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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG [+] ENRL ENTG ENV ENVI ENVIRONMENT ENVR ENVT EON EOXC EP EPA EPAT EPCS EPE EPEC EPECO EPET [+] EPIN EPIT EPPD EPRT EPSC EPTE EPTED EPWR EQ EQRD ER ERA ERD EREL ERGR ERICKSON ERIN ERTD ES ESA ESCAP ESCI ESDP ESENV ESF ESLCO ESOC ESOCI ESPS ESS ESSO ESTH ESTN ESTRADA ET ETA ETAD ETC ETCC ETD ETDR ETEL ETER ETEX ETFN ETIC ETIO ETLN ETMIN ETR ETRA ETRAD ETRB ETRC ETRD [+] ETRDECD ETRG ETRK ETRN ETRO ETRP ETT ETTC [+] ETTD ETTF ETTN ETTR ETTRD ETTW ETZ EU EUC EUCOM EUE EUEAID EUFOR EUM EUMEM EUN EUR EUREM EURM EURN EV EVENTS EVN EWRG EWT EWTR EWWT [+] EX EXBS EXEC EXIM EXO EXPORT EXTERNAL EZ FA FAA FAC FAGR FAO FARC FARM FAS FATAH FBI FCC FCS FCSC FCSCEG FCUL FDA FDIC FEDULOV FEMA FERNANDO FGM FI FIN FINANCE FINE FINR FINREF FINV FIR FISO FJ FK FKFLO FKLU FLU FM FMC FMGT FMLN FMS FO FOI FOOKS FOR FORCE FORCES FOREIGN FORWHA FP FPC FR FRA FRANCIS FRANCISCO RODENAS RUIZ FRB FREDOM FREEDOM FRELIMO FRIED FRN FRU FSC FSI FT FTA FTAA FWS GA GAERC GAMES GAO GARCIA GASPAR GATT GAZA GAZPROM GB GBSLE GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD 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| 08USUNNEWYORK875 | UNSC MEETS AT SAUDI/ARAB LEAGUE REQUEST [...] (SBU) The UN Security Council met September 26 in response to the request by Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Arab League to discuss Israeli settlement activity. The Saudi FM spoke first and accused Israel of intransigence and a lack of good faith in dealing with the settlements issue. Arab Le [...] | 2008-09-29 17:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE SY IR |
| 08USUNNEWYORK95 | JANUARY MIDDLE EAST BRIEFING: RANCOROUS SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. During the UN Security Council's monthly public debate on the Middle East on January 30, past optimism about the Annapolis process was overshadowed by rancor resulting from the UNSC's inability to adopt a Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Gaza as well as acrimon [...] | 2008-02-01 22:43:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS LE SY |
| 08USUNNEWYORK967 | UNSC: MULTIPLE DELEGATIONS, INCLUDING UK, CALL FOR [...] (SBU) In his monthly briefing to the Security Council on the Middle East, Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Pascoe reviewed October 22 the series of meetings held in late September on the Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. In terms of the West Bank, he noted the start of the [...] | 2008-10-23 20:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE SY |
| 08VATICAN33 | SCENESETTER FOR POPE BENEDICT XVI'S APRIL 15-20 VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. The Pope is likely to highlight faith and reason, natural law, human rights, and inter-religious dialogue during his upcoming trip to the US. He is also likely to address environmental issues and express concern for the plight of Christians in the Middle East. The Pope appreciat [...] | 2008-03-31 17:48:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF OVIP VT |
| 08VIENNA106 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 24, 2008 [...] Austria's Economics Minister Martin Bartenstein from the OeVP says he is committed to clearly defined climate protection goals. However, he told Austrian radio, he is opposed to the climate guidelines put forward by Brussels, which call for the share of renewable energies to be increased to 34 [...] | 2008-01-24 13:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 08VIENNA305 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 03, 2008 [...] ... headlines one Austrian daily newspaper, summing up the media's assessment of the current mood in the SPOe-OeVP government. There is new cause for conflict, adding to the two parties' recent disputes ranging from tax reform to the allegations of abuse of office in the OeVP-led Interior Minis [...] | 2008-03-03 14:30:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 08VIENNA320 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 06, 2008 [...] The trial of two people on charges connected with terrorism threats will continue at a Vienna court today. Prosecutors are planning to show a video clip which one of the defendants, Mohamed M., allegedly took part in producing. The video was released on the internet last March and threatened at [...] | 2008-03-06 15:38:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 08VIENNA335 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: March 07, 2008 [...] The parliamentary investigating committee created earlier this month to look into allegations of abuse of office in the Interior Ministry will meet for the first time today. At the inquiry's inaugural session, members will vote on a chairperson - a position sought by both the Freedom Party (FPO [...] | 2008-03-07 14:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 08VIENNA527 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 16, 2008 [...] The parliamentary committee, which investigates charges of corruption against the Ministry of the Interior, has now issued a summons against Minister G|nther Platter to account for holding back files and documents that are needed to assess the charges. The minister had done so with reference to [...] | 2008-04-16 12:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 08VIENNA532 | AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: April 17, 2008 [...] There is no end to the price surge that shocks Austrian consumers: According to the latest statistics, the costs of living went up by 3.5 percent in March - more than in January or February. This price increase was especially noticeable in the costs for food products, gasoline, housing, and en [...] | 2008-04-17 14:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO AU |
| 09ABUDHABI112 | ENGAGING ISLAM IN A NEW U.S. ADMINISTRATION -- NOTED CLERIC [...] (C) Summary: Moderate Islam -- carefully monitored by authorities -- is the accepted norm in the UAE. Clerics comfortable with the establishment's approach set the tone of Islamic discourse. In a private luncheon with one such active voice, Pol Chief was pressed to encourage a balanced USG a [...] | 2009-01-29 14:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL SCUL AE |
| 09ABUDHABI126 | THE BOBCAT AND THE CAGED LION - THOUGHTS ON THE UAE AND IRAN [...] (U) This is a joint cable from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and the Iran Regional Presence Office. Summary ------- 2. (C) Iran has previously been compared to a caged lion (reftel). Its immediate neighbor to the South is more like a bobcat: a potent fighter for its size, sharp of tooth and ready to [...] | 2009-02-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM KNNP IR AE |
| 09ABUDHABI133 | UAE HOSTS ARAB DISCUSSION ON PA SUPPORT [...] (C) As previewed with the Ambassador (ref A),UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) hosted a gathering of nine Arab foreign ministers February 3 in Abu Dhabi to discuss coordination of Palestinian issues. Eight countries and the PA attended (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, [...] | 2009-02-04 14:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG EFIN AE |
| 09ABUDHABI146 | UAE LEADERSHIP ON THE MEETINGS OF THE MODERATES [...] (C) Summary: UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah continues his coordination with Arab counterparts, while MinState Gargash recounted that February 3 discussions among the moderate camp addressed troublesome scenarios like a Palestinian split that gives a new Israeli government the excuse that it "h [...] | 2009-02-10 09:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EAID EFIN AE |
| 09ABUDHABI148 | UAE ACTIVITY IN ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: As the UAEG hosted the "moderate camp" of Arab ministers February 3, its role in moderating peace in the Middle East came somewhat more into focus. The UAE is a determined player, and consistent coordinator, in Arab efforts to secure stability; its contributions to GCC and Arab [...] | 2009-02-10 14:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EAID KPAL KWGB IS AE |
| 09ABUDHABI193 | STRONG WORDS IN PRIVATE FROM MBZ AT IDEX -- BASHES IRAN, [...] (S/NF) Summary: On the margins of Abu Dhabi's largest defense exhibition (IDEX),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) engaged visiting US dignitaries with strident remarks about Iran and Qatar's dangerous ties to extremist elements (including Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood). He s [...] | 2009-02-25 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS IR QA RU AE |
| 09ABUDHABI277 | FLAGSHIP UAE CHARITIES FOCUSED ON AID, NOT IDEOLOGY [...] (C) Summary. On 25-26 February, U.S. Embassy and Treasury officials met with senior leadership from the Mohammed bin Rashid Establishment for Charitable and Humanitarian Works (MBRHC) and the UAE Red Crescent Society (UAERC). Both UAE-based NGOs affirmed their commitment to deliver aid to the [...] | 2009-03-19 11:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | AE ECON KTFN PTER |
| 09ABUDHABI575 | UAE SEEKS CLEAR MESSAGE ON IRAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 10:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER |
| 09ABUDHABI891 | UAEG DENIES EXPULSION OF PALESTINIAN AND LEBANESE NATIONALS [...] (SBU) Palestinian media reported over the September 4 weekend that UAEG was in the process of expelling hundred of Palestinian workers -- mostly Gazans -- from the Emirates. There were also reports in the Lebanese press that Lebanese nationals were being forced to leave the UAE as well. Israe [...] | 2009-09-08 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAL LE AE |
| 09ABUDHABI980 | GROWING ATTENTION TO UAE DEPORTATIONS OF LEBANESE SHI'A [...] (C) Summary. In the past several months, rumors and press reports of Emirati expulsions of Lebanese Shia and Palestinians linked to Hamas have garnered local and regional attention. The UAE has explained these moves as "security related." The latest round began October 1, with the announceme [...] | 2009-10-15 14:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL LE AE |
| 09ABUJA1010 | NIGERIAN REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 4 the Ambassador hosted a group of senior media editors and Muslim and Christian leaders to watch a live broadcast of President Barack Obama's speech "A New Beginning." The speech was extremely well received by the assembled clergy and journalists, as evidenced by comme [...] | 2009-06-09 15:33:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KISL KPAO NI SO |
| 09ACCRA1154 | GHANA RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered reftel demarche November 4 to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Beatrice Brobbey, expressing the USG's serious concern regarding the Goldstone Report, and urging Ghana to support the U.S. position on the resolution likely to be proposed by the Arab Group and the OI [...] | 2009-11-04 15:49:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS GH |
| 09ACCRA26 | GHANA'S MUSLIM LEADERSHIP REMAINS NEUTRAL ON GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY. A trio of socialist organizations, backed by the Palestinian Embassy, is planning a demonstration on January 15 during which they will present a petition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urging the GOG to take firm action against Israel. Ghana's National Chief Imam was approach [...] | 2009-01-14 14:30:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
| 09AITTAIPEI242 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.'S MIDDLE-EAST POLICY, U.S.'S DEFENSE [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage March 5 on former President Chen Shui-bian's appearance in the pre-trial hearing in his money laundering and corruption cases; on the Cabinet's measures to boost the local economy; and the opening of China's National People [...] | 2009-03-05 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI478 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09AITTAIPEI85 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA'S INAUGURATION [...] Summary: January 21, Taiwan's major Chinese-language and English-language dailies gave significant news and editorial coverage to the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday. Almost all papers devoted their first few pages to Obama's taking the helm as the United States' 44th pres [...] | 2009-01-21 10:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO TW |
| 09ALGIERS1002 | ALGERIA PROVIDES ITS REASONS FOR SUPPORTING [...] (C) The Ambassador on November 8 reinforced ref A demarche on the Goldstone report with MFA Director General for Arab Affairs Bouzaher, urging Algerian support to help ensure the follow-up process does not further complicate efforts to move Palestinians and Israelis to negotiated peace. Bouzah [...] | 2009-11-09 12:18:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PTER KPAL IS IZ AG |
| 09ALGIERS12 | GAZA: ALGERIAN DEMARCHE TO UNSC MEMBERS ON ARAB [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Algerian MFA summoned us and other UN Security Council member missions separately on January 4 to deliver a demarche on the Arab League position developed at the December 31 Cairo ministerial, and to lay out the Algerian position on the situation in Gaza. The MFA informed us [...] | 2009-01-04 18:52:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PTER PHUM MOPS KWBG IS AG |
| 09ALGIERS122 | PA BUDGET DEMARCHE: ALGERIA PLEDGES SUPPORT [...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA Acting Director of Arab League Affairs Mourad Merhoum told us that Algeria's support for the Palestinian people was a matter of principle, and that Algeria would continue its annual contributions of roughly USD 50 million to the Palestinian Authority (PA) throug [...] | 2009-02-04 14:57:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG AG |
| 09ALGIERS147 | DISILLUSIONED INSIDERS LOOK TO U.S. AS ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian political insiders have praised the Obama administration's message of change and told us that change is on Algeria's political horizon as well, despite the likelihood that Bouteflika will be re-elected to a third term on April 9. In meetings between January 31 and Februar [...] | 2009-02-11 18:00:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AG |
| 09ALGIERS224 | ALGIERS: SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] DEMONSTRATIONS A. ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? (SBU) Algeria is a nominally secular state with a 99-percent Muslim population. There are no identifiable ethnic or religious communities that har [...] | 2009-03-03 18:18:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER AG |
| 09ALGIERS234 | ISLAMIST LEADER BEARISH ON PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ruling coalition Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP) president Aboudjerra Soltani told the Ambassador on March 4 that he was pessimistic regarding an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement and did not believe "the opportunity was present" right now. Despite his pessimism and initi [...] | 2009-03-10 11:22:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL AG |
| 09ALGIERS31 | FIS WRITES TO AMBASSADOR AND RAISES STREET PROFILE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ali Benhadj, vice-president and spiritual leader of the disbanded and outlawed Islamic Salvation Front (FIS),wrote a letter to the Ambassador in which he advised the United States to revise its support of Israel in the wake of the current situation in Gaza, and in which he decri [...] | 2009-01-12 10:24:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL PTER KDEM AG |
| 09ALGIERS476 | ALGERIA: PROSPECTS FOR REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT ON IRAQ [...] (S) In response to reftel, Algeria has been reluctant to re-engage fully with Iraq ever since two of its diplomats were killed there in 2005. We have found that until recently, the Algerians lacked direct and reliable sources of information on political and security developments in Iraq, ofte [...] | 2009-05-16 13:51:00 | Embassy Algiers | SECRET | PGOV PREL AG |
| 09ALGIERS717 | ALGERIA: ENGAGEMENT FOLLOWING PRESIDENT'S CAIRO [...] (C) SUMMARY. The President's June 4 speech in Cairo was closely watched by a generally receptive Algerian public, as was his July speech in Ghana. Our Algerian contacts appreciated the President's effort at Muslim outreach -- epitomized by opening the speech with "assalaamu alaykum" -- and [...] | 2009-07-28 17:38:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OEXC ECON EINV SCUL SENV SOCI TSPL KISL |
| 09ALGIERS970 | A/S FELTMAN'S MEETING WITH ALGERIAN PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) In an October 21 meeting with NEA A/S Feltman, Prime Minister Ouyahia was broadly receptive to the USG theme of economic and security partnership in the region. He said Algeria wants to adopt a market economy but needs time to strengthen its industry to meet world competition. While urgi [...] | 2009-10-29 08:51:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KWBG KPAL KISR IS IR AG |
| 09ALGIERS973 | NEA A/S FELTMAN MEETING WITH ALGERIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) In an October 20 meeting with Algerian FM Medelci, visiting NEA A/S Feltman said we wished to deepen counterterrorism and regional security cooperation with Algeria. Medelci focused on the economy and the Middle East. Algeria was an open economy that needed foreign and U.S. investment, w [...] | 2009-11-02 07:06:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG IS AG |
| 09AMMAN1006 | CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH JORDAN'S [...] (S) Summary: King Abdullah discussed with CODEL McConnell the peace process, Iran, and Syria, as well as Iraq and Qatar. The King stressed the importance of immediately pursuing a comprehensive peace settlement in the Middle East, emphasized that the Arab states could support the U.S. in con [...] | 2009-05-03 05:14:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR IS IZ JO |
| 09AMMAN1182 | MANY JORDANIANS REMAIN PESSIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Reaction from our contacts and the Jordanian press on Israeli PM Netanyahu's recent visit to Washington has been typically pessimistic. While President Obama's engagement on the issue is praised, many believe that Netanyahu is not committed to peace and can rely upon pro-Israel [...] | 2009-05-21 13:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS IR JO |
| 09AMMAN125 | JORDAN: JANUARY 14 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Clashes between Hamas fighters and IDF units competed for attention with King Abdullah's statements in Wednesday's newspapers published in Jordan. The King reiterated again the urgency of enforcing UNSCR 1860 on Israel and subsequently reaching a two-state solution. Demonstrators nu [...] | 2009-01-14 11:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
| 09AMMAN1267 | JORDAN: CODEL ACKERMAN FOCUSED ON REGIONAL [...] (C) On May 27-28, Representative Gary Ackerman, D-NY, Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-TX, Representative Keith Ellison, D-MN, and Subcommittee Staff Director Howard Diamond visited Jorda [...] | 2009-06-04 15:57:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KDEM KWMN IR IS QT JO |
| 09AMMAN129 | GAZA PROTESTS CONTINUE IN JORDAN, CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Protests over events in Gaza continue, with the Israeli and Egyptian Embassies as the primary target of demonstrators. Calls for a boycott of Israeli and American goods are mounting, but there is little evidence that they will have any real impact. The call for a vote of no-co [...] | 2009-01-14 14:36:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KWBG KPAL KDEM IS EG VE JO |
| 09AMMAN1354 | JORDANIANS URGE ACTING A/S FELTMAN TO BE CLEAR [...] (C) On June 14, Acting A/S Feltman visited Amman to discuss regional issues with Chief of the Royal Court (CORC) Nasser Lozi and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. The Jordanians said that they were pleased with the election results in Lebanon and believe that the opposition will relinquish claim [...] | 2009-06-16 09:01:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS SY JO |
| 09AMMAN145 | JORDAN: JANUARY 15 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Beneath sorrowful images from Gaza, banner headlines in today's Jordan-based newspapers focused on the apparent disagreement among Arab League member states. King Abdullah's meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon topped local coverage. Public protests were few as the Islamist [...] | 2009-01-15 13:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
| 09AMMAN1483 | JORDAN'S KING, FM DISCUSS MIDEAST PEACE AND IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran dominated Codel Schiff's discussions with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh during a June 27-30 visit to Jordan. The King and FM detailed confidence building measures Arab states would offer in the run-up to final statu [...] | 2009-07-02 05:55:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KWBG IS IR SA SY JO |
| 09AMMAN15 | GAZA GROUND INVASION FANS JORDANIAN PUBLIC ANGER [...] (C) Summary: In the face of rising public Jordanian anger over events in Gaza, PM Nader Al-Dahabi addressed Parliament January 4 to say that the government reserves the right to evaluate all of its relations with any side, particularly Israel. Thousands of Jordanians protested over the week [...] | 2009-01-04 15:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PHUM PREL JO |
| 09AMMAN1521 | PALESTINIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL SPEAKER DETAILS FATAH [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian National Council (PNC) Speaker Salim Zanoun, whose main office is in Jordan, told Poloff on July 6 that preparations for the upcoming Fatah 6th Congress on August 4 were moving forward. Palestinian and Israeli leaders are coordinating access for members living abroad [...] | 2009-07-07 11:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO |
| 09AMMAN164 | JORDAN: JANUARY 19 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Ceasefire announcements along with rescue and recovery efforts led Jordanian media coverage of developments in and around Gaza over the long weekend. The U.S. - Israel MOU also received front-page attention. King Abdullah's participation at the Sharm El-Sheikh meeting headed local c [...] | 2009-01-19 13:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
| 09AMMAN1659 | JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF [...] (S) Jordan is increasing its contributions in Afghanistan and to regional security efforts, reaching out to Syria to provide an alternative to Iranian influence, and maintaining its focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The King is able to carry out this ambitious [...] | 2009-07-23 17:00:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER MCAP MOPS JO |
| 09AMMAN18 | JORDAN: JANUARY 4 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Over the New Year's holiday weekend, developments in Gaza continued to dominate front and inside pages as well as op-ed pages of Jordanian media outlets. Coverage gave equal treatment to Jordanian public demonstrations and to efforts by King Abdullah and government officials to stop I [...] | 2009-01-04 15:30:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
| 09AMMAN19 | JORDAN'S FM CONVOKES P5 AMBASSADORS OVER GROUND [...] (S) FM Salah Al-Bashir on January 4 convoked the P5 Ambassadors to register Jordan's protest over Israel's ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, lamenting that Israel had escalated its attack at a time when moderate Arab states were engaged in trying to find a comprehensive solution to the confl [...] | 2009-01-04 15:50:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL KPAL MOPS JO |
| 09AMMAN211 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY [...] (S) Foremost on the mind of King Abdullah will be his desire for assurance that the U.S. has reinvigorated its pursuit of a two-state solution. The King pins the blame for the Gaza crisis on three factors: the perceived political vacuum during our presidential transition, doubts about a weake [...] | 2009-01-25 15:46:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO |
| 09AMMAN219 | ARE JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS STRONGER IN THE WAKE OF [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Islamists are seeking to parlay a string of highly organized demonstrations on Gaza into broader political influence. The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),have been increasingly direct in their criticism of the [...] | 2009-01-26 10:45:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL KWBG KPAL KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN2493 | JORDAN-U.S. JOINT MILITARY COMMISSION SCENESETTER [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: This Joint Military Commission comes at a time when Jordan is increasing its contributions both in Afghanistan and to broader regional security, offering Syria an Arab alternative to Iranian influence, and maintaining its focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestini [...] | 2009-11-16 16:20:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PREL PGOV PINS JO |
| 09AMMAN270 | JORDAN MEDIA REACTION TO POTUS ARABIYA INTERVIEW [...] SUMMARY: The President's interview with Al-Arabiya was broadcast and rebroadcast in Jordan hourly on January 27. Online news outlets reported highlights the same day, while major print outlets gave it front-page attention in January 28 editions. Op-ed commentary was limited, but cautiously p [...] | 2009-01-28 13:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
| 09AMMAN2709 | JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 06:40:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN2761 | JORDAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 14:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS PREL ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR JO |
| 09AMMAN2765 | JORDAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM (CORRECTED COPY) [...] (SBU) Through both its public statements and its actions, the Jordanian Government continues to demonstrate a solid commitment to combat terrorist groups and extremist ideologies. 2. (SBU) Despite the government's steadfast support, however, extremist messages still find a receptive audience [...] | 2009-12-22 07:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PINS PREL ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR JO |
| 09AMMAN2791 | JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: The appointment of Samir al-Rifa'i on December 9 as Jordanian Prime Minister has been met by largely negative reactions from Embassy contacts and domestic media outlets. His ability to lead a new Cabinet has been questioned by Jordanian officials, political and business el [...] | 2009-12-29 05:42:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR JO |
| 09AMMAN28 | JORDAN: JANUARY 5 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Developments in Gaza and new statements by King Abdullah dominated Monday's news coverage and op-ed commentary in all of one of Jordan's major media outlets. Al-Ghad newspaper led with indications that official protests and public anger are converging into a common repudiation of Isr [...] | 2009-01-05 12:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
| 09AMMAN359 | AMMAN FATHAWIS DISCUSS GAZA EFFECTS ON MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Fatah members resident in Amman agreed that their movement was in dire straits following recent Israeli operations in Gaza. Aside from the perennial plea for quick movement on the peace process, our contacts varyingly saw potential Fatah salvation in convening the long-delayed Si [...] | 2009-02-08 05:17:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG KISL IS JO |
| 09AMMAN378 | JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT ENDS RAUCOUS AND UNPRODUCTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Parliament ended its ordinary session on February 4 having passed few bills of consequence during a four-month term. MPs were more focused on the Gaza crisis and internal quarrels than on legislative business. For its part, the cabinet failed to forward key pieces of legislatio [...] | 2009-02-10 08:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN41 | JORDAN'S PM TELLS PARLIAMENT GOJ MAY "RECONSIDER [...] (C) Summary: Speaking before Parliament on January 4, Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi sharply criticized Israel's escalation of hostilities in Gaza, outlined Jordan's response so far, and capped off his remarks by laying down a marker that Jordan reserved the right to take whatever measures de [...] | 2009-01-06 11:43:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL IS JO |
| 09AMMAN46 | JORDAN: JANUARY 6 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Jordanian media coverage today of developments in Gaza returned to sensational photos and news of civilian casualties and suffering caused by Israel's offensive. Coverage by major news outlets focused on deteriorating humanitarian conditions while the vituperative op-ed commentary se [...] | 2009-01-06 13:39:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
| 09AMMAN51 | JORDAN: JANUARY 7 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: King Abdullah's diplomatic efforts competed for space against grisly photos from Gaza in today's Jordanian media coverage of the conflict. The King's dark warning of "a conspiracy against the Palestinian people" and his meeting with moderate Islamist cleric Yusef Qardawi topped cover [...] | 2009-01-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
| 09AMMAN511 | GOJ ALERTS STAFFDEL GROVE TO IMMINENT SUPPLEMENTAL [...] (C) Summary: Professional Staff Member Paul Grove of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations discussed Jordan's imminent FY2009 supplemental funding request separately with Jordan's Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashir, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC [...] | 2009-02-23 15:22:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JO |
| 09AMMAN516 | JORDAN'S PM RESHUFFLES HIS CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The long-anticipated reshuffle of Jordanian PM Nader Al-Dahabi's cabinet took place on February 23, with ten ministers replaced and five ministers changing portfolios. At first glance, the reshuffled cabinet has fewer proponents of reform and gives a larger voice to security-co [...] | 2009-02-24 15:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM JO |
| 09AMMAN517 | SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S FEBRUARY 28 VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: Foremost on the King's mind are Israeli efforts to form a new government and how the results would affect progress toward peace. The King will also want to know of any developments in the U.S. strategic approach toward Iran and Syria, which could trigger a shift in Jordan's app [...] | 2009-02-25 06:56:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO |
| 09AMMAN552 | STAFFDEL DIAMOND, GOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings February 16-17, Foreign Minister Salah Al Bashir and Advisor to the King Ayman Safadi told Staffdel Diamond that to obtain peace in the Middle East the U.S. administration needed to pursue immediate negotiations, not a protracted process. It also needed to pr [...] | 2009-03-01 11:32:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JO |
| 09AMMAN676 | JORDANIAN TRAINING OF PALESTINIAN SECURITY FORCES [...] (U) Independent daily Al-Arab Al-Yawm criticized U.S.-sponsored training of Palestinian Security Forces in Jordan in a March 9 editorial, suggesting a pause in activity given Israeli settlement activity and its recent operations in Gaza. The article by managing editor Fahd Khitan charged Jord [...] | 2009-03-16 16:34:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL JO |
| 09AMMAN69 | JORDANIAN CONTACT EXPOUNDS ON REASONS BEHIND GID [...] (S/NF) Summary: PolOff met on January 5 with Dr. Muhammad Al-Momani (protect),host of a current affairs program on Jordan's state-run television. Momani offered his understanding of former General Intelligence Department Director Muhammad Al-Dahabi's dismissal and how the decision to fire h [...] | 2009-01-08 11:58:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR JO |
| 09AMMAN74 | "DAY OF RAGE" PROTESTS OVER GAZA AIMED AT UPPING [...] (S) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is coming under increased public pressure to react to events in Gaza and may not be able to hold out much longer, according to Royal Court Chief Nasser Al-Lozi in a January 7 conversation with Ambassador. Only days after Prime Minister Nader Dahabi [...] | 2009-01-08 16:33:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PHUM KPAL JO |
| 09AMMAN75 | JORDAN: JANUARY 8 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA SITUATION [...] SUMMARY: Beneath photos of Palestinian family members grieving over civilians killed in Gaza, Jordan's major media outlets led today's coverage with news of the Israeli security cabinet's decision to extend its military offensive into urban areas. Inside papers were also choked with paid adve [...] | 2009-01-11 05:45:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
| 09AMMAN777 | JORDAN SHARES U.S. VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF DOHA SUMMIT [...] (S/NF) Ambassador and Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi discussed on March 24, a day before receiving reftel, shared U.S.-Jordan goals for the Doha Summit. They agreed on the need for Palestinian reconciliation without compromising Quartet principles and continued strong support for the Ar [...] | 2009-03-26 13:27:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | KPAL PGOV PREL AL JO |
| 09AMMAN79 | JORDAN: JANUARY 11 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Major media in Jordan went into overdrive during the local weekend and Sunday with news coverage of developments in connection with the conflict in Gaza. The major themes of the coverage were Israel's determination to continue its offensive despite the passage of UNSCR 1860 and mount [...] | 2009-01-11 13:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
| 09AMMAN813 | WARY OF U.S.-IRAN ENGAGEMENT, JORDAN OFFERS WORDS [...] (S) Summary: This cable responds to Ref A request for evaluations of third-country reactions to possible U.S. engagement with Iran. Jordan's leaders believe such engagement would reward regional hardliners while undermining Arab moderates - without convincing Iran to cease its support for te [...] | 2009-04-02 05:49:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET | PREL PINR IR JO |
| 09AMMAN887 | SCENESETTER FOR KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO THE U.S. [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah is extremely pleased to be the first Arab leader to meet with the President in Washington. He wants to show his skeptical public and the wider Arab street that his moderate approach gains him access to (and, he hopes, influence with) the White House. The visit [...] | 2009-04-15 12:08:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPAL IS IR IZ SY JO |
| 09AMMAN89 | JORDAN: JANUARY 12 MEDIA REACTION TO GAZA [...] SUMMARY: Accusations that Israel is using white phosphorus in attacking Gaza's populated areas led front-page coverage by Jordan's major news outlets on Monday. King Abdullah's demand that Israel abide immediately by UNSCR 1860 and that the international community "coerce" Israel into doing s [...] | 2009-01-12 13:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR JO |
| 09ANKARA1012 | TURKEY: ABBAS TO TELL GOT "STOP EMPOWERING HAMAS" [...] (S) Summary: Despite multiple embassies' expressions of concern regarding the growing number of NGO-sponsored Muslim-based conferences in Turkey attended by radical regional participants, the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party-led (AKP) GOT has chosen to turn a blind eye. PLO Amba [...] | 2009-07-15 12:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECON KWBG MARR TU IS |
| 09ANKARA1013 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 14:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1056 | TURKEY: ABBAS VISIT MUCH BETTER THAN EXPECTED [...] (C) Summary: GOT leadership maintained a positive and constructive tone during Palestinian Authority (PA) President Abbas' July 8-10 Ankara visit despite previous concerns surrounding Abbas, recent Cyprus trip and past pro-Hamas GOT rhetoric. Erdogan and Abbas discussed USG regional policy, e [...] | 2009-07-23 13:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KWBG MARR TU IS |
| 09ANKARA1101 | TURKEY: PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY HAS THE LEAD [...] (S) Ambassador summarized REF A points to MFA U/S Apakan, July 24. 2. (S) POLOFF reiterated demarche to MFA Israel/Palestine desk officer Rauf Alp Denktas, July 27. Denktas underscored GOT policy that the Palestinian Authority led by President Abbas is the legitimate authority for all Pa [...] | 2009-07-31 04:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER EAID TU WBG IS |
| 09ANKARA120 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA1207 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 04:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA127 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 14:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA1288 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 11:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA13 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA1336 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 13:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA136 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA141 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA142 | SCENESETTER FOR MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL ENVOY GEORGE [...] (S) The Gaza crisis and IDF attacks on Palestinian civilians dominated the Turkish press for three weeks and will still be fresh in the minds of GOT officials as you arrive. PM Erdogan, incensed that Israel launched attacks on Gaza just days after PM Olmert had visited Ankara with no mention [...] | 2009-01-28 15:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA145 | TURKEY: THE LINGERING IMPACT OF GOT GAZA RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan's harsh condemnation of GOI actions during the recent Gaza crisis continues to impact Turkey's Jewish minority and its bilateral relationship with Israel. Jewish Community leaders in Istanbul told the Ambassador that while they had previously enjoyed a clos [...] | 2009-01-29 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS TU |
| 09ANKARA146 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1481 | TURKISH-ISRAELI RELATIONS CONTINUE TO SOUR [...] (C) Summary: Turkish-Israeli bilateral relations remain strained. GOT interlocutors attribute the tension to Israel's December Gaza operation and argue that the bilateral relationship will recover only when Israel allows improvements to the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The GOT's last-minu [...] | 2009-10-14 13:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TU IS |
| 09ANKARA149 | ERDOGAN'S DAVOS REMARKS PLAY WELL FOR AKP [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan received a hero's welcome on his return to Turkey early January 30 from Davos, where during a televised discussion concerning Gaza he harshly criticized the Israeli government and stormed out, swearing to never return. The outburst has [...] | 2009-01-30 11:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA151 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 14:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1574 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-02 11:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA158 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 12:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1594 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 11:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1601 | MORE COMMENTATORS QUESTION AKP FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Among Turkish media commentators and academics, we are observing an increasing tendency to question the Erdogan/Davutoglu foreign policy's perceived goal of reorienting Turkey away from the West towards positions and a vernacular that appeal to the "Islamic street." Riza Turmen, a former [...] | 2009-11-09 06:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA164 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 14:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA169 | TURKEY TO CONTINUE ACTIVIST ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT aims to continue to play an activist role in establishing peace and stability in its neighborhood as a foreign policy priority, in large measure because of a deep distrust and fear of Iran's exhibited malevolent influence throughout the region, according to senior MFA offi [...] | 2009-02-03 16:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ENRG KPAL TU IZ IR IS |
| 09ANKARA1725 | TREASURY OFFICIAL ON FIGHT AGAINST TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary. During an October 19-20 visit to Ankara, Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes David Cohen cautioned government and banking officials about doing business with Iranian banks. GOT officials insisted they will comply with all UNSC obligations, but are [...] | 2009-12-04 11:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | EFIN PTER TU IR IS GZ KPAL ECON |
| 09ANKARA175 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 13:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA1751 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA176 | TURKEY: WALKING BACK THE GAZA RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan has begun to modify his politically charged Gaza rhetoric, responding to growing concerns in the Turkish Jewish community, moderate Arab capitals, American Jewish groups, and among GOT officials. Since Davos, Erdogan has repeatedly emphasized that his state [...] | 2009-02-04 15:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
| 09ANKARA1834 | TURKEY: MUBARAK VISIT YIELDS A PROFFERED EMBRACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Egyptian President Mubarak's visit to Ankara December 15-16 focused on bilateral ties and the Middle East during lengthy separate discussions with President Gul, Prime Minister Erdogan, Deputy PM Babacan, FM Davutoglu, and Turkish General Staff (TGS) Chief Basbug. Although the Tu [...] | 2009-12-27 18:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | TU EG IS PREL IR |
| 09ANKARA193 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 11:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA204 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 14:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA207 | PLO ENVOY: ABBAS VISIT INTENDED TO DIFFUSE TENSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian Authority President Abbas's February 6-8 Ankara trip was designed to smooth over growing tensions that resulted from GOT behavior during the Gaza crisis, PLO Ambassador Nabil Maarouf told us February 9. Fatah interpreted PM Erdogan's heated rhetoric and repeated calls [...] | 2009-02-09 16:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS TU |
| 09ANKARA218 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 06:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA229 | MFA U/S: TURKEY'S MIDDLE EAST APPROACH "UNCHANGED" [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Undersecretary Apakan told the Ambassador February 11 that Turkey's Middle East policy remains focused on encouraging Palestinian and Arab unity, and that Ankara assured Palestinian Authority leader Abbas that it views him as the only Palestinian president and that Palestinia [...] | 2009-02-11 16:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS TU SY SA IR IZ US |
| 09ANKARA23 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 15:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA234 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 05:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA241 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 05:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA248 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA25 | TURKEY: ERDOGAN RETURNS TO RHETORICAL FORM OVER [...] (C) Summary: In a Justice and Development Party (AKP) group meeting on January 6, PM Erdogan delivered a speech condemning Israel for its attacks on the Gaza Strip, labeling them a "black stain" on humanity. This is a return to form for a politician whose traditional use of anti-Israeli rhe [...] | 2009-01-07 16:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IS OSCE PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA259 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 05:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA266 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 15:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA279 | SCENESETTER FOR MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL ENVOY GEORGE [...] (S) Turkish officials, including President Gul and FM Babacan, have worked assiduously to walk back remarks by PM Erdogan that were extremely critical of Israel during the Gaza crisis, repair the traditionally strong Turkish-Israeli relationship, and assuage fears in Washington and European ca [...] | 2009-02-20 17:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA28 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 14:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA308 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 11:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA319 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA336 | CODEL WEXLER TELLS ANKARA THAT GAZA RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Congressman Wexler's message to Turkey's leaders during his February 17-20 visit was blunt. He told President Gul, PM Erdogan, Chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Basbug, PM Foreign Policy Advisor Davutoglu, MFA U/S Apakan, and other GOT, Parliamentary and opposition party [...] | 2009-03-04 16:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IS TU |
| 09ANKARA35 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 14:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA370 | TURKEY: BABACAN, LIVNI MEET WITH OPEN ARMS, [...] (C) Summary: In the first high-level engagement since the Gaza crisis and PM Erdogan's Davos outburst, Turkish FM Babacan and Israeli FM Livni met on the margins of the March 5 NATO Foreign Ministerial. The two leaders discussed Turkish-Israeli relations, the Gaza crisis, Palestinian reconci [...] | 2009-03-12 09:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS TU |
| 09ANKARA38 | TURKEY: OPPOSITION LEADERS MAKE HAY OVER GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary: Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip have hit a raw nerve in Turkey, where pro-Muslim, pro-Palestinian sentiments run deep among the masses, notwithstanding the close relations between the state and the Israeli government. With the approach of March 29 nationwide local elections [...] | 2009-01-09 16:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU IS |
| 09ANKARA390 | TURKEY: SAADET MIGHT BE AKP'S ELECTION SPOILER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saadet Party (SP),a small, religion-based party with roots intermingled with those of the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP),may prove to be the surprise of Turkey's nationwide local elections on March 29. Though still on the political margins, SP's conservative [...] | 2009-03-17 05:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV TU |
| 09ANKARA403 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 15:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA430 | TURKEY: GAZA RECONSTRUCTION PLEDGE REFLECTS [...] (C) Summary: Turkey pledged $ 93 million at the Egyptian-hosted March 2 donors' conference in Sharm al-Sheikh. The GOT will donate $ 50 million to in-kind reconstruction projects in coordination with the Palestinian Authority. The remaining $ 43 million reflects private donations made throug [...] | 2009-03-23 09:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL IS TU |
| 09ANKARA454 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA47 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-12 15:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA492 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 14:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA54 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA61 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA663 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 10:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA745 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CASEY [...] (SBU) Coming in the wake of hugely successful trips of President Obama and Secretary Clinton, your visit will be seen as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. Your visit is an opportunity to reinforce the importance of strong U.S.-Turkey relations and [...] | 2009-05-26 13:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER TU |
| 09ANKARA769 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 12:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA780 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF TURKISH FM DAVUTOGLU [...] (S) Newly appointed Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu welcomes the opportunity to meet with you early in his tenure as Minister. Our continued willingness to engage the Turks at the highest levels reinforces the message that this administration considers Turkey a strategic partner. Turkish of [...] | 2009-06-03 08:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ENRG TU |
| 09ANKARA781 | TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN WARNS CODEL CASEY ON AGR [...] (C) Senators Robert Casey (D-PA),Ted Kaufman (D-DE),and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ),and Representative Timothy Walz (D-MN) and Charge met May 29 with PM Erdogan, TGS D/CHOD General Igsiz, and a senior MFA delegation led by U/S Apakan. On Armenia, PM Erdogan urged Congress to leave the events of [...] | 2009-06-03 09:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IS SY TU AM AZ |
| 09ANKARA792 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-05 10:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA799 | TURKEY: OBAMA SPEECH HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish public widely welcomed the open and sincere tone of President Obama's June 4 speech to the Muslim world from Cairo. Reflecting statements by other Turkish political and religious leaders, President Gul complimented Obama for being honest and realistic. Particular att [...] | 2009-06-05 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA816 | TURKEY: DAVUTOGLU STEPS FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN [...] (C) Summary: Ahmet Davutoglu's May 1 appointment as Foreign Minister has raised many questions about the future of Turkish foreign policy. As Senior Prime Ministry Foreign Policy Advisor, Davutoglu created a new paradigm that broadened Turkey's traditional Western orientation to include a dee [...] | 2009-06-10 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TU |
| 09ANKARA82 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA826 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 11:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA847 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 10:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
| 09ANKARA9 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ANKARA94 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
| 09ASHGABAT480 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: WAITING FOR RAPPROCHEMENT: [...] (C) In a conversation with Ashgabat Iran Watcher this week, the general manager of the local office of the construction company Iran Samen (GM) spoke hopefully about the possibility of U.S.-Iranian construction joint ventures in Turkmenistan in the future. Our contact, who has lived and worke [...] | 2009-04-16 10:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR ECON PGOV PREL TX |
| 09ASTANA1179 | KAZAKHSTAN: NAZARBAYEV PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE THIRD [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan hosted the third triennial Congress of World and Traditional Religions in Astana July 1-2. More than 70 delegations with 400 participants representing Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and other relig [...] | 2009-07-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KIRF KNNP KZ |
| 09ASTANA89 | KAZAKHSTAN: OIC SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a January 9 dinner with U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber, ambassadors and other diplomats from several OIC-member countries and India freely exchanged views [...] | 2009-01-16 10:20:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KISL KZ |
| 09ATHENS1511 | Embassy Athens Engages with GoG on Iran [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Athens' Front Office and Political Section have engaged with our Greek partners from the highest levels to the working level at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in order to expand our dialogue on Iran. Characterizing the Iranian regime as weak, Greek interlocutors maintain [...] | 2009-09-25 14:15:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA IAEA KPAL IR IS GR |
| 09ATHENS168 | IRAQI FM, IRANIAN DFM BOTH SEEK GREATER COOP WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a recent visit to Athens, Iraqi FM Zebari discussed a wide range of topical issues with Greek FM Bakoyannis, thanked Greece for its decision to open a commercial office in northern Iraq, and urged Bakoyannis to make good on her long-standing promise to visit Iraq. Following [...] | 2009-02-06 09:07:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON IZ IR GR EAID ENRG |
| 09ATHENS19 | FM BAKOYANNIS ON GAZA, AEGEAN ISSUES, OSCE, [...] (C) In a January 7 meeting with Ambassador Speckhard, FM Bakoyannis led off by expressing concern about the situation in Gaza, and emphasizing the need for a "humanitarian truce," and a UN Security Council Resolution. The Ambassador responded that the U.S. was also deeply concerned about the [...] | 2009-01-07 17:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE GG GR RS TU CVIS CJAN |
| 09ATHENS651 | Greek Views on April GAERC Issues [...] (C) DepPolCouns and PolOff delivered ref points on U.S. positions on the April 27-28 GAERC to MFA European Correspondent Niki Kamba. Kamba said the agenda for the GAERC included: the Middle East, the Eastern Partnership, the May 6 EU-Canada summit, and following up on the EU-Obama meeting. Sh [...] | 2009-04-23 14:25:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN GR |
| 09BAGHDAD171 | FM ZEBARI ON KUWAIT SUMMIT - SHARP DIVISIONS ON [...] (C) Summary: Back in Baghdad for 24 hours before heading to Ankara for 3-day visit, Foreign Minister Zebari provided Ambassador Satterfield and Senior Advisor Gray a detailed readout January 22 of the January 19-20 Arab League Summit in Kuwait, along with observations of the Qatari sub-dram [...] | 2009-01-23 13:03:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MEPP IZ IS KPAL KU |
| 09BAGHDAD429 | RRT ERBIL: THE SILENT IMAMS, DEALING WITH EXTEMIST [...] (C) Summary: A number of Muslim leaders in the Kurdistan region took to the pulpit in December/January to denounce Israeli actions in the Gaza strip and call for the destruction of the Israeli state and death to Jews. In response, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) banned these Imams fr [...] | 2009-02-18 23:41:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PRL PHUM PTER SOCI PINR IZ |
| 09BAGHDAD774 | RRT ERBIL: KURDISH PUBLIC SYMPATHETIC TO PKK [...] (U) This is an Erbil Regional Reconstruction Team cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Even those Iraqi Kurds who disagree with the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) methods find it emotionally difficult to separate the PKK cause from the larger struggle for Kurdish rights and the hope for Kurdish un [...] | 2009-03-22 07:23:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV IR SY TU XF IZ |
| 09BAKU52 | AZERBAIJANI PRESIDENT COMMITS TO NEGOTIATIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 19 meeting with EUR DAS Bryza, President Aliyev said that he had directed his staff to begin negotiations on the resumption of VoA, BBC and Radio Liberty. He continued that he was surprised by the January 13 letter from President Bush given his good discussion with [...] | 2009-01-23 12:50:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ ENRG ETRD IR KDEM PGOV PREL RS TU |
| 09BAKU972 | IRANIAN SNSC ON AFGHANISTAN, OPPOSITION ARRESTS [...] (S/NOFORN) Baku Iran watcher met again with an Iranian-Azerbaijani journalist/magazine editor who previously reported on recent deliberations of the Supreme National Security Council (Shuraye Aliye Amniate Melli),and other issues (reftels). Baku contact has been known to Iran watcher for ov [...] | 2009-12-17 14:02:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV SA AJ SY IR |
| 09BEIJING10 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, FINANCIAL CRISIS, [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "To cautiously evaluate the future of U.S.-China relations" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/04): "Regarding certain historical lessons after the 10th and 20th Anniversaries, this year the government and the s [...] | 2009-01-05 09:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR CH |
| 09BEIJING165 | PRC SPECIAL ENVOY LAYS OUT POSITION ON GAZA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: China's Special Envoy to the Middle East Peace Process Ambassador Sun Bigan described for PolMinCouns January 20 the five principles that China believes are necessary for progress in the Middle East Peace Process in light of the current situation in Gaza. In addition to calling [...] | 2009-01-20 10:54:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM MEPP CH IS |
| 09BEIJING204 | PRC/MEPP: CHINA VEXES ARABS WITH RESTRAINED [...] (C) SUMMARY: After a briefing by Chinese Middle East Envoy Sun Bigan, Arab ambassadors in China were frustrated and disappointed by Beijing's measured response to the recent Gaza violence, Arab embassy contacts said January 22. They expected Chinese condemnation of Israel, based on China's h [...] | 2009-01-22 12:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM MEPP CH IS XF |
| 09BEIJING55 | MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL, FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] ISRAEL "Chinese people are sympathetic to the miserable Gaza strip" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/08): "China is paying close attention to the Israel-Palestine conflict. This conflict arises much more attention from ordinary Ch [...] | 2009-01-08 09:19:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR CH |
| 09BEIJING576 | MEDIA REACTION: CHINA'S DIPLOMACY, RUSSIA, GAZA, TIBET [...] CHINA'S DIPLOMACY "What concepts does China have that would change the world?" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(03/05): "Recently, 'the summit on Chinese and western intellectuals' to discuss China's model and its international influ [...] | 2009-03-05 09:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR CH |
| 09BEIJING87 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, FINANCIAL CRISIS, [...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "U.S. and China enter a new era of balance" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/12): "In the 21st century, the balance and strength of the U.S.-China relationship has gradually been built. In the past two cent [...] | 2009-01-12 09:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR CH |
| 09BEIRT96 | LEBANON: SINIORA URGES U.S. TO ENCOURAGE SYRIA TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 18:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
| 09BEIRUT106 | LEBANON: MIKATI EXPECTS TO RUN WITH HARIRI [...] (C) In a January 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Former Prime Minister Najib Mikati said his talks with Saad Hariri on an electoral alliance in Tripoli were going well, and he expected he and Hariri would run jointly in the upcoming parliamentary elections. He believed the National Dialogue w [...] | 2009-01-27 15:28:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR LE IR SY SA |
| 09BEIRUT129 | LEBANON: WITH CODEL SMITH, D.M MURR SAYS SYRIA [...] (C) CODEL Smith, accompanied by Ambassador and PolEconOff met with Defense Minister Elias Murr at his residence January 30. CODEL members were House Armed Service Committee members Adam Smith (D-WA),Susan Davis (D-CA),Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ),Glynn Nye (D-VA),Frank Kravotil (D-MD); C.A. [...] | 2009-02-02 07:33:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
| 09BEIRUT1367 | LEBANON: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] While the threat of terrorist activity kept Lebanese security agencies on high alert throughout the year, 2009 was characterized by increased governmental efforts to disrupt suspected terror cells before they could act. The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF),in particular, were credited with the cap [...] | 2009-12-31 09:40:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR LE SY |
| 09BEIRUT139 | LEBANON: SAUDI AMBASSADOR ON SYRIA, HIZBALLAH, SAAD [...] (C) Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Abdulaziz Khoja told the Ambassador that Saudi King Abdullah's outreach to Syrian President Bashar Asad was necessary to limit Iran's influence in the Arab world. Bashar, for his part, is playing all sides off each other, but that strategy would only be viable [...] | 2009-02-03 16:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY IS IR |
| 09BEIRUT140 | LEBANON: MARONITE CHRISTIAN MP HARB ASSAILS UNITY [...] (C) In a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Maronite Christian MP Boutros Harb acknowledged security threats against him serious enough to warrant a self-imposed confinement at home. He cautioned that Free Patriotic Movement leader (FPM) Michel Aoun "courts emotion" as a populist candida [...] | 2009-02-03 18:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE |
| 09BEIRUT161 | LEBANON: HIZBALLAH LIKELY TO REMAIN ON THE [...] (C) The recent Gaza conflict again brought to the fore the question of under what regional and domestic circumstances Hizballah would use force against Israel. In addition, the first anniversary of the February 12, 2008 assassination of former Hizballah military official Imad Mugniyeh raises t [...] | 2009-02-11 08:44:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS KPAL |
| 09BEIRUT170 | LEBANON: GAZA CONFLICT EXPOSES CHALLENGES FOR [...] (C) Hizballah successfully used the Gaza conflict to reinforce its own standing by talking tough against Israel but not drawing Lebanon into a second, and probably unpopular, war (reftel). However, the conflict exposed several challenges Hizballah faces, as it seeks to consolidate its strengt [...] | 2009-02-12 15:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS IS KPAL |
| 09BEIRUT196 | LEBANON: MICHAEL WILLIAMS SAYS SYRIANS "COCKY" [...] (C) UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams, UNSCOL Chief of Staff Jack Christofides, and UNSCOL Poloff Rami Shehadeh February 17 provided the Ambassador and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Perry Cammack with a readout of Williams' February 12 trip to Damascus. Will [...] | 2009-02-19 16:19:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
| 09BEIRUT197 | LEBANON: HARIRI TELLS SENATOR KERRY ON-TIME [...] (C) Saad Hariri told visiting U.S. Senator and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee John Kerry that it was most important for Lebanon's parliamentary elections to occur as scheduled June 7. Meeting with the Senator on February 18, Hariri was confident his March 14 coalition could [...] | 2009-02-19 16:23:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS |
| 09BEIRUT25 | LEBANON: HIZBALLAH NOT INCLINED TO STRIKE ISRAEL [...] (C) Could the current confrontation between Israel and Hamas in Gaza motivate Hizballah to provoke a second conflict against Israel on the Israeli-Lebanese border? The consensus of several observers we have spoken to in recent days is no. Domestically, Hizballah benefits from its current stron [...] | 2009-01-07 17:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR SY LE |
| 09BEIRUT262 | LEBANON: WA'AD -- EXAMPLE OF HIZBALLAH'S [...] (C) The U.S. Government,s January 6 decision to designate Hizballah's Wa'ad construction company was met with muted reaction in Lebanon, likely because of the similar designation in 2007 of Hizballah's construction company Jihad el-Bina as well as the local media's preoccupation in early Janua [...] | 2009-03-05 14:17:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
| 09BEIRUT268 | LEBANON: HARIRI TO NEA A A/S FELTMAN AND NSC [...] (C) On March 5, Saad Hariri told visiting NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Shapiro that if the June 2009 parliamentary elections were held on time, he was certain that his March 14 coalition would win. Asked why, Hariri pointed to March 14 can [...] | 2009-03-08 09:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IR IS |
| 09BEIRUT279 | LEBANON: GEAGEA STATES CONCERN ABOUT VIOLENCE TO [...] (C) One day after meetings with top Syrian officials in Damascus, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Middle East and North Africa Shapiro returned to Beirut on March 8 to continue meetings with top Lebanese religious and political leaders. In a meeting with March 14 and Le [...] | 2009-03-11 16:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
| 09BEIRUT28 | LEBANON: CALM AFTER ROCKETS; PALESTINIANS BLAMED [...] (C) The situation in southern Lebanon and throughout the country appears calm after today's exchange of fire between an unknown group in Lebanon and Israel. Press reports and Embassy contacts doubt that Hizballah had a direct role in launching three Katushya rockets into northern Israel the m [...] | 2009-01-08 15:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
| 09BEIRUT304 | LEBANON: SINIORA NOT OPPOSED TO NEW UNITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 18:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PREF IS SY QA MU LE |
| 09BEIRUT368 | LEBANON: LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR DOHA SUMMIT [...] (C) Presidential advisor Naji Abi Assi did not expect major results from the March 30 Arab League Summit in Doha, except for a united position in favor of the Arab Peace Initiative. He predicted Arab relations with Iran would be a major, and potentially divisive, topic. He welcomed U.S. over [...] | 2009-03-30 13:45:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KPKO KWBG MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL AL SU XF |
| 09BEIRUT396 | LEBANON: SUGGESTED USG MESSAGING IN THE RUN-UP TO [...] (C) With two months to go before the June 7 parliamentary elections, the race remains too close to call. Both the majority March 14 coalition and the Hizballah-led opposition express confidence that they will win. In the key Christian swing districts, nervous voters are looking to see who ca [...] | 2009-04-06 08:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
| 09BEIRUT518 | LEBANON: WITH NEA DAS HALE, FM SALLOUKH SAYS [...] (C) In a May 9 meeting, Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh and visiting NEA DAS David Hale discussed Middle East peace and the Administration's commitment to working toward comprehensive peace with a sense of urgency. Salloukh dismissed Israeli comments about the need for "economic peace" befor [...] | 2009-05-11 07:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PREF UNSC MARR MOPS IS |
| 09BEIRUT534 | LEBANON: PM: GHAJAR WITHDRAWAL WOULD SHOW THAT [...] (C) In a May 9 meeting with NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary of State David Hale, Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora expressed the need for March 14's leaders to come together in the run-up to the June 7 parliamentary elections. Siniora added that the release of the four generals would not [...] | 2009-05-14 08:05:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER PREF UNSC FR IR IS LE SY |
| 09BEIRUT570 | LEBANON: PRESIDENT SLEIMAN: ONE YEAR IN OFFICE [...] (C) During his first year in office, President Michel Sleiman has emerged as a popular leader who has sought a "middle road" to defuse Lebanon's confessional tensions. Since his May 25, 2008 swearing in, Sleiman has worked to polish Lebanon's international stature. Lebanon and Syria establish [...] | 2009-05-20 17:48:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IS SY LE |
| 09BEIRUT597 | LEBANON: VICE PRESIDENT TELLS SPEAKER BERRI U.S. [...] (C) Vice President Biden told Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri that his May 22 visit to Lebanon was designed to send a strong message from the Obama administration that the U.S. supports a sovereign, independent Lebanon with strong institutions and was committed to achieving a compre [...] | 2009-05-29 15:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PGOV PINR LE SY IS IR |
| 09BEIRUT617 | LEBANON: PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT'S "HISTORIC [...] (C) Emboffs heard from a number of Lebanese contacts, including Sunni and Shia Muslims and Christians, much praise for President Obama's June 4 speech to the Muslim world. Though many Lebanese were preoccupied with the parliamentary elections three days away, those who watched the speech told [...] | 2009-06-04 16:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE |
| 09BEIRUT624 | LEBANON: CAMPAIGN ISSUE: THE ELECTIONS AND THE [...] (C) Both the March 14 coalition and the opposition are seeking to capitalize on the possible economic impact of the international community's reactions to the June 7 parliamentary elections to gain votes. March 14 leaders have floated the idea that an opposition-led Lebanese government would [...] | 2009-06-05 12:57:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER EFIN MARR LE SY |
| 09BEIRUT627 | LEBANON: OPINION-MAKER REACTION: "PRESIDENT [...] (C) The Ambassador gathered a group of eight influential opinion-makers June 4 for a roundtable discussion following President Obama's speech from Cairo University. The group agreed that the speech was "culturally sensitive" and a positive first step to engagement with the Arab world. However [...] | 2009-06-05 14:39:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LE IS |
| 09BEIRUT647 | LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR S/E GEORGE MITCHELL'S [...] (C) Embassy Beirut welcomes your visit, which comes just five days after Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections in which the pro-western March 14 coalition won the majority by an unexpected margin. Lebanese officials have eagerly anticipated your trip to Beirut since your appointment was an [...] | 2009-06-10 15:01:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC MARR MOPS LE IS SY IR |
| 09BEIRUT7 | LEBANON: SINIORA URGES UNSC ACTION USING 1701 MODEL [...] (C) On January 2, PM Siniora convoked Ambassadors and Charges from UNSC members represented in Beirut and urged UNSC action to produce an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. He suggested the Council use UNSCR 1701, which marked the end of 2006 Lebanon-Israel conflict, as a model. He argued that Isr [...] | 2009-01-02 16:29:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MOPS LE IS |
| 09BEIRUT77 | LEBANON: SLEIMAN UNDER PRESSURE ON GAZA; [...] (C) In a January 16 meeting with Charge, Minister of Education and Sidon native Bahia Hariri described the situation in the southern Palestinian camp of Ain el-Hilweh as tense, but "contained" as the Gaza crisis continues. She said the strong stance in support of Gaza by President Michel Slei [...] | 2009-01-16 16:49:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
| 09BEIRUT78 | LEBANON: SINIORA ASSURES GOL OPPOSED TO ROCKET [...] (C) In a January 16 meeting, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora assured Charge that the GOL was united in its condemnation of rocket attacks on Israel from Lebanon. He said he had ordered the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to coordinate with UNIFIL on patrolling the border area and preventing further [...] | 2009-01-16 17:13:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE |
| 09BEIRUT818 | LEBANON: PM SINIORA TO PETRAEUS: PUSH SYRIA TO GET [...] (C) Caretaker Prime Minister Fouad Siniora told visiting Commander General of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) General David Petraeus and the Ambassador June 30 that he was "quite satisfied" with the outcome of Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections. Siniora said that the Lebanese had voted fo [...] | 2009-07-20 14:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PTER MASS MARR MOPPS LE SY IR |
| 09BEIRUT820 | LEBANON: SLEIMAN TELLS PETRAEUS CABINET WILL BE [...] (C) In a June 30 meeting with David Petraeus, Commanding General of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),President Michel Sleiman noted that he was relatively optimistic and said he expected cabinet formation to last somewhere between ten days and two weeks. Sleiman remarked that Lebanon faced a n [...] | 2009-07-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER MARR MASS MCAP MOPS |
| 09BEIRUT88 | LEBANON: RIVALRY WITHIN THE PLO, PM'S LIAISON SAYS [...] (C) Highlighting that the Palestinian camps in Lebanon are "calm for now," the GOL's chief liaison for Palestinian issues, President of the Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC) Khalil Makkawi, stressed that PM Sinoria had done a good job communicating with Palestinians during the Isr [...] | 2009-01-21 17:32:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS SY LE |
| 09BEIRUT91 | LEBANON: SAAD HARIRI WORRIED HAMAS PLANS TO USE [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador January 21, March 14 majority leader Saad Hariri expressed concern the past weeks' events in Gaza could lead to Hamas using Lebanon's Palestinian camps to confront Fatah and Israel. Hariri urged the new U.S. administration to "do something" about the Pales [...] | 2009-01-22 15:58:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC LE SY IS |
| 09BEIRUT95 | Lebanon: Media Reaction - January 23, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 09:52:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL KMDR OPRC KPAO KISL KPAL LE |
| 09BEIRUT96 | LEBANON: SINIORA URGES U.S. TO ENCOURAGE SYRIA TO [...] (C) Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora in a January 23 meeting with Ambassador urged the new U.S. administration to take a strong role in Middle East peace negotiations. Specifically, he advocated U.S. direct or indirect efforts to encourage the Syrians to "realize it was in their best interests" [...] | 2009-01-23 18:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR MOPS LE SY |
| 09BELFAST29 | SINN FEIN LEADER GERRY ADAMS DISCUSSES RECENT VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) During an April 27 meeting with Belfast Consul General, Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams discussed his mid-April trip to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. During his meetings with Hamas leaders, Adams made clear he did not support violence. He also met with residents of the Israeli [...] | 2009-04-28 16:13:00 | Consulate Belfast | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UK EI IS KPAL PTER |
| 09BERLIN1225 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, GEORGIA, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) P5+1 Talks 3. (Afghanistan) Rasmussen-Obama Meeting 4. (Mideast) Goldstone Report, Hamas-Fatah Relations 5. (Georgia) Final Report on Georgian War 6. (EU) Irish Referendum 7. (China) 60th Anniversary 8. (Germany) Foreign Pol [...] | 2009-09-30 13:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO IR AF XF GG EU GM |
| 09BERLIN125 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, DAVOS, TURKEY-ISRAEL, FINANCE, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iraqi Elections 3. Davos Global Economic Forum 4. Turkish PM Erdogan Clashes With Israel 5. Financial Markets 6. Protests in Russia  [...] | 2009-02-02 13:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IS RS IZ TU XF |
| 09BERLIN1263 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, IMF, EU, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) U.S. Strategic Deliberations 3. (Mideast) Goldstone Report 4. (Economic) IMF/World Bank Meeting 5. (EU) Future of Lisbon Treaty 6. (Italy) Implications of Court Ruling for Berlusconi  [...] | 2009-10-08 11:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO AF XF EFIN EU IT |
| 09BERLIN1292 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, TURKEY-ISRAEL, UNHRC, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Pakistan) Series of Bomb Attacks 3. (Turkey-Israel) Relations 4. (UNHRC) Goldstone Report 5. (Environment) Climate Change 6. (EU-U.S.) Dollar, SWIFT Â [...] | 2009-10-16 12:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PK TK UN EV EU |
| 09BERLIN1409 | MEDIA REACTION: GENERAL MOTORS, AFGHANISTAN, GERMANY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. GM's U-turn 3. UN staff in Afghanistan relocated 4. German Foreign Policy 5. Fall of the Wall 6. Mideast Peace Process  [...] | 2009-11-06 13:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO XF AF GM US |
| 09BERLIN1458 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA, CLIMATE, MIDEAST, FAO-SUMMIT, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Obama Visit 3. (Climate) Copenhagen Conference 4. (Mideast) Peace Process, Palestinian State 5. (Environment) FAO Summit Meeting 6. (EU) Future President  [...] | 2009-11-17 12:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO AF GM US XG |
| 09BERLIN1499 | MEDIA REACTION: CLIMATE, MIDEAST, IRAN U.S.-INDIA, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Climate) Copenhagen Summit 3. (Mideast) Israel-Palestinian Conflict 4. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 5. (U.S.-India) Singh in Washington 6. (Economic) Financial Crisis  [...] | 2009-11-24 13:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KGHG XF IR IN ECON |
| 09BERLIN1503 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, U.S.-INDIA, CLIMATE, BRAZIL- [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Decision Time Approaching 3. (U.S.-India) PM Singh in Washington 4. (Copenhagen) Climate Summit 5. (Brazil-Iran) Lula-Ahmadinejad Meeting 6. (Iraq) Elections 7. (Philippines) Emergency After Killings 8. (Israel/Palestin [...] | 2009-11-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR AF IN KGHG BR IR IZ PH XF |
| 09BERLIN155 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, GUANTANAMO, MSC, ISRAEL, ECONOMY, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Iraqi Reconstruction 3. Fate Of Guantnamo Detainees 4. Munich Security Conference 5. Upcoming Israeli Elections 6. U.S. Economy -- Protectionism 7. Sarkozy Speech 8. Nuclear Energy 9. U.S. Healthcare Insurance 10. Vatican Controversy [...] | 2009-02-06 11:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM IZ US IS XF FR VT |
| 09BERLIN331 | IRANIAN MAJLES DELEGATION TALKS REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran Majles Foreign Affairs Committee chair Alaeddin Boroujerdi led a Majles delegation visit to Berlin March 4-6, meeting with Interior Minister Schaeuble, as well as a variety of senior Chancellery officials and Bundestag MPs. Boroujerdi expressed Iran's interest in increase [...] | 2009-03-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SNAR PHUM GM IR AF IS GZ WE |
| 09BERLIN339 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, FINANCE, ISRAEL, NORTH KOREA [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS Nowruz Message to Iran 3. Bank Stabilization Plan 4. AIG Bonus Payments 5. Formation of New Israeli Government 6. North Korean Satellite Launch  [...] | 2009-03-23 12:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US IS KN |
| 09BERLIN384 | MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISIT, G20, U.S.-RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. POTUS Visit to Europe 3. G20 Summit 4. Obama-Medvedev Meeting 5. The Hague Conference on Afghanistan 6. New Israeli Government 7. Arab League Summit 8. Chodorkovsky Trial  [...] | 2009-04-01 12:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS AF IR IS QA XG |
| 09BERLIN402 | MEDIA REACTION: G20, NATO, CHINA-US, ISRAEL, ECB [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. G-20 Summit 3. NATO Summit 4. Hu-Obama Meeting 5. New Israeli Government 6. Lowering of Interest Rates  [...] | 2009-04-03 12:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US CH IS |
| 09BERLIN48 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST, RUSSIA, CLINTON, EU [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israel-Hamas Conflict 3. Russian-Ukrainian Gas Dispute 4. Secretary-designate Clinton Hearing 5. EU Monetary Union  [...] | 2009-01-14 12:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | XF IS GZ RS UP US EU |
| 09BERLIN57 | MEDIA REACTION: [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Israel-Hamas Conflict 3. Gas Dispute 4. Guantnamo Closure 5. Hillary Clinton Hearing 6. Afghanistan 7. Obama Inauguration 8. Osama bin Laden Tape  [...] | 2009-01-15 12:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | GZ IS RS UP AF US |
| 09BERLIN851 | FM STEINMEIER REINFORCES U.S. MESSAGES IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Steinmeier reinforced U.S. messages on the need for Israel to halt settlement construction and for Syria to play a constructive role in the region during his July 6-7 Middle East visit to Jerusalem, Damascus and Beirut. According to the MFA, Steinmeier also high [...] | 2009-07-14 15:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG IS GM LE SY |
| 09BERN109 | BERN SEPQ MARCH 2009 [...] (SBU) The following are responses to the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire for political violence and terrorism for the U.S. Embassy in Bern, and are keyed to the reftel. 2. (SBU) Political Violence -------------------------- I. (SBU) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or [...] | 2009-03-11 16:38:00 | Embassy Bern | SECRET | ASEC PTER SV |
| 09BRASILIA1112 | BRAZIL MORE SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. ARAB-ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary. The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE or Itamaraty) has no immediate response to our request in ref A to provide $10 million in direct budget support to the Palestinian Authority (PA). The relevant MRE department heads were receptive to the idea of a further Brazilian co [...] | 2009-09-04 20:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN EAID KWBG OPDC IS |
| 09BRASILIA1391 | PERES AND ABBAS VISITS IN PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary. The November visits by Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, both shortly in advance of Iranian President Ahmadinejad's visit (ref A),led to few substantive results but helped Brazil craft its narrative as a hopeful emerging player in the Middl [...] | 2009-12-02 17:40:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KHUM KPAL IS IR |
| 09BRASILIA1447 | WHA A/S VALENZUELA RECEIVED BY EAGER BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. On his first visit to Brazil as Assistant Secretary, Arturo Valenzuela was received December 14 by senior government officials eager to minimize differences and demonstrate their interest in working with the USG on a range of topics. Meetings with the Presidential Foreign Policy A [...] | 2009-12-29 17:16:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BR |
| 09BRASILIA391 | BRAZIL: GAZA PLEDGE, ARAB SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: [...] (C) Summary: President Lula's trip to Doha to attend the March 31 Arab-South American Summit will continue a year of intense Middle East diplomacy that kicked off when Amorim matched Brazil's largest foreign aid contribution by pledging USD 10 million for Gaza reconstruction. Following the Mar [...] | 2009-03-28 00:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL BR |
| 09BRASILIA43 | BRAZIL: AMORIM FLIES TO MIDDLE EAST AS ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Reactions in Brazil to the crisis in Gaza continue (reftel) to focus almost exclusively on the suffering of the Palestinian population caused by Israel's response to HAMAS' attacks while at the same time minimizing Israel's concerns over its security. Criticism of Israel from [...] | 2009-01-09 21:42:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL IR BR |
| 09BRASILIA658 | BRAZIL AND THE MIDDLE EAST: FOREIGN MINISTRY ON [...] (C) Summary: In an April meeting with CDA between two trips by President Lula to the Middle East, Brazil's senior diplomat for Middle East issues, Under Secretary Roberto Jaguaribe discussed Brazil's positive reactions to President Obama's moves on the Middle East and subtly rejected Presiden [...] | 2009-05-22 20:51:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL BR |
| 09BRASILIA671 | BRAZIL SCENESETTER: CODEL THOMPSON MAY 27-28 [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified, please treat accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Your visit comes at a time when the relationship between the United States and Brazil is accelerating and being given added weight with the rapid growth of Brazil's regional and global eco [...] | 2009-05-27 15:19:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PTER KCRM SENV KGHG ENRG ECON ETRD EINV EFIN |
| 09BRASILIA709 | Brazil: Initial Reactions on Cairo Speech [...] (U) Summary: In Brazil, President Obama's address to Muslims worldwide has drawn praise for its even-handed approach to the issues of religion and politics in the Middle East from government, congressional, academic contacts and from members of the Brazilian Middle Eastern and Muslim communitie [...] | 2009-06-04 22:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KPAO PREL PGOV ECON BR |
| 09BRASILIA771 | BRAZIL: CODEL THOMPSON DISCUSSES TERRORISM, [...] (SBU) Summary: Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie Thompson (D-MS),accompanied by other 4 Committee Members and some 20 staff, visited Brasilia on May 28. In addition to a country team and special session with Department of Homeland Security representatives (ICE, CBP, [...] | 2009-06-18 19:09:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER OREP PGOV BR |
| 09BRASILIA960 | BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 4-6 VISIT OF [...] (C) Summary: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is as productive and broad-based as it has ever been in recent decades, the result of the cordial personal connection already established between President Obama and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, which is building on [...] | 2009-08-04 12:21:00 | Embassy Brasilia | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL BR |
| 09BRUSSELS142 | SOLANA SPEAKS ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE, GUANTANAMO, [...] (C//NF) Summary. EU Council Secretary General and CFSP High Representative Javier Solana addressed the final session of a "Study Day" on transatlantic relations organized by the EPP-ED political group at the European Parliament. During the January 29 event he discussed EU relations with the [...] | 2009-01-30 17:01:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ENRG KPAL EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS1552 | AMBASSADOR GUTMAN'S NOVEMBER 13 MEETING WITH UNGA [...] (U) The Ambassador met privately with Louis Michel, former Foreign Minister of Belgium and European Commissioner for Development, on November 13. Michel was accompanied by the Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Yves Leterme, Fransiskus Van Daele. 2. (C) Michel and the Ambassador discussed [...] | 2009-11-20 12:06:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KBIO UNGA BE |
| 09BRUSSELS223 | (CORRECTED CABLE FOR ERROR IN SUBJECT LINE) EU [...] (C) Summary: As Israel undertakes the formation of a new government and plans go forward for the March 2 Cairo donors conference, several EU officials and diplomats from EU member states and non-EU interested missions (such as Egypt, Israel and Norway) have told us the importance they attach t [...] | 2009-02-17 15:39:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MARR PARM EU IS |
| 09BRUSSELS248 | DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH 2 [...] (C) Summary: Drawing on Reftel points USEU discussed the March 2 donors' conference with EU officials and representatives of the Czech and Norwegian missions in Brussels, as well as with the EU's humanitarian aid organization, ECHO. According to our interlocutors, Javier Solana, Commissioner [...] | 2009-02-20 16:22:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EU KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER |
| 09BRUSSELS355 | EU'S ROBERT COOPER AND S/P SLAUGHTER DISCUSS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 09:42:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS AF PK PBK EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS371 | EGYPTIANS AND PALESTINIANS MEET WITH EU TROIKA ON [...] (C) Summary: The EU Troika (Czech FM Karel Schwarzenberg, Council High Representative Javier Solana, and Commissioner Bettina Ferrero-Waldner) met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit, PA Foreign Minister el-Maliki, and the Jordanian ambassador to the EU on March 15 for dinner to disc [...] | 2009-03-16 15:25:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS396 | MARCH GAERC - FOCUS ON ECONOMIC CRISIS, BELARUS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting in Brussels on March 16, EU Foreign Ministers (FMs) focused their efforts on measures to address the economic crisis and the political challenges faced in Belarus and Bosnia. In addition to preparations for the March 19-20 European Council meeting, the General Affairs [...] | 2009-03-19 16:10:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN ECON BO BK MW |
| 09BRUSSELS537 | IRAN SANCTIONS: AA/S GLASER CONSULTS KEY AMBASSADORS IN BRUSSELS REF: A. BRUSSELS 205 B. BRUSSELS 41 C. 2008 BRUSSELS 1468 D. BRUSSELS 101 [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On March 2 and 3 Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Daniel Glaser briefed EU-27 non-proliferation and Iran experts on U.S. sanctions against Iran's illicit conduct in the areas of nuclear proliferation and terrorism. On the margin of the formal briefing (reporte [...] | 2009-04-08 12:24:00 | USEU Brussels | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KNNP PARM KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS |
| 09BRUSSELS567 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S VISIT TO [...] (C) We warmly welcome your visit to Brussels. The members of the European Union's Political and Security Committee (PSC) look forward to meeting with you April 22 and exchanging ideas on Israeli-Palestinian and broader regional peace. The President heard from EU heads of state/government in [...] | 2009-04-16 14:41:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP MITCHELL AMGT PREL EUN |
| 09BRUSSELS672 | ISRAEL DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER AYALON DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel, Daniel Ayalon, met for two and a half hours in an informal May 7 session with ambassadors who make up the EU's 28-member Political and Security Committee (PSC),which helps set EU common foreign and security policy. Several EU diplomats an [...] | 2009-05-12 10:40:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EU |
| 09BRUSSELS84 | EU FOREIGN MINISTERS PRESS LIVNI ON OPENING GAZA, [...] (C) Summary: Tomas Smetanka, Middle East Advisor at the Czech Permanent Representation in Brussels, told us that, during their January 21 dinner meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, EU Foreign Ministers pressed for an immediate humanitarian opening of Gaza, for a permanent ope [...] | 2009-01-22 17:20:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM EU |
| 09BUDAPEST422 | HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE JUNE GAERC AGENDA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 23:00:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU HU |
| 09BUDAPEST423 | HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE JUNE GAERC AGENDA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 23:00:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU HU |
| 09BUDAPEST638 | HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE SEPTEMBER GYMNICH [...] MFA EU External Relations and Crisis Situations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed ref email topics with PolOff on September 3 and provided the following comments concerning the agenda items: 2. (C) Israel-Palestinian Peace: -- Referring to the September summit, Dekany said that Hunga [...] | 2009-09-04 11:16:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU HU |
| 09BUENOSAIRES1194 | ARGENTINA DEMARCHED ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) Poloff discussed on November 3 the reftel points regarding the Goldstone Report and the November 4 consideration by the UN General Assembly of a resolution on the topic with Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials from the General Directorate on Human Rights. Argentine officials Ed [...] | 2009-11-04 18:39:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS AR |
| 09BUENOSAIRES1338 | Argentina: Well-Received Visits by Shimon Peres and Mahmoud [...] (SBU) Summary: President Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) received separate visits from Israeli President Shimon Peres (November 16-18) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (November 23-24),and joined top GOA officials, and a wide range of Argentines, in offering both very warm recepti [...] | 2009-12-10 15:16:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER PHUM AR |
| 09CAIRO104 | GAZA EVACUEES DESCRIBE "ORDEAL," ASSERT WAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Three Palestinian-American familes evacuated from Gaza into Egypt on January 19 described for us their "horrifying ordeal" trying to survive Israeli attacks. They recounted the emotional trauma both they and their children experienced in the face of "primitive" living condition [...] | 2009-01-21 15:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM PGOV PTER KPAL CASC IS EG XF |
| 09CAIRO107 | NORTH SINAI REACTION TO GAZA CONFLICT [...] (SBU) Summary: During a trip to the North Sinai Governorate on January 19-20, we met with local leaders and discussed the recent fighting in Gaza, and its effect on the neighboring communities in Egypt. All the leaders, with whom we met, noted that the local population--which is a mixture of [...] | 2009-01-22 14:15:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL PREF EAID PHUM KISL ECON IS EG |
| 09CAIRO108 | JANUARY 18 SHARM AL SHAYKH: THE ANTI-DOHA [...] (C) Summary: Egypt convened on less than 24 hours notice, six European leaders, King Abdullah of Jordan, President Gul of Turkey, Palestinian President Abbas, and the SYGs of the UN and Arab League for a meeting in Sharm Al Shaykh January 18. The purpose of the meeting was the meeting itse [...] | 2009-01-22 14:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO1089 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' JUNE 7 MEETING WITH ARAB LG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 12:30:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL SY LE IZ IR SU IS EG |
| 09CAIRO118 | ASSESSMENT OF EGYPT'S REGIONAL ROLE IN THE WAKE OF [...] (S/NF) The serious intra-Arab rifts exposed by the Gaza crisis also highlighted both the extent and limitations of Egypt's role in leading the moderate Arab position. The Gaza crisis was only the most recent, and significant, event to expose the polarization of Egypt and Saudi Arabia at one en [...] | 2009-01-23 15:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO1185 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO EGYPT [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Since your last visit in December 2008, President Obama's well-received Cairo speech has reinvigorated the tenor of our bilateral relationship. -- (S/NF) However, a sense of renewal in our bilateral relationship has not yet resulted in tangible improvements in our m [...] | 2009-06-24 08:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS MOPS IR IS KPAL PHUM KDEM |
| 09CAIRO119 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY 26 VISIT TO CAIRO REF: CAIRO 118 (ASSESSMENT POST-GAZA) Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey Reasons: 1.4 (B) and (D) [...] (S/NF) Summary and Introduction: Senator Mitchell, welcome to Egypt. Your visit will be, we hope, the first in a regular process of dialogue and consultation with senior Egyptians on what they consider to be the primary regional political issue -- the Arab-Israeli conflict, particularly the Palesti [...] | 2009-01-23 19:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO1220 | U.S.-EGYPT STRATEGIC DIALOGUE OF JUNE 7 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 03:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER SCUL PHUM SU SO IR AF PK SY |
| 09CAIRO1349 | GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Egyptian General Intelligence Service (EGIS) Chief Omar Soliman shared his views on Iraq, Iran, and ongoing efforts on Palestinian reconciliation. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, Soliman assessed that Arab leaders [...] | 2009-07-14 11:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO1350 | GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, Minister of Defense Tantawi discussed bilateral military cooperation, counter smuggling, and Iraq. -- (S/NF) Tantawi thanked General Petraeus for opposing Congressional conditioning of U.S. assistance to Egypt a [...] | 2009-07-14 11:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO1351 | GENERAL PETRAEUS' MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) During a June 29 meeting with CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus, President Mubarak shared his views on Iraq, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Iran, Palestinian reconciliation, and counter smuggling. -- (S/NF) On Iraq, General Petraeus thanked Mubarak for naming a new Egyptian [...] | 2009-07-14 11:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS IR IZ KPAL IS AF PK EG |
| 09CAIRO1377 | COUNTER SMUGGLING UPDATE: EGYPT INCREASES EFFORTS [...] Key Points: -- (S/NF) Egypt has increased efforts to combat arms smuggling to Gaza, with a focus on stopping arms from entering Egypt from Sudan and the Red Sea. The Egyptians also report success at interdicting illicit funds destined for Gaza. -- (S/NF) The Egyptian military has increased its pres [...] | 2009-07-16 14:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS IS KPAL EG |
| 09CAIRO1559 | PDAS COUNTRYMAN MEETS WITH MOD OFFICIALS TO [...] Key Points: -- (C) On August 2, PM PDAS Tom Countryman led an interagency visit to Cairo to discuss recent potential violations of the Government of Egypt,s (GOE) end-use, retransfer, and security obligations involving U.S.-provided defense articles and defense services with the Ministry of [...] | 2009-08-11 11:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS ETTC PARM EG |
| 09CAIRO1576 | MFA ON FATAH CONGRESS ELECTIONS, PALESTINIAN [...] (C) On August 11, Poloff met with new MFA Director of Palestinian Affairs, Hesham Seif al-Din and MFA Cabinet Advisor for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs, Ahmed Hamshari. Seif Al-Din said he was adopting a "wait and see" attitude towards the Fatah elections, but doubted that the elections would result [...] | 2009-08-13 11:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO17 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 5 [...] (S) On January 5, Egyptian military officials briefed defense attaches on the situation in Gaza. The Egyptian military reports that the Egyptian-Gaza border remains stable, with no breaches since December 28. Egyptian border guards successfully prevented subsequent attempts to breach the bor [...] | 2009-01-05 14:41:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM EG IS |
| 09CAIRO196 | ARAB LEAGUE COS ON "BLEAK" REGIONAL DYNAMICS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 10:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO1976 | TREASURY DAS DANIEL GLASER,S MEETINGS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 07:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KN PTER ECON PGOV EG |
| 09CAIRO2 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: DECEMBER 31 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Arab League ministerial went into closed session at 1:00pm local time and as of 6:00 pm local time we have not gotten any comment on the status of the talks, either from the Egyptians or other delegations. Egypt closed and evacuated the Rafah terminal several times overn [...] | 2009-01-01 02:45:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO2133 | ASD VERSHBOW'S NOV 3 MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-15 12:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MOPS PTER PARM SU IR EG |
| 09CAIRO231 | SCENESETTER FOR REQUESTED EGYPTIAN FM ABOUL GHEIT [...] (S/NF) Madame Secretary, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit has been looking forward to meeting you since your nomination was first announced. The Egyptian leadership, including President Mubarak, are encouraged by the Administration's immediate attention to the Middle East and your and the Preside [...] | 2009-02-09 16:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL EG IS QA IR SY |
| 09CAIRO2315 | EGYPT: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Egypt is an ally on counter-terrorism issues. The Egyptian and U.S. governments maintained a robust dialogue on a broad range of counter-terrorism and law enforcement issues in 2009 and exchanged information on a variety of terrorism, security, and law enforcement matters during the course of [...] | 2009-12-17 15:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR EG |
| 09CAIRO2397 | STEEL WALL CRITICISM AND GAZA MARCHERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 15:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV CASC ASEC EG |
| 09CAIRO2402 | SCENE SETTER FOR SCIENCE ENVOY ZEWAIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KPAO OVIP EG |
| 09CAIRO254 | EGYPTIAN MFA ON DONORS CONF, CEASEFIRE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 14:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO265 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LIEBERMAN'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] (SBU) Senator Lieberman, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes at a pivotal time for Egypt and the region. A ceasefire is almost in place between Israel and Hamas, which the Egyptians are seeking to cement. The U.S., European countries, and regional governments are searching for ways to put in p [...] | 2009-02-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON PGOV OREP KPAL EG IS |
| 09CAIRO3 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 2 [...] (SBU) As of 1500 hrs. local on January 2, we have received no reports of demonstrations, attacks, or other problems at the Rafah border crossing into Gaza; however, local USG staff report clashes on January 2 between police and demonstrators in Al-Arish in North Sinai, about 20 miles from the G [...] | 2009-01-02 14:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM EG IS |
| 09CAIRO326 | SENATOR LIEBERMAN’S FEBRUARY 17 MEETING WITH GAMAL MUBARAK [...] (C) During an hour-long meeting on February 17, Gamal Mubarak discussed with Senator Joseph Lieberman the problems with Gaza and Palestinian reconciliation, as well as the broader political split within the Arab world. Senator Lieberman sought Gamal's advice on ways for the U.S. to engage Iran; Gam [...] | 2009-02-23 13:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL KPAL ECON IR SY IZ EG IS QA |
| 09CAIRO328 | DINNER WITH PARLIAMENT'S FOREIGN RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: On February 22, the DCM hosted a dinner for several members of the Foreign Relations Committee of the People's Assembly. The attendees included two National Democratic Party (NDP) MP's, one independent, and two Muslim Brotherhood (MB) parliamentarians, including the head of the M [...] | 2009-02-23 13:57:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL PTER EAID KPAL PA IS EG |
| 09CAIRO330 | ACTIVISTS DISCUSS WAY FORWARD ON REFORM WITH [...] (C) Summary: On February 18, civil society activists and an opposition party leader discussed democratic reform in Egypt with Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT),the Ambassador and the DCM. President of the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights Hisham Kassem said that over the next 15 years Egy [...] | 2009-02-23 16:24:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO347 | SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 2 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...] (C) Madame Secretary, welcome to Egypt and the March 2nd Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Sharm El-Sheik. President Mubarak is very pleased you are coming and will meet you at 8:30 a.m. on March 2, prior to the start of the conference. He may also host you and the other conference participant [...] | 2009-02-25 17:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL EAID MASS QA IR SY EG IS XF |
| 09CAIRO358 | WHAT DOES EGYPT WANT OUT OF THE GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The Egyptians see the March 2 Gaza Reconstruction Conference as validation of their role as the regional leader in forging peace between the Israelis and the Palestinians. Their goals for the conference are straightforward: they want to be seen as helping the Palestinian people [...] | 2009-02-26 19:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL EG IS XF |
| 09CAIRO45 | RISING ANGER OVER GAZA [...] (C) Summary and comment: Egyptians are seething over Israeli military operations in Gaza. The January 9 "Day of Anger and Solidarity with Gaza," supported by a range of Egyptian opposition forces, most prominently the Muslim Brotherhood (MB),featured the largest protests since the crisis bega [...] | 2009-01-12 09:27:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KPAL IS PA EG |
| 09CAIRO529 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Senator McConnell, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The U.S., [...] | 2009-03-26 14:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP MCCONNELL PGOV ECON KPAL EG IS |
| 09CAIRO549 | SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL SCHWARTZ [...] Key Points -- (SBU) U.S.- Egypt military relationship is strong, but should change to reflect new regional and transnational threats. -- (SBU) More focus is needed on combating emerging threats, including border security, counter terrorism, civil defense, and peacekeeping. -- (S/NF) Egypt continues [...] | 2009-03-31 14:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL MASS PARM MOPS KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO568 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TAUSCHER'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Representative Tauscher, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The [...] | 2009-04-02 15:38:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP TAUSCHER PGOV ECON KPAL EG IS |
| 09CAIRO569 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOND'S VISIT TO CAIRO [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Senator Bond, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The U.S., Euro [...] | 2009-04-02 15:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP BOND PGOV KWBG ECON KPAL EG IS |
| 09CAIRO571 | MFA SENIOR ADVISOR ON PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATIONS, [...] (S/NF) Key points -- MFA Senior Cabinet Advisor and Spokesman Hossam Zaki told DCM April 2 that Egyptian-sponsored negotiations on Palestinian government formation that resumed April 1 are "going nowhere." He did not articulate a contingency plan, and argued that the USG should not insist o [...] | 2009-04-02 16:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IS SY SU QA CD SA EG |
| 09CAIRO595 | ARAB LEAGUE COS BRIEFS ON MARCH 30-31 AL SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Key points: -- Arab League (AL) Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef told local diplomats April 2 that said that some progress had been made on Arab reconciliation at the Arab League Doha summit of March 30-31, but that much more needs to be done. -- Yousef strongly criticized the incoming I [...] | 2009-04-07 14:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ SY SU LE IS IR LY EG |
| 09CAIRO602 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL LOWEY [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Representative Lowey, welcome to Egypt. Your visit comes as Egypt continues its efforts to mediate a permanent cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, to facilitate intra-Palestinian negotiations to form a new, interim government, and to stop the smuggling of arms into Gaza. The U. [...] | 2009-04-08 13:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EAID KPAL EG |
| 09CAIRO604 | CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 5 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Key Points -- President Mubarak told CODEL McConnell he feared that the new Israeli government would be "very difficult to work with," in particular Foreign Minister Lieberman, whose public statements have already had a very negative impact on Arab public opinion. -- On Palestinian re [...] | 2009-04-08 15:17:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PHUM KDEM PTER PARM PGOV SOCI SY |
| 09CAIRO618 | CODEL TAUSCHER"S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Key Points: -- Israel: Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit said that Egypt has a long-standing relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and can work with him, in contrast to new Israeli Foreign Minister Leiberman, whom Aboul Gheit labeled a "problem." --Aboul Gheit does not see [...] | 2009-04-12 15:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KPAL KNNP IS IR EG QA |
| 09CAIRO624 | SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (SBU) The Egyptians and I warmly welcome you to Cairo. Our partnership in law enforcement and security cooperation remains solid. Your visit provides the opportunity to review and reinforce our law enforcement cooperation with the State Security Investigative Service (SSIS),which is under the aus [...] | 2009-04-13 08:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PTER PREL PHUM PGOV KJUS EG |
| 09CAIRO63 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 13 [...] (S) According to Ministry of Defense sources, on January 12, an unexploded Israeli bomb landed in an open field on the Egyptian side of the border. No injuries were reported. The Egyptians informed the Israelis, who offered to send a team to safely dismantle the bomb and noted that it was "U [...] | 2009-01-13 13:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EG IS |
| 09CAIRO65 | CODEL DORGAN VISIT TO EGYPT DECEMBER 13-14 REF: A. CAIRO 2542 B. CAIRO 2435 C. CAIRO 2502 D. CAIRO 2505 Classified By: Ambassador Margaret Scobey for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senators Byron Dorgan (ND),Thad Cochran (MS),Kent Conrad (ND) and Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) visited Cairo on December 13-14. All of their GOE interlocutors asked them to convey to the incoming Obama Administration that the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and Palestinian statehood [...] | 2009-01-14 09:36:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PGOV PTER PREL EWWT MEPP IR IZ SO EG |
| 09CAIRO666 | CODEL MCCONNELL'S MEETING WITH MINDEF TANTAWI [...] Key Points - (S/NF) During an April 6 meeting, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi told CODEL McConnell that Egypt was "doing its best" to combat arms smuggling into Gaza. - (S/NF) Senior Advisor to the Minister of Defense MG al-Assar categorized the smuggling problem as "a threat [...] | 2009-04-16 14:52:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS MOPS KPAL IS IR EG |
| 09CAIRO706 | GENERAL SCHWARTZ'S MEETING WITH COS ANAN [...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During a April 6 meeting, Egyptian military Chief of Staff Sami Anan discussed regional security and bilateral military issues with US Air Force Chief of Staff General Schwartz. - (S/NF) Anan said Egypt is "sparing no efforts" to find a durable cease fire in Gaza an [...] | 2009-04-26 14:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MASS MOPS KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO722 | SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR ROSS' VISIT TO EGYPT [...] KEY POINTS: -- (S) President Mubarak sees Iran's attempts to exert influence throughout the region as Egypt's primary strategic threat. However, Mubarak's focus on the Iranian threat differs somewhat from ours. While he will readily admit that the Iranian nuclear program is a strategic and ex [...] | 2009-04-28 15:34:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM KPAL IS LE SU IR EG |
| 09CAIRO726 | EGYPT: AID AND RECONCILIATION IN GAZA [...] (C) Key Points -- We met with the Director of the World Food Program's warehouse in El Arish on April 8, and with an American doctor, returning after 3 months in Gaza and the West Bank, on April 22. Both stressed that Gazans are still in dire need of food and medical supplies. No reconstruc [...] | 2009-04-29 10:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL KWBG IS PA EG |
| 09CAIRO746 | ADMIRAL MULLEN’S MEETING WITH EGIS CHIEF SOLIMAN [...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During an April 21 meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Egyptian General Intelligence Service Chief Omar Soliman explained that his overarching regional goal was combating radicalism, especially in Gaza, Iran, and Sudan. - (S/NF) On Gaza, S [...] | 2009-04-30 15:00:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR SO EG SU |
| 09CAIRO747 | ADMIRAL MULLEN'S MEETINGS WITH FIELD MARSHAL [...] Key Points: - (S/NF) During an April 21 meeting with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen, Minister of Defense Field Marshal Tantawi noted the strong Egypt-U.S. military relationship and looked forward to increased cooperation with the new U.S. Africa Command. - ( [...] | 2009-04-30 15:01:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MASS MOPS PARM KPAL IS IR SO EG PTER |
| 09CAIRO773 | EGYPTIAN MFA UPDATE ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Key Points: -- The fourth round of the Cairo Dialogue on Palestinian reconciliation yielded no results. Egypt has temporarily shelved its proposal to create a Palestinian committee to oversee reconstruction, security reform, and the January 2010 elections. -- The Government of Egypt ( [...] | 2009-05-06 12:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG IS PA EG |
| 09CAIRO81 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 15 [...] (SBU) Gilad visits; leaves disappointed. Demonstrations in support of Gaza continue throughout Egypt. Public opinion is strongly pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli; Israeli pilgrims are barred from a holy site. Embassy consular officers prepare for a potential evacuation of American citizens an [...] | 2009-01-15 15:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EAID MOPS EG IS |
| 09CAIRO868 | UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES TERRORIST FINANCE [...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor indicated that he would discuss with the Governor and others the possibility of a formal policy directive prohi [...] | 2009-05-19 09:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | EFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER |
| 09CAIRO873 | ARAB LEAGUE ON ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT AND [...] (C) Key points: -- In a May 11 meeting, Arab League (AL) Chief of Staff Hisham Yousef told us that AL SYG Moussa was very encouraged by the Administration's early position on Middle East peace. He said that the AL had agreed to resume Israeli-Palestinian negotiations only if Israel satisfact [...] | 2009-05-19 12:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG |
| 09CAIRO874 | SCENESETTER: PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S VISIT TO [...] (S/NF) Introduction: President Mubarak last visited Washington in April 2004, breaking a twenty year tradition of annual visits to the White House. Egyptians view President Mubarak's upcoming meeting with the President as a new beginning to the U.S.-Egyptian relationship that will restore a [...] | 2009-05-19 12:58:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PGOV KDEM ECON EG IS IR IZ |
| 09CAIRO88 | EGYPT: GAZA ROUND-UP: JANUARY 18 [...] (SBU) Humanitarian Assistance: On January 18, 140 tons of medical aid from the Red Crescent, Qatar, Bahrain, and Morocco were delivered through Rafah, along with 42 casualties. The Red Crescent delivered 90 tons of flour and rice through Kerem Shalom and 400 tons of food aid entered through A [...] | 2009-01-19 15:03:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | KPAL PGOV PREL PHUM CASC EAID MOPS EG IS |
| 09CAIRO937 | SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO VISIT [...] (SBU) Mission Cairo welcomes your visit, the first by a U.S. president to Cairo since President Clinton's in 1990. The Egyptian Government will also warmly welcome you, as will the Egyptian people, who are proud that the U.S. has recognized what they view as Egypt's central role in the Arab [...] | 2009-05-26 09:35:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KISL KIRF EG |
| 09CAIRO975 | UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY DISCUSSES IRAN [...] Key Points -- (S) Egyptian interlocutors confirmed to U/S Levey their concern about Iran and their desire to keep financial pressure on Iran. -- (S) Central Bank Deputy Governor suggested that it would not be difficult to issue a formal policy directive prohibiting Egyptian banks from opening or [...] | 2009-05-28 12:49:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | EFIN EG IR IS KDEM KPAL NP PGOV PREL PTER |
| 09CAIRO98 | GAZA: REVERBERATIONS WITHIN EGYPT [...] (C) Summary: The Gaza crisis has inflamed a visceral hatred of Israel among Egyptians, and deepened disaffection for the Mubarak regime, furthering negative views of Mubarak as a "Western puppet." While GOE efforts to counter the negative propaganda may soften current hard feelings, the immed [...] | 2009-01-20 15:21:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KISL PA IS EG |
| 09CANBERRA13 | AUSTRALIAN PM SPEAKS OUT ON GAZA [...] (U) In his first public comment on the Israeli strike on Gaza, vacationing Prime Minister Rudd expressed concern over the continued violence in Gaza and Southern Israel. In a January 5 press interview, Rudd said Australia recognizes Israel's right to self-defense but called on "all parties to [...] | 2009-01-05 21:16:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AS |
| 09CANBERRA34 | GAZA: AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE MAKES ISRAELI [...] (C/NF) Israeli Ambassador Yuval Rotem is very satisfied with the Australian response to the fighting in Gaza. Australian Government statements, including vacationing PM Kevin Rudd's January 5 remarks, have emphasized the need for an end to HAMAS rocket attacks on Israel and halting arms shipm [...] | 2009-01-09 08:03:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IS AS |
| 09CANBERRA545 | GILLARD: ON TRACK TO BECOME AUSTRALIA'S NEXT PRIME [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Described by her many supporters as "smart, tough, loyal, and the best parliamentary performer in the Australian Labor Party (ALP)," Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard - who visits Washington later this month - has positioned herself as the heir apparent to Prime Minister Kev [...] | 2009-06-10 22:19:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ELAB AS |
| 09CANBERRA90 | PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AT CONSULATE PERTH [...] On Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 12:30 PM, there was a demonstration described as peaceful but angry by the Pro-Palestine community in Australia at the Consulate Perth. The group, calling itself the "Friends of Palestine WA," consisted of about 55 people and was a mixture of all ages of men, [...] | 2009-01-23 05:09:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC |
| 09CAPETOWN15 | ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TO SA ADDRESSES MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) On January 16, Poloff attended the parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs meeting where the recently-arrived Israeli Ambassador to South Africa, Dov Segev Steinberg, appeared to discuss the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian faction Hamas in Gaza. In general, the proceedings [...] | 2009-01-22 16:49:00 | Consulate Cape Town | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM IS GZ SF |
| 09COPENHAEN13 | RISING DANISH CONCERN ABOT GAZA VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) The Danish government nd leading politicians continue to balance their assessment of the conflict in Gaza between assigning clear blame to Hamas and signaling growing concerns about the civilian casualties inflicted by the Israeli retaliation. Following a January 6 meeting with the p [...] | 2009-01-07 13:32:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS IS DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN13 | RISING DANISH CONCERN ABOUT GAZA VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) The Danish government and leading politicians continue to balance their assessment of the conflict in Gaza between assigning clear blame to Hamas and signaling growing concerns about the civilian casualties inflicted by the Israeli retaliation. Following a January 6 meeting with the pa [...] | 2009-01-07 13:32:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS IS DA |
| 09COPENHAGEN365 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DANISH FOREIGN MINISTER - MIDDLE EAST PEACE AND AFGHANISTAN MUCH ON PER STIG'S MIND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 13:19:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | DA PGOV PREL |
| 09COPENHAGEN456 | GOLDSTONE REPORT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Pol-EconCouns delivered reftel demarche the morning of October 14 to Lars Peter Levy and Henrik Kiil of the MFA's Mideast Department; both cover the Mideast Peace Process with rank of Head of Section. Levy replied that Denmark had planned not/not to speak at the UNSC session October 14 bu [...] | 2009-10-15 07:34:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL |
| 09COPENHAGEN526 | ISRAELI FM LIBERMAN VISITS DENMARK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Israeli Foreign Minister Liberman visited Copenhagen November 9-10, but failed to get Denmark's support for upgrading Israel's relations with the EU. Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller and members of the Folketing expressed publicly opposition to Lieberman's objective of asking [...] | 2009-11-23 07:02:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL IS DA |
| 09DAKAR22 | Senegal: Protest Against Gaza Bombardment [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 2, 2009 The Association of Muslim students (AMS) of Senegal staged a small but vociferous demonstration against the bombings in Gaza. The demonstration took place on the campus of the University of Dakar and was attended by approximately 1,000 students. The leaders o [...] | 2009-01-07 17:22:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG |
| 09DAKAR23 | SENEGAL CONDEMNS ISRAELI ACTIONS IN GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Senegal has firmly and repeatedly condemned the recent actions of the government of Israel in the Gaza strip. On January 3, President Abdoulaye Wade, current Chairman of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),condemned the Israeli incursion into Gaza [...] | 2009-01-07 17:42:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SG IS |
| 09DAMASCUS10 | GAZA: SARKOZY LOOKING FOR SARG SUPPORT OF [...] (C) Summary: French DCM Nicolas Suran (strictly protect) confirmed January 4 that President Sarkozy would visit Damascus January 6 for three hours (approximately 10 am to 1 pm). Sarkozy would arrive after spending the previous day in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Ramallah. Sarkozy would then dep [...] | 2009-01-05 13:27:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL FR SY |
| 09DAMASCUS106 | RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: SYRIA AND HAMAS [...] (C) Summary: Consensus is lacking on the extent of Syrian influence over Hamas; some believe the landlord-tenant relationship gives Syria decisive leverage. Others see a Syrian-Iranian rivalry and give Iran with its financial resources an advantage. SARG officials argue that they deal with [...] | 2009-02-03 16:37:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IR SY |
| 09DAMASCUS11 | PROTESTERS HARASSING EGYPTIAN EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS, [...] (C) Summary: Charge called on Egyptian Ambassador Shawky Ismail December 31 to compare notes and express solidarity. Ismail reviewed his Embassy's security problems, accused Syria of coordinating with Tehran and Hizballah to exploit the Gaza crisis, and explained Egypt's proposal for moving t [...] | 2009-01-05 13:30:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS ASEC KPAL EG SY |
| 09DAMASCUS130 | HAMAS REPRESENTATIVE REAFFIRMS CONDITIONS FOR [...] (S/NF) Summary: Almost a week after the February 5 deadline for responding to Egypt's Gaza cease-fire proposal, Hamas appears ready to stand pat on its demands for Israel to agree to re-open border crossings and lift the siege as part of any deal. In contrast to Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled M [...] | 2009-02-12 12:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KWBG KPAL PTER SY |
| 09DAMASCUS132 | SCENESETTER FOR CODELS CARDIN, BERMAN, AND KERRY [...] (C) Summary: Chairman Cardin, Chairman Berman, and Chairman Kerry, Embassy Damascus is looking forward to your mid-February visits. You should expect an enthusiastic reception by government officials of the Syrian Arab Republic (SARG) and from the media, who will interpret your presence as a [...] | 2009-02-12 14:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ETRD ECON PTER PREF PAUM PARM KWBG LE |
| 09DAMASCUS147 | ASAD TELLS CODEL BERMAN SYRIA READY FOR PEACE, [...] (C) Summary: President Asad's February 21 meeting with CODEL Berman focused on the need for frank dialogue between the two countries, U.S. concerns about Syria's relations with Hamas, Iran, and Hizballah, and Syria's desire for an American umbrella in a comprehensive regional peace process. [...] | 2009-02-24 13:51:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PGOV PTER PHUM IR IS IZ SY |
| 09DAMASCUS148 | CONGRESSMAN BERMAN MEETS WITH DAMASCUS DECLARATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a pull-aside meeting at a February 21 reception hosted by CDA at the Ambassador's Residence, Representative Howard Berman, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) and HFAC Senior Professional Staff Member Alan Makovsky met with Jumana Seif (strictly protect),th [...] | 2009-02-24 13:53:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL SY |
| 09DAMASCUS151 | CORRECTED COPY (CLASSIFICATION) - PARADE OF CODELS [...] (S/NF) Since late January, Damascus has hosted four CODELs who in their sum total had more official face time with Syrian leaders than the Embassy has had in the last four years. All met with President Asad, FM Muallim, and Presidential Advisor Bouthaina Shabaan. All raised, in varying deg [...] | 2009-02-25 18:10:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL SY |
| 09DAMASCUS160 | KERRY - ASAD: IMPROVING THE U.S. - SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Syrian President Bashar al-Asad told Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator John Kerry that the U.S. position on the Middle East peace process is Syria's most important concern. Kerry said there was consensus among President Obama, Secretary Clinton, APNSA Jo [...] | 2009-02-27 13:57:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY |
| 09DAMASCUS164 | THE "PESSOPTIMISTS": SYRIANS SPECULATE ON THE FUTURE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 12:29:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL SY XF |
| 09DAMASCUS176 | CODEL KERRY PRESSES SYRIAN VICE PRESIDENT ON [...] (C) In a February 21 meeting with CODEL Kerry, Vice President Faruq al-Shar'a declined to provide specific actions that the SARG wanted from the U.S. to improve the bilateral relationship. Senator Kerry enumerated three measurable ways that Syria could signal its intentions to the Obama Admin [...] | 2009-03-06 17:27:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PGOV PTER IZ LE IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS179 | PRESIDENT ASAD AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS A NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...] | 2009-03-10 10:40:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY |
| 09DAMASCUS185 | MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT SEEKING TO [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to assess the current activities of MJD in Syria and XXXXXXXXXXXX, we met XXXXXXXXXXXX with XXXXXXXXXXXX has connections to the Movement for Justice and Development (MJD). XXXXXXXXXXXX reported on the MJD's effort to expand in Syria and the current coordination between the [...] | 2009-03-11 08:34:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PREL SY |
| 09DAMASCUS193 | FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro stressed the strong U.S. commitment to achieving a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians and a comprehensive regional peace between Israel and its other neighbors. The U.S. emphasis was no longer on [...] | 2009-03-15 04:19:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS198 | FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro emphasized the strong U.S. commitment to achieving a two-state Israeli-Palestinian solution and providing humanitarian relief for Gazans, as demonstrated by the appointment of Special Envoy Mitchell and the U.S. pledg [...] | 2009-03-15 05:37:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KWBG KPAL IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS199 | CORRECTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 179 PARA 14 [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...] | 2009-03-15 05:49:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY |
| 09DAMASCUS226 | ASAD AT AL SUMMIT: ASSERTING RIGHT OF ARAB [...] (S) Summary: Syria's Bashar Asad heads this week to the Arab League Summit in Doha seeking to support Qatar's efforts for a productive meeting and to assure moderate Arab states of Iran's desire for better relations. Syria's position on Sudan remains aligned with that of Qatar in support of [...] | 2009-03-26 13:06:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL KPAL KWBG AL IS SU IR SY |
| 09DAMASCUS25 | Special Media Reaction Report: Events in Gaza January 7, [...] Sarkozy's Visit: All Syrian papers dedicated banner headlines to French President Sarkozy's meeting with President Asad and drew extensively from the SANA press release for the substance of their reporting. While the Syrian press focused on President Assad's call for an immediate end to Israe [...] | 2009-01-07 12:02:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY |
| 09DAMASCUS251 | SYRIAN SCORE CARD: NO GRAND BARGAINS, BUT POSITIVE FIRST [...] (S/NF) Summary: Four weeks after Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro met with Syrian FM Muallim (refs A-F),Syria has taken some positive steps to facilitate more normal Embassy operations, named an ambassador to Lebanon, and sent Muallim to Baghdad to discuss enhanced secu [...] | 2009-04-06 13:01:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL PTER IZ LE IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS252 | CODEL LYNCH MEETS ASAD, MUALLIM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-06 13:02:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS27 | FM MUALLIM TELLS CODEL SPECTER BETTER U.S.-SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: In addition to sharing Syrian views about the situation in Gaza (ref B),FM Walid Muallim told Senator Arlen Specter December 30 the best way to change Iranian behavior related to its nuclear program was to remove the issue from the UN Security Council and pursue a monitoring sol [...] | 2009-01-07 14:46:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IR IZ LE SY |
| 09DAMASCUS3 | ASAD DISCUSSES IRAN AND GAZA WITH CODEL SPECTER [...] (C) In a December 30 meeting with CODEL Specter, a relaxed President Bashar al-Asad dismissed Israeli concerns that Iran might use a nuclear weapon against the Jewish state and explained why he could not abandon his political alliance with Tehran. Asad argued that the international discussion [...] | 2009-01-04 12:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS32 | SIGNS THAT HAMAS IS LOOKING CONFIDENTLY AT GAZA [...] (C) Summary: An American-Palestinian academic with regular access to Syrian MFA officials and Hamas leaders in Damascus reports Khalid Mesha'al believes Israel will be unable to sustain its ground operations long enough to inflict a decisive military defeat. He says MFA and Hamas contacts c [...] | 2009-01-08 15:41:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG PTER IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS335 | MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro heard a litany of complaints from the Syrian side led by FM Muallim over Syria's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism, renewal of U.S. sanctions, and the lack of serious eng [...] | 2009-05-12 14:54:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER KPAL IZ LE IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS342 | MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a prolonged May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro stressed the importance of stopping foreign fighters entering Iraq from Syria. They proposed a visit by a CE [...] | 2009-05-14 10:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER MOPS IZ SY |
| 09DAMASCUS344 | MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: SYRIA [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a lengthy May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro explained the routine, technical nature of USG's renewal of Executive Order 13338 and agreed to look for possib [...] | 2009-05-14 11:13:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | EAIR ECON ETRD GE SP SY |
| 09DAMASCUS349 | JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH DROPS INTO DAMASCUS [...] (C) The brief and short-notice May 11 visit of Jordan's King Abdullah II to Damascus concluded successfully according to Syrian press and the Jordanian Consul, Anas Oran. Though King Abdullah was only on the ground for three hours, the visit was constructive, with the King meeting privately wi [...] | 2009-05-17 14:14:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO SY |
| 09DAMASCUS357 | JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH DROPS INTO DAMASCUS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 07:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO SY |
| 09DAMASCUS360 | MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: HAMAS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...] | 2009-05-21 14:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS371 | CORRECTED COPY - MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...] | 2009-05-26 12:49:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS390 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 17:30:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER KWBG MOPS IS IZ LE SY |
| 09DAMASCUS42 | HAMAS WARY OF, BUT PARTICIPATING IN, CAIRO TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Mesha'al delivered a regionally televised harangue late January 10 criticizing the international community's response to Gaza, calling on Israel to cease hostilities, withdraw its forces, and lift the siege, and dismissing the possibility of a "perma [...] | 2009-01-12 13:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG PTER IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS447 | MESHAAL WARMS TO OBAMA, SYRIA CONTAINS MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary: Hamas political bureau chief Khalid Meshaal spoke on June 25 from Damascus, welcoming President Obama's "change in rhetoric" toward the Arab world and Palestine. He encouraged the Obama administration to follow through, saying he was not "bewitched by speeches." He also criticized [...] | 2009-06-29 12:47:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL SY |
| 09DAMASCUS48 | SYRIA SUCCEEDS IN CONVOKING EMERGENCY AL SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: Media sources in contact with Hamas representatives in Cairo and with the Syrian MFA told us late December 13 that "Hamas is done with talks in Cairo." Though Hamas leaders have not formally rejected further dialogue with EGIS director Omar Soleiman, today's headline of Syria's [...] | 2009-01-14 10:04:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY LE |
| 09DAMASCUS49 | SYRIA CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT 2009 [...] (U) Embassy Damascus Crime and Safety Report follows (corrected to remove SENSITIVE caption): OVERVIEW -------- Syria is the only country designated by the United States Government as a state sponsor of terrorism to also maintain full diplomatic relations with the United States. Syria r [...] | 2009-01-15 05:44:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER SY |
| 09DAMASCUS51 | (CORRECTED COPY MONTH PARAGRAPH ONE): SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Media sources in contact with Hamas representatives in Cairo and with the Syrian MFA told us late January 13 that "Hamas is done with talks in Cairo." Though Hamas leaders have not formally rejected further dialogue with EGIS director Omar Soleiman, today's headline of Syria's o [...] | 2009-01-15 09:17:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY LE |
| 09DAMASCUS669 | GAUGING SYRIAN VIEWS OF RISING REGIONAL TENSIONS [...] (S/NF) Summary: After briefly showing signs of more constructive policies towards its neighbors earlier this summer, Syrians are expressing shock over rising tensions in the region and perceive "anti-Syrian forces" at work. The Syrian Government's response has been to harden its position tow [...] | 2009-09-10 08:23:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PGOV PREL PMIL IZ SY |
| 09DAMASCUS671 | RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: TOWARD A SIX-MONTH PLAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: March 2010 will mark the end of the first year of U.S.-Syrian engagement. As reported reftel, this period poses a series of formidable challenges. Syrian policies continue to impede government formation in Lebanon, support foreign fighters going into Iraq, maintain close [...] | 2009-09-10 13:55:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PGOV PREL PMIL IZ SY |
| 09DAMASCUS72 | CHANGE YOU CAN SEE: INAUGURAL RECEPTION AT EMBASSY DAMASCUS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite SARG efforts to keep people away from our January 20 reception in honor of the Presidential inauguration, more than 240 Syrians, foreign diplomats, and Americans crowded into an overflowing ambassador's residence to hear Barack Obama's inaugural speech. Our guests burst i [...] | 2009-01-22 14:25:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL PGOV KPAO SY |
| 09DAMASCUS726 | SAUDI KING'S VISIT TO DAMASCUS: POSITIVE [...] (S) Summary: According to a range of Syrian and diplomatic contacts, the atmospherics of Saudi King Abdullah's October 7-8 visit to Damascus were positive and relaxed. The two leaders reportedly enjoyed a lot of time alone (with the King's son, Prince Abdul Aziz participating) for cordial b [...] | 2009-10-13 09:34:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL LE SA EG SY |
| 09DAMASCUS747 | MICHEL KILO: FREED DISSIDENT ANALYZES US-SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs met with the prominent dissident Michel Kilo at his home on October 21 for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of Syria's political opposition and its view of U.S.-Syrian rapproachment. Kilo, who was released from prison in May of this year, generally supported U.S. en [...] | 2009-10-22 11:53:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI SY TU |
| 09DAMASCUS75 | HAMAS DECLARES VICTORY FROM DAMASCUS, NOW FOCUSED [...] (C) Summary: Speaking from Damascus late January 21, Hamas Politburo chief Khaled Mesha'al declared victory over Israel and quoted Winston Churchill in praise of Gazan sacrifices in their fight for "liberty." Mesha'al promised to compensate families who suffered losses, argued donors shoul [...] | 2009-01-22 16:21:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PTER PGOV IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS783 | IS THE SARG INFLUENCING HAMAS'S INCREASINGLY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Hamas distributed a memorandum last week to some Arab ambassadors in Damascus blasting the Palestinian Authority (PA) and PA President Mahmoud Abbas for "obstructing reconciliation efforts." It also condemned Egypt's role in Palestinian reconciliation and expressed reservations H [...] | 2009-11-08 13:27:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PTER PREL PGOV KPAL SY |
| 09DAMASCUS804 | IS NOW THE TIME TO RAISE HIZBALLAH WITH SYRIA? [...] (S/NF) Summary: Syria's determined support of Hizballah's military build-up, particularly the steady supply of longer-range rockets and the introduction of guided missiles, could change the military balance and produce a scenario significantly more destructive than the July-August 2006 war. If roc [...] | 2009-11-19 09:00:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL LE IZ IS SY |
| 09DAMASCUS807 | FRENCH AMBASSADOR UPBEAT ON ASAD TRIP TO PARIS, [...] (C) Summary: The French ambassador to Syria characterized Syrian President Bashar al-Asad,s recent visit to Paris as a &PR success8 for Damascus that allowed Asad to make positive impressions on all his interlocutors. The main focus was Middle East peace and other regional issues. Contrary to [...] | 2009-11-19 13:26:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | FR PGOV PREL SY |
| 09DAMASCUS82 | RE-ENGAGING WITH SYRIA: THE MIDDLE EAST'S [...] (C) Summary: The SARG welcomed the appointment of Special Envoy Mitchell, indicating a willingness to engage with him, but that is only the first step. In dealing with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, form and substance will be important in near equal measure; previous attempts to elicit con [...] | 2009-01-26 14:12:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY |
| 09DAMASCUS868 | SPECIAL COORDINATOR HOF'S DECEMBER 16 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: Syrian FM Muallim spent most of the one-hour conversation with Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Hof lamenting the lack of progress in U.S.-Syrian bilateral relations. Muallim welcomed the possibility of a January visit by Special Envoy (S/E) Mitchell to Damascus, but st [...] | 2009-12-18 10:24:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET | PREL KPAL IR LE IZ SY |
| 09DAMASCUS871 | SYRIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Junaid Munir is the Embassy POC. Unclassified e-mail: MunirJM@state.gov. Tel: (963) 11-3391-3785. 2. (SBU) Designated in 1979 as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, Syria in 2009 continued political support to Palestinian terrorist groups. It also provided political and material support [...] | 2009-12-20 10:13:00 | Embassy Damascus | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC SY |
| 09DAMASCUS88 | SYRIAN FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SEES [...] (C) Summary: Suleyman Hadad, Chairman of the Syrian People's Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee, told us January 26 that Syrians were eager to restore good relations with the U.S. Suleyman rolled out familiar Ba'ath Party talking points on Israel's "rejection of peace" and the need for armed [...] | 2009-01-28 15:19:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL PTER SY IS LE |
| 09DAMASCUS880 | SYRIAN-IRANIAN SHOW OF SOLIDARITY MASKS TENSIONS [...] (S/NF) The successive visits of three high-level Iranian officials to Damascus in early December appear at first glance to reaffirm strong Iranian-Syrian security ties and other forms of bilateral cooperation, but they may, in fact, mask deepening rifts over Iraq, Yemen, and the possibility of war [...] | 2009-12-22 03:40:00 | Embassy Damascus | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IR LE IZ TU SY |
| 09DAMASCUS89 | RE-ENGAGING WITH SYRIA: THE FRENCH EXPERIENCE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Aware that relations with the SARG are under review in Washington, French Ambassador Michel Duclos, who played a key role in restoring French-Syrian bilateral relations offered his recommendations for re-engaging: ignore rhetoric and focus on actions, understand the Syrians' [...] | 2009-01-28 16:58:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL FR SY |
| 09DAMASCUS92 | SYRIAN DONATIONS FOR GAZA FILL UNRWA-SYRIA AND [...] (C) Summary: UNRWA Director for Syria reported on recent fundraising activity by his organization aimed at providing critical humanitarian relief to the people of Gaza. UNRWA's creative fundraising efforts, a telethon among them, coupled with generous donations from ordinary Syrians and corp [...] | 2009-01-29 14:45:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PTER SY |
| 09DAMASCUS93 | RE-ENGAGING WITH SYRIA: ANOTHER COUNTY HEARD FROM [...] (C/NF) Summary: Spanish Ambassador Juan Serrat, who enjoys frequent access to SARG officials, described the SARG as "hopeful" regarding the new U.S. Administration and the prospects for a changed U.S. role in the Middle East. They had been disappointed by the decision not to send Special [...] | 2009-01-29 16:15:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL SP SY |
| 09DAMASCUS94 | CODEL SMITH: ASAD POSITIVE ON NEW BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: In a January 31 meeting with CODEL Smith, President Bashar al-Asad expressed hope for better relations with the new U.S. administration, called for immediate and sustained U.S. engagement in the region, and defended Syria's relations with Iran, Hizballah and Hamas. On Iran, Asa [...] | 2009-02-01 14:43:00 | Embassy Damascus | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IAEA KPAL PGOV PTER IR IS IZ SY |
| 09DJIBOUTI657 | MEDIA REACTION TO JUNE 4 POTUS SPEECH [...] SUMMARY: Government-owned press in Djibouti devoted considerable media attention to the June 4 POTUS speech in Cairo before, during, and after the event. Prior to the speech, French-language newspapers carried a lengthy opinion piece reflecting the Government of Djibouti's expectations that t [...] | 2009-06-09 16:22:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO KISL KPAL DJ |
| 09DOHA116 | AL JAZEERA DIRECTOR DISCUSSES GAZA COVERAGE [...] (C) Ambassador called on Al Jazeera Director General Wadah Khanfar on February 10 to hear his views on the network's coverage of Gaza and share the USG's concerns about it. Khanfar explained that Israel's incursion into Gaza was a "ready-made TV show" that Al Jazeera could not afford not to [...] | 2009-02-11 13:41:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO WE GZ IS QA |
| 09DOHA145 | QATAR PROPOSES HAMAS-FATAH RECONCILIATION IN ABBAS [...] (C) In a February 25 meeting with Ambassador, Palestinian Ambassador Munir Abdullah Ghannam said that during a recent trip to Doha by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the GOQ urged the formation of a national unity government in Palestine which would include Hamas members. According to Gh [...] | 2009-02-26 13:51:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG QA |
| 09DOHA153 | EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DARFUR, [...] (C) At a February 25 meeting with Ambassador, Egyptian Ambassador Abdul Aziz Daoud stated that the Sudanese Charge d'Affaires recently met with MFA Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud, but that no date had been set for Round 2 of the Doha talks on Darfur. He sta [...] | 2009-03-02 14:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SU QA EG |
| 09DOHA225 | ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT: GOOD TURNOUT AS QATAR TILTS [...] (U) Following are highlights of the "Doha Declaration" issued at the close of the March 30-31 Arab League Summit: SUDAN: Arab leaders expressed their support of Sudan in face of "all threats targeting its security, stability, and territorial integrity" and rejected all actions that threaten [...] | 2009-03-31 09:30:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON KPAL KWBG SU QA |
| 09DOHA24 | QATAR'S UNBALANCED POSITION ON GAZA SETS BACK ITS [...] (C) Embassy Muscat's very useful cable (reftel) reports the Egyptian allegation that Qatar mounted a determined effort at the recent GCC summit in Muscat to get the GCC to formally endorse an emergency Arab League Summit to address the Gaza crisis. That allegation is almost certainly correct. [...] | 2009-01-12 13:36:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG QA |
| 09DOHA245 | Saeb Erekat Uses Brookings Event to Address Netanyahu [...] (U) Speaking at an event organized by the Brookings Doha Center on March 31, Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat, addressing himself to the Al Jazeera camera taping the event, conveyed several messages to new Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Obama, the Quartet, Hamas, and Arab l [...] | 2009-04-06 10:29:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL KPAO IS QA |
| 09DOHA253 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S APRIL [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I look forward to hosting you at my residence, while the delegation accompanying you stays at the Sharq Hotel. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir and the Prime Minister. You met with the PM in Washington earlier this [...] | 2009-04-15 05:56:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL KWBG KPAL QA |
| 09DOHA271 | SCENESETTER FOR SE GRATION'S APRIL 27-29 VISIT TO [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. You have a confirmed appointment with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (and principal point man on Qatar's Darfur initiative) Ahmed Al-Mahmoud. France's Special Envoy on Darfur, Issa Maraut, has been posted to the French Embassy in Doha [...] | 2009-04-23 14:26:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PHUM QA SU |
| 09DOHA28 | AL-JAZEERA IMAM BLASTS JEWS, U.S., AND ARAB [...] (U) In a Friday, January 9, sermon broadcast on Al Jazeera Arabic, Imam Yousef Al-Qaradawi condemned Jews for spreading "corruption in the land," and for victimizing the Muslim people. He cited the Babylonian Captivity and the Roman conquest as historical examples of God's punishment of Israe [...] | 2009-01-13 13:22:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KIRF KISL QA |
| 09DOHA285 | CROWN PRINCE PLEDGES QATAR'S FULL COOPERATION TO [...] (C) Qatar's Heir Apparent, Shaykh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met April 21 with Special Envoy George Mitchell. He told Senator Mitchell that Qatar "needs someone we believe in" for the difficult and important task of achieving Arab-Israeli peace, especially in these difficult times. Observing [...] | 2009-04-30 06:51:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL QA |
| 09DOHA3 | QATARI LEADERSHIP SEEKS TO SHOW ACTIVISM ON GAZA [...] (U) Many of the estimated 15,000 people who attended the January 1 rally at the Qatar Sports Club stadium to show their solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza carried placards saying, "Stop Killing Our Children." Children and adults waved Palestinian and Qatari flags. The Doha Youth Center [...] | 2009-01-04 10:31:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KWBG KPAL QA |
| 09DOHA42 | DOHA'S GAZA SUMMIT -- QATAR LURCHES TOWARD THE [...] (C) Besides the host, Qatar's Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, six Arab League heads of state attended: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Lebanese President Michel Suleiman, Sudanese President Omar Hasan al-Bashir, Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, Mauritanian coup leader, General M [...] | 2009-01-19 15:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER QA |
| 09DOHA421 | QATARI PREMIER LAUDS RELATIONS WITH U.S. IN AL-JAZEERA [...] (U) Speaking in an extended interview on June 24 with Al Jazeera Arabic television, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani said that Qatar's relations with the U.S. are strategic. However, he said, "Let's be obvious ... there is a difference of views in some m [...] | 2009-06-25 12:55:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO QA EG IS SA |
| 09DOHA429 | EMBASSY DOHA'S ANALYSIS OF QATARI PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (U) Further to Ref A, Embassy Doha offers the following analysis and reporting on the Prime Minister's rare and important interview on Al Jazeera about Qatar's foreign policy in the region. The subjects covered in the interview, if not the questions themselves, almost certainly were worked ou [...] | 2009-07-01 12:30:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO QA EG IS SA IR SU |
| 09DOHA464 | THE GROWING STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TURKEY [...] (U) This Ministerial was the annual high-level meeting mandated by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Turkey and the GCC at their first ministerial summit in September of 2008 held in Jeddah. -- Although Turkey and the GCC consider the 2008 MOU to be the "launching point" for th [...] | 2009-07-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON TBIO SCUL IR IZ TU ZP |
| 09DOHA526 | QATAR TO DONATE $10 MILLION TO GAZA THROUGH HAMAS [...] (U) Local media reported August 23 that Amir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani called Hamas official Ismail Haniyah the evening of August 21 to inform him that Qatar would donate 10 million USD at the start of Muslim holy month of Ramadan to aid Gazan fishermen and workers. According to the lo [...] | 2009-08-24 13:46:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG QA |
| 09DOHA54 | AMIRI DIWAN OFFICIAL DEFENDS QATAR'S ACTIONS ON [...] (C) P/E Chief Rice expressed disappointment January 21 to Hassan Al-Ansari, a public relations adviser to the Amir, over the January 17 meeting in Doha, especially the inclusion of Iran and terrorist organizations. P/E Chief added that against this backdrop, the GOQ decision to close the Israe [...] | 2009-01-22 13:43:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IR QA |
| 09DOHA549 | PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR: QATAR PLEDGES SUPPORT TO [...] (C) In a September 2 meeting with Charge, Palestinian Ambassador to Qatar Munir Ghannam characterized Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' August 31 meeting with Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (accompanied by Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani and Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah bin Hamad [...] | 2009-09-02 14:27:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG QA |
| 09DOHA654 | PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES QATAR'S SUPPORT [...] (C) Ambassador met October 20 with Palestinian Ambassador Mounir Abdullah Ghanim. The meeting was held at the request of Ambassador Ghanim. The two Ambassadors discussed a wide range of issues that included the prospects for the formation of a unity government between Hamas and Fatah and the [...] | 2009-11-04 11:06:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL WBG IS EG SA QA |
| 09DOHA690 | MINSTATE AL-MAHMOUD COMMENTS ON HOW TO ADVANCE [...] (C) In a November 24 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud presented Qatar's thinking on advancing peace between Israel and the Palestinians. He noted that Hamas won the Palestinian elections. As such, "in this region we do not see them as a terrori [...] | 2009-11-25 11:31:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG QA |
| 09DOHA71 | HAMAS LEADER MEETS AMIR, DELIVERS FIERY SPEECH AT [...] (U) Hamas political leader Khalid Mish'al called January 28 on the Amir in his Amiri Diwan office. According to press reports, the two discussed "the latest developments in the Palestinian territories". Also present at the meeting were officials from the Amir's staff and the MFA. 2. (SBU) [...] | 2009-01-29 13:15:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG QA |
| 09DOHA733 | VISIT OF QATAR'S PRIME MINISTER TO WASHINGTON [...] (S) Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (who serves concurrently as Foreign Minister) of Qatar will visit Washington beginning January 4 to continue the strategic consultations that Qatar and the USG have pursued since June, when Near Eastern Affairs Assistant Secretary Feltman first prop [...] | 2009-12-21 12:36:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EAGR QA |
| 09DOHA81 | QATAR-HOSTED GAZA CONFERENCE AVOIDS HEATED [...] (SBU) The one-day workshop on aid to Gaza was hosted by Qatar Charity but organized by the Humanitarian Forum, a UK-based organization. The workshop was intended to harmonize aid efforts among Arab, Muslim, and Western humanitarian relief organizations. The Forum's steering group comprises a [...] | 2009-02-02 13:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EAID WEBG QA GZ |
| 09DOHA85 | QATAR MFA MINSTATE UNDERSCORES STRATEGIC ALLIANCE [...] (C) Ambassador expressed to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud February 2 Washington's concern that Qatar's hosting of the January 16 meeting on Palestine, at which the Iranian President, as well as Hamas and PIJ leaders, were present, signaled a tilt toward the radical cam [...] | 2009-02-03 13:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL QA |
| 09DOHA89 | HUMAN RIGHTS CHAIR TO CONSIDER POSTPONEMENT OF [...] (SBU) At a February 4 meeting with National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Ali Said Al-Marri, Ambassador expressed deep concern over the planned February 22-24 "International Conference for the Promotion of Palestinian Rights: Towards a Sustainable Active Alliance." The Conference, w [...] | 2009-02-04 13:56:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAL WEBZ QA IS |
| 09GENEVA195 | SOUTH AFRICAN DIPLOMAT DISAPPOINTED WITH SAG'S [...] (C) Summary. A USDel member met with South African Political Human Rights Officer Sybil Matlhako (please protect) on March 2. A normally guarded Matlhako surprised us with her willingness to speak candidly about group dynamics and actions of the Chinese, Cubans, Europeans and Palestinians. [...] | 2009-03-06 19:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL ZA UNHRC |
| 09GENEVA34 | SADA CUMBER'S FAREWELL CALL ON OIC SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber paid a farewell call on OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu on January 11 in Geneva. The two agreed to work swiftly on the details of USG-OIC cooperation on maternal and infant mortality. They discuss [...] | 2009-01-15 17:21:00 | US Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL EAID OIC SA |
| 09GENEVA684 | ISRAEL TO TRY NEW TACK ON GOLDSTONE REPORT, UPSET [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. Summary ------- 2. (C) For the first time since the creation of the Human Rights Council (HRC),Israel is considering engaging in substantive negotiations on a resolution about the Palestinian territories. The resolution, if tabled, would r [...] | 2009-08-19 11:47:00 | Mission Geneva | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM IS |
| 09GENEVA894 | GAZA, GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION PASSES AT HRC SPECIAL SESSION [...] (SBU) The Human Rights Council Special Session passed a resolution endorsing the recommendations contained in the Goldstone Fact Finding Mission's report on the conflict in Gaza. By a margin of 25 in favor, 11 abstentions, 6 no votes, and 5 not voting, the Council adopted the resolution that [...] | 2009-10-20 14:05:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
| 09HELSINKI63 | FINLAND COMMENTS ON FEBRUARY 23-24 GAERC [...] Summary: PolOff met with Markku Lampinen, Finnish MFA Deputy European Correspondent on February 20 in advance of the GAERC. Lampinen said that the main topics this month will be Afghanistan and the Middle East. This GAERC represents the first discussion of the Eastern Partnership Initiative [...] | 2009-02-20 12:14:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUN PGOV FI |
| 09HONGKONG23 | MEDIA REACTION: SINO-US RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 09:48:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR |
| 09ISLAMABAD122 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 17-20, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 11:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1249 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 08, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-08 09:59:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1321 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 16, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 10:11:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1330 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JUNE 17, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 09:48:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD23 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 05, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 09:50:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD34 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 06, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 03:57:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD66 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 12, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-12 11:59:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD84 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 14, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 09:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD90 | PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 15, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 11:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK |
| 09ISTANBUL28 | TURKISH INTELLECTUALS WANT FREEDOM TO DISCUSS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 13:56:00 | Consulate Istanbul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TU |
| 09JAKARTA41 | GAZA -- INDONESIAN CIVIL SOCIETY WEIGHS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY AND REQUEST: Charge met with thirty Indonesian religious and civil society leaders at their request for a wide ranging discussion of the situation in Gaza on January 9. Indonesian interlocutors noted concern for the humanitarian situation in Gaza and called on the United States [...] | 2009-01-09 10:24:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL ID XF |
| 09JAKARTA5 | GAZA -- INDONESIA REACTS TO ISRAELI MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI and Indonesian Muslim groups have strongly condemned ongoing Israeli military operations in Gaza. Hard-line groups have called for volunteer fighters to go to Gaza, but the Indonesian government has vowed to prevent this. The GOI is sending a medical relief team to the [...] | 2009-01-02 09:47:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC KISL ID IS |
| 09JEDDAH214 | OIC OFFICIALS RECEIVE SECRETARY CLINTON'S LETTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 27 Consul General delivered Secretary Clinton's letter to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General in response to his May 6 message urging pressure on Israel to end settlement expansion and home demolitions. While expressing appreciation for the Se [...] | 2009-06-03 14:35:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KISL KWBG OPDC PREL SA OIC |
| 09JEDDAH215 | ASKING TO SEE WORDS LINKED TO ACTION, JEDDAH [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo to the Muslim world was very positively received by an audience of a dozen Saudi elites, Muslim diplomats, and a senior OIC official at the Consul General's residence in Jeddah. The speech was viewed as setting US-Islamic relations in a new [...] | 2009-06-04 16:43:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PREL SA TU EG |
| 09JEDDAH348 | OIC ISLAMIC FIQH ACADEMY SECRETARY GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-20 16:26:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL KWBG KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SA OIC |
| 09JEDDAH5 | OIC HOLDS JANUARY 3 MINISTERIAL LEVEL MEETING ON [...] (C) Summary. The Organization of the Islamic Conference issued a communiqu at the end of its January 3 ministerial level meeting strongly condemning Israel for its role in the conflict in Gaza and calling for a series of steps aimed at stopping the violence. The OIC is emphasizing the need f [...] | 2009-01-05 16:36:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWBG OPDC PTER AORC GZIS SA |
| 09JEDDAH6 | OIC HOLDS JANUARY 3 MINISTERIAL LEVEL MEETING ON [...] (C) Summary. The Organization of the Islamic Conference issued a communiqu at the end of its January 3 ministerial level meeting strongly condemning Israel for its role in the conflict in Gaza and calling for a series of steps aimed at stopping the violence. The OIC is emphasizing the need f [...] | 2009-01-05 16:37:00 | Consulate Jeddah | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL KWBG OPDC PTER AORC GZIS SA |
| 09JERUSALEM1006 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/16): PALESTINIAN UNEASE WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 10:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM101 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 10, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. President Abbas, in a press conference with President Mubarak January 10, called on HAMAS and Israel to accept the UNSC resolution immediately and said the Egyptian proposal is the means to implement the resolution. He said Palestinian reconciliation is necessary, but that pea [...] | 2009-01-10 12:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1013 | ALLEGATIONS FOLLOW DEATH OF HAMAS DETAINEE IN PA [...] (C) Hamas member Haitham Abdel Allah Amre died while in Palestinian Authority (PA) General Intelligence (GI) custody on June 15 in Hebron. According to PA GI official Mansour Ebwaini, Amre died in a failed escape attempt, falling from the third story of the building in which he was being held [...] | 2009-06-16 13:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1020 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/17): "AHMADINIJAD'S VICTORY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 09:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1026 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/18): REACTIONS TO NETANYAHU'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 10:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM103 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 11, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli military operations continued January 10-11, primarily in northern Gaza. IDF troops moved closer to the urban centers of Gaza City and Khan Yunis. Airstrikes caused a number of casualties, including civilians, mostly in northern Gaza. Gaza-based medical sources reporte [...] | 2009-01-11 11:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1041 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/19): "HAMAS MUST ACCEPT THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 10:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1042 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/22): "NATIONAL INTERESTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 11:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1062 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/23): POSITIVE REACTION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 10:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1063 | CORRECTED COPY - JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/23): POSITIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 10:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1067 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/24): PRISONER RELEASES LEAD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 06:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1077 | FAYYAD LAYS OUT PA PLATFORM, APPEALS FOR PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad delivered a widely publicized speech on June 22, in which he appealed to the Israeli people for mutually beneficial coexistence with a Palestinian state and laid out the PA's domestic priorities. Fayyad also called for the [...] | 2009-06-25 13:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG ECON PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1081 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/26): "PALESTINIAN UNITY WOULD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 09:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1087 | ABU MAZEN BUILDS SUPPORT FOR A FATAH SIXTH PARTY [...] (C) Summary. President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) successfully used a June 23-24 Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) meeting to garner support for holding Fatah's Sixth General Congress on August 4, 2009, in Bethlehem. FRC members backed Abu Mazen's plan on the condition that Fatah delegates fr [...] | 2009-06-26 13:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER |
| 09JERUSALEM109 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/12): ISRAEL SEEN AS IGNORING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-12 10:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1092 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/29): PALESTINIANS WONDER IF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-29 11:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1101 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/30): PALESTINIANS WANT HAMAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 09:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1120 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/01): PALESTINIANS: HAMAS HAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 10:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1137 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/06): Abbas Calls for Cessation [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 10:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM114 | CONTACTS SAY WEST BANK SYMPATHY FOR GAZA, HAMAS [...] (C) Summary. In separate January 9 conversations, three prominent Palestinian contacts voiced concerns that the conflict in Gaza is increasing the popularity of Hamas and reducing support for President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),Fatah, and the PA. Fatah Revolutionary Council member Jibril R [...] | 2009-01-12 15:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1149 | AHMAD TIBI DISCUSSES FATAH REFORM, PALESTINIAN [...] (S) Summary. Israeli-Arab Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi told the Consul General June 30 that the two primary issues in the Palestinian political arena are the Fatah Congress and ongoing reconciliation efforts between Fatah and Hamas. Tibi said PA President Abbas (Abu Mazen) managed to bolster [...] | 2009-07-06 12:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER EAID KPAL PHUM IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1154 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/07): Hamas Must Not Be An [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 10:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1155 | GAZA CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE [...] (SBU) Summary: UN and NGO contacts report that socio-economic conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate as legitimate imports remain limited and the private sector dormant. ConGen Gaza contacts and recent visitors to Gaza report adequate supplies of basic commodities, including a glut of som [...] | 2009-07-07 12:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL EAID PGOV PTER ECON KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1161 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/08): Israel Will Not Commit to [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 10:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1168 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/09): Palestinian Papers Report [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-09 12:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1169 | PREPARATIONS FOR FATAH SIXTH PARTY CONGRESS [...] (C) Preparations to hold the Fatah Sixth Party Congress in Bethlehem on August 4th are underway. Fatah officials expect to publish a delegate list on July 15; this date may be pushed back due to internal wrangling over the number of delegates. Concerns remain about the ability of Gaza-based F [...] | 2009-07-09 13:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC KWBG IS SY EG |
| 09JERUSALEM1171 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/10): Egyptian Efforts at [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 10:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM118 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/13): "IS A CEASEFIRE CLOSER? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-13 10:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM119 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 13, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli military operations continued January 12-13, with heavy fighting occurring in and around Gaza City as troops moved closer to urban areas. Airstrikes targeted the northern Gaza Strip and the Rafah border area. Gaza-based medical sources reported as many as 921 Palestin [...] | 2009-01-13 11:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1190 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/13): "National Unity Should [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-13 10:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1199 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/14): Conflicting Press Reports [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 08:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1202 | AL-QUDS VICE PRESIDENT COMMENTS ON FATAH CONGRESS, [...] (C) Summary. Zakaria al-Qaq, a senior official at Jerusalem's al-Quds University, said that PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) is using the Fatah General Congress to shore up his authority, following the Hamas take-over of Gaza and the failure of negotiations with Israel. Al-Qaq added th [...] | 2009-07-14 13:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER |
| 09JERUSALEM1203 | ABU ALA'A ON RECONCILIATION AND THE FATAH CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary. In a July 13 meeting with the Consul General, Fatah Central Committee member Ahmed Qurei (Abu Ala'a) expressed optimism the Fatah General Congress will occur on schedule, but said he "can't exclude surprises." His main concern is whether Hamas will allow Gaza-based delegates to a [...] | 2009-07-14 13:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS IS KPAL KWBG |
| 09JERUSALEM1216 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/15): Palestinian Factions Must [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 09:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1223 | PA ACCUSES AL JAZEERA OF INCITEMENT, SUSPENDING ITS [...] Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) suspended Al Jazeera's license and closed its West Bank offices on July 15. PA officials accused the Qatar-based satellite news channel of systematic incitement and unbalanced coverage after it broadcast inflammatory allegations by Fatah Central Commit [...] | 2009-07-16 14:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PROP PHUM KPAL KWBG KPAO |
| 09JERUSALEM1224 | NEW PA INFORMATION DIRECTOR ON MEDIA, HAMAS, [...] (C) In a July 13 meeting with Polchief, newly-appointed Palestinian Authority (PA) Director of Information Ghassan al Khatib outlined plans to reform the Palestinian Authority's communications strategy. He noted that Hamas support fell in Gaza after December 2008-January 2009 Israeli combat o [...] | 2009-07-16 14:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PGOV KPAO KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1226 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/17): "The dialogue must [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 09:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1229 | PM FAYYAD ON SECURITY AND WEST BANK ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. In a July 14 meeting, PM Salam Fayyad said he is proud of gains in West Bank security but stressed again the need to end IDF incursions. He also noted an improving economy and cited the opening of a new theater in Nablus as a key development. Finally, Fayyad stressed the import [...] | 2009-07-20 04:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1231 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/20): No change in the US [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 10:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1259 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/22): Growing International [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 10:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1263 | FAYYAD DISCUSS WEST BANK ECONOMY, SECURITY AND [...] (C) On July 18, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told CODEL Corker that security and socio-economic conditions had improved in the West Bank, while the humanitarian situation in Gaza continued to deteriorate. Fayyad recounted the risky but successful strategy he pursued [...] | 2009-07-22 13:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM ECON EAID MOPS KWBG IS OREP |
| 09JERUSALEM1264 | GAZA: TUNNEL ECONOMY FLOURISHES, THOUGH EGYPTIAN [...] (C) Summary. The tunnel trade into Gaza continues to flourish, although Gaza business contacts are alert to changes in Egyptian security practices and claim to notice some impact from Egyptian anti-smuggling efforts. ConGen contacts report that increasingly high-end, sophisticated products a [...] | 2009-07-22 15:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PHUM PREL PTER KWBG IS KTFN |
| 09JERUSALEM1266 | FOUR PRE-CONGRESS VIEWS ON FATAH [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings, contacts from various segments of Fatah and a prominent analyst discussed expectations for the upcoming Congress on August 4. One said Fatah had little to show for its platform of peaceful resistance, and worried that any U.S.-Israeli "deal" on settlements [...] | 2009-07-22 15:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KDEM KPAL KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1276 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/24): PALESTINIANS CALL FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 10:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1280 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/27): Palestinians seek deeper [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 11:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1283 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/28): Palestinians looking for [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 09:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1284 | MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ON MOSQUES, HAMAS, [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmud al Habbash outlined progress in the Palestinian Authority (PA) government's campaign against mosque incitement in a July 16 meeting. Compliance with mandatory PA sermons in the West Bank's 1,800 mosques is now over ninety percent, he claimed [...] | 2009-07-28 14:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PROP PTER KWBG KPAL KISL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM129 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/14): U.S. RIGHTWING SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 11:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1294 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/29): A Freeze in Settlement [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-29 09:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1296 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/30): Palestinians look for [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 10:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM130 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 14, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli military operations continued January 13-14, with heavy fighting occurring in and around Gaza City. Airstrikes targeted the northern Gaza Strip and the Rafah border area. Gaza-based medical sources reported as many as 976 Palestinians dead and 4,418 wounded since hosti [...] | 2009-01-14 12:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1308 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (07/31): Palestinians on growing [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 09:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM132 | PD CONTACT IN GAZA SEES "NO PLACE TO GO, AND NO [...] (C) Summary. As the Israeli military operation in Gaza ended its 18th day, a Post PD partner vividly described the severe psychological strain Gazans face as a result of internal displacement and humanitarian suffering. Dr. Awni Karzon, American Corner Gaza Director, spoke of danger and physi [...] | 2009-01-14 16:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID IS KWBG MOPS PHUM PREF PTER KPAO |
| 09JERUSALEM1330 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/03): Palestinians Decry East [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 10:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1333 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/03): Palestinians Decry East [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 12:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1345 | FATAH SIXTH PARTY CONGRESS BEGINS; PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Sixth Fatah Congress began the morning of August 4 in Bethlehem. Abu Mazen delivered a two-hour address to delegates and foreign dignitaries, summarizing Fatah's history but breaking little new ground. Meanwhile, the real drama played out the evening before in an [...] | 2009-08-04 15:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1352 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/05): Palestinians Hope Fatah [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 09:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1357 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/06): Coverage Highlights [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-06 09:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1361 | TREASURY DAS GLASER VISIT TO JERUSALEM JULY 29-30 [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Daniel Glaser met with Prime Minister Fayyad and officials from the Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA),including PMA Governor Jihad al-Wazir, on July 29 to express appreciation for the [...] | 2009-08-06 14:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | EFIN KTFN EAID PREL PTER KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM137 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/15): COMPLAINTS OF "NEVER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 09:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1373 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/07): Palestinian Commentators [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-07 08:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM138 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 15, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. IDF troops moved central Gaza City the morning of January 15. Contacts there told ConGenOffs by phone that the city is "burning" and residents are fleeing as the IDF advanced into the city center from three directions. They said the threat to their lives increased and humanit [...] | 2009-01-15 12:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF AFSN CASC IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1380 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/10): As Fatah Congress Draws [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-10 09:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1403 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/14): Time Has Come For [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 07:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM141 | CONGEN FSN EMPLOYEE PLEADS FOR EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary: PD FSN Essam Mattar called PD Chief from Gaza City by phone January 15 and begged for assistance to be evacuated from Gaza. He had fled earlier in the day from his home, which was destroyed by Israeli rocket fire, seeking shelter from Israeli military operations raging in his nei [...] | 2009-01-15 14:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | AFSN KWBG MOPS PHUM PREF PTER KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1443 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/17): Internal Fatah elections [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 07:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM146 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/16): EGYPTIAN PROPOSAL - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 11:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1461 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/18): President Abbas Chairs [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 06:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1465 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/19): Palestinians continue to [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 07:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM147 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 16, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The IDF drew back from some parts of Gaza City on the morning of January 16 after heavy fighting and airstrikes killed a number of militants and civilians, primarily in the Tel al-Hawa and Zaytun neighborhoods. An IAF airstrike in northern Gaza City killed Hamas leader Said Si [...] | 2009-01-16 11:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PTER MOPS PHUM PREF AFSN CASC IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1480 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/20): Egypt continues to work [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 08:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1486 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/21): Palestinians await new US [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 09:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1488 | EGYPTIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO PA ON RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary. Egyptian Representative to the PA Yasir Othman told D/SEMEP David Hale that GOE mediators made no progress during a visit to Amman and Ramallah the week of August 17. Gaps remain on a proposed factional committee, and may have widened on the issue of Hamas prisoners in the West [...] | 2009-08-21 10:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS EG |
| 09JERUSALEM1494 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/24): Settlement activity [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 10:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1496 | PALESTINE MONETARY AUTHORITY AIMS FOR "GOOD NEWS" [...] (C) Summary: The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA),in consultation with a number of Israeli counterpart agencies, is working to re-start Israeli social security payments to 750 disabled workers in Gaza. Recipients have been unable to cash their disability checks since Israeli banks ceased [...] | 2009-08-24 14:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN EAID PREL PTER KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1502 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/25): Prime Minister lays out a [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 09:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1524 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/26): Prime Minister outlines [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 09:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1527 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/27): Press speculates on [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 10:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM153 | FATAH GRASSROOTS LEADERS WANT TO "STAND UP" TO THE [...] (C) Summary. Fatah grassroots activists say Hamas will benefit politically from the Israeli operation in Gaza, diminishing Fatah's standing and forcing national reconciliation on Hamas' terms. They say the Palestinian public sees Fatah's choice of negotiations over armed struggle as having [...] | 2009-01-16 15:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KWBG KPAL IS GZ |
| 09JERUSALEM154 | GAZA UPDATE - JANUARY 16, 1700 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Hamas Political Bureau Chief Mish'al told a summit of Arab leaders (and the Iranian President) in Qatar January 16 that Hamas would not accept Israeli conditions for a cease-fire. Military operations in Gaza continued. Nine rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel as of 1600 l [...] | 2009-01-16 17:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PHUM PGOV PTER KWBG ETRD MOPS IS |
| 09JERUSALEM156 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/20): OBAMA's "ERA OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 11:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1565 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (08/31): Indications of progress [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 10:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1584 | HAMAS PURSUES THREE-FOLD STRATEGY IN GAZA [...] (C/NF) Summary. In separate meetings August 27, UNRWA Director for Gaza John Ging and Gaza-based Associated Press reporter Ibrahim Barzak characterized Hamas' agenda in Gaza as three-fold: (1) imposing gradual social and cultural change in accordance with Islamic values; (2) seeking internat [...] | 2009-09-02 14:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREF KISL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1586 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/02): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 10:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1587 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/02): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 10:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1596 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/03): Palestinians continue to [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 14:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM160 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/21): OBAMA INAUGURATION USHERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 11:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1602 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/04): Negotiations Require a [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 09:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1605 | DEATHS IN CUSTODY PUT SPOTLIGHT ON WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary: The deaths of four Hamas-affiliated detainees held by PA security services since the start of 2009 has focused a spotlight on PA detention practices. Senior PA officials also express concerns about conditions in general-population prisons, noting that the PA's correctional syst [...] | 2009-09-04 11:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1608 | PA VIEWS JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE AS CRITICAL, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The PA-GOI Joint Economic Committee (JEC) met at the Ministerial-level on September 2 to discuss economic issues, including customs, visa restrictions, investor access, inputs for businesses, Wataniya, import of meat products, and marketing of West Bank dairy products in Jerusale [...] | 2009-09-04 14:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EAID ECON KWBG KPAL PTER PREL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1614 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/08): Relations will not [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 10:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1618 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/09): The Obama peace [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 10:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1623 | PM FAYYAD: SETTLEMENTS AND PALESTINIAN ECONOMIC [...] (S) Summary: PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on September 8 that a deal on settlements with the GOI needed to be "inclusive" or otherwise risked undermining U.S. credibility. He noted that West Bank economic growth continued to exceed expectations, but warned that, abs [...] | 2009-09-09 14:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PGOV ECON EAID PREL KWBG IS QA KU SA |
| 09JERUSALEM1627 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/10): New settlement units in [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 10:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM163 | GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 21 [...] (SBU) Summary: Kerem Shalom crossing, the Karni conveyor belt, and Nahal Oz fuel transfer station are open on January 21. Ninety AmCits were in the process of evacuating Gaza through the Erez crossing as of mid-day January 21. UNRWA reports that it will seek to avoid a repeat of the Januar [...] | 2009-01-21 14:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC PTER |
| 09JERUSALEM1652 | NASER AL-QIDWA ON FATAH, PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary. Newly-elected FCC member Nasir al Qidwa said Fatah's abilities to overcome internal rivalries will determine whether it ultimately emerges stronger after its recent Congress in Bethlehem. He is skeptical that Fatah is prepared for new elections, despite favorable polls, and beli [...] | 2009-09-11 15:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PTER PGOV KWBG KPAL KUNR IS EG |
| 09JERUSALEM1653 | YASIR ABD RABBO AND HANAN ASHRAWI ON PLO REFORM [...] (U) This message includes an action request for the Department -- please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: PLO Executive Committee (PLO/EC) General Secretary Yasir Abd Rabbo outlined plans to reform the PLO in a meeting with the Consul General on September 10. He said the PLO's role was never [...] | 2009-09-12 12:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS KWBG KPAL KDEM IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1654 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/14): Palestinian factions [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 06:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM166 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/22): HOPES FOR OBAMA; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-22 11:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1695 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/16): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 12:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM17 | GAZA CONTACTS DESCRIBE A MISERABLE LIFE UNDER FIRE [...] (C) Summary. A wide selection of Gaza Strip political, business, civil society, academic and NGO contacts report fear of airstrikes, deteriorating conditions, minimal or no electricity, increasing food pressures, and a gloomy outlook for resolution of current hostilities. Several who are st [...] | 2009-01-02 16:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PHUM ECON EAID |
| 09JERUSALEM1700 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/17): Negative reporting about [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 07:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1702 | PMA, UNRWA AGREE TO CONSOLIDATE CASH REQUESTS, [...] (C) Summary: Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Jihad al-Wazir and UNRWA Deputy Director in Gaza Aidan O'Leary agreed to consolidate PA and UN requests to the Government of Israel (GOI) for cash transfers to Gaza. Al-Wazir and O'Leary also discussed Gaza's burgeoning tunnel economy a [...] | 2009-09-17 15:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID KWBG IS PREF |
| 09JERUSALEM1703 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/18): Normalization will not [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 08:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM171 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/23): "INTERNAL DIVISION, A [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 13:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1711 | PALTEL EXECUTIVES ON GAZA OPERATIONS, WATANIYA, [...] (C) Summary. Acting PalTel CEO Kamal Abu Khadijeh and Vice President Kamal Husseini claimed in a September 17 meeting that PalTel, the monopoly fixed-line and mobile provider in the West Bank and Gaza, faces several challenges, including a stalled merger between its mobile operator and Zain J [...] | 2009-09-22 13:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KPAL KWBG IS GZ PGOV |
| 09JERUSALEM1713 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/23): Palestinian press report [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-23 06:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1715 | TULKAREM -- IMPROVED SECURITY, BUT NO SIGN OF [...] (C) Summary. In a September 16 visit to Tulkarem, ConGenOffs heard from Palestinian refugees and business leaders that, while security has improved in the city, the local economy is struggling and has not benefited from any easing of internal movement, unlike other West Bank communities. Wit [...] | 2009-09-23 14:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF PTER ETRD ECON KWBG KPAL ASEC IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1716 | PALESTINIAN PRESS AND PUBLIC REACTION TO SEPTEMBER [...] (SBU) Local press reaction to the September 22 U.S.-Israeli-Palestinian trilateral meeting in New York was largely divided along partisan lines, with pro-Hamas commentators criticizing PA negotiators for participating in the absence of a full settlement freeze, and analysts aligned with Fata [...] | 2009-09-23 14:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1719 | MUTED PALESTINIAN REACTION TO POTUS SEPTEMBER 23 [...] (C) Summary: Despite positive public comments by PA leadership in local media following President Obama's September 23 UNGA speech, mid-level Fatah contacts told Post that, while they welcomed the President's references to Palestinian statehood and the illegitimacy of continued settlement a [...] | 2009-09-24 14:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS PTER |
| 09JERUSALEM172 | JERUSALEM SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (01/23): MITCHELL AS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 13:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1721 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/25): Continued Skepticism [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 06:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1739 | RENEWED HARAM AL-SHARIF/TEMPLE MOUNT CLASHES [...] (C) At approximately 7:30 a.m. on September 27, clashes erupted amongst Jewish worshippers, Palestinian protestors, and Israeli National Police (INP) on the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount. According to former PA Minister for Jerusalem Affairs Hatem Abdel Qader, the incident was sparked by the [...] | 2009-09-27 15:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM174 | FAYYAD TO DONORS: AFTER GAZA, PALESTINIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad called for national reconciliation in conjunction with a comprehensive plan to rebuild Gaza. He said that the GOI needs to allow in "more than food and medicine" and lamented restrictions on cash transfers that continue to [...] | 2009-01-23 15:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON KWBG IS PGOV |
| 09JERUSALEM1742 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/29): Palestinians hope for [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 05:56:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1748 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (09/30): American Role in Peace [...] Hamada Fara'neh commented in independent Al-Ayyam under the headline, "Reaching a settlement without a third party" (9/30): "It is not the first time that the US failed to forge an agreement between the Palestinians and Israelis, especially in regards to the final status issues ... It was unsuc [...] | 2009-09-30 08:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM175 | PA AGAIN REQUESTS CASH SHIPMENTS TO GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) has again asked the Bank of Israel (BOI) to approve the transport of banknotes to Gaza bank branches. UNRWA successfully transported USD 16 million and NIS 20 million into Gaza on January 20 and 22. No cash has been transferred from the [...] | 2009-01-23 15:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID KWBG PGOV PINR PTER IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1751 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/01): Israeli plan for a new [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 08:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1755 | PA SECURITY FORCES ON ALERT FOR FRIDAY UNREST [...] (C) On October 1, PA Minister of Interior Said Abu Ali assessed the security situation in the West Bank as "extremely tense" following September 27 clashes at the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif (reftel). "It recalls the beginning of the second Intifada," he said, "when emotions ran very high. [...] | 2009-10-01 20:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINS PGOV MOPS ASEC PHUM KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1758 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/02): Palestinians believe the [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-02 07:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1764 | PA PRESSES ON WTO OBSERVER STATUS, BUT OPENS THE [...] (C) Summary: PA officials claim to have broad support for their bid for WTO observer status from other WTO delegations, while acknowledging USG concerns. PM Fayyad told the Consul General October 1 that he will not put the U.S. in a position where it must vote no on a PA request. He and his [...] | 2009-10-02 14:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL KWBG WTRO KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1767 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/05): Further Israeli actions [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-05 12:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1781 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/07): Israeli actions at [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-07 06:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1786 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/08): Hamas threatens to [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 07:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM179 | HAMAS RE-ESTABLISHES CONTROL IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary. Gaza contacts told PolOffs January 21-22 that Hamas remains in control of the Gaza Strip, opening public offices, restarting limited services, and deploying security forces in the streets. Contacts said Gazans are able to move freely and stores are open, but many are still home [...] | 2009-01-23 16:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1792 | PA AND UNRWA EFFORTS AGAINST ANTI-ISRAEL INCITEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In October 1-2 meetings, PA Minister for Religious Affairs Mahmoud al-Habash and UNRWA Gaza Director John Ging discussed PA and UNRWA efforts to eliminate incitement in PA mosques and Gaza schoolrooms. Al-Habash noted that the PA, which currently controls 80-90 percent of the We [...] | 2009-10-09 04:38:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV KINF KPAL KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1793 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/09): Palestinians react to [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-09 11:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM18 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 2, 1800 LOCAL: AIRSTRIKES, [...] (SBU) Summary. From 1300 through 1800 on January 2, at least ten rockets struck Israel. Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least five more Palestinians (including three children),while three others died of wounds previously sustained. The house of Imad Aql, a senior Izz al [...] | 2009-01-02 16:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC MOPS KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1803 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/13): Palestinians exert every [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 07:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1804 | FRAUD SUMMARY -- JERUSALEM [...] Semiannual fraud report for Consulate General Jerusalem follows, formatted per instructions in ref C. (A) COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Jerusalem's consular district includes Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. JERUSALEM: Jerusalem's diverse population includes Palestinian residents of E [...] | 2009-10-13 09:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ECON KWBG IS XF |
| 09JERUSALEM1813 | JERUSALEM SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (10/13): Palestinian [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 14:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1815 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/14): Egypt continues to work [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 09:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1832 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/15): UN Security Council [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 07:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1834 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/15): UN Security Council [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 07:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1842 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/16): Hamas continues to stall [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 06:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM186 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/26): WEST BANK: "CLEAN, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-26 10:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1889 | FAYYAD ACCEPTS MINISTER OF ECONOMY'S RESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary. PM Fayyad accepted the resignation of Minister of National Economy Bassim Khoury on October 15, nearly two weeks after Khoury submitted it in protest of the initial PA decision to support deferral of the Goldstone report in the HRC. Sources close to the Prime Minister confirm th [...] | 2009-10-16 16:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM189 | ALLEGATIONS OF VIOLENT HAMAS CAMPAIGN AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. PLO and Fatah officials have alleged that Hamas is undertaking a campaign against Fatah members in Gaza, killing some, maiming or arresting others. Hamas has claimed it is arresting "collaborators" who passed tactical information to the IDF during the Gaza conflict. End summary [...] | 2009-01-26 16:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM KWBG KPAL IS GZ |
| 09JERUSALEM1890 | SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR RICE [...] (C) Summary. Since the Hamas takeover of Gaza in June 2007 and the subsequent establishment of an "emergency government" in the West Bank under PM Salam Fayyad, the trajectories of Gaza and the West Bank have increasingly diverged. In Gaza, Hamas has consolidated control, thanks to externa [...] | 2009-10-16 16:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1897 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/19): Palestinians question [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 10:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM190 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/27): THE COSTS OF DIVISION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-27 10:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1906 | ABU MAZEN EXPLAINS GOLDSTONE DECISION DURING NEW [...] (C) Summary. President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) took personal responsibility for the PA's handling of the Goldstone report during an October 16 speech to the Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC),and emphasized that he had acted at all times with the Palestinians' best interests in mind. He als [...] | 2009-10-19 14:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM |
| 09JERUSALEM1908 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/20): Palestinians skeptical [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 07:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1915 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/21): President Mahmoud Abbas [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 06:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1928 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/22): Palestinians continue to [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 06:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1932 | ABU ALA'A SAYS NEGOTIATIONS REQUIRE DEFINED [...] (C) Summary. Negotiations cannot resume while settlement activity continues, Palestinian negotiator Ahmad Quraya' (Abu Ala'a) told the Consul General in an October 20 meeting. Abu Ala'a urged the USG to play a strong third-party role in order to prevent negotiations from back-sliding to pre [...] | 2009-10-22 17:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1936 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/23): Palestinian press leads [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-23 05:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1943 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/26): More clashes between [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 06:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1948 | ABU MAZEN ISSUES PRESIDENTIAL DECREE CALLING FOR [...] (C) Summary. President Abbas (Abu Mazen) issued a decree October 24 calling for PA presidential and legislative elections on January 24, 2010, and calling on the Central Elections Commission (CEC) to begin preparations for elections. During a joint meeting of the Fatah Central Committee (FC [...] | 2009-10-26 14:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL |
| 09JERUSALEM1953 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/28): More Palestinian homes [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 06:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1957 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/29): President Abbas speaks at [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 05:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1961 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/30): Secretary Clinton in the [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 06:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1967 | WEST BANK POLLSTERS COMMENT ON RECENT PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. Three early-October polls showed a decrease in support for both Hamas and Fatah following the decision of PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) to support a deferral of the Goldstone report. Palestinians still expressed greater trust in Abu Mazen and Fatah than in former Hamas P [...] | 2009-10-30 15:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KDEM KPAL KPAO KWBG PGOV PTER |
| 09JERUSALEM1969 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/2): Palestinians disappointed [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-02 07:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM197 | WEST BANK SECURITY: SIGNIFICANT IDF INCURSIONS; PASF PRESSES HAMAS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) chiefs report persistent IDF operations in the West Bank since the end of the conflict in Gaza, including in Area A and using more agressive tactics. PASF officials expressed disappointment and frustration with the IDF operations, given PASF [...] | 2009-01-27 17:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PTER ASEC PGOV IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1970 | FATAH NEGOTIATOR ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION [...] (S) Summary. Fatah knew in advance that Hamas would not agree to an Egyptian draft proposal for Palestinian reconciliation by an Egyptian-imposed October 15 deadline, according to lead Fatah negotiator Azzam al Ahmad, and Fatah retracted its own agreement after the deadline passed. Now, Abu [...] | 2009-11-02 08:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS EG |
| 09JERUSALEM1971 | EGYPTIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO THE PA UPDATES ON GOE [...] (C) Summary. In an October 28 meeting with the Consul General in Jerusalem, Egyptian Representative to the PA Yasir Othman provided an update on Fatah-Hamas reconciliation efforts. He said the GOE continues to press Hamas to sign a draft Egyptian reconciliation text, but does not anticipate [...] | 2009-11-02 08:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL IS EG |
| 09JERUSALEM198 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/28): MITCHELL AND THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 11:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1980 | USUN AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH PALESTINIAN CIVIL [...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with USUN Ambassador Susan Rice, Palestinian civil society in the West Bank agreed that donors' investments have not yet shown tangible results on the ground. As one participant put it, "money is not buying PM Fayyad love." Several participants noted on [...] | 2009-11-03 15:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL EAID KDEM ECON IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1983 | PA SECURITY COMMANDERS CONCERNED OVER IDF [...] (C) Summary. In back-to-back meetings on November 2, PA National Security Forces (NSF) West Bank Commander Major General Thiab Ali (Abu al Fatah) and Palestinian Civil Police (PCP) Chief Major General Hazim Atallah expressed anger and frustration with what they described as un-coordinated Is [...] | 2009-11-03 15:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS MOPS KPAL KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1984 | UNSCO AND UNRWA DESCRIBE CONTRADICTIONS IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with USUN Ambassador Susan Rice, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) Robert Serry and UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Director for Gaza John Ging emphasized the need to restart essential infrastructure projects in Gaza, inc [...] | 2009-11-03 18:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PTER PGOV EAID KPAL GZ IS |
| 09JERUSALEM1986 | PM FAYYAD AND AMBASSADOR RICE DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with USUN Ambassador Susan Rice, PM Fayyad said the Palestinian economy is growing at an impressive pace, but can go only so far under occupation. Increasing private sector investment is only possible, Fayyad noted, if Israeli restrictions on Palestinian [...] | 2009-11-04 04:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM200 | Gaza's Aftermath: A Civil Society Activist's View [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 26 meeting with PD Offs, a leading Palestinian civil society activist, Hania Al-Bitar, expressed concern that the war in Gaza has radicalized Palestinian youth, causing them to turn away from peaceful activism in favor of violent opposition. She said Hamas has "won [...] | 2009-01-28 14:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SCUL KPAL KWBG KPAO |
| 09JERUSALEM2006 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/6): Palestinians disappointed [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 07:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM201 | WEST BANKERS RELEASE PETITION CALLING FOR [...] (C) Summary. Prominent Palestinians from a range of political factions in the West Bank issued a petition January 26 calling for national reconciliation and a national unity government. Their stated goal is to generate pressure on President Abbas and Hamas leaders to return to discussions a [...] | 2009-01-28 15:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2017 | GLOOMY POLITICAL AND PUBLIC REACTION TO ABU MAZEN [...] (C) Summary: Following Abu Mazen's public statement that he does not want to run for another term as Palestinian Authority (PA) president, senior Fatah and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) members continue to urge him to reconsider, and so far seem unwilling to consider alternative ca [...] | 2009-11-06 14:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAL KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2018 | JERUSALEM SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (11/6): President Mahmoud [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 14:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2023 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/9): Palestinians want [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-09 08:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2024 | CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION'S PREPARATIONS IN [...] (C) Central Elections Commission (CEC) Chief Hanna Naser described preparations for presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for January 24, as "at an impasse" pending the results of ongoing Cairo-based reconciliation talks between Fatah and Hamas. Naser dismissed the idea that vot [...] | 2009-11-09 14:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KPAL KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2028 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/10): Questions about where the [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 08:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2033 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/12): The Palestinian Authority [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 06:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM204 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/28): HOPES FOR MITCHELL'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 09:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2044 | VISAS VIPER: OCTOBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Visas Viper 2. The following information is provided for watch-listing purposes as the Department and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) deem appropriate. 3. The source for all Visas Viper submissions includes Jerusalem RSO sources, to include both Israeli and Palestinian securi [...] | 2009-11-13 18:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PTER ASEC PINR PREL KVPR KWBG |
| 09JERUSALEM2047 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/16): The Palestinian Authority [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-16 07:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM205 | CORRECTED DATE: JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/29): HOPES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 09:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2050 | MIXED MESSAGES ON PLO UNSC STATEHOOD INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Senior Palestinian officials have been sending mixed messages about the seriousness and speed of the PLO's call for a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution declaring a Palestinian state on the basis of the 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital. PLO Chief Nego [...] | 2009-11-16 14:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2052 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/17): Palestinian Authority [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 06:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2078 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/19): Continued settlement [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 05:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2086 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/20): Popular Campaign Against [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 09:49:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM209 | CORRECTED DATE: JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/30): [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 15:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2094 | GAZANS FACE COOKING GAS SHORTAGE, HIGH PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary: Humanitarian and commercial shipments from Israel into Gaza in October continued at levels generally consistent with previous months. However, a serious shortage of cooking gas (used for heat and sterilization, as well as food preparation) in recent weeks has led to the closure [...] | 2009-11-20 14:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAID PREF IS GZ PTER |
| 09JERUSALEM2098 | SIX PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL [...] (C) The head of General Intelligence (GI, or Mukhabarat) of the Palestinian Authority, Majid Faraj, confirmed to Post that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel detained the GI chief in the West Bank town of Salfit, Muhamad Abdel Hamid, taking him from his home the morning of November 20. Th [...] | 2009-11-23 12:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV PTER KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2099 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/23): Progress on Prisoner [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-23 15:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2113 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/24): Prisoner Exchange and [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 11:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2128 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/25): Contradicting Reports on [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 09:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2131 | JERUSALEM SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (11/26): PA Rejects [...] Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's announcement of a 10-month moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank and the Palestinian rejection of it as a deceitful and manipulative move dominate the local media. (No immediate response to the proposal in Hamas media.) The failure of Hamas [...] | 2009-11-26 11:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2132 | WEST BANK SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION MORATORIUM, TOME [...] (SBU) The GOI's November 25 announcement of a ten-month moratorium on new residential construction in West Bank settlements was the subject of continued criticism on November 26-27. Palestinian officials issued a stream of press statements arguing that the moratorium was meaningless without [...] | 2009-11-27 11:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2144 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/30): [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-30 13:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2146 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/01): PA Calls on [...] Hani Al-Masri writing in Al-Ayyam under the headline "The Impact JERUSALEM 00002146 002 OF 002 of the Prisoner Exchange Deal on the Palestinian Map," urges Hamas to become more flexible after the exchange is concluded to focus on national reconciliation and achieving unity. Al-Masri opi [...] | 2009-12-01 10:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM215 | HAMAS CALL FOR "NEW PLO" ANGERS PLO, FATAH [...] (C) Summary. Fatah and PLO contacts responded angrily to Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khaled Mesha'al's January 28 call for the formation of a new Palestinian organization to replace the PLO. Mesha'al said in a televised speech that the PLO does not represent "resistance" factions and has lo [...] | 2009-01-30 15:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2161 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/02): EU Recognition of East [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 08:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2168 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/03): Settlement Moratorium [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 09:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM218 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/02): PALESTINIAN ALARM OVER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 10:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2180 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/04): Will the EU Break Under [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 10:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2197 | WATANIYA PALESTINE: ONE MONTH POST-LAUNCH [...] (SBU) Summary. One month following its November 1 launch, Wataniya Palestine has 80,000 subscribers and 300 direct-hire employees. Wataniya CEO Allan Richardson said that the GOI has given "assurances" to the Office of the Quartet Representative (OQR) that it will allocate the needed remaini [...] | 2009-12-04 14:44:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ECPS KPAL KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2201 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/07): Will a Prisoner-Exchange [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 10:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2203 | PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY MINISTER OF INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister of the Interior Said Abu Ali expressed concern about what he called a "troubled and tense" political climate. He predicted, "a resurgence of settler attacks on Palestinians" in the West Bank, and noted that the PA had little control over these [...] | 2009-12-07 13:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KPAL PREL KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2208 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/08): Hopes Run High for EU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-08 09:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM222 | FAYYAD DISCUSSES FINANCES, PLANS FOR PA ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary: In a January 28 meeting with the Consul General, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad described his plans to involve the PA in Gaza reconstruction, and expressed concern about the PA's dire financial situation. He also expressed appreciation for the Obama Admin [...] | 2009-02-02 16:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON KWBG PGOV IS PREF PTER |
| 09JERUSALEM2228 | EAST JERUSALEM'S "OUTPOSTS" POTENTIAL FLASHPOINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 2,000 Israelis associated with religious-nationalist Zionist groups currently live in isolated outposts in otherwise Arab-populated East Jerusalem neighborhoods, such as Ras al-Amud, Abu Tor, and the Muslim and Christian quarters of Jerusalem's Old City. Anti-se [...] | 2009-12-08 17:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2231 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/09): Ambiguous EU Statement: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 10:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2238 | H1N1 ARRIVES IN GAZA DESPITE CLOSURE POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 6, the de facto Hamas authorities in Gaza announced the first confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus. As of the evening of December 8, health workers confirmed 21 cases of H1N1 in Gaza, including five fatalities. End summary. 2. (SBU) On December 6, the Hamas "Minis [...] | 2009-12-10 14:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU EAGR EAID ECON KWBG SENV |
| 09JERUSALEM2240 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/10): Abbas in Egypt and [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 15:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2256 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/11): Additional Funds For [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 13:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2266 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/15): "Israel Has Replaced the [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-14 13:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2267 | CORRECTED: JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/14): "Israel Has [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-14 14:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2268 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/15): US financial support to [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-15 08:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2275 | FEW HEADLINES AS ABU MAZEN DEFENDS HIS STANCE ON [...] (C) Summary. PA President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) said little new on negotiations or his personal future in a December 15 speech to the opening session of a two-day PLO Central Council (PLO/CC) meeting in Ramallah, which convened primarily to extend his term as president beyond its expirati [...] | 2009-12-15 17:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2276 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/16): President Abbas [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 08:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM228 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/03): PLO: "NOT JUST AN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 12:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2284 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/17): President Abbas: Peace [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 05:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2292 | PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY POLICE CHIEF ON WEST BANK [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Civil Police Chief Hazim Atallah told Post that PA security forces were focused on settler-Palestinian violence and a possible upcoming large-scale prisoner release by Israel. He said that preparations to prevent the former and manage the latter are [...] | 2009-12-17 16:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL PINS IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2294 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/18): President Abbas: "There [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 08:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2296 | ASSESSING THE "NEW" FATAH [...] (S) Summary and Comment. In the four months since Fatah (the historically dominant Palestinian national movement) held its long-delayed Sixth General Congress, it has made only limited progress on internal reform. Despite the initial boost he received from the Congress, Palestinian Authorit [...] | 2009-12-18 12:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | ECON KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PINR PREL |
| 09JERUSALEM2298 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/21): Prisoner exchange deal [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 08:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2303 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/22): Prisoner exchange deal [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 06:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2311 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/23): President Abbas says he [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-24 05:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2315 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/24): Stories on "Christmas [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-24 07:41:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2319 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/28): The PA continues to [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-28 13:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2333 | GAZA'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY: FED UP WITH POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary. Gazans are broadly disgusted with political parties (both Hamas and Fatah) and are focused on day-to-day issues of survival, according to Post contacts in Gaza's business community, who remain confident in the resourcefulness and resilience of the business culture in Gaza. The [...] | 2009-12-29 09:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID PTER KWBG PREF IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2334 | PALESTINIAN PARLIAMENTARIAN MUSTAFA AL-BARGHUTI ON [...] (C) Summary. Mustafa Barghuti, who was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) in 2006 as the head of the Independent Palestine list, believes that PLC and presidential elections need to occur in the upcoming year in order to preserve the Palestinian democratic experience and st [...] | 2009-12-29 10:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2339 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/30): Hamas says it did not [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 07:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM2342 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (12/31): PA Spokesman states that [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-31 08:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM236 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/04): FEAR THAT SEPARATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 10:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM242 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/05): "NO NEGOTIATIONS UNTIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-05 09:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM246 | PA WORKS TO LIMIT HAMAS CONTROL OF SHIPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Transportation contacts reported that the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Egyptian authorities are working to prevent Hamas from confiscating Arab-donated shipments of humanitarian supplies in Gaza. Contacts said that more than 1,000 truckloads of donations to the PA are waiting [...] | 2009-02-05 15:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PREF PTER |
| 09JERUSALEM251 | PREPARATORY COMMITTEE FAILS TO RESOLVE OUTSTANDING [...] (C) Summary. Fatah sources told ConGen that the Preparatory Committee for the Fatah Sixth General Congress made no significant progress during February 3-4 meetings in Amman. Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) member Muhammad al-Madani said the meetings did not resolve any of the three key q [...] | 2009-02-06 08:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PREL PTER |
| 09JERUSALEM254 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/06): NERVOUS ANTICIPATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 11:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM258 | GUNMEN STEAL UNRWA TRUCKS; UNRWA SUSPENDS ALL [...] (SBU) Transport contacts reported to EconOff late February 5 that gunmen connected to Hamas seized eleven truckloads of Arab donations containing rice and flour intended for UNRWA. The trucks had entered Israel from the Nizzana/al-Aouja border crossing with Egypt and then passed through Kerem [...] | 2009-02-06 15:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PTER PREL PGOV KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM260 | SARI NUSSEIBEH AND NASER AL QIDWA: TIME IS SHORT [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with the Consul General, al Quds University President Sari Nusseibeh and former PA Foreign Minister Naser al Qidwa emphasized that time is short to achieve a two-state solution, and the risks of further Palestinian disintegration are high. Both dismissed th [...] | 2009-02-06 17:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS QA |
| 09JERUSALEM264 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/09): TURKEY'S "GROWING ROLE" [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 11:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM269 | WEST BANK AND GAZA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON [...] (SBU) The Palestinian Authority's (PA) counterterrorism (CT) efforts improved in the 2008 reporting period. PM Salam Fayyad's government engaged in efforts to control terrorist groups, particularly Hamas. Nevertheless, additional efforts will be required to dismantle terrorist groups in the Wes [...] | 2009-02-09 14:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG IS PTER ASEC EFIN |
| 09JERUSALEM270 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/10): "ISRAELI ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-10 11:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM271 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/11): "POLITICAL PROGRESS... [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 09:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM275 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/12): "A FIRST READING OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 09:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM278 | ISRAELI ELECTIONS LEAVE PALESTINIANS PESSIMISTIC [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian political leaders, in conversations on February 11-12, expressed dismay over the results of Israeli elections. Most predicted a rightist bloc would form the next government of Israel with Benjamin Netanyahu as its prime minister. Several predicted a Netanyahu-led g [...] | 2009-02-12 16:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM281 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/13): PEACE PROCESS - "BIGGEST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 10:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM292 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/17): NEWS OF SETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-17 11:55:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM295 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/18): "OBAMA - A TURNING POINT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 11:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM30 | GAZA CONTACTS DISCUSS DETERIORATING SITUATION AS [...] (C) Summary. A wide range of political, civil society, and NGO contacts in the Gaza Strip expressed a growing sense of fear and desperation on January 4, with essential services almost completely cut off and the sounds of intense ground combat growing nearer to densely inhabited areas. ConGen [...] | 2009-01-04 19:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PHUM ECON EAID |
| 09JERUSALEM303 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/19): "NEW ISRAELI OBSTACLES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 11:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM308 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/20): "EFFORTS TO JUDAIZE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 14:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM314 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/23): PALESTINIANS SEE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-23 15:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM317 | IMPRESSIONS FROM GAZA-BASED LES [...] (S) Summary. ConGen RSO LES who lives and works in Gaza City, said that Hamas remains in firm control of Gaza. He notes that local support for Hamas has decreased since the December 2008 - January 2009 conflict, but decreased support for Hamas does not mean increased support for the current [...] | 2009-02-24 09:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | AFSN PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL KISL EG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM318 | UNRESOLVED ISSUES REMAIN AFTER FATAH COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary. The Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) announced on February 19 its recommendation that the sixth party Congress be held April 15 in Jordan or Egypt. In February 18-19 conversations with PolSpecialist, grassroots activists doubted that the Congress would be held as soon as April [...] | 2009-02-24 13:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM320 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/24): "FACING A MORE HOSTILE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 15:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM321 | PM FAYYAD: PA HAS IMPROVED WEST BANK SECURITY; [...] (C) Summary. PM Salam Fayyad met with six Congressional delegations February 15-22: Codels Kerry, Lieberman, Cardin, and Waxman, and Staffdels Eltrich and Diamond. PM Fayyad emphasized three common themes in his briefings: 1) the PA has improved West Bank security, and the GOI should cea [...] | 2009-02-24 15:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PHUM ASEC IS PBTS PTER OREP |
| 09JERUSALEM322 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/25): THE IMPORTANCE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 06:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM326 | PA RELEASES HAMAS PRISONERS; FAYYAD SAYS NO CHANGE [...] (C) Summary. Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) released 52 Hamas detainees on February 24. PM Fayyad said the 52 detainees were scheduled to be released because they posed no threat to the PA or Israel, but that the timing of their release was orchestrated by the Muqata'a in advan [...] | 2009-02-25 16:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL CVIS IS KWBG |
| 09JERUSALEM33 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/05): "WHY ARE [PALESTINIANS] [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 11:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM331 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/26): WHAT WASHINGTON CAN DO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 10:30:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM337 | CONSUL GENERAL'S MEETING WITH JERUSALEM MAYOR NIR [...] (C) Summary. Recently-elected Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat described his "businesslike" approach to municipal governance to the Consul General during a February 23 meeting, saying that he hopes to develop Jerusalem into a tourist haven using the "Disney World" model. Barkat said he wants to in [...] | 2009-02-26 13:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ASEC IS PBTS KWBG ABLD PREL |
| 09JERUSALEM339 | EREKAT TO CODELS: PA SEEKING A NATIONAL UNITY [...] (C) Summary: PLO Chief Negotiator Sa'eb Erekat told CODELs Lieberman, Cardin, and Baird that the conflict in Gaza deepened the divisions between the West Bank and Gaza. Erekat said that Fatah and Hamas need to overcome their differences and forge a national unity government that respects pri [...] | 2009-02-26 14:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KWBG OREP IS QA KDEM |
| 09JERUSALEM343 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (02/27): UNITY AS THE ANECTDOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 11:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM360 | SOME ADDITIONAL TYPES OF GOODS ENTER GAZA, OVERALL [...] (SBU) Summary: International assistance agency contacts reported that the GOI has recently approved a slightly broader variety of goods for entry into Gaza. Overall access for goods into Gaza remains strictly limited, however. ConGen contacts said the GOI continues to reject many everyday it [...] | 2009-02-27 16:52:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON ETRD PHUM PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM37 | WEST BANK REACTIONS TO START OF IDF GROUND [...] (C) Summary. Since IDF ground operations began in the Gaza Strip on January 3, the West Bank has seen continued demonstrations. Faction leaders, including jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, are calling for unity and joint protests. PA security forces (PASF) continue to prevent clashes [...] | 2009-01-05 16:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KWBG KPAL IS GZ |
| 09JERUSALEM371 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/02): "IS ISRAEL ABOVE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 11:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM376 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/03): "GREAT RECONSTRUCTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-03 14:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM38 | GAZA CONTACTS DESCRIBE DANGERS AND HARDSHIP CAUGHT [...] (C) Summary: On the third day of IDF ground operations in Gaza, ConGen contacts gave various accounts of life in Gaza, including a home eviction by Hamas, a midnight IDF phone call, and the inability to move between the north and south. End Summary. AMIDEAST EMPLOYEE IN RAFAH FORCED TO EVAC [...] | 2009-01-05 16:43:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PHUM ECON EAID |
| 09JERUSALEM381 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/05): PALESTINIANS: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-05 07:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM399 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/09): PALESTINIANS ANALYZE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-09 09:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM41 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/06): GAZA -- ANOTHER EPISODE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 11:08:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM42 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 6, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli ground forces continued military operations on January 6 in Gaza. The IDF largely encircled Gaza City and fought militants, but did not enter heavily populated areas. Contacts report IDF forces approaching the southern city of Khan Yunis. Airstrikes and naval bombard [...] | 2009-01-06 12:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PTER MOPS IS |
| 09JERUSALEM446 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/10): PALESTINIANS HOPE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-10 10:42:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM448 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/11): A CALL TO KEEP FAYYAD IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 10:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM454 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/12): HOPES FOR GREATER ARAB [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 09:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM46 | PA SECURITY CHIEFS DISCUSS GAZA CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. PA security chiefs told PolFSN on January 6 that the security situation in the West Bank remains under control, and that the PA's reputation depends on how the crisis in Gaza is resolved. End summary. 2. (C) National Security Forces (NSF) commander MG Thiab al-Ali (Abu al-F [...] | 2009-01-06 17:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KWBG KPAL IS GZ |
| 09JERUSALEM461 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/13): PALESTINIANS CALL ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 07:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM465 | PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: SIGNIFICANT GAPS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 10, Palestinian reconciliation talks began in Cairo. The talks are structured around five committees: 1) PA government formation; 2) PLO reform; 3) PA security services; 4) elections; and 5) internal reconciliation. As of March 13, significant gaps became evident on ke [...] | 2009-03-13 15:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL EG |
| 09JERUSALEM466 | PA'S HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION PLAN HINGES ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) has moved quickly to put in place a program to assist Gaza residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed during IDF operations in January. The USD 350 million PA plan, designed by PM Fayyad, would put money directly into the hands of individuals [...] | 2009-03-13 15:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ECON KWBG PGOV IS |
| 09JERUSALEM475 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/16): "WAITING FOR AGREEMENT" [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 13:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM48 | WEST BANK POLITICAL FIGURES GIVE THE PA MIXED [...] (C) Summary. West Bank political figures told ConGen that their constituencies are frustrated and angry with Israeli military operations in Gaza. They gave a mixed review of the PA's handling of the crisis, but suggested that PA President Abbas (Abu Mazen) can only lose Palestinian support [...] | 2009-01-06 18:03:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS KWBG KPAL IS GZ |
| 09JERUSALEM480 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/17): A CALL FOR A [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-17 11:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM481 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/18): THEORIES ON WHO IS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 11:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM487 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/19): "DIMINISHING CHANCES FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 11:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM489 | GAZA: TUNNEL ACTIVITY PICKS UP AS RESTRICTIONS ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: ConGen contacts in Gaza report that smuggling into Gaza via the tunnels is increasing. Contacts say that large shipments of fuel, food, and electronics from Egypt were transferred into Gaza March 14-19. At the same time, the GOI and Hamas are each making it difficult for aid [...] | 2009-03-19 14:57:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON PREL EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PTER EG |
| 09JERUSALEM490 | IDF ARRESTS HAMAS POLITICAL FIGURES IN THE WEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The IDF arrested 20 senior Hamas officials in the West Bank overnight on March 18-19. The IDF also re-arrested a separate set of lower-profile Hamas during the week of March 9. Both Hamas and the PA President's office put out statements criticizing the arrests. END SUMMARY. [...] | 2009-03-19 15:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM491 | GOI DEMOLISHES WEST BANK RESIDENCES, DISPLACING 25 [...] (C) Summary. Israeli authorities demolished four structures on March 18, three of them residential, displacing 25 Palestinians in the village of al-'Azariya in the West Bank, just outside Jerusalem. One house was on the Palestinian side of the barrier, in a built-up area of al-'Azariya. Th [...] | 2009-03-19 16:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PREF PHUM KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM498 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/20): "WHAT COMES AFTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-20 10:59:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM50 | HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR GAZA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 6. Situation --------- 2. (SBU) The Israeli Defense Forces initiated military action against Hamas in the Gaza strip on December 27. IDF ground forces entered Gaza on January 3. Since the initiation of military action, large numbers of ci [...] | 2009-01-06 18:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EAID KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM506 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/23): PALESTINIANS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 11:29:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM51 | PA MINISTER FEARS FOR HER GAZA FAMILY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PA Cabinet Minister Tahani Abu Daqqa (please protect) told PD chief she greatly fears for the safety of her family in Gaza, who are sheltered in a single home in Abasan village. On the night of January 5, Israeli missiles struck the center of the village, shattering all the win [...] | 2009-01-07 05:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG KPAO KINR IS PREL |
| 09JERUSALEM546 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/25): PONDERING THE IMPACT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 08:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM561 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/26): PALESTINIANS ASSERT ARAB [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 11:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM563 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/27): PALESTINIANS SEE U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 05:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM572 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (03/30): CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 10:09:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM575 | PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: FATAH NEGOTIATORS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Palestinian reconciliation talks are set to resume April 1-2 in Cairo. In public statements, HAMAS officials have hardened their position against accepting prior PLO agreements and Quartet principles, specifically regarding recognition of Israel. In addition, Hamas is demanding [...] | 2009-03-30 14:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG KPAL EG |
| 09JERUSALEM599 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/02): "NETANYAHU CHANGES THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 09:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM6 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/02): "The Peace Process is [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-02 11:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM600 | PALESTINIAN REACTION TO FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. In response to an April 1 statement by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman that Israel is not obligated by the Annapolis process, PA officials labeled Lieberman "an obstacle to peace" and called on the U.S. to ensure that the new Israeli government commits to previous ag [...] | 2009-04-02 14:14:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM61 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 7, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Israeli ground operations and air strikes continued on the morning of January 7 after what Gaza-based contacts described as a relatively quiet night. Ground forces continued to fight militants around Gaza City, and moved closer to Khan Yunis without entering the city. Airstri [...] | 2009-01-07 11:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PTER MOPS IS |
| 09JERUSALEM610 | UXO DISPOSAL IN GAZA STALLED [...] (C) Summary. Unexploded ordnance (UXO) removal by the UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Gaza has stalled after coordination failures between the UN and Hamas, and between the UN and the IDF, according to UNMAS Gaza's Program Manager. He explained that tens of thousands of pounds of unexplod [...] | 2009-04-03 09:33:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PHUM PTER KWBG KPAL KHDP IS GZ |
| 09JERUSALEM615 | ATTACK KILLS ONE CHILD, INJURES ANOTHER IN WEST [...] (C) Summary. A Palestinian armed with an ax killed one child and injured a second at Bat Ayin settlement, southwest of Bethlehem, on April 2. The Gush Etzion Regional Council Chairman spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu the same day to encourage Netanyahu to strengthen the [...] | 2009-04-03 14:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PHUM ASEC IS PBTS KWBG PTER |
| 09JERUSALEM616 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/06): PALESTINIANS: PEACE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-06 10:23:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM62 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/07): GAZA - "A FASCIST WAR" [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 11:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM624 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/07): PALESTINIANS WELCOME [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 10:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM632 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/08): PALESTINIANS LAMENT LACK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 10:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM644 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/10): PALESTINIANS SEE "SLOW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-10 08:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM659 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/13): PALESTINIANS WONDER HOW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-13 09:25:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM664 | PA OFFICIALS MAINTAIN CONTROL OF COMMERCIAL [...] (C) Summary: The majority of the 100-115 truckloads/day that enter Gaza are not donations or humanitarian relief supplies, but are private sector shipments imported on a commercial basis. ConGen contacts estimate the value of commercial goods that enter Gaza daily at approximately USD two m [...] | 2009-04-14 13:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD IS KWBG PGOV PHUM |
| 09JERUSALEM665 | MUNIB AL MASRI DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION, EARLY [...] (C) Summary: In an April 13 meeting with the Consul General, independent Palestinian billionaire and PLO Central Council member Munib Al Masri said national reconciliation talks stalled on key questions concerning elections, government formation, and the PLO. Al Masri said he suggested "a [...] | 2009-04-14 13:35:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG |
| 09JERUSALEM666 | SUPERVISION AND COMPLIANCE IN GAZA BANK BRANCHES [...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings in early April, Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) and banking sector contacts outlined their supervision and compliance operations in Gaza bank branches. The PMA made a similar presentation to GOI officials at a Joint Economic Committee (JEC) meeting on [...] | 2009-04-14 13:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN IS KTFN KWBG PGOV |
| 09JERUSALEM67 | SETTLERS STRONGLY SUPPORT IDF OPERATION IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary. The Yesha Council Chairman told Poloff that four of the six IDF soldiers killed in Gaza since the beginning of military operations on December 27 were settlers from the West Bank/East Jerusalem. Settler contacts told PolOff that they strongly support IDF operations in Gaza, but [...] | 2009-01-07 13:53:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KWBG IS GZ |
| 09JERUSALEM672 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/16): PALESTINIANS SEE DOUBLE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 08:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM674 | FATAH MEMBERS JOSTLE FOR INFLUENCE AHEAD OF SIXTH [...] (C) Summary: As preparations for the Sixth Party Congress proceed, Fatah members have begun to jostle for influence over future membership in the Fatah Central Committee (FCC),which will be decided by the Congress. With delegate lists nearly finalized, aspiring Fatah leaders are competing [...] | 2009-04-16 13:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER IS KPAL KWBG |
| 09JERUSALEM675 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/17): PALESTINIANS: U.S. BEARS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 06:54:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM678 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/20): PALESTINIANS: NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 09:12:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM681 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/21): PALESTINIANS: POWERFUL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 09:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM685 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/22): PALESTINIANS EXPRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-22 10:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM690 | HAMAS-AFFILIATED "BANK" OPENS IN GAZA; PMA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Islamic National Bank (INB) opened in Gaza City on April 22. Speaking at the opening ceremony, INB CEO Ala'a al-Din Al-Rafati said that INB will offer full banking services, including taking deposits and making loans. However, the Palestinian Monetary Authority PMA) annou [...] | 2009-04-23 14:34:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN IS KTFN KWBG PGOV |
| 09JERUSALEM692 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/23): PALESTINIANS: TANGIBLE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-23 16:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM696 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/24): PALESTINIANS SEEK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-24 10:32:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM7 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 2, 1300 LOCAL: NO LET-UP IN [...] (C) Summary. From 1300 January 1 through 1300 on January 2, at least 54 rockets (including 12 Grad-types) struck Israel, injuring three Israelis. Israeli airstrikes focused on northern Gaza and Gaza City killed at least 21 Palestinians (including several children),most notably senior Hamas [...] | 2009-01-02 12:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG IS PTER MOPS ASEC |
| 09JERUSALEM702 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/27): PALESTINIAN DIVISION [...] Talal Ukal of Al-Ayyam writes in "A decision Round, not [more] talks"(4/27): "Overshadowed by an atmosphere of pessimism, or, in the best case scenario, cautious optimism, the fourth round of talks- which could very well be the last in the series of inter-Palestinian dialogue - is scheduled t [...] | 2009-04-27 09:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM71 | PA REQUESTS CASH FOR GAZA HUMANITARIAN NEEDS, [...] (SBU) Summary. The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) has asked the Bank of Israel (BOI) to facilitate transport of cash from West Bank banks to their Gaza branches. The cash is required for humanitarian and PA salary payments. The PMA request included cash required to meet UNRWA,s social [...] | 2009-01-07 18:17:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON KWBG PGOV PINR PTER |
| 09JERUSALEM711 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/28): DECISION TO CLOSE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 10:05:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM719 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (04/30): UNITY TALKS "POSTPONED" [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 10:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM72 | GAZA CONTACTS DESCRIBE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. Contacts report that aerial bombardment lessened overnight on January 6 in Gaza city, but intensified in south and central Gaza. Gaza contacts also reported a worsening humanitarian situation, with displaced persons crammed into UNRWA shelters and lengthening bread lines. They e [...] | 2009-01-07 18:20:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON IS KWBG MOPS PHUM |
| 09JERUSALEM727 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/01): NEW U.S. POLICY OF OPEN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-01 09:21:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM73 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/08): "SIGNS OF A TRUCE AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 10:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM732 | PATIENT REFERRALS FROM GAZA RESUME [...] (C) Summary: On April 27, the Palestinian Authority (PA) resumed referring patients from Gaza for medical treatment in East Jerusalem, Israel, and Jordan, following a month-long suspension resulting from a dispute between the PA and the Hamas-controlled government in Gaza. The PA's coordinator [...] | 2009-05-01 14:06:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PHUM KWBG PTER IS |
| 09JERUSALEM734 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/04): CONCERNS MOUNT OVER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 11:22:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM736 | JERUSALEM MAYOR DESCRIBES PLANS FOR SILWAN BUT [...] (C) Summary. Jerusalem Mayor Barkat told the Consul General May 1 that the Municipality is nearly ready to submit a new Jerusalem master town plan to the District Committee for approval. Barkat also said he is developing a neighborhood plan for al-Bustan, which will require the demolition o [...] | 2009-05-04 14:15:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM742 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/05): LOW EXPECTATIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-05 10:46:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM749 | HUMANITARIAN AID ACCESS TO GAZA REMAINS LIMITED [...] (SBU) UN and NGO contacts report that movement of humanitarian aid into Gaza continues to face significant obstacles. USAID and NGOs cite increased difficulty in securing access since late February. Despite GOI assurances to the USG in March and an Israeli Cabinet decision that all food woul [...] | 2009-05-06 14:48:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL EAID PGOV KWBG PTER IS |
| 09JERUSALEM75 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 8, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. The IDF maintained its positions on January 8 and continued operations around Gaza City and Rafah. Up to 10,000 Palestinians from Rafah evacuated their homes in response to leaflets warning of impending operations in the area. A humanitarian pause began at 1300. Three rocket [...] | 2009-01-08 12:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PTER MOPS IS |
| 09JERUSALEM751 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/07): PALESTINIANS: LET'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 09:11:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM76 | HAMAS REPEATS CALLS FOR THE END OF ABBAS' TERM ON [...] (C) Summary. Hamas broke its recent silence on the duration of PA President Abbas' term, with its representative in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, reiterating that it will end January 9. He argued that Abbas' ineffectual handling of the crisis in Gaza, in addition to Hamas' previous legal arguments [...] | 2009-01-08 15:51:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER ASEC KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM78 | AS RESOURCES DWINDLE, GAZAN CONTACTS SHARE [...] (C) Summary. Gaza contacts reported a growing scarcity of vital resources and described to ConGenoffs the strategies they employ to survive. The internally displaced, who have moved in with family or to UNRWA shelters, face an especially dire situation, according to contacts. Even in their [...] | 2009-01-08 16:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON IS KWBG MOPS PHUM PREF |
| 09JERUSALEM785 | CODEL WEXLER DISCUSSES PA GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] (S) Summary. Congressman Wexler discussed PA government formation and other issues with President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad on May 9. Abbas and Fayyad assured the Congressman that the new Palestinian government would abide by Quartet principles, and advised the USG to separate the is [...] | 2009-05-13 10:50:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PREL PGOV OREP EAID PTER IS KWBG KPAL |
| 09JERUSALEM812 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/18): PALESTINIANS: U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 08:01:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM815 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/19): PALESTINIANS QUESTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 10:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM823 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/20): UNITY TALKS: "USELESS, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 09:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM825 | NEW FAYYAD GOVERNMENT FORMED [...] (C) Summary. A new Palestinian Authority (PA) cabinet under the leadership of PM Salam Fayyad was sworn in on May 19 by PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen). Coming after a difficult, prolonged negotiation over Ministerial positions, the new government includes representatives from four pol [...] | 2009-05-20 15:36:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KWBG |
| 09JERUSALEM843 | COORDINATION FAILURE RESULTS IN [...] (S) SUMMARY. Palestinian sources state, that in the early morning hours of May 21, two Palestinian General Intelligence (GI) officers, in the course of an Israeli-approved operation against Hamas in the West Bank city of Qalqiliya, exchanged fire with an undercover Israel Defense Forces (IDF) [...] | 2009-05-22 04:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IS MOPS |
| 09JERUSALEM849 | NEW PA CABINET SECRETARY ON GAZA RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: Newly-appointed Palestinian Authority (PA) Cabinet Secretary Hassan Abu-Libdeh said on May 21 that any new programs for Gaza recovery should come as PA initiatives, stressed that the PA's top priority for Gaza is to secure donor funding to support its plan for Gaza, and cautioned [...] | 2009-05-22 15:07:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PHUM PREL PTER KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM853 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (05/27): PALESTINIANS: "MEEK U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 09:18:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM870 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/01): CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM OVER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 14:26:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM871 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/01): CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM OVER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 14:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM872 | WEST BANK TENSIONS RISE FOLLOWING PA AND IDF [...] (C) Summary. Two security incidents have increased tension in the West Bank. The IDF killed Hamas militant 'Abd al-Majid Dudin near Hebron on May 28. Also, in the early morning of May 31, three Palestinian Authority security forces (PASF) officers, two Hamas militants, and an unarmed Hama [...] | 2009-06-01 14:58:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV PTER MOPS ASEC KWBG IS |
| 09JERUSALEM874 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/02): PALESTINIANS: GIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-02 09:40:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM875 | CODEL CASEY MEETS WITH NEW PA MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary: Codel Casey discussed problems of economic development in the West Bank and the situation in Gaza with two new ministers in the new Palestinian Authority (PA) government and two prominent figures in the Palestinian private sector. The Palestinians focused on restrictions on ac [...] | 2009-06-02 14:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV IS ECON OREP |
| 09JERUSALEM878 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/03): PALESTINIAN ANTICIPATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 08:47:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM888 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/05): DEEP PALESTINIAN CONCERN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-05 10:28:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM89 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (01/09): "SAVING GAZA TO SAVE THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 11:16:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM893 | PA SECURITY FORCES COMBAT HAMAS IN QALQILYA FOR [...] (S) Summary. PA Security Forces (PASF) killed two Hamas militants and arrested another June 4 in the second violent confrontation with Hamas in Qalqilya this week. A continuing Preventive Security Organization (PSO) investigation of the Hamas cell uncovered a sophisticated and well-armed hid [...] | 2009-06-05 14:00:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | PGOV PINS PTER MOPS KWBG KPAL IS |
| 09JERUSALEM897 | PALESTINIANS WELCOME PRESIDENT OBAMA'S JUNE 4 [...] (U) Summary. Palestinians welcomed President Obama's June 4 Cairo speech. Palestinian Authority (PA) officials praised the speech, highlighting the President's commitment to an independent Palestinian state. Several Fatah leaders told Post officers privately that President Obama's speech [...] | 2009-06-05 15:27:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS PTER KISL |
| 09JERUSALEM899 | ONE PALESTINIAN PROTESTER KILLED, AT LEAST FOUR [...] (C) IDF soldiers and Israeli border police, responding to a June 5 protest against the separation barrier in Ni'lin, killed one Palestinian and injured four others, at least one critically. A 36-year-old Palestinian protester died on the scene when hit in the chest by live fire, according to [...] | 2009-06-08 15:04:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV MOPS KWBG KPAL IS CASC |
| 09JERUSALEM900 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/08): PALESTINIANS: WAITING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 07:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM91 | GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 9, 2009, 1300 LOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Following the passage of a UNSCR calling for a cease-fire, the IDF maintained its positions on January 9 and continued operations in northern Gaza and around Khan Yunis, generally on the outskirts of urban areas. IAF and Israeli naval strikes targeted northern Gaza and some ar [...] | 2009-01-09 12:02:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWBG PTER MOPS IS |
| 09JERUSALEM945 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/09): PALESTINIANS: NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 08:13:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM970 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/10): "ISRAELI INTERESTS ARE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 09:19:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM975 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/11): PALESTINIANS: ISRAELI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 09:31:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09JERUSALEM99 | PA KEEPS A LID ON WEST BANK DEMONSTRATIONS, NO [...] (S) SUMMARY. Demonstrations took place across the West Bank on January 9, with 43 reported injuries. Hamas condemned PA public order efforts and called for more protests. PM Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on January 9 that PASF has standing orders to prevent violence and confrontations [...] | 2009-01-09 18:38:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | SECRET | KWBG PTER ASEC PGOV IS |
| 09JERUSALEM994 | JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (06/12): PALESTINIANS: END [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 10:39:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS |
| 09KABUL46 | AFGHANS PROTEST ISRAEL, U.S. OVER GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Thousands of Afghans took part in protests this week over Israeli military operations against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Some protesters voiced anger at perceived U.S. support for the Israeli government and over Palestinian civilian casualties, two themes that also resonated in in [...] | 2009-01-10 09:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KPAL AF IS IR GZ |
| 09KHARTOUM120 | ADDITIONAL FOLLOWUP TO IRANIAN FLIGHTS INFORMATION [...] (S/NF) CDA Fernandez presented talking points in reftel a to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Al-Samani al-Wasila (in the absence of FM Alor and President Bashir at the AU Summit) on February 1. RAO presented the same information through their channels to Sudanese Intelligence (NISS) on th [...] | 2009-02-01 12:34:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MASS IR SU |
| 09KHARTOUM136 | PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR CALLS FOR STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: In a February 2 meeting, CDA Fernandez warned Presidential Advisor Presidential Advisor Dr. Ghazi Salahadeen that an implosion of GOSS due to falling oil prices and revenues would have disastrous implications for Sudan and the NCP. Salahadeen responded that the NCP is a proponent [...] | 2009-02-03 15:13:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM315 | HOARSE BASHIR KICKS OFF DAYS OF ANTI-ICC, ANTI-WESTERN [...] (U) On March 5, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, now a wanted ICC indictee, kicked off the first of a series of popular demonstrations aimed at solidifying support for the regime and for the President personally. While the rhetoric has often been incendiary, the rallies have so far been peac [...] | 2009-03-08 08:35:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PREL SOCI AU UNSC SU |
| 09KHARTOUM37 | SUDANESE INTELLIGENCE CHIEF SAYS GOS READY TO WORK [...] (C) Sudanese National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS ) Chief Salah Ghosh said that the Government of Sudan (GoS) is ready to cooperate with the new US administration, particularly on the Darfur crisis. He suggested that a definitive solution to Darfur is near and could be an "early vi [...] | 2009-01-12 15:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO SOCI AU SU |
| 09KHARTOUM432 | KHARTOUM EAC CONVENES ON MARCH 27 [...] (SBU) CDA Fernandez convened a core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on Friday, March 27, to review the current security situation in Sudan after international and local media reported that the Israeli Air Force conducted airstrikes in January and February against suspected arms smugglers [...] | 2009-03-27 13:44:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC AEMR AMGT PGOV PTER SU |
| 09KHARTOUM458 | SUDAN SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (U) Keyed to ref a are the Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) responses below for northern Sudan, including Darfur. The SEPQ for ConGen Juba's Consular district will be sent via septel. ------------------ POLITICAL VIOLENCE ------------------ 2. (SBU) Demonstrations [...] | 2009-04-01 15:54:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER AMGT SU |
| 09KHARTOUM539 | CODEL KERRY'S MEETING WITH SUDANESE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16, Senator Kerry told Presidential Advisor Nafie that the change of administrations in Washington opens an opportunity for the United States and Sudan to begin a new dialogue, and he identified the provision of humanitarian assistance following the expulsion of 13 NGOs [...] | 2009-04-21 11:28:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF EAID SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU |
| 09KUALALUMPUR12 | GAZA REACTION: MALAYSIAN PM TAKES CREDIT FOR [...] (SBU) Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and Foreign Minister Rais Yatim are touting Malaysia's role in persuading UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to call the UN General Assembly (UNGA) into an emergency session. Motivated by Malaysia's perception that United Nations Security Council ( [...] | 2009-01-08 23:48:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN IS MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR23 | GAZA: PARLIAMENT VOTES TO CONDEMN ISRAEL, SEEKS [...] (SBU) In a special session of the Malaysian Parliament convened on January 12, Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi delivered a blistering condemnation of Israel, while also lambasting the United States for supporting Tel Aviv. After seven hours of speeches, Parliament unanimously endorsed a resolu [...] | 2009-01-13 10:40:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL KPAL UNSC UNGA IS MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR471 | ISLAMIST PARTY SENDS MIXED SIGNALS ON ITS FUTURE [...] (SBU) The Islamic Party of Malaysia (PAS),the Islamist opposition party, held its annual convention and biannual elections June 5- 7. Elections featured an unprecedented contest between two factions, those supporting leadership by Islamic scholars (ulamas) and those favoring more pragmatic p [...] | 2009-06-11 10:17:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KISL MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR478 | MALAYSIANS LAUD PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH, QUESTION WHETHER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Najib Razak, speaking to the press on June 11, welcomed President Obama's Cairo address and efforts to "mend the rift between the Muslim world and the West" while noting the importance of concrete measures, and offered Malaysia's cooperation with US. efforts. Opp [...] | 2009-06-14 23:35:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL KPAO SOCI MY |
| 09KUALALUMPUR942 | MALAYSIA: MFA SHARES VIEWS ON ITS UN POSITIONS [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Poloff met with Principal Assistant Secretary Jamal Sharifuddin Johan, Assistant Secretary Mohd Adlyn Mughni Shamsudin, and Assistant Secretary Nik Ady of the MFA's Multilateral Political Division on November 18 to discuss Malaysia's general voting practices in the UN, [...] | 2009-11-20 08:53:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KPAL IR IS MY |
| 09KUWAIT10 | FURTHER KUWAITI RESPONSE TO GAZA CRISIS [...] (LOU) Summary: Kuwait's Council of Ministers (COM) on January 4 called on the international community and the UNSC to take steps to halt Israeli "aggression" in Gaza; the COM also reiterated a GOK offer to open up hospitals to injured Palestinians. Several convoys of official and non-official [...] | 2009-01-05 15:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC KU |
| 09KUWAIT11 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- UPDATE ON KUWAITI MEDIA COVERAGE [...] (U) Summary and Comment. As of Monday, January 5, all Kuwaiti Arabic and English language print dailies continued to publish headlines and pictures related to the ongoing situation in Gaza. In addition to the continued front page news updates, a number of Editors-in-Chief offered editorials [...] | 2009-01-06 07:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINO EPET OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 09KUWAIT1118 | LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON DELIVERED TO KUWAITI [...] (SBU) Post delivered a copy of Secretary Clinton's letter to the office of Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on November 25. Dr. Mohammed is out of the country, as is MFA Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah. 2. (SBU) Econcouns h [...] | 2009-11-25 12:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAL EAID PGOV |
| 09KUWAIT1182 | GCC CLOSING COMMUNIQUE STAKES OUT LITTLE NEW GROUND [...] (C) GCC leaders quietly filed out of town December 16 at the conclusion of a two-day GCC Summit that made no major breakthroughs. In the absence of consensus on pressing political issues -- policy towards Iran, Palestinian reconciliation, etc., -- the communiqu hewed closely to tried and tru [...] | 2009-12-16 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER ECON IR IZ IS KU |
| 09KUWAIT215 | KUWAIT MFA DOWNBEAT ON P.A. CORRUPTION, UPBEAT ON [...] (C) Summary: During a March 3 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Undersecretary Khalid Al-Jarallah expressed satisfaction with the outcome of a Riyadh-hosted GCC donors meeting on Gaza and optimism about the progress of a separate donors meeting on Gaza in Sharm Al-Sheikh, while noting concern [...] | 2009-03-10 15:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KU IZ |
| 09KUWAIT22 | KUWAIT CONFIRMS CONTINUED AID TO GAZA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 7 meeting with Econcouns, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Mansour Al-Otaibi noted Kuwait's annual $1.5 million contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency and its $300 million commitment from the 2006 Paris Donors C [...] | 2009-01-11 08:48:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EG IS KU |
| 09KUWAIT233 | MFA ARAB AFFAIRS DIRECTOR ON IRAN, SYRIA, PEACE [...] (C) Summary: On March 10, the director of the MFA's Arab World Department, Ambassador Jassim Al-Mubaraki told EconCouns and Econoff that he was impressed with the foreign policy steps of the Obama administration, particularly its willingness to start dialogue with Syria. It was critical to co [...] | 2009-03-11 15:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PTER ECON KU |
| 09KUWAIT24 | KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - JANUARY 11 UPDATE ON KUWAITI MEDIA [...] (U) Summary and Comment. As of Sunday, January 11, all Kuwaiti Arabic and English language print dailies continued to publish headlines and pictures related to the ongoing situation in Gaza. In addition to the continued front page news updates, a number of columnists criticized the Bush Admi [...] | 2009-01-12 08:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINO EPET OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
| 09KUWAIT26 | OVERVIEW WITH MFA U/S ON JCSE, GAZA, ARAB ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: On January 9, Ambassador briefed MFA U/S Khaled Al Jarallah on the Embassy,s upcoming Joint Combined Security Exercise. She also discussed the ongoing crisis in Gaza and urged GoK support for both UNRWA and the PA. Jarallah raised his concern that if the Gaza "disaster" continued [...] | 2009-01-12 12:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PTER EAID ECON PHUM KU |
| 09KUWAIT367 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL VISIT TO [...] (C) Special Envoy Mitchell, my staff and I look forward to welcoming you to Kuwait. Your visit represents the first official high-level engagement of Kuwait's leadership by the Obama Administration. We have requested meetings with Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber Al Sabah and Fore [...] | 2009-04-15 14:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV KU JO |
| 09KUWAIT41 | JANUARY 19-20 ARAB ECONOMIC SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: On January 13, Ambassador emphasized to Kuwaiti Foreign Minster USG concern that any summit discussion on Gaza be supportive of the Egyptian-Israeli dialogue, consistent with UNSCR 1860, and that any assistance be designed to strengthen the Palestinian Authority and not Hamas. Th [...] | 2009-01-14 15:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL KPAL KU |
| 09KUWAIT486 | KUWAIT: KEEPING A WARY EYE ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Kuwaiti government officials and foreign policy analysts remain deeply suspicious of Iran's hegemonic ambitions, which they view as a serious threat to the Gulf region and the wider Middle East, and regularly raise the issue at senior meetings with USG officials, most recently wi [...] | 2009-05-14 14:39:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PGOV KU |
| 09KUWAIT54 | ARAB ECONOMIC SUMMIT: ARAB DISUNITY AND GAZA [...] (C) Summary: The Arab Economic Summit concluded January 20 in Kuwait with a "Declaration" in lieu of a "final communiqu" after leaders failed to agree on language regarding the recent hostilities in Gaza. Despite heroic efforts to paper over differences and Saudi King Abdullah's open calls fo [...] | 2009-01-21 15:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL KPAL KU |
| 09KUWAIT58 | GAZA REMAINS RALLYING CALL FOR GOK [...] (SBU) In an attempt to deflect criticism of Arab leadership divisiveness as witnessed in the January 19-20 Arab Economic Summit (reported reftel),and to appear cohesive prior to next week's (scheduled) encounter with parliament, the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers united in a statement condemn [...] | 2009-01-22 12:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PINR KU |
| 09KUWAIT6 | KUWAITIS DEMONSTRATE AGAINST GAZA ATTACKS [...] (LOU) Summary: Some 2,000 to 5,000 Kuwaitis demonstrated in front of the National Assembly building on January 3 to protest Israeli attacks on Gaza. A Member of Parliament burned an Israeli flag, while some demonstrators chanted "death to Israel" and "death to America." Speakers called on E [...] | 2009-01-05 03:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SEC KU |
| 09KUWAIT602 | GOK OPTIMISTIC ABOUT POSITIVE OUTCOMES FROM AL [...] (C) A/DCM on June 18 raised reftel points concerning the need for moderate Arab states like Kuwait to exercise leadership during the upcoming June 24 Arab League ministerial with Ahmad Al-Baker, lead official on AL issues in MFA's Arab World Department. 2. (C) In response, Al-Baker assured A/ [...] | 2009-06-18 13:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KU |
| 09KUWAIT631 | SCENESETTER FOR AA/S FELTMAN VISIT TO KUWAIT [...] (C) Dear AA/S Feltman, my staff and I look forward to welcoming you to Kuwait. Your arrival comes at an interesting moment, with a newly elected National Assembly already testing the government's resolve through the "grilling" of a senior Al Sabah minister. Your visit will provide an excellent [...] | 2009-06-25 13:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV IZ IR KU |
| 09KUWAIT676 | AA/S FELTMAN DISCUSSES IRAN, IRAQ WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: During a June 30 meeting between the Prime Minister and AA/S Feltman, the PM: -- urged ongoing dialogue with Iran, despite recent events, and the avoidance of any military option, notwithstanding his pessimistic outlook on Iran's nuclear program and the prospects for any opening [...] | 2009-07-08 05:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNC IR IZ PK KU |
| 09KUWAIT738 | SCENESETTER FOR THE AMIR OF KUWAIT'S AUGUST 3 [...] (C) The President's August 3 meeting with Kuwaiti Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al Sabah offers an opportunity to reaffirm the importance we attach to our bilateral relationship at a time when the U.S. drawdown from Iraq, efforts to move Iraq out from under Chapter VII sanctions, and concern abou [...] | 2009-07-22 15:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CVIS ECON IR IZ KU |
| 09KUWAIT87 | KUWAITI MPS SIFT THROUGH GAZA RUBBLE [...] (U) Amid ongoing calls to grill the PM, wrangling over KDOW, and rumors of pending constitutional or unconstitutional dissolution by the Amir, the Kuwaiti parliament, keeping Gaza at the forefront, managed to limp through another session January 27-28. Per ref A, Gaza continues to be the sol [...] | 2009-01-29 14:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PINR PREL KU |
| 09LAPAZ67 | LA PAZ - ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT - 2009 [...] ROAD CONDITIONS IN BOLIVIA Outside the major cities, road conditions are quite poor. Of the 42,815 Km. of roads in Bolivia, less than five percent are paved. Of the remainder, one third is topped with gravel, and the rest (approximately 60% of all the roads in country) are poorly maintained [...] | 2009-01-15 11:13:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT APER BL |
| 09LISBON254 | PORTUGAL-US BILATERAL COMMISSION; PROGRESS ON ISAF [...] (C) Summary. The U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission met in Lisbon on May 4 as part of its regular semi-annual meeting schedule and reviewed the state of the bilateral relationship. Portuguese MFA PolDir Brito said the GOP continues to study options to make good on the Prime Minister's promis [...] | 2009-05-13 15:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PGOV OVIP PO |
| 09LISBON623 | PALESTINIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS LISBON [...] (C) Deputy P/E Chief met on December 15 with Joao Neves da Costa, Portuguese MFA Director for Middle East and Maghreb Affairs, at Neves' request. Neves reported that Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado had met with Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki in Lisb [...] | 2009-12-16 13:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNGA KPAL IS PO |
| 09LONDON1745 | IRAN: XXXXXXXXXXXX MEETS ARAB AMBASSADORS IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: London Iran Watcher (poloff) attended a luncheon XXXXXXXXXXXX hosted by the XXXXXXXXXXXX in honor of XXXXXXXXXXXX. Also in attendance were the ambassadors of XXXXXXXXXXXX, as well as XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, and XXXXXXXXXXXX businessman XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXX pro [...] | 2009-07-30 10:30:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PREL KNNP IR |
| 09LONDON1750 | (S) TREASURY A/S COHEN URGES UK TO TAKE IRAN SANCTIONS; PRESS INTERPAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 13:50:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PTER ECON IR UK |
| 09LONDON1876 | FCO MINISTER IVAN LEWIS' "INTRODUCTORY" VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. Recently appointed Foreign Office Minister Ivan Lewis made his first visit to Syria and Lebanon August 3-6, in what FCO officials told us was Lewis' "introductory" visit to the region. In Syria, Lewis sought to broaden the UK's bilateral relationship with Syria and urged Syri [...] | 2009-08-12 14:36:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR LE SY UK |
| 09LONDON207 | IRAN - ANALYST KHAJEHPOUR ARGUES FOR: BROADENING [...] (C/NF) Summary: Iran's leadership is committed domestically to low-grade enrichment but is not irretrievably committed to creation of a nuclear weapon, in the view of Tehran-based political risk analyst Bijan Khajehpour, who met privately in London with U.S Ambassador to UNVIE Greg Schulte ac [...] | 2009-01-23 15:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR IS KPRP LE PGOV PHUM PINS PREL UK IA SW |
| 09LONDON617 | UK ANNOUNCES IT WILL REENGAGE WITH HIZBALLAH, BUT [...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG's decision to publicly announce that it is reestablishing ties with Hizballah was based on domestic considerations, and was not meant to surprise the USG or other allies, FCO and Cabinet Office officials told us March 10. UK officials made the decision to reengage with H [...] | 2009-03-10 16:04:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER LE SY UK |
| 09LONDON837 | IRAN/ISRAEL: REGIME INSIDER REPORTEDLY PASSES [...] (S/NF) Summary: IRGC figure Salman Safavi (refs) on April 6 reportedly said Iran's senior leadership has "no interest in engagement" with a Netanyahu government on the subject of Israeli IDF hostages possibly held by Hamas, according to a regular Embassy London contact who said he has, at Isr [...] | 2009-04-07 18:11:00 | Embassy London | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PTER KPRP IA IR IS LE UK |
| 09MADRID169 | S/I SATTERFIELD MEETING WITH SPANISH FM MORATINOS [...] (C) SUMMARY. S/I Satterfield, accompanied by Charge, briefed Spanish FM Moratinos on recent developments in Iraq, as well as Iraq's regional engagement with Arab states on February 11 and asked if Spain could make a commitment to send trainers to the NATO Training Mission-Iraq. Moratinos ag [...] | 2009-02-17 16:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IR IZ SP |
| 09MADRID170 | S/I SATTERFIELD MEETING WITH SPANISH PRESIDENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Satterfield, accompanied by Charge, briefed Spanish Secretary General of the Presidency, Bernardino Leon, on recent developments in Iraq, as well as Iraq's regional engagement with Arab states on February 12. Referring to the February 11 meeting (reported septel) in [...] | 2009-02-17 16:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IZ IR SP |
| 09MANAMA151 | BAHRAIN: SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MEETING [...] (S) Summary and introduction: Bahrain's strong ties with the U.S. are the key to the country's security, and it has long been a solid military and diplomatic partner. The Bahraini leadership is enthusiastic about the Obama administration's early engagement in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts. Fore [...] | 2009-03-13 17:04:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR IR AF BA |
| 09MANAMA183 | BAHRAIN SHARES U.S. CONCERNS AHEAD OF DOHA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: MFA Undersecretary Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told A/DCM on March 26 that Bahrain shared USG concerns about maintaining commitment to the Quartet principles and not undermining the Arab Peace Initiative. Currently, King Hamad plans to attend the Doha Summit, but developments [...] | 2009-03-26 13:56:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG KPKO MOPS PGOV PHUM AL SU XF |
| 09MANAMA236 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL [...] (SBU) Bahrain is eager to see the Obama administration,s peacemaking efforts succeed, and your visit April 20 will be big news here. King Hamad will receive you at his palace in Safariyah, joined by Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad bin Mohammad, and others. Ambassador Ereli, who is nearing [...] | 2009-04-17 16:10:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL KWBG KPAL TU IS BA |
| 09MANAMA6 | GAZA: PUBLIC GOVERNMENT CONDEMNATION, PRIVATE [...] (U) Summary: The GOB condemned Israel in strident terms for the Gaza conflict, but was more measured in private. Small demonstrations continue daily. End summary. 2. (SBU) There were small, orderly gatherings each day January 3-5, not exceeding 300 marchers. Sunni and Shi'a generally a [...] | 2009-01-05 12:09:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL BA |
| 09MANAMA701 | BAHRAINI FM TO HALE ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE, DECEMBER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 11:20:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG IS PA BA |
| 09MANILA12 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, POLITICAL [...] (C) During a breakfast meeting January 5, the Ambassador and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo discussed the Philippine peace talks with Muslim insurgents, potential for changes to the Philippine Constitution, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and external political issues. On th [...] | 2009-01-05 07:34:00 | Embassy Manila | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RP |
| 09MELBOURNE6 | Anti-Israel Protests in Melbourne and Adelaide [...] (SBU) Melbourne-based "Women for Peace" intends to hold a small vigil in front of the consulate building on January 9 to protest events in Gaza. So far, protesters have organized four rallies elsewhere in Melbourne and Adelaide over the past ten days condemning Israeli airstrikes and ground at [...] | 2009-01-08 04:15:00 | Consulate Melbourne | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PGOV PREL IS AS |
| 09MONTEVIDEO142 | SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)- [...] (C) Summary: The Spring 2009 Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) reflects continued lack of police resources and concern over a very porous border. In general, anti-US protests have declined in size and intensity since March 2007. END SUMMARY Post provides the following nu [...] | 2009-03-11 13:07:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER UY |
| 09MOSCOW1016 | RUSSIAN ANALYSTS ON IRAN, MISSILE DEFENSE, AND RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Analysts told visiting Senators Carl Levin and Bill Nelson that Russia did not consider Iran a threat, and warned the U.S. against isolating Tehran or countenancing a military option to halt the Iranian nuclear program, which would lead to instability in the Middle East. Russia [...] | 2009-04-21 10:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OREP IR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1111 | FM LAVROV DISCUSSES MISSILE DEFENSE AND IRAN WITH [...] (S) Summary. Foreign Minister Lavrov told visiting Codel Levin April 15 that arms control issues were Russia's top priority. Noting that Moscow was waiting for concrete proposals, including specific language, from the U.S. on a post-START treaty agreement, Lavrov said he recognized that the [...] | 2009-04-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR KACT IR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1113 | MFA ON THE PEACE PROCESS, ISRAEL, IRAN AND SUDAN [...] (Summary): MFA Middle East and North Africa Department Director Sergey Vershinin told us on April 28 that the GOR envisioned the proposed May 11 UNSC ministerial on the Middle East as a general discussion of the situation in the region and a chance to reiterate the Security Council's support f [...] | 2009-04-29 14:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC IS IR SU RS |
| 09MOSCOW1115 | CODEL Levin with Duma Foreign Relations Chairman Kosachev [...] (SBU) On April 15, State Duma International Relations Chairman Kosachev told Senators Levin, Collins, and Nelson that President Medvedev had issued instructions to finalize a post-START agreement by the end of the year. Although he stated that negotiators must re-link arms control and defensi [...] | 2009-04-30 06:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN RS |
| 09MOSCOW113 | RUSSIAN MFA ON GAZA, LEBANON AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In a January 16 meeting, MFA Middle East and North Africa Director Sergey Vershinin welcomed the U.S.-Israeli Anti-Smuggling MOU, which he thought would help produce the Egyptian brokered cease-fire, and urged early consultations by the Obama Administration on next steps. Vershini [...] | 2009-01-20 14:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR LE IQ IR IS RS |
| 09MOSCOW1488 | ISRAELI FM LIEBERMAN IN MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary: Israeli FM Lieberman's June 2-3 visit to Russia appears not to have broken new ground diplomatically, but cemented Moscow's impression that the Russian-speaking Lieberman is one of their own. The trip included meetings with Medvedev and Putin, as well as a lengthy discussion with [...] | 2009-06-05 13:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR IS SY GG RS |
| 09MOSCOW2298 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON [...] (C) Phil, we're all looking forward to seeing you out here next week. U.S.-Russian relations continue to feel the momentum from the July summit; your visit will be important in sharpening the focus of the Bilateral Presidential Commission and identifying areas where we can collaborate on a br [...] | 2009-09-04 10:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR SENV ECON EFIN RS |
| 09MOSCOW2443 | RUSSIA SEEKS TO BALANCE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Russian MFA Human Rights Department Section Chief Andrey Lanchikov on September 25. Lanchikov said that the GOR had not yet developed an agreed position on the Goldstone report, but commented that the U.S. and Russia shared common positions on the way f [...] | 2009-09-25 10:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS RS |
| 09MOSCOW464 | MFA ASKS HOW CAN WE AID GAZA WITHOUT INVOLVING [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on February 25 to MFA Counselor for Israel and Palestine Aleksandr Rudokov, who said that Russia recognized the importance of the March 2 conference in Sharm al-Sheikh to address the humanitarian needs of the Palestinian people, but previous commitments could [...] | 2009-02-25 14:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG RS |
| 09MOSCOW496 | RUSSIA SET ON A MOSCOW MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Lavrov's February 15-19 visit to the Middle East reinforced Russia's intention to convene a Moscow Middle East conference (and ward off Sarkozy's entry into the race for MEPP summitry). The GOR now aims to hold an April or May meeting that Russian officials argu [...] | 2009-02-27 14:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE IR IS SY RS XF |
| 09MOSCOW69 | RUSSIA UNSURE OF HAMAS' UNITY, WILL NOT MEDIATE [...] (C) MFA Counselor for Israel and Palestine Viktor Simakov told us on January 14 that DFM Saltanov found his recent discussions in Damascus with Hamas political leader Mesha'al "difficult" because of Hamas' "tough position" that called for an immediate Israeli cease-fire and withdrawal of troops [...] | 2009-01-14 14:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS RS |
| 09MOSCOW861 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL ROGERS TO MOSCOW, [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow warmly welcomes your visit to Russia next week. Your trip comes following the first meeting between President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1, which was seen by both sides as very positive and reaffirming the mutual desire to "reset" the U.S.-Russia rela [...] | 2009-04-03 15:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OREP PINR MARR PARM RS |
| 09MOSCOW895 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL LEVIN TO MOSCOW, [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow warmly welcomes your visit to Russia next week. Your trip comes following the first meeting between President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1, which was welcomed by both sides as reaffirming the mutual desire to "reset" the U.S.-Russia relationship. Whil [...] | 2009-04-08 07:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OREP PINR MARR PARM PHUM RS |
| 09MUNICH22 | MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE - FOCUS ON IRAN [...] (U) In remarks at the Munich Security Conference (MSC),February 6-8, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani repeatedly emphasized that the West -- and the U.S. in particular -- has been applying a double standard towards Iran since the Iranian revolution. He argued that it is up to th [...] | 2009-02-10 16:36:00 | Consulate Munich | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NATO GM |
| 09MUSCAT1025 | OMAN - REPLY TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (C) While Pol Econ Chief was presenting other demarches at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Counselor Ahmad bin Sa'id bin Umar al-Kathiri, Deputy Director of the American Affairs Department, took the opportunity to comment for the first time on the Embassy's previously delivered demarche on the [...] | 2009-11-18 11:41:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL IS MU |
| 09MUSCAT1069 | OMAN: ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador presented the demarche on Israel's Settlement Moratorium to the Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs on December 6. The FM replied that Israel will not stop settlement building, as it views the land as Israeli, not Palestinian. He also was convinced that [...] | 2009-12-07 12:57:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG IS MU |
| 09MUSCAT126 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: This week, government daily "Oman" wrote that hidden powers are trying to create instability in Iraq, acknowledging that the U.S. has played a positive role in Iraq's quest for stability. On February 15, "Oman" called again for a truce in Gaza, proposing conditions for each side. Pri [...] | 2009-02-17 10:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
| 09MUSCAT13 | OMAN BLASTS UN SECURITY COUNCIL FOR FAILING TO [...] (C) Summary: Convoking resident ambassadors of UN Security Council member nations, Oman's foreign minister excoriated the Council for failing to enact a resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza without preconditions and equated its inaction with the condoning of the killing of innocent [...] | 2009-01-05 15:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG UN MU |
| 09MUSCAT154 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER GIVES HIS LATEST TAKE ON PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Recounting his meeting in Damascus with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi told the Ambassador February 28 that he believes Hamas is ready to agree to a renewable ceasefire and to join the political process to help achieve a final Is [...] | 2009-03-02 13:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL KWBG IZ AF MU |
| 09MUSCAT251 | EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR REVIEWS PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S MARCH 18-22 [...] (C) Summary: In his March 18-22 visit to Muscat, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Sultan Qaboos: -- shared their optimism about the new U.S. administration; -- agreed that continuing divisions among the Palestinians, compounded by Iranian interference and unhelpful Qatari and [...] | 2009-03-30 05:59:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EG QA IR MU |
| 09MUSCAT27 | OMANI PROTESTS AGAINST EVENTS IN GAZA TAKE [...] (C) Summary: More demonstrations against Israeli actions in Gaza took place in three separate Omani cities the afternoon of January 9. While remaining peaceful, protesters - some of whom displayed signs of support for Hamas and/or Hizballah - burned Israeli flags and increasingly turned thei [...] | 2009-01-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL KPAL KPAO KWBG MU |
| 09MUSCAT37 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER PREVIEWS PROPOSED ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche January 14 to Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. The Minister explained that the proposed emergency Arab League (AL) meeting in Kuwait was not meant to undermine Egyptian efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza, but rat [...] | 2009-01-14 13:42:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG ECON MU |
| 09MUSCAT387 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION [...] SUMMARY: This week in Omani dailies, private "Al Watan" criticized the U.S. for setting the same conditions before Hamas as the previous administration. On April 24, "Al Watan" said that the U.S. must treat all its international partners by the same criteria, noting U.S. policy towards Pakis [...] | 2009-04-27 13:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
| 09MUSCAT4 | SULTAN'S MESSAGE TO IRAN: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (C) Oman's Special Advisor to the Sultan for Cultural, Affairs Abdul 'Aziz al-Rowas, was dispatched by Sultan Qaboos to Tehran on December 15, 2008 (reftel) to deliver a surprisingly blunt message to the Iranian leadership. In a meeting with the Ambassador January 3, the once powerful Infor [...] | 2009-01-04 12:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR MU |
| 09MUSCAT55 | ASSESSMENT OF OMANI GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO LOCAL IRE OVER [...] (C) Summary: The Omani government's response to events in Gaza indicates an increasing awareness of and concern about public opinion. By permitting numerous demonstrations and media content outside the bounds of official positions on Egypt and Hamas, the government has given freer rein to po [...] | 2009-01-21 14:27:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO KWBG MU |
| 09MUSCAT6 | OMANIS CONTINUE PROTESTS AGAINST ISRAELI ACTIONS [...] (C) Following smaller peaceful protests on December 28 against Israeli air strikes in Gaza (reftel),a large demonstration denouncing Israel took place January 2 outside the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat following afternoon prayers. The Royal Oman Police (ROP) estimated the number of [...] | 2009-01-05 10:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV KPAL KWBG MU |
| 09MUSCAT7 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION: GAZA, DISUNITY, AND AGGRESSION [...] SUMMARY: This week, Omani dailies remained fixed on the Gaza crisis, condemning Israel and calling for Arab unity. Columnists used the beginning of 2009 to reflect on general factors leading to the current violence. Government daily "Oman" said 2008 saw an important decline in Arab unity, af [...] | 2009-01-05 12:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO KMDR MU |
| 09MUSCAT78 | OMAN'S ENVOY TO IRAN ADVISES POSTPONING U.S. DIALOG WITH [...] (C) Sultan Qaboos' Special Envoy to Iran and Advisor for Cultural Affairs, Abdul 'Aziz al Rowas, advises against U.S. dialog with Tehran until after the Iranian presidential elections. Speaking with the Ambassador January 27, Al Rowas suggested that proposing direct talks now would make the U [...] | 2009-01-28 12:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL IR MU |
| 09MUSCAT86 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER LASHES OUT AT "DESTRUCTIVE U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yusef bin Alawi, strongly criticized the U.S. for interfering in the affairs of other nations during a January 13 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber. Using uncharacteris [...] | 2009-02-02 13:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL MU |
| 09MUSCAT93 | EGYPTIAN COM CONFIRMS OMANI GOVERNMENT CONCERN OVER PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: According to the Egyptian ambassador to Muscat, the Omani government facilitated recent public protests over the situation in Gaza to let both Omanis and expatriate residents vent their anger. The Egyptian COM also confirmed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) had set-up [...] | 2009-02-03 14:27:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KWBG MU |
| 09NDJAMENA223 | OBAMA'S SPEECH IN CAIRO RECEIVES WARM WELCOME IN CHAD [...] (U) The U.S. Embassy in Ndjamena held rebroadcasts June 9 and 10 of President Obama's June 4 Cairo speech. The rebroadcasts were in French and Arabic, respectively, in this barely-majority Muslim country. Reaction was almost uniformly positive, with participants stressing that they hoped to [...] | 2009-06-12 08:20:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KPAO OIIP CD |
| 09NEWDELHI115 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENTIAL [...] SUMMARY: The Indian media reported and commented widely on the incoming and outgoing Presidents. Reports said President Bush on Monday made a round of farewell phone calls to world leaders, while President-elect Obama and his wife Michelle attended the Lincoln Memorial inaugural concert in Wa [...] | 2009-01-20 11:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI12 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, WAR [...] "PAKISTAN IN DEEP CRISIS," op-ed article in January 4 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "The only contribution of Pakistan in the war against terror is that it is the origin of terrorism, safe haven for Al-Qaida and the hub of the Pakistani and Afghan [...] | 2009-01-05 11:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI1490 | MEDIA REACTION: SECSTATE INDIA VISIT, INDO-PAK [...] "TERRORISM, PAKISTAN AND HILLARY CLINTON'S INDIA VISIT," editorial in July 17 centrist Marathi daily NAVSHAKTI: "The Indian government is as usual is in a state of high alert in order to protect its financial capital - Mumbai -- from yet another terror attack. On the other hand, the Pakistani [...] | 2009-07-20 07:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI20 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, MIDDLE [...] "UNNECESSARY STEP," editorial in January 5 right-of- center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Home Minister P. Chidambaram's upcoming U.S. visit to share evidence of Pakistani links to the Mumbai attacks means the U.S. is not convinced of Pakistan's complicity in the Mumbai carnage. With an FBI team [...] | 2009-01-06 10:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI214 | MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, PALESTINE / GAZA [...] "OBAMA'S AFGHANISTAN POLICY," editorial in January 23 centrist Cuttack Oriya daily SAMAJA. "President Obama's plan to deploy 30,000 troops to Afghanistan to intensify the war on terror has received only lukewarm response from the European nations. At the upcoming April 3 NATO Summit Obama wi [...] | 2009-02-04 10:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI234 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN/OBAMA PRESIDENCY, SRI [...] "INDIA'S EXPECTATIONS For OBAMA" op-ed article by former diplomat Rajendra Abhyankar in the February 6, 2009, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "It is welcome that the new U.S. President feels that Pakistan needs to play a more positive role in the interest of peace and stabilit [...] | 2009-02-06 11:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI25 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "THE CRAFTY MOVES OF PAKISTANI ARMY" editorial in the January 7, 2009, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "It would be naove to conclude that Pakistan- based terrorist outfits were the sole engineers of the Mumbai terror attacks. It is as naove as the assumption that a singular a [...] | 2009-01-07 10:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI260 | MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA PRESIDENCY, PAKISTAN, [...] "GREAT EXPECTATIONS FROM OBAMA," op-ed in the February 10 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by right-wing economist Bharat Jhunjhunwala: "Gandhi's photo hangs in Obama's office. He says India and the U.S. are natural partners. This talk is fine, but kind of superficial. Obama's mission is to salvage t [...] | 2009-02-11 11:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI365 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN/INDO-PAK RELATIONS, [...] "DISQUALIFICATION OF 'SHARIFS'", editorial in the February 26 right-of-center Urdu daily HINDUSTAN EXPRESS, New Delhi: "Every sane human being has a right to tell Pakistani rulers, judiciary and authorities that they should finally come to their senses and leave the path that leads to death an [...] | 2009-02-27 09:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI52 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GAZA; [...] "DOES AJMAL KASAB DESERVE SYMPATHY?" editorial in the January 10, 2009, Mumbai edition of right-of-center Marathi daily SAAMNA. "Pakistan-based terrorists, the ones who wreaked havoc in Mumbai on 26/11, came with the definite purpose of full-scale mayhem and bloodshed. Similarly, the ones who [...] | 2009-01-12 11:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI6 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "SOFTENING OR ACTING?" editorial in January 1 nationalist RASHTRIYA SAHARA Hindi daily: "Pakistan's National Security Advisor Durrani's not ruling out that captured Mumbai militant Kasab is a Pakistani national indicates a softening in Pakistan's attitude. But, that's not without reason. Besid [...] | 2009-01-02 10:19:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI61 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, MIDDLE [...] "SHAMELESS STATEMENT," editorial in January 12 right- of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "Drawing a parallel with the Israeli strikes in Gaza, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Gilani has accused the international community of double standards saying that it was more concerned about the Mumbai [...] | 2009-01-13 11:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI74 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, MIDDLE [...] "WAR NOT AN OPTION," op-ed in the January 13 NAVBHARAT TIMES Hindi daily by Joginder Singh, former director of India's Central Bureau of Investigation: "Addressing chief ministers of Indian states, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently conceded that the defense mechanisms to thwart terror thr [...] | 2009-01-14 11:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NEWDELHI98 | MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, U.S.- [...] "EXHAUSTED STRATEGIES..." op-ed article by columnist Ajay Lele in the January 16, 2009, Mumbai edition of centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL. "Terrorist Ajmal Kasab's arrest and interrogation is the only instance in which India has compelled Pakistan to admit Pakistani complicity in terrorist viol [...] | 2009-01-16 11:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN |
| 09NICOSIA181 | CYPRIOT STANCE AT MARCH GAERC/GYMNICH [...] (C) On March 12, Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA European Union desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Starting with the upcoming GAERC, and in particular with its Western Balkans discussion component, Panayiotou assured that the GOC position on Bosnia remains the same, and that the GOC believe [...] | 2009-03-13 14:45:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SU GZ HR MW IR IS BO SY CY |
| 09NICOSIA194 | EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGIONAL STRATEGIC [...] (C) Meeting in Nicosia February 24, U.S. Ambassadors and interagency representatives covering the Eastern Mediterranean RSI region discussed ways to strengthen counterterrorism efforts in an environment characterized by new migration waves from the Middle East to Europe, the aftermath of the I [...] | 2009-03-19 12:14:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PTER PREL EAID ASEC GR TU CY |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT167 | MAURITANIAN JUNTA ASKS ISRAELIS TO LEAVE [...] (C) Israeli Ambassador Miki Arbel called Charge evening of March 1 advising that he had been convoked that afternoon by the MFA Secretary General and asked to reciprocate actions taken by the Mauritanian authorities by closing his embassy and leaving. The Secretary General said Mauritania had [...] | 2009-03-02 11:39:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV USAU IS MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT191 | FNDD READOUT ON QADHAFI'S MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary: On the day of President Abdallahi's return from Libya and the eve of Qadhafi's visit to Mauritania, rotating FNDD President Abdel Koudouss Abeidna remains skeptical about the success of a Libyan mediation and believes only targeted sanctions will precipitate a solution to the c [...] | 2009-03-09 12:18:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM USAU LY MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT226 | MAURITANIA: POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (C) Summary: For the week of March 22-26, Charge visited President Abdallahi in Lemden, and met with FNDD Tawassoul members in Nouakchott. The AU reaffirmed sanctions against Mauritania in the wake of Qadhafi's "mediation" visit. The Iranian Foreign Minister visited Mauritania, while the RF [...] | 2009-03-30 07:58:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM KPAO MR |
| 09NOUAKCHOTT375 | MAURITANIANS REACT TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO [...] (SBU) The speech: In response to Reftel, Post hosted twenty political actors, religious leaders, and journalists at the Embassy to watch President Obama's speech delivered at Cairo University on June 4. The audience watched and listened intently to the live satellite broadcast of the speech [...] | 2009-06-04 15:22:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KDEM KPAO MR |
| 09OSLO114 | PART II: RISING NORWEGIAN ANTI-SEMITISM AFFECTING [...] (C) Summary: Anti-Semitism in Norway, and the expression of anti-Semitic comments, has increased since the Gaza war. The small Norwegian Jewish community is wary of being targeted, and "Jew" has become more popular as an epithet. While the issue of anti-Semitism is frequently debated in the me [...] | 2009-02-13 14:48:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF KWBG SOCI PREL PGOV PINR IS NO |
| 09OSLO115 | PART I: CONSTRAINTS ON NORWAY'S MIDDLE EAST ROLE? [...] (C) Summary: Norway aspires to be a leader in Middle East peace negotiations and could be a genuine asset in bringing peace to the region. Norway's diplomatic principles, focus on dialogue, and mediation history have helped raise Norway's profile as a peacemaker. Its tense relationship with I [...] | 2009-02-13 14:48:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PGOV PINR IS NO |
| 09OSLO116 | PART III: NORWEGIAN FM STOERE: THE WORLD AT HIS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 14:49:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KPAL IS NO |
| 09OSLO179 | NORWEGIANS HAPPY WITH SHARM EL-SHEIK INROADS, [...] (C) Summary: The GON found the conference in Sharm el-Sheik both constructive and surprisingly positive in tone, and hopes it will help bring Arab and Gulf donors deeper into the AHLC framework. Norway continues to emphasize the structural importance of the Palestinian Authority (PA) in Gaza, [...] | 2009-03-19 10:48:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EUN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER NO |
| 09OSLO199 | JAGLAND'S CANDIDACY FOR NEXT COE SECRETARY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary. Thorbjorn Jagland is a leading Norwegian politician whose thoughtful comments often crystallize debates and support US positions. While he was the subject of some controversy while he was Prime Minister, he is now a seasoned elder statesman who would be a strong candidate to hea [...] | 2009-03-26 12:17:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM COE NO |
| 09OSLO549 | NORWAY'S SEPTEMBER 14 NATIONAL ELECTIONS: LOTS OF DRAMA, [...] (U)Summary: With the Red Green governing coalition and the center-right opposition parties neck and neck, Monday's national election is destined to be a close one. The latest polls indicate a slim opposition victory, which would give them a majority of the seats in the national assembly and [...] | 2009-09-10 16:09:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL NO |
| 09OSLO624 | NORWAY'S TUNE ON ISRAEL, THE PEACE PROCESS, AND [...] (C) Summary: On October 7, Charge Heg had a constructive discussion about overall U.S. Norway cooperation in the Middle East with senior Norwegian diplomats Jorn Gjelstad, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East Section, and Special Envoy to the Middle East Jon Hanssen-Bauer. [...] | 2009-10-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PTER KPAL IS IQ NO |
| 09OSLO722 | NORWAY STILL DECIDING HOW TO VOTE ON ISRAEL - [...] (C) Summary: As of the morning of November 19, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) was still undecided as to how to vote on the three UNGA resolutions into which Goldstone report language has been inserted; the Middle East section was consulting with the MFA legal department to con [...] | 2009-11-19 10:30:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE NO |
| 09OSLO739 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO OSLO [...] (S) Mr. President, your visit to Oslo to accept the Nobel Peace Prize is of great significance to the Norwegians. Norway is a geographically mid-sized country with a population on par with Colorado, and, according to the IMF, a 2009 GDP per capita just below 100,000 USD - surpassed in the wo [...] | 2009-11-30 15:25:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | OVIP PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SENV MOPS NO |
| 09OTTAWA154 | SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE - [...] This Message is SECRET/NOFORN. ---------------------------- 2. POLITICAL VIOLENCE ---------------------------- ---------------------------- I. (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS ---------------------------- A. Human rights groups, small political protest/grass roots organizations and Canadian Aboriginal group [...] | 2009-02-27 22:09:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | ASEC PTER |
| 09OTTAWA492 | CANADA REACTS OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE TO [...] (U) Summary: Across Canada the reaction to President Obama,s June 4 speech in Cairo was overwhelmingly positive. Canadian Muslim leaders, national and local politicians and journalists described the speech as inspirational, respectful, and empowering. Many remarked it was a turning point in U [...] | 2009-06-25 14:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PINR PTER SCUL KPAO CA |
| 09OTTAWA610 | CANADA IN THE UNHRC: A CHAMPION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. Canada closed its three year term on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) with an enhanced reputation as a strong advocate for human rights protection and democracy promotion worldwide. During its term, Canada was a spirited advocate -- condemning human rights abuses, standing alon [...] | 2009-08-06 20:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM UNHCR CA |
| 09PANAMA171 | PANAMA'S SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 13:54:00 | Embassy Panama | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER |
| 09PARIS107 | FRENCH OVERVIEW OF GAERC TALKS ON GAZA, GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Summary. On January 23, MFA Chief of EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Patrick Maisonnave provided an overview of the two primary topics for discussion at the January 26-27 GAERC. Foremost, the Foreign Ministers will discuss a way ahead on the Gaza crisis, starting with a non-paper [...] | 2009-01-23 17:38:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV PHUM KPAL IS FR |
| 09PARIS1125 | MIDDLE EAST PEACE: FRENCH MFA ON SARKOZY-MUBARAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: French MFA Middle East Director Patrice Paoli told Political Minister Counselor August 11 that the French await a response to the letter sent August 6 by Presidents Sarkozy and Mubarak to President Obama, calling for a Middle East peace summit this autumn. "We don't necessarily [...] | 2009-08-14 15:18:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PGOV PREL KPAL IS FR |
| 09PARIS1189 | FRENCH MFA VIEWS ON THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. France sees Syria as a conduit for passing messages to the obstinate regime in Tehran and it believes that Syria is the only country Iran trusts, according to French MFA Middle East DAS Ludovic Pouille. Through its rapprochement, Pouille explained August 20, the Government of F [...] | 2009-08-31 12:40:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PGOV PREL FR |
| 09PARIS135 | WHY SARKOZY THINKS ENGAGING SYRIA IS WORKING [...] (S/NF) Summary: Over the past 12 months, President Sarkozy has portrayed his Syria policy as one of performance-based, carefully benchmarked engagement -- engagement that could be easily halted or reversed in the event of Syrian back-sliding. Although Sarkozy has publicly touted this policy [...] | 2009-01-30 12:10:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | FR PGOV PREL SY |
| 09PARIS1394 | FRENCH RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloffs discussed Ref A demarche on October 14 with MFA UN/IO officers Jean-Luc Delvert (human rights) and Frederic Jung (UNSC Middle East issues) who confirmed that France shares most of the U.S. perspective on the handling of the Goldstone report. Jung confirmed that France would likel [...] | 2009-10-14 16:41:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KPAL IS FR |
| 09PARIS1442 | MUSLIM-JEWISH RELATIONS IN FRANCE FOLLOWING GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During a series of recent meetings, French officials responsible for developing and implementing GOF policy toward organized religion told poloff that the January 2009 conflict in Gaza continues to strain institutional and communal relations between France's two large [...] | 2009-10-28 09:23:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL FR |
| 09PARIS286 | ENGAGING SYRIA: INSIGHTS FROM JEAN-CLAUDE COUSSERAN [...] (S) Summary: Veteran Middle East troubleshooter and former French Ambassador to Syria (among other posts) Jean-Claude Cousseran assessed that recent improvements in Syrian behavior constituted a tactical shift rather than a strategic change of behavior; nevertheless, he felt the West should exploit [...] | 2009-02-26 15:49:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL PGOV FR SY |
| 09PARIS410 | SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT’S BILATERAL MEETING [...] (S/NF) Key points: -- Your visit comes at a historic time. Nicolas Sarkozy is the most pro-American French President since World War II and is, at the moment, arguably the most influential leader in Europe. Sarkozy,s goodwill and your prestige give us an unprecedented opportunity to cement the posi [...] | 2009-03-20 16:07:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO FR AF RU |
| 09PARIS463 | THE FRENCH ON PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION: [...] (C) Key points: -- President Sarkozy and FM Kouchner see no alternative to Palestinian reconciliation. France will likely find a way to engage with a Palestinian unity government even if that means breaking consensus within the EU; -- In the French view, demanding that Hamas formally acc [...] | 2009-03-27 16:51:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL KWBG EUN FR IS |
| 09PARIS769 | SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR MITCHELL'S VISIT TO PARIS [...] (S/NF) Summary. Senator Mitchell: The timing of your second visit to Paris could not be better. You will find your interlocutors energized by the President,s speech in Cairo and his subsequent visit to Paris and Normandy. They will be eager to follow up on the President,s bilat with Presi [...] | 2009-06-09 16:16:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL FR |
| 09PARIS786 | FRENCH GAERC PREVIEW: MIDDLE EAST, BALKANS, CUBA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 12, French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona previewed the June General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Themes to be discussed at next week's GAERC include Cuba, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, and the Western Bal [...] | 2009-06-12 14:50:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN CU WE GZ IS LE SY YI BK HR SI GG |
| 09PARIS946 | FRENCH SENATE LEADERS ON MIDDLE EAST: YEMEN, PEACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After visiting over 250 dignitaries in every country in the Middle East (except Oman),two French Senate Foreign Affairs Committee members stated July 9 that French foreign policy in the Middle East should set three priorities: 1) advance the Israeli-Palestinian peace process; 2) pre [...] | 2009-07-13 08:43:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL FR |
| 09PARIS986 | FRENCH MFA MID-EAST DIRECTOR ON IRAN, PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Middle East Director (Assistant Secretary equivalent) Patrice Paoli emphasized to WE Office Director Maureen Cormack July 16 the importance of persuading European and USG allies around the world to recognize, and act to prevent, the destabilizing consequences of a nuclear-arm [...] | 2009-07-21 17:03:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL FR |
| 09PARISFR76 | GAZA/JERUSALEM DOMINATE UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD INFORMATION [...] Summary: Middle East issues dominated the information session for Executive Board members held by UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura on January 16. Arab states repeatedly urged Matsuura to be more active in protecting educational and cultural facilities in Gaza. The latter undertook to [...] | 2009-01-20 15:32:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO PREL KWBG IS EG JO |
| 09PARTO10901 | (U) Secretary Rice's Participation in the January 6, [...] SUMMARY. The Security Council, with participation from the President of the Palestinian Authority, the Israel Permanent Representative, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Norway, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Qatar, met in an open session on Jan [...] | 2009-01-09 23:54:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL UNSC IS |
| 09PARTO41305 | Secretary Clinton's March 31, 2009 conversation [...] (U) March 31, 2009; 9:00 a.m.; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary Lew SRAP Holbrooke A/S Fried Ms. Abedin, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary Mr. Sullivan, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary Mr. Falls (Embassy Notetaker) NETHERLAN [...] | 2009-04-13 19:34:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | SECRET | OVIP PREL NL AF PHUM RU NATO |
| 09PRAGUE103 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 20 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the February 23-24 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Gaza, Afghanistan, the Western Balkans, [...] | 2009-02-20 18:45:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ PGOV PREL IS SU HR XG |
| 09PRAGUE263 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING MAY GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 14 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the May 18-19 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: the EU's Anti-Piracy efforts, Georgia, the EU-Ru [...] | 2009-05-15 15:46:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL CE XF ZJ XA |
| 09PRAGUE27 | A/S FRIED AND EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS' TROIKA [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 9 Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried met in troika format (Czech EU Presidency and following Swedish Presidency, European Commission, and European Council Secretariat) at the Political Director level. The discussion primarily focused on the Middle East and the Western B [...] | 2009-01-14 16:12:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZI SO SU CD |
| 09PRAGUE45 | CZECH EU PRESIDENCY: COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 21 emboff spoke with Magdalena Janesova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the January 26-27 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were her comments on: Gaza, the Balkans, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Belar [...] | 2009-01-23 16:57:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL ZI SO SU AF BO |
| 09RABAT170 | GAZA, GUANTANAMO, AND A LEFTIST THAW: MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) A leftist human rights activist broke a long-standing boycott to meet with us on February 17, after he was barred from entering Tunis for a human rights conference in late January. The fact of the meeting was a sign of a nascent but broad thaw beginning to take place due to the change [...] | 2009-02-25 18:37:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS MO |
| 09RABAT172 | CHARGE'S CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER FASSI FIHRI: [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri (TFF) told Charge February 25 that he would go to the Sharm el Sheikh donor conference and looked forward to meeting the Secretary. He believed that Mauritania should be included in what he viewed as an Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) meeting there an [...] | 2009-02-26 17:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PBTS KPAL WI AG IR IS MO MR |
| 09RABAT290 | MOROCCO,S ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST PEACE [...] (C) Summary: Senator Mitchell, we warmly welcome your proposed trip to Morocco. King Mohammed VI and his government are anxious to exchange ideas with you. Morocco can play an important, if secondary, role in the Middle East Peace Process. The Government of Morocco (GOM) is supportive of [...] | 2009-04-06 18:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL KPAL KWBG IS MO |
| 09RABAT44 | OSAC/CRIME SAFETY REPORT FOR MOROCCO [...] The following information is keyed to reftel. I. OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: A. CRIME THREATS: In general, crime in Morocco does not pose a great threat to Americans visiting or working in this country. However, every individual visiting or working in a foreign country sho [...] | 2009-01-16 13:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC AMGT APER MO |
| 09RABAT484 | ISRAELI DIPLOMATS EXPECT MORE FROM MOROCCO [...] (S/NF) Summary: Morocco and Israel took advantage of Israeli participation in the June 3-5 Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism seminar in Rabat to re-launch a diplomatic relationship that had been on ice since the Israeli military action in Gaza in December 2008 and January 2009. [...] | 2009-06-09 17:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL EAIR KPAL MO IS |
| 09RABAT490 | MOROCCAN ENTHUSIASM FOR PRESIDENT'S CAIRO [...] (U) Summary: At five separate events organized around President Obama's speech last week, Mission Morocco not only saw and heard the extraordinarily positive reaction of Moroccans first hand, but also helped shape insights that found their way directly into the media. The Mission also amplif [...] | 2009-06-10 23:11:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OIIP KPAO MO |
| 09RABAT6 | MOROCCAN FM STAYING IN NEW YORK TO GET GAZA [...] (C) MFA COS Bourita (protect) told Polcouns this afternoon that FM Fassi Fihri was in New York with the Arab FM delegation, led by Saudi FM el Faisal. They were about to go into a meeting with the SYG. Bourita said the Arab Group was seeking an UNSC resolution which would produce an immedia [...] | 2009-01-05 18:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL KWBG UNSC MO |
| 09RABAT865 | SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Clinton, we look forward to your return to Morocco. Since your visits as First Lady, and in particular in the ten years since King Mohammed VI ascended to the throne, the Kingdom has made great strides in promoting gender equality, sound economic principles, and relig [...] | 2009-10-23 10:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL PHUM ECON MASS KWMN KPAL WI MO |
| 09RABAT952 | CIVIL SOCIETY AND G8-BMENA GOVERNMENTS MEET AT SIXTH FORUM FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 15:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV ECON KMPI XF XT CA |
| 09RABAT98 | Special Media Reaction: President Obama's initial days spark [...] The Moroccan press has widely and enthusiastically covered the major events of President Obama's first few weeks in office, highlighting the messages directed to the Muslim world in his inaugural address, the initial decisions to close Gitmo and CIA secret prisons and restrict interrogation te [...] | 2009-02-03 10:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI MO |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO7 | O GLOBO NEWSPAPER ON GAZA CONFLICT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 15:56:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIYADH129 | INFLUENTIAL SAUDI PRINCE SPEAKS CANDIDLY ABOUT GAZA [...] (C) HRH Prince Mishari bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, deputy commander of the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) in the Eastern Province (EP),met with Consul General (CG) Kenny at the Consulate in Dhahran on Sunday, January 18. PolOff and RSO were also present. The Prince is the second ran [...] | 2009-01-19 15:18:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER |
| 09RIYADH134 | SAUDIS TO OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: PEACE PROCESS NOW [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) SAUDIS PLEASED WITH AMBASSADORIAL EXTENSION: In a January 18 meeting, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal warmly welcomed the news that Ambassador Fraker,s tenure had been extended to facilitate the transition between US administrat [...] | 2009-01-20 13:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SAIS IS KPAL |
| 09RIYADH1386 | SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER URGES US STATEMENT OF [...] (C) In a warm introductory meeting, a relaxed Saudi FM Saud provided Ambassador Smith with a tour d'horizon of bilateral and regional issues. Bilaterally, the top priorities were removing impediments to people-to-people contacts and intensifying official consultations. Saud assessed that Mi [...] | 2009-10-20 08:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL SA IS SY |
| 09RIYADH14 | DEMARCHE TO SAUDIS FOR UNRWA FLASH APPEAL [...] (C) On January 4, DCM discussed the situation in Gaza with Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Organizations, Prince Turki Saud Al Kabir. DCM noted that any ceasefire should be durable, include an end to smuggling and a re-opening of border crossings in accordance to the [...] | 2009-01-05 13:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PHUM PREL KWRG IS SA |
| 09RIYADH15 | WORRIED ABOUT IRAN, SAUDIS TRY TO MOLLIFY PUBLIC [...] (C) IMMEDIATE CEASE-FIRE: Both publicly and privately, Saudi officials have made clear that their first priority is an immediate cease-fire, which they believe needs to be crafted through multilateral channels. The Saudis strongly prefer to take action through regional, Arab and Islamic orga [...] | 2009-01-05 15:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA IS |
| 09RIYADH1507 | SAUDI-IRANIAN "WAR OF WORDS" ESCALATES [...] (C) The constant low-level tensions that have historically characterized the Saudi-Iranian relationship appear to be escalating in recent weeks, amidst an atmosphere of uncertainty in the region and increasingly angry rhetoric surrounding the Hajj. Spillover from the conflict in Yemen has inc [...] | 2009-11-10 14:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA IR |
| 09RIYADH158 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S FEBRUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- King Abdullah's approach to the Peace Process is shaped by political, personal and religious factors. -- He regards the Arab Israeli dispute as a strategic threat to his Kingdom for two reasons. First, it undermines the Al Saud's strong security ties with the United States [...] | 2009-01-25 14:49:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KPAL IS SA |
| 09RIYADH1671 | IO/DRL (KESHAP) VISIT BEGINS DIALOGUE ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a December 19 meeting Deputy FM for Multilateral Affairs, HH Dr. Torki told IO/HR Director Keshap and Senior Human Rights Policy Advisor Ostermeier that the SAG was prepared to consider working with the U.S. on a new approach to the defamation issue in the UN context. Pri [...] | 2009-12-27 10:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KISL PGOV KDEM OPDC SA |
| 09RIYADH1677 | IDB ADVISOR DISCUSSES AID TO GAZA [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8. Summary ------- 2. (C) The Islamic Development Bank (IDB),recently made responsible for overseeing the GCC's $1.6 billion in foreign assistance for the reconstruction of Gaza, is studying what projects are feasible, but has yet to start a [...] | 2009-12-28 14:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PREL KWBG GCC SA GZ |
| 09RIYADH1684 | SAUDIS SAY SYRIA "ISOLATED FOR TOO LONG" [...] (C) During a courtesy call with Ambassador Smith on December 22, MFA Deputy Minister for Multilateral Relations Dr. Prince Torki bin Mohamed bin Saud Al-Kabeer stressed that reaching out to Syria was critical to achieving Middle East peace and said that "Syria had been isolated for too long." [...] | 2009-12-30 15:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA SY IR LE |
| 09RIYADH17 | SAUDI CLERIC CROSSES THE LINE ON GAZA [...] (U) In a message published on multiple websites, al-Qarni called December 28 for violent retailiation on Israeli interests: "All (Israeli) interests, and anything else related to Israel, are permitted targets for Muslims everywhere.... They (Israelis) should become targets. Their blood should [...] | 2009-01-06 04:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | IS PGOV PTER SA |
| 09RIYADH192 | CALLS FOR ANTI-AMERICAN BOYCOTT CONTINUE, MIXED [...] (C) Summary: Despite the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Saudi public anger over perceived U.S. support for Israel's military actions in Gaza continues to simmer, and a grassroots campaign to boycott U.S. products remains ongoing for the moment, particularly among the youth population. [...] | 2009-01-31 07:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KWBG KBCT KPAL SA IS |
| 09RIYADH288 | Mecca's First African-Saudi Imam [...] SUMMARY & COMMENT: Media attention given to the Mecca Grand Mosque's first African-Saudi Imam, Adil al-Kalbani, provided a glimpse of King Abdullah's attempts to combat racism and promote openness among the Kingdom's senior clergy by giving national prominence to a talented, somewhat unorthod [...] | 2009-02-11 13:47:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINS PTER SA |
| 09RIYADH362 | PALESTINE EMBASSY NOT CONCERNED ABOUT SEPARATING [...] KEY POINTS -- (C) Palestine Embassy in Riyadh Counselor Karaki (protect) told Post February 25 that his embassy does not see the GCC decision to separate Gaza reconstruction from Palestinian Authority (PA) financing as evidence of diminished Saudi or GCC support for the PA. -- (C) Kara [...] | 2009-02-25 16:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KWBG SA GCC |
| 09RIYADH407 | MEETING WITH SAUDI FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 24, 2009, U.S. Embassy and Treasury officials met with H. E. Yousef Al-Bassem, Vice Governor and Managing Director of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD),and discussed a variety of issues with regard to the provision of humanitarian and developmental aid. U.S. and Sa [...] | 2009-03-10 13:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL KTFN KWBG SA |
| 09RIYADH427 | SAUDI KING SAYS TALKS WITH IRANIAN FM "HEATED" [...] KEY POINTS: --(U) Paying a back-handed compliment to Saudi efforts to rebuild Arab unity, Iranian FM Manochehr Mottaki made a surprise visit to Riyadh March 15 in a bid to defuse tensions between the two countries. --(S) King Abdallah told visiting White House Counterterrorism Adviser Joh [...] | 2009-03-16 14:18:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL SA IR |
| 09RIYADH447 | COUNTERTERRORISM ADVISER BRENNAN’S MEETING WITH [...] KEY POINTS -- (S) Saudi King Abdullah welcomed White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, S/WCI Ambassador Williamson, and Ambassador Fraker to his private palace March 15 for a 90-minute discussion focused on U.S. Saudi-relations, counterterrorism cooperation, the Yemeni Guantanamo Bay det [...] | 2009-03-22 10:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PTER KWBG SA AF IN PK IR IZ |
| 09RIYADH486 | HOW TO MAXIMIZE SAUDI FUNDING ASSISTANCE [...] (C) -- Saudi Arabia is a large aid donor. In 2007, the Saudi Fund for Development officially distributed 2.2 billion dollars in foreign assistance. Numerous other contributions are made through additional channels. -- During the past five years the USG has made 66 formal requests for fina [...] | 2009-03-30 13:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EAID PREL PGOV EINV SA |
| 09RIYADH590 | MFA ON KOSOVO, GAZA, PAKISTAN [...] (U) Key points: -- (C) Deputy FM for Economic and Cultural Affairs Saadoun told Charge that money pledged to Pakistan will be channeled through the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD). -- (C) According to Deputy FM for Bilateral Relations Jindan, Saudi Arabia is likely to recognize Kosovo o/a [...] | 2009-04-20 15:38:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECON EAID SA |
| 09RIYADH662 | SAUDI INFORMATION MINISTER ON LEBANESE ELECTIONS [...] KEY POINTS: --(C) Former Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon continues to be actively involved in attempts to orchestrate a victory for the March 14 alliance, and paid an under-the-radar visit in mid-April to mediate between the constantly bickering allies. --(C) The Saudis are alarmed by the possibil [...] | 2009-05-15 12:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KPAL IS SY LE |
| 09RIYADH81 | SAUDI GOVERNMENT STAYS A STEP AHEAD OF PUBLIC [...] (C) SILENT PRAYERS: The League of Muslim Scholars, a respected group of regional religious figures, declared Friday, January 9 the "Gaza Day of Anger." As a result, worshippers attended Friday prayers expecting messages about Gaza. Instead, they heard sermons addressing other themes, with Ga [...] | 2009-01-13 14:37:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KU PGOV PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH843 | CHARGE,S JUNE 24 MEETING WITH MFA DEPUTY MINISTER [...] (C) In a June 24 meeting with the Charge, MFA Deputy Minister for Bilateral Affairs Jindan confirmed that improving Saudi-Syrian relations were being driven by Syria's improved behavior toward Lebanon and Hamas and by Saudi Arabia's strategic interest in pulling Syria away from Iran and draw [...] | 2009-06-27 04:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE IR IS SA |
| 09RIYADH947 | SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER PETRAEUS' JULY [...] (C) General Petraeus, Embassy Riyadh warmly welcomes you back to the Kingdom. Since your last visit just after the U.S. presidential election we have heard Saudi officials from King Abdullah on down expressing hope and expectation that we are moving toward a more consultative and productive pa [...] | 2009-07-20 05:06:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MASS PREL PINR OVIP SA |
| 09RIYADH962 | SAUDI MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS MADANI [...] (C) During a July 20 meeting Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Nizar Madani accepted Charge's congratulations on his appointment by the King to another 4-year term; praised President Obama's efforts on the Middle East and the recent meeting with the Quartet in Trieste; and focused o [...] | 2009-07-25 09:01:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SA SY LE AF PK IR XF |
| 09ROME128 | FINAL THOUGHTS ON THE U.S.-ITALY RELATIONSHIP: [...] (C/NF) Madame Secretary, as I depart Rome after three and a half years, permit me the privilege of passing on my thoughts to you on the state of U.S. - Italian relations. Throughout the post-war period, in particular since the end of the Cold War, Italy has been a staunch, reliable, and seriou [...] | 2009-02-05 09:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO IT |
| 09ROME1328 | ITALY PUSHING TO ALTER EU PEACE PROCESS STATEMENT [...] (C) Israel Palestinian Affairs office director, Davide La Cecilia (protect),told poloff Italy is working hard to alter the language of the Swedish-proposed EU statement on the peace process currently being circulated in advance of the December 7-8 GAERC meeting. La Cecilia said the GOI is di [...] | 2009-12-02 16:02:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IT IS PA |
| 09ROME159 | SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER PELOSI'S FEBRUARY 13-22 [...] (C) Madame Speaker, I would like to extend a warm welcome from Team Italy in anticipation of your upcoming visit. Your trip comes at a critical moment as the Berlusconi government seeks to understand how it fits into the new Administration's reengagement with Europe. Berlusconi's close person [...] | 2009-02-10 15:58:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IT |
| 09ROME417 | ITALIAN FM'S TRIP TO LEBANON AND SYRIA [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Franco Frattini conducted a two-day visit to Lebanon and Syria, where he found both governments openly positive about the new U.S. administration's policies and suggested this emergence of optimism provides an opportunity to make progress on the Middle East Peac [...] | 2009-04-09 16:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL IT |
| 09ROME42 | ITALY: FRATTINI PLANS MID-EAST MISSION, GOI [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 18:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL EU IS EG SY IT |
| 09ROME58 | (C) VATICAN LIKELY TO UP CRITICISM OVER ISRAELI [...] (C) The Vatican is likely to condemn the Israeli campaign in Gaza more forcefully if the civilian death toll continues to rise. The Holy See supports IsraelQs right to self-defense, but considers the Israeli military campaign deeply counterproductive in the long-term. The Vatican is equally co [...] | 2009-01-16 14:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KIRF IS JO VT |
| 09ROME78 | ITALY CONFIRMS INTEREST IN GAZA ARMS INTERDICTION [...] (C) Summary: GOI Officials confirmed to Embassy Rome on January 22 Italy's interest in participating in a multilateral effort to interdict the flow of arms to Gaza, but voiced uncertainty about the legal basis for the various mechanisms being considered. PM Berlusconi, FM Frattini and MOD La [...] | 2009-01-22 17:04:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO KPAL IS IR EG IT |
| 09RPODUBAI47 | IRAN REGIONAL PRESENCE OFFICE - WINDOW ON IRAN - JANUARY 17, [...] [U] This January 13, 2009 edition of Window on Iran was sent out on that date via classified e-mail. 2. [S/NF] Russians Offer Iran Security Inducements to Shun US Negotiations: According to a former Guardian Council member and as corroborated by a former IRGC general, Russia has reported [...] | 2009-02-02 13:39:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR IR |
| 09SANAA116 | SALEH TAKES PR HIT FOR DOHA, STOKES PAN-ARAB FLAMES IN [...] President Saleh's decision not to send Yemeni representation to the emergency Arab League summit called by Qatar for January 16 left him and the ROYG open to criticism and condemnation by the Yemeni opposition and the public at large. Observers largely credit pressure from Saudi Arabia and Eg [...] | 2009-01-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO KPAL YM |
| 09SANAA356 | SANAA SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? Yes. Various ethnic, religious, and professional groups are capable and have been allowed to stage demonstrations in the past. T [...] | 2009-03-02 13:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER YM |
| 09SANAA4 | GAZA ISSUE STILL SIMMERS IN YEMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-04 12:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL PHUM YM |
| 09SANTIAGO167 | CHILE SCENESETTER FOR CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF [...] (C) The U.S. Mission in Santiago welcomes your visit to Chile on March 2-3. Your presence is an excellent opportunity to further strengthen military-to-military relations and to encourage Chile to exercise greater regional leadership. We have had several successful high-level defense and security-r [...] | 2009-02-24 19:45:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OVIP MASS MARR CI |
| 09SANTIAGO53 | CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 16 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted the death of a Hamas leader in Gaza, and the emergency water-landing of a U.S. Airways aircraft in New York's Hudson River. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Article on Chilean Finance Minister Andres Velasco's advisors in the United States. Taking into [...] | 2009-01-16 14:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
| 09SANTIAGO56 | CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 15 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted an audit on Chile's National Registry Service that revealed repeated mismanagement and embezzlement during former Director Guillermo Arenas' administration; Chile's Central Bank's predictions of a 2% to 3% economic growth in 2009; and the latest developments in the [...] | 2009-01-16 16:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
| 09SANTIAGO768 | SCENESETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER GENERAL DOUGLAS [...] (C) I would like to warmly welcome you to Chile on August 16-20. Coming shortly after President Bachelet's meeting with President Obama in Washington on June 23-24, your visit is an excellent opportunity to further strengthen military-to-military relations and to encourage Chile to exercise g [...] | 2009-08-12 17:44:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP MASS MARR CI |
| 09SANTIAGO859 | Scenesetter for Secretary of Commerce Locke's September [...] (SBU) On behalf of Ambassador Simons, I would like to warmly welcome you to Chile on September 27-29. In hosting the Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF) for the first time outside of the United States, Chile has worked closely with us to strengthen the ACF because it shares with us an awaren [...] | 2009-09-23 20:45:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON OVIP CI |
| 09SAOPAULO15 | Mideast-- Gaza, Arab-Israeli engagement; Sco Paulo [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 13:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
| 09SAOPAULO28 | MEDIA REACTION: BREAKING WITH THE BUSH DOCTRINE SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 12:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
| 09SAOPAULO29 | Media Reaction: Breaking with the Bush Doctrine- Sao Paulo [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 12:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
| 09SAOPAULO3 | Media Reaction - Mideast - Gaza, Arab-Israeli engagement; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 17:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
| 09SAOPAULO35 | Media Reaction: Middle East and the Inauguration [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 13:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
| 09SAOPAULO4 | Mideast -- Gaza, Arab-Israeli engagement; Sco Paulo [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 12:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR |
| 09SEOUL10 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 02, 2009 [...] "North Korea Returns to the Past with Its Strategy of 'Tongmi Bongnam'" (Hankook Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 31) 2. Frustrating Editorial (JoongAng Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 34) 3. Let U.S. Congress be an Example to Korean Lawmakers (Chosun Ilbo, January 2, 2009, Page 31) Features [...] | 2009-01-02 06:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
| 09SEOUL12 | MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 01:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR |
| 09SEOUL18 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 5, 2009 [...] Global Response to Gaza (JoongAng Ilbo, January 5, 2009, Page 26) 2. If ROK-U.S. Alliance is Strong, We Do Not Need to Be Afraid of Pyongyang's Strategy of Engaging with the U.S. and Sidelining ROK (Chosun Ilbo, January 3, 2009, Page 27) 3. ROK and U.S. Fail to Round off Bush's Tenure with S [...] | 2009-01-05 07:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
| 09SEOUL26 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 6, 2009 [...] "International Community Should Speak with One Voice about Gaza Situation" (Seoul Shinmun, January 6, 2009, Page 31) 2. Obama Diplomacy and Goldilocks' Rule (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 6, 2009, Page 30) Features 3. Delayed Relocation of the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division (Dong-a Ilbo, Ja [...] | 2009-01-06 07:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
| 09SEOUL29 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 7, 2009 [...] ROK-U.S. Response in 2009 to North Korea's Nuclear Issue (Chosun Ilbo, January 7, 2009, Page 31) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo 93 Public Welfare Bills, including Bills on Easing Criminal Penalties, are stalled by National Assembly standoff; (as a result) Low-Income People (who are unable to [...] | 2009-01-07 07:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
| 09SEOUL3 | PRESS BULLETIN - December 31, 2008 [...] The Israel-Palestine Issue Will Be Resolved Only When the U.S. Is Fair (Dong-a Ilbo, December 31, 2008, Page 27) Features 2. N. Korea to Prepare for Post-Kim Jong-il Era Next Year (Dong-a Ilbo, December 31, 2008, Front Page) 2 3. ROK Looking at Ways to Support U.S. in Afghanistan (Chos [...] | 2009-01-01 23:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
| 09SEOUL35 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 8, 2009 [...] "Israel's Indiscriminate Massacre and Its American Accomplice" (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 8, 2009, Page 27) Features 2. WEST Program Costs an Applicant 20 Million Won; Is It a "Measure for Youth Employment"? (Hankyoreh Shinmun, January 8, 2009, Page 2) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo [...] | 2009-01-08 06:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
| 09SEOUL47 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 9, 2009 [...] U.S. Could Step up Import Regulations on Korea (Chosun Ilbo, January 9, 2009, Page B1) Top Headlines Chosun Ilbo A Civic Group Seeks Measures to Root Out "Lawmaker Violence," Including a System to Impeach Lawmakers who Resort to Violence JoongAng Ilbo, Hankook Ilbo Online Commentato [...] | 2009-01-09 05:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
| 09SEOUL55 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 12, 2009 [...] Pyongyang Wants Envoy at Obama's Inauguration (JoongAng Ilbo, January 12, 2009, Front Page) 2. Ambassador Stephens: "Obama Will Take a Package Approach toward North Korea's Nuclear Dismantlement and the Establishment of Diplomatic Ties" (Dong-a Ilbo, January 10, 2009, Page 8) Top Headlin [...] | 2009-01-12 06:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
| 09SEOUL63 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 13, 2009 [...] President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso agreed during yesterday's summit meeting in Seoul to put aside historical disputes and enhance bilateral cooperation to deal with the global economic crisis. The two leaders also stressed the importance of maintaining the Six-Party fr [...] | 2009-01-13 08:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
| 09SEOUL68 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 14, 2009 [...] Why Is U.S. Attacking ROK Cars Only? (JoongAng Ilbo, January 14, 2009, Page 30) Features 2. U.S. Replaces Apache Helicopters Not with A-10 Aircrafts But with F-16 Fighter Jets, Leaving a Possible Military Vacuum (Dong-a Ilbo, January 14, 2009, Page 10) 3. North Korea's Double-faced St [...] | 2009-01-14 08:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
| 09SEOUL7 | PRESS BULLETIN - December 31, 2008 [...] The Israel-Palestine Issue Will Be Resolved Only When the U.S. Is Fair (Dong-a Ilbo, December 31, 2008, Page 27) Features 2. N. Korea to Prepare for Post-Kim Jong-il Era Next Year (Dong-a Ilbo, December 31, 2008, Front Page) 2 3. ROK Looking at Ways to Support U.S. in Afghanistan (Chos [...] | 2009-01-02 05:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
| 09SEOUL8 | MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-02 05:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR |
| 09SEOUL85 | PRESS BULLETIN - January 16, 2009 [...] FTA Floundering (JoongAng Ilbo, January 16, 2009, Page 26) Features 2. Obama Ally Calls Korea-U.S. FTA "Unfinished Business" (Dong-a Ilbo, January 16, 2009, Page 3) 3. U.S. Embassy Provides Online Information on Visa-free U.S. Travel (Kookmin Ilbo, January 16, 2009, Page 5) 4. ROK's [...] | 2009-01-16 05:56:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US |
| 09SKOPJE5 | MACEDONIA: Muted reaction to the Middle East [...] (SBU) Summary: Though Macedonia has a significant Muslim population, the response to the conflict between Israel and Hamas has been very quiet thus far. Coverage of the events in the Middle East has been limited to reprinting wire stories and standard video feed, and there has been no commenta [...] | 2009-01-08 12:41:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IS XF MK |
| 09SOFIA7 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS EU POSITION ON GAZA CRISIS [...] (SBU) Bulgaria supports the European Union's (EU) position on the Gaza Crisis and calls for an immediate and permanent cease-fire, humanitarian aid, and the stepping up of the peace process. According to MFA contacts, Bulgaria's deep concern over the crisis was highlighted by the MFA's Dece [...] | 2009-01-09 07:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPAL KWBG BU |
| 09STATE100749 | FAYYAD PRESENTS INSTITUTION-BUILDING PLAN AT AHLC [...] (U) Summary: Representatives of the United States and more than 20 donor countries joined Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) for a September 22 meeting of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) at United Nations headquarters in New York. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Stoere, who chaire [...] | 2009-09-28 15:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KPAL PREL PGOV WBG EU IS |
| 09STATE104212 | A/S BRIMMER'S SEPTEMBER 29 MEETING WITH ISRAELI [...] SUMMARY. A/S Brimmer met with Israeli Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gabriela Shalev on September 29 on the margins of the 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA). Shalev was accompanied by Deputy Permanent Representative Daniel Carmon, Mr. Amir Weissbrod, and Mrs. Keren Shahar Ben-Am [...] | 2009-10-06 21:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA |
| 09STATE106423 | URGENT DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. South African Jurist Richard Goldstone submitted his report on conflict in Gaza to the Human Rights Council (HRC) on September 15. After negotiating with the United States to reshape an initial, one-sided Pales [...] | 2009-10-14 05:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL |
| 09STATE106424 | Guidance: Middle East Consultations, October 14 [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para two elements when making its intervention during the Middle East debate in the Security Council on October 14. The Department may send follow-on instructions revising these elements in order to capture the nuance of the evolving situatio [...] | 2009-10-14 05:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IS KPAL |
| 09STATE112828 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. On September 15, South African Justice Richard Goldstone released the report of his fact-finding Mission into alleged violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the fighting between Hamas [...] | 2009-11-02 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL |
| 09STATE114497 | INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTE AGAINST "FOLLOW UP OF THE [...] (SBU) This cable is an action request for the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York (USUN) to call for a vote, if necessary, and vote against the resolution entitled "Follow up of the Report of the United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report) [...] | 2009-11-06 01:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UN IS |
| 09STATE11937 | (U) Secretary Clinton's February 5, 2009 [...] (S) SUMMARY: Secretary Clinton and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met on February 5 for 30 minutes in their first bilateral meeting. The warm and open exchange followed a one-on-one working lunch and preceded a 20-minute press conference. The two agreed to coordinate closely on a wid [...] | 2009-02-10 03:28:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL KPAL FR IR RS |
| 09STATE120323 | Guidance: Middle East Consultations, November [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para two elements when making its intervention during the upcoming Middle East consultations in the Security Council on November 24. 2. (SBU) Begin elements: I thank Under Secretary-General Pascoe for his report. Advancing the cause of [...] | 2009-11-21 03:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IS KPAL |
| 09STATE1216 | TRAVEL ALERT - ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK AND GAZA [...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens that the Israel Defense Force (IDF) is engaged in a military operation against terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip. This operation began on December 27, 2008, with aerial and naval bombardment, and expanded on January 3, 2009, to include gro [...] | 2009-01-06 23:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER AMGT ASEC IS GZ WE |
| 09STATE122214 | GUIDANCE AND ACTION REQUEST: ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (U) On November 25, the Government of Israel (GOI) announced a 10-month moratorium on new settlement construction and new approvals in the West Bank. Following the announcement by the GOI, Secretary Clinton released a written state [...] | 2009-11-27 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS KPAL PREL KWBG |
| 09STATE127868 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS, DECEMBER 17 [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para two elements when making its intervention during Middle East consultations in the Security Council on December 17. 2. (SBU) Begin elements: I thank Special Coordinator Serry for his report. Advancing the cause of comprehensive peac [...] | 2009-12-15 03:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNSC IS KPAL |
| 09STATE13432 | TRAVEL WARNING - SYRIA [...] This Travel Warning warns U.S. citizens of ongoing safety and security concerns in Syria. American citizens are urged to consider carefully the risks of travel to Syria and to take adequate precautions to ensure their safety. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Syria issued on April 15, 20 [...] | 2009-02-13 00:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC SY |
| 09STATE14176 | GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS, FEBRUARY [...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from points in para 2-4 below as a basis for its participation in Security Council consultations on the Middle East scheduled for February 18, and for its public statements on the consultation. 2. (U) Talking points. -- Thank [...] | 2009-02-16 17:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNSC PREL IS KPAL |
| 09STATE14421 | (U) Secretary Clinton?s February 12, 2009, [...] Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeff Feltman for reasons: 1.4 (b) & (d). 2. (U) February 12, 2009; 13:00 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman Egypt Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit Egyptian Ambassador to t [...] | 2009-02-17 18:57:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EG IS IR MEPP UN |
| 09STATE14575 | DEMARCHE: U.S. PLANS FOR MARCH 2 CONFERENCE, [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The United States sees the March 2 conference in Sharm al-Sheikh as an opportunity for the international community to demonstrate unequivocal support for the Palestinian Authority (PA) and address the urgent humanitarian needs of [...] | 2009-02-18 00:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG |
| 09STATE17313 | DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, February 25, 2009 2. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 7-9 3. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 10-13 4. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 14-31 5. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 32-40 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents - Paragraphs 41-52 7. (U) Iraq [...] | 2009-02-25 04:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC |
| 09STATE1985 | DEMARCHE: URGING THE EU TO DELAY APPROVAL OF THE [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary. Department requests action addresses to urge host governments and EU officials at the highest appropriate levels to withhold approval of the EU-Syrian Association Agreement. The EU and the Syrian government (SARG) initia [...] | 2009-01-08 21:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU SY |