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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
07PORTAUPRINCE1682	MAJOR POLITICAL PARTIES DIVIDED ON ELECTIONS, [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Opposition to President Preval's plan to reconstitute the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) is emerging. Political parties and civil society groups are also commenting on the President's pro [...]	2007-10-17 17:49:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM HA

07PORTAUPRINCE1683	ELECTORAL COUNCIL MEMBERS DEFEND THEIR [...] (C) Summary: The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) continues in office despite public announcements that President Preval is seeking to form a new provisional council. Six of the CEP's nine counselors claim to be willing and capable of managing both the indirect elections - part of their [...]	2007-10-17 18:00:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1688	CITE SOLEIL: EXCUSES, BLAME OUTWEIGH NEW SOLUTIONS [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Peace in Cite Soleil remains fragile as MINUSTAH and the Haitian National Police (HNP) struggle with mandate and capacity issues in their fight to control gang activities. MINUSTAH troops insis [...]	2007-10-18 16:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC MARR MOPS KCRM KPKO HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1695	SEVERE CONDITIONS IN MEN'S NATIONAL PENITENTIARY [...] Summary. Prisoners in the men's national penitentiary in Port-au-Prince suffer from severe overcrowding and live in extremely unhygienic conditions. The prison lacks the most basic facilities and equipment for hygienic food preparation and elementary health care. Numbers of correctional of [...]	2007-10-22 11:12:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA KCRM KCRS KJUS SOCI
07PORTAUPRINCE1701	HAITIAN PRIVATE SECTOR AT ODDS OVER PREVAL'S [...] (C) Summary. Haiti's private sector leaders are divided over President Preval's proposal to replace the provisional electoral council (CEP),set a date for senatorial elections, and launch a process which would lead to the drafting of a new constitution. One group of leading businesspeople, [...]	2007-10-22 15:44:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	HA PGOV PREL ECON
07PORTAUPRINCE1704	PREVAL PLAYS COY ON ELECTIONS: EVERYONE PLAYS THE [...] (C) Summary. n a series of encounters wth President Preval over the past week, he has continued to insist that he will go forward with senatorial elections. He has not offered any specifics or date. At the same time, he said, he will press ahead on constitutional reform. The President was su [...]	2007-10-22 19:35:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	HA PGOV PREL
07PORTAUPRINCE1705	BUILDING SYNERGY: IMPROVING ECONOMIC PROSPECTS IN [...] Summary: As part of a new effort to generate long term employment, the Haiti Stabilization Initiative (HSI) and USAID are encouraging private sector interest in Cite Soleil. Several major Haitian business figures are leading social welfare projects in Cite Soleil and are interested in providi [...]	2007-10-23 11:42:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID ECON HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1715	HAITI "WOMAN OF COURAGE" 2008 NOMINEE [...] Per reftel, Post nominates Marilyn Allien, founder of the Haiti Legacy Foundation, for the Seretary of State's 2008 Award for International Women of Courage. 2. Biographical information and justification for award selection: Full legal name of nominee: Marilyn B. Allien Job title/associ [...]	2007-10-24 17:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1718	HAITI SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BINGAMAN-CORKER-HARKIN [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. Consolidation of Haiti Democratic Institutions --------------------------------------------- - 2. (SBU) Haiti is still consolidating basic institutions of democratic governance that were undermined in the period foll [...]	2007-10-25 11:52:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1721	PREVAL: THE DAY THE CEP IS RE-FORMED, I CAN GET ON [...] (C) Summary. In a three hour meeting October 22, President Preval told me and my French and Canadian colleagues that he wants to move on Senatorial elections "as fast as possible." He is convinced that the current Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) is dysfunctional. He proposes replacing t [...]	2007-10-25 15:38:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	HA PGOV PREL
07PORTAUPRINCE1742	WORLD BANK ON HAITI'S EFFORTS TO COMBAT MONEY [...] (U) A World Bank assessment team out-briefed PolCouns and Poloff October 5 on Haiti's efforts to combat money laundering and financial crimes subsequent to a two-week in-country evaluation. World Bank assessment team leader Jean Pesme highlighted several factors that contribute to money laund [...]	2007-10-29 18:05:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV KCOR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1752	PREVAL NEARS COMPROMISE ON CEP; PRIVATE SECTOR TO [...] C) Sources both within the Presidency and without have told us that a compromise is near on the reformation of the Provisional Electoral Council. If true, this would permit President Preval to name a new council and set the date for Senatorial elections, ending an impasse that has preoccupied [...]	2007-10-31 18:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	HA PGOV PREL
07PORTAUPRINCE1754	PARTY LEADERS: NO ELECTIONS/CONSTITUTION CRISIS [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. Leaders of four principal political parties and/or alliances -- Lespwa, Fusion, OPL and Alyans -- met with the Ambassador on October 24. There was general agreement that the President would even [...]	2007-10-31 18:54:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1782	HAITI MONTHLY: OCTOBER 2007 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (U) MINUSTAH DEPUTY RECALLED. Local press reports that the deputy MINUSTAH For [...]	2007-11-08 16:34:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON HA KPKO
07PORTAUPRINCE1784	CODEL BINGAMAN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PREVAL [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary ----------- 2. (SBU) Senators Bingaman, Harkin and Corker and several staffers met with Haitian President Rene Preval October 26 and reviewed Haiti,s main development and assistance priorities. The Pres [...]	2007-11-08 18:46:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1810	MUTINY IN THE NATIONAL PENITENTIARY [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: A riot ensued in the National Penitentiary on November 7 after Chief Prosecutor Claudy Gassant authorized the release of 121 long-serving male prisoners. The riot was quelled in under two hours by [...]	2007-11-14 15:51:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KJUS SOCI SNAR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1811	UN REPS TELL U.S. SENATORS SECURITY, INVESTMENT, AND JOB [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Senators Bingaman, Harkin and Corker were briefed October 26 by UN officials on the current security and economic situation in Haiti. UN representatives lauded U.S. support and encouraged continue [...]	2007-11-14 20:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1833	HAITI SUPPORTS UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE COUNTRY [...] (U) Poloff discussed reftel points November 16 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Affairs Director Wiener Jean-Baptiste and Judicial Affairs Director Fortune Dorlean. Jean-Baptiste told Poloff that Haiti supports the resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Belarus, the De [...]	2007-11-19 18:21:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UNGA HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1837	HAITI FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO EXERCISE GREATER [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-20 17:53:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON MNUC PARM PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1841	LETTER FROM REPUBLIC OF HAITI TO SECRETARY LEAVITT [...] The following letter to Secretary Michael O. Leavitt from Haitian Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis was received by Embassy on November 16. Text is an English translation by the PM's office of the French original. The Embassy will pouch original letter to WHA/CAR Desk Officer Chris Ward f [...]	2007-11-20 19:29:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1858	DEMARCHE: ELECTION FOR COMMITTEE ON THE [...] PolCouns delivered reftel diplomatic note and Ambassador Prosper CV November 23 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Affairs Director Wiener Jean-Baptiste. Drawing from reftel talking points, PolCouns emphasized Ambassador Prosper's eminent qualifications and professional experience in fi [...]	2007-11-23 19:58:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1871	HAITI NONCOMMITAL ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) PolCouns drew from reftel points in a meeting November 23 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Affairs Director Wiener Jean-Baptiste. PolCouns emphasized how these three committees over the years hav [...]	2007-11-27 16:46:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1880	AMBASSADOR VISITS LES CAYES [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador traveled November 14 and 15 to the South Department's capital city, Les Cayes, accompanied by DepDir USAID and Emboffs. Haiti's ''southern claw'' is still recovering from flooding caused by Tropical Storm Noel and its aftermath. Les Cayes thus far has been spared si [...]	2007-11-29 19:47:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS EAID ECON SNAR SOCI HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1898	LAVALAS MIFFED AT PREVAL OVER ELECTORAL COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The pro-Aristide party Lavalas is angry that President Preval has not consulted them bilaterally in the process to form a new Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). Influential Lavalas Deputy Jonas Coffy believes Preval is trying to politically marginalize Lavalas to help pave the w [...]	2007-12-03 20:27:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1899	POSTCARD FROM LES CAYES: POOR BUT PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) Summary: The southern city of Les Cayes does not face the major security concerns common to Port-au-Prince, but social problems stemming from widespread poverty do arise on occasion. Local Haitian National Police grapple with drug trafficking, poor prison conditions and a faulty justic [...]	2007-12-04 13:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON SNAR SOCI HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1904	HAITI MONTHLY: NOVEMBER, 2007 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 2. (SBU) PREVAL SEEKS CONSENSUS ON NEED FOR CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM FROM MAJOR LABOR UNIONS. Gesner Milcent, General Coordinator for the Haitian Syndicate Initiative (I [...]	2007-12-05 18:47:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON HA PGOV SMIG SNAR
07PORTAUPRINCE1910	HUMAN TRAFFICKING/SMUGGLING ON THE HAITIAN BORDER [...] Summary. Kenel Senatus of Solidarite Fwontalye, a human rights/anti-human trafficking organization in Ouanaminthe, reported that human trafficking and alien smuggling are widespread and openly conducted at Haiti's northeastern border with the Dominican Republic. Traffickers take both adults [...]	2007-12-06 13:02:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1921	HAITI: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Government of Haiti values its relationship with Cuba because of the significant amount of technical assistance it receives from that country. The bulk of that assistance comes in the form of [...]	2007-12-07 11:53:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ETTC PREL CU HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1930	CORRECTED COPY: HUMAN TRAFFICKING/SMUGGLING ON [...] SUMMARY. Kenel Senatus of Solidarite Fwontalye (SF),a Haitian-based human rights/anti-human trafficking organization in Ouanaminthe, reported that human trafficking and alien smuggling are widespread and openly conducted at Haiti's northeastern border with the Dominican Republic. Trafficker [...]	2007-12-07 20:10:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1931	PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO DITHER ON PROVISIONAL [...] (SBU) President Preval has yet to make the final appointments of counselors of the reconstituted Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). He continues to quibble with certain social sectors he called on to nominate persons to sit on this body. After rejecting one private sector nominee, the Pres [...]	2007-12-07 20:28:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1955	JUSTICE REFORM PASSES PARLIAMENT AFTER MONTHS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The second and third of a package of three laws governing judicial reform passed the Chamber of Deputies in late November. The three laws require establishment of a judicial council to oversee the judiciary, set down required qualifications and obligations of "magistrates" (in [...]	2007-12-13 18:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1959	NEW PROVISIONAL ELECTORAL COUNCIL SWORN IN [...] (C) Summary: President Preval and the Cabinet of Ministers signed a decree December 11 naming new members of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). The new councilors were sworn in and assumed office December 12. Preval has yet to officially announce his choice for Director General, Jacqu [...]	2007-12-14 14:24:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE198	MINUSTAH OFFICERS' THOUGHTS ON MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (SBU) Summary: MINUSTAH's Political Affairs Director Gerald Lechevallier told Poloff on January 26 that he would like the new mandate to reaffirm resolution 1702 (establishing MINUSTAH) and maintain Security Council commitment to a long-term stabilization force in Haiti. Added to the new mand [...]	2007-01-31 17:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPKO UNSC HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1989	VENEZUELAN & CUBAN CONSTRUCTION OF 3 ELECTRICITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Venezuela and Cuba appear to be taking advantage of Haiti's electricity gap. GOH sources up to and including President Preval say Haiti is accepting delivery of three Venezuela-supplied generators to supply Port-au-Prince, Cap Haitien and Gonaives. The generators are to be inst [...]	2007-12-20 19:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ENRG EFIN XL HA VE CU
07PORTAUPRINCE199	DEPUTIES SCRUTINIZE FORMER MFA SPENDING [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly 2. (SBU) The chamber of deputies' foreign affairs committee, led by Committee President Sorel Francois (Famni Lavalas),accused former foreign ministry employees, including the Haitian ambassador to the U.S., Raymond Joseph [...]	2007-01-31 17:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE1992	LAVALAS: A CONFLICT OF LEADERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The pro-Aristide party, Fanmi Lavalas, is increasingly beset by infighting. A key divisive issue is that absentee party chairman and former president of Haiti Jean Bertrand Aristide continues to pull the strings and make leadership appointments from exile, while leading party f [...]	2007-12-20 20:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	HA KDEM PGOV PREL
07PORTAUPRINCE1996	JACQUES BERNARD APPOINTED ELECTORAL COUNCIL [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: In an important step forward for Haitian elections, the GOH on December 14 issued a decree naming Jacques Bernard Director General of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). Prime Minister Al [...]	2007-12-21 12:47:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE2024	DECEMBER 24 REPATRIATION OF 202 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] (U) On December 24, the US Coast Guard (USCG) transferred 202 Haitian migrants into the custody of the GoH in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On December 21, the USCG intercepted a sail freighter carrying 228 Haitian migrants 33 nautical miles south of Great Inagua, Bahamas, at which time 202 agreed t [...]	2007-12-28 18:24:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE2031	HAITI MONTHLY: DECEMBER, 2007 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (U) PARLIAMENT TO CONSIDER NEW WOMEN'S RIGHTS LAWS. The Ministry of Women's A [...]	2007-12-31 15:45:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	HA PGOV PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KTEX
07PORTAUPRINCE210	PM RAISES DRUGS, AIRPORT WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Having asked for a meeting on an hours notice, Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis on January 26 raised concerns to the Ambassador about potential USG plans to add Haiti's international airport to a list of those requiring "extraordinary security measures" and expressed a desire for clo [...]	2007-02-01 15:57:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM EAIR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE246	ALEXIS: WE WILL NOT SUCCUMB TO PARLIAMENTARIAN [...] (U) Summary: The Superior Council of the National Police (CSPN),headed by Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis, appeared before the chamber of deputies on January 30 to discuss the dispute between the deputies and Jean Saint-Fleur, the administrative director of the Haitian National Police ( [...]	2007-02-05 19:10:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE252	MINUSTAH SLOWS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS [...] (C) Summary: MINUSTAH has a habit of blaming international aid agencies for moving too slowly to implement projects in the disadvantaged neighborhoods of Port-au-Prince. However, staff at the International Organization for Migration (IOM),USAID's main implementing partner in community deve [...]	2007-02-06 13:43:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO EAID HA
07PORTAUPRINCE266	CHAVEZ COMING TO HAITI? [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The Haitian Media on February 2 reported that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez planned to visit Haiti as early as the following week. However, the foreign ministry's political director, Wiener Jean Baptiste, on Fe [...]	2007-02-07 17:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID XM XL HA VE
07PORTAUPRINCE303	SENATE PRESIDENT LAMBERT: I AM NOT A [...] (C) Summary. Senate President Joseph Lambert on February 6 calmly and methodically denied accusations that he had connections to drug traffickers in a two-hour conversation with Polcouns. Lambert acknowledged that suspicions arose as a result of his association with Jean Marie Fourel Celestin [...]	2007-02-13 17:23:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KDEM
07PORTAUPRINCE319	HAITI "WOMAN OF COURAGE" NOMINATION [...] (U) Per reftel, Post nominates Dr. Marie Gessy Coicou, Inspector General of the Haitian National Police, for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of SIPDIS Courage. 2. (U) Biographical information and justification for award selection: Name: Dr. Marie Gessy Coicou T [...]	2007-02-16 12:23:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE327	ELECTION RESULTS: TWO MONTHS LATER... [...] (SBU) Summary. Two months after the December 3 elections, the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has not certified any local or municipal election results. The CEP has certified results of the re-run legislative races, and parliament has sworn in those lawmakers, leaving both houses short on [...]	2007-02-21 13:26:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE330	SCENSETTER FOR CODEL PRICE VISIT [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified --- please protect accordingly. 2.(U) We very much look forward to your visit to Haiti next week and have worked hard to put together a program that will begin to build bridges between the Congress and the Parliament. Parliamentary leaders are eager [...]	2007-02-21 14:39:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE342	GOH AND MINUSTAH ON HSI [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 7-8 the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, Ambassador John Herbst, accompanied by Ambassador Sanderson and WHA/CAR Director Brian Nichols met with Prime Minister Alexis and select members of his cabinet, the UN Country Team, and NGOs currently opera [...]	2007-02-22 15:46:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO MARR KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE343	HNP DG ANDRESOL ON HSI [...] (SBU) Summary: Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization John Herbst, accompanied by the Ambassador and WHA/CAR Director Nichols, met with Haitian National Police (HNP) Director General (DG) Mario Andresol February 8 to discuss the police portion of the new US $20 million stabilization [...]	2007-02-22 15:48:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE36	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. Security Job 1 ---------- 2. (SBU) As your visit approaches, the issue of security -- kidnapping and related criminality in the greater Port-au-Prince area -- continues to dominate public discourse in Haiti and daily [...]	2007-01-10 19:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AMGT HA
07PORTAUPRINCE37	GOH OFFICIALS: DO NOT WORRY ABOUT MANDATE RENEWAL; [...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Jean Raynald Clerisme January 9 (the day President Rene Preval departed for Nicaragua) to discuss the Haiti/Taiwan/China issue, which threatens to affect the renewal of MINUSTAH's UNSC mandate in February. Citing her previous conversations with Chine [...]	2007-01-10 19:52:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO HA CH
07PORTAUPRINCE370	STATUS OF JUSTICE REFORM [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The justice sector in Haiti is in dire need of reform. Despite ongoing efforts by the international community, no single part of the apparatus functions properly, from arrest to trial. Havin [...]	2007-02-26 14:19:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KJUS KDEM KCRM SNAR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE38	HAITI CARICOM OFFICE READY TO DISCUSS CSME [...] (U) Marie Michele Rey, the appointed head of the new Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and other trade negotiations office, confirmed Haiti's commitment to moving CARICOM's Single Market Economy (CSME) forward. Though private sector sources indicate that the CSME may be more trouble than it is w [...]	2007-01-11 17:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD HA
07PORTAUPRINCE389	MINUSTAH DEVELOPMENT WORK PROGRESSES [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Jean-Philippe Laberge, MINUSTAH's civil affairs coordinator for the West Department, spoke to Poloff about MINUSTAH's plans to engage local government, specifically the new mayor, in their efforts to reha [...]	2007-02-27 17:39:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO HA
07PORTAUPRINCE40	INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN HAITI [...] (U) Per reftel, Post submits a list of women who are influential and active in Haitian government and civil society. Post hopes that these individuals will be included in future activities organized by the Office of the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State for Women's Empowerment (S/WE). [...]	2007-01-11 21:05:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE408	RESPONSE TO INR/B REQUIREMENTS ON PRESIDENT PREVAL [...] (C) Introduction: Reftel asks for a comprehensive assessment of President Preval's decision-making process and leadership style. As noted in reftel, post has reported on many of the specific topics inquired about over the course of Preval's re-election campaign and the first year of his second [...]	2007-03-01 17:50:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	SECRET	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE42	PREVAL CALLS FOR UNITY, HITS U.S. ON DRUG [...] (C) Summary: President Preval used his constitutionally-mandated speech opening the new parliamentary session on January 8 to blame drug trafficking for instability in Haiti, which is a victim of the United States, "a drug-consuming country." Preval's speech followed a three-hour long di [...]	2007-01-11 21:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE424	SCENESETTER FOR DEA ADMINISTRATOR TANDY'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Post retransmits below, beginning para 3, Ambassador Sanderson's message to DEA Administrator Tandy, prepared in January in advance of her visit subsequently rescheduled for March 7. Since the original transmission of that message, post has continued to engage with various senior officials [...]	2007-03-05 14:59:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE433	JUAN GABRIEL VALDES RETURNING TO HAITI [...] (C) According to Denneth Modeste (strictly protect),the OAS' representative to Haiti, on March 8, the former Special Representative of the Secretary General in Haiti (2004-2006),Juan Gabriel Valdes (Chile),will return to Haiti under the auspices of the Secretary General of the OAS to hold p [...]	2007-03-05 20:03:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE440	POLITICIANS IN HAITI NOT ALWAYS WHAT THEY SEEM [...] (C) Summary: Cite Soleil mayoral candidate Andou Evel met with Poloff and detailed his knowledge of the neighborhood and his hope that he would be declared the winner of the election. However, Poloff later learned that he may be heavily implicated in violent gang activity and has since cut [...]	2007-03-06 18:00:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE450	CODEL PRICE VISIT TO HAITI [...] Congressman David Price (D-NC) led a bipartisan delegation of twelve, including two other representatives, on a three-day visit to Port-au-Prince on February 22 - 24. The purpose of the visit was to establish a cooperative exchange program under the auspices of the House Democracy Assistance [...]	2007-03-07 13:26:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE492	CHAVEZ ARRIVES LATE [...] (SBU) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Haiti March 12 for meetings with Haitian President Rene Preval and Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo Hernadez. Though the GoH had announced bilateral meetings with the Venezuelan President, as well as a trip to a construction site, Chavez arr [...]	2007-03-13 17:52:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID XM XL HA VE
07PORTAUPRINCE506	PREVAL HIGHLIGHTS DRUG-TRAFFICKING WITH CODEL PRICE [...] Summary: President Preval on February 23 focused his meeting with CODEL Price on narcotics trafficking, thanking the delegation for their efforts to assist the Haitian parliament, but devoting most of the rest of the 75-minute meeting to a discussion of the threat that drugs pose to Haitian st [...]	2007-03-14 19:41:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE512	CAP HAITIEN'S UNSAVORY NEW LAVALAS MAYOR [...] (C) Summary: Fanmi Lavalas (FL) won the December 3 mayoral election in Cap Haitien, Haiti's second largest city. The three-person slate, consisting of mayor-elect Michel Saint Croix and two deputy mayors, has little experience in formal politics but campaigned heavily in Cap Haitien's urban [...]	2007-03-15 18:22:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE513	JUSTICE MINISTER REQUESTS DRUG ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Justice Minister Rene Magloire told the Ambassador on March 8 that the anti-drug trafficking unit of the Haitian National Police (known by its French acronym, BLTS) does not have the means to combat drug trafficking in Haiti without improved performance of the judiciary. He specifically [...]	2007-03-15 18:22:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE515	POSTCARD FROM CAP HAITIEN [...] (U) Summary: Cap Haitien, on the north coast of Haiti, is the country's second largest city with a population of roughly 100,000. Local residents and officials downplay the city's insecurity problems, but cite lack of infrastructure and basic social services, such as garbage collection, as [...]	2007-03-15 18:27:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR SMIG EAID SOCI HA
07PORTAUPRINCE52	PREVAL-TAIWAN RELATIONSHIP: THE LOVE CONNECTION [...] (C) Summary: The personal relationship between Preval and the Taiwanese started during Preval's first presidency from 1996-2001, with agricultural projects in Marmalade, Preval's hometown. The foreign ministry's director of political affairs Weiner Jean Baptiste told Poloff January 11 that th [...]	2007-01-12 19:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO HA CH
07PORTAUPRINCE522	PREVAL: CHAVEZ VISIT A MESS [...] (C) Summary: To hear President Rene Preval tell it, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' visit to Haiti on March 12 was a logistical nightmare and an annoyance to the GoH. Chavez thwarted Preval's efforts to keep the public profile of the visit low key. In the aftermath of the visit, Preval t [...]	2007-03-16 19:16:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID XM XL HA VE
07PORTAUPRINCE526	JUSTICE MINISTER ANTICIPATES REFORM [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On March 8, Justice Minister Rene Magloire told Ambassador that his priorities are to reduce pre-trial detention times and to create effective task forces for serious crimes. His endeavors are bei [...]	2007-03-19 14:32:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KJUS KDEM KCRM SNAR PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE531	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 20:15:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL ZI HA
07PORTAUPRINCE55	PREVAL IN JAMAICA TO INCREASE COOPERATION [...] Summary: President Rene Preval visited Jamaica January 3-7 to meet with GoJ officials and discuss bilateral and regional integration. President Preval and Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller publicly discussed strategies for eliminating the trafficking of drugs and weapons. Whereas [...]	2007-01-12 20:02:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE558	HAITI ABUZZ WITH CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [...] Summary and Introduction: On March 7, President Rene Preval began holding working-group ''reflections'' with various sectors of society to discuss possible amendments to the constitution. From issues such as referencing Haiti's newly created tenth department (Nippes) to streamlining the nume [...]	2007-03-21 14:03:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HA
07PORTAUPRINCE577	PM ALEXIS IN TROUBLE IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) Summary: Both senate and chamber majorities are ready to give Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis a vote of no confidence, according to President of the Senate Joseph Lambert. The government under Alexis, in the view of his parliamentary opponents has few tangible accomplishments, and [...]	2007-03-23 18:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA
07PORTAUPRINCE578	OAS ''FRIENDS GROUP'' MEETS RESISTANCE [...] (SBU) Organization of American States (OAS) Special Representative, Denneth Modeste, said that the OAS Assistant Secretary General, Albert Ramdin, proposed to re-establish a SIPDIS Group of Friends during his visit to Haiti on March 19. (Note: The OAS convened the Group of Friends in Port- [...]	2007-03-23 18:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA XA
07PORTAUPRINCE58	HAITI: GUIDANCE ON PRESIDENT'S IRAQ POLICY ADDRESS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-12 20:17:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV HA PREL IZ
07PORTAUPRINCE59	DEPUTIES TO ELECT NEW LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: As a result of continuing political maneuvering and lobbying, the deputies in Haiti's lower house have delayed executive board elections originally scheduled for the first day of the new session on January 8. A coalition of the Fusion, Alyans, and OPL parties has reportedly agree [...]	2007-01-12 20:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE626	DIO DESIGNATION: NONPAPER DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-04 18:30:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM KN IR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE642	CITE SOLEIL INDICATORS POSITIVE [...] (U) This message is senstive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Cite Soleil has turned a corner and the citizens, the GoH, and the international community are all poised to attempt to bring normalcy to the embattled slum. MINUSTAH is renting a facility on t [...]	2007-04-05 19:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM ASEC PREL KPKO MOPS HA
07PORTAUPRINCE653	OAS PREPS FOR APRIL 29 ELECTIONS [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has announced that all necessary local, municipal and legislative re-runs of the December 3, 2006 elections will be held on April 29. The CEP, MINUSTAH a [...]	2007-04-10 19:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE662	DDR PARTICIPANTS PROFILED [...] (U) This report is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Part of the focus of the GoH's National Disarmament, Demobilization and Reinsertion Program (CNDDR) is reintegrating gang members into ordinary society. MINUSTAH's DDR section charged the Research [...]	2007-04-11 16:07:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE679	CARICOM SUMMIT RSVP EXPECTED SOON [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 14:28:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSUM PREL OAS XL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE683	GASSANT RETURNS TO WORK [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Port-au-Prince's chief public prosecutor, Claudy Gassant, returned to work on April 2 after an absence of almost three months. During his absence, Justice Minister Rene Magloire appointed a c [...]	2007-04-13 18:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KJUS KDEM KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE693	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SPANISH JOURNALIST KILLED IN [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On April 13, Ambassador Sanderson met with the Spanish Ambassador to Haiti, Paulino Gonzalez Fernandez Corugedo, and his colleague, Ambassador Luis Garcia Cerezo, here from Madrid on a special investiga [...]	2007-04-17 13:05:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS HA SP
07PORTAUPRINCE715	PM ALEXIS SAFE FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: Following President Preval's intervention with legislators on Prime Minister Jacques Edward Alexis' behalf and an intense round of discussions among Haitian political leaders during the first week of April, parliamentary leaders are voicing their support for stability and have [...]	2007-04-18 16:56:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA
07PORTAUPRINCE723	LAVALAS SENATOR APPEALS FOR RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary: Senator Rudy Herivaux (Famni Lavalas (FL),West Department) laments that Lavalas partisans feel left out of the political process. The party has practically no links to the executive branch and plays a limited role in parliament. Herivaux criticized the Prime Minister for his u [...]	2007-04-19 12:17:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE742	MINUSTAH POSITIVE ON BOLIVIAN VISIT [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: MINUSTAH's director of political affairs Gerardo Lechevallier told Poloff on April 18 that the Bolivian Minister of Defense had reassured SRSG Edmond Mulet that Bolivia would maintain its troop [...]	2007-04-20 20:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPKO HA BL XM
07PORTAUPRINCE748	G/TIP FY07 PROPOSAL FROM AMEMBASSY PORT-AU-PRINCE [...] In response to reftel, post submits the following proposal: Name of the applicant: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Requested funding amount: $284,539 (federal share: $284,539) Project title: Counter-Trafficking in Persons Within, Through and From Haiti: Capacity Enhancem [...]	2007-04-23 15:47:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG
07PORTAUPRINCE750	GANG LEADER BELONY ARRESTED [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Haitian National Police arrested notorious Cite Soleil gang leader Belony on April 21 in the St. Michel de l'Attalaye region of the Artibonite department. After HNP director Andresol received reports tha [...]	2007-04-23 17:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE76	REPATRIATION OF CRIMINAL DEPORTEES [...] This message contains a request for guidance from BICE and the Department. Please see paragraphs 8 and 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff On January 9 met with GOH officials to schedule the next transfer of criminal deportees and to resolve continued problems that have plagued the deportation pro [...]	2007-01-17 21:02:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE770	LAVALAS WANTS A MINISTER [...] (SBU) Famni Lavalas (FL) Deputy Sorel Francois told Poloff on April 20 that the refusal of Planning Minister Jean Max Bellerive to work with FL-elected officials is a government conspiracy headed by President Rene Preval and Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis to exclude Lavalas from nation [...]	2007-04-25 16:16:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE771	PENDING REPORT ON PRISONS [...] (U) The International Crisis Group (ICG) will soon release a report highlighting deficiencies in Haiti's prison system, and warn that increased arrests from MINUSTAH's and the HNP's security crackdown exacerbates the strains on the prison system. Dr. Damien Helly, the ICG's senior analyst f [...]	2007-04-25 19:23:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC HA KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL PHUM SNAR
07PORTAUPRINCE781	PREVAL GOING TO ALBA SUMMIT: RETURNING WITH A [...] (C) Secretary General of the Presidency Fritz Longchamps on April 26 reported to Polcouns that President Preval will attend the Alba summit in Venzuela as a "special observer" for the express purpose of finalizing a tri-lateral assistance agreement between Haiti, Venezuela, and Cuba, whereby V [...]	2007-04-26 19:51:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE788	APRIL 27 REPATRIATION OF 234 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] (U) On April 27, the US Coast Guard (USCG) transferred 234 Haitian migrants into the custody of the GoH in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On April 24 around 7:00 PM, the USCG intercepted a 35-foot sail freighter carrying 111 Haitian migrants southwest of Acklins Island, Bahamas. On April 25 around [...]	2007-04-27 20:33:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE792	HAITI IN NO POSITION TO HELP IN IRAQ [...] Haiti has no armed forces and suffers from a lack of capacity in nearly every aspect of governance: thus it is not in a position to contribute to the Iraq coalition. Since June 2004, Haiti has itself benefitted from the presence of a UN peacekeeping mission. SANDERSON [...]	2007-04-30 15:26:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ HA
07PORTAUPRINCE799	(C) BOB MANUEL LEAVES HAITI - BUT FOR HOW LONG? [...] (C) Saying that he will not/not return to Haiti until President Preval gives him a paying job that will allow him to decently support his family, Presidential Counselor Bob Manuel called me from the airport April 29 to say that he was leaving the country to return to Guatemala for good. Manuel [...]	2007-04-30 19:25:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA
07PORTAUPRINCE802	ELECTIONS: ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL [...] (U) Summary: Haitians went to the polls for yet another election on April 29. Electors cast votes for the one outstanding seat in the Chamber of Deputies in the commune of La Chapelle in the Artibonite department in a heated, though not exceedingly violent, atmosphere. Voting center workers [...]	2007-04-30 20:07:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE808	LESPWA: FROM COALITION TO PARTY? [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Joseph Jasmin, minister of parliamentary relations and a member of the Lespwa coalition's steering committee reports that Lespwa insiders are discussing its possible transformation into a political [...]	2007-05-02 19:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HA
07PORTAUPRINCE809	APRIL 30 REPATRIATION OF 366 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] (U) On April 30, the US Coast Guard (USCG) transferred 366 Haitian migrants into the custody of the GoH in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. On April 27 around 9:00 AM, the USCG intercepted a 50-foot sail freighter carrying 198 Haitian migrants 12 nautical miles off the west coast of Great Inagua, Bah [...]	2007-05-02 19:41:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE824	JUSTICE REFORM ADVANCES SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Jacques Edouard Alexis will officially present the justice ministry's three laws on reform (ref A) on May 3, along with the rest of the government's legislative program. MINUSTAH political officer Lizbeth Cullity said the presidents of the national assembly and ch [...]	2007-05-04 18:25:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA

07PORTAUPRINCE825	NEW MAYORS: HOMEGROWN POLITICIANS [...] (U) Summary: The newly-elected mayors of Port-au-Prince and Cite Soleil both hail from local, grassroots political parties with no apparent ties to national politics. Both exhibit energy and a vision for the future of their cities, but have limited means with which to work. In Port-au-Prin [...]	2007-05-04 18:56:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR HA
07PORTAUPRINCE829	ALBA AFTERMATH: HAITI SHRUGGED [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Media coverage and popular reaction to President Preval's return from the ALBA summit in Caracas (ref A) unsurprisingly focused almost entirely on the details of the agreement between Preval and Pr [...]	2007-05-04 19:51:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SNAR KCRM HA VE
07PORTAUPRINCE833	TENSION BEHIND THE SCENES AT ALBA [...] (C) Summary: Senate President Joseph Lambert described a "very tense" atmosphere behind the scenes of the ALBA summit between President Preval and President Chavez in a meeting with Embassy staff on May 4. According to Lambert, Preval refused to join ALBA and told Chavez that if ALBA membersh [...]	2007-05-07 15:28:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA VE
07PORTAUPRINCE858	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BELARUS CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 17:24:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC HA
07PORTAUPRINCE859	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CARICOM INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 17:32:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MASS OAS PARM PREL XL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE861	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SAMOA GRADUATION FROM ECOSOC [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 18:04:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ HA
07PORTAUPRINCE867	MAY 4 REPATRIATON OF 195 HAITIAN MIGRANTS [...] On May 4, the US Coast Guard (USCG) transferred 195 Haitian migrants into the custody of the GoH in Cap Haitien, Haiti. On May 1, the USCG intercepted a sail freighter carrying 139 Haitian migrants 1.5 nautical miles off of Long Island, Bahamas. On May 2, the USCG intercepted a sail freight [...]	2007-05-11 20:28:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE88	DEPUTIES SELECT JEAN-JACQUES FOR A SECOND TERM [...] (U) The chamber of deputies, stunning outside observers, reelected Pierre Eric Jean-Jacques (Lespwa - Delmas, West) on January 18 to lead the lower house. Lespwa deputy Jean Delouis Felix, reportedly Prime Minister Alexis' preferred candidate, led by 34 votes to Jean-Jacques' 32 in the first [...]	2007-01-19 17:45:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE89	JUDICIAL/POLICE TENSIONS REEMERGE [...] (U) Chief Prosecutor for Port-au-Prince Claudy Gassant announced on January 7 that the previous night unknown individuals purportedly entered the prosecutors' office and stole investigation files and weapons and other evidence held in pending cases. Gassant also criticized the Haitian Nation [...]	2007-01-19 19:09:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE893	ATTACKS ON JUSTICE MINISTER GENERATES PUSH-BACK [...] The chamber of deputies' special committee of special enquiry on May 11 released a report concluding that Justice Minister Rene Magloire had lied about summoning the deceased judge Hughes St. Pierre to Port-au-Prince. The committee's report cited six interviews with St. Pierre's family member [...]	2007-05-15 19:43:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE939	DEMARCHE ON IRAN/VENEZUELA [...] (C) The Ambassador on May 21 delivered the points contained in reftel to Foreign Minister Clerisme regarding the regional impact of Iran and Venezuela's growing relationship. She emphasized that Iran represented a danger to the region and that Iran and Venezuela together threatened to underm [...]	2007-05-23 17:42:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MARR PTER PHUM HA VE IR
07PORTAUPRINCE943	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM LOSING STEAM [...] Summary: The constitutional reform initiative launched by the Preval government in early March (reftel) has sputtered, and the government has not followed through on recommendations to create a reform committee. The Haitian public appears to oppose an extra-constitutional amendment process a [...]	2007-05-24 13:18:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HA
07PORTAUPRINCE948	AMBASSADOR/PM REVIEW BILATERAL AGENDA [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador on May 16 called on Prime Minister Alexis to discuss with him President Preval's visit to Washington and review other bilateral issues, including cooperation on money-laundering, illegal emigration, and Cite Soleil development. The PM reported that Preval had exp [...]	2007-05-25 15:23:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM KJUS HA
07PORTAUPRINCE959	HAITIAN DELEGATION PLEASED WITH WASHINGTON VISIT [...] (C) Members of the delegation who accompanied President Preval and other Haitian officials informed Emboffs that Preval was very pleased with the reception he received from President Bush, Secretary Rice, other USG officials and members of Congress. Presidential counselor Gabriel Verret cla [...]	2007-05-29 14:47:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HA
07PORTAUPRINCE968	AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES FY2007 PROPOSAL [...] Summary. In response to reftel A, post is submitting a proposal to fund a study on Haitian migrants conducted by the International Organization of Migration (IOM). The study would attempt to construct a profile of the typical migrant, lay out the reasons for migration, and outline the planni [...]	2007-05-30 18:47:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE983	CONFIRMATION: US CARICOM MINISTERIAL SUMMIT [...] The foreign ministry has provided the following list of delegates attending the US CARICOM Ministerial Summit: --Rene Preval, President of Haiti --Dr. Jean Renald Clerisme, Minister of Foreign Affairs --Mr. Daniel Elie, Minister of Culture and Communication --Honorable Joseph Lambert, Presi [...]	2007-06-01 19:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM HA
07PORTAUPRINCE993	PM SIGNALS CABINET SHAKE-UP [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- protect accordingly. 2. (U) Prime Minister Jacques Eduoard Alexis on May 29 remarked to the press that he had discussed changes in the cabinet with President Preval to improve the performance of the government. Speaking with journalists after t [...]	2007-06-04 19:44:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HA
07PORTLOUIS568	MAURITIUS TO SUPPORT ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR RED [...] (C/REL to Argentina) Embassy Port Louis delivered reftel demarche on October 26, 2007, in a meeting with Mauritius' Commissioner of Police, Ramanooj Gopalsingh. Gopalsingh stated that he would support Argentina's position at the Interpol General Assembly Meeting in Morocco. 2. (C/) The Com [...]	2007-10-30 07:11:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR MP
07PORTMORESBY226	MCGANN MAKES WAVES IN PORT MORESBY [...] (U) Summary: EAP/ANP Office Director Steven McGann met with PNG Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Permanent Secretary Lucy Bogari, heads of diplomatic missions, Australian SIPDIS High Commission officers, and several other government officials. He also attended a reception wit [...]	2007-06-26 06:48:00	Embassy Port Moresby	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PP
07PORTOFSPAIN1019	SCENESETTER FOR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PRE-ASSESSMENT VISIT [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) On behalf of Embassy Port of Spain, I look forward to welcoming your delegation to Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) October 10-12. The Ambassador unfortunately is out of the country but also wishes to express his [...]	2007-10-10 11:25:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EPET SENV PREL PGOV PTER ASEC TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1047	ELECTIONS: FRENETIC CAMPAIGNING CONTINUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The past week has seen continued frenetic campaigning as Trinidad and Tobago's three major political parties jockey for position in advance of the November 5 vote. With two weeks to go, Prime Minister Manning's ruling People's National Movement (PNM) party remains the favorit [...]	2007-10-19 16:51:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1062	DEMARCHWE ON CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR UN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 19:28:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL TD UNGA
07PORTOFSPAIN1063	DEMARCHE ON CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR UN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-24 19:38:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL TD UNGA
07PORTOFSPAIN1064	DEMARCHE ON OAS INDIGENOUS RIGHTS DECLARATION [...] (SBU) PolOff met October 22 with Ms. Delia Chatoor of the Multilateral Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and reviewed points in reftel. Ms. Chatoor replied that Trinidad and Tobago,s own small Amerindian community had recently become more vocal, and that a week dedicated to [...]	2007-10-24 19:44:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1065	DEMARCHE ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) Poloff met October 22 with Delia Chatoor of the Multilateral Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and presented the points in ref a. Regarding the request to oppose &no-action8 motions in order to permit full debate on serious human rights issue raised within the Third C [...]	2007-10-24 19:51:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA PHUM PREL TD UNGA
07PORTOFSPAIN1083	REITERATION OF DEMARCHE ON CANDIDACY OF DAVID [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 18:45:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL UNGA TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1099	PRACTICES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) This cable responds to questions in ref A. Questions in ref B were previously answered in ref C. Watch listing ---------------- 2. (SBU) The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) maintains both an &alert list8 of individuals who should be immediately detained upon entry and a [...]	2007-11-01 17:43:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PINR PREL PTER TD KHLS
07PORTOFSPAIN1100	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO WILL NOT ATTEND CD MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-01 17:44:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL TD UNGA
07PORTOFSPAIN1105	Elections: And the Winner is... [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ruling People's National Movement (PNM),the United National Congress (UNC) and the Congress of the People (COP) are campaigning feverishly, especially for marginal seats, in advance of the November 5 elections. Major rallies will be held November 3 (the Rev. Jesse Jackson r [...]	2007-11-02 20:13:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1106	Elections: And the Winner is... [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ruling People's National Movement (PNM),the United National Congress (UNC) and the Congress of the People (COP) are campaigning feverishly, especially for marginal seats, in advance of the November 5 elections. Major rallies will be held November 3 (the Rev. Jesse Jackson r [...]	2007-11-02 20:14:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1139	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO WILL ABSTAIN ON THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-16 18:12:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA PHUM PREL UNGA TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1150	DEMARCHE ON ELECTION FOR THE COMMITTEE ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 18:39:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1151	BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW CABINET MEMBERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Patrick Manning's new cabinet includes a number of new faces, some members of his former cabinet who have been given different portfolios, and two who have retained their old ministries. The cabinet is noteworthy for the number of women the PM has placed in posi [...]	2007-11-23 18:56:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1167	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: What is the nature of investments that host country businesses have in Cuba? ANSWER: Post is aware of no Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) companies or individuals with significant presence or investments in Cuba. 2. (C) QUESTION: Are there any bilateral trade agreements between host [...]	2007-11-30 17:42:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1171	DEMARCHE ON THE ELECTION FOR THE COMMITTEE ON THE [...] Pol Chief met December 3 with MFA Multilateral Affairs official Kathleen Seenarine to promote the candidacy of Pierre-Richard Prosper to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Seenarine said the GOTT would consider the Prosper candidacy and would notify the Embassy in e [...]	2007-12-03 19:29:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1172	DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] (SBU) PolChief met December 3 with MFA Multilateral Affairs official Kathleen Seenarine presented ref (a) points, requesting the GOTT vote against, or at least abstain, on Resolutions 61/22, 61/23, and 61/116. PolChief especially emphasized the resolution mentioned in ref (b),urging, at a m [...]	2007-12-03 19:37:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1187	GOTT ACKNOWLEDGES CNIES MESSAGE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 19:05:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL SNAR TD
07PORTOFSPAIN1202	EMBASSY PORT OF SPAIN ACTIVITIES TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-19 19:23:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO KWMN PHUM PREL
07PORTOFSPAIN1204	DEMARCHE ON CHARGES AGAINST UNREGISTERED FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-20 18:57:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CJAN KJUS PREL VE AR TD
07PORTOFSPAIN168	TRINIDAD CEDES ENERGY SUPPLIER ROLE TO VENEZUELA WHILE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOTT Foreign Minister Piggott made local headlines with a statement that Venezuela has replaced Trinidad & Tobago as the dominant energy supplier to the Caribbean. Piggott also announced that T&T and Venezuela initialed a framework unitization agreement for cross-border natural [...]	2007-02-23 19:26:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECIN PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN233	T&T MEDIA FIRES BACK ON JAMAICA LNG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The media dogfight between Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago over liquefied natural gas has escalated in response to Jamaican private sector calls for retaliation against trade with T&T. Tensions between the two CARICOM members have implications for momentum on regional integration [...]	2007-03-15 19:49:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ETRD ECIN PREL CARICOM JM TD
07PORTOFSPAIN277	DEMARCHE: BUILDING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 18:46:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ZI TD
07PORTOFSPAIN336	DEMARCHE SENT REGARDING DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 15:38:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM KNEP IR TD
07PORTOFSPAIN353	EL SALVADOR INAUGURATES NEWEST FOREIGN MISSION IN PORT OF [...] On April 11, El Salvador became the latest country to open an embassy in Port of Spain, following Spain's inauguration of its presence here in November 2006 and the establishment of South Africa's mission in December 2006. This brings the total number of foreign missions resident in Port of S [...]	2007-04-13 18:08:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL ES TD
07PORTOFSPAIN355	EL SALVADOR INAUGURATES NEWEST FOREIGN MISSION IN PORT OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-13 18:08:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL ES TD
07PORTOFSPAIN362	T&T TO BE WELL REPRESENTED AT US-CARICOM MINISTERIAL [...] At the April 12 weekly post-cabinet meeting press conference, Foreign Minister Arnold Piggott announced publicly that Prime Minister Patrick Manning and he will be attending the June 19-21 US-Caricom Conference in Washington. Piggott was familiar with the proposed objectives and notional agend [...]	2007-04-13 18:43:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	KSUM PREL OAS TD
07PORTOFSPAIN389	T&T PRIME MINISTER SEEKS U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an April 16 meeting with CODEL Engel, Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Manning voiced frustration that Washington has not engaged on his bilateral economic and security proposals, and he complained about Article 98 and low margins on LNG sales to the U.S. CODEL members ag [...]	2007-04-20 19:10:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EPET ETRD MARR SNAR VE TD
07PORTOFSPAIN436	T&T NOT WILLING TO ASSIST NEW WAY FORWARD ON IRAQ [...] (C) Embassy Port of Spain believes the GOTT would not respond favorably to any USG requests for troops to supplement the coalition forces in Iraq. This country has historically been opposed to sending its troops, however few in number, on military missions overseas and, even within the regio [...]	2007-05-02 18:55:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MARR MAS MOPS PREL PTER TD
07PORTOFSPAIN456	VENEZUELA WITHDRAWS T&T INVITATION TO SOUTH AMERICAN ENERGY [...] (U) SUMMARY: After first inviting Prime Minister Patrick Manning to a South American energy summit in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez unexpectedly withdrew the invitation on April 17, attributing the disinvitation to a lack of consensus among the summit participants regarding arrangements for Manning's [...]	2007-05-09 10:51:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EPET PGOV VZ TD
07PORTOFSPAIN480	GOTT UNHCR VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 18:13:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC TD
07PORTOFSPAIN489	T&T WILL SUPPORT BELARUS FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] MFA Multilateral Affairs Division Director Margaret Rousseau told Polchief, on May 16, that T&T has already made a commitment to Belarus to support its candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council, along with the candidacy of Slovenia. She claimed the GOTT had made this commitment &last week som [...]	2007-05-17 10:32:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC TD
07PORTOFSPAIN494	IMF OFFERS PRAISE AND WARNINGS TO CARIBBEAN GOVERNMENTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: While commending strong Caribbean growth and responsible fiscal and monetary policies, visiting IMF officials urged regional governments to adopt proactive measures to reduce current account deficits and public debt while economies are strong. They also recommended eliminating ta [...]	2007-05-18 10:37:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON ECIN PGOV PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN517	RESPONDING TO PRIME MINISTER MANNING'S BILATERAL AGENDA [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: When Prime Minister Manning visits Washington for the Caribbean 20/20 Conference in June, he will bring with him a series of bilateral proposals on trade, tax policy, and narcotics interdiction that he has been raising consi [...]	2007-05-24 21:43:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD EFIN MARR SNAR TD
07PORTOFSPAIN518	T&T RELUCTANT TO CRITICIZE EITHER VENEZUELA OR IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to Ambassador Austin,s demarche on the expanding relationship between Venezuela and Iran, Foreign Minister Piggott was strictly neutral, saying that T&T is primarily interested in the maintenance of peace and the solution of all conflicts through dialogue. He implied [...]	2007-05-24 21:43:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR VZ PM AR TD
07PORTOFSPAIN52	IRAQ: GUIDANCE ON PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-18 15:31:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN541	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - LIBERTAD ACT TITLE III REVIEW [...] (C) QUESTION: What is the nature of investments that host country businesses have in Cuba? ANSWER: Post is aware of no Trinidad & Tobago (T&T) companies or individuals with significant presence or investments in Cuba. 2. (C) QUESTION: Are there any bilateral trade agreements between host [...]	2007-06-01 16:56:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU TD
07PORTOFSPAIN545	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO GOVERNMENT REACTS TO JFK TERROR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Patrick Manning requested a meeting with Ambassador Austin June 4 to pledge continued assistance in all law enforcement and legal matters to fight terror, including efforts to extradite two of the JFK bomb plotters currently being held in Trinidad. Manning had a [...]	2007-06-05 15:24:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL CVIS TT
07PORTOFSPAIN643	TRINIDAD'S EITI IMPLEMENTATION IS ON HOLD [...] (SBU) This is an action request for State/EEB/ESC - see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOTT has reportedly done the groundwork to prepare Trinidad & Tobago's candidacy for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),but the effort came to a stop in mid-2006, when Cabinet [...]	2007-07-02 18:52:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EPET ECON EAID ENRG PGOV PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN652	SOUTHCOM COMMANDER STAVRIDIS VISITS TRINIDAD & [...] (C) SUMMARY - Southcom Commander Admiral James Stavridis visited Trinidad and Tobago June 29 for meetings with Ambassador Austin and Embassy Senior Staff, Prime Minister Patrick Manning, Chief of Defense Staff Edmund Dillon and his regiment chiefs. PM Manning seemed particularly pleased with [...]	2007-07-05 14:07:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL SNAR MASS MOPS TD
07PORTOFSPAIN657	SOUTHCOM COMMANDER STAVRIDIS VISITS TRINIDAD & [...] (C) SUMMARY - Southcom Commander Admiral James Stavridis visited Trinidad and Tobago June 29 for meetings with Ambassador Austin and Embassy Senior Staff, Prime Minister Patrick Manning, Chief of Defense Staff Edmund Dillon and his regiment chiefs. PM Manning seemed particularly pleased with [...]	2007-07-05 17:41:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL SNAR MASS MOPS TD
07PORTOFSPAIN681	DESIGNATION OF US FORCES UNDER TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S [...] On July 3, poloff faxed and subsequently hand-delivered demarche per reftel to Laura West, Director, Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On July 6, another copy was faxed to Gerard Thompson, Director of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Thompson informed p [...]	2007-07-09 17:26:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL MASS MOPS NL XL NT TD
07PORTOFSPAIN689	DESIGNATION OF US FORCES UNDER TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S [...] On July 12, Poloff spoke with Gerald Thompson, Director of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Thompson informed Poloff that his Ministry had received the Diplomatic Note and was in the process of consulting with the relevant authorities. 2. Thompson added, "The longstandi [...]	2007-07-13 13:31:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL MASS MOPS NL XL NT TD
07PORTOFSPAIN838	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLITICAL ROUND-UP [...] The following stories are mainly from media reporting and represent issues of public interest in Trinidad and Tobago with potential political implications: A. POLICE KILLING THIS WEEKEND B. CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE-AN UPDATE C. CHIEF OF IMMIGRATION RETIRED AUGUST 8 -------------- [...]	2007-08-21 13:23:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM TD
07PORTOFSPAIN859	T&T AID TO JAMAICA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Trinidad and Tobago's (GOTT) TT$20 million (US$3.2 million) in assistance to Jamaica for post-Hurricane Dean recovery efforts has attracted both criticism and commendation in T&T. While opposition criticism is fueled by upcoming elections as much as anything els [...]	2007-08-30 17:02:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL TD
07PORTOFSPAIN906	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLITICAL ROUND-UP, SEPTEMBER 5, 2007 [...] In this edition of the Roundup: A. PNM HOLDS SPECIAL CONVENTION B. ELECTION POLLS TELL DIFFERENT STORIES C. PNM DISCARDING MP'S BEFORE ELECTION D. MONTEIL SCANDAL PLAGUES PARTY ----------------------------- PNM HOLDS SPECIAL CONVENTION ----------------------------- 2. On Sep [...]	2007-09-12 12:02:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM TD
07PORTOFSPAIN931	DESIGNATION OF US FORCES UNDER TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S [...] (SBU) Embassy spoke September 13 with Jennifer Boucaud-Blake, Permanent Secretary (Vice Minister) of the Ministry of National Security, to check on the status of the GOTT's response to our July 3 diplomatic note seeking designation for any U.S. troops entering Trinidad and Tobago as a visiting [...]	2007-09-13 20:16:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL MASS MOPS TD
07PORTOFSPAIN987	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO POLITICAL ROUND-UP, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 [...] (U) In this edition of the Roundup: A. CARICOM TEAM TO MONITOR ELECTION B. TRADE UNIONS SUCCESSFUL IN SOLIDARITY C. MP WINS FIGHT TO BE SCREENED FOR OFFICE D. CHIEF JUSTICE TRIBUNAL SNARES MORE -------------------------------- CARICOM TEAM TO MONITOR ELECTION -------------------- [...]	2007-09-27 12:16:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM TD
07POTAUPRINCE943	ONSTITUTIONAL REFORM LOSING STEAM [...] Summary: The constitutional reform initiative launched by the Preval government in early March (reftel) has sputtered, and the government has not followed through on recommendations to create a reform committee. The Haitian public appears to oppose an extra-constitutional amendment process a [...]	2007-05-24 13:18:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV HA
07PRAGUE1009	CODEL FRANKS LEAVES POSITIVE IMPRESSION ON CZECH [...] (SBU) Summary and Conclusion: Ambassador Graber and U.S. Congressman Trent Franks (R-AZ) met in Prague August 29-30 with key Czech government officials and politicians to discuss missile defense. Franks' main message to the President, the Prime Minister, Foreign and Defense Ministers, and th [...]	2007-09-05 05:35:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ
07PRAGUE102	MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECH GOVERNMENT STRATEGY - MEET [...] (C) The Czech Government has adopted a strategy of maximum openness with the public in an effort to ensure the success of its plans to host a U.S. missile defense (MD) radar. Czech opponents of missile defense have tried to draw analogies with Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia; opponents also [...]	2007-02-02 15:49:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE1027	CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF EU FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) In a meeting with Pol-Econ Counselor Sept 5 to discuss the upcoming Gymnich meeting, Vaclav Balek, Director of the Czech MFA's Common Foreign Security Policy Department offered the following assessment of Czech views and goals for the meeting: Russia and the Portuguese EU Presidency --- [...]	2007-09-06 15:19:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EUN EZ IN PGOV PREL RS
07PRAGUE103	CZECH REPUBLIC: AGAINST THE EU CONSTITUTION, WANTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sparked by the January 26 visit of Germany Prime Minister Angela Merkel, several prominent Czech politicians -- with President Klaus in the lead -- have made strong statements against reviving the EU constitution. The renewed debate is illuminating divisions within the governing [...]	2007-02-04 08:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV EUN EZ
07PRAGUE1031	U.S.- CZECH SCIENCE COOPERATION AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-07 08:46:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	OSCI TSPL PREL EZ
07PRAGUE1037	CODEL SIRES SUPPORTS CZECH EFFORTS IN CUBA [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Sires met with Czech government and NGO officials during a visit to Prague August 27-28. CODEL consisted of Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ),Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL),and Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL). CODEL stressed U.S. appreciation of Czech leadersh [...]	2007-09-07 16:31:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EZ
07PRAGUE1038	REGISTRATION FOR 2007 USNATO/USEU POL-MIL [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-10 05:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EZ MARR NATO PREL
07PRAGUE104	CZECHS ENDING NORTH KOREAN LABORER PROGRAM BUT [...] (C) As a result of passage of UNSCR 1718, the Czech Foreign Ministry has pushed through an interministerial decision to end the North Korean work program that has been in place since 1998. No new visas will be issued, and the 408 DPRK laborers currently in country will leave when their visas [...]	2007-02-05 05:45:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUN ELAB EZ KN
07PRAGUE1044	CZECH FIRST LADY WILL NOT ATTEND UNGA EVENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-10 14:43:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EZ
07PRAGUE1051	SECOND MISSILE DEFENSE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation John C. Rood and an interagency delegation met September 5 in Prague with a Czech delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar for the second round of negotiations on the Ballistic Missile Defe [...]	2007-09-12 04:49:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE106	CZECH OPPOSITION LEADER PROMISES FLEXIBILITY IN [...] (C) Summary: Czech opposition leader Jiri Paroubek told Ambassador that he would ensure that his party continued to maintain a flexible approach on a missile defense (MD) radar in the Czech Republic. Paroubek confirmed that he felt that for internal party reasons he had no choice but to have [...]	2007-02-05 15:21:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EZ
07PRAGUE1060	PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 UNGA: [...] The Czech Republic is justifiably proud of its record as a country actively engaged in promoting democracy and protecting human rights, particularly in oppressed societies such as Cuba, Belarus, Burma and countries in the Middle East. They are engaged in myriad projects in support of free med [...]	2007-09-13 16:04:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EZ PHUM PREL
07PRAGUE1064	SECOND VISIT OF STATUS OF FORCES NEGOTIATION TEAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Jackson McDonald and an interagency delegation met with representatives of the Czech Government in Prague to continue negotiations on a supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) September 11-12. Overall, the two sides had good, constructive talks and were able t [...]	2007-09-14 14:20:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE1073	CZECH REPUBLIC SIGNS NUCLEAR FUEL REPATRIATION [...] Ambassador Graber and Czech Minister of Industry and Trade Martin Riman signed the "Agreement Concerning Cooperation in the Area of Countering the Proliferation of Nuclear Materials and Technologies" (a.k.a. nuclear fuel repatriation agreement) on September 17 at the Ministry of Industry and T [...]	2007-09-18 10:41:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EZ PREL RU
07PRAGUE1078	DHS VISA WAIVER OFFICIALS BRIEF CZECHS, PROVIDE [...] (U) DHS DAS for Policy Nathan Sales and DHS Visa Waiver Chief Dan Sullivan met with Czech MFA Political Director Povejsil and Deputy Interior Minister Salivar on September 7. They continued with a working-level meeting on September 10. Sales and Sullivan provided details about the seven new [...]	2007-09-18 14:45:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CMGT CVIS EZ PREL
07PRAGUE1080	CODEL TAUSCHER DISPELS MYTHS ON MISSILE DEFENSE DURING [...] (U) Summary: CODEL Tauscher delivered a clear and effective message to Czech politicians and the public about Congressional views on the planned U.S. missile defense (MD) radar. The visit helped dispel a number of persistent myths by making clear that there is bipartisan Congressional support [...]	2007-09-19 13:24:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR NATO OVIP EZ
07PRAGUE1084	CZECH REPUBLIC: EU BORDER MISSION FOR LEBANON [...] (C) Embassy official met with Czech desk officers for Syria and Lebanon regarding the Spanish proposal for a European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) mission on the Lebanon-Syria border. These Czech officials indicated that this possible mission, while discussed on September 14 at the Poli [...]	2007-09-20 12:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EU EZ PGOV PREL IS SY LE
07PRAGUE1086	CZECHS - POSITIVELY DISPOSED TOWARD US CANDIDATE [...] While unable to officially state that the Czech government would support our "excellent" U.S. candidate for the Committee Against Torture, the MFA Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy stated the Czech government was most favorably inclined to support keeping Felice Gaer on this commi [...]	2007-09-20 12:27:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA UNHCR EZ
07PRAGUE1087	CZECH REPUBLIC: ENGAGED ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (SBU) The Czech government continues to be very engaged on how to best advance the work of the Community of Democracies. They took note of the October 1, 2:30pm meeting to be hosted by Mali on the margins of the UNGA, which they currently are planning to attend at the FM level. Czechs Suppo [...]	2007-09-20 12:29:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EU EZ KDEM PGOV PREL UNGA
07PRAGUE1088	CZECHS HESITANT TO LEND NAME TO PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 12:36:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KDEM EZ
07PRAGUE1089	CZECHS TO APPOINT FORMER MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE [...] (SBU) The former Czech Agriculture Minister, Milena Vicenova, will become the new Czech Ambassador to the European Union. She will replace Jan Kohout, who was formally recalled by the President on September 19. Vicena is likely to take up the post before the end of the year. The Embassy, pa [...]	2007-09-20 13:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ PGOV PREL EAGR
07PRAGUE110	CZECHS RATIFY BILATERAL ADDENDUM TO US-EU [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-06 13:35:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA PREL PGOV EZ
07PRAGUE1144	DASD CAGAN SEEKS CZECH HELP IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary and Comment: DOD DASD Cagan held talks with Czech First Deputy Minister of Defense Martin Bartak and Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar on October 4, 2007. DASD Cagan sought from the Czechs an additional 20 troops for Iraq, a company (100 to 120 troops) to help the Dutch in Uruzg [...]	2007-10-12 15:23:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	IR AF MARR MASS PREL NATO
07PRAGUE1146	CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Vaclav Balek, Director of the Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy regarding the upcoming October 15-16 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were his comments on Iran, Russia, Chad and Uzbekistan, as well as his negative as [...]	2007-10-15 09:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ PGOV PREL RS KV IR BM UZ
07PRAGUE1151	C-RE7-01700: CZECH EU PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES - [...] (U) During a meeting with Embassy Officials, Michal Sedlacek of the Office of the Czech Deputy Prime Minister for EU Affairs, outlined a range of issues related to the Czech EU Presidency, which commences January 1, 2009. Of key interest are the five priorities for the Czechs - Competitivenes [...]	2007-10-16 15:54:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EUN EZ ECON
07PRAGUE1153	CZECH POLITICAL DEJA VU: KLAUS, CORRUPTION, AND BACKROOM [...] (SBU) Summary: The "cucumber season," as the slow summer season is known in Czech politics, has come to an abrupt end with new allegations of high-level corruption, as well as rising tensions within the Green Party - and to a certain extent the coalition - after the firing of one of the Green [...]	2007-10-17 14:34:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE1154	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEFENSE SECRETARY GATES [...] (C) Your October 23 visit to Prague will be important to our effort to win Czech approval of our missile defense (MD) proposals, and to generally solidify the partnership with a key U.S. ally. While MD is likely to dominate discussions with government officials and members of parliament, you [...]	2007-10-17 16:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ
07PRAGUE1156	IRANIAN DELEGATION VISIT: CZECH REPUBLIC SEEKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Iranian Parliamentarian Majlis Alaeddin Boroujedi of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee met with Czech Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg and several parliamentary groups during his visit to Prague October 15-17. Based on conversations with the Foreign Minister, M [...]	2007-10-18 14:07:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN EZ
07PRAGUE1160	MISSILE DEFENSE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: THE ROAD [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-19 13:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ
07PRAGUE1165	CZECHS SUPPORTIVE OF US AND EU PRIORITIES FOR UNGA [...] (SBU) Summary: Czech Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Gabriela Dlouha, who will travel to New York November 12 to assume the lead of the Czech delegation negotiations on UNGA Third Committee issues, welcomed the US perspective on these resolutions and indicated that the GOCR wil [...]	2007-10-22 15:00:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EZ KTIA PHUM PREL UN UNHCR
07PRAGUE1174	CZECH GOVERNMENT FACES A FIRESTORM OF CRITICISM [...] (C) Summary: The friendly and positive atmosphere during the official meetings of Secretary of Defense Gates (SecDef) in Prague on October 23 has been overshadowed by a media firestorm sparked by the SecDef's comments regarding possible Russian access to MD sites, including the planned radar [...]	2007-10-26 11:01:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ
07PRAGUE1176	CZECHS APPRECIATE DETAILS ON DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-26 11:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP IR PARM EFI EZ XG

07PRAGUE1177	CZECHS PREPARATIONS FOR DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-26 14:43:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MARR MASS PREL NATO EZ
07PRAGUE1180	CZECHS INFORM ARGENTINES OF SUPPORT FOR INTERPOL [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-29 15:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV EZ XG AR
07PRAGUE1185	CZECHS: NO COMMENT ON WALKER FOR UN INDEPENDENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-31 08:25:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL UN UNGA EZ EU
07PRAGUE1188	CZECHS WILL ISSUE FATF'S ADVISORY STATEMENT ON [...] Econoff delivered reftel remarks to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East and Africa Department Director Josef Rychtar and Ministry of Finance Financial Analytical Unit Director Mr. Korbas October 29. Korbas said he would draft a letter, based on the U.S. demarche and in conjunction with th [...]	2007-10-31 15:59:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC ECON EZ
07PRAGUE1190	CZECHS COMMIT TO WALKER FOR UN INDEPENDENT AUDIT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-01 08:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL UN UNGA EZ EU XG
07PRAGUE1191	2008 CZECH FOREIGN DEPLOYMENT BILL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-01 14:42:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	IR AF MARR MASS PREL NATO EZ
07PRAGUE1193	SCENESETTER FOR CZECH OPPOSITION LEADER PAROUBEK'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jiri Paroubek, Chairman of the largest Czech opposition party, CSSD or the Czech Social Democratic Party, will visit Washington next week with the primary purpose of discussing missile defense with U.S. policy makers. To win the Czech parliament's approval of the MD agreements, [...]	2007-11-01 16:47:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE1196	CZECHS VIGILANT ON PKK; NO DOMESTIC PRESENCE KNOWN [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Director of Southern Europe and Eastern Europe, Tomas Szunyog, thanked us for our comments related to the PKK (reftel). Szunyog noted that the Czech government takes this topic seriously and acknowledged that the Czechs have been in touch with the Turkish Embassy to discuss the [...]	2007-11-02 14:02:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EZ EUN
07PRAGUE1205	THIRD VISIT OF STATUS OF FORCES NEGOTIATION TEAM [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-07 15:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE1207	CZECH REPUBLIC: SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-08 16:18:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ MARR MOPS PREL
07PRAGUE1212	CZECH CONFERENCE ON BURMA - LAUNCHES FORMATION OF [...] Summary: With funding from the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Parliamentarians from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Estonia, and U.S. Embassy participation, the NGO "People in Need" hosted a conference "Burma Alert: Action Needed Now" on November 6. The event, which was launched by former [...]	2007-11-09 16:08:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EZ BM EUN
07PRAGUE1215	CZECH REPUBLIC MISSILE DEFENSE: CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Visits to Prague of USD(P) Eric Edelman and U/S Rood, together with clear Czech statements following a government meeting on November 6, appear to have put to rest Czech concerns about possible Russian troops at the proposed missile defense radar site (reftel). The Czechs told Ede [...]	2007-11-13 14:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV NATO PINS EZ XG
07PRAGUE122	CZECH SENATE GIVES OK FOR PROSECUTION OF DEPUTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY On February 7, the Czech Senate decided, by a single vote, to remove the criminal immunity of Senator Jiri Cunek, Principal Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Regional Development, and Chairman of the ruling coalition's junior member, the Christian Democrats. The vote means that [...]	2007-02-08 12:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE1225	CZECH REPUBLIC: ANARCHIST RIOTS OVERSHADOW PLANNED [...] (U) SUMMARY & COMMENT: The much-anticipated and, in some cases, feared neo-Nazi marches through Prague's Jewish quarter on November 10 were largely nullified by effective police work and well-organized counter-demonstrations. Most of the day's events passed peacefully with nearly a thousand p [...]	2007-11-15 13:40:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI EZ
07PRAGUE1229	TIP: INTERIM ASSESSMENT, CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (U) The Czech Republic continues to make significant progress in identifying Trafficking in Persons as a law enforcement and judicial priority, and continues to provide necessary resources, funding, and training to increase detection and overall awareness among labor inspectors, police, prosec [...]	2007-11-15 15:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE123	DHS A/S PAUL ROSENZWEIG CHAIRS SEVENTH BCWG AND [...] (C) DHS Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Paul Rosenzweig and DHS Office of International Enforcement Director Daniel Sullivan met with Czech Foreign and Interior Ministers on a visit to Prague on January 24 and 25. After addressing a multilateral meeting hosted by the In [...]	2007-02-08 13:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS CMGT PREL CPAS ASEC EZ
07PRAGUE1232	CZECH-HUNGARIAN ENERGY JOINT VENTURE: POTENTIAL [...] (U) This is a joint cable by Embassy Prague and Embassy Budapest. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION: The proposed joint venture between Czech electricity giant CEZ and Hungarian energy group MOL is a deal driven by business interests -- CEZ's desire to get its foot in the door in Hungary as a [...]	2007-11-16 10:21:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EINV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE1233	CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Vaclav Balek, Director of the Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the November 19 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were his comments on the Western Balkans, Iran, the EUFOR Chad-RCA mission and upcoming Sum [...]	2007-11-16 15:59:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ EUN PGOV PREL IR KVPR
07PRAGUE1234	CZECH POLITICS: CUNEK HALF-WAY OUT THE DOOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Corruption has brought down another high-profile Czech politician. Jiri Cunek, head of the KDU-CSL party (Christian Democrats),formally resigned on November 13 from his cabinet post of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development. While Cunek's latest scandal p [...]	2007-11-16 16:21:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE1241	CZECH PRIORITIES FOR OSCE MADRID MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Poloffs met November 20 with Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, Director of the Czech MFA's Security Policy Department, to discuss the OSCE Ministerial that will take place in Madrid 29-30 November. The Czechs reviewed our proposals (reftel) and raised their three priorities for the Ministeri [...]	2007-11-20 16:31:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL EZ
07PRAGUE1261	BOSNIA'S NIKOLA SPIRIC ENGAGES CZECHS [...] (U) Summary: Nikola Spiric, who resigned as Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) Council of Ministers Chairman on November 1, visited Prague on November 20-21 with Finance Minister Dragan Vrankic and several BiH business leaders. Spiric met with Prime Minister Topolanek, Deputy Prime Minister Vondra, [...]	2007-11-28 08:47:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BH ETRD PREL PGOV EZ EUN
07PRAGUE1275	CZECHS - WILL SUPPORT UN CERD CANDIDATE PROSPER [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 14:11:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA EZ XG
07PRAGUE1276	CZECH REPUBLIC BRIEFED ON US MISSILE DEFENSE AND [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-05 14:11:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS KPAO NATO EU EZ PL RS
07PRAGUE1281	CZECH GOVERNMENT WRAPS UP A GOOD WEEK IN PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Topolanek government again demonstrated this week that despite the tensions within the coalition and internal disputes in all three coalition parties, the government can come together on important votes and continues to press ahead with its agenda. Although the government's [...]	2007-12-07 13:20:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE1282	2008 CZECH FOREIGN DEPLOYMENT BILL APPROVED [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 13:28:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	IR AF MARR MASS PREL NATO EZ
07PRAGUE1283	CZECH COMMENTS IN ADVANCE OF THE EU GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff met with Vaclav Balek, Director of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy prior to the December 10 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). Of note were his comments on: Iran, Israel, Kosovo, Burma, Chad and European Neighborhood [...]	2007-12-07 13:30:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
07PRAGUE1289	CZECHS WILL ATTEND PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-11 16:09:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS EZ EUN
07PRAGUE1290	CZECHS RAISE "ALARM" ON U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE SITE [...] (U) Action requests in para 15. 2. (C/NF) Summary and comment: The Czechs are concerned about the pace of negotiations on the European MD site, as well as what they perceive as a lack of full USG commitment to the project. Ambassador has heard in the past week from Deputy PM Vondra and D [...]	2007-12-11 17:07:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL PL EZ
07PRAGUE1293	IRAN BLASTS THE CZECHS FOR REACTION TO NIE [...] (C) Summary: Iran has reacted harshly to the Czech stance on the recently released NIE and their decision to continue missile defense negotiations. They appear to have, at least temporarily, halted what were tentative steps towards normalizing relations. End summary 2. (C) During a meeti [...]	2007-12-12 15:10:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PREL PGOV IR EZ EUN
07PRAGUE1304	CZECHS WILL INQUIRE WITH IRAN ON MISSING AMCIT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-14 15:23:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC EZ IN PGOV
07PRAGUE131	CZECHS ON THE FEBRUARY 12-13 GAERC [...] (U) Poloff met with MFA CFSP Director Vaclav Balek on February 9 to discuss the February 12-13 GAERC. The discussion was focused on Kosovo/Serbia and the Middle East. Czech policy remains unchanged. 2. (SBU) On Kosovo/Serbia, the Czechs will press for EU unity in support of Ahtisaari's prop [...]	2007-02-09 15:43:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN YI SR BK AL IS IR AF SO
07PRAGUE1319	FOURTH VISIT OF STATUS OF FORCES NEGOTIATION TEAM [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-20 14:12:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE132	CZECHS WILL BACK EU RESPONSE TO VENEZUELA'S DENIAL [...] (SBU) Poloff met with MFA Director of Americas Jakub Skalnik on February 6 to discuss Venezuela's recent efforts to silence Radio Caracas television by refusing to renew its license. Skalnik said the Czechs see the refusal as a threat to the freedom of the press in Venezuela, and part of Presi [...]	2007-02-09 16:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM VE EZ
07PRAGUE1323	PRAGUE CONSULAR ROUNDUP, AUGUST-DECEMBER 2007 [...] Visa waiver continues to be a significant bilateral issue. The Czechs have begun to engage in HSPD-6 negotiations, while the NIV refusal rates and overstays continue to decline. Visa fraud is also low, making a fake bank document a significant catch. Post successfully implemented 10-fingerpr [...]	2007-12-21 14:39:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT PREL EZ
07PRAGUE1326	RESPONSE TO SECOND DEMARCHE REQUEST: COMMITTEE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-25 18:10:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNGA EZ
07PRAGUE133	CZECHS CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HAMAS/FATAH [...] (SBU) Poloff met with the Czech MFA Director of the Middle East and Africa Department Josef Rychtar on February 9 to discuss the announcement that Fatah and Hamas have agreed to form a new Palestinian government. Rychtar agreed the announcement seems to be a positive step, but noted press repo [...]	2007-02-09 16:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KPAL KWBG IS XX EZ
07PRAGUE144	THE POLITICS OF MISSILE DEFENSE IN THE CZECH [...] (C/NF) Summary: The Czech government welcomes the U.S. offer to deploy an X-band radar site near Prague as part of Ballistic Missile Defense's third (European) site. But the government does not have a strong majority. Public opinion will determine the outcome of any future parliamentary vote o [...]	2007-02-14 11:46:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE145	CZECHS DO NOT PLAN TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISTINCT [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara informed Poloff on February 14 that the Czechs do not/not plan to donate to the Distinct Entity Trust Fund. Kara explained that the Czechs have heard nothing from the UN Secretariat since they donated to the Fund in 2004 or 2005, SIPDIS [...]	2007-02-14 13:15:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN IZ EZ
07PRAGUE146	CZECH GREENS: PROMOTION TO TOP LEVEL OF NATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Czech Green Party, in government for the first time ever, is exercising an influence far beyond its 3% share in parliament as it rapidly evolves from a coffee house movement to a mainstream political party. The party, which is wrestling with the tensions between its historic ac [...]	2007-02-14 13:59:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE158	GREEN CHAIR BURSIK OFFERS PRAGMATIC APPROACH ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Martin Bursik, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Green Party, assured the Ambassador that he would work to keep his party's position on missile defense flexible. Bursik indicated that, while he is confident he will be reconfirmed as party chair at the February 17-18 Gre [...]	2007-02-16 15:09:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS EZ
07PRAGUE159	CZECHS TO PAY INCREASED ATTENTION TO ASIA BUT [...] (C) With a long history of criticizing China's human rights abuses, new FM Karel Schwarzenberg and Prime Minister Topolanek are likely to put Czech - China relations on the back burner while pushing for expanded ties with Vietnam and India as counterweights to China in the region. Schwarzenbe [...]	2007-02-16 16:11:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
07PRAGUE165	POSSIBLE U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES [...] (C/NF) Summary: The following is a suggested list of options for missile defense outreach in support of the establishment of a missile defense radar facility in the Czech Republic. End summary. 2. (C/NF) This outline is submitted in response to the February 15 sub-PCC on missile defense pub [...]	2007-02-21 10:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE17	CZECH MFA PROMISES FOREIGN MINISTER WILL ATTEND [...] MFA Security Policy Director Veronika Smigolova confirmed to Poloff on January 5 that the Czech Republic will be represented by a Foreign Minister at the January 26 NATO ministerial proposed by Secretary Rice. Smigolova noted that, despite a possible change of Foreign Minister as part of ongoi [...]	2007-01-05 13:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO AF YI OPDC EZ
07PRAGUE186	CZECH REPUBLIC/MISSILE DEFENSE: RESPONDING TO [...] (C) As part of the ongoing dialogue with the Czech Republic on missile defense, both Washington and Embassy officials have briefed senior levels of the Czech government and opposition about U.S.-Russian consultations on missile defense and specifically the fact that the proposed MD system pose [...]	2007-02-27 07:54:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE195	KOSOVO: CZECH GOVERNMENT ON AHTISAARI PROPOSAL [...] (C) Summary. The Czech government continues its firm support for the Ahtisaari plan. The Czechs are concerned about EU unity on Kosovo, particularly if a new UNSC resolution fails. The opposition CSSD, whose leader has expressed skepticism about Contact Group efforts, is not making it easy f [...]	2007-02-28 12:15:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM YI ZL EZ
07PRAGUE211	CZECHS ON RELIABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 11:29:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL EZ
07PRAGUE212	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CZECH PRESIDENT VACLAV [...] (C) Czech President Vaclav Klaus's March 5-9 visit to the United States comes less than two months after the USG proposed negotiations on a missile defense radar facility in the Czech Republic, and one month before Klaus heads to Moscow for meetings with President Putin. It comes as the Czech [...]	2007-03-02 13:35:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV MARR EZ
07PRAGUE213	CZECHS ON MARCH 5-6 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. The official Czech position on the Balkans remains unchanged (Ref B). The Czechs are taking a "wait and see" position on the new National Unity government in Palestine, and continue to require compliance with the Quartet Principles. On Iran, the Czechs will call for additional san [...]	2007-03-02 15:46:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EUN KPAL BK YI IS IR AF SU UZ EZ
07PRAGUE22	SCENESETTER FOR EUR A/S FRIED'S JANUARY 11 VISIT [...] (C) Dan, I'm looking forward to seeing you again. Your visit will be our first opportunity to meet the "new" Czech government that President Klaus will formally appoint tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. You are set to call on new/old Prime Minister Topolanek, new Foreign Minister Schwarzenberg, an [...]	2007-01-08 15:36:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE230	CZECH REPUBLIC: DEPUTY VICE PRIME MINISTER SEDIVY [...] (C) Visiting EUR/NCE Director Judy Garber met with Deputy Vice Prime Minister Dr. Jiri Sedivy March 2 to discuss Czech preparations for the rotating EU Presidency during the first half of 2009. As reported in reftel, Sedivy, who was formerly Defense Minister under the previous unconfirmed Top [...]	2007-03-06 13:23:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EZ PREL
07PRAGUE236	CZECHS HESITANT ON SPECIAL SESSION ON BURMA AT UN [...] (C) Summary: While the Czech MFA has not reached a final decision, MFA staff are concerned about the timing and tactics of hosting a UNHRC special session on Burma. Czech unease relates to the possibility that a special session could undermine efforts to complete UNHRC institution building p [...]	2007-03-07 14:25:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC UNGA UNSC BM EZ
07PRAGUE24	CZECH REPUBLIC'S MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Post has identified the five most influential women in the Czech Republic, per reftel, as well as additional women who are noteworthy for their various accomplishments. Political officer Sarah Peck is the POC for women's issues at post (420-257-022-312, pecksc@state.gov). ------------------- [...]	2007-01-09 10:09:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN EZ
07PRAGUE246	CZECHS SUPPORT EFFORTS TO RAISE BURMA DURING ASEAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 14:30:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BM EUN EZ
07PRAGUE25	CZECH POLITICS: NEW GOVERNMENT TAKES POWER WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 9 Czech President Vaclav Klaus officially appointed the second government of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek (ODS),launching the latest chapter in the electoral saga that began with the deadlocked June 2-3 parliamentary elections. Topolanek's center-right coalition w [...]	2007-01-09 15:37:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE259	CZECH REPUBLIC IN FAVOR OF OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche concerning the upcoming vote on the US-EU Open Skies Agreement to Ministry of Transportation Deputy Minister for Legislative and EU Affairs Daniela Kovalcikova, who will accompany Transportation Minister Ales Rebicek to the March 22-23 Ministerial vote in Brus [...]	2007-03-13 12:42:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EUN KTIA PREL EZ
07PRAGUE262	MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECH REPUBLIC UPDATE MARCH 13 [...] (C/NF) Summary: Representatives from Embassy met on March 12 with the Czech Government's interagency Missile Defense team for the first of what will be weekly coordination meetings. DFM Tomas Pojar observed that President Klaus' visit to the United States had been a success. Pojar commented th [...]	2007-03-13 14:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE285	CZECHS WILL SUPPORT EU POSITION ON UN REFORM OF [...] (C/NF) MFA Director of UN Department Jan Kara told Poloff on March 16 that he believes the EU's new position on the reform of the UN's international administration of justice is consistent with the U.S. position explained in reftel. (He did not know whether the substance of the EU position has [...]	2007-03-16 15:28:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AORC PREL APER ACABQ UNGA EZ
07PRAGUE289	U.S. AND RUSSIANS JOINTLY DEMARCHE CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (C) On March 16, DCM and Russian DCM Oleg Lushnikov presented the points outlined in reftel to Jan Kara, director of the United Nations Department of the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kara was very receptive to the message, and responded that he was "nearly 100 percent sure" the Czechs w [...]	2007-03-19 14:40:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PREL PINS PARM PGOV EZ RU
07PRAGUE296	CZECH REPUBLIC SUPPORTS UNHRC ACTION ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary. According to Czech MFA Human Rights Department official Jan Kaminek, the Czech government strongly condemns the Mugabe government's violent, anti-democratic actions. Accordingly, the Czech government has supported the EU's statements on the issue and will support an UNHRC proclama [...]	2007-03-20 15:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI EZ
07PRAGUE310	CZECHS OPPOSE UNHRC RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE [...] (SBU) The Czech government will oppose the proposed UNHRC resolution to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur in the Palestinian territories. MFA Human Rights Department Head of EU and UN Issues Jan Kaminek informed Poloff on March 23 that the Czech government will oppose the resolution [...]	2007-03-23 12:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC EZ
07PRAGUE315	CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PM [...] (C) Summary: Czech PM Topolanek told Ambassador March 23 that the Czech diplomatic note on missile defense (MD) is on track to be delivered by the end of next week. The Czechs intend to amplify their public debate after this weekend's opposition party congress, and are looking forward to the [...]	2007-03-23 15:27:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR KIPR CVIS EZ
07PRAGUE316	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USD(P) EDELMAN TO PRAGUE [...] (C) Eric, Welcome back to Prague. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce the themes concerning missile defense that Secretary Gates relayed to Czech President Klaus during his visit to Washington earlier this month. Your meetings in Prague -- with Deputy Defense Minister [...]	2007-03-24 11:19:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV EZ
07PRAGUE321	CZECHS ON RELEASE OF TALIBAN PRISONERS [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 15:18:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER AF IT EZ
07PRAGUE322	CZECHS SUPPORT UN KOSOVO PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-26 15:19:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNMIK UN YI EUN EZ
07PRAGUE328	AGING CZECH SOCIAL DEMOCRATS RE-ELECT A WEAKENED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) held their annual party congress March 23-25, as an opposition party for the first time in nine years. Party Chairman Jiri Paroubek was re-elected. In spite of running unopposed, Paroubek received only 60% of the votes, down from the 92% he recei [...]	2007-03-27 15:19:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EZ
07PRAGUE329	CZECHS ON MARCH 30-31 GYMNICH [...] (U) Czech MFA Deputy Director of CFSP Department Miroslav Kolatek on March 26 said the foreign ministers would discuss the following issues at the Gymnich meeting March 30-31: the Balkans, the Middle East Peace Process, and the EU Neighborhood policy. 2. (SBU) Balkans: the focus will be on [...]	2007-03-27 16:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN KPAL XG IS IR ZI EZ
07PRAGUE333	MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECH GOVERNMENT AGREES TO [...] (U) The Czech Cabinet took the formal decision on March 28 to begin negotiations with the United States on basing a U.S. missile defense radar on Czech Territory. In a televised press conference following the Cabinet meeting Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek emphasized that this decision would beg [...]	2007-03-28 16:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE343	VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ERIC EDELMAN [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman visited Prague on March 27-28 and met separately with Czech Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr (Sasa) Vondra, Deputy Defense Minister Martin Bartak, and a group of key Czech parliamentarians. While there was some substantive discussion [...]	2007-03-30 13:08:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR MOPS YI NATO AF EZ
07PRAGUE347	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY'S VISIT TO PRAGUE APRIL 5 [...] I look forward to welcoming Codel Lowey to Prague on April 5. In anticipation of our luncheon discussion at my residence, I offer some background information in this scenesetter. 2. Seventeen years after the Velvet Revolution, the Czech Republic is today a stable and rapidly developing cou [...]	2007-04-02 08:32:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON EZ
07PRAGUE350	TEN CUBAN MIGRANTS HAVE A NEW HOME IN PRAGUE [...] (SBU) The Czech Ministry of Interior has announced the successful resettlement of three Cuban migrant families (ten people) from Guantanamo Bay to Prague. The migrants were persecuted by the Castro regime for their political and religious beliefs. According to local press reports, Interior Min [...]	2007-04-02 12:29:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CU EZ
07PRAGUE351	CZECH MFA: CZECHS REMAIN COMMITTED TO CHANGE IN [...] (C/NF) MFA Director of the Department of Americas Jakub Skalnik invited Poloff to the MFA on March 16 to discuss Czech policy on Cuba. During the discussion, Skalnik took great pains to reiterate that only the style of Czech policy -- not the substance -- has changed (as previously reported re [...]	2007-04-02 14:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM CU EZ
07PRAGUE356	CZECH/MISSILE DEFENSE: DRAFT DCA DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-03 15:35:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EZ
07PRAGUE358	CZECH REPUBLIC: CUBA ROUND-UP [...] (U) The following is a summary of Czech MFA and NGO activities focused on promoting human rights and democracy in Cuba. --------------------------------------------- ICDC Conference on Cuba in Berlin April 24-26 --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Czech Foreign Ministe [...]	2007-04-04 13:46:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM CU EZ
07PRAGUE367	CZECH RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES DOUBTFUL [...] (C) DCM met with Deputy Foreign Minister Pojar on April 6 to request resettlement of Guantanamo detainees in the Czech Republic. Pojar thought it was "doubtful" the Czechs would accept the detainees, but agreed to consider the request. (The Czechs declined a similar request when it was posed by [...]	2007-04-06 11:48:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC AU BE BU CA DA EN
07PRAGUE368	CZECH RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] (C) On April 2, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Pavel Klucky, Head of the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Unit in the UN Department at the Czech MFA. Klucky stated that the Czech government would need some time to formulate a response. On April 6, Poloff again contacted Klucky, who rep [...]	2007-04-06 13:20:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM IR KN EZ
07PRAGUE38	MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECH PARLIAMENTARIANS ENCOURAGED [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-17 08:56:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE398	RUSSIAN DEPUTY FM TELLS THE CZECHS THAT MISSILE [...] (C) Summary: Russian DFM Kislyak, visiting Prague on March 11-12 for meetings with FM Schwarzenberg, DFM Pojar and the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, asserted that the planned missile defense sites in the Czech Republic and Poland are a step in a larger effort by the U.S. to develop a [...]	2007-04-13 16:11:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR RU EZ
07PRAGUE400	NORTH KOREAN DG FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS VISITS CZECH [...] (SBU) On April 12, Political Economic Counselor met with Jan Fury, Director of the Asian and Pacific Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the recent visit of Mr. Kim Chun Guk, DPRK MFA Director General for European Affairs. Kim visited Prague on April 3 after att [...]	2007-04-16 05:34:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ KN
07PRAGUE401	NORTH KOREAN DG FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS VISITS CZECH [...] (SBU) On April 12, Political Economic Counselor met with Jan Fury, Director of the Asian and Pacific Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the recent visit of Mr. Kim Chun Guk, DPRK MFA Director General for European Affairs. Kim visited Prague on April 3 after att [...]	2007-04-16 05:34:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ KN
07PRAGUE414	CZECH REPUBLIC SENDING AMBASSADOR AND NO NEW [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-17 13:33:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN EG EU EZ IZ PGOV PREL
07PRAGUE418	SCENESETTER FOR CZECH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Czech Foreign Minster Karel Schwarzenberg pays his first official visit to Washington this week. The Czechs are a dependable and engaged, albeit small, ally in NATO and the EU. Schwarzenberg himself is a committed transatlanticist. It is important for us that Schwarzenberg be a [...]	2007-04-18 11:38:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE420	MISSILE DEFENSE: SCENESETTER FOR MDA DIRECTOR [...] (C/NF) General Obering, your visit to the Czech Republic comes at a crucial time during the Czech national debate on participation in missile defense with the United States. The enthusiastic support of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek's right-of-center ODS party has gotten us this far, but your [...]	2007-04-18 14:04:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ RU
07PRAGUE424	CZECHS ON APRIL 23-24 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. At the April 23-24 GAERC, the Czech government will support tougher sanctions on Iran, a "realistic" approach to the National Unity Government in Palestine, and reform efforts in Central Asia (but urge the EU to focus on improving human rights in the region). The Czechs continue t [...]	2007-04-20 11:56:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD KPAL PREL EUN XG IS IR AF EZ
07PRAGUE427	UNSCR 1747/OECD: CZECH REPUBLIC DOES NOT TRADE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 15:42:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN EZ
07PRAGUE428	CZECH MFA REPORTS AERO VODOCHODY PLANS TO GO AHEAD [...] (C/NF) Poloff met April 19 with the Czech MFA's Director of Common Foreign and Security Policy Director Vaclav Balek (please protect). Balek shared his astonishment that, despite the MFA's previous assurances to the contrary, Czech firm Aero Vodochody had successfully signed an MOU with repres [...]	2007-04-20 16:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ VE
07PRAGUE44	A/S FRIED IN PRAGUE: MISSILE DEFENSE, VISAS, AFGHANISTAN, KOSOVO, ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: In discussions with senior Czech officials in Prague on January 11, A/S Fried covered the following: -- Missile Defense: the President is likely to reach a decision soon that will initiate a period of negotiations with the Czechs and/or Poles about terms for basing MD assets in [...]	2007-01-18 12:08:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ENRG EZ
07PRAGUE441	CZECHS SUPPORT GRADUATION OF SAMOA FROM LDC LIST [...] (U) MFA Director of the UN Department Jan Kara informed Poloff on April 24 that the Czech Republic supports the graduation of Samoa from the Least Developed Country list. GRABER [...]	2007-04-24 16:30:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC EAID ECON UNGA EZ
07PRAGUE45	CZECHS WANT TO COOPERATE WITH THE U.S. "AS MUCH AS [...] (SBU) Summary. Czech efforts to promote human rights and democracy in Iran are limited primarily to support for Radio Farda, an annual scholarship, a few internships, and humanitarian relief following the Bam earthquake. However, the Deputy Director of the MFA Middle East Department emphasized [...]	2007-01-18 15:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IR EUN EZ
07PRAGUE457	SPECIAL 301 CZECH REPUBLIC 2007 [...] (SBU) Political-Economic Counselor delivered reftel points on 2007 Special 301 Review to Ministry of Industry and Trade Multilateral Trade Director Ladislava Votavova on April 27 (delivery was made on April 27 since Voltavova and most Czech interlocutors will not be working on April 30, the day [...]	2007-04-27 14:06:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR EINV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE466	CZECH REPUBLIC REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY [...] (U) The Czech Republic has formally requested USG support for its candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the period 2008-09. 2. (U) The unofficial translation of the April 17 diplomatic note is as follows: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic [...]	2007-04-30 14:36:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN EZ
07PRAGUE467	CZECHS ARE COMMITTED TO IRAQ THROUGH 2007 [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Deputy Director of the Security Policy Department Daniel Kostoval April 26 to discuss Iraq troop contributions and deliver ref A. Kostoval confirmed the Czechs will maintain current troop levels through 2007, and will continue their multi-faceted efforts to stabilize Ira [...]	2007-04-30 15:45:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER IZ EZ
07PRAGUE469	STATUS OF EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-02 08:09:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIA CJAN PREL EZ
07PRAGUE471	CZECH GOVERNMENT; FIRST 100 DAYS - NO HONEYMOON, [...] SUMMARY (C) The three-party coalition led by Mirek Toplanek (ODS),which marked its 100th day in power April 30, is facing several internal conflicts that threaten its long-term survival, though collapse or early elections are not imminent. One simmering threat is a bitter dispute over Jiri C [...]	2007-05-02 09:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE472	ACTION REQUEST: CZECH REPUBLIC ENDORSES STATEMENT [...] This is an action request. 2. On April 27, The Embassy received diplomatic note 113582/2007-OSN saying the Czech Republic endorses the principles of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism and supports the objectives of the Initiative. A copy of the diplomatic note has been faxe [...]	2007-05-02 12:34:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PREL PINS PARM PGOV EZ RU
07PRAGUE486	CZECH-RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL MEETINGS CORDIAL; NO [...] (C) Summary. The visit of President Klaus with President Putin in Moscow was cordial and productive. Although press reports focused on the missile defense aspect of the visit, only about 10 per cent of the discussions in meetings concerned the issue. President Putin, who has been passionate in [...]	2007-05-03 13:30:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ RU
07PRAGUE488	ACTION REQUEST: CZECH COMPANY'S PLAN TO PROVIDE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (S/NF) Summary: A senior Czech MFA official has provided further information about Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody's plans to work with the Government of Venezuela (Ref B),and how the size of the deal is distorting the n [...]	2007-05-04 08:09:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ VE
07PRAGUE495	VISIT OF CZECH GREEN PARTY CHAIR AND ENVIRONMENT [...] (SBU) Martin Bursik, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Environment, and Chairman of the Czech Green Party, will visit the U.S. May 8-12. He will attend the UN Commission on Sustainable Development before traveling to Washington for consultations on May 11. These meetings are expected to [...]	2007-05-04 15:58:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SENV EZ
07PRAGUE497	CZECH PRESIDENT: PUTIN SERIOUS ABOUT MISSILE [...] (C) Czech President Vaclav Klaus asked to see Ambassador on May 7 to brief on his April 26-29 state visit to Moscow, and specifically his discussions with President Putin on missile defense (MD). Klaus said he found Putin to be more strident than he had expected on the issue, adding that he " [...]	2007-05-07 15:01:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR RU EZ
07PRAGUE498	CZECHS WILL NOT VOTE FOR BELARUS FOR UNHRC SEAT, [...] (C) Czech MFA Director Human Rights Department Veronika Stromsikova informed Poloff on May 5 that the Czech Republic will vote for Slovenia for a seat on the UNHRC, but will not/not vote for Belarus. Because no other candidate has announced its candidacy, the Czechs plan to cast only one vote. [...]	2007-05-09 07:04:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL EZ UNHCR
07PRAGUE500	VISIT OF CZECH GREEN PARTY CHAIR AND ENVIRONMENT [...] (SBU) Martin Bursik, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Environment, and Chairman of the Czech Green Party, will visit the U.S. May 8-12. He will attend the UN Commission on Sustainable Development before traveling to Washington for consultations on May 11. These meetings are expected to [...]	2007-05-09 08:27:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SENV EZ

07PRAGUE501	MISSILE DEFENSE: GENERAL OBERING HAS SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) Summary. Lt. General Henry Obering, Director of the Missile Defense Agency, held meetings with a broad range of leaders in Prague on April 22-23 to discuss the U.S. proposal to place a missile defense radar in the Czech Republic. Participants described the meetings as extremely useful, and [...]	2007-05-09 08:35:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE507	CZECHS ON UNHRC ELECTION [...] (C) The Czechs have told us they will vote for Slovenia, and will not vote for Belarus, in the upcoming UNHRC election (ref b). They have said they would support Bosnia, if it formally declares itself a candidate. But they also fear that the Bosnian candidacy could weaken support for Slovenia [...]	2007-05-10 15:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC EZ
07PRAGUE508	CZECHS WILL LIKELY SUPPORT FULL PARTICIPANT STATUS [...] (U) The European Affairs Desk Officer for the MFA Transformation Cooperation Unit (TRANS) Olga Hejflerova told Poloff May 10 that the Czech government will likely support the proposal to invite Iraq to attend the Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial in Bamako as a full participant (reftel [...]	2007-05-11 07:16:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM UNGA KDEM EZ
07PRAGUE509	CZECHS TORN ON ISSUE OF COUNTRY-SPECIFIC SPECIAL [...] (C) MFA Human Rights Department official Jan Kaminek informed Poloff on May 9 that the Czech government has not yet decided how it will vote on the issue of UNHRC country-specific mandates for Cuba and Belarus. Kaminek said the decision will be made by Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg next [...]	2007-05-11 07:40:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL EUN EZ
07PRAGUE51	CZECHS ON JANUARY 22-23 GAERC [...] (SBU) Summary. At the January 22-23 GAERC, the Czechs expect the focus to be on Kosovo, Iran, Sudan, and Somalia. Czech policy continues to closely track U.S. policy in these countries. The foreign ministers will also discuss the EU neighborhood policy (the Czechs welcome a renewed focus on Ea [...]	2007-01-19 16:21:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR EUN YI SR BK IS IR
07PRAGUE52	CZECH PM PUBLICLY WELCOMES U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel non paper on the fielding of U.S. missile defense assets to Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar at 10:45 a.m., Saturday, January 20. Pojar, who was visibly excited, welcomed the document, indicating that it largely tracked with what he had heard about Undersecreta [...]	2007-01-20 11:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL EZ PL
07PRAGUE528	CZECHS WARN THAT RADAR-ONLY MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar warned DCM on May 10 that the recent Congressional move to cut funding for the proposed missile defense (MD) assets in Poland, even though it leaves funding for the Czech radar intact, would undercut the rationale for the system and make it difficul [...]	2007-05-11 16:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV EZ
07PRAGUE529	FIRST VISIT OF STATUS OF FORCES NEGOTIATION TEAM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Robert Loftis and an interagency delegation met with representatives of the Czech Government in Prague to open negotiations on a supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) May 10-11. Overall, discussions were productive and the Czech negotiation team was well-prepar [...]	2007-05-11 17:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE53	CZECH POLITICS: AFTER 230 DAYS, A CONFIRMED [...] (SBU) Summary: Nearly eight months after deadlocked parliamentary elections, a coalition government has won a vote of confidence in the Czech Parliament. By a vote of 100-97, Prime Minister Topolanek's second government won its vote of confidence on January 19. The three-party coalition of [...]	2007-01-20 12:44:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE530	CZECHS ON MARCH 30-31 GYMNICH [...] (U) Czech MFA Deputy Director of CFSP Department Miroslav Kolatek on March 26 said the foreign ministers would discuss the following issues at the Gymnich meeting March 30-31: the Balkans, the Middle East Peace Process, and the EU Neighborhood policy. 2. (SBU) Balkans: the focus will be on [...]	2007-05-11 17:16:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN KPAL XG IS IR ZI EZ
07PRAGUE531	CZECHS ARE THE LONE HOLD-OUT ON EU CUBA POLICY [...] (C/NF) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of Americas Department Jakub Skalnik on May 4 to discuss the EU's diplomatic strategy on Cuba (reftel). Skalnik lamented that the Czechs find themselves in the unpleasant position of being the "spoiler" at the June review of the EU common policy on Cub [...]	2007-05-11 17:58:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM CU EZ
07PRAGUE532	CZECHS ON MAY 14-15 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: At the upcoming GAERC, the Czechs continue to (1) support independence for Kosovo (and privately expressed concern to Poloff about the possible impact on EU should the U.S. act unilaterally),(2) call for the Palestinian government to adopt the Quartet Principles, (3) seek solutio [...]	2007-05-14 05:18:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN ETRD KPAL PREL XG IS IR AF EZ
07PRAGUE538	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO PRAGUE. [...] (C) The President will be welcomed warmly in Prague, both at his bilateral events and for the conference on "Democracy and Security." President Klaus and the government are thrilled to have the opportunity to host the President again, after the November 2002 visit for the NATO Summit. Three [...]	2007-05-14 12:49:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL EZ
07PRAGUE552	CZECHS SUPPORT UNSC NEGOTIATIONS ON KOSOVO; SHARE [...] (C) Summary. The Czech government strongly supports the UNSC resolution on Kosovo independence. The Czech MFA has minor reservations with the draft resolution (which it obtained from its mission in New York) and suggested ways to make the text more effective. The Czechs also expressed concern [...]	2007-05-16 11:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI EZ
07PRAGUE557	CZECH CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BALKANS [...] Summary. This is the second in a series of cables summarizing significant Czech contributions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans. The Czech Republic strongly supports U.S. policy in the Balkans, and views the region as the country's highest security priority. Thus, in recent years the Czech [...]	2007-05-17 09:19:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID MASS XH BK MW YI EZ
07PRAGUE565	CZECH PM RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT FUNDING OF MISSILE [...] (C) Summary: Czech PM Topolanek told Ambassador that questions regarding U.S. funding of missile defense projects in Central Europe are damaging Czech efforts to build political support for the system. Referring to the proposal in the House version of the defense appropriations bill that fun [...]	2007-05-18 12:57:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EZ
07PRAGUE569	CZECH GOVERNMENT REPLY ON LICENSE FOR MILITARY [...] (U) Action request in para 7-8. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Ambassador raised USG concerns about pending Czech government decisions to license the lease of military aircraft by Venezuela (reftel) with Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek on May 17. DCM had raised our concerns with Deputy Foreign Ministe [...]	2007-05-21 09:00:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PARM VE EZ
07PRAGUE57	CZECHS PLAN TO CHANGE STYLE, BUT NOT SUBSTANCE, OF [...] (C) Summary. The Czech government plans to take no special action in response to the inevitable announcement of Castro's death. The Czechs will simply continue supporting the peaceful democratic opposition in Cuba, and searching for ways to persuade the EU to do more. However, the Czechs fear [...]	2007-01-22 15:57:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL CU EZ
07PRAGUE579	CZECHS ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On May 18, Political Economic Counselor and Russian Political Counselor for External Affairs Denis Grishchenko met with Jan Kara, Director of the United Nations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver [...]	2007-05-21 17:19:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC EZ
07PRAGUE580	CZECH REP: DEMARCHE ON JOINT U.S.-RUSSIAN EFFORT [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On May 14, Poloff and Russian Political Counselor for External Affairs Denis Grishchenko delivered reftel demarche to Ivan Pinter, Acting Director of the United Nations Department, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [...]	2007-05-22 05:35:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PREL PTER ABUD AFIN EZ
07PRAGUE581	CZECHS: AUSTRALIA GROUP PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN [...] (S) On May 12, Poloff met with Ivan Pinter, Acting Director of the United Nations Department, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver reftel demarche. Pinter welcomed the information and promised to take the requests into consideration as the Czechs prepare for the AG Plenary's Informa [...]	2007-05-22 07:05:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	PARM PREL EZ
07PRAGUE591	FIRST MISSILE DEFENSE AGREEMENT NEGOTIATION IN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Assistant Secretary John Rood and an interagency delegation held productive negotiations on a ballistic missile defense agreement (BMDA) with representatives of the Czech Government in Prague on May 22. The Czechs see the BMDA as a much simpler agreement than the proposed Statu [...]	2007-05-23 16:20:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE593	CZECHS SAY NO EU HEAD OF MISSION TO OSCE WILL [...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Director of the Southeast and East European Department Martina Tauberova confirmed on May 23 that the Czech Government will not/not participate in the proposed OSCE Heads of Mission (HoM) visit to Minsk. Tauberova has learned that the EU HoM met in Vienna and agreed that no EU [...]	2007-05-24 06:28:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM OSCE BO EZ
07PRAGUE60	CZECH PLANS FOR THE JANUARY 26 NATO FOREIGN [...] (C) Poloff met January 23 with MFA Security Policy Director Veronika Smigolova to discuss Czech plans for the January 26 NATO foreign ministerial in Brussels. The meeting followed up on delivery of Ref A demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar by CFC-A Commander Lieutenant General Karl [...]	2007-01-23 17:56:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL AF PK EZ
07PRAGUE609	CZECHS AGREE THAT UPCOMING SYRIAN ELECTION WILL [...] (SBU) Czech MFA Syria desk officer Jaromir Marek told Poloff on May 25 that the Czech Republic agrees that the upcoming presidential election in Syria will not be free and fair. He chuckled at the very idea of using the word "election" in connection with the event, observing that it is really [...]	2007-05-25 15:04:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM PHUM SY EUN EZ
07PRAGUE612	MISSILE DEFENSE: IRAN OFFERS THE CZECHS A VISIT TO [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Deputy Minister of Defense Martin Bartak told DCM on May 28 that the Iranian Charge d'Affaires recently approached senior representatives of the Czech government with an invitation to visit Iran. The invitation is intended to d [...]	2007-05-29 12:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE614	SCENESETTER FOR KAREN HUGHES VISIT TO PRAGUE ON [...] (U) Under Secretary Hughes, we look forward to welcoming you to Prague on June 4. In anticipation of your visit, we offer the following background information on the Czech economy, bilateral relations, Czech democracy promotion, and plans for your stay. 2. (U) Seventeen years after the Velv [...]	2007-05-29 13:54:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EZ
07PRAGUE62	MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECH PARLIAMENTARIANS ENCOURAGED [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-25 08:20:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE630	CZECH FM SCHWARZENBERG AND SPANISH FM MORATINOS [...] (C/NF) The Czech Government has not yet decided whether it will stand its ground on EU Cuban common policy at the June GAERC, and block the lifting of the "June measures." Complicating the decision is the rumor that the Castro regime might release some political prisoners if the measures are l [...]	2007-05-31 09:59:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL CU EZ
07PRAGUE634	CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. SANCTIONS ON SUDAN; MIGHT [...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Deputy Director of Middle East and Africa Department Josef Koutsky on May 31 to discuss the U.S. sanctions against the Sudanese government over lack of progress on Darfur. When asked whether the Czech Republic would consider imposing bilateral sanctions, Koutsky sa [...]	2007-06-01 07:40:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC UNAUS SU EUN EZ
07PRAGUE644	CZECHS AGREE WITH U.S. APPROACH TO CFE [...] (C) Poloff delivered the authorized portions of Ref A demarche on June 6 to Veronika Smigolova, MFA Director for Security Policy. Smigolova, who will lead the Czech delegation to the June 12-15 CFE Extraordinary Conference, shared her fear that Allies could be faced with Russian tactics design [...]	2007-06-06 11:58:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL EZ RU
07PRAGUE645	CZECH MFA PROVIDED WITH NEW INFORMATION ON [...] (S) Summary: On June 4 the DCM provided the Czech MFA Political Director with newly releasable intelligence on Venezuela-Iran military cooperation. This information, combined with previously provided open-source material, may prove sufficient for the Czech Government to veto military technolo [...]	2007-06-06 12:29:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ VE
07PRAGUE646	CZECHS REQUEST U.S. APPROVAL TO SELL L-159 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) The Czech Deputy Minister of Defense has written to Ambassador Graber to formally request a U.S. opinion about the possible future transfer of ten Czech L-159 aircraft with U.S. content to Bolivia. Post sees no impediment to this [...]	2007-06-06 12:34:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ VE BL
07PRAGUE648	USNATO PERMREP NULAND IN PRAGUE - PROMOTING [...] (C) Summary: USNATO Ambassador Victoria Nuland visited Prague May 31 - June 1 to address an Atlantic Council-sponsored conference on the consequences for transatlantic relations of U.S. missile defense in Europe. At the conference, in press interviews, and in meetings with senior Czech leaders [...]	2007-06-06 13:00:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ AF NATO
07PRAGUE66	MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECH NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech National Security Council agreed January 24 to start talks with the United States on the placement of a missile defense radar in the Czech Republic. DCM delivered reftel dipnote to Deputy FM Pojar morning of January 25. PM Topolanek several hours later announced to th [...]	2007-01-25 14:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE667	ERA PASSIVE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS - NEW [...] (C) Summary: ERA Corporation plans to develop a more portable version of the VERA passive surveillance detection system, as well as cooperate with Lockheed Martin on passive coherent location technology. This may present new regulatory challenges in coming years. Post looks forward to working [...]	2007-06-08 13:16:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE67	CFC-A COMMANDER DISCUSSES THE WAY FORWARD IN [...] (C) Summary. Visiting Prague, Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan (CFC-A) Commander General Karl Eikenberry briefed Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar on January 22nd. In a wide ranging and positive conversation on Afghanistan they discussed contributions, the current situation, and fu [...]	2007-01-25 16:31:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS AF PK EZ
07PRAGUE672	CZECHS SKEPTICAL ABOUT MISSILE DEFENSE VISIT TO [...] (C) Acting DCM delivered reftel demarche to MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil on June 11. Povejsil and MOD representatives indicated they share the U.S. view that Tehran's invitation for a Czech missile defense visit to Iran is not genuine. Povejsil said the Czechs have put a moratorium o [...]	2007-06-11 16:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ IR
07PRAGUE674	CZECHS SKEPTICAL ABOUT MISSILE DEFENSE VISIT TO [...] (C) Acting DCM delivered reftel demarche to MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil on June 11. Povejsil and MOD representatives indicated they share the U.S. view that Tehran's invitation for a Czech missile defense visit to Iran is not genuine. Povejsil said the Czechs have put a moratorium o [...]	2007-06-11 18:03:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ IR
07PRAGUE683	CZECH CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] Summary. This is the third in a series of three cables summarizing significant Czech contributions in Iraq, the Balkans, and Afghanistan. The Czech Republic has provided substantial military support, development, and humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. From the military perspective, the Cz [...]	2007-06-13 11:35:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID MASS AF EZ
07PRAGUE696	CZECH REPUBLIC DOES NOT SUPPORT IRANIAN PROPOSAL [...] The Czech MFA delivered the following diplomatic note (#116851/2007-OSN) to Embassy Prague on May 25, 2007. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic presents its compliments to the Embassies of the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and [...]	2007-06-14 09:14:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL EZ
07PRAGUE700	CZECHS AGREE TO RAISE CONCERNS WITH SCO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Monika Studena of the MFA Security Policy Department on June 12. The following day Ms. Studena replied that the Czech Republic agrees with the U.S. position, and it will use whatever influence it has to work to prevent possible threats to Coalition intere [...]	2007-06-14 14:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO EZ
07PRAGUE701	CZECH DEP FM TO VISIT TEHRAN JUNE 18-19; AGENDA TO [...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Iran Desk Officer Eva Jelinkova on June 14 to deliver ref A points on American detainees in Iran and to discuss the planned trip of Deputy Foreign Minister Helena Bambasova to Tehran. Jelinkova said Bambasova will travel to Iran at the invitation of the Iranian go [...]	2007-06-14 15:43:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN EZ
07PRAGUE707	CZECHS ON UNHRC REFORM FIFTH SESSION PACKAGE [...] (C) The Czechs are strongly in favor of maintaining the UNHRC country mandates for all countries, including Cuba and Belarus, but have not yet determined how they will vote. In discussions on June 14 with Czech MFA Human Rights Director Veronika Stromsikova and June 15 with MFA Political Direc [...]	2007-06-15 11:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM EZ
07PRAGUE71	CZECH POLITICS: NO HONEYMOON FOR TOPOLANEK, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Czech PM Mirek Topolanek's second government, which passed its vote of confidence January 19, faces numerous challenges. In its first week it has already had one minister resign and seen a corruption scandal emerge involving a deputy prime minister. While it is likely to overcom [...]	2007-01-26 16:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE717	CZECHS ON JUNE 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) Summary: At the upcoming GAERC, the Czechs expect the EU will not reach consensus on Cuba and that the June measures will remain in place. The Czech Republic supports the Ahtisaari plan for Kosovo and will seek solutions to the Iranian nuclear program issue. The GOCR is preparing to offer [...]	2007-06-15 14:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN KPAL PREL XG IS AF EZ ETTC PARM PGOV
07PRAGUE718	CZECH MFA GIVES IN ON LICENSING OF L-39 TRAINING [...] (S) Summary: The Czech MFA has abandoned its rearguard action to prevent Aero Vodochody from going ahead with an L-39 subsonic fighter lease and training package for Venezuela. This paves the way for the Ministry of Industry and Trade to issue the required license. MFA officials expect that th [...]	2007-06-15 16:10:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ VE
07PRAGUE729	MAIN CZECH OPPOSITION CONTENT TO PLAY WAITING [...] (C) Summary: The main Czech opposition party, the Social Democrats (CSSD),is in no hurry to return to power, content to allow their main rival, the ruling Civic Democrats (ODS),to take difficult stands and alienate more voters. CSSD's strategy, at least for now, is to criticize the coalition [...]	2007-06-18 17:54:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
07PRAGUE741	CZECH REPUBLIC: ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN [...] (U) Reftel was delivered June 20 to Ministry of Finance Financial Analytical Unit Director Jaromir Neuzil. Although there was no immediate response, Post will forward any reaction or comments received. GRABER [...]	2007-06-21 07:53:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EUN EZ IR KN KNNP PARM
07PRAGUE757	Government Survives No-Confidence Vote but PM Topolanek [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Although PM Mirek Topolanek's coalition government survived the June 20 vote of no-confidence called by the opposition Social Democrats, his troubles do not end there. Not only does he have to fight a tough battle for his reform package against opposition MPs in Augu [...]	2007-06-22 14:07:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL EZ
07PRAGUE760	INFORMATION ON U.S.-RUSSIA MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (SBU) A/DCM delivered information on suggested U.S.-Russia expert-level missile defense consultations to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Tomas Pojar and the Czech inter-ministerial missile defense working group June 25. A/DCM informed Pojar the consultations should take place in the next we [...]	2007-06-26 08:58:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MNUC OPRC PARM PREL RS AJ EZ PL UP
07PRAGUE773	CZECH PM OPPOSED TO VENEZUELA L-39 LEASE, BUT FATE [...] (S/NF) Ambassador met with Czech PM Mirek Topolanek late on June 26 to raise ref A points regarding USG concern about the pending deal to license the lease of Czech-made subsonic fighter aircraft to Venezuela for training purposes. Before the Ambassador had an opportunity to even begin discuss [...]	2007-06-27 13:58:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PARM VE EUN EZ
07PRAGUE788	TEHRAN SPRING? CZECHS SEE POSSIBLE THAW IN [...] (C) Summary. In a June 18-19 visit to Tehran, Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Helena Bambasova had surprisingly friendly meetings with key Iranian government officials to explore the possibility of improving relations between the estranged countries. While the focus of the trip was squarely on n [...]	2007-06-29 15:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN EZ
07PRAGUE789	CUBANS WILL SOON HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AT [...] (C) Poloff met with Czech MFA Director of the Transformation Cooperation Unit Gabriela Dlouha to discuss Internet access in Cuba and deliver reftel. Dlouha said that after a year and a half of trying to get the necessary hardware onto the island, the Czech mission in Havana has finally succeed [...]	2007-06-29 15:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINT ECON TINT CU XL XG EZ
07PRAGUE802	CZECHS SELECT HILL 718 FOR BALLISTIC MISSILE [...] (SBU) The Czech MFA informed the Embassy on July 3 that the State Security Council selected the proposed BMD radar site. The site (hill 718) near Trokavec, in the Brdy Military District, is one of the two original sites offered by the Czech Government and one of the locations of the original [...]	2007-07-03 10:17:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE823	CZECHS DELIVER WISH LIST FOR MISSILE DEFENSE PUBLIC [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Government Coordinator for Communication of Missile Defense Program Tomas Klvana delivered a "wish list" of proposed ballistic missile defense (BMD) public diplomacy activities to the Embassy July 11. This list resulted from Klvana's consultations in Washington June [...]	2007-07-12 13:53:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
07PRAGUE852	CZECH PM PUTS HOLD ON L-39 LEASE TO VENEZUELA [...] (U) Action request in para 7. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Czech PM Topolanek told the Ambassador on July 19 that he has instructed his government to put a hold on consideration of the license application for the lease of L-39 aircraft to Venezuela. Topolanek intends to convene a meeting of cabinet [...]	2007-07-19 13:49:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PARM VE EZ
07PRAGUE853	CZECH OPPOSITION LEADER ON MISSILE DEFENSE: [...] (C) Summary: Jiri Paroubek, Chairman of the opposition Czech Social Democrats (CSSD),told Ambassador July 18 that he continues to have no personal objection to missile defense, but has been placed in a bind because of the lack of support within his party and the absence of maneuvering room t [...]	2007-07-19 13:53:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV GE EZ
07PRAGUE860	CZECH REPUBLIC SUPPORTS USG PRIORITIES AT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-20 14:28:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA EZ
07PRAGUE861	CZECH REPUBLIC ON JULY 23 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Czechs expect Kosovo to dominate GAERC discussions and noted continue divide within the EU on final Kosovo status. Czechs believe forcing a vote now in the UNSC would result in a Russian veto that would leave a future EU mission without a legal mandate. On Ukraine, the focus wil [...]	2007-07-20 17:25:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN UN EZ
07PRAGUE863	CZECH REPUBLIC: FINAL APPROVAL ON AFGHANISTAN PRT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Czech government approval to deploy a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) to a U.S. base in Logar Province, Afghanistan is expected by mid-August 2007. The Czech-led PRT of approximately 130-150 personnel will begin arriving in Logar in January 2008 with a goal of being fully op [...]	2007-07-23 13:54:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EXIM NATO PARM PREL PTER AF EZ
07PRAGUE874	CZECH REPUBLIC SHARES USG CONCERNS IN AZERBAIJAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-25 14:52:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV OSCE KDEM EUN AJ EZ
07PRAGUE881	Czechs Ready to Join Schengen [...] (U) Summary: The Czech Republic is anxious and ready to implement the Schengen Agreement on January 1, 2008. This is a high priority political issue that unites all political parties, as evidenced by the unanimous passage of the "Schengen Package" in Parliament May 2007 that brought domestic [...]	2007-07-27 12:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CVIS EZ
07PRAGUE894	CZECHS CONCLUDE AGREEMENT ON MANDPADS DESTRUCTION [...] The Czech government and embassy have concluded necessary arrangements related to the USG payment of $600,000 to fund destruction of 1359 Czech-held MANPADS missiles (refs). On July 31 the Czech MFA provided embassy with the dip note accepting the terms of the program, as previously agreed dur [...]	2007-08-01 11:40:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL EZ
07PRAGUE905	UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S AUGUST 2 CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: UNVIE Ambassador Greg Schulte, in town for consultations with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Farda, met on August 2 with Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar and Political Director Martin Povejsil, who expressed characteristic Czech support for the U.S [...]	2007-08-06 09:20:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP MARR IR EZ
07PRAGUE916	LUKEWARM CZECH REACTION TO PRESIDENTIAL SIGNING OF [...] (U) Czech reaction to President Bush's August 3 signing of the "Implementing 9/11 Recommendations" bill has been surprisingly muted, given that the door is now open for the Czech Republic's much-coveted membership in the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). We did see some positive press in late July wh [...]	2007-08-08 09:51:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CVIS EZ
07PRAGUE922	CZECH VIEWS ON THE EU REFORM TREATY AND BRUSSELS SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czechs are content with the results of the June EU Summit, and do not expect any surprises during the coming intergovernmental conference. While the leadership of the current government continues to have reservations about the pace and scope of EU integration, they are not l [...]	2007-08-09 12:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EUN EZ
07PRAGUE929	CZECHS SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: The Czech position on Kosovo remains strongly supportive of U.S. and Contact Group thinking. The Czech MFA supports the upcoming round of talks between Belgrade and Pristina, but remains skeptical a mutual agreement will be reached. The MFA predicts the Czechs would recognize a [...]	2007-08-09 14:57:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV EUN UN EZ
07PRAGUE933	CZECHS TO INQUIRE ABOUT DPRK RELIGIOUS PRISONER [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-13 07:55:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KHUM KN EZ
07PRAGUE939	Czech Public Finance Reform: The Next Parliamentary [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Topolanek's government faces a key challenge this week, when its public finance reform bill undergoes second reading in the lower chamber of the parliament. Topolanek will have to bring order to his fractious coalition government and to his own party, the ODS, which remains sp [...]	2007-08-13 14:17:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EZ ECON EFIN
07PRAGUE940	LIMITED SECTION 505 AGREEMENT CONCLUDED WITH CZECH [...] On August 10, Ambassador and Czech Ministry of Defense Director of Security Policy Ivan Dvorak concluded a limited agreement concerning end-use, security and retransfer assurances related to planned USG provision of military articles under Section 1206 of the FY2007 NDAA. The limited agreeme [...]	2007-08-13 14:39:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL KTIA MARR EZ
07PRAGUE966	RADIO FREE EUROPE'S STRUGGLE WITH CZECH GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A Czech government investigation of surveillance detection practices at the Prague headquarters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE) is gathering steam, with increasing numbers of prominent Czech politicians involved behind the scenes but seemingly unwilling to su [...]	2007-08-23 09:42:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC EZ
07PRAGUE968	CZECH GOVERNMENT APPROVES PRT IN AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech government on August 22 formally approved plans for the Czechs to send a PRT to Logar Province, Afghanistan in 2008. The government plans to place up to 200 personnel in Logar, including a number of civilian experts. Current Czech support to the PRT in Fayzabad will [...]	2007-08-23 13:10:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL NATO AF EZ
07PRAGUE970	CZECH REACTION TO U.S. NONPAPER ON CFE [...] (C) On June 20, post delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper to Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, Director for Security Policy at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kuchynova-Smigolova said that she would study the U.S. proposal, but her immediate reaction was less than positive. She expressed [...]	2007-08-24 07:42:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ KCFE NATO PARM PREL
07PRAGUE973	CZECH GOVERNMENT WINS FIRST LEGISLATIVE TEST IN PASSING [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 21, the Czech lower chamber approved the government's public finance reforms, securing the first serious legislative victory for the Topolanek government. Despite protracted behind-the-scenes lobbying among coalition partners, one coalition MP defected and voted agains [...]	2007-08-24 14:21:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EZ ECON EFIN
07PRAGUE978	CZECH REPUBLIC REJECTS SURPRISE RUSSIAN NOMINATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Russia's surprise nomination of former Czech central bank governor and former Prime Minister Josef Tosovsky as IMF Managing Director has received much attention in Czech media, mostly in the form of negative and cynical commentary about Tosovsky's checkered past and [...]	2007-08-27 05:40:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL PGOV RU EZ
07PRAGUE992	CZECH ELECTRICITY GIANT'S MURKY GOVERNMENT CONNECTION MEANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Rising electricity prices, increasing demand from a robust economy, and a low cost generation fleet have led Czech electricity company CEZ Group (67.61% state owned) to become the most profitable company in the Czech Republic for the last two years. The lack of trans [...]	2007-08-29 14:53:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV EZ
07PRAGUE999	MISSILE DEFENSE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: WHAT WE [...] (C) Summary and comment: Our effort to win approval for a missile defense (MD) radar in the Czech Republic faces numerous obstacles. Politically, despite a recent victory on a controversial economic reform package, PM Topolanek's government does not yet have the votes in hand to approve the [...]	2007-08-30 14:46:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET	PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ
07PRAIA82	CONDOLENCE BOOK FOR PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD [...] Severino Almeida, The Secretary General came to the Embassy on January 24 to sign the condolence book opened in the memory of the late former President Gerald R. Ford. The Secretary General wrote: "In memory of former President of the United States of American Gerald Ford. The Ministry of [...]	2007-01-31 18:44:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	CV PGOV PREL
07PRETORIA1	SCENE-SETTER FOR CODEL LED BY CONGRESSWOMAN EDDIE [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome the visit of your congressional delegation to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only two weeks after Jacob Zuma defeated incumbent Thabo Mbeki [...]	2007-12-31 16:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA1015	DEMARCHE ON UN INTERNAL JUSTICE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on reform of the UN internal administration of justice on March 15 to Department of Foreign Affairs Director for International Cooperation Henk van der Westhuizen. Van der Westhuizen thanked PolOff March 19 for the information on the U.S. views. He said th [...]	2007-03-20 15:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC UNGA ACABQ SF
07PRETORIA1016	DRC SANCTIONS LISTING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, PolOff shared with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),Gabriel Setlhoke, on March 19 the names of individuals and entities proposed for targeted sanctions under UNSC Resolutions 1596 and 1649. Setlhoke said h [...]	2007-03-20 15:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC CG SF
07PRETORIA1018	(C) SOUTH AFRICA EXPRESSES FRUSTRATION WITH BASHIR [...] (C) PolCounselor delivered reftel points to DFA Chief Director for Africa Multilateral (DAS-equivalent) Themba Rubusche on March 20. (NOTE: Rubusche and other key SAG officials were traveling and unavailable until the 20th. END NOTE.) Rubusche expressed frustration with President Bashir's M [...]	2007-03-20 17:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO UNSC SU SF
07PRETORIA1053	SAG SENDS MUFAMADI TO DRC TO TRY TO CALM TENSIONS [...] (U) Sydney Mufamadi, Minister of Local and Provincial Government, will travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as President Mbeki's special envoy to negotiate a solution to the crisis between President Kabila and opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba. Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz P [...]	2007-03-23 15:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CG SF
07PRETORIA1054	(C) MDC HAS "CONSTRUCTIVE" MEETING WITH SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Zimbabwean opposition MDC leaders met March 23 with senior South African Government (SAG) officials in Pretoria. SAG officials sought the views of the MDC on the situation in Zimbabwe and asked them to describe the MDC "roadmap" for solving the crisis. Earlier that day, DepForM [...]	2007-03-24 14:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SF ZI
07PRETORIA1077	VAN ECK SAYS FNL WANTS POLITICAL TALKS [...] (C) Burundi's last remaining rebel group, the Palipehutu-FNL, refuses to rejoin the peace process until the Government of Burundi (GOB) agrees to negotiate "political issues" with them, according to Institute for Security Studies (ISS) analyst (and de facto FNL advisor) Jan van Eck (protect). [...]	2007-03-27 11:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BY SF
07PRETORIA1096	ZIMBABWE: CHURCH LEADERS CAUTIOUS ON VATICAN ROLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Vatican shares U.S. concerns about the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe, but will be cautious about speaking out publicly, according to Papal Nuncio Green. Public comments by the Pope are the final card to play, and the Vatican will want to save that step for the right mom [...]	2007-03-28 15:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI VT SF
07PRETORIA1110	ZIMBABWE: QUIET DIPLOMACY GETS (A LITTLE) LOUDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's Parliament held an extraordinary debate on Zimbabwe March 28, with opposition parties strongly criticizing the Government's Zimbabwe policy. DepForMin van der Merwe defended the SAG policy, but stated that the GOZ's recent crackdown was a "major cause for concer [...]	2007-03-29 17:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KPAO ZI SF
07PRETORIA1138	DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 15:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KTFN KN IR SF
07PRETORIA1288	SAG OPEN TO COOPERATING ON BURUNDI AMISOM [...] (C) South Africa's political leadership would be open to a request for South African assistance in deploying Burundian troops to the AU Mission in Somalia, according to SAG Great Lakes Envoy and DFA Deputy Director General Kingsley Mamabolo. During Acting DCM's April 13 discussion of Ref A po [...]	2007-04-16 12:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MASS BY KE SF
07PRETORIA1289	BURUNDI: MAMABOLO SAYS FNL PEACE PROCESS STALLED [...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa is increasingly frustrated with the "stubborn" FNL-Palipehutu rebel group, according to South African Great Lakes Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo. Mamabolo sees little sign that the FNL will rejoin the peace process. South Africa is preparing its report to Uganda and Tanzani [...]	2007-04-16 12:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BY SF
07PRETORIA1380	VISIT OF A/S SILVERBERG [...] (C) We warmly welcome your visit to South Africa to consult with the South African Government (SAG) on the President's strategy to end the suffering in Darfur. Sudan is one of Pretoria's top foreign policy priorities. SAG principals will appreciate the opportunity to discuss Darfur, souther [...]	2007-04-20 12:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM OTRA SU SF
07PRETORIA1447	PROSPECTS FOR MBEKI FACILITATION IN ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. As recently-appointed SADC "facilitator" for Zimbabwe, President Mbeki is off to the races but may not make it to the finish line. Mbeki has taken on Mugabe in the past and failed, and we should not underestimate Mugabe's ability to outfox him again. Nevertheles [...]	2007-04-24 14:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA1465	SOUTH AFRICA TO ASSIST BOLIVIA ON CONSTITUTION, [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During the Bolivian Vice President Garcia Linera April 10-12 visit to Pretoria, South Africa agreed to provide advice to Bolivia on the ongoing constitution drafting process. Bolivia will send a delegation to South Africa May 14 [...]	2007-04-26 08:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PINR BL SF
07PRETORIA1495	(C) ZIMBABWE: SENIOR SAG OFFICIALS OUTLINE VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a series of meeting with IDASA analyst Sydney Masamvu on April 24-25, senior South African officials questioned Masamvu in detail about the situation in Zimbabwe. DepForMin Pahad made clear he held MDC leader Tsvangirai in low regard, but had a much higher opinion of MDC Secr [...]	2007-04-30 14:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA1497	AQ KHAN TRIAL - LOCAL MEDIA CONTEST IN CAMERA [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-30 14:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC PREL KNNP SF
07PRETORIA150	ZIMBABWEAN GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS TO REVOKE PUBLISHER [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Zimbabwe is attempting to revoke the citizenship of well-known publisher Trevor Ncube. In blatant violation of international and Zimbabwean law, the GOZ claims that Ncube is no longer a Zimbabwean citizen because his father was born in Zambia. Ncube is challengi [...]	2007-01-12 14:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI SF
07PRETORIA1500	AQ KHAN TRIAL - LOCAL MEDIA CONTEST IN CAMERA [...] (C) As predicted Ref A, on 20 April South African weekly the Mail & Guardian filed a notice of intent to oppose the National Prosecution Authority's 16 February request that the trial of alleged A.Q. Khan proliferators Gerhard Wisser and Daniel Geiges be conducted in camera. Joining the Mail [...]	2007-05-02 04:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC PREL KNNP SF
07PRETORIA1535	SOUTH AFRICA TO PROVIDE LIMITED AID FOR COMOROS [...] (C) The Government of South Africa (SAG) will provide assistance for the upcoming Union of the Comoros Presidential election. Acting under an AU mandate, the SAG will deploy a small number of troops and/or police to train Comoran security personnel, an election observation team, and limited a [...]	2007-05-03 08:58:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KDEM SF CN
07PRETORIA154	FNL PEACE PROCESS BOGGED DOWN, VAN ECK SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The FNL peace process remains bogged down in administrative arguments, according to ISS analyst Jan van Eck. The FNL still refuses to participate in the JVMM because the GOB has not released from prison some of the FNL representatives for the JVMM and because the South African M [...]	2007-01-12 16:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BU SF

07PRETORIA1554	MDC WRITTEN SUBMISSION TO MBEKI DETAILS OBSTACLES [...] (C) The Zimbabwe opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) presented its concerns about upcoming elections in a formal, 10-page written submission to South African President Mbeki, dated 11 April 2007. Mbeki is serving as the "facilitator" in Zimbabwe on behalf of the Southern Afr [...]	2007-05-03 14:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA1556	DFA DIRECTOR BELIEVES MBEKI SUDAN TRIP A SUCCESS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Mbeki's April 10-11 trip to Sudan focused on the North-South peace process, according to DFA Director Maitland. Mbeki's delegation came away "rather positive" on CPA implementation, believing that both sides were committed to discussing the key issues. The SAG plans t [...]	2007-05-03 15:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SO SF SU
07PRETORIA1557	MDC LEADERSHIP MEETS IN SOUTH AFRICA, DECIDES TO [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Meeting secretly in Johannesburg April 28-29, the leadership of the Zimbabwean opposition MDC party, led by Morgan Tsvangirai, decided to launch the party's presidential campaign o/a June 1, while making clear they will not participate in the elections without fundamental refo [...]	2007-05-03 15:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	SECRET	PREL PHUM SF ZI
07PRETORIA1723	AQ KHAN TRIAL - NPA MAKES CASE FOR IN CAMERA [...] (C) On 02 May, Pretoria High Court Judge Joop Labuschagne heard arguments on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) application requesting that extensive portions of the A. Q. Khan prosecution be held in camera. Intervening parties opposing the application were South African weekly Mail & [...]	2007-05-11 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC PREL KNNP SF
07PRETORIA1801	DFA UN DIRECTORATE ON KOSOVO, LEBANON TRIBUNAL, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The SAG has not finalized its position on Kosovo final status, but is getting closer. The ForMin's Brussels meeting with President Sejdiu was positive and helpful. Lower level Pretoria meetings with Bishop Artemije and Ulber Hysa were not. DFA working levels remain poorly inf [...]	2007-05-17 15:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM ETTC PINR KNNP UNSC UNMIK SF YI IR
07PRETORIA1826	SOUTH AFRICA 2007 RESPONSE TO [...] (C) Ref A requests post's assistance in obtaining updated information necessary to provide the President with an assessment of South Africa's policy toward Cuba for use in assessing whether to suspend Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act. 2. (C) South Af [...]	2007-05-21 08:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU SF
07PRETORIA1853	AQ KHAN TRIAL - IN CAMERA RULING EXPECTED MAY 25TH [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 13:19:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC PREL KNNP SF
07PRETORIA1933	AQ KHAN TRIAL: JUDGE NIXES BLANKET IN CAMERA [...] (C) The State's application that extensive portions of the A.Q. Khan prosecution be conducted in camera was dismissed by the Pretoria High Court on May 25th, on the grounds that the principle of open justice requires closed court proceedings to be the exception rather than the rule and that t [...]	2007-05-29 15:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC PREL KNNP SF
07PRETORIA1961	SAG INTELLIGENCE MINISTER LED OFFICIAL DELEGATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SAG INTELLIGENCE MINISTER RONNIE KASRILS LED AN OFFICIAL SAG DELEGATION TO PALESTINE IN EARLY MAY AND MET PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS AND PRIME MINISTER ISMAIL HANIYAH, AMONG OTHERS. KASRILS MADE COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE SITUATION IN PALESTINE AND THE APARTHEID ERA, CHARACTERIZING [...]	2007-05-31 10:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER IS KPAL SF
07PRETORIA1965	HEALTH MINISTER'S RETURN RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT [...] (C) Controversial and ailing Minister of Health Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang received a successful liver transplant in March. For the last several weeks, there have been reports about the return of Dr. Tshabalala-Msimang to her duties as Minister of Health. Most of the South African healt [...]	2007-05-31 11:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SOCI PGOV PREL SF
07PRETORIA1982	AMBASSADOR CANAVAN REENGAGES SADC MEMBERS [...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of the Department's efforts to reengage with the Southern African Development Community, U.S. Ambassador to Botswana Katherine Canavan and PolEcon Chief Charles Stonecipher on 21 May held discussions in Pretoria with SADC's resident diplomatic corps and SAG officials to e [...]	2007-06-01 13:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	SADC PREL ETRD ECON POL SF
07PRETORIA2041	SUDAN: ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS OVER LACK OF PROGRESS [...] (SBU) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to SAG DFA Chief Director, Africa Multilateral, Rubushe on 05 June, emphasizing USG commitment to the UN/AU effort to achieve stability and deployment of the Hybrid peacekeeping mission in Darfur with a robust Charter VII mandate. In response to Rubush [...]	2007-06-06 13:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL AU UN SC SF
07PRETORIA2044	MDC CALLS ON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO REACT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On 5 June, MDC Leader Morgan Tsvangirai held his first briefing for Pretoria's diplomatic corps to brief them on the ongoing human rights abuses in Zimbabwe and the plight of Zimbabwean refugees in southern Africa. A short video clip was shown of Tsvangirai visiting hundreds of [...]	2007-06-07 04:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV ZI SF
07PRETORIA2105	ZIMBABWE: SADC INITIATIVE OFF TO SLOW START [...] (C) SUMMARY. Political analyst Sydney Masamvu told PolOff on 5 June that the SADC initiative is off to a slow and disheartening start. ZANU-PF's official submission to Mbeki includes troublesome non-starters like demanding that the MDC acknowledge that Mugabe was elected in a free and fair pol [...]	2007-06-12 13:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV SADC ZI SF
07PRETORIA2106	SHE,S BACK - HEALTH MINISTER MANTO [...] (U) South Africa's Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang resumed 100 percent of her duties as Health Minister on June 6, 2007 following a three-month absence to recover from a liver transplant. Her first action was to decline participation in the 3rd Annual South African Aids Conference in Durban (Ju [...]	2007-06-12 13:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SOCI PGOV PREL SF
07PRETORIA2186	DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-18 14:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KTFN IR SF
07PRETORIA2209	ZIMBABWE TALKS FINALLY BEGIN IN PRETORIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The long-awaited talks between ZANU-PF and the MDC kicked off in Pretoria June 17-18 with the two sides agreeing on a five point agenda for future negotiations: constitution, electoral laws, security legislation, communications, and political climate. On the constitution, the Z [...]	2007-06-20 04:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM SF ZI
07PRETORIA2210	ZIMBABWE TALKS FINALLY BEGIN IN PRETORIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The long-awaited talks between ZANU-PF and the MDC kicked off in Pretoria June 17-18 with the two sides agreeing on a five point agenda for future negotiations: constitution, electoral laws, security legislation, communications, and political climate. On the constitution, the ZA [...]	2007-06-20 04:28:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM SF ZI
07PRETORIA2247	FORMIN DLAMINI-ZUMA TO LEAD AU MISSION TO COMOROS [...] (C) ForMin Nkozasana Dlamini-Zuma will lead an African Union delegation to the Comoros June 23-24, 2007, according to Department of Foreign Affairs Director Graham Maitland (protect). The Dlamini-Zuma trip follows the AU Ministerial Committee of the Countries of the Region on the Comoros, held [...]	2007-06-21 14:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CN SF
07PRETORIA2395	IRANIAN DEPFORMIN ARAGHCHI DEFENDS NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Speaking July 4 at the University of Pretoria, Iranian DepForMin Araghchi argued that Iran's nuclear program is peaceful, but stressed that Tehran will not give up its NPT right to enrich uranium. Iran remains open to "creative" ideas on building confidence about the peaceful [...]	2007-07-06 10:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP IR IZ IS SF
07PRETORIA2402	SOUTH AFRICA TO HOST COMOROS TALKS [...] (C) South Africa will host AU-sponsored talks on the political crisis in Comoros July 7-9 in Pretoria, according to Department of Foreign Affairs Director Graham Maitland (protect). (NOTE: South African ForMin Dlamini-Zuma is Chair of the "African Union Ministerial Committee of Countries of t [...]	2007-07-06 15:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CN SF
07PRETORIA2414	ZANU-PF NO SHOW AT PRETORIA TALKS [...] (C) The ZANU-PF negotiating team did not show up at the July 7 South African-sponsored talks in Pretoria, according to Roy Bennett, Treasurer of the Zimbabwean opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). (NOTE: The first round of the SADC/South African-mediated talks took place [...]	2007-07-09 15:05:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI SF
07PRETORIA2443	(C) U.K. BUSINESSMAN BRANSON FUNDING "ELDER" [...] (C/NF) U.K. businessman Richard Branson is bankrolling an African "Elders" initiative to convince Zimbabwean President Mugabe to step down. The "Elders" plan to meet secretly in Johannesburg July 17-18 with Branson to discuss their initiative. Former Presidents Nelson Mandela (South Africa),[...]	2007-07-11 15:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA2470	AU WAITING FOR COMORAN RESPONSE TO PEACE PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Anjouan "President" Bacar is unlikely to accept the AU proposal to resolve the political crisis in Comoros, speculated DFA official Graham Maitland (protect). The AU plan, presented at the July 8-9 Pretoria talks, calls for new elections on Anjouan by mid-August, AU security for [...]	2007-07-16 10:42:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM CN SF
07PRETORIA2478	ZIMBABWEAN BUSINESSMEN DEVELOPING RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. A group of exiled Zimbabwean economists and businessmen is developing plans for Zimbabwe's economic recovery once an internationally-acceptable government takes office, according to South African-based businessman Strive Masiyiwa. Nkosana Moyo, former Zimbabwean Minister of Indu [...]	2007-07-16 14:00:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SF ZI
07PRETORIA254	MBEKI INTERVENES IN RADJABU SITUATION [...] (C) CNDD-FDD leader Hussein Radjabu departed the South African Embassy in Bujumbura the morning of January 23 after spending the night at the Embassy, confirmed South African Department of Foreign Affairs Director Rasheeda Adam (protect). Adam said that Radjabu, Minister of Communications Kar [...]	2007-01-23 14:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BY SF
07PRETORIA2619	JMPD ACADEMY OPENING: A PARTNERSHIP PRODUCT [...] (U) Summary: In his speech for the official opening of the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department's (JMPD) academy, the Chief of Police described it as a "product of our partnership" - a reference to the four-year partnership between the Johannesburg Municipality and the United States. The [...]	2007-07-26 14:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID ELAB PREL PHUM SF
07PRETORIA2636	CHAVEZ TO VISIT SOUTH AFRICA SEPTEMBER 5-6 [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will visit Cape Town, South Africa September 5-6, according to DFA Deputy Director Annelize Schroeder (protect). South Africa will roll out the red carpet for Chavez, treating the trip as a full-fledged State Visit. Schroeder told PolOff July 24 that Chave [...]	2007-07-27 15:30:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VE SF
07PRETORIA2646	NO SAG CONTINGENCY PLANNING FOR GROWING INFLUX OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite the growing influx of Zimbabweans into South Africa, the SAG has not initiated contingency planning for a refugee crisis, according to UNHCR and IOM officials. The majority of Zimbabweans entering South Africa are "victims of bad political governance," UNHCR argued, not [...]	2007-07-30 13:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF ZI SF
07PRETORIA2649	U.S.-INDIA 123 AGREEMENT: SOUTH AFRICAN REACTIONS [...] (U) DepPolCouns presented reftel non-paper, a copy of the White House press release, and the full transcript of U/S Burns' 27 July press briefing to DFA Deputy Director for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink on 30 July. Combrink had not heard Friday's announcement and [...]	2007-07-30 14:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PREL KNNP KTIA SF
07PRETORIA2675	AQ KHAN TRIAL: POSTPONED UNTIL 04 SEPTEMBER [...] (C) The trial of A. Q. Khan network proliferators Daniel Geiges and Gerhard Wisser resumed on 31 July before the Pretoria High Court, but the proceedings were not nearly as juicy as media observers had anticipated. Wisser's attorney immediately moved for postponement to 04 September, citing [...]	2007-07-31 16:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC PREL KNNP SF
07PRETORIA2708	SOUTH AFRICAN ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 10:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ITRA OVIP AORC UNGA SF
07PRETORIA2719	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DRC ARMS EMBARGO [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 16:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CG SF
07PRETORIA2727	VAN ECK SAYS FNL PEACE PROCESS "CRASHING" [...] (C) The Burundi FNL peace process is "crashing," according to Institute for Security Studies analyst Jan van Eck. Van Eck told PolOff August 1 that trust between the National Force for Liberation (FNL) and the Government of Burundi (GOB) is at an all time low, following the departure of the F [...]	2007-08-03 09:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM BY SF
07PRETORIA2800	ZIMBABWEANS CROWD INTO JOHANNESBURG CHURCH [...] (U) Central Methodist Church in downtown Johannesburg has become a haven for Zimbabweans fleeing the economic and political crisis in Zimbabwe. PolOff visited the church August 1 and met with Bishop Paul Verynn, pastor of the church. Verynn said that more than 1,000 people are staying in the [...]	2007-08-08 15:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM SF ZI
07PRETORIA2817	PRESIDENT MBEKI FIRES DEPUTY HEALTH MINISTER [...] (SBU) President Mbeki on 8 August issued a terse press statement informing the public that he had, "acting in terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa....relieved the Deputy Minister of Health, Ms. Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, of her duties with effect today." President Mbeki's [...]	2007-08-10 15:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KHIV EAID SF
07PRETORIA2818	MBEKI TO PUT POSITIVE SPIN ON ZIMBABWE MEDIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite limited progress on the core political issues, President Mbeki will likely paint an upbeat picture for SADC Heads of State on his Zimbabwe political facilitation at the upcoming summit in Lusaka. Mbeki believes the positive spin will help keep the GOZ negotiators at the [...]	2007-08-13 05:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA285	MBEKI WANTS PREVAL TO REACH OUT TO ARISTIDE [...] (C) South African President Thabo Mbeki wants Haitian President Rene Preval to "reach out" to former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director Pieter Swanepoel. Swanepoel told PolOff January 16 that there has been no contact between Preval and [...]	2007-01-25 09:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL HA SF
07PRETORIA2872	PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT FACT-FINDING MISSION TO [...] (C) The planned Pan-African Parliament (PAP) fact-finding mission to Zimbabwe is bogged down in political and administrative bickering, according to PAP Member of Parliament (MP) Suzanne Vos (protect). Vos, who also serves as an MP in the South African Parliament for the Inkatha Freedom Party [...]	2007-08-16 06:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AORC KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA2886	SOUTH AFRICA'S EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT TO CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa's relationship with Cuba remains close, based largely on Cuba's support for the ruling African National Congress during the anti-apartheid struggle. Despite South Africa's rhetorical support for principles of democracy and human rights, the SAG is highly unlikely to [...]	2007-08-16 13:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM CU SF
07PRETORIA293	SOUTH AFRICA PRESSURES FNL TO JOIN JVMM FEBRUARY 10 [...] (C) South African Burundi Mediator Minister Charles Nqakula met Palipehutu-FNL leader Agathon Rwasa in Dar es Salaam the weekend of January 13 and pressured the FNL to join the Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JVMM),according to ISS analyst Jan van Eck. Van Eck, who traveled to D [...]	2007-01-25 16:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BY SF
07PRETORIA300	NO SOUTH AFRICAN TROOPS FOR SOMALIA [...] (U) South Africa will not send troops to Somalia, announced Defense Minister Mosiuoa Lekota January 25. In press comments following a meeting with President Mbeki, Lekota expressed support for the proposed AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia, but stressed that South African forces are already [...]	2007-01-26 10:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS MASS SO SF
07PRETORIA3012	SOUTH AFRICA REAFFIRMS ITS NUCLEAR ENERGY POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa released a new draft nuclear energy policy on August 13 for public comment. The draft policy reaffirms SAG commitment to expanding nuclear power generation from the current 6 percent to 15 percent of electric power generation by 2025, lessening dependence on coal [...]	2007-08-29 07:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL ECON SF
07PRETORIA3013	CHAVEZ CANCELS SOUTH AFRICA VISIT AT LAST MINUTE [...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez canceled his long-planned September 4-5 visit to South Africa despite extensive preparations, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director Annelize Schroeder (protect). Schroeder said that Venezuelan officials called on August 25 to info [...]	2007-08-29 08:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VE SF
07PRETORIA3029	SECRETARY LEAVITT CONCLUDES SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO [...] (U) U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt completed a successful visit to South Africa August 18-21, 2007. The Secretary and his delegation visited four sites in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces funded by the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief to dem [...]	2007-08-30 04:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI PGOV PREL SF
07PRETORIA3069	MDC ACTIVIST TELLS OF DETENTION AT LUSAKA SADC [...] (C) Zambian security officials arrested and questioned Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Political Liaison Officer Nqobizitha Mlilo at the recent August 16-17 SADC Summit. Mlilo described to PolOff on August 30 his detention. Mlilo, a recent University of Cape Town graduate, works for Roy [...]	2007-08-31 12:55:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI SF
07PRETORIA3075	TREVOR NCUBE FLOATS "THIRD WAY" [...] (C) SUMMARY. South African-based publisher and Mugabe opponent Trevor Ncube believes that Zimbabwe needs a "third way" political force to take the country forward. Ncube is thoroughly disgusted with both the ruling ZANU-PF and the MDC opposition. Strive Masiyiwa, Nkosana Moyo, or Simba Makon [...]	2007-08-31 15:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM SF ZI
07PRETORIA3077	SOUTH AFRICA STILL WORKING ON U.S.- SOUTH AFRICA [...] (SBU) In a wide ranging meeting on August 27 between DME Chief Director: Nuclear Tselio Maqubela and Economic Counselor and Minerals-Energy Officer, Maqubela identified two issues blocking SAG agreement to return U.S.-origin spent nuclear fuel. Maqubela described the first issue as relativel [...]	2007-08-31 15:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PARM PREL KNNP KTIA IAEA SF
07PRETORIA3078	WESTINGHOUSE PUSHES ITS QUEST FOR NEW NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Westinghouse believes it is well-positioned to win South Africa's contract for the construction of conventional nuclear reactors based on its advantages in price, safety, modular plant design, and commitment to technology transfer and localization; i.e., insuring benefits accr [...]	2007-08-31 15:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG BEXP TRGY PREL IAEA SF
07PRETORIA3091	AQ KHAN TRIAL: GERHARD WISSER PLEADS GUILTY!! [...] (SBU) German citizen and South African resident Gerhard Wisser pled guilty to unlawful manufacture of components of illicit gas centrifuge uranium enrichment plants intended for Libya and Pakistan and associated export control violations on 04 September in the Pretoria High Court. In his stat [...]	2007-09-04 11:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MNUC PREL KNNP SF
07PRETORIA3102	SOUTH AFRICA SCRAMBLES TO AVOID CATEGORY II STATUS [...] (C) Summary. Economic Counselor and Transportation Officer recently met with South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) CEO Zakes Myeza and his team to discuss the FAA audit process. Myeza sought to find out what the potential "showstoppers" would be in terms of retaining Category I statu [...]	2007-09-05 04:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAIR FAA PREL ICAO SF
07PRETORIA3183	JAPAN PASSIVE ON ADVOCATING WESTINGHOUSE'S SOUTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Japan is unable to manifest overt support for the Westinghouse bid for building new nuclear plants in South Africa. Toshiba acquired Westinghouse in October of last year, but Mitsubishi also has a commercial relationship with competitor French Areva. The GOJ [...]	2007-09-07 15:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG BEXP TRGY PREL IAEA EINV ECON SF JA
07PRETORIA3189	SAG WAITING FOR FORMAL EXTRADITION REQUEST FROM [...] (C) The South African Government (SAG) is still waiting for a formal extradition request from the Government of Lesotho (GOL) for six Basotho men who fled to South Africa seeking political asylum (reftel),according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Chief Director for Southern Africa (DA [...]	2007-09-10 08:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF PGOV SF
07PRETORIA3210	AQ KHAN TRIAL: FURTHER DETAIL ON WISSER GUILTY PLEA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION: As reported reftel, on 04 September German citizen Gerhard Wisser was convicted in the Pretoria High Court of unlawful manufacture of components for illicit gas centrifuge uranium enrichment plants intended for Libya and Pakistan and associated export control [...]	2007-09-11 14:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC PREL KNNP SF
07PRETORIA3213	SAG OFFICIAL SAYS PUBLIC CRITICISM OF MUGABE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The South African Government is "making progress" in the facilitation talks between ZANU-PF and MDC, but recognizes that the process will not be easy, according to DFA Chief Director (DAS-level) Tselane Mokuena. Mokuena acknowledged that political and economic reforms in Zimbabwe [...]	2007-09-12 09:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA3277	MEYER OPTIMISTIC ON HELSINKI IRAQ PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The August 31 - September 3 meeting of Sunni and Shia Iraqi politicians, hosted by the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI) in Helsinki, went "better than expected," according to South African conflict resolution consultant and former SAG minister Roelf Meyer. Meyer was impressed t [...]	2007-09-14 14:56:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IZ EI FI SF
07PRETORIA3297	SOUTH AFRICA PLANS TO EXPAND SUDAN TRAINING PROGRAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. South Africa expects to expand its ambitious program to train officials from southern Sudan. Begun in 2005, the program has brought more than 700 officials from Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) to South Africa for classroom and practical training in fields as diverse as loca [...]	2007-09-18 11:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID SU SF
07PRETORIA3298	RESPONSE RECEIVED TO IRAN DEMARCHES [...] (SBU) Congratulations to all involved in the successful senior-level interventions which resulted in positive movement of the South African position on Iran (Ref A). Closing the loop on Mission's efforts (Ref B),Deputy Foreign Minister Aziz Pahad faxed the following brief written reply to th [...]	2007-09-18 11:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC PREL KNNP AORC IAEA UNSC IR SF
07PRETORIA3303	SOUTH AFRICA MULLING RECONCILIATION PROGRAM FOR [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 12:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SO SF
07PRETORIA3331	SOUTH AFRICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT WILLING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic Counselor and Transportation Officer made a courtesy call on South African Department of Transport (SADOT) Chief Director of Aviation Anwar Gany on September 11. The conversation touched on the July Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) audit and DOT plans to address l [...]	2007-09-20 15:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR PREL ICAO FAA AORC SF
07PRETORIA3425	SAG APPLAUDS ZIMBABWE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS; [...] (C) SUMMARY. The South African Cabinet praised the ZANU-PF-MDC agreement on Constitutional Amendment 18 (ref A),calling it a "breakthrough" and "a major step forward." DepForMin Pahad suggested that the accord paves the way for a "political solution that all Zimbabweans will hail." The agree [...]	2007-09-28 09:14:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM SF ZI
07PRETORIA3448	ZUMA ALLY UPBEAT ON ANC ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Jacob Zuma will likely win the ANC presidency at the upcoming December party conference, claimed informal Zuma advisor Mo Shaik. An optimistic Shaik suggested that the tide has shifted toward Zuma, that Mbeki is increasingly isolated, and that neither Tokyo Sexwale nor Cyril Ram [...]	2007-10-01 14:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SF
07PRETORIA3450	SOUTH AFRICA RECEPTIVE TO COMMODITIES [...] (SBU) Ambassador Eric M. Bost joined Argentine Ambassador to South Africa R. Carlos Sersale di Cerisano to deliver a joint invitation to the SAG for the Commodities Identification Training (CIT) to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 3-7, 2007. The invitation was delivered to Depart [...]	2007-10-01 15:17:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PARM ETTC MNUC TRGY PREL KNNP SF AR
07PRETORIA3486	MDC TREASURER BENNETT "CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC" ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The pressure is now on SADC facilitator Mbeki and ZANU-PF to deliver on reforms for the 2008 elections in Zimbabwe, argued MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett. Bennett, who said he was initially skeptical of the MDC-ZANU-PF agreement on Constitutional Amendment 18, stressed that the MDC re [...]	2007-10-03 10:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM SF ZI
07PRETORIA356	(C) EXILED ZIMBABWEAN BUSINESSMEN FLOAT ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Exiled Zimbabwean businessmanXXXXXXXXXXXX is quietly floating an idea to shift executive power from President Mugabe to a "technocratic" Prime Minister. To get Mugabe to accept the deal, Mugabe would remain President until 2010 with some power over the security apparatus, but the Prime [...]	2007-01-30 16:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI SF
07PRETORIA3569	BRENTHURST FOUNDATION PROVIDES ADVICE TO RWANDA, [...] (SBU) The Brenthurst Foundation, a Johannesburg-based think tank funded by the Oppenheimer family, is providing "confidential" policy advice to the Governments of Liberia, Rwanda, Lesotho, and Mozambique. Greg Mills, Director of the Foundation (see bio-note at para 6),told PolOff and visitin [...]	2007-10-10 16:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID PINR SF
07PRETORIA3587	GLOBAL INITIATIVE WORKSHOP ON MO-99 INVITATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-11 13:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ENRG PARM PREL KNNP PTER TRGY SF
07PRETORIA3589	PROGRESS ON BILATERAL NUCLEAR INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minerals/Energy Officer delivered Ref A message that outstanding issues had been resolved allowing South Africa to move forward on implementing the program for the return of U.S.-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) spent fuel. The SAG is receptive to moving forward on a numbe [...]	2007-10-11 14:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
07PRETORIA3640	CHRONOLOGY OF SOUTH AFRICAN FACILITATION IN [...] (C) Following is a chronology of key events in the South African mediation in Zimbabwe since the Southern African Development Community (SADC) appointed President Thabo Mbeki as "facilitator" at its March 29, 2007 summit in Dar es Salaam. The South African Government (SAG) has not publicly an [...]	2007-10-17 06:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI SF
07PRETORIA3651	SAG PRESSURES FNL TO PARTICIPATE IN JVMM [...] (U) The Burundi Joint Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JVMM) will meet on Saturday, October 20, in Bujumbura, announced South African Minister for Safety and Security and Regional Facilitator for the Burundi Peace Process Charles Nqakula. The JVMM is the key vehicle for implementing the [...]	2007-10-17 15:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BY SF
07PRETORIA3674	DME SEEKS MEETING ON NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request for State and DOE. Please see paragraphs 2 and 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The South African Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) proposes a half-day meeting at the end of November in South Africa to advance areas of cooperation in nuclear technology. The objec [...]	2007-10-18 13:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
07PRETORIA3721	MASIYIWA SKEPTICAL ON MBEKI ZIMBABWE MEDIATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mugabe is not serious about the SADC/Mbeki facilitation, according to exiled Zimbabwean businessman Strive Masiyiwa. Masiyiwa dismissed reports of a MDC-ZANU-PF agreement on a new constitution (refs A & B),noting that the two sides reached a similar deal in 2004 that went nowher [...]	2007-10-23 09:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA3747	NUCLEAR POWER: BIG DREAMS FOR SMALL PEBBLES - PBMR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Africa's Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) new nuclear technology will play a key role in the SAG decision to significantly increase nuclear power generation in the country over the next 20 years. The country will face challenges in securing skills and investment to implem [...]	2007-10-24 15:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY SENV KNNP PREL EINV SF
07PRETORIA3766	AMBASSADOR ENGAGES ENVOYS ON ZIMBABWE, CRIME, [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an October 23 lunch hosted by Ambassador, envoys from eight countries expressed their concern about the political and economic situation in Zimbabwe and skepticism about President Mbeki's facilitation efforts there. One High Commissioner suggested that Mbeki did not feel [...]	2007-10-25 15:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC MASS MARR ZI SF
07PRETORIA3772	IBSA: SECOND HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT [...] (U) Summary: The Heads of State of India, Brazil and South Africa met in Johannesburg on October 17 for the 2nd Annual India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Summit. The leaders issued a declaration covering economic, political, environmental and other issues. Although the Summit produced few co [...]	2007-10-26 07:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD IMF PREL SF BR IN
07PRETORIA3778	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR KERRY'S VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Senator, I warmly welcome your upcoming visit to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leadersh [...]	2007-10-26 13:16:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA3873	SAG GREAT LAKES ENVOY URGES AID FOR FNL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The internal PALIPEHUTU-FNL divisions are complicating the Burundi peace process, according to the South African Government (SAG) Great Lakes Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo. Mamabolo urged the international community to provide protection and humanitarian relief for FNL "defectors," ar [...]	2007-11-06 11:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BY CG SF
07PRETORIA3875	MDC'S BENNETT UPBEAT ON PARTY, ZIMBABWE ELECTIONS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Despite harsh criticisms in the media, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) President Morgan Tsvangirai is doing the right thing by cleaning out the party SIPDIS leadership, according to MDC Treasurer Roy Bennett. Bennett hinted that recently-deposed women's leader Lucia Ma [...]	2007-11-06 14:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA3901	SCENESETTER FOR CHAIRMAN BERNANKE'S VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Chairman, I warmly welcome your upcoming visit to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leaders [...]	2007-11-07 16:07:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA3902	SCENESETTER FOR USG VISITORS TO THE CORPORATE [...] (SBU) You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leadership. Because the ANC has overwhelming support in the country (70 percent in the last election),the person who wins the ANC election in December [...]	2007-11-07 16:12:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA3903	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Secretary, I warmly welcome your upcoming visit to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leader [...]	2007-11-08 05:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA3914	IMO - U.S. CANDIDACY - AND EASWIO MARITIME [...] Transportation Officer transmitted Ref A demarche in support of U.S. candidacy to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council to SAG Multilateral International Department of Transportation Deputy Director Dumisani Mthembu on October 30. He promised to provide a response "in due cou [...]	2007-11-08 14:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IMO EWWT MARR PREL PHSA SF UK
07PRETORIA3916	SOUTH AFRICA PROMISES 100 MORE TROOPS FOR DARFUR [...] (C) SUMMARY. South Africa will deploy 100 additional troops to UNAMID by year end and will consider additional specialized contributions after other countries finalize their pledges. The commitment to send additional troops came during President Bashir's November 5-7 official visit to South A [...]	2007-11-08 14:27:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR KPAO SF SU
07PRETORIA3985	ABYEI BOUNDARY COMMISSION MEMBER GUTTO SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Abyei Boundary Commission (ABC) member Shadrack Gutto suggested that ABC experts present their findings to influential fora, such as IGAD, Arab League, AU, and UN, as a way to encourage Khartoum to implement the report. Explaining the ABC report to as many people as possible "is [...]	2007-11-19 13:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SU SF
07PRETORIA4026	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF INTERIOR'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) I warmly welcome your upcoming visit to South Africa. My staff and I stand ready to do everything we can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leadership. Becau [...]	2007-11-21 12:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA4027	SCENESETTER FOR USG VISITORS TO THE 2007 GLOBAL [...] (SBU) You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, only weeks before the African National Congress (ANC) elects its new leadership. Because the ANC has overwhelming support in the country (70 percent in the last election),the person who wins the ANC election in December [...]	2007-11-21 12:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV PREL PGOV SF
07PRETORIA4083	SOUTH AFRICA RESPONSE TO CUBA:COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY [...] (C) Ref A requests post's assistance in obtaining updated information necessary to provide the President with an assessment of South Africa's policy toward Cuba for use in assessing whether to suspend Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act. 2. (C) South Af [...]	2007-11-29 14:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU SF
07PRETORIA4088	ANC SUCCESSION - ZUMA LEADS IN PROVINCIAL COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Press reports indicate that ruling African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Jacob Zuma won ANC presidential nominations in five of the nine Provincial General Councils (PGCs) held this past weekend, losing by only a small margin in several of the others. Multiple sources report [...]	2007-11-30 07:48:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SF
07PRETORIA4109	TSVANGIRAI FRUSTRATED BY LACK OF PROGRESS IN SADC [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is increasingly frustrated by the slow pace of the SADC-sponsored Zimbabwe talks, MDC President Morgan Tsvangirai told visiting U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe. The SIPDIS MDC has made significant concessions, but received nothing in retur [...]	2007-12-04 10:09:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM SF ZI
07PRETORIA4154	ADDITIONAL TARGETTED ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-07 14:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD PHUM ZI SF
07PRETORIA4172	NUCLEAR JSCNEC LOOKING FOR MORE SUBSTANCE, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The SAG organized an inter-agency meeting in early December to establish a common approach to advancing U.S.-South African nuclear cooperation. They determined that the SAG's highest priority is to gain signatory authority for the long-awaited bilateral Agreement on Cooperation [...]	2007-12-12 06:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP PREL BEXP IAEA SF
07PRETORIA4193	DEPFORMIN PAHAD CONDEMNS NEW U.S. ZIMBABWE [...] (U) South Africa condemned "till the cows come home" the new U.S. targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe. During a 11 December press conference, DepForMin Aziz Pahad said that imposing sanctions on the children of Zimbabwean leaders is "collective punishment of a non-sensical nature" which will [...]	2007-12-13 14:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ZI SF
07PRETORIA4213	KOSOVO FINAL STATUS: NO POLICY GUIDANCE FOR NEW [...] (SBU) A/PolCouns presented reftel non-paper to DFA Deputy Director: UN Security Council (Thematic Issues) Ilia du Buisson on 18 December. Joining the meeting was UK Second Secretary David McNaught, who presented nearly identical SIPDIS points from London and, in the absence of a British n [...]	2007-12-18 13:36:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS AORC UNSC SF YI EU
07PRETORIA4217	ANC ELECTIONS: ZUMA WINS PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Results of elections for the six ANC leadership positions were released at 20:30 local (13:30 EST),revealing a clean sweep for the Zuma camp. Winners are as follows: President: Jacob Zuma (previous ANC Deputy President) won with 2,329 votes. Mbeki received 1,505 votes; there were 8 [...]	2007-12-18 19:29:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SF
07PRETORIA4218	NO IMMEDIATE CHANGES IN SOUTH AFRICA'S FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The election of Jacob Zuma as African National Congress (ANC) President (Ref C) will not result in any immediate changes in South Africa's foreign policy. Should Zuma become national president following parliamentary elections in early 2009 -- not a foregone conclusion with corru [...]	2007-12-18 19:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM ZI SF
07PRETORIA4227	DFA OFFICIAL CALLS FOR DIALOGUE IN COMOROS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. The AU sanctions against the Comoran island of Anjouan are beginning to create a "certain amount of nervousness" on Anjouan and thus some momentum for negotiations, according to DFA Director Maitland. The AU Commission is planning a roundtable discussion on Comoros o/a January 2 [...]	2007-12-20 12:40:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS SF SO CN AU
07PRETORIA4231	CODEL KERRY VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: Senator John Kerry, accompanied by his wife, Ms. Teresa Heinz Kerry, and two staff members, visited South Africa November 18-28, 2007. Ms. Heinz Kerry, who attended school in South Africa, received an honorary doctorate from Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, of which she [...]	2007-12-21 07:26:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PGOV PINR PREL SF
07PRETORIA4244	CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS VISIT TO SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Summary: A delegation representing the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) led by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (Dem., Calif.),Del. Donna M. Christensen (Dem., Virgin Islands) and CBCF President Dr. Elsie Scott, visited South Africa November 27 - December 2, 2008. The delegation met [...]	2007-12-27 10:37:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KHIV OREP PREL SF SOCI
07PRETORIA4248	MEYER ON IRAQ, KOSOVO, COLOMBIA, AND BASQUE PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former South African Government (SAG) minister and conflict resolution expert Roelf Meyer updated A/PolCounselor and PolOff December 20 on his various international peace initiatives and gave his views on the recent ANC election (septel). Meyer will participate in the second mee [...]	2007-12-27 14:41:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PINR IZ YI CO SP SF
07PRETORIA480	(C) IAEA/CSV: SOUTH AFRICA SKEPTICAL ON FUTURE OF [...] (C) Achieving consensus on the IAEA recommendations at the February meeting of the Committee on Safeguards and Verification (CSV) will be very difficult, claimed Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink. During delivery [...]	2007-02-08 15:22:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC ENRG TRGY PARM PREL AORC KNNP IAEA SF

07PRETORIA498	SOUTH AFRICA POINT OF CONTACT FOR NUCLEAR [...] (C) Per reftel, talking points regarding signature of the Nuclear Energy R&D agreement were delivered by econoff to Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) Nuclear Chief Tseliso Maqubela February 5. Econoff provided Maqubela with a blank copy of the agreement and sample copies of Nuclear Safeg [...]	2007-02-09 14:18:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KTIA ENRG PARM PREL ETTC MNUC AORC IAEA
07PRETORIA520	MBEKI EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR AU IN SOMALIA, BUT NO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Though President Mbeki said February 9 that South Africa will "respond appropriately" to the AU request for assistance in Somalia, we believe the SAG remains skeptical about the AU operation and is content to sit back and watch the situation evolve. However, a specific request f [...]	2007-02-12 16:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SO SF
07PRETORIA533	ANC SECRETARY-GENERAL DISCUSSES ZANU-PF TENSIONS [...] (C) African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Kgalema Motlanthe told Embassy contact Sydney Masamvu February 9 that the South African Government opposes the extension of Mugabe's term to 2010. Motlanthe said that South Africa is encouraged by the growing split within ZANU-PF. Masamvu [...]	2007-02-13 14:06:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZI SF
07PRETORIA537	BOLIVIAN VP TO VISIT SOUTH AFRICA; ANC DELEGATION [...] (C) Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia plans to visit South Africa soon, likely in March, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director Annelize Schroeder. During a February 8 discussion with PolOff, Schroeder said she hopes that the Garcia visit will "energize" the South [...]	2007-02-13 15:10:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM BO SF
07PRETORIA554	SOUTH AFRICA/CHINA TRADE IS BOOMING [...] (U) Summary: China continues to expand its economic ties with South Africa. South Africa/China trade has more than doubled since 2003, and China is today South Africa's fourth largest trading partner. South Africa is one of the few mineral-rich African countries that runs a trade deficit wit [...]	2007-02-14 13:21:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL CH SF
07PRETORIA568	WMD FOREIGN CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MOU [...] (C) Despite South Africa's deep commitment to nonproliferation, we anticipate that the proposed bilateral MOU will be met with "principled" skepticism from the SAG. Pretoria has a strong preference for multilateral structures and instruments, especially in the area of proliferation. Long befor [...]	2007-02-15 15:22:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PTER KTIA SF
07PRETORIA569	SA STRUGGLES TO FORM TRADE AGENDA WITH CHINA [...] (C) Summary: South Africa has not devised a comprehensive strategy to promote and govern trade with China, despite a booming bilateral trade relationship. SAG policy on China trade tends to be reactive and ad hoc, and framed in response to "emergencies" such as surges of Chinese textile impor [...]	2007-02-16 04:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PREL CH SF
07PRETORIA606	AFRICA PEER REVIEW MECHANISM PRIMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) is perhaps the most developed and imaginative component of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD),but has been slow to get off the ground. Only three countries (Ghana, Rwanda, and Kenya) have completed their review, altho [...]	2007-02-21 07:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EAID AU SF
07PRETORIA607	CIVIL SOCIETY CRITICIZES SOUTH AFRICA'S PEER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION. South Africa is in the final stages of its African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) process. The South Africa APRM review has been mired in controversy, with civil society organizations arguing that the South African Government (SAG) exerted too much control over [...]	2007-02-21 08:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON AF SF
07PRETORIA827	(C) SOUTH AFRICA CONCERNED ABOUT CNDD-FDD SPLIT [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director Rasheeda Adam March 5. Adam said that South Africa is "concerned" about tensions within the ruling CNDD-FDD party, as well as the increase in state-sponsored violence in Burundi. The South African Embas [...]	2007-03-06 15:39:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BY SF
07PRETORIA828	SOUTH AFRICA SAYS NO TO LRA REQUEST TO MEDIATE [...] (C) South Africa fully supports the mediation of the Government of South Sudan (GOSS) in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) peace talks, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director Rasheeda Adam. Adam told PolCounselor March 5 that South Africa will not facilitate or host t [...]	2007-03-06 15:50:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UG SF
07PRETORIA920	SOUTH AFRICA WELCOMES U.S. REENGAGEMENT WITH SADC [...] (C) SUMMARY: South African officials welcomed U.S. reengagement in SADC and urged support for Executive Secretary Salomao's five priority areas: economic SIPDIS integration, infrastructure development, disaster management, cross-cutting social sectors, and peace and security. They cauti [...]	2007-03-14 12:31:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SF
07PRETORIA957	SOUTH AFRICA EXPRESSES "CONCERN" ABOUT ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Zimbabwe's March 11 violent attack on opposition leaders has revitalized the debate on Zimbabwe in South Africa and put pressure on the South African Government (SAG) to act. DepForMin Pahad's carefully worded March 13 statement, expressing concern about the ar [...]	2007-03-16 16:20:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SF ZI
07PRISTINA108	KOSOVO: DELEGATION FOR EXBS CONFERENCE IN [...] (SBU) Kosovo will send a delegation to the Eighth International Export Control Conference in Bucharest March 6-8, 2006. Given Kosovo's unique status as a UN-administered territory, the delegation will be led by an international United Nations Interim Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) representative, [...]	2007-02-09 14:34:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL RO PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID
07PRISTINA112	KOSOVO: "SELF-DETERMINATION MOVEMENT" PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: A planned protest by radical "Self-Determination" Movement members in Pristina February 10 turned deadly when two protestors were killed as a result of police efforts to block demonstrators from reaching and ransacking key Kosovo government buildings. Order was restored within [...]	2007-02-12 10:41:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA114	KOSOVO: UNMIK/PISG SELECT KOSMOCELL CONSORTIUM FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Telecommunications Regulatory Authority announced local consortium Kosmocell, which included American companies Computer Science Corporation and the Omni Group, as the winner of the second mobile telephone tender. UNMIK officials said the selection of Kosmocell was c [...]	2007-02-12 11:06:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON PREL YI
07PRISTINA118	COM REACHES OUT TO KOSOVO SERBS IN TOWN HALL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a town hall meeting in Gracanica, Kosovo Serbs shared their practical concerns about implementation of the Ahtisaari package, economic development, security, and returns with the COM and EU representative Torbjorn Sohlstrom. COM described the many provisions in the doc [...]	2007-02-13 17:31:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA139	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JOHN JOHNSON [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Poloff John Johnson to visit Pristina February 28-March 2, 2007. Control Officer for this visit will be Political Officer, Heidi Barrachina, who can be reached at: office 381-38-549-516 ext. 3104; GSM 377-44-501-741; 381-63-1840-036 f [...]	2007-02-26 14:07:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL AMGT ASEC SR YI
07PRISTINA159	KOSOVO: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF A/S FRIED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Status fever continues to grip all residents of Kosovo, with ethnic Albanians focused on the conclusion of the Ahtisaari process and Serbs grimly wondering how they will cope once the outcome is clear. With careful management and assiduous courting of both Albanian and Serb leade [...]	2007-03-01 18:08:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA162	KOSOVO SERB JOURNALISTS LOOK TO UNOSEK AND USG TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a roundtable discussion on March 1 with COM and EU representative Torbjorn Sohlstrom, Kosovo Serb journalists shared their concerns about the lack of protections for Serb media in the status package, and offered their proposal for additional guarantees. COM assured them [...]	2007-03-02 16:42:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINR PREL EAID KDEM SOCI UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA163	UPDATE ON KOSOVO PRIORITY STANDARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kosovo's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG) are finding it difficult to close the book on the remaining Contact Group (CG) Priorities for Standards. We believe all CG offices here would agree that at least nine of the 13 Priorities are complete and that the onl [...]	2007-03-02 16:58:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA169	KOSOVO SERB HARD-LINERS AND MODERATES FACE OFF IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In what was clearly an orchestrated effort, Kosovo Serb hardliners prevented moderate Serb leaders from holding the founding session of the Serbian National Assembly (SNS) on March 4 in Gracanica. The meeting was originally the brainchild of noted Croatian Serb activist Milorad [...]	2007-03-05 15:56:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK
07PRISTINA180	KOSOVO: ASSEMBLY INVESTIGATES FORMER SPEAKER DACI, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Assembly's ad-hoc Investigative Committee presented its report on financial wrongdoing to the full Assembly, which dutifully adopted it on February 22. The report was essentially a watered-down version of the Auditor General's earlier findings, and was even less firm in [...]	2007-03-08 08:11:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA181	KOSOVO: ASSEMBLY INVESTIGATES FORMER SPEAKER DACI, [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-08 08:12:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA186	KOSOVO: ON THE HUSTINGS FOR THE PACKAGE: ALL [...] (C) Summary: USOP outreach efforts to encourage understanding of the Ahtisaari package have uncovered some interesting trends, particularly with regard to Kosovar Albanian perceptions of the document. By far, decentralization as it affects southern Kosovo has proven to be the most contentio [...]	2007-03-12 11:37:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI
07PRISTINA187	KOSOVO'S MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] (SBU) Post has identified the five most influential women in the Kosovo, per Ref A, as well as three Kosovo women who are influential among their respective minority communities. Political officer Heidi Barrachina is POC for women's issues at post: (381) 38-549-516 x3104; barrachinahh@state. [...]	2007-03-12 11:50:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK PHUM SOCI KWMN
07PRISTINA194	KOSOVO: A/S FRIED TELLS SERBS AND ALBANIANS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his March 6-8 visit to Kosovo, EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried warned both Albanians and Serbs to make sure that extremists from both sides do not raise tensions in the run up to the decision on Kosovo's final status. Serb leaders from the north were resolute in thei [...]	2007-03-13 11:46:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA20	KOSOVO: 2006 A SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR SERBIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In 2006, the Reconstruction Implementation Commission (RIC) completed extensive renovations on seven Serbian Orthodox religious sites damaged or destroyed during the March 2004 riots. Work on an eighth site will continue into early 2007 due to the complexity of the works. Th [...]	2007-01-10 16:45:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL KCRM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA204	KOSOVO: UNMIK/PISG SELECT NEW WINNER OF SECOND [...] (SBU) Summary: The Kosovo Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) recently announced the consortium of Telecom Slovenia/Ipko/Albright Group as the winner of the second mobile tender after the initial winner Kosmocell was unable to make its payment for the operating license. The consorti [...]	2007-03-16 12:58:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS PREL YI
07PRISTINA208	KOSOVO: COM EMPHASIZES REDLINES IN FRANK [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a conversation with E.O.-listed northern Kosovo Serb hardliner Milan Ivanovic on March 15, COM emphasized that Serbs are free to express their opinions about Ahtisaari's proposals and the UN-led status process underway, but that if their rhetoric spills into violent or pr [...]	2007-03-16 17:50:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA214	USOP'S FIRST VISIT TO THE NEWLY RE-ACCREDITED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari,s proposal for Kosovo,s final status calls for the regularization of the university in north Mitrovica as a Kosovar institution of higher learning. On March 11 UNMIK quietly and temporarily extended accreditation to the university. In a March 15 me [...]	2007-03-20 11:36:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PGOV PREL EAID SOCI SCUL
07PRISTINA224	KOSOVO GOVERNING COALITION GROWS PROGRESSIVELY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Weak leadership, opposition enticements, and the departure of AAK leader Ramush Haradinaj for the Hague have all combined to progressively undermine the governing coalition of Kosovo, which continues to limp along despite intensified pressure from a variety of sources. The inte [...]	2007-03-21 13:12:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL YI UNMIK
07PRISTINA229	KOSOVO: NORTHERN MUNICIPALITIES SUBMIT FY 2007 [...] (C) Summary. Despite having publicly cut economic and political ties with the central government in Pristina, Kosovo's northern Serb-majority municipalities - Zubin Potok, Leposavic and Zvecan - recently submitted their FY 2007 budgets to the Kosovo Ministry of Finance and Economy (MFE). Alth [...]	2007-03-23 15:09:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PREL YI
07PRISTINA232	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO POLOFF DAVID MUNIZ [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Poloff David Muniz to visit Pristina on April 11-14, 2007. The purpose of the visit is for consultations with USOP. Control Officer for this visit will be Political Officer, Heidi Barrachina, who can be reached at: office 381-38-549 [...]	2007-03-26 13:26:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL AMGT ASEC SR
07PRISTINA258	KOSOVO'S IPR REGIME STILL WEAK BUT FUTURE PROGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Kosovo's intellectual property rights (IPR) regime remains a bad mix of little institutional IPR experience, a struggling economy and high unemployment, limited interest from UNMIK and the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG) in implementing laws, and weak enforce [...]	2007-04-03 11:24:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KIPR ECON PREL YI
07PRISTINA260	KOSOVO: COM ADVISES ENERGY MINISTER TO MAINTAIN [...] (C) Summary. After hearing the World Bank's proposal (described by a World Bank team visiting Kosovo the week of March 26) to suspend temporarily its involvement in the multi-billion dollar Kosovo C project, COM told Minister of Energy and Mining Ceku to mend relations with the Bank in order [...]	2007-04-04 10:20:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ENRG PGOV PREL YI
07PRISTINA261	KOSOVO: UNIFIED ASSEMBLY DECLARES OVERWHELMING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a show of overwhelming unity, the Kosovo Assembly declared its support April 5 for UN Special Envoy Ahtisaari's report, committed to implement fully its provisions, and welcomed without reservation the international civilian and security presence that will be established in Ko [...]	2007-04-05 12:51:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA273	KOSOVO: TRANSITION WORKING GROUPS MOVE FORWARD, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The nine transition working groups set up by UNMIK, the core team for the post-UNMIK International Civilian Office, USOP, and the Kosovo government have focused attention on necessary actions required to be taken by the Kosovo government in time for UNMIK's departure. The first [...]	2007-04-11 15:43:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KDEM UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA278	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DAN LYNCH [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Dan Lynch to visit Pristina on April 17-18, 2007. The purpose of the visit is for consultations with USOP. Control Officer for this visit will be Political Officer, AJ Rei-Perrine, who can be reached at: office 381-38-5959-3195; [...]	2007-04-12 06:42:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA NATO
07PRISTINA286	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HOLLY SCHWENDLER [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Holly Schwendler to visit Pristina on April 17-18, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to attend "Contact Group Plus" Conference. Control Officer for this visit will be Political Officer, AJ Rei-Perrine, who can be reached at: offi [...]	2007-04-12 13:02:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EUN PREL NATO ASEC SR YI
07PRISTINA301	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR FRANK WISNER AND [...] (SBU) US Office Pristina warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, Special Representative of the Department of State for Kosovo Final Status Issues, and his assistant, Patrick Hanish, to visit Pristina April 26 - April 27, 2007. The purpose of the visit is f [...]	2007-04-17 16:32:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC EG KSAC AU QA OTRA
07PRISTINA32	KOSOVO SEEKS TO MAINTAIN MOMENTUM IN DEVELOPING [...] (SBU) Summary. The Kosovo/World Bank energy sector development project, known as the Lignite Power Technical Assistance Project (LPTAP),has made some progress, but ensuring coordination between UNMIK/PISG and the international community on the way to move forward remains a challenge. The PI [...]	2007-01-17 11:44:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN ENRG PGOV PREL YI
07PRISTINA323	KOSOVO SERBS REACT POSITIVELY TO USG-FUNDED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 19, COM inaugurated three USAID projects in Serb-majority northern Kosovo. These included renovations to both the Technical Sciences faculty and the technical high school in northern Mitrovica, along with the construction of a new water reservoir and water distributio [...]	2007-04-24 16:29:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA329	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HENRY KELLEY [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Henry Kelley, U.S. Coordinator - Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe to visit Pristina May 6-9, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to consult with post on U.S. assistance programs and would appreciate the opportunity to conduct sit [...]	2007-04-26 06:47:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON OTRA EUN
07PRISTINA336	KOSOVO: SECURITY COUNCIL VISIT TO KOSOVO LEAVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Whatever Russian hopes may have been for an April 27-28 UN Security Council trip that would leave permreps more sympathetic to the plight of Kosovo Serbs and hostile to the prospect of Kosovo independence, it appears that goal was not achieved; instead, delegation members appear [...]	2007-04-30 09:52:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK UNSC YI
07PRISTINA379	KOSOVO ALBANIANS COMMEMORATE KOSOVO'S NEW MISSING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Kosovo government officially recognized April 27 as Missing Persons Day. By changing the date from the internationally-observed August 30 to the anniversary of one of the largest massacres of Kosovo Albanians in 1999, the government scored some unnecessary PR points again [...]	2007-05-15 12:38:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA386	KOSOVO CHURCH RECONSTRUCTION UNDER ATTACK BY SERB [...] (C) SUMMARY. The work of Kosovo's highly successful Reconstruction Implementation Commission for Serbian Orthodox Religious Sites in Kosovo (RIC) is grinding to a halt due to attacks from the hardline Serbian government representative on the commission, in coordination with the intractable Ser [...]	2007-05-17 15:28:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA405	KOSOVO: POOR POE BOARD NOMINATIONS RAISE CONCERNS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-22 15:21:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KPRV ENRG PGOV PREL YI
07PRISTINA406	KOSOVO: DRAFT KPC EARLY RETIREMENT LAW: FISCALLY [...] (C) Summary. The initial draft Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) early retirement law is a fiscally irresponsible, poorly-written piece of legislation that potentially provides beneficiaries with life-long pensions and free primary health all KPC members who would not be eligible to join the Kosov [...]	2007-05-22 15:36:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL YI
07PRISTINA428	KOSOVO: POST-INDEPENDENCE SERB-RELATED CHALLENGES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The eventual declaration of Kosovo's independence, as we have always anticipated, will pose a number of challenges on the ground given continuing Belgrade and Kosovo Serb refusal to countenance any settlement based on the Ahtisaari plan or to accept the end of Serbian sovereignt [...]	2007-06-01 16:47:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK UNSC YI
07PRISTINA464	KOSOVO'S SOUTHERN SERBS INCREASINGLY RESISTANT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a series of meetings in the southern enclaves in mid-to-late May, Kosovo Serbs continued to exhibit a strong degree of denial about the imminence of a status decision, expressing firm belief in Russia's ability to halt or at least delay independence. Serbs in the future [...]	2007-06-13 11:50:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA469	KOSOVO: WORLD BANK'S IFC INVOLVEMENT IN KOSOVO C [...] (C) Summary. The proposal from the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) to take a 10 percent equity stake in one of the consortia short-listed to compete for the Kosovo C energy sector development tender has raised concerns within UNMIK, the PISG and USOP about the fairness, i [...]	2007-06-14 15:33:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG ECON PGOV PREL AID YI
07PRISTINA490	KOSOVO: UNITY TEAM UNDER MOUNTING PRESSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Media attacks against Kosovo's fragile Unity Team (UT),composed of leading governing and opposition figures, are becoming an almost daily occurrence, as public frustration mounts over the continued uncertainty of final status. In the face of what is perceived here to be backsli [...]	2007-06-22 15:05:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA50	KOSOVO: AFTER A HEATED PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the run-up to the January 21 Serbian parliamentary elections, Serbia-based political parties have been actively campaigning in Kosovo, and some even include Kosovo Serbs as candidates on their electoral lists. In the past weeks, there have been peaceful rallies in Serb-majorit [...]	2007-01-19 17:32:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA521	KOSOVO: SERB CHURCH RECONSTRUCTION BACK ON TRACK [...] (C) SUMMARY. After months of delay, the Reconstruction Implementation Commission for Serbian Orthodox Religious Sites in Kosovo (RIC) met June 21 and approved five new tenders. RIC Project Manager Francisco Montanes is very pleased with Vera Pavlovic Luncharsky, the new Serbian Government re [...]	2007-07-06 12:11:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL KCRM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA534	KOSOVO: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BEAN [...] (U) Your visit to Kosovo comes at the final phase of a prolonged period of negotiation over Kosovo's status, a process led by UN Special Envoy and former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari. The status negotiation process began in January 2006 with the articulation of basic principles by the [...]	2007-07-10 16:54:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL UNMIK UNSC YI
07PRISTINA54	SERBIAN ELECTIONS IN KOSOVO: NO INCIDENTS, RADICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kosovo Serbs voted peacefully at polling stations throughout Kosovo in the Serbian parliamentary elections on January 21. There were no significant incidents. Preliminary results indicate that Kosovo Serb support for the Serbian Radical Party (SRS) has fallen markedly since th [...]	2007-01-22 14:15:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA544	KOSOVO: SECURITY WORKING GROUPS SLOWLY LEAVE THE [...] (C) Summary: The sub-Working Groups on Kosovo Protection Corps (KPC) Issues and Security Institutions, two of the six sub-Working Groups (sub-WGs) created by the Working Group on Security (WGS) to carry out its mandate to plan for implementation of Annex VIII of the Ahtisaari final status pac [...]	2007-07-13 09:47:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS MARR PGOV PINS PREL YI KCRS UNMIK
07PRISTINA592	KOSOVO: NORTHERN POLITICIANS DISCUSS STATUS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two Serb politicians from Leposavic and Zubin Potok evinced a desire to cooperate with the international community on security and stability, but also continued reluctance to cooperate with the PISG. Both stressed that relations with KFOR are currently good and emphasized their [...]	2007-07-31 15:12:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PREL EAID PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA593	KOSOVO: SIGNS OF HARDLINE SERB CONSOLIDATION IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent disturbing moves by Serb hardliners linked with the Belgrade's Coordinating Center for Kosovo (CCK) and the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) provide evidence that Belgrade is working to sow fear and mistrust between Kosovo Serbs and their Albanian and international interlocu [...]	2007-07-31 15:47:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID PREF PHUM SOCI KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA617	KOSOVO: DEPORTATION OF FAILED ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to UNMIK's Office of Communities, Returns and Minorities (OCRM),more than 47,500 people have been deported to Kosovo since 2000, with Germany alone accounting for 8,454. Concern is growing among internationals, the PISG, and the Roma, Ashkali, and Egyptian (RAE) c [...]	2007-08-09 13:32:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID PREF PHUM SOCI UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA630	STRPCE'S ANTIPODE: NORTHERNMOST ALBANIAN VILLAGES [...] (U) Summary: Albanians in Kosovo's Leposavic Municipality are concerned about their security and worried about the long term prospects for their three villages. They eke out a modest living from agriculture and livestock, and are isolated from Pristina, UNMIK, Mitrovica and Leposavic. They [...]	2007-08-20 08:07:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL KV
07PRISTINA668	KOSOVO: CENTRAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS SET FOR [...] (C) Summary. On August 31, UN SRSG Ruecker announced that elections will be held in Kosovo on November 17. Three ballots will be cast by voters for the central Assembly, the Municipal Assemblies, and for the first time, direct election of mayors. Additionally, Ruecker announced a five percen [...]	2007-09-06 15:42:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KV
07PRISTINA69	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR FRANK WISNER AND [...] US Office Pristina warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, Special Representative of the Secretary of State to the Kosovo Status Talks, his son, Mr. David SIPDIS Wisner, and his assistant, Patrick Hanish to visit Pristina February 4 - February 5, 2007. T [...]	2007-01-26 08:22:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOVE OVIP KS
07PRISTINA707	KOSOVO: TRANSITION PLANNING MOVING AHEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: In the first Strategic Transition Group meeting since the August recess, SRSG Ruecker on September 20 urged a renewed focus on the transition process and reaffirmed UNMIK's support for the Ahtisaari plan as the blueprint for moving ahead on transition implementation. Progress r [...]	2007-09-26 12:38:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM UNMIK KV
07PRISTINA72	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO GARY D. ROBBINS [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to EUR/RPM Director Gary D. Robbins to visit Pristina on January 30 and 31, 2007. The purpose of the visit is to consult with U.S. Office and visits to OSCE field missions. Control officer will be Political Officer AJ Rei-Perrine, who [...]	2007-01-26 12:45:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	MK OTRA PREL
07PRISTINA723	KOSOVO: ELECTIONS PLANNING GAINS TRACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: An approaching November 17 elections date and clear signals from UNMIK, OSCE and others to get to work have compelled Kosovar politicians and election officials to focus more energy on necessary organizational issues and less on public grandstanding about the alleged deficiencies [...]	2007-10-04 15:16:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KV
07PRISTINA74	KOSOVO: KOSOVARS ANXIOUS AND EXPECTANT, BUT CALM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovar Albanians eagerly anticipate the upcoming Feb. 2 visit by UN Special Envoy for Kosovo Martti Ahtisaari, believing that his arrival will mark the final phase in the status determination process. The Kosovar Albanian "Unity Team" of negotiators from the major political pa [...]	2007-01-27 16:55:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI
07PRISTINA75	KOSOVO: EXHUMATION OF POSSIBLE LARGE MASS GRAVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMIK's Department of Justice has what it believes to be reliable information regarding a mass grave that could contain up to several hundred bodies. The site is just over the administrative boundary line with Serbia. UNMIK has asked USG assistance to pressure the Serbian judge [...]	2007-01-29 10:10:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV PINR PREL ICTY UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA764	KOSOVO: AHTISAARI-MANDATED CONSTITUTIONAL DRAFTING [...] (C) Summary. A three day off-site planned for November 1-3 should see the culmination of seven months of intense discussions by the so-called "Pre-Constitutional Working Group" -- whose activities have been closely monitored and guided by USOP and ICO -- and result in a first rough draft of [...]	2007-10-31 15:52:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KV
07PRISTINA777	KOSOVO: BELGRADE INCREASES RHETORICAL AND OTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Recent statements - public and private - by Serbian Minister for Kosovo Slobodan Samardzic and others in the Ministry's hierarchy demonstrate Belgrade's intention to increase pressure on Kosovo's Serbs to toe the line, strengthen parallel structures, and -- as a likely outcome -- [...]	2007-11-14 15:39:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KV UNMIK
07PRISTINA783	KOSOVO ELECTIONS PROCEED CALMLY: PDK WINS BIG, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovars went to the polls on November 17 to elect their central and local assemblies, as well as mayors in Kosovo's 30 municipalities. USOP observer teams, plus the Council of Europe mission and local NGOs, all reported technically sound balloting. KFOR, UNMIK and the Kosovo P [...]	2007-11-19 11:59:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM
07PRISTINA810	KOSOVO: EFFECTS OF POSSIBLE SERBIA ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite negative consequences for its own economy, Serbia appears determined to implement an economic blockade against Kosovo when independence is declared. While the length and degree of a blockade is impossible to predict, complete closure of every Serbia-Kosovo checkpoint to a [...]	2007-12-07 17:53:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
07PRISTINA829	KOSOVO'S WATER SYSTEM: INTERDEPENDENCE OF NORTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gazivoda reservoir, located in the northern Serb-majority municipality of Zubin Potok, is Kosovo's largest body of water and a vital resource for both Kosovo Albanian and Kosovo Serb communities. The lake supplies drinking water to areas of northern Kosovo and essential cooling [...]	2007-12-20 16:34:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK
07PRISTINA89	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MARK BOCCHETTI [...] US Office Pristina welcomes and grants country clearance to Econ Chief Mark Bocchetti to visit Pristina February 6-8, 2007. Control Officer for this visit will be Economic Officer, Shante Moore, who can be reached at: office 381-38-549-516 ext. 3141; GSM 377-44-501-745; fax 381-38-549-890. [...]	2007-02-02 10:12:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ECON PREL AMGT ASEC SR YI
07PRISTINA91	KOSOVO: COM INAUGURATE AID PROJECT, URGES KOSOVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During the inauguration of a U.S.-funded town hall and road rehabilitation project in northern Kosovo on February 1, COM urged Kosovo Serbs to listen carefully to Ahtisaari's proposal, saying that it will contain significant rights and guarantees for Kosovo's Serbs. In a priva [...]	2007-02-02 12:25:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL YI UNMIK EAID PHUM
07PRISTINA99	KOSOVO: CREATING GOOD GOVERNANCE OF PUBLICLY OWNED [...] (C) Summary. The final status package proposal presented to Kosovo on February 2 provides UNMIK the opportunity to establish corporate governance and oversight structures for publicly-owned enterprises (POEs) as they transition to Kosovar authority. Several UNMIK agencies and some PISG offic [...]	2007-02-06 13:42:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KPRV KCOR PGOV PREL YI
07QUITO1039	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY RACE BEGINS [...] (U) This message contains an action request for DRL and WHA/USOAS. See para 18. 2. (SBU) Summary: With national constituent assembly elections officially announced for September 30, Rafael Correa's undiminished popularity makes his Alianza PAIS movement the party to beat. Although poll [...]	2007-05-08 14:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1046	AMBASSADOR AND FORMIN CLEAR THE AIR; PREPARE FOR D [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Maria Espinosa on May 8 to discuss the Deputy Secretary's May 9 visit, probe the ForMin on her harsh comments about the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT),and to clarify the USG position on the 2007 UNITAS move. She expressed USG hope tha [...]	2007-05-08 23:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO1047	ECUADOR - NO PLANS TO JOIN BOLIVARIAN ALTERNATIVE (ALBA) [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Ministry officials report that the GOE does not plan to join ALBA, citing a lack of concrete, meaningful proposals. Instead, Ecuador plans to focus on the broader Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) organization. Ecuador did not sign an agreement by ALBA members t [...]	2007-05-09 14:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL EC
07QUITO1068	ECUADOR'S VIEWS ON UPCOMING HRC VOTE [...] (C) Acting PolChief delivered demarche May 11 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs. Puma said that the GOE understood USG concerns regarding Belarus' inclusion in the Human Rights Council and agreed that it would compromise the council's future credibility. Pum [...]	2007-05-11 17:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UN BO EC
07QUITO108	CORREA AND URIBE ANNOUNCE DEAL ON SPRAY STUDY [...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Rafael Correa of Ecuador and President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia announced an agreement on January 10 to conduct a tripartite study of the aerial fumigation of coca crops in Colombia along the Ecuadorian border. The study would be conducted by representatives of [...]	2007-01-12 21:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR EC CO
07QUITO1081	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE MEETS WITH CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary rounded out his Quito visit with a meeting at the Ambassador's Residence with six representatives from a diverse array of civil society sectors to gain a non-governmental perspective on Ecuador's current political and economic outlook. A/S Shannon and DCM Bro [...]	2007-05-11 22:10:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1088	CORREA'S TRUTH COMMISSION HUNTS EX-PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: President Correa created a "Truth Commission" on May 3 to investigate alleged human rights violations by the Leon Febres Cordero (PSC) administration during the 1980s. Most of the members of the Commission are victim family members and self described persecuted human rights acti [...]	2007-05-14 21:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO110	LUCIO FLIPS TO PRO-ASSEMBLY MAJORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a dramatic reversal, ex-president Lucio Gutierrez' Patriotic Society Party pulled out of a rightist alliance opposing president-elect Rafael Correa's constituent assembly proposal and formed a new pro-assembly majority counting 54 votes in the new Congress and a majority in [...]	2007-01-12 22:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1113	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH THE GOE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. During a lunch with the Deputy Secretary, members of the Government of Ecuador economic team touched upon the need to improve education and health care in Ecuador and generate economic opportunities for the poor. The Ecuadorians cautiously welcomed the idea of a bilateral eco [...]	2007-05-16 14:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL EC
07QUITO1114	CORREA TELLS D: ECUADOR WELCOMES ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an hour and a half May 9 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa avoided controversial topics, stressed the importance of the bilateral relationship, and stuck to his core themes. He assured the Deputy Secretary that the United States has nothing [...]	2007-05-16 14:46:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV EC
07QUITO1124	CORREA ESCALATES WAR AGAINST THE PRESS [...] (U) Summary: President Correa ramped up his war of words and legal battle with the press May 15 by once again referring to the media as "mediocre and incompetent". While signing documents adding further charges of "insult" to his pending lawsuit against the daily newspaper La Hora, Correa vo [...]	2007-05-16 22:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1164	GOE AMBIVALENT ON IRAN-VENEZUELA RELATIONS [...] (C) PolOff conveyed RefTel points on May 15 to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs, Lourdes Puma. After listening to our views, Puma asserted that "it is not Ecuador's way to insert itself into the affairs of other sovereign nations and tell them with whom they should be friends." [...]	2007-05-18 20:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN BO EC
07QUITO1176	CENTRAL BANK MANAGER OFFERS RESIGNATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Central Bank General Manager Mauricio Pareja has offered to resign, but the Central Bank Board has yet to decide whether to accept his resignation. If it accepts his resignation, the Board will select his replacement. The rumor is that Maria de Lourdes Andrade, a close confi [...]	2007-05-21 21:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL EC
07QUITO1180	UN HEALTH RAPPORTEUR SIDES WITH GOE ON SPRAYING [...] (SBU) Summary: United Nations Rapporteur for Human Health Rights Paul Hunt visited Ecuador May 14-18 at the invitation of the GOE to conduct a "non-scientific" study of the impact of Colombia's aerial fumigation program on Ecuadorian residents in the border region. Hunt met with residents, NG [...]	2007-05-22 20:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO1182	VIDEO OF ECONOMY MINISTER PATINO IMPLIES MARKET [...] (U) Summary. Recently released excerpts of a video of a February meeting between Economy Minister Patino and former Economy Minister Rodas imply (but do not confirm) that if Patino frightened the international bond market, Rodas could have earned $50 million. Patino and Rodas separately ass [...]	2007-05-22 21:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO1234	ECUADOR -- DEMARCHE ON U.N. WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY [...] On May 23 post delivered reftel points to Lourdes Puma Puma, Director of Multilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Puma said that Ecuador supports increasing access to vaccines and supports the avoidance of virus stock destruction. JEWELL [...]	2007-05-30 13:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL KFLU EC
07QUITO1235	ECUADOR -- DEMARCHE ON U.N. WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY [...] On May 23 post delivered reftel points to Lourdes Puma Puma, Director of Multilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Puma said that Ecuador supports increasing access to vaccines and supports the avoidance of virus stock destruction. JEWELL [...]	2007-05-30 13:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL KFLU EC
07QUITO1236	ECUADOR DOES NOT SUPPORT ADDIN CEDRELA TO CITES [...] Post delivered reftel points to Frida Pin Hoppe in the Ministry of Environment on April 24; post later received the following written responses from the appropriate scientific authorities via her office. They are reproduced verbatim due to their technical nature. 2. What is the conservati [...]	2007-05-30 13:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA EUN ECON PREL EC
07QUITO1239	ECUADOR REVIEW FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information regarding trade and other relations between Ecuador and Cuba. Trade between the two countries is not extensive. In 2006, Ecuadorian exports to Cuba, mostly tuna, totaled $6,434,690 (FOB) and Ecuadorian imports from Cu [...]	2007-05-30 14:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL CU EC
07QUITO1258	NEW COLOMBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS ECUADOR [...] (U) Summary: Colombian Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo made his first official visit to Ecuador on May 28. During the visit, Araujo stressed the need for continued anti-narcotics cooperation; communicated GOC willingness to compensate border residents for damage caused by aerial fumigations [...]	2007-05-31 22:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO1268	CONGRESS CREATES A COURT OF CONVENIENCE [...] (C) Summary: Congress produced a politicized Constitutional Court to replace the politicized Court it recently voted out of existence. Deals and trades have produced a Court that will probably be pro-Correa, removing a potential vehicle for opposition maneuvering, but otherwise not likely t [...]	2007-06-01 20:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO127	CORREA INAUGURAL CHARTS PRIORITIES, SIGNALS STYLE [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-17 21:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EC
07QUITO128	CORREA INAUGURAL CHARTS PRIORITIES, SIGNALS STYLE [...] (C) Summary: Rafael Correa on January 15 was sworn in as Ecuador's 81st president since Ecuador's independence from Spain in 1830, and the 8th in the past 10 years. In his inaugural address, Correa laid out an idealistic agenda heavy on rhetorical flourishes and calling for what he termed a [...]	2007-01-17 21:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EC

07QUITO1295	FOUR MONTHS OUT, CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY CORREA'S TO [...] (C) Summary. Early polls confirm a clear plurality and broad support for President Correa's Alianza PAIS movement over any other party, but a recent dip in President Correa's approval rating could signal some softness. Minister of Energy Alberto Acosta is rumored to be ready to leave office [...]	2007-06-06 13:37:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1302	CORREA AND GARCIA TALK BORDER DEVELOPMENT; DENY [...] (U) Summary: Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and Peruvian President Alan Garcia met on June 1 in Tumbes, Peru for the presidents' first binational meeting on border issues. Correa stressed the need for continued investment by Ecuador, Peru, and the international community in the border re [...]	2007-06-06 20:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
07QUITO1350	VIDEO SCANDAL EXPANDS [...] (C) Summary: Another secretly-taped video involving Economy Minister Ricardo Patino has become public, extending the controversy over an earlier video (reftel). The new video dates to February, and shows President of Congress Jorge Cevallos discussing his efforts toward congressional approv [...]	2007-06-13 12:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1351	GOE TO GET TOUGHER ON ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS; [...] (C) Summary: Correa's national security minister coordinator, Fernando Bustamante, told the Ambassador on June 8 that the GOE planned to strengthen its security posture in the north to restrict the activities of Colombian illegal armed groups in Ecuador. He said Correa was very concerned ove [...]	2007-06-13 16:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL INRA MARR CO EC
07QUITO1361	ECUADOR SKEPTICAL OF US TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on June 13 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs. Puma expressed GOE's skepticism regarding the various proposals contained in the initiative, noting that in the past, such practices were designed to link political preferenc [...]	2007-06-14 14:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN EC
07QUITO1423	ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE REGISTRATION CLOSES: NOBOA [...] (U) Summary. The last day to register candidates for Ecuador's constituent assembly race ended with mild chaos at the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) and Alvaro Noboa once again throwing his hat into the ring. Parties chose a variety of candidates to help them gain seats, from current and [...]	2007-06-21 13:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1483	RADIO ADDRESSES ILLUMINATE CORREA [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has given 23 Saturday radio addresses. The extemporaneous and unscripted nature of the addresses gives an idea of the issues he is thinking about and his own personal character. Emboffs have listened to recordings of the last 13 of these addre [...]	2007-06-27 19:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1488	AMID CALLS TO DISSOLVE CONGRESS, CORREA,S RATINGS [...] (U) Summary: On June 26 a new Cedatos-Gallup poll shows a drop in President Correa's approval rating to 62% and a drop in his credibility to 54%. These declines come in the midst of increasing political scandal and contention. Recents displays of intolerance and even arrogance by Correa, cou [...]	2007-06-28 14:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1497	ECUADOR'S BIG ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE: KEEPING [...] (U) Summary: President Rafael Correa is challenging the world to help Ecuador avoid drilling for oil in one of its largest and most biodiverse areas of protected Amazon rainforest, the Ishpingo-Tambocoha-Tiputini (ITT) field in Yasuni National Park. The GOE wants the international communit [...]	2007-06-29 13:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EC EFIN EPET PREL SENV
07QUITO1534	VICE FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEWS THE RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary. In reviewing the main messages that the GOE delivered in Washington during its lobbying efforts for ATPA extension, the Vice Foreign Minister presented Ecuador's take on the key elements in our relationship: the importance of ATPA renewal, the need to think about what might succ [...]	2007-07-05 18:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL SNAR EC
07QUITO155	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT MORENO [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Vice President Lenin Moreno on January 17. Moreno demonstrated his good humor, openness to the U.S. and conveyed a sincere desire to improve coordination of GOE social programs, his core interest and assignment. He also made an impassioned [...]	2007-01-19 18:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO1553	GLYPHOSATE TAKES ANOTHER HIT IN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ecuadorian Commission studying the health and environmental impacts of Colombia's aerial coca eradication program on Ecuador's north released its findings on July 2. The Commission argues that the chemical mixture used by the GOC since 2000 is highly toxic and has caused e [...]	2007-07-09 20:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO156	GOVERNMENT MINISTER LARREA PUSHES REFORM AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Government Gustavo Larrea on January 18 to promote continued bilateral law enforcement cooperation. Larrea, a prominent leftist critic of the U.S. in the past, and president Correa's chief political strategist and operator, was disarmingly co [...]	2007-01-19 19:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR ECON EC
07QUITO1568	RESPONSE TO NOPEC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) This is a response cable to State 88197. Post raised the NOPEC legislation with Ecuador's Ministry of Energy, and relayed reftel points. The Ministry representative appreciated the information, noting that he was already aware of the legislation. He did not offer a GOE reaction or any [...]	2007-07-11 13:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL
07QUITO1573	CORREA STRIKES BACK AT OPPOSITION WITH ALLEGATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7, President Correa accused 18 congressmen of offering to support the government,s controversial banking reform law in exchange for political favors such as appointments to high posts in state-owned companies. The president also implicated Guayas prefect Nicolas Lapent [...]	2007-07-11 20:56:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO158	GARCIA/USDEL BILAT: PERU'S QUIXOTIC MISSION [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian President Alan Garcia met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez on the margins of President Rafael Correa's inauguration ceremony. Garcia raised ATPA, the U.S./Peru free trade agreement and Peru's lonely opposition to Chavez in South America. End Summary. Bac [...]	2007-01-19 19:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO160	CORREA INAUGURATION: USDEL CONVEYS MESSAGE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. delegation to the inauguration of Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa headed by Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez effectively conveyed a message of SIPDIS friendship and respect between the U.S. and Ecuador. That message was warmly received both publicly and priva [...]	2007-01-19 19:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO1607	CONGRESS VOTES "NO CONFIDENCE" IN FINANCE MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Continuing the standoff between Congress and the Correa administration, Congress passed a vote of no confidence July 13 against Minister of Finance Ricardo Patino. Citing allegations of embezzlement, illicit association, collusion and treason, Congress passed the measure af [...]	2007-07-17 21:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO162	INAUGURATION: FRIENDLY BILATERAL WITH FM ESPINOSA [...] (SBU) Summary: In a brief but cordial bilateral meeting on the eve of the inauguration of President Rafael Correa, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met with Foreign SIPDIS Minister-designate Maria Fernanda Espinosa on January 14. Both agreed that more unites our countries than divide [...]	2007-01-19 20:11:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO1678	PETROBRAS INVESTIGATION COULD LEAD TO CONTRACT [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian state petroleum company Petrobras is being investigated for possible contract violations that could lead to the cancellation of its contract. The allegations echo those leveled at U.S. firm Occidental Petroleum, whose contract was subsequently cancelled and assets sei [...]	2007-07-26 18:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV PREL EC
07QUITO175	NEW MINDEF EMPHASIZES SOCIAL MISSION [...] (C) Summary: In her initial call on Minister of Defense Guadalupe Larriva on January 18, the Ambassador expressed USG willingness to deepen security cooperation, and highlighted successful U.S. led development projects and military humanitarian exercises. Larriva welcomed USG support for ci [...]	2007-01-22 19:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO1902	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EVENT ON LITERACY AND [...] (U) Action request - see para. 4. 2. (SBU) Poloff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on August 9 regarding the First Lady's literacy and health event. Puma expressed interest in the topic and event and asked to have an invitation sent to the spouses [...]	2007-08-22 11:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EC
07QUITO1903	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 62ND UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] (U) Action request - see para. 3. 2. (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on August 9 regarding the GOE's participation in UNGA. Puma informed us on August 17 that both the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs would attend. Personal [...]	2007-08-22 11:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EC
07QUITO1904	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: PRESSING FOR UNIVERSAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-22 11:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL EC
07QUITO1906	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CONVENTION AGAINST [...] (SBU) On August 9, PolOff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, and delivered reftel demarche, including dip note, talking points, and CV for Ms. Felice Gaer. Puma said that the GOE is aware of Gaer's run for reelection and approved of her previous particip [...]	2007-08-22 18:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA EC
07QUITO194	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ' MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Argentinean Vice President Daniel Scioli met with Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez on the margins of Rafael Correa's presidential inauguration. Scioli and his delegation emphasized overall good relations, shared his views on how to improve the U.S. image in Latin America and [...]	2007-01-23 20:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO1945	USNS COMFORT VISIT TO ECUADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The USNS Comfort stopped in Manta, Ecuador, on August 15-21 during its humanitarian assistance deployment in the region. In coordination with Mission Ecuador personnel, NGOs and Ecuadorian authorities, members of the medical ship provided some 51,000 instances of medical, dent [...]	2007-08-24 11:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO1947	USNS COMFORT VISIT TO ECUADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The USNS Comfort stopped in Manta, Ecuador, on August 15-21 during its humanitarian assistance deployment in the region. In coordination with Mission Ecuador personnel, NGOs and Ecuadorian authorities, members of the medical ship provided some 51,000 instances of medical, dent [...]	2007-08-24 15:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO197	CORREA MAKES HAY AS NOBOA BOTCHES AG APPOINTMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a hurried backroom deal, the PRIAN used its majority in Congress to appoint a highly controversial Attorney General, Francisco Cucalon Rendon. Both the process and the selection have been strongly criticized by President Correa and justice sector NGOs, fueling expectations tha [...]	2007-01-24 17:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1992	ECUADOR: PROPOSALS ILLUMINATE KEY ISSUES FOR [...] (C) Ecuadorian political parties and civil society groups have put forward a variety of proposals for the new constitution, which will be drafted by the Constituent Assembly to be elected on September 30. Some of the major issues Assembly members are likely to address include the extent of s [...]	2007-08-30 21:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ELAB ENRG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL EC
07QUITO200	CONGRESS TO DECIDE ON ASSEMBLY REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Amid small but invasive pro-Assembly protests, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on January 23 declined to act on President Correa's decree ordering a referendum be held on March 18 on whether to convoke a National Constituent Assembly, choosing instead to refer the matter [...]	2007-01-24 21:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO2064	REQUEST CLEARANCE OF SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Post requests immediate clearance of the draft diplomatic note on security cooperation activities in Ecuador during FY 2008 (see para. 2). The language of the diplomatic note is identical to the one sent last year except for a new line stating that the M [...]	2007-09-11 21:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL EC
07QUITO211	HELICOPTER COLLISION KILLS MINDEF AND DAUGHTER [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian Minister of Defense Guadalupe Larriva, her 17-year-old daughter Claudia Avila Larriva, and five Ecuadorian Army officials were killed in a collision of two helicopters at 8:19 pm on January 24 in Manta, Manabi province. While details on the exact cause of the collision [...]	2007-01-25 21:36:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO2133	ECUADOR FM'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRAN AND THE [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa on September 7. Espinosa responded that she was extremely interested and concerned about the Iranian nuclear program. She asked us to follow up with Ambassador Emilio Izquierdo, the Multilateral Affairs [...]	2007-09-17 14:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PREL AORC KNNP IAEA EC IR
07QUITO2134	ECUADOR: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting one on one with the Ambassador on September 12, Ecuadorian President Correa sounded confident of a strong showing in the September 30 Constituent Assembly elections and was open to the Ambassador's advice on his New York trip later this month. He took on board the Ambas [...]	2007-09-17 20:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS EC
07QUITO216	US JURISDICTION OF VISITING US MILITARY PERSONNEL [...] (C) Summary: The Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 28 September 2006 approved U.S. military training activities in Ecuador from 01 October 2006 through 30 September 2007. Post, per RefTel request, exchanged diplomatic notes with the MFA as has been done each year since 1999 in lieu [...]	2007-01-26 21:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO2166	INSIGHTS INTO CORREA,S NATIONALIST VISION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Ecuadorian officials uniformly stressed, in a series of recent meetings with visiting WHA/AND Director Chacon, the importance that President Correa places on changing the political landscape, economic playing field and social fabric of Ecuador. Security officials discu [...]	2007-09-20 19:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL
07QUITO2170	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: INVITATION TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 18:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EC
07QUITO2204	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant points on U.S. UNGA priorities to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on September 21, 2007. He was not able to obtain a response until September 25 because Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, was on travel. 2. (C) Climate Change [...]	2007-09-26 20:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA EC BR
07QUITO2206	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SUPPORT FOR UN SYG'S [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-27 11:22:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AR BR BL CI CO EC ES GT HA PE
07QUITO2217	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on September 25, and shared U.S. objectives on the Community of Democracies. Puma said that Ecuador would definitely not attend the meeting on the margins of the UNGA chaired by Mali on October 1. She doubted [...]	2007-09-28 15:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV EC
07QUITO2219	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.N. COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on September 25, and shared reftel points emphasizing USG candidate Felice Gaer's performance as an incumbent of the Committee. As expected, Puma expressed interest in the USG's support of Ecuador's candidate, [...]	2007-09-28 16:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC EC
07QUITO2233	AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES REGIONAL ANTI-NARCOTICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Jewell participated in the inauguration of an approximately $2 million NAS-funded regional antinarcotics center in the northern city of Tulcan, Carchi province, on September 24. The facility will serve as a command center and checkpoint five miles from the Colombian [...]	2007-10-01 19:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MAS MOPS PREL SNAR EC CO
07QUITO2277	GOE CLAIMS 99 PERCENT SHARE OF EXTRAORDINARY [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian President Correa issued a presidential decree late October 4 increasing the State's share to 99 percent of "extraordinary" petroleum revenues produced by private companies. Petroleum operators claim the decree is a complete surprise and contrary to assurances of amica [...]	2007-10-05 20:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC
07QUITO2299	ECUADOR'S PROPOSED REVISIONS TO SECURITY [...] (U) Action Request - See Paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following internal meetings between Ecuador,s MFA and MOD, Post has received a response to Embassy,s diplomatic note on FY08 security cooperation containing several proposed revisions. The MFA clearly communicated the desire to contin [...]	2007-10-10 19:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MARR EC
07QUITO2318	ECUADOR CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY OF FORMER NASA [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Cotopaxi satellite ground tracking station, built by NASA in 1957. Ambassador Jewell toured the station and inaugurated a new space research program with Vice President Lenin Moreno, celebrating our bilateral scientific coo [...]	2007-10-15 15:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TPHY TSPL SENV PREL OIIP SCUL EC
07QUITO2344	ECUADOR GOVERNMENT MINISTER LARREA ON CONSTITUENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Speaking October 10 at a luncheon meeting with eight Ambassadors (including Ambassador Jewell),Government Minister Gustavo Larrea described the Correa administration's philosophy, how it translated into success in the Constituent Assembly elections, and provisions the adminis [...]	2007-10-18 16:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PREL EAGR KCOR EC
07QUITO2373	OIL COMPANIES CONSIDERING OPTIONS UNDER ECUADOR,S [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and foreign oil companies are evaluating whether service contracts could be feasible alternatives to participation contracts in light of the new "99 percent" petroleum revenue sharing decree. U.S. firms City Oriente, Murphy Oil, and Burlington Resources are affected by t [...]	2007-10-25 13:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC
07QUITO2398	ECUADOR'S RESPONSE TO FARC LETTER [...] (SBU) On October 18, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Secretariat member Raul Reyes sent a public letter to President Correa expressing the FARC's desire to establish peaceful political and diplomatic relations with the GOE and avoid any confrontation with the Ecuadorian military. [...]	2007-10-26 20:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SNAR EC CO
07QUITO2434	ECUADOR: AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES NAS-FUNDED PIER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Jewell participated in the inauguration of an approximately $3.4 million Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) funded 435 meter pier for the Ecuadorian Navy in the northern city of San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas province, 10 miles south of the Colombian border, on October 23, 200 [...]	2007-10-31 20:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR EC
07QUITO2491	PETROECUADOR RECOMMENDS CANCELLING U.S. CITY [...] (C) Summary: Petroecuador recommended on November 8 that the GOE cancel U.S. oil company City Oriente,s contract, since the company has not made any payments to the GOE under a 2006 law requiring companies to provide the government with at least 50% of "extraordinary" petroleum revenues. A [...]	2007-11-13 21:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC
07QUITO2513	GROWTH OF RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN ECUADOR [...] (C) This cable is in response to reftel a asking for post's views on resource nationalism in Ecuador. 2. (C) In the petroleum sector, the GOE has taken a number of actions over the past year and a half resulting in increased revenues for the state. In 2006 under the previous administrati [...]	2007-11-20 12:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC
07QUITO2531	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant points on U.S. UNGA Third Committee country specific resolutions to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 16, 2007. We received a response on November 20 from Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs. 2. (C) Puma first stated [...]	2007-11-21 18:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UN EC
07QUITO2533	ECUADOR ANALYSTS DEBATE CORREA'S INTENTIONS DURING [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian analysts reflected differing assessments of President Correa's policies during a November 13 luncheon with visiting WHA DAS Christopher McMullen, hosted by the Ambassador. Participants highlighted the difficulty of predicting the economic model that President Correa [...]	2007-11-21 19:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EC VE CO
07QUITO2535	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: COMMITTEE ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 19:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA EC
07QUITO2536	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 4TH COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 19:28:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KDEM UNGA EC
07QUITO2556	THE MANTA PORT, ECUADOR'S POSSIBLE LINK TO ASQAND BRAZIL [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong-based port operator Hutchison Port Holdings, now a year into its concession agreement, has ambitious plans to turn Manta, Ecuador's second (but only natural deep-sea) port, into a world-class seaport. The port is a key element in the GOE's plans to build a Manta-Manaus [...]	2007-11-28 10:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ELTN EAIR PREL MARR MOPS PGOV EC CN
07QUITO2570	ECUADORIAN ARMY'S 4TH DIVISION OPERATIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. The Ecuadorian Army's Fourth Division has engaged the FARC along the border with Colombian since November 19, 2007. This series of operations demonstrates previously uncharacteristic resolve and coordination by the Ecuadorian military to press the attack and to continue surveill [...]	2007-11-29 20:26:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	MOPS MCAP MASS PTER SNAR PREL EC CO
07QUITO2575	PRESIDENT CRACKS DOWN ON PETROLEUM PROTESTS - [...] (SBU) Summary: President Correa declared a state of emergency for Petroecuador after community protestors demanding additional benefits damaged oil wells and blocked access to Petroecuador's Auca camp, severely impeding production. Correa replaced Petroecuador's President with Guillermo Zur [...]	2007-11-30 18:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO2585	Open Channels: GOE Seeks USG Assistance in Key Sector [...] (SBU) Summary. The USG and GOE are successfully working together on policy reform in areas of mutual interest. The GOE has sought or accepted technical assistance from USAID in competition policy, investment, finance, decentralization, environment, and on other issues. End summary. 2. [...]	2007-12-05 11:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN EINV SENV PREL EC
07QUITO261	INFLUENTIAL ECUADORIAN WOMEN [...] (U) In response to reftel, we provide the following list of the top five most influential Ecuadorian women in selected categories: Business Isabel Noboa Ponton President, Consorcio NOBIS Edif. Executive Center Piso 8 Av. Constitucion Guayaquil, Ecuador epazmino@nobis.com.ec 593-3-26 [...]	2007-01-31 22:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC KWMN PHUM
07QUITO2616	ECUADOR: CHINESE DIPLOMAT ON CORREA'S TRIP TO CHINA [...] (S) Summary. Political and Economic officers met with two diplomats from the Chinese Embassy in Quito on December 3 to discuss President Correa's visit to China on November 20-25, 2007. The GOE sent a large delegation to China and signed 14 agreements to promote cooperation in energy, educat [...]	2007-12-10 17:05:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PREL ETRD EAIR EPET MARR EC CN
07QUITO2626	CORREA MEETS AMBASSADOR, ACKNOWLEDGES NEED TO PAY [...] (c) Summary. President Correa told the Ambassador that Ecuador would pay an arbitral award that determined that the GOE owes Occidental Petroleum a multi-million dollar tax refund. Correa reaffirmed his interest in establishing an economic dialogue with the U.S., said that Ecuador is contin [...]	2007-12-13 15:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET EAIR ETRD PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO2629	SUPPORT FOR GOE NOMINATION TO UNHRC ADVISORY [...] Post wishes to express its strong support of the GOE's nomination of Jose VALENCIA Amores to serve as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Commission Advisory Committee. Dr. Valencia's experience and temperament would be a true asset to the committee. 2. Currently a professor and [...]	2007-12-13 16:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EC
07QUITO2631	ECUADOR: CORREA APPOINTS NEW FOREIGN MINISTER, [...] (SBU) Summary. Following harsh criticism by President Rafael Correa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa resigned her position as Ecuador's Foreign Minister on December 5, 2007, citing health reasons for her departure. Two days later, President Correa announce [...]	2007-12-13 17:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD EC
07QUITO2650	CANADIAN-US COMPANY PURSUING MAJOR PETROLEUM [...] (C) Summary: Ivanhoe Energy, a Canadian firm with substantial U.S. investment, is pursuing oilfield development in Ecuador that would use its proprietary technology to develop and upgrade super-heavy oil. President Correa is reportedly supportive and wants to move quickly to sign a contract [...]	2007-12-17 12:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC
07QUITO2665	REPRIEVE FOR U.S. OIL COMPANY CITY ORIENTE [...] (C) Summary: A recommendation to cancel the contract of U.S. oil company City Oriente appears to be on hold as the GOE is preparing to initiate contract renegotiation. In addition, criminal complaints against City Oriente personnel now appear to be being handled fairly and a request for "pr [...]	2007-12-19 19:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC
07QUITO2691	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant key judgment and non-paper points on Iran National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) from Reftel B to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on December 12, 2007. We received a response on December 26, 2007, from Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Af [...]	2007-12-28 11:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC PREL EC
07QUITO2694	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW ECUADORIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Jewell met one-on-one for the first time with new Foreign Minister Isabel Maria Salvador Crespo on December 26, during which the tone was positive and constructive, and Salvador appeared cordial, smart, warm and open. Salvador communicated the importance of maintaining [...]	2007-12-31 16:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV PREL KJUS MARR EC
07QUITO27	CODEL REID VISIT SETS POSITIVE TONE WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary: Codel Reid's visit to Ecuador from December 29-31 sent a message to the incoming government of President-Elect Rafael Correa of USG openness to dialogue, respect for Ecuadorian sovereignty and determination to continue cooperation on issues of mutual importance. The bipartisan vi [...]	2007-01-04 09:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID PINR MARR SNAR OREP
07QUITO28	NEW CONGRESS TAKES OFFICE OPPOSING CORREA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's newly-elected Congress takes office on January 5 with a decisive majority proposing to oppose President-elect Rafael Correa's demands for a referendum on whether to convoke a national constituent assembly. Instead, this working majority will seek to pass its own con [...]	2007-01-05 00:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
07QUITO280	ARMY COMMANDER CANNED; NEW MINDEF NAMED [...] (U) Summary: Fulfilling his promise to replace deceased MinDef Guadalupe Larriva (RefTel) with a female civilian from the southern highland city of Cuenca, President Correa on January 30 named Lorena Escudero as the new Minister of Defense. Escudero, who assumed control of the Ministry of De [...]	2007-02-05 12:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO29	NEW CONGRESS TAKES OFFICE OPPOSING CORREA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's newly-elected Congress takes office on January 5 with a decisive majority proposing to oppose President-elect Rafael Correa's demands for a referendum on whether to convoke a national constituent assembly. Instead, this working majority will seek to pass its own con [...]	2007-01-05 00:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
07QUITO3	CODEL REID MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT CORREA [...] (C) Summary. In a wide ranging conversation with Codel Reid, president-elect Rafael Correa asked for better treatment of Ecuadorian migrants, welcomed Sen. Reid's statement that he would work for ATPA extension, expressed a commitment to combat narcotic trafficking, complained vociferously ab [...]	2007-01-03 09:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR CVIS ETRD ECON EFIN EINV EC
07QUITO300	CORREA NAMES CHAVEZ' BUDDY AS AMB TO VENEZUELA [...] (S) Sum... id: 95515 date: 2/6/2007 16:48 refid: 07QUITO300 origin: Embassy Quito classification: SECRET destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0300/01 0371648 ZNY SSSSS ZZH O 061648Z FEB 07 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6258 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGO [...]	2007-02-06 16:48:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PGOV EC PREL VE
07QUITO321	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF ENERGY ACOSTA [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Energy Acosta presented himself as a problem-solver. He said that he intends to solve the problems of U.S.-owned electric generator Machala Power and would study the situation of City Oriente, a small U.S.-owned petrole [...]	2007-02-07 20:46:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON PREL EC
07QUITO347	MOD DEATH - MECHANICAL FAILURE RULED OUT; MILITARY [...] (U) Summary: The congressional investigatory commission studying the helicopter collision that killed former MinDef Guadalupe Larriva and her daughter on January 24 announced on February 7 that human error, not technical malfunction nor any kind of deliberate conspiracy, was to blame for the cr [...]	2007-02-09 22:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
07QUITO363	ECUADOR'S NOMINEE, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] Summary. In response to RefTel request, Mission Ecuador nominates Lucy Blacio, El Oro province's prosecutor for sex crimes and trafficking in persons (TIP),as an International Woman of Courage. Blacio has courageously worked to gain Ecuador's first convictions under Ecuador's new anti-TIP l [...]	2007-02-13 23:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO364	CONGRESS APPROVES REFERENDUM ON CONSTITUENT [...] (SBU) Summary: A majority in Congress approved on February 13 the Correa government's proposed constituent assembly proposal, paving the way for expected approval by electoral authorities to organize a referendum. Correa welcomed Congress' action and MinGov Larrea declared it a victory for [...]	2007-02-13 23:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO380	CORREA AND VP RATCHET UP RHETORIC ON COLOMBIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to the border region on February 14, President Rafael Correa announced he had ordered the Ecuadorian Air Force to intercept planes violating Ecuadorian air space on its northern border with Colombia. Correa's announcement does not represent a change in GOE polic [...]	2007-02-15 22:46:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC CO
07QUITO400	Ambassador's Meeting with Minister of Industries [...] (SBU) Summary. In his meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Industries Sagasti said that his priorities are promoting investment and competitiveness, he's the government's bridge to the private sector, and that his ministry is close to reaching agreement with the Foreign Ministry on reallo [...]	2007-02-21 14:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN EAID PREL EC
07QUITO420	International Conference for the Abolition of Foreign [...] The International No Bases Network (INBN) will hold an International Conference for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases in Ecuador, March 5-9, 2007. They expect some 2,000 activists to attend the conference, which will be held in Quito March 5-7, with a March 8 caravan from Quito to Manta, [...]	2007-02-23 19:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV EC PREL MARR MASS
07QUITO443	FIRST VENEZUELAN DIESEL SHIPMENT ARRIVES IN ECUADOR [...] (U) Summary: President Correa and Venezuelan counterparts celebrated the arrival of the first shipment of Venezuelan diesel under an Ecuador-Venezuela petroleum exchange agreement with a ceremony on board Venezuelan ship Manuela Saenz February 23. The crude-for-derivatives exchange agreement [...]	2007-02-26 21:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EFIN PREL EC
07QUITO475	CODEL NELSON CONVEYS MESSAGE OF FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) Summary: During a February 20 and February 21 visit to Quito, Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fl) reiterated a message of friendship and continued engagement with Ecuador in a meeting with President Correa, Foreign Minister Espinosa, and senior Correa-advisor Fernando Bustamante, and in a brief pre [...]	2007-03-01 16:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO484	ECUADOR - RESPONSE TO ILLICIT CASH COURIER ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) This a response to State 16120, requesting posts to raise the problem of illicit cash courier activity with host government officials. DEA country attache raised the issue of illicit cash courier activity with Ecuador's Director of the Antinarcotics Directorate (part of the police depar [...]	2007-03-02 17:25:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN LE PREL EC
07QUITO494	AMB TOBIAS DELIVERS MESSAGE OF COOPERATION AND [...] (C) Summary: During a February 26-27 visit to Quito, U.S. Director for Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Ambassador Randall L. Tobias conveyed a message of continued USG support to Ecuador, despite U.S. budget constraints. In meetings with Foreign Minister Maria Espinosa, Police Chie [...]	2007-03-05 14:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR EC
07QUITO537	AMBASSADOR AND NEW MINDEF DISCUSS COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In her initial call on newly appointed Minister of Defense Lorena Escudero on March 1, the Ambassador highlighted successful U.S. military led humanitarian and security projects, and stressed the importance of continued cooperation. She conveyed USG concern over reports that Esc [...]	2007-03-07 22:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
07QUITO55	CORREA INAUGURATION: PRESIDENTS OF IRAN AND [...] (U) Summary: Nine chiefs of state will reportedly attend the inauguration of Rafael Correa as Ecuador's president on January 14-15, including Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mohammed Abdelaziz, president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, or Polisario Front of Western Sahara. [...]	2007-01-09 12:08:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO559	GOE CRITICAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2006 [...] (U) Summary: The Correa Government publicly criticized our recently-released human rights report detailing problems in Ecuador, challenging our competency to judge human rights. That said, GOE objections were more muted than last year, under the Palacio Government. Ecuadorian press reaction [...]	2007-03-08 21:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO APER PHUM PREL EC
07QUITO575	GOE REACTION TO HRC OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on March 9 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for multilateral affairs. Puma confirmed that Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinoza will attend the opening sessions of the Human Rights Council, as well as the disarmament commission. [...]	2007-03-12 21:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AORC SNAR UN CO EC
07QUITO587	POLITICAL CRISIS ESCALATES; CONGRESS SUSPENDED [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's ongoing institutional impasse between electoral authorities and Congress continued on March 13 as the Constitutional Court announced its refusal to decide the dispute -- eliminating for now at least the best opportunity for resolution. In a show of high political thea [...]	2007-03-13 22:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS ASEC EC
07QUITO632	GOE SHARES CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on March 16 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs. Puma expressed GOE's concern over the March 13 violence in Zimbabwe, noting that Ecuador has always spoken out against such violence. Puma described the attacks of peaceful [...]	2007-03-16 20:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN BO EC
07QUITO643	Mission Actions To Counter "No Bases" Conference [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases (INAFMB) held their international conference in Ecuador March 5-9. An estimated 400 foreign activists from 40 nations attended meetings and rallies in Quito and Manta (site of the U.S. Forward Operating Locat [...]	2007-03-20 12:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV EC PREL MARR MASS
07QUITO644	UN INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered the points in reftel on UN reform and the internal administration of justice to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on March 15. Puma noted she was preparing instructions for New York and thanked us for the information. She agreed that it appeared [...]	2007-03-20 12:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER ACABQ AORC EC PREL UNGA UN
07QUITO645	CONGRESS CRISIS FESTERS [...] (C) Summary: The confrontation between Congress and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal continues, and could come to a head again on March 20, when President of Congress Jorge Cevallos attempts to call the Congress back into session following its disruption on March 12. The center-right oppositi [...]	2007-03-20 12:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO647	BIOGRAPHIC NOTES: ECONOMIC POLICY COORDINATOR [...] (C) President Rafael Correa named Carlos Mauricio Antonio Jose Davalos Guevara to the newly formed position of Minister for Coordination of Economic and Production Policy on February 17, 2007. Davalos is in charge of coordinating the efforts of the Ministries of Economy, Industry, Agriculture [...]	2007-03-20 14:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO648	BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: FOREIGN MINISTER MARIA [...] (C) Summary: On December 13, 2006, President Correa named Maria Fernanda Espinosa Minister of the new Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Promotion of Investment and Integration, a fusion of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Commerce. Although inexperienced, Espino [...]	2007-03-20 16:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC PINR PREL
07QUITO658	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MAURICIO DAVALOS, [...] (C) Summary. In a March 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Mauricio Davalos, President Correa's minister-level coordinator for production and economic policy, focused much of his discussion on the need to support income-generating agricultural projects. He also said that the GOE's vision is di [...]	2007-03-20 21:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR EFIN PREL EC
07QUITO659	REPLACEMENT CONGRESS SWORN IN [...] Summary: (SBU) The festering confrontation between the government-backed Supreme Electoral Tribunal and Congress continued on March 20 as President of Congress Jorge Cevallos swore in 21 new replacement congressional deputies and then opened a new session of Congress with 52 members. Dismisse [...]	2007-03-20 22:49:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO704	GOE TO LAUNCH "PLAN ECUADOR"; BACKS OFF [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Espinosa, Defense Minister Escudero, and Minister Coordinator Bustamante on March 20 announced vague plans to develop a "Plan Ecuador" to promote peace, attack poverty, and manage negative impacts on Ecuador of Colombia's internal conflict, and solicited internati [...]	2007-03-23 21:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID EC CO

07QUITO719	CHINESE PARTY STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBER VISITING [...] (C) Summary: Newly-arrived Chinese Ambassador Cai Runguo shared his first impressions of Ecuador with the Ambassador on March 23. Cai also said that a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party's nine-member Politburo Standing Committee would visit Ecuador briefly this week. Cai said the [...]	2007-03-27 14:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO72	AMBASSADOR BUILDS RAPPORT WITH FM-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister-designate Maria Fernanda Espinosa on January 8. She agreed to meet with Commerce Secretary Gutierrez during the upcoming presidential inauguration, expressed hope Colombian President Uribe would attend, and shared GOE concern over percei [...]	2007-01-09 22:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO734	CONGRESS SUSPENDED PENDING APPEAL [...] (SBU) Summary: A local judge's ruling has elevated the issue of the composition of Congress to the Constitutional Court, and provoked a new dispute over whether the injunction takes effect immediately or only after judicial review by the higher court. On one side are the 57 dismissed members [...]	2007-03-28 20:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO767	GOE PROTESTS ALLEGED INCURSION; GOC FIRES BACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Espinosa on March 29 announced that Ecuador had proof that Colombian military units entered Ecuador on March 22 in pursuit of two suspected FARC members. She said that the GOE would immediately send a diplomatic note protesting the incursion, and calling on Co [...]	2007-03-30 21:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO78	CONGRESS READY TO ACT; CORREA RALLYING SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: An overwhelming but still fluid majority in Congress is preparing to act quickly on its own package of constitutional reforms and to seize control of key independent positions, including the positions of Attorney and Comptroller General. Its intention is to attempt to thwart th [...]	2007-01-10 21:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO793	LONG PETROBRAS SHUTDOWN ENDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Operations in Brazilian petroleum firm Petrobras's Block 18 had been suspended due to community protests for over three weeks. Each day without production cost Petrobras close to 40 thousand barrels of oil (about 16% of Ecuador's private sector production) and roughly half a mi [...]	2007-04-04 20:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EFIN PREL EC
07QUITO795	ECUADOR WAITS FOR CONGRESS AND REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: Congress President Jorge Cevallos has been successful so far in his efforts to delay legislative business so the Constitutional Court has a chance to rule on the institutional crisis in favor of one or the other of the two Congressional blocs claiming legitimacy. The 57 removed [...]	2007-04-04 20:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO796	US-LATIN AMERICA PRIVATE SECTOR DIALOGUE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel invitations on March 20 to Ecuadorian Central Bank General Manager Mauricio Pareja, Superintendent of Banks Alfredo Vergara, and Minister of Economy and finance Ricardo Patino Aroca. As of April 3, the latter two declined citing prior official engagements, and the fo [...]	2007-04-04 21:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETTC KCRM KTFN PREL PTER
07QUITO826	REFERENDUM ON ASSEMBLY LIKELY TO PASS APRIL 15 [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorians vote again in a nation-wide election on Sunday, April 15, to approve or defeat a referendum convoking an unbounded national constituent assembly to re-write the constitution. Public understanding of the details of the assembly statute is low and support for the as [...]	2007-04-11 19:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO850	REFERENDUM WINS BIG, BOOSTING CORREA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorian voters approved President Rafael Correa's proposed national constituent assembly by 78.1%, according to unofficial exit polls. The "no" vote won just 11.5% support. Partial official results confirm the same pattern (81.5% "yes" to 12.68% "no" with 58.58% of the vo [...]	2007-04-16 16:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO851	ECUADOR CONSIDERING GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) Russian First Secretary Viatcheslav Ulasik and PolChief jointly presented RefTel demarche in favor of GOE participation in the Global Initiative (GI) to MFA DirGen for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma Puma on April 13. Puma said the GOE was considering joining the initiative based on [...]	2007-04-16 16:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL EC
07QUITO885	CORREA DEFUSES DEADBEAT DAD STORY C-AL7-00365 [...] (U) Summary: A recent attempt by Lucio Gutierrez to tar President Rafael Correa for his father's sins appears to have backfired. The open secret of Correa's sordid family history became public on April 13, on the eve of the government's referendum, when PSP deputy Luis Almeida alleged during [...]	2007-04-18 19:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO917	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN DIO ASSET FREEZE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM KN EC
07QUITO918	FINAL RESULTS: 82% IN FAVOR OF ASSEMBLY; CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on April 20 issued final results of the referendum approving the government's proposed national constituent assembly, which passed with 81.72% of the vote. The TSE is expected to unveil the timeline for assembly elections soon--most expect [...]	2007-04-20 22:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO949	ECUADOR: COURT OVERTURNS TSE RULING, CONGRESS [...] (C) In a surprise decision on April 23, Ecuador's Constitutional Court (TC) reinstated 50 of the 57 dismissed members of Congress. President Correa immediately rejected the ruling by Ecuador's highest court as an "inexecutable...new tactic by the partidocracy," and contrary to overwhelming s [...]	2007-04-24 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO953	PLAN ECUADOR FOR PEACE, JUSTICE, AND EQUITY [...] (C) Summary: President Rafael Correa on April 24 unveiled "Plan Ecuador for Peace, Justice, and Equity," aimed at countering the negative impacts of Colombia's internal conflict on Ecuador. The plan purports to guide GOE and international donor development activity in the northern border re [...]	2007-04-26 20:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO956	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO REMOTE ARMY POST ON COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited a remote Ecuadorian military post located in Puerto El Carmen, Sucumbios province, on April 23. While there, she discussed illegal armed group activity with Ecuadorian military officials, viewed USG funded military projects, and met with the beneficiarie [...]	2007-04-26 22:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO957	OPPOSITION DEPUTIES FLEE TO BOGOTA [...] (C) Summary: With up to 16 dismissed/restituted members of Congress in Bogota winning headlines (although little domestic sympathy) decrying perceived political persecution at home, pressure is mounting on the GOE to seek a consensual exit from the current political stand-off between the Gov [...]	2007-04-26 22:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO978	EMBASSY QUITO WELCOMES D VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Please accept my warmest welcome of your upcoming return to Ecuador. With Ecuador's government having recently passed the 100-day mark, your visit comes at a time of opportunity to advance mutual interests, and also to review some concerns about the direction the government is [...]	2007-04-30 20:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON EAID WHA EC
07QUITO985	GOE WOULD NOT LIKELY SUPPORT IRAQ COALITION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-30 22:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UN BO EC MARR MOPS PTER IZ
07QUITO998	MORE TIP CONVICTIONS, GOE COMMITMENT FIRM [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador continues to arrest, prosecute, convict and sentence TIP offenders. Superstar El Oro province prosecutor Lucy Blacio added another two convictions to her credit in April. Pichincha province gained two this month, the first convictions outside El Oro under Ecuador's mod [...]	2007-05-02 20:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
07RABAT1034	SCENESETTER FOR DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) My staff and I are delighted to welcome you to Morocco at a time of increased focus on the terrorist threat in North Africa. The U.S. finds in Morocco a capable and active partner in the war against terror, though there is still room for closer cooperation and enhanced support from our sid [...]	2007-06-21 16:39:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT1046	BRIEFING MOROCCO ON AFRICOM [...] (C) Summary: The visit of an interagency delegation headed by PDUSD Ryan Henry to Morocco June 11 to brief on AFRICOM helped reassure the government and provided the opportunity to alert the public to the proposed new command. The delegation briefed a GOM interagency group headed by MFA Dire [...]	2007-06-22 16:09:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MO PTER PREL
07RABAT1051	DEMARCHE: MOROCCO SUPPORT FOR UNITAID [...] (U) Action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On June 22, econoff discussed reftel with Zakia Midaoui, Director of the MFA's Division of Economic and Commercial Organizations and Conferences. Midaoui reported that in March 2006 Morocco and several other African countries signed a [...]	2007-06-25 12:49:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KHIV PREL TBIO MO
07RABAT1062	MOROCCO: GOM STRONGLY BACKING FATAH, BUT PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI wrote to Palestinian President Abbas on June 15 to express the GOM's support. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the letter to us as "the highest expression of support for Abu Mazen we can provide." Despite the Moroccan government's firm support for Abbas [...]	2007-06-26 13:04:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MO XF
07RABAT1095	MOROCCAN EFFORTS TO FIGHT ABUSES AGAINST WOMEN AND [...] Summary: Two recent events highlighted ongoing Moroccan government and civil society efforts to curb violence and abuse against women and children. On June 21, 2007 Princess Lalla Meryam, the King's sister and Chair of the National Observatory for Children's Rights (ONDE),secretary of State [...]	2007-07-02 16:14:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL MO
07RABAT1105	SCENESETTER FOR APHSCT TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) My staff and I are delighted to welcome you to Morocco at a time of increased focus on the terrorist threat in North Africa. The U.S. finds in Morocco a capable and active partner in the war against terror, though there is still room for closer cooperation and enhanced support from our sid [...]	2007-07-03 18:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT1112	CCDH HEAD SAYS MOROCCO SEEKS ELECTION OBSERVERS AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) Ahmed Herzenni, newly appointed President of the Royal Consultative Council on Human Rights (CCDH),told Ambassador Riley July 2nd that Morocco would welcome senior international observers in the upcoming parliamentary elections. He did not, however, want a flood of NGOs participating. [...]	2007-07-06 10:45:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MO PHUM PREL
07RABAT1119	FBI DIRECTOR AND GOM DISCUSS TERRORISM, TRAINING [...] (S) In separate June 29 meetings, FBI Director Mueller met with Justice Minister Mohammed Bouzoubaa, Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa and other top security officials to encourage continued cooperation between the USG and the GOM in combating terrorism. Bouzoubaa said that Morocco is a targe [...]	2007-07-09 13:45:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	KCRM MO PGOV PREL PTER
07RABAT1122	CORRECTED COPY: CCDH HEAD SAYS MOROCCO SEEKS [...] (SBU) Ahmed Herzenni, newly appointed President of the Royal Consultative Council on Human Rights (CCDH),told Ambassador Riley July 2nd that Morocco would welcome senior international observers in the upcoming parliamentary elections. He did not, however, want a flood of NGOs participating. [...]	2007-07-09 16:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM MO PHUM PREL
07RABAT1128	FRENCH FURIOUS OVER MOROCCO'S "MALADROIT" [...] (C) A French diplomatic colleague (protect) privately admitted July 9 that the upper reaches of the French government were furious about the postponement/cancellation of the Sarkozy visit planned for July 10. This was done directly between MFA Minister-Delegate Fassi Fihri and the Elysee at t [...]	2007-07-10 17:41:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO FR
07RABAT1155	MOROCCO ELECTIONS: AMBITIOUS PARTY PLATFORMS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Less than two months before Morocco's lower house elections, political parties have just begun to promote their platforms, but this is still earlier than in previous cycles. All parties have put more emphasis on their platforms, which generally are more detailed, and they have wo [...]	2007-07-17 12:29:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MO
07RABAT1159	EXBS: MOROCCO SEEKS ENHANCED BORDER ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency EXBS (Export Control and Related Border Security) team launched a broad program of cooperation in an initial round of meetings with Moroccan officials in July 9-12. The EXBS program is a multi-year assistance program and will begin delivering training to Morocco [...]	2007-07-18 11:58:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ETTC PREL KSTC MO
07RABAT1160	EXBS: MOROCCO SEEKS ENHANCED BORDER ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency EXBS (Export Control and Related Border Security) team launched a broad program of cooperation in an initial round of meetings with Moroccan officials July 9-12. The EXBS program is a multi-year assistance program and will begin delivering training to Morocco thi [...]	2007-07-18 12:21:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ETTC PREL KSTC MO
07RABAT1161	THE PRESIDENT'S JULY 16 SPEECH ON ARAB-ISRAELI [...] (C) Mohammed Azeroual, Director-General for Arab and Islamic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told polcouns on July 18 that Morocco "welcomed all initiatives" aimed at restarting the Arab-Israeli peace process and was eager to learn more about the modalities of the U.S. proposal unve [...]	2007-07-18 16:57:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO
07RABAT1229	APHSCT TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (S/NF) Summary: During her July 6-8 visit to Morocco, Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, met with the chiefs of Morocco's intelligence service, the internal security service, the chief of the national police, the Minister of Interior [...]	2007-07-31 15:36:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL KISL MO IZ XF XA
07RABAT1232	62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (C) We delivered the points conveyed reftel regarding the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to MFA Chief of International Organizations Section Nasser Bourita on July 26. He said that the GOM will be in flux until after the September 7 election, making it impossible to predict w [...]	2007-07-31 15:57:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
07RABAT1234	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL LOWEY [...] (SBU) Representative Lowey, My staff and I are delighted to welcome you and your delegation to Morocco. Your visit will help underscore the importance of our relations with Morocco. Morocco is a paragon of reform in the region and relations are good enough that it has been designated a [...]	2007-07-31 16:03:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PTER MA
07RABAT1238	MOROCCAN TROOPS IN COTE D'IVOIRE: INVESTIGATION OF [...] (C) In response to the points conveyed reftel, MFA Chief of International Organizations Section Nasser Bourita told us on July 26 that the GOM takes the accusations of sexual misconduct against its troops in Ivory Coast seriously, and is sending a high level military delegation to join the UN [...]	2007-08-01 12:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO IC MO
07RABAT1248	MOROCCO: ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS HEAT UP IN FES, MEKNES [...] (C) Summary: On a pre-election tour of the Moroccan "heartland," poloffs found broad cynicism towards elections and expectations of low voter turnout, even among some politicians. Fes, a spiritual center with a medieval core, and its imperial twin Meknes are politicized but less modernized t [...]	2007-08-02 14:18:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MO
07RABAT1249	MOROCCO MOVES FORWARD ON INTERNATIONAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Efforts to add Morocco's first-ever international elections observation to the existing domestic monitoring of the elections are gaining steam, but running against the clock. The Interior Minister publicly affirmed the mandate of the Human Rights Consultative Council (CCDH) to [...]	2007-08-02 14:19:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MO EU EAID
07RABAT1258	MOROCCO CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTS PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE [...] (SBU) Speaking after the July 30 Arab League meeting, Moroccan Foreign Minister Mohammed Benaissa expressed support for President Bush's July 16 Middle East peace initiative. "We detected several positive elements in the recent speech of the U.S. president on the Palestinian issue which, we [...]	2007-08-06 09:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS XF MO
07RABAT1265	MAGAZINES SEIZED AND EDITORS CONVOKED FOR DISRESPECTING THE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Moroccan authorities seized, on orders of PM Jettou, the most recent editions of TelQuel and Nichane, weekly current affairs magazines on August 4 for violating laws that forbid criticism of the mona [...]	2007-08-07 14:39:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL KDEM EAID PHUM KMPI MO
07RABAT1274	MOROCCAN ELECTIONS: OPTIMISM FROM ACROSS THE ATLAS [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff and Econ FSN visited the largely Berber, rural-oriented Atlas and trans-Atlas towns of Azrou, Midelt and Errachidia preliminary to the September 7 parliamentary elections. Among the business associations, non-government organizations (NGOs),local government officials, [...]	2007-08-10 08:52:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL MO
07RABAT1293	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MOROCCAN PARTICIPATION IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-13 16:57:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KMPI PREL
07RABAT1331	INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION BEGINS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The organization of Morocco,s first-ever international election observation kicked off with a week-long pre-election assessment mission organized by the National Democratic Institute (NDI). In meetings with embassy and an August 15 press conference, the delegation recognized po [...]	2007-08-22 17:09:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MO
07RABAT1340	STAFFDEL CAMMACK: CAN MOROCCO BE FRANCHISED? [...] (SBU) During an August 8-10 visit, Democratic Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Perry Cammack heard that reformers in Morocco, unlike in many other Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, already have a safe space within which to operate, and are working to expand existing [...]	2007-08-23 16:39:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MO OVIP
07RABAT1343	INVITATION TO THE LUNCHEON ON LITERACY AND HEALTH [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-24 14:06:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA
07RABAT1392	MOROCCO ELECTIONS - FEELING ABANDONED BY RABAT, [...] (C) During an Embassy visit to Khenifra and Mrirt in Morocco's Middle Atlas region we found a mix of apathy and anger among interlocutors. According to one candidate, and many residents, vote buying by parties is the norm in rural areas and slums. Most welcomed the idea of observers, but s [...]	2007-09-04 16:06:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MO
07RABAT1393	MOROCCO ELECTIONS - FEELING ABANDONED BY RABAT, [...] (C) During an Embassy visit to Khenifra and Mrirt in Morocco's Middle Atlas region we found a mix of apathy and anger among interlocutors. According to one candidate, and many residents, vote buying by parties is the norm in rural areas and slums. Most welcomed the idea of observers, but s [...]	2007-09-04 16:19:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MO
07RABAT1394	MOROCCO ELECTIONS - FEELING ABANDONED BY RABAT, [...] (C) During an Embassy visit to Khenifra and Mrirt in Morocco's Middle Atlas region we found a mix of apathy and anger among interlocutors. According to one candidate, and many residents, vote buying by parties is the norm in rural areas and slums. Most welcomed the idea of observers, but s [...]	2007-09-04 16:28:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MO
07RABAT1395	MOROCCO'S EASTERN PROVINCE UNENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: During a pre-election visit to Morocco,s eastern province emboffs found a broad lack of enthusiasm toward parliamentary elections, particularly among youth and women. Youth of the region feel they have no role in the current political system, and consequently, do not plan to vot [...]	2007-09-04 17:02:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MO
07RABAT143	ANTI-U.S. SENTIMENTS THWART OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 19, A PROVINCIAL UNIVERSITY ADVISED THE EMBASSY THAT IT WAS "POSTPONING" AN INVITATION TO THE AMBASSADOR TO SPEAK TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY ON JANUARY 23. THE UNIVERSITY'S DECISION WAS APPARENTLY IN REACTION TO PRESSURE COORDINATED BY A COALITION OF DOMESTIC NGOS. PULLI [...]	2007-01-26 13:50:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KISL SCUL MO
07RABAT1441	MOROCCAN UNGA DELEGATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 14:14:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MO UNGA
07RABAT1460	PRESIDENTS HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 UNGA [...] (C) Summary. Morocco has placed increasing priority on democracy and human rights, including a commitment by its executive monarch, King Mohammed VI to build a "culture of human rights" from the Ambassador down, Embassy Rabat works to promote Human Rights in Morocco through transformational d [...]	2007-09-13 09:07:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MO
07RABAT1466	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FELICE GAER'S CANDIDACY FOR [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed the points conveyed reftels during a September 13 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Humanitarian and Social Affairs Abdelmounaim El Farouk, urging the Government of Morocco (GOM) to support Felice Gaer's candidacy to the Committee Against Torture (CAT [...]	2007-09-14 09:36:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC MO
07RABAT1482	MOROCCO WANTS TO PURCHASE F-16S [...] (S) Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) General Abdelaziz Bennani, Morocco's Chief of Defense Equivalent, telephoned the Ambassador late evening September 16 to inform that Morocco decided to select the F-16 aircraft to upgrade its aging fighter fleet. 2. (S) Subsequently, i [...]	2007-09-18 12:22:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PREL MO
07RABAT150	MOROCCO LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR 2012 TANGIER EXPO [...] (U) Summary; The Moroccan government kicked off its campaign for Tangier's bid for the 2012 International Expo by convoking the diplomatic corps to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, January 23, for a presentation outlining its plans. Minister-delegate Fassi-Fihri stressed the impor [...]	2007-01-29 13:36:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON MA
07RABAT1504	MOROCCAN ELECTIONS: MORE TRANSPARENT BUT A SOUR [...] (C) As the dust settles after Morocco's 2007 Parliamentary elections, we are hearing increasing complaints, despite the government's continued openness after polls hailed internationally for their unprecedented transparency. Two factors are leaving a sour aftertaste. First, the low participa [...]	2007-09-21 13:00:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL MO
07RABAT1513	MOROCCO ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE 62ND UN GENERAL [...] (C) Drawing from ref A, Polcouns provided MFA IO Chief (A/S equivalent) Nasser Bourita an overview of U.S. priorities for the upcoming UN General Assembly session during a September 18 meeting. Bourita reacted to several points in the presentation: -- On Iraq, he noted Morocco's consisten [...]	2007-09-21 16:01:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA MO
07RABAT1516	SAHARA: MOROCCAN VIEWS ON THE UPCOMING FOURTH [...] (C) During a September 18 meeting, MFA IO Chief (A/S equivalent) Nasser Bourita told polcouns that Morocco would press during the upcoming Fourth Committee session for a "cleaned up" consensus fourth committee resolution that reflected the spirit of UNSCR 1754. Bourita said past resolutions w [...]	2007-09-21 16:41:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA MO
07RABAT1556	AMU PROPOSAL TO "INSTITUTIONALIZE" U.S. - MAGHREB [...] (C) In an October 1 meeting, Zoheir Merchaoui, Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Minister-Plenipotentiary and Counselor for Political Affairs and Information, told A/Polcouns that AMU Secretary-General Habib Ben Yahya returned from New York encouraged by the September 27 meeting of AMU Foreign Minister [...]	2007-10-01 16:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF
07RABAT1575	MOROCCAN DEMARCHE ON FOURTH COMMITTEE SAHARA [...] (C) On the afternoon of October 4, Moroccan MFA Secretary-General Omar Hilale summoned chiefs of mission from SIPDIS OAS states resident in Rabat to a demarche anticipating wrangling over the text of a Western Sahara resolution in the UN Fourth Committee, set to begin next week. In addition [...]	2007-10-04 16:34:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO XA XF
07RABAT1586	MOROCCAN REBUTTAL OF ALGERIAN DRAFT 4TH COMMITTEE [...] (C) MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale convoked Ambassador and counterparts from the Americas again on October 9, to discuss UNGA Fourth Committee consideration of the Western Sahara issue. Hilale called this follow-up to his briefing of October 5 (ref. A),to explain the Moroccan response to [...]	2007-10-09 17:04:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN AG MO
07RABAT159	SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. In response to reftel, Mission Morocco submits the names of the following five women. Latifa Jbabdi Jbabdi is a well-known Moroccan human rights advocate. She is a founding member of the Moroccan Association fo [...]	2007-01-30 08:54:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PHUM PREL
07RABAT1601	PROPOSED NEW MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT TO INCLUDE TFF AS [...] (SBU) Multiple press reports indicate that PM-designate Abbas El-Fassi submitted late October 11 his nominations for the Council of Ministers to King Mohammed VI. There are some inconsistencies in the different reports and the lists remain unofficial and unconfirmed. The King could render hi [...]	2007-10-12 11:49:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MO
07RABAT1607	MOROCCO: NEW CABINET SWORN IN [...] (C) Summary: On the afternoon of October 15, King Mohammed VI swore in the cabinet assembled by new Prime Minister Abbas El-Fassi. As predicted ref A, Taieb Fassi Fihri is Morocco's new Foreign Minister. The other "sovereign" ministries - Defense, Interior, and Islamic Affairs, remain in t [...]	2007-10-15 18:07:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MO
07RABAT1617	MOROCCO: AN INSIDE LOOK AT NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abbas El-Fassi, sworn in on October 15, is an experienced and seasoned politician with four past Ministerial stints and a ten year diplomatic career. El-Fassi was chosen PM as leader of the largest party in the incoming parliament, but there are doubts about his e [...]	2007-10-18 09:16:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT164	SEEKING AFRICA GROUP CANDIDATES FOR THE UN HUMAN [...] (C) Poloff met with Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),on January 30 to discuss reftel. Bourita expressed pleasure that Morocco's human rights record is recognized positively and that the USG considers it impor [...]	2007-01-30 16:14:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC
07RABAT1647	NEW PARLIAMENT: MINORITY GOVERNMENT WITH SPOTLIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Morocco's parliament has begun its new session with a minority government composed of 146 members of the 325 seat Chamber of Representatives. The failure of PM Abbas El-Fassi's coalition negotiations led to direct intervention by the Palace. The King reportedly gave a cabinet li [...]	2007-10-25 16:37:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MO
07RABAT1657	SARKOZY SWEEPS MOROCCO OFF ITS FEET [...] (C) Summary: French President Sarkozy's October 22-24 visit to Morocco was viewed as a success by both sides. During a star-like visit and speech to the Moroccan parliament, Sarkozy offered the most explicit French statement to date in support of Morocco's autonomy plan as the basis for a negotiate [...]	2007-10-29 16:44:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MO FR
07RABAT1661	MOROCCAN COMMITMENT TO NEXT ROUND OF WESTERN [...] (C) On October 26, MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita, providing an initial response, underscored Morocco's commitment expressed at Manhasset II to participate in the next round. As conveyed then to Van Walsum, Morocco is in process of government formation and the government was still not offi [...]	2007-10-29 17:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC MO
07RABAT1676	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST [...] (S) Poloff and A/LEGAT met on October 29 with Argentine Embassy Minister-Counselor Pablo Pineiro Aramburu at the Argentine Embassy to convey reftel points concerning the Government of Argentina,s (GOA) request for assistance in lobbying the GOM to support the INTERPOL Executive Committee deci [...]	2007-10-31 13:07:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT1687	TIMING IS EVERYTHING: MOROCCANS IRKED BY FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: The timing of two recent judicial actions in Western Europe has irked Morocco. The past ten days have seen a French indictment of senior Moroccan officials in connection with the 1965 disappearance of a political dissident in Paris, and the launch of a Spanish inquest into allege [...]	2007-11-02 10:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MO FR SP
07RABAT1688	MOROCCO COMMITTED TO NEXT ROUND OF SAHARA TALKS, [...] (C) Summary: MFA Chief of Staff and I/O Chief Nasser Bourita confirmed PolCouns November 1 Morocco's determination to pursue UN-sponsored negotiations with the POLISARIO Front, and to clarify the issue of time and place for the next round. He said this can only begin when Morocco's new govern [...]	2007-11-02 12:03:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MO WS
07RABAT1695	MOROCCANS FURIOUS OVER SPANISH ROYAL VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan government is reacting strongly to the announced visit of Spanish King Juan Carlos to the disputed enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. Following blistering criticism of the intended visit by PM El-Fassi and Information Minister Naciri, the GOM announced in the afternoon of Nove [...]	2007-11-02 17:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO SP
07RABAT1706	MOROCCO: MONARCH CRITICIZES BUT EXTENDS HAND TO [...] (C) On November 6 Morocco's King Mohammed VI criticized Spain over the visit of King Juan Carlos to the disputed enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, but called for "honest and forward-looking dialogue", sending a clear message that the relationship will be preserved. Moroccans across the political spect [...]	2007-11-07 15:19:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO SP
07RABAT1707	MOROCCO: MONARCH CRITICIZES BUT EXTENDS HAND TO [...] (C) On November 6 Morocco's King Mohammed VI criticized Spain over the visit of King Juan Carlos to the disputed enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, but called for "honest and forward-looking dialogue", sending a clear message that the relationship will be preserved. Moroccans across the political [...]	2007-11-07 15:19:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO SP
07RABAT1721	MOROCCO: SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL ON ANNAPOLIS, [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director-General for Multilateral Relations Amb. Mohammed Azeroual stressed Morocco's support for the Annapolis peace conference and the Kingdom's "excellent" contacts with Israel during a November 7 meeting. Azeroual, who is de facto P-level and focused mainly on Arab and Is [...]	2007-11-08 16:14:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MO XF
07RABAT1723	ARGENTINE EFFORT TO ISSUE RED NOTICES TO IRANIANS [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-08 18:03:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT1728	WESTERN SAHARA/REFUGEES MOROCCO DROPS UNHCR CBM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Morocco has pulled out of next week's planned UNHCR Confidence-Building seminar. Charge, along with some dozen other COM's, was called in November 9 by MFA Secretary-General Hilale, who said Morocco's decision was SIPDIS based on its belief the seminar, and CBM's in general h [...]	2007-11-09 18:26:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PBTS UNHCR WI AG PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT1729	CORRECTED COPY: WESTERN SAHARA/REFUGEES: MOROCCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Morocco has pulled out of next week's planned UNHCR Confidence-Building seminar. Charge, along with some dozen other COM's, was called in November 9 by MFA Secretary-General Hilale, who said Morocco's decision was SIPDIS based on its belief the seminar, and CBM's in general h [...]	2007-11-09 18:26:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PBTS UNHCR WI AG PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT1731	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADVANCING THE DEMOCRACY AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: On November 8, Charge delivered reftel demarche to the GOM MFA General Director of Bilateral Relations Youssef Amrani. Amrani said the GOM, and he personally, remained very supportive of the Community of Democracies (CD). However, he was concerned about any panel discussions [...]	2007-11-09 18:35:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PREL UNGA MO
07RABAT1752	GOM WILL VOTE FOR UNGA RAPE RESOLUTION, BUT... [...] (C) On November 16, MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita told Polcouns that the GOM supports and would co-sponsor and vote for the UN resolution condemning rape as an instrument to achieve political/military objectives if it appeared that it would be adopted by consensus. If no consensus could b [...]	2007-11-16 19:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA
07RABAT1754	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 15, [...] (C) On November 16, Charge delivered reftel demarche to GOM MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale, along with a copy of the U.S. press release. Charge, accompanied by Polcouns and Poloff, added that Iran's cooperation with the IAEA had been selective, incomplete, and reactive. He noted that Iran [...]	2007-11-19 15:23:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PP MNUC IAEA AORC IR MO
07RABAT1771	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BELARUS NO ACTION MOTION [...] (C) On November 21, poloff urged Moroccan support on the UNGA Third Committee Resolution on the Human Rights situation in Belarus, which faced a "no-action" vote in New York on the morning of the same day. 2. (C) Farhane stated that the GOM would either vote against the no-action motion o [...]	2007-11-21 13:31:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA MO
07RABAT1772	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ELECTION TO THE ELIMINATION OF [...] (C) On November 21, poloff discussed the re-election of Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper to the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (reftel) with MFA UN Affairs Director Azzedine Farhane. 2. (C) Farhane responded that he could not provide an immediate answer but the [...]	2007-11-21 13:31:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA MO
07RABAT1773	CORRECTED COPY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BELARUS NO [...] (C) On November 21, in a meeting with MFA UN Affairs Director Azzedine Farhane, poloff urged Moroccan support on the UNGA Third Committee Resolution on the Human Rights situation in Belarus, which faced a "no-action" vote in New York on the morning of the same day. 2. (C) Farhane stated t [...]	2007-11-21 13:50:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA MO
07RABAT1774	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 18:01:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PTER EAIR ETRD EWWT PREL PINR PINS KNNP
07RABAT1807	MOROCCO/SAHARA: COMPLAINTS ABOUT POLISARIO, BUT [...] (C) MFA Director-General Hilale convoked Ambassador Riley and other P-5 Chiefs of Mission December 4 to discuss Sahara. Hilale said the GOM is concerned that the POLISARIO's General Congress will be held this year in Tifarity, on Moroccan-claimed territory but on the POLISARIO-controlled sid [...]	2007-12-04 18:39:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PHUM PREL PGOV AG MO WI
07RABAT1812	AMU SYG INSISTS ECONOMIC COOPERATION KEY TO [...] (C) Summary: AMU Secretary-General El-Habib Benyahya recently outlined for the Ambassador his view that economic cooperation was the most promising driver for unity and integration in the Maghreb. The agenda for a December 10 economic ministerial in Tripoli would include a draft regional free [...]	2007-12-05 17:23:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ETRD ECON PREL XA
07RABAT1813	AMU SYG MOVING TO ENHANCE DIALOGUE WITH U.S., [...] (C) Summary: Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Secretary-General El-Habib Benyahya was charged by AMU Foreign Ministers with pursuing enhanced dialogue with the U.S. during their November 30 meeting in Rabat, according to both AMU and GOM sources. The preceding week, Benyahya told the Ambassador that [...]	2007-12-05 17:30:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN XA
07RABAT1814	WESTERN SAHARA: TOUGH APPROACH TO NEXT ROUND, [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan MFA Chief of Staff Bourita projected that the impending third round of negotiations for the Western Sahara with the POLISARIO would be a real challenge. The GOM believes it should focus on substance, but not at all on independence. While appreciating USG support, he ho [...]	2007-12-05 18:07:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PBTS MO WI
07RABAT1818	IRAN SCORES POINTS IN DEBATE: "NUCLEAR IRAN: WAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Some Iranian arguments resonated with students at a debate, "Nuclear Iran: War and Peace," held on November 23 at a graduate school in Rabat. Iran,s Ambassador argued for Iran,s right to nuclear technologies, including uranium enrichment, citing sovereign right, peaceful inten [...]	2007-12-06 17:49:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PP MNUC IAEA AORC IR MO
07RABAT1836	HELPING AMERICAN SCHOOLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: In recent weeks, the clock has run out on the Embassy's eight-year attempt to secure an agreement with the Government of Morocco (GOM) to gain formal status and tax advantages for the five American schools in Morocco. Though the GOM has not yet provided a f [...]	2007-12-13 17:18:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ASCH AMGT EFIN PREL MO
07RABAT1857	MOROCCO BERBERS: A PLEA FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Berber (Amazight) activists want greater recognition and clout, a majority of Morocco's population Berbers are among its poorest citizens although there has been an expansion of Berber cultural rights, including in schools and media. Growing frustration among Berber youth may lead to viol [...]	2007-12-18 15:13:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MO PREL
07RABAT1862	MOROCCO: ATTENDANCE AT OSCE MEDITERRANEAN SEMINAR [...] (SBU) PolCouns raised reftel request for Moroccan participation in the OSCE Tel Aviv Seminar with Directors General for Bilateral Affairs Yussef Amrani and for International Organizations Mohammed Azeroual (P-level) on December 13 and 14, stressing its importance to the partnership. Amrani c [...]	2007-12-19 12:59:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL SOCI OSCE EG MO XF
07RABAT1868	MOROCCO: TAKING STEPS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [...] Summary: Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi launched the Fifth National Campaign to Eliminate Violence against Women on November 30 in Rabat, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. For the first time, the Government of Morocco (GOM) released official statistic [...]	2007-12-20 11:26:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN MO PHUM PREL
07RABAT1871	WESTERN SAHARA: A NEW BREED OF SAHARACRAT? [...] (C) The Security Wali (territorial police commissioner),Bouchaib Rmili along with the Wali (governor) of Laayoune, Boujdor and Sakia al-Hamra, who arrived in Laayoune over a year ago, and the new director of the Laayoune Prison, who arrived eight months ago, appear to represent a type of more [...]	2007-12-20 15:50:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO UNSC MO PHUM
07RABAT1873	WESTERN SAHARA: THINKING ABOUT AUTONOMY AND [...] (C) In the course of several visits to Western Sahara and conversations with contacts in Rabat, we have sensed the beginnings of a sometimes reluctant willingness by some pro-separatists, including human rights activists, to entertain the idea of autonomy rather than independence. Most Sahraw [...]	2007-12-20 16:40:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PHUM UNSC MO

07RABAT1874	EXBS: MOROCCO SEEKS JAN 2008 CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (SBU) During a December 20 meeting to discuss the EXBS proposal to hold an international transshipment conference in Morocco next year, as well as the postponement of a Charleston-based seaport interdiction course from December to Febru [...]	2007-12-20 16:43:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETTC KSTC PARM PREL MO
07RABAT1895	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARTINEZ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: My staff and I are delighted to welcome you and your delegation to Morocco. Your visit will help underscore the importance of our relations with Morocco. Morocco is a paragon of reform in the region and relations are so strong that it has been designated a "major, non-NATO al [...]	2007-12-31 12:16:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EAID ECON PGOV PREL PTER MO
07RABAT224	WESTERN SAHARA: LANDMINES CLAIM LIVES, SPARK [...] (SBU) Summary: Several recent landmine incidents, with at least three deaths, highlight the continuing danger of landmines in the Western Sahara. Two prominent Sahrawi figures, one a local leader and CORCAS member, the other a member of the upper house of parliament, were killed when the veh [...]	2007-02-06 18:41:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PBTS PHUM PREL EAID MOPS KHDP MO
07RABAT225	MOROCCO: ISLAMIST PJD GEARING UP FOR PRIME TIME [...] (C) Summary: The Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) may emerge from elections later this year as Morocco's single largest party in the directly-elected lower house of parliament. In recent conversations, key party leaders indicated confidence that the PJD could double (or more than [...]	2007-02-06 18:43:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PREL MO
07RABAT257	GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (U) Further to reftel A, Post informally received on February 8 details regarding Morocco's delegation to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism meeting scheduled in Ankara, Turkey on February 12-13, 2007. Morocco will send a nine-member group consisting of the following individua [...]	2007-02-08 16:57:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KGIC KNNP PTER PREL MO
07RABAT265	WESTERN SAHARA: PROMOTING AUTONOMY, BUT NOT YET A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Moroccan Government (GOM) is in the throes of a campaign here and abroad to sell its notion to provide autonomy to Western Sahara. Domestic consultations have targeted parliament and political parties, the GOM has not yet, however, reached more than the broad outlines of thei [...]	2007-02-09 12:43:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT273	WESTERN SAHARA: PROMOTING AUTONOMY, BUT NOT YET A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Moroccan Government (GOM) is in the throes of a campaign here and abroad to sell its notion to provide autonomy to Western Sahara. Domestic consultations have targeted parliament and political parties, the GOM has not yet, however, reached more than the broad outlines of thei [...]	2007-02-09 16:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT275	IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Jettou told the Ambassador on February 7 the February 5-6 visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was long on protocol but short on substance. Jettou said he pressed Iran to resolve its differences with the International Community. MFA DG Azeroual ela [...]	2007-02-09 17:16:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KNNP MO IR
07RABAT277	MOROCCO ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Poloff on February 9 informed Azzedine Farhane, Chief of the United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of the U.S.-Russia joint outreach plan for seven prospective partner n [...]	2007-02-09 18:03:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP PREL KGIC MO
07RABAT291	MOROCCO WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO PEACEKEEPING IN [...] (C) In a February 6 meeting with MFA Director General for Arab and Islamic Affairs Mohammed Azeroual, Polcouns urged Moroccan support for international peacekeeping forces being assembled for Darfur and Somalia. Azeroual responded that while Morocco was concerned about the situation in both p [...]	2007-02-12 18:00:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO MO
07RABAT304	FTA SPURS MOROCCAN TEXTILE EXPORTS TO THE U.S. [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspection of Moroccan textile factories highlighted the positive impact the U.S-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has made during its first year. The M [...]	2007-02-14 13:25:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KTEX PREL MO
07RABAT315	DRL-FUNDED NGO EMPOWERED TO PROMOTE PRISON REFORM [...] (C) Summary: USG assistance has succeeded in empowering a Moroccan non-governmental organization (NGO) to promote prison reform. The Moroccan Observatory of Prisons (OMP) has a mission to improve prisoners lives and prison conditions. In the past year, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and [...]	2007-02-15 16:30:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL MO
07RABAT328	ROYAL AIR MAROC SERVICE TO CONAKRY MONDAY, 19 FEB [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 17:07:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR CASC GV MARR MO PINS PREL
07RABAT329	TERRORIST FINANCE: USG CONCERN OVER ILLICIT CASH [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 17:08:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC MO PREL PTER KTFN
07RABAT335	MOROCCO AND THE PALESTINIAN UNITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Drawing on points conveyed reftel, Poloff met with Hassan Hami, Office Director of Arab Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 15, to urge that Morocco avoid premature statements of support or engagement with the new Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) before its new [...]	2007-02-20 18:59:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO
07RABAT360	MOROCCO: ELECTION DATE SET, REDISTRICTING PLAN [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOM announced on February 22 that elections for the lower house of parliament will be staged on September 7. Most political parties, including those from the majority who supported a July bal [...]	2007-02-23 18:09:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MO
07RABAT362	AMU INCREASING CT FOCUS, ADVANCING TRADE DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Foreign Ministers from Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, Tunisia, and Libya gathered in Rabat February 10-11 for the 26th Ministerial Council meeting of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU). A senior AMU contact told us discussions among the Ministers reflected increased focus in AMU fora on stemming [...]	2007-02-26 09:00:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL ETRD MO LY AG TS XA XF
07RABAT375	MOROCCO, THE QUDS COMMITTEE, AND THE AQSA MOSQUE [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI has recently become more visibly active as Chairman of the OIC's Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Committee. In letters to President Bush, P-5 heads of state, the UN SYG, and the EU, he protested Israeli excavations on the disputed Temple Mount. The King also publicly suggest [...]	2007-02-27 11:13:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL MO
07RABAT376	MOROCCO, THE QUDS COMMITTEE, AND THE AQSA MOSQUE [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI has recently become more visibly active as Chairman of the OIC's Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Committee. In letters to President Bush, P-5 heads of state, the UN SYG, and the EU, he protested Israeli excavations on the disputed Temple Mount. The King also publicly suggest [...]	2007-02-27 11:13:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL MO
07RABAT377	MOROCCAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMENTS ON [...] (S) Summary: Embassy delivered Reftel demarche to MFA on February 21 PolCouns urged Abdellatif Bendahane, MFA Director of African Affairs to take advantage of any possible GOM influence to resolve the situation. 2. (C) On February 26 PolCouns and Poloff followed up with Bendahane, who clai [...]	2007-02-27 12:16:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	MO PGOV PREL
07RABAT403	MFA DISCUSSES REFORM AND COUNTERTERRORISM WITH [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 28, a visiting CAPSTONE delegation, led by Admiral (Ret.) Henry Chiles, met with MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale to discuss bilateral and SIPDIS security issues. Highlighting Mor [...]	2007-03-02 09:16:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER MO
07RABAT404	THERE'S A NEW PRINCESS IN THE ROYAL FAMILY [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) A salute of 21 cannon shots boomed across Rabat from El Mechouar Palace shortly after 8 p.m. on February 28 to announce the birth of the king's second child, Princess Lalla Khadija. Naming the baby Khadija, [...]	2007-03-02 09:18:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL MO
07RABAT417	MOROCCO ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with Hassan Hami, MFA Director for Arab Multilateral Affairs, on the morning of March 2 to convey U.S. positions on the Arab League's Ministerial agenda (reftel). Hami confirmed that Foreign Minister Benaissa would lead the Moroccan delegation to the March 3-4 Cairo ta [...]	2007-03-02 18:26:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL XF
07RABAT458	MOROCCO ON INTERPOL'S AMIA PROPOSAL FOR EXECUTIVE [...] (C) On March 7, poloff met with Karim Halim, Bilateral Affairs and Counterterrorism Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the Interpol Secretariat's recommendation to issue six Red Notices related to the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (reftel). Reca [...]	2007-03-12 10:21:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL IR MO AR
07RABAT527	ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL AND SUMMIT IN RIYADH [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 17:52:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MO XF
07RABAT528	ARAB MAGHREB UNION SYG BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C) Summary: Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Secretary-General Habib Ben Yahya told the Ambassador he was promoting technical cooperation and trade among member states to advance regional integration, in a March 2 meeting. "We can't wait for a miracle political solution," he emphasized. Ben Yahya ci [...]	2007-03-23 17:58:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD MO AG LY TS MR XA XF
07RABAT565	MFA ON SAHARA: SEEKING ANOTHER WASHINGTON MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-28 17:37:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTBS MO FR AL
07RABAT572	SAHARANS ON AUTONOMY: PRO AND CON, BUT NO ONE'S [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a week-long visit to the Western Sahara, Rabat Polcouns found many supporters of autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty. Many residents, however, including what a veteran observer described as a majority of the original inhabitants, were opposed - unsurprising g [...]	2007-03-30 10:38:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO MO
07RABAT573	WESTERN SAHARA: MORE RESPONSIVE BUT STILL TOUGH [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Rabat Polcouns traveled for a week to the Western Sahara, March 4-9, principally in Laayoune, with one day in Smara - the traditional seat of Sahrawi culture and religion. He met Moroccan government representatives, pro-government business, tribal and youth lead [...]	2007-03-30 10:46:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO MO
07RABAT576	MOROCCO STILL CONSIDERING F-16 PURCHASE [...] (C) Summary: On March 27, Ambassador met with Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) General Abdelaziz Bennani, Morocco,s Chief of Defense equivalent, to discuss the potential purchase of F-16 aircraft by the GOM. Clarifying the Moroccan military's position on the potential fighter [...]	2007-03-30 14:36:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO
07RABAT594	WESTERN SAHARA: UNHCR CBMS PLAYING AN IMPORTANT [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Rabat strongly urges the Department to look favorably upon requests for continued financial support of UNHCR's "confidence building measures" (CBMs) program in Western Sahara. The CBMs have injected a hopeful and positive element into a conflict which has often seemed in [...]	2007-04-04 11:01:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PREL KPKO MO
07RABAT601	WESTERN SAHARA: THOUGHTS ON THE USG APPROACH [...] (C) Summary: As we prepare for UN discussion of the renewal of the MINURSO mandate, Embassy Rabat would like to offer several thoughts for consideration on the USG's approach to the very delicate Western Sahara process. The Moroccans have been conducting extensive and far-reaching consultati [...]	2007-04-05 18:03:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF KPKO MO
07RABAT606	PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS MINISTER DEFENDS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 27 meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mohamed Said El Alami told Ambassador that new legislation before parliament will require senior GOM officials to declare their assets. Contrary to the charges of some members of parliament and press speculation, the Minist [...]	2007-04-06 14:45:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MO
07RABAT660	MOROCCO: AMBASSADOR RILEY MEETS WITH WALI IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-16 10:44:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MO
07RABAT675	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION PREPARATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: With Morocco,s next legislative election fast approaching, the Ambassador called on leaders of the three largest parties in the ruling coalition to discuss preparations for September's ballot as well party plans to increase voter participation, particularly among youth. All thre [...]	2007-04-18 07:21:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MO
07RABAT680	PARTY FOR PROGRESS AND SOCIALISM LEADER STRESSES [...] (C) Summary: Ismail Alaoui, leader of the (leftist) Party for Progress and Socialism (PPS),and Minister of Communication Benabdallah, told the Ambassador April 4 their party had an election platform heavily focused on combating corruption. The formerly communist PPS is a member of the gover [...]	2007-04-18 16:15:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MO
07RABAT683	THEIR RABAT CHARGE SAYS SOUTH AFRICA MIGHT BE [...] (C) Summary: South African Charge to Morocco Charl Moller told Polcouns April 16 that South Africa will not abandon the principle of self determination for the Western Sahara without wavering, it would accept a political settlement agreed to by the POLISARIO. Moller said that South Africa is [...]	2007-04-18 21:56:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PHUM PREL WI MO SF UNSC
07RABAT704	ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS GOA MIGHT BE READY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian Ambassador Belkheir told Ambassador Riley April 17 that although Algeria was not prepared to listen to the Moroccans about their autonomy proposal, Algiers might accept a delegation from Rabat "after the end of the Security council debate," if it was not to talk about th [...]	2007-04-23 07:24:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PBTS PHUM PREL AG WI
07RABAT742	MOROCCO: UNITED NATIONS DEMOCRACY FUND PROJECT [...] (U) Summary: The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) is supporting "Promoting Women's Role(s) in the Transitional Justice Process in Morocco" with a $350,000 grant for a two-year period (reftel A). This project is being implemented by UNIFEM North Africa in coordination with the Consultati [...]	2007-04-26 09:15:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL OIIP MO
07RABAT745	PJD LEADERS AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS TERRORISM, [...] (C) Summary: The leadership of the Islam-oriented Party of Justice and Development told the Ambassador on April 17 that all Moroccans condemned the recent terrorist attacks against U.S. facilities in Casablanca, but said that feelings of "injustice" prompted by U.S. policies in the region were [...]	2007-04-26 14:07:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PTER PREL MO
07RABAT777	AMB. MEETING WITH FM BENAISSA ON CONSULATE GENERAL [...] (S) Summary and comment: Meeting with Amb. Riley April 27, FM Benaissa had no new information on prospects for GOM action to close two lanes of traffic in front of Consulate General Casablanca to create necessary security setback. Benaissa said Moroccan police services are working to effectiv [...]	2007-04-27 16:47:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	ASEC CASC CVIS MO PREL
07RABAT864	MOROCCO ON BELARUS UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) In a May 14 meeting with Abdelmounaim El Farouq, Chief of the Social and Humanitarian Issues Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, poloff urged Morocco to use its vote at the upcoming elections for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to elect countries with strong human rights record [...]	2007-05-15 17:03:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MO
07RABAT890	S/CT DEPUTY COORDINATOR PALMER VISITS MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary: During a May 8-10 visit, S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer and senior Moroccan officials discussed the GOM's holistic approach to combating terrorism and countering extremist ideology as well as ways to enhance CT efforts. The Moroccans welcomed Palmer's visit in the contex [...]	2007-05-18 16:30:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL KISL ASEC MO
07RABAT912	CASABLANCANS REACT TO CONTINUED POST CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary: In the more than five weeks since two suicide bombers detonated near the Consulate General, the atmosphere among the populace has gone from sympathetic concern to frustration and anger. Even many Moroccans who offered support immediately after the explosions now feel that the c [...]	2007-05-24 15:20:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV MO
07RABAT940	UPDATE ON CONDITIONS IN WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Summary and Comment: While recent weeks have seen many demonstrations of Sahrawis in Moroccan universities, unrest inside the territory remains limited. At least nine Sahrawi students have recently received jail terms for their role in demonstrations. In Sahara, Layoune reportedly remains [...]	2007-05-31 18:27:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PBTS PHUM PREL
07RABAT942	MOROCCO SEEKS US SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] This is an action message. Please see para 4. 2. (C) During a May 31 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Division Chief for United Nations Affairs Azzedine Farhane told poloff that Morocco is interested in potential USG assistance for Morocco,s planned Global Initiative to Combat [...]	2007-06-01 13:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PTER PREL KGIT MO
07RABAT95	MINURSO FREE OF TIP/SEA PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy continues to believe Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) are not a problem with the MINURSO mission in the Western Sahara. MINURSO Force Commander Maj. General Kurt Mosgaard told Polcouns that there had been two incidents that were of con [...]	2007-01-19 17:44:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV MO KPKO
07RABAT964	MOROCCO ON AFRICOM [...] (C) On June 5, MFA Director-General for Bilateral Affairs Youssef Amrani told the DCM he hoped that the upcoming U.S. delegation traveling to Morocco to discuss the formation of AFRICOM did not plan to request permission to base in Morocco. Morocco does not want to host AFRICOM, he said, add [...]	2007-06-07 08:21:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MO
07RABAT965	MOROCCO ON AFRICOM [...] (C) On June 5, MFA Director-General for Bilateral Affairs Youssef Amrani told the DCM he hoped that the upcoming U.S. delegation traveling to Morocco to discuss the formation of AFRICOM did not plan to request permission to base in Morocco. Morocco does not want to host AFRICOM, he said, add [...]	2007-06-07 08:22:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MO
07RABAT974	MOROCCANS RECEIVE ISRAELI DELEGATION [...] (C) During a June 5 meeting with DAS Carpenter (septel) Moroccan MFA Director-General Amrani said that he had received an Israeli MFA delegation for a full day of discussions in Rabat during the last week of May. The Israeli delegation was led by Policy Planning Chief Abramovitch and also the [...]	2007-06-08 18:57:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO
07RABAT981	MFA DG BRIEFS DAS GRAY ON MOROCCAN PLANS FOR [...] (C) NEA DAS Gordon Gray and Ambassador Riley met with MFA Director General Bilateral (P-equiv.) Youssef Amrani June 11, on the margins of the AFRICOM briefing (septel) to discuss the Western Sahara. Amrani asserted that Morocco was faithfully implementing the UN Security Council Resolution on [...]	2007-06-11 17:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PBTS PHUM PREL
07RABAT994	DAS CARPENTER DISCUSSES OUTLOOK FOR ELECTIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: During his June 4-6 visit, NEA DAS Scott Carpenter discussed the outlook for Morocco's September legislative elections a range of GOM and non-governmental contacts. There was broad consensus that the elections will be generally transparent and free of systematic fraud. Most civi [...]	2007-06-13 10:46:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM MO
07RABAT996	DAS CARPENTER DISCUSSES FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION WITH [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan Minister of Communications Benabdellah told visiting DAS Carpenter during a June 6 meeting that the latest and presumably final draft of the revised press code reduced from 24 to four the number of categories of offenses that could land journalists in jail. He emphasized [...]	2007-06-13 11:19:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL MO
07RANGOON100	BURMA: ICRC CHIEF OUTLINES FUTURE STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Frustrated by lack of progress with the regime, ICRC might issue public denunciations of repeated GOB violations of international humanitarian law and approaching third countries to enlist extra assistance. In response to the GOB's continued refusal to allow the ICRC access to [...]	2007-01-30 04:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON1001	A SNAPSHOT OF POVERTY IN RANGOON [...] (SBU) Summary. Poverty levels in Burma continue to rise, as a result of higher prices and decreasing purchasing power. During visits to several of Rangoon's poorest areas, we observed this escalating abject poverty firsthand. In Hlainthaya and Shwepyitha Townships, many people do not have s [...]	2007-10-10 01:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL BM
07RANGOON1009	BURMA: ACTIVISTS BEGIN TO TENTATIVELY REGROUP [...] (C) Summary. A veteran political activist told Poloff that a handful of pro-democracy activists have tried to reorganize in Burma since the crackdown but are still unwilling to stage protests or other public demonstrations due to fear of immediate regime reprisals. GOB raids against monaste [...]	2007-10-10 10:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1012	BURMESE GOVERNMENT PLAYING GAMES WITH INTERNET [...] (C) Summary. The Burmese Government on October 9 granted Myanmar Teleport and the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT),the two local internet providers, permission to reestablish internet connections at specific times during the day. We have observed that the internet is now avail [...]	2007-10-11 09:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECPS PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON1014	BURMA: REGIME ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT FOCUS BACK TO [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Rangoon received a faxed letter from Acting PM Thein Sein addressed to Vice President Cheney, objecting to the UN PRST on Burma and declaring the regime intends to proceed with its seven step "roadmap to democracy." The regime's mass-member organization (USDA) continues [...]	2007-10-11 09:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1018	ARRESTS CONTINUE IN BURMA [...] (C) Reports of ongoing arrests, torture, and deaths in custody continue to circulate although they are growing more difficult to confirm as more activists go into hiding and become increasingly nervous about meeting Embassy employees. The authorities have reportedly begun arresting relatives o [...]	2007-10-12 09:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1019	BURMA: REGIME GUTS PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Prominent 88 Generation Students leader Htay Kywe was arrested October 13 along with four other pro-democracy activists. American Center students continue to be detained and arrested, and the leader of the Tuesday Prayer Campaign has been confined to her township for one year. [...]	2007-10-15 10:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1025	BURMA'S MONKS: PRAYING FOR THE REGIME TO FALL [...] (C) Summary: One of Burma's most senior monks told us the recent demonstrations of monks in Rangoon had grown from spontaneous outrage to the Pakkoku incident and in response to calls for a boycott broadcast on the Burmese language stations. Though he could not speak for all forty-seven of [...]	2007-10-16 10:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1026	BURMA: TRACK II PROCESS TRASHED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Advocates of engagement who looked to the unofficial European-led Track II process to reach key members of the GOB and offer concessions to promote further dialogue, were morose at the end of their October 2007 visit to Burma, which occurred shortly after the regime's latest brut [...]	2007-10-16 11:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1031	BURMESE REGIME TALKS RESTRAINT BUT CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. Embassy contacts confirmed authorities sentenced four NLD members to prison terms for their alleged roles in last month's protests, including an 85-year-old man. NLD sources reported three members of the NLD's youth wing were arrested in Mandalay on October 14. NLD Spokesman U [...]	2007-10-17 10:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1037	BURMA: REGIME FOCUS ON "ROADMAP" IGNORES ABUSES [...] (C) Summary. On October 18, the regime announced a new constitutional drafting commission amidst reports of ongoing arrests and convictions of pro-democracy activists. Embassy sources reported several family members of prominent monk U Gambira were arrested on October 16 and 17. NLD official [...]	2007-10-19 09:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1041	NEW AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN BURMA'S BAGO DIVISION [...] (SBU) Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials informed us on October 22 that between October 18-19, approximately 500 quail died on two private farms in Thanatpin Township, Bago Division (75 miles north of Rangoon). Bago Division LBVD Deputy Director and staff co [...]	2007-10-22 10:32:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON1042	ILO SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN LABOR MECHANISM [...] (C) Summary. While the GOB has made some progress this year in addressing forced labor claims, it still drags its feet when investigating cases involving the military, ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall emphasized. Since signing the GOB-ILO Forced Labor Mechanism Agreement in February, the GO [...]	2007-10-22 10:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1043	BURMA: CRITICISM OF "ROADMAP" [...] (C) Summary. A etnic Karen former National Convention delegate told us the September crackdown makes it highly unlikely the public will ever support the results of the regime's so-called "roadmap to democracy." He said several of his fellow delegates have privately voiced concern over the re [...]	2007-10-23 07:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1048	AIR BAGAN LAMENTS LASTEST SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Air Bagan's Managing Director rejected claims that the company's profits were being used to prop up the Burmese regime during an October 23 meeting. Instead, he and his colleagues emphasized that the company's only mission was to develop Burma's deteriorating aviation sector. Th [...]	2007-10-23 08:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL EAIR BM
07RANGOON105	BURMA XXXXXXXXXXXX REPORT SENSITIVE SHIPMENT [...] (S) Summary: Embassy contacts XXXXXXXXXXXX shared with us on XXXXXXXXXXXX documents for 112 metric tons of "mixed ore" shipped on January 25 from Burma to China via Singapore. XXXXXXXXXXXX noticed that authorities treated the shipment as highly sensitive, and suspect it may have included uranium. O [...]	2007-01-30 10:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC MNUC BM CH
07RANGOON1052	MANDALAY CRACKDOWN MILDER THAN RANGOON [...] (C) Summary. Poloff visited Mandalay to observe any changes in the city since the September uprising and to try to obtain details of the demonstrations and subsequent military crackdown there. According to contacts we met in Mandalay, the demonstrations here were not as political as they wer [...]	2007-10-24 08:03:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1056	FEMINIST WRITERS' GROUP EXPRESSES OPTIMISM FOR [...] (C) Summary. Writers for a local feminist magazine expressed optimism for the future of democracy in Burma. They noted that the demonstrations in September differed from the 1988 demonstrations because this time the international community was watching. They also felt that a new generation ha [...]	2007-10-24 10:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1057	MEMBER LACKS CONFIDENCE IN CONSTITUTION COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary. Tun Aung Chain, a member of the Commission for Drafting the State Constitution, told us he harbors little hope that the process will lead to meaningful democracy in Burma. He explained that while the commission consists of 54 members representing various ethnic groups and profes [...]	2007-10-25 05:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1060	AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEETS WITH REGIME LIAISON [...] (C) Summary: Aung San Suu Kyi met with newly appointed liaison Aung Kyi at the Government Guest House the afternoon of October 25. Burmese State Television announced Acting PM Thein Sein would be appointed Prime Minister and that Quarter Master General LT GEN Tin Aung Myint Oo would replace T [...]	2007-10-25 10:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1064	BURMA: SOME PRISONERS RELEASED; KEY LEADERS STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25 the regime released 87 people it had arrested during last month's demonstrations, including 50 NLD members. However, the regime continues to arrest and detain prominent NLD and 88 Generation Students leaders, and to deny them proper medical attention. The gover [...]	2007-10-29 10:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1070	BURMA: REPORTS OF RENEWED FIGHTING IN KAREN STATE [...] (C) Summary. A politically-active ethnic Karen relayed reports of renewed fighting in Karen State between KNU forces and the Burma Army-backed DKBA. The fighting reportedly began on October 28 when KNU forces attacked a Burma Army outpost in Kawkareik in southern Karen State. Our contact ci [...]	2007-10-30 10:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1074	BURMA: MONKS ON THE MARCH AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: Following a pro-regime rally in Pakokku that residents were forced to participate in, 200 monks marched through the city chanting and carrying the flag of the Buddhist clergy in a peaceful protest. A monk who participated told DVB the monks plan to continue the protests. He ur [...]	2007-10-31 10:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1076	BURMA SANCTIONS HITTING THE REGIME WHERE IT HURTS [...] (C) Summary. The Burmese regime, concerned about the latest U.S. economic sanctions, called several key businessmen to Nai Pyi Taw, including Tay Za and Steven Law, to discuss how best to deal with the sanctions. According to business contacts, the senior generals, unhappy with Tay Za for " [...]	2007-10-31 11:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON FIN PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON1082	BURMA: MANDALAY MONKS REPORTEDLY PREPARING TO [...] (C) Summary: According to an 88 Generation Students leader, monks in Mandalay are preparing to renew their peaceful protests. Although we have heard no reports of any new demonstrations today, the Australian Ambassador told the Charge 80 monks were dispersed by police yesterday when they at [...]	2007-11-01 10:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1083	BURMA PREPARES FOR THE NOVEMBER ILO GOVERNING BODY [...] (C) Summary: The ILO representative in Burma provided an update of labor issues in Burma. This included the progress he has been able to make working with the Minister for Relations (and now Minister of Labor),Aung Kyi. He warned Aung Kyi that the long prison sentences to labor activists [...]	2007-11-02 05:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1084	BURMA: REGIME TO PNG UN COUNTRY CHIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: On the eve of Gambari's visit to Burma, the GOB announced that UN Resident Coordinator Charles Petrie was no longer welcome. Despite the UN's desire to maintain control of Gambari's schedule, Petrie was informed today the regime had its own schedule for Gambari and he should r [...]	2007-11-02 11:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1088	BURMA: REGIME HOLD GAMBARI IN NAY PYI TAW [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Gambari arrived in Rangoon November 3 and proceeded straight to Nay Pyi Taw where he was granted meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Relations (liaison with Aung San Suu Kyi). A UN official told us Gambari described his meeting with [...]	2007-11-05 10:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1089	DEMARCHES ON PIRACY DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-05 10:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KCSY PHSA PBTS PGOV PREL EWWT UN UNSC
07RANGOON1090	BURMA: A TALE OF TWO CRONIES [...] (C) Summary. Despite being the senior generals' two favorite cronies, Steven Law and Tay Za could not be more different. Steven Law, the son of a known drug smuggler, keeps a low profile and conducts his business with little fanfare. Known as a consummate businessman, Law is lauded for his [...]	2007-11-06 09:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
07RANGOON1091	BURMA: A TALE OF TWO CRONIES [...] (C) Summary. Despite being the senior generals' two favorite cronies, Steven Law and Tay Za could not be more different. Steven Law, the son of a known drug smuggler, keeps a low profile and conducts his business with little fanfare. Known as a consummate businessman, Law is lauded for his [...]	2007-11-06 09:44:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
07RANGOON1093	TAY ZA'S FAMILY TELLS THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY [...] (C) Summary. In a November 6 meeting, Tay Za's older brother, Thiha, and Tay Za's eldest son, Pye Phyo Tay Za, responded to the latest U.S. sanctions and attempted to clarify the nature of Tay Za's relationship with the senior generals. Thiha questioned why the USG singled out Tay Za as a cr [...]	2007-11-07 10:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
07RANGOON1094	BURMA: ASSK FINE; USG URGED TO KEEP PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Summary: Aung San Suu Kyi's personal doctor treated her last week for a minor infection in her hand. Her doctor told us she had a good first meeting with Minister of Relations Aung Kyi and that the two would meet on a weekly basis. According to the doctor, last week's meeting was cancel [...]	2007-11-07 11:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1095	AIR BAGAN LIVES IT UP WHILE CRYING POOR [...] (C) Summary. Regime crony Tay Za, celebrating Air Bagan's third anniversary on November 5, held a press conference where he emphasized Air Bagan's charity work in Burma, detailed the future of the airline, denounced close ties to the regime, and condemned U.S. sanctions. After the press co [...]	2007-11-08 02:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM
07RANGOON1096	GAMBARI ACHIEVES LITTLE IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: We consider Gambari's most recent visit a failure, and most of the diplomatic and UN community based here agrees with us. He allowed himself to be held captive in the isolated capital, he only met with people the regime approved, and he obtained nothing but vague indications of [...]	2007-11-08 11:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON1098	BURMA'S INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INDUSTRY CRASHING [...] (C) Summary. Two of Burma's three international air carriers, Air Bagan and Myanmar Airways International (MAI),have begun to shut down their operations, although for very different reasons. Air Bagan, feeling the financial pinch of the latest round of U.S. sanctions, stopped its service to [...]	2007-11-09 06:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM
07RANGOON1099	TALES FROM INSEIN PRISON [...] (C) Summary. NLD Spokesman U Myint Thein, recently released from Insein prison, detailed for us his experiences during his 34-day detention. While he did not experience physical torture, he said that others did. The police often awoke him in the middle of the night to subject him to three-h [...]	2007-11-09 10:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1100	AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEETS NLD LEADERS AND AUNG KYI [...] (C) Summary: In a two hour meeting with her party's Central Executive Committee (CEC),Aung San Suu Kyi described Minister of Relations Aung Kyi as a good man with whom she could work. She also told them that she believed the regime had a "genuine will for national reconciliation" and dialog [...]	2007-11-09 11:18:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1102	BURMA'S DOMESTIC AVIATION INDUSTRY NOSEDIVES [...] (C) Summary. Burma, the aviation hub of Southeast Asia fifty years ago, now struggles to service its domestic market. With tourist levels down more than 60 percent, Burma's aviation industry is in a state of disarray. Four domestic airlines currently operate in Burma -- Air Bagan, Myanmar [...]	2007-11-13 03:13:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM
07RANGOON1103	BURMA: THE KNU,S RELUCTANT FIST [...] (S) Summary. KNU leaders said they believe tripartite dialogue offers the only path to real change, but they still have no faith in the regime to engage in genuine discussions. The KNU chairman said he would continue to work with other ethnic groups to apply political pressure on the governm [...]	2007-11-13 07:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1104	HOPE AND FEAR IN BURMA'S MON STATE [...] (C) Summary: Charge visited Mawlamyaing, Burma's third largest city and capital of Mon State, November 11 and 12. She met with NLD party members, who described themselves as hopeful that change would come soon, but still distrustful of the Burmese military. They indicated that they have regu [...]	2007-11-14 10:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB BM
07RANGOON1105	BURMESE REGIME DESTROYS EDUCATION TO KEEP CONTROL [...] (C) Summary. Myat Ko Ko, a member of the Embassy-funded Cosmopolitan Library Club, explained how the regime consolidates its power by destroying Burma's education system. While the children of the generals can afford to attend foreign universities, over 300,000 university students in Burma m [...]	2007-11-14 11:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1107	ZAW ZAW: A CRONY ON THE RISE [...] (C) While Tay Za and Steven Law remain the regime's favorite cronies, Zaw Zaw, Managing Director of construction company Max Myanmar and Chairman of the Myanmar Football Federation, is an up and coming crony. Zaw Zaw actively seeks favor with the senior generals, and competes with Tay Za fo [...]	2007-11-15 05:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
07RANGOON1108	BURMA: WHERE HAVE ALL THE TOURISTS GONE? [...] (C) Summary. Burma continues to feel the economic impact of the regime's violent crackdown in September. The tourism industry, which employs an estimated 500,000 people, continues to flounder as tourists cancel trips to Burma. In October, Burma only received 7,221 tourists, a 228 percent [...]	2007-11-15 08:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV BM
07RANGOON1111	PINHEIRO RETURNS TO BURMA [...] (C) Summary: Pinheiro told the dip corps that cooperation he had received from the GOB had been positive. He had been given access to everyone he asked to see and taken to all the places he requested to visit. He noted, however, that his trip was not a "fact finding" mission because he had n [...]	2007-11-15 11:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1112	TORTURED DETAINEE SURVIVES BURMESE PRISON [...] (C) Summary. The chairman of an NLD township branch discussed the torture he underwent at interrogation centers and at Insein prison. USDA thugs arrested him on September 26 and sent him to interrogation centers for several days of torture and questioning, before transferring him to Insein Pr [...]	2007-11-16 02:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1113	EDEN GROUP PROSPERING DUE TO REGIME CONNECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Chit Khaing, owner and Managing Director of Eden Group and an up and coming crony, has parlayed his regime connections to amass great wealth, while most Burmese struggle to survive. A prominent construction company, Eden Group received a six-year contract to construct government [...]	2007-11-16 05:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM

07RANGOON1118	BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY IN BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since 2005 Embassy Rangoon has funded 23 Burmese groups and NGOs to conduct grassroots civil society and capacity building projects throughout the country. To date, we have provided a total of USD 232,536 to these groups to support capacity building, vocational and educational [...]	2007-11-19 09:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1119	BURMA: FOUR STEPS BACKWARD, TWO STEPS FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: In his first public address since the September protests and regime crackdown, Senior General Than Shwe asserted the government would move forward with its "roadmap to democracy," and gave no indication he would alter the process to make it more inclusive. Than Shwe has sent hi [...]	2007-11-19 10:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1127	BURMA: INCSR I DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 09:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON1129	BURMA: WHAT DIALOGUE? JUST ARRESTS [...] (C) Summary. According to an NLD spokesman, the regime has not responded to Aung San Suu Kyi's request for her to have additional, regular meetings with NLD officials. On November 20, authorities detained six more pro-democracy activists, four of whom remain in custody. One of the released [...]	2007-11-21 10:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1130	BURMA: INCSR I DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 10:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON1131	CHINESE NOT ASKING MUCH OF BURMA [...] (C) Summary: China's Ambassador to Burma expressed satisfaction that the Than Shwe regime was making political progress, and urged the U.S. to be more patient and less critical. He did not offer any specific details on the November 14-16 visit of Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Burma, whom [...]	2007-11-21 10:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON1133	NEW AI OUTBREAK IN BURMA'S EASTERN SHAN STATE [...] Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials informed us on November 23 that from November 4-18, approximately 1,858 chickens and 200 ducks had died in Katpa village tract, Naung Neing Village, located 5 miles from Kyaing Tone Township in Eastern Shan State. The Regi [...]	2007-11-23 09:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON1136	BURMA: ASSK WANTS ETHNIC LEADERS IN THE DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Ethnic pro-democracy activists U Ohn Tin and Khun Tu have been released, while the president of the Zomi National Congress and an MP-elect remain detained. During his detention, the authorities questioned U Ohn Tin regarding a statement ethnic leaders had made in support of Aung [...]	2007-11-23 11:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1140	BURMESE GENERALS PRIZE ORDER OVER LAW [...] (C) Summary. Kyaw Zaw Naing, head of the Global Green Group, which received a small grant in 2007 from Embassy Rangoon, described his efforts to promote legal knowledge with free law clinics throughout the country. Basic legal knowledge, he explained, will empower citizens to protect themsel [...]	2007-11-26 07:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1143	BURMA: UNICEF AND ILO ON CHILD SOLDIERS [...] (C) Summary. UNICEF and ILO representatives in Burma told Poloff they believed the use of child soldiers to be an ongoing problem, but had no way to accurately measure its scope. Current estimates were based almost entirely on anecdotal evidence, so could be misleading, they said. UNICEF de [...]	2007-11-26 10:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1145	PROMOTING DEMOCRACY IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Rangoon-based Western missions met on November 21 to discuss the U.S., UK, Australian, and German small grants programs. Grants programs among the embassies focus either on infrastructure development or capacity building. The French Cultural Counselor said that he hoped to lo [...]	2007-11-27 02:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1146	BURMA: MORE ARRESTS RAISE TENSIONS, HIGHLIGHT LIES [...] (C) Summary. KIO officials confirmed that on November 22, the Burma Army arrested eight of the group's members, six of whom were released the next day. The KIO is negotiating for the release of the remaining two, believed to be senior regional leaders of the cease-fire group. While there we [...]	2007-11-27 11:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1148	BURMA: THE DIALOGUE IS DEAD [...] (C) Summary: PM Thein Sein told an Embassy contact that Than Shwe had dispatched him to ASEAN with two objectives: to cancel Gambari's briefing during the Summit, and to undermine support for U.S. sanctions on Burma. Thein Sein said Than Shwe had ordered him to walk out of the Summit if ASEA [...]	2007-11-28 09:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1151	NEW AI OUTBREAK IN EASTERN SHAN STATE [...] (SBU) The Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) informed us on November 29 that they discovered two dead chickens in Wam Kaung Quarter in the town of Tachileik (Eastern Shan State) on November 26. The township veterinary officer sent samples to Kyaing Tone Quarantine La [...]	2007-11-29 11:29:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON1153	HARDSHIP AND HEARTACHE IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. The end of November brought nothing but more hardship to the Burmese people and their beleaguered pro-democracy movement. Authorities obstructed a peaceful procession, closed an important monastery, and prevented a political prisoner from visiting his dying mother. They did [...]	2007-11-30 10:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1155	BURMA: WFP STRUGGLES TO REACH THE STARVING [...] (SBU) Summary. Burma's ruling military regime places significant restrictions on the movements of World Food Program (WFP) officials, as well as its cooperating partners and donor organizations. Attendees at a November 29 meeting on WFP issues complained that, with only a few exceptions, it [...]	2007-11-30 11:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1164	BURMA: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO THAN SHWE [...] (SBU) Summary. At a December 3 news conference for the diplomatic corps and members of the press, Minister of Information Brig Gen Kyaw Hsan, Director General of Police Khin Yi, and Minister of Labor (and Aung San Suu Kyi liaison) Aung Kyi showcased the inaugural session of the constitutiona [...]	2007-12-06 02:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1165	BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with Dr. Tin Myo Win, aka Douglas, on December 6 to discuss his recent meetings with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). ASSK appears less optimistic now than previous statements by NLD members have indicated about the quality of the dialogue to date, according to Douglas. Janu [...]	2007-12-06 09:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON1168	BURMA: INCREASED ACTIVITY IN KAREN STATE [...] (C) Summary. Karen National Union contacts told us the Burma Army has been increasing its presence and activities in Karen State. A recent announcement that the KNU will close a portion of a major road between Karen and Mon States was not approved by KNU headquarters and likely came from loc [...]	2007-12-07 09:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1170	BURMA: WHO,S WHO IN THE REGIME [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite persistent rumors of divisions within the Burmese military, we have not seen any evidence of exploitable schisms in the Than Shwe regime. While personality conflicts likely exist and some may be more moderate than others, so far no one has stepped up to challenge Than [...]	2007-12-07 11:55:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1175	BURMA: ACTIVISTS DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (C) Summary. Contrary to warnings by the authorities, human rights activist Myint Aye and his supporters held a ceremony commemorating the 59th anniversary of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Rangoon on December 10. Poloffs observed a heavy plain-clothes police presence ou [...]	2007-12-10 10:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1177	BURMA: NO NEWS IS BAD NEWS [...] (C) Summary. Activist and DVB stringer Aye Myin Soe is in hiding and informed us there is no one left in Burma to research and file stories for the Norwegian-based broadcaster. Authorities have held his three colleagues - Ko Myat San, Win Maw, and Aung Gyi - in Insein Prison since their arr [...]	2007-12-12 10:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1178	BURMESE AIDS ACTIVIST PHYU PHYU THIN TIRED OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-14 06:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI BM
07RANGOON1180	BURMA: FIRST HUMAN AI CASE CONFIRMED [...] (U) On December 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Burmese Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed Burma's first case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case involved a seven-year-old girl infected with the virus during a poultry outbreak in Kyaing Tone (Kangtung) [...]	2007-12-17 09:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON1181	BURMESE REGIME NOT TALKING [...] (C) Summary. Aung San Suu Kyi's personal physician, Dr. Tin Myo Win (Douglas),said that no meetings between Aung San Suu Kyi and Minister of Relations Aung Kyi have taken place since November 19. Rather than create a real dialogue, the government has preoccupied itself with the visa ban and [...]	2007-12-17 09:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1185	JUSTICE WAITS ANOTHER DAY IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary. Pro-democracy activist Htin Kyaw's trial was postponed until December 26 and will now be held in Insein Prison rather than a courthouse in Rangoon. His health continued to decline due to his hunger strike and family and supporters were worried for his well being. Labor activis [...]	2007-12-18 09:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1191	BURMA: HELPING PHYU PHYU THIN [...] (C) Summary: HIV/AIDS activist and NLD youth member Phyu Phyu Thin does not want to come out of hiding, contrary to Ref A. She believes she would be quickly arrested and unable to assist her patients. Phyu Phyu Thin's patients are in desperate need of quick funding in order to continue their [...]	2007-12-19 10:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM KHIV EAID SOCI
07RANGOON1200	BURMA: THAI MFA DIRECTOR ON THE DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Thai MFA Director Kallayana described the behind-the-scenes maneuvering at the November ASEAN Summit that led to the cancellation of Gambari's briefing at the event. At the Summit, Thai PM Surayud had urged Burmese PM Thein Sein to upgrade the dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi by s [...]	2007-12-21 11:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1202	EMBASSY RANGOON POC FOR MDB LOAN REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-26 06:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL BM
07RANGOON1203	WIN AUNG - A RISING CRONY WITH CONNECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Win Aung, owner of Dagon International Construction Company and Dagon Timber Ltd., and his family continue to use their close connections with the Burmese regime to amass great wealth. Although Dagon International specializes in the construction of luxury housing projects, it [...]	2007-12-26 08:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
07RANGOON1207	BURMA'S PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT STILL ALIVE [...] (C) Summary: Burma's famous comedian and political activist, Zarganar, is organizing monks, students, factory workers, and others to participate in follow-up demonstrations to the September marches. He recently received a letter from Aung San Suu Kyi thanking him for his role in organizing t [...]	2007-12-27 10:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON1210	SUSPECTED AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN EASTERN SHAN [...] (SBU) Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials informed us on December 28 that from December 23-24, approximately 6 chickens died on one farm in Yang Kham village, Mong Hpayak Township in Eastern Shan State. Mong Hpayak Township is located 50 miles from Kyaing To [...]	2007-12-28 08:02:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON1211	DROPPING THE HAMMER ON CRONY STEVEN LAW [...] (C) Summary. Tun Myint Naing, a.k.a. Steven Law, is known among Burma's business circles as the regime's top crony. He is known to be close with both Senior General Than Shwe and Vice Senior General Maung Aye. In addition to owning Asia World Co. Ltd., one of Burma's most successful constr [...]	2007-12-28 08:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM
07RANGOON122	BURMA: MORE INSURGENT GROUPS EMERGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recently received information about two small insurgent groups, each with about 200 armed soldiers, that continue to resist the SPDC. The Hanthawady Restoration Army in Mon State engages in armed conflict against the Burmese Army, while the Chin ethnic Zomi Revolutionary Army [...]	2007-02-05 08:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL BM
07RANGOON135	INDIA'S RELATIONS WITH BURMA'S MILITARY REGIME [...] (C) Summary: In the interest of national security and economic growth, India has taken what it views as a practical and realistic approach in its relations with Burma's military regime. Number 2 General Maung Aye is their main interlocutor, although he has expressed frustration with the slow [...]	2007-02-08 10:30:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM PINR CH IN KS
07RANGOON136	BURMA SAYS, "NO MORE CHILD SOLDIERS...TRUST US" [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Burmese regime brought out its big guns on February 6 to persuade Rangoon-based diplomats that Burmese armed forces no longer recruit child soldiers. SPDC Secretary-1 Lt. Gen. Thein Sein and Foreign Minister Nyan Win SIPDIS both told diplomats that the regime has taken all [...]	2007-02-08 11:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KOCI BM
07RANGOON144	BURMA: NOMINATION FOR APRIL 2-13 FSN POLITICAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Rangoon enthusiastically nominates Mr. Arthur Aye, Political/Economic Specialist, to attend the April 2-13 Political Training Course for FSNs at FSI. In a country that is on the frontline of transformational diplomacy, where our FSNs work in an extremely oppressive environmen [...]	2007-02-09 11:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI AFSN AMGT PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON156	BURMA'S ETHNIC MON STRADDLE THE FENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A New Mon State Party (NMSP) leader recently told us relations with the regime are not good, but the NMSP prefers to play along than to break its 20-year cease-fire and return to fighting. The NMSP recently traveled to three Mon districts to explain to the public why it downgrade [...]	2007-02-15 03:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SNAR BM
07RANGOON166	PREPARING FOR CHANGE IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: China's Ambassador to Burma provided a readout of Gen. Thura Shwe Mann's recent visit to China as well as senior military plans to move forward on its Seven Point Roadmap. He said Burma's number three general was most interested in ideas to get the Burmese economy moving. The C [...]	2007-02-20 06:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM CH
07RANGOON168	BURMA: RESPONDING TO THE REGIME'S "ROADMAP TO [...] (C) Summary: Burma's military regime is preparing to wrap up its National Convention, debut a new constitution, and move forward with a national referendum within the next year. In doing so, the regime hopes to gain domestic and international acquiescence to a constitution that will cement t [...]	2007-02-20 09:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	SECRET	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON174	THAI-BURMA ACMECS PROJECTS OFF TO SLOW START [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai aid projects in Burma, according to local embassy officials, are designed to encourage GOB economic reforms as well as helping those in need. Although the GOB has moved slowly on bilateral projects proposed under the Ayeyarwady/Chao Phraya/Mekong Economic Cooperation Strat [...]	2007-02-21 09:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID BM TH
07RANGOON181	BURMA'S LEAST WANTED: THE ROHINGYAS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Muslim Rohingyas who inhabit Burma's Northern Rakhine State (NRS) are among the world's most oppressed and marginalized people. Burma's military regime refuses to recognize the Rohingyas as one of Burma's official ethnic groups, denies them citizenship, and systematically [...]	2007-02-22 11:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON184	BURMA REGIME WARNS AMERICAN CENTER, BRITISH COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA Deputy Director General of Protocol summoned DCMs from the U.S. and U.K. embassies on February 23 to issue a warning about public affairs activities of the embassy's American Center and the British Council. He stated that institutions that teach or provide information to t [...]	2007-02-23 09:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO BM
07RANGOON185	BURMA: FRUSTRATION SURFACES IN RANGOON [...] (U) Summary: On February 22, thirty demonstrators gathered in front of Rangoon City Hall to protest Burma's deteriorating economic and social conditions in one of the largest public demonstrations in years. A crowd of two hundred gathered to watch the event. Some shouted to the demonstrator [...]	2007-02-23 10:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON198	LIFE IN SHAN STATE'S FORMER PRINCIPALITY OF HSIPAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent visit to Hsipaw revealed that recent Chinese migrants have changed the demographics and the economy of this former Shan principality. Family members of two Hsipaw political prisoners described their sentences and prison life. The regime maintains a watchful eye on pote [...]	2007-02-26 10:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
07RANGOON199	BURMA: PRECARIOUS PEACE IN KAREN STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Confusion continues to surround the reported cease-fire agreement between the SPDC and a breakaway faction of the KNU. Unlike earlier cease-fire agreements between the regime and other armed ethnic groups, the latest deal does not require the Karen faction to surrender their arms [...]	2007-02-26 11:00:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINS PREF PREL BM
07RANGOON211	BURMA: REGIME RELEASES DETAINED PROTESTERS [...] (C) Late on February 27, the police released all those detained for participating in last week's public protest against deteriorating economic and social conditions in Burma (reftel). The regime had arrested nine people and detained many of the participants' family members after the initial [...]	2007-03-01 09:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON212	BURMA HPAI OUTBREAK CONFIRMED, ACTION TAKEN [...] (U) Summary: On February 28, Burma's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) reported to OIE an outbreak of H5N1 in chickens on a farm in the Rangoon township of Mayangone. Rangoon officials immediately culled all poultry at the farm by cremation, disinfected the farm, and began s [...]	2007-03-01 10:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON22	THAN SHWE REPORTEDLY RETURNING TO BURMA [...] (C) According to a contact at the Singapore Embassy, Senior General Than Shwe is alive and was released from Singapore General Hospital on January 8 after being treated for intestinal cancer. This source expected Than Shwe to return to Nay Pyi Taw shortly. Another reliable source confirmed [...]	2007-01-08 09:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON220	BURMA:DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING OF AVIAN AND [...] Summary: Burma's Ministry of Health finalized the National Strategic Plan for Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza and Human Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan on January 31, 2006. On October 16, Mekong Based Development Strategy and RAND Corporation facilitators led a tabletop exercis [...]	2007-03-02 10:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON221	BURMA AI OUTBREAK RESPONSE STAYS STRONG [...] (U) Summary: The GOB continued to respond effectively to the February 26-27 outbreak of AI found in poultry at an isolated farm in a Rangoon township. Measures include quarantine of the farm, a ban on the sale of eggs and poultry products in five townships, and close surveillance of humans and [...]	2007-03-02 11:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON227	BURMESE MILITARY STILL INTERESTED IN TALKING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Charge and DATT met with LTG Myint Swe on March 3 for another of their periodic exchanges of views (ref A). Deputy Foreign Minister Kyaw Thu also sat in on this meeting, unlike previous meetings, but he did not actively participate in the discussion. Charge tried to draw the G [...]	2007-03-05 10:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON228	BURMA DOES ITS BEST TO COPE WITH AI OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Burmese authorities reported the death from Avian Influenza of sixteen chickens and five ducks in three additional townships of Rangoon from February 28 through March 2, in addition to those at the initial site (ref B). After tests for AI were positive at the three new sites, of [...]	2007-03-05 11:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON232	NO NEW CASES OF AI REPORTED IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Burmese authorities have reported no new cases of AI in poultry since March 2, and no human cases since the current outbreak in Rangoon began. Health Ministry officials are monitoring all health care facilities in Rangoon for patients with flu-like symptoms, but have not found [...]	2007-03-06 09:34:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON247	BURMA: NO NEW AI OUTBREAKS, SOURCE STILL UNCLEAR [...] (SBU) The GOB has reported no new cases of AI in poultry since March 2, and has reported no human cases. USAID and FAO specialists from Bangkok joined Burmese technicians in their central lab on March 7, and made a field trip to affected sites on March 8. Lab personnel in Burma have not iden [...]	2007-03-07 10:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON248	BURMA REGIME DETAINS MORE DEMONSTRATORS [...] (C) On the evening of March 6, Burmese authorities detained another seven participants in the February 22 protest in downtown Rangoon (ref B). Special Branch police picked up the seven from their homes around 22:00 and indicated that they would release them after further questioning. 2. ( [...]	2007-03-07 12:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
07RANGOON259	INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IN BURMA [...] (SBU) In honor of International Women's Day, the Charge d'Affaires held a well-attended afternoon discussion on March 8 with women leaders from the National League for Democracy, the 88 Generation Students, ethnic representatives, and leaders of grass-roots NGOs. The Charge opened the discus [...]	2007-03-12 09:58:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO
07RANGOON262	BURMA: REGIME DETAINS AMERICAN CENTER STUDENTS [...] (C) Summary: In an aggressive move against our American Center, the regime has detained several of our high-profile students and patrons. A prominent American Center student was detained at Yangon International Airport while departing Burma for the U.S. to participate in a State Department f [...]	2007-03-12 11:23:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM KPAO OEXC
07RANGOON269	BURMA: THE NLD OPTS OUT OF THE REGIME'S ROADMAP [...] (C) Summary: The NLD has decided not to insert itself into the regime's "Seven Step Roadmap to Democracy." Instead, it will continue to boycott the steps of the roadmap and call for the regime to honor the results of the 1990 elections and convene the Parliament. Whether this particular dec [...]	2007-03-13 10:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON272	BURMA AI UPDATE: NO NEW OUTBREAKS, MORE HELP NEEDED [...] (SBU) The government of Burma has reported no new outbreaks of AI since the culling of affected poultry in Rangoon was completed on March 2. The GOB has reported no suspected cases in humans. In the affected areas of Rangoon, officials continue to monitor the health of poultry and humans, an [...]	2007-03-14 06:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON274	BURMA AI UPDATE: NEW POULTRY OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB today reported a new outbreak of AI in Rangoon. Officials said that 500 chickens, 57 pheasants and 50 quails died at three different farms on March 10-11. Officials culled all remaining poultry at the affected farms on March 12. Rapid Test Kits showed positive results fo [...]	2007-03-14 10:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON284	BURMA AI UPDATE: FURTHER STEPS IN OUTBREAK RESPONSE [...] (U) Burmese officials reported no new outbreaks of Avian Influenza among birds on March 16. On March 13, the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) Director General notified OIE that PCR tests confirm the earlier announcement that Avian Influenza caused the March 10-11 poultry d [...]	2007-03-16 10:31:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON287	BURMA'S AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY SPREADS FURTHER [...] (U) Summary: Burma's AI outbreak in poultry, which began on March 10-11, continues to spread. On March 18, the GOB responded to new outbreaks of AI in poultry at eight farms in another Rangoon township located near a major poultry producing area. Officials continue to respond by culling all [...]	2007-03-19 09:21:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON304	BURMESE AUTHORITIES RESPOND TO NEW AI CASES [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 21, after PCR testing, the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) publicly confirmed a March 18 outbreak of AI at a poultry farm in Rangoon Division (ref A). The GOB imposed stricter controls on the movement of people and poultry-related products in a six- [...]	2007-03-23 04:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON305	BURMESE REGIME CONTINUES TO HARASS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The regime continues to detain and harass pro-democracy activists. Authorities arrested activist Htin Kyaw for the fourth time in four weeks. They unsuccessfully tried to prevent Min Ko Naing from visiting the family of a political prisoner. They detained two activists in Bago [...]	2007-03-23 04:39:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
07RANGOON314	FOREIGN MINISTRY WARNS AGAIN ABOUT AMERICAN CENTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: MFA Protocol Deputy Director-General U Soe Win summoned DCM and PAO to the Foreign Ministry on March 28 to reiterate warnings about the American Center activities (reftel). After repeating GOB directives that institutions that teach or provide information to the public must be r [...]	2007-03-28 09:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO BM
07RANGOON315	BURMA AI UPDATE: MARCH 28, 2007 [...] (U) Summary: On March 23, Burma's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) reported that the birds found dead at a quail farm in Hmaw Bi Township in Rangoon Division tested positive for Influenza type A. The farm owner requested the destruction of the birds before confirmation of A [...]	2007-03-28 10:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON324	BURMA'S AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY CONTINUES [...] (U) Summary: The GOB confirmed AI was responsible for 600 poultry deaths at another chicken farm in Rangoon Division on March 28-30. Officials destroyed all remaining poultry and utensils on the affected farm in Mingaladon Township and, as a precautionary measure, at three nearby farms. Offic [...]	2007-04-02 09:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON33	CHIN STATE: WHERE THERE IS WILL, THERE IS A WAY [...] (C) Summary: Charge visited the northern half of Chin State December 6-10 on a UNICEF-organized trip with other diplomats. This is another very pro-American area of Burma due to the past influence of American missionaries. Almost everyone we met spoke of the desire of Chin people to work in [...]	2007-01-10 08:22:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CVIS PREF PHUM BM
07RANGOON387	BURMA: EIGHT MORE DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED IN RANGOON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eight persons staged a short demonstration on April 22 to protest continued electricity blackouts, unemployment, inflation, and high taxes. Burmese media coverage claimed that ordinary Burmese citizens, tired of demonstrations, seized eight demonstrators and handed them over to t [...]	2007-04-25 00:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
07RANGOON397	BURMA AND NORTH KOREA RE-ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC [...] (U) Visiting North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Yong-Il and Burmese Deputy FM Khaw Thu signed a protocol formally re-establishing diplomatic relations at Rangoon's Nikko Hotel on April 26. The ceremony was low-key with only one government media photographer present. When the two deputy [...]	2007-04-26 10:45:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON407	BURMA: WHO WOULD BE PRIME MINISTER? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Soe Win's extended stay in Singapore for medical treatment fueled many rumors about his successor. While several names have been suggested for the largely ceremonial post, it is not clear that anybody really wants the job. With several key regime leaders reportedly [...]	2007-05-02 09:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
07RANGOON41	BURMA: DETAINED PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADERS RELEASED [...] (C) Summary: Early on January 11, the regime released the five detained leaders of the 88 Generation Students (88GS) movement. The five were treated well during their detention and were provided with food and medicine. They believe the regime detained them as pawns to be released at the ap [...]	2007-01-11 11:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON478	BURMA: DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES GEAR UP TO RALLY PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 88 Generation Students and other democracy activists continue their campaigns to mobilize the public, with the goal of preparing an effective public response when the regime unveils its dictated constitution. Meanwhile, the regime is using its proxy mass-member organizations i [...]	2007-05-21 11:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
07RANGOON511	BURMA REPORTS LAST WEEK'S AI OUTBREAK [...] (U) Summary: On May 28, the Director General of the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) reported to OIE the May 22 outbreak of AI at an isolated chicken farm on Burmese military premises in Rangoon. The Ministry of Health continues to observe over 30 people in the outbreak are [...]	2007-05-31 09:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON526	ICRC READY TO INCREASE PRESSURE ON BURMA [...] (C) Summary: Frustrated by lack of progress in resolving the GOB's restrictions on International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) humanitarian activities in Burma, ICRC has given the Minister of Home Affairs and other GOB officials an ultimatum: if regime leaders will not agree to meet ICRC P [...]	2007-06-01 11:35:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON60	BURMA'S LEADER KEEPING UP APPEARANCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior General Than Shwe returned to Burma on January 12 from his hospital stay in Singapore. He appeared briefly in the Burmese media on January 15 and 16, chairing the quarterly SPDC meeting in Nay Pyi Taw and welcoming PM Soe Win back from the ASEAN Summit in Cebu. Although ru [...]	2007-01-17 09:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
07RANGOON61	BURMA UNSCR: REGIME GLOATS, OPPOSITION REGROUPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reaction in Burma to China and Russia's veto of the UN Security Council Burma resolution has split as expected. The regime gloated and claimed the result demonstrated international repudiation of U.S. and British meddling in Burma's internal affairs. Pro-democracy groups in Burm [...]	2007-01-18 05:14:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
07RANGOON634	INSUFFICENT FUNDING FOR BURMA'S MALARIA EPIDEMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a gradual decline in morbidity and mortality from malaria over the last 10 years, malaria continues to be one of Burma's greatest health problems. As the GOB has done little to provide the drugs and commodities needed to limit the spread of the disease, most of the burd [...]	2007-07-09 10:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI BM PGOV PREL
07RANGOON643	BURMA REGIME ISSUES ANOTHER WARNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: a senior Foreign Ministry official summoned DCM and Acting PAO to a meeting on July 9 to repeat previous GOB complaints about the activities of the American Center. Unlike previous meetings, which focused on specific events the American Center hosted, this time the GOB criti [...]	2007-07-11 08:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO BM
07RANGOON683	NEW ILO REP CAUTIOUSLY OPTAMISTIC ABOUT LABOR [...] (C) Summary: New ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall was cautiously optimistic about the GOB's willingness to address its commitments under the 2007 ILO-GOB mechanism to address forced labor. The GOB has begun to set up local committees to address forced labor cases referred by the ILO and r [...]	2007-07-26 01:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	BM ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM
07RANGOON688	NEW AI OUTBREAK IN BURMA,S MON STATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-27 09:11:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON689	NEW AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN BURMA,S MON STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Based on both Rapid Test Kit results and PCR tests, the Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) confirmed on July 26 a new outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza on two farms in Mon State. More than 600 chickens died and the remaining 312 were culled. The munici [...]	2007-07-27 09:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON7	BURMA'S TOP GENERAL IN SINGAPORE FOR HEART [...] (C) Summary: The Singaporeans confirmed to us that Senior General Than Shwe is in Singapore General Hospital undergoing treatment for a coronary artery blockage. His treatment is expected to continue for the next few days. No. 2 General Maung Aye is reportedly in charge. Post has no reaso [...]	2007-01-03 09:17:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BM
07RANGOON702	NEW AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN BURMA'S BAGO DIVISION [...] (SBU) On August 1, Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department confirmed that between July 26 and July 30, 37 chickens died on a private farm in Letpadan Township in Thayawaddy District of Bago Division. Letpadan Township is located 160 kilometers north of Rangoon on the highway to P [...]	2007-08-01 10:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON72	ICRC CUTS STAFF BUT STANDS FIRM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Burma has steadily reduced its staff in the wake of regime requirements that forced ICRC to curtail most of its activities. However, ICRC's prosthetics program continues to operate at full strength. ICRC is committed to maint [...]	2007-01-19 08:48:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID BM
07RANGOON721	ILO FOLLOWING BURMA LABOR ACTIVISTS' TRIAL [...] (C) Summary. Upon hearing of the secret trial of six labor activists, four of whom were arrested on May 1 outside of the American Center, new ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall relayed concerns that the GOB is unfairly targeting these individuals, not because they attempted to form a labor u [...]	2007-08-09 11:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON722	POSITIVE STEPS IN ILO-BURMA COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Despite the GOB's lack of transparency on the trial of six labor activists (Ref A),ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall is pleased in general with the GOB's cooperation on labor practices. The GOB, implementing the 2007 ILO-GOB mechanism to address forced labor, recently approve [...]	2007-08-10 01:33:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON738	LACK OF COMPENSATION A CONCERN FOR AI REPORTING [...] (C) Summary. While FAO Representative Tang Zhengping is confident that farmers are reporting all cases of avian influenza to the Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, he fears that lack of compensation for affected farmers may result in notification delays. Due to a shortage [...]	2007-08-14 08:38:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON749	BURMESE FUEL PRICES RISE 100 PERCENT [...] (U) On August 15, the GOB imposed a price hike on gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas, allegedly to keep up with global oil prices. The price of gasoline increased 67 percent overnight, from 1,500 kyat (USD 1.17) per gallon to 2,500 kyat (USD 1.94) per gallon. Diesel fuel prices doubled, [...]	2007-08-15 11:10:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV PREL BM
07RANGOON750	BURMA'S REPRESENTATIVES TO 62ND UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-16 03:27:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA BM
07RANGOON754	JAPANESE TRADE WITH BURMA ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) Summary. Trade relations between Japan and Burma have improved during the past five years, in Burma's favor. According to the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO),Burma exported more than $245 million in products to Japan in 2006, an increase of 139 percent since 2001. Burma im [...]	2007-08-17 06:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL BM
07RANGOON782	VIETNAM PM DISCUSSES TRADE WITH BURMA - TALK, NO MUCH [...] (SBU) Summary. During a two-day visit to Burma, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, accompanied by a delegation of 47 Vietnamese businessmen, met with Senior General Than Shwe, Acting Prime Minister General Thein Sein, and the Chamber of Commerce. During the meetings, the Burmese leade [...]	2007-08-24 06:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV ENRG BM
07RANGOON809	GOB DECLARES MON STATE FREE OF AI [...] (SBU) Summary. The Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) on August 23 declared Thanbyuzayat Township in Mon State free of Avian Influenza after the July 26 outbreak. LBVD officials conducted post-outbreak surveillance in the area, and collected samples from 28 chicken f [...]	2007-08-29 08:40:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON81	BURMA REGIME TRIES TO STOP TUESDAY WORSHIPPERS [...] (C) Summary: On January 16, GOB backed thugs in civilian clothes verbally and physically attacked pro-democracy activist Naw Ohn Hla and her group who go to Shwe Dagon Pagoda every Tuesday to pray for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all of Burma's political prisoners. When she tried to fi [...]	2007-01-23 10:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
07RANGOON817	INVESTORS TRAPPED IN DECREPIT INDUSTRIAL ZONES [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOB established industrial zones in 2002 to promote the development of Burma's industrial sector. Currently, more than 9,500 factories operate in 18 industrial zones, employing almost 180,000 people. Many factory owners complain that business conditions in the industrial z [...]	2007-09-04 02:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL BM
07RANGOON840	ILO DISMISSES FOUR FORCED LABOR CASES [...] (C) Summary. For the first time since the ILO has been in Burma, the ILO and Burmese Government conducted joint investigations into four forced labor cases. ILO Liaison officer Steve Marshall, accompanied by Ministry of Labor officials, traveled to Southern Rakhine State August 27-30 to foll [...]	2007-09-07 09:57:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM
07RANGOON842	SUSPECTED AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN BURMA,S MON [...] (SBU) Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials informed us, FAO and the WHO on September 7 that between August 30 and September 1, 86 chickens died on a private farm in Moulmein, the capital of Mon State. On September 1, Moulmein District LBVD Deputy Director and s [...]	2007-09-07 11:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON857	AI FIELD TRIP SHOWS GOB IMPLEMENTING BIOSECURITY MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary. During a field trip to Taikkyi Township in Northern Rangoon Division, Embassy officers saw firsthand how the Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) and local farmers implemented avian influenza biosecurity procedures. LBVD, in conjunction with the FAO and W [...]	2007-09-11 09:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM
07RANGOON89	REGIME STRONGARMS BURMESE SUGARCANE FARMERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Authorities from Aunglan Township, Magway Division, ordered local sugarcane farmers to sell their crops to government sugar mills at less than one-third the market price. When farmers opted to sell their cane to local cottage industries that produce brown sugar using traditional [...]	2007-01-24 10:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM

07RANGOON893	BURMESE WORKERS DEMAND HIGHER WAGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Between January and August, Burmese workers in industrial zone areas protested more than 60 times, often calling for higher wages or improved working conditions. Approximately 180,000 workers are employed in industrial zone factories, making an average of $23 a month. Laborer [...]	2007-09-17 09:46:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON EINV PREL PGOV BM

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