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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR [+] KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG [+] KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN [+] KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC [+] MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV [+] SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG [+] SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR [+] SNUC SO SOC SOCI [+] SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO [+] TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL AL-1 ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG 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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 09STATE117185 | CODEL 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 13:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AE AF PK |
| 09STATE118318 | LRA: 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 11:55:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNSC AF |
| 09STATE120631 | ARF 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 19:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ARF ASEAN NK BM AF PK KNNP KPIR PTER EAID VN |
| 09STATE120807 | REQUESTING 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 03:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF |
| 09STATE122731 | THE 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 01:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CLINTON HILLARY PREL AF PK |
| 09STATE123222 | THE 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 01:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF PK |
| 09STATE124188 | RESPONSE 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 23:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MARR MOPS NATO |
| 09STATE126174 | OSCE/PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO OSCE/ODIHR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AF |
| 09STATE128095 | Kabul, 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 17:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AF |
| 09STATE13026 | APPROACHING 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 14:20:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AF CH MARR PGOV PREL |
| 09STATE14097 | AFGHANISTAN/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 04:06:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM EAID NATO AF PK |
| 09STATE16171 | DRAFT 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 23:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF CH MARR PGOV PREL |
| 09STATE18236 | PREVENTING IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF NAMIBIAN URANIUM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 22:38:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | EMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY AF |
| 09STATE18796 | DEPARTMENT 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 21:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF TI EAID PARM PREL |
| 09STATE18868 | INFORMING 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 23:59:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AF 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 01:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS PGOV NATO ENRG AF RS GG UP |
| 09STATE18883 | AFGHANISTAN - 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 01:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF MARR |
| 09STATE21540 | RESPONSE 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 22:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF PK |
| 09STATE22002 | APPROACHING 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 20:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AF KNNP IR MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC |
| 09STATE22067 | GOVERNMENT 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 23:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AF APER CA IO PGOV PHUM PREL UNC |
| 09STATE22965 | DEMARCHE: 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 18:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR 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 03:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF |
| 09STATE23954 | INFORMING 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 13:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF |
| 09STATE24422 | AFGHANISTAN 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 18:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PK IR UN |
| 09STATE24423 | AFGHANISTAN 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 18:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AF PK UN |
| 09STATE27305 | SECRETARY 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 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM NATO AF PB RS DA |
| 09STATE27625 | AFGHANISTAN-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 16:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AF MARR PREL |
| 09STATE30044 | MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON ON AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-28 00:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CLINTON 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 02:24:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL AS PK AF CH |
| 09STATE31102 | REQUESTING 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 00:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | NATO 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 18:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV NATO AF UN NL |
| 09STATE36315 | DEPUTY 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 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KS 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 21:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR 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 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PREL AF KS |
| 09STATE41287 | SRAP 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 14:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PK ZR IAEA MNUC PGOV PREL PARM |
| 09STATE41765 | KARZAI 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 20:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV 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 18:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL AF RS |
| 09STATE4297 | APPROACHING 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 20:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV ZL AF SU ZI UP BO |
| 09STATE4351 | LEAHY 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 22:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR PTER SNAR AF |
| 09STATE4359 | GUIDANCE REGARDING INVITING CHINA TO THE FRIENDS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 22:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR AU AORC PREL FR NATO AF RU PL CH |
| 09STATE43610 | GUIDANCE 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 20:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF ASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER ET XA XW |
| 09STATE43720 | PREPARATION 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 01:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAGR EAID AF PK |
| 09STATE47394 | SECRETARY 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 00:35:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF CE CZ EAID ENRG EU IR IS IZ KN KNNP KWBG NATO NO PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RS SENV SO VIP |
| 09STATE47496 | NSC 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 05:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER PREL PK AF |
| 09STATE52919 | ACTION 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 18:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AADP KRIM AF |
| 09STATE52998 | (U) Secretary Clinton's May 14, 2009 Meeting [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 20:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF |
| 09STATE53332 | SECRETARY CLINTON'S REPLY TO FRENCH FORIEGN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 13:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF FR KCRM MARR NATO OPDC PBTS PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL |
| 09STATE55544 | USUN 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 22:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KAWC OTRA ABUD AF UN EU |
| 09STATE57478 | CONGRATULATORY 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 13:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AF PK AE |
| 09STATE57896 | GETTING 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 22:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNHRC SU AF |
| 09STATE58302 | REQUEST 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 20:00:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR AF XD |
| 09STATE58405 | SECRETARY 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 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF FR SO KCRM MARR NATO OPDC PBTS PGOV |
| 09STATE60382 | RESPONSE 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 19:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL AF RS US |
| 09STATE60556 | AFGHANISTAN -- 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 22:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG AF |
| 09STATE62422 | AFGHAN 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 00:53:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AF |
| 09STATE62907 | ASSIGNMENT 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 22:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT AF |
| 09STATE6367 | LEAHY 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 20:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM 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 22:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON AF PK SG BM |
| 09STATE64621 | AFGHANISTAN - 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 22:31:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | AF PREL PGOV |
| 09STATE64904 | ASSISTANT 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 14:46:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF AU KDEM PHUM KWMN |
| 09STATE65194 | REVISED 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 23:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL AF RS US |
| 09STATE66733 | UNAMA - 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 22:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AA PGOV PREL UNAUS UNGA UNSC AF |
| 09STATE68969 | KNOWLEDGE 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 18:17:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT 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 15:15:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PGOV PREL AF RS |
| 09STATE71188 | GUIDANCE 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 19:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AF 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 21:44:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR AE AF BA KU MU PK SA YM |
| 09STATE73831 | EVALUATING 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 01:52:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR PREL US AJ AF |
| 09STATE74362 | ASSISTING 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 21:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF |
| 09STATE7480 | DEMARCHE: 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 00:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV IMF AF |
| 09STATE75006 | TRAVEL 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 22:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC AF NI |
| 09STATE75013 | ADDITIONAL 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 22:34:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | AF ASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER BY XA ZF |
| 09STATE75950 | TRAVEL 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 17:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC AF GB |
| 09STATE76552 | TRAVEL 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 18:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC AF BY |
| 09STATE76973 | TRAVEL 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 15:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC OTRA PETER PREL AF |
| 09STATE77702 | GUIDANCE: 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 23:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AE 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 18:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINS PGOV PHUM NATO EUN ENRG AF |
| 09STATE83031 | COORDINATING OUR AFGHAN ELECTIONS MESSAGING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-11 00:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF 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 15:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF EN MARR MOPS NATO PREL |
| 09STATE90242 | ABU 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 22:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF |
| 09STATE90467 | TRANSFER 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 14:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF MARR PGOV PINS PREL SOCI |
| 09STATE91949 | EXPANDING THE REACH OF RADIO PROGRAMMING IN PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 16:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF PK BBG |
| 09STATE92202 | INVITATION: 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 01:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA AF |
| 09STATE92632 | AFGHANISTAN 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 22:36:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR 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 14:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR MOPS NATO PREL AF CA |
| 09STATE97420 | DAY 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 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF KNNP MNUC NP PARM ENRG SF KN IR |
| 09STATE97496 | PRESIDENT MUBARAK ON AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-19 05:58:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL MOPS PTER AF EG |
| 09STATE99089 | SECRETARY 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 02:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL 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 19:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TI ZK AF |
| 09STOCKHOLM126 | SWEDEN 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 15:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR AF PK SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM148 | AFGHAN 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 14:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM149 | SWEDEN'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 16:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EU AF TU SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM181 | SWEDEN ON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-16 15:29:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM192 | SWEDEN 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 17:55:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM222 | SWEDES WELCOME AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN WHITE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-01 15:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM238 | SWEDEN 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 14:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM248 | SWEDEN 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 13:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM284 | SWEDEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAY 13-14 ISLAMABAD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 08:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KPWR ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR EAID BEXP PREL AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM389 | SWEDISH 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 14:42:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OREP MARR EUN MOPS AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM440 | SWEDEN 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 10:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM458 | SWEDEN INFORMED ABOUT MANAS; REPLIES THAT VIOLENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-23 16:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM461 | SKIRMISH, 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 16:03:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM462 | SWEDES 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 17:07:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM478 | SWEDISH 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 12:37:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL MOPS MARR AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM484 | Media Reaction - Swedish Role in Afghanistan [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 07:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PINS PINR EUN AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM496 | JULY 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 11:07:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU SW IR SO AF PK |
| 09STOCKHOLM500 | SWEDISH 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 15:48:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAO AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM505 | FUTURE 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 06:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM557 | AMBASSADOR'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 15:43:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AF TU SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM558 | SWEDISH 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 15:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF IR IZ PK IS AL CE EUN SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM565 | SWEDES 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 13:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF IR IZ PK IS AL CE EUN SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM577 | FOREIGN 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 15:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | AF AL CE EUN IR IS IZ PGOV PK PREL SY SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM585 | SWEDISH 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 14:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM586 | AFGHANISTAN, 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 14:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EUN IR PREL SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM599 | WHO 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 14:08:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AF IR RU SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM629 | SWEDISH 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 09:12:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PMIL PGOV KPAO AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM654 | SWEDISH 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 15:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR AF CE ZL ZF EUN SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM66 | DEFENSE 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 16:54:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | PMIL AF BK XZ ZB SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM691 | SWEDISH 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 14:03:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TU EUN AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM709 | SWEDEN'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 12:16:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN IR AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM712 | SWEDEN'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 13:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN RU AF IS SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM739 | SWEDISH 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 14:08:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM741 | SWEDISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES TROOP EXTENSION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 06:27:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM749 | CORRECTED 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 14:13:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM750 | SWEDEN 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 15:37:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF EUN SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM759 | SCENESETTER 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 14:38:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PTER AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM765 | SHRAPNEL FROM SWEDEN'S AFGHAN DESK OFFICER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 14:38:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM794 | SWEDISH 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 15:16:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF IR BU UN EUN SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM796 | SWEDEN'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 10:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MARR PREL EAID AF SW |
| 09STOCKHOLM797 | SWEDEN'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 10:08:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL 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 06:21:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL KCRM AF SW |
| 09STRASBOURG5 | EASTERN 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 08:51:00 | Consulate Strasbourg | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS AF FR |
| 09SURABAYA52 | EAST 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 04:13:00 | Consulate Surabaya | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF SMIG PREL ELAB KCRM KWMN ID AF |
| 09TAIPEI1418 | BRIEFING 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 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PK TW |
| 09TALLINN219 | Estonia 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 06:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EN |
| 09TALLINN251 | GOE AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR SHIPMENTS OF COMMERCIAL DOD CARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-26 06:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF EN |
| 09TALLINN86 | ESTONIA 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 07:21:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS EAIF NATO PK AF EN |
| 09TALLINN90 | ESTONIAN 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 09:36:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS EAIF NATO AF EN |
| 09TASHKENT1245 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 09:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL EIND MARR AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1255 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 10:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR ETRD ECON PREL AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1271 | Uzbekistan: 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 09:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM RS AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1279 | Uzbekistan 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 12:59:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR PGOV AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1447 | Uzbekistan: 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 11:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1451 | AFGHANISTAN - 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 09:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ AF |
| 09TASHKENT1483 | UPDATE 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 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL NATO ELTN AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT156 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 05:15:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP UNHCR AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1577 | UZBEK 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 04:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID ECIN ELTN PREL AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1591 | SCA 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 12:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | SECRET | PREL PTER EINV ENRG MASS AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT1633 | Uzbeks 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 11:53:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PTER PREL AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT194 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 10:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP UNHCR AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT23 | Uzbeks 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 14:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT437 | Uzbekistan: 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 08:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KCRM MASS EAID PINR TI AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT51 | UZBEKISTAN 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 13:53:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ENRG KPWR UZ AF |
| 09TASHKENT545 | Uzbekistan 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 12:17:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT617 | Uzbekistan: 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 10:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT669 | Uzbekistan: 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 08:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC MOPS PGOV PINS PINR PTER EINV ECON ETRD AF |
| 09TASHKENT711 | Uzbekistan Confirms Participation in Economic Cooperation [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 06:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL PGOV AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT717 | The 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 11:58:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN MARR PREL AF UZ ZK |
| 09TASHKENT765 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 13:12:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PINR AF UZ |
| 09TASHKENT767 | UZBEKISTAN: 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 13:12:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ASEC UZ AF ZK IR |
| 09TBILISI1355 | GEORGIA: 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 13:27:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GG |
| 09TBILISI2027 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 14:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF GG |
| 09TBILISI2239 | GEORGIA: 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 12:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF GG |
| 09TBILISI377 | GEORGIA: 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 14:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF GG |
| 09TBILISI658 | GEORGIA 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 14:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GG |
| 09TELAVIV2365 | AMBASSADOR 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 11:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IR IS CY AF PK |
| 09THEHAGUE135 | NETHERLANDS/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 07:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU AF NL ZL |
| 09THEHAGUE196 | SCENESETTER 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 10:38:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL OVIP PINR MOPS PHUM AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE212 | NETHERLANDS/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 14:43:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS NL PK AF MARR |
| 09THEHAGUE228 | Media 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 06:14:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL EAID AF PK IR KPAO NL |
| 09THEHAGUE238 | NETHERLANDS/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 11:47:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE240 | DEPUTY 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 08:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP ECON EMIN CH AF PK |
| 09THEHAGUE242 | DEPUTY 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 09:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PREL EAID NL AF PK |
| 09THEHAGUE254 | DEPUTY 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 07:15:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP ECON EAID EG AF SU NL |
| 09THEHAGUE268 | (S/NF) NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: "AFGHANISTAN ASKS" [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-24 15:41:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE328 | NETHERLANDS/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 16:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF PAK NL |
| 09THEHAGUE418 | NETHERLANDS/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 15:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE419 | NETHERLANDS/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 16:01:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE446 | NETHERLANDS/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 13:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE514 | NETHERLANDS/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 14:59:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AF NATO NL |
| 09THEHAGUE543 | AMBASSADOR 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 14:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO NL AF |
| 09THEHAGUE567 | NETHERLANDS/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 15:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL AF NATO PGOV NL |
| 09THEHAGUE577 | GENERAL 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 17:17:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE595 | NETHERLANDS/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 12:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE640 | NETHERLANDS: 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 11:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN AF PAK NL |
| 09THEHAGUE663 | NETHERLANDS/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 16:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE673 | NETHERLANDS/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 17:10:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE718 | NETHERLANDS/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 17:19:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MOPS MARR NL AF |
| 09THEHAGUE726 | NETHERLANDS: 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 08:05:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE731 | NETHERLANDS/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 17:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE759 | NETHERLANDS/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 16:28:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
| 09THEHAGUE92 | NETHERLANDS/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 14:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PGOV PREL NATO AF NL |
| 09TOKYO1067 | JAPAN-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 07:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR CASC KNNP KN AF IR JA |
| 09TOKYO1104 | FIRST 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 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AID PGOV PINR AF JA |
| 09TOKYO2327 | MOFA 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 05:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR AF JA |
| 09TOKYO2391 | AMBASSADOR'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 07:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF JA |
| 09TOKYO2461 | UPPER 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 00:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EAID AF JA |
| 09TOKYO2537 | DEMARCHE 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 01:39:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PAK AF |
| 09TOKYO2590 | TOKYO 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 08:04:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF JA |
| 09TOKYO2599 | VFM YABUNAKA PREVIEWS NEW AFGHANISTAN AID PACKAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 03:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID AF PK JA |
| 09TOKYO2606 | AFGHANISTAN/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 09:25:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAID EINV AF PK JA |
| 09TOKYO2658 | GOJ 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 08:55:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PGOV PREL AF JA |
| 09TOKYO2778 | JAPAN 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 09:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF JA |
| 09TOKYO599 | JAPAN-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 08:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR CASC AF IR JA |
| 09TOKYO622 | JAPANESE 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 09:01:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF JA |
| 09TOKYO641 | JAPAN 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 07:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MARR PGOV PREL PREF PTER JA |
| 09TOKYO779 | JAPAN'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 07:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PK JA |
| 09TOKYO828 | JAPAN'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 09:07:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID EFIN ECON MOPS AF JA |
| 09TOKYO846 | DEMARCHE 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 02:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EAID AF JA |
| 09TOKYO859 | CODEL 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 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP KNNP EAID MARR AF PK KN JA |
| 09TOKYO916 | MOFA 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 06:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AID PINR PREL AF JA |
| 09TORONTO294 | CANADA'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 22:18:00 | Consulate Toronto | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CA AF XQ |
| 09TRIPOLI946 | LIBYAN RESPONSE TO POTUS AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN STRATEGY REF: State 122731 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 08:41:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PK LY |
| 09TUNIS642 | CODEL 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 15:53:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP EAID PREL ECON AF TS |
| 09TUNIS884 | DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 16:40:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF PK TS |
| 09TUNIS891 | SYNOPSIS 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 09:06:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO AF TS |
| 09ULAANBAATAR61 | ENGAGING 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 08:20:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR MG AF |
| 09UNROME42 | THE 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 12:15:00 | UN Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON EFIN AF |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA105 | UNODC 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 11:57:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UNAUS KCRM SNAR AF UNODC |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA110 | Vienna 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 15:22:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM UNODC EAID SNAR UN AF RU |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA117 | UNODC 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 15:34:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL 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 15:16:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR 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 08:33:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL NATO EUN FR AF RU PL UN CH |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA152 | UNODC 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 12:18:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PREL PTER SNAR AF AS CA IR IT JA PK UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA170 | AFGHANISTAN: 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 10:23:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PREL PTER SNAR AF CA IR IPK UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA172 | UNODC 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 12:51:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR KNNP AF PA IR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA173 | UNODC 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 12:55:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL 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 08:39:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR 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 08:58:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL EUN NATO AF IR JA PK UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA222 | UNODC 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 15:20:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR AF PK UN PTER UK |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA226 | UNODC/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 15:39:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR IR PAK AF |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA242 | ITALIAN 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 12:52:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL 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 14:42:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PREL PTER SNAR UN AF PK CA RU IR UK |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA258 | UNODC 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 10:00:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PREL 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 09:11:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PREL PTER SNAR UN AF PK CA RU IT UK SW AS |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA294 | UNODC 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 11:06:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR USAID AF UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA296 | ASSESSING 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 11:26:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL 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 08:26:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM PREL EUN NATO AF IR CA GM JA PK SW UN |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA303 | UNODC PLANS BIG FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 12:59:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM 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 14:20:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM 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 15:28:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM 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 11:52:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM UN PGOV PREL AF KWMN PHUM SMIG |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA336 | TERRORISM 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 14:16:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KCRM PREL AFIN UN AF |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA358 | Increasing 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 12:21:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM UNODC PREL PTER EAID UN AF PK CA RU |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA422 | StaffDel 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 15:02:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL 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 15:31:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PINS PTER AF |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA462 | UNODC 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 07:38:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR AF PAK SNAR |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA548 | Paris 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 12:16:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN SNAR AF |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA570 | 2010: 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 16:49:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PREL KNNP IR SNAR AF |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA6 | PARIS 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 12:32:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR 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 14:06:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR 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 15:42:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM PREL EAID AF UN |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS1569 | EU 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 14:54:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN AF AL BO BK MK UP RS MOPS |
| 09USEUBRUSSELS466 | AFPAK: 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 15:10:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EUN |
| 09USNATO122 | READOUT: 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 15:56:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PREL NATO |
| 09USNATO129 | READOUT: 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 16:27:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PREL NATO |
| 09USNATO131 | THE 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 16:29:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | OVIP MOPS NATO PGOV PREL KV AF PK |
| 09USNATO138 | NATO 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 05:33:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO MARR AF |
| 09USNATO145 | READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 8, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 10:25:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHSA PARM MOPS AF XA RS KN |
| 09USNATO148 | SCIENCE 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 16:58:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO OSCI TSPL AF |
| 09USNATO169 | READOUT: 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 12:23:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PREL NATO |
| 09USNATO177 | READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING MAY 6, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 10:02:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHSA PARM MOPS AF XA RS KN |
| 09USNATO197 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, MAY 13,2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 15:36:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO AF XG |
| 09USNATO198 | NATO 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 16:26:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MOPS MARR PK AF |
| 09USNATO200 | POLES 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 18:41:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS PREL MARR MCAP PL MG AF |
| 09USNATO206 | VETTING 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 14:37:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC NATO SNAR RS AF |
| 09USNATO207 | NORTH 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 17:40:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK |
| 09USNATO224 | NORTH 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 18:16:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS |
| 09USNATO238 | NORTH 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 19:51:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS |
| 09USNATO257 | NORTH 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 19:18:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS |
| 09USNATO267 | NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 17,2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-21 18:57:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS |
| 09USNATO268 | NORTH 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 10:57:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS |
| 09USNATO270 | UNODC 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 15:11:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREL NATO SNAR RS AF ZK |
| 09USNATO274 | PAKISTANI 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 07:42:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO MOPS MCAP PK AF |
| 09USNATO288 | NORTH 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 19:41:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS |
| 09USNATO299 | NORTH 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 18:05:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS |
| 09USNATO30 | READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-29 16:35:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | AF NATO PREL |
| 09USNATO305 | SIGNIFICANT 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 18:51:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS NATO MARR AF AJ IO AE ZK XF |
| 09USNATO311 | NORTH 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 18:43:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW |
| 09USNATO315 | NATO 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 18:38:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS AE AF |
| 09USNATO318 | RFG: 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 17:59:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO PREL MOPS AE AF |
| 09USNATO32 | RFG: 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 11:05:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO AF |
| 09USNATO320 | NORTH 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 18:42:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW |
| 09USNATO332 | NORTH 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 19:21:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW |
| 09USNATO335 | NAC APPROVES ISAF UPPER COMMAND STRUCTURE CHANGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 18:27:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | AFDB MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF |
| 09USNATO336 | NEW 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 06:46:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW |
| 09USNATO342 | AFGHANISTAN: 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 20:37:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW |
| 09USNATO346 | AUGUST 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 17:59:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW |
| 09USNATO349 | NATO 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 14:34:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK UK XG |
| 09USNATO357 | FLAGS-TO-POST CONFERENCE FOR ISAF AFGHANISTAN: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 07:12:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | AFDB MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF |
| 09USNATO359 | SECGEN WRITES KARZAI ABOUT SHIA LAW CONCERNS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 15:19:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM NATO MOPS MCAP AF |
| 09USNATO360 | NATO 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 18:01:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NATO MOPS MARR AF |
| 09USNATO361 | AUGUST 19 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 19:51:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK UK XG RS |
| 09USNATO364 | NORTH 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 15:17:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO PTER PINR AF PK IN |
| 09USNATO373 | AUGUST 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 19:30:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK XG |
| 09USNATO374 | USNATO 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 16:35:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID PREL AF PK IK EUN |
| 09USNATO375 | NORTH 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 17:38:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AFDB MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF |
| 09USNATO38 | RFG: 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 10:56:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO AF |
| 09USNATO388 | SEPTEMBER 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 18:16:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR MOPS UN AF PK UK XG RS |
| 09USNATO392 | RFG: 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 18:27:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | PREL NATO MARR MOPS UN AF PK |
| 09USNATO397 | THE 2009 AFGHANISTAN OPIUM SURVEY: UNODC COSTA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 16:51:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR MOPS NATO PREL AF |
| 09USNATO424 | NATO-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 16:06:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO AF RS |
| 09USNATO425 | NATO-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 16:14:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO AF RS |
| 09USNATO442 | NATO-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 13:53:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR MOPS NATO AF RS |
| 09USNATO443 | NATO 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 14:04:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PTER NATO PREL AF |
| 09USNATO444 | AFGHAN 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 16:07:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MCAP MARR PREL NATO PINS PTER AF |
| 09USNATO447 | NATO 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 11:57:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS NATO UN AF |
| 09USNATO450 | RFG: 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 11:58:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP MOPS MARR NATO AF PK |
| 09USNATO453 | FRENCH 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 14:45:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MCAP MARR PREL NATO PGOV AF MU |
| 09USNATO461 | NATO 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 15:11:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR NATO AF |
| 09USNATO483 | NATO 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 15:41:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER NATO UN PREL MOPS AF |
| 09USNATO490 | NATO 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 13:00:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | PINR PINS PREL PTER PROP MOPS NATO RS CH AF |
| 09USNATO491 | NATO-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 13:29:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK RS |
| 09USNATO492 | RUSSIA 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 13:31:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF PK RS |
| 09USNATO493 | NATO 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 08:55:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NATO MOPS AF |
| 09USNATO495 | SYG'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 15:25:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO RS GG UP AF |
| 09USNATO497 | NATO 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 17:22:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MOPS MARR PREL PARM RU AF |
| 09USNATO501 | DUTCH 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 09:42:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL AF |
| 09USNATO502 | NATO 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 17:31:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MCAP MARR NATO AF |
| 09USNATO505 | U.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 18:53:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | MOPS MCAP MARR PREL PTER NATO PGOV AF PK |
| 09USNATO507 | SECURING 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 15:44:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS NATO MCAP MARR AF |
| 09USNATO510 | SOUTH 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 15:28:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF PK KS |
| 09USNATO511 | CORRECTED 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 16:37:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | MOPS MCAP MARR PREL PTER NATO PGOV AF PK |
| 09USNATO519 | PAKISTAN: 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 08:32:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF PK |
| 09USNATO531 | NATO SYG STATEMENT ON KARZAI INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 11:55:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR AF |
| 09USNATO534 | NATO 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 16:58:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | MOPS PREL MARR MASS NATO AF HU RO SP |
| 09USNATO539 | RFG: DRAFT DECEMBER FOREIGN MINISTERIAL STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 16:00:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO RS GG UP AF |
| 09USNATO541 | RFG: 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 17:50:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO RS GG UP AF |
| 09USNATO542 | SHAPE 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 18:55:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MCAP MARR PREL PTER NATO PGOV AF |
| 09USNATO550 | SYG'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 12:58:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO OVIP OPDC MOPS MCAP MARR XG RS AF |
| 09USNATO552 | SCENESETTER 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 12:38:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL NATO MOPS MARR MCAP PARM PINS OVIP AF |
| 09USNATO555 | RFG: 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 18:11:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR MCAP NATO AS NZ AF |
| 09USNATO560 | NATO SYG STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 08:18:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PREL NATO MARR MASS PGOV AF |
| 09USNATO563 | RFG: 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 15:38:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR MCAP NATO AF |
| 09USNATO564 | CHAIRMAN'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 07:53:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NATO PBTS MOPS PINS GG AF |
| 09USNATO567 | ISAF 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 14:00:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS MARR MCAP MASS NATO AF PK |
| 09USNATO569 | FINAL 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 15:03:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO MOPS MARR MCAP MASS AF KV MW BK |
| 09USNATO570 | HEADLINES OF A SUCCESSFUL FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 15:32:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS MARR MCAP MASS NATO XG AF RS |
| 09USNATO596 | WAY 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 15:13:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PGOV EUN MARR AF PINS |
| 09USNATO63 | READOUT 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 15:56:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF NATO PREL |
| 09USNATO72 | READOUT: 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 16:01:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PREL NATO |
| 09USNATO73 | ALLIES 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 15:38:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MOPS MARR AF |
| 09USNATO75 | FORGING 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 10:56:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO MOPS PREL MARR MCAP ELTN KPAO PK AF IN |
| 09USNATO97 | READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING MARCH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 15:13:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF PREL NATO |
| 09USOSCE187 | CHARGE 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 15:34:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | AF KZ OSCE PHUM PREL |
| 09USOSCE232 | OSCE/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 16:53:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AF |
| 09USOSCE233 | OSCE/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 06:17:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF |
| 09USOSCE271 | OSCE, 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 10:45:00 | Mission USOSCE | SECRET | AF OSCE PREL RS |
| 09USOSCE273 | OSCE, 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 08:46:00 | Mission USOSCE | SECRET | AF OSCE PREL RS |
| 09USOSCE292 | OSCE 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 11:40:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL PHUM RU MD HR AF KZ |
| 09USOSCE59 | OSCE 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 15:32:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PTER AF OSCE |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1023 | SYG 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 20:36:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1050 | UNGA: 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 23:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PGOV KPKO UNGA AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1084 | MISSION 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 17:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KJUS UNSC AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1095 | MBEKI 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 23:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1096 | UNAMID 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 17:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1103 | ICC 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 15:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1107 | UN 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 01:15:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK114 | SYG 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 01:21:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC SO SU ZI MA AF IS IZ PK |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1153 | RICE 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 20:29:00 | USUN New York | SECRET | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC AF CG GV ER |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1156 | NORWAY 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 21:49:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNSC UN AF CG SU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK1158 | SECURITY 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 17:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK122 | U/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 23:23:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SU SO AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK125 | AMBASSADOR 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 17:39:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC AF IR GM |
| 09USUNNEWYORK133 | AMBASSADOR 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 00:11:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK142 | AMBASSADOR 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 14:01:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK146 | AMBASSADOR 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 17:38:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK153 | JAPANESE-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 23:24:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF UNSC MARR |
| 09USUNNEWYORK161 | A/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 22:49:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK202 | AMBASSADOR 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 01:22:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UNSC CG IN SU XA AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK227 | OCHA 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 00:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK228 | P-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 00:26:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK254 | DRC 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 13:38:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC AF ETTC KPKO |
| 09USUNNEWYORK262 | P-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 19:41:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK267 | DRC: 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 22:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNSC AF ETTC KPKO MARR |
| 09USUNNEWYORK269 | AMBASSADOR 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 14:02:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK272 | P-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 00:16:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK275 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TIMOTHY CARNEY, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 20:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AF KCRS OTRA XD |
| 09USUNNEWYORK280 | AMBASSADOR 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 23:27:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK291 | AMBASSADOR 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 19:57:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF UNSC |
| 09USUNNEWYORK298 | SRSG 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 18:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AF UNSC |
| 09USUNNEWYORK329 | CHIEF 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 22:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK332 | OCHA 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 01:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK342 | UNDER-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 13:34:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF EAID PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC |
| 09USUNNEWYORK347 | USUN'S FRANK EXCHANGE WITH SOUTHERN SUDAN LEADERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 19:46:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK349 | USUN'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 12:21:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK379 | AMB. 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 01:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC NATO AF NO |
| 09USUNNEWYORK413 | DEPUTY 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 22:49:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREF PHUM UNAUS AF IZ PK SU CE |
| 09USUNNEWYORK459 | MISSION 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 21:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC OTRA ABUD AF UNAUS EU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK466 | UNMIS 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 00:58:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK481 | SRSG 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 01:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK485 | SRSG 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 01:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK552 | MISSION 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 19:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KJUS OTRA UNSC XA AF EU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK565 | ICC'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 23:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK575 | ICC 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 15:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK587 | UNDERSECRETARY-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 14:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AF EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK642 | SRSG 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 00:35:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK647 | SECURITY 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 00:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK653 | INDIAN 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 02:12:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IN CE AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK681 | U/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 15:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK702 | U/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 00:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK727 | U/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 14:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK738 | SECURITY 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 23:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK751 | U/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 02:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK784 | A/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 22:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK825 | MISSION 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 17:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KAWC OTRA ABUD AF UN EU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK873 | MADAGASCAR 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 22:25:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA AORC AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK909 | UN 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 11:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV NATO AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK916 | THE 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 21:08:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UNSC PHUM PK GV AF SU |
| 09USUNNEWYORK925 | U.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 15:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA UN AF AM AO BB CD |
| 09USUNNEWYORK98 | UNMIS 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 01:33:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO SU AF |
| 09USUNNEWYORK984 | QAZI 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 20:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 09VALLETTA504 | MALTA: DEMARCHE ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR NEW AFGHAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 16:59:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AF MT |
| 09VALLETTA525 | MALTA'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 16:22:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL PMIL IS MT AF |
| 09VIENNA139 | GOA 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 08:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU |
| 09VIENNA1470 | AUSTRIA 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 13:27:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF AU |
| 09VIENNA1511 | AUSTRIA 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 11:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU |
| 09VIENNA1549 | AUSTRIA 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 14:32:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF AU |
| 09VIENNA1552 | BRIMMER 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 15:17:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO IR AF AU |
| 09VIENNA1570 | AUSTRIA MOVES FURTHER TOWARD EUPOL SUPPORT IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 13:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF AU |
| 09VIENNA238 | AUSTRIA 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 13:49:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU |
| 09VIENNA306 | AUSTRIA: 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 13:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU SY AF AU |
| 09VIENNA383 | AUSTRIAN 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 07:09:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS AU |
| 09VIENNA437 | AUSTRIA'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 15:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU |
| 09VIENNA584 | AUSTRIAN 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 14:56:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF AU |
| 09VIENNA748 | AUSTRIA: STATEMENT ON AFGHAN ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 12:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF AU |
| 09VIENNA75 | AMBASSADOR'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 14:53:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | AU ENRG ETTC PREF PREL UNSC AF |
| 09VIENNA923 | AUSTRIAN 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 09:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF AU |
| 09VILNIUS160 | NATO 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 10:39:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL NATO KPKO KV AF LH |
| 09VILNIUS172 | LITHUANIA 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 13:28:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL NATO AF PK LH |
| 09VILNIUS188 | AMBASSADOR'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 13:57:00 | Embassy Vilnius | SECRET | PREL MOPS LH AF |
| 09VILNIUS194 | LITHUANIA 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 11:46:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL MARR NATO AF LH |
| 09VILNIUS305 | LITHUANIA 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 13:52:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR AF LH |
| 09VILNIUS343 | LITHUANIA 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 14:26:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR AF LH |
| 09VILNIUS380 | LITHUANIA INFORMED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MANAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 12:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LH |
| 09VILNIUS397 | LITHUANIA SEEKS CIVILIAN EXPERTS FOR GHOR PRT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 12:33:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF LH |
| 09VILNIUS457 | LITHUANIA'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 14:43:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL |
| 09VILNIUS462 | AFGHANISTAN 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 13:34:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL |
| 09VILNIUS577 | LITHUANIA IS VERY HAPPY WITH GOVERNOR OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 12:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PREL NATO LH |
| 09VILNIUS594 | LITHUANIA 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 16:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAID |
| 09VILNIUS635 | RC-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 10:41:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | AF LH MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID |
| 09VILNIUS698 | AFGHANISTAN: 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 14:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH |
| 09VILNIUS699 | LITHUANIA'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 14:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID LH |
| 09VILNIUS709 | LITHUANIAN 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 13:22:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH |
| 09WARSAW1100 | POLES 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 13:28:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PL AF |
| 09WARSAW1153 | NO 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 10:26:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF PL |
| 09WARSAW125 | POLAND'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 14:49:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL AF IS LE PL |
| 09WARSAW205 | POLISH 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 14:21:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PL |
| 09WARSAW260 | POLISH 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 16:24:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN AF TU PL |
| 09WARSAW279 | POLES INTERESTED IN ATTENDING AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 07:41:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF PK IR UN PL |
| 09WARSAW309 | POLAND LIKELY TO INCREASE ISAF DEPLOYMENT IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-24 08:36:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO AF PK PL |
| 09WARSAW388 | POLAND 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 14:05:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MCAP MOPS AF PL |
| 09WARSAW420 | POLAND'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 14:54:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL AF PL |
| 09WARSAW603 | POLISH 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 16:09:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MCAP MOPS MARR PL AF |
| 09WARSAW662 | POLAND 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 14:15:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO AF PL |
| 09WARSAW73 | POLAND/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 08:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AF BO GG IS PL PREL SY UP |
| 09WARSAW768 | POLES 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 12:23:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR PL AF |
| 09WARSAW912 | POLISH 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 14:15:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EFIN EAID AF IS PK IR |
| 09WARSAW934 | POLISH 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 10:53:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EFIN EAID KNNP IR PK AF CE PL |
| 09WELLINGTON223 | ENGAGING 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 05:18:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL AF NZ |
| 09WELLINGTON259 | MIXED 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 02:51:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MARR NZ AF |
| 09WELLINGTON260 | NEW 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 20:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US |
| 09WELLINGTON266 | RECALL 09 WELLINGTON 266 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 10:24:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US |
| 09WELLINGTON268 | RECALL 09 WELLINGTON 268 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 10:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US |
| 09WELLINGTON270 | RECALL 09 WELLINGTON 270 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 10:57:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MARR NZ AF US |
| 09WELLINGTON287 | Foreign 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 02:18:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD ECON NZ AF PGOV MARR XV EAID |
| 09WELLINGTON307 | REQUESTING 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 05:30:00 | Embassy Wellington | SECRET | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF |
| 09WELLINGTON53 | NEW 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 03:08:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL NATO AF NZ |
| 09WELLINGTON86 | IS 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 19:00:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL AF NZ |
| 09WELLINGTON94 | NEW 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 05:14:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS AF NZ |
| 09YEREVAN103 | DEFENSE 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 16:24:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO CIS RU TU AJ AF AM |
| 09YEREVAN125 | GOAM 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 14:23:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL MARR AF AM |
| 09YEREVAN889 | ARMENIA 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 10:13:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL AF GM AM |
| 09ZAGREB111 | CROATIA 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 15:27:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF HR |
| 09ZAGREB179 | CROATIAN RESPONSE ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 09:26:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF |
| 09ZAGREB197 | CROATIAN 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 08:20:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR |
| 09ZAGREB265 | DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DJURDJA ADLESIC COMMENTS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 11:56:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID HR AF |
| 09ZAGREB428 | CROATIA INFORMED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF MANAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 07:10:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF HR |
| 09ZAGREB455 | DEMARCHE 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 12:42:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR HR AF |
| 09ZAGREB690 | CROATIA 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 10:44:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL NATO MOPS AF HR |
| 09ZAGREB703 | ZAGREB 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 15:17:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG AF HR |
| 09ZAGREB704 | GOVERNMENT OF CROATIA GIVES STRONG PUBLIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 15:35:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF PK HR |
| 09ZAGREB711 | Zagreb 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 15:07:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR AF XT ECON |
| 09ZAGREB713 | Zagreb 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 11:37:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR AF ECON |
| 09ZAGREB721 | Zagreb 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 12:21:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL HR AF ECON |
| 10ABUDHABI105 | D/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 09:40:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF AE IR |
| 10ABUDHABI107 | D/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 09:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER EFIN AE IR AF |
| 10ABUDHABI118 | OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 12:23:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PGOV EFIN ECON AF AE |
| 10ABUDHABI214 | UAE 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 13:41:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID 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 15:00:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF IR AE |
| 10ABUDHABI29 | UAE 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 15:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF AE IR YM |
| 10ABUDHABI33 | UAE 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 09:33:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER EFIN AF IR YM AE |
| 10ABUDHABI39 | UAE 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 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PGOV PINR AF AE |
| 10ABUDHABI57 | UAE 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 13:24:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN PTER PGOV PINR PK AF AE |
| 10ABUDHABI70 | UAE 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 05:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF AE |
| 10ABUDHABI9 | (S) US-UAE FURTHER COOPERATION TO DISRUPT TALIBAN FINANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-07 13:10:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | ECON PTER KTFN AE AF EFIN |
| 10ADDISABABA101 | ETHIOPIA'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 12:27:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO AF ET |
| 10ADDISABABA240 | SCENESETTER 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 14:13:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ECON ETRD EAID PGOV AF ET |
| 10ADDISABABA244 | SCENESETTER 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 05:08:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ECON ETRD EAID PGOV AF ET |
| 10ADDISABABA245 | UNDER 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 05:32:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV AF ET |
| 10ADDISABABA247 | FOREIGN 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 06:20:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET |
| 10ADDISABABA298 | ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT HOSTS DIASPORA INVESTMENT FORUM [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-13 07:42:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP AF ET |
| 10ADDISABABA387 | ETHIOPIA: 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 12:45:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS ECON EINV EAGR SO AF ET |
| 10ADDISABABA395 | ETHIOPIA: 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 13:55:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR AF ET ECON PGOV |
| 10ADDISABABA73 | ETHIOPIA: 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 12:40:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV AF ET |
| 10AMMAN219 | JORDAN: 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 13:43:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINS MASS KISL JO AF |
| 10AMMAN327 | CODEL 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 11:41:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MOPS JO AF |
| 10ANKARA109 | LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-22 19:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF TU |
| 10ANKARA118 | PROPOSAL 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 15:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS NATO AF TU |
| 10ANKARA126 | SECRETARY 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 11:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS MARR TU AF PK IR IZ IS AM |
| 10ANKARA154 | TURKEY'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 20:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PGOV AF TU |
| 10ANKARA246 | D/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 05:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV AF TU |
| 10ASHGABAT116 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 12:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID PREL AF TX |
| 10ASHGABAT90 | TURKMENISTAN: 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 12:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV 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 10:10:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV 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 06:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MARR KPAO GG UZ KG AF KZ |
| 10ASTANA267 | KAZAKHSTAN: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE HOLBROOKE DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, ZHOVTIS, OSCE SUMMIT WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 05:19:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | AF 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 05:26:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV 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 07:50:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV 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 10:13:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV 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 09:33:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV 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 10:03:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL 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 04:06:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID MARR AF RS KZ |
| 10ATHENS23 | GREECE -- 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 15:50:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF GR |
| 10ATHENS35 | GREEK 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 15:31:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GR |
| 10ATHENS73 | Greek 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 15:25:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR NATO EAID ECON GR AF |
| 10BAKU120 | AZERBAIJAN: 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 09:09:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PGOV PREL AF AJ |
| 10BAKU126 | KHAMEINI 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 05:18:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER AJ AF PK IR |
| 10BAKU129 | KHAMEINI 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 05:18:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER AJ AF PK IR |
| 10BAKU130 | KHAMEINI 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 05:18:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PTER AJ AF PK IR |
| 10BAKU50 | AZERBAIJAN: FM EXPECTED AT LONDON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 13:06:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF |
| 10BAKU63 | IRAN: 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 09:05:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | AF AJ ECON IR PGOV PHUM SNAR UN |
| 10BEIJING138 | JANUARY 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 22:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM EINT TINT SENV CH AR AF IN JA |
| 10BEIJING158 | JANUARY 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 22:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM EINT MNUC SENV CH ZA RS AF HA SZ |
| 10BEIJING189 | PRC 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 08:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO ECON EFIN EAID CH PK AF IN UK |
| 10BEIJING209 | JANUARY 26, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: TAIWAN ARMS SALES, [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 11:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM MASS EINT TINT SENV CH AF HA |
| 10BEIJING218 | PRC 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 10:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO ECON CH PK AF XD ZK |
| 10BEIJING232 | JANUARY 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 10:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PARM MASS EINT TINT SENV CH AF JM |
| 10BEIJING233 | PRC/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 10:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER MARR CH PK AF IN XD |
| 10BEIJING243 | S/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 10:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL 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 09:22:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EINV EMIN PREL PGOV AF CH |
| 10BEIJING359 | MAINTAINING 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 10:45:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS ECON ETRD CH TW IR AF KN |
| 10BEIJING380 | PRC/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 08:58:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL 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 09:20:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL CH PK AF |
| 10BERLIN108 | MEDIA 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 15:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR AF HA IQ ECON XF |
| 10BERLIN111 | GERMANY: THE SHAKEY ROAD TO THE 850 TROOP INCREASE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 16:58:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GM |
| 10BERLIN112 | GERMANY: 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 17:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GM |
| 10BERLIN114 | MEDIA 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 13:29:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR HA US YM AF IR FR |
| 10BERLIN124 | MEDIA 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 13:54:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR AF YM HO CE IR GM |
| 10BERLIN131 | MEDIA 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 15:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR US AF IR HA EU ECON FR |
| 10BERLIN138 | MAXIMIZING GERMANY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE TRAINING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-01 10:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF |
| 10BERLIN156 | MEDIA 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 14:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR US CH IR AF EU ECON |
| 10BERLIN157 | DEFENSE 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 16:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF |
| 10BERLIN16 | MEDIA 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 13:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | AF PTER US KGHG |
| 10BERLIN160 | MEDIA 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 13:12:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR US CH AF IR EMS HA KGHG FR |
| 10BERLIN164 | WESTERWELLE 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 15:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA MARR NATO PARM PINS PREL PGOV GM AF IR |
| 10BERLIN183 | MEDIA 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 12:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR AF XF EMS CH PTER US |
| 10BERLIN187 | FDP 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 16:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR AF GM |
| 10BERLIN197 | GERMAN 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 17:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF |
| 10BERLIN2 | MEDIA 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 13:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC AF IR ZP PK |
| 10BERLIN207 | MEDIA 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 16:36:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR AF TK XF |
| 10BERLIN209 | MEDIA 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 13:28:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR AF NATO XF KGHG XM TK EMS XT |
| 10BERLIN22 | GERMANY: 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 16:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF |
| 10BERLIN227 | GERMAN 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 17:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF |
| 10BERLIN38 | LONDON 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 06:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PTER PGOV PREL AFDB AF GM |
| 10BERLIN4 | MEDIA 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 13:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER XF IR AF RS GR |
| 10BERLIN42 | SPD 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 17:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF GM |
| 10BERLIN53 | GERMANY 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 11:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL AF GM PK |
| 10BERLIN61 | GERMANY 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 17:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO GM AF |
| 10BERLIN62 | GERMANY 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 17:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF |
| 10BERLIN64 | MEDIA 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 14:22:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER SENV ASEC KMDR AF US HA UP |
| 10BERLIN65 | GERMAN 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 14:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF |
| 10BERLIN69 | CHANCELLOR 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 19:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO GM AF |
| 10BERLIN8 | MEDIA 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 13:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | AF IF XF IC EFIN |
| 10BERLIN83 | MEDIA 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 15:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR SENV KGHG HA US AF |
| 10BERLIN86 | GERMAN 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 11:09:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN IR BK SO AF UP GM |
| 10BERLIN87 | SPD 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 11:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO GM AF |
| 10BERLIN94 | GERMAN 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 13:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AF GM IR PGOV PREL YM |
| 10BERLIN97 | MEDIA 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 15:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR AF IQ HA XF US ECON |
| 10BOGOTA260 | FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 14:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF |
| 10BRATISLAVA20 | SLOVAKIA 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 15:47:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL NATO AF LO |
| 10BRATISLAVA28 | SLOVAK 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 08:23:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EUN PGOV AF BH UA LO |
| 10BRATISLAVA32 | SLOVAKIA 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 16:44:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF LO |
| 10BRUSSELS106 | EMBASSY 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 16:03:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PGOV EAID BE AF |
| 10BRUSSELS119 | EU 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 06:13:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID AF MASS EUN BK SR SO YM |
| 10BRUSSELS204 | BELGIUM: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 17:55:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID MARR AF BE |
| 10BRUSSELS215 | BELGIUM: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 13:10:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EAID AF BE |
| 10BRUSSELS61 | BELGIUM: 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 12:39:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR 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 07:32:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IS IR AF PK RO |
| 10BUCHAREST45 | AMBASSADOR'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 13:19:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF RO |
| 10BUDAPEST101 | HUNGARY'S INITIAL RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ANSF [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 12:41:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL NATO AF HU |
| 10BUDAPEST23 | HUNGARY'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 16:05:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MOPS NATO AF HU |
| 10BUDAPEST36 | HUNGARY'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 16:02:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF BH IR PK SO HU |
| 10BUDAPEST37 | AMBASSADOR'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 12:38:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET MOPS PHUM RS BK AF HU |
| 10BUDAPEST38 | BRIEFING 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 16:49:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON AF HU |
| 10BUENOSAIRES180 | MEDIA 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 19:44:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR AF |
| 10BUENOSAIRES186 | MEDIA 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 18:52:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR IR AF |
| 10CANBERRA42 | AMBASSADOR, 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 22:46:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO AF AS |
| 10CANBERRA63 | ON 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 23:08:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL MARR MOPS AS AF |
| 10CANBERRA64 | AUSTRALIA 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 03:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF AS |
| 10CANBERRA73 | AUSTRALIA 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 07:07:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV AS AF |
| 10COPENHAGEN23 | PRT 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 15:53:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO AF DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN34 | AFGHANISTAN: 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 16:23:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN53 | AFGHANISTAN 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 08:41:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF DA |
| 10COPENHAGEN99 | AFGHANISTAN: ISAF TRAINERS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 14:31:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL NATO DA AF |
| 10DUSHANBE113 | DEMARCHE 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 03:22:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF TI |
| 10DUSHANBE223 | SRAP 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 08:43:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG ETRD EINV AF PK UZ TI |
| 10DUSSELDORF4 | FEARS 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 16:20:00 | Consulate Dusseldorf | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GM AF |
| 10EFTOKABUL597 | AWCC 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 13:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EAID PGOV PREL AF |
| 10EFTOKABUL668 | Treasury 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 11:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON SNAR KTFN KCOR KCRM PGOV PINS AF |
| 10HAMBURG6 | HAMBURG 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 12:15:00 | Consulate Hamburg | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF GM |
| 10HANOI23 | EAP DAS Marciel and MFA DG for the Americas Exchange Views [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-10 06:43:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM PGOV AMGT APER ECON KNNP MNUC CH VM AF BM |
| 10HELSINKI15 | COMPREHENSIVE 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 16:22:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | AF FI MOPS PGOV |
| 10HELSINKI21 | GOF CONSIDERING MODEST INCREASES IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 16:24:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | AF FI MOPS PREL |
| 10HELSINKI36 | FINLAND 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 16:11:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | AF ECON EFIN FI MARR PGOV PREL |
| 10HELSINKI71 | AFGHANISTAN: 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 15:38:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | AF FI MARR MASS MOPS PREL |
| 10HELSINKI73 | AFGHANISTAN: 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 07:01:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | AF FI MARR MOPS PREL SW |
| 10ISLAMABAD190 | PAKISTANI, 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 14:03:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ECON SNAR PK AF IR |
| 10ISLAMABAD301 | CODEL 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 11:26:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK AF |
| 10ISLAMABAD461 | GOP 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 16:18:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK AF |
| 10JAKARTA102 | LONDON 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 10:05:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS ID AF |
| 10JAKARTA109 | POTENTIAL 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 06:37:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ID AF |
| 10JAKARTA206 | FOREIGN 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 09:31:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS ID XE AF |
| 10JAKARTA35 | AMBASSADOR 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 09:38:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM ID BM IR XF AF |
| 10KABUL10 | 2010 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 07:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV 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 10:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL103 | AFGHAN 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 14:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL104 | AFGHAN 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 18:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINS MARR AF |
| 10KABUL113 | SECURITY 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 12:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS AF |
| 10KABUL115 | KARZAI 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 13:18:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS UK AF |
| 10KABUL12 | MILITIAS 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 07:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MOPS AF |
| 10KABUL120 | ROLLING 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 11:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS FR AF |
| 10KABUL122 | AFGHANISTAN: 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 14:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID AF |
| 10KABUL125 | CHIEF 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 13:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL AF |
| 10KABUL126 | BMTF/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 05:00:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EFIN EAID ECON PREL AF |
| 10KABUL127 | AFGHAN 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 05:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL13 | 2010 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 08:10:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
| 10KABUL130 | INDIAN, 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 14:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL131 | SEVEN 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 15:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL138 | PARLIAMENTARY 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 09:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL170 | SRAP 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 05:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL174 | REQUEST 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 05:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL175 | GIROA 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 06:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM AF |
| 10KABUL187 | AFGHAN 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 12:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
| 10KABUL189 | IDLG 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 13:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL MOPS UK AF |
| 10KABUL20 | DUBAI 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 13:14:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELTN PREL EAID AF |
| 10KABUL200 | EXBS 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 05:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF |
| 10KABUL201 | EXBS 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 07:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF |
| 10KABUL202 | SUB-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 08:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KDEM PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL208 | PAKTYA 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 15:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM AF |
| 10KABUL21 | PARLIAMENT 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 16:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
| 10KABUL211 | JANUARY 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 12:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM 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 13:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ECIN EMIN ETRD EAID IT AF |
| 10KABUL214 | UN 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 14:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AF |
| 10KABUL215 | UN 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 14:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AF |
| 10KABUL216 | FEBRUARY 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 18:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON NATO AF |
| 10KABUL217 | Hajigak 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 04:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN EINV ENRG PREL SENV AF |
| 10KABUL219 | LEAHY 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 11:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL22 | AFGHANISTAN: "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 05:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL220 | LEAHY 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 11:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL222 | APPLICATION 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 03:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN AF |
| 10KABUL228 | AFGHANISTAN: 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 07:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL229 | BORDER 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 09:24:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS EAID ETRD PREL EFIN EAIR AF |
| 10KABUL23 | MINISTER SPANTA OFFERS TO DISCUSS HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-04 07:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KTIP KDEM AF |
| 10KABUL231 | OPIC 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 10:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN AF |
| 10KABUL237 | KARZAI 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 05:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EAID PREL PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL24 | MINISTER 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 09:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KTIP KDEM AF |
| 10KABUL245 | IEC 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 14:45:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
| 10KABUL246 | THIRTEENTH 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 15:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL25 | COMMERCE 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 11:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL26 | AFGHAN 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 13:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR KJUS EAID AF |
| 10KABUL323 | NEW 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 08:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ESTH SOCI EAID AF |
| 10KABUL328 | AMBASSADOR'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 11:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD AF EG AE XF |
| 10KABUL332 | GIROA 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 14:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL335 | Analysis 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 16:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL336 | 2010 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 16:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL337 | REGIONAL 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 16:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL MOPS PK AF |
| 10KABUL339 | LEAHY 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 09:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL343 | Ambassador 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 10:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN EINV ENRG PREL SENV AF |
| 10KABUL348 | Afghanistan'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 16:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCOR KJUS AF |
| 10KABUL352 | NEW 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 07:07:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL360 | ACTING 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 15:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD 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 13:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MARR PREL EAID AF SW |
| 10KABUL377 | 2010 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 16:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | KDEM PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL382 | NEW 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 07:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM USAID AF |
| 10KABUL388 | Rail 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 15:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | ELTN EINV ECON PGOV AF IR |
| 10KABUL407 | REGIONAL 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 04:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL408 | SPIN 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 05:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KCRM PREL AF |
| 10KABUL433 | AVIPA 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 09:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAGR PREL AF |
| 10KABUL436 | AFGHANISTAN’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 13:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL 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 15:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MARR PREL EAID PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL439 | POLITICAL 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 06:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
| 10KABUL441 | REINTEGRATION 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 10:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
| 10KABUL442 | Trans-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 12:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV EINV EAID PREL AF |
| 10KABUL443 | Trans-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 12:42:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV EINV EAID PREL AF |
| 10KABUL454 | AFGHAN 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 10:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PCON PBTS PGOV PINR PK AF |
| 10KABUL455 | Afghan 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 14:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN KTFN PTER KCOR AF |
| 10KABUL459 | INDONESIAN 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 03:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF IN |
| 10KABUL46 | KEY 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 12:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS UK CAN IT NL AS AF |
| 10KABUL463 | BEDLAM 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 06:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KCRM PREL AF |
| 10KABUL465 | ACTING 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 11:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD PGOV PBTS EINV EIND AF |
| 10KABUL466 | NAD 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 11:39:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS UK AF |
| 10KABUL467 | POWERBROKER 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 12:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCOR KCRM PREL AF |
| 10KABUL468 | The 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 12:55:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN EMIN EAID EFIN PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL47 | ROUND 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 14:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL470 | US-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 14:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL472 | Post 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 15:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KCOR EAID AF |
| 10KABUL475 | WHITHER 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 04:51:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID AF |
| 10KABUL476 | Energy 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 05:56:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENRG EINV AF |
| 10KABUL477 | Agriculture: Preparing for military to civilian [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-08 06:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR AF |
| 10KABUL478 | UN 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 06:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | AF 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 13:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL482 | AFGHAN 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 14:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MCAP AF |
| 10KABUL488 | AFGHANISTAN 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 05:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EAID EFIN PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL490 | CURRENT 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 08:22:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR ECON SNAR PGOV PINS AF |
| 10KABUL494 | MINISTER 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 08:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ESTH SOCI AF |
| 10KABUL500 | KARZAI 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 09:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL AF SA |
| 10KABUL502 | IDLG DIRECTOR POPAL MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR: MOVING [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-09 10:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
| 10KABUL503 | MULLAH 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 10:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL504 | KARZAI 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 10:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AF PREL |
| 10KABUL509 | DEPARTING 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 06:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS KWMN AF |
| 10KABUL512 | NATIONAL 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 12:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID 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 12:17:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER AMGT AMED AFSI AF |
| 10KABUL538 | Afghan 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 12:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR EAID PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL539 | GUESS 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 13:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL540 | 2009 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 14:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL541 | 2007 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 14:23:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AF |
| 10KABUL542 | REGIONAL 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 07:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS UK AF |
| 10KABUL543 | FULL 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 09:15:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MOPS UK AF |
| 10KABUL544 | LEAHY 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 11:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL545 | LEAHY 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 11:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL546 | LEAHY 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 11:48:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL547 | LEAHY 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 11:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL548 | LEAHY 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 12:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL549 | LEAHY 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 12:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL550 | LEAHY 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 12:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL551 | AFGHANISTAN 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 13:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV AF |
| 10KABUL554 | OPERATION 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 08:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL 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 05:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN EAID AF |
| 10KABUL564 | Afghan 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 05:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON AF |
| 10KABUL566 | EFFECT 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 06:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL567 | OPERATION 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 09:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS PGOV EAID AF |
| 10KABUL570 | CORRECTED 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 10:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
| 10KABUL571 | NEW 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 10:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCOR PREL EAID AF |
| 10KABUL572 | INTERNATIONAL 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 10:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL AF |
| 10KABUL575 | ATMAR 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 12:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN KTFN KCOR KCRM SNAR AF |
| 10KABUL576 | INTERNATIONAL 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 16:13:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PREL |
| 10KABUL577 | GIROA 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 16:47:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV 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 09:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS PGOV EAID AF |
| 10KABUL584 | ABDULLAH 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 10:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL589 | KANDAHAR: 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 05:16:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV 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 06:52:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS PGOV EAID AF |
| 10KABUL593 | AN 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 09:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID ETRD PGOV EINV EIND AF |
| 10KABUL594 | LEAHY 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 11:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL595 | LEAHY 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 11:36:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM 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 12:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID 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 09:09:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS PGOV EAID AF |
| 10KABUL606 | KARZAI 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 10:37:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV 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 12:46:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ETRD PGOV PBTS EINV EIND AF |
| 10KABUL621 | KARZAI 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 13:26:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV AF PREL |
| 10KABUL628 | MINISTER 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 16:57:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PREL PINS PK RU AF |
| 10KABUL631 | LAGHMAN 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 06:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON MOPS AF PK |
| 10KABUL633 | DONORS 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 10:19:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ESTH 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 06:03:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SCUL ECON AF |
| 10KABUL636 | INTERNATIONAL 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 06:59:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MASS AF |
| 10KABUL639 | LEAHY 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 12:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM 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 15:08:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PGOV AF |
| 10KABUL648 | AFGHAN 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 09:02:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL AF PK |
| 10KABUL656 | SEEKING 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 13:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PRE EAI TU AF |
| 10KABUL657 | FARYAB: 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 14:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV TU AF |
| 10KABUL664 | Energy 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 07:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ENRG SENV AF |
| 10KABUL665 | LEAHY 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 10:43:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL666 | LEAHY 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 10:44:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL668 | Treasury 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 11:21:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON SNAR KTFN KCOR KCRM PGOV PINS AF |
| 10KABUL67 | MP'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 08:27:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL672 | ELECTIONS, 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 13:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KCOR PREL MOPS CAN AF PK |
| 10KABUL673 | KANDAHAR'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 13:49:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL KCOR KDEM MOPS CAN AF PK |
| 10KABUL674 | KARZAI 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 14:31:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL675 | NEW 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 03:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL677 | NANGARHAR 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 06:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV 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 09:54:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER AMGT AFSI AF |
| 10KABUL684 | TREASURY 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 10:20:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON PGOV KCRP AF |
| 10KABUL688 | PROPOSED 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 12:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINS AF |
| 10KABUL692 | NEW 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 18:32:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
| 10KABUL693 | AHMED 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 04:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV KCOR KCRM PREL AF |
| 10KABUL694 | INTERIOR 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 05:58:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL MARR MASS AF |
| 10KABUL695 | OPERATION 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 07:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV KDEM KCOR KCRM MOPS PREL PINS UK CAN AF |
| 10KABUL696 | AMBASSADORS 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 07:40:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AF PREL |
| 10KABUL698 | WOMEN 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 10:53:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM AF |
| 10KABUL699 | PRESSING 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 11:38:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL700 | GIROA 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 14:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | FBI PREL PTER AF |
| 10KABUL701 | ELECTORAL 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 18:34:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF |
| 10KABUL702 | GHANI 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 14:05:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS KCOR PREL EAID AF |
| 10KABUL703 | LEAHY 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 06:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL704 | LEAHY 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 06:29:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL705 | Assistance 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 06:30:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EAID PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL706 | LEAHY 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 06:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL707 | LEAHY 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 06:33:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF |
| 10KABUL711 | CORRECTED 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 06:35:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON SNAR KTFN KCOR KCRM PGOV PINS AF |
| 10KABUL725 | Afghanistan: 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 13:06:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS AF |
| 10KABUL726 | CRIMINAL 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 15:04:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV KDEM KCRM MOPS PREL AF |
| 10KABUL85 | KARZAI 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 09:12:00 | Embassy Kabul | SECRET | PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL96 | NEW 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 13:25:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF |
| 10KABUL97 | COORDINATING 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 04:41:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UNSC AF |
| 10KOLKATA29 | INDIA'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 10:59:00 | Consulate Kolkata | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER IN BG AF |
| 10KUALALUMPUR55 | MALAYSIAN INTENTIONS FOR THE LONDON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 01:07:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF MY |
| 10KUWAIT53 | KUWAIT'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 13:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID YM AF KU |
| 10LISBON43 | PORTUGAL: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-28 09:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF PO |
| 10LJUBLJANA1 | SLOVENIA: 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 10:53:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR AF SI |
| 10LJUBLJANA13 | SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE ON TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 15:24:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR AF MOPS NATO PREL SI |
| 10LJUBLJANA32 | INVESTING 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 07:55:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO AF SI |
| 10LONDON159 | SCENESETTER: 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 12:03:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UK AF PK |
| 10LONDON391 | HMG 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 17:58:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MASS PREL NATO MOPS PGOV AF UK |
| 10LONDON76 | AFGHANISTAN/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 17:31:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ECIN PGOV ECON IR AF YM CH IN UK |
| 10LONDON86 | AMBASSADOR’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 14:30:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UK AF PK |
| 10LUXEMBOURG15 | LUXEMBOURG 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 16:18:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO AF LU |
| 10LUXEMBOURG19 | DEMARCHE 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 16:55:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF LU |
| 10LUXEMBOURG23 | LUXEMBOURG 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 17:23:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECON EFIN PGOV AF LU |
| 10LUXEMBOURG9 | DEMARCHE 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 16:51:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO AF LU |
| 10MADRID146 | AMBASSADOR 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 16:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER AF HA IR SP XM |
| 10MADRID188 | AMBASSADOR'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 16:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO AF SP |
| 10MADRID20 | AMBASSADOR 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 16:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF HO IR IS SP WI |
| 10MADRID200 | SPANISH 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 07:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS PREL NATO SP AF |
| 10MADRID62 | SPANISH 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 16:11:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO EAID KPAO AF SP |
| 10MADRID67 | AMBASSADOR 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 15:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIPR AF IR XM SP |
| 10MADRID77 | SPAIN 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 14:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR MOPS NATO AF |
| 10MADRID90 | AMBASSADOR 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 06:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO AF SP |
| 10MANAMA15 | BAHRAINI 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 12:57:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS AF BA |
| 10MOSCOW148 | GOR 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 11:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS AF |
| 10MOSCOW226 | SCENESETTER 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 15:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM RS AF |
| 10MOSCOW239 | AFGHAN 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 15:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EAIR RS AF |
| 10MOSCOW285 | GOR 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 09:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS AF IR |
| 10MOSCOW297 | USAID 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 13:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL RS AF |
| 10MOSCOW410 | FOCUSING 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 14:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR RS AF |
| 10MUSCAT99 | OMAN - 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 08:00:00 | Embassy Muscat | SECRET | PREL IZ IR IN PK AF YM IS KPAL MU |
| 10NEWDELHI13 | MEA 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 13:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF IN |
| 10NEWDELHI131 | INDIA: OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 10:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AF IN |
| 10NEWDELHI151 | SCENESETTER 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 13:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PTER OVIP AF PK IN |
| 10NEWDELHI162 | NSA 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 13:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF PK IN |
| 10NEWDELHI163 | SRAP 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 13:20:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PK AF IN |
| 10NEWDELHI206 | SRAP 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 16:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PK AF IN |
| 10NEWDELHI225 | WHAT 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 10:13:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PARM IN AF |
| 10NEWDELHI274 | INDIA 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 14:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MNUC IR AF IN |
| 10NEWDELHI287 | SCENESETTER 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 13:07:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PREL PTER ECON SENV AF PK IN |
| 10NEWDELHI334 | INDIAN 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 13:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IN PK AF IR |
| 10NEWDELHI387 | MORE 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 14:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IN PK AF |
| 10OSLO23 | NORWAY'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 15:54:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | AF 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 15:01:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO AF NO |
| 10OSLO37 | GON 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 15:42:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF NO |
| 10OSLO40 | NORWAY'S ATTENDANCE AT PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 15:42:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO AF NO |
| 10OSLO41 | NORWAY'S ATTENDANCE AT PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 15:42:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO AF NO |
| 10OSLO42 | NORWAY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PRT CONFERENCE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 15:42:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO AF NO |
| 10OSLO43 | NORWAY'S ATTENDANCE AT PRT CONFERENCE IN PRAGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 15:42:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO AF NO |
| 10OSLO44 | NORWAY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PRT CONFERENCE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 15:42:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO AF NO |
| 10OSLO45 | EUR/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 11:49:00 | Embassy Oslo | SECRET | PREL NATO MOPS PARM KNNP KCFE PGOV SENV AF NO |
| 10OSLO71 | Ambassador'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 12:45:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER AF CU NO KCRM KIPR KJUS PREL PREF KTIP |
| 10OSLO86 | Ambassador 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 15:46:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KIPR ETRD AF PREL NO |
| 10OTTAWA1 | CANADA; 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 15:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR ECON ETRD SENV CA AF |
| 10OTTAWA19 | Canadian 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 15:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO AF CA |
| 10OTTAWA21 | Canadian 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 18:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR AF NATO CA |
| 10OTTAWA41 | Canadian 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 21:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF CA |
| 10OTTAWA5 | Canadian 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 18:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS NATO MARR AF CA |
| 10OTTAWA51 | Ottawa 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 19:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MOPS MARR PREL EAID AF CA |
| 10OTTAWA67 | CANADIAN 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 22:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL 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 13:49:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MAR FR IR AF NATO |
| 10PARIS174 | SECRETARY 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 16:56:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR FR IR AF NATO |
| 10PARIS201 | FRENCH 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 16:45:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN HA IR AF BO UP FR |
| 10PARIS207 | FRENCH 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 14:31:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL RS GG SR BK AF IR AM FR |
| 10PARIS55 | AFGHANISTAN: 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 17:09:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF FR |
| 10PARIS68 | FRENCH 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 15:27:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN HA YM AF BK SO IR MD FR |
| 10PARIS7 | AFGHANISTAN 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 14:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID AF FR |
| 10PARIS71 | STAFFDEL 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 17:44:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL IR AF PK FR |
| 10PARIS79 | SCENESETTER 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 17:28:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV FR AF IS IR |
| 10PARIS8 | AFGHANISTAN 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 14:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAID AF FR |
| 10PARIS80 | AFGHANISTAN: 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 18:40:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF FR |
| 10PESHAWAR10 | FATA 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 14:00:00 | Consulate Peshawar | SECRET | PREL PTER MOPS PK AF |
| 10PRAGUE27 | CZECH 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 16:20:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF XG MARR MOPS NATO EZ |
| 10PRAGUE30 | JANUARY 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 09:23:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ENRG AF RS EZ |
| 10PRAGUE31 | A/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 11:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS AF EZ |
| 10PRAGUE36 | CZECH 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 17:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF IR |
| 10PRAGUE5 | SCENESETTER 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 14:24:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ENRG RS AF EZ |
| 10PRAGUE86 | DAS QUANRUD'S FEBRUARY 9 PRAGUE VISIT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-16 10:30:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | AF 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 15:31:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO AF LG |
| 10RIGA32 | LATVIA UNDERSTANDS THE TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 15:45:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL LG AF |
| 10RIGA43 | LATVIAN 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 14:58:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF LG |
| 10RIGA89 | LATVIA 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 15:50:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO AF LG |
| 10RIYADH101 | SPECIAL ADVISOR TO SRAP WITH SAUDI INTEL: WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE TALIBAN? [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-23 12:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | AF PGOV PK PREL SA |
| 10RIYADH108 | DEMARCHE 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 16:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF SA |
| 10RIYADH136 | SFD 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 06:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL SA AF |
| 10RIYADH153 | PRINCE 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 13:47:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA AF PK |
| 10RIYADH155 | KARZAI 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 14:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF PK SA |
| 10RIYADH182 | SCENESETTER 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 12:15:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER KTFN SA AF PK |
| 10RIYADH40 | AFGHAN 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 15:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF SA PK |
| 10RIYADH8 | MOI 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 09:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SA PK AF |
| 10ROME172 | SECDEF 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 13:17:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IR KV |
| 10ROME173 | SECDEF 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 13:18:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IR |
| 10ROME174 | SECDEF 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 13:27:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MARR NATO IT AF IR |
| 10ROME186 | HAITI: 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 15:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
| 10ROME195 | AFGHANISTAN: 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 18:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
| 10ROME83 | SCENESETTER 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 12:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
| 10ROME97 | AFGHANISTAN: 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 11:23:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF |
| 10SEOUL187 | A/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 08:45:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR AF JP CH KN KS |
| 10SEOUL82 | KEY 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 08:15:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ECON ETRD KS IR AF |
| 10SINGAPORE70 | SINGAPORE SUPPORTS TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-19 09:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV AF SN |
| 10SKOPJE40 | MACEDONIA 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 14:20:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF MK |
| 10SKOPJE75 | VISIT 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 14:43:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MOPS MARR PREL AF MK |
| 10SOFIA34 | BULGARIA: 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 16:19:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL BU |
| 10STATE1187 | ENGAGING 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 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PTER ASEC ECON AF AG CU IR IZ LE LY NI PK SA |
| 10STATE17299 | OSCE 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 23:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE 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 04:06:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD AF IR |
| 10STATE2082 | PREPARING 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 01:04:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON MARR MOPS NATO AF |
| 10STATE3585 | OSCE 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 23:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OSCE KPAO PHUM PREL KZ AF |
| 10STATE3595 | ENCOURAGING 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 01:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO AF |
| 10STATE4074 | GUIDANCE 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 21:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN MARR NATO PGOV PINS PREL AF |
| 10STATE4108 | CLARIFYING 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 22:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL |
| 10STATE413 | TALKING 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 23:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC AF |
| 10STATE6320 | ACTION 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 01:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PAK AF PGOV |
| 10STATE6355 | OUTREACH 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 02:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF |
| 10STATE7531 | FEBRUARY 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 11:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF EAID ECON NATO PGOV PREL |
| 10STATE7783 | USUN 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 19:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KJUS AF UN |
| 10STATE8490 | GUIDANCE -- 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 22:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OSCE RS AF |
| 10STATE8495 | USUN 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 22:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KJUS AF UN |
| 10STATE8853 | MISSION 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 17:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KJUS AF UN |
| 10STATE9637 | OFFER 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 22:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF ASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER CG |
| 10STOCKHOLM24 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF SW |
| 10STOCKHOLM32 | SWEDEN'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 13:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF IR BK EUN SW |
| 10STOCKHOLM68 | SWEDISH 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 12:02:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS AF SW |
| 10STOCKHOLM77 | ENGAGING SWEDEN TO CONCLUDE "LIFE SUPPORT" MOU IN [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-19 10:18:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL EAID PHUM SNAR PINR PTER AF SW |
| 10STOCKHOLM79 | SWEDEN 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 15:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF TU SW |
| 10STOCKHOLM83 | SWEDEN ON NTM-A TRAINER REQUESTS [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-22 14:07:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL AF SW |
| 10TALLINN13 | ESTONIA'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 15:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN AF EN |
| 10TBILISI203 | GEORGIA: 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 05:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR OTRA OVIP AF RS GG |
| 10TBILISI50 | GEORGIANS 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 14:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MARR GG AF IZ |
| 10TBILISI66 | GEORGIA: CLARIFYING THE TRANSITION TO AFGHAN LEAD [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 12:49:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF GG |
| 10TBILISI98 | GEORGIA: 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 12:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF GG |
| 10TELAVIV180 | CODEL MCCAIN'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-27 08:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | AF IR IS IZ LE PGOV PK PREL |
| 10THEHAGUE108 | NETHERLANDS: 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 10:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO AF NL |
| 10THEHAGUE114 | NETHERLANDS/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 13:30:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
| 10THEHAGUE72 | NETHERLANDS/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 16:48:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO AF NL |
| 10THEHAGUE73 | AMBASSADOR 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 11:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KWMN EAID AF NL |
| 10TIRANA45 | ALBANIA 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 08:28:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS NATO PREL AF AL |
| 10TOKYO150 | OUTREACH 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 07:32:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF JA |
| 10TOKYO84 | ENCOURAGING SENIOR-LEVEL PARTICIPATION IN THE PRT [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-14 05:27:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO AF JA |
| 10UNVIEVIENNA42 | COSTA 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 14:54:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR KCRM UN AF PK |
| 10UNVIEVIENNA50 | UNODC: 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 07:55:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AF UN JP |
| 10UNVIEVIENNA55 | Seizing 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 12:05:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AF UN JP PK PTER KCRM KNNP |
| 10UNVIEVIENNA62 | Seizing 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 13:06:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AF UN JP PK PTER KCRM KNNP |
| 10UNVIEVIENNA9 | PREVIEWING 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 14:45:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AF SNAR UNCND IR |
| 10USNATO12 | STRENGTHENING 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 18:44:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO AF PK |
| 10USNATO18 | ALLIES 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 17:33:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO |
| 10USNATO29 | NATO-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 13:25:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO AF RS |
| 10USNATO32 | KAZAKHSTAN'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 15:04:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PREL KZ AF OSCE MARR |
| 10USNATO40 | NATO'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 17:35:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO |
| 10USNATO52 | RFG: 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 15:56:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NATO AF GM |
| 10USNATO75 | NATO 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 17:30:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PGOV PREL NATO AF PK |
| 10USNATO8 | ALLIED 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 06:07:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO |
| 10USNATO86 | NATO SYG CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK IN KABUL [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-26 11:31:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER MOPS PREL MARR AF |
| 10USNATO9 | ALLIED 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 06:07:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO |
| 10USOSCE11 | IS 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 18:10:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OSCE RS AF |
| 10USOSCE14 | OSCE 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 07:20:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG KZ RU AF IR MD TI |
| 10USOSCE15 | OSCE 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 09:40:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PTER PREL ZK AF KZ KG TI TX UZ |
| 10USOSCE22 | PERSPECTIVES 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 07:36:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL KZ KG TI TX UZ AF |
| 10USOSCE25 | OSCE 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 07:42:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR OSCE PGOV PREL RS KZ UK SP LH AL AF |
| 10USOSCE41 | OSCE 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 07:02:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PGOV PREL MARR KV KZ AF |
| 10USUNNEWYORK109 | RICE 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 01:14:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 10USUNNEWYORK11 | SRSG 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 13:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV NATO AF PK |
| 10USUNNEWYORK54 | UNMIS 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 19:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPKO SU AF |
| 10USUNNEWYORK71 | SYG 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 14:39:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AF HA CY SU YM |
| 10USUNNEWYORK75 | AMB. 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 15:19:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PHUM PREF SU |
| 10USUNNEWYORK85 | AMB. 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 15:22:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PREL SU |
| 10VALLETTA54 | MALTA: 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 11:00:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MT NATO PGOV PREL |
| 10VALLETTA68 | MALTA SUPPORTIVE ON IRAN SANCTIONS, DATA SHARING, [...] No summary [...] | 2010-02-02 15:25:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | AF ECON ECPS EUN IR KCRM KHLS KPAO KTIA MT |
| 10VALLETTA69 | MALTA 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 16:30:00 | Embassy Valletta | CONFIDENTIAL | AF ECON ECPS EUN IR KCRM KHLS KPAO KTIA MT |
| 10VIENNA100 | AUSTRIA: 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 14:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF AU |
| 10VIENNA138 | AHMADINEJAD 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 15:03:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | CASC PREL IR AF AU |
| 10VIENNA65 | AUSTRIA 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 14:00:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF AU |
| 10VILNIUS35 | PRT 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 14:10:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | AF PREL NATO LH |
| 10VILNIUS42 | LITHUANIA IS ON MESSAGE RE TRANSITION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 14:58:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL LH |
| 10VILNIUS47 | OUTREACH TO LITHUANIA ON LONDON CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-26 10:59:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AF PREL PGOV ECON EFIN LH |
| 10VILNIUS48 | DEFENSE 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 11:48:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO AF LH |
| 10VILNIUS78 | LITHUANIA'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 08:23:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE MOPS PREL AF LH |
| 10WARSAW116 | POLAND 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 10:55:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MCAP NATO PREL AF PL |
| 10WARSAW38 | POLES 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 15:38:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF PL |
| 10WARSAW54 | INVITATION 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 15:41:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MCAP NATO AF PL |
| 10WARSAW94 | U/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 14:13:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AF CH IR IZ MARR NATO PARM PL PREL RS |
| 10YEREVAN45 | YEREVAN 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 09:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AM PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF |
| 10ZAGREB36 | CROATIAN RESPONSE ON CLARIFYING THE TRANSITION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL NATO AF HR |
| 10ZAGREB51 | CROATIAN RESPONSE REGARDING OUTREACH ON LONDON [...] No summary [...] | 2010-01-25 14:52:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AF HR |
| 78KABUL3619 | FIRST CONVERSATION WITH NEW AFGHAN PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] | 1978-05-06 16:01:00 | Embassy Kabul | CONFIDENTIAL | AF PGOV PINT PTER US |
| 89MOSCOW15118 | SOVIET 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 15:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UR IR IZ AF |
| 90MOSCOW5966 | SOVIET AMBASSADOR IN KABUL REPORTEDLY ALLEGES U.S. AND PAKISTANI ROLE IN FOMENTING REBELLION IN SOVIET CENTRAL ASIA [...] No summary [...] | 1990-02-21 09:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | AF 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 09:15:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS PINR PTER AF |
| 96ABUDHABI7350 | TEHRAN 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 13:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL 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 12:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS PREL AF IR |
| 96ISLAMABAD8055 | AFGHANISTAN: 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 12:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV MOPS KISL PREL PK AF |
| 96ISLAMABAD8679 | AFGHANISTAN: BIN LADEN REPORTEDLY IN JALALABAD [...] No summary [...] | 1996-10-14 06:21:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | AF 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 13:22:00 | Consulate Peshawar | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR KISL PREL AF |
| 96STATE183372 | AFGHANISTAN: WHEREABOUTS OF EXTREMIST SUPPORTER OSAMA BIN LADEN [...] No summary [...] | 1996-09-04 23:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL SA AF |
| 96STATE194868 | DEMARCHE TO THE TALIBAN ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 1996-09-18 23:26:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PTER PGOV AF |
| 96STATE214855 | AFGHANISTAN: 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 01:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL 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 11:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV KISL PREL AF PK SA |