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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09STATE117185CODEL CHAMBLISS - NOV 24-29
[...] SENATOR SAXBY CHAMBLISS, MEMBER OF THE SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE (SASC),HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO LEAD A CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, AFGHANISTAN, AND PAKISTAN DURING THE PERIOD OF NOV 24-29, 2009. THE PURPOSE OF THE TRIP IS TO MEET WITH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN LEADERS IN [...]
2009-11-13 13:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AE AF PK
09STATE118318LRA: TALKING POINTS FOR NOVEMBER 17 UNSC
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN should draw from the points in paragraph 4 below for the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) UN Security Council (UNSC) consultations on November 17, with a goal of setting the scene for additional consultations about the upcoming renewal of the MONUC mandate. [...]
2009-11-17 11:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNSC AF
09STATE120631ARF BEGINS PREPARATIONS FOR INTER-SESSIONAL YEAR, VISION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: November 9-11, officials from ARF's 27 nations gathered in New Delhi to discuss the coming year's ARF cooperation agenda and to provide updates on ARF's efforts in transnational security and preventive diplomacy. Vietnam briefed its plans for the ARF Vision Statement implementa [...]
2009-11-23 19:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ARF ASEAN NK BM AF PK KNNP KPIR PTER EAID VN
09STATE120807REQUESTING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) The Department requests that action addressees at the chief of mission level draw on the points in para 5 below to inform host governments of U.S. plans for robust additional contributions in Afghanistan and encourage host governments to join us in making their own new commitments at the [...]
2009-11-24 03:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE122731THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE WAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a period of intensive review, the President will announce his decision about the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan in an address to the nation from the United States Military Academy at West Point on December 1 at eight o'clock pm eastern standard time. I request th [...]
2009-12-01 01:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCLINTON HILLARY PREL AF PK
09STATE123222THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE WAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The President will announce his decision on the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan in an address to the nation from the United States Military Academy at West Point on December 1 at 8:00 p.m. eastern standard time. This cable contains information which we hope will be us [...]
2009-12-02 01:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AF PK
09STATE124188RESPONSE TO RFG ON KEEPING DUTCH IN SOUTHERN
[...] (C) This cable is in response to reftel request for guidance, see para 2. 2. (C) Post should draw from the below points in responding to the Dutch demarche received by USNATO on December 2. -- The Dutch military mission in Southern Afghanistan is playing a vital role in our internationa [...]
2009-12-03 23:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF MARR MOPS NATO
09STATE126174OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE/ODIHR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-09 21:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AF
09STATE128095Kabul, Afghanistan - Housing Constraints for
[...] Post expects large numbers of personnel to come over the next two months in support of the civilian uplift and the numerous Congressional delegations and senior executive branch visitors. We must ask all prospective visitors of any rank or agency to understand that we are striving hard under [...]
2009-12-15 17:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AF
09STATE13026APPROACHING CHINA ON THE NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: Commander, U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) and Commander, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),in coordination with the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM)and with the concurre [...]
2009-02-12 14:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETAF CH MARR PGOV PREL
09STATE14097AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN POLICY REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary: The Administration has begun a comprehensive review of U.S. national security interests and strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The aim is to assess fundamentally our policy goals with a view to strengthening our approach where necessary to achieve our goals. We will determin [...]
2009-02-15 04:06:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EAID NATO AF PK
09STATE16171DRAFT DIPLOMATIC NOTES FOR NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Beijing please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: This cable responds to Embassy Beijing's request for guidance (Ref B) for draft language for an exchange of diplomatic notes regarding transit of non-lethal materials through China via commercial mean [...]
2009-02-20 23:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF CH MARR PGOV PREL
09STATE18236PREVENTING IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF NAMIBIAN URANIUM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 22:38:00Secretary of StateSECRETEMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY AF
09STATE18796DEPARTMENT APPROVAL TO SEND DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON
[...] (SBU) In response to the Embassy,s request for approval dated 26 February (Reftel),the State Department hereby authorizes the Embassy to send the below text as a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Tajikistan. Begin Text: Complimentary Opening... an [...]
2009-02-27 21:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF TI EAID PARM PREL
09STATE18868INFORMING NATO ALLIES OF POTENTIAL CHANGES TO
[...] (C) This is an action cable, see para 4. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: As part of the troop increase in Afghanistan ordered by the President (REF A),the United States will also significantly increase the number of Special Operations Forces (SOF) units. The new SOF units are needed in Afghanistan to [...]
2009-02-27 23:59:00Secretary of StateSECRETAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09STATE18882(U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's February 12,
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) February 12, 2009, 8:20 - 8:40, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg EUR/DAS Judith Garber Special Assistant Mary Sue Conaway Carol Beilman Werner (EU [...]
2009-02-28 01:04:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PINS PGOV NATO ENRG AF RS GG UP
09STATE18883AFGHANISTAN - UNAMA GUIDANCE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. In response to reftel, and per interagency decision, the Department authorizes USUN to communicate to officials at the UN and relevant Permanent Missions in New York that the U.S. Government does not support reconfiguration of the current UN Assistance Mission [...]
2009-02-28 01:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AF MARR
09STATE21540RESPONSE TO DUTCH POINTS ON MARCH 31 AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) On March 6, the Political Counselor at the Embassy of The Netherlands in Washington conveyed an informal Dutch response to the U.S. non-paper outlining our concept for a Ministerial conference on Afghanistan. The Dutch envis [...]
2009-03-07 22:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AF PK
09STATE22002APPROACHING SIERRA LEONE ON PREVENTING IRAN'S
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 9-11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Iran,s limited indigenous supply of uranium makes it nearly impossible for Iran to continue its current pace of enrichment activity. As a consequence, Iran will likely be forced to reach out to foreign supplie [...]
2009-03-09 20:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETAF KNNP IR MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC
09STATE22067GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN DEMARCHES ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] This is not an action request. ------------------- SUMMARY ------------------- 2. A Government of Sudan (GOS) demarche to the United States Government(USG) on GOS reactions to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) decision to arrest the President of Sudan, Omer Al Bashir, on charges [...]
2009-03-09 23:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAF APER CA IO PGOV PHUM PREL UNC
09STATE22965DEMARCHE: PRESS THE AFGHAN, PAKISTAN AND INDIAN
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request, see paragraphs 6-8. 2. (SBU) The Indian donation of 250,000 mt of wheat to Afghanistan is a very welcome, generous action. The U.S. would like to urge the governments of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to work together to realize this donation as soon as p [...]
2009-03-11 18:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON ETRD IN PK PREL AF
09STATE23860(U) Secretary Clinton's March 9, 2009
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 9, 2009, 2:00 - 2:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Deputy Spokesman Robert Wood NSC Director Maria Germano EUR/NB Desk Officer Carol Be [...]
2009-03-13 03:50:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF
09STATE23954INFORMING ISAF OF U.S. PLANS REGARDING MANAS AIR
[...] (SBU) Action addressees at their discretion may draw on the points outlined in para 3 below to inform International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) member governments of U.S. plans regarding the possible loss of access to Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) O [...]
2009-03-13 13:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE24422AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE: POINTS FOR USE WITH HOST
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) The following contains guidance for posts in conjunction with the March 31 International Conference on Afghanistan to be hosted by The Netherlands at The Hague. The one-day event will include 89 countries and international org [...]
2009-03-14 18:55:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PK IR UN
09STATE24423AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE: SUGGESTIONS FOR CHAIR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The key deliverable of the March 31 UN Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan is a Chairman's statement to be issued under UN SRSG for Afghanistan Kai Eide's name. In preparing the draft statement, SRSG Eide will consult key s [...]
2009-03-14 18:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AF PK UN
09STATE27305SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH DANISH FOREIGN
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 13, 2009, 1:00 - 1:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Acting Deputy Spokesman Gordon Duguid NSC Director Maria Ger [...]
2009-03-20 21:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PHUM NATO AF PB RS DA
09STATE27625AFGHANISTAN-VOTING INSTRUCTION FOR UNAMA MANDATE
[...] (U) This is an action request: The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of and co-sponsor the following UN Security Council resolution regarding the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),to be considered by the Council on Monday, March 23, 2009. Mission should seek additional g [...]
2009-03-23 16:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAF MARR PREL
09STATE30044MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-28 00:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCLINTON HILLARY PREL PROP AF PK
09STATE30049(U) Secretary Clinton’s March 24, 2009
[...] Classified by Acting EAP A/S Alexander A. Arvizu. Reason: 1.4 (d) 2. (U) March 24; 1:00 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Charge d'Affaires Dan Clune Dr. Anne-Marie Slaughter, S/P Glyn Davies, EAP PDAS Robert Wood, Acting Spokesman Joseph Macmanus, Executive Assista [...]
2009-03-28 02:24:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL AS PK AF CH
09STATE31102REQUESTING SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) As announced by the President on March 27, the United States Government has concluded its Afghanistan- Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A). The conclusions of the Strategic Review -- informed by consultations with the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan, NATO Allies, International Secur [...]
2009-04-01 00:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE32078(U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 19, 2009
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 19, 2009, 10:30 - 11:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary James Steinberg EUR/WE Director Pamela Spratlen Special Assistant Amy Scanlon Timothy L Smith (EUR [...]
2009-04-02 18:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PGOV NATO AF UN NL
09STATE36315DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW-ROK VICE FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Republic of Korea (ROK) Vice Foreign Minister Shin Kak-soo met with Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew on April 6, 2009, on the margins of the Joint Session of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and the Arctic Council. VFM Shin reiterated to the Deputy Secretary the ROK's commitmen [...]
2009-04-13 20:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKS EAID ABLD PREL AF
09STATE40434(C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON SOUTH KOREA WEIGHING
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE REFERENCED REPORTING AS IT PROVIDES EXCELLENT INSIGHT INTO SOUTH KOREAN LEADERSHIP CONSIDERATION OF A POTENTIAL MILITARY DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN, AND THE FACTORS WEIGHING ON THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. THE REPORTING WAS USED IN A CURRENT WRITTEN PRODUCT [...]
2009-04-22 21:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR MARR MASS PGOV PINS PREL AF KS
09STATE40440(C) SOUTH KOREA: KUDOS AND FOLLOW-UP ON ROK
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS READ REFERENCED REPORTING WITH INTEREST. REPORTING REFERENCED PROVIDES EXCELLENT INSIGHT INTO THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT SOUTH KOREA IS CONSIDERING PROVIDING TO AFGHANISTAN, AND HOW SEOUL IS CHARACTERIZING THE ISSUE WITH DOMESTIC MEDIA. SENIOR US POLICYMAKERS HAVE EXPRESS [...]
2009-04-22 21:48:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PREL AF KS
09STATE41287SRAP HOLBROOKE'S MEETING WITH OMAN FM YUSUF BIN
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 21 meeting at the Department, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Oman Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi discussed the current situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and how the U.S., Oman, and the international community could [...]
2009-04-24 14:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF PK ZR IAEA MNUC PGOV PREL PARM
09STATE41765KARZAI HOSTS PARLIAMENT-US CONVERSATION ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Karzai, his national security ministers, and several dozen MPs urged the Charge and ISAF representatives on April 26 to join with the Afghan government and Parliament to form a commission on reducing civilian casualties. During a long and impassioned but respectful m [...]
2009-04-26 20:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
09STATE42846(C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON RUSSIA'S
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE CLOSELY FOLLOWING RUSSIA'S FOREIGN POLICY DECISIONMAKING WITH REGARD TO AFGHANISTAN. PUBLIC STATEMENTS FROM SENIOR RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SUGGEST MOSCOW WANTS TO COOPERATE WITH THE UNITED STATES ON STABILIZING AFGHANISTAN. RUSSIA HAS PROPOSED A RANGE OF COUNTERNARCOTIC [...]
2009-04-28 18:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL AF RS
09STATE4297APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 25. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels January 26-27. We expect the formal agenda to include: Western Balkans, Sudan/Darfur, Zimbabwe, Ukraine [...]
2009-01-15 20:33:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV ZL AF SU ZI UP BO
09STATE4351LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING OF AFGHAN
[...] (U) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of 1/15/2009 it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officer(s) listed below: Last Name: Ahmad First Name: Zabi Father's Name: Shir Ahmad Date of Birth: June 11, 1984 Pl [...]
2009-01-15 22:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR PTER SNAR AF
09STATE4359GUIDANCE REGARDING INVITING CHINA TO THE FRIENDS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 22:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR AU AORC PREL FR NATO AF RU PL CH
09STATE43610GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO REPORT OF POTENTIAL
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Addis Ababa. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, on 23 April 2009, Post alerted Washington that it had received an e-mail with photographs indicating a potential incident of illegal nuclear and/or radioactive material smugglin [...]
2009-04-29 20:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER ET XA XW
09STATE43720PREPARATION OF AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action cable (ref para 3). A response is requested by May 3. 2. (U) The U.S. ? Afghanistan ? Pakistan Trilateral Summit on May 6 and 7 in Washington will bring together senior leaders to discuss critical issues that affect the stability of the entire region. Agriculture has [...]
2009-04-30 01:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAGR EAID AF PK
09STATE47394SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT, MAY 5, 2009, 3:15 P.M., WASHINGTON, D.C.
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 5, 2009, 3:15 ? 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Special Envoy for Energy Security Amb. Richard Morningstar Deputy [...]
2009-05-09 00:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF CE CZ EAID ENRG EU IR IS IZ KN KNNP KWBG NATO NO PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RS SENV SO VIP
09STATE47496NSC TALKING POINTS ON TRILATERAL SUMMIT
[...] General Talking Points: The United States hosted a Trilateral Summit between the United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan in Washington, D.C. on May 6 and 7. 2. The Summit consisted of two days of intense consultations between President Karzai, President Zardari, their respective cabinets [...]
2009-05-10 05:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PREL PK AF
09STATE52919ACTION PLAN FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] We've heard you, we're engaged and taking action. As CIO Swart discussed with AmEmbassy Kabul leadership last week, we understand the challenges and high level impact of Mission Afghanistan. Going forward, we will continue to work closely with you, doing everything possible to provide both w [...]
2009-05-22 18:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AADP KRIM AF
09STATE52998(U) Secretary Clinton's May 14, 2009 Meeting
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-22 20:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF
09STATE53332SECRETARY CLINTON'S REPLY TO FRENCH FORIEGN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 13:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF FR KCRM MARR NATO OPDC PBTS PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL
09STATE55544USUN MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/WCI
[...] (SBU) Mission clearance is requested for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson, Foreign Affairs Officer Brendan Doherty, and Foreign Service Officer Todd Anderson from June 4 - 5. The purpose is to observe the ICTY/R briefings to the UN Security Council and hold meeting [...]
2009-05-29 22:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC OTRA ABUD AF UN EU
09STATE57478CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM SRAP HOLBROOKE TO NEW
[...] Please deliver the following message from Special Representative Holbrooke to Ambassador Shamsi. Signed original will follow. Original copies will be sent to German Special Representative Muetzelburg and Italian Special Representative Ianucci. 2. Begin Text: Dear Ambassador Shamsi: [...]
2009-06-04 13:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAF PK AE
09STATE57896GETTING RENEWAL OF THE SUDAN MANDATE AT THE UN
[...] (SBU) Action Request: Given the dire human rights situation in Sudan, it is vitally important to pass a resolution to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur to monitor the human rights situation there and to urge Sudan to allow humanitarian access. Inability to do so would deal another [...]
2009-06-04 22:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNHRC SU AF
09STATE58302REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON A POTENTIAL
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kabul. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: According to REF A, on May 17, 2009, an International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) contract employee notified the Regional Security Officer (RSO) that the Afghan National Police (ANP) wer [...]
2009-06-05 20:00:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR AF XD
09STATE58405SECRETARY CLINTON'S REPLY TO FRENCH FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Please deliver the Secretary's reply to Foreign Minister Kouchner by June 3. There will not be a signed original. 2. Dear Bernard: Thank you for your letter of April 28. The United States values its cooperation with France, NATO Allies, and the European Union on the shared goal [...]
2009-06-05 22:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF FR SO KCRM MARR NATO OPDC PBTS PGOV
09STATE60382RESPONSE TO RUSSIA'S DRAFT AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT
[...] (C) On June 10, Amb. Mull, from the Office of the Undersecretary for Arms Control & International Security, provided Russian MFA North America Director Igor Neverov with the USG response to the draft agreement Russia had provided on May 27 (reftel). The text of the USG response is in paragra [...]
2009-06-11 19:34:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL AF RS US
09STATE60556AFGHANISTAN -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG AF
09STATE62422AFGHAN ELECTIONS: CHALLENGING THE PROCESS TO
[...] (S/NF) Thank you for your cable (ref b) setting out the actions being taken on the ground to deliver credible, secure and inclusive elections. It is our view that we must do more. Despite your best efforts, there remains an Afghan and international perception that the U.S. and most of the inte [...]
2009-06-17 00:53:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL AF
09STATE62907ASSIGNMENT AFGHANISTAN: ONE OF OUR HIGHEST FOREIGN
[...] Afghanistan is receiving the high-level policy attention needed to safeguard America's security and rebuild that war- torn country. As President Obama said, "We are in Afghanistan to confront a common enemy that threatens the United States, our friends and allies, and the people of Afghanista [...]
2009-06-17 22:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT AF
09STATE6367LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: TRAINING OF AFGHAN
[...] (U) The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of 1/23/2009 it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officer(s) listed below: Name: Zulaikha Hotak DOB: 1970 Father's Name: Fakir Ahmad Grandfather's Name: unknown POB: Wa [...]
2009-01-23 20:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR PTER SNAR AF
09STATE64617(SBU) Deputy Secretary Lew's June 12, 2009
[...] (U) Classified by EAP DAS Scot Marciel. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (SBU) June 12, 2009; 2:15 p.m.; Washington, D.C. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Lew Scot Marciel, EAP DAS Mary-Gardner Coppola, EAP/MTS (Notetaker) SINGAPORE Permanent Secretary Peter Ho Ambas [...]
2009-06-22 22:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON AF PK SG BM
09STATE64621AFGHANISTAN - DOSTUM´S ROLE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. Post is requested to provide a response by close of business Wednesday, June 24. 2. (SBU) Abdul Rashid Dostum left Afghanistan for Turkey in 2008, following the Akbar Boi incident in Kabul. He has remained largely out of the Afghan public spo [...]
2009-06-22 22:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETAF PREL PGOV
09STATE64904ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON MEETING WITH AFRICAN
[...] (C) Summary: A/S Johnnie Carson met with African Union Ambassador to the U.S. Amina Salum Ali for one hour on June 16, 2009, making the following key points: -- The Obama Administrations is demonstrating a strong commitment to Africa as evidenced by the President receiving President Kikwe [...]
2009-06-23 14:46:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL AF AU KDEM PHUM KWMN
09STATE65194REVISED DRAFT OF THE RUSSIA AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2, 3, and 4. 2. (C) Post is requested to provide the revised draft of the Russia Afghanistan Transit Agreement to the MFA. The text of the revised draft is in paragraph 5 below. A Microsoft Word version of the agreement with tracked revi [...]
2009-06-23 23:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL AF RS US
09STATE66733UNAMA - GUIDANCE FOR JUNE 30 SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (U) This is an action request: USUN is instructed to draw from the points below during UN Security Council consultations on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) scheduled for June 30, 2009. 2. (U) Begin points: Mr. President, -- The United States would like to thank Specia [...]
2009-06-26 22:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAA PGOV PREL UNAUS UNGA UNSC AF
09STATE68969KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ACTION PLAN FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] The Department is pleased post found the recent visit of the Knowledge Management (KM) training team useful (reftel B). IRM fully appreciates the vital importance of effective knowledge management to the success of our integrated diplomatic, development and defense assistance efforts underway [...]
2009-07-02 18:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AADP KRIM AF
09STATE71041(C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON RUSSIA'S AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTEL ON RUSSIAN MFA OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN RUSSIA'S POLICIES TOWARD AFGHANISTAN. ANALYSTS IN PARTICULAR APPRECIATED POST'S ASSESSMENTS OF MFA OFFICIALS' LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT IN FORMULATING MOSCOW'S AFGHANISTAN POLICY AND MFA OFFICIALS' ATTITUDE [...]
2009-07-09 15:15:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PGOV PREL AF RS
09STATE71188GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Bujumbura. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S//NF) SUMMARY: Regarding the July 2 report of an illicit trafficking incident in the Republic of Burundi (ROB),Post has asked Washington for assistance in identifying potential nuclear material in a canister [...]
2009-07-09 19:10:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNAF ASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER BY XA ZF
09STATE71311(S) TIES BETWEEN PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS, IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN, HAVE A KEEN INTEREST IN ANY AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON PAKISTANI AND AFGHAN DIASPORA POPULATIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND THE GULF STATES. AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE IS INTEREST [...]
2009-07-09 21:44:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR AE AF BA KU MU PK SA YM
09STATE73831EVALUATING AZERBAIJAN FACILITIES IN
[...] (S) Department requests that Post draw on the objectives and background below to assess the receptivity of the Government of Azerbaijan (GOAJ) to a U.S. assessment team to evaluate Heydar Aliyev International Airport to supplement the network of facilities and routes that support U.S., allied [...]
2009-07-16 01:52:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR PREL US AJ AF
09STATE74362ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE AUGUST
[...] (SBU) The purpose of this demarche request is to encourage host governments to start thinking about how they might enhance their contributions to the effort in Afghanistan following the August 20 Afghan presidential election. General McChrystal, Commander of the International Security Assist [...]
2009-07-16 21:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE7480DEMARCHE: PRESS AFGHAN GOVERNMENT TO MEET IMF
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Upon receipt of this demarche, the Ambassador is requested to convey the importance of stronger compliance with Afghanistan,s International Monetary Fund (IMF) program to President Karzai. The Ambassador should enco [...]
2009-01-28 00:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PGOV IMF AF
09STATE75006TRAVEL WARNING: NIGERIA
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and recommends avoiding all but essential travel to the Niger Delta states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers. Violent crime is a problem in Lagos and other large cities as well as on the roads between c [...]
2009-07-17 22:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC AF NI
09STATE75013ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Bujumbura. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S//NF) BACKGROUND: Per REF A, Embassy Bujumbura agrees with Washington's assessment of the Burundian canister described in REF C. Although the canister is likely related to previous scams, post believes that [...]
2009-07-17 22:34:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNAF ASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER BY XA ZF
09STATE75950TRAVEL ALERT: GABON
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of travel to Gabon during the upcoming presidential elections following the death of Gabonese President El-Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba. The official election campaign period begins on August 16. The elections are scheduled for August 30. [...]
2009-07-21 17:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC AF GB
09STATE76552TRAVEL WARNING: BURUNDI
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Burundi and continues to caution Americans that travel outside the capital, Bujumbura, presents significant risks, especially after nightfall. The U.S. Embassy restricts travel of its personnel in Burundi, and certain a [...]
2009-07-22 18:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC AF BY
09STATE76973TRAVEL WARNING - AFGHANISTAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Afghanistan. The security threat to all American citizens in Afghanistan remains critical. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Afghanistan issued September 10, 2008, to remind U.S. citizens of the security risks, including kidn [...]
2009-07-23 15:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC OTRA PETER PREL AF
09STATE77702GUIDANCE: DRAFT NATO-UAE AGREEMENT ON AWACS BASING
[...] (C/REL TO NATO) Washington accepts for discussion the draft MOU text (ref A) with the addition of a new Article 2 on Scope (see Paragraph 2). All subsequent paragraphs should be renumbered accordingly. In addition, all references to the signatory Parties should have a capital letter P. 2. [...]
2009-07-24 23:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAE AF MOPS NATO PREL
09STATE78149(U) Secretary Clintons July 14, 2009
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) July 14, 2009, 4:00 - 4:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton EUR Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon State Spokesman Ian Kelly NSC Director Jeff Hoveni [...]
2009-07-27 18:22:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF
09STATE83031COORDINATING OUR AFGHAN ELECTIONS MESSAGING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 00:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF PREL PGOV KPAO
09STATE86367(SBU) SEEKING GOE SUPPORT FOR COMMERCIAL TRANSIT
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) Post is requested to notify the GOE that the U.S plans the commercial shipment of non-lethal supplies for Afghanistan via the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) via the Port of Tallinn. This effort is [...]
2009-08-19 15:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF EN MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09STATE90242ABU GHRAIB AND AFGHANISTAN DETAINEE TALKING POINTS
[...] (U) Embassy Brussels may draw upon the points in paras 2-3 below in answering questions about the status of Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq and about detainee policy and practice in Afghanistan. The points in para 4 can be shared as a fact sheet. Status of Abu Ghraib -------------------- 2. [...]
2009-08-28 22:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
09STATE90467TRANSFER OF POLICE TRAINING CONTRACT TO CSTC-A
[...] ACTION REQUESTED: PARA 6. 2. IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, AN INTERAGENCY MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN WAS HELD ON AUGUST 10 TO DISCUSS THE TRANSFER OF MOST POLICE TRAINING RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE DOD COMBINED SECURITY TRANSITION COMMAND-AFGHANISTAN (CSTC-A). THIS TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITY [...]
2009-08-31 14:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF MARR PGOV PINS PREL SOCI
09STATE91949EXPANDING THE REACH OF RADIO PROGRAMMING IN PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 16:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF PK BBG
09STATE92202INVITATION: POTUS LUNCH WITH SUB-SAHARAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (U) President Obama will host a lunch for sub- Saharan African heads of state or government on the margins of the 2009 UN General Assembly (UNGA). The lunch is scheduled for Tuesday, September 22, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., venue TBD. [...]
2009-09-04 01:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA AF
09STATE92632AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT - REQUEST FOR GENERAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy is requested to present to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) the request for General Authorization for transit of military equipment and personnel to Afghanistan. End Summary GENERAL AUTHORIZAT [...]
2009-09-04 22:36:00Secretary of StateSECRETMARR PREL US RS AF
09STATE93000(C/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON CANADA'S MISSION
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTELS, WHICH COVERED ALL FACETS OF CANADA'S MILITARY AND DEVELOPMENT MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN. EMBASSY,S INSIGHTS INTO POLITICAL, MILITARY, AND LEADERSHIP MATTERS PERTAINING TO CANADA'S INVOLVEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO [...]
2009-09-08 14:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR MOPS NATO PREL AF CA
09STATE97420DAY 1: U.S.-SOUTH AFRICA NONPROLIFERATION AND
[...] (SBU) The United States and South Africa launched a new Nonproliferation and Disarmament Dialogue August 26 - 28 in Pretoria, South Africa. State Department Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert J. Einhorn and South African Ambassador Abdul Minty, Special Representative [...]
2009-09-18 21:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF KNNP MNUC NP PARM ENRG SF KN IR
09STATE97496PRESIDENT MUBARAK ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-19 05:58:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL MOPS PTER AF EG
09STATE99089SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH ESTONIAN
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Nancy McEldowney, Acting, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 17, 2009, 2:15 2:45 P.M., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud Spokesperson Ian Kelly NSC Director Will Schlickenma [...]
2009-09-24 02:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO EAID ENRG MARR AF RS EN
09STATE99704(U) ASSISTANT SECRETARY BLAKE'S SEPTEMBER 23,
[...] (U) September 23, 2009; 10:30 a.m.; New York, USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Blake Matt Lowe, Special Assistant Don Camp, UNGA Senior Area Adviser Sarah Prescott (SCA Notetaker) Tajikistan Foreign Minister Hamrokhom Zarifi Lukmon Isomatov, UN Permanent Representa [...]
2009-09-24 19:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TI ZK AF
09STOCKHOLM126SWEDEN APPOINTS SPECIAL ENVOY TO
[...] (U) In preparation for its EU presidency the Swedish government appointed Anna Karin Enestrom as Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan on February 20. Enestrom currently serves as ambassador to Pakistan. Bildt issued a press statement that said the appointment is a step in the government [...]
2009-02-23 15:26:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINR AF PK SW
09STOCKHOLM148AFGHAN AMBASSADOR TO THE NORDICS ON INCREASING
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Afghan Ambassador to the Nordic countries, Jawed Ludin, met with CDA on February 26 to discuss ways to boost Sweden's role in Afghanistan. He focused on development aid as Sweden's comparative advantage. He suggested that Sweden should learn from Norway in its [...]
2009-03-04 14:09:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM149SWEDEN'S EU MINISTER ON COOPERATING WITH U.S. ON
[...] (C) Summary: Sweden's EU Minister Cecilia Malmstrom met Charge on March 3 to discuss Sweden's upcoming EU presidency. On the Transatlantic Agenda, Malmstrom identified climate change, EU enlargement, Israeli-Palestinian talks and Afghanistan as being most important for cooperation with the US [...]
2009-03-04 16:40:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR EU AF TU SW
09STOCKHOLM181SWEDEN ON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 15:29:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL AF SW
09STOCKHOLM192SWEDEN ON AFGHANISTAN POLICY REVIEW
[...] (C) In recent weeks, CDA and Poloffs have discussed Afghanistan with a wide range of Swedish officials in the Swedish Prime Ministry, MFA, Defense Ministry and aid agency. They confirmed that: -- Sweden will in 2009 implement last December's decision to deploy additional troops (130, for a [...]
2009-03-19 17:55:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM222SWEDES WELCOME AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN WHITE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 15:13:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM238SWEDEN ON SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S) On April 7, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Swedish MFA Deputy Director of the International Security Policy Department Carl Magnus Eriksson. Eriksson noted that the NSC recently delivered a request for a third OMLT to Sweden's Embassy in Washington, which the government "took very [...]
2009-04-09 14:26:00Embassy StockholmSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM248SWEDEN TO REINFORCE ISAF MISSION AND DEPLOY C-130 TO
[...] On April 3, the Ministry of Defense announced a strengthening of its ISAF mission to Afghanistan by 40 troops. Additionally, the military will deploy a C-130 for operations in Afghanistan from May to September. End Summary. Strengthening ISAF Mission -------------------------- 2. On Apri [...]
2009-04-15 13:20:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB AF SW
09STOCKHOLM284SWEDEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAY 13-14 ISLAMABAD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 08:23:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKPWR ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR EAID BEXP PREL AF SW
09STOCKHOLM389SWEDISH MINDEF ON AFGHANISTAN AND SWEDISH DEFENSE REFORM
[...] Summary. On May 29, Swedish Defense Minister Sten Tolgfors told CODEL Tanner: 1) Sweden is focusing on development and army training in Afghanistan, but has concerns about the capabilities of the Afghan National Police; 2) Swedish defense reforms signal the capacity for more international coo [...]
2009-06-26 14:42:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OREP MARR EUN MOPS AF SW
09STOCKHOLM440SWEDEN TO DOUBLE CONTRIBUTION TO EUPOL IN
[...] (C) Swedish officials are working to double Sweden's contribution to the EUPOL policing mission in Afghanistan to 20 personnel by the end of the year. Nils Daag, Swedish MFA Director for Security Policy, told visiting DASD James Townsend on July 17 that more and more, Swedes understand that " [...]
2009-07-20 10:26:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM AF SW
09STOCKHOLM458SWEDEN INFORMED ABOUT MANAS; REPLIES THAT VIOLENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-23 16:10:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM461SKIRMISH, SWEDES KILL THREE EXTREMISTS IN NORTHERN
[...] (U) On July 23 at 2100 local time, Swedish troops came under fire in the Balkh district, three kilometers west of Mazar-e-Sharif, according to press and MFA sources. According to the Swedish Armed Forces, the attack on the Swedish rifle unit continued during the night. Reinforcements were disp [...]
2009-07-24 16:03:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AF SW
09STOCKHOLM462SWEDES TO PROPOSE PARLIAMENTARY BILL ON 2010
[...] (C) Summary: Sweden is increasing its troop presence in Afghanistan to 500 soldiers by year-end. FM Bildt has visited Afghanistan twice in recent months, including the visit July 24 with Amb. Holbrooke. Senior MFA and MOD officials tell us the government is now preparing its annual bill to [...]
2009-07-24 17:07:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM478SWEDISH ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN TO INCREASE TO
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Stockholm has obtained an internal Swedish-language copy of a Swedish Foreign Ministry report on its Afghanistan aid program announced in a July 9 press release but which is still not available to the general public. This is the second in a series of cables detailing this [...]
2009-07-31 12:37:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM484Media Reaction - Swedish Role in Afghanistan
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 07:06:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PINR EUN AF SW
09STOCKHOLM496JULY GAERC DETAILS AND GYMNICH LOOKAHEAD FROM
[...] (C) Acting DCM received additional details on the July 27 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) of the EU,s Foreign Ministers (FMs) from Hakan Emsgard, chief of the MFA's European Section, together with ambassadors from Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, and Japan. E [...]
2009-08-07 11:07:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU SW IR SO AF PK
09STOCKHOLM500SWEDISH EU PRESIDENCY'S PLANS FOR AFGHAN ELECTION
[...] The Swedish EU Presidency is working to develop an EU statement -- "a political blessing" -- to be released in conjunction with the August 20 elections in Afghanistan, MFA Afghanistan Desk Director Mathias Otterstedt told Poloffs August 11. Otterstedt, who had accompanied FM Bildt to Afghanis [...]
2009-08-11 15:48:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAO AF SW
09STOCKHOLM505FUTURE SWEDISH ISAF PARTICIPATION: TIMETABLE FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The Swedish Armed Forces will submit requirements to the government for the Swedish ISAF mission in Afghanistan by August 27, after which the Ministry of Defense (MOD) will initiate interagency meetings. The MFA will have the pen for the draft legislation extending Sweden's milit [...]
2009-08-13 06:45:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM557AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador paid his first call on Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt August 28. The tone of the meeting was very positive, yet casual, as they exchanged anecdotes about their common experiences in the world of information technology. Highlights of the meeting included: [...]
2009-08-31 15:43:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM AF TU SW
09STOCKHOLM558SWEDISH NOTES ON SEPTEMBER GYMNICH AND GAERC
[...] (C) Summary: European Foreign Ministers will discuss the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak),and improving the EU as a global actor at their informal Gymnich meeting in Stockholm 4-5 September. EU Secretariat Deputy Director Jonas Wendel and officer Wouter Vidlund, seconded from the [...]
2009-08-31 15:57:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF IR IZ PK IS AL CE EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM565SWEDES OFFER MORE DETAIL ON SEPTEMBER GYMNICH
[...] (C) Sweden's MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall provided Pol Counselor with details on Swedish plans for discussions of the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak),and improving the EU as a global actor at the informal gathering of EU foreign ministers ("Gymnich meeting") in Stockholm [...]
2009-09-03 13:18:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF IR IZ PK IS AL CE EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM577FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS AFPAK, IRAN, MEPP AT
[...] (C) Summary: At the September 4-5 informal foreign ministers' meeting (Gymnich) in Stockholm, the Swedes deliberately limited the meeting agenda to provide adequate time for more thorough discussions, and the Swedes insisted on strict anonymity in reporting, a format that was broadly praised [...]
2009-09-10 15:09:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALAF AL CE EUN IR IS IZ PGOV PK PREL SY SW
09STOCKHOLM585SWEDISH DEFENSE MINISTER INVITATION TO GEN.
[...] (C) Summary: Swedish Minister of Defense Tolgfors very much hopes ISAF Commander General McChrystal will be able to attend a working dinner in Mazar-e Sharif on September 15, according to senior MOD officials. EU Special Representative to Afghanistan Sequi will attend the dinner, and UN Specia [...]
2009-09-11 14:26:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AF SW
09STOCKHOLM586AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, CAUCASUS AT THE SEPTEMBER GAERC
[...] (C) Summary. Foreign Ministers will address Afghanisan and Pakistan (AfPak),Iran, and the South Caucasus at the General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) September 14-15. AfPak talks will center on fleshing out the EU's new regional strategy, reaction to final election results, [...]
2009-09-11 14:57:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALAF EUN IR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM599WHO IS CARL BILDT?
[...] (C) Summary. As Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt heads to New York and Washington, we wanted to give you some background on this independent-minded individual who nevertheless wants very much to work with the United States to solve a variety of international problems. --A product of the C [...]
2009-09-21 14:08:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AF IR RU SW
09STOCKHOLM629SWEDISH DEFENSE MINISTER ON AFGHANISTAN: "PLEASE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In his October 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Swedish Defense Minister Tolgfors spoke primarily about Afghanistan. Highlights included: -- Security in Sweden's PRT was good during the elections but is declining overall. Swedish troops are patrolling more aggressively as a res [...]
2009-10-06 09:12:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PMIL PGOV KPAO AF SW
09STOCKHOLM654SWEDISH PREVIEW OF OCTOBER GAERC
[...] (SBU) Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel told poloff on October 16 that the October 26-7 GAERC will be done according to the "Bildt Format," which begins with a dinner on the 26th, and a full day of discussions on the 27th. The dinner topics are: --Iran non-proliferation issues, and maybe [...]
2009-10-15 15:15:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IR AF CE ZL ZF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM66DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES ISAF, KFOR WITH CDA
[...] (S) On January 30, CDA, DAO and poloff met with Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors. CDA thanked Sweden for its continued contributions to ISAF and KFOR and said the U.S. supports expansion of Sweden's international military operations. Tolgfors' points were: -- ISAF: Tolgfors said possible [...]
2009-01-30 16:54:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPMIL AF BK XZ ZB SW
09STOCKHOLM691SWEDISH LEFT PARTY'S FOREIGN POLICY GOALS: TROOPS
[...] (C) Summary: On November 4, MP Hans Linde, the Left Party's foreign affairs spokesman, gave poloff a preview of his party's policy priorities, including on labor rights and Afghanistan -- two issues which are obstacles to consensus within the opposition Red-Green Coalition. Coalition parties [...]
2009-11-05 14:03:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR TU EUN AF SW
09STOCKHOLM709SWEDEN'S STATE SECRETARY SPILLS ON IRAN, ISRAEL,
[...] (C) Summary: On November 9, DCM and acting PolCouns met with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Frank Belfrage, to review Swedish perspectives on the November 3-4 US-EU Summit. Belfrage relayed EU thinking on Iran (expert level groups are in constant discussions on appropriate types of sanc [...]
2009-11-12 12:16:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN IR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM712SWEDEN'S MENU FOR THE NOV. 16-7 SUPER GAERC
[...] (C) Summary: On November 11, Deputy EU Correspondent Jonas Wendel discussed November 16-7 Super GAERC points with Acting PolCouns. Highlights include: improving EU-NATO cooperation; deciding on a way forward with Russia; preparing for the EU-Ukraine Summit; extending sanctions on Belarus; impr [...]
2009-11-12 13:24:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN RU AF IS SW
09STOCKHOLM739SWEDISH FM CARL BILDT ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: On November 24, Swedish FM Carl Bildt told the Ambassador that if EU development efforts were better coordinated, "we could have twice the effect for half the cost." The EU "will be as supportive as we can" when the results of the U.S. Af/Pak strategy review are made public in De [...]
2009-11-25 14:08:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM741 SWEDISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES TROOP EXTENSION IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 06:27:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM749CORRECTED COPY: SWEDISH FM CARL BILDT ON
[...] (C) Summary: On November 24, Swedish FM Carl Bildt told the Ambassador that if EU development efforts were better coordinated, "we could have twice the effect for half the cost." The EU "will be as supportive as we can" when the results of the U.S. Af/Pak strategy review are made public in De [...]
2009-11-30 14:13:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM750SWEDEN ON ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary: Parliament's smooth approval of legislation extending Sweden's military presence in Afghanistan through 2010 augurs well for a long-term troop presence, and there is strong support for a three-year, USD 170 million assistanc [...]
2009-11-30 15:37:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM759SCENESETTER FOR WHITE HOUSE ONDCP DIRECTOR R. GIL
[...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. Your visit provides an opportunity to further cement close and collaborative bilateral relations with a nation and a government whose outlook on key international issues closely matches ours. For example, Sweden's foreign and defense minis [...]
2009-12-04 14:38:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PTER AF SW
09STOCKHOLM765SHRAPNEL FROM SWEDEN'S AFGHAN DESK OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-09 14:38:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AF SW
09STOCKHOLM794SWEDISH MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAN,
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall told CDA that: --FM Bildt's recent meeting with his Burmese counterpart offered a good opportunity to convey EU concerns. --Implementing the EU Action Plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan is a top priority, and the lo [...]
2009-12-22 15:16:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL AF IR BU UN EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM796SWEDEN'S INTERIM REPLY ON DRAFT MOU ON LIFE,
[...] (SBU) On December 21, POL Counselor delivered ref A points to Carl Magnus Ericsson, Deputy Director of the MFA International Security Policy Department, and Cecilia Helander of the MOD Security Policy Department. Ericsson stated that Sweden very much welcomes Washington's general approach of [...]
2009-12-23 10:06:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM797SWEDEN'S CONCERNS ON TURKISH PRT IN JOWZJAN,
[...] (C) Sweden officially welcomes the possibility of Turkey launching a PRT in Jowzjan Province (Ref A),which the Swedes currently patrol, though Stockholm is increasingly concerned over Ankara's unwillingness to take responsibility for provincial security and force protection for civilians trav [...]
2009-12-23 10:08:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM802 ONDCP DIRECTOR KERLIKOWSKE'S STOCKHOLM VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director R. Gil Kerlikowske on 8 December met with Stockholm County Police Commissioner Carin Gotblad, the Youth Chapter of the Stockholm Police Narcotic Division, Minister of Public Health Maria Larsson, and World Forum Against Dru [...]
2009-12-29 06:21:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL KCRM AF SW
09STRASBOURG5EASTERN FRENCH VIEWS ON WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Most local and regional officials caution that the French public's tolerance for continued French fighting in Afghanistan will sharply decrease if there are waves of French casualties. Viewed from the eastern France, the Central Government has thus far not demonstrated any conce [...]
2009-02-19 08:51:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS AF FR
09SURABAYA52EAST JAVA: AFGHANS BREAK OUT OF IMMIGRATION DETENTION,
[...] (SBU) Ten Afghan men are still at large after escaping from an East Java immigration detention center in the early hours of May 19. Indonesian immigration officers say the fugitives broke through a barred window and escaped leaving behind an ill compatriot and seven Iraqis. Indonesian immigr [...]
2009-05-22 04:13:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF SMIG PREL ELAB KCRM KWMN ID AF
09TAIPEI1418BRIEFING TAIWAN ON THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON
[...] (C) The Director briefed National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi on the contents of reftel during a December 1 conversation. The United States would commit significant new additional civilian and military resources to the region, but this would not be an open-ended commitment, the [...]
2009-12-02 09:53:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PK TW
09TALLINN219Estonia Assistance to Afghanistan Beyond the Elections
[...] Polcouns and DATT delivered reftel demarche to Paul Teesalu, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Division, and to Kadri Peeters of the MOD's America's desk on July 29. Teesalu stated that Estonia would be unlikely to increase its troop contributions after the August elections. The GOE doubl [...]
2009-07-31 06:52:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EN
09TALLINN251GOE AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR SHIPMENTS OF COMMERCIAL DOD CARGO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 06:38:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN
09TALLINN86ESTONIA on AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN
[...] (C) On March 31, POl/Econ Chief and DATT met with Christian-Marc Liflander, MOD Director for Policy Planning and MOD and Paul Teesalu, MFA Director for Security Policy to discuss the Government of Estonia response to the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A) as well as possible deliver [...]
2009-04-01 07:21:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS EAIF NATO PK AF EN
09TALLINN90ESTONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 5, 9 and 10. 2. (C) MFA Undersecretary Harri Tiido officially informed the Charge on April 2 that the GOE has decided it will 1) deploy an Estonian platoon to Afghanistan for elections security and 2) move forward with plans to fold an Estonian cont [...]
2009-04-03 09:36:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS EAIF NATO AF EN
09TASHKENT1245UZBEKISTAN: USCENTCOM ON THE EVE OF CONSTRUCTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Major General (MG) Kenneth Dowd, CENTCOM's Director of Logistics, had productive meetings on transit and local sourcing opportunities during his recent visit to Uzbekistan from June 22 through 26. In meetings at the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relatio [...]
2009-07-17 09:46:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL EIND MARR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1255UZBEKISTAN: ADB SIGNS MOU ON AFGHAN RAILWAY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Hong Wang, the ADB's visiting Director for Transport and Communications, told us on July 16 that he expected to sign an MOU with the GOU to build a rail link from Hayraton to Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan. He said construction would begin this October, and an ambitious timetabl [...]
2009-07-20 10:11:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDMARR ETRD ECON PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT1271Uzbekistan: Under Secretary Burns' July 13 Meeting with
[...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting that lasted over three hours, President Karimov affirmed to Under Secretary Burns his desire to turn the page on U.S.-Uzbek relations and work together to restore trust based on mutual interests and mutual respect. Citing Afghanistan as Uzbekistan [...]
2009-07-22 09:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PHUM RS AF UZ
09TASHKENT1279Uzbekistan Responds to Afghanistan Demarche
[...] (C) On July 22, Charge d'Affaires and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on assistance to Afghanistan to Uzbekistan's new MFA Americas Department Chief Bakhtiyor Ibragimov and Acting MFA USA Desk Chief Nurillo Abdullaev. Charge asked Uzbekistan to provide Post with a document outlining Uzbekista [...]
2009-07-22 12:59:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR PGOV AF UZ
09TASHKENT1447Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for the Visit of General Petraeus
[...] (S) Summary: Your second visit to Uzbekistan comes at a pivotal moment in the U.S.-Uzbek relationship and will build upon the July 12-13 visit of Under Secretary of State Bill Burns during which we proposed to the Uzbeks the establishment of a structured bilateral dialogue. The Uzbek leadershi [...]
2009-08-14 11:52:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL PGOV MARR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1451AFGHANISTAN - MANAGING THE NEIGHBORS: UZBEKISTAN
[...] (C) We have urged the Uzbeks to play a constructive role as the Afghan elections unfold. Ambassador discussed reftel points with Deputy FM Karamatov on Aug. 17, and CENTCOM Commanding General Petraeus delivered the message in his meetings with President Karimov, the Uzbek Foreign and Defense M [...]
2009-08-19 09:30:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UZ AF
09TASHKENT1483UPDATE ON UZBEKISTAN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHAN
[...] (U) Summary: Following recent discussions on the subject, the MFA of Uzbekistan provided the Embassy with an update on their involvement in the socio-economic reconstruction of Afghanistan. The contributions of the GOU have been primarily in the area of restoring and rebuilding infrast [...]
2009-09-11 11:08:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL NATO ELTN AF UZ
09TASHKENT156UZBEKISTAN: PLIGHT OF AFGHAN REFUGEES WORSENING
[...] (C) The newly arrived head of the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) Refugee Support Unit in Tashkent, Ustina Kupreychik, reported that the situation for Afghan refugees in Uzbekistan has worsened since the fall (ref A). According to Kupreychik, 67 Afghan refugees have been forcibly [...]
2009-02-10 05:15:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP UNHCR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1577UZBEK RAIL: RED HOT WHEELS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Railroad engineer Michael Klaus (protect) told us that Uzbekistan Railroads is having difficulty operating freight trains on its new Karshi-Termez line. Obsolete locomotives with inadequate brakes result in multiple delays and wheels that glow red hot by the time a train has comp [...]
2009-11-12 04:48:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON EAID ECIN ELTN PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT1591SCA DAS Krol's Meetings with Uzbek FM Norov and NSC Sec
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol in Tashkent on November 19, Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov and National Security Council Secretary Murat Atayev expressed satisfaction with improving U.S.-Uzbek bilateral relations and the Annual Bilateral [...]
2009-11-23 12:52:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL PTER EINV ENRG MASS AF UZ
09TASHKENT1633Uzbeks Looking for Assistance on Security for Afghan Rail
[...] (C) Former Ambassador Joe Presel, in Tashkent on private business, gave Charge a readout of a meeting with the Chairman of the Uzbek National Security Service, Rustam Innoyatov. Confirming reports from other sources (Ref A),Innoyatov said the GOU is very concerned about the security of i [...]
2009-12-17 11:53:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALEAID PTER PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT194UZBEKISTAN: AFGHAN REFUGEES DESCRIBE HARRASSMENT;
[...] (C) Summary: On February 12, poloff met with 25 Afghan refugees at the office of a Tashkent-based NGO which provides humanitarian assistance to refugees. The Afghans alleged widespread harassment by government officials, and some refugees experienced forced deportation back to Afghanistan. T [...]
2009-02-19 10:57:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREF KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP UNHCR AF UZ
09TASHKENT23Uzbeks Skeptical on Afghanistan but Back Their Man in the
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador, Uzbek Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia Anvar Salikhbaev commented on the situation in Afghanistan, including the future of Gen. Dostum. The Uzbeks acknowledge his flaws but still support Dostum. They continue to fault Karzai for Afghanistan's problems [...]
2009-01-07 14:11:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AF UZ
09TASHKENT437Uzbekistan: Counternarcotics Meetings for CENTCOM and DEA
[...] (C) Summary: Experts in counternarcotics, engineering, and contracting from the U.S. Army's Central Command (CENTCOM) as well as the visiting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Ankara-based Country Attache participated in meetings with a wide range of law enforcement and military representa [...]
2009-04-03 08:25:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KCRM MASS EAID PINR TI AF UZ
09TASHKENT51UZBEKISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN AGREE ON 2009 ELECTRICITY PRICE
[...] (SBU) Afghan Charge d'Affairs Mohammad Essa Mesbah met with us on January 12 and gave us an upbeat assessment of Uzbek-Afghan talks on electricity pricing held last week between Afghan Minister of Economics Shams and Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Azimov. (Shams met separately to discuss technic [...]
2009-01-12 13:53:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ECON ENRG KPWR UZ AF
09TASHKENT545Uzbekistan on Afghanistan Contributions
[...] (C) Charge and P-E Chief delivered points on Afghanistan contributions to Uzbek MFA Americas head Tahir Mamadjanov on April 20: Electrical Transmission: Mamadjanov noted that electricity supply to Afghanistan is proceeding without any problems. (Note: Uzbekistan currently supplies 75 MW [...]
2009-04-20 12:17:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR AF UZ
09TASHKENT617Uzbekistan: Ambassador Delivers Economic Cooperation
[...] (SBU) On April 28, Ambassador delivered talking points on the May 13-14 Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan to Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister Aripov and First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov. Post delivered a diplomatic note with additional details to Uzbek [...]
2009-05-01 10:05:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT669Uzbekistan: TRANSCOM Delegation Discusses Transit with GOU
[...] (C) Summary: On April 29, a delegation led by Transportation Command Commander General Duncan McNabb met with First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov and with railway officials in Termez to discuss issues related to the transit of goods across Uzbekistan's borders to Afghanistan. Azimov conveyed t [...]
2009-05-07 08:36:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC MOPS PGOV PINS PINR PTER EINV ECON ETRD AF
09TASHKENT711Uzbekistan Confirms Participation in Economic Cooperation
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 06:43:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL PGOV AF UZ
09TASHKENT717The Path to the Sea - The Larger Implications of NDN for
[...] (C) Summary: The establishment of the Northern Distribution Network (NDN) connecting Central Asia and Afghanistan has the potential to transform regional commerce and transportation. Uzbekistan and some of the other Central Asian states have relatively well-developed rail networks that, as leg [...]
2009-05-12 11:58:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALELTN MARR PREL AF UZ ZK
09TASHKENT765UZBEKISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS MEETINGS INDICATE ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: On May 7, the Ankara-based Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Country Attache and poloff accepted an invitation to tour the National Canine Center, which is operated by the State Customs Committee. On May 8 meetings were held with representatives of the Ministry of Internal Af [...]
2009-05-14 13:12:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PINR AF UZ
09TASHKENT767UZBEKISTAN: UNODC HOSTS OPERATION TARCET PRECURSOR
[...] (U) Summary: On May 12-13, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office in Central Asia hosted a policy planning session in Tashkent in preparation for the second year of Operation TARCET, which is focused on interdicting precursor chemicals en route to Afghanistan. Th [...]
2009-05-14 13:12:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ASEC UZ AF ZK IR
09TBILISI1355GEORGIA: INFORMING ISAF OF FUTURE OF MANAS
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, on 17 July Post delivered talking points informing NATO allies and non-NATO contributors to ISAF about the operation of a transit center at Manas Airport to MFA Department of the Americas First Secretary Nana Shonia. Shonia expressed interest in the details and p [...]
2009-07-24 13:27:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GG
09TBILISI2027GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 14:31:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF GG
09TBILISI2239GEORGIA: TRAINING OF GEORGIAN BATTALION FOR
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Both the U.S. and Georgia assess the ongoing training by U.S. Marines of the Georgian 31st battalion in preparation for deployment in Afghanistan as going well. The training is intended to increase Georgian forces' ability to operate in a counter-insurgency environme [...]
2009-12-16 12:26:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF GG
09TBILISI377GEORGIA: ENGAGING ALLIES ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) As requested in reftels, Ambassador raised our views on Afghanistan's future with Foreign Minister Vashadze on February 25. FM Vashadze said that Georgia was eager to support our efforts, and was committed to providing a 150-man company by year's end to support the French contingent. Va [...]
2009-02-25 14:38:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF GG
09TBILISI658GEORGIA REMAINS COMMITTED TO CONTRIBUTION IN
[...] (C) DCM relayed ref A requests for contributions to Afghanistan to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov on April 2, noting that Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze had attended the March 31 conference in The Hague and was likely already aware of these requests. Nalbandov reconfirmed Georg [...]
2009-04-02 14:05:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GG
09TELAVIV2365AMBASSADOR RICE,S OCTOBER 21ST MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan E. Rice met with Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on October 21. Ambassador Rice emphasized that it is in both U.S. and Israeli national interests that serious negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians must begi [...]
2009-10-27 11:37:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IR IS CY AF PK
09THEHAGUE135NETHERLANDS/EU: VIEWS ON FEBRUARY GAERC
[...] (U) Summary: The Dutch MFA reviewed the GAERC agenda for February 23-34, including Afghanistan, the Middle East, Sudan, the EU's Eastern Partnership, the Western Balkans, and the economic crisis. Dutch plans for the March 2 Middle East conference are covered in reftel A, and Dutch views on the [...]
2009-02-26 07:15:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL EU AF NL ZL
09THEHAGUE196SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MARCH 31 MEETING
[...] (S) Your participation in the Afghanistan conference and the March 31 meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen is well-timed to advance key U.S. priorities, particularly in securing Afghanistan. Verhagen and the whole Dutch government remain among our strongest allies, but Dutch domestic [...]
2009-03-23 10:38:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL OVIP PINR MOPS PHUM AF NL
09THEHAGUE212NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: NO DELIVERABLES FOR NATO,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch do not expect to announce new "deliverables" on Afghanistan and Pakistan during the upcoming NATO and EU summits. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Poloff shared reftel A points with key contacts at the Dutch MFA, MOD, and PM's office. Maarten Boef, head of the Dutch MFA Uruzgan [...]
2009-03-27 14:43:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS NL PK AF MARR
09THEHAGUE228Media Reporting: Secretary Clinton's at the Afghanistan
[...] The visit of Secretary Clinton to the Netherlands to attend the Afghanistan Conference was headline news days before her arrival. Questions about whether the Dutch offered to host the conference or whether the U.S. asked them to had died down before the conference actually began. All media car [...]
2009-04-04 06:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL EAID AF PK IR KPAO NL
09THEHAGUE238NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUPPORTIVE OF MOST
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The Dutch strongly appreciated U.S. support for the March 31 Afghanistan conference in The Hague. The Dutch can probably support most of the requests ("Afghanistan Asks") in reftel A, but the list should be presented as [...]
2009-04-11 11:47:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL
09THEHAGUE240DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MARCH 31, 2009 CONVERSATION
[...] (U) March 31, 2009; 3:30 p.m.; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Central Asia David Sedney Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary Piper Campbell Daniel King (Embassy Notetaker) China V/FM Dawei Wu [...]
2009-04-14 08:27:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALOVIP ECON EMIN CH AF PK
09THEHAGUE242DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW,S MARCH 31, 2009
[...] (U) March 31, 2009; 6:10 pm; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jacob Lew, Deputy Secretary of State James Bever, Director for Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force USAID Piper Campbell, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary Rebecca Callaway (Embassy Notetaker) Netherland [...]
2009-04-14 09:17:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL EAID NL AF PK
09THEHAGUE254DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MARCH 31, 2009 CONVERSATION
[...] (U) March 31, 2009; 5:000 p.m.; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew Jim Bever, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID Piper Campbell, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary Eric Falls (Embassy Notetaker) Egypt Ms. Wafaa Bassim, Ambassa [...]
2009-04-20 07:15:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALOVIP ECON EAID EG AF SU NL
09THEHAGUE268(S/NF) NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: "AFGHANISTAN ASKS"
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 15:41:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL
09THEHAGUE328NETHERLANDS/SCENESETTER; SECRETARY,S JUNE 1OTH
[...] (S) Your participation in the Regional Command-South RC-South) meeting and the bilateral with Dutch Minister of Defense Emert van Middelkoop comes at a critical time for the advancement of key U.S. priorities. Van Middelkoop and the Dutch government as a whole remain among our strongest allies, but [...]
2009-06-02 16:18:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF PAK NL
09THEHAGUE418NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENROUTE TO YES ON MOST
[...] (U) This cable follows up on post's ""Netherlands /Afghanistan: Getting to YES post-2010"" (reftel C). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch consensus-based political process for post-2010 commitments in Afghanistan remains on track for a Cabinet decision in the fall followed by a parliamentary review in l [...]
2009-07-13 15:45:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE419NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENROUTE TO YES ON MOST
[...] (U) This cable follows up on post's "Netherlands /Afghanistan: Getting to YES post-2010" (reftel C). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch consensus-based political process for post-2010 commitments in Afghanistan remains on track for a Cabinet decision in the fall followed by a parliamentary review [...]
2009-07-13 16:01:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE446NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH AFTER ELECTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Dutch consideration of military contributions following the Afghan August elections are intertwined with their decision on post-2010 commitments (ref B). Senior leaders remain dedicated to an active contribution posture after the elections and confirm their commitment to sustain p [...]
2009-07-23 13:33:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL
09THEHAGUE514NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: POST-2010 DEPLOYMENT
[...] (C) This cable continues reporting on post's efforts to get the Dutch to ""yes"" on a post-2010 deployment in Afghanistan (reftels). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Labor Party leader Bos told the Ambassador in confidence (STRICTLY PROTECT) the Dutch will likely stay in Afghanistan post-2010 but not in Uruzgan [...]
2009-08-25 14:59:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL AF NATO NL
09THEHAGUE543AMBASSADOR DAALDER PRESSES DUTCH TO STAY THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Ivo Daalder, argued for the extension of the Netherlands, military deployment and aid to Afghanistan beyond 2010 during high-level meetings, a speech, press interviews, and a reception in The Hague on September 3, 2009. This cable cove [...]
2009-09-10 14:35:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO NL AF
09THEHAGUE567NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENGAGING LABOR PARTY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Post requests a senior USG official (ideally NSA General Jones) engage Dutch Finance Minister and Labor Party leader Bos in a pull-aside at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit to emphasize continued Dutch participation in such fora is based on their active international role, not their econom [...]
2009-09-18 15:03:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPREL AF NATO PGOV NL
09THEHAGUE577GENERAL PETRAEUS STRAIGHT TALK TO DUTCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: General Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),had a frank and open dialogue with select Dutch Members of Parliament (MPs) September 21. The MPs appreciated the unvarnished truth of General Petraeus in his assessment of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. [...]
2009-09-22 17:17:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE595NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: PARLIAMENTARY OBSTACLES
[...] (S) SUMMARY. After four months of private discussions over whether and how to extend Dutch military commitment to Afghanistan beyond 2010, the divide within the ruling coalition went public with a late night parliamentary debate September 30. Coalition-members Labor Party (PvdA) and Christia [...]
2009-10-02 12:49:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE640NETHERLANDS: SUPPORT FOR PAKISTAN
[...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Hidde Baars, Policy Officer for Pakistan at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Baars confirmed that the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) officially joined the Friends of Democratic Pakistan and pledged 86 million euro (USD 126.9 million) at th [...]
2009-10-26 11:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN AF PAK NL
09THEHAGUE663NETHERLANDS/AFTHANISTAN: NEXT STEPS AFTER
[...] (S) SUMMARY: A large majority of the Dutch Parliament recently sent a clear message to the Cabinet they are opposed to a follow-on mission in Uruzgan. The Cabinet continues to deliberate on the nature of its post-2010 involvement in Afghanistan. It will be difficult, but not impossible, for [...]
2009-11-02 16:49:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE673NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: VIEW FROM THE PRIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are unlikely to make a decision on post-2010 Afghanistan deployment until March of next year. END SUMMARY. 2. (C/NF) Pol/Econ Counselor met with Jeroen de Graaf, political advisor to Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende, Nov. 6 and reviewed internal discussions on continue [...]
2009-11-06 17:10:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE718NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: NEXT STEPS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Senior Dutch officials report that Dutch decision-making on an Afghanistan deployment post-2010 is frozen, but President Obama's new plan provides an opportunity to engage D/PM Bos, who remains the most difficult figure in the Dutch political decision. END SUMMARY. 2. (C/ [...]
2009-11-24 17:19:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO MOPS MARR NL AF
09THEHAGUE726NETHERLANDS: REACTIONS TO PRESIDENT'S AFGHANISTAN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Dutch Defense Minister van Middelkoop and the leader of the largest coalition party in parliament told Ambassador they expected the Government to find a way to stay in Afghanistan after 2010, albeit with a significantly reduced presence. Press coverage of the President's address was [...]
2009-12-03 08:05:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE731NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: SWAYING THE DUTCH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: All evidence suggests the Dutch will not/not retain a significant number of troops in Uruzgan, and the coalition government could fall over this issue. Pushing the government to collapse on this matter is not in our interest. Accepting Dutch compromise proposals is to our advantage. [...]
2009-12-04 17:54:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE759NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CABINET DELIBERATING -
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Dutch cabinet deliberations on Afghanistan are stalled going into the holiday break, with no clear indication when the impasse will be broken. Dutch post-2010 commitments to Afghanistan are being held hostage to the Labor Party's (PvdA) uncompromising stance. Ambassador's engagement wi [...]
2009-12-21 16:28:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE92NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: GETTING TO YES POST-2010
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Dutch plans for Afghanistan post-2010 are evolving. Many in Parliament and the public think the Dutch should withdraw completely in 2010 since their forces have been on the ground with the U.S. since December 2001. Despite confidence in their own efforts, the Dutch perceive there is no [...]
2009-02-11 14:57:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
09TOKYO1067JAPAN-IRAN: FOREIGN MINISTER NAKASONE VISITS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone visited Tehran May 2 where he met separately with President Ahmadinejad and Foreign Minister Motaki. In a conversation with Charge d'Affaires, MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Toshiro Suzuki characterized the [...]
2009-05-11 07:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR CASC KNNP KN AF IR JA
09TOKYO1104FIRST MOFA OFFICIAL DEPARTS FOR CHAGHCHARAN, THREE
[...] (SBU) The first MOFA official to be seconded to the Lithuanian PRT in Chaghcharan departed Japan for Afghanistan 14 May, according to MOFA National Security Division Deputy Director Takatoshi Mori. Jiro Kanzawa, who until recently was assigned to the Foreign Minister's Secretariat, is an Arab [...]
2009-05-15 06:28:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AID PGOV PINR AF JA
09TOKYO2327MOFA PONDERS NEXT STEPS ON AFGHANISTAN ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) In an October 5 meeting with Embassy Political Minister-Counselor and Poloff, MOFA Middle Eastern and African Affairs Director General Toshiro Suzuki discussed possible next steps in Afghanistan assistance. MOFA is weighing three questions in that regard: 1) How to further the expansion o [...]
2009-10-07 05:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR AF JA
09TOKYO2391AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AFGHAN AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: Afghan Ambassador to Japan Eklil Ahmad Hakimi met October 15 with the Ambassador and DCM to discuss cooperation in dealing with the GOJ, the Indian Ocean Refueling mission, future GOJ assistance to Afghanistan, Japanese Foreign Minister Okada's recent visit to Kabul, and a Diet-l [...]
2009-10-16 07:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF JA
09TOKYO2461UPPER HOUSE MEMBER DISCUSSES TRACK II CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Poloff met October 21 with Diet Upper House member Tadashi Inuzuka (DPJ-Nagasaki) to discuss Inuzuka's recent travel to Afghanistan, the Indian Ocean refueling mission and plans for a Track II Conference on Afghanistan to be held November 23-25 in Tokyo. End Summary. [...]
2009-10-26 00:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR EAID AF JA
09TOKYO2537DEMARCHE DELIVERED -- PAKISTAN TOKYO AID PLEDGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy AID Counselor delivered points and discussed contents of reftel with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Assistance Planning for Afghanistan-Pakistan Hikariko Ono and Division Deputy Director Katsunori Ashida. As host of the April Tokyo Conference, Ono made clear tha [...]
2009-11-04 01:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PAK AF
09TOKYO2590TOKYO AFGHANISTAN TRACK CONFERENCE SCHEDULE AND
[...] (C) During a November 6 meeting with Embassy Poloff, Embassy of Afghanistan Press Officer Jason Pratt provided a copy of the program schedule and participants for the November 23-25 Track II conference on Afghanistan (reftel A) organized by Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) Upper House Member Ta [...]
2009-11-09 08:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AF JA
09TOKYO2599VFM YABUNAKA PREVIEWS NEW AFGHANISTAN AID PACKAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-10 03:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID AF PK JA
09TOKYO2606AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN: AUSTR DELANEY RAISES RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Government of Japan (GOJ) officials told Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South Asia (AUSTR) Michael Delaney November 2 that Japan's development assistance strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan would in principle complement U.S.-proposed Reconstruction Opportunity Zo [...]
2009-11-10 09:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID EINV AF PK JA
09TOKYO2658GOJ WILL DELIVER U.S. AFGHAN PRIORITIES TO
[...] (C) On November 17, Embassy Poloff delivered reftel demarche on U.S. priorities for the new Afghan government to MOFA Second Middle East Principal Deputy Director Yukiya Hamamoto. Hamamoto expressed appreciation for the information and pledged to share the points with the Japanese Embassy in [...]
2009-11-17 08:55:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPGOV PREL AF JA
09TOKYO2778JAPAN RESPONDING POSITIVELY TO PRESIDENT'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 2 meeting with Embassy Political Minister-Counselor and in public statements by the Chief Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Minister, Japan voiced support for the President,s new approach to Afghanistan, with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama,s government saying it welcomes [...]
2009-12-04 09:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF JA
09TOKYO599JAPAN-IRAN: VISIT OF DIRECTOR GENERAL TO TOKYO;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for East Asia and Oceania Nematollah Izadi visited Tokyo March 9-12 for semi-annual Director General-level meetings. His discussions with counterpart Director General for Middle Eastern Affairs Toshiro Suzuki and Deputy Minister [...]
2009-03-18 08:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR CASC AF IR JA
09TOKYO622JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Japan will be represented at the March 31 International Conference on Afghanistan at The Hague by Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone, confirms MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Yukiya Hamamoto. Nakasone will be accompanied by Special Representative for Assistance [...]
2009-03-19 09:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AF JA
09TOKYO641JAPAN AND SOMALIA: NO RECOGNITION FOR THE TFG
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Second Africa Division Deputy Director Mitsuhiro Kobayashi who said that the Government of Japan does not officially recognize the TFG (Transitional Federal Government) for the technical reason that it does not control all o [...]
2009-03-23 07:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAF MARR PGOV PREL PREF PTER JA
09TOKYO779JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO AF-PAK STRATEGIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Japan welcomes the new U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Foreign Minister Nakasone told the press on March 31. Similarly, during his public remarks at The Hague on March 31 at the International Conference on Afghanistan, Nakasone stated: "I welcome the new policy laid out by the [...]
2009-04-06 07:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PK JA
09TOKYO828JAPAN'S RELATIONS WITH AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Key Japanese politicians and bureaucrats recognize that Japan must engage in a meaningful way in Afghanistan and Pakistan, even while most Japanese see these countries as being a long way from Japan. While the public might question why it is in Japan's national interest to become [...]
2009-04-10 09:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EFIN ECON MOPS AF JA
09TOKYO846DEMARCHE TO JAPAN ON SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO
[...] (C) Japan has taken note of requests made by the United States for specific contributions to Afghanistan and is still conducting its own review of how it can best be of assistance to the Afghan people and government, Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Toshiro Suzuki told Ch [...]
2009-04-14 02:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS EAID AF JA
09TOKYO859CODEL MCCAIN MEETS JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senators John McCain (R-AZ),Lindsey Graham (R-SC),and Amy Kolbuchar (D-MN) met April 9 with Foreign Minister Hirofume Nakasone, who told them the United Nations Security Council must take firm, resolute action against North Korea following that country's launch of a missile tha [...]
2009-04-15 07:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP KNNP EAID MARR AF PK KN JA
09TOKYO916MOFA OFFICIALS TO VISIT AFGHANISTAN IN LATE APRIL,
[...] (C) Six representatives from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)'s National Security and Middle East Divisions and the Japanese Embassy in Kabul plan to travel to the Lithuanian PRT in Chaghcharan to make preparations for the initial dispatch of Japanese government officials and de [...]
2009-04-21 06:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV AID PINR PREL AF JA
09TORONTO294CANADA'S FM SPEAKS ON ARCTIC, AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 23 speech in Toronto that had few surprises, Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon laid out Canada's foreign policy priorities, highlighting Afghanistan and a plan for the Arctic. While Afghanistan topped Cannon's list of foreign policy priorities, the promo [...]
2009-11-23 22:18:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV CA AF XQ
09TRIPOLI946LIBYAN RESPONSE TO POTUS AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN STRATEGY REF: State 122731
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 08:41:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PK LY
09TUNIS642CODEL MEEKS MEETS AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK LEADERSHIP
[...] (U) During the visit of CODEL Meeks to Tunisia August 27-30, delegation members discussed the impact of the global economic crisis on the African continent in several encounters with senior officials of the African Development Bank (AfDB). AfDB Senior Staff described the Bank's medium-term str [...]
2009-09-01 15:53:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDOREP EAID PREL ECON AF TS
09TUNIS884DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-01 16:40:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AF PK TS
09TUNIS891SYNOPSIS OF TUNISIAN MEDIA RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S NEW
[...] (U) Per paragraph four of Reftel, Embassy disseminated widely electronic copies of President's speech about his new strategic direction in Afghanistan delivered at West Point on December 2. The Information Officer (IO) emailed Arabic and French copies of the speech to post's media contacts and [...]
2009-12-05 09:06:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO AF TS
09ULAANBAATAR61ENGAGING MONGOLIA ON AFGHANISTAN AND INCREASE OF
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered points requested in reftels to Deputy Director of the Department for the Americas, the Middle East, and Africa, R. Mounkhou, on February 24. Specifically, we outlined the key points of the Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy review. 2. (C) Mongolia continues to be receptiv [...]
2009-02-24 08:20:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR MG AF
09UNROME42THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION TURNS 25
[...] Summary: The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) hosted a 25th anniversary celebration at their Rome headquarters on June 4, 2009, entitled "IDLO at 25 - Embracing Change." The celebration noted the growth and past accomplishments of IDLO and focused on the Organization's need [...]
2009-06-25 12:15:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ECON EFIN AF
09UNVIEVIENNA105UNODC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COSTA REITERATED CRIME
[...] (u) This cable contains an action request in paragraph 13. 2. (c) Summary. INL Assistant Secretary (A/S) David Johnson, Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Acting Director (AD) Ed Jurith, and Ambassador Schulte met with Executive Director (ED) Antonio Costa March 13 on the m [...]
2009-03-16 11:57:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPGOV UNAUS KCRM SNAR AF UNODC
09UNVIEVIENNA110Vienna Adopts International Roadmap for Fighting Drugs
[...] (U) The high-level segment of United Nations Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND) met March 11 and 12 in Vienna to conclude the review of the commitments emanating from the 1998 UNGA Special Session (UNGASS) on international drug control. The Commission adopted a Political Declaration and Actio [...]
2009-03-17 15:22:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM UNODC EAID SNAR UN AF RU
09UNVIEVIENNA117UNODC OFFICIALS DISCUSS PROGRESS IN AF-PAK AND
[...] (C) Summary. On March 18, INL/PA Director of the Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Program Tom Williams met with UNODC officials to discuss counternarcotics issues in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran, and to gain insight into UNODC's program plans and needs in the coming year. UNODC offici [...]
2009-03-20 15:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR KCRM EAID IR PK AF
09UNVIEVIENNA127 UN Commission Adopts Fourteen Drug Control Resolutions
[...] (U) Following on the High-Level Segment (Ref A),the regular session of the 52nd UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND),held March 16-20, adopted 14 drug control-related resolutions to guide the work of Member States and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in the coming year. The Secreta [...]
2009-03-25 15:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV UN KCRM AF UNCND CU IR
09UNVIEVIENNA15 CHINA IN VIENNA'S FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN GROUP
[...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 4. 2. (SBU) Mission conveyed to the Permanent Mission of France, host of the January 22 meeting, Ref A instructions that the U.S. supports inviting Russia and Poland to the meeting, if the Afghan ambassador here concurs. According to the French Mis [...]
2009-01-16 08:33:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PREL NATO EUN FR AF RU PL UN CH
09UNVIEVIENNA152UNODC AND COUNTERNARCOTICS IN THE AF-PAK POLICY
[...] This is action request. Please, see para 5. 2. (SBU) Ambassador met UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa on April 2, and discussed with him the Administration's new Af-Pak strategy and deployed the points in Ref A, highlighting our new regional emphasis and our interest in incorporati [...]
2009-04-08 12:18:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKCRM PREL PTER SNAR AF AS CA IR IT JA PK UN
09UNVIEVIENNA170AFGHANISTAN: PAKISTAN NOT A FRIEND, FOR NOW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to our Afghan embassy contact, Afghanistan does not want to invite Pakistan to the next Friends of Afghanistan meeting in Vienna,to be hosted by UK on April 28. The GOA is apparently concerned that inclusion of Pakistan could politicize the Group,and could be a precu [...]
2009-04-17 10:23:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKCRM PREL PTER SNAR AF CA IR IPK UN
09UNVIEVIENNA172UNODC SUGGESTS COUNTERNARCOTICS VENUE FOR
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. On March 25, Ambassador and Msnoff met with UNODC Technical Cooperation Section Chief Roberto Arbitrio to discuss UNODC perspectives on cooperation with Iran and general Iran issues gained from Arbitrio's four and [...]
2009-04-17 12:51:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR KNNP AF PA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA173UNODC HIGHLIGHTS URGENT FUNDING NEEDS FOR IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. Presenting on the status of their programs in Iran on drug demand reduction, drug supply reduction, and rule of law efforts, UNODC officials on April 15 argued that most of their programs with Iran have been successful, but the overall program remains seriously underfunded, pu [...]
2009-04-17 12:55:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL IR KNNP PA SNAR AF
09UNVIEVIENNA195 Debriefing UNODC on ISAF Counternarcotics Activities --
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has requested to be debriefed on NATO-ISAF counternarcotics activities so that UNODC can factor these activities into its ongoing analysis of Afghan opium cultivation and trafficking. UNVIE supports this request and [...]
2009-04-30 08:39:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR NATO UN AF
09UNVIEVIENNA20 NEW AFGHAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FRIENDS GROUP, IAEA
[...] (SBU) Ambassador and DCM met with new Afghanistan ambassador Abdul Shoogufan on January 16 to discuss the Friends of Afghanistan Group, and UNODC and IAEA issues. Shoogufan stressed that most of Afghanistan's problems have been imported from neighbors and spoke at length about the challenge o [...]
2009-01-22 08:58:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PREL EUN NATO AF IR JA PK UN
09UNVIEVIENNA222UNODC and AFPAK STRATEGIES Loom Large for Vienna Friends of
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting on April 28 chaired by the UK Ambassador, Vienna's Friends of Afghanistan heard a presentation by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on its 2009-2011 Afghanistan counter-narcotics strategy. UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa informed delegations he would [...]
2009-05-11 15:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR AF PK UN PTER UK
09UNVIEVIENNA226UNODC/IRAN: SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD ON REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. UNODC Head of the Europe and Central/West Asia Office Roberto Arbitrio on May 13 briefed Msnoffs on his trip the prior week to Afghanistan and Iran. Although the trip did not yield much substantive progress, it appears that joint counternarcotics cooperation under the Triangul [...]
2009-05-13 15:39:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR IR PAK AF
09UNVIEVIENNA242ITALIAN COUNTERNARCOTICS COOPERATION WITH IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. On May 20, Msnoff met with an Italian counterpart, Marco Prencipe, who recently left a four-year post in Tehran to discuss the effectiveness of Iranian cooperation with the Italians on counternarcotics efforts. For the most part, cooperation has been successful, and Italy and [...]
2009-05-27 12:52:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR AF PAK IR IT
09UNVIEVIENNA249 EVALUATING PARIS PACT ON AFGHANISTAN: OPTIMIZING THE NEXT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A May 14 briefing for donor and participant countries by the consultant UNODC hired to assess the Paris Pact emphasized inefficiencies in expert roundtable meetings, the unsustainable Pact footprint, the Pact's enduring political utility, and under-utilization of the ADAM system, [...]
2009-05-29 14:42:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR UN AF PK CA RU IR UK
09UNVIEVIENNA258UNODC HEAD NOTES CHANGE IN IRAN,S TONE TOWARD U.S.
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 9. ------- Summary ------- 2. (S) UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa on May 27 debriefed Ambassador Schulte on his trip the previous week to Iran to take part in a ceremony commemorating the completion of Iran,s physical border pr [...]
2009-06-05 10:00:00UNVIESECRETPREL SNAR AF IR PAK
09UNVIEVIENNA284 KEY PARIS PACT MEMBERS URGE RESULTS RATHER THAN MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an informal June 9 meeting, key Paris Pact members agreed to continue their support for the Pact. They also agreed to use 2010 to review the implementation of recommendations from three past roundtables -- precursors, financial flows, and cross-border management. In addition [...]
2009-06-18 09:11:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR UN AF PK CA RU IT UK SW AS
09UNVIEVIENNA294UNODC URGES DONORS TO USE ADAM
[...] In a June 22 meeting with Charge and UK Ambassador, UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa gave his positive response to the May 27 joint U.S.-UK letter requesting UNODC to expand its benchmarks for measuring counternarcotics successes in Afghanistan (Septel). In the course of this meeting, C [...]
2009-06-23 11:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR USAID AF UN
09UNVIEVIENNA296ASSESSING UNODC'S ANTONIO COSTA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Antonio Costa, Executive Director of the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC),is scheduled to roll out UNODC's annual World Drug Report with the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske on June 24. Costa is an ambitious and energetic [...]
2009-06-23 11:26:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR KCRM UN AF PK
09UNVIEVIENNA3 AFGHAN MINISTERS TALK COUNTERNARCOTICS IN VIENNA
[...] (SBU) On the margins of the Paris Pact meeting in Vienna on December 15-16, Ambassador and DCM met with Afghanistan's Minister of Counternarcotics General Khodaidad, Deputy Minister of Interior General Daud Daud, and other Afghan officials. The Ministers complained about the lack of countern [...]
2009-01-09 08:26:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM PREL EUN NATO AF IR CA GM JA PK SW UN
09UNVIEVIENNA303 UNODC PLANS BIG FOR PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 12:59:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR EAID UN AF PK CA RU IR UK
09UNVIEVIENNA304 UNODC PLANS BIG FOR PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a June 15 meeting, UNODC Deputy Director for Operations Bernard Frahi shared with us the terms of reference for his recent mission to Pakistan and UNODC's plans for its program there. (Mission report and terms of reference were emailed to the Department - IO/T, INL/PC, and SC [...]
2009-06-25 14:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR EAID UN AF PK CA RU IR UK
09UNVIEVIENNA323 FINLAND SEEKS TOP UNODC JOB
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Finland's Ministry of Justice is considering naming its Director of International Affairs, Matti Joutsen, as a candidate to replace UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa, who is lobbying for an extension after his second term expires in May 2010 (Reftels). As several EU co [...]
2009-07-08 15:28:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR EAID UN AF PK CA RU IR UK FI
09UNVIEVIENNA33 UNODC:Costa Welcomes Renewed Focus on Multilateral
[...] (SBU) In a candid January 27 review of upcoming priorities, UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa described for Ambassador his interest in finding ways to better address the "transmission belt" of organized crime and smuggling that moves illegal drugs from producers to the markets. Costa expl [...]
2009-01-29 11:52:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM UN PGOV PREL AF KWMN PHUM SMIG
09UNVIEVIENNA336TERRORISM PREVENTION BRANCH PERFORMING WELL, FACES BUDGET
[...] (SBU) John Sandage, Officer-in-Charge of UNODC's Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB),briefed UNODC member states on July 7 on the Branch's mid-year 2009 Project Implementation, as well as its ongoing budget woes. Like many UNODC branches, Sandage said TPB will also suffer a funding shortfall i [...]
2009-07-15 14:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KCRM PREL AFIN UN AF
09UNVIEVIENNA358Increasing Speculation on Future of UNODC Executive
[...] (SBU) Summary: Delegations in Vienna are starting to discuss more openly their position on a potential one year extension of Executive Director Costa's term, as well as the possibility of other candidates. In the past week Charge has been approached by Canada, Sweden, Australia and France, al [...]
2009-07-27 12:21:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM UNODC PREL PTER EAID UN AF PK CA RU
09UNVIEVIENNA422StaffDel Nunez-Neto Meeting with UNODC Terrorism Prevention
[...] SUMMARY: At the request of Congressional staff delegation (staffdel) Nunez-Neto, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) officials provided the staffdel with background information on its findings related to the production and trafficking of illicit drugs and insurgency or terrorist activities. [...]
2009-09-10 15:02:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR PTER UN AF
09UNVIEVIENNA46 HELPING UNODC TO HELP AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Among issues handled by the UN Organization for Drugs and Crime (UNODC),none looms larger in the U.S. national interest than the Afghan narcotics trade and its impact undermining stability and contributing to terrorist activity in the region. UNODC's Afghanistan strategy compliments an [...]
2009-02-03 15:31:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PREL PINS PTER AF
09UNVIEVIENNA462UNODC OPERATING ENVIRONMENT IN IRAN TOUGHER AFTER
[...] (C) UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Tehran Program Head Antonino de Leo emphasized recently that it is more difficult for him to carry out his job in Iran following the presidential elections. In addition to the challenges posed by international wariness regarding continued funding for [...]
2009-10-08 07:38:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL IR AF PAK SNAR
09UNVIEVIENNA548Paris Pact Partners Launch Next Phase of Cooperation to
[...] SUMMARY: The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted from November 26-27 a meeting of the 7th Policy Consultative Group of the Paris Pact Initiative during which more than 50 Paris Pact partners agreed to launch in 2010 the third phase of cooperation to target trafficking and consumption of [...]
2009-12-04 12:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN SNAR AF
09UNVIEVIENNA5702010: VIENNA,S YEAR OF IRAN?
[...] (C) This is an ACTION request. Please see paragraph 14. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) As we enter a new year in dealing with Iran across the UN organizations in Vienna, we thought it useful to take stock of where we stand at the end of 2009 and how that will affect the way forward [...]
2009-12-16 16:49:00UNVIESECRETPREL KNNP IR SNAR AF
09UNVIEVIENNA6PARIS PACT BREAKS NEW GROUND
[...] (SBU) The Sixth Policy Consultative Group Meeting of the Paris Pact Initiative was held in Vienna December 15-16, 2008. African states participated in this annual meeting for the first time. Members reviewed the 2008 roundtables and approved three for 2009. UNODC Executive Director Antonio Mar [...]
2009-01-12 12:32:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PREL NATO EUN AF FR IR CA PK UN RS ZK
09UNVIEVIENNA7 FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN TO MEET AGAIN JANUARY 22
[...] (U) This is an action request for IO, INL and SCA. Please see Para 8. 2. (U) The French Mission will host the next meeting of the Vienna Friends of Afghanistan Group (Ref A) on January 22. The draft agenda includes corruption, precursors, UNODC Independence Evaluation Unit report on Afgha [...]
2009-01-12 14:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PREL NATO EUN FR AF RU PL UN
09UNVIEVIENNA77 CALLING COSTA ON UNODC REORGANIZATION
[...] (U) Ambassador contacted UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa on February 23 and delivered points in Ref A, noting in particular that the USG sought to maintain the current balance between the normative work of the Division of Treaty Affairs (DTA) and the programmatic work of the Division of [...]
2009-02-23 15:42:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM PREL EAID AF UN
09USEUBRUSSELS1569EU NOVEMBER GAERC - SELECTIONS FOR EU POSITIONS
[...] (U) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers met November 16-17 in Brussels for their biannual "jumbo" or "super" General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) that included a November 16 informal meeting with EU Defense Ministers and a November 17 meeting with EU Development Ministers. Highli [...]
2009-11-23 14:54:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN AF AL BO BK MK UP RS MOPS
09USEUBRUSSELS466AFPAK: WHITE PAPER AND SUMMIT DELIVERABLES
[...] (U) As instructed (REF A),Charge d'Affaires, Political Minister-Counselor, and Pol Off relayed points for the April 5 U.S.-EU Summit to Robert Cooper, Council Secretariat Director for Politico-Military Affairs; Marek Grela, Council Secretariat Director for Transatlantic Relations; Ivo Sramek, [...]
2009-03-31 15:10:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EUN
09USNATO122READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 25,
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The U.S. said it was looking for Allies to take decisions this week on paramilitary policing and on melding the U.S. review and Alliance approach in order to show unity and progress at the Summit. Canada encouraged Allies to agree to sta [...]
2009-03-25 15:56:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PREL NATO
09USNATO129READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 1,
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG reported the Election Support Force remains unfilled, with the most significant shortfalls remaining in RC-South. The SYG said he had met with UN SYG Ban Ki Moon on the margins of the March 31 meeting in The Hague on Afghanistan [...]
2009-04-02 16:27:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PREL NATO
09USNATO131THE VICE PRESIDENT'S MARCH 10 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) March 10, 2009; 9:30AM-12:15PM Central European Time; Brussels, Belgium. 2. (U) Participants: U.S.: The Vice President Ambassador Kurt Volker National Security Advisor to the Vice President Anthony Blinken Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy Lieutenant Genera [...]
2009-04-02 16:29:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOVIP MOPS NATO PGOV PREL KV AF PK
09USNATO138NATO SUMMIT DECLARATION ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) The following Declaration on Afghanistan was approved and released by the NATO Heads of State and Government following the Summit of April 3-4: BEGIN TEXT: 04 Apr. 2009 Summit Declaration on Afghanistan Issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the [...]
2009-04-06 05:33:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO MARR AF
09USNATO145READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 8,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 10:25:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHSA PARM MOPS AF XA RS KN
09USNATO148SCIENCE AT NATO: UPDATE ON CURRENT PROGRAMS,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The NATO Committee on Science for Peace and Security (SPS) will meet in Allied-only format April 23 and in NATO-Russia Council format on April 24. USNATO provides the following update on SPS projects and current U.S. actions and policy to focus and guide the interagency group in [...]
2009-04-15 16:58:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO OSCI TSPL AF
09USNATO169READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING APRIL
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Estonia increased its election support contribution from a platoon to a company for Helmand. SHAPE continues to report Elections Support Force shortfalls, despite the U.S. and OEF partners, recent commitments. Canada expressed its hope t [...]
2009-05-05 12:23:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PREL NATO
09USNATO177READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING MAY 6, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 10:02:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHSA PARM MOPS AF XA RS KN
09USNATO197NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, MAY 13,2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 15:36:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO AF XG
09USNATO198NATO BEGINS BUILDING A BROADER RELATIONSHIP WITH
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: NATO Heads of State and Government agreed at their 60th Anniversary Summit in April to build a broader political and practical relationship with Pakistan. NATO has begun implementing this decision, approving on May 15 the Terms of Reference for a NATO Contact Point Embassy (CPE [...]
2009-05-18 16:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO MOPS MARR PK AF
09USNATO200POLES REQUEST ASSISTANCE BRINGING MONGOLIAN
[...] (C/NF) During a May 18 introductory meeting with Ambassador Daalder, Polish Permanent Representative Winid requested U.S. assistance in the deployment of a Mongolian unit to Afghanistan where they would provide force protection for a Polish camp in Ghazni. The Mongolians would be brought in u [...]
2009-05-19 18:41:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS PREL MARR MCAP PL MG AF
09USNATO206VETTING REQUEST FOR THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE "TRAIN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below for the "Train the Trainer" course in Domodedovo, Moscow from June 1-16, 2009. 3. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests the appropriate vetting be conducted on the propo [...]
2009-05-22 14:37:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS AF
09USNATO207NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, MAY 20,2009
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: While initially objecting to a proposal to begin the committee work to formulate political guidance on the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan until the May 28 release of military advice on the subject, France and Turkey did ultimately agre [...]
2009-05-22 17:40:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK
09USNATO224NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, MAY 27,2009
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the May 27 meeting of NATO North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Czech Charge reported that Afghan security forces had demanded to open the cargo on a Czech-charted flight at Kabul International Airport, leading to an 11-hour standoff. Allies discussed the possibil [...]
2009-06-02 18:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO238NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 3,2009
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: At the June 3 meeting of the North Atlantic Council, Allies discussed continuing disagreements over the scope of the proposed NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A). Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer stressed the urgency of reaching a [...]
2009-06-05 19:51:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO257NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 10,2009
[...] (C/NF) Summary of the June 10 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General said that hoped NATO Defense Ministers would agree in principle at their June 11-12 meeting to SACEUR's proposed changes to the ISAF command and control structure, pending additional wor [...]
2009-06-12 19:18:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO267NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 17,2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-21 18:57:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO268NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 17,2009
[...] (C/NF) Summary of the June 17 meeting of NATO's North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: AWACS deployment to Konya, Turkey, was proceeding. The first operational flight in support of NATO's ISAF mission was scheduled for June 23. After UK PermRep Eldon pressed for regular status reports on [...]
2009-06-22 10:57:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO270UNODC ASSURANCE ON LEAHY VETTING FOR U.S. FUNDS
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Daalder received a letter dated June 16 from James Callahan, the Central Asia Regional Representative for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),regarding the distribution of USG funds within the NATO-Russia Council Counter Narcotics program. In the letter, Cal [...]
2009-06-22 15:11:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PREL NATO SNAR RS AF ZK
09USNATO274PAKISTANI PRESIDENT ZARDARI MEETS THE NAC
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On June 17 Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari assured the NAC that his government had taken ""political ownership"" of the war against extremists in Pakistan. Stressing the need to respect Pakistani sovereignty, he said that his forces needed to be the ones to fight the war [...]
2009-06-24 07:42:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO MOPS MCAP PK AF
09USNATO288NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 1,2009
[...] (C/NF) Summary of the July 1 meeting of the North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: The NATO Senior Civilian Representative briefed the North Atlantic Council on the status of preparations for Afghanistan's upcoming elections, stressing that it was important that the international community [...]
2009-07-02 19:41:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO299NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 8,2009
[...] (S/NF) Summary of the July 8 meeting of the North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: Allies were briefed on ISAF's revised tactical directive which emphasized the importance of population security. The Deputy Secretary General and Allies expressed frustration at not being notified by militar [...]
2009-07-13 18:05:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO30READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 16:35:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNAF NATO PREL
09USNATO305SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IN NATO'S ISAF AWACS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: NATO's efforts to deploy AWACS aircraft in support of its ISAF operation in Afghanistan suffered a serious blow on July 15 when Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister indicated that overflight clearance would not be quickly forthcoming. In a meeting of the North Atlantic Council later [...]
2009-07-15 18:51:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS NATO MARR AF AJ IO AE ZK XF
09USNATO311NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 15, 2009
[...] (C/NF) Summary of the July 15 meeting of the North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: Allies asked for a strategic assessment of the impact of the ongoing operation in Helmand province, particularly in light of the increasingly heavy casualties NATO forces are taking. The UK noted the firest [...]
2009-07-17 18:43:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO315NATO AWACS IN THE UAE TO SUPPORT ISAF - LEGAL
[...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations Lawrence Rossin on July 20 briefed Allies in the Political Committee about difficulties and potential opportunities in his negotiations with the UAE regarding the potential of basing NATO AWACS at al-Ain airbase in support of the ISAF opera [...]
2009-07-20 18:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS AE AF
09USNATO318RFG: DRAFT NATO-UAE AGREEMENT ON AWACS BASING
[...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See paragraph 3. 2. (C/REL NATO) The NATO International Staff (IS) has distributed a draft Memorandum of Understanding between the United Arab Emirates and NATO for the basing of NATO AWACS planes, and the stationing of related NATO personnel, in the U [...]
2009-07-23 17:59:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS AE AF
09USNATO32RFG: TAKING FORWARD THE AFGHAN-PROPOSED MILITARY
[...] (S) Summary and Comment: THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, see Para 11. ISAF Senior Civilian Representative Gentilini briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on January 28. He argued that NATO should, with caution, view the draft military technical agreement on revised force procedures, proposed by [...]
2009-01-30 11:05:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO AF
09USNATO320NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 22, 2009
[...] (C/NF) Summary of the July 22 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC): -- AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN: SACEUR, Admiral Stavridis, and COMISAF, General McChrystal, briefed the Council from Kabul via video teleconference, noting--among other things--that McChrystal was generally pleased with the [...]
2009-07-24 18:42:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO332NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 29, 2009
[...] (C/NF) Summary of the July 29 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC): -- AFGHANISTAN: Following the advice of the Military Committee and Senior Resouce Board, the NAC has been asked to approve changes to ISAF's upper command structure through a silence procedure which expires on August [...]
2009-07-31 19:21:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO335NAC APPROVES ISAF UPPER COMMAND STRUCTURE CHANGE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 18:27:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNAFDB MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
09USNATO336NEW SECRETARY GENERAL'S PRIORITIES
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: New NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen used the August 4 North Atlantic Council meeting--his first as the Secretary General--to set out the priorities for his term, including: Afghanistan, NATO-Russia, the Mediterranean Dialogue and Istanbul Cooperation Initiative par [...]
2009-08-05 06:46:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO342AFGHANISTAN: THE FOCUS OF THE AUGUST 4 NAC
[...] (C/REL NATO) SUMMARY: In his first North Atlantic Council meeting as the Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen chaired a discussion of the situation in Afghanistan. Supreme Allied Commander Europe Admiral Stavridis termed the situation "hard, but not hopeless" and outlined four priorities [...]
2009-08-07 20:37:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO346AUGUST 12 MEETING OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] (C/REL NATO) Summary of the August meeting of the North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: NATO will release its media coordination plan for Afghan elections on August 12. PermReps requested information about ad-hoc community guards to be hired by the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior for ad [...]
2009-08-13 17:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO349NATO SECGEN RASMUSSEN MAKES STATEMENT ON
[...] (U) On August 16, Secretary General Rasmussen released a statement on casualties in Afghanistan. In the statement--which was posted on the NATO website--Rasmussen expressed sadness in the face of casualties, but argued that the "biggest tribute we can make to those who have lost their lives" [...]
2009-08-16 14:34:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK UK XG
09USNATO357FLAGS-TO-POST CONFERENCE FOR ISAF AFGHANISTAN:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 07:12:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNAFDB MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
09USNATO359SECGEN WRITES KARZAI ABOUT SHIA LAW CONCERNS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 15:19:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM NATO MOPS MCAP AF
09USNATO360NATO SECGEN MAKES STATEMENT ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS
[...] (U) On August 20, Secretary General Rasmussen released a statement on the elections in Afghanistan and took a few questions from journalist. Below is the text of the statement as well as a summary of the questions and answers. 2. (U) The full text of the Secretary General's statement foll [...]
2009-08-20 18:01:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NATO MOPS MARR AF
09USNATO361AUGUST 19 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 19:51:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK UK XG RS
09USNATO364NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL'S FIRST ASSESSMENT OF THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 21 the Commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (COMISAF) General Stanley McChrystal and NATO Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) Fernando Gentilini provided a post-election report to the North Atlantic Council (NAC) in a special session via vi [...]
2009-08-24 15:17:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO PTER PINR AF PK IN
09USNATO373AUGUST 26 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING: ALL
[...] (C/REL NATO) Summary: This is a summary of the August 19 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC). -- AFGHANISTAN: The Deputy Secretary General (DSYG) urged continued Allied restraint against public reactions to preliminary Afghan elections' results. He announced the flags to post confe [...]
2009-08-28 19:30:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK XG
09USNATO374USNATO SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW
[...] (C/NF) You are visiting NATO at a time when the new NATO Secretary General, Allies, and non NATO partners are refining mission priorities and reviewing current resource commitments to align with planned commitments. The new NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, is setting an ambitiou [...]
2009-09-02 16:35:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID PREL AF PK IK EUN
09USNATO375NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING: NATO'S SYG GETS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen used the September 2 meeting of the North Atlantic Council to advance his goal for increased NATO strategic policy coordination and guidance for political and military authorities involved in Afghanistan. Allies generally supported th [...]
2009-09-03 17:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAFDB MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
09USNATO38RFG: TAKING FORWARD THE AFGHAN-PROPOSED MILITARY
[...] (S) Summary and Comment: THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST, see Para 11. ISAF Senior Civilian Representative Gentilini briefed NATO Permanent Representatives on January 28. He argued that NATO should, with caution, view the draft military technical agreement on revised force procedures, proposed by [...]
2009-02-01 10:56:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO AF
09USNATO388SEPTEMBER 8 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING:
[...] (C/REL ISAF) Summary from the September 8 meeting of the North Atlantic Council: Afghanistan: At the September 8 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),Secretary General Rasmussen told Allies that he expected to get the Commander of ISAF's strategic assessment of the situation in Afgh [...]
2009-09-11 18:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR MOPS UN AF PK UK XG RS
09USNATO392RFG: COMMANDER OF ISAF BRIEFS NAC ON ASSESSMENT;
[...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See paragraph 10. 2. (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: At the September 16 meeting of the North Atlantic Council, the commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (COMISAF),U.S. General Stanley McChrystal, briefed NATO PermReps f [...]
2009-09-16 18:27:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL NATO MARR MOPS UN AF PK
09USNATO397THE 2009 AFGHANISTAN OPIUM SURVEY: UNODC COSTA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 16:51:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALSNAR MOPS NATO PREL AF
09USNATO424NATO-RUSSIA: AFGHANISTAN, ARMS SALES AND THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin used the September 30 meeting of the NATO-Russia Council to press Moscow's agenda on Afghanistan and plug potential Russian military sales to NATO, while attempting to avoid comment on the mystery surrounding the MV Arctic Sea hijacking. [...]
2009-10-02 16:06:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO AF RS
09USNATO425NATO-RUSSIA: AFGHANISTAN, ARMS SALES AND THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador to NATO Dmitri Rogozin used the September 30 meeting of the NATO-Russia Council to press Moscow's agenda on Afghanistan and plug potential Russian military sales to NATO, while attempting to avoid comment on the mystery surrounding the MV Arctic Sea hijacking. [...]
2009-10-02 16:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO AF RS
09USNATO442NATO-RUSSIA: ALLIES FOCUS ON SUBSTANCE WHILE
[...] (C) Summary: NATO Allies and Russia displayed dramatically different views on how to take the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) forward during a recent Ambassadorial meeting. Allies focused on immediate, practical goals for the organization, while the Russian Ambassador to NATO presented an unrealist [...]
2009-10-08 13:53:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR MOPS NATO AF RS
09USNATO443NATO SYG CONDEMNS KABUL BOMBING
[...] (U) On October 8, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a statement condemning the bombing in Kabul that happened earlier that day. He also made special mention of the two members of the EU police mission in Afghanistan who were injured in the explosion. 2. (U) The text of the Secretary [...]
2009-10-08 14:04:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PTER NATO PREL AF
09USNATO444AFGHAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE: I SUPPORT MCCHRYSTAL'S
[...] (SBU) On October 6, NATO Secretary General Fogh Rasmussen distributed to Allies a letter he received from Afghan Minister of Defense General Wardak (ref). In the letter, Wardak expressed his "wholehearted support for the findings of General McChrystal's assessment of the situation in Afghanis [...]
2009-10-08 16:07:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MCAP MARR PREL NATO PINS PTER AF
09USNATO447NATO SYG OFFERS SUPPORT TO KAI EIDE AND UNAMA
[...] (U) On October 12, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a press statement expressing the Alliance's support for the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. He also expressed his and the Alliance's confidence in Kai Eide, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General. 2. (U) The f [...]
2009-10-12 11:57:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MOPS NATO UN AF
09USNATO450RFG: ISAF RESOURCE DISCUSSION ON COMMANDER'S
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance by OOB October 19 (Brussels time). See para 3. 2. (C/REL ISAF) The Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Admiral James Stavridis submitted ISAF Commander General Stanley McChrystal's resource documentation supplementing his 60-day assessment to the 4 [...]
2009-10-14 11:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS MARR NATO AF PK
09USNATO453FRENCH BLOCK ISAF-RELATED AWACS FUNDING; DEFENSE
[...] (C/REL NATO) At the October 14 meeting of the North Atlantic Council, the Deputy Secretary General noted that the Senior Resource Board (SRB) had been unable to reach agreement on common funding to underwrite the short-term use of British AWACS planes based out of Oman to support NATO's ISAF m [...]
2009-10-15 14:45:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMOPS MCAP MARR PREL NATO PGOV AF MU
09USNATO461NATO SYG WELCOMES AFGHAN ELECTION DECISION
[...] (U) On October 20, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a statement welcoming the decision to hold a second round of elections in Afghanistan. He said the decision showed respect for the democratic process and institutions in Afghanistan. He indicated his hope that the second round would [...]
2009-10-20 15:11:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO AF
09USNATO483NATO SYG CONDEMNS ATTACK ON UN IN KABUL
[...] (U) On October 28, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a statement condemning the attack earlier in the day against a UN guesthouse in Kabul. 2. (U) The text of the Secretary General's statement follows: BEGIN TEXT 28 Oct. 2009 Press Release: (2009) 154 Statement by the Secret [...]
2009-10-28 15:41:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPTER NATO UN PREL MOPS AF
09USNATO490NATO SPECIAL COMMITTEE ISSUES: WORK PLAN,
[...] (S/REL NATO) SUMMARY: At the October 28 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),Allies were briefed on the draft 2010 Work Plan for the NATO Special Committee. The Special Committee serves as an advisory body on espionage and terrorist-related matters. The incoming Chair of the Committ [...]
2009-10-30 13:00:00Mission USNATOSECRETPINR PINS PREL PTER PROP MOPS NATO RS CH AF
09USNATO491NATO-RUSSIA: RUSSIA OFFERS LITTLE AT AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: The NATO-Russia Council (NRC) held an October 21 discussion on Afghanistan and Pakistan that saw the U.S. and Allies ask Russia to provide additional assistance to Afghanistan, while Moscow offered nothing concrete and reiterated its call for the Alliance to work with the Collect [...]
2009-10-30 13:29:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK RS
09USNATO492RUSSIA SAYS IT FACES FINANCIAL CONTRAINTS
[...] (C) Summary: Russian MFA Second Asia Department Deputy Director Ali Mustafabeli told Deputy to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (D/SRAP) Paul Jones on October 21 that Moscow was considering additional aid to Afghanistan, but was limited by the difficult financial situat [...]
2009-10-30 13:31:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK RS
09USNATO493NATO SYG CONGRATULATES KARZAI FOR BEING DECLARED
[...] (U) On November 2, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a statement congratulating Hamid Karzai for being declared the winner of Afghanistan's presidential election by Afghan Independent Election Commission. Rasmussen also said that NATO will continue to work in support of the Afghan gover [...]
2009-11-03 08:55:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NATO MOPS AF
09USNATO495SYG'S PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR DECEMBER FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) At the November 3 informal PermReps' lunch, NATO Secretary General (SG) Rasmussen distributed his proposed schedule for the December 3-4 meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers. 2. (SBU) The text of the Secretary General's proposed schedule follows: BEGIN TEXT 2009 Autumn Foreign Min [...]
2009-11-03 15:25:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO RS GG UP AF
09USNATO497NATO SYG PROPOSES REGULAR CONSULTATIONS WITH
[...] (C) Summary. NATO Secretary General Rasmussen hosted Ambassador Daalder for breakfast November 3 to discuss Alliance issues and improving coordination with the PermReps. Rasmussen was particularly interested in coordinating closely with the US and suggested regular one-on-one meetings with t [...]
2009-11-03 17:22:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO MOPS MARR PREL PARM RU AF
09USNATO501DUTCH SAY U.S. AFGHANISTAN MESSAGE MUST BE A
[...] (C) Summary. In a November 3 meeting, Dutch PM Cabinet Director Richard van Zwol told USNATO Ambassador Daalder the Dutch were in a political deadlock over their Afghanistan contributions and the Prime Minister was attempting to unlock it. He urged the US to deliver a strong message privately [...]
2009-11-05 09:42:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL AF
09USNATO502NATO STATEMENT ON USG CONSULTATIONS WITH ALLIES
[...] (U) NATO Secretary General Rasmussen issued a statement on the November 5 visit to NATO headquarters of a senior USG interagency team for consultations on Afghanistan with Allies and non-NATO troop contributing nations. (Note: The substance of the consultations will be reported septel.) 2. [...]
2009-11-05 17:31:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MCAP MARR NATO AF
09USNATO505U.S. TEAM CONSULTS WITH ISAF PARTNERS ON
[...] (S/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: On November 5, a senior level USG interagency team consulted with NATO Allies and non-NATO ISAF troop contributing countries on the way ahead in Afghanistan, including how to respond to GEN McChrystal's assessment and resource request. The U.S. team stressed that the Pres [...]
2009-11-06 18:53:00Mission USNATOSECRETMOPS MCAP MARR PREL PTER NATO PGOV AF PK
09USNATO507SECURING ADDITIONAL ALLIED/PARTNER CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: When President Obama announces his decision on possible U.S. troop increases for Afghanistan, the impact could be far greater if other Allied and Partner leaders would announce increases of their own either simultaneously or in close succession. Several Allies and Partners have [...]
2009-11-09 15:44:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS NATO MCAP MARR AF
09USNATO510SOUTH KOREA WANTS TO DEPLOY PRT TO PARWAN; SEEKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 10, South Korean Minister Counselor Kim Hong-Kyun demarched USNATO personnel, informing them of Seoul's strong preference to deploy its recently announced Provincial Reconstruction Team to Parwan Province, Afghanistan. Kim requested U.S. support in this matter, citin [...]
2009-11-10 15:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR NATO AF PK KS
09USNATO511CORRECTED COPY: U.S. TEAM CONSULTS WITH ISAF
[...] (S/REL ISAF) This cable is a corrected copy including additional comments by the Deputy Assistant to the President and the Vice President's National Security Advisor, Tony Blinken. 2. (S/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: On November 5, a senior level USG interagency team consulted with NATO Allies and no [...]
2009-11-10 16:37:00Mission USNATOSECRETMOPS MCAP MARR PREL PTER NATO PGOV AF PK
09USNATO519PAKISTAN: DISCUSSION OF A STRATEGIC ROLE FOR NATO
[...] (C/NF) Summary. On November 4, the North Atlantic Council discussed progress in implementing the Strasbourg-Kehl Summit decision to build a broader political and practical relationship between NATO and Pakistan. NATO SYG Rasmussen said NATO would enhance the political dialogue, expand militar [...]
2009-11-13 08:32:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS NATO PREL AF PK
09USNATO531NATO SYG STATEMENT ON KARZAI INAUGURATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 11:55:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS MARR AF
09USNATO534NATO SYG PRESSES HUNGARY AND ROMANIA FOR MORE ISAF
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The U.S. Deputy Director of the Secretary General's Private Office Jeff Rathke (strictly protect) told us that Secretary General Rasmussen pressed Hungary and Romania on November 19 for additional troops for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. [...]
2009-11-19 16:58:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNMOPS PREL MARR MASS NATO AF HU RO SP
09USNATO539RFG: DRAFT DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERIAL STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 16:00:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO RS GG UP AF
09USNATO541RFG: DRAFT DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERIAL STATEMENT
[...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Attached is the initial draft of the statement for the NATO Foreign Ministerial to be held in Brussels December 3 and 4, 2009. Reflecting the Secretary General's desire to have much shorter, "punchier" document that only raises is [...]
2009-11-20 17:50:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO RS GG UP AF
09USNATO542SHAPE BRIEFS NAC ON NATO TRAINING MISSION -
[...] (C/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: At a November 18 NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan (NTM-A) briefing, Brigadier Simon Porter, Allied Command Operations Chief of Plans, told Allies and non-NATO ISAF troop contributors "real progress" has been made in standing up the mission. LTG William B. Caldwell wil [...]
2009-11-20 18:55:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMOPS MCAP MARR PREL PTER NATO PGOV AF
09USNATO550SYG'S LETTER TO THE SECRETARY REGARDING THE
[...] (SBU) On November 24, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen provided us with a copy of a letter to the Secretary regarding NATO's December 3-4 Foreign Ministerial (letter e-mailed to EUR/RPM). The text of the Secretary General's letter to the Secretary follows: BEGIN TEXT SG(2009)0932 24 N [...]
2009-11-26 12:58:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO OVIP OPDC MOPS MCAP MARR XG RS AF
09USNATO552SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S PARTICIPATION IN
[...] (S/NF) The following message for the Secretary is being transmitted in memo format: BEGIN TEXT November 27, 2009 MEMORANDUM For: Secretary Clinton From: Ivo Daalder Subject: Your Participation in the NATO Foreign Ministerial Madam Secretary: This ministerial may be one of ) [...]
2009-11-27 12:38:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO MOPS MARR MCAP PARM PINS OVIP AF
09USNATO555RFG: ISAF DECISION MAKING - INVOLVING NON-NATO
[...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See para 4. 2. (SBU) Several non-NATO troop contributing nations to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, particularly Australia and New Zealand, have pressed for a larger role in the ISAF-related decision process at NATO [...]
2009-11-27 18:11:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR MCAP NATO AS NZ AF
09USNATO560NATO SYG STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 08:18:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL NATO MARR MASS PGOV AF
09USNATO563RFG: HOW TO KEEP THE DUTCH IN SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C/NF) This is a request for guidance by OOB Brussels time on December 4. See para 7. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY. On December 2, the U.S. Ambassador and NATO Secretary General (SYG) Rasmussen received a demarche from The Dutch PermRep to NATO, Frank Majoor, requesting options The Hague could pursue t [...]
2009-12-03 15:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR MCAP NATO AF
09USNATO564CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT OF THE NATO-GEORGIA COMMISSION
[...] (U) Following the December 3 meeting of the NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) at the level of Foreign Ministers, NATO Secretary General Rasmussen -- in his role as Chairman of the NGC -- issued the following Chairman's Statement: BEGIN TEXT: 03 Dec. 2009 Chairman's Statement Meeting of t [...]
2009-12-04 07:53:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NATO PBTS MOPS PINS GG AF
09USNATO567ISAF MINISTERIAL STATEMENT ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) The following statement on Afghanistan was issued following the December 4 meeting in Brussels of Foreign Ministers from countries participating in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan: BEGIN TEXT: Statement on Afghanistan by Ministers of Foreign Affair [...]
2009-12-04 14:00:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS MARR MCAP MASS NATO AF PK
09USNATO569FINAL STATEMENT OF THE NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL
[...] (U) NATO Foreign Ministers issued the following statement following statement at the conclusion of their December 3-4 meeting in Brussels: BEGIN TEXT Meeting of the North Atlantic Council at the level of Foreign Ministers held at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, on 4 December 2009 Â [...]
2009-12-04 15:03:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MOPS MARR MCAP MASS AF KV MW BK
09USNATO570HEADLINES OF A SUCCESSFUL FOREIGN MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 15:32:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS MARR MCAP MASS NATO XG AF RS
09USNATO596WAY FORWARD ON SUPPORTING EUPOL EXPANSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We believe there may be an opportunity to enhance ISAF support for the EU Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL). Turkey and EU officials have indicated privately that they might be open to engaging on such an initiative. Unless instructed otherwise, USNATO intends to work inform [...]
2009-12-22 15:13:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV EUN MARR AF PINS
09USNATO63READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Discussion focused on scheduling strategic instructed dialogues prior to the Krakow Defense Ministers, meeting on the Afghan National Army Trust Fund, crafting an interim response to the Afghan-proposed military technical agreement, and Pa [...]
2009-02-13 15:56:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF NATO PREL
09USNATO72READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: ISAF Senior Civilian Representative Fernando Gentilini said the Afghan constitution gives no clear guidance on who should govern during the period between the expiration of President Karzai,s mandate on May 22 and the elections on August [...]
2009-02-19 16:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PREL NATO
09USNATO73ALLIES RECEPTIVE TO FRANK PRESENTATION BY PETRAEUS
[...] (C) Summary: General Petraeus, commander of U.S. Central Command, held a well-received consultation with NATO Permanent Representatives on February 12. Allies were surprised by and receptive to his frankness. Petraeus reassured Allies that the U.S. will complete its Afghanistan strategic r [...]
2009-02-20 15:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO MOPS MARR AF
09USNATO75FORGING A BROADER NATO-PAKISTAN PARTNERSHIP?
[...] (S/NF) This cable provides food-for-though for the Afghanistan/Pakistan Strategic Review, as seen from USNATO, on whether and how NATO could respond to Pakistan's interest in a broader relationship with NATO. We would of course welcome in particular Embassy Islamabad and Embassy New Delhi vie [...]
2009-02-24 10:56:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO MOPS PREL MARR MCAP ELTN KPAO PK AF IN
09USNATO97READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING MARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 15:13:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PREL NATO
09USOSCE187CHARGE FULLER MEETS KAZAKHSTAN DFM ZHIGALOV
[...] (C) In an August 20 meeting with Charge d'Affaires Fuller, Kazakhstani Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Zhigalov reiterated his country's priorities in anticipation of its 2010 role as OSCE Chair-in-Office (CIO),including focusing on frozen conflicts, the Corfu process, energy, transportati [...]
2009-08-20 15:34:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALAF KZ OSCE PHUM PREL
09USOSCE232OSCE/ODIHR RECOMMITS ELECTION SUPPORT TEAM TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) expects to deploy a seven-person election support team to Afghanistan in advance of the November 7 second-round presidential elections. The team will follow final election preparations, election day proceedin [...]
2009-10-21 16:53:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AF
09USOSCE233OSCE/ODIHR RECOMMITS ELECTION SUPPORT TEAM TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) expects to deploy a seven-person election support team to Afghanistan in advance of the November 7 second-round presidential elections. The team will follow final election preparations, election day proceedin [...]
2009-10-22 06:17:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF
09USOSCE271OSCE, RUSSIA AND SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Since 2007, despite a request from Afghanistan, Russia has obstructed efforts to have the OSCE conduct training inside Afghanistan, citing weak internal security as the main reason. Privately, Russian officials told us interagency differences have prevented a green light from [...]
2009-12-08 10:45:00Mission USOSCESECRETAF OSCE PREL RS
09USOSCE273OSCE, RUSSIA AND SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Since 2007, despite a request from Afghanistan, Russia has obstructed efforts to have the OSCE conduct training inside Afghanistan, citing weak internal security as the main reason. Privately, Russian officials told us interagency differences have prevented a green light from M [...]
2009-12-09 08:46:00Mission USOSCESECRETAF OSCE PREL RS
09USOSCE292OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 9 - 18, 2009
[...] (SBU) Staff in the OSCE Secretariat's Conflict Prevention Center (CPC) told PolOff December 8 that Special Representative Christopoulos and Special Representative-designate Nurgaliev intend to visit Tbilisi and Tskhinvali December 14 and 15 to revisit the idea of establishing a small team to s [...]
2009-12-24 11:40:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL PHUM RU MD HR AF KZ
09USOSCE59OSCE SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request: USOSCE has encouraged the OSCE's Office of Democratic and Human Rights (ODIHR) to respond positively to Afghanistan's request for OSCE assistance to its August 20 presidential and provincial counc [...]
2009-03-23 15:32:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PTER AF OSCE
09USUNNEWYORK1023SYG BAN AND AMB RICE DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ,
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 9 meeting with Ambassador Rice, UN SYG Ban said his recent trip to Afghanistan had been a good one and that President Karzai appears concerned about his own future, in particular his relations with the U.S. and other Western power; supports an increase in the in [...]
2009-11-12 20:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ AF
09USUNNEWYORK1050UNGA: U.S. CO-SPONSORED RESOLUTION ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The General Assembly met in plenary to discuss the Report of the United Nations Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security. A draft resolution, co-sponsored by the United States and over 90 countries, passed by con [...]
2009-11-17 23:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PGOV KPKO UNGA AF
09USUNNEWYORK1084MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI
[...] Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen J. Rapp, Deputy to the Ambassador-at-Large, Diane Orentlicher, Special Advisor Todd Anderson, and Special Assistant Heather Samuelson to attend the ICTY and ICTR President's and Prosecutor's briefings to the UN [...]
2009-12-02 17:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KJUS UNSC AF
09USUNNEWYORK1095MBEKI TO BRIEF SECURITY COUNCIL ON AUPD REPORT
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. Summary: The African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) mandated an AU High-Level Panel on Darfur (AUPD) which is chaired by former President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, to examine issues of accountability, combating impunity, peace and [...]
2009-12-03 23:59:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK1096UNAMID SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING: GOS RESTRICTIONS
[...] Summary: A/SYG Mulet briefed the Security Council on November 30 on the Secretary General's report on the UN/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Joint Chief Mediator (JCM) Djibril Bassole updated the Council on political process talks. The Sudanese Perm Rep accused the UN of inaccur [...]
2009-12-04 17:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK1103ICC PROSECUTOR STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF
[...] Summary: In his December 4 briefing to the Security Council, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Moreno-Ocampo discussed positive and negative developments in the cases being pursued under UNSCR 1593, which referred the conflict in Darfur to the ICC. Ocampo characterized as positiv [...]
2009-12-08 15:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK1107UN BELIEVES GOS BEHIND ATTACK ON UNAMID
[...] (C) Under Secretary General for the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Alain Le Roy told Ambassador Rice that the UN is convinced that the Government of Sudan orchestrated the December 4-5 two separate attacks on Rwandan peacekeepers in the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). Le Roy [...]
2009-12-09 01:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK114SYG BAN BRIEFS ON AU SUMMIT, IRAQ, GAZA,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Secretary-General Ban briefed the Security Council on his recent travels in February 9 consultations. Ban recounted his personal intervention on the Muhajeria crisis in Darfur, described a long list of challenges in Afghanistan and relayed a new sense of optimism in Iraq in the [...]
2009-02-11 01:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC SO SU ZI MA AF IS IZ PK
09USUNNEWYORK1153RICE AND KOUCHNER DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN, GUINEA,
[...] (S) SUMMARY. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner told Ambassador Rice that France would not send additional troops to Afghanistan in the near term, but would take another look at its troop contributions following the outcome of the January 2010 London conference on Afghanistan. Kouchner [...]
2009-12-23 20:29:00USUN New YorkSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC AF CG GV ER
09USUNNEWYORK1156NORWAY PREVIEWS PM,S TOPICS FOR POTUS MEETING;
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 8 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Norwegian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Larsen previewed the topics that Prime Minister Stoltenberg will raise with President Obama during his upcoming visit to Oslo - an action plan for UN Millennium Development Goals Four and [...]
2009-12-23 21:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UN AF CG SU
09USUNNEWYORK1158SECURITY COUNCIL RESPONDS TO AU REPORT ON DARFUR,
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a December 21 briefing on the Report of the African Union High-level Panel on Darfur, Secretary General Ban praised the Panel's work and called for continuing efforts to encourage both the Government of Sudan (GOS) and rebel movements to embrace the peace process. African [...]
2009-12-24 17:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK122U/SYG MALCORRA ON STAFFING, SUDAN, SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice paid a courtesy call on UN Under-Secretary-General Susana Malcorra on Wednesday, February 11. U/SYG Malcorra, who heads the UN's Department of Field Support (DFS),told the Ambassador that Amcit Tony Banbury was on a "one man shortlist" for the position of Assista [...]
2009-02-11 23:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SU SO AF
09USUNNEWYORK125AMBASSADOR RICE COURTESY MEETING WITH GERMAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. German PermRep Matussek told Ambassador Rice in their first meeting on February 3 that Berlin and the international community have high expectations about a U.S. policy of engagement with the Iranian leadership without precondition. Rice asked Matussek to help ensure that German [...]
2009-02-12 17:39:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AF IR GM
09USUNNEWYORK133AMBASSADOR RICE DISCUSSES G-77 AND ICC WITH SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice met with Sudanese Perm Rep Mohamad to discuss G-77 issues. Mohamad argued that more UN resources should be devoted to development and less to peacekeeping. Rice replied that both are essential. Mohamad raised the impending International Criminal Court (ICC) d [...]
2009-02-13 00:11:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK142AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 12 introductory meeting with Afghanistan PermRep Zahir Tanin, Ambassador Rice emphasized U.S. commitment to Afghanistan and its desire to work in the mutual interests of both countries. She noted that the Administration,s top-to-bottom review of its Afghanistan poli [...]
2009-02-17 14:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AF
09USUNNEWYORK146AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH TRI-PARTITE DELEGATION
[...] (C) Summary: On February 12, Ambassador Rice met with the tri-partite delegation consisting of representatives from the African Union, Arab League and Qatar to discuss Sudan, Mauritania and Somalia. AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra headed the delegation, which included Amba [...]
2009-02-17 17:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK153JAPANESE-HOSTED BREAKFAST CONSIDERS MANDATE OF
[...] (SBU) Action request in paragraph 3. 2. (C) On February 18 the Japanese PermRep Yukio Takasu in his capacity as President of the UN Security Council for February hosted a breakfast to discuss Afghanistan, including the status of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). [...]
2009-02-18 23:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AF UNSC MARR
09USUNNEWYORK161A/SYG MULET DISCUSSES ICC CONTINGENCY PLANS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador DiCarlo met with Assistant Secretary General for the Department of Peace Keeping Operations Edmond Mulet on February 18 to discuss the UN's contingency plans after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issues a decision on the request for an arrest warrant against Su [...]
2009-02-19 22:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK202AMBASSADOR RICE AND UN DPKO USG LE ROY DISCUSS
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UN Peacekeeping USG Le Roy told Ambassador Rice on February 26 that India planned to withdraw its troops from MONUC. He asked for U.S. assistance in encouraging DRC President Kabila to support Indian troops, to help ave [...]
2009-03-03 01:22:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM UNSC CG IN SU XA AF
09USUNNEWYORK227OCHA BRIEFS COUNCIL ON NGO EXPULSIONS FROM SUDAN
[...] Summary: Libya began March 6 Security Council consultations on Darfur by noting that the African Union and Arab League would send a high-level delegation to brief the Council on regional organizations' unanimous opinion that the Council should defer prosecution of President Bashir by invokin [...]
2009-03-10 00:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK228P-5 MEET WITH UN SYG BAN
[...] (C) Summary: On March 6, UK Perm Rep Sawers hosted a P-5 lunch with Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe to discuss Sudan, the DPRK, DRC, Somalia and the Middle East. Prior to the arrival of SYG Ban and U/SYG Pascoe, P-5 ambassadors and [...]
2009-03-10 00:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK254DRC SANCTIONS COMMITTEE HEARS CONCERNS OF NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 11, the newly-appointed Group of Experts (GOE) briefed the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Sanctions Committee on its plan for monitoring implementation of the DRC sanctions measures. The GOE highlighted its concern over regional non-cooperation with the sancti [...]
2009-03-13 13:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC AF ETTC KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK262P-3 MEET TO DISCUSS HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: On March 12, French Perm Rep Ripert hosted a P-3 meeting with UK Ambassador Pierce and U.S. Ambassador DiCarlo to discuss future Council action regarding the humanitarian situation in Sudan. The P-3 agreed to request an additional briefing from the UN Office for the Coordinatio [...]
2009-03-16 19:41:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK267DRC: MOVING ON SECOND BATCH OF FDLR DESIGNATIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) USUN met, at the request of its counterparts, with the UK, French, Belgian Missions to the UN on March 7 to discuss designating a second batch of FDLR names from the list of 19 names that the Rwandans had submitted in May 2008 to t [...]
2009-03-16 22:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNSC AF ETTC KPKO MARR
09USUNNEWYORK269AMBASSADOR RICE URGES UGANDAN PRESIDENT TO
[...] (C) Summary: On March 16, Ambassador Rice spoke by phone with Ugandan President Museveni to urge him to speak with Sudanese President Bashir concerning the recent expulsion of 13 NGOs from Darfur. Rice said that, even if Uganda's position on the ICC indictment of Bashir differed from the U. [...]
2009-03-17 14:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK272P-3 PERM REPS DISCUSS UNSC RESOLUTION ON SUDAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 17 meeting called by Ambassador Rice, UK Perm Rep Sawers and French Deputy Perm Rep LaCroix discussed the humanitarian situation in Sudan created by the Sudanese decision to expel humanitarian NGOs. The group agreed to seek a second briefing from the UN Office of the [...]
2009-03-18 00:16:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK275MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TIMOTHY CARNEY,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 20:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAF KCRS OTRA XD
09USUNNEWYORK280AMBASSADOR RICE PRESSES BURKINA FASO PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: On March 17, Ambassador Rice spoke by phone with Burkina Faso President Compaore to urge him to speak with Sudanese President Bashir concerning the recent expulsion of 13 NGOs from Darfur. Rice also discussed seeking a Security Council resolution in the event Bashir did not rev [...]
2009-03-18 23:27:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK291AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH SRSG KAI EIDE
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 19 meeting with Ambassador Rice, SRSG and head of UNAMA Kai Eide emphasized the importance of building the capacity of the government and people of Afghanistan. Eide said few countries with active programs in Afghanistan have a national perspective. Instead, they are [...]
2009-03-20 19:57:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK298SRSG EIDE BRIEFS THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON
[...] (U) Summary: On March 20, SRSG Kai Eide updated the Security Council on latest developments in Afghanistan and implementation of UNAMA,s mandate. In contrast to the uniformly somber report on Afghanistan issued by the Secretary-General a week earlier, Eide began by detailing recent improvemen [...]
2009-03-23 18:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AF UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK329CHIEF DARFUR MEDIATOR BASSOLE PUSHES UNSC FOR ICC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Joint UN/AU Chief Mediator Djbril Bassole made his first appearance before the Security Council on March 26. Bassole focused on three factors affecting mediation efforts: the tense relationship between Chad and Sudan; the splintering of Darfuri armed movements; and the Interna [...]
2009-03-27 22:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK332OCHA BRIEFS COUNCIL ON DARFUR
[...] Summary: On March 20, OCHA Director Rashid Khalikov updated the Security Council in a public session on the humanitarian situation in Darfur in the wake of the Government of Sudan's (GOS) expulsion of key non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Khalikov noted that since A/SYG Bragg's March 6 [...]
2009-03-28 01:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK342UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL HOLMES BRIEFS THE SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 26, U/SYG Holmes briefed the Security Council on the results of the recently-completed joint UN and Government of Sudan (GoS) assessment of humanitarian gaps in Darfur. Holmes told the Council that the assessment revealed the extent of the gaps in humanitarian services [...]
2009-04-01 13:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF EAID PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK347USUN'S FRANK EXCHANGE WITH SOUTHERN SUDAN LEADERS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 19:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK349USUN'S FRANK EXCHANGE WITH SOUTHERN SUDAN LEADERS
[...] (C) On April 1, Ambassador Rice met with Foreign Minister Deng Alor and a delegation from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and discussed CPA implementation, the Darfur peace process, the International Criminal Court indictment of President Bashir, expulsions of NGOs from Darfur, a [...]
2009-04-03 12:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK379AMB. RICE MEETS NORWEGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 8 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Store discussed U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and his hope to work closely with the U.S. on the Human Rights Council. He also pushed for greater strategic coordination of development assistance and offered [...]
2009-04-10 01:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC NATO AF NO
09USUNNEWYORK413DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETING WITH JOHN HOLMES
[...] (C) Summary: On April 17, Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew met with Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes in New York. Lew and Holmes discussed a wide range of humanitarian concerns including Sudan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The meeting als [...]
2009-04-22 22:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PHUM UNAUS AF IZ PK SU CE
09USUNNEWYORK459MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI AND L
[...] Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Clint Williamson, Foreign Affairs Officer Brendan Doherty, and Attorney-Adviser Anne Joyce from May 6-8 to attend meetings with USUN, UN/OLA officials and chairs of the various tribunal working groups/steering committees (STL, [...]
2009-05-05 21:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC OTRA ABUD AF UNAUS EU
09USUNNEWYORK466UNMIS MANDATE RENEWED
[...] (C) Summary: The Security Council on April 30 unanimously adopted Resolution 1870 to extend the mandate of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) until April 30, 2010. Unanimity on the U.S.-drafted text was achieved after intensive negotiations to arrive at compromise language that implicitly addres [...]
2009-05-07 00:58:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK481SRSG QAZI BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNMIS REPORT
[...] Summary: On April 23, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's quarterly report on the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). SRSG Ashraf Qazi stressed that key Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) issues -- elections, border demarcation, the two referenda (South [...]
2009-05-12 01:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK485SRSG ADADA IN SHARP EXCHANGE WITH SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 27, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's April report on the hybrid United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). SRSG Adada characterized the situation in Darfur as a "low-intensity" conflict with a high-risk of escalation an [...]
2009-05-12 01:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK552MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI
[...] Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Clint Williamson, Foreign Affairs Officer Brendan Doherty, and Foreign Service Officer Todd Anderson from June 4 - 5 with Assistant Secretary General for Legal Affairs, Peter Taksoe-Jensen and Croatian Prime Minister I [...]
2009-06-02 19:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KJUS OTRA UNSC XA AF EU
09USUNNEWYORK565ICC'S OCAMPO PRESSES HIS POLITICAL AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Summary: International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo claimed to Ambassador Rice on June 3 that the African Union (AU) realizes that Article 16 deferral of the Bashir case is not attainable and is looking for a face-saving way to let go of the issue. Ocampo suggeste [...]
2009-06-04 23:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK575ICC PROSECUTOR MORENO-OCAMPO BRIEFS UNSC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In his June 5 briefing to the Security Council, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo stressed that the Government of Sudan (GoS) had not cooperated with the ICC, in contravention of its obligations under UNSC resolution 1593. Ocampo said he would n [...]
2009-06-09 15:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK587UNDERSECRETARY-GENERAL HOLMES BRIEFS UNSC ON SUDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his June 11 briefing to the Security Council, Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Response Coordinator John Holmes reiterated his assessment that the decision of the Government of Sudan (GoS) to expel 13 aid agencies and close 3 national non-governme [...]
2009-06-12 14:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAF EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU
09USUNNEWYORK642SRSG EIDE MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR RICE
[...] (C) SRSG Kai Eide met briefly with Ambassador Rice on June 29, in advance of his June 30 briefing to the Security Council on UNAMA/Afghanistan. Eide previewed his intervention. First, he will focus on planning for elections while also rejecting the accusation of "foreign interference." (In [...]
2009-07-01 00:35:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC AF
09USUNNEWYORK647SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES UNAMA/AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) Summary: On June 30, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on UNAMA/Afghanistan. SRSG Kai Eide briefed on behalf of UNAMA, Ambassador Zahir Tanin briefed for Afghanistan. In addition to interventions by Council members, eleven other countries (ISAF members and Afghanistan,s neighb [...]
2009-07-02 00:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC AF
09USUNNEWYORK653INDIAN PR PURI'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) India,s newly appointed Permanent Representative to the UN, Hardeep Singh Puri, met on June 29 with Ambassador Rice. Puri said the U.S.-India bilateral reQtionship had benefited from a ""paradigm shift,"" and he said his clear instructions from New Delhi regarding his posting in New York were [...]
2009-07-07 02:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IN CE AF
09USUNNEWYORK681U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS AMBASSADOR RICE ON UPCOMING
[...] (C) Summary: On July 7, Under Secretary General for the Department of Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy and Under Secretary General for the Department of Field Services Susana Malcorra met with Ambassador Rice to brief her on Le Roy's upcoming trip to Sudan. Head of the Darfur Inter-opera [...]
2009-07-13 15:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK702U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNMIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 17, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's quarterly report on the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). U/SYG Le Roy briefed the Council on the upcoming decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) regarding the Abyei boundary d [...]
2009-07-18 00:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK727U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS COUNCIL ON UNAMID
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a July 24 briefing to the Security Council on UNAMID, U/SYG Le Roy announced expected increases in UNAMID troop deployments to 92% of authorized levels by year,s end. Le Roy said that the mission thus would be able to shift focus from deployment to operations. Despite a red [...]
2009-07-28 14:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK738SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY RENEWS UNAMID MANDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council on July 30 unanimously adopted Resolution 1881 to extend the mandate of the hybrid United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) until July 31, 2010. Unanimity on the UK-drafted text was achieved after intensive negotiations to arrive at a compromi [...]
2009-07-31 23:04:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK751U/SYG LE ROY BRIEFS COUNCIL ON JONGLEI VIOLENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 4, at the request of the United States, U/SYG Le Roy briefed the Security Council on inter-tribal violence in Jonglei state that occurred on August 2 and resulted in 185 people, primarily women and children, being killed. Members unanimously condemned the violence [...]
2009-08-06 02:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK784A/SYG MULET BRIEFS COUNCIL ON SUDAN ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his August 20 briefing to the Council on Sudan elections, A/SYG Mulet discussed remaining challenges towards holding credible elections in April 2010: ensuring freedom of press, speech and assembly; reaching an agreement on census results; developing an operational plan and [...]
2009-08-24 22:37:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK825MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR S/WCI
[...] Mission clearance is granted for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, Stephen J. Rapp, and Foreign Affairs Officer Brendan Doherty to attend on September 10 - 11 the Consultative Conference on International Criminal Justice and to meet with UN Legal Advisor Patricia O'Brien and Deputy Pe [...]
2009-09-09 17:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KAWC OTRA ABUD AF UN EU
09USUNNEWYORK873MADAGASCAR DELEGATION EXCLUDED FROM GENERAL DEBATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Madagascar's unconstitutional president, Andry Rojoelina, was scheduled to speak in the General Debate in the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 25th. He was blocked by a vote, following a point of order raised by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, acting in their role of president of [...]
2009-10-05 22:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNGA AORC AF
09USUNNEWYORK909UN SECURITY COUNCIL BRIEFING BY SRSG KAI EIDE AND
[...] (U) Summary: On September 29, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on UNAMA. SRSG Kai Eide briefed the Council on behalf of UNAMA concentrating on elections, new government formation, reconciliation, security and international coordination. Afghan Foreign Minister Spanta's remarks f [...]
2009-10-14 11:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV NATO AF
09USUNNEWYORK916THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S 14 OCTOBER LUNCH WITH THE
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request. Please see para 7. 2. (SBU) In the monthly UN Security Council luncheon with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the SYG discussed Guinea, Sudan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan with PermReps. The lunch was hosted by Vietnamese PermRep Le Luong Minh, in his capacity as [...]
2009-10-15 21:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV UNSC PHUM PK GV AF SU
09USUNNEWYORK925U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 28, PM):
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The continuation of the U.N. General Debate saw an impassioned and unscripted speech by the Honduran Foreign Minister calling on the United Nations to restore order and democracy in her besieged country. To highlight the point, she called Honduran President Zelaya on her cell phon [...]
2009-10-19 15:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA UN AF AM AO BB CD
09USUNNEWYORK98UNMIS CONSULTATIONS AND THE ICC
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraphs 3 and 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 5, the Security Council held consultations on the Secretary General's quarterly report on the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). SRSG Qazi stressed that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) [...]
2009-02-10 01:33:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK984QAZI URGES COUNCIL TO CURB AVAILABILITY OF WEAPONS
[...] Summary: In his last briefing before the Security Council, SRSG Qazi labeled mistrust between the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) as the biggest challenge to its implementation. Qazi discussed the increasing tribal violence in the south and urged the Security Council to ad [...]
2009-11-03 20:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09VALLETTA504MALTA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR NEW AFGHAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 16:59:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AF MT
09VALLETTA525MALTA'S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S MESSAGE ON
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador briefed MFA Permanent Secretary Cecelia Attard-Pirotta on December 1 concerning the substance of the President's Afghan policy speech to be delivered later that day. She expressed the GOM's interest in the new strategy but had no comment concerning GOM commitments for [...]
2009-12-04 16:22:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL PMIL IS MT AF
09VIENNA139GOA DEBATING POSSIBLE SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Representatives of the MFA, Interior Ministry, and Defense Ministry are discussing options for supporting the Afghanistan mission. No decisions have been made, but support for the UNODC and a contribution to election security are among the options under discussion. An MFA contac [...]
2009-02-10 08:27:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA1470AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. PRIORITIES FOR NEW AFGHAN
[...] (SBU) Polchief discussed reftel points November 18 with Bernhard Zimburg, MFA Director for East Asia and the Pacific, and his deputy, Bruno Bilek. Zimburg said the GOA supports the USG's priorities for the new Afghan Government. The GOA agrees on the need to work with President Karzai, despit [...]
2009-11-19 13:27:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF AU
09VIENNA1511AUSTRIA SUPPORTS U.S. GOALS IN AFGHANISTAN, STILL
[...] (C) In place of the Ambassador, who was traveling in country, the DCM met November 24 with Johannes Kyrle, MFA Secretary General, to discuss reftel points. The DCM emphasized that the U.S. is looking for allies and partners to make strong public statements of support following the announcemen [...]
2009-11-25 11:32:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA1549AUSTRIA AND AFGHANISTAN: MODEST, BUT REAL, PROGRESS
[...] (C) Austrian Foreign Minister Spindelegger publicly affirmed Dec. 2 that Austria would make a contribution to the civilian effort in Afghanistan. To consider Austria's specific contribution, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Justice, and Defense met that same day. Readouts of that [...]
2009-12-04 14:32:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AF AU
09VIENNA1552BRIMMER IN VIENNA: AUSTRIANS CLAIM TO BE WITHIN
[...] (C) Summary: Austrian MFA Political Director Lehne maintained Austria's position on sanctions against Iran was "well in the mainstream of Europe." We have since gone back to Lehne and others to review reports that indicate Austria is among the EU's Iran sanctions skeptics, and to urge prepara [...]
2009-12-07 15:17:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC KPKO IR AF AU
09VIENNA1570AUSTRIA MOVES FURTHER TOWARD EUPOL SUPPORT IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-11 13:05:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AF AU
09VIENNA238AUSTRIA CONSIDERING OFFERING AFGHAN POLICE TRAINING
[...] (C) Polchief discussed reftel A points on the USG Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy review February 25 with Bernhard Zimburg, MFA director for East Asia and the Pacific. Polchief noted that Austrian FM Spindelegger had stated publicly at the GAERC in Brussels February 23 and again in Vienna the f [...]
2009-02-27 13:49:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA306AUSTRIA: MFA MIDDLE EAST DIRECTOR ON MIDDLE EAST
[...] (C) Summary: CDA and Polchief met March 13 with Ralph Scheide, MFA Middle East Director, to discuss Middle East policy and Scheide's planned visit to Washington and New York March 20 to April 3. Scheide expressed views that could be contrary to USG Middle East policy, suggesting that a Palest [...]
2009-03-16 13:31:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EU SY AF AU
09VIENNA383AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC
[...] (U) In response to reftel A, and following up on reftel B conversation between Charge and Austrian PolDir Lehne, Econ/Pol Counselor and Polchief met March 30 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia and the Pacific. E/P Couns stressed that while the media had been focusing on the in [...]
2009-03-31 07:09:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS AU
09VIENNA437AUSTRIA'S SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) Polchief discussed Ref A request on April 6 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Acting Director for East Asia and the Pacific (which includes Afghanistan under the MFA's schema). Bilek noted that, as reported reftels B-D, the GOA is considering providing training for Afghan police and judges outside of [...]
2009-04-09 15:31:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VIENNA584AUSTRIAN PLANNING FOR AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTION
[...] (C) Austrian MFA Security Policy Director Gerhard Jandl (protect) told E/P Counselor May 14 that the Ministry's efforts to arrange an Austria contribution to Afghanistan stabilization and development efforts were moving slowly, facing both domestic and external obstacles. Jandl noted that def [...]
2009-05-15 14:56:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AF AU
09VIENNA748AUSTRIA: STATEMENT ON AFGHAN ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 12:06:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF AU
09VIENNA75AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALLS AT FOREIGN MINISTRY
[...] (C) In separate farewell calls on January 16 with both new Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger and long-standing MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle, Ambassador Girard-diCarlo reviewed the top items on the US agenda with Austria: cooperation in the UN Security Council, Iran, energy securi [...]
2009-01-21 14:53:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALAU ENRG ETTC PREF PREL UNSC AF
09VIENNA923AUSTRIAN PLANS TO TRAIN AFGHAN POLICE STALLED
[...] (C) Acting Polcouns discussed reftel A points July 22 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia and the Pacific. Bilek said the GOA's efforts to organize police training for Afghanistan (reftel B) had ground to a halt. The Interior Ministry now steadfastly oppposes the idea, arguing [...]
2009-07-24 09:29:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU
09VILNIUS160NATO KFOR MISSION: LITHUANIA PULLING OUT,
[...] (U) Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene announced Lithuania's plans to terminate participation in KFOR at the March 24 deployment ceremony for its 20th (and last) KFOR rotation. In comments to the media, Jukneviciene said the decision would allow Lithuania to concentrate on Afghanis [...]
2009-03-25 10:39:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL NATO KPKO KV AF LH
09VILNIUS172LITHUANIA STILL COMMITTED TO AFGHANISTAN, DESPITE
[...] (C) We briefed Vytas Leskevicius, director of the MFA's Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department, on the conclusion of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review March 26, and shared ref B White Paper March 27. He thanked us for the information, and confirmed that Lithuania stil [...]
2009-03-31 13:28:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL NATO AF PK LH
09VILNIUS188AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH LITHUANIAN DEFENSE
[...] (C) On April 2, Ambassador Cloud held a one-on-one meeting with Lithuanian Defense Minister Rasa Jukneviciene, following her return from a visit to Afghanistan. Jukneviciene, who had been accompanied by three MPs, said she was very satisfied with her visits to the Lithuanian-run PRT in Ghor an [...]
2009-04-07 13:57:00Embassy VilniusSECRETPREL MOPS LH AF
09VILNIUS194LITHUANIA STRAINING TO INCREASE CONTRIBUTIONS TO
[...] (C) Summary: Lithuania is committed to Afghanistan, but its difficult financial situation will make additional contributions challenging. DCM met April 6 with MFA Under Secretary Asta Skaisgiryte-Liauskiene to present ref A requests for specific contributions to Afghanistan. She promised t [...]
2009-04-10 11:46:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL MARR NATO AF LH
09VILNIUS305LITHUANIA ASKS FOR HELP WITH AFGHAN PRT
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Lithuanian MFA Secretary Asta Skaisgiryte Liauskiene called in DCM and DAO on 27 May to outline Lithuania's unsuccessful efforts to find donors for development projects at its Ghor Province PRT, especially the paving of the airport runway to allow military [...]
2009-06-04 13:52:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS343LITHUANIA OFFERS TO HOST CONSULTATIONS ON PRTS IN
[...] Lithuanian MFA Senior Counselor for Afghanistan Valdemaras Sarapinas presented DCM June 22 with a proposal for Lithuania to host consultations for countries with PRTs in RC(W) as a follow-up to the Rome meeting March 2008. Serapinas said Lithuania found the Rome meetings very useful and are i [...]
2009-06-23 14:26:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS380LITHUANIA INFORMED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MANAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 12:15:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS397LITHUANIA SEEKS CIVILIAN EXPERTS FOR GHOR PRT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 12:33:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LH
09VILNIUS457LITHUANIA'S STRATEGIC PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) Summary. The GOL recently prepared a new national strategy on its activities in Afghanistan which would extend the current mandate for troops on the ground through the end of 2013. The Parliament will take a decision on extending the mandate during its Fall session. The GOL continues t [...]
2009-08-26 14:43:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09VILNIUS462AFGHANISTAN STILL A PRIORITY AMID BUDGET CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings on August 28 we met with MFA's Deputy Director of the Transatlantic Cooperation and Security Policy Department Simonas Satunas and with MOD's Senior Counselor (Political Director) Andrius Krivas to discuss both NATO operations and strategy in Afghanistan, in [...]
2009-08-31 13:34:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL
09VILNIUS577LITHUANIA IS VERY HAPPY WITH GOVERNOR OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 12:59:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF PREL NATO LH
09VILNIUS594LITHUANIA IN AFGHANISTAN -- ADVANCING MUTUAL GOALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following our mid-October visit to Afghanistan to review Lithuania's ISAF contributions, Foreign Minister Usackas is seeking to inject much-needed new organization, energy and financing into Lithuania's efforts to support development in Ghor Province, where Lithuania leads a 200 [...]
2009-11-06 16:03:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAID
09VILNIUS635RC-WEST CONFERENCE IN VILNIUS
[...] (U) Action request -- see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The GOL will hold a Regional Command-West Conference in Vilnius December 8-9 to discuss strategy for PRTs in Western Afghanistan. We are working closely with U.S. delegation members and with MFA colleagues to ensure that the event will be a s [...]
2009-11-27 10:41:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDAF LH MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID
09VILNIUS698AFGHANISTAN: SPAIN, ITALY BILATERAL MEETINGS AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8-9, Director of Office of Afghanistan Affairs Henry Ensher led a U.S. delegation comprised of U.S. officers posted to Herat and Ghor provinces, the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, USAID, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD),the Joint Staff, CENTCOM [...]
2009-12-21 14:59:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH
09VILNIUS699LITHUANIA'S GO-FORWARD STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. Members of the U.S. delegation to the December 8-9 GOL-hosted RC-West conference met bilaterally with MFA and MOD representatives on December 9 to discuss RC-West conference conclusions and future strategy for Afghanistan. The U.S. delegation underscored that we should work toge [...]
2009-12-21 14:59:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID LH
09VILNIUS709LITHUANIAN COMMENTS ON DRAFT MOU ON LIFE, SECURITY
[...] We contacted MOD's Head of the International Operations Section of the International Relations and Operations Department Tomas Urbonas on December 21 to inquire about the status of the MOU on Life, Security and Mobility Support, per ref A instructions. Urbonas confirmed that the GOL has revie [...]
2009-12-23 13:22:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDMAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH
09WARSAW1100POLES ON BOARD FOR COORDINATED APPROACH ON
[...] (C) MFA officials welcomed reftel suggestion to engage in a coordinated approach to the Afghan Government on gubernatorial appointments. Ambassador Jerzy Wieclaw, Chief of the MFA's South Asia Division, said he would encourage the Polish Embassy to reach out to the U.S. mission in Kabul to b [...]
2009-10-30 13:28:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PL AF
09WARSAW1153NO DAYLIGHT BETWEEN POLISH, U.S. POSITIONS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland agrees that Afghanistan's partners need to urge the GoA to tackle a few top priorities, such as improving good governance, fighting corruption, and bolstering Afghan security forces. MFA officials told us the West should make clear to President Karzai that continued sup [...]
2009-11-19 10:26:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF PL
09WARSAW125POLAND'S SZCZYGLO: TROOP INCREASES FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 4 meeting with the Ambassador, newly-appointed Chief of Poland's National Security Bureau, Aleksander Szczyglo said that in light of the military's increasingly dire funding picture, he no longer knew if it would be possible to add to Poland's 1,600 troops in Afgh [...]
2009-02-04 14:49:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL AF IS LE PL
09WARSAW205POLISH MFA ON AFGHANISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary. In a February 23 meeting with Charge to discuss reftels, Deputy Foreign Minister Jacek Najder suggested that the U.S. strategic review of Afghanistan/Pakistan policy should seek ways to empower Afghanistan's governors, the key to building stability outside the major cities. Najd [...]
2009-02-24 14:21:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PL
09WARSAW260POLISH VIEWS ON MARCH 16-17 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland believes the EU will reach a general consensus on extending -- for another six months -- suspension of the EU's travel ban on Belarusian officials. Poland views as a positive initiative the Belarusian Deputy Foreign Minister's March 6 visit to Warsaw to address Polish conc [...]
2009-03-10 16:24:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN AF TU PL
09WARSAW279POLES INTERESTED IN ATTENDING AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 07:41:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PK IR UN PL
09WARSAW309POLAND LIKELY TO INCREASE ISAF DEPLOYMENT IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-24 08:36:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AF PK PL
09WARSAW388POLAND STEPS UP IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Jacek Najder April 9 confirmed GoP plans to increase Poland's contribution to ISAF and noted: -- Polish President Lech Kaczynski had good meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and other senior leaders during a visit to Afghanistan April 8. -- K [...]
2009-04-10 14:05:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MCAP MOPS AF PL
09WARSAW420POLAND'S AID TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poland plans to spend EUR 8 million on bilateral assistance to Afghanistan in 2009. The dearth of NGOs in Ghazni province, where Polish assistance is focused, is forcing the Poles to change their style of providing aid. Eight Polish civilians are currently posted in Afghanist [...]
2009-04-17 14:54:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL AF PL
09WARSAW603POLISH RESOLVE IN AFGHANISTAN STILL STRONG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland is a leading troop contributor in the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, and senior Polish officials voice strong support for the effort. But Poland, like many other NATO allies, is not immune to the effects of a long campaign that has not enj [...]
2009-06-12 16:09:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MCAP MOPS MARR PL AF
09WARSAW662POLAND WELCOMES U.S. APPROACH TO AFGHAN ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Poland appreciates the U.S. approach to the August 20 presidential elections in Afghanistan, as outlined in President Obama's June 16 statement (reftel). Dominik Malek of the MFA's Asia and Pacific Department told us that U.S. views were similar to Poland's approach and paralleled the po [...]
2009-06-26 14:15:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO AF PL
09WARSAW73POLAND/GAERC: ADDITIONAL INPUT FOR JAN 26-27 EU FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to reftel A points, MFA Political Director Witold Sobkow told the DCM January 22 that the GAERC would focus heavily on the EU role in resolving the Gaza conflict and on energy security issues. Sobkow accused Germany of undermining efforts to develop a common EU energy [...]
2009-01-23 08:46:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALAF BO GG IS PL PREL SY UP
09WARSAW768POLES CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBILITY OF RIGGED
[...] (C) Poland is prepared to consider increased assistance for Afghanistan after the August presidential elections, but the GoP is worried that the 20 August contest might already be rigged in favor of incumbent President Hamid Karzai. Roman Strzemiecki of the MFA's Asia and Pacific Department s [...]
2009-07-24 12:23:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR PL AF
09WARSAW912POLISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 4-5 GYMNICH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In the run-up to the September 4-5 EU Gymnich meeting, Cyryl Kozaczewski, the Deputy Director of the MFA's EU Department, told us that Poland will advocate increased EU coordination with the U.S. on the Isaeli-Palestinian peace process and targeted assistance to Afghanistan. Polan [...]
2009-09-04 14:15:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EFIN EAID AF IS PK IR
09WARSAW934POLISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 14-15 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland strongly supports increased EU engagement in Afghanistan, including more resources for civilian reconstruction and the EUPOL police training mission. The Poles appreciate the Swedish Presidency's efforts to elaborate a comprehensive, far-reaching EU strategy for Afghanist [...]
2009-09-11 10:53:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EFIN EAID KNNP IR PK AF CE PL
09WELLINGTON223ENGAGING AN MP CRITIC OF AFGHAN COMBAT OPS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On July 15, Charge lunched with freshman Green Party MP Dr. Kennedy Graham, a former NZ and UN diplomat who recently questioned the legitimacy of Operation Enduring Freedom in the New Zealand Parliament. At lunch, Graham eloquently displayed his extensive knowledge and underst [...]
2009-07-20 05:18:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL AF NZ
09WELLINGTON259MIXED REACTION TO NZ SAS DEPLOYMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Political criticism of the GNZ's August 10 announcement to re-deploy the SAS to Afghanistan has been largely limited to the opposition Labour Party's criticism of the decision. This discord broke a long-held political convention in NZ of bipartisan support for foreign policy, es [...]
2009-08-17 02:51:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR NZ AF
09WELLINGTON260NEW ZEALAND SAS RETURNS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 10, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced that his country's elite SAS will be re-deployed to Afghanistan. He also stated that the New Zealand-led PRT will, over the next three to five years, draw down its military component and increase its civilian contribut [...]
2009-08-10 20:32:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US
09WELLINGTON266RECALL 09 WELLINGTON 266
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 10:24:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US
09WELLINGTON268RECALL 09 WELLINGTON 268
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 10:48:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US
09WELLINGTON270RECALL 09 WELLINGTON 270
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 10:57:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US
09WELLINGTON287Foreign Minister on U.S. Relationship, Trade, Afghanistan
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 26 introductory call, Foreign Minister Murray McCully warmly welcomed the Charge and emphasized that his door is always open for future meetings. McCully said the New Zealand Government puts a "huge priority" on building the relationship with the U.S., and he [...]
2009-09-30 02:18:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD ECON NZ AF PGOV MARR XV EAID
09WELLINGTON307REQUESTING ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS IN AFGHANISTAN - NEW
[...] (S) On November 27, the Charge delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs (Under Secretary equivalent) for the Middle East and Africa Peter Hamilton. Drawing heavily on points provided in reftel, the Charge noted that Presiden [...]
2009-11-27 05:30:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09WELLINGTON53NEW ZEALAND INPUT TO AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY REVIEW
[...] (U) Reftel request was forwarded to the Government of New Zealand. Post received the following response from Michael Green, the Acting Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),handling Afghanistan among other responsibilities. Begin GNZ response. (C) Thanks f [...]
2009-02-27 03:08:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL NATO AF NZ
09WELLINGTON86IS NEW ZEALAND OPEN OR OPPOSED TO ADDED AFGHAN
[...] (U) March 25, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully gave his first public speech on the bilateral relationship with the United States (full text emailed to EAP/ANP). He started with his overall assessment: "Relations are, in my judgment, in better shape than we have seen in 25 years. T [...]
2009-03-26 19:00:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL AF NZ
09WELLINGTON94NEW ZEALAND WEIGHS AFGHANISTAN ASKS REQUEST
[...] (C) On April 8, Acting DCM and DATT met with Ministry of Defense and Ministry (MOD) of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) officials to present the overview of requested needs and specific asks for New Zealand. (Note: The Charge d'Affaires had earlier presented the list to MFAT Deputy Secreta [...]
2009-04-14 05:14:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AF NZ
09YEREVAN103DEFENSE MINISTER REVIEWS CSTO, RUSSIA, REGIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian reviewed Armenia's regional security perspectives with Ambassador February 10. He commented that the recently-announced CSTO reaction force remains only "on paper." He linked Russia's military presence in Armenia to the potential threat posed by [...]
2009-02-17 16:24:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO CIS RU TU AJ AF AM
09YEREVAN125GOAM OFFERS FORCE MAJEURE LANDING RIGHTS FOR
[...] (C) On February 20, Defense Minister Ohanian met with Ambassador and Defense Attache. Noting the Kyrgyz parliamentary decision to terminate access to Manas Air Force Base and that the U.S. was likely looking for alternative routes to Afghanistan, Ohanian said Armenia would like to offer assi [...]
2009-02-20 14:23:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL MARR AF AM
09YEREVAN889ARMENIA TO DEPLOY PEACKEEPERS TO AFGHANISTAN IN
[...] (C) After only one day of debate, on December 8 Armenia's National Assembly (parliament) approved in overwhelming fashion the February 2010 deployment of up to 80 Armenian peacekeepers to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. Parliament's swift approval of [...]
2009-12-24 10:13:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL AF GM AM
09ZAGREB111CROATIA SUPPORTS USG'S APPROACH ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Poloff delivered points from reftels on 26 February to Andrej Dogan, Head of the Department for International Security at the MFA. Dogan expressed gratitude for the comprehensive overview on Afghanistan and said that he was encouraged by what he heard. The GoC agreed with the U.S. Adminis [...]
2009-02-27 15:27:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF HR
09ZAGREB179CROATIAN RESPONSE ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 09:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09ZAGREB197CROATIAN RESPONSE ON SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO
[...] (C) Summary. On April 7 in a discussion with MFA State Secretary Bozinovic, the Ambassador urged the Croatian government to consider a number of possible additional contributions to Afghanistan. Bozinovic responded that Croatia would expand its forces in Afghanistan to the 300 troop limit s [...]
2009-04-10 08:20:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR
09ZAGREB265DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DJURDJA ADLESIC COMMENTS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 11:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID HR AF
09ZAGREB428CROATIA INFORMED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MANAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-14 07:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR
09ZAGREB455DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND
[...] (C) In a meeting on July 21 Andrej Dogan, Head of the Department for International Security at the MFA, in response to points in reftel expressed appreciation for the update. He stressed that Croatia remained committed to its role in Afghanistan. He noted that in addition to its current con [...]
2009-07-24 12:42:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR HR AF
09ZAGREB690CROATIA CONSIDERING INCREASE IN ISAF DEPLOYMENT BY
[...] (C) Ambassador Foley conveyed points in reftel in November 26 meeting with Foreign Minister Jandrokovic emphasizing inter alia importance of increased troop contributions by Croatia to ISAF. Jandrokovic replied that the U.S. could count on strong public support from the GOC in the wake of the [...]
2009-11-27 10:44:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL NATO MOPS AF HR
09ZAGREB703ZAGREB DAILY REPORT - DECEMBER 2, 2009
[...] (SBU) Initial Croatian Media Coverage of President,s Policy on Afghanistan: Major dailies gave significant coverage to President Obama,s speech, although primarily based on reports from senior officials, pre-briefs, given the time difference. All media note that the Croatian government remai [...]
2009-12-02 15:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON ENRG AF HR
09ZAGREB704GOVERNMENT OF CROATIA GIVES STRONG PUBLIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 15:35:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF PK HR
09ZAGREB711Zagreb Daily Report - December 04, 2009
[...] (U) Prime Minister Reacts to Brammertz Report, Pledges to Continue Investigation: Responding to ICTY Prosecutor Brammertz's report to the UN Security Council on December 3, in which he welcomed Kosor's initiative to set up a special task force to find missing documents, Prime Minister Jadranka [...]
2009-12-04 15:07:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR AF XT ECON
09ZAGREB713Zagreb Daily Report - December 07, 2009
[...] (U) Croatia's ICJ Oral Argument in Support of Kosovo's Declaration of Independence: Croatia is scheduled to give its oral argument in support of Kosovo's declaration of independence on December 7. Croatian media speculated that Belgrade will react negatively to Croatia's presentation at the IC [...]
2009-12-07 11:37:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR AF ECON
09ZAGREB721Zagreb Daily Report - December 10, 2009
[...] (U) Minister announces planned new agreement with Bosnia on fugitive convicts: Croatian Justice Minister Ivan Simonovic on December 9 said publicly that he expects Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina to sign, by the end of this month, an agreement on the execution of final verdicts delivered in the [...]
2009-12-10 12:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR AF ECON
10ABUDHABI105D/S Wolin Discusses Global Recovery with UAE Officials
[...] (U) Summary. On 15-16 February 2010, Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin met with UAE officials to review progress in the global economic recovery. UAE officials expressed approval of U.S. measures to restore global growth and stressed the resilience of the UAE's economy in navigating Dubai's [...]
2010-02-25 09:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF AE IR
10ABUDHABI107D/S Wolin Presses UAE for More Cooperation on Iran - Af/Pak
[...] (S) Summary. On 15-16 February 2010, Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin met with UAE officials to press for continued cooperation on illicit finance issues with respect to Iran and the Taliban. UAE officials noted progress made and yet to come, and expressed concern about international resolv [...]
2010-02-25 09:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER EFIN AE IR AF
10ABUDHABI118OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 12:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV EFIN ECON AF AE
10ABUDHABI214UAE OUTLINES ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) On January 10, visiting SRAP Special Advisor for International Partnership Jarrett Blanc and EconOff met with Acting Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi to discuss UAE aid for Afghanistan. Al Suwaidi explained that the ADFD currently has [...]
2010-02-11 13:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN AF AE
10ABUDHABI27(S) US-UAE Cooperation Against Taliban Finance Continues
[...] (C) This cable contains an action request for Treasury, DoJ and FBI. See para 19. 2. (S/NF) Summary. On 11 January 2010 SRAP Ambassador Holbrooke and Treasury Assistant Secretary David Cohen met with UAE State Security (SSD) head Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al Nahyan. On 12 January, Cohen m [...]
2010-01-24 15:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF IR AE
10ABUDHABI29UAE Central Bank on Afghanistan, Iran
[...] (S/NF) Summary. On 12 January 2010, Treasury Department Assistant Secretary David Cohen met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan bin Nasser al Suweidi. Governor Suweidi and Cohen discussed options for additional cash movement controls with respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan and the status of [...]
2010-01-24 15:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF AE IR YM
10ABUDHABI33UAE FM DISCUSSES TALIBAN FINANCIAL FLOWS AND REINTEGRATION
[...] (S/NF) Summary: During a January 11 meeting in Abu Dhabi, visiting Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Amb. Richard Holbrooke discussed Afghan reintegration with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ). AbZ noted the importance of establishing an effect [...]
2010-01-25 09:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF IR YM AE
10ABUDHABI39UAE Illicit Finance Strategy 2010
[...] (S/NF) This is a country team assessment. CONTEXT ------------ I. II. 2. (S/NF) Given the UAE's open financial system, sizeable expatriate community and role as an regional financial hub, some Taliban, al-Qaeda and other illicit financing may originate in and mor [...]
2010-01-27 12:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PTER PGOV PINR AF AE
10ABUDHABI57UAE FINALIZES JOINT CASH COURIER OPERATIONS
[...] (S/NF) On February 3, Emboffs from DHS, State, Treasury, Justice and GRPO met with key UAE State Security Directorate (SSD) officials and Abu Dhabi and federal customs officials to finalize plans for a February 21-24 bulk cash smuggling training program and a Feb. 28 - March 3 airport and borde [...]
2010-02-04 13:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE
10ABUDHABI70UAE NAMES AMBASSADOR TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) On January 10, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed appointed Yousef Saif Khamis Al Ali as UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan. (Note: The UAE has not had an ambassador in Afghanistan in the post 9/11 era. The UAE embassy was reopened in March 2002, staffed and supported from the embassy in [...]
2010-01-19 05:48:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF AE
10ABUDHABI9(S) US-UAE FURTHER COOPERATION TO DISRUPT TALIBAN FINANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-07 13:10:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNECON PTER KTFN AE AF EFIN
10ADDISABABA101ETHIOPIA'S 2010 BFIF PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] (U) This cable is a reftel response detailing post's 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund's (BFIF) two project proposals. Post requests BFIF funding in order to implement the following two projects: 1) Creating an AmCham Ethiopia quarterly business newsletter; and 2) Promoting the for [...]
2010-01-22 12:27:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO AF ET
10ADDISABABA240SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN VISIT TO ETHIOPIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Ethiopia comes during a period of political and economic challenges. Ethiopia takes pride in being the oldest independent country in Africa. The modern political landscape of Ethiopia has been shaped by the 1998-2000 border conflict with Eritrea (70,000 Ethiopian [...]
2010-02-04 14:13:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ECON ETRD EAID PGOV AF ET
10ADDISABABA244SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEKS VISIT TO ETHIOPIA:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Ethiopia comes during a period of political and economic challenges. Ethiopia takes pride in being the oldest independent country in Africa. The modern political landscape of Ethiopia has been shaped by the 1998-2000 border conflict with Eritrea (70,000 Ethiopian [...]
2010-02-08 05:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ECON ETRD EAID PGOV AF ET
10ADDISABABA245UNDER SECRETARY OTERO'S MEETING WITH WOMEN
[...] (SBU) February 1, 2010; 6:30 pm; Chief of Mission Residence, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (SBU) Participants: United States ------------- U/S for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero Charge d'Affaires John Yates Special Assistant to U/S Otero Caroline Mauldin Special Advisor to U/S Ot [...]
2010-02-08 05:32:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON PGOV AF ET
10ADDISABABA247FOREIGN INVESTORS GRAB UP MORE LAND IN ETHIOPIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Ethiopia's (GoE) recent high profile land deals and shift in agricultural policy (reftel) have attracted additional foreign investors to the agricultural and tourism sectors. In January, Egyptian Prime Minster Dr. Ahmed Nazif led a large delegation to Ethiopia [...]
2010-02-08 06:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET
10ADDISABABA298ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT HOSTS DIASPORA INVESTMENT FORUM
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-13 07:42:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET
10ADDISABABA387ETHIOPIA: PM MELES-CODELS TALK FRANKLY ABOUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Members of Codels Durbin and Meeks asked PM Meles on February 17 about the status of Ethiopia's democracy, prospects for food self-sufficiency, differences between Chinese and U.S. approaches to economic assistance and investment, the high numbers of Ethiopian medical profession [...]
2010-02-24 12:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM MOPS ECON EINV EAGR SO AF ET
10ADDISABABA395ETHIOPIA: CODEL MEEKS HEARS GOE'S WHIP-INFLATION-NOW PHILOSOPHY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Visiting Congressmen Meeks and Watt asked Finance Minister Sufian and National Bank Governor Teklewold to comment on the impact of the world financial crisis on Ethiopia and on the state of relations between the ministry and the bank. Sufian said the crisis had largely passed i [...]
2010-02-26 13:55:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAGR AF ET ECON PGOV
10ADDISABABA73ETHIOPIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] (U) This cable is a reftel response that includes Ethiopia's Investment Climate Statement 2010. As requested, the response is divided into the following categories: Openness to Foreign Investment; Conversion and Transfer Policies; Expropriation and Compensation; Dispute Settlement; Performanc [...]
2010-01-15 12:40:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV AF ET
10AMMAN219JORDAN: PREVIEW OF AFGHANISTAN SUPPORT OFFER IN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Jordan's top military advisor and brother of the King, Lieutenant General (LTG) Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein, and Minister of Planning Jafar Hassan will travel to Washington during the week of January 25. Their itineraries include meetings with senior U.S. officials in the Depa [...]
2010-01-22 13:43:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS MASS KISL JO AF
10AMMAN327CODEL HASTINGS VISIT FOCUSES ON DISPLACED IRAQIS
[...] (S/NF) Summary. During a January 11 visit to Amman, Representative Alcee Hastings (D-FL),in an audience with King Abdullah and joint meeting with Prime Minister Samir Rifai and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, reasserted the importance of U.S.-Jordanian relations, a message well-received days a [...]
2010-02-07 11:41:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER MOPS JO AF
10ANKARA109LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 19:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF TU
10ANKARA118PROPOSAL TO SEND TURKISH JOURNALISTS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 9. Turkey: A Key Contributor in Afghanistan... ------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Turkey is an important contributor to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan and is a key partner in the USG' [...]
2010-01-25 15:52:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS NATO AF TU
10ANKARA126SECRETARY GATES' TURKEY BILATERAL VISIT:
[...] (S) PM Erdogan welcomed President Obama's reiteration of support to the fight against the PKK during the December 7 meeting in the Oval Office, but the Secretary should expect questions about how we will operationalize that commitment as plans to withdraw from Iraq move forward. A key issue wi [...]
2010-01-26 11:23:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PGOV MASS MARR TU AF PK IR IZ IS AM
10ANKARA154TURKEY'S AFGHANISTAN SUMMIT EMPHASIZES REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an effort to showcase the role of Afghanistan's neighbors in advance of the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan, Turkey's President Gul hosted a Summit on Afghanistan and its contiguous neighbors on January 26, 2010. Participants included Afghan President Karzai, Pa [...]
2010-01-29 20:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON PGOV AF TU
10ANKARA246D/SRAP JONES BILATERALS AT ISTANBUL REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Paul Jones met with senior representatives from China, Russia, Turkey, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and the Organization of Islamic States (OIC) on the edges of the January 26 Afghanistan neighbors conference in Ista [...]
2010-02-16 05:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PGOV AF TU
10ASHGABAT116TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 12:35:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID PREL AF TX
10ASHGABAT90TURKMENISTAN: UN SRSG FOR AFGHANISTAN MEETS
[...] (C) The UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, Kai Eide, met with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on January 15 to discuss further assistance for Afghanistan, according to international newswires. Turkmen media highlighted the visit and emphasized Turkmenistan's role in provid [...]
2010-01-20 12:44:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF UN TX
10ASTANA20 KAZAKHSTAN: NDN AND OVERFLIGHT ISSUES STILL UNRESOLVED
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During a January 11 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov told the Ambassador that the Kazakhstani government still is discussing U.S. requests to amend the 2001 overflight and 2009 Northern Distribution Network (NDN) agreements (ref A). He communicated his plan to p [...]
2010-01-11 10:10:00Embassy AstanaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR PHUM PARM MARR MNUC KNNP IR AF RS
10ASTANA260 KAZAKHSTAN: TRANSCRIPT OF S/SRAP HOLBROOKE'S FEBRUARY 21
[...] Following his meeting with State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met briefly with the media. Transcript follows. 2. BEGIN TRANSCRIPT: Ambassador Holbrooke: We've just completed some excellent [...]
2010-02-23 06:50:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR KPAO GG UZ KG AF KZ
10ASTANA267KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, ZHOVTIS, OSCE SUMMIT WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 05:19:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALAF KZ MARR PGOV PREL
10ASTANA268 KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE'S
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Richard Holbrooke met with Prime Minister Karim Masimov in Astana on February 21. Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov and MFA Americas Director Askar Tazhiyev, as well a [...]
2010-02-26 05:26:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR AF KZ
10ASTANA52 KAZAKHSTAN: OVERFLIGHTS AND NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
[...] (S/NF) This is an action request (see para 8). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan continues to be an important partner for the U.S. government mission to stabilize Afghanistan. Under the 2001 overflight agreement, the United States has completed more than 8000 overflights. In addition, the U [...]
2010-01-20 07:50:00Embassy AstanaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR MARR AF RS UZ KZ
10ASTANA54 KAZAKHSTAN: SENATE CHAIRMAN INVITES AMBASSADOR HOLBROOKE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs forwarded via diplomatic note an invitation from Kazakhstani Senate Chairman Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev to U.S. Special Representative Richard Holbrooke to participate in the Second Tran [...]
2010-01-20 10:13:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM OSCE AF KZ
10ASTANA62 KAZAKHSTAN: MFA PUBLICLY DENIES POLITICAL PROBLEMS WITH
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's statement to "Radio Free Europe" that Kazakhstan is delaying full implementation of the U.S.-Russia Transit Agreement, Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry made public tod [...]
2010-01-22 09:33:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR RS AF KZ
10ASTANA80 KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 25, the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov. Umarov took the points under advisement. Post also forwarded the points to the MFA separately under the cover of a diplomatic n [...]
2010-01-25 10:03:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF EFIN AF KZ
10ASTANA82 KAZAKHSTAN: APPRECIATION MIXED WITH CONCERN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a January 25 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov noted the Kazakhstani government's appreciation for Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake's recent remarks on Kazakhstan at the National Press Club in Washington and Special [...]
2010-01-26 04:06:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID MARR AF RS KZ
10ATHENS23GREECE -- CLARIFYING THE TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD
[...] (C) Political Counselor presented demarche points to Ambassador Charalampos Dafaranos, Director of the Asian Directorate at the Foreign Ministry, on January 15. Dafaranos welcomed the points and agreed that the London Conference needs to make sure that the message that gets out is one of cont [...]
2010-01-15 15:50:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL AF GR
10ATHENS35GREEK VIEWS ON LONDON CONFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Greece supports U.S. goals at the upcoming London Conference, and is looking at a potential contribution to the reintegration trust fund in 2010. The Greek MFA is pushing to send three police trainers to EUPOL, but needs interagency buy-in, particularly from the ministry that co [...]
2010-01-25 15:31:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GR
10ATHENS73Greek Contributions in Afghanistan - New Support for
[...] (U) On February 2, the Greek MFA shared with Post a paper compiling Greek military and financial contributions in Afghanistan. The paper details three new pledges of assistance: 1 million euros for a women's education program, and 1 million for a World Bank drinking water program, both in coo [...]
2010-02-03 15:25:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR NATO EAID ECON GR AF
10BAKU120AZERBAIJAN: AFGHAN TRAINING SUPPORT DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche to Anar Jahangirli, chief of the Security Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jahangirli was unable to confirm Azerbaijani participation at the 23 February Force Generation Conference, but said that the Ministry of Defense had been prope [...]
2010-02-22 09:09:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PGOV PREL AF AJ
10BAKU126KHAMEINI REPORTEDLY COMMITTED TO LIMITED
[...] (S) According to a Baku-based Iranian source with previously demonstrated access to information on inner-regime and reformist politics, Rafsanjani has obtained a written commitment from Supreme Leader Khameini to release large numbers of prisoners, return Revolutionary Guard detachments to th [...]
2010-02-25 05:18:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PTER AJ AF PK IR
10BAKU129KHAMEINI REPORTEDLY COMMITTED TO LIMITED
[...] (S) According to a Baku-based Iranian source with previously demonstrated access to information on inner-regime and reformist politics, Rafsanjani has obtained a written commitment from Supreme Leader Khameini to release large numbers of prisoners, return Revolutionary Guard detachments to th [...]
2010-02-25 05:18:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PTER AJ AF PK IR
10BAKU130KHAMEINI REPORTEDLY COMMITTED TO LIMITED
[...] (S) According to a Baku-based Iranian source with previously demonstrated access to information on inner-regime and reformist politics, Rafsanjani has obtained a written commitment from Supreme Leader Khameini to release large numbers of prisoners, return Revolutionary Guard detachments to th [...]
2010-02-25 05:18:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PTER AJ AF PK IR
10BAKU50AZERBAIJAN: FM EXPECTED AT LONDON CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 13:06:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
10BAKU63IRAN: CHILD MALNUTRITION, DRUG USE, DRUG LABS AFFLICT URBAN POOR
[...] (C) Baku Iran Watcher met with a two Iranian NGO leaders who focus on children's rights and drug addiction problems in poor areas on Tehran and other cities. Among other activities the NGO operates child-feeding programs that support approximately 4,000 families. The pair work in some of th [...]
2010-02-01 09:05:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALAF AJ ECON IR PGOV PHUM SNAR UN
10BEIJING138JANUARY 19, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA'S INTERNET,
[...] Key points at the January 19 MFA press briefing were: -- China asserts that foreign firms, including Google, must respect Chinese laws and customs China claimed to be the biggest victim of hacking attacks. -- A Japanese proposal to build facilities on Okinotori reef is inconsistent with in [...]
2010-01-19 22:58:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM EINT TINT SENV CH AR AF IN JA
10BEIJING158JANUARY 21, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HAITI, START TALKS,
[...] Key points at the January 21 MFA press briefing were: -- China announced it had sent four additional peacekeepers to help Haiti's earthquake relief efforts. -- China asserts that the United States and Russia must substantially reduce their nuclear arsenals in a verifiable and irreversible [...]
2010-01-21 22:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM EINT MNUC SENV CH ZA RS AF HA SZ
10BEIJING189PRC ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRC and the U.S. share an interest in ensuring that the London Conference highlights the international community's firm support and long-term commitment to Afghanistan's stability and development, an MFA official told us January 22. While the PRC supports an Afghan-led proce [...]
2010-01-25 08:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO ECON EFIN EAID CH PK AF IN UK
10BEIJING209JANUARY 26, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS SALES,
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 11:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM MASS EINT TINT SENV CH AF HA
10BEIJING218PRC MEDIA DEBATE CHINA'S ROLE IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following President Obama's December 1 announcement at West Point to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, Chinese Communist Party(CCP)-affiliated media and the PRC's official television network CCTV began airing disparate views on the proper PRC response to the situation [...]
2010-01-27 10:00:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO ECON CH PK AF XD ZK
10BEIJING232JANUARY 28, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TALKS WITH DALAI LAMA
[...] Key points at the January 28 MFA press briefing were: -- Chinese officials will meet with representatives of the Dalai Lama for talks in the "near term." -- The EU arms embargo against China was the result of "political prejudice" and China demanded that it be lifted. -- Requests for inf [...]
2010-01-28 10:35:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM MASS EINT TINT SENV CH AF JM
10BEIJING233PRC/INDIA: CONTACTS SEE POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China and India will seek to leverage the positive atmosphere surrounding the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2010 to project an image of a healthy, stable bilateral relationship, according to PRC academics and Indian diplomatic contacts. There is consensus that terr [...]
2010-01-28 10:47:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER MARR CH PK AF IN XD
10BEIJING243S/P DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH MFA COUNTERPART
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The United States and China are both aware of the "strategic importance" of their relationship, notwithstanding recent "troubles" and "differences," said MFA Policy and Planning Department DDG Zhao Jianhua in a January 26 meeting with S/P Deputy Director Chollet. The Strategic a [...]
2010-01-29 10:23:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SENV CH AF PK UNSC
10BEIJING33(C) CHINA-AFGHAN RELATIONS PLAGUED BY CORRUPTION,
[...] (C) Corruption and commercial fraud have plagued China-Afghan economic relations, according to a Beijing-based Afghan diplomat. Our contact claimed that a "mafia" of corrupt Afghan officials, including Foreign Minister Ragin Dadfar Spanta and former Minister of Mines Ibrahim Adel, had receive [...]
2010-01-08 09:22:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALEAID EINV EMIN PREL PGOV AF CH
10BEIJING359MAINTAINING POSITIVE U.S.-PRC RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: A Chinese public perception that U.S. China policy under President Obama would be "different" than that of his predecessors and that recent warming in cross-Strait relations made arms sales unnecessary fueled many Chinese' vitriolic response to the latest Taiwan arms sales, accord [...]
2010-02-10 10:45:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS ECON ETRD CH TW IR AF KN
10BEIJING380PRC/PAKISTAN: NO PLA BASE PLANNED, CCP PLAYING ALL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent press speculation about PRC plans to establish a military presence in Pakistan is completely groundless, has been fanned by paranoid Indian news outlets and can be traced back to a single op-ed by a Chinese academic, according to Pakistan Embassy officials. The Pakistani [...]
2010-02-12 08:58:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR CH PK AF IN XD
10BEIJING426 PAKISTAN/CHINA: FM QURESHI LAUDS PRC-PAKISTAN FRIENDSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's friendship with the PRC is a "cornerstone" of Pakistan's foreign policy and a "model for other countries to emulate," Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a February 23 speech at a PRC think tank. He welcomed China's role as an intermediary [...]
2010-02-23 09:20:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL CH PK AF
10BERLIN108MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, HAITI, IRAQ, U.S., ISRAEL,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) London Conference, German Position 3. (Haiti) Montreal Conference 4. (Iraq) Execution of Chemical Ali 5. (U.S.) Bank Reforms 6. (Israel) Goldstone Report 7. (U.S.) Bernanke Hearing  [...]
2010-01-26 15:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF HA IQ ECON XF
10BERLIN111GERMANY: THE SHAKEY ROAD TO THE 850 TROOP INCREASE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 16:58:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GM
10BERLIN112GERMANY: THE SHAKY ROAD TO THE 850 TROOP INCREASE
[...] (S) Chancellor Merkel on January 26 announced that Germany will send 850 more troops to Afghanistan (500 for immediate deployment and 350 to be held in reserve) in addition to increasing development assistance from 220 million euros to 430 million euros, increasing police trainers from 123 to [...]
2010-01-26 17:09:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GM
10BERLIN114MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, U.S. YEMEN, IRAN, FRANCE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Haiti) Aftermath of Quake, Montreal Conference 3. (U.S.) State of the Union, Austerity Program, Banking Crisis 4. (Yemen) London Conference 5. (Iran) Karrubi Gives In 6. (France) Ban on Burqas 7. (Afghanistan) London Conference, German [...]
2010-01-27 13:29:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR HA US YM AF IR FR
10BERLIN124MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, YEMEN, HONDURAS, SRI
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) State of the Union Address 3. (Afghanistan) London Conference, German Strategy 4. (Yemen) London Conference 5. (Honduras) Lobo Inauguration 6. (Sri Lanka) Outcome of Elections 7. (Iran) Nuclear Program 8. (Germany-U.S.) Germ [...]
2010-01-28 13:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF YM HO CE IR GM
10BERLIN131MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, HAITI, SWIFT,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) State of the Union Address 3. (Afghanistan) London Conference 4. (Iran) Execution of Opposition Politicians 5. (Haiti) Aftermath of Quake 6. (U.S.-EU) SWIFT 7. (Greece-EU) Bailout Program? 8. (France) Clearstream Trial [...]
2010-01-29 15:10:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US AF IR HA EU ECON FR
10BERLIN138MAXIMIZING GERMANY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRAINING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 10:34:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN156MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-EU, U.S.-CHINA, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-EU) Fallout from Cancellation of Summit 3. (U.S.-China) Arms Exports to Taiwan 4. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Missile Test 5. (Afghanistan) Karzai, Future Strategy 6. (EU-Greece) Financial Crisis 7. (U.S.) Space Travel 8. (Economic [...]
2010-02-04 14:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US CH IR AF EU ECON
10BERLIN157DEFENSE MINISTER ZU GUTTENBERG REVEALS STRUGGLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Defense Minister zu Guttenberg revealed in a February 3 meeting with Ambassador Murphy that coalition partner FM Westerwelle -- not the opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) -- had been the single biggest obstacle to the government seeking a bigger increase in German troops [...]
2010-02-04 16:07:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN16MEDIA REACTION: US, AFGHANISTAN, TERRORISM, U.S.
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Obama-Intelligence Services Meeting 3. (Afghanistan) Run-up to London Conference 4. (U.S.) Guant namo, Yemen 5. (U.S.) Obama Policy 6. (Environment) Climate Policy  [...]
2010-01-07 13:16:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAF PTER US KGHG
10BERLIN160MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-EU, U.S.-CHINA, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-EU) Relations 3. (U.S.-China) Impact of Arms Exports to Taiwan 4. (Afghanistan) Holbrooke Interview 5. (Iran) Nuclear Program 6. (EU-Euro) Financial Woes 7. (Haiti) Reconstruction Efforts 8. (Environment) Climate 9. (Fran [...]
2010-02-05 13:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US CH AF IR EMS HA KGHG FR
10BERLIN164WESTERWELLE ON AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, TAC NUKES
[...] (C) German FM Westerwelle told Amb February 5 that it was important to refocus Afghanistan efforts on civilian reconstruction; that we needed to avoid suggesting German troops engaged in less risk than other countries; that he did not invite Iranian FM Mottaki to Germany or seek a meeting wit [...]
2010-02-05 15:32:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALOTRA MARR NATO PARM PINS PREL PGOV GM AF IR
10BERLIN183MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, GREECE-EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) ISAF Offensive 3. (Mideast) Secretary Clinton in the Mideast 4. (Greece-EU) Stability of the Euro, Goldman Sachs Involvement 5. (U.S.-China) Obama Receives Dalai Lama 6. (EU-U.S.) SWIFT 7. (U.S.) Obama Government  [...]
2010-02-16 12:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF XF EMS CH PTER US
10BERLIN187FDP SQUISHINESS ON IRAN SANCTIONS AND TFTP
[...] (C) The Ambassador hosted lunch on February 8 for Free Democratic Party (FDP) Bundestag members to discuss party politics (see reftel) and foreign policy. The FDP has plummeted dramatically (50%) in the polls and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (FDP) has been unable to leverage the MFA as [...]
2010-02-17 16:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR AF GM
10BERLIN197GERMAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANSF TRAINING
[...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered ref A points to MOD State Secretary Ruediger Wolf and MFA Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig in separate meetings on February 18, encouraging Germany to clarify at the February 23 NATO/ISAF Force Generation Conference what specific NATO req [...]
2010-02-19 17:08:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN2MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, ANTI-TERROR, PAKISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Governance, Cabinet Selection 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Anti-Terror Fight) Yemen, Guant namo, Security Measures 5. (Pakistan) Attack on Volleyball Game 6. (Islam in European Society) Westergaard Attack 7. Look Back at [...]
2010-01-04 13:16:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC AF IR ZP PK
10BERLIN207MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN-CIVILIANS,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Civilian Casualties 3. (Afghanistan) Fears of Dutch Domino Effect 4. (Afghanistan) German, NATO Role 5. (Turkey) Arrest of Senior Military Officers 6. (Dubai) Israel Criticized Over Dubai Killing  [...]
2010-02-23 16:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF TK XF
10BERLIN209MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, MIDEAST, U.S.-CLIMATE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Karzai takes Control over Electoral Watchdog 3. (NATO) New Strategic Concept 4. (Mideast) Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Climate Policy 6. (Western Hemisphere) Summit of the Americas 7. (Turkey) Alleged Coup Plot 8. (EU-Greece [...]
2010-02-24 13:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF NATO XF KGHG XM TK EMS XT
10BERLIN22GERMANY: MOUNTING BUMPS IN ROAD TO LONDON
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. The German government is struggling to get some traction on an Afghanistan strategy in the run-up to the January 28th London Conference, and thus far the indications are not promising. Chancellor Merkel chaired a mini-cabinet meeting January 4 in preparation for the conferen [...]
2010-01-07 16:42:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN227GERMAN GOVERNMENT SUCCEEDS IN WINNING LARGE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. An overwhelming majority of opposition Social Democrats (SPD) joined the government parties on February 26 in supporting a new one-year mandate for the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan, which increases the authorized troop ceiling by 850 (including a 350-soldier reserve). SPD Caucus Le [...]
2010-02-26 17:08:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN38LONDON CONFERENCE: GERMANY TO FOCUS ON POLICE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Westerwelle intends to emphasize the importance of civilian police training at the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan and announce that Germany is willing to increase its contributions in this area. Although the inter-agency has yet to finalize the speci [...]
2010-01-13 06:31:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALMARR PTER PGOV PREL AFDB AF GM
10BERLIN4MEDIA REACTION: U.S.YEMEN, TERRORISM-AIRPORTS, MEPP, IRAN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Terrorism) Developments in Yemen 3. (Terrorism) Airport Security 4. (Middle East) New U.S. Peace Proposal 5. (Iran) Role of Opposition Movement 6. (Afghanistan/Iraq) U.S. Role 7. (Economic) Russian Oil Exports 8. (Greece) Financia [...]
2010-01-05 13:50:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER XF IR AF RS GR
10BERLIN42SPD CHAIR GABRIEL SAYS NO SPD MAJORITY FOR MORE
[...] (C) Summary: Social Democratic Party Chair Sigmar Gabriel told the Ambassador in a January 12 meeting that building stability in Afghanistan before troop reductions begin in 2011 will require greater attention to training Afghan troops and police, and that sending more combat troops is not as [...]
2010-01-13 17:37:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF GM
10BERLIN53GERMANY BOOSTS ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany is poised to ramp up its civilian reconstruction and development assistance to Afghanistan by two-thirds over last year, bringing its 2010 total to 430 million euros ($620 million). Additional funding would go towards rural development projects in the north. This consid [...]
2010-01-15 11:17:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL AF GM PK
10BERLIN61GERMANY SKEPTICAL ON COORDINATION OF PRT CIVILIAN
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points to MFA AF/PAK Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig on January 15, strongly encouraging Germany to send a senior official to participate in a January 25 meeting with D/SRAP Jones and other Deputy SRAPs before the start of Prague PRT Conference. Koenig noted t [...]
2010-01-15 17:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO GM AF
10BERLIN62GERMANY STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. VIEWS ON TRANSITION
[...] (C) Post delivered ref A points to MFA AF/PAK Task Force Director Ruediger Koenig on January 15, emphasizing the U.S. hope that NATO's progress in developing a plan for provincial transition could be highlighted as a deliverable at the January 28 London Conference. Koenig, just back from pre- [...]
2010-01-15 17:32:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN64MEDIA REACTION: HAITI EARTHQUAKE, OBAMA PRESIDENCY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Haiti Earthquake 3. Obama Presidency -- One Year On 4. Afghanistan -- New Ministers, Attack on Government Quarter 5. Ukraine elections  [...]
2010-01-19 14:22:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SENV ASEC KMDR AF US HA UP
10BERLIN65GERMAN MOD READY TO CONCLUDE BILATERAL MOU ON
[...] (C) After consulting with MFA, post delivered reftel points and a copy of the draft bilateral MOU on January 15 to COL Harald Gante, the head of the Afghanistan Team on the MOD's Joint Commitments Staff. Gante confirmed that the MOD is the right interlocutor on the German side to negotiate the [...]
2010-01-19 14:37:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN69CHANCELLOR EMPHASIZES NEED FOR BROAD POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The internal German debate regarding a possible increase in German troops in Afghanistan after the January 28 London Conference is back on a positive trajectory now that government concerns about the planned inflow of U.S. forces into the north have been largely dispelled. Defense [...]
2010-01-19 19:48:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN8MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, MIDEAST, ICELAND,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Obama - Intelligence Services' Meeting 3. (Afghanistan) London Conference 4. (Iran) Ban to Talk to Foreign Institutions 5. (Mideast) New Peace Efforts 6. (Iceland) Government Won't Repay Debts 7. (Defense) A 400 M 8. (Economic [...]
2010-01-06 13:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAF IF XF IC EFIN
10BERLIN83MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, OBAMA PRESIDENCY, KUNDUZ AIRSTRIKE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Haiti Earthquake 3. Massachusetts Senate Race 4. Afghanistan--Kunduz Airstrike 5. Climate Protection--IPCC Â [...]
2010-01-21 15:18:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR SENV KGHG HA US AF
10BERLIN86GERMAN VIEWS ON JANUARY 25 EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to MFA European Correspondent Michael Fluegger on January 18 and followed up with him on January 20. 2. (C) On Iran, Fluegger said Germany supported all the U.S. points, with the exception of the one calling for the EU to repeat that it stands ready to "acco [...]
2010-01-22 11:09:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN IR BK SO AF UP GM
10BERLIN87SPD PARLIAMENTARIANS WILLING TO CONTEMPLATE TROOP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Parliamentarians from the opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) indicated privately to the Ambassador that under the right circumstances, they might support a modest increase of German troops in Afghanistan. They also promised to remain "serious" on Afghanistan even though the [...]
2010-01-22 11:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO GM AF
10BERLIN94GERMAN MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR HABER REVIEWS TOP
[...] (C) In a January 20 introductory call with the Ambassador, MFA Political Director Emily Haber (see REFTEL) discussed Iran sanctions strategy, FM Westerwelle's tough message in Yemen, the politics of Afghanistan, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. She praised U/S/ Burns' leadership in the E3 3 meeting in N [...]
2010-01-25 13:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF GM IR PGOV PREL YM
10BERLIN97MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, HAITI, MIDEAST, U.S,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Run-Up to London Conference 3. (Iraq) Biden Visit 4. (Haiti) Reconstruction Efforts 5. (Mideast) Peace Process, U.S. Role 6. (U.S.) Obama Administration 7. (Economic) Banking Regulation  [...]
2010-01-25 15:02:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF IQ HA XF US ECON
10BOGOTA260FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 14:35:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
10BRATISLAVA20SLOVAKIA SEES EYE-TO-EYE ON ISAF TRANSITION MESSAGING
[...] (C) Acting DCM delivered reftel demarche to MFA official Radovan Javorcik, whose newly-expanded directorate includes the U.S. and several countries of the Middle East, as well as Afghanistan and Pakistan. Javorcik agreed on the importance of a unified message underscoring international su [...]
2010-01-19 15:47:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL NATO AF LO
10BRATISLAVA28SLOVAK RESPONSE TO FAC POINTS
[...] (SBU) European Correspondent Albin Otruba accepted USG points for the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on January 21 and expressed appreciation that the U.S. and EU are so close on the major issues. Bosnia-Herzegovina ------------------ 2. (SBU) The single item on which Otruba saw a [...]
2010-01-22 08:23:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EUN PGOV AF BH UA LO
10BRATISLAVA32SLOVAKIA ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Radovan Javorcik, Director of the Fifth Territorial Department at the Slovak MFA, and Marek Brieska, Desk Officer for Afghanistan, on January 25. Javorcik will accompany Foreign Minister Lajcak to the London Conference. Javorcik said that he had already [...]
2010-01-25 16:44:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF LO
10BRUSSELS106EMBASSY CONTINUES VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN OF AWARENESS
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Brussels, and particularly Ambassador Gutman, have intensified their efforts to raise Belgian public and official awareness, understanding and support for the President's strategy on Afghanistan since the new year. The strategy has included a vigorous round of media interv [...]
2010-01-27 16:03:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV EAID BE AF
10BRUSSELS119EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL, JANUARY - HAITI
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Brussels on January 25, EU Foreign Ministers focused their attention on the situation in Haiti and discussed how the EU could better support international community relief efforts taking place there. Following an overview of Spanish presidency priorities, discussions [...]
2010-02-01 06:13:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID AF MASS EUN BK SR SO YM
10BRUSSELS204BELGIUM:AMBASSADOR GUTMAN'S DISCUSSION WITH GOB ON
[...] (C) Ambassador Gutman met February 22 with the Diplomatic Advisors at the MFA Dirk Wouters and PM's Office Vincent Houssiau; he then had a phone call with DefMin Pieter De Crem. The conversation followed the usual pattern of Minister De Crem being more optimistic than the MFA or the PM,s off [...]
2010-02-22 17:55:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID MARR AF BE
10BRUSSELS215BELGIUM:ENCOURAGING ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ANF
[...] (C) On February 19, Acting PolEconCouns delivered reftel talking points, requesting more trainers for the Afghan security forces from Belgium and other ISAF countries, to Gilles De Kerchove at the MFA. De Kerchove confirmed that NATO's request for 22 trainers from Belgium and more general ass [...]
2010-02-24 13:10:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR EAID AF BE
10BRUSSELS61BELGIUM: DEMARCHE ON CLARIFYING TRANSITION TO
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche clarifying the difference between the transition of provincial responsibility and Transfer of Lead Security Responsibility to Francois De Kerchove, Director for Security Policy at the Belgian MFA, on January 19. De Kerchove indicated that he understood the di [...]
2010-01-20 12:39:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS NATO PREL AF BE
10BUCHAREST38 Romanian Reaction to January Foreign Affairs Council
[...] POLOFF delivered Ref. non-paper January 20 to Cristian Olimid, Director, EU External Relations. POLOFF verbally delivered USG views on Yemen. Olimid was appreciative of both perspectives and believed that U.S.-Romanian policy was closely aligned. In addition to the above, Olimid indicated th [...]
2010-01-22 07:32:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV IS IR AF PK RO
10BUCHAREST45AMBASSADOR'S JANUARY 22, 2010 MEETING WITH NEW ROMANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BACONSCHI
[...] (S) Summary: In his introductory call on new Romanian FM Teodor Baconschi, Ambassador previewed the upcoming visit to Romania by U/S Tauscher and expressed U.S. gratitude for the GOR's January 21 decision to increase its Afghanistan contingent by an additional 600 troops. FM Baconschi noted his gov [...]
2010-01-27 13:19:00Embassy BucharestSECRETPREL MARR MOPS NATO AF RO
10BUDAPEST101HUNGARY'S INITIAL RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ANSF
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 12:41:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL NATO AF HU
10BUDAPEST23HUNGARY'S COMMENTS ON AFGHAN TRANSITION PLANNING
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref A and B points to the MOD Policy State Secretary Jozsef Bali and MFA's Security Policy and Non-proliferation Deputy Department Head, Gabor Horvath, January 15. Both expressed appreciation for the ref A's clarifying points and acknowledged the importance of continued [...]
2010-01-15 16:05:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS NATO AF HU
10BUDAPEST36HUNGARY'S COMMENTS ON THE JANUARY FAC AGENDA
[...] (SBU) MFA EU External Relations and Crisis Situations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed ref email topics with PolEconOff on January 22. 2. (SBU) Dekany provided comments on the following topics: Afghanistan/Pakistan, Iran, Yemen, Somalia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. -- Afghanistan/Pakist [...]
2010-01-22 16:02:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF BH IR PK SO HU
10BUDAPEST37AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR MFA OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings January 21 with the Ambassador, MFA State Secretaries Laszlo Varkonyi and Gabor Iklody stressed the importance of the U.S.-Hungarian bilateral relationship and outlined proposed cooperation between the Visegrad Four and the USG on Roma and energy issues. Hi [...]
2010-01-25 12:38:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG EPET MOPS PHUM RS BK AF HU
10BUDAPEST38BRIEFING THE HUNGARIANS ON U.S. DESIRED OUTCOMES
[...] (SBU) POL/ECON Counselor briefed Peter Sztaray, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director for Security Policy and Non-Proliferation, January 25 on desired U.S. outcomes from the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan. Sztaray, who is accompanying Foreign Minister Balazs to the conference [...]
2010-01-25 16:49:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON AF HU
10BUENOSAIRES180MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN AND SECRETARY CLINTON;
[...] Argentine newspapers mostly limited coverage of NATO's new Afghanistan offensive and Secretary Clinton's Middle East trip to newswires. Secretary Clinton's quote that Iran is heading towards a "military dictatorship" appeared in all papers covering the story, usually as the headline. As for [...]
2010-02-16 19:44:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR AF
10BUENOSAIRES186MEDIA REACTION: IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN; 2/17/10; BUENOS AIRES
[...] Iran's nuclear program continues to make international headlines, with a focus on the increased pressure from the international community on Iran. One opposition paper reported on the role of Brazilian government as a mediator between the Washington and Tehran, as well as the Obama Administr [...]
2010-02-17 18:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR IR AF
10CANBERRA42AMBASSADOR, THINK TANKS TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA AT
[...] (SBU) Australia will be represented at the upcoming PRT conference in Prague by Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ruth Pearce. Australia does not have a deputy SRAP, and no high level officials from Canberra are planning to attend the conference. Afghanistan Section Director Paul Noonan to [...]
2010-01-18 22:46:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO AF AS
10CANBERRA63ON AFGHANISTAN, THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: DFAT and AusAID officials report that Australia is still months away from rolling out its planned civilian surge in Afghanistan. A final announcement is now not expected until March at the earliest. Officials expressed frustration at the slow pace and do not expect that anyt [...]
2010-01-24 23:08:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL MARR MOPS AS AF
10CANBERRA64AUSTRALIA TO BACK U.S. POSITIONS AT LONDON
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australia supports the positions outlined in reftel demarche (ref A). While Australia backs a reintegration policy and expects to donate to the trust fund, officials would like more information about exactly how the fund will be structured. AusAID officials welcomed the con [...]
2010-01-25 03:42:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF AS
10CANBERRA73AUSTRALIA PLEDGES $89 MILLION TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Australia pledged an additional $89 million ($100 million Australian) in civilian aid to Afghanistan at the London Conference. Of that sum, $45 million will go to the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund. $22 million will help fund the proposed Peace and Reintegration Trus [...]
2010-01-29 07:07:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV AS AF
10COPENHAGEN23PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE: SPECIAL ENVOY DAMSGAARD
[...] ACTION REQUEST - please see paragraph 3. 2. Ambassador Carsten Damsgaard, Denmark's Special Afghanistan-Pakistan Representative, will attend the January 25-27 PRT conference in Prague, MFA Afghanistan Unit Head Stephan Schoenemann told Pol-EconCouns January 14. Damsgaard will be accompan [...]
2010-01-14 15:53:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO AF DA
10COPENHAGEN34AFGHANISTAN: DENMARK FULLY AGREES ON TRANSITION
[...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA Afghanistan Unit Head (and acting Stabilization Department Head) Stephan Schoenemann told A/DCM January 15 that Denmark fully agrees with the USG perspective and approach. He added that Denmark is currently working on its annual plan for engagement (both milit [...]
2010-01-15 16:23:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL DA
10COPENHAGEN53AFGHANISTAN LONDON CONFERENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark intends to speak constructively at the London conference on Afghanistan, is supportive of the Afghan reintegration program and will consider seeking funding to support the new Trust Fund, and is preparing an analytical paper on how to proceed in a regional context to pr [...]
2010-01-29 08:41:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF DA
10COPENHAGEN99AFGHANISTAN: ISAF TRAINERS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 14:31:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL NATO DA AF
10DUSHANBE113DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy Dushanbe delivered points in reftel on January 22 to Farhod Salim, Director of the North America and Europe Department at Tajikistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Salim said the MFA had no immediate comment on the U.S. goals at the London Conference on Afghanistan, but he had ma [...]
2010-01-27 03:22:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF TI
10DUSHANBE223SRAP HOLBROOKE'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT RAHMON
[...] (C) Summary: In a one hour forty five minute meeting on February 20, President Rahmon reiterated his commitment to supporting U.S.-led efforts in Afghanistan and complained at length about Uzbek efforts to obstruct regional cooperation. Ambassador Holbrooke urged Rahmon to work with President [...]
2010-02-26 08:43:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG ETRD EINV AF PK UZ TI
10DUSSELDORF4FEARS OF AFGHANISTAN DEBATE EMERGE MONTHS BEFORE NRW STATE
[...] (U) Summary: North Rhine-Westphalia Party leaders for the governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) coalition fear the issue of sending more troops to Afghanistan could hurt their chances in the May 2010 state elections if the opposition or the Left Party makes [...]
2010-01-26 16:20:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GM AF
10EFTOKABUL597AWCC BETS ON DRAMATIC MARKET EXPANSION
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary: Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC),one of the Afghanistan's largest cellular providers, plans to invest millions of dollars in dramatic infrastructure expansion in 2010. The company will build nearly 400 new towers, mostly utilizing its own capital, but 40 will [...]
2010-02-17 13:03:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EAID PGOV PREL AF
10EFTOKABUL668Treasury A/S Cohen Urges Major Afghan Banks to be more
[...] (SBU//NF) In meetings with the heads of Kabul Bank, Azizi Bank and Afghan United Bank on February 11, Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing David Cohen expressed optimism that the Afghan banking sector is implementing stronger controls against anti-money laundering and [...]
2010-02-23 11:21:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON SNAR KTFN KCOR KCRM PGOV PINS AF
10HAMBURG6HAMBURG POLITICIANS UNDERSCORE SPD DILEMMA ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Two senior Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Hamburg Landtag representatives discussed the London Conference and the German-Afghanistan debate with Hamburg P/E staff on January 28. While the SPD is struggling with internal party calls to limit [...]
2010-02-17 12:15:00Consulate HamburgCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF GM
10HANOI23EAP DAS Marciel and MFA DG for the Americas Exchange Views
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 06:43:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM PGOV AMGT APER ECON KNNP MNUC CH VM AF BM
10HELSINKI15COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH EASIER SAID THAN DONE:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Finnish government is justly proud of its contributions to crisis management operations. In the last decade alone it has deployed military and civilian personnel to the Balkans, Africa, the Middle East, and Afghanistan as part of missions under UN, EU, OSCE, and NATO auspic [...]
2010-01-13 16:22:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALAF FI MOPS PGOV
10HELSINKI21GOF CONSIDERING MODEST INCREASES IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 16:24:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALAF FI MOPS PREL
10HELSINKI36FINLAND TO ANNOUNCE INCREASED AFGHANISTAN SUPPORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the London Conference Finland will announce its plans to increase its contributions to Afghanistan. On January 22 President Halonen and the Government decided to increase its military and civilian presence and to direct additional development assistance to the northern provi [...]
2010-01-25 16:11:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALAF ECON EFIN FI MARR PGOV PREL
10HELSINKI71AFGHANISTAN: FEW DETAILS ON FINLAND'S INCREASES,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The details and exact duties of Finland's additional military and civilian personnel promised for Afghanistan (details reported in reftel B) are not yet available. MFA Afghanistan Envoy Kalkku responded to Charge's delivery of reftel A points by reiterating the GOF plan to fill i [...]
2010-02-22 15:38:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALAF FI MARR MASS MOPS PREL
10HELSINKI73AFGHANISTAN: MOD ON RC-NORTH CHANGES, POLITICAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MOD Policy Director Jarvenpaa discussed potential realignment of RC-North, the new Turkish PRT there, and political support for Finland's activities in Afghanistan with P-E Chief in a February 23 meeting. Post requests additional releasable information regarding increased U.S. [...]
2010-02-26 07:01:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALAF FI MARR MOPS PREL SW
10ISLAMABAD190PAKISTANI, AFGHAN, AND IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (C) Summary: Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi hosted his Afghan and Iranian counterparts for a meeting in Islamabad on January 16. This was the third high-level gathering of the three countries in the past year -- which included a trilateral heads-of-state summit in May 2009 in Tehran. Th [...]
2010-01-26 14:03:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON SNAR PK AF IR
10ISLAMABAD301CODEL LYNCH'S MEETING WITH PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: On January 29, a congressional delegation led by Representative Stephen Lynch met with Imran Khan, a former professional cricket player who heads the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ("Law and Justice") party, at Khan's residence in the hills overlooking Rawal Lake on the outskirts of Isl [...]
2010-02-06 11:26:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK AF
10ISLAMABAD461GOP DENIES AGREEMENT TO TRANSFER BERADAR TO
[...] (C) Summary: On February 26, the Lahore High Court reportedly barred the Government of Pakistan (GOP) from extraditing Mullah Beradar and four other Afghan Taliban leaders, pending a hearing on March 15 to which both the federal government and concerned provincial governments have been summoned. Th [...]
2010-02-26 16:18:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PK AF
10JAKARTA102LONDON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE--ENGAGING INDONESIA
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan to Hikmat Moeljawan, Deputy Director for South and Central Asian Affairs at the Department of Foreign Affairs on January 25. Poloff underscored the importance of strong international support for the Afgha [...]
2010-01-25 10:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS ID AF
10JAKARTA109POTENTIAL MEETING FOR THE SECRETARY WITH FM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesian Foreign Minister Natalegawa wants to use his January 28 bilateral meeting with Secretary Clinton at the Afghanistan Ministerial Conference to discuss how to resolve key issues prior to the March Presidential visit to Indonesia. Mission recommends that the Secretary u [...]
2010-01-26 06:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ID AF
10JAKARTA206FOREIGN MINISTER OUTLINES PRIORITIES, INCLUDING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a speech on February 16, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa outlined a range of priorities based on the "democratization of Indonesia's foreign policy." In addition to promoting international peace and security, Indonesian diplomacy would focus on supporting economic developm [...]
2010-02-17 09:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ID XE AF
10JAKARTA35AMBASSADOR ENGAGES SENIOR GOI OFFICIAL ON BURMA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Hume urged Indonesia to press the Burmese government to engage in a dialogue with the democratic opposition, and particularly to allow Aung San Suu Kyi to meet the leadership of her party, during a January 11 meeting with Department of Foreign Affairs Director General [...]
2010-01-12 09:38:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM ID BM IR XF AF
10KABUL102010 ELECTIONS: IEC ANNOUNCEMENT, INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Details about the 2010 elections came slightly more into focus on January 2 as the Independent Election Committee (IEC) announced the date and UNAMA convened international stakeholders. The IEC announced at a press conference the May 22 date for the Parliamentary elections and ex [...]
2010-01-03 07:10:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL102 Semi-annual Assessment for Badghis Province: July -
[...] This is a Semi-annual assessment of Badghis Province. 2. (SBU) Summary. July - December 2009. Security in Badghis Province continued to deteriorate, as insurgents stepped up attacks on military convoys on main roads and overran several police checkpoints. Insurgents control large areas [...]
2010-01-12 10:38:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV AF
10KABUL103AFGHAN FIRST: UNAMA MEETING STRESSES AFGHAN
[...] (C) Summary: Preparations for the January 28 London Conference and the feasibility of preparing for and securing funding for the scheduled May 2010 parliamentary election were discussed at a meeting of key ambassadors assembled at UNAMA on January 11. The British ambassador emphasized the nee [...]
2010-01-12 14:25:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV AF
10KABUL104AFGHAN MOMENTUM ON REINTEGRATION PLANNING
[...] (S/Rel UK) At President Karzai,s direction, the Afghan Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) has taken on the task of interagency coordination of reintegration planning, forming an Interagency Policy Working Group (IPWG) which produced a draft &National Reconciliation Policy and Reintegrat [...]
2010-01-12 18:24:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL PINS MARR AF
10KABUL113SECURITY MINISTERS PRESS FOR ARMY/POLICE GROWTH TO
[...] (C/REL ISAF) During a January 6 meeting with CODEL McCain, Afghanistan's Defense and Interior Ministers pressed for continued growth in the army (ANA) and police (ANP) to a combined total of 400,000 personnel. Interior Minister Mohammed Hanif Atmar also noted his Ministry's progress in figh [...]
2010-01-13 12:27:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MASS AF
10KABUL115KARZAI VISIT TO HELMAND
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 2 visit to Helmand Province, President Karzai engaged warmly with Helmandis, demonstrating leadership as a wartime President. In the provincial capital Lashkar Gah, regional government officials gave the Afghan President, accompanied by ISAF Commander General M [...]
2010-01-13 13:18:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MOPS UK AF
10KABUL12MILITIAS IN KUNDUZ; A TALE OF TWO DISTRICTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since Kunduz authorities helped stand up pro-GIRoA militia forces in early Fall 2009, the forces have evolved in very different directions. In Qala-e-Zal district, a well-disciplined force has brought about a marked improvement in security, while the picture in the Aqtash areas of Khan [...]
2010-01-03 07:25:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MOPS AF
10KABUL120ROLLING BACK THE INSURGENCY--POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Tagab District, Kapisa Province, remains unstable with continued attacks on coalition forces. Several remote valleys in the district are insurgent sanctuaries. However, a series of recent incidents have combined to provide real opportunities to turn the tide. Most promising are [...]
2010-01-14 11:14:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM MOPS FR AF
10KABUL122AFGHANISTAN: THE DYSFUNCTIONAL WORLD OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Panjshir, with its unrivaled security, has never been the object of &clear and hold8 operations by U.S. forces. Instead, the U.S. moved straight to "build," with the establishment of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in 2005. Today, 65 million dollars worth o [...]
2010-01-14 14:17:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID AF
10KABUL125CHIEF AFGHAN FINANCIAL REGULATOR: "GOOD PEOPLE UNDER ATTACK"
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Central Bank Governor Abdul Qadeer Fitrat met with Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne to discuss the Afghan Central Bank's efforts to promote macroeconomic stability and expand key projects. The Governor stated he has not met with President Karzai in more than two months and is uncertain [...]
2010-01-15 13:22:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL AF
10KABUL126BMTF/DHS meeting with Finance Minister Zakhilwal
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 20, 2009 meeting, Border Management Task Force Director Ortiz met with Finance Minister Zakhilwal and Deputy Minister Sabit to provide an overview of the current mission set and incoming DHS elements and to discuss the Minister's vision to take the Customs Departmen [...]
2010-01-16 05:00:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIN EAID ECON PREL AF
10KABUL127AFGHAN CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REITERATES SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 7, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs (CDDEA) E. Anthony Wayne and Treasury Attache met with Da Afghanistan Bank Governor Abdul Qadeer Fitrat to discuss the M-Paisa pilot project, which uses mobile banking technology to pay Afghan National Polic [...]
2010-01-16 05:13:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ECON PGOV PREL AF
10KABUL132010 ELECTIONS: IEC ANNOUNCEMENT, INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Details about the 2010 elections came slightly more into focus on January 2 as the Independent Election Committee (IEC) announced the date and UNAMA convened international stakeholders. The IEC announced at a press conference the May 22 date for the Parliamentary elections and ex [...]
2010-01-03 08:10:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL130INDIAN, PAKISTANI DIPLOMATS FORECAST LIMITED ROLE
[...] (C) Summary: India and Pakistan reportedly intend to play a limited role in Afghanistan's 2010 parliamentary elections, both in advising Afghanistan on a preferred election date and in providing support for the elections themselves, according to Kabul-based diplomats of those nations. Acco [...]
2010-01-16 14:36:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL131SEVEN MORE MINISTERS APPROVED -- TEN REJECTED
[...] (S) Summary: The Afghan Lower House (Wolesi Jirga - WJ) has voted to accept 7 of 17 Cabinet nominees presented in President Karzai's second tranche of candidates. The Parliament has not yet decided if it will recess until mid-February, or continue until the new Cabinet is complete. Presidential Pal [...]
2010-01-16 15:15:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL138PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: DONORS LIKELY TO FUND BUT
[...] (C) Summary: While Kabul-based donor nation representatives have not reached consensus on the level of support the international community (IC) should provide for the upcoming Parliamentary elections, some donors had already committed funds to UNDP's Enhancing Legal and Electoral Capacity fo [...]
2010-01-18 09:51:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL AF
10KABUL170SRAP MEETING WITH KARZAI: MOVING REINTEGRATION
[...] (S) Summary: President Karzai told S/SRAP Holbrooke January 16 that he wants to announce a reintegration policy before London but save the details of the plan for a rollout at the Kabul conference in late spring. Karzai is still conflicted about finalizing the policy, according to several observers [...]
2010-01-19 05:40:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL174REQUEST FOR ELECTIONS SUPPORT FOR EMBASSY KABUL'S
[...] (U) Embassy Kabul requests the services of S/CRS in support of the upcoming Provincial Elections May 2010. The Political Section is creating an interagency team and would like to request that up too three positions be created and filled by S/CRS for the period March-September 2010. 2. (U) T [...]
2010-01-19 05:47:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT PGOV AF
10KABUL175GIROA INDICTS THREE SENIOR OFFICIALS IN GHAZNI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 9, Kabul-based prosecutors filed charges against three prominent Ghazni officials: Ghazni City Mayor Hakim Ghazniwal, Refugees Director Abdul Mamid Wafa, and Reconstruction and Rural Development Director Sanai Mayel, in a 2005 case involved the illegal appropriation of [...]
2010-01-19 06:19:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM AF
10KABUL187AFGHAN MPS PUSH FOR ELECTORAL REFORMS, POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Summary: Immediately before going on recess until February 20, the Afghan Lower House (Wolesi Jirga - WJ) voted to approve a list of necessary conditions for 2010 Parliamentary elections. The MPs designated WJ Speaker Yunus Qanooni to represent the legislative branch and meet with the E [...]
2010-01-19 12:29:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL189IDLG LEADS SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNANCE STRATEGY; WILL GET ITS
[...] (C) Summary: Director General of the Independent Directorate for Local Governance (IDLG) Jelani Popal is spear-heading the Afghan Government's renewed sub-national governance efforts, with the first test of this initiative to come in Helmand's Nad-Ali District in February. The new sub-national [...]
2010-01-19 13:13:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL MOPS UK AF
10KABUL20DUBAI PROCESS: SLOW AND STEADY COOPERATION BETWEEN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The sixth round of the Canadian-led Dubai Process meeting brought together Afghan and Pakistani technical level delegates to discuss cooperation on counter narcotics, law enforcement, customs and movement of people. Discussions focused mostly on updates and fine-tuning of exist [...]
2010-01-03 13:14:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELTN PREL EAID AF
10KABUL200EXBS ADVISOR DECEMBER 14, 2009 to January 13, 2010 MONTH
[...] (U) EXBS staff worked daily with a systems engineer to install a licensing system at the Afghan Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Kabul. The installation and configuration of this phase of the project will be completed by February 3, 2010. The Licensing Department will be linked with the A [...]
2010-01-20 05:40:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF
10KABUL201EXBS ADVISOR DECEMBER 14, 2009 to January 13, 2010 MONTH
[...] (U) EXBS staff worked daily with a systems engineer to install a licensing system at the Afghan Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Kabul. The installation and configuration of this phase of the project will be completed by February 3, 2010. The Licensing Department will be linked with the A [...]
2010-01-20 07:46:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF
10KABUL202SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNANCE AND NATIONAL POLITICS:
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Eikenberry and Jelani Popal, head of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG),met with the integrated command element of Brigade Combat Team Task Force Mountain Warrior in Jalalabad on January 14 before lunch with Governor Gul Agha Sherzai and a walking [...]
2010-01-20 08:56:00Embassy KabulSECRETKDEM PGOV PREL AF
10KABUL208PAKTYA PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN: SMALL STEP FIGHTING
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) representatives participated in a December celebration of the International Days on the Elimination of Violence Against Women in Gardez, Paktya, a heavily Pushtun province. The event was attended by more than 60 women an [...]
2010-01-20 15:59:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM AF
10KABUL21PARLIAMENT REJECTS MOST OF KARZAI'S CABINET
[...] (S) Summary: On January 2, the Afghan Lower House (Wolesi Jirga) voted to accept seven of President Karzai's 24 Cabinet nominees and to reject 17 others. Two nominees were not voted on as their ministries are newly proposed by the President and not yet approved by Parliament. Karzai will lik [...]
2010-01-03 16:47:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL211JANUARY 19 UNAMA MEETING: LONDON CONFERENCE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the UNAMA meeting on January 19 SRSG Eide led a discussion on the JCMB, the London Conference, and the Parliamentary elections. The British do not yet have a formal agenda or speakers list for the London Conference and will work to circulate a draft communiqu in advance of t [...]
2010-01-21 12:12:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL PGOV AF TU IR UK
10KABUL213 U.S. - ITALIAN COOPERATION IN AFGHANISTAN'S HERAT PROVINCE
[...] SUMMARY Italian Ambassador to Afghanistan Claudio Glaentzer told Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs (CDDEA) Ambassador Wayne January 19 that Italy was prepared to support funding of the 330 km "east-west" road, specifically the Chesti Sharif to Chagcharan portion. Gla [...]
2010-01-21 13:39:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ECIN EMIN ETRD EAID IT AF
10KABUL214UN STAFFING SHORTAGES HINDER SUPPORT AS AFGHAN
[...] (C) Summary: At the onset of Afghanistan's 2010 parliamentary elections season, the UNDP election support program in Afghanistan is crippled by significant staffing shortages, including in key leadership positions. These shortages, coupled with UN headquarters' lengthy hiring process, has l [...]
2010-01-22 14:28:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL AF
10KABUL215UN STAFFING SHORTAGES HINDER SUPPORT AS AFGHAN
[...] (C) Summary: At the onset of Afghanistan's 2010 parliamentary elections season, the UNDP election support program in Afghanistan is crippled by significant staffing shortages, including in key leadership positions. These shortages, coupled with UN headquarters' lengthy hiring process, has l [...]
2010-01-22 14:37:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL AF
10KABUL216FEBRUARY 16 CIV-MIL ROC DRILL IN DOHA: PURPOSE AND
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In preparation for the February 16 CENTCOM/SRAP/ISAF/Embassy Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) civ-mil planning exercise in Doha, post has consulted extensively with ISAF over format, content, participation, and logistics. Post [...]
2010-01-22 18:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID ECON NATO AF
10KABUL217Hajigak Iron Mine Tender Likely to be Canceled
[...] (C) Summary: The World Bank's Mining Advisor Craig Andrews (strictly protect) reports Mining Minister Shahrani is planning to contact the short-listed bidders for the massive Hajigak iron ore mining project (ref A) to inform them not to send in bids due February 15. The Hajigak tender package [...]
2010-01-23 04:46:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEMIN EINV ENRG PREL SENV AF
10KABUL219LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 3, 2010. 3. [...]
2010-01-23 11:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL22AFGHANISTAN: "TEN MILLION DOLLARS A DAY" LEAVING
[...] (C) Summary: On December 26, the U.S. Treasury Attache and a representative of the Border Management Task Force participated in an impromptu meeting between Afghan Minister of Finance Zakhilwal and Central Bank Governor Fitrat. The Minister and Governor discussed Minister Zakhilwal,s recent p [...]
2010-01-04 05:20:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID PGOV PREL AF
10KABUL220LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by January 31, 2010. 3. [...]
2010-01-23 11:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL222APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: SUMMIT ASSOCIATES AFGHANISTAN
[...] This message responds to reftel request for Embassy input on potential OPIC financing to Summit Associates Afghanistan, to support the expansion of its dairy operations with a 5000MT multi-purpose storage facility in Kabul and a 2000MT dry storage warehouse in Kunduz. Both units will store fin [...]
2010-01-24 03:42:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN AF
10KABUL228AFGHANISTAN: FY 2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO GOVTS.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since 2005, Afghanistan has made steady progress in fulfilling its commitment to fiscal transparency, reinforced by the passage of a Public Expenditure and Financial Management Law (PEFML - 2005),a Procurement Law (2005),the publication of a Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF [...]
2010-01-24 07:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AF
10KABUL229BORDER ACTIVITY UPDATE: CUSTOMS, BORDER STRUCTURES, AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Effective control of its borders is critical to Afghanistan's security and economic prosperity. The Embassy's Border Management Task Force (BMTF) plays a significant role in building Afghan capacity to manage its borders, creating institutions for coordinating border plans; harmo [...]
2010-01-24 09:24:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS EAID ETRD PREL EFIN EAIR AF
10KABUL23MINISTER SPANTA OFFERS TO DISCUSS HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 07:06:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP KDEM AF
10KABUL231OPIC FINANCE APPLICATION: AFGHAN GROWTH FINANCE,
[...] This message responds to reftel request for Embassy input on potential OPIC financing to Afghan Growth Finance Company (AGF),a non-bank financial institution operating in Afghanistan. AGF is dedicated to providing debt financing to Afghan small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) with a focus [...]
2010-01-24 10:51:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN AF
10KABUL237KARZAI LINKS SECURITY TO AGRICULTURAL SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 10 meeting, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Ambassador Eikenberry discussed U.S. and Afghan goals and objectives in the agricultural sector with President Karzai and Agriculture Minister Asif Rahimi. President Karzai called agriculture one of the top two de [...]
2010-01-25 05:17:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON EAID PREL PGOV AF
10KABUL24MINISTER SPANTA OFFERS TO DISCUSS HUMAN
[...] (C) On December 30, Charge d'Affaires Ricciardone briefed Foreign Minister Spanta on Frontline's upcoming program investigating "bacha bazi" in Afghanistan. Charge Ricciardone told FM Spanta that the program, which will air on January 19, would draw increased world attention and criticism to [...]
2010-01-04 09:34:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KTIP KDEM AF
10KABUL245IEC POSTPONES PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced on January 24 that the Parliamentary elections would be postponed until September 18 due to lack of funding, security, and logistic support. On January 23 the President held a meeting at the Palace with Ambassador Eikenberry and [...]
2010-01-25 14:45:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL246THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE AFGHAN JOINT COORDINATION AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) is the central platform for strategic coordination, joint policy formulation, problem solving and mutual accountability between the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) and the international community (IC). Th [...]
2010-01-25 15:37:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV AF
10KABUL25COMMERCE OFFICIAL ON CABINET DEAL-MAKING IN PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 1 meeting, Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) Chief Negotiator (and former Commerce Deputy Minister) Adib Farhadi expressed serious concerns about the Afghan Ministerial confirmation process to Coordinating Director for Development and Economic A [...]
2010-01-04 11:54:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID PGOV PREL AF
10KABUL26AFGHAN HIGH OFFICE OF OVERSIGHT (HOO) SEEKS U.S. GUIDANCE
[...] (SBU) In his second week as the new Deputy Director General for Policy and Oversight for the HOO, Qaseem Ludin met with Ambassador Wayne, the USAID Rule of Law Advisor and the US Embassy Rule of Law Coordinator on January 3, 2010 to discuss the HOO's current anti-corruption activities. Ludin d [...]
2010-01-04 13:06:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR KJUS EAID AF
10KABUL323NEW GOVERNMENT POSITIONS FOR MOJADIDI SENIOR AND JUNIOR
[...] (C) Summary: On Friday, January 15, Ambassador Eikenberry met with Dr. Najibullah Mojadidi, the Special Advisor to the President of Afghanistan on Health and Education. Dr. Mojadidi said he would possibly be nominated to serve as Ambassador to the United States. He also suggested possibility o [...]
2010-01-26 08:01:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALESTH SOCI EAID AF
10KABUL328AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's meeting with new Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmay Rassoul on January 23, they concurred that the London Conference will serve as a symbol of a new start for Afghanistan and deliberated how to further emphasize reintegration and reconciliation. Rassoul confirm [...]
2010-01-26 11:05:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD AF EG AE XF
10KABUL332GIROA TO RELEASE 4 GTMO DETAINEES
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Afghan government officials told us January 19 they plan to release four Afghan detainees whom DoD had transferred from Guantanamo as soon as possible.,, GIRoA has been holding these detainees in the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) since December 20, asking that t [...]
2010-01-26 14:19:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV AF
10KABUL335Analysis of UNAMA's Proposed New Donor Coordination
[...] (U) Summary: In preparation for the London and Kabul Conferences, outgoing United Nations SRSG Kai Eide recently submitted a proposal to the Afghan Government (GIRoA) and international community partners to improve consultation and coordination of assistance in institution building and economic [...]
2010-01-26 16:27:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV AF
10KABUL3362010 ELECTIONS: ESTABLISHING "CONDITIONALITY" FOR
[...] (C) Summary: The Independent Election Commission's (IEC) postponement of Afghanistan's 2010 Parliamentary elections until September 18 (Reftel) provides the GIRoA more time to implement electoral reforms. While all donors may not yet agree on which reforms to promote, or on how best to press [...]
2010-01-26 16:36:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV AF
10KABUL337REGIONAL COMMAND EAST: NANGARHAR PROVINCE TRIBAL
[...] (S/REL USA/NATO) On January 21 approximately 170 Shinwari tribal elders convened to endorse a robust anti-Taliban and anti-corruption collective defense agreement in Nangarhar Province, a key focus of the Regional Command-East (RC(E)). These tribal areas span critical terrain in southeastern [...]
2010-01-26 16:47:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS PK AF
10KABUL339LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 8, 2010. 3. [...]
2010-01-27 09:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL343Ambassador Meets Minister of Mines Shahrani
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Eikenberry, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs Ambassador Wayne, and USAID Mission Director Frej met with recently-confirmed Minister of Mines Shahrani on January 24 to underscore Mission support for the Ministry and the Mining sector. Ministe [...]
2010-01-27 10:57:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEMIN EINV ENRG PREL SENV AF
10KABUL348Afghanistan's Anti-Corruption Unit Obtains First Conviction
[...] (SBU) The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) of the Afghan Attorney General's Office on January 25 obtained its first conviction since its establishment in April 2009. This marks a milestone for a country internationally criticized for its lax attitude toward endemic corruption and inadequate efforts [...]
2010-01-27 16:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR KJUS AF
10KABUL352NEW MINISTER OF RURAL REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 26 courtesy call on Jarullah Mansoori to congratulate him on his recent confirmation as MRRD Minister, Ambassador Eikenberry solicited Mansoori's initial views and plans for the ministry, provided a brief overview of the President's Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy and [...]
2010-01-28 07:07:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV AF
10KABUL360ACTING COMMERCE MINISTER SURVEYS TRADE POLICY PRIORITIES
[...] (U) On January 26, USAID's Economic Growth Team and the Economic Counselor met with newly-designated Acting Minister of Commerce Ghulam Mohammed Aylaki to assess his support for trade liberalization and introduce the USG's new Trade and Accession Facilitation for Afghanistan (TAFA) project desi [...]
2010-01-28 15:43:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAID PGOV EINV EIND AF
10KABUL376 Embassy Kabul Clarifications to Sweden's Interim Reply on
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request. Embassy Kabul recommends that Department instruct Embassy Stockholm to deliver the following points in response to Stockholm 796 and reftels: -- The U.S. Government is pleased that your Government welcomes the expansion of USG civilian presence in the Swedis [...]
2010-01-31 13:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PREL EAID AF SW
10KABUL3772010 ELECTIONS: IEC AND ISAF PRELIMINARY PLANS
[...] (S/REL) Summary: In recent conversations, Independent Election Commission (IEC) officials speculated that they were behind on 2010 election preparations and expressed doubt that the IEC could operate without international assistance. Meanwhile, ISAF contacts confirmed that ISAF is beginning p [...]
2010-01-31 16:34:00Embassy KabulSECRETKDEM PGOV PREL AF
10KABUL382NEW AFGHAN MINISTER OF LABOR CITES CHILD LABOR AS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 26, Ambassador Eikenberry and a team from the Embassy paid a courtesy call on the newly appointed Minister of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs, and the Disabled (MOLSA),Ms. Amena Afzali. Of the three female Cabinet members President Karzai put forward in the second r [...]
2010-02-01 07:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM USAID AF
10KABUL388Rail Projects Underway, But a Uniform Network Remains
[...] (U) Summary: While two rail construction projects in Afghanistan are underway and several more are under discussion, the dream of a nationwide rail network remains remote. Small-scale projects sponsored by neighboring countries require different rail gauges, matching those of the countries these pr [...]
2010-02-01 15:09:00Embassy KabulSECRETELTN EINV ECON PGOV AF IR
10KABUL407REGIONAL COMMAND EAST--BAMYAN AND BAGHLAN
[...] (SBU) Bamyan Provincial Governor Sarabi and Baghlan Provincial Governor Barakzai recently co-hosted a jirga of approximately 50 community leaders from the border region of their two provinces to resolve a range of issues contributing to increasing violence there. Community leaders on both sid [...]
2010-02-03 04:19:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL408SPIN BOLDAK POWERBROKER ENCOURAGES MODERNIZATION
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) for the South Frank Ruggiero discussed border control and development issues on January 28 with Colonel Abdul Razzik, a controversial commander of the Afghan Border Police (ABP) and the de facto political and security chief of Spin Boldak. Ra [...]
2010-02-03 05:20:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM PREL AF
10KABUL433AVIPA PLUS PROGRESS IN RC-SOUTH
[...] (SBU) Summary. The visibility of the USAID-funded Afghanistan Vouchers for Increased Production in Agriculture Plus (AVIPA Plus) program is growing in Regional Command-South (RC-South),and we are seeing progress in seven key districts in Helmand and Kandahar provinces. AVIPA Plus is a key s [...]
2010-02-03 09:46:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAGR PREL AF
10KABUL436AFGHANISTAN’S OUTLOOK ON IRAN: A KARZAI INSIDER’S
[...] (S) Summary: President Karzai's Chief of Staff and former Ambassador to Iran, Omar Daudzai, offered the Palace's outlook on Iran's role in Afghanistan. Daudzai suggested that Karzai could provide "an open door" for the United States to engage Iran, at such time as the U.S. may judge this useful. Da [...]
2010-02-03 13:58:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL IR AF
10KABUL437 Engaging Allies to Conclude MOUs on Life Support
[...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraphs 5 and 6. Background: ----------- 2. (SBU) Embassy Kabul is in the process of significantly increasing the number of USG civilians at Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) and other field locations, particularly District Support Teams (DST [...]
2010-02-03 15:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PREL EAID PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL439POLITICAL PARTY DEVELOPMENT IN AFGHANISTAN: KEY TO
[...] (U) Summary: Functioning political parties may be critical to Afghanistan's long-term democratic development and stability but they are generally unpopular and misunderstood, prompting most Afghan politicians to avoid affiliation. The USG provides some technical assistance to political parti [...]
2010-02-04 06:58:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL441REINTEGRATION AND RECONCILIATION - AFGHAN
[...] (S/REL UK) Summary: Now that President Karzai has launched his broad Peace and Integration policy themes, his government's next political task, even as it must devise a program to advance the policy, is to develop nation-wide acceptance of the policy. An inclusive and transparent approach co [...]
2010-02-04 10:25:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL442Trans-boundary Water Issues: Slow but Sure Progress
[...] (C) Summary: Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) in concert with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is leading an effort to address trans-boundary water rights. While Afghanistan remains reluctant to engage fully with its neighbors on this issue, USG-supported training is imp [...]
2010-02-04 12:34:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALENRG SENV EINV EAID PREL AF
10KABUL443Trans-boundary Water Issues: Slow but Sure Progress
[...] (C) Summary: Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) in concert with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is leading an effort to address trans-boundary water rights. While Afghanistan remains reluctant to engage fully with its neighbors on this issue, USG-supported training is imp [...]
2010-02-04 12:42:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALENRG SENV EINV EAID PREL AF
10KABUL454AFGHAN BORDER AND TRIBAL AFFAIRS: MINISTER IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Acting Minister for Border and Tribal Affairs, Arsala Jamal, says he is attempting to transform a demoralized and weak ministry into one that will play an important and creative role both in developing the poorer border regions and in encouraging reconciliation and reintegra [...]
2010-02-06 10:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PCON PBTS PGOV PINR PK AF
10KABUL455Afghan United Bank CEO Stresses his Humanitarian Activities
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 4 meeting, Haji Mohammed Jan, CEO of Afghan United Bank (AUB) and Naqebullah, Chairman of Afghan United Petroleum, discussed with Ambassador Wayne and Treasury Attache AUB's plans for expansion. Their primary interest, however, was to describe their support for devel [...]
2010-02-06 14:54:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN PTER KCOR AF
10KABUL459INDONESIAN AMBASSADOR ENVISIONS INCREASED ROLE IN
[...] (C) Summary: Indonesia can play a more significant role in Afghanistan, especially in negotiating with the Taliban, Indonesian Ambassador Erman Hidayat told Deputy Ambassador Ricciardone on January 28. Hidayat said he hoped that Indonesia's religious leaders could play a part in bringing Tali [...]
2010-02-07 03:12:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL AF IN
10KABUL46KEY AMBASSADORS IN KABUL DISCUSS REVIEW OF COMMAND
[...] (C/Rel US, ISAF, NATO) Begin Summary. In a New Year's Day briefing by Generals McChrystal and Rodriguez for the embassies most active in the South and Southwest of Afghanistan ) Australia, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States ) the Generals outlined the co [...]
2010-01-05 12:56:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MOPS UK CAN IT NL AS AF
10KABUL463BEDLAM AND CORRUPTION PERMEATE CUSTOMS PROCESS AT
[...] (C) Summary. On January 28, the Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) for Regional Command ) South (RC-S) met with Deputy Customs Director Sardar Ashraf Weesa, the lead customs officer for Spin Boldak and brother of Kandahar Governor Weesa. Weesa candidly reported a sorry state of affairs and [...]
2010-02-07 06:04:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR KCRM PREL AF
10KABUL465ACTING COMMERCE MINISTER ENDORSES PRIVATE SECTOR AND TRADE
[...] (U) Summary: In a January 31 meeting, newly-designated Acting Minister of Commerce and Industries (MoCI) Ghulam Mohammed Aylaqi told Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs Ambassador Wayne that the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) is his "highest priorit [...]
2010-02-07 11:32:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ETRD PGOV PBTS EINV EIND AF
10KABUL466NAD ALI/MARJAH OPERATION: STABILIZATION PLANNING
[...] (C) Summary: Planning for the stabilization effort that will follow upcoming military operations in Helmand's Nad Ali District is entering the final phase. The PRT is nearing completion of plans to expand the existing GIRoA footprint in Nad Ali North (U.K. area of operations) and in Nad Ali So [...]
2010-02-07 11:39:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MOPS UK AF
10KABUL467POWERBROKER AND GOVERNANCE ISSUES IN SPIN BOLDAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Spin Boldak District in Kandahar Province and its major border crossing point to Pakistan at Weech-Chaman have become the focus of a number of high profile coalition efforts given the upcoming military operations in Regional Command-South (RC-S). Although there is a high potential [...]
2010-02-07 12:34:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KCOR KCRM PREL AF
10KABUL468The Places In Between: Afghanistan Dreams of an East-West
[...] (U) Summary: Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Works (MPW) recently presented donors a formal proposal for an east-west highway, one of the most ambitious and expensive infrastructure projects proposed in the post-Taliban era. The road would create a trade and development corridor stretching fr [...]
2010-02-07 12:55:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDELTN EMIN EAID EFIN PGOV PREL AF
10KABUL47ROUND TWO FOR CABINET SWEEPSTAKES UNDERWAY
[...] (C) Summary: After meeting with his cabinet, advisors and MPs on January 4, President Karzai issued a Presidential decree late in the day calling an extraordinary session of Parliament to finish the task of cabinet confirmation. Parliament Speaker Qanooni presided January 5 over a contentiou [...]
2010-01-05 14:47:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL470US-JAPAN WORK TO ADVANCE COOPERATION IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Wayne, USAID Mission Director Frej, and Embassy representatives met with Japanese Ambassador Shigeyuki Hiroki and his team on February 4 to solicit views on how Japan plans to disburse $5 billion in assistance to Afghanistan over the next five years. Ambassador Wayne en [...]
2010-02-07 14:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV AF
10KABUL472Post London Conference Dinner with Dr. Ghani - Discussing
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Wayne hosted a dinner with Dr. Ashraf Ghani, who led GIRoA in drafting its final Anti-Corruption Concept Paper presented at the London Conference. The attendees discussed the way forward for Afghanistan following the London Conference. Dr. Ghani responded to specific [...]
2010-02-07 15:03:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS KCOR EAID AF
10KABUL475WHITHER BALKH PROVINCE GOVERNOR ATTA?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Balkh Governor Usted Mohammad Noor Atta told us that the decision as to whether he stays on as Governor of Balkh or moves on to some opposition role lies with him, as well as President Karzai. Atta named Junbesh Party Chairman Sayed Noorullah as his most likely replacement, shoul [...]
2010-02-08 04:51:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID AF
10KABUL476Energy Minister Provides Update on Electricity Sector
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs, met with Acting Minister of Energy and Water (MEW) Ismail Khan on February 6 to discuss cooperation in Afghanistan's energy sector and to strategize on a path forward that would improve elec [...]
2010-02-08 05:56:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENRG EINV AF
10KABUL477 Agriculture: Preparing for military to civilian
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-08 06:09:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAGR AF
10KABUL478UN SRSG: ELECTIONS PREPARATIONS BEHIND
[...] (C) Summary: Recently returned from the London Conference, SRSG Eide led an upbeat meeting of ambassadors of major JCMBou arned, however, that both the UN and GIRoA were "much further along" at this stage in preparations in 2009 and that their relative progress this time is lagging significant [...]
2010-02-08 06:26:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALAF PREL UN
10KABUL479 Preparing U.S. Military Ag Programs for Civilian
[...] (U) Summary: At a CENTCOM-initiated and sponsored January 29-31 workshop, military and civilian representatives developed a plan for transitioning assistance from Agribusiness Development Teams (ADT)to civilian expertise over the next several years. Stakeholders from the Embassy, United State [...]
2010-02-08 13:32:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PGOV AF
10KABUL482AFGHAN PUBLIC PROTECTION FORCE ENROLLS
[...] (C/REL) On 21 December the Afghan government placed a charismatic former mujahideen commander, Ghulam Mohammed Hotak, in charge of the Ministry of Interior,s Afghan Public Protection Program (AP3) in Wardak province, resulting in an influx of volunteers. 2. (C/REL) Ghulam Mohammed and hi [...]
2010-02-08 14:31:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MCAP AF
10KABUL488AFGHANISTAN REPORTS BETTER THAN EXPECTED ANNUAL REVENUES
[...] (U) On January 23, 2010, the Deputy Minister of Revenues and Customs, Mr. Gul Sabit, unofficially reported that annual revenues for Afghan fiscal year 2010 are likely to be in excess of the 54.5 billion Afghanis (USD 1.09 billion) target set by the IMF. Estimates from the Ministry of Finance pr [...]
2010-02-09 05:05:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAID EFIN PGOV AF
10KABUL490CURRENT STATUS AND NEXT STEPS ON AGRICULTURE CREDIT
[...] (SBU) Members of the Embassy Interagency Agriculture Team met with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) on February 3 to discuss the current status and next steps on addressing the agriculture credit constraints facing the small commercial farmer. MAIL reiterated its [...]
2010-02-09 08:22:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR ECON SNAR PGOV PINS AF
10KABUL494MINISTER OF EDUCATION COMMITS TO CONTINUING STRONG USG
[...] (U) Summary: During Ambassador Eikenberry's February 1 courtesy call on recently confirmed Minister of Education, Farooq Wardak, the Minister provided a detailed presentation on Afghanistan's education crisis. The presentation was filled with well-documented statistics on the lack of education [...]
2010-02-09 08:25:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYESTH SOCI AF
10KABUL500KARZAI DELIGHTED AT SAUDI ARABIA VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: President Karzai is "very happy" with his recent trip to Saudi Arabia, according to Karzai Chief of Staff Daudzai and reconciliation advisor Masoom Stanekazai, each of whom described the high-level attention Karzai received from Saudi leaders as a boost for Karzai and GIRoA's sta [...]
2010-02-09 09:49:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL AF SA
10KABUL502IDLG DIRECTOR POPAL MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR: MOVING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 10:48:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL503MULLAH ZAEEF: PEACE NOW A NECESSITY
[...] (S) Summary: Former Taliban Ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Salam Zaeef advocates peace as "the only option now" for Afghanistan. While encouraged by the latest attention to achieving peace in Afghanistan, he believes action and sincerity, not talk and good intentions, are required to make progress. H [...]
2010-02-09 10:54:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL504KARZAI COS: NO NATIONALIZATION OF ELECTIONS,
[...] (C) Summary: President Karzai's Chief of Staff Daudzai claimed there is no presidential decree in the works to nationalize the Electoral Complaints Committee (ECC) and that the law remains as it stands to allow for international observers to remain on the ECC. However, we have learned that nat [...]
2010-02-09 10:57:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV AF PREL
10KABUL509DEPARTING WOMEN'S AFFAIRS MINISTER GHAZANFAR SUGGESTS
[...] SUMMARY: Departing Women's Affairs Minister Hussan Ban Ghazanfar told Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne on January 5 that her successor's priorities as Minister should include: building inter-ministerial coordination on women's issues (inc [...]
2010-02-10 06:25:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KJUS KWMN AF
10KABUL512NATIONAL ECONOMIC ADVISOR AHADI OUTLINES HIS PLANS AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Karzai's newly named National Economic Advisor (NEA),Dr. Anwar ul-Haq Ahadi, discussed his new role with Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs Ambassador Tony Wayne and Treasury Attache on February 7 and requested Embassy and other donor assistance [...]
2010-02-10 12:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV AF
10KABUL537 KEEPING OUR PEOPLE SAFE: INSTITUTING PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT
[...] Service in Afghanistan is both physically and mentally challenging. This is particularly true of service in the field - at Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs),District Support Teams (DSTs) and at the numerous entities throughout Afghanistan where civilian personnel are co-located with mili [...]
2010-02-11 12:17:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAPER AMGT AMED AFSI AF
10KABUL538Afghan Government Requests Intervention in Contract Dispute
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for U.S. Mission to ICAO, U.S. Mission to NATO and FAA. See paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation (MOTCA) is increasingly agitated by the performance of contractors working for the International Civil Aviation Organi [...]
2010-02-11 12:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EAID PGOV PREL AF
10KABUL539GUESS WHO'S NOT COMING TO DINNER?
[...] (C) Summary: We have learned that President Karzai has decided to leave unfilled the Upper House's 34 seats allocated to District Council members in the next legislative session, which will convene on 20 February. Because District Council elections have never been held, the 34 MPs reserved [...]
2010-02-11 13:34:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF
10KABUL5402009 AFGHAN PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary: Parliament struggled to find relevance in 2009 to both serve as a springboard for legislative activity and as a counterweight to the Palace. Chronic absenteeism among Lower House MPs during the latter half of the year further limited Parliament's legislative effectiveness. Sim [...]
2010-02-11 14:05:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL5412007 AMNESTY BILL EXITS THE TWILIGHT ZONE, DRAWS
[...] (C) Summary: The controversial Amnesty Law, passed by Afghan Parliament in early 2007, resurfaced in late January after three years of uncertain legal status. The law grants "general amnesty" to anyone involved in hostile conflict before the interim administration and to current armed oppon [...]
2010-02-11 14:23:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL542REGIONAL COMMAND EAST -- TALIBAN REINTEGRATION IN
[...] (C/REL NATO) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With the express purpose of establishing acceptable dispute mechanisms and connecting the Seyadabad District government to the people of the extremely volatile Tangi Valley in Wardak Province, acting District Sub-Governor (DSG) Hajji Niematullah convened a s [...]
2010-02-13 07:28:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS UK AF
10KABUL543FULL SUPPORT BY LOCAL SHURA FOR OPERATION MOSHTARAK
[...] (C) Summary. On February 11, Helmand Governor Mangal and Minister of Interior Atmar hosted a well-attended shura, consisting of tribal elders from Nad Ali district and neighboring villages, to discuss the upcoming military operations in Marjah (Operation Moshtarak). The elders showed strong [...]
2010-02-13 09:15:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MOPS UK AF
10KABUL544LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 24, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-13 11:47:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL545LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 18, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-13 11:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL546LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 18, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-13 11:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL547LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 27, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-13 11:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL548LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 28, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-13 12:12:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL549LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 24, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-13 12:43:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL550LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by March 1, 2010. 3. F [...]
2010-02-13 12:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL551AFGHANISTAN BANKING SECTOR VULNERABILITIES: EXPOSURE TO
[...] (C) Summary. The Treasury Attache Office in Afghanistan has met with multiple bank officials, financial sector experts, and a Washington Post reporter in recent weeks to discuss growing rumors that Kabul Bank and Azizi Bank are highly exposed to the Dubai property market. Together, Kabul Bank a [...]
2010-02-13 13:49:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EINV AF
10KABUL554OPERATION MOSHTARAK - SITUATIONAL UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 13,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Following the blessing by President Karzai on the evening of 12 February, the operations in Nad Ali (Operation Moshtarak) started at 0200 on the morning of 13 February. Most of the day's activity took place in the northern half of the district, and although not yet secure, Marja [...]
2010-02-14 08:52:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KDEM MOPS PGOV EAID AF
10KABUL561 LAUNCHING QUICK RESPONSE FUNDS FOR FIELD OFFICERS
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2, 9 and 10. 2. Summary and Action Request: Embassy Kabul Interagency Provincial Affairs (IPA) and the Financial Management Office (FMO) have been working to design a mechanism to disburse USD30 million in 2009 Supplemental Economic Support Funds (E [...]
2010-02-15 05:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN EAID AF
10KABUL564Afghan Banking Sector Booms but Concerns Remain about
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Treasury Attache Office met with officials from six of the seventeen banks operating in Afghanistan in January to gather views on the health of the sector. These meetings were held with a broad range of formal financial institutions, including large (Kabul Bank, Azizi Bank, [...]
2010-02-15 05:52:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV ECON AF
10KABUL566EFFECT OF SIV PROGRAM ON LES STAFFING IN MISSION
[...] Summary: The Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 allotted 1500 Special Immigrant Visas per annum for Afghan nationals under threat who have worked for the US government for at least one year. In addition to more general immigrant eligibility requirements, applicants must present a letter from [...]
2010-02-15 06:58:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT PGOV AF
10KABUL567OPERATION MOSHTARAK - SITUATIONAL UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 14,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Operations continued on February 14, with the heaviest activity taking place in northern Marjah, but media reports have remained extremely positive about the current status of Operation Moshtarak. Governor Mangal convened a budget conference in Lashkar Gah to develop line-item o [...]
2010-02-15 09:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS PGOV EAID AF
10KABUL570CORRECTED COPY: IDLG DIRECTOR POPAL MEETS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: In the course of a February 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Independent Director of Local Governance (IDLG) Jelani Popal previewed his upcoming visit to Helmand to help finalize preparations for the rollout there of the District Delivery Program (DDP). He indicated he can work [...]
2010-02-15 10:03:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL571NEW CIV-MIL EFFORT TO INFLUENCE BEHAVIOR OF CRIMINAL AND
[...] (C//REL ISAF) Summary: The first Nexus-Corruption Leadership Board, co-chaired by Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs, Ambassador Wayne, and ISAF J2 (Intel),Major General Flynn, met on February 4 to consider possible courses of action ("COAs") that U.S. military and Embassy [...]
2010-02-15 10:50:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCOR PREL EAID AF
10KABUL572INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ALARMED DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary: Convening a meeting of key ambassadors on February 11, UN SRSG Kai Eide sought counsel on how to avoid a potential stand-off with President Karzai on the issue of appointing international observers to the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC),in light of rumors that Karzai int [...]
2010-02-15 10:50:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL AF
10KABUL575ATMAR UNDER PRESSURE FOR NEW ANSARI HAWALA CASE
[...] (C) In a February 2 courtesy call on Interior Minister Hanif Atmar by visiting Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Gil Kerlikowske, Ambassador Wayne thanked Atmar for his firmness on recent money laundering cases (Ref B). Atmar responded that the January 14 search of [...]
2010-02-15 12:28:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN KTFN KCOR KCRM SNAR AF
10KABUL576INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HOPEFUL FOR SOLUTION TO
[...] (C) Summary: After his cabinet approved on a decree that would strip the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) of all foreign observers, President Karzai is considering UN SRSG's request to allow for two international observers (septel) to be appointed to the ECC, UN SRSG reported to a gatherin [...]
2010-02-15 16:13:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALAF PREL
10KABUL577GIROA APPEARS TO RETREAT ON ELECTORAL REFORM
[...] (C) Summary: President Karzai's Cabinet of Ministers has voted to approve an electoral decree that would "nationalize" the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) by removing the ECC's three international commissioners. If Karzai signs the decree, it will almost certainly hinder fraud preven [...]
2010-02-15 16:47:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL582 OPERATION MOSHTARAK - SITUATIONAL REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 15,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Operation Moshtarak continued on February 15 in Nad Ali district; however, reports throughout the operational area indicate that the situation was relatively quiet. ISAF Commander, along with Ministers of Defense and Interior, visited the northern Nad Ali area of Showal where t [...]
2010-02-16 09:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS PGOV EAID AF
10KABUL584ABDULLAH REFLECTS ON HIS COALITION, NATIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: Former presidential candidate Dr. Abdullah Abdullah recently shared with the Ambassador his perspectives on the need for independent electoral bodies, the security situation, and the mixed messages the Afghan people are receiving on reconciliation and reintegration. While Abdu [...]
2010-02-16 10:34:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL589KANDAHAR: CORRUPTION REFORMS BY THE MASTER OF SPIN?
[...] (S) Summary: On February 9, Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) Frank Ruggiero and Regional Command-South (RC-S) Commander Major General Nick Carter (UK) met with Colonel Abdul Razziq, 4th Afghan Border Police (ABP) Director and a well-known powerbroker based in the border town of Spin Bolda [...]
2010-02-17 05:16:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV KDEM KCOR KCRM PREL AF
10KABUL590 OPERATION MOSHTARAK - SITUATIONAL REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 16,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Operations in Nad Ali District continued on February 16, as ISAF continued to find high numbers of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the operational area. Governor Mangal attended a security shura today to look at Nad Ali security, and he traveled to Camp Bastion to visit [...]
2010-02-17 06:52:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS PGOV EAID AF
10KABUL593AN UNDEFINED MISSION AT THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 24 meeting, newly-appointed Minister of Economy Abdul Hadi Arghandewal discussed his plans for the Ministry with Ambassador Eikenberry and Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs Ambassador Wayne. Minister Arghandewal indicated that he would deve [...]
2010-02-17 09:03:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ETRD PGOV EINV EIND AF
10KABUL594LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 24, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-17 11:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL595LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 24, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-17 11:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL596 REFORMING USG TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE OFFICE OF THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mission is developing a new, coordinated approach for providing salary support and technical assistance to key Ministries and offices of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA). We are designing programs to reduce ministerial stove-piping and enhance th [...]
2010-02-17 12:41:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECON PREL AF
10KABUL601 OPERATION MOSHTARAK - SITUATIONAL REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 17,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Operations in Nad Ali District continued on February 17 and Governor Mangal paid his first visit to Marjah with ISAF military leadership. High numbers of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) challenge progress in the operational area but the District Stabilization Team (DST) hop [...]
2010-02-18 09:09:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS PGOV EAID AF
10KABUL606KARZAI AMENABLE TO ECC CHANGE, FOCUSED ON CAPACITY
[...] (C) Summary: President Karzai expressed confidence in the ongoing Marja operation in a meeting with General McChrystal and me on February 16. Speaking privately with me afterward, Karzai was receptive to the suggestion that the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) include two international m [...]
2010-02-18 10:37:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV AF PREL
10KABUL619 SENIOR ECONOMIC ADVISOR TO PRESIDENT KARZAI SHARES VISION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Economic Advisor to President Karzai Dr. Anwarul Haq Ahadi told USAID Mission Director Bill Frej on February 11 that he planned to set up a functioning structure to advise President Karzai on economic affairs and to carry out inter-ministerial coordination on economic iss [...]
2010-02-18 12:46:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ETRD PGOV PBTS EINV EIND AF
10KABUL621KARZAI AMENABLE TO ECC CHANGE, FOCUSED ON CAPACITY
[...] (C) Summary: President Karzai expressed confidence in the ongoing Marja operation in a meeting with General McChrystal and me on February 16. Speaking privately with me afterward, Karzai was receptive to the suggestion that the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) include two international m [...]
2010-02-18 13:26:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV AF PREL
10KABUL628MINISTER OF INTERIOR REVIEWS POLICE TRAINING, CN POLICING
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 2 meeting, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) R. Gil Kerlikowske joined by Ambassador Wayne, discussed a range of current issues with Afghan Minister of Interior Hanif Atmar. Atmar expressed satisfaction with the steady developm [...]
2010-02-18 16:57:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL PINS PK RU AF
10KABUL631LAGHMAN GOVERNOR REFLECTS ON TENURE, PROGRESS
[...] (C) Summary. Looking back at his 22-month term as Laghman governor, Lutfullah Mashal claimed slow but obvious progress in the province, including more children in schools and a bustling economy in Mehtarlam. He expressed concern about renewal of violent factional conflict if a new governor wa [...]
2010-02-20 06:49:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON MOPS AF PK
10KABUL633DONORS SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION'S
[...] (U) Summary: On February 7, 2010, the USAID Mission Director along with the USG Education Team attended a donor conference in support of the Ministry of Higher Education's (MoHE) new National Higher Education Strategic Plan (NHESP). Five years in the making, involving close collaboration betwe [...]
2010-02-20 10:19:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDESTH SOCI EAID AF
10KABUL635 ASSISTING AFGHANS WITH CULTURAL RESTORATION AND REVIVING
[...] Summary: Embassy met a key benchmark in support for Turquoise Mountain Trust (TMT) with the February 16 graduation of 30 students from a three-year program sponsored by the Turquoise Mountain Institute for Afghan Arts and Architecture, the premier institution of its kind in the country. The e [...]
2010-02-21 06:03:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL SCUL ECON AF
10KABUL636INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN'S MATURING
[...] (SBU) Afghanistan's long-moribund Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) has shown new vitality over the last three months by first reorganizing itself, and then by choreographing GIRoA's interagency response to the threat posed by Ammonium Nitrate-based explosives (reftel A). Under [...]
2010-02-21 06:59:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MASS AF
10KABUL639LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 28, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-21 12:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL645"EMERGENCY" PRESIDENTIAL DECREE AMENDS ELECTORAL
[...] (C) On February 17 President Karzai signed a Presidential decree enacting sweeping reforms to the 2005 electoral law. It was sent to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) on February 18 for review and gazetting. The exact text of the reforms was only available to Karzai's Cabinet and members of Parlia [...]
2010-02-21 15:08:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PGOV AF
10KABUL648AFGHAN OFFICIAL REPORTS PAKISTAN SEEKS TO LIMIT GOODS
[...] (SBU) Afghan Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Director of International Trade told us February 20 that the Government of Pakistan's Revenue Division has invoked a clause of its 1969 Customs Act which allows it to restrict the transit of 22 categories of goods destined to Afghanistan thr [...]
2010-02-22 09:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL AF PK
10KABUL656SEEKING PROGRESS IN U.S.-TURKISH COOPERATION IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Ambassador to Kabul Basat Ozturk told Ambassador February 6 that Turkey wants closer cooperation with the U.S. in development projects, including what it hopes will be a marquee project to refurbish Kabul's largest public hospital. Ambassador Eikenberry agreed that we sh [...]
2010-02-22 13:54:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPRE EAI TU AF
10KABUL657FARYAB: A VIEW FROM MAIMANA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Governor Shafaq, local Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) leaders, PRT Maimana military and civilian representatives all regard insurgency as the principal challenge facing Faryab province. They express their strongest concerns about Ghormach district, but see the entire "Pa [...]
2010-02-22 14:04:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV TU AF
10KABUL664Energy Minister Khan Undermines Utility Progress
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Jalil Shams, CEO of the Afghan national utility DABS, has called for President Karzai's help in maintaining the utility's independence in the face of increasing interference from Acting Minister of Energy and Water Ismail Khan. Dr. Shams tells us that President Karzai was r [...]
2010-02-23 07:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENRG SENV AF
10KABUL665LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 28, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-23 10:43:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL666LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by March 15, 2010. 3. [...]
2010-02-23 10:44:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL668Treasury A/S Cohen Urges Major Afghan Banks to be more
[...] (SBU//NF) In meetings with the heads of Kabul Bank, Azizi Bank and Afghan United Bank on February 11, Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing David Cohen expressed optimism that the Afghan banking sector is implementing stronger controls against anti-money laundering and [...]
2010-02-23 11:21:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON SNAR KTFN KCOR KCRM PGOV PINS AF
10KABUL67MP'S BELIEVE CABINET LIST MAY BE DELAYED, SOME
[...] (C) As of January 8 MPs considered it an open question as to whether Karzai will present a complete list of cabinet choices to the National Assembly (NA) on the agreed-upon January 9 date, despite Karzai's call for an extraordinary NA session (reftel). Pro-Karzai MP Khalid Pashtun (Pashtun, [...]
2010-01-08 08:27:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL672ELECTIONS, KANDAHAR AND KARZAI
[...] (C) Begin Summary. In a frank discussion, Canadian Ambassador Crosbie explained to Ambassador Eikenberry that getting the electoral process right is a bottom-line position for Canada, and said we must be prepared for confrontation with Karzai on this issue, or risk losing credibility among our [...]
2010-02-23 13:05:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KCOR PREL MOPS CAN AF PK
10KABUL673KANDAHAR'S POWERBROKER: GUL AGHA SHIRZAI: TEEING
[...] (S) Summary. Kandahar uber-powerbrokers Gul Agha Shirzai and Ahmed Wali Karzai (AWK) teamed up February 16-17 for an unprecedented show of political togetherness in Kandahar City (KC) to showcase plans for a southern Afghanistan regional peace and reconciliation jirga. Shirzai told the Kandaha [...]
2010-02-23 13:49:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KCOR KDEM MOPS CAN AF PK
10KABUL674KARZAI ADDRESSES PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Karzai addressed a joint session of Parliament on February 20, on the occasion of the opening of the final session of Parliament. Karzai spoke for 40 minutes to a poorly-attended, subdued joint session of Parliament that also included members of the Supreme Court and [...]
2010-02-23 14:31:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL675NEW AFGHAN COUNTERNARCOTICS MINISTER ZARAR OUTLINES HIS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 1, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) R. Gil Kerlikowske, joined by Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs (CDDEA) Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne, met with Afghanistan's new Minister of Counternarcotics, Zarar Ahmad Moqbel. [...]
2010-02-24 03:41:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL AF
10KABUL677NANGARHAR RULE OF LAW CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (C) A two-day provincial justice conference in Nangarhar February 1-2 brought national justice representatives together with their Nangarhari counterparts to discuss systemic justice challenges in the province. A small-group format resulted in frank discussions of provincial government corrupt [...]
2010-02-24 06:12:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM AF PK
10KABUL681 AFGHANISTAN: SENIOR CIVILIAN REPRESENTATIVE POSITIONS
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. The U.S. Mission in Afghanistan is looking for the Department's best Senior Officers to serve as Senior Civilian Representatives (SCR). SCRs serve as the U.S. Ambassador's direct representative to a specific region of Afghanistan (South, So [...]
2010-02-24 09:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAPER AMGT AFSI AF
10KABUL684TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY WOLIN EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF
[...] (SBU) During a February 10-11 visit to Kabul, Treasury Deputy Secretary Wolin promoted sound public financial management and governance in meetings with senior Afghan officials, including Central Bank Governor Fitrat and Finance Minister Zakhilwal and in a speech at the American University of A [...]
2010-02-24 10:20:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ECON PGOV KCRP AF
10KABUL688PROPOSED AFGHANISTAN DETAINEE MONITORING STRATEGY
[...] (U) This cable includes an action request; please see paragraph 10. 2. (S/REL ISAF) SUMMARY: In response to the President's executive order banning torture, the Washington interagency Task Force on Interrogation and Transfer Policies recommended that Embassy Kabul develop a plan to [...]
2010-02-24 12:33:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV PINS AF
10KABUL692NEW AFGHAN ELECTION LAW DECREE: AREAS OF CONCERN
[...] (C) Summary: President Karzai signed a legislative decree on February 17 with sweeping amendments to the 2005 Electoral Law, using his authority under Article 79 of the Constitution to issue legislative decrees during Parliamentary recess "in case of an immediate need." While some of the decre [...]
2010-02-24 18:32:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL693AHMED WALI KARZAI: SEEKING TO DEFINE HIMSLEF AS U.S. PARTNER?
[...] (S//Rel NATO, ISAF) Begin Summary. Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) Frank Ruggiero met one-on-one with Ahmed Wali Karzai (AWK) on February 23. SCR informed AWK that coalition attention will turn to Kandahar in the next phase of Operation Moshtarak (Together) and the United States will play a fa [...]
2010-02-25 04:05:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV KCOR KCRM PREL AF
10KABUL694INTERIOR MINISTER ATMAR DISCUSSES POLICE TRAINING;
[...] (C/NF) In a February 17 meeting, Interior Minister Mohammed Hanif Atmar told Ambassador Holbrooke, Ambassador Eikenberry, and General Caldwell that: -- he wants to train 2,000-3,000 police officer candidates outside of Afghanistan, each year for the next five years. Atmar is looking at Jordan [...]
2010-02-25 05:58:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL MARR MASS AF
10KABUL695OPERATION MOSHTARAK MOVING TO GOVERNANCE PHASE
[...] (C//Rel NATO, ISAF) Summary: Afghan and Coalition Forces carrying out Operation Moshtarak ("Together" in Dari) in Helmand Province are facing stiff challenges, but are on track to bring the "clearance" phase to closure. The Operation's success, however, will be measured in the coming "hold" [...]
2010-02-25 07:05:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV KDEM KCOR KCRM MOPS PREL PINS UK CAN AF
10KABUL696AMBASSADORS CONCEDE ELECTORAL CHANGES, UN PUSHING
[...] 1. (C) Summary: While the decree recently signed by President Karzai to amend the electoral law (ref. A) was roundly decried by ambassadors at the weekly UNAMA meeting in Kabul on February 22, they concurred that the international community would not at this point make public statements con [...]
2010-02-25 07:40:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV AF PREL
10KABUL698WOMEN ACTIVISTS PUSH FOR INCLUSION IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from the Afghan Women's Network met February 23 with Masoom Stanekzai, the Afghan government's current lead on reintegration efforts, at his invitation, to voice their concerns over GIRoA's reintegration and reconciliation plans. Stanekzai opened the meeting by [...]
2010-02-26 10:53:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL699PRESSING KARZAI FOR ELECTORAL REFORM
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Eikenberry and Deputy Ambassador Ricciardone demarched President Karzai and his inner circle on the problems of the final version of the electoral decree February 24-25, stressing the need for an independent Electoral Complaints Commission with international commissioners, p [...]
2010-02-26 11:38:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL700GIROA STRONGLY CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK ON KABUL
[...] The Afghan government swung into action to publicly and strongly condemn Taliban suicide and car bomb attacks in central Kabul the morning of February 26 that killed at least 13 people and wounded approximately thirty-two. Demonstrating an unprecedented degree of intergovernmental cooperation [...]
2010-02-26 14:41:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDFBI PREL PTER AF
10KABUL701ELECTORAL REFORM: DON'T COUNT ON QANOONI
[...] (C) Summary: I met with Lower House Speaker Qanooni to learn what Parliament's legislative priorities will be in the next session, to understand Speaker Qanooni's views on President Karzai's Presidential Decree on the Electoral Law, and to ask what his views were on how we could jointly str [...]
2010-02-26 18:34:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL702GHANI SAYS STABILITY OBTAINED WITH BALLOTS, NOT BOMBS
[...] Summary: Ambassador Eikenberry met with former Finance Minister and presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani on February 23, 2010 to discuss his views on the military operation in Marjah, the plans for the Peace Jirga and the Kabul Conference, and other issues. Ghani expressed skepticism that the c [...]
2010-02-27 14:05:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS KCOR PREL EAID AF
10KABUL703LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 13, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-28 06:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL704LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by March 15, 2010. 3. [...]
2010-02-28 06:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL705Assistance for Afghanistan's Provincial Airports
[...] (U) Summary: Antiquated and overcrowded, Afghanistan's provincial airports are struggling to handle existing passenger traffic and unable to handle increasing demand for international and domestic flights. Embassy Kabul is upgrading three provincial runways in cooperation with the Asian Develo [...]
2010-02-28 06:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EAID PGOV PREL AF
10KABUL706LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 17, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-28 06:33:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL707LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request - see paragraph 2. 2. In order to comply with vetting requirements, this cable forwards the names of Afghan nationals. Post possesses no derogatory information on these individuals. Post requests Department's review of these candidates by February 15, 2010. 3 [...]
2010-02-28 06:33:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF
10KABUL711CORRECTED COPY: Treasury A/S Cohen Urges Major Afghan Banks
[...] (SBU//NF) In meetings with the heads of Kabul Bank, Azizi Bank and Afghan United Bank on February 11, Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing David Cohen strongly encouraged the Afghan banking sector to implement stronger controls against money laundering and terrorist f [...]
2010-02-28 06:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON SNAR KTFN KCOR KCRM PGOV PINS AF
10KABUL725Afghanistan: Telecommunications Policy Officer
[...] (U) Per reftel request, Embassy Kabul's Telecommunications Policy Officer is Anne Benjaminson (+93-700-10-8367; BenjaminsonAW@state.gov) until her departure in August 2010. The TPO from 2010 - 2011 will be Carter Wilbur (same phone number; WilburCW@state.gov). EIKENBERRY [...]
2010-02-28 13:06:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AF
10KABUL726CRIMINAL ALLEGATIONS SURROUNDING MARJAH
[...] (S/REL ISAF, NATO) Summary. As Operation Moshtarak within Nad Ali district began in mid-February, rumors of criminal allegations surrounding the Marjah Sub-District Governor Haji Zahir and his time in Germany began to surface. Upon hearing these allegations, Regional Platform)South (RP-S) and [...]
2010-02-28 15:04:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV KDEM KCRM MOPS PREL AF
10KABUL85KARZAI AND CODEL MCCAIN ON PROGRESS, ELECTIONS,
[...] (S) Summary: In a positive and free-ranging discussion, President Karzai and visiting CODEL McCain agreed that more should be done to tell Afghans and Americans about the progress in Afghanistan since 2002 and the positive role of the international community. On the timing of parliamentary election [...]
2010-01-10 09:12:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL96NEW AFGHAN CABINET NOMINEES
[...] (C) Summary: The Afghan Lower House (Wolesi Jirga, WJ) received President Karzai's list of 16 cabinet nominations on January 9; there were no repeated names from the last list with a slate primarily comprised of political unknowns. This new list appears to be Karzai's attempt to balance prag [...]
2010-01-11 13:25:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL97COORDINATING UN AND UK VIEWS ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: The Embassy has begun discussions with the GIRoA and coordination with UN and UK on policies regarding the 2010 Parliamentary elections. The UN and UK are essentially in line with U.S. views, and the UN plans to lead the dialogue with the GIRoA on a reform agenda. Some differen [...]
2010-01-12 04:41:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV UNSC AF
10KOLKATA29INDIA'S NEXT TOP GENERAL OFFERS POSSIBLE COUNTERINSURGENCY
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 11 meeting, India's departing Eastern Commander and next Chief of Army Staff, LTG V.K. Singh, discussed India's success with its ongoing northeast counterinsurgency operations, improved security with Bangladesh, the military's take on the Maoist/Naxal threat and the [...]
2010-02-26 10:59:00Consulate KolkataCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER IN BG AF
10KUALALUMPUR55MALAYSIAN INTENTIONS FOR THE LONDON CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 01:07:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF MY
10KUWAIT53KUWAIT'S FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND LONDON
[...] (C) During a January 25 call on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah, A/S Feltman, accompanied by the Ambassador, acknowledged strong USG concern about increasing insecurity in Yemen and noted USG intentions to increase security and development assistance the [...]
2010-01-25 13:27:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID YM AF KU
10LISBON43PORTUGAL: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 09:28:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF PO
10LJUBLJANA1SLOVENIA: OMLT ON ORDER FOR OCT 2010, LOGISTICS
[...] (C) Summary: Slovenia announced on December 24 that it would lead an Operational Mentoring Liaison Team (OMLT) in Afghanistan beginning no later than October 2010, with functional caveats lifted to allow Slovene troops to accompany Afghan security forces on operations. USG support will be re [...]
2010-01-04 10:53:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR AF SI
10LJUBLJANA13SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE ON TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 15:24:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR AF MOPS NATO PREL SI
10LJUBLJANA32INVESTING IN AN ALLY: SUPPORT FOR SLOVENIA'S
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph six. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Slovenia is at a crucial tipping point in terms of its international engagement. If the country is to successfully deploy an Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT) in Afghanistan this year, as it has committed [...]
2010-02-04 07:55:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO AF SI
10LONDON159SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO LONDON JANUARY 27-29
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: We are delighted to welcome you back to London for the conferences on Afghanistan and Yemen this week. PM Brown is our strong ally on both issues, despite some early difficulties in coordinating conference details with us, especially in regard to Yemen. He assured me that they were [...]
2010-01-25 12:03:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS PGOV PREL UK AF PK
10LONDON391HMG AGREES ON NEED FOR ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ANSF
[...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG agrees on the urgent need to fill the shortage of ISAF trainers and mentors for the Afghan National Security Forces and has encouraged allies to help fill the shortfall, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials told Poloff February 19 (reftel). FCO officials did no [...]
2010-02-19 17:58:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMASS PREL NATO MOPS PGOV AF UK
10LONDON76AFGHANISTAN/YEMEN/IRAN: SENIOR UK-BASED DIPLOMATS DISCUSS AT CHINESE AMB'S FAREWELL DINNER Classified By: Ambassador Louis B. Susman, reasons 1.4 (b/d)
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 17:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ECIN PGOV ECON IR AF YM CH IN UK
10LONDON86AMBASSADOR’S MEETING WITH LIBERAL DEMOCRAT LEADER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Susman paid an introductory call on Liberal Democratic Party leader Nick Clegg on January 12. Clegg may find himself cast into the role of kingmaker if neither of the two main parties wins an outright parliamentary majority in the upcoming general elections, -- though Cleg [...]
2010-01-15 14:30:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS PGOV PREL UK AF PK
10LUXEMBOURG15LUXEMBOURG TO BE REPRESENTED BY MARIE-LISE STOLL AT PRT
[...] (U) Post was contacted by Jean-Louis Thill MFA desk officer in the Directorate of Political Affairs, who informed us that Luxembourg would be represented at the PRT Conference in Prague by Marie-Lise STOLL from the Luxembourg Embassy in Prague. 2. (U) Point of contact for thi [...]
2010-01-22 16:18:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO AF LU
10LUXEMBOURG19DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO LUXEMBOURG: OUTREACH ON LONDON
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to Eric Muller, MFA desk officer. Muller stated that no response could be made before January 26, at the earliest, as many of the principals including primary Afghanistan desk officer Jean-Louis Thill were in Brussels for a meeting. 2. (U) P [...]
2010-01-25 16:55:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF LU
10LUXEMBOURG23LUXEMBOURG INTENTION TO ANNOUNCE NEW CONTRIBUTION TO
[...] (U) MFA desk officer Yasuko Muller delivered Luxembourg's intended announcement details concerning new contributions for the Afghanistan National Army (ANA) trust fund and developmental aid to Pol/Econ Chief January 27 just before she departed for the London Conference. 2. (U) I [...]
2010-01-27 17:23:00Embassy LuxembourgSECRET//NOFORNPREL ECON EFIN PGOV AF LU
10LUXEMBOURG9DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO LUXEMBOURG: ENCOURAGING SENIOR-LEVEL
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel talking points to GOL Defense Director Jean-Jacques Welfring January 19. Welfring stated that he expected someone from the MFA would attend the PRT conference but who was yet to be determined. 2. (SBU) DCM also met with George Friden, MFA Dir [...]
2010-01-19 16:51:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO AF LU
10MADRID146AMBASSADOR SOLOMONT'S FEBRUARY 4, 2010, MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador paid his first call on Spanish VP Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega February 4, 2010. They discussed the U.S.-EU summit and Spain's hopes for a bilateral visit by President Obama; Haiti; Afghanistan; Iran; Latin America; Counter-Terrorism, including data protecti [...]
2010-02-05 16:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AF HA IR SP XM
10MADRID188AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 10 CALL ON SPANISH CHIEF OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador called February 10 on Chief of Defense (CJCS-equivalent) General Jose Julio Rodriguez. The meeting was warm and brief. The two discussed the issue of strategic communications on our shared mission in Afghanistan, U.S. access to Spanish military bases, and the limi [...]
2010-02-18 16:12:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO AF SP
10MADRID20AMBASSADOR SOLOMONT'S JANUARY 9, 2010, MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: Shortly after his arrival January 9, the Ambassador went to the MFA to present copies of his credentials. Unexpectedly, he was received personally by FM Moratinos. Moratinos conveyed King Juan Carlos' greetings and said the King was anxious to meet the Ambassador. A credential [...]
2010-01-11 16:35:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL AF HO IR IS SP WI
10MADRID200SPANISH VIEWS GOING INTO ANSF FORCE GENERATION
[...] (C) Spain fully supports Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) targets, and recognizes the importance of an effective ANSF to the Allies' transition out of Afghanistan, but does not expect to announce additional contributions to Afghanistan at the February 23 NATO/ISAF force generation confere [...]
2010-02-23 07:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL NATO SP AF
10MADRID62SPANISH PARTICIPATION IN PRAGUE PRT CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Post conveyed reftel invitation and talking points to key contacts at Spanish Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs the week of January 11, and learned that Spain will be represented by the civilian team leader from its provincial reconstruction team and possibly by local embassy sta [...]
2010-01-21 16:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO EAID KPAO AF SP
10MADRID67AMBASSADOR SOLOMONT'S JANUARY 21, 2010, MEETING
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador called January 21, 2010, on opposition party leader Mariano Rajoy and Rajoy,s Chief of Cabinet, Jorge Moragas. They discussed Afghanistan, Iran, IPR, the Spanish economy, and Latin America. End summary. Afghanistan 2. (C) The Ambassador congratulated Rajoy on the Popu [...]
2010-01-22 15:43:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL KIPR AF IR XM SP
10MADRID77SPAIN GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF LONDON CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Post conveyed talking points in reftels to key Spanish contacts in the Defense and Foreign Affairs ministries and at the USAID-equivalent Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID). Subdirector General for Security Affairs Manuel Acerete confirmed that Special Ambassad [...]
2010-01-25 14:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR MOPS NATO AF
10MADRID90AMBASSADOR SOLOMONT,S JANUARY 26, 2010 MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Solomont called January 26 on Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon. The two discussed aspects of the bilateral defense relationship, Spanish support for Afghanistan, the humanitarian response to the earthquake in Haiti, and Spanish leadership of EU missions in Bosnia [...]
2010-01-28 06:30:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR NATO AF SP
10MANAMA15BAHRAINI FM ON AFGHANISTAN, ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmad Al Khalifah January 11 for an hour and discussed a range of topics including the Israeli-palestinian conflict and Afghanistan. MFA advisor Amb Saeed Al Faihani and DCM joined the meeting. Afghanistan ----------- 2. (C) On Afghanista [...]
2010-01-11 12:57:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IS AF BA
10MOSCOW148GOR PLANS FOR LONDON AND 2010 ENGAGEMENT WITH
[...] (C) Summary: While Moscow remains interested in bilateral and multilateral engagement to stabilize Afghanistan, the GOR's plans for the upcoming London Conference and 2010 offer no proposals for funding economic development work. We are seeing signs that Russia is attempting to work with re [...]
2010-01-22 11:39:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS AF
10MOSCOW226SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 4 U.S.-RUSSIA BILATERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. and Russia have powerful reasons to work together to combat illicit trafficking of narcotics. As you heard in September from your counterpart on the working group, Viktor Ivanov, Director of Russian Federal Drug Control Service (FSKN),his priority is engaging you o [...]
2010-01-29 15:33:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM RS AF
10MOSCOW239AFGHAN TRANSIT: GOR STILL DEMANDS ICAO STANDARDS
[...] (C) Summary: EmbOffs met with GOR officials to discuss how to implement more effectively the U.S.-Russia Afghan Air Transit Agreement, especially the use of ICAO standards for shipping hazardous cargo on civilian charter flights contracted by the U.S. military. The GOR confirmed there are no [...]
2010-02-01 15:17:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR EAIR RS AF
10MOSCOW285GOR SATISFIED WITH LONDON CONFERENCE ON
[...] (C) Summary: We met with Alexey Dedov, newly appointed Deputy Director for Afghanistan and Iran, of the MFA's Second Asia Department. On Iran, Dedov said Russia was concerned that upcoming February 11 events could turn chaotic and violent if the pro-government demonstrators and opposition [...]
2010-02-09 09:32:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS AF IR
10MOSCOW297USAID MOSCOW DISCUSSES USG CONTRACTING WITH
[...] (SBU) February 3 USAID Moscow briefed GOR officials and Russian business representatives on the USG contracting process. They also discussed tenders in Afghanistan. The presentation responded to requests from Russian officials who frequently cite the experience then-Soviet workers gained in [...]
2010-02-10 13:20:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL RS AF
10MOSCOW410FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS TO ENGAGE RUSSIA ON
[...] (C) Summary: Cooperation on Afghanistan remains a top item on the U.S.-Russia agenda. We have achieved success in gaining Russia's public, rhetorical support for our efforts (despite private skepticism) and concrete help on transit issues. Efforts to have Russia contribute substantial econ [...]
2010-02-24 14:55:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR RS AF
10MUSCAT99OMAN - GOVERNMENT'S NUMBER TWO GIVES HIS VIEWS OF THE REGION
[...] (S) Summary: In the Ambassador's introductory courtesy call, Oman's number two in government, Sayyid Fahd, gave a frank view of regional issues, interspaced with praise for the United States' efforts. He opined that Iraq will eventually settle down and that the United States had done a great s [...]
2010-02-22 08:00:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL IZ IR IN PK AF YM IS KPAL MU
10NEWDELHI13MEA ON INDIAN ASSISTANCE TO 2010 AFGHAN ELECTION
[...] (C) According to senior Ministry of External Affairs officials, the GOI is not actively considering providing technical or financial support to Afghan elections, but would be open to such proposals from the Afghan government. On January 6, we raised reftel query with Gopal Bagley, MEA's Actin [...]
2010-01-06 13:04:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF IN
10NEWDELHI131INDIA: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 10:27:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF IN
10NEWDELHI151SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY MCHALE VISIT TO INDIA
[...] (SBU) Under Secretary McHale: Mission India warmly welcomes you. Following Prime Minister Singh's historic official state visit to Washington and Minister of Human Resource Development Sibal's US tour, your visit coincides with a rapid expansion in the U.S.-India partnership, encompassing e [...]
2010-01-27 13:45:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN
10NEWDELHI162NSA NARAYANAN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN WITH SPECIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Outgoing National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan discussed Afghanistan with Special Representative Richard Holbrooke January 18. Holbrooke explained President Obama's plan for the start of a phased troop withdrawal in 2011 rather than a precipitous pull out, and made the case f [...]
2010-01-28 13:07:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER AF PK IN
10NEWDELHI163SRAP HOLBROOKE DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 18 meeting with Special Representative Richard Holbrooke, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao described the Indian effort in Afghanistan as focused on strengthening governance by building Afghan capacities. She said Indian engagement is transparent and should not be threatening [...]
2010-01-28 13:20:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PK AF IN
10NEWDELHI206SRAP HOLBROOKE MEETS INDIAN EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER KRISHNA
[...] (C) Summary: EAM Krishna told Ambassador Holbrooke in a January 18 meeting that Pakistan needed to take visible steps against those responsible for the Mumbai attacks before a full fledged dialogue with India could move forward. Holbrooke cited the U.S. and India's shared interest in Pakistani s [...]
2010-02-01 16:01:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PK AF IN
10NEWDELHI225WHAT IS INDIA DOING IN AFGHANISTAN?
[...] (C) Summary: India is proud of its ongoing "development partnership" with post-Taliban Afghanistan that began in late 2001. The GOI claims the sum of its performed and pledged assistance to date totals USD 1.3 billion, of which approximately one-third has been disbursed. India's civilian ai [...]
2010-02-03 10:13:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID PARM IN AF
10NEWDELHI274INDIA ON PRESSURING IRAN TO ENGAGE ON NUCLEAR
[...] (U) Due to the unavailability of senior Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officials over the last ten days, PolOff delivered reftel demarche points on February 9 to Under Secretary Siddhartha Nath of MEA's Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran (PAI) Division. 2. (C) Nath promised to convey the points [...]
2010-02-10 14:08:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MNUC IR AF IN
10NEWDELHI287SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRY’S VISIT TO INDIA
[...] (S) Summary: You will find an Indian government that is more committed than ever to building a durable and wide ranging USG-GOI relationship after Prime Minister Singh's Washington visit in November. New Delhi has been broadly supportive of USG goals in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. After refusing [...]
2010-02-11 13:07:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PTER ECON SENV AF PK IN
10NEWDELHI334INDIAN VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN: EAGER FOR INCREASED USG COORDINATION, WARY OF PAKISTANI SCHEMING, SKEPTICAL ON R/R
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 22 meeting, YK Sinha -- India's A/S equivalent for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran -- welcomed increased GOI-USG coordination "at all levels" on our respective assistance activities in Afghanistan. He warned the USG not to be drawn into what he characterized as a Pakistan [...]
2010-02-23 13:08:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL IN PK AF IR
10NEWDELHI387MORE ON FEB 25 INDO-PAK TALKS: "NO BREAKDOWN BUT
[...] (U) Summary: Foreign Minister Nirupama Rao told the Ambassador on February 26 that February 25 talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir were a "good first step" but that further Pakistani progress on terrorism is needed before the GOI will commit to further talks. Rao described the [...]
2010-02-26 14:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER IN PK AF
10OSLO23NORWAY'S RESPONSE ON AFGHAN LEAD PROVINCIAL
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points during his January 14 Courtesy Call to Defense Minister Grete Faremo (full conversation to be reported septel). Faremo responded by saying that Norway is committed to the NATO/ISAF mission in Afghanistan, and added that Norway needs to understand U.S. s [...]
2010-01-15 15:54:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL NO
10OSLO35 NORWAY'S ATTENDANCE AT PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE
[...] (U) Norway's Senior Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Ambassador Janis Bjorn Kanavin told PolOff January 21 that Norway would send MFA Senior Advisor Helene Sand Andresen to the PRT Conference in Prague starting January 25. Andresen told PolOff that Kirsten Gislesen and Colonel Roar [...]
2010-01-22 15:01:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO AF NO
10OSLO37GON VIEWS: LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: On January 25 MFA Af/Pak Director Ambassador Janis Bjorn Kanavin told PolOff and MoD Deputy Director of Security Policy General Bjorn Solberg told DCM, A/DATT and PolOff that the GoN was supportive overall of the US objectives for the London Conference. Kanavin did note that th [...]
2010-01-25 15:42:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF NO
10OSLO40NORWAY'S ATTENDANCE AT PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 15:42:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO AF NO
10OSLO41NORWAY'S ATTENDANCE AT PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 15:42:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO AF NO
10OSLO42NORWAY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PRT CONFERENCE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 15:42:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO AF NO
10OSLO43NORWAY'S ATTENDANCE AT PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 15:42:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO AF NO
10OSLO44NORWAY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PRT CONFERENCE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 15:42:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO AF NO
10OSLO45EUR/RPM DIRECTOR DISCUSSES NATO, ARCTIC, AND
[...] (C) Summary: On the margins of the January 14 NATO Strategic Concept Seminar EUR/RPM Director Bruce Turner, DCM, and PolOff conducted bilateral meetings January 13 to discuss Afghanistan, NATO, Russia, and the Arctic High North. On Afghanistan, MFA and MoD officials described increasing Nor [...]
2010-01-26 11:49:00Embassy OsloSECRETPREL NATO MOPS PARM KNNP KCFE PGOV SENV AF NO
10OSLO71Ambassador's Introductory Meeting with Justice and Police
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 12, the Ambassador met with GON Minister of Justice and the Police Knut Storberget. Storberget discussed his Ministry's key issues, Qcluding Norway's acceptance of Cuban migrants via the United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),domestic violence, immi [...]
2010-02-18 12:45:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER AF CU NO KCRM KIPR KJUS PREL PREF KTIP
10OSLO86Ambassador Discusses Pharmaceuticals, Afghanistan and Other
[...] (U) In his introductory call with Norwegian Minister of Health and Care Services Anne-Greth Strom-Erichson on February 10, the Ambassador 2010 discussed intellectual property problems facing research-based pharmaceuticals companies, Afghanistan, the H1N1 pandemic, and other issues. 2. [...]
2010-02-11 15:46:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KIPR ETRD AF PREL NO
10OTTAWA1CANADA; TOP FIVE POLICY PRIORITIES IN 2010
[...] (C/NF) Summary. PM Harper's top goal for 2010 is remaining in power, preferably without an election that the public does not want but, if need be, to force the weak opposition parties to bring on another election and bear the political consequences. The Conservatives will need to demonstrate slow b [...]
2010-01-04 15:32:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR ECON ETRD SENV CA AF
10OTTAWA19Canadian Representation at PRT Conference in Prague
[...] (SBU) In response to a January 14 demarche by PolMinCouns concerning high level Canadian participation at the Prague PRT conference (ref a),Acting Director General Jamie Christoff of the Afghanistan Task Force at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed that Jess D [...]
2010-01-19 15:31:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO AF CA
10OTTAWA21Canadian PM and NATO S-G Discuss Afghanistan, the Strategic
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In a meeting in Ottawa with the NATO Secretary General, PM Harper promised to consider a training role in Afghanistan after Canada's combat mission ends in 2011, while noting the importance of managing messaging to avoid characterizations of ""withdrawal."" Mounting Canadian d [...]
2010-01-20 18:49:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR AF NATO CA
10OTTAWA41Canadian Views on Afghanistan Heading into the London
[...] (SBU) Summary. Canada's priorities for London are the transition to Afghan lead, reintegration, and reconciliation. Canada is looking for more information on the Reintegration Trust Fund before making a decision on its contribution. Canada hopes to avoid specific time lines for transition, [...]
2010-01-26 21:54:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF CA
10OTTAWA5Canadian review almost complete of MOU for Support to U.S.
[...] (C/NF) On January 7, Jamie Pennell of the Bilateral Relations and Operations Division of the Afghanistan Task Force within the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) provided an update on the status of the draft MOU for life support and security to U.S. civilians operati [...]
2010-01-07 18:31:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS NATO MARR AF CA
10OTTAWA51Ottawa Proposes Only Minor Changes in MOU on Life Support
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) has concluded that the draft MOU for life support for U.S. civilians deployed to non-U.S. PRTs cannot be between two embassies and must be non-binding. Either DFAIT or the Department of National Defence would b [...]
2010-02-04 19:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMOPS MARR PREL EAID AF CA
10OTTAWA67CANADIAN PLANS IN AFGHANISTAN POST-2011
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Canada will not only end its military mission in Afghanistan in 2011 but will likely significantly scale back its assistance after 2011 and offer only relatively modest contributions to Afghan Trust Funds. A top priority is likely to be the Afghan-Pakistan border programs. With grow [...]
2010-02-18 22:11:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID MOPS MARR AF CA HA
10PARIS170 SECDEF GATES'S MEETING WITH FRENCH MINISTER OF DEFENSE HERVE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) was hosted by French Minister of Defense Herve Morin for a working lunch during an official bilateral visit to Paris on February 8, 2010. SecDef and Morin agreed on the basic themes to be included in NATO's revised Strategic Concept. [...]
2010-02-12 13:49:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS MAR FR IR AF NATO
10PARIS174SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES'S MEETING WITH FRENCH FOREIGN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: At the request of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with French FM Bernard Kouchner in Paris on February 8, 2010. Discussions included how to persuade the Chinese and others to support sanctions against Iran, and the import [...]
2010-02-12 16:56:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR FR IR AF NATO
10PARIS201FRENCH PREVIEW OF FEBRUARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) On February 19, Mathieu Carmona, MFA Deputy Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the February 22 Foreign Affairs Council meeting of EU foreign ministers: ----- HAITI ----- 2. (SBU/NF) Following a briefing by Kristalina Georgieva, t [...]
2010-02-19 16:45:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN HA IR AF BO UP FR
10PARIS207FRENCH MFA ON RUSSIA, BALKANS, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN,
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During separate discussions with OSD Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow and EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Spencer Boyer in early February, Roland Galharague, MFA A/S-equivalent for Continental Europe, adopted a defensive posture about the pot [...]
2010-02-22 14:31:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL RS GG SR BK AF IR AM FR
10PARIS55AFGHANISTAN: FRANCE SHARES U.S. VIEWS ON ISAF
[...] (SBU) France is entirely in agreement that the ISAF transition plan adopted at NATO would be an excellent deliverable for the London conference, but should not be confused with a plan to withdraw ISAF forces. Francois Delmas of the French interagency Afghanistan-Pakistan cell said on January [...]
2010-01-15 17:09:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS NATO PREL AF FR
10PARIS68FRENCH PREVIEW OF JANUARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) On January 22, Mathieu Carmona, MFA Deputy Director for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, provided the following preview for the January 25 Foreign Affairs Council meeting of EU foreign ministers: ------------------------ LADY ASHTON TAKES CHARGE ------------------------ 2. ( [...]
2010-01-22 15:27:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EUN HA YM AF BK SO IR MD FR
10PARIS7AFGHANISTAN MOU: UPDATED INTERIM RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Post has followed up with the GOF on the interim response reported in reftel A to points in reftel B. On January 5, Francois Delmas, action officer from the interagency Afghanistan and Pakistan Cell, said that delayed transmission of the draft MOU from the French Embassy in Kabul to Par [...]
2010-01-05 14:06:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID AF FR
10PARIS71STAFFDEL KESSLER ENGAGES THE FRENCH ON IRAN,
[...] (C) Staffdel Kessler, representing the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, visited Paris January 12-14 to engage French officials, non-government entities and the private sector regarding Iran, sanctions, non-proliferation and Afghanistan. With a main focus of discussing potential U.S. sanctio [...]
2010-01-22 17:44:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL IR AF PK FR
10PARIS79SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PARIS ON JANUARY 29,
[...] (C/NF) Madam Secretary: President Sarkozy, Foreign Minister Kouchner, and U.S Embassy Paris look forward to welcoming you on your first bilateral trip to France as Secretary of State. Your visit is taking place at a time that many consider to be one of the best periods in Franco-American relations. [...]
2010-01-25 17:28:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV FR AF IS IR
10PARIS8AFGHANISTAN MOU: UPDATED INTERIM RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Post has followed up with the GOF on the interim response reported in reftel A to points in reftel B. On January 5, Francois Delmas, action officer from the interagency Afghanistan and Pakistan Cell, said that delayed transmission of the draft MOU from the French Embassy in Kabul to Par [...]
2010-01-05 14:07:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID AF FR
10PARIS80AFGHANISTAN: FRANCE SUPPORTS U.S. PRIORITIES FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The French government largely shares U.S. priorities for the January 28 London conference on Afghanistan, as outlined in ref A, but is frustrated with a lack of specifics from Afghan authorities on reintegration, development, and anti-corruption. Acting French Special Representat [...]
2010-01-25 18:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF FR
10PESHAWAR10FATA SECURITY UPDATE; PAKISTANI/RC-EAST COORDINATION ON
[...] (C) Summary. During a January 23 briefing for RC-East MG Scapparotti, 11th Corps Chief of Staff BG Aamer provided an overview of the security situation in FATA and Malakand Division, Northwest Frontier Province. It would take at least a year, predicted Aamer, to finish military operations [...]
2010-01-25 14:00:00Consulate PeshawarSECRETPREL PTER MOPS PK AF
10PRAGUE27CZECH REPUBLIC ON AFGHANISTAN TRANSITION
[...] (C) On January 13, as part of the U.S.-Czech Strategic Dialogue, EUR Assistant Secretary Phil Gordon discussed Afghanistan with Czech Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar. In addition to speaking about the Czech contributions in Afghanistan, particularly via the Czech PRT in Logar province, A/S [...]
2010-01-20 16:20:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF XG MARR MOPS NATO EZ
10PRAGUE30JANUARY 13 U.S.-CZECH STRATEGIC DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A/S Phil Gordon led the U.S. side in the second U.S.-Czech Strategic Dialogue on January 13. DFM Tomas Pojar, who led the Czech side, was friendly, open and constructive. Before the Dialogue, A/S Gordon met with FM Jan Kohout. Kohout, Pojar, other leaders and even Czech med [...]
2010-01-21 09:23:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ENRG AF RS EZ
10PRAGUE31A/S GORDON'S MEETING WITH CZECH SOCIAL DEMOCRAT
[...] (C) Summary: During a January 13 meeting with A/S Gordon, Czech Social Democrat Party (CSSD) shadow FM Lubomir Zaoralek expressed interest in exploring ways to improve transatlantic relations. However, Zaoralek made clear that CSSD will for now oppose any increased Czech troop presence in A [...]
2010-01-21 11:55:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR RS AF EZ
10PRAGUE36CZECH COMMENTS ON UPCOMING FAC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 20 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova regarding the January Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). She offered brief comments on possible EU sanctions against Iran, Yemen, Bosnia, Somalia, and A [...]
2010-01-22 17:10:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF IR
10PRAGUE5SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON: STRATEGIC DIALOGUE IN
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary Gordon: Your visit to the Czech Republic for the Strategic Dialogue comes at an ideal time to build on Vice President Biden's October 23 visit, the November 6 High Level Defense Group (HLDG),and Under Secretary Tauscher's November 16 visit. While some within the Cze [...]
2010-01-06 14:24:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG RS AF EZ
10PRAGUE86DAS QUANRUD'S FEBRUARY 9 PRAGUE VISIT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 10:30:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALAF ENRG EPET EZ IR MARR PREL RS UP
10RIGA29 LATVIAN OFFICIALS TO ATTEND PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE
[...] Latvian Ambassador to the Czech Republic Argita Daudze will attend the January 25-27 PRT conference in Prague. According to MFA officials, she will be joined by DCM Edgars Bondars and MFA Afghanistan Desk Officer Ilze Strasere. Ministry of Defense officials reported earlier that Jevgenijs Pa [...]
2010-01-19 15:31:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO AF LG
10RIGA32LATVIA UNDERSTANDS THE TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 15:45:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL LG AF
10RIGA43LATVIAN FM WILL ATTEND LONDON CONFERENCE ON
[...] (SBU) Latvian MFA Security Policy Director Kaspars Ozolins confirmed that Foreign Minister Maris Riekstins will attend the London Conference on Afghanistan, January 28, where he will formally announce an increase of two additional Latvian police officers (supplementing one already deployed) and [...]
2010-01-25 14:58:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF LG
10RIGA89LATVIA IN AFGHANISTAN: UNABLE TO PROVIDE MORE TROOPS BUT
[...] (C) We delivered reftel A demarche to Judite Dobele, the Head of the Latvian MFA's Asia, Africa and Oceania Division. Dobele said that the GOL currently has 175 soldiers serving in Afghanistan and has no current plans to increase its military presence there. 2. (SBU) Latvia [...]
2010-02-22 15:50:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AF LG
10RIYADH101SPECIAL ADVISOR TO SRAP WITH SAUDI INTEL: WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE TALIBAN?
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-23 12:21:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNAF PGOV PK PREL SA
10RIYADH108DEMARCHE RESPONSE: OUTREACH ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) DCM met with Dr. Raed Krimly, MFA Director of Western Affairs, on January 25 to discuss U.S. priorities for the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan and solicit Saudi support for these goals per reftel. Econ Counselor also met separately with Deputy Finance Minister for Economic Af [...]
2010-01-25 16:00:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF SA
10RIYADH136SFD CONFIRMS $150 MILLION FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) On the sidelines of a January 30 meeting at the Saudi Fund for Development, Mohammad Al-Arifi, the Fund's technical director for Asia, confirmed to Econoff that the SAG would be extending an additional $150 million in aid to Afghanistan. He said this aid would come in the form of soft loans [...]
2010-01-31 06:53:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PREL SA AF
10RIYADH153PRINCE TURKI AL-FAISAL ON AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) During a meeting on January 30, Ambassador Smith and Prince Turki Al-Faisal--former GIP Head and Ambassador to the U.S., and current Chairman of the Board of the King Faisal Center-- discussed ways to further strengthen the U.S.- Saudi bilateral relationship; Saudi Arabia's Afghanistan les [...]
2010-02-02 13:47:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SA AF PK
10RIYADH155KARZAI TO THE KING: I NEED YOUR HELP
[...] (C) Afghan President Hamid Karzai traveled to Riyadh for a meeting with Saudi King Abdullah on February 3. Karzai's visit comes a week after his speech at the London Afghanistan Conference, where he called upon the Saudis to assist in facilitating the Afghan reconciliation process. As Karzai [...]
2010-02-03 14:39:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF PK SA
10RIYADH182SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Ambassador Holbrooke, Embassy Riyadh warmly welcomes you to Saudi Arabia, which, by virtue of its historical and cultural ties to Central Asia; personal relationships between Saudi, Afghani and Pakistani leaders; financial power; and leadership of the Muslim world, can play a central role in im [...]
2010-02-12 12:15:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KTFN SA AF PK
10RIYADH40AFGHAN SECOND VICE PRESIDENT VISITS RIYADH
[...] (U) The Saudi Press Agency announced the January 3 visit of Afghan Second Vice President Abdulkarim Khalili. Khalili met with King Abdullah, Minister of Defense Crown Prince Sultan, Deputy Commander of the National Guard Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, Assistant Chief of General Intelligence Prince [...]
2010-01-06 15:31:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF SA PK
10RIYADH8MOI TO SPECIAL ADVISOR TO SRAP: TALIBAN
[...] (C) During a meeting on December 15, Dr. Barnett Rubin, Special Advisor to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, briefed Major General Dr. Saad al-Jabri, Special Advisor to the Assistant Minister of the Interior for Security Affairs, on the current U.S. thinking about Afghan [...]
2010-01-04 09:59:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SA PK AF
10ROME172SECDEF MEETING WITH ITALIAN MINISTER OF DEFESNE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with Italian Minister of Defense Ignacio La Russa during an official visit to Rome on February 6-7, 2010. La Russa expressed deep appreciation for SecDef's visit and for the chance to focus on bilateral defense relations rather tha [...]
2010-02-12 13:17:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IR KV
10ROME173SECDEF MEETING WITH ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini during an official visit to Rome on February 8. On Afghanistan, Frattini was eager to move beyond the London Conference and work to produce practical results for the Afghan [...]
2010-02-12 13:18:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IR
10ROME174SECDEF MEETING WITH ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER SILVIO
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi during an official visit to Rome on February 6, 2010. SecDef thanked Berlusconi for Italy's pledge of more Italian troops for operations in Afghanistan and assured him that the creation [...]
2010-02-12 13:27:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR NATO IT AF IR
10ROME186HAITI: ITALIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO EXPANDED MINUSTAH
[...] (U) Poloff raised reftel points with MFA Political-Military Officer Andrea Romussi on February 11. Romussi said that the Ministry of Defense is ready to deploy a self-sustaining Formed Police Unit (FPU) of 125 Carabinieri to Haiti under the MINUSTAH mandate. Approval from the Prime Minister' [...]
2010-02-16 15:59:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
10ROME195AFGHANISTAN: ITALY PLEDGES 75 NEW TRAINERS FOR ANSF
[...] (C) Summary: MOD La Russa called the Ambassador on February 18 to inform him that Italy would provide 75 additional trainers in response to appeals from Secretary Gates and NATO SYG Rasmussen. 35 of these will be military and 40 will be Carabinieri police trainers. This will entail a redist [...]
2010-02-18 18:41:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
10ROME83SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY GATES TO ROME
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, Mission Italy and I look forward to hosting you in February, as does Minister La Russa and the Government of Italy. In anticipation, I met with La Russa on January 19. He is delighted that you have accepted his invitation and is working hard to ensure that your meetings in [...]
2010-01-22 12:28:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
10ROME97AFGHANISTAN: ITALY AGREES ON THE NEED TO AVOID
[...] (C) The Ambassador raised Ref A points with Italian MOD La Russa at a lunch on January 19, asking him to help underscore in public that NATO's planning process for ISAF transition to Afghan lead at the provincial level is not an exit strategy. La Russa agreed and said that Italian commander [...]
2010-01-27 11:23:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
10SEOUL187A/S CAMPBELL'S FEBRUARY 3 MEETING WITH ROK DEPUTY
[...] (C) During a February 3 meeting with EAP Assistant Secretary Kurt Campbell, Deputy Foreign Minister Lee Yong-joon dismissed ROK press speculation that a North-South summit was imminent. Lee related that veteran DPRK Six-Party Talks negotiator Kim Gye-gwan would visit China week of February 8 [...]
2010-02-08 08:45:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR AF JP CH KN KS
10SEOUL82KEY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY STAFFERS ON IRAN, AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Three key National Assembly (NA) foreign policy staffers told us that the South Korean business community has been pressing the Blue House and key lawmakers to expand the ROK's economic ties with Iran, and other countries in the Middle East, and to be more aggressive in helping secure bi [...]
2010-01-21 08:15:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KS IR AF
10SINGAPORE70SINGAPORE SUPPORTS TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 09:09:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL PGOV AF SN
10SKOPJE40MACEDONIA WILL CONTRIBUTE TO REINTEGRATION TRUST
[...] (U) Post conveyed REFTEL points to Mira Krajacik of the MFA's Office of Security Cooperation. She spoke with the FonMin Milososki directly and he indicated that Macedonia would publicly endorse the Afghan Reintegration Trust Fund at the January 28 London Conference and make a verbal committme [...]
2010-01-28 14:20:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF MK
10SKOPJE75VISIT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE VERMONT NATIONAL GUARD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Macedonia is prepared to take on increased risk in its joint deployment beginning next month with the Vermont National Guard (VTNG),GoM leaders told visiting VTNG Adjutant General Dubie during his Feb 13-17 visit to Skopje. President Ivanov said he understood that success in Af [...]
2010-02-22 14:43:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MOPS MARR PREL AF MK
10SOFIA34BULGARIA: DEMARCHE CLARIFYING TRANSITION TO AFGHAN
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to Deputy Defense Minister Anyu Angelov on January 15. Angelov understood and agreed with the points on the transition to Afghan led Provincial Responsibility. The Deputy Minister said that Defense Minister Mladenov will attend the January 28 London confere [...]
2010-01-15 16:19:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL BU
10STATE1187ENGAGING ON NEW AIR PASSENGER SCREENING RULES
[...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 3. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (C) The attempted Christmas day bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight resulted in a presidential review and new Transportation Security Administration TSA) screening requirem [...]
2010-01-06 21:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAIR PTER ASEC ECON AF AG CU IR IZ LE LY NI PK SA
10STATE17299OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON OUTCOMES OF
[...] Post is authorized to make the following statement at the February 25, 2010, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna: Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chair. The United States shares the view of others here that the London Conference on Afghanistan was successful in demonstrating the internationa [...]
2010-02-24 23:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PREL AF
10STATE18600(C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON AFGHANISTAN'S
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS FOLLOWING IRANIAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES APPRECIATE REFTEL, AS IT GIVES VALUABLE ON-THE-GROUND INFORMATION THAT HELPS PROVIDE CONTEXT TO OTHER REPORTING ON MORE DETAILED ISSUES OF IRANIAN CONSTRUCTION, FINANCIAL, AND TRADE ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. IT IS PARTICULARL [...]
2010-02-28 04:06:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD AF IR
10STATE2082PREPARING FOR THE LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4-6. 2. (SBU) Background. A U.S. delegation led by Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke and including senior representatives of the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff held meetings with senior UK [...]
2010-01-09 01:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV EFIN ECON MARR MOPS NATO AF
10STATE3585OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO KAZAKHSTANI
[...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the January 14, 2010, Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States is pleased to welcome Foreign Minister Saudabayev to the Permanent Council as the OSCE,s 2010 Chairman-in-Office [...]
2010-01-13 23:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL KZ AF
10STATE3595ENCOURAGING SENIOR-LEVEL PARTICIPATION IN THE PRT
[...] Action request for Embassies in countries that lead or significantly contribute to Provincial Reconstruction Teams and USNATO in paragraph 5. 2. The Czech Republic and Embassy Prague are co-organizing an international conference on the work of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) in Afgh [...]
2010-01-14 01:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO AF
10STATE4074GUIDANCE ON NATO SUPPORT FOR EUPOL-AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) In response to ref A, Washington warmly supports mission's pursuit of broader cooperation between ISAF and EUPOL in Afghanistan in order to advance the core goals of the Afghan police development mission as well as to foster wider NATO-EU cooperation. This guidance focuses on our interes [...]
2010-01-14 21:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN MARR NATO PGOV PINS PREL AF
10STATE4108CLARIFYING THE TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD
[...] (SBU) The Department requests action addressees clarify for host governments at the highest possible level the planning process for ISAF transition to Afghan lead at the provincial level, emphasizing that discussion of this issue must not be mischaracterized as a plan for the imminent withdrawal of [...]
2010-01-14 22:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL
10STATE413TALKING POINTS FOR JANUARY 6 OPEN DEBATE ON UNAMA
[...] (U) USUN is instructed to pursue the objectives in paragraph 2 and draw from the points in paragraph 3 during the January 6 Security Council open debate on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). 2. (U) Objectives: -- Highlight the results of the U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan strat [...]
2010-01-04 23:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC AF
10STATE6320ACTION REQUEST ON U.S.-CHINA JOINT ASSISTANCE TO
[...] Following November 11 discussions between a visiting U.S. delegation and the Chinese MFA (Refs A and B),the U.S.-PRC Joint Statement released during President Obama's visit to Beijing noted the strategic importance to both countries of stability and development in Afghanistan. Since then Chin [...]
2010-01-22 01:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON PAK AF PGOV
10STATE6355OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The United States expects the main headlines of the London Conference on Afghanistan on January 28 will be the announcement of an international trust fund to support Afghan-led reintegration efforts and the wide endorsement of NATO,s plan for conditions-based, [...]
2010-01-22 02:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
10STATE7531FEBRUARY 16 CIV-MIL ROC DRILL IN DOHA: PURPOSE
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: This is a front channel response to KABUL216 to provide S/SRAP guidance for post participation in the February 16 CIV-MIL ROC Drill in Doha, Qatar. S/SRAP requests response by January 27 identifying p [...]
2010-01-26 11:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF EAID ECON NATO PGOV PREL
10STATE7783USUN MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/WCI
[...] (SBU) Mission clearance is requested for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp and Foreign Service Officer Todd Anderson from February 1-5. The purpose is to hold meetings with United Nations Security Council Delegations and to partpicpate in the Residual Mechanism Expert Gro [...]
2010-01-26 19:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS AF UN
10STATE8490GUIDANCE -- WORKING WITH RUSSIA ON OSCE TRAINING
[...] (SBU) Washington welcomes continued engagement with Russia on potential OSCE police training projects that would benefit Afghanistan, with an emphasis on border security and counter-narcotics. 2. (SBU) In close consultation with the Russian delegation, USOSCE should work with the OSCE Secre [...]
2010-01-27 22:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OSCE RS AF
10STATE8495USUN MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/WCI
[...] (SBU) Mission clearance is requested for Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen J. Rapp on January 29, 2010. The purpose is to hold a meeting with OLA Deputy Peter Taksoe-Jensen. 2. (SBU) No other Mission assistance is requested at this time. 3. (SBU) Department appreciates Po [...]
2010-01-27 22:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KJUS AF UN
10STATE8853MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ANNE JOYCE L/EUR
[...] (SBU) Mission clearance is requested for Anne Joyce from the Office of the Legal Advisor to participate in the Residual Mechanism Expert Group Meetings hosted by the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations on February 4 and 5, 2010. Mission POC is USUN/Legal: Mary McLeod 2. (SBU) No [...]
2010-01-28 17:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS AF UN
10STATE9637OFFER OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL POSSIBLY
[...] (C) BACKGROUND: REF A alerted Department of State to a potential nuclear/radiological trafficking incident. On January 20, the Office of the Chairman of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) located in Berlin, Germany, received a call from a DRC-based phone number, 243 99 [...]
2010-01-29 22:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF ASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER CG
10STOCKHOLM24DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 15:30:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL AF SW
10STOCKHOLM32SWEDEN'S POINTS ON 25 JANUARY FAC
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Stockholm delivered FAC demarche points on January 20 to the EU Correspondent's Office Deputy Kristin Forsgren-Bengtsson, Head of the Gulf Section Gufran Al-Nadal, and Head of the Asia and East Asia Department Klas Mohlin. Their main points were: -- The London Conferenc [...]
2010-01-21 13:10:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AF IR BK EUN SW
10STOCKHOLM68SWEDISH REACTION TO SOLDIERS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] Summary: Two Swedish soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on February 7, bringing total Swedish ISAF fatalities to four. The Government quickly stressed the importance of supporting the troops and their families. Party leaders across the political spectrum said Sweden's ISAF commitments would [...]
2010-02-16 12:02:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS AF SW
10STOCKHOLM77ENGAGING SWEDEN TO CONCLUDE "LIFE SUPPORT" MOU IN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 10:18:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PREL EAID PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF SW
10STOCKHOLM79SWEDEN WELCOMES TURKISH "CIVILIAN PRT" BUT
[...] (C) Sweden "welcomes" the Turkish civilian PRT (refs B and C) but remains concerned about the creation of a "security vacuum," Carl Magnus Eriksson, Deputy Director of the Security Policy Department at the MFA, told Poloffs February 17 in a meeting on other topics (Ref A). Eriksson underlined [...]
2010-02-19 15:09:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF TU SW
10STOCKHOLM83SWEDEN ON NTM-A TRAINER REQUESTS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 14:07:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL AF SW
10TALLINN13ESTONIA'S 18-MONTH STRATEGY FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the next 18 months, Estonia intends to contribute to success in Afghanistan by maintaining its defense forces in the south, increasing its civilian development resources in both Kabul and Helmand, and participating in diplomatic solutions together with the United States. I [...]
2010-01-26 15:28:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN AF EN
10TBILISI203GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE
[...] (S) Summary. Georgia is calmer and more stable than at any time since the war, but those improvements are far from durable. A palpable sense of insecurity still permeates society and politics. Miscalculations and provocations - domestically, in the territories or north across the mountains - could [...]
2010-02-18 05:28:00Embassy TbilisiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS MARR OTRA OVIP AF RS GG
10TBILISI50GEORGIANS OFFER LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOR IRAQI
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) Post received the below letter addressed to the Ambassador from Minister of Internal Affairs Vano Merabishvili offering law enforcement training assistance for Iraqi and Afghan police. The Embassy received identical letters addressed [...]
2010-01-13 14:46:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR MARR GG AF IZ
10TBILISI66GEORGIA: CLARIFYING THE TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 12:49:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL AF GG
10TBILISI98GEORGIA: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel talking points to officials in the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, America Department on January 25, 2010. We also inquired about whether Georgia expected to make any announcements at the London conference. MFA officials were not aware of any planned announceme [...]
2010-01-27 12:18:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GG
10TELAVIV180CODEL MCCAIN'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 08:15:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALAF IR IS IZ LE PGOV PK PREL
10THEHAGUE108NETHERLANDS: CABINET FALLS OVER AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Following a marathon 15 hour Cabinet meeting, the Dutch Cabinet fell around 02:30 a.m., February 20 due to fundamental disagreements and Labor Party (PvdA) posturing ahead of local elections. Conflicts within the governing coalition have prompted several near Cabinet crises over the [...]
2010-02-20 10:53:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO AF NL
10THEHAGUE114NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: A REDUCED ROLE LIKELY BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The most immediate result of the February 20 collapse of the Dutch government (reftel B) is the absence of a cabinet decision on post-2010 commitments to ISAF/Afghanistan. In that absence, the default position, withdrawal of Task Force Uruzgan by December 2010, stands. It will likely b [...]
2010-02-24 13:30:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
10THEHAGUE72NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: CABINET DECISION ON ITS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. A Dutch Cabinet decision on a post-2010 Afghanistan commitment is expected anytime within the next two weeks, possibly as early as February 5. Information on the specifics of the discussions is closely guarded, but all sources report that the negotiations are very delicate and [...]
2010-02-04 16:48:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO AF NL
10THEHAGUE73AMBASSADOR VERVEER ENGAGES DUTCH ON AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer advanced U.S. priorities in a two-day visit to the Netherlands January 13-14. With Dutch cabinet members and working-level officials, she emphasized U.S. interests in maintaining the Dutch commitment to Afghanistan w [...]
2010-02-05 11:13:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KWMN EAID AF NL
10TIRANA45ALBANIA SUPPPORTS TRASITION TO AFGHAN LEAD
[...] (U) Ambassador Withers delivered reftel talking points to Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Ilir Meta. Meta expressed his full support for our Afghanistan strategy and will stress the suggested points in his public remarks and in his participation at the January 28 London Conference. [...]
2010-01-22 08:28:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS NATO PREL AF AL
10TOKYO150OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) Embassy Poloff met January 25 with MOFA Second Middle East Division Deputy Director Kunihiko Higashi to deliver reftel points and discuss priorities for the January 28 London Conference on Afghanistan. After reviewing U.S. priorities [...]
2010-01-25 07:32:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF JA
10TOKYO84ENCOURAGING SENIOR-LEVEL PARTICIPATION IN THE PRT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 05:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO AF JA
10UNVIEVIENNA42COSTA ANGST RISES IN VIENNA-TIME FOR PLAN B?
[...] (U) Action Request for IO/GS. See paragraph 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Antonio Costa (Italy) is scheduled to complete his second-and last- term in May 2010. Given conflicting reports as to whether UN Secretary General Ban ki Mo [...]
2010-02-08 14:54:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR KCRM UN AF PK
10UNVIEVIENNA50UNODC: Afghan Opium Stabilizing: What is International
[...] Summary. Fresh off his trip to the January 28 London Conference, and with the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) "Winter Afghanistan Opium Assessment Survey" in hand, Executive Director Costa predicted that after two years of significant decline (36 percent overall),opium cultivation in Afgh [...]
2010-02-12 07:55:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AF UN JP
10UNVIEVIENNA55Seizing the Opportunity: UNODC Pakistan Country Program
[...] Summary: The UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hopes that its soon to be released (late spring 2010) Pakistan Country Program will offer a comprehensive strategy to address drugs, crime, terrorism and governance issues in Pakistan. After a rocky few years, where the Government of Pakistan [...]
2010-02-17 12:05:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AF UN JP PK PTER KCRM KNNP
10UNVIEVIENNA62Seizing the Opportunity: UNODC Pakistan Country Program
[...] Summary: The UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hopes that its soon to be released (late spring 2010) Pakistan Country Program will offer a comprehensive strategy to address drugs, crime, terrorism and governance issues in Pakistan. After a rocky few years, where the Government of Pakistan [...]
2010-02-19 13:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AF UN JP PK PTER KCRM KNNP
10UNVIEVIENNA9PREVIEWING THE MARCH 2010 COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 2010 Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) provides the United States with an excellent opportunity to highlight the Obama Administration's forthcoming National Drug Control Strategy and its top priorities in the international drug policy arena. As this March is the Admi [...]
2010-01-15 14:45:00UNVIESECRETAF SNAR UNCND IR
10USNATO12STRENGTHENING AFGHANISTAN CIVILIAN COORDINATION
[...] (C) Summary. Post concurs with reftel that appointment of a NATO Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) with expanded mandate and staff will contribute significantly to improving coordination of the civilian effort in Afghanistan. Many Allies agree, as reported separately. A more robust SCR wi [...]
2010-01-11 18:44:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AF PK
10USNATO18ALLIES WANT STRONG SRSG AND LONDON PUSHES HARD ON
[...] (C/NF) Summary. On January 12, Regional Command - South (RC-S) troop contributing nations discussed the key deliverables for the January 28 London conference on Afghanistan, focusing on civilian coordination and transition. The UK said London would push hard for the Council to expeditiously a [...]
2010-01-13 17:33:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO
10USNATO29NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL KICKS OFF JOINT REVIEW OF
[...] (C) Summary: The NATO-Russia Council (NRC) began its Joint Review of Common Security Challenges with a January 15 discussion on Afghanistan. NRC members agreed to include in the review efforts to stem the insurgency and narcotic trafficking, and support Afghan National Security Forces. Alli [...]
2010-01-20 13:25:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL NATO AF RS
10USNATO32KAZAKHSTAN'S DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE BRINGS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On January 19 Kazakhstan Deputy Minister of Defense (D/MOD) Bulat Sembinov thanked Ambassador Daalder for U.S. support in both multilateral and bilateral assistance to Kazakhstan's military and informed him of Kazakhstan's intention to contribute staff officers to NATO's operat [...]
2010-01-21 15:04:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNNATO PREL KZ AF OSCE MARR
10USNATO40NATO'S SCR RANKS REINTEGRATION, DELIVERING
[...] (C/REL ISAF) Summary. NATO's Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) in Afghanistan, Fernando Gentilini, told ISAF representatives January 27 that reintegration, enhancing NATO's civilian effect on the ground, and the 2010 Afghan Parliamentary elections were the three most important issues facing [...]
2010-01-28 17:35:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO
10USNATO52RFG: GERMAN DEMARCHE ON DISBURSEMENT OF
[...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. Please see para 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On February 3, German PermRep Brandenburg demarched Ambassador Daalder regarding concerns Berlin has over the disbursement of 50 million Euros it donated in October 2009 to the Afghan National Army Trust Fund. He said that m [...]
2010-02-03 15:56:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMOPS MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NATO AF GM
10USNATO75NATO SENIOR CIVILIAN BRIEFS ON HELMAND OPERATION;
[...] (C) Summary: New NATO Senior Civilian Representative, Ambassador Mark Sedwill, briefed the North Atlantic Council for the first time February 17 by video conference. ISAF Commander General McChrystal participated alongside Sedwill, presenting a clear picture of civilian-military peer counter [...]
2010-02-17 17:30:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMOPS MARR PGOV PREL NATO AF PK
10USNATO8ALLIED RESPONSE TO STRENGTHENING CIVILIAN
[...] (U) In response to reftel request for Allied positions on strengthening civilian coordination in Afghanistan, the following reflects recent feedback from Allies. Post will provide updates, if needed, after Afghanistan-related NATO meetings in advance of the January 28 London conference on Afg [...]
2010-01-11 06:07:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO
10USNATO86NATO SYG CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK IN KABUL
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 11:31:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPTER MOPS PREL MARR AF
10USNATO9ALLIED RESPONSE TO STRENGTHENING CIVILIAN
[...] (U) In response to reftel request for Allied positions on strengthening civilian coordination in Afghanistan, the following reflects recent feedback from Allies. Post will provide updates, if needed, after Afghanistan-related NATO meetings in advance of the January 28 London conference on Afg [...]
2010-01-11 06:07:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO
10USOSCE11IS RUSSIA CRACKING OPEN THE DOOR ON OSCE TRAINING
[...] Summary: We could have an opportunity to advance cooperation with Russia through the OSCE in Central Asia and potentially open a crack in Russian opposition to OSCE training inside Afghanistan. In an unusually warm and persistent manner, Russian ambassador Anvar Azimov has requested a U.S. [...]
2010-01-19 18:10:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OSCE RS AF
10USOSCE14OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: DECEMBER 22, 2009 -
[...] (C) Kazakhstani DCM Suleimenov told A/DCM December 22 that Kazakhstan had received preliminary inquiries from Iran regarding the possibility of becoming an OSCE Asian Partner for Cooperation. We note that Suleimenov was previously posted to Iran, speaks the language, maintains ties there, and [...]
2010-01-21 07:20:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG KZ RU AF IR MD TI
10USOSCE15OSCE CENTRAL ASIAN MISSION HEADS STRIVING TO
[...] (SBU) In a series of meetings on January 12 and 13 with OSCE Heads of Mission from four Central Asian States (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan),all four struck similar themes on Afghanistan, radicalization, border security, and Kazakhstan's proposal for a summit. On Afghan [...]
2010-01-21 09:40:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALOSCE PTER PREL ZK AF KZ KG TI TX UZ
10USOSCE22PERSPECTIVES ON KAZAKHSTAN,S OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP IS
[...] (C) Summary: The visit of Embassy Astana DCM Pamela Spratlen to Vienna January 20-22 helped promote useful exchanges of views on Kazakhstan's Chairmanship, facilitated discussion of OSCE engagement in Afghanistan, and provided an opportunity to promote further interaction among Central Asian P [...]
2010-01-29 07:36:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL KZ KG TI TX UZ AF
10USOSCE25OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 18 - 22, 2010
[...] (SBU) In a January 14 meeting, Vytautas Nauduzas, a Lithuanian ambassador-at-large and the personal representative of the Chairman-in-Office for transport, told PolOff that Lithuania is leaning very strongly toward choosing energy security as the theme of the Economic and Environmental Forum ( [...]
2010-01-29 07:42:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL RS KZ UK SP LH AL AF
10USOSCE41OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: FEBRUARY 8 - 12, 2010
[...] (SBU) In our February 9 meeting with the Chairmanship, Kazakhstani PermRep Abdrakhmanov requested additional information on U.S. expectations for the review conference the Chairmanship has been encouraged to hold in the run-up to a summit. Abdrakhmanov said the subject had come up in Kazakhst [...]
2010-02-17 07:02:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PREL MARR KV KZ AF
10USUNNEWYORK109RICE TELLS GOSS OFFICIALS TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: On February 18, Ambassador Rice met with Ezekiel Gatkuoth and David Choate from the Government of Southern Sudan's (GOSS) mission to the United States at their request. Gatkuoth said his purpose in coming to New York was to communicate with the UN and key countries that they mus [...]
2010-02-25 01:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
10USUNNEWYORK11SRSG KAI EIDE BRIEFING AND UNAMA OPEN DEBATE
[...] (U) Summary: On January 6, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on the UN Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA). SYG Ban, SRSG Eide and Afghan PermRep Tanin addressed the Council. Ban called Afghanistan an on-going "main priority" for the UN in 2010, and focused on the need to [...]
2010-01-12 13:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV NATO AF PK
10USUNNEWYORK54UNMIS ENTERS CRITICAL PHASE; COUNCIL URGES
[...] Summary: On January 26, U/SYG Le Roy briefed the Security Council on the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). Le Roy acknowledged that difficult issues still must be resolved and noted that the upcoming African Union Summit in Addis would provide an opportunity to harmonize strategies. Council mem [...]
2010-01-29 19:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
10USUNNEWYORK71SYG BAN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON RECENT TRAVELS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary-General (SYG) Ban briefed the Council in closed consultations on February 3, reviewing his travel to the January 28 conference on Afghanistan in London, to Cyprus, and to the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, and an update on Haiti. Ban's overview of the London Conference on A [...]
2010-02-09 14:39:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM AF HA CY SU YM
10USUNNEWYORK75AMB. RICE'S MEETING WITH FRANCIS DENG, FEBRUARY 3,
[...] (C) Summary: Francis Deng, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide met with Amb. Rice to give his personal assessment on the situation in Sudan in the run-up to the 2011 referendum and provide an update on the creation of a joint office that will house the UN's prevention of gen [...]
2010-02-11 15:19:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PHUM PREF SU
10USUNNEWYORK85AMB. RICE,S MEETING WITH FRANCIS DENG, FEBRUARY
[...] (C) Summary: Francis Deng, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide met with Amb. Rice to give his personal assessment on the situation in Sudan in the run-up to the 2011 referendum and provide an update on the creation of a joint office that will house the UN's prevention of gen [...]
2010-02-16 15:22:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PREL SU
10VALLETTA54MALTA: GOM WILL STUDY PFP SOFA, OFFERS TRAINING
[...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging discussion with the personal assistant (Chief of Staff)to Malta Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi, the Government of Malta (GOM) indicated possible willingness to sign the "Agreement among the States parties to the North Atlantic Treaty and the other States participa [...]
2010-01-27 11:00:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALAF MT NATO PGOV PREL
10VALLETTA68MALTA SUPPORTIVE ON IRAN SANCTIONS, DATA SHARING,
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 15:25:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIEDAF ECON ECPS EUN IR KCRM KHLS KPAO KTIA MT
10VALLETTA69MALTA SUPPORTIVE ON IRAN SANCTIONS, DATA SHARING,
[...] (C) Summary: On February 1 Ambassador Kmiec met with Maltese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Tonio Borg to discuss a wide range of curently pending issues and U.S. Government requests. Results of the meeting include (1) a Maltese commitment to train Afghan civil servants; (2) Malt [...]
2010-02-02 16:30:00Embassy VallettaCONFIDENTIALAF ECON ECPS EUN IR KCRM KHLS KPAO KTIA MT
10VIENNA100AUSTRIA: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE
[...] Polchief raised reftel A points January 26 with Bruno Bilek, MFA Deputy Director for East Asia. Bilek said MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle will represent the GOA at the London Conference. He said Kyrle will be prepared to announce Austria's contributions to the Afghanistan mission if an [...]
2010-01-27 14:26:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF AU
10VIENNA138AHMADINEJAD ADVISOR TELLS AUSTRIAN DIPLOMAT AMCIT
[...] (S) Summary: Michael Postl, former Austrian Ambassador to Iran, gave Embassy Vienna and UNVIE Poloffs a readout February 5 of his meeting in Geneva with Esfandiar Rahim Mashaie, chief of staff to Iranian President Ahmadinejad, on February 1. Postl said Mashaie told him the three Amcit hikers [...]
2010-02-05 15:03:00Embassy ViennaSECRETCASC PREL IR AF AU
10VIENNA65AUSTRIA PREPARING TO SUPPORT AFGHANISTAN MISSION
[...] (C) Bernhard Zimburg, MFA East Asia Director, told Polchief January 13 that the GOA is preparing to send five active duty police officers and, most likely, two retired judges to the EUPOL mission in Afghanistan. The Interior Ministry has issued a request for volunteers for the police position [...]
2010-01-19 14:00:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AF AU
10VILNIUS35PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE: MFA AND MOD
[...] ACTION REQUEST - Please see paragraph 3. 2. We delivered reftel talking points to MFA's Chief Counselor and lead on Afghanistan issues Valdamaras Sarapinas on January 21. Sarapinas confirmed that Tomas Sikorskis, First Secretary in the MFA's International Missions and Conflict Prevention [...]
2010-01-21 14:10:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDAF PREL NATO LH
10VILNIUS42LITHUANIA IS ON MESSAGE RE TRANSITION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 14:58:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF MARR MOPS NATO PREL LH
10VILNIUS47OUTREACH TO LITHUANIA ON LONDON CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 10:59:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF PREL PGOV ECON EFIN LH
10VILNIUS48DEFENSE MINISTER ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE WITH
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Defense Minister Jukneviciene on January 20 asked the Ambassador for USG assistance to provide air transport for President Grybauskaite,s planned visit to Afghanistan this spring. The DefMin hopes to meet with Secretary Gates during [...]
2010-01-26 11:48:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AF LH
10VILNIUS78LITHUANIA'S 2011 OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP
[...] (U) ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 9. 2. (C) Ambassador met with MFA Ambassador-at-Large Rytis Paulauskas on January 20 to discuss the GOL's plans for its OSCE chairmanship in 2011. Paulauskas said the GOL will focus on human dimension issues of media freedom and election observations. [...]
2010-02-03 08:23:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALOSCE MOPS PREL AF LH
10WARSAW116POLAND LIKELY TO INCREASE CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHAN
[...] (C) Warsaw plans to step up its contribution for training Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) but has not cleared with the interagency an announcement for the February 23 extraordinary force generation conference at SHAPE. Ambassador Jerzy Wieclaw of the MFA Asia-Pacific Department said a [...]
2010-02-23 10:55:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMASS MCAP NATO PREL AF PL
10WARSAW38POLES INSIST CONDITIONALITY KEY TO SUCCESSFUL
[...] (C) Polish officials firmly believe that Afghan military and law enforcement personnel must be fully capable of assuming responsibility for security during upcoming transitions before ISAF forces depart. Tomasz Lekarski, Deputy Director of the MFA's Security Policy Department, said he would [...]
2010-01-15 15:38:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NATO PREL AF PL
10WARSAW54INVITATION TO PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE PASSED TO
[...] Poland does not officially have a counterpart to the Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan/Pakistan, but Ambassador Jerzy Wieclaw of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department would be a rough equivalent. Ambassador Wieclaw would very much like to take part in the Deputy SRAP meeting, and aske [...]
2010-01-22 15:41:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MCAP NATO AF PL
10WARSAW94U/S TAUSCHER MEETS FM SIKORSKI, MOD KLICH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During February 8 meetings with Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Ambassador Lee Feinstein, Foreign Minister Sikorski and Defense Minister Klich said they were pleased with the successful completion of the protocol amending the Ball [...]
2010-02-10 14:13:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALAF CH IR IZ MARR NATO PARM PL PREL RS
10YEREVAN45YEREVAN DEMARCHE RESPONSE: OUTREACH ON LONDON
[...] (SBU) On 24 January 2010, POLOFF delivered ref talking points to Lilit Davtyan, Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas desk officer. On 25 January 2010, Davtyan contacted POLOFF and noted that the message had been passed to the appropriate MFA offices. YOVANOVITCH [...]
2010-01-29 09:54:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF
10ZAGREB36CROATIAN RESPONSE ON CLARIFYING THE TRANSITION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 14:23:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL NATO AF HR
10ZAGREB51CROATIAN RESPONSE REGARDING OUTREACH ON LONDON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 14:52:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF HR
78KABUL3619FIRST CONVERSATION WITH NEW AFGHAN PRESIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
1978-05-06 16:01:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALAF PGOV PINT PTER US
89MOSCOW15118SOVIET REACTION TO KHOMEINI'S DEATH
[...] C-ENTIRE TEXT. SUMMARY /------- 2. KHOMEINI'S DEATH EVOKES IN THE MINDS OF SOVIETS THE DEATH OF STALIN. PERHAPS SIMPLY BECAUSE STALIN IS ON EVERYONE'S MINDS THESE DAYS AS THE CONGRESS OF PEOPLE'S DEPUTIES REVIEWS PAST CRIMES, SOVIET CONTACTS IN TWO SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH EMBOFFS INDEP [...]
1989-06-07 15:02:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL UR IR IZ AF
90MOSCOW5966SOVIET AMBASSADOR IN KABUL REPORTEDLY ALLEGES U.S. AND PAKISTANI ROLE IN FOMENTING REBELLION IN SOVIET CENTRAL ASIA
[...] No summary [...]
1990-02-21 09:27:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALAF PK PREL UR US
93DUSHANBE1266 THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: THE AFGHANISTAN CONNECTION
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY: WE KNOW LITTLE OF INDIGENOUS MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ORGANIZATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN. ON THE OTHER HAND THERE IS A LONG HISTORY OF NON-AFGHAN MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ORGANIZATIONS ("IKHWAN") OPERATING IN AFGHANISTAN USUALLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE [...]
1993-10-05 09:15:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PINR PTER AF
96ABUDHABI7350TEHRAN SEES TALEBAN AS U.S. TOOL AGAINST IRAN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY: DAVID PEARCE, CONSUL GENERAL DUBAI. REASON: 1.6, X6 ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) ABDUL HAQ, A FORMER LEADER OF THE AFGHAN COMMANDERS SHURA, SAYS THE TALEBAN HAVE APPROACHED HIM ABOUT SERVING AS FOREIGN MINISTER, BUT HE HAS DECLINED. HAQ SAID HE WOULD ONLY ACCEPT S [...]
1996-11-12 13:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER AF IR
96ISLAMABAD8053 AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN REPORTEDLY CONSIDERING
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR TOM PRICE. REASON: 1.5 (D). SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) MULLAH ABDUL JALIL, THE TALIBAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN AFFAIR'S ADVISER, TOLD POLOFF AND AARMA THAT VARIOUS OPTIONS ARE BEING REVIEWED FOR THE TALIBAN'S ATTACK ON SOROBI. ACCORDING TO JALIL, RELATIONS [...]
1996-09-19 12:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS PREL AF IR
96ISLAMABAD8055AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN ASSERTS “ARABS” HAVE FLED
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR TOM PRICE. REASON: 1.5 (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: THE TALIBAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN AFFAIR'S ADVISER TOLD POLOFF AND AARMA ON SEPTEMBER 18 THAT THE TALIBAN HAD SEIZED HEKMATYAR/SAYYAF TRAINING CAMPS IN PAKTIA PROVINCE. HE NOTED THAT THE "ARAB" OCCUPANTS OF THE CAMPS HA [...]
1996-09-19 12:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV MOPS KISL PREL PK AF
96ISLAMABAD8679AFGHANISTAN: BIN LADEN REPORTEDLY IN JALALABAD
[...] No summary [...]
1996-10-14 06:21:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALAF KISL MOPS PGOV PTER
96PESHAWAR1059 AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN STALL IN PERMITTING WESTERN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY BRAD HANSON, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AMCONSULATE PESHAWAR. REASON: 1.5 D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: NANGARHAR TALIBAN PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS HAVE TOLD A RESPECTED PAKISTANI REPORTER THAT USAMA BIN LADEN IS IN JALALABAD. THEY HESITATED TO GRANT THE BBC STRINGER'S REQUEST TO INTERVIEW HI [...]
1996-11-11 13:22:00Consulate PeshawarCONFIDENTIALPTER PINR KISL PREL AF
96STATE183372AFGHANISTAN: WHEREABOUTS OF EXTREMIST SUPPORTER OSAMA BIN LADEN
[...] No summary [...]
1996-09-04 23:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL SA AF
96STATE194868DEMARCHE TO THE TALIBAN ON TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
1996-09-18 23:26:00Secretary of StateSECRETPTER PGOV AF
96STATE214855AFGHANISTAN: ENGAGING THE SAUDIS ON THE TALIBAN
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY ROBIN L. RAPHEL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOUTH ASIAN AFFAIRS, DOS. REASON: 1.5(D). 2. (C) GID DIRECTOR PRINCE TURKI RECENTLY HELD MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON WITH THE NSC AND CIA AT WHICH HE DISCUSSED, AMONG OTHER SUBJECTS, THE TALIBAN PHENOMENON, AND EXCHANGED [...]
1996-10-13 01:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SA AF RS
97ISLAMABAD2488 AFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN OFFICIAL CONFIRMS THAT MULLAH OMAR
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY TOM PRICE, POLITICAL COUNSELOR. REASONS: 1.5 (C) (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: MARCH 27 PAKISTANI PRESS REPORTS STATE THAT MULLAH OMAR MET WITH FUGITIVE SAUDI FINANCIER BIN LADEN IN KANDAHAR ON MARCH 25 AND TOLD HIM NOT TO USE "AFGHAN TERRITORY FOR ANTI- SAUDI GOVERNMENT ACTIVIT [...]
1997-03-27 11:38:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KISL PREL AF PK SA
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