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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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05OTTAWA680TERRORISM FINANCE: OTTAWA - 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 -
[...] (SBU) Following please find Embassy Ottawa's response to reftel questions on terrorist financing. (A) Amount of assets frozen, forfeited or seized (in US dollars) by host government pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 1373, the legal authority under which the action was taken (legislativ [...]
2005-03-03 21:03:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS CA
05OTTAWA706CANADIAN OPPOSITION LEADER HEARS DISAPPOINTMENT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Ambassador Cellucci met March 4 with Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper, at the latter's request. Although the original reason for the meeting was to explain and gain understanding for the Opposition Party's position on Missile Defense, the Senate vote to keep the border close [...]
2005-03-04 21:22:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR PGOV CA
05PANAMA1205PANAMA AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING
[...] (SBU) Embassy Panama offers the following information and analysis in response to Reftel A tasking. CUBA AND PANAMANIAN POLITICS 2. (C) Currently GOP and Cuba maintain only consular relations. Full diplomatic relations between the GOP and Cuba have not been reestablished since Cuba broke [...]
2005-06-06 21:51:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PGOV PM PREL POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA1496PANAMA-VENEZUELA RELATIONS STUCK ON INTERNAL
[...] (C) Panamanian concerns about suspected Venezuelan meddling in Panama's internal politics and domestic headaches due to high oil prices prompted Panamanian Vice President/Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis and two GOP cabinet officials to meet Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ali Rodriguez in Caracas on Jul [...]
2005-07-14 16:46:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN EAIR EPET PM VE OAS IDB POL CHIEF
05PANAMA1570PANAMA SUPPORTS OAS MANPADS GUIDELINES
[...] (S) Ministry of Government and Justice Security Advisor Severino Mejia told POLOFF on July 19 that Panama supports OAS Guidelines for Control of MANPADS. Importing or exporting this type of weapon into Panama is illegal. Mejia wants to work with the Embassy to reduce smuggling of weapons a [...]
2005-07-27 13:17:00Embassy PanamaSECRETPARM MASS EAIR ETTC PREL OAS LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA1695(C) PANAMA: DIALOGUE WITH TAIWAN ON PRC ACTIVITIES
[...] (C/NF) Embassy maintains excellent informal relations with Taiwan diplomats in Panama and frequently engages in productive dialogue with them. For instance, PolOffs have met with former Taiwan ambassador David Hu and current Taiwan ambassador Tomas Hu several times. (See Reftel B.) PolOffs [...]
2005-08-12 22:53:00Embassy PanamaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PINR PM TW POL CHIEF
05PANAMA2309PANAMA AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING
[...] (SBU) Embassy Panama offers the following information and analysis in response to Reftel A tasking. CUBA AND PANAMANIAN POLITICS 2. (C) On August 20, 2005, the GOP and Cuba reestablished full diplomatic ties with the signing of diplomatic notes in Havana, Cuba (Reftel C). Prior to the re [...]
2005-11-25 21:06:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PGOV PREL PM CU POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA2463PANAMA MOVES CLOSER TO NAMING NEW SUPREME COURT
[...] (C) As a civil society evaluative commission released its December 19 report on 72 self"nominated candidates for two high"court vacancies, Supreme Court Magistrate Adan Arjona predicted that President Torrijos probably would choose "serious" people for the job. (See para 4.) Torrijos is expecte [...]
2005-12-21 20:41:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PM
05PANAMA388PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED SEEKING SUPPORT FOR US
[...] (SBU) DCM demarched Vice Foreign Minister Ricardo Duran on February 18, stressing U.S. concern about Venezuela's aggressive bid to chair the working group that will draft the OAS social charter and action plan. DCM underscored the U.S. commitment to work constructively with other countries to [...]
2005-02-18 22:16:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY POL
05PANAMA439PANAMA SUPPORTS US VIEWS ON OAS SOCIAL CHARTER
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-25 20:57:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PM OAS POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA608PANAMA TACKLES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (C) Armed with Panama's tough March 2004 anti-TIP law, Darien province Prosecutor Arnesia Janeth Torrero recently arrested indigenous National Police (PNP) officers for their alleged commercial sexual exploitation of indigenous minor girls in the remote Darien province. In January, Torrero finis [...]
2005-03-16 22:31:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA810PANAMA'S SUNTRACS: UNION OR POLITICAL PROTEST
[...] (C) Recalling the September 2003 street violence sparked by the firing of Social Security (CSS) director Juan Jovane (reftels A, B, C),Panama is collectively holding its breath as the GOP prepares to release its proposed CSS reforms. The SUNTRACS construction union and its labor confederation CO [...]
2005-04-11 21:13:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ELAB PINR SOCI PM CU VE LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA959PANAMA ARRESTS EIGHT DARIEN POLICE IN TIP
[...] (C) In a vital advance of Panama's anti-TIP agenda, in late March Anti-corruption Prosecutor Maribel Cornejo detained eight National Police (PNP) officers and one private citizen on charges of rape, commercial sexual exploitation, and corruption of minors in Darien Province. The alleged victims [...]
2005-04-28 21:15:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PARAMARIBO698SURINAME - SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DEMARCHES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-26 19:10:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV KSUM NS
05PARAMARIBO700JAPAN CLOSING ITS EMBASSY IN SURINAME
[...] Japanese Embassy Charge Katsuhiko Hosaka called on DCM October 26 to convey that Japan was closing its Embassy in Paramaribo (and in neighboring Georgetown, Guyana) as part of a general exercise to consolidate and rationalize Japanese diplomatic representation worldwide. This ends a Japanese [...]
2005-10-27 12:18:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SN JA
05PARAMARIBO734SURINAME - UN THIRD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche on November 8 to Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Frederick Boekstaaf, who was accompanied by a representative of the Americas desk. The ambassador promised to verify Suriname's position with his international organizations department, but the desk off [...]
2005-11-10 18:28:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SN UNHRC
05PARAMARIBO755MDA: RESPONSE TO SWISS
[...] DCM has discussed the forthcoming Swiss-organized conference in Geneva on December 5-6 on the Third Additional Protocol to create a new "red crystal" emblem with the Surinamese Foreign Ministry. The Government of Suriname remains disposed to support the approval of the Third Protocol, and ha [...]
2005-11-22 16:50:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL ICRC
05PARAMARIBO756DEMARCHE ON IMO CANDIDACY - SURINAME
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-22 18:16:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDAORC NS IMO
05PARAMARIBO815BOLIVIA DEMARCHES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-14 18:04:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NS BO
05PARIS1041STOCKTAKING WITH FRENCH PRESIDENCY DIPLOMATIC
[...] (C) Summary: DCM spoke with President Chirac's Diplomatic Advisor Maurice Gourdault-Montagne (MGM) February 17 to review French position on key issues in advance of President Bush's February 21 meeting with President Chirac and the subsequent meetings with NATO and EU leaders. Gourdault-Monta [...]
2005-02-17 18:43:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR SY IR LE NATO
05PARIS1106AMBASSADOR CHALLENGES SOCIALISTS ON EU
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Leach and DCM Wolff February 21 expressed concern to the Socialist Party (PS) leadership about the negative message on U.S.-EU relations contained in the party's campaign material in support of a yes vote on the EU constitution in France's late spring referendum. In c [...]
2005-02-22 14:09:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV FR EUN
05PARIS1142ARNAUD LAGARDERE ON BOEING/AIRBUS, CHIRAC AND THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted Lagardere group CEO (and EADS shareholder) Arnaud Lagardere at lunch February 18. Discussion focused on Lagardere/EADS business plans, Boeing/Airbus, President Chirac and media industry developments. Lagardere had unvarnished criticism for President Chirac. On Ai [...]
2005-02-23 12:12:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALETRD EAIR SCUL FR WTRO USTR
05PARIS1398FRANCE SUBMISSION FOR 2005 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) France is a destination country for trafficked persons, mainly women trafficked for prostitution from Eastern Europe (Romania, Bulgaria, and to a lesser extent Albania) and Africa (Nigera, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon). France's national Central Office for the Repression of Trafficking in Pe [...]
2005-03-03 16:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FR RO
05PARIS1484GOF SUPPORTS U.S. LINE ON FULL, IMMEDIATE SYRIAN
[...] (C) Summary: MFA officials stressed agreement with U.S. views on seeking full and immediate Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon, but voiced caution on Hizballah. We note that French public statements on Syrian withdrawal hedge slightly on the question of full withdrawal before elections and the Fr [...]
2005-03-07 18:06:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL SY LE FR
05PARIS1588JAPANESE EMBASSY ON CHIRAC VISIT TO JAPAN, EU ARMS
[...] (C) Summary: On March 8, 2005, Japanese DCM confirmed to DCM that President Chirac will visit Japan officially March 26-28. Chirac, who will be accompanied by a French business delegation and Commerce Minister Loos, will attend the 2005 Aichi Expo and later meet with PM Koizumi and the Empero [...]
2005-03-10 11:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ETTC JA FR EUN
05PARIS1802DAS CARPENTER'S MARCH 9 CONSULTATIONS WITH SENIOR
[...] (C) Summary and comment: During March 9 discussions with visiting NEA DAS Scott Carpenter, senior French officials expressed full GoF support for U.S. objectives on reform in the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA),but stressed their continued desire to keep our messages separate and [...]
2005-03-17 16:47:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM KMPI LE IZ SY EG KPAL FR
05PARIS1857EC MAKES NEW PITCH ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY
[...] SUMMARY: DCM Koss and I attended a lunch March 19 hosted by Luxembourg ambassador to UNESCO Hubert Wurth. Wurth, who was acting for the EU presidency, also included his deputy and Xavier Troussard of the Culture and Education Division of the European Commission. Lunch discussion focused on t [...]
2005-03-21 10:58:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL ETRD UNESCO
05PARIS1946March 21-22 Informal Discussions on the draft
[...] SUMMARY. A day and a half meeting in Paris organized by the Canadian government to discuss the UNESCO draft convention on cultural diversity brought us no closer to consensus on the final document. The meeting was a rehash of positions on such important issues as the relationship of the con [...]
2005-03-23 17:35:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL ETRD UNESCO
05PARIS1998PARTY OFFICIAL IN CHARGE OF SOCIALIST PARTY 'YES'
[...] (C) At a meeting with PolOff on March 16, Francois Rebsamen, Mayor of Dijon and Socialist Party (PS) official in charge of the party's campaign to mobilize left-leaning voters to vote 'yes' in the upcoming referendum on the EU Constitution, acknowledged that the "Yes, for a strong Europe agai [...]
2005-03-24 16:17:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB EU FR PGOV PINR SOCI
05PARIS209CHIRAC LOOKS FORWARD TO 2005: THE TONE CHANGES,
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During his traditional New Year's address to the diplomatic corps in Paris January 6, President Chirac stated his desire for good relations with the U.S. and extended "friendly wishes" to President Bush in advance of his inauguration (President Bush and UN Secretary General Kofi A [...]
2005-01-12 08:33:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER EAIR SENV FR
05PARIS2162(C) GENERAL AOUN ON LEBANON DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Summary and comment: At the Department's recommendation (reftel),DCM met with former Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Michel Aoun at the latter's request March 29. Throughout the hour-long discussion, Aoun stressed his status as the most long-standing opponent of Syria's occupatio [...]
2005-03-31 14:56:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL SY LE PTER FR
05PARIS2220READOUT OF CHIRAC'S MARCH 26-28 OFFICIAL TRIP TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA, the Japanese Embassy here, and the French High Commissioner for Science all provided readouts to Embassy on President Chirac's March 26-28 trip to Japan. According to our interlocutors and the press, Chirac and PM Koizumi continued to express opposing views on both the EU' [...]
2005-04-04 11:31:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TRGY FR JA CH TW
05PARIS2631ELYSEE CAUTIOUS BUT ENCOURAGED ON MIKATI
[...] (C) Presidential Advisor on the Middle East Dominique Boche expressed cautious optimism on the appointment of Najib Mikati as Lebanese PM-designate, during a discussion with poloff April 18. On the one hand, Boche conceded that Mikati's background and ties to Syrian President Bashar al-Asad w [...]
2005-04-18 16:42:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER LE SY FR
05PARIS2660SAUDI CROWN PRINCE VISIT FOCUSES ON LEBANON, CLOSE
[...] (C) Summary and comment: GoF contacts report that Lebanon and Syria were the main topics of Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah's recent meetings with President Chirac, with both sides agreeing on the need for full Syrian withdrawal, rapid formation of a Lebanese government and holding of free and fai [...]
2005-04-19 17:56:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL SA SY LE ECON PARM FR
05PARIS2661SECOND FRENCH DEMARCHE ON SECURITY CONCERNS IN
[...] (U) This message contains an action request for Washington, see para 5. 2. (C) MFA DAS-equivalent for Iraq/Iran/Arabian Gulf Affairs Antoine Sivan, during a previously scheduled meeting with poloff April 18, raised security problems involving the French embassy in Baghdad, which he said wil [...]
2005-04-19 17:56:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ FR
05PARIS2725COTE D'IVOIRE: FRENCH VIEWS ON PRETORIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent for West Africa Foucher on April 20 reviewed developments in Cote d'Ivoire. South African President Mbeki's mediation efforts were a positive development but it remained to be seen how and whether Ivoirians would follow up to their advantage. Foucher said t [...]
2005-04-21 16:11:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPKO IV FR
05PARIS2726TOGO: FRENCH MFA HOPING FOR CREDIBLE ELECTIONS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent for West Africa Foucher on April 20 discussed elections in Togo. He said that France opposed Germany's efforts to have the EU call for postponing the elections. He predicted that there would inevitably be fraud during the elections but hoped that it would no [...]
2005-04-21 16:23:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL TO FR
05PARIS2765GOF UNLIKELY TO MAKE SIZABLE CONTRIBUTION TO UNRWA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-22 16:29:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREF KPAL FR
05PARIS2789MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES CAR, GUINEA-BISSAU, GUINEA
[...] (C) MFA DAS-equivalent for West Africa Bruno Foucher discussed his portfolios with Africa Watcher on April 20. Ref A reports his discussion of Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso; Ref B reports his remarks on Togo. Foucher offered brief comments on other countries his office oversees. 2. (C) [...]
2005-04-25 17:38:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL CT PU GV FR
05PARIS2793FRENCH RAISE CONTINUED CONCERNS ON BAGHDAD AIRPORT
[...] (C) Senior French MFA and Presidency officials raised continuing concerns over access to the Baghdad airport road, on the margins of highly constructive discussions on Iraq with Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Ambassador Richard Jones April 25 (septel). Presidential Advisor on the Mid [...]
2005-04-26 07:26:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ FR
05PARIS2863EU CONSTITUTION DOMINATES AGENDA OF FRANCO-GERMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Chirac and Chancellor Schroeder used the fifth meeting of the Council of Franco-German ministers to support Chirac's efforts to highlight the benefits of the EU to a skeptical French public in the run-up to the French May 29 referendum on the draft EU constitutional tr [...]
2005-04-27 15:52:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GM FR NATO EUN
05PARIS2901TOGO: MFA DIVIDED OVER GOF REACTION TO ELECTIONS
[...] (C) At a National Day reception at the South African Embassy April 27, MFA PDAS-equivalent Elisabeth Barbier commented to Africa watcher on the situation in Togo, sighing wearily "one more crisis." Referring to the MFA statement of April 25, which described the elections as having proceeded u [...]
2005-04-28 16:39:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TO FR
05PARIS3118FRENCH JUDGE SAYS C/T FOCUS IS ON "JIHADISTS TO
[...] (S) Summary: Islamic/international terrorism investigating judge Jean-Francois Ricard (strictly protect) told Poloffs May 6 that his section's open-ended investigation into potential "jihadists to Iraq" has become their current priority. With two networks already discovered, French authorities [...]
2005-05-09 13:34:00Embassy ParisSECRETPTER PGOV PREL FR
05PARIS3181PROPOSED FY 2006-INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-11 13:22:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS3276MEDIA REACTION REPORT - IRAN - NUCLEAR ESCALATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-13 12:24:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR FR
05PARIS328FRANCE: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH TOTAL CEO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over lunch with the Ambassador January 13, Total CEO Thierry Desmarest provided a wide-ranging overview of developments in the world oil and gas sectors. Among the highlights were his description of Total's activities in Iran and Libya, and his view of China's aggressiveness in [...]
2005-01-18 16:41:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ETTC ENRG EINV PINR FR
05PARIS3486PRELIMINARY FRENCH REACTION TO U.S. VIEWS ON
[...] (C) Summary: In preliminary comments on the U.S. nonpaper on an international framework of support for Lebanon (reftel),Presidential Middle East Advisor Dominique Boche confirmed GoF support for an international meeting on Lebanon but cautioned that we should remain discreet in preparations t [...]
2005-05-20 15:24:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL SY LE FR
05PARIS3491FRENCH ON MAY 23-24 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel points on May 16 and spoke with MFA deputy chief for Common Foreign and Security Policy Pascal LeDeunff on May 19. LeDeunff described Sudan as "incontestably the most important" subject the GAERC will tackle; said that the EU-3 will seek EU support for th [...]
2005-05-20 16:57:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALCH PREL SU MARR MOPS PARM KNNP MNUC FR EUN NATO
05PARIS3591UNSC: ISSUES FOR FRENCH PRESIDENCY IN JUNE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA IO DAS-equivalent for political affairs Jean-Pierre Lacroix reviewed with poloff May 23 issues likely to be raised during France's June presidency of the U.N. Security Council. IRAN 2. (C) Lacroix said that the big question for the UNSC in June would be the terms of deba [...]
2005-05-24 16:50:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO FR UNSC
05PARIS3625FRANCE'S EU REFERENDUM: "NO" HAS THE MOMENTUM AS
[...] (C) Summary: When President Chirac addresses a national audience May 26 to urge a vote in favor of the EU constitution three days later, he may be talking to an electorate that has largely made up its mind -- to vote no. Opinion polls and many of the country's sharpest political commentators [...]
2005-05-25 17:43:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL FR EUN
05PARIS3766MFA ON ALGERIAN RELATIONS WITH FRANCE AND MOROCCO,
[...] Summary: MFA DAS-equivalent for the Maghreb Anne Mohsen, during a recent meeting with us, described French relations with Algeria as unaffected by controversy over the 1945 Setif massacre, with progress on track towards conclusion of a bilateral friendship treaty by year-end. Mohsen suggested [...]
2005-06-01 10:28:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL AG WS MO TS FR
05PARIS3923FRANCE: SUPPORT FOR CONTINUED SUSPENSION OF TITLE
[...] (C) Summary and comment: France adheres to the EU's Common Position on Cuba, and the GOF monitors the human rights situation in Cuba closely. MFA officials have consistently stressed that they share both the U.S. assessment of the human rights situation and the U.S. goal of supporting peacef [...]
2005-06-06 16:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC ETRD FR CU
05PARIS4196PROPOSED FY 2006-INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-15 09:29:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL FR
05PARIS426GOF OFFICIALS ON BAGHDAD SECURITY CONCERNS, GOF
[...] (C) Summary: MFA A/S-equivalent for Middle East/North Africa Jean-Francois Thibault stressed GoF security concerns regarding its personnel in Baghdad, during an introductory meeting with Pol/MC January 21. Noting that he had been instructed to raise the issue, Thibault asserted that increasi [...]
2005-01-24 17:50:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR IZ FR
05PARIS4310USUNESCO: INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC
[...] Summary: In the run-up to the June 21-29 IOC Assembly, IOC Executive Secretary Patricio Bernal and Capacity Building Unit Chief Erlich Desa outlined the IOC's capacity building program for permanent delegations to UNESCO. The DCM and the Science Officer of the US Mission attended one in a s [...]
2005-06-17 15:36:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY AORC PBTS EAID SENV WWT KSCI UNESCO
05PARIS4528UNESCO: CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION UPDATE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 13 2. (U) This will be the first of periodic updates on the current state of play at UNESCO of the draft cultural diversity convention. 3. (U) The secretariat is preparing its final report that will accompany the draft convention. We have seen a [...]
2005-06-28 17:39:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AORC SCUL CA FR UNESCO USTR
05PARIS4659FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER'S JULY 5 VISIT TO
[...] (C) Upon his appointment as foreign minister June 2, much of the French press and many political pundits (fed by, among others, disdainful career diplomats at the MFA) wrote off Philippe Douste-Blazy as a dilettante. His lack of foreign policy experience, it was said, and penchant for currying [...]
2005-07-01 16:55:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR FR
05PARIS4749FRENCH JUDGE SAYS C/T FOCUS IS ON "JIHADISTS TO
[...] (S) Summary: Islamic/international terrorism investigating judge XXXXXXXXXXXX told Poloffs May 6 that his section's open-ended investigation into potential "jihadists to Iraq" has become their current priority. With two networks already discovered, French authorities fear that "jihadists to Ira [...]
2005-07-07 15:38:00Embassy ParisSECRETPREL PGOV PTER FR
05PARIS4760PS FIRST SECRETARY FRANCOIS HOLLANDE UNDERWHELMS
[...] (C) Summary: Francois Hollande, First Secretary of France's deeply fragmented Socialist Party (PS),on June 30 presented his take on a variety of French, EU and foreign policy issues to an informal "Circle of Ambassadors" group, attended by Charge. Hollande's analysis impressed participants as [...]
2005-07-08 08:57:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL FR
05PARIS4830FRENCH DEMARCHE TO SOUTH AFRICA ON ARISTIDE
[...] (C) MFA Southern Africa DAS-equivalent Remi Marechaux called Embassy Africa watcher July 11 to report that the French DCM in Pretoria had raised Aristide's activities in South Africa with the SAG July 8. Marechaux said that the DCM met with DFA DDG for Americas and Europe Ndumiso Ntshinga, wh [...]
2005-07-11 15:19:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL HA SF FR UNSC
05PARIS4868FRENCH DEPUTIES PROTEST INCARCERATION OF NYT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: French National Assembly members Pierre Lellouche and Francois Loncle visited the Embassy July 12 to protest the imprisonment of New York Times journalist Judith Miller. They also requested access to Miller in prison. Following the meeting Lellouche and Loncle met across the str [...]
2005-07-12 16:47:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS FR
05PARIS4918NABIL SHAATH ON UNGA SEPARATION BARRIER ISSUE,
[...] (C) Following reftel report that FM Douste-Blazy would raise French concerns about an emergency special session at UNGA on the separation barrier, PA DPM Nabil Shaath confirmed to the DCM July 14 that Douste-Blazy had indeed raised the issue with him. Shaath said he would report GOF concerns [...]
2005-07-15 16:16:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL IS FR UNGA UNSC
05PARIS5004MFA UNCERTAIN ON TRANSNISTRIA CONFERENCE,
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting July 18 with POL M/C and Poloff, Jean-Francois Terral, the MFA's A/S-equivalent for the Balkans, Russia and the former Soviet space, said France was studying our ref A demarche supporting a multilateral conference on the Transnistria conflict, but was uncertain of its [...]
2005-07-19 15:04:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALOPDC PARM PBTS PHUM PREL PGOV MD FR UZ EUN OSCE
05PARIS5045PARIS VISIT OF CDU LEADER MERKEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The front-page photos of CDU leader and Germany's probable next Chancellor Angela Merkel and UMP president and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy in today's IHT and FT illustrate the tantalizing prospect that the pair holds for European commentators. The reality, however, is that [...]
2005-07-20 16:56:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV FR GM EUN
05PARIS5093PS FIRST SECRETARY FRANCOIS HOLLANDE UNDERWHELMS
[...] (C) Summary: Francois Hollande, First Secretary of France's deeply fragmented Socialist Party (PS),on June 30 presented his take on a variety of French, EU and foreign policy issues to an informal "Circle of Ambassadors" group, attended by Charge. Hollande's analysis impressed participants [...]
2005-07-22 13:00:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL FR
05PARIS5116 USUNESCO: MEETING ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY WITH UK
[...] UK ambassador to UNESCO (and EU president) Tim Craddock and Michel Vanden Abeele, the head of the EC observer mission, requested a meeting with Ambassador Oliver on July 22. Craddock came with a message that 99 percent of the EU countries' agenda at UNESCO, especially in areas like education [...]
2005-07-22 17:09:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL UK EU UNESCO
05PARIS513POTENTIAL 'JIHADISTS TO IRAQ' A "SERIOUS GROUP"
[...] (S) Attention in the French "jihadists to Iraq" investigation has focused on a group of young French citizens (reportedly 20-24 years old) that had recently returned from a hajj together, investigating judge Jean-Louis Bruguiere told the DCM on January 27. They were arrested in Paris when authoriti [...]
2005-01-27 18:11:00Embassy ParisSECRETPTER PREL PGOV FR
05PARIS5157FRANCE WILL REVIEW THEIR POSITION ON LANGUAGE IN
[...] (C) On July 25, the DCM delivered reftel demarche on problematic language in the UNSCR 1267 successor resolution to MFA Political Director Stanislas de Laboulaye. Laboulaye made three points: 1) the U.S. and France have been working well in this area and need to continue doing so; 2) particul [...]
2005-07-26 13:55:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC PTER EFIN FR UNSC KTFIN
05PARIS5214RESPONSES TO EU-3 REQUESTS - FRANCE
[...] (C) During introductory calls July 28, incoming and outgoing DCMs provided reftel response to the EU-3's July 20 questions regarding the proposal to Iran to MFA Political Director Laboulaye. Laboulaye already had received substance from the French embassy in Washington. He commented only t [...]
2005-07-28 13:58:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP FR
05PARIS5232AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER BRETON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Finance Minister Breton underlined to Ambassador Stapleton his commitment to press for economic reforms, including tax reform, as a way to stimulate economic growth in France. He emphasized his "great love" for the United States and called himself a great friend of the United S [...]
2005-07-29 11:22:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL FR
05PARIS549FRENCH RESPONSE TO GROSSMAN LETTER ON CARTAGENA
[...] DCM delivered reftel letter to MFA Political Director Stanislas de Laboulaye on January 26. Below is an informal translation of his response, received January 28. (Original French being faxed to EUR/WE) 2. BEGIN TRANSLATION OF LETTER: Dear Marc, As you underline in your letter, Pre [...]
2005-01-28 19:04:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PGOV PREL SNAR ECON FR CO
05PARIS579FRENCH "EXPLAIN AND REASSURE" ON TRIP TO RUSSIA
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Barnier and Defense Minister Alliot-Marie visited Russia January 20-21 for bi-annual security consultations with their counterparts. The consultations drew higher-than-expected visibility from the French press, although an MFA contact told us that the meetings fo [...]
2005-01-31 15:19:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV FR RU
05PARIS5862 USUNESCO: NORDIC STATES AND UK CHAMPION
[...] Guidance Request in Para 3. 2. Summary: In Advance of UNESCO's October General Conference, the Nordic States and the UK are circulating a draft resolution calling for an "overall review" of Programs II and III (the Natural Sciences Sector and the Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS)). Th [...]
2005-08-30 16:05:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC TSPL EAID SENV SOCI UNESCO KSCI
05PARIS5990 USUNESCO: CULTURAL DIVERSITY JUGGERNAUT
[...] (C) This cable is classified by DCM Andrew Koss, for reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). Is UNESCO in the throes of mass hysteria --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (C) Summary: A picture is beginning to emerge of French and EU pressure on other UNESCO members to get the draft [...]
2005-09-02 14:04:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALSCUL ETRD EU CJAN UNESCO
05PARIS6033A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH EUROPEAN DIRECTOR BRIATTA
[...] (C) Summary: French MFA A/S equivalent Briatta told A/S Fried September 2 that he was "reasonably optimistic" that the EU could work out a declaration on Turkey that would allow accession negotiations to begin as scheduled on October 3, so long as the Greeks and Cypriots did not insist on new [...]
2005-09-07 07:15:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR TU EUN NATO
05PARIS6076EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST ISSUES WITH
[...] (C) Summary and comment: EUR A/S Fried discussed U.S. BMENA strategy, Syria/Lebanon, and Israeli-Palestinian issues with senior French MFA and Presidency officials September 1-2. MFA NEA A/S-equivalent Thibault concurred that both the November Forum for the Future and Barcelona Summit need to [...]
2005-09-08 08:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL XF SY LE KMPI KDEM IS KPAL KPAO FR
05PARIS6137TFUS01: UPDATE ON FRENCH REACTION TO HURRICANE
[...] SUMMARY: This is an action request, see para 14. France is still willing to provide further assistance, but awaits word from the USG as what else might be provided. The Ambassador, DCM, and other Embassy officials have publicly expressed thanks per ref B. END SUMMARY. -------------------- [...]
2005-09-09 17:26:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC PGOV US FR
05PARIS6333RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO UIGHURS - FRANCE
[...] (C) DCM discussed reftel request with MFA Director of Cabinet Pierre Vimont, September 16. Vimont said the GOF would "study" the request and promised a rapid response. Vimont said that, if France were in principle able to accept some/all of the Uighurs, it would be helpful to have more deta [...]
2005-09-16 15:43:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR FR
05PARIS6376(U) USUNESCO: COUNTERING THE CULTURAL
[...] (C) Summary. With the UNESCO general conference starting on October 3 and the General Conference Legal Committee scheduled to meet that first week, things are rapidly coming to a head. Several delegates have indicated that strong pressure in their capitals may help us to build a ground swel [...]
2005-09-20 06:21:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALSCUL ETRD EU UNESCO
05PARIS6632 USUNESCO: UKRAINIAN REP, CITING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-27 16:27:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL ETRD CJAN CA UP UNESCO
05PARIS6727UNESCO: CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION:
[...] Ambassador Oliver met September 28 with UNESCO Director General Matsuura and delivered points reftel. Matsuura responded that he continued to hope that a consensus document would emerge that could be adopted at the October 2005 General Conference. He told Ambassador Oliver that he had sugges [...]
2005-09-30 10:22:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL ETRD EU CJAN FR UNESCO
05PARIS6735TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO)
[...] (SBU) Embassy Paris' Terrorist Financing Coordinating Officer (TFCO) is Otto H Van Maerssen, Unit Chief for Financial Affairs in the Economic Section. (E-mail: vanmaerssenOH@state.gov. Tel: 33-43-12-24-33 and Fax: 33-43-12-20-22 ). 2. (SBU) Deputy TFCO is Political Officer Peter Kujawin [...]
2005-09-30 13:41:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALKTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL FR
05PARIS6813UNESCO: CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION:
[...] Ambassador Oliver met September 28 with UNESCO Director General Matsuura and delivered points reftel. Matsuura responded that he continued to hope that a consensus document would emerge that could be adopted at the October 2005 General Conference. He told Ambassador Oliver that he had sugges [...]
2005-10-04 12:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL ETRD EU CJAN FR UNESCO
05PARIS6903U/S DOBRIANSKY SEEKS COORDINATION WITH FRENCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U/S for Democracy and Global Affairs Dobriansky met with French MFA Director Jean-Maurice Ripert (IO A/S-equivalent) September 30 to discuss democracy promotion, the challenge in Venezuela, coordinated action against avian flu, and prospects for a solution on use of the Israeli [...]
2005-10-06 17:42:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KSCA SOCI AMED KDEM PGOV KUNR VE IS FR UNGA IRC
05PARIS7197FM DOUSTE-BLAZY MEETS AMBASSADOR STAPLETON, URGES
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy welcomed Ambassador Stapleton to France during a October 13 courtesy call that had been repeatedly deferred by scheduling problems at the Quai d'Orsay. Joining FM Douste-Blazy were WHA A/S-Equivalent Parfait and Americas Advisor Dore; DCM Karl Hofmann and [...]
2005-10-20 14:10:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KSCA SOCI AMED FR
05PARIS7202U/S BURNS DISCUSS INDIA NONPRO, BALKANS, CENTRAL
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns met with Russian DFM Sergei Kislyak on October 19 in Paris to discuss, among other issues, India nonproliferation, the Balkans (especially Kosovo),and Secretary Rice's recent trip to Central Asia. Kislyak raised Russian concerns regarding access for its dipl [...]
2005-10-21 08:27:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SR IN FR KO
05PARIS7216 AIR FRANCE CEO ON AVIATION SECURITY AND
[...] (SBU) During a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador over breakfast October 20, Air France CEO Jean- Claude Spinetta called for enhanced cooperation and greater efficiency in the operation of international aviation security programs, and highlighted Air France's strong interest in succes [...]
2005-10-21 11:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD ASEC CVIS FR EU
05PARIS7461UNGA-SC FRICTION FESTERING, FRENCH WARN A/S
[...] (C) Summary: A/S Silverberg, joined by DCM and PolMinCounselor, met with IO A/S-Equivalent Ripert and a French IO team October 25 for an exchange of views on UN reform. Ripert urged the U.S. to stake out a more visible position on the Peace Building Commission and to lay down "red lines," th [...]
2005-11-02 14:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPKO SU FR UNSC UNGA
05PARIS7595PARIS EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING REGARDING
[...] DCM convened the Paris CORE EAC this date to discuss the continuing spread of arson attacks throughout France. Attendees included; DCM, DCM UNESCO, RSO, CG, ACS, MGT, ORA, FBI, POL, PA, OSI, ICE, TSA, DATT, and ECON. 2. FOR BACKGROUND: RSO reiterated that over the last week there have bee [...]
2005-11-07 16:52:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDASEC FR
05PARIS7677 USUNESCO: UNESCO'S WSIS PREPARATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 7 presentation to member states on UNESCO preparations for WSIS, Assistant Director General Abdul Waheed Khan discussed Internet governance, the possibility of UNESCO and ITU leading roles in post-WSIS implementation, the UNESCO "brand" at WSIS, planned UNE [...]
2005-11-09 16:43:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO ECPS ETRD ECON EINT ETTC UNESCO
05PARIS8071NATO TOUR FOR YOUNG FRENCH POLITICAL LEADERS - OCTOBER 13-14, 2005
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The future shape of NATO as well as its ability to ensure collective security and co- exist with an independent European defense have been the subject of discussions in French political and media circles for some time. At an illustrative debate at the French Senate [...]
2005-11-29 09:22:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKIRC KPAO OIIP OTRA FR NATO EUN
05PARIS8072DNSA ABRAMS' 11/22 MEETINGS WITH SENIOR FRENCH MFA
[...] (C) Summary: November 22 discussions between Deputy National Security Advisor (DNSA) Elliott Abrams and senior French officials focused on Syria/Lebanon, Iran, and Israeli-Palestinian issues, with Morocco, Iraq, and BMENA discussed in passing. Presidency officials predicted Syrian non-coopera [...]
2005-11-29 10:07:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR IR IS IZ KDEM KPAL LE MO PARM SY
05PARIS8128Corrected Copy -- NATO Tour for Young French
[...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The future shape of NATO as well as its ability to ensure collective security and co- exist with an independent European defense have been the subject of discussions in French political and media circles for some time. At an illustrative debate at the French Senate [...]
2005-11-30 14:10:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKIRC KPAO OIIP OTRA FR NATO EUN
05PARIS8245 USUNESCO: UK REP REPORTS PLANS THAT EC ADOPT
[...] (U) UK UNESCO DCM Christine Atkinson informed DCM Koss 30 November about plans whereby the European Council would adopt the Cultural Diversity Convention in May 2006, with EU Member State ratifications to follow. She gave the specifics: --November - December 2005: European Commission inter [...]
2005-12-05 17:16:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL ETRD CJAN UNESCO
05PARIS8280 USUNESCO-UNESCO TO PARTICIPATE IN AFRICAN
[...] (SBU) UNESCO Director General Matsuura, accompanied by the Assistant Directors General for Culture and Education will attend an African Union summit in Khartoum on culture and education in January 23-24. The total UNESCO delegation will number 12-15. In anticipation of the Khartoum meeting, [...]
2005-12-06 17:45:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYXA UNESCO
05PARIS8313TEXT OF LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE
[...] (U) Action request -- see para 5. 2. (U) Post received on December 6, 2005 faxed copy of a letter to the Secretary from the President of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, Renee van der Linden. The transmittal sheet attached to the letter from van der Linden's Chief of Staf [...]
2005-12-07 16:54:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EU PTER PINR PHUM FR
05PARIS8353UNESCO: FRENCH CANDIDATE REPORTEDLY HAS LEAD
[...] (C) Classified by Andrew, C. Koss, Charge, U.S. Mission to Unesco in Paris, reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) Summary. Corridor rumors place Francoise Riviere, the French chief of staff to UNESCO Director General (DG) Matsuura, as the leading candidate among the 320 applicants to replace retiring A [...]
2005-12-08 17:17:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALSCUL FR UNESCO
05PARIS8426FRENCH APPEAR DISINCLINED TO RESETTLE UIGHERS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-13 14:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF FR
05PARIS8460FRENCH GUARDED ON RUMORS OF SUBMARINE SALES TO
[...] (S) Summary: In response to information indicating French-Venezuelan contacts to discuss potential arms sales, in particular the Scorpene submarine, DCM followed up on December 13 with the SGDN Deputy head Edouard Scott de Martinville, POL/MC with MFA A/S-equivalent Daniel Parfait, U/S Joseph [...]
2005-12-14 17:22:00Embassy ParisSECRETMARR MASS PARM FR VE
05PARIS8503 USUNECO: INTERNAL OVERSIGHT FINDS SERIOUS
[...] After receiving a series of e-mails from the UNESCO Iraq office based in Amman alleging mismanagement and corruption, the DCM met December 13 with John Parsons (strictly protect),a UK national who heads UNESCO's office of internal oversight. (Note: Parsons spent a year in Washington on sec [...]
2005-12-16 14:08:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALUNESCO
05PARIS8509 USUNECO: INTERNAL OVERSIGHT FINDS SERIOUS
[...] After receiving a series of e-mails from the UNESCO Iraq office based in Amman alleging mismanagement and corruption, the DCM met December 13 with John Parsons (strictly protect),a UK national who heads UNESCO's office of internal oversight. (Note: Parsons spent a year in Washington on sec [...]
2005-12-16 15:43:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALUNESCO FR BR PK SZ JO
05PARIS8582 UNESCO: Kosovo Experts' Meeting: Establishes
[...] (U) Summary. A 9 December UNESCO Experts' Meeting on Kosovo resulted in an agreed list of 13 priorities (seven Orthodox, six Muslim) for cultural restoration and the basis for a cooperative working relationship with UNMIK. The substantive part of the Expert Meeting, which took place in the p [...]
2005-12-21 16:12:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL CJAN EAID YI UNESCO EUN
05PARIS8623 FRENCH LOWER HOUSE VOTES TO LEGALIZE PEER-TO-PEER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a vote that surprised the Government, France's lower house, empty on the eve of the holiday season, voted 29-28 late Dec 21 in favor of amendments that would legalize peer-to-peer downloading on the Internet. To the dismay of French and U.S. industry as well as mainstream l [...]
2005-12-22 17:55:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR SCUL FR EUN
05PARIS8626 FRENCH LOWER HOUSE VOTES TO LEGALIZE PEER-TO-PEER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a vote that surprised the Government, France's lower house, empty on the eve of the holiday season, voted 29-28 late Dec 21 in favor of amendments that would legalize peer-to-peer downloading on the Internet. To the dismay of French and U.S. industry as well as mainstream l [...]
2005-12-23 06:15:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR SCUL FR EUN
05PARIS8683GOF RESPONDS NEGATIVELY TO UIGHER RESETTLEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-29 14:47:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER FR KAWC PHUM PREF
05PARIS879REVIEW OF ISSUES RAISED IN SECSTATE MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with MFA Cabinet Director Vimont (protect),DCM discussed follow up to issues raised during Secretary's meetings in Paris February 8. Vimont said the French side had been pleased by the visit and the level of discussion with the Secretary. Review of specific issue [...]
2005-02-11 12:03:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL FR IR IZ SY
05PARIS953GOF CONDEMNS HARIRI ASSASSINATION, CALLS FOR
[...] (C) Summary and comment: GoF officials reacted with shock and indignation to the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri February 14, with President Chirac calling for an international investigation to establish responsibility and punish the perpetrators. FM Barnier described the bo [...]
2005-02-15 15:34:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL LE SY FR
05PARIS964FRENCH DELAYING TACTICS ON EU DESIGNATION OF
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Despite multiple appeals from the U.S. and Israel, the GoF appears likely to seek a delay in EU designation of Hizballah as a terrorist organization at the EU Clearinghouse meetings February 16. The chief GoF preoccupation appears to be the perceived complicating effe [...]
2005-02-15 18:21:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ETTC EFIN LE SY FR EUN
05PORTAUPRINCE1280HAITI: NEPTUNE PROCLAIMS "FREEDOM OR DEATH" AS
[...] (C) Summary. The health of former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune continues to deteriorate as a result of his continued hunger strike waged in protest of his prolonged detention. Neptune resumed the hunger strike after being transferred from the UN Argentine hospital to an annex of the National P [...]
2005-05-09 15:35:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1300HAITI'S BISHOPS WEIGH IN ON ELECTIONS, ATTEMPT TO
[...] (C) Summary: In the past month, the Catholic Bishops Conference has weighed in publicly to encourage participation in upcoming elections and to warn priests against taking active political roles. One statement calls upon voters to choose their leaders wisely, recommends parties to form alli [...]
2005-05-10 15:35:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1515FRENCH COUNSUL TO HAITI KILLED IN CARJACKING
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the evening of 05/31/2005 (precise time unknown),Pierre Henri-Mourral, French Honorary Consul to Haiti based in Cape Haitian, was shot and killed by unknown assailants. Henri-Morrual was returning to Cape Haitian, where he owns a prominent hotel, from a visit to Port au P [...]
2005-06-01 19:04:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER
05PORTAUPRINCE1597CIVPOL COMMISSIONER EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION WITH HNP COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: CIVPOL Commissioner Dave Beer told PolOff and Embassy Police Advisor on June 2 that he had abandoned attempts at a "unified command" of MINUSTAH military and CIVPOL forces and had freed his Formed Police Units (FPUs) from static positions to focus on roving patrols. Beer also comp [...]
2005-06-07 18:38:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1599MINUSTAH AND HNP RAID BEL AIR; GANGS RETALIATE;
[...] (C) Summary: In response to the May 31 attack on a downtown public market (ref A) and subsequent threats by gangs to commit similar acts throughout Port-au-Prince, the Haitian National Police (HNP) and MINUSTAH conducted a joint operation in Bel Air June 4 that reportedly resulted in 7 deaths [...]
2005-06-07 19:57:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC HA MINUSTAH
05PORTAUPRINCE1625HAITIAN POLICE DIRECTOR RESPONDS TO EMBASSY
[...] (C) Summary: Amid escalating violence and doubts surrounding the ability of the IGOH to ensure stability, Haitian National Police (HNP) Director General (DG) Leon Charles explained that he was having difficulty complying with Post's request to relinquish 21 long-guns to U.S.-controlled bunker [...]
2005-06-10 19:31:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1791JUDICIAL POLICE DIRECTOR DISCUSSES GANGS WITH DCM
[...] (C) Summary: Newly (re-)appointed Director General of the Judicial Police Michael Lucius summarized the Haitian National Police (HNP) response to gang-led criminality in a conversation with the DCM on July 1. Lucius accused pro-Aristide former employees of state-owned enterprises (such as Tele [...]
2005-07-06 14:12:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC HA
05PORTAUPRINCE2568HAITI: SOCCER MATCH UPDATE
[...] (U) The Haitian National Police (HNP) has completed its investigation into the August 20 events at a USAID-funded soccer match in Martissant (reftel). In a press conference on October 11, HNP Director General Mario Andresol announced in a press conference that a total of 15 officers would face [...]
2005-10-14 20:13:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC HA
05PORTAUPRINCE2569HAITI ELECTIONS: PROGRESS AND A LOOMING PROBLEM
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Latortue announced October 13 the following measures aimed at moving forward elections preparations: (1) The creation of a Director General (DG) in charge of a new electoral Support Committee, (2) the passage of a decree removing the Supreme Court from the appeals [...]
2005-10-14 20:23:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HA
05PORTAUPRINCE2620HAITI CREATES COMMISSION FOR DEPORTEES, SEEKS
[...] Minister of Justice Henri Dorleans told the Charge October 18 that the IGOH had appointed a Commission to oversee criminals deported from the United States and was examining the possibility of creating a halfway house (Centre de Transition) for deportees in Haiti. Dorleans explained that the M [...]
2005-10-21 17:17:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC KJUS KCRM HA PRM
05PORTAUPRINCE2805HAITI: IGOH STILL RESISTS CRIMINAL DEPORTEES
[...] SUMMARY. Although the security situation in Port-au-Prince has improved dramatically and is manageable, Interim Minister of Interior Paul Magloire opposes the resumption of criminal deportations from the US to Haiti, fearing that deportees might be enlisted to disrupt the elections, harm a [...]
2005-11-12 17:40:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM KHLS SMIG HA
05PORTAUPRINCE2865HAITI WILL VOTE FOR THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Interim Government of Haiti (IGOH) Prime Minister Latortue told the DCM he instructed the Haitian delegation to vote in favor of the U.S.-sponsored resolution on Turkmenistan and the E.U.-sponsored resolution on Uzbekistan. End Summary. 2. (C) DCM spoke with Haitian Inter [...]
2005-11-21 19:59:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HA
05PORTAUPRINCE3041HAITI ELECTIONS: OUR ROLE IN ENSURING SUCCESS
[...] (C) I want to highlight for you the most problematic issues remaining to be resolved and outline how we can best work through these issues. We updated the broader status of critical tasks in reftel. In essence, at the time the Haitians are getting their act together, the international player [...]
2005-12-13 17:48:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HA
05PORTAUPRINCE3042HAITI: NEPTUNE REAFFIRMS RESOLVE TO CONTINUE
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 12 visit from poloff, former Prime Minister Yvon Neptune appeared more agitated and bitter than in recent months. While he remains intellectually sharp, he seemed physically weaker since the last visit on November 22 (reftel). During the 60-minute visit, Neptu [...]
2005-12-13 19:39:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL HA
05PORTAUPRINCE3043HAITI'S INTERIM GOVERNMENT SENDS HALF OF THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Interim Government of Haiti (IGOH) issued a presidential decree retiring five judges from the Haitian Supreme Court. While most of Haitian society appears to have accepted the action without much concern, the legal community has cried foul. The move comes on the heels of [...]
2005-12-13 19:49:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HA
05PORTAUPRINCE3059IMPLICATIONS OF A PREVAL PRESIDENCY
[...] (C) Summary. Former President Rene Preval is the acknowledged front-runner in the Haitian presidential race, and his past association with Aristide and Lavalas the central issue of the campaign. His victory is not a foregone conclusion: his rivals have only begun to expend significant campai [...]
2005-12-14 19:42:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HA
05PORTAUPRINCE688HAITI'S NORTHERN EX-MILITARY TURN OVER WEAPONS;
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 13, more than 300 members of Haiti's demobilized military in Cap-Haitien turned over seven weapons and boarded buses to the capital. Interim Prime Minister Latortue called the event a significant step forward in implementing the September 18 agreement (ref B) and said [...]
2005-03-15 13:28:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV HA
05PORTAUPRINCE689DG CHARLES UPDATE ON EX-FADH IN THE HAITIAN NATIONAL POLICE
[...] (C) Summary: During a March 9 meeting with the DCM, Haitian National Police (HNP) Director General Leon Charles said that the group of ex-FADH competing for slots in the 17th promotion would be the last group of former military integrated into the HNP this year. Charles also agreed to make sur [...]
2005-03-15 13:35:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM PHUM PREL ASEC HA
05PRAGUE1004CZECHS REPORT RUSSIAN PROTEST OVER DONATION TO
[...] (U) Action request: see para 4. 2. (C) Czech MOD Director of Security Policy Borkovec told DATT on July 1 that the Russians had formally protested the planned Czech donation of small arms and grenades to the EUCOM-led Georgia Security and Stability Operations. The Russian MOD on June 30 c [...]
2005-07-01 14:47:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALMASS MOPS PREL EZ GG RU
05PRAGUE1005CZECH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELA
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On June 29, Acting DCM discussed ref A demarche on Venezuela with Edita Hrda, Director of the Americas Department at the MFA. Hrda informed us Venezuelan President Chavez will not be traveling to the [...]
2005-07-01 15:57:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EZ PV
05PRAGUE1008CZECH MOD STAFF CONFIRM PLANS FOR EXTENSION OF
[...] (C) Summary: Czech MOD senior officials offered assurances that plans for extension of the Czech military police trainers currently in Iraq are continuing, and that the contingent would remain in its current status, i.e., part of MNF-I, but with the hope that they would "eventually" be move [...]
2005-07-01 17:00:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS MASS IZ EZ
05PRAGUE1243CZECHS QUESTIONING TURKISH ACCESSION, BUT LIKELY
[...] (C) Summary: Czech public and official position on Turkey's EU accession has softened noticeable from late last year, when the GOCR came out clearly in favor. A petition opposing Turkish accession received 12,000 signatures last month; the Foreign Minister this week published an editorial sa [...]
2005-08-25 08:50:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL TU EZ EUN
05PRAGUE1256CZECHS ON GYMNICH/TURKEY/CROATIA: NOT YET FIRMLY
[...] (C) Summary: The Czechs continue to deliberate their position on Turkish EU accession and to send mixed signals. Visiting Turkish MFA officials last week heard what they wanted to hear: the GOCR supports the Oct 3 starting date and will not impose new conditions. But during an Aug 29 speech [...]
2005-08-29 15:08:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL TU HR EZ EUN
05PRAGUE1302EMBASSY BAGHDAD DCM ENGAGES THE CZECHS ON IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-07 13:07:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEZ IZ PGOV PREL
05PRAGUE1493TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER FOR CZECH
[...] (SBU) The Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer for Embassy Prague is DCM Cameron Munter, 420-257-530-662 ext. 2303, email: MunterCP@state.gov. The TFCO Deputy is Richard Hinman, Political officer, tel. 420-257-530-663 ext. 2313, email: HinmanRC@state.gov. 2. (U) Post believes that a regio [...]
2005-10-18 09:12:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVPR PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL EZ
05PRAGUE1505CZECHS SAY &NO8 TO THE UIGHURS, BUT AGREE TO
[...] (U) Action request at paragraph 5. 2. (S) Summary. Frantisek Bublan, the Czech Minister of the Interior, informed the DCM that the GOCR has denied our request to resettle 15 Uighur men in the Czech Republic, citing foreign policy and security concerns. Post believes the Czech decision [...]
2005-10-20 15:18:00Embassy PragueSECRETPHUM PREL MOPS EZ
05PRAGUE1526CZECH REPUBLIC REMAINS IN THE PROGRESSIVE CAMP ON
[...] (SBU) In culmination of a multi-day campaign to urge the Czech government and industry to push hard for a positive EU response to the U.S. agriculture proposal, the DCM met October 25 with Ladislava Votavova, Director of the Department of EU Multilateral Trade Policy at the Ministry of Trade, [...]
2005-10-25 12:46:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD EZ WTRO
05PRAGUE1565VISITING EUR/ERA DIRECTOR DISCUSSES CZECH EU
[...] SUMMARY: Visiting EUR/ERA Director Peter Chase met with the MFA European Union Section and inquired about internal GOCR coordination on EU internal and external issues, and raised the WSIS internet governance and the WTO agriculture proposal issues. On WTO, the MFA reiterated what the Minis [...]
2005-11-03 10:29:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL EZ ECIP WTRO
05PRAGUE1581CZECHS ON PAKISTAN RELIEF AND REHABILITATION
[...] (U) DCM met November 11 with Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar to discuss Czech assistance to Pakistan. Pojar, who was until recently Director of the Czech NGO People in Need, provided the following information: -- Czech government assistance to date totals approximately $4.5 milli [...]
2005-11-04 15:44:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM PREL PK EZ
05PRAGUE1688DAS MARK PEKALA FINDS COMMITTED ALLIES IN PRAGUE
[...] (U) Action requests in paragraphs 25 and 26. 2. (C) Summary. DAS Mark Pekala traveled to Prague November 30-December 1 to meet with Czechs actively working to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba, Belarus, and elsewhere; and to discuss Czech policy priorities on neighboring countries, [...]
2005-12-07 06:58:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU PGOV EZ
05PRAGUE1707IRANIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISITS PRAGUE BUT
[...] (C) Summary: The recent visit of an Iranian parliamentary delegation to Prague left a trail of conflicting claims and counterclaims between the Iranians and their Czech hosts. Closer investigation has revealed that most Czech officials remain skeptical about Iran, and the Iranians were unsucce [...]
2005-12-09 16:36:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEZ PREL PGOV ETRD PINR KNNP IR
05PRAGUE221CZECHS SUPPORT EU DESIGNATION OF HIZBALLAH AS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-15 16:45:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALETTC PTER EFIN EZ EUN
05PRAGUE28POST RESPONSE TO OIG RECOMMENDATIONS
[...] Prague submits the following responses to the formal recommendations of the referenced OIG report. 2. Recommendation No. 1: Embassy Prague should request, and the Bureau of Consular Affairs and Bureau of European And Eurasian Affairs should approve and fund, an additional Foreign Service [...]
2005-01-06 10:03:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDASIG EZ AMGT
05PRAGUE346CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON LEBANON
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with DCM Hillas, Czech Deputy Minister for Bilateral Relations Petr Kolar and Czech Ambassador to Lebanon Marek Skolil stated that the Czech Republic agrees with the U.S. position about the complete withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon. The Czech MFA issued [...]
2005-03-09 15:58:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PINS PINR SY LE EZ
05PRAGUE348WHAT IF THERE IS A MINORITY CSSD GOVERNMENT?
[...] (C) On March 6, PM Stanislav Gross won a decisive vote of confidence from the Social Democrats Central Committee, but the ongoing crisis in the ruling three party coalition government has not ended and is likely to erupt anew after the Easter Congress of the Social Democrats (CSSD). Christian [...]
2005-03-10 10:28:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EZ
05PRAGUE514CZECH ENTER DEBATE ON EU CHINA ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (C) Summary. The Czech Republic is beginning to speak out against the immediate removal of the EU China arms embargo. Growing European debate over the timing and modalities of any removal of the embargo is allowing the Czechs to play a more active role in the debate and, the Czechs believe, s [...]
2005-04-11 16:43:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM MASS CH EZ
05PRAGUE572THE "NEW" CZECH GOVERNMENT: OLD WINE IN AN OLD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The three parties in the Czech ruling coalition have agreed to end a three-month government crisis and renew their cooperation. If the current proposal is accepted this weekend by the central committee of the main coalition party, the CSSD, PM Gross would resign next week and [...]
2005-04-20 15:45:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EZ
05PRAGUE633CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON SYRIAN WITHDRAWAL
[...] (C) Czech MFA Director of Middle East Department Ivo Silhavy told Acting DCM on Apr 28 that the GOCR fully shares USG positions outlined reftel: complete Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon remains a priority; June elections in Lebanon require international support; and the EU ought to designate H [...]
2005-04-28 15:45:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO LE SY EZ
05PRAGUE699CZECH PARLIAMENT MAY INVESTIGATE ALLEGED RENDERING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Czech press in past week has picked up the story from the "New York Times" and other American press about CIA rendering flights that have allegedly transited the Czech Republic. Opposition politicians plan to call for a Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee hearing to discuss [...]
2005-05-11 16:04:00Embassy PragueSECRETPINR PREL EZ
05PRAGUE815TROUBLING SIGNALS IN LARGEST CZECH MILITARY
[...] (S) Summary: The current $1 billion Czech Army tender for armored vehicles -- the military's largest procurement to date -- is designed to avert past problems with transparency, with PriceWaterhouseCoopers engaged to run the tender instead of the MOD's Armaments Directorate. The two main decl [...]
2005-05-27 12:04:00Embassy PragueSECRETMASS PREL BEXP KCRM EZ
05PRAGUE835BILATERAL CONSULAR WORKING GROUP FOCUSES ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: The third meeting of the U.S.-Czech Bilateral Consular Working Group was held on June 1 at the Czech Foreign Ministry. Its agenda followed the elements of the visa roadmap aimed at eventual qualification of the Czech Republic for the Visa Waiver Program (VWP),an important Cze [...]
2005-06-02 14:59:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS CMGT PREL EZ
05PRAGUE888CZECH RESPONSE TO JUNE 13 GAERC DEMARCHE
[...] (C) On June 9, we discussed the points in ref A demarche with Mr. Michal Strouhal, Director of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Department at the Czech MFA. Strouhal provided the following responses: A. Kosovo: Strouhal emphasized the importance of the EU playing an active role in th [...]
2005-06-10 13:33:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL CH CU EZ EUN
05PRAGUE892CZECH PROPOSAL FOR PASSIVE RADAR SYSTEM TO VIETNAM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-13 08:45:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM PINR PREL EZ VM PK
05PRAGUE896CZECH DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER KOLAR ON IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech republic is promoting former Czech Ambassador to the US Alexandr Vondra to become the Special EU Representative to Bosnia, and has garnered the support of Slovakia and Poland. The Czechs are presenting a proposal on the EU on dealings with Cuba which includes developmen [...]
2005-06-13 15:04:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS PINR EAID IZ BK EZ EUN
05PRETORIA3141CABINET GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO ZIMBABWE LOAN;
[...] (U) The South African Cabinet announced August 3 that it is "open" to providing assistance to Zimbabwe, including "provision of a loan facility in relation to Zimbabwe's obligations to the International Monetary Fund" (full Cabinet statement on Zimbabwe loan at para 5). Government spokesman J [...]
2005-08-05 04:53:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON KDEM ZI SF
05PRETORIA3477SOUTH AFRICA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Frazer and DCM met with Minister of Minerals and Energy Lindiwe Hendricks on August 22 to discuss the path forward on nuclear energy bilateral cooperation. Ambassador Frazer framed U.S.-South African cooperation on nuclear energy in the context of the broader bilate [...]
2005-08-26 14:28:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG TRGY OPDC SF
05PRETORIA4297SAG MAKES NO PROGRESS ON STALEMATE WITH IRAN
[...] (C) Ali Larijani, Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC),visited South Africa October 19 for consultations on Iran's nuclear dossier with President Mbeki and Abdul Minty, DFA Deputy Director General and SAG Representative on the IAEA Board of Governors. Minty told A/ [...]
2005-10-24 12:44:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP IR SF IAEA
05QUITO1021NEW POLICE CHIEF A US ALLY
[...] (C) Summary: New National Police Chief Jose Antonio Vinueza told the Ambassador his priorities would be to restructure the police force, combat narco-trafficking, and restore the police's reputation. Vinueza vowed to continue to be a strong US ally. He said relations with the military were [...]
2005-05-04 22:03:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1060MFA LEERY OF CEDING JURISDICTION OVER SMUGGLING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 10 call on Acting Foreign Minister Marcelo Fernandez, the Charge requested the GoE waive jurisdiction over the F/V Simon Bolivar, an Ecuador-flagged fishing vessel interdicted May 8 while smuggling four tons of cocaine. In his demarche, the Charge revealed the Bolivar [...]
2005-05-11 22:00:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO1177ECUADOR: FM AND MINDEF MEETINGS
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met separately with FM Parra and MinDef Espinosa on May 19. Parra expressed hope for the strongest possible relations with the U.S., and pledged MFA support for successful FTA negotiations. He expressed GOE discomfort with language in the draft OAS resolution, sa [...]
2005-05-19 23:05:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS PINR SNAR EC
05QUITO1256PRESIDENT PALACIO SENDING MIXED SIGNALS
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting which failed to inspire great confidence in his leadership ability or vision, President Palacio told the Ambassador on May 31 that his government is focused on achieving durable political reforms. Palacio expressed continued concern about disloyalty in the police an [...]
2005-06-01 22:25:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MOPS KCRM EC
05QUITO2049SCANDAL TARNISHES PALACIO GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: President Palacio has moved quickly to stem the damage caused by a widening forgery and position-selling scandal by firing implicated advisors inside the office of the presidency. Coming on the heels of damaging strikes, the scandal has weakened the Palacio government's image [...]
2005-09-02 14:18:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2060AMBASSADOR MEETS GOVERNMENT MINISTER GANDARA
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Government Mauricio Gandara on September 1. Gandara, a lightning rod for growing criticism of the Palacio government, made light of the chorus of calls for his impeachment. In a cordial and wide-ranging discussion, Gandara bla [...]
2005-09-02 20:23:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EC
05QUITO2088AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FM PARRA
[...] (C) Summary: In an initial office call, the Ambassador thanked FM for the GOE's generous offer of disaster assistance to the U.S., and requested patience while international assistance offers are considered. She urged dialogue with Colombia to resolve important bilateral issues and promote [...]
2005-09-08 16:43:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON EC UNGA
05QUITO2207IMPROVING ECUADOR-COLOMBIA RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Communication and relations between President Palacio and President Uribe remain good, highlighted by recent GOE action against the FARC here. But the GOE continues to insist that aerial spraying of pesticides be suspended along the border while a new study is prepared. Palaci [...]
2005-09-27 21:04:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
05QUITO224JANUARY TIP UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: There have been encouraging signs from the Congress that pending trafficking in persons (TIP) legislation may pass by the end of February. The American Bar Association (ABA) reviewed its suggested changes to the bill with the Embassy and has presented them to key congressional c [...]
2005-01-27 20:45:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2480GOE OPEN TO HOLOCAUST RES., LESS SO ON ANTI-ISRAEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs Mauricio Montalvo told DCM and PolChief that the GOE may be open to voting in favor of an Israeli-sponsored holocaust resolution, but that it would be more difficult to change its votes on other anti-Israeli resolutions. He expressed appreciati [...]
2005-10-31 21:58:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IS EC UNGA
05QUITO2499GOE REJECTS IRANIAN REMARKS, CONSIDERING STATEMENT
[...] PolChief, British DCM Peter Evans, and PolOff delivered RefTel points on November 1 to Ambassadors Rafael Veintimilla and Marco Samaniego of MFA Bilateral Relations, requesting that the GOE publicly reject President Ahmadi-Nejad's call to "wipe Israel off the map." Veintimilla said that the GO [...]
2005-11-04 14:37:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO2506AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MFA
[...] (C) Summary: In her initial meeting with Foreign Minister (FM) Francisco Carrion on November 1, the Ambassador reaffirmed the importance of respecting constitutional bounds for reform, urged the MFA to revitalize the GOE inter-ministry working group on TIP, and reminded the FM that the GOE,s [...]
2005-11-04 18:06:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO2607IRAN: GOE AGAINST NO ACTION, FAVORS UNSC REFERRAL
[...] (C) The DCM delivered RefTel points on November 15 to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs Mauricio Montalvo, requesting GOE support in opposing the no action motion against the pending human rights resolution on Iran. The DCM stressed the importance of maintaining the Third Committee's credibil [...]
2005-11-15 22:17:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPHUM EC UNHRC
05QUITO2683COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRANSPORTATION SECURITY
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Transportation Security Administration personnel Ismael C. Mike Galvan to Quito, Ecuador December 7-9, 2005 to attend exit briefings with host government and airport officials as a follow-up to the TSA airport assessment at Guayaquil. Embassy POC i [...]
2005-11-25 20:37:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR
05QUITO2685COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - LORNA L. JOHN
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Lorna L. John, Senior Attorney, International Affairs and Legal Policy Division, AGC-7, FAA, to Quito, Ecuador from November 28, 2005 - December 3, 2005, to review pending aviation law with the civil aviation authority. Embassy POC is Econ Officer [...]
2005-11-21 19:32:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR
05QUITO2699ECUADOR ELECTIONS, ONE YEAR OUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Presidential and congressional elections are currently scheduled for October 2006, with a second round the following month. President Palacio's efforts to allow voters to decide by referendum between a constitutional or a special national assembly to make fundamental changes [...]
2005-11-28 17:34:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV EC
05QUITO2743TERRORIST FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] In response to reftel, Post,s Terrorist Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Jefferson Brown, telephone number 593-2-256-2890 ext. 4420. His unclassified email address is brownjt2@state.gov. The Deputy TFCO is Economic Officer Donn-Allan Titus, telephone number 593-2-256-2890 ext. 446 [...]
2005-12-02 13:14:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL EC
05QUITO2795ENGAGING ECUADOR ON BOLIVIA
[...] (C) Summary: The DCM expressed USG concerns about the potential effects of upcoming Bolivian elections with Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira, who offered his personal views on the subject. End Summary. 2. (U) After expressing USG concerns about the potential for destabilizing eff [...]
2005-12-08 22:10:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BO EC
05QUITO2822ECUADOR-COLOMBIA TALKS ADVANCE ON BROAD RANGE OF
[...] (C) Summary: The meeting between FM Francisco Carrion and his Colombian counterpart Carolina Barco which took place here on December 7 is being touted by the GOE and the Colombian Embassy here as a success. Both governments committed to increasing security measures along the border region, [...]
2005-12-12 19:37:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS MASS SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO346NOTES ON NEW ECUADORIAN AMBASSADOR TO UN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador and DCM met with newly-named Ecuadorian Ambassador to the UN, Jaime Moncayo Garcia, to express USG interest in a collaborative relationship at the UN. Separately, PolChief raised deep USG concerns over a Mexican human rights initiative (RefTel). Moncayo express [...]
2005-02-11 22:21:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV CU MX EC CHR
05QUITO370ECUADOR'S NEW AMB-DESIGNATE TO U.S. CONFIRMED:
[...] (C) Summary: Former Finance Minister Mauricio Pozo has been offered and has accepted the position of Ambassador to the United States, according to reliable sources. We expect to received a request for agrement for Pozo during the week of February 21. Pozo is well and favorably known to the [...]
2005-02-15 22:58:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EC
05QUITO490SUBMISSION FOR 2005 TIP REPORT
[...] Summary: Ecuador continues to take steps to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Since issuing a presidential decree in August 2004, the government has drafted a national plan, increased public awareness of the problem, and reached out to source and destination countries. The GOE has coope [...]
2005-03-02 12:15:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
05QUITO540GUTIERREZ TAKES REINS ON GALAPAGOS
[...] Summary. President Gutierrez convoked a March 4 meeting with donors and other political players in the Galapagos (Reftel). Gutierrez struck a surprisingly balanced tone in his remarks, calling for a sustainable solution to the Galapagos crisis that provides economic alternatives to local fi [...]
2005-03-09 18:45:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV EC
05QUITO553MARCH 4 VISIT TO ECUADOR OF ADOLFO FRANCO, AA/LAC
[...] SUMMARY: ADOLFO FRANCO, USAID ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, AND MARGARITA GUERRA, SPECIAL ASSISTANT, VISITED QUITO ON MARCH 4 TO MEET WITH U.S. MISSION MANAGEMENT TO DISCUSS LAC PRIORITIES AND USAIDS PROGRAM IN ECUADOR. HIS VISIT INCLUDED EVENTS WITH PARTNERS, M [...]
2005-03-10 18:42:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
05QUITO558DHS ESCORTED REMOVAL #312
[...] Post welcomes and grants Country Clearance to Robert Margist, Security Clearance: Confidential, and Scott Mechkowski, Security Clearance: Confidential, to Quito, Ecuador from March 20, 2005 to March 20, 2005 as Escort Removal Officers. Hotel reservations have been made HQ ICE DROS. Cost of roo [...]
2005-03-10 23:04:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT
05QUITO561REQUEST PERMISSION TO TRAVEL - CARACAS
[...] Request permission to travel to Caracas, Venezuela, on holidays from Wednesday, March 23, through Saturday, March 26, 2005. Itinerary follows: Wed, Mar 23, depart Quito at 1010 via Santa Barbara S31323 Wed, Mar 23, arrive Caracas at 1400 Sat, Mar 26, depart Caracas at 1630 [...]
2005-03-11 13:31:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT APER ACOA OTRA EC
05QUITO562LESSONS LEARNED - CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXERCISES -
[...] Embassy Quito and Consulate General Guayaquil recently participated in FSI sponsored Crisis Management Exercises. Embassy Quito participated in the Crisis Management Overview training on 02/28/05 and the CME on 03/01/05. Consulate General Guayaquil participated in the Crisis Management Overv [...]
2005-03-11 13:49:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR CASC ASEC AFSI KCOM OTRA KESS EC
05QUITO563COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOSE REYES
[...] Post welcomes and grants Country Clearance to Jose Reyes, PPQ Officer, Laredo, Texas to Guayaquil and Puerto Bolivar from March 2 to March 6, 2005 to vessel certification. POC in Quito is Esteban Espinosa, APHIS Specialist, APHIS (Embassy: 593-2-2549848, Cel: 593-9-497- 7133). Please read t [...]
2005-03-11 15:16:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR
05QUITO592ECUADOR,S NEW ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER MORE
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Gutierrez named Juan Carlos Camacho as the new Minister of the Environment on February 24, replacing the beleaguered Fabian Valdivieso. Camacho has no real environmental experience and was given the position to assuage the block of independent congressmen who hold the [...]
2005-03-15 18:26:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL EC SEVN
05QUITO60GOE NOTES USG CONCERN OVER SUPREME COURT CHANGES;
[...] (C) Summary: MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs and the GOE's designate for Ambassador to the U.S., Roberto Betancourt, invited the DCM to his office on January 10 to inquire about recent statements by the Embassy spokesman. The DCM stood by the statements as an accurate reflection of USG conc [...]
2005-01-10 22:54:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
05QUITO601OXY - PROCURADOR RENEWS CONTRACT NULLIFICATION
[...] (C) Summary. Ecuador's Procurador March 14 once again called for the nullification (caducity) of Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) contract and seizure of Oxy's assets. We told GOE Presidential Advisor Carlos Larrea (as we had other GOE officials numerous times before) that the USG would react v [...]
2005-03-15 22:32:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV EPET ECON EC
05QUITO61GOVERNMENT MINISTER SHARES (BIZARRE) VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 7 tour d'horizon with the Ambassador and DCM, Government Minister Jaime Damerval expressed willingness to cooperate to combat trafficking in persons. He also shed (sometimes disturbing) light on his thinking on a range of other issues, including the drug war, the [...]
2005-01-10 22:57:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
05QUITO652EMBASSY LOBBYING HARD FOR CUBA RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: We understand the critical need for Ecuador to support the UNHRC resolution on Cuba and the impact every country has on the outcome. Historically Ecuador has abstained on the issue of Cuba. The GOE is politically unstable and considers Cuba a sensitive issue. Given the situat [...]
2005-03-22 23:09:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPHUM CU EC CHR
05QUITO664ATTY GEN'L DEBATE UNLEASHES WILD RIDE IN CONGRESS
[...] SUMMARY: March 22 witnessed political mischief-making that far exceeded the (already high) Ecuadorian norm, with the battle for control of the Attorney General's office joining the conflict over the Supreme Court as principal catalysts. President Gutierrez and his PRE allies, cognizant that [...]
2005-03-23 21:32:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EC
05QUITO681OXY: PRESSING THE GOE TO NEGOTIATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador met March 28 with President Gutierrez to urge him to allow time for the parties to negotiate a solution to Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) problems in Ecuador. The DCM phoned newly appointed commercial dispute czar with the same message. Econoffs also met with the Min [...]
2005-03-28 21:36:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EPET ETRD ECON EC
05QUITO705ECUADOR: MORE CHAOS IN CONGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: Despite conciliatory overtures by President Gutierrez to resolve the Supreme Court issue, confrontation flared again in Congress on March 30 over the selection of a new Attorney General. The battle over the new Attorney General has temporarily crowded out debate over the Presid [...]
2005-03-30 22:27:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS EC
05QUITO729ECUADOR: EX-PRES BUCARAM CLEARED TO RETURN
[...] (C) Summary: Supreme Court President Guillermo Castro absolved ex-president Abdala Bucaram of pending corruption charges on March 31, paving the way for Bucaram's return from self-imposed exile. Castro's order was immediately challenged, and will be appealed. Bucaram's supporters immediate [...]
2005-04-01 17:14:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO748CHAVEZ INFLUENCE SLIGHT, BUT GROWING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Separated by only a thousand miles and led by ex-colonels from similar backgrounds, Ecuador and Venezuela nonetheless aren't closest of friends. Commercial, cultural, and people-to-people ties are slight, compared to those of other near-neighboring countries. There is genuine d [...]
2005-04-05 19:14:00Embassy QuitoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER EC VE ASEX
05QUITO764ECUADOR: POLITICAL TEMPERATURE RISING
[...] (C) Summary: Anti-government protests flared in Quito on April 5, continued on April 6, and are likely to continue April 7. Thus far the GOE has reacted with restraint, using tear gas to disperse protesters attempting to forcibly enter Congress. A national strike was convoked by the opposit [...]
2005-04-06 23:14:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO78EMBASSY MOTIVATES GOE TO MOVE FORWARD ON TIP
[...] (U) Summary: In a meeting on January 7, Minister of Government Jaime Damerval expressed his commitment to fighting trafficking in persons (TIP) to the Ambassador and DCM. He subsequently convoked the first meeting of the GOE's interinstitutional committee. He also re-assigned the portfolio [...]
2005-01-12 20:59:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO836ECUADOR: PRESIDENT DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN
[...] (C) Summary: President Lucio Gutierrez declared an indefinite state of emergency in a national televised address at 21:30 local on April 15. Embassy personnel are accounted for and safe. Military units have not yet appeared in the streets, where spontaneous demonstrations sprang up to prot [...]
2005-04-16 06:27:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO852ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: The political situation remains fluid in the wake of President Lucio Gutierrez' lifting of the state of emergency. In an emergency session on April 17, Congress unanimously revoked its December 2004 reorganization of the Supreme Court and adjourned until April 19, when it is ex [...]
2005-04-18 23:02:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO854ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: The political situation remains fluid in the wake of President Lucio Gutierrez' lifting of the state of emergency. In an emergency session on April 17, Congress unanimously revoked its December 2004 reorganization of the Supreme Court and adjourned until April 19, when it is ex [...]
2005-04-19 15:35:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO855STATE OF EMERGENCY: USG OUTREACH CRITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: After the declaration of a state of emergency by President Gutierrez on the evening of April 15, Embassy Quito and Consulate Guayaquil, working with other USG colleagues, acted quickly to encourage GOE restraint and non-violence. The Mission team (including several Embassy sect [...]
2005-04-19 17:33:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
05QUITO857ENGAGING THE DIPCORPS ON ECUADORIAN STABILITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives from Quito's largest foreign missions gathered April 18 to discuss the ongoing political crisis in Ecuador. UN Judicial Rapporteur Leandro Despouy, who visited Ecuador March 13-18 (Ref A),weighed in via conference call. As non-US diplomats here are wont to do, [...]
2005-04-19 21:14:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EC OAS
05QUITO866ECUADOR WILL ABSTAIN ON GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) On April 19, PolOff conveyed reftel pertinent to Carmen Larrea in the MFA's Human Rights Office and requested the GOE oppose Cuba's resolution on Guantanamo. Larrea thanked us for sharing the draft resolution, and said the GOE will follow its well-established position of abstaining on [...]
2005-04-20 15:34:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EC UNHRC EUN
05QUITO880ECUADOR: DID GUTIERREZ FORMALLY RESIGN?
[...] (SBU) Former President Lucio Gutierrez' resignation was de facto, having been forced to abandon the Presidential Palace on the afternoon of April 20 due to large-scale protests and the withdrawal of military support. He did not prepare and submit a formal written resignation, as he was force [...]
2005-04-21 18:14:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EC
05QUITO885TENTATIVE SUPPORT FOR PALACIO
[...] (U) Summary. The Embassy continues its outreach on all fronts, revealing tentative support for Palacio throughout Ecuador. Many "supporters" note that Palacio has a tough road ahead of him as public pressure mounts to hold elections soon and rid Ecuador of corruption and partisan politics. E [...]
2005-04-21 22:35:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO886BIO INFO ON NEW CABINET MINISTERS: PART 1
[...] (U) Summary: On the afternoon of April 21, President Palacio swore in the first members of his new Cabinet: Secretary General of the Administration Luis Herreria Bonnet, SIPDIS Minister of Government Mauricio Gandara Gallegos, Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Parra Gil, Minister of Defe [...]
2005-04-21 22:54:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EC
05QUITO894ECUADOR: INITIAL CONTACTS WITH NEW GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Initial contacts indicate that the Palacio government is greatly concerned about possible OAS actions and seeks USG recognition, and would welcome a visit by an OAS delegation. They are also intimidated by the very forces of popular discontent that brought them into office, and [...]
2005-04-22 20:13:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO895ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: On April 22, the new Minister of Defense Anibal Solon Espinosa named a new military high command. The Embassy has begun outreach to the new government's Cabinet, though not at the Ambassadorial level. Congress is expected to reconvene on April 26, possibly in Guayaquil. There [...]
2005-04-22 20:13:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO934ECUADOR: TENSIONS LOWER, GOE REGROUPS
[...] (U) Summary: With the situation in Quito approaching normalcy, the Ambassador met with FM Antonio Parra on April 26. Convening for the first time since swearing in President Palacio on April 20, Congress met in Quito to vote in a new Congress president, and debate purging its ranks of ethic [...]
2005-04-26 21:41:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ASEC EC
05QUITO976ECUADOR: EMBASSY CONTINUES OUTREACH, OAS CONTINUES
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met separately with Minister of Government Mauricio Gandara and First Lady Maria Paret de Palacio on April 28. The OAS delegation continued its round of meetings with political parties, indigenous, civil society groups, jurists, and ex-presidents, and will meet wi [...]
2005-04-28 22:33:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC PINR EC
05RABAT1115WESTERN SAHARA: MINURSO SAYS GOM HOLDING UP CBMS
[...] (C) MINURSO Chief of Staff Philippe Elghouayel told A/DCM May 27 that the UN was in the unusual position of having adequate funding (thanks in part to the US contribution of USD 700,000, A/DCM noted) to go forward with confidence-building measures in the Western Sahara but lacked a green ligh [...]
2005-05-27 14:31:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PREL
05RABAT1118WESTERN SAHARA: POLICE USE VIOLENCE TO PUT DOWN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy contacts in Laayoune confirm news reports that significant demonstrations have taken place in Laayoune between May 21-25. More than twenty persons have reportedly been arrested and as many are reported to be injured, some seriously. Large numbers of police and milita [...]
2005-05-27 17:47:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL
05RABAT1129WESTERN SAHARA: UPDATE ON DEMONSTRATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Spanish FM Moratinos reached out to both Moroccans and Algerians in an attempt to restore "calm" to the situation in the Western Sahara, holding separate bilateral meetings with GOM and GOA officials in Luxembourg May 30, and indicated his government's intention to stay engaged in [...]
2005-05-31 17:11:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL
05RABAT1152NEA SENIOR ADVISOR WALSH'S VISIT TO MOROCCO
[...] Summary: On May 27, NEA Senior Advisor and MEPI Women's Pillar Manager Elizabeth Erin Walsh visited Morocco to discuss MEPI Programs with Post and MEPI implementers. Contacts gave an overview of the women's movement in Morocco and recommendations for next steps, particularly the need to inclu [...]
2005-06-03 14:02:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV KMPI PGOV MO
05RABAT1162US-MOROCCAN MILITARY CONSULTATIONS: THE MOROCCANS
[...] (C) Summary: The third annual US-Morocco Defense Consultative Committee took place in Rabat on May 18-19, 2005, led on the US side by ASD Peter Rodman and on the Moroccan side by Minister Delegate to the PM in Charge of the Administration of National Defense Mr. Abderrahmane Sbai. During the [...]
2005-06-03 17:27:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALAG ETRD IZ KPKO MARR MO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR
05RABAT122MCC CEO APPLEGARTH MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER
[...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Driss Jettou laid out for Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Paul Applegarth his government's top development priorities in a January 12 meeting attended by Ambassador Riley and Salahuddine Tazi, the Foreign Ministry's director of American Affairs. Also present [...]
2005-01-14 17:33:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKMCA EAID ECON PREL PHUM MO
05RABAT124MCC CEO APPLEGARTH MEETING WITH MOROCCAN FOREIGN
[...] (U) Summary: Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO Paul Applegarth met with MFA Americas Director Salaheddine Tazi and Director for Bilateral Affairs Youssef Amrani on January 12 to formally congratulate the Government of Morocco on its eligibility to apply for Millennium Challenge Account fun [...]
2005-01-14 17:40:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMCA EAID ECON PREL EINV MO
05RABAT1721WESTERN SAHARA CBMS: MORE BACK AND FORTH
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Mohamed Loulichki (tapped to be Morocco's next Ambassador in Geneva) briefed Polcouns August 15 on the substance of the GOM's proposed reply to UNHCR concerning the confidence-building measures (in particular the family visit program) for the [...]
2005-08-16 18:50:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALMO PBTS PHUM PREL
05RABAT1768GOM PITCHES MCC ON DRAFT MCA COMPACT
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 15 and 16, Prime Minister Jettou, Foreign Affairs Minister Delegate Fassi Fihri, and more than a dozen other Government of Morocco (GOM) officials gave a first glimpse of Morocco's draft Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal to Millennium Challenge Corporation [...]
2005-08-23 10:15:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID KMCA MO
05RABAT1853DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE: ITALIAN NGO SAYS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 1, Niccolo Figa-Talamanca and Alison Smith, representatives of the Italian NGO "No Peace without Justice" (NPWJ),briefed Poloffs on preparations for the upcoming Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) to be held in Morocco on October 1-3. While Figa-Talamanca and Smi [...]
2005-09-02 17:14:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KMPI KDEM MO
05RABAT2203MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES MISSING IN IRAQ
[...] (C) DCM called MFA Secretary General Omar Hilali October 24 regarding the Moroccan employees reported to Embassy Amman as missing in Iraq. The DCM expressed concern for the missing individuals and assured Hilali of U.S. desire to cooperate to the extent possible on this matter. Hilali said [...]
2005-10-25 14:16:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALIZ JO MO MOPS PTER
05RABAT2460CORE EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS RECENT ARRESTS OF
[...] (S/NF) On December 5, 2005, Ambassador Riley convened a core Emergency Action Committee meeting to discuss the recent arrests of 17 Moroccan Islamic extremists by Moroccan Security Services. Attending the core EAC were the Ambassador, DCM, RSO, SIMO, POL, DAO, CA, MGT, and LEGAT. The Core EAC [...]
2005-12-08 17:41:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNASEC CASC PTER
05RABAT2472FTA LAS PASS FIRST HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
[...] FTA-related copyright legislation was approved easilyby the Chamber of Councillor (upper house) plenary on Dec. 12 with several astentions but no votes against. This completes he upper house deliberations for the copyright bll. On Dec. 13 the bill will be seen in the Chamber of Representati [...]
2005-12-12 17:38:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR MO
05RABAT2475WESTERN SAHARA: GOM DEFENDS ITS ACTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 1 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy FM Fassi Fihri defended recent Moroccan actions in the Western Sahara, stressing that the GOM was responding appropriately to violent acts by demonstrators. He fended off any suggestion that demonstrators were rounded up me [...]
2005-12-13 10:08:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALAG MO PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL
05RABAT458NEXT SIX MONTHS IN MOROCCO
[...] (C) The last half of 2004 brought to fruition in several important ways the Principals, Committee decisions to intensify U.S. relations with Morocco and enhance Morocco,s ability to counter terrorism and extremism following the May 2003 terrorist bombings in Casablanca. This cable reviews pr [...]
2005-03-03 16:57:00Embassy RabatSECRETPREL PGOV EAID PTER MASS ASEC AMGT MO PDIP
05RABAT896MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (U) In Jakarta for the April 22-23 Africa-Asia summit, PM Jettou signed the new African-Asian strategic partnership declaration calling for collective action to address common issues like terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and organized crime, and committing countries to meeting internat [...]
2005-04-29 17:23:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALKDEM KPKO KTFN MO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR
05RANGOON107KACHIN CEASE-FIRE LEADERS GEAR UP FOR THE NATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) leaders, meeting with Emboff to gauge current U.S. policy toward the GOB ahead of the upcoming National Convention session, view their relationship with the GOB as basically unchanged following former PM Khin Nyunt's ouster. The KIO consid [...]
2005-01-24 09:26:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PHUM BM
05RANGOON1199SOUTH ASIAN VIEWS ON BURMA: ENGAGE THE GENERALS
[...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime has generally looked North and East (China and ASEAN) for its foreign political relationships and to China and Thailand for its primary economic ties to the outside world. India's two-year old policy of sustained engagement with the current SPDC regime, howeve [...]
2005-10-21 09:37:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM IN PK CE NP BG
05RANGOON1215ILO WILL ANNOUNCE BURMA'S INTENTION TO WITHDRAW
[...] (C) Summary: The International Labor Organization (ILO) will issue on October 28 what its representative in Burma calls an "explosive" report that reveals the GOB's intention to withdraw from the organization, only the second time in recent decades that a member state has quit the ILO over la [...]
2005-10-27 13:32:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ELAB PHUM BM
05RANGOON1345BURMA: DIPLOMATS BRIEFED ON NATIONAL CONVENTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOB held a briefing on December 1 for diplomats to share plans for the National Convention (NC),scheduled to reconvene on December 5. The GOB blamed the NLD and its supporters in the West for the delay in the NC, originally convened in 1993, from completing its long-awaited [...]
2005-12-01 11:24:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINS BM
05RANGOON1377BURMA EXPECTS DIP CORPS TO MOVE TO PYINMANA IN 2008
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials told the diplomatic corps on December 9 that the Government of Burma expects all diplomatic missions to move to the new administrative capital of Pyinmana some time in early 2008. MOFA officials told the 55 diplomats and UN agency representat [...]
2005-12-12 09:42:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AMGT BM
05RANGOON313 Burmese Sage Urges USG Boycott of '06 ASEAN
[...] (SBU) Burma's foremost female journalist, writer, and social critic, Ludu Daw Amar, recommends that the United States boycott the 2006 ASEAN summit scheduled to be hosted by the Burmese junta. Her strongly worded counsel, in keeping with her nearly 70 years of public activism for equality and [...]
2005-03-14 08:15:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL BM ASEAN
05RANGOON353NLD VIEWS SPDC AS "UNFIT" TO CHAIR ASEAN
[...] (S) Summary: Two of the National League for Democracy's (NLD) top leaders tell us that: "the SPDC is unfit and unsuitable" to take over the ASEAN chair in 2006; the National Convention will recess o/a April 5; the NLD will host a low-key commemoration of Resistance Day (aka Armed Forces Day) [...]
2005-03-23 09:57:00Embassy RangoonSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM BM NLD
05RANGOON368INDONESIAN QUAKE A NO-SHOW IN BURMA
[...] Summary: The March 28 earthquake off Indonesia apparently has had no impact on Burma. Embassy efforts to contact coastal resorts failed, but there is no evidence that Amcits were in any danger. GOB officials were unaware of the quake last night until alerted by embassy officers. Local diplo [...]
2005-03-29 10:53:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV BM
05RANGOON379ALL SMILES: INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary: The latest in a string of high-profile regional visitors to Rangoon (ref C),Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh conducted a bilateral trip to Burma March 24-27. Although the visit was characterized as ""not substantive,"" Singh achieved dual objectives of maintaining dialogue with [...]
2005-03-30 11:17:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON BM IN
05RANGOON460SHAN EXILES GET A RISE OUT OF BURMESE
[...] (C) Summary: Reacting to a recent exile-based declaration of independence for the "Federated Shan States," the SPDC on April 19 declared a host of unnamed groups as "unlawful associations," which could expose those who support democracy and human rights in Shan State to jail terms of up to 13 [...]
2005-04-20 11:19:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS BM NLD
05RANGOON549RANGOON TRIPLE BOMBINGS: MAY 9 SITREP
[...] (C) Summary: Two days following the May 7 triple bombing, Rangoon is quiet, but city residents are in a state of shock over the carefully coordinated explosions that targeted crowded areas frequented by affluent Burmese as well as by foreign residents. The GOB has not altered its casualty fi [...]
2005-05-09 10:21:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PTER ASEC CASC BM
05RANGOON579NLD CHAIRMAN ON USG DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) Summary: NLD Chairman Aung Shwe is taking an increasingly assertive position within the party as Aung San Suu Kyi remains isolated under strict house arrest. Aung Shwe endorsed opening a branch American Center in Mandalay to support democracy training beyond Rangoon and said he would soo [...]
2005-05-16 02:06:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPAO KDEM BM NLD
05RANGOON692BURMA'S RELENTLESS CRACKDOWN CONTINUES AGAINST
[...] (C) Summary: Events in past weeks demonstrate that the GOB's appetite for pursuing pro-democracy opponents has not abated. Detentions, interrogations, harsh jail sentences, intimidation, and even a custodial death litter the landscape. End Summary. 2. (C) Aung Hlaing Win, a youth member o [...]
2005-06-08 09:41:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD
05RANGOON76BURMA'S IT SECTOR LOSES ITS CHAMPION
[...] (C) Summary: Since former PM, and IT champion, Khin Nyunt was ousted in October 2004, the computer industry has faced a rapid decline in government support. It is also coming to terms with the reality of Burma's human resources shortcomings. The situation is in flux at the moment, but ultima [...]
2005-01-19 10:42:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECPS TSPL PGOV SCUL ECON BM
05RANGOON77BURMA: INPUT FOR REPORT TO CONGRESS ON NORTH
[...] (U) NORTH KOREANS ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL REFUGEE PROTECTION IN BURMA: Burma is not a signatory to the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees and cannot be considered as hospitable for any individuals seeking refugee protection. To the contrary, the regime's egregious human rights practices, militar [...]
2005-01-19 11:04:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM KN BM
05RANGOON820NLD DECLARATION CALLS FOR ASSK RELEASE, DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) On July 5 the Embassy received a request from the National League for Democracy to deliver to U.S. Congressional leaders a declaration signed by 114 Members-elect of Parliament calling for the unconditional release of all democracy activists (including Aung San Suu Kyi and U Tin Oo); a m [...]
2005-07-12 11:50:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM ASSK NLD
05RANGOON825BURMA HOLDS IT CARDS ON ASEAN CHAIR ISSUE
[...] (C) Summary: According to senior GOB officials, Burma will not announce a decision on the 2006 ASEAN chair issue in Vientiane and will approach the annual ASEAN meetings with an "ambiguous" position, apparently intent to keep open its options and kick the can further down the road until at lea [...]
2005-07-13 10:42:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR BM
05RANGOON861GOB OFFICIAL: FREEDOM FOR ASSK "INEVITABLE"
[...] (C) Summary: A senior MFA official told Emboffs it is "inevitable" that the SPDC generals will release ASSK in order to include her in the national reconciliation process and achieve a durable solution to the country's political crisis. However, while the official's observations are logical, [...]
2005-07-25 06:55:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BM ASSK
05RANGOON877CHINESE FM LI CALLS ON THE BURMESE GENERALS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-29 06:40:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BM CH
05RANGOON887GOB FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGES FORGOING ASEAN CHAIR
[...] (C) Summary: The SPDC on August 1 finally acknowledged the Vientiane communique of one week ago announcing that Burma would forgo the 2006 ASEAN Chair. One senior GOB official claimed to us that the SPDC generals, if Burma hosted ASEAN, would have been forced to make democracy and human rights [...]
2005-08-02 07:41:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BM
05RANGOON893SENIOR GOB OFFICIALS ADDRESS SUNDRY BILATERAL
[...] (C) Summary: At an August 1 farewell event, the COM pressed Deputy FM Maung Myint and the GOB to release ASSK and other political prisoners and allow their participation in the political process; urged the GOB to forget asking for "patience" and to make fundamental changes now; and requested [...]
2005-08-02 11:09:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL CASC BM TT
05RANGOON896COM'S FAREWELL CALL AT FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (C) Summary: During an August 3 farewell call on the Deputy Foreign Minister, the COM pressed for the release of ASSK and other opposition leaders and appealed for a more regular dialogue between GOB officials and Embassy officers. The COM also addressed several Amcit cases, gaining consular a [...]
2005-08-03 10:35:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CASC BM
05RIYADH9147DEPARTURE OF AMBASSADOR
[...] Ambassador James Oberwetter departed post on Tuesday, December 13 at 01:15 local time. 2. A/DCM Michael Gfoeller will be CDA during the Ambassador's absence. [...]
2005-12-13 11:38:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT SA
05RIYADH9341DELIVERY OF SECRETARY'S ORAL MESSAGE TO GCC
[...] (C) A/DCM conveyed ref message to the Director of the Office of the Foreign Minister. The Director provided no substantive response, but said the message would be forwarded to the Foreign Minister in advance of the GCC Summit. GFOELLER [...]
2005-12-18 06:48:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALMOPS PGOV PREL SA
05ROME1021IRAQ: ITALIAN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION REQUESTS -
[...] (S) Summary: Ref A requests that Embassy Rome, Department and OSD discuss whether the Italian criminal investigation team looking into the March 4 shooting by US forces of Italian intelligence officer Nicola Calipari should be supported based on the terms of reference (Ref D) or other arrangem [...]
2005-03-24 15:44:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL MOPS KJUS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1023SYRIA/LEBANON: ITALY POSTPONES FM SHARA'A'S VISIT
[...] (C) Summary. Italy has decided to postpone the April 6 visit of Syrian FM Shara'a. The MFA delivered the message to Syria's Ambassador in Rome on March 24, on instructions from FM Fini. End summary. 2. (C) MFA Director General for the Mediterranean and Middle East, Riccardo Sessa, phoned [...]
2005-03-24 16:48:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL SY LE IT EUN
05ROME1024IRAQ: US/ITALY JOINT INVESTIGATION - LOOKING AHEAD
[...] (S) SUMMARY: We have gotten past Italian nervousness (Ref A) about participating jointly in the full range of Gen. Vangjel's investigation into the March 4 death of Nicola Calipari. PM Berlusconi's office, which is tightly managing the Italian public stance on this issue, remains concerned ab [...]
2005-03-25 06:17:00Embassy RomeSECRETIT IZ KJUS MOPS PREL IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1125ITALY: CENTER-LEFT'S PRODI NOT PREDICTING 2006
[...] (C) At a farewell dinner hosted by the Ambassador, center-left leader Romano Prodi predicted his coalition would take at least three additional regions in April 3-4 regional voting. He surprised the Ambassador by not predicting his own victory in next year's national balloting. Despite eff [...]
2005-04-01 17:06:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON IT EUN MEPP ITALIAN POLITICS ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
05ROME1127EU COMMISSIONER FRATTINI PREDICTS BIG CABINET
[...] (C/NOFORN) During Ambassador Sembler's April 1 farewell courtesy call, EU Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs (and former Italian FM) Franco Frattini (strictly protect) predicted that PM Berlusconi's program of tax cuts and infrastructure improvements would win his center-right coalition [...]
2005-04-04 07:42:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IT EUN ITALIAN POLITICS ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
05ROME1270 CALIPARI: ITALY PROPOSES SPLITTING JOINT REPORT FROM
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Italian government officials tell us they will refuse signature or endorsement as a "joint report" of any MNF-I AR 15-6 inves contains the unqualified conclusion that personal responsibility for th cannot be assigned and U.S. forces did not violate their ROE. They say a political [...]
2005-04-14 15:17:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL MOPS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1389ITALY: ARE BERLUSCONI'S TROUBLES MORE SERIOUS
[...] (S) Italian Senate President Pera alleged that President Ciampi, together with the center-left and Chamber President Casini, was plotting a "constitutional coup d'etat" against Berlusconi, attempting to force June elections. In a separate, earlier meeting, however, Casini accused PM Berlusc [...]
2005-04-22 15:45:00Embassy RomeSECRETPGOV PREL IZ IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME1391ITALY: POTENTIAL SALE TO SYRIA OF AIR DEFENSE
[...] (C) Prime Minister Berlusconi's diplomatic adviser, Giovanni Castellaneta, invited DCM and POL MC to his office April 22 to discuss Italian plans to sell an "Air Defense Integrated System" (ADIS) to Syria. Castellaneta said that the Italian firm Finmecannica (a defense industry conglomerate, 3 [...]
2005-04-22 16:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALIS IT MASS SY ETTC EXPORT CONTROLS
05ROME1392IRAQ/ITALY: CALIPARI INVESTIGATION AND THE VIEW
[...] (S) Summary: Based on what senior GOI officials have told us in the past 48 hours, we believe there is little chance that we can achieve a joint report in Baghdad on the March 4 Calipari shooting. We should prepare a public affairs strategy for that outcome now. The GOI's national security [...]
2005-04-22 16:57:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL MOPS KJUS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1506IRAQ/ITALY: BERLUSCONI TRYING TO PUT CALIPARI
[...] (S) Summary and Recommendation: Just prior to the May 2 release of the Italian report on the March 4 killing of intelligence officer Nicola Calipari at a U.S. checkpoint in Baghdad, Ambassador, DCM and PolMilCouns were called to PM Berlusconi's office to receive an advance copy of the report and to [...]
2005-05-03 15:18:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL MOPS KJUS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1593IRAQ/ITALY: BERLUSCONI IN PARLIAMENT ON CALIPARI-
[...] (S) Summary and Recommendation: On May 5-6, PM Berlusconi spoke to both houses of Parliament about the joint investigation and separate reports of the March 4 shooting of Italian Intelligence officer Nicola Calipari by US forces near Baghdad. While Berlusconi defended the Italian report and took is [...]
2005-05-09 15:53:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL MOPS KJUS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1633GDPR: ITALIAN BASING FOR SOF IN ITALIAN PRESS -
[...] (S) Summary. In early May, Italian papers picked up the March Stars and Stripes story citing SACEUR General Jones' comment that US European Special Forces (SOF) would be consolidated in Sigonella, Italy or in Rota, Spain. The press coverage led opposition Parliamentarians to demand an explana [...]
2005-05-11 15:14:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL MOPS MARR IT NATO
05ROME1635IRAQ/ITALY:MORE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT STATEMENTS ON
[...] (C) Summary. Following Berlusconi's recent statements on future troop withdrawals in Iraq (Ref A),both DefMin Martino and FM Fini have made statements in the past week suggesting that Italy will begin a major drawdown after the end of the year. Post views these statements, in the run-up to na [...]
2005-05-12 07:51:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1685REQUEST FOR AMBASSADOR HALL TO MEET WITH FAO DG
[...] The Ambassador, on May 16, delivered to FAO Director General Jacques Diouf ref A talking points regarding US support for the candidacy for Eric Bost for FAO's Deputy Director General position. The Ambassador told Diouf that Bost was a superb candidate with excellent credentials. He noted that [...]
2005-05-16 15:33:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR FAO
05ROME1785ITALY: CENTER RIGHT NEEDS DRASTIC CHANGES TO WIN,
[...] (C) Vice Minister of Productive Activities Adolfo Urso told the Ambassador May 16 that the center-right coalition seems destined for defeat in the next national elections unless it takes drastic measures soon. Urso believes a larger, more unified center-right party needs to be created, with [...]
2005-05-25 12:36:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
05ROME1859UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' MAY 13 DISCUSSIONS IN ROME
[...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Burns exchanged views with senior Italian Foreign Ministry officials on UN Security Council reform, the Balkans, Afghanistan, Syria/Lebanon, Darfur, and Iran during his May 13 stopover in Rome. On most issues, Italian positions were [...]
2005-06-01 09:45:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL MOPS SY LE AF SR IT EUN BI
05ROME1980SERBIAN PRIME MINISTER KOSTUNICA IN ROME; TAKES A
[...] (C) As reported ref a, on June 7, in anticipation of Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica's visit to Rome later the same day, EUR A/S Fried provided MFA POLDIR Terzi with an overview of the U.S. position on Kosovo. Fried asked that Italy try to persuade him to accept a definition of "less than in [...]
2005-06-10 13:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL EU SR IT KOC UN NATO
05ROME2183REFORMING THE UN: UNSC REMAINS ITALY'S TOP PRIORITY
[...] (C) Summary. Italian interest in UN reform centers on the Human Rights Council, the Peacebuilding Commission and the Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism. In general, they will follow the EU lead but will press for a reform consensus that does not create more problems than it solves. Whil [...]
2005-06-27 15:14:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR AORC IT UNSC
05ROME2296G-4 UNSC RESOLUTION: ITALY AGREES ON IMPORTANCE OF
[...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points to Giacomo Sanfelice de Monteforte, MFA Deputy Director General for Multilateral Affairs (DG Giulio Terzi is still at the G-8 Summit in Gleneagles) and Alessandro Busacca, Director of the MFA UN Office, emphasizing Secretary Rice's view that we consider it impo [...]
2005-07-08 17:16:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL IT UNSC
05ROME2456ITALY CONDEMNS SYRIAN-LEBANESE BORDER BLOCKAGE
[...] (C) Summary. MFA officials agree that Syria's continuing blockage of its borders with Lebanon constitutes economic harassment, but they prefer to abide by a recent EU statement condemning such actions rather than make a separate public declaration. The officials also expressed Italy's disapp [...]
2005-07-22 15:52:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEG JO PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SY IT
05ROME2885IRAQ: ITALY PRAISES DRAFT IRAQI CONSTITUTION
[...] (U) DCM has requested an appointment to discuss reftel demarche with the MFA's Director General for the Mediterranean and the Middle East. In the meantime, below are comments from PM Berlusconi and Deputy PM/FM Fini regarding the Iraqi constitution. 2. (U) In an August 28 press statement [...]
2005-08-30 12:01:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME2919SYRIA/LEBANON: ITALY WILL NOT ENGAGE SYRIA AT THE
[...] (C) Summary. Italy will follow its EU partners in not engaging with Syria at the UNGA. Though sharing our concerns about Syrian failure to meet its obligations under UNSCR 1559, Rome, however, still favors engagement over isolation. The Italian MFA believes that at some point the internationa [...]
2005-09-01 16:56:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL SY LE IT EUN
05ROME2937IRAQ: ITALY REMAINS COMMITTED ON ALL FRONTS, BUT
[...] (C) Summary. Though Italian leaders publicly praised the signing of the new Iraqi constitution (Ref B),MFA officials privately told us they have deep cause for concern, especially regarding what they perceive as the lack of inclusiveness of all ethnic groups in the political process. However [...]
2005-09-02 17:07:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME2997BOSNIA: ITALY TO PUSH MIRACHIAN CANDIDACY FOR OHR ON MARGINS OF UNGA; BELIEVES DUTCH CANDIDATE UNSUITABLE
[...] (C) In DCM's introductory call on Italian MFA Political Director Terzi, Terzi made a strong pitch for the U.S. to support senior Italian diplomat Laura Mirachian to replace Paddy Ashdown as High Rep in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Terzi said the Italians learned on Sept. 8 that The Netherlands was pro [...]
2005-09-09 15:44:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV BK IT EUN PREL
05ROME3080PROMOTING GREATER TRANSATLANTIC COOPERATION: EUR
[...] (C) Summary. EUR PDAS Volker discussed BMENA, Iraq, Iran, Turkey's accession to the EU, and the Balkans with senior Italian MFA officials during his September 6 stopover in Rome. Greater transatlantic cooperation, especially in dealing with challenges outside of Europe, provided the backdrop [...]
2005-09-15 10:44:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS IR IZ IT EUN
05ROME3539ROME TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] (SBU) The Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) at Embassy Rome is: Scott Kilner Economic Minister-Counselor Ph: 39 06 4674-2107 Fax: 39 06 4674-2398 E-Mail: KilnerSF@State.Gov The Deputy TFCO is: Richard Boly Economic Officer Ph: 39 06 4674-2320 Fax: 39 06 4674-2663 E-Mai [...]
2005-10-24 08:10:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC IT KTFN KVPR PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME3591ITALY: CHOD CALLS SIGONELLA TA "ABSOLUTE
[...] (C) In an October 19 meeting with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Daniel Fata, Italian Chief of Defense ADM Di Paola said that concluding the Sigonella Technical Arrangement in the near future was "an absolute necessity." Di Paola said that, if there were to be a change of gove [...]
2005-10-26 14:38:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR IT NATO FORCES IN ITALY
05ROME3597UN REFORM, IRAN: VISIT OF IO A/S SILVERBERG
[...] (C) Summary. Italian officials told visiting A/S Silverberg they would look at any UNSC reform proposal except national permanent seats, such as the G4 proposal. They agree on the importance of moving forward before the end of the year on UN Secretariat reform, the Peace Building Commission, [...]
2005-10-26 16:34:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR XF IT UNSC
05ROME36US-ITALIAN WORKING GROUP MEETS ON GLOBAL DEFENSE
[...] (S) SUMMARY. PM DAS Bue and OSD Strategy Director Pavel led a joint State-DOD delegation to Rome on December 7 to discuss anticipated US Global Defense Posture Review (GDPR) changes and work through details on reshaping our presence in Italy. In working group discussions with an Italian dele [...]
2005-01-05 13:18:00Embassy RomeSECRETPARM PREL KPAO IT GLOBAL DEFENSE
05ROME3781TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALIAN NAMES AND INFORMATION
[...] (S/NF) This message provides Embassy Rome's reply to the NSC request for Italian names (Ref A),including radical Milan-based clerics, such as Abu Amad. We should note that we would likely enhance cooperation with key Italian officials if we could provide Milan prosecutor with information lin [...]
2005-11-16 11:27:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNEFIN IT KTFN PGOV PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME3782USUN ROME TRIP REPORT SOUTHERN AFRICA OCTOBER
[...] (SBU/NOFORN) Summary. Between October 13 and 20 Michael Cleverley, DCM for USUN Rome and Richard Newberg, USAID Humanitarian Affairs Attach traveled to southern Zambia and central and southern Malawi on a fact-finding mission. The purpose of the trip was to witness the operations of WFP and F [...]
2005-11-16 11:58:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMI SF ZA WFP FAO
05ROME3787SCENSETTER FOR NSC TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO ROME
[...] (C) Summary. Your visit to Rome comes at an opportune time to press the Italians for increased detail and transparency about their security plans for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin. The Italian Ministry of Interior, which has been tasked with coordinating security for the Games, re [...]
2005-11-16 15:25:00Embassy RomeSECRETKOLY PTER PREL IT
05ROME3847G-TIP AMBASSADOR MILLER'S VISIT TO ITALY
[...] Summary. G-TIP Ambassador John Miller visited Rome, Turin and the Vatican October 24-29 to discuss trafficking in person issues. His meetings with government officials, NGOs and victims reaffirmed that Italy has excellent laws to combat trafficking, but implementation depends on a mixed re [...]
2005-11-22 10:16:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM IT HUMAN RIGHTS
05ROME3868ITALY: MINISTER OF JUSTICE PUBLICLY CRITICIZES
[...] (SBU) On November 22, Minister of Justice Roberto Castelli took the unusual step of publicly criticizing a member of Italy's highly independent magistracy over his ability to properly handle a particular case. Castelli called Armando Spataro a "militant," meaning a communist. On November 12, [...]
2005-11-23 13:36:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME3890TERRORIST FINANCE: ABU SSAYYAF GROUP
[...] (S/NF) A/ECCOUNS and ECONOFF delivered November 23 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) prenotification (ref A) to Cristina Collura, Director, Prevention of Financial Crimes, Ministry of Finance (MOF),and to Giampolo Cantini, MFA Office Director for G8 and Global Issues. Both MOF and MFA officials said t [...]
2005-11-25 15:43:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC IT KTFN PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME3957ITALY WANTS BROADER ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. MFA Director General for Asia Claudio Pacifico told the DCM on November 29 that Italy wants to play a larger role in Afghanistan and made an appeal for closer cooperation on policy with the U.S. He noted that the GOI was reassessing its participation in Afghanistan with an eye t [...]
2005-12-01 17:02:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR AF IT AFGHANISTAN
05ROME3994 OLYMPIC SECURITY COORDINATOR - TURIN - MONTHLY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-05 16:44:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KOLY IT AMGT
05ROME3998ADVISOR ON HOMELAND SECURITY TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary. During a series of meetings with law enforcement and intelligence officials, Advisor to the President for Homeland Security Townsend delivered a consistent message on security for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. We respect Italian capabilities and appreciate the cooperation [...]
2005-12-06 09:50:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKOLY PTER OVIP IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME4052ITALIANS FOCUS ON LONG-TERM IN IRAQ, SEEK
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings with the Deputy Senior Coordinator for Iraq Robert Deutsch, Italian government officials stressed the need for the continued involvement and commitment of the international community in Iraq. The Prime Minister's office suggested a UN Presidential statement would hel [...]
2005-12-13 15:47:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM NATO
05ROME4107FRATTINI TO FLOAT EU BALKANS ROADMAP
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Italian MFA December 19 hosted a conference on Balkans issues attended by Albanian Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj, Vice President of the European Commission Franco Frattini, and members of the Italian MFA Department for Balkan Affairs. Frattini stated that on January 9, [...]
2005-12-20 15:28:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM YI SR MW IT BI
05ROME4125OECD - EXPORT CREDITS; BRIBERY WORKING GROUP
[...] (U) As instructed, EconOff delivered reftel demarche November 15 to Roberto Pecoraio, Director of the Legal Department for SACE, Italy's Export Credit Agency. Pecoraio said in general Italy supported the OECD Secretariat's proposed Action Statement on Measures to Deter Bribery (in granting e [...]
2005-12-21 17:51:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EFIN IT OECD EXPORT CONTROLS
05ROME4188ITALY: AVIAN INFLUENZA POST CONTINGENCY PLANNING
[...] (U) In response to ref A, Embassy Rome DCM met on December 14 with representatives from the following sections/agencies: Management, Consular, Science, Health Unit, Foreign Agriculture Service, Foreign Commercial Service, and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC/DOD). The Regional Security O [...]
2005-12-30 11:08:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC AMED CASC AEMR KFLO TBIO SENV EAGR ECON PREL IT AVIAN INFLUENZA
05ROME669AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL DIOUF
[...] Summary. During a call on the FAO Director General (DG) the Ambassador raised several issues: -- The Ambassador outlined the US position on debt relief (ref A). Diouf said he agreed personally with the points we outlined, but his organization does not officially have a position. -- The [...]
2005-02-28 16:31:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAID EFIN EAGR FAO UN
05ROME747UN COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES: ITALIAN CANDIDATE
[...] (U) Italian Radical Party leader Emma Bonino came to Embassy Rome March 4 to meet NEA DAS Carpenter. Bonino's NGO "No Peace without Justice" is managing an aspect of the USG-GOI funded "Democracy Assistance Dialogue" under the G-8 Broader Middle East and North Africa initiative. 2. (C) Aft [...]
2005-03-04 17:09:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALIO IT PREF ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME781IRAQ/ITALY: ACCIDENTAL KILLING IN BAGHDAD,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In the last 24 hours PM Berlusconi has pressed hard for the establishment of some mechanism to show that Italy was an active participant in the investigation into the killing of Italian intel officer Nicola Calipari by US forces near Baghdad, which he could use to calm criticism o [...]
2005-03-08 20:11:00Embassy RomeSECRETPREL MOPS IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME902IRAQ/ITALY - TRANSCRIPT AND COMMENT ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Berlusconi's comments on the March 15 edition of ""Porta a Porta,"" a popular television news/interview program, suggesting the withdrawal of Italian troops from Iraq beginning in September of this year, have made an impact in both the Italian popular press and in internatio [...]
2005-03-17 05:16:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM AFGHANISTAN
05ROME976SYRIA/LEBANON: ITALY STILL PLANS TO HOST FM
[...] (C) Summary. The Italian MFA has given serious consideration to our request that Italy postpone the April 6 visit of Syrian FM Shara'a but, barring major changes on the ground in Lebanon, still plans to go through with the visit. Rome continues to view engagement as the best way to deal with [...]
2005-03-22 11:47:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL SY LE IT EUN
05SANAA1037AL-HOUTHI LEADERS FLEE YEMEN, REBELLION NEAR END
[...] (C) Summary. The level of conflict between government and rebel forces in the Sa'ada region seems to be decreasing, but clashes continue in isolated areas. The leaders of the uprising are rumored to have fled the country, perhaps under a negotiated agreement. There is considerable risk that [...]
2005-04-25 14:35:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA1039SHRD REPORT DELIVERED TO MINISTRY OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Poloff delivered "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004-2005" to Nasser Arrabyee, Special Assistant to the Minister of Human Rights on April 24. Arabyee promised to pass the report to Minister Soswa and to report back should she have any comments. Poloff also provi [...]
2005-04-26 06:46:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KPAO OIIP ELAB KDEM KSPR DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA1052SANAA EAC MEETING 04/27/2005
[...] (S/NF) Post EAC convened on April 27 at 2:30 P.M. to review reverse tripwires for Authorized Depature status (per reftel C). Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: AMB, DCM, DAT, FPD, IPC, MO, LEGATT, POLE, RMAS, OMC, RSO, CONS, PD and USAID. Members of the EAC unan [...]
2005-04-27 12:03:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1054DRAFT PRESS LAW CONCERNS JOURNALISTS
[...] (C) Summary. On April 25 the ROYG's draft of a proposed new press law was leaked to the Yemen press. Journalists, citing more restrictions than in the old law and the lack of ROYG consultations with the Syndicate in drafting the law, are disappointed. Minister of Information, Hussein al-Awadi [...]
2005-04-29 09:00:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KMPI KMCA YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA106ADEN PORT: YEMEN MISSES ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
[...] (SBU) In a briefing to donors on January 10, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Ahmed Sofan announced that Prime Minister Ba Jammal "in the interest of promoting the widest competition" rejected the Rotterdam Management Group's (RMG) recommendation to [...]
2005-01-17 10:22:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KCOR YM COM
05SANAA1133SANAA EAC MEETING 05/01/2005
[...] (S/NF) Post EAC convened on May 5 at 3:30 P.M. to review the current security environment and to finalize post recommendation on the discontinuation of authorized depature status (septel forthcoming). Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: AMB, DCM, DAT, FPD, IPC, MO [...]
2005-05-02 06:37:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA117SANAA EAC MEETING 01/16/2004
[...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on January 17, 2005, to review post policy for private or official events at Embassy Officer housing following a recent attempted attack against Embassy personnel at an Employee residence during the Christmas holidays. The COM no [...]
2005-01-18 09:45:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1220SANAA EAC MEETING 05/07/2005
[...] (S/NF) Post EAC convened on May 7 at 11:00 A.M. to review Department guidance on the lifting of Authorized Departure status (reftel A) and to determine next steps for post. Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: AMB, DCM, DAT, FPD, IPC, MO, LEGATT, POLE, OMC, RSO, CO [...]
2005-05-08 03:57:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA131YEMEN CLOSES ITS AIRSPACE FOR TWO DAYS OVER
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE, PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 8. 2. Summary: The Yemeni Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority (CAMA) denied U.S. military aircraft clearances on January 21 and 22, due to a dispute simmering for at least eight years regarding overflight and landing fees. After a meet [...]
2005-03-04 13:02:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KREC KSEP MARR MOPS PREL YM PBTS
05SANAA144RECENT JUDICIAL RESHUFFLE: REFORM OR VANDETTA
[...] (U) Summary. Most legal experts view a recent reshuffle of the Yemeni judiciary by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) more as a vendetta against supporters of rebel cleric Hussein al-Houthi (reftel) than as a serious effort to reform Yemen's weak judiciary. What is required, they note, is a po [...]
2005-01-25 11:36:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KMPI KMCA KCOR YM KHUM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA1578GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-13 12:14:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1587DFM NOMAN DISCUSSES ROYG PRESENCE IN BAGHDAD,
[...] (C) Summary. DCM met with Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on June 12 to deliver ref A demarche on increasing ROYG diplomatic presence in Baghdad. Discussions also focused on proliferation of Yemen small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) and President Saleh's upcoming visit to Washington. E [...]
2005-06-14 06:10:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PARM MASS PTER IZ YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1589GOOD NEWS FOR YEMEN'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE: DUBAI
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. On June 8 the ROYG announced Dubai Ports International (DPI) the winner of a 35-year concession to operate and develop the Aden Port and Aden Container Terminal (ACT). DPI is the world's fifth largest port operator, managing 18 international ports and terminals worldwide [...]
2005-06-14 11:10:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EWWT ETRD KMCA KMPI YM COM
05SANAA1597HUNT OIL READY TO SUE ROYG IN INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC
[...] (C) Summary. Neither side is backing down in the dispute between headline American company Hunt Oil and the ROYG over the cancellation of Hunt's five-year extension to operate lucrative block 18 in Maarib. Ambassador briefed Yemen Hunt head Wyndell Caveness following his meeting with Presiden [...]
2005-06-15 13:45:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID EPET KMCA KMPI YM COM ENERGY
05SANAA1688VADM NICHOLS MEETS WITH ROYG DEFENSE, INTERIOR
[...] (C) Summary. Visiting U.S. NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Nichols met with the Ministers of Defense and Interior and the Commander of the Yemen Coast Guard (YCG) on June 12, 2005. All three ROYG officials expressed their gratitude to the USG for its assistance in establishing and training th [...]
2005-06-18 13:39:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM MASS MCAP YM MARITIME SECURITY
05SANAA1696SALEH SHARES HIS PLAN FOR IRAQ AND PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary. President Saleh convoked Ambassador June 19 to pass his advice to the U.S. on how to solve the insurgency in Iraq and advance the Middle East peace process. As the U.S. will not be able to send a Washington envoy to Sanaa for the June 28-30 Organization of the Islamic Conference [...]
2005-06-19 15:18:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS IZ YM OVIP
05SANAA1723SAADA REBELLION FOCUSES ATTENTION ON YEMEN'S ZAYDI
[...] (C) Summary. The on-going Shabab al-Moumineen (Believing Youth) rebellion against the Yemeni regime has brought international attention to Yemen's Zaydi Shia population. The line between Sunni and Shia is blurred in Yemen; Sunnis and Shiites pray in the same mosques, and identity is derived f [...]
2005-06-21 14:40:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR KISL MOPS YM
05SANAA17302003 GUN REGULATION LEGISLATION CONTINUES TO
[...] (C) Summary: A 2003 law to regulate gun ownership and trade in Yemen, one of the world's most heavily armed countries, continues to languish in Parliament. The ROYG blames opposition party Islah, but, the legislation also faces stiff opposition from members of the ruling elite, many of whom b [...]
2005-06-22 06:53:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM PARM KMPI YM
05SANAA175ATTORNEY GENERAL TO RULE ON PROSECUTION OF
[...] (C) In a meeting between Legatt, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Sharaf ad-Din Mahbashi and Prosecutor Sa'id al-Aqel, AAG announced that his office had a list of 25 suspects handed to the Attorney General,s (AG) office by the Political Security Office (PSO) for possible criminal prosecution. [...]
2005-01-31 08:15:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA179AMBASSADOR'S 1/30 MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. In a January 30 meeting, Ambassador and Interior Minister Rashad al-Alimi discussed the dangers caused by Yemeni foreign fighters traveling to Iraq, the ROYG delegation to the Riyadh CT conference, and the Jaber al-Banna case. Alimi's update on two recent security investigations [...]
2005-01-31 14:57:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER KJUS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA180WITH CHALLENGES AHEAD, YEMENI NGOS LOOK FOR
[...] (U) Summary. Yemen has a developing cadre of local NGOs focused on developing civil society and democracy in the country. Leaders of these organizations report that the local NGO community is highly motivated to affect change, but that they are severely lacking in capacity. Skills training, [...]
2005-02-01 05:33:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KMPI YM KHUM KMCC DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA1833DPM SOFAN ON CORRUPTION, USDA FOOD AID, AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: CDA Nabeel Khoury met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Ahmed Sofan, on July 2 to discuss USDA food aid program implementation, corruption, and Yemen's Millenium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold plans. Sofan agreed with the DCM [...]
2005-07-06 08:47:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON ECIN EAID YM COM
05SANAA185GTMO NOTIFICATIONS DELIVERED TO ROYG
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-02 06:00:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PINR YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA202DFM NOMAN'S REACTION TO IRAQI ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary and Comment. Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman discussed the results of the Iraqi election with DCM and Pol/Econ Chief on February 1. Noman shared his personal feelings on the election process, calling it a "great success." In previous conversations, Noman had expressed his p [...]
2005-02-02 13:17:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KDEM IZ YM
05SANAA2095SALEH ON TERRORISM, IRAQ, PEACE PROCESS, AND REFORM
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with President Saleh on August 1 to deliver ref A demarche for Arab League Capitals and discuss his November meeting with President Bush. Discussions focused on combating terrorism, the situation in Iraq, economic and democratic reforms, and Saleh's trip. News of K [...]
2005-08-01 15:12:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PTER KDEM KMCA KMPI KPAL IZ YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA2122ROYG SUPPORTS G-4 RESOLUTION ON UNSC EXPANSION, FM
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-02 14:24:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP KUNR YM UNGA
05SANAA2123ROYG UNWILLING TO ACCEPT RETURN OF GTMO DETAINEES
[...] (C) DCM delivered ref A and B notifications of Yemeni GTMO detainees scheduled to come before the Administrative Review Board (ARB) on August 2 to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman, along with ref C demarche points "speaking out about GTMO and detainees." ---------------------------- NE [...]
2005-08-02 14:29:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER KAWC YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2129AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS,
[...] (C) Summary. On August 3 Ambassador discussed the aftermath of the oil price hikes and next steps for ROYG economic reform and anti-corruption with Foreign Minister Qirbi. Discussions also focused on the return of Yemeni detainees from GTMO and Saleh's November meeting with President Bush. [...]
2005-08-03 13:15:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER OVIP KMPI YM KMCC KWAC ECON COM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA213PRESIDENT SALEH SAYS YEMEN WILL VOTE WITH US ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-07 14:37:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PARM KNNP YM
05SANAA2151YEMEN FIGHTS TERRORIST FINANCING WITH LIMITED
[...] (C) Summary. Yemen has a strong legal framework and considerable political will to combat terrorist financing, but is hampered by insufficient resources and a poorly organized banking sector. Although the volume of transactions is low, terrorists take advantage of the largely unregulated Yem [...]
2005-08-06 14:38:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKVPR ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA2162HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR NEW CHIEF OF YEMENI
[...] (SBU) Summary. Amidst calls of "Enough corruption! Enough plundering!" and "Let's put unity back on track," the Yemen Socialist Party (YSP),Yemen's third most influential political party, concluded its Fifth Annual Conference on July 31. The conference wrapped up with the election of a new s [...]
2005-08-07 12:35:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KMCA KMPI KWMN YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2165EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 8/7/05
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-08 05:21:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC
05SANAA2206TERROR TRIAL UPDATE: SIX AQ DEFENDANTS SENTENCED
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 8, the Sanaa Special Penal Court concluded the trial of eight suspected Al-Qaeda members for planning an attack on the Italian and British embassies as well as the Sanaa French Cultural Center (reftel). Five of the eight defendants were found guilty of "conspiracy to [...]
2005-08-10 13:27:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL YM AESC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2320EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 8/14/05
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-14 14:05:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC
05SANAA2412MHR SOSWA REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR UNDP NOMINATION
[...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Ambassador on August 17, Human Rights Minister Amat al-Alim Soswa asked the USG to support her nomination to the United Nations Development Program Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS). She also briefed Ambassador on a ROYG initiative to increase women in gove [...]
2005-08-21 06:46:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALKDEM KMPI KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2414WHERE DOES ISLAH'S HEART LIE?
[...] (C) Summary: With the 2006 Presidential and Local Council elections fast approaching, the Yemeni Congregation for Reform, or "Islah" is taking center stage in Yemeni politics. Islah is a coalition of northern tribal interests and the Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood (YMB). The party boasts the hig [...]
2005-08-21 10:41:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KISL KDEM KMPI KMCA YM
05SANAA2416SANAA EAC MEETING 08/21/2005.
[...] (S/NF) Embassy EAC was convened on 8/21/2005. EAC was chaired by the Ambassador and members in attendance were, DCM, POLE, POLM, RSO, CONS, PD, MGT, DAO, OMC, LEGATT, USAID, and CCE. 2. (S/NF) EAC discussed the security situation with regard to ongoing information received concerning the [...]
2005-08-21 14:10:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAADP AEMR AMGT CASC YM EAC
05SANAA2426YEMEN'S THIRD GSM TENDER: CHINESE MAKE AN OFFER
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met August 17 with Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Abdulmalik al-Moalimi to discuss the status of a third tender for a GSM mobile phone operator. Post is advocating for Millicom, which has a vending agreement with Motorola. On August 2, the [...]
2005-08-22 13:24:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM CH ECON COM
05SANAA2461GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel notification of six Yemenis scheduled to go before the Administrative Review Board to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on August 27. Noman accepted the names without comment. Krajeski [...]
2005-08-29 13:08:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2463THE CITY OF TAIZ: WILL THE PHOENIX RISE AGAIN?
[...] Summary: DCM visited the city of Taiz, the third largest city in Yemen to open bids for the the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA)-funded wastewater system project and to meet with civic, NGO, and business leaders on August 8. Taiz stand on the shoulders of trained and passionate NGO, [...]
2005-08-29 13:08:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV SOCI YM COM AORC
05SANAA2468TRANSFER OF GITMO DETAINEE TO YEMEN
[...] (S) At approximately 0930 local (0630Z) on 21 August 2005, Colonel Calvin T. Carlsen, Chief Office of Military Cooperation (OMC),Sana'a, Yemen, met the USAF C-17 at Sana'a International Airport, signed for GITMO detainee (Hamza, Karam Hamis Said (US9YM-000586DP)),and then handed Hamza and h [...]
2005-08-30 04:50:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPGOV PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2469SANAA EAC MEETING 08/28/2005.
[...] (S/NF) Embassy EAC was convened on 8/28/2005. EAC was chaired by the Ambassador and members in attendance were, DCM, RSO, POLM, POLE, CONS, PD, MGT, DAO, OMC, LEGATT, USAID, and CCE. 2. (S/NF) EAC reviewed the security situation in Sanaa and the provinces. Members reported no new inform [...]
2005-08-30 04:51:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC CASC AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA2487MOD DEMONSTRATES NEW FOUND COOPERATIVE SPIRIT IN
[...] (C) Summary. On August 28, Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) Chief met with Minister of Defense MG Abdallah Ali Aleiwa, Director of Military Intelligence BG Ali Ahmed Al-Sayyani, and Commander of the Yemen Special Operations Forces (YSOF) Colonel Ahmed Saleh. At the behest of President Sa [...]
2005-08-31 11:56:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2507SALEH COOPERATIVE ON CT, LOOKS FOR ECONOMIC REWARDS
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador met President Saleh September 4 in preparation for APHAS/CT Townsend's September 6 visit to Yemen, and Saleh's November trip to Washington. Ambassador said the highest priorities for discussion include CT and security cooperation, economic reform and development, and [...]
2005-09-05 12:26:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MASS ECON PARM YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2528GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION
[...] (C) On September 7, poloff delivered ref A notification to DFM Mustafa Noman on the pending transfer of one Yemeni detainee determined to no longer pose a threat. Noman anticipated that the ROYG would accept his return without issue as with the previous transferee (ref C),but would forward [...]
2005-09-07 13:01:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2529ISOLATING SYRIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel on isolating Syria at the UNGA to DFM Mustafa Noman on September 5. Noman responded that it was "politically impossible" to refuse if SARG requested a meeting, but would encourage more "transparency and cooperation" on Iraq and Lebanon. Krajeski [...]
2005-09-07 13:01:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER SY YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA2531DCM VISITS MUKALLA, ENCOURAGES SUPPORT FOR COAST
[...] (C) On August 30, DCM visited the eastern port city of Mukalla to encourage regional support for the planned expansion of the Yemeni Coast Guard (YCG). In meetings with the Hadramaut governor, MOI Chief of Security, and Eastern Military Region Deputy Commander, DCM stressed the importance of [...]
2005-09-07 14:53:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS ENRG YM MARITIME SECURITY
05SANAA2556PM BAJAMMAL ON GSM TENDER: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MONEY
[...] (C) Summary. On September 5, Ambassador discussed the status of Yemen's GSM mobile phone tender with PM Bajammal. He emphasized the importance of a transparent tendering process for attracting American business and for the country's overall investment climate. Bajammal responded directly tha [...]
2005-09-10 13:20:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI CH YM ECON COM
05SANAA2573SANAA EAC MEETING 09/11/2005.
[...] (S/NF) Embassy EAC was convened on 9/11/2005. EAC was chaired by the Ambassador and members in attendance were, DCM, RSO, POLM, POLE, CONS, PD, MGT, DAO, OMC, LEGATT, USAID, and CCE. 2. (S/NF) EAC reviewed the security situation in Sanaa and agreed that while there was no new threat info [...]
2005-09-11 14:50:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC CASC AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA2580GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATIONS
[...] (C) On September 11, poloff delivered ref A notification on the continued detention of two Yemenis and ref B and C notifications on four Yemenis scheduled to go before the Administrative Review Board to DFM Mustafa Noman. Noman accepted the names without comment. Krajeski [...]
2005-09-12 11:43:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2604SANAA EAC MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On 09/12/05, core EAC met to discuss RefTel received after regular work hours. Members in attendance were DCM, RSO, POLM, OMC. 2. (S/NF) Members discussed the veracity of the RefTel and the potential impact on post operations. Core EAC decided that while the information was sketchy [...]
2005-09-13 14:00:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER PREL YM EAC
05SANAA268SANAA EAC MEETING 02/06/2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-08 14:46:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER YM EAC
05SANAA276HARSHER SENTENCES AWARDED AND APPEALS REJECTED IN
[...] (U) In the Yemeni legal system, both defense and prosecution can appeal a ruling. On February 6 a Sanaa Appellate Court resentenced one defendant to death (from a ten year sentence),awarded harsher sentences for two defendants and upheld the sentences of the remaining defendants in the group [...]
2005-02-12 06:52:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL ASEC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2764GTMO NOTIFICATION DELIVERED, ROYG STILL UNSURE OF
[...] (C) On September 13, DCM delivered notification on the continued detention of three Yemenis (ref A) to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman. Noman accepted the names without comment. 2. (C) DCM also inquired on ROYG acceptance of an additional no-longer enemy combatant (ref B). Noman sai [...]
2005-09-17 11:46:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2766WILL SALEH'S SUCCESSOR PLEASE STAND UP?
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-17 12:29:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNKDEM KMCA KMPI PGOV PINR PREL PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2767DFM EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER KIDNAPPING OF
[...] (C) Summary: On September 13, DFM Mustafa Noman briefed DCM on the recent kidnapping and assault of his close friend, journalist Jamal Amer. Noman also shared his concerns that his perceived support for Amer angered President Saleh, who reportedly encouraged Zindani to publicly attack Noman. [...]
2005-09-17 13:14:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV ECON PHUM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA277DECLINING OIL AND PARLIAMENTARY INTERVENTION
[...] (C) Summary: Yemen's oil production is steadily declining, and may drop below 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) in 2005. (Note: Production reached a high of 490,000 bpd in 2003.) Mismanagement of existing oil fields accelerates production and could serve to reduce long-term yields. Current explor [...]
2005-02-12 06:54:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEPET KCOR ECON YM COM ENERGY
05SANAA2778SANAA EAC MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On 09/18/05, EAC met to discuss RefTel's A and B. Members in attendance were AMB, DCM, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, MO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, AND CCE. 2. (S/NF) Members discussed RefTel A, JEDDAH, Lessons Learned-Follow Up. RSO specifically addressed para 7, which directed RSO's to r [...]
2005-09-18 14:45:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA2796AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO MUKALLA SPARKS REQUESTS FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On September 12-13, Ambassador visited the Hadramaut governorate capital and port city of Mukalla. In meetings with the Deputy Commander of the Eastern Military Region, university faculty, NGO activists and political and business leaders, Ambassador was repeatedly urged to increa [...]
2005-09-21 10:39:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS ENRG KMPI YM MARITIME SECURITY ECON COM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2820DCM HOSTS SMALL GROUP OF YEMENI JOURNALISTS TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met on September 20 with seven journalists, the DCM, two emboffs, and representatives of three European donor states at the home of the DCM to listen to members of the Yemeni press corps give voice to concerns in the wake of the recent incidents involving kidnapping, [...]
2005-09-24 14:16:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALOIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2844SHOW ME THE MONEY: CHINESE WIN YEMEN'S GSM TENDER,
[...] (C) Summary. On September 21, Yemen's Cabinet officially awarded the third GSM license to Chinese-owned Unitel for its bid of USD 149 million. The decision came as no surprise; ROYG officials had made clear that the financial offer outweighed all other considerations. Many doubts remain, ho [...]
2005-09-27 07:06:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI YM CH ECON COM
05SANAA2848SALEH PARDONS AL-HOUTHI SUPPORTERS
[...] (C) Summary. On the anniversary of Yemen's revolution against the Imam, President Saleh announced a surprise amnesty for supporters of the slain radical cleric Hussein al-Houthi. Saleh also promised compensation to the family of the royal family, deposed in 1962. The decisions were linked b [...]
2005-09-27 12:41:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PINR YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2867TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-01 14:34:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN KVPR YM TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2920PARLIAMENT FLEXES MUSCLES, CHALLENGES ROYG ON
[...] (C) Summary. In its last session, Yemen's Parliament asserted its constitutional authority in unprecedented fashion, summoning ministers for questioning, challenging ROYG corruption, and even passing original legislation. Parliamentarians also took aim at the Speaker, Sheikh Abdullah al-Ahmar [...]
2005-10-10 12:17:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KMPI KMCA YM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA2957RECORD OIL REVENUES FOR YEMEN -- WHERE HAS THE
[...] (C) Summary. In September, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) submitted a record supplementary budget to Parliament for approval, totaling 50 percent of the original 2005 budget. As a result of higher than expected oil revenues and the lifting of fuel subsidies, Yemen is showing a revenue surplus [...]
2005-10-12 11:28:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ECON KMCA KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2988YEMEN-IRAQ: NO EVIDENCE OF AN EXTRADITION TREATY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-17 05:34:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER CJAN IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3048SANAA EAC MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On 10/23/05, EAC met to discuss RefTel. Members in attendance were AMB, DCM, MO, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, FPD and CCE. 2.(S/NF) EAC discussed RefTel A which concerned the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between State and DoD concerning security of DoD personnel [...]
2005-10-23 14:04:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA3093GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION
[...] (C) On October 23, Poloff delivered reftel notification to Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi on the continued detention of eleven Yemenis. Al-Dhabi accepted the names without comment. Krajeski [...]
2005-10-24 14:00:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA315SANAA EAC MEETING 02/13/2005
[...] (S/NF) Begin Summary - The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on February 13, 2005, to discuss a recent report about two individuals who are in custody after a belt laden with explosives, for placement around a persons waist, was turned in at a police station on Tuesday, 8 February 2005. EAC [...]
2005-02-15 12:33:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3160DEMOCRACY CENTRAL THEME AT LATE NIGHT RAMADAN SOCIAL GATHERINGS
[...] (U) Summary. DCM and Poloffs attended Ramadan late night social sessions during which party hacks, sheikhs, journalists and academics spanning the Yemeni political spectrum voiced strong opinions on the problems with democratization in Yemen and how the U.S. could help. Participants from all p [...]
2005-10-30 08:41:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM PTER
05SANAA3167 YEMEN AND AVIAN FLU - LONG ON STRATEGY - SHORT ON
[...] SUMMARY: A/DCM Tom Burke, accompanied by USAID's Senior Health Advisor in Yemen, Dr. Ahmed Attieg, met with Yemeni Public Health Deputy Minister, Dr. Majid al-Gunaid at his request on 10/17/2005, at which he discussed Yemen state of preparations to respond to the Avian Flu Influenza. Deputy [...]
2005-10-30 14:16:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA KPAO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI YM WHO AID COM ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA3171REACTIONS TO MEHLIS REPORT: MOSTLY NOT THERE
[...] (U) Summary: Government newspapers took the lead, covering and commenting on the October 20 UN Mehlis report implicating Syrian and Lebanese security officials in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minster Rafiq Hariri. While op-eds in the official press took no stance on the report, t [...]
2005-10-31 14:46:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO YM SY UNSC
05SANAA3184BREAKING FAST WITH FRIENDS IN SANAA
[...] SUMMARY: Early in the month, Ambassador hosted an iftar for 120 key contacts and expressed his appreciation of Ramadan as a month of introspection. During the month, the Public Affairs section and a local non-governmental organization co-sponsored several iftars for a marginalized group of [...]
2005-11-01 11:11:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA3185EXIT HUNT: YEMEN MOVES TO NATIONALIZE OIL
[...] (C) Summary: On October 17, Yemen's Cabinet announced that it would not renew Hunt's contract for oil production in Block 18, and would instead award it to the Yemeni-owned Safer Company. Hunt intends to sue the ROYG for violation of contract, and will likely announce legal action to coincide [...]
2005-11-01 11:12:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET YM ENERGY COM
05SANAA3187ASSAULT ON TWO JOURNALISTS: NEWEST CASE IN SPATE
[...] (U) Summary: On October 29, Moujeeb Sweileh, a cameraman with the "Al-Arabiya" news channel, and Najib Al-Sharai, from "Al-Akhbariya," were assaulted by ROYG security forces while attempting to cover a strike at a textile factory in Sanaa. The attack is just one of a long string of physical and [...]
2005-11-01 12:35:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KMPI KMCA YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA3189SANAA EAC MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On 11/01/05, EAC met to discuss threat information contained in RefTel. Members in attendance were AMB, DCM, MO, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, FPD and CCE. 2.(S/NF) EAC discussed threat information received by SIMO of possible terrorist attacks in Aden during the [...]
2005-11-01 14:21:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA3206MOPIC PLAYS SHELL GAME WITH USDA $60 MILLION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met with Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Sofan on October 17, to convey USG's serious and growing concerns about the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food aid programs in Yemen. Ambassador told Sofan that USDA is sending a compliance team shortly to investigate and [...]
2005-11-02 12:57:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID YM ECON COM
05SANAA3287DFM SHARES VIEWS ON SALEH VISIT, FORUM FOR THE
[...] (C) During a November 14 meeting with DCM, Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi shared his views on President Saleh's visit to Washington and the recent Forum for the Future conference in Bahrain. Al-Dhabi was optimistic about Saleh's meetings with President Bush and others, saying the [...]
2005-11-22 06:15:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM YM
05SANAA3290YEMEN INFORMATION ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
[...] (U) Summary: This cable describes ROYG preparations and capabilities in the event of an avian influenza pandemic; responses are keyed to reftel questions. End Summary. 2. Preparedness/Communication -- Does the government have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from bec [...]
2005-11-22 06:18:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL YM ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA3349MOD SHOWS INTEREST IN WEAPONS INVENTORY CONTROL
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 21 meeting, Office of Military Cooperation Chief and DATT briefed Minister of Defense MG Abdullah Ali Aliwa on a proposed weapons inventory control system. OMC Chief explained the basic concept of the system and reiterated USG willingness to assist in its imple [...]
2005-11-26 13:17:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA335SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S FOR GLOBAL AFFAIR
[...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky to Yemen February 23-25. You will meet with President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning International Cooperation Ahm [...]
2005-02-18 14:13:00Embassy SanaaSECRETOVIP PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KMPI ECON EAID PREF PHUM GTIP COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM TRAFFICKING PERSONS
05SANAA3364PRESIDENT SALEH, AFTER WASHINGTON VISIT: "I GET
[...] (C) Summary: President Saleh told Ambassador that he has taken to heart the messages he heard in Washington from President Bush, Secretary Rice, MCC/CEO Danelovich, World Bank Wolfowitz and others. He said that he had convoked his cabinet upon his return and demanded a plan of action to respon [...]
2005-11-27 09:45:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL SY YE DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA3397SANAA EAC MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On 12/04/05, EAC convened to discuss security environment. Members in attendance were AMB, DCM, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, CONS, LEGATT, MO, FPD and CCE. 2. (S/NF) EAC members reported no new threats to Embassy personnel. EAC did note recent reports of minor conflicts in the north [...]
2005-12-04 13:33:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA3430LTG WHITCOMB DISCUSSES MILITARY COOPERATION WITH
[...] (C). Summary. Visiting U.S. ARCENT Commander LTG Whitcomb met with the Ministers of Defense and Interior on November 29. Both Ministers expressed their gratitude for USG assistance in strengthening Yemen's ability to combat terrorism. LTG Whitcomb thanked the ROYG for its support in the GW [...]
2005-12-10 07:52:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3439COUNTER-TERRORISM TRAINING AND ADVISOR RESPONSE -
[...] RSO has explored the utility of establishing an Investigative Counter-Terrorism Training and Advisor Program (ITP) in Sanaa and recommended to the AMB, DCM and Country Team that post not pursue the program, at this time. 2. ATA and RSO Sanaa have offered training courses to the host governm [...]
2005-12-11 05:00:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3441DCM REGISTERS CONCERN ABOUT ZINDANI TRAVEL AND
[...] (C) In a December 11 meeting, DCM told Deputy FonMin Mohy al-Din al-Dhabi that the USG is very concerned that Abdul Majid al-Zindani had traveled outside of Yemen, in an apparent contravention of sanctions placed on him by the UN Security Council's 1267 Committee. DCM said that Embassy and W [...]
2005-12-12 04:16:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA3442DCM PRESSES MFA ON GTMO DETAINEE TRANSFER AND
[...] (C) DCM called on Deputy FonMin Mohy al-Din al-Dhabi on December 10 to press for an answer to Embassy's November 21 diplomatic note proposing the transfer of 13 Yemenis from Guantanamo Bay to Yemen (ref A). Al-Dhabi reiterated FonMin Qirbi's assurance to DAS Gordon Gray on December 3 that the [...]
2005-12-12 04:18:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PTER KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3454YEMEN OFFERS TO HOST FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
[...] (U) The Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) has offered to host the Foundation for the Future headquarters. In a meeting between Deputy FonMin Mohy al-Din al-Dhabi and DCM, as well as via a dip note, the ROYG offered to cover the costs of providing a facility and local staff, promising also [...]
2005-12-12 07:45:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL YM
05SANAA3460SOMALI REFUGEES PROTEST UNHCR TREATMENT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (U) Summary. Since November 9, over 500 Somali refugees have been protesting in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) HQ in Sanaa. Encouraged by rumors that the USG soon will accept 70,000 Somali refug [...]
2005-12-12 14:21:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM YM SO GTIP
05SANAA347FM ON ARAB LEAGUE AND REFORMS: CHALLENGE IS TO GET
[...] (C) Although the GOE has postponed the planned March 3 Arab League - G-8 Ministerial, Ambassador asked FM Qirbi for his views on the meeting and Arab League attitudes on BMENA (reftel). Qirbi said he believed the agenda for the March 3 meeting (now expected to occur following the March 22-23 A [...]
2005-02-21 10:48:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO KMPI KDEM YM
05SANAA348AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES ROYG SUPPORT FOR IRAQI
[...] (C) On February 21 Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Qirbi, stressing that he hoped the ROYG would move quickly and vocally to support the new government and the constitutional process. Qirbi replied that a February 20 ruling GPC party communique states "the ROYG hopes [...]
2005-02-21 10:48:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL IZ YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA419YEMEN TERROR TRIALS UPDATE: COLE DEATH SENTENCE
[...] (C) Summary. On 2/26 the Sanaa Appellate Court commuted the death sentence of U.S.S. Cole defendant Jamal Badawi to 15 years in prison and upheld the death sentence for Abd al-Rahim Nashiri (ref a). On 2/27 Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Sharaf al-Mahbashi along with Lead Prosecutor Saeed [...]
2005-02-28 13:09:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL YM AESC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA421GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD PROCEEDINGS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-01 04:02:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA426SALEH - AL-AHMAR TENSIONS PORTEND THE LAUNCH OF A
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-01 09:44:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA433DEMARCHE ON SCHROEDER VISIT TO YEMEN DELIVERED TO
[...] (C) Ambassador met with German Ambassador to Yemen, Frank Marcus Mann, on February 27 to discuss the upcoming visit of German Chancellor Schroeder. The German Ambassador shared the main issues Schroeder will focus on, encouraging continued ROYG CT efforts and supporting democratization effor [...]
2005-03-02 05:06:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA461U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF PLANNING
[...] (C) Summary. On February 24, Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky urged Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Planning and International Cooperation Ahmed Sofan to use the MCC threshold process to Yemen's full advantage and implement serious anti-corruption measures. Sofan repl [...]
2005-03-04 13:02:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KMPI KDEM EAID ECON EFIN YM COM
05SANAA462U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. On February 24 Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky thanked Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi for Yemen's partnership in the Global War on Terrorism and encouraged the ROYG to expand intelligence sharing cooperation with the USG. In response to the FM's complaint [...]
2005-03-04 13:02:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID ECON KMPI KDEM PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM
05SANAA545ISLAH: IN FOR A PEACEFUL STRUGGLE
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 meeting with Islah (Reform) party senior officials, Ambassador and DCM discussed economic reform, corruption, and the need for dialogue with the West. Islah General Secretary Mohammed Abdullah al-Yadoumi, Deputy General Secretary Abdul Wahab al-Anisi, Head of the P [...]
2005-03-08 10:20:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA564SALEH SAYS FROM NOW ON NO MORE WEAPONS DEALS USING
[...] (U) This is an action request for NEA/ARPI. See para. 12. 2. (S) Summary. Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to President Saleh on March 10. In a classic Saleh move to put his interlocutors on the defensive, the Yemeni President opened with a theatrical tirade on the latest Human Rights [...]
2005-03-12 07:26:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL ETTC PARM PHUM IZ SA SR YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA577YEMEN: SYRIA OUT OF LEBANON, IN DUE TIME
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Foreign Minister Qirbi on March 11. Ambassador conveyed the U.S. demand for full compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 1559, calling for a complete Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon, including the Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) pr [...]
2005-03-13 15:31:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PARM PTER OVIP LE SY ET ER YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA580SALEH WISHES TO CONVEY HIS COMMITMENT ON SA/LW
[...] (S) Following up on his 3/10 meeting with Ambassador and DCM, during which he made a pledge to ban once and for all the importation of weapons by independent arms dealers, President Saleh has requested a phone conversation with President Bush in order to personally convey to him his commitment [...]
2005-03-14 11:43:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPINR PREL PTER YE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA589CHILD MARRIAGE IN YEMEN: HALF THE CHILDREN ARE
[...] This message is in response to reftel questions on child marriage in Yemen, see para. 4. 2. The legal age of marriage in Yemen is 15. UNICEF estimates that approximately 41 percent of Yemeni children under the age of 15 are married. According the USAID-funded Development and Health Survey [...]
2005-03-15 08:38:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN YM
05SANAA602TURNING SWORDS INTO PLOUGHSHARES: YEMEN'S CHIEF OF
[...] (S) During a 3/15 meeting with General Gassemi, Chief of Staff of the armed forces of Yemen, DCM, DATT and OMC presented Gassemi with recently released photos and serial numbers of the weapons found on two of the Jedda Consulate attackers in December. DCM briefed Gassemi on the conversations t [...]
2005-03-16 04:39:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPINR PREL PTER COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA651MOI ALIMI: WE GOT THE SA/LW MESSAGE
[...] (S) On March 16, Ambassador and DCM briefed Minister of Interior Rashad al-Alimi on the March 10 conversation with President Saleh concerning SA/LW (reftel A). Alimi replied that the ROYG shares U.S. concerns over this issue and confirmed that his Ministry received a copy of the President's l [...]
2005-03-19 13:46:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL ETTC PARM PHUM IZ SA YM
05SANAA652DFM ON SA/LW, SYRIA AND IMPRISONED JOURNALIST
[...] (S) Summary: On March 16, DCM delivered refs A-C demarches to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustapha Noman and held a wide-ranging conversation on recent U.S.-ROYG discussions on SA/LW, Syria, and imprisoned journalist Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani. Suggesting continued follow-up on the SA/LW issue, Noman [...]
2005-03-20 03:51:00Embassy SanaaSECRETASEC PTER PREL PHUM SY LE IR IZ DEMARCHE
05SANAA690SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
[...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? There are not organized, clearly defined communities as such, but ad hoc groupings of Yemeni fundamentalists and/or some members [...]
2005-03-23 11:22:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER
05SANAA723SANAA EAC MEETING - 27 MARCH 2005
[...] (S/NF) Summary: CDA Nabeel Khoury, convened an EAC meeting on March 27, 2005, to discuss a litany of recent security concerns to include security at the hotels in Aden, recent threats from Yemen citizens who have lost family members in Iraq, as well as a review of general security concerns [...]
2005-03-29 09:17:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA860CORE EAC MEETING SANAA-02 APRIL 2005
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador convened a core EAC meeting on April 02, 2005, to review updates on recent incidents and threat reporting. EAC members were asked to make recommendations concerning the need to reduce the number of temporary personnel and other measures to reduce Embassy personnel's [...]
2005-04-04 05:40:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA863SANAA EAC MEETING - 03 APRIL 2005
[...] (S/NF) Summary: AMB convened an EAC on 03 April, 2005 to discuss recent security threats. RMAS briefed EAC on threat information of a sensitive nature involving an unidentified arab male in Sana,a who is apparently in the final stages of attack planning against " American leaders" in Yeme [...]
2005-04-04 13:25:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA875SANAA EAC MEETING 04/05/2005
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador Thomas Krajeski convened an EAC meeting on April 5, 2005, to discuss the possible threat and review security measures taken by the Embassy and community. The RSO briefed the EAC about another grenade attack in central Sanaa (see paragraph 5),earlier in the day, against a [...]
2005-04-06 13:26:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA891SANAA EAC MEETING 04/09/2005
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador Thomas Krajeski convened an EAC meeting on April 5, 2005, to discuss the possible threat and review security measures taken by the Embassy and community. EAC members recommended continuation of security measures in line with those delineated in REFTEL B, to include a restr [...]
2005-04-10 10:00:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA892EB ECT DAS AMBASSADOR GROSS'S YEMENI TELECOM
[...] (C) Summary. EB ICT DAS Ambassador David Gross's March 24-26 visit to Yemen came at a crucial juncture for the development of information and communications technology (ICT). With the introduction of GSM technology four years ago, the ROYG opened the wireless sector to private investment. M [...]
2005-04-10 12:45:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ECPS EIND EINV ETTC KMPI PINR YM ECON COM ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA893EB ICT DAS AMBASSADOR GROSS'S MEETINGS WITH ROYG
[...] (U) Summary. EB ICT DAS Ambassador David Gross raised the prospect of an independent telecom regulator and advanced AID proposals for rural internet development with ROYG officials on March 26. His discussions with the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (MOTIT) and the [...]
2005-04-10 12:47:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECPS EFIN EIND EINV ETTC KMPI PGOV PINR YM ECON COM ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA894SALEH DISCUSSES SECURITY CONCERNS WITH AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary. President Saleh convoked Ambassador the morning of April 9 to discuss renewed fighting in Saada. Saleh immediately launched into requests for USG political and military support for ROYG efforts to defeat al-Houthi rebels in the north. Reiterating an argument he used during last [...]
2005-04-10 13:46:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MASS KPAO YM COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA895SANAA EAC MEETING 04/10/2005
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador Thomas Krajeski convened an EAC meeting on April 10, 2005, to review the current threat and security measures in light of that threat. The EAC agreed that current threat indicators now point to a mid to long term, not imminent, threat and recommendation of opening the Emb [...]
2005-04-10 13:56:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA903SOSWA MEETS DCM ON THE 2004 HRR
[...] (C) Summary: Amidst heavy ROYG criticism of the 2004 U.S. Human Rights Report, Human Rights Minister Amat al-Alim al-Soswa delivered a 49-page ROYG response to the report to DCM April Soswa took the opportunity to express her own less critical feelings on the report, and share her Ministry's [...]
2005-04-11 13:30:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KMPI YM KMCC DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA906GRENADE ATTACKS IN SANAA PERSIST AMID SAADA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Amidst reports of escalating fighting in Saada, six grenade attacks against military personnel were reported in downtown Sanaa in the past ten days. Accounts of the attacks, which are sporadic and sometimes conflicting, indicate that this violence is Saada related, perpetrated [...]
2005-04-12 04:12:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA912SANAA EAC MEETING 04/11/2005
[...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on April 11, 2005, to review the current threat, ongoing security measures and to discuss reverse trip wires. The EAC agreed that current threat indicators continue to point to a mid to long term threat for the community. The Ambass [...]
2005-04-12 11:03:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA923SALEH ON KANAAN: WE'VE GOT HIM!!
[...] (S) In a conference call with Ambassador and DCM, President Ali Abdallah Saleh informed us last night, Tuesday, April 12, that suspected terrorist Kanaan has been caught. Saleh began with, "You know this man Kanaan who has been threatening you and for whose sake you closed down your embassy? W [...]
2005-04-13 10:29:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPINR PREL PTER YE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA926NOTICE OF GTMO ARB PROCEEDING DELIVERED TO ROYG.
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-13 11:47:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KAWC YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA93DEAL CUT ON YEMEN'S BUDGET -- FOR NOW
[...] (C) Summary: In a rare roll-call vote on January 5, Parliament approved Yemen's 2005 budget while striking a deal with the Government that postpones the lifting of oil and gas subsidies pending the Government's implementation of several wide-reaching economic reforms demanded by Parliament. W [...]
2005-01-15 05:49:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KMPI YM KGOR COM
05SANAA930MEDIA REACTION TO ROUNDTABLE ON THE U.S. HUMAN
[...] SUMMARY: Post hosted a roundtable discussion March 24 to discuss with emeni stakeholders local reactions to the realease of the 2004 Human Rights Report (HRR). The event, co-sponsored by the Yemeni Center for Human Rights (a local NGO) was attended by civil society representatives and various [...]
2005-04-13 12:05:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM
05SANAA949ROYG DECLARES END TO AL-HOUTHI REBELLION: SAADA
[...] (U) Summary. The ROYG claimed that it has ended the al-Houthi uprising in Saada, but isolated clashes continue. Initial casualty estimates show 280 killed from both sides in less than two weeks of clashes, but such figures may rise as more facts come to light. The main rebel leaders escaped [...]
2005-04-16 10:44:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPINR PREL PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA955SANAA EAC MEETING 04/11/2005
[...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on April 13, 2005, to review the current threat, ongoing security measures and approve reverse trip wires. President Saleh informed the Ambassador that Kanaan had been captured along with several of his top associates and Yemen f [...]
2005-04-16 12:15:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA968SANAA EAC MEETING 04/17/2005
[...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened a general EAC meeting on April 17, 2005, to review the current threat assessment and to consider changes to post travel restrictions. The EAC determined that the threat condition remains as described in reftel A, with no specific information sugg [...]
2005-04-18 11:30:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA972NOTICE OF GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-18 12:59:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER YM KWAC DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA99GENERAL ABIZAID MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. General Abizaid met with Minister of Defense Alaiwa and Chief of Staff Qassemi on January 4. Abizaid briefed Alaiwa on current USG priorities in the region: The political transition in Iraq, continued worldwide pressure on al-Qaida, and resumption of the Peace Process. Alaiwa rai [...]
2005-01-16 10:57:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPREL MASS MCAP PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA998SANAA EAC MEETING 20 APRIL 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-21 04:27:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNAMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANJOSE1746BORDER DISPUTE WITH NICARAGUA THREATENS TO FLARE
[...] (C) In an August 1 meeting with Charge and acting DCM, Foreign Minister Roberto Tovar said that the dispute over the navigational rights of Costa Rican police on the San Juan River threatens again to disrupt relations between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Tovar noted that the three-year "truce" o [...]
2005-08-04 14:46:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL PINR ETRD CS NU
05SANJOSE1785SPEAKING OUT IN COSTA RICA ON GITMO AND DETAINEES
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Charge and A/DCM discussed reftel points at length with Foreign Minster Tovar on August 1, and left a copy with him as a non-paper. We will follow up with other officials at the Foreign Ministry as well as with the Ministry of Public Security where our common i [...]
2005-08-08 21:01:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO CS
05SANJOSE2249COSTA RICA'S POSITION PAPER ON THE BORDER DISPUTE
[...] (C) While Costa Rican Foreign Minister Roberto Tovar and Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Norman Caldera met in San Jose September 27 to discuss the San Juan River border dispute, the Costa Rican MFA sent the following position paper to the U.S. and British (as current EU president) embassies. The [...]
2005-09-28 10:13:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL PINR ETRD CS NU
05SANJOSE2265FOREIGN MINISTER TOVAR BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minsiter Tovar told diplomats in San Jose that Costa Rica had no alternative to filing a case in the ICJ to vindicate its rights to free navigation on the San Juan River. He said that going to the court was not a hostile or unfriendly act and that retaliation on the part o [...]
2005-09-29 23:21:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL PINR ETRD CS NU
05SANJOSE2565HUMAN INTELLIGENCE THREAT REVIEW FOR U.S. EMBASSY
[...] (S/NF) Per request in reftel, Charge chaired a meeting of the Counter Intelligence Working Group (CIWG) to review and discuss the Human Intelligence (HUMINT) threat level at Post. Attending the CIWG were Charge, A/DCM, RSO, DEA Country Attache, ODR Chief and SIMO Chief. CIWG agrees that the [...]
2005-11-04 19:23:00Embassy San JoseSECRETASEC
05SANJOSE488COSTA RICA'S 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Following is Embassy San Jose's submission for the 2004 annual anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to sections outlined in reftel, with the first paragraph beginning at 18A. Post's POC for the report is Political Officer Janae Cooley. Telephone number: (506) 5 [...]
2005-02-28 18:38:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PGOV SMIG KWMN KFRD KCRM PREL ELAB ASEC CS
05SANSALVADOR2060EL SALVADOR: POORLY-ATTENDED FMLN "PRIMARIES"
[...] (C) Although FMLN leaders were hesitant to provide exact numbers of voters at each polling place, it appeared that only about one-third of eligible party activists bothered to participate in Sunday's primaries for March 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections. In San Salvador, it wa [...]
2005-07-19 20:09:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR2126EL SALVADORS'S EVOLVING FOREIGN POLICY - ARAB
[...] (C) Summary: Following a July 20 visit by Morocco's Health Minister, leading daily "La Prensa Grafica" led July 25 with a 3-page spread detailing El Salvador's evolving political strategy and rapprochement with the Middle East. The article discussed El Salvador's hopes of gaining an ECOSOC, o [...]
2005-07-27 20:35:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IS MO QA BA ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2144EL SALVADOR: LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY APPROVES IRAQ DEPLOYMENT EXTENSION
[...] (SBU) El Salvador's Legislative Assembly voted late July 28 to extend troop deployment to Iraq for an additional year. The vote provides the legal basis for the planned August 11 departure of the fifth contingent of 380 troops, and would cover a sixth contingent, should President Saca decide to ke [...]
2005-07-29 15:23:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR IZ ES
05SANSALVADOR2220EL SALVADOR: GITMO DETAINEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-10 11:49:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAO PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2333EL SALVADOR: DIALOGUE WITH TAIWAN ON PRC ACTIVITIES
[...] (C) This cable is in response to questions posed in reftel C. Embassy will reply to reftel B request for information on Chinese activities septel. 2. (C) El Salvador is one of the 26 countries that maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Both to nurture this relationship and to conti [...]
2005-08-22 12:03:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPREL ECON ES CH TW
05SANSALVADOR2357WIRE TRANSFER COMPANIES USED IN MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] (U) On August 17, 2005, the Salvadoran police (PNC) arrested Panamanian national Luis Pinto for allegedly laundering US$75,000 a day through Salvadoran wire transfer companies since March of 2004. Participants in the scheme, using false identities, wired money from the United States to fictit [...]
2005-08-24 11:39:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEFIN SNAR KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR2391EL SALVADOR: RETURNING TROOPS RELATE POSITIVE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Having been relieved by a fifth rotationof troops deployed to Iraq in support of coalition forces, El Salvador's fourth contingent returned to El Salvador August 24-25. Notwithstanding the loss of one of their comrades in a non-combat-related incident, the troops related general [...]
2005-08-26 20:31:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES IZ MARR PGOV PREL
05SANSALVADOR2392AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQ CONTINGENT, COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ VISIT WITH PRESIDENT SACA
[...] (C) Summary: During an August 26 courtesy call on President Saca, the Ambassador praised Saca's commitment to the Iraq effort by sending a fifth Salvadoran contingent, announced that Commerce Secretary Gutierrez would be coming to El Salvador October 21-22, and offered Embassy assistance to the G [...]
2005-08-26 20:53:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KMCA EAID ES
05SANSALVADOR2415EL SALVADOR COMPLAINS ABOUT LACK OF SUPPORT BY
[...] (C) During an August 29 meeting with Polcouns, GOES Vice-Foreign Minister Eduardo Calix expressed frustration with his Central American counterparts for their unwillingness to confront anti-U.S. positions at the August 25-26 Rio Group Meeting in Bariloche. Calix said that "the usual group" o [...]
2005-08-29 21:17:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2425CHAVEZ SOCIAL CHARTER EVENT (EL SALVADOR)
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-30 21:23:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL KSUM SOCI ES
05SANSALVADOR2426CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN EL SALVADOR
[...] (U) The following is provided in response to Ref. B. Summary ------- 2. (C) El Salvador does not have diplomatic relations with China and instead has ties with Taiwan. As a result, official Salvadoran contact with the Chinese is limited. Trade and investment volumes are very low. However, [...]
2005-08-30 21:26:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH ES ESENV
05SANSALVADOR2464EL SALVADOR OFFERS SUPPORT IN HURRICANE KATRINA
[...] During the Ambassador's and DCM's August 31 meeting with Foreign Minister Lainez, President Saca phoned to express his sympathy and solidarity, and to offer whatever assistance possible to the USG and/or affected states. Saca indicated that he would send letters the following day to President [...]
2005-09-06 21:05:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID ES PGOV PREL US HURRICANE KATRINA
05SANSALVADOR2475ACTING DHS U/S BEARDSWORTH MEETS WITH GOES
[...] (C) Summary: On September 2, Acting DHS U/S Beardsworth and Minister of Governance Rene Figueroa met to discuss border and migration issues. The meeting focused on violent (mostly gang members) and non-violent (mostly immigration violators) deportees. GOES officials demanded more background [...]
2005-09-07 15:02:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPINS PREL PTER SOCI KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR2542EL SALVADOR: HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSWOMAN ACCUSED OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ombudswoman for Human Rights (PDDH) Beatrice Carrillo stands accused of misspending up to US$26,000 of public funds. Carillo's eccentric history of inept leadership and alleged instances of malfeasance lend credibility to the accusations. There is little hope for improved [...]
2005-09-13 22:06:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ES
05SANSALVADOR2636AMBASSADOR, INL DAS FARRAR DISCUSS CRIME AND
[...] (C) Summary: On September 20, the Ambassador and INL DAS Jonathan Farrar discussed the relationship between crime and economic development with Vice President Ana Vilma de Escobar. Vice President Escobar outlined the government's efforts to promote investment and economic growth, emphasizin [...]
2005-09-22 21:21:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEINV ES KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL INL
05SANSALVADOR2644HOME USE ONLY CD-ROM FOR LES
[...] The following information is provided in response to the request made in Para. 7 of reftel: SAN SALVADOR DCM, ECONOFF, FCSO, and IMO ---------------------------------------- Deputy Chief of Mission: Michael Butler Economic Officer: David Krzywda FCSO: Mary Boscia IMO: Dale Rice Complian [...]
2005-09-23 15:36:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKVIR AADP ACOA ASEC AMGT OIIP KRIM KPAO ES
05SANSALVADOR2680INCENTIVES FOR GOES COOPERATION AND REGIONAL
[...] (C) Officials at the highest levels of the Government of El Salvador have, thus far, responded positively (ref. b) to Post demarche on DHS's Secure Border Initiative (SBI),and seem to fully grasp the fact that the USG intends to move very quickly to implement an accelerated deportations prog [...]
2005-09-27 20:20:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG ASEC KFRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2689REGISTERING A BUSINESS IN EL SALVADOR
[...] The World Bank's "Doing Business in 2006" reports that it takes 40 days and about $2,775 to register a limited liability company (corporation) with start-up capital of $23,500 in El Salvador. We believe the process takes 40 days but that the actual cost is only about $775, $2,000 less than t [...]
2005-09-28 20:27:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EINV ES
05SANSALVADOR2796TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO) AND ACTION PLAN
[...] Post is pleased to provide the following information, keyed to Ref. A requests, on coordination of efforts to combat terrorism financing: a. TFCO: Jessica Webster, Economic Counselor, 503-2501-2050, websterjm@state.gov; b. Deputy TFCO: David Krzywda, Economic Officer, 503-2501-2050, krzyw [...]
2005-10-13 16:39:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2811EL SALVADOR HOMICIDES EQUAL 2004 FIGURES/ FINGER POINTING AMONG JUSTICE SECTOR
[...] (C) Summary: On October 14, the Salvadoran National Police released its September monthly homicide report, reflecting that El Salvador had, through the first nine months of this year, nearly equaled total homicide figures for 2004. The report also reflected that September was the second most viole [...]
2005-10-14 21:11:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR EL
05SANSALVADOR2904SECOND DEPORTATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING:
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 21, the joint Embassy-GOES Deportations Working Group met to review issues to be raised by a GOES delegation traveling to Washington to discuss accelerated deportations the week of October 24. The delegation will consist of Governance Vice-Minister Rodrigo Avila, Vice [...]
2005-10-25 15:06:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREF PREL PTER KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR2913AMBASSADOR SEEKS SALVADORAN SUPPORT FOR USG SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez on October 24 to enlist Salvadoran support for concluding an acceptable draft Declaration and Plan of Action for the Summit of the Americas. Ambassador also expressed disappointment over El Salvador's support for the Salaman [...]
2005-10-26 14:55:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV KSUM CU ES
05SANSALVADOR2929ARENA'S SAN SALVADOR MAYORAL CANDIDATE LEADS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With little more than four months to go until the March 2006 municipal and Legislative Assembly elections, the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) party is making a serious effort at regaining the San Salvador mayoralty, held by the left for nearly a decade. A San Salvador [...]
2005-10-27 19:38:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR2930EL SALVADOR'S COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, A WEAK
[...] (C) Summary: El Salvador's supreme audit institution is the Comptroller,s Office (Corte de Cuentas). It is a nominally-independent body charged with reviewing fiscal spending by the public sector, and has been at the center of recent political scandals. The National Conciliation Party (PCN [...]
2005-10-27 20:12:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR ES
05SANSALVADOR2940EL SALVADOR: GOVERNMENT MOVES TOWARD RATIFYING ILO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Longstanding international pressure on El Salvador to ratify International Labor Organization (ILO) Conventions 87 (freedom of association and protection of right to organize) and 98 (right to organize and collective bargaining) appears to have borne fruit; on October 25 Preside [...]
2005-10-28 22:34:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALELAB ES ETRD PGOV PREL
05SANSALVADOR2942Anti-Gang Cooperation Generates Multiple Benefits
[...] SUMMARY: Post persuaded two Salvadoran government organs with a limited history of mutual coordination, the National Civil Police (PNC) and the National Civil Registry (RNPN,) to cooperate on biometrics collection during a five- nation law enforcement operation against members of the Salvado [...]
2005-10-28 23:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHLS CVIS PINS KFRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2964AMBASSADOR RAISES SUMMIT, ETHICS DECREE, FDR
[...] (C) Summary: On October 31, the Ambassador met with President Saca to review GOES support at the upcoming Summit of the Americas, the controversy regarding certification of the moderate left FDR Party, rumors of a new government ethics decree, and Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez recent visit [...]
2005-11-01 18:04:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KSUM KCOR EINV ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR2978SALVADOR HOMICIDE RATE CONTINUES OUT OF CONTROL
[...] (U) Local San Salvador press reported on November 1 that the National Police(PNC) recorded 335 homicides in the month of October 2005. Thus far during the calendar year, 3,115 individuals have been murdered in El Salvador, as violent deaths have increased by thirty-nine percent over 2004. Alt [...]
2005-11-01 22:23:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR ES
05SANSALVADOR3215EL SALVADOR: FDR LOSES BATTLE FOR OFFICIAL STATUS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 27, El Salvador's Supreme Electoral Council (TSE) threw out some 12,000 invalid signatures out of approximately 49,000 total signatures obtained by the moderate FMLN splinter group Revolutionary Democratic Front (FDR) in its efforts to obtain legal recognition as a pa [...]
2005-11-14 23:00:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALES PGOV PREL KCOR ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR3222 SAN SALVADOR'S CLO REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF
[...] Co-CLO Coordinator Monique Reyes FP-6 and other Co-CLO position is currently vacant recruitment is in process; 25 hours per week each. 2. Additional staff: Part-time CLO Assistant Milagros Root FP-9, 20 hours per week. 3. Post Profile A. Agencies served: State (Public Diplomacy, H [...]
2005-11-15 19:25:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKFLO AMGT ES
05SANSALVADOR3422EL SALVADOR: TERRORISM: TRACKING EXPANSION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 16:54:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER PREL ANET ES
05SANSALVADOR3458EL SALVADOR: PRESIDENT SACA PUSHES FOR JANUARY 1
[...] (U) During a December 9 conversation with the DCM, President Saca reiterated El Salvador,s strong support for January 1 entry into force of CAFTA, even if El Salvador is the only country to qualify on that date. Saca promised that El Salvador would have all measures in place by the end of the [...]
2005-12-09 22:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR3544APPEALS COURT AWARDS FORMER MCDONALD'S FRANCHISEE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an unexpected twist in McDonald's ten-year legal battle with former franchisee Servipronto, the Second Court of Appeals ruled on December 7, 2005, that the U.S. fast-food giant had illegally terminated its franchising agreement with Servipronto on July 1, 1996, and therefore [...]
2005-12-21 20:51:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEINV PGOV ECON ES
05SANSALVADOR3560MESSAGE FOR COALITION PARTNERS ON FORCE ADJUSTMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-22 22:35:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ ES
05SANTIAGO1547NATIONAL RENEWAL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PINERA
[...] (U) Summary: National Renewal presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera claimed, before a largely receptive crowd in late June, that the administration that succeeds President Lagos must address deficiencies in economic growth, education, and health care in order for Chile to become a developed [...]
2005-07-19 15:32:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PREL CI
05SANTIAGO1800CODEL COLEMAN MEETS WITH EDUCATION MINISTER BITAR
[...] CODEL Coleman (SFRC Western Hemisphere Chairman Senator Coleman and Senator Martinez and Representative Miller) met with Chilean Education Minister Sergio Bitar in the Minister's office on Thursday, August 25. Ambassador Kelly, DCM Yamauchi, and members of the respective staffs were present. [...]
2005-08-29 21:12:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SCUL PREL CI CODEL
05SANTIAGO1885IN COMPLIANCE DIPLOMACY VISIT, A/S OF VERIFICATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the ongoing Compliance Diplomacy initiative, A/S of Verification and Compliance (VC) Paula A. DeSutter emphasized the importance of Chile as a strategic partner with the capacity to influence key organizations and countries on current topics in arms control and nonpr [...]
2005-09-13 13:52:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPARM PINR PINS PREL KNNP CI
05SANTIAGO2271COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HARRY PONTING AND
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance to Harry Ponting, RM/IRP, and Robert Sutter, Net-Centric Project, Embassy Asuncion, to travel to Chile from November 13-23, 2005 to assist in implementing Post's Net-Centric Diplomacy (NCD) biographic files project. Contact point for you [...]
2005-11-04 14:55:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAINF PGOV PINR OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2378PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT - NOVEMBER 27-DECEMBER
[...] Ambassador Craig Kelly requests permission to be absent from post November 27-December 3, 2005. 2. The purpose of the trip is to attend the WHA Chiefs of Mission Conference and for official consultations while in Washington. 3. Post will fund the transportation costs and the miscella [...]
2005-11-21 14:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER AFIN OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2423AVIAN INFLUENZA - SANTIAGO, UPDATE ON SEC FOR USMC
[...] SUMMARY: The DCM convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at Embassy Santiago on 11/22/05 to discuss the Avian Influenza Trip wires for Chile. The EAC also reviewed final security preparations for the 230th USMC BAll. The meeting was chaired by the DCM with AMB, RAO, E/POL [...]
2005-11-28 15:53:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAGR EAID PREL SENV TBIO AVIAN FLU
05SANTIAGO2574AMBASSADOR REITERATES USG REQUEST FOR CHILE TO
[...] (C) The Ambassador reiterated the USG request (refs b-c) to resettle in Chile protected migrants from the Guantanamo Naval Base during a December 23meeting with Foreign Minister Walker. The Ambassador noted the Embassy had conveyed the requests to the Foreign Ministry in May (ref d) and again [...]
2005-12-27 14:36:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG CU CI
05SANTIAGO2590CHILE: POST TRIPWIRES FOR AVIAN FLU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Santiago continues to develop preparedness measures against avian influenza (AI) through the Emergency Action Committee, chaired by the DCM and composed of the AMB, RAO, EPOL, RSO, DAO, MILGRP, DEA, LEGATT, APHIS, PAO, FCS, CONS, MGT and MSG. This plan includes a desc [...]
2005-12-29 13:17:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR CI
05SANTODOMINGO1453DOMINICAN CONGRESSIONAL BLUSTER LIKELY TO BE
[...] (U) The opposition PRD in the Dominican congress has held up legislative business all this week out of professed indignation against the administration, but President Fernandez is likely to calm them down once he gets back this weekend. A clumsy raid on the offices of former Agriculture Minis [...]
2005-03-11 21:29:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ETRD PHUM KCRM PREL DR CI
05SANTODOMINGO1562DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ STRESSES DANGER OF
[...] (U) Dominican President Leonel Fernandez was host and keynote speaker for a high-level discussion of "The World After Terrorism" on March 14-15. This 12th periodic Plenary Seminar of the Circle of Montevideo, an informal gathering of Latin American former heads of state, was held at Fernand [...]
2005-03-18 18:01:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER DR
05SANTODOMINGO2058DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND CHR-61: EUROPEAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador approached both the French and the British ambassadors here about helping convince President Fernandez to cast the Dominican vote in favor of the draft resolution on Cuba in CHR-61. The Ambassador noted that, despite his repeated and extensive conversations with F [...]
2005-04-13 17:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM CU BO DR
05SANTODOMINGO2080CHR-61: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO VOTE WITH US ON
[...] (C) Embassy delivered demarche (paras 5-6 Ref A) to MFA UN/OAS Division Chief Michelle Cohen on April 13, having received telephonic instructions (Ref B) that Santo Domingo had been inadvertently omitted from Ref A addressees. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano informed us the same day [...]
2005-04-14 00:30:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL BO DR
05SANTODOMINGO2797DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: RENEWAL OF USDA/SEA
[...] Summary. On April 26, 2005, USDA renewed their bilateral Cooperative Agreement with the Dominican Republic (DR) Department of Agriculture (SEA) for a second five-year period. This is the second USDA Bilateral Agreement signed by the Fernandez Administration. The purpose of the Cooperative A [...]
2005-05-18 14:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON
05SANTODOMINGO2819DOMINICAN REPATRIATIONS TO HAITI HAVE ENDED
[...] (U) Summary. The Dominican government has suspended the rounding up and deportation of undocumented Haitian immigrants from the northern border area, following conflicts and threats of mob action in the town of Hatillo Mayor, Montecristi Province. Operations were carried out under supervis [...]
2005-05-19 11:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM PGOV DR HA
05SANTODOMINGO3004DOMINICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON
[...] (C) The DCM and econ officer called on Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano in her office, May 23 and discussed the selection of a Deputy Secretary General at the Organization of American States SIPDIS (OAS),repatriations of Haitians, anti-terrorism conventions, racial discrimination [...]
2005-06-01 15:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV DR PTER HA OAS
05SANTODOMINGO3158DOMINICAN DEPORTATIONS OF HAITIANS - DEEPLY ROOTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Repatriations of Haitians ceased after the May 9-12 round-ups and expulsion of about 1800 persons from the northwestern border areas, but conditions there remain largely unchanged. On June 6 vengeful Dominicans attacked sleeping Haitians in the same area, prompting further pa [...]
2005-06-10 20:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PGOV DR HA
05SANTODOMINGO3199AMBASSADOR BRINGS TOGETHER DOMINICAN PRESIDENT AND
[...] (SBU) At the Ambassador's initiative, Dominican President Leonel Fernandez convened a meeting at the presidential palace on Tuesday evening, June 14, with the presidents of the Dominican Senate and House, mediator Monsignor. Agripino Nunez of the Catholic PUCMM university, the Ambassador and [...]
2005-06-15 20:17:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALETRD PGOV EFIN DR CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO3369DOMINICAN POLITICS #31: POSITIONING TO RATIFY
[...] (SBU) This is #31 in our series of political reports on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office. Positioning to Ratify CAFTA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The question is no longer whether the Dominicans will ratify the free trade agreement, but when -- whether they can manage to do so whi [...]
2005-06-24 22:24:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ETRD PREL DR CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO3370U.S. TAXPAYERS WILL LOSE MONEY IN DOMINICAN AFPS
[...] (SBU) The USG should not invest in Dominican pension funds (AFPs - Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones) because the likelihood of losing the funds due to fraud and corruption is extremely high. Based on the current state of affairs in the Dominican Republic, Embassy Santo Domingo strongl [...]
2005-06-27 11:08:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALAMGT KJUS PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO3443DOMINICANS PLAY PETROCARIBE FOR MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez came home from the "Petrocaribe" summit of June 27-28 with Venezuelan promises of more than USD 100 million cash financing for rural infrastructure projects, terms for oil financing more favorable that last November's "Caracas Accord," and [...]
2005-07-01 21:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL DR ENRG EFIN
05SANTODOMINGO3820DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REACTS TO DR-CAFTA APPROVAL
[...] Summary: In the hours after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to approve DR-CAFTA implementing legislation, Dominican reactions indicate that the vote has dispelled any doubts about U.S. ability to implement DR-CAFTA and may have improved prospects for Dominican ratification. End summ [...]
2005-07-29 00:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL DR PGOV CAFTA
05SANTODOMINGO4096DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ REQUESTS MEETING
[...] On August MFA Deputy Minister Alejandra Liriano asked the DCM to convey a request that the Secretary agree to receive President Leonel Fernandez during his visit September 12-13 to Washington and New York. Fernandez will be in Washington on September 12 for a 5 pm event arranged by the Inter [...]
2005-08-25 18:20:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO4097DOMINICAN DEPUTY MFA ON AUG28 CHAVEZ SOCIAL
[...] (SBU) On August 23 Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandro Liriano listened carefully to DCM's delivery of talking points concerning the Venezuelan initiative to exert control the OAS Social Charter undertaking. Liriano replied that the Dominicans are sending to the event their newly appointed ambas [...]
2005-08-25 18:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYXL KSUM SOCI DR OAS
05SANTODOMINGO4196DOMINICAN PROGRESS ON IMF STAND-BY
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF Regional Director Guy Meredith and Resrep Ousmene Mandeng told DCM and staff on August 24 that things are going generally well for the Dominicans on the macroeconomic side and they foresee no obstacles to completing the combined first and second reviews of the standby. This [...]
2005-09-02 20:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV EFIN DR
05SANTODOMINGO4210DOMINICAN PROJECTS CONSIDERED BY EXIM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Just less than one year after their last visit, Export Import Bank (ExIm) Senior Vice Presidents Jeffrey Miller and John McAdams traveled to Santo Domingo to review debt collection and new projects. Prepared for positive news by optimistic economic reporting in the internation [...]
2005-09-06 20:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR ECON EFIN
05SANTODOMINGO4387DOMINICAN POLICE COMMAND AND TRAINING CLOUDED BY
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy police chief Brig. Gen. Guzman Fermin (protect source) told DCM on September 19 that Interior and Police Minister Franklin Almeyda is undermining the authority of recently named police chief Gen. Rafael Santana Perez. Guzman warned of problems in the chain of command. Guzma [...]
2005-09-23 11:19:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR VE CU SNAR PGOV KCOR PHUM PREL
05SANTODOMINGO456DOMINICAN TECHNICAL SECRETARY OPTIMISTIC ON CAFTA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dominican Technical Secretary Temistocles Montas told the DCM January 28 that President Fernandez will present the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) for ratification during the annual presidential address to Congress on February 27, saying that that agreement is [...]
2005-01-31 20:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR EFIN KIPR PREL
05SANTODOMINGO4620DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: SENATE PRESIDENT VOWS TO BLOCK
[...] Summary: Senate President Andres Bautista told the DCM on October 11 that he will not put onto the Senate agenda a legislative proposal inimical to patent and trademark law submitted in August by the president of the Senate Commission on Industry, Commerce and Free Trade Zones Alejandro Santo [...]
2005-10-13 11:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR ETRD KIPR PGOV IPR
05SANTODOMINGO4668AVIAN FLU INITIATIVE: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CONFIRMS
[...] (SBU) Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano confirmed to DCM October 4 that the Dominican Republic would cosponsor the U.S. draft resolution, "International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza: Statement of Core Principles," in the 60th UNGA (Ref A). Liriano said she would see wheth [...]
2005-10-18 12:46:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO DR KSCA
05SANTODOMINGO4670GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS IN WTO - DOMINICAN
[...] (SBU) DCM on October 4 delivered Ref A talking points to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano. She had no immediate response, but promised to pass the information to the appropriate Dominican Government officials. Based on our prior contacts (Ref B),Embassy understands that the Dominic [...]
2005-10-18 12:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR KIPR DR ECON
05SANTODOMINGO4671RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: DOMINICAN
[...] (S) Drawing on reftel talking points, DCM on October 4 raised with Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano our request that the Dominican Republic consider assisting in resettlement of the 15 Chinese nationals of Uighur ethnicity who have been approved for release from detention at Guantanam [...]
2005-10-18 12:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETMOPS PREL DR PTER PHUM PREF PINR
05SANTODOMINGO4690MEMCON: THE AMBASSADOR AND THE DOMINICAN
[...] (C) On September 29 President Leonel Fernndez received the Ambassador for two hours in the Palace. Fernndez had just finished a four-hour meeting on energy and was unaccompanied. The Ambassador was accompanied by DCM and USAID director. Topics discussed, mostly at USG initiative, were: [...]
2005-10-19 11:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR ECON EFIN ENRG TBIO ETRD SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO471DOMINICAN INTERIOR MINISTER SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Dominican Interior Secretary Franklin Almeyda, meeting with the Ambassador, Embassy staff, and City of New York Police Department (NYPD) officials January 27, expressed his intention to work with the Embassy and U.S. police advisers to fight corruption and boost efficiency in the [...]
2005-02-01 18:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALCJAN KJUS SNAR KCOR PTER EFIN PGOV PREL BEXP ASEC DR
05SANTODOMINGO5127 COMPLIANCE WITH OIG RECOMMENDATIONS, 2005
[...] Following reports on follow-up actions taken to comply with the formal recommendations made by the OIG team that inspected Embassy Santo Domingo this year. 2. Recommendation 1: Embassy Santo Domingo should develop a strategy for implementing a program to eliminate or reduce the discrimin [...]
2005-11-22 12:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDASIG DR
05SANTODOMINGO5202DOMINICAN BANKING #13: MORE FRAUD FOUND AT PROGRESO
[...] (U) This is number 13 in a series of cables on the Dominican banking sector. (C) Summary. Investigators have discovered a new additional hole of 7 billion pesos ($220 million) in phony assets at Banco de Progreso, in addition to the 8 billion peso unfunded liability for commercial paper at [...]
2005-11-30 20:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALDR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL
05SANTODOMINGO556DOMINICAN PRESIDENT OUTLINES TO DAS SHAPIRO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez spoke at length with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary Charles Shapiro on January 14 on Dominican concerns about Haiti, Haitian reconstruction, and cross-border security issues. Fernandez and his administration will engage closely with t [...]
2005-02-04 19:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN BEXP ENRG PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO559DOMINICANS RESPOND TO TELEVISION BROADCAST PIRACY
[...] Summary: During the Embassy's January 31 demarche on television broadcast piracy (ref a),Under Secretary of Industry and Commerce Marcelo Puello told DCM that his Ministry took the requirement of stopping television broadcast piracy seriously and had sent the report to USTR on January 7 wit [...]
2005-02-04 20:27:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR EINV DR
05SANTODOMINGO579PRC PRESSES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO RECOGNIZE BEIJING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A Chinese Communist Party delegation met with members of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and other Dominican political parties from January 24-27, seeking to strengthen ties to the Dominican Republic and pressing for formal diplomatic recognition. The delegation call [...]
2005-02-07 21:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EINV DR CH TW
05SANTODOMINGO614DOMINICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAITI, CAFTA,
[...] (C) Summary: Haiti, CAFTA, extraditions, and compliance with the new IMF agreement dominated the February 7 bilateral breakfast meeting between the Ambassador and Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso. The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador that the Dominican ambassador to Hait [...]
2005-02-09 18:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL CJAN ETRD EFIN KJUS DR HA
05SANTODOMINGO709DOMINICAN PRESIDENT ON BROADCAST PIRACY, LAW
[...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez discussed the Dominican economy, CAFTA, broadcast piracy, Haiti and police and intelligence reform during a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador. Fernandez believes the new IMF Standby Agreement is as important for creating confidence as it is [...]
2005-02-11 23:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETEFIN KIPR ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO799DOMINICAN POLITICS #12: NARCOTICS EXTRADITION TESTS SYSTEM, WORRIES MILITARY & POLITICIANS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-16 18:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALCJAN CO DR HA KJUS MARR PGOV PREL SNAR
05SANTODOMINGO971DOMINICANS OUTLINE APPROACH TO HAITI, CAFTA, U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Haiti, bilateral relations with the United States, CAFTA ratification, promoting consensus on a new OAS secretary general, more active participation in regional and SIPDIS multilateral diplomacy, foreign investment and technology are priorities for the Dominican administration [...]
2005-02-24 15:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD KIPR EFIN EPET CJAN PHUM PGOV DR HA CU MX XM
05SAOPAULO624AMBASSADOR VISIT TO RIO GRANDE DO SUL
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by officers from Consulate General Sao Paulo, visited Porto Alegre, capital of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, May 1- 3. During the visit, Ambassador met with the governor and the mayor; toured the modern General Motors and Dell Compute [...]
2005-05-23 20:17:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD KIPR EAGR ENRG SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV PINR BR
05SINGAPORE2971SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON
[...] (C) We look forward to your visit to Singapore from October 19-20. This will be an excellent opportunity to thank Singapore for its close counterterrorism cooperation and identify ways in which we can expand the relationship. Sense of Vulnerability ---------------------- 2. (C) Singapor [...]
2005-10-07 07:08:00Embassy SingaporeSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV KTFN ETTC ECON SN
05SINGAPORE3618AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PM LEE HSIEN LOONG
[...] (SBU) Summary. During the Ambassador's introductory call, the Ambassador and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong concurred that U.S.-Singapore relations were very strong and agreed to work together to help the relationship blossom further. The Prime Minister expressed his commitment to resolving [...]
2005-12-30 02:25:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN PTER SN
05SOFIA1527BULGARIA ISSUES STATEMENTS SUPPORTING IRAQI
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel points delivered by DCM to Deputy Foreign Minister Lyubomir Kyuchukov and Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Zlatin Trupkov August 29, President Purvanov's office and the MFA released the following supportive statements (informal translation provided by Embassy So [...]
2005-08-31 12:13:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL IZ BU
05SOFIA1578NEW DEFENSE MINISTER CONFIRMS PLANS TO ADDRESS
[...] (C) Summary. Defense Minister Veselin Bliznakov told Amb. Beyrle September 9 that an interagency working group would be ready to receive USG experts soon to discuss the timing and manner of withdrawing Bulgaria's contingent from Iraq, as well as a possible follow-on mission. He also expressed [...]
2005-09-12 15:15:00Embassy SofiaSECRETMARR MOPS PREL IZ BU NATO
05SOFIA1597ECONOMY MINISTER: BULGARIA TO STAY THE MACRO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Beyrle made an introductory call on Roumen Ovcharov, the new Minister of Economy and Energy, on September 12. He stressed USG support for Bulgaria's EU accession in January 2007, as well as continued close cooperation on economic and commercial issues. In the ensuing [...]
2005-09-15 14:30:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALECON EINV KIPR ENRG EFIN ETTC PREL BU EUN
05SOFIA1639BULGARIANS REACT TO IRAQ FOLLOW-ON MISSION
[...] (C) Summary. A Washington engagement team presented Bulgarian security officials September 21 with three possible follow-on missions in Iraq. The expert-level Bulgarian interagency group was receptive and positive, but repeatedly noted the difficult political decision that awaits the governme [...]
2005-09-21 17:03:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL IZ BU NATO
05SOFIA1715BULGARIA SUPPORTS SEEBRIG DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 10:22:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL BU NATO BULGARIA ENDURING FREEDOM
05SOFIA1719BULGARIA PROPOSES MINIMAL FOLLOW-ON MISSION IN IRAQ
[...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 8 2. (S) Summary: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed DCM Oct. 7 that Bulgaria,s follow-on military activity in Iraq would consist of 40 soldiers dedicated to the NATO Training (NTM-I) and Multi-National Security Transition Command (MNST [...]
2005-10-07 12:54:00Embassy SofiaSECRETMARR MOPS PREL BU IZ NATO
05SOFIA1741BULGARIAN PRESIDENT'S AGENDA FOR OCTOBER 17 WHITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Beyrle met the evening of October 10 with President Purvanov at the President's request to discuss Purvanov's upcoming visit to Washington. Purvanov provided a non paper outlining "key points" for his meeting with President Bush (ref A and para 4 below). He confirmed [...]
2005-10-12 11:54:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM MARR MOPS EINV OVIP IZ LY BG
05SOFIA1765BULGARIA AGREES TO DEFER IRAQ FOLLOW-ON MISSION
[...] (C) Based on ref A demarche, the Bulgarian government agreed to postpone decision regarding its Iraqi follow-on mission until after President Purvanov,s meeting with President Bush. Rayko Raychev, chief of staff to Foreign Minister Kalfin told DCM that the Council of Ministers, which had bee [...]
2005-10-13 11:46:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL IZ BU NATO
05SOFIA1796PROGRESS ON U.S. MILITARY ACCESS, BUT TOUGH ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A negotiating team led by Ambassador Robert Loftis made significant progress toward concluding a supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the GOB during talks in Sofia October 6-7. Significant work remains to be done, however, in the areas of freedom of movement and c [...]
2005-10-17 14:11:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL BU
05SOFIA1808BULGARIA CONFIRMS MANPADS COMPONENTS SHIPPED,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The GOB confirmed that 50 MANPADS components were shipped to Egypt after the conclusion of a U.S.-Bulgarian bilateral agreement intended to take Bulgaria out of the commercial MANPADS business. The GOB maintains it never committed to preventing this sale and claims a misunderstan [...]
2005-10-20 06:52:00Embassy SofiaSECRETPARM PREL MASS MARR BG
05SOFIA1858BULGARIA NARROWS ITS MILITARY PRIORITIES, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The MOD has finally managed to narrow from eleven to three its list of top-priority modernization projects. Multi-role fighters are not among them. The decision reflects belated acceptance by the MOD of the Finance Minister's argument that there is not enough money in next year' [...]
2005-10-28 14:00:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL BU NATO
05SOFIA1860BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINSTER DISCUSSES LIBYA, IRAQ,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Kalfin told the Ambassador October 27 that Bulgaria would be ready "soon" to continue discussions regarding a follow-on mission for Bulgarian soldiers in Iraq. We will follow up with the MFA the week of October 31. On the fate of the Bulgarian nurses sentenced t [...]
2005-10-28 15:01:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KCRM LY IZ BU
05SOFIA1902BULGARIA: PRESIDENT SIGNALS A MEK DECISION IS CLOSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 8 meeting with the Ambassador, President Parvanov mirrored the General Staff's forward-leaning position on Bulgaria's follow-on activities in Iraq, indicating the government is now leaning toward the MEK mission at Camp Ashraf. He also expressed his optimism for a p [...]
2005-11-08 15:39:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR KCRM IZ BU
05SOFIA508 BULGARIA LOOKING TO SELL ELECTRICITY TO IRAQ
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Bulgaria's new Minister of Energy, Miroslav Sevlievski, asked March 15 for U.S. assistance in facilitating a deal that would provide Bulgarian electricity to Iraq through Turkey. In a meeting with the DCM, he suggested that the deal would provide up to 300 MW to the Bosporus g [...]
2005-03-17 04:33:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL ETRD PGOV IZ TU BU
05SOFIA922BULGARIA: PRESIDENT PURVANOV CONFIRMS TRIP TO
[...] (C) Summary: President Georgi Purvanov will travel to Libya later this month to raise the case of the Bulgarian medics. According to his staff, the President has tentatively scheduled the trip for May 27-28. During the visit, Purvanov plans to meet with Qadhafi and the medics in Tripoli [...]
2005-05-20 12:45:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALBU LY OPDC PREL EUN
05TBILISI3194COUNTERFEITING, ARRESTS, ABDUCTIONS IN SOUTH
[...] (C) Summary. On December 5, the Georgian government orchestrated a sting operation against a counterfeiting operation in the breakaway region of South Ossetia, resulting in the wounding and arrest of an Ossetian law enforcement official allegedly involved in the illegal activity. The operati [...]
2005-12-07 11:14:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG
05TEGUCIGALPA1240TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE TO NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW
[...] (C) The Government of Honduras (GOH) has actively worked to advance democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. On April 15, 2004, the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) passed a Honduran-sponsored resolution calling for greater respect for human rights in Cuba. In April 20 [...]
2005-06-10 13:29:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL CU HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1460MEDICINE MANIFESTO; CUBAN DOCTORS BRIGADE FACING
[...] (C) (SUMMARY) The Cuban Medical Brigade (CMB) was welcomed into Honduras with open arms in 1998, after the devastation of Hurricane Mitch. However, over the past seven years that welcome has been worn out, according to some government offices and the Honduran medical community (HMC). With the [...]
2005-07-13 14:50:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ELAB TBIO SOCI HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1462GHOSTS OF HONDURAS' PAST; MANPADS AND THE OAS
[...] (S) Honduras does not/not possess any MANPADS. Please remove Honduras from the list. During the last two years, the Honduran military has discovered two MANPADS left from the 1980s in comprehensive inventory exercises. There was no prior knowledge of their existence. When cleaning out the [...]
2005-07-13 19:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPARM MASS EAIR ETTC PREL HO OAS
05TEGUCIGALPA1726HONDURAN IMMIGRATION DIRECTOR RAMON ROMERO
[...] (C) Summary. Former Honduran Immigration Director Ramon Romero, arrested May 1 in the corruption/fraud scandal at Honduran Immigration, was released on bail August 18 in a judicial decision that appears to have been made due to corrupt influence. Romero's attorney previously admitted that Ro [...]
2005-08-19 22:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALSMIG PGOV KJUS KCRM PTER SNAR PREL ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1802HONDURAN IMMIGRATION SCANDAL: ROMERO ATTACKS
[...] (C) Summary. The Honduran Immigration scandal continues to be a hot topic. Former Immigration Director Ramon Romero filed a legal complaint August 29 against EmbOffs, in an apparent attempt to distract attention from his own legal problems. The Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime appeal [...]
2005-08-31 23:15:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETSMIG PGOV KJUS KCRM PTER SNAR PREL ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1821HONDURAN IMMIGRATION SCANDAL: ROMERO LOSES APPEAL
[...] (C) Summary. The Tegucigalpa Appeals Court ruled 2-1 late August 31 in favor of the Public Ministry's appeal of the August 18 decision by a lower court to grant bail to former Honduran Immigration Director Ramon Romero on the charge of abuse of authority. Post's initial assessment is that Ro [...]
2005-09-02 22:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALSMIG PGOV KCRM PTER SNAR PREL ASEC KLIG HO
05TEGUCIGALPA183CODEL WELLER LAUDS CLOSE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP,
[...] (U) Summary: Congresspersons Jerry Weller, Collin Peterson, and Marsha Blackburn visited Honduras January 16 to 18, 2005. The delegation met with President Ricardo Maduro and top ministers, key Honduran Congressmen, including President of Congress (and Presidential candidate) Porfirio "Pepe" [...]
2005-01-28 18:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEAGR ELAB ETRD EWWT HO KCRM KIPR OREP PGOV
05TEGUCIGALPA1859HONDURAN GAS PRICE PROTESTS RATTLE PRESIDENT
[...] (C) A harried Honduran President Ricardo Maduro telephoned the Charge late on September 7, saying that he might declare a "State of Siege" to deal with the crisis on the streets. The president bitterly charged Liberal Party presidential candidate Manuel "Mel" Zelaya with inciting insurrection [...]
2005-09-09 00:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EPET ELAB PHUM CASC ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1992HONDURAN MINISTERS DEMARCHED ON DEPORTATION PLAN;
[...] (SBU) Charge, Acting DCM, Consul General, and PolChief met September 26 with Minister of the Presidency Ramon Medina Luna, Minister of Government and Justice Jose Pacheco, Acting Foreign Minister Juan Alberto Lara Bueso, and Commissioner for Hondurans Overseas AMB Rene Becerra to deliver ref A [...]
2005-09-27 22:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SMIG ASEC PGOV KCRM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2179HONDURAS: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATOR OFFICER
[...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to ref A. Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer for Tegucigalpa is DCM James Williard, phone (504) 236 9320 x4768, unclassified e-mail WilliardJG@state.gov, classified e-mail WilliardJG@state.sgov.gov. TFCO Deputy is Econ Officer Mart [...]
2005-10-25 17:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL HO
05TEGUCIGALPA234710 DAYS TO HONDURAN ELECTIONS A FAIRLY CONFIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. Ten days before the November 27 general elections, National Party presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo has a slight lead over Liberal Party presidential candidate Mel Zelaya in all non-Liberal Party polls, leading by 3 percent in probably the most accurate poll. Ambassador [...]
2005-11-18 14:56:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCRM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2429HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS DAY 5 - LOBO
[...] (C) Summary: The Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal's (TSE) official count of the November 27 national elections continues with significant progress having been made in the last 12 hours with the gap between Liberal Party presidential candidate Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and National Party presidenti [...]
2005-12-01 20:10:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCRM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2438HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY 6 - CIRCLING
[...] (C) National Party candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo called Ambassador the late afternoon of December 2 to inform the Ambassador that he will not concede today, and explain that he did not concede December 1 at the request of his party who allege widespread irregularities in the electoral table vo [...]
2005-12-03 02:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCRM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2453HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AT DAY 9 LIKE THE
[...] (C) Summary: Although it has been nine days since the Honduran National Elections ended November 27, it feels like it is day 90. The vote count tabulation is stalling at approximately 90 percent completion and National Party presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo still has not officially [...]
2005-12-06 20:44:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCRM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2480WASHINGTON COMES TO HONDURAS: U/S HUGHES AND WHA
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his first official meeting with a senior foreign official since winning the Honduran presidency, President-elect Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Rosales met with U/S Karen Hughes on December 7 in San Pedro Sula. The cordial half-hour meeting included WHA A/S Tom Shannon and the Amb [...]
2005-12-08 22:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV KCRM ETRD SMIG PINR KDEM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2519EMBASSY AND ZELAYA TRANSITION TEAM PREPARE FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador, DCM, PolChief and EconChief met December 14 with key members of the transition team/new cabinet of President-elect Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, led by Hugo Noe Pino, the head of the transition and future Minister of Finance. Noe Pino confirmed that Zelaya had postponed [...]
2005-12-16 20:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM ECON KJUS PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2558TEGUCIGALPA EAC MEETING - DECEMBER 2005 - HOLIDAY
[...] (U) Classified by Acting RSO Robert A. Rentz; Reason 1.4 (C,D) 2. (SBU) Per reftel A, Post convened a meeting of the Mission EAC in order to review the security posture of both American and Mission community interests during the upcoming holiday season. The EAC members also discussed pot [...]
2005-12-21 20:50:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALAEMR ASEC CASC HO PTER
05TEGUCIGALPA2576HONDURAS SENT C-130 ENGINES ABROAD FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (S) Post has received confirmation from the Honduran Air Force that Honduras has shipped at least three C-130 engines to an unnamed facility and country for repair/maintenance without prior Department of State approval. Although in [...]
2005-12-23 16:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETKOMC ETTC PARM PREL PGOV MOPS PINS PINR HO CI
05TEGUCIGALPA454With Primary Elections Over, CAFTA-DR Goes to
[...] (SBU) Summary: With national primary elections over, the Maduro administration is pushing for a quick ratification of CAFTA-DR by the Honduran Congress. According to the Congressman in charge of the CAFTA-DR special commission, CAFTA-DR is on the legislative agenda for the afternoon of Tuesd [...]
2005-03-01 13:52:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PGOV ELAB HO
05TEGUCIGALPA727HONDURAN CARDINAL OSCAR RODRIGUEZ - A WORTHY AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Honduran Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga is likely to be a formidable force during the conclave to select the next Pope. He is a savvy political player and accomplished media communicator, whose moral compass has repeatedly guided his public policy interventions in Hon [...]
2005-04-05 20:09:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KIRF PHUM ETRD KCRM SOCI HO VA
05TEGUCIGALPA786HONDURAN FM ON UNCHR RESOLUTIONS: YES VOTE ON CUBA, ABSTENTION PLANNED ON BELARUS BUT AMB URGES YES VOTE
[...] (C) Ambassador met the morning of April 13, on the margins of a G-17 meeting, with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro to verify the GOH's planned vote in favor of the UNCHR Cuba resolution. President Maduro confirmed that the GOH would vote in favor of the Cuba resolution. 2. (C) PolOff the [...]
2005-04-13 22:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM HO BO UNHRC CHR RU
05TELAVIV1019DEPUTY BUDGET DIRECTOR: GOI TO FORMULATE U.S.
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Budget Director Yossi Gordon informed Deputy Economic Counselor February 17 that the Ministry of Finance was going to develop a request for U.S. assistance to help pay for the military aspects of disengagement over the next two weeks to one month. He also said that the G [...]
2005-02-18 14:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON PREL IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV1110ICRC OFFICIAL OPTIMISTIC ABOUT IMPROVED RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting ICRC Delegate-General for the Middle East and North Africa Balthasar Stahelin told the DCM February 18 that he believes that progress in the peace process could help pave the way for the adoption of a Third Additional Protocol that would facilitate full ICRC membership f [...]
2005-02-24 14:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV PREF IS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV1150PA SECURITY REFORM -- WHERE DOES NORWAY FIT?
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 24 meeting with Embassy and USAID officers, Norwegian police advisor Arnstein Overkil identified reconstruction of the PA's police forensic lab and training in crime scene investigation techniques as two possible areas where Norway might undertake programs to ass [...]
2005-02-25 16:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KWBG KPAL NO IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1386MARCH REVENUE TRANSFER REDUCED BECAUSE OF PA
[...] (C) Summary. The GOI released a total of NIS 188 million in funds to the PA in early March. This is made up of NIS 138 million from the regular monthly revenue transfer plus NIS 50 million in previously attached revenues. The regular transfer of NIS 138 million is significantly below the no [...]
2005-03-09 07:51:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEFIN KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV163IDF CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES PALESTINIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Chief of Staff LtG Moshe Ya'alon told CoDel Kyl January 7 that recent events have ushered in "an era of strategic opportunity" in the Middle East. He said that Israel is facilitating Palestinian elections and believes that Abu Mazen is strong enough to [...]
2005-01-10 13:41:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV198DESPITE UNITY GOVERNMENT, SHARON STILL STRAINING
[...] (C) A division among the 13 Likud disengagement foes in the Knesset may prompt several to give Prime Minister Sharon the eight or so votes he needs to ensure first-reading passage of the 2005 budget. The 13, known as "the rebels," have threatened to vote against the budget -- as they did aga [...]
2005-01-11 11:11:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV233HAMAS "THE LEAST OF WORRIES" ACCORDING TO ABU
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Abu Mazen confidants in the Gaza Strip Marwan Kanafani, Marwan Abdul-Hamid, and Abdullah Effrangi told Poloff January 11 that Abu Mazen is determined to bring the numerous militant splinter groups "back into the Fatah fold," but, to do so, must first provide both physical [...]
2005-01-12 16:07:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM GZ IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV2532MEPP ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP: RENEWED
[...] (C) Summary: NEA Senior S&T Advisor Charles Lawson discussed renewed Japanese interest in leading the Multilateral Peace Process Environment Working Group with Japanese DCM, GOI Minister of Environment, and GOI MFA Director for Multilateral Peace Talks Coordination. Lawson suggested re-engag [...]
2005-04-22 13:03:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL EAID KPAL IS JA ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
05TELAVIV2533ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN COOPERATION ON WATER ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: At Trilateral Water Talks in Tel Aviv April 7 Israeli and Palestinian water officials agreed to coordinate on water-related aspects of Gaza disengagement. Israeli Water Commissioner, Shimon Tal, and Palestinian Water Authority Chairman, Fadel Ka'wash, agreed to begin working on a [...]
2005-04-22 13:15:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALSENV EAID PREL KWBG IS ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV2654PLANNING FOR MA'ALE ADUMIM/E1 REPORTEDLY CONTINUES
[...] (S) Summary: The GOI continues its planning for the E1 region of the Ma'ale Adumim settlement in the West Bank. Brigadier General (res) Baruch Spiegel, Ministry of Defense Advisor, in an aside told the DCM on April 20 that "there are very strong interests here in Israel" to move forward with [...]
2005-04-28 14:09:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PBTS KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV2722PERES DESCRIBES POSITIVE CHANGE IN QURAYA'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice Premier Peres told A/S Welch and Charge April 27 that Palestinian PM Quraya', in an April 21 meeting with Peres, showed a positive change of attitude toward disengagement coordination. Peres said he cautioned Quraya' not to push for final status talks after disengagement; doi [...]
2005-05-02 11:43:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKWBG PREL ECON PGOV EAID IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV274EILAND ASSESSES THE CHALLENGES FACING SHARON AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: National Security Advisor Giora Eiland highlighted the following points in a January 9 meeting with Codel Kerry: -- Israel faces three main challenges in implementing disengagement: a fragile domestic political situation, operational difficulties to evacuate thousands of settle [...]
2005-01-14 13:29:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV4066THREE BEDOUIN MOSQUES IN THE NEGEV ORDERED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has served demolition orders for three mosques built in Bedouin unrecognized villages in the Negev. The regional council for the Bedouin, an Israeli-Arab NGO, is taking action to publicize the threat to these mosques as a means of pressuring the GOI to back off on the dem [...]
2005-06-28 13:55:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL IS PHUM ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV4284ISRAELI HOUSING MINISTER DISCUSSES SETTLEMENTS AND
[...] (C) Summary: Staffdel Talwar met with Minister of Housing Isaac Herzog on July 6 at the Knesset to discuss Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the disengagement process. Herzog said that he had stopped all new residential construction beyond the green line, but intends to eventually appro [...]
2005-07-11 12:32:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV430JUSTICE MINISTRY DG PROVIDES DISENGAGEMENT UPDATE
[...] (C) Looking visibly tired, Justice Ministry DG Aaron Abramovich updated Economic Counselor and Deputy on the "hectic" period ahead on disengagement. He said he and his team were about to embark on a week of intensive consultations with the Finance Committee Disengagement Subcommittee prior to [...]
2005-01-25 14:59:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV4715GAZA DISENGAGEMENT UPDATE, JULY 28, 2005
[...] (C) Summary: This is the first in a series of regular reports tracking progress on disengagement coordination between the GOI and the PA. On the six priority areas outlined by Quartet Special Envoy (QSE) Wolfensohn, Ministers Mofaz and Dahlan agreed that door-to-door movement of goods shoul [...]
2005-07-28 15:54:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV4799SHARON AND CHIRAC'S PARIS HONEYMOON: DOWNPLAYING
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an August 2 meeting, French Charge d'Affaires Christophe Bigot told the DCM that Prime Minister Sharon and French President Jacques Chirac agreed in advance to downplay their differences on peace-process issues and instead focus on enhancing bilateral relations during Sharon' [...]
2005-08-03 11:38:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MNUC FR IR IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV4974GAZA CONTACT SEES IMPROVED SECURITY, DIMINISHED
[...] (C) Longtime Gaza contact and PA Interior Ministry civil servant Abdul Samia Efrangi told DCM and POL/C August 10 that Nasser Yusif's consolidation of security services and improvements on the street have Gazans feeling better about security and diminishing their view of Hamas, even though Fa [...]
2005-08-11 14:06:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKWBG PGOV IS EG GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV518GOI LAWYERS ON ABSENTEE PROPERTY LAW: HA'ARETZ
[...] (C) Summary: GOI lawyers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) told Deputy Economic Counselor on January 26 and 27 that recent changes to the Absentee Property Law (APL) are not aimed at large-scale expropriations of Palestinian land in East Jerusalem a [...]
2005-01-28 13:35:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KWBG IS JE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5307Through Israeli Eyes Only: Gaza journalists on the media
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate conversations with EMBOFF on 25 August, three Gaza journalists gave similar reasons for what they described as the "Israeli-only" media coverage of disengagement. Fear of kidnapping, as in the case of the French journalist seized on 15 August and freed on 22 August, k [...]
2005-08-29 13:19:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALGZ IS KWBG KPAO OPRC GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV5324LIKUD PRIMARIES NOT A FAIT ACCOMPLI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The August 29 decision by a Likud Party internal "court" has kicked off a process that could result in early party primaries, but -- press reports notwithstanding -- does not compel them to be held. The court decision validates a petition by supporters of Bibi Netanyahu demandin [...]
2005-08-30 13:02:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV561MFA LEGAL ADVISOR REAFFIRMS GOI POLICY NOT TO
[...] (C) Summary. Following up on a January 30 Ha'aretz article implying that the GOI intended to utilize the amended Absentee Property Law (APL) to make large-scale seizures of Palestinian property, MFA Legal Advisor Ehud Kanaan restated the GOI's intention not to do so. Unfortunately, the addit [...]
2005-01-31 13:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KWBG IS JE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5716GAZA: SECURITY DETERIORATES, PA HESITATES BUT
[...] (C) Summary: A Norwegian diplomat who has covered the Gaza Strip for the past two years sees the security situation deteriorating even further in the coming months. He believes that a variety of armed groups, including factions within Fatah, will continue to seek illicit financial and politi [...]
2005-09-16 13:37:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL ECON EAID KDEM KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5740SHARON ENERGIZES ON NECK-AND-NECK LIKUD PRIMARIES
[...] (C) With polls showing him either barely winning or barely losing the fight over whether to hold early Likud leadership primaries, Prime Minister Sharon returned from his successful United Nations visit to engage in an unprecedented flurry of internal party lobbying to staunch the efforts of [...]
2005-09-20 14:52:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV575ISRAELI BUSINESS LEADER ENVISIONS A
[...] (C) Summary: Dov Lautman, chairman of the board of the Israeli textile giant Delta, talked to EconCouns January 23 about economic prospects for a post-disengagement Gaza Strip. Emphasizing that it is impossible to "predict the future" of security and politics, Lautman argued that donors must [...]
2005-02-01 06:50:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV5800NSA EILAND ON POST-DISENGAGEMENT STEPS FOR MOVING
[...] (C) Summary: Israeli National Security Advisor Giora Eiland briefed NEA DAS Elizabeth Dibble September 21 on steps Israel and the Palestinians can take over the coming year to build on the success of Israeli disengagement. DAS Dibble raised the situation at Rafah, and Eiland cited major poin [...]
2005-09-26 05:07:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL PINS PGOV KDEM IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5849GAZA: COMBATING EXTREMISM
[...] (C) Gaza, the stronghold of the radical Islamist terrorist organization HAMAS, presents exceptional challenges for USG efforts to combat violent extremism. Our strategic approach is to promote Palestinian democracy, strengthen the rule of law, reform the security sector, offer economic alter [...]
2005-09-27 08:50:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV5956PA-HAMAS CONFRONTATION IN GAZA
[...] (C) Summary: Clashes took place in Gaza City on October 2 between Palestinian Authority (PA) policemen and Hamas gunmen. Three Palestinians were killed -- a senior police officer and two civilians -- while at least 51 were wounded, many of whom were bystanders. Two police stations in Gaza Ci [...]
2005-10-03 14:28:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KWBG KPAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6021SASSON CALLS FOR U.S. TO "SAVE ISRAEL FROM
[...] (C) Summary: EconCouns met with Talia Sasson (strictly protect) on September 28 to discuss implementation of her recommendations on curbing illegal settlement activities in the West Bank. Sasson reported a lack of progress in the inter-ministerial committee charged with implementing her rec [...]
2005-10-07 15:02:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV6357LIVNI DISCUSSES THIRD PARTY, HAMAS, OUTPOSTS, AND
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Justice Tzipi Livni told the Ambassador on November 3 that, although "the numbers do not show it yet," Sharon will find a majority for his ministerial nominations because most Likud members do not want new elections. She said that it is significant that Israel has ac [...]
2005-11-04 16:56:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6460PERETZ VICTORY TO BRING LABOR VOTE ON COALITION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Less than 12 hours after Amir Peretz's surprise victory over Shimon Peres for the Labor Party chairmanship, the party leadership is moving ahead November 10 with plans for a meeting in two weeks of the party's 3,000-member Central Committee to vote on whether to remain in Prime M [...]
2005-11-10 14:35:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6467EMBLEM: ICRC DESCRIBES TIMELINE, PROGRESS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During November 8 - 10 conversations with Poloffs, ICRC Head of Delegation Dominik Stillhart and Swiss Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Andrej Motyl expressed continuing ICRC and Swiss commitment to convening the December 5 - 6 conference on the Third Protocol, but also articulated [...]
2005-11-14 11:59:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALIS KPAL PGOV PREF PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6552AMIR PERETZ: NOT YET READY FOR PRIME TIME?
[...] (C) Summary: Newly elected Labor Party Chairman Amir Peretz told DAS Danin November 18 that he will focus his upcoming election campaign on socio-economic issues, rather than on peace and security. He stressed the importance of the Labor Party serving as a real opposition party and added tha [...]
2005-11-18 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL KWBG KPAL IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6751SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR BROOKS' DECEMBER 6-9
[...] (C) Mr. Ambassador: Your visit to Israel will be taking place at a time when Israel's domestic political situation is in flux and progress is being made on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Anxiety in Israel is high about Iran and its nuclear weapons program, political instability in Syria and [...]
2005-12-02 12:38:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV PTER EAID ENRG ETTC MASS OTRA PARM TRGY TSPL GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV6874(C) FM SHALOM DISCUSSES SECURITY CONCERNS,
[...] (C) Summary: NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch on December 8 met with FM Silvan Shalom to discuss regional and Israeli-Palestinian issues. Shalom expressed concern about the security situation, claiming that there had been an increase in infiltrations by terrorists and weapons smuggling sin [...]
2005-12-10 15:21:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON KWBG IS TS EG LE AG JO IR GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6875MOFAZ TELLS A/S WELCH HE WILL SHUT KARNI, EREZ IF
[...] (C) Summary: Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told NEA A/S Welch and the Ambassador December 9 that the Palestinian Authority (PA) has done nothing to implement the Agreement on Movement and Access since both sides met with the Secretary November 15. He underscored repeatedly that security conce [...]
2005-12-10 15:44:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EG IS SY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6886MOJ LIVNI WANTS ELECTION OBSERVERS TO ENCOURAGE
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Justice Tzipi Livni raised concerns about the role of Hamas in the upcoming Palestinian elections with A/S Welch on December 8. Livni said she fears Hamas will get more legitimacy from these elections, which will weaken PA President Abbas and damage the concept of d [...]
2005-12-12 12:58:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV706FORMER CIVIL ADMINISTRATION HEAD REVEALS
[...] (C) Summary: The former head of the Civil Administration, Brigadier General (ret.) Dov "Fuffi" Sedaka, detailed the complex approval process for construction of new settlements and settlement neighborhoods in a January 30 meeting with Embassy economic officers. He made clear that no matter [...]
2005-02-04 13:00:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV707RETROACTIVE APPROVALS FOR SETTLEMENT BUILDING
[...] (C) Summary. As reported septel, former head of the Civil Administration, Brigadier General (ret.) Dov "Fuffi" Sedaka, detailed the complex approval process for construction of settlements to Embassy economic officers in a January 30 meeting. During the meeting, he also explained that the b [...]
2005-02-04 13:01:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV723PERES PURSUES DIRECT TALKS ON GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
[...] (S) Summary: DPM Shimon Peres is moving quickly to initiate direct negotiations with the PA on Gaza Disengagement economic issues. Following the template established by the World Bank process, Peres met February 2 with Mohammed Dahlan and Sa'eb Erekat to set a path toward face to face negoti [...]
2005-02-07 08:07:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL ECON KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV803DEFENSE MINISTRY DENIES VERACITY OF FEB 8 HA'ARETZ
[...] (U) A February 8 article in Ha'aretz quotes a senior security official as saying that Israel will evacuate illegal outposts in the West Bank only after the implementation of the disengagement plan in the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank. According to the security official, the GOI's com [...]
2005-02-09 14:17:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV960EU COPPS STRESS DONOR COORDINATION WHILE BUILDING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The director of the EU's police reform program, Jonathan McIvor, told the DCM and emboffs February 15 that a lack of credibility among the population is the biggest problem facing the PA police, due in large part to the fact that it is militants rather than the police that "st [...]
2005-02-17 10:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID PREL KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05THEHAGUE1063CHR 61: DUTCH REJECT POLITICAL MOTIVATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-20 07:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPHUM NL UNHRC EUN
05THEHAGUE1434NETHERLANDS/EU: WHERE'S PLAN B? DUTCH BRACE FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With polls showing a clear majority opposed to ratifying the EU Constitutional Treaty, the Dutch government is belatedly stepping up its efforts to obtain a ""Yes"" vote in the June 1 referendum. At the same time, Prime Minister Balkenende is actively distancing his government from the [...]
2005-05-26 16:46:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NL EUN
05THEHAGUE1853NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: SEEKING ALLIES TO CONTAIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch remain concerned about Chavez's intentions and are seeking allies to contain and moderate his regional and domestic policies. The Dutch hope Venezuela's social and political traditions will limit his ability to become a "new Castro," but they are worried about his in [...]
2005-06-30 08:53:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EPET NL EUN VELS
05THEHAGUE1876NETHERLANDS: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel, DCM, and POLCOUNS met with Dutch FM Bot on June 30 for a tour d'horizon discussion of outstanding issues. Bot praised the excellent (and improving) state of U.S.-Dutch relations, but identified four irritants to be addressed through ongoing consultations: Dutch d [...]
2005-07-01 12:38:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS IZ IR AF NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2156NETHERLANDS/HUMAN RIGHTS: WORKING TOGETHER ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch support the establishment of a Human Rights Council to replace the Commission on Human Rights (CHR),but have specific questions regarding numbers and criteria for membership. The Dutch believe that the new Council should be a standing body with the status of a "princip [...]
2005-08-05 09:33:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV NL USUN
05THEHAGUE2157NETHERLANDS/GUANTANAMO: DUTCH REMAIN TROUBLED BY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch remain concerned about the lack of access by UN special rapporteurs to Guantanamo. According to the senior Dutch MFA official dealing with Human Rights, the issue has become a "political problem" in the Netherlands and could complicate efforts to cooperate with the EU o [...]
2005-08-05 09:33:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KISL KPAO NL
05THEHAGUE2175NETHERLANDS/EU: FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVES AND TURKEY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a senior Dutch MFA official, the Dutch hope to see the debate on EU finances concluded during the British EU presidency, but will hold out for a system that lowers the Netherlands' high per capita contribution. On Turkey, the Dutch continue to support starting acces [...]
2005-08-05 16:16:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ECON NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2271NETHERLANDS: MFA OFFICIAL ON IRAN/IAEA, AFRICA,
[...] (U) This is a action request; please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: DCM and Polmiloff met August 15 with Director Robert de Groot and Section Head Hans Sandee of the Security and Defense Policy Division at the Dutch MFA. On Iran, de Groot suggested there are no alternatives at present than co [...]
2005-08-17 14:38:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALNL AF PARM PREL IR NATO
05THEHAGUE2272NETHERLANDS: SUPPORT ISAF UN MANDATE, LEERY OF
[...] (C) DCM and Polmiloff met August 15 with Director Robert de Groot and Section Head Hans Sandee of the Security and Defense Policy Division at the Dutch MFA regarding the expiration of ISAF,s U.N. mandate. De Groot noted that the Dutch are satisfied with the U.N. mandate as it currently stands [...]
2005-08-17 14:48:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALAF MARR NL PREL NATO UNSC
05THEHAGUE2793DUTCH ARREST SEVEN IN COUNTER-TERRORISM RAI...
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the largest single counter-terrorism action in the Netherlands since the 9/11 attacks, a newly formed rapid intervention team arrested six men and one woman in The Hague, Amsterdam and Almere on October 14. Among those arrested were Jermaine Walters, the brother of (American) H [...]
2005-10-14 18:04:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR PINS PGOV PREL NL KPRP
05THEHAGUE2802NETHERLANDS/PKK: DUTCH DEMARCHED ON COMBATTING
[...] (S) POLCOUNS delivered reftel demarche on reducing European support to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) to Pim Dumore, Director of the Dutch MFA's Political Affairs Department, on October 13. On October 14, POLCOUNS followed up with Fred Olthof, Director of the Dutch MFA's Office of New Thr [...]
2005-10-17 15:46:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPTER PREL PINR EFIN KCRM TU NL
05THEHAGUE2845NETHERLANDS/BELARUS: DUTCH SUPPORT CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch support promoting civil society in Belarus and are prepared to pursue this objective bilaterally. At the same time, they do not want to appear out of step from an EU consensus, and in general prefer constructive engagement over isolation. The Dutch recognize that rel [...]
2005-10-20 13:07:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM EAID BO NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2870MISSION HOSTS FIRST IFTAR DINNER
[...] On October 20, 2005, Embassy The Hague Charge d'Affaires Blakeman hosted a well-received Iftar dinner at the Charge's residence, the first ever by the Mission. Forty-five key contacts attended, including many Dutch Muslim leaders. The Charge read President Bush's Ramadan message to the gathe [...]
2005-10-24 05:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL NL
05THEHAGUE3055NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: PUTIN VISIT FOCUSES ON ENERGY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A handful of substantive exchanges punctuated Russian President Vladimir Putin's November 1-2 state visit to the Netherlands, which otherwise was dominated by protocol. Putin's meetings with PM Balkenende, Dutch Parliamentary leaders, senior government officials and industry a [...]
2005-11-09 19:04:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV PHUM NL RS
05THEHAGUE3088NETHERLANDS/HAITI: EXPLORING ROLE FOR EU
[...] (C) On November 11, Charge delivered reftel points to Marnix Krop (Director-General for European Cooperation, MFA). On November 14, POLOFF followed up with Hester Jongman (Policy Officer, Civil-Military Affairs, MFA). Jongman welcomed the points, but was skeptical that an European Gendarmeri [...]
2005-11-15 15:38:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NL EUN
05THEHAGUE3109NETHERLANDS/COLOMBIA: SEEKING SUPPORT FOR THE OAS
[...] (U) The Dutch plan to continue, and perhaps increase, their contribution to the OAS Mission in Colombia. On November 17, Dimitri Vogelaar (Venezuela Desk Officer, MFA) shared this information with POLOFF in response to ref A points. 2. (C) FM Bot's recent visit to Bogota has renewed Dutch [...]
2005-11-17 14:16:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID NL CO
05THEHAGUE3112NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: SEEKING PARITY TO OUR
[...] (S) On November 16, Polcouns shared reftel concerns of Venezuelan arms acquisitions with Robert de Groot (Head of the Office of Security Policy, MFA). De Groot said the Dutch understood U.S. concerns and were also troubled by Venezuelan activities. He added that the Dutch would continue to lo [...]
2005-11-17 14:49:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PARM MARR MASS NL VE
05THEHAGUE3121NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE DUTCH IN ADVANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During the November 21-22 GAERC, the Dutch will advocate for a "non-binding regime for civ-mil coordination" that favors development of national capacities and express concern on Iran. While the Dutch are proud of EU involvement in the Iraqi elections, they do not advocate for a [...]
2005-11-18 15:28:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL ETRD SR SY UP YI NL EUN
05THEHAGUE3141NETHERLANDS/SOUTH AFRICA: READOUT OF DAVID
[...] (C) Summary: DOD Regional Director for Southern Africa David Radcliffe's November 10 visit to The Hague successfully followed up DASD Whelan's earlier meetings here by capitalizing on renewed Dutch interest in South Africa. Radcliffe's discussions with Dutch MFA and MOD interlocutors spurred [...]
2005-11-22 11:13:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP NL MASS XA
05THEHAGUE3156NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DUTCH CONSIDERING UN AIRCRAFT
[...] (C) The Dutch will consider the UN's request for aircraft to support the UNAMI mission, but will seek assurances on security, according to the MFA. On November 23, POLCOUNS delivered reftel demarche points to Willemijn Kallenberg (Senior Policy Advisor, North Africa and Middle East Department [...]
2005-11-23 14:30:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR IZ NL UN
05THEHAGUE3191NETHERLANDS/CUBA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends the President continue suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act with regard to the Netherlands. Renewed suspension of the LIBERTAD Act for the Netherlands is in the national interest and will expedite a transition to dem [...]
2005-11-28 17:35:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC CU NL
05THEHAGUE3213NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: DUTCH SHARE CONCERN OVER DRAFT
[...] (C) The Dutch share U.S. concerns regarding the draft NGO law under consideration by the Russian Duma and have raised the issue bilaterally and through European fora, according to MFA officials. On November 28, EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo raised reftel points with MFA Director for Southeast and [...]
2005-12-01 13:26:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL NL RS
05THEHAGUE3214NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: DUTCH SUPPORT PLANNED
[...] (C) The Dutch believe enhanced U.S. - Russia dialogue regarding regional policy issues "could only be good for the region." Henk Voskamp (Deputy Director, Southeast and Eastern Europe Division, MFA) shared this information with poloff in response to reftel points on November 30. The Dutch sh [...]
2005-12-01 14:43:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS NL
05THEHAGUE3294NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE DUTCH IN ADVANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Dutch share the majority of reftel U.S. concerns with regard to the upcoming GAERC meeting. MFA interlocutors expect the unresolved EU budget to cast a shadow on the December 12 GAERC but claim the Balkans, Africa, and the "European Neighborhood Policy" will dominate discussi [...]
2005-12-09 15:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON NL EUN
05THEHAGUE3306NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: DUTCH SHARE U.S. CONCERNS OVER
[...] (C) The Dutch share U.S. concern about the draft NGO law before the Russian Duma and have taken steps similar to those put forward reftel. On December 9, Joris Geeven (Senior Policy Officer, Human Rights Division, MFA) told poloff in response to reftel demarche that the Dutch formally expresse [...]
2005-12-12 14:39:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL RU NL
05TOKYO1331VIEWPOINT OF THE SOUTH KOREAN EMBASSY IN TOKYO
[...] (C) ROK Deputy Chief of Mission in Tokyo, Choo Kyu-ho, accompanied by First Secretary Jeong Woon-jin, conveyed his embassy's viewpoints on North Korea, China, and the status of Japan-ROK bilateral relations at a March 7, 2005 lunch with the Charge. DCM Choo presented a rather dismal assessment [...]
2005-03-07 09:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL JA KS KN CH MNNUC
05TOKYO1351U.S.-JAPAN INFORMAL POLICY PLANNING BILATERAL:
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Vice Foreign Minister Nishida and Foreign Policy Bureau Deputy Director General Tsuruoka made an impassioned case for Japanese permanent UNSC membership during a March 2 dinner with visiting S/P Director Krasner. They outlined Japan's strategy as hinging on a three-stage [...]
2005-03-08 08:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL JA UNSC
05TRIPOLI221SENATOR LUGAR'S MEETING WITH QADHAFI AUGUST 20
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a conversation with Senator Lugar on August 20, Colonel Qadhafi complained that Libya had not been properly recognized and rewarded for its decisions on WMD. He suggested that the most appropriate "rewards" would be defensive weapons to protect the country against the threa [...]
2005-08-31 14:10:00Embassy TripoliSECRETPGOV PTER PHUM LY BU
05TUNIS1045TUNISIA - DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY TO SUPPORT
[...] (C) Tunisia has a lot of things going for it as a country, but the speedy clip of political liberalization is not one of them. The good news about Tunisia is that there is no organized extremist opposition that we know of. The bad news is that there is no organized opposition of any kind. Al [...]
2005-05-12 11:43:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KMPI ECON PGOV KPAO AMGT TS WSIS
05TUNIS1203Tunis Weekly Public Diplomacy Outreach Report, June
[...] On June 2, 40 high schoolers and two of their English teachers from Kelibia, a small fishing port one and a half hours from Tunis, visited the American Center as part of an educational field trip during which they spent half a day at the Embassy, touring the IRC, surfing the net and admiring t [...]
2005-06-06 13:52:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL OIIP OEXC TS
05TUNIS1324 STATUS OF REQUEST FOR SOFA IN TUNISIA
[...] (C) We have no Status of Forces Agreement currently with the GOT. In connection with training exercise Flintlock, we have signed an MOA (administrative agreement) that is valid for the duration of the exercise (June 3-17, 2005). We have a waiver from EUCOM for the Tunisia portion of Fl [...]
2005-06-17 13:43:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL TS
05TUNIS1438TUNISIA: UN REFORM DEMARCHE
[...] (C) In a meeting on several topics June 29, the Ambassador offered MFA Director of Americas and Asia Department Hatem Atallah (A/S equivalent) a comprehensive summary of U.S. priorities on UN reform, covering support for the Democracy Fund, management reform, the creation of a Human Rights Co [...]
2005-07-01 12:45:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL TS UN UNSC
05TUNIS1503BEN ALI CONDEMNS LONDON BOMBINGS
[...] (U) All major press July 8 carried President Ben Ali's message to Britain's Queen Elizabeth and PM Blair, in which he "condemned the odious crime" which had resulted in horrible damage and loss of life, and "expressed Tunisia's sympathy for the United Kingdom, the families of the victims and [...]
2005-07-08 14:22:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER TS
05TUNIS2075JEDDAH LESSONS LEARNED - FOLLOW-UP
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador chaired a meeting of Embassy Tunis Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 09/13/2005 to discuss reftel, Jeddah Lessons Learned. Also present were DCM, RSO, RMAS, PA, MEPI, FSI, MGT, DAO, ODC, MED, P/E. 2. (S/NF) Embassy Tunis EAC reviewed and discussed reftel in detail, con [...]
2005-09-15 14:30:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNASEC AMGT
05TUNIS896GOT RUSHES CONVICTION TO COINCIDE WITH ICRC
[...] (C) Summary: A Tunisian court sentenced dissident lawyer Mohamed Abbou to a prison term of three years and six months following his one-day April 28 trial for two charges. Abbou was arrested in early March for publishing on the website/listserve "Tunisnews" an article attacking President Ben [...]
2005-04-29 17:13:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KMPI KJUS KDEM TS ICRC WSIS
05VATICAN461WEAKENED POPE MISSES EASTER SERVICES
[...] (C) For the first time since his 1978 election to the papacy, Pope John Paul II was unable to participate in the Vatican's Holy Week and Easter celebrations, suggesting that his condition continues to deteriorate following his February surgery. Despite a series of indications that the Pope h [...]
2005-03-29 18:18:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL VT
05VATICAN515TURKISH DIPLOMAT SOUR ON RELATIONS WITH VATICAN
[...] (C) Turkish diplomat Ali Riza Ozcoskun (protect) complained to us recently about the poor state of Holy See - Turkish relations, charging that there is simply no dialogue between the two states. He went over the well-known stalemate, explaining that the Catholic Church sought certain legal as [...]
2005-08-26 12:15:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SOCI TU VT
05VIENNA164AMBASSADOR URGES NEW INTERIOR MINISTER TO HALT
[...] (S) Summary: In his first meeting with new Interior Minister Liese Prokop on January 18, the Ambassador praised the excellent cooperation the U.S. has enjoyed with the Ministry on law enforcement, anti-terrorism, and Embassy security issues. He explained in detail U.S. concerns regarding Au [...]
2005-01-20 12:44:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC AU
05VIENNA1886DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: DELIVERABLES FOR THE U.S.-EU
[...] Acting DCM delivered ref (a) points on June 6 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's assistant secretary-level Director for Middle East and African Affairs. SIPDIS 2. Scheide said the June 22 conference was "on the schedule" of Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik. He said he ha [...]
2005-06-07 15:41:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID EIND ECON IZ AU EUN
05VIENNA1966 AFGHANISTAN: PARLIAMENT APPROVES DEPLOYMENT OF
[...] (SBU) On June 10, Parliament's standing committee (Hauptausschuss) unanimously approved the cabinet's decision (ref a) to send up to 100 Austrian soldiers to the ISAF mission in Afghanistan for a period of three months, until October 31, 2005. The Austrian soldiers will join the German PRT i [...]
2005-04-08 12:01:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL KPKO AF AU BK SR MK NATO EUN
05VIENNA2005AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO CHALLENGE TO DONORS TO FIGHT
[...] Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on June 15 to Johannes Kyrle, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Secretary General (Deputy Secretary equivalent). The Ambassador pointed out the initiative of the President and Prime Minister Blair in pledging significant funds to address African humanitaria [...]
2005-06-15 12:58:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV EAGR PREL XA AU
05VIENNA2056DELIVERY TO AUSTRIA OF ORAL MESSAGE FROM THE
[...] (SBU) DCM delivered ref (a) message on June 20 to Austrian Political Director Thomas Mayr-Harting. Mayr-Harting undertook to deliver the contents of the message to the Austrian delegation (Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik and Middle East director Ralph Scheide). 2. (S) Mayr-Harting said t [...]
2005-06-20 14:43:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPREL IZ SY AU
05VIENNA3011AUSTRIAN INTERIM RESPONSE: INTERNATIONAL
[...] On September 8, DCM delivered reftel talking points on the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) to Clemens Auer, the Minister of Health's Chief of Staff. Auer thanked the USG for promoting increased cooperation on avian and pandemic influenza. Auer said Austria [...]
2005-09-09 13:46:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO AU EUN
05VIENNA3060AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON THE AVIAN INFLUENZA THREAT
[...] (U) DCM delivered reftel points to Clemens Auer, the Minister of Health's Chief of Staff, on September 8. APHIS also discussed avian flu issues with Johann Herzog, Ministry of Health Advisor for Veterinary Affairs, Medicine, Biotechnology, and Food Safety; and with Johan Damoser, A [...]
2005-09-14 12:16:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO ECON PREL SOCI AU KSTH WHO
05VIENNA3064 VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: AUSTRIA REQUESTS EXTENSION
[...] (SBU) Secretary General Johannes Kyrle (the third- ranking MFA official) raised the issue of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) as the first order of business in his meeting with visiting EUR PDAS Kurt Volker. In a follow- up to Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik's pointed comments to Amb [...]
2005-09-14 14:44:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CVIS CMGT PGOV FR IT AU EUN
05VIENNA331AUSTRIA: SNIPER RIFLES TO IRAN: COMPANY HEAD
[...] (S) Ambassador and DCM called on Ambassador Hans-Peter Manz, the Chancellor,s diplomatic advisor, at Manz,s request on February 2 to discuss the Steyr-Mannlicher sale of sniper rifles to Iran (reftels). Manz said his government wanted to avoid creating any wrong impressions in Washington: t [...]
2005-02-04 15:34:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC AU
05VIENNA38912006 HAGUE COMPLIANCE REPORT PREPARATION -
[...] POST HAS REVIEWED REFTEL AND DOES NOT RECOMMEND THAT AUSTRIA'S CITATION AS "NON-COMPLIANT" BE CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS. 2. REFTEL ALSO INVITES SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER ACTIONS. POST SUGGESTS THAT BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE OF PERSONNEL IN THE AUSTRIAN CENTRAL AUTHORITY (ACA) THE TIME IS RIGH [...]
2005-12-16 10:43:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI CASC AU
05VIENNA406AUSTRIA: NO APPROVAL TO EXPORT MORE SNIPER RIFLES
[...] (S) Summary: Diplomatic Advisor to the Chancellor Hans Peter Manz assured the Ambassador on February 10 that the Austrian government would not/not authorize Steyr-Mannlicher to export any further sniper rifles to Iran. He also noted that the government would not permit the export of handguns [...]
2005-02-10 16:18:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC AU
05VIENNA981TERRORISM FINANCE: LET PRENOTIFICATION
[...] (C) On March 24, Econ Unit Chief and Canadian DCM Sheila Coutts jointly met with Birgit Ertl from the Financial Market Division in the Ministry of Finance to discuss the USG and GoC intention to request that the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee list Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LET). Ertl promised to distri [...]
2005-03-25 08:23:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL AU
05VILNIUS1012SU-27 CRASH: LITHUANIA TAKING DECISIONS ON BLACK
[...] (C) Summary. The GOL accepted Ukraine's offer of assistance in analyzing data on the black boxes recovered from the Russian Su-27. The Government softened its rhetoric against Russia today, stating that there is no evidence to prove the Russian aircraft willfully violated Lithuanian airspace [...]
2005-09-23 16:28:00Embassy VilniusSECRETMOPS PGOV PINS PREL LH RS UP
05VILNIUS1075TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER FOR
[...] (SBU) The Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer (TFCO) for Embassy Vilnius is DCM Tom Kelly, tel: 370-5-266-5535, e-mail: kellytp@state.gov. The TFCO Deputy is Scott Woodard, Economic Officer, tel: 370-5-266-5500, e-mail: woodards@state.gov. 2. (U) We believe it would be useful and conv [...]
2005-10-07 15:01:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL LH
05VILNIUS240LITHUANIA WELCOMES U.S. OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS TO PRT
[...] This cable contains an action request in para 3. 2. DCM informed MFA Undersecretary Dalius Cekuolis March 8, per reftel, of the USG plan to assign a State Department Officer (retired FSO Michael Metrinko) and a USAID officer to the Lithuanian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in Chagcharan [...]
2005-03-09 15:09:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS AF LH
05VILNIUS372GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM ASSESSMENT: LITHUANIA
[...] (S) Lithuania has a low terrorism threat, and we are working hard with Lithuanian security agencies to keep it that way. There are no known terrorist operational cells, logistical cells, or support organizations in Lithuania. There are no known incidents of terrorism financing or terrorism-re [...]
2005-04-08 14:19:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPREL PTER ASEC LH
05VILNIUS59LITHUANIA SAYS YES TO PRT
[...] (C) The GOL informed the Ambassador on the evening of January 18 that it will accept NATO's request for it to head a provincial reconstruction team (PRT) in western Afghanistan. The decision followed weeks of intensive Mission and USG efforts to get Lithuania on board, culminating in two sepa [...]
2005-01-18 16:41:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR MCAP PREL PGOV LH
05VILNIUS655(C) LITHUANIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS BOUNCE BACK, BUT
[...] (C) Lithuania's complicated relations with Russia -- after five months of emotional tensions -- are improving again. The May visit of Russian FM Lavrov -- featuring his second meeting with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Valionis in a month -- produced a lengthy declaration promising enhanced coop [...]
2005-06-22 09:47:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET ELTN RS LH
05VILNIUS721QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT, JANUARY - MARCH 2005
[...] (U) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. (U) NARRATIVE OF ACTIVITIES DEA Regional Basic Narcotics Officers School (March 30 - April 8). This is a two-week Basic Narcotics Officers School with an emphasis on clandestine laboratory training conducted in Vilnius, Lithuania. Thirty-six students [...]
2005-07-12 05:03:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC LH
05VILNIUS87SCENE SETTER FOR A/S MAURA HARTY'S VILNIUS VISIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Maura, it is an honor and delight to welcome you back to Lithuania, where we continue to benefit from your outstanding work as one of this Mission's "founding mothers." Since your last visit, Lithuania has matured into an important partner for the U.S., with re [...]
2005-01-26 14:16:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CMGT CVIS CASC ASEC LH
05WARSAW1205POLISH OPPOSITION LEADER LAYS OUT PROSPECTIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Jan Rokita, the head of Poland's leading opposition party (PO - Platforma Obywatelska/Civic Platform),and the man expected to be the country's next Prime Minister outlined the key planks of his economic policy at a March 1 meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce. Rokita said [...]
2005-03-03 14:19:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL PL
05WARSAW1283POLISH COMPANY FEARS IRAQ WILL CANCEL SIGNIFICANT
[...] (C) In December 2004, Poland's defense holding company, Bumar, signed a number of contracts with the Iraqi Ministry of Defense to provide military supplies and equipment to Iraq (reftel). Prominent among these deals were two contracts to deliver several large Russian-built cargo/transport hel [...]
2005-03-08 13:37:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PREL PGOV IZ PL
05WARSAW1358POLISH DEPUTY PM HAUSNER SUBMITS OFFERS TO RESIGN,
[...] (U) Polish Deputy PM and Minister of Economy and Labor Jerzy Hausner submitted his resignation to Polish PM Marek Belka on March 9. It is now up to Belka to decide if he will accept Hausner's resignation, and if so, when it will be effective. 2. (C) Sources in the PM's Chancery were unsur [...]
2005-03-09 15:05:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ELAB PGOV
05WARSAW1520POLAND SUBMITS DETAILS OF IRAQ'S DEBT
[...] (C) The Iraqi Embassy in Warsaw provided us with a copy of a letter Finance Minister Gronicki sent to his Iraqi counterpart, Adil Abdul Mahdi, detailing Iraq's outstanding debt to Poland. According to the Ministry of Finance (MOF),Iraq owes Poland USDOLS 786,225,209.93 (including USDOLS 30 [...]
2005-03-17 13:44:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID PREL PL
05WARSAW2598ENGAGING THE IRAQ COALITION: NO CHANGE IN POLISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland plans to reduce its military contingent in Iraq by roughly 300 for its fifth rotation that will begin in mid-July 2005, leaving approximately 1,400 Polish troops in the Multinational Division Center South (MND-CS). These troops will increasingly focus on training missions [...]
2005-06-17 13:21:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PREL IZ PL
05WARSAW3010PRESS REPORTS WRONG: POLAND AND IRAQ HAVE NOT
[...] (SBU) On the heels of Prime Minister Marek Belka's July visit to Baghdad, several Polish press outlets reported that Belka promised the Iraqi government forgiveness of 80 percent of Iraqi debt, in line with the Paris Club's agreement. However, Poland's Iraq Task Team at the Ministry of Foreign [...]
2005-08-03 10:18:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL IZ PL
05WARSAW3044IRAQ-POLAND: JONES-SMITH CONSULTATIONS WITH GOP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Richard Jones Senior Adviser to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq Policy (S/I) led an interagency delegation to Warsaw July 28-29 to consult with senior GOP officials and encourage continued substantial Polish participation in the Iraq Coalition and the Multi-Nati [...]
2005-08-05 11:46:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPREL MOPS MARR PL IZ
05WARSAW3423POLISH NSA REQUESTS MEETING ON BELARUS
[...] (C) Following up on reftel conversations concerning our interest in close coordination with Poland on Belarus, Polish National Security Advisor Jerzy Bahr has requested a meeting with the Ambassador in advance of a planned September 29 meeting in Kiev with Bahr's Belarusian counterpart. The A [...]
2005-09-20 13:52:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV BO UP PL
05WARSAW3469POLAND: COMBATING EXTREMISM
[...] (U) Summary: Muslim extremism is not perceived to be an issue of concern in Poland; the Muslim community is very small and the population is 96 percent Roman Catholic. However, the Embassy and ConGen Krakow closely monitor the media for any indications of rising extremist threats. Given the co [...]
2005-09-27 09:47:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI PL
05WARSAW3578TUSK EDGES OUT KACZYNSKI IN FIRST PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: As predicted, Civic Platform's (PO's) Donald Tusk prevailed in the first-round of Poland's presidential election on October 9, and will face Lech Kaczynski in a second round of balloting on October 23. Despite only a three point margin over his rival, Tusk has bounced in post- [...]
2005-10-11 13:56:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PL
05WARSAW3608SURROGATE MUD-SLINGING BACKFIRES ON KACZYNSKI
[...] (C) The presidential campaign of Law and Justice (PiS) candidate Lech Kaczynski seems to have suffered a blow when a surrogate's false attack on Civic Platform (PO) rival Donald Tusk backfired. PiS's self-described "bull terrier," Jacek Kurski charged publicly that Tusk's grandfather voluntee [...]
2005-10-14 14:30:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PL
05WARSAW3615POLISH PRIME MINISTER CANDIDATE EMPHASIZES DESIRE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met for about 30 minutes October 14 with Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Law and Justice's (PiS) candidate for prime minister. Marcinkiewicz emphasized the importance PiS and its coalition partner Civic Platform (PO) attached to the U.S. relationship, raised offsets and mili [...]
2005-10-17 15:40:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR PL
05WARSAW3642POLAND/CUBA: MFA SENIOR OFFICIAL MEETS ONLY WITH
[...] (C) This is an action request for WHA/CCA and USINT Havana. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: MFA Director for the Americas Henryk Szlajfer gave PolCouns a read-out on his recent visit to Cuba, where he met only with opposition figures, and was completely boycotted by the government. H [...]
2005-10-20 08:47:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO OIIP PL CU
05WARSAW3650POTENTIAL ASYLUM REQUEST FROM IRAQI DIPLOMAT IN
[...] CONOFF was visited on October 19, 2005 by Mohammed N. Muthanna, Third Secretary and Consul for the Iraqi Embassy in Warsaw, in connection with a potential asylum request by Mr. Muthanna. Muthanna told CONOFF that he believes that he has been targeted for assasination by either "Baathists" or " [...]
2005-10-20 15:24:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALCVIS PHUM PINR PL PREL IZ
05WARSAW3694DEFMIN CANDIDATES TELL EUR DAS PEKALA NEW GOP WILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a brief October 20 visit to Warsaw, EUR DAS Mark Pekala met separately with the three leading candidates for Defense Minister in the expected coalition government of Law and Justice (PiS) and Civic Platform (PO). Although perspectives and tones differed, Bronislaw Komorowski ( [...]
2005-10-26 13:06:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MARR PL
05WARSAW3795NEW POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE
[...] (C) During Ambassador's initial call, Poland's newly named Foreign Minister Stefan Meller said he would travel back to Moscow (where he served as Ambassador until his October 31 appointment) on November 13 to arrange his move back to Warsaw, but also to meet with Foreign Minister Lavrov and, h [...]
2005-11-09 15:48:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PL
05WARSAW4020LAW AND JUSTICE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT
[...] (C) Summary: Governing Law and Justice (PiS) officials are pursuing a strategy of dividing and conquering right-wing and nationalist Polish parties, and pondering whether to call early elections -- perhaps as soon as early 2006 -- to strengthen their position. The main opposition, PiS's woul [...]
2005-12-09 15:49:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PL
05WELLINGTON160NEW ZEALAND AIMS TO STRENGTHEN ITS TERRORIST
[...] (U) Summary: The New Zealand government continues to tighten provisions of an anti-terrorism law it enacted more than a year after September 11, 2001, and that it amended in 2003. The government recently introduced legislation that will delay the expiration date for New Zealand's designations [...]
2005-02-23 04:43:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON244NEW ZEALAND: TERRORISM FINANCE - 2005 UPDATE NO. 2
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-23 04:07:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETKTFN CVIS KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON271HIGHLIGHTING JAPAN-U.S. ALLIANCE, JAPANESE SCHOLAR
[...] (C) At a seminar in Wellington, a respected Japanese scholar extolled the strength and benefits of the Japanese-U.S. alliance -- a strength that exists despite Japan's steadfast anti-nuclear and anti-war policies. Implicit in her speech was a contrast with New Zealand, whose vociferously state [...]
2005-03-31 23:15:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL JA NZ PMIL
05WELLINGTON275MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- NEW
[...] (C) Summary: New Zealand officials are considering whether the country should serve as the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Chair for 2006-7, as suggested by current Chair South Korea and quietly endorsed by the United States and Australia. The officials will be unable to make a deci [...]
2005-04-01 05:58:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALKSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA
05WELLINGTON284NEW ZEALAND ELECTION DATE 2005: NOT NOW, I'M
[...] (U) Summary: New Zealand's Labour Government is nearing the end of its three-year term and speculation is rife among the media and policymakers over the yet-to-be-determined election date. Many pundits believe Labour will call elections early, both in order to throw off the opposition's abili [...]
2005-04-06 04:49:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON293NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS THE EXISTING DRAFT SHIP
[...] (C) Summary: New Zealand is likely to oppose efforts to reopen the draft SUA 8bis text, and hopes the United States will support the Canadian text for Article 2bis. New Zealand strongly supports the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),and feels the proof of the exercise's effectiveness [...]
2005-04-08 02:29:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALKNNP KTIA MNUC PARM PREL PHSA EWWT PGOV NZ
05WELLINGTON294NEW ZEALAND GEARING UP FOR AUSTRALIA GROUP PLENARY
[...] (C) Summary: New Zealand officials from the Prime Minister's External Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Customs Service will attend the April 18-22 Australia Group (AG) Plenary in Sydney. The group does not plan to present any papers or introduce any new initiatives [...]
2005-04-08 03:43:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PREL NZ CBE
05WELLINGTON301NPT REVCON: EMBASSY FOLLOW-UP WITH NZ OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary: Minister for Disarmament Marion Hobbs has expressed regret at causing offense during her February meeting on Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) issues with Ambassador Sanders (Ref B),claiming she had only been trying to say that all parts of the NPT are equally important and should [...]
2005-04-12 04:14:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NZ NPT
05WELLINGTON363IS NEW ZEALAND AWASH IN BAATHISTS?
[...] (C) Summary: An opposition politician threatened early this week to reveal the identity of a member of Saddam's regime who is reportedly seeking residence in New Zealand. The Government responded by revoking the visitor's permit... of the wrong Iraqi. The Government's action was taken again [...]
2005-05-05 03:05:00Embassy WellingtonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER SMIG NZ
05WELLINGTON452WITH NEW ZEALAND PM, AMBASSADOR RAISES POSSIBILITY
[...] (C) Begin summary: In a meeting that included discussion of China's growing power and the need for a U.S. presence in the Pacific, the Ambassador told New Zealand Prime Minister Clark that the time was ripe for a frank and comprehensive dialogue between our governments on issues that hinder our [...]
2005-06-10 00:59:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL NZ
05WELLINGTON496NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON UN REFORM
[...] (SBU) On June 21, Charge delivered ref A, B and C demarche points to Wen Chin Powles and Valerie Meyer, both Deputy Directors at the United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division (UNHC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Powles and Meyer said that the GoNZ's positi [...]
2005-06-27 04:48:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KUNR AORC NZ UNSC UNCHR
05WELLINGTON531EAC MEETING WELLINGTON
[...] (S) The Emergency Action Committee convened 1400 hrs local time on July 8, 2005 to discuss security profile in light of the London explosions. Embassies Wellington and Apia were notified of the London explosions by the RSO in Canberra via RMAS. 2. (U) Embassy Wellington has put the Local G [...]
2005-07-08 03:49:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETASEC PTER CASC AMGT
05WELLINGTON549 NEW ZEALAND NOMINATION FOR FSN POLITICAL
[...] Embassy Wellington submits the following nomination for the FSN Staff Political Training Course to be held in Washington from September 26 - October 7, 2005. 2. Name: Craig Brian Greaves Grade: 9 Step 2. Length of Service: Start date - May 16, 2005. English language ability: level 4 (n [...]
2005-07-14 22:28:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI AFSN PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON58MP TAMIHERE CLEARED IN FIRST OF TWO
[...] (U) Summary. Beleaguered Labour MP John Tamihere has begun his political rehabilitation, offering a "state of the nation" speech January 19 that attacked the "separatist" Maori party, defended Labour's economic policies, and eschewed the left-right division of unions and business leaders in f [...]
2005-01-24 17:48:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM NZ
05WELLINGTON635AMBASSADOR SWINDELLS' FINAL CALL ON FM GOFF
[...] (C) Summary: During his final meeting with Foreign Minister Goff on August 18, Ambassador Swindells reiterated his call for both countries to engage in a comprehensive dialogue on the bilateral relationship. He and Goff agreed that Embassy Wellington should begin quiet work with NZ counterp [...]
2005-08-19 03:08:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NZ
05WELLINGTON642NATIONAL SHAPING UP AS GENUINE CHALLENGER TO
[...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of cables about where New Zealand's political parties stand in the run-up to September 17 general elections. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Badly battered in the 2002 campaign, New Zealand's main opposition party, the National Party, has reclaimed [...]
2005-08-23 02:57:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON658NEW ZEALAND FIRST: A PARTY OF THE OLD STILL MAY
[...] (C) Summary: As New Zealand gears up for September 17 general elections, neither Labour nor National are likely to get enough votes to win a majority outright. Of all New Zealand's small parties, only two, the New Zealand First party and the Green Party, have enough current support to win mo [...]
2005-08-29 03:28:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV NZ
05WELLINGTON666REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF CERTAIN
[...] (C) Summary: New Zealand is willing to consider taking in Uigher refugees from Guantanamo, but would at a minimum need a request from the UNHCR to start the process. Both Minister of Foreign Affairs Goff and Immigration Minister Swain will make the final decision of whether to admit the Uighe [...]
2005-08-31 04:52:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALKAWC MOPS PREL PTER PHUM PREF PINR NZ
05WELLINGTON674NEW ZEALAND: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ZIMBABWE VOTE
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see Paragraph 3. 2. (U) Post on August 29 delivered reftel demarche to the New Zealand Agency for International Development, which handles issues related to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 3. (C) On September 2, a representative of New Zealan [...]
2005-09-02 04:27:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL ZI NZ IMF
05WELLINGTON739NZ FOLLOW-UP: HSPD-6 TERRORIST LOOKOUT INFORMATION
[...] (S) Post IWG agencies met to discuss Ref A and B. We also discussed the possibility of the terrorist lookout information sharing pilot with Conoff in Auckland. Agencies all agree that GNZ would be a good candidate for the proposed pilot project, and would likely be receptive should we make [...]
2005-09-23 03:24:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETCVIS PTER PINR PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON741NEW ZEALAND WILL TRY TO ATTEND ARF ISG IN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-23 04:24:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR NZ
05WELLINGTON78NATIONAL GOES TO BAT
[...] (U) Summary. After a week of press leaks and innuendo, the 2005 election season swung into full gear with Opposition National Party leader Don Brash's much-anticipated speech at Orewa Rotary Club on January 25, unveiling National's long-promised position on welfare reform. Expectations for t [...]
2005-01-27 03:33:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM NZ
05WELLINGTON79EAST ASIAN SUMMIT: NEW ZEALAND'S VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: New Zealand officials have been watching with interest the proposal to hold an East Asian Summit, but they remain unclear as to either the form or function of the meeting. New Zealand would welcome the chance to participate in the Summit, but is unlikely to push for an invitation [...]
2005-01-27 05:06:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECIN NZ ASEAN APECO
05WELLINGTON82U.S. NONPROLIFERATION AMENDMENTS TO THE SUA
[...] (C) Acting DCM conveyed reftel points on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA) to Caroline McDonald, Director of the Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and Scott Sheeran, an MFAT Legal Advisor. A/DCM said she was [...]
2005-01-28 04:51:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALKNNP KTIA MNUC PARM PREL PHSA EWWT NZ
05WELLINGTON855NEW ZEALAND SAYS G-4 AMBASSADORS DECLINE TO
[...] (SBU) On October 28, Acting DCM conveyed Ref A points to Chris Anderson, Deputy Director of the South-South East Asia Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She urged that the G-4 Ambassadors visit with returned refugees during their upcoming trip to the Central Highlands, and [...]
2005-11-02 03:57:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON902WHAT HONEYMOON? PM CLARK'S NEW COALITION SHOWS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Less than two months into her new Government, the local press has quoted PM Clark's coalition officials as contradicting each other over foreign policy, notably whether or not New Zealand needs to repair its relations with the United States. (Foreign Minister Peters says yes, Cl [...]
2005-11-22 21:25:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON907CO-LEADER'S DEATH LIKELY TO STEER NZ'S GREEN PARTY
[...] (C) New Zealand's Green Party is likely to move further left following the unexpected death of its relatively pragmatic co-leader Rod Donald. The Greens, who garnered about 5% of the party vote in September's general election, are in a confidence and supply agreement with the Labour coalition [...]
2005-11-25 03:19:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NZ
05YEREVAN1018DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MDA AND CONFERENCE ON THIRD
[...] (C) Post delivered demarche talking points regarding the Israeli National Society (MDA) and International Committee of the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan June 9 per reftel instructions. Mrkrtumyan said the GOAM did not have [...]
2005-06-10 02:23:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALAORC PHUM PREL IS SZ AM ICRC
05YEREVAN1028VENICE COMMISSION'S HARSH WORDS ON CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) Venice Commission Secretary Gianni Buquicchio ended his early June visit to Armenia with the strongest calls to date for deeper reforms in the constitutional amendments package currently being discussed by the National Assembly. Buquicchio reiterated a May 27 release from the Council of Eu [...]
2005-06-13 13:26:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN1036ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN UNDER FIRE
[...] (C) On May 26, Armenian National Security Service (NSS) investigators arrested Serob Antinyan, an assistant to the Armenian Ombudsman Larissa Alaverdyan. Antinyan later confessed to accepting a bribe. Alaverdyan privately acknowledges Antinyan's guilt but claims the heavy-handed investigatio [...]
2005-06-15 08:56:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1055IRANIAN-ARMENIAN CROSS BORDER TRADE AND ECONOMIC
[...] (C) In a lead up to the Iranian presidential elections, the government of Iran (GOI) has made some efforts to increase trade with Armenia. This included hosting 60 owners of small- to medium-sized Armenian businesses for a conference in Tabriz, agreeing to open an Armenian consulate in Tabriz [...]
2005-06-16 12:47:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EPET AM IR RU
05YEREVAN1058RUSSIAN ARMS TRANSFER FROM GEORGIA TO ARMENIA
[...] (C) Armenian officials have confirmed news reports that the transfer of materiel from Russian military bases in Georgia to a Russian military base in Armenia is already underway. According to Russian DCM Igor Gromyko, the transfer will not violate the conditions of the Conventional Forces in [...]
2005-06-17 02:12:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PREL PBTS AM GG RU
05YEREVAN1083AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ARMENIAN OMBUDSMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-21 12:33:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1084DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan on June 21. Mkrtumyan said that the GOAM supports the idea of a standing, solutions-oriented council. He warned, however, that most of our points would require additional "deliberati [...]
2005-06-21 12:33:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KUNR AM
05YEREVAN1095ARMENIA CHOOSING BETWEEN IRANIAN AND RUSSIAN ROLE
[...] (C) As work begins on the first 42 km segment of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline, Armenia is engaged in shuttle negotiations with both the Russian and Iranian governments about financing and, ultimately, control of the onward portions of the gas pipeline through Armenian territory. Deputy Minist [...]
2005-06-23 12:27:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AM IR RU
05YEREVAN1097YEREVAN DASHNAKS DOWNPLAY DISAPPOINTMENT IN N-K
[...] (C) Local representatives of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF - "Dashnaksutyun") have been downplaying the results of the June 19 balloting in Nagorno-Karabakh in which their ARF/Movement 88 alliance (who many predicted would fare best in the election - reftel) won only three seats in [...]
2005-06-23 12:28:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1105ENGAGING ARMENIA IN ADVANCE OF THE IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-24 12:34:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV IZ AM
05YEREVAN1261MONITORING BOARD CALLS ARMENIAN PRISON CONDITIONS
[...] (SBU) Conditions in Armenian prisons remain "unsatisfactory" despite some improvements, according to a report by Armenia's Civil Society Monitoring Board (CSMB). On June 30, CSMB members hosted a roundtable discussion where they announced the results of inspections they conducted from June thr [...]
2005-07-15 06:25:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN131CESIUM 137 CONFISCATED ON THE TURKISH BORDER
[...] (C) At a January 23 meeting, Ashot Martirosyan, head of the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (ANRA) told us that on 16 December, a source of Cesium 137 was seized by Turkish Authorities at the Turkish-Georgian border. Martirosyan stated that he received a fax from the Turkish Atomic Energy [...]
2005-01-26 11:51:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPINR MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC AM KPRP
05YEREVAN136NEW "PRO-WESTERN" OPPOSITION BLOC A POTENTIAL
[...] (SBU) Armenian political elites continue to speculate on the implications of the recently announced union of opposition figures Aram Sargsyan, Raffi Hovannisian, and Hovhannes Hovhannisian. The new alliance, painting itself as "the most western-leaning" in Armenia, has stated that its princip [...]
2005-01-26 13:18:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN139ARMENIA'S 2005 BUDGET: MORE BUTTER, STILL PLENTY
[...] (C) The GOAM has billed the 2005 budget as having a social focus. Both tax receipts and social spending are set to rise ambitiously in line with the GOAM's Poverty Reduction Strategy. After much debate, official defense spending is set to rise too, although spending on education will exceed [...]
2005-01-27 11:33:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EFIN AM
05YEREVAN1479TURKISH SCHOLAR: GUILTY BUT FREE TO GO
[...] (C) On August 16, a local-level Yerevan court convicted Yektan Turkyilmaz, a Turkish citizen and Duke University doctoral candidate arrested June 17 at Yerevan's Zvartnots Airport, for attempting to smuggle eighty-eight "historically and culturally important" books and manuscripts out of Armen [...]
2005-08-16 13:33:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV AM TU
05YEREVAN149PUBLIC BANTER ON KARS AGREEMENT PUTS OSKANIAN ON
[...] (C) An exchange in the press between Armenian Foreign Minister Oskanian and Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has captured what we believe is the most public acknowledgment by the GOAM's MFA (under the administration of President Robert Kocharian) of the validity Soviet-era border agreements. Res [...]
2005-01-31 11:31:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU AM
05YEREVAN1492LINES OF CONTACT--NEW GOAM TEAM TACKLING TURKEY
[...] (C) Beyond the attention-grabbing meetings between GOAM Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian and Turkish MFA Deputy Undersecretary Ahmet Uzumcu (septel),the Armenians point to a series of government-to-government channels that provide opportunities for exchange with their estranged neigh [...]
2005-08-17 12:28:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU AM
05YEREVAN154UPDATE ON CESIUM 137 CONFISCATED ON THE TURKISH
[...] (C) On January 31, we met with Armen Israelian, head of the MFA's Department for Arms Control and International Security to follow up on the reported (ref) seizure on the Georgia-Turkey border of cesium-137 reportedly originating in Armenia. Israelian said that the Armenian National Security [...]
2005-01-31 13:10:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPINR MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC TU AM
05YEREVAN1657SEVEN OPPOSITION MPS END THEIR BOYCOTT OF
[...] (C) The seven MPs of the opposition National Unity Party officially ended their 19-month boycott of parliament on September 12. Their return comes as the National Assembly continues discussion of a draft constitutional amendments package (ref) and local media and observers devote more attenti [...]
2005-09-12 12:41:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN1722ARMENIA: NOT MUCH EXTREMISM HERE
[...] (S) With 98 percent of the population ethnically Armenian and at least nominally Christian, extremism, and particularly Islamic extremism, is not perceived to be a serious problem in Armenia. The vast majority of Armenians belong to the Apostolic Church, an Eastern Christian denomination which [...]
2005-09-26 12:03:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI AM
05YEREVAN173ARMENIA CONFIRMS RELEASE OF POWS BY AZERBAIJAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-01 12:52:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS AM AJ OSCE
05YEREVAN1748TIP: UZBEK TRAFFICKING CONVICTION LEAVES CONCERNS
[...] (C) On September 22, a local-level court in Yerevan sentenced Uzbek citizen Natella Saghatelyan to five years imprisonment for trafficking and forgery. The Armenian National Security Service (NSS) arrested Saghatelyan in March 2005 for trafficking Uzbek women, and a minor girl, through Armeni [...]
2005-09-29 12:00:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV AM KTIP
05YEREVAN1749NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
[...] (C) On September 28, the Armenian National Assembly passed in third and final reading a package of revised constitutional reforms that will be put to national referendum in November (reftels). Despite the legal requirement that only technical changes are permitted between the second and third [...]
2005-09-29 12:17:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1797KERKORIAN'S LINCY FOUNDATION ROLLS OUT LATEST (60
[...] (C) Representatives of Amcit philanthropist and corporate mogul Kirk Kerkorian's Lincy Foundation told us September 25 that their latest set of programs in Armenia would begin no later than mid-October. The USD 60 million, two-year package of projects will include renovation of a major highway [...]
2005-10-05 09:31:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1811ARMENIA: MORE PROGRESS ON DEFENSE COOPERATION
[...] (C) During September 28-29 Bilateral Defense Consultations (BDC) in Yerevan, the Armenian military's senior leadership indicated an encouraging commitment to openness and transparency, engaging in straightforward discussions centered on Armenia's current threat environment. According to Minis [...]
2005-10-07 10:24:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PREL MARR AM
05YEREVAN1835HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE: ARMENIANS LINK
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-14 04:51:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL IS AM UNGA
05YEREVAN1844DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SECRETARY GUTIERREZ LETTER AND
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-14 11:45:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL SCUL AM UNESCO
05YEREVAN1845DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-14 12:08:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL IS AM UNGA
05YEREVAN1900DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUMMARY REPORT OF THE FIRST
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-25 12:34:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSCA SENV ECON PREL AM WHO FAO EAGR
05YEREVAN1927LOCAL ELECTIONS END WITH ALLEGATIONS OF CONTINUED
[...] (C) Armenian local elections -- held September 18 through October 23 -- met international standards, Central Electoral Commission Head Garegin Azaryan told reporters during an October 28 press conference. Local election monitors, however, disputed Azaryan's claim and alleged "widespread viola [...]
2005-11-01 11:27:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN1938CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: EUR A/S FRIED'S
[...] (C) Summary: During an October 18 lunch meeting with Armenian government officials, opposition parliamentarians, and academics, A/S Fried heard competing arguments about the package of constitutional amendments (reftels) slated for referendum on November 27. Supporters maintained the amendme [...]
2005-11-02 13:07:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OTRA AM
05YEREVAN1958CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTIONS: JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
[...] (C) On November 4, a local-level court in Sevan convicted (and sentenced to three years imprisonment) four Jehovah's Witnesses (Armenian citizens) on charges of "absence without leave from a military unit or place of service." The court initially charged the Jehovah's Witnesses with "desertion [...]
2005-11-04 12:58:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN1986MONOPOLY CONTROL OF JET FUEL IMPORTS UNDERMINING
[...] (SBU) Armenia is currently suffering from a severe jet fuel shortage which is undermining the profitability of the aviation sector and may have a long-term negative impact on Armenia's competitiveness. According to Executive Director of Armenia International Airports (AIA) Juan Pablo Gechijyan [...]
2005-11-09 12:46:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON ETRD AM
05YEREVAN1991ARMENIA STILL UNDECIDED ON THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-10 13:09:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PINR AM UNHRC
05YEREVAN2006ARMENIA UNLIKELY TO CHANGE ITS POSITION ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-15 13:10:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PINR AM IR UNHRC
05YEREVAN2039ARMENIA WILL SUPPORT US ON UZBEKISTAN RESOLUTION
[...] (C) We delivered demarche and talking points regarding UN Third Committee country resolutions to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan November 21 per reftel instructions. Mkrtumyan said Armenia would not support a no-action motion on Turkmenistan and pledged Armen [...]
2005-11-21 12:14:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL AM
05YEREVAN2061RALLIES AND RHETORIC AS ARMENIA RAMPS-UP FOR THE
[...] (C) The November 27 referendum on proposed constitutional amendments continues to dominate local news as political forces make their last-ditch efforts to garner popular support. Opposition leaders have announced a series of rallies on November 24-27 to protest what they are already calling [...]
2005-11-23 13:12:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN2062ARMENIA: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY, 2005-2008
[...] (SBU) Armenia is at a crossroads in its democratic development. While the political landscape has remained relatively consistent since the last elections, the next two years will test the government's commitment to its reform agenda. As Assistant Secretary Fried said during his October visit [...]
2005-11-23 13:12:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM PHUM PREL AM
05YEREVAN2065COE DELEGATION TO OBSERVE IN LESS THAN 5 PERCENT
[...] (C) Supporters and opponents of Armenia's November 27 referendum have shifted their focus to the capital in the final days before the ballot. Competing rallies have drawn lower-than-expected attendance and there have been few reports of confrontation. While most political observers expect i [...]
2005-11-25 14:07:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AM
05YEREVAN2075OPPOSITION RALLY DRAWS LACKLUSTER RESPONSE
[...] (C) Opposition leaders came together November 28 in a larger group than they have in the past, but still only managed to draw about 2500 people to an afternoon rally on a perfect fall day in Yerevan. One day after the constitutional referendum that Council of Europe (CoE) observers characteri [...]
2005-11-28 14:50:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC AM
05YEREVAN2158RUSSIA CONTINUES TO PLAY A WINNING HAND
[...] (SBU) Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov visited Yerevan December 2-3 to commemorate the end of the Year of Russia in Armenia announced by President Putin during his visit in March 2005 (ref A). While the Year of Russia in Armenia was mostly show, marked by a steady stream of high-level v [...]
2005-12-13 13:48:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALECON PREL ETRD RS AM
05YEREVAN2166ARMENIA'S NEXT HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER?
[...] (SBU) The term of office for Armenian Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) Larisa Alaverdyan will expire on January 5, paving the way for Parliament (under provisions of the country's recently amended constitution) to appoint a successor or re-appoint Alaverdyan. Alaverdyan has frequently downpl [...]
2005-12-14 12:55:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM AM
05YEREVAN2197 AVIAN INFLUENZA: EMBASSY YEREVAN TRIPWIRES
[...] (SBU) Post's Avian Influenza (AI) Taskforce meets on a regular basis and met on December 8 to discuss tripwires and response actions. Post has completed all but three of the preparedness steps outlined in ref A and is in the process of completing the outstanding tasks. Information about reso [...]
2005-12-21 12:27:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMED AMGT ASEC CASC CMGT AM
05YEREVAN35ARMENIA: UPDATE ON CLAIMS OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
[...] (C) We reported reftel our initial investigation of an allegation of religious persecution in Armenia's armed forces. On January 11, we spoke with Levon Margaryan, Deputy Board Member of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Armenia, about the recent media claims that Armen Grigoryan was abused while se [...]
2005-01-11 13:32:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV AM
05YEREVAN391ARMENIA LOOKING TO IRAN TO REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON
[...] (C) In a February 25 meeting, Armenia's Minister of Energy, Armen Movsesian, told us that Armenia's energy market was too dependent on Russia, especially for the supply of gas, and that Gazprom has proved an unreliable source in the past. Armenia's number one energy priority is to complete [...]
2005-03-04 04:37:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET AM IR RU
05YEREVAN435ARMENIA'S TENTATIVE STEPS TOWARDS NATO
[...] (C) Armenia is making steady progress in preparing its NATO Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) and plans to have a document ready for presentation to the Alliance on April 7. Armenia's plans for its developing relationship with NATO do not include membership, but it is exploring ways [...]
2005-03-11 07:36:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AM NATO
05YEREVAN439ARMENIA REFUSES TO SEND "GENOCIDE" BACK TO THE
[...] (C) In a March 10 interview, Armenian FM Vartan Oskanian said that the question of the 1915 "genocide" is no longer an issue for historians and now must be decided in the political sphere. This statement was in response to Turkish PM Erdogan's proposal for a new joint historical study of the [...]
2005-03-11 13:08:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM AM TU
05YEREVAN449CHR-61: ARMENIANS WITH US ON CUBA, SHAKY ON
[...] (C) We delivered demarche and talking points regarding the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) upcoming annual session to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan March 11 per reftel instructions. Mkrtumyan predicted that the GOAM would vote with the USG on the expected [...]
2005-03-14 09:26:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL CU AM CHR
05YEREVAN45AMBASSADOR DELIVERS WARNING ON ARMS CONTROL
[...] (S/NF) In deploying troops to the coalition in Iraq and agreeing to a defense assessment, Armenia has taken important steps in building a broader, deeper defense relationship; lack of full compliance with conventional arms control regimes would negate that progress. That was the message the A [...]
2005-01-12 12:42:00Embassy YerevanSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MARR KCFE AM OSCE
05YEREVAN451SPIKE IN N-K CEASE-FIRE VIOLATIONS "SEASONAL"
[...] (C) The number of cease-fire violations along the line of contact between ethnic Armenian and Azerbaijan forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh region has increased dramatically since the beginning of March. Although accusations of responsibility and casualty figures vary according to the source of th [...]
2005-03-14 11:17:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM PBTS PREL AJ AM
05YEREVAN476DESPITE IRAN PIPELINE HEADLINES, ARMENIA-GEORGIA
[...] (C) Despite headlines suggesting that the March 11-12 visit of Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli focused on energy issues including the announced Iran-Armenia gas pipeline project, sources tell us that this was only casually mentioned during one of the sessions and that the quick series [...]
2005-03-16 13:40:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG IR AM
05YEREVAN500PUTIN'S UPCOMING VISIT TO ARMENIA: CEMENTING TIES
[...] (C) Russian president Vladimir Putin will visit Yerevan March 24 to 25 on what the Russian Embassy describes as a "working visit." He will make only a few stops during his roughly 24-hour visit, and Russian diplomats told us to expect "no surprises." While the visit may be routine from Mosco [...]
2005-03-21 13:41:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ENRG AM RU
05YEREVAN53KOCHARIAN SENDS CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW UKRAINIAN
[...] (U) The GOAM announced January 11 that President Robert Kocharian sent a congratulatory message to Ukrainian President-elect Viktor Yushchenko. The news sparked a flurry of media reports about Armenia-Ukraine-Russia relations and re-ignited discussion on the applicability of recent events in [...]
2005-01-13 12:41:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN532GOAM DEFERS TO PUTIN COMMENTS ON KYRGYZSTAN
[...] (C) The GOAM offered limited public reaction to the unrest in Kyrgyzstan, due to the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin which has dominated both headlines and GOAM attention. During a March 25 press conference, President Robert Kocharian deferred outright to Putin on the Kyrgyzstan issue [...]
2005-03-25 12:37:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL OPDC KG AM RU
05YEREVAN611CHR-61: US-EU DEMARCHE ON BELARUS, BUT ARMENIA
[...] (C) On April 6, together with the EU Presidency rep, we urged Armenia to vote against a no-action motion on the Belarus resolution at the UNCHR. MFA reps said they appreciated the joint approach and also the substance of the demarche, but said that no decision had yet been taken on how Armen [...]
2005-04-07 05:07:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL AM BO CHR
05YEREVAN612GWOT ASSESSMENT: ARMENIA
[...] (S) While Armenia consistently declares its eagerness to contribute to the Global War on Terror, most government officials and institutions do not believe that there is an imminent threat from within Armenia. While Armenia may be less vulnerable to terrorist attack than some of its neighbors, [...]
2005-04-07 11:07:00Embassy YerevanSECRETPTER PREL AM
05YEREVAN634UPDATE ON CESIUM 137 CONFISCATED ON THE TURKISH
[...] (C) We recently met with Ashot Martirosyan, head of the Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (ANRA) to follow-up on any details concerning the December 2004 Cesium-137 seizure at the Georgian/Turkish border per ref A. Martirosyan stated that ANRA had still not received any official notification [...]
2005-04-12 02:17:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPINR MNUC PARM KCRM PTER ASEC TU AM
05YEREVAN666CHR-61: ARMENIA WON'T SUPPORT US ON BELARUS
[...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baibourtian told us April 15 that the GOAM would vote in favor of the no-action motion on the Belarus resolution at the UNCHR. Baiburtian acknowledged the high-level demarches by the Ambassador and an April 6 approach with the local EU Presidency rep (ref a),[...]
2005-04-15 12:18:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL BO AM CHR
05YEREVAN707KOCHARIAN RESPONSE TO ERDOGAN LETTER
[...] (C) On April 20, FM Oskanian told us that President Kocharian had drafted a response to PM Erdogan's letter and the letter would be transmitted on April 21. Oskanian described the letter as agreeing to some of the substance in PM Erdogan's letter, but proposed -- instead of creating a joint [...]
2005-04-21 07:12:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS TU AM
05YEREVAN83MORE WORDS OF WARNING FOR OLIGARCHS -- OR FODDER
[...] (C) A strongly-worded January 15 speech by Chief Presidential Advisor for Economic Issues Vahram Nercessiantz raised eyebrows during the recent Armenia International Policy and Research Group (AIPRG) Conference in Washington but did little to convince skeptics that real efforts by the GOAM to [...]
2005-01-19 12:34:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON AM
05YEREVAN846RUSSIAN OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON ARMENIAN BORDER
[...] (C) A Russian Border Guard (RBG) official posted in Armenia contends that the border with Turkey is porous and that locals easily cross at will. On the margins of a routine meeting to discuss consular fraud prevention, he told us he was concerned about the possibility of corruption at the air [...]
2005-05-13 12:43:00Embassy YerevanSECRETKFRD PGOV ASEC TU AM RU
05YEREVAN847MARKARYAN'S STATEMENT ON ARMENIA-TURKEY BORDER
[...] (C) A loosely translated May 12 statement by Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan regarding the possible opening of the Armenia-Turkey border by the end of the year sparked speculation in Yerevan about potential developments in the bilateral relationship. The statement, which appears to [...]
2005-05-13 12:43:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU AM
05YEREVAN865DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REQUESTING ARMENIA'S
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-16 11:43:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP AM
05YEREVAN901ARMENIA ENACTS ELECTORAL REFORMS, BUT DOES NOT
[...] (C) In an extraordinary session May 19, the Armenian Parliament voted to increase the number of its seats apportioned on the party list basis, to nominally curtail President Robert Kocharian's authority to directly appoint members of electoral commissions, and to reform the way the government [...]
2005-05-20 13:48:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM AM
05YEREVAN997FM OSKANIAN ON ARMENIA'S CURRENT FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) On June 2, FM Oskanian briefed Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions resident in Yerevan. He characterized the May 17 Warsaw meeting of Presidents Kocharian and Aliyev as "positive," with a critical step forward, but rejected Azerbaijan's assertion that Armenia had agreed to return all "occupied [...]
2005-06-07 11:49:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV PHUM
05ZAGREB1422 GOVERNMENT OF CROATIA ISSUES STATEMENT SUPPORTING
[...] SBU) A/DCM and Pol Counselor presented reftel points to MFA State Secretary Biscevic August 29. Later that same day, a supportive statement was released on the GoC website. Text of statement (informal translation provided by Embassy Zagreb)follows. 2. Statement by GoC: "The Government [...]
2005-08-30 14:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL HR IZ
05ZAGREB1741H5N1 CONFIRMED IN CROATIA: OVERVIEW OF
[...] SUMMARY: Croatian Veterinary authorities confirmed on October 26 the presence of the H5N1 virus in dead swans found in the eastern part of the country last week. The GOC has been rapid and transparent in its handling of the situation thus far. This message summarizes the situation to date, [...]
2005-10-26 15:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PREL EAID WHO HR
05ZAGREB1955EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING ON AVIAN
[...] (U) The DCM convened the EAC on December 16, 2005, to review post's avian influenza preparedness plans and tripwires. All embassy sections were represented. 2. (U) The DCM conducted a point-by-point review of post's preparedness steps and asked the EAC members for any input they may have o [...]
2005-12-16 14:01:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC HR
05ZAGREB335CROATIA SOON READY TO TALK SOFA & ARTICLE 98
[...] (C) New Assistant Minister of Defense for Policy Igor Pokaz told the DCM in a introductory call on February 24 that he is planning to lead a delegation to Washington around March 29-31 to restart talks on Supplemental SOFA and Article 98 agreements. Pokaz would like to finalize an agreement on [...]
2005-03-03 13:09:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PARM KNNP HR NATO
05ZAGREB510DRAFT GMO LAW BRINGS ANTI-BIOTECH FEELINGS BACK TO
[...] (SBU) A proposal to consolidate Croatia's restrictive legislative framework for the introduction of genetically modified seeds has brought public outrage at the thought of GMOs in Croatia back to the surface. While Parliament seems set to institutionalize a precautionary principle approach fo [...]
2005-03-31 12:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SENV ETRD PGOV HR
05ZAGREB973IMF GIVES WAY IN CROATIA - AGAIN
[...] (SBU) The IMF mission that departed Croatia June 6 hopes to assemble a package that will pass IMF Board muster in August, despite Croatia's serial failure to come close to its budget targets. The team is clinging to GOC commitments to structural reforms (not yet implemented) to justify the a [...]
2005-06-08 15:27:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EAID HR
06ABIDJAN1042COTE D'IVOIRE SITREP 15 SEPTEMBER 2006, 1430 GMT
[...] (U) A number of roadblocks were established in Abidjan on the morning of September 15. By early afternoon, some of these had been dismantled although roadblocks remained primarily in the Riviera district of Abidjan, where the Embassy is located. A group of about 50 protesters gathered in the [...]
2006-09-15 15:56:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC SENV CASC IV
06ABIDJAN1043GBAGBO HARDENS RHETORIC ON PEACE PROCESS
[...] (U) In a September 14 speech to senior officers and other members of the Ivoirian Defense and Security Forces (FDS) that was later televised, President Gbagbo delivered a hard-line, uncompromising message on the peace process. Gbagbo averred that he had made numerous compromises (including 23 [...]
2006-09-15 16:10:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IV
06ABIDJAN1207COTE D'IVOIRE - TENSE BUT CALM AND LIKELY TO
[...] (C) Cote d'Ivoire remains tense on the eve of the end of the current one-year mandate of President Gbagbo and Prime Minister Banny and a new UNSC resolution for the country. While there is no doubt that both Gbagbo and Banny's terms will be extended, doubts and fears linger over the relative a [...]
2006-10-30 14:27:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IV
06ABIDJAN1250OPPOSITION PARTIES UNHAPPY WITH UNSCR 1721; PM
[...] (C) Summary. The Ivorian political class continues to react to UNSCR 1721 and the President's ongoing efforts to shape the political terrain to his liking. Both the Forces Nouvelles (NF) and major unarmed opposition parties expressed disappointment with 1721, specifically the decision to av [...]
2006-11-09 14:05:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IV UN
06ABIDJAN361OIL SPILL OFF IVORY COAST
[...] (C) Summary. An oil spill off the coast of Ivoiry Coast caused by the Canadian oil company CNR has largely been cleaned up. However, the Minister of Environment told the Ambassador he was unhappy with uncommunicativeness from CNR and alleged that Ivoirians close to the Presidency who are [...]
2006-04-04 08:37:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALSENV ENRG EPET
06ABIDJAN460COTE D'IVOIRE: RECENT ATTACKS IN THE WEST PROVE
[...] (C) Summary: UN agencies are concerned by a continuing series of inter-ethnic attacks that have occurred in recent weeks in western Cote d'Ivoire, mostly around the town of Bangolo. The attacks have resulted in several deaths, injuries, and some internal population displacement. The UN rep [...]
2006-05-05 16:31:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF KPKO PHUM IV
06ABIDJAN606COTE D'IVOIRE: ACOTA COORDINATOR VISIT SUMMARY
[...] (U) Summary: ACOTA Program and Policy Coordinator, Chip Beck (Coordinator),visited Abidjan 13-14 May 2006 for a visit to, and an exchange of information with, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) Headquarters Staff. He received a general briefing from the Senior [...]
2006-06-07 14:46:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV MASS IV
06ABIDJAN688OPPOSITION DEPUTIES RETURN TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (C) Summary. Opposition deputies agreed to return to the National Assembly on June 23 in order to receive salaries that had been withheld for three months by the FPI president of the Assembly. The denouement of what should have been a relatively minor affair is a victory for President Gbagbo [...]
2006-06-29 13:27:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IV
06ABIDJAN691UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS END STRIKE, SECONDARY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Close on the heels of his success in resolving the impasse over the return of opposition deputies to the National Assembly (reftel),President Gbagbo reinforced his standing as a decisive leader by persuading striking university professors (reftels) to return to work. Secondar [...]
2006-06-29 17:52:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV IV
06ABIDJAN731PRIME MINISTER ON PLANS FOR REGISTRATION OF
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Banny, accompanied by his Justice Minister, convoked ECOWAS ambassadors and several members of the International Working Group (IWG) to Yamoussoukro on July 9 for a hastily-scheduled meeting on his government's plans to launch a program, scheduled to begin on July [...]
2006-07-11 07:44:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN810PRIME MINISTER BANNY ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary. The Prime Minister spoke to the nation last night on the mobile identification process, addressing concerns raised by the President's FPI party and its supporters intent on disrupting the process. The PM made clear that the mobile teams are essential to the peace process and the [...]
2006-07-25 15:38:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PREL KPKO IV
06ABUDHABI108DEMARCHE ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Pol Chief discussed ref A points with MFA International Organizations Director Yacub al-Hosani January 16. Al-Hosani said the UAEG had not yet determined who will represent the UAE at the conference on Afghanistan, but that the UAEG will support Afghanistan and the objectives of the Af [...]
2006-01-17 13:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL AF AE
06ABUDHABI1129STATUS OF U.S.-UAE MLAT NEGOTIATION
[...] (C) Summary. Upon learning that the UK has nearly concluded an MLAT and extradition treaty with the UAEG, Embassy sounded out UK colleagues on how they have proceeded. We have informed the MFA that following its response to our May 2005 diplomatic notes regarding unresolved requests and judi [...]
2006-03-22 14:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PGOV UK AE
06ABUDHABI1610MESSAGE TO GULF DONORS ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PA;
[...] (C) On April 19 DCM delivered ref A points on Gulf Donors with information on the new U.S. Palestinian Assistance Package to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi, who was curious to know how our response to Qatar following its recent $50M donation to the PA had gone over. On April 22 DCM delivere [...]
2006-04-23 10:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN KWBG PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI1644UAE'S PRIVATE ENDORSEMENT OF THE PSI
[...] (C) On April 22 Ambassador passed ref A points to UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan who expressed no objection to sharing UAE's private endorsement with the other government in the region that has privately endorsed PSI (Oman) and with other interested Gulf countries in order t [...]
2006-04-24 10:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP AE
06ABUDHABI1716UAE FM EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (U) Speaking at a press conference in Kuwait April 25, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan expressed concern about Iran's nuclear program, while urging a peaceful resolution, as reported today by the Arabic dailies "Al Khaleej" and the semi-official "Al Ittihad," as well a [...]
2006-04-26 11:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO KU AE IR
06ABUDHABI1903UAE RESPONSE TO IRANIAN EFFORT TO REASSURE GCC
[...] (U) On May 6, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) spoke to the press at the conclusion of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) consultative summit in Riyadh. According to WAM, the UAE's official news agency, when asked if the GCC had received any assurances from Iran that its n [...]
2006-05-08 13:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IR AE
06ABUDHABI2041UAEG DISCUSS SECURITY CONCERNS WITH NDU DELEGATION
[...] (C) Summary: On May 13, senior officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economy, and Education met with a visiting delegation from the National Defense University's (NDU) National War College and discussed regional security issues, accompanied by Ambassador and alternatively the DCM. [...]
2006-05-17 06:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL KWBG IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2072UAE PRESS CONDEMNS ARREST OF SYRIAN JOURNALIST
[...] (C) Summary: Arabic and English language dailies prominently covered the arrest of Syrian activist Michel Kilo (who was in the UAE May 9-10 participating in a conference hosted by Sharjah-based "Al Khaleej") and widely condemned his detention. Reaction to the press coverage by the official E [...]
2006-05-17 13:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKMDR KDEM PHUM SY AE
06ABUDHABI2074REACTION IN THE UAE TO KIDNAPPING OF EMIRATI
[...] (C) Al Arabiya TV is leading its hourly newscasts with the story of the kidnapping of the UAE diplomat, identified as Naji Rashid al-Naimi (or Naji al-Naimi Abu Rashid),from the emirate of Fujeirah and Yemeni descent. He is reported to be 28 years old and single. Al Arabiya cites Iraqi polic [...]
2006-05-17 13:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS PTER MARR
06ABUDHABI2121FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REQUEST FOR AL QUDS
[...] (C) DCM discussed the Al Quds University request for assistance with UAEG presidential court interpreter Zeki Nusseibeh (Al Quds President Sari Nusseibeh's brother) who said that a letter requesting U.S. Dollars five (5) million had been left by his brother for Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mo [...]
2006-05-22 11:31:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN KPAL KWBG AE
06ABUDHABI2123 UAE INTEREST IN TIP/PISCES SYSTEM
[...] (SBU) On May 8, 2006, DCM and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Attache met with Colonel (now Brigadier General) Nassar Al Nuaimi, Chief of Staff for UAE Minister of Interior Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nayhan, regarding UAE participation in a U.S.-sponsored Terrorist Interdiction Pr [...]
2006-05-22 12:22:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER CJAN AE
06ABUDHABI2127VISIT BY COUNCIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS
[...] (U) On May 21, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador to discuss the organization's issues, outreach strategies, and its visit to the UAE. The UAE press has reported that Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Ministe [...]
2006-05-22 14:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKISL SOCI PHUM PGOV KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI2175UAE RESPONSE TO IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) On May 24, DCM delivered points (ref A) to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi who noted FonMin Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ)'s congratulatory phone call to the Iraqi FonMin. On the task before the new government in Iraq, al-Nuaimi expressed the hope that "they will get their act [...]
2006-05-24 13:31:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2248UAE JOINS UN OCHA DONOR SUPPORT GROUP (ODSG); UAE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Already a regional leader in humanitarian assistance, the UAE announced at a May 9 conference in Abu Dhabi its decision to become the 20th member and the first non-Western country to join the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Donor Support Group (ODSG). US [...]
2006-05-31 15:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM KPAL IZ AF AE
06ABUDHABI2276PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE DEMARCHE REQUEST: USG VIEWS
[...] (C) On June 3 DCM delivered demarche points on Palestinian Assistance to MFA America Desk Director Ambassador Ali Al Zarouni and took advantage of the occasion to present the full scope of U.S. humanitarian aid to the Palestinians ($245M, 57% increase, $10M in emergency medical assistance, $1. [...]
2006-06-04 12:13:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKPAL EAID PREL AE
06ABUDHABI2277FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN: "THE
[...] (C) On June 3 DCM delivered demarche points on the NAM Statement on Iran to MFA America desk director Ambassador Ali Al Zarouni -- along with a copy of the NAM statement. MinState Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussain Al Sha'ali led the UAE delegation to the May 27-30 NAM meeting in Kuala Lumpur. [...]
2006-06-04 12:13:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL AORC AE
06ABUDHABI251MENA - OECD INVESTMENT MINISTERIAL FEB 13-14, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 14:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV AE
06ABUDHABI255APPROACHING THE GULF STATES ON FINANCIAL PLEDGES
[...] (C) On January 25, at the UAE cabinet level, Ambassador delivered points on Afghanistan reconstruction and significant new UAE financial pledge to Minister of State for Finance and Industry Dr. Mohammed Khalfan bin Khirbash. EconChief covered similar ground on January 24 with MFA Asst U/S Mo [...]
2006-01-25 15:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL AE
06ABUDHABI256BASHAR'S EXPECTED TRAVEL TO GULF
[...] (C) On January 25, DCM presented reftel points to MFA Asst U/S Tariq Al-Haidan (former UAE Ambassador to Syria). He seemed surprised at the subject of the demarche but indicated that he had heard nothing at all of a proposed visit by Bashar Al-Asad. Al-Haidan alluded to Bashar's recent cons [...]
2006-01-25 15:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY AE
06ABUDHABI2567NATO DELEGATION REPORTS ON STATUS OF DISCUSSIONS
[...] (C) Summary. On June 12, a Turkish admiral heading NATO delegation visiting the UAE briefed diplomats of NATO countries on progress in ICI discussions with the UAEG. UAE interlocutors were described as well-prepped and "very forward-leaning and positive," but are also perceived as having "mi [...]
2006-06-21 12:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL IZ AE NATO GE
06ABUDHABI257REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC: UAE PERSPECTIVE,
[...] (C) On January 25, in the course of delivering demarches on Afghanistan donors conference and Bashar Al-Asad's travel, DCM met with MFA Asst U/S Tariq Al-Haidan and also reviewed ref A points on Iran. Al-Haidan (who formerly served as UAE ambassador in Iran) expressed what has been increasin [...]
2006-01-25 15:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR AE UN
06ABUDHABI2886UAEG AGREES WITH SAUDI STATEMENT ON EVENTS IN
[...] (C) UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed al Sha'ali is en route to Cairo to attend Saturday,s Arab League Foreign Ministers meeting. Ministry of Foreign Affairs acting number two Tariq Al Haidan told Ambassador July 14 morning that the UAEG had taken note of the July 13 Saudi Ne [...]
2006-07-14 10:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PREL LE AE
06ABUDHABI3337IRAQI EMBASSY IN UAE CONFUSED BY IRAQ COMPACT
[...] (C) PolOff spoke with Iraqi DCM Mustafa Aboud August 16 to assess planning for an anticipated September 7 Iraq Compact preparatory meeting in Abu Dhabi. Aboud, conversely, sought information on the meeting. He shared the content of a message from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry in Baghdad, which [...]
2006-08-16 13:10:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3816MFA REQUESTS USG PRE-CLEAR ALL INTERACTION WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-28 13:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON AE
06ABUDHABI4007INTERNATIONAL COMPACT FOR IRAQ - UAE UPDATE
[...] (C) On October 16, EconChief and UK Embassy Political Officer Alison Hall met with MinFin A/US for Revenue and Budget Khalid Al-Bustani to provide an update on recent actions with regard to the international compact for Iraq and to encourage the UAE to continue its support to Iraq in its effor [...]
2006-10-17 12:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEIAD ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV IZ AE
06ABUDHABI4501UAEG RECIEVES SYRIAN PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: On December 17, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan hosted Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad in Abu Dhabi, followed by a separate meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ). According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM),Khalifa "warmly" [...]
2006-12-18 13:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL AE SY
06ABUDHABI627UAE DIPLOMATIC NOTE TO INFORM EMBASSY OF
[...] (S) Embassy has received diplomatic note N1/3/7-A.S-11 dated February 14, 2006 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates. 2. (S) Begin text (translation from Arabic): Top Secret (United Arab Emirates classification equivalent to Secret) SIPDIS The United Arab Em [...]
2006-02-21 14:18:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETMARR MASS PREL AE
06ABUDHABI910UAE MFA READOUT ON VISIT OF IRAN ENVOY MOSTAFAWI:
[...] (C) MFA Under Secretary Abdullah Rashid Al Noaimi gave readout to DCM on March 6 visit of Iran Deputy FonMin Mostafawi to UAE. Al Noaimi characterized the visit as part of a P.R. campaign by Iran to reassure its Gulf neighbors that its nuclear program posed no safety or environmental hazard [...]
2006-03-08 14:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL IR AE PNUC GCC
06ABUDHABI945U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION INITIATIVE;
[...] (C) In March 11 meeting with MFA Asst U/S Tariq Al Haidan, DCM delivered reftel A points which were taken on board. Discussion of President Bush's recent visit to India segued into the more urgent issue of Iranian nuclear ambitions. 2. (C) Al Haidan, a former UAE ambassador to Tehran, [...]
2006-03-13 07:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KSCA IN PARM KNNP ETTC IR AE
06ABUDHABI947U.S. ASSISTANCE; HAMAS MEETINGS
[...] (C) On March 11 DCM delivered reftel points on the review of U.S. assistance and our request that UAE not meet with Hamas to MFA Asst U/S Tariq Al Haidan who immediately said that Hamas has not approached the UAE about a visit and the UAE has not invited Hamas. 2. (C) Al Haidan pointed [...]
2006-03-13 07:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL AE
06ABUDHABI948NOTICE OF SECOND ROUND OF GUANTANAMO
[...] (C) On March 11, DCM delivered to MFA Asst U/S Tariq Al Haidan reftel message that OARDEC is in process of scheduling a UAE national, currently under USG control at GTMO, for ARB proceedings. Asst U/S maintained that person named, Abd Al Sattar, Muieen A Deen Jamal A Deen Abd Al Fusal, ISN [...]
2006-03-13 07:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PINR PREL AE
06ABUJA1015 ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION
[...] SUMMARY. The investigation started by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at post's request appears to be winding down. They have arrested the MFA's courier and apparently believe that there was no other involvement at the MFA. Post finds this to be a dubious claim and Lega [...]
2006-05-05 06:20:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS PREL AMGT NI
06ABUJA1921NIGERIA:BAKASSI UPDATE
[...] (C/REL USA GBR FRA DEU) On 24 July, Post hosted a meeting of the local representatives of the four witness states to the Greentree Accord on Bakassi, though the German embassy was unable to send anyone. No representatives from either the UK or France have yet traveled to the Bakassi area. [...]
2006-07-25 11:22:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPBTS MOPS PREL NI CM
06ABUJA2077UPDATE ON NIGERIA'S ELECTION PREPARATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's political space has opened significantly since the defeat of the third term proposal in May. There are now over 40 registered parties and many potential candidates are testing the waters. However, the political scene remains chaotic with a shifting constellation of p [...]
2006-08-11 11:18:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2087INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION ON KIDNAPPINGS IN NIGER
[...] In response to the hostage takings of August 13, at our invitation the Chiefs of Mission in paragraph 2 met on August 14 to share information and talk about a common approach to the Nigerian government to express concern about hostage taking and its acceleration in the Delta. They agreed to [...]
2006-08-14 14:48:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL NI HOSTAGES MILITANTS OIL
06ABUJA2170THE BIG PLANS OF ARIK AIRLINES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Alex Van Elk, the Managing Director of Arik Air, called on the Ambassador July 31 and outlined the ambitious plans of Arik Airlines. Owned entirely by Nigerian investor Arumami Johnson, according to Van Elk, the airline management was almost fully expatriate. Having bought Nigeri [...]
2006-08-22 06:34:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEAIR NI
06ABUJA2459AMBASSADOR, UNDP NIGERIA CHIEF VIEW ELECTIONS, AI
[...] (U) Ambassador, DCM, Political and Economic Counselors, and Embassy, Centers for Disease Control, and USAID officers met on September 14 in Abuja with Alberic Kacou, the new UN Development Program resident coordinator in Nigeria. 2. (U) The Ambassador and Kacou discussed the coordination of [...]
2006-09-19 14:17:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALTBIO KFLU AMED EAGR EAID PGOV NI AVIAN FLU
06ABUJA2521NIGERIA LURCHES TOWARD VOTER REGISTRATION
[...] (C) Summary: INEC continues to prepare for voter registration using handheld computers for direct data capture beginning October 7. However, there are only 150 registration machines in country, there are software problems with two vendors' equipment, and training on use of the machines is i [...]
2006-09-25 18:27:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA494PRESIDENTIAL AIDE ASSURES ON DELTA CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary: Presidential spokesman Femi Fani-Kayode met with Ambassador on February 28 to deliver a message from the President that the USG could be assured the hostages would be released unharmed, after which the GON intended to address the underlying socio-economic problems in the Niger Delt [...]
2006-03-01 06:45:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALEPET PREL PGOV KFLU PTER NI
06ABUJA658MARCH 23 NIGERIA AVIAN FLU UPDATE -- WORLD BANK
[...] (SBU) Summary. The DCM and World Bank officials on March 22 discussed the GON's sluggishness in employing already provided foreign assistance against AI. The Bank officials said their main concerns are the need to vaccinate birds and compensate poultry farmers. The GON discussed with the Ban [...]
2006-03-23 16:19:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06ABUJA897DIPLOMATIC VISA FRAUD BY NIGERIA MFA UNCOVERED
[...] SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection began intercepting travelers at ports of entry on March 31, 2006 who had received their A or G diplomatic visas in Abuja through diplomatic notes containing fraudulent information. These notes were genuinely issued by the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign [...]
2006-04-25 06:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS KFRD PREL NI
06ACCRA1160LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE TO GHANA: IMPROVING
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UK High Commission recently chaired a donors, meeting on law enforcement assistance to Ghana. The U.S. and the U.K. are the only significant donors on law enforcement issues. The U.K. is focusing on narcotics trafficking, financial fraud, document fraud, basic police tr [...]
2006-05-19 09:48:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID GH PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR
06ACCRA1308LUNCH WITH FORMER PRESIDENT JERRY RAWLINGS
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted former President Rawlings, his wife, and four aides for lunch on May 19. The Ambassador explained at the start that the Embassy made it a policy to meet with all major party leaders in Ghana. She encouraged Rawlings and his entourage to share their vision [...]
2006-06-08 12:23:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ECON GH
06ACCRA2012GHANA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL REQUESTS HELP ON
[...] (U) This is an action message (see para 6.) 2. (C) In an August 29 meeting with DCM, Attorney General and Minister of Justice Joe Ghartey said he and his Department are consumed with the narcotics issue, which "began as a scandal and became a crime". The Georgina Wood Commission has com [...]
2006-08-30 07:33:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALGH PGOV SNAR
06ACCRA255A FRENCH VIEW OF GHANA
[...] (SBU) On January 26, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on French Ambassador to Ghana Pierre Jacquemot. Ghana's strengths, according to Jacquemot are its friendly people and its good management of the macroeconomy. The strong role of traditional chiefs plays a generally moderating role in soci [...]
2006-01-31 08:14:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALECON FR GH PGOV PREL
06ACCRA2578FORMER PRESIDENT RAWLINGS PREDICTS GHANA READY TO
[...] (C) Summary: On October 12, DCM (as Charge) paid an initial courtesy call on former President Jerry John Rawlings, his wife and other NDC leaders at Rawlings' residence. Rawlings and his colleagues attacked the Kufuor government as ethnically biased, corrupt and autocratic. He likened Ghana [...]
2006-10-26 11:02:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALGH PGOV PREL
06ACCRA2630AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DUTCH AMBASSADOR
[...] (SBU) Newly arriving Dutch Ambassador Alida ("Lidi") Remmelzwaal paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater on October 30; the DCM and Poloff also attended. Remmelzwaal shared her government's concerns over transparency and economic development in Ghana. Ambassador Bridgewater pro [...]
2006-11-01 16:51:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR GH
06ADANA148COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL DEAL
[...] U.S. Consulate Adana grants country clearance to Representatives Nathan Deal, Charlie Norwood, Michael Burgess, Gene Greene; Staffers Chris Riley, Todd Smith, Lodriguez Murray, Brandon Clark; as well as U.S. Army Escort Major Patrick Lewis and Attending Physician Dr. Mark Corrairie who will vi [...]
2006-06-21 13:15:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TU
06ADDISABABA1005DARFUR: AU CONTINUES TO SUPPORT TRANSITION
[...] (SBU) Summary/action request: Addis-based Darfur Liaison Group (LG) heads of mission met April 14 with African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit to discuss the AU's draft roadmap for implementation of the March 10 Peace and Security Council (PSC) decision on Darfur [...]
2006-04-14 14:07:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO EAID SU AU
06ADDISABABA1055AU SEIZED WITH CHAD-SUDAN AND SUDAN HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) will send a delegation to Ndjamena to gather more information on alleged Sudanese support for Chadian rebels in order to brief the Peace and Security Council (PSC),AU Commissioner for Peace and Security Amb. Said Djinnit told DCM April 17. Djinnit underto [...]
2006-04-19 14:52:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF SU CD AU
06ADDISABABA1160ETHIOPIA: CUDP REESTABLISHED, BUT DIASPORA BRIBES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Moderate elected officials from the CUDP have finally succeeded in achieving renewed legal recognition of Ethiopia's largest opposition organization. The provisional re-registration of the party April 24 has drawn fire from hard-line members of the Ethiopian Diaspora, however, as [...]
2006-04-26 11:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA1336SUDAN-AU PSC DEMARCHE: PSC WILL LIKELY NOT ADDRESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The African Union Commission anticipates that the upcoming May 15 AU Peace and Security Council meeting will address the implementation of the previous March PSC on AMIS transition, but will not discuss a new CONOPs for AMIS. Separately, Gabon notes that it only learned of the [...]
2006-05-12 16:34:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SU KPKO AU
06ADDISABABA1472AU PLANNERS AND NATO DISCUSS DARFUR PEACE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A meeting between visiting DOD DASD Whelan, African Union officials working on Darfur issues, the NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Planning, and Embassy officials, highlighted challenges in implementing the May 5 Darfur Peace Agreement. The AU DITF POLAD called for co [...]
2006-05-25 13:48:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA1542AFRICAN UNION'S KONARE AND DJINNIT ON CHAD AND
[...] (C) African Union Chairperson Konare told U.S. Ambassador to Chad Marc Wall, accompanied by Charge, AF/E Office Director Reddick and DCM (notetaker) in a meeting May 26 that the problem in Chad is bad governance, exacerbated by the Darfur conflict. According to Konare, Sudanese President Bash [...]
2006-06-06 11:37:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO AU SU
06ADDISABABA1549SUDAN/DARFUR: MILITARY SUPPORT FOR THE DARFUR
[...] (C) Post is seeking clarity with CJTF-HOA and the AU re the eight additional military personnel to be deployed to support the DPA (reftel, para 2D). On June 6, Charge, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Rear Admiral Hunt and DCM met with African Union (AU) Special [...]
2006-06-07 08:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR
06ADDISABABA1558ETHIOPIA: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH SENIOR ADVISOR
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Meles' public relations and political advisor Bereket Simon engaged in a relaxed tour d'horizon with Charge May 30. Bereket told the Charge that the GOE was focusing on economic development in the Somali region and winning the support of the local population in a [...]
2006-06-07 14:54:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA1559SUDAN/DARFUR: MILITARY SUPPORT FOR THE DARFUR
[...] (C) Post is seeking clarity with CJTF-HOA and the AU re the eight additional military personnel to be deployed to support the DPA (reftel, para 2D). On June 6, Charge, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Rear Admiral Hunt and DCM met with African Union (AU) Special [...]
2006-06-08 05:39:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR
06ADDISABABA1655SUDAN/DARFUR: SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR THE DARFUR
[...] (U) Per reftel, Post has actively engaged African Union officials and Partner representatives on the U.S. initiatives to support the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). 2. (U) DPA VERIFICATION: -- Prior to the June 9 departure of the joint UN-AU technical assistance mission (TAM) to Sudan, Charge [...]
2006-06-16 16:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO MOPS PREL SU NATO AU
06ADDISABABA169ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION LEADERS EXPRESS FRUSTRATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Leaders of Ethiopia's principal opposition parties told A/S Frazer that the GOE continued to arrest and harass their supporters, particularly in the Oromiya region. They also demanded a larger voice in Parliament. Opposition representatives asked that the USG apply more leverage [...]
2006-01-22 09:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA1709 AU COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON PREVIEWS AU SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Streamlining duplication among Africa?s numerous regional economic communities (e.g., SADC, COMESA, IGAD, EAC, WAEMU, CEMAC, ECOWAS, etc.) and establishing a ?United States of Africa? are among the nominal themes of the upcoming African Union Summit to be held in Banjul. More l [...]
2006-06-22 04:39:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI AU SU XA
06ADDISABABA1741A/S FRAZER TALKS SOMALIA AND DARFUR WITH IGAD
[...] (SBU) Summary. A/S Frazer met June 23 with Ethiopia-based representatives of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states. The Kenyan and Somali Ambassadors argued that membership in the International Somalia Contact Group (SCG) should have been cast a bit wider to include [...]
2006-06-26 07:29:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO AU UN SU SO ET
06ADDISABABA1869ETHIOPIA: GOE SAYS NO INCURSION IN SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An Ethiopian government spokesman publicly denied that Ethiopian troops had crossed the Somali border and reaffirmed Ethiopia's desire to work with regional partners on a response to the situation in Somalia. Meanwhile, a senior Ethiopian military official has assured post that t [...]
2006-07-07 15:34:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC MOPS ET SO
06ADDISABABA1904CORRECTED COPY - ETHIOPIA: GOE SAYS NO INCURSION
[...] (S) SUMMARY: An Ethiopian government spokesman publicly denied that Ethiopian troops had crossed the Somali border and reaffirmed Ethiopia's desire to work with regional partners on a response to the situation in Somalia. Meanwhile, a senior Ethiopian military official has assured post that t [...]
2006-07-12 14:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRETPREL ASEC MOPS ET SO
06ADDISABABA2041SOMALIA: TFG REPORTS ICU FORCES' ADVANCE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Somalia's ambassador to Ethiopia and permrep to the AU, Abdulkarim Farah, expects IGAD foreign ministers to endorse a detailed plan early next week for a peace support operation (IGASOM) to Somalia, following which the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) may take further action. [...]
2006-07-25 13:49:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KPKO AU SO ET
06ADDISABABA2042SOMALI PERMREP BRIEFS AU PEACE AND SECURITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 24, the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) met to discuss the situation in Somalia and upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Prior to closed door deliberations, Somalia's Permanent Representative to the AU Amb. Abdulkarim Farah briefed P [...]
2006-07-25 13:53:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO AU SO
06ADDISABABA2093SOMALI TFG SURVIVES ASSASSINATION, DEFECTIONS, AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Over the last three days, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has weathered the assassination of one government minister, the resignation of nearly 20 others, and a no-confidence vote by 49 per cent of its parliamentarians. According to Somalia's PermRep to the Afric [...]
2006-07-31 16:07:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PINR KPKO AU SO ER ET
06ADDISABABA2114MELES ON SOMALIA: NEED UNSC ENDORSEMENT OF IGAD
[...] (C) Summary and Action Report. Prime Minister Meles told Charge Huddleston that the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Somalia is unlikely to collapse under pressure from the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) if the UNSC welcomes a Ugandan battalion that would stabilize Baidoa. President Musev [...]
2006-08-01 14:03:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKPKO PREL MOPS SO ET
06ADDISABABA2122DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DARFUR - SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] DCM delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Sahlework Zewde, Director of African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on July 31. Responding that an October 1 date for the transition of AMIS to the UN would not be easy, Ambassador Sahlework raised the concerns of Sudan's non-acceptance of r [...]
2006-08-02 14:24:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYET KPKO PREL AU SU
06ADDISABABA2304ETHIOPIA: PROSECUTION IN CUD TRIAL DEFENDS EVIDENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with prosecutors for the case against Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives, Charge Huddleston discussed the GoE's evidence against the defendants. The lead prosecutor and State Minister of Justice [...]
2006-08-18 10:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PHUM KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA2352ETHIOPIA: TRADITIONAL ISLAM UNDER THREAT ACCORDING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Charge Huddleston, prominent Ethiopian Muslim leader Sheikh Elias Redman expressed grave concern about the growing Wahhabist influence in Ethiopia, which he said threatens to undermine the moderate Muslim stance of peaceful coexistence with Christians. The Shei [...]
2006-08-25 12:15:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KISL ET SA
06ADDISABABA2400SOMALIA: ADDIS TFG REP CLAIMS DEAL BETWEEN TFG AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Somalian Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) Representative in Addis Ababa informed A/DCM Sept. 4 and 5 that the TFG had agreed on the broad outlines of a deal with negotiators from the Union of Islamic Courts during negotiations in Khartoum. The tentative deal called fo [...]
2006-09-05 11:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS SO
06ADDISABABA2775AFRICAN UNION DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON SUPPORTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. African Union Commission Deputy Chairperson Patrick Mazimhaka underscored the need for a robust U.N. mandate for peacekeeping in Sudan, noting that the AU lacked the resources to sustain an operation in Darfur and therefore sought to transfer responsibility to the international [...]
2006-10-13 15:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MASS AU SO SU ET ER
06ADDISABABA2927ETHIOPIA: SFRC STAFFER PHELAN VISIT TOUCHES ON WAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings during a visit to Ethiopia, SFRC Staffer Phelan inquired about issues at the forefront of Ethiopian politics ) engagement in Somalia and progress in deepening democracy. Regarding Somalia, Phelan was told by GoE officials that Ethiopia is ready to eliminate [...]
2006-11-03 09:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM ET ER
06ADDISABABA3011DARFUR: UN A/SYG FOR PEACE-KEEPING DISCUSSES UN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN A/SYG for Peace-keeping Operations Annabi said November 11-12 meetings with President Bashir, FM Lam Akol and other GOS principals resulted in an affirmation that the GOS would accept UN packages of "light" and "heavy" assistance to the AU Mission in Sudan, despite Sudan's c [...]
2006-11-14 15:28:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS KPKO SU CD AU UN
06ADDISABABA3249ETHIOPIA: SENATOR FEINGOLD DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Opposition parliamentarians told visiting U.S. Senator Feingold that they are still waiting for the GoE to address key democratic reforms during the ongoing inter-party dialogue. Opposition leaders bemoaned the divide that has grown between their parties in Ethiopia and former [...]
2006-12-11 08:19:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM ET ER
06ADDISABABA3392ADDIS ABABA EAC REVIEWS SECURITY SITUATION AFTER ETHIOPIAN
[...] (U) On December 26, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review the general security situation in Ethiopia as well as post's general security posture. The following offices were represented at the EAC: Charge, A/DCM, PE, DATT, USAID, USAU, CONS, RMO, ORA, CDC, MGT, GSO, A/PAO, MSG and [...]
2006-12-27 06:02:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ET SO
06ADDISABABA3418RESPONSE FROM ADDIS ABABA REGARDING SADDAM HUSSEIN VERDICT.
[...] (SBU) On December 26, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review the general security situation in Ethiopia as well as post's general security posture. The following offices were represented at the EAC: Charge, A/DCM, PE, DATT, USAID, USAU, CONS, RMO, ORA, CDC, MGT, GSO, A/PAO, MSG an [...]
2006-12-29 10:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ET SO PTER PGOV PHUM CASC KAWC KJUS IZ
06ADDISABABA3419RESPONSE FROM ADDIS ABABA REGARDING SADDAM HUSSEIN VERDICT.
[...] (SBU) On December 26, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review the general security situation in Ethiopia as well as post's general security posture. The following offices were represented at the EAC: Charge, A/DCM, PE, DATT, USAID, USAU, CONS, RMO, ORA, CDC, MGT, GSO, A/PAO, MSG an [...]
2006-12-29 11:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ET SO PTER PGOV PHUM CASC KAWC KJUS IZ
06ADDISABABA385A/S FRAZER AND UNMEE SRSG DISCUSS NEXT STEPS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Following her visit to the Ethiopian-Eritrean border, AF A/S Frazer told UNMEE SRSG Legwaila that current residents of the disputed town of Badme oppose the 2002 boundary commission decision awarding the town to Eritrea. Badme was administered by Ethiopia, but the EEBC places it [...]
2006-02-08 05:41:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
06ADDISABABA46AU COMMISSION FEARS A BASHIR CHAIRMANSHIP,
[...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) Commission believes there is a "high risk" that Sudanese President Bashir will win AU Assembly chairmanship, Deputy Chairperson Patrick Mazimhaka told Charge January 6. Mazimhaka (protect) urged high level calls to key African heads of state to encourage [...]
2006-01-06 13:51:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL SU AU
06ADDISABABA48AU PSC GREEN LIGHT FOR UN TRANSITION OF AMIS
[...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) Commission has not undertaken extensive discussions either internally or with member states on the issue of an "exit strategy" for AMIS, Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit told DCM, British Ambassador, Dutch Ambassador and Canadian Charge Jan [...]
2006-01-06 14:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA703AMIS RE-HAT: SOUTH AFRICAN PERMREP SUGGESTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa's ambassador and permanent representative to the AU Baso Sangqu notes that the January 10 Peace and Security Council meeting endorsed the transition of AMIS to a UN operation "in principle." As a member of both the AU and the UN, and as a troop-contributing country, [...]
2006-03-10 07:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALKPKO NATO PREL SF SU AU
06ADDISABABA86AU SOCIAL AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER ON AU HEALTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union's (AU) attention to social issues in Africa is one of the major issues differentiating it from its predecessor organization, the OAU, Commissioner for Social Affairs Bience Gawanas (Namibian) told DCM January 5. The AU is working with African regional economi [...]
2006-01-11 06:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC WHO SOCI AU
06ADDISABABA897PM MELES TO DAS YAMAMOTO: STAY ENGAGED ON THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DAS Yamamoto and party met with Prime Minister Meles for over two hours on March 30. Meles asked the U.S. to stay engaged on the border "for the long term;" reiterated that dialogue is needed for lasting peace; and said that Ethiopia is "uncomfortable" with the Ethiopian-Eritrean [...]
2006-04-04 09:58:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALER ET PGOV PREL
06ADDISABABA926PROGRESS ON INTERNAL SITUATION: DAS YAMAMOTO MEETS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. For over two hours on March 31 DAS Yamamoto, Charge and DCM met with five members of the detained leadership of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD): Berhanu Nega, Dr. Yakob Hailemariam, Hailu Shawel, Gezachew Shiferaw, and Mesfin Woldemariam. The detainees, who appeared [...]
2006-04-06 16:19:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ET
06ALGIERS1002POLISARIO DENIES MOROCCAN ALLEGATIONS OF
[...] (U) The Algerian press June 4 ran a statement issued by the Polisario flatly denying Moroccan reports that "pro-Moroccan" demonstrations had been forcibly suppressed in the Tindouf camps (ref B). The Polisario statement included an invitation to the UN High Commission for Human Rights to vis [...]
2006-06-04 14:34:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHUM WI AG MO
06ALGIERS1243MALI PEACE AGREEMENT SIGNED IN ALGIERS JULY 4
[...] (SBU) With considerable fanfare, Foreign Minister Bedjaoui convoked the diplomatic corps and representatives of the Algerian and international media to witness the signing July 4 at the El Mithaq state guest house in Algiers of a peace agreement between the Malian government and the Touareg r [...]
2006-07-06 12:22:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ML AG
06ALGIERS1290DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSC MIDDLE EAST RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 11:19:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IS KPAL LE
06ALGIERS1514TO POSTPONE OR NOT TO POSTPONE: AMNESTY DEADLINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian terrorists seeking amnesty under the Peace and National Reconciliation process (reftels) have until August 28 to surrender to the authorities. In mid-August the military and police began ostentatious preparations to conduct what they assert will be a final mopping-up of [...]
2006-08-23 15:08:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER KDEM KISL AG
06ALGIERS1516PARTIES PREPARE TO RESPOND TO BOUTEFLIKA'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: While the vacationing President Bouteflika ponders what constitutional changes he will propose to voters in the fall, Algerian opposition parties (and the lone Islamist party in the presidential coalition) are preparing their reaction. The opposition Islah Party believes that any [...]
2006-08-23 17:23:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM AG
06ALGIERS1535AN UNFINISHED JOB: ACCOUNTING FOR THE DISAPPEARED
[...] (SBU) As the deadline for terrorists to lay down their arms under the National Charter for Peace and Reconciliation (reftel) arrived August 28, SOS Disparus, an Algerian NGO that advocates on behalf of victims of the civil strife of the 1990s, was still maintaining that the Charter had not gon [...]
2006-08-28 17:03:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM AG
06ALGIERS1545FLN OFFICIALS STATE THEIR PRIORITIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two senior officials in the National Liberation Front (FLN),Algeria's predominant political party, reviewed the party's near-term priorities for us on August 29. Their top goal is implementation of President Bouteflika's Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation. Second is [...]
2006-08-30 14:12:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM AG
06ALGIERS1572FORMER FIS LEADERS QUESTION IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (U) Former Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) leaders Rabeh Kebir and Anwar Haddam and former Islamic Salvation Army (AIS) emir Madani Mezrag gave interviews that appeared August 27 in the Arabic-language daily El Chourouk El Youmi. The interview of Haddam, who currently resides in the U.S., was t [...]
2006-09-06 06:18:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM KDEM AG
06ALGIERS1595GROWING ANGST OVER CHANGES TO ALGERIA'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Algeria country director of a major U.S. oil servicing company (strictly protect) told us September 3 of the growing concerns among expatriate oil servicing companies in Algeria related to the proposed changes to the 2005 hydrocarbon law. Sharing the minutes of a meeting rece [...]
2006-09-06 16:41:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET TRGY AG
06ALGIERS1912BOUTEFLIKA MAKES A SHOW OF FIRING GOVERNOR FOR
[...] (U) In an October 28 communique read on national television and covered widely in the press, President Bouteflika fired Djillali Araar, the wali (governor) of El-Tarf province in northeastern Algeria. While the communique did not indicate the reason for Araar's dismissal, he was recently char [...]
2006-10-30 16:08:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV EINV AG
06ALGIERS1961SKIKDA RAMPING UP REFINING, LNG CAPACITY WITH EYE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Skikda industrial zone, some 300 kilometers east of Algiers, boasts Africa's largest oil refinery and what was the country's second most important LNG terminal until half of it was destroyed in an industrial accident in 2004. Officials of the Algerian pertroleum parastatal S [...]
2006-11-12 06:21:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET EINV AG
06ALGIERS2019SUB-MEDITERRANEAN GAS DEALS ARE UNDERCURRENT OF
[...] (U) Speculation about the details of future energy cooperation between Algeria and Italy swirled in Algerian business circles following the November 14-15 visit to Algiers by Italian Prime Minister Romani Prodi. The state-owned French-language daily El Moudjahid focused on Prodi's discussions [...]
2006-11-21 14:58:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PREL EINV IT AG
06ALGIERS2025POLISARIO PERCEIVES CHANGE IN U.S. POLICY
[...] (C) During a November 16-17 orientation visit to Sahrawi refugee camps in the Tindouf region of Algeria, NEA/MAG desk officer and poloff met with Polisario Secretary-General Mohamed Abdelaziz and Polisario Representative to the U.S. Mouloud Said. Abdelaziz provided his version of the history [...]
2006-11-22 11:24:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PBTS PREF AG
06ALGIERS2047ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT PROMISES INFORMATION ON TIP
[...] (C) Ambassador raised in a November 25 meeting with MFA Director General for the Americas Selmane the lack of Algerian responsiveness on trafficking in persons (TIP) issues (reftel) and emphasized our need for maximum information on investigations, prosecutions and penalties for TIP. Ambassad [...]
2006-11-28 14:53:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG AG
06ALGIERS2050FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN SAHRAWI REFUGEE CAMPS: A
[...] (C) During a November 16-17 trip to the Tindouf region of Algeria, visiting NEA/MAG Algeria desk officer and poloff met with Sahrawi Red Crescent Society (SRCS) President Yahia Bohubaini and with UN World Food Program (WFP) representative Keddi Abdellah to discuss the status of food distributio [...]
2006-11-28 16:44:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PBTS PREL AG
06ALGIERS336MFA ADVISES GIVING HAMAS TIME TO CHANGE, AVOIDING
[...] (C) MFA Director General for Arab Affairs Bouzaher told Ambassador, visiting NEA/MAG Director Jordan, and DCM January 26 that while Algeria agreed with the U.S. that Hamas must change its position on peace with Israel, they disagreed about "imposing sanctions." Bouzaher advised the U.S. and [...]
2006-02-28 12:35:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KWBG AG
06ALGIERS392FOREIGN MINISTER BEDJAOUI ON POLISARIO-MOROCCO
[...] (C) During a March 5 meeting with Ambassador and DCM covering a range of issues, Foreign Minister Bedjaoui raised the Western Sahara, asking Ambassador for U.S. views about Morocco's anticipated autonomy proposal. Ambassador noted that the U.S. has been encouraging Morocco to develop its ide [...]
2006-03-07 13:52:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS WI AG MO
06ALGIERS399AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAN WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, delivered reftel demarche during a March 5 meeting with Foreign Minister Bedjaoui, leaving points in French translation as non-paper. Ambassador stressed that IAEA DG ElBaradei's report had confirmed U.S. concerns; Iran has not taken any of the steps called [...]
2006-03-08 10:57:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IAEA UNSC IR AG
06ALGIERS401SCENESETTER FOR A/S WELCH'S VISIT TO ALGIERS
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary Welch, Embassy Algiers and our Algerian hosts very much look forward to welcoming you to Algiers. President Bouteflika is interested in continuing the dialogue you began in New York last September, and there is indeed much to discuss. Prime Minister Ouyahia and Forei [...]
2006-03-09 18:48:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER AG
06ALGIERS455BOUTEFLIKA TELLS A/S WELCH KHARTOUM SUMMIT AND
[...] (C) During a two-hour meeting March 14 with President Bouteflika, NEA Assistant Secretary Welch raised Hamas, noting that the international community had made clear to Hamas what it needed to do. Arab support for that message, including at the upcoming Khartoum Arab summit, would be critical [...]
2006-03-18 07:41:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV KPAL AG
06ALGIERS456DARFUR: BOUTEFLIKA TELLS NEA A/S WELCH ALGERIA
[...] (C) Darfur was one of the main subjects covered in a two-hour meeting March 14 between NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch and President Bouteflika (other subjects reported septels). A/S Welch stressed President Bush's personal interest in Darfur and U.S. concern at the continued violence an [...]
2006-03-18 08:10:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SU AG
06ALGIERS500HAMAS, IRAN, LEBANON, SYRIA, AND THE WESTERN
[...] (C) Over a March 14 working lunch with MFA Secretary General Lamamra, NEA A/S Welch explained the U.S. view that taking the Iran nuclear issue to the Security Council would strengthen possibilities of resolving the problem through diplomacy; urged Algeria to ensure assistance was channeled to [...]
2006-03-21 07:38:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PBTS IR WI MO SY LE AG
06ALGIERS570BECHTEL POISED TO PREVAIL IN BID PROCESS FOR
[...] (U) This cable contains proprietary information. Please protect accordingly. BIDS UNSEALED IN FULLY TRANSPARENT PROCESS ------------------------------------------- 2. (U) In full view of the Algerian media, public and diplomats representing the home countries of firms bidding to build [...]
2006-03-29 17:00:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV BEXP ELTN ETRD AG
06ALGIERS605ALGERIA ACTIVELY SEEKING TO PREVENT TRAVEL OF
[...] (S/NF) The GOA is committed to preventing Algerian would-be foreign fighters from traveling to Iraq and to breaking up networks recruiting foreign fighters of various nationalities. Algeria continues to arrest persons traveling with this intent and has won U.S. Government recognition for bei [...]
2006-04-03 14:54:00Embassy AlgiersSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC PREL PGOV CG IZ AG
06ALGIERS622ALGERIA REPORTEDLY RE-ARRESTS THREE TERRORISTS
[...] (U) The leading Arabic-language daily newspaper El Khabar reported April 4 on its front page the re-arrest of Abdelmadjid Dahoumen, Mourad Yakhlaf, and Adel Boumazber. According to El Khabar, the three individuals were released from prison last month in accordance with the Charter on Peace an [...]
2006-04-04 16:44:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PTER PGOV AG
06ALGIERS623POLISARIO "AMBASSADOR" COMMENTS ON NEGOTIATING
[...] (C) Polisario "Ambassador" to Algeria Mohammed Beissat discussed his views on possible negotiations with Morocco over King Mohammed VI's autonomy plan in a prolonged April 1 conversation with DCM and Pol/Econ Chief. Reviewing the history of Polisario-Moroccan direct negotiations since 1979, [...]
2006-04-04 17:08:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL PGOV WI MO AG
06ALGIERS757GOA REJECTS SYG'S REPORT ON WESTERN SAHARA,
[...] (C) MFA Counselor and former UN Ambassador Abdallah Baali convoked Ambassador April 25 to explain Algeria's rejection of the recommendations in the UNSYG's report on the Western Sahara, which Baali claimed "ignored the achievements of the past" by abandoning the Baker Plan and the principle of [...]
2006-04-25 18:38:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06ALMATY1 AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy Almaty Emergency Action Committee Pandemic Influenza (PI) Subcommittee has met to develop tripwires and responses per Action Request in Reftel. Participants in the PI Subcommittee include the DCM and representatives from MED, CDC, ADM, CON, RSO, USAID, PEACE CORPS, [...]
2006-01-02 05:13:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDKZ NOTAG
06ALMATY1042KAZAKHSTAN: GALYMZHAN ZHAKIYANOV SHARES HIS VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 17 meeting with the DCM, Galymzhan Zhakiyanov alleged that Kazakhstani authorities had purposely infected him with hepatitis during his imprisonment. He also claimed that the former head of the penitentiary system had been fired because he refused to carry out an ord [...]
2006-03-24 09:24:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR KZ
06ALMATY1586KAZAKHSTAN: ARREST OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS
[...] (C) Summary: In early April, Kazakhstani authorities arrested ten individuals accused of planning terrorist activities. This is the first such arrest in recent years in which the terrorist suspects were accused of targeting Kazakhstan. End summary. 2. (SBU) In early April, the Kazakhstani [...]
2006-05-02 11:57:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KZ
06ALMATY1725A/S BOUCHER'S MEETING WITH GALYMZHAN ZHAKIYANOV,
[...] (C) Summary: On May 6, 2006, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher and NSC Senior Director Elisabeth Millard met at the Ambassador's residence in Almaty with opposition political activist Galymzhan Zhakiyanov. The meeting followed the government of Kazakhstan's refu [...]
2006-05-16 11:02:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPOLITICAL
06ALMATY3041 SECURITY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN TAZHIN, DAS FEIGENBAUM
[...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 25 meeting in Astana, the Chairman of Kazakhstan's Security Council, Marat Tazhin, told SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that the GOK was assembling an inter-agency "Survey Team" to study possible Kazakhstani participation in an Afghan Provincial [...]
2006-08-28 09:28:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KZ
06ALMATY3107 CONTACTING MISSION KAZAKHSTAN DURING THE MOVE FROM
[...] (SBU) Embassy Almaty is preparing to move to Astana, pending completion of the New Embassy Compound (NEC) in Kazakhstan's capital. Although the move into the NEC will not start until September 29, many sections have already relocated to temporary offices in the Embassy Branch Office in Asta [...]
2006-09-06 02:29:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ACOA AFIN ASEC KZ
06ALMATY326KAZAKHSTAN: CHARGE MEETS WITH GALYMZHAN ZHAKIYANOV
[...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader Galymzhan Zhakiyanov is satisfied with the conditions under which he was released, although resentful of the three-month delay in the process. He plans to stay involved in politics, but has not yet determined exactly what his role will be in the opposition. Zhak [...]
2006-01-30 08:28:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALKZ PGOV PHUM
06ALMATY3278KAZAKHSTAN: CEO UPDATES AMBASSADOR ON STATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sauat Mynbayev, Acting CEO of Samruk, Kazakhstan's Holding Company for State Assets, told Ambassador on September 12 that Samruk had completed its "organizational phase" and was now concentrating on improving corporate management. Mynbayev confirmed the anticipated privatizati [...]
2006-09-18 09:41:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ENRG EPET KZ
06ALMATY333KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV,S "NEW" CABINET
[...] (SBU) Summary/Introduction: President Nazarbayev has completed naming his government, following his January 11 inauguration, and held his first cabinet meeting on January 25. While technically "new," most of the 16 ministers retained their posts or made lateral moves to other ministries. N [...]
2006-01-30 11:54:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KZ
06ALMATY335KAZAKHSTAN: SECOND ROUND OF ARB REVIEWS
[...] (C) EBO Astana principal officer delivered Ref A demarche on January 26 to Valikhan Konurbayev, Head of the MFA Consular Department. The demarche concerned the upcoming ARB review of GTMO detainee Abdulrahim Kerimbakiev. Konurbayev noted that when Kerimbakiev first came up for ARB review (Re [...]
2006-01-30 12:12:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PINR PREL KZ
06ALMATY336KAZAKHSTAN CONSIDERING TRANSFER OF DETAINEES
[...] (SBU) This cable contains a request for guidance, para. 5. 2. (C) EBO principal officer delivered Ref A demarche to Valikhan Konurbayev, Head of the MFA Consular Department on January 26 (re: proposed transfer of GTMO detainee Abdullah Tohtasinovich Makrubov). Konurbayev confirmed that his [...]
2006-01-30 12:14:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPTER KAWC PHUM PINR KZ
06ALMATY406KAZAKHSTAN: PROPOSAL ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PSI
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Kazakhstani Government has expressed interest in information exchange with relevant USG bodies to help combat weapons proliferation, as well as training courses for its specialists to study U.S. practices. See request for guidance, para. 5. End summary. 2. (C) In respo [...]
2006-02-02 13:18:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KZ
06ALMATY411EUCOM DEPUTY COMMANDER GENERAL WALD,S MEETING WITH
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. European Command Deputy Commander Charles F. Wald Charge Mark Asquino Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense James MacDougall Rear Admiral Michael J. Lyden, J4 Director of Logistics and Security Assistance, EUCOM Brigadier General Melvyn Spiese, J5/J8, Deputy Direc [...]
2006-02-03 02:19:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALMARR PINS PTER PREL KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY425KAZAKHSTAN: GENERAL WALD,S MEETING WITH SECURITY
[...] (U) Participants: U.S. European Command Deputy Commander General Charles F. Wald Deputy Assistant Secretary for Defense James MacDougall Charge Mark Asquino Lieutenant Colonel Michael E. Corson Lieutenant Colonel Richard Lee Kazakhstan Security Council Chairman Bulat Utemuratov Deputy [...]
2006-02-03 10:31:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS OVIP KZ
06ALMATY456KAZAKHSTAN: RUSSIANS HOST CTAG MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the first CTAG of the Russian G-8 presidency, representatives of G-8 embassies discussed the threats to Kazakhstan posed by international terrorism, organized crime, and drug trafficking. While expressing general satisfaction with the GOK's approach to counterterrorism [...]
2006-02-07 03:43:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER RS KZ
06ALMATY541EUCOM DCDR GENERAL CHARLES WALD DISCUSSES SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy Commander of the US European Command (EUCOM) General Charles F. Wald had separate meetings on January 20 with Minister of Defense General Mukhtar Altynbayev and Lieutenant General Bolat Zakiyev, Director of the Border Guards (BG) Service. At the Ministry of Defense (MOD) [...]
2006-02-09 19:15:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS POLITICAL
06ALMATY598KAZAKHSTAN: GOK DENIES REFOULEMENT OF UZBEK
[...] (C) Summary: Three months after a group of Uzbek citizens was forcibly returned to Uzbekistan from southern Kazakhstan, the Kazakhstani MFA formally responded to UNHCR's multiple inquiries with a flat denial of any GOK involvement. This contradicts previous, informal high-level GOK acknowledg [...]
2006-02-14 11:33:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PTER KZ UZ
06ALMATY646KAZAKHSTAN: UPDATE ON MURDER OF OPPOSITION FIGURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: An estimated three to five thousand people, including the Ambassador, DCM and representatives from other missions and international organizations, attended the February 15 memorial services in Almaty for slain opposition leader Altynbek Sarsenbaiuly. No prominent GOK official [...]
2006-02-15 12:54:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPOLITICAL
06ALMATY694AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH OPPOSITION LEADER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 17, the Ambassador and DCM met with Galymzhan Zhakiyanov, founder of the Democratic Choice for Kazakhstan political opposition movement. Zhakiyanov, who was recently released on parole after serving 3 1/2 years in prison (ref A),had not previously met with the Amb [...]
2006-02-22 07:17:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM KZ
06ALMATY761KNB HEAD STEPS DOWN FOLLOWING ARRESTS IN
[...] (U) Summary: On February 22, two days after the arrest of five KNB officers in the Sarsenbaiuly murder case (reftel),Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev accepted the resignation of Committee of National Security (KNB) Chairman Nartai Dutbayev. According to press reports, KNB Vice Cha [...]
2006-02-25 10:05:00US Office AlmatySECRETPHUM PGOV PREL PTER KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY808KAZAKHSTAN: UZBEK REFUGEES UNDER RENEWED PRESSURE?
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 meeting in Almaty, imam Abidkhan Nazarov of the Tukhtaboy mosque in Tashkent told Poloff that he fears that Uzbek and Kazakhstani authorities have recently intensified their efforts to locate him and his followers in Kazakhstan. Nazarov voiced his concerns three [...]
2006-03-01 12:29:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF PTER KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY887KAZAKHSTAN: PARLIAMENTARIAN, SARSENBAIULY FAMILY
[...] (C) Summary: In separate messages, a prominent parliamentarian and 18 members of Alynbek Sarsenbaiuly's family harshly criticized the course of the investigation and pointed toward political motives behind the murder. The chairman of the international relations committee of the lower house o [...]
2006-03-07 13:26:00US Office AlmatyCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KZ
06ALMATY895KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF SA-16 AND
[...] (S) On February 28, Poff delivered ref B demarche immediately following the delivery of Ref C demarche to Gaukhar Biseyeva, Head of the Office of European Security in the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and her assistant Yerzhan Zhukenov. Biseyeva appeared cautiously optimistic abo [...]
2006-03-09 07:07:00US Office AlmatySECRETPARM PREL PTER MASS MARR KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY925ALMATY AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy Almaty Emergency Action Committee Pandemic Influenza (PI) Subcommittee has re- convened to discuss and execute the "Preparedness Checklist" (Ref C). Participants in the PI Subcommittee include the DCM and representatives from MED, CDC, ADM, PAS, RSO, Principal Offic [...]
2006-03-13 05:09:00US Office AlmatyUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT AEMR AMED KPAO KFLU KZ ECONOMIC
06AMMAN1199JORDAN'S IPR CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS: PART IV -
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite good intentions on the part of the Government of Jordan (GoJ) and support from the USAID program, enforcement of intellectual property rights is hampered on several fronts, notably by the overlapping jurisdiction of key government agencies, the lack of clear IPR mission d [...]
2006-02-20 17:52:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALETRD KIPR KTIA PGOV ECON JO
06AMMAN1430NEXT STEPS ON ELECTORAL REFORM LAWS
[...] ( C ) Summary: With the recent passage in parliament of a government budget, attention is turning to Jordan,s pending political reform agenda. The King, Prime Minister and Planning Minister have emphasized to us a determination to proceed promptly with the introduction to parliament of bill [...]
2006-02-27 16:39:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KISL JO
06AMMAN2108JORDAN LOOKS TO NEIGHBORS FOR HELP WITH WATER
[...] (SBU) Summary: With rainfall at 65% of the long-term average for this time of year, and reservoirs at 54% of capacity, Jordan is seeking help from Israel and Syria to cover an emerging water supply gap. Israel has been helpful, Syria reluctant. Reftel Red-Dead feasibility study should start [...]
2006-03-22 13:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAGR PREL PGOV SY IS JO
06AMMAN2506EXBS-JORDAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE MARCH 2006
[...] On March 5, the EXBS Advisor participated in meetings with representatives of Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) to discuss border security ideas of benefit to Jordan. SNL offered to fund a small group of Jordanian experts to come to Albuquerque to work jointly for about a month with SNL scien [...]
2006-04-10 09:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL MASS KSTC KNNP JO
06AMMAN2572NORTH KOREAN FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 10 to Jamal Al-Shamayleh, deputy chief of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department. Shamayleh said that he would notify Foreign Minister Khatib and Minister of Transportation Saud Nseirat of our position regarding any Jordanian o [...]
2006-04-12 14:14:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PHSA KNNP MNUC EWWT KN JO
06AMMAN4527Jordan: Post Supports Start of S&T Agreement Negotiations
[...] Summary: Embassy Amman supports beginning negotiations on a Science and Technology Agreement between the United States and Jordan. It is Post's view that successful conclusion of this agreement will promote U.S. social, political and economic interests in Jordan. End summary. ------------ [...]
2006-06-20 12:07:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL SENV KTIA TBIO TPHY ETRD JO
06AMMAN4686LOCAL G-8 COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The G-8 plus three (Australia, Switzerland, and Spain) Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) met in Amman June 20 to discuss the status of counterterrorism security assistance to Jordan. Representatives from the UN's Counterterrorism Executive Directorate (UNCTED) joined the CTAG m [...]
2006-06-25 13:44:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC UN JO
06AMMAN4768NEW JORDANIAN AMBASSADORS TO ISRAEL AND LEBANON
[...] (U) Jordan's new Ambassador to Israel is career diplomat Ali Al-Ayed, most recently the chief political advisor to Prime Minister Bakhit. A charge d,affaires has run the Jordanian Embassy in Tel Aviv since August 2005. Al-Ayed is to arrive in Israel June 27. 2. (U) PM Bakhit (himself, a f [...]
2006-06-27 12:47:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR IS JO LE
06AMMAN6432JORDANIANS WARN CODEL SHAYS OF CHAOS IN IRAQ IF
[...] (C) Summary: During its brief holiday weekend stay in Jordan August 20-21, Codel Shays met with Minister of Political Development Sabri Rbeihat and Palace Advisor for International Affairs Jafar Hassan, and lunched with a group of Peace Corps volunteers in Madaba. In the meetings, the Jord [...]
2006-08-22 13:48:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL IR IZ JO
06AMMAN7735NUCLEAR TEST DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-10 14:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN JO
06AMMAN7924DEMARCHE ON PRESERVING SINIORA,S GOVERNMENT
[...] (S) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche October 15 to Thamar Al-Adwan, FM Khatib's chief of staff. Al-Adwan took careful notes and undertook to brief Khatib immediately, but offered no substantive comment. 2. (S) During a follow-up demarche October 16 with Jaffar Hassan, foreign affairs advi [...]
2006-10-17 14:44:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE SY JO
06AMMAN8596AVIAN FLU/PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: EMBASSY PREPAREDNESS AND
[...] (U) Summary: Post has regularly and consistently encouraged the personal responsibility measures suggested reftel for avian flu preparedness (stockpiling non-perishable food, water, and medicines, maintaining good hygiene by washing hands and surfaces, and cooking food properly). Post also ma [...]
2006-11-26 15:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT AMED TBIO ASEC EAGR KFLU JO
06AMMAN932A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING AT JORDANIAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Affairs Kristen Silverberg met with MFA Secretary General Nabih Shuqom January 17. Discussions SIPDIS focused on the formation of the new Human Rights Council, the UN Peacekeeping Commission, and Syria. Jordanian participant [...]
2006-02-08 14:36:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SY IZ IS JO UN UNHRC
06ANKARA1114AVIAN INFLUENZA IN IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: AI is present only along Iran's eastern and northern borders according to Iranian visa applicants in Ankara. Iranians in the medical field believe that the GOI does not have the plans, the resources, or vaccine stock to handle an AI outbreak. Iranians outside the medical profes [...]
2006-03-06 12:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIR PGOV PINR PREL TU TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EFIN EAGR KFLU
06ANKARA1115TURKISH PM TAKES CRITICS TO COURT
[...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan has opened numerous legal cases against writers, politicians, cartoonists, and others whose criticism he found personally offensive. Contacts say Erdogan's aggressive response to criticism reflects a combative nature honed during his childhood in an impoverished distri [...]
2006-03-06 13:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE PINR TU
06ANKARA1152EUROPEAN DIPLOMATS IN ANKARA OPEN TO ENHANCED
[...] (C) Summary: At a briefing by a visiting JAC analyst, French, British and German diplomats in Ankara were receptive to enhanced cooperation against PKK networks in their countries. Both the British and French DCM's believed their host government's attitude towards Kurdish issues was evolving, [...]
2006-03-08 09:41:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER KTFN FR GM UK TU PKK
06ANKARA1153TURKEY: LAWSUIT AGAINST ARMY COMMANDER RAISES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Land Forces (TLFC) Commander GEN Yasar Buyukanit (slated to take the top job in TGS this Aug.) is again at the center of public controversy. On Mar. 5, the Van Public Prosecutor filed a complaint against Buyukanit for allegedly trying to influence the trial of Jandarma off [...]
2006-03-08 11:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV TU
06ANKARA1213TURKISH MFA READ-OUT OF IRANIAN PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Director General (DDG) for Arms Control and Disarmament Bulent Meric briefed select missions about the March 3 visit of a delegation led by Iranian Parliamentary Foreign Policy, National Security and Defense Affairs Committee Chair Alaadin Boroujerdi to Ankara to disc [...]
2006-03-09 12:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TU FR UK AU GR CH IS
06ANKARA1251TURKEY AND THE PKK: TERRORIST ATTACKS CONTINUE
[...] (C) Summary: There have been several terrorist attacks over the past week in southeastern Turkey and in the Aegean city of Izmir. These attacks, which have resulted in several fatalities, are likely the first salvos of PKK/Kongra-Gel's expected, annual spring offensive. End Summary. 2. (C [...]
2006-03-10 12:41:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PTER ASEC TU
06ANKARA1344TURKEY: IRANIAN OBSERVATIONS ON MEDIA
[...] (C) Summary: A recent survey of Iranian visa applicants suggests that most are distrustful of news from official Iranian sources and prefer to get their news from western media. Applicants relied heavily on satellite television and the internet to keep informed on world events. At least in Te [...]
2006-03-14 11:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALIR PGOV PINR PREL TU
06ANKARA1415TURKISH IRAQ COORDINATOR UPDATE ON TURKEY'S IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 15 meeting with DCM, Turkish Special Representative for Iraq Oguz Celikkol outlined Turkey's efforts to bridge Iraq's sectarian divides by meeting with a wide range of interlocutors. There is still no firm date or any specific plans for an al-Sadr visit to Turkey. D [...]
2006-03-16 15:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU IZ
06ANKARA1442INDICTMENT OF TURKISH LAND FORCES COMMANDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish General Staff (TGS) has reviewed the indictment issued against TLFC Commander GEN Buyukanit (ref a) and determined that there is no reason to approve a trial, while the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Justice Minister has launched an investigation into the p [...]
2006-03-20 12:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS TU
06ANKARA1463TURKEY: EVOLVING VIEWS ON IRANIAN NUKES
[...] (SBU) In recent weeks, AKP officials have gradually been ratcheting up public pressure on Iran, simultaneously sending messages to their domestic constituencies that the situation has reached a more serious level. Over the weekend of March 11, Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Abdulla [...]
2006-03-20 16:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA1464NEVRUZ HOLIDAY SPURS CONCERN OF INCREASE IN PKK
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Protests in major Turkish cities and in the southeast in advance of a traditional Kurdish holiday may harbinger the escalation of PKK/Kongra-Gel-related violence and tensions in Turkey. Although we expect an increase in violence -- including rural military clashes and urban te [...]
2006-03-21 05:34:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS PREL PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA1477TURKEY: ATTACK ON CATHOLIC CLERGY AMID
[...] (U) This message is from AmConsulate Adana. 2. (SBU) Summary: A Catholic friar and several other church members were attacked on March 11 in the Mersin Catholic church by a Turkish man wielding a knife and yelling anti-Christian epithets. No one was injured. Catholic contacts told us tha [...]
2006-03-21 09:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TU ADANA
06ANKARA1527TURKEY: PLAYING CHICKEN ON BTC AND CASPIAN GAS
[...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Steven Mann's March 17 meetings in Ankara, Turkish government and BTC officials said they are still aiming for loading the first oil tanker May 27 in Ceyhan, although the target date for an official ceremony has slipped to July. The BTC consortium and BOTAS are [...]
2006-03-23 11:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV PREL TU GG AZ
06ANKARA1557TURKEY/GEORGIA: SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD
[...] (C) President Sezer's March 14-15 visit to Georgia highlighted the relationship's growing economic dimension, as the two sides agreed on the joint use of the new, Turkish-built, Batumi airport. Turkey asked for Georgian help on repatriation of Meskhetian Turks, preserving Ajara's autonomy, an [...]
2006-03-24 11:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR GG TU
06ANKARA1568TURKEY-SYRIA FTA: NARROW SCOPE AND MODEST
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish government officials and businessmen do not share the SARG's optimism about the recently-approved Turkey-Syria Free Trade Agreement. Turkish officials tell us that Turkey's FTAs are dictated by European Customs Union requirements, and business contacts tell us that Syria [...]
2006-03-24 13:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD POL ECON TU SY
06ANKARA1570PM ERDOGAN TO ATTEND ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, DELIVER
[...] (SBU) MFA Under Secretary Uzumcu told Ambassador that PM Erdogan will be visiting Khartoum March 28-29 for the Arab League summit. PM Advisor Ali Yakital, (who just returned 3 months ago as Turkish ambassador in Khartoum),confirmed Erdogan was invited as a guest of the Arab League in his ca [...]
2006-03-24 14:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KAWC PHUM PREF SU TU
06ANKARA1575SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 31-APRIL 1 VISIT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a time when Turkey is trying to balance its role as regional good neighbor with its responsibilities as a NATO member and EU candidate. The Government of Turkey (GOT) counsels engagement over isolation in dealing with countries like Iran and has presented itsel [...]
2006-03-24 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MASS TU IZ IR
06ANKARA1581TURKISH INTEREST IN NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's need for energy diversification has become a more prominent issue after this winter's problems with the supply of hydrocarbon products provided by Iran and Russia. Nuclear power is being actively considered and several countries have offered to assist in this developm [...]
2006-03-27 04:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALBEXP ECON ENRG IR KNNP PARM TRGY TU
06ANKARA1627ANOTHER LOOK AT TURKEY'S BLACK SEA MARITIME
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 13. Summary ------- 2. (C) Turkey welcomes U.S., NATO, EU and others' active involvement in political and economic challenges facing the greater Black Sea region, such as frozen conflicts and energy flows. However, Turkey prefers that th [...]
2006-03-27 13:46:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL NATO MOPS TU US RO
06ANKARA1655URGING A POSITIVE TURKISH APPROACH TO CYPRUS
[...] (C) Summary: DCM urged MFA Deputy U/S Apakan on March 24 to set a positive agenda for upcoming technical talks between Turkish and Greek Cypriots, and to develop a good working relationship with SRSG Moeller (refs A and B). Apakan blamed Moeller for what he termed the "professional mistake" [...]
2006-03-28 16:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU CY UNFICYP
06ANKARA1858DAS GRAY DISCUSSES IRAN WITH TURKISH MFA OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary. DAS Gordon Gray visited Ankara on March 22 to discuss USG ideas on the Iranian nuclear program with several senior Turkish MFA officials. DAS Gray delivered a strong message emphasizing that, while Washington has taken no option off the table, the USG remains committed to a dipl [...]
2006-04-06 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINS IR TU
06ANKARA1876TURKEY/IRAQ: DAS BRYZA MEETING WITH IRAQ
[...] (C) Turkish Government Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told DAS Bryza he was satisfied with his recent meetings in Washington on U.S. - Turkey cooperation in Iraq. He suggested Kirkuk's status should be resolved first through negotiations and only then subjected to a plebiscite. Turkey sees J [...]
2006-04-07 10:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ TU
06ANKARA1877DAS BRYZA'S DISCUSSIONS AT FOREIGN MINISTRY ON
[...] (S) MFA Caucasus Director General Resit Uman briefed DAS Bryza April 4 on Turkey-Georgia relations, focusing on President Sezer's March visit to Tbilisi (ref a). He said Georgian MFA officials had told the Turks Georgia would prefer a "5 plus 2" formula in order to internationalize negotiatio [...]
2006-04-07 10:52:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL GG AR TU
06ANKARA1891TURKEY/IRAN NUKES: GOT ON BOARD DIPLOMATIC TRACK;
[...] (C) Summary: The GOT supports UNSC deliberations on the Iranian nuclear program and has indicated a willingness to dialogue with us about future steps including targeted sanctions. FM Gul has made supportive public statements and has convoked Turkish Ambassadors in the region to brainstorm ab [...]
2006-04-07 13:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA1899TURKEY: PKK VIOLENCE AND KURDISH VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: In discussing the recent unrest in southeastern Turkey (reftels A-E),Kurdish contacts describe a growing sense of rage and frustration in the region. They say many Kurds oppose violence by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK),but have lost hope that the GOT will address the region [...]
2006-04-07 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA1957TURKEY/SUDAN: PM ERDOGAN TO ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT AND
[...] (C) In a first for Turkey, PM Erdogan was invited to address the March 28-29 Arab League Summit in Khartoum on the Alliance of Civilizations. The GOT sees greater cooperation with the AL as a useful tool for helping to mediate regional disputes and increasing trade. Erdogan discussed increase [...]
2006-04-11 07:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PREF EAID BMENA SU XA XW TU
06ANKARA1958EUR DAS BRYZA'S BLACK SEA DISCUSSIONS IN ANKARA
[...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Matt Bryza discussed Black Sea security with MFA, Turkish Navy and Turkish Land Forces officials during his April 4-6 visit to Ankara. Bryza expressed appreciation for what Turkey was doing to foster security cooperation among the littorals, suggested efforts were neede [...]
2006-04-11 08:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TU RO BU RS UP GG
06ANKARA2008TURKEY/IRAQ: NSC, SADR, AIRCRAFT
[...] (C) Turkish MFA Iraq Coordinator Celikkol told the DCM April 10 that the GOT would like the USG to persuade the Government of Iraq (GOI) to increase the seats on the Iraqi National Security Council (NSC) from 19 to 21, to allow for the addition of representatives of the Turkmen and Assyrian co [...]
2006-04-12 15:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ TU
06ANKARA2037DAS BRYZA URGES TURKISH MFA TO THINK FORWARD ON
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting with Turkish MFA officials on April 4, DAS Bryza urged them to support intercommunal technical talks, work with SRSG Moeller, and consider possible options for joint administration of Famagusta port that could provide a way for the GOT to open ports and airports to the Rep [...]
2006-04-14 10:40:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU CY EU
06ANKARA2038TURKEY: FM GUL ON NEXT STEPS WITH IRAN
[...] (C) Iranian aspirations for nuclear weapons are the single most important -- and difficult -- problem facing Europe and the Middle East today, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Gul. In an April 14 meeting with visiting Congressional Staff and DCM, Gul stated emphatically that a solution [...]
2006-04-14 10:50:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA2041TURKEY'S FINANCE MINISTER REITERATES COMMITMENT TO
[...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging April 11 conversation, Finance Minister Unakitan told Ambassador that Turkey's government remains committed to fiscal discipline, sound economic policies, and structural reforms, welcoming the fact that Ambassador had come to him rather than rely on distorted [...]
2006-04-14 11:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN TU
06ANKARA2053GOT RESPONDS TO EU CRITICS BY ANNOUNCING REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish FM Gul announced April 12 a package of political reforms Turkey plans to adopt to advance its EU candidacy. GOT contacts say the announcement was a response to unfair criticism from the EU that Turkey's reform process has stalled. They argue that the criticism reflects EU [...]
2006-04-14 12:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALOSCE PGOV PHUM PREL EU TU
06ANKARA2153TURKEY WORRIED ABOUT PKK'S SMUGGLING ARMS FROM IRAQ
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 7. 2. (S) Summary: MFA requests the USG investigate the loss of 617 handguns that were intended for Iraqi government use and that ended up in criminals' hands in Turkey. Two people have been killed with these weapons, including the Italian priest [...]
2006-04-19 14:03:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER TU
06ANKARA2179TURKEY: MFA ON TEL AVIV SUICIDE ATTACK
[...] (C) Summary. An MFA contact told us Ministry officials are disappointed Hamas has not changed since its February 16 visit to Ankara. He claimed the GOT has had no contact with Hamas since then and confirmed that Turkey only provides in-kind aid to specific projects and beneficiaries in the Pa [...]
2006-04-20 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA2180TURKEY/IRAN: LARIJANI SEEKING INVITATION TO ANKARA
[...] (C) We queried MFA South Asia Department Head Mural Ulku April 20 about press reports that Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani would visit Ankara on April 24. Ulku told us that no such visit was planned, but acknowledged that Iran had previously asked Turkey to receive Larijani and the GOT [...]
2006-04-20 14:43:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA2211TURKISH MFA FRUSTRATED WITH TECHNICAL TALKS AND
[...] (C) Summary: MFA officials have contacted us twice in the past week to express concerns over the direction in which they see intercommunal technical talks headed and over SRSG Moeller. We have encouraged the MFA to keep their concerns out of the press and urged that they improve communicatio [...]
2006-04-21 11:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU CY
06ANKARA2213JOURNALISM: THE IMPOSSIBLE PROFESSION IN IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: An Iranian journalist, who has been working for Iranian newspapers since 1973, told us that journalism has become "impossible" under Iranian President Ahmadinejad, with restrictions on press freedom now very tight. He characterized the recent release from prison of outspoken jou [...]
2006-04-21 12:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL TU IR
06ANKARA2226TURKISH PRESS EXAGGERATES TROOP BUILD-UP IN THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent Turkish press reports claim the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) has initiated a movement of its headquarters to southeast Turkey and undertaken a massive build-up of troops there to fight the PKK. Some go further to suggest this will include cross-border operations int [...]
2006-04-22 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS TU
06ANKARA2246TURKISH PRESS PUTS PKK FRONT AND CENTER ON EVE OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On the eve of Secretary Rice's April 25 visit to Ankara, Turkish and regional press reporting is increasingly focused on the PKK in general and Turkish military activity against the PKK in specific, presenting wildly divergent accounts of operations in the southeast on both sides [...]
2006-04-25 04:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS TU
06ANKARA2269PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT ABBAS TO TURKEY: ECONOMIC
[...] (C) A downbeat Palestinian President Abbas told FM Gul that the economic situation in Palestine is dire, especially for Fatah members, and that he sees little chance that Hamas will change, according to MFA Middle East DG Bozkurt Aran. Abbas told Gul he will try to reorganize the Fatah movement [...]
2006-04-25 11:32:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA2277TURKISH SUPPORT FOR CASPIAN GAS FOR EUROPE
[...] Summary. In an April 19 meeting, Turkey's senior MFA energy expert said Turkey was feeling pressure from Russia, but was supportive of the regional gas ideas laid out by EUR DAS Bryza during his April 4-6 meetings in Ankara (refs). Rende thought the best way to make quick progress was to form [...]
2006-04-25 12:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET TU GR IT
06ANKARA2410TURKEY/ARMENIA: YEREVAN'S RESPONSE TO JOINT
[...] (S) On April 28 the MFA provided us, in confidence, a copy of Yerevan's response to Turkey's March 10 non-paper seeking to bridge the gap between Turkey's April 2005 proposal for the establishment of a Joint Historical Commission and Armenia's counter-proposal of an Intergovernmental Commissio [...]
2006-05-02 14:01:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PHUM AR TU
06ANKARA2417INTENSIFYING COOPERATION WITH BELGIUM AGAINST PKK
[...] (S/NF) Summary: We should move now to extend the effort to disrupt criminal networks in Europe that support PKK terrorist activity beyond France and Germany to other European countries that host significant PKK support networks. Belgium is a prime candidate. The recent arrest in Switzerlan [...]
2006-05-02 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPTER EFIN KTFN BE TU
06ANKARA2446TURKEY/ARMENIA: JOINT COMMISSIONS, ARMENIAN
[...] (S) The Foreign Ministry continues to analyze the Armenian response to Turkey's March 10 proposal on joint commissions. We are encouraging a positive Turkish response and early re-engagement with Yerevan. The MFA is also considering how to respond to the Canadian Prime Minister's statement on [...]
2006-05-03 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PHUM AM CA FR TU
06ANKARA2447EU INVITES TURKEY TO OPEN ACQUIS CHAPTER
[...] (U) Summary: The EU has invited the GOT to open negotiations on the Education and Culture chapter of the EU acquis, without requiring Turkey to first make progress on political reforms. The invitation resolves, for now, a dispute over a French-led proposal that would have attached political b [...]
2006-05-03 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM EU TU
06ANKARA2448TURKISH RESPONSE TO IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR THE UN
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche May 2 to Turkish MFA International Political Organizations Deputy Director General Tunc Ugdul. Ugdul told us that he was already well aware of the USG position vis--vis Iran,s candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The GOT is still considering var [...]
2006-05-03 15:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPHUM KUNR UNHRC PREL TU
06ANKARA2450TURKEY ON UNAMI AIRCRAFT: RECEPTIVE BUT NO FINAL
[...] (C) We and Washington have raised the UN's need for a C-130E aircraft for UNAMI with the GOT (refs). We have been receiving generally positive responses, but no firm answer yet. On May 3 MFA Deputy Iraq Coordinator Fazli Corman told us that MFA supported our initial request on March 24, but [...]
2006-05-03 15:23:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA2539DEEPENING ANTI-PKK COOPERATION WITH GERMANY
[...] (S) Summary: Following the productive launch of discussions with German authorities on combating illegal PKK support activities in Germany, we may wish to consider bringing Turkish services directly into the conversation with German counterparts in the trilateral exercise foreseen by ref A. [...]
2006-05-09 08:48:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKTFN PTER EFIN PGOV TU GE
06ANKARA256DEMARCHE ON REPORTING IRAN TO UNSC
[...] (C) We delivered ref a demarche to Turkish MFA First Secretary Guven Begec on 20 January. Begec told us that SIPDIS Turkey shares USG concerns regarding the Iranian nuclear program and believes that Iranian nuclear weapons would pose a direct threat to Turkey's national security. He also [...]
2006-01-23 15:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PINS IR TU
06ANKARA2596ACCUSATIONS OF GOT MEDDLING IN JUDICIARY RING
[...] (U) Summary: Judicial officials and opposition politicians often accuse Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) of stocking the judiciary with judges and prosecutors who share the party's Islam-oriented views. Most contacts, however, say the accusations are alarmist. They note tha [...]
2006-05-09 14:35:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA262COURT DROPS PAMUK CASE
[...] (U) Summary/Comment: An Istanbul court has dropped the case against Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk. The court did so on a technicality after Justice Minister Cicek declined to either grant or deny permission to proceed with the trial. While this is good news, attorney contacts believe the decis [...]
2006-01-23 16:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA2625COG COMPLAINS OF EXCLUSION FROM PSI EXERCISE
[...] (C) We do not believe that it would be productive to approach the GOT again to invite Cyprus to the May 24-26 PSI exercise "Anatolian Sun" at this late date, as recommended ref a. We agree with Embassy Nicosia that Turkey will not issue this invitation. 2. (C) In October, Turkey requested [...]
2006-05-10 15:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALCY PGOV PREL PARM TU
06ANKARA264TURKEY/ISRAEL/PALESTINE: FM GUL SIGNS AGREEMENT ON
[...] (C) Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul visited Israel and the Palestinian Authority in early January and signed separate agreements with the PA in Ramallah and with Israel in Jerusalem, giving a Turkish consortium organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodities Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) [...]
2006-01-24 08:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EINV IS TU
06ANKARA2640TURKEY CALLS ON IRAN TO STOP URANIUM ENRICHMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA characterized Turkey's May 8 talks with visiting Iranian Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani as direct. Larijani took a hard line SIPDIS on Iran's right to nuclear energy and Turkey responded that the onus is on Iran to overcome international suspic [...]
2006-05-11 10:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNUC PARM PREL UN IR TU
06ANKARA2699TURKEY REQUESTS LIMITED SUPPORT FOR SECOND MISSION
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 6. 2. (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA continues to plan to re-open its consulate in Mosul. We have emphasized the need for Turkey to be self-reliant in this endeavor. While we believe MFA understands this, the CG-designate has made some limite [...]
2006-05-12 14:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS TU IZ
06ANKARA2923AEGEAN: TURKISH AND GREEK WARPLANES COLLIDE
[...] (C) Summary: A Greek F16 and Turkish F16 collided in midair in international waters near the Greek island of Karpatos at mid-day May 23. The Turkish pilot was rescued; it appears the Greek pilot died. Turkish FonMin Gul called Greek FonMin Bokayannis to express regret over the incident and c [...]
2006-05-23 15:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMOPS MASS PREL TU GR NATO
06ANKARA2924(S/NF) GUN USED TO KILL TURKISH JUDGE APPARENTLY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (S/NF) Turkish National Police (TNP) sources informed LEGATT May 22 that the weapon used to murder Council of State judge Ozbilgin and wound five others May 17 was a Glock pistol. TNP sources further reported that the Glock company had [...]
2006-05-23 15:02:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER KCRM PREL PGOV TU IZ US
06ANKARA2989EUR/SE DIRECTOR DISCUSSES CYPRUS IN ANKARA MAY 18
[...] (C) Summary: On May 18, EUR/SE Director Silliman gave MFA Northeastern Mediterranean DDG Bilman a readout of recent Cyprus-related meetings in New York, London and Brussels and asked for Ankara's ideas on measures for Turkish Cypriots that could provide Turkey the political space it needs to [...]
2006-05-25 08:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU CY
06ANKARA3005TURKEY: POLITICS REINFORCES MARKET TENSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets have sold off sharply over the past two weeks in line with most global financial markets. Turkey has been among the harder hit emerging markets because of its current account deficit, but also because the global sell-off coincided with rising domestic political [...]
2006-05-25 13:01:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV TU
06ANKARA3028TURKEY WELCOMES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT, GOT IRAQ
[...] (C/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) The GOT welcomes the new government in Iraq, and will send its Special Envoy there next week to meet the leadership and invite the Iraqi PM, FonMin, and Speaker of Parliament to Turkey. FonMin Gul hopes to go there "soon." The GOT is maintaining a positive public s [...]
2006-05-25 14:37:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER TU IZ
06ANKARA3031UNAMI PLANE: TURKEY HAS YET TO HEAR FROM UN
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para. 3. 2. (C) We understand per ref b that while Denmark has agreed to provide a C-130 for UNAMI, the aircraft will not be available until November. We had been pushing Turkey to provide an aircraft for UNAMI, and we understand from the Turkish [...]
2006-05-25 14:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS UN TU IZ
06ANKARA3033TURKEY: POLITICS REINFORCES MARKET TENSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish markets have sold off sharply over the past two weeks in line with most global financial markets. Turkey has been among the harder hit emerging markets because of its current account deficit, but also because the global sell-off coincided with rising domestic political [...]
2006-05-26 04:57:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV TU
06ANKARA3097TURKEY/IRAQ: SMALL-SCALE ACTIVITY ON BORDER
[...] (S/REL USA, GBR, AUS, CAN) Turkish Special Forces Headquarters near the Iraq border have confirmed that Turkish forces have fired mortars against PKK forces on two occasions (May 16 and 20) just across the border. The military also claims to have received small arms fire and indirect fire (NF [...]
2006-05-26 13:53:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS PREL TU IZ IR
06ANKARA3098TURKEY: FINNISH PM URGES PROGRESS ON CYPRUS, REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: Visiting Ankara in the run-up to Finland's EU term presidency, Finnish PM Vanhanen told PM Erdogan May 17 that the EU is united on the need for Turkey to open its ports to Greek Cypriot shipping. Vanhanen said Finland will continue its policy of supporting the accession of all EU [...]
2006-05-26 14:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU FI TU
06ANKARA3100TURKEY: BTC FIRST OIL - ALMOST THERE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: BTC has struck a deal with BOTAS to pay all of the disputed cost over-runs in exchange for three-year management control of the pipeline operating company BIL. A "cold tap" on the pipeline has delayed line fill and first tanker loading to the week of May 29. BP shares the Tu [...]
2006-05-26 14:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EINV SENV TU
06ANKARA314TURKEY: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM
[...] (SBU) Upon receipt of reftels, we contacted the MFA, shared with them the points on reform, and underscored the importance that the USG places on this issue. We subsequently followed up with Tunc Ugdul, head of the MFA's International Political Organizations Department, stressing the importa [...]
2006-01-27 14:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO TU
06ANKARA3203SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 4 VISIT OF DEPUTY
[...] (S) Your visit to Turkey comes at an important moment. Foremost on our immediate agenda is ensuring Turkey's sustained support for Secretary Rice's May 31 announcement that we will join EU-3 talks if Iran suspends enrichment and reprocessing. Turkish officials will be interested in hearing U. [...]
2006-06-02 08:41:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPGOV PREL TU
06ANKARA3228TURKEY CTRY CLR GRANTED FOR DOE/NNSA/DPTRAV,
[...] Embassy Ankara grants country clearance to Erik Deschler who will travel to Ankara to discuss Second Line of Defense program with Turkish Government officials from June 10 to 14. 2. Control Officer is Kevin Lyon who can be contacted via the IVG 295-2525 or Commercial (90)(312)455-5555 ext.2 [...]
2006-06-02 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA PARM TU
06ANKARA3263TURKEY'S IRAQ COORDINATOR EXTENDS INVITATIONS TO
[...] (C) Summary: Iraq Coordinator Oguz Celikkol told visiting HIRC professional staff member Alan Makovsky on June 1 that he was impressed by Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki and his focus on security issues during their May 30 meeting in Baghdad. He claimed that Deputy PM Barham Salih agreed with his [...]
2006-06-05 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL OREP TU IZ
06ANKARA3312TURKEY: ANTI-TERROR BILL RAISES CONCERNS AMONG
[...] (C) Summary: European Commission (EC) officials in Ankara, as well as Turkish scholars and human rights activists, argue that a draft anti-terror bill currently under parliamentary review (reftels) could roll back some of the progress gained during Turkey's EU reform process and heighten tensio [...]
2006-06-07 09:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU TU
06ANKARA3371CENTRAL ASIA CONSULTATIONS IN ANKARA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ankara warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher and SCA Ambassadors to Ankara for meetings with Foreign Minister Gul, Energy Minister Guler, and Senior MFA officials following the USTDA Regional Energy Conference in Istanbul. In addition to helpi [...]
2006-06-09 05:00:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG TU ZK
06ANKARA3524LOW-PROFILE HAMAS DELEGATION VISITS TURKISH HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: A four-person delegation of Hamas members arrived in Turkey June 8 and met with NGO representatives and an MP. The Turkish press covered the visit, though not extensively. We raised the issue on a cautionary note with a leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP),[...]
2006-06-15 09:07:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KPAL IS TU
06ANKARA3657TURKISH MFA ON FUNDING COMPENSATION FOR GREEK
[...] (C) Turkish MFA Cyprus Department Head Muftuoglu told us June 20 the GOT "at the moment" has allocated no extra funding for "TRNC" Property Commission compensation to Greek Cypriots but is considering the question. Asked how much the GOT would eventually allocate, Muftuoglu said the GOT does [...]
2006-06-21 12:15:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU CY
06ANKARA3676TURKEY: KURDISH MAYORS INDICTED FOR ROJ TV LETTER
[...] (U) Prosecutors have indicted 56 mayors from Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast on charges of supporting the PKK by sending a letter to Danish PM Rasmussen urging him to resist GOT pressure to shut down ROJ TV. The mayors, all from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP),signed a [...]
2006-06-22 08:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE EU DA TU
06ANKARA3714TURKEY: PROSECUTOR INVESTIGATING ECUMENICAL
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara-Consulate Istanbul report. 2. (U) Summary: A Turkish prosecutor is conducting a preliminary investigation of the Ecumenical Patriarch for wearing religious garb at a ceremony in central Anatolia. An attorney for the Patriarch told us the prosecutor assure [...]
2006-06-23 12:58:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE KIRF TU
06ANKARA3727EXPLOSION IN TURKISH TOURIST AREA KILLS FOUR,
[...] (C) Summary: A June 25 explosion in the city of Manavgat, on Turkey's south coast, killed four people, none of them AmCits. We have received conflicting information on whether the explosion was an accident or a bombing. End Summary. 2. (U) On June 25, an explosion in Manavgat, on Turke [...]
2006-06-26 13:52:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALASEC PTER TU
06ANKARA3733TURKISH MFA READOUT ON FM GUL VISIT TO TEHRAN
[...] (C) Summary: MFA U/S Akgunay gave us a detailed readout on Foreign Minister Gul's June 25 visit to Tehran. After five extended meetings, the Turks concluded that debate on the way forward is continuing. Akgunay said National Security Council Secretary General Ali Larijani indicated he will [...]
2006-06-26 15:20:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KNUC IR TU
06ANKARA3772TURKEY'S MILITARY AND AKP GOVERNMENT: FURTHER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The March indictment of Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC) Commander GEN Buyukanit on charges of interfering in the trial of a Jandarma officer accused in the Semdinli book store bomb attack (ref d) furthered a public decline in the already-cool relationship between Turkish Genera [...]
2006-06-27 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR TU
06ANKARA3775PKK AFFILIATE CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR BOMBING
[...] (S) SUMMARY: The Kurdish Freedom Falcons (TAK),a well-known PKK affiliate, has claimed responsibility for the June 26 bombing in Manavgat, a tourist destination near the coastal resort of Antalya. This bombing fulfills previous threats by TAK to target foreign tourists and brings the death [...]
2006-06-27 14:59:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETASEC PTER MOPS PKK
06ANKARA391TURKEY'S JANUARY 24 CYPRUS PROPOSAL UNLIKELY TO
[...] (C) Summary: Ankara's EU diplomats view positively FM Gul's January 24 proposal for mutual opening of Turkish and northern Cypriot ports and airports but see little likelihood the proposal will solve the issue of Turkey's Customs Union obligations. The GOT is indicating it will not open its [...]
2006-02-01 14:12:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU CY
06ANKARA3985TURKEY: PARLIAMENT FAILS TO ADOPT ANNOUNCED REFORM
[...] (U) Summary: Parliament went into recess July 1 after passing only four minor elements of a reform package designed to boost Turkey's EU candidacy, although FM Gul, in April, had urged MPs to adopt the full package before the end of the legislative session. A number of controversial measures w [...]
2006-07-07 13:22:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF PTER EU TU
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