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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
07ASTANA3138	KAZAKHSTAN: KORZHOVA DISMISSED AS FINANCE MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 09:22:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KZ PGOV PREL KCOR

07ASTANA3139	UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES SEES POSITIVE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 09:22:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KZ
07ASTANA3140	KAZAKHSTAN: KORZHOVA DISMISSED AS FINANCE MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 09:22:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KZ PGOV PREL KCOR
07ASTANA3152	KAZAKHSTAN: KORZHOVA DISMISSED AS FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) Finance Minister Korzhova, whose departure had been rumored for several months, has been dismissed and replaced by Bolat Zhamishev. Korzhova's tenure was a problematic one, with the Finance Ministry showing itself ineffective at dealing with a number of issues, including the recent custom [...]	2007-11-19 12:03:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KZ PGOV PREL KCOR
07ASTANA3153	UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES SEES POSITIVE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 12:04:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KZ
07ASTANA3172	KAZAKHSTAN CONSIDERING ITS COMMITTEE ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-23 07:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNGA KZ
07ASTANA3186	EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Permanent EXBS Advisor Robert Colbert arrived at post on October 4, 2007. II. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD A. SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS CONDUCTED Â [...]	2007-11-26 05:20:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA3187	PM MASIMOV DISCUSSES PUBLIC PRIVATE ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: During a November 20 meeting, Prime Minister Karim Masimov and SCA DAS Feigenbaum discussed the Public Private Economic Partnership Initiative (PPPI),Kashagan, Afghanistan, the Cooperative Threat Reduction Umbrella Agreement (CTR UA),and the Bota Foundation. Masimov said he ho [...]	2007-11-26 06:30:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KNNP KZ AF
07ASTANA3188	KAZAKHSTAN"S APPROACH TO OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on November 21 to Chingiz Kaskeyev, Head of the MFA's OSCE Division. Kaskeyev called U.S. aims for the OSCE Ministerial praiseworthy and said that some of the areas highlighted by Poloff, such as enhanced engagement with Afghanistan, counterterrorism, and [...]	2007-11-27 05:13:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PGOV PHUM KZ
07ASTANA3219	KAZAKHSTAN: MFA PROMISES TO CONSIDER U.S. POSITION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 07:29:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA KZ
07ASTANA3287	KAZAKHSTAN BORDER GUARDS VISIT U.S. [...] Summary: From October 29 to November 7, General-Major (one star equivalent) Berkaliyev, the First Deputy Director of the Kazakhstani Border Guard Service (BGS),visited Washington, Miami, and Texas to familiarize USG officials with his strategy for the development of the BGS and to learn abou [...]	2007-12-11 09:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KCOR PREL KZ
07ASTANA3317	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO KAZAKHSTAN - MISSING AMCIT [...] (S) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche on missing Amcit Robert Levinson to MFA America's Desk Director Talgat Kaliyev on December 14. Per demarche instructions, he requested that Kazakhstan make inquiries to Iran about Levinson and press Iran to cooperate with Levinson's family, share r [...]	2007-12-14 07:55:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PREL CASC KJUS IR KZ
07ASTANA3318	CONOCOPHILIPS CEO SEES PROSPECTS FOR JOINT [...] (C) ConocoPhillips CEO James Mulva told the Ambassador on December 13 that he sees prospects for a deal under which Eni will be replaced as Kashagan operator, with three of the larger consortium members developing the field as joint operators. All companies in the Kashagan consortium except E [...]	2007-12-14 09:27:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG EPET PREL KZ
07ASTANA333	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Aktau Safe-Boat meeting. EXBS, INL, and OMC will meet with the Kazakhstani Border Guard leadership in Aktau February 4-7. The meeting is to establish a clear way-forward on a number of ongoing issues associated with the Spring 2006 EXBS donation of the three Safe-Boats. Topics include mainte [...]	2007-02-07 08:13:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA3351	EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (NOVEMBER [...] A site assessment of the Kurmangazy vehicle and pedestrian border crossing with Russia was conducted on November 1, 2007. This border site, which is located on the right bank of the Kigash River in the Kurmangazinsk District of Atyrau Providence, consists of a newly constructed vehicle and ped [...]	2007-12-21 02:25:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA3355	KAZAKHSTAN: BORDER INCIDENT UNDERSCORES LIMITATIONS [...] Summary: On the evening of December 10, four people attacked border guards at the Karasu checkpoint on the Kazakhstani-Kyrgyz border. As a result of the conflict, the border guards killed one person, police detained two suspects, and the others escaped. The conflict with the border guards wa [...]	2007-12-21 10:26:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PBTS PREL KG KZ
07ASTANA3379	RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN KAZAKHSTAN: SOME [...] (C) Summary: With a burgeoning self-confidence fostered by impressive economic growth, Kazakhstan is exercising tighter control over the exploitation of its natural resources. New laws,including an amendment to the law on subsoil use which allows for the termination of a subsoil use contract [...]	2007-12-28 05:19:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET ECON KZ
07ASTANA447	KAZAKHSTAN: PARLIAMENTARIAN CLAIMS NUCLEAR DEVICE [...] (SBU) Summary: A Kazakhstani parliamentarian created a short-lived controversy by alleging that there was an unexploded nuclear device lying unguarded on the "Azgir" test range in western Kazakhstan. The new Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources threw fuel on the fire when he confu [...]	2007-02-21 03:00:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET//NOFORN	MNUC PREL PTER KZ
07ASTANA460	KAZAKHSTAN: A/S SULLIVAN DISCUSSES ENERGY, [...] (C) Summary: In February 4-6 meetings in Astana with Prime Minister Masimov and GOK cabinet members, A/S Sullivan and delegation communicated strong USG support for multiple oil and gas export routes (including potential Trans-Caspian pipelines),Kazakhstan's efforts to diversify its economy, [...]	2007-02-22 08:13:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET KZ PGOV PREL
07ASTANA48	KAZAKHSTAN CONTEMPLATES DEMOCRATIC REFORM [...] (C) Summary: There is widespread expectation in Kazakhstan that President Nazarbayev will announce a package of democratic reform proposals early in the new year. The timing and content of the initiative is not yet known, and some are skeptical that the proposals will represent fundamental c [...]	2007-01-08 12:31:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KZ
07ASTANA515	KAZAKHSTAN: DEMOCRATIZATION COMMISSION COMPLETES ITS WORK [...] (SBU) Summary: During the final meeting of Kazakhstan's Democratization Commission on February 19, President Nursultan Nazarbayev accepted many of the democratic reform proposals put forward by the Commission's five working groups and announced the formation of a new working group designed to m [...]	2007-02-26 01:19:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE KDEM KZ
07ASTANA522	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, FEBRUARY 2007 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Trial of True Ak Zhol Leader Bulat Abilov ----------------------------------------- 2. O [...]	2007-02-26 10:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KZ
07ASTANA546	JCIC-DIP-07-001: U.S. RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN [...] (S) On February 28 DTRO-A delivered reftel U.S. response to the Russian non-paper requesting an additional photograph for the Trident Reference Aid to Major Makhit Nyshanily Tulegenov in MOD,s Arms Reduction Control and Inspection Activities Center. Major Tulegenov had no comment. 2. (U) P [...]	2007-03-01 07:34:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	JCIC START PARM PREL KACT RS UP BO KZ US
07ASTANA594	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT DELIVERS STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 28, President Nursultan Nazarbayev delivered his annual state of the nation address before a joint session of parliament. The address, entitled "New Kazakhstan in the New World," was intended primarily for domestic consumption, with a heavy focus on modernizing socia [...]	2007-03-06 09:57:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE KDEM KZ
07ASTANA604	BOUCHER COVERS DEMOCRATIC REFORM, REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings on February 26-27 with Prime Minister Masimov, Foreign Minister Tazhin, and Senate Speaker Tokayev, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher told the Kazakhstani leadership that the U.S. is eager to build upon the momentum created [...]	2007-03-07 05:17:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KZ ENRG KDEM
07ASTANA605	KAZAKHSTAN: BOUCHER DISCUSSES POLITICAL REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Kazakhstani opposition leaders told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher that President Nazarbayev,s recent statements regarding political reform do not reflect actual political will for change. They see the proposals as an effort to create the [...]	2007-03-07 05:18:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KZ
07ASTANA618	KAZAKHSTAN: DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO RELIGION LAW SPARK CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Religious Issues Committee (RIC) of the Ministry of Justice recently acknowledged that it is drafting amendments to "modernize" and "update" Kazakhstan's law on religion. According to a draft of the amendments circulating among the human rights community, the new amendments [...]	2007-03-12 01:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KZ
07ASTANA653	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] EXBS Advisor Mike Seguin departs post on March 15, due to receipt of military orders to Active Duty. Embassy welcomes on board TDY EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins assigned to post from March 7 to April 26, 2007, as the first of a series of temporary advisors who will manage the office until a [...]	2007-03-14 00:53:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA654	CORRECTED COPY: KAZAKHSTAN: DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO RELIGION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Religious Issues Committee (RIC) of the Ministry of Justice recently acknowledged that it is drafting amendments to "modernize" and "update" Kazakhstan's law on religion. According to a draft of the amendments circulating among the human rights community, the new amendments [...]	2007-03-14 03:38:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KZ
07ASTANA692	KAZAKHSTAN: DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO RELIGION LAW SPARK CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Religious Issues Committee (RIC) of the Ministry of Justice recently acknowledged that it is drafting amendments to "modernize" and "update" Kazakhstan's law on religion. According to a draft of the amendments circulating among the human rights community, the new amendments [...]	2007-03-19 03:55:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KZ
07ASTANA693	KAZAKHSTAN: DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO RELIGION LAW SPARK CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Religious Issues Committee (RIC) of the Ministry of Justice recently acknowledged that it is drafting amendments to "modernize" and "update" Kazakhstan's law on religion. According to a draft of the amendments circulating among the human rights community, the new amendments [...]	2007-03-19 03:57:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KZ
07ASTANA723	KAZAKHSTAN: DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO RELIGION LAW SPARK CONCERN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Religious Issues Committee (RIC) of the Ministry of Justice recently acknowledged that it is drafting amendments to "modernize" and "update" Kazakhstan's law on religion. According to a draft of the amendments circulating among the human rights community, the new amendments [...]	2007-03-20 02:43:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KZ
07ASTANA741	KAZAKHSTAN: "OPERATION RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM" NETS BAPTISTS, [...] (U) Summary: From February 12-21, law enforcement services in the Northern Kazakhstan Oblast conducted a preventative sweep entitled "Operation Religious Extremism," purportedly as part of a CIS-wide program to combat terrorism and violent extremism. Authorities detained the leaders of eight Ch [...]	2007-03-26 00:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KZ
07ASTANA827	NEW HEAD OF MVD ANTI-NARCOTICS AGENCY IN KAZAKHSTAN [...] Summary: Major-General Maratkali Ordabayevich Nukenov has been appointed the Head of the Kazakhstani Committee on Combating Drug Trafficking and Controlling Circulation of Narcotics of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The new Chairman replaces 49 year-old Major-General Anatoliy Vyborov, who [...]	2007-04-03 02:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL ASEC KZ
07ASTANA834	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, MARCH 2007 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Chechen-Kazakh Conflict in Kazatkom Village ------------------------------------------- [...]	2007-04-03 02:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KZ
07ASTANA86	KAZAKHSTAN: KARIM MASIMOV NAMED NEXT PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: President Nazarbayev named Karim Masimov Kazakhstan's new Prime Minister on January 10, replacing Daniyal Akhmetov. Masimov's nomination was approved by a joint session of Parliament the same day. Once Masimov is officially appointed to the position, he will have 10 days to r [...]	2007-01-10 11:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KZ
07ASTANA860	KAZAKHSTAN: PRIME MINISTER ESTABLISHES CTR VAT [...] (SBU) On April 3, Prime Minister Masimov issued a decree establishing an interagency commission to review Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) value-added tax (VAT) exemption claims for subcontractors. The commission met quickly for the first time on April 4 to establish its working procedures [...]	2007-04-05 08:43:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP KZ
07ASTANA87	KAZAKHSTAN: KARIM MASIMOV NAMED NEXT PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: President Nazarbayev named Karim Masimov Kazakhstan's new Prime Minister on January 10, replacing Daniyal Akhmetov. Masimov's nomination was approved by a joint session of Parliament the same day. Once Masimov is officially appointed to the position, he will have 10 days to r [...]	2007-01-10 11:45:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KZ
07ASTANA892	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (MARCH [...] EXBS Advisor Mike Seguin departed post on March 15, due to receipt of military orders to Active Duty. TDY EXBS Advisor Larry Adkins arrived at post on March 7, 2007 and will depart on April 26, 2007. 2. Industry-Government Relations Forum II. The EXBS office has received a cable requ [...]	2007-04-09 07:18:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA905	AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR KAZAKHSTAN'S ETHNIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Although they have not suffered the level of upheaval experienced by Russian minorities in other former Soviet republics, Kazakhstan's ethnic Russians face concerns created by their dwindling political influence and the potential long-term ascendancy of the Kazakh language. Som [...]	2007-04-09 10:51:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KZ
07ASTANA924	KAZAKHSTAN: SPANISH FM MORATINOS SEES HOPE FOR POLITICAL [...] (SBU) OSCE Chairman-in-Office Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos wrapped up his two-day visit to Kazakhstan with a briefing on April 11 for the press and diplomatic corps. Echoing the April 10 OSCE press release, Moratinos said that it was vital for Kazakhstan to make concrete progress [...]	2007-04-12 00:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KZ
07ASTANA927	KAZAKHSTAN: PUSH CONTINUES ON CTR VAT ISSUE [...] (SBU) On April 10, the Ambassador met with Deputy Head of Presidential Administration Vladimir Shkolnik to urge his support in finding a solution to the value added tax issue threatening the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program in Kazakhstan. Shkolnik, a former Minister of Energy and Natu [...]	2007-04-12 00:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP KZ
07ASTANA93	KAZAKHSTAN ACCEPTS DATES FOR BN-350 TALKS [...] (SBU) Almaz Tulebayev, Director of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Department of Nuclear Energy and International Affairs, told Pol-Econ Officer on January 10 that Kazakhstan agrees to the dates of January 24-25 for senior level policy discussions on the final disposition of [...]	2007-01-11 07:12:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PARM MNUC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA94	EXBS: KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Kazakhstan's Customs Control Committee Chairman Askar Shakirov's proposed visit and draft itinerary to the United States under the Volunteer Visitor Program (VVP) has been approved in concept by DOS Public Affairs. Jeff Hartshorn suggested exploring the possibility of changing the visit from t [...]	2007-01-11 08:34:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
07ASTANA950	KAZAKHSTAN: CTR VAT COMMISSION MOVES TOWARD A [...] (SBU) The interagency commission established to review the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) value-added tax exemption claims for subcontractors met twice on April 12 and 13. The Commission has not yet issued a written decision but several commission members told Pol/Econ Chief and DTRA Chief [...]	2007-04-13 10:34:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP KZ
07ASTANA974	KAZAKHSTAN: VAT COMMISSION APPROVES CTR CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) Finance Minister Korzhova informed the Ambassador late on April 13 that the interagency commission established to review Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) value-added tax exemption claims for subcontractors had approved nine of ten pending contracts. (Note: Post submitted five of the su [...]	2007-04-16 11:44:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KNNP KZ
07ASUNCION101	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE FEBRUARY 3 [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Pucheta New Supreme Court Chief Justice -- Senator Morinigo in Intensive Care; Driver Dead -- Senate Approves Peacekeepers for Cyprus -- Paraguay Second-Least Competitive Country in Americas -- IPR Unit Attacked in Press PUCHETA NEW SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE 2. (C) S [...]	2007-02-09 18:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EINV MCAP MOPS PA
07ASUNCION1011	MAINTAINING MCC MOMENTUM IN PARAGUAY [...] (U) US Embassy Asuncion Country Team endorses Ambassador Danilovich?s recommendation to the MCC Board that Paraguay be considered for a proposed Stage II MCC Threshold Program. Our support is based on progress made under Paraguay?s current Threshold program, its empirical advances on the MCC [...]	2007-12-10 14:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL PA
07ASUNCION1014	LIBERAL PARTY PRIMARY TOO CLOSE TO CALL [...] (U) Paraguay's Christian Democrat Party (PDC) and the Liberal Party (PLRA) held separate primaries December 9. The former confirmed ex-Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo's presidential candidacy (on behalf of the Patriotic Alliance for Change coalition) and the latter attempted to name his runnin [...]	2007-12-10 20:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PA
07ASUNCION1023	A POSITIVE STEP AGAINST CORRUPTION-TRAVEL VOUCHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A process that began in July ended December 6 with the indictment of 37 officials from the Customs Investigative Unit for falsifying travel vouchers. The Internal Investigative Unit's Coordinator in the Ministry of Finance, Patricia Marchewka, initiated the investigation in Jul [...]	2007-12-13 12:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ECPS PREL PA
07ASUNCION1031	PARAGUAY'S COUNTERDRUG AGENCY UNDER INVESTIGATION [...] (U) Economic crimes prosecutor Arnaldo Giuzzio opened a formal investigation of members of Paraguay's National Counternarcotics Secretariat (SENAD) December 7 regarding alleged irregularities involving a food services contract. Giuzzio confiscated SENAD files pertaining to the alleged failure [...]	2007-12-14 19:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR PREL PA
07ASUNCION1043	COLORADO PRIMARY: OVELAR EDGING OUT CASTIGLIONI? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Colorado Party, with over 1.6 million registered voters and over 60 years in power in Paraguay, held its primary December 16. President Duarte's handpicked successor, Blanca Ovelar, has a slim lead of approximately 8,000 votes over former Vice President Luis Castiglioni, with [...]	2007-12-17 11:08:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PA
07ASUNCION1045	BELOVED FATHERLAND PARTY CONFIRMS FADUL'S CANDIDACY [...] (U) Paraguay's business-oriented Beloved Fatherland Party (PPQ) held its primary December 16, confirming the unopposed candidacy of Pedro Fadul for president and Ronald Dietze for vice president. Approximately 40 percent of the PPQ's 9,908 registered voters turned out to select the party's ca [...]	2007-12-18 10:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PA
07ASUNCION1048	COLORADO PRIMARY UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Castiglioni campaign insiders report that electoral certificates for all 5,533 Colorado Party polling stations show Castiglioni has a razor-thin 3,800 vote lead over "oficialista" former Education Minister Blanca Ovelar for the Colorado Party presidential nomination. The formal vo [...]	2007-12-18 13:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PA
07ASUNCION1069	PARAGUAYAN CONGRESS PASSES NEW PENAL CODE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-28 09:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR PREL PA
07ASUNCION1076	CONTROVERSY OVER COLORADO PARTY PRIMARY CONTINUES [...] (C) Pre-candidate Luis Castiglioni won the Colorado Party re-vote of one Asuncion polling station December 30. The re-vote was held because the December 16 Colorado Party primary at this location was marred by fraud and violence. Despite a strong police presence, there were further incidents o [...]	2007-12-31 14:18:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PA
07ASUNCION119	PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] (U) Post nominates Senator Ana Maria Mendoza de Acha, the 2nd Vice President of the Paraguayan Senate. Acha has championed women,s issues, human rights, trafficking in persons, education and prison reform since she entered the Congress in 2003. Acha is a member of the center-right Patria Que [...]	2007-02-14 20:32:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO
07ASUNCION128	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE FEBRUARY 10 [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Paraguayan Prostitutes Detained in Spain -- Stroessner Era PNP Commissioner Sentenced -- Poor Conditions in Tacumbu for Prisoners -- Dengue Fever Update PARAGUAYAN PROSTITUTES DETAINED IN SPAIN 2. (U) Spanish authorites raided a brothel in Cuenca, Spain, February 3 and [...]	2007-02-20 19:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN PA
07ASUNCION140	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR ODC [...] Airborne Brigade (BAT) 2. First Air Brigade (1BDA) 3. Army Special Forces (TEE) 4. Marine Infantry Command (COMIM) 5. Presidential Escort Regiment (REP) 6. National Antinarcotics Secretariat (SENAD) 7. Logistics Command (CDO LOG) 8. National Police Special Operations Force (FOPE) 9. [...]	2007-02-22 15:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL MASS MOPS PA
07ASUNCION144	PARAGUAY: PRESIDENT LOOKING AT "OVIEDO" OPTION [...] (C) Summary. Paraguay's Presidential election in May 2008 dominates the political scene. Leftist priest Fernando Lugo is outpolling both of his closest competitors ) imprisoned coup-plotter Lino Oviedo and current President Duarte ) by a two to one margin. Ironically, all three face Cons [...]	2007-02-26 11:45:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM PA
07ASUNCION146	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE FEBRUARY 17 [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Conviction Against Gonzalez Maachi Overturned -- Supreme Court Rules Congress Not To Oversee Dam Funds -- CAPSTONE Class in Paraguay -- Ambassador Visits Cooperatives -- MCC Brings Investors to Paraguay -- Fostering Competitiveness CONVICTION AGAINST GONZALEZ MAACHI OVERT [...]	2007-02-26 17:02:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION148	PARAGUAY: ANNOUNCEMENT OF INITIAL ACTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-26 21:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP PA
07ASUNCION149	PARAGUAY: CREATION OF A COMBATANT COMMAND FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-26 21:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PA
07ASUNCION159	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE FEBRUARY 24 [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Soto Moves On Military Transformation -- Animal Health Service Goes To Paris -- Ycua Bolanos Fire Case to be Retried -- MCA Legislative Component Suspended SOTO MOVES ON MILITARY TRANSFORMATION 2. (C) General Bernardino Soto Estigarribia, the Commander of the Armed For [...]	2007-03-02 19:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION160	LUGO RENOUNCES HIS PRIESTHOOD ... AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bishop Fernando Lugo continues to lead presidential polls, prompting some Colorado Party leaders to argue he is ineligible based on the Constitutional bar against "ministers from any religion" being President. To overcome that potential hurdle, Lugo submitted his second letter in [...]	2007-03-05 11:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PA
07ASUNCION161	LUGO RENOUNCES HIS PRIESTHOOD ... AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bishop Fernando Lugo continues to lead presidential polls, prompting some Colorado Party leaders to argue he is ineligible based on the Constitutional bar against "ministers from any religion" being President. To overcome that potential hurdle, Lugo submitted his second letter in [...]	2007-03-05 11:50:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PA
07ASUNCION176	PARAGUAY: GUIDANCE REQUEST ON RECASTING SOFA [...] (U) Action request: See paras. 2 and 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Both MFA lawyer Tito Velasquez and Vice-Presidential advisor Juan Facetti praised the new draft SOFA text (reftel B) as a significant improvement over prior texts in terms of addressing GOP concerns. Velasquez still does not beli [...]	2007-03-07 17:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PA
07ASUNCION177	PARAGUAY: ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL UNDER FIRE AS STAKES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pressure by a powerful Colorado Senator produced the removal of a senior official from Paraguay's Electoral Tribunal (TSJE). The ensuing internal fight amongst the three TSJE ministers projects the image of an increasingly dysfunctional, fractured organization. Historically, the [...]	2007-03-07 17:39:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PA
07ASUNCION18	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE DECEMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Paraguayan Engineering Know How -- Threshold Program, First Ever Inter-Institutional Agreement -- Cuban National Arrives Safely in Miami -- First Class Graduation -- Paraguay Attracting Investment PARAGUAYAN ENGINEERING KNOW HOW 2. (U) An Anatov 124-100, the largest [...]	2007-01-11 22:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EINV EAIR KCRM KMCA CU PA
07ASUNCION182	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR ODC [...] Airborne Brigade (BAT) 2. First Air Brigade (1BDA) 3. Army Special Forces (TEE) 4. Marine Infantry Command (COMIM) 5. Presidential Escort Regiment (REP) 6. National Antinarcotics Secretariat (SENAD) 7. Logistics Command (CDO LOG) 8. National Police Special Operations Force (FOPE) 9. [...]	2007-03-08 12:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL MASS MOPS PA
07ASUNCION184	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR THE MCC [...] (U) In support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID),Post is requesting human rights vetting, in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, of the personnel listed below that will be participating in the MCC Threshold Country Program. Post has no credible information of human righ [...]	2007-03-08 14:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV AID PA
07ASUNCION186	PARAGUAY ASKS USG FOR DENGUE HELP [...] (U) This is an Action request, see para 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: As discussed in reftel, the Government of Paraguay requested USG help March 5 with its dengue epidemic, specifically asking for help in purchasing industrial-sized sprayers for dengue fumigation. Reftel requested assista [...]	2007-03-08 22:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MOPS MARR PREL PGOV PA
07ASUNCION193	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE MARCH 3 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: Action Request, see para 2. -- POTUS and the Mayor -- Barakat Kidnapped -- Better Health with Better Information -- Journalist Attacked by Log Traffickers -- Afro-Paraguayans Release Report POTUS AND THE MAYOR 2. (U) POTUS, March 5 speech on the Americas was widely cover [...]	2007-03-09 16:35:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PA
07ASUNCION2	PARAGUAY: TERRORIST FINANCIER SAYS "EVERYBODY" IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Terrorist financier Muhammad Yusif Abdallah admitted to supporting Hizbollah politically but in his defense told POL Chief "everybody" in Ciudad del Este (CDE) supports Hizbollah. According to Abdallah the Islamic community in CDE transformed significantly in the aftermath of [...]	2007-01-03 17:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PINR CVIS KISL PA
07ASUNCION202	URGENT - REQUEST FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 10 and 11. 2. (U) President Duarte, under law 3159 and Presidential Decree 9056, declared the dengue fever situation a national emergency February 27. In what is the country,s worst outbreak in seven years, more than 19,189 cases have been confirmed [...]	2007-03-13 22:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MOPS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM PA
07ASUNCION207	ADDITIONAL DENGUE-RELATED ITEMS REQUESTED [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 2. 2. (U) The Paraguayan National Emergency Secretariat has requested additional USG assistance in acquiring the following items for their dengue emergency: Qty. Item A. 50,000 - Eppendorf-type micro tubes made of high transparency propyl [...]	2007-03-14 22:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MOPS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM PA
07ASUNCION208	PARAGUAY: LUGO STILL IN CLERGY; JOINS OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bishop Fernando Lugo continues to poll high in the run up to the May 2008 general elections, despite his apparent Constitutional ineligibility. The Apostolic Nuncio in Paraguay maintains that Lugo is a Bishop and forbidden by Canon rules to seek public office. During a March 3 ca [...]	2007-03-15 11:30:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PA
07ASUNCION241	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE MARCH 10 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Colorado Internal Battle Boils Over -- Supreme Court Justices Violate Ethics -- FARC linked to Cubas Case -- SENAD Burns 256 Kilos of Cocaine -- Treasury Notes Auctioned -- Soto Gets Fourth Star COLORADO INTERNAL BATTLE BOILS OVER 2. (C) Juan Facetti, Senior Advisor [...]	2007-03-23 18:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON PA
07ASUNCION242	PARAGUAY: "OVIEDO" OPTION STILL IN SUSPENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Paraguay's Attorney General has recommended that the conviction of imprisoned coup plotter Lino Oviedo be reviewed on the basis of new evidence. Supreme Court President then announced the entire court would take its decision on the question of review by mid-April. A decision t [...]	2007-03-26 11:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM PA
07ASUNCION243	PARAGUAY: PRESIDENT LOOKING AT "OVIEDO" OPTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 11:26:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM PA
07ASUNCION250	PARAGUAY: DUARTE TILTS LEFT LOOKING FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Duarte's statements applauding Chavez' "overdose of democracy," attacking "neoliberalism," and criticizing U.S. policies could be characterized as representing a substantive shift further to the left. However, they also reflect as much if not more Duarte's growing [...]	2007-03-27 22:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON VE PA
07ASUNCION252	PARAGUAY: PRESIDENT AND VP ON DIFFERENT PAGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Duarte continues to obstruct Vice President Castiglioni's bid to be the Colorado Party's presidential candidate, signaling his preference for his Minister of Education, Blanca Ovelar as a woman whose ideology is be closer to his (e.g. Socialist). Undeterred, Castiglion [...]	2007-03-28 11:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PA
07ASUNCION255	VP ABRUPTLY ANNOUNCES PRESIDENTAL CANDIDACY [...] (C) Vice President Luis Castiglioni abruptly announced March 28 his 2008 candidacy for President. Highlighting his campaign platform and plans for Paraguay. Castiglioni said that he wants to "build a nation that will promote and give protection to private business in order to help create jobs [...]	2007-03-29 11:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PA
07ASUNCION260	PARAGUAY: LUGO'S MARCH FALLS FLAT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Fernando Lugo could only draw some 10-15 thousand supporters to a March 29 demonstration protesting corruption, a far cry short of last year's demonstration that drew upwards of some 40,000 and effectively launched Lugo's bid for the Presidency. Lugo was clearly the star of the [...]	2007-03-30 18:02:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PA
07ASUNCION261	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE MARCH 24 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Ethics Tribunal Earns Credibility -- SEN Gets Korea Donation; Poll Says 300k Dengue Cases -- Police and Protesters Clash; 40 Reported Injured -- Vice President looks at USAID Health program ETHICS TRIBUNAL EARNS CREDIBILITY 2. (C) Esteban Armando Kriskovich, Director [...]	2007-03-30 18:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION262	PARAGUAY: BATTLE ROYALE IN MAKING OVER VP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Few politicians, including President Duarte, have responded in depth publicly to Vice-President Castiglioni's surprise announcement on March 28 of his presidential bid. In a hard-ball backroom maneuver, however, VP supporter Senator Argana has been warned that supporting Casti [...]	2007-03-30 18:17:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM PA
07ASUNCION283	PARAGUAY ON UN REFORM/INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-04 21:17:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ACABQ AORC APER PREL UNGA
07ASUNCION285	PARAGUAY SCENESETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER [...] (C) Admiral Staviridis, Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to promote U.S. interests focused on strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal organizations, and combating terrorist financing. You com [...]	2007-04-04 21:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
07ASUNCION286	PARAGAUY: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-05 17:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM KN IR PA
07ASUNCION298	PARAGUAY: URGENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 21:13:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV MASS MOPS PA
07ASUNCION303	PARAGUAY: PRESIDENT'S RANTS STIRS UP RUMORS OF [...] (C) President Duarte's leftward tilt in search of popular support continues, stirring rumors he is plotting an "autogolpe" to overcome opposition in Congress. An advisor to the Vice President told us Duarte had intended to invoke special powers authorized in the Constitution to shut down Co [...]	2007-04-12 16:55:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PA
07ASUNCION306	PARAGUAY: OAS SG STEERS CLEAR OF INTERNAL FIGHTS, [...] (U) SUMMARY. OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza used a visit to Paraguay to focus on the 2008 Presidential elections but declined to enter the debate on a number of swirling controversies. He offered generally favorable views on the state of democracy in Latin America, but criticized [...]	2007-04-12 22:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PA PGOV PREL OAS
07ASUNCION318	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE MARCH 31 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Ambassador Inaugurates Anti-Drug Out Post -- Ambassador Donates Trucks to Customs -- Japanese Nationals Kidnapped -- Cabral Returns -- TIP: Lebanese-Paraguayan Accused of Trafficking AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES ANTI-DRUG OUTPOST 2. (U) The Ambassador inaugurated April 11 th [...]	2007-04-17 19:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN SMIG PA
07ASUNCION322	SOUTHCOM COMMANDER VISITS PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Southcom Commander Admiral Stavridis visited Paraguay April 9 - 11, to meet and develop a relationship with his Paraguayan counterparts. MOD Gonzalez claimed he supported continued U.S.-Paraguayan military exchanges but asserted opposition leaders' were responsible for blocking [...]	2007-04-17 21:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER MASS SNAR PA
07ASUNCION336	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE APRIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Asuncion Councilman Seeks USG Support, Gets Earful -- Paraguay, Venezuela Sign Energy Agreement -- NWC Students Visit Paraguay -- IOM Reports 495 Paraguayan Prostitutes in EU, Argentina ASUNCION COUNCILMAN SEEKS USG SUPPORT, GETS EARFUL 2. (C) Asuncion Councilman Gera [...]	2007-04-23 20:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN
07ASUNCION338	PARAGUAY SCENESETTER FOR WHA A/S THOMAS SHANNON [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Shannon, Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to strengthen our relationship with Paraguay and promote U.S. interests focused on strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal or [...]	2007-04-23 21:09:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM SNAR PA
07ASUNCION346	PARAGUAY: ELECTORAL CALENDAR TAKING SHAPE, FIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Paraguay's Presidential/ Congressional election will likely be held April 20, 2008. Candidates also must register with the Electoral Tribunal (TSJE) 60 days prior; separately, political parties must identify their candidates in the form of primaries some 90 to 135 days before the [...]	2007-04-26 17:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PA
07ASUNCION349	PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-27 13:41:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT PA
07ASUNCION355	FONMIN TO A/S SHANNON: PARAGUAY SEEKS ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ramirez stressed with A/S Shannon the need for greater access to U.S. markets and an agreement on biofuels to more effectively counter the appeal of Chavez's populist message and generously funded assistance offers. He asserted Paraguay's rejection o [...]	2007-04-30 13:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER ECON PA

07ASUNCION356	PRESIDENT DUARTE WELCOMES GREATER U.S. LEADERSHIP, [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Duarte warmly welcomed A/S Shannon's visit to Paraguay and applauded U.S. efforts to reassert its leadership in Latin America, including by responding more profoundly to the social challenges that face the region. Democracy is still fragile in the region for its fail [...]	2007-04-30 13:30:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON PA
07ASUNCION358	PARAGUAY RESPONSE TO MAINTAINING PARTICIPATION IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-30 20:09:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER PA
07ASUNCION37	PARAGUAY: GUIDANCE ON NEGOTIATING A SOFA [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-19 17:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PA
07ASUNCION379	PARAGUAY: A/S SHANNON STRESSES POSITIVE U.S. [...] (U) SUMMARY: A/S Shannon expressed during his April 26-28 visit the U.S. commitment to strengthening our relationship with Paraguay and the region, based on a deeper appreciation for the economic and social challenges facing the region. Members of U.S.-funded investigative units expressed their [...]	2007-05-07 21:11:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PTER ECON PA
07ASUNCION383	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE APRIL 20 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- President Postpones Spain Trip -- Government Monopoly Cripples Internet -- Deputies Pass Penal Code Reform -- Ycau Bolanos Case Can't Seat Judge Panel -- Journalists Protest Inaction on Cases PRESIDENT POSTPONES SPAIN TRIP 2. (C) President Duarte postponed his trip to [...]	2007-05-08 22:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AID ECON PA
07ASUNCION386	PARAGUAY ON BELARUS AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: [...] (C) POL staff delivered reftel points to Ana Maria Baiardi, the MFA's Director General of Multilateral Policy, and Terumi Matsuo, the MFA's Director for International Organizations. Baiardi conveyed that Paraguay shared our concerns regarding Belarus and had no intention of supporting Belarus [...]	2007-05-10 21:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC PA
07ASUNCION389	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE MAY 5-11, [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- CDA Meets the Israeli Ambassador -- TSJE Credibility Low; Infighting Continues -- New Customs Unit Seizes Contraband -- Indigenous Get Help from Itaipu CDA MEETS THE ISRAELI AMBASSADOR 2. (C) The CDA received Israeli Ambassador to Paraguay (resident in Argentina) Raf [...]	2007-05-11 17:15:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PA AR VE
07ASUNCION394	PARAGUAY: AN OUNCE OF DRUG DISRUPTION WORTH A KILO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Paraguay remains a major transshipment corridor for (mostly Bolivian) cocaine, Colombian FARC arms-for-drugs deals and regional money-laundering. But the combination here now of strong leadership, new infrastructure, strengthened legislation, beefed-up human resources and the be [...]	2007-05-16 23:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM PA
07ASUNCION396	COM CONFERENCE: A SOUTHERN CONE PERSPECTIVE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During May 8-9 Southern Cone / Brazil COM Conference in Rio de Janiero, the five Southern Cone Ambassadors discussed aggressive plans of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez to create a unified Bolivarian movement throughout Latin America, particularly focusing on activities within their respe [...]	2007-05-17 13:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON AR BO BR CH PA UY VE
07ASUNCION4	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR THE MCC [...] Jose Felix Alcaraz Rios 11/20/1967 Capiata 2. Pablo Fredy Ortiz Gonzalez 06/30/1970 Ita 3. Salvador Ramon Rodriquez 09/04/1971 Aregua 4. Jorge Ramon Estigarribia Ibarra 03/29/1972 Asuncion CASON [...]	2007-01-04 14:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV AID PA
07ASUNCION403	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE MAY 12-18, [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Building a Transparent Court -- Paraguay Attracting Call Centers -- Health Ministry Milk Program Under Scrutiny -- New Judges (Again) for Ycua Bolanos Panel -- MCC Director Visits Paraguay MCC DIRECTOR VISITS PARAGUAY 2. (U) MCC Threshold Programs Director Maria Longi [...]	2007-05-18 16:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON PA
07ASUNCION420	PARAGUAY TAKES MAJOR STEP ON TERRORISM LEGISLATION [...] ACTION REQUEST: See para. 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Paraguay's House of Deputies voted May 3 to pass a Penal Code Reform bill that includes provisions to strengthen penalties for IPR violations and money laundering, and criminalizes ) for the first time ) terrorist financing. This bill will [...]	2007-05-23 15:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM PREL ECON PA
07ASUNCION431	PARAGUAY: INVESTIGATIVE TEAM UNCOVERS LARGE FRAUD [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Controller General's investigative support unit, established with support from USAID/Paraguay, uncovered a scheme in the Education and Culture Ministry that involved the misuse and misappropriation of funds. Funds intended to provide basic food supplies for poor elementary sc [...]	2007-05-24 12:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KCRM KDEM PA
07ASUNCION435	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE MAY 19-25, [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- San Pedro; Concepcion Welcome Ambassador -- Paraguay free of Foot and Mouth Disease with vaccination -- IPR Customs Conference held in Asuncion -- Senate Annuls Land Grab -- SOCSOUTH Commander Visits Paraguay -- PolOff Tours Chaco SAN PEDRO; CONCEPCION WELCOME AMBASSADOR [...]	2007-05-25 20:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION440	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR USAID [...] Valdez Ayala, Luis Antonio 04/06/1969 Asuncion 2. Acosta David, Elena Ramona 08/18/1982 San Lorenzo 3. Vera Barrientos, Olivorio 05/11/1962 Caazapa 4. Barrios Suarez, Carlos Manuel 02/05/1977 Asuncion 5. Medina Gimenez, Francisco Daniel 07/26/1971 Pirayu 6. Gimenez Maciel, Pedro Hilar [...]	2007-05-30 14:37:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL AID PA
07ASUNCION441	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR ODC [...] Ramirez Alfonso, Amado Pablo 06/30/1970 Caacupe 2. Solabarrrieta Ruiz Diaz, Vanderley 05/31/1973 Asuncion CASON [...]	2007-05-30 14:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV MASS MOPS PA
07ASUNCION449	PARAGUAY A RELUCTANT PARTICIPANT IN BANCO DEL SUR [...] (C) Vice Minister of Economy Jorge von Horoch told econoff that Paraguay agreed to join Banco del Sur at a meeting of Finance Ministers in Asuncion on May 22, along with Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Bolivia. Technical discussions will continue in Buenos Aires on June 1. Von Horo [...]	2007-06-04 13:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PA PGOV PINR PREL
07ASUNCION451	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE MAY 26 - [...] SUMMARY: -- TIP Consultant Quits Amid Threats -- Second Peacekeeping Force Deploys -- Director of Intellectual Property Leaving Post -- Civil Society Input for MCA -- Supporting Transparency in Local Leadership -- Support for Ethics Code Grows -- Court Backs Tax Compliance TIP CONSULT [...]	2007-06-04 15:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN KCRM PA MASS MOPS
07ASUNCION456	JournalistsQ Union Backs Down on Backing Chavez [...] Responding to a fierce backlash over its defense of Chavez decision not to renew RCTVQs license, the SPP reversed course on the communiqu issued May 29th (reftel). The majority of SPP members voted 6/1 to issue a new communiqu that rejects Qthe attack on press freedom. 2. The new communiqu [...]	2007-06-05 12:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL PA
07ASUNCION476	PARAGUAY REPSONSE ON DEMARCHE ON THE GROWING IRAN [...] (C) A/DCM conveyed concerns 6/5 over increasing ties between Iran and Venezuela to the MFA,s U/S for Bilateral Affairs Ceferino Valdez. Valdez took copious notes and inquired whether the Secretary would be raising this issue when she meets with FM Ramirez on 6/14. Valdez also described Para [...]	2007-06-07 12:18:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE PA
07ASUNCION479	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR ODC [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-08 12:27:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV MASS MOPS PA
07ASUNCION481	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE JUNE 2-8, [...] SUMMARY -- Central Bank Regulates Street Money Changers -- Tax Collection Climbs -- USAID Launches Land Use Plan CENTRAL BANK REGULATES STREET MONEY CHANGERS 2. (U) The Central Bank granted permits to about 200 street money changers and is expected to grant 200 more permits by mid-Jun [...]	2007-06-11 17:17:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION489	PARAGUAY: DUARTE PURGES DISSIDENTS FROM [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Duarte,s Secretary, Carlos Liseras, announced June 5 changes in the cabinet. The Minister of Public Works and Minister of Interior have been replaced or reassigned. In addition, Duarte replaced the Director of Yacyreta Binational Entity, the Executive Director of Itaip [...]	2007-06-13 14:40:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL ECON PA
07ASUNCION492	PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1747: [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-14 13:46:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR PA
07ASUNCION500	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE JUNE 9-15, [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Wasmosy Case Nearing Acquittal -- Proposed Reorganization of the Air Force -- Banana Blockade -- Tigo Widens Coverage -- TFCA Group Has First Meeting WASMOSY CASE NEARING AN ACQUITTAL 2. (U) Former President Juan Carlos Wasmosy may soon be acquitted of his 2002 fraud [...]	2007-06-15 20:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AID ECON PA
07ASUNCION515	PARAGUAY: MONEY WELL SPENT; COPS ARRESTED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) seized the largest cocaine transshipmentin Paraguayan history in Pedro Juan Caballero (PJC),during a joint intelligence operation between the Brazilian federal police, DEA, and SENAD. SENAD confiscated 450 kg of cocaine and arrested si [...]	2007-06-20 18:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PREL PINR SNAR PA BR
07ASUNCION538	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE JUNE 16-22, [...] SUMMARY -- Striking Uranium -- Child's Name: Unknown -- Cargill Investment Worth Beans -- INL Funds Fight for IPR -- Drug Addiction Doubles STRIKING URANIUM 2. (U) Alexander Hirtz of Transandes Paraguay SA announced that the Canadian company has confirmed the existence of uranium in [...]	2007-06-28 17:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION547	TAX AUTHORITY VICE MINISTER NEUFELD REPLACED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice Minister of Taxation Andreas Neufeld Toews, who heads Paraguay's Tax Administration, resigned June 28 and will be replaced by Maria Gloria Paez, a close advisor to Neufeld who is expected to maintain the Administration's policies and maintain progress on the MCC Threshold Prog [...]	2007-06-29 16:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION552	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE JUNE 23-29, [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- A Dissident Divide -- Election Turned Congressional Smackdown -- GOP Forgets Their Fogeys A DISSIDENT DIVIDE 2. (U) Alfredo "Goli" Stroessner announced June 27 that The Peace and Progress Movement (MPP) would withdraw its support for presidential hopeful Vice President [...]	2007-07-03 20:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION56	INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN PARAGUAY [...] Name: Mara Evangelista Troche de Gallegos, goes by Evanhy Gallegos Title: Mayor of Asuncion Address: Municipalidad de Asuncin - Primer Piso, Bloque A Mcal. Lpez 5556 y Capitn Villamayor Asuncion, Paraguay Phone: 595-21-613-673 2. Name: Alicia Beatriz Puche [...]	2007-01-26 16:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION560	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-06 12:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV MASS MOPS PA
07ASUNCION561	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR ODC [...] Marcos Manuel Miranda Caceres 18OCT1962 Asuncion CASON [...]	2007-07-06 12:20:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV MASS MOPS PA
07ASUNCION57	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE JANUARY 13 [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Dengue Outbreak; Politician Dead -- Impeachment for two Elections Ministers? -- USAID Helps Expand HealthCare -- Environmental Ministry Seizes Rare Birds, Animal Skins -- IDB Offers USD 1.2 Million for Chaco Region DENGUE OUTBREAK; POLITICIAN DEAD 2. (U) Four people di [...]	2007-01-26 17:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SENV PA
07ASUNCION570	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR ILEA [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-10 20:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV MASS MOPS PA
07ASUNCION574	DUARTE UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. Shortly after President Nicanor DUARTE Frutos took office in 2003, he forged an accord with the opposition centered on promoting reform and combating corruption. His embrace of sound macroeconomic policies brought Paraguay back from the brink of bankruptcy; his promise of reform [...]	2007-07-11 13:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PA VZ
07ASUNCION577	PARAGUAY: CASTIGLIONI FACES UPHILL BATTLE IN BID [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Duarte has endorsed his Education Minister Blanca Ovelar as the Colorado Party candidate to succeed him. Seeking to obstruct the bid launched by his Vice-President Luis Castiglioni, he forced the party to embrace a "socialist" ideology at its recent convention and has f [...]	2007-07-11 16:30:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PA
07ASUNCION578	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR ILEA [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-11 20:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV MASS MOPS PA
07ASUNCION595	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE JULY 4-13, [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Supreme Court Power: Terrorism Dealt a Blow -- Two New Ministers -- New Senate Leadership -- Call on New Congress Leaders -- Got Justice? Prosecutors Taken Off Case -- Whistleblower System: Public Officials Beware! -- Going the Last Mile -- Viva the Environment! -- Custom [...]	2007-07-19 18:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION596	ANOTHER MERCOSUR SUMMIT WITH FEW CONCRETE RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Paraguay hosted the 33rd Mercosur Summit on June 29 and passed the rotating Mercosur Presidency to Uruguay. Six regional presidents attended from Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile and endorsed a 38-point Declaration offering form but little substance. Venezu [...]	2007-07-19 19:49:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PA PGOV PREL
07ASUNCION613	DON'T COUNT OVIEDO OUT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: In a unanimous decision July 23, the Supreme Court's criminal chamber dismissed charges against imprisoned General Lino Oviedo for his role in the 1999 assassination of Vice President Luis Argana. The criminal chamber's decision dominated press coverage July 23-24 and generated cr [...]	2007-07-26 17:29:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PA
07ASUNCION616	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST OFFICE OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-27 12:10:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV MASS MOPS PA
07ASUNCION62	PARAGUAY: URGENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR [...] Vicente Gonzalez Medina 22 JAN 1958 Carapegua CASON [...]	2007-01-30 15:35:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV AID PA
07ASUNCION624	PARAGUAY'S 62ND UNGA LIST [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-31 18:21:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PA
07ASUNCION632	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE JULY 14-27, [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Yeehah! Prosecutors Praised -- Utave: Too Little, Too Late -- SENAD In Action -- United Nations Funds Family Health --------------------------- YEEHAH! PROSECUTORS PRAISED --------------------------- 2. (U) Ambassador Cason held a "white hat" ceremony on July 20 appl [...]	2007-08-01 20:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION643	PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR ODC [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-06 19:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV MASS MOPS PA
07ASUNCION671	PARAGUAY'S RESPONSE TO OPIC [...] (SBU) Post finds no derogatory information on the five Paraguayan microfinance institutions or their executive members listed in reftel. 2. (U) USAID indicated that the Agencia Financiera de Desarollo (AFD) approved three of the five institutions, Financiera El Comercio (FIELCO),Financie [...]	2007-08-13 19:54:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PREL PA
07ASUNCION686	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-17 18:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNESCO PA
07ASUNCION688	INTERAGENCY COOPERATION ON TRI-BORDER AREA [...] (C) Embassy Asuncion hosted August 8-9 a conference on Tri-Border Area (TBA) terrorist finance and money laundering. Forty USG participants from Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay represented the departments of State, Defense, Justice, Homeland Security and Treasury, as well as th [...]	2007-08-20 15:13:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL PGOV PA
07ASUNCION689	SCENE-SETTER FOR LT. GEN. SEIP'S VISIT TO PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Lt. Gen. Seip August 21-22. Your visit provides an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal organizations, and combating terrorist f [...]	2007-08-20 20:02:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
07ASUNCION714	MANAGING EXPECTATIONS OF NEW SEPRELAD DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reviews of Dr. Angel Gabriel GONZALEZ Caceres, Paraguay's new director of the Secretariat for the Prevention of Money Laundering (SEPRELAD),are quite mixed. A former Central Bank president (2003-2005),Gonzalez also served two terms as Banking Superintendent (1998-99 and 1999-200 [...]	2007-08-27 13:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER ECON PA
07ASUNCION722	A CHAT WITH LUGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential pre-candidate Fernando Lugo spoke confidently about his legal ability to run for the presidency in an August 27 meeting with DCM and Pol/Econ Chief, but failed to provide any details about his campaign platform or plans for governing Paraguay. While reluctant to def [...]	2007-08-29 13:46:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PA
07ASUNCION727	ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL REQUESTS ELECTIONS ASSISTANCE [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Electoral Tribunal (TSJE) Judges Juan Manual Morales, Rafael Dendia, and Alberto Ramirez requested elections assistance from the United States during August 23 - 25 meetings with POL Chief and PolOff. The judges stressed the importance of international observers for Paragua [...]	2007-08-30 19:57:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PA
07ASUNCION734	PARAGUAY'S NEW ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING CHIEF [...] (C) Ambassador discussed USG expectations with SEPRELAD's new director, Gabriel Gonzalez, August 30. Gonzalez expressed his disappointment that the Paraguayan government "abandoned" SEPRELAD and allocated only USD 200,000 to the organization for the coming fiscal year. The Ambassador noted G [...]	2007-09-05 13:39:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PTER EFIN SNAR PA
07ASUNCION739	OVIEDO RELEASED ON CONDITIONAL LIBERTY [...] (SBU) Paraguay's Supreme Military Tribunal granted convicted coup-plotter General Lino Oviedo conditional liberty at approximately 11:00 a.m. EST September 6. All major press outlets carried the story. Oviedo waved to approximately 500 gathered supporters as he walked out of prison in civili [...]	2007-09-06 16:12:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PINS ASEC PGOV PREL PA
07ASUNCION742	TURBULENCE HITS PARAGUAY'S AVIATION INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite low passenger volumes and unprofitable conditions, several airlines are expanding operations to Paraguay. Regional politics, as opposed to market realities, drive their decisions. Additionally, concerns over Bolivia's nationalization of key industries prompted one ai [...]	2007-09-06 19:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR PREL PA
07ASUNCION743	PDVSA EXPANDING INTO PARAGUAY AND ELSEWHERE? [...] (C) Hermes Rafael "Rambo" Saguier, current advisor to pre-presidential candidate Fernando Lugo, provided DCM with a July 13 letter from PDVSA, Venezuela's state owned petroleum company, which sought Saguier's legal services. The letter, written "within the framework of the international policy [...]	2007-09-06 19:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV PREL PA VE
07ASUNCION748	ALL EYES ON OVIEDO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Supreme Military Tribunal unanimously decided September 6 to release General Lino Oviedo from jail on conditional liberty for his attempted 1996 coup (ref). Despite Oviedo's attorneys' contention that he enjoys full legal rights, many analysts agree he is not legally entitled [...]	2007-09-07 19:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PA
07ASUNCION77	PARAGUAY,S MERCOSUR DIRECTOR SKEPTICAL [...] (C) Paraguay,s lead Mercosur coordinator, Didier Olmedo, shared his deep skepticism of the bloc to econoff. He criticized Mercosur as diluted by a political agenda that has evolved to the exclusion of the issues important to Paraguay: greater integration with real market access not restricted [...]	2007-01-31 21:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PA PGOV PINR PREL
07ASUNCION81	VENENZUELAN INTEREST IN PARAGUAYAN BANKS [...] (C) Venezuelan State Development Bank BANDES is investigating the possibility of purchasing a Paraguayan financial institution as it or other Venezuelan State entities have done in Bolivia and Uruguay, and may do in Ecuador and Nicaragua. BANDES intends to provide financing for micro-enterpri [...]	2007-02-02 11:31:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PA PGOV PINR PREL
07ASUNCION82	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE JANUARY , [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Dengue Fever Update -- MCA Helps Establish Customs Cooperation -- Senator Against Venezuelan Mercosur Membership DENGUE FEVER UPDATE 2. (U) Paraguay now has some 1,800 cases of Dengue fever, including 12 of the deadly hemorrhagic type, since early January. The outbrea [...]	2007-02-02 14:21:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION829	DUARTE SHUFFLES INDUSTRY AND TRADE MINISTERS [...] (SBU) The president of the Paraguayan Communications Company (COPACO),Juan Ramon Ibarra, resigned October 4 in the wake of charges of incompetent management and influence trafficking for the award of several procurements. Over the past two weeks congressional opposition blocked and then cond [...]	2007-10-05 18:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ECPS PREL PA
07ASUNCION830	VICE PRESIDENT RESIGNS TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT [...] (U) As expected, Vice President Luis Castiglioni submitted his resignation October 5 in accordance with the constitutional requirement that he vacate public office six months before national elections scheduled for April 20. Despite intial confusion, it appears Castiglioni will remain in offi [...]	2007-10-05 19:12:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PA
07ASUNCION850	THREE PLUS ONE UPDATE [...] (C) Pol/econ chief met October 11 with the MFA's Director of Special Affairs, Minister Victor Hugo Pena, pursuant to reftel. Pena indicated that the Paraguayan government is open to expanding the 3 plus 1 agenda, but asked that Post formalize its request via diplomatic note. Pena demonstrated [...]	2007-10-11 21:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KTFN PGOV PTER SNAR PA
07ASUNCION861	WHA/BSC OFFICE DIRECTOR DRUCKER VISITS PARAGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his October 2-4 visit to Asuncion, WHA/BSC Officer Director Drucker met with a wide range of political, economic and social interlocutors. Paraguay's counternarcotics secretariat, its intellectual property operations unit, and several economic crimes prosecutors expressed g [...]	2007-10-15 20:41:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PA
07ASUNCION876	PARAGUAY: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] (U) Post nominates Ms. Cynthia Bendlin, Consultant to the International Organization for Migration (IOM),to serve as our nominee for the 2008 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Ms. Bendlin's personal information requested in reftel is as follows: -- Full legal name of no [...]	2007-10-18 18:56:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PA
07ASUNCION879	FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT UPDATE [...] (SBU) The Director of the Secretariat to Combat Money Laundering (SEPRELAD),Gabriel Gonzalez, asked Pol/Econ Chief October 10 for Embassy support to lobby Minister of Finance Cesar Barreto to pay Paraguay,s dues to the Financial Action Task Force of South America (GAFISUD). Gonzalez indicat [...]	2007-10-19 14:46:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PTER PA
07ASUNCION894	LUGO GEARS UP, AS DUARTE MOVES TO BLOCK [...] (U) Pre-presidential candidate and former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo officially registered his political organization, the Patriotic Alliance for Change (APC),with the National Electoral Tribunal (TSJE) September 28. The APC includes eight opposition parties and various political and soci [...]	2007-10-25 21:05:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL PA
07ASUNCION90	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE FEBRUARY 3 [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Dengue Fever Update -- MCA Helps Establish Customs Cooperation -- Senator Against Venezuelan Mercosur Membership DENGUE FEVER UPDATE 2. (U) Paraguay now has some 1,800 cases of Dengue fever, including 12 of the deadly hemorrhagic type, since early January. The outbrea [...]	2007-02-07 12:21:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL PA
07ASUNCION908	COLORADO PRE-CANDIDATE OVELAR WANTS GOOD U.S. [...] (C) Pre-presidential Colorado Party candidate Blanca Ovelar told the DCM October 18 that if elected, she wants good relations with the United States. Ovelar was confident that she will win both the Colorado Party nomination and the presidency, but worried that if she is not the Colorado candid [...]	2007-10-30 12:15:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PA
07ASUNCION910	OVIEDO'S CONVICTION OVERTURNED [...] (SBU) After receiving new testimony, Paraguay's Supreme Court voted late October 30 to overturn General Lino Oviedo's conviction and 10-year jail sentence for the 1996 attempted coup. With the conviction overturned, Oviedo has now cleared the highest remaining legal hurdle to his candidacy for [...]	2007-10-31 11:10:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PA
07ASUNCION915	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DAVID WALKER'S CANDIDACY FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-01 18:55:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UN UNGA PA
07ASUNCION940	MEETING LINO OVIEDO [...] (C) In the Embassy's first official meeting with Lino Oviedo since 1999, Pol/Econ Chief informed the coup-plotter turned presidential candidate the United States views Paraguay's April 2008 elections an internal matter, and that the USG will work with anyone who is both elected and governs dem [...]	2007-11-08 22:13:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL SNAR PA
07ASUNCION947	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FATF [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-13 19:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PTER PARM MNUC PA
07ASUNCION948	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRANIAN DESIGNATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-13 19:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PTER KNNP IR PARM MNUC PA
07ASUNCION964	PARAGUAY ON "THREE PLUS ONE" AGENDA [...] (U) In response to reftel and pursuant to instructions from WHA/BSC, Embassy sent the Paraguayan government the following diplomatic note on October 24, 2007, proposing expansion of the Three Plus One agenda for the January meeting to be hosted by Paraguay. The text of the Embassy's diplomatic [...]	2007-11-15 21:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PREL KTFN PTER SNAR PA
07ASUNCION970	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL REID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes CODEL Reid November 25-27. Your visit provides an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in strengthening democratic institutions, promoting sound economic policies and good governance, disrupting criminal organizations, and combating terrorist [...]	2007-11-20 18:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
07ASUNCION977	OPIC CEO MOSBACHER VISITS PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Robert Mosbacher Jr., CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC),visited Asuncion October 31 to November 1 and met with officials from Banco Regional and Citibank to discuss an ongoing credit guarantee transaction. The parties agreed to close the deal in coming m [...]	2007-11-27 20:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS PREL PGOV PA
07ASUNCION978	STATUS REPORT ON PARAGUAY MCA THRESHOLD PROGRAM [...] (U) Paraguay was the first country in the Western Hemisphere to begin implementation of a Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold Program. Under a bilateral agreement signed in May 2006 and due to conclude November 30, 2008, Paraguay's Threshold program provides $34.6 million in U.S. assi [...]	2007-11-27 20:02:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS PREL PGOV PA
07ASUNCION98	PARAGUAYAN FIREWORKS OVER CHAVEZ MEDDLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The heavy-handed response by Venezuelan President Chavez at the Mercosur Summit in Brazil against Paraguayan Vice President Castiglioni's criticism opened the hornets' nest in Paraguay. President Duarte claimed he challenged Chavez for attacking his VP and for interfering in Para [...]	2007-02-08 21:26:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PGOV PREL PA VE
07ASUNCION986	CODEL REID AFFIRMS U.S. INTEREST IN PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) During its November 25-27 visit to Asuncion, CODEL Reid met with senior-most leaders of all three branches of government. The CODEL met Foreign Minister Ramirez, who Senator Reid thanked for his role in securing a meeting with President Duarte earlier that morning (septel). Ramirez re [...]	2007-12-03 10:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OVIP PGOV PA
07ASUNCION989	CODEL REID: PRESIDENT DUARTE CALLS FOR US ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. At turns charming and caustic, Paraguayan President Duarte held forth before CODEL Reid November 26. In an hour-plus meeting, Duarte expounded on free trade, anti-American sentiment, Chavez,s check-book populism, and the threats to democratic governance if elected leaders do not [...]	2007-12-03 16:52:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR ECON PGOV OVIP PA
07ASUNCION994	FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT [...] (U) Paraguay is the third most corrupt country in the hemisphere after Haiti and Venezuela, and it has an antiquated and weak legislative framework. Regional Legal Advisor (RLA) Kevin Sundwall arrived in Asuncion in March 2007 and began working with committed Paraguayan counterparts to bring a [...]	2007-12-04 18:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON SNAR PGOV PA
07ATHENS1009	GREECE PARTICIPATING IN OSCE COUNTERTERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-18 08:11:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER ABUD AFIN GR
07ATHENS1021	GREECE REQUESTS U.S. INTERVENTION IN JERUSALEM [...] (U) This is an action request for Department. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On May 18, MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas requested U.S. assistance in defusing the leadership crisis in the Jerusalem Patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church following the May 12 decision of the Jo [...]	2007-05-21 04:59:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PHUM KRIF PREL GR
07ATHENS1022	GREECE REQUESTS U.S. INTERVENTION IN JERUSALEM [...] (U) This is an action request for Department. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On May 18, MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas requested U.S. assistance in defusing the leadership crisis in the Jerusalem Patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church following the May 12 decision of the Jo [...]	2007-05-21 04:59:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	GR KIRF PHUM PREL
07ATHENS1030	GLOBAL INITIATIVE: INFORMED GREEKS OF ASTANA [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-21 12:47:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER GR
07ATHENS1039	GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO UNSC ACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 14, Charge delivered reftel demarche on Kosovo UNSC action to Constantine Bitsios, Prime Minister's diplomatic advisor, and on May 16 to Ambassador Fotis Xydas, MFA Director of the D1 Directorate for the United Nations and International Organisations. Bitsios sought furth [...]	2007-05-22 07:44:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR RU
07ATHENS1058	CYPRUS ARMS: LETTERS EXCHANGED [...] (U) This is action request for Department. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On May 21, Ambassador received from MFA Secretary General Ambassador Charalambos Rocanas a letter outlining the Greek plan to resolve the issue of the illegal transfer of U.S.-origin equipment to Cyprus in violation of Sec [...]	2007-05-23 05:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	CY GR MARR PARM PGOV PREL TU NATO
07ATHENS1059	CYPRUS ARMS: LETTERS EXCHANGED [...] (U) This is action request for Department. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) On May 21, Ambassador received from MFA Secretary General Ambassador Charalambos Rocanas a letter outlining the Greek plan to resolve the issue of the illegal transfer of U.S.-origin equipment to Cyprus in violation of Sec [...]	2007-05-23 05:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	CY GR MARR MAS PARM PGOV PREL TU NATO
07ATHENS1063	GREEKS TO ATTEND OSCE COUNTERTERRORISM CONFERENCE [...] (U) On May 16, Russian Ambassador Andrey Vdovin delivered reftel joint demarche on the May 31-June OSCE Counterterrorism Conference to MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas. As agreed with the Russians, A/Polcouns followed up on May 22 with Dionyssios Kivetos, terrorism and proliferation [...]	2007-05-23 12:11:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OSCE PTER ABUD AFIN RS GR
07ATHENS1066	UNSCR 1747: GREEKS CONCUR ON BROAD DEFINITION OF [...] (U) On May 22, A/Polcouns discussed reftel demarche issues with non-proliferation expert Dionyssios Kivetos of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. Kivetos said the Government of Greece fully agreed with the broad definition of "arms and related materiel" advocated by the U [...]	2007-05-23 13:14:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PREL UNSC IR GR
07ATHENS1075	GREECE: CUBA COUNTRY REVIEW FOR TITLE III [...] (C) According to Expert Minister Counselor Vassilios Konstantineas at the MFA Department for Latin America and the Caribbean, the GoG did not keep a list of Greek investors in Cuba or of Cuban investors in Greece. 2. (C) Konstantineas confirmed to Embassy on May 18 that Greece and Cuba had [...]	2007-05-23 14:48:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC GR PREL
07ATHENS1076	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: GREECE EYE-TO-EYE WITH U.S. [...] (U) On May 22, A/Polcouns delivered ref a demarche on cluster munitions to Counselor Dionyssios Kivetos of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. As Kivetos indicated in past conversations on the subject (ref e),Greece shared the view of the United States regarding the issue [...]	2007-05-23 15:09:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS NATO PARM PREL GR
07ATHENS1087	GREEK VIEWS ON BEST APPROACH TO SYRIA [...] (C) On May 24, A/Polcouns delivered ref a demarche on Syria's sham presidential referendum to Deputy Director of the Greek MFA A-6 Division for Middle East Affairs Giorgos Ayfantis. Ayfantis promised to inform his superiors of the U.S. position, though he said Greece took another view of the [...]	2007-05-24 15:00:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN GR KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07ATHENS110	TRUST BUT VERIFY: GREEK CHOD CONFIRMS CYPRUS ARMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Greek Chief of Defense (CHOD) Admiral Panagiotis Chinofotis laid out the GoG's plan for dealing with the Cyprus arms issue in line with U.S. legal requirements, consented to an American inspection team, and promised to consult with the [...]	2007-01-18 15:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS NATO PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS111	GREEK CHOD ON AFGHANISTAN, EMBASSY ATTACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 18 meeting with the Ambassador to discuss the Cyprus Arms issue (reported septel),Greek Chief of Defense (CHOD) Admiral Panagiotis Chinofotis also previewed Greece's plans for contributing to NATO efforts in Afghanistan, his view on the recent RPG attack against the [...]	2007-01-18 15:56:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS NATO PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1131	MACEDONIA'S PATH TO NATO: GREECE AND THE NAME ISSUE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-31 14:30:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR MARR NATO PREL
07ATHENS1145	GREECE PREPARED TO DISCUSS RUSSIA/CFE AT HLTF JUNE [...] (C) On June 1, A/Polcouns delivered reftel points on Russia and the CFE Treaty to MFA D2 NATO Directorate Deputy Director Chronis Polychroniou. While Greek positions on CFE and Russia have in the past tracked closely with U.S. positions, Polychroniou could not provide an immediate response to [...]	2007-06-04 09:32:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR KCFE NATO PARM PREL
07ATHENS1177	CFE: GREECE EAGER TO KEEP TREATY ALIVE [...] (C) On June 6, DepPolcouns delivered non-paper on U.S. thinking on a final document for the Extraordinary CFE Conference (refs a, b) to Chronis Polychroniou, deputy chief of the MFA D2 Directorate for NATO Policy and Greek HLTF representative. Polychroniou -- who was departing shortly for Bru [...]	2007-06-06 12:11:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PARM PREL KCFE GR
07ATHENS1185	SCENESETTER FOR U/S BURNS VISIT TO ATHENS JUNE 9-12 [...] (C) Nick: Welcome back to Athens! The Embassy -- and your many Greek friends -- are delighted to have you as the keynote speaker at our June 11 celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the Marshall Plan. In addition to your public speeches and press events, your visit will propel bilater [...]	2007-06-07 08:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP

07ATHENS1225	GREECE ON UPCOMING EU FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] (C) D/Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on the June 18-19 GAERC to MFA A11 European Cooperation correspondent Penny Douti. Douti observed that the main issue for the GAERC was expected to be institutional reform and, in particular, the way forward in light of the constitutional treaty defeats [...]	2007-06-14 13:47:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV PREL SOCI
07ATHENS123	FOREIGN MINISTRY ON GREEK AID TO IRAN, LEBANON, [...] (C) Summary: EconCouns met January 17th with George Pandremenos, Diplomatic Director, Office of Deputy Foreign Minister Stylianides, to discuss reftels. Regarding the Paris donors' conference for Lebanon (Reftel A),Pandremenos stated that Foreign Minister Bakoyiannis and General Secretary of [...]	2007-01-19 14:16:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON EAID EXIM UNSC OECD GR IR LE
07ATHENS1249	AMCITS IN IRAN: GREEKS SUPPORT EU APPROACH [...] (SBU) On June 12, DepPolcouns delivered reftel demarche on the treatment of Amcits in Iran to MFA A6 Directorate for Arab and Middle East Countries First Counsellor Ioannis Pediotis. Pediotis promised to look into the possibility of Greece's making an approach to the Iranians. 2. (SBU) On [...]	2007-06-18 14:07:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN GR
07ATHENS1261	ATHENS MARSHALL PLAN EVENT BRINGS BACK POSITIVE MEMORIES, [...] On June 11, 2007, U.S. Embassy Athens hosted a gala reception in honor of the 60th Anniversary of the Marshall Plan at the residence of U.S. Ambassador Charles P. Ries. Over 300 guests came to celebrate the Marshall Plan and its contributions to rebuilding Greece after World War II and the G [...]	2007-06-19 10:19:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR PREL OIIP OPRC GR
07ATHENS1262	GREECE ENDS M.A.S.H. MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) At the end of May, Greece withdrew its unit of approximately 50 medical personnel serving in Afghanistan. According to Ambassador Ioannis Bourlogiannis, diplomatic advisor to the Minister of Defense, the unit was withdrawn following the end of its mandate and was replaced by a Czech medica [...]	2007-06-19 14:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL PTER
07ATHENS1314	U/S BURNS REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 11, U/S Burns reviewed security issues in both the region and within NATO with Minister of Defense Meimarakis and CHOD Chinofotis. Burns pressed the MOD and CHOD to increase Greece's contribution to Alliance efforts in Afghanistan, which both officials contended was dif [...]	2007-06-27 15:14:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GR
07ATHENS1315	U/S BURNS' JUNE 10 MEETING WITH FM BAKOYANNIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In her June 10 meeting with U/S Burns, FM Bakoyannis focused on stability in the Balkans -- particularly G-8 discussion of Kosovo final status and GOG concerns regarding Macedonia's NATO entry. She favored additional negotiating time on Kosovo, adding that Greece sought both a [...]	2007-06-27 15:22:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR OVIP
07ATHENS1316	U/S BURNS' JUNE 11 MEETING WITH PM KARAMANLIS: [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his June 11 meeting with U/S Burns, PM Karamanlis was calm about the latest state-of-play on Kosovo final status. However, the normally relaxed Karamanlis was clearly feeling the domestic political heat over Macedonia's NATO entry. Burns promised that the USG would work wit [...]	2007-06-27 15:28:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR OVIP PGOV PREL
07ATHENS1333	GREEK POLL: ND VICTORY BUT SMALLER MAJORITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent opinion poll by authoritative MRB Hellas predicts electoral victory for the incumbent New Democracy (ND) party but with a reduced parliamentary majority. According to the poll, Greek voters continue to show qualified confidence in the governing party and find PM Karama [...]	2007-06-29 09:36:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1340	FM BAKOYANNIS ON KOSOVO, MACEDONIA, MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a twenty-minute June 28 conversation, Charge and FM Bakoyannis discussed the Greek-Russian handshake on the Blue Stream pipeline deal (reported reftel),her recent trip to the Middle East and the issues of Kosovo and Macedonia. She said she intended to call U/S Burns at the en [...]	2007-06-29 14:01:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GRQ
07ATHENS1342	GREECE: FOREST FIRES, BRUTAL HEATWAVE TAKE TOLL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An eight-day heat wave and onslaught of rural fires destroyed the old-growth Mt. Parnitha National Forest in Attica, as well as other swaths of precious forest resources throughout Greece. In the face of at least nine deaths, critics have called the government "confused" and "s [...]	2007-07-02 04:32:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI GR
07ATHENS1361	GREECE: BSEC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On July 2, DepPolCouns, Econoff, and Poloff delivered BSEC environmental symposium demarche points to MFA B2 Directorate for Economic and Commercial Affairs Deputy Director Ioannis Metaxas. Metaxas responded that high-level officials from the Ministry of the Environment and the Minist [...]	2007-07-03 13:53:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL KCRM GR
07ATHENS1363	SEEKING REGIONAL SUPPORT TO STOP FLOW OF FOREIGN [...] (S) On July 3, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Secretary General Rocanas. Rocanas noted that the GOG shared SIPDIS U.S. concerns regarding foreign fighters joining the Iraq insurgency; he planned to consult with MFA experts and within the EU before responding in more detail. On [...]	2007-07-03 15:21:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1369	U/S BURNS' JUNE 11 MEETING WITH GREEK OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 11 meeting with U/S Burns, opposition PASOK leader (and former Foreign Minister) George Papandreou suggested that Kosovo's transition from supervised to full independence should take effect once it became an EU member. That would cement the EU's commitment to the regi [...]	2007-07-05 14:19:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1383	GREECE: ND CONGRESS KEEPS 'EM GUESSING ON ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A carefully orchestrated seventh New Democracy party congress ended Sunday without setting a date for the next elections, though some pundits hinted no later than November. PM Karamanlis defended his administration's record and promised to stick to the path of government reform [...]	2007-07-09 13:39:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1385	GREECE: RESPONSE TO CUBA AND INTERNET FREEDOM [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 14:34:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	EINT PREL ECON TINT CU GR
07ATHENS1386	GREECE: DEMARCH DELIVERED ON AMBASSADOR WILLIAM [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 14:35:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG GR
07ATHENS1389	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ISN/RA OFFICER JODY DANIEL [...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit of Jody Daniel, to travel to Athens, Greece, July 26 to Aug. 1, 2007, to participate in the UCLA Middle East Regional Security and Cooperation Meeting and the UCSD Institute on Global Cooperation and Conflict Military Track 2 [...]	2007-07-10 12:09:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP GR
07ATHENS1399	GREEK AMBASSADOR SLATED FOR RECALL OVER FT REMARKS [...] (U) Greek media has given predictably overheated coverage to statements by Greek Ambassador to Skopje Dora Grosomanidou in July 5's Financial Times. In the FT article, Grosomanidou is quoted as saying that "Formally, there is no problem for Skopje to become a member of NATO or the EU under [...]	2007-07-10 15:49:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1416	GREECE SCORES VICTORY AGAINST INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On July 8, Greek anti-trafficking police carried out simultaneous raids on 34 different locations in Athens, arresting 11 suspected members of an international trafficking ring and another 62 persons accused of facilitating vice and prostitution. Three women (out of 45 detaine [...]	2007-07-13 08:13:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG GR
07ATHENS1422	GLOBAL INITIATIVE: GREEKS UNABLE TO ATTEND AUGUST [...] (SBU) On July 2, DepPolCouns delivered reftel information sheet on the August 26-29 meeting in Germany on establishing a web-based information portal for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism to MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations First Counselor Dionyssios Kyvetos. [...]	2007-07-16 11:55:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KGIC PREL GR
07ATHENS145	READIN', WRITIN', AND 'RASCIBILITY: POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: On January 10, Greek Parliament began debate on an amendment of Article XVI of the Constitution which would lift state restrictions on higher education to allow recognition of independent, non-profit universities. The main opposition party, PASOK, is expected to back ruling part [...]	2007-01-23 14:56:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL PREL GR
07ATHENS1459	GREEKS NOTIFIED ON USAFE REORGANIZATION AND [...] (S) Per reftel instructions, on July 16, Air Attache notified the International Relations Section of the A2 Branch of the Hellenic Air Force of the reduction in one position in APO staffing. COUNTRYMAN [...]	2007-07-19 04:43:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM NATO GR
07ATHENS1460	GREECE: VIEWS ON UPCOMING GAERC [...] (C) On July 18, DepPolCouns discussed reftel points on the July 23 GAERC with MFA European Correspondent Penny Douti. Responses below are keyed to major issue items: -- KOSOVO: Douti anticipated Kosovo would be discussed at lunch. Greece's position was well-known. While Greece acknowledged [...]	2007-07-19 08:51:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PGOV PREL SOCI GR
07ATHENS148	GREEKS PREVIEW AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-23 15:44:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS GR
07ATHENS1486	GREECE: SIGNED BUT NOT RATIFIED NUCLEAR TERRORISM [...] (SBU) On July 23, DepPolCouns discussed reftel issues concerning the International Convention for Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (NTC) with MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations Counsellor Photis Bourlogiannis. Bourlogiannis said Greece was amongst the first signatories [...]	2007-07-25 21:17:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL GR
07ATHENS1487	GREECE URGENTLY REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE IN [...] (U) On July 25, Greece formally requested U.S. assistance in its efforts to fight forest fires, which have devastated many areas of the country and are overwhelming the Greek fire service. The request was made by Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis to Charge D'Affaires, a.i., Tom Countryman and [...]	2007-07-25 22:27:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1498	GREECE NEEDS AIRCRAFT TO FIGHT FIRES [...] (U) In a meeting with Army Attach, Secretary General for Civil Protection of the Greek Ministry of the Interior Panagiotis Fourlas expressed appreciation to the U.S. for its consideration of Greece's urgent request for assistance in fighting forest fires (reftel) and clarified that Greece's sp [...]	2007-07-26 12:25:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1521	GREECE: CRETAN GOVERNOR WANTS MORE USN SHIP VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 19 meeting with CDA, Governor (Nomarch) Grigoris Archondakis of the Chania district of Crete (where Souda Bay Naval Support Activity (NSA) is located) said it was important to get more U.S. ship visits, not so much for the economic benefits, substantial as they may be, b [...]	2007-07-30 08:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR MOPS PGOV PREL
07ATHENS1522	TURKISH ELECTIONS: A VIEW FROM ATHENS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the re-election of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Sunday's elections, the mainstream Greek political elite breathed a sigh of relief. PM Erdogan's first term was a period of Greek-Turkish stability, offering Greeks a more secure vision of their bilateral rel [...]	2007-07-30 08:51:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU CYP CY
07ATHENS1528	GREECE: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Visiting Greece Desk Officer, Ilan Goodman, delivered reftel points to MFA South Caucusus Desk Officer Stella Bezirtzoglou. Bezirtzoglou thanked the U.S. for its attention to this issue, noting the GOG concurred it is a growing problem. She questioned why the Aliyev government, which she [...]	2007-07-30 14:36:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE PHUM AJ GR
07ATHENS1531	99TH U.S.-GREEK JOINT COMMISSION: MEETING SUMMARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On July 23, the 99th meeting of the U.S.-Greek Joint Commission dealing with bilateral political-military issues, particularly the relationship between Souda Bay Naval Support Activity (NSA) and the Government of Greece, was held at Souda Bay NSA on the island of Cre [...]	2007-07-31 13:27:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL GR
07ATHENS1542	GREECE UPDATED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE NEWS [...] (SBU) On August 2, DepPolCouns/GICO informed Greek counterparts that Bulgaria, Slovenia, and Zambia had endorsed the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (ref a). We also took the opportunity to provide to Greece its GI web portal interim log-on information (ref b). COUNTRYMAN [...]	2007-08-02 06:29:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC GR
07ATHENS1557	CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE ELECTION: GREECE OFFERS [...] (SBU) PolOff and visiting DeskOff delivered reftel dipnote, points, and CV of Felice Gaer to MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations Deputy Head Ambassador Alexandros Rallis. Rallis said he would forward the materials to the FM's Cabinet and to the Greek mission in Geneva with the [...]	2007-08-03 14:18:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA GR
07ATHENS1594	GREECE IS PREPARED TO VETO MACEDONIA NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: With elections widely expected in late September, GOG officials and undeclared political candidates are raising the bar for Macedonia's NATO entry. Distancing themselves from the 1995 Interim Accord, Greece sees the 2008 NATO decision on enlargement as powerful leverage to forc [...]	2007-08-08 14:10:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS1609	KOSOVO NEXT STEPS: GREEK RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Charge delivered reftel update on Kosovo to PM Karamanlis's diplomatic advisor Bitsios on August 9, stressing the need for full engagement by the parties in the weeks ahead. But preparation by the international community to act in December -- even if no agreement h [...]	2007-08-09 15:25:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1618	GREECE/MACEDONIA: PM KARAMANLIS' MESSAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY In a one-on-one meeting with Charge on August 9, Constantinos Bitsios, the Deputy Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister, conveyed a message from PM Karamanlis. The PM asked the U.S. to convey to Skopje its view of the United Nations-sponsored negotiations on the name issue and [...]	2007-08-10 13:46:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1619	FURTHER GREEK VIEWS ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In an August 10 introductory call on new MFA Secretary General Agathocles, Charge reviewed ref B points on Kosovo next steps. Agathocles reiterated the long-standing Greek concern regarding the legal basis for any future status decision. He also shared two ideas (w [...]	2007-08-10 14:46:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR KV SR
07ATHENS1639	KARAMANLIS PREPARING FOR EARLY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Former FM Molyviatis told Charge on August 16 "with absolute certainty" that the PM had decided in favor of elections on September 16. PM Karamanlis plans to see President Papoulias on August 17; Parliament will be dissolved on August 18 to allow for the requiste campaign period. 2. [...]	2007-08-16 12:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1659	GREECE/MACEDONIA: ND INSIDER SAYS KARAMANLIS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Former FM Petros Molyviatis -- who remains closer to PM Karamanlis than his successor, current FM Dora Bakoyiannis, told Charge August 16 that Karmanlis recognized the diplomatic cost of vetoing Macedonia's NATO membership without resolution of the name issue first. [...]	2007-08-20 14:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS1682	GREEK ELECTIONS: KARAANLIS'S SUMMER "SURPRISE" [...] (C) UMMARY: PM Karamanlis has made it official: general elections will be held on September 16. Karamanlis is running on New Democracy's ecnomic reform record, calculating that criticim of last spring's bond scandal and this summer's forest fires won't affect his small but steady lead in t [...]	2007-08-24 11:29:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1687	GREECE ABLAZE: KARAMANLIS DECLARES STATE OF [...] (C) SUMMAY: Over the weekend of August 25-26, more tha a hundred simultaneous wildfires led to the worst Greek national disaster since the 1999 earthquakes. PM Karamanlis declared a state o emergency, calling on aerial firefighting resources from EU members and others. Reports indicate mor [...]	2007-08-26 13:05:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1700	GREECE: FIRES CONTINUE -- WILL KARAMANLIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Monday August 27, fires continued to burn in southern Greece, although the number had diminished from its weekend high. The death toll stood at 63; no Amcits are reportedly affected. Speculation continues on the cause of the large number of simultaneous blazes. Several in [...]	2007-08-27 14:07:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV CASC GR
07ATHENS1707	GREECE DISASTER DECLARATION [...] I am declaring a disaster in Greece for the loss of life, loss of property, and loss of livelihoods caused by the extensive wildfires currently raging throughout Greece. I request USD 100,000 for immediate disaster relief from USAID/DCHA/OFDA. The Government of Greece has not yet made an off [...]	2007-08-28 12:21:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL GR
07ATHENS171	"REVOLUTIONARY STRUGGLE" MANIFESTO CLAIMS [...] (S) On January 24, the left-wing group "Revolutionary Struggle" officially claimed responsibility for the January 12 RPG attack on the Embassy in a manifesto passed to the weekly Greek newspaper "Pondiki." The statement cites opposition to U.S. foreign policy as the motive for the attack -- [...]	2007-01-25 16:24:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER GR
07ATHENS1710	GREECE DISASTER DECLARATION [...] I am declaring a disaster in Greece forthe loss of life, loss of property, and loss of livelihoods caused by the extensive wildfirs currently raging throughout Greece. I request USD 100,000 for immediate disaster relie from USAID/DCHA/OFDA. The Government of Greece has not yet made an offici [...]	2007-08-28 12:22:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID PREL GR
07ATHENS1714	FIRES IN GREECE: AUGUST 28 SITREP [...] (SBU) Though apparently fewer in number, wildfires continue to burn, principally in the Peloponnese peninsula and on the island of Evia but also elsewhere. Risk of fire remains high. According to the Fire Service spokesperson, no villages are currently threatened but the winds remain unpre [...]	2007-08-28 15:24:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS CASC PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1715	REQUEST FOR EXEC SEC TO EXEC SEC FOR EUCOM [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para four. 2. (C) Ref A reports on the outbreak of wildfires in Greece. Early on Saturday August 25, MFA SecGen Agathocles told Charge that the government of Greece would welcome any and all support that the USG or U.S. Military Forces could provi [...]	2007-08-29 03:55:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MASS PREL GR
07ATHENS1733	GREEK FIRES: AUGUST 30 UPDATE [...] (C) The Greek Government is increasingly establishing control over the wild fires, although anticipated increases in temperature and wind over the weekend may cause further outbreaks. The government is also aggressively pursuing arson cases, although the extent to which the fires were caused [...]	2007-08-30 13:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS CASC PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1740	TRAVEL BAN ON SYRIAN ACTIVIST RIAD SEIF [...] (C) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Vassilis Papaioannou, Director of the MFA's Middle East Department. Papaioannou was aware of the difficulties faced by Riad Seif, whom he had met during an earlier posting. Papaioannou believed that Greece's voice carried more weight as p [...]	2007-08-31 12:49:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN JA KDEM PHUM SA SY GR
07ATHENS1741	GREE FIRES: AUGUST 31 UPDATE [...] (SBU) The Greek wild fires continue to diminish. The Greek Government's focus is turning to reconstruction and support for victims. There has been prominent coverage of President Bush's message of condolence to PM Karamanlis. The Government of Greece has welcomed U.S. firefighting equipment [...]	2007-08-31 13:04:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	OPS CASC PREL PGOV EAID GR
07ATHENS1742	GOG ATTENDANCE AT 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Information requested reftel provided below but should be treated as strictly provisional. Greece's general elections will take place on September 16; any revision due to changes in government structure will be provided after that date. 2. (SBU) Responses below are keyed to refte [...]	2007-08-31 13:08:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
07ATHENS175	TIME WARP: GREEK COUNTER-PROPOSAL ON PSI [...] (SBU) On January 24, MFA provided Embassy a proposed text for the claims provisions section of the bilateral shipboarding agreement (see para 4 below). According to Vassilios Moutsoglou of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations and Non-Proliferation, this text reflects MFA dis [...]	2007-01-26 12:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL PHSA EWWT KNNP KTIA GR
07ATHENS1761	GREEK FIRES: SEPT. 4 UPDATE [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- see paragraph 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Greek Fire Service has announced that all wild fires are now out. PM Karamanlis presented a recovery plan to the nation over the weekend, as did opposition PASOK's Papandreaou. FM B [...]	2007-09-04 15:02:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS CASC PREL PGOV EAID GR
07ATHENS1768	GREEK RESPONSE TO GYMNICH DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On September 4, A/PolCouns delivered reftel non-paper on U.S. positions on issues to be considered at the September 7-8 EU informal foreign ministers meeting (Gymnich) to MFA European Correspondent Penny Douti. Her following responses are keyed to the major issues raised in the non-pape [...]	2007-09-05 11:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PGOV PREL YI RS CH IN GR
07ATHENS1799	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN ISSUE AT IAEA BOARD OF [...] (C) On September 7, Charge delivered reftel points on Iran issue at upcoming IAEA board of governors meeting to Greek MFA Secretary General Aristides Agathokles. NOTE: Agathokles told Charge a few days ago that FM Bakoyannis said she would be all-consumed by the campaign for the September 16 [...]	2007-09-07 14:53:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC AORC KNNP IR GR
07ATHENS1803	GREECE: VIEWS ON NAC TRIP TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-10 09:23:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG NATO RS GR
07ATHENS1804	GREEK ELECTIONS PART II: NEW DEMOCRACY STRUGGLING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis called elections for September 16 in mid-August before massive wildfires had taken scores of lives and destroyed valuable forests and property. Poll figures are not conclusive on the political impact of the fires; most observers believe ruling N [...]	2007-09-10 11:00:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1823	GREEK FM BAKOYANNIS TO ATTEND WOMEN LEADERS' [...] (U) On September 11, MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations deputy chief Ambassador Alexandros Rallis informed us that Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Dora Bakoyannis would attend the Women Leaders' Working Group hosted by Secretary Rice on September 28. FM Bakoyannis speaks flu [...]	2007-09-11 14:20:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PHUM PREL KWMN GR
07ATHENS1826	PM KARAMANLIS RAISES THE MACEDONIA STAKES AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the September 6 pre-election TV debate -- and in a September 7 press conference -- PM Karamanlis publicly took a hard line on the Macedonia name issue, threatening to veto Macedonia's NATO (and EU) accession unless the issue was resolved first. With unofficial polls sho [...]	2007-09-11 15:00:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS1834	C O R R E C T E D COPY - GREECE: IF ND WINS, WHO'S [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Although the race is tight, conventional wisdom (and unpublished polls) suggest New Democracy will win enough votes in the September 16 elections to maintain a slim parliamentary majority. PM Karamanlis has spoken of his desire to make the next government "smaller [...]	2007-09-12 13:40:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS184	INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER: GOG NAMES NEW AIR FORCE CHIEF [...] (SBU) On January 23, the Greek Committee on Foreign Policy and Defense (KYSEA) chaired by PM Karamanlis replaced retiring Chief of the Air Force General Staff Lt. General George Avlonitis with Lt. General Ioannis Giangos, presently chief of Tactical Air Force HQ (HTAF). Rumors that the GoG w [...]	2007-01-26 14:07:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MCAP MASS NATO PREL PINR TU GR
07ATHENS1840	GREECE'S INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Defense and promotion of human rights and of those engaged in the cause of advancing human rights is one of our top Mission Strategic Goals. Embassy Athens regularly engages with defenders of freedom, meeting with NGO leaders in local clinics, shelters, and day cay centers; attending cr [...]	2007-09-13 13:08:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL GR
07ATHENS1853	GREECE: SLIGHT ND LEAD AS PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Greek voters set to go to the polls on Sunday, most believe ruling New Democracy is poised to squeeze out a victory. Its parliamentary majority, however, will likely be modest. PASOK leader Papandreou has tried to make the election a referendum on the "right-wing" in power, [...]	2007-09-14 12:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS186	INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN GREECE: WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT [...] In response to reftel action request, post has identified the following top five most influential women in Greece in order of importance, starting with most important person based on USG interests: -- Theodora (Dora) Bakoyiannis, Her Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Ministry of F [...]	2007-01-26 15:04:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWNM PHUM EUN
07ATHENS1861	GREECE: GOVERNING ND'S NARROW VICTORY -- WHAT IT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis's ruling New Democracy party achieved a narrow victory in September 16 elections, giving it a slim majority in parliament. Karamanlis will meet with President Papoulias at noon local time to receive his mandate to form a new government. Embassy re [...]	2007-09-17 08:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1866	GREECE POSITIVE ON EU MISSION FOR LEBANON [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to the Greek MFA's Penny Douti, Deputy Director of the MFA Directorate for Common Foreign and Security Policy. After reviewing the points, Douti termed them "right," and "fully consistent" with the Greek position on this issue. 2. (C) Douti cautioned that t [...]	2007-09-17 11:16:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY IS LE EUN GR
07ATHENS1876	GREEK STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT NATO, WWII [...] From July 1 - 4, 2007, Mission Public Diplomacy staff escorted ten Greek international relations and political science graduate and post-graduate students to Brussels for briefings at NATO Headquarters and a tour of important World War II monuments. The students appreciated the candor of thei [...]	2007-09-18 13:08:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL KPAO OEXC OIIP GR
07ATHENS1886	GREEK PM NAMES NEW CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Naming his new cabinet on September 18, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis avoided major changes that would imply a new policy line. His primary aim appeared to be injecting new, younger blood to re-energize the government for his reform program. Most significantly, Karamanlis fol [...]	2007-09-19 12:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS1889	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] (SBU) On September 18, DepPolCouns and PolOff delivered reftel points on U.S. priorities for the Community of Democracies meeting on the margins of the UNGA on October 1 to Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, deputy head, MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. 2. (SBU) Rallis was una [...]	2007-09-19 14:53:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV
07ATHENS1891	GREECE-MACEDONIA: FM BAKOYIANNIS MEETINGS IN NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In their September 19 meeting, Charge and MFA SYG Agathocles focused on the Macedonia name issue. Charge noted that, when it came to Macedonia, FM Bakoyiannis would need to demonstrate that the GOG had a strategy to achieve progress (rather than simply ask for help [...]	2007-09-19 16:08:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS1899	GREECE WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) On September 20, DepPolCouns and PolOff delivered ref a demarche encouraging Greece to vote in favor of U.S. candidate Felice Gaer in the UN Committee Against Torture elections to Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, deputy head, MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. 2. (SBU) R [...]	2007-09-20 14:12:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL GR
07ATHENS192	CORRECTED COPY: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN GREECE: [...] In response to reftel action request, post has identified the following top five most influential women in Greece in order of importance, starting with most important person based on USG interests: -- Theodora (Dora) Bakoyiannis, Her Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Ministry of F [...]	2007-01-29 07:51:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWNM PHUM EUN
07ATHENS1922	EMBASSY ATHENS HOSTS RAMADAN IFTAR [...] Charge hosted Embassy Athens?s annual Ramadan Iftar on September 19. Some 50 Arab and Muslim Ambassadors, Greek Orthodox church officials, Muslim community representatives, academics, selected journalists, and other post human rights contacts attended. Father Thomas Synodinos, the senio [...]	2007-09-25 06:57:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KISL KPAO OIIP GR
07ATHENS194	GREEK MP LIKELY CANDIDATE FOR OSCE COMMISSIONER ON [...] (C) On January 23, Greek MP Nikos Georgiadis told DCM that he had received approval from Greek FM Bakoyiannis to present himself as a candidate for the job of OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. Georgiadis is scheduled to meet with OSCE Secretary General de Brichambault (who will [...]	2007-01-29 15:53:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE GR
07ATHENS1943	PASOK DISARRY VISIBLE AS NEW GREEK PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In a surprise move, embattled PASOK leader George Papandreou pushed PASOK MPs to give him a vote of confidence just as the new Parliament was about to be sworn in on September 26. His ill-timed move caused open dissent among party members, delayed the ceremony, and [...]	2007-09-27 11:33:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1951	FOLLOW-UP: GREEK FIRM'S POSSIBLE BID TO SUPPLY [...] (S) PolMil Chief revisited ref A demarche (and ref B interim reply) with the MFA's Dionyssios Kyvetos, the responsible officer in the MFA's Directorate for International Organizations and Nonproliferation. Kyvetos said that following his ref B meeting with Embassy officials in April 2007, he [...]	2007-09-28 13:33:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PARM ETTC SY GR
07ATHENS1953	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DEMARCHE ON [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- see paragraph 5. 2. (C) PolMil Chief delivered reftel points and proposed text (from 2005) of a host country agreement on CWC Challenge Inspections to Dionyssios Kyvetos, the senior officer responsible for CWC affairs in the Greek MFA Directo [...]	2007-09-28 14:09:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KTIA CWC GR
07ATHENS1971	ND'S NARROW MANDATE ON DISPLAY AS NEW PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Karamanlis kicked off the first session of the new Parliament with a statement emphasizing the need for continued reform, his campaign theme. It immediately became the target for the other parliamentary parties (now four) in a three-day debate. Foreign policy played only a [...]	2007-10-02 04:41:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1992	GREEK POSITION ON PRESSURING BURMA REGIME [...] (SBU) On October 2, PolCouns and PolOff delivered reftel points on Burma to First Counsellor Adam Adamidis, Asia-Oceania Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (SBU) Adamidis confirmed the EU and Greece's general condemnation of the tactics used by the Burma regime, noting existing EU [...]	2007-10-04 13:32:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1994	BIRD-CARRYING BANK ROBBER LINKED TO THE LEFT [...] (SBU) On October 3, Greek media devoted surprising attention to a minor bank robbery. The inept thief apparently stopped by a local open-air market on the way to his crime. Having purchased some groceries and a caged bird, he placed them on his bicycle and proceeded -- with unidentified ac [...]	2007-10-04 14:00:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS1999	GRREK PARTICIPATION IN G8-BMENA FORUM FOR THE [...] In response to reftel, MFA Deputy Director for Middle East issues George Aifantis confirmed on October 5 that Greece plans to participate in the upcoming BMENA Forum for the Future Subministerial. FM Bakoyiannis, who is personally interested in BMENA, was considering attending herself. If s [...]	2007-10-05 12:26:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KMPI KDEM GM EUN
07ATHENS2004	GREECE: VISITING SAAKASHVILI FOCUSES ON REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 1-2 State visit to Greece, Georgian President Saakashvili focused on regional tensions with Russia (particularly over Abkhazia),Georgia's NATO prospects, and EU assistance. The Greeks reportedly expressed strong support for Georgia's territorial integrity, whil [...]	2007-10-05 13:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG GR
07ATHENS2017	DASD DOUGLAS PUSHES FOR GREEK PSI SHIPBOARDING [...] (U) This is an action request for Department. See paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During his September 30-October 5 visit to Greece as head of the U.S. delegation to the PSI Operational Experts Group (OEG) conference in Rhodes, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Richard Douglas advocate [...]	2007-10-10 09:39:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP KTIA EWWT PHSA PARM PREL GR
07ATHENS2026	CYPRUS ARMS: GREEK COMPLIANCE WITH AGREEMENT -- [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- see para 4. ---------------------- SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST ---------------------- 2. (C) An interagency team visited Cyprus October 2 - 4 to review initial steps taken by Greece to comply with U.S. law regarding the transfer of U.S.-origi [...]	2007-10-11 08:57:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS NATO GR CY
07ATHENS2029	GREECE/MACEDONIA: NIMETZ' REMARKS ON ALEXANDER THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-11 12:25:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO GR MK
07ATHENS2030	PASOK LEADERSHIP CRISIS: KNIVES SHARPENED DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: PASOK's defeat in the September 16 election has prompted a furious internal debate over the party's leadership. Party president George Papandreou was immediately challenged by former colleague Evangelos Venizelos. A sharp weekend of debate October 6-7 aired grievances and con [...]	2007-10-11 13:13:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS2046	GREEK POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER 15-16 GAERC [...] (C) Acting Political Counselor discussed ref a points on U.S. positions with regard to the October 15-16 GAERC with MFA A11 Directorate for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Correspondent Penny Douti. A/PolCouns also discussed ref a Iran points with A6 Directorate for Arab and Middle Easte [...]	2007-10-12 15:15:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL IS GR
07ATHENS2053	GREECE "WON'T BE LAST" EU STATE OPPOSING EU IRAN [...] (C) On October 12, Charge delivered ref a points on French-proposed autonomous EU sanctions on Iran to MFA Secretary General Aristides Agathokles. Charge emphasized SIPDIS that the EU-U.S. common program regarding Iran has been amongst the most successful examples of EU-U.S. cooperation in [...]	2007-10-15 14:23:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR XF EUN GR
07ATHENS2068	GREECE/MACEDONIA: POLITICAL PARTIES REACT TO FM [...] (C) Greek focus on the Macedonia name issue continued on October 16 when FM Dora Bakoyannis briefed the Cabinet on developments. In her comments after the meeting, FM Bakoyannis again stressed the importance of finding a mutually acceptable name that is &composite and distinct,8 distinguishi [...]	2007-10-17 14:27:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR PGOV PREL MK
07ATHENS2075	GREEK POLITICIANS -- RIGHT AND LEFT -- TURN OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek politicians from both government and opposition parties formed part of an overflow crowd at an October 17 event in honor of former Cypriot President Clerides. Two former prime ministers -- Mitsotakis and Simitis -- defended Greece's past handling of the Cyprus problem an [...]	2007-10-18 16:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR CY
07ATHENS2078	WHO DOES EVANGELOS VENIZELOS THINK HE IS? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vigorous campaigning is underway across Greece as candidates for the leadership of opposition socialist PASOK try to rally support. The real battle is between incumbent George Papandreou and main challenger Evangelis Venizelos (the third candidate, Skandalides, is assumed to h [...]	2007-10-19 09:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP GR
07ATHENS2089	GREECE/MACEDONIA: MANAGING A NATO INVITATION [...] (C) Before April, 2008, NATO will take decisions on enlargement; Macedonia's candidacy is complicated by its long-standing difference with Greece over Macedonia's name. We see no possibility of arriving at an agreed, final resolution of the name issue between the two parties prior to the Apri [...]	2007-10-22 15:13:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO GR MK
07ATHENS2095	JOCKEYING BEGINS TO REPLACE AILING GREEK ARCHBISHOP [...] (C) Summary. As the ailing Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Christodoulos prepares to return to Greece from the Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, potential successors have begun to position themselves for what is seen as his likely death within the next six months. The position of Archbi [...]	2007-10-23 14:43:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV
07ATHENS2100	GREECE INFORMED OF NEW GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEMBERS [...] On October 24, DepPolCouns/Global Initiative Coordinator informed Greek counterparts per reftel instructions of the endorsement by Hungary, Luxembourg, Nepal, Seychelles, and Tajikistan of the principles of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. COUNTRYMAN [...]	2007-10-24 06:26:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM PTER KGIC GR
07ATHENS2103	GREECE/MACEDONIA: MACEDONIAN ATHLETES DEPART FROM [...] (U) This message has been cleared with Embassy Skopje. 2. (SBU) Emboff met October 23 with Greek MFA Macedonia Desk Officer Nicholas Plexidas to follow-up ref and press reports that the Macedonian 133-member team of youth athletes had walked out on October 20 from the week-long "Southeaste [...]	2007-10-24 10:45:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK GR
07ATHENS2106	GREECE RATIFIES NAZI-ERA ARCHIVE RELEASE DURING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the Athens visit of Special Holocaust Envoy Kennedy, the new Greek Parliament in its first official ratification act approved by unanimous consent the amendment to the International Tracing Service (ITS) agreement, capping off the eleven-nation approval process for releas [...]	2007-10-25 07:49:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GR PGOV PREL
07ATHENS2109	GREECE WILL SUPPORT WALKER FOR UN AUDIT COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) On October 19, PolOff delivered reftel demarche seeking Greek support for the candidacy of David Walker to the UN Independent Audit Advisory Committee (IAAC) to MFA D1 International Organizations Deputy Head Ambassador Alexandros Rallis. 2. (SBU) DepPolCouns discussed the issue furthe [...]	2007-10-25 08:33:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC GR UNGA
07ATHENS2113	GREEK VIEWS ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) On October 18, PolOff delivered reftel points on U.S. positions on UNGA Third Committee resolutions to Ambassador Georgios Dimitriadis, deputy head of the MFA D4 Directorate for Human Rights Issues. 2. (SBU) On October 25, DepPolCouns discussed the issues further with Dimitriadis His [...]	2007-10-25 12:42:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA GR
07ATHENS2117	MACEDONIA'S AMBASSADOR CONVINCED GREECE WILL VETO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 24 meeting, Macedonia's Ambassador to Greece, Blagoj Handziski, told Charge that he was now convinced Greece would make a name change a precondition for Macedonia's NATO entry. Handziski emphasized that NO Macedonian government could accept that. The only solutio [...]	2007-10-26 07:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO GR MK

07ATHENS2118	GREEK MFA ON COMBATING PKK TERRORISM [...] (S) On September 28 and October 25, DepPolCouns delivered, respectively, ref a and ref b points on combating PKK terrorism to Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, deputy head of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations. 2. (S) On October 25, D1 First Secretary Photis Bourlogiannis pr [...]	2007-10-26 09:00:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN IZ GR
07ATHENS2120	FRUSTRATED NEW DEMOCRACY PARLIAMENTARIANS BEHAVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Just weeks after the New Democracy government's re-election, a small nmber of disappointed ND MPs have begun behavig badly. Normally, their verbal pot shots at Karamanlis would make few waves in the media or with the public. But Karamanlis's two-seat prliamentary majority giv [...]	2007-10-26 13:52:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS2130	DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE PRESSES ON BILAT [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- see paragraphs 2 and 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In a 10/29 meeting with Charge, Deputy Minister of Defense Plakiotakis asked when the U.S. would host Greece in the annual High Level Consultative Committee (HLCC). An annual Hion u [...]	2007-10-30 07:29:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO GR
07ATHENS2132	GREEKS EAGER TO COOPERATE ON BLACK SEA ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a readout of the October 25 BSEC FMs' meeting, MFA participant Ambassador Metaxas said it had been a "very tough meeting," which ultimately proved a success. Greece had opposed the proposed admittance of Iran, Japan, and Cyprus as BSEC observers because of the second-class stat [...]	2007-10-30 11:58:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PBTS PHSA ECON EWWT GR
07ATHENS2133	GREECE STICKS TO EU LINE ON CUBA [...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered ref a and b points on, respectively, human rights actionQ embargo resolution toRallis, deputy directorate for International OQatzourou, European corre0 Directorate for the Ehd Security, and Chricounsellor of the MFA A8 Latin America Directorate. On the UN embargo r [...]	2007-10-30 12:05:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU UNGA GR PREL
07ATHENS2138	PSI: PRESIDENT OF UNION OF GREEK SHIPOWNERS SAYS [...] (U) This message contains action requests -- see paragraphs 6 and 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Nikos Efthymiou, President of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS),told Charge Oct. 30 that the U.S. and Greece should "get on with" concluding a PSI Shipboarding Agreement now that [...]	2007-10-31 07:19:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KTIA EWWT PHSA PARM PREL GR
07ATHENS2149	GREEK ROMA: ILLEGAL CAMPS SQUALID -- BUT [...] (C) Roma in Greece -- both citizens and illegal migrants -- face increasing efforts by Greek authorities and businesses to evict them from squalid squatter camps around the country. Most Greeks have little sympathy for what they see either as a "lifestyle choice" or an intractable, unsolvab [...]	2007-11-01 14:45:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS2155	CWC: U.S./ITALY TEXT PASSED TO GREEKS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-02 11:33:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KTIA CWC GR
07ATHENS2159	GREECE LIKELY TO SUPPORT ARGENTINE REQUEST FOR [...] (S) Following consultations with Argentine Embassy Political Minister Counsellor Laura Bernal, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points supporting Argentina's request for Interpol approval of Red Notices against Iranian officials to MFA D1 International Organizations Directorate Counsellor Photis B [...]	2007-11-02 16:41:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KJUS IR GR
07ATHENS216	FOLLOW-UP ON GREEK AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek FM Bakoyannis' intervention at the January 26 informal NATO Ministerial on Afghanistan included announcement of welcome new GoG monetary contributions to counter-narcotics and the Hungarian-led PRT in northern Afghanistan, as well as M-60 tanks for the ANA. Bakoyannis made [...]	2007-02-01 14:04:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS GR
07ATHENS217	CODEL SMITH MEETINGS WITH GREEK POLITICAL AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 28-29 visit to Athens, CODEL SMITH met with Prime Minister (PM) Kostas Karamanlis, Foreign Minister (FM) Dora Bakoyiannis and prominent business leaders and parliamentarians. The PM emphasized the good cooperation between Greek and American authorities investigatin [...]	2007-02-01 15:19:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP GR
07ATHENS2171	GREECE AND RUSSIA: THE GROWING TIES -- THAT BIND? [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, economic, political, religious, and cultural ties between Greece and Russia have deepened and broadened. Increased economic cooperation -- particularly in the energy field -- has been the most conspicuous area of growth, but [...]	2007-11-06 15:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RU GR
07ATHENS2176	OSCE/RUSSIA: POINTS DELIVERED ON ODIHR OBSERVATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-07 15:13:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM RS GR
07ATHENS2177	GREECE/MACEDONIA: WHAT'S IN A NAME? (OR IN THIS [...] (U) This message has been cleared by Embassy Skopje. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) On November 2, GOG aircraft carrying CHOD Grapsas to Belgrade diverted in flight to avoid overflying Macedonia, due to concerns with the flight designator code assigned by Macedonian authorities. The [...]	2007-11-08 06:36:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK GR
07ATHENS2196	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary. EconOffs visited GOG officials regarding the latest FATF statement regarding enhanced due diligence for Iran entities. GOG officials stated that "Greek banks are already required to conduct enhanced due diligence when dealing with Iranain entities", therefore further official [...]	2007-11-09 13:31:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MNUC GR
07ATHENS2199	GREECE/MACEDONIA: MFA FINDS NIMETZ PROPOSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 9 meeting with MFA Secretary General Agathocles, Charge summarized Ambassador Nuland's message to the GOM: time was short if it planned to meet NATO standards. Nuland had also urged the GOM to participate fully in the Nimetz negotiations (and stop negotiating via [...]	2007-11-09 16:11:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS2204	GREEK ISLANDS: RESOURCES STRETCHED AS ILLEGAL [...] (S) On October 28 and 29, poloff visited the eastern Aegean islands of Lesvos and Samos to discuss how authorities are handling the growing problem of illegal migrants. Officials on both islands (a) expressed concern that potential terrorists may be among the flood of economic migrants; (b) co [...]	2007-11-13 13:03:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS2205	PAPANDREOU WINS PASOK LEADERSHIP ELECTION -- AS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou was re-elected on Sunday following a grueling two-month battle against challenger Evangelos Venizelos. His victory has deflected criticism blaming him for PASOK's loss in September's general elections. Venizelos has no inte [...]	2007-11-13 13:09:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS2219	GREECE: RESPONSE TO S/CT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-15 06:59:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS GR
07ATHENS2234	GREECE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) On November 16, Poloff delivered reftel points on democracy in Venezuela to Counselor Maria Alerta, D4 Directorate on Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Alerta agreed that the proposed constitutional amendments of the GoV would create problems. She also noted that the [...]	2007-11-16 14:02:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EUN VE GR
07ATHENS2236	GREEK POSITIONS ON NOV 19-20 GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 15, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the November 19-20 EU Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC) to MFA A11 EU Common Foreign Policy Directorate Counselor Antonia Katzourou. (NOTE: Katzourou recently replaced A11 Counselor Penny Douti, who has transferred to Moscow [...]	2007-11-16 14:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PREL PGOV GR BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE
07ATHENS2245	GREECE/MACEDONIA: PRIME MINISTER TELLS PARLIAMENT [...] On November 16, PM Karamanlis told the Greek Parliament that Macedonia's "access to Euro-Atlantic organizations" depends upon a "definitive and mutually acceptable solution" on the name issue. Meanwhile, FM Bakoyannis publicly repeated the point that "good neighborly relations" requires a "m [...]	2007-11-19 14:54:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MK GR
07ATHENS2256	OSCE MINISTERIAL - GREECE FOCUSED ON CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) PolMil Chief met with MFA OSCE Department Head Nicolas Patakias 11/20 to review priorities for the November 29 - 30 OSCE Ministerial. Patakias thanked us for the reftel points noting that he had drawn "very extensively" from them in drafting briefing material for FM Bakoyiannis. 2. ( [...]	2007-11-21 10:30:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE KCFE PREL PGOV PHUM GR
07ATHENS2260	GREEK FM BAKOYANNIS TO A@ [...] (C) On Nove` the Secretary's inv@nis to attend the Anna) to chief of the MinisQplomatic cabinet, Ambassador Kostas Chalastanis. Chalastanis said Bakoyannis was delighted to receive the invitation and accepted. Bakoyannis would like to make an intervention at the conference, and her office wo [...]	2007-11-21 15:43:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CVIS IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS2271	CYPRUS ARMS: LETTERS EXCHANGED - GREEKS REPORT [...] (C) Greek MOD officials report that Greece has substantially resolved all remaining issues related to the presence in Cyprus of defense articles provided by the United States to Greece. A few remaining steps will be completed this week -- primarily removal of 5 M88s that were provided to Gre [...]	2007-11-27 12:40:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS NATO CY GR TU
07ATHENS2278	GREECE: U.S.-IRAQ DECLARATION "POSITIVE NEWS" [...] (C) On November 27, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points and text of the declaration on the long-term relationship between the U.S. and Iraq to Giorgos Ayfantis, Deputy Head of the MFA A-6 Directorate for Middle East Issues. 2. (C) Ayfantis regarded the signing of the declaration as a very p [...]	2007-11-28 09:11:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ GR
07ATHENS2280	GREEK MEDIA WELCOME PAROLED SPY STEVEN LALAS AS HERO [...] (U) Summary and Comment: A major news story over the weekend of November 24-25 in Greece, the return of former Foreign Service communicator and convicted spy Steven Lalas on Sunday afternoon was covered live on Greek television, and featured prominently in the evening's prime-time broadcasts. [...]	2007-11-28 10:41:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PREL ASEC KPAO GR
07ATHENS2288	MACEDONIA NAME DISPUTE AND NATO ACCESSION: GREEK [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On November 29, Charge delivered ref A points to MFA SecGen Agathocles. Agathocles's response was frank: in his view, the U.S. failed to appreciate Greece's concerns. The GOG was not bluffing; the name issue must be resolved before the 2008 Bucharest Summit, or the [...]	2007-11-29 15:31:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK NATO
07ATHENS2295	UNGA: GREECE WILL FOLLOW EU LINE ON ANTI-ISRAEL [...] (SBU) DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on anti-Israel UNGA resolutions to Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, Deputy Head of the MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations, and to Giorgos Ayfantis, Deputy Head of the MFA A6 Directorate for Arab and Middle East Issues. DepPolCons stressed [...]	2007-11-30 12:58:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS GR
07ATHENS2305	FM BAKOYANNIS FOCUSED ON KOSOVO, MACEDONIA IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite visits this week by Egyptian President Mubarak, Turkish FM Babacan, and UN mediator Nimetz, FM Bakoyannis focused on two main issues in her December 3 introductory meeting with Ambassador Speckhard: Kosovo and Macedonia. On Kosovo, she "unofficially" urged delaying a s [...]	2007-12-04 14:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS2306	GREECE AND THE GREAT WHITE FLEET [...] Summary: Embassy Athens recommends a low-key, primarily military-to-military commemoration of the centennial of Theodore Roosevelt?s Great White Fleet, to be planned in connection with the visit of a US Navy ship in late 2008 or early 2009. Although the port of Piraeus here appears to be one [...]	2007-12-04 14:33:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO MASS MOPS GR
07ATHENS2317	GREECE WILL SUPPORT UNGA COUNTRY-SPECIFIC PLENARY [...] (SBU) On December 6, DepPolCouns discussed reftel points regarding UNGA votes on country-specific resolutions with MFA D1 International Organizations Deputy Director Ambassador Alexandros Rallis. DepPolCouns expressed appreciation to Greece for its recent votes on the DPRK, Burma, Belarus, and [...]	2007-12-06 14:58:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL GR UNGA
07ATHENS2320	KOSOVO: GREEKS WILL SUPPORT DECISION ON EU RULE [...] (C) Greek MFA Deputy Director for South East Europe Tsoungas told us 12/7 that Greece will "follow EU consensus" SIPDIS and support a decision to establish a rule of law mission in Kosovo, even should there be a unilateral declaration of independence (UDI). Tsoungas noted, "we still have q [...]	2007-12-07 13:19:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS GR SR YI
07ATHENS2321	GREECE/MACEDONIA: GREEKS WELCOME ACCELERATED [...] (C) The Greek MFA has welcomed UN Mediator Nimetz' acceleration of talks. However, the Greeks are skeptical of Nimetz' most recent proposal and deeply suspicious of Skopje's intentions. The Greeks have agreed to Nimetz' suggestion that the next round be in Skopje, followed by a round in Ath [...]	2007-12-07 13:35:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR MK
07ATHENS2322	GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GREEK MFA [...] (S) DepPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on the December 10-11 GAERC to MFA A11 EU Common Foreign Policy Directorate Counselor Antonia Katzourou. Katzourou said the briefing papers for FM Bakoyannis had already been prepared. Nevertheless, she was grateful for the information on U.S. positio [...]	2007-12-07 13:44:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PGOV EUN GR
07ATHENS2324	GREECE/TURKEY: BABACAN VISIT "CAUTIOUSLY POSITIVE" [...] (C) GOG officials positively portrayed Turkish FM Babacan's December 3 - 5 visit to Athens as an "important step forward." Although there was no movement "on the core issues," Babacan and FM Bakoyannis announced additional confidence building measures (CBMs) that would require greater mil-to [...]	2007-12-07 16:54:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM PTER CY GR TU
07ATHENS2335	GREECE: STATUS OF EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Political section and LEGATT discussed the status of the Greek ratification process of the 2003 U.S.-EU Agreements on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance with several contacts in the MFA and Ministry of Justice. Greek legal experts were of the opinion that the agreements@o be [...]	2007-12-11 14:26:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KTIA PREL KCRM KJUS EUN GR
07ATHENS2336	GREECE EAGER TO HELP AFTER ANNAPOLIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece saw Annapolis as a "very positive step," particularly in the commitment shown by both the Israelis and Palestinians, according to top Greek Middle East expert Ambassador Papaioannou, who accompanied FM Bakoyannis to the conference. It was important now to keep up the momen [...]	2007-12-11 15:30:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL AMGT KPAO GR IS LE
07ATHENS2340	KOSOVO: GREECE RECEPTIVE ON RULE OF LAW MISSION, [...] (C) A/Pol Counselor met 12/12 with Greek MFA Acting Director for South East Europe Tsoungas to deliver ref A points on Kosovo. Tsoungas made the following points in reply: -- EU Rule of Law Mission: Greece has taken a decision "not to block" an EU decision to establish a ESDP Rule of Law [...]	2007-12-12 12:55:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI GR
07ATHENS2345	GREECE CONFIRMS MISSILE PARTS INCLUDED IN SUSPECT [...] (S) A/Pol Counselor met 12/12 with MFA Senior Non-Proliferation officer Dionyssios Kyvetos and MFA non-proliferation officer Photis Bourloyannis. They noted that Greece had "finally" received a formal report from France on 12/10 of the French experts' analysis of the contents of the cargo de [...]	2007-12-12 14:38:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP ETTC EWWT GR FRN KN SY
07ATHENS2347	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: GREECE SHARES U.S. CONCERNS [...] (C) A/Pol Counselor met 12/12 with MFA Senior Non-Proliferation Officer Dionyssios Kyvetos to deliver ref papers on cluster munitions. Kyvetos, who attended the December 5 - 7 meeting in Vienna of the Oslo Process, was unequivocal in reply: Greece strongly supports U.S. concerns about the O [...]	2007-12-12 15:42:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL NATO GR
07ATHENS2351	GREECE: STATUS OF EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Embassy Political section and LEGATT discussed the status of the Greek ratification process of the 2003 U.S.-EU Agreements on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance with several contacts in the MFA and Ministry of Justice. Greek legal experts were of the opinion that the agreements the [...]	2007-12-13 16:03:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KTIA PREL KCRM KJUS EUN GR
07ATHENS2367	GREECE: VETERAN PETRALIA NAMED EMPLOYMENT MINISTER [...] (SBU) On December 14, veteran Greek ruling New Democracy party member and former minister Fani Palli-Petralia was named Minister for Employment and Social Protection as the government faces a tough, uphill fight to reform the ailing state-run pension system. Petralia ) a former Tourism Minist [...]	2007-12-17 14:26:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS2375	GREEK PM IN MOSCOW: RHETORIC (APPARENTLY) [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 17-18 visit to Moscow, Greek PM Karamanlis signed with Russian President Putin and Bulgarian President Parvanov an agreement establishing a company to construct the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline through Bulgaria and Greece. Press reports also indicate Puti [...]	2007-12-19 14:01:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ENRG EPET GR KPRV PGOV PREL RS
07ATHENS2380	GREECE: TIP ACTION GUIDE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On December 19, DCM delivered reftel Action Guide to Combat TIP to Aristedes Agathocles, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Agathocles informed DCM that he was now the Coordinator of the Inter-Ministerial Group dealing with TIP issues for the GoG. DCM advised Agatholc [...]	2007-12-19 15:00:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG GR
07ATHENS2386	KARAMANLIS IN MOSCOW: PAR@THENS 2375 [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-20 14:42:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL KPRV GR
07ATHENS2399	MGPK02: GREECE CONDEMNS BHUTTO ASSASSINATION [...] Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis condemned the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, expressing shock at the death of "a leading international personality who struggled steadfastly for democracy, peace, respect for human dignity and reconciliation in her count [...]	2007-12-28 06:50:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV GR PK
07ATHENS255	OPPOSITION PASOK TRIES -- AND FAILS -- TO TOPPLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 2, opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou publicly challenged Prime Minister Karamanlis' government, calling for a censure (i.e., "no confidence") vote in Parliament and immediate elections. After a weekend of debate, his motion was soundly defeated. Most analyst [...]	2007-02-05 14:11:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS289	ENSURING EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF UN SECURITY [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Secretary General Rocanas on February 6, underscoring the importance of international community unity on implementation of UNSCR 1737. Outlining the steps the United States was taking, DCM pressed for the GOG to joint with others to ensure that the Ir [...]	2007-02-08 15:18:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KNNP EFIN IR GR
07ATHENS291	ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL: MAYORS OF ATHENS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Municipal elections brought a change of leadership this January in the Greek capital of Athens and the nearby port capital of Piraeus. The two neighbors share common problems, including a mounting trash crisis due to the lack of available landfill. Athens' center-right New De [...]	2007-02-09 05:45:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS301	GREEK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE FEBRUARY 12-13 GAERC [...] (C) On February 9, Poloffs delivered GAERC reftel A, B, and C points to Ioannis Vikelidis, responsible for EU-Transatlantic Relations in the MFA's Foreign Relations Directorate. On specific agenda items, he noted the following: -- Kosovo/Serbia: According to Vikelidis, Kosovo would be ad [...]	2007-02-09 14:29:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR IR IS
07ATHENS303	PSI: SHIPOWNERS ALMOST THERE, FOCUS SHIFTS TO MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 9 meeting with Ambassador, Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) President Nikos Efthymiou expressed a desire to conclude a U.S./Greece shipboarding agreement as soon as possible, said the UGS had not been consulted on the latest text provided to the Embassy by the MFA (re [...]	2007-02-09 16:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL PHSA EWWT KNNP KTIA GR
07ATHENS334	NEXT ROUND BEGINS: 505 AND BLANKET ASSURANCES [...] (SBU) In a meeting with Greg Vassiloconstantakis, acting head of MFA North America directorate, DepPolCouns and ODC officer delivered reftel End-User Agreement texts. Vassiloconstantakis promised to pass the texts immediately to both his political leadership and MFA legal experts. Hazarding a [...]	2007-02-14 16:08:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PGOV PREL KPKO KTIA GR
07ATHENS340	GREEK INITIAL RESPONSE TO UN MIDDLE RING SECURITY [...] (SBU) On 15 February, Poloffs communicated reftel points to MFA Deputy Director (International Organizations) Amb. Rallis. Rallis inquired which nations had previously contributed to the Distinct Entity Trust Fund. Poloffs responded per reftel paragraph 5. Rallis further inquired whether U. [...]	2007-02-15 14:47:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN IZ GR
07ATHENS342	BSEC: GREEKS URGE HASTE ON U.S. ENVIRO PROJECT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) In a meeting with DepPolCouns on the Black Sea Economic Cooperation organization (BSEC),Greek MFA Bilateral Economic Relations Directorate Counselor Ionnis Metaxas said Greece supported the U.S. proposal for an environmental worksho [...]	2007-02-15 16:17:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ECON PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS343	INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD: ATHENS' [...] Embassy Athens nominates Prof. Eleftheria A. Bernidaki-Aldous for the Secretary's International Women of Courage award for 2007. Per instructions from reftel, our justification along with her biographic and contact details are as follows: NAME: ELEFTHERIA A. BERNIDAKI-ALDOUS TITLE: Member [...]	2007-02-15 17:13:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO
07ATHENS347	OPPOSITION LEADER PAPANDREOU OUSTS (THE WRONG?) [...] (C) SUMMARY: Just a week after its unifying "no confidence" motion against the Karamanlis government (reftel),opposition PASOK is once again roiling with internal dissention. The cause: statements by shadow FM Pangalos questioning policy that prohibits police from entering university camp [...]	2007-02-16 07:34:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS362	CFE ENTITLEMENTS: GREEK COUNTER-PROPOSAL ON MOU [...] (C) On February 20, DepPolCouns met with MFA D2 Deputy Director Chronis Polychroniou to discuss ref d points, which Embassy had delivered to Polychroniou's office last week during his absence. Polychroniou provided a counter-proposal on the draft MOU, which he said the GoG would now prefer to [...]	2007-02-20 11:54:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL NATO KCFE GR
07ATHENS385	DRAFT GREEK LETTER ON CYPRUS ARMS PLAN [...] (C) On February 22, MFA General Secretary Charalambros Rocanas provided Ambassador with a draft copy of a letter outlining GoG plans to resolve the issue of the illegal transfer of U.S.-origin arms to Cyprus (text of draft letter in para 3 below). Rocanas proposed that, if the draft were acce [...]	2007-02-22 16:09:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS NATO PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS413	ANTI-TIP IN GREECE: NGO & GOG ASSESSMENT OF [...] (U) In a series of meetings February 9-13 with visiting Cyprus/Greece/Turkey Desk Officer and Embassy PolOff, MFA officials repeatedly underscored their appreciation for U.S. cooperation in the battle against the "deplorable crime" of trafficking in persons (TIP). Officials stressed Greece's [...]	2007-02-26 08:25:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL ELAB GR
07ATHENS436	MTCR: GREEK MFA ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO UAV/CRUISE [...] (C) POLOFF delivered Reftel MTCR points to MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations and Nonproliferation officer Dionyssios A. Kyvetos. Kyvetos reported that the Government of Greece (GOG) was in agreement with the U.S. proposal on Modifications to UAV/Cruise Missile Criteria, which [...]	2007-03-01 13:21:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MTCRE PARM ETTC KSCA MNUC TSPA GR
07ATHENS441	GREECE ONBOARD WITH U.S. ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) On March 1, Poloff raised ref a points with MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations and Nonproliferation officer Dionyssios A. Kyvetos. Kyvetos confirmed that Greece had not been invited to, nor did it send any officials to participate in, the February 22-23 Oslo cluster muniti [...]	2007-03-01 15:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MOPS NATO GR
07ATHENS458	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MARCH 5-6 GAERC MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 15:18:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EUN KPAL BK YI IS IR AF SU
07ATHENS459	AEGEAN MIGRAINE: GREECE REACTS TO NATO EXERCISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The February 26 decision to withdraw NATO participation from the February 27 Noble Archer exercise over the Aegean island of Agios Efstratios has created an uproar in Greece. The Greek press blasted NATO for being "duped by Turkey" into believing the island's status was under disp [...]	2007-03-02 17:31:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO GR
07ATHENS462	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-GREEK ECCC MEETING MARCH 12 [...] SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Athens warmly welcomes DAS Bryza, USDOC DAS Dyck and AID DAA Mefford's March 12 visit to participate in the 2007 meeting of the U.S.-Greek Economic and Commercial Cooperation Commission (ECCC). The visit offers an opportunity to strengthen our "strategic partnership," [...]	2007-03-05 09:30:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ENRG ECON GR
07ATHENS467	GREEK RESPONSE TO RRW ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (SBU) On March 2, DepPolCouns delivered ref a demarche on the announcement of the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) program to officials in several relevant offices at MFA, including A7 North America Directorate acting chief Grigorios Vassiloconstandakis, D2 NATO Directorate deputy chief Chron [...]	2007-03-05 15:42:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL GR
07ATHENS481	CFE: GREEK UPDATE [...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered ref. g points to MFA D2 NATO Directorate deputy chief Chronis Polychroniou, who said the GoG agreed with the U.S. position on the cross-group stationing paper and supported draft option 1. Polychroniou also said the MFA had forwarded to the MOD the text of the latest [...]	2007-03-07 13:06:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL GR
07ATHENS496	98TH U.S.-GREECE JOINT COMMISSION: MEETING SUMMARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The 98th session of the U.S.-Greek Joint Commission dealing with bilateral political-military issues, particularly relations between the U.S. Souda Naval Support Activity (NSA) in Crete and the Government of Greece (GoG),was held in Athens on February 28 and made p [...]	2007-03-08 14:56:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL GR
07ATHENS497	U.S./RUSSIAN DEMARCHE ON THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO [...] (SBU) On 6 March 2007, Ambassador Ries and Russian Ambassador Andrey Vdovin called on MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas to deliver jointly demarches concerning the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (reftel). Both ambassadors urged the GoG to endorse the Statement of Princip [...]	2007-03-09 05:15:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL GR
07ATHENS501	GREECE PART 3: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Investigation and Prosecution"Section . This is the third of four cables. 2. (SBU) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS: ------------------------------------ [...]	2007-03-09 09:13:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS502	GREECE PART 2: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Prevention" Section. This is the second of four cables. 2. (SBU) PREVENTION: ----------- -- A. Does the government acknowledge that trafficking is a problem in tha [...]	2007-03-09 09:14:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS503	GREECE PART 1: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Greece continues to [...]	2007-03-09 09:14:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS504	GREECE PART 4: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 09:15:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS509	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING ASEAN EFFORTS TO [...] (SBU) PolOff raised reftel points with Greek MFA Deputy Director (International Organizations) Ambassador Alexander Rallis. Rallis promised to communicate the points in advance of the March 14-15 conference to FM Bakoyannis, MFA Secretary General Rocanas, Political Division Director Vassilopou [...]	2007-03-09 14:23:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM BM EUN GR
07ATHENS512	OPPOSITION PASOK'S NEW PLATFORM -- READY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou's new electoral party platform, introduced March 3-4 at a stadium-sized rally, contains a mix of ambitious proposals ranging from smaller government to 24/7 universal health care. Some press critics have dubbed it the "Sego platform," [...]	2007-03-09 15:04:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS520	SCENESETTER FOR FM BAKOYANNIS' MARCH 22 VISIT TO [...] (C) FM Dora Bakoyannis arrives in Washington with one item at the top of her agenda: Greek participation in the Visa Waiver Program. Several months ago, she had hoped this could be a March "deliverable" for a visit by PM Karamanlis. We've lowered her expectations (and the Karamanlis visit is [...]	2007-03-12 16:42:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS532	GREEKS EXPRESS STRONG SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL [...] (C) In response to March 6 joint demarche on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism delivered by Ambassador Ries and Russian Ambassador Vdovin (ref b),MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas on March 12 sent a SIPDIS letter to Ambassador stating that Greece "gladly" endorsed t [...]	2007-03-13 15:05:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL KNNP GR
07ATHENS533	STRONG GREEK REACTION TO MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 22, the Greek MFA made a moderate statement in line with German statements noting that the Russian general,s mischaracterizations of the MD program were unhelpful. Greek press reaction to the MFA,s statement was swift and strongly negative. Much of the media followed [...]	2007-03-13 15:28:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GR
07ATHENS534	EDUCATION BILL PASSES AMID VIOLENT PROTESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The education bill passed by the Greek parliament on March 8 is far from the sweeping constitutional reform the Karamanlis government once sought. Rather than providing for a systematic overhaul, it tinkers with the existing state-funded university system. The bill makes no p [...]	2007-03-13 16:40:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS545	GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-15 13:27:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ACABQ AORC APER UNGA
07ATHENS550	PROPOSED U.S. STATEMENT ON GREEK ISLAND OF AGIOS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent dispute between Greece and Turkey over the status of the island of Agios Efstratios, which led to NATO's cancellation of its participation in a February 27 exercise, has received major press and government attention here. The GoG instructed its Pemrep to NATO Ambassador [...]	2007-03-15 14:59:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO GR
07ATHENS559	FM BAKOYANNIS OUTLINES GOALS FOR HER MARCH 22 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In advance of her March 19-23 visit to the U.S., FM Bakoyannis told the Ambassador of her hope that the visit can result in a clear indication by the Secretary of political support for Greece's entry into the Visa Waiver Program. She also pressed for a U.S. statement supporting [...]	2007-03-16 12:29:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS579	GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORTING DEMOCRACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 15:18:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI GR
07ATHENS581	DAS BOOT DOMINATES GERMAN,S VISIT TO ATHENS [...] (SBU) On March 12, German Defense Minister Dr. Franz Josef Jung met with Greek Minister of Defense Meimarakis to discuss bilateral defense cooperation issues, defense and security priorities of the German EU presidency, and the overall situation in Southeastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterra [...]	2007-03-20 08:27:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MASS NATO PREL PINR GR
07ATHENS616	REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel request for Greek assistance in detainee resettlement to Foreign Minister Bakoyannis March 26. Bakoyannis, who had just returned from a visit to the U.S., responded that she would discuss our request with PM Karamanlis. She promised a more comprehensive resp [...]	2007-03-26 08:37:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC GR
07ATHENS625	SEA CHANGE AT SOUDA BAY: NEW LOCAL POLITICIANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a March 22 visit to Crete to attend the retirement ceremony for departing Captain Sale, Ambassador met local mayors and the new nomarch (governor) of Chania. The positive reception Ambassador received was markedly different from his very frosty meetings with the old left [...]	2007-03-27 08:18:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL GR
07ATHENS638	REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: In a March 27 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Secretary General Rocanas stated that FM Bakoyannis wanted to respond helpfully to the U.S. request for Guantanamo detainee resettlement. However, there were a number of questions the GOG needed to have answered [...]	2007-03-28 11:33:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC GR
07ATHENS644	SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 1-2 CODEL HOYER VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: I warmly welcome CODEL Hoyer's April 1-2 visit to Athens. We are delighted you will have an opportunity during this stopover to glimpse post-Olympics Athens and learn about our strategic partnership with Greece. Foreign Minister Bakoyiannis -- who has just returned from a v [...]	2007-03-28 15:43:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON CVIS GR
07ATHENS647	GREECE: REACTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (SBU) Following the pattern of recent years, the release of the Human Rights Report in Greece was generally reported with straightforward analysis of the issues. For the most part, newspapers avoided the hyperbolic tones that are often the watermark of Greek journalism - especially on any matt [...]	2007-03-29 13:25:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS651	CFE GREECE: IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUEST [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. DEPARTMENT SEE PARA 2. 2. (SBU) U.S. delegation led by DAS Karin L. Look concluded with Greek counterparts the text of the political commitment (NOTE: referred to as an "arrangement" in the final text. END NOTE) that will govern the exchange of CFE Treaty ent [...]	2007-03-29 17:04:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL NATO KCFE GR
07ATHENS656	CFE GREECE: DIPLOMATIC NOTES EXCHANGED [...] (C) Per ref b, DepPolCouns and PolOff delivered dipnote 107/07 to MFA D2 NATO Directorate Deputy Head Polis Polychroniou affirming the arrangement on CFE entitlement transfers. As instructed, DepPolCouns thanked Greece for continuing to leave its full offer of CFE entitlement transfers (40 t [...]	2007-03-30 09:50:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL NATO KCFE GR
07ATHENS676	DAS BRYZA VISIT TO GREECE: FOCUS ON ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his March 13 meetings with GOG officials EUR DAS Bryza underscored the importance of energy diversity for regional development and Azerbaijan's commitment to provide sufficient gas for the Turkey-Greece-Italy pipeline. Both the MFA and Development Ministry officials were co [...]	2007-04-03 10:37:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS685	MY WAY: GREECE AND NATO TRANSFORMATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's fulfillment of its commitment to the NATO Alliance in terms of defense transformation has been, at best, mixed. Greece has taken some steps to reform its military doctrine and strategic and tactical thinking. It also has introduced some new institutions and procured new [...]	2007-04-04 14:01:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR MOPS PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS686	GREEKS STUDYING CYPRUS ARMS COUNTER-DRAFTS [...] (C) On April 4, Ambassador delivered U.S. counter-draft of the Greek letter on a plan to resolve the issue of the illegal transfer of U.S.-origin equipment to Cyprus (ref c) and proposed U.S. response letter (ref a) to MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas and Chief of Defense (CHOD) Admir [...]	2007-04-04 14:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PARM PGOV PREL NATO CY GR
07ATHENS716	SCENESETTER FOR PDAS VOLKER'S VISIT TO GREECE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kurt: Welcome to Athens! Your expertise on NATO/EU issues will send an important message to GOG officials: that we see Greece as a productive partner on such key issues as Afghanistan, Kosovo, Balkans development, and a stable Middle East. Greece's reflexive anti-Americanis [...]	2007-04-11 07:47:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP GR
07ATHENS732	GEORGIA: GREEK OPPOSITION TO PSC PROPOSALS: IT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 12, DCM met with the MFA PolDir Ambassador Vassilopoulos to discuss reftel Georgia issues in advance of P/DAS Volker's imminent visit to Athens. DCM explained the U.S. desire for EU consensus in the PSC and U.S. concern over Greece's role in opposing consensus. Vassilop [...]	2007-04-12 12:22:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS758	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GREECE AND GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) On April 12, Russian DCM Aleksey Rogalev with the consent of Embassy delivered welcome message on joining the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism to MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas. Russian DCM also SIPDIS delivered the schedule of events, statement of principles, [...]	2007-04-16 14:26:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KGIT PARM PREL UP GR
07ATHENS763	GREECE WANTS TO ATTEND SIGNING OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) On April 12, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the signing of the International Compact with Iraq to Greek MFA D1 International Organizations Directorate deputy chief Ambassador Alexandros Rallis then followed up with acting deputy chief of the A7 Directorate for Arab and Middle East [...]	2007-04-17 09:02:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV PREL GR
07ATHENS77	ROCKET GRENADE ATTACK ON EMBASSY ATHENS -- MINIMAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: At 0555 local time January 12, a rocket-propelled grenade struck the front of the Embassy. Damage was limited, there were no casualties. In an anonymous phone call, the anarchist terrorist group "Revolutionary Struggle" appears to have claimed responsibility. The grenade itse [...]	2007-01-12 11:27:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER GR
07ATHENS772	CYPRUS ARMS: COMING TO CLOSURE ON EXCHANGE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 17, MFA Secretary General Rocanas presented four suggested changes to the proposed exchange of letters between the U.S. and Greece to resolve the long-standing issue of the illegal transfer of U.S.-origin equipment to Cyprus. Rocanas noted that none of the proposals c [...]	2007-04-18 10:16:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR

07ATHENS787	GOG CONSIDER U.S. REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT OF [...] (C) In an April 17 meeting, Ambassador met with MFA Secretary General Rocanas to provide reftel answers to GOG SIPDIS questions regarding resettlement of Guantanamo detainees. Ambassador clarified the two categories of detainees, and told Rocanas that we would provide additional personal d [...]	2007-04-19 14:57:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS788	BALKAN CHODS' MEETING OVERSHADOWED BY TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 18-19, Balkan region chiefs of defense (CHODs),as well as U.S. Naval Forces Europe Commander Admiral Ulrich, attended the first of what have now been agreed to be annual Balkan CHOD summits. Greek press attention thus far has been focused on Turkish CHOD General Buyuka [...]	2007-04-19 15:00:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS79	REQUEST TO RESETTLE PROTECTED MIGRANTS FROM [...] After initial discussions in November and December on reftel request, on January 9 Greg Vassiloconstandakis (MFA Deputy Director for North America) updated Polcouns on the ministry's internal deliberations. The response from the MFA's legal department was not positive; it emphasized that th [...]	2007-01-12 13:20:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PGOV GR CU
07ATHENS793	GREECE: GAERC DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] (C) On April 19-20, DepPolCouns delivered ref a and b points to MFA A11 Directorate for European Cooperation Correspondent Penny Douti and C1 Directorate for EU External Relations First Secretary Ioannis Vikelidis. 2. (C) Their substantive comments on issues included the following: -- S [...]	2007-04-20 10:28:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL KPAL IS IR GR
07ATHENS798	GREEK REFUGEE CAMP: NO IMPLICATIONS FOR VISA [...] (C) On March 6, DHS Undersecretary Emilio Gonzalez and a team of DHS officials visited the Greek refugee camp in the town of Lavrio, approximately 75 kilometers from Athens. During the one-hour meeting and tour of the facility, U/S Gonzalez observed several poster-sized photographs of the outl [...]	2007-04-20 14:33:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS GR
07ATHENS80	MFA ON AEGEAN ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek MFA and MOD sources deny the Greek and Turkish CHODs ever agreed on fighter jets flying unarmed intercepts over the Aegean. Sources said that such an agreement would be "unwise" and that CHOD Chinofotis had no authority to make such an arrangement. Despite some recent nega [...]	2007-01-12 13:35:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GR
07ATHENS801	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GREEK FIRM'S POSSIBLE BID TO [...] (S) Dep Polcouns and Poloff delivered demarche (ref a) concerning the possible bid by Greek company XXXXXXXXXXXX to supply multispectral camouflage netting to Syria, to Greek MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations and Nonproliferation officer Dionyssios A. Kyvetos. Kyvetos stated [...]	2007-04-23 14:07:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	ETTC GM GR IR PARM PREL SY CBW
07ATHENS820	SUDAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ATHENS [...] (SBU) On April 24, DepPolCouns delivered reftel talking points, non-paper, and Presidential speech on the situation in Sudan to MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations deputy chief Ambassador Alexandros Rallis. Rallis later said he had passed the documents to the Foreign Minister's [...]	2007-04-24 15:15:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO UNSC SU GR
07ATHENS821	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NPT PREPCOM [...] (SBU) On April 24, DepPolCouns delivered reftel talking points and non-paper on the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Preparatory Committee meeting to MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations deputy chief Ambassador Alexandros Rallis. Rallis later said he had passed the documents to [...]	2007-04-24 15:25:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT GR
07ATHENS864	PM KARAMANLIS OUSTS EMPLOYMENT MINISTER OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to address public unhappiness over mishandling of pension funds, PM Karamanlis fired Employement Minister Tsitourides and replaced him with a party stalwart. Karamanlis' real motive, however, was to put the scandal behind him. His New Democracy government -- likel [...]	2007-04-30 14:17:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS865	GREECE WELCOMES COLLABORATION ON CFE/RUSSIA [...] (C) On April 30, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the CFE Treaty and Putin's April 26 remarks to D1 Directorate for NATO Issues deputy chief and Greek HLTF representative Chronis Polychroniou. Polychroniou agreed fully with the proposal to work together to devise a common strategy for a [...]	2007-04-30 14:44:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OSCE PARM NATO KCFE GR
07ATHENS872	GREECE AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY: Per ref a, Embassy has assessed Greece's ability and willingness to contribute military or civilian resources to enhance the security mission in Iraq. Greece has made financial, logistical, equipment, and training contributions to Iraq and may be amenable to further similar contr [...]	2007-05-02 15:16:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ GR
07ATHENS903	ACES VETTING REQUEST (PANAGIOTOPOULOS, [...] (SBU) This ACES vetting request is for a FOAA-funded course sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and scheduled for June 5-25, 2007. This is the 85th International Narcotics Enforcement Management Seminar (INEMS),and will be held in the Tampa/Clearwater, Florida area. Co- [...]	2007-05-04 14:47:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSEP MASS PHUM PINR PINS PREL GR
07ATHENS936	DEFENSE MINISTER MEIMARAKIS: MAN OF MYSTERY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Meimarakis -- who generally avoids diplomats -- ventured out for a rare lunch with the Ambassador on May 4. The elusive Meimarakis, accompanied by GDDI Procurement Director Vangelis Vassilakos, International AFfairs Deputy Chief Demosthenies Stoides and Diploma [...]	2007-05-10 15:19:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS945	AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT: GREECE WILL BACK [...] (C) BASED ON OUR DISCUSSIONS WITH GOG OFFICIALS, IT IS MY ASSESSMENT THAT GREECE WILL BACK CANDIDACIES BY SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR THE UNHRC. THE GOG RECOGNIZES THE CONSEQUENCES OF PUTTING BELARUS ON THE COUNCIL, TERMING IT "OUT OF THE QUESTION" (REF B). BOSNIAS CANDIDACY MEETS THE GOG'S ST [...]	2007-05-11 13:33:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR
07ATHENS97	FM BAKOYANNIS DISCUSSES RPG ATTACK, KOSOVO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his meeting with FM Bakoyannis on January 17, Ambassador updated FM Bakoyannis on investigations into the January 12 RPG strike on the Embassy, emphasizing that the U.S. was satisfied with the cooperative attitude and thorough approach of Greek authorities to date. Bakoyanni [...]	2007-01-17 13:26:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO PINS MARR MOPS GR
07ATHENS977	ACES VETTING REQUEST (POGA, MARIA) [...] (SBU) This ACES vetting request is for a FOAA-funded course sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and scheduled for June 5-25, 2007. This is the 85th International Narcotics Enforcement Management Seminar (INEMS),and will be held in the Tampa/Clearwater, Florida area. Co- [...]	2007-05-16 04:24:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS KSEP PHUM PINR PINS PREL GR
07ATHENS996	GREEK CONCERNS ABOUT ATTENDING GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings on May 16 with MFA Secretary General Charalambos Rocanas and the Director of the SIPDIS D1 Directorate for the United Nations and International Organizations Ambassador Fotis Xydas, DCM heard Greek concerns about attending the Global Initiative (GI) to Comb [...]	2007-05-17 10:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GR MK
07BAGHDAD1006	ACTION REQUEST: PURSUING A GSOMIA WITH IRAQ [...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C/REL MNF-I) The Iraqi military is increasingly buying major U.S. military equipment and technology that includes restricted material. In the absence of a bilateral General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA),these procure [...]	2007-03-23 15:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1009	IRAQI PM DISCUSSES EXPANDED MINISTERIAL [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on March 23, PM Nuri al-Maliki confirmed that he wanted the expanded neighbors ministerial conference, which would include Iraq's neighboring countries, the G5, and the P8, to happen in conjunction with the next International Compact for Iraq (ICI) meeting. [...]	2007-03-23 19:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1033	IRAQI PM AGREES TO ISTANBUL ICI AND NEIGHBORS-PLUS [...] (C) On March 24, Iraqi PM Maliki told the Ambassador he would agree to holding the Iraq Neighbors Conference ministerial in Istanbul if the other participants agree to a substantive agenda/outcome in advance with which Iraq is comfortable. He also agreed the P-5 and G-8 could be included. F [...]	2007-03-25 21:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1040	BORDER INCIDENTS AND PKK PRESENCE IN DOHUK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Incidents along the Dohuk-Turkish border in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region average two to three per month. Local officials claim there are 750 Turkish forces permanently living inside Dohuk Province just inside the border of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. They also note there are 700 [...]	2007-03-26 10:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1043	POTENTIAL POLICY PLANNING INITIATIVE WITH IRAQI MFA [...] (U) The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has expressed an interest in establishing ties to the Department's Policy Planning staff and receiving training on strategic planning and dealing with longer term issues. Labid Abawi heads the MFA's policy planning staff and has reached out to t [...]	2007-03-26 18:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1068	IRAQI PALESTINIANS COMPLAIN OF PERSECUTION, [...] (C) Summary: Palestinians in Iraq continue to fear and experience persecution on account of their nationality. A police raid in a Palestinian compound on March 14 resulted in the death of a Palestinian guard, possibly the death of a Palestinian detainee, and allegations of abuse and torture b [...]	2007-03-27 18:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL KPAL KDEM YE IZ
07BAGHDAD1069	ESTABLISHING SCHOOLS FOR IRAQI CHILDREN IN JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Minister of Displacement and Migration would like to establish schools for Iraqi children in Jordan and Syria and will appeal to international donors to support the idea. While the Government of Iraq has not discussed the issue with the governments of Syria or Jordan, the M [...]	2007-03-27 18:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF IZ JO SY
07BAGHDAD1081	MARCH 23 FARDH AL QANOON EXECUTIVE STEERING [...] (C) Summary: The March 23 Fardh Al Qanoon (FAQ) Executive Steering Committee (ESC) continued to have several members absent including VP Mahdi, DPM Zawbai (due to assassination attempt),NSA Rubaie, Yassin Majeed, as well as other ministry officials. However, DPM Salih attended the meeting af [...]	2007-03-28 09:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD1095	DCM ENGAGES SCIRI'S AL HAKIM ON DETENTIONS [...] (S) Summary: On March 22, DCM and MNF-I Deputy Commanding General (DCG) told SCIRI leader Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim that Coalition Forces (CF) had detained Qais Khazali, a JAM member close to Moqtada al-Sadr, and had evidence Qais was involved in the January attack on the Karbala JPCC that killed [...]	2007-03-28 18:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD1115	POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF DHI QAR PROVINCE: PART III [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable, the third in a series detailing the political landscape of Dhi Qar Province. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The Office of the Martyr Al-Sadr (OMS) has a large following in Dhi Qar Province, but no representation on the Provincial Council (PC) or in the Governor's office [...]	2007-03-31 15:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1117	AMBASSADOR WITH FM ZEBARI DISCUSS RIYADH SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: On March 30, the Foreign Minister warmly welcomed Ambassador Crocker to Iraq, accepted copies of his credentials, and discussed at some length the recent Arab League Summit in Riyadh. The GoI countered Saudi comments about an "illegal occupation" by noting Iraqi concurrence with [...]	2007-03-31 15:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1118	SUNNI VP HASHIMI DISCUSSES RECENT TRAVEL, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the DCM on March 30, Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi discussed his recent travel to Japan, Jordan, and Turkey. He cited Japan's extension of its law authorizing its air force mission in Iraq as a major success of the trip. Hashimi said that he gave Presid [...]	2007-03-31 17:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ JO TU JA SA IR
07BAGHDAD1151	COR PREPARES TO SELECT ELECTIONS COMMISSIONERS [...] (U) Summary: Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR) Kahlid Al Attiya announced in the CoR on March 28 that the CoR leadership is moving forward on a process to appoint a new independent high electoral commission (IHEC). The goal is to have the new commission in place by the Ap [...]	2007-04-03 18:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1157	TALABANI WELCOMES AMBASSADOR, DISCUSSES ARAB [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari March 31 to present his credentials. They discussed Talabani's trip to Riyadh for the Arab Summit and the side meetings he held with other Arab leaders, including a discussion on Kirkuk and the P [...]	2007-04-04 09:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SA IR SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1158	COR SPEAKER MASHHADANI: THE U.S. MUST BE IRAQ'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: During their March 25 meeting, new USCENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon told Iraqi Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani that security in Iraq must improve rapidly if Iraq hopes to retain U.S. domestic support. Mashadani acknowledged the need for increased political efforts, but [...]	2007-04-04 11:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1159	USCENTCOM COMMANDER TELLS MOI THAT SECURITY MUST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first meeting with Minister of Interior Jawad al-Bolani, Admiral William J. Fallon, the Commander of USCENTCOM, stressed that Iraq's security must improve rapidly for continued U.S. political support. Minister Bolani responded that the initial results of Operation Fardh al- [...]	2007-04-04 11:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1161	AMBASSADOR CONCLUDES AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: During his final hours in Baghdad, Ambassador Khalilzad helped to conclude an agreement between President Talabani and Prime Minister Maliki on de-Baathification reform, formally known as the "Accountability and Reconciliation Law" (text below). Talabani and Maliki signed a cove [...]	2007-04-04 12:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KJUS PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1162	AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (S) Summary: During his introductory meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Ambassador Crocker emphasized full U.S. support for the PM an his government. Maliki expressed concern about a lack of international support of Iraqi democracy, except from the U.S. He had not decided on a date [...]	2007-04-04 12:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1163	FM RELAYS MALIKI'S APPREHENSION OF THE NEIGHBOR'S [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki's deep suspicions of the Neighbor's Conference are preventing the selection of venue, stated Foreign Minister Zebari in an April 1 meeting with the DCM. Maliki favors Kuwait over or Istanbul. Zebari noted, however, that the Prime Minister is comfortable wi [...]	2007-04-04 12:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1164	GOI PERSPECTIVES ON NEIGHBORS' CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: Subsequent to his April 1 discussion with the Foreign Minister (septel),the DCM engaged a number of GoI officials on the neighbors' conference. Continued skepticism of the potential gains of the conference, and fears of outside intervention, leave many in the GoI lukewarm about [...]	2007-04-04 12:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1165	AMBASSADOR CONCLUDES AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: During his final hours in Baghdad, Ambassador Khalilzad helped to conclude an agreement between President Talabani and Prime Minister Maliki on de-Baathification reform, formally known as the "Accountability and Reconciliation Law" (text below). Talabani and Maliki signed a cove [...]	2007-04-04 13:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KJUS PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1169	CODEL MCCAIN MEETS WITH GOI OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 1 dinner hosted by the Ambassador, members of Codel McCain (Sen. John McCain (R-AZ),Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC),Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) and Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ)) met with Iraqi VP Hashemi, DPM Saleh, FM Zebari, DefMin al-Mufriji, and National Security Advisor Rubai [...]	2007-04-04 17:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1175	LETTER TO IRANIAN PRESIDENT FROM IRAQI PRESIDENT [...] Following is the text of the letter sent from Jalal Talibani, President of the Republic of Iraq, to Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran referenced in the report on Ambassador Crocker's first meeting with President Talibani. BEGIN QUOTE: His Excellency the P [...]	2007-04-05 05:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1176	IECI HEAD: NAJAF READY FOR 2007 PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The head of the Independent Electoral Commission for Iraq (IECI) in Najaf told PRT IPAOs that the province is ready to hold free and fair provincial elections when called for under controlling legislation. He dismissed fears of logistical compl [...]	2007-04-05 05:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1177	NAJAF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BULLISH ABOUT GROWTH [...] (U) This is a PRT Najaf cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a March 24 meeting with PRT Najaf IPAOs, the President of the Najaf Chamber of Commerce and Provincial Council member, Mr. Zohair Shorba, identified the obstacles to Najaf's economic progress - lack of an investment code, inaccessibility of [...]	2007-04-05 05:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1185	AMBASSADOR MEETS VP HASHIMI, TAWAFUQ LEADERS, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Crocker paid an introductory call on VP Hashimi April 1; Tawafuq bloc leader Adnan Dulaimi, Tawafuq ministers, and CoR members were in attendance. The VP said he was eager to work together on the challenges facing Iraq, and cited reform of security institutions as the [...]	2007-04-06 05:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1188	ADM FALLON'S MARCH 26 MEETING WITH THE PRIME [...] (S) SUMMARY: During the March 26 meeting between Iraqi PM Maliki and CentCom Commander Admiral Fallon, the PM focused on our shared interests and the need to work together to achieve our mutual goals. He reaffirmed his commitment to defeat terrorism and expressed some hope that he was seeing [...]	2007-04-06 13:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PTER PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD1189	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT FOR IRAQ/EXPANDED NEIGHBORS [...] (C) Summary: Following the Ambassador's intervention with Prime Minister Maliki late afternoon April 4, the Iraqis quickly finalized their internal agreement to pursue back-to-back conferences for the International Compact for Iraq (ICI) and Expanded Neighbors meeting, preferably in Egypt. [...]	2007-04-06 17:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1193	AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER OF OIL DR. HUSAYN [...] (C) Summary: On April 4, Ambassador Crocker held his first meeting with Minister of Oil Dr. Husayn Shahristani. Shahristani briefly outlined the state of the oil industry, and admitted that Iraq should be pumping more oil. He blamed the failure to do so completely on the security situation, c [...]	2007-04-07 10:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD1210	MINDEF QADIR WELCOMES AMBASSADOR BACK TO IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 3, Minister of Defense Abdul Qadir Mohammed Jasim Al Mufriji hosted a dinner to welcome the Ambassador back to Iraq. Abdul Qadir introduced his key military leaders; provided a briefing on the status of the ministry; and stressed his commitment to sustaining a military [...]	2007-04-08 05:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1226	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with UN Iraq Special Representative Gambari on April 7 to discuss the way ahead on the International Compact with Iraq (ICI). The following day Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih and Gambari co-chaired a meeting with ambassadors of the expanded prep group to announ [...]	2007-04-09 10:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1227	POSSIBLE SADR MILITIA TIES TO MUTHANNA PC [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna cable. 2. (S) Summary: A Muthanna Provincial Council (PC) member and a provincial judge provided information about the investigation into the February 20, 2007 assassination of former Muthanna Deputy Provincial Council Chairman Mohammad Hanoon. The PC member re [...]	2007-04-09 10:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD1231	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON SCIRI CHAIRMAN ABDUL AZIZ AL HAKIM [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-09 12:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD1235	POLES READY FOR A MORE ROBUST ROLE? [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 7. 2. (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: As Coalition and Iraqi forces conduct active combat operations aimed at restoring security and the rule of law in Dhiwaniyah, questions over the mandate and approach of the Polish forces based in the area have arisen in [...]	2007-04-09 17:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR PREL PTER IZ PL
07BAGHDAD1236	CG'S APRIL 5 MEETING WITH THE PM [...] (S) SUMMARY: On April 5, MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus and DCM Speckhard met with PM Maliki and discussed the following issues: -- Engagement: Maliki discussed his meeting with the commander of an insurgent group which now wanted to join the fight against Al Qaeda; -- Detentions: Ma [...]	2007-04-10 05:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PTER PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD1245	KARKH COMMAND: OPERATIONS IMPROVING, DETENTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Karkh Area Command (KAC) is one of the Baghdad Operational Command,s two subordinate commands and is responsible for Fardh al Qanoon operations in west Baghdad. It houses Iraqi army and national police, as well as Coalition forces. Unfortunately, EmbOffs found little coordi [...]	2007-04-10 14:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PTER PGOV MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1253	APRIL 8 MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: During the April 8 meeting of the Ministerial Council on National Security, ministers discussed the following issues: -- April 9 Security: A ban on cars will be instituted in Baghdad on the 4th anniversary of the toppling of Saddam's statue. The day will also be a holiday (ex [...]	2007-04-11 12:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PTER PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD1256	AMBASSADOR, TALABANI, BARZANI DISCUSS IMPROVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani April 9 discussed with the Ambassador how to improve Iraq-Turkey relations after Iraq decided to hold its next Neighbors' Conference in Egypt instead of Istanbul. During his meeting with Talabani the Ambassador also urged Talabani to act on the PKK [...]	2007-04-11 19:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS IR TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1257	GOI SUBMITS NON-PROLIFERATION LAW [...] (SBU) During an April 8 meeting, Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Rai'd Fahmi Jahid and Director General of Nuclear Technology Mohammad al-Sharaa told PolMilOffs that the GOI had drafted a non-proliferation law. They said that the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons had [...]	2007-04-12 01:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD126	AMBASSADOR URGES IRAQI LEADERS TO STEP UP AFTER [...] (C) Summary: On the morning of January 11, the Ambassador met seriatim with Iraq's parliament (Council of Representatives - CoR) Speaker Mashadani (Sunni),and Vice Presidents Hashemi (Sunni) and al-Mehdi (Shiite) to highlight key aspects of President Bush's speech, urge public statements in [...]	2007-01-12 12:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1260	ELECTIONS COMMISSION SELECTION OFF TO A GOOD START [...] (SBU) United Nations Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Senior Electoral Advisor Sandra Mitchell told poloff in a April 10 meeting that the selection process for the new Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) is "off to a surprisingly good start." The Council of Representatives (COR) is implement [...]	2007-04-12 05:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1261	KURDISTAN OFFICIAL: WE USED THE LANGUAGE OF [...] The below article highlights statements made by Dr. Fouad Hussein, Chief of Staff to Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani on April 10, 2007, which was posted in English on the Kurdish news website Peyamner.com. 2. Begin Text: National - Kurdistan Official: We used the [...]	2007-04-12 08:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINS IR TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1262	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: The Iraq Executive Steering Committee met April 6 to review recent progress by its six committees. Prime Minister Maliki underscored the importance of the ICI, noting that all international partners had signed on except for Syria. Minister of the Interior Bolani said that MOI had [...]	2007-04-12 10:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET KPAO PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1268	TERRORISTS SEEK NEW STRATEGIC TARGETS [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-12 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV PTER MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD127	SENATOR BROWNBACK MEETS WITH IRAQI PM MALIKI [...] (C) Summary: In a January 9 meeting with Iraqi PM Maliki, Senator Brownback gave a sober assessment of the U.S. political atmosphere on Iraq. The PM emphasized the importance of rapidly training and equipping Iraqi forces which, he said, would allow the U.S. to reduce its presence in Iraq i [...]	2007-01-12 13:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1272	COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES BOMBING -- INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Post has reached out to political party leaders and other political contacts in the aftermath of the April 12 bombing in the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR). The CoR is located in the Baghdad Convention Center in the International Zone and takes up virtually the entire building. [...]	2007-04-12 19:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ASEC IZ
07BAGHDAD1278	COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES HOLDS SPECIAL SESSION [...] (C) Summary: In special session April 13, the Council of Representatives stood together with other GoI notables in defiance of the terrorist attack of the previous day. Many members attended in spite of formidable security hassles which made arrival at the assembly hall problematic. Some wa [...]	2007-04-13 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD128	SENATOR BROWNBACK MEETS WITH IRAQI VP MEHDI [...] (C) Summary: In a January 9 meeting with Vice President Adel Abdul Mehdi, Senator Brownback conveyed the deteriorating U.S. domestic political sentiment over the war in Iraq and inquired about current Government of Iraq (GOI) strategies to improve the security situation. The Senator noted th [...]	2007-01-12 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD130	RAMADI RECONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE: TRIBES WITH [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Sheikh Sattar Abu Risha, the leader of the &Awakening Council of Anbar,8 a group of anti-insurgent tribes in the Ramadi area, hosted an unprecedented meeting at his residence on Jan. 10 to discuss local reconstruction and to urge g [...]	2007-01-13 06:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1304	PRT KIRKUK: PC BOYCOTT TALKS START, STOP AGAIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Negotiations to end the Arab-Turkoman boycott of the Kirkuk Provincial Council began in earnest in February and March, focusing on division of top provincial positions, security and the return . However, talks have stopped as key players travel outside of Iraq, and several fa [...]	2007-04-16 11:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1329	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE CALLS FOR RAPID [...] (C) Summary: At the April 13 session of the Iraq Executive Steering Committee, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Barham Salih called the April 12 bombing of the Council of Representatives (CoR) troubling from a security standpoint, but a unifying event for the CoR. Sarafiya bridge, a [...]	2007-04-18 11:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KCRS KPAO MOPS PGOV PREF PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1348	KURDS CONTINUE TO PRESS FOR QUICK RESOLUTION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The approval by the Council of Ministers of the GOI Article 140 Committee's resolutions outlining procedures for the normalization of Kirkuk and other disputed areas has attracted renewed attention to an already hot topic. Publicly and in conversations with Poloff, Kurdish offic [...]	2007-04-19 09:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ TU
07BAGHDAD1349	BARZANI DISCUSSES DE-B'ATHIFICATION, HYDROCARBONS, [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani, also attended by KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, on April 12 in Erbil, the Ambassador pressed for action on de-Ba'athification, hydrocarbons legislation, and improvements in relations with Turke [...]	2007-04-19 10:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IR TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1359	APRIL 15 MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: During the April 15 meeting of the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS),ministers discussed the following issues: -- Reactions to the April 12 Attacks: MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus argued that security at the Council of Representatives may have been breached [...]	2007-04-20 18:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PTER PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1365	IRAQI FORCES' CHIEF SAYS U.S. SUPPORT VITAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 15 meeting, Commander General of the Iraqi Joint Headquarters Babakr Baderkhan Zibari told Senator Hagel and Representative Sestak that the Iraqi armed forces are growing in competence, loyalty, and numbers. Babakr said militia influence on the force was minimal and, c [...]	2007-04-22 09:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PTER PREL PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1366	SADRIST MINISTER OF HEALTH SAYS HE WANTS TO STAY [...] (S) Minister of Health Dr. Ali al-Shammari detailed to the Ambassador on April 19 his efforts and reasons for wanting to remain Minister of Health, despite a call by Sadrist leader Muqtada al-Sadr for all Sadrist-nominated cabinet ministers to resign (reftel). Al-Shammari said he planned to [...]	2007-04-22 10:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD137	MINDEF TELLS SEN BROWNBACK TERRORISM MORE [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with Senator Sam Brownback, (R/KS),Minister of Defense Abdul al-Qader Mohammed Jasim reported that the Iraqi Armed Forces are progressing but require continued U.S. military support, including additional troops for the next phase of the Baghdad Se [...]	2007-01-14 11:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD138	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH UK OFFICIALS IN BAGHDAD [...] (C) Summary: On January 12 UK Ambassador Asquith, accompanied by Ambassador Simon McDonald, head of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Iraq Office, discussed with the Ambassador the implementation of the Baghdad Security Plan, the performance of Prime Minister Al-Maliki, the detention of [...]	2007-01-14 14:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1382	SRSG QAZI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS UNAMI ROLE, [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory meeting, the Ambassador and UN Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG),Ashraf Qazi discussed Iraq's regional relations, timing for provincial elections, Iran's regional ambitions, and a possible role for the UN in the Kirkuk Article 140 proc [...]	2007-04-23 11:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UN IZ
07BAGHDAD1383	PM MALIKI DISCUSSES DE-BA'ATHIFICATION, IRANIAN [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki stated that political progress is slow, but does exist, in an April 15 meeting with Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and Representative Joe Sestak (D-PA). The Prime Minister (PM) expressed pessimism that the de-Ba'athification legislation would have much impact, a [...]	2007-04-23 11:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1385	IRAQI LEADERS OFFER CONDOLENCES AFTER VIRGINIA [...] (U) Iraqi Political leaders, including President Talabani, Vice-President Hashimi, and Kurdistan Regional Government President Barzani offered their condolences both to the President as well as to the Ambassador in the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech on April 16. 2. (U) The below let [...]	2007-04-23 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC IZ
07BAGHDAD1386	IRAQ COMPACT: GOI ACTIONS AND POST RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The confluence of the May 3 Compact launch and the May 4 Neighbors, Conference adds a further important dimension to the Compact process. This message lays out embassy thoughts on how to get the greatest bounce from the Compact event and leverage the Saudi debt relief offer to [...]	2007-04-23 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EFIN
07BAGHDAD1389	PM ADVISOR SEES OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE SADRISTS, [...] (C) Sami al-Askari, advisor to Prime Minister Maliki and member of the Council of Representatives (CoR),told the A/DCM on April 18 that the "withdrawal" of the Sadrist ministers was a good step because it would give the Prime Minister freedom to choose new and better ministers. Asked if [...]	2007-04-23 13:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1390	MAYSAN ON THE EVE OF PIC [...] (S) Recent intelligence assessments have described Maysan province as ripe for continued violence, despite the imminence of transition to Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC). Maysan's history of inter-militia and inter-tribal warfare sets the backdrop for this assessment. However, there is a ne [...]	2007-04-23 13:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1391	ACTION REQUEST: TURKISH SPRING DEPLOYMENT INSIDE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On April 18, the Turkish Liaison Team Chief passed a letter to Multi-National Corps -Iraq Commanding General informing him of Turkish plans to deploy military forces to five locations inside Iraq within the next [...]	2007-04-23 13:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINR PREL TU PGOV PTER MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1401	MALIKI BLOCKS MEETING WITH OCINC ADVISOR (S) [...] (S) Prime Minister Maliki has apparently barred employees of the Office of the Commander in Chief from meeting with coalition representatives according to a National Security Council official, Major General Naqshbadne. On April 24, polmiloff arrived for a scheduled meeting with the Director o [...]	2007-04-24 18:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINR PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1430	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 25 MEETING WITH BULGARIAN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During an April 25 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, Valeri Ratchev, the Bulgarian Ambassador to Iraq, discussed Iraq-related issues that might be raised during President Bush's planned trip to Bulgaria in June and the upcoming International Compact Ministerial meeting at Sharm [...]	2007-04-26 16:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS MARR ECON PTER PREL PGOV IZ BU AF
07BAGHDAD1432	UNAMI BROACHES POSSIBLE ROLE IN THE KIRKUK [...] (C) Summary: The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has suggested that it may be able to play a constructive role in resolving the final status of Kirkuk and other disputed territories as outlined in Article 140 in two "informal" documents given to poloffs by UNAMI Deputy Specia [...]	2007-04-27 13:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN IZ
07BAGHDAD1433	FADHILA LEADER SHARES PLAN FOR CREATING MORE [...] (C) Council of Representatives (CoR) member and Fadhila bloc leader Hassan al-Shammari shared with PolCouns on April 24 Fadhila's plan to create a more effective opposition to the Maliki government. Al-Shammari characterized the government as weak and corrupt, but acknowledged that the CoR w [...]	2007-04-27 13:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1434	PM OFFICE BLAMES UNAMI STAFFER FOR BIASED HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki's staff has expressed concerns to post about what it characterizes as "inaccuracies and misrepresentations" in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) human rights report released April 24. UNAMI did not consult substantially with the GOI in [...]	2007-04-27 15:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN IZ
07BAGHDAD1438	FM READOUT OF TRIP TO IRAN, TURKEY [...] (S) Summary. In an April 27 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns, FM Zebari described his April 25-26 meetings in Tehran as producing "good, constructive results," and expressed confidence that Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki will attend the Sharm el-Sheikh conference. Zebari stated he h [...]	2007-04-28 18:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1439	AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES U.S. CONCERN ABOUT UNAMI [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador expressed strong concern with UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) SRSG Qazi about content of UNAMI's human rights report released August 25. The report mischaracterized conditions for U.S.-held security detainees, failed to note Iraqi progress in some sectors, and [...]	2007-04-28 19:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN IZ
07BAGHDAD144	SCIRI/BADR LEADERS CONCERNED OVER ESCALATING [...] (S) Summary: SCIRI/Badr leaders, including Abdulaziz al-Hakim, Humam Hamoudi, Hadi al-Amri, Mohsin al-Hakim (son of Abdulaziz al-Hakim),and Rida Jawad Taqi, expressed concern to the Ambassador in a January 12 meeting about escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Briefly describing the [...]	2007-01-15 08:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD145	VP MEETS VP ABDEL MEHDI ON THE POLITICAL COMMITTEE [...] (S) Summary: PM Maliki and VP Abdel Mehdi met with the Ambassador January 12 to discuss the new Baghdad Security Plan, and the importance of GOI political support to ensuring the plan's success. Maliki asserted that ISF's heightened security operations would target anyone, Sunni or Shia, who [...]	2007-01-15 08:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1452	ABDEL MEHDI DISCUSSES STRATEGIC DIALOGUE, [...] (S) Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi discussed the course of the U.S.-SCIRI strategic dialogue further with the Ambassador in an April 27 meeting. Abdel Mehdi said that, upon reading the papers provided by the U.S. side for the security, economic, and political committees (ref A),he was conc [...]	2007-04-29 19:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD146	DEPUTY PROSECUTOR DESCRIBES TO AMBASSADOR SADDAM'S [...] (C) Summary: In a January 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Prosecutor Monqith Al-Faroun described Saddam's execution, including the people present, the cell phone video and the verbal taunts from guards at the scene. He stated that he saw two Iraqi officials using their phones and that on [...]	2007-01-15 08:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1464	DPM SALIH REVIEWS COMPACT DEALS [...] (SBU) Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih described to Treasury Attache on April 29 the results of a number of GOI efforts to engage the international community in advance of the launch of the International Compact on May 3 in Sharm el-Sheikh. These efforts have produced good progress securin [...]	2007-04-30 15:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1467	SCENESETTER: IRAQ ON THE EVE OF SHARM AL SHAYKH [...] (S) Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki will arrive in Sharm Al Shaykh under no illusions about the views his neighbors hold of him personally and his government. He resisted holding such a conference outside Iraq, concerned that others would use it to try to impose solutions upon Iraqis or [...]	2007-04-30 16:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD147	CODEL BAYH/CLINTON/MCHUGH MEETS WITH IRAQI LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: On January 13, 2007 Senator Bayh (D-IN),Senator Clinton (D-NY) and Representative McHugh (R-NY 23) met with the Iraqi government leadership over lunch, and then held separate meetings with Prime Minister Al-Maliki and Vice President Abdul Mehdi. Many of the CODEL's questions foc [...]	2007-01-15 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1474	DPM SALIH ON BUDGET EXECUTION AND COMPACT [...] (C) In a meeting with Economic Counselor and Treasury Attache on April 30, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih discussed ongoing progress and challenges in improving GOI budget execution, and final preparations for the International Compact with Iraq launch on May 3. DPM Salih said that the G [...]	2007-05-01 16:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1475	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT, UPDATE FROM BAGHDAD [...] (SBU) Summary: Against the backdrop of intense diplomacy on the Neighbors' Conference and a difficult political environment, the Government of Iraq (GOI) has done a good job of getting international support for the Compact lined up. Given the relatively short lead time following the decision [...]	2007-05-01 19:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD1498	UK DEFENSE SECRETARY SAYS BASRAH TO TRANSFER BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 30, UK Secretary of State for Defense Des Browne told the Ambassador that August is a key month for UK forces in Basrah. If all goes as HMG plans, Multi National Division-Southeast will transition Basrah to provincial Iraqi control (PIC) and hand the Basrah Palace keys ov [...]	2007-05-04 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PNAT PINS MARR MOPS IZ

07BAGHDAD15	PRT TIKRIT: LOCAL POLITICIANS "REJECT IDEA" OF A [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. At a December 26 political roundtable, keyed-in Salah ad Din (SaD) politicians (all Sunni Arabs) "rejected the idea" that a national moderate front - potentially comprising SCIRI, Dawa, KDP, PUK, and IIP - could effectively wor [...]	2007-01-03 10:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD150	KURDISH REACTION TO RAID ON IRANIAN OFFICE [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary: Kurdish press and government officials reacted on January 12 to an early-morning security operation by Coalition Forces in Erbil the previous day in which five Iranians were taken for questioning. [...]	2007-01-15 11:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL KMDR IZ IR
07BAGHDAD1500	PM CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES SECTARIAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Chief of Staff Dr. Tariq Abdullah commented on steps to improve the government's sectarian inclusiveness and the Iraqi perspective on Iranian attempts to exert influence in an April 29 meeting with the Deputy Chief of Mission. DCM reviewed Section 607 authority as [...]	2007-05-04 14:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1513	PM CHIEF OF STAFF TARIQ ABDULLAH VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Chief of Staff Dr. Tariq Abdullah discussed his upcoming trip to Washington May 6-10 with the DCM in a series of meetings on April 29 and May 2. Dr. Tariq outlined the concern among Prime Minister Maliki's inner circle that the U.S. views Iraq through a sectarian le [...]	2007-05-07 08:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1521	CODEL BOND EMPHASIZES NEED FOR LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: In a May 5 meeting with SCIRI chairman Abdelaziz al-Hakim, CODEL Bond--Sen. Christopher Bond (R-MO),Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA),Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME),and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA)--impressed on al-Hakim the importance of quick progress on key legislative issues related to [...]	2007-05-07 18:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1528	UNAMI - AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE LEADERSHIP AND [...] (S) Summary. The August renewal of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) mandate and expiration of Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi's third term in office provide an opportunity to expand UNAMI's contribution to reconciliation, especially in t [...]	2007-05-08 10:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL UN IZ
07BAGHDAD1532	SCIRI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: FIRST POLITICAL [...] (S) At the first meeting of the political committee of the U.S.-SCIRI strategic dialogue (ref),both sides agreed to begin discussions by sharing their views on how each of Iraq's three major communities viewed the new Iraq. Most of the conversation focused on the Sunnis, with the SCIRI side [...]	2007-05-09 04:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1539	IRAQ-IRAN - THE SHATT AL ARAB BORDER DISPUTE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iran's detention of 15 British naval personnel in March highlighted long-standing tensions along the Iraq-Iran maritime boundary and the importance of helping Iraq develop the diplomatic and military tools necessary to defend its frontiers against intrusion and infiltration. The d [...]	2007-05-09 10:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1550	ACCELERATING BUDGET EXECUTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 10:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL EAID PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1572	MG FASTABEND'S MAY 8 MEETING WITH IRAQI VP HASHEMI [...] (C) Summary: In a May 8 meeting with Iraq's Sunni VP Tariq Hashemi, MNF-I Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Operations MG Fastabend underscored MNF-I support for Anbar province volunteers to the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Coalition efforts to look into problems with recruits' pay; explai [...]	2007-05-13 18:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PTER MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1576	CORRECTED COPY: ACCELERATING BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (C) Summary: Capital budget execution in Iraq is a problem acknowledged by all levels of the Iraqi government. The GOI recognizes that delivering goods and services is a vital aspect of economic governance, and a major element of the GoI's popular reputation. Given the importance of capital [...]	2007-05-14 07:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL EAID PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1583	POLITICS AND VIOLENCE IN IRAQ'S NINE SOUTHERN [...] (U) This cable was drafted by PRT Muthanna IPAO and PRT Najaf IPAO and reviewed by PRT team leaders or REO director from all provinces covered. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) This cable is a comparative overview of the drivers of political competition and violence across the nine Shi [...]	2007-05-14 15:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR KDEM IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1603	SUDANESE REFUGEES IN ANBAR ASK FOR RESETTLEMENT [...] (SBU) This is an action cable. See paragraph 6 for action. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Darfourian refugees camped in west Anbar continue to ask for third country resettlement. While UNHCR and MNF-I are still meeting most of the refugees' basic needs, morale is low after two years living in precario [...]	2007-05-16 14:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1604	INFORMAL COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES PETITION SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Post obtained a copy of a petition signed by a majority of Iraq's Council of Representative (CoR) members calling for a timeline for the withdrawal of MNF troops, which has been the object of much speculation (translation in para 7). The Sadr Bloc took the lead on rounding up 1 [...]	2007-05-16 15:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1605	CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE: PREPARING FINAL [...] (C) Summary. The Constitutional Review Committee's (CRC) May 15 deadline to submit its recommendations to the Council of Representatives (CoR) passed with measurable progress on key issues but without final consensus on issues such as resource distribution and power-sharing. The most compreh [...]	2007-05-16 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1607	CHALDEAN PATRIARCH AGREES TO EXTEND COMBAT OUTPOST [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a May 14 meeting with MNF-I and Embassy representatives, Chaldean Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly and Vice Patriarch Bishop Shlemoon Wardoni requested that Coalition Forces (CF) continue to maintain Combat Outpost (COP) Amanche at the Chaldean Church's Babel College of Philos [...]	2007-05-17 02:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF IZ VT
07BAGHDAD161	IRAQI PRESIDENT MEETS WITH IRANIAN SECURITY [...] (S) Summary: Jalal Talabani, President of Iraq and head of the PUK party, told RRToffs on January 11 that he had concluded an agreement with a delegation of Iranian security advisors whereby his home province of Sulaimaniyah would import fuel from Iran and Iran would turn over to Sulaimaniuyah [...]	2007-01-16 08:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD1611	VP ABDEL MEHDI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: In a May 15 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador that he hoped to have a revised draft of a deBaathification reform law to the Presidency Council early next week. He confirmed that he and Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi had agreed on the principles for re [...]	2007-05-17 14:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD1620	DEPUTY FM ON WORKING GROUPS: PARTICIPANTS [...] (C) Summary. In a May 14 meeting with PolCouns, Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi updated on the status of working groups discussed at the March 10 Neighbors Conference and formalized at the May 4 Ministerial conference in Sharm el-Sheikh. The working groups will focus on border and secur [...]	2007-05-19 11:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1622	TALABANI DISCUSSES PRESIDENCY-PM MEETING, PCNS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 17, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said that a May 15 meeting between the Presidency and the Prime Minister (the so-called "Council of Four") had gone well and that Vice President Hashimi had seemed satisfied. He informed the Ambassador tha [...]	2007-05-19 15:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1625	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for trainin [...]	2007-05-20 05:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1626	DHI QAR SITREP: REPORT ON FIGHTING IN DHI QAR [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable. 2. (C/REL AUS, UK, USA) Summary: This is the second situation report on fighting in Dhi Qar Province between the Jaish Al-Mahdi (JAM) Militia, the Iraqi Police (IP) and Iraqi Army (IA)(hereinafter referred to collectively as the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)) [...]	2007-05-20 07:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1630	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Departments assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-05-20 08:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1646	ADMIRAL FALLON URGES SIIC LEADER TO FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: In a May 12 meeting with Abdelaziz al-Hakim, leader of the newly renamed Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (SIIC),CENTCOM Commander Admiral William J. Fallon urged al-Hakim to use his leadership position to work toward reconciliation. Al-Hakim promised to do so, but noted that Iraq' [...]	2007-05-20 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1647	COMCENTCOM ADMIRAL FALLON AND IRAQI VP AL-HASHIMI [...] (S) Summary. Visiting COMCENTCOM Admiral William J. Fallon, accompanied by Ambassador Crocker, met with Vice President and Sunni bloc leader Tariq al-Hashimi May 12 to press for progress on political benchmarks. Al-Hashimi stated his genuine desire for progress on key reconciliation issues in [...]	2007-05-20 17:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1649	CLARIFYING THE UN ROLE IN IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acting Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Michael Schulenburg told the SIPDIS Ambassador May 18 that UNAMI urgently needs a new UN resolution to update and expand its mandate. Schulenburg described what he termed a lack of political will at the UN as the mo [...]	2007-05-20 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN IZ
07BAGHDAD1650	IRAQ'S PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SITES COOPERATION DEFICIT [...] (C) Summary: Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani relayed the full slate of Sunni Tawafuq bloc complaints to the Ambassador May 19, noting the challenges facing the CoR as pressure builds for it to take on hydrocarbons and de-Ba'athification reform laws, which he stresse [...]	2007-05-21 00:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1654	TWO ISSUES REGARDING IRRF RE-OBLIGATION AUTHORITY [...] As the infrastructure programs supported by Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Funds (IRRF) come to an end over the next year, it is important that we retain the ability to shift funds among projects through re-obligation authority. We also need to make the de-obligation/re-obligation procedures m [...]	2007-05-21 07:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD1672	ISCI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: SECOND POLITICAL [...] (S) Summary: At the second meeting of the political committee of the U.S.-ISCI (formerly SCIRI) strategic dialogue, ISCI members briefly discussed their recent conference. A discussion of a CoR petition calling for a timetable for coalition withdrawal ensued, with PolCouns urging ISCI leade [...]	2007-05-22 08:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD169	KURDISH REACTION TO RAID ON IRANINA OFFICE [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (U) Summary: Kurdish press and government officials reacted on January 12 to an early-morning security operation by Coalition Forces in Erbil the previous day in which five Iranians were taken for questioning. [...]	2007-01-16 12:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL PTER KPAO KMDR US IZ IR
07BAGHDAD1696	PM OF IRAQI KURDISTAN DISCOUNTS NATIONAL [...] (C) On May 17 outgoing Kurdistan Regional Coordinator Yellin, accompanied by incoming Acting Regional Coordinator Patterson, paid a farewell call on Nechirvan Barzani, the Prime Minister of the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Barzani said that Iraqi Sunni and Shia Arabs will never [...]	2007-05-23 01:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ECON PREL US IR SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1700	KURDISH LEADERS DISCUSS POLITICAL PROGRESS, [...] (C) Summary: In a May 21 meeting with the Ambassador, DCM and Econ Counselor, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh, KRG PM Nechirvan Barzani, and former DPM Rowsch Shaways discussed the mood in Washington and the need for political progress in Iraq. The meeting was also attended by several KRG [...]	2007-05-23 09:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1702	AMBASSADOR AND VP ABDEL MEHDI DISCUSS VIOLENCE IN [...] (C) In a May 21 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi expressed his deep appreciation to the Ambassador for the assistance given by the USG to ISCI leader Abdelaziz al-Hakim. He thanked the USG for its quick facilitation of all steps leading to the diagnosis and treatment of al-Hakim, incl [...]	2007-05-23 11:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ECON IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1732	SHI'A OFFICIALS VOICE CONCERN OVER EVENHANDEDNESS [...] (C) CoR members Qassim Daoud and Taha Dera (both Solidarity Bloc, Shi'a coalition) discussed with the Ambassador on May 21 their concerns about the evenhandedness of MNF in Diyala. Daoud told the Ambassador that Ayatollah Sistani's "representative" had recently asserted during Friday prayers [...]	2007-05-24 15:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1738	LETTER FROM FORMER PRIME MINISTER JA'FARI TO [...] (SBU) Former Prime Minister and current Council of Representatives member Ibrahim al-Ja'fari gave the Ambassador a letter to President Bush on May 23. Full text of the letter is below. Begin Text: His Excellency George W. Bush, President of the United States of America I would like t [...]	2007-05-25 10:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1739	IRAQ'S CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE SUBMITS [...] (C) Summary. On May 23 the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) submitted its interim report to the Council of Representatives (CoR). CRC Chair Humam Hammoudi (ISIC),and Deputy Chairs Fouad Ma'sum (PUK) and Ayad Sammarai (IIP) addressed the CoR to explain the progress the CRC has made. They [...]	2007-05-25 11:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD1742	STRATEGIC SECURITY DIALOGUE LAUNCHED WITH ISCI [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: On May 20, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told Deputy Chief of Mission Speckhard that the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council (ISCI) looked forward to developing a "special" security partnership with the United States. Abdel Mehdi recommended advancing the relationship by f [...]	2007-05-25 14:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS PHUM MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1747	CODEL BAIRD VISITS RAMADI, MEETS WTIH LOCAL [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: CODEL Baird, which consisted of Representatives Brian Baird (D-WA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT),visited Camp Blue Diamond in Ramadi on May 22, where the congressmen met with the Mayor of Ramadi and Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, a Provin [...]	2007-05-26 15:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OEXC PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1755	FORMER PRIME MINISTER JA'FARI LAMENTS LACK OF [...] (C) In a May 23 meeting, former Prime Minister and current Council of Representatives member (Shi'a Coalition, Dawa) Ibrahim al-Ja'fari hailed President Bush's decision to topple Saddam Hussein as a historic and strategic decision that Iraqis will view as "an Iraqi national decision." He liste [...]	2007-05-27 14:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1756	UK AMBASSADOR PROPOSES MEDIATION FOR IRAQ'S [...] (S) British Ambassador to Iraq Dominic Asquith described May 23 to the Ambassador and Commanding General (CG) a plan to prod Iraq's national party leaders to agree to a joint vision and set of principles. Iraqi leaders would then translate their agreement into a public declaration with a cred [...]	2007-05-27 14:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1757	IRAQI MFA AGREEABLE TO TRILATERAL PKK MEETING, BUT [...] (S) Deputy polcouns delivered reftel Turkish desired deliverables to Iraqi MFA Under Secretary Labeed Abbawi May 27. Abbawi said the GOI is willing to meet in trilateral format with the GOT and USG on PKK issues. However, Abbawi rejected any military action by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) t [...]	2007-05-27 14:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1759	IRAQIYYA MP PACHACHI DISCUSSES WITHDRAWAL FROM GOI [...] (C) Summary and comment: Former Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) President and cross-sectarian secular Iraqiyya party member Adnan Pachachi met with Ambassador May 22 to discuss Iraqiyya's plans to form a cross-sectarian opposition bloc. Ambassador welcomed Pachachi back to Iraq after long and fr [...]	2007-05-27 14:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1760	CODEL BAIRD MEETING WITH FADHILA PARTY LEADER [...] (C) Summary. Representatives Brian Baird (D-WA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) met with independent Shia Fadhila party leader Hassan al-Shammari May 22. Discussions centered on the current political and security situation in Baghdad and issues of national reconciliation. Al-Shammari explained [...]	2007-05-27 14:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD1762	CODEL BAIRD MEETS IRAQI PARLIAMENT LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Representatives Brian Baird (D-WA) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) met Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani and First Deputy Speaker Khalid al-Atiya for a review of the situation in Iraq on May 22. The Speaker gave a Sunni perspective, with al-Atiya naturally [...]	2007-05-28 01:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IR JO IZ
07BAGHDAD1773	FADHILA LEADERS GIVE AMBASSADOR OVERVIEW OF PARTY [...] (C) Summary: In a May 24 meeting with the Ambassador, Fadhila leaders Hassan al-Shammari, Basim al-Sherif, and Karim al-Yacoubi laid out to the Ambassador Fadhila's position on key legislative issues. They said there was political pressure on the Prime Minister to "certify" a vote of no confi [...]	2007-05-28 12:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1780	UNAMI SRSG QAZI'S MAY 25 MEETING WITH THE [...] (C) Summary: On May 25, Special Representative of the Secretary General, Ashraf Qazi told the Ambassador that SIPDIS Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani would be publicly adamant about holding the Article 140 referendum this year; privately, he may be amenable to a d [...]	2007-05-28 16:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1781	A SUNNI PERSPECTIVE: ADNAN AL-DULAIMI SHARES HIS [...] (C) Summary. In a May 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Council of Representatives member and Sunni Tawafuq bloc leader Adnan al-Dulaimi (Iraqi People's Conference) discussed the greatest threats Iraq faces - terrorism and sectarianism - and his ideas for solutions. Al-Dulaimi pledged to cooper [...]	2007-05-28 16:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1792	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ARTICLE 140, PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and Kirkuk Governor Abdulrahman Mustafa discussed May 24 Kirkuk's current security situation, economic status, Article 140 implementation, the relationship between the provincial government and the central government, and the boycott of the Provincial Council by the [...]	2007-05-29 14:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1793	AMBASSADOR'S MAY 27 MEETING WITH TURKISH IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: In a May 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Turkish MFA Iraq Envoy Oguz Celikkol said Turkey will propose that the Neighbors Conference energy working group meet June 14-15 in Istanbul. Celikkol and the Ambassador discussed ways to keep participation in the working group from becomin [...]	2007-05-29 15:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ENRG TU SY IZ
07BAGHDAD1795	VOTE ON MINISTERIAL NOMINEES DELAYED -- AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister's poorly coordinated effort to gain parliamentary approval for a new slate of six ministers -- five of which are different from those proposed May 10 (reftel) -- has yet to reach fruition. The proposed Ministers of Health, Agriculture, and Transportation; along [...]	2007-05-30 01:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1802	REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON FURTHER UNAMI DRAWDOWN [...] (C) This is an Action Request. See paras 6 and 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In late May 2007 Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) announced wihin his organization the draw down of international UNAMI staff in Ba [...]	2007-05-30 10:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM KDEM IO UN IZ
07BAGHDAD1813	VP ABDEL MEHDI AND AMBASSADOR REVIEW KEY [...] (S) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on May 29 that the revenue sharing component of the hydrocarbon law was very close to completion. The major outstanding issue, he said, was the mechanism of distribution of surplus revenue to regions and provinces. The Ambassa [...]	2007-05-31 05:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD1833	SADRIST COR MEMBER CALLS FOR TRUST-BUILDING [...] (C) In a May 28 meeting with the DCM, Sadrist Council of Representatives (CoR) member Baha al-Araji (protect) said that Muqtada al-Sadr was not in full control of his organization, which was falling prey to "small groups with regional support." Describing the trust between the U.S. and the S [...]	2007-06-03 06:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1848	ISCI POLITICAL COMMITTEE DIALOGUE FOCUSES ON [...] (C) The conversation in the third meeting of the ISCI-U.S. political committee focused on causes of violence in Iraq's central and southern provinces and how to encourage moderates. While recognizing violence in Shi'a-majority areas as a problem, ISCI participants urged the U.S. to focus on [...]	2007-06-04 14:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD185	U.S. RESPONSE TO THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY ATTACK [...] (S/ REL TO RUS) Summary: In response to the January 10 attack on the Russian Embassy in Baghdad and the associated Russian request for assistance, MNF-I had roving patrols and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) monitor the Embassy. End Summary. Russian Embassy Attacked ---------------------- [...]	2007-01-17 15:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ASEC MOPS PREL PTER RS IZ
07BAGHDAD1851	IRAQI FM ZEBARI ON UNSCR MID-YEAR REVIEW [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance: see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On June 4, 2007, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiar Zebari provided Ambassador Crocker with a copy of a draft letter he intends to send to the United Nations prior to the mid-year review of UNSCR 1723 on June 14. The draft letter r [...]	2007-06-04 17:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	UN MARR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1876	JUNE 1 SULIMANIYAH INCIDENT [...] (C) Post appreciates Ankara's reftel assessment and suggestions regarding the June 1 encounter between Turkish Special Forces and Peshmerga in Sulimaniyah. We recognize Turkish sensitivity to even what would appear to be a very minor incident. 2. (C) KRG officials and Kurdish media indicat [...]	2007-06-06 08:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS TU IZ
07BAGHDAD1887	READ OUT FROM JUNE 3 MCNS [...] (C/MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 3 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: -- Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that, similar to previous years, in advance of the June UNSCR review, he would prepare a letter for the United S [...]	2007-06-07 09:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1894	BUILDING ON SHARM: WORKING GROUPS HAVE LITTLE [...] (C) The Working Groups formalized during the May 4 Sharm el-Sheikh Conference have moved forward slowly in the past month, despite GOI efforts to organize themselves (Ref A). The status of the three working groups is as follows: -- ENERGY: Turkey responded to a letter from the Ministry [...]	2007-06-08 11:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1895	UNAMI SRSG QAZI DISCUSSES ARTICLE 140, KIRKUK, AND [...] (C) Summary: Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) stated in a June 4 meeting with the Ambassador that, because of Kurd inaction, an Article 140 referendum on the status of Kirkuk was no longer technically [...]	2007-06-08 11:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL UN
07BAGHDAD1910	DISPLACEMENT OFFICIAL DISCUSSES ATTACHES, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MODM) Director General of Planning, Ali Shalan, informed the Embassy Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) that MODM will assign refugee attaches to Iraqi Embassies in the region to assist the estimated two million externally displaced Iraq [...]	2007-06-10 13:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF IZ
07BAGHDAD1924	DAWA LEADER HOPEFUL PROVINCIAL ELECTION DATE CAN [...] (C) In a June 9 meeting with Acting Pol Couns, Dawa leader and deputy Chair of the Shi'a Coalition Ali al-Adeeb said the provincial powers law was "almost done" and that when it was done a date for provincial elections could be set. There was no need to revise the elections law, al-Adeeb con [...]	2007-06-11 07:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1933	DCM URGES VP ABDEL MEHDI NOT TO EXCLUDE SUNNIS AND [...] (S) In a June 10 meeting, the DCM urged Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi not to exclude Sunni moderates from any efforts to re-energize the Iraqi government in the wake of Shi'a and Kurdish concerns over the "Cairo declaration" (reftel). Abdel Mehdi assured the DCM that there was no intention [...]	2007-06-11 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD1934	COR SPEAKER MASHADANI ON HIS WAY OUT? [...] (C) Summary: An altercation between CoR Speaker Mashadani's security detail and another MP early on June 10 put focus on the long-standing desire of many CoR members to remove him as Speaker. The CoR voted June 11 to consider the Speaker to be on leave until such time as a replacement from [...]	2007-06-12 01:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1940	DEMARCHE: PROPOSED DELISTING OF PERSONS UNDER [...] (S//NF) In response to reftel (A),econoff delivered demarche on &Proposed delisting of persons under UNSCR 15188 to Ambassador Surood Najib, Head of the International Organization and Multilateral Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Wednesday June 6, 2007. Najib ide [...]	2007-06-12 13:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN IZ PREL UNSCR
07BAGHDAD1942	AYAD ALLAWI RUMORED TO RETURN, MANY IN IRAQIYYA [...] (S) Summary. Ayad Allawi, former Prime Minister and chief of the Iraqiyya bloc, is expected to return to Baghdad in the next week following several months traveling in European and Arab Capitals to drum up international support for a secular, cross-sectarian front as an alternative to the Mali [...]	2007-06-12 13:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1945	DEMARCHE: REMAINING OIL FOR FOOD CONTRACTS [...] (C) In response to action request in reftel c, econoff met with Ambassador Srood Najib, head of the International Organization and Multilateral Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),on Wednesday June 6. Econoff re-iterated the USG,s desire to close-out remaining Oil-for F [...]	2007-06-12 17:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD1950	READ OUT FROM JUNE 10 MCNS [...] (C/MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 10 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: -- Minister of Defense Abdul Qadir summarized his proposal to address the shortage of officers in the Iraqi armed forces. Minister of Interior Jawad Bu [...]	2007-06-13 12:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PNAT PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1955	IRAQI POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS FIGURES CALL FOR [...] (C) The second bombing attack on the Imam Ali al-Hadi "al-Askariya" or golden mosque in Samarra occurred at approximately 0900 local time June 13 resulting in the destruction of two minarets. The first attack in February 2006 set in motion major retaliation against Sunni mosques and an increa [...]	2007-06-14 01:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1956	POTENTIAL NEW COR SPEAKERS [...] (C) Summary: Since the June 11 vote in parliament to send Speaker Mashadani on indefinite leave, his political bloc has been trying to coordinate his graceful departure and a nominee to replace him. Uncertainty may continue until a new speaker gains the vote of an absolute majority of 138 Co [...]	2007-06-14 01:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1973	GOI REQUESTS HELP TO CONVENE DISPLACED IRAQIS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-15 17:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF IZ JO
07BAGHDAD1990	SCATTERED PROTESTS AND REPRISALS FOLLOWING SECOND [...] (C) Summary: So far, the response to the second bombing of the holy Shia al-Askariya mosque in Samarra June 13 has been restrained, compared to the first attack in February 2006, which sparked large-scale sectarian violence. However, the violence following the first attack on Samarra did not [...]	2007-06-17 14:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KISL IR
07BAGHDAD1991	MEETING BETWEEN DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary John Negroponte, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State David Satterfield, and Ambassador Ryan Crocker met with Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih (DPM) to discuss a range of issues from security and budget execution to the draft hydrocarbon-related laws and re [...]	2007-06-17 16:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL
07BAGHDAD1992	MEETING WITH KRG NEGOTIATOR ROWSCH REGARDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 11, Ambassador Crocker and Deputy Chief of Mission Speckhard met with Dr. Rowsch Shaways, the lead KRG negotiator in the effort to prepare a Revenue Management law that the Council of Ministers can submit to the Council of Representatives. Dr. Shaways delivered copies o [...]	2007-06-17 16:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ PREL TU
07BAGHDAD1993	DEPUTY SECRETARY SHARES VIEWS ON LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari told the Deputy Secretary June 13 that Baghdad security had deteriorated, and al-Jafari worried about the potential impact of that morning's Samarra bombings. He was not convinced that the Neighbors' Conference in Egypt was bearing [...]	2007-06-17 16:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD1994	DEPUTY SECRETARY CALLS ON VP ABDEL MEHDI FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Deputy Secretary pressed Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi June 12 that Iraqis needed to make this the "last minute" in the effort to achieve progress on key reconciliation legislation. Abdel Mehdi replied that principles of the hydrocar [...]	2007-06-17 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON EPET IR IZ PGOV PINS PNRG PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD1995	DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES BSP WITH LOCAL IRAQI [...] (C) The Ambassador hosted Deputy Secretary Negroponte, Special Advisor to the Secretary on Iraq Satterfield and four Baghdad community leaders for dinner at his residence June 12. Primary topics of discussion were the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),elections, and what would happen if U.S. force [...]	2007-06-17 17:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD1996	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH KRG PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: During June 13-14 meetings in Erbil with Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani and Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, Deputy Secretary Negroponte urged strong and visible KRG action against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to prevent Turkish milita [...]	2007-06-17 18:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD200	LIFE IN DHI QAR [...] (U) This is a PRT Dhi Qar cable. 2. (U) Summary: Life for the average citizen of Dhi Qar is challenging, but is considered better than in most parts of Iraq. The provincial government has legitimacy in the minds of the average citizen, the rule of law, though nascent and troubled, does pro [...]	2007-01-18 16:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD201	HASHIMI WARNS AGAINST WITHDRAWAL, ADVOCATES SUNNI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashimi told CODEL Brownback on January 9 that a withdrawal of coalition forces would send the wrong message to Iraqis and to the world. He called for a compact for Sunni engagement and pushed for the call-up of former Iraqi Army reserves as a way to [...]	2007-01-18 17:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2010	PROTESTANT CHURCH LEADERS SAY CHRISTIANS NEED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Pastor Estawri Haritounian and Pastor Bardilyan Yousif Aziz Hanna, representing the National Protestant Evangelical Church in Iraq, informed PolOff on May 10 that due to increased targeting of Christians in Iraq, they were seeking protection and resettlement for members of their [...]	2007-06-18 16:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL KDEM KIRF IZ
07BAGHDAD2011	RELIGIOUS RECONCILIATION CONFERENCE ENDS WITH [...] (U) Summary: The two-day Iraqi Inter-Religious Congress conference on the violence in Iraq brought together a geographically and ethnically diverse group of approximately 55 religious and tribal leaders and parliamentarians. Although the primary product of the conference was agreement on a re [...]	2007-06-18 17:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2019	SHIA CLERIC BAHR AL-ALOOM DISCUSSES SAMARRA [...] (C) Summary. Highly respected Shia cleric from Najaf and former Iraqi Governing Council member Seyyid Muhammed Bahr al-Aloom met with the Ambassador June 15. Bahr al-Aloom shared the Ambassador's optimism concerning the positive stance taken by Iraqi political and religious leaders following [...]	2007-06-19 11:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ KISL PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2020	IRAQIS UNDERTAKE SARAFIYA BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 12, 2007, suicide bombers detonated a truck laden with explosives while driving over the Sarafiya Bridge. The ensuing blast destroyed the historic bridge, bringing down the main central spans, affecting municipal traffic flow and commerce. As important, the bridge wa [...]	2007-06-19 11:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL SOCI
07BAGHDAD2021	DEPUTY SECRETARY EMPHASIZES LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES [...] (C) Prime Minister Maliki told the Deputy Secretary that the hydrocarbon law and the de-Baathification reform law would be sent to the Council of Representatives this week and passed this month. He expressed doubt, however, that progress on legislative priorities would lead to a reduction in [...]	2007-06-19 11:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD2022	DPM ZOBAIE DISCUSSES SERVICES, BUDGET EXECUTION [...] (C) During a meeting with the Deputy Secretary, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and chairman of the Baghdad Security Plan's services subcommittee, Salam Zobaie (Sunni, Iraqi People's Conference) described security as the best service the Iraqi Government (GOI) can provide. He criticized budget ex [...]	2007-06-19 12:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PINS PREL SY XF
07BAGHDAD2025	PM SPEAKS TO AMBASSADOR AND COMMANDING GENERAL IN [...] (S) SUMMARY: During Prime Minister Maliki's June 14 meeting with Ambassador Crocker and General Petraeus, he said that the latest Golden Dome bombing showed Al Qaeda continues to attack holy sites to foment sectarian discord, making it critical to ensure that key shrines will be adequately pro [...]	2007-06-19 17:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER MOPS PREL PGOV MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD2026	PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Since mid-2005, Provincial Reconstruction and Development Committees (PRDCs) have worked alongside provincial governments across Iraq. Developed to build capacity of newly elected provincial governments, PRDCs continue to provide assistance throughout the provinces. They are a premier pr [...]	2007-06-19 18:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PREL SOCI
07BAGHDAD2027	DEPUTY SECRETARY ON PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: At a luncheon hosted by the Deputy Chief of Mission, the Deputy Secretary emphasized the importance of provincial elections and constitutional review to advance national reconciliation. Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives (CoR) Sheikh Khalid Al-Attiya (Shia - United [...]	2007-06-19 19:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL
07BAGHDAD2028	MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND [...] (C) On June 17, the Energy Attache and others met with the Minister of Science and Technology, Ra,id Fahmi Jahid, and several of his directors general regarding a number of issues, including those associated with the Tuwaitha site. The Minister reported that he had not completed the letter a [...]	2007-06-20 05:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2029	SENATORS MCCASKILL AND CARPER MEETING WITH DEPUTY [...] Sen. McCaskill first inquired about the DPM,s perspective of the American public,s frustration with progress toward stability in Iraq. The DPM responded that when he first returned to Iraq, he was shocked at the level of devastation he observed after thirty-five years of neglect and Saddam,s [...]	2007-06-20 05:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD203	RUBAIE ON STATE OF EMERGENCY, PORTS OF ENTRY, AND [...] (S/REL MNFI) SUMMARY: During a January 16 meeting, National Security Advisor Rubaie said that he needed ideas for the political and economic parts of the Baghdad Security Plan, noting that the Japanese Ambassador had expressed an interest in helping with vocational training centers. He said [...]	2007-01-18 17:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD2031	IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF PROVINCIAL [...] (C) The work of the Provincial Reconstruction and Support Teams based at Hillah (PSTs Karbala-Wasit and Najaf-Diwaniyah, and PRT Babil) has been of concern to Embassy Management and senior Department officials for some time. The effectiveness of our Hillah-based personnel has been hampered b [...]	2007-06-20 08:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2034	TURKISH AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PM INVITATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 17, Turkish Ambassador to Iraq Kanbay told the Ambassador that he had given Prime Minister Maliki an invitation to visit Turkey in late June, but the PM had declined. He said Turkey is preparing for the Neighboring Countries Energy Working Group meeting to be followed by a [...]	2007-06-20 11:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL TU
07BAGHDAD204	RRT COORDINATOR LUNCH WITH IRAQI PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At a lunch with Regional Coordinator and Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) Officers on January 11, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani praised the speech by President Bush on the new Iraq strategy. Talabani asked [...]	2007-01-18 17:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL PTER EINV ENRG IZ TU
07BAGHDAD2047	TALABANI OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HYDROCARBON LAW, [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a June 12 lunch with Deputy Secretary Negroponte, President Talabani said he would engage SIPDIS the Turkish Government in an attempt to reduce tensions along Iraq's northern borders but dismissed the idea of GOI military action against PKK elements in Iraq. President [...]	2007-06-21 08:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ TU
07BAGHDAD2048	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Departments assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-06-21 09:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2051	Iraq Generates 5000 MW of Electricity - ITAO Project [...] SUMMARY. On June 7, 2007 electricity peak production in Iraq achieved a milestone of 5000 MW and on the next day production reached 5208 MW. After a short downturn, over 5000 MW was again attained on June 13th and 14th. These are the highest production levels since August of 2006 and represe [...]	2007-06-22 10:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL SOCI IQ
07BAGHDAD2055	READ OUT FROM JUNE 17 MCNS [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 17 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: --Maliki conveyed his outrage over a public conference held by the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK) earlier in the week and stressed that the GOI should tak [...]	2007-06-22 15:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2059	MFA ON WORKING GROUPS: NEIGHBORS ONLY FOR ISTANBUL [...] (C) In a June 19 meeting with Political Counselor, the Deputy Foreign Minister, Labeed Abbawi, confirmed the Energy Working Group will meet in Istanbul June 28-29. The Arab League and Iran have confirmed their attendance at the meeting, he said. Syria has stated that it will not host the Sec [...]	2007-06-23 14:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ

07BAGHDAD2067	IRAQ'S HANDLING OF THE CURFEW AT THE BAGHDAD AIRPORT [...] SUMMARY: Following the recent al-Askiri Mosque bombing, the Government of Iraq imposed a curfew. Curfews, of course, have complex consequences. The GoI's successful handling of the curfew in regard to passenger traffic at the Baghdad International Airport showed its increased abilities to plan [...]	2007-06-24 14:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAIR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2082	ACTION REQUEST: POLICY GUIDANCE FOR MEK [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: This is a request for policy guidance. Please see para 12. 2. (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: In the past week, the Prime Minister has insisted in separate meetings with the Ambassador and the Political Counselor that all Mujahedin e-Khalq active and former members must leave Ir [...]	2007-06-25 12:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2083	BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN - FUEL SUPPLIES FROM KUWAIT [...] (C) Summary: Insufficient fuel for electric power generating units threaten to continue electricity shortages in Baghdad this summer, thus undermining a top priority of the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP). The planned completion this summer and fall of up to 20 additional diesel generators at Mus [...]	2007-06-25 15:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2099	COR SPEAKER MASHADANI WEARY BUT NOT LETTING GO [...] (C) Summary: Departing PolCouns paid a farewell call on the embattled Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker June 25, hearing his side of a political struggle that continues to threaten his job. The Speaker lamented the loss that his departure would mean for the Sunnis and complained of Ir [...]	2007-06-26 18:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD210	JANUARY 14 MCNS: HAIFA STREET, BSP, MAYSAN PIC [...] (S/REL UK) SUMMARY: During the January 14 meeting of the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS),participants discussed the ongoing operation in the area around Baghdad's Haifa Street, noting the need to have situational awareness of the humanitarian situation in the area. PM Mal [...]	2007-01-19 17:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PREL PGOV PTER
07BAGHDAD211	IRAQI PM ON BAGHDAD SECURITY, PROPOSED BORDER [...] (S) Summary: In a January 17 meeting with MNF-I Commanding General (CG) Casey and the Ambassador, Iraqi PM Maliki agreed to proposals for traffic controls in Baghdad to prevent suicide and vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attacks. The CG told the PM he is satisfied so far w [...]	2007-01-19 17:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER PBTS IZ IR SY
07BAGHDAD2117	JUNE 22 I-ESC - FUEL, WATER, AND RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary. On 22 June, for the first time in several weeks, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was present and chaired the weekly Iraq-Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) whose function is to support the implementation of the Baghdad Security Plan ("Fardh Al-Qanoon"). The meeting featured dis [...]	2007-06-27 10:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD212	SCIRI LEADERS DEEPLY CONCERNED OVER AL-KUT [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador met with SCIRI leaders Abdulaziz al-Hakim, Vice President Adil Abdel Mehdi, and Mohsin al-Hakim on January 17 to discuss the January 16 operation in which two Badr members were detained in al-Kut on suspicions of involvement in facilitation of explosively formed p [...]	2007-01-19 18:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD2123	KRG PRESIDENT ISSUES STATEMENT DENYING [...] Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani issued a statement on June 27 clarifying Kurdish non-interference in Turkish affairs (see reftels for context). The following is the text of the statement as e-mailed to the Embassy. 2. Begin text: Sent on Wednesday June 27, 2007 [...]	2007-06-27 21:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ PGOV PREL TU
07BAGHDAD2125	KRG PRESIDENT ISSUES STATEMENT DENYING [...] (C) Kurdistan Regional Government President Masoud Barzani issued a statement on June 27 clarifying Kurdish noninterference in Turkish affairs as he had promised the Ambassador by secure phone, and as requested and referenced in State 87965 and Baghdad 2090. The following is the translated te [...]	2007-06-28 09:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ TU
07BAGHDAD2140	DDR - TIMING IS NOT YET RIPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The political and security environment in Iraq among the contending parties does not make it possible to pursue a doctrinal demobilization, disarmament and reintegration (DDR) program for militia members at this time. A DDR Proof of Principle Reintegration effort can begin with [...]	2007-06-28 14:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PARM PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2142	DPM SALEH DISCUSSES WAY FORWARD ON HYDROCARBONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 24 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh and the Ambassador discussed the remaining hurdles to passing the hydrocarbons framework and revenue management laws in the Iraqi Council of Representatives. They discussed the current impasse over the removal of Council of [...]	2007-06-28 14:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2145	READ OUT FROM JUNE 26 MCNS [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 16 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: --Commander in Chief Joint Forces General Babakir al-Zebari gave an operational update on Baquba. Commanding General MNF-I David Petraeus expande [...]	2007-06-29 13:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MARR MOPS PINR PINS PNAT PREL
07BAGHDAD2146	DCM MEETS SUNNI LEADERSHIP ON HYDROCARBON [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Daniel Speckhard met separately with three Sunni leaders to enlist their support for the framework Hydrocarbon Law and the Revenue Management Law. The latter was due to be presented to the Council of Ministers (CoM) on June 26 (see para 19),with both laws [...]	2007-06-29 15:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2153	THE NEW ELECTIONS COMMISSION AT 60 DAYS: SOLID [...] (C) Summary: The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) of Iraq demonstrated solid potential during their first sixty days in office. After a successful training trip to India, the IHEC seized the initiative to begin creating a voter registry, which is a key prerequisite for provincial [...]	2007-06-30 12:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD217	IRAQI REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi reaction to President Bush's January 10 Iraq policy speech has been mixed, tending to be mostly but not completely favorable among Embassy contacts, consistently critical among Sadrists and hardline Sunnis. Most Iraqis across the spectrum hope the U.S. troop surge will bri [...]	2007-01-20 16:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2172	AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 28 MEETING WITH IRAQI DEPUTY [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 28, the Ambassador met with Sheikh Khalid al-Attiya, First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR). Al-Attiya offered thoughts on the CoR and the status of key legislation. Al-Attiya stressed the importance of tailoring counterinsurgency methods to [...]	2007-07-01 11:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD2182	ISCI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: JUNE 30 MEETING [...] (S) Summary: The fifth meeting of the political committee of the USG/Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) strategic dialogue met for two hours on June 30. Embassy Political Counselor headed the USG team, which included Deputy Political Counselor, Embassy Legal Adviser, and ORA representat [...]	2007-07-02 08:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2184	KURDS STILL STANDING BY MALIKI GOVERNMENT - FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'fari is trying to cultivate support and position himself as an alternative to Prime Minister Maliki. He claims to have assembled an informal group that has backing from some Shi,a and Kurdish Council of Representatives (CoR) members. The extent [...]	2007-07-02 12:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2189	PRIME MINISTER DIRECTS MINISTER OF PLANNING TO [...] (C REL GBR) Summary: In a meeting with the Deputy Chief of Mission on Sunday, July 1, Minister of Planning Ali Baban said that the Prime Minister called him back from a visit with his family in England to help solve "the problem he created," with regard to Tawafuq's denial of support for the [...]	2007-07-02 17:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET
07BAGHDAD2190	PM CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES THE ARREST WARRANT FOR [...] (C) Summary: On June 27, DCM Dan Speckhard met with Iraqi Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Dr. Tariq Abdullah, at the latter's request to deliver a message from the Prime Minister. Dr. Tariq relayed that the PM is concerned that the U.S. might assist Minister of Culture Asad Al-Hashimi evade [...]	2007-07-02 19:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2199	Embedded PRTs: Two Months In [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This report discusses the start-up and activities of the initial 10 ePRTs in Iraq, along with the challenges that they face as small, joint military-civilian operations at the very center of a conflict. On the whole, both the ePRTs and the brigades with which they have been emb [...]	2007-07-03 12:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS AMGT ASEC IZ
07BAGHDAD2208	EXTENDING SPECIAL HUMANITARIAN CONCERN REFUGEE [...] (C) Post recommends extending "Priority Two" (P2, groups of special humanitarian concern) refugee processing category to all non-Muslim religious minorities from Iraq. Post assessment, supported by reftels, is that members of religious minorities in Iraq are particularly vulnerable to seriou [...]	2007-07-04 04:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PREF PREL
07BAGHDAD2228	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post requests the Departments assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-07-05 10:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2239	READ OUT FROM JULY 01 MCNS [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Maliki presided over the June 16 meeting of the Ministerial Committee for National Security, during which: -- Maliki directed Acting Minister of Justice Dr. Safi al-Safi to convene a July 2 meeting to deal with all unresolved issues regarding the GOI-pla [...]	2007-07-06 02:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MARR MOPS PINR PINS PNAT PREL
07BAGHDAD2254	TALABANI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS KEEPING IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 3, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani met with the Ambassador and Meghan O'Sullivan, and they were later joined by DPM Barham Saleh. Talabani agreed to mediate between Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in an effort to bring the Presidency Counc [...]	2007-07-08 06:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD2277	JUNE 13 ISCI POLITICAL COMMITTEE DIALOGUE FOCUSES [...] (C) Summary. In the fourth session of the ISCI-U.S. political committee on June 13, both sides agreed to review common objectives of the dialogue and at the next meeting come up with practical, concrete steps to achieve these shared goals. Discussions focused on improving communication betwe [...]	2007-07-09 13:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD229	TALABANI GIVES READOUT OF SYRIA VISIT, PASSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 21 that Syria had agreed to cooperate in improving the stability and security of Iraq, but they needed improved trade relations as well. The Syrians told Talabani they also wanted to improve relations with [...]	2007-01-22 12:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR SY
07BAGHDAD230	JANUARY 17 WEAPONS SEARCH AT MAKHMOUR CAMP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A key step has been taken in restoring civilian status to the Makhmour refugee camp for Kurdish refugees from Turkey: an arms search of the camp and surrounding area carried out by Iraqi Army units with MNF-I support. No weapons were found in the camp. The search was witness [...]	2007-01-22 13:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PTER IZ TU
07BAGHDAD2320	MP NAJAFI WARNS- RUSHING THROUGH BENCHMARKS [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with other Iraqiyya bloc Council of Representative (CoR) members July 8 (septel),Osama al-Najafi warned Ambassador against pushing through key reconciliation legislation just to meet the September benchmark deadline. Acknowledging the domestic American imperative, [...]	2007-07-12 19:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2340	MINISTER FAWZI HARIRI DESCRIBES SHIA-KURDISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 10, Minister of Industry and Minerals Fawzi Hariri (Kurdish, KDP) told the Ambassador that four major political parties plan to forge a formal alliance in order to challenge the power of extremists in Iraqi party politics. Hariri said that the Kurdish Democratic Party (K [...]	2007-07-15 08:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IS IZ PGOV PINR PREL
07BAGHDAD235	DR. AL-KASIR BLAMES IRAQI ARMY FOR HAIFA TERROR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 16, Dr. Quraish Fajir al-Kasir told the Ambassador that the militia-infiltrated Iraqi Army was to blame for the recent eight-day siege of his Sunni-dominated neighborhood. He attributed the ongoing ethno-sectarian violence in Baghdad to 'politicians' such as Jalal al-S [...]	2007-01-22 16:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD236	PM MALIKI ON AL-DARRAJI, BASRAH, ISF EQUIPPING, [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a January 19 meeting, PM Maliki agreed that senior JAM leader Abdul-Hadi al-Darraji could be held for two days while investigations into his alleged criminal activities are carried out, but asked that this agreement not be publicized. Maliki also said he would support actions [...]	2007-01-22 16:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PREL PTER PGOV
07BAGHDAD2360	IRAQ COMMITMENT TO FUND RULE OF LAW COMPLEX [...] (C/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Minister of Finance Jabr signed a Foreign Military Sales Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) in a ceremony at Baghdad's Rule of Law Complex on July 10. The LOA, when funded with Government of Iraq wire transfers in the coming days, will satisfy outstanding funding requi [...]	2007-07-16 07:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PINS PNAT PINR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD237	U.N. UNDERSECRETARY GENERAL VANESS DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting, United Nations Undersecretary General (U/SG) for Safety and Security David C. Vaness and Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi discussed with the Ambassador UNAMI mission staffing, Basrah facilities, oil revenue sharing, and t [...]	2007-01-22 16:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2371	SOME BAHA'I RECEIVE IDENTITY CARDS, MOST MUST [...] (C) Summary: On July 12, President of the Bahai National Spiritual Assembly in Iraq, Abdul Razaq Abaychi and assembly- member Sermid Moqbel said that since May 15, the Iraqi government has issued national identification cards or "jensiyya" to four members of the Baha'i faith. The jensiyya ca [...]	2007-07-16 15:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM KIRF IZ
07BAGHDAD238	VP MEHDI'S WHITE PAPER ON POLITICAL PORTFOLIO OF [...] (C) Summary: In meetings January 18 with Political Counselor and January 19 with the Ambassador, Vice President Abdul Mehdi (Shia) discussed a white paper he drafted for the political portfolio portion of the new Baghdad security plan (BSP). (Embassy e-mailed a copy to the Department on Januar [...]	2007-01-22 17:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2402	FINMIN JABR DISCUSSES DEBT, BUDGET AND BANKING [...] (C) Begin Summary: In a meeting with Finance Minister Bayan Jabr, Economic Minister Charles Ries discussed a wide range of economic issues including the status of an agreement on the extension of a credit line between the Trade Bank of Iraq and JP Morgan, an update on Kuwaiti diesel fuel import [...]	2007-07-19 07:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD241	VP HASHEMI SEEKS GREATER INVOLVEMENT IN BAGDHAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting on January 20, National Security Adviser Mowafaq Rubaie and the Ambassador asked Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi to participate in the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) by leading the mobilization committee, a committee designed to invigorate public support for the plan. H [...]	2007-01-22 19:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2410	FADILA HEAD: CREATION OF NEW FRONT 'IMMINENT' [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 17 meeting Shia Islamist party Fadila's leader Hassan Shemmeri asserted that the creation a new political front that will include Sunni and Shi'a parties was imminent. He hinted that the front will support Ja'afari for prime minister. He criticized the parties that form [...]	2007-07-20 07:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2411	COR SPEAKER MASHADANI IS BACK -- BUT FOR HOW LONG? [...] (C) Summary: The cloud hanging over Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani since his June 10 dust-up with a Shi'a MP was temporarily lifted on July 19 when Mashadani again chaired a session of the CoR. His return was accompanied by the return of the Sunni Tawafuq bloc, wh [...]	2007-07-20 10:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD2413	JULY 19 MALIKI-PETRAEUS MEETING [...] (S) SUMMARY: MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus told PM Maliki on July 19 that there were signs of progress on the security front, including the recent death or capture of 12 Al Qaeda leaders in South Baghdad and the clearing of Baqubah. Maliki said he wanted to send a strong signal by traveli [...]	2007-07-20 12:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PTER PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2415	DCM BUTENIS' JULY 19 MEETING WITH IRAQI FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary: In a July 19 meeting with DCM, FM Zebari asked for USG assistance in ensuring that the next trilateral meeting between the U.S., Iraq, and Iran be held at the Foreign Ministry rather than the Prime Minister's office (Zebari said he recently told PM Maliki that Maliki's presence at [...]	2007-07-20 12:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2419	IRAQ TRYING TO CHARM THE TURKS ON PKK [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: The Iraqi government's designated anti-PKK coordinator, State Minister Shirwan Wa'ili, met on July 16 with PolCouns and the Turkish DCM. Wa'ili said he has an action plan for dealing with the PKK, expressed interest in ho [...]	2007-07-20 16:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD2422	BARZANI CONDEMNS TURKISH ATTACKS INSIDE KRG, [...] (S) Summary: A highly agitated Masood Barzani told the Ambassador on the evening of July 18 that Turkish strikes earlier that day were provocative and if continued would generate an armed Kurdish response. The Ambassador responded that both the Turkish and Kurdish regional governments need [...]	2007-07-21 11:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL TU IZ
07BAGHDAD2423	IRAQ TURKEY PIPELINE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Econ Emboff was informed that the Iraq Ministry of Oil (MoO) is sending a group of senior officials to Turkey at the end of July to renegotiate the transportation agreement for crude oil through the Iraq Turkey (IT) pipeline. The current agreement expired at the end of December, 2006. Un [...]	2007-07-22 04:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2433	TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE AND AMMONIUM NITRATE [...] (C). SUMMARY: Embassy officials recently attended two meetings to discuss issues associated with the Tuwaitha site. The first meeting was held on July 18, with the Minister of Science and Technology and the second meeting was held on July 19, with Amb. Srood R. Najib. Meeting topics includ [...]	2007-07-22 16:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2436	AMBASSADOR CONVEYS SENSE OF URGENCY TO TALABANI, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting July 21, the Ambassador told President Jalal Talabani that the U.S. Congress was out of patience. The Ambassador said the Congress needed short-term success to enable long-term partnership. He urged Talabani to help prepare for a leadership meeting between moderate [...]	2007-07-23 07:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2437	JULY 15 MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: At the July 15 meeting of the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS),ministers: -- heard about the poor security situation in Basrah from both the Basrah Operational Commander and the Chief of Police -- discussed the need to move forward quickly with a plan to rem [...]	2007-07-23 07:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PGOV PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD2451	PREPARATIONS FOR REFUGEES & BORDER SECURITY [...] (C/REL ACGU) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) is engaged in preparations for two of the three Neighbors' Working Group meetings which had been agreed upon at the Sharm al Sheikh conference in May. Deputy Foreign Minister Hamoud will lead the Iraqi delegation to the July 26th Refugees Wo [...]	2007-07-25 02:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ JO KU PREF PREL SA
07BAGHDAD2453	CODEL BURGESS MEETING WITH MINISTER OF OIL HUSAYN [...] (C). SUMMARY. On July 22, Congressmen Michael Burgess (R-TX),Steve King (R-IA),Jim Jordan (R-OH),John Carter (R-TX),Kevin Brady (R-TX),and David Davis (R-TN) met with Minister of Oil Husayn al-Shahristani to discuss issues related to the state of Iraq,s petroleum infrastructure, plans [...]	2007-07-25 05:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2454	JULY 23 TUWAITHA COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (C). SUMMARY. On July 23, Energy Attache attended a meeting of the Prime Minister's Tuwaitha issues committee. The committee emphatically expressed the desire to meet with high-level representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency in order to understand all safeguards requirements [...]	2007-07-25 07:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON ENRG IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2464	THE NEW JOINT CAMPAIGN PLAN FOR IRAQ [...] (S/REL MCFI) Ambassador Crocker and MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus have agreed upon a new Joint Campaign Plan (JCP) for Operation Iraq Freedom. It says that the Coalition, in partnership with the Government of Iraq, will employ an integrated set of actions to help Iraq achieve sustainable [...]	2007-07-25 16:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV MOPS PINS PINR ECON PREL ASEC KDEM PTER
07BAGHDAD2466	BARZANI AGREES TO PUSH FOR NEW GOI ARTICLE 140 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his July 19 meeting with the Ambassador, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani spoke passionately about the Kurdish right to Kirkuk and the dangers of failing to hold the referendum on time. Barzani and the Ambassador agreed it would be useful to try [...]	2007-07-25 17:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL TU
07BAGHDAD2474	LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM KURDISH REGIONAL GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT BARZANI [...] (C) The following is the text of a letter that was hand-delivered to Ambassador Crocker for transmittal to the President on June 19, 2007. A copy of the letter was transmitted electronically and the original will be pouched. 2. (C) BEGIN TEXT: Dear Mr. President, Allow me this opportun [...]	2007-07-26 07:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ TU
07BAGHDAD2476	NINEWA GOVERNOR TELLS AMBASSADOR HE EXPECTS [...] (C) In a July 18 meeting with the Ambassador, the Ninewa Governor agreed that the security situation in Ninewa province is good and that security could be transferred to Provincial Iraqi Control soon, provided the Iraqi Police's key equipment needs are met. The Governor said he did not belie [...]	2007-07-26 10:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PINR PREL KJUS MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD2477	ECON COMMITTEE CHAIR DISCUSSES FRAMEWORK [...] (C) Summary: In a July 24 introductory meeting with Economic Minister, Dr. Haider al-Abadi (Dawa),Chairman of the Economic Committee in the Council of Representatives (CoR),provided his views on the current status of the hydrocarbon framework law in the CoR. Abadi expressed interest in recei [...]	2007-07-26 11:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ ECON ENRG PREL
07BAGHDAD2481	IRAQI MFA CONSIDERING NEXT STEPS IN ALTUN CASE [...] (C) PolCouns raised the case of fugitive PKK financier Riza Altun during a July 26 call on FM Zebari (ref A). DFM Labeed Abbawi said Turkish Ambassador Kanbay has raised the case with the MFA. The MFA Legal Department is currently considering next steps in the case including, according to A [...]	2007-07-26 13:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ TU FR AU
07BAGHDAD2496	HELPFUL IRAQI VOICES ON CAPITOL HILL [...] (C) Summary: Post requests the Department's support for a proposal to organize, in cooperation with the Council of Representatives (CoR) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),a delegation of Iraqi Members of Parliament (MPs) to travel to Washington, DC in late September to conduct meetin [...]	2007-07-28 14:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2514	PM MALIKI: WE WILL NOT LET TAWAFUQ STOP THE [...] (S) Summary/comment: In a July 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Maliki harshly condemned Tawafuq's July 25 statement threatening to withdraw from the government (reftel). He accused Tawafuq of seeking to bring down his government, defeat the U.S. in Iraq, and force an internat [...]	2007-07-30 06:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD2515	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON AL-HAKIM ON HIS RETURN FROM [...] (C) ISCI chairman Abdulaziz al-Hakim, who returned on July 24 from chemotherapy treatment in Tehran, told the Ambassador on July 26 that he had urged Vice President Tarik al-Hashemi to work with Tawafuq and members of the UIC to find a solution to Tawafuq's potential withdrawal from the gover [...]	2007-07-30 06:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD2516	TALABANI DISCUSSES IRAN TALKS, TAWAFUQ WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador July 25 that Iran was very positive about the talks held the previous day with the Ambassador. Talabani had little to say on the prospect of Tawafuq withdrawing from the government, but he thought that they should handle their c [...]	2007-07-30 07:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD253	ANBAR REPRESENTATIVE DISCUSSES PROVINCIAL POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amr Abdulsittar, a Sunni Tawafuq bloc Council of representatives (CoR) member from Anbar, met with Poloffs on January 22 to discuss the situation in Anbar. He claimed Anbaris view Al Qaeda as a tool of Iran and as in cooperation with the United States. Abdulsittar expressed concer [...]	2007-01-24 08:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2530	CHARGE'S JULY 29 MEETING WITH NSA RUBAIE [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a July 29 introductory call, National Security Advisor Rubaie told Charge Butenis that he expected MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus would have an easier time in September identifying progress on the security-related benchmarks than Ambassador Crocker would have with regard to [...]	2007-07-30 17:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ JO MOPS PGOV PREL PTER SA SY TU
07BAGHDAD2541	BUDGET EXECUTION UPDATE: ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: Several actions undertaken by the Government of Iraq (GOI) in recent months and an increase in data reporting by GOI units underscore the importance with which the GOI now views this issue. The developing creation of a culture of accountability between the GOI and its citizens is [...]	2007-07-31 13:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IZ EAID PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD2544	TURKISH DCM IN BAGHDAD ON TURKEY/IRAQ/PKK [...] (S) Summary: On July 31, Turkish DCM Ahmet Yazal said Turkey is not opposed to embassy-level meetings on the PKK with Iraqi State Minister Shirwan Wa'ili, Iraq's envoy to the trilateral process for combating the PKK. However, the GOT does not consider such meetings a substitute for trilatera [...]	2007-07-31 16:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ TU
07BAGHDAD2553	GOI REACHES OUT TO NEIGHBORS ON BORDER SECURITY [...] (S/REL ACGU) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi, head of the Iraqi delegation to the upcoming Border Security Working Group, met with Pol-Mil Counselor July 30 to provide an update on GOI preparations, to preview their strategy, and to solicit assistance. Abbawi provided the text of a le [...]	2007-08-01 09:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ JO KU PGOV PREL PTER SA
07BAGHDAD2562	TUWAITHA JULY 30 AND 31 MEETINGS [...] (S). SUMMARY. On July 30, Energy Attache and Econ Officer met with Ambassador Srood R. Najib, chairman of the Prime Minister's Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Complex (TNRC) committee regarding progress toward the sale of approximately 550 tons of natural uranium (yellow cake) located at the comp [...]	2007-08-01 15:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	AORC ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD257	ZEBARI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON MFA STEPS TO FORMALIZE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshayr Zebari told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 18 that he had discussed with the Iranian Ambassador three steps for solving the diplomatic status issue: eliminating liaison offices, reducing and formalizing border entry points, and revamping the [...]	2007-01-24 19:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD2570	EMBASSY APPROACHES TO IRAQI MFA ON AL-ZAWRAA [...] (C) Political Counselor made reftel paragraph one points to Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi June 19. Abbawi welcomed the idea and noted it would require coordination with several GOI ministries. 2. (C) Deputy PolCouns followed up with Abbawi on August 1. Abbawi said the Foreign Mini [...]	2007-08-02 05:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAO IZ
07BAGHDAD2572	AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S MEETING WITH SRSG QAZI [...] (C) In a July 31 meeting with the Ambassador, Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi stated that United Nations headquarters in New York has directed him to explore possibilities for a United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) role in resolving Article 140 [...]	2007-08-02 13:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2580	POLCOUNS, TURKISH DCM AUGUST 2 MEETING WITH IRAQI [...] (C) Following up on a July 16 meeting (ref B),Iraqi State Minister Shirwan Wa'ili, Iraq's envoy to the trilateral process for combating the PKK, convoked PolCouns and Turkish DCM Yazal for an August 2 meeting. Per ref C, PolCouns informed Wa'ili that U.S. envoy Ralston thought that conditio [...]	2007-08-03 12:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ TU
07BAGHDAD2582	BORDER SECURITY: U.S. OBSERVER STATUS, GOI [...] (S/REL ACGU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Pol-Mil Counselor August 2, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi related that Syria was resisting granting observer status to the U.S. at the upcoming Border Security Working Group in Damascus August 8-9. He agreed to continue advocating the matter with his S [...]	2007-08-03 14:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ JO PGOV PREL PTER SA SY
07BAGHDAD2584	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR REITERATES FULL SUPPORT TO [...] (C) Discussing recent political developments, Japanese Ambassador Kenjiro Monji told the Ambassador on August 2 that the Government of Japan (GOJ) will continue to contribute heavily to Iraqi economic development and to support political progress. Monji said he thought the GOJ could be most h [...]	2007-08-03 14:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ JA PREL
07BAGHDAD2599	PM POLITICAL ADVISOR COMMENTS ON TAWAFUQ, UNAMI [...] (C) On August 4, Ambassador Sadiq al-Rikabi, Prime Minister Maliki,s Political Advisor, said that Maliki had not yet received resignation letters from any of the six Tawafuq ministers quitting the cabinet. Once the letters arrive, Maliki will refuse to accept them (thereby playing for time wh [...]	2007-08-05 16:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN IZ
07BAGHDAD2608	AMBASSADOR CROCKER AND HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER'S [...] (S) SUMMARY: During an August 2 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, USAID Mission Director Bambi Arellano, and Rule of Law (RoL) Coordinator Jim Santelle, Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim discussed the following subjects: -- problems within the Iraqi detention system (including alleged disappea [...]	2007-08-06 11:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ KJUS MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL
07BAGHDAD2629	ALLAWI'S DECISION TO WITHDRAW MINISTERS: LOTS OF [...] (C) Summary: On August 5, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim from Ayad Allawi's Iraqiyya list informed emboffs that Allawi ordered his ministers to suspend participation in Ministerial cabinet meetings. This would impact four Iraqiyya Ministers ) Salim, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi (Minister of [...]	2007-08-07 15:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2632	FADHILA LEADERS OFFER THOUGHTS ON POLITICAL [...] (C) In an August 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Fadhila leaders Hassan al-Shammari and Bassim al-Sherif expressed skepticism about the "group of four" (i.e., ISCI, Dawa, KDP, and PUK). While not against new movement on the political front, they argued that the group of four was not offering [...]	2007-08-08 02:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD264	IRAQI PM URGES PARLIAMENT TO SUPPORT SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Prime Minister addressed over 200 Council of Representative members on January 25 to garner support for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP) and stress upon the CoR members the importance of the legislative and executive branches undertaking the "exceptional efforts" needed to [...]	2007-01-25 18:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2656	PRIME MINISTER MALIKI OBJECTS TO SOME UNAMI [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki explained his objections to the proposed text of the UNAMI mandate resolution in an August 6 meeting with the Ambassador. Maliki called for the addition of language guaranteeing that UNAMI could not act unilaterally without the prior approval of the [...]	2007-08-09 14:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL UNSC IZ
07BAGHDAD2657	TALABANI DISCUSSES LEADERSHIP MEETING, IRAN TALKS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Talabani told the Ambassador August 6 that he, Prime Minister Maliki, and Vice President Mehdi had a frank discussion on the current political crisis. He also spoke separately with Vice President Hashimi. Talabani said he had spoken to the Iranians who were still very positive [...]	2007-08-09 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD266	TALABANI REPORTS ON SADR REPRESENTATIVE'S VISIT, [...] (S) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador in a meeting on January 24 that he had met with a Sadrist the day before who told him they were ready to accept indirect communication with the U.S. as well as U.S. troops in Sadr City. Talabani agreed to work on his own version o [...]	2007-01-25 19:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ SY
07BAGHDAD2665	AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S AUGUST 7 MEETING WITH HUMAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: During an August 7 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim sought his advice on how to respond to Iraqiyya bloc leader Ayad Allawi's order for Iraqiyya ministers to resign from the Maliki government. Minister Wijdan said that she does not want to resign [...]	2007-08-10 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2668	NINEWA: DPM SALAH HOSTS BREAKTHROUGH MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih hosted August 1 a breakthrough meeting between senior Iraqi Government ministers and deputy ministers, and Ninewa Governor Kashmoula, his top two technical deputies, and seven Provincial Directors General (PDG) representing key central [...]	2007-08-11 12:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EAID ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD267	PM MALIKI DISCUSSES THE COR, IRAN AND SYRIA, AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 23, Prime Minister Maliki said he would deliver a speech to the Council of Representatives (CoR) on January 25 encouraging the members to reduce or delay their recess. (Note: The CoR voted on January 23 to extend their sessions until Feb [...]	2007-01-25 20:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR SA
07BAGHDAD2683	AUGUST 8-9 BORDER SECURITY WORKING GROUP MEETING: [...] (S) SUMMARY: GOI and neighboring country delegations plus P5, UN, EU, and Arab League observers met in Damascus August 8-9 to develop steps to be taken by participants to stem the flow of foreign terrorists and arms fueling the violence in Iraq. While all neighboring countries were unanimous [...]	2007-08-13 03:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ SY
07BAGHDAD2688	PRT KIRKUK: LOOKING FORWARD TO PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. The Kirkuk Province elections director asserted that he is ready to conduct Provincial elections on 60-70 days' notice, although the province would clearly require additional GOI and Coalition Forces (CF) support for security and logistics. Leaders from all of Kirkuk's ethnic gr [...]	2007-08-13 08:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD269	IRAQ: NSA RUBAIE LAYS OUT NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (S/REL GBR, AUS) Summary: DCM assisted Iraqi National Security Advisor Muwafak Al-Rubaie in laying out the organizational structure necessary to implement the Joint Transition Strategy. Rubaie reported that PM Maliki had not allowed two Sadrist ministers, Minister of Health and Minister of T [...]	2007-01-26 03:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD2697	PLANNING FOR KADHIMIYA PILGRIMAGE SHOWS INCREASED [...] (U) SUMMARY: The absence of sectarian violence at the August 9 annual pilgrimage to the tomb of the 7th Imam Musa Kadhim in the Kadhimiya neighborhood of Baghdad provided evidence of increased coordination capacity of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF),compared to last year, in which some 20 pil [...]	2007-08-14 02:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PTER PHUM MOPS PREL PINR PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2700	CODEL BAIRD DISCUSSES SECURITY WITH DEFENSE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with the Ministers of the Interior and Defense on August 11, Reps. Brian Baird (D-WA),Ralph Hall (R-TX),and Christopher Shays (R-CT) asked for the opinions of the ministers regarding the current situation in Iraq and the path ahead. Each minister acknowledg [...]	2007-08-14 08:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD2724	IRAQ'S RAILROAD [...] SUMMARY: According to a July 25 report by the United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE),the Iraqi Republic Railway (IRR) is assessed as functional and currently transports grain, petroleum and refined oil products in southern Iraq, cargo from Syria, excluding Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) and a limi [...]	2007-08-16 02:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAIR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2744	NINEWA: IRAQI DPM VISITS BOMB SITE, BRINGS USD 1 [...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, accompanied by the Minister of Defense and Deputy Minister of Interior, August 16 visited the site of the August 14 VBIED attacks on the villages of Qahtaniya and Al Jazeera in the Ninewa province of northern Iraq. With best estimates by the provincial [...]	2007-08-16 17:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV EAID PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC IZ
07BAGHDAD2747	OIL MINISTER UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Oil al-Sharastani touched on a number of issues in an August 16 meeting. He expressed disappointment that the USG was not providing more aid on the kidnapping case of his Deputy Minister. He was pleased with the results of his trips to Ankara and Moscow. He professe [...]	2007-08-17 15:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EFIN PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2751	GOI DIPLOMACY WITH JORDAN, SYRIA YIELDING PROGRESS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PolMil Counselor met with DFM Labeed Abbawi August 16 to clarify details of the follow up to the Border Security Working Group held in Damascus August 8-9. PolMil Counselor also conveyed to Abbawi U.S. interest in holding trilateral talks with Syria and Iraq (reftel). Abbawi ag [...]	2007-08-19 01:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IR IZ JO PGOV PREL PTER SY
07BAGHDAD2757	Electricity Mirage: No Provincial [...] SUMMARY: Three provincial governors (Najaf, Al Anbar and Basrah) have said publicly that they intend to disconnect their governates from the national electricity grid. None has actually done so. They are exercised over the Iraq Ministry of Electricity's inability to meet growing provincial elec [...]	2007-08-19 09:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAIR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2759	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-08-19 13:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2761	VP HASHIMI AND POLCOUNS DISCUSS LEADERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 16 meeting with PolCouns, Sunni Vice President (VP) Tariq al-Hashimi said that he was ready to participate in the upcoming three-plus-one-plus-one leadership conference, regardless of whether a four-party bloc consisting of the PUK, KDP, Dawa, and ISCI forms in the [...]	2007-08-19 16:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD2762	DEPUTY SRSG SCHULENBURG WARNS DCM OF THE UNAMI [...] (C) Summary: The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) second quarter human rights report will be as "shocking and heavy handed" as the first quarter report, said Acting Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Michael Schulenburg (protect) in an August 17 meeting wi [...]	2007-08-19 17:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UN IZ
07BAGHDAD2780	RELIEF EFFORTS IN WAKE OF AUGUST 14 BOMBINGS IN [...] (C) Relief efforts are broadening following the August 14 bombings in Qahtaniya and Al Jazeera in Ninewa Province, northern Iraq, with the arrival of additional Iraqi contributions, as well as assistance from international organizations and NGOs - following on the initial relief primarily prov [...]	2007-08-20 11:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PREL PINR PTER KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2781	PRT KIRKUK: KDP MAYOR RESIGNS, UN-RESIGNS, ATTACKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following a mass-casualty VBIED attack in Kirkuk city, its KDP mayor resigned, even though he had little authority over security. He later withdrew his resignation and remains a KDP member, but harshly criticized the KDP's local leadership and plans to start a competing politic [...]	2007-08-20 11:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ

07BAGHDAD2788	TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE UPDATE [...] (S). Energy Attache and Econ Officer have had a series of discussions with Ambassador Najib and members of the Prime Minister's TNRC committee on a full range of subjects. Regarding the GoI request letter, Amb. Najib had at first stated that he had spoken with the Prime Minister regarding th [...]	2007-08-20 14:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL AORC
07BAGHDAD2802	FOREIGN MINISTER SCHEDULES EXPERT-LEVEL NEIGHBORS [...] (C) In a letter delivered on August 19, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari invited Ambassador Crocker to an experts-level meeting the GOI plans to host September 8-9 in Baghdad. The gathering is intended to set the groundwork for the expanded Neighbors ministerial scheduled for October in [...]	2007-08-21 16:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2809	CODEL VOINOVICH STRESSES POLITICAL PROGRESS AND [...] (C) Summary: In an August 20 meeting with Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, CODEL Voinovich -- Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH),Sen. Bob Corker (R-TENN),Sen. David Vitter (R-LA),Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TENN) -- stressed with VP al-Hashimi concern regarding the withdrawal of the Tawafuq party and [...]	2007-08-21 19:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD2817	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER VISITS RULE OF LAW COMPLEX [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Human Rights (MOHR) Wijdan Salim stressed on August 13 that the jurisdiction of judges at the Rule of Law Complex (ROLC) in Baghdad's Rusafa district should be expanded to include processing of all detainees held onsite at the Rusafa detention center to prevent indefi [...]	2007-08-22 12:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS IZ
07BAGHDAD2818	BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES EXACERBATED BY FUEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Baghdad residents get an average of about two hours per day of electricity from the national grid and an additional 16.3 hours per day of electricity from neighborhood and personal generators, at a total cost of about USD 171.00 per month, according to local contacts and a recent [...]	2007-08-22 12:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ EAID EAIR PREL
07BAGHDAD2819	GOI RECEIVES U.S./UK COMMENTS TO CWC INITIAL [...] (C) PolMilOff and other EmbOffs met with Minister of Science and Technology Raid Fahmi Jahid, Director General Mohammed Jawad Al Sharaa (Head of the National Monitoring Directorate),Dr. Muhaned Kareem Al-Hilli (Chief, Chemical Department, NMD),and other MOST officials August 20 to discuss pr [...]	2007-08-23 06:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	CW IZ PARM PGOV PREL OPCW
07BAGHDAD2827	ARTICLE 140: NINEWA FACES SERIOUS DOWNSIDE RISKS [...] (S/NF) Ninewa borders the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) and has a substantial Kurdish population. Because of a Sunni Arab boycott of provincial elections in 2005, the Kurdish Alliance (KDP/PUK combined list) has complete control over provincial government with a three quarters majority in [...]	2007-08-23 13:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER KDEM PREL MARR PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2828	AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S AUGUST 21 MEETING WITH SHEIKH [...] (C) Summary: In an August 21 meeting with the Ambassador, Sheikh Abdul Sattar, the leading tribal figure in Anbar province, stressed the importance of Anbar tribal leaders in improving security and unifying the local citizens of Anbar. Sattar lauded the separation of politics and religion, spe [...]	2007-08-23 14:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2829	U.K. CHARGE D'AFFAIRES DISCUSSES BASRA, LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: U.K. Charge d'Affaires (CDA) Matthew Lodge alerted the Ambassador to negative publicity in the British press over the U.K. withdrawal from Basra, and stated that the PIC process was on track for August 29. The Ambassador then shared with Lodge his impressions to date of the leader [...]	2007-08-23 14:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UK IZ
07BAGHDAD2833	NINEWA: IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE NEEDS BEING MET IN [...] (C) Given the recovery efforts on the ground in Qahtaniya and Al-Jazeera after the massive August 14 attacks (reftels),local Iraqi officials are still trying to set a final, accurate number of casualties. The latest numbers provided by Coalition Forces are 345 killed, 725 wounded (about 320 [...]	2007-08-23 16:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PREL PTER KDEM MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD2837	PRIME MINISTER'S ADVISORS BLAME EVERYTHING ON VP [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Sadiq al-Rikabi, a senior political advisor to PM Maliki, complained on August 23 about U.S. criticism of Maliki. "We are partners, you must treat us as such," said Rikabi, who argued that Maliki was constitutionally "powerless" and therefore not responsible for any go [...]	2007-08-24 16:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2838	VP ABDEL MEHDI TO CODEL VOINOVICH: PATIENCE, PLEASE [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told CODEL Voinovich (Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH),Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN),Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) and Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)) August 20 that an improved security environment and a change in the Sunni "mood" indicate that Iraq is making slow b [...]	2007-08-24 16:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2848	FM KOUCHNER'S VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: On August 21, during his visit to Baghdad, FM Kouchner asked the Ambassador how France could be helpful on Iraq. The Ambassador suggested that an active French role on economic development -- including bilateral and EU assistance -- would be helpful, as would French support for th [...]	2007-08-25 17:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL FR IZ
07BAGHDAD2854	VP HASHIMI'S HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISOR AND TASK FORCE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Sheikh Omar Jabouri, Vice President (VP) Tariq al-Hashimi's human rights advisor, proposed August 14 that tribal sheikhs should act as guarantors for the release of Coalition detainees. In his conversation with Task Force 134 (TF-134) Commanding General Major General (MG) Douglas [...]	2007-08-26 07:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM MOPS PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2859	UNAMI DSRSG SCHULENBURG SAYS HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (C) The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) second quarter human rights report has been sent to New York for clearance, said Deputy Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) and Charge d'Affaires Michael SIPDIS Schulenburg in an August 23 meeting with the Ambassad [...]	2007-08-26 10:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UN IZ
07BAGHDAD2867	MALIKI'S STAFF -- INSIDE THE PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (C) Summary: The professional staff of the Prime Minister's Office is dominated by a small circle of trusted advisors, who travel with the Prime Minister and are often present at major meetings. The remaining advisors struggle with lack of information, infrastructure constraints, and movemen [...]	2007-08-26 18:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2873	GOI HEARS NEW TONE IN DAMASCUS, AWAITS ANSWER ON [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PolMil Counselor met with DFM Abbawi August 26 to discuss PM Maliki,s recent visit to Damascus (reftels),outcomes from the visit, and the prospects for cooperation between Syria, Iraq, and the U.S. in addressing terrorism in Iraq and the region. Abbawi described the positive [...]	2007-08-27 10:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREF PREL PTER EG IZ JO KU SA SY
07BAGHDAD2884	CODEL TAUSCHER AUGUST 26 MEETINGS WITH SENIOR [...] (SBU) Congresswoman Tauscher and accompanying CODEL members/staff met separately during their August 25-26 visit to Baghdad with Kurdish Regional President Barzani, Vice President Abdulmehdi, and National Security Advisor Al Rubaie. In each meeting, Representatives Tauscher (D-CA),Moran (D- [...]	2007-08-28 06:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON OVIP KBIO IZ
07BAGHDAD2894	SHI'A PARLIAMENTARY MALCONTENTS VENT ABOUT GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Separate discussions with former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, nominally a member of PM al-Maliki's Da'wa party, and senior legislators from the Fadhila party revealed deep skepticism over the current government's ability to achieve meaningful progress and interest in formi [...]	2007-08-29 04:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2899	CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN THE KURDISH REGION [...] SUMMARY: Over the past two weeks there has been a rise in illnesses with diarrhea and vomiting in Sulaymaniyah and Kirkuk. The Kurdistan regional Minister of Health estimates that there are a total of 4,000 new cases since the middle of August. Of these cases, 70 have been confirmed as cholera [...]	2007-08-29 13:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2900	SELCTION OF MUTHANNA'S NEXT GOVERNOR [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna Reporting Cable. 2. (C) Summary: On 27 August the Muthanna Provincial Council (PC) met to nominate PC members to fill the position vacated by Governor Hassani's assassination on 20 August. There were three nominees, all of whom are current PC members: PC Chair [...]	2007-08-29 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2906	JAM CREATES CRISIS IN KARBALA, HITS BADR IN BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Baghdad - PRT Karbala report. 2. (C) Summary: Three days of internecine Shi'a violence that began August 27 with a thwarted attempt by elements of Moqtada al-Sadr's Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) militia to seize one of Shi'a Islam's holiest shrines in Karbala and morphed [...]	2007-08-29 17:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2907	IMPLICATIONS OF MUTHANNA GOVERNOR'S ASSASSINATION [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) Summary: It is not yet known who is responsible for the assassination of Muthanna Governor Hassani. Members of his Jalabtah branch of the Albu Hassan tribe have taken tribal retribution, but the violence has been constrained [...]	2007-08-29 18:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD291	ANBAR LEADERS ASK GOI MINISTERS FOR SUPPORT ON [...] (C) Summary: On January 23, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon which brought Anbar provincial leadership together with GOI national level officials to discuss security issues of concern to the province. Anbar officials raised a number of "unanswered requests" with the Ministers of Interior, Def [...]	2007-01-28 17:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2922	DCM'S AUGUST 28 MEETING WITH HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim told the DCM on August 28 that she will remain in the Maliki government as an independent, despite Iraqiyya bloc leader Ayad Allawi's reported plan to return to Baghdad. The Minister noted she has not yet received a pre-publication copy of th [...]	2007-08-31 12:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF KJUS IZ
07BAGHDAD2924	TUWAITHA REQUEST LETTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Government of Iraq (GoI) was asked to provide to the USG letters requesting assistance in the repackaging and transportation of approximately 550 metric tons of natural uranium (yellow cake) and four high-activity radioactive sources from the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Comple [...]	2007-08-31 13:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	AORC ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD2925	AL-SADR REINS IN JAM: PR RUSE OR STRATEGIC MOVE? [...] (S/NF) Summary: Moqtada al-Sadr's much publicized August 29 statement calling for his Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) to suspend operations for six months and ordering its restructure was well-received by Prime Minister al-Maliki and welcomed by a leader of a main target of recent JAM violence, the Iraqi [...]	2007-08-31 14:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2928	RRT ERBIL: PUK POLITBURO MEMBERS ON KIRKUK AND USG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) are committed to completing the provisions of Article 140 which addresses the status of the city of Kirkuk. They will not negotiate on changing the 2007 deadline for Article 140 implementation but hinted that they will allow for [...]	2007-09-01 12:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD294	LEADING IRAQI SHI'A PARLIAMENTARIAN ON SYRIA, THE [...] (C) Summary: Ali al-Adeeb, one the leaders of the Dawa party and the deputy leader of the Shi'a coalition in the Council of Representatives (CoR),gave the Ambassador a positive readout of his recent trip to Syria as part of President Talabani's delegation. He said that Shi'a coalition nego [...]	2007-01-29 10:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ SY
07BAGHDAD2942	ANBAR PROVINCE SECURITY UPDATE [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. MNF-West leadership has commented on it. 2. (C) Summary. There were 421 security incidents throughout Anbar Province in August, marking the eighth consecutive monthly decline. The improvement around Ramadi is more dramatic than in the province a [...]	2007-09-03 11:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2943	RAMADI MARKET FLORISHES AMID DECREASING VIOLENCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Ramadi's central market has seen an upsurge in commercial activity as a result of decreasing violence in the city. Goods are flowing into the market from Syria, Turkey and Baghdad, according to an unscientific inquiry made by member [...]	2007-09-03 11:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2947	INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ'S SLUGGISH [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi implementation of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) is in danger of losing momentum following its May 3 launch. The GoI named a director on May 28 to its ICI Secretariat, but has not staffed the Secretariat, nor formed most of the ICI working groups. The SIPDIS [...]	2007-09-03 15:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECIN ECON ENRG EPET ETRD IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD295	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETING WITH NATIONAL [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a January 24 meeting, National Security Advisor Rubaie and the Ambassador discussed the Prime Minister's decision not to have Vice President al-Hashimi head the committee to mobilize support for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),as well as plans for the first meeting of the [...]	2007-01-29 11:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PGOV PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD2958	PM MALIKI: GOI SEEKS TO BUILD ON JAM'S STAND-DOWN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister al-Maliki told the Ambassador SeptemQr 2 that a recent attempt by Moqtada al-Sadr,s Jaysh alQahdi militia (JAM) to seize one of Shi,a Islam,s holiest shrines in Karbala last week had alienated Iraq,s Shi,a masses, and that al-Sadr,s order for the JAM to stand-down [...]	2007-09-04 10:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2959	ISCI'S AMAR AL-HAKEEM TO CODEL COLEMAN: WE'RE [...] (C) Summary: Shi,a leader Amar al-Hakeem, groomed to replace his ailing father as head of the Islamic Supreme Council (ISCI),told Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) on September 1 that a violent attempt by Moqtada al-Sadr,s Jaysh al-Mahdi militia (JAM) to seize one of Shi,a Islam,s holiest shrines in [...]	2007-09-04 10:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD296	SUNNI VP HASHIMI NOT BRIEFED ON BAGHDAD SECURITY [...] (C) During a January 25 meeting, VP Hashimi told the Ambassador he preferred to appoint a Tawafuq representative to head the Baghdad Security Mobilization Committee to working with Ahmed Chalabi. Hashimi observed that he was not in a position to "mobilize anyone", because no one had briefed [...]	2007-01-29 11:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD298	ARAB LEAGUE AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ TO RESIGN [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 25, Arab League Ambassador to Iraq Mukhtar Lamani said the Arab League failed to support him politically. As a result, Lamani said he is resigning. He passed a copy of his resignation letter to the Ambassador and said it was confidenti [...]	2007-01-29 11:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD2980	PRT KIRKUK: ITF MONOPOLIZES TURKMAN VOICES, BLOCKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Though claiming to speak for all of Kirkuk's Turkman community, the Iraqi Turkman Front (ITF) represents only a hardline minority and itself suffers internally due to the ideological inflexibility of its leadership. Despite this, the ITF enforces among the members of the Kirkuk [...]	2007-09-05 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD2994	NATIONAL JOCKEYING FOR MUTHANNA'S NEW LEADERSHIP [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: National political parties intervened in the selection of the replacement to the assassinated Governor of Muthanna. Their motives differed, but all agreed on the need to choose a new leader quickly, to mitigate any instability [...]	2007-09-06 16:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD2996	IRAQI REFUGEE PROCESSING: CAN WE SPEED IT UP? [...] (U) Summary: The U.S. has provided substantial assistance to Iraq's two million refugees, over USD 120 million in FY-07, which is considerably more than all other donors combined. Assistance also involves resettling some refugees; over 10,000 UNHCR referrals are pending. The process typicall [...]	2007-09-07 02:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL SY JO IZ
07BAGHDAD3024	ANBARI, GOI LEADERS GATHER FOR ECONOMIC [...] (U) This is a joint PRT Anbar/Embassy ECON reporting cable. SUMMARY: 2. (C) Over 200 Anbari notables attended the Anbar Forum II on September 6, a gathering that showed a new face to Iraqi governance -- that of National and Provincial officials cooperating in a public and transparent mann [...]	2007-09-10 12:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3026	IRAQI MINISTER OF HIGHER EDUCATION DISCUSSES SUNNI [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with PolOffs on September 8, Abd Dhiyab al-Ajili said that he has technically resigned from his duties as Minister of Higher Education as part of the August 1 Tawafuq bloc withdrawal, but still advises his staff on ministry issues. He believes Tawafuq's withdrawal was [...]	2007-09-10 13:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3027	PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MASHADANI CITES FAILURES OF [...] (C) Summary: Mahmoud Mashadani, the ever-prickly Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker, told PolCouns September 6 that he felt slighted at not being invited with other GOI leaders to join President Bush's September 2 visit to Anbar. Mashadani complained about what he called the failure of PM [...]	2007-09-10 14:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3038	PROSPECTS FOR HYDROCARBON LAW PASSAGE - NOT SO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi leaders are pessimistic about the speed at which Iraq can pass the framework hydrocarbon and revenue management laws, but believe the GOI already has the parliamentary majority needed to ultimately enact the laws. END SUMMARY. VP thinks passage likely, but not soon ----- [...]	2007-09-11 04:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3044	NINEWA: YEZIDI LEADERSHIP FEARS FURTHER TERRORIST [...] (C/REL TO ACGU) On August 29, TL Hyland traveled to Ayn Sifni in northeastern Ninewa to discuss the political and security situation with Emir Teshin Beg, secular leader of the Yezidi minority, in the wake of the terrorist attacks August 14 on two Yezidi villages (reftels C, D, E). Teshin Be [...]	2007-09-11 06:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KDEM PREL MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3056	CONTROVERSY CENTERS ON CPI COMMISSIONER [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 15:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	POL PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3059	IRAQI REACTIONS TO AMB.CROCKER, GEN PETRAEUS [...] (C) Summary: Preliminary reactions to the Ambassador's September 10 testimony, and that of General Petraeus, to the House Armed Services and International Relations Committees have been quite positive across Iraq's major sectarian communities and in various parts of Baghdad. Most educated Ir [...]	2007-09-11 16:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3060	FOLLOWING GOI "CONCESSIONS," NATIONAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Dr. Mustapha Al Hiti, a senior parliamentarian in the Iraqi Front for National Dialogue Bloc (or, Hewar party led by Sunni politician Salah al Mutlaq),confirmed to poloffs on September 10 that Hewar had ended its two-month boycott of the Council of Representatives (CoR) after the governme [...]	2007-09-11 17:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON PINR KBIO IZ
07BAGHDAD3061	GOI RELUCTANTLY AGREEING TO POSTPONE EXECUTION OF [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings on September 10, Charge conveyed to the PM's Chief of Staff, Tariq Abdullah, and to President Talabani the need to delay action on executing Ali Hassan Al Majid ("Chemical Ali"),Sultan Hashim, and Hussain Rashid Muhammed -- all sentenced to death in the Anfal [...]	2007-09-11 17:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3062	CDA AND HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER DISCUSS SULTAN [...] (S) Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim told CDA Butenis and PolCouns September 8 that there would be significant public outrage if Sultan Hashim, formerly Saddam Hussein's Minister of Defense, were executed -- especially without the approval of the Presidency Council. The Iraqi people, she no [...]	2007-09-11 17:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM PINS PREL PGOV KJUS KAWC IZ
07BAGHDAD3064	EXPANDED NEIGHBORS PREPCON [...] C) SUMMARY. At the September 9 Expanded Neighbors preparatory conference in Baghdad, participants agreed to hold the next Neighbors Ministerial October 31-November 1 in Istanbul. Arab neighbors greeted the GOI proposal to establish a standing secretariat with skepticism, but with supportiv [...]	2007-09-12 02:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3074	SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER--FOCUS ON IMMIGRATION--NO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, Immigration Minister Tobias Billstrom, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director Bjorn Lyrvall, and Swedish Ambassador to Iraq (stationed in Jordan) Niclas Trouve discussed a wide range of political issues with Ambassador Crocker and suggested Sw [...]	2007-09-12 08:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ SW
07BAGHDAD3075	FALLUJAH,S VERSION OF THE ANBAR MODEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Iraqi Citizens Watch (ICW) and the Provincial Security Forces (PSF) have become the Fallujah area,s most visible sign of tribal buy-in on security matters. Although not originally conceived as a tribal outreach tool, field commanders quickly recognized its potential and cr [...]	2007-09-12 09:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3078	INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At 2.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs),Iraq now ranks third in the world among countries with IDP populations, behind only Sudan and Colombia. Such large-scale displacement in Iraq is producing potentially permanent social and religious segregation. Coordination r [...]	2007-09-12 11:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	UN EAID PREF PHUM PREL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3082	PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 UNGA [...] As requested in reftel, Post is submitting input for the President's September 25 Human Rights Roundtable at 2007 UNGA. --------------- POST ACTIVITIES --------------- 2. Post supports human rights development in Iraq by maintaining dialogues with key Iraqi officials on human rights [...]	2007-09-12 17:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3084	FURTHER IRAQI REACTIONS TO AMB CROCKER, GEN [...] (C) Summary: The Embassy and PRTs have continued to gather reactions to the joint testimony of the Ambassador and General Petraeus. In general, Shi'a leaders remain pleased with the testimony, while some Kurds criticized the focus on Anbar. The Baghdad PRT collected reactions from a dozen Ir [...]	2007-09-12 17:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3094	RRT ERBIL: KRG PM ON RECONCILIATION, DEMOCRACY AND [...] (C) Regional Coordinator Jess Baily made an introductory call on Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani August 28. The KRG PM encouraged a more visible US presence in the Kurdish region. Regarding cooperation among the various Iraqi factions, he expressed the op [...]	2007-09-13 14:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3095	DEPUTY OIL MINISTER HAS SECTARIAN WORRIES [...] (S) SUMMARY: A senior GOI official warned EMIN about Iranian influence within the Oil Ministry, and conveyed his fear that the Ministry is falling apart due to sectarian tension. If left unchecked, he warned that USG officials in 4-5 months would no longer find it safe to visit or even be we [...]	2007-09-13 15:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	EPET ENRG PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3096	WHITHER IRAQI HYDROCARBONS FRAMEWORK? [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih told Charge and EMIN September 13 that implication of that day's New York Times article on the hydrocarbon law ("Compromise on Oil Law Seems to be Collapsing") was wrong. In fact, he said, discussion the previous day of the hydrocarbon framework [...]	2007-09-13 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD3097	ASSASSINATION OF ANBARI SHEIKH SATTAR BEZIA [...] (S) Summary: Sheikh Abdul Sattar Bezia al-Rishawi was killed on September 13 by an IED which exploded by his vehicle close to his compound in Ramadi. Sattar's father and three brothers died at the hands of al-Qaeda and it is unclear who will now lead the Anbar Awakening movement or the al-Ris [...]	2007-09-13 18:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3115	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informati [...]	2007-09-16 09:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD312	IRAQI PM CHIEF OF STAFF ABDULLAH DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the DCM on January 24, the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Tariq Abdullah said he learned new processes for his office during his trip to Washington. He explained that decision making in the PM's office varied according to the issue, but outlined different ways [...]	2007-01-30 11:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3121	TUWAITHA UPDATE: MEETING WITH MOST MINISTER [...] (S),SUMMARY: Energy Attache and Embassy officer met with Ra'id Fahmi Jahid, Minister of Science and Technology regarding progress toward completing the corrected letter requesting USG assistance in the removal of approximately 550 tons of natural uranium (yellow cake) and four high-activity [...]	2007-09-17 06:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	AORC ECON ENRG IAEA IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD3124	PRT TIKRIT: MAJOR CRIMES COURT OPEN FOR BUSINESS [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (U) Summary. On September 9, the Salah ad Din Province Major Crimes Court (MCC) was opened pursuant to an order signed by the Chief Justice of Iraq. The key question is whether local judges will effectively carry out their duties or if inti [...]	2007-09-17 10:36:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRS KJUS IZ
07BAGHDAD3129	STATUS REPORT ON THE ENERGY FUSION CELL [...] SUMMARY: The Energy Fusion Cell has revised its original strategy on infrastructure integrity in Iraq, and is helping Iraq maximize its petroleum export revenue; meet domestic fuel needs; meet domestic power needs; transition to market-based energy policy decisions; and transition to self-capa [...]	2007-09-17 14:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD313	IRAQI PM CHIEF OF STAFF PROVIDES HIS THOUGHTS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Tariq Abdullah provided his thoughts on changing the composition of the Cabinet to the Mission's PM Office Liaison on January 24. Abdullah said the Prime Minister is considering either forming a new government or replacing about half of his min [...]	2007-01-30 11:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3133	CODEL BAUCUS MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TALABANI [...] (C) Summary: In a September 15 meeting with Codel Baucus, President Talabani said that while Maliki is not the ideal Prime Minister for Iraq, the August 26 Leaders' Agreement and creation of the "three plus one mechanism" and an inner Cabinet are genuine steps forward. He acknowledged, howeve [...]	2007-09-17 17:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3136	BLACKWATER PERSONNEL SECURITY DETAIL INVOLVED IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-17 19:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC IZ PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD3139	UPDATE: OIL MINISTER ON HYDROCARBON FRAMEWORK LAW [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 13:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON IZ KU ENRG PREL
07BAGHDAD314	CODEL PELOSI MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR, IRAQI PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador before a luncheon with Iraqi President Talabani, and at the luncheon, CODEL Pelosi members expressed concern that Iraqi PM Maliki had not proposed and did not support a U.S. troop surge. They also expressed doubts about the GOI's political will to ma [...]	2007-01-30 11:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3142	PRIME MINISTER AGREES TO JOINT COMMISSION ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 19:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ AMGT ASEC PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD3143	PRIME MINISTER AGREES TO JOINT COMMISSION ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 19:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3150	CODEL BAUCUS MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER MALIKI ON [...] (C) Summary: In a September 16 meeting with Prime Minister Maliki, the members of Codel Baucus delivered a tough message to PM Maliki, underscoring the frustration in Congress with the slow progress on political reconciliation and the need for Maliki personally to do more. The PM defended his [...]	2007-09-19 12:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3155	IRAQIYA COR MEMBER DISCUSSES MINISTRY WITHDRAWALS, [...] (C) Summary: Iraqiya Party Secretary and Council of Representatives (CoR) member Maysoon al-Damluji told PolOff on September 13 the two ministers (Science and Technology, Human Rights) that refused go to along with Ayad Allawi's decision to pull his party from the Council of Ministers (CoM) a [...]	2007-09-19 16:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3156	EMBASSY CONTINUES OUTREACH ON PERSONAL SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-19 18:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3158	PRT TIKRIT: NOTES FROM VILLAGE OF TUZ [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In a recent visit to ethnically-mixed Tuz, PRTOFF found a community increasingly distant both psychologically and politically from the Provincial Government in Salah ad Din. END SUMMARY. Where are the PC Members? ----------- [...]	2007-09-20 05:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3159	MEETING WITH MFA ON IRAQ-IRAN BORDER NEGOTIATIONS. [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: At a meeting with Deputy PolMil Counselor, Ambassador Taha Al-Abassi, head of the Neighboring Countries Department of the Iraqi MFA, made it clear that Iraq did not recognize the validity of the Algiers Accord with respect to the Iran-Iraq border, and that Iraq had refused to di [...]	2007-09-20 06:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PBTS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3161	CODEL BAUCUS DISCUSSES RECONCILIATION, SECURITY, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Codel Baucus on September 16, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi told the delegation that he does not think there will be true national reconciliation until the Shia and Kurds decide to compromise, particularly regarding power-sharing on security issues. He said he [...]	2007-09-20 08:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3162	VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI WELCOMES PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] (C) During a September 19 meeting with Vice President Tariq Al Hashimi, Embassy Political Counselor and poloffs delivered reftel letter from President Bush, emphasizing the USG commitment to progress on benchmark legislation and to an enduring bilateral relationship with the government and pe [...]	2007-09-20 11:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3163	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S MEETINGS WITH PM [...] (S/NF) Mr. President: Your meetings with Prime Minister (PM) Maliki and President Talabani on the margins of the UNGA present an opportunity to build upon the outcome of the Benchmarks Report, and to focus both Iraqi leaders on making maximum use of the surge between now and next spring. You [...]	2007-09-20 16:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL UNGA IZ
07BAGHDAD3164	INITIAL DISCUSSION WITH IRAQI MOD, CO-CHAIR OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 16:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD318	IRAQI PM MALIKI TELLS CODEL PELOSI 50,000 U.S. [...] (S) Summary: During a January 26 meeting with a Congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki stated that 50,000-60,000 U.S. troops could withdraw in three to six months as Iraqi forces improved in capacity. He urged greater U.S. support for train [...]	2007-01-30 11:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3188	MUTHANNA SECURITY OFFICIALS BELIEVE IRANIAN HAND [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-22 12:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3189	NSA RUBAIE DISCUSSES UNSCR RENEWAL AND WASHINGTON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (S) Summary and Action Request: In a September 18 meeting with Political-Military Minister Counselor Marcie Ries, Iraqi National Security Advisor (NSA) Muwafak al-Rubaie reiterated the Iraqi position on UN Security Council Resol [...]	2007-09-23 01:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PINS PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3196	DR. MEHDI HAFEDH PROMOTES HIMSELF AS ALTERNATIVE [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a Sept. 20 meeting, Council of Representatives (CoR) member Dr. Mehdi Hafedh (Shi'a/Independent) said it was time for the USG to "initiate" the replacement of PM Maliki. Poloffs pushed back, leaving no doubt that the USG supports Maliki as the head of Iraq's constitutio [...]	2007-09-23 13:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD3198	PRT ANBAR: SATTAR'S BROTHER ASSUMES CONTROL OF [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) The new leader of the Anbar-based anti-insurgency movement Sahawa al-Iraq, or Awakening Council of Iraq (SAI),Ahmad Bezia Ftaykhan al-Rishawi, told poloff that his brother,s assassination would not slow efforts to [...]	2007-09-23 16:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3201	MINISTER OF PLANNING ALI BABAN RETURNS TO GOI, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Planning Ali Baban told PolCouns and PolOffs on September 19 he is an "independent" and no longer part of the Tawafuq bloc because it "lacks vision." He believes the resignation of the Tawafuq ministers is paralyzing the GOI at a time when Iraq needs a strong central g [...]	2007-09-24 05:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3209	RECORD BREAKING ELECTRICTY PRODUCTION [...] SUMMARY: On September 16, 2007, the Ministry of Electricity (ME) set the latest in a series of record-breaking electricity production output levels. For the past five weeks the ME has sustained an upward trajectory of power production, which holds the promise of a new higher overall baseline po [...]	2007-09-24 11:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAIR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3221	MUTHANNA SECURITY OFFICIALS BELIEVE IRANIAN HAND [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY. A survey of leading security officials in the southern Iraqi province of Muthanna indicates widespread belief that Iran was behind the August 20 assassination of Governor al-Hassani. Quick Response Funds to reinforce [...]	2007-09-25 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3222	VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI TOUR D'HORIZON WITH THE [...] (C) During a September 23 meeting, the Ambassador and Iraqi Vice President Tariq Al Hashimi discussed detainee issues, political developments, pending executions, recent violence in the Washash neighborhood of Baghdad, Hashimi's draft "Social Contract," and Mosul Province. Hashimi was please [...]	2007-09-25 13:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD3227	VIEW ON SHIFTING ALLIANCES AND OTHER ISSUES FROM [...] (C) Summary: Council of Representatives (CoR) member Yonadam Kanna (Rafidayn) told PolOff on September 18 that former PM Allawi is the best candidate to succeed PM Maliki should a no confidence vote occur. He mentioned Dr. Mehdi Hafedh, an independent CoR member (once aligned with Iraqiyya),[...]	2007-09-25 14:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3249	AYAD ALLAWI RETURNS TO BAGHDAD, UNCERTAIN FOR HOW [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ayad Allawi, joined by CoR and Iraqiyya member Adnan Pachachi and his cousin Muhammad Tawif Allawi (the "resigned" Minister of Communications),told PolCouns and PolOffs on September 25 he is working to build a non-sectarian, moderate coalition among many parties, to include al [...]	2007-09-27 19:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3253	NINEWA: UNAMI SRSG VISITS QAHTANIYA BLAST SITES -- [...] (SBU) On September 17, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi visited the blast sites in Qahtaniya and Al-Jazeera (reftels) to see the situation on the ground and assess the possibility of UNAMI coordination of futu [...]	2007-09-28 13:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL USUN UN IZ
07BAGHDAD3254	NATURAL GAS FROM IRAQ [...] (SBU) Iraq has world class reserves of natural gas, although most of it is associated with oil deposits and will become available only with oil development over the coming decade. In the medium term, however, Iraq may be able to export 4-10 billion cubic meters per year (BCM/yr) of gas. Depe [...]	2007-09-28 13:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV ENRG PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3255	PRT KIRKUK: OPPOSITION TO JOINING THE KRG AMONG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Many independent and moderate Kurds in Kirkuk city, frustrated with what they see as poor governance and rampant corruption in Kirkuk since 2003 by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP),have come to oppose Kirkuk,s accession to the Kurdista [...]	2007-09-28 13:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3257	UPDATE ON JOINT COMMISSION ON PSD ISSUES AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-28 17:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3259	CG MEETING WITH SADRIST COR MEMBER [...] (S) Summary: Sadrist Deputy Baha Al-Araji told CG Petraeus 9/23 that Sadrist leaders in Najaf have begun to advocate dialogue with coalition forces, though Muqtada himself has not made a decision. Al-Araji said JAM is collecting lists of "bad" JAM commanders, which they may eventually turn [...]	2007-09-29 08:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV MOPS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3260	PRT KIRKUK: PUK CLEANS HOUSE IN KIRKUK FOLLOWING [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following the recent "Strategic Agreement" between Iraq,s two dominant Kurdish parties, the PUK removed several prominent and troublesome members of its "Reform" faction, particularly those who favor "special status" for Kirkuk under Iraqi Constitution Article 140. In conjunctio [...]	2007-09-29 09:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3273	IRAQ'S ISLAMIC PARTY NEGOTIATES WITH KURDS ON A [...] (S) Following up on a discussion with IIP Deputy Secretary General Dr. Ayad Al Samaraie (Ref A),poloff spoke SIPDIS with senior Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) member and Parliamentarian Dr. Alaa Mekki on September 27 about the IIP's ongoing negotiations with the KDP and PUK on a Memorandum of [...]	2007-09-30 13:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3286	VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI UNVEILS SOCIAL COMPACT [...] (C) During a Baghdad press conference on September 26, Vice President Tariq al Hashimi unveiled his draft "Iraqi National Compact" document, aimed at creating a new "vision" for Iraq. One day after its public circulation, Hashimi made a highly publicized trip to meet Grand Ayatollah Sistani i [...]	2007-10-01 13:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ

07BAGHDAD3287	AMBASSADOR AND AMAR AL-HAKIM DISCUSS SECURITY, [...] (C) Summary: Amar al-Hakim, heir apparent to the leadership position of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI),told the Ambassador on September 29 that his recent visit to Kuwait and discussions with other Gulf state officials revealed a new and reasonable attitude toward Iraq from Kuwait [...]	2007-10-01 15:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD329	REGIONAL COORDINATOR MEETS WITH SULAIMANIYAH [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a January 7 meeting between Regional Coordinator and Sulaimaniyah provincial officials, Sulaimaniyah Deputy Governor Jutiar Noori Abdulla told us that the provincial government plans to end fuel [...]	2007-01-31 11:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3294	EU AMBASSADORS QUERY THE AMBASSADOR ON TESTIMONY [...] (C) On September 26, 2007 the Ambassador provided an overview of his congressional testimony to a roundtable of European Union (EU) ambassadors. The Ambassador emphasized that in his testimony he not only attempted to assess the progress of developments, but to also fully apprise listeners to [...]	2007-10-02 08:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD330	DEPUTY SPEAKER ATTIYAH DISCUSSES UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary: Khalid al-Attiyah (Shi'a coalition, Independent),First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR),told Dep PolCouns on January 31 that he was pleased with the roll-out of the Baghdad security plan (BSP) to date, particularly the government's insistence that i [...]	2007-01-31 15:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3307	MOD SETS DATE FOR FIRST MEETING OF THE JOINT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 10:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC PREL APER IZ
07BAGHDAD3308	TAWAFUQ BOYCOTT POLICY COMES UNDER PRESSURE FROM [...] (C/NF) Deputy Prime Minister Salam Al Zoubai's recent meeting with Prime Minister Maliki set off alarm bells within the Tawafuq Coalition and highlighted internal wrangling among Sunni leaders over maintenance of its boycott of the Maliki government. Explanations for Zoubai's uncoordinated m [...]	2007-10-04 10:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3311	PRT ANBAR: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ANBAR TRIBAL [...] (C) On October 1 the Ambassador met with Sheikh Ahmad Bezia Ftaykhan al-Rishawi, the new leader of the Anbar-based anti-insurgency movement Sahawa al-Iraq, or Awakening Council of Iraq (SAI). Ahmad urged a continued U.S. military presence in Anbar Province, saying that AQI could still make a [...]	2007-10-05 11:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3316	NEXT STEPS ON COUNTERING PKK [...] (C) Summary: The signed September 28 bilateral agreement on combating terrorism provides an opening for increased GOI-GOT cooperation and action against the PKK. Given the moribund trilateral U.S.-Turkey-Iraq process, we should encourage the Iraqi and Turkish governments to continue taking po [...]	2007-10-05 13:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3317	AMBASSADOR TO VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI: SERVICE [...] (S/NF) During an October 4 meeting with Vice President Tariq al Hashimi, the Ambassador emphasized the importance of GOI service delivery over the next six months in order to sustain progress achieved by the "surge" and local/provincial security arrangements. The absence of the Tawafuq bloc f [...]	2007-10-05 15:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3320	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-10-06 09:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3324	BERLIN SEEKS PERMANENT PRESENCE IN IRBIL [...] (C) Summary: In an October 1 meeting with the Ambassador, German Ambassador Dr. Hanns-Heinrich Schumacher revealed a plan to establish a permanent presence in Irbil, and relayed Kurdish frustration with the detention of the latest Iranian. Schumacher also asked "what does the U.S. expect Germ [...]	2007-10-06 16:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3325	ANBAR PRT: ANBAR PROVINCE PUBLIC EXPENDITURES AND [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (U) Summary. The transition between the FY 2007 and FY 2008 capital expenditure budgets presents the occasion to take stock on where Anbar Province stands on public expenditure issues, and on those areas where the PRT is engaged. The province i [...]	2007-10-06 16:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IZ PGOV PINR PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD3330	MUTHANNA: TRIBAL STRATEGY IN A PIC PROVINCE [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The province of Muthanna offers an example of a coherent tribal strategy the Coalition can pursue in Shiite southern Iraq to combat militias and promote stability. In Muthanna, there are four key partners who can help us ac [...]	2007-10-07 08:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3341	FIRST MEETING OF THE JOINT COMMISSION ON PSD ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-07 18:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC PREL APER IZ
07BAGHDAD3353	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-10-08 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3354	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-10-08 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3366	ANBAR SHEIKHS MEET WITH PM MALIKI [...] (U) This is a Anbar PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On October 1 a delegation of Anbari leaders from the anti-insurgency movement Sahawa al-Iraq, or Awakening Council of Iraq (SAI),met with Prime Minister Maliki in Baghdad to discuss security and other Anbar-related issues. During t [...]	2007-10-08 14:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3367	VP ABDEL MEHDI ON LONG-TERM STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: Just back from an extended visit to neighboring Arab states and Iran, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Ambassador on October 6 that his soundings among Iraq's political leaders provide grounds for optimism that a bilateral long-term strategic relationship agreement can be [...]	2007-10-08 14:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3391	PROVINCIAL POWERS LAW: NOT QUITE THERE YET [...] (C) Summary and comment: More than a month after the August 26 leaders agreement on the provincial powers law, the Council of Representatives (CoR) last week sent the latest draft to the Shura Council for further revision. CoR members tell us disputed areas remain even in this version. The Pr [...]	2007-10-10 09:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3395	GOI STATEMENT ON OCTOBER 7 PKK ATTACKS [...] (U) On October 9 Iraqi Government spokesman Ali Dabbagh issued a statement on the PKK attacks that killed at least 13 Turkish soldiers in the Turkish Sirnak province near the border with Iraqi Kurdistan on October 7. 2. (U) Begin Text: Date: October 9, 2007 Al-Dabbagh: "Iraq Condem [...]	2007-10-10 15:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3422	IRAQIYYA COR MEMBERS DISCUSS MOI ACCUSATIONS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Iraqiyya Council of Representatives (CoR) members Husam Abd Karim al-Azzawi, Sheikh Khairallah al-Basri, and Alia Nasif Jasim al-Ubeidi told PolCouns and PolOff in a meeting October 9 the Ministry of Interior (MOI) has falsely accused Ayad Allawi of having links to Jund al-Sama [...]	2007-10-14 10:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR PINS IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3432	CONFESSIONS OF AN ANTI-MALIKI COR CONSPIRATOR [...] (C) Summary: Prominent independent Shia CoR legislator Qassim Daoud told us October 10 that he is working overtime to build a coalition to oust and replace Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Claiming he was acting with the full support of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani to save Iraq from "further tr [...]	2007-10-15 17:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3435	COR NATIONAL RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE IN INFANCY [...] (S/NF) Summary. The Council of Representatives (CoR) National Reconciliation Committee, established by CoR order on July 30, 2007, is comprised of twelve members drawn from each of the sects (Sunni, Shia, Kurd, and Christian),and Chaired by Sheikh Wathab Shakir al-Dulaimi. It meets bi-weekl [...]	2007-10-16 11:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3438	DIYALA PRT: SUNNIS CALL FOR SHIITE POLICE CHIEF [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) On September 17, approximately 400 residents of Baqubah in the Diyala province gathered in front of the Government Center (GC) to peacefully demonstrate for the removal of Shiite Iraq Police (IP) Chief Staff Major Ghanem A [...]	2007-10-16 13:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3451	ANBAR PRT: IRAQ AWAKENING LEADER SUPPORTS [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. 2. (C) The Iraq Awakening Movement (SAI) will name Sunni candidates to fill the vacancies created by the August 1 walkout of the Cabinet by the Tawafuq Bloc if the latter cannot find common ground with the Maliki government, SAI leader Sheikh Ahmed [...]	2007-10-17 10:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3472	TURKISH AND U.S. AMBASSADORS URGE IRAQ'S [...] (C) Summary: One day after PM Maliki's October 16 emergency national security meeting on Turkey (septel),Iraqi envoy for countering the PKK Wa'ili hosted the Ambassador and Turkish Ambassador Kanbay to discuss re-activating the trilateral U.S.-Turkey-Iraq process to counter the PKK. Wa'ili ou [...]	2007-10-18 18:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3478	GOI SEEKS TO FORESTALL TURKISH INCURSION [...] (S) SUMMARY: At a hastily called meeting October 16, the Crisis Management Cell outlined steps to deal with the Turkish threat to attack PKK bases in Iraq. Noting that he would be speaking with PM Erdogan soon, PM Maliki emphasized the need to calm the GOT and to make sure the Kurdistan Regi [...]	2007-10-20 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3480	INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS READY FOR MORE ACTIVE ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador, senior representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Iraq described plans for increasing in-country presence based on their assessment of improved security. The ICRC Head of Delegation to Iraq (HOD- [...]	2007-10-21 03:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINS PREF PREL SMIG IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3488	PRT NINEWA: KURDISH ENCROACHMENT: TRYING TO CHANGE [...] (C/REL ACGU) Western Ninewa is one of the key disputed areas in the Article 140 debate. Recent Kurdish actions there, such as a KDP chief's order to remove 113 Arab families who have moved to the area since 2004, and the Ninewa Provincial Council's decision to move the Qahtaniya subdistrict [...]	2007-10-21 10:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3498	ZEBARI DOUBTS TURKISH MILITARY MOVE IMMINENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an October 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Zebari acknowledged the seriousness of border tensions with Turkey, but thought it unlikely that a Turkish cross-border operation (CBO) was imminent. Zebari confirmed that the GOI had authorized Iran to establish con [...]	2007-10-22 05:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD35	MALIKI'S GROWING WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON JAM [...] (S) SUMMARY: PM Maliki is increasingly willing to allow targeted military action against elements of Moqtada al-Sadr's Jaish al-Mahdi militia and other Sadr organizations involved in illegal activities, even in his Sadr City stronghold. Evidence for this shift can be seen in the increased num [...]	2007-01-05 21:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MOPS PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD350	PM MEDIA ADVISOR TALKS ABOUT TV STATION SHUTDOWNS, [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting Janaury 29, the Prime Minister's advisor on Media Affairs Yasseen Majid told Emboffs that the Prime Minister's Office had not been involved in the decision to close down al Sharqiya TV station in Baghdad (ref),saying instead that the decision had been taken solely by [...]	2007-02-02 15:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD3504	PSD INCIDENT UPDATE: EMBASSY APPROVES CONDOLENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-22 18:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC PREL APER IZ
07BAGHDAD3521	OCTOBER 21 MCNS: AMBASSADOR CALLS FOR GOI ACTION [...] (S) PM Maliki opened the Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) with a call for Coalition Forces to exercise restraint in military operations to avoid civilian casualties, noting that the Council of Representatives (COR) was questioning the sovereignty and purpose of the government. [...]	2007-10-23 21:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3522	PRT ANBAR: ANBARIS HOST YET ANOTHER SUNNI-SHI'A [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar/Karbala joint reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Anbar Governor Ma,amoun and Karbala Governor Aqeel al-Kahazali met at the Ramadi residence of Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, head of the Iraq Awakening Movement (SAI),on October 20 along with 80 tribal sheikhs from their respec [...]	2007-10-24 05:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3524	KRG MESSAGE ON ALLEGED TURKISH BORDER OPERATION [...] (S) The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) communicated to us October 14 information regarding alleged Turkish and PKK intentions as noted in reftel. The text of that communication is contained in para 2. In response to the KRG message, Ambassador Crocker and MNF-I Commander General Petraeu [...]	2007-10-24 08:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3528	IRAQ 2008 OIL PRODUCTION LIKELY TO GROW MARGINALLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Iraq oil production and export levels (in volume) for the first half of this year were below forecast levels, but assuming no major interdictions, should grow marginally over the next year, from 1.6 million barrels per day (mmbd) in 2007 to around 1.8 mmbd in 2008, mainly thanks [...]	2007-10-24 10:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3529	CHALABI HEADS NEW SERVICES COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: In a follow-on meeting to the inaugural services committee meeting, Iraq Transition Assistance Office (ITAO) Director, Mark Tokola, met with Dr. Ahmed Chalabi on Monday, October 22. The recently named chairman to Mailiki's new services committee briefly discussed the committee's missi [...]	2007-10-24 11:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3532	ABDUL AZIZ AL-HAKIM ON IRAN, SADR AGREEMENT, AND [...] (C) Summary: Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Chairman Abdul Aziz al-Hakim told the Ambassador on October 22 that an improved security climate has helped Iraqis and their regional neighbors accept "the reality of democracy in Iraq." Back temporarily from cancer treatment in Iran and lo [...]	2007-10-25 03:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3534	PKK: FM BABACAN VISIT AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Ambassador Kanbay told Polmil Counselor that Turkish Foreign Minister Babacan sent a strong message during his October 23 visit that there was limited time for the GOI to act against the PKK. Babacan told the Iraqis that major, concrete action must be taken now to address [...]	2007-10-25 03:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3535	PKK: FM BABACAN VISIT AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Ambassador Kanbay told Polmil Counselor that Turkish Foreign Minister Babacan sent a strong message during his October 23 visit that there was limited time for the GOI to act against the PKK. Babacan told the Iraqis that major, concrete action must be taken now to address [...]	2007-10-25 03:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3536	PKK: FM BABACAN VISIT AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Ambassador Kanbay told Polmil Counselor that Turkish Foreign Minister Babacan sent a strong message during his October 23 visit that there was limited time for the GOI to act against the PKK. Babacan told the Iraqis that major, concrete action must be taken now to address [...]	2007-10-25 03:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3538	ANBAR PRT: IRAQ AWAKENING LEADER SAYS SUNNI TRIBAL [...] (U) This is an Anbar PRT reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The leader of the anti-insurgency Sunni tribal movement, Awakening Council of Iraq (SAI),Ahmed Abu Risha, told us October 24 that his organization will offer PM Maliki a list of SAI-backed candidates to fill the gap left [...]	2007-10-25 08:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3539	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-10-25 10:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3546	IRAQI PRESIDENT CALLS ACTION AGAINST PKK "FUTILE" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador in a meeting October 22 that he thought fighting the PKK was futile and airstrikes against PKK camps would be ineffective, but thought strikes would cause little backlash in Baghdad. The Ambassador impressed on Talabani that the [...]	2007-10-26 09:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ TU
07BAGHDAD3547	COR MEMBER MEHDI HAFEDH DISCUSSES POLITICAL AND [...] (C) Summary. Council of Representatives (CoR) member Dr. Mehdi Hafedh (Independent, former Iraqiyya) told the Ambassador on October 23 the political situation in Iraq is "alarming." He highlighted the endemic corruption, infighting within many political parties, and the lack of transparency [...]	2007-10-26 09:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD3550	WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT IDPS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-26 10:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	UN EAID PREF PHUM PREL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3565	CHALABI'S SERVICES COMMITTEE SHOWS PROMISE [...] SUMMARY: Pending a formal executive order from Prime Minister, Nouri AL Maliki, the services committee holds regular meetings and shows early signs of cooperation and action. At an October 25 meeting, the Committee made several decisions. END SUMMARY. ------------------------------- Fuel an [...]	2007-10-28 03:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3567	COR LEGAL COMMITTEE DEPUTY DISCUSSES DE-BA'ATH, [...] (C) Summary. Council of Representatives (CoR) member Salim Jeboori (IIP/Tawafuq) and Deputy Chair of the Legal Committee told EmbOffs on October 24 the De-Ba'athification law is "stalled" in the De-Ba'athification Committee because the Chair disagrees with the privileges the legislation would [...]	2007-10-28 06:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3578	NINEWA: TURKISH-IRAQI BORDER CRISIS HAS LITTLE [...] (C) Our political interlocutors in Ninewa told PRT that the current crisis along the Turkish-Iraqi border has had little impact so far on this northern province. Leaders of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP),the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) told the P [...]	2007-10-29 02:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3579	NINEWA: NON-TRADITIONAL IDPS PULLED FROM MANY [...] (C) Management of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is a significant issue facing Ninewa, which contains the second largest IDP population in Iraq. There is one formal camp and a few concentrated settlements; however, the majority of IDPs are spread throughout the ethnic communities in this [...]	2007-10-29 02:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PREL MARR EAID IZ
07BAGHDAD3585	RECRUITMENT OF IRAQI TEACHERS IN JORDAN FOR MNF-I [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Deputy Multi-national Force Iraq (MNF-I) Commanding General for Detainee Operations MG Douglas Stone told the Ambassador on October 11 that he plans to travel to Jordan in the near future to recruit Iraqi teachers for positions in [...]	2007-10-29 07:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM PINS PREF PREL SMIG IZ JO
07BAGHDAD3590	SAMARRA MOSQUE RECONSTRUCTION: PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (S) Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister on Reconstruction Issues, Engineer Haq al Hakim, told poloffs and UNAMI staff during an October 24 meeting that the assessment phase of the Samarra Mosque reconstruction project in Salah ad Din Province is set to commence soon, pending finalization of [...]	2007-10-29 08:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER ECON PHUM IZ TU
07BAGHDAD3597	MALIKI CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE STEPS TO DEFUSE TURKISH [...] (S) At the October 28 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS),Prime Minister Maliki called for immediate and practical steps to defuse the border crisis with Turkey, asking his ministers to focus on steps leading to the return of Turkish military hostages captured by the Kurdish Worker [...]	2007-10-30 02:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3599	SCENESETTER FOR U/S JEFFERY'S VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (C) Welcome to Iraq. The time is ripe for senior level economic engagement with Iraqis, as security improves in areas like Anbar and Baghdad. It is vital that security gains be cemented in place with jobs and investment. This will only happen if Government of Iraq (GOI) decision makers make the [...]	2007-10-30 07:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD36	AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 5 MEETING WITH IRAQI PM [...] (S) Summary: In a January 5 meeting, Iraqi PM Maliki advisor (and Council of Representatives (CoR) member) Sami al-Askari, who is point on the team writing the speech, previewed PM Maliki's speech about the new Baghdad security plan, in which the PM would say he would need more coalition for [...]	2007-01-05 21:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD360	UK DEFENSE SECRETARY SAYS HMG WILL DRAWDOWN, AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: On January 29, UK Secretary of State for Defense, Des Browne told the Ambassador that HMG remains committed to the mission in Iraq, but would need to drawdown its force strength in the coming months. He promised that London would coordinate this downsizing with us. The Ambassador [...]	2007-02-03 13:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PNAT PINR PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3601	MALIKI CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE STEPS TO DEFUSE TURKISH [...] (S) At the October 28 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS),Prime Minister Maliki called for immediate and practical steps to defuse the border crisis with Turkey, asking his ministers to focus on steps leading to the return of Turkish military hostages captured by the Kurdish Worker [...]	2007-10-30 08:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PREF TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3605	GOI TO REACH OUT TO ARAB LEAGUE AND EU TO COUNTER [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a September 29 meeting with PolMil Minister Counselor Marcie Ries and A/Pol Ellen Germain, a harried Foreign Minister Zebari outlined the GOI's response to the threat of a Turkish cross border operation (CBO.) Emphasizing that the GOI considers the PKK and a CBO separate iss [...]	2007-10-30 14:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3608	IRAQI DFM VIEWS ON TURKEY/PKK [...] (S) SUMMARY: At an October 30 meeting with Political-Military Minister-Counselor, Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi related his concerns regarding the current PKK crisis and addressed items including Syria, Iran, and the Neighbors Process. He suspected that the Turkish military intended [...]	2007-10-31 02:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ SY
07BAGHDAD361	IRAQI FEMALE POLITICIANS SPEAK ABOUT ANBAR, GOI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two Tawafuq Council of Representatives (CoR) members representing Anbar, Dr. Asma Adnan Muhammad al-Dulaymi and Nadira Ayef Habib al-Ani, told Poloffs on January 31 about their frustrations with Anbar and the GOI. The women expressed concerns about Anbar,s poor economic situation [...]	2007-02-03 13:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3610	NEW COR MEMBER FOCUSES ON ROLE OF SPORTS IN [...] (C) The newest member of the Council of Representatives (CoR),Ahmed Rathi (IIP/Tawafuq),was installed by the Tawafuq bloc after one of its own, Abdul Nasir al-Janabi (Sunni, National Dialogue Conference) bolted from the CoR, saying he was leaving to "join the insurgency." Rathi, a popular a [...]	2007-10-31 05:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3615	KURDS IN BAGHDAD ON THE CRISIS WITH TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kurdish view in Baghdad on the conflict with Turkey over the PKK has largely been unified and concentrated on several main themes. In multiple conversations with Poloff since the October 20-21 PKK attack on Turkish soldiers, the Kurdistan Democratic Party in particular has as [...]	2007-10-31 18:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3616	DIYALA PRT: POWER STRUGGLE BETWEEN PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Directly challenging Governor Ra'ad's authority, the Diyala Provincial Council (PC) voted unanimously October 23 to pass a resolution that calls for the dismissal of two assistant governors and demands Coalition Forces (C [...]	2007-10-31 19:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD362	IRAQI PRESIDENT AGREES TO FACILITATE HYDROCARBON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 29, President Jalal Talabani agreed to go to Kurdistan with the Ambassador on February 3 to discuss the final details of the hydrocarbon law with KRG President Masud Barzani. The Ambassador said he would send Talabani a reasonable draft [...]	2007-02-03 13:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ IR SY EG SA
07BAGHDAD3622	ANBAR PARLIAMENTARIANS OPPOSED TO ACCEPTANCE OF [...] (U) This is a joint Anbar PRT/POL reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) Six of the nine Anbari members of the Council of Representatives (CoR),all members of parties in the (Sunni) Tawafuq bloc, told Poloffs during October 30 and 31 meetings that they do not believe Awakening Council [...]	2007-11-01 07:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3623	PM ADVISOR ON ISTANBUL MINISTERIAL, UNSCR RENEWAL, [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister,s Chief of Staff Dr. Tariq Abdullah took on board the necessity that the PM attend the Istanbul Neighbors, conference and said the PM had not decided whether to attend, at an October 30 meeting with Charge and POLMIL Minister-Counselor. Passed a draft letter on th [...]	2007-11-01 08:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3624	DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS [...] (SBU) On October 26, Post provided Foreign Minister Zebari with copies of reftel Non-Paper and Fact Sheet. During an October 30 meeting with the FM, CDA followed-up and Zebari promised the GOI would do everything it could to assist the USG in this matter. BUTENIS [...]	2007-11-01 11:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR KNNP PREL PARM EFIN
07BAGHDAD3628	FM SUMMONS DIPLOMATIC CORPS TO DISCUSS PKK CRISIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told Baghdad's Diplomatic Corps that if dialogue did not de-escalate current tensions, there would be a "serious crisis" between Iraq and Turkey. In a private sidebar with the Charge d'Affaires before the meeting, Zebari said that Prime Min [...]	2007-11-01 15:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD363	CODEL BROWNBACK DISCUSSES TROOP LEVELS WITH KRG [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: At a lunch with CODEL Brownback on January 10, Iraqi Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani said that he favored a reduction in Coalition Forces to as little as 50,000 and a reorientation of their mandate [...]	2007-02-03 14:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3631	SNAPSHOTS OF IRAQI ARAB REACTION TO TENSIONS WITH [...] (C) Anecdotal soundings taken among Iraqi Arabs of various walks of life reveal Iraqi Arab suspicion of Kurdish nationalist intentions and a feeling that Kurdish arrogance and aggression toward Turkey have landed the Kurds -- and Iraq -- in the current predicament; with a Shia CoR member even [...]	2007-11-01 22:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3633	BAGHDAD'S SCENESETTER FOR THE ISTANBUL MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Secretary Rice: After Ambassador Crocker's September testimony, the widespread feeling within the GOI was that the Maliki government had shown just enough political progress to ensure 3-6 additional months of United States support. We are now close to the two-month anniversary of the h [...]	2007-11-02 02:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3634	VP ABDEL MEHDI ON SPD, TURKEY, ISTANBUL [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi told the Charge on November 1 that Prime Minister Maliki had yet to complete his review of a draft Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD) and predicted that Maliki's proposed revisions would not differ significantly from the original text. On the [...]	2007-11-02 02:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3638	PM MALIKI MEETING WITH CDA AND GEN PETRAEUS [...] (S) SUMMARY: MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus and CDA held their weekly meeting with Prime Minister Maliki November Â [...]	2007-11-02 16:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER BA IR IZ
07BAGHDAD364	PUK PLENUM LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR PARTY CONGRESS, [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) Summary: Iraqi President and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Secretary General Jalal Talabani told RRToffs on January 11 that he had convened a plenum of 808 members of his party on January 7 and 8, and that [...]	2007-02-03 14:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3648	ANBAR PRT: FROM HEMATOLOGIST TO POLITICIAN, ANBAR [...] (U) This is an Anbar PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) The past year has been a turbulent one for Anbar Provincial Council Chairman Abdulsalam Abdullah al-Ani. While he began the year presiding over an absentee Provincial Council (PC) that met in Baghdad due to insurgent threat [...]	2007-11-03 14:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD365	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER COMPLAINS ABOUT IRAQI [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting January 29, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Mikha'il Salim told PolOff that she was disturbed by what she perceived to be a lack of action on the part of GOI to address overcrowding and detainee abuse issues, particularly in the face of a potential influx of detainees [...]	2007-02-03 14:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD3652	STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP DECLARATION AND UNSCR RENEWAL [...] (S) Summary. In separate November 1 meetings with National Security Advisor Mowaffak al Rubaie and Prime Minister's Political Advisor Sadiq al Rikabi, Political-Military Minister-Counselor Marcie Ries discussed the draft Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD) and United Nations Security Coun [...]	2007-11-04 03:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD366	SULAIMANIYAH PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS DISCUSS FUEL [...] (U) This is an Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In a January 7 meeting between Regional Coordinator and Sulaimaniyah provincial officials, Sulaimaniyah Deputy Governor Jutiar Noori Abdulla said that the provincial government plans to end fuel-price [...]	2007-02-04 03:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO KMDR IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD3669	KURDISH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATION ON TURKEY/PKK [...] (C) Adnan Mufti (PUK),Speaker of the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA),led a hastily-assembled delegation to Baghdad October 31 ) November 4 to meet with the Council of Representatives (CoR) and the GOI leadership to discuss the Turkey/PKK crisis. At a dinner for the delegation on October [...]	2007-11-05 18:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3670	DEMARCHE: ARAB LEAGUE CENTRAL BOYCOTT OFFICE [...] (C) PolOffs delivered reftel demarche on November 3 to Foreign Minister Zebari's Chief of Staff Qusay Alkoubaisi and on November 4 to Prime Minister Maliki's Political Advisor Gorges Bakoos. Mr. Alkoubaisi said the Iraqi Charge in Damascus, along with a deputies-level team from the Ministry [...]	2007-11-05 18:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KBCT ECON ETRD PREL
07BAGHDAD3672	PRT NINEWA: LOCAL BUSINESS SAY WHAT IT WOULD TAKE [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Provincial Reconstruction Team Ninewa (PRT) regularly engages the Iraqi private sector in and around Mosul, a region known for its historically active traders, agricultural processors and constructio [...]	2007-11-06 03:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL EAGR EAID PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3673	NINEWA'S NOT-SO-FREE TRADE ZONE [...] This is a Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. Summary ------- 2. (C) The Ninewa Free Trade Zone (FTZ) is anything but a free market. Originally conceived under the Saddam regime as a truck park to exchange imported food for exported fuel, encourage a market for high-va [...]	2007-11-06 03:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PREL PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3684	DIYALA PRT: IDPS CONTINUE TO FACE [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Management challenges continue to constrain the Diyala provincial government's capacity to address issues confronting the estimated 52,000 internally displace persons (IDPs) currently living in Diyala. Housing, [...]	2007-11-06 15:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3690	Letter from President Talabani to POTUS [...] (U) Post received a letter from Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on November 5, addressed to President Bush. The following is the English text. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT: The Honorable George W. Bush President of the United States of America The White House Washington DC. November 4, 2007 [...]	2007-11-07 13:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3693	KIRKUK REFERENDUM: PROBLEMS WITH KURDISH FOCUS ON [...] (C) One obstacle of many to holding a referendum on the status of Kirkuk, as required by Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution (the Article 140 Referendum),is the lack of a credible voter registry. The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) is currently working to develop a national vo [...]	2007-11-07 17:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD3694	MALIKI ADVISOR SAYS CHRISTIAN LEADERS ACCEPT PM'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to PM's advisor George Bakoos, Chaldean Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly on October 27 accepted assistance to the Iraqi Christian community that Maliki had offered when they met three months earlier. Bakoos said the offer consisted of hiring Christian security personnel th [...]	2007-11-08 06:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF IZ VT
07BAGHDAD3697	DFM ABBAWI DISCUSSES ISTANBUL, PKK, AND IRAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil M/C called on Deputy Foreign Minister Abbawi November 6 to discuss his impressions of the Istanbul Neighbors Ministerial, progress on dealing with the PKK, and setting up trilateral talks with Iran. Abbawi was pleased with Istanbul and praised Turkish cooperation at the m [...]	2007-11-08 11:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ SA
07BAGHDAD37	IRAQI POLITICAL LEADERS EMPHASIZE IMPORTANCE OF [...] (S) Summary: At a dinner December 20, in honor of Secretary of Defense Gates, Iraqi political leaders SIPDIS underscored the fundamental importance of the new plan for Baghdad Security as well as steps to forge a new moderate political front to allow the government to marginalize and attac [...]	2007-01-05 21:14:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD3703	NINE IRANIAN DETAINEES RELEASED NOVEMBER 9 [...] (SBU) BAGHDAD ) Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) released nine Iranian detainees at approximately 0900 (local) Friday, November 9 to the custody of the Government of Iraq (GOI). Two of the nine were part of the five suspected Qods force members detained January 11 by Coalition Forces in Erbi [...]	2007-11-09 18:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD3708	DR. CHALABI'S SERVICES COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: Only three weeks have passed since the surprise announcement naming Dr. Ahmed Chalabi as chair of a new Baghdad services committee. Since that time, the committee has met weekly, had open discussions and come to several conclusions. Implementation of the committee's recommendations is [...]	2007-11-10 12:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3727	DIYALA PRT: COMPENSATION PAYMENTS-STILL WAITING [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (U) In August 2007, as operation Arrowhead Ripper came to a close in Diyala, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salah visited the province. After surveying the damage he promised that USD 50 million would be made available to r [...]	2007-11-13 08:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD3728	DIYALA PRT: BRING BACK THE BA'ATHISTS? IT COULD WORK [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Summary: Several senior provincial executives in Diyala Province, both Sunni and Shia, believe that controlled conditions allowing former Ba'ath party members to return to public life would accelerate the stalled reconcil [...]	2007-11-13 08:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3729	TALABANI ON THE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP, DE-BAATH, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Talabani told Ambassadors Crocker and Satterfield on November 7 that Maliki wanted to delay the strategic partnership and was negatively affecting the possibility of reconciliation by his dismissal of the Tawafuq ministers. The PM was willing to submit the leaders' [...]	2007-11-13 08:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3731	TALABANI REITERATES STANCE ON STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told Ambassadors Crocker and Satterfield on November 9 that he would agree to whatever changes the Embassy wanted to Vice President Mahdi's draft of the strategic partnership paper. He said the Presidency would send the leaders' draft of the de-Baat [...]	2007-11-13 09:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3732	DPM BARHAM SALEH DISCUSSES LEGISLATION, TURKEY, [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a November 6 meeting, DPM Barham Saleh told the Ambassador, U/S Jeffery, and S/I Satterfield that passage of the de-Ba'athification law is possible, but he is not as confident on the oil law. He noted the Council of Ministers (CoM) signed on to the de-Ba'athification law and [...]	2007-11-13 11:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PREL PGOV IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3735	SAMARRA RECONSTRUCTION: CONSTRUCTION ON GOLDEN [...] (U) This is a joint POL/Salah ad Din PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister on Reconstruction Issues Haq al-Hakim told Poloff and MNF-I representatives during a November 7 meeting he will soon sign a contract with the Turkish contractor to begi [...]	2007-11-13 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINS ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3737	SADRISTS PLOT OUSTER OF KEY MUTHANNA COMMANDER [...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S/REL MNF-I) SUMMARY: Sadrists and Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) leaders in Baghdad have nearly succeeded in pressuring Prime Minister Maliki and Interior Minister Bolani to fire Colonel Ali Najm [...]	2007-11-14 02:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PINS PGOV IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD375	FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIR SHARES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Political Counselor and Shiite Chairman of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee (and SCIRI member) Humam Hammoudi discussed constitutional review, the Baghdad security plan, regional elections, and de-Ba'athification February 3, with Hammoudi [...]	2007-02-04 15:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD3753	DPM BARHAM SALEH OPTIMISITIC ABOUT THE BUDGET, [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a November 12 meeting, DPM Barham Saleh told the Ambassador and S/I Satterfield the budget is almost ready and will go to the "core" cabinet November 13 for approval. He is optimistic the Presidency Council will support sending the de-Ba'athification law (leadership version [...]	2007-11-14 19:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN EPET PREL PGOV IZ

07BAGHDAD3758	ANBAR TRIBAL MOVEMENT EYEING GREATER PROVINCIAL, [...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (S) In the absence Anbar's top political leadership, currently in Amman after two weeks in the United States, the anti-insurgent tribal movement Sahawa al-Iraq has been considering ways to increase its political power in Anbar [...]	2007-11-15 06:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3766	AMBASSADOR PRESSES VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI TO PUSH [...] (S) Reinforcing the USG message on importance of finalizing benchmark legislation and a joint statement on the Strategic Partnership Dialogue (SPD),the Ambassador and visiting Iraq Coordinator Ambassador Satterfield met with Vice President Tariq al Hashimi on the evening of November 12. Ha [...]	2007-11-15 15:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3768	ARTICLE 140: UNCERTAINTY FUELS ARAB-KURD TENSION [...] (C) Summary: Article 140 High Committee Chairman (and Minister of Science and Technology) Raid Fahmi gave Senior Advisor an overview on November 12 of committee developments since Fahmi took office at the end of July. Fahmi asserted that the committee's recent progress will help alleviate Kur [...]	2007-11-15 15:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3770	HYDROCARBON FRAMEWORK LAW REMAINS ELUSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Maliki on November 7 promised Under Secretary Jeffery that GOI action on the hydrocarbon SIPDIS framework law would begin within two weeks, but discussions with a multitude of other officials in Baghdad revealed that bridging the remaining gaps between the political partie [...]	2007-11-15 16:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3771	EXPANDING TAILORED NATO-IRAQ COOPERATION [...] (S) Summary: USNATO forwarded an Italian non-paper (ref A) for Embassy Baghdad and Department consideration about the future role of the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I) in a post-UNSCR environment. NTM-I fills a critical niche in the training and mentoring of mid-level leadership of the I [...]	2007-11-16 03:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD3772	MALIKI PLANS GENERAL AMNESTY; BASRA PIC [...] (S) SUMMARY: At the November 11 Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) meeting, PM Maliki stated his intention to proclaim a general amnesty; Ambassador Crocker responded that this was a bold move that the U.S. supported and could work with the GoI on the details. Maliki also pushed [...]	2007-11-16 04:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PREL PTER
07BAGHDAD3776	NSA RUBAIE RESISTS BASRA'S GOVERNOR SIGNING PIC MOU [...] (S REL UK AS) MNF-I Deputy CG LTG Rollo (UK) and Political-Military Minister-Counselor (PMMC) Ambassador Marcie Ries met November 14 with National Security Advisor (NSA) Muwaffaq Rubaie to discuss the modalities of Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) for Basra. Rubaie,s opening position was that th [...]	2007-11-16 20:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ UK AS
07BAGHDAD3780	VP ABDEL MEHDI ON STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: In a November 14 meeting, Vice President Adel Abdel Mehdi expressed pronounced reluctance to persuade Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to come to closure on the proposed bilateral Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD). Claiming that such persuasion would be counter-productive, Adel [...]	2007-11-17 18:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3782	AMBASSADOR URGES PM TO PUSH FORWARD WITH SPD [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador Crocker urged PM Maliki November 14 to meet the November 20 deadline for signature of the Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD). Ambassador said conclusion of the SPD was an important effort that will set the stage for the UNSCR renewal and will define the bilateral [...]	2007-11-18 05:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3787	PARLIAMENTARIAN HACHIM HASSANI DISCUSSES FORMATION [...] (C/NF) Summary. Independent CoR member Hachim Hassani told PolOff on October 31 he is forming an independent, moderate bloc in the CoR, although these efforts are in the early stages. He dispelled rumors that he may be nominated by PM Maliki to become Minister of Communications, but did not [...]	2007-11-18 15:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3793	Baghdad Services Committee [...] SUMMARY: Attendance at Dr. Ahmed Chalabi's meeting was down this week, lacking representation from the Ministries of Oil, Electricity and Education. The committee heard for the first time from the Ministry of Trade and Commerce as well as the Ministry of Transportation. The committee did review [...]	2007-11-19 04:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3798	BLAMING VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI FOR LEGISLATIVE [...] (S) Many of our Shia contacts in the Iraqi government have complained to us and the media for the past two weeks, that Iraqi Islamic Party head and Sunni Vice President Tareq al Hashimi is deliberately delaying and interfering with passage of legislation. One Shia parliamentarian put the num [...]	2007-11-19 15:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3799	AMAR AL-HAKIM: SUPPORT FOR SPD, MOVING AHEAD ON [...] (C) Summary: In a November 16 meeting, Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) heir apparent Amar al-Hakim told the Ambassador that ISCI strongly supports a Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD) and that he would convey ISCI's support for a long-term bilateral partnership to Prime Minister Nu [...]	2007-11-19 15:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3800	SUNNI TAWAFUQ BLOC NEGOTIATING A RETURN TO [...] (S) Our contacts among senior GOI and Tawafuq officials confirm that negotiations over a return to government by the Tawafuq Coalition of Sunni political parties recently commenced, with a (likely flexible) deadline set by PM Maliki of "two weeks" starting on November 9. Tawafuq leaders dele [...]	2007-11-19 18:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3801	SAI SUSPENDS ACTIVITY WITH ANBAR'S PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is an Anbar PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) Sheikh Ahmad Abu Risha, leader of the "Iraq Awakening Movement," (SAI) called for the replacement of Anbar Provincial Council Chairman Abdulsalam Abdullah and the "suspension" of SAI membership on the Council. Ahmad's call [...]	2007-11-19 18:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3802	THE PKK, TURKEY, AND IRAQ: HOW IRAQ HAS RESPONDED [...] (S) Summary: Iraqi and Kurdish officials have responded with concrete steps to the pressure we and the Turks have applied following PKK/KGK attacks in Turkey resulting in large numbers of Turkish casualties, plus the terrorists' seizure of Turkish soldiers. The KRG has thus far reacted with [...]	2007-11-20 02:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PREL PTER IZ TU
07BAGHDAD3805	THE PKK, TURKEY, AND IRAQ: HOW IRAQ HAS RESPONDED [...] (S) Summary: Iraqi and Kurdish officials have responded with concrete steps to the pressure we and the Turks have applied following PKK/KGK attacks in Turkey resulting in large numbers of Turkish casualties, plus the terrorists' seizure of Turkish soldiers. The KRG has thus far reacted with [...]	2007-11-20 13:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	MOPS PREL PTER IZ TU
07BAGHDAD3817	IRAQ-IRAN OIL TRADE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's oil trade with Iran at present is composed mainly of legitimate imports of refined fuels, and seems to represent Iraq's attempt to address consumer demand rather than Iran's attempt to exert economic power over Iraq. The proposed Iraq to Iran crude oil pipeline may, howeve [...]	2007-11-21 15:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3818	MALIKI: SHOW MORE FLEXIBILITY ON SPD LANGUAGE [...] (C) Summary: In a November 18 meeting, the Ambassador and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki reviewed ongoing discussions over the text of a proposed Strategic Partnership Declaration (SPD). In reply to the Ambassador's observation that proposed GOI changes to our latest working draft affects the [...]	2007-11-21 16:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3827	2008 FUNDS FOR IRAQ - THE GROUND TRUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Less than a year underway, the surge has produced major security, diplomatic and economic results; however, those gains will be in jeopardy should the current House and Senate versions of the fiscal year 2008 State, Foreign Operations and related appropriations bills pass in curr [...]	2007-11-23 13:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS PINS ECON PREL ASEC KDEM IZ EAID
07BAGHDAD3828	KIRKUK/ARTICLE 140: SENIOR SUNNI POLITICIAN'S [...] (S) During a November 20 introductory meeting, senior Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) official and Council of Representatives (CoR) member Ayad al-Samaraie provided Senior Adviser Pearce his views on Kirkuk and Article 140 implementation. Samaraie, expressing his personal thoughts, believed it bes [...]	2007-11-23 13:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD3833	Baghdad Services Committee [...] SUMMARY: The Baghdad Services Committee chaired by Dr. Ahmed Chalabi pressed forward on November 20th with a high number of attendees, including representatives from the city administration and the Baghdad Operations Command (security). Given the number of participants representing various inte [...]	2007-11-24 09:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3834	PM AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS SPD, UNSCR, PKK, CLC, [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging, hour-long meeting November 22, Ambassador Crocker and PM Nouri al-Maliki discussed progress on the Security Partnership Declaration (SPD),foreseeing its signing on Monday, November 26; moving quickly on a United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) for 2 [...]	2007-11-24 10:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3836	Baghdad Services Committee [...] SUMMARY: The Baghdad Services Committee chaired by Dr. Ahmed Chalabi pressed forward on November 20th with a high number of attendees, including representatives from the city administration and the Baghdad Operations Command (security). Given the number of participants representing various inte [...]	2007-11-25 02:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3837	BUILDING CAPACITY AT THE MINISTRY OF OIL [...] Summary and Comment: Capacity building at the Ministry of Oil is a high mission priority. A modern, capable ministry would be better able to make the sound investment decisions that will affect the future economic and political viability of the Iraqi state. Alternatively, a dysfunctional cen [...]	2007-11-25 02:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD3838	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-11-25 12:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3839	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-11-25 12:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD384	HASHIMI ON SUNNI SUPPORT FOR BSP, CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador gave VP Al-Hashimi a read out of his KSA trip on February 1, observing that continuing sectarian violence, the way Saddam was executed, and perceptions of increased Iranian interference appeared to have cost PM Maliki credibility with Iraq's Arab neighbors. Hashimi [...]	2007-02-05 16:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	IZ PREL PGOV
07BAGHDAD3841	IRAQI FINANCE MINISTER UPBEAT ON 2008 BUDGET, DEBT [...] (C) Begin Summary: During a 21 November working dinner, Finance Minister Bayan Jabr told EMIN and TreasAtt that he does not anticipate any problems getting the 2008 draft budget passed by the Council of Representatives (CoR). He highlighted four key concessions made by the Kurdistan Regional G [...]	2007-11-25 14:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3842	IRAQ-JORDAN OIL HITS TECHNICAL PROBLEMS [...] (C) We received a translation of an undated letter signed by Ghassan Farkuh, Director General of the Iraqi Jordanian Land Transport Company, addressed to the Ministry of Oil, concerning the reasons for the delay in tankers transporting crude oil from Kirkuk to Jordan. 2. (C) The first rea [...]	2007-11-25 15:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3843	THE DE-BAATH LAW GETS ITS FIRST READING WITH VOCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 25 the Justice and Accountability law (i.e., the "de-Ba'ath law") received its first reading in the Iraqi Council of Representatives (COR). The reading was repeatedly disrupted by the Sadr Bloc and a handful of Kurdish and Shi'a MPs protesting that the law contradic [...]	2007-11-25 15:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3848	KIU SECRETARY GENERAL BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON TRIP TO [...] (C) Salah al-Din Bahaddin, Secretary General of the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU),on November 20 briefed the Ambassador on the delegation of Kurdish political parties he led to Ankara to discuss the PKK crisis. Bahaddin said the visit had helped break a Turkish psychological barrier against [...]	2007-11-26 10:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3849	TALABANI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON TOUR OF ARAB STATES [...] (C) Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on November 20 briefed the Ambassador on his recent trip to Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait, saying he received a warm welcome in each and made some progress towards improved diplomatic and economic relations. Turning to other issues du jour, Talabani pledge [...]	2007-11-26 10:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3858	NEW UNAMI SRSG OUTLINES STRATEGY FOR MANDATE, [...] (C) United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Staffan De Mistura stated in a November 25 meeting with S/I Satterfield and PolCouns that his top two priorities will be to resolve Article 140 and assist internally displaced persons [...]	2007-11-27 11:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL FR EU UN IZ
07BAGHDAD3859	CODEL MCCAIN STRESSES NEED FOR POLITICAL PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: In a brief meeting with Prime Minister Maliki on Nov. 23, the members of Codel McCain applauded the recent security progress in Iraq but stressed the need for political progress to cement the security gains. In particular, Senator McCain pressed Maliki on the need to make progres [...]	2007-11-27 12:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD386	CHALABI OUTLINES HIS POPULAR COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: Ahmed Chalabi is moving forward on the political mobilization component of the new Baghdad Security Plan, although he suggested he is having some difficulty achieving full Sunni participation and has asked for Embassy assistance. His plan consists of creating tiered committees [...]	2007-02-06 08:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3860	ANBARIS MEET IN AMMAN TO DRAFT A PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is an Anbar PRT reporting cable. Summary ------- 2. (U) Some 115 Anbari notables, including government officials, civil servants, and tribal leaders, participated in an off-site conference November 14-18 sponsored by USAID contractor RTI in Amman to draft the Provincial Developm [...]	2007-11-27 12:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3861	CODEL MCCAIN TO ABDULMAHDI: NEED POLITICAL PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary. On November 23 Senators John McCain, Saxby Chambliss, Lindsey Graham, John Barasso and Governor Jon Huntsman met with Deputy President Adil Abdulmahdi, advisor Zuhair Humadi, and former oil minister Ibrahim Bahr Ulum. The American delegation repeatedly emphasized the need for po [...]	2007-11-27 12:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3862	ICI SECRETARIAT IMPLEMENTATION MOVING AHEAD...AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Barham Salih is close to officially announcing an ICI Secretariat head, Iraqi Secretariat staff, and the formation of ICI thematic working SIPDIS groups (TWGs) in an early December ICI Executive Steering Committee meeting in Baghdad. Problems still [...]	2007-11-27 13:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON IZ PREL
07BAGHDAD3868	CODEL MURTHA PRESSES MALIKI FOR POLITICAL PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Murtha and Ambassador Crocker met with PM Maliki on November 23. Mr. Murtha acknowledged that he sees improvements in Iraq but repeatedly stated that the American people are impatient because necessary steps have not been taken and that they want to see dramatic action by [...]	2007-11-27 18:03:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3869	MOD GENERAL ABBADI'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BASRAH ISF [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-28 08:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD3874	MCNS NOVEMBER 25, 2007 ADDRESSES SPD, CLCS, AQI, [...] (C) Summary: The November 25 meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security (MCNS) reviewed the situation of Concerned Local Citizen (CLC) groups' evolution and future, success to date against Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI),protection of Iraqi refugees returning to Baghdad, dealing with Fo [...]	2007-11-28 15:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3878	ISCI COR LEADER HAMOUDI ON REGIONAL TRAVEL [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion 11/25, influential Council of Representatives (CoR) Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Humam Hamoudi (ISCI bloc leader, Shia) expressed optimism about bilateral relations with Kuwait and Egypt, while noting several obstacles to further improving ties [...]	2007-11-28 17:49:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU SA IZ
07BAGHDAD3881	BARHAM SALIH ON CORRUPTION, IRAQI UNITY [...] (C) Senators Inouye and Stevens met on 26 November with Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih to discuss GOI corruption and the future of the U.S. presence in Iraq. Salih acknowledged serious institutionalized corruption, but said the GOI was working to establish effective oversight mechanisms [...]	2007-11-29 09:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GPGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3885	BAGHDAD: DISPLACED PERSONS RETURNING HOME [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See Para 19. 2. (C) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Families displaced from their homes in Baghdad have begun returning, according to Post and PRT contacts, officials at the Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM),and local press reports. While re [...]	2007-11-29 13:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF IZ
07BAGHDAD3886	PROVINCIAL OPERATIONS CENTERS CHANGING THE PREMISE [...] (C) On October 29, Karbala became the eighth province to transfer from Coalition to Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) in a two-hour ceremony that was intended to symbolize Iraq's growing stability and progress. The transfer ceremony was slightly different this time, however; when MND-C Commander [...]	2007-11-29 14:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MCAP MOPS PGOV PINS PREL
07BAGHDAD3887	TRANSMITTAL OF LETTER FROM PM NOURI AL-MALIKI TO [...] (U) Post received a letter addressed to POTUS from Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (PM) addressed on November 28, 2007. Scanned copies of the original document and the translation to English have been emailed to the NSC and NEA/I. The following is Post's translation of the Arabic tex [...]	2007-11-29 14:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3895	UK AMBASSADOR TO IRAN ON IRI NEGOTIATING STYLE, [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 10:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IR IQ
07BAGHDAD3901	NINEWA: VICE GOVERNOR HINTS AT KURDISH FLEXIBILITY [...] (C/REL ACGU) Ninewa's influential Vice Governor, who is also the provincial Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) head, told PRT Leader November 11 in the presence of a visiting reporter that he recognized the importance of being practical in making compromises in resolving disputed areas under Arti [...]	2007-11-30 14:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS PREL KDEM PHUM MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3902	NEW UNAMI SRSG TO FOCUS ON ARTICLE 140 IMPASSE [...] (C) United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Senior Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Staffan De Mistura emphasized in a November 25 meeting with Senior Political Advisor that resolving the Article 140 impasse is one of UNAMI's top priorities. "My strategy is to put all [...]	2007-11-30 15:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IR UN IZ
07BAGHDAD3903	BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO IRAN: IRAN SEES U.S. AS ITS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 16:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER IR IQ
07BAGHDAD3904	SHIA POLITICIANS NOT ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT MOVING [...] (C) Summary: The first step toward resolving complicated Article 140 territorial issues, including Kirkuk, is for Iraq's political leadership to come to agreement on the way forward, according to Council of Representatives (CoR) Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Humam Hamoudi (ISCI bloc lea [...]	2007-11-30 16:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3911	CG AND CDA DISCUSS FOREIGN FIGHTERS AND SYRIA, [...] (S) Summary: In a wide-ranging hour-long meeting Thursday, November 29, MNF-I Commanding General David Petraeus and Charge Patricia Butenis reviewed efforts with Prime Minister Maliki to stem the flow of Foreign Terrorists (FTs) from Syria and elsewhere, possible limited Turkish military acti [...]	2007-12-02 12:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3912	REFCOORD VISIT TO SUDANESE REFUGEE CAMP [...] (U) Summary: There are currently 128 Darfurian refugees camped on a highway median in west Anbar who continue to request third country resettlement. The camp is provided humanitarian assistance by UNHCR and the occupants are recognized as refugees by UNHCR and have been designated as eligible [...]	2007-12-02 14:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREF PREL
07BAGHDAD3913	TALABANI BLASTS MALIKI BUT IS OPTIMISTIC ON [...] (C) Deputy Secretary Negroponte, S/I Satterfield, and CDA Butenis met November 30 with Iraqi President Talabani. Talabani endorsed Washington,s efforts to renew the UNSCR resolution authorizing the presence of U.S. and other Coalition forces and expressed serious impatience with Prime Ministe [...]	2007-12-02 17:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3922	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' VISIT TO IRAQ [...] (S) Dear Mr. Secretary: Your visit to Iraq comes at a critical time. Since the September testimony by the Ambassador and Gen. Petraeus, we have seen further progress on security: Anbar Province remains remarkably calm; the Sadr ceasefire continues -- in general -- to hold; the threat from Al- [...]	2007-12-03 07:24:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER ASEC OVIP IZ
07BAGHDAD3924	DPM BARHAM SALEH SAYS BLUEPRINT NEEDED FOR WAY [...] (C) Summary. DPM Saleh told the Senior Advisor to the Ambassador November 27 that the Article 140 issues on Kirkuk and disputed territories were the most difficult in Iraq. But, he said, the outlines of a deal are there and the time was opportune to push Iraqi leaders to agree to a process to [...]	2007-12-03 11:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3927	INDONESIAN DELEGATION LOOKING FOR EMBASSY SITE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 29/30, an Indonesian delegation toured prospective International Zone embassy sites and told USG officials they want to establish a mission in Baghdad "as soon as possible." To the surprise of their Iraqi hosts, the delegation sought to cap its trip by signing a Memor [...]	2007-12-03 14:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AA IZ
07BAGHDAD3931	THE EVER-EVOLVING CHALABI SERVICE COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: Chalabi's service committee yet again changed format at it's November 27th meeting. Representatives from Baghdad's rural areas attended last week's meeting and detailed their service needs in what looked and felt like a town hall meeting. At the committee's previous meetings only offic [...]	2007-12-04 02:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3934	COMBATTING PKK VIA STOPPING MONEY FLOWS [...] (S) An analyst from the Iraq Threat Finance Cell (ITFC) visited the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) last month to see if there were any immediate steps we could encourage the KRG to take against PKK/KGK financing in the wake of the Turkey-PKK/KGK crisis, assisted by RRT Erbil. An S/CT-led [...]	2007-12-04 09:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER ECON PREL TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3940	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 1 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: In a Dec. 1 meeting with the Deputy Secretary that focused on the question of UNSCR renewal, Prime Minister (PM) Maliki agreed to not open up the operative paragraphs of the UNSCR to debate. We agreed that GOI concerns over roles and responsibilities in military operations could b [...]	2007-12-04 14:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3947	LEGISLATIVE UPDATE -- DE-BA'ATH, PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Summary: As a consequence of our pressure upon the leaderships of Iraq's political blocs, the Law of Accountability and Justice received its second reading on December 1; a third reading has not been scheduled and may be delayed if the CoR is unable to muster a quorum due to the upcoming H [...]	2007-12-05 10:15:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3949	S/I SATTERFIELD URGES PROGRESS ON LEGISLATION WITH [...] (C) Summary. Key UIA operative and CoR Constitutional Committee Chair Sheikh Hummam Hammoudi told S/I Satterfield December 3 he believes a "compromise" draft of the provincial powers law, which rolls back PM Maliki's press for a strong central government, can be achieved early in the new year [...]	2007-12-05 10:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3950	DPM SALEH TALKS SECURITY AND ECONOMY, TURKEY, AND [...] (C) Summary. DPM Barham Saleh told CODEL Webb in a meeting November 30 that security is improving, highlighting improvements in Anbar province and several neighborhoods in Baghdad. On the economic side, he mentioned oil production is close to 2 million barrels a day, and referenced positive [...]	2007-12-05 10:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3955	SUNNI LEADER ADNAN DULAYMI'S SECURITY DETAIL UNDER [...] (S) Sunni Tawafuq bloc leader Adnan Dulaymi continues to protest his innocence following discovery of evidence linking his security staff to terrorist activities during a November 29 joint Iraqi-MNF/I raid on his Baghdad offices. As a result of that raid, approximately 35 members of his secur [...]	2007-12-05 16:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD3956	VP ABDEL MAHDI: ARTICLE 140 NEEDS POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Iraq Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi (ISCI, Shia) told Senior Advisor December 4 that it was important to resolve the territorial issues involved in Article 140 of the Constitution, but a referendum focused on Kirkuk was not the way to go. Insisting on this route, he thought, coul [...]	2007-12-05 18:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3957	MCNS MEETING FOR DECEMBER 2 DISCUSSES ROLE OF [...] (C/REL UK AS) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki chaired December 2 a two-hour session of the Ministerial Council on National Security (MCNS) devoted entirely to a review of the CLCs and their evolution within Iraq. After briefings by Baghdad Operations Commander (BOC) LTG Aboud, Iraqi G [...]	2007-12-05 18:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3958	MOVING FORWARD ON MEK [...] (S) SUMMARY: As reported in Ref B, the MEK presence in Iraq and MNF-I protection duties have become a major irritant in our relationship with the GOI. For most Iraqis, the group remains associated with some of the worst human rights abuses of the former regime. The GOI has repeatedly pressed [...]	2007-12-05 18:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREF PREL PTER IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3959	ANBAR PROVINCIAL LEADER INFORMS DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (U) This is an Anbar PRT reporting cable. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Anbar Provincial Council Chairman Abdulsalam told Deputy Secretary Negroponte during a November 28 meeting in Ramadi that Anbar leaders had reversed their previous opposition to national hydrocarbon revenue-sharing legisla [...]	2007-12-05 20:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3960	DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH RAMADI MAYOR AMIDST [...] (U) This is a combined Anbar PRT/Ramadi ePRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On November 28 Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with Ramadi Mayor Latif Obaid Ayadah at the city,s Municipal Center. Negroponte noted the improved security situation since his last visit in June. The Mayor descr [...]	2007-12-05 20:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3964	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-12-06 11:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3965	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) Pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act, post request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates of the Iraqi Security Forces who have been nominated for training in the United States. Post has no derogatory informa [...]	2007-12-06 11:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV MOPS PINS PHUM PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3966	FM SHARPLY CRITICAL OF PM OFFICE UNSCR ROLE; [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a December 4 meeting with S/I Satterfield, Foreign Minister Zebari described the "heated" debate UNSCR renewal triggered in both the Iraqi Council of Representatives and the Council of Ministers. Both on the record and in private, Zebari blamed the small cadre of "Dawa Party [...]	2007-12-06 14:00:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3970	COR ADJOURNS UNTIL DECEMBER 30; GOI OFFICIALS [...] (C) Summary: On December 6, Speaker Mahmoud Mashadani abruptly adjourned Iraq's Council of Representatives (CoR) until December 30. Mashadani's announcement was a bit of a surprise, as just one day earlier Deputy Speaker Khalid Attiya indicated to us that he was inclined to use parliamentary [...]	2007-12-07 12:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3971	SOUTH'S GOVERNORS AND PCS: SHIFTING ALLEGIANCES, [...] (U) This is a joint Baghdad POL - Southern PRT/REO/ePRT cable. 2. (C) Summary: The relationships between provincial governors and the Provincial Councils (PCs) shape the political landscape of southern Iraq. Those relations are marked by fluid political identities, uneven distributions o [...]	2007-12-07 14:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3975	KIRKUK OFFICIALS TELL DEPUTY SECRETARY ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte met with Kirkuk Governor Abdulrahman and Provincial Council Chairman Rizgar Ali November 29. The two senior provincial officials expressed their frustration with the Central Government in Baghdad and outlined their requests for funding o [...]	2007-12-07 16:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IZ
07BAGHDAD3976	DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH DIYALA PROVINCIAL [...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Eight Executive and Provincial Council (PC) members from Diyala Province met on November 29 with Deputy Secretary Negroponte at Forward Operating Base Warhorse SIPDIS (Baqubah). They confirmed dramatic improvements in the secu [...]	2007-12-07 18:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3977	SOUTH CENTRAL LEADERS DISCUSS SECURITY AND U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Negroponte welcomed Iraqi leaders from the south central region to a meeting at the Regional Embassy Office in Al Hillah on November 27. Common themes from the discussion included strengthening the Iraq Security Forces and the Rule of Law, encouraging Iraq,s nei [...]	2007-12-07 18:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3985	S/I SATTERFIELD, CG, AND CDA DISCUSS UNSCR, [...] (S) Summary: S/I Satterfield took the opportunity of the regular weekly meeting between PM Maliki and Multi-National Force-Iraq Commanding General Petraeus (CG) and Embassy COM (CDA Butenis) to press PM Maliki to sign his (Maliki's) letter to the UN Security Council (UNSC) requesting a UNSCR [...]	2007-12-09 06:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD3988	A YEAR IN REVIEW: AYAD ALLAWI'S IRAQIYYA COALITION [...] (S/NF) Summary. Despite high expectations by many, Allawi's attempts to make a splash in Iraqi national politics fell flat in 2007. Instead of participating in a positive agenda to unify the government, he focused his efforts on overthrowing PM Maliki. This strategy appears to have back-fir [...]	2007-12-09 08:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3990	PM MALIKI EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE TO SECDEF GATES [...] (C) Summary. In a December 5 meeting, PM Maliki repeatedly noted to Defense Secretary Gates the positive impact of progress in the security situation. Improved security was facilitating positive developments in Iraq's internal political situation as well as Iraq's relationships with the Unit [...]	2007-12-09 10:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS MARR MOPS ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD3991	DEPUTY SPEAKER ATTIYA OPTIMISTIC ON KEY [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a December 5 meeting with S/I David Satterfield, Deputy COR Speaker Khalid al-Attiya gave a rosy outlook for key legislation in the new year. He said the De-Ba'athification bill and budget were nearing completion, a provincial powers law would reach the COR in ea [...]	2007-12-09 12:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD4001	IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON PERSONAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-10 10:01:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC PREL PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD4005	U/S JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH DPM BARHAM SALEH [...] (C) Summary: During his December 5 meeting with U/S Jeffery, DPM Saleh underscored the importance of achieving needed political reforms to consolidate economic gains. U/S Jeffrey said KRG/oil company contracts give the impression of a lack of progress on hydrocarbons legislation. Saleh said [...]	2007-12-10 12:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4007	FM TO TRAVEL TO SYRIA, IRAQ REP AT PARIS DONOR [...] (C) In December 6 and 9 meetings with PolMil Minister Counselor Amb. Marcie Ries, Foreign Minister Zebari reviewed the SPD and UNSCR processes, and robustly criticized the Prime Minister's Office's (PMO) role in the matter. Citing improved relations and increased Syrian pressure on foreign [...]	2007-12-11 01:57:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4008	PRT KIRKUK: ARABS END PROVINCIAL COUNCIL BOYCOTT [...] (U) This is a Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) message. 2. (C) Summary: The return of the Arab bloc members on December 4 to the Kirkuk Provincial Council peacefully resolved a year-long Sunni Arab boycott. Negotiations for the Arab bloc's return saw concessions by the ruling Ki [...]	2007-12-11 06:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4014	CHALABI SERVICE COMMITTEE REVIEWS PROGRESS [...] SUMMARY: Pausing to review previously adopted recommendations, the Services Committee dedicated nearly two hours of discussion at its December 4 meeting to that end. The Ministries of Trade, Oil, Defense, Health and Electricity presented, as did the Amanat and a council representative from Sabi [...]	2007-12-11 10:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4024	U/S JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH PM ADVISOR ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: Thamir Ghadban, Advisor to the Prime Minister, on December 5 discussed the "way forward" for hydrocarbon law enactment with a delegation led by Under Secretary Jeffery. END SUMMARY. SIPDIS 2. (U) Participants: U/S Jeffery, Thamir Ghadban, Ron Jonkers, Tom Pierce, Abdulilah [...]	2007-12-11 15:21:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4025	MCNS DECEMBER 9: AQI, RUSAFA FACILITY, JUDICIARY, [...] (S/REL MNF) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki led the Ministerial Committee on National Security (MCNS) in discussion of funding of the Rusafa Rule of Law facility, relocation of prisoners closer to family, and final details of the Basrah Provincial Iraqi Control (PIC) handover ceremony. MNF-I b [...]	2007-12-11 18:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PTER PREL MOPS MARR IZ
07BAGHDAD4027	FM RECEIVES OBJECTIVE MASSEY BRIEF [...] (C) On December 10, and in advance of what will be Foreign Minister Zebari's first official trip to Syria, PolMil Minister Counselor Ambassador Marcie Ries and MNF-I intel personnel provided him a foreign terrorist and facilitators (FTF) briefing based on Objective Massey data. Zebari listen [...]	2007-12-12 01:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4041	USAID-SPONSORED WORKSHOP ON DISPLACED [...] SUMMARY: Representatives from Iraq's Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM) were among the 75 participants discussing the considerable challenges in meeting the immediate and long-term needs of Iraq's Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) as well as the new complexities of a burgeoning [...]	2007-12-12 14:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF IZ
07BAGHDAD4044	KRG PRESIDENT BARZANI ON THE HYDROCARBON LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an 8 December meeting with Under Secretary Reuben Jeffrey, KRG President Masoud Barzani SIPDIS expressed concern with what he described as the centralization of power amongst a certain few in Baghdad. President Barzani said that the hydrocarbon law had become a politica [...]	2007-12-12 15:55:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4048	JAM FREEZE CONTINUES UNTIL GOD AND SADR SAY [...] (S) Summary: Roughly three months after Muqtada al-Sadr ordered a six-month "freeze" of military activity by his Jaysh al-Mehdi (JAM) militia, the mercurial cleric issued a lengthy internet statement December 2 in which he ordered continuation of the freeze "until Almighty God wills otherwise; [...]	2007-12-13 08:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD4049	EPRT DIYALA SOUTH: HOW CONFLICTING LINES [...] (U) This is an ePRT Diyala South reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The emergence of effective local government in Diyala Province is stalling due to conflicting lines of authority, a lack of defined roles and responsibilities, and disconnects with ministerial representatives from the cen [...]	2007-12-13 10:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4057	JAAFARI'S VEIL DANCE OF IMPERFECTLY-CONCEALED PM [...] (C) Summary: In a December 12 meeting, former Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari warned that the USG will be able to conclude a long-term bilateral security arrangement only with an Iraqi leader who has a solid base of popular support and is able to explain the upside of the agreement to a skep [...]	2007-12-13 15:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4063	Weekly Update: Chalabi's Provision of Services Committee - [...] SUMMARY: The December 11 Baghdad Services Committee meeting reviewed previous recommendations, briefly mentioned an oil report to be discussed more thoroughly at an upcoming meeting and reviewed GoI contracting procedures. It was attended by representatives from the Ministries of Defense, Trade [...]	2007-12-14 12:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL IZ REL UK
07BAGHDAD4067	DPM SALEH: DECENTRALIZE AUTHORITY TO THE [...] (C) Summary. DPM Barham Saleh told GOVDEL (Don Carcieri, R-RI; Bill Ritter, D-CO; and Mike Rounds, R-SD) on December 11 the central GOI needs to devolve more authority to the provinces. Political fixes are needed, he said, and called for more compromises between the party blocs as well as po [...]	2007-12-14 17:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4068	UN SRSG POSSIBLY GAINS BREAKTHROUGH AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General Staffan de Mistura told Senior SIPDIS Adviser December 13 that he had "good news" on an Article 140 way forward. De Mistura said that President Talabani, Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barz [...]	2007-12-14 18:28:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4070	PRT SALAH AD DIN: GOI AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT [...] (U) This is a PRT Tikrit, Salah ad Din cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Salah ad Din Provincial government officials tell PRTOffs that on every issue that is important to them - from provincial powers, to De-Baathification and institutionalizing arrangements made on the tribal se [...]	2007-12-15 13:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4085	FM PROVIDES SYRIA TRIP READOUT; NOTES "NEW TONE" [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 14 meeting with PolMil Minister Counselor Ambassador Marcie Ries and Pol Counselor Matthew Tueller, Foreign Minister Zebari said he detected a "new tone" from the SARG and an increased willingness to engage on a range of issues. The Foreign Minister reported that [...]	2007-12-17 01:51:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ

07BAGHDAD4088	PRESIDENT TALABANI HOSTS 750 BAGHDAD TRIBAL [...] (S) On December 13, President Jalal Talabani hosted at his Baghdad compound 750 Baghdad sheikhs (Sunni and Shia) along with Vice President Hashimi, Interior Minister Bolani, Parliament Defense Committee Member al-Samaraie, General Petraeus, the Charge, the UK Ambassador, and other distinguish [...]	2007-12-17 05:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV IZ

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