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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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09ALGIERS1048ALGERIA ON IAEA - IRAN NEXT STEPS
[...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief on November 19 explained reftel points on the IAEA case against Iran to Hamza Khelif, head of the Sub-Directorate for Disarmament in the Algerian MFA's General Directorate for Political and International Security Affairs. 2. (SBU) Saying he would refer the points to hig [...]
2009-11-25 06:28:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC IAEA IR AG
09ALGIERS195ALGERIA RESERVED ON MARCH 2 IAEA BOARD MEETING
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director of International Security Issues Ali Alaoui on February 25. We underscored USG concerns regarding the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria and urged Algeria to make a strong national statement on both issues at the upcoming Board of Governors [...]
2009-02-25 16:52:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR AG
09ALGIERS464ALGERIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT SOUTH AFRICAN IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-11 11:03:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA PREL AG
09ALGIERS514BOUTEFLIKA: SERIOUS WESTERN SAHARA AUTONOMY IS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bouteflika told Codel Burr Algeria would consider modifying its position on Western Sahara, and engaging the Sahrawis, if Morocco seriously implemented UN resolutions on self-determination. While Algeria would respect whatever outcome the Saharans chose, including auto [...]
2009-06-03 06:36:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS OREP PGOV PINR PTER PINS KNNP AG
09ALGIERS670ALGERIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSC 1874
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 17:53:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP AG
09ALGIERS749ALGERIA: NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE 2010
[...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy POC on NPT-related issues will be Michael Bosshart, Political and Economic Section Chief, as of September 1, 2009. 2. (U) We believe that much of Algeria's NPT-related policy is coordinated through Algeria's ambassador to the IAEA in Vienna, although some authority m [...]
2009-08-12 17:30:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09ALGIERS822MIDDLE EAST ISSUES IN IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 13:46:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM KNNP IAEA PREL IS EG AG
09ALGIERS824ALGERIA: DEMARCHE ON IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND
[...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief presented reftel demarche September 13 to Hamza Khelif, Deputy Director for Disarmament in the MFA's Office of Security and Disarmament. Khelif noted that as president of the IAEA Board of Governors, Algeria carried a special responsibility to be impartial and listen to all [...]
2009-09-14 16:32:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY AG
09ALGIERS839ALGERIA TO ENGAGE IRAN ON AMCIT DETAINEES
[...] (C) The Algerian MFA says that Algeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs would engage with his Iranian colleague on the margins of UNGA to help obtain the humanitarian release of U.S. citizens detained in Iran. It would also instruct its Ambassador in Geneva to work with the U.S. and Egyptian del [...]
2009-09-17 17:31:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALAG CASC IR KNNP MNUC PARM PHUM PTER
09ALGIERS904ALGERIA: RESPONSE TO P5 PLUS ONE TALKS WITH IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-07 09:34:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALKNNP MUNC PARM IR AG
09AMMAN1262GICNT: JORDAN WILL ATTEND AND PRESENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 14:47:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PGOV PINR PREL
09AMMAN1319DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-14 08:12:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA JO
09AMMAN1337DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN JORDAN ON UNSC 1718
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-14 11:36:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PREL PARM KNNP KN JO
09AMMAN1356JORDAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION REJECTS PROPOSED
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Econoffs delivered ref A points on June 8 to Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Khaled Toukan and JAEC Commissioner Kamal Araj, reiterating that the U.S. hopes to conclude a 123 Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Jordan in the near future and urgi [...]
2009-06-17 10:28:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNENRG KNNP PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN1394JORDAN BRIEFS ISRAEL ON NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS
[...] (C) Summary: After consistent prodding from Post since 2007 for the Government of Jordan (GOJ) to engage the Israelis on its nuclear energy plans, Jordanian officials briefed an Israeli delegation on June 11 about the development of Jordan's nuclear energy program (reftels). According to Is [...]
2009-06-22 08:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN1472GOJ SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite the ongoing multilateral World Bank led Red Sea - Dead Sea Feasibility study (RDS),on May 17 Jordan announced a unilateral $10 billion Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP). The GOJ sees a Red Sea - Dead Sea conveyance mechanism as the best way forward to solve its [...]
2009-07-01 04:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV EAGR EAID ENRG PGOV PREL KNNP JO IS
09AMMAN1480CONFERENCE ADDRESSES NUCLEAR ENERGY AND NON-PROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nuclear energy and non-proliferation experts discussed security challenges in the Middle East during the conference "Nuclear Proliferation and Nuclear Energy Security, Political and Economic Implications" held in Amman from June 22-24. Participants welcomed the call by President [...]
2009-07-01 11:05:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON TRGY KNNP PARM JO XF
09AMMAN1489JORDAN STILL OBJECTING TO PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE
[...] (C) Summary: The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) briefed a U.S. congressional staffdel on June 29 on the development of Jordan's nuclear energy program. In response to a question about what was impeding a 123 agreement with the U.S., JAEC Chairman Khaled Toukan gave many of the same [...]
2009-07-02 08:38:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PGOV JO
09AMMAN1570JORDAN CREATES TASK FORCE TO FIND COMMON GROUND
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has created a high-level, interagency Task Force to consider USG-proposed changes on the bilateral 123 Nuclear Energy Cooperation Agreement (NCA). This development appears to be the result of the Ambassador going over Toukan's head and speaking [...]
2009-07-13 11:48:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNENRG KNNP ECON PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN1690JORDAN'S ENERGY STRATEGY: MUCH TALK, LITTLE ACTION
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordanian government points to the energy sector as a main source of its economic woes. With no oil and limited natural resources, Jordan imports over 96% of its energy needs. Given significant rises in energy demand in Jordan over the last few years, the Government of J [...]
2009-07-29 07:01:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNENRG ECON EINV KNNP EPET PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN1739GOJ DETERMINED TO CONTINUE WITH JORDAN-ONLY RED
[...] (C/NF) Post continues to engage Jordanian officials on various plans to use the Red Sea to address the country's dire water needs. Minister of Water and Irrigation Abu Saud reiterated Jordan's commitment to implementing the Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP) in a July 22 meeting with OP [...]
2009-08-03 12:42:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV EAGR EAID ENRG PGOV PREL KNNP JO IS
09AMMAN1915GOJ MUDDIES THE FACTS TO PAINT A POSITIVE PICTURE
[...] (C/NF) In an August 18 meeting with visiting Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and the Ambassador, Minister of Water and Irrigation (MWI) Raed Abu Saud reiterated Jordan's commitment to implementing the Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP) and noted that Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh is [...]
2009-08-25 05:08:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV EAGR EAID ENRG PGOV PREL KNNP JO IS
09AMMAN2114JORDAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN, IAEA MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 13:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC JO
09AMMAN2233JORDANIAN THINK TANK ADVOCATES REGIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Nuclear physicist and Director of Jordan's Arab Institute for Security Studies, Ayman Khalil, recently advocated to EconCouns the benefits of a regional Arab nuclear fuel bank. Khalil's think-tank, located at the University of Jordan, sponsored in June 2009 an international "Nuclear Pro [...]
2009-10-05 12:59:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EMIN TRGY KNNP PARM JO
09AMMAN2290JORDAN PRODUCES YELLOWCAKE AND SEEKS COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) is keen on reaching a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States even as it continues to sign similar agreements with other countries, most recently Argentina on September 22. JAEC also has had discussions with regional actors [...]
2009-10-14 08:04:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG ECON EMIN TRGY KNNP PARM JO
09AMMAN2498JORDAN AWARDS CONTRACT FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY PROJECT
[...] (C) The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) on November 15 signed an $11.3 million agreement with the Australian firm WorleyParsons to conduct a two-year technology selection and financial feasibility study for Jordan's first nuclear power plant planned to be built near Aqaba, according to t [...]
2009-11-17 14:14:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EMIN TRGY PARM KNNP JO
09AMMAN2580SCENESETTER FOR JORDAN VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY
[...] (S/NF) Embassy Amman welcomes your December 2 visit which provides an opportunity to articulate the Administration's views on nuclear energy and nonproliferation at a time when Jordan seems to be intensifying its efforts to conclude development, investment, and cooperation agreements in the f [...]
2009-11-28 06:09:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNECON ENRG PARM PREL KNNP JO
09AMMAN2769GOJ CONFIRMS TO T UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Under Secretary Tauscher, during a December 2 visit to Jordan, emphasized to then-Prime Minister Dahabi and other senior Jordanian officials the need for strong commitments on uranium enrichment and reprocessing in order to conclude a 123 Agreement. She explained that due to [...]
2009-12-22 10:28:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPARM ECON ENRG PREL KNNP JO
09AMMAN469DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDANIAN VIEWS OF THE NPT
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points on February 5 to MFA nonproliferation pointman Khaled Takhayneh, seeking official comment on Jordan's goals regarding the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and the upcoming review process. On February 18, PolOff met with Takhayneh, who offered a general [...]
2009-02-19 14:12:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09AMMAN825CURRENT STATE OF PLAY IN JORDAN'S NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) continues to engage numerous foreign countries on the development of Jordan's nuclear energy program. This approach at times has created confusion, particularly in the press, as to which deals have actually been finalized or are mer [...]
2009-04-06 11:48:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNENRG KNNP ECON JO
09AMMAN826JORDAN DEVELOPING HUMAN RESOURCE CAPACITY FOR
[...] (SBU) During a DOE/NNSA Middle East Infrastructure Preparedness Workshop in Amman from March 22-26, Commissioner for Nuclear Fuel Cycle in the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Ned Xoubi outlined Jordan's efforts to develop human capacity for implementing a civilian nuclear energy progra [...]
2009-04-06 11:49:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP JO
09AMMAN893JORDAN DEMARCHED ON E3 PLUS 3 RENEWED APPROACH TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 05:27:00Embassy AmmanSECRETPARM PREL MNUC KNNP IR JO
09AMMAN930JORDAN ASKS FOR NON-PAPER TO FACILITATE PLANNING
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) PolChief and Netherlands DCM Johan Verboom delivered on April 21 reftel demarche and a proposed agenda for the June plenary of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) to Nabil Masarweh, Office Director to [...]
2009-04-22 10:44:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER MNUC KNNP KGIC JO
09ANKARA113TURKEY'S NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY STILL WON'T BUDGE
[...] (C) Turkish Atomic Energy Administration (TAEK) Chairman Okay Cakiroglu told the Ambassador that, with its exponentially increasing energy demand, Turkey was not now ready to exclude any options or any technology from its consideration. Turkey needed time to decide whether it could accept re [...]
2009-01-23 07:49:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY TU
09ANKARA1208TURKEY: MFA WORKING-LEVEL ASSESSMENT ON
[...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA, at a working level, believes the Iranian regime, backed by an IRGC in the ascent, has successfully contained the opposition movement and that there will be no credible challenge to the ruling regime in the near term. Yet there is uncertainty and conflicting signal [...]
2009-08-18 08:26:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR TU
09ANKARA128EXBS: GOT INTERAGENCY RESPONSE TO EXBS SEMINAR
[...] SUMMARY: MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Department provided us an official response to U.S. proposals for practical nonproliferation cooperation originally put forward during the September 2008 EXBS and Nonproliferation Seminar (ref a). MFA indicated GOT is interested in pursuing limi [...]
2009-01-27 05:25:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ANKARA1317TURKEY: VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN
[...] (C) We shared U.S. views on the latest IAEA reports on Iran and Syria (ref a) and passed the non-paper to MFA Deputy DG for Nonproliferation and Disarmement Ahmet Gun on September 8. Gun agreed that the measures undertaken by Iran at Arak and Natanz as signals of cooperation were minimalist, [...]
2009-09-09 10:54:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY PREL TU
09ANKARA1337REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: TURKEY SEEKING US VIEWS ON
[...] (C) This is an action request. Please see para. 3 2. (C) The MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Department contacted Post on September 10 to request a copy of the Iranian proposal in response to the P5 Plus 1 offer and our initial assessment of that proposal. FM Davutolgu is scheduled t [...]
2009-09-10 14:06:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREF KNNP IR TU
09ANKARA1362TURKEY: MFA CONTENDS IT GAVE CLEAR MESSAGE TO IRAN
[...] (C) Late on September 14 the Ambassador met with MFA Under Secretary Sinirlioglu and delivered REF A points on Turkey's key role in expressing our shared concern about Iran's nuclear program, and the potential for an already delicate security situation to unravel. Sinirlioglu asserted that F [...]
2009-09-16 14:36:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TU
09ANKARA1382TURKISH MFA: FM PRESSED IRAN ON ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 18 MFA's Department Head for Iran Korkut Gungen gave us a readout of FM Davutoglu's September 12-13 visit to Iran, noting that Davutoglu had raised the nuclear issue with each of his interlocutors (including a tete-a-tete with Ahmadinejad) and had pressed the GOI to [...]
2009-09-18 16:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR TU
09ANKARA1440EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (SEPTEMBER
[...] Summary: Robert Hessler assumed the position of EXBS Advisor to Turkey. TDY EXBS Advisor, Kevin Cummings, provided a week of orientation and accompanied Mr. Hessler to introductory meetings with Turkish government officials. EXBS team completed preparations for the DOE, International Non Pro [...]
2009-10-05 13:58:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ANKARA1456TURKEY BRIEFED ON OCTOBER 1 P5+1 TALKS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-08 04:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM TU IR
09ANKARA1478TURKEY: ISN DELEGATION TWISTS ARMS, MAKES PROGRESS
[...] (C) During September 28 consultations with the Turkish interagency in Ankara, ISN DAS Eliot Kang and ISN/NESS Office Director Richard Stratford made a persuasive case for Turkey to join the growing consensus for new guidelines at the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to prohibit the transfer of n [...]
2009-10-14 09:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PREL TU
09ANKARA1521TURKEY ON UK DECISION TO BAN THE PROVISION OF
[...] On October 20, visiting Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorism Financing David Cohen delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Feridun Sinirlioglu. Sinirlioglu said Turkey does not want to see any of its neighbors with nuclear weapons. Sinirlioglu said he wo [...]
2009-10-21 14:26:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN ETTC
09ANKARA1564EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (OCTOBER
[...] Summary: The EXBS Team and PMA Counselor met with the Director General of Customs Enforcement to discuss a shipment of concern (see Ankara Cables 1434,1438 and 1448),DOE/INECP conducted pre-deployment training of the XRF metal analysis device for Turkish Customs Officers. Additionally, INEC [...]
2009-10-28 07:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ANKARA159TURKEY: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) POST
[...] Post POC for NPT-related isssues is Robert Lee in the Office of Political Military Affairs. He can be reached via e-mail at leerd@state.gov or leerd@state.sgov.gov or by phone at 90-312-457-7177. The GOT POC for NPT-related is Mustafa Yurdakul, Section Chief in MFA's Department for Nonproli [...]
2009-02-02 13:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA
09ANKARA1654TURKEY: A/S GORDON PRESSES FM DAVUTOGLU ON IRAN
[...] (S) Iran dominated A/S Gordon's 40-minute meeting November 12 with Foreign Minister Davutoglu. The FM had just gotten off the phone with El-Baradei and had discussed in detail the IAEA proposal to send Iran's low enriched uranium to Turkey. El-Baradei had said he would "call Washington" that s [...]
2009-11-17 17:08:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETKNNP PREL TU IR
09ANKARA1660TURKEY WANTS MORE INFORMATION ON ANGARSK RESERVE
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Energy Department Head Berris Ekinci and Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Head Mustafa Yurdakul on November 17. While noting no particular objections to the reftel information, Ekinci said the GoT will seek additional information about the prop [...]
2009-11-19 06:17:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC IAEA ENRG TRGY
09ANKARA1704TURKEY/IRAN NUCLEAR: TURKEY STILL WORKING TRR
[...] (C) On November 25, DCM raised reftel points with MFA Deputy Undersecretary Engin Soysal. We delivered the same message to MFA Deputy DG for South Asia Burak Akcapar and Nonproliferation Section Head Mustafa Yurdakul. Soysal said that FM Davutoglu was planning to brief NSA Jones on his discu [...]
2009-11-25 16:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR TU
09ANKARA1711EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (NOVEMBER
[...] Summary: The EXBS Team escorted 21 Turkish Customs officers, 1 Turkish National Police officer and 1 representative from the Under Secretariat for Foreign Trade (UFT) to the Department of Energy's Radiation Academy, at the HAMMER facility in Richland, Washington from November 2-7.Eighteen of [...]
2009-12-02 11:34:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ANKARA1828SAFE DEPARTURE OF HEU FROM TURKEY ADVANCES
[...] (C) Officials from Department of Energy/National Nuclear Safety Administration (DOE/NNSA) along with contractors oversaw on December 14 the removal of Turkey's stockpile of highly enriched uranium (HEU) spent fuel elements from the Cekmece Nuclear Research and Training Center located in Istanb [...]
2009-12-23 14:27:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL ENRG TU
09ANKARA202EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (JANUARY
[...] Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) provided Embassy with the requests for cooperation on EXBS and nonproliferation-related issues based on extensive GOT interagency deliberations following the EXBS/Nonproliferation Seminar held in Ankara September 2008. The GOT interagency desires mor [...]
2009-02-09 13:42:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ANKARA284TURKISH VIEWS ON HANDLING IRAN AND SYRIA AT THE
[...] (C) UNVIE Senior Advisor Andrea Hall, accompanied by Mission Turkey officers, met February 17 in Ankara with Turkish IAEA Governor Hakan Fidan and separately with the GOT Nonproliferation Task Force chaired by MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun to encourage [...]
2009-02-23 12:24:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KNNP IAEA TU IR SY
09ANKARA3TURKEY SEIZES IRANIAN CONTAINERS WITH SUSPECTED
[...] (C) On December 31, MFA DDG Ahmet Muhtar Gun confirmed for us media reporting the previous day that Turkish Customs seized 22 shipping containers originating from Iran bound for Venezuela, containing drums of nitrate and sulphite chemicals and dismantled laboratory instruments, which could poss [...]
2009-01-02 16:16:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ANKARA353EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (FEBRUARY
[...] Summary: PMA Counselor, EXBS Advisor, and Coordinator visited Port of Mersin and Cilvegozu Port of Entry on the Syrian border with GOT's inter-agency working group on non-proliferation issues to familiarize PMA staff and interagency with Customs inspection and enforcement procedures and logis [...]
2009-03-06 13:18:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ANKARA387NSG - TURKEY WILLING TO TAKE THE CHAIR, UNLIKELY
[...] (C) Turkey's willingness to chair the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG - see reftel) is a welcome sign of its increasing engagement in international nonproliferation efforts, and we expect that, from a management standpoint, Turkey will be able to serve effectively as chair. We want to sound a not [...]
2009-03-16 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP TRGY ETTC MNUC PARM ENRG IAEA
09ANKARA451TURKEY: REQUEST REVISITING NSOI VISIT AFTER JUNE
[...] (SBU) We delivered the request for Nuclear Smuggling Outreach Initiative (NSOI) Coordinator Michael Stafford to visit Turkey soon to present for Turkish officials' consideration NSOI projects in the Caucasus and Central Asia (ref a). Gun expressed appreciation for Mr. Stafford's offer to visi [...]
2009-03-25 13:14:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PGOV PREL
09ANKARA510TURKEY SUPPORTS CONDEMNATION IN UNSC OF NORTH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-06 05:00:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETUNSC PREL KNNP KN TU
09ANKARA549TURKEY: FOLLOW-UP FROM 8 APRIL 2009 E3 PLUS 3
[...] (S) Ambassador met April 14 with Ambassador Gurcan Turkoglu, Foreign Policy Advisor to President Gul, and urged the GOT to help persuade Iran to accept the renewed E3 Plus 3 approach and the freeze for freeze proposal. Turkoglu did not commit to taking any specific action, but said he underst [...]
2009-04-14 15:24:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL KNNP PARM MNUC IR TU
09ANKARA584TURKEY: FIFTH GICNT PLENARY MEETING DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on April 21 jointly with Dutch and Russian embassy representatives to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Head Mustafa Yurdakul. Yurkdakul noted Turkey's support for the goals and principles of the Global Initiative and pointed to Turkey's role as h [...]
2009-04-21 13:48:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL PTER MNUC
09ANKARA65INVESTIGATION INTO IRANIAN SHIPMENT BOUND FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 07:09:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU IR
09ANKARA655TURKISH DELEGATION TO PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS
[...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to the Embassy on May 4 that Turkey will send a four person delegation to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts' Group meeting to be held in Miami, May 12-15, 2009. 2. Turkish delegation will be led by Ms. Elif Comoglu Ulge [...]
2009-05-05 12:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ANKARA71TURKEY: AQ KHAN SANCTIONS REACTION, UPDATE ON CASE \
[...] (S) MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Department Head \ Elif Ulgen expressed appreciation for receiving advanced \ notification of US intentions to sanction individuals and \ companies linked with the AQ Khan network (reftel) and for \ the background information on the various sanctions. We \ p [...]
2009-01-15 11:47:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETETTC MNUC EFIN KNNP PARM PINS PREL SZ
09ANKARA73TURKEY NOT READY TO AGREE TO GIVE UP RIGHT TO SEEK
[...] (C) Turkey's position against joining consensus on the current draft text of new Nuclear Suppliers Group guidelines to restrict Enrichment and Reprocessing Technology is hardening. On January 14, MFA Undersecretary Apakan told the Ambassador that Turkey objects to portions of the current tex [...]
2009-01-15 13:09:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY TU
09ANKARA753DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO TURKEY ON AMENDING NSG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 15:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY TU
09ANKARA841TURKEY ON IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with MFA Undersecretary Ertugrul Apakan on Jun 12 and made reftel demarche, urging support for the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria. The Ambassador pressed for Turkey to make a strong national statement, calling on Iran and Syria to cooperate in a transparent manner with [...]
2009-06-17 15:11:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY
09ANKARA882TURKEY'S EXPLANATION FOR WEAK IAEA STATEMENT ON
[...] (C) On June 22, DCM met with Hakan Fidan, PM Erdogan's Foreign Policy Adviser and also Turkey's governor on the IAEA, to discuss Turkey's national statement on Iran. DCM expressed regret that the Turkish national statement did not call for Iran to provide transparency and access to the IAEA [...]
2009-06-23 16:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC IAEA IR TU
09ANKARA893TURKEY: AMBASSADOR RAISES IRAN WITH FORMIN
[...] (S) Ambassador raised Iran with FONMIN Davutoglu and MFA U/S Apakan on the margins of a meeting February 23. Stating that we was speaking on his own and without instructions, Ambassador said that we was troubled by the Turkish statement regarding Iran at the June 15 IAEA board meeting (ref A) [...]
2009-06-24 14:24:00Embassy AnkaraSECRETPREL AROC KNNP IAEA IR TU
09ANKARA99EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (DECEMBER
[...] Summary: The new EXBS Program Manager from ISN/ECC for Turkey met with post and Turkish officials to review the state of the program. EXBS Advisor met with various Turkish officials to discuss future EXBS and SLD engagement following September EXBS Nonproliferation Seminar. 2. Completed [...]
2009-01-21 15:57:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU
09ASHGABAT1047TURKMENISTAN: INVITATION TO ATTEND PSI EXERCISE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 12:30:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL KNNP TX
09ASHGABAT1087 EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. From 1 - 7 August the EXBS Office supported the Department of Energy (DOE) Second Line of Defense (SLD) Portal Monitor Installation Project with site visits for equipment acceptance at Turkmenabat/Farap, Turkmenbashy, Artyk, Watan [...]
2009-08-31 09:55:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG
09ASHGABAT1127TURKMENISTAN MOD EXPRESSES INTEREST IN ATTENDING
[...] On September 4, a Turkmenistan Ministry of Defense official contacted post to ask for further details about the invitation to participate at the upcoming US-UAE hosted PSI Exercise Leading Edge 2010. He posed questions about the number and appropriate rank for proposed participants, who woul [...]
2009-09-04 12:20:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL KNNP TX
09ASHGABAT1175TURKMENISTAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 10:39:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC TX
09ASHGABAT1226 EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. EXBS was forced to withdraw the contract from Turkemngasgeophysics (TGG) for support of the DOE/SLD project due to continued problems. The contract officer with TGG continuously placed roadblocks in the way of a successful contr [...]
2009-09-28 09:03:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG
09ASHGABAT1279TURKMENISTAN: BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-08 13:51:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR TX
09ASHGABAT1383 EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. No progress was made in support of the DOE/SLD Program in our attempt to import radioactive test sources for use in calibrating the portal monitors. 2. Training Conducted During Reporting Period. a. EXBS facilitated the par [...]
2009-10-30 07:11:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG
09ASHGABAT1496 EXBS: POST RESPONSE TO FY 2010 EXBS PROGRAM PLAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 03:48:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG
09ASHGABAT1540 EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. SLD Radiation Portal Monitors (RPM). EXBS has located a Turkmen agency, Turkmenstandards (English translation),which is responsible for regulations concerning the importation of radioactive test sources for the radiation portal [...]
2009-12-02 12:05:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TX
09ASHGABAT442TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON RESPONSE TO NORTH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-08 12:52:00Embassy AshgabatSECRETPREL PARM KNNP KN TX
09ASHGABAT489TURKMENISTAN: GICNT PLENARY SESSION DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 12:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP PTER MNUC KGIC TX
09ASHGABAT533TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT DECLINES TO ATTEND GICNT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 10:13:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP PTER MNUC KGIC TX
09ASHGABAT668 EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. From 1 to 9 May the EXBS Advisor was in Uzbekistan as part of his regional responsibilities. b. On 14 May EXBS Advisor conducted an introductory meeting with Lieutenant Colonel Bekiyev Ybrayim, First Deputy Commander of the St [...]
2009-05-29 10:32:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG
09ASHGABAT77TURKMENISTAN: ANNOUNCEMENT OF RATIFICATION OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 10:03:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09ASHGABAT806TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-26 12:39:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP TX
09ASHGABAT817 EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. From 1 to 6 June the EXBS Advisor was in the Republic of Georgia for the world-wide EXBS Advisor's Conference. b. On 8 June, EXBS Assistant Batyr Hommadov resigned without notice. c. From 17 - 24 June EXBS Assistant from Uzbe [...]
2009-06-30 11:08:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG
09ASHGABAT87TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF A.Q. KHAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-20 13:23:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN TX
09ASHGABAT954 EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING
[...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. On 6 July, EXBS Advisor and Assistant met with Gurbangeldi Temirov, Deputy Chief for Logistics of the State Border Service, Gurban Begliyev, Head of the State Immigration Service, and Hemra Amannazarov, MFA representative. The p [...]
2009-07-30 10:33:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG
09ASTANA1033 KAZAKHSTAN: BUSINESS AS USUAL IN THE URANIUM MINING
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 10-11, Energy Officer met with senior managers from Kazakhstan's national nuclear energy company Kazatomprom (KAP) and KAP's foreign partners in Almaty to discuss the impact of the Prosecutor General's ong [...]
2009-06-17 09:25:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR EMIN ENRG EINV ELAB KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1041 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS FY 2009 PROGRAM PLAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 11:46:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA1045KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SCOPING
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points and non-paper on scoping interest in membership in the G-8 Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction on June 5 to Anuar Tanalinov, the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Chief of the Multilateral Cooperation Depar [...]
2009-06-19 12:07:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KNNP ETTC KZ
09ASTANA106 KAZAKHSTAN: MAZHILIS LEADERS DISCUSS BILATERAL AGENDA
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During separate January 16 meetings with the Ambassador, Mazhilis Speaker Ural Mukhamedzhanov and Mazhilis International Relations, Defense, and Security Committee Chairman Nurbakh Rustemov expressed hope that the O [...]
2009-01-20 10:38:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PTER ECON KDEM KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1090 KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS REMARKS AT EVENT
[...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador traveled to Semey on June 18 to participate in a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the cessation of Soviet nuclear tests at the Semipalatinsk test site. President Nazarbayev's speech at the event received heavy media coverage. He highlighted Kazakhstan's decisi [...]
2009-06-29 08:02:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MNUC SOCI KNNP KPAO KMDR RS KZ
09ASTANA1103 KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Astana is a key opportunity for engagement with the leadership of our most important partner in Central Asia. We have a robust bilateral relationship, with close cooperation on such critical issues as [...]
2009-07-02 11:33:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET KNNP AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1131 KAZAKHSTAN: CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA HEARS, "PLEASE TELL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During Congressman Eni Faleomavaega's July 2-3 visit to Astana, - President Nazarbayev told him that he has been urging Russian Prime Minister Putin and President Medvedev to seize the opportunities President [...]
2009-07-08 08:14:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KDEM KNNP AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1164 KAZAKHSTAN: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY 10 MEETING WITH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns brought greetings to President Nazarbayev from President Obama and underscored the importance of the U.S.-Kazakhstan relationship by noting Kazakhstan was his delegation's first stop in Central Asia. He told Nazarbayev that President Obama is committed to st [...]
2009-07-13 03:52:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPREL PHUM KDEM KNNP OSCE AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1166 KAZAKHSTAN: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'S JULY 10 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 10 meeting in Astana, Under Secretary of State Bill Burns told Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin that the United States wants to move forward on establishing a commission to oversee bilateral relations. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blak [...]
2009-07-13 03:53:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM KNNP OSCE AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1178 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (JUNE 2009)
[...] On June 2, President Nazarbayev signed legislation ratifying Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) umbrella agreement, officially known as the Amendment to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan Concerning the Destruction of Silo Launchers of Intercontine [...]
2009-07-13 10:48:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA1179 KAZAKHSTAN: NAZARBAYEV PLAYS AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE THIRD
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan hosted the third triennial Congress of World and Traditional Religions in Astana July 1-2. More than 70 delegations with 400 participants representing Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and other relig [...]
2009-07-13 10:52:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KIRF KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1184 KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION FOR THE ASTANA VISIT OF
[...] SUMMARY: The Kazakhstani media broadly reported Under Secretary of State Bill Burns's July 10 meeting in Astana with President Nazarbayev; however, the majority of the coverage was factual rather than analytical, due to the fact that the event happened on a Friday, after all of the weekly ana [...]
2009-07-14 10:08:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KNNP KDEM KPAO KMDR RS KZ
09ASTANA1220 KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR RAISES BN-350 PROGRAM, WTO
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador asked Prime Minister Karim Masimov on July 22 to ensure Kazakhstan meets its funding commitment for the BN-350 spent fuel program and to sign a decree facilitating transfer of the program's fuel tra [...]
2009-07-23 01:56:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD KNNP WTRO AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1222 KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR VISITS BN-350 NUCLEAR REACTOR,
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 16, the Ambassador toured the Mangistau Atomic Energy Complex (MAEC),including the decommissioned BN-350 fast-breeder nuclear reactor, the sodium processing facility (SPF),and a desalinization plant. Th [...]
2009-07-23 07:29:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EMIN ENRG EINV KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1251 KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER'S AUGUST 8-9
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Astana warmly welcomes your August 8-9 visit to Kazakhstan, which comes at a particularly opportune time. With its upcoming 2010 chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) [...]
2009-07-24 08:53:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PHUM EPET KDEM KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1328 KAZAKHSTAN PRAISES BILATERL RELATIONSHIP, SAYS "LOGISTICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: State Secretary Kanat Saudabayev opened an August 3 meeting with the Ambassador with an unusually long introduction with the media present in which he stressed that U.S.-Kazakhstan relations are a top priority for President Nazarbayev and detailed the full spectrum of bilateral c [...]
2009-08-04 11:39:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MARR KNNP AF KZ
09ASTANA1376 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (JULY 2009)
[...] The Export Control and Related Border Security Program (EXBS) was successful in nominating three Kazakhstani Customs Officers, Ermek Smagulov, Marat Kabdushev, and Abzal Shogelbaev, for participation in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) in Washington D.C., from August 24 to S [...]
2009-08-12 06:43:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA1429 KAZAKHSTAN: WHY TO PAY SERIOUS ATTENTION
[...] (S/NF) During USCENTCOM CDR General David Petraeus' August 13 meetings in Astana, senior Kazakhstani officials made more clear than ever that President Nursultan Nazarbayev wants an enhanced relationship with the United States and is offering us a logistics/transit facility for U.S. and Coali [...]
2009-08-25 04:36:00Embassy AstanaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON EPET MARR SOCI KNNP KDEM AF
09ASTANA1444 KAZAKHSTAN: SAUDABAYEV ON NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 27 meeting, State Secretary Kanat Saudabayev told the Ambassador: -- President Nazarbayev still wants an Oval Office meeting when he travels to Washington next spring for the Nuclear Security Summit and is willing to be flexible about the timing; -- Kazakhs [...]
2009-08-27 10:59:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KNNP KDEM OSCE AU KZ
09ASTANA146 KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF FINANCE PROMISES ANTI-MONEY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Ambassador met with Minister of Finance Bolat Zhamishev and Deputy Customs Committee Chairman Sofia Aisagalieva to discuss Kazakhstan's response to the global financial crisis, pending legislati [...]
2009-01-26 10:04:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ECON EFIN KNNP KCRM KZ
09ASTANA150 KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF ECONOMY SUPPORTS CLOSER
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23, the Ambassador met Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Bakhyt Sultanov and discussed the government's response to the financial crisis, the new tax code, administrative barriers to doing busines [...]
2009-01-27 01:42:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN EAID KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1513 KAZAKHSTAN: KEEPING PERSPECTIVE
[...] (C) With the Yevgeniy Zhovtis case -- Zhovtis is the internationally renowned human rights advocate whose most unfortunate auto accident some in the government of Kazakhstan appear to be exploiting -- we can all agree that Kazakhstan has stepped on its tail in a most appalling and old-guard K [...]
2009-09-11 09:27:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM KNNP OSCE AF RS KZ
09ASTANA1514 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (AUGUST 2009)
[...] Two Kazakhstani Customs Officers, Lieutenant Colonel Marat Kabdushev, and Lieutenant Colonel Abzal Shogelbaev, are participating in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) from August 24 until September 16. 2. In response to a diplomatic note, Dr. Gulnara Eligbayeva, Kazakhstan [...]
2009-09-11 10:02:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA1517 KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SAYS FUNDING APPROVED
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10, Deputy Prime Minister Yerbol Orenbayev told the Ambassador that the Cabinet approved VAT exemption for all goods and services procured with Cooperative Threat Reduction funds on September 7, and th [...]
2009-09-11 10:30:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV KNNP KPAO KZ
09ASTANA1518 KAZAKHSTAN: FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESSES HIGH-LEVEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent days, Kazakhstan has proposed an OSCE Summit in 2010 to be co-chaired by Kazakhstan and the United States, repeated its desire to establish a Joint Presidential Commission, and renewed its effort for an Obama-Nazarbayev meeting at the general time of the April 2010 Nuc [...]
2009-09-13 03:45:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM KNNP KISL OSCE RS KZ
09ASTANA1536 KAZAKHSTAN LIKELY TO BUZZ ON IRAN
[...] (C) During a September 16 meeting with Kazakhstani Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov, the Ambassador delivered the talking points (ref) urging Kazakhstan to send a strong private message to Iran about its nuclear program, possibly during a bilateral meeting at UNGA. Umarov agreed to pass [...]
2009-09-17 08:43:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC AORC KNNP IAEA UN IR KZ
09ASTANA1541KAZAKHSTAN: A KEY PARTNER ON NON-PROLIFERATION REF: A. A. ASTANA 00607 B. B. ASTANA 01090 C. C. ASTANA 01164 D. D. 08 ASTANA 01867 E. E. 08 ASTANA 01648 F. F. 08 ASTANA 01649 G. G. ASTANA 02232 H. H. ASTANA 00200 I. I. ASTANA 00623 J. J. STATE 76904 K. K. ASTANA 00521 L. L. 08 ASTANA 02298 M. M. 08 ASTANA 02316 N. N. ASTANA 00254 O. O. ASTANA 01536 Classified By: Ambassador Richard E. Hoagland, 1.4 (b/d)
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kazakhstan is a full and supportive partner of the United States on countering proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Kazakhstan actively participates in many international counter-proliferation organizations. Recently, it sought to enhance its role in non-proliferation [...]
2009-09-18 11:12:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1765KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EXISTENCE OF
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarch on October 2 to Chairman of the Security Council of the Government of Kazakhstan Marat Tazhin. 3. (SBU) Tazhin replied that Kazakhstan's position is well-known and has not change [...]
2009-10-02 08:36:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PARM MNUC KNNP IR KZ
09ASTANA1770CURRENT U.S.-KAZAKHSTANI NON-PROLIFERATION PROGRAMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-02 12:12:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM ECON MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1772 KAZAKHSTAN: FM SAUDABAYEV ON IRAN, OSCE SUMMIT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting with the Ambassador on October 5, State Secretary and Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev: -- reaffirmed that Kazakhstan fully supports the U.S. position on Iran and reported that he personally had made the case to Foreign Minister Manoucher Motakki -- "based on [...]
2009-10-05 08:52:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM MNUC MARR KNNP OSCE UZ KZ
09ASTANA1809 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (SEPTEMBER
[...] September 1-10, EXBS Advisor Paul Shott processed into Embassy Astana and conducted office turnover with departing EXBS Advisor Robert Colbert. 2. September 15, EXBS Advisor and administrative assistant met with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Customs Control Committee. The Chairma [...]
2009-10-07 00:54:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA1813 KAZAKHSTAN: U.S.-KAZAKHSTAN JOINT ENERGY PARTNERSHIP
[...] (U) On October 7-8, the United States and Kazakhstan held the sixth meeting of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Energy Partnership. Four working groups -- nuclear security and nuclear power, oil and gas, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and electric power -- took place. After chairing a plenary se [...]
2009-10-09 10:36:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET MNUC KNNP KPAO KZ
09ASTANA1814 KAZAKHSTAN: U.S.-KAZAKHSTAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP MEETING
[...] (U) On October 7-8, the United States and Kazakhstan held the sixth meeting of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Energy Partnership. Four working groups -- nuclear security and nuclear power, oil and gas, renewable energy and energy efficiency, and electric power -- took place. After chairing a plenary se [...]
2009-10-09 10:37:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1886 KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY'S BILATERALS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman discussed cooperation on counter-proliferation and peaceful nuclear energy production with several of Kazakhstan's most influential non-proliferation policymakers during h [...]
2009-10-19 05:03:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA1900 KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY PONEMAN'S MEETING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a meeting between Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and Prime Minister Karim Masimov in Astana on October 8: -- Poneman urged rapid forward movement on the final steps for the full decommissioning of the BN-350 fast-breeder nuclear reactor at Aktau, as well as [...]
2009-10-21 09:16:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KNNP FR IR KZ
09ASTANA1901 KAZAKHSTAN: DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY PONEMAN'S MEETING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During an unusually warm and cordial meeting between Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman and State Secretary-Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev in Astana on October 7: -- Poneman pressed Kazakhstan to commit the required funding to finish fully the final step [...]
2009-10-21 09:17:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET KNNP IAEA IR KZ
09ASTANA1902 KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY DISCUSSES
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 6, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman met Mangystau Oblast Akim (governor) Krymbek Kusherbayev to discuss U.S.-Kazakhstani energy and non-proliferation projects in western Kazakhstan. Ponem [...]
2009-10-21 09:22:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC SOCI KNNP AJ RS TX KZ
09ASTANA1944 KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) We delivered reftel points to the MFA via diplomatic note on October 20. On October 29, the MFA informed us that our non-paper was forwarded to the Ministry of Energy and Minerals for consideration and did not yet have a res [...]
2009-10-30 07:17:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA KZ
09ASTANA1945 KAZAKHSTAN: NUCLEAR SUMMIT SHERPA AND SOUS-SHERPA
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, on October 28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Post that Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kairat Umarov will represent Kazakhstan as Sherpa at the Nuclear Security Summit Sherpa meeting in Tokyo on De [...]
2009-10-30 09:57:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA KZ
09ASTANA1951 KAZAKHSTAN: SCA DAS KROL DISCUSSES BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an October 29 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol, and NSC's Director for Central Asia Kurt Donnelly discussed the upcoming Global Nuclear Security Su [...]
2009-11-03 02:48:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ENRG KNNP OSCE KZ
09ASTANA200 KAZAKHSTAN: NEW OIL AND URANIUM DEALS WITH INDIA
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 23-26, at the invitation of Indian President Pratibha Patil, President Nazarbayev, accompanied by more than 100 state and private business representatives, paid an official visit to India, seven years a [...]
2009-02-03 10:38:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EPET ENRG EINV EMIN KNNP IN KZ
09ASTANA2000SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY ON NON-PROLIFERATION AND OTHER SECURITY ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 06:12:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL PINR MARR KNNP RS AF KZ
09ASTANA2003 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (OCTOBER
[...] October 8, EXBS Advisor had his initial meeting with Border Guard leadership. The Deputy Chairman was unavailable so the meeting was chaired by Admiral Kenzhebergen Abikeyev, Commander of the Kazakhstan Maritime Border Guards. Admiral Abikeyev welcomed the advisor and thanked him for all the [...]
2009-11-12 08:53:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA2007 MINISTER OF ENERGY ON BN-350, SEMIPALATINSK AND ALATAU
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 12, the Ambassador discussed non-proliferation issues, specifically the transfer of BN-350 spent-fuel and the Semipalatinsk and Alatau projects, with Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sauat Mynbayev. The Minister welcomed further cooperation on BN-350 security [...]
2009-11-13 06:29:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL PINR ECON EPET MARR KNNP IT TU KZ
09ASTANA2050 KAZAKHSTAN: PREPARATIONS FOR DFM UMAROV'S VISIT --
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. 2. (S) SUMMARY: At the request of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),PolOff met on November 13 with the Director of the Multilateral Cooperation Department, Barlybai Sadykov, whose Department is responsible for all non- [...]
2009-11-17 11:10:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPARM PGOV PINR PREL KNNP START IR RS UP UZ KZ
09ASTANA2070 KAZAKHSTANI RAILWAY OFFICIALS COMMIT TO BN-350 DRY-RUN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 19, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) representative met with officials from Kazakhstan's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZh) -- the national railway company a [...]
2009-11-20 11:24:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KNNP MNUC RS KZ
09ASTANA2073 KAZAKHSTAN AGREES TO PROVIDE ASSURANCES REQUIRED FOR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On November 17, Post received Diplomatic Note 10-2/4116 from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It assures the U.S. government that the technology proposed for transfer by Westinghouse Electric Com [...]
2009-11-23 06:54:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP TRGY KZ
09ASTANA209 KAZAKHSTAN'S URANIUM MARKET: KEY PLAYERS, PLANS, AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 15-16, Energy Officer met with top managers of Kazakhstan's state nuclear company Kazatomprom (KAP) and its foreign partners in Almaty, Kazakhstan's commercial hub. They discussed the role of internati [...]
2009-02-04 10:22:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EMIN ENRG EINV ELAB KNNP KZ
09ASTANA2105 KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION APPROVES BN-350
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 30, Kazakhstan's Minister of Transport and Communications, Abelgazi Kusainov, opened a meeting with Post's Department of Energy (DOE) representatives, at which Kazakhstani officials approved beginning the BN-350 dry run on December 1 and actual "hot runs" no later than [...]
2009-12-02 10:01:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL KNNP MNUC RS KZ
09ASTANA2127 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (NOVEMBER
[...] November 2-10, EXBS Advisor was TDY to Embassy Yerevan to conduct meetings and briefings for Fred Carter, the newly arrived EXBS Advisor to Armenia. 2. November 12, EXBS office received a Diplomatic Note from the MFA advising EXBS that the Border Guards would not be able to meet with EXBS [...]
2009-12-07 09:40:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA2160 KAZAKHSTAN: DFM UMAROV DETAILS HIS DISSIDENT PAST TO A/S
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A/S Robert Blake concluded his successful three-day visit to Kazakhstan with an elegant but relaxed dinner hosted by Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov on December 15. Umarov revealed in great detail his person [...]
2009-12-19 03:15:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KNNP SOCI OSCE KZ
09ASTANA223KAZAKHSTAN'S PRIMARY POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 08:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA
09ASTANA2257KAZAKHSTAN'S INITIAL RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE TO PREVENT THE TRANSFER OF URANIUM TO IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 07:48:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR JA KZ
09ASTANA2273KAZAKHSTAN STRONGLY DENIES REPORT OF POTENTIAL URANIUM TRANSER TO IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-31 07:44:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR JA KZ
09ASTANA248 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (JANUARY
[...] (SBU) On January 23-26, Kazakhstan's President Nazarbayev paid an official visit to India. During this visit, Kazakhstan's national nuclear energy company Kazatomprom (KAP) and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL),run by India's State Department of Atomic Energy, signed a me [...]
2009-02-11 10:10:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA254 KAZAKHSTAN: U.S.-FUNDED PROJECTS IN STEPNOGORSK SHOW
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff recently met with various interlocutors working on several U.S.-funded nonproliferation-related projects in Stepnogorsk. Stepnogorsk today represents the opportunities and challenges the Kazakhstani govern [...]
2009-02-12 08:42:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL EAID EAGR TBIO KNNP KZ
09ASTANA264KAZAKHSTAN: MFA OFFICIAL SAYS FM TAZHIN WILL BE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former MFA Americas Department Director Talgat Kaliyev told Pol-Econ Chief on February 12 that Foreign Minister Tazhin will be replaced in the coming months. Kaliyev explained that he has been appointed to be Tazhin's advisor on OSCE issues. He said that Kazakhstan intends to p [...]
2009-02-13 09:41:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ECON KNNP OSCE IAEA KZ
09ASTANA267 KAZAKHSTAN: NEW MINISTER OF HEALTH PLEDGES CONTINUED
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 12, the Ambassador met for the first time with new Minister of Health Zhaksylyk Doskaliyev, and further reinforced the strong partnership that exists between the United States and Kazakhstan in the area [...]
2009-02-13 09:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EINV SOCI KNNP KZ
09ASTANA297KAZAKHSTAN: MFA OFFICIAL URGES A POTUS VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 18 with Pol-Econ Chief, MFA Americas Department Director Askar Tazhiyev pressed for a POTUS visit to Kazakhstan in the near future. This would send a clear signal to Russia that the United States remains fully engaged in Central Asia, and would support Kazakhsta [...]
2009-02-19 10:30:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON KNNP IAEA RS AF KZ
09ASTANA311 KAZAKHSTAN: ONCE "SECRET" BIOWEAPONS CITY STILL IN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff recently accompanied several U.S. scientists on a trip to Stepnogorsk. Once a secret "closed" Soviet city dedicated to research on biological weapons, Stepnogorsk today represents the opportunities and cha [...]
2009-02-20 10:46:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR ECON EINV SOCI TBIO KNNP RS KZ
09ASTANA313 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS FY 2008 PROGRAM PLAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-23 09:20:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA410 KAZAKHSTAN: MINISTER OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE EAGER TO
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During his March 4 introductory call on Minister of Education and Science Zhanseit Tuymebayev, the Ambassador raised U.S.-Kazakhstani cooperation in the field of education, including on the Bolashak program and reg [...]
2009-03-05 08:51:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SCUL SOCI TBIO KNNP KPAO KZ
09ASTANA412 KAZAKHSTAN: SENATE CHAIRMAN TOKAYEV PROMISES EXPEDITIOUS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Senate Chairman Tokayev promised the Ambassador on March 5 that the Senate would take swift action to pass the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) agreement as soon as it receives the legislation from the Majilis. H [...]
2009-03-05 10:15:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KCRM KDEM KNNP KZ
09ASTANA432 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR
[...] (SBU) During February 2-13, the BN-350 Program team traveled to Aktau to conduct a Canister Requalification Meeting and to discuss multilateral transport operations for BN-350 spent fuel project. 2. (SBU) During February 11-13, the Second Line of Defense Program held its quarterly meeting wi [...]
2009-03-11 07:43:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA435KAZAKHSTAN: DFM ZHIGALOV SAYS KAZAKHSTAN WOULD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: New Deputy Foreign Minister Konstantin Zhigalov told the Ambassador on March 11 that Kazakhstan would very much welcome a POTUS visit. He said Kazakhstan attaches great importance to hosting the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council's Security Forum in June. Zhigalov explained that [...]
2009-03-12 07:28:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR ETRD KNNP KIRF OSCE NATO AF RS KZ
09ASTANA479 KAZAKHSTAN: SMOOTH OPERATOR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 13, the Ambassador had lunch with Nurbakh Rustemov, the Chairman of the International Affairs, Defense, and Security Committee of the Mazhilis (the lower house of the parliament),and Romin Madinov, the C [...]
2009-03-17 09:23:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAGR SOCI KNNP UZ KG KZ
09ASTANA52 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (DECEMBER
[...] Starting January 1, a new, simplified customs control procedure has been implemented that is designed to reduce administrative barriers for imports and exports. The list of documents required at the border has been shortened, and processing times reduced. Kazakhstani customs officials will now [...]
2009-01-12 01:58:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA521KAZAKHSTAN: PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR SMUGGLING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The State Department's Preventing Nuclear Smuggling Program conducted a table-top nuclear smuggling exercise in Astana February 24-25. Almost 20 Kazakshtani officials from eight government agencies attended the event. Kazakhstan is currently finalizing a national nuclear smuggl [...]
2009-03-20 08:41:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER MARR MNUC KNNP CH KZ
09ASTANA601KAZAKHSTAN: STATE SECRETARY SAUDABAYEV CONFIRMS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (S) SUMMARY: State Secretary Kanat Saudabayev told the Ambassador on April 7 that Kazakhstan is willing to host the international nuclear fuel bank, just as President Nazarbayev had announced to the press on April 6. He said that the ba [...]
2009-04-07 12:35:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM MARR KNNP IAEA AF IR KZ
09ASTANA604KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SARYBAY SAYS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On April 8, Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybay gave the Ambassador a readout of President Nazarbayev's April 6 meeting with Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Sarybay said that Ahmadinejad appeared to welcome President Obama's April 5 Prague speech. Ahmadinejad main [...]
2009-04-08 10:14:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPREL PGOV CASC MARR KNNP IAEA AF IR KZ
09ASTANA607KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV DISCUSSES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad visited Astana April 6-7, where he met with President Nazarbayev, participated in several ceremonial events, and gave a speech at a local university. During a joint press conference following the Nazarbayev-Ahmadinejad meeting, Ahmadinejad d [...]
2009-04-08 11:32:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETTC KNNP IR KZ
09ASTANA610KAZAKHSTAN: HUNGARIAN-LED BOMCA DELEGATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with a Border Management in Central Asia (BOMCA) delegation on April 6 to discuss efforts to implement European Integrated Border Management (IBM) in Kazakhstan. According to the delegation's leader, General Istvan Samu, Deputy National Commander of the Hungarian [...]
2009-04-09 05:04:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR KNNP KCRM KZ
09ASTANA623KAZAKHSTAN: U.S. ASSISTANCE HELPS CUSTOMS CONTROL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post's Export and Related Border Security (EXBS) and Department of Energy (DOE) offices have provided assistance to strengthen border security at many of Kazakhstan's 112 border crossing points. Typical site assessments indicate Kazakhstan's border crossing points typically pro [...]
2009-04-12 07:57:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL MNUC KNNP CH KZ
09ASTANA628 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (MARCH 2009)
[...] In May, the Kazakhstan Customs Control Committee plans to make a presentation at the World Customs Organization (WCO) meeting in Norway regarding an effort to obtain designation of Kazakhstan as a regional WCO training center and get WCO capacity building assistance in creating a regional custo [...]
2009-04-13 11:27:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA638 KAZAKHSTAN: MFA REASSURES VISITING SCA/CEN DIRECTOR THAT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA Americas Department Director Askar Tazhiyev told visiting SCA/CEN Director Tom Hushek on April 8 that Kazakhstan is committed to upholding ODIHR's mandate during its 2010 OSCE Chairmanship. Tazhiyev explained [...]
2009-04-14 11:47:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE KNNP TU KZ
09ASTANA664 KAZAKHSTAN: KAZKOSMOS LAYS OUT SPACE AMBITIONS, REQUESTS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Kazakhstan's National Space Agency, KazKosmos, expects that Russia and Kazakhstan will sign an agreement this year to allow visits to the Baikonur cosmodrome for tourists. Russia's current Baikonur lease runs until [...]
2009-04-17 12:08:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL TSPA SENV KNNP KZ
09ASTANA666KAZAKHSTAN: INTER-AGENCY DELEGATION TO VISIT
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a diplomatic note on April 14 requesting bilateral consultations in Washington during May 4-5 to discuss Kazakhstan's interest in joining the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). The text of the note follows: BEGIN TEXT No. 10-3/1270 [...]
2009-04-20 11:31:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETTC KNNP MTCR KZ
09ASTANA674KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Marat Tazhin's May 4-5 visit to Washington is the Obama Administration's first opportunity for face-to-face engagement with the leadership of our most important partner in Central Asia. We have a robust bilateral relationship with Kazakhstan, with cl [...]
2009-04-21 11:45:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPREL PGOV PHUM ECON EPET KNNP AF RS KZ
09ASTANA728 KAZAKHSTAN: ASD BENKERT PRESSES FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 02:55:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL KNNP RS KZ
09ASTANA734KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PED EXTENSION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an April 28 meeting, the Ambassador informed Minister of Economy and Budget Planning Bakhyt Sultanov about the U.S government's approval of a three-year extension for the Program for Economic Development (PED) and updated him on the progress of the U.S.-Kazakhstan Public-P [...]
2009-04-28 11:35:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID KNNP KZ
09ASTANA760 KAZAKHSTAN TO PARTICIPATE IN GICNT PLENARY BUT UNCERTAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-04 10:49:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM PTER MNUC KNNP KGIC KZ
09ASTANA771 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (APRIL 2009)
[...] On April 27, Kazakhstan tightened epidemiological control at all airports, seaports, and land border crossings in response to reports of cases of H1N1 influenza virus in other countries. Kazakhstan has prohibited the importation of pork products from certain countries and is using the Fever Sc [...]
2009-05-05 08:49:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA813 KAZAKHSTAN: VICE MINISTER OF ENERGY DISCUSSES NUCLEAR
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 6, the Charge d'Affaires met with Vice Minister of Energy Asset Magauov to discuss the Kazakhstani government's financial commitments to the safe storage of spent fuel from the decommissioned BN-350 nuclear [...]
2009-05-07 11:33:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EPET EINV KNNP KZ
09ASTANA927 KAZAKHSTAN: EXBS ADVISOR'S REPORTING CABLE (MAY 2009)
[...] On May 22, the proposed visit of the Kazakhstan Customs Control Committee Chairman Kozy-Korpesh Karbuzov to the U.S. was postponed until the fall, in order to organize a fully coordinated program that will be successful in advancing the broad goals of mutual cooperation. On May 23, Kazakhstan [...]
2009-06-01 10:15:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC MNUC KNNP KSTC KZ
09ASTANA941 KAZAKHSTAN RATIFIES COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION
[...] (U) On June 2, President Nazarbayev signed legislation ratifying the extended and amended Umbrella Agreement for our bilateral Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) program. The Presidential Administration released a press statement marking the event which received coverage in the Kazakhstani med [...]
2009-06-03 10:44:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PGOV PREL ECON MNUC KNNP KZ
09ASTANA943 KAZAKHSTAN: CHANGES AND CHARGES AT KAZATOMPROM
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 21, former Minister for Industry and Trade Vladimir Shkolnik replaced Mukhtar Dzhakishev as head of the state-owned nuclear company Kazatomprom (KAP). On May 22, the 45-year old Dzhakishev was arrested on [...]
2009-06-03 11:22:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR EMIN ENRG EINV ELAB KNNP KZ
09ASTANA983KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 5, the Ambassador delivered demarches on a possible Kazakhstani arms sale to Syria and on U.S.-Russian discussions on the transit of lethal supplies to Afghanistan to Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Kairat Sarybay (see reftels),and briefed Sarybay on his recent visit [...]
2009-06-08 10:13:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPREL PINR MNUC CASC KNNP NATO KZ
09ATHENS1179GREEK RESPONSE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) On June 29, POL officers delivered reftel points regarding the implementation of UNSCR 1874's financial and trade provisions and the U.S. Advisory on North Korea to Loukas Tsokos and several other representatives of the MFA's Office for UN and International Organizations, Disarmament Issu [...]
2009-07-08 14:47:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP GR
09ATHENS138NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): GREECE POCS
[...] (SBU) Post provides in paragraph 2 contact information for Embassy Athens and the Greek government for issues related to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). Post will transmit by septel a substantive response to other reftel requests for information prior to the February 20 deadline. I [...]
2009-02-02 14:16:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09ATHENS1431Greece: IAEA General Conference
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Greece agrees with us that a single resolution on the Middle East is a smart goal for the IAEA General Conference, but is skeptical about Arab flexibility, given the previous year's close vote. Greece hopes for a unified EU position at the GC, and along with other EU members is p [...]
2009-08-18 13:17:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA GR
09ATHENS1479GREECE WILL FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES AT
[...] (C) Pol-Mil Chief delivered Reftel A points to the MFA's Disarmament Sub-Section Head Loukas Tsokos on September 16. Tsokos reiterated the Greek position, as detailed in Reftel B, noting that Greece continues to believe that a single Middle East resolution is desirable, and that Greece will [...]
2009-09-16 11:29:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA GR
09ATHENS1483AMBASSADOR AND FM FOCUS ON VWP, TURKEY, IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Looking ahead to Foreign Minister Bakoyannis' meeting in New York with the Secretary, Ambassador Speckhard reminded the FM that the earliest the U.S. could announce approval of the Visa Waiver Program for Greece would most likely be the end of October 2009, encouraged Greek good [...]
2009-09-18 13:18:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL CVIS KNNP GR TU UN IR OSCE
09ATHENS1637GREEK RESPONSE: PROPOSED NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES AND
[...] (SBU) On November 12, PolOffs delivered reftel points to Paulina Chotzoglou of the MFA's A10 Directorate, North Korea desk. Poloffs underscored the importance of sharing information and designating entities and individuals associated with DPRK proliferation efforts and expressed hope that the [...]
2009-11-17 13:45:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PARM KN ETTC EUN UNSC GR KNNP
09ATHENS230GREECE AND NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT)
[...] (SBU) We discussed ref B points and request for information on Greek views on the current Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review cycle with the Greek POC on NPT matters, MFA D1 Directorate Second Counselor Loukas Tsokos (contact information in ref A),on February 2 and again on February [...]
2009-02-20 14:40:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09ATHENS509GREECE -- RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG 2 LAUNCH
[...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel points and presidential statement to LouQsokos, Second Counselor in the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),D1 Directorate, on April 6, on the issue of the North Korean Taepo-Dong 2 Launch. Tsokos expressed thanks for the information but made no substantive res [...]
2009-04-07 07:43:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL PARM KNNP KN GR
09ATHENS515GREECE - RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG 2 LAUNCH
[...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel points and presidential statement to Loukas Tsokos, Second Counselor in the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),D1 Directorate, on April 6, on the issue of the North Korean Taepo-Dong 2 Launch. Tsokos expressed thanks for the information but made no substantive [...]
2009-04-07 12:06:00Embassy AthensSECRETPREL PARM KNNP KN GR
09ATHENS657Re-Shaping the U.S.-Greece Relationship
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The overwhelming positive attitudes of the Greek public toward the new Administration offers an opportunity to reshape U.S.-Greece bilateral relations, moving Greece from a reluctant to reliable and proactive partner. To achieve this, we need to move the focus of our relationsh [...]
2009-04-24 12:40:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIALPREL GR PGOV NATO AF KNNP MK UN OSCE
09ATHENS935UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES SUBJECT TO
[...] (S) On May 21, EconOff delivered reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Ioannis Papadakis, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of the Bank of Greece. EconOff fol [...]
2009-06-02 10:33:00Embassy AthensSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN GR
09BAGHDAD1284IRAQ CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR AMANO AS IAEA DIRECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-17 03:04:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP AORC IAEA IZ
09BAGHDAD1385GOI SLOWLY MAKING PROGRESS IN WMD NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) is slowly making progress in building support among its various ministries for the complex tasks the GOI faces in order to fulfill its international obligations in the field of WMD nonproliferation. The Iraqi National Monitoring Directorate (INMD) and [...]
2009-05-27 09:53:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP KTIA KLSO CWC IZ
09BAGHDAD1961IRAQ'S NEW ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) The Council of Ministers (CoM) signed an order in April 2009 establishing the Iraqi National Atomic Energy Commission, an inter-ministry commission mandated to provide coordination and advice regard [...]
2009-07-20 10:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALTPHY SENV TRGY TSPL PARM ENRG KGIT KNNP KSCA
09BAGHDAD3030DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF FIRST EAST EXPORT BANK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 07:44:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDECON KNNP EFIN PARM IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3228IRAQ LICENSING OF BANK MELLI BRANCHES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-15 12:15:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALGM IR IZ KNNP MNUC XF XG XT ZP ZR
09BAGHDAD343IRAN-IRAQ BORDER CROSSING VULNERABLE TO SMUGGLING,
[...] (S/NF) Iraqi border inspectors at the Shalamsha port-of-entry (POE) are ill-equipped to prevent smuggling of weapons, drugs, and other contraband from southern Iran, border officials told Senior Advisor for Southern Iraq Gordon Gray during a visit February 2. MNF-I forces and U.S. contractors [...]
2009-02-10 11:32:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNETRD PTER KTFN KCOR PREL KNNP IR IZ
09BAGHDAD403UN REVIEW OF IRAQ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLGY OFF TO A
[...] (SBU) Minister of Science and Technology (MoST) Ra'id Fahmi Jahid told a visiting group of Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) representatives on February 11 that the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's (UNCTAD) science, technology, and innovation policies (STIP [...]
2009-02-16 12:49:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY SENV TRGY TSPL PARM ENRG KGIT KNNP KSCA
09BAGHDAD419IRAQ MAKING ENCOURAGING PROGRESS ON NUCLEAR CLEAN-UP
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) took EconOffs, MNFI, and two visiting Texas Tech University (TTU) Professors on a walking tour of the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Facility (TNRF) February 9 to assess the progress of MoST's nuclear facility dismantlement and disposal project. T [...]
2009-02-18 07:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALTPHY SEVN TSPL PARM ENRG KGIT KNNP KSCA ENRG
09BAKU483EXBS: AZERBAIJAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MAY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 03:59:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AJ
09BAKU554EXBS: AZERBAIJAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - June
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 05:17:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AJ
09BAKU630EXBS: AZERBAIJAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - July
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-10 03:44:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AJ
09BAKU704EXBS: AZERBAIJAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - August
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 11:35:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AJ
09BAKU811EXBS: AZERBAIJAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 10:01:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AJ
09BAKU869EXBS: AZERBAIJAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - October
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 07:06:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AJ
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN141DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE OF ASEAN IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (C) Ambassador Todd met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Permanent Secretary, Datin Maimunah, to deliver reftel demarche. Ambassador Todd stressed the important role both Brunei and ASEAN play in support of UNSCR 1874. While highlighting the need to avoid unnecessary confro [...]
2009-06-24 07:55:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC KNNP BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN189 BRUNEI PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL PROLIFERATION
[...] (U) Per Reftel, Charg, in coordination with Australian High Commissioner, sent invitation letter to Dato Eusoff Agaki, Deputy Minister, Prime Minister's Office encouraging Brunei's participation in the Regional Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) workshop to be held in Sydney. Working clos [...]
2009-08-11 09:01:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP XB XV XC XD BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN226DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 08:33:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALKNNP UNGA PARM IAEA PREL AORC BX
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN269 DEBRIEF OF BRUNEI OFFICIALS - REGIONAL PROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) On November 5, 2009, in coordination with the Australian High Commission, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) and Regional Security Officer (RSO) met with Government of Brunei (GoB) officials who attended the Regional PSI workshop held on September 15-17 2009 in Sydney, Australia (Reftel). GoB [...]
2009-11-12 08:57:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PARM PREL KNNP XB XV XC XD BX
09BANGKOK106THAILAND NOTIFIED OF SANCTIONS ON A.Q. KHAN AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 10:18:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN
09BANGKOK1090EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] (U) Advisor and officials from Thailand and Vietnam attended the Export Control Academy, Athens, GA, April 13-24. Program Assistant attended an ASEAN Export Control Workshop co-hosted by Thailand and the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),Apr. 27-29. DOE's Todd Perry conducted follow-on meetings [...]
2009-05-01 06:08:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB
09BANGKOK1146DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT
[...] (U) Please see requests for further information in paras 2 and 3. GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM --------------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In a joint demarche on May 5 with the embassies of Australia, Japan, and Russia, we delivered reftel talking points on th [...]
2009-05-11 02:31:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PGOV PINR PREL ASR TH
09BANGKOK1293EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA DVISOR MONTHLY
[...] (U) The Center for International Trade and Security (CITS) conducted an Export Control Assssment in Vietnam May 4-11. Advisor and embassy officials met with port, naval and marine police officials in Cambodia May 7-8. Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted the second phase of a Tracker [...]
2009-05-28 10:18:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTT MNUC PARM PREL CBTH VN
09BANGKOK1407 THAILAND'S RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK
[...] (SBU) On June 10, Econoff delivered reftel demarche talking points to Mr. Pakawat Srisukwattana of the Peace, Security, and Disarmament Division; Department of International Organizations; Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (SBU) Mr. Pakawat stated that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) is plann [...]
2009-06-11 00:25:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA TH
09BANGKOK1494THAI MFA STILL NEBULOUS ON AHF RECALL DETAILS,
[...] (U) This is an action request cable; see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: Thai officials are still unclear on the details of when and how an interdicted shipment of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) might be returned to Thailand from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and told us June 16 that they have d [...]
2009-06-22 10:26:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL TH
09BANGKOK1572 THAILAND TO ENFORCE FINANCIAL MEASURES OF UNSCR 1874
[...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel A talking points June 29 to Ms. Pattarat Hongtong, Deputy Director of the Peace, Security, and Disarmament Division; Department of International Organizations; Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Hongtong stated the Royal Thai Government (RTG) has established an inter [...]
2009-07-02 06:46:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PARM PREL MNUC KNNP KN TH
09BANGKOK1651EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] (U) Advisor attended the annual EXBS Advisor Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia, June 1-4. Advisor and Program Assistant visited Thai border crossings with Cambodia, June 17-19. Advisor briefed Cambodian officials on proposed EXBS program, June 23. Officials from Thailand and Vietnam attended the [...]
2009-07-10 10:30:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB ID
09BANGKOK1956EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] (U) Wisconsin Project staff conducted proliferator database training in Bangkok, July 14-16. Advisor conducted EXBS program coordination meetings in Jakarta, July 16-17. U.S. Coast Guard conducted Port Security training at Bangkok and Laem Chabang ports, July 20-31. Advisor escorted a deleg [...]
2009-08-10 09:08:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL CB TH VN
09BANGKOK2035THAILAND NPT KEY CONTACTS
[...] (U) Post is pleased to provide the following points of contact in Thailand for NPT issues. The Foreign Ministry's Peace, Security and Disarmament Division, which is part of the MFA's Department of International Organizations, has the leading role for NPT issues. Key contacts are: -- Chitry [...]
2009-08-17 11:24:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA TH
09BANGKOK2182AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG DELEGATION MEETINGS IN BANGKOK
[...] (C) Summary. During meetings with the Thai Ministry of Foreign Relations and the Bank of Thailand, Ambassador Philip Goldberg and delegation stressed the importance of full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1874 and 1718. Thai Foreign Ministry officials reiterated [...]
2009-08-28 10:25:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PGOV ECON MNUC EFIN KNNP UNSC TH KN
09BANGKOK2278THAI THOUGHTS ON NPT REVIEW AND HOPES FOR BANGKOK
[...] (C) We met September 4 with Cherdkiat Atthakor, Director of the MFA's Peace, Security and Disarmament Division, to discuss reftel questions regarding the NPT review cycle. Cherdkiat welcomed President Obama's prioritization of non-proliferation concerns and of arms control. The approach was a [...]
2009-09-08 09:31:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BANGKOK2306EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] (U) Advisor escorted a delegation of Thai officials on an International Visitors Program to Washington, D.C., August 3-5. Vietnam Program Assistant escorted Vietnamese officials on a visit to U.S. Coast Guard headquarters and training facilities, August 3-7. Advisor observed nuclear and radi [...]
2009-09-10 08:22:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB
09BANGKOK250EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] (U) The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) conducted Boarding Officer Courses at Laem Chabang and Bangkok ports, Jan. 12-23. Advisor conducted consultations in Washington, D.C., Jan. 6-8. The electrical generator for the Rapiscan van in Hue was shipped from the UK and is due to arrive in Vietnam on Feb. [...]
2009-02-02 00:00:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB
09BANGKOK2594EXBS: THAILAND FY10 PROGRAM PLAN FOR NADR-EXBS
[...] (U) Post has discussed the proposed FY10 program plan amongst members of the Law Enforcement Working Group and has no additional comments. EXBS Advisor has also briefed key EXBS program interlocutors at the Thai Ministry of Commerce and Royal Thai Customs, who likewise had no additional sugge [...]
2009-10-09 09:26:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH
09BANGKOK2595EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an Anti-Corruption and Integrity Awareness Workshop in Thailand, Sep. 14-15. Advisor conducted meetings with post and Vietnamese officials in Hanoi and a visit to Lao Cai border crossing, Sep. 21-25. Advisor met with officials from Thailand's [...]
2009-10-09 09:35:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB CH
09BANGKOK2868EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] (U) Advisor met with officials from Thai Customs and the Ministry of Commerce to discuss proposed activities for FY10. Advisor also transferred remaining radiation pagers to Customs. Hanoi Program Assistant coordinated FY10 proposals for Vietnam. The U.S. Coast Guard conducted WMD Boarding O [...]
2009-11-09 10:49:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB SN JP
09BANGKOK3075EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] (U) Advisor presented a briefing on the EXBS Program to Thai, Philippines and Indonesian officials during DTRA's WMD Interdiction Workshop at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA),Bangkok, Nov. 2-6. Advisor visited DEA's Airport Interdiction Program facility in Chiang Mai, Thailan [...]
2009-12-04 10:49:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TH VN CB JP
09BANGKOK3223EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] (U) Advisor attended a Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP) Export Control Experts Meeting in Hanoi, Dec. 8-10. Thai officials impounded an aircraft carrying 35 tons of weapons from North Korea on Dec. 11. Thai officials attended International Border Interdiction Train [...]
2009-12-22 09:33:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL CB TH VN
09BANGKOK501M/V ANNE E: SLOW THAI PROGRESS ON SHIPMENT RECALL
[...] (S) On February 26, we delivered ref A non-paper regarding the shipment of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (AHF) that was detained in Dubai and continues to be held in UAE custody to MFA Peace, Security and Disarmament Division First Secretary Chatvadee Orrattanachai. During the meeting, we emphas [...]
2009-02-27 08:17:00Embassy BangkokSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL TH KS
09BANGKOK612EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] (U) Advisor and Program Assistant visited border crossing points in northeast Thailand Feb. 4-12. Advisor discussed plans for an anti-corruption workshop with the Thai National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). The electrical generator for the Rapiscan van in Hue arrived in Vietnam. The U.S [...]
2009-03-10 12:45:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL CB TH VN
09BANGKOK895EXBS: THAILAND/VIETNAM/CAMBODIA ADVISOR MONTHLY
[...] (U) Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) conducted an assessment for expansion of the Tracker licensing system in Vietnam, Mar. 2-6. CTP conducted an Interagency Relations and Infrastructure Workshop in Hanoi, Mar. 17-19. The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a maritime security assessment in Vietna [...]
2009-04-07 23:24:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL CB TH VN
09BANGKOK906THAILAND: STILL DRAFTING OFFICIAL RESPONSE TO
[...] (C) We spoke to MFA Peace, Security and Disarmament Division Deputy Director Pattarat Hongtong April 8 to underscore reftel U.S. response to North Korea's missile launch and the President's statement, which we had shared with FM Kasit's personal aide and the Director of the North American Divi [...]
2009-04-08 10:35:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN TH
09BANGKOK952THAILAND STATEMENT CALLS NORTH KOREAN LAUNCH A
[...] (U) Following Embassy engagement with the MFA April 8 (Ref B),the Royal Thai Government subsequently released a statement expressing concern regarding North Korea's missile launch. The statement expressly states that Thailand believes the launch was in contravention of UNSCR 1718. 2. (U) [...]
2009-04-10 10:31:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP KN TH
09BANGUI205CAR: DEMARCHE ON URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY IN IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-28 15:27:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PINR MNUC KNNP IR CT
09BEIJING1012DEMARCHE DELIVERED CONCERNING DESIGNATION OF GOODS
[...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel A points concerning designation of goods and entities under UNSCR 1718 to Ambassador for Korean Peninsula Issues Yang Houlan in a pull-aside following his meeting with Senior East Asia Advisor for the Democratic staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Frank [...]
2009-04-16 09:39:00Embassy BeijingSECRETUNSC PARM KN CH KNNP
09BEIJING1013APRIL 16 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA, HOLBROOKE VISIT,
[...] Key points at the April 16 MFA press briefing: -- China has "taken note" of reports that International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors have been expelled from North Korea. -- Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke "exchanged views on issues of common interest [...]
2009-04-16 22:47:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PARM KNNP KWBG IAEA EFIN AMED CH KS KN
09BEIJING1024PRC/DPRK: VFM HE YAFEI DISCUSSES SIX-PARTY TALKS
[...] (C) North Korea has not shut the door to the United States or to Six-Party Talks, Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei told Staffdel Jannuzi April 16. VFM He downplayed the possibility of a DPRK nuclear test, urged the United States to "keep talking" with the North Koreans and praised U.S.-China co [...]
2009-04-17 08:32:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP OVIP KS CH
09BEIJING1026CHINESE STILL STUDYING U.S.-PROPOSED DESIGNATIONS
[...] (S) MFA International Organizations and Conferences UN Affairs official Yang Zhiyu told PolOff on April 17 that China was "still studying" the U.S.-proposed designations of goods and entities under UNSCR 1718 conveyed to the MFA on April 15 (ref A). A response, if any, to the U.S. proposal wo [...]
2009-04-17 08:42:00Embassy BeijingSECRETUNSC PARM KN CH KNNP
09BEIJING1131AGENDA FOR JUNE GICNT PLENARY IN THE HAGUE
[...] On April 29, PolOff joined Arjen van den Berg, Political Counselor at the Dutch Embassy in Beijing, and Andrey Chernyshov, Second Secretary at the Russian Embassy in Beijing, to present the proposed agenda for the June 16-17 2009 Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Plenary Me [...]
2009-04-28 06:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER MNUC KGIC KNNP CH RS NL
09BEIJING1398PRC/DPRK: CHINESE MFA ON UNSC RESOLUTION RE DPRK
[...] (C) China wanted any UN Security Council resolution responding to the DPRK's May 25 nuclear test to be measured, be made in the interest of peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, and support the denuclearization of the Peninsula and the Six-Party Talks, MFA North American Affairs DG Zheng [...]
2009-05-26 13:39:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MOPS KN KS CH
09BEIJING1434PRC/DPRK: CHINA RESPONDS WITH SPECIFICITY TO U.S.
[...] (C) China supported adoption of a new UN Security Council Resolution that would respond appropriately to the May 25 DPRK nuclear test, MFA Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei told Charge d'Affaires May 31. The resolution would demonstrate the international community's seriousness in safeguarding th [...]
2009-05-31 13:44:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MOPS KN KS CH
09BEIJING1515CHINA CONSIDERING INCREASE IN THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] PolOff delivered ref A demarche encouraging China to support a significant real increase in the IAEA regular budget and to move costs associated with nuclear security into the regular budget to Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Zhang Shen on June 5. Zhan [...]
2009-06-05 08:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC ENRG KNNP IAEA CH
09BEIJING1516IAEA FUEL BANK ISSUE: CHINA SUPPORTS FULL
[...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche encouraging China to support a full and open discussion of fuel bank assurances at the June 15-18 IAEA Board of Governors meeting, including advocating with other countries to do the same, to Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Direc [...]
2009-06-05 08:41:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA CH
09BEIJING174CHINA: VISA DELAYS SET BACK WESTINGHOUSE PROJECT, THREATEN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Westinghouse's execution of a multi-billion dollar contract to build nuclear power units in China -- a source of thousands of U.S. jobs -- continues to be hindered by visa processing delays, specifically the 9 weeks currently required for Visas Mantis Security Advisory Opinion ( [...]
2009-01-21 09:02:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS OEXC ECON ENRG EINV TRGY KNNP KSCA CH
09BEIJING1761PRC/DPRK: CHINESE SCHOLARS ON UNSCR 1874 AND
[...] (C) Chinese scholars in recent conversations with PolOff said that Pyongyang's response to UNSCR 1874 had been "tepid" so far and that North Korea's domestic political situation did not appear to be tense. The DPRK had not anticipated such a strong reaction to its nuclear test from the internation [...]
2009-06-26 07:14:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM KNNP MOPS EFIN KN KS CH
09BEIJING1994PROPOSED DATES FOR U.S.-CHINA NONPROLIFERATION AND
[...] On July 15, PolOff delivered reftel proposal, suggesting a late August date for the bilateral Nonproliferation Dialogue and a mid-October date for the Security Dialogue to Wang Lei of the MFA's Arms Control Department, General Policy Division. PolOff advised Wang that Washington envisioned b [...]
2009-07-15 03:11:00Embassy BeijingSECRETKNNP PARM CH
09BEIJING2468DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INVITATION FOR SEPTEMBER 24
[...] (SBU) August 27, Post delivered to the MFA reftel invitation letter from President Obama to PRC President Hu Jintao to attend the September 24 UNSC summit on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament. PolOff August 28 provided MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missiles and Convention [...]
2009-08-28 09:37:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PARM MNUC KSUM UNSC KNNP CH
09BEIJING2593CHINA: NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE REPORTING REQUEST
[...] (C) Below, please find Embassy Beijing's responses to reftel questions in preparation for the 2010 Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference (RevCon). -- What is the host government's general attitude towards CTBT, FMCT, NPT, and U.S.-Russian arms control efforts? What factors influence its [...]
2009-09-10 09:26:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PGOV UNGA
09BEIJING2679P-3 NPT AND FMCT DRAFT AGENDA DELIVERED TO CHINA
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche outlining a draft agenda for a discussion of Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT) issues at the upcoming P-3 meeting in Washington on September 18 to Zhang Hongliu of MFA's Arms Control and Disarmament Department General Po [...]
2009-09-18 03:53:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BEIJING2787DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRC STRESSES ROLE OF IAEA,
[...] (C) China hopes the IAEA will investigate reports of Iran's covert uranium enrichment facility near Qom according to its mandate, according to MFA Department of Arms Control and Disarmament Nuclear Division Deputy Director Shen Jian. In response to reftel points on the Qom facility, Shen stres [...]
2009-09-28 10:43:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM CH IR
09BEIJING2870PRC: A/S CAMPBELL'S MEETING WITH VFM HE YAFEI
[...] (S) Summary: China appreciates that President Obama plans to spend three days in China and hopes the visit will produce concrete results, China's Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei told EAP A/S Campbell October 13. China also hopes for a joint statement that will send a positive message that the [...]
2009-10-14 11:14:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPREL PGOV MARR KNNP MNUC SENV APEC KN KS CH
09BEIJING2978DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES INTERNATIONAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary (DEPSEC) Daniel Poneman met privately with the head of China's National Energy Administration (NEA) ZHANG Guobao on the margins of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Ministerial in Beijing on October 23. The two discussed the [...]
2009-10-26 09:09:00Embassy BeijingSECRETENERG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
09BEIJING3019PRC/IRAN: CHINA URGED TO FOLLOW UK IN REFUSING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-02 09:55:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM EFIN EWWT IR CN
09BEIJING3095DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY DISCUSSES NEW NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary (DEPSEC) Daniel Poneman met privately with Keisuke TSUMURA, the Parliamentary Secretary for Science and Technology in Japan's Cabinet Office, and Shunsuke KONDO, the Chairman of Japan,s Atomic Energy Commission (AEC),on the margins of [...]
2009-11-12 23:37:00Embassy BeijingSECRETENERG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
09BEIJING3096GNEP BEIJING MINISTERIAL - AGREEMENT TO CONSIDER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: China--led by National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Vice Chairman and National Energy Administration (NEA) chief ZHANG Guobao--hosted the third Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Executive Committee meeting on October 23 in Beijing. The U.S. delegation was le [...]
2009-11-13 00:33:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
09BEIJING3105BEIJING: DEMARCHE DELIVERY ON DESIGNATION OF
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On November 12, Beijing US Treasury Attache provided reftel demarche points on the designation of Malaysian Bank and Bank Mellat Chairman under E.O 13382 to the designated interlocutors at the People's Bank of China. The Peo [...]
2009-11-13 07:59:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN PARM IR CH
09BEIJING3141IAEA: CHINA TENTATIVELY SUPPORTS ANGARSK NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche encouraging China to support an anticipated Russian resolution to create a nuclear fuel reserve at Angarsk, Russia, during the November 26-27 IAEA Board of Governors meeting to Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Director Zhang Shen o [...]
2009-11-20 00:33:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC TRGY ENRG KNNP IAEA CH
09BEIJING3142IAEA: CHINA DESIRES SYRIAN COOPERATION WITH IAEA
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper requesting active Chinese support in pressing Syria to change its confrontational course and fully cooperate with the ongoing IAEA investigation of its nuclear program to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Director Zha [...]
2009-11-20 00:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KNNP CH SY
09BEIJING3147CHINA URGED TO SUPPORT CREATION OF THIRD
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche asking China to support creation of a third subsidiary body dealing with Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Article X provisions for the May 2010 NPT Review Conference to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division First Secretary He Zhi [...]
2009-11-20 05:33:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV UNGA AORC CDG KNNP ENRG MNUC
09BEIJING3276DECEMBER 8, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH
[...] Key points at the December 8 MFA press briefing were: -- China supports U.S.-DPRK dialogue and hopes Ambassador Bosworth's talks with the DPRK lead to the resumption of the Six-Party Talks. -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen at the invit [...]
2009-12-08 23:09:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM MNUC KNNP SENV CH CB RS KN DA
09BEIJING3297DECEMBER 10, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH
[...] Key points at the December 10 MFA press briefing were: -- Ambassador Bosworth will be arriving in Beijing December 11 following his visit to North Korea. -- At the Copenhagen Conference, China hopes the concerns of developing countries are addressed. -- Xi Jinping will visit ROK, Japan, [...]
2009-12-11 00:13:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM MNUC KNNP SENV CH CB RS KN DA
09BEIJING3338DECEMBER 15, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: NORTH KOREA CARGO
[...] Key points at the December 15 MFA press briefing were: -- It is up to the UN Security Council to consider the cargo plane detained in Thailand for suspected arms smuggling. -- Western criticism of China's persecution of Charter 08 signer Liu Xiaobo is "unacceptable." -- The 22 Uighurs se [...]
2009-12-15 08:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM MNUC KNNP SENV CH KN CB TH JP CA
09BEIJING3422DECEMBER 22, 2009 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] Key points at the December 22 MFA press briefing were: -- China took positive measures in Copenhagen during the Climate Change Conference. -- UK citizen Akmal Shaikh was sentenced to death for drug smuggling despite claims that he suffers from mental disorders. -- No deal was made with C [...]
2009-12-22 09:42:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM MNUC KNNP SENV CH EUN JA NP CB
09BEIJING439CHINA SHARES NPT PREPCOM AND REVCON PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff discussed reftel questions regarding China's priorities for the upcoming Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) third Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) and 2010 NPT Review Conference (RevCon) with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director [...]
2009-02-20 08:53:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM MNUC AORC DCG ENRG KNNP PREL PGOV UNGA
09BEIJING478CHINA REACTS TO IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the IAEA's recent reports on Iran and Syria to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Zhang Shen on February 25. As instructed, PolOff requested China's support for a strong P5 1 statement demanding Iran's full and [...]
2009-02-25 07:35:00Embassy BeijingSECRETPARM KNNP IAEA MNUC TRGY IR SY CH
09BEIJING548CHINA URGED NOT TO DELIVER A NATIONAL STATEMENT ON
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche urging China to not deliver a national statement on Iran at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting to MFA Department of Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Shen Jian on the morning of March 4. Shen noted previous receipt [...]
2009-03-04 06:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM EMIN TRGY ETTC MNUC KNNP PREL CH IR
09BEIJING686Mantis 2008 (1 of 2): More Workload, More Waiting in
[...] Summary: This cable summarizes Beijing's 2008 Mantis Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) review. In 2008, overall SAO Mantis volume increased by 10 percent, and wait times quadrupled to 16 weeks for SAO clearance. End Summary. ------------------------------- 2008 in Review: By the Numbers - [...]
2009-03-17 09:02:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS ETTC OEXC ECON ENRG EINV TRGY KNNP KSCA
09BEIJING687Mantis 2009 (2 of 2): Unpredictable Delays Harm Business,
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable draws preliminary conclusions on 2009 Mantis Security Advisory Opinion (SAO) processing trends, based on the first 5 months of the fiscal year. Current lengthy SAO processing delays undermine Consular Section public outreach efforts. Expediting 2009 student and scho [...]
2009-03-17 09:03:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS ETTC OEXC ECON ENRG EINV TRGY KNNP KSCA
09BEIJING817SAOs: U.S. Companies Highlight Harm to U.S. Exports; Jobs
[...] (SBU) Summary: Presidents and CEOs of U.S. high-tech exporters met with the CDA to express their concern that four-month-long waits for visa issuances are having a serious negative impact on American exports, and to discuss possible solutions. A delegation of former American Chamber of Commerc [...]
2009-03-27 06:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS ETTC OEXC ECON ENRG EINV TRGY KNNP KSCA
09BEIJING856DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DPRK LAUNCH
[...] (S) On March 31, visiting EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary John Norris delivered ref A points pressing China to support meaningful UN Security Council action in response to a DPRK rocket launch to MFA North American and Oceanian Affairs Department Director General Zheng Zeguang (see ref B for ful [...]
2009-03-31 11:37:00Embassy BeijingSECRET//NOFORNPREL UNSC PARM MNUC CH RU KNNP KN KS
09BEIJING859CHINA'S MFA REASSIGNS INTERNAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR
[...] (C) On March 31, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Biological and Chemical Weapons Division Deputy Director Yang Yi informed PolOff that all specific cases of proliferation concern related to Chinese firms, including missile and nuclear cases, would now be under the purview of the MF [...]
2009-03-31 23:05:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPARM MTCR MNUC PREL KNNP ETTC CH
09BEIJING952PRC/DPRK: POST-LAUNCH ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINESE
[...] (C) The Chinese are telling the P-3 countries, Japan and the ROK the same thing about the DPRK's missile launch: it might have been a satellite launch (technical data are ambiguous) and therefore we cannot conclude that it was a UNSCR violation, pass another resolution or apply additional or e [...]
2009-04-09 11:21:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN KS CH
09BEIJING953APRIL 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK LAUNCH, IRAN DIALOGUE,
[...] Key points at the April 9 MFA press briefing: -- China believes "pressure will not help" the situation in North Korea, "diplomatic efforts" need to be continued and all parties should "exercise calmness, restraint and caution." -- China "takes note of" North Korea's announcement of having [...]
2009-04-09 23:08:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PARM EFIN KNNP KCRM CH KS KN FR IR
09BEIJING991NPC CHAIRMAN WU BANGGUO AND CODEL MCCAIN DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary: Senator John McCain (R-AZ) emphasized the importance of free trade and bilateral cooperation to resolving the global economic crisis during an April 8 meeting with Wu Bangguo, Chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) and Politburo Standing Committee member. Wu noted [...]
2009-04-15 05:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP MNUC PTER EFIN ECON ETRD TRGY
09BEIJING996PRC/DPRK: AMBASSADOR YANG HOULAN DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Ambassador for Korean Peninsula Issues Yang Houlan told Staffdel Jannuzi April 15 that China was happy with its close coordination with Washington in the UN Security Council and the Six-Party Talks. Beijing sent several messages to Pyongyang trying to dissuade North Korea from conducting a [...]
2009-04-15 10:47:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN KS CH
09BEIRUT1066GOL NOT LIKELY TO MAKE STATEMENTS ABOUT IRAN'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-29 12:00:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP MNUC LE IR
09BEIRUT469LEBANON DEMARCHE RESPONSE: LOAN AGREEMENT WITH
[...] (C) On April 21, the Ambassador, accompanied by EconOff, delivered Ref A demarche to Finance Minister Mohammad Chatah. The Ambassador used demarche talking points to urge the Minister to cancel the GOL,s loan with the Export Development Bank of Iran (EDBI). 2. (C) Chatah said he would take [...]
2009-04-24 14:11:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KNNP IR PREL PARM XF LE
09BEIRUT523LEBANON: SCENESETTER FOR U/S STUART LEVEY'S VISIT
[...] (SBU) You arrive three weeks before Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections, in which the current moderate March 14 majority faces a tough battle against the Hizballah-led opposition. The race is still too close to call, but the outcome will hinge on the electoral results in a few key Christ [...]
2009-05-11 15:27:00Embassy BeirutSECRETEFIN ETTC PARM KNNP EAID PTER LE
09BEIRUT83LEBANON: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON A.Q. KHAN
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points and text of the USG public announcement on January 12 that sanctions were imposed on thirteen people and three private companies for engaging in activities related to the global A.Q. Khan proliferation network to Oussama Khachab, Head of the Americas Desk a [...]
2009-01-20 12:25:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN GM KNNP MNUC PARM PREL LE
09BEIRUT87LEBANON: SIGNING ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points and text of the USG announcement of the U.S.- IAEA "Additional Protocol" ratification to Oussama Khachab, Head of the Americas Desk at the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and Nada Akl, First Secretary in the Department of International Organiza [...]
2009-01-21 16:21:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP KTIA MNUC NPT PARM PGOV
09BELGRADE141SERBIA ASKED ABOUT NPT RELATED ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-17 09:49:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA
09BELGRADE346SERBIA INVITED TO JUNE 2009 GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 04:42:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP MNUC PREL PTER KGIC SR
09BELGRADE42SERBIA INFORMED OF RATIFICATION OF IAEA ADDITIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 08:13:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA PREL MNUC PGOV SR KNNP PARM
09BELGRADE420 EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MARCH,
[...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- EXBS had a follow-up meeting with Border Police High Commissioner Zoran Lasica regarding the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System; this system is comprised of a network of radar and optical (high resolution daylight cameras [...]
2009-05-14 16:22:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELGRADE523 EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - MAY, 2009
[...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- EXBS continued technical correspondence regarding the software integration of the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System. This system is comprised of a network of radar and optical (high resolution daylight cameras and night c [...]
2009-06-17 09:22:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELGRADE61SERBIA: NOTICE OF SANCTIONS AGAINST KHAN ASSOCIATES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 15:52:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN GR SR
09BELGRADE643SERBIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 08:27:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP SR
09BELGRADE803EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JUNE, 2009
[...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- The technical correspondence for the complete definition of the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System integrated software package is getting close enough to develop an RFQ. This system should provide a "fused" situational pic [...]
2009-08-05 12:11:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELGRADE805EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JUNE, 2009
[...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- The technical correspondence for the complete definition of the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System integrated software package is getting close enough to develop an RFQ. This system should provide a "fused" situational pic [...]
2009-08-05 12:11:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELGRADE840RECALL 09 BELGRADE 840
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 14:08:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELGRADE842EXBS: SERBIA, ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JULY, 2009
[...] BROAD AREAS OF INTEREST TO ADVSORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- The initial set of technical systems definition requirements for the Montenegrin Maritime Surveillance System integrated software package has been submitted for the further development of an RFQ. This system should provide a "fu [...]
2009-08-11 14:53:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP PBTS SNAR KCRM SR BK
09BELMOPAN200BELIZE DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF DPRK
[...] Poloff delivered reftel nonpaper to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Desk Officer on May 19 and the Financial Intelligence Unit Director on May 20. Post will report any substantive response. FEATHERSTONE [...]
2009-05-21 19:57:00Embassy BelmopanSECRETEFIN ETTC PREL PARM KNNP BH
09BERLIN1004GERMANY: UPDATED POINTS OF CONTACT FOR NPT-RELATED
[...] Per ref A request, please note that the key points of contact for NPT-related issues in the German MFA remain Arms Control and Disarmament Office Director Nikolai von Schoepff (240-RL@diplo.de) and his deputy Stefan Kordasch (240-0@diplo.de). Both can be reached at tel. 0049-30-5000-4268. E [...]
2009-08-14 17:13:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERLIN1021GERMANY: VIEWS ON IRAN SANCTIONS AND PRELIMINARY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-21 15:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS GM
09BERLIN1022GERMANY INQUIRES ABOUT RADIOACTIVE COBALT-60
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see para. 4. 2. (C) Summary: German MFA contacts have asked the U.S. to provide information regarding the reported import by the U.S. of radioactive cobalt-60 contaminated stainless steel. Open source reporting indicated this material may have been u [...]
2009-08-21 16:34:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALASEC KCRM MUNC PARM PINR PREL PTER GM KNNP
09BERLIN1112(C) IAEA: GERMANY READY FOR IRAN SANCTIONS; WANTS
[...] (C) Summary. On September 8 poloff informed MFA IAEA lead Hans-Peter Hinrichsen that the U.S. was delivering reftel demarche to all IAEA Board Members. Hinrichsen shared copies of the EU and E3 statements to be released that day (see paragraphs 12 and 13). Hinrichsen asked for the USG to in [...]
2009-09-10 10:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS GM
09BERLIN1143GERMANY ALREADY "IN THE CHOIR" ON IRAN
[...] (C) The Ambassador called German MFA Political Director Stanzel September 15 to discuss reftel on expanding the chorus on Iran. Stanzel thanked the Ambassador for the update and said Germany agreed with our message and was taking similar action with only subtle differences. Stanzel added t [...]
2009-09-16 15:31:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC
09BERLIN1160(S) NIAG 9130 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN SEEKS GERMAN-ORIGIN VALVES FOR ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 15:25:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP PARM PREL ETTC MNUC IR GM
09BERLIN1169NPT REVCON: GERMANY UNDERSCORES NEED TO REASSURE
[...] (C) Summary. Post addressed ref A questions about German positions on non-proliferation in refs B & C. During subsequent meetings, German officials have also emphasized the need to overcome NAM suspicions that non-proliferation efforts are veiled attempts to infringe on NPT Article IV rights. [...]
2009-09-21 10:42:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA
09BERLIN1202GERMANS RETURN FROM NY CYNICAL RE OCTOBER 1 TALKS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 for action. 2. (C) Poloff discussed reftel points on the existence of a covert uranium enrichment facility with German Iran Task Force Director, Andreas Krueger, September 28. Krueger, who had been in NY with the German delegation w [...]
2009-09-28 16:13:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM
09BERLIN121IRAN: GERMANY SUPPORTS U.S.-IRAN DIALOGUE, WANTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German political establishment has enthusiastically greeted the Obama administration's new approach to Iran. Public statements from the Chancellor, Foreign Minister, and Bundestag members over the last three weeks have greeted USG statements regarding dialogue with Iran. Ge [...]
2009-01-30 16:42:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL KNNP GM IR
09BERLIN1233GERMANY URGES U.S. TO SUPPORT ITS OPCW CANDIDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 22 letter to the Ambassador, German MFA DepSec-equivalent Reinhard Silberberg strongly lobbied the USG to support German Ambassador Peter Gottwald for Director General of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) [...]
2009-10-02 14:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL CWCM GM
09BERLIN1235GERMAN READOUT ON IRAN P5+1 TALKS: POSITIVE, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. German MFA Political Director Stanzel gave a detailed readout of the P5 1 Iran meeting to the diplomatic corps and said he had been pleasantly surprised with the outcome of the October 1 talks. He stressed Germany's positive assessment of the Tehran Research Reactor agreement, [...]
2009-10-02 14:45:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNGM KNNP PGOV PREL IR
09BERLIN1244OCT. 7 IRAN MEETING: GERMANY COMMITTED TO
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The German Chancellery's Deputy National Security Advisor equivalent, Nikel, stressed to the DCM, in an October 1 meeting, that Chancellor Merkel remained committed to pursuing serious sanctions should Iran not cooperate on the nuclear dossier. However, both Nikel and MFA offici [...]
2009-10-05 14:27:00Embassy BerlinSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM UNSC PREL IR ETTC GM
09BERLIN126GERMANY: POINTS OF CONTACT FOR NPT-RELATED ISSUES
[...] The key points of contact for NPT-related issues in the German MFA are Arms Control and Disarmament Office Director Nikolai von Schoepff and his deputy Stefan Kordasch. According to von Schoepff, Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Peter Gottwald, is likely to lead the German de [...]
2009-02-02 16:48:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERLIN1281GERMAN VIEWS ON STRENGTHENING IRAN SANCTIONS
[...] (C) Summary. During a friendly and frank discussion of Iran that the Ambassador hosted in honor of Dr. Condoleezza Rice on October 6, German parliamentarians, Chancellery and MFA officials, and senior think-tank researchers agreed that the international community was approaching an "end game" [...]
2009-10-14 13:01:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM UNSC PREL PGOV IR ETTC GM
09BERLIN1412READOUT OF 1540 EXPERTS MEETING IN BERLIN
[...] (U) Summary. UNSCR 1540 implementation experts from the G8 met in Berlin from October 22-23, 2009 at the invitation of the German Foreign Office. All participants felt this was a useful and successful undertaking. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange views on the status of 1540 implem [...]
2009-11-06 15:56:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL GM
09BERLIN1415NEW DEFENSE MINISTER ZU GUTTENBERG ON MANDATES,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a November 5 introductory meeting, new Defense Minister Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg told Ambassador Murphy that one of his immediate challenges was dealing with five separate Bundeswehr mandates that come up for renewal in December, which is complicated by uncertainty about [...]
2009-11-09 07:36:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO ETRD KNNP PARM EFIN PGOV
09BERLIN1433NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HEUSGEN ON AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellery National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen told EUR A/S Phil Gordon and Ambassador Murphy in a November 10 meeting in Berlin that Germany strongly preferred that the proposed international conference on Afghanistan be held outside the country to make it easier to pre [...]
2009-11-12 17:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO MNUC PARM KNNP GM IR RU AF
09BERLIN1438GERMANY NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF MALAYSIAN BANK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 15:15:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PRM IR GM
09BERLIN1454IRAN: NEW GERMAN FM WESTERWELLE FOLLOWING CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S TOUGH STANCE
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: After his first 2 weeks in office, Germany's new FM has taken clear positions on Iran. He made a number of public remarks in support of Chancellor Merkel's "zero tolerance" for Iranian nuclear weapons, and voiced strong support for the dual track policy. MFA Iran Task Force [...]
2009-11-17 07:58:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL IR GM KNNP
09BERLIN1455GERMANY: CAMPAIGN AGAINST NON-STRATEGIC NUKES TO
[...] (C) Summary. On November 10 MFA Arms Control Chief Peter Gottwald told the Ambassador that Germany would continue to engage with Belgium and the Netherlands in advance of a broader NATO discussion over the removal of non-strategic nuclear weapons from Germany. Gottwald insisted that tactical [...]
2009-11-17 08:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC MARR PARM NATO KNNP KACT GM
09BERLIN1493GERMANY ECHOES USG ON IAEA SYRIA REPORT
[...] (C) On November 20, MFA IAEA/Syria lead Robert Siegfried told poloff that Germany was in agreement with reftel points regarding Syria's engagement with the IAEA. Siegfried expected the EU declaration on Syria to be in line with the concerns voiced by the IAEA. Moreover, it would re-emphasize [...]
2009-11-24 08:10:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA PREL KNNP SY GM
09BERLIN1494GERMANY SUPPORTS THIRD SUBSIDIARY BODY AT 2010 NPT
[...] (C) Summary. Germany supports the USG effort to include a third subsidiary body at the NPT RevCon to address Article X (treaty withdrawal) issues. However, it believes the road ahead could be difficult due to NAM opposition. End Summary. 2. (C) Post delivered reftel points on November 20 t [...]
2009-11-24 08:18:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERLIN15GERMANY: READY FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OF THE PHASE II
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel to MFA Division Head for NATO Bernhard Schlagheck, who thanked Embassy for the information. Schlagheck said he would pass the information MFA PA in preparation for media questions. Embassy also shared the points with the Chancellery officer responsible for securit [...]
2009-01-07 15:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
09BERLIN1501ANGARSK NUCLEAR FUEL BANK: GERMANY CONCERNED ABOUT
[...] (C) Germany is supportive the ref A Angarsk nuclear fuel reserve proposal, but would prefer text changes that address concerns about "conditions of supply" and "market neutrality" before pledging co-sponsorship. Econoff met with MFA Desk Officer for Nuclear Energy and Non-Proliferation, Dr. [...]
2009-11-24 16:55:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS PK IN IS JP KS
09BERLIN1577NOW FOR THE HARD PART: MERKEL,S TEAM EXAMINES NEXT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Chancellor Merkel set the German agenda on Iran with her early November statement before the U.S. Congress on "zero tolerance" for a nuclear armed Iran and the need for tougher sanctions should engagement not work. During a private roundtable hosted by Ambassador Murphy, however [...]
2009-12-14 07:54:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP ETTC EFIN IR GM
09BERLIN1598GERMANY READY TO RAMP-UP SANCTIONS DISCUSSIONS;
[...] (S/NF) Summary. German MFA Iran Task Force Director Andreas Krueger told poloffs December 16 that Germany is ready to engage on discussions of the "pressure" track on Iran as soon as possible. He noted Germany hoped to start EU discussions on the topic at the same time as UNSC discussions. [...]
2009-12-18 10:37:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KNNP IR GM
09BERLIN165READOUT OF STEINMEIER-LARIJANI DISCUSSIONS
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: According to German MFA Political Director Stanzel, German FM Steimeier pressed Iran to drop its backward-looking approach and accept the U.S.'s new, sincere willingness for dialogue in his February 6 meeting with Iranian Majles Speaker Ali Larijani on the margins of the Muni [...]
2009-02-10 14:40:00Embassy BerlinSECRET//NOFORNPREL KNNP GM IR
09BERLIN187GERMANY: 2010 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE MUST SUCCEED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There is a great deal of interest in Germany -- in the government, the Bundestag, the press, and among the NGO and think tank community -- about the upcoming Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) and Review Conference (RevCon). Interlocutors insist the 20 [...]
2009-02-13 15:00:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERLIN192GERMANY WELCOMES U.S. NONPROLIFERATION ASSURANCES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 17:27:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ENRG KNNP KSCA PARM TRGY FR GM
09BERLIN228GERMANY ANXIOUS FOR RESULTS AT NEXT WEEK'S
[...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Martin Langer, head of the MFA's IAEA Unit in the Nuclear Arms Control (REF 240) Division on February 24. Langer noted that Germany shares many of our views and concerns about Iran's and Syria's refusal to work with the IAEA and the nature of those contries' [...]
2009-02-24 16:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALIAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM SYR TRGY
09BERLIN264GERMANY'S THREE-PRONGED APPROACH TO RETURNING HEU
[...] (C) This is an action request, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Germany is exploring the mechanics of returning Russian-origin Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) that is currently stored at the Rossendorf Research Reactor in the German state of Saxony to Russia. German Foreign Ministry [...]
2009-03-05 16:46:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP TRGY IAEA RS GM
09BERLIN298IRAN: GERMANY INCREASINGLY FORWARD-LEANING ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent discussions with key German government officials indicate that the German government, in coordination with its EU-4 partners, continues work to tee up additional EU designations of Iranian entities. The key problem is on the sequencing and breadth of designations, on wh [...]
2009-03-13 11:29:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP ETRD GM IR
09BERLIN340GERMAN GOVERNMENT, IRANIAN-GERMAN COMMUNITY REACTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German government, senior Bundestag members, and prominent members of Germany's Iranian community have responded positively to President Obama's Now Ruz message to the Iranian people and government. Chancellor Merkel noted that the message reflected a European desire for a [...]
2009-03-23 15:53:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KNNP GM IR
09BERLIN351GERMANY UNDERSTANDS CANCELLATION OF OAK RIDGE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 15:30:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC ENRG KNNP KSCA PARM TRGY FR GM
09BERLIN417NORTH KOREA TAEPO-DONG 2 LAUNCH: GERMAN RESPONSE
[...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel points to Nikolai von Schoepff, head of the Nuclear Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Division at the German MFA, and Hans Koeppel, who directly follows the North Korea issue, on April 6. Both stated that the GoG shares U.S. concerns about the incident and hoped [...]
2009-04-07 15:29:00Embassy BerlinSECRETPREL PARM KN KNNP GM
09BERLIN424(C) GERMANY SAYS CYPRUS WILL BLOCK TURKEY FROM NSG
[...] (C) According to Germany, the current Chair of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),Cyprus will block Turkey's candidacy to chair the NSG in 2010. Germany has been in direct contact with Nicosia and Ankara on this impasse and stated that the Cypriots, primary objection to Turkey's NSG Chairman [...]
2009-04-09 14:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC IAEA KNNP PARM TRGY TU CY GR HU GM
09BERLIN425GERMANY PLEASED WITH USG ROLE ON ROSSENDORF
[...] (C) Summary: Germany welcomed the USG's quick and helpful response offering assistance regarding the return and subsequent reprocessing of Russian-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Saxony's Rossendorf nuclear research facility back to Russia. On March 25, EconOff met with German MFA [...]
2009-04-09 14:43:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP OTRA TRGY IAEA RS GM
09BERLIN457GERMANY TO REVIEW PERMITS FOR RETURN OF LOW LEVEL
[...] (SBU) Econoff met with Joerg Polster, German MFA desk officer for International Nuclear Energy to discuss issues raised in Ref A. Polster stated he was not familiar with the issue, as it predated his tenure in his current position by several years. As the German MFA point of contact, per Ref [...]
2009-04-17 15:52:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA TRGY GM
09BERLIN459GERMANY LIKELY TO ATTEND JUNE GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Germany will likely attend the June Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) plenary at The Hague in June 2009, but does not desire to make a substantive presentation. Germany is not likely to host a GICNT meeting in the next two years. End Summary 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-04-20 06:26:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL PTER MUNC KGIC RS NL GM
09BERLIN52(S) GERMANY REQUESTS USG INFORMATION REGARDING
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (S) On January 13, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck provided Global Affairs Officer with a German-language nonpaper requesting quick-turn information from the U.S. regarding the transfer of nuclear technology to Chin [...]
2009-01-14 16:41:00Embassy BerlinSECRETENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY PK CH GM
09BERLIN562GERMANY'S RESPONSE TO UNSC 1718 DESIGNATIONS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 06:55:00Embassy BerlinSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN GM
09BERLIN565GERMANY NON-COMMITAL ON NEXT ROUND OF VOTING FOR
[...] (C) PolOff delivered ref points to Martin Langer, head of the MFA's IAEA Unit in the Nuclear Arms Control (REF 240) Division on May 15. Langer noted that Germany shares many of our views regarding Amano's candidacy for the IAEA's Director General position, and supported him in the last round o [...]
2009-05-15 10:47:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALIAEA KNNP MNUC PARM IR GM
09BERLIN640(S) GERMANY TO INVESTIGATE COMPANY WITH POSSIBLE
[...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel points to MinEcon export control Head of Division Dr. Ursina Krumpholz and Middle East Deputy Head of Division Dr. Klaus Hachmeier. Dr. Krumpholz stated they would "look into" the allegations involving supplying deck cargo cranes to Islamic Republic of Iran Shipp [...]
2009-05-28 11:37:00Embassy BerlinSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM IR MTCR GM
09BERLIN662IAEA ELECTION OF DIRECTOR GENERAL: GERMANY STILL
[...] (S) Unable to reach Foreign Minister Steinmeier, Charge delivered the points in ref A to MFA State Secretary Peter Ammon on June 3, urging Germany to continue supporting Yukiya Amano in the next round of voting for Director General of the IAEA. Ammon took the points on board, but deferred a s [...]
2009-06-03 13:47:00Embassy BerlinSECRETAORC KNNP IAEA PREL GM
09BERLIN693GERMAN MFA SKEPTICAL ON IAEA BUDGET INCREASE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA, like the Economics Ministry, has strong doubts about the proposed increase in the 2010-2011 IAEA budget. The MFA prefers a zero-growth budget and believes the IAEA could fulfill its current mission and any additional responsibilities by simply being more efficien [...]
2009-06-10 12:41:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN GM
09BERLIN702GERMAN MFA CLAIMS INTERAGENCY VICTORY ON
[...] (C) Summary: The German MFA claimed it had resolved German interagency dissent regarding its proposed transfer of spent nuclear research fuel to Russia for reprocessing (ref A). The MFA also outlined its vision of the USG role in the Berlin meetings, hoping for public USG support of the tran [...]
2009-06-11 13:25:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP OTRA TRGY IAEA RS GM
09BERLIN709IAEA REPORT ON SYRIA: GERMANY DECLINES TO DO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 17:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY
09BERLIN791GERMAN MFA SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON IMPLEMENTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA supports the U.S. effort to mobilize the international community to fully implement UNSCR 1874. In this regard, the Germans suggest that we focus our efforts on new EU president Sweden, which they say remains skeptical about enhanced sanctions against North Korea. [...]
2009-07-01 12:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP ECON EFIN EUN KN GM
09BERLIN800GERMANY REVIEWING UNSCR 1874 BANKING PROVISIONS
[...] (SBU) German Finance Ministry Officer Kristina Wogatzki confirmed to Econoff that her ministry is already aware of the reftel request and that the GOG is reviewing the next steps through its interagency process. When informed that the Embassy had also delivered reftel points to the German M [...]
2009-07-02 08:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP JP KN GM
09BERLIN921(S) GERMANY WARNS THE USG ABOUT A BRAZILIAN
[...] (S) On July 31, MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck provided EconOff with a German-language non-paper warning US export control authorities about a potential Brazilian procurement attempt of proliferation concern for "Automatic High-Precision Heavy-Duty Necking-In-Machines with [...]
2009-07-31 15:41:00Embassy BerlinSECRETMTCRE PREL PINR MNUC ETTC KSCA KNNP IR BR GM
09BERN108NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): SWISS
[...] (C) Summary: The Swiss government generally believes that the U.S. Administration has outlined a "good agenda" for the NPT, particularly with regard to disarmament and arms control issues. Switzerland has sponsored UN resolutions on de-alerting nuclear weapons, and will continue to do so. Fo [...]
2009-03-11 16:31:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC KNNP AORC PREL UNGA IAEA SZ
09BERN213SWITZERLAND'S VOTING PLAN IN IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (C) Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Director for Arms Control and Disarmament, Andreas Friedrich, told poloff on May 11 in response to reftel demarche that Switzerland would most likely support the election of Yukiya Amano of Japan as Director General in the upcoming IAEA e [...]
2009-05-12 11:55:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALSZ IAEA KNNP AORC PREL
09BERN243SWITZERLAND NOT SUPPORTIVE OF IAEA BUDGET INCREASE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered the reftel message on June 4 to Jean-Daniel Praz, Deputy Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA),and the FDFA's point-of-contact for IAEA issues. Praz said that the GoS has a general policy of advocating [...]
2009-06-05 16:51:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN SZ
09BERN253NUCLEAR FUEL BANK: SWISS FAVOR COMMERCIAL SUPPLY
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel message June 4 to Jean-Daniel Praz, Deputy Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA),and the FDFA's point-of-contact for IAEA issues. Praz said that, while not opposed in principle to the idea of a n [...]
2009-06-15 16:16:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA
09BERN281UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES
[...] (S) On July 2, Swiss Department of Economic Affairs (SECO) Deputy Head of Sanctions Thomas Graf informed econoff in response to reftel non-paper that Lloyds TSB Bank in Geneva does not maintain commercial relations with Tanchon Commercial Bank nor does it hold Tanchon Commercial Bank funds. G [...]
2009-07-07 13:41:00Embassy BernSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM SZ
09BERN362NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary: The Swiss government strongly supports entry into force of the CTBT, negotiations on a verifiable FMCT, and efforts to reinforce the NPT, particularly with regard to disarmament and arms control issues. The Swiss welcome U.S.-Russian nuclear disarmament negotiations, and are con [...]
2009-08-31 22:38:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERN363SWISS AMBASSADOR TO IRAN COMMENTS ON ASSISTING
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Leu emphasized that Switzerland, in its capacity as Protecting Power for the USG in Iran, continues to press for access and information about U.S. citizens detained or missing in Iran. Regarding the recent case of the three U.S. hikers (Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal, and [...]
2009-09-01 09:37:00Embassy BernSECRETCASC PREL PHUM PGOV KNNP SZ IR
09BERN370COLENCO WILL NOT CHALLENGE SWISS GOVERNMENT
[...] (S) Swiss State Secretary for Economics and Trade Affairs Jean-Daniel Gerber informed Ambassador Beyer on September 3 that the Swedish-owned, Switzerland-based firm Colenco will not challenge the Swiss government's decision to shut down its commercial activities in Iran. According to Gerber, [...]
2009-09-04 09:57:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM MNUC ETTC KNNP PREL ETRD IR SZ
09BERN371SWISS VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND
[...] (C) Summary: The Swiss share our general analysis of the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria. They are curious to know how the recent P5-plus-1 Political Directors meeting and "package" proposal announced by Tehran might affect the calculus with Iran. The main point of contact for IAEA issues at [...]
2009-09-04 17:32:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM KNNP IAEA MNUC PREL SY IR SZ
09BERN397IRAN: SWISS DEPUTY FM ADVOCATES BILATERAL TRACK
[...] (S) Ambassador conveyed the message in reftel A in a September 14 meeting with Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) State Secretary (Deputy FM) Michael Ambuehl. Referring to news reports that the P5-plus-1 planned to meet with Iranian representatives on October 1, Ambuehl termed the P5 [...]
2009-09-18 14:33:00Embassy BernSECRETPARM KNNP MNUC PREL IR SZ
09BERN505IAEA BOG: SWISS VIEWS REGARDING IRAN, SYRIA, AND
[...] (C) Summary: Poloff discussed messages in reftels on November 24 with Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs (FDFA),and with Jean-Daniel Praz, Friedrich's deputy and FDFA point-of-contact for IAEA issues. Friedrich an [...]
2009-11-24 16:52:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KNNP SY IR SZ
09BERN519SWISS STATE SECRETARY AMBUEHL COMMENTS ON IRAN
[...] (S) Summary: In a December 2 meeting, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) State Secretary (Deputy FM) Michael Ambuehl provided Ambassador a readout of recent FDFA discussions with Iranian FM Mottaki and the Iranian ambassador in Bern. Ambuehl reported that FM Calmy-Rey had spo [...]
2009-12-04 14:22:00Embassy BernSECRETPREL KNNP CASC MNUC IR SZ
09BERN92IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (C) Acting POL/E Counselor conveyed the reftel message on February 26 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA). Friedrich said that he expected that Switzerland will make national statements at the March 2-6 [...]
2009-02-27 18:17:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KNNP MNUC IR SYR TRGY SZ
09BISHKEK1056KRYGYZSTAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered REFTEL points to Kyrgyz Prime Minister Igor Chudinov on September 17. Chudinov took note of the points but made no substantive comment. Ambassador will follow up with the Foreign Minister. GFOELLER [...]
2009-09-18 04:15:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC KG
09BISHKEK1079KRYGYZSTAN: EXISTENCE OF A COVERT URANIUM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 06:09:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALIR KG KNNP MNUC PARM
09BISHKEK1116KYRGYZSTAN: P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN IN GENEVA
[...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to Talay Aijigitov, head of the International Security Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Aijigitov thanked Poloffs for the information and agreed to inform us of any substantive response. MEMMOTT [...]
2009-10-09 10:32:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM KG
09BOGOTA1543COLOMBIA: DELIVERY OF DPRK DESIGNATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 15:03:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KNNP AADP PREL PARM KN CO
09BOGOTA2083US ADVISORY ON NORTH KOREA DELIVERED TO GOVERNMENT
[...] On June 30 Econoff delivered text of U.S. Treasury Advisory on North Korea as requested reftel to Patricia Cortes, North American Director, Colombian Ministry of External Relations. She acknowledged receipt and said it was being distributed to the appropriate contacts in the Government of Col [...]
2009-07-01 17:27:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP CO
09BOGOTA2964IAEA MIDDLE EAST DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 15:34:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS CO
09BOGOTA2965COLOMBIA SHARES OUR IRAN CONCERNS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 15:35:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC IR CO
09BOGOTA3039COLOMBIA SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORT TO RATIFY THE CTBT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-22 18:52:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP IN PK CO
09BOGOTA330BOGOTA RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY
[...] On January 30, Post delivered all points in reftel to Patricia Cortes, Director of the MFA's Office of U.S. and Canadian Affairs. Cortes told us that the Colombian Government's point of contact for NPT related issues will be Nhora Quintero, Coordinator for Disarmament in the MFA. The Embassy [...]
2009-02-03 20:29:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA KNNP CO
09BRASILIA1040NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) REVIEW
[...] (C) Post has recently held extensive conversations with Brazilian authorities on the NPT revcon, particularly in connection with the August 5-6 visit of NSC WMD coordinator Samore (reported septel). Brazil believes that a successful revcon will be in its interest but defines success as the [...]
2009-08-20 20:13:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09BRASILIA1113AUGUST 4-5 VISIT OF U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 4-5 visit to Brasilia dominated by Brazilian concerns over USG intentions and the regional implications of expanded U.S. access to Colombian military bases, National Security Advisor General James L. Jones assured senior GOB officials that President Obama desires a tr [...]
2009-09-04 21:03:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ETRD EFIN KNNP XM XF IR BR
09BRASILIA1141BRAZIL: VIEWS ON PROPOSED NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - INTERESTING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil is interested in discussing further the proposals for nuclear fuel banks. In particular, it has concerns about possibly restricting a country's right to nuclear technology for peaceful purposes and also about under what criteria a country could draw on [...]
2009-09-14 19:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY BR
09BRASILIA1149BRAZIL NO LONGER SEEKS TO SEND LOW LEVEL RADIOACTIVE
[...] (SBU) Per REFTEL A, on September 11 Science Counselor and Science Officer discussed with Brazil's Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Acting Director of the Division for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies (DDS) Fabio Simao Alves the proposal to transfer of low-level radioactive items fro [...]
2009-09-15 18:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA TRGY BR
09BRASILIA1156BRAZIL: PLANNING TO SEND ASSURANCES FOR EXPORT OF HEU
[...] (SBU) Per REFTEL A, on September 11 Science Counselor and Science Officer met with Brazil's Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Acting Director of the Division for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies (DDS) Fabio Simao Alves to request written assurances from the Brazilian Government that [...]
2009-09-16 17:35:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP KSCA TRGY BR
09BRASILIA1170BRAZIL ON IRAN: A SOFT VOICE IN THE CHORUS
[...] (C) Summary. Brazilian MRE Undersecretary for Political Affairs Roberto Jaguaribe, recently returned from a diplomatic mission to Tehran, told Charge D'Affaires on September 16 that additional dialogue rather than sanctions will be most the most effective means of pressuring Iran to develop [...]
2009-09-18 15:10:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC BR
09BRASILIA1186BRAZILIAN VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) is concerned about Iran's and Syria's nuclear activities and wants all parties to work with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to answer the outstanding questions. The GOB does not see the latest IAEA reports on these countries as closin [...]
2009-09-23 16:39:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL BR
09BRASILIA1228BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN IN
[...] (C) Post delivered the reftel message October 5 to Ministry for External Relations (MRE) Director for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies Santiago Mourao. Mourao was well informed on the issue but was curious about the details of the proposal to provide fuel for the Teheran Research React [...]
2009-10-06 20:32:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM BR
09BRASILIA1230QOM REPORT GETS THE BRAZILIANS THINKING
[...] (C) Summary. During an October 1 meeting with poloff, Ministry of Foreign Relations (MRE or Itamaraty) Central Asia (including Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India) Director Ricardo Luis Pires Ribeiro da Silva acknowledged that the September 24 report to the IAEA on the Qom nuclear facility ch [...]
2009-10-07 17:30:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP BR IR
09BRASILIA1261BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR OCTOBER 27-30 VISIT OF SPECIAL REP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The visit of the Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Ambassador Susan Burk, comes at an important time. Brazil is reviving its long dormant civilian and military nuclear energy programs. It closed down its nuclear weapons program in 1990 and j [...]
2009-10-23 18:54:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA ENRG ETTC BR
09BRASILIA1299NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION HEAD D'AGOSTINO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following up on the August meeting between Gary Samore from the National Security Council and General Jorge Felix, Minister of the Brazilian Cabinet for Institutional Security (GSI),the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),Thomas D'Agostino, ha [...]
2009-11-06 12:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL NPT IAEA MNUC PARM BR
09BRASILIA1300BRAZIL ON AHMADINEJAD, IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, AND
[...] (U) Paragraphs 2 and 8 contain Mission Brazil action request. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request. With Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's November 23 visit approaching, President Lula has not adopted a position on the IAEA (P5 1) Geneva proposal or the Iran nuclear program as a whole [...]
2009-11-06 12:54:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL KIRF KNNP CVIS BR IR
09BRASILIA1318 BRAZIL INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF MALAYSIAN BANK AND BANK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-16 14:24:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PARM IR BR
09BRASILIA1320AMB. SUSAN BURK MEETS WITH BRAZILIANS IN PREPARATION FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During meetings in Brasilia on October 28, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Non-proliferation Susan Burk garnered support from Brazilian counterparts for the U.S. approach to the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference. The Brazilian Ministry of [...]
2009-11-16 14:26:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA ENRG BR
09BRASILIA1370NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - BRAZIL THINKS THE IDEA IS PREMATURE
[...] (SBU) On November 25, Science Counselor discussed the proposal for establishing a nuclear fuel bank (per REFTELS B and C) with the Director of Brazil's Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Department of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies, Minister Santiago Mourao. As indicated in REFTEL [...]
2009-11-27 09:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS BR
09BRASILIA1384BRAZIL: ASSURANCES RECEIVED FOR EXPORT OF HEU SAMPLES TO
[...] (SBU) Per Ministry of External Relations Diplomatic Note DDS/105/ENER BRAS EUA, dated November 5, 2009, the Government of Brazil as requested (REFTEL A) provided the assurances to the U.S. Department of Energy regarding the handling of a small quantity of highly enriched uranium (HEU) material [...]
2009-12-01 11:27:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP KSCA TRGY BR
09BRASILIA1421Brazil: EDBI Demarche Delivered
[...] (S) Econoff delivered talking points in reftel to Bernardo Mota, Chief of Staff of the Brazilian financial intelligence unit (COAF),on December 14. Mota said that Brazil is fully compliant with UNSCR 1803 and that he is unaware of any presence or economic activity in the country by any [...]
2009-12-15 17:57:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP IR PINR PARM PREL BR
09BRASILIA1427SUBSIDIARY BODIES AT THE 2010 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 17:33:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA BR
09BRASILIA196BRAZIL RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES ABOUT VIEWS ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Brazilian Ministry of Exterior Relations (MRE) Director of the Division for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies, Minister Santiago Mourao, to stressed that Brazil would like to see a consensus document come out of the 2010 Review Conference concerning the Nuclear Nonproliferat [...]
2009-02-13 19:33:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP PARM UNGA IAEA NPT BR
09BRASILIA201KEY BRAZILIAN NUCLEAR OFFICIAL DISCUSSES POSSIBLE WAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 4, Othon Pinheiro, Director-President of Eletrobras Termonuclear S.A., briefed the Ambassador on a new concept for indirect monitoring rather than intrusive inspections as a way to provide the IAEA with assurances about the nature of Brazil's nuclear activities. This [...]
2009-02-17 18:40:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY ETTC AR BR
09BRASILIA298 BRAZIL: DELIVERY OF INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) On 4 March 2009, EST officer delivered REFTEL invitation for Brazil to participate in the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG) annual meeting in Vienna, Austria, 29 June to 2 July 2009, to the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's (MRE) Disarmament and Sensitive Technolo [...]
2009-03-12 18:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PINS ENRG KCRM PARM BR
09BRASILIA403BRAZIL-UK: ECONOMIC CRISIS, CLIMATE ARE KEY ITEMS AT LULA-BROWN MEETING
[...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador Sobel March 28, British Ambassador to Brazil Alan Charlton provided a readout of the March 26 meeting between Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Charlton said that the economic crisis was the principal topic o [...]
2009-03-31 21:00:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN SENV ECON EAID KNNP BR UK PARM
09BRASILIA453BRAZIL HAS NO RESPONSE ON NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG
[...] (U) Charge delivered demarche (ref A) on April 8 to Ambassador Roberto Jaguaribe, Under Secretary for Political Affairs in the Ministry for External Relations, who made no specific response on the North Korean rocket launch. Jaguaribe shared Brazil's views on North Korea in general and Brazi [...]
2009-04-14 20:33:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP KN BR
09BRASILIA533AFTER 23 YEARS, BRAZIL RESUMES WORK ON ANGRA III NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. More than two decades after halting construction of Brazil's third nuclear reactor at Angra dos Reis, the Brazilian Government has resumed work. The estimated cost for completing the construction of Angra III has jumped from USD 1.8 billion in 1986 to USD 3.3 billion. The go [...]
2009-04-30 14:22:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ENRG TRGY FCS BR
09BRASILIA599NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION: BRAZIL MAY SOFTEN ON IAEA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. It appears that an internal turf battle between Brazil's Defense and External Relations Ministries led to Defense Minister Nelson Jobim's refusal to cooperate with the IAEA's request to interview a Brazilian scientist over his book on nuclear weapons. Minister Jobim now recognize [...]
2009-05-11 21:19:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP TRGY ETTC IAEA BR AR
09BRASILIA605IAEA ELECTIONS: BRAZIL APPEARS POISED TO THROW ITS HAT IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Post delivered demarche (REFTEL A) about USG support for the Japanese candidate Amano to become the new Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and reasons why Brazil should do so too. Nonetheless, Brazil will support the South African candidate Minty. [...]
2009-05-13 13:28:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA ENRG ETTC JA SF BR
09BRASILIA616 BRAZILIAN SCIENTIST'S BOOK ON NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS OFFERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-15 17:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY BR
09BRASILIA643 (S/NF) BRAZILIAN SCIENTIST'S BOOK ON NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
[...] (S/NF) Dalton Ellery Barroso, a Brazilian scientist working for the Ministry of Defense, has written a book entitled "The Physics of Nuclear Explosives" ("A Fisica dos Explosivos Nucleares"). Post has found that this book is offered for sale to the general public through an online Brazilian b [...]
2009-05-19 20:05:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRET//NOFORNAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP TRGY BR
09BRASILIA657UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-22 19:55:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN ETTC PREL PARM KN BR
09BRASILIA679BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTER - AND POSSIBLE CANDIDATE FOR IAEA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There have been press reports that Brazil's Minister for Exterior Relations Celso Amorim wants to be a candidate to become the next Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Although Amorim has denied any interest in the IAEA job, the persistence of the [...]
2009-05-28 20:04:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ENRG ETTC EPET EINV KNNP IAEA IR BR
09BRASILIA698BRAZIL -IAEA DEMARCHES ON BUDGET AND INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) On June 4, Post delivered the two demarches and provided the referenced non-papers in REFTELS concerning the June 15-19 meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Division of Disarmament and Sensiti [...]
2009-06-04 18:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA TRGY KNNP NPT PREL UN BR
09BRASILIA700BRAZIL -IAEA DEMARCHES ON BUDGET AND INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) On June 4, Post delivered the two demarches and provided the referenced non-papers in REFTELS concerning the June 15-19 meeting of the Board of Governors (BOG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Division of Disarmament and Sensiti [...]
2009-06-04 18:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA TRGY KNNP NPT PREL UN BR
09BRASILIA702BRAZIL: MINOR LEAK AT ANGRA II NUCLEAR REACTOR; NO SERIOUS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian National Commission on Nuclear Energy (CNEN) reported that a minor accident at the Angra II nuclear reactor on May 15 led to a small leak of low levels of radiation. CNEN tell Post that they have reviewed the situation and have decided to maintain the current poli [...]
2009-06-04 19:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA BR
09BRASILIA716BRAZIL: CONGRESSIONAL HEARING ON WEAKNESSES IN MONITORING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At May 14 hearings before the Brazilian Chambers of Deputies expert witnesses disagreed over the seriousness and accuracy of the criticisms contained in a recent report by the Brazilian government accountability office (Tribunal de Contas da Uniao) finding faults and irregulari [...]
2009-06-05 15:50:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA ETTC EINV IR BR
09BRASILIA725BRAZIL - WARMING UP TO A COMPROMISE ON AMENDING NSG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: There is positive movement in Brazil's position regarding the proposed non-proliferation initiative at the Nuclear Suppliers Group concerning transfers of enrichment and reprocessing equipment and technology, according to the Ministry of Exterior Relations' Director of the Divisi [...]
2009-06-08 17:52:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY NSG AR BR
09BRASILIA759BRAZIL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS
[...] (SBU) On June 12, Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Officer delivered the information and questions contained in REFTEL to Fabio Antibas, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Exterior Relations' Division of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies. 2. (SBU) Mr. Antibas received [...]
2009-06-16 19:43:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY BR
09BRATISLAVA441(S) RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FORM SLOVAK POLICE
[...] (S/NF) The Regional Security Officer continues to work with the Slovak Police Presidium to further aid in its request for assistance. ARSO and the Federal Bureau of Investigation regional representative recently met with the local police, where we were informed that the request is related to a [...]
2009-10-13 16:03:00Embassy BratislavaSECRETASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER LO XG XH
09BRUSSELS1058IRAN, PSI, AND THE EU: IS IT TIME TO LET THE EU
[...] (S//NF) Summary/Comment: The EU,s growing role in European maritime security and non-proliferation policy makes it increasingly in our interest to enlist the EU in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). New EU initiatives and a formal EU role in PSI could help compel stronger action [...]
2009-07-31 15:43:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC IR EUN EWWT KNNP
09BRUSSELS1248BELGIAN VIEWS AND DECISION-MAKING ON
[...] Summary: Policy-making on non-proliferation and disarmament issues in Belgium is concentrated in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the direction of Werner Bauwens, Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. Final decisions on policy are made in consultation with Minister of Fo [...]
2009-09-16 15:27:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BRUSSELS1263EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (SBU) USEU Poloff met on 9/18 with EU Council Secretariat official Lene Lindholdt Hove to discuss EU efforts to broaden the chorus on Iran. Hove noted that EU member states' Foreign Ministers UNGA statements on Iran had been coordinated, the first time the EU had pre-coordinated its message o [...]
2009-09-18 17:17:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN
09BRUSSELS1277EU/DPRK SANCTIONS: OPPORTUNITY TO INFLUENCE
[...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraph 8. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C//NF) European Union contacts expect to formalize any unilateral DPRK sanctions over the next several weeks. The deadline for the Swedish Presidency's call for proposals has now passed, but key EU members are s [...]
2009-09-22 11:44:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC KNNP EFIN KCRM KHLS UNSC PINR FR UK EUN
09BRUSSELS1301U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON DISARMAMENT AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The semi-annual U.S.-EU Troika consultations on disarmament and nonproliferation took place on September 9, 2009. The two sides were generally on the same wavelength on key armation issues. ISN DAparticular that the EU crt in this area, so that Egypt could not say nothing had [...]
2009-09-25 14:15:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PTER EUN XF
09BRUSSELS1354EU OFFICIALS REQUEST INFORMATION ON SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) On September 29 USEU officers delivered reftel points on the Iranian covert reactor site at Qom to Hans Grundberg, who handles the Iran portfolio for the Swedish EU Presidency. We reviewed points again the following day with EU Council Secretariat Iran desk officer Lene Hove. Neither h [...]
2009-10-08 11:22:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL EUN
09BRUSSELS1368EU/IRAN SANCTIONS: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-13 14:31:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC KNNP PARM PREL PINR MNUC EFIN ETRD UNSC
09BRUSSELS1374EU/IRAN SANCTIONS: CURRENT STATE OF PLAY
[...] (C//NF) EU/Iran sanctions officials are currently focused on internal review procedures, but the USG can help make their discussions more forward-leaning by responding to EU requests for information and engaging in high-level diplomacy. On October 13, EU Council Director for Politico-Militar [...]
2009-10-14 07:47:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNETTC KNNP PARM PREL PINR MNUC EFIN ETRD UNSC
09BRUSSELS148EMBASSY BELGIUM POINTS OF CONTACT FOR NPT-RELATED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-02 16:23:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BRUSSELS1532DPRK DEMARCHE DELIVERY TO EU COUNCIL SECRETARIAT
[...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: USEU discussed DPRK sanctions non-paper with the EU's Council Secretariat. Staffers welcomed non-paper but cautioned that EU Member States ("EUMS") were unlikely to take suggested actions immediately. EUMS are politically keen to differentiate their autonomous DPRK program [...]
2009-11-17 15:22:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ETTC EUN FR KCRM KHLS KNNP PINR UK UNSC
09BRUSSELS1555EU RENEWS IRAN SANCTIONS DESIGNATION LIST
[...] (U) During the November 17 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC),EU Member States adopted a Council Decision and Regulation updating the list of persons and entities in Iran to which targeted EU sanctions apply. Member States have committed themselves to review this list reg [...]
2009-11-20 14:45:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETTC KNNP PARM PREL PINR MNUC EFIN ETRD UNSC
09BRUSSELS1596BELGIUM: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met on November 24 with the Belgian Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, Werner Bauwens, before Bauwens left for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting on Iran. Bauwens harbors little hope that Iran will cooperate with the IAEA and said that [...]
2009-11-27 06:32:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP IR PREL BE
09BRUSSELS1701EUROPEAN COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER AFRICAN URANIUM
[...] (SBU) On December 18, poloff delivered REF A non-paper and demarche to Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, Head of the Security Policy Unit in the External Relations Directorate of the European Commission. Poloff emphasized that as part of our engagement with the European Union to deny Iran the means to [...]
2009-12-18 16:43:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIR KNNP MNUC PARM EUN
09BRUSSELS1725BELGIUM: SECURITY EXERCISE TESTS POLICE RESPONSE
[...] (U) Information in paragraph 4 about the Belgian Design Basis Threat for the BR-2 nuclear research reactor is classified SECRET by Belgian authorities, and is transmitted here to respect that level of classification. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Belgian local and federal police and offic [...]
2009-12-24 10:38:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETENRG KNNP TRGY TPHY EUN BE
09BRUSSELS250BELGIAN VIEWS ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY
[...] (C) Summary: Belgium's main objective for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) 2010 Review Conference is making progress not only on non-proliferation but also disarmament, showing concrete results. The GOB would like to see the United States engage Iran on a bilateral basis. The USG [...]
2009-02-23 09:24:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BRUSSELS381BELGIUM REQUEST URGENT INFORMATION ON IRAN
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Werner Bauwens, Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation called Poloff in to deliver two messages regarding Iran and proliferation: the name change of an Iranian shipping company and a Belgian company's request to expo [...]
2009-03-17 16:46:00Embassy BrusselsSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC IR BE
09BRUSSELS525BELGIUM CONDEMNS NORTH KOREA MISSILE LAUNCH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 15:10:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP KN BE
09BRUSSELS536IRAN SANCTIONS: AA/S GLASER BRIEFS EU ON PRIORITY
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During a March 2-3 visit to Brussels, Daniel Glaser, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, assured an uncertain European Union that the United States remains committed to the dual track approach to Iran and said [...]
2009-04-08 12:23:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNETTC KNNP PARM KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS
09BRUSSELS537IRAN SANCTIONS: AA/S GLASER CONSULTS KEY AMBASSADORS IN BRUSSELS REF: A. BRUSSELS 205 B. BRUSSELS 41 C. 2008 BRUSSELS 1468 D. BRUSSELS 101
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On March 2 and 3 Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Daniel Glaser briefed EU-27 non-proliferation and Iran experts on U.S. sanctions against Iran's illicit conduct in the areas of nuclear proliferation and terrorism. On the margin of the formal briefing (reporte [...]
2009-04-08 12:24:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNETTC KNNP PARM KTFN PTER EFIN KCRM KJUS KHLS
09BRUSSELS598BELGIUM ON ATTENDANCE AND AGENDA FOR GLOBAL
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche jointly with diplomats from the Netherlands and Russian Embassies to Belgium on April 24. They met with Werner Bauwens, Belgian Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver the invitation to the Global I [...]
2009-04-27 09:05:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL MNUC PTER KGIC BE
09BRUSSELS599BELGIAN CANDIDATE FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF IAEA TO
[...] (C) On April 24, Werner Bauwens, Belgian Special Envoy for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, informed Poloff unofficially that Belgium will soon put forward the name of Jean-Pol Poncelet as a candidate to succeed Mohamed El-Baradei as Director General of the [...]
2009-04-27 09:10:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PREL MNUC IAEA BE
09BRUSSELS721BELGIUM: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) Embassy political officer and economic officer separately delivered the non-paper from reftel to officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and at the Government of Belgium's financial intelligence unit (CTIF) under the Ministry of Finance. The CTIF official had no immediate knowled [...]
2009-05-22 13:43:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN BE
09BRUSSELS903DPRK: EU TO IMPLEMENT STRONG INSPECTION MEASURES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-30 15:43:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTCR KN EUN
09BRUSSELS920EU AND NORTH KOREA
[...] (U) Action Request: Please see paragraphs 4-5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: USEU shared Ref A and B points with Commission and Council General Secretariat functional, regional, and technical experts. Commission sanctions experts request additional information about how the USG will implement the UN [...]
2009-07-06 09:53:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN EWWT EAIR PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTCRE
09BRUSSELS956IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 11:35:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ECON EFIN PARM PREL BE
09BUCHAREST259ROMANIA: GLOBAL INITIATIVE REMAINS A PRIORITY
[...] (SBU) Poloff accompanied Russian and Dutch counterparts on April 15 to discuss the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) 2009 Plenary meeting in The Hague (reftel) with the MFA's Nineta Barbulescu, Director for Assymetric Threats and OSCE Affairs and Emilia Mazuru, GICNT Desk O [...]
2009-04-17 06:21:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP RS NL PREL PTER MNUC KGIC RO
09BUCHAREST346ROMANIA: UNSC 1718 DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-22 12:42:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN ETTC PREL PARM RO
09BUCHAREST451ROMANIA: DEMARCHE ON 1874 FINANCIAL SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-30 11:16:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP RO
09BUCHAREST56REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SECURITY OF EUROPEAN NUCLEAR MATERIALS (C-WP8-01022)
[...] (SBU/NF) This report responds to questions raised in ref A. As post acquires additional information it will be reported septel. 2. (S/NF) Over the past several months, EconOff has accompanied representatives of the National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control (CNCAN) on site visits to sever [...]
2009-01-28 09:36:00Embassy BucharestSECRET//NOFORNKNNP MNUC PARM ENRG PINR RO
09BUCHAREST613 ROMANIA REACTION TO IAEA REQUEST
[...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered REF comments September 3 to Nineta Barbalescu, Director of the MFA Directorate for OCSE, Asymmetric Threats and Nonproliferation. Barbalescu said Romania agreed that Iran, and to some extent Syria, would attempt to use procedural issues to prolong debates and in effect [...]
2009-09-04 09:37:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY PREL IR SY RO
09BUCHAREST663ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO THE EXISTENCE OF A COVERT
[...] (SBU) Deputy POL Chief coordinated with representatives from UK and French Embassies in Bucharest to jointly deliver Reftel demarche on the existence of a covert uranium enrichment facility in Iran to the Deputy Director of the Asymmetric Risks and Non-Proliferation Division of the MFA, Anca J [...]
2009-09-30 12:53:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDIR KNNP MNUC PARM RO
09BUCHAREST679ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH
[...] (SBU) Deputy PolCouns and UK Emboff jointly briefed MFA Deputy Director for Asymmetric Risks and Non-Proliferation Anca Jurcan on the results of the October 1 P5-1 talks with Iran in Geneva. Jurcan reiterated Romanian support for the American and British positions and expressed cautious optim [...]
2009-10-07 12:27:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDIR KNNP MNUC PARM RO
09BUCHAREST754DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSED NORTH KOREAN
[...] (U) DCM and PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA DirGen for Bilateral Affairs Gheorghe Magheru (supervising all regions but North America and Europe) and MFA DirGen for Strategic Affairs Calin Stoica (supervising North America),during a previously planned meeting to discuss EU-North Korea [...]
2009-11-09 14:23:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ETTC EFIN KNNP UNSC KN RO
09BUCHAREST762 ROMANIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSED EU DESIGNATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 10:31:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PARM UNSC KNNP KN RO
09BUCHAREST786 ROMANIAN SUPPORT FOR ANGARSK RESERVE
[...] (SBU) POLOFF delivered REF comments 23 November to Nineta Barbulescu, Director of the MFA Directorate for OCSE, Asymmetric Threats and Nonproliferation. Barbulescu expressed Romanian support for the Angarsk Reserve, but expressed concern that the Non-Aligned Movement countries continue to o [...]
2009-11-24 13:16:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RO
09BUDAPEST288NORTH KOREAN DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT ON MISSILE
[...] (S) During a meeting on April 9 unrelated to reftel, MFA Asia and Pacific Department Deputy Director Laszlo Kuti told PolOff that he met with the Vienna-based North Korean Deputy Chief of Mission on April 8 to discuss the recent missile launch. Kuti stated that the North Korean diplomat was un [...]
2009-04-10 09:16:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPREL PARM KNNP KN HU
09BUDAPEST474UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHES DELIVERED TO HUNGARIANS
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarches to the MFA Asia/Pacific Department's Deputy Director General Laszlo Kuti on June 30. Kuti commented that the information was in line with Hungary's position vis-a-vis North Korea. He stated that Hungary fully supported the EU's statement on the issue a [...]
2009-07-01 16:16:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PARM PREL MNUC KN HU
09BUDAPEST592BUDAPEST CONTACTS FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
[...] Amembassy Budapest POC for nuclear nonproliferation issues is Political Officer Jon Martinson, Tel:36-1-475-4454, Mobile:36-30-677-4745; Fax:36-1-475-4700; E-mail:martinsonjl2@state.gov. 2. The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs primary contact for nuclear nonproliferation issues is Mark [...]
2009-08-14 15:14:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL HU
09BUDAPEST617HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 16:06:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA HU
09BUDAPEST665HUNGARIAN ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON UPCOMING IAEA
[...] (C) In a September 10 meeting with PolOff, MFA Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Section Chief Mark Horvath provided an update to ref B comments concerning the upcoming IAEA General Conference. Horvath said that Sweden, currently holding the EU Presidency, responded to the ref A referenced E [...]
2009-09-11 14:54:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA HU
09BUDAPEST669DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HUNGARY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S.
[...] (C) Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Sandor Racz, Senior Advisor to the Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Section within the Hungarian Foreign Ministry's Department for Security Policy and Non-Proliferation. Racz expressed Hungary's concurrence with the U.S. position on the IAEA Gene [...]
2009-09-15 15:01:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS HU
09BUDAPEST709DEMARCHE RESPONSE: HUNGARY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION
[...] (C) POL Counselor discussed reftel points September 28 with Dr. Bernadett Kollar, Head of the Global Organizations Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations and Human Rights Department. Dr. Kollar welcomed the U.S. demarche. She said Hungary was following the issu [...]
2009-09-28 16:27:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR HU
09BUDAPEST73(U) C-WP8-01022- HUNGARIAN SECURITY OF NUCLEAR
[...] (U) Post provides the responses below sequenced to reftel questions in para 3.A (1-3). 2. (S) Hungary has multi-layered security measures in place at the country's two nuclear facilities - the main power plant at Pecs and the research reactor in Budapest. For example, during a December 200 [...]
2009-01-27 15:06:00Embassy BudapestSECRETPINR PARM MNUC KNNP HU
09BUDAPEST734BRIEFING THE HUNGARIANS ON P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN
[...] (C) POL/ECON Counselor and POL Officer briefed Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Director Gabor Iklody and Sandor Racz, Iran Desk Officer in the Security and Non-Proliferation Department, October 5 on the outcome of the P5 1 talks in Geneva. We emphasized that although progress had been m [...]
2009-10-07 15:19:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR HU
09BUDAPEST770GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Mark Horvath, Head of Section for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation at the Hungarian MFA, and to Kristof Horvath, Department Head for Nuclear and Radioactive Materials at the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA). Both interlocutors indicate [...]
2009-10-20 16:25:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA HU
09BUDAPEST831PROPOSED NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS FOR
[...] (SBU) On November 12, Econoff delivered reftel points to Dr. Szilvia Balazs from the MFA's International and EU Public Law Department; Dr. Andrea Kadar, Head of Unit of the MFA's Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Strategic Issues Dept; and to Dr. Krisztina Kovacs, Head of Unit of the Ministry of [...]
2009-11-20 07:24:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PARM ETTC UNSC HU
09BUENOSAIRES1031GOA SHARES ITS CONCERN ABOUT INTERPOL STATEMENT ON
[...] (C) Argentine Vice Foreign Minister Victorio Taccetti voiced concern with Charge d'Affaires on September 14 over a press statement quoting the Secretary General of Interpol, Ronald Noble, discussing efforts to resolve the dispute between Argentina and Iran over Iranian suspects in a 1994 terro [...]
2009-09-16 19:36:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKNNP PTER MNUC PREL AORC IR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1231ARGENTINA RECEPTIVE ON NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE GOALS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During meetings in Buenos Aires on October 26-27, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation Susan Burk successfully identified areas of common interest and support going in to the 2010 Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference. Candid [...]
2009-11-17 19:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA ENRG AR KNNP
09BUENOSAIRES1241(SBU) Argentina Sees Fuel Bank Proposal as Interesting but
[...] (SBU) Argentine Foreign Ministry Director for International Security, Nuclear and Space Affairs (DIGAN),Gustavo Ainchil, told Political Officer November 20 in response to reftel points that Argentina was not prepared to support the Angarsk Nuclear Fuel Bank proposal at the IAEA. Ainchil said [...]
2009-11-24 15:56:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP TRGY PREL AORC IAEA AR
09BUENOSAIRES1305(C) Argentine MFA Shares Some Concerns About Brazilian
[...] (C) Summary: Argentine MFA nuclear non-proliferation officials shared concerns about the direction of Brazilian security policy in the final years of the Lula Government during a meeting December 10. These were "yellow lights" only, but the Argentines were concerned by Brazil's outreach to Ir [...]
2009-12-24 16:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM PGOV BR AR
09BUENOSAIRES173ARGENTINA: SMALL AMOUNT OF CESIUM 137 IS STOLEN
[...] (SBU) In the early hours of February 19, two armed individuals robbed a lead container holding the equivalent of 2.5 curies of cesium 137 from the warehouse of Baker Atlas, a U.S. company involved in oil exploration in Neuquen, in the South of Argentina. The assailants entered the scene shortl [...]
2009-02-19 20:23:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG IAEA KNNP KCSA TRGY ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES183ARGENTINA: UPDATES ON THEFT OF CESIUM 137
[...] (SBU) GOA officials report that the Argentine Federal Police (PFA) have now taken the lead in the investigation of yesterday's theft of nuclear material in Neuquen, Argentina. The GOA's Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEA),Nuclear Regulatory Agency (ARN),Neuquen provincial police, and the Gendar [...]
2009-02-20 20:09:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG IAEA KNNP KCSA TRGY ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES184ARGENTINE FEDERAL POLICE RECOVERS CESIUM 137
[...] (SBU) In the evening of February 20, Argentine Federal Police recovered the stolen container of cesium 137 unopened and made an arrest in connection with the case (reftels). A very senior police official reported to RSO that the tracking of an extortion call made earlier in the day had allowed [...]
2009-02-21 13:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG IAEA KNNP KCSA TRGY ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES197ARGENTINA: ANSWERS TO FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Following are Post's answers to questions raised, keyed to Ref A: A) The NRA confirms that it used equipment donated by DOE as part of the upgrade of their nuclear emergency response center. Two types of equipment were used: 1) a "SPARC", which was calibrated for CS-137 with a similar [...]
2009-02-26 10:37:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG IAEA KNNP KCSA ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES313ARGENTINE TAX AMNESTY LAW LOOKS ACCEPTABLE ON
[...] (C) The local controversy over Argentina's new tax amnesty law continues, in part due to the uproar that followed mention of the law in the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) on money laundering in Argentina (reported Reftel). The GoA dismisses concerns that the new law w [...]
2009-03-19 16:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER PREL PARM MNUC KNNP AR
09BUENOSAIRES365IAEA DG RACE: ARGENTINA WILLING TO CONSIDER
[...] (C) Summary: According to senior Argentina MFA advisor Rafael Grossi, Argentina will consider endorsing Argentine citizen Rogelio Pfirter as a compromise candidate for Director General of the IAEA if it receives high-level requests from the United States and a couple of other European or P5 go [...]
2009-03-27 20:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA PARM KNNP AR
09BUENOSAIRES628IAEA DG RACE: JAPANESE REQUEST APPROACHING CFK VIA
[...] (C) The head of the Japanese Embassy's political section in Buenos Aires, First Secretary Kenya Uno, called on polcouns May 26 and said Ambassador Yukiya Amano, Japanese candidate for Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, had visited Buenos Aires and met with Argentine FM [...]
2009-05-28 21:34:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP AORC IAEA PARM AR
09BUENOSAIRES668ARGENTINA ON IAEA FUEL BANK DISCUSSIONS AND IAEA
[...] (SBU) Political Officer spoke June 5 with the Argentine Foreign Ministry's Director for International Security, Nuclear and Space Affairs (DIGAN),Gustavo Ainchil, to deliver Refs A and B demarches. 2. (SBU) Addressing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) budget, Ainchil said that [...]
2009-06-09 13:35:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA AR
09BUENOSAIRES694ARGENTINA: DEMARCHES ON IAEA FUEL BANK DISCUSSIONS
[...] (C) Political Officer spoke June 12 with Dr. Carlos Cherniak in the Argentine Foreign Ministry's Directorate for International Security, Nuclear and Space Affairs (DIGAN),to deliver Ref A demarche. Cherniak was familiar with the Director General's latest reports on Iran and Syria and said th [...]
2009-06-12 22:31:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA PARM KNNP AR
09BUENOSAIRES759ARGENTINA NOT MOVING YET ON IAEA DG RACE, BUT
[...] (C) Argentina continues to largely accept the U.S. analysis of the July 2nd IAEA vote and is clearly considering the U.S. case for voting in favor of Japanese candidate Amano. Charge d'Affaires spoke with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cabinet Chief D'Alotto on Friday, June 26, to elicit his fee [...]
2009-07-01 14:48:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA PARM KNNP AR
09BUENOSAIRES762(C) ARGENTINA OFFERS ABSTENTION ON FIFTH ROUND IN
[...] (C) Following up on Charge d'Affaires' June 26 outreach (ref B),Argentina Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Staff Alberto D'Alotto phoned CDA July 1 to inform him that Argentina had reconsidered its position on the IAEA DG race. D'Alotto said that Foreign Minister Taiana had determined tha [...]
2009-07-01 20:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA AR
09BUENOSAIRES775(C) ARGENTINA: EMBASSY RECOMMENDS THANKING FM
[...] (U) Action Request for Department in paragraph three. 2. (C) Following the decision by the GOA on July 1 (ref B) to offer an abstention in the fifth round of voting for IAEA DG candidate Amano, Political Counselor received a call July 2 from Japanese Embassy First Secretary Kenya Uno to expr [...]
2009-07-02 20:08:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP IAEA AR
09BUJUMBURA17GOB NOTIFIED OF AQ KHAN SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) PolOff told Director of International Organizations in the Ministry of External Relations Adolphe Nahayo January 13 that the USG has imposed sanctions on thirteen people and three private companies for engaging in activities related to the global A.Q. Khan proliferation network. PolOff [...]
2009-01-13 09:54:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN
09BUJUMBURA302NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION AT BUJUMBURA REF: STATE 030541 Classified By: CDA JoAnne Wagner for reasons 1.4 (b) (d).
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-02 12:28:00Embassy BujumburaSECRETASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER
09BUJUMBURA334RESPONDING TO REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN
[...] (S/NF) Post concurs with reftel conclusion that the purported nuclear material in Bujumbura is likely a hoax. Despite this, due diligence demands the material be tested, and Post believes this is a good opportunity for cooperation with the Burundian government. Note that Post wishes to work w [...]
2009-07-16 09:23:00Embassy BujumburaSECRETKCRM KNNP ASEC PARM PINR PREL PTER
09BUJUMBURA342RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
[...] (S/NF) Post is responding to follow-up question per ref A. There are no marking or etchings visible on the container now that the baseket has been removed, per photographic evidence. Due to safety precautions, Post has not been in physical proximity to the container since first contact was mad [...]
2009-07-20 14:47:00Embassy BujumburaSECRET//NOFORNASEC KCRM KNNP PARM PINR PREL PTER BY XAAF
09BUJUMBURA378NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION AT BUJUMBURA REF: A. STATE 75013 B. BUJUMBURA 00302 Classified By: CDA Charles Twining for reasons 1.4 (b) (d).
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-07 14:19:00Embassy BujumburaSECRETASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER
09BUJUMBURA689NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT/PORTAL DETECTION AT
[...] (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reference A that it has received a report indicating a potential incident of illicit trafficking in nuclear and/or radiological materials. The report was generated by the Defense Attache (DATT) after a walk-in, Nawab Chakaa [...]
2009-12-17 10:43:00Embassy BujumburaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC BY KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PTER
09CAIRO1096EGYPT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED - DISCUSSIONS OF FUEL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 07:06:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA EG
09CAIRO1260DISCUSSION WITH EGYPTIAN MONEY LAUNDERING UNIT
[...] (C) Per reftel A instructions, we have informed the relevant Egyptian government authorities of UNSCR 1874, shared with them the associated non-paper, and urged the necessary actions be taken. Dr. Samir el Shehad, the Director of the Egyptian Money Laundering Combating Unit (EMLCU),told us h [...]
2009-07-02 13:22:00Embassy CairoSECRETECON EFIN ETTC KN KNNP PARM PREL EG
09CAIRO1743EGYPTIAN VIEWS ON IAEA GC NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Key Egyptian interlocutors say Egypt has worked in good faith to achieve consensus in Vienna, including showing substantial flexibility on the GC President's initiative. They are willing to continue to work toward this goal via the now-circulated MES text. In the Egyptian view, Israe [...]
2009-09-09 15:46:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM IAEA IS IR EG
09CAIRO1804FM ABOUL GHEIT ON UNESCO, NONPROLIFERATION, IRAN ,
[...] Key Points: -- (C) FM Aboul Gheit said the USG "campaign" against UNESCO candidate Farouk Hosni stemmed from a misunderstanding of his record. Egypt continues to work with the USG on the range of bilateral and multilateral issues. However, citing mounting press criticism, the FM said the basis for [...]
2009-09-16 15:19:00Embassy CairoSECRETPREL IAEA KNNP PARM IR IS KPAL EG
09CAIRO1842EGYPT AND THE IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Embassy Cairo commends the efforts of US Mission Vienna to engage Egypt and Israel on the Middle East Safeguards (MES) text at the IAEA GC meetings in Vienna, described in ref a and b, and the positive outcome achieved on that resolution. We believe it represents in part a new approach from the [...]
2009-09-24 12:14:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM EG
09CAIRO189NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) CONTACTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-03 06:25:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09CAIRO1960AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG DISCUSSES NORTH KOREA WITH MFA
[...] (C) Key Points: -- During an October 4 meeting with Ambassador Goldberg, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Disarmament Khalid Shamma said Egypt supports the implementation of UNSCR 1874 and Six-Party talks aimed at denuclearizing North Korea. -- He noted that MFA shares information on [...]
2009-10-14 14:55:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PTER EFIN ECON PARM KN IR EG
09CAIRO200INVITATION TO NNSA HUMAN RESOURCES SEMINAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 13:42:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC OTRA EG
09CAIRO2348EGYPT'S NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PLANS SUBJECT TO DELAYS
[...] (C/NF) Main Points: -- Egypt's first commercial scale reactor is officially slated to come on line in 2020, with three more to be in operation by 2025. The GOE is expected to announce in January 2010 that El Daba on the Mediterranean Coast will be the site of the first plant. -- Nuclear Power Plant [...]
2009-12-22 13:29:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC EG IAEA KNNP PREL TRGY UN
09CAIRO2350EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS NPT REVIEW WITH UNDER
[...] (C) Key Points: -- During a December 3 meeting, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit discussed preparations for the May 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference. -- Tauscher stressed that a successful review confere [...]
2009-12-22 13:32:00Embassy CairoSECRET//NOFORNPREL KNNP PARM IS IR SY EG
09CAIRO2361EGYPT'S NUCLEAR REGULATORY LAW TO BE ENACTED BUT
[...] (C/NF) Main points: -- Egypt's draft law on regulation of civil nuclear power and safety is expected to pass into law shortly after the New Year. -- Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority (EAEA) Chairman Mohamed El Kolaly told us December 15 that under the new law his agency will be succeeded by an indep [...]
2009-12-23 14:15:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC EG IAEA KNNP PREL TRGY
09CAIRO2404EGYPT-U.S. JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Main Points: -- During upcoming JSCNEC meetings in Cairo GOE wants a tight focus, both in agenda and in delegation composition, on technical issues related to Egypt's expanding civil nuclear power development. -- GOE flagged several civil nuclear issues as already the subject of GOE consultatio [...]
2009-12-30 15:36:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALAORC EG EU IAEA KNNP PREL RS TRGY UN
09CAIRO25BECHTEL WINS NUCLEAR TENDER; ELECTRICITY MINISTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Minister of Electricity and Energy Dr. Hassan Younes and the Chairman of the Nuclear Power Plants Authority (NPPA) Dr. Yassin Ibrahim on December 31 to discuss Egypt's plans to develop a civilian nuclear energy program. GOE awarded a $188 million consulting [...]
2009-01-06 14:01:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP ECON ETRD EAID EG
09CAIRO618CODEL TAUSCHER"S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) Key Points: -- Israel: Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit said that Egypt has a long-standing relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and can work with him, in contrast to new Israeli Foreign Minister Leiberman, whom Aboul Gheit labeled a "problem." --Aboul Gheit does not see [...]
2009-04-12 15:05:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KPAL KNNP IS IR EG QA
09CAIRO659CODEL TAUSCHER APRIL 9 MEETING WITH THE EGYPTIAN
[...] (SBU) Key Points: -- Egypt's leading thinkers on non-proliferation urged the U.S. to support the concept of a nuclear-free Middle East zone, as a way to get past the Israel-Iran stalemate. -- Egyptian Council on Foreign Affairs proposes adding a seat for an Arab representative to the 5 plu [...]
2009-04-16 06:43:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL IS IR EG
09CAIRO714ENGAGING EGYPT ON E3 PLUS 3/P5 PLUS 1 PROCESS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 12:38:00Embassy CairoSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM IR EG
09CAIRO851EGYPT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (C) On May 14, Poloffs urged MFA Disarmament Affairs official Heba Negm to support the candidacy of Yukiya Amano of Japan as IAEA Director General (reftel). Negm replied that Egypt supported Abdul Minty of South Africa during the first round along with the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) group, b [...]
2009-05-17 12:49:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM EG
09CAIRO940EGYPT: FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS NO TO AMANO FOR IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 10:24:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA PARM EG
09CAIRO993DEMARCHE REGARDING NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-01 12:02:00Embassy CairoSECRETEFIN ETTC KN KNNP PARM PREL XE ZO
09CANBERRA1058NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS: AUSTRALIA VOTES FOR ANGARSK
[...] (SBU) We conveyed November 14 to Australia's DFAT Arms Control Director Jane Hardy, Director the USG request for support of the Angarsk Reserve resolution before the IAEA (Ref A). Australia voted in favor of the resolution at the November 26 IAEA Board of Governors meeting. BLEICH [...]
2009-11-30 06:45:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AS
09CANBERRA109NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): CONTACT
[...] In the Government of Australia, primary points of contact for all NPT matters are: -- John Sullivan, Assistant Secretary, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, International Security Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and -- Chris King, Acting Director, Arms Control [...]
2009-02-02 08:35:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT AS
09CANBERRA1094AUSTRALIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS ON NPT, FINAL
[...] SUMMARY: (C/NF) Australia supports the U.S. views on the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) ahead of next year's review conference, but has not finalized its own policy. Australia will review its nuclear stance early next year, although a major policy shift is not expected. Officials stressed th [...]
2009-12-11 05:50:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KNNP PARM ENRG IAEA NPT MNUC KTBT AS
09CANBERRA18POINTS DELIVERED TO AUSTRALIA ON PHASE II REPORT
[...] Poloff delivered points in reftel to Wendy Walsh, Acting Director, and Tim Bryson, Executive Officer, Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Bureau, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on January 7. 2. Walsh and Bryson expressed appreciation for the advance noti [...]
2009-01-07 06:50:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL AS
09CANBERRA202AUSTRALIA DEMURS ON DEMARCHING NAMIBIA OVER
[...] (SBU) We presented reftel demarche to John Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT),on February 27. Bill Bryson, Executive Officer for Arms Control, joined on the call. 2. (C) Sullivan reacted with some puzzle [...]
2009-02-27 06:56:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG ETTC EMIN IR AS
09CANBERRA348NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCH: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO
[...] (U) We delivered reftel talking points and the President's April 5 statement, and drew from the "if asked" points, in an April 6 meeting with Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation John Sullivan and Director for Counter-Proliferation Gerry McGuire of the Department of F [...]
2009-04-06 07:36:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN AS
09CANBERRA382GICNT: RUSSIA DELIVERS DEMARCHE TO AUSTRALIA ON
[...] (SBU) Roman Voloshchenao, a Russian Embassy political officer who apparently had received reftel demarche instructions before the four-day Easter holiday, notified us by telephone on April 14 he had arranged to deliver reftel points to James Nachipo, head of the Department of Foreign Affairs a [...]
2009-04-14 08:04:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PTER MNUC KNNP PREL AS
09CANBERRA388AUSTRALIA SUPPORTS E3 PLUS 3 APPROACH TO IRAN
[...] (S) We met with DFAT Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation John Sullivan April 15 to solicit Australia's support for the latest E3 plus 3/P5 plus 1 approach to Iran, as described reftel. Sullivan was joined by Acting Arms Control Director Chris King. 2. (S) Sulliva [...]
2009-04-15 07:51:00Embassy CanberraSECRETPARM KNNP MNUC IR AS
09CANBERRA389GICNT: AUSTRALIA CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN 2009
[...] (SBU) Following up April 15 on the Russian demarche delivered a day earlier (REF A),poloff heard confirmation from DFAT Director for Counter-Terrorism Coordination James Nachipo that Australia would attend the 2009 Plenary in The Hague. 2. (U) Nachipo also confirmed Australia would be prep [...]
2009-04-15 08:08:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PTER MNUC KNNP PREL AS
09CANBERRA413U/S BURNS' AUSTRALIAN BILATERAL, APRIL 21, 2009
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Burns held a bilateral meeting with Michael L'Estrange, Secretary of Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on the margins of the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue Senior Officials Meeting (TSD SOM),in Canberra on April 21, 2009. They discussed the str [...]
2009-04-28 00:04:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MARR PARM PGOV EAID AS
09CANBERRA414U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH JAPANESE DEPUTY FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: During a bilateral meeting on the margins of the U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) Senior Officials Meeting in Canberra on April 21, Under Secretary Bill Burns and Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae agreed that the United States and Japan woul [...]
2009-04-28 00:17:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALCASC KNNP MOPS PARM PHUM PREF PREL PTER AS JP
09CANBERRA418TSD SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING, APRIL 21
[...] (S/REL AUS/JA) Under Secretary Bill Burns joined Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Kenchiro Sasae and Australian Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Michael L'Estrange at the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue (TSD) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in Canberra on April 21. The of [...]
2009-04-29 01:58:00Embassy CanberraSECRETPARM PREL MOPS KNNP ECON EFIN SENV JA AS
09CANBERRA43AUSTRALIA NOTIFIED OF NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS:
[...] (SBU) Poloff provided sanctions information against Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan and associated individuals and companies contained in reftel to Peter Scott, Director for Transnational Crimes and Sanctions, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on January 13. 2. (SBU) Scott thanked the U.S. for [...]
2009-01-13 06:14:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM EFIN PREL AS
09CANBERRA445AUSTRALIA ON IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION
[...] (C) Australia remains solidly behind Japanese Ambassador Yukiya Amano for IAEA director general, according to Acting Assistant Secretary for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Wendy Walsh. During a May 8 call by poloff to thank Australia for its support and outline U.S. strategy going int [...]
2009-05-08 08:45:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA PREL AS
09CANBERRA457AUSTRALIAN SANCTIONS IN PLACE ON UNSC 1718
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered non-paper and points contained in reftel to Gerald Thomson, Director for Korea, and Wendy Walsh, Director for Arms Control, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) on May 14. Thomson undertook to pass the paper to other interested GOA offices, including DFAT's Sa [...]
2009-05-14 08:04:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KNNP PARM PREL XE ZO KN AS
09CANBERRA503GICNT: AUSTRALIAN QUERIES ON OUTREACH, PLENARY AND
[...] (U) This is an action request for ISN/WMDT -- please see para 8 below. 2. (SBU) James Nachipo, Director for Counter-Terrorism Coordination, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT),invited poloff to DFAT on May 29 to convey some questions and seek assistance on GICNT issues. Mohan [...]
2009-05-29 07:15:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PTER MNUC KNNP PREL AS
09CANBERRA513AUSTRALIA WELCOMES FISSILE MATERIAL CUT-OFF TREATY
[...] Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith issued a strong public statement of support for the recent agreement to begin negotiations on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) on June 1. Smith cited the growing international consensus on the need to act against the spread of nuc [...]
2009-06-02 07:04:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL AS
09CANBERRA520CORRECTED COPY: AUSTRALIA - IRAN RELATED NSG
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Martin Carrick, Assistant Director, Nuclear Programs, Transnational and Scientific Intelligence Branch, Defence Intelligence Organisation, Australian Department of Defence, will be presenting "Iranian Procurement Activities: Modes of Operation and Possible Future [...]
2009-06-03 22:33:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL ETTC IR AS
09CANBERRA536IAEA: AUSTRALIA OPEN TO WELL-JUSTIFIED BUDGET
[...] (SBU) Australia is open to considering an increase in the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) budget providing the IAEA Secretariat is able to adequately justify the increase. The GOA requested clarification whether the U.S. budget proposal was for an across-the-board increase or appl [...]
2009-06-05 10:18:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA PREL KNNP AS
09CANBERRA543AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO NUCLEAR FUEL BANK DEMARCHE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Australia will be prepared to discuss the Nuclear Fuel Bank proposal at the June 11-15 IAEA Board of Governor's meeting in Vienna, but has reservations about the utility of the initiative, prefering to allow open market forces to provide an assured supply of nuclear fuel. Moreov [...]
2009-06-09 22:34:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM ENRG AS
09CANBERRA579DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON ASEAN IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] (C) Poloff met with Greg French, Assistant Secretary for International Legal Affairs, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on June 22 to follow-up the Deputy Secretary's June 19 conversation with Ambassador Richardson in soliciting Australia's help in urging ASEAN members to fully implemen [...]
2009-06-22 07:25:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM MNUC KNNP PREL MTCRE AS
09CANBERRA641AUSTRALIANS HAVE PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE
[...] (U) Gerry McGuire, Director, Counter-Proliferation Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) received USG talking points on invitations to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) on July 10, and stated that they would be useful i [...]
2009-07-10 06:56:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP XB XV XC XD AS
09CANBERRA643MESSAGE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) Econcouns delivered reftel demarche to Australian Treasury Department Deputy Secretary Mike Callaghan on July  [...]
2009-07-10 08:00:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ECON EFIN PARM PREL
09CANBERRA785AUSTRALIAN REPONSE TO SEARCH FOR CONSENSUS ON
[...] (C) On August 24, Jane Hardy, Director of Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told poloff the GOA agreed that a single consensus resolution was a good tack to take concerning the contentious issues of the Middle Ea [...]
2009-08-26 06:34:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS AS
09CANBERRA802RESPONSE TO REPORTING REQUEST - NPT REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Australia is a strong partner with the U.S. and the multilateral community in working to prevent nuclear proliferation. As an NPT signatory, the GOA takes a multi-dimensional approach to nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. The GOA is a major supporter of the Nuclear Non-Prolifer [...]
2009-08-31 21:59:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09CANBERRA828AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO US VIEWS ON IAEA REPORTS ON
[...] (S) On September 8, Jane Hardy, Director of Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told poloff that the GOA agreed that the IAEA's report on Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs did not give either country a clean bill [...]
2009-09-10 04:38:00Embassy CanberraSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL AS
09CANBERRA829AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO US VIEWS ON IAEA REPORTS ON
[...] (S) On September 8, Jane Hardy, Director of Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told poloff that the GOA agreed that the IAEA's report on Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs did not give either country a clean bill [...]
2009-09-10 04:38:00Embassy CanberraSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL AS
09CANBERRA830AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO US VIEWS ON IAEA REPORTS ON
[...] (S) On September 8, Jane Hardy, Director of Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told poloff that the GOA agreed that the IAEA's report on Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs did not give either country a clean bill [...]
2009-09-10 04:38:00Embassy CanberraSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL AS
09CANBERRA831AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO US VIEWS ON IAEA REPORTS ON
[...] (S) On September 8, Jane Hardy, Director of Arms Control Section, Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) told poloff that the GOA agreed that the IAEA's report on Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs did not give either country a clean bill [...]
2009-09-10 04:38:00Embassy CanberraSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL AS
09CANBERRA839DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE MIDDLE
[...] (C/NF) On September 14, Poloff presented points in reftel to Wendy Walsh, Executive Officer Arms Control Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Walsh told poloff that neither the GOA nor New Zealand believe that the New Zealand General Conference President's attempt to creat [...]
2009-09-14 07:29:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PARM PREL IAEA
09CANBERRA845AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EXPANDING THE
[...] (C) On September 14, Poloff delivered reftel talking points concerning a common position towards Iran at the IAEA and the UNGA to Wendy Walsh, Executive Officer, Arms Control Section, and Jenny Bloomfield, Director of the Middle East Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). [...]
2009-09-16 06:55:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC AS
09CANBERRA846AUSTRALIAN SHERPA FOR THE GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] (SBU) On September 14, Wendy Walsh, Executive Officer, Arms Control Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed that the Australian Sherpa for the Global Nuclear Security Summit is John Carlson, Director General of the Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office. CLUN [...]
2009-09-16 07:02:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM AS
09CANBERRA901AUSTRALIA WILL ATTEND LIKEMINDED MEETING ON IRAN
[...] (S/NF) Deborah Stokes, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) First Assistant Secretary for South Asia, Middle East and Africa will head the Australian delegation, which will include experts from a variety of departments. Stokes told Poleconcouns that Australia is grateful to be include [...]
2009-09-30 07:14:00Embassy CanberraSECRET//NOFORNMNUC PARM PREL ETTC KNNP AS
09CANBERRA916SKEPTICAL AUSTRALIA SUPPORTS U.S. APPROACH ON IRAN
[...] (C/NF) Australia fully supports U.S. efforts to engage with Iran but remains very skeptical of Iranian intentions. Patrick Suckling, First Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and Andrea Faulkner, Assistant Secretary for South Asia, [...]
2009-10-07 06:27:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP MNUC PARM IR AS
09CANBERRA953ON G8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: YES TO PARTNERSHIP, NO
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Australia supports the extension of the G8 Global Partnership beyond 2012 and is open to making a contribution to that effort. After making a significant pledge to the Global Partnership when it was launched in 2002, Australia is interested in greater involvement in Partnersh [...]
2009-10-23 07:12:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAS KNNP MNUC PARM
09CARACAS1296VENEZUELA: THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPING URANIUM RESERVES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-07 19:33:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG IR KNNP VE
09CARACAS1344RUSSIA HAS NO PLANS TO BUILD NUCLEAR REACTORS IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an October 15 initial courtesy call with Ambassador Duddy, Russian Ambassador Zaemsky denied reports that Russia would help Venezuela build nuclear reactors, saying that its nuclear cooperation with Venezuela was limited to the medical field and food controls. With respect [...]
2009-10-19 12:14:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET KNNP PREL RU VE
09CHENGDU196SW CHINA OFFICIALS SIGN MOU FOR MODULAR NUCLEAR REACTOR
[...] (C) Summary: Chinese officials from the Future Nuclear Energy Technology Application Institute (FNETA) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with U.S.-based NuScale Power to work toward an agreement to build modular light water nuclear reactors (LWR) in China. Chengdu officials p [...]
2009-09-18 02:06:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD EINV PGOV KNNP CH
09CHENGDU211SW CHINA MINERAL RESOURCES FUELING NASDAQ-LISTED COMPANY'S
[...] (C) Summary: Executives at NASDAQ-listed Sichuan Apollo Solar Science and Technology Company (SASST) say that access to Southwest China's mineral resources differentiates their company from many competitors in the solar power industry. The company aims to triple their output of high-purity ma [...]
2009-09-30 03:31:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD EINV PGOV KNNP CH
09CHENGDU236CHEVRON'S SW CHINA GAS PARTNERSHIP MOVING FORWARD, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: The first stage of Chevron's upstream gas development project on the Sichuan-Chongqing border is poised to take a significant step forward when it receives National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) approval in the coming weeks. Chevron and PetroChina signed a multi-year p [...]
2009-10-27 03:46:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD EINV PGOV SOCI KNNP CH
09CHENGDU259SW CHINA SOLAR FIRM BUYS MAJORITY OF US COMPANY, HAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Officials from Tianwei New Energy, a solar power company based in southwest China's Sichuan province, said that the recent acquisition of a controlling share of the U.S. firm Hoku Scientific was a sudden opportunistic move rather than a key part of the company's long-term develop [...]
2009-11-17 03:41:00Consulate ChengduCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD EINV PGOV SENV KNNP CH
09CHENGDU262SW CHINA ELECTRONICS GIANT SETS SIGHTS ON U.S. MARKET, SEEKS
[...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: Sichuan electronics giant Changhong recently told us success in the U.S. market, elusive up to now, would be a litmus test of its arrival as a major globa [...]
2009-11-18 07:48:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV PGOV KIPR KNNP CH
09CHISINAU392US RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 09:42:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN MD
09CHISINAU395MOLDOVA WILL CHECK FOR NORTH KOREAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-28 14:15:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN MD
09CHISINAU694MONGOLIA’S CONSULTATIONS WITH DPRK VICE FOREIGN
[...] (S) Summary: On August 12, Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Deputy Director for Asian Affairs J. Sukhee briefed poloff on the annual Mongolia-DPRK consultations that concluded on August 11. MFAT State Secretary Tsogtbaatar led the Mongolian side, and the North Koreans met with [...]
2009-09-08 15:27:00Embassy ChisinauSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS KNNP MG
09CHISINAU70MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 12:32:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN MD
09CHISINAU73MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 12:42:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KNNP PARM IR MD
09CHISINAU74MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 12:43:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY
09CHISINAU771DEMARCHE REPLY: EXISTENCE OF A COVERT URANIUM ENRICHMENT
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to Dorin Panfil, Head of NATO and Politico-Military Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFA),on September 28, 2009. Panfil responded that the Government of Moldova would support the U.S. without question on this issue as the [...]
2009-10-07 06:03:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM IR KNNP MNUC PARM MD
09COLOMBO193SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-23 11:41:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PGOV PREL AORC CE
09COLOMBO516SRI LANKA: PROCUREMENT OF LETHAL MILITARY
[...] (S) Charge raised reftel points concerning possible GSL purchase of lethal military equipment (LME) from North Korea and Iran with Foreign Minister Bogollagama on May 11. Bogollagama categorically denied that the GSL is attempting to procure weapons or arms from either country. He also underscored [...]
2009-05-12 05:40:00Embassy ColomboSECRETETTC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PINR PREL KNNP CE
09COLOMBO55SRI LANKA: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF SANCTIONS: A.Q.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 06:06:00Embassy ColomboSECRETETTC EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PINS PREL CE
09CONAKRY285DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Balamoussa Camara, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on May 20. She thanked the DCM for the information, but was noncommittal. She said she would communicate the USG's message to the Guinean delegation in New York. 2. (SBU) [...]
2009-05-20 16:08:00Embassy ConakryUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN GV
09COPENHAGEN395(C) IRAN: DENMARK SUPPORTS UNSC SANCTIONS
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, FM Per Stig Moeller told Ambassador September 16 that he supports additional UNSC sanctions on Iran, which cannot be trusted, and that he told his EU colleagues this on September 14. He assessed that the Iranian political opposition had succeeded in making [...]
2009-09-16 17:29:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC IR DA
09COPENHAGEN425IRAN COVERT URANIUM ENRICHMENT FACILITY
[...] (C) Pol-EconCouns delivered reftel demarche September 29 to Aron Bonanno, Head of Section in MFA's Security Policy Dept, and Lene Hothes of MFA's Iran desk. Bonanno replied that Denmark is in total agreement with the USG; Iran must live up to its international obligations. MFA is eager to [...]
2009-09-29 13:51:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL DA
09COPENHAGEN451IRAN: DANISH RESPONSE ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS
[...] (C) In response to ref A demarche, MFA Head of Section in the Department of Security Policy Aron Bonanno gave Pol-EconCouns an initial response October 6 (conveyed to Stephen Mull in P by ref B): - Denmark is quite supportive of the U.S. position and is ahead of other small EU countries i [...]
2009-10-14 07:30:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PARM IR DA
09COPENHAGEN532DENMARK: MESSAGES DELIVERED FOR IAEA MEETING
[...] (SBU) Messages concerning current U.S. positions on the Angarsk nuclear fuel bank resolution (reftels A and B),P5 1 efforts on Iran's nuclear program (reftel C),and desired follow-up on IAEA's report on Syrian clandestine nuclear activities (reftel D) were directly conveyed by PolOff to He [...]
2009-11-24 13:12:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG KNNP PARM PREL IAEA IR TRGY SY
09COPENHAGEN573NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE - DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 11:30:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP NPT PREL IAEA MNUC ENRG DA
09DAKAR416Senegal-Ambassador meets the Minister of Renewable Energy
[...] (SBU) On March 30, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Christian Sina Diatta, the Minister of Biofuels, Renewable Energy and Scientific Research, to discuss alternative energy possibilities and nuclear power in Senegal. End Summary Downbeat -------- 2. (SBU) Minister Diatta is a mathemati [...]
2009-04-01 15:17:00Embassy DakarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV BTIO KNNP SG
09DHAKA655BANGLADESH WORKING ON UNSCR 1874 PROVISIONS
[...] (U) PolOff conveyed reftel points and the Treasury advisory to Sanchita Haque, Senior Assistant Secretary in Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) UN and Human Rights Wing. Haque said the Government of Bangladesh appreciated the USG's position on this important issue and pledged to [...]
2009-07-01 07:36:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIN ECON PARM KNNP BG
09DILI104TIMOR-LESTE "DEEPLY CONCERNED" BY NORTH KOREAN MISSILE
[...] (SBU) Following up on an April 8 diplomatic note to Timor-Leste's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Charge, together with his Japanese counterpart, met April 9 with MFA Acting Secretary General Constancio Pinto to convey our concern over North Korea's April 5 missile launch. Drawing on reftel, we s [...]
2009-04-09 15:22:00Embassy DiliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP KS KN JA TT
09DJIBOUTI147IRANIAN PRESIDENT VISITS DJIBOUTI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During an official visit to Djibouti by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad February 24, Djiboutian President Guelleh praised the "good relations" between Djibouti and Iran, and underlined his support for Iran's right to develop "peaceful nuclear technology." President Guelleh v [...]
2009-02-26 15:33:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP KNNP PBTS ECON ER IR DJ
09DJIBOUTI453DJIBOUTI: SECOND SITE VISIT ADVANCES MEGAPORTS INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With strong GODJ support, the U.S. Department of Energy is proceeding with implementation of a USD 6-10 million "Megaports" program to enhance security at Djibouti's Doraleh Container Terminal. The opening of this world-class port facility in December has already produced rapid [...]
2009-05-07 12:38:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS KNNP EWWT ETRD ECON ENRG DJ ET
09DJIBOUTI545DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES
[...] (SBU) PolOff discussed reftel points with GODJ Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Multilateral Relations Mariam Ahmed Goumaneh May 20. 2. (C) Goumaneh had no immediate response, but promised to convey the information to appropriate GODJ authorities such as the Djibouti [...]
2009-05-20 09:28:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN DJ
09DOHA203RESULTS OF DOHA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE
[...] (U) Summary: The Regional Workshop on the Implementation of UNSCR Resolution 1540 was held in Doha, Qatar, on March 8-11, 2009. It was organized by the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs in cooperation with the Government of Qatar, and was funded by the European Union, the Governmen [...]
2009-03-23 12:51:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP QA
09DOHA260MFA MINSTATE PROMIQ THAT GOQ WILL STUDY E3
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche April 19 to Minister of State Al-Mahmoud, requesting Qatar,s public support for the new proposal to Iran advanced by Javier Solana on behalf of the E3 plus 3. Ambassador stressed that the U.S. continues to believe that the E3 plus 3 process provides a [...]
2009-04-20 08:36:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP MUNC IR QA
09DOHA605PRIME MINISTER ON GENEVA TALKS ON IRAN: WE'RE
[...] (C) On October 5, Ambassador, accompanied by UK Ambassador John Hawkins and French CDA Alain Peucler, met with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Shaykh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani. The purpose of the meeting was to deliver the demarche requests each had received concerning the recent discover [...]
2009-10-06 14:00:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR QA
09DUBAI447UAE'S RAS AL KHAIMAH: ROGUE OR REFORMER?
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Ras Al Khaimah (RAK),the UAE's northern-most emirate, has emerged into the media spotlight amidst a blitz of recent accusations by a deposed former Crown Prince that, among other things, RAK facilitates illicit trade with Iran, in particular cargo related to Iran's nuclear and [...]
2009-10-18 08:13:00Consulate DubaiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER KNNP ETRD ECON ETTC AE IR
09DUBLIN511IRELAND ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, IAEA'S SYRIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 13:50:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IAEA KNNP SYR IR EI
09DUBLIN59IRELAND'S COMMENTS ON THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (C) Summary: On February 6, PolOff met with Derek Hannon, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Non-Proliferation section of the DFA. Hannon noted that Ireland did not, at present, have detailed "informed views" on the NPT, but he did share Ireland's views on the issues submitted in reftel. [...]
2009-02-09 17:07:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09DUSHANBE1108EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] Site Assessments a) On August 11, 2009, the EXBS Advisor and Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant visited the construction site of the Nuclear Radiation Safety Agency (NRSA) laboratory. An initial invoice was approved by the Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant as the Contract Offi [...]
2009-09-29 03:41:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE1209EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER
[...] Site Assessments a) On October 14 the EXBS Advisor and Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant visited the construction site of the Nuclear Radiation Safety Agency (NRSA) laboratory. They resolved several ongoing construction issues. They instructed the contractor to reinforce the inte [...]
2009-11-09 05:25:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE1336EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - NOVEMBER
[...] Site Assessments a) On November 5 the EXBS Advisor, Lead EXBS Program Management Assistant and the EXBS Program Management Assistant visited the construction site of the Nuclear Radiation Safety Agency (NRSA) laboratory. The EXBS funded construction of the calibration laboratory is mov [...]
2009-12-01 06:04:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE727EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORT - MAY 2009
[...] Site Assessments a) On May 15, 2009, the EXBS Advisor and EXBS Program Assistants visited Nizniy-Pyanj border crossing to examine the recently installed luggage x-ray equipment at the pedestrian passenger terminal. An end-use review of EXBS donated equipment was also conducted and it wa [...]
2009-06-11 04:43:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP SNAR TI
09DUSHANBE970EXBS: TAJIKISTAN ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - JULY
[...] Site Assessments a) On July 15, 2009, the EXBS Advisor and EXBS Program Management Assistant visited the construction site of the Nuclear Radiation Safety Agency (NRSA) laboratory. The EXBS-funded renovation of the laboratory is moving forward and the contractor has made substantial pr [...]
2009-08-17 10:59:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP SNAR TI
09EFTOLONDON2187DELIVERY OF AGENDA FOR P-3 MEETING ON NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 13:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA UK
09EFTOLONDON2211 UK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING U.S.INVITATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-23 15:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KTBT KNNP UK
09EFTOLONDON2363UK SUPPORTS PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] (SBU/NF) ESTHOff delivered reftel to relevant contacts in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) on October 15. Steve Walsgrove, Assistant Director of the Nuclear Unit at DECC, told ESTHOff on October 16 that HMG is "joined up" with the [...]
2009-10-19 12:53:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP IAEA UK
09EFTOLONDON2858UK RESPONSE: APPROACH TO 2010 NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nick Low, Head of the Nuclear Issues Section in the Counter-Proliferation Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on December 14. In a follow-up meeting on December 17, Low told Poloff that he had passed the reftel talking points to c [...]
2009-12-18 11:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ENRG IAEA MNUC KNNP UK
09EFTOLONDON2905UK RESPONSE: U.S. NON-PAPER ON DISSUADING ABUSE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 11:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL UNGA CDG
09FREETOWN96IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF URANIUM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 17:12:00Embassy FreetownSECRETPGOV KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ENRG EMIN ETTC AF IR AL
09GUATEMALA623GUATEMALA KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT UNSCR 1874
[...] (U) On June 25, poloff passed reftel points to Luis Carranza, Minister Counselor for Multilateral Policy at the Guatemalan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Carranza was aware of the resolution and stated that the ports had been briefed on the enforcement mechanisms necessary for implementation of [...]
2009-06-29 22:54:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC MTCRE ECON EFIN KNNP GT
09GUATEMALA931Guatemala Shares U.S. Concerns About Covert Uranium
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 15:10:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM KNNP IR GT
09HANOI1100Government of Vietnam Responds to November and December
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request. See Paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) During a working lunch with the DCM on October 15, MFA/Americas Department Director General Ba Hung said that PM Dung was "positively considering" the President's invitation to attend the April summit meeting in Washington. However [...]
2009-10-16 10:07:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG PREL PTER TRGY IAEA PINR KNNP VM
09HANOI112VIETNAM'S VIEWS ON THE NPT
[...] (SBU) In a February 11 discussion with the MFA IO officer responsible for non-proliferation matters, Vu Tran Phong, Deputy PolCouns outlined U.S. priorities for the NPT in anticipation of the third Preparatory Committee meeting in May prior to the NPT Review Conference in 2010. He emphasized [...]
2009-02-11 07:50:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PREL PGOV UNGA IAEA
09HANOI1198U.S. Coast Guards Begins Training the Vietnam Marine Police
[...] (U) Summary. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) kicked off its partnership program with the Vietnam Marine Police (VMP) under the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program by conducting two sessions of the Maritime Law Enforcement Boarding Officer course in Haiphong and Phu [...]
2009-11-06 07:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR KNNP MASS VM
09HANOI1298Embassy Hanoi Delivers Iran Demarche
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 10:01:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP PARM IR VM
09HANOI1318Vietnam Postpones Megaports MOU Signing over "Technical
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-08 11:18:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG KNNP VM
09HANOI324DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH: VIETNAM'S UN POSITION REMAINS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite early indications that it would simply hew to China and Russia's line, Vietnam's position on a possible UN Security Council resolution in fact remains undecided. In an April 8 conversation, the MFA's International Organizations Official responsible for Security Council m [...]
2009-04-08 10:54:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP UNSC PGOV KN VM
09HANOI372DEMARCHE DELIVERED: VIETNAM CONSIDERS DPRK
[...] (C) In an April 21 meeting with VFM Pham Binh Minh, the Ambassador urged Vietnam to work with the United States at the DPRK Sanctions Committee and to support a U.S.-proposed list of goods/entities connected to the DPRK's ballistic missile program. Per ref A, he emphasized the importance of [...]
2009-04-21 10:47:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL UNSC KNNP ECON KN VM
09HANOI450DEMARCHE - VIETNAM AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR NEW 1718 DPRK
[...] (SBU) On May 13, Deputy PolCouns met with the MFA International Organization Department's lead official on nonproliferation-related UNSC issues, Pham Hai Anh, to provide information, per reftel, on the three DPRK entities designated by the UNSC 1718 Sanctions Committee pursuant to the Security [...]
2009-05-15 01:40:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM KN VM
09HANOI619UNSCR 1874 DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-02 08:54:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON POL EFIN PARM PREL KNNP
09HANOI76NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY: VIETNAM CONTACTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-02 10:21:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA
09HANOI858Demarche Delivered: Vietnam Positive on September 24 UNSC
[...] (SBU) Post delivered the invitation letter addressed to President Nguyen Minh Triet to the September 23 UNSC Summit meeting on August 27. The Deputy Director General of the Americas Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that it was "99 percent" certain that President Triet w [...]
2009-08-27 08:02:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM MNUC UNSC KSUM KNNP VM
09HANOI863Vietnam's Reaction to P5+1 Discussions in Geneva
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-08 06:36:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR VM
09HANOI877PM DUNG TO ATTEND NUCLEAR SUMMIT MEETING IN APRIL 2010
[...] (SBU) MFA Director General for International Organizations Trung told the DCM October 20 that PM Dung would attend the Summit meeting in Washington in April 2010 because he recognizes the importance of the issue internationally and the potential it holds for future U.S.-Vietnamese cooperation. [...]
2009-10-21 08:04:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PGOV VM
09HANOI889Ambassador, VFM Minh Discuss Human Rights, Nuclear MOU,
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph eight. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On October 30, the Ambassador met with Vice Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh to reiterate U.S. concerns about the conviction of political dissidents and the forced expulsion of Lang Mai followers fr [...]
2009-11-03 10:03:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KNNP KIRF UNSC ECON CVIS ASEAN BM IR
09HANOI966KICKOFF MEETING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 03:20:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KNNP
09HANOI972Vietnam Response on UNSC Summit
[...] On September 16, Foreign Ministry Assistant Director General Mai Phan Dzung delivered to PolChief a letter from Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet to POTUS confirming Triet's attendance at the UNSC Summit on nuclear non-proliferation. In his letter (see paragraph two for informal tra [...]
2009-09-18 05:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KNNP
09HELSINKI12FINLAND: IAEA ANNOUNCEMENT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 09:16:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09HELSINKI17NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 11:31:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP GM PREL PARM EFIN FI
09HELSINKI319IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: FINNS SHARE CONSENSUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-24 06:53:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS FI
09HELSINKI374FINLAND: IRAN'S CLANDESTINE ENRICHMENT FACILITY
[...] (C/REL FRANCE/UK) On October 8 DCM delivered REFTEL points to MFA Political Director Teemu Tanner, accompanied by French DCM Frederic Joureau and British DCM Philip Malone. Joureau and Malone reinforced DCM's points: Joureau raised specific concerns about the clandestine uranium enrichment fa [...]
2009-10-09 14:43:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP MNUC IR FI PHUM
09HELSINKI62FINLAND AND THE MAY 2009 NPT PREPCOM
[...] (C) PolChief met on February 10 with Outi Holopainen, the MFA's Director for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, to discuss the Finnish government's (GOF) views on upcoming non-proliferation meetings (REF). Holopainen said that, regarding the NPT review cycle, the GOF had not form [...]
2009-02-19 13:56:00Embassy HelsinkiSECRETAORC CDG ENRG FI KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
09HOCHIMINHCITY670SOUTHERN VIETNAM'S DEEPWATER PORT FIRST PHASE UP AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: After just five months in operation, the two terminals in Vietnam's southern deepwater port facility at Cai Mep have already begun to shift container traffic away from the overly-congested ports in Ho Chi Minh City. Even more importantly, because the new facilities can handle t [...]
2009-12-03 14:00:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EIND ECON PGOV ENRG KNNP VM
09HONGKONG1204UNSCR 1874: HONG KONG AWAITS BEIJING'S GUIDANCE
[...] (SBU) On June 30, EconOffs conveyed reftel A and B points to Wendy Chung, Principal Assistant Secretary, and Anna Chor, Assistant Secretary, at the Hong Kong Government's (HKG) Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (CEDB). Chung confirmed that CEDB will take the lead in drafting the HKG's [...]
2009-06-30 10:56:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ECON EFIN MNUC KNNP KN HK MC
09ISLAMABAD1075FRANCE OFFERS CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION TO PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. Pakistani newspapers reported on May 16 that French President Nicolas Sarkozy had offered a civilian nuclear deal to Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari during their meetings in Paris on May 15. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi quoted President Sarkozy as saying [...]
2009-05-18 12:32:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD1152U.S. REMOVAL OF PAKISTAN RESEARCH REACTOR FUEL ON
[...] (S) XXXXXXXXXXXX, told Poloff on May 26 that the recent spate of media attention on Pakistan's nuclear security has led the GOP to delay an important nonproliferation effort, the removal of U.S.-origin highly-enriched uranium spent fuel from a Pakistani nuclear research reactor. The GOP agreed [...]
2009-05-27 16:32:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD1319PAKISTAN SUPPORTS CONCEPT OF NUCLEAR FUEL BANK,
[...] (C) Summary: PolOff delivered reftel demarche soliciting support for international fuel bank proposals to Kamran Akhtar, Disarmament Director in Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on June 15. Akhtar stated that Pakistan can support the idea of a fuel bank operated by the IAEA, but has r [...]
2009-06-15 14:25:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC IAEA ENRG TRGY PK
09ISLAMABAD1440PRIME MINISTER GILANI DISCUSSES MILITARY
[...] (C) Summary: In his meeting with U.S. National Security Advisor General James Jones on June 25, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani stressed that Pakistan is winning the war against extremists militarily, but needs to win hearts and minds to sustain gains. The country was unified in its support [...]
2009-06-30 10:45:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PTER PGOV PHUM KNNP PK
09ISLAMABAD1465PAKISTAN IMPLEMENTING UN SANCTIONS ON DPRK, BUT
[...] (C) Summary. In response to reftel demarches supporting implementation of United Nations Security Council sanctions on the DPRK, Kamran Akhtar, Disarmament Director at Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolOff on June 30 that Pakistan has issued a Statutory Regulatory Order to appl [...]
2009-07-01 16:16:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC PARM EFIN PK
09ISLAMABAD1562PAKISTAN'S OPTIONS ON FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF
[...] (C) Summary: In late June, Embassy Energy Attach was given a pre-publication draft of a paper (ref) written by Kurshid Khan, an officer formerly with the Arms Control and Disarmament Affairs Section of Pakistan's Strategic Plans Division (SPD). The paper details Pakistan's views and options [...]
2009-07-13 06:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD1607AQ KHAN DEFENDS PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
[...] (C) Summary: In his periodic column in the July 15 edition of Pakistan daily "The News," A.Q. Khan further tested the boundaries of his "gag order" with an expansive defense of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program. This article, like previous ones, seeks to burnish his credentials as the "fath [...]
2009-07-17 09:45:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD2184INTERIOR MINISTER REHMAN MALIK'S SEPTEMBER 7 MEETING WITH CODEL SMITH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 12:15:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MOPS KNNP IN AF PK
09ISLAMABAD2200NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT INFORMATION DELIVERED TO
[...] Ambassador passed reftel information on President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit to Pakistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on September 11, 2009, and will raise it with President Zardari at the next opportunity. Embassy PolOff followed up with MFA Director General for Di [...]
2009-09-11 11:15:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD2231DEMARCHE DELIVERED ENCOURAGING EXPANDED PRESSURE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 13:12:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALIAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM PK PREF
09ISLAMABAD2233PAKISTAN WILL FOLLOW NAM ON IAEA GENERAL
[...] (C) PolOff raised U.S. concerns about Middle East issues at the IAEA General Conference (reftel) with Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament Director General Irfan Yusuf Shami on September 15. Shami agreed that Middle East issues are likely to be problematic this year and recognize [...]
2009-09-15 14:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PARM IAEA EG IS PK
09ISLAMABAD2285PAKISTAN WILL OBSERVE CTBT CONFERENCE, BUT
[...] (C) PolOff raised GOP participation in the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Article XIV Conference (reftel) with MFA Disarmament Director General Irfan Yusuf Shami on September 18. Shami reported that Pakistan will be an observer at the conference, as it has been since 1998. He indicat [...]
2009-09-18 14:06:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL KTBT PGOV MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD2385GOP SUGGESTS DISCUSSION ON INDIAN NUCLEAR ISSUES
[...] (C) PolOff met with MFA Disarmament Director General Dr. Irfan Yusuf Shami on September 30 and conveyed reftel points regarding Pakistani concerns about a possible Indian nuclear test. Shami reiterated the GOP perception that India may be preparing for a nuclear test, but when pressed on the [...]
2009-10-03 11:45:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PGOV MNUC IN PK
09ISLAMABAD2416PAKISTAN NOMINATES AMBASSADOR TO BEIJING AS
[...] Kamran Akhtar, Disarmament Director in Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, conveyed to PolOff on October 6 that Pakistan has decided to appoint its Ambassador to Beijing, Mr. Masood Khan, as Sherpa for the Nuclear Security Summit. Ambassador Khan can be reached by phone at 86-10-6532-25 [...]
2009-10-07 03:05:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC PK
09ISLAMABAD2417PAKISTAN WELCOMES GICNT UPDATE, BUT CAUTIOUS ON
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche updating partners on enhanced implementation of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) to Kamran Akhtar, Disarmament Director at Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on October 6. (Despite repeated attempts, PolOff was not able to ma [...]
2009-10-07 03:05:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL PTER PGOV MNUC KGIC PK
09ISLAMABAD2431PAKISTAN WELCOMES PROGRESS ON IRAN NUCLEAR ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-08 06:32:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PGOV PK PREL PTER
09ISLAMABAD267ISLAMABAD HIGH COURT "FREES" A.Q. KHAN, WITH
[...] (C) Summary. The Islamabad High Court released a ruling on February 6 that declares A.Q. Khan a "free citizen." Although Khan and his lawyers claimed victory before the Pakistani media, the text of the ruling reads more like a plea deal, indicating that Khan accepted conditions on his freed [...]
2009-02-06 14:48:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP PK
09ISLAMABAD2784PAKISTAN: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's National Assembly is discussing a bill to turn into permanent law the Musharraf-era National Command Authority (NCA) Ordinance, which established Pakistan's nuclear command and control infrastructure. Media reports had linked the introduction of the bill to internat [...]
2009-11-19 05:08:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PREL PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD2786PAKISTAN UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT RUSSIAN FUEL BANK
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel request for support for the Russian Fuel Bank proposal at the November International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board meeting to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Disarmament Director Kamran Akhtar on November 17. Akhtar said that Pakistan believed the Russian proposal [...]
2009-11-19 08:43:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PREL PGOV PTER IAEA ENRG PK
09ISLAMABAD280INTERIOR SECRETARY PROVIDES TERMS OF A.Q. KHAN'S
[...] (S) Secretary of the Interior Kamal Shah called in the Ambassador on February 7 to provide a copy of "Annexure-A", the terms of the Islamabad High Court,s decision on Khan,s appeal of his detention (text below). Shah assured the Ambassador that the Government of Pakistan retains full powers to en [...]
2009-02-07 15:33:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP PK
09ISLAMABAD281PRESIDENT ZARDARI DISCUSSES AQ KHAN RELEASE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-09 12:18:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PK KNNP PARM
09ISLAMABAD283PAKISTAN INTERESTED IN GICNT WORKSHOP, BUT LACKS
[...] PolOff delivered invitation and informational paper on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism Draft Model Guidelines workshop to Kamran Akhtar, Disarmament Director in Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 7. Akhtar welcomed the invitation and stated that experts from [...]
2009-02-09 12:33:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP KGIC PK
09ISLAMABAD284PRESIDENT ZARDARI DISCUSSES AQ KHAN RELEASE
[...] (S) Summary: President Zardari assured the Ambassador on February 8 that A.Q. Khan would remain under house arrest and not engage with the media. Minister of Interior Rehman Malik also insisted that Khan would be prohibited from talking to the press and politicians, and his movements would be curta [...]
2009-02-09 12:53:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PK KNNP PARM
09ISLAMABAD2840PAKISTANI VIEWS ON FISSILE MATERIAL CUTOFF TREATY
[...] (C) Summary: Pakistani officials do not appear to have coalesced on a strategy or position for the mid-January resumption of Conference on Disarmament (CD) discussions on the Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) interlocutors continue to stress the need for conse [...]
2009-11-24 12:59:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PREL PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD690CONSTRAINTS ON NONPROLIFERATION COOPERATION WITH
[...] (C) Summary. The Government of Pakistan has sought to strengthen its nonproliferation image after the unmasking of the A.Q. Khan network revealed significant gaps in its ability to control and protect its nuclear assets. With substantial U.S. and international assistance, Pakistan has begun [...]
2009-04-02 11:07:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP PK
09ISLAMABAD77SANCTIONS NOTIFICATION AGAINST AQ KHAN DELIVERED
[...] (C) Summary: On January 12, the Ambassador met with Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir to deliver reftel demarche about the imposition of sanctions on Abdul Qadeer Khan, Muhammad Farooq, and Muhammad Nasim ud Din under the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act (NPPA),the Export Import Act (EXIM),[...]
2009-01-13 13:39:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALETTC EFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PINS PREL PK
09ISTANBUL22RAISING CONCERNS WITH TURKISH BANKS ABOUT IRAN'S
[...] (C) Summary: We met with representative from the Turkish Bankers' Association and several Turkish banks to highlight our ongoing concerns about Iran's deceptive financial practices and urge them to undertake more rigorous scrutiny of their relationships with Iranian banks. We also shared inf [...]
2009-01-15 06:50:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALEFIN KNNP PREL PGOV TU IR
09ISTANBUL421AHMADINEJAD IN ISTANBUL
[...] (C) Summary: Turkey and Iran have actively courted each other in recent months, including Foreign Ministerial bilats in August, September, and early November, Erdogan's October trip to Iran, and Ahmadinejad's November 8-9 Istanbul visit. Ahmadinejad came for the OIC Summit, but also to furthe [...]
2009-11-10 17:12:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON KNNP OIC TU IR
09ISTANBUL440TURKEY-IRAN RELATIONS: MOTIVATIONS, LIMITATIONS,
[...] (C) Recent discussions with Turkish and Iranian think-tank, business, and political activist contacts on the issue of Turkey-Iran relations reveal a broad consensus that: (1) Turkey pursues closer relations with Iran out of desires for regional stability and conflict avoidance, recognition of [...]
2009-12-04 12:36:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ECON ETRD KNNP TU IR
09ISTANBUL78TURKISH THINK TANK EXPERTS EXPOUND ON IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: We recently pulsed private Turkish experts for latest views on Turkey-Iran and US-Iran relations. The most common themes we heard were: Turkey and Iran, as neighbors and rivals, both seek a stable "balance of power" with each other and usually pursue bilateral relations with t [...]
2009-02-26 10:34:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KNNP IAEA TU IR
09JAKARTA1023INDONESIA CONDEMNS NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia condemns North Korea's recent nuclear test and calls on Pyongyang to return to the Six Party Talks, a senior GOI nonproliferation official told us on June 15 in response to our points on this issue. President Yudhoyono is following the matter closely and plans to send [...]
2009-06-17 08:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KNNP UNSC ID KN
09JAKARTA1050NORTH KOREA -- ENGAGING INDONESIA ON ENFORCEMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has underscored the importance of vigorous enforcement of UN Security Council Resolution 1874 on North Korea's nuclear program to senior contacts in the President's office and the Department of Foreign Affairs. Our contacts reiterated Indonesia's commitment to enforcing [...]
2009-06-22 09:16:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC ID KN
09JAKARTA1130IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
[...] (SBU) Indonesian officials assured that they will take steps to ensure immediate implementation of the financial provisions of UNSCR 1874 designed to limit North Korea's ability to fund WMD and ballistic missile-related activities, arms procurement and sales. Embassy delivered points contain [...]
2009-07-02 09:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ECON EFIN PARM PREL ID
09JAKARTA1183POSSIBLE INDONESIAN DELEGATION VISIT TO NORTH KOREA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI has confirmed to us that it continues to review whether to send a delegation to North Korea in a bid to assist the negotiation track. The ROK Pol/C told us that his government had discussed the matter with the GOI and believed that the effort could potentially be constr [...]
2009-07-14 09:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KNNP ID KS KN
09JAKARTA1350ACTION RESPONSE: JAKARTA NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (U) Per reftel request, post points of contact on NPT-related issues are: Daniel Rochman, Deputy Political Counselor E-mail: rochmanda@state.gov, rochmanda@state.sgov.gov Office: (62-21)3435-9706 Fax: (62-21)3435-9916; Matthew Cenzer (alternate contact),Political Officer E-mail: cenz [...]
2009-08-14 11:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP PARM IAEA NPT ID
09JAKARTA1442NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE 2010 -- INDONESIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia, in general, is positively disposed toward the U.S. nonproliferation agenda, not least because of what the GOI views as the Administration's balanced perspective on nonproliferation and disarmament issues. The GOI supports U.S.-Russia arms control efforts and is prepa [...]
2009-08-31 09:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV NPT ID
09JAKARTA1525IRAN -- WORKING WITH INDONESIA TO EXPAND THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has reviewed points re Iran's nuclear program with the GOI. Pol/C made the key point that it is vital that Indonesia help make Iran understand that it faces the possibility of additional sanctions if it spurns the international community. We urged that Indonesia make c [...]
2009-09-14 08:37:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KNNP PARM ID IR
09JAKARTA1541INDONESIAN RESPONSE ON NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 09:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP IAEA ID
09JAKARTA1542INDONESIAN RESPONSE ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES AT IAEA
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Deputy Pol/C delivered reftel message urging support for a consensus outcome on Middle East issues at the September 2009 IAEA General Conference to Roy Soemirat of the Department of Foreign Affairs Direc [...]
2009-09-15 09:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM AORC KNNP IAEA ID
09JAKARTA1658IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM -- BRIEFING INDONESIA ON OUTCOME OF GENEVA TALKS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has briefed the GOI on the outcome of last week's P5 1 talks in Geneva. We urged that Indonesia publicly support the dual track approach of engagement plus preparations for increased pressure on Iran. GOI contacts expressed support for the current approach while urging [...]
2009-10-05 07:26:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KNNP PARM ID IR
09JAKARTA1932NPT REVIEW -- INDONESIA SUPPORTS SUBSIDIARY BODIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia will support the re-establishment of three subsidiary bodies at the 2010 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference, a key GOI nonproliferation official told poloff in response to reftel demarche. The GOI's position includes support for the U.S. proposal [...]
2009-11-23 10:14:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KNNP NPT ID
09JAKARTA1945IRAN--INDONESIA INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED OVER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia is increasingly frustrated with Iran's continued intransigence on the nuclear issue, GOI contacts told us in response to Ref A demarche. Indonesia supports the P5 1's dual track efforts to engage Iran. While supporting Iran's right to peaceful use of nuclear energy, [...]
2009-11-25 08:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC KNNP IAEA ID IR
09JAKARTA20442010 NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY REVIEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission continues robust efforts to engage GOI nonproliferation officials in advance of the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference. High-level USG officials have urged the GOI to support our nonproliferation objectives during a series of recent visits. On [...]
2009-12-14 10:39:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KTBT NPT ID
09JAKARTA2071U/S BURNS' DECEMBER 10, 2009, MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) December 10, 2009; 4:15 p.m.; Bali Democracy Forum; Bali, Indonesia. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. ---- Under Secretary William Burns Ambassador Cameron R. Hume, Embassy Jakarta Scot Marciel, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Dan Rochman, Embassy Jakarta political officer ( [...]
2009-12-17 10:05:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KDEM OVIP ID AF
09JAKARTA624NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG 2 LAUNCH -- INDONESIAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has conveyed the U.S. response to North Korea's missile launch (ref B) and the official White House statement to officials in the President's office and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU). On April 5, DEPLU's official press spokesman expressed Indonesia 's concer [...]
2009-04-06 10:29:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ID KN
09JAKARTA64NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS -- INDONESIAN REACTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: PolMilOff reviewed the USG's announcement of sanctions on A.Q. Khan and Associates in a meeting with a senior Indonesian nonproliferation policy official on January 13. Our GOI contact took our points on board. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On January 13, PolMilOff discussed Departm [...]
2009-01-13 10:43:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP PK ID
09JEDDAH268POST SNAPSHOT OF NEWLY-APPOINTED IRAN NUCLEAR
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Jeddah-based Organization for the Islamic Conference's (OIC) recent Assistant Secretary for Scientific and Technology Affairs, Ali Akbar Salehi, an AUB grad with doctorate from MIT, has been named chief of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization. In 2008, USG officials dealt [...]
2009-07-19 16:11:00Consulate JeddahSECRETKNNP KISL IAEA PHUM PREL IR SA
09JEDDAH386MORE ON ALI AKBAR SALEHI -- "A CIVILIZED FACE" ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-13 10:11:00Consulate JeddahSECRET//NOFORNPREL IAEA IR IZ KISL KNNP PHUM SA
09KABUL1255EXBS ADVISOR APRIL 26 TO MAY 10, 2009 MONTH END REPORT,
[...] (U) EXBS Advisor Fetty arrived at Kabul, Afghanistan on April 26, 2009. Advisor Fetty was Advisor in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan prior to his assignment to Afghanistan. EXBS Program Coordinator Roohullah Shekaib attended the UGA Export Control and Policy Workshop held a [...]
2009-05-17 13:41:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF
09KABUL136ANNOUNCING RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA
[...] (U) PolMilOffs met with Dr. Davood Moradian, senior policy advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on January 18, 2009 to convey, inter alia, the news that the President recently signed the instrument of ratification for the U.S.-IAEA Additional Protocol (reftel). 2. (U) Moradian welcom [...]
2009-01-20 02:57:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KTIA AORC IAEA ENRG PREL TRGY
09KABUL137NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 18, polmiloffs delivered reftel demarche on sanctions against the A.Q. Khan proliferation network to Dr. Davood Moradian, Senior Policy Advisor to the Afghan Foreign Minister. Moradian generally welcomed the news but used the meeting to urge the U.S. to adopt a ''smart [...]
2009-01-20 07:02:00Embassy KabulSECRETKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN
09KABUL1498EXBS ADVISOR MAY 10 TO JUNE 09, 2009 MONTH END REPORT,
[...] (U) EXBS Advisor Fetty attended the EXBS Advisor's conference in Tbilisi from May 31 - June 6. EXBS delivered a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting that they assist Customs with obtaining frequencies and licenses for Motorola Radios EXBS plans to provide to the Kabul I [...]
2009-06-11 08:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF
09KABUL1882EXBS ADVISOR June 09 TO July 09, 2009 MONTH END REPORT,
[...] (U) On June 9, 2009 the EXBS staff met with Ms. Kickock from ISN/BEP (Biosecurity Engagement) to discuss the possibility of placing another Advisor in the EXBS office. The second Advisor would work on Biosecurity Engagement programs as well as WMD programs. 2. (U) On June 9, 2009 the EXBS [...]
2009-07-15 10:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF
09KABUL2401EXBS ADVISOR July 10 TO August 15, 2009 MONTH END REPORT,
[...] (U) During this report period the EXBS staff met with the Commander of Administrative Services of the Afghan Border Police, Mr. Sayed Aman Sadat to discuss installing modular border stations along the Afghan border. This project will be coordinated with the U.S Military. 2. (U) During this [...]
2009-08-17 12:15:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF
09KABUL2829EXBS ADVISOR August 15 to September 12, 2009 MONTH END
[...] (U) During this report period the EXBS staff and the Senior Consultant and Project Manager for Commonwealth Trading Partners, Mr. Toomas Raba held a five-day consultation visit in Kabul to discuss Legislative Development Assistance with representatives from the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affair [...]
2009-09-18 11:43:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF
09KABUL3180AFGHAN GOVERNMENT: "WE HAVE ENOUGH NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) On October 7, Deputy Ambassador Ricciardone and the Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs (CDDEA) Wayne, together with the French Ambassador and British Deputy Head of Mission, briefed FM Spanta, NSA Rassoul, and three MFA officials on the Iranian uranium enrichmen [...]
2009-10-08 15:16:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIR KNNP MNUC PARM AF
09KABUL3438EXBS ADVISOR September 12 to October 25, 2009 MONTH END
[...] (U) EXBS staff and a Commonwealth Trading Partner (CTP) legislative Development Expert completed consultations on export control legislation with the GIRoA; EXBS approved two modifications to a contract for refurbishment to a server room for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry; met with a Cus [...]
2009-10-27 11:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF
09KABUL3719EXBS ADVISOR OCTOBER 25 to NOVEMBER 10, 2009 MONTH END
[...] (U) EXBS Program Coordinator Roohullah Shaikaib accompanied an Afghan delegation to the United States for training and meetings in Washington from October 24 to November 14. EXBS Advisor worked with Allied Machinery Ltd. to service two forklifts, provided by EXBS to the Afghan Customs Service, [...]
2009-11-18 18:00:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF
09KABUL4053EXBS ADVISOR NOVEMBER 11 TO DECEMBER 14, 2009 MONTH END
[...] (U) EXBS inspected and approved renovations to two rooms at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry'S (MoCI) main building in Kabul. The rooms were renovated to provide secure storage for the servers and other EXBS donated IT equipment for the MoCI export licensing system. The renovations includ [...]
2009-12-17 06:50:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL KG AF
09KAMPALA1076UGANDA DEMARCHE REPSONSE: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uganda (GOU) is concerned about Iran's nuclear intentions and its support for Palestinian groups with links to al Qaeda. It intends to continue raising these concerns with the Iranian government. End summary. 2. (C) U.S.Mission Poloffs delivered ref A demarch [...]
2009-09-18 09:38:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL AORC UG
09KAMPALA1217UGANDA: GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 05:53:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDSZ KNNP ENRG PREL UG
09KAMPALA1250REPORT OF NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT IN KAMPALA
[...] (SBU) Post wishes to alert the Department and Washington agencies per reftel A that RSO Kampala has interviewed two walk in SUBJECTS with information regarding uranium. After interviewing the SUBJECTS, Post does not believe there is any validity to their claim. 2. (SBU) The responses be [...]
2009-10-27 14:55:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM KNNP MNUC PARM PINR PREL PTER UG
09KAMPALA1395UGANDA: EDBI DEMARCHE RESPONSE
[...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Affairs Officer, Isaac Sebulime, on December  [...]
2009-12-14 12:36:00Embassy KampalaSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP IR PINR PARM PREL UG
09KAMPALA998UGANDA DEMARCHE RESPONSE FOR SEPTEMBER 24 UNSC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-28 08:26:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSUM KNNP PREL PARM UNSC MNUC UG
09KATHMANDU617NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 03:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP KN NP
09KATHMANDU852NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Nepalese Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala told Charge during a meeting on September 15 (septel) she would look into the Middle East issues related to the International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference currently in process in Vienna. Charge specifically requested that Nepal vote aga [...]
2009-09-15 11:44:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS NP
09KATHMANDU922NEPAL: IRAN DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] (C) On October 8, Rudra Nepal, Under Secretary for UN and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Emboff that nonproliferation and nuclear disarmament are very important issues to the Government of Nepal (GON),and Iran should comply with its international obligat [...]
2009-10-09 11:16:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR NP
09KIGALI394RWANDA: IMPLEMENTING SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-02 12:01:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL RW
09KIGALI587IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Ambassador and Emboffs met with Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali September 18 and delivered reftel demarche. Museminali expressed thanks for the background information, calling it very useful input. She did not indicate what the GOR position would be, but said she recognized [...]
2009-09-18 17:14:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC RW
09KIGALI589IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Ambassador and Emboffs met with Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali September 18 and delivered reftel demarche. Museminali expressed thanks for the background information, calling it very useful input. She did not indicate what the GOR position would be, but said she recognized [...]
2009-09-22 06:29:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC RW
09KIGALI590IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Ambassador and Emboffs met with Rwandan Foreign Minister Rosemary Museminali September 18 and delivered reftel demarche. Museminali expressed thanks for the background information, calling it very useful input. She did not indicate what the GOR position would be, but said she recognized [...]
2009-09-22 06:29:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC RW
09KIGALI644IRAN DEMARCHE AND BRIEFING DELIVERED
[...] (C) On October 7, polcouns briefed Mr. Ben Rutsinga, MFA's Director of Europe, Americas, UN and International Organizations on the outcome of the P5 1 talks and solicited Rwandan GOR support for the dual-track approach, as requested reftel. Rutsinga was generally supportive, noting that it wa [...]
2009-10-07 16:22:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR RW
09KINGSTON390JAMAICA: UNSC 1718 COMMITTEE DESIGNATION OF DPRK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 14:20:00Embassy KingstonSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN JM
09KINGSTON503 OAS-CARICOM UNSCR 1540 WORKSHOP
[...] Washington interagency representatives participated in the Domestic Export Controls and Maritime Security Workshop in Support of the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (UNSCR 1540) in Kingston June 15-17. This workshop was the result of regional response to UNSC resolutions [...]
2009-06-25 18:15:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL PTER UNSC XL JM
09KINGSTON518JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, EmbOff delivered demarche to urge Government of Jamaica (GOJ) to undertake specific actions to ensure immediate and robust implementation of financial provisions of UNSCR 1874 in order to prevent Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) from using Jamaican jurisdictions to [...]
2009-07-02 16:03:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP JM XL
09KINGSTON661JAMAICA: GOJ VIEWS ON THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Although Jamaica does not manufacture or export weapons of mass destruction (WMD),the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) is active in international disarmament fora and is proud of its leadership role in establishing Latin America and the Caribbean as the first nuclear weapon-free zone in the w [...]
2009-09-01 12:42:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV UNGA JM XL
09KINGSTON886JAMAICA: PROPOSED AGREEMENT FOR ASSISTANCE RELATED TO
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, EmbOff delivered diplomatic note and text of proposed Jamaica reply note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s USA Desk Officer, Ms. Lisa Bryan-Smart, on the morning of October 22. Post will fax copies to Washington per reftel para. 7, and will report [...]
2009-10-23 16:17:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETTC KNNP PARM PREL DOE JM XL
09KINSHASA143DRC RESPONSE: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT)
[...] (SBU) Post sent reftel questions in advance to Alice Kimpembe Bamba, Head of the MFA's International Organizations Directorate. PolCouns followed up with Kimpembe on February 10. Kimpembe confided that the GDRC, while supporting the overarching goals of the NPT, did not actively participate [...]
2009-02-12 08:25:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09KINSHASA345DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN TAEPO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 07:32:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP CG KN
09KINSHASA847EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN: DRC RESPONDS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 14:13:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PARM IAEA PREL AORC CG IR
09KINSHASA848DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DRC ON IAEA GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 14:14:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA CG
09KUALALUMPUR1006MALAYSIA: BANK NEGARA REPORTING ACTIONS AGAINST
[...] (C) In a December 16 phone call, Bank Negara (BN) Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Manager Abdul Rahman Abu Bakar (Rahman) told econoff that FIU is preparing reports on Malaysian bank actions to curtail activity or close North Korean and Iranian nationals, accounts. The FIU plans to provide [...]
2009-12-17 09:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKNNP EFIN ETRD ETTC PINR PTER
09KUALALUMPUR125MALAYSIA ON NPT ISSUES
[...] (U) Acting Political Counselor met with Mr. Shazryll Zahiran, Principal Assistant Secretary in the Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Division, on February 20 to discuss the current Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review cycle. No Changes Foreseen, But A Co [...]
2009-02-20 10:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC UNGA
09KUALALUMPUR13DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 03:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09KUALALUMPUR138AMBASSADOR MARCIEL'S MEETING AT CENTRAL BANK ON
[...] (S) Summary: In a February 23 meeting with senior Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) officials and the DG of the Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority (LOFSA),visiting Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs and DAS for Southeast Asia Scot Marciel conveyed U.S. concerns about reports of the imminent ope [...]
2009-02-25 10:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETKNNP MNUC IR GM ECON XB XC XE XG MY
09KUALALUMPUR142POINTS CONVEYED ON IAEA REPORTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 03:37:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY MY
09KUALALUMPUR171EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) On February 6, 2009 advisor received a response to the January 6, 2009 outreach letter from the Director of Import and Export Control Division, Ministry of International Trade and Industry. Muhammad Razman Abu Samah advised that the government of Malaysia is "in the midst of finalizing the [...]
2009-03-06 03:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR22MALAYSIA NOTIFIED OF A.Q. KHAN-RELATED SANCTIONS
[...] (S) Polcouns delivered pre-notification of nonproliferation sanctions against two Malaysian citizens and one Sri Lankan resident in Malaysia, related to the A.Q. Khan network, to Malaysian Foreign Ministry Under Secretary (Americas, EU) Mahinder Singh on January 12 at 1600 local time. Polcou [...]
2009-01-13 10:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PARM EFIN MNUC KNNP MY
09KUALALUMPUR243EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) Advisor met with the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA)on export control issues. Training was conducted in General Santos, Philippines and dates for a site survey in the Philippines were confirmed. SITE ASSESSMENTS/MEETING [...]
2009-04-02 04:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR258MALAYSIA: NO OFFICIAL RESPONSE YET TO NORTH KOREAN
[...] (C) The Ambassador conveyed the President's statement and additional reftel points on North Korea's April 5 missile launch to Malaysian Foreign Ministry Secretary General Rastam Mohd Isa on April 6. Rastam has yet to respond and in follow-up with MFA contacts in the East Asia, Americas and Mu [...]
2009-04-08 08:43:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPARM PGOV PREL KNNP KN MY
09KUALALUMPUR345EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) Advisor attended training at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA and conducted consultations with INS/ECC staff in Washington,DC. Advisor initiated contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a follow up to a meeting held in March concerning a Department of Justice workshop schedu [...]
2009-05-08 06:00:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR350AMBASSADOR RAISES IAEA WITH FM, MALAYSIA
[...] (C) Ambassador Keith utilized his May 11 call on Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman to urge Malaysia's support for Japan's candidate in the IAEA Director General election (other points discussed septel). The Foreign Minister noted that Malaysia had considered and then decided against nomi [...]
2009-05-11 10:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP IAEA MY
09KUALALUMPUR351FOREIGN MINISTER ANIFAH AND AMBASSADOR ENDORSE
[...] (C) Malaysia's new Foreign Minister Anifah Aman endorsed strengthened relations with the U.S. during the Ambassador's May 11 introductory call, which precedes Anifah's travel to Washington and May 14 meeting with Secretary Clinton. The Minister called for increased and institutionalized offic [...]
2009-05-11 10:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ECON SENV KNNP IR PK AF MY
09KUALALUMPUR409MALAYSIA "CONCERNED" ABOUT DPRK NUCLEAR TEST
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak expressed "concern" about the DPRK nuclear tests to reporters on May 26, saying that "North Korea's display of nuclear capability will further heighten the tension in the Korean peninsula and affect the whole East Asian region." Najib hoped that the issue [...]
2009-05-27 09:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP KNNP UNSC KN MY
09KUALALUMPUR470EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) The Ambassador, the Deputy Chief of Mission and visiting Commerce DAS Kasoff drew on points drafted by Advisor to press senior Malaysian officials to move quickly on the export control law and to work constructively with the Embassy on export control training programs. Advisor attended a [...]
2009-06-11 05:57:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR484CHARGE REVIEWS MULTILATERAL PRIORITIES WITH MFA
[...] (C) Foreign Ministry Acting Secretary General Zainol Abidin and the Charge held a broad-ranging discussion of multilateral political and security issues on June 9. Zainol noted Prime Minister Najib's directive to build stronger, more substantive ties with Washington. The Charge pressed Zain [...]
2009-06-16 03:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG MARR KNNP IAEA ASEAN IR MY
09KUALALUMPUR489MALAYSIA'S INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR CONFERENCE AND
[...] (SBU) The Nuklear Malaysia (Note: formerly known as the Malaysian Institute of Nuclear Technology or MINT. End note.),the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (MOSTI),the Malaysian Nuklear Society, and the Malaysian Radiation Protection Association are hosting the International Nu [...]
2009-06-17 09:01:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALENRG IR KNNP MY
09KUALALUMPUR496DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (C) Charge met with MFA Acting Secretary General Zainol Abidin on June 9 (ref B) and raised the latest IAEA report on Iran's lack of cooperation on its nuclear program in defiance of the international community. The Charge urged Malaysia to push for Iran's compliance with its international obl [...]
2009-06-19 01:00:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY MY
09KUALALUMPUR537 INTERAGENCY UNSCR 1874 POLITICAL MEETINGS WITH
[...] (S) In July 6 meetings with senior officials at the Malaysian Foreign Ministry and the Prime Minister's Office, UNSCR 1874 Implementation Coordinator Goldberg stressed Malaysia's developing partnership with the U.S., its prominent role in ASEAN, and the GOM's expertise on international financ [...]
2009-07-06 13:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETECON KN KNNP MNUC MY PARM PGOV PREL
09KUALALUMPUR538AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG AND DELEGATION'S MEETINGS WITH
[...] (S) In July 6 meetings with senior officials at the Malaysian Foreign Ministry and the Prime Minister's Office, UNSCR 1874 Implementation Coordinator Goldberg stressed Malaysia's developing partnership with the U.S., its prominent role in ASEAN, and the GOM's expertise on international financ [...]
2009-07-06 14:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETECON KN KNNP MNUC MY PARM PGOV PREL
09KUALALUMPUR561EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) Advisor visited Port Klang on June 12, 2009 with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officer assigned to the Container Security Initiative (CSI). Advisor coordinated the attendance of 3 representatives from the Government of Malaysia (GOM) at the 10th Annual Export Control Conference i [...]
2009-07-10 06:20:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR64NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) CONTACTS
[...] Post is pleased to provide the following points of contact in Malaysia related to NPT issues (reftel). The Malaysian Foreign Ministry's Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, which is part of the MFA's Multilateral Department, has the leading role for NPT issues. The MFA's key points of [...]
2009-02-03 09:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PGOV AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC UNGA
09KUALALUMPUR654EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) Advisor visited Singapore July 29-31, 2009 to attend ASCOT (Analysis of Strategic Commodity Transfer) training provided to Singapore Customs and meet with US. Embassy representatives concerning the way forward on EXBS matters. Advisor attended a meeting in Malaysia with Department of Energ [...]
2009-08-10 05:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR7EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) December 16, 2008 scheduled meeting between Advisor and representative of High Commission of New Zealand was postponed and will be rescheduled for third week in January. December 18, 2008 tour of Port Klang provided by ICE CSI Program Manager was rescheduled for mid January with Deputy Chi [...]
2009-01-07 08:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR739BANK MELLAT/FEEB DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO MFA AND
[...] (S) DCM Rapson, accompanied by econoff, conveyed reftel points and non-paper on First East Export Bank to Mohammad Radzi, Deputy Secretary General I of the Malaysian Foreign Ministry, on September 4. DCM highlighted the key points of the non-paper for Radzi, noting specifically that if the GOM [...]
2009-09-04 09:19:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP MY PINR
09KUALALUMPUR74EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) Advisor continued outreach via letters on January 6, 2009 to the Government of Malaysia Ministry of International Trade and Industry; Royal Malaysian Customs; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Attorney General's Chambers advising that EXBS was still willing to provide a legal and regulatory [...]
2009-02-06 03:23:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR744MALAYSIA MFA VIEWS ON IAEA REPORTS: IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (C) In reply to Polcouns' September 3 delivery of reftel points on the August 28 IAEA reports on Iran's and Syria's nuclear programs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Principal Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Shazryll Zahiran, one of two MFA officers handling nonpr [...]
2009-09-08 06:58:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY MY
09KUALALUMPUR746EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) Advisor met with Human Resources staff and prepared documents for initiating the hiring process for an EXBS Program Management Assistant position and completed transition documentation in preparation for new EXBS Advisor. Advisor conducted telephone meeting with Political/Economic Counsel [...]
2009-09-09 02:44:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR752BANK MELLAT/FEEB DEMARCH DELIVERED TO BANK NEGARA
[...] (S) Econcouns delivered ref A demarche on FEEB xxxxxxxxxxxx emphasized that BN and LOFSA took their supervisory role seriously, and that Malaysia approved the FEEB license and would allow it to operate as long as there was no evidence that FEEB was in contravention of any relevant law and was not s [...]
2009-09-11 09:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETEFIN ETTC KNNP IR PINR PTER MY
09KUALALUMPUR818EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES ADVISOR
[...] SUMMARY: (U) This cable covers the period 9-30 Sep 09. Pamela Zaresk departed Kuala Lumpur September 3 and her replacement, Michael McNamara reported on board September 23 and is in the process of completing check-in formalities. SITE ASSESSMENTS/MEETINGS 2. (U) Accomplishments for [...]
2009-10-08 23:31:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR822MALAYSIAN VIEWS ON IRAN COVERT NUCLEAR ACTIVITY
[...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Polcouns and Poloff met with Bala Chandran Tharman, Under Secretary for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Multilateral Affairs, and Shazryll Zahiran, Principal Assistant Secretary in the MFA,s Disarmament and Non-Proli [...]
2009-10-09 06:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR MY
09KUALALUMPUR904EXBS: MALAYSIA/SINGAPORE/INDONESIA/PHILIPPINES ADVISOR
[...] SUMMARY: (U) This cable covers the period 1-31 Oct 09. EXBS Advisor and Rachel Owen began courtesy calls in region, including visits to US Embassy staff in Singapore and Indonesia. Advisor attended DoE sponsored "Dual Use Export Control" conference in Bangkok. Advisor completed one week basi [...]
2009-11-09 08:12:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR917MALAYSIA: SPECIAL ADVISOR ON NONPROLIFERATION AND
[...] (C) Summary: In November 3-4 meetings with senior Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB),Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI),and Bank Negara officials, Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert Einhorn discussed the importance of Malaysia adopting an export c [...]
2009-11-13 08:10:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPTER PREL EFIN ETRD ETTC PARM PGOV IR MY KNNP
09KUALALUMPUR922MALYSIA: DESIGNATION OF FIRST EAST EXPORT BANK
[...] (SBU) Econcouns delivered the points contained in Ref. A to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary for Disarmament and Non-proliferation Bala Chandran Tharman on November 5. Tharman did not provide any immediate feedback. Econcouns also delivered via letter the points contained in reftel [...]
2009-11-16 08:52:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD ETTC IR KNNP MY PARM PREL PTER
09KUALALUMPUR937NON-PRO/EXPORT CONTROL MEETING WITH MALAYSIAN MFA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 02:54:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP KSTC EXBS ECON PARM PTER PGOV PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR953MALAYSIA NON-COMMITTAL ON AL-KIBAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 09:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KNNP SYR MY
09KUALALUMPUR954MALAYSIA WILL SUPPORT ANGARSK RESERVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 09:25:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY MY
09KUALALUMPUR955IRAN: MALAYSIA NON-COMMITTAL ON SUPPORTING GERMAN
[...] (C) In the absence of the Foreign Minister and MFA Secretary General (both away on overseas travel),the Ambassador conveyed ref A and C points on the German IAEA resolution and U.S. overall concerns about Iran's nuclear program to Deputy Foreign Minister Kohilan Pillay by phone on November 25 [...]
2009-11-25 09:30:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA KNNP IR MY
09KUALALUMPUR959MALAYSIA: BANK NEGARA KEEPING CLOSE WATCH ON FIRST
[...] (C) Summary: Bank Negara (BN) Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Manager Abdul Rahman Abu Bakar (Rahman) stated during a November 20 meeting with econoff that FIU is monitoring all account activity at First East Export Bank (FEEB - a subsidiary of Iran,s Bank Mellat) on a daily basis, treating [...]
2009-11-30 09:55:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD ETTC IR KNNP MY PINR PTER
09KUALALUMPUR977GOM ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING IAEA VOTE
[...] (C) The Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement late on December 5 regarding the November 27 vote on the German resolution at the IAEA (see para. 2). The statement appears to be the GOM's public response to repeated requests in Washington and by the Ambassador to correct the [...]
2009-12-07 23:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALKNNP IAEA IR MY
09KUALALUMPUR982MALAYSIA: MFA INFORMED ON MALAYSIAN CORPORATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-09 23:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET ETTC KNNP MY
09KUALALUMPUR991MALAYSIA: CIMB BANK ACTIONS AGAINST IRANIAN FRONT
[...] (S) Summary: Following up on Iran related discussions with visiting Treasury officials last month, Malaysian CIMB Bank VP of Risk Monitoring, Shamsuddin Ali Hussin (Shamsuddin),shared information with econoff on action CIMB has taken against accounts possibly linked to Iranian front companie [...]
2009-12-11 09:27:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETEFIN ETRD ETTC IR KNNP MY PINR PTER
09KUWAIT1107PM MAKES SURPRISE TRIP TO IRAN; AMIR MAY FOLLOW
[...] (C) Summary: Kuwait's Prime Minister led a high-level delegation to Tehran on November 21-22 for a short-notice visit that served multiple purposes. While the visit was hyped in glowing terms in the Iranian press, the Kuwaiti reaction has been more muted, and post,s interlocutors point to mi [...]
2009-11-23 14:18:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KNNP IR KU
09KUWAIT1112KUWAIT PM RAISED NUCLEAR CONCERNS DURING TRIP TO
[...] (C) Summary: The GOK maintains a consistent position regarding Iran's nuclear program and that is that Iran has the right of any state to pursue a peaceful, transparent civilian energy program, but does not have the right to develop a program with military applications, according to MFA's Ira [...]
2009-11-24 14:01:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR KU
09KUWAIT184KUWAIT'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS FOCUSED ON REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) EconOffs delivered ref A demarche to the Acting Director-General of the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR),Dr. Mohammad Salman, on March 2. As far as he is aware, the GOK is not/not represented at the March 2-6 IAEA BOG meeting, as the Kuwaiti IAEA lead is traveling with t [...]
2009-03-03 11:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP SENV GCC KU
09KUWAIT345DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT SHARES USG CONCERNS
[...] (C) POLCOUNS on April 9 raised reftel points concerning North Korea's April 5 launch of a Taepo-Dong missile over Japan with Meshal Al-Dabbous of MFA's Asia Department and also provided him with a copy of the President's April 5 statement condemning the launch. Dabbous responded that the GOK [...]
2009-04-08 14:36:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN KU
09KUWAIT36DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS FOR
[...] (S/NF) On January 13, Econoff delivered reftel demarche regarding the USG sanctions against A.Q. Khan and associates which were announced on January 12 to Khaled Al-Maqamis, Director of the Department of Follow-up and Coordination at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Maqamis underscored Kuwait [...]
2009-01-14 14:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PREL PARM EFIN KNNP KU
09KUWAIT37DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. RATIFICATION OF THE IAEA
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on Jan. 13 to Khaled Al-Maqamis, Director of the Department of Follow-up and Coordination at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Maqamis noted Kuwait had the Additional Protocol in force but had no other substantive response. ****************************** [...]
2009-01-14 14:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA ENRG PREL AORC TRGY KNNP KTIA KU
09KUWAIT383DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOK SUPPORTS DIALOGUE AND
[...] (C) POLCOUNS on April 19 raised reftel points with Rashed Al-Hajiri, Acting Deputy Director of MFA's Asia and Africa Department. In delivering the demarche, POLCOUNS urged the GOK to press Iran to show flexibility and seize the opportunity for a discussion with the E3 3 Political Directors an [...]
2009-04-20 06:52:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR KU
09KUWAIT578KUWAIT'S NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS STILL PRELIMINARY
[...] (SBU) On June 4, Econcouns used the fact sheet on the U.S.-UAE Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (123 Agreement) to discuss Kuwait's plans for peaceful nuclear energy with Dr. Nader Al-Awadhi, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) Deputy Director General for Information and Kuwait's Nat [...]
2009-06-09 09:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP SENV PREL KU
09KUWAIT647KUWAIT MOVING FORWARD -- SLOWLY -- WITH NUCLEAR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (SBU) On June 24, Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin, the head of the secretariat for Kuwait's National Committee for Using Nuclear Energy for Peaceful Purposes -- "informally" -- briefed Econcouns on progress in Kuwait's efforts to assess and imple [...]
2009-06-29 14:11:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP SENV PREL KU
09KUWAIT854GOK VIEWS ON 2010 NPT REVCON
[...] (C) Polcounselor on August 27 raised reftel points concerning the May 2010 NPT review conference (Revcon),with Jassem Al-Najem, MFA lead on NPT issues. In delivering points, Polcounselor noted Embassy interest in initiating a sustained dialogue on NPT and related non-proliferation issues and [...]
2009-08-30 11:39:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP NPT KU
09KYIV1749BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN IN
[...] (C) Drawing on background and points provided, Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Maryna Stroga Yermakova of the MFA Department for Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation on October 6. Yermakova took notes during the discussion and paid close attention to the information provided, [...]
2009-10-09 14:21:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM UP
09KYIV2044NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - ELICITING SUPPORT FOR THE
[...] (SBU) We delivered ref A points November 16 to the MFA's Directorate for Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation, and followed up with ref B points on November 23 to Viktor Shkuro in the MFA's Department of Economic Cooperation. Shkuro explained that several MFA departments, as well [...]
2009-11-24 11:22:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC IAEA ENRG TRGY UP RS
09KYIV226NPT POINTS OF CONTACT
[...] (U) In response to reftel action request number three, the Embassy's main point of contact for Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)-related issues is Political Officer Lauren Catipon (telephone: 011-38-044-490-4114). Back-up is Political Officer Mark Wood (telephone 011-38-044-490-4501). Th [...]
2009-02-02 15:02:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UP
09KYIV312NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): BACKGROUND
[...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche February 11 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Directorate for Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation NPT officer Maryna Yermakova, welcomed Ukraine's feedback, and left reftel points as a nonpaper. Yermakova thanked us for our early work leading t [...]
2009-02-13 15:08:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM NPT PREL IAEA UP
09LAPAZ806IS BOLIVIA EXPORTING URANIUM?
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-03 16:18:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALASEC IAEA ECON EMIN ETRD KNNP PGOV PINR PREL
09LILONGWE552MALAWI URANIUM EXPORTS BEGIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Australian mining firm Paladin Africa made its first shipment of yellowcake from the firm's northern Malawi mine in September. Paladin ships its uranium overland through Malawi, Zambia and Namibia to the Atlantic Port of Walvis Bay. Paladin sells on one-year contracts, with [...]
2009-10-08 07:04:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALEMIN EINV ECON ELTN ENRG KNNP MI
09LILONGWE569MALAWI: BRIEFING ON P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) DCM delivered (reftel A) briefing to GOM Ministry of Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Anthony Livuza Oct. 20. Livuza acknowledged that the Iranian government had an obligation to provide full access to IAEA inspectors to the new enrichment facility. He added that it was incumbent [...]
2009-10-23 11:12:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM IR MI
09LIMA1351PERU ON IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE, MIDDLE EAST ISSUES
[...] (C) Drawing on reftel points, Poloff delivered subject demarche to the MFA's Chief of International Security and Disarmament issues Vitaliano Gallardo, on September 14. Gallardo listened attentively, but indicated that Peru was preparing to follow its earlier voting pattern of supporting both [...]
2009-09-14 22:55:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS PE
09LIMA1794PERU UNFAMILIAR WITH ANGARSK NUCLEAR FUEL BANK PROPOSAL BUT
[...] (SBU) Econoffs met on November 20 with Minister Counselor Vitaliano Gallardo and First Secretary Juan Pablo GUERRERO Espinoza of the International Security and Disarmament Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to call for IAEA board member support for the Angarsk fuel bank proposal. Both o [...]
2009-11-20 23:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY PE
09LIMA422PERU RESPONSE: MAY 2009 PSI OUTREACH MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 15:56:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP PE
09LISBON12PORTUGAL RECEIVES NOTICE OF THE PHASE II REPORT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 15:19:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO
09LISBON163PORTUGAL ATTENDING MAY 2009 PSI OPERATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 18:04:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO
09LISBON2PORTUGAL NOTIFIED ABOUT MAY 2009 PSI OPERATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-02 12:42:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO
09LISBON219PORTUGAL TO ATTEND MAY GLOBAL INITIATIVE PLENARY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 16:21:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV PTER KGIC PO
09LISBON269PORTUGAL: UNSC 1718 DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 13:03:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN ETTC PREL PARM
09LISBON277PORTUGAL-IRAN DISCUSSIONS
[...] (C/NF) The Portuguese MFA's Political Director, Nuno Brito, received the Iranian Ambassador to Portugal Seyed Rasool Mohajer May 22 to discuss nuclear proliferation. As Iran's nuclear ambitions are expected to be an agenda item for Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado's June 4 call on Secre [...]
2009-05-22 15:33:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KNNP PINR IR PO
09LISBON30PORTUGAL INFORMED OF U.S. RATIFICATION OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 15:44:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KTIA AORC IAEA ENRG PREL TRGY PO
09LISBON31PORTUGAL NOTIFIED OF US NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 15:44:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDGM KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN PO
09LISBON354PORTUGAL: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1874
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-02 13:16:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PARM PREL MNUC KNNP PO
09LISBON457PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: IAEA CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 12:56:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDIS KNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA PO
09LISBON500PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: IAEA CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 13:12:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDIS KNNP AORC PARM PREL IAEA EG PO
09LISBON518PORTUGAL "ON THE SAME LINE" AS THE U.S. ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-29 15:07:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIR KNNP MNUC PARM PO
09LISBON531PORTUGAL FAVORS EU SANCTIONS IF IRAN FAILS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-08 13:04:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM PO
09LISBON583PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU DESIGNATION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 08:40:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN PARM KN ETTC EUN UNSC PO
09LISBON594PORTUGAL ON PSI LEADING EDGE 2010 UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 14:49:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO
09LISBON77PORTUGUAL: CONTACTS FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 11:28:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA PO
09LJUBLJANA109IAEA DG RACE: SLOVENIA NOMINATES PETRIC
[...] (SBU) The MFA held a briefing for Ljubljana's diplomatic corps on April 17 to present Dr. Ernest Petric as Slovenia's candidate for IAEA Director General. Andrej Benedejcic, Director-General of Policy Planning and Multilateral Political Relations, said that Slovenia believed that Petric "coul [...]
2009-04-17 12:50:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP IAEA SI
09LJUBLJANA110SLOVENIA: DELEGATION WILL ATTEND GICNT 2009
[...] (SBU) Together with the Dutch ambassador and Russian DCM, emboff delivered the agenda (reftel) for the June 16-17 meetings Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) to Igor Jukic, new head of the MFA's Security Policy Division. Jukic said that Slovenia would send a delegation and [...]
2009-04-17 13:19:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM KNNP PREL PTER MNUC KGIC SI
09LJUBLJANA137SLOVENIA CONFIRMS GICNT DELEGATION TO HAGUE
[...] Igor Jukic, head of the MFA's Security Policy Division, told ADCM that he would lead the Slovene delegation to the June 16-17 meetings of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (ref A). Jukic noted that he would be accompanied by Slovene diplomats from their mission at the Hague, b [...]
2009-05-08 10:21:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL PTER MNUC KGIC SI
09LJUBLJANA185DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-06 16:31:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP SI
09LJUBLJANA237SLOVENIA: SECOND NUCLEAR PLANT MAY BE DELAYED
[...] (SBU) During the Charge d'Affaire's (CDA) July 23 visit to Krsko, the site of Slovenia's only nuclear power plant, which it shares with Croatia, Post learned of changes to the Slovenian energy industry that may postpone the timeline for a second nuclear power plant in Slovenia. This was disap [...]
2009-08-03 15:26:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP EINV SI
09LJUBLJANA238SLOVENIA: READY TO ALLOW TRANSIT OF SERB NUCLEAR
[...] (C) On July 22nd Post accompanied officials from Department of Energy (DoE),International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),and Vinca Nuclear Institute (VNI) in Belgrade, Serbia to the initial discussions with officials from the Slovenian Ministry of the Interior regarding transport of nuclear mat [...]
2009-08-03 15:27:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP SI
09LJUBLJANA256SLOVENIA: IAEA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Borut Valencic of the Security Policy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He opined that the proposal for a single resolution was a good idea but GOS has not yet made a decision on the issue. He expects it to be discussed at the EU working gr [...]
2009-08-21 11:59:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS SI AORC
09LJUBLJANA293SLOVENIA AGREES ON IRAN, BUT SEES NARROW WINDOW OF
[...] (C) On September 18, Pol/Econ Chief called on MFA's Tomaz Mencin, Head of Division for Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Oceania, and Tadej Rupel, Head of the Unit for Middle East to urge Slovenia's active involvement in calling on Iran to engage constructively with the P5 1. Mencin affirme [...]
2009-09-21 06:00:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC
09LJUBLJANA8SLOVENIA PREPARES "PARACHUTE" CANDIDATE IN CASE OF
[...] (C) Ambassador Ernest Petric, an experienced diplomat and former member of the IAEA board of governors, called on Ambassador Ghafari on January 9 to inform him that Slovenia would nominate him as a candidate for IAEA Director General if the first two rounds of voting ended with a deadlock betw [...]
2009-01-09 15:42:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL IAEA PINR KNNP SI
09LONDON1104HMG HAS NOT DECIDED WHOM TO SUPPORT FOR IAEA
[...] (S/NF) Summary. HMG has not decided whom to support for Director General (DG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),Simon Manley, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Director, Defense and Strategic Threats, told the Political Minister Counselor May 11. The issue of whom [...]
2009-05-11 13:24:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA PREL UK AR IR
09LONDON118UK IRAN SANCTIONS ROUNDUP
[...] (S/NF) Summary. British officials are eager to apply additional pressure on Iran's nuclear program. They are pursuing domestic and multilateral options, including possibly broadening the category of products requiring export licenses, imposing EU sanctions on additional Iranian banks, and testing [...]
2009-01-16 10:33:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KNNP MNUC PARM ECON ETTC IR UK
09LONDON1310UK ON IRISL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-02 17:10:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KNNP ETTC PREL PARM IR UK
09LONDON1371UK SUPPORTIVE OF INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK
[...] (C/NF) In response to reftel demarche, Jon Knight (strictly protect) at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told Emboffs on June 9 the UK Government supports discussing the nuclear fuel bank concept at the June 15-18, 2009 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors m [...]
2009-06-10 16:18:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA UK
09LONDON1514UK RAMPING UP ON NUCLEAR POWER, BUT CHALLENGES
[...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG is making steady progress in launching its ambitious plan to build eleven new nuclear power plants between 2018-2025. The UK will need to address several challenges, including workforce issues, nuclear waste, planning procedures, reactor design, and site assessment proced [...]
2009-06-30 11:42:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG TRGY SENV KNNP UK
09LONDON1644HMG RECEPTIVE TO USG APPROACH ON URANIUM SALES TO IRAN REF: STATE 72119
[...] (S/NF) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to Will Gelling, Head of the FCO's Iran Multilateral team, and Simon Mustard and Duncan Johnson, both of the FCO's Counterproliferation Department. They reiterated HMG's support for U.S. efforts to prevent Iran from accessing new sources of uranium for its d [...]
2009-07-16 12:46:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNMNUC PARM IR KNNP UK
09LONDON1707(SBU) DOUBTS -- AND REASSURANCES -- ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary. The Prime Minister's office released a statement July 17 affirming that "there has been no change in the Government's position on Trident. The policy remains as set out in the 2006 White Paper, and there has been no change to the timetable." This statement was a reaction to media repor [...]
2009-07-24 16:08:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UK PARM MNUC MCAP
09LONDON1744HMG SEES NO PROBLEM WITH PROVIDING ASSURANCES
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel request, Robin Shackell at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) told ESTHOff on July 29 he sees "no problem" with providing HMG assurances regarding the transfer of uranium to a UK Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) facility in support of a nuclear forensics exe [...]
2009-07-30 10:02:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM AORC PTER UK
09LONDON1745IRAN: XXXXXXXXXXXX MEETS ARAB AMBASSADORS IN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: London Iran Watcher (poloff) attended a luncheon XXXXXXXXXXXX hosted by the XXXXXXXXXXXX in honor of XXXXXXXXXXXX. Also in attendance were the ambassadors of XXXXXXXXXXXX, as well as XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, and XXXXXXXXXXXX businessman XXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXX pro [...]
2009-07-30 10:30:00Embassy LondonSECRETPREL KNNP IR
09LONDON1761THE ROAD TO 2010: HMG'S STRATEGY FOR THE NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary. On July 16, the Cabinet Office released a 52-page document entitled "The Road to 2010 - Addressing the Nuclear Question in the Twenty First Century," which charts the UK's road map to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference in April-May 2010. The document (f [...]
2009-07-31 14:46:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC ENRG IR KNNP MNUC MOPS PARM PGOV PREL
09LONDON1932IAEA: UK PESSIMISTIC ABOUT AVOIDING FURTHER
[...] (C/NF) Duncan Johnson of the Regional Issues Section of the FCO's Counter Proliferation Department told Poloff on August 20 that the UK shares USG frustration (reftel) that Arab-Israeli debates at the IAEA General Conference (GC) since 2006 have detracted from the GC's effectiveness, but was not [...]
2009-08-21 13:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS IR UK
09LONDON2198U/S TAUSCHER’S MEETINGS WITH FS MILIBAND AND OTHER
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Under Secretary Tauscher held meetings in London on September 2-4 on the margins of the P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disarmament with Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Simon McDonald, Head of the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Cabinet [...]
2009-09-22 14:13:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPARM KNNP PREL CH EG FR IN IR IZ JA KN PK
09LONDON2199(C/NF) P5 HEADS OF DELEGATION SIDE-MEETING ON NPT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On Friday, September 4, in conjunction with the UK-hosted P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disarmament, UK Del head, Mariot Leslie, convened a side meeting of the P5 heads of delegation (HOD) to discuss preparations for the UN Security Council Summit on [...]
2009-09-22 14:28:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KNNP UK CH FR RS IR EG PK
09LONDON2214U/S TAUSCHER’S BILATERAL MEETINGS IN LONDON WITH
[...] (S/NF) Summary: U/S for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation Ambassador Susan Burk held bilateral consultations in London September 3-4, on the margins of the P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures Towards Nuclear Disa [...]
2009-09-23 16:24:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM KNNP CH EG FR IN IR KN PK RS UK
09LONDON2222SUBJECT: PM BROWN'S DECISION TO CONSIDER REDUCING THE UK'S TRIDENT NUCLEAR DETERRENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 15:46:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS MCAP KNNP PARM UK PGOV
09LONDON2303SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY’S OCTOBER 10-11
[...] (C//NF) Summary. The Secretary's visit to London comes on the heels of the Labour, Conservative, and Liberal Democrat political party conferences -- their last before the UK elections which must be held by June 2010. The domestic political situation remains in flux, but with the Conservatives enjoy [...]
2009-10-06 16:46:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ECON UK KNNP MOPS IR PK AF
09LONDON2449LAUNCH OF UK TOP LEVEL GROUP OF PARLIAMENTARIANS
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Fifteen senior UK parliamentarians launched in London October 29 the Top Level Group of UK Parliamentarians for Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament and Nonproliferation. The group represents a cross party effort to promote British leadership of multilateral disarmament. One of the Gro [...]
2009-10-29 18:04:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP PARM PGOV PREL MARR MOPS UK
09LONDON2499MILIBAND'S RUSSIA TRIP AIMS TO MOVE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP FORWARD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 15:47:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KPAL ETRD KNNP PARM SENV MARR MNUC
09LONDON254(S) UK URGES USG TO DECLASSIFY INTELLIGENCE
[...] (S/NF) Summary: UK Treasury and Foreign Office officials have expanded upon their prior request for USG declassification of intelligence on Iran sanctions issues. HMG is concerned that a lack of substantial USG-provided information in the public statements of case will hamper the ability of EU [...]
2009-01-28 17:09:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KNNP MNUC PARM ECON ETTC PTER IR UK
09LONDON257(C) UK REQUESTS INFORMATION ON BANK MELLAT TO
[...] (C) Foreign Office (FCO) officials requested from us January 27 all releasable information on Bank Mellat's support for Iran's nuclear regime that their mission can share with the Malaysian government - ideally before the High Commissioner's next meeting with Malaysian officials the week of Fe [...]
2009-01-28 17:51:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK
09LONDON2616UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 17:03:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG
09LONDON2617UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 17:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG
09LONDON2619UK RESPONSE: INVITATION TO ATTEND PSI EXERCISE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 17:08:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC KNNP UK
09LONDON2622UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING
[...] (SBU/NF) Summary and Introduction: The United Kingdom (UK) hosted a conference of P5 states on 3-4 September 2009 to discuss confidence building measures (CBMs) on nuclear disarmament and associated non-proliferation issues. The conference originated in a proposal made by then Defence Secre [...]
2009-11-20 17:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG
09LONDON2626UK, WITH EU PARTNERS, TO CONDEMN SYRIA AT IAEA
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The UK is in full agreement with reftel points concerning Syria and will, with EU Partners, issue a statement condemning Syria for its lack of cooperation with the IAEA at the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting on November 26-27. While the UK has on previous reports lobbied non-EU st [...]
2009-11-23 17:13:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM IAEA KNNP SY IR UK
09LONDON265SUBJECT: BRITISH PRESS CASE AGAINST IRISL WITH XXXXXXXXXXXX
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 15:02:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC KNNP IR UK
09LONDON422UK SEEKS INPUT ON RESULTS FOR MULTILATERAL FUEL
[...] (U) This is an action request for the State Department. Please see para 3. 2. (C/NF) Summary. Two officials from the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) shared on February 12 with Emboffs the HMG's status in planning a Multilateral Fuel Assurances Conference on March 17-18 in London, echoin [...]
2009-02-18 12:56:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG ETTC IAEA KNNP TRGY UK
09LONDON433HMG AWAITS WORD FROM QSCOW AND BEIJING ON PLANNED
[...] (C) Summary. The UK continues planning to host a two day conference in September 2009 titled "P5 Conference on Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) Towards Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament." According to HMG officials, neither Russia nor China have endorsed the proposed conference. Foreign [...]
2009-02-19 11:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV QEL UNGA UK
09LONDON444"LIFTING THE NUCLEAR SHADOW:" HMG WANTS TO
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In the lead up to the April-May 2010 NPT Review Conference (RevCon),HMG will seek to cooperate closely with the U.S. at both the policy and experts level and will welcome United States leadership to reinvigorate the NPT (ref A). HMG seeks a reenergized and reinforced global [...]
2009-02-19 16:25:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IR UK
09LONDON492HMG SHARES U.S. STRATEGY AND CONCERNS REGARDING
[...] (S) Summary. The UK shares U.S. concerns and has a similar strategy regarding the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria's nuclear programs (ref): HMG is urging IAEA Board Member countries to advocate strong national statements "at the upcoming Board of Governors meeting (that) will reflect the co [...]
2009-02-25 18:00:00Embassy LondonSECRETKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY IR SYR UK
09LONDON540NUCLEAR FUELS: HMG SEEKS INPUT ON THEMES,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C/NF) Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) officials highlighted the overall goal of building multilateral trust and cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy in a February 26 planning meeting for the UK March 17-18 Nuclear Fuels Conferen [...]
2009-03-02 10:31:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG TRGY KNNP UK
09LONDON584UK RECEPTIVE TO DEMARCHE CONCERNING IRANIAN
[...] (S) Our (USG) demarche contains "a persuasive message" to share with Namibia and HMG "should be willing" to remind the Namibian government and Rio Tinto about UNSCR 1737 prohibitions on the sale or transfer of uranium to Iran, Simon Mustard, the Head of Regional Issues in the Foreign and Commo [...]
2009-03-05 17:18:00Embassy LondonSECRETEMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY UK WA
09LONDON707PM BROWN PRESSES FOR SAFE NUCLEAR POWER, COMPLIANT
[...] (C/NF) Summary. PM Brown affirmed in his March 17 International Nuclear Fuels Conference keynote speech the UK's commitment to a reduction in its nuclear arsenal, eventual global nuclear disarmament, and the use of nuclear power to meet its energy security needs. PM Brown said Iran could be [...]
2009-03-23 10:11:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAORC ENRG KNNP TRGY IAEA IR UK
09LONDON843UK CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE LAUNCH; SUPPORTS STRONG
[...] (C/NF) Summary. HMG convoked DPRK ambassador to express strong concern over the April 5 North Korean missile launch; supports a strong response to North Korea's violation of UNSCR 1718 to deter other proliferators; and believes Russia may be open to a new UNSCR. FCO contact indicated that DPR [...]
2009-04-08 13:06:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM KNNP UK RU KN EU
09LUANDA25DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 09:07:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN AO
09LUSAKA645ZAMBIA RELUCTANT TO JOIN CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 11:20:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC ZA
09LUXEMBOURG305LUXEMBOURG: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRISL
[...] (U) Charge d'affaires alerted Foreign Minister Asselborn and Political Director Georges Frieden of the substance of this demarche upon initial notification from British Embassy DCM Amanda Ross and the Department on October 19. Addtional background was then provided to working level contacts at [...]
2009-10-26 15:31:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KNNP LU
09MADRID1006BRIEFING SPAIN ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS WITH IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy has engaged with Spanish counterparts to learn more about Spanish intentions to support the P5 1 process. While the working level interlocutors are more inclined than in the past to consider the need for sanctions if ongoing discussions do not bring positive results i [...]
2009-10-15 09:56:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL IR SP
09MADRID1087SPAIN CONSIDERS INFORMATION SHARED BY IRAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Iran briefing delegation, with representatives from DOS and Treasury, held discussions with a number of Spanish interlocutors, as well as E3 country resident diplomats, on October 22 and 23 in Madrid. MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Alfonso Lucini (P-equivalent) m [...]
2009-11-06 11:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN KNNP MNUC PARM PREL SP IR
09MADRID1136SPAIN INTENDS TO CO-SPONSOR IAEA RESOLUTION ON
[...] (SBU) POLOFF on November 25 delivered REF demarche to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament within the MFA's DG for Strategic Affairs and Terrorism, who stated that Spain intends to co-sponsor Russia's resolution on the establishment of a nuclear fuel reserve a [...]
2009-11-27 07:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY SP
09MADRID1196SPAIN: MFA SHARES VIEWS ON RUN-UP TO NPT REVCON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a candid bilateral meeting on preparations for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference (RevCon),Spanish MFA non-proliferation officials appeared well disposed to cooperate with the USG regarding the RevCon and explicitly asked how Spain, as rotating EU Pr [...]
2009-12-18 11:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA
09MADRID179SPAIN PROVIDES ITS VIEWS, PRIORITIES ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Carlos Torres, MFA Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, on February 13 replied to Post's faxed list of questions from Reftel A, paragraph 8, with more than two typed pages of answers. He noted that the GOS answers had been cleared by MFA Special [...]
2009-02-20 07:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MADRID26SPAIN: MFA INFORMED OF RATIFICATION OF U.S.-IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-12 09:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09MADRID27SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON DOD'S PHASE II NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-12 09:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PREL SP
09MADRID29SPAIN: MFA EXPLAINS ITS STANCE ON DRAFT PARAGRAPH
[...] (C) POLOFF met on January 8 with Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres raised the issue of Spain's ongoing reservations about revisions to the Nuclear Supplier Group's (NSG's) Guidelines for Transfers of Enri [...]
2009-01-12 11:30:00Embassy MadridSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM SP TRGY ENRG ETTC FR
09MADRID341SPAIN: INTERESTED IN JOINT OUTREACH DEMARCHES FOR
[...] (C) Embassy Madrid on March 31 provided a dip note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation to accompany REFTEL invitations to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) meetings in Miami, FL during May 12-14. On March 24, POLOFF had advised Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non [...]
2009-04-01 10:05:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP XL XM SP
09MADRID425SPAIN: GICNT JOINT DEMARCHE ON 2009 PLENARY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 14:12:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP PREL PTER MNUC KGIC SP
09MADRID594SPAIN KEEN ON JOINING G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 16:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KNNP PARM TRGY SP
09MADRID615SPAIN: MFA POC DOWNBEAT ON ODDS OF SUPPORTING IAEA
[...] (C) Post's primary MFA contact on non-proliferation issues has sounded a pessimistic note on the likelihood that Spain will support a significant real increase in the IAEA regular budget for 2010-2011, as proposed in Reftel. All of Post's MFA non-proliferation contacts undertook extensive fore [...]
2009-06-26 17:32:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN SP
09MADRID825SPAIN: POC'S IN MFA ON ARMS CONTROL AND
[...] (SBU) As requested in Reftel, the following is a list of points of contact in the Spanish MFA on arms control and non-proliferation issues: Angel Lossada Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (the de facto Deputy Foreign Minister) Carmen Bujan Director General for Strat [...]
2009-08-14 16:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MADRID851SPAIN TO MAINTAIN EU UNITY AT IAEA GENERAL
[...] (C) POLOFF on August 21 delivered Ref demarche to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA's DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres stated that Foreign Minister Moratinos will personally be overseeing the GOS's position on Middle East issues at t [...]
2009-08-21 15:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS SP
09MADRID902SPAIN'S ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. President Zapatero publicly has pledged that the Obama Administration can count on the "full support" of Spain on arms control and non-proliferation policy. Spain is strongly committed to these goals and is active in multiple fora on these issues. During Spain's EU Presidency in [...]
2009-09-08 05:57:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MADRID98SPAIN TAKING STEPS TO SAFEGUARD NUCLEAR MATERIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Cognizant of the threat posed to its nuclear industry by terrorists and determined to counter a spate of bad publicity from recent accidents at its nuclear facilities, the GOS is taking steps to ensure the security of its nuclear facilities. This cable provides a backdrop of past terro [...]
2009-01-29 11:39:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPINR KNNP MNUC PARM SP PINS PTER KGIC ENRG
09MADRID984SPAIN'S NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT SHERPA TRAVELS TO
[...] (C) President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has named Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Lossada (Ref A) as Spain's Sherpa to the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) that President Obama will host in the Washington DC area during April 12-13, 2010 (Refs B-D). On October 8 Lossada will attend separate mee [...]
2009-10-08 06:00:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PTER KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY SP
09MANAGUA329NICARAGUA: PSI INVITATION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 20:54:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP NU
09MANAGUA375NICARAGUA RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG 2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 19:28:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETKNNP PREL PARM NU
09MANAMA27INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 09:40:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KNNP MNUC IR BA
09MANAMA52BAHRAIN: PROGRESS ON COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-27 13:26:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKNNP ENRG PGOV BA
09MANAMA597BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-12 14:08:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR BA
09MANAMA647GOB SEEKS USG GUIDANCE ON DEVELOPING NUCLEAR POWER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 13:39:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL ETRD KNNP BA
09MANAMA702BAHRAINI DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ON NUCLEAR ENERGY,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-09 11:49:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ENRG KNNP MARR BA
09MANAMA730KING HAMAD'S DOMESTIC AGENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 12:42:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON ENRG KNNP KDEM BA
09MANILA1013PHILIPPINES WILL SUPPORT JAPANESE CANDIDATE AMANO
[...] (C) Post discussed reftel points with Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to urge the Philippines to vote for Ambassador Yukiya Amano of Japan for Director General of the International Atomic Ener [...]
2009-05-11 06:50:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA PREL RP
09MANILA109PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED OF SANCTIONS ON A.Q. KHAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 07:15:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNU GM PREL PARM EFIN RP
09MANILA1728PHILIPPINES LOOKS AHEAD TO CHAIRING NPT REVIEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Responding to recently-heightened U.S. emphasis on nonproliferation issues, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo expressed to the Ambassador his nation's keen anticipation of chairing the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference to be held in New York next May, and [...]
2009-08-14 10:25:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MANILA1943FOREIGN SECRETARY ROMULO ON U.S.-ASEAN SUMMIT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a private September 14 breakfast meeting with the Ambassador, Philippine Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo pushed for the next U.S.-ASEAN Summit to be held in the United States, and said that a prominent Filipino Senate critic would soon raise the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) [...]
2009-09-14 11:38:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID UNGA MARR KNNP LY KN IR RP
09MANILA2111DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BRIEFING ON P5+1 TALKS WITH
[...] (U) Post discussed reftel points with DFA Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) Director Leah Ruiz regarding the October 1 P5 1 talks with Iran. Post emphasized that the discussions were a constructive beginning; that they must now be followed by positive action [...]
2009-10-05 08:53:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PHUM PREL UN IR RP
09MANILA2133AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BURMA, U.S.-ASEAN SUMMIT,
[...] (C) In a one-on-one breakfast meeting on October 7, the Ambassador strongly urged Foreign Secretay Romulo to consider favorably our proposal for a November U.S.-ASEAN Summit in Singapore; Romulo preferred that the Summit take place in Bangkok or in the U.S. Romulo welcomed the outcome of the [...]
2009-10-07 07:32:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KNNP ASEAN IR BM RP
09MANILA379PHILIPPINES WEIGHS STANCE ON NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) Post discussed reftel points with Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),detailing U.S. priorities for the NPT Preparatory Committee meeting in May and underscoring U.S. concerns that certain [...]
2009-02-20 08:57:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MANILA436PHILIPPINES STUDYING IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
[...] (SBU) In a February 26 discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO),Post stressed reftel points and urged the Philippines to issue strong statements calling on Iran to implement its interna [...]
2009-02-27 08:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC PREL PGOV TRGY IR SYR RP
09MANILA66PHILIPPINES WELCOMES RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA
[...] (SBU) In a discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director Leah Ruiz of the Office of United Nations & Other International Organizations (UNIO) on January 9, Post conveyed reftel points and inquired into the status of the Philippine government's plans on bringing its Additional P [...]
2009-01-13 00:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA ENRG PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM MNUC
09MANILA739PHILIPPINES WEIGHING RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 08:08:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PREL KNNP KN RP
09MASERU102LESOTHO: NO POSITION TAKEN ON NORTH KOREA LAUNCH
[...] Poloff delivered reftel statement to the Director of the Europe and Americas desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations. 2. The director, who is new to this position, stated that the GOL has taken no position on this issue. This is an issue normally handled by the [...]
2009-04-17 11:07:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP KN LT
09MEXICO1021MEXICO ON RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG 2
[...] (C) Poloff conveyed points in response to North Korea's launch of a long-range missile (reftel) to Fernando Gonzalez, SRE,s Deputy UN Director General for Security Council Affairs. Gonzalez said the Government of Mexico (GOM) was concerned by North Korea's launch and considered it a threat to [...]
2009-04-08 18:43:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNUNSC PREL KNNP KN AU UV CS HR JA KS LY MX
09MEXICO1286MEXICO ON IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION
[...] (C) Poloff conferred with Blanca Mendez Oblea, Deputy Director of Candidacies at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE),May 11 to convey USG Preference for Ambassador Yukiya Amano of Japan in the second round of voting for the IAEA Director General position (reftel). Although Suarez said the Govermne [...]
2009-05-11 23:07:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA PREL MX
09MEXICO1631MEXICO ON INCREASE IN IAEA BUDGET
[...] Poloff conveyed points June 10 advocating an increase in the budget of the International Atomic Energy Agency (reftel) to Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Juarez said that Mexico, as a member [...]
2009-06-10 23:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN MX
09MEXICO165MEXICO ON NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS: A.Q. KHAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-22 18:03:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN MX
09MEXICO1822MEXICO ON THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] Poloff conveyed points (reftel) June 17 to Julian Juarez Cadenas, Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE),stressing the importance the U.S. attaches to the G-8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Dest [...]
2009-06-24 20:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP PARM PREL TRGY MX
09MEXICO2442MEXICAN AND POST CONTACTS FOR NPT-RELATED ISSUES
[...] (SBU) According to Julian Juarez Cadenas, Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE),the following Government of Mexico officials are responsible for arms control and disarmament issues: SRE: -- Amb. Juan Manuel Gomez Robl [...]
2009-08-17 22:36:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MEXICO2677MEXICO ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT
[...] (U) Poloff discussed Government of Mexico (GOM) views on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT),the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT),negotiation of a Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT),and U.S.-Russian arms control efforts (ref. A) with Julian Juarez Cadenas, Deputy Direct [...]
2009-09-09 22:30:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MEXICO3378PORTAL DETECTION AT MANZANILLO, MEXICO (FALSE ALERT)
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A neutron alarm recorded by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) equipment in Manzanillo on 24 October appears to have been a false alert. Under the Megaports Initiative, DOE is installing radiation portal monitors (RPM) at the four Mexican seaports of Veracruz and Altamira on the Gu [...]
2009-12-01 16:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM KCRM PTER PREL ASEC PINR MX
09MEXICO567MEXICO SHARES U.S. CONCERNS OVER IAEA REPORTS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 01:12:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY MX
09MEXICO724MEXICO'S VIEWS ON THE NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION TREATY
[...] (U) Deputy PolCouns met with Julian Juarez Cardenas, the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Ministry, to solicit Mexico's views on the Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT). Juarez remarked that this was the first time in his experience that a USG of [...]
2009-03-10 23:26:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MEXICO981DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE
[...] (C) Political Counselor contacted Fernando Gonzalez, SRE,s Deputy UN Director General for Security Council Affairs, to convey points in reftel. Gonzalez said the Mexico was following events closely and shared our concern with North Korea,s announced plans to launch a rocket between April 4 and [...]
2009-04-03 22:09:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNUNSC PREL KNNP KN AU UV CS HR JA KS LY MX
09MONTEVIDEO253DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URUGUAY UNDECIDED ON IAEA GS
[...] (C) On May 8, Charge delivered reftel demarche on the IAEA Director Candidacy to the MFA,s Director of Multilateral Affairs, Nury Bauzan, informing her that the USG supports the Japanese candidate, Yukiya Amano, and urges Uruguayan support as well. 2. (C) Bauzan replied that the GOU had st [...]
2009-05-08 20:27:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAES PREL UY
09MONTEVIDEO378POINTS AND NON-PAPERS DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1874
[...] (SBU) Emboff delivered points and left ref A and B non-papers with the Director of the International Affairs Office at the MFA Minister Nury Bauzan, Head of the Central Bank's Financial Intelligence Unit Daniel Espinoza and Head of Sectariat for Anti-Money Laundering in the President's Office. [...]
2009-06-30 18:24:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTCRE KN UY
09MONTEVIDEO625GOU LEANING TOWARD SUPPORT FOR THE ANGARSK RESERVE
[...] (SBU) The GOU has not finalized its position on the Russian proposal to establish a nuclear fuel bank at Angarsk, but is leaning toward supporting the Angarsk reserve. In response to reftel points, the MFA Acting Director of International Affairs Gustavo Somma told emboff on November 20 that [...]
2009-11-20 16:06:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS UY
09MOSCOW1 DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY NAZAROV MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with CODEL Tauscher, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Vladimir Nazarov called the lack of trust the main obstacle for U.S. and Russian cooperation, followed by ineffective mechanisms to guarantee security. Nazarov claimed that U.S. assistance t [...]
2009-01-01 07:33:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR KNNP OREP RS
09MOSCOW1021 CODEL LEVIN MEETS MARGELOV -- MD, Iran, Afghanistan, DPRK,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 14 meeting with CODEL Levin, Russian Federation Council International Relations Committee Chair Mikhail Margelov said momentum on missile defense had been lost when the U.S. did not take up Russia on its offer on using the Gabala and Armavir radar stations, but state [...]
2009-04-21 11:22:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MASS KNNP OREP RS
09MOSCOW1047 CODEL LEVIN DISCUSSES IRAN AND MISSILE DEFENSE WITH
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified and is not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. In an April 14 roundtable at his foundation, former President Mikhail Gorbachev expressed to Codel Levin cautious optimism on improving bilateral relations and called attention [...]
2009-04-23 06:32:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MASS KNNP OREP RS
09MOSCOW1052(SBU) GOR AGREES TO ACCEPT DELIVERY OF SEIZED HEU
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Moscow has taken the following actions: 2. (SBU) On April 21, U.S. Embassy Moscow FBI Legal Attache sent a letter to General A.F. Kuzyura, Chief of the FSB's International Relations Department, informing him of the planned delivery of the sample and proposing log [...]
2009-04-23 14:38:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL MNUC
09MOSCOW1107RUSSIA'S ST PETERSBURG PORT OPENING NEW CLASS VII
[...] (U) Summary. On April 20, EST officer and senior FSN visited the Class VII pier in Region 4 of the St. Petersburg port. Beginning May 1, all HEU - LEU contract shipments to the U.S. Enrichment Corporation (USEC) will commence from this location in Region 4. EST officer was assured by Isotope, [...]
2009-04-29 10:22:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM EWWT RS
09MOSCOW1108WAITING AND WATCHING: NORTH KOREA AFTER CURRENCY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On December 15, EAP DAS David Shear and ConGen staff met with XXXXXXXXXXXX, a major player here in Chinese-North Korean economic exchanges. XXXXXXXXXXXX attributed the DPRK,s recent currency reform to several factors: controlling rampant inflation, preventing 'hot money' flows, [...]
2009-04-29 13:30:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL RU UNSC KNNP KN
09MOSCOW1186RUSSIA'S COMMENTS ON IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 15:17:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC IAEA PREL RS
09MOSCOW1354GOR MAKES STRONG STATEMENTS ON NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary. In the wake of North Korea's nuclear and short-range missile tests, the Russian government has issued strong statements condemning the actions and declaring Pyongyang to be in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718. While supporting the need for a new UNSC resolution [...]
2009-05-26 14:11:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PGOV UNSC KNNP KN RS
09MOSCOW1373IZHORA STEEL WORKS NEEDS INVESTMENT TO REALIZE RUSSIA'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Izhora Steel Works currently is Russia's only producer of nuclear power plant equipment sets for Russia's 1000 megawatt pressurized light water reactors (VVER). Although Izhora claims it can meet current plans for domestic and international nuclear construction, it needs a [...]
2009-05-28 09:57:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL ENRG PGOV SENV RS
09MOSCOW1449 RUSSIA'S ROSATOM AND ENVIRONMENTAL/NUCLEAR WATCHDOG GROUPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Forum-Dialogue on "Nuclear Power, Society and Safety" held April 21 and 22 hosted by Rosatom State Corporation in Saint Petersburg featured Rosatom Director General Kiriyenko's affirmation the current Federal Targeted Plan (FTP) will continue as planned, but [...]
2009-06-03 08:08:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PREL MNUC ENRG KRAD SENV PGOV KDEM RS
09MOSCOW1461RUSSIAN MFA ON ASSISTANCE TO STRENGTHEN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 05:43:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP KCRM MNUC ASEC PARM PINR
09MOSCOW1503 EXBS: SUPPORTING RUSSIAN CUSTOMS' EFFORTS TO IMPROVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 07:37:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW1506INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK - RUSSIA STILL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 13:53:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA RS
09MOSCOW1512 EXBS RUSSIA MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] EXBS contractor Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) through its Russian partner, the Center for Export Controls (CEC),conducted export controls training in Kaliningrad May 5-6 for approximately 20 Russian Customs inspectors. Specialists from the Federal Service for Technical and Export Contr [...]
2009-06-10 08:34:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW1609DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DOE Deputy Secretary Poneman and DOE Moscow representatives met with Russian Federation Energy Minister Sergey Shmatko on June 10, 2009 in Moscow to discuss future cooperation in areas of mutual interest to include energy and climate change. During the ninety-minute meeting, Shmatk [...]
2009-06-19 05:30:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALENRG KNNP PREL PTER RS
09MOSCOW1612DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN'S MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. DOE Deputy Secretary of Energy Poneman and Ambassador Beyrle met with Russian Federation Minister of Education and Science (MES) Andrey Fursenko on June 10, 2009, in Moscow to discuss future DOE-MES cooperation in energy efficiency, carbon capture and sequestration, and nanotech [...]
2009-06-19 06:23:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PREL PTER SENV TSPL TNGD KGHG EAID
09MOSCOW1616DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY PONEMAN'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DOE Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman, Ambassador Beyrle, and Senior Advisor to Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Jim Timbie met with Rosatom Director General Sergey Kiriyenko and his Deputy Nikolai Spasskiy on June 9, 2009 in Moscow to develop a p [...]
2009-06-19 09:50:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL KTIA IR RS ENRG
09MOSCOW1664START FOLLOW-ON: A/S GOTTEMOELLER PRESENTS U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Rose Gottemoeller led an inter-agency delegation that presented U.S. papers on SNDVs and ODSNWs, a draft Joint Understanding (Refs C and D),and the U.S. non-paper containing comments on the Russian "vision" paper to a Russian interagency delegation June 15-16. [...]
2009-06-25 08:28:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KACT START MARR KNNP RS
09MOSCOW1768 EXBS RUSSIA MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] EXBS contractor Commonwealth Trading Partners (CTP) through its Russian partner, the Center for Export Controls (CEC),conducted export controls training in Vladivostok June 9-10 for approximately 20 Russian Customs inspectors. Specialists from the Federal Service for Technical and Export Con [...]
2009-07-09 09:41:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW2015DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RUSSIAN PROPOSAL FOR ANGARSK
[...] (C) On August 5, Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert Einhorn delivered reftel demarche to MFA DVBR Deputy Director Oleg Rozhkov and Ambassador at Large and IAEA Governor Grigoriy Berdennikov, who expressed appreciation and stated that our demarche showed that the U.S. [...]
2009-08-07 07:41:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG KNNP RS TRGY IAEA
09MOSCOW2020 EXBS RUSSIA MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] EXBS Russia staff contributed to President Obama's successful visit and related events in Moscow July 6-8. Advisor Joan Agerholm worked in the control room of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel (where the Obama family stayed). Assistant Konstantin Troyan and the EXBS Jeep were pressed into service as pa [...]
2009-08-07 12:01:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW2053AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG DELEGATION MEETINGS IN MOSCOW
[...] (C) Summary: Russian Foreign Ministry and financial officials, including Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Borodavkin, assured Ambassador Philip Goldberg and his delegation that Russia fully supports United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1874 and was already taking measures regardin [...]
2009-08-11 11:44:00Embassy MoscowSECRETPREL PARM PGOV ECON MNUC EFIN KNNP UNSC RU KN
09MOSCOW2121NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) POCS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 11:33:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MOSCOW2187RUSSIA ON NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT)
[...] (C) Summary: The Russian MFA, MOD, and RosAtom are the GOR entities most heavily involved with nonproliferation issues, including the NPT. The MFA leads the interagency process, with the Prime Minister's office issuing the final orders (with little Kremlin involvement). Russia works most cl [...]
2009-08-25 10:00:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MOSCOW2205DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INVITATION FOR SEPTEMBER 24
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 05:52:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM UNSC MNUC KSUM KNNP RS
09MOSCOW2248Progress on the Russian International Uranium Enrichment
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy representatives visited the Angarsk Electrolysis Chemical Complex (AECC) uranium enrichment facility on July 15, 2009 and received a briefing in Moscow on August 3, 2009 on the status of the International Uranium Enrichment Center (IUEC). The briefing was provided by re [...]
2009-08-31 11:04:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ENGR IAEA TSPL SENV KZ NO AM UP SW RS
09MOSCOW2305DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on September 4 to MFA DVBR Attache Roman Ustinov, who said that Russia considered the latest IAEA report to be "better than the previous two." Noting that Iran had accepted safeguard measures in both Natanz and at the conversion facility in Isfahan, Ustinov [...]
2009-09-04 15:13:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY TRGY PREL RS
09MOSCOW2329 EXBS RUSSIA MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] On August 21st, the EXBS Advisor and EXBS Assistant had a very constructive, positive meeting with the export controls section within the Security and Disarmament Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). MFA had contacted the Federal Customs Service, the Ministry of Defens [...]
2009-09-10 08:23:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW2347RUSSIA: GLOBAL NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT INVITATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 10:04:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP KACT ENRG MNUC PARM RS
09MOSCOW2361DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MIDDLE EAST ISSUES IN IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 10:17:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM IAEA KNNP IS EG PREL RS
09MOSCOW2378RUSSIA'S DISSONANT HARMONY IN THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 13:52:00Embassy MoscowSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR RS
09MOSCOW2401RUSSIA'S DISSONANT HARMONY IN THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (S) We delivered reftel points to Maxim Baranov, Head of the Iranian Desk in the MFA's Second Asia division. He indicated that he would pass the message to the relevant offices within the MFA as well as those attending the upcoming UNGA meetings. Baranov informed us that he planned to attend [...]
2009-09-18 14:08:00Embassy MoscowSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC IR RS
09MOSCOW2419DELIVERY OF NPT/FMCT POINTS AND AGENDA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-22 14:17:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
09MOSCOW2498DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EXISTENCE OF A COVERT URANIUM
[...] (C) Embassy Moscow delivered reftel points to MFA DVBR 1st Secretary Olga Kuznetsova and Attache Roman Ustinov. Kuznetsova said that Russia was awaiting information from the IAEA before determining if Iran had violated its international obligations. Noting that it was unclear when constructio [...]
2009-10-01 12:56:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR RS
09MOSCOW2510INVITATION DELIVERED TO GOR FOR OCTOBER 14 P-5
[...] (SBU) On October 1, we informed the MFA North America Department and DVBR section about reftel invitation to a luncheon hosted by Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation Ambassador Susan Burk. The GOR had no official response at this time. Beyrle [...]
2009-10-02 12:25:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG PGOV PREL PARM ENRG KNNP MNUC UNGA
09MOSCOW2555 EXBS RUSSIA MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE
[...] A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) delegation visited Russia September 11-23 to deliver a groundbreaking seminar and to hold meetings with Russian officials on a variety of strategic issues. This was the first time in many years that a senior-ranking member of CBP has led a group to Rus [...]
2009-10-09 11:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW2603Ambassador and NASA Administrator Attend Launch and Docking
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From September 28 through October 3, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden traveled to Russia and Kazakhstan for the first time as the NASA Administrator to participate in the launch and docking activities for the Soyuz 20S (TMA-16) flight to the International Space Station (ISS). [...]
2009-10-19 04:07:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA KNNP ENGR TSPL SENV PREL KZ RS
09MOSCOW2696U.S.-RUSSIA ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Russia Binational Commission's Arms Control and International Security Working Group, held October 12 in Moscow, U/S Tauscher and Russian D/FM Ryabkov reviewed Missile Defense, nonproliferation issues, CFE, and START. Lt General O'Reilly of th [...]
2009-10-30 16:25:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKCFE KNNP KTIA PARM PREL START RS US
09MOSCOW2751 EXBS: RUSSIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - OCTOBER
[...] Begin summary: BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS: EXBS has been approached by Russian Central Customs Administration (Moscow) to support an IVP to US ports of entry. EXBS is working with CBP and ICE on this visit. A new Russian federal agency, Rosgranitsa, has also asked [...]
2009-11-09 13:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW2821RUSSIANS APPRECIATIVE OF USG SUPPORT FOR ANGARSK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 14:56:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS
09MOSCOW2838MEETING OF DOE/ROSATOM CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY EXPERTS IN
[...] (SBU) On November 17 and 18, 2009, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) representatives met with technical experts from the Russian State Corporation for Atomic Energy (Rosatom) to discuss next steps in meeting the timelines for preparing a "60 Day Study" to identify specific areas for civil nuclear [...]
2009-11-20 15:00:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENGR EU KNNP IAEA RU KU NO AE SW
09MOSCOW2839DELIVERY OF MD AND NON-PRO NON-PAPERS TO DFM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 15:08:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDKACT KNNP KTIA MARR PARM PREL RS
09MOSCOW2840INVITATION PASSED: PSI EXERCISE LEADING EDGE 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 15:10:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL KNNP MO XD XF XG XI ZK ZR
09MOSCOW2875RUSSIA: APPRECIATIVE OF U.S. SUPPORT SEEKING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 12:58:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC IAEA ENRG TRGY RS
09MOSCOW2932 U.S. SCIENCE ADVISOR AND RUSSIAN SCIENCE MINISTER AGREE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President of the United States, and Joan Rolf, Assistant Director for International Relations in OSTP, met Ru [...]
2009-12-03 04:59:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL TNGD SENV KNNP PGOV TBIO CVIS KRVC
09MOSCOW2937 EXBS: RUSSIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - NOVEMBER
[...] Begin summary: BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS: By mutual agreement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)and the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C. will postpone until at least March 2010 an International Visitors Program (IVP)requested by a new Russian federal age [...]
2009-12-03 13:13:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW2943ALLEGED NUCLEAR SMUGGLING INCIDENT AT THE RUSSIA-KAZAKHSTAN BORDER REF: TELEPHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN FSN AND RUSSIAN CUSTOMS OFFICER RELAYED TO EXBS ADVISOR Classified By: DCM ERIC RUBIN FOR REASONS 1.4 (B, C, D).
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 14:08:00Embassy MoscowSECRETASEC KCRM KNNP KZ MNUC PARM PINR PTER RS UP
09MOSCOW3 DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY NAZAROV MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with CODEL Tauscher, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Vladimir Nazarov called the lack of trust the main obstacle for U.S. and Russian cooperation, followed by ineffective mechanisms to guarantee security. Nazarov claimed that U.S. assistance t [...]
2009-01-01 07:33:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR KNNP OREP RS
09MOSCOW3010MOSCOW'S INCREASING FRUSTRATION WITH TEHRAN
[...] (C) Summary: Official GOR reports and media have pronounced the Russian-Iranian relationship healthy and Minister of Energy's Shmatko's recent visit to Tehran as a success. Privately, GOR officials and Russian analysts agree that there are serious tensions in the bilateral relationship suc [...]
2009-12-14 15:20:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KNNP IAEA RS IR
09MOSCOW3012U/S TAUSCHER-ROSATOM DEP DIR SPASSKIY DECEMBER 7
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 7 discussion, RosAtom Deputy Director Nikolay Spasskiy thanked Under Secretary Ellen Tauscher for her sustained support for the Angarsk fuel bank initiative, conveyed his thoughts for the way ahead on the Tehran Research Reactor impasse, stated his desire to re-ad [...]
2009-12-15 08:18:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL RS IR
09MOSCOW3018 MFA AIRS UNSCR 1540 CONCERNS AT EXBS MEETING
[...] Begin summary: On Tuesday, December 8, the EXBS Advisor and EXBS Assistant met with representatives of the export controls section within the Security and Disarmament Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry. During this meeting, MFA took the opportunity to raise concerns about issues rela [...]
2009-12-16 11:42:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW3030 EXBS: RUSSIA FY08, FY09, FY10 PROGRAM PLAN FOR NADR-EXBS
[...] Relevant Post officials approve of the Program Plan with no further comments. 2. MFA, FSTEK, and other Russian federal agencies have yet to weigh in. 3. EXBS Russia anticipates some minor adjustments following Program Review in February. 4. CONTACT INFORMATION. Joan Agerholm, th [...]
2009-12-17 13:55:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW3093NONPAPER DELIVERED: U.S. APPROACH TO 2010 NPT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 15:19:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA NPT MNUC KTBT RS
09MOSCOW3094NONPAPER ON DISSUADING ABUSE OF NPT WITHDRAWAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 15:24:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPARM AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PGOV PREL UNGA
09MOSCOW3095POINTS DELIVERED: PBLICIZING THE U.S. RECORD OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 15:27:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG KNNP
09MOSCOW3096POINTS DELIVERED: SUBSIDIARY BODIES AT THE 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 15:32:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09MOSCOW3122U/S TAUSCHER-DFM RYABKOV DECEMBER 7 MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: U/S Ellen Tauscher met with DFM Sergey Ryabkov in Moscow on December 7, 2009 to address P-5 coordination in advance of the NPT Review Conference and missile defense cooperation. They also discussed how to establish a political framework that would allow practical steps in strateg [...]
2009-12-28 12:56:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALKNNP KACT PARM PREL START MCAP RS IR
09MOSCOW3147 EXBS: RUSSIA ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE - DECEMBER
[...] Begin summary: BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS: Planning with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs proceeds on the reinstituted Program Review and Export Licensing Exchange scheduled for February 2010. EXBS has submitted data on training conducted through the program for th [...]
2009-12-30 14:36:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP UP RS
09MOSCOW3151ISTC GOVERNING BOARD IN MOSCOW APPROVES WORKING
[...] (SBU) Amid continued uncertainty over its future, the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) held Coordinating Committee (CC) and Governing Board (GB) meetings, and celebrated its fifteen-year anniversary December 7-10, 2009 in Moscow. The GB agreed to establish a working group, to [...]
2009-12-30 15:42:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM TSPL RS
09MOSCOW369RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES PROPOSES FSB AS BETTER
[...] (SBU) During a February 11 meeting with Vice President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Nikolay Laverov, EST counselor and staff inquired about the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Implementing Agreement (IA) between the Department of Homeland Security and the RAS on coo [...]
2009-02-13 14:55:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL GKGIC PTER KSCA KNNP RS
09MOSCOW419DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NPT BACKGROUND INFO AND RUSSIAN POC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 18 we delivered ref A demarche to MFA DVBR Division Head and NPT point of contact Aleksey Karpov, who said the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty was a major priority for the GOR and Russia wanted to see it strengthened. For the current review cycle, he said Russia wou [...]
2009-02-19 14:45:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA
09MOSCOW423DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NPT BACKGROUND INFO AND RUSSIAN POC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 18 we delivered ref A demarche to MFA DVBR Division Head and NPT point of contact Aleksey Karpov, who said the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty was a major priority for the GOR and Russia wanted to see it strengthened. For the current review cycle, he said Russia wou [...]
2009-02-19 15:02:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA
09MOSCOW471RUSSIA RESPONSE ON EXTENSION OF RER AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 13, representatives of the MFA, Rosatom, and Russia's Federal Biomedical Agency (FMBA) told Embassy EST and DOE representatives that Russia is willing to sign an extension of the Agreement on Cooperation in Research on Radiation Effects (RER). However, most of the am [...]
2009-02-26 13:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP KSCA KTIA OTRA PARM TRGY EAID RS
09MOSCOW850MOSCOW REACTS POSITIVELY TO OBAMA-MEDVEDEV MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Moscow reacted positively to the first meeting of President Obama and President Medvedev in London on April 1. While cautioning that issues such as missile defense and NATO enlargement remained divisive, most officials and press commentators noted a new, "positive spirit," and [...]
2009-04-02 14:43:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KNNP MNUC PARM ENRG NPT RS
09MOSCOW851RUSSIA'S ATOMSTROYEXPORT CANNOT FULFILL EXISTING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Russian policymakers are relying on Russia's competitive advantage in civilian nuclear power to help it diversify its natural resources-based economy. Atomstroyexport, Russia's international nuclear power plant constructor is diligently pursuing construction contracts for 11 n [...]
2009-04-03 04:02:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP BTIO ETRD ETTC ENRG TRGY PREL ECON RS
09MOSCOW890RUSSIAN APPROACH ON NORTH KOREA MISSILE LAUNCH
[...] (C) Poloff met with MFA First Asia Department Senior Counselor Igor Sagitov and North Americas Department Counselor Aleksandr Shilin on April 7 to deliver the reftel points on the need for a strong, unified UN Security Council response to the April 5 DPRK launch of the Taepo-Dong 2 long-rang [...]
2009-04-07 14:20:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN RS
09MUMBAI479INDIAN NUCLEAR ESTABLISHMENT HIGHLIGHTS REPROCESSING AND
[...] (U) Summary: The U.S.-India Business Council's delegation of U.S. commercial nuclear energy vendors engaged with the Indian nuclear energy establishment in Mumbai to discuss the role of U.S. companies in augmenting India's nuclear energy capacity. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India, the go [...]
2009-12-17 07:41:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG KNNP ETRD IN
09MUNICH257BAVARIA/IRAN: ABORTED BUSINESS TRIP EMBARRASSES
[...] (C) Summary: A German business delegation cancelled an October 1 trip to Iran after interventions from the U.S. Consulate in Munich and the German government. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) in Bavaria planned to send the delegation to Teheran on October 1 but cancelled on Septembe [...]
2009-10-08 13:46:00Consulate MunichCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR GM
09MUSCAT1033OMAN - DESIGNATION OF MALAYSIAN BANK AND BANK MELLAT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 12:53:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALEFIN KNNP PARM MU
09MUSCAT1073OMAN ON SFI/MEGAPORTS PILOT IN SALALAH
[...] (C) On December 8, officials from the Government of Oman, the Port of Salalah and the USG met and discussed a six-month plan of operational testing for Megaports equipment in Salalah. In a meeting with H.E. Said Hamdoon al-Harthy, Undersecretary for Ports at the Ministry of Transportation and [...]
2009-12-09 14:02:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALETRD EWWT PREL KNNP MU
09MUSCAT1138EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR NOVEMBER 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-13 12:18:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT158EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR FEBRUARY 2009
[...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) None. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On February 1, the EXBS Advisor and the Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) Program Manager for Oman met with Lt. Colonel Nasser al-Ruzaigi, Directorate General of Infor [...]
2009-03-03 11:22:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT3EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR DECEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) The annual Arab Gulf Cooperation Council Summit was hosted in Muscat, Oman from December 29 to 30. Intensive preparation for this summit, along with the celebration of Eid Al Adha, made the month of December one of relatively few opportunities for contacts and activities. COMPLETED A [...]
2009-01-04 11:04:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT325E3 PLUS 3 POLITICAL DIRECTORS MEETING ON IRAN: OMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 14:15:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR MU
09MUSCAT393EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR APRIL 2009
[...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) See items 5-8 below. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On March 17, the EXBS Advisor, EXBS Program Assistant, Pol-Econ Officer, and two representatives from the Department of Energy (DOE)-- Michael Bedke, [...]
2009-05-03 12:12:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT601EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR MAY 2009
[...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) On May 11, the EXBS Advisor drafted a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs inviting three Omani officials to the 10th International Export Control Conference scheduled to take place in Istanbul from June 25-27 [...]
2009-06-09 08:54:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT715EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR JUNE 2009
[...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) On June 22, the EXBS Advisor received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to the May 12 invitation to the 10th International Export Control Conference scheduled to take place in Istanbul fro [...]
2009-07-08 11:42:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT866EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR JULY 2009
[...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) See # 7 regarding IBIT II training workshop in Sohar. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On July 6, the EXBS Advisor met with the new POL-ECON Chief to provide a briefing regarding the roles and responsi [...]
2009-08-11 04:25:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT875FUTURE OF SFI IN SALALAH, OMAN
[...] (C) Summary: The Secure Freight Initiative (SFI) in Oman came to a temporary halt at the end of June when the Port of Salalah informed the Embassy it would no longer allocate resources to the effort, as there was not agreement on project scope, criteria and timeline. In an August 26, 2009 mee [...]
2009-08-30 14:30:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALETRD EWWT PREL KNNP MU
09MUSCAT913OMAN - IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: MIDDLE EAST ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 10:50:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA MU
09MUSCAT915OMAN - EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (C) P/E Chief delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Muhammad al Khusaibi, the Chief of the American Affairs Department of the Omani MFA on September 15. al Khusaibi took the message on board without comment. 2. (C) The DCM, on a separate visit to the MFA the same day, also delivered [...]
2009-09-15 13:00:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALMNUC KNNP PARM PREL IR MU
09MUSCAT98EXBS: OMAN MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE FOR JANUARY 2009
[...] (SBU) None. COMPLETED ACTIONS FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD 2. (SBU) Interviewed candidates for EXBS Assistant and made selection for position. MEETINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD 3. (SBU) On January 11, the EXBS Advisor met with First Secretary Yaqub Al-Ruqaishi, Acting Director, Dis [...]
2009-02-04 14:17:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL MASS MNUC KNNP KSTC ETTC MU
09MUSCAT999SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE (SFI): OMAN OPPOSES 100% SCANNING
[...] (C) The Director General of Customs in Oman told us unequivocally that he did not support 100% scanning of U.S. bound containers at the Port of Salalah, as it would have too much impact on trade. He emphasized that it was not practical nor did it provide enhanced security. He strongly advocat [...]
2009-11-03 10:57:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALETRD EWWT PREL KNNP MU
09NASSAU20BAHAMAS: DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche points regarding the designation of additional Iranian entities to Donna Lowe, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Legal Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 8. Ms. Lowe acknowledged the points of the demarche and provided no additional [...]
2009-01-09 20:56:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PARM IR BF
09NASSAU215 MFA ACKNOWLEDGE MAY 2009 PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 17:04:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL BF
09NASSAU320BAHAMAS: SANCTIONS COMMITTEE ON DPRK ENTITIES
[...] (S/NF) Post deliverd reftel demarche points and non-paper on the UN Security Council 1718 Sanctions Committee designation of three additional North Korean entities subject to the relevant asset freeze provisions to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Permanent Secretary, and Head of Legal Divi [...]
2009-05-19 20:49:00Embassy NassauSECRET//NOFORNKNNP EFIN ETTC PREL PARM
09NASSAU412BAHAMAS: DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 16:52:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ECON EFIN PARM PREL BF
09NASSAU525MEGAPORTS TABLETOP EXERCISE SET FOR APRIL 2010
[...] (SBU) August 19, representatives of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) met with GCOB officials in Nassau to discuss plans for a joint Megaports Table Top Exercise (TTX) in FY 2010. The GCOB agreed to schedule the TTX for mid-April 2010 in either Nassa [...]
2009-09-02 14:36:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ENRG ETRD KNNP PARM BF
09NEWDELHI1042UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DPRK ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-22 09:43:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM KN IN
09NEWDELHI117INDIA QUIETLY POSITIVE TOWARD A.Q. KHAN SANCTIONS
[...] (SBU) Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Americas) Gaitri Kumar told PolCouns January 16 that while India's policy was not to comment officially about the nonproliferation sanctions applied to the A.Q. Khan proliferation network January 12, India nevertheless viewed them as positive [...]
2009-01-20 12:15:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN IN
09NEWDELHI1211FS MENON AND U/S BURNS DISCUSS NEW STRATEGIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Menon and visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed a new architecture for the Strategic Dialogue and a variety of bilateral and regional issues during several meetings June 10. Remarking on the substantial overlap in thinking on how t [...]
2009-06-11 17:55:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI1212UNDERSECRETARY BURNS AND FOREIGN MINISTER KRISHNA
[...] (SBU) Summary. In his first meeting with Minister for External Affairs S.M. Krishna, visiting Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns outlined opportunities to expand the bilateral relationship as it enters the next phase. Foreign Secretary Menon and Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Mee [...]
2009-06-11 17:59:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI1300INDIA JUSTIFIES DISSENT ON NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS
[...] (C) Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon explained to the Charge d'Affaires June 22 India's rationale for failing to support International Nuclear Fuel Bank proposals at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting in Vienna June 15-16 (ref A). According to media re [...]
2009-06-23 13:05:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI152CIVIL NUCLEAR TRADE MISSION REVEALS IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. A trade mission co-led by the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) and Nuclear Energy Institute explored opportunities for civil nuclear cooperation in meetings with senior political and technical officials in New De [...]
2009-01-23 12:50:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI1668INDIA DETAINS SUSPICIOUS DPRK VESSEL FOR
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed August 8 that the Indian Coast Guard intercepted the DPRK-flagged merchant vessel MUSAN and detained its 39 crew members after the vessel unexpectedly dropped anchor off Hut Bay at Little Andaman Island August 5, failed to respond to attem [...]
2009-08-10 15:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP KN IN
09NEWDELHI1677NSA NARAYANAN ON CIV-NUKE IMPLEMENTATION, CT/INTEL
[...] (C) Summary: Indian NSA M.K. Narayanan stressed a desire to work closely to develop a ambitious agenda for PM Singh's November visit to Washington and flagged his decisive role in pushing through End-Use Monitoring Agreement (EUM) and directing Indian foreign policy, during an August 10 introducto [...]
2009-08-11 13:55:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK KN IN
09NEWDELHI1707FOREIGN SECRETARY RAO UPBEAT AND EXPANSIVE ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In his introductory meeting with Foreign Secretary Rao August 12, Ambassador Roemer stressed the importance of the Strategic Dialogue and of implementing the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, as well as bringing to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumb [...]
2009-08-13 13:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK KN IN
09NEWDELHI173FRANCE NEEDS CIVIL NUCLEAR LIABILITY CONVENTION,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The French public multinational civil nuclear firm Areva shares many of the same requirements for doing business in India as U.S. private sector firms, including a civil nuclear liability regime consistent with the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage and [...]
2009-01-28 14:11:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY PREL PARM TSPL KNNP EINV BEXP KIPR
09NEWDELHI1797INDIA TO INVESTIGATE RDX SALE TO SYRIA, UPDATE ON PENDING CASES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 13:00:00Embassy New DelhiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM KNNP ETTC IN IR SY
09NEWDELHI1806FOREIGN MINISTRY PROPOSES MOU ON COUNTERTERRORISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Roemer pressed External Affairs Minister Krishna August 28 to complete the outstanding civil nuclear cooperation implementation items prior to Prime Minister Singh's November 24 visit to Washington. Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary (Americas) Gaitri Kumar [...]
2009-08-28 15:16:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK KN IN
09NEWDELHI1833NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR REJECTS FURTHER NUCLEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In several media interviews August 29-30, National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan defended India's 1998 nuclear tests against claims by a former defense scientist that its hydrogen bomb was a "fizzle" and that India should therefore refuse to sign the CTBT until its thermonuclea [...]
2009-09-02 07:41:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
09NEWDELHI1858INDIA POSITIVE ON STRATEGIC SECURITY DIALOGUE, DUG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indian MEA Acting Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Gill agreed in principle to holding the senior-level Strategic Security Dialogue in Washington in early October. He gave an informal, positive response to the proposed agenda and will provide further fee [...]
2009-09-04 14:29:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ENRG IN
09NEWDELHI1898INDIA SHARES VIEWS ON NONPROLIFERATION SUMMIT
[...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (MEA/DISA) Gaddam Dharmendra summoned the DCM September 11 to share a nonpaper (paragraph 3) articulating India's views on the UN Security Council summit on nuclear nonproliferation and disarmam [...]
2009-09-11 12:17:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM KNNP IN
09NEWDELHI1960INDIA PLANS TO DISCUSS CTBT IN STRATEGIC SECURITY
[...] (SBU) In response to ref A demarche, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Under Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Vipul reaffirmed India's unilateral, voluntary moratorium on further nuclear testing in place since May 1998. He declined to speculate about India' [...]
2009-09-22 10:36:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PARM KNNP IN
09NEWDELHI2000AMBASSADOR PRESSES NSA NARAYANAN ON CIV-NUKE
[...] (C) Summary. During a lengthy September 22 meeting with Indian National Security Advisor MK Narayanan, the Ambassador pushed for rapid GOI action to implement several key provisions of the 123 Civil-Nuclear Agreement in advance of Prime Minister Singh's November 24 state visit to the U.S. Na [...]
2009-09-26 07:15:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ETTC TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI2038INDIA CAUTIOUS ON DELIVERING STRONG MESSAGE TO IRAN
[...] (U) This message contains an action request for Washington in paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary Y.K. Sinha (Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran Division) told us in an October 1 meeting that India shares our concerns about Iran's nuclear program and agree [...]
2009-10-01 15:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA PHUM PREL PROP CASC KNNP MNUC PARM
09NEWDELHI2043FOREIGN SECRETARY RAO ON PAKISTAN, IRAN, AND
[...] (C) Summary: Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told the Ambassador on September 30 that recent GOI-Pakistan talks in New York were detailed and "useful," observing that the Pakistan side "seemed to realize that terrorism is as much a threat to them as it is to us." Noting that Pakistani a [...]
2009-10-05 08:43:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP ETTC TRGY IN AF PA
09NEWDELHI2121U/S BURNS AND FS RAO REVIEW PROGRESS ON U.S.-INDIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and Under Secretary for Political Affairs Bill Burns discussed progress on the U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue and Prime Minister Singh's official state visit to Washington November 22-26. Over the course of an initial one-on-one meeting, a bilateral [...]
2009-10-16 18:00:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENGRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI2141NSA NARAYANAN REVIEWS PREPARATIONS FOR PRIME
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 16, National Security Advisor Narayanan previewed with Under Secretary Burns preparations for Prime Minister Singh's official state visit to Washington November 24. They agreed in principle to work toward deliverables from each of the five pillars of the Strategic Dia [...]
2009-10-21 14:04:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KNNP ENRG TSPA TSPL ADPM AMGT KREC
09NEWDELHI2235SCENESETTER FOR U/S TAUSCHER AND THE STRATEGIC
[...] (C) Under Secretary Tauscher: Mission India warmly welcomes you to New Delhi for the launch of the Strategic Security Dialogue. The Indian Government is focused on using the Strategic Dialogue process launched during Secretary Clinton's July visit as a mechanism to explore ways to broaden an [...]
2009-11-05 14:36:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
09NEWDELHI2310UNDER SECRETARY TAUSCHER MEETS INDIAN SPECIAL
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Tauscher reviewed the next steps in U.S. nonproliferation efforts in a November 12 meeting with Indian Special Envoy Saran. Saran expressed support for President Obama's vision of a nuclear weapons free world and said India wanted to work with the U.S. on a for [...]
2009-11-17 07:56:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG KNNP IN
09NEWDELHI2319U/S TAUSCHER AND INDIAN NSA NARAYANAN DISCUSS NON-PRO AND
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 12 meeting with Indian National Security Advisor MK Narayanan, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher reviewed the status of USG efforts regarding START, CTBT, and the FMCT. Narayanan expressed great interest in USG efforts to refu [...]
2009-11-17 13:23:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
09NEWDELHI2357INDIA PROVIDES PART 810 ASSURANCES ON NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) conveyed by diplomatic note November 20 a document entitled "Assurances by the Government of India to the Government of the United States on Nuclear Technology Transfers" in reply to reftel demarches. These "Part 810" assurances constituted a key r [...]
2009-11-20 14:01:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PARM KNNP ENRG IN
09NEWDELHI2365INDIA SIGNALS BUSINESS AS USUAL ON FUEL BANKS,
[...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Deputy Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Vipul repeated familiar positions November 23 in reply to reftel demarches on several issues before the November 26-27 meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, including fuel banks, [...]
2009-11-23 13:36:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM KNNP IR SY IN
09NEWDELHI2398U/S TAUSCHER ENGAGES FS RAO IN STRATEGIC SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Delegations led by Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher and Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao exchanged views on the full spectrum of nonproliferation and disarmament issues in the first meeting of the Strategic Security Dialogue (SSD) November 12-13 [...]
2009-11-27 12:59:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
09NEWDELHI2516NSA NARAYANAN ON CIVIL NUCLEAR IMPLEMENTATION AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador Roemer pressed National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan in a telephone call December 16 for progress on civil nuclear implementation, assurances about the protection of sensitive information, and a commitment not to seek extradition in the Headley case. Narayanan remai [...]
2009-12-17 13:39:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
09NEWDELHI267AMBASSADOR PRESSES MENON TO IMPLEMENT CIVIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Highlighting U.S. industry concerns about the slow pace of civil nuclear cooperation and stressing the opportunities it holds for U.S. commerce and job creation, Ambassador Mulford pressed Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon February 11 for swifter action on implementation. Menon reit [...]
2009-02-12 12:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI29MUKHERJEE SHARES CONCERN ABOUT SPECIAL ENVOY IN AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL
[...] (S) SUMMARY. In Ambassador Mulford's January 7 farewell call on External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the Minister said he understood the seriousness of the error in releasing sensitive intelligence from the Mumbai terrorism investigations and pledged that the Ministry would not further diss [...]
2009-01-07 14:13:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG
09NEWDELHI370INDIA-IAEA: SHARED CONCERN ON IRAN-SYRIA REPORT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ministry of External Affairs Director for Disarmament and International Security Affairs Gaddam Dharmendra shared February 28 India's perspective on Iran-Syria and India's Additional Protocal, two items on the agenda of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Govern [...]
2009-02-27 14:47:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SYR TRGY IN PINS ENRG
09NEWDELHI48MENON TOUGH ON PAKISTAN, BULLISH ON BILATERAL
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on January 8 discussed Pakistan and the bilateral relationship in the context of the U.S. political transition with visiting Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher and Ambassador Mulford. Boucher and Menon were in full agreement on the need to ensure th [...]
2009-01-09 13:06:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPREL PGOV PTER MOPS PK IN TSPL KNNP ETTC
09NEWDELHI674INDIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN TAEPO-DONG 2
[...] (C) During his introductory April 6 meetings at the Foreign Ministry, Charge Burleigh delivered reftel points to Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon and Joint Secretary Gaitri Kumar (Americas),providing both officials with copies of the White House statement. The Charge urged the G [...]
2009-04-06 14:46:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN IN
09NEWDELHI706FOREIGN MINISTRY WELCOMES NEW CHARGE D'AFFAIRES
[...] (C) Summary: During a friendly April 6 tour d'horizon with Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon, Charge d'Affaires Burleigh raised the "unfinished business" of the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative and End-Use Monitoring, protested Indian tactics which have delayed construction of Mu [...]
2009-04-09 13:49:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALAMGT KNNP PARM PREL SCUL IN PK
09NEWDELHI782PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES IRAN, AFGHANISTAN WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an April 17 meeting with Codel Berman, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh endorsed the Obama Administration's outreach to Iran, saying that a comprehensive dialogue will be more effective in changing Tehran's behavior than international sanctions. He urged the U.S. to stay the cou [...]
2009-04-21 06:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER PARM TRGY KNNP EAGR ENRG EINV ETRD
09NEWDELHI805INDIA'S VIEWS ON NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Indian officials and media have welcomed the new U.S. administration,s positions on non-proliferation issues, reciprocating by signaling a willingness to join with us in several areas to reduce the threat of weapons of mass destruction. The Prime Minister,s Special Envoy Shyam Sa [...]
2009-04-22 14:23:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NEWDELHI924INDIA-IAEA: NEXT DIRECTOR GENERAL, SAFEGUARDS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. India will wait until the last moment to decide which candidate to support as the new IAEA Director General, according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Gaddam Dharmendra. Dharmendra believed that Sout [...]
2009-05-07 12:24:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP AORC ETTC IAEA ENRG TRGY
09NEWDELHI925INDIA AND NONPROLIFERATION: REACTION TO CALL FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Indian media commentators have expressed concern with Assistant Secretary of State Rose Gottemoeller's May 5 opening statement at the third session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Revi [...]
2009-05-07 13:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
09NIAMEY508 URANIUM MINING IN NIGER: EXPLODING PRODUCTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 4, President Mamadou Tandja laid the foundation stone of a massive new uranium mining complex at Imouraren, Niger. The project will be developed by AREVA, the French nuclear giant, which is majority owned by the Government of France. Imouraren will be the second largest [...]
2009-07-07 12:13:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ECON EINV ENRG KCOR KNNP SENV NG
09NICOSIA444CYPRUS SUPPORTS UNSCR MEASURES ON NORTH KOREA
[...] (C) Per reftels, on June 29 Poloffs delivered ref points on UNSCR 1718 and 1874 to MFA North Korea Desk Officer, Sevag Avedissian. Avedissian stated that the GOC shares the international community's concerns over North Korea and plans to implement the financial and inspection-related measures [...]
2009-07-07 08:06:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC ECON EFIN KNNP KN CY
09NICOSIA541CYPRUS: SHARES US CONCERNS ON IAEA GENERAL
[...] (C) On August 20, Poloff shared reftel points on Middle East issues at the upcoming International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference (GC) with Acting Head of Cyprus MFA Multilateral Affairs Department Andreas Nicolaides. Nicolaides stated that the GOC and the EU share the same con [...]
2009-08-20 14:15:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PREL PARM CY
09NICOSIA591CYPRUS WILL FOLLOW EU ON CONSENSUS AGREEMENT AT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 08:48:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PARM PREL CY
09NICOSIA592CYPRUS AGREES WITH U.S. MESSAGE ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 06:00:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL AORC IR CY
09NICOSIA645CYPRUS: "RIGHT DIRECTION" ON IRAN, NOT SAYING SO
[...] (C) On October 6, Poloff shared reftel A message on Iran with Counselor Panayiotis Papadopoulos in the Cyprus MFA's Multilateral Affairs Department. Papadopoulos stated that the GOC supports a diplomatic solution to the issue of Iran's nuclear program. He saw the October 1 meeting as a positi [...]
2009-10-07 11:04:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR CY
09NICOSIA726CYPRUS: WILL CONSULT WITH EU STATES ON ADDING
[...] (SBU) On November 13, Poloff delivered ref points and accompanying non-paper to Alkis Ieromonachou, Counselor in the MFA's Political Affairs Division, Department of Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations. Ieromonachou said Cyprus would review the information and consult with othe [...]
2009-11-13 10:58:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN PARM ETTC EUN UNSC CY
09OSLO273NORWAY TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE PLENARY
[...] (SBU) Norway's Global Initiative officer, Carl Salicath, confirmed that Norway will attend the plenary meeting in June. Who will participate is not yet determined, nor is it decided which working groups Norway would like to participate in but the delegation will likley consist of two people, on [...]
2009-04-20 06:22:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL PTER MNUC KGIC NO
09OSLO416NORWEGIANS WILL IMPLEMENT NORTH KOREA RESOLUTIONS
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Jo Hovik, Senior Advisor in the MFA Legal Section. Hovik said that UNSCR 1718 was already fully implemented into Norwegian law, and UNSCR 1874 is being worked on by the MFA in concert with other ministries. Norway has a law which automatically incorpo [...]
2009-06-26 14:06:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN ECON EFIN KNNP
09OSLO503(S) NORWEGIANS INFORMED OF MEANING OF CLINTON TRIP
[...] (S) Poloff formally delivered reftel points on August 13 to Erling Rimestad, Head of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Asia section, and Bjorn Midthun, MFA Assistant Director General working in the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Section. All of reftel points were also made pr [...]
2009-08-13 11:36:00Embassy OsloSECRETPREL KNNP CASC ASEAN KN NO
09OSLO507KEY NORWEGIAN NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT DECISIONMAKERS
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Poloff had extensive discussions August 14 with Knut Langeland, Norwegian Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs in the Foreign Ministry, results of which will be reported in full in a classified septel. This cable reports only on the "key government personne [...]
2009-08-14 15:21:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09OSLO511NORWAY'S NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION NARRATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel A, poloff held extensive discussions on August 14 with Knut Langeland, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs. Langeland spelled out Norway's position on nonproliferation and disarmament issues in response to our pro [...]
2009-08-17 16:01:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09OSLO513NORWAY COUNSELS THE NEED TO PROMOTE THE IAEA
[...] (C) Summary: In discussions about the Nuclear Fuel Bank with Norway's Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs, the official emphasized the hesitance of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) countries and offered his counsel that Fuel Bank supporters such as the U.S. and Norway must present the proposal "attra [...]
2009-08-18 14:30:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALENRG UEU KNNP IAEA KU NO AE SW
09OSLO560NORWAY SHARES USG GOALS ON IAEA MIDDLE EAST ISSUES
[...] (C) Political/Economic Counselor Cherrie Daniels met with Inga Nyhamar, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Section Chief for Disaramament and Nonproliferation, September 14 to deliver ref A points. Nyhamar stated that Norway was "not difficult to convince on this issue," as Norway shares our g [...]
2009-09-14 14:43:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALAORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS NO
09OSLO569DEMARCHES TO NORWAY ON MISSING/DETAINED AMCIT
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 16 meeting, Deputy Polecon Counselor delivered demarches on missing/detained Amcit cases (Ref A) and Iran's nuclear program (Ref B) to Deputy Director Torunn Viste and Iran Desk Officer Mai Tonheim in the Norwegian MFA's Middle East section. Tonheim outlined Norwa [...]
2009-09-17 12:42:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC PGOV PHUM
09OSLO598NORWEGIAN REACTION TO IRAN ENRICHMENT FACILITY NEWS
[...] (C) Poloff delivered points in reftel demarche to Mai Tonheim, Iran Desk Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),on the afternoon of September 25 upon receipt of reftel. Tonheim said that the MFA would have to "digest" the information contained in the demarche, but said that the No [...]
2009-09-29 13:14:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALIR KNNP MNUC PARM
09OSLO623P5+1 DEBRIEF: "TOTAL CONVERGENCE" OF NORWEGIAN,
[...] (C) Charge Heg met on October 7 with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Middle East Section, Jorn Gjelstad, as well as with the Norwegian Special Representative to the Middle East, Jon Hanssen-Bauer. The discussion covered reftel demarche points on Iran, as well as the Israel- [...]
2009-10-08 15:03:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IR NO
09OTTAWA139CANADA TO MAKE FIRM NATIONAL STATEMENTS, SUPPORT
[...] (C) In response to reftel points, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Nuclear Policy Officer Ryan Hewer confirmed to pol/miloff on February 25 that the Canadian delegation will "be prepared to make suitably firm" national statements on Iran and Syria, as well [...]
2009-02-26 13:10:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KNNP MNUC IR SY CA KN
09OTTAWA15CANADA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON DOD NUCLEAR
[...] (U) On January 7, pol/miloff delivered reftel demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Continental Defense Victor Rakmil, Senior Policy Adviser for NATO Eugenie Panitcherska, and Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-proliferation Karen Gunar. Se [...]
2009-01-08 21:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC KNNP CA
09OTTAWA268CANADA SEEKS U.S. ADVICE TO REINVIGORATE ITS
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff noted on April 1 that the government had extended the deadline from mid-December 2008 to early June 2009 for senior officials to brief the [...]
2009-04-03 13:57:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP PINR CA
09OTTAWA272CANADA STRONGLY CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE TEST
[...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) North Asia Deputy Director Karine Asselin told poloff on April 6 that Canada agrees with the U.S. on the seriousness of the situation after the weekend DPRK missile test launch. Despite the apparent failure of the test, Assel [...]
2009-04-06 20:41:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP KN CA
09OTTAWA290CANADA SUPPORTIVE OF E3 PLUS 3 PROCESS ON IRAN
[...] (S) In a meeting on April 15 with Director General for the Middle East and Maghreb Kerry Buck of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, PolMinCouns delivered reftel demarche and urged Canada's efforts to persuade Iran to seize this opportunity. Ms. Buck welcomed the new [...]
2009-04-15 17:02:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR CA
09OTTAWA326CANADA HOPES TO SEE POWERFUL LEADERSHIP AT GICNT
[...] (SBU) Canada will attend the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) plenary conference in The Hague and is looking for "powerful leadership" from the Russian-Dutch-U.S. troika to "attack the problem of nuclear terrorism in a fulsome way," according to Department of Foreign Affai [...]
2009-04-29 20:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PARM PREL KNNP KGIC MNUC RS NL CA
09OTTAWA358CANADA STRONGLY BACKS AMANO FOR IAEA DG
[...] (C) Acting Pol/C delivered ref points to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation Shawn Caza on May 8. Caza confirmed that Canada "stands strongly behind" Ambassador Amano in the upcoming election for Director General of the International Ato [...]
2009-05-14 19:59:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA AORC
09OTTAWA413CANADA APPRECIATES COUNTER-PROLIFERATION FEEDBACK,
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior Policy Officer Che van Haastrcht expressed appreciation on June 2 for ref a, noting that it had "significantly influenced" the interagency effort underway to reinvigorate Canada's counter-proliferation regime. In part due to ne [...]
2009-06-03 11:45:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP PINR CA
09OTTAWA441CANADA OPPOSES INCREASE IN IAEA BUDGET
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for International Nuclear Cooperation Shawn Caza and Senior Policy Officer Ryan Hewer told polmil officer on June 5 that current Canadian policy called for zero nominal growth in t [...]
2009-06-09 17:31:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL ENRG IAEA AORC KNNP UN CA
09OTTAWA459CANADIAN SUPPORT ON IRAN AND SYRIA AT IAEA
[...] (SBU) In a discussion with PolMinCouns on June 12, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Acting Director General for International Security Andre Giroux expressed appreciation for reftel views on Iran and Syria, and said that Canada had already been already planning to make a [...]
2009-06-12 17:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY CA
09OTTAWA521CANADA AGREES WITH U.S. ADVISORY ON UNSCR 1874
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 20:50:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ECON EFIN PARM PREL
09OTTAWA522CANADA WELCOMES COMMERCIAL, NOT GOVERNMENTAL,
[...] (SBU) The Government of Canada would welcome USG discussions with Canadian commercial entities regarding extraction of Helium-3 for the purposes outlined in reftel, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for International Nuclear Cooperation [...]
2009-07-09 20:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PINR XS CA
09OTTAWA540CANADA EMBRACES ENHANCED MEASURES TO DETER URANIUM
[...] (C) Senior Canadian leaders are seeking enhanced measures to block Iran's nuclear proliferation ambitions, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Senior Policy Officer Ryan Hewer. He called the U.S. initiative (ref a) "very [...]
2009-07-14 20:39:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC KNNP IR CA
09OTTAWA627CANADA CONCERNED ABOUT CONTEMPLATED FORSYS SALE AND IRAN NEXUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 20:57:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR CA NA
09OTTAWA628CANADIAN POINTS OF CONTACT FOR NUCLEAR
[...] (U) In response to reftel request, the following are Embassy and Canadian government points of contact for nuclear non-proliferation issues: Jeremy Brenner First Secretary and Political-Military Officer U.S. Embassy Ottawa P.O. Box 5000, MS - 12 Ogdensburg, NY 13669 tel: 613-688-5241 e [...]
2009-08-14 17:47:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP ENRG UNGA NPT IAEA PGOV CDG CA
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