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05MANAMA65	FOREIGN MINISTER ON PALESTINIANS, SAUDI [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa opened a January 11 meeting with the Ambassador by speaking positively of comments made the day before by President Bush about Mahmoud Abbas's electoral victory and the President's invitation for Abbas to visit Washington. Shaikh Moh [...]	2005-01-13 14:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PTER BA

05MANAMA680	TREASURY DAS GLASER CONGRATULATES BAHRAINI [...] (S) Summary. Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser and a US delegation congratulated the Minister of Finance, Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed al Khalifa, the Governor of the Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA),Rasheed Mohammed al Maraj, and the Finance Ministry Undersecretary, Sheikh Ebrahim Bin Khalifa al Khali [...]	2005-05-11 14:05:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC BA
05MANAMA684	MENA FATF PLENARY - OFF TO A GOOD START [...] (U) Summary. The first plenary meeting of the newly created Middle East and North African Financial Action Task Force (MENA FATF) was held in Manama, Bahrain April 11-14. The United States is an observer country to the MENA FATF and Treasury DAS Glaser attended as the USG representative. Repr [...]	2005-05-14 05:30:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC BA
05MANAMA706	PARLIAMENTARIANS SPEAK OUT AGAINST DRAFT [...] (C) The draft counter-terrorism law currently before parliament continues to be criticized by MPs and other political actors despite the King's unusual move to reach out to parliamentarians in support of the law. The law is designed to fill gaps in Bahrain's existing criminal code to facilit [...]	2005-05-17 14:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KCRM PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA71	MINISTER OF INTERIOR DISCUSSES CT, SAUDI ARABIA, [...] (S) Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid, in a January 16 meeting with the Ambassador, said he had been surprised by the January 12 release of terror suspect Yassir Kemal, but promised close surveillance on his activities. He urged that we move forward on setting up a CTOC, expressing hope that [...]	2005-01-16 13:14:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV BA
05MANAMA711	CROWN PRINCE AND PDAS CHENEY DISCUSS FORUM FOR THE [...] (C) NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney reviewed plans for the November Forum for the Future with Crown Prince Salman in a May 10 meeting and praised the role that Bahrain is playing as host. She emphasized U.S. support for Bahrain's reform program and stressed that the GOB must continue to move forwa [...]	2005-05-18 14:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM ECON BA
05MANAMA712	PDAS CHENEY DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM AND [...] (S) NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney, accompanied by DAS Scott Carpenter, Ambassador Monroe, and the RSO, met with Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid Al-Khalifa and Bahrain National Security Agency (BNSA) Undersecretary Shaikh Khalifa May 10 to discuss counterterrorism concerns and democratic initiative [...]	2005-05-18 14:41:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	ASEC BA PGOV PTER
05MANAMA811	DEMARCHE ON AL QUDS INSTITUTION CONFERENCE [...] (S) The Ambassador June 4 delivered reftel demarche concerning the Al Quds Institution conference in Bahrain to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Information Minister Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar, following up on a previous conversation June 1 about the issue. Abdul Ghaffar said it could be ve [...]	2005-06-07 15:18:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER BA
05MANAMA835	ARCAPITA ENDORSES SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS WITH USG [...] (C) Arcapita Director for Legal Affairs Henry Thompson told the Ambassador June 8 that his company is willing to enter into security arrangements with the USG to gain approval for its proposed acquisition of Atlanta-based Cypress Communications. He said that Arcapita would keep all of Cypres [...]	2005-06-12 11:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECPS EFIN ECON ETRD PREL BEXP PTER BA
05MANAMA839	BAHRAIN "POSTPONES" AL QUDS CONFERENCE, WORRIES [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 8. 2. (S) Summary. Bahrain has decided to "postpone" an Al Quds Institute conference planned for next week, and the MFA has assured us that postponement really means cancellation. In delivering that welcome news, MFA MinState Abdul Ghaffar at the s [...]	2005-06-13 06:46:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PTER PHUM KTFN BA
05MANAMA84	NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION OF COMBATANT STATUS: [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-18 09:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
05MANAMA859	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES, [...] (S/NF) Summary. The Ambassador, in a June 13 meeting with Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid, reviewed recent security developments, relating details of a reported surveillance incident of the Embassy and reasserting our concern about the "Bahrain Four." Shaikh Rashid said that he sensed the [...]	2005-06-16 10:37:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC BA PGOV PTER PHUM
05MANAMA88	SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM CONFERENCE -- BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-18 13:04:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL BA SA
05MANAMA880	VISIT OF AMERICAN LAWYERS STIRS UP GTMO ISSUE [...] (U) This is an action message -- see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: Two Amcit attorneys from law firm Dorsey and Whitney, which represents on a pro bono basis the six Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo, visited Bahrain June 13-15 to meet with family members, MPs, activists, and government officia [...]	2005-06-20 09:43:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PTER PREL BA
05MANAMA918	FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS BRUSSELS CONFERENCE A [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa June 27 and discussed with him, among other subjects, the U.S.-EU International Conference on Iraq in Brussels, the Iranian presidential election, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' June 14 visit to Bahrain [...]	2005-06-28 14:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER BA IZ IR
05MANAMA921	DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON GTMO DETAINEES [...] (U) The Embassy received the following diplomatic note number 19/1/5-46123 dated June 26, 2005 from the MFA. Begin Text of Diplomatic Note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain presents it complements the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to re [...]	2005-06-29 09:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL PTER BA
05MANAMA940	BAHRAINI CHARGE WOUNDED IN BAGHDAD ASSASSINATION [...] (C) The press reports that Bahraini Charge in Baghdad Hassan Al Ansari was wounded in a morning assassination attempt in front of his residence July 5. The MFA confirmed to the Embassy that Al Ansari had been hit in the shoulder or arm but indicated that the wounds were not serious and he was [...]	2005-07-05 13:24:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC MARR PTER BA IZ
05MANAMA968	POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS CONDEMN LONDON [...] (SBU) In letters of condolence to British officials which were widely published in the Bahraini media, the King, the Prime Minister, and the Crown Prince condemned the July 7 terrorist attack in London and called it a criminal act that contradicted religious and humanitarian principles. The K [...]	2005-07-09 15:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL BA
05MANILA1056	FURTHER PROGRESS IN COUNTERTERRORISM SCENARIO [...] (C) SUMMARY. The second in a series of USG-GRP staff talks on the development of counterterrorism cooperation scenarios produced progress, with a notable "climate change" on the RP side in the wake of the February 14 terrorist bombings in Manila and Mindanao. The two sides reached consensus [...]	2005-03-07 06:46:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PTER RP
05MANILA1059	DEFENSE SECRETARY FOCUSED ON PDR AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Secretary Cruz has made Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) the centerpiece of his tenure, and is also focused on ending the country's multiple insurgencies within the first six years of the 18-year PDR program. His new approaches include the "500 barangay" program, which wi [...]	2005-03-07 08:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINS PTER AS NZ JA RP
05MANILA106	MADRASAH TEACHER TRAINING PROJECT UNDERWAY IN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A $400,000 DRL-sponsored "Madrasah Teacher Training Project" is now underway in the Philippines to train 28 madrasah educators in U.S. educational practices and values. Upon their return to the Philippines, they are expected to share what they learned via specified local proj [...]	2005-01-10 06:11:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER SOCI RP
05MANILA1199	PNP STORMS PRISON ENDING ASG TAKEOVER [...] (SBU) Philippine National Police (PNP) anti-terrorist and SWAT forces stormed the Metro Manila District Jail at 9:15 a.m. (local time) on March 15 after a negotiated agreement with Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) inmates broke down late the previous evening. PNP National Capital Region Director Aveli [...]	2005-03-15 06:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER CASC KCRM PREL RP
05MANILA1348	THIRD COUNTERTERRORISM STAFF TALKS SET STAGE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The third in a series of counterterrorism scenario staff talks clarified the parameters of possible enhanced US-Philippine cooperation, setting the stage for a tentatively scheduled flag officer-level seminar in May that will examine the key issues for key decision makers, especi [...]	2005-03-23 07:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR PTER RP
05MANILA1350	PHILIPPINES ANNOUNCES ARREST OF INDONESIAN JI [...] (SBU) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced at a March 22 press conference its units had captured Rohmat (aka Zaki aka Zaky aka Hamdan aka Akil aka Jeji),an Indonesian suspected of serving as a Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) liaison to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). According to the AFP, [...]	2005-03-23 08:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL ASEC PINS RP
05MANILA1451	TERRORIST NPA STEPS UP ANTI US THREATS ON ITS 36TH [...] (C) Summary. The Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army (CPP/NPA),designated by the US as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 2002, has increased its level of rhetoric against the USG and the GRP. While the themes of the CPP/NPA's public statements remain focused against US m [...]	2005-03-30 08:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS RP
05MANILA1456	GRP GEARS UP FOR MILF TALKS, POSSIBLE DESIGNATION [...] (C) Summary. The next GRP/MILF talks will take place in Kuala Lumpur April 16-18. The GRP remains optimistic about a peace accord "this year," in part based on a recent friendly meeting in Maguindanao between the head of the GRP panel and MILF Chairman Murad that the Malaysians set up. Coo [...]	2005-03-31 00:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL RP PGOV
05MANILA1507	CAPTURE OF ARAB TERRORIST [...] (U) In a March 31 press conference at Edwin Andrews Air Base in the southern Mindanao city of Zamboanga, Philippine security officials presented to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (PGMA) and the media a captured terrorist suspect, Kuwait-born Fawaz Zaki Ajjur, who had traveled on a Palestin [...]	2005-04-01 06:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC PINS UP MY RP
05MANILA1594	ADMIRAL FALLON'S VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Arroyo told Admiral Fallon during his March 28-30 visit she intends to move Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) headquarters to Pagadian in order to take the fight closer to Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorists. National Defense Secretary Cruz's focus on [...]	2005-04-06 07:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PTER PINS PREL RP
05MANILA1614	FIGHTING THE GWOT IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (S) Summary. Terrorism is a disturbingly ordinary, ongoing reality here. The southern Philippines lies along a strategic fault line in the global campaign against terrorism, with its porous borders, weak rule of law, long-standing and unaddressed grievances of Muslim minorities, and high [...]	2005-04-07 07:26:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER PREL RP
05MANILA1716	BUILDING A BRIDGE ON TAWI-TAWI [...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy believes the number one USPACOM FY05/FY06 humanitarian assistance objective in the Philippines should be the Tawi-Tawi bridge project. The project will have a strategic impact on the "rat-line" terrorists use to enter and leave the Philippines. Although much smaller in [...]	2005-04-14 05:49:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MOPS MARR PREL PINS EAID RP
05MANILA1748	MILF AND ANCESTRAL DOMAIN: A TOUGH NUT TO CRACK [...] (C) Summary. The upcoming GRP-MILF "exploratory talks" will tackle what is arguably the most difficult and contentious aspect of the conflict in Mindanao -- ancestral domain and proprietary land claims. MILF interlocutors appear hopeful there is some prospect further to flesh out some of th [...]	2005-04-15 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL MY RP
05MANILA1773	AFP NARROWLY MISSES JI/ASG TERRORIST TARGETS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Light reaction companies of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) narrowly missed capturing the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist Dulmatin and senior Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leaders Khaddafy Janjalani and Abu Solaiman during a tightly compartmented April 15-16 raid on the terrori [...]	2005-04-18 08:59:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	MOPS PTER MASS PREL PINS RP
05MANILA1792	STREAMLINING TERRORISM PROSECUTIONS IN THE [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paras 7-8. 2. (SBU) Summary. One of the key tasks facing the Philippines (GRP) in its struggle against terrorism is streamlining the currently excessive length and unwieldy number of defendants in terrorism trials. The Mission's Law Enforcemen [...]	2005-04-19 08:51:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV PINS KCRM KJUS ASEC RP
05MANILA1799	POSSIBLE VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we would warmly welcome your visit in May and hope that you can make it. Your visit would be timely. The GRP may be even less stable than it appears -- yet paradoxically, far more capable of deliberate, positive redirection and reform than is now obvious. The Philippines [...]	2005-04-20 03:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP PTER RP
05MANILA1817	GRP'S NSC GROPES FOR ANSWERS TO "ISLAMIST [...] (C). Summary and Comment: National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales provided Ambassador with a copy of a report he presented to the Philippine National Security Council on March 29 regarding Islamist extremism in the Philippines. Gonzales has asked us to treat it with due discretion but ha [...]	2005-04-21 03:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER RP
05MANILA1847	BUILDING MOMENTUM BEHIND REWARDS FOR JUSTICE [...] (U) Action request: To build momentum behind the Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program in the Philippines (as recommended in ref a),we urge the inter-agency committee led by DS to publicize specific payout amounts and to adopt an expedited rewards approval process for the capture of the followin [...]	2005-04-22 06:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC MOPS PREL PINS ID RP
05MANILA1853	INTELLIGENCE COOPERATION AGREEMENT CAPS [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Musharraf's state visit produced a new counterterrorism cooperation agreement that will regularize and expand intelligence exchanges between Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence Directorate and the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Musharraf [...]	2005-04-22 07:27:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL PK IN RP
05MANILA1889	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK [...] (U) Manila is our fourth largest post, with about 265 American employees and 1000 locally engaged staff. Our aim is to be the United States' best. The mission of our team of 26 USG agencies is to revitalize and carry to maturity the US-Philippine partnership and alliance by strengthening ou [...]	2005-04-26 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP PTER EAID ECON MARR RP
05MANILA1909	PROPOSED MOU FOR THE "MAPP" [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (U) Noting that the Philippine National Police (PNP) -- at the instigation of Philippine Ambassador to Washington Del Rosario -- was now interested in pursuing a "Management Assessment of the Philippine Police" with the USG that would parall [...]	2005-04-27 08:37:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM SOCI KCOR PTER PGOV PINS ASEC RP
05MANILA1955	JOLO LOCALS WELCOME US ATTENTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador's April 22 visit to Jolo Town, the capital of Sulu Province, centered on handover ceremonies for several USAID-funded assistance programs including road projects, village electrification, and Internet-linked computers for an elementary school. USAID Manila Mission [...]	2005-04-29 08:53:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PTER KISL PGOV PHUM PINS PREL MOPS RP
05MANILA1961	COTABATO MAYOR PROTESTS USAID PROJECT SUSPENSION [...] (SBU) Cotabato City Mayor Muslimin Sema has attempted to instigate a local media and public outcry against the US, and specifically USAID activities in his municipality. His agitation is in response to a letter from USAID Mission Director Yates, at the direction of Ambassador, informing the [...]	2005-04-29 10:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EAID KISL PINS ASEC CASC RP
05MANILA2016	ENGAGING THE SAUDIS ON GWOT EFFORTS IN THE [...] (S/NF) In a meeting on May 2, Ambassador told Foreign Secretary Romulo of our concern about the role Saudi-based SIPDIS financiers appear to be playing in Mindanao by channeling money to terrorists linked to the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). He noted that there has [...]	2005-05-03 06:58:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EFIN PREL SA RP XC XF
05MANILA2042	DEPORTATION OF SAUDI TERROR SUSPECT AT BEHEST OF [...] (S/NF) Summary. A new case of Saudi diplomatic interference, protection, and deportation of a suspected terrorist financier underscores the ambiguous role of official and unofficial Saudi nationals here in the Philippines. While the most recent case could serve as an opportunity for coopera [...]	2005-05-04 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EFIN PREL SA RP XC XF
05MANILA2172	ENLISTED OAKWOOD MUTINEERS COP A PLEA [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 11, an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) military tribunal accepted a plea bargain for about 190 enlisted men who participated in the failed July 2003 "Oakwood" mutiny. They will return to active duty status but with demotions and loss of pay. They will likely be [...]	2005-05-12 08:14:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AADP ASEC MOPS PGOV PINR PREL RP PINS PTER
05MANILA2242	MILF COMMANDER SAMIR DENIES LINKS TO JI, PLEDGES [...] (C) Summary. MILF Base Commander Hadji Samir Hashim, in a recent letter, has denied all links to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI),and pledged to locate, arrest, and turn over to authorities any JI operatives in his area of responsibility. Given what we believe to know about Samir's past connections wi [...]	2005-05-16 07:54:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER RP
05MANILA2277	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 5 MEETING WITH [...] (U) May 5, 2005; 10:00 a.m.; Manila, the Philippines. 2. (C) Summary: President Arroyo underscored to the Deputy Secretary on May 5 that she considered the U.S. to be the SIPDIS Philippines' closest partner in dealing with security, economic and other issues. She confirmed that her go [...]	2005-05-18 06:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR ECON OVIP RP CH BM IZ SU ID
05MANILA2278	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 5, 2005 MEETING WITH [...] (U) May 5, 2005; 9:00 a.m.; Manila, the Philippines. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Anti-terrorism legislation will be on top of the Arroyo Administration's agenda once the Philippine Congress passes a value added tax. GRP officials told Deputy Secretary Zoellick they hope to rally support around an [...]	2005-05-18 06:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MASS MCAP ECON ETRD EFIN KISL
05MANILA2335	DEFENSE SECRETARY MAKES STRONG PUBLIC CASE FOR PDR [...] (U) SUMMARY. In a major speech at the prestigious Manila Overseas Press Club, Secretary of National Defense Cruz made a strong public pitch for Philippine Defense Reform (PDR),saying it would allow the Philippines to defeat the multiple insurgencies and terrorist threats facing the country. [...]	2005-05-20 08:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PINS PTER CH RP
05MANILA2356	ISLAMIC NGOS IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (C) Summary. A variety of local and international charities and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with Islamic connections operate in the Philippines but under increasing scrutiny. Police and immigration authorities have lamented the lack of resources and enforcement mechanisms to keep [...]	2005-05-23 07:21:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL EAID PINS PREL EFIN KTFN LY SA PK TH RP
05MANILA2559	MILF CONSULTATION: A FRESH MANDATE AND OPTIMISTIC [...] (SBU) The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) held a three-day public consultation on the outskirts of Cotabato City May 29-31 to renew its negotiating mandate before heading into the next round of peace talks with the GRP. GRP officials describe the event as "the largest show of mass appro [...]	2005-06-01 07:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL MOPS MY LY RP
05MANILA2590	STAYING ENGAGED WITH COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION [...] (S) SUMMARY. US counterterrorism assistance, ranging from operations/intelligence fusion support for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to RMAS' involvement with the Philippine National Police (PNP),has helped the Philippines register some counterterrorism successes in 2004 and 2005. [...]	2005-06-03 04:24:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PINS ASEC MOPS PINR RP
05MANILA2675	MILF VALIDATING WANTED TERRORIST LIST FROM GRP [...] (SBU) Below is a list of 53 suspected militants provided to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) (a copy has been faxed to EAP/PMBS). MILF officials have publicly stated they are in the process of "validating" the list, and the names will form [...]	2005-06-09 06:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINR PINS ASEC PREL ID MY RP
05MANILA2691	DEFENSE SECRETARY WILLING TO TACKLE TOUGH POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Secretary of National Defense Cruz appears ready to explore three key policy questions in the US-RP defense relationship: combined rules of engagement; a legal framework for counterterrorism cooperation; and cooperative security locations. In doing so, his emphasis seems to be o [...]	2005-06-10 04:35:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS MCAP PREL PTER RP
05MANILA2749	SAUDI FINANCE MINISTER TO VISIT MANILA; [...] (S/NF) Saudi Ambassador Wali has returned to Manila from what he characterized a "family" visit back to Riyadh (he said he escorted his mother and daughter here to Manila) and feigned surprise that our Embassy in Riyadh was engaged in a direct dialogue with his government about terrorist finan [...]	2005-06-15 23:43:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EFIN PREL KTFN RP SA
05MANILA281	GRP AND MILF EXPECT TALKS SOON, WILL COOPERATE ON [...] (C) GRP and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) sources confirmed both sides are ready for another round of talks tentatively slated for the first week of February. The sides are prepared to discuss the nettlesome ancestral domain issue. The cease-fire remains strong despite the January 9 [...]	2005-01-19 08:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL MOPS MY RP
05MANILA2846	CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM CONTINUES FOLLOWING LATEST [...] (SBU) A GRP-Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Joint Statement heralded as a success the eighth round of "exploratory talks" on June 21 between their respective peace panels under Malaysian facilitation in Kuala Lumpur (ref A). The talks were "marked with a high level of mutual trust and c [...]	2005-06-22 23:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL MY RP
05MANILA286	AFP/DND TALKS PRODUCE PROGRESS ON COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY. USPACOM's January 12-14 working level meetings with Department of National Defense (DND) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) counterparts succeeded in developing a range of enhanced US-GRP counterterrorism scenarios that should set the stage for further in-depth discussion [...]	2005-01-19 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PTER PINS RP
05MANILA2888	PGMA AND INDONESIA'S YUDHOYONO REAFFIRM [...] (SBU) Summary. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) and her Indonesian counterpart President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) discussed bolstering counterterrorism cooperation, law enforcement, and border control -- issues already covered under a 2001 information exchange agreement -- duri [...]	2005-06-24 07:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PINS ID RP
05MANILA2889	MILF COVERTLY MOVING AGAINST HIGH VALUE TERRORIST [...] (S/NF) Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (MILF-AHJAG) official (and International Visitor Leadership Program nominee) Mike Pasigan (strictly protect) told poloff June 24 that the MILF is covertly mobilizing its forces in a "non-combat" effort to locate (and hopefully cap [...]	2005-06-24 07:46:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS PREL MOPS ID RP
05MANILA2969	SEVEN ABU SAYYAF MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Seven members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG),a US-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) since 1997, received death sentences on June 22 from the Basilan District Court for their role in the 2001 [...]	2005-06-28 07:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PREL KCRM RP
05MANILA2972	GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS: A SLOW AND INCREMENTAL [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo's recent assessment that the GRP and MILF will reach a peace accord in six months is highly optimistic, although other GRP figures have made similar predictions. We expect the process to slow down as the parties delve further into specifi [...]	2005-06-28 23:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL MY RP
05MANILA2991	DESIGNATION OF THE RAJAH SOLAIMAN MOVEMENT AS A [...] (S) Summary and Action Request. The Rajah Solaiman Movement (RSM) has emerged as one of the most dangerous terrorist groups in the Philippines. Its members have been involved in the 2004 Superferry 14 bombing, the synchronized 2005 "Valentine's Day" attacks in Manila, General Santos, and Da [...]	2005-06-29 07:53:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER ASEC EFIN PINR PREL RP
05MANILA3116	ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS REGION IN [...] (C) Summary: The campaign for the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) began on June 28. Despite earlier promises, Malacanang has endorsed a candidate for governor: Zaldy Ampatuan, a mayor and scion of a well-known political clan. Ampatuan is now favored t [...]	2005-07-07 07:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID PREL ASEC PTER RP
05MANILA3435	GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS POSTPONED; LATEST NEWS [...] (S) Summary: The latest round of exploratory talks between the GRP and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been postponed. The talks -- which are being facilitated by the Malaysian government -- were scheduled to be held on July 25 in Kuala Lumpur and appear to have been postponed [...]	2005-07-27 06:48:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PGOV PINS PTER PINR KISL MY RP
05MANILA3611	SUPREME COURT DECLINES TO POSTPONE ELECTION IN [...] (C) Summary: The Philippine Supreme Court has declined a request that it postpone the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). At this point, it looks like the elections will be held on schedule. Preparations for the elections proceed apace, including in the se [...]	2005-08-04 07:51:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINS PTER KISL ASEC RP
05MANILA3632	TENSIONS SPIKE BETWEEN GRP AND EXTREME LEFT [...] (C) Summary: The GRP announced on August 2 that it was suspending the immunity from arrest for National Democratic Front (NDF) officials, who had been participating in the negotiation track. The NDF sharply criticized the government's move. A congressman with close links to Malacanang told [...]	2005-08-05 06:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PINR RP NO NL
05MANILA3708	NO FATALITIES, 26 INJURED IN TWIN ZAMBOANGA BLASTS [...] (C) Two explosions rocked central Zamboanga City the evening of August 10, leaving an estimated 26 injured with no deaths. There are no claims of responsibility, and local civilian and security authorities say there are no definite leads so far in the investigation. Philippine counterterror [...]	2005-08-11 06:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC CASC PREL PINS RP
05MANILA3709	GRP BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON REVOCATION OF NDF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an effort to rally international backing, senior officials briefed representatives of the Manila diplomatic corps on the GRP's decision to suspend the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG),which provided Communist peace negotiators immunity from arrest an [...]	2005-08-11 07:14:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PINR PREL NO NL RP
05MANILA3771	AFP RECOVERS/SEEKS TO IDENTIFY TERRORIST REMAINS [...] (S/NF) Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) units recovered on August 11 in the vicinity of Datu Odin, Sinsuat in the Mindanao province of Maguindanao the remains of a terrorist killed in an engagement a month earlier with AFP troops tracking Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leader Khadaffy Janjalani. [...]	2005-08-16 06:09:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER MOPS MARR PREL PINS PINR ID RP
05MANILA3790	GENERAL GENEROSA SENGA ASSUMES COMMAND OF ARMED [...] (SBU) Summary. Lieutenant General Generosa Senga assumed command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from retiring General Efren Abu in an August 15 change of command ceremony. Senga has a reputation as a combat commander. A classmate of Abu's, he is expected to continue many of his pred [...]	2005-08-17 08:56:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR MCAP PGOV PINS PINR PTER RP
05MANILA3843	GRP-MILF OPTIMISTIC ON TALKS, MALAYSIAN MONITORS, [...] (C) Summary. The GRP and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) maintain their readiness to resume exploratory talks, although GRP officials indicate Malaysian facilitators remain concerned about distractions stemming from the still unresolved political situation in Manila. Both parties appre [...]	2005-08-19 09:05:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS PINS KISL MY RP
05MANILA3846	DEFENSE SECRETARY CRUZ DETAILS PLANS TO IMPROVE [...] (C) Summary. Defense Secretary Cruz's multi-faceted reform agenda includes establishing new budget and procurement procedures, buying counterinsurgency equipment, revamping training, and restructuring Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) intelligence services. The GRP hopes an eventual pe [...]	2005-08-19 09:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR MCAP PREL PTER PINS RP
05MANILA3963	APPROXIMATELY 30 INJURED IN BASILAN FERRY BLAST [...] (C) Summary. An apparent improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on a ferry docked in Lamitan Town, Basilan Province, at approximately 7:00 a.m. August 28. The blast injured about 30 people, although no deaths were reported. The low-tech nature of the device and lack of shrapnel evidence [...]	2005-08-28 08:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PREL PGOV CASC ASEC RP
05MANILA4137	COMMUNISTS COMMIT TO FORMAL TALKS BUT BREAKTHROUGH [...] (C) Summary. After painting themselves in a corner, the National Democratic Front (NDF) -- the negotiating arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing the New People's Army (NPA) -- has agreed to resume formal talks, though an exact date is yet to be determined. Th [...]	2005-09-05 08:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER RP NL NO
05MANILA4223	MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (C) Summary. According to President Arroyo, the GRP would still like to help with Hurricane Katrina and views our bilateral relationship as strong. GRP positions on UN reform are almost identical with the US. The GRP will continue cooperation with the US on terrorism, including terrorist [...]	2005-09-07 09:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS EAID ECON RP UNSC
05MANILA4225	ESG-1 INTERVENTION ON TAWI TAWI: A TEMPLATE FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. The August 9-10 intervention by Expeditionary Strike Group-1 (ESG-1) on Tawi Tawi represents the type of targeted, innovative civil affairs effort needed in the Philippines. We urge US Pacific Command to make these operations a regular part of future ESG and other naval deploym [...]	2005-09-07 10:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MOPS MCAP PTER PINS PREL EAID RP
05MANILA463	MASSIVE STRIKES AGAINST HIGH VALUE TERRORISTS IN [...] (C) Summary. A January 27 Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) massive aerial and artillery attack against several high value terrorist suspects (including ASG leader Janjalani and key JI operatives linked to the Bali bombing) killed as many as five terrorists and wounded three. Confirmatio [...]	2005-01-28 07:07:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER PINS PREL MOPS MY RP
05MANILA4631	PHILIPPINE MARINES CAPTURE SEVEN ASG TERRORISTS ON [...] (U) In a September 21 early morning raid on a safe house in Panjogan village near Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Philippine Marines captured Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) commander Jundan Jamalu, a.k.a. Jundan Jain a.k.a. "Black Killer," and six other ASG terrorists. Jamalu had been wanted by Philippine author [...]	2005-09-28 06:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MOPS PINS ID MY RP
05MANILA4740	MALACANANG-SENATE RELATIONS DETERIORATE [...] (C) Summary: After several highly contentious Senate sessions, a group of Opposition senators led by Senate President Franklin Drilon continues to press for more hearings into issues potentially embarrassing to President Arroyo. Malacanang has reacted angrily and is strictly controlling acc [...]	2005-10-04 05:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ECON EINV PTER CH RP
05MANILA4750	PHILIPPINES TIGHTENS SECURITY AFTER BALI BOMBINGS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. In the aftermath of the October 1 bombings in Bali, Indonesia, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo expressed her condolences to the victims' families, tightened security measures, and [...]	2005-10-04 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL MOPS PINS PGOV KISL ID RP
05MANILA4776	NEW GOVERNOR IN MUSLIM REGION IN MINDANAO SWORN IN [...] (C) Summary. Newly elected Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Zaldy Ampatuan was sworn into office on September 30 by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita. Conspicuously absent from the inaugural ceremony were outgoing ARMM Governor Dr. Parouk Hussin, and Cotabato City Mayor M [...]	2005-10-05 09:19:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PINS KISL PINR ECON RP
05MANILA4901	EMBASSY MANILA HOSTS SOUTHEAST ASIA REGIONAL [...] (U) Embassy Manila hosted the 2005 Southeast Asia Reporting Officers Conference, October 13-14. Thirty-eight participants from Missions in Southeast Asia and other posts in EAP, as well as from the Department and Pentagon, participated in the two-day event. A full list of participants is inc [...]	2005-10-16 09:16:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER ECON PHUM SOCI XB XC RP
05MANILA4905	SCENESETTER FOR S/CT AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON [...] (C) Summary. Embassy Manila's comprehensive counterterrorism efforts -- ranging from the military to humanitarian to public diplomacy -- are deliberately integrated to meet the ever-present terrorism threat in the Philippines. You will see all major players during your visit: Executive Secr [...]	2005-10-16 10:11:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL ASEC PINS MOPS EAID KCRM RP
05MANILA5019	GRP-MILF PEACE PROCESS ON TRACK BUT POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: GRP and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiators made a breakthrough on ancestral domain during their 9th Exploratory Talks in Kuala Lumpur, September 15-16. Though both sides agreed to keep details of the talks confidential, a leak to the Philippine press disclosed an [...]	2005-10-25 08:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS PINS KISL MY RP
05MANILA5023	INDICATIONS OF COUP PLOTTING [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. There are disturbing indications that recidivist coup plotter "Gringo" Honasan and opposition Senator "Ping" Lacson may be at the very least associated with plots against President Arroyo in conjunction with the Young Officers Union (YOU),a shadowy cabal of junior and mid-gr [...]	2005-10-25 09:38:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PINS PREL PTER ASEC MOPS RP
05MANILA5097	MANILA BOMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN PHILIPPINE [...] This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Death sentences were handed down in a Philippine trial court on October 28 to three extremists for their role in the February 14, 2005, bombing of a passenger bus in Manila. Key to the prosecutors' [...]	2005-11-01 09:37:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS RP
05MANILA5126	S/CT AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON'S TALKS WITH GRP OFFICIALS [...] (S/REL AUSTRALIA) SUMMARY. Philippine Foreign Secretary Romulo and Executive Secretary Ermita told visiting S/CT Ambassador Crumpton they are optimistic about peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),believing MILF Chairman Murad has the ability to sell an agreement to his [...]	2005-11-02 08:09:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER PREL ASEC PINS MOPS RP
05MANILA5137	SCENESETTER FOR EAP DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (C) Summary. Our strategic relations with the Philippines are important to both countries, and we seek to work even more constructively not only bilaterally but in a variety of regional and international fora as well. We have a comprehensive program of engagement with the GRP -- ranging from [...]	2005-11-02 12:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS EAID MOPS ECON EFIN RP
05MANILA5316	AFP ENGAGES ABU SAYYAF TERRORISTS ON JOLO [...] (C) In a significant combat operation, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) units engaged Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists on the island of Jolo over the weekend of November 12-13. The AFP initiated the operation, which involved Task Force Comet and elements of the 104th Brigade, 3d Marine [...]	2005-11-13 11:31:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS MOPS MARR MCAP RP
05MANILA5329	GRP OFFICIALS REVIEW PHILIPPINE DEFENSE REFORM [...] (C) Summary: In a November 11 meeting with EAP DAS John and Charge, Department of National Defense (DND) Undersecretary Carolina reviewed the Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) process. Carolina asserted that PDR was "embedded" in the system now and did not rely on current Defense Secretary Av [...]	2005-11-14 10:36:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC MOPS PGOV PINS EAID RP
05MANILA5331	EAP DAS JOHN'S NOVEMBER 11 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: EAP DAS John and Charge met November 11 with President Arroyo. Arroyo underscored her government's support for Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) and continued counterterrorism cooperation. She expressed interest in the U.S. and the GRP agreeing to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA),sa [...]	2005-11-15 02:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR PTER PHUM ETRD RP BM UNSC
05MANILA5346	AMID CONTINUED NPA ATTACKS, KILLINGS OF LEFTIST [...] (C) Summary: About 40 leftist activists have been killed in the Philippines so far in 2005. These killings, a jump from the number recorded in 2004, come amid a flurry of attacks by the New People's Army (NPA),which have killed and injured many. "Legal" left politicians and activists have [...]	2005-11-15 09:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER PINS PREL PINR RP
05MANILA5357	EAP DAS JOHN LEADS NOVEMBER 11 BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: EAP DAS John and Charge held extensive discussions on bilateral issues with DFA A/S for American Affairs Abadilla and Philippine Ambassador to the U.S. Del Rosario on November 11. DAS John underscored that the primary purpose of his visit to the Philippines was to focus on subst [...]	2005-11-16 03:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM ECON EAID RP UNSC APEC
05MANILA5372	MEETING WITH MILF CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS [...] (C/NF) Summary. Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leaders received a strong message on November 15 from emboffs that the MILF must permanently cut all contacts with terrorist organizations. MILF Vice Chairman for Political Affairs Ghazali Jafaar claimed the MILF remained fully committed [...]	2005-11-16 10:03:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PREL ASEC PINS MOPS EAID KCRM RP
05MANILA5382	Manila Port Readies for Nuclear Detection [...] (SBU) Port operators and government officials implementing the USDOE Megaports Initiative are eager to see the program operational by mid-2006. Megaports is designed to place equipment at major international ports to scan all incoming containers for the detection of radioactive materials and [...]	2005-11-17 04:07:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT PTER RP
05MANILA5460	MILF/US TIES: A NEW BALLGAME [...] (C/NF) Summary. According to Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiator, each major constituency of the MILF was represented in the November 15 meeting between MILF Central Committee members and Emboffs, and the MILF leadership recognized the Embassy approach was a "different ball game. [...]	2005-11-22 10:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC PINS MOPS EAID MA RP
05MANILA5483	CASH COURIERS IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) Embassy appreciates efforts to coordinate and address the issue of cash couriers as a critical element in thwarting money laundering and potential terrorist financing. We agree with the strategic picture presented in reftel and concur that it contains the major elements of a draft str [...]	2005-11-24 08:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER RP
05MANILA5506	PERCEPTIONS OF THE COMMUNIST THREAT IN THE [...] (C) Summary: Asia's longest surviving Communist insurgency remains entrenched in the social and political landscape of the Philippines. The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is currently attempting to exploit domestic political tensions to force the Arroyo Administration from power, b [...]	2005-11-28 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER RP NL NO
05MANILA5637	MILF REPRESENTATIVES UNVEIL ISLAMIC ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Three executives from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's (MILF's) development arm -- the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) -- represented MILF Vice-Chairman for Political Affairs Ghazali Jafaar during a November 23 special closed door session of the Philippine Business Leader [...]	2005-12-02 09:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER RP

05MANILA5709	FURTHER GROUNDWORK ON PROPOSED TRILATERAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Japanese are now seeking to shift the dates of the proposed Trilateral Terrorism Cooperation Conference in Manila from mid-January to early February 2006. The primary focus of the meeting would be on maritime security, with help for Philippine National Police (PNP) refor [...]	2005-12-07 08:49:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC AS JA RP
05MANILA5799	SENATOR BOND'S DECEMBER 9 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. U.S. Senator Christopher S. Bond, accompanied by CDA Paul W. Jones, met with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on December 9. President Arroyo pledged support for U.S. trade liberalization proposals at the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong and for the U.S. efforts to encoura [...]	2005-12-13 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD EINV RP BM CH KS
05MANILA5847	SENATOR BOND MEETS WITH GRP OFFICIALS, U.S. [...] (C) Summary. Senator Christopher S. Bond visited the Philippines December 7-10, meeting with Philippine government and military officials and local American business leaders. Senator Bond spoke with President Arroyo the possibility of developing regional structures along the lines of the Org [...]	2005-12-15 10:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ASEC EINV MOPS RP APEC
05MANILA5927	PHILIPPINES 2005 INSCR PART II: FINANCIAL [...] (U) The following text is the proposed International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering, for the Philippines for 2005- 2006. Post used the questions in reftel as the basis for collecting information and assessing the current situation for the [...]	2005-12-22 04:08:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER SNAR KCRM KSEP RP
05MANILA5950	PHILIPPINES: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Post's 2005 narrative update of the Philippine portion of the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism report is provided below. The information is keyed to specific reftel requests. 2. (U) Summary. The Philippines, one of the earliest supporters in the global coalition against terrorism, [...]	2005-12-23 07:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC MOPS RP
05MANILA630	CORRECTED COPY: JOLO FIGHTING LEAVES OVER 50 DEAD [...] (U) This is a corrected copy of Manila 621. The Summary reported incorrectly that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was involved in the recent clashes. The Summary should read that the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) was involved, as is indicated below. The body of Manila 621 [...]	2005-02-09 23:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PINR PREL MOPS RP
05MANILA655	MEETING WITH FOREIGN SECRETARY ROMULO [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Ambassador on February 9, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo reiterated the GRP's commitment to combating trafficking-in-persons while working with Japan on implementation of new regulations on entertainers, confirmed that the de-listing as a terrorist organizat [...]	2005-02-10 08:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWMN PHUM PTER BM IZ SU JA RP
05MANILA682	MILF DISTANCES SELF FROM JOLO FIGHTING AS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has clearly distanced itself from the ongoing fighting in Sulu Province and has now offered to broker a cease-fire. The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) leadership has also called for restraint, as fighting stretched into the fifth [...]	2005-02-11 08:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PREL MOPS RP
05MANILA705	SITREP Ol: NEAR SIMULTANEOUS BOMBS ROCK THREE [...] (SBU) Three near simultaneous explosions rocked Manila and two cities in the southern Philippines around 7:OO pm local time February 14. Dozens of casualties are reported but no firm figurcs are yet available. No Amcits are reported injured or killed. Media reports link the Abu Sayyaf Grou [...]	2005-02-14 13:26:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL ASEC PINS RP
05MANILA727	ASG (IN CONCERT WITH JI) LEADING SUSPECTS IN [...] (C) The terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) heads the list of prime suspects in the February 14 series of three bombings in Manila and Mindanao that, according to media reports, left at least 11 Filipinos dead and 136 injured. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front has publicly condemned the bombings [...]	2005-02-15 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC PINS RP
05MANILA835	SULU UPDATE: MAJOR FIGHTING GIVES WAY TO GUERRILLA [...] (C) Summary. Fighting has subsided on Jolo Island but intermittent skirmishes continue. The military continues pursuit operations against enemy forces now employing guerrilla tactics by squad-sized units. The fighting has so far displaced over 32,000 people. Often impassable roads -- susc [...]	2005-02-23 08:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS PINR PREL MOPS PREF RP
05MAPUTO155	ISLAM IN MOZAMBIQUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mozambique large Muslim minority has long been a bastion of moderate faith, both in the native African and South Asian immigrant communities. The country has no tradition of militant, anti-western Islamic thought, and post sees no substantial evidence of any Islamic organizations [...]	2005-02-02 12:07:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL MZ PHUM PTER SCUL KNAR
05MAPUTO450	GWOT ASSESSMENT - EMBASSY MAPUTO INPUT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 16:16:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET	PREL PTER MZ
05MAPUTO475	MOZAMBIQUE -- LIGHTER BAN DEMARCHE [...] On April 13, in response to reftel A, Emboff delivered demarche and talking points from reftel B to Antonio Pinto, Director of the Civil Aviation Institute of Mozambique (IACM). IACM is the regulatory body for the airline industry in Mozambique, housed within the Ministry of Transportation. Mr [...]	2005-04-15 08:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER MZ EURN
05MAPUTO538	WHO: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS DEMARCHE - [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-28 15:43:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PREL PTER MZ WHO HIV AIDS PEPFAR
05MAPUTO647	TERRORIST FINANCE: LIST 71 - ADDITION OF J1-3 [...] (SBU) On May 20, Emboff e-mailed List 71 to the Director of Legal Issues for the Bank of Mozambique, the Director of the Mozambican Banking Association, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs official responsible for United Nations and security issues, and the Attorney General's office. As of May 24, [...]	2005-05-25 04:43:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR MZ
05MAPUTO73	COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP (CTAG): DEMARCHE ON [...] (SBU) On December 30, Emboff delivered Counter- Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) talking points to Fernando Chomar, an officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for security-related issues. Mr. Chomar was familiar with the November 2004 CTAG meeting and was aware that Mozambique had [...]	2005-01-12 15:15:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PREL MZ
05MAPUTO836	AMBASSADOR VISITS MATOLA MUSLIM SCHOOL [...] On June 16 the Matola Muslim School (Massjid Hamza) warmly welcomed its first visit by an American ambassador. Following up on his participation in last November's Iftar hosted by the Ambassador, the school's director and the most important Imam in Mozambique, Sheik Aminudine Muhammed, gave a [...]	2005-07-06 05:07:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO PINR PTER KISL MZ
05MAPUTO858	EAC HELD IN RESPONSE TO LONDON EXPLOSIONS AND [...] In response to Ref A, an EAC meeting was held on July 8. The security posture at the Embassy and other U.S. agencies in Maputo is very poor due to the ongoing strike by many local guard force members. The strike is not aimed at the Embassy or the U.S., but because of the reduced number of guar [...]	2005-07-08 10:07:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MZ PTER
05MAPUTO990	DEBRIEF OF MOZAMBIQUE'S PARTICIPANTS OF THE [...] On August 11, 2005, AmEmb Maputo RSO staff met with the six Mozambican participants of the ATA/INL Police Executive Role in Combating Terrorism Course held July 25-29, 2005. All six of the participants were extremely enthusiastic about the course and were eager to attend the follow-on LEED cour [...]	2005-08-11 11:49:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER
05MASERU553	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING [...] (C) On October 28, Ambassador reviewed key points concerning Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's increasing extremism and unacceptable statements including that "Israel must be wiped off the map" during discussion with Lesotho's Foreign Affairs Minister Moleleki. Moleleki stated that in his opin [...]	2005-10-28 12:11:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IR LT
05MILAN500	FIELD-LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION OF ITALY'S [...] (C) Summary: Further to reftels, in recent follow-up meetings, our contacts reiterated that Muslim extremists in Italy are not using the official banking and formal money transfer systems. The formal financial sector appears to be actively implementing Italian legal controls. Law enforcement [...]	2005-11-03 15:12:00	Consulate Milan	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL KISL PTER IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05MILAN548	MILAN MAGISTRATE TO PUSHES FOR TRIAL FOR TERRORISM [...] (SBU) On December 1 Milan Magistrate Elio Ramondini submitted his request to bring Majid Zergout, former Imam of the Omar El Farouk mosque in Varese, and his close advisors Majid Zergout Mohamed Raouiane and Abellialah El Kaflaoui to trial on terrorism charges. Ramondini reported to Econoff t [...]	2005-12-06 14:02:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05MINSK1163	Bombing in Vitebsk [...] At 2217 hours on September 22 a small bomb detonated inside a discotheque at 35A Lenin Street in Vitebsk, north-eastern Belarus. Approximately 40 people were injured, three or four of them are considered to be in serious but not life-threatening condition. There were no fatalities and no Americ [...]	2005-09-23 12:14:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PTER PGOV CASC BO
05MONTREAL420	INTERPOL SECGEN NOBLE'S MONTREAL VISIT; [...] Summary. CONGEN Montreal FSN Investigator and DHS/ICE Agent represented post at the March 31 conference luncheon hosted by Conseil des Relations International de Montreal (CORIM) in honor of Interpol Secretary General (SG) Ronald K. Noble. In remarks on the conference theme "Threats to Inte [...]	2005-04-05 15:59:00	Consulate Montreal	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM SOCI PTER ASEC CA
05MOSCOW11807	MORE RUSSIAN RESISTANCE TO DEMARCHE ON MILITARY [...] (S) Following up our earlier demarche (refs),Political Minister Counselor reiterated U.S. concerns regarding arms sales to Venezuela in a September 13 meeting with Anatoliy Antonov, MFA Director for Disarmament and Security Affairs. Focusing on MANPADS, Antonov replied that the Venezuelan governme [...]	2005-09-14 15:13:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL MASS VE RS
05MUMBAI1682	TERRORIST DAWOOD IBRAHIM HAUNTS INDIA FROM AFAR AS DAUGHTER WEDS IN AN AMERICAN-BRANDED HOTEL [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 13. 2. (C) Like a bad dream, terrorist and underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim returned to the headlines of India's media in July when his daughter married the son of a famous Pakistani cricket player. An upscale wedding reception brazenly took place a [...]	2005-08-08 09:38:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN PGOV PREL KCRM SA PK AE IN
05MUMBAI200	RESPONSE TO ULEMA COUNCIL - ACTION REQUEST [...] (SBU) On January 15, 2005, ConGen Mumbai received a letter from Maulana Mehmood Daryabadi, General Secretary for the All India Ulema Council. The letter requested that the USG allow members of the All India Ulema Council to lead and organize a delegation in coordination with other Islamic Orga [...]	2005-01-19 07:12:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM IN
05MUSCAT1001	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/22/2005 [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 22 to review security arrangements for the Embassy's upcoming Independence Day celebration, as well as to assess the overall security environment prior to the local weekend. The EAC agreed on both security me [...]	2005-06-22 13:30:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1007	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/25/2005 [...] (SBU) The Charge chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 25 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Em [...]	2005-06-25 13:13:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1029	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/29/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 29 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed [...]	2005-06-29 13:48:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1036	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/03/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 3 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed t [...]	2005-07-03 12:18:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1051	FONMIN ON REGIONAL ISSUES, STRIKES DOMESTIC CHORD [...] (SBU) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi gave a wide-ranging interview to a UAE-based newspaper in late-June that garnered an unusual reaction. Speaking on foreign policy issues, the Minister defended USG support for Palestine and security efforts in Iraq, as well as U.S. [...]	2005-07-06 07:36:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER SOCI KISL ETRD OPRC XF MU
05MUSCAT1058	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/06/2005 [...] (SBU) The Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (A/DCM) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 6 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingl [...]	2005-07-06 10:17:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1064	TFUK01: EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/07/2005 [...] (SBU) Pursuant to references A through D, the Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 7 to review the Embassy's security posture in light of the terrorist bombings that targeted London's transport system. Members noted no substantive changes in the local [...]	2005-07-07 15:55:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1066	TFUK01: OMAN CONDEMNS LONDON TERROR ATTACK [...] Oman News Agency (ONA) and all major Omani print and broadcast media reported July 8 a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs denouncing the July 7 terror attacks in London. The text of the ONA report is as follows: (Begin text) An official spokesman of the Foreign Ministry yeste [...]	2005-07-08 09:23:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC PTER MU
05MUSCAT1067	OMAN DENOUNCES MURDER OF EGYPTIAN DIPLOMAT IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-08 09:35:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER OPRC MU IZ
05MUSCAT1080	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/09/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 9 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...]	2005-07-09 12:31:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1092	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TERRORIST ATTACKS IN LONDON [...] The government-owned Arabic-language daily "Oman" published an editorial on July 11 entitled "The Search For Solutions To Violence": "Wars do not solve the phenomena of terrorism and violence. The solution requires a serious effort to understand terrorism's roots and causes. British PM Ton [...]	2005-07-12 10:20:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP PTER PREL MU
05MUSCAT110	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/18/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee January 18 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the Eid al Adha holiday. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC [...]	2005-01-18 11:20:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1104	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/13/2005 [...] (SBU) The Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (A/DCM) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 13 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingl [...]	2005-07-13 11:30:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1117	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/16/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 16 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the [...]	2005-07-16 11:45:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1147	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/20/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 20 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that [...]	2005-07-20 10:31:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1153	OMANI OPINION MAKERS SPEAK OUT AGAINST RELIGIOUS [...] Following the recent wave of violence in Iraq, including Omani denunciations of the terror attack in London and murder of the Egyptian ambassador-designate in Baghdad (ref B),there have been further statements by the government and press aimed at turning people away from extremist, violent re [...]	2005-07-20 12:31:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KISL KPAO PTER PGOV PREL MU
05MUSCAT1167	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/23/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 23 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed tha [...]	2005-07-23 12:22:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1169	OMAN DENOUNCES EGYPT TERROR ATTACK [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-24 08:55:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER OPRC EG MU
05MUSCAT1171	BIN ALAWI UPBEAT ON DEFEATING TERRORISM [...] Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi extensively devoted his July 23 Renaissance Day remarks, typically used to review the ministry's achievements in the preceding year, to the international problem of terrorism. Speaking to Radio Oman's "Festival Nights" program from his r [...]	2005-07-24 09:54:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER OPRC XF MU
05MUSCAT1186	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/27/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 27 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that [...]	2005-07-27 12:09:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1206	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 07/30/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on July 30 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed tha [...]	2005-07-30 12:10:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1230	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 08/06/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on August 6 to review the Embassy's security posture following the extended local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agree [...]	2005-08-06 12:48:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS KVPR MU EAC
05MUSCAT1256	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 08/10/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on August 10 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that th [...]	2005-08-11 11:11:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1259	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 08/13/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on August 13 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...]	2005-08-13 12:03:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1288	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 08/20/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on August 20 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...]	2005-08-21 11:48:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1302	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 08/24/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on August 24 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that th [...]	2005-08-24 14:36:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1311	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 08/27/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on August 27 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...]	2005-08-27 13:50:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER ABLD CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1346	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/05/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 5 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agr [...]	2005-09-06 04:28:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS KVPR MU EAC
05MUSCAT135	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/25/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee January 25 to review the Embassy's security posture following the Eid al-Adha holiday. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agr [...]	2005-01-25 12:26:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS KVPR MU EAC
05MUSCAT1361	OMANI EXPECTATIONS FOR ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs expects Arab League praise for the Gaza withdrawal and Iraq's constitutional process, and a firm denunciation of terrorism. The League will likely push for further implementation of the Roadmap, and informally pressure Syria to improve its cooperation [...]	2005-09-07 15:10:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER XF MU
05MUSCAT1363	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/07/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 7 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, [...]	2005-09-10 11:02:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1372	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/10/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 10 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed tha [...]	2005-09-11 13:22:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1396	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/14/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 14 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, [...]	2005-09-14 13:03:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1404	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/17/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 17 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed tha [...]	2005-09-17 14:40:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1434	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/21/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 21 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that [...]	2005-09-21 13:45:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1439	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/24/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 24 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed tha [...]	2005-09-25 04:15:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1446	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/26/2005 [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 26 to review the Embassy's security posture after receiving threat information related to Oman (ref B). The EAC agreed that due to the lack of target specificity, the Embassy's already heightene [...]	2005-09-27 03:34:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1452	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 09/28/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on September 28 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that [...]	2005-09-28 13:37:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1461	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 10/01/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 1 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, t [...]	2005-10-01 13:31:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1498	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 10/05/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 5 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that th [...]	2005-10-05 12:24:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1511	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 10/09/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 9 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...]	2005-10-10 12:34:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1532	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 10/12/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 12 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...]	2005-10-12 14:12:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1541	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 10/15/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 15 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend, and to discuss security preparations for the upcoming 230th U.S. Marine Corps Birthday Ball. Noting no substantive changes in the [...]	2005-10-15 13:44:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC KMSG AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1578	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 10/19/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 19 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...]	2005-10-19 13:24:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT1580	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 10/22/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on October 22 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that [...]	2005-10-22 13:22:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT161	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/29/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee January 29 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed th [...]	2005-01-30 09:53:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS KVPR MU EAC
05MUSCAT1876	OMANI INSIGHTS INTO IRAN AND IRAQ FOR NEA DAS GRAY [...] (C) Calling Iran's political scene and new government a sea of "shifting sands," royal adviser Abdulaziz al-Rawas suggested that U.S. threats have only served to shore up hardliners' support in Iranian society, and that a more positive approach should be adopted. Separately, MFA Under Secreta [...]	2005-12-17 04:32:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IR IZ MU
05MUSCAT193	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/02/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee February 2 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that [...]	2005-02-02 12:56:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER KMSG KHLS KVPR CASC MU EAC
05MUSCAT1934	GEN ABIZAID'S DECEMBER 26 MEETING WITH SULTAN [...] (C) In a convivial 80-minute exchange on December 26, Sultan Qaboos shared with USCENTCOM CDR Gen Abizaid his thoughts on Iraq, Iran, the war on terror and the state of bilateral relations. Agreeing with Gen Abizaid on many points, the Sultan argued for a less intrusive Arab role in Iraq's tr [...]	2005-12-31 05:27:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER PGOV XF IR IZ MU
05MUSCAT1940	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 12/31/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on December 31 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend and prior to the New Year holiday. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last me [...]	2005-12-31 13:19:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KSAC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT203	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/05/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee February 5 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed th [...]	2005-02-06 04:56:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT229	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/09/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee February 9 to reassess the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend, as well as to discuss security for upcoming events. The Committee concluded that there has been no change in the local secur [...]	2005-02-09 12:23:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT241	COUNTER-TERRORISM ACTION GROUP (CTAG) MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Muscat Counter-Terrorism Action Group (CTAG) met on February 2 to outline, in preparation for the April 29 CTAG meeting in London, key Omani counter-terrorism(CT) needs, and to share details of completed and planned CT assistance from G8 states. The CTAG agreed on a list of [...]	2005-02-13 12:30:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC PREL MU
05MUSCAT26	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/05/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee January 5 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed [...]	2005-01-05 09:42:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT280	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/16/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee February 16 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the E [...]	2005-02-16 13:36:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER KHLS KVPR CASC MU EAC
05MUSCAT293	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/20/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee February 20 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EA [...]	2005-02-21 11:52:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT297	RESPONSE TO SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS: A. (SBU) Yes, there are ethnic and religious communities in Oman that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations. However, as noted below, the Omani government exercises significant control over all polities in the country. B. (SBU) N [...]	2005-02-22 02:46:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER MU EAC
05MUSCAT321	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/23/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee February 23 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...]	2005-02-26 11:50:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT323	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 02/26/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee February 26 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...]	2005-02-27 02:52:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT35	STATUS OF COUNTERTERRORISM CONVENTIONS [...] (C) Following the Ambassador's December 27 conversation with the Foreign Minister (ref A),A/DCM reiterated the importance of Oman's ratifying the final two of twelve international counterterrorism conventions (ref B) in a January 5 meeting with MFA International Organizations Department Chief [...]	2005-01-05 15:14:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC MU
05MUSCAT361	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/02/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee March 2 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Emb [...]	2005-03-02 09:34:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT377	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/05/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee March 5 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Embassy [...]	2005-03-05 12:34:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT40	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/08/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee January 8 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agree [...]	2005-01-08 13:01:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT427	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/09/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee March 9 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed [...]	2005-03-09 12:51:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT442	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/12/05 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee March 12 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agree [...]	2005-03-14 12:39:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT467	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/16/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee March 16 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Em [...]	2005-03-16 12:26:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT476	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/19/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee March 19 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Embass [...]	2005-03-20 11:01:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT479	OMAN CONDEMNS QATAR TERROR ATTACK [...] (U) The March 19 VBIED attack on a theater in Doha provoked swift condemnation by the Omani government. A Foreign Ministry statement (most likely penned by Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi) released on March 20 SIPDIS pledged the Sultanate's support for Qatar's security and its prote [...]	2005-03-22 12:31:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL OPRC XF MU
05MUSCAT492	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/22/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee March 22 to review the Embassy's security posture following the terrorist bombing in Qatar. Members noted no significant changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed [...]	2005-03-23 13:38:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT533	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 03/30/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) March 30 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC [...]	2005-03-30 12:21:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT545	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/02/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 2 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the E [...]	2005-04-03 12:00:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT547	GEN ABIZAID'S 3/29 MEETING WITH SULTAN QABOOS [...] (C) In a March 29 visit by USCENTCOM CDR Gen Abizaid, Sultan Qaboos credited Saudi Arabia for tactical successes against terrorism but worried whether the Al Saud yet have a longer term strategy. He sees Iraq still at a crossroads, expressing concern over the country's territorial integrity, [...]	2005-04-04 08:08:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS PINR PGOV KDEM ETRD MARR XF IR IZ MU

05MUSCAT573	GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM ASSESSMENT: OMAN [...] (C) Oman is a successful example of cooperation in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Military cooperation is perhaps the brightest area of achievement owing to Oman's benefit from the Foreign Military Finance (FMF) program, which is beginning to fill gaping holes in its maritime and border [...]	2005-04-06 15:56:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MU
05MUSCAT576	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/06/2005 [...] (S/NF) The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 6 to discuss recent intelligence reporting related to the May 2004 arrest of al-Qaida-linked Omani nationals (ref A),as well as to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local [...]	2005-04-07 04:04:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT584	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/09/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 9 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agree [...]	2005-04-10 02:54:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT599	GEN ABIZAID'S MEETINGS WITH OMANI FOREIGN, DEFENSE [...] (C) Senior Omani foreign affairs and defense officials shared views with CENTCOM CDR Gen Abizaid on the brewing tensions between the U.S. and Iran, with the Omanis consistently advocating direct dialogue as a means to ease pressures and forestall an Iranian nuclear program. The Omanis shared [...]	2005-04-12 02:52:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR PTER SMIG MNUC XF XD MU
05MUSCAT619	OMAN: FOLLOW UP ON LIGHTER BAN DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-13 13:22:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER MU
05MUSCAT620	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/13/2005 [...] (SBU) The CDA chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 13 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Embassy' [...]	2005-04-15 04:26:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT631	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/16/2005 [...] (SBU) The CDA chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 16 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Embassy [...]	2005-04-17 04:57:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT670	EXBS: PORT SALALAH RIPE TARGET FOR PROGRAMMING [...] (C) With over 30,000 containers on site at any given time and scant screening capabilities, Port Salalah could conceivably be a vulnerable spot in weapons of mass destruction (WMD) import/export or transshipment. Including the port in the Container Security Initiative and expanding our EXBS p [...]	2005-04-24 12:36:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT PARM ETRD PREL PTER ASEC MU
05MUSCAT683	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/24/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 24 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed th [...]	2005-04-26 02:45:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT699	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/27/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 27 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that t [...]	2005-04-30 02:46:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT70	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/12/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee January 12 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EA [...]	2005-01-13 16:23:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT711	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 04/30/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) April 30 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...]	2005-05-02 02:47:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT744	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/04/2005 [...] (SBU) The Deputy Chief of Mission chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 4 to discuss the local security situation and review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment sinc [...]	2005-05-04 15:39:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT752	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/07/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 7 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...]	2005-05-09 03:28:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT768	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/11/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 11 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...]	2005-05-14 02:43:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT778	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/14/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) May 14 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that th [...]	2005-05-15 02:36:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT8	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/02/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee January 2 to review the Embassy's security posture following to the local holiday weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the [...]	2005-01-02 13:31:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS KVPR MU EAC
05MUSCAT818	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/18/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 18 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...]	2005-05-18 14:20:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT834	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/21/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 21 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...]	2005-05-22 11:56:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT84	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 01/16/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee January 16 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local holiday weekend. Members of the EAC noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC a [...]	2005-01-16 13:11:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT850	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/25/2005 [...] (SBU) The CDA chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on May 25 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...]	2005-05-25 10:44:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT858	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 05/29/2005 [...] (SBU) The CDA chaired a meeting of the full Emergency Action Committee (EAC) May 29 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local holiday weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that th [...]	2005-05-29 10:51:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT886	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/01/2005 [...] (SBU) The CDA chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 1 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the Embassy [...]	2005-06-01 12:09:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT898	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/04/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 4 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...]	2005-06-04 14:49:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT922	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/08/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 8 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...]	2005-06-08 08:03:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT937	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/11/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 11 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...]	2005-06-12 03:07:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT967	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/15/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 15 to review the Embassy's security posture prior to the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...]	2005-06-15 11:22:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05MUSCAT977	EMBASSY MUSCAT EAC - 06/18/2005 [...] (SBU) The Ambassador chaired a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on June 18 to review the Embassy's security posture following the local weekend. Members noted no substantive changes in the local security environment since the last meeting. Accordingly, the EAC agreed that the [...]	2005-06-18 14:06:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC KHLS MU EAC
05NAIROBI1591	CJTF-HOA BRINGS EDUCATION TO DISADVANTAGED MUSLIM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 6, DCM, accompanied by COL Wendy Fontela, Political Advisor, CJTF-HOA, dedicated the new girls' secondary school in Bute, Wajir North constituency, in Kenya's under-developed and almost exclusively Muslim Northeastern Province. This school was the local MP and the co [...]	2005-04-14 13:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PTER PHUM SOCI KGHA KISL KPAO MOPS KE
05NAIROBI1668	THE PORT OF MOMBASA: DETERIORATION, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Port of Mombasa is the largest port in the Horn of Africa, and is the economic lifeblood for the entire East Africa region. It is managed by a wholly- owned government parastatal, the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). The Port is currently overwhelmed by a growing trade volume, [...]	2005-04-20 10:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ETTC EINV ELTN EWWT AMGT ABLD ASUP ATRN PREL PTER SNAR KSTC KE
05NAIROBI2166	JOINT US-UK DEMARCHE TO PRESS GOK FOR PROGRESS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Provincial Administrator and National Security Minister Michuki committed to supporting the US-UK sponsored Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) initiative for Kenya in a May 20 meeting with the Ambassador and British High Commissioner Clay. Michuki cited the need to make use of [...]	2005-05-25 15:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PREL KE
05NAIROBI2167	TERRORISM TRIALS: MAGISTRATE ORDERS DEFENSE TO [...] (U) In a minor victory for the Global War on Terrorism, the presiding magistrate for the conspiracy trial against suspected al Qaida terrorists responsible for the November 2002 twin terrorist attacks in Mombasa and Kikambala ruled May 25th that the prosecution had presented enough evidence [...]	2005-05-25 15:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PHUM PGOV KISL KE
05NAIROBI2409	TERRORISM TRIALS: MURDER SUSPECTS RELEASED [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Kenyan judge ordered June 9 the immediate release of four al Qaida suspects who had been on trial for murder. He ruled the prosecution failed to provide any evidence connecting the accused to the November 2002 suicide-bombing against the Israeli-owned Paradise Hotel in Kikam [...]	2005-06-09 15:46:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC CASC PHUM PGOV KISL KE IS
05NAIROBI2424	TERRORISM TRIALS: GOK - "WE AGONIZE, BUT ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Acting Foreign Minister has expressed surprise and disappointment at the June 9 court decision to release four major terrorism suspects, but admits there is little that can be done publicly to mitigate the damage. The Kenyan Government is hesitant to file an appeal and remains [...]	2005-06-10 14:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KISL KDEM PINS ASEC
05NAIROBI2515	CHARGE MEETS WITH INTERNAL SECURITY PS GITUAI ON [...] (C) Summary. National Security Permanent Secretary (PS) Gituai and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Director Gichangi confirmed in a June 16 meeting with the Charge' d'Affaires, a.i. (CDA) that a working committee in the Office of the President has been constituted to review the Joint T [...]	2005-06-17 13:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC KE SO
05NAIROBI2519	TERRORISM TRIALS: SUGGESTED LETTER FROM SECRETARY [...] (C) In the wake of the June 9 ruling in the Kikambala murder trials reftels Post believes a display of high-level interest from Washington would be useful for advancing our counter-terrorism objectives in Kenya. Post proposes that the Secretary send a letter to her counterpart, Foreign Minist [...]	2005-06-20 06:12:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM KISL ASEC CASC KE
05NAIROBI2617	LAMU: BUDDING NEGATIVE SENTIMENTS TOWARD THE U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff traveled with the CJTF-HOA Civil Affairs (CA) team to Lamu to gauge local sentiments toward the U.S. and to visit Siyu, the village from which three of the recently-released Kikambala terror suspects hail. Frustrations with the U.S. are mounting in Lamu due to several re [...]	2005-06-24 12:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC EAID PGOV PINS KISL KPAO KE
05NAIROBI4002	UK FRUSTRATIONS WITH CT COOPERATION IN KENYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: British counterparts told Poloffs September 19 they are focusing their counter-terrorism (CT) efforts in Kenya on border and aviation security and have money to spend in both arenas. They are, however, frustrated with the Kenyan government,s lackluster CT performance and also c [...]	2005-09-26 13:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER MARR MOPS PGOV KE
05NAIROBI4003	SOMALILANDERS SEIZE JIHADISTS [...] (C) Media reports from BBC and Al Jazeera describe a September 22-23 shoot-out in Hargeisa, Somaliland. The shoot-out ended in seizure of four to eight individuals, some of whom the Somaliland government claims are "foreign Al Qaeda operatives." (NOTE: In the Somaliland context, "foreign" ca [...]	2005-09-26 14:30:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PINS PGOV PHUM SO KE
05NAIROBI4063	POSSIBLE THREAT INFORMATION RECEIVED BY AMBASSADOR [...] (S/NF) The following information was passed to post's Ambassador at a function held at his home on Sunday, September 24. The diplomat who passed the information, which was typed on a plain white piece of paper, stated he had been given this information but had no way to check it's veracity an [...]	2005-09-28 13:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	ASEC PINR PTER
05NAIROBI4331	AMBASSADOR PRESSES KENYAN MFA ON SECURITY AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Ambassador stressed continuing U.S. security concerns and urged the Kenyan government to focus on combating terrorism during his October 7 meeting with Foreign Ministry's Permanent Secretary. PS Mbaya emphasized Kenya's concerns re Somalia as a source of threats and pledged the K [...]	2005-10-18 13:54:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PREL ASEC PTER KE SO
05NAIROBI4409	MOMBASA MUSLIMS SEE ORANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The vast majority of Muslims in Mombasa actively support the &Orange8 campaign for a "no" (or, "Orange") vote in November's referendum on the proposed new Kenyan constitution. While most Muslim leaders rally around contentious issues such as devolution of power and Khadis cour [...]	2005-10-25 02:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC EAID PGOV PINS KISL KE
05NAIROBI4559	KENYA PURSUING PURCHASE OF F5'S FROM SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post has received Kenyan End-Use Monitoring (EUM) Assurances for a pending purchase of 14 used F-5 aircraft from Saudi Arabia. In separate meetings with the Permanent Secretaries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, Ambassador and DCM addressed concerns surrounding the impending purc [...]	2005-11-03 01:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PTER MASS PREL KE
05NAIROBI4636	G-8 COUNTER-TERRORISM COORDINATION IN KENYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 5th session of the &Nairobi G-8 Counter Terrorist Action Group8 met November 8 to discuss bialteral counter-terrorism assistance programs in Kenya and to better coordinate programs so as not to duplicate efforts. Unlike past sessions, in which the U.S. and U.K. were the only [...]	2005-11-09 12:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV EAID KE
05NAIROBI4757	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KIBAKI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary Zoellick and Kenyan President Kibaki agreed November 8 to keep pressure on the Sudanese parties to implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Zoellick pushed for greater Kenyan progress on counter-terrorism and the Kenyans urged greater U.S. engagement on Som [...]	2005-11-16 07:03:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PTER SU SO KE SLM CPA
05NAIROBI4764	COASTAL SECURITY KEY TO KENYAN COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members of post,s Coastal Security Working Group discussed the security situation and options for engagement with law enforcement and local leaders during a three-day visit to Lamu. The U.S. Navy Special Warfare training program in Lamu is progressing well, and post is looking [...]	2005-11-16 10:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC MARR PGOV PREL PINS KISL KE
05NAIROBI4866	SOMALI PIRACY -- ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (S) Country Team elements directly engaged in the issue of piracy off the Somali coast met to discuss the impact of possible interdiction operations in the Somali political, clan, and CT context. We recommend options that mitigate any impact on the current Somali political process or on- goin [...]	2005-11-25 05:47:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI4903	SOMALIA PIRACY -- JOWHAR-TFG MEMBERS LET CONTRACT [...] (C) Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minster Ali Mohamed Gedi has confirmed that members of the TFG allied with President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed signed on November 25 a contract with a U.S.-origin company to provide coastal security and training services. The primary goal see [...]	2005-11-29 01:31:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI4928	FOLLOW UP TO ETHIOPIANS ARRESTED AT JOMO KENYATTA [...] (S/NF) Explosive residue examination conducted by SIMO (using post's itemisers) on the left insole of the pair of shoes discussed in reftels, detected traces of the highly explosive substance, Pentaerythrol Trinitrate (PETN). On 11/28, Embassy Legal Attach and SIMO expert were given access to [...]	2005-11-29 12:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	ASEC PTER KE
05NAIROBI4957	SOMALIA PRIME MINISTER BY TURNS ACCUSATORY, [...] (C) Somali Prime Minister Gedi November 25 alternately accused the USG of abandoning Somalis to the killing clutches of Mogadishu warlords, and sought our advice on building a "third way" in Parliament -- depending on who was in the room. He admitted he and the Jowhar TFG faction were taking [...]	2005-11-30 12:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI5000	FOREIGN MINISTRY URGES US ACTION ON SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Boaz Mbaya in a December 2 meeting, urged the U.S. SIPDIS to consider greater involvement in Somalia -- in both resolving the political standoff, and in curbing piracy. The DCM and AF/E Deputy Director Deborah Malac reminded Mbay [...]	2005-12-02 10:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KE SO
05NAIROBI5019	SOMALIA POLICY CONSIDERATIONS [...] (C) As the Department develops new approaches to Somalia, Post recommends the USG seek a role in bringing into being -- and sustaining -- a coalition of Somalis that can rule Somalia and combat the violent Islamists. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi welcomes the opportunity to forward [...]	2005-12-05 13:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI5075	GOVERNMENT WANTS U.S. TO RECOGNIZE KENYA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kenya's lead official for Internal Security beseeched visiting AF/E Deputy Director for the United States to recognize the totality of security measures the government had implemented, and not focus too sharply on reviving the Joint Terrorism Task Force as a marker of Kenyan commi [...]	2005-12-08 12:13:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KE SO
05NAIROBI5094	KENYA: 2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-09 08:19:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM PTER KTFN EFIN KE
05NAIROBI5156	SOMALIA: ITALIAN DEPUTY MFA SEEKS USG - EU UNITY [...] (C) Italy's Deputy Foreign Minister Alfredo Mantica queried Ambassador December 13 on the probable outcome of the USG's Somalia policy review. He confidently pushed for the USG to join a "common EU position" in support of the Transitional Federal Government's (TFG) Prime Minister and the exec [...]	2005-12-16 06:45:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO EAID SO KE
05NAIROBI5171	Transport Ministry Seeks Cooperation on Somalia [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya Transport Ministry Permanent Secretary Ikiara told the DCM December 7 that Kenya seeks SIPDIS an international response to piracy off the Somali coast, and may call a meeting of concerned nations to coordinate. Ikiara will chair an interagency meeting next week to deter [...]	2005-12-19 09:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT EAIR PTER PGOV MASS KE
05NAIROBI5180	KENYA: 2005 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (U) This is post's submission for the 2005 Annual Terrorism Report. The first section updates the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism section on Kenya. The second section provides supplemental information. Proposed Text for Patterns of Global Terrorism Report ------------------------------- [...]	2005-12-20 01:42:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC MARR EFIN KE
05NAIROBI5240	AMBASSADOR RAISES ISSUES OF U.S. CONCERN WITH NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador raised several issues of concern in our bilateral relationship during December 20 meeting with newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Raphael Tuju, including: counter-terrorism, Article 98, Rewards for Justice, travel warnings, narcotics, public corruption, [...]	2005-12-23 03:29:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SNAR MASS CASC KCOR KE SO SU AU KICC
05NASSAU775	POSSIBLE EXPLOSIVES DETECTED IN NASSAU [...] (U) On April 22, 2005 at 0515 hours, Embassy/Nassau local guard conducted three random swipes of two trailers parked outside the McDonalds Restaurant, located approximately 45 feet from the entrance to Embassy. The trailers are utilized by McDonalds Restaurant to store food and supplies and are [...]	2005-04-22 18:28:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER
05NDJAMENA115	CHAD: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Summary: Chad continues to be a strong partner in the global war against terrorism. Chad was not covered in the 2003 Patterns of Global Terrorism Report. Post responses are keyed to reftel paragraph 15. A. The Government of Chad continues to take significant actions to support the globa [...]	2005-01-25 09:14:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU PTER
05NEWDELHI1075	INDIA: SAARC DECISION SENT A MESSAGE TO DHAKA [...] (C) Summary: The GOI remains unapologetic about the last minute cancellation of the SAARC Summit and the resulting unhappiness in Dhaka. In this context, on February 9, the MEA urged PolCouns not to underestimate the extent to which developments in Bangladesh influenced India's decision not to atte [...]	2005-02-10 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECIN ENRG BG IN
05NEWDELHI1113	NATWAR SINGH TO RESTART INDO-PAK DIALOGUE IN ISLAMABAD [...] (C) Summary: FM Natwar Singh's February 15-17 trip to Islamabad will be an opportunity for the two governments to re-engage at a high level after a hiatus of nearly two months, during which the most important bilateral stories -- Islamabad's request for World Bank assistance to resolve the Ba [...]	2005-02-11 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1274	NAXALITES AND SYMPATHIZERS ENCOURAGED BY NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: In a reflection of India's mounting concern about internal disorder, Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee recently described India's Naxalite insurgency as "the gravest threat to our internal security." This worry is also reflected in the stern GOI reaction to the coup in Nepal, wi [...]	2005-02-18 05:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ELAB PHUM PINR IN NP
05NEWDELHI1282	CROSS-LOC BUS DEAL HAILED AS ""MOTHER OF ALL CBMS"" [...] (C) Summary: After several weeks in which the process of Indo-Pak normalization appeared to be grinding to a halt (Ref B),this week's Islamabad deal has shifted the dynamic, at least temporarily, in a much more constructive direction. PM Manmohan Singh's fingerprints were clearly in evidence [...]	2005-02-18 09:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1305	MISSION INTEREST IN DEVELOPING RADIOLOGICAL [...] (S) Taking advantage of the February 8-10 visit by DOE and Department officials seeking to engage the GOI in the Regional Radiological Security Partnership (reftel),we sought more information about the impact of a hypothetical radiological attack on Mission facilities. DCM noted that GOI su [...]	2005-02-18 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	ASEC PREL PTER KRAD IN
05NEWDELHI1546	MEA CAUTIOUSLY UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK [...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 conversation with PolCouns and Poloff, outgoing MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K Singh was generally upbeat about short-term Indo-Pak rapprochement, and expressed cautious optimism about long-term sustainability of this trend. After shari [...]	2005-03-01 11:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR MOPS KNNP IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1551	TERRORIST THREATS MARR SUCCESSFUL KASHMIR POLLS [...] (C) Summary: The February J&K municipal elections produced largely positive results. Participation, among the most important criteria for defining a ""successful"" election in the state, greatly exceeded expectations (even in areas with a history of alienation from New Delhi),proving again [...]	2005-03-01 12:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN PK
05NEWDELHI1764	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL PRAKASH,S MARCH 19-28 VISIT TO USA [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Clark, we greatly appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit to the USA of your counterpart, Admiral Arun Prakash, India's Chief of Naval Staff and Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee. President Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agree that Indo-US relati [...]	2005-03-08 05:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MASS MOPS PTER PK XD IZ IN
05NEWDELHI1872	HOME MINISTER UPBEAT ON KASHMIR, WORRIES OF POTENTIAL MAOIST SPILLOVER FROM NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: In a March 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Home Minister Shivraj Patil credited Pakistan with reducing infiltration, called the law and order situation in the state ""more comfortable,"" and expressed confidence that the first Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus would roll on schedule on Apr [...]	2005-03-10 13:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK NP IN
05NEWDELHI2185	MEA DEFENDS RECORD ON BURMA AHEAD OF FM SINGH TRIP [...] (C) Summary: Joint Secretary (SE Asia I) Mitra Vashishta defended India's policies in Burma in a March 17 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, suggesting that progress on democratic reforms was dependent on engagement with the Burmese body politic, and warning that the USG focus on Aung San Suu K [...]	2005-03-22 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ENRG PTER IN BM BD
05NEWDELHI2189	TERRORIST FINANCE: LET PRENOTIFICATION [...] (C) PolCouns and Poloff on March 22 delivered Ref A talking points and supporting non-paper to newly ensconced MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha. Sinha welcomed the news of adding Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) to the UNSC 1267 Committee list of organizations affiliated [...]	2005-03-22 13:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI2226	LOOKING TO MUSHARRAF VISIT, MEA UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK [...] (C) Summary: Recently ensconced MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha was largely upbeat on Indo-Pak relations during a March 22 introductory meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, especially with regard to the Indo-Pak cricket series and the anticipated April 16-17 visit o [...]	2005-03-23 11:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2266	GOI DEMARCHE: INDIA SEEKS MORE ON IC-814 [...] (C) During a March 23 meeting with DCM and PolCouns and pursuant to discussions at the August-September 2004 US-India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S Jaishankar delivered the following SIPDIS non-paper requesting USG assistance with the GOI investi [...]	2005-03-24 12:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN GOI
05NEWDELHI227	AID TO THE TIGERS: ON THE SAME PAGE [...] (C) Summary: In a January 7 meeting with MEA Director (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives) Taranjit Singh Sandhu, PolCouns explained the USG position on tsunami disaster relief for Tiger controlled areas in Sri Lanka, including the US intention not to deploy military forces to LTTE areas. Sandhu res [...]	2005-01-10 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AEMR EAID MASS PTER SOCI CE BG IN
05NEWDELHI2270	A SMALL STEP, A GIANT LEAP: FULL SPEED AHEAD FOR KASHMIR BUS [...] (C) Summary: Preparations for what J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has called the ""mother of all CBMs,"" the first bus to cross the LOC in 58 years on April 7, are on track, with the J&K government and GOI moving purposefully to ensure a successful launch. Initial passengers will be [...]	2005-03-24 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK
05NEWDELHI2474	OFFER TO SECURE THE KASHMIR BUS LINE [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-01 14:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER IN PK
05NEWDELHI2550	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON,S APRIL 13-16 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Fallon, we welcome your upcoming visit to India, coming at a time of excellent relations in a fast maturing defense cooperation relationship. You also come soon after Secretary of State Rice's first visit last month, which has been characterized as the most successful visit o [...]	2005-04-05 14:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL MASS MOPS PTER IN US
05NEWDELHI2586	MORE THAN CRICKET: MUSHARRAF TO HAVE FULL BILATERAL VISIT [...] (C) MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told PolCouns and Poloff on April 5 that the GOI is hoping for ""something more concrete than an exchange of views"" when President Musharraf meets Prime Minister Singh and other leaders during his April 16-18 visit to New Delhi [...]	2005-04-06 11:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2604	TERRORIST ATTACK ON SYMBOL OF KASHMIR BUS [...] This is an action request. See para 3. 2. The April 6 fidayeen (suicide) attack in Srinagar (Ref A) was targeted at the most significant Indo-Pak CBM in years, the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad Bus, which is scheduled to travel April 7 for the first time in 58 years between Indian and Pakistani [...]	2005-04-06 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PK IN
05NEWDELHI2606	ICRC FRUSTRATED WITH INDIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (S) Summary: In a April 1 confidential briefing on GOI detention centers in Kashmir, ICRC XXXXXXXXXXXX described to D/Polcouns torture methods and relatively stable trend lines of prisoner abuses by Indian security forces, based on data derived from 1491 interviews with detainees during 2002-2004. [...]	2005-04-06 13:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PHUM PREL PTER IN PK
05NEWDELHI2608	GWOT ASSESSMENT: MISSION INDIA INPUT [...] (C) Summary: Mission welcomes the opportunity to share its views on ways to expand our GWOT efforts and cooperation with New Delhi as solicited in Refs A and B. We agree with the overall thrust of the Bureau's approach (Ref C),but suggest additional focus on: -- Continued pressing of Isla [...]	2005-04-06 15:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI2631	HISTORIC SRINAGAR-MUZAFFARABAD ""PEACE CARAVAN"" ROLLS! [...] (C) Summary: In an act of personal and political courage, the Prime Minister, joined by key cabinet and Congress Party colleagues, traveled to Srinagar on April 7 to inaugurate the bus service that has captured the imaginations of Kashmiris on both sides of the LOC. Emphasizing that ""nothing [...]	2005-04-07 13:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK IN
05NEWDELHI2633	TERRORIST FINANCE: HIYARI AND BUISIR [...] (C) On April 7, Poloff delivered talking points and supporting non-papers from Reftels to MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall, who thanked us for sharing the information. Understanding that the prenotification of the Hiyari and Buisir designations should be held tightly until after the public a [...]	2005-04-07 13:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IN JO EI SA
05NEWDELHI2792	DAS GASTRIGHT ENCOURAGES COORDINATION ON BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: In an April 18 meeting with MEA Joint Secretary Neelam Deo (Bangladesh),SA DAS John Gastright SIPDIS emphasized that all concerned countries, not just India and the US, should encourage the BDG to improve its governance. Deo agreed that Bangladesh was still at a point where it could r [...]	2005-04-13 13:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL IN BG US
05NEWDELHI2866	INDIA UPBEAT ON MUSHARRAF MINI-SUMMIT, BUT KEEPING [...] (C) Summary: India is expecting a successful April 16-18 visit by the Pakistan President, largely because Musharraf has laid out positive and realistic goals that mesh with New Delhi's. The Reuters interview he gave on the eve of his departure was music to India's ears, and was taken here as [...]	2005-04-15 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2884	INDO-PAK MINI-SUMMIT BURIES ""GHOST OF AGRA"" [...] (C) Summary: India and Pakistan exorcised the ghost of the (failed) 2001 Agra Summit during President Musharraf's April 16-18 visit to New Delhi, with a solid list of CBMs, muted discussion on Kashmir, and very positive personal interactions (with more high-level visits possible this year). [...]	2005-04-18 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2925	NARAYANAN WORRIED ABOUT NEPAL AND BANGLADESH, PLEASED WITH MUSHARRAF VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with SA A/S Rocca and Charge on April 18, Indian NSA MK Narayanan expressed concern about trends in Nepal and Bangladesh. On Nepal, the King had no policy to restore democracy or defeat the Maoists, which worried New Delhi because the insurgents were becoming more aggres [...]	2005-04-19 11:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN BG NP PK
05NEWDELHI2951	REGIONAL DIALOGUE WITH A/S ROCCA: NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: During their April 18 Regional Dialogue discussion, A/S Rocca and MEA officials reviewed recent developments in Nepal, with the GOI offering a pessimistic assessment of the King's intentions. (See septel for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka portions). Following the Indian Ambassador's [...]	2005-04-20 10:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER NP IN
05NEWDELHI2994	MEA SAYS ""CRICKET SUMMIT"" RE-FRAMED INDO-PAK AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: In a March 20 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha dismissed the suggestion that India had obtained more than Pakistan from the ""Cricket Summit,"" highlighting Manmohan Singh's vision of a new agenda for Indo-Pak relatio [...]	2005-04-21 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3017	COMMANDER USPACOM MEETS DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) On 13 April 2005, Commander USPACOM met with Deputy National Security Advisor Ambassador Vijay Nambiar at the NSA's conferencing facility at the Cabinet Secretariat Building. Nambiar was joined by 10 members of the National Security Counsel. Also attending the meeting were PACOM staff, U [...]	2005-04-22 07:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PTER IN
05NEWDELHI3218	PARADIGM SHIFT ON KASHMIR UNDERWAY [...] (C) Summary: President Musharraf's landmark visit to Delhi has strengthened the paradigm shift underway in India about the prospects for progress on Kashmir. Under the leadership of PM Manmohan Singh and the Pakistani President, the two countries have broken their impasse over Kashmir as the [...]	2005-04-28 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK IN
05NEWDELHI3431	GOI EXPECTS BHUTANESE REFUGEE SURVEYS TO CONTINUE, [...] (C) Summary: During a May 2 meeting with a visiting G/PRM/DRL/DHS delegation in India to review Tibetan and Bhutanese refugee issues, MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae offered his view that the UNHCR "had met the concerns" of HMGN in order to resume the registration of Bhutanese refugees [...]	2005-05-06 11:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PTER IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI3494	MEA HOPEFUL NEPAL'S KING MAY ENGAGE PARTIES ON [...] (C) Summary: In a May 9 meeting with visiting Assistant Secretary for South Asia Christina Rocca, MEA Joint Secretary SIPDIS (North) Ranjit Rae welcomed the May 8 publication of a common platform by the Nepalese political parties as a potential "basis for talks" with King Gyanendra. The GO [...]	2005-05-10 06:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS PTER IN NP
05NEWDELHI352	MEA NON-PAPER ON TERRORIST CAMPS IN PAKISTAN AND PAKISTANI KASHMIR [...] (C) MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) Arun K Singh on January 12 showed PolCouns and Poloffs information on the locations and size of eight terrorist camps located in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir. The data are as follows: 2. (S) Begin list: -- Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (L [...]	2005-01-13 12:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI355	MEA UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK, DESPITE SLOW PACE [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Foreign Ministry remains optimistic about Indo-Pak relations, despite slow progress in the recent round of the Composite Dialogue, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) Arun K Singh told SIPDIS PolCouns and Poloffs on January 12. ""The process has mo [...]	2005-01-13 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3587	SRINAGAR CAR BOMB: NEW KASHMIR TERRORIST M.O.? [...] (U) A car bomb exploded in the summer capital of J&K on May 11, killing two persons, injuring more than 50, and damaging more than one dozen vehicles and some 40 shops and other buildings. J&K police sources have confirmed the casualty figures, and report that the blast was an improvised exp [...]	2005-05-12 09:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PK IN
05NEWDELHI3647	GOI RENEWS CALL FOR IC-814 INFO AS TRIAL NEARS END [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) During a May 9 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall delivered the following non-paper requesting USG assistance with the GOI investigation into the December 1999 IC-814 hijacking. The non-paper is id [...]	2005-05-13 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK AF GOI
05NEWDELHI3717	NSA NARAYANAN PRESSES FOR ACTION AGAINST LET, WELCOMES EXCHANGE ON NEPAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-17 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	IN MASS NP PK PREL PTER INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3745	MEA UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK, CLEARER ON SIACHEN [...] (C) Summary: In a May 18 meeting with Polcouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha gave us the clearest GOI position on Siachen we have had in some time, stressing that settlement will require a signed map showing current troop positions in order to close [...]	2005-05-18 13:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS ENRG IN PK AF TX INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3769	MEA PROVIDES "NEXT STEPS" FOR US-INDIA CT JWG [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- see Para 4. 2. (U) Summary: MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall recently gave Poloff the GOI's understanding of the next steps agreed to at the August 31-September 1, 2004, Sixth Meeting of the India-US Counter-Terrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG),with a r [...]	2005-05-19 11:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL EFIN SNAR TBIO IN AF PK CE BG NP US INDO PAK

05NEWDELHI3846	SUSPECTS ABOUND IN TWIN DELHI CINEMA BOMB BLASTS [...] (C) Summary: No person or group has yet claimed responsibility for the explosions in two New Delhi movie theaters on May 22 that killed one person and injured at least 50. Both cinemas, located in neighborhoods with large Sikh populations, were screening the controversial detective film "Jo [...]	2005-05-24 12:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER ASEC OVIP PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI3882	TERRORIST FINANCE: JI-3 AND IJG PRENOTIFICATIONS [...] (C) During a May 19 meeting with Poloff, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall expressed gratitude on behalf of the MEA's Americas and International Security divisions for keeping them in the loop on Washington's diplomatic CT efforts (Refs A-D). Admitting that MEA had limited information on ter [...]	2005-05-25 12:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KTFN IN ID UZ PK
05NEWDELHI3969	INDIAN FOCUS ON FROZEN, WET, AND SOFT PAK BORDERS [...] (C) Summary: New Delhi is currently focused on three Indo-Pak territorial disputes, with senior officials in Islamabad discussing two of them, demilitarizing Siachen Glacier (May 26-27) and demarcating the international border at Sir Creek (May 28-29). Conventional thinking in Delhi is that, [...]	2005-05-27 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4089	PM OPTIMISTIC ON INDO-PAK BUT COUNSELS AGAINST [...] (U) Summary: Speaking to foreign journalists on May 30 regarding the UPA government's one year anniversary, PM Manmohan Singh offered an upbeat assessment of Indo-Pak relations, but warned that a major terrorist attack could still derail the peace process. He also advised against artificial [...]	2005-06-01 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG CE IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4131	INDIAN PUNDITS PRESS FOR NEW DIRECTION IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: Delhi-based Nepal-watchers are split in their diagnosis of the strength of the competing factions in Nepal, and on their prescriptions for an end to the country's political crisis. The GOI decision to release non-lethal military assistance to the RNA and press reports of Indian [...]	2005-06-02 12:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MASS IN NP UK
05NEWDELHI4200	GOI CAUTIOUS ON SEPARATIST VISIT TO PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary: During a June 3 farewell call that GOI Kashmir Interlocutor NN Vohra requested with soon-to-depart D/Polcouns, the senior official focused on two unprecedented events: the ground-breaking visit of what he termed "so-called moderate separatists" to Pakistani Kashmir and Pakistan p [...]	2005-06-03 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4330	INDO-BANGLADESHI RELATIONS SOUR [...] (C) Summary: Relations between India and Bangladesh have soured since the April 16 killing of a BSF guard along the India-Bangladesh border, with increased concerns about illegal migration and terrorist groups along the border and calls for a more aggressive Indian policy towards the GOB. At [...]	2005-06-09 05:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM KWMN BG IN
05NEWDELHI4434	INDIA SUPPORTS SRI LANKA'S JOINT MECHANISM AND AIR [...] (C) Summary: During Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga's visit to New Delhi on June 2-3, PM Singh gave GOI conditional support for the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS),discussed concerns about the LTTE's air capability, and offered to upgrade Sri Lankan Air Forc [...]	2005-06-13 11:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS ECON CE IN
05NEWDELHI4449	SIKH TERRORISTS, WEAPONS CACHES SEIZED AFTER DELHI [...] (C) Summary: The recent arrests of terrorists from the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) group -- which is proscribed under the US Terrorist Exclusion List -- included all the main conspirators in the May 22 twin cinema bombings as well as a BKI leader who had escaped police custody earlier t [...]	2005-06-13 13:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IN PK CA GM TH TC
05NEWDELHI4532	GOI DECLINES OFFER OF ITEMIZERS FOR KASHMIR BUS [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-15 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER IN PK
05NEWDELHI4619	AMBASSADOR JONES DISCUSSES INDIAN OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with the GOI, strategic analysts, and journalists in New Delhi on June 10, Iraq Coordinator Ambassador Richard Jones encouraged high-level GOI participation at the upcoming US-EU conference on Iraq and suggested several priority areas in which the GOI may support pol [...]	2005-06-17 10:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID IZ IN
05NEWDELHI4721	SCENESETTER FOR INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MUKHERJEE,S 25 JUNE - 2 JULY VISIT TO THE USA [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Rumsfeld, we appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit of Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee, and see many opportunities to accelerate our burgeoning defense cooperation with a nation we believe to be the key to a prosperous and peaceful future for South A [...]	2005-06-21 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL ETTC ETRD KNNP MASS PTER IN NP PK IZ IR
05NEWDELHI4798	INDIA READY TO COOPERATE WITH IRAQ ON SECURITY AND [...] (C) DCM spoke to Iraqi Charge Muayad Hussain on June 23 to share with him the text of Indian FM Singh's statement at the US-EU Conference on Iraq (text below). Highlighting the FM's offer that, "We stand ready to cooperate with Iraq in providing assistance in capacity building, for security [...]	2005-06-23 12:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG IZ IN
05NEWDELHI492	INDIA DOWNPLAYS LOC CEASEFIRE VIOLATION [...] (C) New Delhi has publicly downplayed the January 18 evening incident of artillery fire at the LOC, the first such case since guns fell silent in November 2003, and has assigned its Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) to discuss the incident with his Pakistani counterpart via a reg [...]	2005-01-19 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI496	BHUTANESE AMBASSADOR: SECURITY SITUATION IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: The poor security situation in Nepal, instability of the government in Kathmandu, and uncertainty over future GON willingness to deliver on any inherited agreements will hinder the refugee repatriation process, Bhutanese Ambassador Lyonpo Dago Tshering told the Ambassador on Jan [...]	2005-01-19 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF PTER IN NP BT UNHCR
05NEWDELHI5048	U/S BURNS' DISCUSSIONS ON SOUTH ASIAN ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: U/S Nicholas Burns met with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on June 25 to review Indo-Pak SIPDIS relations, Iran, Nepal, Bangladesh, and briefly Sri Lanka. Although pleased with the groundswell of support for people-to-people exchanges with Pakistan, Saran warned that a single [...]	2005-07-01 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PK AF IR NP BG CE IN US
05NEWDELHI5165	LET PRIME SUSPECT IN SYMBOLIC AYODHYA ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: The July 5 attempt by suspected Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) terrorists to wreck the controversial Ayodhya temple site was foiled by Indian security forces who had been previously alerted that the group might target religious sites. The incident, however, is causing significant rippl [...]	2005-07-06 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM IN PK
05NEWDELHI5216	BJP MISCALCULATES AGAIN: EFFORTS TO CAPITALIZE ON [...] (C) Summary: BJP attempts to capitalize on the July 5 Ayodhya terrorist attack have largely fallen flat, and opposition calls for the resignation of Home Minister Patil and the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister have evoked little popular response. BJP calls for nationwide strikes and demonstrations [...]	2005-07-07 11:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER KISL IN PK
05NEWDELHI5226	PM: SPIKE IN TERRORISM COULD THREATEN INDO-PAK [...] (C) Summary: In addition to the July 6 attack in Ayodhya, senior J&K politicians and civilian officials are increasingly under terrorist attack, and a long string of bombings in Kashmir is growing more lethal. The recent incidents in J&K, coupled with the Ayodhya attack (Ref A),led to PM Si [...]	2005-07-07 12:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI5318	INDIA REVIVES TOP-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT WITH BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Meetings between the Foreign Secretaries of India and Bangladesh in New Delhi on June 21-22 provided the first opportunity after a two year gap for the nations' top diplomats to turn around deteriorating relations by airing disagreements, reviving several working groups, and plann [...]	2005-07-11 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM KWMN ETRD ENRG BD IN
05NEWDELHI5319	INDIA HOPING TO LURE NEPAL MAOISTS INTO POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: In a July 11 meeting with MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae, PolCouns emphasized the need to SIPDIS coordinate USG and GOI policy to prevent sending mixed messages to the Nepalese political parties, Maoists, and King, and expressed concern about the risks inherent in New [...]	2005-07-11 13:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PHUM PTER IN NP AF CE
05NEWDELHI5382	DELHI WORRIED ABOUT SPIKE IN TERRORISM, THREATS, [...] (C) Summary: Indian concerns over possible spectacular terrorist incidents are escalating, based on the recent London and Ayodhya attacks, widespread speculation on what high-profile target might be next, and a significant uptick in terrorism reporting in the Indian media, most of which point [...]	2005-07-13 12:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL SCUL ASEC IN PK
05NEWDELHI5446	GOI WANTS TO HELP US IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told us on July 14 that India is very committed to its Afghan reconstruction projects, is looking for opportunities to do more in reconstruction, vocational training, and election and governance technical assistance, a [...]	2005-07-14 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM PTER IN PK AF IR
05NEWDELHI5447	INDO-PAK RAPPROCHEMENT CONTINUES DESPITE TERROR [...] (C) Summary: In a July 14 meeting, MEA Joint Secretary Dilip Sinha reassured us that Indo-Pak rapprochement would continue despite indications Islamabad is ramping up cross-border infiltration and terrorism. The Composite Dialogue round is half-way through but there has been no progress in t [...]	2005-07-14 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ENRG ETRD KDEM IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI5522	INDIAN POLICE DETAIL L-E-T ROLE IN AYODHYA ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: Indian police and press sources have broadly outlined the role of Lashkar-e-Taiba (L-e-T) in the July 5 attack on the disputed Ayodhya temple site in Uttar Pradesh. Several suspected accomplices have been detained, the alleged "mastermind" is reported to have returned to Pakistan, [...]	2005-07-18 10:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI5592	SRINAGAR BOMBING MERITS PUBLIC USG RESPONSE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: A powerful car bomb possibly detonated by a suicide bomber killed at least 3 security personnel and two unidentified persons (probably including the terrorist) outside of a school today in Srinagar. Police sources tell us [...]	2005-07-20 09:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN PK
05NEWDELHI5593	UTTAR PRADESH GOVERNMENT SHAKY - COULD FALL SHORTLY [...] (C) Summary: In a July 13-15 visit to Uttar Pradesh (UP) Poloff met with a wide variety of interlocutors who speculated that the two year rule of Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav would soon come to an end. Pervasive mis-governance and corruption, and a fast-deteriorating law and order sit [...]	2005-07-20 09:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ECON PINR IN
05NEWDELHI5684	INDIAN OBSERVERS: TIME TO TURN UP PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Summary: Non-governmental Nepal-watchers in New Delhi remain pessimistic about the chances for a compromise between King Gyanendra and the Nepalese political parties. Many say that the next 2-3 months will be crucial for a rapprochement, with a strong likelihood that the parties and Maois [...]	2005-07-22 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM IN NP
05NEWDELHI5756	INDIA SEEKS US INTERVENTION WITH PAKISTAN ON NEPAL [...] (C) Echoing the GOI appeal last March (reftel),MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar sought the Charge's SIPDIS assistance in conveying to Washington a formal GOI request for US intervention with Pakistan to prevent a possible Pakistan Ordinance Factory delivery of eight million roun [...]	2005-07-26 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PTER IN NP PK
05NEWDELHI5814	INDIA AND NEPAL TO TEST BORDER CONTROLS [...] (SBU) Summary: India and Nepal have agreed to a pilot program to check documents at only one border crossing as an experiment in increasing security along the 1,750 km open border. MEA officials downplayed the significance of the decision with us, pointing out that any substantial control ov [...]	2005-07-27 12:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV PBTS IN NP
05NEWDELHI5874	TRAIN BLAST CAUSED BY RDX, GOI LOSING PATIENCE [...] (C) A blast on a New Delhi-bound train killing at least 13 passengers on July 28 was caused by RDX, police sources told us, noting that the same explosive was found in the possession of the July 5 Ayodhya attackers (Ref B). Director General AK Suri of the Railway Protection Force reported tha [...]	2005-07-29 08:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI5925	KASHMIRIS: INDIA NOW HOLDS ALL THE CARDS, BUT WILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A survey of Kashmiri political opinion in Srinagar, Jammu, and Delhi indicates a consensus that India is in a magisterial position right now: our contacts assess that India's strategic stock is secure and rising on the heels of the PM's visit to Washington; they agree the mood of [...]	2005-08-01 07:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MOPS ECON ASEC PBTS IN PK
05NEWDELHI594	INDIA'S SUNNI-SHIA DIVIDE DOMINATES MUSLIM [...] (C) Summary: Indian Shias are excited about the prospect of a Shia government in Iraq, revere Ayatollah Sistani and support the January 30 election. This does not mean, however, that they are pro-American, as they also want US troops to depart Iraq as soon as possible and Iraq and Iran to ha [...]	2005-01-25 05:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IR IZ
05NEWDELHI5960	MHA ADDRESSING TERRORISM, WILLING TO CONSIDER [...] (C) Summary: Special Secretary (Home) KP Singh told Charge, Consul General and Poloff on August 1 that recent terrorist attacks in India, while worrisome, represent a return to past levels of higher terrorist activity to which India was accustomed. He identified several new MHA initiatives t [...]	2005-08-02 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC MASS IN PK NP
05NEWDELHI6032	WEST BENGAL FRETS OVER ALLEGED ISI CONTAGION [...] (C) A two day visit to Calcutta revealed surprisingly deep anxiety over the presence in West Bengal of terrorist cells and radical Islamist groups allegedly linked to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The starkest message during PolCouns' August 1-2 visit came from Home Secretary [...]	2005-08-04 11:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KISL IN BG PK
05NEWDELHI6149	MEA GRASPING FOR A PLAN B IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and Poloff on August 8 that the "window of opportunity" for reconciliation between the Palace and the political parties in Nepal is closing, and MEA is looking for new ways to increase pressure on the King. India was annoyed b [...]	2005-08-08 14:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS KDEM MOPS IN NP
05NEWDELHI6150	DELHI ON WARY TACK WITH ISLAMABAD, MULLING TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite mounting political concern about increased infiltration across the Line of Control (LOC),and BJP sniping over the UPA government's failure to hold Pakistan accountable for terrorism in India, the GOI's top leadership has remained committed to forward progress in the Ind [...]	2005-08-08 15:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ECON PTER KDEM KISL MOPS PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI6213	INDIAN SUPREME COURT VERDICT IN 2001 PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Mohammad Afzal, reduced a death sentence to 10 years imprisonment for Shaukat Hussain, and acquitted Navjot Sandhu (aka: Afsan Guru),and SAR Geelani (of whom three are Kashmiris) in connection with the spectacular December 13 [...]	2005-08-10 11:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS IN PK
05NEWDELHI6222	TERROR REVISITS ASSAM PRIOR TO INDEPENDENCE DAY [...] (C) Summary: Indian CT experts believe the recent spate of terrorist bombings in Assam by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) is "absolutely routine" and part of an annual uptick prior to India's August 15 Independence Day. The intended lethality of some recent attacks is markedly hig [...]	2005-08-10 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI6311	PUNJAB WORRIED ABOUT DRUGS AND JOBS, NOT TERRORISM [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to media reports warning of a resurgence in Khalistani terrorism in Punjab and northern India, Poloff traveled to Chandigarh August 4-5 to interview government, business, police, civil society and political leaders. They were uniformly unperturbed by reports of mil [...]	2005-08-12 13:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM ECON EAGR SNAR ELAB EINV IN PK
05NEWDELHI6339	PM INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH: THE WORLD IS WATCHING [...] (U) SUMMARY: In his second annual independence day speech to the nation, PM Manmohan Singh echoed themes from his recent address to the US Congress regarding India's rising economic power, its democratic credentials, its increasing engagement with the international system, and the need to ens [...]	2005-08-16 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN PBTS EAID MOPS PTER IN
05NEWDELHI6340	MEA: TURN UP THE HEAT ON THE LTTE [...] (C) Summary: The GOI was saddened but not surprised by the August 12 assassination of Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar -- apparently by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) -- because he, as a moderate Tamil, was considered the LTTE's second-most important target after P [...]	2005-08-16 13:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS KCRM PGOV ECON IN CE
05NEWDELHI6414	MEA UNSURPRISED BUT ANXIOUS IN REACTION TO BANGLA [...] (C) Summary: The MEA told us that the few indicators so far available point to the Jamaat ul-Mujahidin Bangladesh as author of the August 17 bombing wave. The MEA further theorized that the terrorists' goal was to demonstrate organization and sophistication. Delhi views Bangladesh's terrori [...]	2005-08-18 16:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV MOPS PBTS ECON IN BD PK SA
05NEWDELHI6519	NATWAR DECRIES BANGLADESHI DENIAL, QUESTIONS SAARC [...] (C) The Ambassador used an August 23 meeting with Foreign Minister Natwar Singh to probe Indian thinking on next steps in Bangladesh, underling our hope that we will be able to develop the same kind of fluid information exchange and close coordination of diplomatic strategies that characterizes [...]	2005-08-24 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM IN BG SAARC
05NEWDELHI6520	ALL EYES ON UNGA SUMMIT AS INDO-PAK TALKS WRAP UP [...] (C) Summary: Round Two of the Indo-Pakistan Composite Dialogue (CD) is drawing to a close with few concrete results, although the two sides managed to preserve a sense of forward movement, which reinforces the broad Indian public support for rapprochement with Pakistan. To facilitate dialogu [...]	2005-08-24 14:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ECON SNAR SCUL PBTS PINR IN PK INDO PAK UNGA
05NEWDELHI6596	TOUGH NEW ANTI-HIJACKING POLICY, AT LEAST ON PAPER [...] (C) Summary: To break with earlier ad hoc practices -- many of which yielded disastrous results -- the GOI recently unveiled India's first formal anti-hijacking policy and streamlined bureaucratic procedures in the event of a successful hijacking in Indian airspace. The Indian Air Force (IAF [...]	2005-08-26 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC EAIR MOPS KSAC IN PK
05NEWDELHI6691	PUSHING INDO-PAK DELIVERABLES FOR UNGA MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Although the bonhomie and impressive "to do" list that emerged from the April "cricket summit" (Ref C) gave a palpable boost to Indian perceptions of Indo-Pak relations, the relationship soured in New Delhi's eyes after the GOI reported worsening trends on cross-border infiltrati [...]	2005-08-31 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EAID ECON PGOV IN PK AF UNGA INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI6694	MEA EAGER TO WORK WITH US ON BANGLADESH AND SRI [...] (C) Summary: In an August 31 meeting, new MEA Joint Secretary for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar Mohan Kumar SIPDIS agreed to the need for greater information sharing and policy coordination between GOI and USG on Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Stressing that Bangladesh is "India's most impo [...]	2005-08-31 14:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV MOPS PBTS ECON IN BD PK SA
05NEWDELHI6737	INDIAN MUSLIMS REJECT EXTREMISM VIA FATWAS [...] (U) Summary: The recent controversy surrounding a fatwa from the Darul-Uloom Deoband seminary demonstrates the unique ability of India's Muslim community to reign in signs of extremism to maintain a moderate Islam identity. During Panchayat (local) elections in Uttar Pradesh, three muftis f [...]	2005-09-01 13:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KISL KIRF PINR PHUM PTER IN IR
05NEWDELHI6806	YASIN MALIK VISA [...] (SBU) Action Request: Post recommends that Department either authorize Post to issue a visa or that Washington issue a 212(d)(3)(A) waiver of nonimmigrant visa ineligibilities as appropriate for Yasin MALIK (DOB: 3 April 1965),President of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF),to at [...]	2005-09-02 16:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PTER IN
05NEWDELHI6844	CONGRESS PARTY: CLINTON DINNER IN BAD TASTE [...] (C) Summary: Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma told the press on September 5 that a lavish September 7 dinner planned by Congress adversary Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in honor of former President Clinton in the midst of an fatal outbreak in U.P. of Japanese Encephalitis [...]	2005-09-06 14:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER OVIP OTRA EAID PREL ASEC IN
05NEWDELHI6915	INDIAN DEPUTY NSA UPBEAT ON PAKISTAN, HESITANT ON [...] (C) Summary: Deputy NSA VK Nambiar told A/DCM and Poloff on September 7 that he was optimistic the Indo-Pak peace process would continue to make slow progress, and looked forward to PM Manmohan Singh's meeting with President Musharraf during the UNGA summit. Nambiar highlighted instability i [...]	2005-09-08 08:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KNNP IN IR PK BG INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI7083	DEMARCHE ON LTTE ACTIVITIES DELIVERED TO GOI [...] (C) We delivered Ref A demarche on September 8 to MEA Director (Americas) Sanjay Bhattacharyya and Deputy Secretary (Sri Lanka) Anupam Ray, both of whom accepted it without substantial comment. We pointed out that our giving the GOI this demarche was more about demonstrating our resolve to c [...]	2005-09-13 08:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IN CE
05NEWDELHI7092	GOI MORE PESSIMISTIC THAN EVER ON NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae was less optimistic than ever that King Gyanendra would take steps to resolve the deteriorating political stalemate in Nepal. He told A/DCM and Poloff on September 12 that all Indian observers believe the King is in "self-destruct mode," an [...]	2005-09-13 10:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PBTS MOPS MASS ECON IN NP
05NEWDELHI7259	INDO-PAK UNGA MEETING POSITIVE, NO FIREWORKS [...] (C) Summary: The September 14, four-hour Manmohan Singh-Musharraf dinner meeting and joint statement on the sidelines of UNGA continued the positive bilateral vibe even if it did not produce new deliverables, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Iran/Afghanistan) Dilip Sinha told us during a Septemb [...]	2005-09-16 13:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM PGOV IN PK AF INDO PAK UNGA
05NEWDELHI7345	ALL EYES ON VAJPAYEE AS ADVANI AND RSS TUSSLE [...] (C) Summary: The BJP's leadership conclave in Chennai ended with a bang when LK Advani picked a very public fight with the Hindu right-wing RSS over the future ideological direction of the party. On September 18, Advani finally submitted to RSS pressure to resign (in December) as party pres [...]	2005-09-20 12:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL PTER IN PK BG
05NEWDELHI7400	RISING BANGLADESHI MIGRATION IN INDIA AND THE [...] (C) As India grows increasingly concerned about Islamic extremism in Bangladesh, there is a rising paranoia about the number of Bangladeshi migrants, the nature of a more radicalized Islam that they bring to border areas, and changes in political demographics in the Northeast. This problem i [...]	2005-09-22 11:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS SMIG PTER BG IN
05NEWDELHI749	HIGH TURNOUT IN FIRST ROUND OF J&K LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Consolidating the pattern set in other recent state elections, Kashmiris turned out in large numbers in municipal elections in North Kashmir on January 30, defying terrorist intimidation and a separatist-led boycott campaign, and demonstrating that they want to have a greater say i [...]	2005-01-31 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM IN PK
05NEWDELHI750	Bio-Terrorism Tabletop and Bio-Security [...] Summary: On January 7, 2005, OES/DAS Morin met with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOH) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officials to present US - India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG) on a bio-terrorism tabletop exercise and [...]	2005-01-31 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PTER KNNP PREL PGOV TPHY TRGY KSCA IN
05NEWDELHI7505	NEPALESE MAOISTS STILL TOP CONCERN FOR GOI [...] (C) Summary: The GOI still sees the Maoists as its chief concern in the ongoing crisis in Nepal, MEA told us on September 27. However, the GOI believes the cease-fire could be a sign of progress toward an ultimate political solution, if the Maoists prove sincere in their professed commitment [...]	2005-09-27 08:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS KDEM IN NP PK CH
05NEWDELHI7767	SECOND ANNUAL SOUTH ASIA POLITICAL REPORTING [...] (U) Summary: The September 29 South Asia Political Reporting Officers' Conference in New Delhi brought together almost 50 officers and FSNs from Indian consulates, South Asian countries, the broader region and Washington to discuss recent developments. Participants discussed the July 18 Indo [...]	2005-10-05 13:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER BD PK NP IN
05NEWDELHI7777	HOME SECRETARY UPBEAT ABOUT DECLINE IN TERRORISM, [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST FOR S/CT IN PARA 8. 2. (C) Summary: In an October 3 meeting with the Ambassador following an MLAT signing ceremony, Home Secretary VK Duggal was moderately upbeat over the security situation in Kashmir, noting that the situation was calm enough for the valley to welcome [...]	2005-10-06 08:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER CASC CJAN IN PK NP GOI
05NEWDELHI7794	GOI J&K POINTMAN CAUTIOUSLY UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK, [...] (C) Summary: In an October 4 meeting with visiting US Ambassador to Islamabad Ryan Crocker, GOI Interlocutor on Kashmir NN Vohra was generally upbeat on Indo-Pak relations and said that Islamabad is sending positive signals on Kashmir, but Musharraf is not doing enough to combat cross-border [...]	2005-10-06 11:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PBTS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI7795	DNSA NAMBIAR TO AMB CROCKER: PAKISTANI GLASS HALF [...] (S) Summary: Playing bad cop, Deputy National Security Advisor Vijay Nambiar gave visiting US Ambassador to Pakistan a twenty minute assessment of Pakistani terrorists' ties to regional and global jehadi groups as a way of "balancing Musharraf's rhetoric." Bangladesh, he feared, was the new hub for [...]	2005-10-06 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PBTS ECON MOPS PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI7797	GOI: NO BASHAR VISIT PLANNED, BUT SYRIA MUST DO [...] (C) Summary: India's West Asia Envoy C Gharekhan told us he is unaware of plans for Syrian President Bashar al-Asad to visit New Delhi, but agreed that Damascus is eager to exploit any opportunity for high-level visits to dispel its deep isolation. Syria must do more for its own sake and Iraq [...]	2005-10-06 13:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN SY IZ
05NEWDELHI7803	HOME SECRETARY OPTIMISTIC ON PAKISTANI TIES, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Reviewing India-Pakistan relations for visiting US Ambassador to Islamabad Ryan Crocker, Home Secretary VK Duggal observed on October 4 that Indo-Pak SIPDIS relations are generally "on the upswing," but lamented the lack of concrete evidence of a change of Pakistani intentions [...]	2005-10-07 05:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI7910	TFPK01: India Sitrep Oct. 11, 2005 [...] (U) The following is an update on salient events in India since the October 8 earthquake. 2. (U) Death toll: "The Hindu" of Oct. 11 reports 927 are dead in Indian Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The J&K government doesn't expect the death toll to go above 1100 because only 180 more are considered [...]	2005-10-11 12:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR KISL PTER PGOV EAID PBTS PK IN
05NEWDELHI792	INDIA RESPONDS QUICKLY TO NEPAL KING'S ACTIONS; [...] (S) Summary: Expressing "grave concern" over the King's decision to dissolve the multiparty government in Nepal, and calling the action "a serious setback to the cause of democracy," New Delhi responded swiftly and with unusual firmness to the February 1 developments in Kathmandu. In a statem [...]	2005-02-01 11:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP
05NEWDELHI7984	TFPK01: India Sitrep Oct. 14, 2005 [...] (U) The following is the final India sitrep of events related to the October 8 earthquake. 2. (U) Death toll: Contradicting October 13 media reports of 1400 dead, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Government of India (GOI) reports 1178 civilians and 85 Security Forces are dead in Ja [...]	2005-10-14 09:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR KISL PTER PGOV EAID PBTS PK IN
05NEWDELHI7990	TFPK01: KASHMIRIS SEEK LOWERING OF BORDERS AS [...] (C) Summary: PM Singh and the senior Indian leadership have moved swiftly following the October 8 earthquake to show Kashmiris that India shares their grief and would help them, but relief efforts have been slow to reach some areas. The quake is having its impact in Kashmiri politics, too, wit [...]	2005-10-14 10:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID AEMR KISL PTER PBTS PK IN
05NEWDELHI7992	TFPK01: India Sitrep Oct. 14, 2005 [...] The following is the final India sitrep of events related to the October 8 earthquake. 2. Death toll: Contradicting October 13 media reports of 1400 dead, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Government of India (GOI) reports 1178 civilians and 85 Security Forces are dead in Jammu an [...]	2005-10-14 10:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR KISL PTER PGOV EAID PBTS PK IN
05NEWDELHI8010	MEA FORMULATING "MORE ACTIVE ROLE" IN SRI LANKAN [...] (C) Summary: The MEA's Deputy Secretary for Sri Lanka Anupam Ray told us that New Delhi is concerned about the deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka, and has decided the ""time has come"" for India to start ""taking a higher profile in Sri Lanka."" The GOI does not, however, wish for a facilitatio [...]	2005-10-14 13:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS CE IN
05NEWDELHI8011	INDIA AND BANGLADESH TRADE SPITBALLS IN INDIAN [...] (C) Summary: In the past two weeks, India and Bangladesh have been fighting a war of words in the press over Bangladeshi allegations of Indian involvement in the August 17 blasts and the arrest of five Bangladeshi criminals in Kolkata At a September 30 press conference, concluding an otherwi [...]	2005-10-14 13:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM KWMN BG IN
05NEWDELHI8012	MEA LARGELY UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK, BUT QUAKE NO [...] (C) Summary: In an October 14 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha judged that it was too soon to assess the damage the October 8 earthquake dealt to terrorism in Kashmir, although he cautioned that the terrorists' setbacks may only [...]	2005-10-14 14:26:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS ENRG PBTS ETRD IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8034	INDO-PAK COUNTRY TEAMS DISCUSS HOW TO ENCOURAGE [...] (C) Summary: Taking advantage of Ambassador Crocker's trip to India, New Delhi and Islamabad country teams on October 4 convened a round table discussion on Indo-Pak relations. Both sides agreed that, although there are few feasible avenues for direct USG involvement in this sphere -- and th [...]	2005-10-17 10:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PINR ETRD EPET MASS KPAO IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8035	AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S MEETINGS WITH DELHI DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Crocker's October 4 meeting with strategists focused largely on Indian concerns that Musharraf is continuing Pakistani polices that foster intolerance, a hawkish stance on India, and cross-border terrorism. With business leaders, the emphasis was on recent increment [...]	2005-10-17 10:51:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PGOV ETRD IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8073	J&K ATTACK WILL DEEPEN GOI ANGER OVER TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: Terrorists affiliated with Pakistan-based al-Mansoorian (a front name used by Lashkar-e-Tayyiba) on October 18 conducted a daytime suicide attack on a secure residential compound in Srinagar, killing the J&K Education Minister and two security personnel. This attack appears desi [...]	2005-10-18 10:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI8163	USG QUAKE ASSISTANCE CAN HELP BUILD GOODWILL IN J&K [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 8 earthquake that carved a path of destruction through Kashmir continues to claim lives as the death toll continues to rise. A USAID/OFDA team completed a rapid assessment in J&K (Ref A) and reports more extensive damage and a slower humanitarian assistance respons [...]	2005-10-20 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID AEMR KISL PTER PBTS IN PK US
05NEWDELHI8188	UIGHUR RESETTLEMENT: GOI UNLIKELY TO RESPOND [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S Jaishankar told the Charge on October 15 that the GOI would consider the US request for assistance in resettling Uighur detainees, but suggested that the answer would be no. "You know why," he added. Comment ------- [...]	2005-10-21 13:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR IN
05NEWDELHI8247	NEPAL, AFGHANISTAN, AND IRANIAN TERRORISM: FOREIGN [...] This message contains an ACTION REQUEST for SA. Please see para 11. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran and his regional Joint Secretaries told visiting U/S for Political Affairs Nick Burns on October 22 that the GOI would announce that day the opening of several points along t [...]	2005-10-24 12:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS EAID ENRG PHUM IN NP AF PK CH CE BM TH
05NEWDELHI825	NEPAL SITUATION "WORST CASE SCENARIO" FOR INDIA [...] (C) Summary: King Gyanendra's decision to dissolve the government is a "worst case scenario," driving the Maoists and the political parties together, undermining the monarchy, and muzzling politicians rather than the Maoists, MEA Joint Secretary (Nepal and Bhutan) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and [...]	2005-02-02 12:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP
05NEWDELHI8253	INDIA OPENS LOC TO HELP PAKISTAN DESPITE TERROR [...] (U) Summary: Consistent with the PM's admonition to find ways to make the Line of Control (LoC) less relevant and facilitate quake relief, the GOI is putting aside fears that terrorists will seize the advantage even as it creates camps along the LoC to provide food, shelter, and medical attent [...]	2005-10-24 13:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINR PHUM EAID IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI840	ABU SALEM EXTRADITION UPDATE [...] (C) In a February 1 conversation with Poloff, Portuguese DCM Frederico Nascimento confirmed recent Indian press reports stating that his country's Supreme Court had rendered a decision to permit the extradition of Abu Salem to India. He noted that this decision allows the extradition of Salem [...]	2005-02-03 08:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV IN PO
05NEWDELHI8510	DESPITE TERROR BLAST, NEW KASHMIR CHIEF MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite a suicide car bombing that killed five, Cabinet Affairs Minister and Sonia Gandhi close aide Ghulam Nabi Azad became Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir November 2, as per a 2003 power-sharing agreement between Congress and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed's PD [...]	2005-11-04 09:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM PHUM PBTS PTER ASEC PK IN
05NEWDELHI858	EXPLAINING INDIA'S ANGER OVER DEVELOPMENTS IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: New Delhi's surprisingly angry reaction to developments in Nepal underlines the serious mid to long-term implications the GOI believes King Gyanendra's actions will have on Nepal, India, and the GOI's larger foreign policy objectives. From New Delhi's perspective, the King has s [...]	2005-02-03 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS EAID PREF ASEC IN NP CH
05NEWDELHI8627	IRAQI CHARGE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON INDIA [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi Charge Muayad Hussain told A/DCM on November 9 that while he was unhappy at former FM Natwar Singh's parting criticism of Iraq's government (reftel),he remained optimistic about continued engagement with the GOI. The Indian Petroleum Minister has proposed a renewal of the [...]	2005-11-09 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG KDEM PTER IN IZ
05NEWDELHI8715	INDIANS WORRIED ABOUT NEW TERROR BLASTS AND [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a disturbing up-tick in the level of terrorist violence in India, a car bomb blast in Srinagar on November 16 killed four and injured 56, including a former insurgent who changed sides and served for a period as a Kashmiri state minister. This was the third such deadly terror [...]	2005-11-16 17:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV KISL PBTS KCRM ASEC IN
05NEWDELHI8751	KASHMIRIS QUIETLY APPRECIATIVE OF INDIAN ARMY AND [...] (C) Summary: Indian Kashmiris have been quietly appreciative of the way the Army, J&K state government, Indian NGOs, and Indian businesses and citizens provided relief following the October 8 earthquake. Immediately following the quake, soldiers threw themselves into rescue efforts and opene [...]	2005-11-17 15:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PBTS KISL PTER EAID MOPS PK IN
05NEWDELHI876	GOI NON-PAPER ON ATTACKS ON (BANGLADESH) AWAMI [...] (C) On January 27, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall gave us the following non-paper list of summer 2004 attacks on Awami League leaders in Bangladesh. This non-paper was originally referenced by our GOI interlocutors during the August 31-September 1, 2004 US-India Counterterrorism Joint Wor [...]	2005-02-04 08:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL IN BG
05NEWDELHI877	GOI NON-PAPER ON ATTACKS ON BANGLADESHI AHMEDIYAS [...] (C) On January 27, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall gave us the following non-paper on 2003-04 attacks against Ahmediyas in Bangladesh. This non-paper was originally referenced by our GOI interlocutors during the August 31-September 1, 2004 US-India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (CTJ [...]	2005-02-04 08:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL IN BG
05NEWDELHI878	GOI NON-PAPER ON MAJOR ARMS SEIZURES IN BANGLADESH [...] (C) On January 27, MEA Director (Americas) Renu Pall gave us the following non-paper list of 2003-04 arms seizures in Bangladesh. This non-paper was originally referenced by our GOI interlocutors during the August 31-September 1, 2004 US-India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG) meet [...]	2005-02-04 08:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL IN BG
05NEWDELHI8782	MEA: LACK OF REPSONSE IN IC-814 CASE COULD HAMPER US-INDIA RELATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request for S/CT, CIA, DNI, and SECDEF. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Jaishankar used a November 18 meeting with Charge and PolCouns to warn that a USG failure to respond to earlier information requests (Reftel) regarding the hijacking of IC-814 [...]	2005-11-18 11:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV PTER KISL KCRM EAIR IN US
05NEWDELHI8791	INDIANS WORRY LASHKAR TERRORISTS ARE THRIVING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Apprehension is mounting in India about Pakistan-based terrorist groups' exploitation of relief efforts to enhance their capabilities, recruitment, and operations against India. Indians are also noticing with alarm that terror groups such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jammat- [...]	2005-11-18 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PBTS KISL MOPS PINS EAID ASEC PK IN
05NEWDELHI8892	INDIA CAUTIOUSLY WELCOMES NEW SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The GOI called Mahinda Rajapakse's victory in the November 17 Sri Lankan Elections a ""wake-up call for India"" and plans to use the new President's upcoming visit to New Delhi to stress the importance of maintaining the Cease-Fire Agreement while continuing India's already close rela [...]	2005-11-23 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS CE IN
05NEWDELHI8893	INDIAN REPORTS BREAKTHROUGH IN BHUTAN/NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: The agreement reached in Dhaka between the RGOB and GON to restart the Joint Verification Process and allow for the return of Category 1 and 4 refugees from the Khudunabari refugee camp was a significant and positive step, outgoing MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told PolCou [...]	2005-11-23 13:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM PTER IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI8928	INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY FRETS ABOUT JIHADI [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) Indian Foreign Secretary Saran summoned the Charge on November 24 to register concern about several dimensions of international relief activities in Pakistani Kashmir. Saran's delivery of the non-paper in para 5 was low key and respe [...]	2005-11-25 11:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS EAID IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI8933	INDIA COMMITTED TO RE-BUILD AFGHANISTAN DESPITE [...] (U) Anger in India is mounting following the November 19 kidnapping and subsequent murder by the Taliban of MR Kutty, one of 290 Border Roads Organization employees who have been working on the GOI-funded Zaranj-Delaram road in Nimruz Province, Afghanistan. The discovery of Kutty's throat-sli [...]	2005-11-25 12:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EAID MARR MASS PBTS AF IN PK
05NEWDELHI9008	MEA SHARES INDIAN INTEL BLAMING LET FOR DIWALI [...] (S) Summary: Following up on MEA Additional Secretary Meera Shankar's November 14 assurance that the Indian government would share with us information regarding the October 29 Diwali bombings (Ref B),MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S Jaishankar on November 29 confirmed to Charge and Poloff th [...]	2005-11-29 13:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL PINS EFIN KCRM KTFN PBTS PK IN TS GOI
05NEWDELHI9029	RGOB: NEED CATEGORY 1 AND 4 REPATRIATION AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Bhutan is ready to accept category 1 and 4 refugees from the Khudunabari camp, but needs Nepal to agree to the proposal in writing, which Nepal seems unwilling to do, Bhutanese Ambassador Tshering stated in a December 1 meeting with PolCouns and PolOff. The Ambassador reported t [...]	2005-11-30 11:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PTER PHUM IN BT NP
05NEWDELHI9031	KASHMIRI LEADERS SHARE PERSPECTIVES WITH CODEL [...] (SBU) Kashmiri political leaders and human rights advocates described in differing viewpoints the problems facing Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and emphasized the need for redoubled peace efforts between India and Pakistan during a November 28 meeting with CODEL Burton and embassy officers. Mirwa [...]	2005-11-30 11:27:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KISL PBTS PHUM OREP IN PK

05NEWDELHI9080	GOI "CONSTRUCTIVELY ENGAGED" IN BURMA, UPBEAT ON [...] (C) Summary: MEA J/S (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar) Mohan Kumar was candid about India's need to continue engaging in Burma and optimistic that PM Singh had begun to "clear the air" during his bilateral meeting with President Zia in Bangladesh. Acknowledging Indian competition with the [...]	2005-12-01 12:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER BG BM IN SA
05NEWDELHI9127	INDIAâ€™S DEMOCRACY AND ECONOMY MINIMIZE EXTREMIST [...] (C) India's over 150 million Muslim population is largely unattracted to extremism. India's growing economy, vibrant democracy, and inclusive culture, encourage Muslims to seek success and social mobility in the mainstream and reduces alienation. With Indian Muslim youth increasingly comfortable in [...]	2005-12-02 12:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV KDEM PINR PTER SCUL IN
05NEWDELHI9128	NEW ALLEGATIONS BREATHE LIFE INTO NATWAR OIL [...] (C) Summary: The NDA's anti-UPA, anti-Natwar Singh campaign got a new lease on life December 2 when longtime Natwar Singh confidant (and serving Indian Ambassador to Croatia) Aneil Mathrani claimed in a television interview that the former Foreign Minister was deeply and personally involved [...]	2005-12-02 12:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM PTER EPET ETTC IN
05NEWDELHI9164	FS SARAN CALLS FOR ENHANCED BHUTAN TIES [...] (C) Summary: India and Bhutan have a vital stake in each other's well-being and greater economic, security and cultural ties will benefit both countries, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran argued during an unusual December 3 seminar focused on Bhutan. Underlining the growing GOI concern about con [...]	2005-12-05 14:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGREL PBTS ECIN ETRD PREF PTER PGOV IN BT NP
05NEWDELHI9245	INDIA FACES GROWING NAXALITE MENACE [...] (C) Summary: Despite India's rapidly expanding economy, Naxalite groups in poor rural areas and their educated urban sympathizers continue to spread and have extended their areas of influence into 12 states, proving they can launch spectacular attacks on government facilities. The GOI has respon [...]	2005-12-08 08:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM PTER KCRM ASEC SCUL IN NP
05NEWDELHI9249	GOI DESIRE TO EXPAND CYBER RELATIONSHIP [...] (U) This is an Action Request for PM. Please see para 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOI would like to see measurable progress on the creation of a joint Indo-US Cybersecurity fund and joint training opportunities, and welcomes Washington comments on how to proceed on these issues. Of particu [...]	2005-12-08 09:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER EFIN ECPS KTFN IN
05NEWDELHI9296	INDIAN NGOS THAT ASSIST VICTIMS OF TERRORISM: [...] (SBU) India suffers from three major strains of terrorism -- jihadi separatism in Jammu and Kashmir (that also of late spills into Delhi); Maoist/Naxalite terrorism that has spread through 12 states in the West, Central, and South regions of the country; and ethno-linguistic separatism in the [...]	2005-12-09 11:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM IN
05NEWDELHI9319	INDIA SEEKS TO PROTECT CITIZENS, SECURE ENERGY INTERESTS IN MIDDLE EAST (C-NE5-00945) [...] (C) Summary: While India has major interests in the Middle East (energy, trade, expatriate workers, and religious ties),it has historically had lackluster relations in the area. GOI attention focuses on a few nations of particular importance to those interests, primarily Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq [...]	2005-12-12 01:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG EPET PTER PINR IN BA IR IS IZ QA MU AE XF
05NEWDELHI940	INDIAN REACTIONS TO THE IRAQ ELECTION REFLECT [...] (C) Summary: The reaction of India's political parties and major newspapers to the January 30 election in Iraq predictably reflected their political orientations. The UPA government saw the election as a step forward, but unveiled no new initiatives or specific plans for greater engagement. [...]	2005-02-07 09:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PINR PREL PTER SCUL IN IZ
05NEWDELHI9409	GOI INTERESTED IN US SPONSORED IMO DONOR CONFERENCE [...] (U) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to MEA D/S (Disarmament and International Security) Naveen Srivastava, who commented that the Ministry of Defense had indicated interest in such a conference. 2. (C) PolCouns followed up with Joint Secretary (DISA) Hamid Ali Rao on December 14, who also [...]	2005-12-14 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHSA PBTS EWWT PTER GM IN KS
05NEWDELHI9414	TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR JAN 24 CTJWG WITH INDIA [...] (U) PolCouns and Poloff made an introductory call on new Additional Secretary (UN and International Security) KC Singh on December 15, and discussed plans for the next round of the US-India Counter-terrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG),which Singh enthusiastically supported. PolCouns reviewe [...]	2005-12-15 05:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PINR EAIR EFIN TBIO KTFN IN
05NEWDELHI9484	SARAN: NEPAL'S KING PROMISES OUTREACH TO PARTIES [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran told the Ambassador on December 15 that Nepal's King Gyanendra committed to "some initiative with the political parties" during his December 13 audience in Kathmandu. The monarch accepted Saran's argument that he was isolating himself and contributing to the [...]	2005-12-16 12:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI9485	INDIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Below is Post's submission for the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism: Begin text: India remains an important and vigorous ally in the global war on terror. India's law enforcement, paramilitary and armed forces neutralized over 1,500 terrorists in 2005, according to a leading indepen [...]	2005-12-16 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO MASS PGOV PHUM
05NEWDELHI9513	EXTRADITION: INDIA: KULBIR SINGH BARAPIND: POST [...] (SBU) Summary: This message will address as many of the Ref A questions as Post is able to answer. Confirming or refuting specific allegations of torture is extremely difficult by the very nature of the usual secrecy surrounding torture. Barapind's claims of torture include a litany of many [...]	2005-12-19 12:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	CJAN CVIS PTER PREL KCRM PHUM PGOV IN GOI
05NEWDELHI9516	NSA NARAYANAN FOCUSED ON POTUS VISIT, NSG, AND [...] (C) Summary: Ahead of FS Saran's meeting with Burns on December 21, NSA Narayanan shared his priorities for the POTUS visit to India and his take on progress at the East Asia Summit and GOI policy on Burma in a December 16 meeting. He listed progress on the civil nuclear agreement and initi [...]	2005-12-19 12:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ENRG PHUM PTER BM IN
05NEWDELHI9750	GOI TURNING PESSIMISTS ON NEPAL [...] (C) Summary. GOI officials told us on December 27 that developments in Kathmandu since Foreign Secretary Saran's early December visit have made them less hopeful of a resolution any time soon to the continued political stalemate in Nepal. Hardening of the positions of both the Palace and th [...]	2005-12-27 12:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER MASS IN NP CH
05NEWDELHI9752	GOI NON-PAPER ON LINKAGES AMONG TERRORIST GROUPS [...] (S) MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Afghanistan/Iran) Dilip Sinha in a December 27 meeting passed to Acting DCM a 10-page non-paper on connections among various terrorist groups, entitled "Inter-Group Linkages". The terrorist groups addressed in the non-paper include the following: al-Qaida an [...]	2005-12-27 12:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN PINR SNAR IN PK BG AF
05NEWDELHI9755	TERRORIST FINANCE: PRENOTIFICATION TO GOI OF [...] (S) Acting DCM on December 27 passed Reftel prenotification to MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Afghanistan/Iran) Dilip Sinha, who read it with interest. Acting DCM reiterated the confidential nature of the prenotification as a precaution to better enable our counter-terrorism partners to freez [...]	2005-12-28 06:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN IN
05NEWDELHI9771	MEA LOOKS AHEAD TO PAKISTAN TALKS, SEEKS [...] (C) Summary: Speaking on December 27, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Afghanistan/Iran) Dilip Sinha judged that the GOP is dragging its feet in implementing agreed-upon confidence-building measures and presenting its own ideas in a "half-baked" manner, but was confident that relations would mud [...]	2005-12-28 12:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EAID EPET ELTN MOPS KDEM KNNP IN PK AF IR INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI9820	BIOS OF INDIAN CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS [...] Summary: This cable includes biographic notes of 13 GOI and Indian private sector cybersecurity interlocutors. These biographies are derived primarily from their resumes, and all below information is in the public domain. End Summary. R. Chandrashekhar ----------------- 2. Ministry [...]	2005-12-30 10:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KCIP TINT PTER KIPR MCAP KCRM ECPS
05NEWDELHI997	NEW NSA SIGNALS COMMITMENT TO US-INDIA [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with the Ambassador since his elevation as National Security Adviser, MK Narayanan identified progress in US-India relations as one of the three or four top priorities that the PM has tasked him to focus upon. Although Narayanan was uninformed about Phase 2 o [...]	2005-02-08 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PTER BG NP IN PK US
05NICOSIA1566	EXTREMISM IN CYPRUS: (MOSTLY) "NO PROBLEM" [...] (S) This message is in reply to ref a tasking. The 31-year division of Cyprus has produced two separate, and quite distinct, populations and governing systems on the island. While the USG and the international community recognize the Republic of Cyprus as the sole sovereign government on the [...]	2005-09-28 04:10:00	Embassy Nicosia	SECRET	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER SOCI TU CY
05NICOSIA1813	DOING MORE WITH TURKISH CYPRIOTS ON ISSUES OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The United States policy of supporting economic development in the Turkish Cypriot community has an important role to play in support of a resolution of the Cyprus problem -- however, closer cooperation with the Turkish Cypriots can also help advance other issues of broader natio [...]	2005-11-15 06:29:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KCRM EFIN PTER KHLS CVIS
05OTTAWA1028	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC PLANS TO LIST [...] (S) Reftel requested USG views on GOC plans to list Hizb-i-Islami (HIG),Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) under Canada's criminal code. Canadian Deputy Ministers met on April 1 and decided in principle to list MEK. However, given political sensitivities that listing will [...]	2005-04-07 14:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA IR
05OTTAWA1057	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC READY TO PROCEED [...] (U) This is an action request: see para 3. 2. (S) The GOC confirmed late on April 7 that, having reviewed the supplementary information in Ref A, they are prepared to proceed with designation of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and all aliases provided in Ref B. They could proceed as early as Monday, Ap [...]	2005-04-08 14:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1123	DEMARCHE ON LIGHTER BAN [...] (U) As discussed with TSA in reftelcons, the Government of Canada (GOC) is still seeking to find the regulatory means to implement the ban on lighters on U.S.-bound aircraft. The GOC is considering the issue of whether a policy change such as the addition of lighters to the list of prohibited [...]	2005-04-14 17:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER CA
05OTTAWA1221	CANADA: IRAQI POLICE TRAINING PROGRAM IN JORDAN [...] (U) The Government of Canada has every intention to continue its International Police Trainers participation at the Jordan International Police Training Center through CY2006. According to Foreign Affairs Canada, Regional Peacekeeping Director Wendy Gilmour on April 22, recommendations have a [...]	2005-04-22 15:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER SNAR SOCI CA IQ
05OTTAWA1459	CANADA: ATTORNEY GENERAL GONZALES' MAY 18 VISIT [...] (SBU) As you prepare for your first meeting with Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan and Minister of Justice Irwin Cotler, I want to extend my welcome and offer the Embassy's continuing support for the range of issues, initiatives, and processes that form the core of the Department o [...]	2005-05-13 18:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER KCRM CA
05OTTAWA1493	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC PLANS TO LIST [...] (C) Foreign Affairs Canada informed us late on May 17 that they are proceeding with plans to list Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and MEK (Mujahedin-e-Khalq under Canada's criminal code. They are already listed domestically under the UN Suppression of Terrorism resolution but the Criminal Code listing i [...]	2005-05-18 12:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	ETTC EFIN PTER PREL KVPR KTFN CVIS CA FAC
05OTTAWA1663	DEMARCHE REQUEST TO ENCOURAGE NICARAGUA TO DESTROY [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to Foreign Affairs Deputy Director Sarah Fountain-Smith in the Regional Security Section (IDC) of the International Security Bureau. She said that while our request comes under the purview of her bureau, Canadian MANPADS policy is handled by a range of offices [...]	2005-06-02 21:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	MARR PARM PTER MASS CA
05OTTAWA1703	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: CANADIAN INTEREST IN [...] (S) This is an urgent action request. See para 4. 2. (S) On June 6, Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) provided post with their analysis of listing HIG under Canada's criminal code. (Hekmatyar, as an individual, and MEK, were recently added to Canada's criminal code, but the GOC held HIG for [...]	2005-06-06 19:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1735	DEMARCHE REQUEST TO ENCOURAGE NICARAGUA TO DESTROY [...] (C) Following-up on reftels June 7, Regional Security Affairs (IDC) desk officer Anne-Marie Spain at Foreign Affairs Canada informed polmiloff that Canada believes that "all actors, not just the Government of Nicaragua" should be approached regarding MANPADS destruction. Spain said that while [...]	2005-06-08 17:27:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL PTER MASS CA
05OTTAWA1755	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC LIKELY TO PROCEED [...] (S) Reftel reported that the GOC is proceeding with consideration of listing HIG domestically under Canada's Criminal Code but would solicit input from the USG and the Government of Afghanistan. On June 8, Foreign Affairs Canada informed post that FM Minister Abdullah, during a meeting in th [...]	2005-06-09 14:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA AF
05OTTAWA1782	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC LISTING OF HIG [...] (S) Foreign Affairs welcomed reftel message requesting a delay in announcing the domestic designation of HIG but that decision would not take effect or become public until on or after June 24. They expect that Cabinet Ministers will approve the proposal to proceed at the June 14 meeting on de [...]	2005-06-13 14:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1788	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-13 18:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1800	CANADA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ALLEGED TERRORIST [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel, concerning the possible extradition of alleged terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, with Rana Burley, Desk Officer for Venezuela at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC),on May 31. Burley thanked us for the opportunity to review the legal situation involving Posada, noted tha [...]	2005-06-14 17:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM EAIR KJUS VE CU CA
05OTTAWA1847	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC DOMESTIC LISTING [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-20 13:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1962	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: SPECIFICATION OF HIG [...] (S) Reftel reported that the GOC is proceeding with plans to designate HIG domestically under Canada's criminal code. For the record, the listing will be as follows: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's faction, Hezb-e-Islami, the Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) 2. (S) Any aliases would be related to [...]	2005-06-28 15:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA1968	CANADIAN TO HEAD FINANCIAL ACTION TASK FORCE FROM [...] (SBU) Frank Swedlove, Assistant Deputy Minister for Financial Sector Policy at the Department of Finance, will assume the presidency of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in July 2006. The announcement was made during the FATF meeting in Singapore earlier this month. In his press relea [...]	2005-06-28 19:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON KTFN PTER CA
05OTTAWA2020	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH PM MARTIN [...] (U) Ambassador Wilkins paid an introductory call on PM Martin June 30 in the Prime Minister's Office at Parliament. The tone of the meeting was friendly and allowed time for a cordial exchange on family and political careers, of note sharing experiences operating in a political minority situat [...]	2005-07-06 14:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	CA HA IR PGOV SENV SOCI PTER
05OTTAWA2030	THREAT DIRECTED AT US EMBASSY OTTAWA [...] (S/NF) THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO RSO CONCERNING A POTENTIAL THREAT DIRECTED AT THE US EMBASSY OTTAWA. ACCORDING TO RMAS UNCORROBORATED INFORMATION AL-QAEDA REPORTEDLY IS PLANNING TO ATTACK AMERICANS AND ARAB INTELLIGENCE SERVICES IN JORDAN, SYRIA, LEBANON, EGYPT AND PALESTINE. [...]	2005-07-06 21:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PTER ASEC
05OTTAWA2092	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC NOTIFIED OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-11 21:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CA
05OTTAWA2113	CANADA: PUBLIC SAFETY MINISTER SPEAKS OUT ON TERRORIST THREAT [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 11 Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan gave a speech that the Ottawa Citizen described as one of the most forceful ever by a Canadian minister on terrorism. She stated "we have perhaps for too long thought that these were things that happened somewhere else. But Canad [...]	2005-07-12 20:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA PGOV PREL PTER
05OTTAWA2148	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC ON HIG [...] (S) Foreign Affairs Canada has received the information that was provided to the Canadian Embassy regarding the US position on designation of HIG (ref A). Our FAC counterpart tells us that they do not, at this point, have individual names that could be designated but welcome collaboration in [...]	2005-07-15 14:24:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN CA SA AF
05OTTAWA237	POSSIBLE POISON PEN, ANOTHER ONE? [...] (sbu) ON JANUARY 21, 2005, US CONSULATE MONTREAL RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AN INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS OSMAN TATLICILAR, KIMYA YUK.MUH, KISLA CAD. 2 GENC HAN, SIT. NO:115/40, RAMI-ISTANBUL, TURKEY. THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS FULL TEXT OF THE TYPE WRITTEN, ONE PAGE LETTER DATED 22 DECEMBER [...]	2005-01-25 19:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC
05OTTAWA2442	DOES CANADA'S MULTICULTURAL FRAMEWORK MAKE IT [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a briefing during the Cross Border Crime Forum's Counterterrorism Working Group, and discussions with Britain's Political Counselor, Poloff was given two views of the internal terrorist threat in Canada. Canadian officials have, since long before the London bombings, been c [...]	2005-08-12 19:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER KCRM PGOV CA
05OTTAWA2446	U.S.-CANADIAN COOPERATION IN STOPPING GUN [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: A spate of gang-related killings in Toronto has left Ontario Premier McGuinty and Toronto Mayor David Miller under pressure to act. McGuinty shifted the focus from the internal problems with gangs in Toronto to the notion that many of the guns used in the killings originated [...]	2005-08-12 22:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS PTER SNAR CA
05OTTAWA2642	CANADA - TERRORISM FINANCE: YASIN AL-QADI - STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-02 19:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PTER PGOV PREL SA CA UN
05OTTAWA2764	COLOMBIA MEETING WITH SELECT WHA AND EUR [...] (U) POL M/C made a strong pitch to secure Canadian Political Director Jim Wright for the September 16 Meeting on Columbia. Unfortunately, scheduling conflicts made it impossible for him to be in New York on Friday. 2. (U) Canada, however, remains very interested in the future of Columbia a [...]	2005-09-14 19:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	CO OPDC PREL PTER PGOV UNGA ON
05OTTAWA2834	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: NO GOC ACTION ON HIG [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-21 16:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN CA
05OTTAWA2837	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC TO DESIGNATE [...] (U) Reftel announced USG plans to designate the entity ELEHSSAN under E.O. 13224 and urged other governments to do the same. We explained that we would not be notifying this listing to the UN 1267 Committee. 2. (C) During a meeting on September 20, post was informed by Foriegn Affairs Can [...]	2005-09-21 19:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA2877	SECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE RESPONSE - MISSION [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. YES B. YES C. YES D. ALCAN POSTS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DEMONSTRATORS TO BE APPROXIMATELY 50. HOWEVER, A STEADY DECREASE IN THE NUMBER AND FREQUENCY OF DEMONSTRATIONS DID OCCUR THROUGHOUT CANADA DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD. E. MILITARY ACTIO [...]	2005-09-26 14:47:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	ASEC PTER
05OTTAWA3021	OTTAWA: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] Post has enjoyed strong support from Washington counterparts and excellent cooperation with the GOC in countering terrorist financing. We will continue to report on developments and strengthen bilateral coordination. In 2006, Canada will assume the chair of the Financial Action Task Force ( [...]	2005-10-07 20:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL CA
05OTTAWA3065	REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF CERTAIN [...] (S) On October 12, 2005 POL M/C raised the Uighur resettlement issue with Michael Small, Acting ADM (Assistant Deputy Minister) for Global Affairs at Foreign Affairs Canada. Small, who is also Director General for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, had been briefed by FAC,s Senior Adviso [...]	2005-10-13 14:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	KAWC MOPS PREL PTER PHUM PREF PINR
05OTTAWA3125	CANADA'S EVOLVING CAPACITY FOR DISASTER RELIEF AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force (START) Secretariat, a new bureau with responsibilities equivalent to those of S/CRS and some of the State Pol/Mil Bureau, began operating on September 6. Housed in the International Security Branch under A/DM Jim Wright, it [...]	2005-10-19 17:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL MOPS PTER CA
05OTTAWA3153	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC REQUESTS US VIEWS [...] (C) The GOC has received a letter from Interpal's UK solicitors reiterating the request for delisting. A similar letter in June, 2004 was sent to Canada and, they believe, to the US and Australia. They wonder if we have also recieved the 2005 letter. If so, the GOC would welcome knowing th [...]	2005-10-20 21:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA3169	CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION IN TELECOMS [...] (U) This message summarizes key views of Canadian players on the challenges of critical infrastructure protection in North America's telecom sector. It is based on a series of interviews held by Mission staff in September-October 2005 in Ottawa and Toronto with government and industry repres [...]	2005-10-21 19:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND PTER ECON CA SPP
05OTTAWA3233	DEMARCHE -IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING EXTREMISM [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel with Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Iran and Iraq Jeffrey McLaren on October 28. McLaren concurred with the points in our non-paper. He said that upon learning of Ahmadi-Nejad's remarks on October 26, Assistant Deputy Minister David Mulroney immediately broug [...]	2005-10-31 13:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER CA IR
05OTTAWA329	CANADA: PREPARATIONS FOR CICTE [...] Foreign Affairs Canada, Director for International Crime, Evelyn Puxley told poloff on February 2 that the Government of Canada is in full agreement with the US on the importance of CICTE's role in strengthening hemispheric political will to combat terrorism and enhance OAS member states' cou [...]	2005-02-03 15:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL PTER CA OAS CICTE
05OTTAWA3348	PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS FOR UK-HOSTED MEETING OF THE [...] (U) Post delivered ref points to Sebastien Beaulieu, Deputy Director for Counter-Terrorism in the International Crime and Terrorism Division (ICT) of Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC). While Canada will not/not be submitting any proposals for the December 12 BTEX meeting in London, Beaulieu thanked [...]	2005-11-09 20:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER TBIO PINS EAGR
05OTTAWA3415	CANADA WILL SUPPORT FOR THE OAS MISSION IN COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Harold Hickman, Deputy Director in the Inter-American Relations Division of Foreign Affairs Canada. Hickman said that Canada is definitely going to provide assistance to the OAS Mission to Colombia, and it could be substantial. The GOC sent an inter-a [...]	2005-11-17 16:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CO EAID PTER CA PGOV
05OTTAWA3571	CANADA: MEASURES AGAINST WMD PROLIFERATION FINANCE [...] (SBU) Post faxed ref (A) points to Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Nonproliferation, Deborah Paul, and UN, Human Rights and Economic Law officer Catrina Ventura on November 28. 2. (C) In a subsequent conversation, Ventura acknowledged the importance of fulfilling Canada's obligations u [...]	2005-12-02 17:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PTER PREL EWWT MNUC CA
05OTTAWA3580	QUAD MEETING ON SRI LANKA IN OTTAWA [...] (C) Summary: A Quad meeting was held in Ottawa November 29 on Sri Lanka on the margins of scheduled meetings on Bangladesh and Pakistan. The participants expressed concern over the downward spiral in the peace process and slackening international attention to Sri Lanka. The participants agr [...]	2005-12-02 22:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	AS CA KDEM PGOV PREL PTER SL UK
05OTTAWA3638	FOLLOW-UP TO REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 6. 2. (S) Polmiloff met with Senior Advisor for Migration and Refugees Kathy Porter on December 9 to discuss Uighur resettlement. Other meeting participants were China and Mongolia Senior Political Officer Walter Bernyck, and U.S. Relations Politica [...]	2005-12-09 22:08:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR CA
05OTTAWA3656	CANADA: RESETTLEMENT OF CERTAIN REFUGEES [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 5. 2. (S) On December 13, Political Minister Counselor and polmiloff raised the matter of Uighur resettlement with Tony Burger, Assistant Secretary of the Global Affairs Secretariat at the Privy Council Office (Burger reports to Jonathan Fried, Senio [...]	2005-12-13 22:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR CA
05OTTAWA3671	CANADA: 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Canada is strengthening measures to reduce its vulnerability to money laundering and terrorist financing. Financial institutions remain susceptible to transactions involving international narcotics proceeds, including significant amounts of funds in U.S. currency derived from illegal drug sal [...]	2005-12-15 13:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR CA
05OTTAWA3695	CANADIAN IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS NEGATIVE ON [...] (S) Pol Minister Counselor and polmiloff met with two Assistant Deputy Ministers (Operations and Policy) at Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) on December 15, to follow up on USG's request that Canada consider resettlement of Uighurs from Guantanamo. In a cordial but candid exchange, A/D [...]	2005-12-16 20:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PINR CA
05OTTAWA3698	CANADA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Unclassified entire text. GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. The Government of Canada remained steadfast in 2005 in partnering with the United States and other like-minded states to support the international fight against terror. With a 5,200 mile undefended border, Canada is one [...]	2005-12-16 21:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CA KCRM KHLS PGOV PHUM PINR PTER KPAO
05OTTAWA3699	UPDATE TO INCSR PART II: ADDITIONAL DATA [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-19 17:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR CA
05OTTAWA373	TERRORIST FINANCE: CANADA - CONSULTATION ON LET [...] (S) The GOC is prepared to join in consulting with Pakistan on our joint intent to submit LET to the 1267 Sanctions Committee for inclusion on its consolidated list by February 10 and is notifying its embassy in Islamabad. 2. (S) Action request: As we proceed, the GOC would welcome advanc [...]	2005-02-07 21:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC PREL CA
05OTTAWA3749	OTTAWA TERRORIST FINANCE: LET AMMENDMENT, GOC [...] (S) Econoff met with our Foreign Affairs Canada counterpart on terrorist financing to provide the information in reftel. He had discussed this briefly with U.S. delegates in London and had then discussed the subject with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). At that time, CSIS [...]	2005-12-23 17:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN KTFN ETTC PREL PTER CA PK
05OTTAWA448	CANADA SHARES CONCERNS OVER VENEZUELA'S WEAPONS [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche on February 11, FAC South America Division Director Jose Herran-Lima told polmiloff that Canada shares USG concerns about the course Chavez is taking and will find a way to convey those concerns to the Venezuelan government. He said that the GOC is conductin [...]	2005-02-14 13:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL VE CO CA
05OTTAWA490	SECURITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE RESPONSE FOR [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. YES B. YES C. YES D. ALCAN POSTS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DEMONSTRATORS TO BE APPROXIMATELY 50. HOWEVER, A STEADY INCREASE IN THE NUMBER AND FREQUENCY OF DEMONSTRATIONS DID OCCUR THROUGHOUT CANADA. DURING AND AFTER THE IRAQI WAR/CONFLICT CG'S TORONTO AND [...]	2005-02-16 19:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	ASEC PTER
05OTTAWA680	TERRORISM FINANCE: OTTAWA - 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 - [...] (SBU) Following please find Embassy Ottawa's response to reftel questions on terrorist financing. (A) Amount of assets frozen, forfeited or seized (in US dollars) by host government pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 1373, the legal authority under which the action was taken (legislativ [...]	2005-03-03 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS CA
05OTTAWA746	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: GOC SEEKS U.S. VIEWS [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (S) The GOC is considering possible Canadian Criminal Code listing of Hizb-I-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG),Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) in the near future. MEK and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar are currently listed in Canada under the UN Suppres [...]	2005-03-10 14:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA
05OTTAWA831	NOT GUILTY: CANADA'S AIR INDIA BOMBING VERDICT [...] Summary: A British Columbia provincial court acquitted on March 16, terrorism suspects, Ajaib Singh Bagri and Ripudaman Singh Malik of conspiracy and murder charges resulting from their alleged role in the bombing of two Air India planes in 1985. The case is the largest incident of mass mur [...]	2005-03-18 20:47:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KCRM PGOV PREL CA
05OTTAWA891	TERRORIST FINANCE - OTTAWA: DISCREPANCY IN LET [...] (U) This is an action message. 2. (S) Two of the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba aliases in para 7 of reftel (Passban-e-Kashmir and Paasban-I-Ahle-Hadith) apparently entered the joint prenotification message at some point between the original draft that we shared with the GOC and the final version sent [...]	2005-03-24 20:46:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN PREL PTER CVIS KVPR KTFN CA FAC CSIS
05OTTAWA944	LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE TO FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Secretary Rice's letter to Foreign Minister Pettigrew regarding Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr was delivered by polmiloff on March 30 through the Foreign Intelligence Division (ISI) at Foreign Affairs Canada. ISI staff subsequently confirmed hand-delivery of the letter to the Foreign Mini [...]	2005-03-31 18:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	OPDC PTER KAWC PHUM PINR CA
05PANAMA2417	2005 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Panama continues to be a strong partner with the U.S. in the global war on terrorism. The Panama Canal is the country's most important economic asset. Any act of terrorism that closes off the Canal could severely impact Panama's economy, the U.S., and other countries in the [...]	2005-12-14 19:04:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN KHLS KPAO PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA2470	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-23 16:22:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KTFN KCRM PTER PM
05PANAMA391	PANAMANIAN V/MFA ON SECURING OAS ACTION TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-18 22:41:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PM OAS POL CHIEF
05PANAMA835	PANAMA'S REPORT ON CHAVEZ'S ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) Per reftel A, following is Embassy's report on Chavez's activities in Panama, making reference to its extensive prior reporting in reftel B. Embassy has already forwarded the desk copies of recent DAO Panama reports (and Embassy political and economic reftels) on Chavez and Venezuela. [...]	2005-04-13 20:35:00	Embassy Panama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PM VZ LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PARIS107	SYRIAN FORMER HOSTAGE IN IRAQ FILES LAWSUIT [...] (C) Summary and comment: French officials, in preliminary comments to us, stressed the strictly private nature of a lawsuit filed in a French court by a Syrian former hostage in Iraq, who accused named U.S. military officials of torture and war crimes during the weeklong period he was in MNF-1 [...]	2005-01-06 18:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM IZ FR
05PARIS1114	FRANCE RESERVED ON MEK REPATRIATION REVIEW PANEL [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-22 15:28:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV PTER ASEC IR IZ FR PREM
05PARIS1304	FRENCH INFORMED OF FINAL DETERMINATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-01 17:08:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PINR PREL FR
05PARIS1356	FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATING HIZBALLAH AS A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION [...] (S) Summary: On March 1, poloffs delivered reftel demarche on designating Hizballah as a terrorist organization to Julien Deruffe and Yves Trotignon from the MFA's office of counter-terrorism and Remy Bouallegue, Lebanon/Syria desk officer. Poloff also informed Dominique Boche, President Chir [...]	2005-03-02 14:35:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	ETTC PTER EFIN FR EUN
05PARIS1382	FRANCE: POSITIVE ON TSA INTERMODAL DIALOGUE, TEPID [...] (C) SUMMARY: In February 24 meetings with TSA International Programs Assistant Administrator David Tiedge, French officials -listened to U.S. concerns about Emergency Amendment implementation, agreed to continue discussion, but sidestepped new commitments; -agreed to continue discussion [...]	2005-03-03 12:34:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PTER FR
05PARIS1569	TERRORISM INVESTIGATING JUDGE COMMENTS ON CORSICAN [...] (C) Summary: The French government has the upper hand in its decades-long battle against Corsican separatists, said terrorism investigating judge Gilbert Thiel, but it is still too early to speak of an end to separatist-linked violence. Regarding the other facets of his portfolio, Breton separ [...]	2005-03-09 16:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER FR
05PARIS1610	FRENCH RELEASE 1 OF 3 EX-GTMO DETAINEES [...] (U) According to press reports, the GOF released Mustaq Ali Patel in the evening of March 9 after questioning him for two days. Patel was one of three French citizens previously held in Guantanamo (GTMO) and transferred to French custody on March 7. The other two ex-GTMO detainees, Ridouane K [...]	2005-03-10 17:02:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER FR
05PARIS1699	TWO EX-GTMO DETAINEES CHARGED WITH TERRORIST [...] (S) Summary and comment: Ridouane Khalid and Khaled Ben Mustafa, two of the three ex-Guantanamo (GTMO) detainees returned to French custody on March 7, were formally placed under investigation on "terrorist conspiracy" charges March 11 by terrorism investigating judges Jean-Louis Bruguiere and [...]	2005-03-14 17:50:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PGOV PREL FR PTER KJUS
05PARIS1711	FRANCE: UPDATE ON TRANSFERRED GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 12:41:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTIA KAWC PHUM PINR OPDC PREL FR
05PARIS1727	FRENCH RESPONSE ON MARCH 16 GAERC DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 16:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL PTER HR CH LE KPAL RS GG FR SY EUN
05PARIS1732	DJAMEL BEGHAL CONVICTED, RECEIVES 10-YEAR SENTENCE [...] (U) Summary: Djamel Beghal, the ringleader of a group arrested in 2001 on suspicion of planning to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Paris, was convicted March 15 of "terrorist conspiracy," and received a maximum 10-year sentence. His five accomplices were all found guilty as well, and received senten [...]	2005-03-15 17:43:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV KJUS FR
05PARIS1765	FRENCH OFFICIALS ON LARSEN VISIT, LEBANON NEXT [...] (S) Summary: MFA and Elysee officials are stressing the need for continued insistence on a full Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon before elections, in the wake of UN Special Envoy Larsen's meetings in Beirut and Aleppo. The GoF views a four to six-month Syrian withdrawal as too long. According [...]	2005-03-16 18:41:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL SY LE PTER FR UNSC
05PARIS1797	FRANCE: INTERAGENCY BRIEFING TEAM ON GUANTANAMO [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-17 16:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PINR PREL FR
05PARIS1807	VILLEPIN'S POLICE ADVISOR DISCUSSES FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin's cabinet advisor on the police said March 15 that the French security establishment is going through a period of "synthesis," in which reforms proposed over the past decades are gradually finding their place within standard operating proced [...]	2005-03-17 17:45:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER FR PGOV KJUS
05PARIS2034	EX-GTMO DETAINEES UPDATE: 6 IN PRETRIAL DETENTION [...] (C) The Paris Court of Appeal on March 25 ordered ex-GTMO detainee Ridouane Khalid imprisoned pending investigation of charges of "criminal association with a terrorist enterprise." Returned to France on March 7, Khalid had been released on March 11, though he remained under judicial watch. [...]	2005-03-25 16:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL FR PTER KJUS KAWC
05PARIS2038	FRENCH OBSERVERS TO TOPOFF 3 [...] (U) The GOF will send the following two observers to the Top Officials 3 exercise to take place April 4-8, 2005: -Mr. Alain Waquet Senior National Security Official (and Prefect) Interior Ministry Official passport number: 04ZZ3848 Tel: 33-1-5604-7654 email: alain.waquet@interieur.go [...]	2005-03-25 16:27:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC FR
05PARIS2041	MUBARAK IN PARIS: CHIRAC URGES KEEPING PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: Receiving Egyptian President Mubarak in Paris 24, President Jacques Chirac stressed the necessity of maintaining pressure on Syria until it withdraws its armed forces and intelligence services fully from Lebanon, before elections this spring. Mubarak, who had met Syrian Presiden [...]	2005-03-25 18:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AORC KWBG EG FR
05PARIS2052	MUBARAK IN PARIS: CHIRAC URGES KEEPING [...] (C) Summary: Receiving Egyptian President Mubarak in Paris March 24, President Jacques Chirac stressed the necessity of maintaining firm pressure on Syria until it withdraws its armed forces and intelligence services fully from Lebanon, before elections this spring. Mubarak, who had met Syr [...]	2005-03-29 10:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AORC KWBG EG FR

05PARIS209	CHIRAC LOOKS FORWARD TO 2005: THE TONE CHANGES, [...] (U) SUMMARY. During his traditional New Year's address to the diplomatic corps in Paris January 6, President Chirac stated his desire for good relations with the U.S. and extended "friendly wishes" to President Bush in advance of his inauguration (President Bush and UN Secretary General Kofi A [...]	2005-01-12 08:33:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PTER EAIR SENV FR
05PARIS2162	(C) GENERAL AOUN ON LEBANON DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary and comment: At the Department's recommendation (reftel),DCM met with former Lebanese Armed Forces Commander General Michel Aoun at the latter's request March 29. Throughout the hour-long discussion, Aoun stressed his status as the most long-standing opponent of Syria's occupatio [...]	2005-03-31 14:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE PTER FR
05PARIS2333	GWOT ASSESSMENT: EMBASSY PARIS FEEDBACK [...] (S) Summary: U.S.-French cooperation on terrorism is mature and broad-based. For a number of reasons, including the memory of terrorist attacks in Paris during the 1980s, the French bring significant expertise, focus and determination to their C/T activities, and are valued partners for a wide [...]	2005-04-07 13:21:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PTER PREL FR
05PARIS2414	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: In a 30-minute farewell call April 8 with Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin, the Ambassador complimented the excellent level of U.S.-French counter-terrorism cooperation, emphasized the need for progress on biometric passports as soon as possible, encouraged Villepin to visi [...]	2005-04-11 10:34:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR PGOV PTER
05PARIS2475	TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF MOVLADI UDUGOV [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-12 15:33:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL KTFN EFIN ECON PTER ETTC RS FR
05PARIS248	ELYSEE MIDDLE EAST ADVISOR ON UNIFIL RENEWAL, [...] (C) Summary and comment: The Elysee appears solidly behind the MFA in opposing a preambular reference to UNSCR 1559 in the UNIFIL renewal resolution, though it suggests greater flexibility than the MFA on asking DPKO to review UNIFIL's force structure (ref b). During a January 12 meeting, Pre [...]	2005-01-13 15:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE SY PTER PINR FR UNSC
05PARIS2630	SEEKING CLARIFICATION ON SECURITY REGULATIONS AND [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. See para 4. 2. (SBU) We were recently made aware of at least one case in which the CEO of one of France's largest companies, with significant investments and business interests in the U.S., was denied permission to fly, in a private European- registere [...]	2005-04-18 16:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PTER FR EUN
05PARIS2631	ELYSEE CAUTIOUS BUT ENCOURAGED ON MIKATI [...] (C) Presidential Advisor on the Middle East Dominique Boche expressed cautious optimism on the appointment of Najib Mikati as Lebanese PM-designate, during a discussion with poloff April 18. On the one hand, Boche conceded that Mikati's background and ties to Syrian President Bashar al-Asad w [...]	2005-04-18 16:42:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY FR
05PARIS2787	FRANCE: ENCOURAGING EU PARTICIPATION IN APRIL [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-25 17:04:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PTER EFIN KTFN FR
05PARIS280	FRENCH EX-HOSTAGE DISCUSSES "PLANET BIN LADEN" [...] (C) Summary: Georges Malbrunot, one of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq for just over four months and released on December 21, recounted to Emboffs on January 12 his experience in captivity and his surprise that his captors were not focused solely on combating Coalition forces in Ir [...]	2005-01-14 13:56:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PGOV KPAO PTER IZ FR
05PARIS2946	GOF AGREES ON NEED SUSTAIN PRESSURE ON SYRIA, WITH [...] (C) Summary: Senior MFA and Elysee officials described the GoF as fully agreeing with our message on sustaining pressure on Syria (reftel),except for two points: the timing of Hizballah disarmament, with France favoring a gradual approach, and EU designation of Hizballah, which France continu [...]	2005-04-29 19:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE PTER FR
05PARIS2950	FRENCH VIEWS ON WHO/INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] Acting Science Counselor contacted the MFA and the Health Ministry on April 25 to convey USG position concerning the revision of International Health regulations (reftel) and explain the U.S. position on outstanding issues. 2. Our MFA contact stated that while France had [...]	2005-05-02 08:30:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PREL PTER FR WHO
05PARIS3013	FRANCE RECEIVES GUIDANCE ON U.S.-RUSSIA MANPADS [...] (C) Poloff delivered points on U.S.-Russia MANPADS arrangement (reftel A) to French MFA Office for Disarmament's Small Arms/Light Weapons (SA/LW) action officer, Jean-Francois Guillaume on April 15 and again on April 22. Guillaume told poloff the MFA appreciated being informed on the matter ad [...]	2005-05-03 15:56:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	RS KHDP MARR PARM PREL PTER FR
05PARIS3118	FRENCH JUDGE SAYS C/T FOCUS IS ON "JIHADISTS TO [...] (S) Summary: Islamic/international terrorism investigating judge Jean-Francois Ricard (strictly protect) told Poloffs May 6 that his section's open-ended investigation into potential "jihadists to Iraq" has become their current priority. With two networks already discovered, French authorities [...]	2005-05-09 13:34:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL FR
05PARIS3292	TERRORISM FINANCE: FRENCH AUTHORITY TO FREEZE [...] (SBU) Per reftels, Post includes below points on French asset-freezing authority for terrorist finance issues. 2. (SBU) France's legal authority to freeze assets is based on the state's traditional power to use capital controls where necessary. Therefore, the main authority is based on Fre [...]	2005-05-16 05:25:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PTER EFIN KTFN FR PGOV EUN
05PARIS365	FRANCE - 2005 MONEY LAUNDERING CONTRIBUTION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-20 12:26:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR EFIN FR
05PARIS3989	FRENCH JUDICIARY TO INVESTIGATE GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Summary: A Paris appeals court recently ordered two investigating judges, Sophie Clement and Nathalie Frydman, to investigate charges that ex-Guantanamo detainees Nizar Sassi and Mourad Benchellali (currently in pretrial detention in France) were "illegally arrested and arbitrarily detained [...]	2005-06-08 16:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR PTER KJUS
05PARIS4039	CONTINUED FRENCH CONCERNS ON BAGHDAD AIRPORT ROAD [...] (U) This message contains a guidance request in para 4. 2. (C) On the margins of a June 7 discussion on deliverables for the U.S.-EU conference on Iraq (septel),MFA DAS-equivalent for Iraq/Iran/Arabian Gulf Affairs Antoine Sivan raised continuing GoF security concerns on access to the Bag [...]	2005-06-09 16:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER IZ FR
05PARIS433	FRENCH NOTIFIED OF LATEST ENEMY COMBATANT STATUS [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-25 08:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PINR PREL FR
05PARIS4443	TERRORIST FINANCING: FRENCH PROPOSAL FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-24 11:13:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL KTFN KCRM PTER FR UNSC
05PARIS4466	FRANCE: GOF READY TO ADVANCE SELECTEE EMERGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 22 meeting with GOF officials, Emboffs received assurances that the GOF would work to resolve the remaining issues in Selectee Emergency Amendment (EA) implementation. After a review of prior progress and outstanding issues on the range of aviation EAs, the Embassy agree [...]	2005-06-24 16:58:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PTER FR
05PARIS4661	FRENCH RESPONSE TO NICARAGUAN MANPADS DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloffs delivered demarche (ref A) June 20 to MFA desk officer for small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) Jean-Francois Guillaume and July 1 to MFA DAS-equivalent for Central America and the Caribbean Gilles Bienvenu. Guillaume indicated that the GOF is focused on the destruction of arms i [...]	2005-07-01 17:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PARM PREL PTER MASS FR
05PARIS4713	COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S CONSULTATIONS WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Counselor Philip Zelikow met June 27 with Christophe Farnaud, PM de Villepin's acting diplomatic advisor, to discuss a range of issues, including ways to further US-French C/T cooperation and the importance of strengthening US-French strategic and political dialogue. Farnaud said [...]	2005-07-06 14:18:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER FR
05PARIS4749	FRENCH JUDGE SAYS C/T FOCUS IS ON "JIHADISTS TO [...] (S) Summary: Islamic/international terrorism investigating judge XXXXXXXXXXXX told Poloffs May 6 that his section's open-ended investigation into potential "jihadists to Iraq" has become their current priority. With two networks already discovered, French authorities fear that "jihadists to Ira [...]	2005-07-07 15:38:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER FR
05PARIS4750	COUNTER-TERRORISM CONSULTATIONS WITH THE FRENCH, [...] (S) Summary: A USG delegation led by Counselor Philip Zelikow met with senior French officials June 27 to inaugurate strategic counter-terrorism consultations. This cable reports on discussions addressing the radicalization and recruitment of extremists, and geographic areas of concern, which [...]	2005-07-07 15:38:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER FR
05PARIS4751	PDAS CHENEY MEETS WITH MFA'S A/S-EQUIVALENT [...] (C) Summary: NEA PDAS Liz Cheney met July 1 with Jean-Francois Thibault, the MFA's A/S-equivalent for the Middle East, and focused on Lebanon while also briefly touching on Iran. The two agreed that July 25 and 26 should be the next dates for a Core Group meeting in Beirut. They also agreed [...]	2005-07-07 15:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE SY EAID PTER MOPS FR
05PARIS478	FRENCH PARTICIPATION AT THE SAUDI COUNTERTERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-26 17:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL SA FR
05PARIS479	FRENCH ARREST ELEVEN IN 'JIHADISTS TO IRAQ' [...] (SBU) Summary: French media reported on January 26 the arrest two days prior of seven people suspected of involvement in recruiting and sending French residents to fight Coalition forces in Iraq. The Embassy also learned that an additional four suspects were arrested in the morning of January [...]	2005-01-26 18:01:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV FR
05PARIS4805	EX-GTMO DETAINEE RELEASED FROM PRE-TRIAL DETENTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-08 16:48:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL FR
05PARIS482	JUDGE BRUGUIERE DISCUSSES ONGOING TERRORISM [...] (S) Summary: During a January 24 lunch hosted by the Ambassador, top terrorism investigating judge Jean-Louis Bruguiere discussed a number of ongoing investigations he was leading and also commented on a variety of terrorism-related issues. He believed that 2005 would be a dangerous year, give [...]	2005-01-27 09:01:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PINR PTER FR
05PARIS4919	SPEAKING TO FRENCH MUSLIM LEADERS ABOUT TERRORIST [...] (C) Post maintains an active dialogue with leaders in the French Muslim community. During the past year, Poloffs have met with the leadership of the three main organizations within the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM),which was established in 2003 as the main interlocutor of the GOF [...]	2005-07-15 16:34:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL PTER KISL FR
05PARIS4921	MISUSE OF THE "NO-FLY" SYSTEM RISKS UNDERCUTTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 8, 2005, shortly after my arrival as Ambassador, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration directed the return of Air France flight 50 (AF50) because of the erroneous conclusion that a specific U.S. citizen manifested on the flight constituted an active terrorist thr [...]	2005-07-15 16:57:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR PTER FR
05PARIS513	POTENTIAL 'JIHADISTS TO IRAQ' A "SERIOUS GROUP" [...] (S) Attention in the French "jihadists to Iraq" investigation has focused on a group of young French citizens (reportedly 20-24 years old) that had recently returned from a hajj together, investigating judge Jean-Louis Bruguiere told the DCM on January 27. They were arrested in Paris when authoriti [...]	2005-01-27 18:11:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV FR
05PARIS5130	FRENCH WILL RAISE OBJECTIONS TO CHINESE REJECTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-25 13:19:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC PREL FR KFIN UNSC
05PARIS5157	FRANCE WILL REVIEW THEIR POSITION ON LANGUAGE IN [...] (C) On July 25, the DCM delivered reftel demarche on problematic language in the UNSCR 1267 successor resolution to MFA Political Director Stanislas de Laboulaye. Laboulaye made three points: 1) the U.S. and France have been working well in this area and need to continue doing so; 2) particul [...]	2005-07-26 13:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PTER EFIN FR UNSC KTFIN
05PARIS5203	GOF PROPOSES NEW DOMESTIC C/T POLICIES AFTER [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: In the aftermath of the July 7 and 21 bombings in London and the July 22 bombings in Sharm el-Sheikh, the GOF has proposed a number of new policies to combat terrorism, including the expanded use of closed-circuit television cameras in public areas, renewed efforts t [...]	2005-07-28 10:56:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER FR
05PARIS5263	PM SHARON VISIT HERALDS SYMBOLIC UPTURN IN [...] (C) Summary and comment: Israeli PM Sharon's successful July 26-29 visit to France was marked by warm atmospherics and ostentatious emphasis on improving bilateral relations from both sides, with many French media outlets heralding a new "honeymoon" in French-Israeli relations. The GoF, in we [...]	2005-08-01 17:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS KPAL SY IR PTER PARM FR
05PARIS5374	FRANCE: DHS ACTING U/S BEARDSWORTH MEETS [...] (SBU) Summary. In his meetings with French officials, U/S Beardsworth highlighted the positive uses of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data and engendered an appreciation of how PNR data can help advance our mutual interest of denying terrorists freedom to travel while protecting privacy and faci [...]	2005-08-05 13:43:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PTER FR
05PARIS5489	FRANCE SUPPORTS EFFORT TO ENSURE PEACEFUL GAZA [...] (C) We discussed ref (a) points on the need to ensure a peaceful Gaza disengagement with MFA DAS-equivalent for Levant/Israeli-Palestinian affairs Christian Jouret August 10. Jouret fully concurred with U.S. views on the critical importance of Gaza disengagement and the urgent need to ensure [...]	2005-08-12 16:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV IS GZ FR
05PARIS5539	PUTTING OUT BRUSHFIRES: FRANCE AND ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: Through surveillance, arrests and other methods, the GOF prevents or puts out brushfires of Islamic extremism on an almost daily basis, and has been doing so for decades. According to recent press reports, the RG, France's police intelligence service, estimates that 6 million Musli [...]	2005-08-17 08:56:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL AL MO PTER FR
05PARIS5818	CHIRAC DEFINES FRENCH FOREIGN POLICY IN ANNUAL [...] (C) Summary: President Chirac delivered a speech August 29 to France's assembled ambassadors in an annual event this year focused on France's policy toward the EU in the wake of the failed May 29 referendum on a constitutional treaty. As such, it was clearly aimed more at reassuring French c [...]	2005-08-29 17:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MNUC PTER FR EUN UNSC
05PARIS5943	POSITIVE INITIAL FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] (S) Poloff discussed reftel points on isolating Syria at UNGA with MFA desk officer for Syria/Lebanon Remy Bouallegue and MFA desk officer for UN/Middle East Affairs Salina Grenet on August 31. Bouallegue reiterated that the GoF would not receive Syrian officials at UNGA and was maintaining it [...]	2005-09-01 13:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV SY FR
05PARIS6109	AIR FRANCE ADDRESSES LETTER TO AMBASSADOR ON JULY [...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 29 letter to Ambassador, Air France CEO Jean-Cyril Spinetta raised a number of concerns about the July 8 diversion of AF flight 50 to Chicago due to the presence of a passenger on the "no-fly" list (reftel). He argues that Air France followed TSA procedures in this [...]	2005-09-09 08:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PTER FR
05PARIS619	AVIATION SECURITY: DOES NO-FLY MEAN "NO FLY?" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Paris applauds Washington agencies' development of joint criteria for the inclusion of names on the Transportation Security Administration-managed No-Fly list (REF EMAIL). Rigorously applied criteria should greatly enhance the credibility of the list while ensuring it is [...]	2005-02-01 16:38:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PTER FR
05PARIS6333	RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO UIGHURS - FRANCE [...] (C) DCM discussed reftel request with MFA Director of Cabinet Pierre Vimont, September 16. Vimont said the GOF would "study" the request and promised a rapid response. Vimont said that, if France were in principle able to accept some/all of the Uighurs, it would be helpful to have more deta [...]	2005-09-16 15:43:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR FR
05PARIS6407	USUNESCO: CONTACTS BETWEEN UN AGENCIES AND [...] Mission has received letter from Director General in response to message delivered on June 28, 2005 (ref A) 2. Text of the letter is transmitted below: DG/13/05/46 16 September 2005 Dear Ambassador: I write in reference to your letter of 28 June 2005 concerning procedures to prevent co [...]	2005-09-20 16:09:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UN
05PARIS6442	FRENCH SUPPORT LISTING LTTE BUT WARY OF "TIMING" [...] (C) On September 20, we delivered reftel demarche encouraging an EU listing of the LTTE as a terrorist organization to Julien Deruffe, the MFA's senior desk officer for counter-terrorism. Deruffe said the French inter-agency process had concluded that LTTE met EU criteria for being listed as [...]	2005-09-21 15:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KTFN PREL PTER CO FR
05PARIS6579	"FRANCE HASN'T KNOWN A DECADE WITHOUT TERRORISM" [...] (C) Summary: Although he acknowledged the danger of being "pessimistic by profession," Christophe Chaboud, the Ministry of Interior's new counter-terrorism head, told POL M/C and Poloff September 23 that he believed terrorism was a serious and evolving long-term threat. France had been a victi [...]	2005-09-26 15:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV FR
05PARIS6580	MFA AND ELYSEE UPBEAT ON CORE GROUP MINISTERIAL, [...] (C) Summary and comment: Elysee and MFA officials described the September 19 Lebanon Core Group ministerial as a success, and expressed relief that consideration of a draft UNSCR on arms transfers to Lebanon had been dropped from the agenda. Gof officials expressed similar satisfaction that m [...]	2005-09-26 16:03:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE SY PTER FR UNSC
05PARIS6687	GOF receptive to blocking WMD Financing [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOF officials welcomed proposals by visiting Treasury U/S Levey to block the financing of WMD proliferators. They also described progress on new anti- terrorist legislation, which will close some loopholes while providing a framework to guarantee individual liberties. The legis [...]	2005-09-29 13:42:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PTER EFIN KTFN FR
05PARIS6735	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) [...] (SBU) Embassy Paris' Terrorist Financing Coordinating Officer (TFCO) is Otto H Van Maerssen, Unit Chief for Financial Affairs in the Economic Section. (E-mail: vanmaerssenOH@state.gov. Tel: 33-43-12-24-33 and Fax: 33-43-12-20-22 ). 2. (SBU) Deputy TFCO is Political Officer Peter Kujawin [...]	2005-09-30 13:41:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN KVPR PTER EFIN ETTC PREL FR
05PARIS6759	REQUEST FOR UK TO HOST G-8 BIOTERRORISM EXPERTS [...] (C) On September 30, ESTH Officer delivered talking points contained in REFTEL to Etienne Sur, responsible for chemical and biological disarmament at the MFA. Although message was passed to Mr. Sur, Gabriel Bernier, outgoing biological weapons specialist attended. Mr. Sur understood the point [...]	2005-10-03 12:26:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER TBIO EAGR FR
05PARIS6810	COMBATING EXTREMISM IN FRANCE [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. and France enjoy a strong and healthy relationship in matters related to combating violent extremism, especially as regards the investigative side. Intelligence, law enforcement and judicial exchanges and cooperation are ongoing and effective, and the French government's [...]	2005-10-04 11:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI PTER FR
05PARIS6890	DIALOGUE WITH MUSLIM MODERATES AND MAGHREB [...] (C) Summary: In the context of ongoing Muslim outreach (refs),Ambassador recently visited the Paris Mosque, paid separate courtesy calls on ambassadors from Morocco and Algeria -- the two leading countries of origin for the majority of French Muslims -- and met with a French-Tunisian author [...]	2005-10-06 13:13:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL PTER FR
05PARIS6933	HIZBALLAH MP APPEALS FRENCH AL-MANAR BAN; MEETS [...] (C) Summary: In the coming weeks, the Conseil d'Etat, France's highest administrative court, will release a decision on Hizballah satellite television station al-Manar's appeal of its 2004 ban from broadcasting into France. Two Lebanese deputies, Hassan Fadlalah of Hizballah and Abdallah Farh [...]	2005-10-07 16:03:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER FR LE
05PARIS7043	PKK TERRORISM: FRENCH REPLY ON SUPPORT FROM EUROPE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-13 15:59:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	KCRM PTER EFIN PINR PREL FR
05PARIS7104	MFA RESPONSE ON URGING PA PRESIDENT ABBAS TO SEIZE [...] (C) We discussed reftel points encouraging the GoF to urge PA President Abbas to seize the opportunity on Gaza disengagement with Herve Besancenot, MFA DAS-equivalent for Levant/Israeli-Palestinian issues, and Christophe Guilhou, Cabinet Advisor to FM Douste-Blazy on Middle East issues, on O [...]	2005-10-17 17:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL IS FR
05PARIS7201	MFA READOUT ON PA PRESIDENT ABBAS, LEBANESE PM [...] (C) Senior MFA officials told us PA President Abbas raised three main points in his October 17 meeting with President Chirac: the need to give Abbas support and more time in addressing Hamas participation in January elections; the need to relaunch the roadmap; and the need to improve daily livi [...]	2005-10-20 15:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS KPAL FR LE SY PTER UNSC
05PARIS7220	GOF NEARS COMPLETION OF WHITE PAPER ON [...] (C) The GOF continues to finalize its white paper on terrorism and internal security (ref B). On October 20, Poloff contacted Louis Blin, the MFA's office director-equivalent for terrorism and security, for an update. Blin said the GOF was in a period of "synthesis," in which the inter-agenc [...]	2005-10-21 13:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER FR
05PARIS7305	FRENCH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON MEHLIS REPORT: FM [...] (C) We briefed senior MFA officials on the U.S. demarche to UNSC capitals on the Mehlis report (reftel) October 25, urging the participation of French FM Douste-Blazy at the October 31 UNSC ministerial. French MFA IO A/S-equivalent Jean-Maurice Ripert suggested to visiting IO A/S Kristin Silv [...]	2005-10-25 17:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV SY LE FR
05PARIS7398	GOF CONDEMNS IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S ANTI-ISRAEL [...] (C) Poloff met October 28 with Benoit Knopper, the MFA's desk officer for Iran, to deliver reftel talking points on the Iranian President's increasing extremism. Knopper noted the GOF's statements condemning the Iranian President's rhetoric. Furthermore, Knopper said, the MFA had convoked in [...]	2005-10-28 17:13:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IR FR
05PARIS7527	VIOLENCE IN SUBURBS: COMMENTS OF TERRORISM [...] (S) During a conversation November 3 with terrorism investigating judge Jean-Francois Ricard, Poloff asked for his analysis of recent violence in the suburbs (ref A). Ricard began by saying that no one in the French government should be surprised by what has happened. Successive governments ha [...]	2005-11-04 10:58:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PGOV PTER FR
05PARIS7528	TERRORISM INVESTIGATING JUDGE COMMENTS ON ONGOING [...] (S) Summary: Terrorism investigating judge Jean-Francois Ricard (strictly protect) discussed his office's ongoing C/T activities November 3, including the possible upcoming release of two ex-GTMO detainees and the continued investigation of three separate terrorist cells discovered in 2005. [...]	2005-11-04 10:58:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINR PTER FR
05PARIS7675	FRENCH MFA OFFICIAL ON IRAN: REMAIN FIRM, DON'T [...] (C) Summary and comment: MFA DAS-equivalent for Iran/Iraq Arabian Gulf Affairs Antoine Sivan assessed the Ahmadi-Nejad government as weakened by internal debate within Iran and lacking competence and experience, during a recent discussion with us. Sivan speculated that Ahmadi-Nejad's recent s [...]	2005-11-09 16:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV IR FR
05PARIS7745	FRENCH-IRAQI RESEARCHER DESCRIBES RECENT RAMADAN [...] (C) Summary: A local French-Iraqi anthropologist, Hosham Dawod (protect),briefed us on a recent visit to Qom, Iran, reportedly at the invitation of supporters of Ayatollah Sistani. Dawod, who is a former IVLP participant and an expert on Iraqi tribes and Shi'ism, told us he spent 12 days in [...]	2005-11-14 17:45:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINR IR IZ FR
05PARIS7831	FRENCH LUKEWARM TO SUPPORTING PARAMILITARY [...] (C) Pol/MC and PolOff delivered reftel points November 16 to MFA A/S-equivalent for WHA Daniel Parfait, DAS-equivalent for South America Michel Pinard, and Venezuela desk officer Lionel Paradisi. Parfait stated that the French did not share our analysis of the success of the disarmament camp [...]	2005-11-17 16:31:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PTER FR CO OAS
05PARIS8002	TERRORIST FINANCE: ASG PRENOTIFICATION - FRENCH [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-23 16:07:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC RP FR
05PARIS8062	FRANCE: HSPD-6 TERRORIST LOOKOUT SHARING PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Agencies at post involved in our productive and extensive counterterrorism dialogue with the French have considered HSPD-6 requirements to explore obtaining terrorist watchlist information. We consider it highly unlikely the GOF would consent to unilateral sharing of its watchli [...]	2005-11-28 15:22:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER CVIS CASC PGOV PREL PINR FR EUN
05PARIS8088	SARKOZY'S SECURITY ADVISOR DISCUSSES RECENT [...] (C) Summary: Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy's security advisor, a 20-year plus veteran of the French National Police, said the recent unrest had taken the security establishment by surprise, but that the massive yet moderate response of the police prevented a major crisis of public order. [...]	2005-11-29 13:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER FR PGOV
05PARIS8186	FRENCH CONTINUE TO BAN AL-MANAR, ALTHOUGH APPEAL [...] (S) We discussed reftel points on preventing Al Manar broadcasts with CSA (France's FCC-equivalent) and MFA contacts on December 2. We stressed the importance of France continuing its ban on Al Manar. 2. (S) Isabel Mariani, international affairs liaison at the CSA, confirmed that, as repor [...]	2005-12-02 14:59:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	ASEC PREL PTER FR LE
05PARIS8207	(C) FRENCH REACTION TO FINCEN 314(A) NOTICE ON [...] (S) We shared and discussed reftel points with the Asset-Freezing Directorate in the Ministry of Economy. Vincent Guitton, Head of the Services, Investment and IPR Division, noted that absent a designation on terrorism grounds, France normally lacks legal authority to block assets of individua [...]	2005-12-02 16:59:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	KTFN PTER LE SY FR
05PARIS8246	FRENCH REACTION TO E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS [...] (C) We delivered ref points to the Asset-Freezing Directorate in the Ministry of Economy. We spoke with Vincent Guitton, Head of the Services, Investment and IPR Division in the Ministry of Economy, who took note of the information but expressed skepticism that France could do anything about [...]	2005-12-05 17:18:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM KTFN FR
05PARIS8313	TEXT OF LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE [...] (U) Action request -- see para 5. 2. (U) Post received on December 6, 2005 faxed copy of a letter to the Secretary from the President of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, Renee van der Linden. The transmittal sheet attached to the letter from van der Linden's Chief of Staf [...]	2005-12-07 16:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU PTER PINR PHUM FR
05PARIS8386	WHITE HOUSE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST [...] France's leading NGO dedicated to the support of terrorist victims and their families is S.O.S Attentats - S.O.S. Terrorisme. It was founded in 1986 by Franoise Rudetzki, herself a victim of terrorist attack. Its aim is to seek monetary compensation, psychological and medical care and judic [...]	2005-12-09 17:39:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KAWC SOCI FR
05PARIS8390	FRANCE: GOVERNMENT CONCERNED ABOUT LEGAL BASIS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 7 meeting with a French official, Emboffs reviewed current arrangements for implementing the No-Fly system in France, and discussed GOF concerns about its legal basis in U.S. domestic law and ICAO conventions. Our contact also raised the potential applicability of [...]	2005-12-12 10:24:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR FR PTER
05PARIS8426	FRENCH APPEAR DISINCLINED TO RESETTLE UIGHERS [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-13 14:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF FR
05PARIS8442	FRANCE: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per reftel, enclosed is the 2005 country report on terrorism for France. Embassy point of contact is Poloff Peter Kujawinski, who can be reached on either the classified or unclassified e-mail systems. France - 2005 OVERVIEW In 2005, France continued to discover and dismantle terro [...]	2005-12-14 13:34:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN FR
05PARIS8544	MFA CAUTIOUS ON UNSCR 1644, SYRIA/LEBANON NEXT [...] (C) Summary: MFA DAS-equivalent for Syria/Lebanon Herve Besancenot welcomed the UNSC's unanimous adoption of UNSCR 1644, but expressed concern that international efforts to pressure Syria are losing momentum while the SARG is increasingly emboldened that it can wait out the U.S. and France ove [...]	2005-12-20 06:12:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY LE FR
05PARIS8659	AIR FRANCE DISCUSSES ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Emboffs December 21, Air France officials expressed concern about the cost of processing visas for crewmembers. Air France estimates that it requires approximately 6000 visas per year at a cost in lost crew time and other expenses it claims could reach five [...]	2005-12-27 15:11:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR CVIS PTER FR
05PARIS8683	GOF RESPONDS NEGATIVELY TO UIGHER RESETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-29 14:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER FR KAWC PHUM PREF
05PARIS890	U.S.-RUSSIAN DISCUSSION OF U.S.-PROPOSED DRAFT [...] (S) SUMMARY. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman and National Nuclear Security Administrator Linton Brooks held fruitful meetings with Director of the Federal Agency of Atomic Energy (Rosatom) Alexandr Rumyantsev to discuss a possible U.S.-Russian joint statement on counter terrorism and preve [...]	2005-02-14 06:12:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	ENRG PTER KNNP RU
05PARIS964	FRENCH DELAYING TACTICS ON EU DESIGNATION OF [...] (C) Summary and comment: Despite multiple appeals from the U.S. and Israel, the GoF appears likely to seek a delay in EU designation of Hizballah as a terrorist organization at the EU Clearinghouse meetings February 16. The chief GoF preoccupation appears to be the perceived complicating effe [...]	2005-02-15 18:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETTC EFIN LE SY FR EUN
05PARIS993	FRANCE ON U.S. VENEZUELAN CONCERNS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Venezuelan Desk Officer Hedi Picquart on February 16. Picquart did not have an immediate formal response to U.S. concerns about Russian weapons sales to Venezuela, but indicated that he would pass our points to French embassies in Moscow, Caracas, and B [...]	2005-02-16 15:25:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL FR VE CO
05PORTAUPRINCE1515	FRENCH COUNSUL TO HAITI KILLED IN CARJACKING [...] (SBU) Summary: On the evening of 05/31/2005 (precise time unknown),Pierre Henri-Mourral, French Honorary Consul to Haiti based in Cape Haitian, was shot and killed by unknown assailants. Henri-Morrual was returning to Cape Haitian, where he owns a prominent hotel, from a visit to Port au P [...]	2005-06-01 19:04:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER
05PRAGUE1056	CZECH POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON UN REFORM, CCIT AND [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. On July 14, the Charge d'Affairs met with MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil to discuss reftels regarding the G-4 proposal on UN Security Council reform, support for the Comprehensive Con [...]	2005-07-14 15:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER KUNR KPKO EZ UNGA UNSC ECOSOC
05PRAGUE1136	CZECH'S WELCOME U.S. RESPONSE TO BAGHDAD CONVOY [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-02 13:46:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IZ PGOV EZ
05PRAGUE1146	ASDD-01 TO VIETNAM: POINTS DELIVERED, LITTLE [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-03 14:48:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC EZ KSTC PARM PREL PTER VM
05PRAGUE1266	CZECHS WILL NOT/NOT MEET SYRIANS AT UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-31 13:46:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER SY EZ
05PRAGUE128	CZECH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 31 GAERC [...] (U) On January 27, conveyed reftel points concerning issues to be raised at the January 31 meeting of the GAERC to Michal Strouhal, Director of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Department at the MFA. Strouhal's responses follow: A. (C) TSUNAMI RELIEF: Strouhal said the EU member st [...]	2005-01-27 17:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL CU IR IZ UP CH EZ EUN
05PRAGUE1422	CZECHS AGREE -- THE TAMIL TIGERS ARE A TERRORIST [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-03 15:46:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EZ
05PRAGUE1493	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER FOR CZECH [...] (SBU) The Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer for Embassy Prague is DCM Cameron Munter, 420-257-530-662 ext. 2303, email: MunterCP@state.gov. The TFCO Deputy is Richard Hinman, Political officer, tel. 420-257-530-663 ext. 2313, email: HinmanRC@state.gov. 2. (U) Post believes that a regio [...]	2005-10-18 09:12:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KVPR PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL EZ
05PRAGUE1558	CZECH GOVERNMENT CONDEMNS IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S [...] (SBU) Polec officer delivered ref A demarche on October 31 to Miloslav Stasek, director of the Middle East and Africa Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Stasek agreed that the inflammatory remarks by Iranian President Ahmadi-nejad were unacceptable. He added that he also met with [...]	2005-11-02 17:32:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IR PHUM PREL PTER EZ EUN
05PRAGUE1655	CZECHS ARE CONSIDERING WHETHER TO SUPPORT OAS [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-28 15:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PTER CO EZ OAS
05PRAGUE1665	UPDATE ON EXTENSION OF POLICE TRAINERS AT THE [...] Pol Specialist Nov 28 confirmed with the Interior Ministry that the Czech Republic plans to extend the Czech participation in police training in Jordan. The Ministry of Interior has already allocated the necessary financing. The proposal to extend is now being reviewed in the Czech interagency [...]	2005-11-30 15:11:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ KCRM KJUS MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER SNAR SOCI
05PRAGUE1720	DEMARCHE TO CZECH REPUBLIC: CONDEMNING THE [...] (C) On December 13, Poloff delivered the texts of the President's and the Secretary's statements on the assassination of Lebanese MP Gebran Tueni to Katerina Moravcova, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA Middle East and Africa Department and Pavel Koblizka, Head of the MFA's Mediterranean Unit. [...]	2005-12-15 13:29:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	AU LE PGOV PREL PTER SY
05PRAGUE179	COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP (CTAG): AGREEMENT TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-08 14:20:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL PTER EZ
05PRAGUE221	CZECHS SUPPORT EU DESIGNATION OF HIZBALLAH AS [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-15 16:45:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PTER EFIN EZ EUN
05PRAGUE241	CZECHS AND GAERC MEETING: PREPARING TO SPEAK OUT [...] (C) Summary: The Czech Republic plans to use the Feb 21 GAERC meeting to lead EU members to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization. The Czechs are also working towards taking a leading role in the EU debate over the China arms embargo. The Czechs share our optimism about improving [...]	2005-02-17 15:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETTC CH IR UP MD HR KPAL EZ EUN
05PRAGUE376	CZECHS ON GAERC, CHINA ARMS EMBARGO, HIZBALLAH AND [...] (C) Summary. On March 14, we met with Mr. Michal Strouhal, Director of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Department in the Czech MFA, to discuss the GAERC (ref a),China Arms Embargo (ref b),and visit of Syrian FM to Europe (ref c). We also delivered the statement on U.S. support of t [...]	2005-03-15 14:38:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC PTER HR CH LE KPAL SU RS GG EZ IR EUN
05PRAGUE499	GWOT ASSESSMENT: POST FEEDBACK FOR CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (C) The Czech Republic, despite the weak coalition government that came into power after the June 2002 elections, has been a stauch supporter of the GWOT and has responded admirably to USG requests for troop contributions to Iraq and Afghanistan, and is actively providing economic, humanitari [...]	2005-04-07 13:42:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EZ

05PRAGUE519	CZECH REPUBLIC WILL OBSERVE BAN ON LIGHTERS [...] Post delivered the demarche on DHS banning lighters on flights to, from and within the U.S. to Josef Turecky, Director General, Civil Aviation Department, Ministry of Transportation of the Czech Republic, on March 10, 2005. Based on the information in the demarche, the Czech authorities are b [...]	2005-04-12 14:55:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER EZ EUN
05PRETORIA1111	OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION AND [...] Per reftel, Post welcomes the opportunity to help improve the global maritime security framework. The Port of Durban is the largest of South Africa's seven ports and the busiest in Africa. Its container terminal is the largest in the southern hemisphere. In addition, it is uniquely situate [...]	2005-03-15 14:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ETRD EWWT KSTC PARM PHSA PTER SF
05PRETORIA1278	SAA ADDS WASHINGTON ROUTES [...] (U) SUMMARY. South African Airways (SAA) will begin offering four weekly flights between Johannesburg and Washington D.C. as of July 1. A codeshare agreement with United is in the works while the future of the existing SAA-Delta codeshare has yet to be determined. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Sou [...]	2005-03-30 14:51:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER ASEC PREL SF
05PRETORIA1704	SAG OFFICIALS RECEPTIVE TO U.S. INTERNATIONAL PORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. South African officials were receptive to U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Officer Brian Gilda's presentation of the International Port Security Program (IPSP). Officials openly discussed South Africa's efforts to comply with and implement the International Ship and Port Facility Secur [...]	2005-05-03 04:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT PTER ECON SF IMO
05PRETORIA1789	SOUTH AFRICA: FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. South Africa's Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) continues to evolve as an institution. The FIC seeks better cooperation with law enforcement, higher quality suspicious transaction reports (STRs),continued focus on training, and international status as a Financial Intelligenc [...]	2005-05-09 05:05:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC PTER PREL KTFN KVPR SF
05PRETORIA2952	SOUTH AFRICA: CHINESE OBJECTIONS TO UN RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-26 10:22:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC PREL KTFN SF CH KFIN UNSC
05PRETORIA4473	SOUTH AFRICA: POST ASSESSMENT OF CASH COURIER [...] (U) Post responses follow below according to subheadings on Ref A. The Border and the Legal Environment ------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) South Africa maintains declaration systems at all border points for cash and other goods. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) requir [...]	2005-11-01 18:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SF
05QUITO1018	EMBASSY 90-DAY GOALS, CHALLENGES UNDER PALACIO GOVT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In word if not always in deed, Ecuador's Lucio Gutierrez administration qualified as pro-American. President Alfredo Palacio's most definitely does not. Brought to power by street mobs ("forajidos") clamoring for change, Palacio's closest advisor and Cabinet stalwart is gringo-b [...]	2005-05-04 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KDEM SNAR PTER ECON ASEC EC CO
05QUITO1024	ECUADORIAN JOINT CHIEF VOWS CONTINUED U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Positive atmospherics surrounded the Ambassador's initial call on new Ecuadorian Joint Forces Commander Admiral Manuel Zapater, the admiral recalling fondly their years-earlier meetings in Guayaquil. Zapater promised continued Ecuadorian security collaboration with the United S [...]	2005-05-04 22:55:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO1060	MFA LEERY OF CEDING JURISDICTION OVER SMUGGLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 10 call on Acting Foreign Minister Marcelo Fernandez, the Charge requested the GoE waive jurisdiction over the F/V Simon Bolivar, an Ecuador-flagged fishing vessel interdicted May 8 while smuggling four tons of cocaine. In his demarche, the Charge revealed the Bolivar [...]	2005-05-11 22:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO1098	MFA REFUSES TO CEDE JURISDICTION OVER SMUGGLERS [...] Via diplomatic note, the Foreign Ministry denied the USG's request to cede jurisdiction over the captain, crew, and cargo of the F/V Simon Bolivar, an Ecuador-flagged fishing vessel interdicted May 8 while carrying four tons of cocaine. Invoking Articles 4 and 17 of the 1988 UN Convention Ag [...]	2005-05-12 22:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
05QUITO1169	GOVERNMENT CHANGE FURTHER HINDERS ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the rise to power of President Alfredo Palacio, Article 98's chances in Ecuador sunk from bad to worse. Palacio's right-hand man, Minister of Government Mauricio Gandara, laid down an early marker, claiming there would be "no immunity for U.S. soldiers" during this governm [...]	2005-05-18 23:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR SNAR PTER EC CO KICC
05QUITO1322	DROPPING DOLLAR RAISES PROSPECTS IN TULCAN [...] SUMMARY: Tulcan, capital of Ecuador's Carchi province, bestrides the Panamerican Highway four hours from Quito and four miles from Colombia. Like frontier towns worldwide, Carchi's capital enjoys its share of money changers, truck stops, and customs checkpoints, most visitors clocking in for [...]	2005-06-08 20:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR PTER ECON ETRD EC CO
05QUITO1404	WELCOME TO ECUADOR, GENERAL CRADDOCK [...] (U) On behalf of Mission Ecuador, General, please accept a warm welcome on your second visit to this fascinating South American nation. Regrettably, your tight schedule forced an agenda trimming -- we initially had you traversing Ecuador's border with Colombia -- but we'll file that itinerary [...]	2005-06-16 13:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO1534	FARC ATTACKS FURTHER ALIENATE QUITO, BOGOTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: News of the FARC's lethal attacks in southern Putumayo June 25 spawned a counterproductive but oh-so-Ecuadorian response from politicians in Quito. Rather than condemning the narcoterrorists and acknowledging that border security requires bilateral cooperation, Palacio administ [...]	2005-06-29 15:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO1635	BORDER SECURITY DOMINATES PALACIO-URIBE DISCUSSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amidst a perception of frayed bilateral relations -- due mainly to GoE leaders' anti-Colombia outbursts -- Presidents Alfredo Palacio and Alvaro Uribe briefly met July 7 in Costa Rica. Media here claimed the session was substance-lite and lasted only fifteen minutes; an MFA con [...]	2005-07-12 22:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO1643	SUSPECTED FARC MILITANTS DEPORTED [...] (U) Summary: Three suspected FARC militants, captured in a Quito clinic on July 11, were deported to Colombia on July 12. President Palacio telephoned a grateful President Uribe on July 12 to inform him of the capture. One of the suspects is believed to have led the FARC attack on the Tete [...]	2005-07-13 21:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER CO EC
05QUITO1645	STAFFDEL SEES CN, CT GAPS IN ECUADOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: Use of Ecuadorian territory by narcotics and alien smugglers dominated discussions during Staffdel Walker, which visited Ecuador July 4-9. A DEA briefing revealed that agency,s eavesdropping weaknesses, exacerbated by Ecuadorian cellular carriers migration from analog to digita [...]	2005-07-14 15:49:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	SNAR PTER MASS PGOV PREL EC CO
05QUITO2662	COLOMBIA OFFERS OLIVE BRANCH ON SPRAYING [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian Vice FM Diego Ribadeneira and Colombian Vice FM Comilo Reyes met in Quito on November 17 to review key bilateral issues for the December 7 ministerial meeting. As predicted, the meeting primarily focused on northern border security issues including migration, refugees [...]	2005-11-21 21:45:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PTER SNAR CO EC
05QUITO2743	TERRORIST FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] In response to reftel, Post,s Terrorist Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Jefferson Brown, telephone number 593-2-256-2890 ext. 4420. His unclassified email address is brownjt2@state.gov. The Deputy TFCO is Economic Officer Donn-Allan Titus, telephone number 593-2-256-2890 ext. 446 [...]	2005-12-02 13:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL EC
05QUITO2822	ECUADOR-COLOMBIA TALKS ADVANCE ON BROAD RANGE OF [...] (C) Summary: The meeting between FM Francisco Carrion and his Colombian counterpart Carolina Barco which took place here on December 7 is being touted by the GOE and the Colombian Embassy here as a success. Both governments committed to increasing security measures along the border region, [...]	2005-12-12 19:37:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS MASS SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO2866	ECUADOR: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Embassy Quito's contribution to the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism report follows, keyed to questions in Reftel (paras 7-10). Embassy POC is PolOff Jarahn Hillsman, 593-2-256-2890 ext 4471, unclass email Hillsmanjd@state.gov, classified email Hillsmanjd@state.sgov.gov, fax 593-2-254-0712. [...]	2005-12-16 17:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV KJUS MARR CASC ASEC EC
05QUITO468	PRESIDENCY MINISTER WORKING TO KEEP GOE ON TRACK [...] (S) Summary: On February 25 CDA followed up on earlier calls to GOE presidential minister Carlos Polit to assure that the GOE took action to keep FARC suspects in custody. Polit assured the CDA that the GOE would do so, and understood the importance for GOE anti-terrorist cooperation. On ot [...]	2005-02-25 23:12:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV EC
05QUITO559	LATEST FARC COMMUNIQUE SMACKS OF PAYBACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: A FARC communique that essentially threatened President Lucio Gutierrez "to keep his end of the bargain or else" hit Ecuadorian presses March 10. Early reactions were as expected: the GoE dismissed the remarks out-of-hand, while a handful of consulted ex-Ecuadorian military re [...]	2005-03-10 23:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO566	VISAS VIPER: FEBRUARY 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-11 18:11:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR EC IT
05QUITO589	ECUADOR'S WAVE OF VIOLENCE: POLITICAL ROOTS? [...] Summary: Almost a dozen prominent opponents of the GOE have been victims of assaults since February 2004. The attacks have taken place in two waves; the latest began in December 2004, and the frequency of violence has increased over the past two months. Ecuador recently agreed to the Organ [...]	2005-03-15 16:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC PTER EC
05QUITO590	OPENING ADDITIONAL ARTICLE 98 FRONTS [...] (C) DEAL REMAINS FAR OFF: With Guinea-Bissau's February 2 signing, 99 countries have reached Article 98 agreements with the United States. Regrettably, we doubt it's Ecuador that cracks the century mark. Despite our numerous and varied overtures, the GoE continues to consider Article 98's [...]	2005-03-15 16:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR PTER EC CO KICC
05QUITO748	CHAVEZ INFLUENCE SLIGHT, BUT GROWING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Separated by only a thousand miles and led by ex-colonels from similar backgrounds, Ecuador and Venezuela nonetheless aren't closest of friends. Commercial, cultural, and people-to-people ties are slight, compared to those of other near-neighboring countries. There is genuine d [...]	2005-04-05 19:14:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER EC VE ASEX
05QUITO773	WELCOME TO ECUADOR, GENERAL MYERS [...] (U) On behalf of the Mission Ecuador team, General, please accept a hearty welcome to Ecuador. Into your three hour stop we have packed a bilat with GoE President Lucio Gutierrez, a press conference with your joint chief counterpart, and a working lunch with the Ecuadorian high command; the [...]	2005-04-07 22:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
05QUITO789	CJCS VISIT SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY, IMPROVED MIL-MIL [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Richard Myers' April 11 visit to Quito advanced bilateral relations with Ecuador by signaling our continued commitment to military cooperation, and supported our pro-democracy and pro-stability agenda at a sensitive moment. To President Gutierre [...]	2005-04-12 18:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO796	ECUADOR TO COMPLY WITH LIGHTER BAN ON U.S. FLIGHTS [...] Per Reftel, Ecuador's Director of Civil Aviation, Raphael Davila, was informed on March 10 of the TSA ban on all butane lighters within secure areas and on flights to and from the U.S. Davila said he already knew of the ban and that he would take the proper steps to ensure that the ban was en [...]	2005-04-13 12:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER EURN
05RABAT1162	US-MOROCCAN MILITARY CONSULTATIONS: THE MOROCCANS [...] (C) Summary: The third annual US-Morocco Defense Consultative Committee took place in Rabat on May 18-19, 2005, led on the US side by ASD Peter Rodman and on the Moroccan side by Minister Delegate to the PM in Charge of the Administration of National Defense Mr. Abderrahmane Sbai. During the [...]	2005-06-03 17:27:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	AG ETRD IZ KPKO MARR MO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR
05RABAT1809	MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Table of Contents - Early Reactions to Algeria's New Ambassador to Morocco - King Mohammed VI Receives King of Bahrain - King Pardons Underage Would-Be Suicide Bomber Twins - International Community Pleased with Tindouf POW Release - PJD and USFP Clash over Cultural Festival [...]	2005-08-26 17:03:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR MO
05RABAT1854	UNDERAGE WOULD-BE SUICIDE BOMBER TWINS DISCUSS [...] (SBU) In a front-page interview with Pan Arabic daily Asharq Al Awsat on August 31, the 16-year old would-be suicide bomber twins that King Mohammed pardoned on the occasion of the Revolution of the King and People on August 20 (ref A) discussed the factors that led to their descent into Isla [...]	2005-09-02 17:33:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER MO
05RABAT2139	MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Ahmed Lahlimi, High Commissioner for Planning announced during an October 4 press briefing on the 2004 census results that the poverty rate in Morocco in 2004 stood at 14.2%, 2.3% lower than in 1994. The census showed improvement in both urban (2.5% decrease) and rural areas (1% decrease). [...]	2005-10-13 16:41:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EWWT PTER KTEX EAGR EAIR ETRD MO SOCI
05RABAT2192	QADHAFI WOOS THE LIBYAN EX-PM [...] (C) Former Libyan PM Mohammed Otman Assed, in exile in Rabat since 1969, told Polcouns on October 7 that he continued to receive visits and phone calls from Libyan regime insiders encouraging him to drop his opposition to Qadhafi and move back to Libya. Assed said that in July he received a [...]	2005-10-21 16:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	LY MO PGOV PREL PTER
05RABAT2203	MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES MISSING IN IRAQ [...] (C) DCM called MFA Secretary General Omar Hilali October 24 regarding the Moroccan employees reported to Embassy Amman as missing in Iraq. The DCM expressed concern for the missing individuals and assured Hilali of U.S. desire to cooperate to the extent possible on this matter. Hilali said [...]	2005-10-25 14:16:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ JO MO MOPS PTER
05RABAT2265	DEMARCHING MOROCCO ON IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S REMARKS [...] (C) With a group of fifteen Ambassadors and Embassy representatives, Ambassador met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Taieb Fassi Fihri on November 2 to underscore our deep concern regarding the Iranian President's remarks on Israel (refs a and b). In an impressive showing, Ambassadors [...]	2005-11-03 14:36:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IR MO
05RABAT2460	CORE EAC MEETS TO DISCUSS RECENT ARRESTS OF [...] (S/NF) On December 5, 2005, Ambassador Riley convened a core Emergency Action Committee meeting to discuss the recent arrests of 17 Moroccan Islamic extremists by Moroccan Security Services. Attending the core EAC were the Ambassador, DCM, RSO, SIMO, POL, DAO, CA, MGT, and LEGAT. The Core EAC [...]	2005-12-08 17:41:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CASC PTER
05RABAT2500	DEMARCHE ON ASSASSINATION OF GIBRAN TUENI [...] (C) Polcouns discussed reftel demarche with Hassan Hami, MFA Arab Affairs Division Chief, on December 13, and sent additional copies of the statements by the President and Secretary Rice to MFA Acting Director of Arab Affairs SIPDIS Abdelghani Bellaaziri, who was unavailable. Hami noted th [...]	2005-12-15 12:11:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	LE MO PGOV PREL PTER SY
05RABAT2526	MOROCCO: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] As requested ref A, Post submits the following text for Department's use in drafting the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism. Embassy POC for this report is Political Officer Chad Stevens (StevensCI@state.gov). 2. Begin Text: Morocco The Government of Morocco remains a steadfast ally [...]	2005-12-19 09:17:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PGOV PREL MO
05RABAT2549	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Morocco is not a regional financial center and the extent of the money laundering problem in Morocco is not known. Morocco remains an important producer and exporter of cannabis, with estimated revenues of $13 billion annually, according to a joint study released in May 2005 by the United Nat [...]	2005-12-21 16:35:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN MO
05RABAT458	NEXT SIX MONTHS IN MOROCCO [...] (C) The last half of 2004 brought to fruition in several important ways the Principals, Committee decisions to intensify U.S. relations with Morocco and enhance Morocco,s ability to counter terrorism and extremism following the May 2003 terrorist bombings in Casablanca. This cable reviews pr [...]	2005-03-03 16:57:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID PTER MASS ASEC AMGT MO PDIP
05RABAT563	MOROCCO: PORT SECURITY IN OUR TIME? [...] (U) Summary: Morocco is taking its port security obligations seriously, and efforts are underway at ports nationwide to bring security infrastructure up to the level required by the International Maritime Organization's ISPS port security code. Observation at several Atlantic ports confirm th [...]	2005-03-18 11:09:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD ECON PTER PREL PINS PINR MO
05RABAT896	MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) In Jakarta for the April 22-23 Africa-Asia summit, PM Jettou signed the new African-Asian strategic partnership declaration calling for collective action to address common issues like terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and organized crime, and committing countries to meeting internat [...]	2005-04-29 17:23:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPKO KTFN MO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR
05RANGOON1065	CORRECTED COPY--EXPLOSIVES FOUND DURING WEEK OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-20 09:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER BM
05RANGOON1185	ROHINGYA REFUGEES AND REBELS - A VIEW FROM OUTSIDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rangoon Poloff traveled to Bangladesh in mid September to visit Rohingya refugee camps and to meet agencies that assist the refugees. Despite living in refugee camps for over a decade amid squalid conditions and sometimes suffering violence and intimidation, very few refugees ind [...]	2005-09-29 02:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF PINS PTER BM
05RANGOON1204	BURMA: SMALL EXPLOSION AT TRADERS HOTEL ON OCTOBER [...] SUMMARY: On Friday, October 21, at around 1838 hours (local time),a small explosion occurred near Traders Hotel, which is located less than a mile from the Chancery. (Note: Embassy TDYers and long-term Overseas Building Operations (OBO)/New Embassy Compound (NEC) personnel reside at this loca [...]	2005-10-24 11:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PTER CASC PGOV PREL BM
05RANGOON1294	CHARGE MEETS WITH RANGOON MILITARY COMMANDER [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with Burma's Chief of Military Affairs Security and Rangoon Military Commander Lt. Gen. Myint Swe on November 9 to discuss security issues affecting the U.S. Embassy. Charge outlined specific ways in which security could be improved around our Embassy, noting that th [...]	2005-11-10 11:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC AMGT CMGT PGOV PREL PTER BM
05RANGOON1412	BURMA: 2005 INCSR PART II [...] Following is the 2005-2006 revision of the International Narcotics Strategy Report, Part II: Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Burma. 2. Burma, a major drug producing and trafficking country, has a mixed economy with substantial state-controlled companies, mainly in energy and heavy [...]	2005-12-19 10:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM PTER ECON KTFN BM
05RANGOON334	FIGHTING TERRORIST FINANCING IN BURMA [...] (S) The following responds to the questions posed in reftel regarding the GOB's efforts to combat terrorist financing: (A) The GOB has not seized, frozen, or forfeited any assets under UN Security Council Resolutions 1267 or 1373. However, the GOB issued its required UNSC Resolution 1455 re [...]	2005-03-17 05:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	EFIN PTER ETTC KTFN BM
05RANGOON549	RANGOON TRIPLE BOMBINGS: MAY 9 SITREP [...] (C) Summary: Two days following the May 7 triple bombing, Rangoon is quiet, but city residents are in a state of shock over the carefully coordinated explosions that targeted crowded areas frequented by affluent Burmese as well as by foreign residents. The GOB has not altered its casualty fi [...]	2005-05-09 10:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PTER ASEC CASC BM
05RANGOON573	BOMBINGS: REGIME REACTION SURREAL BUT PREDICTABLE [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese regime is treating the shocking May 7 triple bombings as a non-event; there are few signs of enhanced security and control of information has been heavy-handed. Over 90 wounded victims remain hospitalized and the death toll has reportedly approached 30 persons, altho [...]	2005-05-12 11:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER ASEC CASC ECON BM
05RANGOON590	BOMBINGS: GOB BLAMES "SUPERPOWER NATION" (UNITED [...] (C) Summary: The GOB, in a bizarre May 15 press conference that attempted to connect an array of alleged anti-Government conspiracy plots, concluded "it is crystal clear" that "a world famous organization" (read: the CIA) trained and supported the perpetrators behind the May 7 triple bombing. [...]	2005-05-16 11:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR ASEC CASC BM
05RANGOON951	GOB SHARES INFORMATION ON FOUR SUSPICIOUS MUSLIM [...] (C) Summary: Burmese security officials recently shared with Emboffs biographic data for four Muslim Indian nationals of "Pakistani origin," whom the GOB had deported in June for "suspicious behavior." The GOB did not provide any direct evidence of terrorist activities by the four, and Burma h [...]	2005-08-16 03:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV BM
05RECIFE150	RESPONSE TO VIOLENT PROTEST AT RECIFE CONSULATE DURING [...] (SBU) Summary: Demonstrators protesting President Bush's visit to Brazil marched on the U.S. Consulate in Recife -- peacefully on Friday November 4 and violently the next day. The second group of approximately 200 protesters included members of the Landless Movement (MST),who came armed with [...]	2005-11-09 19:37:00	Consulate Recife	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC KPAO PTER BR US
05REYKJAVIK520	ICELAND: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following text updates for 2005 the Iceland country section of the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism report: Iceland has no military forces. Nevertheless, its leaders have offered strong rhetoric in support of U.S. antiterrorism policies, and the Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (ICRU),a [...]	2005-12-20 16:12:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC IC
05RIYADH9142	SHI'ITE COUNCIL MEMBER PREDICTS SACKING OF SAUDI [...] (C) Shi'a activist Jafar Al-Shayeb described efforts to oust Abdullah Al-Khunaizi, Qatif's Shi'a judge, saying that he was not effective as a representative of the community given "new social forces" gaining strength in Qatif. He said that the Shi'a were pleased with the signals from King Ab [...]	2005-12-13 06:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KIRF SA
05RIYADH9145	SAUDI ROYAL ADVISOR'S IMPRESSIONS OF IRANIAN [...] (S) Royal Advisor Adel al-Jubeir contacted the Ambassador by telephone December 12 and relayed his impressions of Iranian President Ahmadinajad, whom he had briefly met at the recently concluded OIC Extraordinary Summit in Jeddah. Al-Jubeir said that Ahmadinajad had struck him "as a very, ver [...]	2005-12-13 10:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL PINR SA
05RIYADH9146	SAUDI ROYAL ADVISOR'S IMPRESSIONS OF IRANIAN [...] (S) Royal Advisor Adel al-Jubeir contacted the Ambassador by telephone December 12 and relayed his impressions of Iranian President Ahmadinajad, whom he had briefly met at the recently concluded OIC Extraordinary Summit in Jeddah. Al-Jubeir said that Ahmadinajad had struck him "as a very, [...]	2005-12-13 10:32:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PTER PGOV PREL PINR SA
05RIYADH9252	KSA SUPPORT FOR IRAQI VICTIMS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 13:57:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SA IZ
05RIYADH9342	CODEL HAGEL MEETINGS IN KSA FOCUS ON IRAQ, IRAN [...] (C) On November 30 and December 1, Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) led a delegation including Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) and Representative Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) to the first Senate-level visit to Saudi Arabia in over two years. The delegation received a warm welcome in meetings with King Abdullah [...]	2005-12-18 09:17:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PINR PREL PTER SA IZ IR
05RIYADH9490	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD [...] (S) Your visit to Saudi Arabia comes during an upswing in the U.S.-Saudi Arabia relationship that was highlighted on November 13, when Secretary Rice and Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal inaugurated the U.S.-Saudi Strategic Dialogue, a new diplomatic process designed to reinvigorate our bilater [...]	2005-12-26 11:11:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	PREL PGOV OVIP PTER IZ SA
05ROME3512	ITALIANS WONDERING IF THEY'RE NEXT [...] (S) Summary. Both center-right and center-left politicians remain focused on the possibility of a major terror attack in Italy in coming months. An adviser on Middle East Affairs in the prime minister's office told us he sees a high possibility of an Al-Qaida attack somewhere in Italy duri [...]	2005-10-20 12:39:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL PTER PINS ASEC IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME3536	ITALY REFUSES PERMISSION TO DOE TEAM [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel request to General Alberto Ficuciello, Military Advisor to Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Ficuciello was familiar with the details of this case, and pleasantly, but firmly stated that the GOI did not need, nor would it accept at this time, DOE's offer to send [...]	2005-10-21 15:23:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA KNNP ENRG PTER GM IT
05ROME3539	ROME TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (SBU) The Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) at Embassy Rome is: Scott Kilner Economic Minister-Counselor Ph: 39 06 4674-2107 Fax: 39 06 4674-2398 E-Mail: KilnerSF@State.Gov The Deputy TFCO is: Richard Boly Economic Officer Ph: 39 06 4674-2320 Fax: 39 06 4674-2663 E-Mai [...]	2005-10-24 08:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC IT KTFN KVPR PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME3631	IRAN: ITALY SENDS TOUGH MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Berlusconi publicly condemned the statements made by Iranian President Ahmadinejad. The MFA also immediately phoned the Iranian Ambassador in Rome to protest upon hearing Ahmadinejad's remarks, following up with a short public statement on its web site. The Mayor [...]	2005-10-28 17:44:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM IR IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME3758	GOI: FRENCH-STYLE RIOTS NOT SHORT TERM ISSUE [...] (C) Italian politicians and the media have closely followed the riots in France, inevitably asking the question as to whether the Italian periphery could also burn. Ministry of Interior Giuseppe Pisanu told the media November 13, "The Italian peripheries are not comparable to the Parisian banl [...]	2005-01-14 17:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PTER IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME3774	GOI: FRENCH-STYLE RIOTS NOT SHORT TERM ISSUE [...] (C) Italian politicians and the media have closely followed the riots in France, inevitably asking the question as to whether the Italian periphery could also burn. Ministry of Interior Giuseppe Pisanu told the media November 13, "The Italian peripheries are not comparable to the Parisian banl [...]	2005-11-15 15:18:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PTER IT
05ROME3781	TERRORISM FINANCE: ITALIAN NAMES AND INFORMATION [...] (S/NF) This message provides Embassy Rome's reply to the NSC request for Italian names (Ref A),including radical Milan-based clerics, such as Abu Amad. We should note that we would likely enhance cooperation with key Italian officials if we could provide Milan prosecutor with information lin [...]	2005-11-16 11:27:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN IT KTFN PGOV PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME3787	SCENSETTER FOR NSC TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO ROME [...] (C) Summary. Your visit to Rome comes at an opportune time to press the Italians for increased detail and transparency about their security plans for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin. The Italian Ministry of Interior, which has been tasked with coordinating security for the Games, re [...]	2005-11-16 15:25:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	KOLY PTER PREL IT
05ROME3828	MOI PISANU NO LONGER INTERESTED IN SAUDIS TRAINING [...] (C) Minister of Interior Pisanu told the Ambassador during the Ambassador's introductory call in late September that he had been developing a close working relationship with his Saudi Arabian counterpart (REFTEL). Pisanu spoke positively about a Saudi offer of assistance training imams operati [...]	2005-11-21 11:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME3882	ITALIAN-YEMENI COOPERATION ON BORDER CONTROL [...] (U) This is an action request: please see para 5. 2. (C) Italian Minister of Interior Giuseppe Pisanu visited Sanaa last week for talks with his Yemeni counterpart. According to Pisanu's Diplomatic Advisor, Ambassador Guido Lenzi, the most urgent bilateral issue discussed was Yemen's re [...]	2005-11-23 18:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IT YE
05ROME3890	TERRORIST FINANCE: ABU SSAYYAF GROUP [...] (S/NF) A/ECCOUNS and ECONOFF delivered November 23 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) prenotification (ref A) to Cristina Collura, Director, Prevention of Financial Crimes, Ministry of Finance (MOF),and to Giampolo Cantini, MFA Office Director for G8 and Global Issues. Both MOF and MFA officials said t [...]	2005-11-25 15:43:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC IT KTFN PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME3957	ITALY WANTS BROADER ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. MFA Director General for Asia Claudio Pacifico told the DCM on November 29 that Italy wants to play a larger role in Afghanistan and made an appeal for closer cooperation on policy with the U.S. He noted that the GOI was reassessing its participation in Afghanistan with an eye t [...]	2005-12-01 17:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR AF IT AFGHANISTAN
05ROME3998	ADVISOR ON HOMELAND SECURITY TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. During a series of meetings with law enforcement and intelligence officials, Advisor to the President for Homeland Security Townsend delivered a consistent message on security for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. We respect Italian capabilities and appreciate the cooperation [...]	2005-12-06 09:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KOLY PTER OVIP IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME4023	INTERIOR MINISTER ON OLYMPICS SECURITY, MUSLIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Minister of Interior and Chief of Police DeGennaro December 6 expressed readiness to cooperate fully with the USG on Olympics security issues. Besides the Olympics, Italian security authorities had identified 13,000 potential targets around the country and instituted measures [...]	2005-12-07 17:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC PTER EFIN PGOV IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME4047	ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONDEMNS ASSASSINATION OF [...] (U) Post delivered reftel statements to the MFA and Prime Minister's office on December 13. Foreign Minister Fini had already issued a statement condemning the assassination on December 12. Embassy translation of Fini's statement is provided below. 2. Begin text. Italy strongly condemn [...]	2005-12-13 10:14:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY IT UN
05ROME4060	MOI EXPELS MOHAMMED DAKI: ITALY'S 13 IN 2005 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Interior Giuseppe Pisanu expelled Moroccan national and suspect terrorist Daki Mohamed on December 10, returning him to Morocco. Tunisian national and terrorist suspect Gharsellaoui Mohamed Akremi was also expelled December 10. In a December 11 press release, Pisanu [...]	2005-12-14 16:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME4074	ITALY: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Please find post's proposed text for the Italian section of the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism. Begin text: Italy has been a staunch ally in the war against terror. Italy works to fight terrorism within its borders, cooperates internationally, and participates with a strong military [...]	2005-12-16 16:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC IT EUN
05ROME4092	ITALY WILL SEND ASSISTANCE TO OAS COLOMBIA MISSION [...] MFA Office Director for South America Pietro Benassi confirmed December 16 that Italy would provide support for the OAS Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia, as requested in Reftel A demarche. Italy had not yet decided whether it would provide monetary assistance to the mission or [...]	2005-12-20 09:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PTER CO IT UN
05ROME4124	TERRORISM FINANCE: FOLLOW-UP ON UNSCR 1624, ITALY [...] (S/NF) Finance Ministry DG for Financial Crimes, Giuseppe Maresca, told A/Ecoun and Econoff December 20 that the Italian Financial Security Committee (FSC -- equivalent level to USG PCC) in its December meeting considered the USG proposal to jointly propose the designation of Bouchta Bouriki ( [...]	2005-12-21 17:24:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	CVIS EFIN IT KSEP KTFN KVPR PREL PTER ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05SANAA1037	AL-HOUTHI LEADERS FLEE YEMEN, REBELLION NEAR END [...] (C) Summary. The level of conflict between government and rebel forces in the Sa'ada region seems to be decreasing, but clashes continue in isolated areas. The leaders of the uprising are rumored to have fled the country, perhaps under a negotiated agreement. There is considerable risk that [...]	2005-04-25 14:35:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA1040	SANAA EAC MEETING 04/24/2005 [...] (S/NF) Post EAC convened at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 24, to review the current security environment and to discuss procedure regarding the continuation or discontinuation of authorized departure status. RSO reported that, apart from unconfirmed, vague reports of an additional two grenade a [...]	2005-04-26 07:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1052	SANAA EAC MEETING 04/27/2005 [...] (S/NF) Post EAC convened on April 27 at 2:30 P.M. to review reverse tripwires for Authorized Depature status (per reftel C). Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: AMB, DCM, DAT, FPD, IPC, MO, LEGATT, POLE, RMAS, OMC, RSO, CONS, PD and USAID. Members of the EAC unan [...]	2005-04-27 12:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1126	EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE FOR AMERICAN [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 6. 2. (SBU) Based on the recommendations of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC),Ambassador requests that the Department not extend Authorized Departure beyond the current expiration date. 3. (SBU) The EAC unanimously agreed that Post's securi [...]	2005-05-01 14:23:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1133	SANAA EAC MEETING 05/01/2005 [...] (S/NF) Post EAC convened on May 5 at 3:30 P.M. to review the current security environment and to finalize post recommendation on the discontinuation of authorized depature status (septel forthcoming). Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: AMB, DCM, DAT, FPD, IPC, MO [...]	2005-05-02 06:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA117	SANAA EAC MEETING 01/16/2004 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on January 17, 2005, to review post policy for private or official events at Embassy Officer housing following a recent attempted attack against Embassy personnel at an Employee residence during the Christmas holidays. The COM no [...]	2005-01-18 09:45:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1220	SANAA EAC MEETING 05/07/2005 [...] (S/NF) Post EAC convened on May 7 at 11:00 A.M. to review Department guidance on the lifting of Authorized Departure status (reftel A) and to determine next steps for post. Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: AMB, DCM, DAT, FPD, IPC, MO, LEGATT, POLE, OMC, RSO, CO [...]	2005-05-08 03:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1222	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ELEHSSAN TERRORIST FINANCE [...] (U) Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Qirbi on May 8. Qirbi said that he had not heard of the organization and that Palestinian Islamic Jihad were not active in Yemen. 2. (C) The FM took the opportunity to comment on the State Department's Report on Intern [...]	2005-05-08 11:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC EFIN PTER CVIS KSEP KVPR YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA1286	SANAA EAC MEETING 05/14/2005 [...] (C) Post EAC convened on May 14 at 10:00 A.M.local time to assess the possibility of demonstrations or other actions within Yemen in response to recent local and international news coverage about alleged Koran desecration at Guantanamo. Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting in [...]	2005-05-14 13:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1301	SALEH AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS KORAN DESECRATION [...] (C) Summary. President Saleh convoked Ambassador for a brief meeting May 14. The President and Ambassador discussed the Koran desecration allegations, President Saleh's planned visit to Washington, and the status of ROYG requests for M-113 armored personnel carriers. True to his nature, Sale [...]	2005-05-15 13:48:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL MASS PTER KJUS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1303	SANAA EAC MEETING 05/15/2005 [...] (S/NF) Post EAC convened on May 15 at 15:00 A.M.local time to discuss recent threat information targeting Embassy facilities and personnel. Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: AMB, DAT, FPD, MO, LEGATT, POLE, POLM, OMC, CCE-Y, USAID, RSO, CONS, and PD. 2. (S/N [...]	2005-05-15 13:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1315	YEMENI MEDIA REACTION TO RETRACTION OF NEWSWEEK [...] SUMMARY: Yemeni media reporting of the retraction by Newsweek of its story alleging desecration of the Koran in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is thus far fairly widespread and straightforward. Notable exceptions are official media outlets Saba News Agency and Al-Thawra newspaper. END SUMMARY 2. [...]	2005-05-17 11:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM
05SANAA1325	ROYG AL-HOUTHI CELL ROUND UP REVEALS PLANS TO [...] (S) Summary. On May 15 Interior Minister Rashad al-Alimi informed Ambassador of the round up of al-Houthi cells responsible for the recent series of deadly grenade attacks on ROYG Military officials in Sanaa. Alimi shared alarming information garnered from MOI and PSO investigations that one [...]	2005-05-18 08:11:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1328	LIMITED KORAN DESECRATION PROTESTS IN SANAA [...] Summary: The recent Newsweek piece alleging desecration of a Koran in Guantanamo Bay sparked small protests among students at Sanaa's universities. The non-violent protests were contained by police and were not covered by the local press. Despite strong opposition to many U.S. policies, most [...]	2005-05-18 10:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER KJUS YM
05SANAA1346	FM DISCUSSES KORAN DESECRATION, PRESS LAW, SALEH [...] (C) Summary. On May 18 Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi. Discussions centered on the release of a Yemeni detainee from GTMO (ref A),ROYG response to Koran desecration allegations, Ambassador's canceled meeting with Yemeni journalists, and Saleh's proposed visit to Washi [...]	2005-05-23 11:10:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KAWC PHUM KMPI ECON
05SANAA1352	ROYG INSIDERS INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED WITH SALEH CLAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-23 14:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR KMCA KMPI DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA1355	SANAA EAC MEETING 05/13/2005 [...] (C) Post EAC convened on May 23 to discuss options for the future of post's residential guard force program. Key offices and personnel represented at the meeting included: AMB, DAT, FPD, MO, LEGATT, POLE, POLM, OMC, CCE-Y, USAID, RSO, CONS, and PD. 2. (C) EAC members reviewed discussio [...]	2005-05-24 11:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1359	NOTIFICATION OF GUANTANAMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [...] (C) On May 18 Ambassador delivered reftels on Guantanamo Adminstrative Review Board Proceedings to Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi. FM accepted the information without comment. Krajeski [...]	2005-05-24 13:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM

05SANAA1360	SHURA LEADER ON HUNT OIL EXTENSION, AL-HOUTHI AND [...] (C) Summary: On May 17 Ambassador met with Shura Council Chairman Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani. Discussions centered on the canceled Hunt Oil extension for Block 18, ongoing violence in Saada, and the controversial draft press law. On the Hunt extension (ref A),Ghani expressed optimism that a deal [...]	2005-05-24 13:32:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM ECON YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COM ENERGY
05SANAA1377	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SALIF PORT YCG STATION WITH [...] (C) Summary. After touring Yemen Hunt's Safir oil platform and the Yemen Coast Guard Command at nearby Salif Port and hearing briefings from Hunt security and the YCG Salif Port Commander, Ambassador raised the issue of maritime security and the vulnerability of the Safir with the Governor of [...]	2005-05-25 14:19:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MARR PARM ECON YM COM ENERGY MARITIME SECURITY COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1532	ROYG SAYS IT LACKS CERTAINTY ON NATIONALITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-07 05:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1570	ROYG RELUCTANT TO COMMIT TO ACCEPT GTMO RETURNEES [...] (C) Despite several demarches, the ROYG continues to stall on giving full assurances that it will accept the return of Yemeni GTMO detainees. The purpose of this message is to shed light on ROYG reluctance to provide requested official guarantees for the Deputies Committee on Detainees. Ref A [...]	2005-06-11 14:30:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1571	SALEH ON HUNT OIL DISPUTE, 2006 ELECTIONS, VISIT [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with President Saleh on June 9 to encourage the ROYG to resolve its dispute with Hunt Oil. He highlighted for the President the many potential negative effects for Yemen if the headline American company in the country took the ROYG to the International Public Court [...]	2005-06-11 14:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON ETRD YM COM ENERGY
05SANAA1578	GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-13 12:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER YM KWAC DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1587	DFM NOMAN DISCUSSES ROYG PRESENCE IN BAGHDAD, [...] (C) Summary. DCM met with Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on June 12 to deliver ref A demarche on increasing ROYG diplomatic presence in Baghdad. Discussions also focused on proliferation of Yemen small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) and President Saleh's upcoming visit to Washington. E [...]	2005-06-14 06:10:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PARM MASS PTER IZ YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1688	VADM NICHOLS MEETS WITH ROYG DEFENSE, INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary. Visiting U.S. NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Nichols met with the Ministers of Defense and Interior and the Commander of the Yemen Coast Guard (YCG) on June 12, 2005. All three ROYG officials expressed their gratitude to the USG for its assistance in establishing and training th [...]	2005-06-18 13:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM MASS MCAP YM MARITIME SECURITY
05SANAA1723	SAADA REBELLION FOCUSES ATTENTION ON YEMEN'S ZAYDI [...] (C) Summary. The on-going Shabab al-Moumineen (Believing Youth) rebellion against the Yemeni regime has brought international attention to Yemen's Zaydi Shia population. The line between Sunni and Shia is blurred in Yemen; Sunnis and Shiites pray in the same mosques, and identity is derived f [...]	2005-06-21 14:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR KISL MOPS YM
05SANAA1730	2003 GUN REGULATION LEGISLATION CONTINUES TO [...] (C) Summary: A 2003 law to regulate gun ownership and trade in Yemen, one of the world's most heavily armed countries, continues to languish in Parliament. The ROYG blames opposition party Islah, but, the legislation also faces stiff opposition from members of the ruling elite, many of whom b [...]	2005-06-22 06:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PARM KMPI YM
05SANAA175	ATTORNEY GENERAL TO RULE ON PROSECUTION OF [...] (C) In a meeting between Legatt, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Sharaf ad-Din Mahbashi and Prosecutor Sa'id al-Aqel, AAG announced that his office had a list of 25 suspects handed to the Attorney General,s (AG) office by the Political Security Office (PSO) for possible criminal prosecution. [...]	2005-01-31 08:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1772	NOTICE OF GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-26 13:25:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA179	AMBASSADOR'S 1/30 MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. In a January 30 meeting, Ambassador and Interior Minister Rashad al-Alimi discussed the dangers caused by Yemeni foreign fighters traveling to Iraq, the ROYG delegation to the Riyadh CT conference, and the Jaber al-Banna case. Alimi's update on two recent security investigations [...]	2005-01-31 14:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER KJUS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1790	PRIORITIES FOR WASHINGTON VISIT: SALEH NEEDS TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION [...] (S) Summary: Significant progress has been made in our relationship with Yemen in the past four years. The ROYG has arrested and tried perpetrators of the USS Cole and VM Limburg attacks, shared GWOT-related information, collaborated in the capture of AQ suspects and helped uncover plots agains [...]	2005-06-28 15:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PARMS MARR KDEM KMCA KMPI YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1817	ZAYDIS PERCEIVE PERSECUTION AS ROYG CRACKS DOWN ON [...] (C) Summary. With the second Saada conflict in a year between the ROYG and the "Shabab al-Moumineen" (Believing Youth),continuing to simmer in its third month, President Saleh is reportedly increasing efforts to silence prominent opposition parties and critics. Recently these actions targete [...]	2005-07-02 14:20:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR KISL MOPS YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA1836	ALIMI DISCUSSES SOMALIA, SAUDI ARABIA AND INTEL [...] (C) Summary. In a July 3 meeting between visiting CENTCOM Deputy Commanding General, LTG Lance L. Smith, CDA and Interior Minister Rashad al-Alimi, the Minister discussed the ROYG's concern over Somalia, improving cooperation with Saudi Arabia and the state of USG-ROYG intelligence sharing. En [...]	2005-07-06 12:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PARM PREF XW SO YM
05SANAA185	GTMO NOTIFICATIONS DELIVERED TO ROYG [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-02 06:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PINR YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1854	MOD ALEWA ON USG ASSISTANCE, IRAQ AND SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary. In a July 3 meeting between visiting CENTCOM Deputy Commanding General, LTG Lance L. Smith, CDA and Minister of Defense Ali Abdullah Alewa, the Minister discussed the need for increased USG military support, suggested a general amnesty in Iraq and asked for increased USG assistan [...]	2005-07-06 15:23:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PARM PREF XW SO YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1884	MISREPORTED COMMENTS ON RISKS TO AMERICANS IN THE [...] (C) On June 29, CDA gave a wide ranging press interview in Arabic to a local website on bilateral U.S.-Yemeni relations, during the course of which he was asked if we thought Americans were at risk in Yemen. CDA responded that Americans were at risk throughout the region, from Yemen to Morocco, [...]	2005-07-12 15:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MO YE
05SANAA1892	EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 7/9/05 [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-13 10:47:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC
05SANAA1904	CDA DELIVERS INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-17 14:07:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER YM UNGA DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1905	GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-17 14:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1906	CDA DELIVERS WMD PROLIFERATORS EXECUTIVE ORDER [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-17 14:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1907	FM QIRBI DISCUSSES HIS UPCOMING VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. In a July 13 meeting with CDA, Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi confirmed his plans to travel to Washington in advance of President Saleh's November meeting with President Bush. Qirbi pulled CDA aside and confided President Saleh,s concerns over U.S. Embassy contacts with member [...]	2005-07-17 14:11:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL OVIP PTER PARM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA1954	EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 7/17/05 [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-19 13:02:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC
05SANAA1970	SANAA EAC MEETING 07/20/2005. [...] (S) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Charge convened two EAC meetings on July 20th, 2005, to discuss security concerns with regard to unrest in Sanaa as a result of the removing of subsidies for basic staples. Vandalism and rioting have broken out throughout the city and host government security forces a [...]	2005-07-21 12:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1986	STANDOFF ENDS BETWEEN YEMENI MILITARY AND TRIBAL [...] (C) On 20 July 2005, 300 armed tribal members took up positions near a Jannah Hunt oil processing plant in the Helewah region of the Marib Governate with the intention of pressuring the government of Yemen to reinstate subsidies on oil and gas products. American and British citizens were amo [...]	2005-07-24 05:25:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER DOMESTIC POLITICS ENERGY
05SANAA1988	SANAA EAC MEETING 07/24/2005. [...] (S/NF) CDA convened an EAC as requested in reftel. POLM, OMC, DAO, POL/ECON, PD, AID, FPD and MO were represented. The EAC noted that the Yemeni government remains on a high state of alert as a result of last weekend's rioting and has still not lifted the ban on travel outside the city for t [...]	2005-07-25 03:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA1989	LISTING OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF SENIOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-25 07:38:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER EFIN YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA202	DFM NOMAN'S REACTION TO IRAQI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman discussed the results of the Iraqi election with DCM and Pol/Econ Chief on February 1. Noman shared his personal feelings on the election process, calling it a "great success." In previous conversations, Noman had expressed his p [...]	2005-02-02 13:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM IZ YM
05SANAA2022	MAREB ROAD TEMPORARILY CLEARED FOR FUEL DELIVERIES [...] (C) Summary. July 24 at 19:30, armed members of the Al-Jaden tribe clashed with ROYG security forces approximately 30 miles west of Mareb City. According to Hunt Oil Security Chief Ralph Gonzales there were several casualties. The show of military force convinced the tribesmen to lift their [...]	2005-07-25 13:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PINR ECON ENRG EINV ASEC YM COM ENERGY DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2051	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORISM FINANCE: MOVEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-27 13:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR UK SA YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2053	WOMEN'S GROUP PROTESTS MOAYAD RULING, SEEKS [...] On July 26, the ROYG-supported Yemeni Women's Union (YWU) staged a sit-in at their Sanaa headquarters to protest the U.S. verdict against Sheikh Moayad. Moayed was found guilty of providing material support to terrorists by a U.S. federal court in March. Following the peaceful protest, a gro [...]	2005-07-27 14:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER KWMN YM
05SANAA2094	EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 7/31/05 [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-01 12:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC
05SANAA2095	SALEH ON TERRORISM, IRAQ, PEACE PROCESS, AND REFORM [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with President Saleh on August 1 to deliver ref A demarche for Arab League Capitals and discuss his November meeting with President Bush. Discussions focused on combating terrorism, the situation in Iraq, economic and democratic reforms, and Saleh's trip. News of K [...]	2005-08-01 15:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PTER KDEM KMCA KMPI KPAL IZ YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA2115	YEMENIS REACT TO MOAYAD SENTENCING [...] (SBU) Summary. The July 28 sentencing of Shiekh Mohammed Ali Hassn al-Moayad has sparked heated reaction from the ROYG, the opposition Islah party and, according to the print media, the public. On the streets, however, there were no demonstrations and interlocutors state that, contrary to the [...]	2005-08-02 05:07:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV YM PTER
05SANAA2123	ROYG UNWILLING TO ACCEPT RETURN OF GTMO DETAINEES [...] (C) DCM delivered ref A and B notifications of Yemeni GTMO detainees scheduled to come before the Administrative Review Board (ARB) on August 2 to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman, along with ref C demarche points "speaking out about GTMO and detainees." ---------------------------- NE [...]	2005-08-02 14:29:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER KAWC YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2129	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ANTI-CORRUPTION EFFORTS, [...] (C) Summary. On August 3 Ambassador discussed the aftermath of the oil price hikes and next steps for ROYG economic reform and anti-corruption with Foreign Minister Qirbi. Discussions also focused on the return of Yemeni detainees from GTMO and Saleh's November meeting with President Bush. [...]	2005-08-03 13:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER OVIP KMPI YM KMCC KWAC ECON COM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2151	YEMEN FIGHTS TERRORIST FINANCING WITH LIMITED [...] (C) Summary. Yemen has a strong legal framework and considerable political will to combat terrorist financing, but is hampered by insufficient resources and a poorly organized banking sector. Although the volume of transactions is low, terrorists take advantage of the largely unregulated Yem [...]	2005-08-06 14:38:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA2165	EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 8/7/05 [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-08 05:21:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC
05SANAA2196	TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF THREE NAMES [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-09 11:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2197	TERRORISM FINANCE: NASCO AMENDMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-09 11:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PTER KTFN KSEP KVPR YM IFIN CVIC DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2206	TERROR TRIAL UPDATE: SIX AQ DEFENDANTS SENTENCED [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 8, the Sanaa Special Penal Court concluded the trial of eight suspected Al-Qaeda members for planning an attack on the Italian and British embassies as well as the Sanaa French Cultural Center (reftel). Five of the eight defendants were found guilty of "conspiracy to [...]	2005-08-10 13:27:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL YM AESC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2320	EMBASSY SANAA EAC MEETING - 8/14/05 [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-14 14:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC AMGT PTER CASC YM EAC
05SANAA2365	DFM ADMITS ROYG VIOLATED SOMALI ARMS EMBARGO [...] (S/NF) Summary: On August 10, DFM Noman briefed Ambassador on a UNSC investigation into allegations of ROYG infractions against the Somali arms embargo. MOI Alimi followed up on August 14, underlining ROYG concerns that Somalia will be over-run by Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups unless Yus [...]	2005-08-15 12:27:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PARM PTER KAWC PINR SO YM
05SANAA2376	MOD ON CONTROLLING SMALL ARMS AND EUCS [...] (C) Summary. On August 13, Ambassador introduced the new Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) Chief during a meeting with Minister of Defense MG Abdallah Ali Aleiwa. Ambassador used the opportunity to discuss the importance of providing a long-range strategic security plan in order to more ef [...]	2005-08-16 08:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS YM
05SANAA2377	DFM DISCUSSES SALEH VISIT WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. On August 14, Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi and Ambassador discussed cooperation ahead of President Saleh's scheduled visit to Washington in November and current ROYG efforts to combat corruption. End Summary. ------------------------------ Saleh's Visit: What Ca [...]	2005-08-16 08:50:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM COM
05SANAA2414	WHERE DOES ISLAH'S HEART LIE? [...] (C) Summary: With the 2006 Presidential and Local Council elections fast approaching, the Yemeni Congregation for Reform, or "Islah" is taking center stage in Yemeni politics. Islah is a coalition of northern tribal interests and the Yemeni Muslim Brotherhood (YMB). The party boasts the hig [...]	2005-08-21 10:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER KISL KDEM KMPI KMCA YM
05SANAA2425	PUSHING FOR TRANSFER OF GTMO DETAINEES, DEMARCHE [...] (C) GTMO detainees continue to be an important issue for ROYG officials and the Yemeni public in general. Securing ROYG approval for the transfer of GTMO detainees is a post priority. Ambassador has recently engaged the ROYG on several specific issues including the upcoming transfer of one no [...]	2005-08-22 12:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER KAWC YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2451	MEDIA REACTION ON AL MOAYAD'S SENTENCING IN U.S. [...] SUMMARY: There is increasing public reaction in Yemen to the July sentencing of Al-Moayad to 75 years in prison by a U.S. federal court for providing material support to terrorism. Although there is less attention devoted by government media to the case, independent and party- affiliated new [...]	2005-08-28 10:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA2453	MEDIA REACTION ON THE ISRAELI PULLOUT FROM THE GAZA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, called the "liberation of Gaza" by many, received widespread coverage in all media. Most newspapers ran factual accounts. Official papers, however, including government daily Al Thawra (circulation 40,000),highlighted the official view that [...]	2005-08-28 11:07:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA2461	GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel notification of six Yemenis scheduled to go before the Administrative Review Board to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on August 27. Noman accepted the names without comment. Krajeski [...]	2005-08-29 13:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2465	CJTF HOA COMMANDER GHORMLEY VISITS MOD AND MOI [...] (C) Summary. On August 23 Ambassador and visiting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commanding General, Major General (MGen) Timothy Ghormley met separately with Minister of Defense, Ali Abdullah Alewa, and Minister of Interior, Rashad al-Alimi. Both ministers commended the [...]	2005-08-29 14:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER PARM YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2468	TRANSFER OF GITMO DETAINEE TO YEMEN [...] (S) At approximately 0930 local (0630Z) on 21 August 2005, Colonel Calvin T. Carlsen, Chief Office of Military Cooperation (OMC),Sana'a, Yemen, met the USAF C-17 at Sana'a International Airport, signed for GITMO detainee (Hamza, Karam Hamis Said (US9YM-000586DP)),and then handed Hamza and h [...]	2005-08-30 04:50:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PGOV PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2487	MOD DEMONSTRATES NEW FOUND COOPERATIVE SPIRIT IN [...] (C) Summary. On August 28, Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) Chief met with Minister of Defense MG Abdallah Ali Aleiwa, Director of Military Intelligence BG Ali Ahmed Al-Sayyani, and Commander of the Yemen Special Operations Forces (YSOF) Colonel Ahmed Saleh. At the behest of President Sa [...]	2005-08-31 11:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2507	SALEH COOPERATIVE ON CT, LOOKS FOR ECONOMIC REWARDS [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador met President Saleh September 4 in preparation for APHAS/CT Townsend's September 6 visit to Yemen, and Saleh's November trip to Washington. Ambassador said the highest priorities for discussion include CT and security cooperation, economic reform and development, and [...]	2005-09-05 12:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MASS ECON PARM YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2528	GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION [...] (C) On September 7, poloff delivered ref A notification to DFM Mustafa Noman on the pending transfer of one Yemeni detainee determined to no longer pose a threat. Noman anticipated that the ROYG would accept his return without issue as with the previous transferee (ref C),but would forward [...]	2005-09-07 13:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2529	ISOLATING SYRIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel on isolating Syria at the UNGA to DFM Mustafa Noman on September 5. Noman responded that it was "politically impossible" to refuse if SARG requested a meeting, but would encourage more "transparency and cooperation" on Iraq and Lebanon. Krajeski [...]	2005-09-07 13:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER SY YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA2530	ARAB LEAGUE, IRAQI CONSTITUTION, AND TERRORISM [...] Poloff delivered reftels on the Arab League meeting, support for the Iraqi Constitution, the Convention Against Terrorism, changes to military commissions, and amendments to the Safety of Maritime Navigation Convention (SUA) to DFM Mustafa Noman on September 5. Post will report any substanti [...]	2005-09-07 13:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER KAWC PARM YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2531	DCM VISITS MUKALLA, ENCOURAGES SUPPORT FOR COAST [...] (C) On August 30, DCM visited the eastern port city of Mukalla to encourage regional support for the planned expansion of the Yemeni Coast Guard (YCG). In meetings with the Hadramaut governor, MOI Chief of Security, and Eastern Military Region Deputy Commander, DCM stressed the importance of [...]	2005-09-07 14:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS ENRG YM MARITIME SECURITY
05SANAA2580	GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATIONS [...] (C) On September 11, poloff delivered ref A notification on the continued detention of two Yemenis and ref B and C notifications on four Yemenis scheduled to go before the Administrative Review Board to DFM Mustafa Noman. Noman accepted the names without comment. Krajeski [...]	2005-09-12 11:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2604	SANAA EAC MEETING [...] (S/NF) On 09/12/05, core EAC met to discuss RefTel received after regular work hours. Members in attendance were DCM, RSO, POLM, OMC. 2. (S/NF) Members discussed the veracity of the RefTel and the potential impact on post operations. Core EAC decided that while the information was sketchy [...]	2005-09-13 14:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PREL YM EAC
05SANAA264	FM QIRBI TALKS ABOUT IRAQI ELECTIONS, MCC, AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador discussed the Iraqi Elections, Yemen's MCC Threshold concept paper, and deterioration of Press Freedoms in Yemen. End Summary. --------------- Iraqi Elections --------------- 2. (C) Qirbi called the Iraqi elections an important first step, commenting that "Yem [...]	2005-02-08 12:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM KMPI IZ YM ECON COM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA268	SANAA EAC MEETING 02/06/2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-08 14:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER YM EAC
05SANAA269	COMBATING YEMEN'S GRAY MARKET IN SMALL ARMS AND [...] (S) Summary. Yemen has one of the highest per capita rates of small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) in the world. It has been reported that, as a result of leakage or diversion, Yemeni weapons procured officially by the Ministry of Defense (MOD) have ended up in terrorist caches. In the past y [...]	2005-02-08 15:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA276	HARSHER SENTENCES AWARDED AND APPEALS REJECTED IN [...] (U) In the Yemeni legal system, both defense and prosecution can appeal a ruling. On February 6 a Sanaa Appellate Court resentenced one defendant to death (from a ten year sentence),awarded harsher sentences for two defendants and upheld the sentences of the remaining defendants in the group [...]	2005-02-12 06:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2764	GTMO NOTIFICATION DELIVERED, ROYG STILL UNSURE OF [...] (C) On September 13, DCM delivered notification on the continued detention of three Yemenis (ref A) to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman. Noman accepted the names without comment. 2. (C) DCM also inquired on ROYG acceptance of an additional no-longer enemy combatant (ref B). Noman sai [...]	2005-09-17 11:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2766	WILL SALEH'S SUCCESSOR PLEASE STAND UP? [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-17 12:29:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM KMCA KMPI PGOV PINR PREL PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2767	DFM EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER KIDNAPPING OF [...] (C) Summary: On September 13, DFM Mustafa Noman briefed DCM on the recent kidnapping and assault of his close friend, journalist Jamal Amer. Noman also shared his concerns that his perceived support for Amer angered President Saleh, who reportedly encouraged Zindani to publicly attack Noman. [...]	2005-09-17 13:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ECON PHUM YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2778	SANAA EAC MEETING [...] (S/NF) On 09/18/05, EAC met to discuss RefTel's A and B. Members in attendance were AMB, DCM, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, MO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, AND CCE. 2. (S/NF) Members discussed RefTel A, JEDDAH, Lessons Learned-Follow Up. RSO specifically addressed para 7, which directed RSO's to r [...]	2005-09-18 14:45:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA2791	FM QIRBI DISCUSSES IRAN, SALEH VISIT, CT ISSUES [...] (S) Summary: In a September 18 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Abubakr Qirbi discussed potential IAEA action against Iran and Saleh's November visit to Washington. Discussions also focused on several counter-terrorism issues, including support for the extradition of an Iraqi form [...]	2005-09-20 12:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER KNNP KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2796	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO MUKALLA SPARKS REQUESTS FOR [...] (C) Summary: On September 12-13, Ambassador visited the Hadramaut governorate capital and port city of Mukalla. In meetings with the Deputy Commander of the Eastern Military Region, university faculty, NGO activists and political and business leaders, Ambassador was repeatedly urged to increa [...]	2005-09-21 10:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS ENRG KMPI YM MARITIME SECURITY ECON COM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2803	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON IRAQI FORMER [...] (S/NF) On September 21, Ambassador delivered ref A demarche requesting ROYG support for the detention and extradition of Umar Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti during a meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi. Dhabi accepted the letter and promised to immediately pass the information [...]	2005-09-21 12:36:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER YM IZ DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2806	ROYG REQUESTS ZINDANI INFORMATION [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph seven. 2. (C) Summary: In a September 18 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Abubakr Qirbi provided a written request for detailed evidence on Abdul Majeed Zindani's financial support to terrorists groups (ref A). The letter states t [...]	2005-09-21 14:10:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA2820	DCM HOSTS SMALL GROUP OF YEMENI JOURNALISTS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met on September 20 with seven journalists, the DCM, two emboffs, and representatives of three European donor states at the home of the DCM to listen to members of the Yemeni press corps give voice to concerns in the wake of the recent incidents involving kidnapping, [...]	2005-09-24 14:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2822	ROYG PRESENTS DRAFT MEMORANDUM ON BI-LATERAL [...] (C) Summary: During a September 18 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Abubakr Qirbi presented a draft "Memorandum of Intention" establishing a framework for future US-Yemen cooperation (reftel). The memorandum outlines broad guidelines for cooperation on counter-terrorism, political i [...]	2005-09-24 15:20:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PTER MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM COM
05SANAA2848	SALEH PARDONS AL-HOUTHI SUPPORTERS [...] (C) Summary. On the anniversary of Yemen's revolution against the Imam, President Saleh announced a surprise amnesty for supporters of the slain radical cleric Hussein al-Houthi. Saleh also promised compensation to the family of the royal family, deposed in 1962. The decisions were linked b [...]	2005-09-27 12:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2867	TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-01 14:34:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EFIN ETTC PREL KTFN KVPR YM TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2880	YEMENIS REMAIN RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT GTMO DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh and his Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Interior have made clear in recent meetings that the ROYG will not accept repatriation of detainees from Guantanamo Bay who are designated as "enemy combatants." Yemeni officials have stated that the ROYG has enough probl [...]	2005-10-03 10:42:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2882	SANAA EAC MEETING [...] (S/NF) On 10/03/05, EAC met to discuss RefTel's A and B. Members in attendance were AMB, MO, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, AND CCE. 2.(S/NF) ROYG Foreign Embassy Travel Policy: Ambassador advised the EAC that he had spoken to the Minister of Interior about the ROYG travel [...]	2005-10-03 14:04:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA2897	YEMEN: COMBATING EXTREMISM [...] (U) Summary: The Government of the Republic of Yemen (ROYG) considers extremism a serious threat to the country's security and stability. Security and intelligence agencies routinely monitor mosques and religious institutions for extremist views. The ROYG regularly closes unlicensed religi [...]	2005-10-05 09:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2912	MOI ALIMI DISCUSSES OIL TERMINAL SECURITY AND [...] (C) Summary: In a October 3 meeting with Ambassador and Office of Military Cooperation (OMC) Chief, Interior Minister Rashad Alimi discussed security arrangements for the Safer oil terminal and the transfer of protection duties to the Yemen Coast Guard (YCG). Alimi stated that the YCG, a M [...]	2005-10-09 13:11:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS YM MARITIME SECURITY ENERGY
05SANAA2956	CJTF HOA COMMANDER GHORMLEY VISITS ADEN [...] (U) Summary. On October 1, visiting Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander MG Timothy Ghormley and Ambassador traveled to Aden for meetings with the Governor of Aden, Yemen Coast Guard (YCG) and regional military commanders. MG Ghormley and Ambassador also participate [...]	2005-10-12 11:25:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS PARM YM MARITIME SECURITY
05SANAA2961	LIVELY MEDIA REACTION TO COMMMENTS REGARDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local outlets reacted strongly to the October 6 publication of Ambassador Krajeski's remarks that "Yemen's progress [towards greater democracy] has stalled." Official and GPC-funded newspapers charged the USG with interference in Yemen's internal affairs and accused the Ambass [...]	2005-10-12 14:28:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA2988	YEMEN-IRAQ: NO EVIDENCE OF AN EXTRADITION TREATY [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-17 05:34:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CJAN IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2996	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS ARMS BROKERS DEMARCHE [...] (S) Summary. On October 16, Ambassador, along with UK Ambassador Michael Gifford, delivered ref A demarche to Foreign Minister Abu Bakr Qirbi expressing concern over the continued use of Yemeni arms dealers to procure weapons on behalf of the Ministry of Defense (MOD). He noted that MOD appe [...]	2005-10-17 11:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PARM PTER ETTC MASS YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2997	PROGRESS REPORT ON YEMEN'S COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (S) Summary. In July, Ambassador presented President Saleh with a white paper assessing the Republic of Yemen Government's (ROYG) level of counter-terrorism (CT) cooperation. The Ambassador shared USG concerns that Yemen's efforts to combat terrorism have been neither consistent nor aggressi [...]	2005-10-17 12:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER PARM SA IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3009	THE ECHO CHAMBER IN YEMEN. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past several weeks Post has initiated a dynamic series of programs in response to U/S Hughes' Echo Chamber cables. End Summary. 2. (U) IRAQ REFERENDUM (Echo Chamber dated October 13): Post has translated the text of U/S Hughes' Echo Chamber cable on the October 1 [...]	2005-10-18 07:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA3046	(S) MOI ALIMI SAYS MORE INFO ON SABAWI FORTHCOMING [...] (S) Following up on an earlier demarche urging the detention and transfer to the Iraqi Transitional Government of Iraqi Former Regime Element High Value Individual Umar Sabawi Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Ambassador asked Minister of Interior Rashad al-Alimi on October 17 if the ROYG had made any prog [...]	2005-10-23 13:24:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER KDEM IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA3048	SANAA EAC MEETING [...] (S/NF) On 10/23/05, EAC met to discuss RefTel. Members in attendance were AMB, DCM, MO, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, FPD and CCE. 2.(S/NF) EAC discussed RefTel A which concerned the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between State and DoD concerning security of DoD personnel [...]	2005-10-23 14:04:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA3093	GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION [...] (C) On October 23, Poloff delivered reftel notification to Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi on the continued detention of eleven Yemenis. Al-Dhabi accepted the names without comment. Krajeski [...]	2005-10-24 14:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3105	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS ZINDANI INFORMATION [...] (S) Summary: On October 24, Ambassador delivered ref A information on de-listing terrorist financier Sheikh Abd al-Majid al-Zindani to Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi. Dhabi thanked Ambassador for responding to the ROYG's previous request for assistance (ref B),but once again ask [...]	2005-10-25 13:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL CVIS EFIN ETTC PTER KSEP KVPR YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA3133	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORIST FINANCE LIST 72U [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on October 24 to Ibrahim al-Nahari, Director of External Relations at the Ministry of Finance. Nahari said he would share the list of additions to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee with Yemen's Higher Committee on Money Laundering, and report to post any [...]	2005-10-26 13:38:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER YM DEMARCHE TERFIN COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3136	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT SALEH'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrives in Washington looking for increased military support and economic deliverables for Yemen, while at home he has shown little willingness to make the tough decisions necessary for the future of his country. Yemen remains an important regional [...]	2005-10-26 13:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM ECON EAID MASS MARR PINS YM COUNTER TERRORISM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA3137	SALEH ACCEPTS GTMO DETAINEES, DOES NOT BACK DOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Saleh told Ambassador on October 25 that his government would accept all Yemeni detainees from Guantanamo Bay, provided the USG passes all relevant information on their cases so that they can be charged and tried in local courts, as appropriate. Saleh agreed to crimin [...]	2005-10-26 13:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM KDEM YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA315	SANAA EAC MEETING 02/13/2005 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary - The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on February 13, 2005, to discuss a recent report about two individuals who are in custody after a belt laden with explosives, for placement around a persons waist, was turned in at a police station on Tuesday, 8 February 2005. EAC [...]	2005-02-15 12:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER YM EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3160	DEMOCRACY CENTRAL THEME AT LATE NIGHT RAMADAN SOCIAL GATHERINGS [...] (U) Summary. DCM and Poloffs attended Ramadan late night social sessions during which party hacks, sheikhs, journalists and academics spanning the Yemeni political spectrum voiced strong opinions on the problems with democratization in Yemen and how the U.S. could help. Participants from all p [...]	2005-10-30 08:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM PTER
05SANAA3170	FONMIN "SURPRISED" AT IRANIAN COMMENTS; SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: FonMin Abubakr al-Qirbi told Ambassador on October 30 that the ROYG was "surprised" by Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's recent comments regarding Israel. Qirbi said they were likely meant to score domestic political points in what has become a "popularity contest" between the Pr [...]	2005-10-31 11:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER OVIP IR YM
05SANAA3184	BREAKING FAST WITH FRIENDS IN SANAA [...] SUMMARY: Early in the month, Ambassador hosted an iftar for 120 key contacts and expressed his appreciation of Ramadan as a month of introspection. During the month, the Public Affairs section and a local non-governmental organization co-sponsored several iftars for a marginalized group of [...]	2005-11-01 11:11:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR PHUM PTER KISL YM
05SANAA3189	SANAA EAC MEETING [...] (S/NF) On 11/01/05, EAC met to discuss threat information contained in RefTel. Members in attendance were AMB, DCM, MO, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, FPD and CCE. 2.(S/NF) EAC discussed threat information received by SIMO of possible terrorist attacks in Aden during the [...]	2005-11-01 14:21:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC

05SANAA3225	SANAA EAC MEETING [...] (S/NF) On 11/12/05, EAC met to discuss security issues in light of the hotel bombings in Amman, Jordan. Members in attendance were CDA, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, FPD and CCE. 2.(S/NF) EAC was informed by the RSO and POLM that security was increased at hotels, popular [...]	2005-11-14 11:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA3227	PUBLIC AND OFFICIAL REACTION TO AMMAN BOMBINGS IS [...] Public and official reactions to the November 9 hotel bombings in Amman were uniformly expressions of the un-islamic nature of the attacks, and disgust for the perpetrators. According to Embassy local employees, some 150 people -- including men and women of several nationalities -- gathered [...]	2005-11-14 11:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL JO YM
05SANAA3231	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S VISIT TO YEMEN [...] (C) Welcome back to Sanaa. Although Yemen remains an important regional partner in the GWOT with a post-9/11 string of CT successes, cooperation on this front has not been perfect -- a point that was made clear to President Saleh during his visit to Washington last week. You will be the fi [...]	2005-11-14 13:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PTER PREL MASS MARR OVIP YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3232	CDA DELIVERS DEMARCHE ON TRANSFER OF YEMENI [...] (C) On November 14, CDA delivered ref A points to Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi on seeking an exchange of diplomatic notes between the USG and the ROYG to ensure that Yemeni detainees eligible for transfer will not pose a continuing threat to the interests of either government. C [...]	2005-11-14 13:19:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KAWC YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3233	SCENESETTER FOR LTG WHITCOMB'S VISIT TO SANAA [...] (C) Welcome to Sanaa. We have requested meetings for you with Minister of Defense MG Abdullah Ali Aliwa, Minister of Interior Rashad Mohammed al-Alimi, and Commander of the Yemeni Special Operations Forces (YSOF) Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh. Chief of Staff MG Mohammed al-Qassemi is currently in [...]	2005-11-14 13:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3349	MOD SHOWS INTEREST IN WEAPONS INVENTORY CONTROL [...] (C) Summary: During a November 21 meeting, Office of Military Cooperation Chief and DATT briefed Minister of Defense MG Abdullah Ali Aliwa on a proposed weapons inventory control system. OMC Chief explained the basic concept of the system and reiterated USG willingness to assist in its imple [...]	2005-11-26 13:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA335	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S FOR GLOBAL AFFAIR [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula J. Dobriansky to Yemen February 23-25. You will meet with President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning International Cooperation Ahm [...]	2005-02-18 14:13:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	OVIP PREL PGOV PTER KDEM KMPI ECON EAID PREF PHUM GTIP COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM TRAFFICKING PERSONS
05SANAA3378	SALEH TELLS GEN ABIZAID HE ACCEPTS WEAPONS [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a November 26 meeting with visiting CENTCOM Commander GEN John Abizaid, President Saleh accepted long-standing U.S. offers to create a weapons inventory system for the Yemeni Armed Forces. He claimed that Syrian President Bashar al-Asad had expressed willingness to cooperate [...]	2005-11-29 07:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ SY YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3397	SANAA EAC MEETING [...] (S/NF) On 12/04/05, EAC convened to discuss security environment. Members in attendance were AMB, DCM, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, CONS, LEGATT, MO, FPD and CCE. 2. (S/NF) EAC members reported no new threats to Embassy personnel. EAC did note recent reports of minor conflicts in the north [...]	2005-12-04 13:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER AMGT YM EAC
05SANAA3430	LTG WHITCOMB DISCUSSES MILITARY COOPERATION WITH [...] (C). Summary. Visiting U.S. ARCENT Commander LTG Whitcomb met with the Ministers of Defense and Interior on November 29. Both Ministers expressed their gratitude for USG assistance in strengthening Yemen's ability to combat terrorism. LTG Whitcomb thanked the ROYG for its support in the GW [...]	2005-12-10 07:52:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3439	COUNTER-TERRORISM TRAINING AND ADVISOR RESPONSE - [...] RSO has explored the utility of establishing an Investigative Counter-Terrorism Training and Advisor Program (ITP) in Sanaa and recommended to the AMB, DCM and Country Team that post not pursue the program, at this time. 2. ATA and RSO Sanaa have offered training courses to the host governm [...]	2005-12-11 05:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3441	DCM REGISTERS CONCERN ABOUT ZINDANI TRAVEL AND [...] (C) In a December 11 meeting, DCM told Deputy FonMin Mohy al-Din al-Dhabi that the USG is very concerned that Abdul Majid al-Zindani had traveled outside of Yemen, in an apparent contravention of sanctions placed on him by the UN Security Council's 1267 Committee. DCM said that Embassy and W [...]	2005-12-12 04:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA3442	DCM PRESSES MFA ON GTMO DETAINEE TRANSFER AND [...] (C) DCM called on Deputy FonMin Mohy al-Din al-Dhabi on December 10 to press for an answer to Embassy's November 21 diplomatic note proposing the transfer of 13 Yemenis from Guantanamo Bay to Yemen (ref A). Al-Dhabi reiterated FonMin Qirbi's assurance to DAS Gordon Gray on December 3 that the [...]	2005-12-12 04:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3470	RESTORING ESF FUNDS IS A PRIORITY FOR THE GWOT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: If current budget allocations hold, Yemen will lose all but its military assistance funding for FY06. Economic Support Funds (ESF) have been reduced to zero, and Yemen's participation in the Millenium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold Program was suspended. In addition, Yemen w [...]	2005-12-13 13:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3483	YEMEN: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Below is Embassy Sanaa's submission for the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism. A copy of this report has been forwarded to S/CT POCs via e-mail. 2. Begin text. In 2005, the Republic of Yemen continued to provide support for the global war on terrorism and took action against al-Qaida a [...]	2005-12-14 13:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL ASEC KTFN YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA3555	SANAA EAC MEETING [...] (S/NF) On 12/20/05, EAC met to review security procedures as required by RefTel A as well information in RefTel's C and D. Members in attendance were CDA, RSO, POLM, OMC, DAO, POLE, PD, CONS, LEGATT, AID, FPD and CCE. 2.(S/NF) RSO advised the EAC that appropriate security measures are in p [...]	2005-12-21 10:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AEMR ASEC PTER CASC YM EAC
05SANAA3560	AL-HETAR OFFERS CANDID ASSESSMENT OF EXTREMIST [...] (C) Summary: At a meeting with pdoff and poloff, Judge Hamoud Al-Hetar provided a more candid and straightforward assessment of the efficacy of his rehabilitation program than previously heard. While defending the overall merits of his attempts to convince young radicals of the error of their [...]	2005-12-21 12:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KMPI PGOV PHUM YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3577	2005-2006 INSCR REPORT FOR YEMEN: FINANCIAL CRIMES [...] The following is the text of Embassy Sanaa's update to Part II of the 2005-2006 INSCR report on financial crimes and money laundering. ---------- Begin Text ---------- The Yemeni financial system is not yet well developed; thus, the extent of money laundering is not known. The prevalenc [...]	2005-12-26 11:27:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON PTER KCRM KTFN YM TERFIN
05SANAA3588	ESTABLISHING A SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICER IN YEMEN [...] (C) Department of Defense (DOD) personnel posted in Yemen have been instrumental in supporting both the Department and post's goals of improving Yemen's capacity to combat terrorism. The combined use of diplomacy and military cooperation is a cornerstone of our engagement policy. Through the [...]	2005-12-27 10:30:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MASS YM
05SANAA36	GENERAL ABIZAID'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SALEH [...] (C) Summary. USCENTCOM Commander General Abizaid met with President Saleh on January 4. Discussions centered on Iraqi elections, regional security, and U.S.-Yemen cooperation in the GWOT. Both agreed that U.S.-Yemen joint security efforts should continue and increase in the new year, with Ab [...]	2005-01-06 10:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER MASS IZ YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA419	YEMEN TERROR TRIALS UPDATE: COLE DEATH SENTENCE [...] (C) Summary. On 2/26 the Sanaa Appellate Court commuted the death sentence of U.S.S. Cole defendant Jamal Badawi to 15 years in prison and upheld the death sentence for Abd al-Rahim Nashiri (ref a). On 2/27 Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Sharaf al-Mahbashi along with Lead Prosecutor Saeed [...]	2005-02-28 13:09:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL YM AESC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA421	GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD PROCEEDINGS [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-01 04:02:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA432	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON UNDER SECRETARY PAULA [...] SUMMARY: U.S. UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS PAULA J. DOBRIANSKY'S VISIT TO SANA'A, YEMEN WAS EXTENSIVELY COVERED IN THE YEMENI MEDIA. MOST NEWSPAPERS REPORTED ON THE VISIT WITHOUT COMMENT, CITING HER MEETINGS WITH THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER ROYG OFFICIALS AS WELL AS HER DISCUSSIONS [...]	2005-03-02 04:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA433	DEMARCHE ON SCHROEDER VISIT TO YEMEN DELIVERED TO [...] (C) Ambassador met with German Ambassador to Yemen, Frank Marcus Mann, on February 27 to discuss the upcoming visit of German Chancellor Schroeder. The German Ambassador shared the main issues Schroeder will focus on, encouraging continued ROYG CT efforts and supporting democratization effor [...]	2005-03-02 05:06:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA460	U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SALEH [...] (C) Summary. Visiting Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky thanked Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on February 24 for Yemen's partnership in the GWOT. Praising Yemen's strong CT cooperation, U/S called on the ROYG to be more forthcoming on intelligence sharing. Discussions [...]	2005-03-04 13:02:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KMPI PTER PINR EAID ECON YM COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM
05SANAA462	U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. On February 24 Under Secretary for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky thanked Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi for Yemen's partnership in the Global War on Terrorism and encouraged the ROYG to expand intelligence sharing cooperation with the USG. In response to the FM's complaint [...]	2005-03-04 13:02:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID ECON KMPI KDEM PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM COM
05SANAA577	YEMEN: SYRIA OUT OF LEBANON, IN DUE TIME [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Foreign Minister Qirbi on March 11. Ambassador conveyed the U.S. demand for full compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 1559, calling for a complete Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon, including the Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) pr [...]	2005-03-13 15:31:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PARM PTER OVIP LE SY ET ER YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA580	SALEH WISHES TO CONVEY HIS COMMITMENT ON SA/LW [...] (S) Following up on his 3/10 meeting with Ambassador and DCM, during which he made a pledge to ban once and for all the importation of weapons by independent arms dealers, President Saleh has requested a phone conversation with President Bush in order to personally convey to him his commitment [...]	2005-03-14 11:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PINR PREL PTER YE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA602	TURNING SWORDS INTO PLOUGHSHARES: YEMEN'S CHIEF OF [...] (S) During a 3/15 meeting with General Gassemi, Chief of Staff of the armed forces of Yemen, DCM, DATT and OMC presented Gassemi with recently released photos and serial numbers of the weapons found on two of the Jedda Consulate attackers in December. DCM briefed Gassemi on the conversations t [...]	2005-03-16 04:39:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PINR PREL PTER COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA652	DFM ON SA/LW, SYRIA AND IMPRISONED JOURNALIST [...] (S) Summary: On March 16, DCM delivered refs A-C demarches to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustapha Noman and held a wide-ranging conversation on recent U.S.-ROYG discussions on SA/LW, Syria, and imprisoned journalist Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani. Suggesting continued follow-up on the SA/LW issue, Noman [...]	2005-03-20 03:51:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	ASEC PTER PREL PHUM SY LE IR IZ DEMARCHE
05SANAA690	SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE [...] (S/NF) Demonstrations A. Are there any ethnic or religious communities in country that are capable of carrying out significant anti-American demonstrations? There are not organized, clearly defined communities as such, but ad hoc groupings of Yemeni fundamentalists and/or some members [...]	2005-03-23 11:22:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
05SANAA697	SHORT OUTBREAK OF FIGHTING IS SAADA [...] (U) Fighting broke out between ROYG security forces and members of the "Believing Youth" (Shabab al-Moumin) in the northern city of Saada March 19. Four supporters of the late anti-American Shi'ite Cleric al-Houthi were reportedly killed while attempting to flee police after a shoot out at the [...]	2005-03-23 15:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA723	SANAA EAC MEETING - 27 MARCH 2005 [...] (S/NF) Summary: CDA Nabeel Khoury, convened an EAC meeting on March 27, 2005, to discuss a litany of recent security concerns to include security at the hotels in Aden, recent threats from Yemen citizens who have lost family members in Iraq, as well as a review of general security concerns [...]	2005-03-29 09:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA726	FIGHTING ESCALATES IN SAADA: AL-HOUTHI LIVES ON [...] (U) Renewed fighting between government forces and followers of the slain anti-American rebel cleric Hussein al-Houthi occurred on March 28. Reports from official media and Post contacts indicate over 20 casualties from both sides. The ROYG blamed the current uprising on the dead cleric's fa [...]	2005-03-29 14:36:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PINR PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA76	CDA DELIVERS IRAQ ELECTIONS DEMARCHE, DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. CDA delivered ref A demarche to Principle Deputy Foreign Minister al-Dhabbi on January 8. In addition to the Iraqi elections, discussions focused on relations between the ROYG and its opposition in Parliament and media, the al-Khaiwani case, proliferation of small arms and light [...]	2005-01-10 14:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV YM PARMS DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA836	SANAA EAC MEETING - 30 MARCH 2005 [...] (S/NF) Summary: CDA Nabeel Khoury, convened an EAC meeting on March 30, 2005 to discuss recent security concerns including a grenade attack against unidentified ROYG officials in a busy downtown shopping area, threats from Yemen citizens who have lost family members in Iraq, and resurgence [...]	2005-03-30 15:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA860	CORE EAC MEETING SANAA-02 APRIL 2005 [...] (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador convened a core EAC meeting on April 02, 2005, to review updates on recent incidents and threat reporting. EAC members were asked to make recommendations concerning the need to reduce the number of temporary personnel and other measures to reduce Embassy personnel's [...]	2005-04-04 05:40:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA863	SANAA EAC MEETING - 03 APRIL 2005 [...] (S/NF) Summary: AMB convened an EAC on 03 April, 2005 to discuss recent security threats. RMAS briefed EAC on threat information of a sensitive nature involving an unidentified arab male in Sana,a who is apparently in the final stages of attack planning against " American leaders" in Yeme [...]	2005-04-04 13:25:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC AMGT PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA875	SANAA EAC MEETING 04/05/2005 [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Thomas Krajeski convened an EAC meeting on April 5, 2005, to discuss the possible threat and review security measures taken by the Embassy and community. The RSO briefed the EAC about another grenade attack in central Sanaa (see paragraph 5),earlier in the day, against a [...]	2005-04-06 13:26:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA876	SANAA EAC MEETING 04/06/2005 [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Charge d' Affaires (CDA) convened a core EAC meeting on April 06, 2005, to review updates on recent incidents and threat reporting. RMAS provided an update on the perceived threat followed by a show of hands by the EAC that determined current awareness and recommendations, [...]	2005-04-06 13:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA882	SANAA EAC MEETING 04/07/2005 [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Charge d' Affaires (CDA) convened a core EAC meeting at 1200 noon, on April 07, 2005, to review the current threat conditions at post. Following core EAC review, CDA decided to call an expanded EAC to decide upon further steps necessary to inform and protect the community. [...]	2005-04-07 19:24:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA883	SANAA EAC MEETING 04/08/2005 [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Charge d' Affaires (CDA) convened a core EAC meeting at 1400 hours, on April 08, 2005, to review posts security profile. Based on the review the EAC decided to adhere to the security measures delineated in the 7 April 2005, EAC reported REFTEL A. Key offices and personnel [...]	2005-04-08 13:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA891	SANAA EAC MEETING 04/09/2005 [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Thomas Krajeski convened an EAC meeting on April 5, 2005, to discuss the possible threat and review security measures taken by the Embassy and community. EAC members recommended continuation of security measures in line with those delineated in REFTEL B, to include a restr [...]	2005-04-10 10:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA894	SALEH DISCUSSES SECURITY CONCERNS WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary. President Saleh convoked Ambassador the morning of April 9 to discuss renewed fighting in Saada. Saleh immediately launched into requests for USG political and military support for ROYG efforts to defeat al-Houthi rebels in the north. Reiterating an argument he used during last [...]	2005-04-10 13:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MASS KPAO YM COUNTER TERRORISM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA895	SANAA EAC MEETING 04/10/2005 [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Thomas Krajeski convened an EAC meeting on April 10, 2005, to review the current threat and security measures in light of that threat. The EAC agreed that current threat indicators now point to a mid to long term, not imminent, threat and recommendation of opening the Emb [...]	2005-04-10 13:56:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA906	GRENADE ATTACKS IN SANAA PERSIST AMID SAADA [...] (SBU) Summary. Amidst reports of escalating fighting in Saada, six grenade attacks against military personnel were reported in downtown Sanaa in the past ten days. Accounts of the attacks, which are sporadic and sometimes conflicting, indicate that this violence is Saada related, perpetrated [...]	2005-04-12 04:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA912	SANAA EAC MEETING 04/11/2005 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on April 11, 2005, to review the current threat, ongoing security measures and to discuss reverse trip wires. The EAC agreed that current threat indicators continue to point to a mid to long term threat for the community. The Ambass [...]	2005-04-12 11:03:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC
05SANAA916	YEMEN GWOT ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Summary. President Saleh has logged some major CT gains and significantly improved security in Yemen since the post-9/11 forging of the U.S-Yemen GWOT partnership. Recent successes include: the round-up of an emerging al-Qa'ida cell with plans to target the U.S. Ambassador, prosecution an [...]	2005-04-12 12:29:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM TERFIN
05SANAA917	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TERRORIST THREAT, SAADA WITH [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and Foreign Minister Qirbi met on April 9 to discuss the current threat environment for Americans in Sanaa as well as the situation in Saada. Following up on Ambassador's meeting with President Saleh earlier the same day, the FM listed needed USG assistance in combatin [...]	2005-04-12 13:16:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER MASS YM COUNTER TERRORISM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA923	SALEH ON KANAAN: WE'VE GOT HIM!! [...] (S) In a conference call with Ambassador and DCM, President Ali Abdallah Saleh informed us last night, Tuesday, April 12, that suspected terrorist Kanaan has been caught. Saleh began with, "You know this man Kanaan who has been threatening you and for whose sake you closed down your embassy? W [...]	2005-04-13 10:29:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PINR PREL PTER YE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA926	NOTICE OF GTMO ARB PROCEEDING DELIVERED TO ROYG. [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-13 11:47:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KAWC YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA930	MEDIA REACTION TO ROUNDTABLE ON THE U.S. HUMAN [...] SUMMARY: Post hosted a roundtable discussion March 24 to discuss with emeni stakeholders local reactions to the realease of the 2004 Human Rights Report (HRR). The event, co-sponsored by the Yemeni Center for Human Rights (a local NGO) was attended by civil society representatives and various [...]	2005-04-13 12:05:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM
05SANAA935	SAADA-RELATED MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: PRESIDENT SALIH URGENTLY REQUESTS MATERIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HIS SECURITY FORCES CURRENTLY ENGAGED WITH AL-HOUTHI INSURGENTS. THE LIST OF REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED BY MINISTER OF INTERIOR, MAJOR GENERAL ALIMI (SEPTEL) ON 9 APRIL 05 SHOULD BECOME THE STARTING POINT FOR YEMEN ASSISTAN [...]	2005-04-13 14:14:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA949	ROYG DECLARES END TO AL-HOUTHI REBELLION: SAADA [...] (U) Summary. The ROYG claimed that it has ended the al-Houthi uprising in Saada, but isolated clashes continue. Initial casualty estimates show 280 killed from both sides in less than two weeks of clashes, but such figures may rise as more facts come to light. The main rebel leaders escaped [...]	2005-04-16 10:44:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PINR PREL PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA955	SANAA EAC MEETING 04/11/2005 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened an EAC meeting on April 13, 2005, to review the current threat, ongoing security measures and approve reverse trip wires. President Saleh informed the Ambassador that Kanaan had been captured along with several of his top associates and Yemen f [...]	2005-04-16 12:15:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA957	YEMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTRY REACTS TO HUMAN [...] SUMMARY: On March 30, Yemen's Human Rights Minister, Amat Al-Alim Soswa held a press conference formally announcing Yemen's response to the 2004 U.S. Human Rights Report on Yemen. Copies of a fifty-page document containing a detailed response to the U.S. report were distributed to approximate [...]	2005-04-17 06:33:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR PTER KISL YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA968	SANAA EAC MEETING 04/17/2005 [...] (S/NF) Begin Summary: The Ambassador convened a general EAC meeting on April 17, 2005, to review the current threat assessment and to consider changes to post travel restrictions. The EAC determined that the threat condition remains as described in reftel A, with no specific information sugg [...]	2005-04-18 11:30:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA972	NOTICE OF GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-18 12:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER YM KWAC DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA974	NATEC'S BAHRAN: WE NEED USG SUPPORT, INVITE TO US [...] (C) Summary: In an April 17 meeting with Ambassador, Director of the Yemen National Atomic Energy Commission (NATEC),Dr. Moustafa Bahran, asked for USG assistance to train NATEC staff and pushed for Yemen's acquisition of radioactive detection equipment. Bahran also invited Under Secretary ( [...]	2005-04-19 04:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KNNP YM IAEA NPT COUNTER TERRORISM ENVIRONMENT
05SANAA99	GENERAL ABIZAID MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. General Abizaid met with Minister of Defense Alaiwa and Chief of Staff Qassemi on January 4. Abizaid briefed Alaiwa on current USG priorities in the region: The political transition in Iraq, continued worldwide pressure on al-Qaida, and resumption of the Peace Process. Alaiwa rai [...]	2005-01-16 10:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL MASS MCAP PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA998	SANAA EAC MEETING 20 APRIL 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-21 04:27:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT ASEC PREL PTER EAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANJOSE2564	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN EXTREMISM [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Carlos Cordero, Chief of Multilateral Affairs at the MFA, on October 31. That same evening, Foreign Minister Roberto Tovar released a statement to the press and diplomatic community condemning the inflammatory rhetoric of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahm [...]	2005-11-04 19:23:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PHUM CS
05SANJOSE2881	COSTA RICA INCSR REPORT 2005 - 2006 PART II, MONEY [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-16 22:25:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KTFN EFIN PTER KCRM CS
05SANSALVADOR2027	EL SALVADOR: COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON [...] (SBU) Poloff provided Ref A talking points to Special Advisor to the Foreign Minister Ambassador Marisol Argueta de Barillas and to MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Mario Rivera on June 8. During a July 13 follow-up meeting with Poloff, Rivera stated that the CCIT topic had been briefly d [...]	2005-07-14 21:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2475	ACTING DHS U/S BEARDSWORTH MEETS WITH GOES [...] (C) Summary: On September 2, Acting DHS U/S Beardsworth and Minister of Governance Rene Figueroa met to discuss border and migration issues. The meeting focused on violent (mostly gang members) and non-violent (mostly immigration violators) deportees. GOES officials demanded more background [...]	2005-09-07 15:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL PTER SOCI KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR2661	EL SALVADOR DECLINES REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF CERTAIN DETAINEES FROM GUANTANAMO [...] (C) After repeated Embassy attempts at various MFA levels, El Salvador replied on September 23 regarding the resettlement of the Uighur detainees from Guantanamo. The MFA officially replied that "at this time, it will not be possible to help with the referenced request". Butler [...]	2005-09-23 22:46:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL PHUM PREF PTER KAWC PINR
05SANSALVADOR2796	TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER (TFCO) AND ACTION PLAN [...] Post is pleased to provide the following information, keyed to Ref. A requests, on coordination of efforts to combat terrorism financing: a. TFCO: Jessica Webster, Economic Counselor, 503-2501-2050, websterjm@state.gov; b. Deputy TFCO: David Krzywda, Economic Officer, 503-2501-2050, krzyw [...]	2005-10-13 16:39:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2904	SECOND DEPORTATIONS WORKING GROUP MEETING: [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 21, the joint Embassy-GOES Deportations Working Group met to review issues to be raised by a GOES delegation traveling to Washington to discuss accelerated deportations the week of October 24. The delegation will consist of Governance Vice-Minister Rodrigo Avila, Vice [...]	2005-10-25 15:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREF PREL PTER KCRM KJUS ES
05SANSALVADOR2979	DEMARCHE -IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING EXTREMISM [...] On November 1, Polcouns and poloff delivered talking points (reftel) condemning Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's call for the destruction of Israel to Amb. Mario Rivera Mora, GOES Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Director. Poloff further asked Rivera to have the GOES consider [...]	2005-11-01 23:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PHUM IR ES
05SANSALVADOR3283	SECURING US BORDERS AGAINST SALVADORAN GANGS: [...] SUMMARY: Travel to the United States is now more difficult for members of Salvadoran-based gangs. Since June 2005, when the Departments of State and Homeland Security agreed that INA 212(a)(3)(A)(ii) renders members of Salvadoran street gangs ineligible for a visa, Post successfully used th [...]	2005-11-22 19:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD PREL SNAR PTER KCRM SOCI KHLS PINS ES
05SANSALVADOR3422	EL SALVADOR: TERRORISM: TRACKING EXPANSION OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-07 16:54:00	Embassy San Salvador	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PREL ANET ES
05SANSALVADOR3480	EL SALVADOR: 2005 TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-15 13:43:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM EFIN AA KHLS KPAO ES
05SANSALVADOR3490	EL SALVADOR: FIRST DRAFT OF 2006 INCSR PART II [...] (U) Per Reftel, the following is Post's first draft of the 2006 INCSR Part II. Year-end statistics for CY-05 are not yet available. Post will add these statistics in January 2006 and retransmit this report. Text follows. 2. (U) El Salvador Located on the Pacific coast of the Central Am [...]	2005-12-15 19:15:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER KJUS ES
05SANTIAGO100	AMBASSADOR EXPLORES LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENDA WITH GOC [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador explored post's law enforcement agenda with Chile's Head of Intelligence and Chiefs of the uniformed police force and investigative police force on January 6. GOC authorities maintained that terrorist activity, including terrorism financing, is hard to confirm in Chile, [...]	2005-01-14 16:24:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PTER PHUM PREL CI
05SANTIAGO1554	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-19 16:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ
05SANTIAGO1571	MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM: [...] On July 21, business and financial daily "Diario Financiero" (circ. 20,000) carried a column by international commentator Leonidas Irarrazaval entitled, "The Scourge of Terrorism." Quote: 2. "The terrorist attacks in London have once again disconcerted the world, bringing fear and incr [...]	2005-07-21 14:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI TERRORISM PTER
05SANTIAGO1607	MEDIA REACTION - END OF IRA'S ARMED STRUGGLE [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-29 16:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI UK
05SANTIAGO1631	MEDIA REACTION - TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-02 14:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI TERRORISM
05SANTIAGO1632	MEDIA REACTION - IRA DECLARATION ON END TO [...] On August 1, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 20,000) carried a commentary by international analyst Libardo Buitrago entitled, "IRA: A Timely Announcement." Quote: "The Irish Republican Army (IRA)...handled the timing very well, because in the current high season for ter [...]	2005-08-02 14:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI UK
05SANTIAGO1682	MEDIA REACTION - TERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-10 16:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI TERRORISM
05SANTIAGO1739	A/S GLASER'S AUGUST 25-26 VISIT TO CHILE: [...] Summary: Following a successful run on the international stage, Chile is shifting its focus to domestic issues and its December 11 presidential and congressional elections. Former Defense Minister and ruling coalition candidate Michelle Bachelet is the favorite to succeed President Lagos. Chi [...]	2005-08-18 17:04:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV EFIN PTER CI OVIP
05SANTIAGO1883	COLOMBIA MEETING WITH SELECT WHA/EUR COUNTRIES [...] Poloff delivered Ref B invitation from U/S Burns to Andrea Droppelmann, Special Assistant to Foreign Ministry Director General for External Relations Carlos Portales (the MFA's number 3) on September 12. Droppelmann said she would forward the invitation to Portales, who is currently in Madrid [...]	2005-09-12 21:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PGOV CO CI ODPC UNGA
05SANTIAGO1886	A/S GLASER TALKS MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary: Department of Treasury A/S Glaser and a five-member delegation met with key Chilean counterparts in the financial sector to discuss terrorist finance and money laundering. A/S Glaser noted during his meetings that while Chile is a few steps ahead of its regional neighbors, Chile's [...]	2005-09-13 14:27:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV EFIN PTER CI TERRORISM
05SANTIAGO2042	TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] Per reftel, Embassy's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Deputy Chief of Mission Emi Lynn Yamauchi (56-2-330-3337; YamauchiEmichan@state.gov; YamauchiEL@state.sgov.gov) and Deputy TFCO is EPOL Officer Stephanie Acosta-Mikulasek (56-2-330-3394; AcostaMSM@state.gov; MikulasekS@stat [...]	2005-10-05 13:04:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PTER KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL CI
05SANTIAGO2220	MEDIA REACTION: IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-28 20:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR
05SANTIAGO2352	CHILE LOOKING TO CONTRIBUTE TO OAS MISSION IN [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on support for the OAS Mission in Colombia to Foreign Ministry Director General for External Affairs Carlos Portales (the number 3 in the MFA) on November 16. The Ambassador noted the OAS Mission was playing an essential role in the peace process, [...]	2005-11-16 20:18:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PTER OAS PREL CO CI
05SANTIAGO2394	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-23 18:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ
05SANTIAGO2521	CHILE: 2005 INCSR PART II: MONEY LAUNDERING [...] Please find below the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part II: Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Chile. 2. SUMMARY. Chile's large, well-developed banking and financial sector stands out as the strongest in the region. With rapidly increasing trad [...]	2005-12-16 18:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KTFR PTER CI
05SANTIAGO2522	CHILE: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Below is the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism for Chile. Embassy point of contact is Stephanie Acosta-Mikulasek (acostamsm@state.gov; mikulaseks@state.sgov.gov; 56-2-330-3394). GENERAL ASSESSMENT 2. The Government of Chile generally supports U.S. counterterrorism efforts. They have ta [...]	2005-12-16 20:13:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC CI
05SANTIAGO615	INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION AND OUTREACH ON [...] In response to Reftel, Post submits the following information regarding maritime security and coordination. 2. Maritime security issues are handled by Economic Officer Stephanie Acosta-Mikulasek (tel: 56-2-330-3394). Depending on the maritime issue, other agencies at the embassy are ofte [...]	2005-03-21 20:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KSTC EWWT ECON ETRD PARM PHSA PREL PTER
05SANTODOMINGO1562	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ STRESSES DANGER OF [...] (U) Dominican President Leonel Fernandez was host and keynote speaker for a high-level discussion of "The World After Terrorism" on March 14-15. This 12th periodic Plenary Seminar of the Circle of Montevideo, an informal gathering of Latin American former heads of state, was held at Fernand [...]	2005-03-18 18:01:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER DR
05SANTODOMINGO1603	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC--TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE [...] (U) The Dominican Republic has not frozen or seized any assets under UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and 1373. 2. (C) The Superintendent of Banks heads the government,s efforts to ensure that searches of banks are conducted in a timely manner. However, weak information systems and the high degree o [...]	2005-03-22 13:35:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2456	BAN ON LIGHTERS DEMARCHE DELIVERED - DOMINICAN [...] On March 10, Embassy delivered guidelines on ban of lighters on flights to, from and within the U.S. to the Director General of Civil Aviation, the Director of Airports, the head of Dominican airport security and the managers of all international airports in the Dominican Republic. 2. San [...]	2005-04-29 19:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER DR
05SANTODOMINGO3004	DOMINICAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON [...] (C) The DCM and econ officer called on Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano in her office, May 23 and discussed the selection of a Deputy Secretary General at the Organization of American States SIPDIS (OAS),repatriations of Haitians, anti-terrorism conventions, racial discrimination [...]	2005-06-01 15:15:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV DR PTER HA OAS
05SANTODOMINGO3829	COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL [...] The Ambassador delivered reftel talking points on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso on July 14. He expressed his general support for counterterrorism efforts, but said the MFA would need to study this proposal before taki [...]	2005-08-01 12:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER DR UNGA
05SANTODOMINGO4277	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): THE DOMINICAN [...] EcoPol counselor and poloff raised the topic of ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention in call August 31 on MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Amb. Michelle Cohen, when urging ratification of various treaties, including several on terrorism and on intellectual proper [...]	2005-09-13 13:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PARM ABUD PTER KTIA
05SANTODOMINGO4650	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-14 20:26:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR PTER KTFN KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL
05SANTODOMINGO4671	RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES: DOMINICAN [...] (S) Drawing on reftel talking points, DCM on October 4 raised with Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano our request that the Dominican Republic consider assisting in resettlement of the 15 Chinese nationals of Uighur ethnicity who have been approved for release from detention at Guantanam [...]	2005-10-18 12:47:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	SECRET	MOPS PREL DR PTER PHUM PREF PINR
05SANTODOMINGO471	DOMINICAN INTERIOR MINISTER SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH [...] (C) Summary: Dominican Interior Secretary Franklin Almeyda, meeting with the Ambassador, Embassy staff, and City of New York Police Department (NYPD) officials January 27, expressed his intention to work with the Embassy and U.S. police advisers to fight corruption and boost efficiency in the [...]	2005-02-01 18:31:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN KJUS SNAR KCOR PTER EFIN PGOV PREL BEXP ASEC DR
05SANTODOMINGO4941	DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN EXTREMISM - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered para 4 reftel demarche via non-paper to MFA Africa and Middle East Affairs director Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadevilla on November 2, emphasizing our request that the Dominican Republic issue a statement rejecting President Ahmadi-Nejad's recent inflammatory rhetoric again [...]	2005-11-07 19:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR PTER PHUM DR

05SANTODOMINGO5112	SEEKING SUPPORT FOR OAS MISSION IN COLOMBIA - [...] (SBU) Ambassador on November 16 delivered reftel talking points to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, emphasized what is at stake, and urged the Dominican Republic to consider a contribution to the OAS mission in Colombia. We left the basic talking points as a non-paper. Morales seemed [...]	2005-11-18 21:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PTER CO DR
05SANTODOMINGO777	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PREPARATIONS FOR CICTE MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-15 20:55:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL AORC DR
05SAOPAULO872	BREAK-UP OF LEBANESE DRUG RING IN BRAZIL [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 17, 2005, the Brazilian Federal Police (DPF) broke up a Lebanese-organized drug ring based in Sao Paulo and operating in a number of cites in southern Brazil. 8Operation Tamara,8 (thedate fruit in Portuguese,) involved coordinationwith the German federal police and U.S. [...]	2005-07-22 11:19:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	SECRET	SNAR PTER ASEC PGOV ETTC EFIN SOCI BR
05SINGAPORE1028	GWOT ASSESSMENT: PERSPECTIVE FROM SINGAPORE [...] (S/NF) Singapore has been a reliable and highly capable partner in the global war on terrorism, as it shares our concerns about terrorism and possesses the political will and capabilities to confront it. Over the last several years, Singapore has publicly supported our CT efforts, even provid [...]	2005-04-06 09:37:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL SN
05SINGAPORE1706	Financial Action Task Force Scenesetter: [...] (SBU) Action request and summary. Singapore is beginning to make some progress in mapping out legal and regulatory changes to implement the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Revised 40 Recommendations on anti-money laundering (AML) and Special 9 Recommendations on countering the financing o [...]	2005-06-01 09:22:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KTFN KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR SN
05SINGAPORE1986	PROMOTING MAINSTREAM ISLAM: THE SINGAPORE MODEL [...] (C) Summary. Concerned about the potential threat of Islamic extremism to Singapore's multi-religious, secular society, the government of Singapore (GOS) is promoting its brand of "mainstream" Islam and a Singaporean Muslim identity. Using its standard tools of incentives, co-optation, and c [...]	2005-06-27 09:54:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SOCI SN
05SINGAPORE2155	SINGAPORE CITES OBSTACLES TO IMPROVED FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary. Singapore's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),the Suspicious Transaction Reports Office (STRO),told its U.S. FinCEN FIU counterpart that it was willing to share financial crimes-related information, but that it would be unable to do so unless such information were traceable to [...]	2005-07-14 01:26:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KTFN KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR SN
05SINGAPORE2971	SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON [...] (C) We look forward to your visit to Singapore from October 19-20. This will be an excellent opportunity to thank Singapore for its close counterterrorism cooperation and identify ways in which we can expand the relationship. Sense of Vulnerability ---------------------- 2. (C) Singapor [...]	2005-10-07 07:08:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN ETTC ECON SN
05SINGAPORE3118	SINGAPORE INPUT -- OIL SUPPLY VULNERABILITY [...] (S/NF) Post believes that the Government of Singapore (GOS) is taking reasonable measures to ensure the physical security of its oil refining complex on Jurong Island. GOS officials consider terrorist threats the most likely source of disruption to the supply of crude oil reaching Singapore a [...]	2005-10-24 23:53:00	Embassy Singapore	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ETRD EWWT PTER PINR ASEC KHLS SN
05SINGAPORE312	MUSLIM MPS IN SINGAPORE: PART 1 OF 2 [...] (C) Summary: Concerned about preventing racial and religious conflict in Singapore, the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) actively co-opts talented Muslims, especially potential critics. In addition to holding a modest number of senior positions in the government, representatives from Singap [...]	2005-02-03 01:09:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SN SOCI
05SINGAPORE3146	MUSLIM RELIGIOUS TEACHERS TRYING TO REEDUCATE JI [...] (C/NF) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng has for the first time publicly thanked Muslim religious leaders trying to reeducate suspected Jemaah Islamiah (JI) terrorists detained under Singapore's Internal Security Act (ISA). The head of the Religious Rehabi [...]	2005-10-27 09:44:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER PGOV SN
05SINGAPORE3352	ADMIRAL FALLON DISCUSSES BILATERAL SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Admiral Fallon, accompanied by Charge Fergin, met separately on November 14 with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong to discuss bilateral security cooperation and regional issues, most prominently, China. In open and relaxed discussions, both leaders [...]	2005-11-23 07:22:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PTER PGOV ID SN TH MY RP
05SINGAPORE3375	SINGAPORE: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Please find below Embassy Singapore's submission for the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism. Embassy POC is Senior Political Officer Christopher Kavanagh, email: KavanaghCR@state.gov. 2. Begin Text of Draft Report: Singapore continued to oppose terrorism strongly and worked vigorously to [...]	2005-11-28 05:21:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC SN
05SINGAPORE343	MUSLIM MPS IN SINGAPORE: PART 2 OF 2 [...] (U) This cable completes the biographic reporting on Singapore's 12 Muslim MPs. Reftel covered five of them and reviewed the role they play in Singapore and how they are perceived by the Muslim community. The biographies are designed to be stand-alone documents, so acronyms and organizations [...]	2005-02-07 06:31:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SN SOCI
05SINGAPORE3509	SINGAPORE 2006 INCSR SUBMISSION PART II - MONEY [...] Per reftel instructions, Post hereby submits the draft of Part II of the 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. We have also emailed the text of the draft report, in MS Word format and showing changes from last year's version, to INL. Re [...]	2005-12-15 06:15:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PTER ETTC KTFN EFIN ECON SNAR SN
05SINGAPORE3618	AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PM LEE HSIEN LOONG [...] (SBU) Summary. During the Ambassador's introductory call, the Ambassador and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong concurred that U.S.-Singapore relations were very strong and agreed to work together to help the relationship blossom further. The Prime Minister expressed his commitment to resolving [...]	2005-12-30 02:25:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN PTER SN
05SINGAPORE721	MARCH 1 "RMSI" MARITIME SECURITY WORKSHOP: MAKING [...] (C) Summary: On March 1, the USG hosted an informal workshop on the five "RMSI" elements of maritime security for Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. The meeting marked the first time the United States has met exclusively with the Malacca Strait littorals on maritime security. The [...]	2005-03-11 09:54:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EWWT PTER SN CH JA MY ID
05SINGAPORE760	TERRORIST FINANCE: SINGAPORE'S ABILITY TO COOPERATE [...] (U) This message responds to Ref A's questions concerning Singapore's ability to cooperate in disrupting terrorism financing. 2. (U) AMOUNT OF ASSETS FROZEN, FORFEITED OR SEIZED: To date, Singapore has not identified any assets in Singapore of persons pursuant to UNSCR Resolutions 1267 and [...]	2005-03-15 08:35:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL CVIS SN
05SINGAPORE887	SINGAPORE'S OUTREACH TO THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: For the past year, the Singapore government has talked up a campaign to expand the country's economic and political ties with the Middle East. On the economic front, the GOS wants to expand trade and investment beyond its traditional partners. Politically, Singapore seeks to div [...]	2005-03-23 03:49:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV KTFN PREL PTER SN XD XF XI
05SINGAPORE910	SINGAPORE'S ASIA-MIDDLE EAST DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: As part of its effort to be a bridge between the Middle East and Asia, Singapore is sponsoring an Asia-Middle East dialogue (AMED) in June. AMED is intended to promote economic interaction between Asia and the Middle East, and to provide a platform for "moderate" Muslims from bot [...]	2005-03-24 09:58:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PTER SN XD XF XI
05SOFIA1729	ISLAM AND ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IN BULGARIA [...] (S) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's large Muslim community is predominantly moderate and traditional, though both foreign and indigenous Islamic extremists are active in the country. Bulgaria's government is officially tolerant, but Muslim minorities and their problems are often ignored by central authori [...]	2005-10-11 14:08:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV ASEC SOCI PINR BU
05SOFIA2036	BULGARIA: 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Per reftels, Post provides its submission for the 2005- 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report for Bulgaria. Begin text of 2005-2006 INCSR for Bulgaria: Part I - DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL I. Summary Bulgaria is a major transit country, as well as a producer of illic [...]	2005-12-12 14:41:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP BU
05SOFIA2051	BULGARIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following submission provides Post's contributions to the Department's "Country Reports on Terrorism 2005" report. 2. Bulgaria remains a steadfast member of the global coalition against terrorism. No significant acts of terrorism occurred in Bulgaria in 2005. Bulgaria is not a sp [...]	2005-12-14 04:02:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC BU
05SOFIA2076	BULGARIA HAILS SUCCESSFUL IRAQI VOTE, PLEDGES COOPERATION [...] Bulgaria's government congratulated the Iraqi people on the successful conduct of the December 15 parliamentary elections and said it was ready to continue its cooperation with the new Iraqi leadership. In a special public statement issued December 16, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Dimiter Tsanch [...]	2005-12-19 15:15:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER KPAO IZ BU
05STATE149626	STAUNCHING THE FLOW OF SAUDI SUICIDE BOMBERS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3-10. SUMMARY 2. (S) The Saudis have been aggressive in their public condemnation of the 7/7 London bombings, the murder of the Egyptian diplomat in Baghdad, and the Sharm al-Shaykh attacks. We should urge the Saudis to sustain the public [...]	2005-08-12 15:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL UK JO GCCC
05STATE183800	REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE OF [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraphs 5 - 6. 2. (C) Background. There are 22 Chinese nationals of Uighur ethnicity under USG control at Guantanamo. DoD has determined that 15 of the 22 are no longer of intelligence/law enforcement value, and have been approved for release. [...]	2005-10-04 00:12:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR
05TAIPEI115	TAIWAN: 2004-2005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] AIT 2004-2005 PART II INCSR Responses follow: 2. Taiwan is not considered an important regional or offshore financial center. Money laundering in Taiwan is not generally related to narcotics trafficking. Most illegal or unregulated financial activities are done to avoid taxes or conceal [...]	2005-01-13 04:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN TW
05TAIPEI1226	TAIWAN - MARITIME SECURITY COORDINATION AND [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, AIT/T offers the following information on maritime security issues in Taiwan. Taiwan's cooperation with the U.S. on maritime security issues is excellent, due in part to the importance of the shipping industry to the island's economy and Taiwan's exclusion from in [...]	2005-03-22 09:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON ETRD KSTC PARM PHSA PREL PTER ASEC
05TAIPEI1571	TAIWAN'S NEW COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICE [...] (C) AIT/T Deputy Director Keegan hosted officials from Taiwan's new Counterterrorism Office (CTO) to lunch on March 29 in order to learn the function of the office and how AIT might interface with it. Taiwan participants included National Security Council (NSC) Deputy Secretary General (Ste [...]	2005-03-31 09:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW
05TAIPEI1706	TAIWAN RESPONSE TO EXPORT CONTROL DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary: AIT/T Acting Director Keegan delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Mark Chen and to Minister of Economic Affairs Ho Mei-yueh in separate meetings on April 7. Both Ministers expressed Taiwan's strong commitment to strengthen Taiwan's export controls. Minister M [...]	2005-04-08 08:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW
05TAIPEI1780	TAIWAN'S INADEQUATE EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (C) Summary: On April 8 Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) gave AIT a report on its investigations into the She Hong Company and Eumatech Company machine tool shipments to Syria, as we had requested in refs C and D. The results of the BOFT investigations, while welcome, suggest that the [...]	2005-04-14 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW
05TAIPEI1853	TAIWAN'S REVISED TECH PROTECTION BILL [...] (C) Summary and comment: At a Cabinet meeting on April 13, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (EY) passed a "Sensitive Technology Protection" bill that is a more comprehensive, tougher version of the "Technology Protection Bill" that has been stalled in the Legislative Yuan (LY) for over two years. Whi [...]	2005-04-20 09:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW
05TAIPEI2025	TAIWAN PROPOSAL ON EXPORT CONTROL PROCEDURES [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with AIT on April 29, the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) presented an outline proposal for parameters of the new export control procedures and the "rapid evaluation mechanism" for end-user checks (ref A). BOFT said it would greatly increase the scope of its export [...]	2005-05-04 09:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW
05TAIPEI2475	TAIWAN TO REQUIRE EXPORT LICENSES FOR MACHINE [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Taiwan plans to impose a positive requirement that Taiwan firms obtain an export license before shipping machine tools, including reexports, to North Korea. Board of Foreign Trade Deputy Director General Wu provided a [...]	2005-06-06 10:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL PTER PINR TW
05TAIPEI2509	SCHEDULING EXPORT CONTROL VISITS WITH TAIWAN [...] (U) Action request in para. 11. 2. (S) Summary. AIT/T Deputy Director met June 8 with Wang Hsi-tien, Deputy Director General of Taiwan's National Security Council (NSC),to discuss ongoing cooperation on export controls. Taiwan is feeling pressure to send a high-level nonproliferation [...]	2005-06-08 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW
05TAIPEI2574	TAIWAN'S NEW COUNTER-TERRORISM EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Regional Security Officer (RSO) met with a member of Taiwan's newly formed Counter-Terrorism Office (CTO) to discuss potential training and program participation on counter-terrorism initiatives. The structure and function of the Counter- [...]	2005-06-13 03:14:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER TW
05TAIPEI2682	TAIWAN WANTS TO DO EXPORT CONTROLS RIGHT [...] (C) AIT/T believes that Taiwan wishes to move forward in implementing an effective export control regime, largely due to sustained US interest in this topic. On April 7, when AIT/T Deputy Director demarched the Ministers of Foreign and Economic Affairs regarding export controls, both Minister [...]	2005-06-20 08:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW
05TAIPEI2719	TAIWAN MAY TIGHTEN EXPORT CONTROLS [...] (S) As reported in ref A, AIT/T Econ Officer delivered the demarche requesting Taiwan assistance to investigate possible cases of sensitive technology being sold to Pakistan and Syrian entities. On the margins of the demarche, Wally Su, the head of the Board of Foreign Trade Export Control W [...]	2005-06-22 08:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW
05TAIPEI2974	TAIWAN EXPORT LICENSE APPLICATIONS AND P2S5 [...] (C) Summary: AIT delivered reftel U.S. comments on Taiwan export license applications to Board of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Controls Task Force Head Wally Su on July 7. BOFT will do further investigation of the proposed sale to Pakistan before deciding whether or not to grant a license. Su [...]	2005-07-11 07:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW IT
05TAIPEI2983	TAIWAN SEEKS COMMENT ON EXPORT APPLICATION [...] (U) This message is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) On July 8, AIT/T received a request from Taiwan's Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) for U.S. comment on an export license application for 36,000 kg of sodium cyanide ordered by a manufacturer in Iran. We will forward by cl [...]	2005-07-11 10:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW IR
05TAIPEI3075	MEGAPORTS TEAM GETS POSITIVE RECEPTION IN [...] Taiwan officials expressed strong support for the Megaports Program during the visit of U.S. Department of Energy officials William Kilmartin and Jeffrey Miller. Kilmartin and Miller identified no major obstacles to implementing the program in the Port of Kaohsiung. AIT/T passed a draft AIT [...]	2005-07-21 02:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PTER PARM TW
05TAIPEI3199	Taiwan: Seized Phosphorus Pentasulfide Loaded for [...] (SBU) Summary. On 28 July, 2005, AIT/K Econoff and Economic Assistant observed the entire process of loading and moving 158 barrels of phosphorus pentasulfide which had been held in Kaohsiung Customs impound warehouse, located outside Kaohsiung Harbor, since its seizure by Taiwan Customs from [...]	2005-08-01 23:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PARM PTER EWWT TW IT
05TAIPEI3201	TAIWAN RESPONSE TO EXPORT CONTROL GAMEPLAN DEMARCHE [...] (S) Summary: AIT delivered ref A demarche on July 28 to National Security Council Deputy Secretary General Wang Hsi-tien and on July 29 to Ministry of Economic Affairs Vice Minister Yiin Chii-ming. Both officials welcomed a U.S. export control delegation to come for discussions on August 10 [...]	2005-08-02 00:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW
05TAIPEI3573	TAIWAN AGREES TO EXPORT CONTROL GAMEPLAN IN NP [...] (S) Summary: The U.S. team led by NP/CBM Director Vann Van Diepen August 10-11 obtained Taiwan's agreement to cooperate to improve Taiwan's export controls over the long term, and all six points in the near term portion of the U.S. "gameplan" concerning Iran and North Korea (ref A). Point o [...]	2005-08-26 23:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW
05TAIPEI3600	TAIWAN WILL FURTHER INVESTIGATE SUSPECT EXPORTS [...] (C) Summary: AIT delivered reftel non-paper/talking points to the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) on August 26. AIT also delivered and explained the AIT-developed license template. BOFT said it will further investigate the cases mentioned in the talking points. BOFT praised the template's "s [...]	2005-08-30 03:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW IR
05TAIPEI3714	TAIWAN EXPORTS TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: AIT delivered reftel non-paper/talking points to the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) on September 6. BOFT provided results of its preliminary investigation in Eumatech and a copy of its SHTC exporter watch list (para 5). AIT received information in a letter from BOFT on its furt [...]	2005-09-09 01:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW IR
05TAIPEI3776	TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL QUICK RESPONSE TIMES [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-12 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW
05TAIPEI4068	MTAG: TAIWAN INVESTIGATION RESULTS ON XTRA AND SHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-04 08:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW SY PK
05TAIPEI4091	TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL NON-PRO FOLLOW-UP [...] (S) Action Request para 4. Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su told AIT via phone on October 5 that he expected the list of Harmonized Tariff System (HS) items requiring export/re-export/transit/transshipment licenses would be ready by October 20 (re [...]	2005-10-05 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW CBW MTAG
05TAIPEI4092	TAIWAN MOFA AGREES TO CONSIDER RESETTLEMENT [...] (S) AIT Deputy Director met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for North American Affairs Victor Chin October 5 to request assistance in resettling the Chinese Uighurs who have been approved for release. Using the talking points provided reftel, DDIR summarized the situation; he [...]	2005-10-05 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	MOPS PREL PTER KAWC PHUM PREF PINR TW
05TAIPEI4247	TAIWAN WANTS TO EXPLAIN EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-19 08:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW CBW MTAG
05TAIPEI4332	TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL ISSUES [...] (S) In response to ref B message on the inappropriateness of a Taiwan presentation at the upcoming APEC export control event, Executive Yuan Counterterrorism Office Chief Kuo Lin-wu questioned what the Taiwan delegation would do in Hawaii if not allowed to present. AIT explained at length the [...]	2005-10-25 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW CBW MTAG
05TAIPEI4335	TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL ISSUES [...] (S) In response to ref B message on the inappropriateness of a Taiwan presentation at the upcoming APEC export control event, Executive Yuan Counterterrorism Office Chief Kuo Lin-wu questioned what the Taiwan delegation would do in Hawaii if not allowed to present. AIT explained at length the [...]	2005-10-26 01:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW CBW MTAG
05TAIPEI4604	TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: POSITIVE REACTION [...] (S) AIT delivered ref a talking points to Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Controls Task Force Head Wally Su on November 15. Su gave a very positive response to the news that we have requested our representatives in Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and the United Kingdom to d [...]	2005-11-17 03:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW CBW MTAG
05TAIPEI4880	TAIWAN: 2005 REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) The American Institute in Taiwan's (AIT) submission for the 2005 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT) is as follows: TAIWAN ------ 2. (U) There were no acts of international or domestic terrorism in Taiwan in 2005. Even though Taiwan is frequently prevented from participating in inte [...]	2005-12-14 08:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PINR EFIN KCRM TW
05TEGUCIGALPA1297	BLOQUE POPULAR TO PRESIDENT BUSH: KEEP LUIS POSADA [...] SUMMARY: Bloque Popular, a leftist political party and alliance of social organizations, delivered a letter to post Monday, June 13, 2005, demanding that Luis Posada Carriles not be returned to Honduras and that he be extradited to Venezuela. The Bloque Popular letter, addressed to President [...]	2005-06-17 17:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1389	FAREWELL TO ARMS: HONDURAS TO DESTROY 6000+ WEAPONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 13, 2005, Honduran Minister of Defense Federico Breve Travieso announced that the Honduran Armed Forces (HOAF) will destroy more than 6000 excess/obsolete weapons currently stored at the Army's Logistics Support Center (CALE). The weapons date as far back as World War I [...]	2005-06-30 15:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	ASEC HO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR
05TEGUCIGALPA1592	HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON VENEZUELA; MFA SEES GOV AS [...] (S) Acting PolChief delivered ref A talking points on Venezuela to MFA Acting Director General (A/DG) of Foreign Relations Alan Javier Oviedo Garcia during a meeting July 19. After A/PolChief gave the demarche, Oviedo stated that the Government of Honduras (GOH) isn't quite sure how to respond [...]	2005-08-01 22:28:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER SOCI EPET PINR HO VZ
05TEGUCIGALPA1693	SEND LAWYERS, FUNDS AND GUNNY: SA/LW DESTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Department of State Small Arms and Light Weapons (SA/LW) program officer (PM/WRA) and Department of Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) ordnance destruction team visited Honduras August 1-5 to review possible future technical assistance. Team and PolMilOff met with Vice Minis [...]	2005-08-12 23:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR PARM PREL PTER MOPS SNAR KLIG HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1726	HONDURAN IMMIGRATION DIRECTOR RAMON ROMERO [...] (C) Summary. Former Honduran Immigration Director Ramon Romero, arrested May 1 in the corruption/fraud scandal at Honduran Immigration, was released on bail August 18 in a judicial decision that appears to have been made due to corrupt influence. Romero's attorney previously admitted that Ro [...]	2005-08-19 22:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PGOV KJUS KCRM PTER SNAR PREL ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1753	HONDURAN MOD REQUESTS SA/LW DTRA SEMINARS FROM [...] (SBU) This is an Action request for PM/WRA and DTRA: Post requests that the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) provide the Government of Honduras (GOH) with Physical Security and Stockpile Management Program (PSSMP) seminars. Post received a formal request from Minister of Defense Federic [...]	2005-08-23 22:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MARR MASS PTER MOPS SNAR KLIG HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1802	HONDURAN IMMIGRATION SCANDAL: ROMERO ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary. The Honduran Immigration scandal continues to be a hot topic. Former Immigration Director Ramon Romero filed a legal complaint August 29 against EmbOffs, in an apparent attempt to distract attention from his own legal problems. The Special Prosecutor for Organized Crime appeal [...]	2005-08-31 23:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	SMIG PGOV KJUS KCRM PTER SNAR PREL ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1821	HONDURAN IMMIGRATION SCANDAL: ROMERO LOSES APPEAL [...] (C) Summary. The Tegucigalpa Appeals Court ruled 2-1 late August 31 in favor of the Public Ministry's appeal of the August 18 decision by a lower court to grant bail to former Honduran Immigration Director Ramon Romero on the charge of abuse of authority. Post's initial assessment is that Ro [...]	2005-09-02 22:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG PGOV KCRM PTER SNAR PREL ASEC KLIG HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1874	MEDIA REACTION ON SEPTEMBER 11, SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 [...] On 09/12, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Billy Pena entitled "One more year." "Yesterday we commemorated one more year of the terrorist attack committed by the Islamic fundamentalists against the majestic twin towers of the World Trade Center in New Yor [...]	2005-09-12 22:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PTER PREL PGOV IZ HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1936	A DISTURBING TREND OF U.S. CRIMINALS OBTAINING [...] (SBU) Summary: In the month of September RSO and the Consular section's Anti-Fraud unit (AFU) have has tracked two separate cases of U.S. felons/fugitives who have obtained a valid Honduran passport under fraudulent means. RSO is also aware of one other case where a Salvadoran gang member was [...]	2005-09-21 16:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV SNAR PTER CPAS KCRM KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1954	A DISTURBING TREND OF U.S. CRIMINALS OBTAINING [...] (SBU) Summary: In the month of September RSO and the Consular section's Anti-Fraud unit (AFU) have has tracked two separate cases of U.S. felons/fugitives who have obtained a valid Honduran passport under fraudulent means. RSO is also aware of one other case where a Salvadoran gang member was [...]	2005-09-22 18:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV SNAR PTER CPAS KCRM KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2109	MEDIA REACTION ON SEPTEMBER 11, TERRORISM, AND [...] On 10/12 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "La Prensa" published an op-ed by Roger Martinez Miralda entitled "Clash of Civilizations." "The threat of terrorist attacks on the New York subway system last weekend, be they real or not, is a reminder that following the terrible attacks that [...]	2005-10-12 21:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO PTER PREL PGOV HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2121	MEDIA REACTION ON HURRICANE KATRINA AND TERRORISM, [...] On 10/13 the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" ran an op-ed by Sergio Ramirez entitled "Obscure Waters." "In his splendor days, Henry Kissinger was once asked if the United States should be compared to Rome. He responded that it should be comparable to Carthage, a distant empire, dif [...]	2005-10-14 19:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PREL PGOV SENV PTER KPAO HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2179	HONDURAS: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATOR OFFICER [...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to ref A. Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer for Tegucigalpa is DCM James Williard, phone (504) 236 9320 x4768, unclassified e-mail WilliardJG@state.gov, classified e-mail WilliardJG@state.sgov.gov. TFCO Deputy is Econ Officer Mart [...]	2005-10-25 17:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2207	COUNTERNARCOTICS BATTLE IN HONDURAS: GOH POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent maritime interdictions, air radar tracks, and drug seizures, along with corroborated source information, indicate that Honduras has become a significant transit point for narcotics destined for the United States. There is evidence of the existence of an illicit trade in [...]	2005-10-28 18:40:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL KCRM PTER EFIN MOPS PGOV PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2249	HONDURAN MOD REQUESTS SA/LW DESTRUCTION AND [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-02 19:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MASS PREL MARR PTER MOPS SNAR KLIG HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2306	MEDIA REACTION ON DRUGS, GANGS AND TERRORISM, [...] On 09/03 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled "Bottleneck." "In one of the Latin television channels in the U.S. a series of reports about gangs in Honduras and Central America was transmitted, linking them to the group of terrorists from the Middle [...]	2005-11-10 19:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO SNAR PTER KCRM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2521	TERRORIST FINANCE: HONDURAS DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR [...] As instructed in reftels, Post delivered Lists 73 and 74 to Director General of International Promotion and Management Norma L. Samra. The lists have been forwarded for action by the National Commission of Banking and Insurance. Ford [...]	2005-12-16 21:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN ETTC EFIN PTER PREL CVIS KVPR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2558	TEGUCIGALPA EAC MEETING - DECEMBER 2005 - HOLIDAY [...] (U) Classified by Acting RSO Robert A. Rentz; Reason 1.4 (C,D) 2. (SBU) Per reftel A, Post convened a meeting of the Mission EAC in order to review the security posture of both American and Mission community interests during the upcoming holiday season. The EAC members also discussed pot [...]	2005-12-21 20:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC HO PTER
05TEGUCIGALPA2572	HONDURAS CURRENTLY NOT AN AUDIENCE FOR AL-MANAR [...] (S) According to contacts of the Public Affairs Section, five cable companies in Honduras carry Arabic language stations, the two main carriers in Tegucigalpa, one in San Pedro Sula, one in Tela, and one in Danli. None appear to carry with the Hezbollah station Al-Manar. The Arabic speaking [...]	2005-12-22 20:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV ANET ASEC XF KU SA JO LE HO
05TEGUCIGALPA26	HONDURAS APPROVED FOUR OUTSTANDING [...] Summary: During 2004, the GOH ratified two outstanding OAS counterterrorism (CT) conventions and achieved congressional approval of the last two outstanding international conventions/protocols. The GOH is now a party to 10 international and two regional CT conventions and will soon be a party [...]	2005-01-04 21:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KTIA PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA623	HONDURAS: MARITIME SECURITY COORDINATION RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Summary: Post maintains extensive contacts with the GOH and the private sector on all issues relating to maritime security and the efficient and safe functioning of Honduras' ports. Coordination at Post among agencies is excellent and is conducted on an as-needed basis. The GOH has demo [...]	2005-03-21 12:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ETRD PGOV KSTC PARM PREL PTER ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA773	WHERE IN THE WORLD IS LOUIS POSADA CARRILES?: [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-12 17:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS SMIG HO
05TEGUCIGALPA826	Stop Illegal Aliens Before They Reach The [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 13. 2. Summary: Post believes reinstating funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Program for the Return of Third Country National (TCN) Migrants Intercepted in the Latin America & [...]	2005-04-21 15:18:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SMIG KJUS PTER PHUM SNAR PINS PGOV PREL HO
05TEGUCIGALPA900	CORRUPTION SCANDAL AT HONDURAN IMMIGRATION: US ASSISTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: State sections, with DS agents in the lead, and other U.S. agencies have assisted the Government of Honduras's (GOH) investigation of the GOH Immigration Service. Post received information from various sources indicating that the GOH Immigration Service is rife with corruption. [...]	2005-04-28 00:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG ASEC PGOV KJUS PTER SNAR PREL HO
05TELAVIV1013	ISRAELIS BRIEF U/S LEVEY ON TERROR FINANCE STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli National Security Council Counterterrorism Director General Danny Arditi met with Treasury U/S Stuart Levey and his delegation on February 14 in Ramat Hasharon, near Tel Aviv. Arditi said that the GOI has recently switched the focus of its terrorism finance efforts from [...]	2005-02-18 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER EFIN KPAL KWBG IS COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1026	SENATOR ALLEN'S FEBRUARY 13 MEETING WITH MFA [...] (C) On February 13 Senator George Allen and Ambassador Kurtzer met with MFA North American Deputy Yoram Ben Ze'ev and Head of the Research Department Harry Kney'tal. They discussed developments in Europe relating to the designation of Hizbollah as a terrorist organization, and political deve [...]	2005-02-18 14:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL OVIP IS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1028	WB/G SITREP: IDF ARRESTS SIX PALESTINIANS IN THE [...] (SBU) Summary: One Palestinian was lightly injured by IDF riot gas inhalation in the West Bank during a protest against the separation barrier and six Palestinians were arrested by the IDF in the West Bank February 17. Two shooting incidents occurred near Rafah overnight February 17-18, but n [...]	2005-02-18 16:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV103	WB/G SITREP: TWO GUNMEN KILLED IN ATTACK ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary: The body of second Palestinian gunman was found late on January 5 near the Erez Crossing, both men having been shot and killed after they succeeded in approaching the crossing overnight January 4-5 along with a group of pilgrims leaving to go on the Hajj. The militants used sm [...]	2005-01-06 16:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1078	ACTING COORDINATOR POPE DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings February 9-12, Israeli officials told Acting Counterterrorism Coordinator William Pope that Hizballah is the GOI's top CT priority. They requested USG assistance to convince President Chirac that the group should be placed on the EU's list of terrorist org [...]	2005-02-23 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KPAL KWBG IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1170	WB/G SITREP: FEBRUARY 28, 2005 (1200 HOURS LOCAL) [...] (SBU) Summary: A suicide bomber affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad detonated an explosive device outside a Tel Aviv nightclub at 2320 hours February 25, killing four people and injuring another 55 Israeli civilians, five of them severely and eight moderately. A fifth victim died of he [...]	2005-02-28 10:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1173	(C) ISRAELI POLITICAL-MILITARY BRIEFING ON [...] (C) Ambassadors from countries on the UN Security Council and of European Union were summoned to the Foreign Ministry February 28 for a political-military briefing on the February 25 terrorist attack in Tel Aviv that killed 5 Israelis and wounded more than 50. MFA Director General Ron Prosor [...]	2005-02-28 13:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PREL PTER COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1210	WB/G SITREP: MARCH 1, 2005 (1300 HOURS LOCAL) -- [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian landowners and Israeli and Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli Border Police during a protest against the construction of the separation barrier near the village of Bayt Surik, west of Jerusalem. One Border Police officer was injured. In Jerusalem, at le [...]	2005-03-01 17:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1211	DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY U/S LEVEY'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. During their February 14 discussions, Under Secretary of Treasury Stuart Levey and GOI MFA officials SIPDIS focused on the possible designation of Hizbollah as a terrorist group during the EU Clearinghouse meeting on February 16. The GOI has been working proactively to obtain [...]	2005-03-02 04:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1243	WB/G SITREP: PA INTERIOR MINISTER FIRES JENIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Interior Minister Nasir Yusif replaced all the PA security chiefs and deputies in Jenin during a March 1 visit to inspect the overall security situation in the city. The dismissals followed a confrontation that included a brief exchange of gunfire be [...]	2005-03-02 14:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1276	WB/G SITREP: IDF RAIDS WB QASSAM ROCKET WORKSHOP; [...] (SBU) Summary: A car bomb exploded without causing injuries March 3 near IDF soldiers patrolling in the vicinity of Joseph,s Tomb in Nablus. Jewish worshippers were near the area at the time of the explosion. In addition, two explosive devices detonated without causing injury near IDF soldi [...]	2005-03-03 15:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1306	WB/G SITREP: THREE PALESTINIANS LIGHTLY INJURED [...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinians clashed with the IDF on March 3 in areas near Jerusalem and Hebron to protest construction of the separation barrier. Three Palestinians were injured and seven others were arrested in the West Bank March 3-4. Palestinians shot at IDF soldiers in Gaza March 3, but n [...]	2005-03-04 15:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV131	WB/G SITREP: FATAL ATTACK ON SETTLER NEAR NABLUS; [...] (SBU) Summary: Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for an attack on a settler car near Nablus January 7 that left one settler dead. A five-year-old Palestinian boy was accidentally killed in the West Bank January 6 when an IDF jeep ran him over. In Gaza, one Palestinian was kil [...]	2005-01-07 15:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1525	WB/G SITREP: ONE PALESTINIAN WOUNDED BY IDF FIRE [...] (SBU) Summary: One Palestinian was wounded in the West Bank by IDF fire and, according to UNRWA, two Palestinians were wounded in IDF-initiated shootings in Gaza. The IDF, however, says that only one Palestinian was wounded in the same incident. Thousands of Gazans turned out March 12 to pe [...]	2005-03-14 15:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1538	WB/G SITREP:7,000 FATAH SUPORTERS RALLY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The IDF arrested two Palestinians March 14 when the men tried to infiltrate the border fence into Israel east of Dayr al-Balah. The men reportedly intended to enter Israel in search of work. Fatah organized a rally of some 7,000 people March 14 in Jabaliya in honor of "Pales [...]	2005-03-15 15:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PTER ASEC PHUM CASC KPAL
05TELAVIV1561	WB/G SITREP: ONE ISRAELI SETTLER AND ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: One Israeli settler was injured in a shooting incident perpetrated by the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, and one Palestinian was injured by IDF fire in the West Bank March 15-16. Gaza was quiet, except for one mortar shell explosion near Neve Dekalim, but no injuries resulted. End [...]	2005-03-16 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1585	WB/G SITREP: AT LEAST SIX PALESTINIANS WOUNDED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Two Palestinian youths were wounded by IDF gunfire in Tulkarm after they threw a firebomb at an IDF jeep on March 16, and at least six Palestinians were wounded by rubber-coated bullets and tear gas during a protest against the construction of the separation barrier in Safa and [...]	2005-03-17 11:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1633	TERRORISM FINANCE: 2005 UPDATE NO. 2 [...] (U) No assets connected to the Taliban have been found in Israel. No assets related to Usama bin Laden or the Al-Qaida organization, and individuals or entities associated with them, have been detected in Israel. 2. (U) There are no impediments for more robust cooperation with the GOI on [...]	2005-03-18 13:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER ETTC KTFN IS COUNTERTERRORISM ECONOMY AND FINANCE ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV1636	WB/G SITREP: FIVE PALESTINIANS AND ONE ISRAELI [...] (SBU) Summary: West Bank settlers wounded five Palestinian workers were wounded in an attack in Nahliel and an Israeli woman was lightly wounded by a metal object thrown at her car in the West Bank March 18. Palestinians launched two rockets in the Gaza strip March 17, but no injuries occurr [...]	2005-03-18 15:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG PHUM PREL PTER ASEC CASC GZ IS
05TELAVIV1637	ISRAEL AT THE CENTER OF MAJOR MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (U) Summary: Recently, Israel has been the nexus of several high profile money laundering cases. The cases illustrate a continuing need for effective bank supervision and the ongoing level of money laundering associated with criminal activity. On March 6, The International Crimes Unit (ICU [...]	2005-03-18 15:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER EFIN ECONOMY AND FINANCE COUNTERTERRORISM

05TELAVIV1730	SHARON CAUTIONS CODEL REID ON PROVIDING DIRECT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon emphasized to Codel Reid March 21 that ensuring Israel's security against terrorism is his primary objective, although he is optimistic about the opportunities created by Arafat's death and the new Palestinian leadership. Codel Reid and Sharon discussed how [...]	2005-03-22 16:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PGOV PTER KWBG MNUC IS IR SY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL

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