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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07THEHAGUE1153NETHERLANDS: JUNE GAERC PRE-BRIEF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch eagerly await details of the German proposal for a European treaty. Barring sufficient changes in size, form, and content, a new treaty is unlikely to win passage in the Netherlands. The Dutch hope for a robust Sudan sanctions package from the UN but are prepared to [...]
2007-06-15 12:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV SOCI
07THEHAGUE1186CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On June 11, Amb. Lyn Parker (UK) chaired a meeting of States Parties and chemical industry representatives for the preparation of the Second RevCon. In his opening remarks, the Director General made mention of: UNSC 1540, the chlorine gas attacks in Iraq, the importance of establishing nat [...]
2007-06-20 11:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE120DUTCH RECEIVE USG INVITATION TO EIGHTH
[...] Econoff discussed on January 19 reftel regarding the Eighth International Export Control Conference -- to be hosted in Bucharest, Romania -- with Florian Antohi, Counselor, Romanian Embassy to the Netherlands. Antohi agreed to work closely with post to invite appropriate Dutch export control o [...]
2007-01-23 14:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL RO NL
07THEHAGUE1234CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Kimmo Laukenen (Finland) held an 18 June 2007 consultation to discuss the Director General's Note "Summary of Developments in the Implementation of Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention from 16 February to 25 May 2007 (EC-49/DG.12 dated 7 June 2007). In brief, Legal A [...]
2007-06-26 12:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1260E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES:
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points and non-paper regarding the U.S. designation of four additional Iranian entities and two individuals under E.O. 13882 on June 18 to Anne Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Financial Markets Policy Directorate, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Foreign Affa [...]
2007-06-29 13:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL PARM EUN NL
07THEHAGUE1274CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) The June 26-29 Executive Council session was an exercise in punting. Only 13 of some 50 items for EC action were actually decided and everything else was deferred to EC-50. On the most important issue of all, the Council deferred consideration of the verification plan and facility agreem [...]
2007-07-05 07:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1305CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On July 3, Amb. Lyn Parker (UK),the RevCon Working Group Chair, convened a meeting to discuss: the list of potential NGOs to be invited to a meeting with States Parties on 19 November; the final CWC clauses (Articles XII to XXIV); the protection of confidential information; and the functi [...]
2007-07-09 10:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1335NETHERLANDS: HOST NATION NOTIFICATION DELIVERED
[...] (S) Per reftel, Office of Defense Cooperation officer delivered the host nation notification regarding USAFE reorganization and manpower reduction in the Netherlands to MOD America's Desk Officer LTC Chris Parthesius on July 11. Parthesius appreciated the notification, but offered no substanti [...]
2007-07-12 14:14:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL MARR PARM NATO NL
07THEHAGUE1347CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On July 10, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, U.S.) chaired a consultation on late declarations, which was well-attended. The discussion centered around the latest facilitator's draft decision text, as well as the Technical Secretariat's supporting paper, both of which were SIPDIS distrib [...]
2007-07-16 10:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1348CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS OF U.S.
[...] (U) At mid-year, a number of U.S. priorities at the OPCW for 2007 have been achieved. An Executive Council chairman very supportive of the U.S. was selected. The Director General proposed a 2008 budget with zero nominal growth and increased funding for inspector training. The Technical Sec [...]
2007-07-16 15:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1360CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): LIBYAN
[...] (SBU) Dr. Hesnawy of the Libyan National Committee provided a copy of the Detailed Facility Information (DFI) for the facility the Libyan government is contracting S.I.P.S.A., an Italian engineering firm, to construct. In discussions on Libya's decision to terminate its cooperation with the U [...]
2007-07-18 14:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1413CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S.-CHINA
[...] (S) On June 25 and 28, chemical weapons (CW) experts from the United States and China held bilateral discussions on Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) compliance issues on the margins of the 49th Session of the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council in The Ha [...]
2007-07-27 09:26:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CH CWC
07THEHAGUE1421CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On July 23, del rep met with Bill Kane (Head, Industry Verification, Technical Secretariat) and Jorge Bernal Ramirez (IVB),who works closely with the TS mission planners. 2. (U) The first topic was lessons learned from the recent sequential inspections that were held at a Schedule 3 and [...]
2007-07-30 10:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1460NETHERLANDS/US NONPROLIFERATION INITIATIVE: DUTCH
[...] A GONL representative will attend the international meeting on October 22-23, 2007 in Spiez, Switzerland hosted by the US Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation. On August 6, poloff delivered the meeting invitation and r [...]
2007-08-06 14:25:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP ENRG PREL AR AS BR CA CI CH EZ
07THEHAGUE1486CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Based on numbers provided by the Administration Division, it appears the Technical Secretariat is hemorrhaging personnel, especially those with critical skills. As the proposed 2008 budget requests an increase in funding to handle staff turnover, and discussions with TS staff had indica [...]
2007-08-13 07:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1525NETHERLANDS/CFE: DUTCH ADAPTED CFE RATIFICATION
[...] (C) On August 21, Vincent van Zeijst, Deputy Head of the Arms Control and Arms Export Policy Division at the MFA, told poloff that ratification of the Adapted CFE by summer 2008 would be "ambitious but not impossible." Discussing reftel points, Van Zeijst noted that such a timeline would usual [...]
2007-08-21 10:33:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KFCE NATO NL
07THEHAGUE1526CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Del reps, along with UK rep Karen Wolstenholme, met on August 16 with a group of senior Verification staff to discuss planning/follow-up on Iraq's initial declaration. Verification chief Horst Reeps was well prepared with an agenda and copies of CW and industry declaration general status [...]
2007-08-21 11:33:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE160CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Maartin Lak (Netherlands) held a January 25 consultation to review 2006 accomplishments and taskings for 2007 work. Lak noted A/S Commerce Padilla's initiative and called for states to assist implementing states, focusing on those states with industries, but remain without leg [...]
2007-01-29 15:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1615CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR TWO
[...] (U) On August 29, Diana Gosens (Netherlands) chaired the first consultation on the DG,s Draft Program and Budget for 2008. She was careful to point out that this meeting was only to cover Programme 1 (Verification),thus avoiding premature (and expected to be contentious) discussions on num [...]
2007-08-31 14:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1684CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-13 12:13:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1713CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (SBU) There has been a certain malaise since delegations returned from summer holidays, with widespread acceptance of the view that there will need to be a special session of the Executive Council during the Conference of States Parties to pass the budget and perhaps other agenda items. Alexan [...]
2007-09-18 14:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1714NETHERLANDS/IRAN: FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER IAEA
[...] (SBU) During a September 17 joint press conference with his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner, Dutch FM Maxime Verhagen announced GONL support for a French initiative to increase economic pressure on Iran. Verhagen said the GONL prefers the UNSC decide to impose tougher sanctions, and added [...]
2007-09-18 14:26:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP IR IAEA MNUC PARM EUN NL
07THEHAGUE1786CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On September 17, Ambassador Romeo Arguelles (Philippines) chaired the preparatory meeting for EC-50 and review of the agenda. There was little discussion. Ambassador Javits urged delegations to address the issues for decision and avoid the deferrals of routine business that have characte [...]
2007-09-26 16:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1791NETHERLANDS/MTCR: MODIFIED U.S. UAV/CRUISE MISSILE
[...] (C) The GONL is currently reviewing the modified U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)/cruise missile proposal in preparation for the November 2007 MTCR Technical Experts Meeting in Athens. MFA Senior Policy Advisor for Nuclear and Nonproliferation Affairs Ceta Noland confirmed that the GONL had [...]
2007-09-27 10:28:00Embassy The HagueSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA NL
07THEHAGUE180NETHERLANDS: CAUTIOUS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Although not initially invited, the Dutch plan to attend the February 21-22 Oslo Conference on Cluster Munitions, and are wary of any resulting restrictive framework. The GONL policy on restricting cluster munitions use is evolving, although current formulations focus on a potenti [...]
2007-01-31 16:04:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO NL
07THEHAGUE1851CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) ACTION ITEMS -- see paragraphs 31 and 69. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Executive Council 50 approved the OPCW's zero nominal growth budget for 2008, in a newly productive spirit of getting things done after the large agenda of unfinished business it inherited from the previous s [...]
2007-10-04 16:27:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1857NETHERLANDS: HESITANT ON PROPOSED RESOLUTION
[...] (C) The GONL is "quite hesitant" regarding the draft resolution for the UNGA's First (Disarmament) Committee to de-alert nuclear forces. According to MFA Director for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Henk Cor van der Kwast, the GONL is leery of the resolution for many of the same reasons [...]
2007-10-05 14:42:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC UNGA NL
07THEHAGUE1905CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR TWO
[...] (U) On October 2, Del Reps were invited to join the Executive Council Bureau meeting to answer questions on the upcoming visit to the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility. Gabrielle Coman-Enescu of the Technical Secretariat also attended for the same purpose. The SIPDIS Ambassadors h [...]
2007-10-17 14:44:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1909PAKISTANI CANDIDATE FOR CRITICAL OPCW CHAIRMANSHIP
[...] (U) This is an action message ) see para 8. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will hold a five-year Review Conference in April 2008, only the second such conference in its ten-year history. Negotiations are in full swing to choose a chai [...]
2007-10-18 13:23:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PK PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1931CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On October 15, Kimmo Laukkanen (Finland) chaired a consultation to draft decision text for the upcoming CSP on Article VII. The meeting was well-attended but not productive. Iran raised two significant points that seriously sidetracked discussions: (1) as the EC did not make recommendati [...]
2007-10-24 10:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1935CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On October 15, Kimmo Laukkanen (Finland) chaired a consultation to draft decision text for the upcoming CSP on Article VII. The meeting was well-attended but not productive. Iran raised two significant points that seriously sidetracked discussions: (1) as the EC did not make recommendati [...]
2007-10-24 12:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1944DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES DELIVERED TO DUTCH
[...] (U) Econoff shared on October 26 reftel points concerning the designation of Iranian entities and individuals under U.S. executive orders with Wendela Haringhuizen, Senior Policy Officer, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor [...]
2007-10-29 06:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL PARM EFIN KTFN IR NL
07THEHAGUE1952CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR
[...] (SBU) The November 5-9 Conference of the States Parties will either be extremely hectic or rather uneventful. When Executive Council 50 passed the 2008 budget, expectations for a meeting of the EC during the Conference faded. Del believes an EC meeting will be necessary during the week of t [...]
2007-10-30 15:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1958NETHERLANDS/MTCR/IRAN: PREPARATION FOR THE PLENARY
[...] (S) Summary: The GONL will support the modified U.S. unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)/cruise missile proposal at the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary in Athens on November 5-9. In addition, MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland said the Dutch gre [...]
2007-11-01 14:21:00Embassy The HagueSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA IR NL
07THEHAGUE1962PAKISTANI CANDIDATE FOR CRITICAL OPCW CHAIRMANSHIP
[...] (U) This is an action message ) see para 4. 2. (C) We received word today informally from Embassy Islamabad that a key official being demarched on the issue of Ambassador Sibte Yahva Naqvi,s extension to chair the OPCW,s Second Review Conference (Refs a, b and c) is Colonel Shahab Ab Din [...]
2007-11-02 17:19:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PK PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1963CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (U) During the October 19 consultation (at which Iran was noticeably absent),significant progress was made on a draft decision. As a result, the facilitator (Larry Denyer, Del) prepared a new draft to reflect the general consensus achieved during this most meeting. Based on subsequent consu [...]
2007-11-02 18:55:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE1968FATF/IRAN STATEMENT: DUTCH TO ADDRESS WITH BANKS
[...] Econoff shared on October 31 reftel points concerning FATF's public statement and guidance on Iran with Dutch officials Huib Mijnarends and Wendela Haringhuizen, both Senior Policy Officers in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Terrorism and New Threats Unit, and Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advis [...]
2007-11-06 14:29:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON KTFN IR NL
07THEHAGUE1990RFG -- NETHERLANDS: STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance; please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, DCM Gallagher raised the lack of progress made on a long-term status of forces agreement (SOFA) for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba with MFA Head of the North America Directorate Jos Schellars on November 1. A [...]
2007-11-15 12:05:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MOPS XL NT VE NL
07THEHAGUE1998CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (SBU) The Twelfth Conference of States Parties (CSP -12) approved a series of decisions to intensify action on Article VII implementation, to continue consultations on specific measures to implement Article XI, and to continue work on the action plan on universality. The Iranian price for allo [...]
2007-11-16 14:38:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYLY PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE2000CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): U.S.- CHINA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S DeSutter requested a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador on November 6, on the margins of the Conference of the States Parties in The Hague, to discuss separating the CWC Article IX compliance dialogue and the CWC implementation dialogue that includes assistance on abandoned [...]
2007-11-20 14:57:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALCH PARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE2010CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR
[...] (SBU) The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) held its normal weekly meeting on November 13. Discussion was dominated by the review of the Conference of States Parties the week before. While several delegations began by noting that all,s well that ends well (quoted in different languag [...]
2007-11-21 17:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE2024CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR
[...] (U) Despite being a much shorter session than normal (a day and a half as opposed to the usual four),Executive Council 51 did manage to clear several lingering issues from the Council agenda, including a decision on late declarations shepherded through by U.S. facilitator Larry Denyer and sev [...]
2007-11-30 16:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE2032COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] Country clearance is granted for the December 6-8, 2007 visit to the Netherlands of NNSA officials Charles Messick and James Adam. The purpose of the travel is to coordinate with the Petten Nuclear Facility. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is necessary. POST ACCESS: 3. Vis [...]
2007-12-05 14:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP NL OTRA PARM
07THEHAGUE2034CWDEL IDEAS FOR THE SECOND REVIEW CONFERENCE -
[...] (U) Now that the Conference of States Parties and the final Executive Council session have ended, OPCW delegations and the Technical Secretariat turn their attention more fully to the upcoming Review Conference. The Director General,s ¬e8 and lengthy TS annex have just been issued)a copy [...]
2007-12-05 15:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE2037NETHERLANDS/IRAN: NIE DISMAYS DUTCH DIPLOMATS, BUT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On December 4, 2007, Political Counselor and POLOFF delivered reftel points to Dutch MFA officials Herman Quarles and Loek ten Hagen, Deputy Director and Senior Policy Officer at the North Africa and Middle East Department, and Joan Wiegman, Deputy Director for Nuclear Affairs and [...]
2007-12-06 07:20:00Embassy The HagueSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM NL IR
07THEHAGUE204CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Javits spoke with the Ambassadors of the UK, France, Germany, Japan and South Korea, as well as OPCW Director General Pfirter on the unacceptability of Iran as the Chair of the OPCW Executive Committee. There was unanimous acceptance of that position, nuanced differe [...]
2007-02-02 13:55:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR
07THEHAGUE2047CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On December 4, UK Ambassador Lyn Parker chaired a meeting of the Open Ended Working Group on Preparations for the Second Review Conference to discuss initial reactions to the recently distributed &Note by the Technical Secretariat: Review of the Operation of the Chemical Weapons Conventio [...]
2007-12-10 16:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE2069CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR THE
[...] (SBU) The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met on December 12 to discuss preparations for the Review Conference (RevCon). The coordinator, Annie Mari (France),also proposed at the request of the Netherlands to hold an expanded WEOG meeting either January 22 or 20 to discuss voluntary [...]
2007-12-17 14:54:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL RS UK CWC
07THEHAGUE2084SHIELD S15A-06: DUTCH RESPONSE TO SYRIAN CW-USEFUL
[...] (S) Polmiloff delivered reftel points to MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on December 20. Noland appreciated the points, noting that Syria was a "country of concern" for the Australia Group and the Dutch intelligence service (AIVD). She said the Dutch d [...]
2007-12-21 13:56:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PARM ETTC SY NL
07THEHAGUE223CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) In response to inquiries over the past several weeks, del rep briefed WEOG on recent press articles concerning the U.S. chemical weapons destruction program. With respect to Dupont's recent decision not to treat the VX hydrolysate from Newport, del rep explained that the program impact wa [...]
2007-02-06 13:26:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE256CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): UPDATE ON
[...] (C) On February 6, Japanese Ambassador Komachi reported to Ambassador Javits about his discussions with Malaysian Ambassador Ariffin. Ariffin said she was aware of Iran's interest in becoming EC chair, but admitted that it would be hard to build an Asian Group consensus around an Iranian ca [...]
2007-02-09 15:57:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR
07THEHAGUE284CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (U) Amb. Javits and del rep met with DG Pfirter, at the DG's request. Pfirter said he had been contacted by "concerned delegations" (read: Germany) regarding the latest information on the U.S. destruction program. The DG's priority is, of course, to view this in terms of what it will mean f [...]
2007-02-14 15:03:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE298CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ASIAN GROUP
[...] (C) On February 15, Malaysian Amb. Ariffin spoke with Amb. Javits and reported that Indian Amb. Sabharwal had expressed a strong desire to serve as the EC Chair. Ariffin said that South Korea and the Philippines will not compete, and absent some unforeseen development, the Asian Group candid [...]
2007-02-16 14:40:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR
07THEHAGUE304UNSCR 1737: DUTCH ON EU COMMON POSITION ON IRAN
[...] (SBU) EconCouns conveyed on February 12 reftel nonpaper regarding the implementation of UNSCR 1737 to Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Advisor, Integrity Division, Dutch Ministry of Finance (MOF). EconCouns also delivered the nonpaper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials Joost van Ettro, Policy O [...]
2007-02-16 18:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC IR NL
07THEHAGUE313CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (SBU) On February 12, the P-5 Ambassadors met to discuss universality efforts. Following welcoming remarks by Amb. Javits, DG Pfirter provided an update on universality efforts. On the three Caribbean non-SPs, the DG said he had specifically mentioned the Bahamas, Barbados and the Dominican [...]
2007-02-20 14:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE343DUTCH VIEWS ON ADDITIONAL IRANIAN DESIGNATIONS
[...] (SBU) Both Foreign Affairs and Finance officials say the Dutch will not sanction additional Iranian entities until the EU completes negotiations over implementing regulations for UNSCR 1737. Huib Mijnarends, Senior Policy Officer responsible for sanction issues, Terrorism and New Threats Unit, [...]
2007-02-23 15:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL PARM KTFN KN IR NL
07THEHAGUE344CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ASIAN GROUP
[...] (C) On February 22, Malaysian Ambassador Ariffin reaffirmed to Ambassador Javits that there is no/no expressed support in the Asian Group to select Iran as the group candidate to be the EC Chair. She added that her canvassing of the group indicated it had now moved toward Philippine Ambassad [...]
2007-02-23 15:34:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBM IR
07THEHAGUE357CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Ambassador Parker (UK) chaired a meeting of the open-ended working group for the Second Review Conference on February 20. The meeting covered the modalities for a possible meeting of States Parties and NGOs, as well as the implementation of the CWC relating to general obligations and dec [...]
2007-02-27 11:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE365CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SCENESETTER FOR
[...] (C) There are two important U.S. goals at EC-48. The first is to ensure that the Asian Group does not select Iran as its candidate to serve as the next EC Chair. The Malaysian Ambassador informed Ambassador Javits on Feb. 26 that the group decided that day to nominate the Ambassador of the [...]
2007-02-27 14:19:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE37NETHERLANDS/IRAN: UPDATE ON AVIATION SERVICES
[...] (S) Summary: The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has issued a new WMD-related "catch all" under the MTCR in connection to Aviation Services International's attempts to circumvent Dutch and EU export restrictions. However, Dutch legislation does not prohibit conventional military sales to [...]
2007-01-09 16:13:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC IR NL
07THEHAGUE404CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) On February 27, del rep met with Canadian delegation (Ian Mundell) regarding their Article VII outreach plans. Mundell said that Canada's efforts in the past have been reactive. Their biggest effort to date was to provide logistical support (i.e., security, transportation, meeting space) [...]
2007-03-06 14:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE413NETHERLANDS/MTCR: NO MAJOR OBJECTIONS TO U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL has no major concerns regarding the latest U.S. proposal to modernize Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) controls on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cruise missiles, and suggested that the EU will support it. However, the Dutch have minor reservations regarding t [...]
2007-03-07 14:47:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MNUC TSPA NL
07THEHAGUE448CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Maarten Lak (Netherlands) presided over his final Article VII consultations. Delegations congratulated him for his work over the past year. Amb. Onate (Legal Adviser) then gave a brief summary of the Progress Report (EC-48/DG.10 27 Feb. 2007) noting that the cut-off for new i [...]
2007-03-14 11:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE504CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR
[...] (SBU) What promised to be an uneventful EC-48 on March 13-16 turned into a lengthy session that previewed important, upcoming issues. Iran's tactics have focused the minds of delegations on how to keep Iran from delaying work at future EC sessions. The handling of the Albanian destruction is [...]
2007-03-21 15:21:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE565CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Ambassador Parker (UK) chaired a meeting of the open-ended working group for the Second Review Conference on March 23. The meeting covered the modalities for a possible meeting of States Parties and NGOs (discussion continued from the February 20 meeting),as well as activities not prohi [...]
2007-03-27 13:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE60CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): QUESTIONS
[...] (SBU) During the U.S.-China bilateral meetings held in The Hague, December 11-13, 2006, the Chinese delegation submitted written questions to the U.S. (Note: Questions were submitted in Chinese and translated by Michael Yan, State Department interpreter.) Questions covered a wide range of t [...]
2007-01-12 14:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE614DUTCH SERIOUS ABOUT UNSCR 1747 IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (C) Econoff shared on April 2 ref A nonpaper on the U.S. designation of Iran's Defense Industries Organization with Anne-Chris Visser, Senior Policy Advisor, Financial Integrity Division, Dutch Finance Ministry and Dutch Foreign Affairs officials Huib Mijnerands, Senior Policy Advisor responsible f [...]
2007-04-03 05:56:00Embassy The HagueSECRETKNNP EFIN PARM ETTC PREL IAEA MNUC TRGY UNSC
07THEHAGUE658NETHERLANDS: DUTCH ACCEPT GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] (SBU) Per reftels, MFA Director for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Henk Cor van der Kwaast reported April 10 that the Dutch have decided to accept the invitation to join the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Van der Kwaast said Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen approved the [...]
2007-04-11 08:41:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL NL
07THEHAGUE660NETHERLANDS: NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS' GROUP INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered reftel information on USG plans to make two presentations on Iran at the Information Exchange Meeting (IEM) of the Cape Town Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) Plenary to MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on April 11. Noland said the [...]
2007-04-11 09:04:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM IR NL
07THEHAGUE661CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (SBU) Gary Mallard (Head, OPCW Laboratory) provided the Del with an update on this issue, which he recently raised with the Del. Mallard initially had reported that there was consideration of moving the OPCW Equipment Store from under the Technical Support Branch (TSB) to the Operations and P [...]
2007-04-11 11:58:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE741CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): OPCW
[...] (C) Summary: On April 18, Rogelio Pfirter, the Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),hosted discussions with an Israeli delegation headed by Miriam Ziv, MFA Deputy Director General for Strategic Affairs. The Israeli delegation was largely in a [...]
2007-04-20 13:16:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC IS
07THEHAGUE762CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Facilitator Luis Garcia (Spain) held an April 17 consultation to discuss the opinion of the Legal Advisor Santiago Onate regarding what information could be made available on an anonymous facility list. Onate carefully laid out his opinion, based on the Verification Annex part IX, Section [...]
2007-04-24 12:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE804CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) Status of efforts toward Middle East Universality: UK Ambassador Parker opened the meeting with a briefing on the recent meetings in Cairo. DG Pfirter met with Egyptian MFA officials as well as members of the NGO Council on Foreign Relations, but found no sign of movement towards adherenc [...]
2007-05-01 11:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE838NETHERLANDS: ENDORSEMENT OF GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] Post received the following note verbale from the Dutch MFA endorsing the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Statement of Principles: BEGIN TEXT: No: DVB/NN-223/07 NOTE VERBALE The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the Unite [...]
2007-05-04 11:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL NL
07THEHAGUE839NETHERLANDS/AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY PARTICIPATION
[...] (S) The Dutch will present briefings in both the Information Exchange and Enforcement Experts meetings of the Australia Group Plenary in Paris, June 4-7, said MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on May 3. According to Noland, the Dutch will build upon a pre [...]
2007-05-04 11:35:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CBW NL
07THEHAGUE867CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) The Technical Secretariat held a regional workshop of the National Authorities of the GCC States on the practical implementation of the CWC April 29-May 2 in Kuwait City. All GCC States were scheduled to attend. Four of these States - Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE - are of high prio [...]
2007-05-08 08:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE924CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR THE
[...] (U) The May 9 events commemorating the tenth anniversary of entry into force of the Convention went off smoothly, and Secretary Rice's message of congratulations was delivered to SIPDIS DG Pfirter. The dedication by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands of a memorial for the victims of chemical [...]
2007-05-15 14:06:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC
07THEHAGUE934NETHERLANDS: TOTAL BAN ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS NOT
[...] (C) Summary: The GONL does not support a total ban on cluster munitions (CM). However, the Dutch will attend the next CM meeting in Lima on May 24-25 with the goal of working to revise the draft text proposed by Norway that calls for a total CM ban. The Dutch agree the Convention on Conventio [...]
2007-05-16 13:35:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMOPS NATO PARM PREL NL
07THEHAGUE946NETHERLANDS: A/S DE SUTTER'S MAY 8 MEETING WITH MFA
[...] (C) Summary: During a tour d'horizon discussion at the MFA on May 8, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Paula A. DeSutter addressed Russian President Putin's April 26 remarks and attempts to link the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty to [...]
2007-05-18 13:53:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP KCFE CWC NL
07THEHAGUE988UNSCR 1747: DUTCH SUPPORT EU COMMON POSITION ON
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points May 23 to Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials Joan Wiegman, Deputy Head, Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division, and Huib Mijnarends, Senior Policy Officer on Iran Sanctions within the MFA's Terrorism and New Threats Unit. 2. (SBU [...]
2007-05-25 08:30:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR NL
07TIRANA1064ALBANIA: GROWING DEMILITARIZATION EXPERTISE
[...] (U) Albania in early December completed the destruction of over 2,700 metric tons of its largest munitions (over 3,000 sea mines, torpedoes and aerial bombs),some of which contained as much as 700 kg. of TNT. In July 2007, Albania became the first country to destroy its chemical weapons stock [...]
2007-12-18 15:52:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS MARR PARM PREL NATO AL
07TIRANA1075 EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE
[...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- November 13: The DAMEN/GoA patrol boat contract was formally signed. The plan calls for four 42 meter off-shore patrol boats to support Albanian Naval forces, and is part of the $43.8 million naval development project (which incl [...]
2007-12-26 13:19:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
07TOKYO100DPRK FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES: JAPAN AWARE OF POSSIBLE
[...] (C) Japan is aware that Chinese banks may be involved with North Korea, given their close geographic proximity to the DPRK, MOF International Bureau Legal Office official Shunichi Fukushima told Embassy financial attache January 9 in response to reftel demarche. Fukushima expressed thanks for [...]
2007-01-10 09:26:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN PARM KNNP PREL PGOV KN CH JA
07TOKYO1031RERF CONTINUES VALUABLE RADIATION RESEARCH DESPITE BUDGET
[...] (U) Summary: The Radiation Effects Research Foundation's Scientific Council meeting on March 5 and 6 in Hiroshima underscored the importance of continuing research on long-term health effects on atomic bomb survivors. Multi-year studies involving voluntary participation of atomic bomb survivo [...]
2007-03-09 09:24:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KSTH PREL SOCI ENRG PARM JA
07TOKYO1211DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR CROUCH'S VISIT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan is committed to ballistic missile defense and working toward early deployment of the missile defense agreement, DFM Yachi told DNSA Crouch that during February 26-27 meetings. Japan is troubled by the lack of transparency in China's military development and developmental as [...]
2007-03-19 08:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER PHUM ECON ETRD EAID MARR KWBG
07TOKYO1280TOKYO SMALL ARMS WORKSHOP FOCUSES ON DEMAND
[...] (C) Summary. The MOFA-sponsored March 12-13 workshop on small arms and light weapons (SALW) shared best practices in addressing SALW among the participants, according to MOFA Conventional Arms Division Officer Michiko Makino. Discussions focused on demand reduction and arms transfer issues, wi [...]
2007-03-23 01:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL JA UNGA
07TOKYO1376IMPORTANCE OF SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] (C) FINATT met with Ministry of Finance, Legal Office, International Bureau official Hiroshi Yamashita on March 27 to discuss the details and importance of UNSCR 1747. Using Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt's comments to underscore our committment to implementing UNSCR 1747, FINATT and Yamash [...]
2007-03-29 07:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM EB ISN KNNP IR EFIN KTFN ETTC SA AEMR
07TOKYO1413JAPANESE PARTICIPANTS FOR THE FBI-SPONSORED GLOBAL
[...] Japan welcomes the opportunity to participate in the FBI hosted Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Law Enforcement Conference in Miami, Florida, June 11-15, 2007. Please find below the names of the three participants MOFA forwarded to Embassy EST on 29 March: --Mr. Kentaro Goto T [...]
2007-03-30 09:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PARM PREL
07TOKYO1516USG CONCERNS ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] (S) According to Ministry of Finance (MOF) Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) hosted an inter-ministerial on Monday, April 2, to determine how the government of Japan will proceed on implementation of UNSCR 1747. MOF requires a revisi [...]
2007-04-06 07:23:00Embassy TokyoSECRETKNNP EFIN PARM JA
07TOKYO1520DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
[...] (C) Embassy passed a non-paper (reftel) regarding designation of Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO) on Monday, April 2, 2007 to Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima, who noted that such information was "precious". POLoff delivered the non-paper t [...]
2007-04-06 07:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EFIN ISN JA
07TOKYO161JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 09:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETTC JA IR KNNP PARM PREL PTER
07TOKYO1716JAPAN CALLS FOR COOPERATION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (C) Summary. In his first meeting with Political-Military Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Stephen Mull on April 11, MOFA Disarmament, Nonproliferation, and Science Department Director-General Takeshi Nakane called for close U.S.-Japan coordination on cluster munitions (CM),and requested th [...]
2007-04-18 09:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL JA NATO
07TOKYO1793COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS FRANK RUGGIERO AND
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the April 26-28, 2007 visit to Japan by DAS Frank Ruggiero and Katherine Baker (PM/WRA Policy Analyst). A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Keith Jordan. He can be reached at: [...]
2007-04-23 09:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC AFIN MARR PARM PREL KS JA
07TOKYO184COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO 1718
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 21-27, 2007 visit to Japan by the U.S. Delegation to the Trilateral 1718 Working Group and ASTOP. A notional schedule will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the visit will be Brett Blackshaw, Deputy, Politica [...]
2007-01-16 09:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL JA
07TOKYO19VISIT TO JAPAN'S SHIMANE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-05 04:12:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG PARM PREL PGOV JA
07TOKYO1919MOFA SPEAKS TO EMBASSY REGARDING UPCOMING FCLP.
[...] (C) In a scripted exchange using language employed prior to other rounds of Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) MOFA DDG of North America Affairs Kazuyoshi Umemoto spoke with A/DCM Mike Meserve on April 25 regarding the May 2 to May 11, 2007 FCLP. Umemoto asked for the U.S. Government to: [...]
2007-04-30 22:59:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV JA PARM
07TOKYO1982GNEP: MOFA RAISES CONCERNS FOLLOWING MAY 1
[...] (U) Note - This is an Action Request - See paragraph 6 below. 2. (C) On May 2 EST Deputy and EST Officer were called in by MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Principal Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma to discuss questions that arose following the May 1 pre-ministerial [...]
2007-05-02 10:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL JA
07TOKYO2004JAPAN URGES PROGRESS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS IN CCW
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Japan believes in the need for close U.S.-Japan coordination on cluster munitions (CM) and wishes to see the U.S. encourage progress on CM via the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) for a formal negotiating mandate ""by the end of the year,"" DDG Shimbo told visiting DAS Ru [...]
2007-05-07 05:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL JA NATO
07TOKYO2080JAPAN'S RESPONSE: IRANIAN INVITATION FOR REACTOR
[...] (SBU) EST Minister-Counselor met with Ambassador Takeshi Nakane, Director-General, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department on May 10, 2007 to pass reftel points. Ambassador Nakane reassured Embassy Tokyo that Japan has no intentions to bid on Iran's tender to build two nuclear re [...]
2007-05-10 04:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM ENRG
07TOKYO2094JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND
[...] EST Minster-Counselor met with her counterpart, Ambassador Takeshi Nakane, Director-General, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department on May 10, 2007, to discuss reftel points. Ambassador Nakane stated that Japan shares the view that the global WMD threat will not go away and expa [...]
2007-05-10 05:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS
07TOKYO2097JAPAN KEEPING A WATCHFUL EYE ON UNSCR-LISTED
[...] (C) Embassy Political Officer delivered reftel demarche May 9 to UN Policy Division Principal Deputy Director Kentaro Fujimoto. Fujimoto said that Japan has very strict border controls in place, and immigration officials have instructions to notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately [...]
2007-05-10 06:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALUNSC PREL PBTS PARM KNNP IR JA
07TOKYO210CORRECTED COPY: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRILATERAL
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the January 21-27, 2007 visit to Japan by the U.S. Delegation to the Trilateral 1718 Working Group and ASTOP. Notional schedules for each event will follow separately. 2. (U) Control Officer for the delegation to the January 24 Tril [...]
2007-01-17 22:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP JA PARM PREL
07TOKYO2157GNEP: "DIFFERENCE OF VIEWS" ON FAST REACTOR
[...] (C) On May 14, ESTOFF delivered points in reftel A to MOFA International Nuclear Energy Cooperation Division Principal Deputy Director Zentaro Naganuma. Naganuma said he appreciated the clarity of Washington's response on the question of cooperation on fast reactor technology with Russia an [...]
2007-05-14 07:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA JA
07TOKYO2258UNSCR 1747: JAPAN SUPPORTS BROAD DEFINITION OF ARMS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-18 08:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR JA
07TOKYO2268JAPAN OPPOSES NORWEGIAN DRAFT TEXT ON CLUSTER
[...] (C) On May 18, Embassy Tokyo delivered ref (A) demarche regarding U.S. concerns about the Norwegian draft text on cluster munitions (CM) to MOFA Conventional Arms Division official Maiko Tamagawa. Tamagawa, noting that Tokyo was "really concerned" about the draft text, reiterated that Japan r [...]
2007-05-21 08:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMOPS NATO PARM PREL JA
07TOKYO2328BSL-3 LAB REPORTED AT NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
[...] (C) In a meeting with Embassy Science Fellow Alan Lindquist and EST FSN on May 1, Dr. Yasuo Seto of the National Research Institute for Police Science (NRIPS) in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, said that NRIPS maintains a biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) laboratory. Dr. Seto mentioned the BSL-3 la [...]
2007-05-24 04:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALTBIO PREL PARM SENV JA
07TOKYO2359THE U.S. BASE REALIGNMENT BILL: WHAT IT IS AND
[...] (C) Summary: On May 23, the Upper House of the Diet passed legislation to support U.S. base realignment under the Defense Policy Review Initiative (DPRI). The legislation designates certain local governments as "special municipalities connected with U.S. force realignment," and will provide s [...]
2007-05-28 22:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR JA PARM PGOV
07TOKYO2462JAPAN'S INITIAL RESPONSE TO DOD CHINA REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-01 08:55:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL JA CH
07TOKYO2483JAPAN URGES U.S. TO CO-SPONSOR NEGOTIATING MANDATE
[...] (C) Summary. During a June 1 briefing on the May 24-25 Lima conference on cluster munitions (CM),MOFA officials stressed that there had been no change in the Japanese position and that Tokyo still sought to balance security and humanitarian issues. Citing concerns about growing momentum in t [...]
2007-06-04 08:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL JA NATO
07TOKYO2787JAPAN RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL DPRK INTEREST IN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Summary: In a series of recent meetings, embassy officials raised the DPRK,s possible procurement of Japanese-manufactured currency counterfeiting equipment with the government of Japan. We explained that, given the unlikelin [...]
2007-06-20 10:06:00Embassy TokyoSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KH KS SZ JA
07TOKYO2830NISSAN MOTOR CO. PROJECT WITH THE RUSSIAN
[...] (S) On June 22, 2007, EST officer delivered the points in the reftel to MOFA's International Science Cooperation Division, Ms. Ryoko Henna and Tetsuo Takagi. MOFA officials thanked Embassy for passing the information. However they requested time to study the new information with other GOJ coll [...]
2007-06-22 05:05:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM TNGD
07TOKYO2852JAPAN'S POLICE RESPONSE TO POTENTIAL DPRK INTEREST
[...] (S) FINATT, DHS/ICE, and LEGATT met with National Police Agency (NPA),Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Department, Assistant Director and Police Superintendent Tomoaki Onizuka June 21 to share ref C information. Onizuka confirmed that NPA was both able to access Interpol's June 2006 Orange A [...]
2007-06-25 02:33:00Embassy TokyoSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KH KS SZ JA
07TOKYO2854JAPAN RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] (C) Poloff and FINATT delivered designation of Iranian entities information to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2nd Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and Ministry of Finance, International Bureau, Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima on June 18 and J [...]
2007-06-25 03:01:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IR EUN JA KN KNNP
07TOKYO2908GNEP: JAPAN ON EXPANSION, FUTURE MEETINGS
[...] (U) This message contains an Action Request -- see para. 6. 2. (C) Summary: Following the May 21 GNEP Ministerial, Japan continues to voice concerns about expanding GNEP beyond the existing core group. Japan is cautious about undertaking cooperative research on sensitive nuclear technol [...]
2007-06-27 08:34:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY IAEA JA
07TOKYO2971JAPANESE ANGST ABOUT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON NORTH
[...] (C) Summary: Most Japanese media, academic and political sources cite A/S Hill,s June 21-22 Pyongyang visit as a first step toward denuclearizing the DPRK. Some observers, however, remain skeptical about the DPRK's intention to shut down its nuclear facilities, and there is widespread wor [...]
2007-07-01 23:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN JA
07TOKYO2972JAPANESE ANGST ABOUT RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON NORTH
[...] (C) Summary: Most Japanese media, academic and political sources cite A/S Hill,s June 21-22 Pyongyang visit as a first step toward denuclearizing the DPRK. Some observers, however, remain skeptical about the DPRK's intention to shut down its nuclear facilities, and there is widespread wor [...]
2007-07-01 23:23:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP JA NK
07TOKYO3004JAPAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER AND
[...] (C) Poloff delivered ref A non-paper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Non-Proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Foreign Policy Bureau's Isami Takada on June 28. Takada noted that Japan is always happy to cooperate with the United States, and thanked us for our efforts on both UNS [...]
2007-07-02 07:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN PARM IR JA
07TOKYO3235JAPAN PRESSES IRAN ON NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Summary: UN Security Council "confrontational moves" towards a new resolution would only lead to minimal Iranian cooperation with the IAEA, Iranian Director General Hamid Baeidinejad declared at non-proliferation talks in Tokyo on July 11, according to MOFA Non-Proliferation, Science an [...]
2007-07-16 22:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM JA PREL IR
07TOKYO3376JAPAN GEARED TO RATIFY THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-24 22:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PTER MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL JA
07TOKYO3479RESPONSE TO JAPANESE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON
[...] (S) Summary: Post delivered ref A non-paper to Japan,s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),Ministry of Finance (MOF),Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI),and National Police Agency (NPA). While the meetings revealed ongoing efforts by the Government of Japan to prevent Japan,s Kom [...]
2007-07-30 22:15:00Embassy TokyoSECRETKNNP PARM PREL MNUC KN JA
07TOKYO3515JAPAN RESPONDS TO U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR AGREEMENT
[...] (U) This message contains an Action Request - see para. 4. 2. (SBU) EST and POL delivered the non-paper in reftel to officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on July 30 and 31. MOFA Arms Control and Disarmament Division Principal Deputy Director, Junichiro Otaka, noted that MO [...]
2007-08-01 08:29:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIA ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV IAEA JA
07TOKYO374S/P DIRECTOR KRASNER MEETS DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a January 12 meeting with S/P Director Krasner, Director General for North American Affairs Chikao Kawai (since elevated to Deputy Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs for Foreign Policy) explained that Japan cannot, for domestic reasons, provide humanitarian assistance to the D [...]
2007-01-26 07:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ZK IN KN KS AS CH RS JA
07TOKYO3765WEAKENED PRIME MINISTER ABE TO VISIT INDIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, weakened by his party's defeat in last month's Upper House elections and facing dropping support from the public and rising criticism from within the LDP, will depart Tokyo August 19 for a visit to Indonesia, India, and Malaysia. He returns to [...]
2007-08-15 07:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD PARM IN ID MY JA
07TOKYO438JAPAN SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (SBU) This message contains an action request. See para 8. 2. (C) Summary. Japan supports the U.S. position on cluster munitions (CM) and believes that the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) is the best venue for discussing the issue, according to MOFA officials. Japanese au [...]
2007-01-31 10:21:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO JA
07TOKYO454METI TO REVIEW SECURITY CRITERIA FOR FDI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has established an outside study group to recommend possible revisions to the law that governs those sectors in which foreign direct investment (FDI) requires prior government notification and approval. The study group's ideas w [...]
2007-02-01 03:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON PARM JA
07TOKYO461JAPAN'S RESPONSE: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
[...] On February 1, ESToff delivered reftel demarche to Principal Deputy Director Nobuharu Imanishi and Officer Masamichi Ito in MOFA's Biological and Chemical Weapons Conventions Division. Imanishi said that he would share the demarche with other officials for interagency coordination. He reported [...]
2007-02-01 06:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM AORC EIND
07TOKYO5086RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST: IDENTIFYING TOOLS
[...] (C) Following are the answers to REF A request for identification of tools for possible use against Iranian financial institutions, in original sequence. 2. (S) Question: Which governmental agencies govern banks? What actions can the government take against banks, especially in regard t [...]
2007-11-02 02:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC JA KNNP PARM PREL
07TOKYO5087DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-02 02:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM EFIN JA
07TOKYO5092RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST: IDENTIFYING TOOLS
[...] (C) Following are the answers to REF A request for identification of tools for possible use against Iranian financial institutions, in original sequence. 2. (S) Question: Which governmental agencies govern banks? What actions can the government take against banks, especially in regard t [...]
2007-11-02 04:35:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN ETTC JA KNNP PARM PREL
07TOKYO5456INITIAL JAPANESE REACTION TO NIE ON IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan was surprised by the National Intelligence Estimate finding that Iran has halted its nuclear weapons development program, and has yet to draw any conclusions. Tokyo will be watching carefully how other nations react, but working level contacts believe the finding will make [...]
2007-12-05 07:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR JA
07TOKYO5480JAPAN: TREASURY UNDERSECRETARY LEVEY CONSULTS ON
[...] (S) Summary. Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey met in Tokyo on November 14 and 15 with Government of Japan officials to discuss recent U.S. sanctions against Iran, reactions to the FATF statement on Iran, and the need for additional financial meas [...]
2007-12-07 00:56:00Embassy TokyoSECRETEFIN PARM PINR PINS JA IR
07TOKYO5491ACTING U/S ROOD'S NONPROLIFERATION MEETINGS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, John C. Rood, conducted a series of successful and substantive nonproliferation meetings with senior GOJ officials November 9 on the margins of the U.S.-Japan Commission on Arms Control, Disarmament, Non- [...]
2007-12-07 07:02:00Embassy TokyoSECRETKNEP MNUC PARM PINS PREL PTER IAEA JA
07TOKYO5492TENTH U.S.-JAPAN COMMISSION MEETING ON NOVEMBER 8, 2007
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 07:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PINS PTER TRGY KGIC IAEA
07TOKYO5609JAPANESE AGAIN RAISE LEVINSON CASE WITH IRANIAN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MOFA Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Norihiro Okuda lunched December 19 with Iranian Ambassador to Tokyo Moshen Talaeli and urged him again to help resolve the case of missing American Citizen Robert Levinson. Other topics discussed included Iran's nuclear [...]
2007-12-19 09:15:00Embassy TokyoSECRETCASC PREL PTER PARM IR IZ JA
07TOKYO5624CLUSTER MUNITIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JAPANESE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan believes the optimal solution to the cluster munitions issue is a legally binding agreement arrived at through the CCW process. However, because such an outcome is not certain, Japan will continue to participate in the Oslo Process in order to be able to influence any final [...]
2007-12-20 07:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS JA
07TOKYO617JANUARY 25-26, 2007 ASTOP IV MEETING
[...] SUMMARY: On January 25-26, 2007, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the Fourth Asian Senior-Level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP IV) in Tokyo. Senior-level government officials in charge of non-proliferation policies from the ASEAN member countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, [...]
2007-02-13 06:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM JA ENRG
07TOKYO696JAPAN WELCOMES SIX-PARTY AGREEMENT, REMAINS UNEASY
[...] (C) Summary. Japanese reaction to the Six-Party Talks (6PT) agreement is mixed. Popular reaction to the 6PT agreement is shaped by the strong and passionate view the Japanese public has on the abduction issue. PM Abe, who holds deep personal views on the abductions, shares the public view t [...]
2007-02-16 10:22:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN JA
07TOKYO742MEETING WITH MEXT TO DISCUSS PROPOSED BILL ON
[...] SUMMARY. On January 30, 2007, Embassy EST section met with MEXT officials to glean additional information on the Government of Japan (GOJ) plan to submit to the Diet a bill intended to prevent nuclear and radiological terrorism. The bill is being introduced to the Diet to ratify the U.N. Inter [...]
2007-02-22 05:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL
07TOKYO799ADDITIONAL E.O. 13382 DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) Embassy officers delivered reftel demarche to counterparts in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Finance (MOF). MOF officials stated they were already aware of reftel designations from their regular monitoring of Treasury,s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) website. 2. [...]
2007-02-26 04:04:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL KN IR JA
07TOKYO805NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION: ""NUDGE"" COULD HELP
[...] (U) NOTE: This is an action request -see par. 5. 2. (C) Summary: On February 9, MEXT Nuclear Safety Division Officials suggested that U.S. encouragement of G8 allies to ratify the Nuclear Terrorism Convention could positively impact their efforts to achieve ratification by the Japanese [...]
2007-02-26 07:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL JA UNGA
07TRIPOLI946DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS UNDER
[...] (U) The Charge delivered reftel demarche to MFA Secretary for Americas Affairs Dr. Ahmed Fituri November 1. Fituri offered no substantive response, but undertook to convey to the appropriate authorities the request that the GOL take parallel measures. Noting Libya's recent election to a non-pe [...]
2007-11-07 16:16:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN
07TUNIS1435DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 15:10:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN TS
07TUNIS1436DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ICAO MONTREAL CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-29 15:11:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM TS
07TUNIS1442DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE
[...] On October 30, 2007, reftel points were transmitted to the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Tunisian Financial Analysis Commission (Tunisia's FIU) and the Ministry of Finance. Any reactions, comments, or response received from the GOT will be reported septel. 2. In [...]
2007-10-30 13:03:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN KTFN TS
07TUNIS1552GOT INFORMED OF IRAN NIE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-04 16:07:00Embassy TunisSECRETPGOV KNNP MNUC PARM IR TS
07TUNIS381DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 15:29:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL TS
07TUNIS408DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 14:38:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM KN IR TS
07TUNIS819IRAQI WMD SCIENTISTS REDIRECTION PROGRAM: TUNISIA
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (S/NF) Further to Ref A response on the Iraqi WMD scientist redirection program, MFA Chief of Staff Hatem Atallah today told the Ambassador that the GOT is still considering the proposal, but that the GOT needs further information before making [...]
2007-06-22 15:09:00Embassy TunisSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR PINS PARM PREL PREF TS
07ULAANBAATAR105Mongolia Welcomes Six Party Talks Agreement
[...] DCM conveyed reftel points to MFA. In response, an MFA official called attention to a statement which MFA released on February 14 (para 2). 2. Begin text: Statement by the Spokesman of Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia applauds the initial actio [...]
2007-02-16 03:13:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP EAID KN MG
07ULAANBAATAR106Mongolia Welcomes Six Party Talks Agreement
[...] DCM conveyed reftel points to MFA. In response, an MFA official called attention to a statement which MFA released on February 14 (para 2). 2. Begin text: Statement by the Spokesman of Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia applauds the initial actio [...]
2007-02-16 03:13:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP EAID KN MG
07ULAANBAATAR107Mongolia Welcomes Six Party Talks Agreement
[...] DCM conveyed reftel points to MFA. In response, an MFA official called attention to a statement which MFA released on February 14 (para 2). 2. Begin text: Statement by the Spokesman of Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia applauds the initial actio [...]
2007-02-16 03:14:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP EAID KN MG
07ULAANBAATAR587GOVERNMENT OF MONGOLIA WELCOMES DOE PROPOSAL FOR PURSUING
[...] S. Enkhbat, Vice Chairman of the Nuclear Energy Commission of Mongolia, has said he welcomes overtures by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to discuss possible areas of cooperation on securing sealed radioactive sources. He also looks forward [...]
2007-10-16 02:28:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KOLY MG PARM KNNP TRGY
07UNVIEVIENNA738IAEA/IRAN: EXPLAINING THE NIE TO KEY BOARD MEMBERS
[...] (C) South African Governor Abdul Minty told Ambassador Schulte that the NIE is an opportunity for P5 1 negotiations and offered President Mbeki as an intermediary with Iran. Separately, Nuclear Counselor briefed key Board members, including P5 1 DCMs/Counselors, on the implications of the NIE, [...]
2007-12-05 15:47:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA KNPP PARM AORC IR
07UNVIEVIENNA742IAEA/IRAN: LIKE-MINDED AMBASSADORS REGROUP POST-NIE
[...] (S) In the aftermath of the Iran NIE our priority in Vienna has been to maintain IAEA and Board member government pressure for full disclosure of Iran's past activities and compliance with UNSC requirements. Like-minded Ambassadors shared concerns about the NIE and next steps on Iran in a Dec [...]
2007-12-07 13:56:00UNVIESECRETIAEA AORC PARM KNPP IR
07UNVIEVIENNA778IAEA/IRAN: UK AND FRANCE LOOK FORWARD, DG TO MEET
[...] (S) Summary: UK Ambassador Smith discussed DG ElBaradei's forthcoming trip to London with Ambassador Schulte December 21. He expected Foreign Secretary Miliband to underline the central message that international pressure on Iran must be maintained. The UK was leery of the DG's possible tra [...]
2007-12-21 16:02:00UNVIESECRETIAEA KNPP PARM IR
07USEUBRUSSELS1043U.S. - EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND
[...] (C) The U.S.-EU Troika disarmament and nonproliferation consultations under the German presidency demonstrated many common interests and a willingness to engage frankly but cordially. They did not hide, however, the well known divergence of views on how to approach these key issues. In parti [...]
2007-03-28 09:26:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP PARM PREL EUN PTER KN IR IN CH
07USEUBRUSSELS2984DAS KRAMER'S QUAD CONSULTATIONS ON RUSSIA,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-24 13:28:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD EUN MARR OSCE PARM PGOV PHUM PREL
07USEUBRUSSELS3189CHANGES IN EC MINE ACTION FUNDING
[...] (U) USAID Special Assistant delivered demarche contained in reftel to Laura Figuori of the European Commission's Directorate General for External Relations, Security Policy Unit. Figuori was a member of the now dismantled operational unit which managed mine action funding. 2. (SBU) Accordi [...]
2007-10-19 07:48:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KHDP SOCI PARM EAID EUN
07USEUBRUSSELS3227RUSSIAN ARMS TRANSFERS TO IRAN AND SYRIA: EU
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-24 16:30:00USEU BrusselsSECRETPARM ETTC PREL IR IZ RU SY EUN
07USNATO129WELCOME FOR NATO DMEG MEETING MARCH 7-8, 2007
[...] U.S. Mission welcomes Rose Ann McHenry and Shirley Grosner to Brussels for meetings March 7-8, 2007. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. [...]
2007-03-01 10:27:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT NATO OTRA PARM ASEC
07USNATO132WELCOME FOR EUR/RPM DEPUTY BRENT HARTLEY, MARCH
[...] U.S. Mission welcomes EUR/RPM Deputy Mr. Brent Hartley to Brussels for consultations March 5-7, 2007. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. [...]
2007-03-02 08:13:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT NATO OTRA PARM ASEC
07USNATO144WELCOME FOR NATO VCC EXPERTS MEETINGS MARCH 8, 2007
[...] Mission welcomes John H. Farrar, James Starkey, and Mark Shepard to Brussels for the March 8 Verification Coordinating Committee Experts meeting. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. A [...]
2007-03-06 11:16:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC NATO OSCE OTRA PARM
07USNATO167WELCOME HLTF MARCH 21-23, 2007 TO NATO
[...] Mission welcomes Karin Look, Larry Schultz, Jennifer Laurendeau, Sharon White, Jeffrey Gibbs, James Starkey, Christopher Beecroft, Powell Moore, and Stephen Olejasz to USNATO for HLTF meetings March 21-23. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer is Don Sheehan. Office: (32) [...]
2007-03-15 15:20:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA ASEC AADP NATO OSCE PARM
07USNATO169WELCOME FOR NATO EXECUTIVE WORKING GROUP COMMITTEE
[...] Mission welcomes Anita Friedt, Michelle Azevedo, and Paul Iarrobino to Brussels for meetings. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32) [...]
2007-03-15 15:21:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC NATO OSCE OTRA PARM
07USNATO177NATO/VCC: MARCH 8 VCC EXPERTS MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: After the U.S. representative executed guidance, the experts agreed (ad ref for Germany, whose representative agreed but stated that he had to go back to Berlin for full approval) that revision 2 of reference B would focus in Annex 1 of table B as directly answering the tasking, [...]
2007-03-20 09:14:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO KCFE OSCE
07USNATO178DATA MANAGEMENT EXPERTS GROUP MEETING, MARCH 8,
[...] (U) Summary: The Data Management Expert Group (DMEG) met on March 8, 2007. Italy, Spain, and Romania introduced new representatives, and the Chair reported on staff activity since the January meeting. After reviewing the status of the NCFS and VERITY XXI for the current CFE, the group focused [...]
2007-03-20 11:12:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KCFE NATO OSCE
07USNATO181NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 1, 2007, Ms. Laura Gross, Director, Counterproliferation Policy, OASD/GSA and Mr. Ivo Halak, Director of Strategic Planning Department, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation Steering Committee (DGP-SC) meeting. The DGP-SC discussed Streng [...]
2007-03-20 15:15:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USNATO190WELCOME FOR NATO NRC AMBASSADORIAL MEETING AND
[...] Mission welcomes Donna A. Phelan, James Starkey, Jon Errickson, and Adam Xavier to Brussels for meetings. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Administrative support will be provided by [...]
2007-03-23 16:18:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC NATO OSCE OTRA PARM
07USNATO218VCC AND EXPERTS MEETINGS, MARCH 29, 2007
[...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings on March 29, VCC experts reached agreement on procedures for reporting ambiguities related to BRM-1K vehicles and use of GPS during inspections; they will continue to address use of digital cameras to report ambiguities and definition of inspection site. The V [...]
2007-03-30 16:57:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO OSCE KCFE
07USNATO227NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL ARMS CONTROL DISCUSSION, MARCH
[...] (C) Summary: In the NATO-Russia Council arms control discussion on March 29, 2007, Russian Ambassador Totskiy claimed that Russia "did not know what it needs to do" to get NATO to ratify the Adapted CFE (A/CFE),and asked for a list of outstanding Russian "debts" related to ratification. All [...]
2007-04-04 09:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO OSCE KCFE
07USNATO241WELCOME TO NATO FOR A/S JOHN ROOD AND SENIOR
[...] Mission welcomes Mr. John C. Rood, Assistant Secretary, and Mr. Hugh A. Amundson, Senior Advisor, Bureau of International Security and Non proliferation to USNATO on April 17-21, 2007. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer Reece Smyth. Office: (32)2-724-3268 Fax: (32)2- [...]
2007-04-12 10:20:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL OTRA OVIP BE
07USNATO252NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 27 2007, Mr. Joseph Benkert, OSD PDASD for Global Security Affairs, and Mr. Ivan Dvorak, Chief of Defense Policy and Strategy Division, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Plenary session. The DGP discussed Implementation of the Co [...]
2007-04-17 09:55:00Mission USNATOSECRETMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PREL PARM
07USNATO256WELCOME FOR NATO VCC EXPERTS MEETINGS APRIL 24,
[...] Mission welcomes John H. Farrar, James Starkey, and Jon Erickson to Brussels for the April 24 for the Verification Coordinating Committee Experts meeting. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476- [...]
2007-04-19 12:52:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ASEC NATO OSCE OTRA PARM
07USNATO266HLTF MEETING MARCH 22, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite determined efforts by the U.S. and many other Allies, Germany derailed agreement at the March 22 High-level Task Force (HLTF) on the text of a NATO paper on cross-group stationing of forces under the CFE Treaty. Most allies, in particular Turkey, Greece, Norway, Bulgaria [...]
2007-04-24 07:44:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS
07USNATO300WELCOME TO NATO FOR HLTF, NRC(ACE),AND VCC TEAM
[...] Mission welcomes, DAS Karin Look and traveling party to NATO for HLTF, NRC(ACE),and VCC meetings, May 15-18. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer is Don Sheehan. Office: (32)2-724-3486 fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32)2-724-3233. [...]
2007-05-11 14:32:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM OTRA NATO KCFE OSCE
07USNATO320NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 25, 2007, Ms. Deanna DeSante, Senior Assistant for Combating WMD Policy, OASD/GSA and Mr. Ivo Halak, Director of Strategic Planning Department, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation Steering Committee (DGP-SC) meeting. The DGP-SC discusse [...]
2007-05-21 16:32:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USNATO321NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 25, 2007, Ms. Deanna DeSante, Senior Assistant for Combating WMD Policy, OASD/GSA and Mr. Ivo Halak, Director of Strategic Planning Department, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation Steering Committee (DGP-SC) meeting. The DGP-SC discusse [...]
2007-05-22 08:05:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USNATO329ACTION REQUEST: PROPOSED NATO STUDY ON CLUSTER
[...] (C) USNATO acknowledges receipt of Ref regarding a Proposed NATO Study on Cluster Munitions. Following consultations with SHAPE and the U.S. Military Delegation to NATO, USNATO recomQnds that Qe USG does not formally request a NATO study on cluster munitions. USNATO feels that initiating su [...]
2007-05-24 14:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMOPS NATO PREL PARM
07USNATO337HLTF MEETING MAY 16, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The May 16 HLTF meeting focused on CFE-related comments in Russian President Putin's April 26 statement and the positive steps the Alliance should take in response. The U.S. delegation was led by DOS/VCI DAS Karin L. Look. Allies concluded that NATO should continue to send a [...]
2007-05-25 15:17:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS
07USNATO340MAY 16 NRC(ACE): RUSSIA EXPLAINS CFE MORATORIUM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Russia's Representative to the CFE Joint Consultative Group (JCG),Mikhail Ulyanov, used the May 16 NATO-Russia Council's Arms Control Experts (NRC(ACE)) meeting to try to explain the rationale for President Putin's April 26 threat to declare a moratorium on Russian implementation [...]
2007-05-25 15:58:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO PREL OSCE RS
07USNATO351CFE: VCC AND VCC EXPERTS' MEETINGS, MAY 16, 2007
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the May 16 VCC and VCC experts' meetings: a. The U.S. announced an upcoming Vienna Document inspection in Sweden during the time a Swedish exercise below Vienna Document thresholds will be conducted; b. Experts agreed to attempt to hold a NATO Vienna Document course in Cen [...]
2007-06-04 14:09:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO OSCE KCFE
07USNATO354WELCOME TO NATO FOR HLTF AND CFE MEETINGS, JUNE
[...] Mission welcomes, DAS Karin Look and traveling party to NATO for HLTF and CFE meetings, June 6-8, 2007. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer is Don Sheehan. Office: (32)2-724-3486 fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32)2-724-3233. [...]
2007-06-06 13:04:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM OTRA NATO KCFE OSCE
07USNATO356WELCOME FOR NATO DMEG MEETING JUNE 18-22, 2007
[...] U.S. Mission welcomes Rose Ann McHenry and Horacio Vignale to Brussels for meetings March 7-8, 2007. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. [...]
2007-06-06 14:15:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT NATO OTRA PARM ASEC
07USNATO381WELCOME FOR NATO SGP MEETING JUNE 27-29, 2007
[...] Mission welcomes William Silkworth, C.S. Eliot Kang, Terry Godby, Michael Scott Davis, and Thomas A. Wuchte to Brussels for the June 27-29 meetings of the Senior Politico-Military Group on Proliferation (SGP). Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (3 [...]
2007-06-21 14:32:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM OTRA NATO
07USNATO388WELCOME TO NATO FOR HLTF JUNE 28, 2007
[...] Mission welcomes, DAS Karin Look and traveling party to NATO for HLTF meetings, June 27-28, 2007. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer is Don Sheehan. Office: (32)2-724-3486 fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul and Denise Corbin(32)2-724- [...]
2007-06-25 14:42:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCFE NATO OSCE OTRA PARM PREL
07USNATO392NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 24 2007, Mr. Joseph Benkert, OSD PDASD for Global Security Affairs, and Mr. Ivan Dvorak, Chief of Defense Policy and Strategy Division, Czech Republic, co-chaired the NATO Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Plenary session. The DGP discussed two Food-For-Thought [...]
2007-06-27 15:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PREL PARM
07USNATO409NATO/HLTF MEETING, JUNE 28 2007
[...] (C) Summary. The all-day HLTF June 28 was focused on both assessing the Extraordinary Conference June 12-15, 2007 and preparing to deal with the likelihood that Russia may soon trigger a 150 day countdown to suspension of performance of its CFE obligations or (less likely) of Russia,s su [...]
2007-07-10 15:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO431JULY 17 MEETING OF THE VCC AND EXPERTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) and experts met on July 17. Regarding the food-for-thought (FFT) paper (Ref A) on coordinating Vienna Document (VD) inspections, consensus could not be reached due to German objections. There was much unfocused discussion over ho [...]
2007-07-27 15:00:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO433NRC/CFE: RUSSIA WANTS COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 15:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PARM PREL MARR KCFE RU
07USNATO445NATO/HLTF MEETING, JULY 26 2007 - THE WAY AHEAD
[...] (C) Summary. The July 26 HLTF focused on discussion of what the Allies, game plan should be for achieving key CFE and related policy goals in the period prior to December 12, when Russia,s threat to suspend implementation of CFE would become operational. U.S. HLTF Deputy Jennifer Laurendeau [...]
2007-08-06 14:30:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO490RFG FOR NATO REVIEW OF THE LONGER-TERM ANALYSIS OF
[...] (U) This is a request for guidance by COB Tuesday, September 11. 2. (S) Summary: NATO's Senior Political-Military Group on Proliferation (SGP) failed to come to agreement on the text for NATO's Review of the Longer-Term Analysis of Ballistic Missile Risks and Threats at the September 5 Pl [...]
2007-09-07 14:54:00Mission USNATOSECRETMNUC NATO PARM PINR PREL
07USNATO521SUBJECT: HLTF: NATO ALLIES ENDORSE U.S. PARALLEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the September 13 HLTF, Allies endorsed the U.S. &Parallel Actions Plan8 as the basis to end the current impasse with Russia on the fulfillment of the remaining Istanbul commitments and ratification of the Adapted CFE Treaty. U.S. HLTF Representative Karin L. Look also successf [...]
2007-09-21 15:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO524NATO/VCC SEPTEMBER 13 MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The September 13 Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) and VCC Experts made progress on agreeing on procedures to deconflict Vienna Document Inspections with four non-Allied OSCE states (Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, and Austria) for the 2008 year. The NATO Staff will sen [...]
2007-09-24 16:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO525NON-PAPER CIRCULATED BY SOME ALLIES ON RAISING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: NATO Permanent Representatives from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, and Spain circulated a non-paper (see below) to all Allied PermReps on September 19 on exploring ways to strengthen NATO's profile in arms control and disarmament prior to t [...]
2007-09-26 15:48:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDKCFE NATO PARM PREL OSCE
07USNATO532RUSSIANS SOFTENING TONE ON CFE AT THE NRC?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A Senior Russian military official briefing at the September 26 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting signaled possible Russian softening on its CFE line. NATO International staff reports that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov also made some constructive comments in a recent discussi [...]
2007-09-28 15:10:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO578NATO/HLTF MEETING, OCTOBER 19 2007 - THE WAY AHEAD
[...] (C) Summary. The October 19 High Level Task Force meeting focused on discussion of the "way ahead" for maintaining the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) in the face of Russia's stated intent to suspend implementation. HLTF representative Karin L. Look provided Allies with a r [...]
2007-10-24 15:09:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO579ALLIES SUPPORT U.S. MD OUTREACH TO RUSSIA
[...] (C) Summary: NATO Allies warmly endorsed recent U.S. Missile Defense (MD) proposals offered to Russia at the Oct. 17 reinforced North Atlantic Council (NAC) briefing offered by USD(P) Eric Edelman, A/S Daniel Fried and MDA. Dir. LTGEN Trey Obering. Allies further praised the U.S. effort to c [...]
2007-10-24 16:36:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MARR PARM IR RS
07USNATO613NATO/VCC NOVEMBER 14 AND 15 MEETINGS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The November 14 and 15 Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) and VCC Experts made progress on several issues, but postponed others until the January VCC. Particular implementation concerns were discussed in regard to the potential Russian CFE suspension where HLTF policy guida [...]
2007-11-21 17:29:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO615CFE: NOVEMBER 15 MEETING OF THE HLTF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At the NATO High Level Task Force on November 15, Allies welcomed U.S. updates on current U.S. ) Russian Federation discussions and considered appropriate next steps in anticipation of Russian suspension of implementation of the CFE Treaty on December 12. 2. (C) Allies agreed [...]
2007-11-23 15:08:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKCFE NATO PARM PREL OSCE RS
07USNATO624NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) The NATO Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Steering Committee met on September 14th 2007 and October 11th 2007 at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Both meetings were co-chaired by senior representatives of the United States and of Poland. 2. (C) A paper entitled &Maritime Int [...]
2007-11-30 15:18:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USNATO625NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The NATO Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) met in plenary session at NATO HQ on November 14. The committee was co-chaired by Mr. Joseph Benkert (PDASD/OSD/GSA) of the United States and Mr. Cezary Lusinski (MOD) of Poland. Associated with this month's Plenary, the DGP [...]
2007-11-30 15:19:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USNATO632UKRAINE'S A/FM KHANDOGIY TELLS NATO MINISTERS
[...] (C) At the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) Ministerial meeting at NATO Headquarters on December 7, Acting Foreign Minister Khandogiy forecast a Ukrainian request to launch a NATO Membership Action Plan at the April 2008 Summit in Bucharest and announced Ukraine's readiness to contribute forces t [...]
2007-12-11 14:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR KCFE PARM BO
07USNATO640HLTF: NATO ALLIES READY TO STAY THE COURSE ON CFE
[...] (C) At the December 14 HLTF all NATO Allies - without exception - called for a continuation of NATO,s unified response to Russia,s unilateral actions on CFE and urged that the U.S. keep its "parallel actions" package on the table for negotiation with Russia. Praise for U.S. efforts to date wa [...]
2007-12-17 19:41:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO OSCE RS
07USNATO648RFG AND READOUT OF VCC AND VCC EXPERTS MEETING -
[...] This is a Request for Guidance. See Para 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At the December 19 meeting of the NATO Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC),Allies agreed to allocate and coordinate CFE inspections -- including for Russia -- based on data from the previous Treaty year. Allies also coor [...]
2007-12-20 15:38:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
07USNATO89USNATO WELCOMES JAMES STARKEY FOR VCC EXPERTS
[...] Mission welcomes Mr. James Stakey to Brussels for the February 12-13 VCC Meetings. Control officer for the visit is Don Sheehan, work tel:(32)2-724-3486 and fax: (32)2-724-3421, home tel: (32) 2-779-2047, cell: (32)476-663-647. Admin. support is Lucia Krul (32) 2-724-3233. 2. Hotel rese [...]
2007-02-12 16:03:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT NATO OTRA PARM UP
07USNATO92NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP)
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On 24 January 2007, Mr. Joseph Benkert, OSD PDASD for Global Security Affairs, and Mr. Ivan Dvorak, Chief of Defense Policy and Strategy Division, Czech Republic, co-chaired the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) Plenary session. The DGP discussed policy guidance from t [...]
2007-02-14 11:35:00Mission USNATOSECRETMARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
07USUNNEWYORK1056MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BURANS, WARD TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-21 20:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK1080BRIEFING ON THE KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL AT THE UN
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UN Secretariat hosted a briefing on November 27, 2007 on recent developments concerning the United Nations Assistance to the Khmer Rouge Trials (UNAKRT) and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC). Larry Johnson, Assistant-Secretary-General for [...]
2007-11-28 16:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREF PREL
07USUNNEWYORK1095NOV 28 ICTY/ICTR UNSC WORKING GROUP MEETING ON
[...] SUMMARY: Members of the UNSC Working Group on Residual Issues concerning the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) met on Nevember 28 to discuss a non-paper prepared by the Chair (Indonesia) on the preparati [...]
2007-11-30 18:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREF PREL RW
07USUNNEWYORK1110CTED DIRECTOR MICHAEL SMITH MAKES INITIAL BRIEFING
[...] SUMMARY: The Security Council's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) met November 29 to welcome Michael Smith (Australia),the new Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED). Smith praised CTC's role in UN counter-terrorism efforts, and said the CTC should continue [...]
2007-12-03 13:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREF PREL UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK1137U/S ROOD BRIEFS UN SECRETARY-GENERAL ON IRAN/NIE
[...] (C) Summary: On December 6, Undersecretary John Rood briefed Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the recent National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran. Rood stressed that the NIE does not diminish USG concerns regarding Iran,s nuclear weapons program and, if anything, heightens our concerns. T [...]
2007-12-07 19:52:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPARM IR MNUC KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK1271540 COMMITTEE DISCUSSES MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH,
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: At an informal meeting February 7, the 1540 Committee discussed outreach activities; a proposed roadmap for implementing its program of work; and proposals for coordination among the Committee's experts, the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) and th [...]
2007-02-13 15:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC PTER UNSC KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK179DDA, IAEA, OPCW, AND WCO BRIEF COUNCIL ON
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Representatives of the Department for Disarmament Affairs, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),and the World Customs Organization briefed the Security Council in a public meeting on February 23, concer [...]
2007-03-06 18:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC PARM KNNP
07USUNNEWYORK211IRAN RELATED BRIEFINGS
[...] (S) On 09 March Ambassador Sanders and Chief of Station's (COS) senior representative at USUN delivered reftel sensitive briefing on Iran's nuclear weapons program to Panama's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Ricardo Arias and to Italy's Permanent Representative [...]
2007-03-15 21:11:00USUN New YorkSECRETENRG IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY
07USUNNEWYORK217IRAQ BRIEFING TO SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] SUMMARY: Iraqi Vice President Abd al-Mahdi told the Security Council that 2007 will be the year of civil peace and unity in Iraq. The UN Security Council held March 15 its quarterly open briefing (REFTEL) on the activities of the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) and the Multinational For [...]
2007-03-19 14:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PGOV UNSC IZ
07USUNNEWYORK381IRAN SANCTIONS EXEMPTIONS FOR BANK SEPAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Per instruction, USUN met separately May 14 and May 16 with the German and the Italian Missions to discuss their exemption notifications submitted to the Iran Sanctions Committee regarding the unfreezing of certain assets for Bank Sepah's use (Frankfurt/Main and Italian branches r [...]
2007-05-17 15:21:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN UNSC PREL MNUC PARM IR
07USUNNEWYORK498SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE - UK DRAFT PRST
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2 below. The UK distributed the draft UNSCR Presidential Statement (PRST) contained in paragraph 3 below to the Special Court for Sierra Leone Management Committee on June 15. The UK indicated that since the June 8 UNSC meeting on the S [...]
2007-06-20 14:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREF PREL
07USUNNEWYORK504MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ISN/MNSA OFFICER
[...] In response to REFTEL, mission clearance is granted for ISN/MNSA officer William F. Menold Jr. to attend the first one-week session, beginning June 25, of the open-ended working group (OEWG) on convening a fourth special session of the UNGA devoted to disarmament (SSOD IV). 2. UNGA Resolut [...]
2007-06-21 00:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PARM UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK5191540: UPDATE ON COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary. Per reftel, USUN has solicited views from 1540 Committee Members on how to handle matrices more broadly and with specific regard to Iran. The Chair (Slovakia) has indicated that he intends to hold a meeting in late June to consider formally how matrices are handled. UNODA [...]
2007-06-25 19:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC PARM
07USUNNEWYORK532UN SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT
[...] As instructed in reftel, USUN joined consensus on the UK drafted Presidential Statement (PRST) on the Special Court for Sierra Leone. The PRST was adopted by the UN Security Council on June 28. KHALILZAD [...]
2007-06-29 14:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREF PREL
07USUNNEWYORK546EXEMPTIONS TO IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] (C) The Iran Sanctions Committee met on June 29, at the request of Italy, to discuss exemptions to the assets freeze. In response to USUN REFTEL points, Italy agreed fully that there should be no "business as usual" for sanctioned individuals and entities (specifically Bank Sepah). That said [...]
2007-07-03 14:53:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKNNP ETTC EFIN UNSC PREL MNUC PARM IR
07USUNNEWYORK553MISSION CLEARANCE FOR 1540 ASSISTANCE PROVIDER
[...] In response to REFTEL, mission clearance is granted for ISN officers Pieter Ott, Yvette Wong, Thomas Wuchte and DoE officer Todd Perry to attend the July 11-12 meeting of the 1540 Assistance Provider Meeting. 2. Control officer will be USUN Mark Groombridge who will join delegates at the [...]
2007-07-06 15:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCFE OTRA PARM PREL SC UN WMD
07USUNNEWYORK586MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ISN/MNSA OFFICER
[...] Mission clearance is granted for ISN/MNSA officer Alexander T. Liebowitz to attend the second one-week session, beginning July 30, of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on convening a fourth special session of the UNGA devoted to disarmament (SSOD IV). 2. USUN POC is Bridget Lines at 212 [...]
2007-07-18 14:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PARM UNGA
07USUNNEWYORK66UNSC IRAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE FIRST MEETING
[...] (SBU) Iran Sanctions Committee Chairman, Belgian PermRep Johan Verbeke, convened the group's first meeting on January 23. Verbeke said the Committee's role is to facilitate and monitor effective implementation of resolution 1737 (2006). The Committee should be faithful to the letter and spiri [...]
2007-01-26 21:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EFIN UNSC PREL MNUC PARM IR
07USUNNEWYORK80UN REQUESTS USG VIEWS ON PROPOSED CONVENTIONAL
[...] USUN has received the following diplomatic note dated 16 January 2007 from the United Nations Department of Disarmament Affairs (DDA) requesting Member State input on a "comprehensive, legally binding instrument establishing common international standards for the import, export, and transfer [...]
2007-01-31 23:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KTIA UN
07USUNNEWYORK86UN REQUESTS USG VIEWS ON PROPOSED CONVENTIONAL
[...] USUN has received the following diplomatic note dated 16 January 2007 from the United Nations Department of Disarmament Affairs (DDA) requesting Member State input on a "comprehensive, legally binding instrument establishing common international standards for the import, export, and transfer [...]
2007-01-31 23:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KTIA UN
07USUNNEWYORK947KOREAN PENINSULA RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY CONSENSUS
[...] (U) Summary. On October 31, 2007, the General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution on "Peace, Security, and Reunification in the Korean Peninsula," co-sponsored by the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Ambassador Khalilzad delivered the U.S. [...]
2007-11-01 20:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KN KS UN
07VATICAN138A/S DESUTTER ENGAGES HOLY SEE ON NONPROLIFERATION,
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Paula DeSutter, in a September 13 meeting with Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister-equivalent Monsignor Pietro Parolin, reviewed the status of various arms control negotiations currently underway and stressed the [...]
2007-09-28 16:42:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IAEA MNUC KNNP IR VT IS
07VATICAN68HOLY SEE: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-04 07:59:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL VT
07VIENNA1072AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM
[...] EconPolOff met on 25 April with Alexander Marschik, Deputy of the Foreign Ministry's office for arms control and nuclear nonproliferation. Marschik said he has been in touch with Christopher Ford, the U.S. Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and knows the U.S. position on the [...]
2007-04-25 14:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM PREL NPT AU
07VIENNA1104AUSTRIA'S STEYR-MANNLICHER WEAPONS COMPANY -- NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EconPolCouns and EconPolOffs visited the new CEO and owner of Steyr-Mannlicher, Franz Holzschuh, on April 26. We conveyed Post's desire to continue cooperation and keep an open dialog with the firm. We also stressed our ongoing concerns about the firm's sale of assault weapon [...]
2007-04-30 13:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ECON ETTC AU
07VIENNA1239AUSTRIA: RESPONSE ON INFORMATION EXCHANGE AT
[...] (C) EconPolOff discussed reftel demarche on May 9 with Alexander Benedict from the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Department of Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation and urged the GoA to make a presentation at the upcoming Australia Group (AG) Plenary meeting. Benedict mentioned that [...]
2007-05-11 13:57:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CBW AU
07VIENNA125TALKING POINTS ON DECEMBER 2006 PSI MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-19 15:19:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PREL AU
07VIENNA1342DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AUSTRIA: IRANIAN LIGHT WATER
[...] (C) EconPolCouns and EconUnit Chief delivered reftel talking points on May 16 to Kurt Pribil and Heinrich Traumueller, Co-Executive Directors of Austria's Financial Market Authority. Traumueller characterized the Iranian Mission's use of its diplomatic account as a repository for bidders on [...]
2007-05-22 10:15:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EFIN KNNP IR AU
07VIENNA1362AUSTRIA SUPPORTS UN-PROPOSED ARMS TRADE TREATY
[...] EconPolOff met on May 22 with Margit Bruck-Friedrich, Director of the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Office of Conventional Arms Export Control, Military Transit, and Overflight Control. EconPolOff explained reftel points on why the U.S. opposes the UN-proposed Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and laid [...]
2007-05-23 12:35:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UNDC PARM AU
07VIENNA14AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: INFORMING MTCR PARTNERS ABOUT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-04 13:34:00Embassy ViennaSECRETETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL AU
07VIENNA1406UNSCR 1747: AUSTRIA USES BROAD DEFINITION FOR
[...] (SBU) On May 22, EconPolOff discussed reftel demarche with Margit Bruck-Friedrich, Director of the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Office of Conventional Arms Export Control, Military Transit, and Overflight Control. Bruck-Friedrich confirmed with the MFA's Legal Department that the GoA had alre [...]
2007-05-29 10:24:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ETTC UNSC AU IR
07VIENNA1407SHIELD S05-07: IRAN SEEKING TO ACQUIRE CW
[...] (S) On May 25, Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points to Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Export and Import Control Division. Krehlik said that there is only one firm in Austria, located in Krems, which produces Australia Group-controlled precursor chemicals. Krehli [...]
2007-05-29 10:29:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR AU
07VIENNA1413DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AUSTRIA: SPANISH AND
[...] (S) On May 25, Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points to Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Export and Import Control Division. Krehlik noted that Steyr Motors was a very reputable firm. He promised to contact Steyr Motors to alert the firm to be on guard against any [...]
2007-05-29 12:22:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC IR AU SP
07VIENNA1605AUSTRIAN RESPONSE: JUNE 18-19 GAERC
[...] (U) Acting EconPol Counselor delivered reftel points on June 14 to Andreas Riecken, the MFA's European Correspondent. Riecken offered the following observations: 2. (C) Cuba: Riecken does not expect much discussion, as Council Conclusions have already been drafted at the working level. [...]
2007-06-15 14:48:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV PREL SOCI AU
07VIENNA1647AUSTRIAN REACTION: POSSIBLE E.O. DESIGNATION OF
[...] (S) Acting EconPol Counselor met on June 12 with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's (MoE) Import and Export Division to present ref B points. According to Krehlik, the public prosecutor will soon charge Daniel Frosch under Article 37 of Austria's Foreign Trade Act (FTA) with f [...]
2007-06-20 15:35:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC AU
07VIENNA1753ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER E.O.
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, post submitted information on domestic USG designations of four additional Iranian entities and two individuals under E.O. 13382 to Elisabeth Ottawa, Terrorism Financing Coordinator in the Financial Markets Directorate of the Ministry of Finance (MoF). Post also sent reftel i [...]
2007-06-29 14:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM IR AU
07VIENNA1878AUSTRIA: REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND
[...] (S) Acting Econ/Pol Counselor delivered reftel nonpaper on July 3 to Johann Froehlich, Head of the MFA's JHA Department, and on July 13 to Elisabeth Ottawa, the Ministry of Finance's Counterterrorism Coordinator. Froehlich and Ottawa promised to provide any unclassified identifier and backgr [...]
2007-07-16 06:50:00Embassy ViennaSECRETEFIN KNNP PARM IR AU
07VIENNA2325AUSTRIA MISSILE DEFENSE: FURTHER EMBASSY ACTION
[...] (C) Embassy discussions with MOD, MFA, and diplomatic contacts suggest some governmental disagreement on handling the missile defense (MD) issue as well as a degree of disarray within the Defense Ministry. For domestic political reasons, the MD issue could continue to rumble in Austria. An Em [...]
2007-08-31 15:21:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP AU
07VIENNA2366AUSTRIA'S POSITION ON IAEA ISSUES: ISRAEL
[...] (C) Summary. Austria supports a consensus outcome that would eliminate the Israel-specific agenda at the IAEA BoG and expects the EU to work toward this outcome. However, Austria is unlikely to raise any concerns regarding the Iran-IAEA "work plan" at the BoG. Rather, it wishes to protect I [...]
2007-09-10 16:08:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALMNUC AADP AROC KNNP KDEM PARM PREL IAEA AU
07VIENNA2436IDENTIFIER INFORMATION FOR DANIEL FROSCH
[...] (SBU) Per ref C request, post has obtained the following identifying information on Daniel Frosch: DOB: April 26, 1982 POB: Feldbach, Austria Austrian Passport: L0798512 McCaw [...]
2007-09-18 14:56:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC AU
07VIENNA2448SHIELD S05-07: IRAN SEEKING TOACQUIRE CW
[...] (S) Helmut rehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economics' (MoE)Export and Import Control Division told EconPol ounselor and EconUnit Chief on September 19 that Astrian authorities had determined that Interchem Austria had recently shipped a licensable chemical precursor to an Iranian entity. Acc [...]
2007-09-20 07:42:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL ETT IR AU
07VIENNA2489AUSTRIA, ESDP, AND BATTLEGROUPS: ANOTHER CHALLENGE
[...] (C) Austria's expected early November final cabinet decision to assign troops to EU battlegroups has already prompted one dust-up between the Defense and Foreign Ministries, with FonMin Plassnik opposing DefMin Darabos' statement that Austrian troops could only deploy on an EU mission under a [...]
2007-09-26 08:51:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP EU AU
07VIENNA2618AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO USG QUESTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 25
[...] (SBU) Following up on his interim response (ref A) to ref B questions, Markus Zehentner, Deputy Director of the Austrian National Bank's (ANB) Legal Division, contacted EconUnit Chief on October 12. Zehentner maintained that Austria's September 25 notification to the UNSCR regarding payments [...]
2007-10-12 14:42:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM IR AU
07VIENNA262COOPERATION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE
[...] (C) EconPolOff discussed reftel demarche on February 2 with Alexander Benedict from the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Department of Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation. Benedict said Austria is very concerned about the negative humanitarian impact of cluster munitions (CMs) and e [...]
2007-02-05 15:47:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO AU
07VIENNA2688AUSTRIA: DELIVERY OF IRANIAN DESIGNATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 13:34:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM PTER EFIN IR
07VIENNA2836AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON IAEA REPORT ON IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. Austria recognizes and is disappointed by Iran's failure to cooperate fully with the IAEA and expects leading EU states in IAEA BOG to issue a statement expressing many of the themes identified by the U.S. End Summary. El Baradei Report ----------------- 2. (C) Econ/Pol Co [...]
2007-11-21 07:28:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC EU AU
07VIENNA2875ADDITIONAL EU DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] (C) On November 29, EconPol Counselor and EconUnit Chief delivered reftel points to Thomas Baier, Head of the MFA's Multilateral International Law Division, and to Yvonne Desmedt-Tonic from the MFA's Energy and Nuclear Safety Division. Emboffs urged the GoA to support EU designation of addit [...]
2007-11-29 16:59:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PARM IR EU AU
07VIENNA437UNSCR 1737: AUSTRIA SUPPORTS TIMELY, EU-WIDE
[...] (C) EconUnit Chief delivered reftel nonpaper on February 15 to Birgit Ertl and Elisabeth Ottawa from the Austrian Ministry of Finance's Financial Markets Division. EconPolCouns had delivered the points on February 14 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's Middle East Director. Ertl said that A [...]
2007-02-20 11:25:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC AU
07VIENNA477ADDITIONAL DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER E.O. 13382
[...] (SBU) On February 20, post conveyed reftel information on the domestic USG designations of three additional Iranian entities to Elisabeth Ottawa, Terrorism Financing Coordinator in the Ministry of Finance's (MoF) Financial Markets Directorate. Post also passed the information to the MFA's Int [...]
2007-02-23 13:19:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM IR AU
07VIENNA509DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO AUSTRIA: GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) On February 26, DCM delivered reftel points to Johannes Kyrle, MFA Secretary General, urging Austria to join and actively participate in the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Kyrle received the information with interest, and promised to provide a considered response after [...]
2007-02-28 10:50:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL AU
07VIENNA584AUSTRIAN SUPPORT FOR U.S. MTCR UAV/CRUISE MISSILE
[...] (C) EconPolOff delivered reftel demarche on March 2 to Alexander Benedict from the Austrian MFA's Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Department. Benedict said that his department would review the revised proposal, but he did not foresee any problems in endorsing the proposal. Mc [...]
2007-03-06 15:11:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MNUC TSPA
07VIENNA626UPDATE ON THE DANIEL FROSCH EXPORT CASE
[...] (S/NF) On March 9, Acting Econ-Pol Counselor met with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Export and Import Controls Division to receive an update on the Daniel Frosch Export (DFE) case and to convey ref A information. Krehlik said that an appeals court had indeed released Erich [...]
2007-03-13 08:59:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE AU IR
07VIENNA791(S) PALFINGER CRANES SHIPPED TO IRAN
[...] (S/NF) On March 26, EconUnit Chief delivered ref A talking points to Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's (MoE) Export and Import Control Division. Krehlik said he was unaware of the impending shipment, but promised to inquire with Palfinger Europe GmbH immediately. Krehlik exp [...]
2007-03-27 15:01:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE AU IR
07VIENNA810DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: IMPORTANCE OF SWIFT
[...] (S) On March 28, EconUnit Chief delivered reftel statement from Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt to Birgit Ertl, Assistant to the Ministry of Finance's (MoF) Director General and to Elisabeth Ottawa, the MoF's Terrorist Financing Coordinator. EconUnit Chief underscored the importance of imp [...]
2007-03-28 14:58:00Embassy ViennaSECRETPARM KNNP EFIN KTFN ETTC AU IR
07VIENNA853AUSTRIA ON THE ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1747 AND THE
[...] EconPolCouns delivered ref (a) demarche on March 29 to Ralph Scheide, the Austrian MFA's Director for the Middle East and Africa. Per ref (b),on March 28, EconUnit Chief had delivered ref (c) demarche the implementation of UNSCR 1747 to the Austrian Finance Ministry. 2. Scheide echoed r [...]
2007-03-30 09:58:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC AU
07VIENNA86AUSTRIAN PARTICIPANTS: EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL EXPORT
[...] Post delivered reftel letter of invitation for the Eighth International Export Control Conference (March 6-8, 2007 in Bucharest, Romania) to Helmut Krehlik from the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labor and to Franz Kocian from the Ministry of Interior's Office for the Protection of the Con [...]
2007-01-17 12:27:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL RO AU
07VIENNA882AUSTRIA: GOA URGES BANKS TO CLOSE SEPAH ACCOUNTS
[...] (S) EconUnit Chief conveyed ref A points on March 30 to Birgit Ertl, Assistant to the Ministry of Finance's Director General, and to Elisabeth Ottawa, the MoF's Terrorist Finance Coordinator. In a separate meeting (ref C) on March 30 with the MFA's Director for the Middle East and Africa, Eco [...]
2007-04-03 08:03:00Embassy ViennaSECRETEFIN KNNP PARM AU IR
07VIENTIANE496ASSORTED LAO UXO NEWS FRAGMENTS
[...] (U) Charge and econoff attended the annual UXO review meeting June 5, which addressed the 2007 workplans for the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) and UXO Lao. The meeting provided a useful synopsis of events in the Lao UXO sector in 2006 and presented the UXO goals of the Government of Lao [...]
2007-06-14 09:03:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KHDP PARM EAID LA
07VIENTIANE601ENSURING ROBUST IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSC-IMPOSED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 09:35:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALKNNP LA PARM PREL
07VIENTIANE602PRESSING THE LAO FOR UNIVERSAL ADOPTION OF THE
[...] (SBU) Charge and A/DCM met with Mr. Saleumxay Kommasith, Acting Director General, Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to deliver referenced demarche on July 25, 2007. Saleumxay said the issue of nuclear terrorism is new for the Government of Laos (GO [...]
2007-07-27 09:35:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP LA MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER
07VILNIUS123ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel list of entities designated under E.O. 13382 to Donatas Ziugzda, Head of the Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division of the MFA. Ziugzda once again thanked the USG for providing this information in a timely basis. He assured post that the list wou [...]
2007-02-22 14:14:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP KN PARM IR LH
07VILNIUS214LITHUANIA SUPPORTS SANCTIONS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-26 14:43:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EFIN KNNP IAEA MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC LH
07VILNIUS221LITHUANIA SUPPORTS SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-28 10:19:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EFIN ETTC KNNP IR LH
07VILNIUS233POINTS DELIVERED TO LITHUANIA ON DESIGNATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-03 08:22:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM KN IR LH
07VILNIUS360LITHUANIA SUPPORTS BROAD SANCTIONS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-21 14:39:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM ETTC UNSC LH
07VILNIUS438(C) LITHUANIA TO INTERVENE ON NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY
[...] (C) Summary: Lithuania plans to intervene on neighborhood policy at the June 18-19 GAERC. The GOL is happy with the German Presidency's handling of this issue, but still has some points to add to the conclusions. Lithuania expects a shortened period of discussion for all agenda items to save [...]
2007-06-13 11:06:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALEUN ENRG ETRD ETTC KPAL PARM PGOV PREL LH
07VILNIUS499LITHUANIA WELCOMES UPDATE OF UNSCRS 1737 AND 1747
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-09 11:53:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EFIN KNNP LH IR
07VILNIUS543LITHUANIA: RATIFIED NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-01 09:36:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PTER MCAP PINR PINS PARM LH
07VILNIUS595LITHUANIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. NON-PAPER ON ADAPTED
[...] (C) We delivered reftel non-paper to Algis Dabkus, Director of the Security Policy Department at the MFA. Dabkus expressed surprise at the fast-paced timeline. He said that the GOL has always been willing to ratify the Adapted CFE Treaty once the Istanbul Commitments are met. 2. (C) Dabkus [...]
2007-08-20 14:56:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALNATO KCFE PARM PREL LH
07VILNIUS617LITHUANIA PLEASED TO GET INFO ON UNSCR 1737
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-30 14:09:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MNUC KNNP LH IR
07VILNIUS629U.S.-BALTIC A/CFE MEETING IN VILNIUS, AUGUST 30
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. HLTF Representative Deputy Assistant Secretary Karin L. Look led CFE consultations with Estonia, SIPDIS Latvia, and Lithuania on August 29 and 30, 2007 in Vilnius, Lithuania. On 29 August with Lithuanian MFA Under Secretary Pavilionis and on 30 August with all three Baltic [...]
2007-09-07 05:36:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALNATO KCFE PARM PREL ZB RS
07VILNIUS635LITHUANIA: EU STILL DISCUSSING IAEA ISRAEL AGENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-07 14:13:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL IAEA LH IS
07VILNIUS725LITHUANIA WELCOMES INFO, UNDECIDED ABOUT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-11 11:49:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MNUC LH
07VILNIUS784LITHUANIA PLANS TO IMPLEMENT FATF GUIDANCE ON IRAN
[...] (C) On October 29 we met with Donatas Ziugzda, Head of the MFA's Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division to discuss reftel. Ziugzda promised to consider the information and discuss it with the head of the Threat Analysis, Crisis Management and International Operations Divisi [...]
2007-10-31 13:05:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ECON LH
07VILNIUS786LITHUANIA WILL REVIEW US DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN
[...] (C) We discussed reftel points with Donatas Ziugzda and Rigale Karciauskaite of the MFA's Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Divison on October 26. They planned to contact Lithuania's EU representative office in Brussels with reftel information. They suggested that Lithuania cou [...]
2007-10-31 15:17:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM EFIN LH
07VILNIUS805LITHUANIAN PREPARATIONS FOR MID-NOVEMBER IAEA
[...] (C) We provided Department views per reftel to Rimgaile Karciauskaite and Dovydas Spokauskas of the MFA's Arms Control, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Division November 5. Spokauskas informed us that he would likely represent the GOL at the IAEA Board of Governors Meeting on November 22-23 [...]
2007-11-08 13:32:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC LH IR
07VILNIUS809LITHUANIA IMPLEMENTED FATF GUIDELINES AND WILL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-09 13:45:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN LH
07WARSAW1265POLES ADVISED AGAINST MANPADS TO GEORGIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Polcouns delivered reftel demarche, advising that Poland not sell MANPADS to Georgia, to Ambassador Tadeusz Chomicki on May 29. Chomicki appreciated hearing the U.S. position, but politely cautioned that, "This decision rests with the highest authorities in Poland." As if to pre [...]
2007-05-31 14:31:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPARM MASS ETTC PGOV PREL GG PL
07WARSAW1295POLES OPPOSE RUSSIAN AGENDA FOR CFE EXTRAORDINARY
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche by poloff, Polish MFA's expert on the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty, Mieczyslaw Kozinski, labeled Russia's agenda "a non-starter," and called for "NATO solidarity" to oppose Russian goals for the 12-15 June Extraordinary Conference under t [...]
2007-06-04 14:21:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL PL
07WARSAW1331CFE EXTRA CONFERENCE: U.S. THINKING POINTS
[...] On the morning of June 6, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on CFE Extraordinary Conference Preparations to Mieczyslaw Kuzinski, Head of Regional Security Policy, MFA. As per instructions contained in Calvin Peterson's June 5 e-mail with subject line "Urgent: Instructions to NATO posts for del [...]
2007-06-06 14:18:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDKCFE NATO PARM PREL
07WARSAW1748POTENTIAL POLISH MANPADS SALE TO GEORGIA
[...] (S) Summary: In three separate meetings August 10, Charge and Polcouns conveyed reftel demarche to Robert Draba, the President's acting Chief of Staff, who oversees the presidential-level Polish-Georgian commission; Adam Lipinski, Chief of the Prime Minister's Political Cabinet and advisor on [...]
2007-08-13 09:41:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPARM MASS ETTC PGOV PREL GG PL
07WARSAW1821MANPADS SOLD TO GEORGIA BY POLAND ACCORDING TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-24 10:49:00Embassy WarsawSECRETPARM MASS ETTC PGOV PREL GG PL
07WARSAW1870POLAND: RUSSIAN RESEARCH REACTOR FUEL RETURN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified - not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Econcoff met with Anna Mank, a director in the Polish Ministry of the State Treasury (MST) and Ivan Bolshinsky, a senior technical advisor with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),on August 27 to discuss the status [...]
2007-08-31 13:24:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG IAEA KNNP KTIA PARM PL RS
07WARSAW2063POLES SUPPORT U.S. OPPOSITION TO DE-ALERTING OF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-05 13:57:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC UNGA
07WARSAW2104CFE: POLAND SUPPORTS PARALLEL ACTION, BUT DOUBTS
[...] (C) Poland supports the U.S. proposal for parallel action on the A/CFE but has noted that since the Russians labeled it "insufficient" there is no basis for Poland to pursue ratification at this time. On October 11, in the wake of the of the informal CFE seminar held by all 30 state parties O [...]
2007-10-16 09:35:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO KCFE PL
07WARSAW2154ACTION REQUEST: LETTER FROM MFA PROPOSES
[...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests that the Department respond positively to the Polish government's invitation to participate in a Polish-U.S. seminar on export controls in Tbilisi, Georgia as outlined in the letter text quoted below. END ACTION REQUEST. 2. (C) Background: Ambassador re [...]
2007-10-26 09:46:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPARM MASS ETTC PGOV PREL GG PL
07WARSAW2171POLAND: DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified/NOT for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On October 29, post delivered reftel points to Mieczyslaw Kuzinski and Marian Siemakowicz of the Security Policy Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and to Elzbieta Frankow-Jaskiewicz of the Department [...]
2007-10-31 13:41:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN KTFN ECON PL
07WARSAW2266POLES FORMULATING PLAN FOR JOINT EXPORT CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-23 11:31:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC MASS PGOV GG PL
07WARSAW2368CLUSTER MUNITIONS: POLES WANT TO COUNTER OSLO
[...] (C) In response to Poloff's deliver of reftel demarche, Andrzej Suda of the Security Policy Department at the MFA, underscored Poland's support for the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) and urged immediate action to counter the growing momentum of the Oslo process. Suda noted that Oslo [...]
2007-12-13 14:36:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL NATO
07WARSAW2381POLAND'S REACTOR FUEL RETURN PROGRAM: REACHING
[...] (C) Summary: Poland's stalled reactor fuel return program may finally be getting underway, thanks to an executive order establishing a new inter-ministry coordinating group. However, the Poles estimate transferring their reactor fuel waste to Russia could take until 2016 or 2017, beyond the [...]
2007-12-17 13:25:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALKNNP KTIA TRGY ENGR PARM PL
07WELLINGTON232 NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO PSI
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Government Officials listed below to travel to Auckland, New Zealand from on/about March 23 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) Meeting. 2 [...]
2007-03-16 03:21:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON336NEW ZEALAND - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NPT PREPCOM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-24 06:15:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON462 NEW ZEALAND - ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER E.O.
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-20 04:49:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM ETTC IR NZ
07WELLINGTON559 NEW ZEALAND - INVITATION DELIVERED TO NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-02 23:00:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP ENRG PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON63ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER E.O. 13382
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-19 06:42:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ETTC PARM PREL NZ
07WELLINGTON686NEW ZEALAND: ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILL'S MEETINGS
[...] (U) Assistant Secretary Hill has cleared this message, which was drafted by ConGen Auckland and approved by Embassy Wellington. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Assistant Secretary Hill's New Zealand interlocutors emphasized the need to ensure that, as New Zealand approaches national e [...]
2007-09-19 04:04:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD PARM KNNP NZ XV AF KN FJ TT
07WELLINGTON73FOLLOW-UP: NZ PARTICIPATION IN ARF WORKSHOP ON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-24 04:23:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO KNNP PREL PARM AORC PTER OSCE ETTC ASEAN
07WELLINGTON742NEW ZEALAND WILL PURSUE PROPOSED RESOLUTION ON
[...] (C) On October 10, P/E Counselor met with Carolyn McDonald, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Disarmament Division, Deputy Director Jillian Dempster, and Policy Officer Raylene Liufalani regarding the USG position on New Zealand's draft resolution on de-alerting of nucl [...]
2007-10-10 22:23:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC PREL UNGA NZ
07WELLINGTON766ACTION REQUEST - RESPONSE TO NEW ZEALAND
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to Darryl Dunn, Director of Middle East and African Affairs at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Mr. Dunn said MFAT was formulating their response and was in the process of doing their internal research and seeking clearances. He said [...]
2007-10-18 04:49:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP NZ
07WELLINGTON811 NEW ZEALAND COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CLAUDIA MORA
[...] (SBU) Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Claudia Mora from the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation to travel to Dunedin, New Zealand from November 23 - 30, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Third Forensic Isotope R [...]
2007-11-13 20:51:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA NZ ENRG KNNP PARM
07WELLINGTON827NZ VIEWS ON IRAN AND IAEA COMPLIANCE IN SYNC WITH
[...] (SBU) On November 21, Pol/Econ Counselor met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT Disarmament Division Director Carolyn McDonald and the Division's Senior Policy Officer Raylene Liufalani regarding the demarche outlined in reftel. Both McDonald and Liufalani had been in touc [...]
2007-11-23 03:23:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM IAEA KNNP NZ
07WELLINGTON842NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO NIE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (S) DCM met with MFAT Deputy Secretary Alan Williams December 4 to present NIE and talking points per reftel. Williams said that MFAT would immediately prepare a summary for cabinet and the Prime Minister. 2. (S) Williams commented that New Zealand has been clear in its messages to Iran in [...]
2007-12-04 18:50:00Embassy WellingtonSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM IR NZ
07YAOUNDE1071CAMEROON'S INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TELL FOREST
[...] (SBU) Summary. Cameroon's Forestry Minister (MINFOF) was caught off-guard when EU representatives responded to his August 22 appeal for donor assistance by suggesting that the Government of Cameroon's problem is "not money, but will." The ambassadors encouraged Ngolle to continue MINFOF's fi [...]
2007-08-29 13:35:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KCOR SNAR PHUM PARM EAID PGOV CM
07YAOUNDE539POACHERS BEWARE: CAMEROON'S LAST GREAT APE IS ON
[...] (U) Summary. Cameroon's Last Great Ape (LAGA) organization deploys passionate staff and proven law enforcement techniques to achieve spectacular results in prosecuting wildlife traffickers in Cameroon and, increasingly, the Central African region. In their unorthodox pursuit of wildlife tr [...]
2007-04-27 10:49:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KCOR SNAR PHUM PARM EAID PGOV CM
07YAOUNDE927CAMEROON/DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRESSING FOR
[...] (U) Charge d'Affaires (CDA) a.i. delivered reftel demarche to Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Relations (MINREX) Martin Mpana during a July 24 meeting. Mpana recalled that Cameroon had updated the terrorism-related provisions of domestic law after the September 11th attacks and [...]
2007-07-26 13:51:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL CM
07YEREVAN1008ARMENIA HAS SIGNED, STILL WORKING TO RATIFY,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-08 05:56:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PARM PINS PINT MCAP KNNP AM
07YEREVAN1012CDA CALL ON ENERGY MINISTER RAISES IRAN, NUCLEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. CDA met August 6 with Energy Minister Armen Movsisian to discuss the Armenian nuclear power plant (ANPP) and Armenia's economic relations with Iran. Movsisian assured that the GOAM aims to close the plant by the target date (2016). He believed that Armenia's only option is to [...]
2007-08-09 05:06:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON ETTC PREL PARM IR AM
07YEREVAN1015ARMENIA DISMAYED BY RUSSIAN POSITION ON CFE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Armenian strategists are unanimously chagrined by Russia's plan to withdraw from the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty, believing that a functioning CFE is very much in Armenia's national interests to restrain a regional arms race. FM Oskanian and MFA experts tell us t [...]
2007-08-09 12:26:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM AM RU
07YEREVAN1274IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT LOW-KEY, BUSINESS-LIKE,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA called on FM Oskanian for an immediate readout of President Ahmadinejad's visit. Oskanian said that the Iranian delegation's early departure (a fact which dominated local media coverage) was at the Iranian side's request, and that only vague explanations were offered of urge [...]
2007-10-23 13:09:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETRD EINV ENRG KNNP IR AM
07YEREVAN1313DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-01 13:04:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM EFIN KNNP IR AM
07YEREVAN1420NUCLEAR SMUGGLING OUTREACH INITIATIVE: INITIAL
[...] Varduhi Asaturian, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2. Liudmila Shahinyan, Export Control Commission 3. Vahe Demirchyan, Ministry of Justice 4. Sona Avanesyan, Ministry of Justice 5. Aida Avetisyan, Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Authority 6. Alexander Stepanyan, Armenian Nuclear Regulatory Autho [...]
2007-12-13 02:48:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL AM
07YEREVAN265ARMENIA CONCERNED ABOUT IRAN, BUT RELUCTANT TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-07 13:51:00Embassy YerevanSECRETIAEA TRGY ENRG MNUC PARM PREL KNNP IR AM
07YEREVAN362UNSCR 1747 DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DFM KIRAKOSSIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 13:04:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EFIN MNUC TRGY AORC KNNP UNSC IAEA
07YEREVAN383IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1747 WITH RESPECT TO BANK
[...] (C) On March 30, Pol/Econ Chief and EconOff met with Armenian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) director Nerses Yeritsyan to discuss GOAM implementation of UNSCR 1747 (ref A). We mentioned that EUR DAS Bryza has raised our Iran concerns March 28 with President Kocharian and FM Oskanian (septel [...]
2007-03-30 13:01:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALEFIN PARM KNNP IR AM
07YEREVAN405ARMENIA JOINS THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] Post met with Head of Global Security at the MFA Arshak Manukyan to discuss the Global Initiative to Combat Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (GICANT) and conference scheduled for June 11-15, 2007 (refs). Manukyan confirmed that Armenia fully supports GICANT and the Statement of Principles. According [...]
2007-04-04 12:04:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PARM PREL AM
07YEREVAN419DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RIBBON CUTTING AT THE NATANZ
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-09 12:03:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP IAEA UNSC IR AM
07YEREVAN457NIGHT OF 1000 DINNERS RECEPTION RAISES FUNDS FOR NGO'S
[...] (U) Summary: At a fundraising reception held as part of the Night of 1000 Dinners (reftel),Post helped raise over 4,000 USD for the Armenian Red Cross Society, a local NGO working to reduce landmine casualties through a Mine Risk Education program. The event drew more than 70 guests, includi [...]
2007-04-16 12:40:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDDMIN PHUM KMDR KPAO EAID KHDP MASS PARM PREL AM
07YEREVAN502ARMENIA: POINTS OF CONTACT FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] Post delivered reftel points to MFA Global Security and Non-Conventional Issues Division chief Arshak Manoukian on April 20. 2. Armenian Government points of contact for Global Initiative issues are: Primary: Arshak Manoukian, Global Security and Non-Conventional Issues Division Chief, [...]
2007-04-25 12:38:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PARM ETTC PREL KGIC AM
07YEREVAN510ARMENIA UNLIKELY TO PARTICIPATE IN NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-26 06:20:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG PARM AM
07YEREVAN520DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NPT PREPCOM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-26 12:14:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL AM ENRG KNNP
07YEREVAN603ARMENIA SLOW TO IMPLEMENT BANK SEPAH ASSET FREEZE
[...] (S) Per ref A, on May 8 we met with Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Head at the Armenian Central Bank Nerses Yeritsyan to discuss what steps Armenia had taken to implement UNSCR 1747 and specific actions taken against Sepah Bank. Yeritsyan confirmed that Sepah Bank maintains correspondent [...]
2007-05-11 11:49:00Embassy YerevanSECRETEFIN PARM KNNP IR AM
07YEREVAN688DEMARCHES DELIVERED: NEW GLOBAL INITATIVE PARTNERS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-30 04:05:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDKGIT PARM PREL PTER IC NO SZ AM
07YEREVAN689ARMENIA WILL SUBMIT UNSCR 1747 IMPLEMENTATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-30 04:06:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR AM
07YEREVAN699MARKING FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF PSI WITH AN OP-ED
[...] Post concluded the best way to accomplish reftel goals was to place an op-ed from the CDA in the governmental newspaper Hayastan Hanrepetutyun, which we also conveyed as a courtesy to the MFA's International Security Department. The op-ed ran on May 30. Complete text follows. 2. TEXT OF [...]
2007-05-30 12:16:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC KNNP XG AM
07YEREVAN735DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] (U) We delivered reftel information to Arshak Manukyan, head of the MFA's Division of Non-Conventional Arms and Global Security, who thanked us for the update. GODFREY [...]
2007-06-05 10:25:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KGIC PARM PREL FI PL PO SW AM
07YEREVAN755CDA RAISES ENERGY SECURITY,NUCLEAR POWER, AND IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We met with Energy Minister Movsissian June 1 to explore Armenia's current plans and thinking with regard to replacing the Soviet-era Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP). Press reports had suggested Armenia had made deals with Russia for the construction of a new nuclear plant, [...]
2007-06-08 11:02:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ENRG ETTC PARM ETRD AM IR
07YEREVAN782FM OSKANIAN ON PUTIN'S GABALA STATION MISSILE
[...] (U) Several Armenian media outlets quoted Foreign Minister Oskanian's comments on the Gabala idea during his interview on Kentron television. Oskanian commented that he saw no physical danger to Armenia from the proposed project, noting that the facility would only be a radar station, not an [...]
2007-06-15 12:00:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KMDR AM AJ RU
07ZAGREB1009CROATIAN RESPONSE ON MID-NOVEMBER IAEA REPORT
[...] (C) PolOff reviewed reftel points with Ambassador Mario Horvatic, Croatia's IAEA Governor, on November 8. Horvatic said that Croatia agrees that the IAEA Work Plan could represent a positive step toward resolution of the crisis, but "only if Iran implements its commitments." He appreciated ou [...]
2007-11-14 12:48:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR HR IAEA AORC
07ZAGREB1015EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----18 October, met with the Ministry of Interior (MoI) General Police Directorate, Deputy Head of Border Police to present the Coast Guard Toughbook computer donation and finalize coordination of the Coast Guard Port Asset Protection and Security Tra [...]
2007-11-16 14:20:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB1033CROATIAN REACTION TO IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL'S
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic November 15 and discussed issue with him again November 20. Simunovic agreed that IAEA Director General ElBaradei's report was not one to celebrate, revealing little new information about Iran's current [...]
2007-11-23 15:06:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM AORC HR
07ZAGREB1034GLOBAL INITIATIVE - DETECTION ARCHITECTURE
[...] Post delivered reftel document to Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Pjer Simunovic November 20 and he repeated GoC support for the Global Initiative. Just ahead of November 25 Parliamentary elections, he was unable to name a definitive POC or commit to attendance at the proposed January w [...]
2007-11-23 15:19:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PTER EAIR ETRD EWWT PREL PINR PINS HR
07ZAGREB1035(S) SHOCK CHAMBER FOR IRAN'S MISSILE PROGRAM -
[...] (S) Post delivered name of German firm attempting to provide a thermal shock chamber to Iran's missile program to MFA's head of international security Sanja Bujas-Juraga in early October and followed up with her again on November 20. She reported that she has passed the name to all relevant ag [...]
2007-11-23 15:45:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA GM IR HR
07ZAGREB1041PAKISTAN NUCLEAR FACILITY: GOC SEEKS ADVICE ON
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Head of MFA's Department for International Security Sanja Bujas-Juraga requested USG guidance from EconOff November 28 regarding renewal of a services export license for Croatian nuclear scientists to offer technical training in "Sym [...]
2007-11-28 13:50:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC PREL PK HR EXPORT CONTROL
07ZAGREB131SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT RATIFIED, PSI EXERCISE IN
[...] Parliament on February 2 ratified the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Shipboarding Agreement that the GoC had signed with the USG in June 2005. The reciprocal agreement, which facilitates PSI cooperation by establishing contacts and procedures to expedite requests to board and search [...]
2007-02-06 07:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP MNUC HR NON PROLIFERATION
07ZAGREB178EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----04 January, met with Minister of Interior (MoI),Deputy Head, Border Police (BP) Directorate, to discuss the FBI Terrorism and WMD Proliferation and Coast Guard Port Security trainings scheduled for January and February respectively, along with pl [...]
2007-02-16 15:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB218CROATIAN PM NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT USG HOPES FOR
[...] (C) Ambassador and DCM met March 2 with PM Ivo Sanader to discuss the way ahead on Bosnian constitutional reform, promoting the existing package of US-brokered reform measures as laid out in ref A. 2. (C) Sanader said the USG-supported revisions would not succeed and would be a divisive ele [...]
2007-03-05 15:03:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM PINR BK EUN HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB224EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----02 February, accompanied the Minister of Interior (MoI),Deputy Head, Border Police (BP) Directorate, to Slovonia to meet with Osijek and Vinkovci District Chiefs to discuss border issues and monitor the opening session of the MoI Sensor Deploymen [...]
2007-03-06 12:11:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB259LIBYA: GOC SEEKS ADVICE ON CONVENTIONAL ARMS
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Agency Alan, the MoD's arms marketing agency, has unofficially approached Post seeking guidance on conventional arms sales to Libya. Alan General Manager Ivan Nekic told PolOff February 28 that he believes the L [...]
2007-03-16 14:36:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC PREL LY HR ARMS CONTROL
07ZAGREB262AUSTRALIA GROUP: CROATIAN GRATEFUL FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-19 12:10:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CBW ETTC HR
07ZAGREB294CROATIA FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF UNSCR 1747
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 15:24:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PARM AORC KNNP IAEA MNUC UNSC IR HR
07ZAGREB349EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----01 March, attended a meeting called by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Ambassador at Large, which also included Customs Directorate and Ministry of Economy representatives to discuss the topics for inclusion in the Chemical Weapons Conventio [...]
2007-04-11 14:47:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB358 SALE OF CROATIAN MILITARY EQUIPMENT
[...] PolOff delivered ref A points March 29 to Ivan Nekic, general manager of Agencija Alan, MOD's arms marketing branch, and MFA head of Department for International Security Sanja Bujas-Juraga. Both were pleased by USG position. Nekic reported that he did not know if an actual tender was open bu [...]
2007-04-13 14:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MARR LY HR
07ZAGREB360DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIES ORGANIZATION UNDER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-13 14:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP IR HR
07ZAGREB365EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----01 March, attended a meeting called by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Ambassador at Large, which also included Customs Directorate and Ministry of Economy representatives, to discuss the topics for inclusion in the Chemical Weapons Conventi [...]
2007-04-16 11:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB428 SUMMARY OF MARCH 2007 AUCKLAND OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-02 15:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDMHUC PARM PREL HR KNNP
07ZAGREB459EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----14-15 April, attended the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Customs Authorities Workshop in Cavtat. As requested, a presentation was made on the topic of "The Role of Customs in Achieving Effective Enforcement Export Controls". This theme was r [...]
2007-05-10 15:17:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB475NUCLEAR MEASURING EQUIPMENT TO INDIA: GOC SEEKS
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 5. 2. (C) Head of MFA's Department for International Security Sanja Bujas-Juraga requested USG guidance from PolOff May 10 regarding a pending export license application from Croatian company "Sistemprojekt" to export a CryoBIND T magnetic ac [...]
2007-05-15 15:40:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC PREL IN HR NON PROLIFERATION
07ZAGREB490CROATIA JOINS GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM
[...] The GOC has responded in the affirmative to reftel request. On May 15, 2007, Embassy received diplomatic note No. 2276/07 relaying Croatia's support for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. 2. Text of the note follows: (complimentary opening) The Republic of Croatia consid [...]
2007-05-21 06:22:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL HR
07ZAGREB530 CROATIA AND THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] Pol Counselor delivered reftel information to Sanja Bujas-Juraga, Director of MFA PSI Non-proliferation Department on May 30, 2007. Explanatory notes, calendar and the plan of work (received by e-mail from ISN/WMDT on May 23) were delivered to the same office on May 24. Ms. Bujas-Juraga note [...]
2007-05-31 14:54:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KGIC PARM PREL HR REGIONAL ISSUES
07ZAGREB56EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----04 December, Participated in the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) presentation of the findings of the Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) Survey of Croatia. The findings revealed the presence of approximately 968,000 weapons in civilian [...]
2007-01-19 14:21:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB582EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----4 May, attended the EU Regional Code of Conduct Workshop coordinated by SIPRI and BAFA. The workshop provided a forum for networking and coordination among regional states and EU member states to aid effective development of their respective Muni [...]
2007-06-14 06:50:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB625CROATIA ADOPTS UNSCR 1747
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-29 14:58:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR HR
07ZAGREB637EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----13 June, Held attended a meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Department Head for International Security who requested EXBS Advisor support and assistance to their Diplomatic Academy Training Program by creating and delivering a pre [...]
2007-07-02 12:33:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB682CROATIAN SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT POCS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-16 13:03:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KTIA EWWT KNNP PREL HR NON PROLIFERATION
07ZAGREB713CROATIA PARTY TO NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-27 14:40:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PTER MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL HR
07ZAGREB721PROPOSED 2008 PSI EXERCISE UPDATE
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 5. 2. Head of MFA's Department for International Security Sanja Bujas-Juraga advised PolOff July 16 that the GOC's National Commission for Non-Proliferation of WMD has accepted the GOC's proposal to host a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) e [...]
2007-07-30 15:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MNUC PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP HR
07ZAGREB722PAKISTAN SMALL ARMS SALE: GOC SEEKS ADVICE ON
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Head of MFA's Department for International Security Sanja Bujas-Juraga requested USG guidance from PolOff July 27 regarding a pending export license application from Croatian company "HS Produkt" to export 9mm pistols to the private [...]
2007-07-30 15:22:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPARM ETTC PTER PK HR NON PROLIFERATION
07ZAGREB73CROATIA CONCERNED ABOUT CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (C) Drawing from reftel, DCM discussed cluster munitions with MFA Assistant Minister for International Organizations and Security Pjer Simunovic January 22. 2. (C) Simunovic said he would be representing the GOC at the Oslo conference February 22-23. Simunovic said that given Croatia's exp [...]
2007-01-23 15:42:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS PARM HR
07ZAGREB762CROATIA TO INVESTIGATE ATTEMPT TO BROKER TEST
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See para 4. 2. (S) PolOff delivered ref A points to head of MFA Section for Arms Control and Disarmament Mirko Capjak on August 10 and to Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic on August 13. Capjak, who serves as MFA's rep on the GoC's inter-ministerial export c [...]
2007-08-14 15:08:00Embassy ZagrebSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA GM IR HR
07ZAGREB914EXBS: CROATIA/SLOVAKIA/SLOVENIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] SITE ASSESSMENTS AND MEETINGS Croatia ----12 September, Met with the Director and staff of State Office for Nuclear Safety (SONS) to tour their new office spaces, discuss issues related to operation of portal monitors and deliver two (2) Ludlum 192 survey meters. ----13 September, met [...]
2007-10-02 11:12:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP HR LO SI
07ZAGREB989CROATIA: FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 07:38:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON HR
08ABIDJAN301DEMARCHE ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY
[...] (SBU) Emboffs verbally delivered demarche points to Pierre Nemlin, Americas, Deputy Desk Officer, on April 30 and delivered a French text non-paper with key talking points (reftel) on May 6. Nemlin indicated that Cote d'Ivoire would not be sending a delegation to Geneva for PrepComIII, and [...]
2008-05-09 12:48:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL IV
08ABUDHABI1003UAE MFA ON CHINA'S WEAK NONPROLIFERATION COOPERATION
[...] (S) During a September 4 meeting at which A/DCM and EconOff sought Emirati assistance with sensitive nonproliferation cases (interdictions),MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani expressed UAEG frustration with efforts to improve nonproliferation cooperation with China. [...]
2008-09-05 15:22:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PTER PREL PGOV KNNP IR CH AE
08ABUDHABI1017UAE ASSURANCES FOR PROVISION OF NUCLEAR-RELATED INFORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-09 15:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ENRG PGOV KNNP TRGY AE
08ABUDHABI103PROPOSED CTF DATES AND EXPORT CONTROL LAW UPDATE
[...] (SBU) The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally notified post via diplomatic note that it welcomed holding a proposed Counterproliferation Task Force meeting in February and requested a proposed agenda for the meeting. The UAE, however, declined the proposed seaport interdiction training p [...]
2008-01-24 13:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC ENRG PARM PREL AE
08ABUDHABI1046UAE ENGAGING CHINA ON PROLIFERATION-RELATED TRADE WITH IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-18 11:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM ENRG ECON EFIN PTER PINR PGOV IR AE
08ABUDHABI1072UAE NONCOMMITTAL ON IAEA BOG MESA GROUP SEAT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-22 15:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETIAEA PARM MNUC AE
08ABUDHABI1086UAE REQUESTS US COMMENTS ON DRAFT NUCLEAR LAW
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-25 11:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALIAEA PARM MNUC ENRG AE
08ABUDHABI1089UAE WRITTEN ASSURANCES FOR PROVISION OF NUCLEAR-RELATED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-25 13:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ENRG PGOV KNNP KNUC TRGY AE
08ABUDHABI120UAE PROPOSING EXPERT LEVEL CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (SBU) On January 29, Econchief discussed the UAE's proposed expert-level visit to the US to discuss peaceful nuclear cooperation with Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority Director of Economic Affairs David Scott (refs b and c). Scott proposed sending a UAE delegation to the U.S. in the Febru [...]
2008-01-29 14:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL AE
08ABUDHABI1203UAE PRENOTIFIED ON INKSNA DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-21 10:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM MNUC PREL AE
08ABUDHABI121UAE PROPOSING EXPERT LEVEL CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (SBU) On January 29, Econchief discussed the UAE's proposed expert-level visit to the US to discuss peaceful nuclear cooperation with Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority Director of Economic Affairs David Scott (refs b and c). Scott proposed sending a UAE delegation to the U.S. in the Febru [...]
2008-01-29 14:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL AE
08ABUDHABI1302LEVERAGING FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-13 04:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EFIN KNNP AE
08ABUDHABI1318SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT
[...] (C) General: we look forward to your first visit to the UAE in your capacity as CENTCOM Commander. ------------------------------ Punching above its Weight ------------------------------ 2. (C) Over the past five years, the UAE has emerged as a regional powerhouse, using its financial c [...]
2008-11-18 04:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ PK AE
08ABUDHABI1338Revocation of Iran's U-turn general license
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-23 11:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL EFIN KNNP AE
08ABUDHABI1347UAE REACTION TO FIRST COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE
[...] (SBU) PolChief raised reftel concerns about UAE abstentions in UN First Committee voting on the Resolution on Compliance with MFA's Director of International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani on November 24. Al-Hosani said the UAEG agreed generally with the resolution but had one reservation abo [...]
2008-11-24 13:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MNUC UNGA AE
08ABUDHABI1354UAE UNAWARE OF IRAN NUCLEAR MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-25 10:08:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP PARM TRGY IR AE
08ABUDHABI136U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH MIDDLE EAST STATES ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Post appreciates the opportunity to provide input on planned U.S. engagement with select countries in the Middle East that have expressed a serious interest in developing a peaceful nuclear power program. We agree that an early positive engagement is key to both demonstrating that countri [...]
2008-01-31 15:22:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL AE
08ABUDHABI1382EXPORT CONTROL UPDATE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: MFA recently confirmed that its proposed amendment to the Export Control Law -- to set up an independent authority to oversee the law -- had been altered by the Presidency, which assigned oversight to an existing committee in the Ministry of Interior. Staffing a new authority [...]
2008-12-04 08:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM KNNP MNUC PREL AE
08ABUDHABI1418CROWN PRINCE'S MEETING WITH SENATOR BAUCUS
[...] (C) Summary. During his December 13-15 visit to the UAE (reported septel),Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) discussed the UAE's strategic vision with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ). Baucus noted his amazement with the UAE's progress. MbZ presented an overview of the [...]
2008-12-18 07:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPGOV OREP PREL PARM KPAL CVIS IR AE
08ABUDHABI1430SENATOR BAUCUS'S VISIT TO THE UAE
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Abu Dhabi - Consulate General Dubai cable. Summary ------- 2. (C) During his December 13-15 visit to the United Arab Emirates, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) and accompanying delegation from the Senate Finance Committee staff met with senior government and financi [...]
2008-12-21 09:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV ETRD ENRG OREP PREL SENV PARM KNNP AE
08ABUDHABI1434UAE NOTIFIED OF FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETING IN JUNE
[...] Following coordination with Dutch DCM, PolOff discussed reftel with MFA Director of International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani on December 21, 2008. Al-Hosani was appreciative of the timely notice and pleased with so much time to coordinate a "high level" delegation. He did ask for further i [...]
2008-12-22 06:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC AE
08ABUDHABI147DELIVERED COMMENTS ON UAE NUCLEAR POWER WHITE PAPER
[...] (SBU) On February 3, Econchief and TDY PolEconoff met with David Scott, Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority Director of Economic Affairs; Hamad Al-Kaabi, Executive Affairs Authority (and MFA); Ali Al-Frayhat, General Counsel for the Executive Affairs Authority; Mohammed Al-Hamadi, GM of the [...]
2008-02-04 12:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PARM ECON AE
08ABUDHABI148U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH MIDDLE EAST STATES ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Post appreciates the opportunity to provide input on planned U.S. engagement with select countries in the Middle East that have expressed a serious interest in developing a peaceful nuclear power program. We agree that an early positive engagement is key to both demonstrating that countri [...]
2008-02-04 12:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PREL AE
08ABUDHABI159ADMIRAL FALLON'S UPCOMING VISIT TO ABU DHABI
[...] (S) Admiral Fallon, Embassy Abu Dhabi again welcomes you for a visit to the UAE, where we look forward to your engagement with U.S. personnel on the ground and your discussions with the nation's top strategic defense planner, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Arme [...]
2008-02-05 14:29:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PARM MOPS MARR KPAL IR IZ AF LE
08ABUDHABI236GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] In the absence of MFA director for International Cooperation Yacoub Al-Hosani and other senior MFA officials, Econchief followed up on reftel message with senior America's Desk Officer Rowda Al-Otaiba and urged that the UAE consider signing on to the Global Initiative Statement of Principles. [...]
2008-02-21 14:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC AE
08ABUDHABI260UAE JANUARY 31 NOTICE ON BANK SEPAH - DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) On February 14, Econchief contacted Ahmed Al-Qamzi, Head of the International Division for the UAE Central Bank's Anti Money Laundering and Suspicious Cases Unit (AMLSCU) to ask the UAE to delay or withdraw its notification and to provide more information on the origin of money used to [...]
2008-02-28 09:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL PARM IR AE
08ABUDHABI296MARCH 11 GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE AND MARCH 12 JOINT
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to the March 11 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) and March 12 Joint Military Commission (JMC) as opportunities to renew our mutual commitment to shared strategic goals with the UAE, to remind the UAE military of U.S. appreciation for its support and i [...]
2008-03-06 12:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ LE AE
08ABUDHABI323First UAE Export Control Prosecution
[...] (U) On March 13, UAE Arabic and English papers reported that the Dubai Public Prosecutors Office had referred a case to court regarding an attempt to import -- with the intent to re-export -- 250 KG of the corrosion-resistant metal Zirconium in violation of the UAE's 2007 export control law. [...]
2008-03-13 15:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI325US - UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION TASK FORCE MEETING
[...] (S/NF) Summary: During the February 25 Counterproliferation Task Force meeting, the UAEG asserted that it was enforcing the 2007 export control law, but was in the process of amending it to make it easier to implement and enforce. The UAE pushed for better coordination and follow-up from the [...]
2008-03-16 11:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI326ACTING A/S MCNERNEY MEETS WITH UAEG OFFICIALS
[...] (S) Summary: On February 25 and 26, UAEG officials asserted that the UAE's export control law was in force, but that it was being amended to make it easier to implement. The UAE would create an autonomous organization to implement the export control law. The UAE interlocutors raised concerns [...]
2008-03-16 11:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI352MFA ON STATUS OF INTERDICTIONS
[...] (S/NF) On March 19, Econchief met with MFA International Organizations Director Yacub Al-Hosani to discuss ref a demarche and other outstanding interdictions. Econchief informed Al-Hosani that the U.S. is requesting China's assistance in arranging for the goods to be recalled. Econchief also [...]
2008-03-19 14:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM ETRD ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI383THAI CONTACT INFORMATION PASSED TO MFA
[...] (S) On March 25, Econchief contacted MFA International Organizations Director Yacub Al-Hosani with regard to the shipment of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) shipped from Thailand to Iran via Dubai. Econchief thanked Al-Hosani for the continued detention of the shipment and told Al-Hosani tha [...]
2008-03-26 12:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL MNUC ETRD ETTC TH AE
08ABUDHABI391UAE REPORT ON MAYROW
[...] (C) Action request. Please translate UAEG submitted paper on the results of the Mayrow investigation (ref a). 2. (C) On March 27, MFA International Organizations Director Yacub Al-Hosani passed Econchief two Mayrow related papers. The first responded to specific information passed during ( [...]
2008-03-27 14:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI441UAE INVESTIGATION OF SUPPLY OF MATERIALS TO IRAQI INSURGENTS
[...] (S) Econchief met with MFA International Organizations Director Yacub Al-Hosani on March 26 to request an update on the status of the investigation of Modern Plastics Industry (MPI) and the A&N group for possible involvement in the shipment of components to manufacture improvised explosive devi [...]
2008-04-06 13:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETETTC PARM PREL IZ AE
08ABUDHABI445UAEG Committed to Implementing UNSCR 1803
[...] (S) Econchief met with MFA International Organizations Director (and MFA representative on the UAE's Counterproliferation Task Force) on March 27 and again on April 4 (for the third non-proliferation related meeting with Al-Hosani in three weeks) to reinforce the importance of swift and effecti [...]
2008-04-06 13:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI447GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM - UAE STILL
[...] (SBU) Embassy passed ref a non-paper on the global initiative to MFA Director for International Cooperation Yacub Al-Hosani on April 1 and to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi's Executive Affairs Authority (EAA) on April 2. Econchief reiterated our desire to have the UAEG endorse the G-I Statement of P [...]
2008-04-07 12:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KNNP KGIC DTRA AE
08ABUDHABI448UAE-BASED FIRM'S EFFORTS TO SUPPLY MTCR-CONTROLLED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-07 13:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL MTCRE IR AE
08ABUDHABI460CNO VISIT TO UAE
[...] (C) Admiral Roughead: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to your April 16-18 visit to the UAE, arguably the most important facilitator of naval operations among the Gulf countries. We are seeking meetings with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Moh [...]
2008-04-10 14:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS IR IZ AF AE
08ABUDHABI472MFA on Interdictions and Export Control Prosecution
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On April 3, MFA International Organizations Director Yacub Al-Hosani denied requests for USG access to the remaining containers (interdicted at USG request yet still sitting in Dubai awaiting further processing),explaining that there was increasing UAEG concern that the USG le [...]
2008-04-14 14:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI497MBZ DISCUSSES EXTREMISM WITH CNO
[...] (S) Summary: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) on April 16, in his first meeting with the U.S. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO),sounded out ADM Gary Roughead on missile defense and commented extensively on his concerns over extremism. The Crown Prince affirmed the UAE's commit [...]
2008-04-21 10:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER PARM MASS IR AE
08ABUDHABI527NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) PREPARATORY
[...] Econchief discussed reftel papers with MFA International Organizations Director Yacub Al-Hosani and passed him copies on April 24. Al-Hosani said that the papers had arrived just in time, as the delegation was departing the UAE the next day. Al-Hosani told econchief that the UAE would review [...]
2008-04-28 14:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDENRG MNUC PARM PREL KNNP AE
08ABUDHABI574MFA on Status of Export Control Law Amendment
[...] (C) On May 8, MFA International Organizations Director Yacub Al-Hosani told Econchief that the UAE Cabinet's Legislative Committee should meet in the next week to review the amended export control law. Al-Hosani did not have many details to share, explaining that the law was with UAE Foreign M [...]
2008-05-08 09:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC AE
08ABUDHABI699INVITATION DELIVERED AND REITERATED FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] (SBU) On June 11, A/DCM and TDY ECONOFF met with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani to follow up on the invitation to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Meeting in Madrid, Spain, June 16-18. The formal invitation was provided by Spain, but Post had str [...]
2008-06-12 13:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL TER KGIC KNNP AE
08ABUDHABI769UAE MFA ON NON-PROLIFERATION ISSUES
[...] (S) On June 30, ECONCHIEF and TDY ECONOFF met with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani to follow up on several non-proliferation related issues and to deliver ISN nonpapers, including reftel A relating to implementing robustly paragraph 11 of UNSCR 1803, and to discuss [...]
2008-07-02 07:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP AE
08ABUDHABI865WARNING UAE OF VISIT BY KOMID REPRESENTATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 10:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL MTCRE IR AE
08ABUDHABI866MAYROW NON-PAPER DELIVERED TO UAE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 10:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL MNUC IR AE
08ABUDHABI867NONPAPER DELIVERED ON UAE FIRM'S INTEREST IN CONTROLLED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-30 10:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPARM PREL MTCRE KGIC KNNP IR AE
08ABUDHABI948Designation of additional Iranian entities
[...] Embassy Abu Dhabi's OFAC Officer transmitted reftel non-paper via diplomatic note number 739 on August 19, 2008. To date post has not had a response to the note. 2. Note: Post's OFAC Officer is in Washington for consultations and will return to Abu Dhabi on/about September 7, 2008. Qui [...]
2008-08-21 06:42:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC KNNP IR GM PREL PARM EFIN AE
08ABUDHABI974ABU DHABI NUCLEAR POWER AUTHORITY CONCERNED THAT USG VIEWS
[...] (C) Summary: Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation officials told Emboffs August 27 that they were concerned that comments attributed to USG officials could disadvantage US private sector participation in the UAE's nuclear energy program. Officials stressed that they hope to see strong US parti [...]
2008-08-28 08:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPARM ENRG PGOV PREL KNNP AE
08ABUJA1150IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report on Iran and the U.S. response to Maria Laose, Deputy Director of the First United Nations Division at the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on June 2. Ms. Laose oversees IAEA and nuc [...]
2008-06-16 14:59:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA PREL NI
08ABUJA1394NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on July 23 to Maria Laose, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' First United Nations Division, which handles IAEA matters. Laose indicted that Nigeria will likely support the IAEA-India Safeguards Agreement. She told Poloff she was [...]
2008-07-23 16:13:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC PGOV NI
08ABUJA1433DELIVERY OF IRANIAN ENTITIES LIST DESIGNATED UNDER
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper on the designation of additional Iranian entities and individuals under E.O. 13382 to Charles Ononye, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' First United Nations Division. Mr. Ononye said that he would pass the information on to the In [...]
2008-07-25 13:19:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN PARM IR NI
08ABUJA1435NIGERIA: REINFORCING THE MESSAGE ON IRAN TO SELECT
[...] (C) On July 25, the Ambassador took advantage of a previously scheduled meeting between Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Jeffery and Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe to present reftel demarche concerning the Iran issue at the forthcoming NAM Foreign Ministers' meeting. The Ambassado [...]
2008-07-25 14:12:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPARM TRGY IR NI
08ABUJA1501NIGERIA: PSI WORKSHOP NONPAPER DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-04 10:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL NI
08ABUJA1737NIGERIAN MFA DENIES IRANIAN-NIGERIAN NUCLEAR DEAL
[...] (C) Rabiu Shehu (protect),Director of the Office of MFA Minister of State Alhaji Tijjani Kaura (who nominally headed the Nigerian delegation in talks with the Iranians),emphatically denied to PolOff on August 29 that Nigeria had entered into any sort of nuclear agreement or signed a memorand [...]
2008-09-02 06:35:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PINR PINS KFPC ENRG ETTC MNUC KSTC
08ABUJA1767COMMERCE MINISTER DENIES IRAN-NIGERIA NUCLEAR
[...] (C/NF) Econ Counselor met with Minister of Commerce and Industry Charles Ugwuh Friday evening August 29 to inquire about press reports of an agreement on nuclear power between Iran and Nigeria (reftel). After glancing at local and AP reports stating that such an agreement had been reached dur [...]
2008-09-03 06:34:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD PARM KNNP ENRG KFPC ETTC MNUC KSTC NI IR
08ABUJA1920NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 63RD UNGA FIRST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-26 08:41:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PARM PREL CDG UNGA NI
08ABUJA1928NIGERIA: IAEA BOARD ELECTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on September 26 to Maria Laose, Deputy Director of the First United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, strongly urging Nigerian support for Afghanistan's candidacy for election to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy A [...]
2008-09-30 14:22:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM IAEA MNUC NI
08ABUJA1955DEMARCHE TO NIGERIA RE IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH
[...] (U) Per reftel, on October 3, PolOff delivered copy of UNSC Resolution 1835 (regarding Iranian compliance with all non-proliferation resolutions) and accompanying nonpaper to Maria Laose, Deputy Director of the First United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. PolOff noted the [...]
2008-10-06 07:06:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR MNUC PARM
08ABUJA2397NIGERIA: USG PROVIDES SEARCH AND SECURE TRAINING AND
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. experts from the United States Department of Energy's (DOE) Global Threats Reduction Initiative (GTRI),in collaboration with the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA),provided training on search and secure techniques for radioactive materials and the use of radiation [...]
2008-12-12 09:15:00Embassy AbujaCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PARM PTER TRGY PGOV NI
08ABUJA318NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CONCERNS ON
[...] Per reftel, Post delivered demarche to Maria Laose, Head of First United Nations Division of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Though Ms. Laose affirmed that Nigeria was firmly committed to the Oslo Process, she had no substantive reply at the time. She said she would forward our conc [...]
2008-02-20 15:57:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PARM PREL PGOV NI
08ABUJA422NIGERIA: IRAN UNSC SANCTIONS DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] On March 4, PolOff delivered demarche and associated nonpapers on UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against Iran approved March 3 per SECSTATE 21770 to Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for International Organizations Charles A. Ononye. Mr. Ononye expressed support for a [...]
2008-03-04 14:23:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP IO NI
08ABUJA45IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-09 10:59:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM NI
08ABUJA574NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. SPECIAL ENVOY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-31 10:01:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PGOV PREL PTER MARR PARM NI
08ABUJA582DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UNSC RES. 1803 ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-31 16:53:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PARM NI
08ABUJA585SALE OF NIGERIAN C-130S TO SENEGAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a February 29 meeting with Nigerian Air Force officials, ODC Chief and Air Attach were apprised of the Government of Nigeria's sale-in-progress of three of their U.S.-purchased C-130 fleet to Senegal. While it initially appeared that Nigeria might be in violation of end-use ag [...]
2008-04-01 10:58:00Embassy AbujaSECRET//NOFORNPARM PGOV MARR MASS MCAP PM KFPC IS SG NI
08ABUJA755NIGERIA: INVITATION TO PSI WORKSHOP DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-23 11:14:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PGOV MNUC KNNP XX NI
08ABUJA796NIGERIA: NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY PREPCOM
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and papers to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Ambassador Secudo on April 24. Amb. Secudo informed Poloff on April 30 that he passed the papers to the Nigerian PrepCom participants in Geneva and that Nigeria is prepared [...]
2008-04-30 14:07:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA NI
08ABUJA813NIGERIA: ALTERNATE NOMINEE FOR THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-05 15:53:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PREL MNUC PARM NPT IAEA PGOV NI
08ABUJA837NIGERIA: PSI ENDORSEMENT DEMARCHE RE-DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-07 16:18:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP NI
08ABUJA874NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTEROPERABILITY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-13 15:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PARM PREL NATO UN NI
08ABUJA947NIGERIA: ICAO DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] EconOff met with Dr.Imoro Kubor, Director, Air Transport Management, to discuss reftel points on May 16, 2008. According to Dr. Kubor, Nigeria is actively collaborating with other African countries and does not, as of May 23, have an answer on the U.S. positions. SANDERS [...]
2008-05-27 06:25:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PARM KTIA KNNP AORC NI
08ACCRA1319DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS
[...] (SBU) Economic Chief Philip Cummings delivered the reftel demarche and non-paper on UN Security Council Resolution 1835 regarding Iran and the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to Mr. Akwasi Agyare, acting Director of the AmericaQs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (SBU) In respo [...]
2008-10-10 12:21:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MNUC KNNP IR GH
08ACCRA1428DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
[...] (SBU) Economic Chief Philip Cummings delivered the reftel demarche and non-paper on the additional Iranian entities and individuals named under Executive Order 13382 to Mr. Akwasi Agyare, acting Director of the AmericaQs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The MFA had no substantive res [...]
2008-11-05 16:13:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MNUC KNNP EFIN IR GH
08ACCRA1586GHANA: DEMARCHE RESPONSE REGARDING DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-18 15:03:00Embassy AccraSECRETPARM PREL IR XA GH
08ACCRA236GHANA: DEMARCHE ON OSLO PROCESS TO BAN CLUSTER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-15 12:49:00Embassy AccraSECRETMOPS PARM PREL GH
08ACCRA293GHANA: IAEA BRIEFING ON IRANIAN NONCOMPLIANCE AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-29 12:45:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR GH
08ACCRA337GHANA: DEMARCHE ON MARCH 14 BEIRUT CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 16:51:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER MASS PARM SY IS LE
08ACCRA430GHANA: DEMARCHE ON DUAL USE ITEMS PROVISION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-01 16:17:00Embassy AccraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM NSG MNUC IR GH
08ACCRA537GHANA: INVITATION TO PSI WORKSHOP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-23 17:14:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC GH
08ACCRA542ACCRA: NPT PREPARATORY MEETING DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-25 14:50:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREF NPT IAEA GH
08ACCRA788ACCRA DEMARCHE ON SUPPORF FOR IAEA INSPECTION IN
[...] (S) Ambassador Pamela E. Bridgewater delivered reftel demarche on June 23 to Ghanaian Deputy Foreign Minister Dr. Charles Brempong-Yeboah. Brempong-Yeboah expressed agreement with the measure and said that he would pursue the issue with Ghana's representative with the IAEA, Professor Adzei Beko [...]
2008-06-23 18:08:00Embassy AccraSECRETKNNP PREL PARM SY
08ACCRA934ACCRA RESPONSE: RALLYING SUPPORT FOR INDIA-IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-17 13:43:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC GH
08ADDISABABA18MANPADS STRATEGY: COMMENTS FROM ETHIOPIA
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Addis Ababa supports pursuit of the proposed Horn of Africa MANPADS strategy (reftel). While counter-proliferation and acquisition-related strategy elements would likely be well received in Ethiopia, and will complement on-going arrangements, elements of the stockpile [...]
2008-01-03 14:46:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNMARR MASS PARM XW WET
08ADDISABABA2969DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-30 10:09:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN
08ADDISABABA87(C) DEFENSE OFFICIALS IMPOSE LAST-MINUTE
[...] (S/NF) Despite Prime Minister Meles' apparent receptivity to discussing Ethiopia's arms supply relationship with North Korea (Ref A) as well as discussion with the Secretary during her visit, Ethiopia's Chief of Defense Staff (CHOD),General Samora Yonus, adamantly opposes U.S. scrutiny of Ethi [...]
2008-01-14 04:45:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNPARM MARR PREL KN ET
08ADDISABABA952NORTH KOREA: ETHIOPIA REQUESTS ALTERNATE SUPPLIER
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador Yamamoto delivered reftel demarche on Ethiopia's procurement of rocket fuel and oxidizer to Prime Minister Meles Zenawi in a one-on-one meeting April 3. Without either confirming the veracity, or otherwise substantively commenting, on the arrangement, Meles noted simply that [...]
2008-04-07 14:20:00Embassy Addis AbabaSECRET//NOFORNET ETTC KN MARR MASS MCAP PARM PREL
08AITTAIPEI1100DEMARCHE ON IRISL CARGO INSPECTION PROVISION OF
[...] (S) AIT officers conveyed Ref A demarche on implementation of the IRISL cargo inspection provision of UNSCR 1803 to the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) on July 15, the Foreign Ministry on July 18, and Customs on July 21. Michael Hsu, Acting Director of MOFA's North American Affairs Department, [...]
2008-07-25 10:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETPREL PARM PINR ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP IR TW
08AITTAIPEI1142EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JULY 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-05 05:15:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1325EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - AUGUST 2008
[...] (SBU) On August 14, the Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to discuss trade promotion activities in North Korea and Burma. TAITRA is a non-governmental organization funded partly by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). TAITRA works closely [...]
2008-09-05 08:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1472DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER: DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC
[...] (S) On October 3, AIT officers conveyed reftel non-paper on the U.S. designation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) and 18 subsidiaries under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and their Supporters") to the Department of North Ame [...]
2008-10-15 08:08:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETPREL PARM PINR ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP IR TW
08AITTAIPEI1473EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - SEPTEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) On September 4, the Advisor met with officials of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) to discuss Taiwan's trade promotion activities in the Middle East. TAITRA is a non-governmental organization funded partly by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). TAITRA works clo [...]
2008-10-15 08:33:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1474DELIVERY OF NON-PAPERS: IRAN FIRMS SEEKING TAIWAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-16 02:38:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETPREL PARM PINR ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD KNNP IR
08AITTAIPEI1499DELIVERY OF NON-PAPER: RESPONSE TO BOFT ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-23 07:59:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC TW IR MY
08AITTAIPEI1500DELIVERY OF REQUEST FOR MEETING TO REVIEW THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-23 08:51:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE CBW MNUC MCAP TW
08AITTAIPEI1523TAIWAN ACTION ON UNSCR 1835
[...] (SBU) On October 24, AIT received a copy of the instructions the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs sent to relevant authorities to take action pursuant to UNSCR 1835. The following authorities were requested to take action: the Financial Supervisory Comm [...]
2008-10-28 02:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP MNUC IR TW
08AITTAIPEI1577EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER 2008
[...] (SBU) On October 6, the Advisor met with the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) to review the progress of software development and export control related issues. Development is on schedule and completion is expected by end of CY 2008. 2. (SBU) On October 6, the Advisor met with the Directorate [...]
2008-11-07 08:20:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI158EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JANUARY 2008
[...] (U) The Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Advisor reported on two recent investigations of Taiwan companies for export control violations. The investigations are detailed in refs A and B. 2. (U) On January 15, the EXBS Advisor was informed by an official of the Bureau of [...]
2008-02-01 08:13:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1618IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAVEL RESTRICTION PROVISIONS OF UNSCRS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: On November 14, AIT received a letter from the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs requesting detailed personal data on individuals listed in UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 s [...]
2008-11-18 02:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM KNNP TW IR
08AITTAIPEI1693EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - NOVEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) On November 3, the Advisor spoke at an Export Administration Regulations Seminar organized by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of the Republic of Korea. Over 150 representatives of Korean and foreign subsidiary companies attended the Seminar. The Seminar was followed by one-on-one coun [...]
2008-12-05 09:38:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1747EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) On the margins of the Industry-Government Outreach Program in Taichung (December 10 - 11),the Advisor met with an official from the National Science Council (NSC) to get an update on the Transfer of Intangible Technology Legislation. The official stated that the legislation still is in [...]
2008-12-18 07:01:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI1772DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] Post passed information as requested to the Banking Bureau of the Financial Supervisory Commission. The Bureau will share information with other agencies and financial institutions and report any action taken by Taiwan on this matter. SYOUNG [...]
2008-12-24 04:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN IR KNNP PARM TW
08AITTAIPEI217TAIWAN RESPONSE TO NON-PAPER: POSSIBLE EXPORTS TO
[...] (S) On January 31, AIT received the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs' response to reftel non-paper. An unofficial AIT translation of BOFT's response follows: 2. (S) BEGIN TRANSLATION Subject: Possible exports of controlled items by Arix CNC Machi [...]
2008-02-15 07:23:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETETTC IR MTCRE PARM PREL TW AE
08AITTAIPEI302 TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF FOUR
[...] Per reftels, the Central Bank of the ROC (Taiwan) has searched, but not found, any bank record of foreign exchange receipts from or payment to the following four individuals and one entity designated by the U.S. Department of Treasury pursuant to US E.O.13438 on January 9, 2008: Four individu [...]
2008-03-05 09:37:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PREL PARM MNUC ECON TW IR
08AITTAIPEI322EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - FEBRUARY AND FIRST
[...] (U) From February 20 - 22, the Commodity Identification Training program was conducted in Kaohsiung. Approximately 45 Taiwan officials attended the training. The Department of Energy trainers did an excellent job conveying technical aspects of identifying controlled commodities. The "show an [...]
2008-03-10 09:35:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI36EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER 2007
[...] (SBU) On December 11, the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program Advisor met with Taiwan Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) officials to get an update on export control cases. As part of MJIB's update, the EXBS Advisor received written summaries of closed and o [...]
2008-01-09 09:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI431(S) DEMARCHE TO TAIWAN ON MISTAKEN SHIPMENT OF
[...] (S) Director met with Defense Minister Michael Tsai at 1730 hours local (0530 EDT) to deliver reftel points and leave as a nonpaper. Chief of the General Staff General Huoh Shou-yeh and other senior advisers also attended the meeting. Minister Tsai expressed appreciation for our candid expla [...]
2008-03-25 10:54:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL TW CH
08AITTAIPEI478EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MARCH 2008
[...] (U) A five-day Target and Risk Management Training, implemented by Customs and Border Protection, is being planned for the week of April 14 in Kaohsiung. 2. (U) A three-person delegation of Taiwan officials is expected to attend the International Transit and Transshipment Conference in Moro [...]
2008-04-02 07:56:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08AITTAIPEI607TAIWAN RESPONSE TO NON-PAPER: POSSIBLE EXPORT TO
[...] (S) On April 30, AIT received the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) of the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs' response to reftel non-paper. An unofficial AIT translation of BOFT's response follows: 2. (S) BEGIN TRANSLATION Subject: Please find BOFT's findings regarding a Syrian-base [...]
2008-05-02 07:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETETTC MTCRE PARM PREL TW SY AE
08AITTAIPEI960EXBS: TAIWAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MAY AND JUNE 2008
[...] (SBU) On May 16, the EXBS Advisor made a courtesy call to the Deputy Director of Keelung Customs and the Chief of the Keelung Harbor Police. Both organizations actively participate in EXBS programs. During the visit, Keelung Customs gave a comprehensive presentation on its operations, spec [...]
2008-07-03 04:41:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TW
08ALGIERS1091GOA RESPONSE TO U.S. NON-PAPER ON SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-07 16:01:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IR AG
08ALGIERS1093DESIGNATION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
[...] (S) We delivered reftel demarche on October 6 to Ahmed Saadi, Acting Deputy Director for Multilateral Affairs at the MFA. Saadi, who usually covers human rights, was covering the sanctions portfolio and much of multilateral affairs for several colleagues who are currently in New York at the UN [...]
2008-10-07 16:46:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETECON EFIN ETRD PARM KKNP EUN EWWT PREL IR AG
08ALGIERS1248ALGERIA RESERVED ON IRAN AND SYRIA IAEA REPORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-24 08:52:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TRGY AG
08ALGIERS187OSLO PROCESS AND BANNING CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (S) We delivered reftel demarche February 13, highlighting U.S. humanitarian concerns with the use of cluster munitions, and expressing U.S. support for the ongoing negotiations on ths issue within the Convention on Conventional Weapons. We urged Algeria not to adopt any language that would i [...]
2008-02-19 16:37:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETMOPS PARM PREL NATO UN AG
08ALGIERS660IAEA/IRAN: ALGERIA WANTS TO AVOID THREATS
[...] (SBU) On June 4, we delivered demarche (ref A) to Rabah Fasih, Deputy Director for disarmament issues at the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). We had also previously delivered the demarche on June 2 to the North American desk officer, and sent a French version of the non-paper to M [...]
2008-06-04 20:19:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR AG
08ALGIERS797ALGERIA NONCOMMITTAL ON INDIA-IAEA SAFEGUARDS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-15 16:00:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC AG
08ALGIERS831DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIANS: ALGERIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-28 06:50:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN PARM IR AG
08ALGIERS916BOUTEFLIKA CAUTIOUSLY DEFENDS IRANIAN NUCLEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 11 speech at an official breakfast in Tehran, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika cautiously affirmed Iran's legal right under the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to develop a peaceful civilian nuclear energy program, but urged Iran to continue negotiations with the We [...]
2008-08-19 06:12:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PINR IR AG
08AMMAN1020DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING DUAL-USE ITEM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-07 15:27:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM NSG IR MNUC JO
08AMMAN1051Jordan's Nomination for the International Transit and
[...] The Government of Jordan has nominated Colonel Hassan Mahmoud Al Otoum, Director of Petra Police, to participate in the International Transit and Transshipment Conference to be held in Tangier, Morocco, May 20-22, 2008. 2. Colonel Otoum's biodata follows: Personal Information: A. Fu [...]
2008-04-10 13:17:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL KSTC MO JO
08AMMAN1136Additional Jordanian Nominations for the International
[...] The Government of Jordan has nominated Mr. Hassouni Mheilan, Director of Trade and Storage, Ministry of Industry and Trade; Engineer Ibrahim Al Nawayseh, Assistant Director General for Technical Affairs and Projects of the Aqaba Ports Association; and Mr. Khaldoun Al Saket, Assistant Director [...]
2008-04-16 13:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL KSTC MO JO
08AMMAN1464DEMARCHE ON RETENTION OF THE OFFICIAL SMALLPOX VIRUS STOCKS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-14 06:13:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM TBIO JO
08AMMAN1833CONVEYING THE UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE FOR IRAN -
[...] (S/NF) Reftel points were delivered to FM Salah Al-Bashir by NEA/IR Acting Director Philo Dibble on June 15 (Ambassador was present). In general, the FM portrayed Iran's nuclear program as nothing more than a bargaining chip, saying that Iran has been "studying" and "declaring" its nuclear i [...]
2008-06-19 14:46:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPARM KNNP MNUC IR JO
08AMMAN2004JORDAN WELCOMED AS PARTNER TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and accompanying documents to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Ayman Al-Aamiry on July 7. Post was unable to coordinate delivery with the Russian Embassy before the due date, but will inform contacts there that we have [...]
2008-07-07 13:35:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP RS JO
08AMMAN2160JORDAN: NAM - IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche July 15 to Jamal Al-Shamayleh, Director of Foreign Minister Bashir's private office. Shamayleh agreed that Iran should not be allowed to use the NAM Foreign Ministers' meeting to shore up its diplomatic position, but was not able to offer a more substant [...]
2008-07-17 15:02:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM TRGY IAEA PERL KNNP IR JO UR
08AMMAN2221NAM FM'S MEETING IN TEHRAN: "JORDAN WILL NOT FALL
[...] (C) Charge followed up on ref B demarche July 20 with Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashir. Bashir, who had just returned from an overseas trip, did not offer a substantive comment but promised to study the issue. On July 23, Jamal Al-Shamayleh, director of the FM's private office, offered few s [...]
2008-07-24 10:18:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM TRGY IAEA PERL KNNP IR JO
08AMMAN2349DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES, INDIVIDUALS UNDER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-11 10:05:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN PARM IR JO
08AMMAN2356INFORMING JORDAN THAT MAURITIUS AND UZBEKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-12 06:32:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP MR UZ JO
08AMMAN2506DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-27 11:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN JO
08AMMAN2717GC VOTE ON IAEA BOG MESA SEAT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) PolCouns delivered ref A demarche to Nabil Masarweh, Acting Director of Foreign Minister Bashir's private office, on September 21. (Note: Bashir departed for UNGA on Friday and was unavailable to receive the demarche. End note.) Masarweh agreed that neither Iran nor Syria were appropriate [...]
2008-09-23 03:37:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALIAEA PARM MNUC JO
08AMMAN2810IMPLEMENTING UNSC RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN: JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-08 12:02:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR MNUC PARM JO
08AMMAN2823GLOBAL INITIATIVE EPG DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-09 13:40:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC JO
08AMMAN2852GLOBAL INITIATIVE EPG DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-14 06:05:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC JO
08AMMAN2898DOE/NNSA/NA242/NNTRAV/EXBS: DIPLOMATIC NOTE SENT TO GOJ
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-19 08:57:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA JO
08AMMAN295JORDAN TO ATTEND FEBRUARY 7 PSI OUTREACH EVENT IN
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on January 28 to Khalid Takhayneh from the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department. Takhayneh said he received last week the UK's invitation to the February 7 Proliferation Security Initiative meeting in London, and that his office had [...]
2008-01-28 15:24:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA PARM PREL KNNP ZR JO
08AMMAN2986JORDAN NONCOMMITAL ON CO-SPONSORING COMPLIANCE
[...] (S) Foreign Minister Salaheddine Al-Bashir reiterated Jordan's support of the compliance resolution (reftel) to visiting Assistant Secretary for Verification, Compliance and Implementation Paula DeSutter and indicated he would consider joining as a co-sponsor, but made no further commitment. D [...]
2008-10-30 14:52:00Embassy AmmanSECRETCDG JO PARM PREL UNGA
08AMMAN2994 GOJ Officials Confirm to ISN PDAS Jordan's Commitment to
[...] (S/NF) Summary: International Security and Nonproliferation PDAS Patricia McNerney, during her October 13-14 visit to Jordan, discussed Iran, the full range of nonproliferation issues, and bilateral cooperation with Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials including Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashi [...]
2008-11-02 12:05:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNENRG PARM TRGY PREL JO
08AMMAN3172VCI A/S DESUTTER DISCUSSES WMD, IRAN, AND NORTH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In conversations with GOJ officials during her October 25-29 visit to Jordan, visiting Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter discussed the importance of countering Iranian and North Korean weapons of mass destruction (W [...]
2008-11-23 10:21:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPREL PARM PINS KNNP KTIA JO
08AMMAN3177JORDAN INDICATES IT WILL SUPPORT FIRST COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) PolCouns delivered on November 23, reftel demarche to Ayman Aamiry, the MFA's head of International Organizations. Thanking him for Jordan's support for the first committee resolution on compliance, she encouraged Jordan to back the measure in the plenary session. Aamiry said that Jor [...]
2008-11-24 05:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MNUC UNGA JO
08AMMAN3361 U.S. AND JORDAN SIGN MEGAPORTS AGREEMENT
[...] (U) Following more than two years of negotiation, the Ambassador and Jordan Nuclear Regulatory Commission (JNRC) Director General Dr. Jamal Sharaf signed on December 16 the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to launch the Megaports Initiative designed to reduce the risk of nuclear proliferatio [...]
2008-12-23 04:23:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PARM PREL KSTC JO
08AMMAN455JORDANIANS WILL CONSIDER U.S. CONCERNS ON OSLO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-12 15:43:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PARM PREL NATO UN JO
08AMMAN708UNSCR 1803: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-05 12:53:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP MNUC IR JO
08AMMAN856PSI FIFTH ANNIVERSARY: INVITATION DELIVERED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-19 09:33:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP KSTC JO
08ANKARA1049TURKEY WILL ATTEND 4TH GI MEETING, UNCLEAR AT WHAT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-05 14:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP PGOV TU
08ANKARA1068EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (MAY 2008)
[...] (U) Summary: Turkey continues to progress with proposed enhancements to their existing export controls and has submitted new proposed legislation to combine export control lists, form a Export Control Board (ECB),and improve licensing processes for dual-use and other sensitive items (ref a). [...]
2008-06-10 08:49:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA1076TURKEY: EXBS AGREEMENT ENTRY INTO FORCE
[...] (SBU) On June 10, Foreign Ministry Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Affairs Ahmet Muhtar Gun presented us with a diplomatic note (e-mailed to EUR/SE),dated June 9, advising that the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of [...]
2008-06-10 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETTC PTER KNNP PARM TU
08ANKARA1136TURKEY/IRAN: TURKEY TO URGE IRAN TO ACCEPT P5+1
[...] (C) During a June 18 meeting with MFA U/S Apakan (reported septel),Ambassador shared information on the P5 1 offer, explained the strategy behind it, and urged Turkey to encourage Iran to accept the package. Drawing on reftel points, Ambassador stressed that the package was generous, builds [...]
2008-06-18 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR TU
08ANKARA1157TURKEY/IRAN: TURKEY RAISES P5+1 OFFER WITH IRAN
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Undersecretary Sinirlioglu told the Ambassador June 23 Turkey followed up with the Iranians on the updated P5 1 package EU that foreign policy chief Solana presented during his recent visit to Iran. FM Babacan met in Kampala June 20 on the margins of the Organization of the Isl [...]
2008-06-23 14:51:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR TU
08ANKARA1238EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JUNE 2008)
[...] (U) Summary: EXBS Advisor and Coordinator attended annual EXBS Advisor Conference in Washington DC June 9th-13th, 2008. EXBS's long awaited Nonproliferation Agreement was placed into force on June 9th, 2008 by GOT. MFA agrees to co-host a joint EXBS Nonproliferation Seminar in Ankara in Sept [...]
2008-07-09 12:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA1309TURKEY: CLUSTER MUNITIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to acting Deputy Director General for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Elif Ulgen on July 22. Ulgen expressed appreciation for the information, and said although Turkey has not used cluster munitions in operations for over a decade, it retains a significant st [...]
2008-07-23 11:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MOPS KPOA NATO
08ANKARA1311GLOBAL INITIATIVE LEGAL AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Deputy Director General Elif Ulgen on July 22. She reiterated GOT's reticence in participating in Global Initiative activities, even technical, working-level events, since Cyprus became a partner in 2007. She offered to circulate the information she [...]
2008-07-23 11:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL
08ANKARA1313TURKEY: FILAMENT WINDING MACHINES WILL NOT BE
[...] (S) Responding to the reftel demarche, MFA Acting Deputy Director General for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Elif Ulgen told us on July 22 that the Undersecretariat for Foreign Trade (UFT) was recently approached by Tet Makina reps regarding its application to export filament winding machine [...]
2008-07-23 12:16:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCAE KSCA TU PK
08ANKARA1340(S) SHIPMENT OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN DEMARCHE
[...] (S) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Deputy Director General Elif Ulgen on July 25. Ulgen said the GOT determination that the machine in question was not controlled by the Wassenaar Arrangement or the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) was made following consultations with interagency ex [...]
2008-07-25 14:18:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC PK TU
08ANKARA136TURKEY-U.S. RELATIONS: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador and Turkish MFA U/S Apakan reviewed developments in bilateral relations in the wake of President Gul's January 8-9 talks in Washington. They agreed to coordinate measures for a set of high-level meetings in Washington in mid-April. END SUMMARY. STRENGTHENING U.S.- [...]
2008-01-24 08:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PARM PHUM ENRG EPET ECON TU
08ANKARA1417GOT STATUS UPDATE ON TRANSFER OF BOEING 747 TO IRAN BY ANKAIR: THE PLOT THICKENS REF: SECSTATE 84112
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-08 15:31:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETEAIR ETRD ETTC IR PARM PK PREL TU UK
08ANKARA1426TURKEY: NAC STATEMENT ON GEORGIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-11 15:08:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO KCFE PARM GG RU TU
08ANKARA1441EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JULY 2008)
[...] (SBU) Summary: EXBS Advisor and Coordinator visited Kapikule and Ipsala Border Ports of Entry to review Customs Inspection and Enforcement operations and assess Turkish border security capabilities. MFA confirms Turkish interagency participation in a joint EXBS Nonproliferation Seminar at [...]
2008-08-12 11:02:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA1459TURKEY: NUCLEAR SUPPLIER GROUP EXCEPTION FOR INDIA
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on August 12 to MFA Department Head for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Affairs Bora Kerimoglu. Kerimoglu expressed appreciation for the information provided and our offer to respond to any questions the GOT might have on the issue, and pledged to convey th [...]
2008-08-13 11:39:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM ETTC AORC ENRG IN TU
08ANKARA1476SECOND UPDATE ON TRANSFER OF BOEING 747 TO IRAN BY ANKAIR REF: A. SECSTATE 84112 B. ANKARA 1417
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-15 13:57:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETEAIR ETRD ETTC IR PARM PK PREL TU UK
08ANKARA1509TURKEY: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-21 11:00:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN TU
08ANKARA1547TURKEY LINKS USS MOUNT WHITNEY PASSAGE WITH GLOBAL
[...] (S/NF) This is an urgent action message. Post requests immediate guidance on request for USS Mount Whitney to transit the Turkish Straits. 2. (S/NF) As noted in ref b, Turkey has granted permission for overflight of its airspace by Global Hawk missions to conduct surveillance over Georgi [...]
2008-08-27 10:31:00Embassy AnkaraSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM GG TU
08ANKARA1603MFA SUPPORTS IRAQI SCIENTISTS PROGRAM, AWAITING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-05 13:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IZ TU
08ANKARA1619EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (AUGUST 2008)
[...] Summary: EXBS Advisor and Coordinator finalized agenda and logistics for the Sept. 17-18 EXBS Nonproliferation Seminar, to he held in Ankara. DOE/SLD provided Turkey's first training on SLD provided radiation detection pagers, survey instruments and RIDDS to TNP's Bomb Disposal experts. Turk [...]
2008-09-10 12:46:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA1715GLOBAL INITIATIVE EXERCISE PLANNING GROUP DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-26 11:03:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KNNP
08ANKARA1716NATIONAL SECURITY AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) We passed the non-paper contained in reftel and a copy of the publicly-released paper to MFA Disarmament and Nonproliferation Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun on September 25. Gun welcomed the information and confirmed that the Turkish defense attache in Washington has received a brief [...]
2008-09-26 11:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL PARM
08ANKARA1737TURKEY: RATIFICATION OF NATO ACCESSION PROTOCOL
[...] (U) We delivered reftel demarche requesting an update on the status of Turkey's efforts to ratify the NATO accession protocols for Albania and Croatia to MFA NATO Policy Department Head Gulhane Ulutekin on October 6. She said the bills to approve the accession protocols have been drafted and [...]
2008-10-06 14:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MARR NATO PREL KTIA TU
08ANKARA1771REQUEST FOR M113 ARMORED VEHICLES DELIVERED TO
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel request for third-party transfer of M113 armored personnel carriers to Yemen on October 7 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of Department for Security Affairs Inan Ozyildiz. Ozyildiz pledged that MFA would give the request serious consideration but said the decisi [...]
2008-10-10 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM YM TU
08ANKARA1787EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT - (SEPTEMBER 2008)
[...] Summary: Activities this month focused primarily on executing the Sept. 17-18 Nonproliferation Seminar and making arrangements for the Customs VIP visit to the U.S. in November. EXBS also accompanied DOE/SLD rep to meetings with the Turkish national Police in support of their program. End Summ [...]
2008-10-15 14:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA1841TURKEY OPPOSES BLANKET MTCR OUTREACH, CONCERNED
[...] (C) MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Head of Section Mustafa Yurdakul convoked us on October 17 to raise GOT concerns about the US proposal on technical outreach at the MTCR (reftel). Yurdakul, who will lead the Turkish delegation to the MTCR Plenary in Canberra , said while Turkey suppor [...]
2008-10-22 12:13:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMTCRE ETTC PREL PARM KSCA TU
08ANKARA1852TURKEY TO ABSTAIN FROM FIRST COMMITTEE VOTE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-23 15:29:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO UNGA PARM TU
08ANKARA1870TURKEY: MOU SIGNED ON HEU FUEL RETURN AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Officials from the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) Office of Global Threat Reduction, and from the Department's Office of Nuclear Energy, Safety and Security (ISN/NESS) met with the president and other officials from the Turkish Atomi [...]
2008-10-27 14:15:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ENRG MNUC PARM TRGY TU
08ANKARA1923TURKEY NOT PLANNING TO HOST PSI OR REGIONAL OEG
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-06 15:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA1942TURKEY: EXPORT CONTROL INTERAGENCY CONTEMPLATING NEXT STEPS IN NONPRO COOPERATION
[...] (C) We delivered letters from DOE/NNSA Deputy Administrator Will Tobey (Ref a) and ISN/ECC Director Yvette Wong (ref b) to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament DDG Ahmet Gun on November 3. He thanked us for the letters and provided a readout of the October 24 meeting of the interagency Export [...]
2008-11-10 09:02:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU ETTC
08ANKARA1948TURKEY TO SEND MOI OFFICIAL TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) The MFA confirmed on November 10 that the GOT will be represented at the November 13-14 Global Initiative Exercise Planning Group meeting (ref a) by Hasan Huseyin Gercek, a superintendent from the Ministry of Interior's Directorate General for Security Affairs. 2. (C) Comment: To our [...]
2008-11-10 14:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KNNP
08ANKARA1974TURKEY/NSG: TURKEY CONCERNED ABOUT "SUBJECTIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-14 11:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA TU
08ANKARA1975EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (OCTOBER
[...] Summary: TDY EXBS Advisor Kevin Cummings and EXBS Coordinator met with Turkish Customs Enforcement officials during this period and provided a comprehensive briefing on U.S. Customs. Final preparations have been confirmed for the November 12-24 visit of Director General of Customs Enforcemen [...]
2008-11-14 11:56:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA199TURKEY CONSIDERING REQUEST TO INSPECT SYRIA BOUND
[...] (S) We delivered reftel paper to MFA Deputy Director General for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Ahmet Muhtar Gun, and Head of Department for Aviation Affairs Hamit Olcay on February 4. Both Gun and Olcay expressed appreciation for the advanced notification and the detailed information regar [...]
2008-02-04 15:53:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PARM ETTC TU IR KN
08ANKARA2003TURKEY: IRAN NUCLEAR CONFERENCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) CDA delivered reftel demarche to MFA Near East and South Asia Deputy Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu on November 19, underscoring that, as a member of the NSG and the IAEA Board of Governors and soon-to-be member of the UNSC, GOT participation in the conference would send the wrong sign [...]
2008-11-19 14:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IR TU
08ANKARA2057TURKEY/IAEA: TURKEY WILL EXPRESS "NUANCED"
[...] (C) CDA delivered reftel demarche to MFA International Security and Disarmament DG Tomur Bayar on November 25. Drawing on reftel background, CDA stressed that, as a neighbor of both Iran and Syria, a member of the IAEA Board of Governors (BoG) and soon-to-be member of the UN Security Council, [...]
2008-11-26 13:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TRGY TU
08ANKARA2064TURKEY WILL NOT SIGN THE CONVENTION ON CLUSTER
[...] (U) MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Head Mustafa Yurdakul confirmed on November 28 that the GOT will not/not sign the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Turk ey SILLIMAN [...]
2008-11-28 12:45:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MOPS TU
08ANKARA2065TURKEY WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT RESOLUTION ON
[...] (U) We delivered the demarche regarding the "Compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and commitments" (reftel) to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Head Mustafa Yurdakul on November 29. Yurdakul said the USG can count on GOT support for the res [...]
2008-11-28 12:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL UNGA TU
08ANKARA2114INCIRLIK HUB AGREEMENT: ANOTHER STEP FORWARD
[...] (SBU) The Iraqi Ambassador in Turkey delivered ref a request to the Turkish Foreign Ministry during the morning hours of December 15. MFA officials told us that the GOI note, together with the U.S. request to extend the validity of agreements regarding support to OIF through Turkey, was sent [...]
2008-12-15 17:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MARR TU IZ
08ANKARA2134INCIRLIK CARGO HUB: GOT MOVING TOWARD EXTENDING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 11:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL PARM IZ TU
08ANKARA2159TURKEY: REACTION TO READOUT OF FRIED-ANTONOV
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-23 12:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL
08ANKARA2162EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (NOVEMBER
[...] Summary: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports Turkish Nonproliferation interagency continues to review findings and recommendations of September EXBS and Nonproliferation Seminar. EXBS TDY Advisor Kevin Cummings and EXBS Coordinator accompanied five senior Turkish Customs Enforcement [...]
2008-12-24 13:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA2168TURKEY/ENR: STILL REVIEWING NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS
[...] (C) Following Ambassador's 12/15 meeting with MFA U/S Apakan (ref a),Pol-Mil Couns met with MFA DDG Ahmet Gun on 12/23 to press GOT to support the Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) guidelines on the transfer of enrichment and reprocessing technology (ENR),drawing on reftel guidance. DDG Gun said [...]
2008-12-24 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM TRGY TU
08ANKARA2188TURKEY/ENR: TURKEY WANTS TO KEEP DOOR OPEN ON
[...] (C) Pol-Mil Couns met again with MFA DDG for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Ahmet Muhtar Gun on December 30 to ask for an update on Turkey's position on the draft Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) guidelines on the transfer of enrichment and reprocessing (ENR)technology and equipment (Refs a and [...]
2008-12-30 16:41:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM TRGY TU
08ANKARA263TURKEY WILL CONDITION OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE FOR AIR
[...] (S) We delivered ref a demarche to MFA Department Head for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Elif Ulgen on February 11. Given the likelihood that the cargo contained in this flight may be in violation of UNSCR 1718, Ulgen said the MFA had decided to require an inspection of the aircraft and carg [...]
2008-02-12 15:06:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PARM ETTC EAIR TU IR KN
08ANKARA265TURKEY SHARES USG CONCERNS ABOUT OSLO PROCESS
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on February 11 to MFA Department Head for Arms Control and Disarmament Elif Ulgen, who is coordinating Turkey's interagency position on cluster munitions and was a member of the Turkish delegation to the Oslo Process meeting in Vienna on 5-7 December. Ulgen sai [...]
2008-02-12 16:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL NATO TU
08ANKARA271EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JANUARY
[...] Summary: EXBS Advisor met with EU Commission representative to coordinate future border security assistance programs with Turkish Customs. EXBS program completed Customs clearance of CT-30 Kits and Gerber tool Kits and moved them into temporary storage at Post, awaiting MFA acceptance of new [...]
2008-02-13 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA282CFE: TURKS SEEK COPY OF U.S. ACTION-FOR-ACTION
[...] (C) Foreign Ministry Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Ahmet Muhtar Gun told us February 14 that he appreciated being in close contact with DAS Karin Look and other U.S. officials on the way forward on CFE. Gun said he understood the U.S. had prepared a revised draft of [...]
2008-02-14 13:19:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM PREL NATO TU
08ANKARA314TURKEY: NO OBJECTIONS TO US PLANS TO SEEK
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-19 15:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKCFE PARM NATO PREL TU
08ANKARA33TURKEY: INSUFFICIENT TIME TO RECALL SHIPMENT TO PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-08 13:14:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETEWWT GM PARM PK PREL SN TU
08ANKARA418TURKEY CONFIRMS AIR KORYO OVERFLIGHT REQUESTED AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-03 15:20:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PARM ETTC EAIR TU IR KN
08ANKARA438TURKEY CONFIRMS AIR KORYO OVERFLIGHT REQUESTED AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-06 08:16:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PARM ETTC EAIR TU IR KN
08ANKARA456TURKEY TO FULLY IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1803, DENIES
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Acting Deputy Undersecretary Haydar Berk, Deputy Director General (DDG) for South Asia Babur Hizlan, and DDG for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Ahmet Gun. We highlighted the resolution's call on states to exercise vigilance in dealing with Iranian ban [...]
2008-03-07 14:39:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR TU
08ANKARA460EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (FEBRUARY
[...] Summary: EXBS Advisor attended dedication ceremony in Izmir for one of five new Customs Enforcement container x-ray and inspection facilities donated by European Union (EU) Commission as part of the EU Accession project to provide border security assistance programs to Turkish Customs at majo [...]
2008-03-10 08:32:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA467TURKEY PLEDGES TO INVESTIGATE IMMINENT SHIPMENT OF
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (S) We delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Director General for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Ahmet Gun on March 10. Gun pledged to investigate the matter on an urgent basis, and immediately inform all relevant agencies, including [...]
2008-03-10 15:20:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC KSCA PARM PREL PGOV TU PK
08ANKARA506TURKEY: MFA STOPS M72 LAW TRANSFER/SALE TO GEORGIA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (S) Following up on ref a demarche on the potential transfer of U.S.-origin M72 light antitank weapons to Georgia (ref b),MFA Department Head for Caucasus Affairs Firat Sunel told us on March 13 that the GOT interagency investigation [...]
2008-03-14 13:21:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC GG MAS PARM PGOV PREL TU
08ANKARA573TURKEY SAYS IT IS IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL USE ITEM
[...] (C) MFA Arms Control Department Head Elif Ulgen expressed appreciation for reftel non-paper and stressed Turkey's commitment to implementing the dual use item prohibitions of UNSCR 1803, during a March 27 meeting. Ulgen shared that Turkish Customs officials had prevented the shipment of dual [...]
2008-03-27 15:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM NSG IR MNUC TU
08ANKARA585TURKEY SAYS IT IS IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1803, BUT
[...] (S) We delivered reftel B and C demarche and non-paper on March 28 to MFA Department Head for South Asian Affairs Devrim Ozturk, and Iran Desk Officer Mehmet Sekerci. They thanked us for the information, and said they would translate the paper and distribute it with appropriate classification [...]
2008-03-28 14:55:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETECON EFIN EINV ETRD PARM PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC
08ANKARA6REQUEST FOR NIE BRIEFING TEAM TO VISIT ANKARA
[...] (C) Post requests Ankara be added to the Iran NIE briefing team's itinerary. We understand that Ankara is currently not among the twenty posts that the Iran NIE briefing team plans to visit. Turkey, as the only NATO member bordering Iran, has substantial economic ties with Iran, and is in p [...]
2008-01-02 14:14:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKMNP MNUC PARM IR TU
08ANKARA614TURKEY: STATUS REPORT ON INVESTIGATION OF TET
[...] (S) We delivered ref C points as non-paper to MFA Head of Department for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Elif Ulgen on April 1. Ulgen appreciated the additional information and stated she would share it with other agencies involved in the investigation. She provided the following update on G [...]
2008-04-02 04:52:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC KSCA PARM PREL PGOV MTCRE TU PK
08ANKARA631TURKEY: U.S. AUSTRALIA GROUP PROPOSALS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 14:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ETTC CBW TU
08ANKARA632TURKEY WILL MAINTAIN AIR KORYO OVERFLIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PARM ETTC EAIR TU IR KN
08ANKARA692TURKEY: A NONPROLIFERATION PARTNER ON ITS OWN TERMS
[...] (C) Summary: As the only NATO ally bordering Iran and Syria, Turkey plays a pivotal role in our nonproliferation efforts in the region. Turkey shares our nonproliferation goals, but is also sensitive to its relations with neighbors. Turkey is frequently called upon by the U.S. and others to [...]
2008-04-11 14:21:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP PREL PARM ETTC TU IR SY
08ANKARA707TURKEY/PSI: MFA DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY TO LEAD GOT
[...] (U) MFA Department Head for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Elif Ulgen told us on April 15 that her office, which is responsible for PSI and all nonproliferation matters, has proposed having newly-appointed MFA Deputy Undersecretary for Security Affairs Ecvet Tezcan lead the GOT delegation t [...]
2008-04-15 11:31:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KSTC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA722(S) FOLLOWING UP WITH THE GOT ON FILAMENT WINDING
[...] (S) We followed up on this case April 17 with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Deputy Director General (DAS-equivalent) Ahmet Muhtar Gun and Department Head Elif Ulgen, emphasizing our strong belief that Tet Makina Metal Sanayi ve Ticaret is seeking ways to evade export controls to sell filame [...]
2008-04-17 15:06:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC KSCA PARM PREL PGOV MTCRE PK TU
08ANKARA731EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (MARCH 2008)
[...] Summary: The EXBS Program advisor met with Turkish Customs officials to review proposed CBP offered training in anticipation of the EXBS Agreement going into force. EXBS team completed preparations for DHS/CBP's Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) training for Turkish Customs, which began on April 10. C [...]
2008-04-18 14:44:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA74TURKEY: CONSIDERING ACTION ON PAKISTAN SHIPMENT, CONCERNED ABOUT SHORT LEAD TIME
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-14 16:13:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL EWWT SN GM TU PK
08ANKARA745(S) ADVISING THE GOT OF TET MAKINA'S PREPARATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-21 14:57:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA PK TU
08ANKARA78EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (DECEMBER
[...] Summary: The EXBS Program Manager for Turkey met with post and Turkish officials to review the state of the program. EXBS Advisor completed transfer of the Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) to Turkish Customs. Turkish Atomic Energy Agency (TAEK) has requested a joint proliferation "threat" assessmen [...]
2008-01-15 14:40:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA780TURKEY CONDITIONS CLEARANCE FOR SUSPECT NORTH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-25 13:30:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL PARM KNNP NK SY TU
08ANKARA855U.S. DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM DELIVERED TO TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-02 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA TU
08ANKARA907TURKEY SHARES USG'S OSLO PROCESS CONCERNS
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points to MFA Department Head for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Elif Ulgen on May 8. Ulgen said the GOT shared USG concerns about Article 1 (b) and (c) of the Oslo Process draft text, and agreed with the U.S. position that the workarounds developed for the Ottawa Co [...]
2008-05-12 09:30:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO UN TU
08ANKARA908EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (APRIL 2008)
[...] Summary: The EXBS Team met with Turkish Customs officials and DHS/CBP Training specialist to review previously offered training and expand new training initiatives to include accession and OJT training programs. DHS/CBP training team completed Z-Backscatter Van (ZBV) training for Turkish Cus [...]
2008-05-12 10:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
08ANKARA92TURKEY ASSERTS INFORMATION ON PAKISTAN SHIPMENT INCORRECT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-16 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETEWWT PARM PK PREL TU
08ANKARA950TURKEY: DRAFT LEGISLATION SHOULD STRENGTHEN GOT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Underseretariat of Foreign Trade (UFT),in coordination with all other GOT entities with export control responsibilities, has submitted to the Prime Ministry draft export control legislation as part of an effort to meet EU standards, close loop holes, and rationalize Turkey [...]
2008-05-16 12:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC PARM PGOV TU
08ANKARA989TURKEY: CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-23 16:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP TRGY MNUC IR TU
08ANTANANARIVO831DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE MODEL
[...] (SBU) On December 11, EmbOff delivered reftel demarche and associated documentation to Ms. Harifera Rabemananjara, Acting Director of Multilateral Cooperation, and GOM POC on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT),at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In contrast to previous [...]
2008-12-11 14:25:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PTER PREL KGIC MA
08ANTANANARIVO871DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE INVITATION
[...] (U) On December 23, the Charge and Russian DCM Dmitri Kirizliev delivered reftel joint demarche to MFA Secretary General Mboara Andrianarimanana, inviting Malagasy participation in the 2009 Global Initiative plenary meeting in The Hague. He responded that the GOM intends to be present, most l [...]
2008-12-23 14:58:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC MA
08ASHGABAT1090DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATON OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-20 09:29:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN TX
08ASHGABAT111PRIVATE-SECTOR OUTREACH AND THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-22 12:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL TX
08ASHGABAT1296 TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT FOR UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-29 13:56:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM CDG PREL UNGA TX
08ASHGABAT1326TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-07 10:12:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM CDG PREL UNGA TX
08ASHGABAT146GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: LOGISTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-30 14:02:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER EWWT TX
08ASHGABAT1483 EXBS: TURKMENISTAN COUNTRY ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] The EXBS Advisor is responsible for Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The Advisor has been unable to travel to Uzbekistan since July because of visa and passport problems. The Advisor received a new three-month visa for Uzbekistan, effective November 27, 2008. The Advisor will be TDY to Uzbekist [...]
2008-11-12 02:50:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TX
08ASHGABAT1488 TURKMENISTAN: OVERVIEW OF USG BORDER SECURITY ASSISTANCE
[...] The following report about USG border security assistance to Turkmenistan is post's response to reftel request by the Export Control and Related Border Security Interagency Working Group (IWG) for Central Asia to compile an overview of all of nonproliferation, law enforcement, counter-narcotic [...]
2008-11-13 12:50:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TX
08ASHGABAT151063RD UNGA: DEMARCHE TO INCREASE PLENARY SUPPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 13:48:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL UNGA TX
08ASHGABAT151463RD UNGA: DEMARCHE TO INCREASE PLENARY SUPPORT OF U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-24 06:18:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL UNGA TX
08ASHGABAT1651TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-30 11:33:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PARM TX
08ASHGABAT268 TURKMENISTAN: INTERNATIONAL NOTIFICATION OF U.S.
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is an action request: see para four. 3. (SBU) Embassy's Defense Attache delivered reftel notification to Turkmenistan's First Deputy Defense Minister, Colonel Atabayev, on February 22, 2008. Atabayev said he had s [...]
2008-02-22 10:57:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PNAT TSPA TX
08ASHGABAT304TURKMENISTAN: UNSC ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 1803 ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-05 12:40:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PARM KNNP MNUC IR TX
08ASHGABAT325TURKMENISTAN: PSI FIFTH ANNIVERSARY: OFFICIAL INVITATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-10 11:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP KSTC TX
08ASHGABAT351EXERCISE PLANNING GROUP (EPG) OF THE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-18 06:07:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM TX
08ASHGABAT352 TURKMENISTAN RESPONDS TO QUERY ON HAGUE CODE OF
[...] Turkmenistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 17 under cover of a diplomatic note forwarded a letter from Minister of Defense Agageldi Mammetgeldiyev responding to Ref A request urging the Government of Turkmenistan to submit its Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferati [...]
2008-03-18 09:00:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MNUC ETTC TX
08ASHGABAT371NON-PAPER ON IMPLEMENTING THE DUAL-USE ITEM PROVISION OF UN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-25 08:08:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM MNUC PREL TX
08ASHGABAT384ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SPECIAL ENVOY FOR MANPADS THREAT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-27 11:48:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM TX
08ASHGABAT426TURKMENISTAN: NOT INTENDING TO SEND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-04 12:40:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PARM MCAP TX
08ASHGABAT473BAHRAIN ENDORSES GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-15 12:05:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER DTRA KGIC KNNP BA TX
08ASHGABAT477DATE AND MEETING DETAILS FOR A GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-15 14:05:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KGIC PARM PREL TX
08ASHGABAT478TURKMENISTAN: MFA RESPONDS AFFIRMATIVELY TO PSI
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-16 08:35:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KNNP KSTC PARM TX
08ASHGABAT520TURKMENISTAN: UPDATED SCHEDULE OF FLIGHT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-25 10:34:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPARM PREL KNNP KN SY
08ASHGABAT554U.S. DEMARCHE ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-02 07:28:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA TX
08ASHGABAT648GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-20 11:39:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PTER KGIC PREL TX
08ASHGABAT696TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-30 12:38:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPARM PREL MNUC TX
08ASHGABAT705IAEA/IRAN: LATEST IAEA REPORT DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-03 09:51:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA TX
08ASHGABAT711GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: ENCOURAGING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-03 12:39:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP TX
08ASHGABAT757GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-13 11:43:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP TX
08ASHGABAT758TURKMENISTAN OFFERS NAVCENT COUNTER-NARCOTICS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Minister of Defense Mammetgeldiyev told NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Cosgriff on June 12: -- Turkmenistan is keenly aware of the Afghan narcotics problem and offers the United States full cooperation; -- precursor chemicals for heroin processing need closer attention; - [...]
2008-06-13 11:52:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPGOV PREL PARM MARR SNAR KCRM IR AF TX
08ASHGABAT772 THE UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE FOR IRAN DELIVERED TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 12:30:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IR TX
08ASHGABAT813GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-01 04:53:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP JO IN TX
08ASHGABAT825DEMARCHE CONVEYING INFORMATION FROM THE MEETING ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 06:26:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP KSTC TX
08ASHGABAT922DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-21 06:33:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN PARM IR TX
08ASHGABAT927GLOBAL INITIATIVE CONFERENCE ON LEGAL AND REGULATORY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-22 06:05:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL TX
08ASHGABAT954(S) TURKMENISTAN INFORMED OF FLIGHT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-24 11:04:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPARM PREL MNUC TX
08ASHGABAT975MAURITIUS AND UZBEKISTAN ENDORSE GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-29 07:35:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP TX
08ASHGABAT976MAURITIUS AND UZBEKISTAN ENDORSE GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-29 07:39:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP TX
08ASTANA1004KAZAKHSTAN - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COOPERATION
[...] (S) Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel points thanking Kazakhstan for its cooperation regarding an Air Koryo flight of proliferation concern to MFA Americas Department head Talgat Kaliyev on May 29. Kaliyev was appreciative, and remarked that this is the type of cooperation clearly envisioned by [...]
2008-05-29 07:14:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KZ KN
08ASTANA1021EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (MAY
[...] Kazakhstan will conduct an operational-tactical exercise "Atom-Antiterror- 2008" in Almaty on June 6 under the auspices of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. This exercise is targeted to improve interaction between state bodies in order to prevent and localize a possible terror [...]
2008-06-02 09:24:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1027KAZAKHSTAN WILL ATTEND FOURTH MEETING OF GLOBAL
[...] Sergey Savelyev, Head of the MFA's International Security Section, told Poloff on June 3 that Kazakhstan will attend the fourth meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Kazakhstan's delegation will be led by Deputy Foreign Minister Nurlan Danenov. Savelyev will also part [...]
2008-06-03 11:04:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1074KAZAKHSTAN: JCIC-DIP-08-002 DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-10 05:01:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPARM KACT START JCIC KZ
08ASTANA1075KAZAKHSTAN: JCIC-DIP-08-003 RESPONSE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-10 05:08:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPARM KACT START JCIC KZ
08ASTANA1263EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (JUNE
[...] On June 23, 2008, the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),in cooperation with the Kazakhstan Customs Control Committee, commissioned the first eight sites outfitted with radiation detection equipment completed under a joint project. The radiation detection s [...]
2008-07-15 02:23:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1286KAZAKHSTAN SHARES INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 10:01:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KN KZ
08ASTANA1342(S) KAZAKHSTAN DENIES DPPK OVERFLIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-24 11:56:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPREL PARM MNUC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1348(S) KAZAKHSTAN: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON DPRK -
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-25 09:32:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1440EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (JULY
[...] On July 28, 2008, Kazakhstani Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Bozhko participated in a six day working visit to the United States at the invitation of the Arizona National Guard. He is studying the U.S. system of emergency response measures and risk management techniques. On July 31, [...]
2008-08-08 11:39:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1500KAZAKHSTAN ASKS FOR GREATER USG ASSISTANCE ON GI
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. (SBU) On August 12, we met with Sergey Saveliyev, MFA's Deputy Director of International Security Department, to discuss the upcoming seminar on battling nuclear terrorism organized under the auspices of Global Initiative. The semin [...]
2008-08-12 10:52:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1512KAZAKHSTAN -- CODEL REID MEETS WITH PM MASIMOV,
[...] (C) CODEL Reid met with Kazakhstan's Prime Minister Masimov on August 7 to discuss several aspects of the U.S. - Kazakhstan relationship. Masimov opened the meeting by highlighting Kazakhstan's progress on democratic and economic liberalization since independence. He thanked U.S. companies fo [...]
2008-08-14 08:58:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPREL OVIP PARM PHUM ETRD OREP KZ
08ASTANA1519KAZAKHSTAN SEES SEVERAL ISSUES WITH NUCLEAR
[...] (C) We delivered reftel points on the latest developments regarding the U.S.-India civil nuclear initiative to Sergei Saveliyev, the MFA's Director of International Organizations and International Security, on August 15. Saveliyev told us that as far as he knew, the GOK's Vienna mission had [...]
2008-08-15 11:39:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL AORC IN KZ
08ASTANA1648(S) KAZAKHSTAN - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DPRK FLIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-03 11:01:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPARM PREL MNUC AF CH KG KZ TI TX UZ
08ASTANA1662KAZAKHSTAN DECLINES OFFER OF JOINT DEMARCHE ON GI
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points on the USG offer to do a joint demarche encouraging participation in Kazakhstan's upcoming Global Initiative event to Sergey Saveliyev, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of Multilateral Cooperation, on September 2. Saveliyev thanked the USG for its willi [...]
2008-09-04 11:26:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKZ KNNP PARM PREL PTER
08ASTANA1805EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (AUGUST
[...] On August 7, 2008, a U.S. Senate delegation lead by Nevada Senator (and Senate Majority Leader) Harry Reid visited Kazakhstan as part of a multi-country trip. Other senators making the trip included Jeff Bingaman (D-NM),Bill Nelson (D-FL),Johnny Isakson (R-GA),and Bob Menendez (D-NJ). 2 [...]
2008-09-17 08:24:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA1858KAZAKHSTAN - DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING MESA
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Sarybay on September 23, stressing that the U.S. is marshalling support for Afghanistan's candidacy for the open IAEA BOG MESA seat, but would like to assist Kazakhstan in resolving questions about its membership in the IAEA MESA [...]
2008-09-23 11:57:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALIAEA PARM MNUC KZ
08ASTANA1967KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN SECURITY
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points and non-paper reaffirming the importance of implementing all UN Security Council resolutions adopted on Iran to Fairzarkhman Kasenov, Counselor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Multilateral Cooperation, on October 3. Kasenov expressed the Gov [...]
2008-10-03 12:41:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC KNNP IR KZ
08ASTANA2161KAZAKHSTAN PROVIDES UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) On October 21, we delivered reftel points requesting updated Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism contact information for Kazakhstan to Fairzarkhman Kasenov, Counselor in the MFA,s Department of Multilateral Cooperation. Kasenov expressed the Government of Kazakhstan,s continu [...]
2008-10-31 12:01:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PINR PINS PREL PTER MCAP KGIC KZ
08ASTANA2168KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points and non-paper on designating additional Iranian entities and individuals under Executive Order 13382 on November 3 to Sergey Savelyev, Deputy Director of the MFA,s Department of Multilateral Cooperation. Savelyev promised to pass our non-paper to appropriate a [...]
2008-11-03 16:53:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL EFIN MNUC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA2181 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE
[...] On September 22-23, the EXBS Advisor to Kazakhstan traveled to Washington, DC, for consultations with personnel from the Department of State's Office of Export Control Cooperation, the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Cooperative Threat Reduction Policy and Defense Threat Reduction Agency, [...]
2008-11-05 11:30:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA2234KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REQUESTING
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points and non-paper requesting support from Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) participating governments for amending NSG guidelines on transfers of enrichment and reprocessing technology and equipment on November 10 to Sergey Savelyev, Deputy Director of the MFA,s Depart [...]
2008-11-10 12:01:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ENRG ETTC MNUC KNNP IAEA TRGY KZ
08ASTANA2294KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PSI OPERATIONAL
[...] (SBU) On November 21, we delivered reftel points and non-paper on the results of the proliferation security initiative,s operational experts group September 2008 meeting to Sergey Savelyev, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of Multilateral Cooperation. Savelyev pr [...]
2008-11-24 05:51:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MNUC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA2295KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PREVENTING
[...] (SBU) In coordination with the UK Embassy in Astana, we delivered reftel A points and non-paper on preventing Iran's acquisition of new supplies of uranium on November 21 to Sergey Savelyev, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of Multilateral Cooperation. We had previously delivered the [...]
2008-11-24 06:36:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EMIN ENRG ETTC MNUC KNNP IR UK KZ
08ASTANA2298KAZAKHSTAN APPROVES LIMITED FUNDING TO MAINTAIN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph nine. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 5, U.S. and Kazakhstani officials met in Aktau to celebrate the construction of the $3.35 million U.S. government-funded sodium proces [...]
2008-11-24 08:30:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PGOV ENRG MNUC KNNP TRGY UK KZ
08ASTANA2316ENCOURAGING KAZAKHSTAN TO MEET ITS BN-350 SPENT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph nine. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: In the 1997 agreement, &Implementing Arrangements between the Department of Energy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Sciences ) [...]
2008-11-24 10:18:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PGOV PREL ENRG MNUC KNNP TRGY UK KZ
08ASTANA2346 KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION HEAD MUSIN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 24, the Ambassador met Aslan Musin, Head of the Presidential Administration, to discuss Kazakhstan's broad goals as Chairman-in-Office of the OSCE and the package of legislative amendments currently be [...]
2008-11-25 10:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PARM ECON EFIN EINV SOCI KNNP KDEM KPAO
08ASTANA2348KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DISCOURAGING
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points and non-paper on discouraging participation in Iran,s November 30 "First International Conference on Nuclear Power Plants, Environmental and Sustainable Development" on October 31 to Sergey Savelyev, Deputy Director of the MFA,s Department of Multilateral Coope [...]
2008-11-25 13:59:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC TRGY KNNP IR KZ
08ASTANA2352KAZAKHSTAN: BORDER SECURITY ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The fundamental strategic aim of the U.S. Mission is a stable, secure, democratic and prosperous Kazakhstan. The strategic partnership between the United States and Kazakhstan for border security is based on our common security interests including bolstering Central Asian sovere [...]
2008-11-26 02:13:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC SNAR KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA2379 KAZAKHSTAN FY 2009 COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF 1206 FUNDING
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Embassy Astana Country Team and Ambassador approve the Kazakhstan Fiscal Year 2009 1206 funding proposals. The two separate proposals are for equipment and training for the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Brig [...]
2008-12-01 11:07:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MCAP PARM PINS EAID KACT KCFE KOMC KZ
08ASTANA239KAZAKHSTAN: INFORMING NON-MEMBERS OF THE RESULTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-07 06:49:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPARM MTRCE KSCA ETTC TSPA
08ASTANA2403 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (NOVEMBER
[...] (SBU) From November 10-14, the ninth session of the Kazakhstan-Russian demarcation commission took place in Almaty. Discussed at this session was the determination of locations for the installation of border markers. The 6,846 kilometer border between Kazakhstan and Russia is the longest co [...]
2008-12-05 09:45:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
08ASTANA2405KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points and non-paper on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism,s Model Guidelines Document for Nuclear Detection Architecture on December 2 to Sergey Savelyev, Deputy Director of the MFA,s Department of Multilateral Cooperation. Savelyev said he would repo [...]
2008-12-05 11:37:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KZ
08ASTANA2406KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMENDING NSG
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points and non-paper requesting support from the government of Kazakhstan for amending NSG guidelines on transfers of enrichment and reprocessing technology and equipment on December 4 to Sergey Savelyev, Deputy Director of the MFA,s Department of Multilateral Cooper [...]
2008-12-05 11:41:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ENRG ETTC MNUC KNNP TRGY KZ
08ASTANA241KAZAKHSTAN: NSG DRAFT POLICY STATEMENT ON INDIA
[...] (SBU) On February 6, Poloff notified MFA Department of International Security Director Sergey Savelyev that the U.S. is waiting for the IAEA and India to complete their discussions before circulating the draft Nuclear Suppliers Group policy statement regarding India. Savelyev responded that h [...]
2008-02-07 13:03:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PARM TRGY KZ
08ASTANA242KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE ON REQUEST FOR MORE NSG
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-07 13:04:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP MNUC PREL KZ
08ASTANA2421PREVENTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SYRIA'S TECHNICAL
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points and non-paper requesting support on preventing the implementation of Syria's technical cooperation project on December 9 to Sergey Savelyev, Deputy Director of the MFA,s Department of Multilateral Cooperation. Savelyev said he would report back to us any comm [...]
2008-12-09 09:54:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY SY KZ
08ASTANA2573KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points and non-paper on designating additional Iranian entities and individuals under Executive Order 13382 on December 30 to Sergey Savelyev, Deputy Director of the MFA,s Department of Multilateral Cooperation. Savelyev promised to pass our non-paper to appropriate [...]
2008-12-30 11:26:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EFIN KNNP IR KZ
08ASTANA2583KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE FIFTH
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In conjunction with the Ambassador from the Netherlands and a representative from the Embassy of the Russian Federation, PolOff delivered reftel A points on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism's upco [...]
2008-12-31 09:04:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC KZ
08ASTANA284EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (JANUARY
[...] Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, Republican leader of the Foreign Relations Committee, visited Kazakhstan on January 10-11, 2008, to discuss energy cooperation, as well as Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program implementation. Subsequent to this trip, Senator Lugar introduced legislatio [...]
2008-02-08 02:31:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA421CONVEYING USG VIEWS FOLLOWING IAEA BRIEFING ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-04 09:53:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA KZ
08ASTANA437EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (FEBRUARY
[...] U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Kazakhstan from February 9-11, 2008. On February 11, 2008, Assistant Secretary Boucher met with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and discussed Kazakhstan's 2010 OSCE chairmanship, energy issues, and re [...]
2008-03-07 03:13:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA54EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (DECEMBER 2007)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-11 12:32:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA691EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (MARCH
[...] President Bush nominated Richard E. Hoagland to be U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan. Mr. Hoagland, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, currently serves as Charge d' Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Turkmenistan. Prior to this, he served as U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan. Earlier in his [...]
2008-04-09 11:25:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASTANA797(S) KAZAKHSTAN - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UPDATED
[...] (S) Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche regarding the latest schedule of a North Korean flight of proliferation concern to MFA Americas Department head Talgat Kaliyev on April 25. Kaliyev said he would immediately relay the information to the appropriate Kazakhstani government agencies. [...]
2008-04-25 06:07:00Embassy AstanaSECRETKNNP PREL PARM KZ KN SY IR
08ASTANA858KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPARATORY COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-30 08:36:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA KZ
08ASTANA888EXBS KAZAKHSTAN ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE (APRIL
[...] Gulnara Abildaeva, Program Coordinator/Manager for the EXBS program in Kazakhstan has been named the "Astana Foreign Service National (FSN) of the Year for 2008". This award is given in recognition of the high standards of performance and value to the U.S. Government through special contribut [...]
2008-05-08 11:46:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KZ
08ASUNCION326DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1803 AND IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) PolOff spoke with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of International Organizations Carlos Ruckelshaussen May 8 and delivered reftel demarches. PolOff briefed Ruckelshaussen on U.S. support for UNSCR 1803 and left a copy of the UNSCR 1803 text and annexes as non-papers (ref [...]
2008-05-20 21:14:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP UNSC PARM IAEA NSG EFIN AORC ETRD
08ASUNCION352MILITARY REQUESTS MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) The Paraguayan government seeks USG assistance in destroying the 2,900 firearms and 130,865 pounds of rockets, missiles, and other expired munitions under the auspices of the U.S. Small Arms/Light Weapons Stockpile Management and Destruction Effort Program. Currently, most of these firea [...]
2008-05-30 11:32:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MASS PGOV PA
08ASUNCION726PARAGUAYAN MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION YIELDS EXPLOSIVE
[...] (SBU) The Paraguayan military destroyed over 75 percent of its total munitions stockpile -- all of it expired -- with PM/WRA assistance in two phases during July and September (ref A). Paraguayan Military Forces Commander General Bernardino Soto thanked the USG for its assistance in destroyi [...]
2008-10-27 19:10:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MASS PGOV PA
08ATHENS1043SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S JULY 27 - 29
[...] (C) Welcome to Athens. I am pleased that you are coming and the Embassy stands ready to make your visit a success. Your visit is opportune, as the Greeks are thinking carefully about Iran. On the one hand, those handling non-proliferation matters largely share international community concern [...]
2008-07-23 08:28:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL PARM MNUC KNNP IAEA GR
08ATHENS1109UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE CONSULTATIONS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN and International Organizations in Vienna Ambassador Greg Schulte visited Athens on July 28 to discuss Iran-related developments at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),and the broad two-track approach to negotiations with Iran and [...]
2008-08-01 13:43:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM MNUC KNNP IAEA GR
08ATHENS1165NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP DRAFT EXCEPTION FOR INDIA
[...] (SBU) Embassy political section coordinated this demarche with UK embassy political counselor, Lisa Whanstall. On 12 August, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, Director D1 Directorate of UN and International Affairs. On 13 August A/Polcouns discussed the issue [...]
2008-08-14 11:56:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC AORC GR
08ATHENS1202DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES
[...] On 19 August, Poloff delivred reftel points to Loukas Tsokos, First Secretary MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations. On August 26, A/Economic Counselor delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Panagiotis Tho [...]
2008-08-26 14:43:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN GR IR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
08ATHENS123GREEK MFA ON IRAN ISSUES
[...] (S) On January 24, DepPolCouns met with MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis to discuss various Iran issues, including a readout of the Iranian DFM Bagheri's January 14 visit to Athens, Greece's overall posture towards Iran, and Iran's role in Iraq. DFM Vali [...]
2008-01-25 15:52:00Embassy AthensSECRETMOPS PARM PREL PGOV CASC KDEM IR IZ GR
08ATHENS1249GREECE SUPPORTS U.S. UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE
[...] On August 27, Poloff delivered reftel points to Loukas Tsokos, First Secretary MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations. Tsokos said Greece would support the resolution at the upcoming 63rd UNGA, just as they had supported it in 2005. SPECKHARD [...]
2008-09-04 13:48:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDGR PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
08ATHENS128GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRIVATE-SECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-28 15:35:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM PTER KGIC GR
08ATHENS1297GREECE AGREES ON PREVENTING IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF
[...] (U) On September 11, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on preventing Iran's acquisition of new supplies of uranium to Pantelis Margaris, Counselor-Expert for Disarmament Issues in the MFA D1 Directorate for UN and International Organizations. Margaris agreed that preventing Iran's acquisitio [...]
2008-09-12 11:15:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ENRG ETTC GR IR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV
08ATHENS1346MFA SECRETARY GENERAL: NO TO IRAN AND SYRIA ON
[...] (S) MFA Secretary General Agathocles told DCM on 9/19 that Greece opposes the possible election of Syria or Iran to the IAEA Board of Governors (BOG). He said that there is a "common view" within the EU that they should not be elected; however, many in the EU consider Afghanistan "not ready" [...]
2008-09-22 11:29:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL IAEA PARM MNUC SR KV AF SY IR GR
08ATHENS1347GREECE/IRAN: FM BAKOYANNIS INSTRUCTS THAT ADVISORY
[...] (S) DepPolCouns discussed ref A points on Greek interactions with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) with MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Affairs deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis. He later informed us that FM Bakoyannis had agreed to the requests and that an advisory would be [...]
2008-09-22 11:33:00Embassy AthensSECRETGR IS ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PREL KNNP EUN
08ATHENS1433GREECE/UNGA: DELIVERY OF FIRST (DISARMAMENT)
[...] (U) On October 9, Poloff delivered reftelQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ issues at UNGA First (Disarmament) CommitteeQ!QQ Q$ Q!Q Q Q e MFA D2 Directorate f/Q NQO and the Western European Union (WEU). Poloff also delivered demarche to Evaghelia Kamariotou, Attache at the MFA D1 Directorate for UN and Internat [...]
2008-10-10 15:09:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDGR MNUC PARM PREL UNGA
08ATHENS1437GREECE/IRAN: GOG IMPLEMENTING 1835 AND IRISL
[...] (S) DepPolCouns and visiting EUR/SE Desk Officer Goodman discussed ref A and B demarches on UNSC 1835 and the designation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) with MFA A6 Directorate for Middle East Issues deputy head Giorgos Ayfantis. Ayfantis stated categorically that Gree [...]
2008-10-14 14:10:00Embassy AthensSECRETMNUC PARM KNNP IR GR PREL
08ATHENS1470GREECE MTCR DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. REPORT ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-23 14:01:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL MTCRE PARM KSCA TSPA ETTC GR
08ATHENS1491DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] (U) On October 30, A/Deputy Economic Counselor delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Panagiotis Thomopoulos, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of the [...]
2008-10-30 17:36:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDIR KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN
08ATHENS1570GREECE/TURKEY: NAVAL STANDOFF OVER OIL EXPLORATION
[...] (C) In a 11/17 meeting with Ambassador Speckhard, MFA Secretary General Aristides Agathocles confirmed that the immediate crisis is "over" with Turkey over a Norwegian ship accompanied by a Turkish frigate that had been conducting oil exploration approximately eighty miles south of the Greek [...]
2008-11-18 15:57:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS GR TU
08ATHENS1574GREECE ANNOUNCES 15 PERCENT CUT IN MILITARY
[...] (U) In a November 14 statement before Parliament, Prime Minister Karamanlis announced he would reduce military spending by 15 percent in the 2009 state budget in a bid to save money. While the revised budget has not yet been sent to Parliament, Karamanlis indicated the funds would instead be [...]
2008-11-20 14:13:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MASS PARM GR
08ATHENS1586GREECE WILL VOTE YES ON UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) DepPolCouns delivered ref A demarche on increasing UNGA Plenary support for the U.S. First Committee resolution on "Compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation, and disarmament agreements and commitments" to MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations deputy head Loukas Tsok [...]
2008-11-24 09:13:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PREL UNGA GR
08ATHENS1606GREECE/CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS - GOG
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-28 14:45:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPARM NATO MOPS PREL GR
08ATHENS1636GREECE TO JOIN CONSENSUS ON NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS
[...] (U) On December 4, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA D1 First Secretary Loukas Tsokos and Expert on Disarmament Issues Pantelis Margaris. Tskokos confirmed that Greece will join consensus on the text for amendment of NSG Nuclear Guidelines on control of transfers of ENR equipment and t [...]
2008-12-05 15:11:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETTC GR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL TRGY
08ATHENS1725DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] (U) On December 29, A/Deputy Economic Counselor delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Panagiotis Thomopoulos, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of th [...]
2008-12-30 07:06:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDIR KNNP EFIN PARM GR
08ATHENS1730GLOBAL INITIATIVE: U.S./DUTCH/RUSSIAN TEAM
[...] (U) On December 22, Poloff, together with Dutch Ambassador Von Rij and Russian Poloff Dimitriy Novikov, delivered reftel demarche on the Fifth Global Initiative Meeting in June 2009 to Ambassador Tryphon Paraskevopoulos, Head of the MFA D1 Directorate for the UN and International Organization [...]
2008-12-31 09:09:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV GR PARM PINR PINS KGIC
08ATHENS226GREECE: CFE INSPECTION PLANNING AND DECONFLICTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-19 16:25:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL GR
08ATHENS30GREECE: SHIELD S15-A-06: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-07 15:07:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL PARM ETTC SY GR
08ATHENS320GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CONCERNS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-05 15:00:00Embassy AthensSECRETMOPS PARM PREL NATO UNGA GR
08ATHENS321GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) On March 4, 2008, EmbOff delivered reftel points on UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1803 on Iran to MFA First Counselor Dionyssios Kyvetos. Kyvetos responded that the GOG was acting in accordance with EU regulations regarding the passing of the resolution. He added that his Germ [...]
2008-03-05 15:03:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR GR
08ATHENS322GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AUSTRALIA GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-05 15:11:00Embassy AthensSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CBW GR
08ATHENS345GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AUSTRALIA GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 13:29:00Embassy AthensSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CBW GR
08ATHENS348GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (C) On March 4, 2008, EmbOff delivered reftel points on UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1803 on Iran to MFA First Counselor Dionyssios Kyvetos. Kyvetos responded that the GOG was acting in accordance with EU regulations regarding the passing of the resolution. He added that his Germ [...]
2008-03-07 13:29:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR GR
08ATHENS349GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CONCERNS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 13:29:00Embassy AthensSECRETMOPS PARM PREL NATO UNGA GR
08ATHENS354GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AUSTRALIA GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 13:30:00Embassy AthensSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CBW GR
08ATHENS369LEBANON: GREECE UNLIKELY TO ATTEND MARCH 14 BEIRUT
[...] (C) A/Political Counselor delivered reftel points on encouraging attendance at the March 14, 2008 convention in Beirut to Georgos Ayfantis, Deputy Director of the MFA A6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the Middle East. Ayfantis said Athens was unaware of the convention, but after hearing [...]
2008-03-11 08:31:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER MASS PARM SY IS LE
08ATHENS390GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1803
[...] (SBU) On March 7, Economic Section delivered reftel points on UNSCR 1803 to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and to Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks for the Bank of Greece. 2. (SBU) On March 13, Economic Counselor [...]
2008-03-14 14:46:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM KNNP GR
08ATHENS453GREECE RELUCTANTLY ACQUIESCES TO CWC MEETING IN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-26 17:49:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPGOV PARM PREL KTIA CWC GR
08ATHENS454ISRAEL LOBBIES GREECE ON IRAN
[...] (C) On the margins of a meeting with A/PolCouns on non-proliferation matters, Ambassador Rallis, Director of the MFA D1 Directorate for the UN and International Organizations and Conferences and Non-Proliferation, told us that Greece had hosted a delegation from Israel on March 21 at Israel's [...]
2008-03-27 06:52:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM GR IS IR
08ATHENS468AUSTRALIA GROUP: GREECE REVIEWS FAVORABLY U.S.
[...] Poloff delivered referenced demarche and non-paper to MFA D1 Director for UN and International Organizations and Conferences, Ambassador Alexandros Rallis on March 21. Rallis delegated the matter to his staff, Loukas Tsokos, who informed Poloff on March 28 that he would brief Greek delegates [...]
2008-03-28 15:17:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDGR PARM ETTC
08ATHENS469SCENESETTER: ADMIRAL FITZGERALD VISITS ATHENS
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Athens. We look forward to hosting your visit which comes at an important time, during the Bucharest Summit, in the U.S.-Greece bilateral relationship. As you know, Greece is an important NATO ally and strategic partner of the U.S., as well as a member of the European Union. [...]
2008-03-31 07:47:00Embassy AthensSECRETGR NATO ODC PARM PGOV PREL
08ATHENS492NO GREEK AGENDA ITEMS ADVANCED FOR NATO HLG
[...] Poloff delivered the refereced letter from the Chair of the High Level Goup (HLG) of NATO's Nuclear Planning Group soliciting agenda items for the HLG meeting schduled for May 8th in Brussels. The letter wasdelivered on March 27 to Mr. Andreas Kintis o the Greek MFA D2 Directorate for NATO an [...]
2008-04-02 13:49:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PARM PREL PGOV MCAP MNUC
08ATHENS503AUSTRALIA GROUP: GREEKS TO REVIEW U.S.-UK PROPOSAL
[...] Poloff delivered referenced demarche on April 2nd to Loukas Tsokos, officer in charge of Australian Group issues from the MFA D1 Directorate for UN and International Organizations and Conferences. Tsokos informed Poloff that the Greek delegation would consider the U.S.-UK proposal on dual-us [...]
2008-04-04 12:39:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ETTC CBW GR
08ATHENS509GREECE: REPRESENTATIVE WILL ATTEND GI INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-08 05:35:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC GR
08ATHENS581NPT PREPCOM PAPERS DELIVERED
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on April 24 to Loukas Tsokos, First Secretary at the MFA D1 Directorate of UN and SIPDIS International Organizations. The D1 office received the points and letters without comment. Poloff will report any future response in follow-on cable. SPECKHARD [...]
2008-04-24 12:15:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDENRG MNUC PARM PREL KNNP NPT IAEA
08ATHENS616GREEK MFA FORWARDS NPT POINTS TO ITS GENEVA
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on April 30 to Loukas Tsokos, First Secretary at the MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations. The D1 office forwarded the talking points and key engagement topics to its delegation in Geneva in advance of the May 2 deadline. SPECKHARD [...]
2008-05-06 13:43:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDENRG MNUC PARM PREL KNNP GR NPT IAEA
08ATHENS63GREEKS SHARE U.S. NON-PROLIFERATION CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL
[...] (S) On January 14, 2008, A/Political Counselor delivered ref A points on the possible sale of camouflage systems to Iran by the Greek firm XXXXXXXXXXXX S.A. to MFA First Counselor Dionyssios Kyvetos, the lead Greek MFA non-proliferation official. Kyvetos responded that following our previous [...]
2008-01-16 15:36:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL PARM ETTC SY IR GR
08ATHENS647GREECE SHARES NATO INTEROPERABILITY CONCERNS ON
[...] Poloff delivered reftel A points to Andreas Kintis from the D2 Directorate for NATO and the Western European Union (WEU). Kintis expressed appreciation for the background and Washington's acknowledgment of Greece's position to refrain from the Oslo Process based on concerns stemming from clus [...]
2008-05-13 12:39:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO UN GR PGOV
08ATHENS654GREECE/TURKEY: GREECE OBJECTS TO TURKISH MFA
[...] (C) Greek FM Bakoyannis has publicly objected to statements on the Turkish Foreign Ministry website related to Greece, terming them "absolutely groundless." The Greek MFA has called in a Turkish Embassy representative and delivered a protest note in Ankara. The issue rose to public consciou [...]
2008-05-14 09:37:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM TU GR
08ATHENS665AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO RHODES DURING USS TRUMAN
[...] (U) Ambassador Speckhard visited Rhodes May 7-9 in conjunction with the visit of the USS Truman, a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier transiting the Mediterranean on its return to Norfolk from nearly seven months in the Persian Gulf. The visit afforded the Ambassador the opportunity [...]
2008-05-15 06:50:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TU GR PARM NATO
08ATHENS718GREEK MFA HELPFUL ON IRAN NON-PROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) Deputy PolCounselor delivered reftel A demarche on May 19 to the MFA A6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the Middle East, Giorgos Ayfantis . Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 22 to Loukas Tsokos at the MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations. Points were also p [...]
2008-05-22 12:34:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALTRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC UNSC KNNP IR GR IAEA
08ATHENS736 PSI: GREECE OBJECTS TO NAME TO BE USED FOR
[...] (C) In a May 28 meeting with DCM, MFA Secretary General Agathocles said Greece would "leave" the PSI fifth anniversary meeting in Washington, should Macedonia be present as "Macedonia" or "Republic of Macedonia." Agathocles said Greece had raised its concerns with how PSI refers to Macedonia [...]
2008-05-28 15:18:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO MK GR
08ATHENS760IAEA: GREEK VIEWS ON IRAN REPORT
[...] (U) On 2 June poloff delivered reftel points on l of UN and International Organizations and Pantelis Margaris, the D1 Counselor-Expert on disarmament issues. Tsokos and Margaris both had serious concerns over the latest IAEA report but said "diplomatic dialogue must be exhausted" before Gre [...]
2008-06-03 13:24:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA
08ATHENS764PSI: GREEK SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT NOT DEAD
[...] (C) Although Greek Ambassador to Washington Mallias told USG officials and the press that the proposed PSI bilateral shipboarding agreement was "dead," following Greece's departure from the PSI 5th anniversary meetings in Washington due to the seating of Macedonia as the "Republic of Macedoni [...]
2008-06-03 15:22:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALKNNP KTIA EWWT PHSA PARM PREL GR
08ATHENS804UPDATE ON POTENTIAL SALES TO IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (S) On 2 June poloff met with Loukas Tsokos, First Secretary at the MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations at the latter's request to discuss GOG findings on potential sales to Iran and Syria by Greek firm, XXXXXXXXXXXX. Tsokas said XXXXXXXXXXXX's main product was fishing ne [...]
2008-06-09 14:18:00Embassy AthensSECRETETTC PARM PREL GR IR SY PGOV
08BAGHDAD1249POSSIBLE MUSTARD GAS CACHE LOCATED IN FALLUJAH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Following a lead from a local source, Coalition Forces located a metal tank buried under two meters of concrete near Fallujah in Anbar province on March 18. A non-intrusive test resulted in a positive reading for the blister agent mustard (HD). The tank appears to be intact. Fu [...]
2008-04-23 01:09:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETCWC IZ OPCW PARM PREL
08BAGHDAD1665 SADR CITY DISPLACEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-01 15:13:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIZ PARM PGOV PHUM PREL
08BAGHDAD1735TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL URANIUM FROM TUWAITHA TO
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) recently finalized a sales contract with Cameco for the approximately 550 metric tons of natural uranium that was being stored at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center. To facilitate the sale, DOD removed the material from Iraq for onward shipment t [...]
2008-06-08 15:25:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNENRG KNNP PARM PREL CA IZ
08BAGHDAD1775JUNE 11 MEETING WITH GOI ON TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: EMIN and Energy Attach met with GOI's Science & Technology Minister Raid Fahmi on June 11 to inform Fahmi that the current estimate is USG will deliver the 550 MT of GOI's natural uranium (Yellow Cake or YC) to Cameco, Inc. in Montreal, Canada on July 3,2008. Fahmi expressed alarm [...]
2008-06-12 15:16:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNCA ECON ENRG IZ KNNP PARM PREL
08BAGHDAD1893BANK SEPAH DEMARCHE
[...] (S) During a June 10 meeting, Coordinator for the Economic Transition in Iraq Ambassador Charles Ries reiterated to Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih Iraq's obligation to comply with its international obligations regarding the operation of Iranian banks in Iraq, including Bank Sepah. Ambass [...]
2008-06-22 15:18:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON EFIN KNNP PTER PARM IR IZ
08BAGHDAD1971JUNE 25 MEETING WITH GOI REGARDING TUWAITHA YELLOW
[...] (S) SUMMARY: EMIN and Energy Attach met on June 25 with Minister of Science and Technology, Raid Fahmi,to hear Fahmi's views about the financial consequences of USG's delivering the 550 MT of natural uranium (Yellow Cake) to Canada after the Sales Contract's June 15 delivery date. Fahmi asked [...]
2008-06-27 14:29:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNCA ECON ENRG IZ KNNP PARM PREL
08BAGHDAD2144CBI SAYS BANK SEPAH NOT LICENSED IN IRAQ
[...] (S) The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) told us on June 9 that the CBI has not and will not grant Bank Sepah a license to operate due to its designation under UNSCR 1747. The CBI could not, however, confirm that Bank Sepah has not established un-licensed operations in the country. [...]
2008-07-10 07:50:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETEFIN ECON KNNP PTER PARM IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2156CBI SAYS BANK SEPAH NOT LICENSED IN IRAQ
[...] (S) The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) told us on July 9 that the CBI has not and will not grant Bank Sepah a license to operate due to its designation under UNSCR 1747. The CBI could not, however, confirm that Bank Sepah has not established un-licensed operations in the country. [...]
2008-07-11 07:50:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETEFIN ECON KNNP PTER PARM IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2179SCIENTIST REDIRECTION PROGRAM: EMBASSY
[...] (S) In the wake of the January 8 kidnapping and subsequent recovery of bio-weapons specialist, Dr. Nassir Hindawi, there have been discussions both in Washington and Baghdad of whatever adjustment of the program was required. Initially, the debate focused on mass relocation of all of the scie [...]
2008-07-13 12:00:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPARM PGOV PTER IZ
08BAGHDAD2192MOST OK'S TUWAITHA PAYMENT DEAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's Minister of Science and Technology (MOST) Fahmi agreed in principle to make a contribution of USD 7 million to defray part of Defense Department transport costs of the uranium from Tuwaitha to Canada, with the funds to be used in the I-CERP account; DOD needs to send shipm [...]
2008-07-14 08:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PARM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD252(C) TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE BUYER UPDATE
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On Jan 25, 2008, a DOE and MNF-I team met with Iraqi Minister of Science and Technology Raid Jahid (FAHMI) to discuss next steps for Iraq to begin contract negotiations with a qualified buyer for the Tuwaitha yellow cake. Although Minister Fahmi and team are not yet ready to meet [...]
2008-01-28 15:11:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON ENRG PARM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD2721DEMARCHE REPORT: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on August 23 to Mohammed al-Humaimidi, MFA's Deputy Director for International Organization Affairs and primary POC for threat finance coordination. Treasury Attache and POLMIL are also in possession of talking points to be distributed to [...]
2008-08-24 12:48:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR IZ
08BAGHDAD2769IRAQ MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SEEKING
[...] (C) Minister of Science and Technology (MOST) Ra'id Fahmi Jahid told EMBOFFs on 25 August that one of the Government of Iraq's biggest problems is that the Ministries have no effective mechanism to coordinate their strategies. Fahmi said he thus requested the UNCTAD science, technology, and i [...]
2008-08-28 13:32:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALTPHY SENV TRGY TSPL PARM ENRG KGIT KNNP KSCA
08BAGHDAD3143MOVING FORWARD FROM UNMOVIC/UNSCR 1762: THE BALL
[...] (C) Responding to reftel points on Iraq's normalization of its civil nuclear program and lifting UNSCR restrictions, Minister of Science and Technology (MoST) Ra'id Fahmi told EMIN that "the ball is in Iraq's court." Betraying limited understanding of the international nonproliferation regime, [...]
2008-09-29 08:48:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALTPHY SENV TRGY TSPL PARM ENRG KGIT KNNP KSCA
08BAGHDAD3428IRAQ ENACTS CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION
[...] (SBU) After long administrative delays, legislation authorizing the Government of Iraq to accede to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (Chemical Weapons Convention - CWC) was published in the Offici [...]
2008-10-27 15:49:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OPCW CWC IZ
08BAGHDAD355JANUARY 2008 UPDATE ON IRAQ'S INTERNALLY DISPLACED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The latest reports on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the United Nations (U.N.) Cluster F and Iraqi Ministry of Displacement and Migration (MoDM) show an increase in the number of IDPs in the past 3 months. This increase likely reflects a lag in data processing and a spi [...]
2008-02-07 06:26:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOG PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD36TUWAITHA UPDATE: MEETING AT MOST -- GOI LETTER TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-04 12:59:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON PARM PREL IAEA IZ
08BAGHDAD373063RD UNGA: DEMARCHE ON FIRST COMMITTEE COMPLIANCE
[...] (SBU) On November 23, we conveyed reftel points to Ambassador Talal Al-Khudairi, MFA's IO Chief, urging that Iraq support the First Committee resolution on Compliance when it comes before the UNGA Plenary. In a November 25 follow-up phone conversation, Al-Khudairi said Iraq had followed th [...]
2008-11-25 17:39:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PREL UNGA IZ
08BAGHDAD3734TREBIL PORT OF ENTRY: YET A LONG ROAD TO SECURITY
[...] (C) Investigating reports of orphaned radiation sources at the Trebil Port of Entry (POE),a joint USG/GOI interagency team conducted a POE assessment on November 6, 2008. Although it faces a long list of infrastructure and budgetary woes, Trebil POE sends approximately 12 billion Iraqi Dinar [...]
2008-11-26 12:59:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETETRD PREL PARM MARR PTER ECON IZ
08BAGHDAD3865CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS DESTRUCTION (CWD) ASSISTANCE TO IRAQ:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With one of the highest levels of landmine and unexploded ordnance contamination in the world, and possibly millions of small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) in the hands of insurgent groups, militias and private citizens, Iraq has struggled to make progress in reducin [...]
2008-12-11 11:17:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PGOV IZ
08BAGHDAD3891EXTENSION OF INCIRLIK HUB AGREEMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-14 05:59:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDTU IZ PREL PARM MARR EPET
08BAGHDAD3927CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION TRAINING FOR GOI
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Baghdad hosted a three-day conference for Iraqi Government officials on the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC),building knowledge and relationships that will help Iraq to implement the CWC after it accedes to the treaty. The GOI has ratified and signed the CWC - the pri [...]
2008-12-16 03:02:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KTIA KLSO CWC IZ
08BAGHDAD410(S) TUWAITHA UPDATE: PREPARING FOR PARIS MEETINGS
[...] (S) Summary: Energy Attach Parks and DOE/NNSA Representative Boudreau met with Minister of Science and Technology (MOST) Raid Jahid (FAHMI) on Tuesday evening, Feb 5, 2008, at the Al Rasheed Hotel. The key points included moving the material as quickly as possible after completing repackaging, [...]
2008-02-12 07:39:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON ENRG PARM PREL IZ
08BAGHDAD427TUWAITHA UPDATE: MOST GOES TO PARIS
[...] (S) Summary. Ambassador Ries met with Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) Minister Raid Jahid (FAHMI) on Feb 8 to provide an updated calibration of the US position on issues such as cost sharing. Fahmi asked for the estimated total US cost for removal and transporting the yellow cake and [...]
2008-02-13 12:58:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON ENRG IZ PARM PREL
08BAGHDAD591TUWAITHA BUYER UPDATE: POST PARIS MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-29 12:33:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON ENRG PARM PREL POL EXEC
08BAGHDAD63(S) GOI PROVIDES PAPER ON ALTERNATIVE IRRADIATION
[...] (S) In a Jan 8, 2008 meeting held at Iraq's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST),Minister Raid Jahid (FAHMI) provided NNSA Representative Boudreau a paper outlining the agricultural purposes for which Iraq used the four irradiation sources the US has prepared for shipment from the Tuwait [...]
2008-01-09 14:17:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETECON IZ PARM PREL
08BAGHDAD736DEMARCHE: URGING ATTENDENCE AT MARCH 14 BEIRUT
[...] (U) On March 11, PolOff conveyed reftel points via e-mail to Foreign Minister Zebari's Chief of Staff Qusay Alkoubaisi, who is accompanying the Minister to the March 13-14 Dakar OIC Summit. Post will report response septel. CROCKER [...]
2008-03-12 14:20:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDIS PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER MASS PARM
08BAGHDAD845TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE SALE NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Energy Attache Parks (Parks) (together with Energy Officer Albert Walgreen (3/7) and MNFI's Colonel Henderson (3/14)) met with Science & Technology Minister Fahmi (Fahmi) on March 7 and 14, respectively, to receive updates on GOI's sale contract negotiations for the yellow cake ma [...]
2008-03-20 05:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PARM PREL EXEC POL
08BAGHDAD865CODEL LEVIN MEETS WITH DPM SALEH
[...] (S) In a cordial meeting on March 16, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh told Senator Carl Levin that recent political developments were proof that the Iraqi political system was working. He expressed confidence that provincial elections would take place in October. Saleh acknowledged there [...]
2008-03-21 13:49:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PARM XF IZ IR
08BAGHDAD896CODEL LEVIN MEETS WITH DPM SALEH
[...] (S) In a cordial meeting on March 16, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh told Senator Carl Levin that recent political developments were proof that the Iraqi political system was working. He expressed confidence that provincial elections would take place in October. Saleh acknowledged there [...]
2008-03-25 16:07:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PARM XF IZ IR
08BAGHDAD899TUWAITHA YELLOW CAKE SALE NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Energy Attache Parks (Parks) (together with Energy Officer Albert Walgreen (3/7) and MNFI's Colonel Henderson (3/14)) met with Science & Technology Minister Fahmi (Fahmi) on March 7 and 14, respectively, to receive updates on GOI's sale contract negotiations for the yellow cake ma [...]
2008-03-25 16:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PARM PREL EXEC POL
08BAGHDAD942DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FINANCIAL PROVISIONS OF UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-27 11:07:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD IZ KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV
08BAKU1091AZERBAIJAN BEGINNING TO CONSIDERING FUTURE NUCLEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Special Envoy Frank Mermoud met with the Minister of Emergency Situations during his November 10-14 trip to Baku. They discussed successful past projects, as well as areas for future cooperation and trade in both goods and services, including possible projects for soil remediati [...]
2008-11-14 13:05:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV EAGR ENRG EFIN PARM ECIN SENV
08BAKU214U.S. VIEWS ON IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL ELBARADEI'S
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 12:06:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM
08BAKU312DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1803
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-02 14:15:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC KNNP AJ
08BAKU380RUSSIA REPORTEDLY SEEKS APPROVAL TO TRANSIT
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 9. 2. (S) Summary: An Azerbaijani MFA officer informed us that the Azerbaijani Government has received repeated requests from the Russian Government to allow the transit of unspecified equipment to Iran's light water reactor at Bushehr. The [...]
2008-04-21 14:12:00Embassy BakuSECRET//NOFORNPREL KNNP IAEA PARM MNUC AORC UNSC IR AJ
08BAKU382AZERBAIJAN HALTS RUSSIAN SHIPMENT TO BUSHEHR AT
[...] (S) Summary: Azerbaijani officials, including Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, confirmed press reports that the GOAJ had detained at the southern Astara border crossing a Russian shipment destined for Iran's Bushehr reactor. Mammadyarov said that the Russian Government still had not provided an [...]
2008-04-22 14:34:00Embassy BakuSECRETPREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR RS AJ
08BAKU389AZERBAIJAN'S HEAD OF CUSTOMS CLARIFIES STATUS OF
[...] (C) In an April 23rd conversation with the Ambassador, Aydin Aliyev, Chairman of Azerbaijan's Customs Service, provided further details on the Russian shipment halted at the Astara border crossing (reftel). Aliyev said that per usual GoAJ procedures, Customs has the right to allow goods to en [...]
2008-04-23 13:26:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR RS AJ
08BAKU434BUSHEHR LIGHTWATER REACTOR-BOUND EQUIPMENT
[...] (C) Further to reftels regarding the stranded Busheher lightwater-reactor bound nuclear equipment that was being held on the Iranian-Azerbaijani border at Astara, On May 2 Poloff spoke with Azerbaijani MFA First Secretary for Arms Control and Disarmament Yusuf Mammadaliyev. Mammadaliyev said [...]
2008-05-05 13:08:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA PARM MNUC AORC UNSC IR AJ
08BAKU645DEMARCHE ON IRISL CARGO INSPECTION PROVISION
[...] (S) As instructed in reftel, the Embassy delivered the nonpaper on the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) cargo inspection provision to a working level officer in Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The officer thanked us for providing him the information and promised to pa [...]
2008-07-07 13:26:00Embassy BakuSECRETAJ IR ECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PINR PREL
08BAKU702DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-23 09:34:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP EFIN IR AJ
08BAKU913AZERBAIJAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA BOARD OF
[...] (C) The Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Security Affairs desk officer Hikmet Hajiyev on September 24. Hajiyev said the GOAJ would consider supporting Afghanistan's candidacy for a seat on the MESA Group on the IAEA's Board of Governors, but his departme [...]
2008-09-25 11:24:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALIAEA PARM MNUC AJ
08BAKU918AZERBAIJAN: U.S. UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE DRAFT
[...] (C) The Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Security Affairs desk officer Yusuf Mammadaliyev. Mammadaliyev said he would have to raise this issue with his colleagues and authorities before pledging Azerbaijan's support for the draft resolution. DERSE [...]
2008-09-26 11:16:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALPARM CDG PREL UNGA AJ
08BAKU956DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DESIGNATION OF ISLAMIC
[...] (S) Embassy Iran Watcher delivered reftel demarche to outgoing and incoming Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Security Affairs Division Directors, Yusef Mammadaliev and Nurat Suleimeinov, on October 7. Iran Watcher delivered all reftel-suggested points, and provided the MFA officers with cop [...]
2008-10-09 11:18:00Embassy BakuSECRETECON EFIN ETRD PARM EUN EWWT PREL AJ IR
08BAMAKO222IRANIAN NONCOMPLIANCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-03 15:12:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA ML
08BAMAKO667DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 08:30:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN PARM ML
08BAMAKO846DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-22 14:47:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP MNUC IR ML
08BAMAKO908MALI: UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS AND
[...] The Embassy delivered demarche on UNGA resolutions with anti-Israel bias to Amadou Toure, the Deputy Director of Political Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, on November 24 (Ref. A). Toure said he would pass the information on to his superiors, but made no substantive comment beyond noting that [...]
2008-11-25 08:29:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL UNGA
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN101BRUNEI: URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT PRIOR TO MAY
[...] (U) Per reftel B, Ambassador met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Permanent Secretary Datin Maimunah to urge formal Government of Brunei (GOB) endorsement of the Proliferation Security Initiative Statement of Interdiction Principles (SOP) prior to the May 28-29 PSI Fifth Anniv [...]
2008-03-25 07:58:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP XE XD XO XT BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN135NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) PREPARATORY
[...] (U) DCM delivered ref A and B talking points and non-paper on April 24 and May 2, 2008 respectively to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade International Organizations staff working on NPT issues. No immediate response was given. Post will inform the Department of any follow-up substantive r [...]
2008-05-06 06:15:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN199PSI: BRUNEI NEEDS ACTION FORCING EVENT TO ANNOUNCE
[...] (C) Charge delivered ref A PSI meeting notes and ref B letter on June 30 to Datin Hajah Maimunah Elias, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) and policy lead on PSI for the Government of Brunei (GoB). Charge stressed that while the USG considered the GoB's a [...]
2008-07-01 05:57:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL BX
08BANDARSERIBEGAWAN97BRUNEI/IRAN: UNSCR 1803 DEMARCHE, READOUT OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Government of Brunei (GOB) readout of Foreign Minister II Lim's trip to Tehran paints it as a non-substantive event designed primarily to satisfy the diplomatic requirement of responding to a long-standing Iranian request for a high-level visit. The majority of the abbreviated [...]
2008-03-19 04:58:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL ECON IR BX
08BANGKOK1435EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] (U) An Export Control Legal-Regulatory Workshop was conducted in Hanoi, April 8-10. Advisor met with Customs specialists from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and European Commission (EC) to assess potential areas for collaboration or deconfliction. The Thai translation [...]
2008-05-10 13:06:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK1678MAY 26 IAEA REPORT ON IRAN -- RESPONSE TO ACTION
[...] (SBU) Having previously provided the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department with the background information and non-paper on the May 26 International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) report on Iran's nuclear activities, we called on Third Secretary of the Peace [...]
2008-06-03 06:48:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA TH
08BANGKOK1705EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] (U) A Technical Introduction to Strategic Trade Control Licensing Workshop was conducted in Bangkok, May 14-16. Almost one-half million dollars of equipment was donated to Vietnam Customs and Border Army on May 21. Advisor and POLOFF met with officials from several Vietnamese ministries. An [...]
2008-06-05 03:02:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK1916SCENESETTER FOR ACTING A/S MCNERNEY'S VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ms. McNerney, Embassy Bangkok looks forward to your visit as an opportunity to advance our nonproliferation and security interests and to meet with key counterparts. In these meetings, you will have an opportunity to discuss ongoing cooperation on export control and nonprolife [...]
2008-06-20 11:05:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM ETTC TH
08BANGKOK1997RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST ON UPDATED P5+1 PACKAGE
[...] (C) Having previously provided copies of the updated P5 1 package for reference, PolCouns and Poloff met with Counselor Dao Vibulpanich and First Secretary Pimpiree Pyramarn (Iran desk officer) of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affa [...]
2008-06-29 23:46:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR TH
08BANGKOK2029EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] (U) Vietnamese licensing officials received Tracker software training in Washington, DC, June 9-12. Advisor and FSN Program Assistant attended the EXBS Annual Conference in Washington, DC, June 9-11. Advisor took annual leave in US, June 16-20. Advisor participated in meetings with ISN Actin [...]
2008-07-03 08:44:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK2112THAI VIEWS ON THE CSC
[...] Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Mr. Chouvana Rodthongkom, Secretary General of the Royal Thai Government's Office of Atoms for Peace (OAP). Chouvana emphasized that Thailand is still in the very early stages of planning for a nuclear power plant and the legal framework for nuclear [...]
2008-07-10 08:27:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM
08BANGKOK2206RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST ON 2008 NON-ALIGNED
[...] (C) Having conveyed reftel points on July 16 regarding the July 2008 Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Foreign Ministers meeting, Poloff discussed Thailand's perspective on the meeting and Iran's proposed text for the NAM Foreign Ministers' statement on July 17 with Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( [...]
2008-07-18 10:26:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA PERL UR TH
08BANGKOK2343AMBASSADOR AND THAI FM TEJ DISCUSS POTUS VISIT,
[...] (C) The Ambassador and newly-appointed Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag agreed in a July 31 courtesy call that all arrangements were proceeding smoothly for the upcoming visit to Thailand of President Bush. Tej expressed appreciation for USG assistance in preventing the UN Security Council from fo [...]
2008-08-01 10:25:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PREF PARM KJUS UNSC UNGA ASEAN
08BANGKOK2394EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] (U) EXBS held a Technical Introduction to Licensing Workshop in Hanoi, July 9-11, and a National Control List Workshop in Bangkok, July 22-24. EXBS donated six Toyota Landcruisers to the Vietnamese Border Guards on July 10. EXBS coordinated with the Defense Attache Office (DAO) to send a Thai [...]
2008-08-08 08:10:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK2588EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] (U) Three Thai officials and EXBS FSN attended the Export Control Academy, August 11-15 in Athens, GA. Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted Tracker User Training in Hanoi, August 11-14. Advisor represented ISN Bureau at a Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) [...]
2008-08-29 09:30:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK2745DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
[...] (U) Post delivered non-paper per reftel on September 5, 2008. Among the relevant offices notified were the Anti-Money Laundering Organization (AMLO),the National Coordinating Center for Combating Terrorism and Transnational Crime (NCC-CTTC)and the International Security Unit at the Ministry of [...]
2008-09-11 01:54:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN TH
08BANGKOK2813AMBASSADOR WOLCOTT DISCUSSES CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 25, Ambassador Jackie Wolcott led an interagency delegation to discuss civil nuclear cooperation with officials from Thailand's Nuclear Power Plant Development Office (NPPDO, responsible for overseeing the introduction of nuclear power) and the Office of Atoms for Peac [...]
2008-09-17 10:27:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PARM TRGY KNNP TH
08BANGKOK3004DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY
[...] (U) Pursuant to reftel action request, Embassy Bangkok provided the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations Peace, Security and Disarmament Division and Department of South Asian, Middle East and African Affairs, Iran Desk copies of the United Nations Securit [...]
2008-10-03 09:19:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR MNUC PARM PREL TH
08BANGKOK3068EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] (U) Advisor conducted meetings with embassy and Vietnamese officials in Hanoi, Sept. 22-23. Advisor met with Royal Thai Customs officials on Sept. 25. New EXBS Program Assistant in Vietnam started work on Sept. 3. Upcoming events include an Enterprise Outreach Seminar and a regional UN 1540 W [...]
2008-10-10 09:27:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK3268EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] (U) Officials from Thailand and Vietnam attended the Ninth International Export Control Conference in Croatia, Oct. 20-22. The EXBS program co-sponsored an Industry-Government Outreach Seminar with the Ministry of Commerce on Oct. 22. The ASEAN regional UN 1540 Workshop in Bangkok, scheduled f [...]
2008-10-31 09:51:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK3302DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
[...] (C) On October 28 and 29, Econoff passed ref a points (regarding the United States' designation of the Export Development Bank of Iran and three affiliated entities under E.O. 13382) and ref b points (regarding the UN 1267 Committee's addition of three Gulf-based Al-Qaida financiers to its lis [...]
2008-11-06 01:20:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALKNNP KTFN PTER PREL UNSC PINR MNUC PARM EFIN
08BANGKOK3461THE THAI PLAN NOT TO ATTEND IRAN NUCLEAR CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Thai MFA officials were not aware of Iran's First International Conference on Nuclear Power Plants, Environmental and Sustainable Development, and are not planning to attend. Political and Economic Officers delivered reftel demarche November 21 to Ms. Pimpiree Pyramarn, First Secretary, De [...]
2008-11-25 07:55:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
08BANGKOK3489THAILAND SUPPORTS UNGA RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 09:56:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL UNGA TH
08BANGKOK3579EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an Interagency Relations and Infrastructure Workshop in Bangkok, Nov. 3-5. ECC Desk Officer Rachel Owen met with Vietnamese officials, Nov. 3-4. Advisor, Vietnam Program Assistant and Thai and Vietnamese officials attended the Export Control [...]
2008-12-08 06:06:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB
08BANGKOK3698EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an Advanced National Control List Workshop in Hanoi, Dec. 10-12. Rapiscan x-ray system installation and operator training in Vietnam was completed Dec 5. The electrical generator for the Rapiscan van in Hue is being prepared for shipment from [...]
2008-12-19 04:08:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB
08BANGKOK411EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] (U) CBP conducted an International Seaport Interdiction Training (ISIT II) course at Laem Chabang port, Thailand, January 7-11. A planning session and System Administrator training for the Tracker licensing system was conducted in Hanoi, January 14-18. EXBS Advisor visited Bangkok Port on J [...]
2008-02-08 05:49:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK44EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] (U) EXBS Advisor met with Vietnamese border security officials in Ho Chi Minh City and port, at Moc Bai border crossing, and at Border Guards Headquarters in Hanoi. Officials were uniformly supportive of U.S. assistance. Australia, Japan, and the European Union are also providing trade contro [...]
2008-01-04 09:05:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGKOK864EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] (U) Advisor participated in a foreign embassy drug enforcement community trip to the northernmost land and river border crossing sites from Thailand into Burma and Laos, Feb. 11-13. Advisor visited Danang port and Lao Bao border crossing in central Vietnam, Feb. 28-29. The Washington State [...]
2008-03-19 03:01:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TH VN
08BANGKOK974RTG IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1803
[...] (C) POLOFFs delivered REFTEL points on March 26 to Chamsai Menasveta, First Secretary in the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While Chamsai agreed with the importance of enforcing UNSCR 1803, discussion quickly turned to the difficulty of implementat [...]
2008-03-28 00:03:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM NSG IR TH
08BANGKOK976RTG ASSESSING PSI ENDORSEMENT
[...] (SBU) POLOFFs delivered REFTEL points on March 26 to Chamsai Menasveta, First Secretary in the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chamsai stated that Thailand is still evaluating whether to endorse the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Statement [...]
2008-03-28 00:05:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC PARM PREL TH
08BANGKOK997EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] (U) US Customs and Border Protection conducted an International Seaport Interdiction Training (ISIT) course, March 3-7, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted an Export Control Enforcement Training course, March 10-14, in Bangkok Thailand. Advisor me [...]
2008-03-28 08:25:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN
08BANGUI240DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN BANK EDBI DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Cook informed CAR Minister of Foreign Affairs Dieudonne Kombo-Yaya of reftel demarche and the designation of the Export Development Bank of Iran under E.O. 13382 in a meeting on December 17. The MFA did not provide a substantive response, but promised to study the demarche. [...]
2008-12-17 15:01:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN CT
08BANGUI241UN FIRST COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Cook delivered reftel demarche to CAR MFA Dieudonne Kombo-Yaya in a lengthy conversation regarding the CAR's voting record within the United Nations General Assembly in a meeting on December 17. 2. (SBU) The MFA promised to study the demarche, and engage with the PermRep in [...]
2008-12-17 15:10:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA MNUC PARM CT
08BASRAH28PM MALIKI'S TRIBAL INITIATIVE IN BASRAH
[...] (S/REL MCFI) SUMMARY: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has reversed his previous opposition to a tribal initiative in Iraq's Shia south. Shunning Coalition involvement, Maliki affirmed the nascent scheme will be GOI-led and appears to be under the direction of Acting Minister of Justice Sa [...]
2008-04-11 18:44:00REO BasrahSECRETMOPS MCAP PGOV PREL PINS PINR PARM PTER IR UK
08BASRAH62IRANIAN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN BASRAH
[...] (C/REL MCFI) SUMMARY: Iranian investment in Basrah province appears to be limited as Tehran focuses on influencing Basrah's political and security environment. Basrawis suspect Iranian front companies exist, but given their clandestine nature and the use of Iraqi intermediaries have difficulty [...]
2008-06-22 14:08:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ELTN ENRG EPET ETRD PARM PBTS PGOV
08BEIJING1049(S) PRC REQUESTED TO RECALL M/V SEVENTH OCEAN
[...] (S) PolMinCouns delivered reftel information to MFA Arms Control Department Counselor Li Song on March 19, urging China to recall a shipment of potassium perchlorate seized in Dubai from the M/V Seventh Ocean and to take appropriate steps to ensure PRC companies cease trade with Iranian entiti [...]
2008-03-20 10:59:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL AE IR CH
08BEIJING1050FOLLOW-UP ON CHINA NONPROLIFERATION COOPERATION
[...] (S) PolMinCouns and MFA Arms Control Counselor Li Song discussed our bilateral plan to enhance nonproliferation cooperation on March 19. Li said China was very pleased with the January export control workshop and noted that China is "ready for more" cooperation of this sort. PolMinCouns upda [...]
2008-03-20 11:06:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CH
08BEIJING1111PRC/IRAN: CHINESE OBSERVERS SAY LITTLE ROOM LEFT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chinese foreign policy experts say there is little room left for more sanctions against Iran that China can support because current UN Security Council resolutions come close to the PRC red line of jeopardizing China-Iran energy cooperation. Domestically, China's leaders feel in [...]
2008-03-24 09:24:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
08BEIJING1141STAFFDEL JANUZZI DISCUSSES NONPROLIFERATION, IRAN,
[...] (C) Current bilateral cooperation on arms control, nonproliferation and export control is "remarkable," MFA Department of Arms Control Director General Cheng Jingye told Staffdel Januzzi March 24. Nevertheless, there is a "perception" that the United States counts on China's support on nonprolifera [...]
2008-03-26 09:48:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM KNNP MNUC KN CH IR
08BEIJING1144STAFFDEL JANUZZI DISCUSSES NONPROLIFERATION, IRAN,
[...] (C) Current bilateral cooperation on arms control, nonproliferation and export control is "remarkable," MFA Department of Arms Control Director General Cheng Jingye told Staffdel Januzzi March 24. Nevertheless, there is a "perception" that the United States counts on China's support on nonpro [...]
2008-03-26 11:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM KNNP MNUC KN CH IR
08BEIJING1171PERSONNEL CHANGES AT MOFCOM MAY AFFECT EXPORT
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In an informal off-the-record meeting, a working-level official provided hints of imminent personnel changes at the Minstry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and opined on the possible impact of these changes on export control cooperation with the U.S., including implementation of the Vali [...]
2008-03-27 09:55:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNBEXP CH ETRD ETTC PARM PREL
08BEIJING1201NORINCO BRIEFS EMBASSY ON ITS EXPORT CONTROL
[...] (C) NORINCO management wants to end the "distorted image" of the firm and become a "decent member of the international community," NORINCO Vice President Zhi Yulin told the Charge in a March 27 meeting. Zhi believes the firm's experience building infrastructure projects creates an opportunity [...]
2008-03-31 07:45:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM ETTC PREL CH
08BEIJING1203VISITING STAFFDEL MEETS NORINCO OFFICIALS
[...] (C) NORINCO Vice President He Xiaodong told Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff members Frank Januzzi and Puneet Talwar that NORINCO can serve as an educator and lobbyist on the subject of export control compliance. VP He said NORINCO unilaterally stopped exporting "explosives" to Syria a [...]
2008-03-31 08:27:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PHSA PREL CH IR SY
08BEIJING1209CHINA HAS FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS REGARDING A HONG
[...] (U) This is an action request; please paragraph 3. 2. (S) MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Third Secretary He Yi asked PolOff on March 31 if the United States can provide additional information to assist China with its investigation of a possible delivery of Chin [...]
2008-03-31 10:45:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR HK
08BEIJING123CHINA URGED TO EXPLAIN JANUARY 2007 ANTI-SATELLITE
[...] (S) China has explained many times its position on its January 2007 anti-satellite test and wishes the United States would put this issue behind us, MFA North American Affairs Department Deputy Director General Deng Hongbo told us January 11 in response to our expression of continued concern o [...]
2008-01-11 10:44:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PARM MNUC MARR CH
08BEIJING124SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-CHINA SENIOR DIALOGUE,
[...] (C) The upcoming 5th round of the U.S.-China Senior Dialogue kicks off an important year for China and for bilateral relations. Taiwan's presidential and UN referenda votes in March and the PRC's hosting of the Olympics in August are the focus of Chinese concerns, and the Chinese believe the [...]
2008-01-11 11:16:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM MARR CH TW
08BEIJING1252CHINA'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (C) Minister Counselor for Financial Affairs delivered points in reftel March 27 to Tang Xu, Director General of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) Anti-Money Laundering Bureau. Tang responded that over the past two years, the PBOC has increased its attention to interactions between Chinese bank [...]
2008-04-02 09:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD PARM EINV CH IR
08BEIJING1253CHINA'S RESPONSE TO DESIGNATION OF FUTURE BANK,
[...] (C) Minister Counselor for Financial Affairs delivered points and non-paper in reftel March 27 to Tang Xu, Director General of the People's Bank of China (PBOC) Anti-Money Laundering Bureau. Tang responded that over the past two years, the PBOC has increased its attention to interactions betw [...]
2008-04-02 09:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN PARM KNNP MNUC CH BA IR
08BEIJING1263(S) SHIELD S06-08/S18-05/S26-06: CHINA URGED TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 09:16:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CH KN
08BEIJING1264(S) PRC INFORMED OF UPDATED SCHEDULE OF AIR KORYO
[...] (S) PolOff informed MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Acting Deputy Director He Yi on April 3 of the scheduled change from March 11 to April 11 of a planned Air Koryo charter flight from North Korea to Syria with a stop in Iran. PolOff reminded He Yi that we suspect [...]
2008-04-03 09:22:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL KNNP KN XB XG ZK ZL XD XF CH IR
08BEIJING1284The United States-China Economic and Security Review
[...] (SBU) A "responsible government" would never "initiate, sponsor or support" cyber attacks on other countries, a scholar from the Chinese Academy of Military Sciences told United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission members on April 1. However, the scholar described cyber warfare [...]
2008-04-07 09:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PARM CH
08BEIJING1309(S) SHIELD S05-08: PRC INFORMED OF IMMINENT
[...] (S) PolOff informed MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on April 8 that China Northern Chemical and Minerals Company is planning to load 1000 metric tons of sodium sulfide flakes on the M/V Iran Teyfouri as early as April 10 for shipment to I [...]
2008-04-08 07:44:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING1311(S) CHINA URGED TO INVESTIGATE MISSILE-RELATED
[...] (S) PolOff urged China to take immediate steps to investigate the transfer of missile-related material by a Chinese company to Syria, including via a North Korean intermediary, in a meeting with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on April 8. [...]
2008-04-08 08:20:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH KN SY
08BEIJING1354M/V IRAN TEYFORUI: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SHARED
[...] (S) PolOff provided additional information on the shipment of sodium sulfide to Iran on board the M/V Iran Teyfouri (ref A) to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on April 10. He urged China to investigate and prevent the transfer to Iran. W [...]
2008-04-10 10:00:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING1373(S) M/V IRAN TEYFOURI: PRC SAYS INVESTIGATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-11 11:08:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING1463(S) PRC URGED TO INVESTIGATE A CHINESE FIRM'S
[...] (S) PolOff informed MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on April 16 of recent efforts by the Shanghai Technical By-Products International Corporation (STBPI) to supply missile-useable aluminum, steel, wire and integrated circuits to Iran (ref [...]
2008-04-16 12:12:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR TW
08BEIJING1473CHINA INFORMED OF STEEL SHIPMENTS OF PROLIFERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-17 05:25:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL MTCRE KNNP CH KN
08BEIJING1565CHINA STILL SUPPORTS MUSHARRAF; IS CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: Chinese schoars downplayed the significance of Pakistan President Musharraf's April 10-15 visit to China in recent discussions with PolOff, but scholars and Chinese Government officials alike reaffirmed Chinese support for Musharraf despite his declining authority in the wake of [...]
2008-04-23 09:41:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PARM ENRG EPET MNUC CH PK
08BEIJING157CHINESE SCHOLARS' INITIAL TAKE ON PM SINGH VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: Echoing adulatory press coverage of Indian PM Singh's January 13-15 visit to Beijing, several Chinese scholars told PolOff the visit significantly enhanced trust between Chinese and Indian senior leaders and between the two countries' militaries. China, the scholars said, was als [...]
2008-01-16 09:51:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PBTS ECON ETRD MARR CH IN
08BEIJING1653PRC WILL INVESTIGATE DPRK MISSILE PARTS SHIPMENT
[...] (S) PolOff urged MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Third Secretary He Yi to investigate reftel shipment of missile parts transiting China from the DPRK to Syria. PolOff told He Yi that we believe the shipment is still in Ningbo, but is likely to depart for Syria ver [...]
2008-04-29 07:16:00Embassy BeijingSECRETKNNP PARM PREL MNUC CH KN SY
08BEIJING1728SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 11-12
[...] (C) China's leaders are preoccupied with managing the domestic dimensions of and international fallout from the Tibet crisis, determining how to deal with the new leadership in Taiwan and ensuring that nothing mars a successful Olympic Games. Despite seemingly strong domestic popular approval [...]
2008-05-06 10:45:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM ABLD KIRF KOLY MASS PARM ECON
08BEIJING1814TAO DIRECTOR CHEN YUNLIN MANAGES EXPECTATIONS FOR
[...] (C) Taiwan Affairs Office Director Chen Yunlin told visiting DAS Thomas Christensen that there has been a positive change in cross-Strait relations, but that the situation remains complex and sensitive. He said the two sides need time to rebuild mutual trust and the United States should neith [...]
2008-05-12 14:11:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM CH TW
08BEIJING1815MFA DG TALKS TAIWAN, NEAPSM, DALAI LAMA WITH EAP
[...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with visiting EAP DAS Thomas Christensen May 10, MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Director General Zheng Zeguang emphasized the importance President Hu places on his relationship with President Bush and China's willingness to work cooperatively with the [...]
2008-05-12 14:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PHUM KOLY CH TW IR KN
08BEIJING1880(S) PRC PROVIDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CHINESE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-15 09:37:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH PK
08BEIJING1882CHINA URGED TO TERMINATE CONVENTIONAL ARMS
[...] (S/NF) Beijing should take immediate action to terminate all weapons-related transfers to Iran and should insist that Tehran provide an accounting of all Chinese-origin weapons, PolOff urged in a discussion with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Deputy Director Wang Daxue on May 15. [...]
2008-05-15 09:45:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL CH IR
08BEIJING1938PRC INFORMED OF IRAN'S IR-2 CENTRIFUGE CRITICAL
[...] (U) MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Sun Lei told PolOff on May 19 that the PRC will closely examine reftel nonpaper and color photographs delineating Iran's critical equipment needs for their IR-2 centrifuge program. Sun asked several times if the [...]
2008-05-20 02:44:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC CH IR
08BEIJING2087SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 4 SECURITY DIALOGUE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-29 10:45:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM PGOV CH
08BEIJING2219BEIJING SCHOLARS SAY PRC SEES TAIWAN'S MA
[...] (C) A senior PRC American affairs expert said that despite some initial misgivings, the PRC Government is convinced that Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's tenure provides an important opportunity to improve cross-Strait relations. He noted that Ma's campaign rhetoric regarding Tibet, his "insult [...]
2008-06-06 09:54:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM CH TW
08BEIJING2275PRC AFM HE YAFEI, TAO OFFICIAL COMMENT ON POSITIVE
[...] (C) Reflecting sentiments he expressed during the June 4 U.S.-China Security Dialogue (septels),PRC Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei on June 6 told visiting U.S. experts from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) that conflict with Taiwan is "extremely unlikely." AFM He [...]
2008-06-11 09:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MASS PGOV MOPS CH TW
08BEIJING2305U.S.-CHINA SECURITY DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH DEPUTY
[...] (C) In a June 5 meeting at the Ministry of National Defense with Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs John Rood, PRC Deputy Chief of the General Staff Department Lieutenant General Ma Xiaotian summarized the People's Liberation Army's major arms c [...]
2008-06-12 10:48:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM MNUC KTIA MOPS PBTS PHSA CH
08BEIJING2322U.S.-CHINA SECURITY DIALOGUE WORKING LUNCH: STRATEGIC SECURITY, MISSILE DEFENSE, SPACE, NONPRO, IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-13 06:01:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV MNUC MCAP MAPS PARM PTER CH TW IR
08BEIJING235PRC/IRAN: MFA READOUT OF JALILI VISIT TO BEIJING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian National Security Advisor Saeed Jalili said during his January 17-18 visit to Beijing that the recent U.S. National Intelligence Estimate "proves" the peaceful nature of the Iran nuclear program, the MFA told us January 23. Jalili acknowledged past "ambiguities" regarding [...]
2008-01-23 11:15:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ETRD CH IR
08BEIJING2371INDIAN FM MUKHERJEE'S VISIT TO CHINA: MOMENTUM
[...] (C) Summary: Chinese Government and South Asia scholars agree that Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee's June 4-7 visit helped maintain momentum in China-India relations though the two sides achieved no progress on substantive bilateral issues. Chinese scholars note the Indian [...]
2008-06-17 09:14:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PBTS ECON ETRD MARR CH IN
08BEIJING2391(S) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON LIMMT SHARED WITH
[...] (S) PolOffs delivered reftel message urging China to share substantive information on China's investigation of LIMMT before June 27 to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Director Zhang Junan on June 18. PolOffs also shared new information with Zhang indicating that LI [...]
2008-06-18 09:56:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING2435TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE PROVIDES UPBEAT READOUT OF
[...] (C) The June 11-14 dialogue between the Mainland and Taiwan, on hiatus for nearly a decade, "exceeded expectations," Li Li, office director in the Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Bureau for Hong Kong, Macao and Overseas Affairs, told PolOff on June 18. He said Chen Yunlin's planned trip to Taiwan [...]
2008-06-20 09:46:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM CH TW
08BEIJING2436PRC/IRAN: CHINA URGES DIALOGUE, SEEKS "COMMON
[...] (C) Summary. MFA Arms Control Department DDG Wu Haitao told Acting PolMinCouns that the atmosphere around Javier Solana's June 14 presentation of the P5-plus-1 incentives package to Iran was "active and constructive." Wu argued that the P5-plus-1 preconditions for negotiations could be reso [...]
2008-06-20 11:36:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PTER MNUC IR CH
08BEIJING2483A/S HILL MEETING WITH AFM LIU JIEYI
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi told the Ambassador and A/S Christopher R. Hill that inclusion of Tibet in the G8 Ministerial statement would "not help U.S.-China cooperation." Hill said the United States understands China's concerns and would discuss them with G8 counterparts. He a [...]
2008-06-24 07:51:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PARM CH
08BEIJING2487A/S HILL MEETING WITH AFM LIU JIEYI
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi told the Ambassador and A/S Christopher R. Hill in a June 23 meeting that inclusion of Tibet in the G8 Ministerial statement would "not help U.S.-China cooperation." Hill said the United States understands China's concerns and would discuss them with G [...]
2008-06-24 08:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PARM CH
08BEIJING2550(S) PRC SAYS NOTHING NEW TO REPORT ON LIMMT
[...] (S) Summary. MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Director Zhang Junan briefed Poloffs on June 27 regarding the PRC's investigation into LIMMT and eleven other companies. Director Zhang provided no new information on actions taken against LIMMT, stating only that invest [...]
2008-06-27 12:27:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING2609China on IRISL: UNSCRs Require Adequate Proof to
[...] (S) PolOff conveyed reftel points regarding implementation of the cargo inspection clause of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1803 to MFA Arms Control Department Missile and Conventional Weapons Division Deputy Director Yu Dunhai on July 2. Yu responded that China implements UNSCRs in s [...]
2008-07-02 10:07:00Embassy BeijingSECRETECON EFIN EWWT ETRD PARM PINR PREL KNNP EUN
08BEIJING2614AUSTRALIA GROUP'S OUTREACH TO CHINA ON
[...] (S) In a June 25 meeting with Australia Group (AG) Chair Ian Biggs, PRC MFA Deputy Director General for Arms Control Li Song objected to news that an AG representative would be dispatched to Taiwan "shortly" as part of the AG's outreach program. Biggs said that China should not be surprised by [...]
2008-07-03 00:24:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM KSTC PREL PGOV ETTC ETTRD BEXP CH
08BEIJING2645PRC: A TAIWAN POLICY "HAWK" RECANTS
[...] (C) Tsinghua University Professor Yan Xuetong, a prominent advocate of using military force to reunify with Taiwan, penned a recent article in the Global Times in which he "apologizd" for his prediction of war before 2008. In the article, he assessed that th cross-Strait situation will be pea [...]
2008-07-07 10:01:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS PGOV CH TW
08BEIJING2648(S) CHINA PROVIDES RESPONSE TO U.S.-RAISED
[...] (S) Summary. MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Director Zhang Junan briefed Poloffs on June 27 regarding the PRC's response to twelve proliferation-related cases raised by the United States. Zhang provided additional information on four cases and otherwise largely r [...]
2008-07-07 10:42:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL MTCRE ETTC CH IR SY
08BEIJING2674CHINA URGED TO INVESTIGATE AND HALT SHIPMENT
[...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel message urging China to investigate and prevent the shipment of Chinese-origin diphenylamine to Iran's Defense Industries Organization (DIO) to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on July 9. 2. (S) Wang promised [...]
2008-07-09 08:13:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING2681CHINA ASKED TO INVESTIGATE THE SALE TO PAKISTAN OF
[...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel message asking China to investigate the February 2008 sale of a fiber coil winding machine and integrated optical chips to Pakistan's Advanced Engineering and Research Organization (AERO) to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Directo [...]
2008-07-09 10:02:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL MTCR ETTC CH SY
08BEIJING2737DEMARCHE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-14 10:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CH
08BEIJING2817CHINA'S RESPONSE: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL
[...] (SBU) PolOff conveyed reftel non-paper to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Sun Lei on July 17, and Econoff delivered the non-paper to the People's Bank of China International Department's Foreign Affairs Division Director Cao Li on July 18. MFA Deput [...]
2008-07-18 08:21:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP EFIN CH IR
08BEIJING2877PRC INFORMED OF DPRK-TO-IRAN FLIGHT OF
[...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper regarding a planned July 28 Air Koryo charter flight from North Korea to Iran to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Director Zhang Junan. PolOff informed Director Zhang that we suspect the aircraft is transporting DP [...]
2008-07-24 09:56:00Embassy BeijingSECRETMNUC PARM PREL MTCR AF KG KZ TI UZ CH
08BEIJING2887PRC INFORMED OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
[...] (S) PolOff delivered ref A demarche and non-paper regarding the concurrent Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting in Tehran and the July 28 DPRK-to-Iran flight of proliferation concern to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Director Zhang Junan on July 25. PolOff stressed [...]
2008-07-25 05:26:00Embassy BeijingSECRETMNUC PARM PREL MTCR AF KG KZ TI UZ CH
08BEIJING2891CHINESE ACADEMIC DISCUSSES PRC OIL EXPORTS TO
[...] (C) Ninety percent of the oil consumed in North Korea, including a large portion of the DPRK's jet fuel, is supplied by China, according to a Beijing University expert. China, through state-owned Sinopec, provides North Korea with approximately half a million tons of oil annually "for the sak [...]
2008-07-25 07:45:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EPET PARM ENRG PGOV KN CH
08BEIJING2927PRC MULLING OVER INTERNATIONAL SPACE FOR TAIWAN
[...] (C) Mainland policy makers are devoting considerable study and discussion to the question of Taiwan's international space, recognizing that the issue will have to be addressed in September if/when Taiwan makes its annual bid to rejoin the UN. State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Director [...]
2008-07-29 09:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM UN CH TW
08BEIJING2944CHINA'S REACTION: PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY OUTREACH
[...] PolOff shared reftel summary of the May 28-29 Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Senior-Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue, and repeated U.S. thanks for Chinese attendance at the meeting. Po [...]
2008-07-30 08:09:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ETTC KNNP CH
08BEIJING3034IRAN: CHINA CAUTIONS AGAINST FURTHER SANCTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent Associated Press report that P5-plus-1 countries agreed to new sanctions on Iran is a "misinterpretation" of the results of the August 4 P5-plus-1 Political Directors conference call, Chinese MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Sh [...]
2008-08-06 08:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
08BEIJING3039CHINA’S RESPONSE TO EFFORTS TO HALT IRANIAN PROCUREMENT IN CHINA
[...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper regarding prevention of Iranian procurement in China of specific controlled commodities needed to expand uranium enrichment activities to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Director Zhang Shen. PolOff stressed the proactiv [...]
2008-08-06 09:01:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL PTER MNUC ECON KNNP IR CH
08BEIJING3041CHINA'S RESPONSE TO EFFORTS TO HALT IRANIAN
[...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper regarding prevention of Iranian procurement in China of specific controlled commodities needed to expand uranium enrichment activities to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Director Zhang Shen. PolOff stressed the pr [...]
2008-08-06 13:48:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL PTER MNUC ECON KNNP IR CH
08BEIJING3047PRC INFORMED OF DPRK-TO-IRAN FLIGHT OF
[...] (S/NF) PolOff conveyed reftel flight information regarding an August 7 Air Koryo charter flight from North Korea to Iran to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on August 6 and delivered non-paper the morning of August 7. Noting the suspicious [...]
2008-08-07 06:01:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MTCR MNUC BG BM IN IR KN CH
08BEIJING305ISA: PRC "GRAVELY CONCERNED" BY INDICATIONS THAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Ambassador January 28 that China is "gravely concerned" over indications that the USG is considering sanctions on Sinopec under the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) for the recently concluded deal to develop the Yadavaran oilfield. He echoed f [...]
2008-01-28 14:20:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL PARM ENRG EPET MNUC IR CH NL
08BEIJING3102CHINA CAREFULLY CONSIDERING THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) PolOff delivered ref A demarche urging China to support the circulated draft exception for India at the August 21-22 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Dep [...]
2008-08-13 06:17:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC AORC IN CH
08BEIJING3219PRC TAIWAN EXPERT COMMENTS ON MA'S U.S. TRANSITS,
[...] (C) A senior Beijing-based Taiwan expert told us August 20 that the PRC appreciates Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou's recent "extremely low-key" transits of the United States and his "no surprises" approach to managing cross-Strait and U.S.-Taiwan relations. China welcomes the shift in Taiwan's [...]
2008-08-21 09:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA MASS PARM CH TW
08BEIJING3332CHINESE RESPONSE TO IRAN PROLIFERATION DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-28 08:23:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PTER PINR CH
08BEIJING3342AUGUST 28 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: Six-Party Talks,
[...] Key points at the August 28 MFA Press Briefing: -- China calls on parties to "stay patient," to "show wisdom and flexibility" and to try to "meet each other halfway" to overcome present difficulties in the North Korean denuclearization process. -- China is concerned by the latest developmen [...]
2008-08-28 22:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KOLY MNUC PARM UNGA EINV CH TW RU
08BEIJING3356PRC INFORMED OF CONCERNS RE PAKISTAN PLANS TO
[...] (S) PolOff conveyed reftel talking points urging China to prevent Chinese firms from supplying flow-forming and ring-rolling machines to Pakistan's missile program to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on August 29. Wang promised to relay t [...]
2008-08-29 07:48:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA CH PK
08BEIJING3358PRC INFORMED OF U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT SHIPS BEING
[...] (S) PolOff conveyed reftel talking points urging China to prevent the transfer of Chinese-built ships that can carry cargoes of proliferation concern to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Dax [...]
2008-08-29 08:11:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL KNNP EFIN PINR KS CH IR
08BEIJING3384MFA SAYS NO CHANGE IN CHINA'S POSITION ON NUCLEAR
[...] (U) A September 1 commentary in the Chinese Communist Party official mouthpiece People's Daily by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Associate Researcher Fan Jishe called a U.S. proposal to provide an exception for India to Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) full-scope safeguard provisions a "doubl [...]
2008-09-02 10:06:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC AORC CH IN
08BEIJING3387SEPTEMBER 2 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: FUKUDA RESIGNATION, INDIA
[...] Key points at the September 2 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- The resignation of Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda is an internal matter of Japan, but the spokesperson noted Fukuda's "great contributions to bilateral relations." -- China "hopes the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) will f [...]
2008-09-02 23:12:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY MNUC PARM EAID PTER EFIN CH KN JA
08BEIJING3400AMBASSADOR URGES INVESTIGATION OF SHIPMENT TO IRAN OF CHINESE GOODS OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN (S)
[...] (S) The Ambassador conveyed the United States grave concern regarding Irans lack of cooperation on the Iranian nuclear issue, its support for terrorist organizations, its destabilizing behavior in the Middle East, and Chinese sales of dual-use material and items to Iran to MFA Assistant Foreign Min [...]
2008-09-03 10:07:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL PTER MNUC MASS IR CH UK AS
08BEIJING3401AMBASSADOR PRESSES MFA AFM LIU ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C) In a September 3 meeting with MFA Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi, the Ambassador urged China to support the draft exception for India at the upcoming Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary and the conclusion of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative this year. Completion [...]
2008-09-03 10:09:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC AORC CH IN
08BEIJING3402AFM LIU JIEYI EXPRESSES CONCERNS RE TAIWAN ARMS
[...] (C) Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi called in the Ambassador on September 3 to register firm opposition to possible U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, saying such sales would "seriously harm" bilateral relations, cooperation on international issues, and cross-Strait relations. AFM Liu expressed [...]
2008-09-03 10:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MASS MARR MOPS CH TW
08BEIJING3427SEPTEMBER 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: KOREA DENUCLEARIZATION,
[...] Key points at the September 4 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- Relevant parties should "join hands" to solve the recent problems in the Korean denuclearization process. -- China has submitted a report on its military expenditures to the UN which is more complete than the report subm [...]
2008-09-04 09:49:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KOLY MNUC PARM EFIN CH KN GG RS
08BEIJING3500SEPTEMBER 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: JOINT COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
[...] Key points at the September 9 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- Vice Premier Wang Qishan will visit the United States next week to discuss bilateral trade issues with U.S. officials as part of the Sino-U.S. Joint Committee on Commerce and Trade (JCCT). -- Vice Foreign Minister Wu Daw [...]
2008-09-09 23:11:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD PARM MNUC CH KN TW IN PK EC
08BEIJING3538PRC/IRAN: AHMADINEJAD VISITS BEIJING, ASKS PRC TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 6-7 visit to Beijing, Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad thanked President Hu Jintao for China's "constructive role" in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and expressed hope the Chinese would "pass Iran's views" to the other P5-plus-1 countries. The MFA so [...]
2008-09-11 08:34:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
08BEIJING3542SEPTEMBER 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: KIM JUNG-IL, JOINT
[...] Key points at the September 11 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China has received no reports from the DPRK on the health of Kim Jung-il. -- China hopes the upcoming Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade will help the United States and China solve their disputes through "equal dial [...]
2008-09-11 09:08:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD PARM MNUC CH JA VE KN
08BEIJING3551VFM ZHANG YESUI STRESSES TAIWAN ARMS SALES WILL
[...] (C) In a September 11 meeting called by the Chinese side, Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui stressed to the Ambassador that if the United States goes forward with a rumored USD eleven billion arms sale to Taiwan, then China will react strongly. Such a sale would jeopardize the progress in bil [...]
2008-09-11 13:14:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MASS MARR MOPS CH TW UN
08BEIJING3576CHINESE ACADEMIC CRITICAL OF NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (C) Summary: The author of a September 1 People's Daily commentary critical of the agreement ultimately reached September 6 by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) allowing India to procure civilian nuclear material and technology views the NSG decision as having weakened the nonproliferation re [...]
2008-09-12 09:08:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC AORC CH IN
08BEIJING3585SEPTEMBER 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: IRAN AND IAEA, KIM
[...] Key points at the September 16 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- China "hopes that Iran will keep up cooperation with the IAEA for the early settlement" of the Iran nuclear issue, however, "sanctions are not the way to resolve the issue." -- China and the United States "do not have co [...]
2008-09-16 09:06:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD PARM VE CH KN NZ IN
08BEIJING3588PRC/IRAN: SCHOLARS SAY PRC INFLUENCE LIMITED AS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: China believes international efforts to deal with Iran's nuclear program have entered a "new phase" in which an increasingly confident Iran is rethinking the significance of its nuclear development, according to a PRC scholar who recently met with observers in Tehran. Chinese le [...]
2008-09-16 11:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
08BEIJING3744TWELFTH ROUND OF CHINA-INDIA BORDER TALKS PRODUCES
[...] (C) Summary: The twelfth round of the China-India border talks held in Beijing September 18-19 did not produce any significant breakthroughs, according to accounts from Chinese and Indian officials. According to Chinese scholars, the disposition of the Dawang region of Arunachal Pradesh remai [...]
2008-09-26 07:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS PARM CH IN
08BEIJING3851CHINA INFORMED OF IRAN SPECIFIC EXPORT CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-08 08:28:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR CH
08BEIJING3854CHINA INFORMED OF CONTINUED EFFORTS BY A CHINESE
[...] (S) PolOff delivered ref A message (informing China of continued efforts by a Chinese firm to supply missile production technology to Pakistan's Advanced Engineering and Research Organization (AERO)) to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on [...]
2008-10-08 08:44:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM MTCR PREL ETTC CH PK
08BEIJING391PRE-LICENSE CHECKS RE PROPOSED EXPORT OF CARBON
[...] (U) Unauthorised disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(C) of the Export Administration Act. 2. (S) SUMMARY: REFTELS A,B,C and D requested Pre-License Check end-use visits to determine the reliability of certain companies in China to receive controlled Unit [...]
2008-02-01 14:57:00Embassy BeijingSECRETBEXP CH ETRD ETTC PARM PREL
08BEIJING392PRE-LICENSE CHECKS RE PROPOSED EXPORT OF CARBON
[...] (U) Unauthorised disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(C) of the Export Administration Act. 2. (S) SUMMARY: REFTELS A,B,C and D requested Pre-License Check end-use visits to determine the reliability of certain companies in China to receive controlled Unit [...]
2008-02-01 15:01:00Embassy BeijingSECRETBEXP CH ETRD ETTC PARM PREL
08BEIJING3950OCTOBER 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ZARDARI VISIT,
[...] Spokesperson Qin Gang made the following key points at the October 16 MFA press briefing: -- China will take seriously any request from Pakistan to help that country weather the financial crisis. Qin would not, however, give details of any agreement on financial assistance reached between Ch [...]
2008-10-16 10:47:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PARM EFIN ECIN EAGR PL SN JA NK
08BEIJING4002PRC/IRAN: TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY'S
[...] (S) SUMMARY: U.S. Department of the Treasury Undersecretary (U/S) Stuart Levey briefed the People's Bank of China (PBOC),the Ministry of Finance (MOF),the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),the Bank of China (BOC),and the China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) on Septembe [...]
2008-10-21 06:48:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM ENRG ETRD EFIN IR CH
08BEIJING4019CHINA PROTESTS PENDING SANCTIONS AGAINST THREE
[...] (C) PolOff on October 22 informed MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department officials that the USG has determined that China Xinshidai Company, China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Corporation LTD and Huazhong CNC have engaged in activities that warrant the imposition of measures pu [...]
2008-10-22 08:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM MTCR PREL MNUC ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING4029CONTACTS CONTINUE TO DOWNPLAY TAIWAN ARMS SALES'
[...] (C) PRC scholarly contacts continue to downplay the impact of the October 3 U.S. announcement of arms sales to Taiwan (ref B). Largely echoing other observers' comments (ref A),several contacts called the sales "expected" and said they will neither strongly effect the bilateral relationship n [...]
2008-10-23 08:43:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR CH TW
08BEIJING4062VFM HE YAFEI AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS FINANCIAL
[...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei expressed to the Ambassador October 27 his belief that the United States and China should hold consultations before the November 15 G-20 summit, in part to ensure that European-sponsored proposals for an overhaul of the global financial system are tempered to [...]
2008-10-27 12:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EFIN CH PK
08BEIJING4064AMBASSADOR URGES CONTINUED NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (S) In an October 27 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei on a range of topics (septel),the Ambassador stressed the importance of nonproliferation and of continuing the U.S.-China nonproliferation dialogue. Noting the unwillingness of MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department offici [...]
2008-10-27 12:46:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM MTCR PREL ETTC KSCA CH PK
08BEIJING4080CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS UNAFFECTED BY U.S. ARMS
[...] (C) U.S. arms sales to Taiwan will have little impact on cross-Strait relations, according to Embassy contacts, with Beijing choosing to "blame" Washington, rather than Taipei. In recent meetings with PolOffs, Chinese observers expressed differing views of U.S. intentions, with some arguing tha [...]
2008-10-29 05:37:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR MOPS CH TW
08BEIJING4085ARATS PRESIDENT'S TAIWAN VISIT STILL ON; SCHOLARS
[...] (C) Chinese leaders hope the November 3-7 trip to Taiwan by Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) head Chen Yunlin will mark a "significant breakthrough" in cross-Strait relations and have decided to proceed with the visit despite concerns over Chen's personal security, Emb [...]
2008-10-29 08:54:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MARR CH TW
08BEIJING410110/30 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SUDAN HOSTAGE CRISIS, FINANCIAL
[...] Key points at the October 30 afternoon MFA press briefing were: -- In the case of kidnapped Chinese workers in Sudan, four of whom were killed October 27, a Chinese delegation will urge the Sudanese Government to "spare no effort to rescue the missing workers, bring the criminals to justic [...]
2008-10-30 08:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PARM MNUC ECON EFIN KN KS SU
08BEIJING4147PRC-PAKISTAN NUCLEAR COOPERATION: CHINA WILL ABIDE
[...] (C) The United States need not be concerned about China-Pakistan civilian nuclear cooperation, because China will "strictly abide" by obligations and commitments it has made to the international community, MFA Asian Affairs Department Afghanistan and Pakistan Division Director Zhang Yiming tol [...]
2008-11-06 07:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETTC PGOV AORC ECON CH PK
08BEIJING4192FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN DEMARCHE; NO NEW INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) Chinese MFA Asian Affairs Department Afghanistan and Pakistan Division Deputy Director Cao Jing offered no substantive response to U.S. views on the objectives and functions of the Friends of Pakistan (FOP) group (ref A). Cao said China will be represented at the next FOP meeting in Abu [...]
2008-11-12 08:50:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM ENRG ECON EAID CH PK
08BEIJING4227LIMMT PROLIFERATION ACTIVITY: NONPAPER DELIVERED
[...] (S) PolOff passed ref A nonpaper urging the Chinese Government to stop PRC company LIMMT's Iranian missile-related proliferation activities to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile and Conventional Weapons Division Director Zhang Junan on November 14. Director Zhang offered no s [...]
2008-11-14 08:43:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL MTCR ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING4297IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR CONFERENCE: CHINA AGAIN
[...] (C) PolOff conveyed ref A and B points and nonpaper urging China not to participate in the November 30 nuclear conference in Iran to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Dai Huaicheng on November 24. Dai provided no substantive reply. (Note: MFA Arms [...]
2008-11-24 09:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC MNUC TRGY PARM KNNP CH IR
08BEIJING4442DECEMBER 4 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DALAI LAMA AND FRANCE, INDIA
[...] Key points at the December 4 MFA press briefing: -- China hopes to "repair" its relationship with France, but urges France to "take seriously the feelings of the Chinese people" with regard to the planned meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Dalai Lama. -- Both India an [...]
2008-12-04 23:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER PARM ECON EFIN ETRD CH FR IN PK SU
08BEIJING4468CHINA ASKED TO CONSENT TO AMENDING NSG GUIDELINES
[...] (C) PolOff conveyed reftel points and nonpaper requesting Chinese consensus on an amendment to Part 1 of the NSG Nuclear Guidelines on control of transfers of enrichment and reprocessing equipment to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Dai Huaicheng on [...]
2008-12-08 09:56:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM ENRG ETTC MNUC KNNP TRGY CH
08BEIJING4509DECEMBER 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, TORTURE IN
[...] Key points at the December 11 MFA press briefing: -- The Six-Party Talks Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting is still ongoing, as the parties are "discussing and deciding" formalities in bilateral sessions as well as plenary sessions. -- China has "taken note" of a recent Free Tibet report cl [...]
2008-12-11 23:34:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PARM PHUM ECON EFIN EAIR CH FR PL JA KS
08BEIJING4523CHINA WILL NOT ASSIST WITH SYRIA NUCLEAR PLANT
[...] (C) PolOff conveyed reftel points and nonpaper requesting that China not assist Syria in implementing its technical cooperation project for a nuclear power plant feasibility study to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Dai Huaicheng on December 12. Dai [...]
2008-12-12 08:40:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC KNNP TRGY IAEA CH SY
08BEIJING4526PRC/IRAN: DAS HENGEL DISCUSSES CHINA-IRAN ENERGY
[...] (C) EEB DAS for Energy, Sanctions, and Commodities Douglas Hengel, met with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Deputy DirecQ General Wu Haitao and Sinopec International Affairs Director General Tang Suxin on December 5 to discuss Chinese energy companies' activities in Iran. DDG [...]
2008-12-12 10:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG PTER ECON EPET EINV MNUC POL
08BEIJING4555DECEMBER 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, DETENTION
[...] Key points at the December 16 MFA press briefing: -- China believes the Six-Party Talks is a "process," with the major task being implementing the second phase of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in a "comprehensive manner." All six parties "agreed verification was necessary," but th [...]
2008-12-16 23:16:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PARM PHUM ECON EFIN EAIR CH FR PL JA KS
08BEIJING4569PRC/IRAN: CNOOC-IRAN COOPERATION IN PRELIMINARY
[...] (C) In a discussion with Economic Minister-Counselor, CNOOC's External Affairs Section Director Lu Xiaofeng emphasized that CNOOC's cooperation with Iran is driven by commercial interests and stressed that CNOOC has no intention of becoming entwined in political issues. He reiterated that CNOO [...]
2008-12-17 09:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET EINV PREL PARM PTER MNUC POL
08BEIJING4599DELIVERY OF LEVERAGING FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (S) On December 17, 2008, Econoffs and Finatt conveyed reftel to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of International Organizations official, Mr. Zhang Yaojun, as it relates to actions leveraged by the United Nations. Zhang expressed his appreciation and indicated he would pass [...]
2008-12-19 01:11:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL EFIN KNNP
08BEIJING4609ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PASSED TO CHINA ON
[...] (S) On the margins of a meeting on another topic, EAP/CM Director shared ref A points providing additional information to China to use in investigating the supply of aluminum plates to an entity associated with Iran's cruise missile program with MFA North America and Oceania Affairs Department [...]
2008-12-19 09:33:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL MTCR ETTC IR CH
08BEIJING4610CHINA ASKED TO FOLLOW-UP ON EFFORTS BY PAKISTAN'S
[...] (S) On the margins of a meeting on another topic, visiting EAP/CM Director shared ref A points requesting an update of China's investigation into Chinese entities' attempts to supply ring-rolling and flow-forming machines to Pakistan's missile program with MFA North America and Oceania Affairs [...]
2008-12-19 09:38:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL MTCR ETTC KSCA CH PK
08BEIJING4666PRC TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE DIRECTOR DISCUSSES
[...] (C) State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Director Wang Yi praised the Bush Administration's "management" of U.S.-China relations, saying that China in particular "greatly appreciates" U.S. efforts to "restrain Taiwan independence" at a December 23 lunch with the Ambassador. Wang expressed [...]
2008-12-24 07:48:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS CH TW
08BEIJING4696DASD SEDNEY DISCUSSES CROSS-STRAIT MILITARY ISSUES
[...] (C) Military deployments on both sides of the Taiwan Strait reflect the continuing state of hostility between the Mainland and Taiwan, State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Deputy Director Sun Yafu told visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) David Sedney on December 19. Chi [...]
2008-12-31 03:07:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MASS PARM MOPS CH TW
08BEIJING481(S) PRC REQUESTED TO STOP LIMMT EXPORT CONTROL
[...] (S) A/DCM met with MFA Arms Control Department Director General Chen Jingye on February 12 to convey reftel message regarding continued export control violations of the PRC entity LIMMT. Reviewing past violations and citing evidence of continued recent shipments of MTCR-controlled graphite and [...]
2008-02-12 11:24:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING527DEMARCHE TO CHINA ON INCORPORATION OF TRANSPORT
[...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche points on amending the Montreal and Hague Conventions to include provisions against the transportation of particularly dangerous goods, related items, and fugitives to the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) and to the Ministry of Fo [...]
2008-02-15 04:10:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX CH
08BEIJING533DEMARCHE TO CHINA ON INCORPORATION OF TRANSPORT
[...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche points on amending the Montreal and Hague Conventions to include provisions against the transportation of particularly dangerous goods, related items, and fugitives to the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) and to the Ministry of Fo [...]
2008-02-15 06:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX CH
08BEIJING549CHINESE SCHOLARS COMMENT ON TAIWAN FOLLOWING KMT
[...] (C) In the wake of the KMT's January 12 landslide victory in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, some Mainland observers believe a KMT triumph in the March 22 presidential election is virtually assured. Other contacts, however, argue that "anything can happen" and expect the DPP's Frank [...]
2008-02-15 11:01:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS CH TW
08BEIJING643STAFFDEL MIXTER DISCUSSES DPRK, IRAN,
[...] (S) Summary. Visiting House staffers led by House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) majority staffer J. Cobb Mixter discussed security issues with MFA Arms Control Counselor Li Song on February 21. Mixter noted the maturing U.S.-China relationship and said the Six-Party Talks are an example of [...]
2008-02-22 08:54:00Embassy BeijingSECRETBEXP ENRG MNUC PARM PREL TRGY KNNP CH TW BM
08BEIJING716(S) PRC UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF LIMMT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-28 11:09:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING786ADOPTION OF UNSCR 1803
[...] (U) PolOffs delivered reftel points and nonpaper on UN Security Council Resolution 1803 on the Iranian nuclear issue March 4 to MFA International Organizations Department UN Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun and Arms Control Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Sun Lei, for their Gov [...]
2008-03-04 09:30:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL UNSC EFIN MNUC IR CH
08BEIJING869PRC-PAKISTAN: MFA, SCHOLARS REMAIN FOCUSED ON
[...] (C) Summary: MFA officials and PRC scholars believe the new coalition government in Pakistan will be inherently weak and that extended political instability would likely lead to the intervention of the Pakistan Army. Though the shakiness of the nascent coalition Government will slow the devel [...]
2008-03-10 09:18:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PARM CH PK
08BEIJING871PRC/LEBANON: PRC UNAWARE OF MARCH 14 CONVENTION,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-10 09:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MASS PTER PARM CH LE
08BEIJING886(S) CHINA STILL INVESTIGATING LIMMT; URGES THE
[...] (S) China continues to investigate the export control activities of LIMMT and urges the United States not to impose sanctions on this Chinese firm, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue told PolOff on March 11. Recalling the recent U.S. inform [...]
2008-03-11 08:52:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING891CONTACT SAYS CHINA GREAT WALL INDUSTRY CORPORATION
[...] (S) China Arms Control and Disarmament Association (CACDA) Secretary General Li Genxin told PolOff on March 11 that Wang SIPDIS Haibo, Chief Executive Officer of China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC),is taking great personal interest in the upcoming March 20 meeting in Washington, m [...]
2008-03-11 10:25:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CH IR
08BEIJING90MFA: CHINA INTERSTED IN STABLE AND PEACEFUL
[...] (C) MFA Asia Department Deputy Director General Liu Jian briefed PolMinCouns January 8 on Chinese Foreign Minister (FM) Yang Jiechi's January 5 phone call to Pakistan FM Inam-ul Haq. (Note: See also the January 5 report on the telephone conversation by the official PRC news agency Xinhua (re [...]
2008-01-08 09:15:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TER PARM CH PK
08BEIRUT1051LEBANON: GOL DOUBTS NAM WILL APPROVE IRAN'S DRAFT
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Oussama Khachab, Head of the Americas Desk, and Fadi Hajali, who holds the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) portfolio, both at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 17. Khachab reported that Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh would likely attend the 2008 NAM [...]
2008-07-18 16:10:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA PERL UR LE
08BEIRUT108LEBANON: AMBASSADOR FAREWELL CALL ON LEBANESE ARMY
[...] (C) In a January 12th farewell office call, a confident Lebanese Army Commander Michel Sleiman discussed the ongoing investigation of General Francois Al-Hajj's assassination, the current political impasse, a new but improbable Presidential candidate, and his mandatory resignation date as Army [...]
2008-01-24 13:47:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
08BEIRUT1212LEBANON: NON-COMMITAL ON THE IAEA BOARD OF
[...] (C) Charge raised points about Afghanistan's candidacy with Rola Noureddine, PM Siniora's chief aide, on August 18. Noureddine took note of the information about Afghanistan's and Iran's candidacies, in addition to that of Syria, but was non-committal about what position the GOL would take. [...]
2008-08-18 14:42:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA PREL PARM MNUC LE
08BEIRUT1430LEBANON: DEMARCHE DELIVERED, NO SUBSTANTIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-02 13:03:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM PGOG PHUM UNGA CDG LE IS SY
08BEIRUT1440LEBANON: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1835
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-03 15:06:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PINR PARM KNNP MNUC UNSC IR LE
08BEIRUT1577LEBANON: A/S HOOK TOURS THE BLUE LINE; MEETS WITH
[...] (C) On October 31, A/S for International Relations Affairs Brian Hook, Ambassador, PolMilOff and Defense Attach toured the Blue Line in a UNIFIL helicopter, overflying Sheba'a farms and Ghajar, and met at length with UNIFIL Commander Graziano. Graziano has developed a detailed UNIFIL plan for [...]
2008-11-04 16:20:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MASS MCAP PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY
08BEIRUT161LEBANON: SAAD WAKES UP TO 2009 PARLIAMENTARY
[...] (C) March 14 majority leader Saad Hariri blamed Libya and Qatar for undermining Lebanon at the January 27 Arab League meeting, with the preservation of Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Sleiman's presidential candidacy the only positive result, in his view. He predicted that, without tou [...]
2008-02-01 16:46:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
08BEIRUT166LEBANON: NEW UNIIIC COMMISSIONER SAYS FAILURE IS
[...] (C) New UNIIIC Commissioner and Prosecutor-Designate Daniel Bellemare believes time is running out for the Special Tribunal and "failure is not an option." UNIIIC was "clearly making process," but needs member states' urgent assistance in putting together the pieces of the puzzle and increasin [...]
2008-02-04 15:11:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
08BEIRUT167LEBANON: MARCH 14: HIGH HOPES FOR SPECIAL TRIBUNAL
[...] (C) March 14 leaders have stepped up their own lobbying efforts recently to convince key countries to contribute to the Special Tribunal, reportedly securing commitments from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, and Russia. Many view the Tribunal as the primary -- if not only -- vehicle for ending [...]
2008-02-04 15:18:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM SY LE
08BEIRUT1774LEBANON: DEMARCHE REQUEST UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Oussama Khachab, Head of the Americas Desk at the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 19. Khachab displayed interest in the subject. He noted there could be many more qualified candidates than Hosni and suggested a former Lebanese Minister [...]
2008-12-22 04:51:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALCDG IS LE PARM PGOV PHUM PREL SY UNGA
08BEIRUT181LEBANON: BERRI NOT OPTIMISTIC ABOUT MOUSSA VISIT
[...] (C) The Ambassador paid an introductory call on Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, one day before Arab League Secretary General Moussa's return to Beirut. The Speaker did not appear optimistic that Moussa's visit would lead to a breakthrough in the ongoing impasse over the presidential election, [...]
2008-02-07 13:39:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT183LEBANON: JUMBLATT PESSIMISTIC ON ARAB LEAGUE,
[...] (C) The Special Tribunal, the Arab League initiative and Amr Moussa's return to Lebanon, preparations for the February 14 commemoration of the assassination of PM Rafiq Hariri, and Hizballah arms were among the topics of conversation at a February 7 lunch hosted for the Ambassador by Druse lead [...]
2008-02-07 17:30:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT190LEBANON: MARCH 14 GAINING MOMEMTUM
[...] (C) Key March 14 players told the Ambassador March 14 would insist on presidential elections first in talks with visiting Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa (whose departure has now been postponed until February 9). They remained confident in the support of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LA [...]
2008-02-08 15:47:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT193LEBANON: DEFMIN ON DEMONSTRATIONS, QATAR/UNIFIL
[...] (C) In a February 8th introductory meeting at the MinDef's home, MinDef Elias Murr warmly welcomed the Ambassador and laid the ground work for continued, close coordination and cooperation with the USG. Murr looks forward to the upcoming visit of USDP Edelman and what that entails for supportin [...]
2008-02-08 16:06:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
08BEIRUT195LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE SYG MOUSSA REPORTS NO
[...] (C) Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, just minutes before departing Beirut, told the Ambassador that, although he was unable to report a breakthrough in the ongoing political impasse, he was not disappointed in his visit. There had been very open and serious discussions, he said, which [...]
2008-02-09 12:13:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT203LEBANON: ARMY COMMANDER SAYS AMR MOUSSA WILL
[...] (C) In a February 8th introductory office call, Lebanese Army Commander Michel Sleiman warmly welcomed Ambassador. Sleiman did not think that the February 7-9 trip by Arab League SYG Amr Moussa would accomplish anything other than a framework for more discussions. Sleiman gave a brief overvie [...]
2008-02-11 10:57:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
08BEIRUT205LEBANON: MARCH 14 ORGANIZING BETTER; ESTABLISHES
[...] (C) At long last, the March 14 pro-government coalition has set up a secretariat for internal coordination to develop strategies to boost public (both domestic and international) support and create a unified public relations message. March 14 leaders already have begun an intensive diplomatic [...]
2008-02-11 12:55:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT207LEBANON: PATRIARCH SAYS SYRIA TO BLAME FOR
[...] (C) In a February 8 introductory call by the Ambassador, Maronite Patriarch Boutros Sfeir said that Lebanon, especially the Christian community, was divided and he blamed Syria and Iran for the division. The Patriarch said the key element of the Arab League initiative is the call for the imme [...]
2008-02-11 14:17:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PREL PTER LE SY
08BEIRUT215LEBANON: HARIRI URGES STRONGER U.S. PRESSURE ON
[...] (C) Increased pressure on Syria was the dominant theme of the Ambassador's first meeting with majority leader Saad Hariri. The opposition, supported by Syria and Iran, was pursuing a long-term strategy to gradually take over the country, he claimed. Bilateral and international assistance was [...]
2008-02-12 17:08:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT223LEBANON: ARMY COMMANDER DISCUSSES DISCIPLINARY
[...] (C) In a February 13th office call with Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Edelman, Lebanese Army Commander Michel Sleiman reviewed the themes of Army unity, good morale in the Army, and the positive role model for sectarian cooperation the Army provides to Lebanon (Reftel A). Sleima [...]
2008-02-13 16:31:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
08BEIRUT24LEBANON: AOUN SAYS MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY
[...] (C) In a January 4 meeting with Ambassador, Michel Aoun said the Hizballah-led March 8-Aoun opposition would not agree to ending the presidential vacuum until the pro-government March 14 bloc agrees to a package deal comprised of a one-third blocking minority in cabinet for the opposition, agr [...]
2008-01-07 14:29:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM FR IS LE SY
08BEIRUT255LEBANON: GEAGEA PLEASED WITH 2/14 RALLY, PLEADS
[...] (C) In his first meeting with Charge Sison, Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea, pleased with the results of the February 14 rally, said he believed the March 14 bloc had proven it is a popular movement able to rally its supporters and speak with a unified voice. He predicted that the Arab Le [...]
2008-02-15 18:47:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT26LEBANON: BERRI SAYS CABINET MUST BE 10-10-10
[...] (C) In a January 7 meeting with the Ambassador, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said he agreed with the 1/5 Arab League Foreign Ministers' communique. But Berri's interpretation of the communique was sharply at odds with that of March 14: whereas March 14 sees the communique as largely suppor [...]
2008-01-07 17:04:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PREL PTER FR LE SY
08BEIRUT260LEBANON: HARIRI PROVIDES ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-19 05:10:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT264LEBANON: HARIRI PROVIDES ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE ON
[...] (S/NF) In the course of a February 11 meeting with the Charge (Ref A),majority leader Saad Hariri and advisor Ghattas Khoury provided anecdotal information regarding alleged financial transactions of Rami Maklouf and Syrian Directory of Military Intelligence Asef Shawket. They alleged that M [...]
2008-02-19 12:31:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT266LEBANON: AOUN INSISTS ON BLOCKING THIRD, ELECTORAL
[...] (C) In his first meeting with Charge Sison, Free Patriotic Movement leader Michel Aoun stressed the opposition's demand for a blocking third in cabinet and the need for a more representative electoral law if the Arab League initiative was going to succeed. Palestinian refugees was one of the [...]
2008-02-19 15:12:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM PREF KPAL PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT270LEBANON: FRENCH AND VATICAN AMBASSADORS
[...] (C) In separate introductory meetings with Charge Sison, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Papal Nuncio Luigi Gatti and French Charge d'Affaires Andre Parant expressed similar views on Lebanon's ongoing political impasse, including the role of regional actors, Lebanon's Christians, the Special T [...]
2008-02-19 16:22:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM PHUM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT283LEBANON: JUMBLATT PREOCCUPIED WITH SECURITY ISSUES
[...] (C) Security concerns weighed heavily on Druse leader Walid Jumblatt during a February 22 meeting with the Charge. He sought U.S. assistance in persuading Saad Hariri to discuss recent Sunni-Shia clashes with Amal leader Nabih Berri, pointing to an upcoming Hizballah rally as another source o [...]
2008-02-21 15:28:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT286LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE INITIATIVE -- GROUNDHOG DAY?
[...] (C) Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa's Chief of Staff expressed neither optimism nor pessimism following his February 20-21 discussions with members of the majority and opposition. Acknowledging that the situation was difficult, and that Moussa had not yet decided whether he would retu [...]
2008-02-22 16:04:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT292LEBANON: BERRI SAYS STILL NO AGREEMENT ON CABINET
[...] (C) Speaker Berri, commenting on Arab League SYG Amr Moussa's return to Lebanon in a last-ditch effort to resolve the political impasse before the February 26 parliamentary session to elect a president, said as of noontime on February 25, agreement still had not been reached on cabinet formati [...]
2008-02-25 15:01:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT296LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE SYG MOUSSA REPORTS GLASS IS
[...] (C) Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, just minutes before departing Beirut, told the Charge that his most recent round of marathon meetings had resulted in "serious discussions" covering a lot of topics. If representatives from the majority and opposition could sit together and discus [...]
2008-02-26 16:32:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT302LEBANON: SAAD CALLS ARAB LEAGUE MEETINGS "USELESS"
[...] (C) On February 25, Majority leader Saad Hariri called the February 24-25 round of Arab League meetings "useless." Michel Aoun continued to insist on a blocking third in the cabinet, and Syria does not want the presidential election to take place. Hizballah, meanwhile, was escalating its act [...]
2008-02-26 13:13:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT323LEBANON: DRUSE AND PHALANGE DISMISSIVE OF ARAB
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-03 16:15:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT324LEBANON: GENERAL SLEIMAN ON GAZA, US NAVY IN
[...] (C) Summary: Charge met with Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Michel Sleiman March 3 for an overview of the past week: Gaza, U.S. Navy ship movements, and continued speculation on the Arab League Summit. Sleiman was frank and constructive during the meeting, offering feedback on Charge's rece [...]
2008-03-03 16:59:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
08BEIRUT325LEBANON: DRUSE AND PHALANGE DISMISSIVE OF ARAB
[...] (C) Advisors to Phalange party leader Amine Gemayel and Druse leader Walid Jumblatt were critical of Arab League SYG Amr Moussa's ongoing efforts to resolve Lebanon's political impasse, suggesting that Moussa's real focus was a successful Arab League summit. They said some in March 14 favor th [...]
2008-03-04 06:25:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT339LEBANON: MARCH 14 TO HOLD FIRST CONVENTION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (U) The March 14 coalition, seeking to build on the momentum gained during the February 14, 2008 third commemoration of Rafiq Hariri's assassination, which rallied larger than expected crowds, is planning its first ever convention [...]
2008-03-05 15:37:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT350LEBANON: UNIIIC COMMISSIONER VOWS TO LEAVE NO
[...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraphs 13-14. 2. (C) UNIIIC Commissioner and Prosecutor-Designate Daniel Bellemare is as determined as ever to succeed in his mission, but warns that it will take more time and resources before he will be able to issue indictments. Bellemare, who is [...]
2008-03-07 14:14:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT354LEBANON: HARIRI ADVISOR LOOKING AHEAD TO
[...] (C) Ghattas Khoury, advisor to majority leader Saad Hariri, does not believe enough pressure has been exerted on Syria to allow Lebanon's presidential election to take place. Michel Aoun, who seemed to reject all three points in the Arab League initiative, was the main problem. Lebanon would [...]
2008-03-07 16:42:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT372LEBANON: MINDEF WORRIED THAT HIZBALLAH WAR WITH
[...] (S) In a March 10 meeting with Charge, MinDef Murr expressed his growing concern that a Hizballah war with Israel is imminent. His assessment is based upon recent Hizballah preparations, reported movement of families, and the precipitous increase in Israeli overflights of Lebanon. Murr does n [...]
2008-03-11 16:08:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY IS LE
08BEIRUT388LEBANON: HAMADEH DISCUSSES "BEFORE, DURING AND
[...] (C) Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh shared with Charge and DCM that he was unable to persuade French Charge Parant to attend the March 14 congress. Regarding the upcoming Arab Summit, he said the GOL is "not in the mood" to attend, but there are issues to be decided before, during a [...]
2008-03-14 15:27:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SY LE
08BEIRUT411LEBANON: UNIFIL COMMANDER REQUESTS ASSISTANCE FROM
[...] (S) In a March 21 introductory meeting with Charge, United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) Force Commander Graziano discussed a wide range of issues, but focused primarily on the difficulties posed by the continued Israeli occupation of Ghajar village inside Lebanon, the precipitous [...]
2008-03-21 15:18:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR MCAP MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT436LEBANON: GOL NEXT STEPS AFTER DECISION TO BOYCOTT
[...] (C) According to his top advisor, PM Siniora is striving to win his government Arab recognition that it represents the country as a whole, rather than only the March 14 faction, and that the ongoing political crisis is a result of Syrian interference rather than internal factional disputes. Th [...]
2008-03-28 12:19:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT437LEBANON: MARCH 14 BRACING ITSELF FOR POST ARAB
[...] (C) The March 14 General Secretariat, still glowing from its successful convention on March 14, is striving to maintain the momentum and gear up for taking tough political decisions in what it views as turbulent times ahead. Although March 14 leaders have not yet reached consensus on whether t [...]
2008-03-28 13:13:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR PREF MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT45LEBANON: CODEL LYNCH MEETING WITH PM SINIORA
[...] (C) On January 10, PM Siniora conveyed to CODEL Lynch his gratitude for U.S. economic, political, and military support. He said the January 5 Arab League Foreign Ministers' communique was important, but that the opposition's interpretation of the communique, if implemented, would put handcuf [...]
2008-01-11 15:36:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALKPAL PARM PGOV PREL PTER IS LE SY
08BEIRUT451LEBANON: PM SINIORA GRATEFUL FOR INL ASSISTANCE,
[...] (C) PM Fouad Siniora dismissed the March 29-30 Arab League summit in Damascus as a "non-summit," and held out little expectation that the Arab League would find a solution to Lebanon's ongoing political crisis. His government had managed to perform surprisingly well given the unprecedented ch [...]
2008-03-31 15:38:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT459LEBANON: DEFMIN MURR ON TRANSFORMING THE LAF TO SUPPORT CT OPERATIONS, UNSCR 1701, CAMPS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 10:43:00Embassy BeirutSECRET//NOFORNIS KPAL MASS MCAP PARM PINR PTER SY
08BEIRUT464LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER'S PLEA TO BELLEMARE:
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-03 15:40:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT465LEBANON: JUSTICE MINISTER'S PLEA TO BELLEMARE:
[...] (C). Justice Minister Charles Rizk warned of mounting pressures to release the four generals held in connection with the assassination of former PM Rafiq Hariri. He stressed the need for UNIIIC Commissioner Bellemare to reaffirm former Commissioner Mehlis' recommendation that the GOL detain [...]
2008-04-03 15:51:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT471LEBANON: BERRI SENDS UP TRIAL BALLOON ON
[...] (C). Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri continues to seek internal and international support for his proposal to relaunch the National Dialogue, framing it as a continuation of the Arab League initiative and the only way to reach a solution to the ongoing political crisis. He criticized LAF comma [...]
2008-04-04 16:31:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT472 LEBANON: RECONSTRUCTION CONTINUES TO REPAIR 2006
[...] (U) The GOL and some Arab donors continue to pay beneficiaries compensation to rebuild houses destroyed or damaged in the July 2006 war, but the GOL needs additional funds to complete the process. The opposition has continuously attacked the GOL regarding disbursement of compensation, and even [...]
2008-04-07 04:06:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN PREL PGOV PARM MNUC LE
08BEIRUT479LEBANON: MARCH 14 SECRETARIAT SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT
[...] (C) March 14 Secretary General Fares Suaid outlined current thinking for March 14's next steps in the wake of the Arab League summit. Unified support for a cabinet reshuffle continued to be hampered by individual political aspirations and Christian concerns. However, March 14 needed to be pr [...]
2008-04-07 14:18:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT490LEBANON: JUMBLATT CONCERNED ABOUT UNIIIC DELAYS,
[...] (S) Druze leader Walid Jumblatt expressed concerns about information he had received that former UNIIIC Commissioner Serge Brammertz failed to act for the past year-and-a-half to act on a key lead discovered by Internal Security Forces Intelligence Officer Wissam Eid, who was assassinated one [...]
2008-04-08 15:59:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS SY IS LE
08BEIRUT491LEBANON: ARMENIAN TASHNAQ PARTY NOT WEDDED TO
[...] (C) Armenian Tashnaq party MP Hagop Pakradunian believes the solution to the ongoing political impasse lies outside of Lebanon. While supporting the candidacy of Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Michel Sleiman, Pakradunian insisted that his election be accompanied by agreement on cabinet [...]
2008-04-09 11:20:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS IR AR SY
08BEIRUT496LEBANON: INCREASED HIZBALLAH ACTIVITY IN THE
[...] (S) According to the Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, who meets occasionally with Hizballah officials, Hizballah is "off-balance" and has not yet decided how to respond to the February 12 assassination of Imad Mougnieh. Hizballah was moving its training operations to the Bekaa, while still pour [...]
2008-04-10 11:54:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS IR AR SY
08BEIRUT499LEBANON: MEA CHAIRMAN FEARS AIRORT COULD FALL INTO
[...] (C) The GOL is bidding out the operations and maintenance contract at Beirut International Airport (BIA). The chairman of national carrier Middle East Airlines (MEA),which also owns the company that currently has the operations and maintenance contract, says that the Kuwaiti Khurafi group co [...]
2008-04-11 09:11:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EFIN PREL PGOV PARM MNUC LE
08BEIRUT515LEBANON: SHIA LEADER CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE
[...] (C) Respected Shia leader Ibrahim Shamseddine rejects Speaker Berri's call for National Dialogue as unconstitutional, and instead calls for cabinet "rehabilitation" to include adding non-Hizballah Shia, followed by an immediate presidential election. Shamseddine, who expressed little interest [...]
2008-04-15 11:25:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR KPAL MASS IR AR SY
08BEIRUT522LEBANON: SECTION 1207 FUNDING USED FOR DEMINING
[...] (U) In FY 2006, the State Department's Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) received $10 million under Section 1207 of the 2006 National Defense Authorization Act in response to an emergency request for assistance to Lebanon following the July 2006 war between [...]
2008-04-16 15:44:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PGOV PREL PTER LE
08BEIRUT542LEBANON: TOUR OF THE BLUE LINE; UNIFIL COMMANDER'S
[...] (C) On April 19, Charge and Defense Attache toured the Blue Line in a UNIFIL helicopter, overflying Sheba'a farms and Ghajar and met at length with UNIFIL Commander Graziano. General Graziano continues to stress that Ghajar is his number one issue, predicting that this issue will lead to arm [...]
2008-04-21 17:19:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MASS MCAP PGOV PREL PTER PARM PINR SY
08BEIRUT549LEBANON: WELCH TO BERRI: HOLD DIALOGUE IN
[...] (C) In an April 17 meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, NEA A/S David Welch discussed the continuing impasse on the presidential election and Berri's proposal for a new national dialogue. Berri described his recent regional tour to garner support for his proposal and said the Arab Lea [...]
2008-04-22 14:02:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALOVIP PARM PGOV PREL PTER IS LE SY
08BEIRUT550LEBANON: GEMAYEL TELLS WELCH UNIFIL SHOULD EXPAND
[...] (C) In a April 18 meeting, former president Amine Gemayel told visiting NEA A/S David Welch, that the rules of engagement for UNIFIL troops should be changed, and added that he wanted UNIFIL to expand its area of operations (AOE) and its mandate in southern Lebanon. UNIFIL could also be used [...]
2008-04-22 14:02:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALOVIP PARM PGOV PREL PTER IS LE SY
08BEIRUT551LEBANON: ARMY COMMANDER WILL EXTEND IF ORDERED BY
[...] (C) In an April 18 meeting with NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander General Michel Sleiman stressed he was intent on retiring by November 21, 2008. Sleiman said his announcement that he would leave his post on August 21 was designed to put pressure on th [...]
2008-04-22 14:03:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMASS MCAP PTER PARM PINR KPAL SY AE IS LE
08BEIRUT562LEBANON: GOL SHOWS GREAT INTEREST IN MEGAPORTS
[...] (C) The Lebanese government has been supportive to date in responding to the offers under the Department of Energy's Megaports initiative to provide radiological/nuclear materials detection equipment in Lebanon's two largest ports, Beirut and Tripoli. However, GOL bureaucracy and some specif [...]
2008-04-23 16:17:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALEAID EIND ELTN ENRG EWWT PARM PGOV PREL LE
08BEIRUT647LEBANON: GOL WANTS TO REDUCE ITS MANPADS STOCKPILE
[...] (S/NF) In a March 26 meeting, DATT informed the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) officials of the appointment of Ambassador Bloomfield as the Special Envoy for MANPADS Threat Reduction. GOL officials also expressed great interest in relinquishing MANPADS within their possession during a March 3-7 [...]
2008-05-10 17:30:00Embassy BeirutSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOS PARM PINR PINS LE
08BEIRUT661LEBANON: ARMY COMMANDER SAYS HE WILL PROTECT THE
[...] (C/NF) In two meetings on Sunday, May 11, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander Sleiman explained that he had not meant to embarrass the Prime Minister with his comments on GOL cabinet decisions, that reports of massive army resignations were not true, and that the Army would "defend until th [...]
2008-05-12 16:20:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMASS MCAP PTER PARM PINR KPAL SY AE IS LE
08BEIRUT688LEBANON: ARMY COMMANDER DESCRIBES CHALLENGES AND
[...] (C) In a 14 May meeting, Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) Commander LTG Sleiman told visiting Acting CENTCOM Commander LTG Dempsey that Lebanon is in a "civil war" that requires a political solution. Sleiman outlined for General Dempsey the difficulties of the current tactical situation on the grou [...]
2008-05-14 21:46:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMASS MCAP PTER PARM PINR KPAL SY AE IS LE
08BEIRUT77LEBANON: BERRI CITES SYRIAN-SAUDI RELATIONSHIP AS
[...] (C) In his last meeting with the mbassador, a pessimistic Parliament Speaker Nabi Berri cited better relations between Syria and audi Arabia as the key to resolving Lebanon's poitical crisis. He continued to insist on a 10-10-0 cabinet formation, and stressed that a meeting etween majority le [...]
2008-01-18 14:22:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
08BEIRUT84LEBANON: DEFENSE MINISTER RECOUNTS MEETING WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-19 08:14:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
08BEIRUT85LEBANON: DEFENSE MINISTER RECOUNTS MEETING WITH
[...] (S) Deputy PM and Defense Minister Elias Murr advocated separation of the presidential election from cabinet formation in his discussions with visiting Arab League SYG Amr Moussa, but held little hope that Damascus, Moussa's next stop, would accept the idea. The Syrians, Murr believed, were f [...]
2008-01-20 12:19:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM SY IS LE
08BEIRUT851COM CONCURS WITH SECTION 1206 FY 08 TRANCHE FOUR
[...] (S) CHIEF OF MISSION FULLY SUPPORTS THE FY 08 SECTION 1206 (TRANCHE FOUR,4) PROPOSALS AS SUBMITTED BY USCENTCOM. THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE LEBANESE ARMED FORCES' (LAF'S) CAPABILITY TO CONDUCT MILITARY OPERATIONS IN URBAN TERRAIN (MOUT). IT REINFORCES THE MISSION'S STRATEGIC GOALS OF COUNTERT [...]
2008-06-05 16:51:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPGOV PARM PTER PM LE PREL MARR MOPS
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