTESTS "PROCLAMATION ON CAPTIVE NATIONS"
[...] (C) In a July 25 meeting with the Charge, MFA North America Director Igor Neverov raised Russian concerns over the 2008 presidential "Proclamation on Captive Nations Week." Noting that the GOR had not made an issue of the proclamation before, Neverov said that the annual statement had caugh [...]
2008-07-28 12:56:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2237AAR AND BP NEGOTIATING A "CEASE-FIRE"
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-01 12:18:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS
08MOSCOW2275CUBA: RUSSIA NOT INCREASING MILITARY COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary. Russian officials insist that Russia is not interested in military cooperation with Cuba and deny any interest in establishing a Russian missile defense site in Cuba. The July 30-31 trip to Cuba by Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin and high-level economic and security advisors [...]
2008-08-06 15:32:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG EAIR RS CU
08MOSCOW2590RUSSIANS REACT TO RECOGNITION: CRITICS
[...] (C) Summary: Public and elite opinion in Russia is split into two, unequal camps over the decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The overwhelming majority of the population considers recognition unavoidable (87 percent),given the Georgian "aggression" and the [...]
2008-08-28 15:13:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR RS GG
08MOSCOW2789RUSSIA SENDS BOMBERS TO VENEZUELA
[...] (C) Summary: On September 11 MFA officials announced that two Russian Blackjack bombers had landed in Venezuela. While the MFA focused its remarks on the regularity of long-range aviation (LRA) flights, MOD officials were more upbeat, arguing that these bomber flights proved the Russian Air [...]
2008-09-16 14:55:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP ENRG RS VE
08MOSCOW2843RUSSIA FIGHTS BACK AGAINST ISOLATION
[...] (C) Summary. While reactions to the Secretary's September 18 speech have been fairly muted, with the exception of the customary harangue from the MFA, the Russian leadership is at pains to show that Russia is not isolated following the events in Georgia. Moscow is seeking to push back on clai [...]
2008-09-23 13:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO GG UP XH RS
08MOSCOW2944RUSSIA INCREASES COOPERATION WITH CHAVEZ?
[...] (C) Summary: Two months since President Hugo Chavez's last visit to Russia, and two weeks after Tu-160 bombers flew to Venezuela, Chavez and a delegation of Venezuelan officials were warmly received by President Medvedev in Orenburg on September 26. They observed military exercises and contin [...]
2008-10-03 12:42:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET ENRG ETRD EINV MASS RS VE
08MOSCOW3106RUSSIA INCREASES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN LATIN AMERICA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Russia's intensified interest in Latin America stems largely from economic opportunity, while serving to reinforce its multi-polar concept of foreign policy. Following the Georgian conflict, Russia has increased its activity in the region in order to highlight its ability to ex [...]
2008-10-21 14:09:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS EAID ETRD EPET EINV ENRG RS
08MOSCOW3127HFAC CHAIRMAN BERMAN MEETS DUMA IRC CHAIRMAN KOSACHEV:
[...] (SBU) Summary: Duma International Relations Committee Chair Kosachev told House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Berman October 14 that the difficult state of U.S.-Russian relations was due to Russia's "disappointment" over European security structures following the end of the Cold War. He [...]
2008-10-23 13:55:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KNDP NATO MARR PARM OREP GG IR RS
08MOSCOW3148LUKIN LOOKS FORWARD TO THE END OF HIS TENURE AS RUSSIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Russian Federation Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin told visiting HFAC Chairman Berman that his term as Ombudsman for the Russian Federation has been a "difficult job of compromises." Lukin said that during his almost five years as Ombudsman, it has been most important for him not to [...]
2008-10-27 13:37:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KCRM KJUS RS
08MOSCOW3522DEATH OF PATRIARCH ALEKSEY II
[...] (SBU) Summary: Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) Patriarch Aleksey II, 79, died December 5 of heart failure. A temporary leader of the Church will be named on December 6, and a funeral is expected as early as December 7, but perhaps December 8 or 9. As a result, President Medvedev canceled a pla [...]
2008-12-05 13:44:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SCUL RS
08MOSCOW3526MEDVEDEV BOLSTERS RUSSIA?S LATIN AMERICAN OUTREACH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA and experts saw President Medvedev?s November 22-28 trip to Latin America as pragmatic, and focused on trade and economic issues, not driven by ideology or efforts to compete with the U.S. or China. In a meeting with the Ambassador December 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Ser [...]
2008-12-05 14:23:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS EAID ETRD EPET EINV ENRG RS XM
08MOSCOW3576RUSSIA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, GOR support for democracy and human rights in Cuba has been minimal. Both President Medvedev and Deputy PM Sechin have visited Cuba within the last six months, but the visits produced no major political or economic agreements. Despite these efforts to strengthen [...]
2008-12-10 15:15:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ETTC PREL CU RS
08MOSCOW560RUSSIA DOES NOT EXPECT SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN
[...] (C) In a February 28 meeting, MFA Counselor for Cuba and the Caribbean Victor Koronelli told us that Russia does not expect a significant change in bilateral relations with Cuba after the change in government. Koronelli said that the media had "overplayed the impact" of Casto's retirement an [...]
2008-02-29 05:55:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL CU RS
08MOSCOW687KAZAN REMAINS TIED TO MOSCOW DESPITE TATARSTAN'S
[...] (C) Summary: Despite its unique status within the Russian Federation negotiated with the central government under Yeltsin in 1994 and again with Putin in 2007, Tatarstan is firmly part of Russia and seems set to remain so under Medvedev. President Mintimer Shamiyev is currently very much in [...]
2008-03-12 14:27:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM RS
08MUSCAT339DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE: OMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-05 12:18:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KDEM CU MU
08MUSCAT47OMANI FOREIGN POLICY AS REFLECTED IN THE SPEECHES
[...] (C) Summary: In addition to being the longest-serving head of state in the GCC, Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id is also one of the most consistent Arab leaders with respect to his stated views on foreign policy. An examination of the relatively limited number of public speeches he has given since ta [...]
2008-01-20 13:24:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL MU
08MUSCAT728UNDERSTANDING AND MOVING ON FROM OMAN'S HARSH
[...] (C) There are likely several reasons behind Oman's hypersensitivity and reaction to its Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report: its unspoken past involvement in the slave trade, its strong desire to protect and shape its national image, and its devotion to the principl [...]
2008-10-16 14:19:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPHUM PREL SMIG MASS ECON ETRD ELAB MU
08NAIROBI588DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION
[...] (C) On February 26, the Ambassador intervened directly with Minister of Foreign Affairs Moses Wetangula regarding reftel demarche and emphasized the importance of helping Cuba work toward a peaceful process of meaningful change that will lead to a democratic end. 2. (U) Kenya generally has [...]
2008-02-28 07:55:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KE CU
08NASSAU160COAST GUARD STOPS HAITIAN MIGRANT SURGE, BUT LONG
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A U.S. Coast Guard cutter overtook a sailboat packed with 73 Haitian migrants on February 7, in the latest of four significant interdictions in the Windward Passage over a span of three weeks. The recent surge in migrants saw 447 Haitians rescued at sea by the USCG cutter, with [...]
2008-02-21 22:57:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SMIG HA BF
08NASSAU191U.S.-BAHAMAS COUNTER-DRUG TASK FORCE REVIEWS TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador and Deputy Prime Minister co-chaired the semi-annual Joint Counternarcotics/Illegal Migration Task Force Meeting (JTF) between the United States, The Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands on December 14, 2007. The parties discussed trafficking trends, reviewed year-to- [...]
2008-03-03 22:18:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PREL BF
08NASSAU228CARICOM LEADERS ADDRESS CRIME, TOURISM, ECONOMIC
[...] (U) CARICOM heads of government gathered in Nassau March 7-8 for an inter-sessional Heads of Government meeting that focused on preventing crime, lowering the cost of living, and improving domestic economic links with their important tourism sectors. Reflecting mounting concerns throughout th [...]
2008-03-19 15:51:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD BF XL
08NASSAU405BAHAMAS REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has had a cordial relationship with Cuba, has supported Cuba in international fora, and has engaged in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cub [...]
2008-05-23 17:15:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU BF
08NASSAU590WHA DAS MADISON SIGNS PSI SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA DAS Madison signed a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) shipboarding agreement with Bahamas Acting Prime Minister Symonette on August 11 in Nassau. In separate discussions with top Bahamian officials, Madison focused on the GCOB,s stated security priority of improving [...]
2008-08-14 20:37:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR PREL PHSA KTIA KNNA EWWT MARR PARM
08NASSAU646CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points encouraging dialogue on respect for human rights in Cuba to newly-appoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia Rodgers, September 2, referencing DAS Madison's discussion on the matter with then-Acting Prime Minister/ [...]
2008-09-12 20:48:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EUN CU BF
08NASSAU691GCOB TO NAME NEW AMBASSADOR TO CUBA
[...] (C) The director of the Department of Immigration, Vernon Burrows, told PolChief September 23 that he was preparing to take up an assignment as ambassador in Havana soon, possibly by the end of next month. There has been no official announcement of any impeding change, though an opposition-a [...]
2008-09-30 14:15:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR BF CU
08NASSAU692GCOB TO NAME NEW AMBASSADOR TO CUBA
[...] (C) The director of the Department of Immigration, Vernon Burrows, told PolChief September 23 that he was preparing to take up an assignment as ambassador in Havana soon, possibly by the end of next month. There has been no official announcement of any impeding change, though an opposition-a [...]
2008-09-30 14:15:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR BF CU
08NASSAU709PM CANDID, UNHELPFUL ON UNGA VOTING DEMARCHE AND
[...] (C) Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham received reftel demarche from Charge late October 4. PM Ingraham took on-board USG points regarding the UN having great potential for progress if like-minded countries would agree to work together on balanced and reasonable UN resolutions and other [...]
2008-10-07 18:33:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNGA CU BF
08NASSAU710BAHAMA,S PRIME MINISTER CONSIDERING VISIT TO CUBA
[...] (C) Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham informed Charge October 4 that he was considering joining a "group of his peers" on a CARICOM-sponsored visit to Cuba in December (NFI). PM Ingraham said he had last traveled to Cuba "a couple of decades" ago and noted that his Free National Moveme [...]
2008-10-07 18:41:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BF CU
08NASSAU764AFTER SUMMER RESHUFFLE, NEW GCOB INITIATIVES AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Ingraham consolidated his government after a cabinet reshuffle in July and launched several new initiatives in the first hundred days since. The new Ministry of Environment has energetically pushed renewable energy options, while the new Minister of Tourism has u [...]
2008-10-30 14:17:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR ECON BF
08NASSAU855PM INGRAHAM HEADED TO CUBA FOR CARICOM EVENT
[...] (C) Local press reported December 3 that Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham will travel to Santiago, Cuba on December 8 to attend the Third CARICOM-Cuba Ministerial Meeting and Summit (December 7-8). The article noted that the CARICOM meeting apparently will include a tribute to Fidel [...]
2008-12-04 20:36:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CU BF
08NASSAU863TOP IMMIGRATION STAFF OUT AFTER SHAKE-UP
[...] (C) Six top administrators, including the deputy director, in the Department of Immigration were unexpectedly offered retirement packages in apparent response to long-standing allegations of inefficiency and corruption by the Minister of Immigration appointed after the cabinet reshuffle in Ju [...]
2008-12-09 21:04:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ELAB BF
08NASSAU867BAHAMAS REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has had a cordial relationship with Cuba, has supported Cuba in international fora, and has engaged in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cuban [...]
2008-12-11 18:36:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU BF
08NASSAU870GCOB, OPPOSITION BARBS ON CUBA REVEAL FOREIGN
[...] (C) Prime Minister Ingraham, in Santiago de Cuba for a CARICOM high-level meeting December 8, framed his government's basic continuation of the previous PLP government's Cuba policy as a matter of pragmatism, rather than conviction. In remarks to media widely reported in The Bahamas, the PM [...]
2008-12-12 16:25:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BF
08NASSAU94AMBASSADOR REVIEWS DRUG AND MIGRANT STRATEGIES IN TRI-LATERAL MEETINGS IN TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-01 12:18:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PREL TK UK BF
08NEWDELHI1237INDIA AND DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-06 12:35:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU IN
08NEWDELHI1284INDIA: CUBAN PEOPLE SOLIDARITY DAY: AMERICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-12 08:14:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU IN
08NEWDELHI1405NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF MAY
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of May 19-23, 2008, including the following items: -- CUBAN TRADE DELEGATION IN INDIA -- RUPEE'S RECENT DEPRECIATION -- INTERNET NETIZENS IN INDIA CUBAN TRADE DELEGATION IN INDIA ---------------------- [...]
2008-05-23 11:15:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN ECPS BEXP
08NEWDELHI1406INDIA MAINTAINS MODEST RELATIONS WITH CUBA
[...] (SBU) In response to the request for information on India's relations with Cuba set out in reftel A, Embassy New Delhi provides the following assessment based on the most recent and readily available information. Bilateral Visits Increase, but Relations Mostly Symbolic Legacy of NAM ------- [...]
2008-05-23 11:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU IN
08NEWDELHI2141INDIAN VIEWS ON NAM MINISTERIAL DECLARATION ON
[...] (C) Summary. According to the UK High Commission in Delhi, the Indian government is claiming credit for helping to secure a much improved NAM declaration on Iran's nuclear program from the Tehran ministerial conference. Indian officials also report pressure from Iran's Sunni neighbors, who c [...]
2008-08-06 06:21:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM TRGY KNNP IR IN
08NEWDELHI29PUT THE ONUS ON INDIA FOR UNSC SEAT
[...] (C) Summary. As we look to engage with India on greater cooperation within the United Nations (reftels),concurrent with a possible completion of the civil-nuclear deal in sight and inter-governmental negotiations on United Nations Security Council expansion, the time may be near when the USG [...]
2008-01-04 12:18:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO KUNR USUN IN
08NEWDELHI3187LAND OF THE THUNDER DRAGON IMPRESSES CODEL MCCAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The December 3-5 visit to Bhutan of Senators McCain, Lieberman, and Graham demonstrated strong U.S. support for the tiny Himalayan kingdom as this historic year draws to a close. The delegation met with the current and former Kings, the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, the [...]
2008-12-19 06:07:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM KNNP BH IN CH
08NEWDELHI3215RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: CUBA: COUNTRY BY
[...] (U) In response to the reftel request for information on India's relations with Cuba, Embassy New Delhi provides the following assessment based on the most recent and readily available information. Overall Friendly and Symbolic Relations ---------------------------------------- 2. (C) As [...]
2008-12-22 12:10:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALCU ETRD ETTC PREL
08NEWDELHI431DELHI DIARY, JAN 31 - FEB 8
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of political highlights from Embassy New Delhi for January 31- February 8, 2008 that did not feature in our other reporting: -- India to host Summit of India-Africa Forum in April -- Leaders Continue to Beat a Path to India's Door -- Three UP MPs Disqualified, Tel [...]
2008-02-08 13:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER TBIO KDEM SOCI IN CH BT DA
08NICOSIA277EMBASSY NICOSIA THOUGHTS ON "DAY OF SOLIDARITY
[...] (SBU) In promoting the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People," the Embassy intends to place an Ambassador-drafted op-ed in prominent Greek Cypriot daily newspapers. The article will attempt to draw attention to the plight of Cuba's prisoners of conscience, call for a legitimate pol [...]
2008-05-05 13:14:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PREL CY
08NICOSIA309EMBASSY NICOSIA PLANS UNCHANGED FOR COMMEMORATING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-16 14:24:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CY CU
08NICOSIA433CYPRUS NON-COMMITTAL OVER U.S.-EU SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-06 13:05:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM CY
08NICOSIA777CYPRUS TO OPEN EMBASSY IN HAVANA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Perhaps the only surprise in the Cypriot Foreign Ministry's September 24 declaration that it would open an embassy in Havana was that the government had waited so long. Cuba holds a fond spot in the heart of Demetris Christofias, the communist AKEL party chairman elected RoC pr [...]
2008-09-30 09:16:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM CY CU
08NICOSIA815CYPRUS: PARLIAMENT GRILLS FM ON PLANNED EMBASSY IN
[...] (U) Members of the Cypriot House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs committee voiced displeasure over the RoC's recent decision to open an embassy in Cuba (Reftel),local media reported on October 10. Committee Chairman Averoff Neophytou (DISY, center-right),speaking at the conclusion of a [...]
2008-10-10 14:08:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM CY CU
08NICOSIA94LEFT-WING CHALLENGER PROMISES CLOSE RELATIONS WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AKEL (Communist) Secretary General and presidential candidate Dimitris Christofias promises his administration will seek and value close relations with the United States. Only with U.S. and UK input and support could Cyprus reunify, he told the Ambassador February 5; while rela [...]
2008-02-08 10:12:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNFICYP CY TU
08NICOSIA963CYPRUS: LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (SBU) Following is Post's response to Reftel questionnaire (answers keyed to questions). -- Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? No, the ROC has not worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights [...]
2008-12-09 13:46:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ETTC PREL CU CY
08OSLO102NORWEGIANS RECEIVE CUBA DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-26 06:37:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EU CU NO
08OSLO217NORWAY INTERESTED IN FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN
[...] (C) During the visit of Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry to Oslo, 11 April, Senior Norwegian MFA officials, including Deputy Director Generals Petter Willie and Johan Vibe, discussed the idea of opening an internet cafe to support dissident access to information. Although they curren [...]
2008-04-18 14:02:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALKJUS PHUM PREL NO CU
08OSLO230NORWAY WILL SIGN THE DECLARATION ON PRISONERS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-24 15:04:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL CU NO
08OSLO302NORWAY: CHANGING DIRECTION IN LATIN AMERICA AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent visit of Cuba Transition Coordinator Caleb McCarry underscored the growing GON interest in engagement with Latin America. Much of this interest comes from the "Super Minister" of Development and Environment, Erik Solheim, who has taken the lead in South America as FM J [...]
2008-06-03 14:14:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PHUM WHA AF NO
08OSLO402NORWAY WON'T SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE EVENT
[...] (C) Poloff was called by Anne Merchant, Senior Advisor in the MFA Section for Human Rights and Democracy, and told that Norway would not co-sponsor the NYC prisoners of conscience event. Merchant had consulted extensively with State Secretary Elizabeth Walaas and the issue had been debated in [...]
2008-07-18 14:24:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PERL KDEM
08OSLO57NOT YOUR FATHER'S NORWAY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-31 13:23:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR NO
08OSLO656NORWAY'S LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW
[...] (C) The paragraphs in this cable are keyed to questions in reftel (A),paragraph 5. Poloff met with Kjersti Rodsmoen, MFA Latin America section director to discuss Cuba policy. Norway continues to pursue a strategy of limited engagement toward Cuba in order to advance human rights and, indirec [...]
2008-12-08 13:57:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU NO
08OTTAWA1028EXCHANGING VIEWS ON THE OAS AND THE SUMMIT OF THE
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) on July 18, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States Hector E. Morales, Jr. emphasized his hopes of maintaining strong coordination and collaboration with Canada on hemi [...]
2008-08-01 11:48:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL XL XM CA
08OTTAWA1068CDMA 2008: CANADA TO HIGHLIGHT NEW FOCUS ON THE
[...] (C) Summary: Canada will highlight its renewed focus on the Americas at the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas (CDMA) 2008 in Banff, September 2-6. Canadian officials look forward to a robust U.S. presence at the CDMA and want to collaborate with the U.S. to ensure that the Dec [...]
2008-08-12 11:53:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR PGOV OAS CA
08OTTAWA1123CANADA'S PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS GLOBALLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada remains a strong partner in promoting and defending human rights globally. Thanks to its "principle-based" approach, the Conservative Party believes that "Canada's voice is being heard" once again. Canada has awarded honorary citizenship to the Dalai Lama and Aung San [...]
2008-08-22 13:50:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM CH IS BM CA
08OTTAWA1508US-CANADA PERMANENT JOINT BOARD ON DEFENSE (PJBD)
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada hosted the 222nd bi-national Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) meeting in Quebec City, November 12-14, 2008, with U.S. Chairman George Nethercutt and Canadian Chairman Rick Casson leading the discussions. The PJBD's Record of Decision (ROD) recognized the merit of [...]
2008-12-02 22:01:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS CA
08OTTAWA1566CANADIAN POLICY ON CUBA
[...] (SBU) Based on Embassy's ongoing dialogue with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) Latin America and Caribbean officials, Embassy's assessment is that Canada has consistently worked to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cu [...]
2008-12-17 21:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU CA
08OTTAWA233CANADA SEES "SOME ENCOURAGING SIGNS" IN UN HRC
[...] (C) Summary: According to Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) officials, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) remains a "work in progress," but Canada has seen encouraging signs that it is maturing and shifting its focus from institutional questions to specific [...]
2008-02-14 19:10:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM KUNR PREL CA
08OTTAWA294CANADA ON CUBA
[...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on February 26, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean James M. Lambert expressed appreciation for reftel views on seeking meaningful political change in Cuba leading toward a democratic end [...]
2008-02-26 21:14:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID CU CA
08OTTAWA491CANADA'S RENEWED FOCUS ON LATIN AMERICA
[...] (C) Summary: PM Harper has made Latin America one of a very few focal points for Canada's foreign policy, alongside Afghanistan, improving relations with the U.S., and developing stronger ties with the rising economic powers of Asia. Of the three pillars of the Latin America strategy -- secu [...]
2008-04-10 14:39:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KDEM XM CA
08OTTAWA628CANADA TO CONSIDER "DAY OF SOLIDARY WITH CUBA"
[...] (C) In separate conversations with PolMinCouns, senior policy advisor to the Foreign Minister Ross O'Connor and Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean James Lambert of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) expressed Canada's willingness to consider o [...]
2008-05-07 17:40:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM CU CA
08OTTAWA636SCENESETTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TRILATERALS, MAY 15-16
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada remains a key partner of the United States in the protection and promotion of human rights worldwide, in addition to being the home of one of the world's most successful democratic systems and strongest rule of law. Prime Minister Stephen Harper leads one of the most st [...]
2008-05-08 13:42:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM CA
08OTTAWA694DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA IN CANADA
[...] (U) Following Embassy outreach to the Prime Minister's Office and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (reftels) to encourage Canadian actions in support of the Day of Solidarity with Cuba, Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier issued the following statement "in recognition of [...]
2008-05-22 15:33:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KPAO CU CA
08OTTAWA695TBI: CANADA LOOKING TO INCREASE CARIBBEAN
[...] (C) Summary: Canada is increasing its engagement in the Caribbean in order to bolster prosperity, security, and democracy. The move reflects the government's desire to recast Canada as a capable and reliable "player" in the hemisphere. Canadian government officials over the past year have h [...]
2008-05-22 18:16:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS XL CA
08OTTAWA713CANADA AND CUBA
[...] (C) Based on Embassy's ongoing dialogues with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean, its Deputy Director of the Central America and Caribbean Division, and the Cuba deskoff, Embassy's assessment is that Canada has consi [...]
2008-05-28 20:31:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL PHUM CU CA
08OTTAWA758US-CANADA-MEXICO HUMAN RIGHTS TRILATERALS
[...] (C) Summary. Discussions in annual U.S.-Canada-Mexico human rights trilaterals focused on forwarding human rights in multilateral venues, importantly at the UNGA (UN General Assembly) and the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). All three countries agreed that the HRC has failed in its treatment of [...]
2008-06-06 20:17:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL MX CA
08OUAGADOUGOU438BURKINA FASO: SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 3-4 VISIT OF AF DAS TODD
[...] Introduction: In his 20th year in power, President Blaise Compaore is taking Burkina Faso, a country wracked by extreme poverty, in the right direction: moving forward on the process of democratization, working with donors and others to ensure the nation's economic stability, turning away fro [...]
2008-05-29 07:19:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL UV
08PANAMA120PANAMA: URGENT MEDEVAC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) "Let me raise this request with (First VP and FM) Samuel Lewis," Lewis' Senior Advisor Adolfo Ahumada told POLCOUNS on February 8 in response to reftel request for GOP assistance. Ahumada underscored (twice) in a brief conversation the "political sensitivities" that would need to be overc [...]
2008-02-08 19:23:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM SMIG BF CO CS CU DR JM MX PM
08PANAMA14PANAMA: FIRST VP AND FM SAMUEL LEWIS' FIRST 2008
[...] (C) Panamanian First VP and FM Samuel Lewis touched up: -- President Martin Torrijos' impending trip to Cuba and perceived Cuba-Venezuela tensions; -- his exasperation at Chavez's ability to rise like a phoenix; -- his February travel to New York during Panama's UNSC Presidency; and -- Tor [...]
2008-01-04 16:21:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC VE CU PM
08PANAMA168PANAMA: CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-26 17:16:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU CU PM
08PANAMA176PANAMA: TORRIJOS CONGRATULATES RAUL
[...] (C) Panamanian President Martin Torrijos extended his "sincere congratulations" to Cuban President Raul Castro for his "well deserved designation to the highest government position in the Republic of Cuba, as a result of the very right and unanimous decision by the honorable Cuban General Ass [...]
2008-02-28 16:37:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CU PM
08PANAMA284PANAMA: U.S. REP. GENE TAYLOR'S MEETING WITH GOP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 24, 2008, U.S. Representative Gene Taylor (Mississippi) met GOP Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis. During the wide ranging 90-minute meeting, they discussed the Panama Canal expansion project, Manta relocation, 2009 Panamanian elections, the Colombia-Ecu [...]
2008-04-09 21:04:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ENRG NAS PM
08PANAMA324PANAMA POST: THE PANAMA WATCHERS' SPECIAL EDITION,
[...] (S/NF) The April 18 to 25 visit by two seasoned USG Panama watchers provided a welcome opportunity to do a "deep dive" on Panama's domestic political scene. Meeting with political leaders and advisors from across the political spectrum, these analysts not only had an opportunity to ascertai [...]
2008-04-23 20:53:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA354PANAMA: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-05 16:29:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EUN PHUM PM
08PANAMA46PANAMA: LEWIS ON CUBA AND VENEZUELA
[...] (C) Despite dragging its feet for months, Panama granted agrement to Venezuela's proposed Ambassador to Panama, Jorge Luis Duran Centeno, First VP and FM Samuel Lewis informed Ambassador on January 16. Before doing so, Lewis said that President Martin Torrijos firmly warned President Chavez, [...]
2008-01-16 20:54:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL VE CU PM
08PANAMA520PANAMA: RESETTLEMENT OF CUBAN MIGRANTS PROTECTED
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. --------------------------------------------- ----- Panama Inquires Into "Exceptional" Nature of Cases --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (C) The degree to which it could be demonstrated that the Cuban migrants protec [...]
2008-06-24 19:37:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL SMIG CU IT PM
08PANAMA542PANAMA: LUIS POSADA'S PARDON REVOKED BY SUPREME
[...] (U) The Panamanian Supreme Court unanimously revoked the 2004 pardon of Luis Posada Carriles (accused of plotting to assassinate ex-Cuban leader Fidel Castro during the 2000 Ibero-American summit in Panama),three of Posada's accomplices, and 179 other individuals on June 30. This retroactiv [...]
2008-07-03 19:43:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM PTER KCRM VE CU
08PANAMA545PANAMA: JULY VISIT OF MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT AND
[...] (C) Following up on Panamanian President Martin Torrijos' May 7-8 visit to Washington and meetings with the President and the Secretaries of State and Defense, Panamanian Minister of Government and Justice Daniel Delgado will travel to Washington July 7-10 to continue security-related discussi [...]
2008-07-03 21:53:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR MASS PM
08PANAMA556PANAMA: EXTRADITION REQUEST FOR POSADA EXPECTED
[...] (C) Panama is under internal as well as external pressure - from the Cuban government - to request extradition of Luis Posada Carriles, whose 2004 pardon, along with those of 181 others, was recently overturned by the Supreme Court. A lawsuit was filed in Panama's Fifth Circuit requesting th [...]
2008-07-08 20:02:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM PTER KCRM VE CU
08PANAMA577PANAMA: CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) POL met with MFA human rights officer Janio Tunon to discuss respect for human rights and the need for democratic change in Cuba. POL encouraged Panama to engage in dialogue with Cuba and promote the human rights benchmarks set by the European Union. Tunon stated that Panama's relationship [...]
2008-07-15 16:45:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EUN CU
08PANAMA652PANAMA: A VIEW FROM THE LEFT -- NO PLACE FOR
[...] (C) Recent meetings with prominent left wing leaders Juan Jovane and Olmedo Beluche focused on the threat to social stability posed by rising prices and the surprising small impact of the crisis on the political campaign. Jovane concluded that the increase in the price of staple goods was caus [...]
2008-08-05 21:58:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA682PANAMA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HAGEL, AUG. 27-28
[...] (SBU) You will be arriving in Panama in the middle of a long election campaign, due to take place amidst record economic growth, but growing economic uncertainty. Panama has been one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America for the last few years (11.2% growth in 2007),and there are [...]
2008-08-15 19:21:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PM
08PANAMA881DRAFT 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] By virtue of its geographic position and well-developed maritime and transportation infrastructure, Panama is a major logistics control and trans-shipment country for illegal drugs to the United States and Europe. Major Colombian and Mexican cartels as well as Colombian FTOs such as the Revol [...]
2008-11-21 21:02:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PM
08PARAMARIBO101(SBU) SCENESETTER AND READ-AHEAD FOR THE VISIT OF
[...] (SBU) THE FOLLOWING SCENESETTER IS A SENSITIVE-BUT-UNCLASSIFIED VERSION OF REFTEL. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY OF PROPOSED TRIP AGENDA: Everyone at Embassy Paramaribo joins me in welcoming you to Suriname. Although we cannot yet confirm your appointment with President Venetiaan, who is out of the cou [...]
2008-03-11 16:17:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO145FIVE HOURS WELL-SPENT IN SURINAME:
[...] (U) SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES FROM SHANNON/STAVRIDIS FIVE-HOUR VISIT: On March 28, WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon and SOUTHCOM Commander Admiral Jim Stavridis spent five hours on the ground in Suriname. Together they met with President Runaldo Ronald Venetiaan (paras 2-4) and conducted a we [...]
2008-04-09 15:51:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINS PGOV PINR SNAR NS
08PARAMARIBO187RESPONSE: "DAY OF SOLIDARITY" FOLLOW-UP
[...] (U) As directed in reftels, Post is researching movies which would deliver the message and fit within the framework and intellectual property requirements of Post's monthly "American Movie Night" for May. If a suitable title cannot be identified, Post will consider materials for website pla [...]
2008-05-06 14:40:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CU NS
08PARAMARIBO220AFTER-ACTION: "DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN
[...] (U) In solidarity with the people of Cuba, Post placed an explanatory text with a link to solidaridadcuba.org on its website. 2. (U) Given longstanding bilateral ties between Suriname and Cuba, Post faces an uphill battle in sensitizing the Government of Suriname to the plight of ordinary C [...]
2008-05-23 20:51:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO CU NS
08PARAMARIBO221CUBA COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF
[...] (U) Response is keyed to paragraph 5 in reftel: 2. (C) Post is unaware of any host country investment in Cuba. 3. (C) Post is similarly unaware of any bi-lateral trade agreements with Cuba. 4. (C) "Operation Miracle," Cuba's "health diplomacy" program of free cataract eye sur [...]
2008-05-27 16:53:00Embassy ParamariboCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU NS
08PARAMARIBO321BABY STEPS: SURINAME'S UN VOTES BEGIN TO REFLECT
[...] (U) As requested reftel, on August 11 PolOff delivered a copy of the "UN Voting Record Report" and demarche message to Government of Suriname (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Acting Head of the International Organizations Division Chantal Elsenhout. 2. (SBU) While Elsenhout stres [...]
2008-08-13 17:20:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC UNSC UNGA PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO42SURINAME: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008
[...] (U) Post submits the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Suriname. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------- 2. The Government of Suriname (GOS) has identified Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as a key element in achieving sustainable development. In its 2006-2011 [...]
2008-02-04 16:42:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV USTR NS
08PARAMARIBO436PRESIDENT VENETIAAN'S STATE OF THE REPUBLIC -- OLD AND NEW
[...] (U) Summary. President Venetiaan's September 29 State of the Republic speech made clear that he and his coalition government are finally moving into pre-election mode. In the lead-up to the 2010 elections, Venetiaan focused on the government's plans for development of the interior, and for impl [...]
2008-10-15 18:07:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL NS
08PARAMARIBO74PARAMARIBO - DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE US POSITION
[...] (SBU) Regretably, and despite numerous attempts, Ambassador was unable to contact high level GOS Foreign Ministry officials on Sunday, February 24, to deliver reftel demarche points. However, Ambassador did succeed in contacting MFA Permanent Secretary Jane Aarland-Nanhu on February 25. In [...]
2008-02-25 19:12:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EU CU NS
08PARAMARIBO81PARAMARIBO FOLLOW-UP: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION
[...] (SBU) With regret, Post advises that GOS policy with respect to Cuba has not changed. As confirmed in the Ambassador's February 28 follow-up telcon with MFA Permanent Secretary Jane Aarland-Nanhu, Suriname continues to enjoy SIPDIS friendly relations with the GOC. Aarland-Nanhu advised tha [...]
2008-02-28 17:21:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EU CU NS
08PARAMARIBO82CUBAN TRANSITION IN THE SURINAMESE MEDIA: WELCOME BALANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Coverage of the transition of power in Cuba by the Surinamese media featured mostly wire stories. Limited commentary was characterized by balance and mild criticism of the Cuban regime. Government of Suriname (GOS) public reflection was also balanced, with the exception of pra [...]
2008-02-28 19:07:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CU NS
08PARAMARIBO95(C) SCENESETTER AND READ-AHEAD FOR THE VISIT OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY OF PROPOSED TRIP AGENDA: Everyone at Embassy Paramaribo joins me in welcoming you to Suriname. Although we cannot yet confirm your appointment with President Venetiaan, who is out of the country, our tentative plan for your three-hour visit would include a short meet/greet with [...]
2008-03-07 20:19:00Embassy ParamariboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NS
08PARIS1029UNESCO SPRING EXECUTIVE BOARD: POLITICAL ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNESCO's April 1-17 Executive Board was a success for the United States. On the whole, we enjoyed good working relations with countries in other geographic groups. Regional voting blocs and economic and other groupings, such as the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the G-77 initi [...]
2008-05-30 09:09:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCU IR KPAL KV PHUM PREL SCUL UNESCO VE XF
08PARIS1130FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE: CUBA, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA
[...] (C) Summary. On June 13, MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona said Cuba will be the primary focus of the June GAERC. Carmona said that the COREPER meeting ran late into the evening of June 12 and that some of the resulting agenda items were a surprise; he commented that the S [...]
2008-06-13 16:09:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EUN ZI SO IR IZ IS CU FR
08PARIS1132FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE: CUBA, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA
[...] (C) Summary. On June 13, MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona said Cuba will be the primary focus of the June GAERC. Carmona said that the COREPER meeting ran late into the evening of June 12 and that some of the resulting agenda items were a surprise; he commented that the S [...]
2008-06-13 16:37:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KPAL EUN FR ZI IR IZ IS CU
08PARIS1351AMBASSADOR STAPLETON PRESSES FRENCH MFA ON CUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-16 15:55:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR PGOV
08PARIS137CUBAN MIGRANTS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-25 15:39:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SMIG FR IC UK
08PARIS141FRANCE 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]
2008-01-28 14:46:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
08PARIS1423 PARIS CLUB - JULY 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's July 7-8 session, the Vice Chairman briefed creditors on his recent meetings in Kinshasa with the Ministers of Economy and Finance, noting concern that a proposed infrastructure deal involving a DRC sovereign guarantee was at odds with the Paris Club's project [...]
2008-07-24 16:53:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS1446FRANCE PROMISES A "MORE VOCAL" EU PRESIDENCY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: State DRL and IO officials met with French MFA International Organizations and Human Rights officials on July 17 to discuss upcoming resolutions, declarations and strategy for the 63rd UN General Assembly in New York. French International Organizations A/S-equivalent Sylvie Berman [...]
2008-07-29 15:46:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR EUN NGO PHUM UN
08PARIS149MFA AND PRESIDENCY VIEWS ON COLOMBIAN HOSTAGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA A/S for the Americas Daniel Parfait described an uncertain way forward to secure the release of FARC hostages following the January 21 visit of Colombian President Uribe to France. While a determined President Sarkozy continues to press the MFA for proposals to obtain Ingrid [...]
2008-01-29 13:17:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM FR CO VZ SP SZ VT
08PARIS1872 PARIS CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's September 17 session, Club Chairman Musca briefed creditors on recent contacts with the Government of Argentina (GOA),which revealed that Argentina intends to clear arrears excluding late interest and resume debt service on future installments. Creditors in [...]
2008-10-10 14:59:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS1886CUBA ALSO BLOCKS FRENCH BILATERAL HURRICANE
[...] (C) The United States is not the only country or group of countries whose aide has been refused by Havana after a series of deadly hurricanes ravaged the Caribbean nation (ref a),said French MFA desk officer Anne Suard. Suard told poloff on October 14 the Cuban government is still retaliati [...]
2008-10-15 14:05:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL CU FR
08PARIS1984FRANCE AND THE OSCE: HDIM DISCUSSIONS IN PARIS
[...] (SBU) U.S. delegation head at the recent OSCE Human Development Implementation Meeting in Warsaw Ambassador Robert Pearson, in his October 13 meeting with French MFA Director for Human Rights and International Relations Sylvie Bermann, focused on the U.S. desire to work with Europe to deline [...]
2008-10-29 18:17:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PGOV OSCE FR
08PARIS2004 PARIS CLUB - OCTOBER 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The October 2008 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon included Argentina, Congo-B, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, DRC, Iraq, Liberia, the Seychelles, and Togo. Paris Club Co-Chairman Coeure reported that, in an earlier conversation with the Paris Club Secretariat, Argentine Minister Fernandez had re [...]
2008-10-31 17:41:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS2016S/WCI AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES GUANTANAMO
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: S/WCI Ambassador Williamson met with French MFA officials on October 27 to discuss possible resettlement of Guantanamo Bay detainees in France. Williamson noted there are approximately 25 detainees considered low-threat whom the U.S. wants to release but cannot return to their [...]
2008-11-04 13:06:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL KPAO FR
08PARIS2226FRANCE AND CUBA: RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION
[...] (C) The following paragraphs are responses to the request for information on the relationship between France and the Cuban government and the implementation of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act(ref a): 2. (C) Has France, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and hu [...]
2008-12-09 11:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU FR
08PARIS2266 IBC MEETING ON HUMAN CLONING
[...] The International Bioethics Committee (IBC) of UNESCO met October 28-29, 2008, followed, October 30-31, by a joint meeting of the IBC and the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC),to discuss what the IBC should recommend to the Director General on possible action by UNESCO with respect [...]
2008-12-15 14:44:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO TBIO
08PARIS501LATIN AMERICA: FRENCH SHARE SENSE OF POSITIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. PDAS Craig Kelly reviewed Latin American priorities with MFA PDAS for Latin America Jean-Marc Laforet and DAS for Central America Jose Gomez on March 6. They concurred with Kelly,s assessment that the democratic governance and regional cooperation were improving across the regi [...]
2008-03-18 08:43:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM FR CO EC BR CU
08PARIS633 PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2008 DISCUSSION OF POLICY AND
[...] (SBU) The Paris Club met on March 13 to discuss 16 countries and other policy and methodological issues. Creditors reported on contacts with the new Argentine government, which has been arguing against an IMF agreement and for minimizing external payments in seeking a Paris Club deal. The IM [...]
2008-04-07 10:37:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON OECD EAID FR
08PARIS674FRANCE OFFERS VIEWS ON FAO, UNESCO, UNDP, IAEA AND WIPO
[...] (SBU) IO DAS Gerry Anderson met with MFA Deputy Director for United Nations and International Organization Affairs Marc Giacomini and several staffers April 10 for a tour d'horizon of a number of current IO issues, including financing, reform and upcoming elections at FAO, UNESCO, UNDP, IAEA [...]
2008-04-11 14:44:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL FAO UNESCO UNDP IAEA WIPO FR
08PARIS735AUSTRALIA GROUP: 2008 INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE)
[...] (S) The following describes highlights of the Information Exchange (IE) portion of the annual meeting of the Australia Group (AG),which met in Paris, April 12-18, 2008 (Report on AG Plenary provided septel). The IE included 30 presentations by twelve AG member states. The US provided 10 of the 30 [...]
2008-04-17 16:41:00Embassy ParisSECRETPARM PREL CBW ETTC AS FR
08PARIS993FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE HIGHLIGHTS ISRAEL-PALESTINE,
[...] (C) Summary. On May 20 and 22, PolOff transmitted the U.S. demarche and supplemental points for the May GAERC to MFA Deputy Office Director for CFSP Mathieu Carmona. Separately, MFA DAS-equivalents Ludovic Pouille and Franck Gellet provided detailed information regarding French views on Israeli-Pal [...]
2008-05-23 16:57:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN PGOV IR IZ IS LE GG AF CU SO SR
08PARISFR1999 UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD BODY PLANS TO TEST NEW CONSTRAINTS
[...] Summary. Strong U.S. leadership was needed at the UNESCO Executive Board's September 30-October 17, 2008 session in order to vindicate the right of any Executive Board Member State to "observe" the private meetings of any subsidiary body of the Board, even if that Member State is not a formal [...]
2008-10-31 08:23:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO PHUM
08PARISFR2227 UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL CAMPAIGN: JORDANIAN AND INDIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting with Ambassador Oliver, the Jordanian Ambassador to UNESCO said that Egypt will move ahead with its candidate for the next Director General (DG) of UNESCO unless it decides that its candidate, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni, would have serious difficulty gettin [...]
2008-12-09 16:39:00Mission UNESCOCONFIDENTIALPREL UNESCO JO FR EG IN CU VE BR RS AR
08PARISFR2263 KILLION MEETING WITH PERUVIAN AMBASSADOR TO UNESCO HARRY
[...] (C) Summary: Offering a possible Latin solution to bring new candidates into the DG race, Peru's Ambassador to UNESCO suggested that journalist, author and essayist Vargas Llosa has expressed interest in running. He also discussed the problems posed by the rift within the Latin American elec [...]
2008-12-15 07:13:00Mission UNESCOCONFIDENTIALPREL UNESCO PE
08PHNOMPENH318INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1998, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...]
2008-04-10 01:07:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OPIC USTR KTDB CB
08PHNOMPENH684UNSRSG FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMBODIA: CAMBODIANS
[...] (C) Summary: An upcoming U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC) vote on whether to extend the mandate of the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for human rights in Cambodian (SRSG) prompted the recent visit of Japanese MFA officials from Tokyo and Geneva with the delegation reporting [...]
2008-08-18 09:57:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL PGOV CB
08PORTAUPRINCE115CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES RE-ELECTS JEAN-JACQUES TO
[...] (U) Summary: For the third year in a row, the Chamber of Deputies elected Eric Jean-Jacques to the presidency of Parliament's lower house. The four deputies elected to other leadership positions in the Chamber are new to the executive bureau. Jean-Jacques' challenger for the presidency, Pat [...]
2008-01-23 19:56:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KCOR HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1245BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW CABINET MINISTERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: As previously reported (ref A),the cabinet of new Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis was announced on August 26. Eight Ministers from former Prime Minister Jean-Jacques Alexis' government (including one Acting Minister) will continue in office. President Rene Preva [...]
2008-09-05 18:37:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HA
08PORTAUPRINCE135JANUARY 22 REPATRIATION OF 243 HAITIAN MIGRANTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-28 18:27:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1423HAITI MONTHLY: SEPTEMBER, 2008
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (U) PARLIAMENT PASSES AMENDED BUDGET. Both chambers of parliament voted the [...]
2008-10-07 15:33:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV HA PHUM
08PORTAUPRINCE147PREVAL PROVINCIAL SWING A MIXED BAG
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Preval recently made the first public tour outside the capital since assuming office. He spent two days in Haiti's Central Plateau, stopping to inaugurate a new hospital with U.S. p [...]
2008-01-30 19:16:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CU ECON HA KDEM PGOV PREL SOCI
08PORTAUPRINCE1511 GONAIVES STILL DIGGING OUT AFTER FLOODING
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified-please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Gonaives continues to dig out from mud that covered the city in tropical storm flooding in August and early September. The World Food Program plans to continue mass feeding programs, which [...]
2008-10-29 16:59:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID HA VE CU
08PORTAUPRINCE1677LAVALAS: ARISTIDE "READY TO RETURN," BUT WANTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-05 20:12:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HA SF
08PORTAUPRINCE1695HAITI: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Haiti virtually never criticizes any of the multiple countries, including Cuba, which gives it assistance. In keeping with this policy, the Government of Haiti never criticizes Cuba's democracy or human rights record. Haiti and Cuba, along with Venezuela, are [...]
2008-12-10 17:02:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL PGOV HA CU
08PORTAUPRINCE1748POSTCARD FROM CAP HAITIAN: ISSUES, REQUESTS &
[...] (SBU) Summary: Cap Haitien officials downplayed security issues but highlighted economic hardship and municipal budget constraints as key impediments to progress in Haiti's second largest city. The delegate for the North Department discussed the effects of the recent hurricanes on the region and la [...]
2008-12-22 14:40:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EINV HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1776HAITI MONTHLY: DECEMBER 2008
[...] (U) This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE --------------------------- 2. (U) THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (IDB). IDB approved a USD 12.5 million grant for the rehabilitation of Haiti's [...]
2008-12-31 15:59:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
08PORTAUPRINCE276HAITI: PCI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] Per reftel criteria, Haiti possesses only one critical dependency relevant to the United States: the Haitian side of the Windward Passage, an 80 km-wide strait between the northwest corner of Haiti and the eastern tip of Cuba, which connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and which [...]
2008-02-20 17:29:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PREL ECON ETTC EAID EFIN HA
08PORTAUPRINCE38PREVAL ON INDEPENDENCE DAY: "PATIENCE, PLEASE"
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (U) President Rene Preval's annual January 1 Independence Day speech calling for patience and unity has met with a mixed reaction, some welcoming his recognition of the threat of unemploym [...]
2008-01-08 19:54:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM HA
08PORTAUPRINCE510CUBA COURTS MARC BAZIN
[...] (C) Former Prime Minister Marc Bazin volunteered to Embassy his account of a one-week early-March visit to Cuba that he and a handful of his political party colleagues undertook as guests of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. Bazin believes that the departure of Fidel Castr [...]
2008-03-28 17:34:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON HA CU
08PORTAUPRINCE723EMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) To support the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, post will place ref A op-ed in one of the leading Haitian dailies, under Ambassador's signature. 3. (SBU) Post will also brief an up-and-coming jour [...]
2008-05-16 13:14:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CU HA
08PORTAUPRINCE73GOVERNMENTS ON HISPANIOLA DESIRE COOPERATION ON
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive, but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. A regional consultative meeting on travel document fraud, sponsored by the International Organization for Migration (IOM),brought together representatives of five Caribbean countries to discuss [...]
2008-01-15 16:40:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM HA CVIS SMIG
08PORTAUPRINCE767HAITI: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Haiti values the assistance it receives from Cuba and does not criticize the country publicly or privately. Cuba's provision of doctors in hard-to-reach areas of the country is seen positively by large sectors of the Haitian public. After the April food riot [...]
2008-05-28 13:51:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ETTC PREL PGOV HA CU
08PORTAUPRINCE84(C) RUMORS RESURFACE ABOUT PREVAL'S HEALTH
[...] (C) Port-au-Prince's chattering classes have again focused on the state of President Rene Preval's health after a series of events in which the President looked tired and worn. Preval, who traveled to Havana in December for a check-up (and apparently meetings with Castro and Chavez),is frequ [...]
2008-01-17 12:56:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV HA
08PORTAUPRINCE91PREVAL STATE OF THE UNION: STATE MODERNIZATION AND
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) In his constitutionally-mandated speech at the opening of the new parliamentary session January 14, President Preval defined his vision for Haiti over the coming years as 1) security, justice, an [...]
2008-01-17 17:11:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM KCRM SNAR KCOR ECON HA
08PORTOFSPAIN121TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S RELATIONS WITH CUBA
[...] (C) Summary: Trinidad and Tobago's relations with Cuba are a mixture of pragmatism and pan-Caribbean solidarity. Along with a number of other Caribbean states, it has had diplomatic ties with Cuba since 1972. Although Fidel enjoys a positive image among the minority of Trinis who reflect on [...]
2008-03-11 14:25:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALETRD PGOV PREL CU TD
08PORTOFSPAIN128T&T ENERGY MINISTER DISCUSSES INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 5 office call, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Energy Minister Conrad Enill welcomed U.S. engagement on energy infrastructure protection and U.S. Embassy suggestions on legislation to improve law enforcement, while also softly echoing past messages that T&T does not want to [...]
2008-03-12 19:23:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON EAGR PREL KCRM VZ XA TD
08PORTOFSPAIN144SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA DIRECTOR OF CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS
[...] (U) Embassy Port of Spain warmly welcomes your April 5-9 visit to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). Your trip presents an opportunity to reinforce engagement with T&T, building on the goodwill generated by last June's Conference on the Caribbean and in advance of next year's Summit of the Americas me [...]
2008-03-25 20:07:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EPET SENV PGOV PTER TD
08PORTOFSPAIN185RISING FOOD PRICES PROVOKE POLITICAL AND PUBLIC CONCERN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of rising food prices and shortages, the GOTT is under pressure to address the "food crisis." The spike in prices, now a staple of headline writers, is straining low and middle income families. The opposition asserts government neglect of agriculture is the [...]
2008-04-18 18:24:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN TD
08PORTOFSPAIN195IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - TRINIDAD AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With food price inflation reaching 19.7% year-on-year, public concern and political fallout over the cost of food is growing. The "food crisis" has spotlighted the government's neglect of agriculture and the nation's dependence on imports. Although domestic food production meet [...]
2008-04-30 19:23:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON EFIN ETRD ECIN TD
08PORTOFSPAIN208SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF ENERGY
[...] (U) Embassy Port of Spain warmly welcomes your May 12-13 visit to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). Your trip presents an opportunity to reinforce engagement with T&T, building on the goodwill generated by last June's Conference on the Caribbean and in advance of next year's Summit of the Americas me [...]
2008-05-07 19:14:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EPET PGOV PTER ASEC OVIP TD
08PORTOFSPAIN237TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III REVIEW
[...] (C) QUESTION: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? This can include demonstrations of support for and solidarity with the Cuban people connected to the May 21 Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People, for which we have [...]
2008-05-28 16:59:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU TD
08PORTOFSPAIN288WHA PDAS KELLY MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WHA PDAS Craig Kelly met Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon on June 25 to discuss bilateral and regional issues. The FM briefed Kelly on the visit of a large PRC delegation, discussing a $400 million aluminum smelter loan the GOTT was receiving and China's role in helping T&T rea [...]
2008-07-01 12:19:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG MASS KCRM TD
08PORTOFSPAIN290T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...]
2008-07-01 16:53:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL OAS CU TT
08PORTOFSPAIN315T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...]
2008-07-17 13:00:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL OAS CU TT
08PORTOFSPAIN323T&T PRIME MINISTER RAISES CUBA'S PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning asked visiting USOAS Ambassador Morales what it would take for the U.S. to agree to Cuba's participation in the next Summit of the Americas. Asserting that there is "clear change" in Cuba, Manning said he hopes the U.S. would relax its stance. Morales respon [...]
2008-07-17 13:01:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL OAS CU TT
08PORTOFSPAIN412AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister September 10 for a wide-ranging conversation that touched upon South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Serbia's request to seek a ruling from the International Court of Justice on Kosovo, UNGA Third Committee priorities, and allowing U.S. Air Marshal [...]
2008-09-15 11:22:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL UNGA
08PORTOFSPAIN443SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE AND
[...] (SBU) Embassy Port of Spain warmly welcomes your mid-October visit to Trinidad and Tobago. Your trip is an opportunity to heighten bilateral and regional security cooperation, building on last June's Technical Meeting of Military Commanders, Defense Ministerial of the Americas conversations, a [...]
2008-09-30 13:22:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP MARR MASS PREL PGOV PTER ASEC ECON TD
08PORTOFSPAIN48PM MANNING ON VENEZUELA; INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Patrick Manning agreed in principle to co-host a Caribbean Basin Energy Infrastructure Security Conference, but said it would not be feasible to hold the event until late April or May. It was his strong preference to invite Venezuela; to do otherwise would be "har [...]
2008-01-22 19:42:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET ECIN ENRG MARR VE TD
08PORTOFSPAIN5PM MANNING REITERATES TT'S POSITION ON PETROCARIBE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Patrick Manning reiterated January 2 that Trinidad and Tobago is unlikely to become fully involved in PetroCaribe, and continues to prefer the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) to Hugo Chavez' Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA). This was in resp [...]
2008-01-04 18:59:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET PREL VE TT
08PORTOFSPAIN560TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW
[...] (C) QUESTION: Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? ANSWER: Post is not aware of any GOTT initiatives promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba. 2. (C) QUESTION: Has the host country made public statements or [...]
2008-12-09 18:01:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU TD
08PORTOFSPAIN564TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FROM MID-OCTOBER
[...] PM announces budget shortfall, spending cuts 2. Inflation rising, CBTT raises reserve requirements 3. Tight monetary policy slows credit growth 4. Parliament passes Financial Institution Bill 5. Bread and flour prices fall 6. Food initiatives stalled, except Cuban farm 7. Importers want [...]
2008-12-10 11:53:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAGR ETRD KIPR KCRM EAIR BEXP TD
08PORTOFSPAIN565FOREIGN MINISTER MUSES ABOUT CUBA ATTENDING THE
[...] (U) Foreign Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon, in a December 9 press interview (done by phone from Barbados),related that the just-concluded Cuba-CARICOM summit held in Havana had agreed the USG should lift its "trade embargo" on Cuba. She added, without specificity, that this "general consensus" w [...]
2008-12-10 15:00:00Embassy Port Of SpainCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON CU TD
08PORTOFSPAIN574TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#2-08)
[...] Plants Hurt by Falling Commodity Prices 2. Energy revenue projections down, spending cut 3. Budget cuts spare projects, CARICOM fund 4. New Refinery still on track 5. Alutrint Smelter Underway ... Trinis Train in China 6. TT LNG for Canadian Plant 7. GOTT Looking Down the LNG Value Chai [...]
2008-12-18 10:57:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDENGR EPET EIND TD
08PORTOFSPAIN577PM MANNING REPORTEDLY HAS SUCCESSFUL SURGERY IN CUBA
[...] On December 17, Prime Minister Patrick Manning underwent a two-hour surgery at the Cimeq Hospital in Havana to remove a malignant tumor from his left kidney (ref). According to a press release from the Prime Minister's office, Manning's surgery was "very successful." Doctors will perform a p [...]
2008-12-18 17:03:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CU TD
08PORTOFSPAIN6PM MANNING REITERATES TT'S POSITION ON PETROCARIBE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Patrick Manning reiterated January 2 that Trinidad and Tobago is unlikely to become fully involved in PetroCaribe, and continues to prefer the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) to Hugo Chavez' Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA). This was in resp [...]
2008-01-04 19:08:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET PREL VE TT
08PORTOFSPAIN88TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: GOVERNMENT TAKES CASTRO'S
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Foreign Ministry noted in an official February 19 statement that the resignation of Fidel Castro would not affect the cordial relations between TT and Cuba. The communique noted Cuban assistance to Trinidad and "saluted" Castro, but was measured in tone. Speaking on Februa [...]
2008-02-21 14:33:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CU TD
08PRAGUE118SCENESETTER FOR CZECH PM TOPOLANEK'S VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Topolanek's visit next week to Washington will be a key milestone for the Czech leader, who is a convinced and committed Atlanticist with a firm belief in strong ties with the United States. He is coming to Washington with the goal of demonstrating -- especially to his domest [...]
2008-02-21 16:49:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EZ OVIP
08PRAGUE125CZECHS SHARE USG PERSPECTIVE ON CASTRO'S
[...] (SBU) Czech MFA officials in the Department of the Americas and the Department of Human Rights and Transition Policy, confirmed and thanked Embassy officials for our points on the current situation in Cuba. On February 19, the Czech MFA released a statement (similar to Secretary Rice's subseq [...]
2008-02-25 15:28:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CU EZ EUN
08PRAGUE138CUBA: CZECHS SHARE US POSITION ON EU COMMISSIONER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-29 12:43:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CU EZ EUN
08PRAGUE246CUBA: CZECHS PROVIDE INSIGHTS ON SOFTENING
[...] (SBU) Summary: During her April 15 visit to Prague, WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Kirsten Madison engaged a wide range of Czech officials, parliamentarians, NGOs, and think tanks on Cuba. The Czech perspective on how to promote democratic change in Cuba dovetails closely with USG policy on Cu [...]
2008-04-21 12:55:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PGOV PREL CU EZ EUN
08PRAGUE277CZECH PLANNING FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE
[...] (SBU) The Czechs are actively engaged in advancing human rights in Cuba throughout the year, and particularly on significant dates such as UN Human Rights Day or to mark the March 18, 2003 anniversary of the arrest of Cuban journalists. Following WHA DAS Kirsten Madison's April visit to Pragu [...]
2008-05-05 15:42:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PREL CU EZ EUN
08PRAGUE289EMBASSY PRAGUE - OUTREACH TO HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] The Czech Republic is rightly proud of its record as a country actively engaged in promoting democracy and human rights, particularly in oppressed societies such as Cuba, Belarus, Burma and countries in the Middle East, which greatly facilitates Embassy Prague's collaborative engagement regard [...]
2008-05-12 11:47:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL EZ EUN
08PRAGUE305CZECH UPDATE: ACTIVITIES COMMEMORATING DAY OF
[...] (SBU) As noted in our May 5 update (ref B),the Czech government and several Czech NGOs promote human rights in Cuba throughout the year. This month Embassy Prague and the Czechs have engaged on several fronts. The Embassy has scheduled and publicized a showing and discussion of the film "Da [...]
2008-05-19 13:22:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PGOV CU EZ EUN
08PRAGUE309CZECH WRAP UP: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-21 12:43:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PGOV CU EZ XG
08PRAGUE320CZECH REPUBLIC: REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF
[...] (U) The Czech Republic's active engagement and support for democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba since our last update related to the Libertad Act (Ref J),remains strong. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel established the Czech government's principled position on Cuba dur [...]
2008-05-23 15:43:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREF CU EZ XG
08PRAGUE328CZECH COMMENTS ON DRAFT U.S.-EU SUMMIT DECLARATION
[...] (C) Emboff spoke with Czech MFA Department of the Americas official, Jan Buben, who is coordinating the Czech positions and comments on the draft U.S.-EU summit declaration. With reference to the specific elements (Latin America and Missile Defense) highlighted in Ref A, Buben reiterated the C [...]
2008-05-30 16:39:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEUN EZ CU PGOV PREL
08PRAGUE339COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ VISIT TO PRAGUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Commerce Secretary Gutierrez visited Prague on June 3. His program included meetings with PM Topolanek, FM Schwarzenberg, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Hovorka, and a group of NGOs and other activists on Cuban issues. In addition to Cuba, discussion focused on missile [...]
2008-06-06 15:46:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PREL MARR ENGR NATO PHUM CU EZ XG
08PRAGUE341CZECHS COMMENTS ON STATE OF PLAY WITHIN EU ON CUBA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Czech officials, while maintaining their strong commitment to advancing democratic change in Cuba as well as the spotlight on political prisoners and human rights issues on the island, face ever mounting pressure from within the EU to support elimination of the "June Measures." [...]
2008-06-09 06:45:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL CU EZ XG
08PRAGUE381OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING: EMBASSY PRAGUE INPUT
[...] (U) Post is providing the following points in response to Reftel request for information on host government's record on matters of basic freedoms and human rights for this fall's HDIM Conference: 2. (SBU) The Czech Republic has a strong record of promoting human rights and basic freedoms [...]
2008-06-20 11:11:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM OSCE PREL
08PRAGUE384CZECH THINKING ON UPCOMING EU PRESIDENCY - PART II
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12-13 State EUR/ERA Office Director Bill Lucas met with a variety of Czech officials preparing for the January 2009 Czech EU Presidency. Czech officials covered the waterfront - from their very broad vision of what they hope to accomplish by next June, to the specifics o [...]
2008-06-20 17:45:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
08PRAGUE418SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE
[...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...]
2008-07-01 17:29:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE419SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE
[...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...]
2008-07-02 07:01:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE420SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE
[...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...]
2008-07-02 07:02:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE615CZECHS DISAPPOINTED USG UNGA PRIORITIES DO NOT
[...] (C) Summary: Czech Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy Gabriela Dlouha thanked us for sharing USG priorities on country specific resolutions as well as thematic items. She noted that the GOCR welcomed our planned efforts on Iran, Burma, and North Korea, although she registered disap [...]
2008-09-19 07:28:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL UNGA UN EZ EUN
08PRAGUE647AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 6 MEETING WITH CZECH DPM
[...] (C) Summary: During his October 6 meeting with Czech DPM Alexandr Vondra, the Ambassador raised PM Topolanek's upcoming meeting with President Bush and DHS Secretary Chertoff's upcoming visit to the Czech Republic. The Czechs intend to invite the next U.S. President to an EU-U.S. summit in [...]
2008-10-07 14:39:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALOVIP CMGT CVIS EUN MARR PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE663SCENESETTER FOR USDP EDELMAN'S VISIT TO CZECH
[...] (C) Under Secretary Edelman, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you again to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership. The year since your last visit has seen tremendous progress on Missile Defense, with the Ballistic Missile [...]
2008-10-16 14:13:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE668SCENESETTER FOR CZECH PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Czech Prime Minister Topolanek's October 29 White House meeting will come a day after his visit to Afghanistan, where he plans to celebrate with Czech troops the 90th anniversary of his country's founding. This will be Topolanek's second Washington trip this year, and it promises [...]
2008-10-20 16:22:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE674SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Chertoff, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership, which has received a significant boost from the President's announcement of the Czech Republic's entry into [...]
2008-10-23 12:14:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE727THE TROUBLEMAKERS PREPARE TO ASSUME THE EU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While both proud and abashed to be known as the "troublemakers" for speaking their mind and occasionally standing alone among the EU member states, the Czech government over the last several months has worked hard to change this perception to one of a serious and responsible E [...]
2008-11-21 12:54:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EZ EUN
08PRAGUE762CZECH REPUBLIC: REVIEW FOR WAIVER OF TITLE III OF
[...] (U) The Czech Republic has a strong record of active engagement and support for democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel established the Czech government's principled position on Cuba during his administration, following the Czech Republic' [...]
2008-12-10 16:03:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALCU ETRD ETTC EZ PREF XG
08PRAIA147CAPE VERDE RESPONSE TO DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-20 15:32:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU CV
08PRETORIA1968CHAVEZ COMES TO TOWN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The historic September 2 state visit of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to South Africa resulted in an excited announcement of energy cooperation agreements. It is not clear that the vague and broad agreements will result in any actual energy cooperation, because there may not [...]
2008-09-05 12:18:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN SENV EWWT ELTN SF VE
08PRETORIA677SOUTH AFRICAN BANKS AND THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (C) Summary: South African banks have implemented extensive money-laundering controls since the Financial Intelligence Centre Act was passed in 2001. The major banks now employ large anti-money-laundering staffs and use sophisticated software to identify suspicious transactions. They also f [...]
2008-04-02 06:35:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PTER SF
08PRETORIA859SOUTH AFRICA WRITES OFF CUBA'S DEBT
[...] (C) Summary. The South African government has written off nearly one billion rand (about $130 million) of Cuban debt. The government does not believe that Cuba is able to meet its obligation in the foreseeable future. The South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) pressed Cabine [...]
2008-04-23 12:39:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EFIN CU SF
08PRETORIA881SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 25, 2008
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 17 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - CPIX at Double Digits - SA Runs Risk of Sub-prime Contagion, Standard & Poor's Warns - Golden Oldies Give JSE Vintage Edge - SA Canc [...]
2008-04-25 12:01:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08QUITO1100ECUADOR IMPLEMENTS TRAVEL DOC REQUIREMENTS FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Mission Ecuador has coordinated a joint strategy with our Chinese counterparts for delivering demarches to the GOE on its visa policies, specifically the lack of control over "tourists", and working with Ecuadorian authorities to improve their controls (Ref A). Both the U.S. an [...]
2008-11-28 21:31:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALCVIS PREL PGOV ASEC CMGT KCRM KFRD KTIP EC
08QUITO138GOE RESPONSE TO DNI MCCONNELL'S TESTIMONY
[...] (C) The GOE took issue with Director of National Intelligence McConnell's testimony of February 7 in a diplomatic note dated February 8. The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador that President Correa was personally upset when he read press accounts citing the testimony and report, and had i [...]
2008-02-13 21:24:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EC
08QUITO197SUBJECT: ECUADOR LOOKING TO TERMINATE INVESTMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Ecuador will attempt to negotiate early termination of its bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with nine small countries, according to the Foreign Ministry's Under Secretary for Trade. In the interim, all of Ecuador's BITs remain in force. In response to the Foreign Minister's [...]
2008-02-28 19:28:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALEINV ECON EC
08QUITO215ECUADOR REACTION TO COLOMBIAN OPERATION AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary. Although the Correa administration's reaction to the news of the Colombian military's operation against the FARC in Ecuadorian territory was initially cautious, the GOE's position increasingly hardened after learning that the operation was not a "hot pursuit" scenario but planne [...]
2008-03-03 23:14:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS EC CO
08QUITO297SFRC STAFFDEL CARL MEACHAM VISIT TO QUITO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Carl Meacham, during a visit to Quito on March 19, focused on the March 1 attack on a FARC camp in Ecuador and on Ecuador-Colombia relations. Meacham met separately with officials of the Ministries of F [...]
2008-03-28 10:22:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MARR EC CO VE
08QUITO307CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY'S BUSY, SEMI-PRODUCTIVE 4TH
[...] (C) Summary: During its fourth month of work, the Constituent Assembly actively engaged in drafting constitutional articles on the judiciary, the electoral function, and fundamental rights, among other topics, but failed to approve a single article. Assembly members spent much of their time d [...]
2008-04-01 19:43:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB PTER ECON EC CO
08QUITO75ECUADOR: CORREA'S TAKE ON TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
[...] (C) Summary. While Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa espouses many principles of "21st Century Socialism" and occasionally uses the term, he has thus far been moderate in attempting to translate the ideas into concrete reality. Correa has pursued certain socialist ideas in the areas of Lati [...]
2008-01-23 10:35:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL EC
08QUITO774ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CUBA AND EU'S HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points from reftels to MFA Director General of Human Rights Augusto Saa on July 30 and with Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 6. 2. (C) Saa was brief in his response, saying that Ecuador maintains a policy of non-interventionism in the [...]
2008-08-22 12:51:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL EUN EC CU
08RABAT1005CORRECTED COPY: MOROCCO PROVIDES DETAILED
[...] (S//NF) Summary: In response to a U.S. request, the Government of Morocco (GOM) recently provided detailed information, via diplomatic note to Embassy Rabat, on the backgrounds of two Moroccan citizens currently being held in the U.S. detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In the note, the GOM [...]
2008-10-20 07:07:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL KCRM MO
08RABAT458GOM BRIEFED ON CUBAN SOLIDARITY DAY
[...] (SBU) Fouad Yazourh, Director of American (Western Hemisphere) Affairs at the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs met Polcouns on May 16 and received a summary of USG interest in Cuban Solidarity Day. Yazourh stated that the Moroccan Government has had no diplomatic relations with the Cuban [...]
2008-05-20 11:09:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU MO
08RABAT718NAM MINISTERIAL: SNOOZING DINOSAUR MUTTERS IN ITS
[...] (C/NF) Moroccan MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita (strictly protect) said that Iran "did not get most of what it wanted" on the issue of its nuclear and missile programs during the recent Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial in Tehran. He expressed happiness with the more Morocco-friendly [...]
2008-08-04 11:05:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KNNP WI ZI AG ZP ZR MO
08RABAT719NAM MINISTERIAL: SNOOZING DINOSAUR MUTTERS IN ITS
[...] (C/NF) Moroccan MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita (strictly protect) said that Iran "did not get most of what it wanted" on the issue of its nuclear and missile programs during the recent Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial in Tehran. He expressed happiness with the more Morocco-friendly [...]
2008-08-04 11:05:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KNNP WI ZI AG ZP ZR MO
08RABAT850LEGAL ADVISOR'S DISCUSSION WITH MOROCCAN
[...] (C) Summary: Legal Advisor John Bellinger met with Moroccan intelligence chief Mohamed Yasinne Mansouri in Rabat on September 7 to discuss issues related to the repatriation of prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (GITMO). Bellinger praised Morocco's cooperation on GTMO repatriations. Man [...]
2008-09-10 12:19:00Embassy RabatSECRETPHUM PHSA PREL PTER MO
08REYKJAVIK115ICELAND: PARLIAMENTARY RESOLUTION CONDEMNING GUANTANAMO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iceland's parliament unanimously passed a non-binding resolution on May 30 calling for the closure of the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. The resolution further called for the Government of Iceland to convey that message to the U.S. government; Iceland's Foreign Minis [...]
2008-06-19 19:04:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM KPAO IC
08REYKJAVIK116ICELAND: PARLIAMENT APPROVES RESOLUTION CONDEMNING GUANTANAMO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iceland's parliament unanimously passed a non-binding resolution on May 30 calling for the closure of the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. The resolution further called for the Government of Iceland to convey that message to the U.S. government; Iceland's Foreign Minis [...]
2008-06-20 14:56:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM KPAO IC
08REYKJAVIK199Iceland's Bid for the UN Security Council
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Iceland's bid for one of two available WEOG seats on the UN Security Council in 2009-10 is rapidly drawing to a close. The campaign, hamstrung by a slow start and tepid support at home, has found its legs over the last year under the enthusiastic direction of Foreign Minister [...]
2008-09-12 16:57:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC UN AU TU IC
08RIGA199PRESIDENT ZATLERS' VISIT TO WASHINGTON
[...] (C/NF) Latvian President Valdis Zatlers makes his first visit to Washington April 23 - 25 significantly stronger in his job than when he started, but still not the dominant figure in Latvian politics that his predecessor was. Given the strong constitutional limitations on his role, this is on [...]
2008-04-17 09:58:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS CVIS ENRG MARR NATO RS LG
08RIGA255LATVIA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] Per reftels, Post would like to place an op-ed in local media, and joins in Embassy London's request to receive generic text for such an op-ed from WHA. In order to have time to translate the text into Latvian, we would ask that text be made available by May 16. 2. In addition, we have spok [...]
2008-05-13 14:25:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU LG
08RIGA279LATVIA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE FOLLOW-UP
[...] Per reftel, Post confirms that the Department-provided op-ed was placed under Ambassador Larsons' name in a local Russian-language newspaper, Telegraph, on May 21. 2. In addition, the MFA issued the following statement on May 20 (informal embassy translation): "Foreign Minister Urges Supp [...]
2008-05-22 10:28:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM PHUM KPAO SOCI CU LG
08RIODEJANEIRO302BRAZIL-PETROBRAS AND CUBA-PETROLEO TO SIGN OIL DEAL, LOW
[...] Summary. Brazil's Petrobras will partner with its Cuban counterpart, Cuba-Petroleo (Cupet),for offshore oil exploration and production in Cuban waters, according to Brazilian officials. The agreement between Petrobras and Cuba-Petrol will be finalized and signed during the Brazilian Preside [...]
2008-10-30 16:04:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG CU BR
08RIODEJANEIRO304MORE DETAILS OF PETROBAS-CUPET DEAL
[...] Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petrobras signed an agreement on October 31 to explore for oil in Cuba's still untapped offshore fields, which Cuban energy officials say may hold more than 20 billion barrels of reserves. Petrobras agreed to make an initial investment of USD 8 million t [...]
2008-10-31 18:31:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG CU BR
08ROME126INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 - ITALY
[...] SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, economic reforms or other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate have been modest. Recent positive developments include passage of a more efficient bankruptcy law and the incorporation of the EU T [...]
2008-01-29 10:20:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
08ROME1474ITALY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III
[...] (U) This message is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. There wer [...]
2008-12-05 07:56:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU IT
08ROME225CUBA: D'ALEMA CONGRATULATES RAUL CASTRO, GENTLY
[...] (C) Ambassador spoke to FM D'Alema February 24 to deliver reftel points on promoting democratic change in Cuba. He urged D'Alema to issue a statement calling for free and fair elections, the release of political prisoners, and dialogue with democratic activists and civil society. D'Alema said [...]
2008-02-25 16:25:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU CU IT
08ROME246ITALY: PD LEADER VELTRONI SEES NO FOREIGN POLICY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-28 16:27:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL IT
08ROME262ITALY: EU COMMISSIONER MICHEL SHOULD ABIDE BY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-04 10:39:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN CU IT
08ROME544ITALY CONSIDERING REQUEST TO RESETTLE CUBAN MIGRANT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-30 11:32:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SMIG CU PM IT
08ROME587ITALIANS TELL WHA A/S SHANNON THEY WILL CONTINUE
[...] (C) Summary. On May 2 WHA A/S Thomas Shannon met with Giovan Battista Verderame, MFA Director General for Latin American Affairs, and his staff to discuss recent developments in the region. Verderame said Italy's commercial relationship and large expatriate community meant Italy needed a str [...]
2008-05-12 06:13:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IT
08ROME650ITALY: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE
[...] (U) This is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. There were no high [...]
2008-05-22 13:24:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU IT
08ROME651ITALY: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE
[...] (U) This is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. There were no high [...]
2008-05-22 13:25:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU IT
08ROME657ITALY/CUBA: ACTIVITIES FOR THE DAY SOLIDARITY WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Per ref A-C requests, Post engaged in a robust effort to mark May 21's "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People." We placed the Cuba Solidarity op-ed May 20 in leading center-right daily Il Giornale. Lobbying by the Ambassador convinced Senate President Schifani, Chamber of Depu [...]
2008-05-22 15:34:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU IT
08SANJOSE1000SUBJECT: COSTA RICA: TITLE III SUSPENSION OF THE
[...] (U) Costa Rican President Oscar Arias remains a leading critic of the Castro government and an advocate for democratic change and human rights reform in Cuba. The USG should encourage and bolster Costa Rica's continued support for democracy in Cuba. Suspending Title III of the Libertad Act in [...]
2008-12-24 14:50:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALCU ETRD ETTC PREL
08SANJOSE1005SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT'S RETURN VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Secretary Leavitt and his delegation. Since the Secretary's March 2007 visit, the Arias administration has made progress on key elements of its 2006-2010 agenda, most notably completing requirements to join the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Repu [...]
2008-12-31 18:00:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO ECON PREL PGOV SOCI OSCI OTRA OVIP CS
08SANJOSE146 TOOLS FOR A GREEN ISLAND: ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENT AND
[...] SUMMARY. While in Kingston October 21-24, 2007, REO met with UNEP, GOJ environmental officials, and U.S. Mission environmental partners to discuss priorities and potential tools. UNEP's Franklin Macdonald shared his views on WW2BW's future. Jamaica's National Environment and Planning Agency [...]
2008-02-22 17:09:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID ENRG JM
08SANJOSE159SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COSTELLO
[...] Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes CODEL Costello. Costa Rica has a history of political stability, social progress and commitment to peace and human rights which has been undermined in recent years by ineffective government institutions, growing domestic security problems, corruption scandals a [...]
2008-02-27 22:51:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SENV CS
08SANJOSE232U/S PADILLA URGES COSTA RICA TO IMPLEMENT CAFTA
[...] SUMMARY. In a timely and highly effective visit to Costa Rica, February 28-29, Commerce U/S Chris Padilla delivered a clear and consistent message to local audiences that Costa Rica needed to finish CAFTA implementation quickly, and that the US was eager to begin working with Costa Rican coun [...]
2008-03-19 21:19:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CS
08SANJOSE238SCENESETTER FOR DAS MADISON VISIT TO COSTA RICA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes DAS Kirsten Madison. Your visit to Costa Rica is timely. We should keep the pressure on the GOCR to pass CAFTA implementation laws, encourage the GOCR to continue its close cooperation on counternarcotics and law enforcement issues, and urge t [...]
2008-03-31 15:03:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCS ECON ETRD PGOV PREL SNAR
08SANJOSE257DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUEST TO COSTA RICA TO
[...] (SBU) On April 1 we delivered reftel request to Randolf Coto, Acting Deputy Director General of the Foreign Policy Division of the MFA and to Carlos Cordero Madrigal, Director of the Disarmament, Terrorism and Organized Crime section of the MFA. Coto and Cordero thanked us for the information [...]
2008-04-04 17:35:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV SMIG CS CU
08SANJOSE288DAS MADISON URGES CAFTA IMPLEMENTATION, DISCUSSES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. WHA DAS Kirsten Madison visited Costa Rica March 31-April 3 to urge the GOCR to quickly pass CAFTA implementation laws and address growing domestic security problems. President Oscar Arias said he expected the CAFTA legislation would be passed in the next three months and he p [...]
2008-04-18 14:47:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV PREL SNAR CS
08SANJOSE406COSTA RICAN ASSEMBLY AND MEDIA PLAN DAY OF
[...] (SBU) Per reftels, Post contacted media and key community leaders active on Cuban issues to promote the Day of Solidarity observance. Planned activities include the following: -- Four members of the National Assembly will speak for a total of 20 minutes during the May 21 plenary session [...]
2008-05-16 18:56:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI CU CS
08SANJOSE432COSTA RICA: MAY 21 DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN
[...] The Costa Rican National Assembly, local media, Post and others observed the Day of Solidarity with Cuban People on May 20-21. Post contacted key representatives from each of these groups in the lead-up to May 21 and suggested possible commemorative activities and statements. Post also provided [...]
2008-05-23 00:43:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO CU CS
08SANJOSE438COSTA RICA: TITLE III SUSPENSION OF THE LIBERTAD
[...] Costa Rican President Oscar Arias remains one of the region's leading critics of the Castro government and a strong advocate for democratic change and human rights reforms in Cuba. Costa Rica shows no signs that it would consider re-establishing diplomatic relations with the Castro government [...]
2008-05-23 17:14:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ETTC PREL CS
08SANJOSE540HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY! COSTA RICA AND CHINA
[...] (C) As Costa Rica's diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China turn one year old, the David-and-Goliath-sized arrangement continues to work for the benefit of both nations. While China's generous political and financial support to Costa Rica could be short-lived and Costa Rica's [...]
2008-06-23 22:46:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ETRD ENRG ENVI MASS XK CS CU
08SANJOSE629COSTA RICA COZYING UP TO CUBA?
[...] (C) The Arias administration may be contemplating re-establishing diplomatic ties with Cuba. A vocal embargo opponent in the legislature (a member of President Arias' own party) seems to have Arias' ear on the issue, arguing that normalized relations would help open Cuba to democracy. FonMin [...]
2008-07-30 19:48:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR CS CU
08SANJOSE710(C/NF) C-NE8-00834: ISRAELI RELATIONS WITH COSTA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite some concerns and irritants voiced both publicly and privately to us by the Israeli Ambassador to Costa Rica, the overall relationship between Costa Rica and Israel is relatively calm and businesslike. While not as dynamic as Costa Rica's commercial relationship with the [...]
2008-09-03 17:44:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PARM PREL PGOV KPAL IS XF CS
08SANJOSE817DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG OFFERS DISASTER RELIEF TO
[...] On October 7, we delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Antonio Alarcon, FonMin's Chief of Staff, and to Herbert Espinoza, U.S./Americas Desk Officer. The MFA thanked us for the information but provided no substantive response. Alarcon promised to pass the information to FM Stagno right away. [...]
2008-10-14 17:13:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL CS CU
08SANJOSE827 SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT ARIAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In two meetings held in the presidential office complex on September 30, President Oscar Arias and Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, joined by senior staff, discussed a wide range of political and trade issues centered on Costa Rican entry into CAFTA. Arias emphasized the p [...]
2008-10-17 20:33:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PINR PREL CS
08SANSALVADOR1037FMLN CANDIDATE FUNES ON WIRETAPS, PARTISANSHIP,
[...] (C) Summary: FMLN Presidential Candidate Mauricio Funes told us August 26 the FMLN supported in principle legislation to legalize wiretapping for law enforcement, but could not support the constitutional amendment currently before the Assembly. He had waffled on this in public earlier in the [...]
2008-08-29 18:58:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1139FMLN VP CANDIDATE SANCHEZ CEREN: HARD-LINER'S SOFT
[...] (C) Summary: FMLN VP candidate Salvador Sanchez Ceren told us the (left-wing) FMLN would, if they win the March 2009 elections, reprioritize domestic spending to social needs like health and education, would maintain CAFTA-DR, and not toy with the dollarized Salvadoran economy at the beginning [...]
2008-09-26 22:09:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1183GOES SUGGESTS MULTILATERAL RELIEF EFFORTS FOR CUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-14 16:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL CU ES
08SANSALVADOR1190FOREIGN MINISTER ARGUETA ON UNGA VOTING DIFFERENCES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-16 20:36:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA ES UN KV
08SANSALVADOR1214VENEZUELAN EMBASSY REQUESTS AVILA STOP CRITICIZING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Venezuelan Charge recently requested that (pro-U.S., center-right) ARENA presidential candidate Rodrigo Avila stop criticizing Chavez and the Venezuelan regime as part of his campaign efforts. The BRV has taken an active interest in the upcoming elections. The request is n [...]
2008-10-24 17:46:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ES VZ
08SANSALVADOR1230CHAVEZ TO MISS IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT; CITES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced October 25 that he will not attend Ibero-American Summit because El Salvador could not guarantee his safety. President Saca publicly discounted Chavez,s claims saying that he had guaranteed the safety of all attendees. Saca said Chave [...]
2008-10-29 14:19:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ES VZ
08SANSALVADOR1261IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH LITTLE FANFARE
[...] (C) Summary: Ibero-American heads of state and government gathered in San Salvador October 29-31 for the eighteenth Ibero-American Summit. The intended focus of the session, youth and development issues, took a backseat to economic concerns. The summit culminated with the signing of the Decl [...]
2008-11-07 17:34:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR1290GOES WILL VOTE AGAINST NO-ACTION MOTIONS
[...] (C) Poloffs met with Ambassador Carlos Adrian Velasco Novoa, MFA Multilateral Affairs Director, and Gustavo Argueta, MFA Multilateral Affairs Officer, November 12. Polcouns expressed thanks for Salvadoran opposition to no-action motions. Velasco and Argueta said El Salvador has formally decid [...]
2008-11-14 23:13:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ES
08SANSALVADOR248EL SALVADOR: CUBA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-28 22:38:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CU ES
08SANSALVADOR547DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-09 15:18:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM EUN CU ES
08SANSALVADOR601EL SALVADOR: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN
[...] (U) This cable is an update to Reftel B. 2. (SBU) Post confirms that we placed the Op-Ed provided by the Department under the Ambassador's signature in the leading Salvadoran Daily, El Diario de Hoy, on May 21. In addition, the Mission has placed material on Cuban Solidarity Day on the Emb [...]
2008-05-21 20:08:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL PHUM CU ES
08SANSALVADOR617EL SALVADOR COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE III
[...] (C) Post recommends suspension of Title III of the Libertad Act for El Salvador consistent with the national interest of the United States. El Salvador does not maintain diplomatic relations with Cuba and El Salvador's current givernment has supported U.S. advocacy for democratic transition i [...]
2008-05-23 22:10:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU ES
08SANSALVADOR750A PRAGMATIC SHIFT OR MERELY A TACTICAL MOVE TO
[...] (C) Summary: In 1980 the Farabundo Marti Liberation Front Party (FMLN) began as a loose coalition of leftist groups united with the goal of bringing down the conservative government. The tumultuous history of the FMLN continues to influence its actions and internal struggles today, as the par [...]
2008-06-24 17:21:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR835TALKING POINTS PRAISING THE NEW EU BENCHMARKS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-11 21:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM EUN CU ES
08SANSALVADOR915FMLN PUSHES PRAGMATISM
[...] (C) Summary: On July 29 three high ranking members of the (left-wing) FMLN told us that they accepted U.S. assistance to counter crime and drug trafficking and were supportive of International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA). They reiterated the FMLN,s intention to withdraw Salvadoran troops f [...]
2008-07-31 19:54:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR980FMLN CONVENTION: WILL PLEDGED REFORMS AND MODERATE
[...] (C) Summary: The (left-wing) Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) party presented its government plan for its presidential campaign at its annual convention August 17 in San Salvador. The audience was energized, and grew more so as the convention progressed. Mauricio Funes, FMLN [...]
2008-08-20 22:26:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ES
08SANTIAGO1013 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - NOVEMBER 15-17
[...] THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES (ANEFE) DID NOT ACCEPT THE GOVERNMENT'S SALARY ADJUSTMENT AND CALLED FOR AN INDEFINITE NATIONAL STRIKE BEGINNING TODAY THAT WILL AFFECT HEALTH SERVICES, CUSTOMS, PORTS, AND SCHOOLS; RICARDO LAGOS OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED THE PPD'S NOMINATION TO RUN IN THE CONCERT [...]
2008-11-18 10:51:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR CI
08SANTIAGO1020 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - NOVEMBER 19
[...] The Association of Public Employees (Anef) and congressmen of all parties rejected the government's graded 10% salary increase, extending the strike for another day; State copper company Codelco begins plan to lower opperation costs. U.S. Related ---------------- 2. At 4pm Presiden [...]
2008-11-19 17:35:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR CI
08SANTIAGO1030 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - NOVEMBER 22-24
[...] At the APEC Summit in Lima, President Bachelet called on the private sector to forge alliances with the public sector to protect employment and prevent massive layoffs. The President will travel to Cuba in February to open the Havana International Book Fair and meet with Fidel Castro; The Chri [...]
2008-11-24 20:05:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1032 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - NOVEMBER 25
[...] World stock markets on the rise as a result of the bailout plan for Citigroup; Finance Minister Andres Velasco foresees that Chile will end with a fiscal surplus in 2009 despite the drop in copper prices. U.S.-related News ----------------- 2. Chileans comment on Timothy Geithner. Vitto [...]
2008-11-25 18:10:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1048 CHILE MEDIA REPORT: NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 1
[...] Chile's front pages focused on the tense relations between Chile and Peru over the inflammatory remarks of Peru's Army Commander-in-Chief, which appeared on YouTube, and how the financial crisis is hurting growth in an array of sectors nationwide. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. I [...]
2008-12-01 20:06:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1051 CHILE MEDIA REPORT: DECEMBER 2
[...] The front pages highlighted a Health Ministry epidemiology report that reveals the AIDS cases in Chile increased by 42% between 2006 and 2007. Separate headlines noted the government will submit a new education law to Congress today. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Experts concur [...]
2008-12-02 18:38:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1055 CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- DECEMBER 3
[...] Chilean headlines noted that former FARC hostage Ingrid Betancourt will meet with President Bachelet today. Dailies also highlighted government coalition opposition Senators expressed their willingness to discuss the education law that will go to Congress today. U.S. - Related News ------ [...]
2008-12-03 19:14:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1064 CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- DECEMBER 5
[...] Front-page news highlighted Ricardo Lagos' announcement that he would not run as a presidential candidate for the Concertacion bloc. Dailies also noted the ceremony in Punta Arenas between Presidents Bachelet and Fernandez to commemorate Pope John Paul II's successful mediation to prevent a w [...]
2008-12-05 20:01:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1076COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF
[...] (C) Post provides the following information in response to Ref A request. Responses are keyed to the specific questions identified in Ref A. Ref B is Post,s information covering the preceding six-month period. Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights --------------------------------------- [...]
2008-12-10 15:33:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU CI
08SANTIAGO1083 CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- DECEMBER 12
[...] Dailies highlighted the fining of Chile's three major pharmaceutical drugstore chains for conspiring to overcharge consumers. Dailies also highlighted the cabinet changes and Jose Miguel Insulza's likely presidential candidacy. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The Santiago Appeals [...]
2008-12-11 17:15:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1092 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - DECEMBER 12
[...] Headlines report that the Ministry of Health has been unable to notify 512 public hospital patients who tested positive for HIV. Dailies continued to highlight the suit filed by the Economic Prosecutor against the three largest pharmaceutical chains for conspiring to overcharge consumers. L [...]
2008-12-12 18:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1103 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - DECEMBER 16
[...] All dailies highlighted Claudia Serrano's appointment as the new Labor Minister. Dailies also highlighted the Comptroller's warning over the continuous use of emergency funding to finance the Transantiago public transport system. U.S.-Related News ----------------- Â [...]
2008-12-16 16:42:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1110 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - DECEMBER 17
[...] Dailies highlighted Raul Castro's participation at the Latin American and Caribbean Summit in Brazil. Also highlighted was the drop in the price of gasoline. U.S.-Related Stories -------------------- 2. Chilean and U.S. delegations discussed the results of the FTA, in effect since Janua [...]
2008-12-17 18:45:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1114 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - DECEMBER 18
[...] Dailies highlighted the drop in the price of oil, which is likely to generate a significant drop in electricity bills and other utilities. Dailies also highlighted a photograph taken of President Bachelet during an early morning swim in Brazil, where she was attending a regional conference; t [...]
2008-12-18 17:34:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1123 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - DECEMBER 19
[...] Dailies highlighted that state-owned copper mine Codelco is studying the possible merger of its Andina mine with privately-owned Los Bronces (Anglo American). The merger would create the largest copper mine in the world. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The fall in the price of co [...]
2008-12-19 18:09:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1132SEGPRES MINISTER: WELCOME OBAMA, POSTPONE SUMMIT
[...] (C) A key Bachelet minister says President-elect Obama has a unique opportunity to positively influence U.S.- Latin relations, with expectations in the region for change very high. The new administration's policy towards Cuba will be telling, more so than how the U.S. deals with Venezuela. Ho [...]
2008-12-22 19:50:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL CI
08SANTIAGO1134MEDIA REACTION - CUBA AND LATAM; SANTIAGO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-22 20:10:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PHUM PGOV CI
08SANTIAGO1136 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - DECEMBER 20-22
[...] All dailies highlighted Wal-Mart's offer to purchase Chile's largest supermarket chain, D&S. Also highlighted was Mahmud Aleuy's appointment as Under Secretary for National Development. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Wal-Mart, the world's largest retail company, will launch a bid [...]
2008-12-23 14:48:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1138 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - DECEMBER 23
[...] All dailies carry reports on the results of the national PSU college admissions tests, which show an enormous gap between private and public schools. Dailies also continue to highlight Wal-Mart's offer to purchase Chile's largest supermarket chain, D&S. U.S. - Related Stories ------------- [...]
2008-12-23 17:37:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO165MEDIA REPORT: FIDEL CASTRO
[...] Summary: Santiago dailies on February 20 ran extensive coverage of Fidel Castro's resignation. Dailies quoted President Bush calling for a democratic transition in Cuba and Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte's remarks that the U.S. would not lift the embargo. Newspaper-of-record "El M [...]
2008-02-20 20:25:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PHUM PGOV CI
08SANTIAGO188U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE IN CUBA: CHILE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-27 16:42:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CU CI
08SANTIAGO412MAY 21: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] (U) In response to reftel requests, Post provides the following initial plans for promoting Cuba Solidarity Day in Chile: --DVC with senior USG officials and Chilean print media to highlight Cuba Solidarity Day and increase awareness in Chile about the plight of Cuba's prisoners of conscience [...]
2008-05-05 19:09:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL CU CI
08SANTIAGO456MAY 21: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] (U) In response to reftel A request, Post provides the following activities to promote Cuba Solidarity Day: --DVC with a senior USG official and Chilean media to highlight Cuba Solidarity Day, and increase awareness in Chile about the plight of Cuba's prisoners of conscience and drum up suppo [...]
2008-05-16 19:54:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL CU CI
08SANTIAGO470 MAY 21: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE -
[...] (U) In response to reftel A request, Embassy Santiago conducted the following activities to promote Cuba Solidarity Day: -- Post recorded a radio interview on 5/20 with international affairs commentator Libardo Buitrago and Cuban dissident Julio Cesar Montes. The Embassy-produced "Dimension [...]
2008-05-22 20:22:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL CU CI
08SANTIAGO583SMORGASBORD: NUMBER THREE AT MFA ON P5 AND IRAN,
[...] (C) Chile shares international concern over Iran's nuclear program, agrees the P5 1 package of incentives is generous, and recognizes continued Iranian isolation is the logical outcome should it refuse the package. Chile is prepared to offer the new administration in Asuncion technical assista [...]
2008-06-19 20:39:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO665CHILEAN DEFENSE MINISTER ON SOUTH AMERICAN DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a July 10 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Jose Goni explained that the proposed South American Defense Council will not/not be a military alliance and instead will promote defense coordination, exchanges, and transparency. Chile's recently signed defense ag [...]
2008-07-17 18:29:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PGOV PREL CI BL VE
08SANTIAGO671U.S., CHILE AGREE TO COORDINATE CLOSELY ON 2009
[...] (C) Chile will support efforts to focus the 2009 Summit of the Americas on themes of energy security, environmental sustainability, and human prosperity and use its experience in multilateral fora to help further a positive outcome. USG National Summit Coordinator USOAS PermRep Ambassador Mora [...]
2008-07-18 14:25:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALIO PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO843CHILE ON THE SIDELINES ON SOUTH OSSETIA/ABKHAZIA
[...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to Eduardo Schott, MFA Deputy Director for European Affairs, on September 15. Schott reiterated the position he elaborated on August 27--Chile has no plans to recognize either South Ossetia or Abkhazia (Ref B). Schott was unconcerned by Nicaragua's recogni [...]
2008-09-16 17:38:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL GG NU RU KV CI
08SANTIAGO89CHILE'S PROSECUTORS WANT USG TO HELP COUNTER
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) In a January 29 meeting, Jorge Chocair (please protect),the new Director for International Affairs and Extradition at the Ministerio Publico (Chile's agency for public prosecutors),told E/POLoff that Chile was interested in inv [...]
2008-01-30 12:01:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR PTER VE CU CI
08SANTIAGO912UNASUR COMMISSION HEAD SAYS LAST ROUND OF
[...] (C) Juan Gabriel Valdes, the head of the UNASUR commission to Bolivia told the Ambassador October 9 that the last round of meetings in Cochabamba had "for the short term" created a space to continue dialogue and prevented violence. While there was no accord, the government seemed committed to [...]
2008-10-10 19:51:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL CI BL
08SANTIAGO999 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - NOVEMBER 12
[...] Front page headlines focused on pension system loses (more than $25 billion) because of the international financial crisis; the strike of public employees who are demanding higher wages; and the ongoing scandal about individuals that tested positive for HIV but who had not been notified by the [...]
2008-11-13 10:43:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR CI
08SANTODOMINGO1024AFTER THE ELECTION, WHAT NEXT?
[...] (SBU) Now that the presidential election is over, President Fernandez is turning to plans for his next term, the opposition is digging in its heels, and reformers are focusing on how to improve the democratic system before the congressional election of 2010. On economic issues, Fernandez face [...]
2008-06-25 13:35:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO128AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES VENZUELA WITH COLOMBIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Fannin and Mrs. Fannin met Colombian Ambassador Luis Emilio Sierra and his wife Liliana Martinez de Sierra for a courtesy call. During the meeting Ambassador Fannin inquired as to the extent of Venezuelan influence in the Dominican Republic. Sierra stated that there is [...]
2008-01-25 15:05:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EINV PARM PINR SNAR VE DR
08SANTODOMINGO174AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK SPURS TRADE DISPUTE WITH HAITI
[...] (C) Summary. The Dominican poultry industry is claiming that it is suffering significant financial losses as a result of the decision by the Haitian government to ban all chicken and egg imports from the Dominican Republic on January 4. The decision to ban imports was the result of an occurrenc [...]
2008-02-04 14:56:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALKFLU EAGR SENV ECON ETRD PGOV HA DR
08SANTODOMINGO1819VISIT BY WHA DAS ROBINSON
[...] (U) Summary: The November 17-19 visit of WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary David Robinson and WHA/CAR Deputy Director Willard Smith to the Dominican Republic provided them an opportunity to hear first hand about the challenges faced by the GODR and Embassy Santo Domingo - the energy and fiscal cr [...]
2008-12-01 18:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KCRM SNAR DR
08SAOPAULO188MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA, GOVERNANCE; SCO
[...] 'Material Incentives' in Cuba Center-right O Estado de S.Paulo (4/14) editorializes: "A resolution adopted in February [in Cuba] but only now made public establishes that a 'compaero' who is more productive than the other working the same job will receive a salary proportionally higher... . T [...]
2008-04-14 12:36:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
08SAOPAULO550RUSSIA, VENEZUELA AND GEORGIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-14 16:01:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
08SAOPAULO60MEDIA REACTION: GWOT: GUANTANAMO; SAO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-12 15:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
08SAOPAULO61PARANA GOVERNOR REQUIAO TAKES ON THE FEDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A dispute between Parana State Governor Roberto Requiao and federal prosecutors and judges has attracted widespread media attention. Prosecutors accused the Governor of using the state's public educational television channel as a vehicle to promote his own political agenda and [...]
2008-02-13 11:45:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM BR
08SAOPAULO76MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: FIDEL CASTRO'S
[...] "Fidel's Resignation" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (2/20) editorialized: "The impact of Fidel Castro's resignation is above all a symbolic one. In practical terms, it only makes official the situation that has existed since July 2006, when the dictator began [...]
2008-02-20 13:15:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
08SAOPAULO80MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA; SAO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-21 12:05:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
08SAOPAULO85MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN; CUBA; SAO PAULO
[...] "Advance In Pakistan" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (2/22): editorialized: "Contrary to expectations, Pakistan managed to have calm and apparently clean elections, thereby advancing towards establishing itself as a democratic nation. What is bad is that the re [...]
2008-02-22 12:52:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
08SAOPAULO91MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA; SAO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-26 11:30:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR
08SARAJEVO1767BOSNIA - BOSNIAN GOVERNMENT AGREES TO FURTHER
[...] (S/NF) On November 17 the Bosnian Foreign Ministry delivered its official response to our reftel demarche regarding the return of some Guantanamo detainees to Bosnia. An informal translation follows: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Hercegovina presents its compliments to the E [...]
2008-11-19 13:12:00Embassy SarajevoSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PINR PREL PTER BK AGAO
08SEOUL1007ROKG SEEKS CONSULAR RELATIONS WITH CUBA
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 3. 2. (C) MOFAT Director General for Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Doo Jung-soo met with POL M/C on May 15 to discuss Korea's interest in establishing consular relations with Cuba. According to DG Doo, over 4,000 Koreans visit Cuba each yea [...]
2008-05-16 04:19:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CU KS
08SEOUL1008MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY (PART II)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-16 04:20:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU KS
08SEOUL1077KOREA'S RESPONSE TO REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE
[...] (C) Post's responses to the questions from reftel are attached. Responses were drafted with input provided by the Foreign Ministry (MOFAT) as appropriate. It is relevant to note that South Korea is one of only three countries that have no relations with Cuba, a point that MOFAT highlights wi [...]
2008-05-28 06:13:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALETTC ETRD PREL KS CU
08SEOUL1371ROK TO SEEK CONSULAR RELATONS WITH CUBA AND SYRIA
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 8 meeting with the DCM, ROK Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon said that ROKG would soon begin negotiations on establishing consular relations with Cuba and Syria. DFM Lee was adamant, however, that this was not a first step toward full diplomatic relations with Cuba. [...]
2008-07-09 08:11:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU SY KS
08SEOUL2177MOFAT-WHA CONSULTATIONS: ROK'S EXPANDING TIES TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: South Korea is actively expanding ties with Latin America through trade, investment, overseas development assistance and high-level engagement, according to ROK Foreign Ministry officials who met with WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon on October 15 for consultations. The Ministry's Lati [...]
2008-11-06 22:38:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EINV ETRD SK BR BL CU CI MX PE
08SEOUL379ROK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-26 09:03:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU CU KS
08SEOUL991MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-15 04:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU KS
08SHANGHAI428SHANGHAI ACADEMICS COMMENT ON CHINA'S RELATIONS WITH LATIN
[...] (C) Summary: China's strategy in Latin America is shaped by its desire for natural resources and not by any geopolitical ambitions, according to Shanghai scholars, and China does not want to raise U.S. suspicion about China's motives in the region. Political competition with Taiwan in Latin A [...]
2008-09-29 11:44:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG ETRD CH VE BR TW XM
08SOFIA132DISCOURAGING EU DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER'S VISIT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-06 07:42:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN CU
08SOFIA44BULGARIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-17 09:47:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
08SOFIA805BULGARIA REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF
[...] (C) Summary. Since the fall of communism in Bulgaria in 1989, Bulgarian-Cuban relations have become significantly less active. The Bulgarian government (GOB) now maintains friendly, yet minimal, political contact with Cuba and economic ties between the countries are practically insignifican [...]
2008-12-19 12:20:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU
08STATE100219Secretary Rice's 09/16/2008 Meeting with
[...] (U) Classified by EUR A/S Daniel Fried. Reason 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) September 16, 2008; 11 a.m.; Secretary's Office. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR A/DAS Nerissa Cook EUR/WE Stacie Zerdecki (Notetaker) Spain Ambassador Jorge Dezcallar DCM Jose Pascual Marco 4. (C) SUMMARY. Re [...]
2008-09-19 03:29:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHSA SP KV CU
08STATE103384(U) ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S SEPTEMBER 23,
[...] Classified by WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) September 23, 2008; 5:15 p.m.; New York. 3. (C) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Shannon Hillary Thompson (Notetaker) NICARAGUA FM Santos (Notetaker) 4. (C) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary Shannon m [...]
2008-09-26 19:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNBL CG CU NU PREL UNGA
08STATE104566U/S BURNS' CONVERSATION WITH TIMOR-LESTE
[...] (U) September 26, 2008; 5:30 p.m.; New York. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary William Burns Daniel Delk, EAP/MTS (Notetaker) Timor-Leste Jose Ramos-Horta, President Zacarias da Costa, Minister of Foreign Affairs Nelson Santos, Permanent Representative, UN Mission Jorge Camo [...]
2008-09-30 23:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP ECON KMCA MARR PMIL
08STATE106079TRILATERAL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE SENIOR OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns hosted his Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) counterparts, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Secretary Michael L'Estrange and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae, at the TSD Senior Offi [...]
2008-10-03 17:24:00Secretary of StateSECRETAS JA PREL
08STATE106944COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ AND U/S DOBRIANSKY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky and Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez co-hosted a discussion on Cuba with senior EU officials in New York on September 23, on the margins of this year,s UNGA. Discussion focused on hurricane relief assistan [...]
2008-10-07 12:52:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN CU
08STATE110175HOW A POST CAN REFER CASES TO THE U.S. REFUGEE
[...] Summary. The U.S. operates a refugee resettlement program coordinated by the State Department through the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration, Office of Admissions (PRM/A). Under this program, tens of thousands of refugees of many nationalities are identified, interviewed, and ultimat [...]
2008-10-15 17:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER CVIS PHUM PREF
08STATE111883IRAN, NORTH KOREA, AND SYRIA NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) Action Request: The United States will announce in the Federal Register on Wednesday, October 22 the imposition of sanctions under the Iran North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act (INKSNA). Thirteen entities in eight countries are included. One V [...]
2008-10-21 13:37:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC IR VE
08STATE11248111TH SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND
[...] (U) Summary: The UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) held its 11th Session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from May 26 - 30, 2008. The current biennial themes of the Commission are "Development-oriented policies for a socio-economic inclusive information society, [...]
2008-10-22 16:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL TINT UNCTAD ECOSOC AORC
08STATE114820DEMARCHE REQUEST: CHINESE LAUNCH OF VENEZUELAN
[...] (U) This is an action message, please see paragraph 6 below. 2. (SBU) Venezuela is planning to operate a satellite that may create significant interference problems for two U.S.-licensed satellite operators, SES Americom and Intelsat. The satellite, known both as Venesat-1 and Simon Boliva [...]
2008-10-28 19:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TSPA KSCA CH
08STATE115034INSTRUCTIONS FOR CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION
[...] The Department instructs USUN to vote against the resolution, "Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial, and Financial Embargo Imposed by the United States of America against Cuba," scheduled for consideration by the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, October 29. USUN should draw on the f [...]
2008-10-29 02:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU
08STATE116943DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 1-3, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 7-13 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 14-18 4. (U) Threats & Analysis ) Paragraphs 19-31 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 32-45 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 46-49 7. (U) Signif [...]
2008-11-03 18:12:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
08STATE118919TRAVEL ALERT ? HURRICANE PALOMA
[...] This Travel Alert is being issued to urge American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas that may be affected by Hurricane Paloma in the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and Cuba. U.S. citizens located in areas likely to be affected by Hurricane Paloma who do not have access to [...]
2008-11-07 17:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC XL
08STATE119005MGHH02: MONITORING GROUP FORMATION REGARDING
[...] At 1500 EST on 11/07/2008 the Executive Secretary directed that the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs establish a Monitoring Group to coordinate all State Department activities relating to Hurricane Paloma as it affects the Cayman Islands, Cuba, and The Bahamas. The Monitoring Group will [...]
2008-11-07 19:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE119378MGHH02: Hurricane Paloma Monitoring Group
[...] (SBU) The storm hit the Cayman Islands November 7; there are no reports of serious damage. The airport is open and power has been restored to most of Grand Cayman. (MG/Embassy Kingston telcon) HURRICANE PALOMA STRIKES CUBA AS CATEGORY 4 ------------------------------------------- 2. (SB [...]
2008-11-09 03:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PTER ASEC XL
08STATE1200192008: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR PREPARING "COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM (CRT) 2008", WHICH IS DUE TO CONGRESS BY APRIL 30, 2009. 2.WE RECOMMEND THAT "COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM 2007" BE THE STARTING POINT FOR THIS YEAR'S EXERCISE, WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/ [...]
2008-11-12 15:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR
08STATE121432INSTRUCTIONS - USUN VENEZUELAN DRAFT RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) USDEL is instructed to work with like-minded delegations to seek to postpone action on this resolution and if unsuccessful, and it is presented for consideration in plenary, to call for a vote and to vote no. 2. (U) Background: The Venezuelan government has proposed the UN General A [...]
2008-11-15 01:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON UN VZ
08STATE123081OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- to pursue reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; and, -- to defeat three resolutions reaffirming the [...]
2008-11-20 01:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA IS PA LE SY
08STATE130444CORRECTED COPY - KIRIBATI: RESETTLEMENT OF UIGHUR DETAINEES
[...] (S) In November 2008, pursuant to instructions from the Department, Post initiated discussions with the Government of Kiribati (GoK) regarding the possible resettlement in Kiribati of up to 17 Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay (GTMO). GoK President Tong indicated a willingness to discuss th [...]
2008-12-11 22:13:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PREL PHUM PINS TN KR AS NZ CH
08STATE13331DEMARCHE REQUEST: SUPPORT FOR THE MANDATE OF THE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The seventh regular session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) (March 3-28, 2008) will continue addressing the role of country specific mandates in the HRC. Since the elimination of the special mandates on Cuba and [...]
2008-02-08 15:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC CG
08STATE18306DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE
[...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...]
2008-02-24 03:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU CU
08STATE18317DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION FOR CHANGE
[...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...]
2008-02-24 06:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EU CU
08STATE18320DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE US POSITION FOR CHANGE
[...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...]
2008-02-24 12:18:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EU CU
08STATE18323DEMARCHE: ADVANCING THE US POSITION FOR CHANGE
[...] (C) Posts are requested to use the following guidance to demarche host governments in advance of the February 24 selection of Cuba's next president by the Cuban State Supreme Council. Ambassadors or DCMs are requested to deliver these points at the highest available level in Foreign Ministrie [...]
2008-02-24 12:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU CU
08STATE22040OAS NOTES 03/03/07
[...] (U) Summary: This message is a regular report regarding current Organization of American States (OAS) issues that may be of interest to overseas posts and domestic agencies. The purpose of these roundup cables is to inform posts of otherwise unreported developments in the inter-American syste [...]
2008-03-04 17:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OAS ECON ENRG EWWT
08STATE25671COLOMBIA-ECUADOR DISPUTE: OAS RESOLUTION 930
[...] (C) Summary. The OAS Permanent Council approved Resolution 930 on March 5 regarding the Colombia-Ecuador dispute stemming from the Colombian attack on a FARC camp on the Ecuadorian border on March 1. Resolution 930 reaffirmed the inviolability of national sovereignty, established a commissio [...]
2008-03-12 12:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CO EC
08STATE30340(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: PARAGUAY
[...] (S/NF) This cable reports the results of a recent Washington review of reporting and collection needs for Paraguay. The review produced a list of priorities (paragraph 5) intended to guide participating USG agencies as they allocate resources and update plans to collect information on Paragua [...]
2008-03-24 18:30:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KPRP ECON PREL PGOV ETRD PA
08STATE31971GUIDANCE: UN DEMOCRACY FUND ADVISORY BOARD
[...] (U) This is an action request with guidance for USUN to participate in the March 28 UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) Advisory Board meeting. Please see para 4 for action requested. 2. (SBU) Per reftel A, the March 28 Advisory Board meeting will include a discussion of: a) the second funding round [...]
2008-03-27 23:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL
08STATE33674IRAN: IMPLEMENTING THE TRAVEL BAN AND TRAVEL
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3 for action. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To encourage countries to prohibit the travel of designated Iranian proliferators as authorized by UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 and solicit information on domestic procedures in place to ensure that designated [...]
2008-04-01 23:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP IR UNSC
08STATE40380DEMARCHE: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. SUMMARY: Department requests action addressees to demarche respective Foreign Ministries to urge co-sponsorship of the attached country-neutral declaration on prisoners of conscience. END SUMMARY - - - - - Background - - - - - [...]
2008-04-17 15:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL
08STATE40386DEMARCHE: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE
[...] (U) this is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. SUMMARY: Department requests action addressees to demarche respective Foreign Ministries to urge co-sponsorship of the attached country-neutral declaration on prisoners of conscience. END SUMMARY ---------- BACKGROUND 3. (C) [...]
2008-04-17 15:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL
08STATE46997MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 2. Baghdad and Triopli are excused from this request. 2. (U) The Department asked Posts to consider ways to promote the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with Cuba" (reftel). At Deputy Secretary Negroponte's request, Posts should report their plans b [...]
2008-05-03 00:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU
08STATE47575GUIDANCE FOR USUN FOR THE SECURITY COUNCIL JOINT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (U) On Tuesday, 6 May, the Chairman of the 1267 (al-Qaeda/Taliban) Sanctions Committee (Belgian PermRep Johan Verbeke),the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant [...]
2008-05-06 06:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE49721BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON
[...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-7. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a post-shipment check regarding the export and use of satellite components. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern che [...]
2008-05-09 20:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC FR KOMC
08STATE51536FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN
[...] (U) This is an action message; see paras 3-9. 2. (SBU) Per reftels, Embassies have been asked to undertake activities and encourage host governments and NGOs to undertake activities for a day of solidarity with the Cuban people on May 21. For post information only, President Bush is expec [...]
2008-05-15 00:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU
08STATE56861E-PINE POLITICAL DIRECTORS, APRIL 30TH MEETING IN
[...] (C) Summary. Senior U.S., Nordic, and Baltic officials met in Washington D.C. on April 30th for the eleventh Enhanced Partnership in Northern Europe (e-PINE) Political Directors' meeting. They agreed: that MAP for Georgia and Ukraine in December is desirable, but may be problematic; that the cu [...]
2008-05-28 15:08:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKNEI PREL EUR BO GG PL RS UP XZ ZB SW NO LG LH IC
08STATE57532SECRETARY'S 5/19 MEETING WITH SPANISH FM
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: EUR A/S DANIEL FRIED, REASONS; 1.4 (B) AND (D). 2. (U) MAY 19, 2008, 3:00 P.M., SECRETARY'S OFFICE 3. (U) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES ------------- THE SECRETARY EUR A/S DANIEL FRIED PA A/S SEAN MCCORMACK S EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT STEVE BEECROFT EUR ELAINE SAMSON [...]
2008-05-29 18:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHSA SP LE IR GG
08STATE59149USG LEVEL OF REPRESENTATION DURING CERTAIN MEMBER
[...] This cable provides guidance on USG level of representation during certain member states' official presentations during the June 3-5 UN Food Security Conference in Rome. 2. The Department understands that Iran, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe will be represented by their heads of state at the Ro [...]
2008-06-03 01:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID IR ZI VE CU
08STATE62450APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 16-17
[...] (U) Classified by Jeffrey Giauque, Senior Political Officer, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 24. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on Jun [...]
2008-06-10 18:57:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL ZK IR IZ IS SY LE
08STATE64210REPORT: 2008 NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The second meeting of the NPT PrepCom in the current review cycle was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from April 28 - May 9. One hundred six Parties participated, including a U.S. delegation led by Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation Christopher Ford, and were able [...]
2008-06-13 20:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA
08STATE6466038TH OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: COLOMBIA SCORES A WIN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The 38th OAS Regular General Assembly, held June 1-3 in Medellin, Colombia, focused positive international attention on the Colombian Government's progress in restoring "Democratic Security" in previously-violent areas and helped promote regional support for Colombia's efforts [...]
2008-06-16 18:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOAS PREL PHUM ETRD CO
08STATE6468438TH OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: COLOMBIA SCORES A WIN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The 38th OAS Regular General Assembly, held June 1-3 in Medellin, Colombia, focused positive international attention on the Colombian Government's progress in restoring "Democratic Security" in previously-violent areas and helped promote regional support for Colombia's efforts a [...]
2008-06-16 19:10:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOAS PREL PHUM ETRD CO
08STATE66299RESPONSE TO THE RECENTLY APPROVED TUNISIA
[...] (S) SUMMARY: DRL understands Embassy Tunis,s concerns with the two Global Human Rights Defenders Fund (&Defenders Fund8) cases in Tunisia. We strongly weighed your concerns when we deliberated on these cases, and in paragraph 3, we explain why we decided to approve these cases. DRL also app [...]
2008-06-19 20:36:00Secretary of StateSECRETPHUM PREL TS
08STATE69093THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S JUNE 23 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) June 23, 2008, 11:15 a.m., Washington, D.C. 2. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES Deputy Secretary Negroponte WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon WHA/CAR Velia De Pirro (Notetaker) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Prime Minister Patrick Manning Ambassador from Trinidad & Tobago Glenda More [...]
2008-06-26 23:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR ECON ETRD ENRG KCRM XL TD
08STATE70801DEMARCHE REQUEST ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION --
[...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. BACKGROUND. In June 2008, the Committee on NGOs (CNGO) of the UN Economic and Social Council rejected the application for ECOSOC consultative status of a U.S. NGO called the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Cuba -- with [...]
2008-07-01 21:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN NGO PHUM
08STATE70829PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (U) Department requests action addressees to approach respective Foreign Ministries to seek support for a prisoners of conscience public affairs event at the United Nations in New York during the final week of the [...]
2008-07-02 00:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PHUM PREL KDEM
08STATE71974BUILDING MOMENTUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary. The European Union,s recent policy statements on Cuba provide an opportunity to discuss respect for human rights and the need for democratic change in Cuba in Western Hemisphere countries. The EU placed respect for hum [...]
2008-07-03 20:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM EUN CU
08STATE74378CLARIFYING OUR POLICY ON CUBA- PRAISING THE EU,S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary. In the European Union,s June 23 Common Position on Cuba, the EU replaced its suspended 2005 &restrictive measures,8 an unused tool that did not achieve their purpose, with a set of benchmarks for dialogue that are forw [...]
2008-07-10 23:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN CU PGOV PREL
08STATE74681INVITATION TO PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-11 17:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC PHUM EZ
08STATE92346TRAVEL ALERT - TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV
[...] This Travel Alert is being issued to urge American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas affected by Tropical Storm Gustav in Haiti, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Cuba, and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. U.S. citizens in areas likely to be impacted by Tropical Storm Gustav w [...]
2008-08-28 01:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC XL
08STATE93352HURRICANE GUSTAV MGJM01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 2
[...] (U) The storm center is projected to pass 100 miles southwest of Havana. JAMAICA HAS YET TO DECLARE DISASTER OR ASK FOR U.S. HELP --------------------------------------------- ----------- 2. (SBU) Embassy Kingston reports severe agricultural sector and infrastructure damage, with several [...]
2008-08-30 22:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC GV KHLS
08STATE93380HURRICANE GUSTAV MGJM01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 3
[...] (SBU) The storm center made landfall with 150 mph winds and an 18-foot storm surge, which penetrated up to four miles inland. USINT HAVANA SAFE, AWAITING OFFICIAL CUBAN DAMAGE REPORT --------------------------------------------- ----------- 2.(SBU) The government evacuated 164,000 people fr [...]
2008-08-31 18:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC GV KHLS
08STATE93970LIFELINES FOR IPCC WORKING GROUP ELECTION
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary. Missions should be prepared to assist the U.S. Delegation to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its efforts to secure a positive outcome to elections for working group co-chair positions at the IPCC Plenar [...]
2008-09-02 23:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL UNEP WMO KGHG IR ML AR MA MO
08STATE95691TRAVEL WARNING - HURRICANE IKE
[...] This Travel Warning is being issued to urge U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Cuba at this time due to the threat posed by Hurricane Ike. The Department of State authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members of the United States Inter [...]
2008-09-07 23:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC BH
08STATE95696MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Outer bands will reach the northeastern coast of Cuba September 7 with the center nearing Havana in 48 hours. Northern Haiti is experiencing tropical storm force winds and heavy rain. (MG/National Hurricane Center telcon) HAVANA ------- 2. (SBU) USINT Havana requests authoriz [...]
2008-09-08 01:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE96075MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Hurricane Ike will reach Havana September 9: -- Ike is moving over Cuba as a Category 2 storm; it may intensify before it hits central and western Cuba later today. Ike is projected to cross areas of western Cuba already damaged by Hurricane Gustav. (MG/National Hurricane Center te [...]
2008-09-08 21:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE97240MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Ike is a Category 1 over Western Cuba, heading into Gulf: -- State media reports four deaths and severe damage in eastern Cuba. Half Matanzas and parts of Havana are without power. (MG/WHA telcon) -- USINT Havana will reopen September 10. All USINT staff are safe and account [...]
2008-09-11 14:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT
08STATE97288MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Category 1 Ike leaves heavy rains and flooding in Cuba: -- Ike is likely to re-strengthen before making landfall September 13 along the Texas coast. (MG/National Hurricane Center telcon) -- The storm has displaced approximately two million Cubans and Havana continues to e [...]
2008-09-11 14:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT
08STATE97589MGHH01: HURRICANE MONITORING GROUP SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Mission Mexico continues to monitor the storm. Expected rainfall is unlikely to cause flooding in the Rio Grande valley. (MG/WHA telcon) CUBA RECOVERS, AIRPORT AND SEAPORT OPERATING -------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The Cuban government estimates three to four [...]
2008-09-11 22:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT
08STATE98963CONTACT POLICY FOR THE 63RD UNGA
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) USUN personnel and TDY personnel representing the U.S. government at the UN are requested to adhere to the guidelines below in official and social interactions with governments and entities that require special treatment. [...]
2008-09-16 16:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOFDP PREL UNGA
08STOCKHOLM372SWEDEN AND CUBA: TITLE III COUNTRY REVIEW OF THE
[...] (C) The protection and promotion of human rights is a central tenet of Swedish foreign policy. Sweden adheres to the EU's "constructive engagement" policy toward Cuba and employs such engagement to raise human rights concerns with Havana. In a March 2008 press release, Minister for Developme [...]
2008-05-20 11:06:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU SW
08STOCKHOLM688PANAMANIAN AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN QUESTIONS VISA REVOCATION
[...] (SBU) Panamanian Ambassador to Sweden Cecilio Eduardo Simon English (DPOB: 01-OCT-1951, Panama) met with DCM and Consul on 14 October in reference to reftel A notice that his B1/B2 visa has been revoked under INA 212(A)(3). The visibly distressed Ambassador stated that he was not an enemy of t [...]
2008-10-17 06:52:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS PREL PM SW
08STOCKHOLM836STOCKHOLM: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF
[...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel. 2. (C) Has Sweden worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? -- Since 1996, Sweden's Cuba policy has been to support democratic development and respect for human rights in Cuba throu [...]
2008-12-16 17:09:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU SW
08SUVA266FIJI, TONGA, KIRIBATI, NAURU, AND TUVALU: A STATUS
[...] (C) The five small Pacific nations within Embassy Suva's bailiwick all are of interest to the United States, not least because each has a vote in the UNGA. In Fiji, Commodore Bainimarama's December 2006 coup has discolored the bilateral relationship. He is frustrated at not achieving legitima [...]
2008-07-02 04:47:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR MARR SENV EAID FJ
08SUVA475KIRIBATI CABINET AGREES TO OFFER ASYLUM TO UIGHURS
[...] (S) On December 20, Embassy delivered points reftel to Kiribati Foreign Secretary Tessie Lambourne. Embassy also forwarded a cover note in conjunction with the non-paper. The Kiribati cabinet had not been privy to earlier discussions between governments. Embassy wanted to help President Tong [...]
2008-12-22 03:00:00Embassy SuvaSECRETPHUM PTER PREL PINR KDRG FJ
08TALLINN164 ESTONIA: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-15 13:32:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU EN
08TALLINN182ESTONIA: SOLIDARITY DAY ACTIVITIES AND LIBERTAD
[...] (SBU) In connection with Reftel A, the following events marking Cuban Solidarity Day took place in Estonia this week. -- On May 20, a leading Russian language newspaper, with an estimated 70,000 readers, published an Op-Ed signed by the Ambassador calling on Estonia to mark Cuban Solidarity [...]
2008-05-23 08:50:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL EN
08TALLINN403ESTONIA'S NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS(C-RE8-00759)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Estonia's post-Soviet political landscape has been characterized by youthful leadership. Beginning with the first post-independence Estonian government of Mart Laar in 1992 to the current Andrus Ansip government elected in 2007, young and influential decision makers have been a c [...]
2008-11-25 14:01:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EN
08TALLINN415ESTONIA: LIBERTAD ACT INFORMATION
[...] (C) Post provides the following information in response to Reftel questions related to Title III of the Libertad Act: 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? 3. (C) Has the host country made public stateme [...]
2008-12-08 12:36:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL EN
08TASHKENT251UZBEKISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADVANCING THE
[...] (C) DCM delivered ref A demarche, including pitch to release all Cuban political prisoners, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Chief of U.S. Affairs and Countries of America Department Takhir Mamadjanov on February 26. Mamadjanov did not provide a substantive response, but noted that he w [...]
2008-02-26 11:59:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU CU UZ
08TASHKENT524UZBEKISTAN/DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-05 13:24:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KDEM PREL UZ
08TASHKENT563UPDATE: UZBEKISTAN/DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-19 10:04:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL UZ
08TASHKENT609FORMER OPPOSITIONIST SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS'
[...] (C) Summary: The grandson of a prominent oppositionist was recently sentenced to four years' imprisonment for assaulting two individuals with a knife, but we do not believe that he was targeted because of his previous involvement in opposition politics. On May 23, the independent Harakat.net [...]
2008-05-30 13:21:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL UZ
08TBILISI299GEORGIAN RESPONSE TO ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-25 10:00:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CU GG
08TEGUCIGALPA1120HONDURAS REVIEW OF CUBAN RELATIONS FOR THE
[...] (U) This cable serves as a response to reftel request for information on Honduran relations with Cuba. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? The Government of Honduras does not appear to exert political in [...]
2008-12-15 18:04:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL
08TEGUCIGALPA1135AMBASSADOR LLORENS' MEETING WITH MINISTER OF THE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Llorens met with Victor Meza, the Honduran Minister of the Interior, on November 17, discussing delivery of humanitarian assistance following recent country-wide floods, the Minister's de-centralization efforts, migration issues, and a recent alien smuggling scandal un [...]
2008-12-17 16:22:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALKCRM KJUS PGOV SMIG HO
08TEGUCIGALPA304NEW HONDURAN MINISTER OF GOVERNANCE AND JUSTICE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Ford paid a courtesy call on the new head of the Ministry of Governance and Justice (MGJ),Victor Meza, on March 14. Meza indicated that his appointment as the only "independent" minister was a signal of the Zelaya administration's intention to depart radically from [...]
2008-04-01 23:23:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL SNAR HO
08TEGUCIGALPA429TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE FOR THE DEMOCRACY AND DISSIDENTS
[...] (U) Summary. Embassy Tegucigalpa utilizes several strategies to advance the President's Freedom Agenda. Post officials at all levels meet routinely with HR and democracy activists. U.S. Government participation in bilateral and multilateral efforts strengthens nongovernmental and civil socie [...]
2008-05-06 21:22:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL HO
08TEGUCIGALPA442TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-12 21:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL EUN HO
08TEGUCIGALPA454VULNERABILITIES OF HONDURAN IDENTITY DOCUMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite significant progress in improving the security of document issuance systems and the physical integrity of Honduran passports and national identification (ID) cards, serious vulnerabilities remain. Low salaries at Honduran Immigration and the National Registry of Person [...]
2008-05-14 19:47:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALKFRD CVIS SMIG HO
08TEGUCIGALPA459PRESIDENT JOSE MANUEL ZELAYA ROSALES: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS OF AMBASSADOR FORD REF: OFFICIAL BIOS ON FILE
[...] (S) Summary: Honduran President Jose Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya Rosales is a throwback to an earlier Central American era, almost a caricature of a land-owner &caudillo8 in terms of his leadership style and tone. Ever the rebellious teenager, Zelaya,s principal goal in office is to enrich himself and his [...]
2008-05-15 20:54:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV PINR PREL KDEM ECON SOCI KCRM ENRG EFIN
08TEGUCIGALPA469SCENESETTER FOR TRIP OF DEPUTY SECRETARY TO
[...] (C) Summary: As you prepare to visit Tegucigalpa, relations between the United States Government (USG) and the current administration of Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya are strained, however, cooperation and relations on the working level remain good. Honduras faces many challeng [...]
2008-05-19 16:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EFIN ETRD ECON MARR MOPS SNAR
08TEGUCIGALPA525PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S PROPOSED TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
[...] (C) Summary: On Friday May 30, the Ambassador met with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to discuss the President's upcoming meeting with the Deputy Secretary. The Ambassador has met with all individuals who have meetings scheduled with the Deputy Secretary in order to help them understand his r [...]
2008-06-02 21:52:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA686HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-24 12:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM HO
08TEGUCIGALPA789HONDURAS SIGNS ON TO "BOLIVARIAN ALTERNATIVE"
[...] (U) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya signed on to Hugo Chavez' Bolivarian Alternative for America (ALBA) on August 25 at a lavish event attended by VIPs from other ALBA countries and a paid crowd of approximately 40,000 people. The day of speeches failed to shed much new light on what Ze [...]
2008-08-26 14:22:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD HO KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL
08TEGUCIGALPA795HONDURAS THE MORNING AFTER ALBA: THE POLITICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hondurans were largely offended by the tone and language of the ALBA signing ceremony, especially in Hugo Chavez' speech. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya has reacted to the public, media and private sector response with his own angry comments, while attempting to mend fences wit [...]
2008-08-28 18:50:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALETRD HO KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL
08TEGUCIGALPA799HONDURAS THE DAY AFTER ALBA: THE ECONOMIC RESPONSE
[...] (C) Honduran citizens got a first glimpse of the ALBA agreement through a reprint in La Tribuna two days after President Zelaya signed it. In addition to its basic claim that the "Neoliberal Model" has sharpened poverty and social exclusion in the region, the agreement recognizes a need for [...]
2008-08-29 14:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA809TOP HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDER PEPE LOBO ON
[...] (C) Summary: The former and presumptive 2009 Nationalist Party candidate for President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo made an introductory call on Charge August 27, accompanied by Fred Breve, former Defense Minister in the Maduro administration. Lobo and Breve expressed concerns about both the upcoming [...]
2008-09-03 14:37:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD HO PGOV PREL VE EFIN
08TEGUCIGALPA824PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR MILTON JIMENEZ SEES ARRIVAL
[...] (C) Summary: Presidential Advisor Milton Jimenez asked PolCouns for an emergency meeting on the eve of his departure for Venezuela to sign financing agreements. He explained the GOH would receive USD 100 million for bonds to be used for housing projects, and USD 30 million for BANADESA to be u [...]
2008-09-08 18:12:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KDEM VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA863CAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE FOLD?
[...] (C) Summary: Zelaya is a contrarian with a chip on his shoulder who has nonetheless made it to the pinnacle of Honduran politics. We think his move to the left was in part prompted by his group of leftist advisors, his declining popularity, increasingly shrill personal attacks on him by the c [...]
2008-09-19 18:24:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EFIN EAID ECON SOCI HO
08TEGUCIGALPA864HONDURAS REACTION TO PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY IN THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post has discussed preparations for the President's PPA initiative with the highest levels of the Honduran Government, including in Ambassador's introductory call with President Zelaya September 19. Based on those conversations and recent developments here, we do not expect Zel [...]
2008-09-20 02:24:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ETRD HO
08TEGUCIGALPA871VISAS BEAR: MEZA LOPEZ, VICTOR ORLANDO, HONDURAN
[...] (C) Victor Orlando Meza Lopez (DOB 02 OCT 1945),the Honduran Interior Minister, has applied for a visa to visit the US from September 20 to 25, 2008 on official business. His CLASS record shows a '28' hit dated May 25, 1993. Post records indicate that the '28' refers solely to Meza's prior [...]
2008-09-22 18:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETCVIS HO CLOK
08TEGUCIGALPA905AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Llorens paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister Edmundo "Mundo" Orellana, whom he knew from his previous posting, on September 30. Orellana confirmed his stance against ALBA and Chavez, and his belief that Honduras' relationship with the United States is paramount. H [...]
2008-10-07 18:45:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS PINS HO
08TEGUCIGALPA926HONDURAS APPRECIATES INFORMATION ON CUBAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 15:34:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CU HO EAID
08TELAVIV935ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Syria 2. Mideast 3. Ben-Ami Kadish Affair ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media cited The Los Angeles Times as saying yesterday that Congress will hear from the CIA that the facility destroyed in the IAF attack on Syria was a nu [...]
2008-04-24 10:46:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
08THEHAGU799CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 15-19, 2008
[...] (U) Budget consultations continued apace, with a session on the International Cooperation and Assistance Branch September 15 and the first wrap-up session September 19. Questions flowed but there was no sign of agreement on the key issue -- the increase in OCPF inspections. The first facilit [...]
2008-09-25 12:12:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE1015CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES
[...] (SBU) The Thirteenth Conference of the States Parties (CSP 13) failed to reach consensus on its final report and broke some new ground in establishing precedents. Long simmering tensions with Iran -- for some delegations going back many Executive Councils, for others rising during the Review [...]
2008-12-12 17:01:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE1030NETHERLANDS/CUBA: LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW
[...] (U) In response to Ref A, following is an analysis of Dutch relations with Cuba in the last half of 2008. (Note: Ref B reports on Dutch relations with Cuba in the first half of 2008. End note.) The Dutch Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs provided this information to embassy [...]
2008-12-18 15:34:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU NL
08THEHAGUE152CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR TWO
[...] (SBU) This report covers the first two weeks in February and quite a number of meetings at the OPCW and behind the scenes. The Open Ended Working Group for the Review Conference met on February 8 and 14, primarily to review the final three blocks of draft text for the conference report, but t [...]
2008-02-19 15:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE169NETHERLANDS/CUBA: TRANSITION POINTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-24 12:12:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU CU NL
08THEHAGUE180CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR
[...] (U) The week of February 18 saw quite a number of meetings and consultations, several of which were convening for the first time this year ) Article X (February 18),the entire industry cluster followed by sampling and analysis and transfer discrepancies (February 19),the Host Country Commit [...]
2008-02-26 14:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE197NETHERLANDS/CUBA: MICHEL VISIT FOLLOWS EU POLICY,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 29, 2008 poloff delivered reftel points to Laurent Stokvis, Director of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Senior Policy Adviser Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, and Policy Officer Sergei Boeke. The Dutch continue to support EU policy of engagement toward Cuba, and the Michel visit co [...]
2008-02-29 11:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CU NL
08THEHAGUE222CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR
[...] (U) The week of February 25)29 primarily marched in place. Delegations spent a lot of time on the provisional agenda for the Review Conference, with no agreement except growing convergence that the only broadly acceptable agenda would closely track that of the first Review Conference. Due to [...]
2008-03-05 15:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE249CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR
[...] (SBU) Executive Council 52 (EC-52) followed the unfortunate recent pattern of deferring a large proportion of its substantive business to the next session )- not only the facility and verification documents, but also some routine reports from the Technical Secretariat (TS) and Director General [...]
2008-03-13 14:47:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE264CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR
[...] (SBU) Two events dominated the week of March 10-14 -- Iraq's delivery of its draft initial declaration of its chemical weapons facilities as it joins the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Cuban Ambassador's dramatic delivery of the Non Aligned Movement's preliminary comments on the draft Re [...]
2008-03-18 09:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE280CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR
[...] (SBU) Preparations for the Second Review Conference (RevCon) continued, with much of the work behind the scenes. The UK chair of the RevCon working group is revising the draft report and proposed informal daily meetings beginning March 28 to discuss the text. The March 18 meeting of Permane [...]
2008-03-25 15:06:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE306CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR
[...] (SBU) The last week in March moved from more formal meetings on the Review Conference to less formal but more focused discussions of the Chairman's revised draft text for the report, which was distributed on March 26. The first such informal meeting on March 28 slowly worked through the first [...]
2008-04-02 09:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE349CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SECOND REVIEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Second Special Conference to Review the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (RevCon),after difficult and protracted negotiations, adopted a 152-paragraph substantive report reviewing all aspects of the Convention and setting the course for the future. The key U.S [...]
2008-04-21 16:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE388NETHERLANDS/CUBA: EMBASSY & GOVERNMENT PLANS FOR
[...] (SBU) Concerning reftel A request, Embassy The Hague plans to host a meeting with Charge d'Affaires and local NGOs that are active in promoting human rights in Cuba. Post will approach Washington officials with a proposed DVC or telephone interview with a leading Dutch paper ahead of May 21. [...]
2008-05-08 15:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM PHUM NL CU
08THEHAGUE420CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART I - FORMAL OPENING
[...] (U) This cable is part of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7-18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (reftel) and covers the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate. Other cables will fo [...]
2008-05-16 15:42:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE433CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART III: ANALYSIS OF THE
[...] (U) This cable is part of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7-18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (ref b),and reports on the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate (ref c) and events [...]
2008-05-21 15:48:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE449CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART IV: PROCESS AND
[...] (U) This cable is the last of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7 -18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (ref A),the reports on the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate (ref B),even [...]
2008-05-28 11:08:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE450NETHERLANDS/CUBA: SOLIDARITY DAY OUTREACH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Following up on reftels A and B, post placed an op-ed piece with a major Dutch paper (para 2) and hosted a coffee with a Dutch NGO (para 3) to draw attention to the human rights situation in Cuba. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) PLACEMENT OF OP-ED: On May 21, the Dutch dailQDe Volkskrant, [...]
2008-05-28 11:08:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM KPAO PHUM NL CU
08THEHAGUE458NETHERLANDS/CUBA: LIBERTAD REVIEW & EU POLICY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following up on reftel A, poloff met with Jan Jaap Groenemeijer, Senior Policy Advisor on Cuban Affairs at the Dutch MFA. For the purposes of the Libertad review, Dutch political and economic relations are reviewed in paragraphs 2 and 3. Groenemeijer noted that he did not expec [...]
2008-05-29 16:02:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC CU NL
08THEHAGUE471NETHERLANDS/HR: WORKING WITH DISSIDENTS
[...] BACKGROUND: Following up on reftel A, Embassy The Hague notes that the Netherlands is a staunch advocate for and defender of human rights, a generous contributor to human rights initiatives, as well as a refuge for asylum seekers fleeing persecution in their home countries. In addition, the Du [...]
2008-06-03 15:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM NL
08THEHAGUE503CWC: WRAP UP FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 6, 2008
[...] (U) During the weeks of May 27 and June 2, no official OPCW meetings took place. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met twice and was briefed by the new head of public affairs for the Technical Secretariat (TS). The Dutch government hosted a visit to a DuPont plant site on May 29. [...]
2008-06-10 12:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE516NETHERLANDS/CUBA: DUTCH EXPECT EU TO DROP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch MFA officials expect the EU to drop (the currently suspended) sanctions against Cuba. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On June 13, Charge spoke with MFA Deputy Director for the Western Hemisphere Department, Jos Schellaars, who indicated that the EU is likely to lift the Cuba sancti [...]
2008-06-13 15:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PHUM CU NL
08THEHAGUE569CWC: WRAP-UP FOR PREPARATORY MEETINGS AND THE
[...] (SBU) Under the new leadership of Executive Council Chairperson, Ambassador Oksana Tomova (Slovakia),Executive Council 53 was both efficient and productive. A notable accomplishment was the approval all together of the U.S. and Russian facility agreements, verification plans and amendments [...]
2008-07-03 15:38:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE609CWC: WRAP-UP FOR TWO WEEKS ENDING JULY 11, 2008
[...] (U) This report covers the two weeks following Executive Council 53 (EC-53),from June 30 through July 11. Consideration of the draft 2009 budget began with preliminary consultations held on July 7 by the new budget facilitator. The facilitator for the Office of Internal Oversight (OIO) held [...]
2008-07-18 15:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE721CWC: WRAP-UP FOR JULY 28 TO AUGUST 22, 2008
[...] (U) August, the traditional European vacation month, has been slow, but meetings at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will begin again September 1-5 for the Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters (ABAF),on September 2 for the Western European and [...]
2008-08-25 15:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE776CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 8-12, 2008
[...] (SBU) Budget negotiations began in earnest September 8 and a consultation on the External Auditor's Report was held on September 10. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met twice, once for its regular weekly discussion and again on September 11 as the "WEOG PLUS" (including non-WEOG [...]
2008-09-22 10:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE825CWC: SCENE-SETTER FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 54TH
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see paragraphs 18, 21 and 27. ------------------------ SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ 2. (SBU) After the success of the last Executive Council (EC) session (ref A),delegations' hopes are high that this EC will continue the refreshingl [...]
2008-10-02 09:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE826CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 22-26, 2008
[...] (SBU) Informal consultations continued on the budget September 25, as well as a final consultation on the External Auditor's Report on September 22. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) compared notes on the various facilitations and the upcoming Executive Council (EC),with concern in [...]
2008-10-02 09:17:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE849CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 29 TO OCTOBER 6, 2008
[...] (U) Budget deliberations reached a peak on October 3 when several Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries attacked the program plan and budget for the Office of Special Projects, specifically its mandate for counter-terrorism, non-proliferation, and outreach to other organizations. The earlier m [...]
2008-10-08 15:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE860CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OCTOBER 6-10, 2008
[...] (U) Consultations continued at what is, for the OPCW, a rapid pace with three budget meetings, and facilitations on Articles VII, X, XI and universality. None made much progress, but the budget discussions reached a climax with new documents proposing a 531,540 Euro adjustment that would req [...]
2008-10-14 12:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE88CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS OF U.S.
[...] (U) At the end of the tenth anniversary year of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC),most U.S. priorities at the OPCW for 2007 were advanced if not fully achieved. An Executive Council (EC) chairman very supportive of the U.S. was elected in May. Article VII implementation moved forward, a [...]
2008-01-29 15:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE89CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR
[...] (U) The Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) for Preparations for the Second Review Conference (RevCon) began its work on the draft report in earnest this week. Many delegations offered substantive interventions on "Block 1" of the Chairman's draft text, drawing early lines on the relative import [...]
2008-01-30 14:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE898CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SESSION,
[...] (U) Like the Dutch weather, the sunshine and progress of Executive Council 53 in June (Ref A) returned to more typical dark clouds and rain in Executive Council 54, October 14-17. Despite daily meetings, lobbying, and a small group of key delegations meeting to try and find compromise, the w [...]
2008-10-24 16:30:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE928CWC: WRAP UP FOR OCTOBER 20-31, 2008
[...] (U) Following the busy schedule leading up to and during the Executive Council's Fifty-fourth Session (EC-54),life at the OPCW geared down to a slower pace. In addition to weekly meetings of the Western European and Others Group (WEOG),only one consultation -- on Article VII -- was held dur [...]
2008-11-04 16:09:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE972CWC: WRAP UP FOR NOVEMBER 3-12, 2008
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 26. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The pace of meetings began to speed up in anticipation of the Conference of the States Parties (CSP-13). The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) held regular weekly meetings on November 4 and November 12. In [...]
2008-11-20 15:07:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE984CWC: SCENESETTER FOR THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES
[...] (U) Meetings continued apace in anticipation of the Conference of the States Parties (CSP),without any significant progress on the budget or other CSP issues. The budget consultations remain in the same deadlock reached at the Executive Council (EC) in October, with the key difference remain [...]
2008-11-26 09:16:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
08TOKYO1263DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE VFM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka, at dinner with Deputy Secretary May 8, said Chinese President Hu's visit to Japan was focused on the future of the relationship and that the Chinese had avoided comments about difficult historical issues. Yabunaka expressed strong dissatis [...]
2008-05-09 08:13:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CASC EAID KDEM KOCI KNNP XA AF BM
08TOKYO1380TOKYO'S RESPONSE TO DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Public Affairs and Political Officers met May 20 with MOFA Mexico and Central America Division Director Takahiro Nakamae to follow up on the Deputy Secretary's May 9 request to FM Koumura that Japan make a public statement in support of Cuban democracy. Japan shares the U.S [...]
2008-05-20 08:44:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU JA
08TOKYO1494LIBERTAD ACT: JAPAN RESPONSE
[...] (C) In response to request contained in Ref A, Embassy Poloff met May 29 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mexico and Central America Division Cuba Desk Officer Fusae Tsunoda to discuss Japan-Cuba relations. Below are answers to specific questions raised in reftel. Q. Are there any exchange [...]
2008-05-30 08:20:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC CU JA
08TOKYO1877CUBA LOBBYING JAPAN TO REJECT HRF APPLICATION TO
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche July 7 to MOFA Global Issues Cooperation Division Principal Deputy Director Masatoshi Sugiura. Sugiura said that Japan is still in the "information gathering stage" of making a decision on the Human Rights Foundation's (HRF) appli [...]
2008-07-08 07:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC UN NGO PHUM JA
08TOKYO2286JAPAN SUSPENSION OF INSURANCE FOR CUBA-BOUND
[...] (SBU) Japan's top economic newspaper reported August 19 that Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI),the GOJ-backed provider of international trade insurance, stopped accepting applications for trade insurance on deals with Cuba, prompting speculation about the future of Japan's Cuba- [...]
2008-08-19 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV EWWT PREL CU JA
08TOKYO247 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/30/08
[...] Submit an independent, lawmaker-sponsored bill on matters pertaining to national and local tax revenues for road projects. 2. The legislative branch will finish thoroughly discussing the fiscal 2008 budget bill, the government-sponsored tax bills, and the lawmaker-sponsored bill at the same ti [...]
2008-01-30 22:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3124 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/10/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-11 00:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3188 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/19/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-18 08:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3472TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - WTO AND CUBA
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Monday morning papers front-paged declassified documents from the MOFA archives, one of which showed that then Prime Minister Sato, when he held talks with then Defense Secretary McNamara in Washington in January 1965, asked that the U.S. use its nuclear weapons to attack Chi [...]
2008-12-22 01:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO3502EMBASSY TOKYO RESPONSE TO LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW
[...] (C) Per request in Ref A, Post provides the following information, keyed to the specific questions in reftel. Much of the most recent information results from meetings with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Mexico and Central America Division Cuba Desk Officer Fusae Tsunoda and Ministry of E [...]
2008-12-24 05:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU JA
08TOKYO454JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/21/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-21 01:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO458TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PAKISTAN AND CUBA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Most Thursday morning papers led with the continuing investigation into Tuesday's collision between an MSDF vessel and a fishing boat. 2. "Election Results Deal Blow to Musharraf" The business-oriented Nikkei editorialized (2/21): "...Whatever administration is established in [...]
2008-02-21 04:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO493JAPAN WILL ISSUE STATEMENT ON DEMOCRACY IN CUBA
[...] (C) DCM contacted MOFA Director General of North American Affairs Shinichi Nishimiya and Deputy Director General for Latin American Affairs Masahi Mizukami separately February 24. Drawing from reftel points, he urged the government of Japan to publicly express the need for real democracy and [...]
2008-02-25 10:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CU JA
08TOKYO513TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - CUBA AND NORTH KOREA
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning included the New York Philharmonic's performance in Pyongyang on Tuesday evening. 2. "Reform Should Be Realized through Real Transfer of Power" The liberal Asahi editorialized (2/27): "...Fidel Castro appears to intend to remain as first secre [...]
2008-02-27 04:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO522JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/28/08
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-28 01:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TORONTO84Canada in the Americas: Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 20 speech before the Canadian Council on the Americas, Liberal Foreign Affairs critic and newly elected Member of Parliament Bob Rae argued for increased resources and better coordination among Canadian foreign affairs agencies, and a stronger Canadian commitment to t [...]
2008-03-20 17:22:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV PINR PREL CA
08TUNIS443REPLY TO "MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN
[...] (U) We plan to distribute an IIP-prepared package of appropriate written materials on the topic to the local press and other key contacts. 2. (SBU) Tunisia has no known exiled Cuban community and the topic of Cuba in general has no resonance with the Tunisian public, except in the context o [...]
2008-05-05 16:17:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO PHUM PREL
08TUNIS444FOREIGN MINISTER "REVOLTED" BY "UNJUST" WHITE
[...] (C) The Foreign Minister summoned the Ambassador on May 5 to complain that the White House Statement commemorating World Press Freedom day had been "revolting" and "unfair" in likening the press freedom situation in Tunisia to that in countries such as Cuba, Venezuela, China, and North Korea. [...]
2008-05-05 16:42:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM TS
08ULAANBAATAR153MONGOLIAN PRESIDENT URGES ACTION ON MINING AS PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an April 7 address to Mongolia's Parliament on the opening day of its spring session, President N. Enkhbayar called on lawmakers to act swiftly on mining legislation, and said indecision is costing the country opportunities for investment and development. In a 25-minute speec [...]
2008-04-08 06:22:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON KCOR KNNP KDEM MG
08UNVIEVIENNA154IAEA/IRAN/BOG: CUBA AND IRAN VS. THE REST OF THE
[...] (C) The March 5 Board of Governors deliberations on Iran's nuclear program stepped up pressure on Iran to comply with UNSC and Board requirements, and to address weaponization activities cited by the Director General. The DG delivered a typically balanced opening statement, regretting that Ira [...]
2008-03-07 07:56:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNPP IAEA AORC PARM IR
08UNVIEVIENNA223NPT: UKRAINIAN CHAIRMAN PREVIEWS PREPCOM
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Schulte discussed the forthcoming NPT PrepCom with Ukraine PrepCom Chair Yelchenko on April 16. Yelchenko is intent on getting procedural issues out of the way, and seeks to have a productive outcome but did not insist on consensus - he preferred a strong Working Paper [...]
2008-04-18 11:37:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPARM AROC KNPP UP
08UNVIEVIENNA309IAEA/IRAN: GETTING TO CONSENSUS ON A CHAIRMAN,S
[...] (C) P5 1 Deputies/Counselors meeting May 29 agreed to seek instructions on a Canadian draft Chairman's Statement (para 13) by Friday May 30. Russia did not have any readout from the PolDir phone conference. China said it had instructions to "explore" the possibility of a Chairman's Statement. [...]
2008-05-29 16:46:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PARM KNPP IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA494SUBJ: IAEA/BOG: SEEKING AN IRAN RESOLUTION IN
[...] (S) Another negative IAEA Director General's report on Iran, as expected in advance of the September Board, will strengthen the argument for further censure of Iran for its failure to cooperate with the ongoing IAEA investigation, in particular the IAEA effort to pursue evidence of military/we [...]
2008-09-10 13:20:00UNVIESECRETAORC KNNP IAEA IR CA
08UNVIEVIENNA511IAEA/IRAN: P5+1 WILL TAKE CUES FROM POLDIRS ON
[...] (C) In a German-hosted P5 1 Ambassadors meeting on September 16, no members of the group were instructed as to a possible Iran resolution at next week's IAEA Board meeting, and all awaited the scheduled September 19 5 1 Political Directors meeting for guidance. While Germany appealed for a Bo [...]
2008-09-16 17:36:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KNNP IR
08UNVIEVIENNA545IAEA/BOG: OCTOBER SESSION APPROVES DG ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-09 11:29:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA KNPP MNUC PREL UN
08UNVIEVIENNA546IAEA/GC: MIDEAST MELTDOWN, TAKE 3
[...] (C) For the third consecutive year, Middle East issues nearly derailed the IAEA General Conference (GC). After a hard-fought Plenary floor fight consuming 15 hours of debate, the GC adopted a more balanced Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution than in the past by a vote of 82-0-13 (U.S., Is [...]
2008-10-09 14:38:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA557UNODC FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE WORKING GROUP MEETING, OCTOBER
[...] (SBU) At the first meeting of UNODC's Finance and Governance Working Group (FinGov) on October 7, delegations presented their position papers. The Secretariat distributed a paper on defining "core" activities, which the G-77 considered unsatisfactory. The G-77 and EU agreed on creating a for [...]
2008-10-15 10:24:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM UN AU
08UNVIEVIENNA558UNODC FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE WORKING GROUP MEETING, OCTOBER
[...] (SBU) At the first meeting of UNODC's Finance and Governance Working Group (FinGov) on October 7, delegations presented their position papers. The Secretariat distributed a paper on defining "core" activities, which the G-77 considered unsatisfactory. The G-77 and EU agreed on creating a for [...]
2008-10-15 10:47:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM UN AU
08UNVIEVIENNA565IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-21 14:44:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN
08UNVIEVIENNA578UNODC FINANCIAL-GOVERNANCE WORKING GROUP
[...] (SBU) Co-chairs of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Improving Governance and Financial Situation of the UNODC (FinGov) convened a two-hour informal meeting with key members on October 23 to discuss options of improving the financial stability of UNODC. The options included req [...]
2008-10-30 14:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR UN KCRM
08UNVIEVIENNA579UNGASS WORKING GROUPS DEMAND REDUCTION ANND CONTROL OF
[...] The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) convened the last two of five Intergovernmental Working Groups (WG) to review progress achieved since the 1998 UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on Drugs. These two most recent working groups approved recommendations in the areas of (1) Dema [...]
2008-10-31 10:18:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCOR PGOV AORC UNCND
08UNVIEVIENNA616IAEA/SYRIA/IRAN: PRE-BOARD ENGAGEMENT WITH BOARD
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Schulte hosted consultations with 16 Board members (Russia, China, Algeria, Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, India, Iraq, Ireland, Lithuania, Mexico, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland) on November 20 to solicit views on the Iran and Syria reports and next ste [...]
2008-11-20 17:27:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA PREL KNNP TRGY SY IR
08UNVIEVIENNA628 IAEA/IRAN: TECHNICAL BRIEFING LARGELY REPEATS
[...] (SBU) On November 21, Ops B Director Herman Nackaerts provided Member States a technical briefing on the Director General's (DG) report on Iran that largely repeated the same points covered in the report. Nackaerts provided an overview of Iran's enrichment- and heavy water-related activiti [...]
2008-12-01 14:51:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA637IAEA/IRAN: BOARD OF GOVERNORS CALLS FOR IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) The November 27, 2008, IAEA Board of Governors discussion of Iran largely focused on Iran's failures to abide by the UNSC and Board resolutions and Iran's lack of cooperation with the IAEA on issues associated with "possible military dimensions" (PMD). In addition to the core like-min [...]
2008-12-03 15:18:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA639IAEA: NOVEMBER 2008 BOARD WRAP-UP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-04 14:07:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY
08UNVIEVIENNA640IAEA/TACC WRAP-UP: SYRIA OVERSHADOWS NOVEMBER TACC
[...] (SBU) Debate over the Syrian proposal for a nuclear power feasibility study was the main event at the November 24-26 IAEA Technical Assistance and Cooperation Committee (TACC) meeting. In the end, the U.S. and other likeminded agreed not to block consensus on the entire 2009-2011 Technical Co [...]
2008-12-05 12:40:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KNNP ENRG TRGY EAID SY
08UNVIEVIENNA655IRAN: TEHRAN EDUCATES DELEGATION ON ITS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-12 16:03:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR IR KNNP
08UNVIEVIENNA668 UNCAC WORKING GROUP MEETINGS: REVIEWING IMPLEMENTATION
[...] SUMMARY: The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted two intergovernmental expert working group meetings during the week of December 15 to promote implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). During the meeting of the Review of Implementation Working Group on December 15 [...]
2008-12-23 15:56:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KCOR UNODC UN AU
08USEUBRUSSELS378U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON LATIN AMERICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. WHA PDAS Craig Kelly participated in the March 5 U.S.-EU troika meeting on Latin America in Brussels. PDAS Kelly updated participants on the Colombia/Ecuador situation and the EU delegation noted that Colombian VP Santos would be meeting with EU HiRep Solana the evening of March [...]
2008-03-11 14:05:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV XK XL XM UEU
08USEUBRUSSELS845READOUT OF EU LATIN AMERICAN WORKING GROUP FROM
[...] Deputy Pol Minister Counselor and PolOff met with Veronika Bajgarova, Deputy Director of American States at the Czech MFA, Jarmila Povejsilova, desk officer in the Department of the Americas, and Katerina Beckova from the Czech Perm Rep this afternoon following today's meeting of the Latin Am [...]
2008-06-03 17:12:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL CU EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS959EU COUNCIL MEETING WRAP UP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The June 19-20 European Union Council Meeting of Member State Foreign Ministers in Brussels deliberated at length on next steps regarding the Lisbon Treaty following the Irish "no" vote, agreeing that more time was needed to analyze the situation. The Council also discussed the W [...]
2008-06-24 16:47:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EU
08USUNNEWYORK1009UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PATTERN OF
[...] On Friday, October 31, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) held formal consultations on agenda item 121: Pattern of Conferences. Member States considered The Secretary-General's (SYG's) report on pattern of conferences (A/63/119 and A/63/119 Add.1),[...]
2008-11-04 19:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK101863RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY FOUR AND
[...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on other weapons of mass destruction on October 17. The Chair of the Panel of Governmental Experts on the issue of missiles in all its aspects and the Chair of the 2008 Meeting of States P [...]
2008-11-05 13:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK101963RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY FIVE AND SIX
[...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on conventional weapons from October 20 to 22. On October 20, the Chairperson of the Governmental Group of Experts (GGE) on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opened the debate. Representatives fr [...]
2008-11-05 13:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK102063RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY SEVEN OF
[...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on other disarmament measures and international security on October 22. Representatives from the following states spoke: Indonesia on behalf of the Nonaligned Movement (NAM),Russia, Sing [...]
2008-11-05 13:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK102163RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY EIGHT, NINE
[...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on disarmament machinery on October 23, 24, and 27. This summary comprises all three days of the debate. On the first day, representatives from the following states spoke: France on behal [...]
2008-11-05 14:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1024UNRWA REPORT AND GENERAL DEBATE: SITUATION IN
[...] Summary: The UN General Assembly's Special Political and Decolonization Committee (the Fourth Committee) held its general debate on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on October 29-30. Two UNRWA officials opened the session with reports [...]
2008-11-05 14:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF KPAL KWBG
08USUNNEWYORK1026UNGA/C-6: UNGA,S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES
[...] (U) Summary: UNGA's Sixth Committee held its debate on agenda item 77, "Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives," on October 24. Many statements noted that concrete preventative measures were i [...]
2008-11-05 21:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1028UN BUDGET: SECRETARIAT RESPONDS TO MEMBERS'
[...] Summary. At the request of the Group of 77 and China, Secretariat officials on November 3 appeared before the Fifth Committee to answer questions about the Secretary-General's plan to identify efficiency savings in preparation for the UN's proposed budget for 2010-2011. The planned 30-minute [...]
2008-11-05 23:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AORC KUNR UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1040VENEZUELAN DRAFT RESOLUTION CALLING FOR UN
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 4 below. 2. (U) Mission received the following note from the Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, putting forward a draft resolution on the World Financial Crisis. Text of note from Venezuela follows: The Permanent Mission of t [...]
2008-11-07 22:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON UN
08USUNNEWYORK1048UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES
[...] SUMMARY: UNGA's Sixth Committee debated agenda item 79 "The Rule of Law at the National and International Level" from October 13-14. During the debate, Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro presented remarks. Many delegations commended the UN Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group [...]
2008-11-10 14:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1061UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES
[...] SUMMARY: The 63rd UNGA Sixth committee held its debate on agenda item 73, "Criminal Accountability of United Nations Officials and Experts on Mission," on October 10. Many delegations supported the UN zero tolerance policy with respect to serious crimes committed by its officials and experts [...]
2008-11-12 23:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1067UNGA: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL
[...] Summary: President of the International Criminal Court (ICC),Judge Philippe Kirsch, presented the ICC's annual Report (A/63/471) to the General Assembly on October 30. Kirsch outlined the Court's progress in the four situations before it last year. Kirsch called for increased ratification o [...]
2008-11-13 23:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1075UN FINANCES: UNITED STATES SINGLED OUT FOR UNPAID
[...] Summary: In formal session on November 6, UN Controller Jun Yamazaki presented a financial update to the General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary). Despite intervening payments, the UN's financial situation remains mixed, and may have to borrow from the reserve [...]
2008-11-17 17:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KUNR CU
08USUNNEWYORK1087UNGA: 63RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON
[...] During its November 17, morning session, the 63rd General Assembly held a debate on agenda items 107, follow up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit; 44, integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major UN conferences; and 112, strengthening of the UN [...]
2008-11-18 22:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA AORC ECON EFIN VE
08USUNNEWYORK1091UN/COUNTERTERRORISM: 1267, CTC, AND 1540 COMMITTEE
[...] (U) Summary: The Chairs of the UN Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, and 1540 Committee on Nonproliferation briefed the Council in a public meeting on November 12. The Chairs described their respective committee's accomplishments [...]
2008-11-19 14:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREF PREL
08USUNNEWYORK1095UNSC REFORM: PGA GIVES OEWG "TIME AND SPACE IT
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 17, the President of the General Assembly (PGA) announced the cancellation of the November 21 launch of intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion in an informal plenary of the General Assembly, reversing his October 10 decision. He agreed that bot [...]
2008-11-20 18:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC UNGA KUNR
08USUNNEWYORK1097UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE ADOPTS FIVE RESOLUTIONS ON
[...] SUMMARY: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee adopted five resolutions by consensus on procedural matters for the upcoming Financing for Development (FfD) Review conference during its November 5 session. This action came after the Committee Chair brokered a compromise to [...]
2008-11-20 20:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID ECIN UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1099UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT,
[...] SUMMARY: From October 6-21, the UN General Assembly Third Committee formally discussed social development, advancement of women, rights of children, and indigenous issues. The broader themes discussed under these topics reflected those raised during the UN General Assembly General Debate, nam [...]
2008-11-20 23:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KOCI UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1100UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES RACISM,
[...] SUMMARY: From November 3-5, the UN General Assembly Third Committee formally discussed the elimination of racism and racial discrimination, the right of peoples to self-determination, and the report of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Speakers from several Islamic nations noted a trend [...]
2008-11-20 23:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL PREF SMIG PNAT PBTS KPAL KWBG
08USUNNEWYORK1109UNGA: AT 63RD UNGA, THE NON ALIGNED MOVEMENT CALLS
[...] The UN 63rd General Assembly held its debate on agenda item 110, "Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly," on November 20. The following delegations delivered interventions: France (on behalf of the EU),Algeria (on behalf of the NAM),Belarus, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Eg [...]
2008-11-25 13:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA AORC
08USUNNEWYORK1112UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE ADOPTS 14
[...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA's Sixth Committee held its final meeting November 14. The Committee on Relations with the Host Country presented its report. During the meeting, the Sixth Committee adopted by consensus 14 draft resolutions. End Summary. REPORT OF THE HOST COMMITTEE --------------- [...]
2008-11-26 13:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1113MEMBER STATES CONTINUE CRITICISM OF THE
[...] SUMMARY. A second discussion on the two-percent savings exercise took place in the Fifth Committee on Nov. 17 under the agenda item "accountability" during informal consultations. The Controller, Jun Yamazaki, was present to answer questions posed to him regarding the exercise. Mr. Yamazaki [...]
2008-11-26 14:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AORC KUNR UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1117UNGA/C-6: THE SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DEBATES THE
[...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held part three of a three-part debate on the Report of the International Law Commission (ILC) (A/63/10) October 31- November 5. Part three's discussion consisted of Chapter 9, "Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters;" Chapter 10, "Immunity of [...]
2008-11-26 17:31:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1118UNGA DISCUSSES UNSC REPORT; CALLS FOR MORE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The General Assembly met November 18-20 to discuss Security Council expansion (Septel),as well as the annual Report on the Security Council. Unlike in the past, a large number of member states devoted significant time to discussing the Report. President of the Gen [...]
2008-11-26 19:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNSC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1120UNGA: 63RD UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON ISRAEL AND
[...] The 63rd UNGA held its debate on agenda item 16, "The Question of Palestine," and agenda item 15, "The Situation in the Middle East," from November 24-25. Over 50 countries spoke; paragraph 8 gives a complete list. The President of the General Assembly (PGA),Miguel D'Escoto opened the debat [...]
2008-12-01 13:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG UNGA IS
08USUNNEWYORK1126UN INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: MEMBER STATES REJECT
[...] Summary: President Bush and approximately 80 heads of state, senior government officials, and other representatives gathered November 12 - 13 for an "Interfaith Dialogue" as part of the United Nations General Assembly (GA) plenary session. Saudi King Abdullah bin AbdulAziz al-Saud, the drivin [...]
2008-12-02 20:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1132UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PROMOTION AND
[...] SUMMARY: From October 21-30, the UN General Assembly Third Committee formally discussed the promotion and protection of human rights, and on October 31, the Committee heard the report of the Human Rights Council. Key themes from the two-week discussion included freedom of expression, freedom [...]
2008-12-04 15:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1138UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] SUMMARY: On November 21, the UN General Assembly Third Committee passed by vote draft resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Delegations opposing the draft resolutions argued that the Human Rights Council, rather than the Gen [...]
2008-12-05 14:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL AORC UNGA IR BM KN
08USUNNEWYORK1140UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON RELIGIOUS
[...] On November 25, the UN General Assembly Third Committee passed the following draft resolutions by consensus: A/C.3/63/L.34/Revision 1, entitled "Elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief;" A/C.3/63/L.39/Revision 1, entitled "Protection of human r [...]
2008-12-05 14:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL KIRF AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1168UNGA: GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE ON OCEANS AND THE
[...] (U) Summary: The 63rd UN General Assembly held its debate on agenda item 70, "Oceans and the Law of the Sea," on December 4. The General Assembly considered two resolutions relating to this agenda item, both of which were co-sponsored by the United States. The resolution on Oceans and the Law [...]
2008-12-12 14:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA SENV EWWT PHSA PREL
08USUNNEWYORK1169UNGA/C-5: PATTERN OF CONFERENCES DISCUSSIONS FOCUS
[...] (U) Summary: Member States in the Fifth Committee have been engaging in informal consultations on agenda item 121: "pattern of conferences." The G77 and China, Japan, and USDel have all put forth language that would amend the draft resolution as presented by the Committee on Conferences (CoC [...]
2008-12-12 16:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1172UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE CONCLUDES WORK BY ADOPTING
[...] SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee concluded its work by adopting 15 draft resolutions - 14 by consensus and one by vote - on December 11. As instructed, the United States called for a vote and voted against the resolution entitled, "Toward a New International Economic [...]
2008-12-15 23:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV EFIN UNGA CU
08USUNNEWYORK117363RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC
[...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador Joan Plaisted, who served as Senior Area Adviser for East Asia and the Pacific to the 63rd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (U) To achieve U.S. objectives for the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA) session, East Asian and Pacific Islands support was [...]
2008-12-16 00:34:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALBP BX CB CH ECON FJ FM ID JA KR KS LA MG
08USUNNEWYORK1177UNGA COMMEMORATES UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) marked the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in New York on December 10. Despite some initial uncertainty about which states would be permitted to speak, the commemoration, which included two panel discussions and [...]
2008-12-17 10:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM AG MO IS NU UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1178UNGA: FOLLOW-UP TO MILLENNIUM SUMMIT AND
[...] The UN General Assembly (UNGA) convened on December 15 a meeting focused on development, as called for in Resolution A/62/265 on the follow-up to the development outcome of the 2005 World Summit. UN Deputy Secretary-General Dr. Asha-Rose Migiro and speakers from France (on behalf of the EU),[...]
2008-12-17 10:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ECIN UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1182UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES FINANCING
[...] Summary: On December 15 the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) began discussions of financing the international criminal tribunals. African and European representatives endorsed the Secretariat's calls for additional funding. The French delegate (on b [...]
2008-12-17 21:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KWCI RW YI
08USUNNEWYORK1192UNGA: REPORT ON AFRICAN DELEGATIONS AT THE 63RD
[...] (U) Gerald Scott is again serving as Senior Advisor for Africa at USUN during the regular session of the General Assembly. These are his personal reflections on African participation as the regular session draws to a close. (Note that while in the UN context the African Group includes the st [...]
2008-12-19 21:06:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PINR PINS ECON XW XY ZF ZU
08USUNNEWYORK1197UNGA: WESTERN HEMISPHERE DELEGATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable reviews the activities of Western Hemisphere delegations at the 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly. At the opening of the Session, twenty-five heads of state from the Western Hemisphere participated in the General Debate. Incoming President of the General Assembly [...]
2008-12-22 18:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA XK XL XM
08USUNNEWYORK1198UNGA 63: DEALING WITH WESTERN EUROPE
[...] (U) This cable was prepared by Robert J. Smolik who served as Senior Area Advisor for Western European Affairs to the 63rd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (C) During the fall session of the 63rd UNGA, EU and European Free Trade Association states generally aligned with U.S. objectiv [...]
2008-12-23 19:27:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA US XG XH XT ZB
08USUNNEWYORK1199UNSC: OPEN DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST - MOST STATES
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, the Security Council held its first Open Debate on the Middle East in five months only two days after a ministerial-level Security Council meeting that saw the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1850 which confirms the irreversibility of the bilateral neg [...]
2008-12-23 19:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG
08USUNNEWYORK1207UNGA TAKES ACTION ON THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS
[...] SUMMARY: On December 18, the UN General Assembly took action on Third Committee resolutions, adopting 39 draft resolutions by consensus and 17 by vote. Five remaining resolutions, which had budget implications and needed review by the Assembly's Fifth Committee, were adopted on December 24. [...]
2008-12-24 18:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM KSOCI KDEM
08USUNNEWYORK13CUBANS PROTEST DEMONSTRATION AGAINST MISSION
[...] USUN has received a diplomatic note (No. NV-6237 of 12/19/07) from the Cuban Mission protesting a demonstration that occurred on December 10 directly across the street from that Mission. The note, text of which appears in paragraph 3 below, notes that the demonstration took place in an unaut [...]
2008-01-07 17:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP CU UN
08USUNNEWYORK151CLIMATE CHANGE: UNGA TO KEEP BUSY TEMPO
[...] (U) The General Assembly's February 11-13 thematic debate on climate change highlighted the role of the UN system in responding to the global challenges and potential solutions to that problem. Several delegations directed comments, both good and bad, at the U.S., with island states providing [...]
2008-02-15 19:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ECON UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK19SECOND CUBAN PROTEST REGARDING MISSION SECURITY
[...] Paragraph 2 of reftel describes a December 26, 2007 incident in which a Cuban emigre threw a rock through a glass door at the Cuban Mission and was subsequently arrested by the New York Police Department. USUN has received a diplomatic note dated January 7, 2008 (text follows in paragraph 2 [...]
2008-01-09 15:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP CU UN
08USUNNEWYORK194CUBA PROTESTS DELAY IN OFFICIAL VISA ISSUANCE
[...] (U) Summary and Action Request: USUN seeks Department's guidance in replying to Cuba's note verbale (text in paragraph 3) which protests the USG's delay in issuing a visa to Cuban government expert Jose Rufino Menendez Hernandez, who had made timely application to attend an official UN meeting [...]
2008-02-29 21:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOFDP CVIS CU UN
08USUNNEWYORK2UN - GA DECIDES ON FINANCING OF 26 SPMS -
[...] (U) Summary: On December 21, 2007, the Fifth (Administrative and Budgetary) Committee of the GA completed its consideration of the proposed 2008 budgets for 26 Special Political Missions (SPMs) by approving funding in the amount of $386.6 million. Consideration of the SYG's proposal to bui [...]
2008-01-02 20:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK201IRAN PROTESTS HOST COUNTRY DELAY IN VISA ISSUANCE
[...] (U) Summary and Action Request: USUN seeks Department's guidance in replying to Iran's diplomatic note (text in paragraph 5) which protests the USG's delay in issuing visas to Iranian delegates who were to attend the 52nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) February 25 - Ma [...]
2008-03-05 17:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP CVIS IR
08USUNNEWYORK226G-77 AND NAM SUBMIT AMENDMENTS TO BAN'S DPA
[...] Summary: Mission has received an advance copy of a letter dated March 6, 2008 from the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) (of the G-77 and China (chaired by Antigua and Barbuda) and the NAM (chaired by Cuba)) to Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, calling on the Secre [...]
2008-03-12 20:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK228CUBA QUERIES DELAY IN VISA ISSUANCE FOR FORMER
[...] (SBU/NOFORN) Action request - USUN seeks Department's guidance in replying to the Cuban Mission regarding the delay in visa issuance to diplomat and former Cuban represenative on the UN Committee on Relations with the Host Country--a/k/a the Host Country Committee),Juana Elena Ramos Rodriguez [...]
2008-03-13 18:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOFDP PREL CVISU CU
08USUNNEWYORK280RANCOROUS UNSC MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST DEBATE MAKES
[...] (SBU) Summary. SYG Ban Ki-Moon made an unusual appearance during the UNSC's monthly Middle East debate on March 25 to beseech the parties and the international community -- including the Security Council -- to support the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations aimed at reaching an agreement by the [...]
2008-03-28 15:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPKO KPAL KWBG UNSC SY IR LE
08USUNNEWYORK292WFUNA COMPLAINT RE DENIAL OF VISA FOR CUBAN
[...] Action Request: Department's guidance is requested in replying to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)'s MarQ 27, 2008, letter to the U.S. Representative to the UN, Ambassador Khalilzad (text in paragraph 3 below). 2. WFUNA has complained to Ambassador Khalilzad conce [...]
2008-04-02 17:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL CVIS CU
08USUNNEWYORK295CUBAN MISSION QUERIES VISA RENEWAL DELAYS RE
[...] (SBU) Action request - USUN seeks Department's guidance in responding to the Cuban Mission regarding the delay in visa renewals for Cuban Permanent Representative, Ambassador Rodrigo Malmierca and Cuban Mission officials referred to below.. 2. (SBU) Amb. Malmierca (10 October 1956, Cuba) ha [...]
2008-04-02 21:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOFDPQIS PREL CU
08USUNNEWYORK380RANGE OF ISSUES RAISED AT UN HOST COUNTRY
[...] SUMMARY: At the April 22 Host Country Committee meeting, member states discussed chronic visa delays that negatively affect their representation at official UN meetings, NYC taxing UN Mission staff residences, unauthorized blocking of Ecuadorian Mission diplomats' bank accounts, problems of UN [...]
2008-04-28 23:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP CVIS PREL CU IN MG EC SY
08USUNNEWYORK408CHAIRMEN OF 1267, COUNTER-TERRORISM, AND 1540
[...] The Chairmen of the UN Security Council's 1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),and 1540 Committee briefed the Security Council in a public meeting on May 6, 2008, in the ninth such meeting of its kind. The Chairmen, Ambassador Verbeke of Belgium (12 [...]
2008-05-08 00:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PTER KNNP EFIN KTFN
08USUNNEWYORK469UN COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY - WORKING GROUPS
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: Calls for the UN Counter-Terrorism Task Force (CTITF) Working Groups to involve Member States in their activities and statements of support for the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (A/RES/60/288) dominated comments at a briefing on the CTITF's activities on May 21. Mem [...]
2008-05-27 23:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER USUN PREL
08USUNNEWYORK516UN ECOSOC COMMITTEE ON NGOS: THE HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Summary and action request: On June 6 ECOSOC's NGO Committee, acting at the behest of the Cuban delegation, rejected an application for consultative status from a New York-based NGO called the Human Rights Foundation. The Cuban delegate called one of the Foundation's board members, former Cu [...]
2008-06-11 16:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CU PHUM
08USUNNEWYORK522GA COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY REVIEW - MEETING
[...] (U) Summary. The "Facilitator" for the General Assembly Counter-terrorism Strategy Review told Amb. Wolff that he expects the September review will result in adoption of a resolution re-committing but not re-opening the Strategy. He summarized the views expressed during a series of consulta [...]
2008-06-13 22:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER UN
08USUNNEWYORK550GENERAL ASSEMBLY COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] Summary. Informal consultations on the General Assembly's Counter-terrorism Strategy follow-up focused on plans for the September review. Delegations struck a positive tone and comments were generally constructive. The current trend is toward a resolution reaffirming the Strategy. Some de [...]
2008-06-23 19:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UN
08USUNNEWYORK612UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL: COMMITTEE ON NGOS
[...] Summary: At its resumed session May 29 - June 6 and June 25, ECOSOC,s Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (CNGO) recommended ECOSOC consultative status for a number of U.S. NGOs, including the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) and the Hudson Institute. Action on the Democracy Coali [...]
2008-07-09 23:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON PHUM USUN
08USUNNEWYORK660ISRAEL AND ARABS EXCHANGE BARBS IN MONTHLY DEBATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. U/SYG Lynn Pascoe briefed the Security Council during an open meeting on the Middle East on July 22. Pascoe outlined encouraging developments in the region, highlighting the formation of a national unity government in Lebanon, indirect talks between Israel and Syria, and the [...]
2008-07-24 01:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC SY LE IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK705VICTIMS OF TERRORISM MEETING SCHEDULED FOR
[...] (U) Summary: The Secretary-General plans to convene a meeting of victims of terrorism at the UN on September 9. Among the featured speakers will be Colombian/French terrorist hostage Ingrid Betancourt, U.S. 9/11 victims leader Carrie Lemack and non-U.S. citizen survivors of the Kenya and Tan [...]
2008-08-06 20:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPTER UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK7352008 MEETING OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization ("Charter Committee"),a sub-Committee of the General Assembly Legal Committee, held its annual meeting at UN Headquarters from February 27-March 7, 2008. Th [...]
2008-08-15 00:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PTER PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK831AT THE UN, RAISING EYEBROWS: A NONTRADITIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN General Assembly (GA) President Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann opened the 63rd Session of the GA on September 16. Despite the tradition of a short, pro forma opening speech and calls for cooperation and solidarity, d'Escoto used his fifty-minute speech to level a series of direct a [...]
2008-09-18 00:42:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK866UN GENERAL DEBATE: CUBA, AFGHANISTAN,ISRAEL,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As the United Nations General Debate entered its second day, national leaders called for resolution of the food, energy, and financial crises, as well as implementation of UN reform (expanding the Security Council). Israel called for Israelis and Palestinians to live "side-by-side [...]
2008-09-26 23:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK882UN GENERAL DEBATE: INDIA, GERMANY, ITALY AND
[...] SUMMARY: Speakers at the UN General Debate the afternoon of September 26 continued discussion of the energy, food, and financial crises; climate change; and UN reform. India focused on nuclear issues, support for Afghanistan, and its intent to resolve issues with Pakistan. Germany and Italy [...]
2008-09-30 16:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AORC UNGA BP MT IN HR TV MO BB
08USUNNEWYORK90MEETING WITH CUBANS ON MISSION SECURITY
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. Following a meeting of the UN's Committee on Relations with the Host Country called by Cuba (septel) to complain that the host country was not taking the Cuban Mission's security concerns seriously enough, NYC Com [...]
2008-01-31 15:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP ASEC CU UN
08USUNNEWYORK906239TH MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON RELATIONS WITH
[...] The Committee on Relations with the Host Country met on October 2, 2008. Acting Chairman, Branimir Zaimov, (Bulgaria) oversaw the election of Cypriot Perm Rep Ambassador Minas Hadjimichael as the Committee chair. The new Chair then greeted the committee and introduced new UN Assistant-Secret [...]
2008-10-03 18:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP CU
08USUNNEWYORK91UN HOST COUNTRY COMMITTEE: AIRPORT PARKING FEES;
[...] Summary: Security incidents and removal of NYPD presence from a fixed security post at the Cuban Mission, exemptions from New York State gasoline taxes and the unwelcomed and sudden decision by the Port Authority of NY and NJ (PANYNJ) to charge parking fees to diplomatic vehicles at area ai [...]
2008-01-31 21:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP UN CU
08USUNNEWYORK91163RD UNGA GENERAL DEBATE MARKED BY CALLS FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA) General Debate took place September 23-29, with 111 Member States addressing the Assembly. The overarching theme was a call for collective action to address the global financial, food, environment and energy crises and reinvigorate efforts to [...]
2008-10-06 23:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PBTS ECON AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK942UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S 6TH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES TERRORISM
[...] Summary: The Sixth Committee held its debate on agenda item 99, "Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism," from October 8-9. The majority of speakers called for the conclusion of the draft Comprehensive Convention for Combating International Terrorism. Some called for it to include a [...]
2008-10-16 12:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK962UN TO COMMEMORATE BICENTENNIAL OF END OF SLAVE
[...] In plenary session on October 20, The UN General Assembly (UNGA) received the Secretary-General's report on the Follow-up to the Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (A/63/213),and passed a resolution on a Permanent Memorial to and Remembra [...]
2008-10-22 19:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KTIP AORC
08USUNNEWYORK97NICARAGUA AND FRIENDS MOVING EXPEDITIOUSLY TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. Peruvian PermRep Voto-Bernales told Ambassador Wolff on February 1 that GRULAC inertia and passivity, complemented by a proactive Cuban/Venezuelan strategy, could result in the NAM endorsing Nicaraguan Miguel D'Escoto for pre [...]
2008-02-04 19:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK981UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES CRIME PREVENTION,
[...] SUMMARY: During the UN General Assembly Third Committee's formal discussion on crime prevention, criminal justice, and international drug control, speakers agreed that trafficking in drugs, weapons, and persons, and money laundering were cyclical and linked to terrorism, requiring coordinated [...]
2008-10-28 19:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KCOR KCRIM AORC UNGA
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