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08OTTAWA653	CANADA'S POST-CONFLICT STABILIZATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's "Stabilization and Reconstruction Task Force" (START) has become a key component of its foreign affairs architecture. Its Ottawa headquarters works on policy formulation, while inter-agency teams now operate in Haiti, Uganda, Colombia, and Kandahar -- and soon also in [...]	2008-05-13 18:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PINS KDEM KJUS MCAP PGOV CA

08OTTAWA654	CANADA'S 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-13 19:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KNNP AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC IR CA
08OTTAWA657	Direct investment in Canada: Window closes for ATK to [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 30-day period (ref A) has ended during which U.S. defense firm Alliant Tech Systems (ATK) could have convinced Canada's Industry Ministry with additional information or proposals to approve its proposed acquisition of Canadian firm MDA's space business. As no appeal is allo [...]	2008-05-14 14:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ECON CA
08OTTAWA673	CANADA'S NUCLEAR SECTOR: AECL SCRAPS ISOTOPE REACTOR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 20:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY TBIO PGOV ENRG CA
08OTTAWA683	ITAR: PM DAS RUGGIERO, CANADIANS DISCUSS EXPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-20 21:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR MOPS CA
08OTTAWA684	PARLIAMENTARIANS HIGHLIGHT BORDER CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Summary: In advance of the annual Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary meeting May 17-18, Canadian MPs and Senators expressed concern to Ambassador over the "thickening of the border" and hope that Congress may again push back the June 2009 date for implementation of WHTI on the land border. [...]	2008-05-20 21:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PBTS KCRM CA
08OTTAWA685	ITAR: PM DAS RUGGIERO, CANADIANS DISCUSS EXPORT [...] (C) Summary: Canadian officials welcomed PM DAS Frank Ruggiero to Ottawa on May 9 to discuss Canada's export control systems. The visit was meant to build U.S. confidence in Canada's will and ability to execute the May and June 2007 U.S.-Canada Exchange of Letters (EOLs) that guide the imple [...]	2008-05-21 12:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PARM PREL MARR MOPS CA
08OTTAWA693	CANADA WILL NOT ATTEND FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, in response to reftel invitation to attend the Friends of Iraq Conference June 17-19, sent the following reply: Begin text Thank you very much for the invitation to the Friends of Iraq Conference in Abu Dhabi. The Department [...]	2008-05-22 11:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID IZ CA
08OTTAWA694	DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBA IN CANADA [...] (U) Following Embassy outreach to the Prime Minister's Office and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (reftels) to encourage Canadian actions in support of the Day of Solidarity with Cuba, Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier issued the following statement "in recognition of [...]	2008-05-22 15:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO CU CA
08OTTAWA695	TBI: CANADA LOOKING TO INCREASE CARIBBEAN [...] (C) Summary: Canada is increasing its engagement in the Caribbean in order to bolster prosperity, security, and democracy. The move reflects the government's desire to recast Canada as a capable and reliable "player" in the hemisphere. Canadian government officials over the past year have h [...]	2008-05-22 18:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS XL CA
08OTTAWA700	CANADIAN VIEWS ON UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE [...] (SBU) In response to May 15 demarche (reftel) by PolMinCouns to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for International Organizations Ferry de Kerckhove, Senior Policy Advisor Shannon-Marie Soni on May 23 provided the following comments, which she said h [...]	2008-05-23 17:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA AORC APER CA
08OTTAWA701	CANADA AND THE BURMA CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) Canada will highlight its current Cyclone Nargis aid pledges (see paragraph 2 and ref b) at the May 25 UN-ASEAN Conference in Rangoon and will stress the need for increasing access for international relief efforts in Burma, Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) Director of Hu [...]	2008-05-23 19:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PHUM CA BM
08OTTAWA702	PRIMER ON CANADIAN POLITICAL PARTIES [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: The struggle to form Canada's next government will be between the Conservative and Liberal parties in a federal election that will take place possibly in fall 2008, but increasingly more likely in 2009. Whether the vote results in a minority or majority share o [...]	2008-05-23 20:29:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
08OTTAWA703	PCO INVESTIGATION ON "NAFTAGATE" FAILS TO SOLVE [...] (SBU) Following a two month investigation, the Privy Council Office released a May 22 report on "NAFTAGATE" related to alleged leaks by either or both Chief of Staff the Prime Minister Ian Brodie and Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Wilson regarding alleged comments from Democratic U.S. Presid [...]	2008-05-23 20:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD CA
08OTTAWA704	CANADA TO PRESS G8 TO FUND AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian-led Afghanistan-Pakistan Dubai Cooperation Workshop will publish a five-part border area action plan on June 16. Foreign Minister Bernier will urge G8 members to join Canada in funding the action plan at the June 26-27 G8 Foreign Ministers' meeting in Kyoto. End [...]	2008-05-23 20:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SNAR MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA707	FOREIGN MINISTER'S RESIGNATION A BLOW TO [...] (U) Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier on May 26 submitted his resignation as minister, effective immediately, to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who accepted it and appointed Minister of International Trade David Emerson to the additional post "on an interim basis." In his letter, Bernier admi [...]	2008-05-27 19:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA71	CANADIAN COURT STRIKES DOWN IPOD LEVY [...] (U) Federal Court of Appeals of Canada ruled on January 11 that the Copyright Board of Canada does not have the authority to place a copyright levy on iPods and other digital music players. It is possible that the board will appeal this decision to the Supreme Court of Canada. The Copyright [...]	2008-01-11 21:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
08OTTAWA712	BIOGRAPHY OF NEW FOREIGN MINISTER DAVID EMERSON [...] (SBU) Summary. PM Harper appointed Vancouver Member of Parliament David Emerson on May 26 as interim Foreign Minister, replacing Maxime Bernier. Emerson will retain his existing ministerial portfolios of International Trade as well as the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, in [...]	2008-05-28 19:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR CA
08OTTAWA713	CANADA AND CUBA [...] (C) Based on Embassy's ongoing dialogues with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean, its Deputy Director of the Central America and Caribbean Division, and the Cuba deskoff, Embassy's assessment is that Canada has consi [...]	2008-05-28 20:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PHUM CU CA
08OTTAWA714	DELIVERY OF MESSAGE TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA [...] Embassy delivered reftel message to Prime Minister Harper's office on May 28 at 9:15 am local time. PM Harper is currently on an official visit to several European countries but is expected to return on May 29. Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at http://www.intelink.gov/communi [...]	2008-05-28 21:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC CA
08OTTAWA719	CANADA WILL COOPERATE ON OAS ELECTION OBSERVERS IN [...] (C) In the Ambassador's abscence, DCM met May 29 with Assistant Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Relations James Fox to deliver reftel points. Fox was joined by DG for Africa David Angell and OAS desk officer Heidi Kutz. Fox was clearly surprised by the U.S. proposal and said Canada shar [...]	2008-05-29 19:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OAS ZI CA CO
08OTTAWA723	CANADA IN ACCORD ON IRAN AND IAEA [...] (C) Director General for the Middle East and North Africa Gordon Venner (a former Canadian Ambassador to Iran) of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade on May 30 expressed appreciation to PolMinCouns for reftel views on Iran in advance of the June 2-6 IAEA Board meeting. [...]	2008-05-30 18:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA CA
08OTTAWA724	FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE DRAFT AGENDA PASSED TO [...] (U) Poloff passed a copy of the draft agenda for the Friends of Iraq Conference to Iraq Desk Officer David Leach of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade on May 30. Leach thanked us for keeping Canada in the loop, but reconfirmed that Canada would not send a representative [...]	2008-05-30 18:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS MARR MOPS KDEM EAID ECON CA IZ
08OTTAWA725	SNAPSHOTS OF DIFFERING POLITICAL PRIORITIES IN MAY [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Bernier's sudden resignation on May 26 intensified the political pot-shooting in Parliament as it wraps up its spring session. It provided a gleeful Opposition with a welcome counter-message to Prime Minister Harper's May 27-29 four capital visit to Europe, or [...]	2008-05-30 19:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL SENV AF CA
08OTTAWA737	SOMALI DIASPORA HIGHLIGHTS THE CHALLENGES OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a well-attended conference on May 22 with keynote speeches by Somali Transitional Federal Government Foreign Minister Jangeli, former Prime Minister of Canada Joe Clark, and AF DAS Jim Swan, the Canadian Friends of Somalia attempted to raise awareness of the "problems and cha [...]	2008-06-03 15:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CA SO
08OTTAWA750	CANADA CONTRIBUTION TO THE UN TRUST FUND FOR [...] (SBU) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed on June 5 that Canada plans to make a contribution of C$300,000 for the UN Trust Fund for Electoral Assistance to Zimbabwe, plus an additional contribution to the AU, through the Canadian International Development Agenc [...]	2008-06-06 12:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CA ZI
08OTTAWA752	CANADA'S RESPONSE TO ISO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY [...] Econoff delivered reftel information regarding USG concerns on ISO Social Responsibility Draft Standard to Yolanda Banks, Senior Advisor for Corporate Social Responsibility and Public Affairs at Export Development Canada; Georgina Wainwright-Kemdirim, Senior Policy Analyst for Strategic Polic [...]	2008-06-06 14:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO ECON CA
08OTTAWA753	CANADA: NATYNCZYK NEXT CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF [...] (U) Defence Minister Peter MacKay on June 6 introduced Lieutenant-General Walter Natynczyk to the media as Canada's next Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS),succeeding General Rick Hillier (reftel),who will retire on July 4. (Text of the Prime Minister's statement on the appointment in para 4. [...]	2008-06-06 15:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR CA AF
08OTTAWA754	DEMARCHE ON CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-06 18:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC PARM IAEA CA
08OTTAWA755	G-8 COMMITMENT AND DARFUR KEEPS CANADA FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Harper has made Latin America, U.S. relations, Afghanistan, and major emerging markets Canada's prime foreign policy themes, leading to concern that Africa would "fall off the map." Africa nonetheless has maintained its spot on Canada's radar screen, in large meas [...]	2008-06-06 19:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM EAID XA SU CA CH
08OTTAWA756	TERRORISM FINANCE: CANADA'S RESPONSE TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-06 20:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL PK CA
08OTTAWA757	CANADA AGREES THAT GLOBAL FOOD EXPORT RESTRICTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-06 20:14:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO CA
08OTTAWA758	US-CANADA-MEXICO HUMAN RIGHTS TRILATERALS [...] (C) Summary. Discussions in annual U.S.-Canada-Mexico human rights trilaterals focused on forwarding human rights in multilateral venues, importantly at the UNGA (UN General Assembly) and the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). All three countries agreed that the HRC has failed in its treatment of [...]	2008-06-06 20:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL MX CA
08OTTAWA767	LABOR SECRETARY CHAO ATTENDS NORTH AMERICAN AGREEMENT OF LABOR COOPERATION MEETING IN OTTAWA [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-06 21:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD PREL CA
08OTTAWA773	P/DAS VOLKER CONSULTS WITH CANADIANS ON NATO [...] (C) Summary: Senior Canadian officials emphasized to visiting EUR P/DAS Volker the similarity of views held by Washington and Ottawa on NATO issues. On ISAF, the Canadians were pleased by the Bucharest Summit outcomes, but they are worried about the weak commitment and focus of some key Eur [...]	2008-06-09 16:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA774	ASYLUM CLAIMS FROM THE AMERICAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Mexican citizens are now the largest single nationality claiming asylum in Canada, increasingly citing narco-violence instead of sexual discrimination. Haiti, Colombia, and the United States follow as source countries; the four countries account for 50% of asylum claims in Cana [...]	2008-06-09 17:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL CO MX HA CA
08OTTAWA778	CANADA AND COLOMBIA CONCLUDE FTA TALKS [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-10 12:16:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND EINV ELAB SENV CA CO
08OTTAWA781	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR THE BERLIN CONFERENCE [...] (C) According to Director General for the Middle East and North Asia Gordon E. Venner of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs (and Conservative Member of Parliament) Deepak Obhrai will lead Canada's delegation to the Berlin Co [...]	2008-06-10 16:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS CA
08OTTAWA787	CANADA STAGES TOUR TO RAISE IPR AWARENESS [...] (U) On June 4, the Canadian Anti-Counterfeiting Network (CACN) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) hosted the Ottawa segment of the 2008 CACN/RCMP Canadian "Reality" Tour to boost awareness of counterfeiting and piracy. The tour began in April and will stop in ten cities across Canad [...]	2008-06-10 20:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
08OTTAWA789	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR ARF STATEMENT ON REGIONAL [...] (C) Deputy Director for Regional Security Elizabeth Baldwin Jones of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) Defence and Security Relations Division confirmed to PolMinCouns on June 11 Canada's support generally for an ARF statement on Regional Disaster Preparedne [...]	2008-06-11 19:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ARF EAID ASEAN CA
08OTTAWA790	CANADA FURTHER INCREASES AFGHANISTAN AID, WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government on June 10 announced an increase of C$600 million in its assistance package to Afghanistan, taking the total from C$1.3 billion to C$1.9 billion through 2011. Also marking a shift favoring some "signature projects" and increasing its diplomatic presence [...]	2008-06-11 21:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA793	CANADA SHARES CONCERNS ABOUT UN HRC, BUT URGES US [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche, Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Human Rights Deputy Director Rob Sinclair underlined that Canada had a similar "laundry list" of complaints about the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),but that Canada hoped the U.S. would -- [...]	2008-06-12 15:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CA
08OTTAWA794	GOVERNMENT OF CANADA INTRODUCES ACT TO AMEND [...] (U) On June 12, the Government of Canada introduced Bill C-61, An Act to amend the Copyright Act. This action had been long awaited. Minister of Industry Prentice characterized the bill as a "unique, made-in-Canada approach to copyright reform...(which will) improve the protection of cultura [...]	2008-06-12 20:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR CA
08OTTAWA801	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA PEACE AGREEMENT [...] (U) As yet another sign of Canada's continued attention to and concern for the people of Somalia (reftels),Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade David Emerson on June 11 lauded the new peace accord between the Somali Transitional Federal Government and the Alliance for the Re- [...]	2008-06-13 19:41:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID SO CA
08OTTAWA803	CANADIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS CALL ON CHINA TO [...] (U) Senator Consiglio Di Nino, chairman of the Canadian Senate's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade as well as head of the "Parliamentary Friends of Tibet" group, on June 13 shared with PolMinCouns a copy of a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao calling for "earn [...]	2008-06-13 19:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CH CA
08OTTAWA808	CANADA CONFRONTS RADICALIZATION ABROAD AND AT HOME [...] (C) Summary and comment: Canada has long struggled with how to avoid or reduce radicalization in one of the most diverse societies in the world, while also supporting global efforts to counter extremism. Its still evolving strategy involves multiple agencies working on various levels of forei [...]	2008-06-16 13:55:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL SOCI CA
08OTTAWA815	NO PLANS FOR CANADIAN STATEMENT ON PRISONERS OF [...] (U) According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Canada does not plan to release its own press statement on the Prisoners of Conscience Declaration, but welcomes the courtesy copy of the U.S. draft press statement (reftel). Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment F [...]	2008-06-17 17:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM CA
08OTTAWA816	DESIGNATION OF WORLD TAMIL MOVEMENT AS A TERRORIST ENTITY [...] (U) Summary. On June 16, the Government of Canada listed the Toronto-based World Tamil Movement (WTM) as a terrorist entity under the anti-terrorism provisions of the Criminal Code, describing it as the "leading front organization" for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Canada, whic [...]	2008-06-17 17:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KTFN CA CE
08OTTAWA821	CANADIAN PARTICIPATION AT LIBERIA POVERTY [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-18 15:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN CA LI
08OTTAWA828	CONSERVATIVES AGAINST RETURN OF DETAINEE [...] (U) Summary: Conservative MPs on June 17 defended the government's refusal to press for the repatriation of Canadian citizen detainee Omar Khadr from Guantanamo Bay, emphasizing that he posed a risk, that prosecuting him in Canada was unlikely to result in a conviction, and that he would inevit [...]	2008-06-19 20:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CA
08OTTAWA830	2010 G8 MEETING TO BE HELD IN CENTRAL ONTARIO [...] On June 19, Canadian Prime Minister Harper announced that the Canadian-hosted 2010 G8 Summit will be held at the Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ontario. Canada last hosted the G8 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta in 2002. Harper noted that "Huntsville is a jewel in the Canadian Shield and an i [...]	2008-06-19 21:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	CA ECON PREL
08OTTAWA833	LIBERALS LAUNCH "GREEN SHIFT" CARBON TAX [...] (U) Summary. Liberal leader Stephane Dion rolled-out his long-awaited carbon tax in a splashy launch on Parliament Hill on June 19 to a cheering, and highly partisan, crowd, kicking off a summer campaign to sell the plan to Canadians. The "Green Shift" Plan will be the centerpiece of the Libe [...]	2008-06-20 16:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV ENERG CA
08OTTAWA85	CANADA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (u) Per reftel instructions, post has updated the Investment Climate Statement for the 2008 Country Commercial Guide. 2. (u) Begin Text of ICS Update Chapter 6: Investment Climate Openness to Foreign Investment General Attitude Strong economic fundamentals, proximity to the U.S. marke [...]	2008-01-15 22:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	CA EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
08OTTAWA850	CANADA: KHAWAJA TERROR TRIAL OPENS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian government's ability to win its first major anti-terrorism case will soon be tested in Ontario Superior Court in the landmark trial of Momin Khawaja, which began on June 23 in Ottawa. Khawaja is the first Canadian citizen to be charged under the 2001 Anti-terrorism [...]	2008-06-24 11:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV CA
08OTTAWA866	HARPER TWEAKS CABINET, BOLSTERS QUEBEC PRESENCE [...] (U) Summary: Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper fine-tuned his Cabinet in a minor shuffle on June 25, bolstering representation from Quebec following the sudden resignation of former Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier in May (reftel). Bernier's interim successor David Emerson won [...]	2008-06-25 21:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD CA
08OTTAWA868	CANADA WILL LIKELY ENGAGE JAPAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) On June 25, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Officer David Hutchison expressed appreciation for reftel demarche and remarked that it looked like something Canada would want to do. Hutchison promised to seek approval to convey the talking points to Minist [...]	2008-06-25 22:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF JA CA
08OTTAWA874	CANADA JOINS UNSC IN CONDEMNING ZIMBABWE GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary: Canada endorsed a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) statement on June 24 condemning the Government of Zimbabwe for its actions during the current presidential election period. Canada stated that violence by Zimbabwean state agents had "contaminated" the election, called for th [...]	2008-06-26 15:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM UNSC ZU ZI CA
08OTTAWA878	FEDERAL COURT ORDERS RELEASE OF KHADR INTERROGATION [...] (U) Summary: Canada's Federal Court has ordered the government to release sensitive information, including U.S. documents previously shared with Canadian authorities, to lawyers representing Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr. The order derives from a recent Supreme Court of Canada (SCOC [...]	2008-06-27 13:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL KJUS CA
08OTTAWA880	CANADA BRIEFS KEY PARTNERS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Deputy Minister of Canada's Afghanistan Task Force in the Privy Council Office David Mulroney on June 25 briefed Canada's key partners on Canada's new priorities in Afghanistan. Mulroney told the chiefs of mission or representatives of Great Britain, Germany, Japan, Australia, New Zeala [...]	2008-06-27 20:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA881	NOTIFYING CANADA ON NASA-CNSA CIVIL SPACE [...] (SBU) ESTH Counselor discussed and left copy of reftel non-paper with officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Office of Innovation, Science and Technology on June 27. Their immediate reaction was that the proposed discussions with CNSA seemed reasonable and to [...]	2008-06-27 20:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL CA CH
08OTTAWA882	NEW CIDA DIRECTOR NAMED [...] (U) Prime Minister Harper has named veteran civil servant Margaret Biggs to replace Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) president Robert Greenfield on July 1. Biggs has been a deputy secretary to the Cabinet in the Privy Council Office with responsibility for plans and consultati [...]	2008-06-27 21:02:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV CA
08OTTAWA884	A CONSERVATIVE SCORE-CARD: A SOLID B+, BUT NO GOLD STAR [...] (SBU) Summary. Two-and-a-half years into its mandate, the minority Conservative government is effectively implementing its policy agenda and delivering on core pledges to rebuild Canada's armed forces, tackle violent crime, and cut taxes. The extension of Canada's combat mission in Afghanista [...]	2008-06-27 21:06:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PTER SOCI CA
08OTTAWA886	CANADA REJECTS ZIMBABWE'S ELECTION OUTCOME, IMPOSES NEW [...] (U) Prime Minister Stephen Harper on June 27 called Zimbabwe's presidential runoff election "stolen" and expressed Canada's refusal to accept their results. (Full text of the Prime Minister's statement in para 2.) One June 29, Foreign Minister David Emerson announced further restrictions on [...]	2008-06-30 16:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ZI CA
08OTTAWA888	CANADA WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO NTI NUCLEAR FUEL BANK [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Adviser for Non-Proliferation Janice Fitchett confirmed that Canada would not pledge any financial support to the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) nuclear fuel bank project by the Septemb [...]	2008-06-30 18:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP IAEA ENRG CA
08OTTAWA889	CANADA TO OPEN NEW TRADE OFFICES IN CHINA, MEXICO [...] (U) Summary: In a June 19 speech, International Trade Minister Emerson announced that Canada is establishing 10 new trade offices in China, Mexico, and Brazil as part of Canada's "aggressive" trade policy. This is in addition to new trade offices in India and Mongolia announced in April. The [...]	2008-06-30 19:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV CA EFTA CH BR IN
08OTTAWA897	CANADA FACILITATES ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN ARCHIVAL COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Canadian, Israeli, Palestinian, and U.S. archivists have agreed to five joint archival projects, subject to formal approval of a new Memorandum of Understanding. The focus will be on surveying and digitizing records currently in Israel that document the "shared legacy" of the J [...]	2008-07-02 19:45:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SCUL KPAL IS CA
08OTTAWA900	CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO PRESSURE BURMA ON ACCESS [...] (SBU) According to Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Burma Desk Officer Chrystal Waddington, Canada fully agrees with the U.S. view (reftel) that the international community should continue to make clear to Burmese authorities that further assistance will depend o [...]	2008-07-03 16:35:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID BM CA
08OTTAWA906	CANADA REQUESTS LIST OF SUPPORTERS OF PRISONERS OF [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Human Rights, Gender Equality, Health, and Population Division Policy Advisor Sue Butchart, Canada would like to see a "broad regional cross-section of support" for the prisoners of conscience public affairs event (reftel) [...]	2008-07-07 19:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EUN KDEM CA
08OTTAWA907	CANADA UPDATES 1267 COMMITTEE ON ABDELRAZIK [...] (S) Acting Senior Coordinator for International Crime and Terrorism Evelyn Puxley at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade informed PolMinCouns on July 7 that Canada had advised the UN Security Council's 1267 Committee that Canada was now providing limited in-kind assista [...]	2008-07-07 19:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PTER PINR PINS CA
08OTTAWA908	SENATORS MCCAIN AND GRAHAM MEET NEW CANADIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on June 20, new Foreign Minister Emerson welcomed Senators McCain and Graham and Ambassador Wilkins to Ottawa, and emphasized progress Canada's Conservative government had made on re-equiping and enlarging the Canadian Forces (CF) as well as the political support th [...]	2008-07-07 19:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA909	CANADIAN OBSERVER TO KOSOVO DONORS' CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) In response to ref a demarche, Director General for East, Central, and South Europe Robert Hage of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) confirmed to PolMinCouns on July 7 that Canada would send an observer [...]	2008-07-07 19:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KV UNMIK CA
08OTTAWA910	NEW CIHR PRESIDENT ASSUMES DUTIES [...] (U) Minister of Health Tony Clement appointed Dr. Alain Beaudet to the presidency of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR),effective July 1. Dr. Beaudet replaces Dr. Pierre Chartrand, the acting CIHR head since the resignation of longtime president Alan Bernstein in October of 20 [...]	2008-07-07 20:17:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON TBID CA
08OTTAWA912	CANADA, QUEBEC AND FRANCE SIGN AGREEMENT ON [...] (U) On July 4, the organizations for health research funding of Canada (the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction, and Institute of Aging; CIHR),Quebec (the Fonds de la recherche medicale, FRSQ) and France (the Institut national de la [...]	2008-07-08 15:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CA
08OTTAWA913	CANADIAN ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Currently available information requested in reftel: A. Head of State not expected to attend B. Head of Government expected to attend -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper -- Arrival on evening of September 24; participation in Millennium Development Goal meeting on morning of Septem [...]	2008-07-08 19:00:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA CA
08OTTAWA918	COUNSELOR, CSIS DIRECTOR DISCUSS CT THREATS, [...] (S/NF) Summary. Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director Judd discussed domestic and foreign terror threats with Counselor of the State Department Cohen in Ottawa on July 2. Judd admitted that CSIS was increasingly distracted from its mission by legal challenges that could endanger fo [...]	2008-07-09 18:49:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS IR PK AF CA
08OTTAWA929	CANADIAN RECEIPT OF NEW U.S. POLICY ON CLUSTER [...] (U) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Mine Action Team Coordinator Carly Volkes expressed appreciation for reftel demarche on July 8. Volkes noted that Canadian delegation head Earl Turcotte and his colleagues were in Geneva for the July 7 - 25 Convention on Conventional [...]	2008-07-11 15:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MOPS KPOA NATO CA
08OTTAWA936	CANADA BACKS INCREASE IN SIZE OF AFGHAN NATIONAL [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Defence and Security Relations Anne Burgess said that Canada was "ready to support" the proposed increase in the size of the Afghan National Army fighting force from 80,000 [...]	2008-07-11 19:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA938	CANADIAN DIRECT INVOLVEMENT IN NTM-I UNLIKELY [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Defence and Security Relations Anne Burgess promised to float our request for support to NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) through the Canadian interagency (septel). Burgess [...]	2008-07-11 20:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO IZ CA
08OTTAWA94	CANADIAN FISHERIES LEGISLATION -- THIRD TIME CHARM? [...] Summary: On November 29th, 2006, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Loyola Hearn introduced a new bill to Parliament to modernize Canada's 139-year-old Fisheries Act. While there is unanimous agreement that the Act must be updated, there are differences among stakeholders regarding changes that [...]	2008-01-17 20:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV PREL CA
08OTTAWA945	A ROCKY PATH FOR CANADA'S COPYRIGHT BILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Although stakeholders are generally pleased with Canada,s recently introduced copyright bill, critics are working against it at a grassroots level and the opposition parties have thus far been critical. The bill will likely require several months of Parliamentary hearings, and [...]	2008-07-14 17:47:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD CA
08OTTAWA950	CANADIAN VIEWS ON ARF REGIONAL DISASTER [...] (SBU) ESTH Counselor discussed ref A demarche with Elizabeth Baldwin-Jones, Deputy Director of the Defence and Security Relations Division at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, on July 14. Baldwin-Jones said she and her colleagues had been in direct contact with EAP/RS [...]	2008-07-14 20:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID KNNP PARM ARF ASEAN CA
08OTTAWA951	COUNSELOR, CANADIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS PAKISTAN AND [...] (C) Summary: Senior Canadian officials discussed challenges confronting Canada and the United States in Pakistan and Afghanistan with Counselor of the State Department Eliot Cohen in Ottawa July 2 and 3. The Canadians shared Dr. Cohen's bleak assessment of developments in Pakistan and raised [...]	2008-07-14 22:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO PK AF IR CA
08OTTAWA960	OMAR KHADR INTERROGATION DVD RELEASED [...] (SBU) Summary: Omar Khadr's Canadian lawyers on July 15 released DVDs containing the 2003 interrogation of their client by Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (CSIS) agents at Guantanamo Bay. Khadr's lawyers and friendly media characterized the content as "disturbing" and hoped the mater [...]	2008-07-15 20:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL ASEC AF
08OTTAWA961	UNSCR 1816: CANADA DEPLOYS THREE WARSHIPS [...] (U) Pursuant to UNSCR 1816 (reftel),Canada has announced the deployment of three warships to Somali waters. The deployment will include Task Force 150 flagship the destroyer HMCS Iroquois, the multi-role patrol frigate HMCS Calgary, and the oiler HMCS Protecteur. Visit Canada,s Economy and [...]	2008-07-15 21:09:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL EWWT KCRM KJUS SO XA XW CA
08OTTAWA962	CANADA REQUESTS INFORMATION ON ECOSOC AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Human Rights, Gender Equality, Health, and Population Division Senior Policy Officer Cynthia Taylor, Canada is still considering its support for the Human Rights Foundation's application for UN Economic and Social Council [...]	2008-07-16 12:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM AORC CA
08OTTAWA965	LIKELY CANADIAN SUPPORT OF INDIA SAFEGUARDS [...] (C) Summary: Canada and the U.S. share a similar view of how to proceed with the India-IAEA Safeguards Agreement, and the Cabinet probably will decide to support it early in the week of July 28. Canadian officials are concerned, however, about how the Agreement's corrective measures will pla [...]	2008-07-16 18:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC IN CA
08OTTAWA974	CANADA INFORMED OF E.O. 13382 DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-18 19:19:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN IR KNNP PARM KTFN CA
08OTTAWA976	KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE FARC [...] (C) In meetings with Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Latin America and the Caribbean James Lambert in Ottawa on July 18 (septel),U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States and PolMinCouns conveyed reftel talking points, ex [...]	2008-07-18 20:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL VE CO CA
08OTTAWA977	CANADIAN ASSISTANCE TO THE HORN OF AFRICA [...] (U) In response to reftel demarche by PolMinCouns on June 30 to Director General for Africa David Angell of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, DFAIT's Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Lisa Stadelbauer confirmed on July 18 that Canada "shares the United States' [...]	2008-07-18 22:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO CA
08OTTAWA978	(S) IAEA BOG: CANADA WILL URGE KAZAKHSTAN TO SEEK [...] (S/Rel CAN) On July 19, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation Shawn Caza agreed to reftel request, confirming Canada would move swiftly to urge Kazakhstan to run for a seat on the IAEA Board of Governors. If Kazakhstan decides to [...]	2008-07-18 22:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	SECRET	PREL PARM IAEA AORC SY KZ CA
08OTTAWA98	HCOC: CANADA TO MEET REPORTING DEADLINE [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche on January 16, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Missile and Space Security Andrew Shore confirmed that Canada would meet the March 31 HCOC reporting deadline. 2. (C) Action request: Shore asked whether th [...]	2008-01-18 15:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC MTCRE TSPA CA
08OTTAWA982	PROPOSED LNG RECEIVING TERMINALS IN CANADA [...] (U) Although Canada currently does not have any liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving and regassification terminals, there are many projects under development. Canada has four fully approved LNG import facilities, one of which is under construction, and three proposed terminals. One additiona [...]	2008-07-21 20:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG SENV CA
08OTTAWA988	CANADIAN URANIUM NOT AVAILABLE TO IRAN [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Non-Proliferation Che van Haastrecht expressed appreciation for reftel U.S. initiative, and confirmed that Canadian firms would not sell uranium to any Iranian entities. The Canadian government authorizes [...]	2008-07-23 12:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC TRGY ENRG KNNP IR CA
08OTTAWA989	UNCERTAINTY ABOUT CANADIAN IE PRESENTATION AT MTCR [...] (C//Rel MTCR) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) outgoing Deputy Director for Missile and Space Security Andrew Shore confirmed that Canada would send representatives to the November 3-9 MTCR Plenary in Canberra. Shore noted, however, [...]	2008-07-23 18:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MTCR MNUC ETTC CA
08OTTAWA990	PUBLIC OPINION STABLE IN WAKE OF OMAR KHADR DVD [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 21:37:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL KPAO AF CA
08OUAGADOUGOU427	BURKINA FASO: ESTH DEVELOPMENTS IN MINING, WILDLIFE [...] SUMMARY: During a May 9-14 mission to Burkina Faso, the Regional Environmental Officer (REO) met with Government of Burkina Faso (GOBF) officials (Bureau of Mines and Geology, Ministry of Environment, National Tourism Board) and the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineerin [...]	2008-05-20 17:06:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR EMIN SENV GH UV CH TW
08OUAGADOUGOU602	Burkina Faso's "Mining Boom": Second Gold Mine; Zinc, [...] Key Points: -- Seven months after the October 2007 opening of a gold mine in Taparko, Prime Minister Tertius Zongo presided over the May opening in Youga of the nation's second commercial gold mine. -- During his speech, Zongo opined that the opening of the Youga mine was the beginning of [...]	2008-07-07 08:07:00	Embassy Ouagadougou	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ECON EINV ETRD PREL UV
08PARAMARIBO42	SURINAME: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] (U) Post submits the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Suriname. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------- 2. The Government of Suriname (GOS) has identified Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as a key element in achieving sustainable development. In its 2006-2011 [...]	2008-02-04 16:42:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV USTR NS
08PARAMARIBO59	SUSI ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: PARAMARIBO, SURINAME [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit the following information for the candidate nomination. A. Nominee's full name as it appears on passport; Last name: Rudge First name: Eric Middle name: Patrick B. Date of birth (Month, Day, Year): November 16, 1960 C. City of birth: Paramaribo [...]	2008-02-14 18:24:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OEXC SCUL KPAO NS

08PARIS1073	WORLD HERITAGE WORKING GROUP ON ELECTION OF MEMBERS - PARIS [...] (U) Summary: The second session of the Working Group meeting to examine issues concerning the election of members of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) made little progress, as expected, but advanced on defining the key points to consider. End summary. 2. (U) The open-ended Working Group [...]	2008-06-04 15:06:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO SCUL
08PARIS1118	OECD/Export Credits: Plenary Covers Tied Aid Project, [...] (SBU) Summary: The OECD's Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees (ECG) and the Participants to the Export Credit Arrangement (Participants) held their semi-annual plenary sessions and Aircraft Sector Understanding (ASU) meetings in Paris on April 21-25, 2008. The U.S. obtained s [...]	2008-06-13 08:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN ETRD EINV EXIM EAIR ECON OECD KCOR CH IN
08PARIS1168	NEA A/S WELCH DISCUSSION OF LEBANON/SYRIA AT [...] (C) Summary: Lebanon/Syria dominated NEA-themed discussions between visiting NEA A/S Welch and his French MFA counterpart, Jean Felix-Paganon, June 12. Felix-Paganon and members of his team voiced relative satisfaction with the situation in Lebanon after the Doha accord but were watching c [...]	2008-06-20 12:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR LE SY IS IR IZ
08PARIS1203	PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN: DONORS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: International pledges totaled more than $20 billion at the Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan on June 12. This amount doubled the pledge total achieved at the 2006 London Conference and demonstrated th [...]	2008-06-25 16:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL PGOV AORC FR AF XB XF XG XR
08PARIS1369	OECD: REPORT OF JUNE 2008 MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. The OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) met June 16-20, 2008 at OECD headquarters in Paris. The agenda for the plenary session included the following topics: Responses by stakeholders to WGB Consultation Paper Argentina Phase 2 report Australia post-Phase 2 written report Es [...]	2008-07-18 15:04:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR ECON EINV ETRD PREL OECD
08PARIS141	FRANCE 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]	2008-01-28 14:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR FR
08PARIS1418	UNESCO BRIEFING ON THE NOVEMBER 2008 INTERNATIONAL [...] Summary: On June 27, 2008, UNESCO briefed Member States on the organization of the November 2008 International Conference on Education (ICE) sponsored by UNESCO's Bureau of International Education (IBE) to be held in Geneva. The topic of this conference is "Inclusive Education: The Way of the [...]	2008-07-24 14:20:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO SCUL BE
08PARIS1423	PARIS CLUB - JULY 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's July 7-8 session, the Vice Chairman briefed creditors on his recent meetings in Kinshasa with the Ministers of Economy and Finance, noting concern that a proposed infrastructure deal involving a DRC sovereign guarantee was at odds with the Paris Club's project [...]	2008-07-24 16:53:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS1436	GOF HOSTS INFORMAL MEETING ON GLOBAL FOOD [...] (SBU) Summary: On 7/23 FranceQs Ministry of Agriculture hosted an informal meeting with international partners to further thinking on a Qglobal partnership for food and agriculture.Q The proposal fleshes out an initiative initially raised by President Sarkozy at the June 3 High-level Food S [...]	2008-07-28 16:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR ECON FR
08PARIS15	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH FRENCH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Kristen Silverberg met in Paris on December 21 with her French counterpart, Sylvie Bermann. They discussed a range of issues currently before the UN Security Council (UNSC). Bermann pushed for a UNSC endorsemen [...]	2008-01-04 17:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA EUN UNHRC FR
08PARIS1753	FRENCH UPDATES ON COUNTER-PIRACY; EU COORDINATION [...] (C) Summary. France has not yet identified another nation to take over escorting World Food Program shipments (which the French call "Operation Alcyon") once Canada's scheduled escort duty stops on September 27, according to MFA desk officers Samer Melki and Guillaume Dabouis during a Septem [...]	2008-09-19 14:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN
08PARIS1868	France's Societal Preferences Trade Initiative - [...] (SBU) Summary: French initiatives to incorporate societal preferences into European trade policy were the theme of a lunch we hosted with agriculture, econ and commercial counterparts from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil, The friendlies have been watching recent developments with c [...]	2008-10-09 17:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR SENV SOCI EU
08PARIS1872	PARIS CLUB - SEPTEMBER 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's September 17 session, Club Chairman Musca briefed creditors on recent contacts with the Government of Argentina (GOA),which revealed that Argentina intends to clear arrears excluding late interest and resume debt service on future installments. Creditors in [...]	2008-10-10 14:59:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS1980	FRENCH CIVILIAN NUCLEAR: CURRENT AMBITIONS AND FUTURE [...] (SBU) Summary. In 10/16-17 meetings French officials and private sector representatives told Special Representative Frank Mermoud that France wants its national energy industrial groups to be leaders in the "nuclear renaissance". Expansion is being driven by energy security and climate change [...]	2008-10-29 11:16:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD PREL FR GM
08PARIS2004	PARIS CLUB - OCTOBER 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 2008 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon included Argentina, Congo-B, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, DRC, Iraq, Liberia, the Seychelles, and Togo. Paris Club Co-Chairman Coeure reported that, in an earlier conversation with the Paris Club Secretariat, Argentine Minister Fernandez had re [...]	2008-10-31 17:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS2027	OECD: "SOCIETAL CONCERNS" AND NON-TARIFF MEASURES MAJOR [...] SUMMARY: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Joint Working Party on Agriculture and Trade(JWPAT) held its 60th meeting October 16-17, 2008. During the meeting, there was discussion concerning election of the 2009 Bureau, including the position of Chair. Only one [...]	2008-11-06 14:39:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	OECD ETRD EAGR ECON SENV
08PARIS2134	P3 CONSULTATIONS ON NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT IN PARIS [...] (C) Summary. On November 7, Acting U/S John Rood met in Paris with his French and British counterparts Jacques Audibert and Mariot Leslie, respectively, to discuss a broad range of nonproliferation, arms control, and disarmament issues. Topics included regional issues (Iran, North Korea, and Syria) [...]	2008-11-21 08:21:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR KACT FR UK CH RU KN SY IR
08PARIS2195	FRANCE PREPARES FURTHER ACTION AGAINST IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The GOF is preparing to require financial institutions to report all transactions with Iran, and is also examining the possibility of banning or further restricting such transactions. The Senior Elysee diplomatic advisor urged increased pressure on Iran and deferral of any nego [...]	2008-12-04 10:10:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KNNP PTER PARM EUN UNSC IR UZ FR
08PARIS2266	IBC MEETING ON HUMAN CLONING [...] The International Bioethics Committee (IBC) of UNESCO met October 28-29, 2008, followed, October 30-31, by a joint meeting of the IBC and the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee (IGBC),to discuss what the IBC should recommend to the Director General on possible action by UNESCO with respect [...]	2008-12-15 14:44:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO TBIO
08PARIS2317	SANCTIONS ON EU PRODUCTS DUE TO HORMONE-BEEF BAN [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Embassy Paris recommends modification of proposed list of French exports targeted under revised sanctions. Country Team believes that, to be effective, sanctions need to target major corporate interests with political clout. Sanctions that target artisanal p [...]	2008-12-23 13:07:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR FR
08PARIS2344	PARIS CLUB - DECEMBER 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 2008 Paris Club Tour d'Horizon included Argentina, Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Pakistan, the Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and Togo. Argentine Economy Minister Fernandez had told the Secretariat that repayment was [...]	2008-12-31 08:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS265	PARIS CLUB - JANUARY 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's January 22-24 session, the U.S. and other creditors signed an accord with Guinea to resume interim debt relief under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. The Paris Club (PC) also granted The Gambia 100 percent cancellation of its [...]	2008-02-14 09:41:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON OECD EAID FR XA XB XF XM
08PARIS307	Partnership for Democratic Governance - Readout on [...] Summary. The PDG Steering Group convened for the first time on February 13-14 in Paris. Secretary General Gurria chaired the meeting, which was attended by the nine Steering Group countries, plus the UNDP. Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Daniel S. Sullivan re [...]	2008-02-21 15:12:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON KDEM OECD
08PARIS398	FRENCH PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Afghanistan Coordinator Patrick Moon met MFA DAS for South Asia Didier Leroy on February 27 to discuss next steps in Afghanistan, including an Afghanistan Donors conference and potential increases in French military contributions to the security effort. Leroy noted the Afghan D [...]	2008-03-05 14:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR EAID NATO AF FR
08PARIS555	FRENCH STRESS MARKETS IN DEPSEC KIMMITT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 13, Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt met with Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer, Elysee diplomatic and economic advisors and private sector bankers to discuss the Transatlantic Economic Council, financial market turmoil, [...]	2008-03-25 11:05:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV ETTC PARM IR FR
08PARIS633	PARIS CLUB - MARCH 2008 DISCUSSION OF POLICY AND [...] (SBU) The Paris Club met on March 13 to discuss 16 countries and other policy and methodological issues. Creditors reported on contacts with the new Argentine government, which has been arguing against an IMF agreement and for minimizing external payments in seeking a Paris Club deal. The IM [...]	2008-04-07 10:37:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON OECD EAID FR
08PARIS735	AUSTRALIA GROUP: 2008 INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE) [...] (S) The following describes highlights of the Information Exchange (IE) portion of the annual meeting of the Australia Group (AG),which met in Paris, April 12-18, 2008 (Report on AG Plenary provided septel). The IE included 30 presentations by twelve AG member states. The US provided 10 of the 30 [...]	2008-04-17 16:41:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PARM PREL CBW ETTC AS FR
08PARIS750	AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY MEETING, PARIS, APRIL 14-18, 2008 REF: A. 07 MOSCOW 5535 B. 07 PARIS 2593 Classified By: ESTH/NP COUNSELOR ROBERT W. DRY FOR REASONS 1.4 (B),(D),(E),and (H). -------------------- SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW -------------------- [...] (C) The Australia Group (AG) held its 2008 plenary in Paris from April 14-18. In addition to approving several updates to the AG's Guidelines and control lists, the Group discussed Russia's continued interest in membership. AG members continued to express concern about Russia's implementation of ex [...]	2008-04-18 16:41:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC AS FR RS CBW
08PARIS76	OECD/Export Credits: Debt Sustainability Agreement Adopted; [...] (SBU) Summary: The Members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Working Party on Export Credits and Credit Guarantees (ECG) and the Participants to the Export Credit Arrangement (Participants) held their semi-annual plenary sessions and Aircraft Sector Understan [...]	2008-01-14 13:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EFIN ETRD EINV EXIM EAIR ECON SENV OECD KCOR
08PARIS866	GLOBAL INITIATIVE EXERCISE PLANNING GROUP FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, the Initiative co-chairs held the first Exercise Planning Group (EPG) meeting on April 15 in Paris to begin coordinating the development and execution of international exercises aimed at combating the threat posed by [...]	2008-05-05 16:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KGIC MCAP PINR PTER PARM IAEA FR
08PARIS867	GLOBAL INITIATIVE EXERCISE PLANNING GROUP FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism, the Initiative co-chairs held the first Exercise Planning Group (EPG) meeting on April 15 in Paris to begin coordinating the development and execution of international exercises aimed at combating the threat posed by [...]	2008-05-05 16:23:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	KGIC MCAP PINR PTER PARM IAEA FR
08PARIS961	Partnership for Democratic Governance - Readout on Second [...] Summary. The PDG Steering Group (SG) held its second meeting on May 7. Deputy Secretary General Amano chaired the gathering, which was attended by the nine SG countries, plus the UNDP. USOECD Charg d'affaires Paul Reid represented the USA. The Head of the PDG Advisory Unit (AU) presented [...]	2008-05-20 13:47:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON KDEM OECD
08PARISFR1999	UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD BODY PLANS TO TEST NEW CONSTRAINTS [...] Summary. Strong U.S. leadership was needed at the UNESCO Executive Board's September 30-October 17, 2008 session in order to vindicate the right of any Executive Board Member State to "observe" the private meetings of any subsidiary body of the Board, even if that Member State is not a formal [...]	2008-10-31 08:23:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO PHUM
08PARISFR2007	BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES AT UNESCO'S AUTUMN 2008 [...] Summary: UNESCO's Executive Board at its autumn 2008 Executive Board meeting (September 30-October 21) set in motion the process of preparing the program and budget for the 2010-2012 biennium. In this regard, the Board merely took note of the Director General's plea for a Zero Real Growth (ZRG [...]	2008-11-03 09:35:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO AORC
08PARISFR2144	LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: The Egyptian Ambassador to UNESCO has asked for meetings with the Japanese and French Ambassadors to UNESCO to find out if the Government of Japan (GOJ) and the Government of France (GOF) are supporting the Egyptian candidate for the next Director General of UNESCO. The results o [...]	2008-11-21 16:00:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL FR JA EG IS NO
08PARISFR2265	UNESCO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION [...] Summary: Approximately 153 UNESCO member states attended the 48th session of the International Conference on Education hosted by UNESCO's International Bureau of Education in Geneva November 25-28, 2008. Held every four years, the IBE conference brings together Ministers of Education, repres [...]	2008-12-15 14:43:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC UNESCO AID SCUL ECA
08PARISFR2332	UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY CONVENTION: INTERGOVERNMENTAL [...] Begin Summary. During its week-long second ordinary meeting, the 24-member Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions ("the IGC" or "the Committee") took decisive action on each of the items on its agenda, although two items (prefere [...]	2008-12-29 12:12:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL UNESCO USTR WIPO WTRO KIPR
08PARTO20503	(SBU) Secretary Rice's Meeting with Colombian [...] (U) January 25, 2008; 2:15 p.m.; Medellin, Colombia. 2. (SBU) Participants: United States The Secretary Ambassador William R. Brownfield Representative Melissa Bean Representative Eliot Engel Representative Jane Harman Representative Alcee Hastings Representative Ron Klein Representa [...]	2008-02-05 23:16:00	US Delegation, Secretary	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA ETRD ECIN EINV ELAB
08PARTO20505	Secretary Rice's Meeting with Colombian [...] (U) January 25, 2008; 3:30 p.m.; Medellin, Colombia. 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Ambassador William Brownfield Representative Melissa Bean Representative Eliot Engel Representative Jane Harman Representative Alcee Hastings Representative Ron Klein Representative [...]	2008-02-05 23:23:00	US Delegation, Secretary	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA ETRD ECIN EINV ELAB
08PARTO51302	(U) SECRETARY RICE'S APRIL 22, 2008 [...] (U) Classified by: Kevin Whitaker, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) April 22, 2008, Kuwait City, Kuwait 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary A/S C. David Welch, NEA Ambassador David Satterfield, NEA/I Ambassador Ryan Crocker, [...]	2008-05-13 23:27:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PGOV PREL PVTS
08PARTO60602	(U) Secretary Rice's May 30, 2008 lunch meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) May 30, 12:15 p.m., Reykjavik, Iceland. 3. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Ambassador Carol van Voorst Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery III, E Assistant [...]	2008-06-06 18:50:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL MARR NATO ECON
08PARTO8	(U) Secretary Rice's June 26-27 Participation in [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008 at 18:00, and June 28, 2008 at 09:30; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. W [...]	2008-07-12 12:10:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KNNP KWBG
08PHNOMPENH318	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR CAMBODIA [...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1998, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...]	2008-04-10 01:07:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC USTR KTDB CB
08PHNOMPENH399	HOR NAMHONG, SAM RAINSY SEEK EMBASSY INTERCESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Hor Namhong summoned the Ambassador on May 8 for a one-on-one meeting to explain to the Ambassador his defamation and disinformation cases against Sam Rainsy regarding Rainsy's assertion that Hor Namhong was a former Khmer Rouge prison camp chief. The aged and [...]	2008-05-13 09:04:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KJUS CB
08PHNOMPENH403	CAMBODIA PUBLIC OPINION: FAVORABLE TOWARD U.S. AND [...] (SBU/NOFORN) In a recent Cambodia public opinion poll, 87 percent of respondents had a favorable opinion of the United States. International Republican Institute (IRI) conducted the public opinion survey in February 2008 and found public opinion of the U.S. higher than for any other country [...]	2008-05-15 07:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM CB
08PHNOMPENH763	CAMBODIA: CPP CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBER CHEAM YEAP [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with A/DCM, CPP Central Committee Permanent Committee Member and Cambodian National Assembly Permanent Committee Member Cheam Yeap stated that the CPP has enough legal documents to "easily" show that it has legitimately won 90 National Assembly seats in the July [...]	2008-09-09 12:24:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM CB
08PHNOMPENH922	INFORMATION ON CIVIL SOCIETY IN CAMBODIA [...] (SBU) Post's response to questions posed in reftel are as follows: A. NGOs 1) (U) WHAT IS THE REGISTRATION PROCESS FOR LOCAL NGOS OR ASSOCIATIONS, INCLUDING THE LENGTH OF TIME, THE GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES RESPONSIBLE, AND ANY DIFFERENCE IN REGISTRATION FOR PARTY ORGANIZATIONS? Prospect [...]	2008-11-14 08:52:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CB
08PORTAUPRINCE1256	MCHHJO1: INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO HAITI'S [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post has received the information in para 3 from local Embassies concerning the international response to the aftermath of Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike. 3. (SBU) Begin list of emergency aid pledges: [...]	2008-09-08 16:07:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1294	HAITI: DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES [...] (U) USAID Acting Deputy Director Alex Deprez reported on a September 10 meeting hosted by the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (TPTC) to discuss infrastructure challenges as a result of recent flooding. Donors represented included: USAID, the European Union, Canada, Ger [...]	2008-09-11 20:50:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR PGOV EAID ECON HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1303	HAITI: DONORS URGE GOVERNMENT TO ASSESS [...] (SBU) Donors, representing the U.S., Canada, the European Union (EU),the UN Mission for Stabilization in Haiti (MINUSTAH),Germany, the Inter-American Development Bank and France, met September 11 with the intention to discuss findings from an initial Government of Haiti assessment of infrast [...]	2008-09-12 22:11:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC PREL PINR PGOV EAID ECON HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1319	HAITI: DONOR RESPONSE UPDATE [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Post has received the information in para 3 from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The information reflects contributions made or pledged to respond to recent hurricanes and [...]	2008-09-16 20:03:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID
08PORTAUPRINCE134	HAITI'S HEAD OF ELECTIONS RESIGNS [...] (C) Jacques Bernard, Director General of Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council and the man who was to manage Haiti's Senate elections later this year, submitted his letter of resignation to President Preval January 23, and soon thereafter left the country. Bernard's resignation letter, which [...]	2008-01-28 17:27:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HA
08PORTAUPRINCE136	IMMIGRATION OFFICERS RECEIVE TRAINING, BUT IMPACT [...] Summary: As part of its project, ''Capacity Building in Migration Management'' (CBMM) sponsored by the government of Canada, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) held a series of training workshops for Haitian immigration officers. The workshops provided valuable information an [...]	2008-01-28 18:27:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1381	WHY WE NEED CONTINUING MINUSTAH PRESENCE IN HAITI [...] (U) This report responds to recommendation number 2 of the Embassy Port au Prince OIG inspection report. Summary -------- 2. (C) The UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti is an indispensable tool in realizing core USG policy interests in Haiti. Security vulnerabilities and fundamental institutional [...]	2008-10-01 15:48:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1510	PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES TRAVAILS OF OFFICE, [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Pierre-Louis says privately that she is frustrated by President Preval's refusal thus far to give her the space she needs to govern. He has yet to sign off on her plan to visit Washington, attempting to reshuffle her cabinet without her consent, and listening to an [...]	2008-10-29 15:46:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1517	HAITI: TENTATIVE DATE FOR SENATE ELECTIONS, APRIL [...] (SBU) After over a year of stagnation in election preparations, Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) announced that the first round of Senate elections would be held April 19. That date is not final until confirmed by Presidential decree. The latest GOH amended budget commits additio [...]	2008-10-29 19:52:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
08PORTAUPRINCE153	HAITIAN POLICE PRIORITIES, PROGRAMS, AND PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: The Director General of the Haitian National Police (HNP) recently discussed with Embassy officials his priorities and constraints in developing the needed police officers for regular police work, additional police presence in Cite Soleil, border control, and adequate staffing o [...]	2008-01-31 14:07:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM KPKO PGOV PREL ASEC ECON HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1533	PRIME MINISTER MEETS WITH CORE FOUR AMBASSADORS [...] (C) At our request, Haitian Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis (MPL) met with the Brazilian, Canadian, French and U.S. Ambassadors, as well as UNSRSG Hedi Annabi, on October 27. The PM acknowledged that she has yet to satisfactorily organize her office, and remains very much a prisoner of he [...]	2008-10-31 17:59:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI EAID HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1600	HAITI DRUG CHAPTER FOR 2008-2009 INCSR [...] Per instructions reftel, Port au Prince submits the following text for the Haiti drug chapter of the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). Data table required of major list countries, with a copy of this text, will be submitted by e-mail as well. 2. Begin Text [...]	2008-11-19 19:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1601	HAITI DRUG CHAPTER FOR 2008-2009 INCSR [...] Per instructions reftel, Port au Prince submits the following text for the Haiti drug chapter of the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). Data table required of major list countries, with a copy of this text, will be submitted by e-mail as well. 2. Begin Text [...]	2008-11-20 12:12:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1602	HAITI DRUG CHAPTER FOR 2008-2009 INCSR [...] Per instructions reftel, Port au Prince submits the following text for the Haiti drug chapter of the 2008-2009 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). Data table required of major list countries, with a copy of this text, will be submitted by e-mail as well. 2. Begin Text [...]	2008-11-20 12:14:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1649	WHA DAS DAVID ROBINSON MEETS WITH HAITIAN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary David Robinson, accompanied by WHA/CAR Deputy Director Willard Smith, met November 20 with key Haitian officials to discuss the country's preparations for the upcoming senatorial elections, a possible donor conference in early 2009 in Canada, and ongoin [...]	2008-12-01 14:17:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA HA
08PORTAUPRINCE1677	LAVALAS: ARISTIDE "READY TO RETURN," BUT WANTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-05 20:12:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HA SF
08PORTAUPRINCE1757	HAITI ELECTIONS: DONOR FRUSTRATION GROWS, [...] (C) Summary: Frustration grows in the international donor community as President Rene Preval has yet to issue a Presidential Decree (''Arrete'') to hold elections for one-third of the senate, planned for April. Canada and the European Commission have made clear they will not disburse funds w [...]	2008-12-24 15:06:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID HA CA
08PORTAUPRINCE319	INL DAS MCCAMPBELL VISITS HAITI [...] (U) Summary: On January 14-15 INL DAS Christy McCampbell visited Haiti for the first time. She toured NAS and DEA-related sites and met with Embassy and GOH officials, including the Minister of Justice. She departed with a deeper understanding of the challenges faced in implementing progr [...]	2008-02-26 19:54:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV HA
08PORTAUPRINCE377	NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL OF PROVISIONAL ELECTORAL [...] (SBU) Pierre-Louis Opont was installed as new Director General of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) March 6. He appears closer to President Preval than his predecessor. He has no experience managing elections, but has a better relationship with the CEP councilors, which may help produce [...]	2008-03-07 16:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM HA
08PORTAUPRINCE447	DUAL CITIZENSHIP MANHUNT HITS SENATORS, MINISTERS; [...] (SBU) Summary: Prominent businessman and Senate Vice-President Rudolph Henri Boulos resigned from the Senate on March 18 following the Senate's consideration of a report by the Senate Commission of Inquiry on Nationality. The report, confirming that Senators Boulos and Ultimo Compere held Ame [...]	2008-03-19 19:55:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PREL HA
08PORTAUPRINCE537	HAITI ELECTIONS: MORE ASSURANCES BUT FEW CONCRETE [...] (C) Summary: President Preval at the end of March again reassured the international community of the GOH's commitment to hold Senate elections. The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) announced to donors an increase of USD 2 million in the projected cost of elections, but has still not prese [...]	2008-04-04 18:16:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
08PORTAUPRINCE553	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HAITIAN PRISON CONDITIONS [...] Summary: Ambassador Sanderson met with HNP Director of Prison Administration Celestin on April 4. They discussed current prison conditions, plans for facility construction and renovation, staffing gaps, USG assistance and the major problems facing the Haitian corrections system. He is appr [...]	2008-04-08 18:43:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM HA
08PORTAUPRINCE585	SCENESETTER FOR HIGH LEVEL MISSION TO HAITI: [...] (SBU) We are very much looking forward to your trip here tomorrow as the U.S. representative in the High Level Mission to Haiti. The players are beginning to line up: in addition to the OAS Secretary General, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the European Union will be sending officials. I [...]	2008-04-23 19:34:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HA
08PORTAUPRINCE623	CONGRESSMAN MEEK MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PREVAL [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Congressman Kendrick Meek (D-FL) discussed with President Preval April 21 the U.S. government's commitment to Haiti's development and his commitment to advocate for HOPE II legislation. Preval desc [...]	2008-04-29 18:45:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR HA
08PORTAUPRINCE709	HIGH LEVEL INTERNATIONAL MISSION TO HAITI [...] (C) A High-Level International Mission to Haiti April 24-25 that included WHA A/S Shannon told political leaders that the international community continues to stand by Haiti after the recent rioting, but that Haitian leaders must strive for improved consensus across party lines and branches [...]	2008-05-14 16:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID EAGR HA
08PORTAUPRINCE73	GOVERNMENTS ON HISPANIOLA DESIRE COOPERATION ON [...] (U) This cable is sensitive, but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary. A regional consultative meeting on travel document fraud, sponsored by the International Organization for Migration (IOM),brought together representatives of five Caribbean countries to discuss [...]	2008-01-15 16:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM HA CVIS SMIG
08PORTAUPRINCE783	ELECTORAL LAW PASSES PARLIAMENT; SENATE ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: The possible date for elections for one-third of the Senate continues to slip farther into the future. Expanding CEP election budget projections now exceed pledged donor financing by USD 4 million. The CEP has rejected donor pleas to trim the election budget and continues to in [...]	2008-05-30 20:19:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HA
08PORTAUPRINCE908	INL/CIV DEPUTY DIRECTOR VISIT JUNE 9-12 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY. INL/CIV Deputy Director Angelic Young visited NAS Haiti June 9-12 to confer on current programs and future plans and to visit project sites. She visited the National Police Academy and Cite Sole [...]	2008-06-23 14:23:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PHUM PREL HA
08PORTLOUIS205	NOT SO SUBTLE CORRUPTION IN MAURITIUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent allegations and press reports on corruption scandals in Mauritius highlight an often overlooked issue by those new to or unfamiliar with the island. Upon first impression, Mauritius may look relatively clean, but with some digging - one may find questionable dealings und [...]	2008-06-12 12:11:00	Embassy Port Louis	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC ECON EFIN PBTS PGOV MP
08PORTMORESBY222	CORRECTED COPY: PAPUA NEW GUINEA SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Port Moresby looks forward to welcoming you to Papua New Guinea (PNG). Your visit presents an opportunity to follow up on the success of Pacific Partnership 2008 and to review where the PNG's potential engagement in international PKO. Though it is increasing ties to Asi [...]	2008-11-05 06:31:00	Embassy Port Moresby	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV PP
08PORTOFSPAIN106	COP PARTY PLANS TO STAY VIABLE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Congress of the People (COP) Winston Dookeran February 27 in a discussion that focused on the opposition leader's efforts to keep his party relevant despite it failing to secure seats in last November's parliamentary vote. Dookeran, who has been under s [...]	2008-03-03 16:13:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI TD
08PORTOFSPAIN139	DEBATING THE EU-CARIFORUM TRADE AGREEMENT [...] SUMMARY: A dynamic debate on February 29 about the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and CARIFORUM (CARICOM and the Dominican Republic) at the University of the West Indies (UWI) highlighted concerns about the lack of civil society involvement in negotiations, the inadequacies [...]	2008-03-18 20:36:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV ECIN TD
08PORTOFSPAIN170	CARICOM'S CRIME MEETING LEADS TO DEPORTEE AND REGIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Manning hosted an April 4-5 CARICOM heads of government meeting on crime and security in Port of Spain. Among agreed initiatives were to increase maritime and airspace security cooperation, explore the creation of a regional rapid deployment force, develop a Caribb [...]	2008-04-10 15:33:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM PREF PGOV TD
08PORTOFSPAIN265	T&T UPDATES USOAS AMBASSADOR ON 2009 SUMMIT OF THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOTT Ministers and the National Summit Coordinator welcomed the visit of USOAS Ambassador Hector Morales to consult on preparations for the Fifth Summit of the Americas, April 2009 in Port of Spain. T&T aims to unveil the initial draft Summit declaration in mid-July, with text [...]	2008-06-17 17:42:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON PREL EAGR KSUM XM TD
08PORTOFSPAIN276	CARICOM HOLDS MILITARY COMMANDERS MULTINATIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Following up the April 4-5 CARICOM heads of government security meeting, the GOTT hosted in Port of Spain a June 13-14 "Caribbean Community Inaugural Technical Meeting of Military Commanders." A working-level USG interagency team from State, DoD, DHS and SouthCom participated. [...]	2008-06-24 17:55:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS KCRM PREF PGOV TD
08PORTOFSPAIN358	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR MID- JUNE TRHOUGH [...] China and GOTT sign loan and cooperative agreements 2. T&T to sign trade agreement with EU 3. Dubai, NYC support T&T's International Financial Center 4. T&T deposits US$200m into its sovereign wealth fund 5. No flour subsidy for T&T 6. Fuel hedge key to Caribbean Air success 7. S [...]	2008-08-06 18:31:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR EFIN EINV EAIR KIPR SENV TD
08PORTOFSPAIN362	DEFENSE MINISTERIALS OF THE AMERICAS - TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) The GOTT delegation to the September DMA in Banff, Alberta will be led by National Security Minister Martin Joseph. Joseph will be accompanied by Chief of Defense Staff Brigadier General Edmund Dillon, Washington D.C. Defense Attache Lt. Col Anthony Phillips-Spencer, High Commissioner to [...]	2008-08-07 15:45:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON MARR MOPS PREL TD
08PORTOFSPAIN444	TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR MID-AUGUST THROUGH [...] US$2.3 billion plastics deal signed with Europeans 2. Hill International wins $285 million project 3. T&T faces labor shortages 4. GOTT increases infrastructure borrowing authority 5. NGC benefiting from high Methanol Prices 6. GOTT gives CAL tax exemption 7. Yachtie fuel crisis resolve [...]	2008-09-30 13:30:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN EINV EAIR SENV ENRG KIPR SOCI TD
08PORTOFSPAIN447	THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The extradition this year to the U.S. of three Muslims (one a citizen of T&T and the other two from Guyana) to face trial for an alleged plot against JFK Airport has heightened interest in the state of Islam in Trinidad and Tobago. Variously estimated at 6-10 percent of the pop [...]	2008-10-02 12:05:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON SCUL PHUM PTER TD
08PORTOFSPAIN448	THE ISLAMIC COMMUNITY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The extradition this year to the U.S. of three Muslims (one a citizen of T&T and the other two from Guyana) to face trial for an alleged plot against JFK Airport has heightened interest in the state of Islam in Trinidad and Tobago. Variously estimated at 6-10 percent of the pop [...]	2008-10-02 12:05:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON SCUL PHUM PTER TD
08PORTOFSPAIN546	A VIEW FROM THE TRENCHES: THE TRINIDAD ECONOMY AS REFLECTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While not completely scientific, information provided in visa interviews opens a window on the local economy. Recognizing the limitations of such information, but also its worth, the Embassy conducted a study involving 218 randomly chosen visa applicants. The data revealed incom [...]	2008-12-01 17:32:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PREL ECON CVIS TD
08PRAGUE321	PRAGUE CONSULAR ROUNDUP - JAN/MAY 2008 [...] Visa waiver negotiations culminated in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Washington, and initial objections from the European Commission have abated. DHS visited to conduct a country review and to discuss implementing arrangements. The Department is leading the negotiation [...]	2008-05-27 13:39:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT EZ
08PRAGUE334	CORRECTED COPY - CZECH REPUBLIC: FY2006 B VISA VALIDATION [...] According to our latest B1/B2 validation study, 0.6 percent of Czechs issued B1/B2 visas between October 1, 2005 and September 30, 2006 were confirmed as remaining in the United States illegally as of November 2007. An additional 0.7 percent were currently in the United States legally on a lon [...]	2008-06-04 15:36:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD ASEC EZ
08PRAGUE38	CZECHS ARGUE AGAINST UNHRC RESOLUTION, BUT EU [...] (C) Embassy officials raised USG concerns about the UN Human Rights Council special session on Gaza with the Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy office on the morning of January 24. This afternoon Czech Deputy Director of Human Rights and Transition Policy, Martin Bocek, informed Embo [...]	2008-01-24 14:30:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EZ EUN GZ IS
08PRAGUE384	CZECH THINKING ON UPCOMING EU PRESIDENCY - PART II [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 12-13 State EUR/ERA Office Director Bill Lucas met with a variety of Czech officials preparing for the January 2009 Czech EU Presidency. Czech officials covered the waterfront - from their very broad vision of what they hope to accomplish by next June, to the specifics o [...]	2008-06-20 17:45:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN EZ EG PGOV PREL
08PRETORIA1186	ELECTRICITY CRISIS STALLS COEGA ALUMINUM SMELTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The long-time government-championed aluminum smelter at Coega in the Eastern Cape is the highest profile casualty of South Africa's power crisis. The SAG is disappointed and still in denial over the postponement - and potential permanent loss - of its biggest greenfield project i [...]	2008-06-04 14:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EWWT EIND EINV SENV SF
08PRETORIA1312	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 13, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - World Bank Upbeat on SA Economy - Another Interest Rate Hike - Current Account Deficit Raises Concern - Electricity Problems Likely to Ha [...]	2008-06-14 07:25:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1352	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 20, 2008 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 25 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Fitch Downgrades Outlook for SA to 'Stable' - Rising Interest Rates and Inflation Add to Manufacturers' Woes - SA Trade Policy 'Hurting [...]	2008-06-20 14:59:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA1483	NEDBANK - SOUTH AFRICA'S GREENEST BANK [...] Summary. Environment, Science and Technology FSN met in mid-June with Nedbank Group Executive Chief of Governance and Compliance Advocate Selby Baqwa and Senior Manager Briggete Burnett in June 2008 to discuss Nedbank's environmental and sustainability programs. The officials advised that Ne [...]	2008-07-09 13:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
08PRETORIA1595	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2008-07-22 07:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA1624	Safety in South African Mines - a Moral Imperative [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Persistent fatalities in South African mines (increasing to 221 in 2007 from 199 in the prior year) have galvanized industry, government, and labor into taking a harder look at the way safety is communicated and implemented on mines. Both Anglo American and Gold Fields, the thi [...]	2008-07-25 08:11:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA1959	Platinum Group Metals - Rising Star at Risk [...] (SBU) Platinum has been the star performer in the South African mining industry for a number of years. South Africa is the world's number one producer of the platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum, rhodium, ruthenium and iridium, while Russia supplies the bulk of the world's palladium. The co [...]	2008-09-04 12:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET ENRG EINV EIND ETRD ELAB SF ZI
08PRETORIA2128	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2008-09-26 09:34:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF

08PRETORIA2404	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2008-11-03 12:24:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA2466	AMBASSADOR AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Bost hosted members of the Pretoria diplomatic corps to discuss African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma's recent visit to the U.S. and the latest developments on Zimbabwe power-sharing talks (report septel). The Ambassador briefed on Zuma's official meeting [...]	2008-11-07 09:57:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CG EAID KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SF
08PRETORIA2469	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 7, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 45 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank: Crisis Hurts South Africa - Manufacturing Activity Slows Down - More Pain for House Sellers - Ford Motor Company Executive [...]	2008-11-07 12:01:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2515	SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 14, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 8, issue 46 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Standard & Poor's Dim View of Rand, Rates - JSE Out of Favor, But Not Africa - The Final Frontier: Nando's Opens a Fast-Food Restaurant [...]	2008-11-14 14:46:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
08PRETORIA2730	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2008-12-18 09:53:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA428	SOUTH AFRICA OUTLINES NEW BURUNDI PEACE PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a February 22-23 South African Government (SAG)-sponsored seminar, Facilitator Charles Nqakula and Special Envoy Kingsley Mamabolo outlined SAG plans to reinvigorate its Burundi mediation through creation of a "Political Directorate" that would include the Government of Buru [...]	2008-02-29 17:02:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM BY SF
08PRETORIA609	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2008-03-25 09:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRETORIA77	2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) In response to Ref A, this cable presents post's 2008 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the 2008 Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2008 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment The [...]	2008-01-15 08:08:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR SF
08PRETORIA972	South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" - [...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]	2008-05-08 08:35:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
08PRISTINA354	KOSOVO: JULY 11 DONORS CONFERENCE A MILESTONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Commission (EC) will host a donors conference in Brussels on July 11 to mobilize funding for Kosovo's continued development in the wake of independence. The Government of Kosovo (GOK) will need 1.5 billion dollars over three years in donor support to address existin [...]	2008-07-07 15:20:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA388	KOSOVO: DONORS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Donors Conference held in Brussels on July 11 garnered 1.2 billion euro to support Kosovo's socio-economic development and gave the Kosovo Government a high-profile opportunity to tell its story, informing donors about progress made since independence and of its futur [...]	2008-07-21 16:32:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08QUITO129	ECUADORIAN ECONOMIC POLICIES IN 2007: MIX OF [...] (C) Summary. In Correa's first year in office, there was occasionally fiery rhetoric on economic policy, but in practice the GOE implemented a limited number of policy changes, which were mostly pragmatic. U.S. investors shared this experience, where their treatment was more moderate than t [...]	2008-02-11 18:50:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EC
08QUITO130	Ecuadorian Exports Drop to U.S., Largely Due to Shifts in [...] Summary. Ecuadorian exports to the U.S. declined significantly in 2007 relative to 2006. Most of the decline was due to a drop in petroleum sales to the U.S., and to a lesser extent bananas. Some smaller export categories actually saw a jump in sales to the U.S. Global Ecuadorian exports in [...]	2008-02-11 20:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EC
08QUITO191	Foreign Investment Flows into Ecuador: 2007 Better than a [...] (SBU) Summary. Foreign direct investment in Ecuador totaled $471 million in the first nine months of 2007. This reflects a rebound from 2006, when the net investment flows were reduced by the departure of U.S. and Canadian oil companies. As a result, investment in petroleum and from the U.S [...]	2008-02-28 13:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EPET ECON EC
08QUITO294	U.S. COMPANY LEADS SUCCESSFUL WIND ENERGY PROJECT IN [...] (U) Summary: The multilateral Galapagos Wind Energy Project dedicated its wind-turbine project, largely funded by private sector companies, on the Galapagos's San Cristobal island on March 18. Project leader American Electric Power (AEP) says that on windy days, the project provides 80% of Sa [...]	2008-03-27 12:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TRGY SENV UNDP UNEP EINV PGOV TINT EC
08QUITO315	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: WORLD CLASS GOLD DEPOSIT, [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Mining Developments ------------------- 2. (U) The press reported for the first time on March 14 that Aurelian Resources (Canada) had discovered the wo [...]	2008-04-04 11:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EMIN ELAB EINV EC
08QUITO365	MINING REFORM: SEARCHING FOR A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH [...] (C) Summary: The Constituent Assembly approved a measure cancelling thousands of largely unused mining concessions. Concessions that have been explored but not yet in operation will be frozen for six months until a new mining law is finalized. Small mining concessions and mines that are al [...]	2008-04-24 14:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ENRG EPET ECON PREL SENV EC
08QUITO442	CORREA ADOPTS USAID-DESIGNED PROGRAM TO PROMOTE ECUADOR'S [...] (SBU) Summary: At the close of a two hour meeting with President Rafael Correa on May 9, Correa adopted USAID's proposed production and investment promotion program. The program is market-driven, private sector oriented, and designed to improve Ecuador's competitiveness in world markets. At t [...]	2008-05-16 19:49:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EINV PREL EC
08QUITO731	ECUADOR'S LEADING FAMILY BUSINESS GROUPS [...] (U) Summary: This cable identifies Ecuador's leading family business groups, which dominate Ecuador's formal economy and own most of the important companies in the non-petroleum sector. End summary. Overview and observations ------------------------- 2. (SBU) This cable is a snap sho [...]	2008-08-08 16:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN EIND EAGR PGOV EC
08QUITO75	ECUADOR: CORREA'S TAKE ON TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY [...] (C) Summary. While Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa espouses many principles of "21st Century Socialism" and occasionally uses the term, he has thus far been moderate in attempting to translate the ideas into concrete reality. Correa has pursued certain socialist ideas in the areas of Lati [...]	2008-01-23 10:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL EC
08QUITO906	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Defense (MOD) Javier Ponce on September 17. The discussion was cordial and frank, and Ponce seemed interested in maintaining a positive working relationship. However, Minister Ponce expressed a desire to ensure that bilateral [...]	2008-09-23 12:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS EC
08RABAT1017	RABAT'S COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETS IN [...] (SBU) On October 16, the Japanese DCM convened the only G-8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting during Japan's presidency. Representatives of Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States participated, as did representatives of the European Union, [...]	2008-10-23 08:48:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EFIN MO
08RABAT753	MOROCCO: FLOATING NEW PEACEKEEPING INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) is exploring the possibility of increasing its peacekeeping profile by creating a UN-sponsored regional training center and/or augmenting its own ability to carry out peacekeeping operations. It is soliciting preliminary international reaction to [...]	2008-08-12 15:46:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL MCAP KPKO KUNR MO
08RABAT819	MOROCCO: MOJ READY TO SET DATE FOR MLAT [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Secretary General Mohammed Lididi said that discussions leading toward a renegotiation of the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) currently in force between the Government of Morocco (GOM) and the USG are a "high priority" for his ministry. Although [...]	2008-09-02 15:31:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	CJAN PREL KJUS KCRM MO
08RABAT983	MOROCCO SEEKS TO BLOCK ALGERIAN-PROPOSED [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Riley, along with all other North and South American Ambassadors, was convoked by the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss the Government of Morocco's (GOM) objection to the latest Algerian-proposed UN resolution on Western Sahara. The MFA urged the [...]	2008-10-14 08:48:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM WI AG UN MO
08RANGOON26	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR EMBASSY RANGOON [...] Per reftel, this is Embassy Rangoon's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement. Preface: U.S. Investment Subject to Sanctions --------------------------------------------- - 2. On May 20, 1997, by Executive Order 13047, the President imposed economic sanctions prohibiting n [...]	2008-01-15 10:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BM
08RANGOON750	BURMESE GEM AND JADE EXPORTS ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) The value of Burmese jade and gem exports increased substantially in 2007, up 38 percent from 2006. Jade sales accounted for 90 percent of the total. Trade analysts predict 2008 exports will exceed 2007 levels and could reach more than USD 650 million. Burma's jade and gems are sold [...]	2008-09-23 09:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD BM
08REYKJAVIK228	ICELANDIC ECONOMIC CRISIS: BANKERS ARGUE GOI NEEDS TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 18:14:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08RIYADH107	CANADIAN FM IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Canadian FM Bernier visited Saudi Arabia on January 9-11. Bernier met with various SAG officials, including Saudi King Abdullah. Topics included aid to the Palestinians, Syria/Lebanon, Iran's nuclear ambitions, operations in Afghanistan, UN make-up and commercial interests. T [...]	2008-01-26 14:34:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	AF CA FATAH IR IS MOPS PGOV PINR PREL SA
08RIYADH1804	NEW SAUDI AMBASSADOR TO BAHRAIN [...] (C) Summary. Former minister of Social Affairs, Abdulmohsen Abdulaziz al-Akkas, will likely be appointed to the much-coveted, high profile Saudi ambassadorship to Bahrain. Post does not know how soon to expect the appointment of the new ambassador. End Summary. 2. (C) In a discussion wit [...]	2008-12-15 11:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR
08RIYADH1864	SAUDI ARABIA'S NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS [...] Saudi Arabia has only recently begun to examine how nuclear energy can best meet its national needs. Government statements have noted that Saudi Arabia would benefit from the ability to produce electricity from nuclear sources as well as to power expanded desalination operations. Part of the S [...]	2008-12-29 06:53:00	Embassy Riyadh	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO SA
08RIYADH625	PROFILE IN REFORM: NASCENT WOMEN'S RIGHTS GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Founded by Wajeha al-Huwaider and Fawzia al-Ayouni in August 2007, the Society for Protecting and Defending Women's Rights (the "Society") has quickly become one of the most active and important rights advocacy groups in Saudi Arabia. Coordinating campaigns in the local community [...]	2008-04-15 14:47:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI SA
08ROME126	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, economic reforms or other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate have been modest. Recent positive developments include passage of a more efficient bankruptcy law and the incorporation of the EU T [...]	2008-01-29 10:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
08ROME1530	MOVING FORWARD ON COORDINATED NATIONAL MEASURES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The December 12 meeting in Rome of the "likeminded group" that focused on the implementation of national measures on Iran usefully brought Australia, Canada, Japan, and the Republic of Korea into the group (previously limited to France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the Unite [...]	2008-12-17 13:06:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	KNNP ENRG ETTC PARM IR IT
08ROME1538	ITALIAN NUCLEAR MATERIAL: SOGIN RESPONSE TO GTRI [...] (U) This cable is classified Confidential (Releasable to Italy) for transmission purposes. For the purpose of discussion with officials of the Government of Italy (GOI) and wholly-GOI-owned entities such as the Societa Gestione Impianti Nucleari (SOGIN),the inventory below may be declassifi [...]	2008-12-19 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG IT KNNP TPHY TRGY
08ROME1539	ITALIAN SHERPA MASSOLO SEEKS USG VIEWS ON G8 [...] (C) Summary: Italian G8 Sherpa Giampiero Massolo told the DCM on December 15 that Italy wants to resist pressures to expand the G8 format during its 2009 Presidency. He asked whether the new U.S. Administration would favor another Major Economies leaders' Meeting (MEM) at the Summit to deal wi [...]	2008-12-19 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV IT
08ROME1540	ITALIAN SHERPA MASSOLO SEEKS USG VIEWS ON G8 [...] (C) Summary: Italian G8 Sherpa Giampiero Massolo told the DCM on December 15 that Italy wants to resist pressures to expand the G8 format during its 2009 Presidency. He asked whether the new U.S. Administration would favor another Major Economies leaders' Meeting (MEM) at the Summit to deal wi [...]	2008-12-19 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV OVIP OTRA IT
08ROME342	ITALY/EU: EUROPEAN COUNCIL TERMS BALI "IMPORTANT [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian MFA Minister Andrea Perugini correctly predicted to SCICouns on March 11 that the March 13-14 European Council conclusions would not mention the 25-40% greenhouse gas(GHG) reduction below 1990 levels by 2020 target, and would refer to the "important breakthrough" made at [...]	2008-03-18 09:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EUN IT
08ROME357	U.S. COORDINATOR SCHWEICH ENGAGES ITALIANS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings with GOI officials and the Italian press on March 13-14, Amb. Thomas A. Schweich, Coordinator for Afghan Justice Reform and Counternarcotics and INL PDAS, drew a strong correlation between security and narcotics in Afghanistan. He presented new USG and UNODC data s [...]	2008-03-20 15:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR NATO IT MARR MOPS AF EAID
08ROME779	ITALIAN TRADE ROUND-UP: DOHA, POSSIBLE EU-CANADA [...] (U) Summary. During a June 9 meeting, Director General for Trade Amadeo Teti said he thought a Doha Round agreement on agricultural trade is close to being finalized, but noted negotiations on non-agricultural market access (NAMA) and services are far from over. Teti told Econ Counselor that [...]	2008-06-20 15:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO IT
08SANJOSE195	CODEL COSTELLO REVIEWS CIVIL AVIATION [...] SUMMARY. On March 1-4, a Congressional delegation (CODEL) led by the Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Jerry Costello (D-IL) visited Costa Rica to review the aircraft repair operations of Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Aeroindustriales R.L. (COOPESA). COOPESA has ongoing offshore repai [...]	2008-03-12 19:27:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAIR SNAR CS
08SANJOSE765	COSTA RICA REQUESTS SUPPORT OF CANDIDATE FOR [...] On September 9, we received a diplomatic note from the MFA requesting support of Mario Viquez Jimenez, the GOCR's candidate for the Inter-American Children's Institute, during elections to be held October 15-16. Relevant text follows. 2. BEGIN unofficial translation of diplomatic note: "T [...]	2008-09-23 19:17:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC OAS IACI CS
08SANJOSE910	GOCR FEARS INSTABILITY FROM NICARAGUAN MUNICIPAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOCR will speak out in multilateral fora about the fraudulent municipal elections in Nicaragua, including in the November 20 OAS debate, but will not confront its northern neighbor directly. The GOCR will urge adherence to the principles of the Democratic Charter, but will no [...]	2008-11-21 18:32:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS PREF OAS CS NU CA VZ
08SANJOSE969	HISTORICAL VISIT OF CHINESE PRESIDENT HU KICKS OFF [...] (SBU) "Chinese president (arrives) like Santa Claus with FTA, balls, and bicycles" read one headline recapping the historical visit of President Hu Jintao to San Jose November 16-17. Hu's rock-star-like reception included major street closures and a holiday for most government employees who wo [...]	2008-12-12 02:12:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EFIN EINV ECON CS CH CU
08SANSALVADOR480	EX-FINANCE MINISTER CRITIQUES SACA GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to former Finance Minister Manuel Hinds, El Salvador's economic growth has been close to 6% per year over the last several years, not the 2-4 % officially reported. The Saca Administration, which Hinds calls the "most corrupt" in El Salvador's history, has intentionally [...]	2008-04-18 22:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV ES
08SANSALVADOR738	FMLN CRITICIZES SALVADORAN ELECTORAL SYSTEM [...] (U) Summary: The Farabundo Marti Front for the National Liberation (FMLN) hosted representatives from the diplomatic community to hear its perspective and analysis ahead of the 2009 legislative and presidential elections. The FMLN criticized the government's failure to carry out OAS recommend [...]	2008-06-20 21:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ES
08SANSALVADOR955	GOES DELEGATION TO DEFENSE MINISTERIALS OF THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 17:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL ES
08SANTIAGO1020	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - NOVEMBER 19 [...] The Association of Public Employees (Anef) and congressmen of all parties rejected the government's graded 10% salary increase, extending the strike for another day; State copper company Codelco begins plan to lower opperation costs. U.S. Related ---------------- 2. At 4pm Presiden [...]	2008-11-19 17:35:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR CI
08SANTIAGO1022	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - NOVEMBER 21 [...] All lead stories relate to the Senate's unanimous approval of a 10% salary increase for public employees, highlighting that this is the first two-digit increase the government has given the public sector in 13 years and a defeat for the Bachelet administration. Local ----- 2. After three [...]	2008-11-21 20:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR EFIN CI
08SANTIAGO1024	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF NOVEMBER 17 [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of regular updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. By week's end, November 21, there were decreases across the board in copper prices, the exchange rate, and the stock market. Chilean exports dropp [...]	2008-11-21 21:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
08SANTIAGO1045	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: DIRECON DG FURCHE PLEDGES GOC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Simons met with Director General Furche, November 25, to press for progress on implementation of Chile's intellectual property rights (IPR) commitments under the U.S. - Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Furche claimed Chile was making progress and cited three laws cu [...]	2008-12-01 14:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PREL CI
08SANTIAGO1126	REGIONAL MEETINGS IN BRAZIL: CHILE'S FM WORRIED [...] (C) In a short one-on-one conversation with the Ambassador on December 19, Foreign Minister Foxley noted that he was troubled by the mood at the December 17 Latin American/Caribbean summit meetings in Brazil. Presidents Calderon and Lula, he suggested, were genuinely serious about replacing [...]	2008-12-19 19:44:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XM XL XS
08SANTIAGO480	BACHELET'S STATE OF THE UNION: EDUCATION AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: President Bachelet gave her third State of the Union address and announced increased social spending of USD 222 million. Highlights of her lengthy address include announcements on education, science and technology, labor, political and electoral reform, and Chile's internationa [...]	2008-05-23 20:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI ELAB CI
08SANTIAGO560	MEDIA REACTION - BACHELET VISIT TO CALIFORNIA [...] SUMMARY: Most Chilean dailies highlighted the warm personal interaction between the President and Governor Schwarzenneger. El Mercurio and La Tercera featured the Governor's praise, that Bachelet's life reads like a Hollywood movie script: She's a doctor, surgeon, pediatrician, first woman [...]	2008-06-13 19:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KPAO PREL KMDR PGOV OVIP CI
08SANTIAGO893	CHILE: OPPOSITION LEADER LOOKS FOR INCREMENTAL [...] (C) Summary: Senator Andres Allamand, a founding member of the National Renewal (RN) center-right political party, told Ambassador the opposition hopes to improve its performance in municipal elections on October 29, but an outright victory is out of reach. Instead, the opposition Alianza c [...]	2008-10-06 14:15:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CI CO XM
08SANTIAGO974	CHILE: 2008-2009 INCSR 1 SUBMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 20:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL ECON KCRM CI
08SANTODOMINGO141	U.S. CONSORTIUM TO BUY DOMINICAN AIRPORT [...] (C) The operations manager for Aerodom (Dominican Airports International 21st Century),which manages the airport operations concessions for six of the Dominican Republic's eight international airports, including Las Americas International Airport in Santo Domingo, confidentially informed ECON [...]	2008-01-29 13:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR EINV DR
08SANTODOMINGO1456	SANTO DOMINGO ECONOMIC-POLITICAL ROUNDUP, [...] Open Skies Agreements with Panama and Canada 2. U.S. Company Purchases Airport Operations 3. Bank Fraud Conviction Upheld 4. Venezuela: Scandal Over Houses Donated to Storm Victims 5. Unions Press for Wage Increase Â [...]	2008-09-18 12:42:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ELAB EFIN ECON PGOV VE PM CA DR
08SANTODOMINGO149	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL WITH CANADIAN AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador and Mrs. Fannin met Canadian Ambassador Patricia Fortier and her husband Paul Durand, the OAS representative in the Dominican Republic, for a courtesy call. Fortier highlighted the GOC's efforts in stabilizing Haiti and increased role in fighting crime, as well as are [...]	2008-01-30 20:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EINV PINR CA DR
08SANTODOMINGO1973	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] The 2009 Investment Climate Update for the Dominican Republic. ---------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- 2. While the Dominican government welcomes foreign investment, significant systemic problems can make investing in the [...]	2008-12-30 14:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB PGOV DR
08SANTODOMINGO371	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PROSECUTION SEGMENT FOR 8TH [...] Please find the following information in response to REF A questions regarding prosecution of human traffickers in the Dominican Republic. This information completes Embassy's 8th Annual TIP Report, initially submitted in REF B. --------------------------------------------- Investigations, [...]	2008-03-13 20:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG DR
08SANTODOMINGO373	FM MORALES AND OAS REP ON RIO GROUP, OAS [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a March 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Morales described the successful outcome of the Rio Group Summit as a "team effort." Responding to Reftel demarche on the OAS Ministerial, Morales cautioned against any action that could scuttle the peace gains that t [...]	2008-03-13 21:32:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM CO EC DR
08SANTODOMINGO929	ELECTION SHOWS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The analysis of Post and other observers of the 2008 presidential election is that the Dominican democratic system has improved to the extent that widespread election day fraud, which occurred as recently as 1994, is now a thing of the past. Other strengths of Dominican democr [...]	2008-06-09 18:38:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON DR
08SAOPAULO664	AZUL AIRLINES "TAKES-OFF" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consulate officers attended the inaugural demonstration flight of new low-cost Brazilian airline, Azul Airlines, on December 2. While Azul had originally wanted its hub to be from the local Santos Dumont airport in Rio de Janeiro, they will be operating from the Campinas airpo [...]	2008-12-12 17:29:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV BEXP BR
08SAOPAULO687	BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECK ON [...] (U) In response to reftel, the September 24 Blue Lantern visit, and resulting correspondence, Post conducted additional interviews with recipient company CBC-Brazilian Ammunition Company to discuss import license 050045617. Post is satisfied from the site visit as well as the answers to the r [...]	2008-12-29 16:42:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC BR
08SARAJEVO1530	BOSNIA - PIC SPLITS OVER DODIK CHALLENGE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board Ambassadors (SBA) met on September 26 to discuss its response to the Republika Srpska (RS) government's conclusion that the RS administration and administrative organizations are not obligated to provide SIPA documents in conne [...]	2008-09-26 15:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KJUS KAWC BK
08SARAJEVO1832	BOSNIA - PIC REITERATES COMMITMENT TO 5-PLUS-2, [...] (C) Summary: At the November 19-20 PIC, HiRep Lajcak and PIC members underscored their commitment to seeing the 5-plus-2 benchmarks and conditions met in full prior to OHR closure and transition to EUSR, but stressed a desire be in a position to make a decision on transition at the next PIC m [...]	2008-12-05 13:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PHUM KCRM KDEM EU BK
08SARAJEVO816	BOSNIA - PARLIAMENT ADOPTS SREBRENICA ELECTION LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 7, Bosnia's Parliamentary Assembly adopted an amendment to the BiH Election Law that will allow all 1991 residents of Srebrenica Municipality the option to vote there in the upcoming October 2008 municipal elections. The amendment was supported by every major political party [...]	2008-05-07 17:02:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO848	BOSNIA: MOVING TOWARD WTO ACCESSION [...] Summary: Bosnia and Herzegovina's (BiH) World Trade Organization (WTO) accession team, led by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations (MoFTER) Secretary Hamdo Tinjak, is optimistic about BiH's chances for WTO accession in the next year or so. Following negotiations with the Europ [...]	2008-05-14 13:33:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PREL BK
08SEOUL1113	CANADIAN READOUT ON MAY 7-9 PYONGYANG MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: DPRK Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun told a Canadian delegation on May 8 that the DPRK was expecting to move forward on denuclearization if the USG took appropriate actions and that relations with South Korea were "alarmingly strained," according to an official at the Canadian Embass [...]	2008-06-02 06:13:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV CN
08SEOUL1141	INVITATION TO CONFERENCE IN SEOUL ON UNITED [...] (C) MOFAT delivered a diplomatic note to Post on June 3 concerning a Letter of Invitation to the International Conference on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, titled, "United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: Major Achievements and Implications for Policy Development," to be held in Seoul [...]	2008-06-05 07:31:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KS PGOV PHUM UN
08SEOUL127	LEE MYUNG-BAK TRANSITION TEAM: ONE MONTH LEFT [...] (C) Summary: President-elect Lee Myung-bak's Transition Team has had a busy first month. Charged with laying the blueprint for Lee Myung-bak's presidential term, they are now submitting legislation to begin to "pull the weeds" from the Roh and Kim Dae-jung administrations. Lee brings a diffe [...]	2008-01-22 07:59:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL1319	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - June 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 23:34:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD SENV SOCI KS KN
08SEOUL162	LIKELY MINISTERIAL APPOINTEES [...] (C) Summary: The Presidential Transition Committee is expected to announce the ministerial nominations as early as January 26 for discussion in the National Assembly session that starts January 28. Though speculation is rife, a few names have started to rise to the top. Han Seung-soo, Speci [...]	2008-01-25 06:49:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KS KN
08SEOUL2166	ROK EMBRACES ITS ROLE AS CHAIR OF FIRST APDP SOM [...] (U) Summary: The Republic of Korea hosted and chaired the first Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) of the Asia-Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP) in Seoul on October 31, 2008. Twelve countries participated: Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand, the Philippines, the [...]	2008-11-05 06:57:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM KS
08SEOUL2192	PRESS BULLETIN - November 10, 2008 [...] Prepare for Renegotiation of ROK-U.S. FTA (Hankyoreh Shinmun, November 10, 2008, Page 27) 2. Seoul Should Not Delay Introducing the FTA Ratification Bill to the National Assembly (Seoul Shinmun, November 10, 2008, Page 31) 3. Cooperation and Trust (JoongAng Ilbo, November 8, 2008, Page 26) [...]	2008-11-10 07:51:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
08SEOUL2408	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (U) DPRK Bond Prices Low and Falling: Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported November 7 by quoting Exotix Limited, a United Kingdom-based investment bank, regarding North Korean bond prices -- "The price has fallen since July this year. The market then was in the mid 20 cents, but it is now in the te [...]	2008-12-16 05:56:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
08SEOUL287	RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK [...] Per reftel, post coordinated with the Joint U.S. Military Affairs Group (JUSMAG) regarding pre-license application 05-050082328. JUSMAG contacted the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) by phone and fax. 2. On February 5, 2008 Mr. Jin Won Gyoon, of the International Contrac [...]	2008-02-13 03:08:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	AU ETTC KOMC KS
08SEOUL343	SCENESETTER: LEE MYUNG-BAK PROMISES A BETTER [...] (C) Madam Secretary, the election of Lee Myung-bak, his appointment of pro-American advisors, and the likelihood that his party will secure a commanding majority in the National Assembly elections in April, provide an excellent opportunity to build a more substantial U.S.-ROK partnership for t [...]	2008-02-21 03:27:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MNUC KN KS OVIP
08SHANGHAI174	ZHEJIANG PROVINCE'S WENZHOU: CHINA'S ENTREPRENEURIAL CENTER [...] (U) Summary: During an April 23-24 visit to Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, local officials and entrepreneurs said that many of Wenzhou's export-oriented enterprises are under pressure from increasing raw material prices, renminbi (RMB) appreciation and U.S. economic changes. In response, local [...]	2008-05-13 03:04:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD PGOV KIPR SOCI CVIS CH
08SHANGHAI285	SHANGHAI'S CIQ LEADERSHIP CALLS FOR MORE COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Consul General (CG) met July 17 with China Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) Shanghai Director General Xu Jinji to discuss ways the two sides can work closer together on information sharing. CG noted that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would soon open an office in Shan [...]	2008-07-28 09:08:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD TBIO PGOV ECON BEXP EAGR CH
08SHANGHAI30	UP, UP, AND AWAY: SHANGHAI'S FY-07 VISA NUMBERS GO THROUGH [...] (U) Consular officers in Shanghai adjudicated 16 percent more NIV applications in FY-07 than in FY-06. This follows a 19 percent increase in FY-06 over the FY-05 NIV workload, which in turn was up 20 percent over FY-04. This cable not only reports the quantitative increases but also provides [...]	2008-01-25 00:34:00	Consulate Shanghai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT CH
08SINGAPORE128	APEC Secretariat Staffing, Employment, and Budget Data (CY [...] Per reftel request, we provide the following information concerning the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat's staffing, employment, and budget for CY2007. SIPDIS Staff Lists ----------- 2. The APEC Secretariat has a small staff and a flat hierarchy, with no separat [...]	2008-02-01 06:19:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER ECON APECO SN
08SINGAPORE34	SINGAPORE - 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter of the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided via email a Microsoft Word version of the document to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. (SBU) Begin text of Statement: Singapore 2008 [...]	2008-01-10 07:27:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
08SOFIA44	BULGARIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-17 09:47:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
08SOFIA738	BULGARIA AND RUSSIAN INFLUENCE: SHIFTING [...] (C) Summary: Bulgarian public opinion is consistently positive toward Russia for several reasons: shared culture, language and religion; a popular mythology about Russia "liberating" Bulgaria from Ottoman Turkey; and shady business connections. Russia also wields influence with a generation [...]	2008-11-21 13:57:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG BU
08SOFIA815	OVERVIEW OF BULGARIA'S CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAM [...] (U) This is Embassy Sofia's response to Ref A Department of Commerce request for information on Bulgaria's civil nuclear energy program. OVERVIEW OF BULGARIA'S CIVIL NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Bulgaria ratified the Statute of th [...]	2008-12-29 13:41:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO BU
08STATE100210	FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN GROUP TO CONVENE IN NEW YORK [...] (U) This is an action cable. Posts other than USNATO see paragraph 4. USNATO see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) The US, the UK, and the United Arab Emirates, in consultation with Pakistan, propose to establish a "Friends of Pakistan" group to galvanize international efforts in support of the n [...]	2008-09-19 00:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PK
08STATE100307	CORRECTED VERSION OF STATE 100210 - FRIENDS OF [...] (U) This is an action cable. Posts other than USNATO see paragraph 4. USNATO see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) The US, the UK, and the United Arab Emirates, in consultation with Pakistan, propose to establish a "Friends of Pakistan" group to galvanize international efforts in support of the [...]	2008-09-19 13:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON PK
08STATE101740	SOMALIA: TALKING POINTS AND NEGOTIATING [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the talking points in paragraph 2 to affect the changes desired in the French draft resolution on Somalia piracy, in paragraph 3, for the UNSC experts meeting on September 23. 2. Being talking points: -- We would like to thank the French for taking the i [...]	2008-09-23 19:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM SO XA XW
08STATE101868	TRAVEL ALERT - ARABIAN PENINSULA AND PERSIAN [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to warnAmericans about heightened security concerns in and around the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf. U.S. citizens traveling to or already in the region are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their s [...]	2008-09-24 00:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC PTER AMGT XF XI
08STATE103379	TRAVEL WARNING - ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK AND GAZA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the general security environment in Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, and reminds American citizens of threats to themselves and to U.S. interests in those locations. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to remain mindful of security [...]	2008-09-26 19:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER AMGT ASEC IS GZ WE
08STATE103528	INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXTENSION OF TERM OF OFFICE OF [...] This is an action cable. USUN is instructed to join consensus on the draft UN Security Council resolution in para 2 below that extends the term of office of ICTY judges. If there are substantial changes to the text of the resolution USUN is requested to seek additional instruction prior to a [...]	2008-09-27 06:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM
08STATE105096	FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN MEETING AT THE UN [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified: please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. A/S Richard Boucher, SCA AFGHANISTAN Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta AUSTRALIA Foreign Minister Stephen Smith CANADA Ambassador John McNee, Permanent Representative to the UN [...]	2008-10-01 21:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC UNAMA UNGA KDEM EAID MARR MASS MOPS UN
08STATE105140	TRAVEL WARNING - PAKISTAN [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security incidents and reminds U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Pakistan. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning dated August 7, 2008. 2. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against non-essential travel [...]	2008-10-01 22:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC PK
08STATE106863	ACTION REQUEST: UNGA - OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy is requested to approach host government at the appropriate level to share U.S. concerns about the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OPESCR),and to request a small change in the proposed UN [...]	2008-10-06 23:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM
08STATE10895	TFCDO1: CHAD TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. 4 [...] (SBU) EMBASSY N'DJAMENA REPORTS NO AMERICAN CASUALTIES STEMMING FROM THE ONGOING BATTLE BETWEEN CHADIAN MILITARY FORCES AND REBELS NEAR THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE AND THE EMBASSY. FOUR AMERICAN RESIDENCES WERE LOOTED. MOST AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE STANDING FAST IN THREE LOCATIONS IN N'DJAMENA. COMMU [...]	2008-02-03 01:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT CD
08STATE109141	ADDITION OF IRANIAN-AFFIILIATED MAYROW TRADING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On September 17, 2008, the U.S. took a number of actions to help protect Coalition Forces operating in Iraq and Afghanistan by implementing regulatory steps to disrupt the flow of U.S.-origin commo [...]	2008-10-10 20:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN
08STATE109919	Second Meeting of the GNEP Reliable Nuclear Fuel Services [...] Summary. The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Working Group on Reliable Nuclear Fuel Services held its second meeting September 3 - 4 2008 in Vienna Austria. The Group decided to establish two sub-groups, one on fact-finding and a second on the back end of the fuel cycle. The Fact Fin [...]	2008-10-14 21:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP TRGY AU
08STATE110066	REQUEST FOR HIGH-LEVEL PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] (SBU) BACKGROUND: Prior to the fifth anniversary of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. sought PSI endorsements from as many countries around the world as possible (refs A and B). While Uruguay did not respond to that U.S. call (or to Canada's outreach efforts),Uruguayan [...]	2008-10-15 14:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UY

08STATE110204	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050097822 for the export of rifles to Canada. Posts are requested to complete this Blue Lanter [...]	2008-10-15 18:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CA ETTC KOMC RS
08STATE111997	NORWAY HOSTS INFORMAL ARCTIC MEETING [...] (U) Summary: The Norwegian foreign ministry hosted an informal sub-ministerial Arctic meeting, outside the Arctic Council, in Tromso October 13-14. Arctic Council member states, Permanent Participants and state observers were briefed on the influence of non-CO2 drivers in Arctic warming; to [...]	2008-10-21 17:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG NO PREL SENV KGHG XT XG
08STATE112442	REPORT: ARF MULLS VISION STATEMENT, PUSHES DISASTER RELIEF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the October 8-10 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-sessional Support Group (ISG),ARF members discussed the foundational elements of an ARF Vision Statement to be drafted over the next year. The United States and a few others consistently encouraged ARF members to produce a [...]	2008-10-22 15:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF PTER NK BM IR ASEAN EAID MARR PK KNNP
08STATE112672	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): HOST COUNTRY [...] (U) Action Request in Paragraph 8. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (C-REL CANADA) Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objectives: -- Work with the Government of Canada to negotiate a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC [...]	2008-10-22 21:15:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KTIA CWC CA
08STATE113557	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of lithium batteries to Canada. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern check within [...]	2008-10-24 15:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CA ETTC IS KOMC
08STATE113885	RESPONSE TO CANADA - REMOTE SENSING DISCUSSIONS [...] (C) Embassy is requested to deliver the following text of the U.S. reply to a Canadian inquiry regarding the transfer of RADARSAT-2 capabilities to the United Arab Emirates (UAE),for exploration by MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) of opportunities in the UAE, and to report back any Can [...]	2008-10-24 21:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL
08STATE113913	TRAVEL WARNING - SOMALIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the unsettled security situation and warns American citizens against travel to Somalia. This supersedes the Travel Warning of May 20, 2008. 2. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Somalia, including the self- proclaim [...]	2008-10-24 22:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE AF
08STATE113930	CANCELLATION OF TRAVEL WARNING - BOLIVIA [...] The Travel Warning issued for Bolivia on September 12, 2008, has been cancelled, effective October 23, 2008. 2. The conditions described in the Warning no longer exist and the Department of State has lifted Authorized Departure for post. Up-to-date information on safety and secur [...]	2008-10-25 01:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC BL
08STATE114403	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE: U.S. RESOLUTION ON [...] - These changes are designed to clarify that all agreements, obligations, and commitments undertaken in the non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament arenas are important and to encourage support for capacity building and assistance for such upon request. - We believe tha [...]	2008-10-27 21:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM UNGA CDG PREL
08STATE115454	PREVENTING IRAN'S ACQUISITION OF NEW SUPPLIES OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVES FOR ASTANA AND TASHKENT: -- In coordination UK counterparts in country, Embassies Astana and Tashkent should convey to appropriate host government officials continuing U.S. concerns regarding possible Iranian at [...]	2008-10-29 20:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG ETTC IR MNUC PARM TRGY
08STATE115935	PSI: SUMMARY OF SEPTEMBER 2008 PARIS OPERATIONAL [...] The seventeenth Proliferation Security Initiative PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Paris, France on September 25-26, 2008. The twenty PSI countries participating in the OEG work on behalf of all PSI participants (i.e., the more than 90 countries that have endorsed th [...]	2008-10-30 19:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE115948	PSI: OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN PARIS, [...] The seventeenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Paris, France on September 25-26, 2008. Delegations from the 20 OEG countries participated. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be pas [...]	2008-10-30 19:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE115964	PSI: OPERATIONAL EXPERT GROUP MEETING IN PARIS, [...] The seventeenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Paris, France on September 25-26, 2008. Delegations from the 20 OEG countries participated. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be pas [...]	2008-10-30 19:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE116029	TRAVEL WARNING - CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa),and recommends against all travel to North Kivu province. This replaces the Travel Warning dated July 23, 2008 to note the deterioration in the security situation i [...]	2008-10-30 20:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC CG
08STATE116428	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the margins of the UN General Assembly,s First Committee meeting in New York, ISN/MNSA Director Marguerita Ragsdale, joined by Deputy Director Scott Davis, held informal bilaterals on Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) issues October 13-15 with Australia, Brazil, Canada, [...]	2008-10-31 15:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC AS BR CA CH EG ENRG FR ID JA KNNP MNUC NZ
08STATE116629	GOJ OFFICIALS CONFIRM TO ISN PDAS JORDAN,S [...] (S/NF) Summary: International Security and Nonproliferation PDAS Patricia McNerney, during her October 13-14 visit to Jordan, discussed Iran, the full range of nonproliferation issues, and bilateral cooperation with Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials including Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bash [...]	2008-10-31 21:22:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG PARM TRGY PREL JO
08STATE116943	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 1-3, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 7-13 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 14-18 4. (U) Threats & Analysis ) Paragraphs 19-31 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 32-45 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 46-49 7. (U) Signif [...]	2008-11-03 18:12:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
08STATE117570	CHINA-PAKISTAN CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 12-13. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) Following the return of Pakistani President Zardari from China, FM Sheh Mahmood Quereshi was quoted in the media announcing new civil nuclear cooperation with China to build two additional nuclea [...]	2008-11-04 22:39:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL PGOV PTER PK EAID ECON EFIN CH ETTC AORC
08STATE117889	YOUR HELP IS NEEDED TO ENSURE PASSAGE OF THE [...] (C) This is an action request. See paras 3, 9-12. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Department requests that posts encourage host governments to vote against no-action and for the resolutions on Iran, Burma, and the DPRK (North Korea). Ambassador or Charge is requested to engage at the highest [...]	2008-11-05 18:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL
08STATE118919	TRAVEL ALERT ? HURRICANE PALOMA [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to urge American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas that may be affected by Hurricane Paloma in the Cayman Islands, Jamaica, and Cuba. U.S. citizens located in areas likely to be affected by Hurricane Paloma who do not have access to [...]	2008-11-07 17:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC XL
08STATE119280	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: The biannual EU-Russia Summit will take place on November 14 in Nice, France. In the wake of the crisis in Georgia, the French EU Presidency has announced that the discussions will focus on the implementation of the provis [...]	2008-11-07 23:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PREL PGOV GG RS SIPDIS
08STATE120153	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): 2008 [...] Paragraph 2 contains the text of the press statement issued at the conclusion of the November 2008 Canberra MTCR Plenary. Addressee and info addressee posts may share this statement with interested parties as appropriate. Further information on the results of the Plenary will be forthcoming [...]	2008-11-12 18:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MTCRE PREL PARM KSCA TSPA ETTC
08STATE120660	CFE: NOV 5-7 ROMANIAN-HOSTED HLTF OFF-SITE: [...] (C) Summary. At the November 5-7 Romanian-hosted off-site HLTF, Allies discussed the current situation regarding CFE; examined options for a unified way forward; and agreed on themes for NAC communique language on CFE to deliver a solid NATO message at the upcoming NATO and OSCE Ministerials [...]	2008-11-13 20:52:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL NATO OSCE
08STATE121002	RESPONSE TO CANADIAN REQUEST ON IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE FOR OTTAWA: -- To inform appropriate Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) interlocutors that ISN discussed coordination on Iran non-proliferation objectives with First Secretary [...]	2008-11-14 14:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ENRG ETTC IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
08STATE121032	TRAVEL WARNING - KENYA [...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Kenya. American citizens in Kenya and those considering travel to Kenya should evaluate their personal security situation in light of continuing threats from terrorism and the high rate of violent crime. This replace [...]	2008-11-14 15:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE
08STATE121386	TRAVEL WARNING ? CHAD [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Chad and recommends that American citizens not affiliated with humanitarian relief efforts avoid all travel to eastern Chad and the Chad/Central African Republic border area due to insecurity caused by banditry and clashes [...]	2008-11-14 21:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC CH
08STATE121419	TRAVEL WARNING - SOMALIA [...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Somalia and recommends that American citizens avoid all travel to Somalia. This replaces the Travel Warning dated October 24, 2008 to note terrorist attacks in the regions of Somaliland and Puntland. 2. The Department of St [...]	2008-11-14 23:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC SO
08STATE121425	TRAVEL WARNING - ERITREA [...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea and recommends that U.S. citizens defer travel at this time. This replaces the Travel Warning dated June 11, 2008, and informs U.S. citizens that the consular section of the U.S. Embassy in Asmara is currently closed [...]	2008-11-14 23:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC ER
08STATE121866	TRAVEL ALERT NICARAGUA [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about heightened security concerns in Nicaragua, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in Nicaragua to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This Travel Alert expires on De [...]	2008-11-17 17:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC NU
08STATE122464	FOLLOW-UP ON IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR CONFERENCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVES: In coordination with French counterparts in country, Posts should reinforce the message that countries should not attend the 30 November 2008 &First International Conference on Nuclear Power Plants, Environmenta [...]	2008-11-18 21:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
08STATE123081	OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- to pursue reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; and, -- to defeat three resolutions reaffirming the [...]	2008-11-20 01:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY
08STATE123983	TRAVEL WARNING - PAKISTAN [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against non- essential travel to Pakistan in light of the threat of terrorist activity. This replaces the Travel Warning dated October 1, 2008, and updates information on security incidents, notes the temporary relocation of some employees from the [...]	2008-11-21 22:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC PK
08STATE124035	TRAVEL WARNING - NEPAL [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Nepal and urges caution when traveling in country. The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal and urges American citizens to obtain updated security information before they travel an [...]	2008-11-22 01:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC NP
08STATE125172	DEMARCHE: SUPPORTING EXPANSION OF THE AFGHAN [...] (C) This is an action telegram, please see para 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: NATO Foreign Ministers will meet in Brussels December 2-3 to discuss the key issues facing the Alliance in 2009. Foremost among those issues will be our mission in Afghanistan. A key priority in that context will be supp [...]	2008-11-26 01:03:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE125496	JOINT DEMARCHE WITH EUROPEAN LIKEMINDED ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5-6. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To participate in a joint demarche with France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom to the Government of Switzerland to prompt its implementation of national sanctions measures on Iran. 3. (SBU) BACKGROU [...]	2008-11-26 18:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM IR
08STATE125620	TRAVEL ALERT FOR THAILAND [...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to the continuing large-scale political demonstrations in Thailand that have resulted in the disruption of services as well as isolated incidents of violence. At this time, Bangkok's international and domestic airports have ceased flight operations d [...]	2008-11-26 21:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC TH
08STATE125625	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRALIA REGARDING CONVENTION ON [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (C) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign this Convention nor participate as an observer, although many of our allies and partners [...]	2008-11-26 21:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS PREL NATO AS
08STATE125628	DEMARCHE TO CANADA REGARDING CONVENTION ON [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 3. 2. (C) Summary: On December 3, the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) will be opened for signature in Oslo, Norway. The United States will neither sign the CCM nor participate as an observer, although many of our allies and partners will sig [...]	2008-11-26 21:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM NATO PREL MOPS CA
08STATE125658	COORDINATED DEMARCHE ON IRAN WITH EUROPEAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To participate in a joint demarche with France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom to the Republic of Korea and Malaysia regarding the implementation of national sanctions measures on Iran. 3. (SBU) BACKGR [...]	2008-11-26 22:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM IR
08STATE125736	TRAVEL ALERT FOR INDIA [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about heightened security concerns in India, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in India to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This Travel Alert expires on December [...]	2008-11-27 18:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC PTER IN
08STATE125943	GUIDANCE FOR WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT PLENARY, DEC [...] (SBU) Summary: Following is guidance for the U.S. Delegation (USDEL) for the Plenary meeting of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA). No issues achieved consensus at the General Working Group (GWG) meeting. The GWG is recommending that the Plenary mandate continue work in 2009 as well as Outreach [...]	2008-11-28 17:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MASS ETTC
08STATE126128	TRAVEL ALERT FOR INDIA [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about heightened security concerns in India, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in India to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This Travel Alert replaces the Travel [...]	2008-11-29 22:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC PTER IN
08STATE1265	REQUEST TO ALLIES FOR NEW DEMARCHE TO CHINA REGARDING CHINA'S JANUARY 2007 ANTI-SATELLITE TEST [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-06 19:49:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC MARR CH
08STATE126579	SOMALIA: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNSC RESOLUTION [...] The Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of the following UN Security Council resolution on Somalia piracy, to be considered on Tuesday, December 2. 2. Begin text: The Security Council, Recalling its previous resolutions concerning the situation in Somalia, especially resolution [...]	2008-12-02 00:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE126809	TRAVEL WARNING - NIGERIA [...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and recommends avoiding all but essential travel to the Niger Delta states of Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers. Violent crime is a problem in Lagos and other large cities as well as on the roads between cities. Ten [...]	2008-12-02 18:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC NI
08STATE127023	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels December 8-9. We expect the formal agenda to include: Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Democratic Rep [...]	2008-12-02 21:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD EUN ZL IS PK CG TU
08STATE127071	UPCOMING MEETING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To inform our outreach partners in Australia, Canada, Japan, and South Korea that they will soon be contacted by the Government of Italy to participate in a meeting in Rome on 12 December 2008 to discuss the impl [...]	2008-12-02 23:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EMIN ENRG ETTC EUN IR JA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY
08STATE127072	TRAVEL ALERT FOR THAILAND [...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the continuing large-scale political demonstrations in Thailand which have resulted in the disruption of airport services and isolated incidents of violence. Bangkok's international and domestic airports, Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Don [...]	2008-12-02 23:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC TH
08STATE128097	TRAVEL ALERT-INDIA [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about heightened security concerns in India, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in India to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This replaces the Travel Alert issued o [...]	2008-12-04 23:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC IN
08STATE128101	TRAVEL ALERT FOR THAILAND [...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens that the recent large-scale political demonstrations in Thailand disrupted airport services and sparked isolated incidents of violence. Bangkok's international and domestic airports, Suvarnabhumi International Airport and Don Muang Airport, are gradua [...]	2008-12-04 23:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC TH
08STATE129720	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on application 050115687 for the export of night vision device (NVD) component parts to Algeria. Post is r [...]	2008-12-10 15:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC AG FR
08STATE129761	Travel Alert - South Pacific Cyclone Season [...] American citizens residing in or traveling to the South Pacific region are alerted that the South Pacific cyclone season runs from November 1, 2008, through April 30, 2009. Countries in the South Pacific region covered by this alert include Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Mi [...]	2008-12-10 16:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC XB
08STATE129774	TRAVEL ALERT - MALI [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to warn U.S. citizens of security concerns in Mali. This replaces the Travel Alert for Mali issued on February 12, 2008, expires on March 31, 2009, updates information on security incidents and areas of concern, including Essakane, and strongly urges U.S. cit [...]	2008-12-10 17:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC ML
08STATE130687	UPDATED GEORGIA TRAVEL WARNING [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Georgia. This travel warning replaces the one dated September 10, 2008 to note travel restrictions for official Americans in Georgia and the risk that unexploded ordnance poses in the areas where fighting took place in Aug [...]	2008-12-12 16:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC GG
08STATE130736	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-license/pre-shipment check on license 050120452 for the export of carbines to Canada. Post is requested to complete this [...]	2008-12-12 18:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC CA
08STATE130868	TRAVEL WARNING - ZIMBABWE [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Zimbabwe due to deteriorating safety and security conditions, and urges them to carefully consider their need to travel there. The political instability and economic crisis in Zimbabwe have resulted in small- scale civ [...]	2008-12-12 21:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC ZI
08STATE13105	JANUARY 30 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first G-8 Global Partnership Working Group meeting (GPWG) of the Japanese G-8 Presidency, which took place on January 30, 2008 in Tokyo, focused on expanding the geographic scope of GP activities and developing benchmarks to ensure that current pledges for GP projects in Rus [...]	2008-02-07 22:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
08STATE131264	Secretary Rice's December 5, 2008 Meeting with [...] (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador James Cain A/S Sean McCormack, PA PDAS Marcie Ries, EUR Damon Wilson, NSC Staff John Rath (Embassy Note taker) Denmark Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Prime Minister Kirsten Dybvad, Permanent Secretary of State Ulrik Federspiel, MFA Permanent [...]	2008-12-15 17:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL DA
08STATE131310	TRAVEL WARNING - COTE D'IVOIRE [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Cote d'Ivoire and urges U.S. citizens to exercise extreme caution while traveling in Cote d'Ivoire. This replaces the Travel Warning for Cote d'Ivoire dated June 09, 2008, updates information on the security and politic [...]	2008-12-15 18:48:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC IV
08STATE131354	SUBJECT: WTO DIRECTOR GENERAL DECISION NOT TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: WTO Director General Pascal Lamy announced on December 12, 2008 that there are still significant gaps on a number of outstanding issues in the ongoing Doha Round negotiations and that he does not see the basis for convening a meeting of Ministers in Geneva before the end of the [...]	2008-12-15 19:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
08STATE132020	REPORT: ARF MOVES FORWARD ON DISASTER RELIEF EXERCISE, [...] SUMMARY: ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) members made important progress on key disaster relief initiatives at ARF's annual Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief (ISM-DR) in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on December 4-6. The United States and the Philippines undertook extensive discussions with a numb [...]	2008-12-17 14:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ARF ASEAN EAID MARR MOPS RP
08STATE132044	DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE TO NICARAGUA FOLLOWING [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 6. 2. (U) The Nicaraguan Government's decision to certify the badly flawed November 9 municipal election results short-circuited a domestic and international effort to review the disputed vote count. Credible sources have reported that the GON close [...]	2008-12-17 14:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL NU
08STATE132759	PREPARING THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) This is an action message for all posts. See paras 12-29. This cable describes the annual reporting requirement for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and provides instructions for posts' contributions. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, as amended, requires the Department t [...]	2008-12-19 03:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
08STATE133176	TRAVEL ALERT-INDIA [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens that there is a high threat of terrorism throughout India, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in India to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness, especially during the end- [...]	2008-12-19 22:53:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC IN
08STATE133455	SOMALIA - DECEMBER 16, 2008 COMMUNIQUE OF THE [...] (U) SUMMARY. The International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia met December 16 at the United Nations (UN) in New York to discuss Somalia's ongoing political process, security issues, reconstruction, and the humanitarian situation (reported septel). The meeting concluded with the adoption of a [...]	2008-12-22 16:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID KPKO SO
08STATE133550	TRAVEL WARNING - SRI LANKA [...] The Department of State warns American citizens traveling to or living in Sri Lanka about the continuing danger of terrorist attacks throughout the country. This replaces the Travel Warning for Sri Lanka dated June 13, 2008 and highlights changes in locations of security concerns, and notes re [...]	2008-12-22 19:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC CE
08STATE133691	FFD CONFERENCE REAFFIRMS MONTERREY CONSENSUS - [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 29 - December 2 United Nations "International Conference to review implementation of the Monterrey Consensus" adopted the "Doha Declaration on Financing for Development" (FfD) that reaffirms the path breaking 2002 Monterrey Consensus. The economic uncertainty caus [...]	2008-12-22 21:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID UN AORC
08STATE134230	TRAVEL ALERT - BANGLADESH [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Bangladesh, and urges caution while traveling during the period before and after the upcoming election on December 29. This Travel Alert expires on January 5, 2009. 2. On December 17, 2008, the Government of Bangladesh [...]	2008-12-24 02:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC BG
08STATE134376	TRAVEL ALERT-INDIA [...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens that there is a high threat of terrorism throughout India, and advises U.S. citizens traveling to or already in India to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness, especially during the end- [...]	2008-12-24 16:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC IN
08STATE134385	THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY [...] (U) Summary: According to the German government, the German-proposed International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),which will launch on January 26 - 27, 2009 in Bonn, Germany, is intended to promote increased use of renewable energy. While the USG strongly supports renewable energy, the USG [...]	2008-12-24 16:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV EUN GM
08STATE13442	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 5 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister- [...]	2008-02-08 18:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY BH
08STATE13631	ICAO: INCORPORATION OF TRANSPORT OFFENSES IN [...] Work is underway in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to amend the Montreal and The Hague aviation security conventions to strengthen their provisions against aviation-related terrorist acts. In November 2007, as a result of successful U.S. and Australian outreach (reftel) [...]	2008-02-08 23:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX
08STATE14169	SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE [...] Action Requests: Ambassadors or appropriate senior embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested to deliver the text in paragraph 5 as a letter over Post Official's signature to either the host government's Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's Designated Minister- [...]	2008-02-11 20:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY BH
08STATE14230	DUBAI CITES FATF IRAN STATEMENT IN WARNING TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph six. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (U) On January 7, 2008, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) issued an advisory to all Senior Executive Officers of DFSA-regulated firms regarding dealings w [...]	2008-02-11 21:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC IR GM UK FR XF ZP AE
08STATE1514	U.S.-JAPAN-KOREA POLICY PLANNING TALKS - WELCOME [...] (SBU) Summary: Policy Planning Director David Gordon opened United States-Japan-Korea Policy Planning Talks by hosting Japanese Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Chikao Kawai, and Korean Deputy Foreign Minister In-kook Park for a working dinner December 16, during which they exchanged [...]	2008-01-07 17:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENIV ENRG KGHG PREL JA KS
08STATE18141	SUPPORTING THE USG'S PROPOSAL FOR CIVIL AVIATION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-22 20:09:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO EAIR PREL AF
08STATE18288	TFKV01: KOSOVO TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT NO. [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade confirms two convoys of non- emergency personnel and eligible family members escorted by a Serbian anti-terrorism team are scheduled to depart Belgrade at 0700 EST/1300 local. The main convoy with 67 people will drive to Zagreb and 20 USAID personnel will go to Budape [...]	2008-02-23 11:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE18782	NOTIFICATION TO CANADA OF U.S. SATELLITE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Ambassador orally briefed Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister Susan Cartwright about the U.S. interception of the NRO satellite on February 20. Cartwright expressed concern about the possibility of debris landing in populated Canadian areas, and Ambassador reassured [...]	2008-02-25 21:12:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY CA
08STATE18785	UN HOSTS NEW YORK MEETING OF JCMB COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat hosted a meeting in New York for representatives from Joint Coordination and Monitoring Group (JCMB) countries February 19 to deliver a readout of the recent meeting in Tokyo, and to discuss the upcoming Security Council renewal of the mandate for the United N [...]	2008-02-25 21:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF UNSC
08STATE18790	COMPROMISE AFGHAN MOTION SETS END DATE IN 2011 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a new compromise motion, PM Harper acceded to the Liberals' call for a firm end date to the Afghan mission of Canadian Forces in Kandahar, with pull-outs beginning in July 2011 and ending by December 2011. The new language apparently draws heavily from the Liberals' amendmen [...]	2008-02-25 22:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS AF CA
08STATE19466	USG RESPONSE TO ITALIAN PROPOSAL FOR RC-WEST [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-26 22:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF IT MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE20227	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on licenses 050085764, 050041335, 050024484, 050074594, 050064829, 050040825, and 050057178 for t [...]	2008-02-28 15:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA ETTC KOMC
08STATE2033	VISAS FOR WIREC 2008 DELEGATES [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs six and seven. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. Summary: The Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) will be held in Washington DC March 4 - 6. (See reftels D and E for background on WIREC 2008). The participatio [...]	2008-01-08 20:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG
08STATE2034	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): RESULTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the November 5-9, 2007 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary meeting in Athens, the 34 MTCR Partners reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening missile-related export controls and thereby discouraging missile activities and programs of concern. They discussed [...]	2008-01-08 20:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA FR GR
08STATE21247	MARCH 4 - APRIL 10 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF SPECIAL [...] (U) The annual substantive session of the General Assembly's Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) will be held March 4 to April 10. We have reviewed the Secretary-General's report on implementation of the recommendations of the 2007 session (A/62/627). Canada chairs the workin [...]	2008-03-01 02:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO MARR AMGT SC GA
08STATE22040	OAS NOTES 03/03/07 [...] (U) Summary: This message is a regular report regarding current Organization of American States (OAS) issues that may be of interest to overseas posts and domestic agencies. The purpose of these roundup cables is to inform posts of otherwise unreported developments in the inter-American syste [...]	2008-03-04 17:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OAS ECON ENRG EWWT
08STATE24257	DEMARCHE ON U.S.-EU CLIMATE CHANGE COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request for posts in EU Member States and USEU. Please see para 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The March 13-14 meeting of the European Council, which will bring together European heads of state and government, will include a major discussion of climate change and energy. The [...]	2008-03-07 22:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG SENV ENRG EUN
08STATE24915	GUIDANCE FOR 11 MARCH 2008 UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department asks that USUN draw upon the following points for the United Nations Security Council briefing and consultations on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur on 11 March 2008. --We welcome the SYG's 14 February 2008 repo [...]	2008-03-11 00:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO PREL PGOV UNSC SU
08STATE25671	COLOMBIA-ECUADOR DISPUTE: OAS RESOLUTION 930 [...] (C) Summary. The OAS Permanent Council approved Resolution 930 on March 5 regarding the Colombia-Ecuador dispute stemming from the Colombian attack on a FARC camp on the Ecuadorian border on March 1. Resolution 930 reaffirmed the inviolability of national sovereignty, established a commissio [...]	2008-03-12 12:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CO EC
08STATE26036	SECOND TRANCHE OF FAST TRACK COUNTRIES FOR LEAHY [...] This cable announces the second tranche of countries for fast track treatment for Leahy vetting. Fast track treatment for selected countries with good human rights records was established in 2007 (reftel A) to alleviate workload and time required. Fast track policy is applicable to both Depa [...]	2008-03-12 20:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM PINR PREL SNAR MASS ASEC
08STATE26870	WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] Action requests in paras 12 and 13. SUMMARY ------- 2. Summary: The Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) and the co-located but separately managed side events, trade show, and business conference eclipsed expectations. Some 3,000 delegates from 118 count [...]	2008-03-14 14:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG TRGY KGHG KPAO KSCA XX
08STATE27268	GUIDANCE FOR NATO INDUSTRIAL PLANNING COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-14 22:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO MASS BEXP
08STATE2731	PREPARING THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] This an action message for all posts. See paras 17-30. This cable describes the annual reporting requirement regarding Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and provides instructions for posts' contributions to the Department's eighth annual TIP report. The Department is required by the Trafficking Vi [...]	2008-01-09 23:33:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG XX
08STATE29319	RUSSIAN ENGAGEMENT WITH CENTRAL ASIAN CENTER - [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-20 19:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR RU KZ
08STATE30936	MARCH 10 - APRIL 4 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF SPECIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-25 22:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO MARR AMGT SC GA
08STATE31432	SOMALIA-- DRAFT ELEMENTS FOR POSSIBLE UNSCR ON [...] (SBU) This is an action request for USUN, Embassy London, Paris, and Panama City. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. USUN is instructed to provide to its British, French and Panamanian counterparts draft elements of a UN Security Council Resolution (paragraph 12) to combat piracy off the Somali [...]	2008-03-26 23:02:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM SO XA XW
08STATE31896	PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN LONDON, [...] The sixteenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in London, UK on February 4-6, 2008. Immediately following the OEG on February 7, the UK Ministry of Defense hosted an outreach day with six invited countries from the Gulf/Levant region. [...]	2008-03-27 21:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE31939	PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN LONDON, [...] The sixteenth Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in London, UK on February 4-6, 2008. Immediately following the OEG on February 7, the UK Ministry of Defense hosted an outreach day with six invited countries from the Gulf/Levant region. [...]	2008-03-27 21:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE31944	PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR FEBRUARY 2008 LONDON, [...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom on February 4-6, 2008 in London. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 co [...]	2008-03-27 21:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE31946	PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR FEBRUARY 2008 LONDON, [...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom on February 4-6, 2008 in London. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 co [...]	2008-03-27 21:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL

08STATE31953	PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR FEBRUARY 2008 LONDON, [...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of the United Kingdom on February 4-6, 2008 in London. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 co [...]	2008-03-27 22:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE34306	CANADA IMPLEMENTING DUAL USE ITEM PROVISION OF [...] (U) This is an action request - see para four. 2. (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Adviser for Nuclear Non-proliferation Che van Haastrecht confirmed on April 1 that Canada will implement all the requirements of UNSCR 1803, and that the gov [...]	2008-04-03 01:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP NSG IR CA
08STATE34317	WELCOME TO THE WORLD'S NEWEST DEMOCRACY: BHUTAN [...] (SBU) Demonstrating a strong commitment to a transition to democracy, Bhutan went to the polls on March 24 to provide a lop-sided victory for the Druk Pheuensum Tshogpa (DPT),one of the two parties in contention. DPT president Jigme Y. Thinley is expected to be sworn in as Prime Minister sho [...]	2008-04-03 02:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREF PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN BT
08STATE34695	UKRAINE: REPORTING ON THE NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTS: On February 14-15, the U.S. and Ukraine held the semi-annual U.S.-Ukraine Nonproliferation Working Group (NPWG) meeting in Washington, DC. This marks at least nine years of cooperation between the U.S. and Ukraine on important nonproliferation issues. Both [...]	2008-04-03 18:01:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL EWWT PHSA UP
08STATE35962	MARCH 26 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) AT THE MARCH 26 G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP WORKING GROUP MEETING (GPWG),RUSSIA POURED MORE COLD WATER ON THE PROPOSAL TO EXPAND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP (GP) ACTIVITIES BEYOND RUSSIA AND THE REST OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION (FSU) -- THE PROPOSAL SUPPORTED BY ALL OTHER G-8 MEMBERS AND THE MAJOR GP [...]	2008-04-07 20:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA CBC ETTC FR GM JA KNNP PARM PREL RS TRGY UK
08STATE36937	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050095421 for the export of armored vehicle parts to Taiwan. AIT/T is requested to complete [...]	2008-04-09 15:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC TW
08STATE38424	TRAVEL ALERT - ZIMBABWE [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to update U.S. citizens on safety and security concerns throughout Zimbabwe due to ongoing political instability following the March 29 national elections, and advises them to consider carefully the risks of travel to Zimbabwe at this time. This supersedes the [...]	2008-04-11 18:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC ZI
08STATE38536	TRAVEL WARNING - HAITI [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to inform American citizens of violent demonstrations in Haiti and to urge American citizens to defer non-essential travel to the country. Official Americans are restricted from travel to Haiti. American citizens visiting Haiti should consider departi [...]	2008-04-11 20:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC OTRA HT
08STATE38576	LETTER TO INCOMING AU COMMISSION CHAIRMAN JEAN [...] (U) This is an action request. The USAU Permanent Representative is requested, jointly with other Contact Group Permanent Representatives, to sign the following letter to Incoming AU Commission Chairman Jean Ping. Begin Text ---------- Chairman Ping, As supporters of the UN/AU-led D [...]	2008-04-11 22:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPKO SU
08STATE39168	TRAVEL WARNING - SYRIA [...] This Travel Warning alerts U.S. citizens to ongoing safety and security concerns in Syria. American citizens are urged to thoroughly consider the risks of travel to Syria and to take adequate precautions to ensure their safety. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Syria issued on Septembe [...]	2008-04-14 23:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC SY
08STATE39410	SURVEY: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. See paragraph six. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Rising food and agricultural commodity prices are having a significant impact on political stability and the economy in many countries around the world. Food and agricultural commodity price rises have wide potential imp [...]	2008-04-30 19:17:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL
08STATE41385	SOMALIA: FOLLOW-UP ON RESTRUCTURING THE [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Posts are asked to approach host countries and relevant international organizations to pursue the following objectives: -- Inform participants of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia that [...]	2008-04-18 22:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV SO
08STATE41693	TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political tensions in Lebanon, and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State continues to strongly urge that Americans defer travel to Lebanon and that American citizens in Le [...]	2008-04-21 14:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC LE
08STATE41979	KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE LOBBYING: TARGET COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Ambassadors are requested to deliver the following demarche on Kosovo to host governments at the highest possible level. Department appreciates posts' efforts to date and now seeks to let governments that have previously expressed interest in recognizing Kos [...]	2008-04-21 21:27:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV ES CO EC
08STATE42285	HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT AGAINST BALLISTIC MISSILE [...] (U) This is an action request. Mission please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Guidance for use by the UNVIE Rep to the April 23, 2008 "Informal Meeting on the HCOC" is provided in paragraph 3. 3. (C) BEGIN GUIDANCE: The U.S. understands that the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic [...]	2008-04-22 15:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC AORC
08STATE42511	TRAVEL WARNING - BURUNDI [...] This Travel Warning updates American citizens on security conditions in Burundi. American citizens should exercise caution while traveling in the country. The U.S. Embassy restricts the travel of its personnel in Burundi, and certain areas of the capital, Bujumbura, are off- limits. This s [...]	2008-04-22 19:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC OTRA PREL BY
08STATE42905	US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the April 10 U.S.-EU-Canada trilateral meetings on Iran for the Slovenian EU Presidency, all three delegations agreed that Iran sought to undermine everything that the international community sought to achieve in the Middle East, and that its nuclear program and state spo [...]	2008-04-23 16:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR
08STATE43799	DEMARCHE: PARTICIPATION IN INT'L COMPACT WITH [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph five. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The first anniversary International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial will be held in Stockholm, Sweden on May 29, 2008. The meeting will be hosted by the Government of Sweden and co-chaired [...]	2008-04-24 23:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ
08STATE44298	TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens about security issues in China and advises American citizens traveling or residing there to be alert to their surroundings and exercise caution at all times. This Travel Alert expires on October 31, 2008. 2. Any large-scale public event such as the [...]	2008-04-25 21:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC CN
08STATE44862	RECOGNITION OF EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE ON BLUE [...] I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the outstanding performance of economic officer Robert Merrigan, consular officer Molly Pledge, and political/economic officer Sherri Holliday-Sklar for their timely and thorough investigation of Blue Lantern cases. As you know, the Blue Lant [...]	2008-04-28 21:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC ETTC KOMC CA
08STATE45483	TRAVEL WARNING - CHAD [...] This Travel Warning is updated to note that the Department of State has authorized the return of U.S. Embassy non-emergency personnel and adult family members to Chad. The Department of State continues to urge American citizens to defer travel to Chad and for American citizens in Chad to exer [...]	2008-04-30 01:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC CH
08STATE48120	RESOURCE GUIDE FOR USG TERRORIST INFORMATION SHARING [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 14. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: As a result of several different Homeland Security Presidential Directives (HSPDs) as well as 9/11 Commission Act requirements designed to enhance U.S. security, Washington agencies have concluded a number of biographic [...]	2008-05-06 22:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PTER KLHS
08STATE4854	BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of screw assemblies to South Korea. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern check wi [...]	2008-01-16 14:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CA ETTC KOMC KS
08STATE48545	KOSOVO RECOGNITION LOBBYING: TARGET COUNTRIES IN [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See talking points in paragraph 6 and questions and answers in paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Ambassadors are requested to deliver the following demarche on Kosovo to host governments at the highest possible level. Department appreciates posts' efforts to date and [...]	2008-05-07 20:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK PGOV YI EU KV GA GH GV LI MI ML MR MP
08STATE48551	TRAVEL WARNING - NEPAL [...] This Travel Warning updates safety and security information for travelers to Nepal. The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal and urges American citizens to obtain updated security information before they travel and to be prepared to change their plans o [...]	2008-05-07 20:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC NP
08STATE49110	ACTION REQUEST: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTIONS [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 5. Three of the five regional groups will have contested elections for the UN Human Rights Council: Eastern Europe, WEOG, and the Asia Group. Mission is requested to assess the likely outcome of a) the six candidacies for four Asia g [...]	2008-05-08 18:53:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	FR PHUM SP UK
08STATE50265	OECD: MEETING OF THE WORKING PARTY ON INFORMATION [...] SUMMARY: The meeting of the WPISP centered on discussions to finalize the Working Party's contributions to the OECD Ministerial on the Future of the Internet Economy that will take place in Seoul, Korea in June. In addition, the Working Party considered its future work program for the next [...]	2008-05-12 20:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS EINT
08STATE50327	TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political violence in Lebanon, and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State urges that Americans avoid all travel to Lebanon and that American citizens in Lebanon consider car [...]	2008-05-12 22:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC LE
08STATE51293	TRAVEL ALERT - ZIMBABWE [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to update U.S. citizens on safety and security concerns throughout Zimbabwe due to ongoing political instability following the March 29 national elections, and recommends deferral of non-essential travel to Zimbabwe at this time. This supersedes the Travel A [...]	2008-05-14 17:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC ZI
08STATE52036	TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] (U) This Travel Alert advises American citizens that a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck China's eastern Sichuan province on May 12. Due to rescue and relief operations, damage to infrastructure throughout the area, and the continuing potential for aftershocks, U.S. citizens are urged to defer [...]	2008-05-15 22:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC CN
08STATE52061	LEBANON: BUILDING ON ARAB LEAGUE EFFORTS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. Posts should draw from the background in paragraphs 5-11 when making this demarche. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Arab League mediation has arrested Lebanon's descent into renewed civil war. However, the calm is fragile, the Hizballah [...]	2008-05-16 01:16:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PGOV PREL LE SY IR
08STATE53343	TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political violence in Lebanon, and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State continues to urge that Americans avoid all travel to Lebanon and that American citizens in Lebanon [...]	2008-05-19 22:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC LE
08STATE53566	TRAVEL WARNING - SOMALIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the unsettled security situation in Somalia and continues to urge American citizens not to travel to the country. This supersedes the Travel Warning of November 13, 2007. 2. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all travel to Somal [...]	2008-05-20 15:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PTER AF PREL KE
08STATE54671	Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic [...] (C) The following guidance is provided to the U.S. delegation participating in the HCOC Annual Meeting, in Vienna, on May 29-30, 2008. 2. (C) BEGIN GUIDANCE: In discussing HCOC Annual Meeting agenda items, the delegation should seek HCOC outcomes that are consistent with U.S. foreign [...]	2008-05-22 00:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC
08STATE54685	TRAVEL ALERT - SOUTH AFRICA [...] This Travel Alert advises American citizens of an increase in violent attacks on foreigners, particularly refugees or immigrants from other African nations. American citizens in South Africa are urged to monitor media reports and to avoid areas where attacks may be likely to occur. This Trav [...]	2008-05-22 02:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC SF
08STATE54920	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT Taipei's and Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 05-050103333 for the export of defense hardware to Taiwan. It is requested t [...]	2008-05-22 16:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC CA TW
08STATE55508	2008 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE (AMVER) AWARDS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 10. 2. Posts in or responsible for the following countries/entities are requested to assist in the annual presentation of awards to owners of vessels participating in the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMV [...]	2008-05-23 15:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL
08STATE55861	LIFTING OF TRAVEL WARNING: INDONESIA [...] Effective May 23, 2008, the Department has cancelled the Travel Warning issued for Indonesia. The Department has determined that the current security climate in Indonesia no longer warrants a Travel Warning. 2. Updated information on safety and security in Indonesia can be found via the B [...]	2008-05-23 22:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC ID
08STATE55862	TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL URANIUM FROM TUWAITHA [...] (S/NF) The Government of Iraq (GOI) recently finalized a sales contract with Cameco for the approximately 550 metric tons of natural uranium that was being stored at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center. To facilitate the sale, DOD removed the material from Iraq for onward shipment to Canada. [...]	2008-05-23 22:36:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	CA ENRG IZ KNNP PARM PREL
08STATE55887	TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL URANIUM FROM TUWAITHA [...] (S/NF) The Government of Iraq (GOI) recently finalized a sales contract with Cameco for the approximately 550 metric tons of natural uranium that was being stored at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center. To facilitate the sale, DOD removed the material from Iraq for onward shipment to Canada. [...]	2008-05-24 01:47:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	CA ENRG IZ KNNP PARM PREL
08STATE58067	TRAVEL ALERT - HURRICANE SEASON [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to alert U.S. citizens to the Hurricane Season in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. The official Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June through November. This Travel Alert expires November 30, 2008. 2. National We [...]	2008-05-30 16:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC XL
08STATE58123	TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political violence in Lebanon and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State continues to urge that Americans avoid all travel to Lebanon. Americans who live and work in Leban [...]	2008-05-30 17:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC LE
08STATE58144	TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens on the effects of the earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province on May 12. American citizens should avoid the areas of Sichuan province most severely affected by the earthquake and be prepared for travel delays in other parts of the province. Ar [...]	2008-05-30 18:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC CM
08STATE5835	DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING [...] Department requests that country team determine whether post has program or discretionary funds which may be used to help defray travel costs, including per diem, for appropriate member(s) of host country,s official delegation, sub national government representatives, or civil society whose p [...]	2008-01-18 15:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XA
08STATE5837	DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING [...] Department requests that country team determine whether post has program or discretionary funds which may be used to help defray travel costs, including per diem, for appropriate member(s) of host country,s official delegation, sub national government representatives, or civil society whose p [...]	2008-01-18 15:41:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XM
08STATE58879	TRAVEL ALERT - ZIMBABWE [...] This Travel Alert updates safety and security concerns in Zimbabwe, advises U.S. citizens to consider relocating if necessary to ensure their security during the upcoming election period, and continues to recommend deferral of all non-essential travel to Zimbabwe at this time. This supersede [...]	2008-06-02 16:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC ZI
08STATE59493	Travel Alert - Burma [...] This Travel Alert updates American citizens on safety conditions within Burma. American citizens residing in or traveling to Burma should continue to defer nonessential travel to the Irrawaddy Delta region of the country. The Burmese government has restricted access to this area for all but [...]	2008-06-03 18:46:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC BM
08STATE5963	DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING [...] Department requests that country team determine whether post has program or discretionary funds which may be used to STATE 00005963 002 OF 006 SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT REQUESTS POSTS CONSIDER SUPPORTING HOST COUNTRY ATTENDANCE AT WASHINGTON INTERNATION help defray travel costs, including per [...]	2008-01-18 19:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY XA
08STATE59706	2008 ARF Senior Officials Meeting: Making Steps Toward Reform [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials Meeting (ARF SOM) was held May 9 in Singapore. EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary and Ambassador for ASEAN affairs Scot Marciel led the U.S. delegation to exchange views on key regional issues and further efforts to strengthen ARF (May 10 AS [...]	2008-06-03 22:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PTER MARR EAID SG BM ARF
08STATE60216	DEMARCHE REQUEST: ATTENDANCE AND DONATIONS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Department requests action addressees to urge host governments to send high-level representatives to the donors' conference to be held in Vienna June 23 and to contribute generously to the joint appe [...]	2008-06-04 20:28:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA
08STATE60269	REPORT OF THE SECOND GNEP STEERING GROUP MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Second Steering Group Meeting of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) was held in Jordan on May 14-15, 2008, hosted by the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission and chaired by the United States. The meeting was attended by approximately 105 representatives of 28 countries ( [...]	2008-06-04 22:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
08STATE60525	REPORT OF THE SECOND GNEP STEERING GROUP MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Second Steering Group Meeting of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) was held in Jordan on May 14-15, 2008, hosted by the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission and chaired by the United States. The meeting was attended by approximately 105 representatives of 28 countries ( [...]	2008-06-05 15:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
08STATE61918	TRAVEL WARNING - COTE D'IVOIRE [...] This Travel Warning updates information on safety and security concerns in Cote d'Ivoire and continues to urge U.S. citizens to exercise extreme caution while traveling in Cote d'Ivoire. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued December 5, 2007. 2. Cote d'Ivoire continues to experience [...]	2008-06-09 19:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC IV
08STATE63111	G8 NPDG CONSIDERS NONPROLIFERATION STATEMENT [...] (SBU) At its June 5 meeting, the G8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) agreed on most of the nonproliferation language for the G8 Summit statement, but left some key issues unresolved. These included the G8's view of the way forward on nuclear disarmament, the DPRK (whether to mention ab [...]	2008-06-11 20:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MNUC
08STATE63141	TRAVEL WARNING - ERITREA [...] (U) This Travel Warning updates information on Eritrea's current security situation. It reiterates the Department of State's recommendation that U.S. citizens defer non-essential travel to Eritrea due to restrictions on travel outside the capital city of Asmara and heightened tensions along [...]	2008-06-11 21:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PTER ER
08STATE63369	ACTION REQUEST: REQUESTING EU JOINT DEMARCHE WITH [...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see paragraph 4 below. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: For several years the USG has sought to persuade the Government of Mexico (GOM) to fulfill its pledge under the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) to convert a single HEU (Highly [...]	2008-06-12 14:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG PARM KNNP MX EUN
08STATE63686	U.S.-ICELAND SECURITY DIALOGUE MEETING, APRIL 30 [...] (C) Summary. U.S. and Icelandic officials April 30 reviewed Iceland,s defense developments and bilateral security cooperation at working-level Security Dialogue meetings in Washington, D.C. Iceland previewed creation of the Icelandic Defense Agency this year, its plan to host a high-level NA [...]	2008-06-12 20:43:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	IC NATO PGOV PREL
08STATE64109	TRAVEL WARNING - SRI LANKA [...] This Travel Warning provides updated security information and alerts American citizens traveling to or living in Sri Lanka about the continuing danger of terrorist attacks throughout the country. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Sri Lanka dated February 8, 2008. 2. The Department of S [...]	2008-06-13 18:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC CE
08STATE64210	REPORT: 2008 NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The second meeting of the NPT PrepCom in the current review cycle was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from April 28 - May 9. One hundred six Parties participated, including a U.S. delegation led by Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation Christopher Ford, and were able [...]	2008-06-13 20:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA
08STATE64225	TRAVEL WARNING - IRAQ [...] This Travel Warning updates the current security situation and reiterates the dangers of the use of civilian aircraft and of road travel within Iraq. This supersedes the Travel Warning of July 23, 2007. 2. The Department of State continues to strongly warn U.S. citizens against travel to [...]	2008-06-13 21:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC PTER IR
08STATE64660	38TH OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: COLOMBIA SCORES A WIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The 38th OAS Regular General Assembly, held June 1-3 in Medellin, Colombia, focused positive international attention on the Colombian Government's progress in restoring "Democratic Security" in previously-violent areas and helped promote regional support for Colombia's efforts [...]	2008-06-16 18:58:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OAS PREL PHUM ETRD CO
08STATE64684	38TH OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: COLOMBIA SCORES A WIN [...] (SBU) Summary. The 38th OAS Regular General Assembly, held June 1-3 in Medellin, Colombia, focused positive international attention on the Colombian Government's progress in restoring "Democratic Security" in previously-violent areas and helped promote regional support for Colombia's efforts a [...]	2008-06-16 19:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OAS PREL PHUM ETRD CO
08STATE64809	TRAVEL WARNING - CHAD [...] This Travel Warning is being updated to reflect the resumption of rebel activity in Chad and to inform American citizens that the U.S. Embassy in N'Djamena temporarily relocated some personnel to Cameroon on June 16. The Department of State urges American citizens to defer travel to Chad and [...]	2008-06-16 23:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC CD
08STATE66078	IRAQ YELLOWCAKE SALE TO CAMECO: USG PUBLIC [...] (S) Cameco's 550 metric tons of natural uranium purchased from Iraq will reach the port of Montreal on/about July 3. This action request seeks to ensure the Government of Canada (GOC),Cameco, and the USG have synchronized our public affairs and legislative briefing timelines and messages. End [...]	2008-06-19 15:36:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	CA ECON ENRG IZ OPRC
08STATE66284	SUDAN - ABYEI MEETING IN LONDON AND NEXT STEPS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 12. Background - Convening of International Partners ------------- 2. (U) Michael O'Neill, Special Envoy to Sudan for the United Kingdom, convened a gathering of capital-based representatives on Friday, June 13 to discuss the current si [...]	2008-06-19 20:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPKO PGOV PREL SOCI UNSC AU SU
08STATE66363	G-8 HEALTH INITIATIVES DEMARCHE [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-6. 2. SUMMARY. During his trip to Europe, the President emphasized the importance of G-8 members following through on pledges on health assistance made at past G-8 summits. The President also asked for our partners' support for new G-8 initia [...]	2008-06-20 01:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CA EU FR GM IT PREL RS SENV TBIO WHO
08STATE67463	TRAVEL WARNING - CHAD [...] This Travel Warning provides an update on the security situation in Chad. The Department of State continues to advise American citizens to defer travel to Chad, and American citizens residing in Chad should exercise extreme caution. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Chad dated June 16, [...]	2008-06-23 23:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC CD
08STATE68523	TRAVEL ALERT - ZIMBABWE [...] This Travel Alert updates safety and security concerns in Zimbabwe, and urges U.S. citizens to defer all travel to Zimbabwe at this time, and to consider relocating if necessary to ensure their security during the election period. The U.S. Embassy may periodically restrict the travel of U.S. [...]	2008-06-26 00:06:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC ZI
08STATE69343	PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 28-29, 2008 PSI 5TH [...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonp [...]	2008-06-27 15:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE69357	PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 28-29, 2008 PSI 5TH [...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonp [...]	2008-06-27 16:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE70829	PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE PUBLIC AFFAIRS EVENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (U) Department requests action addressees to approach respective Foreign Ministries to seek support for a prisoners of conscience public affairs event at the United Nations in New York during the final week of the [...]	2008-07-02 00:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PHUM PREL KDEM
08STATE71695	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-license check on distribution agreement (DA) 2592-05 for the export of defense services and technical data related to App [...]	2008-07-03 15:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC GM
08STATE71696	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on application 050096269 for the export of two cylinder assembly components for the Pilatus aircraft to [...]	2008-07-03 15:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC CA
08STATE71806	TRAVEL WARNING - UZBEKISTAN [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to remind U.S. citizens that the potential for a terrorist attack or localized civil disturbance still exists, despite the fact that there have been no violent incidents in Uzbekistan since May 2005. The Department of State continues to urge Americans in [...]	2008-07-03 17:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC UZ
08STATE72006	(S) INSTRUCTIONS TO PRESS IAEA FOR EARLIEST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. 2. (S) Background: Department understands Indian Prime Minister Singh has privately sought his party,s backing to submit the safeguards agreement to the IAEA Board of Governors for approval and hopes to inform President Bush at the [...]	2008-07-03 21:50:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ENRG IN IAEA PGOV PREL KNNP
08STATE72072	TRAVEL ALERT - CHINA [...] This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens on the effects of the earthquake that struck China's Sichuan province on May 12. U.S. citizens should continue to avoid the areas of Sichuan province most severely affected by the earthquake and be prepared for travel delays in other parts of the provinc [...]	2008-07-04 03:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CM
08STATE72354	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050105462 for the export of rifles to Canada. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern [...]	2008-07-07 14:23:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC CA
08STATE73660	TRAVEL WARNING - SAUDI ARABIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the security situation in Saudi Arabia and reminds U.S . citizens of recommended security precautions. It supersedes the Travel Warning issued December 19, 2007. 2. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks [...]	2008-07-09 19:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC PREL PTER SA
08STATE74922	(U) Secretary Rice's June 26-27 Participation in [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008 at 18:00, and June 28, 2008 at 09:30; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. Wil [...]	2008-07-12 14:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KNNP KWBG
08STATE75341	PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 29, 2008 PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY [...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonpr [...]	2008-07-14 19:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE75367	PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 29, 2008 PSI 5TH ANNIVERSARY [...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonpr [...]	2008-07-14 19:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE75378	PSI: SUMMARY OF MAY 28-29, 2008 PSI 5TH [...] SUMMARY: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary since the President's announcement of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),the U.S. hosted a PSI Senior Level Meeting and PSI Outreach Workshop on May 28-29, 2008 in Washington, DC. The May 28 senior level meeting was for senior nonp [...]	2008-07-14 19:54:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08STATE76655	WORLDWIDE CAUTION [...] This Worldwide Caution updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests throughout the world. In some countries, the rise in oil and food prices has caused political and economic instability and social unrest. American citizens ar [...]	2008-07-16 23:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC
08STATE77144	NUCLEAR FORENSICS EXPERTS PLAN PATH FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Atomic energy, law enforcement and policy experts from nearly 30 countries met in Sofia, Bulgaria June 17-19 under the auspices of the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG) to share experience on nuclear forensics and illicit trafficking issues. The I [...]	2008-07-17 20:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC BE KNNP PREL PTER ENRG MNUC
08STATE77761	UN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN ZIMBABWE -- [...] (C) On the margins of the OCHA Donor Support group High-Level Meeting in New York July 14, State PRM/MCE Office Director Margaret Pollack and USAID/DCHA/OFDA Director Ky Luu discussed USG concerns about the performance of the OCHA office and Humanitarian Coordinator in Harare with Under Secre [...]	2008-07-18 22:10:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM ZI
08STATE78366	TRAVEL WARNING FOR TIMOR-LESTE [...] This Travel Warning updates information regarding the security situation in Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor). The Department of State advises U.S. citizens of the continuing potential for violent civil unrest in Timor- Leste and urges U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to [...]	2008-07-21 22:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC TT
08STATE79525	TRAVEL WARNING - CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE [...] This Travel Warning clarifies the areas of eastern Congo affected by rebel activity, deletes information on ebola, and adds information on aviation safety. Overall, the security situation in the country remains unchanged. This Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for the Democratic Republic [...]	2008-07-23 21:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC CG
08STATE80516	T LETTER OF THANKS TO CANADIAN FINANCE OFFICIAL [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Robert Sample, Senior Economist, Department of Finance Canada, gave a presentation at the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the PSI's Fifth Anniversary. S [...]	2008-07-25 18:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL CA
08STATE81384	T LETTER OF THANKS TO DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Japanese Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenichiro Sasae led a panel on efforts to strengthen international frameworks at the Senior-Level Meeting for all Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) endorsing states held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasio [...]	2008-07-29 14:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL JA
08STATE81385	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 050113948 for the export of firearms and magazines to Lebanon. Post is requested to complete thi [...]	2008-07-29 14:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC CA
08STATE82699	FOLLOWING UP WITH MEXICO ON PSI [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: In advance of the May 29 U.S.-hosted Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, the U.S. extended invitations to a number of key countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI and also urged their endorsement. Washington appreciates Embassy [...]	2008-07-31 21:08:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL MX
08STATE83136	P3 MEETING ON ACTION PLAN FOR IRAN [...] (S/REL UK AND FRANCE) ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney and Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime Daniel Glaser on July 25 met with UK and French counterparts in Paris to discuss individual and collective P3 actions in the event Iran r [...]	2008-08-01 19:37:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM PREL KNNP EFIN
08STATE84892	TRAVEL WARNING - PAKISTAN [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security incidents and reminds U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Pakistan. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning dated September 21, 2007. 2. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against non-essential trave [...]	2008-08-07 17:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC PK
08STATE85112	TRAVEL WARNING - COLOMBIA [...] This Travel Warning updates and reminds American citizens of ongoing security concerns in Colombia. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers of travel to Colombia. While security in Colombia has improved significantly in recent years, violence by narco-terrorist [...]	2008-08-08 00:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC CO
08STATE85570	TRAVEL ALERT-GEORGIA [...] This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens on the armed conflict in South Ossetia between Georgian and separatist forces. U.S. citizens should avoid unnecessary travel within Georgia, defer all travel north of Gori and avoid all travel to the separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. This [...]	2008-08-09 01:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER OTRA ASEC YI
08STATE86171	TRAVEL WARNING - GEORGIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Georgia. In light of the continued aerial bombings of civilian and military targets in several areas of the country, the Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer non-essential travel to Georgia and recommends [...]	2008-08-12 10:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER OTRA ASEC GG RS
08STATE86578	TRAVEL ALERT - COMOROS [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to advise U.S. citizens traveling to the Union of the Comoros of the potential for demonstrations and civil unrest due to a severe fuel shortage across the nation. This Travel Alert expires October 12, 2008. 2. The Union of Comoros is continuing to experie [...]	2008-08-12 21:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PREL CN
08STATE86597	TRAVEL WARNING - YEMEN [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to inform American citizens that the Department of State has lifted the ordered departure status of non-emergency American employees and adult family members of all employees at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen. The Department recommends that American citiz [...]	2008-08-12 23:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC AMGT YM
08STATE8993	SECURITY ADVISORY - FORTHCOMING RELEASE OF GEERT [...] (U) Classified by Acting Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security Gregory B. Starr for E.O. 12958 reasons 1.4 (c) and (d). 2. (SBU) This cable contains an action request for all posts. Please see paragraph six. 3. (S) The following is an information/action cable advising posts of the possibi [...]	2008-01-29 17:30:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ASEC PTER CASC
08STATE90314	DEMARCHE ON VISA SERVICES FOR AFGHAN NATIONALS [...] (U) This is an action request - Embassy Islamabad see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Background: On July 17, 2008, the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul delivered a diplomatic note to Embassy Kabul. In that note, the government of Pakistan announced that henceforth "it will not issue Pakistani visas [...]	2008-08-21 21:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT CVIS PHUM PK PREL AF

08STATE90852	TRAVEL WARNING - ALGERIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Algeria and warns American citizens against travel to the Kabylie region of the country. The threat from terrorism continues to pose a significant security risk. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued on March 26 [...]	2008-08-22 21:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC AG
08STATE90854	TRAVEL WARNING - KENYA [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to update U.S. citizens on safety and security conditions in Kenya. The temporary suspension of the United States Peace Corps program in Kenya has been lifted and volunteers have now returned to the country. The U.S. Department of State continues to reco [...]	2008-08-22 21:03:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE
08STATE90996	TRAVEL WARNING - GEORGIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Georgia to include the return of U.S. Embassy eligible family members to Tbilisi, the resumption of visa services, and the status of roads within the country. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Ge [...]	2008-08-23 20:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER OTRA ASEC GG RS
08STATE91332	AFTER-ACTION REPORT FOR DEMETER'S RESILIENCE, THE [...] (U) Summary: Following the recommendations of the G8 Bioterrorism Experts (BTEX) Group in 2005, a series of G8 workshops dealing with decontamination, food defense and public health/law enforcement cooperation was organized. "Demeter,s Resilience" was the second G8 food defense event and was [...]	2008-08-25 20:32:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CA EUN FR GM IT JA PTER RS TBIO UK
08STATE91387	DEMARCHE REQUEST: FR MUST NOT BLOCK NATO [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) With respect to UNSCR 1816 and increasing acts of piracy off the Horn of Africa, Washington requests that USNATO raise the possibility of a NATO counter-piracy role at the August 27 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, and in a [...]	2008-08-26 00:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN NATO PREL
08STATE92335	Support for Egypt's Ministerial Conference on [...] This is an action request for Embassies to demarche host governments (foreign, health and agriculture ministries) to urge high-level participation in this year's major international conference on avian and pandemic influenza, to take place in Egypt October 25- 26. (See para 7.) End Summary. [...]	2008-08-28 00:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL
08STATE93343	TRAVEL ALERT ? TROPICAL STORM HANNA [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to urge American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas that may be affected by Tropical Storm Hanna in The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos. U.S. citizens located in areas likely to be impacted by Tropical Storm Hanna and who do not have acc [...]	2008-08-30 17:57:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC XL
08STATE93981	ACTION REQUEST: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United States has an ambitious agenda for the upcoming UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee session and will need the support of capitals to win key votes, which include resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and DPRK, as well as possible initiativ [...]	2008-09-03 00:18:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN
08STATE95334	CORRECTED COPY - DUE DATE, PARAGRAPH REFERENCES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United States has an ambitious agenda for the upcoming UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee session and will need the support of capitals to win key votes, which include resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and DPRK, as well as possible initiative [...]	2008-09-05 18:45:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN
08STATE96923	TRAVEL WARNING - GEORGIA [...] This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Georgia to include the risk of unexploded ordnance and the potential for an increased risk of crime. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Georgia issued August 23, 2008. 2. The Department of State [...]	2008-09-10 17:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC PTER GG
08STATE96940	TRAVEL WARNING - AFGHANISTAN [...] This Travel Warning provides updated information on the security situation in Afghanistan. The security threat to all American citizens in Afghanistan remains critical. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Afghanistan issued February 6, 2008. 2. The Department of State [...]	2008-09-10 18:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC OTRA PTER PREL AF
08STATE97030	TRAVEL WARNING-LEBANON [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security threats and ongoing political violence in Lebanon and informs U.S. citizens of current safety and security concerns. The Department of State continues to urge that Americans avoid all travel to Lebanon. Americans who live and work in Leban [...]	2008-09-10 19:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC LE
08STATE97505	RESPONSE TO CANADIAN REQUEST FOR ADVICE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S//REL CANADA) On July 15, Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Shawn Caza, told Embassy Ottawa that he was interested in U.S. [...]	2008-09-11 19:35:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP IR PREL PARM PINR EFIN CA XS
08STATE97991	SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SUSTAINING AFGHAN [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: The September 10 Joint Coordination Board Meeting in Kabul endorsed the Afghan Government's request to expand the Afghan National Army (ANA) from the previously internationally-endorsed size of 86,000 to 134,000 (inclusive o [...]	2008-09-12 19:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PREL NATEU MOPS MARR
08STATE98072	SOMALIA PIRACY: LETTER TO SC RELAYING USG ACTIONS [...] This is an action request see paragraph 2. 2. Operational paragraph 12 of UNSCR 1816 requests states cooperating with the TFG inform the Security Council within 3 months of the progress of actions undertaken in the exercise of the authority provided in operational paragraph 7 of that resol [...]	2008-09-12 22:45:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL PHSA PBTS EWWT XA XW
08STATE98094	TRAVEL WARNING BOLIVIA [...] This Travel Warning is being issued to alert U.S. citizens to the unstable social and security situation in Bolivia. The Department of State has authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and all family members of U.S. Embassy personnel in Bolivia and suggests all U.S. citizens defer [...]	2008-09-13 02:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC BL
08STATE98278	GUIDANCE FOR SEPTEMBER 15 - 26 WASSENAAR [...] (U) This cable provides guidance for the U.S. Delegation to the September 15 -26, 2008 Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Experts Group (EG) meeting in Vienna. 2. (U) USDEL should seek EG consensus on US objectives as articulated in this and previous EG guidance, the December 2007 plenary and inter [...]	2008-09-15 00:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL PTER
08STATE98424	FOLLOW UP: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL THREE-LICENSE [...] According to our records, we have not yet received a response to subject Blue Lantern request regarding the export of firearms ammunition to Canada. This request was sent 48 days ago. We request an update from post regarding the status of this case. If post has already responded to subject [...]	2008-09-15 15:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC CA
08STATE98696	TRAVEL WARNING - IRAN [...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Iran. Dual national Iranian-American citizens may encounter difficulty in departing Iran. This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Iran issued January 3, 2008. 2. Some elemen [...]	2008-09-15 21:59:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC ASEC PTER IR
08STATE99734	TRAVEL WARNING - YEMEN [...] This Travel Warning updates information on security incidents in Yemen and reminds U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities. The Department of State has authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family members of the U.S. Emba [...]	2008-09-18 02:02:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC YM
08SURABAYA80	EAST JAVA--OIL PRICES, POOR INFRASTRUCTURE BATTER BOTH [...] Summary: Top managers at two major Indonesian factories in Gresik, East Java, spoke to visiting Consulate staff about the challenges of running a large-scale factory in Indonesia. State-owned Petrokimia is a fertilizer company with a protected market and guaranteed prices. Privately-owned Kel [...]	2008-07-09 10:52:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ID ECON PGOV
08SURABAYA86	EASTERN INDONESIA: RISING PRICES PUSH INDONESIANS TO REDUCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past three months, Eastern Indonesia's flour mills have witnessed a dramatic shift in domestic consumption of wheat products as food and energy prices rise. During recent visits by ConGen Surabaya Principal Officer to two of the world's largest flour mills, Bogosari in [...]	2008-07-18 06:24:00	Consulate Surabaya	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD ID
08SUVA331	CHAUDHRY RESIGNS, FIJI WITHDRAWS FROM REGIONAL MEETING IN [...] (U) Summary: Finance Minister Mahendra Chaudhry resigned from the interim government (IG) on August 18 following weeks of speculation that his head was on the chopping block for mismanaging the economy and harassing overseas investors. However, Chaudhry's departure may significantly diminish p [...]	2008-08-19 20:08:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL FJ
08TAIPEI508	TAIWAN'S NEXT PREMIER LIU CHAO-HSUAN: A PROFILE [...] (SBU) Soochow University President Liu Chao-hsuan appears slated to head the new cabinet after president-elect Ma Ying-jeou is inaugurated on May 20. Over the past week local newspapers have run front-page stories saying Liu was offered and accepted the premiership, edging out other contend [...]	2008-04-11 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI572	Taiwan Pharma: Slower Approvals, Lower Prices [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 22:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON TW
08TAIPEI620	PREMIER-DESIGNATE LIU CHAO-HSUAN ON HIGH [...] (C) Summary: Premier-designate Liu Chao-hsuan told the Director during a May 2 meeting that he had not expected to be named Premier, and that he was leaving academic life somewhat reluctantly. The public expects too much, too soon, from the incoming Ma administration, he lamented, leaving Ma a [...]	2008-05-05 10:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TAIPEI626	VICE PREMIER CHIOU AND FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Chiou I-jen and Foreign Minister James Huang resigned on May 6 to take responsibility for the potential loss of USD 30 million in a failed scheme to establish diplomatic relations with Papua New Guinea (PNG). In 2006, then NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen instruct [...]	2008-05-06 11:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
08TAIPEI799	TAIWAN RENDERING APPROPRIATE AID TO PRC ASYLUM [...] (C) PRC citizen Cai Lujun first contacted AIT via email on April 2, 2008. In his email, Cai requested political asylum or refugee status in the U.S. Cai also complained that because the Taiwan immigration authorities forbade him from working, he was in serious financial distress. On April 11 [...]	2008-06-09 06:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CVIS ASEC PGOF PINR PHUM TW CH
08TALLINN264	ESTONIA'S EVOLVING DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE [...] (U) Summary. While a relative newcomer to the field of foreign assistance, Estonia continues to expand its role as a donor nation. The GOE goal is to spend at least 0.1 percent of Gross National Income (GNI) on development assistance by 2010, still short of the EU target of 0.17 percent for n [...]	2008-07-29 12:10:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID EN
08TASHKENT1306	UZBEKISTAN: AFGHAN REFUGEES STILL ENDURE [...] (C) Summary: The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) office in Tashkent reports that Afghan refugees with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) mandate status in Uzbekistan continue to face harassment and occasional deportation at the hands of authorities. According to U [...]	2008-11-13 11:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP UNHCR AF TI UZ
08TASHKENT1356	UZBEKISTAN: AMBASSADOR VISITS LAND OF THE "HUNGRY STEPPE" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY.Ambassador Norlandmade a day trip to the Syrdaryo Region on November 14. The next province west of Tashkent, Syrdaryo is one of Uzbekistan's poorerregions. Known as the "Hungry Steppe" because of the absence of natural watersources, this predominantly agriculturalprovince is strug [...]	2008-11-25 05:17:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI EAGR EAID UZ
08TASHKENT190	ARAL SEA TO BE FOCUS OF MARCH INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: On February 7, the Ambassador, USAID Country Director, and Poloff met with Fikrit Akcura of the United Nations Development Program and others who are directly involved with an upcoming international conference on the Aral Sea on March 11-13. Akcura described how Uzbekistan has gr [...]	2008-02-12 12:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAGR EAID KTIA PREL UZ
08TASHKENT398	UZBEKISTAN: CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN TO TAKE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Post has been in contact with Saifiddin Juraev, Director of the Foundation of Regional Policy in Uzbekistan, who has requested U.S. assistance in identifying and providing funding for U.S. participation in an upcoming internatio [...]	2008-04-03 13:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER PINS PBTS UZ
08TASHKENT49	THIRD STRIKE FOR FORMER DEFENSE OFFICIAL ERKIN [...] (C) Summary: On January 14, the independent Ferghana.ru website posted an open letter from the wife of Erkin Musaev, a former Uzbek Ministry of Defense and UNDP official who was sentenced to a total of 20 years' imprisonment in 2006 and 2007 for espionage and corruption in three separate trials [...]	2008-01-15 11:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MASS PGOV UZ
08TBILISI199	GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR 2008 [...] Per reftel, Embassy Tbilisi submits its Investment Climate Statement for Georgia for 2008. Introduction The dramatic change of government swept in by the 2003 peaceful "Rose Revolution" marked the start of serious political and economic reform in Georgia. Before 2003, Georgia's economic [...]	2008-02-07 05:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR GG
08TEGUCIGALPA1023	GOH SIGNS ALBA DOCUMENT CONGRATULATING FSLN ON [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Legal Advisor Milton Jimenez announced on November 13 that the GOH had signed the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas' (ALBA) document regarding the Nicaraguan elections. In a telephone call initiated by the Ambassador, President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya explained hi [...]	2008-11-14 21:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM SOCI KJUS NU HO
08TEGUCIGALPA295	DEADLY CATCH: DIVING FOR LOBSTER OFF THE MOSQUITO [...] (U) Summary: At least 258 divers have been killed and 850 injured diving for lobster on the Honduran North Coast over the last two decades. The Honduran Fisheries Association states that Honduras has among the highest rates of lobster diver casualties in the world. Dangerous diving proced [...]	2008-03-31 20:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS ELAB ETRD SOCI HO
08TELAVIV1326	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 10:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1693	U/S ROOD DIALOGUE WITH ISRAEL: NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (U) On July 16, Acting Under Secretary John Rood held a Strategic Affairs Dialogue with members of the GOI, including MFA, Israeli Defense Intelligence (IDI),and the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC). This is the last of three cables covering the dialogue, focusing on non-proliferation and ar [...]	2008-08-04 12:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PTER KNNP MNUC MCAP KN
08TELAVIV178	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-22 11:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2171	U.S. ARCHIVIST VIEWS ORIENT HOUSE DOCUMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 2, U.S. National Archivist Dr. Allen Weinstein and Director of the Electronic and Special Media Records Services Division of the National Archives and Records Administration, Michael Carlson, viewed documents seized by Israel from the Orient House in 2001. The two w [...]	2008-09-24 06:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SCUL PGOV KWBG IS
08TELAVIV2271	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that yesterday the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange fell to its lowest level since September 2006. The blue-chip TA-25 index lost 6.3 percent to fall below 800 for the first time [...]	2008-10-06 12:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2571	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Iran 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz quoted President Shimon Peres as saying in London yesterday that U.S. President-elect Barack Obama proclaimed himself Qvery impressed with the Arab Le [...]	2008-11-19 12:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2591	US-ISRAEL CONSULTATIONS ON UN AFFAIRS [...] (S) SUMMARY: On October 28, Assistant Secretary Brian Hook and MFA Deputy DG for International Organizations Evyatar Manor led a bilateral consultation on United Nations Affairs with the Foreign Ministry. The discussions covered the Security Council role in the ongoing peace negotiations, Leb [...]	2008-11-21 16:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL UNEP MOPS KPKO UN LE PA IS
08TELAVIV426	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon promised on Wednesday to respond "firmly" to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's verbal attacks [...]	2008-02-21 12:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV437	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Kosovo 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that preparations are well underway for President Bush's "farewell" visit to Israel in May. Ha'aretz reported that PM Ehud Olmert will meet [...]	2008-02-22 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV548	EMBASSY TEL AVIV RESPONSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-10 13:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB IS KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
08TELAVIV891	ISRAEL ACCEPTS NEED FOR HOMEGROWN ASYLUM SYSTEM [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-17 12:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM EG IS SU AF
08TELAVIV909	ISRAELI NGOS FRUSTRATED WITH CURRENT ASYLUM SYSTEM [...] (SBU) Summary. At an April 6-7 Tel Aviv University Conference on "Designing an Asylum System in Israel," Israeli human rights advocacy NGOs expressed dissatisfaction with the existing asylum system, describing it as biased and lacking transparency. The NGOs also are disappointed with the abs [...]	2008-04-18 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM IS AF SU EG
08THEHAGUE1015	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES [...] (SBU) The Thirteenth Conference of the States Parties (CSP 13) failed to reach consensus on its final report and broke some new ground in establishing precedents. Long simmering tensions with Iran -- for some delegations going back many Executive Councils, for others rising during the Review [...]	2008-12-12 17:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE1021	CWC: MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF THE CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) As always, the Conference of the States Parties offered a platform for a variety of meetings on its margins. The European Union hosted a day of meetings for National Authorities on December 1 that bridged the gap between the official National Authorities' meetings and the CSP; notable a [...]	2008-12-15 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE152	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR TWO [...] (SBU) This report covers the first two weeks in February and quite a number of meetings at the OPCW and behind the scenes. The Open Ended Working Group for the Review Conference met on February 8 and 14, primarily to review the final three blocks of draft text for the conference report, but t [...]	2008-02-19 15:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE180	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The week of February 18 saw quite a number of meetings and consultations, several of which were convening for the first time this year ) Article X (February 18),the entire industry cluster followed by sampling and analysis and transfer discrepancies (February 19),the Host Country Commit [...]	2008-02-26 14:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE185	NETHERLANDS: DEFENSE ISSUES HEADING INTO BUCHAREST [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch MOD is facing several defense issues leading up to and beyond the NATO Bucharest summit in April. Dutch MOD senior leadership is facing criticism over the way it is handling the investigation into three possible friendly fire incidents in January. The MOD continues to review [...]	2008-02-27 12:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL AF NL
08THEHAGUE222	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The week of February 25)29 primarily marched in place. Delegations spent a lot of time on the provisional agenda for the Review Conference, with no agreement except growing convergence that the only broadly acceptable agenda would closely track that of the first Review Conference. Due to [...]	2008-03-05 15:23:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE249	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) Executive Council 52 (EC-52) followed the unfortunate recent pattern of deferring a large proportion of its substantive business to the next session )- not only the facility and verification documents, but also some routine reports from the Technical Secretariat (TS) and Director General [...]	2008-03-13 14:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE264	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) Two events dominated the week of March 10-14 -- Iraq's delivery of its draft initial declaration of its chemical weapons facilities as it joins the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Cuban Ambassador's dramatic delivery of the Non Aligned Movement's preliminary comments on the draft Re [...]	2008-03-18 09:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE306	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) The last week in March moved from more formal meetings on the Review Conference to less formal but more focused discussions of the Chairman's revised draft text for the report, which was distributed on March 26. The first such informal meeting on March 28 slowly worked through the first [...]	2008-04-02 09:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE396	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The weeks following the CWC Second Review Conference (RevCon) have been fairly quiet, due no doubt in part to post-RevCon exhaustion as well as a series of official holidays. The only consultations held were within the industry cluster, although two WEOG meetings, an Irish-hosted lunch, a [...]	2008-05-09 16:06:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE420	CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART I - FORMAL OPENING [...] (U) This cable is part of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7-18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (reftel) and covers the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate. Other cables will fo [...]	2008-05-16 15:42:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE425	CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART II: EVENTS AND [...] (U) This cable is part of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7-18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (ref a),and the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate (ref b). Other cables will f [...]	2008-05-19 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE433	CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART III: ANALYSIS OF THE [...] (U) This cable is part of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7-18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (ref b),and reports on the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate (ref c) and events [...]	2008-05-21 15:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE449	CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART IV: PROCESS AND [...] (U) This cable is the last of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7 -18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (ref A),the reports on the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate (ref B),even [...]	2008-05-28 11:08:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE455	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR TWO [...] (SBU) While OPCW has had a very lean schedule since the Review Conference, the U.S. delegation continued to meet May 13 - 23 with Technical Secretariat officials and other delegations on upcoming issues. Ambassador Javits met with the new Executive Council Chairperson to discuss future activ [...]	2008-05-29 15:21:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE52	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: AMBASSADOR ARNALL [...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 3. 2. (C) Defense Minister Eimert van Middelkoop summoned Ambassador Arnall January 16 to discuss an article appearing in the Los Angeles Times (reftel) in which Secretary Gates reportedly criticized NATO forces -- Canada, the United Kingdom, [...]	2008-01-16 12:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO AF NL
08THEHAGUE67	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR TWO [...] (U) January 14-18 saw a gradual increase in scheduled OPCW activities following the December/January holiday period. Discussions during the French-hosted P-5 meeting seem to be an early indicator that the objectives of the P-5 States Parties for the Second Review Conference will be marked by a [...]	2008-01-24 07:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE721	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR JULY 28 TO AUGUST 22, 2008 [...] (U) August, the traditional European vacation month, has been slow, but meetings at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will begin again September 1-5 for the Advisory Body on Administrative and Financial Matters (ABAF),on September 2 for the Western European and [...]	2008-08-25 15:29:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE755	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR AUGUST 25 TO SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 [...] (SBU) August ended along with the dry spell of formal meetings at the OPCW. Delrep met with Technical Secretariat (TS) officials to discuss the final inspection of the U.S. Chemical Weapons Storage Facility at Newport, Indiana on August 26 and 27. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) [...]	2008-09-15 10:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE757	NETHERLANDS/UNGA: DUTCH HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch generally support USG priorities for human rights initiatives at the 2008 UNGA. Dutch priorities include resolutions on religious intolerance and violence against women, and an initiative on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) In a Sept [...]	2008-09-15 13:14:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN PHUM NL
08THEHAGUE826	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 22-26, 2008 [...] (SBU) Informal consultations continued on the budget September 25, as well as a final consultation on the External Auditor's Report on September 22. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) compared notes on the various facilitations and the upcoming Executive Council (EC),with concern in [...]	2008-10-02 09:17:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE866	CWC: REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 25-26, 2008 CWC [...] (U) On September 25-26, 2008 the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) sponsored a two day workshop in Florence for selected Western Europe and Other Countries Group (WEOG) State Parties and Japan in an effort to find common ground on two issues noted during the Second Review Conference(Re [...]	2008-10-15 16:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC IT
08THEHAGUE876	CWC: AUSTRALIA GROUP, TECHNICAL EXPERTS [...] (SBU) The Australia Group (AG) held a technical experts intersessional implementation meeting in The Hague from October 8-9, 2008. Discussion considered 3 proposals to the chemical control list and one proposal for the biological control list. Technical delegations considered a number of rev [...]	2008-10-17 16:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC CWC
08THEHAGUE89	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) for Preparations for the Second Review Conference (RevCon) began its work on the draft report in earnest this week. Many delegations offered substantive interventions on "Block 1" of the Chairman's draft text, drawing early lines on the relative import [...]	2008-01-30 14:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE900	CWC: COORDINATION MEETING AND OPCW DESTRUCTION [...] (U) On October 13, the U.S. delegation participated in the Donor Coordination Meeting hosted by the Dutch MFA to review progress in international contributions to Russia's chemical weapons destruction program. Del also participated in the EC Chairperson's Destruction Informals meeting, at whi [...]	2008-10-27 13:42:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE932	NETHERLANDS/UN: HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN, [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-06 16:11:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EU UN NL IR
08THEHAGUE957	NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH PRESS RUSSIA ON GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 30, Dutch FM Verhagen urged Russian FM Lavrov to comply with the 6-point ceasefire plan for Russia and Georgia. Verhagen and Lavrov disagreed on Iran, with Lavrov suggesting Iran is being unfairly pressured. Lavrov urged support for the Medvedev plan for European secu [...]	2008-11-17 16:06:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EU NL GG RS IR
08THEHAGUE977	CWC: INDUSTRY CLUSTER MEETINGS, NOVEMBER 13-14, [...] (U) The three industry cluster meetings on November 13-14 were informative and somewhat productive. The Technical Secretariat (TS) presented their latest paper on Sampling and Analysis (S&A) and answered delegations' questions during the first meeting. Two new industry facilitations began: [...]	2008-11-21 15:51:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08TIRANA557	Albania's Success in a Criminal Financial Investigation [...] (U) SUMMARY: Scoring a major victory in a complex financial investigation, police and prosecutors with the Joint Investigative Unit to Fight Economic Crime and Corruption (JIU) arrested the head of a criminal group and his 16 collaborators for robbing ATM machines. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) D [...]	2008-07-25 11:23:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PREL AL ASEC
08TIRANA775	REQUEST FOR DOD EOD SUPPORT TO ALBANIA [...] (U) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST - SEE ALSO PARAGRAPHS 7 AND 8. Post requests Department assistance in securing EOD support from the Department of Defense to assist the government of Albania in its efforts to eliminate 100,000 tons of destabilized unexploded conventional munitions (DUCMs) that [...]	2008-10-27 10:21:00	Embassy Tirana	SECRET	MARR PREL MASS AL
08TOKYO1030	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/15/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-15 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO116	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/15/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1207	BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING MEETING IN [...] SUMMARY. At the Forum for the Future planning meeting in Tokyo on April 24-25, participants discussed political reform and sustainable development as the two thematic pillars for the 2008 Forum. The Forum subministerial will be held on June 9 in Dubai, followed by a senior officials planning [...]	2008-05-02 05:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KMPI PHUM XF JA
08TOKYO1241	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1263	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH JAPANESE VFM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Yabunaka, at dinner with Deputy Secretary May 8, said Chinese President Hu's visit to Japan was focused on the future of the relationship and that the Chinese had avoided comments about difficult historical issues. Yabunaka expressed strong dissatis [...]	2008-05-09 08:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CASC EAID KDEM KOCI KNNP XA AF BM
08TOKYO1350	DEPUTY VICE MINISTER OBJECTS TO TIP REPORT RANKING [...] (C) Deputy Vice Minister Chikao Kawai called the Charge d'Affairs May 16 to sharply object to Japan's Tier 2 ranking in the 2008 TIP Report. Saying that Japanese officials had "learned from Washington" about the ranking, Kawai told the Charge that Japan is "very unhappy with this result." Ac [...]	2008-05-16 08:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN JA
08TOKYO1373	THE FIFTH ASIAN SENIOR-TALKS ON NONPROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ISN Deputy Assistant Secretary Mary Alice Hayward and ISN Counterproliferation Director Tony Foley represented the U.S. at the fifth Asian Senior-Level Talks on Nonproliferation (ASTOP V) in Tokyo April 25, 2008. Recent news on North Korea's proliferation activities conducted [...]	2008-05-20 07:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ENRG ETTC PREL KNNP MNUC JA
08TOKYO1398	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 21:57:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1412	G-8 LABOR MINISTERIAL FOCUSED ON JOBS, PLUS REGIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL THEMES [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-22 09:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL ETRD OVIP JA
08TOKYO1471	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/29/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-29 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1526	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1642	G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS MEETINGS IN TOKYO, JUNE 10, [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Bill Burns participated in the June 9-10, 2008 Tokyo meetings of the G8 Political Directors, hosted by Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Kenichiro Sasae. Discussion topics included Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Zimbabwe and a review of the plan [...]	2008-06-16 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER UK IT GM RS CA SI AF PK
08TOKYO1656	JAPAN HOLDS MEETING TO PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE [...] (C) Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) held a meeting June 12 for G8 and ASEAN countries, as well as representatives from China, Philippines, South Korea, and Australia to discuss GOJ plans for a possible October 22 - 24 ministerial to discuss actions coun [...]	2008-06-17 08:40:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAIR EWWT PREL JA
08TOKYO1708	JAPANESE APEC OFFICIALS: LOOKING BEYOND 2010 [...] (C) Japan's commitment to APEC is unchanged and U.S. officials should not be concerned PM Fukuda failed to mention APEC in his recent speech outlining a GOJ vision for Asia's future, according to Japan's two APEC Senior Officials (SOM). Fukuda'a aim was to emphasize a solid U.S.-Japan relati [...]	2008-06-20 08:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL APECO JA
08TOKYO172	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-23 08:08:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1765	MOD DG TAKAMIZAWA DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) In a June 25 dinner Ministry of Defense (MOD) Director General for Defense Policy Nobushige Takamizawa cited technical and political challenges to the possibility of Japan deploying helicopters or PRTs to Afghanistan. He also underscored the Japanese Government's need to convince Japan's [...]	2008-06-27 03:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV AF JA
08TOKYO1834	G8, G8+3 ENERGY MINISTERIALS [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives from the G8 countries as well as from China, India, and Korea gathered for the G8 and the G8 3 Energy Ministerials in Aomori, Japan, June 8. During the G8-only ministerial, participants reviewed reports on progress made in implementing the St. Petersburg Global E [...]	2008-07-03 10:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV ECON OVIP JA
08TOKYO1882	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 01:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1887	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1915	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 01:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2115	VISA WAIVER PROGRAM: ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL [...] SUMMARY: This cable contains information on outreach activities to inform the public of ESTA from June 20 to July 31. END SUMMARY. 2. Mission Japan consular and DHS representatives conducted a wide variety of outreach efforts to publicize the launch of ESTA. After drafting a power point pr [...]	2008-08-01 03:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT PREL PGOV EUN JA

08TOKYO214	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-28 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2187	JAPAN TESTING OF LOBSTER IMPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: This message updates developments concerning GOJ handling of imports of lobster from the U.S. and Canada, in light of FDA warnings about Atlantic red tide conditions and risks of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP). To date, test results on all U.S. shipments have been negative, [...]	2008-08-08 08:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD JA
08TOKYO2307	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-21 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2308	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 00:39:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2364	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-28 07:55:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2379	GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR TO TOKYO ASSERTS RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary. Russia's invasion of Georgia is designed to punish Tbilisi for efforts to move closer to the United States and to confront Washington by "fighting the U.S. in Georgia," Georgian Ambassador to Japan Ivane Matchavariani told Charge on August 29. The Georgian asked for assistance in [...]	2008-08-29 08:59:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR JA RS GG
08TOKYO2426	JAPAN TO STEP UP METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH [...] (U) SUMMARY: Japan has stepped-up its focus on extracting methane hydrate, an alternative gas energy source, with a target date of 2012 for trial methane production, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) officials and media reports. Reserves of deep-sea methane hydrate (a [...]	2008-09-04 06:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV JA
08TOKYO2442	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-05 08:26:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2457	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-08 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2462	New Controls on Non-Listed Military End-Use Items [...] In response to Post inquiries about press reports concerning possible expansion in Japan's Export Control laws, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Export Controls Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa presented the following nonpaper in English to EconOff on September 8. Begin Text: Bac [...]	2008-09-09 03:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC ETRD KOMC JA
08TOKYO26	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-06 05:38:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2601	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09/22/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 01:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2724	Progress in Asia Pacific Partnership Transport Sector [...] (SBU) Summary: Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate (APP) members explored areas for cooperation in conserving energy and reducing CO2 emissions in road transport during the first APP Road Transport Sector Workshop in Tokyo September 18-19. Following detailed presentations [...]	2008-09-30 06:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN SENV EWWT PREL JA
08TOKYO278	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 01:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2963	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/23/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-23 08:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2969	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/24/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-24 04:09:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3000	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-28 01:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO304	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/05/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-05 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3072	ACADEMICS QUESTION VIABILITY OF METHANE HYDRATE RESEARCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Japan's research and development of methane hydrate extraction has gained momentum and is drawing high-profile political support, academics and industry figures question its commercial viability and are urging a more thorough examination of the GOJ's methane hydrate program [...]	2008-11-04 22:34:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV JA
08TOKYO3077	JAPANESE RESPONSE AND QUESTIONS ON NSG [...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA),Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy official Shinichi Sato October 31. Sato responded positively, commenting that the GOJ support [...]	2008-11-05 07:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA JA
08TOKYO3099	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-07 08:17:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3103	INCSR: JAPAN 2008 [...] (SBU) Japan's efforts to fight drug trafficking comply with international standards; Japan is a party to the 1988 UN Drug Convention. Japan cooperates with other countries in intelligence sharing and law enforcement. Methamphetamine abuse remains the biggest challenge to Japanese antinarcotics [...]	2008-11-09 22:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SNAR JP
08TOKYO3188	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-18 08:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3244	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-26 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3272	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/01/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-01 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3302	JAPAN SEES DRAMATIC DOWNTURN IN OCTOBER EXPORT DATA [...] (SBU) Reflecting reduced demand for Japan's key exports in the global economic slowdown, Japanese goods exports fell in October, according to Ministry of Finance trade data released November 20. Exports were down 7.7 percent year-on-year, with the largest declines in automobiles, semiconductor [...]	2008-12-03 09:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON JA
08TOKYO333	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-08 02:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3336	SUBJECT: SENATOR INOUYE EXCHANGES VIEWS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) held discussions with the Japanese Prime Minister, the Foreign, Defense, Trade, and Finance Ministers, and several prominent Diet members during his November 30 to December 4 visit to Tokyo. The Senator underscored the importance of close bilateral r [...]	2008-12-08 09:19:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JA
08TOKYO3381	JAPANESE OFFICIALS WEIGH IN ON THE WTO MODALITIES [...] (C) Summary: Senior METI and MOFA officials are still looking to conclude the Doha Development Agenda, but Japan remains held back by concerns over opening Japan's agricultural market. The GOJ is watching closely U.S. engagement with China, describing positive outcomes to those discussions [...]	2008-12-12 08:03:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL EAGR JA
08TOKYO3432	3-4 DECEMBER NUCLEAR SAFETY AND SECURITY GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: During the third meeting of the G8 Nuclear Safety and Security Group (NSSG) held in Tokyo December 3-4, NSSG members reviewed the status of ongoing projects, discussed the future of initiatives proposed during Japan's 2008 G8 presidency, and reviewed a draft plan of work for t [...]	2008-12-17 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ENRG TRGY NRR MNUC PUNE JA
08TOKYO39	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-08 01:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO491	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-25 08:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO492	ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER ARRIVES IN TOKYO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert arrived in Tokyo February 25 to begin a four day visit to Japan. Accompanied by a 24-member business delegation, a main priority of the visit will be to bolster bilateral economic ties. In addition to bilateral ties, regional issues such as the [...]	2008-02-25 09:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IS JA
08TOKYO498	PHYSICAL PROTECTION: MOFA SUPPORT FOR US/JAPAN [...] (C) Summary. MOFA official Yasuyoshi Komizo, meeting February 18 with a visiting interagency delegation, conveyed strong support for continuing U.S.-Japan cooperation on the physical protection of nuclear materials. He also noted GOJ willingness to send representatives to the U.S. to partic [...]	2008-02-26 04:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG JA KNNP MNUC
08TOKYO70	JAPAN UNDECIDED ON U.N. SENIOR CIVILIAN FOR [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer met January 8 with MOFA Second Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and Afghanistan desk officer Shizuka Morita to share reftel Terms of Reference and to advise of our strong support for the UK's Lord Paddy Ashdown to fill the posit [...]	2008-01-10 02:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AF JA
08TOKYO710	NEW IRANIAN AMBASSADOR IN TOKYO DISCUSSES NUCLEAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Speaking on the record March 13 at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan, newly accredited Iranian Ambassador to Japan Seyed Abbas Araghchi presented Iran's views of the standoff regarding its nuclear program. He asserted that Iran began its program at the behest of the United [...]	2008-03-17 08:29:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PHUM PINR EPET SNAR KNNP UNSC IZ
08TOKYO748	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/19/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-19 08:15:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO800	MITSUBISHI REGIONAL JET SET FOR PRODUCTION [...] (C) A March 20 Nikkei article announced Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will go forward with the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) program. Also on March 20, a 35-year veteran of the Japanese aviation industry, Masao Suzuki, told EconOff the large ANA and JAL purchases, nearly 100 aircraft c [...]	2008-03-24 07:32:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAIR PGOV JA
08TOKYO803	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/24/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-24 08:06:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO994	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/11/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-11 01:13:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TORONTO107	Ontario Environmental Policy Unchanged, New Minister Brings [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ontario's environmental policy remains unchanged following the October 10, 2007 provincial election, which returned Liberal Premier McGuinty's government to power for a second term. Ontario remains on track to stop shipping municipal solid waste to Michigan by the end of 2010. [...]	2008-04-09 13:28:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL CA
08TORONTO108	Blue Lantern Level 3 Post-Shipment End-Use Check on Questar [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 2 ConOff and Pol/Econ Chief conducted a Blue Lantern end-use check at Questar International (CA)'s office in Barrie, Ontario. Questar maintains hand-written detailed end-use records for each imported weapon. The end-use details we obtained are being e-mailed to PM/DTC [...]	2008-04-10 20:10:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC ETRD CA
08TORONTO11	ONTARIO BORDER CROSSING UPDATE - WINDSOR CITY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Ontario provincial officials have decided on the design for the Windsor access road linking the end of provincial highway 401 with the customs plaza for the new international bridge under consideration by the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) project. The final provi [...]	2008-01-10 19:42:00	Consulate Toronto	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD PBTS PREL CA
08TORONTO115	ABCP Market Restructuring Getting Closer [...] (SBU) Summary: The Pan Canadian Investors Committee has been working hard to persuade nearly 2,000 retail investors, who hold roughly 1% of the frozen C$33 billion third-party asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market, to support a long-term restructuring plan. On April 9, Vancouver-based C [...]	2008-04-17 21:10:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV CA
08TORONTO123	Canadian Auto Sector Adjusting to North American Market [...] (U) Summary: Despite being labeled the world's most expensive auto manufacturing jurisdiction, for the fourth straight year in a row, Ontario is North America's top automobile-assembly site by volume (2.542 million light vehicles in 2007),surpassing Michigan (2.295 million). However, Ontario [...]	2008-04-24 16:27:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELAB PGOV SENV CA
08TORONTO13	Canadian Capital Markets Update - Free Trade in Securities [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canadian market and regulatory officials applaud U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) deliberations to allow U.S. investors to trade directly on foreign exchanges that have regulations in line with U.S. securities regulations. Free trade in securities has been a priori [...]	2008-01-11 15:11:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CA
08TORONTO130	Canadian Auto Workers Strike Deal with Ford [...] (SBU) The Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union has tentatively agreed with Ford Canada to freeze wages and reduce vacation pay in their new three-year contract, which will enter into force on September 17, 2008. The agreement enables the union to avoid the two-tiered wage system introduced in the [...]	2008-04-29 13:57:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELAB PGOV SENV CA
08TORONTO134	Ontario Mayors Seek Federal Auto Sector Investment [...] (SBU) Summary: As Ontario's economy shows continued signs of slowing, mayors from Ontario's auto manufacturing jurisdictions met at General Motors in Oshawa, Ontario, on April 25 to discuss the health of the automotive sector in Ontario. Because of the huge capital costs required for automoti [...]	2008-05-01 19:47:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELAB PGOV SENV CA
08TORONTO152	Guilty Plea in Ontario Human Trafficking Case [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 13, 2008, a Niagara Falls, Ontario resident, Imrani Nakpamgi, pled guilty to two counts of human trafficking. The guilty plea represents the first successful prosecution under a 2005 law criminalizing certain prostitution-related human trafficking offenses in Canada. Na [...]	2008-05-15 19:52:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM PGOV CA
08TORONTO153	Canadians May Be Beginning to Understand the Importance of [...] (U) Summary: On May 9, Steven Mitchell, Vice President of Intellectual Policy at the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and Jason Kee, Director of Policy and Legal Affairs for the Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC),described the importance of protecting intellectual pro [...]	2008-05-15 20:00:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KCRM KIPR KPAO PGOV CA
08TORONTO154	Test Run for an Election? Dion Stumps for Greener, More [...] (U) In a May 15 Toronto speech Stephane Dion, Liberal Party chief and leader of the Official Opposition in Canada's federal House of Commons, argued Canada's tax system should be restructured to reduce pollution and poverty in Canada. While he did not reveal when he would move to bring down th [...]	2008-05-15 20:05:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
08TORONTO155	Ontario Police Counternarcotics Efforts Paying Off [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Drug production, smuggling and trafficking continues to be a major challenge for Ontario law enforcement agencies. Since we last reported on counter-narcotics efforts in Ontario in mid-March, police have discovered and shut down several large-scale marijuana grow-ops and metham [...]	2008-05-15 20:07:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PGOV CA
08TORONTO164	Another Hurdle for ABCP Market Restructuring [...] (U) Summary: Ontario Superior Court Justice Colin Campbell, who is presiding over restructuring of the C$32 billion third-party asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market is considering how to resolve potential fraud claims. Foreign banks, whose support is crucial for the restructuring, init [...]	2008-05-27 13:35:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV CA
08TORONTO165	ONTARIO AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING: A WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the past year, the Toronto Police Service (TPS) has been working more effectively to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in the Greater Toronto Area. Law enforcement contacts within the TPS Sex Crimes Unit tell us initiatives to increase awareness of TIP related issues hav [...]	2008-05-28 19:32:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB KCRM PHUM CA
08TORONTO167	Ontario Pleased that SEC to Move Forward on Mutual [...] (SBU) On May 29, following a series of meetings in May with the Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia securities regulators, the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a schedule for completion of a framework that would allow the discussion of U.S.-Canada mutual recogniti [...]	2008-05-30 13:28:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV CA
08TORONTO168	YUSHCHENKO WELL RECEIVED IN TORONTO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko concluded a three day trip to Canada with business meetings and a speech to the prominent Economic Club of Toronto. Yushchenko's speech was well-received, even though it was heavy on themes and short on specifics. Several hundred people were [...]	2008-05-30 19:00:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON CA UP
08TORONTO169	Enterprising Tamil Tiger Fundraiser Wins Award [...] (U) A 27 year-old MBA student, wanted by U.S. law enforcement for allegedly setting up an elaborate terrorism-support network for the Tamil Tigers, was awarded a C$5,000 academic prize for his "entrepreneurial skills" by Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. The student, Suresh Sris [...]	2008-05-30 19:35:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN PGOV PTER CA CE
08TORONTO175	PLANNED GM PLANT CLOSURES PROVOKE FURIOUS REACTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: General Motors' (GM) June 3 announcement to close its pickup truck plant in Oshawa, Ontario, in 2009 provoked a blockade of the company's headquarters by Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union members on June 4 and 5. Criticism of GM's decision from provincial and federal governments wa [...]	2008-06-05 20:46:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELAB PGOV SENV CA
08TORONTO177	BLUE LANTERN CASE 05-050113333 [...] (SBU) On June 3, Poloff visited the offices of Junsdom Solutions in North York, Ontario as instructed by reftel to meet with Peter Hou, sales representative. The North York office of Junsdom systems is located in a rental house in a quiet suburban neighborhood north of downtown Toronto. Accor [...]	2008-06-06 20:05:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC CA TW
08TORONTO20	Ontario Conducts Emergency Management Exercise [...] (SBU) Following up on recommendations by the UK and U.S. Consuls General in Toronto, Emergency Management Ontario (EMO) organized an emergency management exercise in Toronto on January 16. Hosted by Ontario Commissioner for Emergency Management Jay Hope, the session brought together five staff [...]	2008-01-24 19:39:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMED PREL CASC PGOV CA
08TORONTO204	ABCP Appeal Could Delay Settlement Implementation [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A group of Canadian corporations filed and has argued an appeal of Ontario Superior Court's June 5 approval of the restructuring plan for the frozen C$32 billion third-party asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market, claiming they were misled about the risks of the investments. [...]	2008-06-30 13:39:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV CA
08TORONTO227	Canadian Auto Workers Union Gets New Leader [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ken Lewenza, current president of the CAW shop in Windsor, has been formally endorsed by the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) executive board, by other senior officers and staff, and most importantly by outgoing President Buzz Hargrove to replace Hargrove, who has announced that he will [...]	2008-07-15 17:00:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELAB PGOV PINR CA
08TORONTO233	WHTI - Ontario's Proposed Enhanced Driver's License Spurs [...] (U) On July 16, The University of Toronto and Ontario's Information and Privacy Commission held a public forum on Ontario's proposed enhanced driver's licenses (EDLs). The forum, which drew approximately 70 people, featured guest speakers from the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the [...]	2008-07-18 19:59:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CPAS PBTS PGOV PINR PREL CA
08TORONTO24	Toronto Police File First Human Trafficking Charges [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Toronto Police have filed multiple human trafficking and prostitution-related charges against six Toronto residents of Ukrainian and Russian descent. The charges are the first time Toronto Police have laid charges under 2005 laws specifically criminalizing human-trafficking rel [...]	2008-01-28 20:01:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SMIG KCRM KWMN PHUM CVIS KFRD CA
08TORONTO273	Ontario Film Industry Reels From High Loonie, Fears Loss of [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite local incentives and new filmmaking facilities, the strong Canadian dollar and Ottawa's arts funding cuts threaten to further cripple an already weak Ontario film industry. End Summary. 2. (U) Toronto's strong film and television industry has suffered as the Canadia [...]	2008-09-12 20:05:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV CA
08TORONTO286	TORONTO MAN FOUND GUILTY ON TERROR CHARGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 25, an Ontario Superior Court justice found a Toronto-area man guilty of terrorism charges in Canada's first conviction under its Anti-Terrorism Act. The man was part of a group that planned a series of bombings and a raid on Parliament Hill. Ten other men, allege [...]	2008-09-26 19:56:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER CA
08TORONTO288	MISSION CANADA ASSESSES ELECTION 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A Mission Canada-wide digital video conference (DVC) on September 29 resulted in a consensus assessment that the Conservatives will pick up additional seats in the October 14 Canadian federal elections, but not yet that the Conservatives will gain enough seats for a majority. [...]	2008-09-30 19:39:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CA
08TORONTO32	Ontario Auto Stakeholders Seek More Government Assistance [...] (U) Summary: Canada has become the world's most expensive auto manufacturing jurisdiction according to some auto executives. Canadian-based auto assemblers and parts manufacturers are struggling to stay competitive in the face of a strong Canadian dollar. We expect the Detroit Three to press [...]	2008-02-05 19:34:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ELAB PGOV CA
08TORONTO361	Toronto's High-Rise Condominium Market: [...] (U) Summary: Toronto's market for high-rise condominiums has begun to cool down in what was North America's busiest condo construction and sales market in 2007. The global credit crunch and slowing economy has created worries for Toronto developers with projects currently underway, and even [...]	2008-11-20 20:26:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV CA
08TORONTO44	Toronto's Iranian Diaspora [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At over 60,000 residents, Toronto's Iranian Community is a small but visible group in a city where over half of its 4 million people are foreign-born. Concentrated in the northern neighborhoods and suburbs of Canada's largest city, Toronto's Iranian community is constantly grow [...]	2008-02-15 13:08:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR CVIS CA IR
08TORONTO53	TORY WAFFLES AS ONTARIO'S CONSERVATIVES REGROUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Four months after their disastrous provincial election defeat, the Ontario Progressive Conservatives (PC) rewarded leader John Tory with a tepid endorsement at their 2008 Annual General Meeting (AGM). Slightly over two-thirds of the 1,300 delegates voted against initiating a sea [...]	2008-02-25 17:59:00	Consulate Toronto	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV
08TORONTO58	The Lake Erie Commercial Fishing Industry [...] (U) SUMMARY: Managing fish stocks in Lake Erie, which supports a multi-million dollar commercial fishing industry that supports thousands of jobs - has become a point of contention on both sides of the nearby U.S.-Canada border. Dwindling fish stocks have prompted Ontario and the U.S. states [...]	2008-02-29 15:17:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL CA
08TORONTO59	Toronto's Cocaine Trade Takes a Hit [...] In a one day sweep on Wednesday, February 27, Toronto Police arrested 23 suspects in an undercover street-level drug dealing bust that focused on Toronto's downtown Yonge Street strip. Toronto Police have charged 19 people with 61 different offenses ranging from drug dealing to conspiracy. Re [...]	2008-02-29 18:32:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM CA
08TORONTO66	Canadian Banks Still Weathering North American Credit [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's non-bank sponsored (third party) asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market will remain frozen until April or May while the Crawford Committee, charged with the market's restructuring, secures financial backing from Canadian banks. Canadian banks reported their first c [...]	2008-03-07 21:03:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV CA
08TORONTO70	FEDERAL BY-ELECTION - PROMINENT LIBERALS PREPARE FOR MOVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the two Ontario by-elections slated for March 17, the federal Liberals appear poised to send two well-known personalities to join the ranks of the Liberal caucus in Ottawa. In suburban Toronto Willowdale, former Liberal leadership candidate Martha Hall Findlay looks to be a [...]	2008-03-12 19:29:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR CA
08TORONTO72	Ontario Criticizes New U.S. Ozone Standards [...] (SBU) Ontario's Ministry of the Environment today issued a press release criticizing the new U.S. federal ozone standards of 75 parts per billion (ppb),announced this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),as not being strong enough. The Ministry's release argues that many ci [...]	2008-03-14 17:44:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL CA
08TORONTO73	Canadian Truckers Squeezed By Higher Costs and Slowing [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canadian truck transportation services employ close to 400,000 people and generate over C$60 billion in revenues annually. The Canadian trucking industry is being squeezed by slowing export volumes (due to the appreciation of the Canadian dollar and the slowing of the U.S. econ [...]	2008-03-17 16:37:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD PGOV PBTS CVIS CA
08TORONTO81	Canadian ABCP Market Under Bankruptcy Protection [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 17, an Ontario Superior Court Judge agreed to convert 20 Canadian trusts, which had issued C$33 billion in non-bank sponsored asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP),into corporations and to protect them from notices, lawsuits, and other claims under the Companies' Credit [...]	2008-03-19 17:52:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV CA
08TORONTO84	Canada in the Americas: Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 20 speech before the Canadian Council on the Americas, Liberal Foreign Affairs critic and newly elected Member of Parliament Bob Rae argued for increased resources and better coordination among Canadian foreign affairs agencies, and a stronger Canadian commitment to t [...]	2008-03-20 17:22:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV PINR PREL CA
08TORONTO85	First Toronto Terrorism Trial Starts [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 25 the trial of one of the 18 persons originally arrested for participating in a Toronto-based terrorist group began in a provincial courtroom in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). On the first day of the first trial, an Ontario Superior Court judge unsealed some prosecut [...]	2008-03-26 18:54:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR PTER CA
08TORONTO87	Crawford Committee Seeks Retail Investor Support [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 26, Purdy Crawford, Chair of the Pan-Canadian Committee, described his committee's plan to restructure the C$33 billion third-party (non-bank sponsored) asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market to a crowd of over 500 financial sector leaders in Toronto. Crawford is w [...]	2008-03-27 18:13:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV CA
08TORONTO88	Ontario Budget Focuses on Economic Stabilization [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ontario's 2008 budget, unveiled on March 25, represents a concerted attempt by Premier Dalton McGuinty to take an active role in stabilizing and growing the Ontario economy. Against the wishes of the federal government, which has waged an on and off war of words with Ontario pr [...]	2008-03-27 18:21:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD ELAB CA
08TORONTO90	No Push for Elections as Canadians Focus on Local Issues [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Canada reporting officers concur that, from the brink of defeat in the fall of 2007, Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government has established itself as a stable minority government, pushing through a relatively impressive policy agenda such as a renewed co [...]	2008-03-28 12:00:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON CA
08TRIPOLI372	PD PROGRAMS FALL VICTIM TO BILATERAL TENSIONS [...] (U) Summary: Since January, Post has experienced increasing difficulties in obtaining visas for incoming Public Affairs Section visitors, both for educational and cultural programs. The Government of Libya (GOL) has canceled some programs outright, and has simply not approved visas for others. [...]	2008-05-08 08:48:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO SCUL LY PREL OIIP OEXC CVIS PGOV
08TRIPOLI474	ENI'S OIL AND GAS DEAL EXTENDED, OTHER COMPANIES WORRY TERMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Soaring oil prices are allowing Libya to press for more stringent long-term contracts with foreign oil and gas producers. A twenty-five year extension for Italian firm Eni North Africa BV, which entailed a sizeable bonus payment and dramatically reduced the company's production [...]	2008-06-17 10:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV LY
08TRIPOLI498	PETRO-CANADA SIGNS 30-YEAR PACT WITH LIBYA [...] (SBU) Summary: Petro-Canada has signed a series of 30-year contracts with Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC),bringing its old agreements into line with Libya's preferred EPSA-IV contract standard. The new deals stem from Libya's ongoing efforts to secure tougher terms from foreign oil co [...]	2008-06-24 14:19:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EPET CA LY
08TRIPOLI532	GOL SENDS MIXED SIGNALS ON WHETHER IT COULD CUT OIL [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting, the head of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) reiterated that Libya could/could cut oil production as a response to U.S. legislation facilitating attachment of Libyan assets and lawsuits against it; however, other GOL sources cautioned that his remarks wer [...]	2008-07-03 14:30:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET PINS LY
08TRIPOLI563	OXY'S 30-YEAR EXTENSION IN LIBYA AND WHAT LIES AHEAD FOR OTHER IOCS REF: A) TRIPOLI 555 B) 2007 TRIPOLI 983 TRIPOLI 00000563 001.2 OF 003 [...] (C) Summary: The long-awaited ratification of Oxy's contract extension in Libya has solidified its position as one of Libya's leading oil and gas players. The process by which the contract was finalized has shed light on what lies ahead for other foreign companies, all of whom are expected to be [...]	2008-07-13 14:16:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECIN ECON EINV PREL LY
08TRIPOLI676	ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER AVERTED: HOW LIBYA (MIS)HANDLED RECENT OIL TANK BLAZE REF: TRIPOLI 368 [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 19, a storage tank for crude oil caught fire during routine maintenance operations in Ras Lanuf, the site of Libya's largest oil refinery and a petroleum port. The fire was isolated to one tank after burning for two days. There were no casualties and oil exports from the p [...]	2008-08-27 17:59:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON PGOV LY CA
08TRIPOLI976	LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (SBU) Economics officer and senior commercial officer met on November 30 with a representative of Bearing Point, who was in Tripoli discussing future contracts for the company with the Libyan government. Bearing Point did a Basel Core Principles assessment for Libya a few years ago, and now is [...]	2008-12-22 08:43:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND EPET ENRG PGOV LY
08TUNIS1193	TUNISIA: GETTING READY FOR NUCLEAR POWER [...] (SBU) GOT officials expressed strong interest in U.S. civil nuclear cooperation during the November 19 visit of Ambassador Jackie Wolcott, Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, and her interagency delegation. Wolcott discussed opportunities for increased technical exchanges, human capit [...]	2008-12-03 08:52:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD TS
08TUNIS1250	TUNISIA: Nuclear Energy Plans [...] (U) This message is in response to Ref A request for Civil Nuclear Trade Initiative related information. The bulk of the information was acquired during the November 18 - 20, 2008 visit of Special Envoy for Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Jackie Wolcott (Ref B). ------------------------- Nuclea [...]	2008-12-24 17:38:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EFIN ETRD TS
08TUNIS257	THE MFA'S CONTROL ISSUES [...] (S/NF) Although the Tunisian MFA is titularly responsible for coordinating bilateral cooperation, under the leadership of FM Abdallah, the Ministry has become controlling to the point of being obstructionist. Almost every demarche, program, travel or other diplomatic activity must be requeste [...]	2008-03-13 15:51:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO TS
08TUNIS790	MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) A July 10 meeting for US, UK, and Canadian Ambassadors, respective Chambers of Commerce and businesses hosted by the Ministry of Development and International Cooperation (MDIC) allowed for a healthy exchange about the Tunisian investment climate: -- All three ambassadors noted that the [...]	2008-07-17 15:20:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ETRD KIPR TS
08ULAANBAATAR15	Visiting Canadian Trade Minister Advises Against State [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Canadian International Trade Minister David Emerson's 24 hour visit to Mongolia, the first by a Canadian Minister in over 10 years, included meetings with President N. Enkhbayar, Prime Minister S. Bayar, Foreign Minister Oyun, and his counterpart at the Ministry of Industry and T [...]	2008-01-11 08:29:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EMIN PREL SENV ELTN ETRD CA MG
08ULAANBAATAR527	REFLECTIONS ON A SLAG HEAP: WINNERS AND LOSERS CONTEMPLATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Failure to establish a fair and stable regulatory environment for the mining sector, coupled with the global economic crisis and commodities market crash, have come back to haunt development of Mongolia's minerals sector. Small exploration firms, already hammered by dropping co [...]	2008-12-08 06:18:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PREL PGOV ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
08ULAANBAATAR555	NUCLEAR ENERGY OVERVIEW FOR MONGOLIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Mongolia's nuclear sector is at a primitive stage of development, although GOM officials hope that as-yet unproven reserves can spur rapid sector growth. An undeveloped legal and regulatory framework makes it difficult for businesses interested in Mongolia's uranium reserves, a [...]	2008-12-23 07:40:00	Embassy Ulaanbaatar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO PGOV MG
08UNVIEVIENNA129	IAEA/IRAN: EU-3 PREPARED TO SPONSOR A BOARD [...] (S) At a UK hosted-meeting on February 26, like-minded COMs (P3 1, Canada, Australia and Japan) agreed to pursue a Board of Governor's resolution on Iran assuming adoption of a UNSCR on Friday, February 29. The EU-3 agreed to prepare a draft. In order to mitigate any risk of interfering with [...]	2008-02-27 13:24:00	UNVIE	SECRET	KNPP PARM IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA140	IAEA/GC: ARAB LEAGUE SEEKS DIALOGUE ON ISRAELI [...] (C) Arab League representative Wael Al-Assad met with like-minded Missions (EU-3, U.S., Australia, Norway, Japan) on February 21 to discuss the General Conference (GC) resolution on the "Israeli Nuclear Threat" (INT). Al-Assad appealed for dialogue with those Missions that had successfully opp [...]	2008-02-28 15:27:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA KNPP AORC IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA154	IAEA/IRAN/BOG: CUBA AND IRAN VS. THE REST OF THE [...] (C) The March 5 Board of Governors deliberations on Iran's nuclear program stepped up pressure on Iran to comply with UNSC and Board requirements, and to address weaponization activities cited by the Director General. The DG delivered a typically balanced opening statement, regretting that Ira [...]	2008-03-07 07:56:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	KNPP IAEA AORC PARM IR

08UNVIEVIENNA165	IAEA: WEOG STONEWALLS ON ISRAEL,S MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Following up on the effort during the U.S. WEOG Chairmanship last fall (Ref B) to extend membership to Israel, the Australian Chair relayed a formal request from Israel to the group. In a February 19 WEOG meeting, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and Finland raised reserv [...]	2008-03-14 08:57:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IAEA KNPP IS
08UNVIEVIENNA243	READ-OUT OF APRIL 23 HCOC INFORMAL MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Per reftel guidance, poloff attended the April 23, 2008, Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) informal meeting in Vienna. Around forty representatives of subscribing states attended this meeting, with several countries represented by officials f [...]	2008-04-25 14:16:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC AORC
08UNVIEVIENNA271	IAEA/IRAN: ACTING U/S ROOD DISCUSSES A POSSIBLE [...] (S) Over lunch with P5 1 Ambassadors May 6, Acting U/S Rood pressed for a Board resolution on Iran in June. The EU-3 agreed that Board and UNSC actions were complimentary and not mutually exclusive; the UK was particularly frustrated by the lack of Board action. EU-3 members joined the Actin [...]	2008-05-13 06:32:00	UNVIE	SECRET	PARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA284	IAEA: U/S ROOD TOUR D,HORIZON WITH DG ELBARADEI [...] (C) In a series of meetings with IAEA Director General ElBaradei and Secretariat officials May 6, Acting U/S for Arms Control and International Security John Rood discussed priority issues on the U.S. agenda: nuclear safeguards in the DPRK and India; reliable access to nuclear fuel (RANF) and [...]	2008-05-19 08:23:00	UNVIE	SECRET	AORC PARM ENRG TRGY KNPP KN
08UNVIEVIENNA290	IAEA/SYRIA: SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE JUNE BOARD [...] (S) During a series of technical briefings on Syria May 16 and 19, following up on discussions during his Washington consultations, Ambassador Schulte canvassed Board member views on discussion of Syria in the June Board. Ambassador Schulte outlined U.S. objectives for the Board: to spotlight [...]	2008-05-20 18:09:00	UNVIE	SECRET	PARM MNUC AORC KNPP SY IS
08UNVIEVIENNA309	IAEA/IRAN: GETTING TO CONSENSUS ON A CHAIRMAN,S [...] (C) P5 1 Deputies/Counselors meeting May 29 agreed to seek instructions on a Canadian draft Chairman's Statement (para 13) by Friday May 30. Russia did not have any readout from the PolDir phone conference. China said it had instructions to "explore" the possibility of a Chairman's Statement. [...]	2008-05-29 16:46:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PARM KNPP IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA31	IAEA/IRAN: TIME TO KILL THE WORK PLAN? [...] (C) Summary: Like-minded Ambassadors and Charges (P3 1, Australia, Canada, Japan) took stock of the DG's weekend trip to Tehran and the status of the work plan in a January 15 Australian-hosted meeting. All agreed that the DG had not made any breakthrough on key issues (disclosure of the past [...]	2008-01-17 15:05:00	UNVIE	SECRET	IAEA KNPP PARM IR
08UNVIEVIENNA343	IAEA/GC: ONE MIDDLE EAST, TWO RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Both Egypt and the Arab League have circulated their respective draft IAEA General Conference resolutions (paras 27-28). The revised Egyptian text purports to be based on consensus UNGA language and incorporates some of the French-proposed amendments rejected last year, but is still not a [...]	2008-06-13 08:33:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM AORC KNPP IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA392	INDIA/IAEA SAFEGUARDS - GETTING TO YES IN THE BOARD [...] (C) Mission has been seeking expeditious consideration of the India-IAEA Safeguards Agreement, which we now expect to come before the Board on August 1 (reftel). Like-minded allies advise that successful Board approval and next steps to make the initiative a reality will require a multi-facete [...]	2008-07-14 08:02:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY IN
08UNVIEVIENNA395	IAEA: DG CONCERNED ABOUT INDIA AGREEMENT; SEEKS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Responding to ref A demarche, IAEA DG ElBaradei assured Ambassador Schulte on July 14 that he will continue to support the India safeguards agreement and hoped for consensus at the August 1 Board of Governors but indicated Pakistan could be problematic. He urged the U.S. to high [...]	2008-07-14 15:43:00	UNVIE	SECRET	AORC PARM MNUC TGRY KNPP KN SY IR IN
08UNVIEVIENNA427	WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: EXPERTS GROUP JUNE 23 - [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Delegation to the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Experts Group (EG) intersessional meetings had a successful round of negotiations from June 23 ) July 4, 2008. The two topics that consumed the most time were the Technical Working Groups (TWGs) on low-light level (LLL) sen [...]	2008-07-29 08:13:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC KSTC PARM
08UNVIEVIENNA437	IAEA/INDIA: BOARD ADOPTS INDIA SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT [...] (C) U.S-led diplomatic efforts in coordination with India and other key allies paved the way for the consensus adoption of the India Safeguards Agreement by the Board of Governors on August 1. A ringing endorsement from IAEA Director General ElBaradei helped sealed the deal in the Board. In [...]	2008-08-01 17:56:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ETTC IN
08UNVIEVIENNA494	SUBJ: IAEA/BOG: SEEKING AN IRAN RESOLUTION IN [...] (S) Another negative IAEA Director General's report on Iran, as expected in advance of the September Board, will strengthen the argument for further censure of Iran for its failure to cooperate with the ongoing IAEA investigation, in particular the IAEA effort to pursue evidence of military/we [...]	2008-09-10 13:20:00	UNVIE	SECRET	AORC KNNP IAEA IR CA
08UNVIEVIENNA511	IAEA/IRAN: P5+1 WILL TAKE CUES FROM POLDIRS ON [...] (C) In a German-hosted P5 1 Ambassadors meeting on September 16, no members of the group were instructed as to a possible Iran resolution at next week's IAEA Board meeting, and all awaited the scheduled September 19 5 1 Political Directors meeting for guidance. While Germany appealed for a Bo [...]	2008-09-16 17:36:00	UNVIE	SECRET	AORC IAEA KNNP IR
08UNVIEVIENNA532	IMPROVING FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE AT UNODC [...] (U) The open ended Finance and Governance Working Group (FinGov) of the UNODC will have its first meeting on October 7. This meeting is intended for member states to submit their position papers, which the chair (Namibia and Sweden) will use for developing a single paper that will be circulat [...]	2008-09-29 10:18:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM UN AU
08UNVIEVIENNA546	IAEA/GC: MIDEAST MELTDOWN, TAKE 3 [...] (C) For the third consecutive year, Middle East issues nearly derailed the IAEA General Conference (GC). After a hard-fought Plenary floor fight consuming 15 hours of debate, the GC adopted a more balanced Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution than in the past by a vote of 82-0-13 (U.S., Is [...]	2008-10-09 14:38:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA557	UNODC FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE WORKING GROUP MEETING, OCTOBER [...] (SBU) At the first meeting of UNODC's Finance and Governance Working Group (FinGov) on October 7, delegations presented their position papers. The Secretariat distributed a paper on defining "core" activities, which the G-77 considered unsatisfactory. The G-77 and EU agreed on creating a for [...]	2008-10-15 10:24:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM UN AU
08UNVIEVIENNA558	UNODC FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE WORKING GROUP MEETING, OCTOBER [...] (SBU) At the first meeting of UNODC's Finance and Governance Working Group (FinGov) on October 7, delegations presented their position papers. The Secretariat distributed a paper on defining "core" activities, which the G-77 considered unsatisfactory. The G-77 and EU agreed on creating a for [...]	2008-10-15 10:47:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM UN AU
08UNVIEVIENNA559	WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: SUCCESSFUL FALL EXPERTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Delegation to the Wassenaar Arrangement's (WA) Fall Experts Group (EG) successfully negotiated agreement on fifteen of the seventeen proposals tabled by the U.S. this year. The final count is likely to be sixtenn of seventeen as Russia is the only country blocking con [...]	2008-10-15 12:31:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM
08UNVIEVIENNA565	IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-21 14:44:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN
08UNVIEVIENNA578	UNODC FINANCIAL-GOVERNANCE WORKING GROUP [...] (SBU) Co-chairs of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on Improving Governance and Financial Situation of the UNODC (FinGov) convened a two-hour informal meeting with key members on October 23 to discuss options of improving the financial stability of UNODC. The options included req [...]	2008-10-30 14:20:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR UN KCRM
08UNVIEVIENNA579	UNGASS WORKING GROUPS DEMAND REDUCTION ANND CONTROL OF [...] The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) convened the last two of five Intergovernmental Working Groups (WG) to review progress achieved since the 1998 UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on Drugs. These two most recent working groups approved recommendations in the areas of (1) Dema [...]	2008-10-31 10:18:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCOR PGOV AORC UNCND
08UNVIEVIENNA581	October 23 UNGASS CONSULTATIONS ON DRAFT ANNEX [...] (SBU) On October 23 Namibian Ambassador Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, chair of the CND, briefed the WEOG group on the draft annex or Action Plan (emailed to Department previously). Prior to the briefing, a number of WEOG members met to discuss their reaction to the draft. There was general agreement [...]	2008-10-31 15:18:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM UN
08UNVIEVIENNA587	IAEA PROGRAM SUPPORT COSTS - A BUDGET ISSUE THAT [...] (SBU) Summary: The IAEA has no clear policy on the application of Program Support Costs (PSCs) to extrabudgetary contributions. In recent months, however, the Secretariat has dabbled with implementing a universal fee of 7 percent. The U.S. and Australia have so far refused to pay the 7 perce [...]	2008-11-06 15:23:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IAEA OTRA KNNP TRGY AORC UN PREL AS CA
08UNVIEVIENNA588	SEEKING GUIDANCE FOR NOVEMBER 18 VIENNA FRIENDS OF [...] (SBU) Ambassador will host the second meeting of the Vienna Friends of Afghanistan group (Ref b) on November 18. (Note: List of Friends follows in para 5. End Note.) UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa has been invited to give a presentation on UNODC's activities in Afghanistan, as well [...]	2008-11-06 15:54:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KCRM PREL PTER SNAR UN NATO AF
08UNVIEVIENNA589	WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: GENERAL WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Discussions at the October meeting of the Wassenaar Arrangement's (WA) General Working Group (GWG) were limited. Russia's video presentation on arms sales to Georgia was the only controversial issue discussed; Ukraine and the U.S. spoke in response. The U.S. proposal to conduct [...]	2008-11-07 16:07:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM
08UNVIEVIENNA596	UNCITRAL: SECURED TRANSACTIONS WORKING GROUP ADDRESSES [...] (U) UNCITRAL Working Group VI (Secured Transactions) at its 2008 session in Vienna, October 20-24, continued its work on the preparation of an annex to the 2007 UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions (hereafter "the Guide") on security rights in intellectual property (IP). The Un [...]	2008-11-13 09:06:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN
08UNVIEVIENNA602	IAEA/UNCOPUOUS: FIFTH JOINT EXPERTS GROUP MEETING ON THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UNCOPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC)/IAEA Joint Expert Group (JEG) met in Vienna during the week of 20 October 2008 to review comments from IAEA Member States to the revised draft Safety Framework for Nuclear Power Source (NPS) Applications in Outer Space. J [...]	2008-11-14 15:48:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA UNGA UNPUOS AORC ENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA AU
08UNVIEVIENNA611	IAEA/TC: LIKE-MINDED MOVE TOWARD CONSENSUS ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 18, Mission met with like-minded counterparts to discuss the Agency's request to approve a Syrian technical cooperation (TC) project SYR/0/020 Conducting a Technical and Economic Feasibility Study and Site Selection for a Nuclear Power Plant during the November 24-2 [...]	2008-11-19 12:15:00	UNVIE	SECRET	KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC SY
08UNVIEVIENNA616	IAEA/SYRIA/IRAN: PRE-BOARD ENGAGEMENT WITH BOARD [...] (SBU) Ambassador Schulte hosted consultations with 16 Board members (Russia, China, Algeria, Albania, Brazil, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, India, Iraq, Ireland, Lithuania, Mexico, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland) on November 20 to solicit views on the Iran and Syria reports and next ste [...]	2008-11-20 17:27:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PREL KNNP TRGY SY IR
08UNVIEVIENNA622	UNIDO: POTENTIAL PARTNER ON CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT REFORMS [...] (U) The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has implemented a substantial reform over the last decade that has improved its efficiency and relevance, making it a potential partner for the U.S. on issues like climate change and energy as well as a useful exemplar for the reform of ot [...]	2008-11-25 13:36:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ENRG EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KUNR KGHG
08UNVIEVIENNA627	IIASA Council Selects New Deputy Director and Chairman [...] The IIASA Council held its annual meeting on November 17-18 in Laxenburg, where it made some personnel decisions triggered by the selection of American Detlof von Winterfeldt as IIASA's ninth director, effective January 1, 2009. The Council, which consists of representatives of the 18 Nationa [...]	2008-11-28 16:39:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA NAS AORC PGOV AU
08UNVIEVIENNA628	IAEA/IRAN: TECHNICAL BRIEFING LARGELY REPEATS [...] (SBU) On November 21, Ops B Director Herman Nackaerts provided Member States a technical briefing on the Director General's (DG) report on Iran that largely repeated the same points covered in the report. Nackaerts provided an overview of Iran's enrichment- and heavy water-related activiti [...]	2008-12-01 14:51:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP AORC IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA634	GETTING THE MOST OUT OF PARIS PACT [...] (SBU) The upcoming December 15-16 annual meeting of the Paris Pact Consultative Group is a venue for USDEL to advance USG counternarcotics objectives in Afghanistan by expressing support the UNODC's "Rainbow Strategy." Specifically, the U.S. can use this forum to encourage donor contribution t [...]	2008-12-02 15:43:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM PREL AF IR CA PK UN
08UNVIEVIENNA637	IAEA/IRAN: BOARD OF GOVERNORS CALLS FOR IRANIAN [...] (SBU) The November 27, 2008, IAEA Board of Governors discussion of Iran largely focused on Iran's failures to abide by the UNSC and Board resolutions and Iran's lack of cooperation with the IAEA on issues associated with "possible military dimensions" (PMD). In addition to the core like-min [...]	2008-12-03 15:18:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP AORC IAEA IR
08UNVIEVIENNA639	IAEA: NOVEMBER 2008 BOARD WRAP-UP [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-04 14:07:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY
08UNVIEVIENNA640	IAEA/TACC WRAP-UP: SYRIA OVERSHADOWS NOVEMBER TACC [...] (SBU) Debate over the Syrian proposal for a nuclear power feasibility study was the main event at the November 24-26 IAEA Technical Assistance and Cooperation Committee (TACC) meeting. In the end, the U.S. and other likeminded agreed not to block consensus on the entire 2009-2011 Technical Co [...]	2008-12-05 12:40:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IAEA KNNP ENRG TRGY EAID SY
08UNVIEVIENNA650	UNODC PROJECT PROVIDES VEHICLE FOR PROMOTING LAW [...] Piracy has been a growing topic of discussion within the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and among member states involved in that organization. Many major donor countries which received a December 5 briefing on potential UNODC activities in this field believe there is an appropriate and [...]	2008-12-11 13:32:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	UN AU KCRM UNODC RUEHZO UK TZ DJ YM SO KE
08UNVIEVIENNA659	UNODC PROJECT PROVIDES VEHICLE FOR PROMOTING LAW [...] Piracy has been a growing topic of discussion within the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and among member states involved in that organization. Many major donor countries which received a December 5 briefing on potential UNODC activities in this field believe there is an appropriate a [...]	2008-12-18 15:12:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM UNODC UN AU UK TZ DJ YM SO KE
08UNVIEVIENNA660	INCOMING CZECH EU PRESIDENCY SIGNALS ENTHUSIASM [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-18 15:45:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC KSTC SNAR KCOR IR SY
08UNVIEVIENNA662	WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: PLENARY REPORT [...] (C) Summary: The December 2-3 Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary was notable for its smooth pace and lack of controversy. The U.S. was successful in thwarting Russian efforts to use the Plenary as a venue to decry Georgian "aggression." The Plenary adopted the 53 list changes proposed by the Expe [...]	2008-12-19 13:39:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM RU
08UNVIEVIENNA663	NUCLEAR SAFETY: U.S. DEL REPORT ON THE THIRD ORGANIZATIONAL [...] (SBU) Confrontation and procedural machinations marred the October 2008 Organizational Meeting on the Joint Convention. The meeting's main purpose was to elect officers for the May 2009 Third Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties. The U.S. candidate for presidency of the Third Review Meet [...]	2008-12-19 16:04:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP AORC
08UNVIEVIENNA666	UNODC MAJOR DONORS MEETING TACKLES UNGASS REVIEW, PIRACY [...] (SBU)INL A/S David T. Johnson led the USDEL to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Major Donors meeting, December 5. Discussion with the other 20 donor countries included (1) a proposal for UNODC action to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, (2) the funding situation of UNODC, and (3) [...]	2008-12-22 13:31:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM UN PGOV AORC AF SW SZ GM FR CA IN IT
08UNVIEVIENNA668	UNCAC WORKING GROUP MEETINGS: REVIEWING IMPLEMENTATION [...] SUMMARY: The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted two intergovernmental expert working group meetings during the week of December 15 to promote implementation of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). During the meeting of the Review of Implementation Working Group on December 15 [...]	2008-12-23 15:56:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KCOR UNODC UN AU
08UNVIEVIENNA98	IAEA/IRAN: LIKE-MINDED READY TO DRAFT A BOARD [...] (S) Summary: At a Canadian-hosted meeting February 14 like-minded COMs (P3 1, Canada, Australia, Japan) agreed to work discretely on a Board resolution on Iran, with experts scheduled to meet February 20. Canadian Ambassador Gervais-Vidricaire made a strong case for the Board to reassert its [...]	2008-02-15 16:54:00	UNVIE	SECRET	PARM KNPP AORC IAEA IR
08USEUBRUSSELS1475	DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES AND IO ACTING DAS REES EU [...] (C) Summary: DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles and IO Acting DAS Grover Joseph Rees met September 1 in Brussels with the EU Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) Troika as part of ongoing consultations. The EU-hosted meetings were led by Jacques Pellet, French MFA Deputy Director for Human Rights [...]	2008-09-23 15:49:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EU
08USEUBRUSSELS378	U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) SUMMARY. WHA PDAS Craig Kelly participated in the March 5 U.S.-EU troika meeting on Latin America in Brussels. PDAS Kelly updated participants on the Colombia/Ecuador situation and the EU delegation noted that Colombian VP Santos would be meeting with EU HiRep Solana the evening of March [...]	2008-03-11 14:05:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XK XL XM UEU
08USEUBRUSSELS859	Second Meeting of the U.S.-EU Transatlantic [...] Summary: The May 13 U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council: -- discussed in a principals-only lunch policy issues related to Russia and protectionism (reported septel); -- agreed that EU Commission would follow through on its November 2007 commitment to remove a major impediment to EU i [...]	2008-06-06 13:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EINV EFIN EAGR ENRG
08USNATO130	READOUT OF NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The NATO IS was tasked to lay out how ISAF,s &internal plan8 agreed at Bucharest will be implemented. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) General Henault announced the opening of a Border Coordination Center in Nangarhar. SHAPE anticipa [...]	2008-04-14 05:20:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO138	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General Kai Eide briefed the NAC in ISAF format (to SIPDIS be reported septel). A/SYG Howard laid out initial thoughts on implementing the Bucharest "Comprehensive Strategic Politi [...]	2008-04-16 14:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO141	APRIL 15 VCC AND VCC EXPERTS, MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. At the Experts, Meeting, 17 topics for discussion and exchange of views for implementation issues in VD99 were identified and discussion papers will be prepared for future meetings. The VCC itself was mostly routine, although a conflict between the U.S. intent to conduct a VD99 [...]	2008-04-18 12:55:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO143	ALLIES SUPPORT U.S. REQUEST FOR NATO MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: At an April 22, NATO Permanent Representatives coffee, Ambassador Nuland raised the issue of the Oslo process aiming to ban cluster munitions (CMs) and its potential for criminalizing military interoperability among NATO Allies. She stressed that the U.S. shares the humanitaria [...]	2008-04-23 07:06:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO151	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that Karzai urged caution in judging the Kabul security situation following the April 27 assassination attempt. IMS Assistant Director for Operations Li Gobbi stated that Pakistani "peace deal [...]	2008-04-30 18:14:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO155	NATO-UKRAINE AMBASSADORIAL APRIL 30: LAUNCHING [...] (C) Allied Ambassadors discussed NATO's invitation to "Intensive Engagement" with Ukrainian Ambassador Sagach in the NATO-Ukraine Commission on April 30. NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer invited Allies to propose issues for consultation in the run-up to the December 2008 NATO Fore [...]	2008-05-06 16:33:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR UP
08USNATO16	USD/P EDLEMAN, COUNSELOR COHEN UPDATE NATO SECGEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ambassador Eric Edelman and Counselor of the Department of State Dr. Eliot Cohen used a January 9 meeting at NATO with Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to assure him SIPDIS that U.S.-led efforts among RC-South Allies to produc [...]	2008-01-11 16:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK EZ PL
08USNATO167	NATO: ALLIES RESOLVED TO ADDRESS INTEROPERABILITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: At their May 13 coffee, NATO Permanent Representatives discussed the Oslo process to ban cluster munitions. The Chairman of NATO's Military Committee reported that preliminary military advice raised serious concerns about the impact such a ban could have on NATO operations, cap [...]	2008-05-14 15:40:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO170	CORRECTED COPY - NATO MILITARY ADVICE ON OSLO [...] (U) Corrected copy sent to clarify the subject line and update approver information. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At their May 13 coffee, NATO Permanent Representatives discussed the Oslo process to ban cluster munitions. The Chairman of NATO's Military Committee reported that preliminary military ad [...]	2008-05-15 10:47:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO171	NATO: MAY 6, 2008 HLTF MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the May 6 HLTF, Allies agreed that for now the optimum course for addressing CFE issues with Russia is to adhere to the positions set out in the March 28 NAC statement and the Bucharest Summit Declaration. Allies should remain patient, demonstrating unity and resolve, while w [...]	2008-05-15 11:15:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO174	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 14, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Independent Directorate for Local Governance Head Jelani Popal briefed the NAC in ISAF format on his goals and challenges, and took questions on the Paris Conference, the delivery of assistance by PRTs, reconciliation, and Musa Qala. He c [...]	2008-05-16 15:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO181	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 21, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG noted that a draft report by UN Human Rights Rapporteur Alston was critical of international forces and ISAF in Afghanistan, but NATO was providing Alston with more information to make the final report more balanced. The SHAPE Ope [...]	2008-05-22 15:24:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO186	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 28, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Acting Secretary General (A/SYG) Bisogniero thanked the U.S. for arranging the May 22 brief with COMCSTC-A MG Cone. Chairman of the Military Committee Henault stated that 62 ANA kandaks would be fielded by August 2008, called for more pol [...]	2008-05-29 12:06:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO196	NATO: MAY 29 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Experts made initial discussions of six of the seven agenda topics (Ref A) as well as the eighth agenda topic on preparation of remaining issues. Virtually no decisions were reached and all of the topics discussed at the meeting will be further addressed at the Experts, Meeti [...]	2008-06-03 12:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO199	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 4, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Former COMISAF General McNeill commended Allied unity and enhanced efforts in ISAF over the course of his command, but stressed the need for Allies to fill ISAF force requirements, open a political avenue to address the challenge of Pakistani [...]	2008-06-06 14:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO200	ISAF COMMANDER MCNEILL PRAISES ALLIED UNITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Former COMISAF General Dan K. McNeill, who turned over ISAF command to General David McKiernan on June 3, commended Allied unity and investment in Afghanistan during his June 4 farewell address to the NAC and ISAF Partners. Nevertheless, he reminded Allies that NATO's failure t [...]	2008-06-06 15:46:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO205	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 11, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 percent increase in theater-wide activity levels in May 2008, with the vast majority occurring in the south a [...]	2008-06-11 17:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO206	CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - [...] (U) This corrected copy is being circulated to include information on the Medium-Term Resource Plan. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 pe [...]	2008-06-11 17:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO210	NATO: JUNE 9 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS [...] (C) Summary: At the Experts, Meeting, the U.S. obtained all of the goals specified in Reference A. These discussions will continue on July 8 with new versions of the discussion papers transformed into shorter proposed NATO agreed papers to be distributed by the International Staff. At the [...]	2008-06-18 13:27:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCFE PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO213	NATO-GEORGIA NAC JUNE 18: FM TKESHELASHVILI [...] (C) Georgian FM Tkeshelashvili exchanged views with NATO PermReps June 18 on Georgia's democratic transition and its tensions with Russia. She acknowledged that the May 21 Parliamentary elections had not been perfect, but said they had avoided the worst shortcomings that observers had identif [...]	2008-06-19 11:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NATO GG
08USNATO215	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 18 2008 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- The NAC exchange of views with Georgian FM Tkeshelashvili reported septel, USNATO 00213. -- Farewell to Ambassador Nuland: Secretary General Hoop de Scheffer (SYG) gave an emotional and affectionate tribute to Ambassador Nuland, in this, her last NAC after two tours at NAT [...]	2008-06-20 16:55:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO217	APRIL 16-17 NAC VISIT TO UKRAINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During its June 16-17 visit to Ukraine, the North Atlantic Council found a Ukrainian leadership team--President, Prime Minister, and Speaker of the Rada, as well as the Foreign and Defense Ministers--united on achieving a positive decision on Kyiv's application to join NATO's Memb [...]	2008-06-24 14:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL PGOV UP
08USNATO225	HOW UKRAINIAN, GEORGIAN MAP IS PLAYING AT NATO [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 18:39:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO UP GG
08USNATO231	PAKISTAN: ALLIES SUPPORTIVE OF PROPOSALS TO DEEPEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Ambassador James Pardew briefed the NAC on his June 25-26 meetings in Islamabad (Reftels A and B) during a June 30 informal NAC "coffee" meeting. Pardew characterized his meetings as positive and productive, noting his interlocutors were [...]	2008-07-02 16:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR KPAO AF PK
08USNATO233	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 2, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG welcomed the new Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Admiral Giampaolo De Paola (Italy),and stated that the NAC would benefit from military advice from SHAPE on military preparations for the upcoming Afghanistan voter registr [...]	2008-07-03 16:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO241	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 9, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) provided an update of the EUPOL mission which currently has 166 personnel deployed to Afghanistan to assist the Afghan National Police. The SYG stated that there had been a number of additional [...]	2008-07-10 16:02:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO244	UKRAINIAN DEPUTY PM NEMYRIA STRIKES THE RIGHT NOTE [...] (C) Summary: In a thoughtful and articulate presentation, Ukrainian Deputy PM Hryhoriy Nemyria briefed the NATO Ukraine Commission on his new role in coordinating his government,s cooperation with NATO, and the political situation in Kyiv. Allies offered encouragement, but those that would like [...]	2008-07-11 10:21:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO UP
08USNATO251	JULY EAPC: OSCE BRIEF, UNSCR 1325, DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: During their July 9 meeting, EuroAtlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Ambassadors exchanged views with OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, covering issues such as Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Georgia. The EAPC also received a briefing on defense education and training fr [...]	2008-07-17 10:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO AORC AM AJ RU GG SW FI AF
08USNATO253	FRENCH OFFICIAL JOUYET BRIEFS NATO ON PLANS FOR EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. French Secretary of State for European Affairs Jeanne-Pierre Jouyet briefed the NAC on July 16 on "Priorities Of the French EU Presidency," referring frequently to France's October 2007 non-paper on NATO/EU relations and the July 7 high-level seminar in Paris on the subject. Jou [...]	2008-07-18 11:09:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO EU
08USNATO258	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 22, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Farewell to the Permanent Representative from France: In his farewell address to the NAC, departing French PermRep Richard Duque said the greatest threat facing the Alliance was the danger of being pulled into disunity, particularly on the issue of Russia whe [...]	2008-07-23 17:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO267	MEDVEDEV'S SECURITY TREATY: SO FAR ALL PLATITUDES, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador Rogozin provided few details on the new Russian Foreign Policy Priority Paper in the July 28 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting, appearing to do little more than read his MFA-prepared talking points. He gave only a passing mention of Medvedev's much anticipa [...]	2008-07-29 14:17:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL RS
08USNATO281	NATO ALLIES LACK COHESION DURING FIRST MEETING ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the August 11 NATO Political Committee meeting on the fighting in Georgia, Allies unanimously deplored the Aug 8-11 developments but differed on how these events should affect NATO's relations with Russia. The Balts and Poland would like to suspend the NATO-Russia Council, but Germa [...]	2008-08-11 18:30:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PINR GG RS
08USNATO283	NATO: ALLIES REAFFIRM GEORGIAN SOVEREIGNTY; OFFER [...] (C) SUMMERY: At an August 12 North Atlantic Council meeting with Georgia, Georgian Permanent Representative to NATO Beshidze (substituting for the Georgian FM who at the last minute could not attend) characterized the Russian action as open aggression and occupation of a sovereign, democratic [...]	2008-08-12 19:04:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL
08USNATO284	TFGG01: NATO ALLIES STILL DIVIDED ON GEORGIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The North Atlantic Council (NAC) met August 12 in emergency session to discuss a NAC statement on the Georgia crisis and to discuss whether to agree to Russias request for a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC). Although Allies agreed in principle to begin drafting a formal stateme [...]	2008-08-12 19:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREF PREL
08USNATO287	DEBATE ON RUSSIAN ROLE IN OAE FORESHADOWS DIVIDING [...] (C) Summary: During the August 13 North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting, the U.S., Poland, the Balts, UK, and Czech Republic, and Canada, giving teeth to the "no business-as-usual" approach to NATO relations with Russia, opposed participation of the Russian ship Ladniy in Operation Active Endeavor ( [...]	2008-08-13 18:39:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO289	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT: AUGUST 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary: NATO Foreign Ministerial: Perm Reps welcomed the U.S. proposal to hold a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Brussels August 19 to discuss the implications of events in Georgia for NATO and the NATO-Russia relationship. Other topics were: --Afghanistan: SHAPE reported the IED [...]	2008-08-14 17:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO297	RUSSIA HALTS MILITARY COOPERATION WITH NATO [...] (C) The Acting Russian Senior Military Representative to NATO informed the Chairman of the Military Committee in an August 21 letter that the MOD will halt military cooperation with NATO countries "until futher instructions" (text of letter para 2). In parallel, the NATO international staff r [...]	2008-08-22 09:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO299	READOUT: AUGUST 20 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary: At the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting on Wednesday, August 20, Allies extensively discussed the new NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) and the appropriate course to take regarding relations with Russia. Deputy Secretary General (DSYG) Bisogniero observed that the NATO minist [...]	2008-08-22 17:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO30	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 23, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occurred in 40 districts, largely in RC-South and RC-East, and urged nations to provide forces to deal with this reality. SHAPE bri [...]	2008-01-24 17:22:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO307	UKRAINE TO NATO - RUSSIA THREATENS THE REGION [...] (C) Summary: At Kyiv's request the NATO-Ukraine Commission met August 27 to discuss Russia's intervention in Georgia and its implications for regional security. Deputy FM Konstyantyn Yeliseyev delivered a stark analysis of Ukraine's own relationship with Russia, and related Moscow's threats to [...]	2008-08-28 18:01:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU
08USNATO31	CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - [...] (C/NF) The purpose of this corrected copy is to add additional addressees. The substance of the cable remains the same. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) Henault stated that 70 percent of ISAF significant events in 2007 occu [...]	2008-01-25 08:50:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO310	UKRAINE TO NATO - RUSSIA THREATENS THE REGION [...] (C) Summary: At Kyiv's request the NATO-Ukraine Commission met August 27 to discuss Russia's intervention in Georgia and its implications for regional security. Deputy FM Konstyantyn Yeliseyev delivered a stark analysis of Ukraine's own relationship with Russia, and related Moscow's threats to [...]	2008-08-29 08:21:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU UP
08USNATO320	AFGHAN MOD WARDAK PUSHES ANA EXPANSION AT NAC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan Defense Minister Wardak briefed the NAC with ISAF contributors on September 4 on the current security situation in Afghanistan, the rationale for expanding the Afghan National Army (ANA) and methods to reduce civilian casualties. He portrayed the security situation as [...]	2008-09-05 16:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO PGOV PREL SNAR AF UN
08USNATO328	ALLIES SEND A UNIFIED MESSAGE TO RUSSIA IN EAPC [...] (S/NF) Summary: At the September 8 meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC),Georgia and Russia traded accusations about who was to blame for the conflict between them. In rare form, Russian Ambassador Rogozin accused the Georgian Mission of organizing protests and threatenin [...]	2008-09-12 09:19:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO336	SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 HLTF: ALLIES GRAPPLE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the September 11 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) and related meetings Allies discussed potential next steps on CFE in the context of Russian actions in Georgia and Russias continued "suspension" of CFE, based largely on the options advanced by the U.S. (ref a). There was general a [...]	2008-09-18 10:15:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO337	SEPTEMBER 15 2008 VCC AND EXPERTS MEETING [...] (C) Summary. In the VCC, Experts agreed with the U.S. position that discussion papers should not be tabled in Vienna prior to the AIAM. Papers on Sensitive Points and Concrete Parameters for Specified Areas were dropped, but the Chair will introduce a new paper on the Definition of Defense I [...]	2008-09-18 10:18:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	PREL NATO KCFE PARM
08USNATO352	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL VISIT TO TBILISI [...] (C) Summary: The North Atlantic Council (NAC) visited Georgia September 15-16 to take stock following Russia's invasion of Georgia, to reaffirm support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to strengthen NATO-Georgia relations (including by inaugurating the NATO-Georgia Comm [...]	2008-09-30 17:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU
08USNATO358	READOUT: OCTOBER 1 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH SERBIAN MINISTER OF DEFENSE SUTANOVAC: Reported septel. -- AFGHANISTAN: The Operations brief noted insurgent activities were high despite the Ramadan holidays. MG Li Gobbi, Assistant Director of the Ops Division, briefed on [...]	2008-10-03 11:39:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO36	ALLIES HEAR U.S. CONCERNS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS BAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: State Department and OSD representatives briefed NATO Deputy Permanent Representatives January 24 on U.S. concerns over the proposed international ban on cluster munitions and the effect it could have on NATO interoperability. Richard Kidd of the Political-Military Affairs Bure [...]	2008-01-29 10:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO363	SERBIAN DEFENSE MINISTER VISITS NATO [...] (C) Summary: Serbian Minister of Defense Dragan Sutanovac signed an information security agreement between Serbia and NATO during an October 1 visit to NATO and, in an address to PermReps, he said Serbia will expand its contact with NATO, but criticized the Alliance for taking on the task of r [...]	2008-10-07 15:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PINR PREL SR KV
08USNATO367	READOUT: OCTOBER 8 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 12:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO37	ITALIAN PROPOSAL FOR RC-WEST MEETINGS IN [...] (SBU) The Italian Mission to NATO passed USNATO a non-paper on January 25 proposing meetings among ISAF RC-West contributing nations, modeled after ". . . the one currently adopted by Australia, Canada, Estonia, Netherlands, Romania, United States, (and) United Kingdom for their political-mil [...]	2008-01-30 13:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF IT

08USNATO371	NATO-RUSSIA WAY FOWARD: READOUT OF OCTOBER 14 SPC [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Allies delivered their initial responses to the IS-drafted policy paper "NATO-Russia Relations in the Aftermath of the Georgia Crisis." At its base, the document's language of "targeted conditionality" and "selective engagement" and emphasis on unity pleased most Allies. Fran [...]	2008-10-15 17:13:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO PGOV KCFE RS
08USNATO373	MACEDONIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Macedonia presented its Annual National Program for 2008-2009 to NATO Allies for comment on October 6. Greece was less critical than it could have been, but several Allies admonished Macedonia for portraying Greece, in its ANP summary (signed by PM Gruevski),as the lone hold [...]	2008-10-15 18:08:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO MK
08USNATO380	NATO ENGAGES IN NEW FORUM ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to facilitate increased regional dialogue on Afghanistan, Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer presided over the first meeting of NATO Permanent Representatives with the NATO representatives from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan a [...]	2008-10-17 13:12:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PREL AF KZ KG TI TX UZ
08USNATO391	ACTION REQUEST: POSSIBLE FAILURE OF THE [...] (C) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: After ongoing failures by Ukraine to meet its obligations, the United States-led NATO Ukraine Trust Fund is one month away from becoming the first Partnership for Peace Trust Fund in NATO's history to fail. The project a [...]	2008-10-22 15:19:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO PARM PGOV UP
08USNATO394	READOUT: 22 OCTOBER NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG announced he would soon provide a new strategic communications plan for Afghanistan since there were too many NATO persons doing interviews, and doing them badly, over the last few weeks. The SYG also said he would convene a smal [...]	2008-10-23 16:38:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO395	ALLIES SUPPORT MOREL, BUT MIXED ON GENEVA OUTCOMES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite his claims of limited success, the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia and Georgia, Pierre Morel, underwhelmed many NATO PermReps with his account of the EU/UN/OSCE-sponsored talks on Georgia held in Geneva October 15. Morel admitted that the talks did n [...]	2008-10-23 17:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL PINR GG RS
08USNATO396	ALBANIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO [...] (C) Summary: On October 17, a senior-level Albanian delegation presented Tirana's 2008-2009 Annual National Program to NATO'S Senior Political Committee. The presentation drew praise from Allies. At the same time, several delegations, led by the U.S., raised serious concerns about perceived b [...]	2008-10-24 14:18:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO AL
08USNATO397	CROATIA PRESENTS ITS ANNUAL NATIONAL PLAN AT NATO [...] (C) Summary: On October 16, a senior-level Croatian delegation presented Zagreb's 2008-2009 Annual National Program to NATO Allies. The presentation drew praise from Allies in a warm and friendly meeting. Allies looked forward to Croatia becoming a full member of the Alliance. End Summary. [...]	2008-10-24 14:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO HR
08USNATO398	OCTOBER 16 HLTF: ALLIES COMMITTED TO A UNIFIED AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the October 16 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting and meetings on the margins, Allies discussed potential next steps on CFE (based largely on U.S. ideas presented at the September 11 HLTF, and a Czech paper distributed just prior to this HLTF meeting) and addressed how [...]	2008-10-24 14:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PARM PREL
08USNATO40	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General (SYG) de Hoop Scheffer said he will write to non-NATO ISAF contributors prior to Vilnius Ministerial to update them on progress in drafting ISAF's Comprehensive Strategic Political Military Guidance. Chairman of the Milit [...]	2008-01-31 16:06:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO402	RFG: NATO-RUSSIA: MAINTAINING CONSENSUS ON "NO [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 2. (S/NF) Summary: Our current approach on preventing any policy level discussions with Russia at NATO will become unsustainable once the EU holds its Nice Summit with Russia on November 13. In the absence of any other proposals, Allies are alrea [...]	2008-10-29 19:54:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO404	USNATO TODAY: READOUT FROM 29 OCTOBER NORTH [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 12:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF
08USNATO406	RESULTS FROM 23 OCTOBER 2008 VCC AND EXPERTS [...] (C) Summary. During the 23 October VCC and Experts Meetings, the IS requested that Allies resubmit their 2009 bids for Vienna Document (VD) 1999 evaluation visits and inspections by 28 October in accordance with newly agreed procedures in the revised draft Implementation Coordination working [...]	2008-10-31 12:32:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL NATO
08USNATO407	READOUT: GENERAL OBERING'S 28 OCTOBER MISSILE [...] (SBU) Summary: Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Obering, the director of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA),stopped in Brussels October 28 to address NATO Perm Reps on his way to Warsaw and Prague. He updated Allies regarding missile defense (MD) and introduced his successor, Major General (soon t [...]	2008-10-31 17:33:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PARM MARR CZ PL MNUC
08USNATO416	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) continued last week,s message of guarded optimism about the voter registration process and recent improvement in the Pakistan-Afghanistan political dialogue. He supports an &instructed8 NAC Away Day focused on [...]	2008-11-07 13:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO433	NATO SENIOR DEFENCE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Steering Committee of the Senior Defense Group on Proliferation (DGP) met at NATO Headquarters on October 29. The meeting was co-chaired by Ms. Laura Gross of the U.S. (OSD(GSA)) and Mr. Knut Jahr of MoD Norway. Major items discussed during the meeting included the drafting [...]	2008-11-17 13:37:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO434	UKRAINIAN FM TO NATO - GIVE US MAP OR RUSSIA WINS [...] (C) Summary: Ukrainian FM Ogryzko briefed the NATO-Ukraine Commission on November 19. He called on Allies to provide the Membership Action Plan (MAP) to his country in order to strengthen the forces of democracy in Ukraine, and dissuade Russia from further destabilizing actions. Some Allied [...]	2008-11-20 18:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF RU UP
08USNATO436	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Claudio Bisogniero chaired the NAC and announced that the Secretary General will soon issue a &roadmap8 to the April 2009 Summit for Afghanistan, outlining ways for the Council to have strategic discussions [...]	2008-11-21 13:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO441	VCC/EXPERTS: U.S. TO CONDUCT VD99 EVALUATION VISIT [...] (C) Summary. During the 17 November VCC Experts meeting, USDel secured all primary and secondary objectives for U.S. VD99 verification activities in 2009. Experts debated alternative language for the IS working paper on Implementation Coordination, putting off consideration of three alternat [...]	2008-11-26 18:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO456	NATO POST-MINISTERIAL COMMUNIQUE READOUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-08 10:04:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR ECON PGOV UN XG XA AF GG UP
08USNATO460	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) said election support was a time critical issue with Afghan elections taking place as early as May 2009. He received NAC approval to task the Military Committee to provide advice on a NATO Election Support Forc [...]	2008-12-11 16:03:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO469	THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-UKRAINE [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Volker Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: AMB Lubomir Ivanov Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: [...]	2008-12-17 18:41:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PARM KCFE MARR GG UP RS
08USNATO470	THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-GEORGIA [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Volker Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried EUR PDAS Ries NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: AMB Lubomir Ivanov Canada: AMB Rober [...]	2008-12-17 19:00:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS NATO PARM PINR PREL GG RS
08USNATO471	THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried EUR PDAS Ries Damon Wilson, NSC NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: FM Ivailo Kalfin Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: FM Gordan [...]	2008-12-17 19:46:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV AF
08USNATO472	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) obtained North Atlantic Council (NAC) agreement to task NATO Military Authorities to provide rapid military advice on elections support prior to the next Council discussion on January 7. He asked for cooperati [...]	2008-12-18 16:14:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO55	NATO: JANUARY 31TH HLTF MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Allies used the January 31 HLTF to reaffirm and refine their strategy for a unified NATO response to Russia,s decision to suspend implementation of CFE. Allies see themselves united behind a substantive approach (the parallel actions plan) and accompanying diplomatic game [...]	2008-02-12 16:20:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO58	NATO SENIOR DEFENSE GROUP ON PROLIFERATION (DGP) [...] (C) The Steering Committee for the NATO Senior Defense Committee on Proliferation (DGP) met at NATO HQ on January 16, 2008 and was jointly chaired by Ms Laura Gross (OSD/GSA) and Mr. Pawel Durys (MoD Poland). 2. (C) The Steering Committee received a briefing by the U.S. on plans for prov [...]	2008-02-14 12:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MNUC NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO82	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 27, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on ISAF flood relief, and Ambassador Nuland urged quick work and additional resources to make flood relief a good news story at Bucharest. SHAPE described excellent cooperation between ISAF and ANSF resulting in a counter-IED s [...]	2008-02-28 14:43:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO88	NATO: FEBRUARY 28TH HLTF AND NRC (ACE) MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the February 28 HLTF, Allies agreed on key themes for the NATO-Russia Council Arms Control Experts (NRC (ACE)) meeting that followed the HLTF, and more generally for engaging Russia in the run-up to Bucharest. All who spoke stressed the need for a continued unified message; re [...]	2008-03-07 15:04:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE
08USNATO89	NATO-UKRAINE AMBASSADORIAL MARCH 5: PREPARING FOR [...] (C) Ukrainian Ambassador Sagach discussed the broad outlines of next month's NATO-Ukraine Summit with PermReps on March 5. He reaffirmed Ukraine's request for an invitation to MAP and pressed for a Joint Statement at the Summit; both issues are controversial within the Alliance. He signaled [...]	2008-03-10 13:09:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR UP
08USNATO91	NRC: RUSSIA CHIDED KFOR AND ISAF WHILE OFFERING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russian Ambassador Dmitriy Rogozin accused KFOR of overstepping its bounds in Kosovo and called for impartiality and strict adherence to KFOR's UNSCR 1244 mandate in the February 27 NATO-Russia Council (NRC). Ambassador Nuland, other Allies, and NATO Secretary General (SYG) de Ho [...]	2008-03-10 16:15:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR PTER RU
08USNATO96	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 12, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General De Hoop Scheffer welcomed the appointment of Kai Eide as Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Afghanistan, and urged Allies to support him fully. Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) LTG Eik [...]	2008-03-13 12:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USOSCE104	OPEN SKIES TREATY: APRIL 14 PLENARY - U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 14, the U.S. began its Chairmanship of the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) calling upon States to complete work on the digital video sensor decision. The U.S. also kicked off discussion on potential commemoration activities for the 500th observation flight e [...]	2008-04-18 06:20:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE111	FSC APRIL 23: RUSSIANS BRANDISH "BLACKLIST" OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia protested it did not want to be a mentor to participating States who may have violated the Vienna Document timelines for requesting inspections or evaluations, but other delegations asked the CPC to broaden the scope of the inquiry into violations. Several states have c [...]	2008-04-24 15:52:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE120	FSC APRIL 30: FSC DEFERS TO UNOMIG TO INVESTIGATE [...] (SBU) Summary: At the request of the Finnish Chairman-in-Office under the OSCE's "Bucharest mechanism," the Forum for Security Cooperation held initial discussions of the August 20 UAV incident in Abkhazia. The EU and several of its members deferred to UNOMIG--as it had the "main responsibili [...]	2008-05-02 16:02:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MOPS OSCE KCFE GG RS XG
08USOSCE136	FSC MAY 21: GEORGIA WILL WAIT FOR UNOMIG REPORT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia told the FSC on May 21 it would defer release of the findings of the independent group of investigators of the April 20 UAV incident until the UNOMIG fact-finding team reports. Georgia did announce that the independent experts--from the three Baltic states and the U.S.- [...]	2008-05-23 10:15:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PARM PREL OSCE KCFE GG RS XG
08USOSCE148	GEORGIA/RUSSIA/OSCE: RUSSIA STONEWALLS AT VIENNA [...] (SBU) Summary: To address tensions between Georgia and Russia, the Finnish CiO convened three back-to-back meetings in Vienna on June 4 at the request of both Georgia and Russia. This was the first ever invocation of the Vienna Document 1999(VD99) Chapter III Risk Reduction mechanism. In a [...]	2008-06-04 15:25:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM OSCE PREL GG RU
08USOSCE150	FSC-PC JUNE 4: CYBER SECURITY AND PREPARATION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Estonian defense minister and other speakers discussed cyber security and the need for the OSCE to remain involved in coordinating the efforts of participating States (pS) in responding to emerging threats to information and communication systems. Speakers extolled the Cou [...]	2008-06-06 12:43:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE KCIP EN FI XG
08USOSCE156	OSCE FSC/PC: RUSSIA AND GEORGIA AGAIN EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of three Joint FSC-PC meetings held on June 11 in response to requests by Georgia and Russia to further address tensions based on recent events in Abkhazia, both sides traded now familiar accusations on Abkhazia. Russia categorically denied its involvement in the [...]	2008-06-12 09:37:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG GG RU
08USOSCE158	FSC JUNE 11: RUSSIA PROMISES FOLLOW-UP TO MEDVEDEV [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia announced it would provide amplifying details to President Medvedev's call during a recent speech in Germany for a "legally binding instrument on European security." The Russian proposed chair's statement on enforcing the time lines for requesting Vienna Document inspe [...]	2008-06-12 13:23:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE RS XG
08USOSCE160	CFE/JCG: JUNE 10, 2008 PLENARY AND RELATED MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. During the June 10 JCG Plenary under Kazakh Chairmanship, Belgium briefly described its ratification procedures noting the process would take 6-12 months. Then Azerbaijan and Armenia exchanged a series of interventions in which Armenia did not answer direct questions posed by [...]	2008-06-12 16:15:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE163	CFE/JCG: JUNE 17, 2008 PLENARY - RUSSIA AWAITS [...] (SBU) Summary. During the June 17 JCG Plenary under Kazakh Chairmanship, Turkey (Begec),supported by the U.S., Germany, the UK and Netherlands, raised the issue of Russia's latest inspection refusal. Russia (Solomenko) underscored there was no need to offer any explanations as they are well [...]	2008-06-18 14:20:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE164	FSC JUNE 18: AMMUNITION BEST PRACTICES GUIDES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The June 18 Forum for Security Cooperation Plenary adopted the decision to begin work on publishing a handbook of Best Practices Guides on conventional ammunition. A chair's statement, based on a revised Russian text, underlined the importance of complying "strictly" with the [...]	2008-06-19 10:19:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE166	FSC JUNE 25: LITTLE CONTROVERSY IN PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Austrian Brigadier Feichtinger described the increasing importance of private military/security companies as a "worrisome development" that challenges the democratic control of the armed forces and the state's monopoly on the legitimate use of violence. The U.S., in response, [...]	2008-06-26 16:16:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE MCAP MOPS XG
08USOSCE167	CFE/JCG: JUNE 27, 2008 PLENARY - RUSSIA CLAIMS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. During the June 27 JCG Plenary, Greece (Sourani),supported by the U.S., Germany, the UK, Turkey, Bulgaria, France and Romania, raised the issue of Russia's latest inspection refusal and called on Russia to resume its implementation of the CFE Treaty. The U.S., Germany and the [...]	2008-06-27 16:03:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE185	OSCE,S ANNUAL SECURITY REVIEW CONFERENCE - [...] (SBU) Summary: Delegations and speakers alike called for the OSCE to move from symbolic words to concrete action during this year's Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC),held July 1-2 in Vienna. NATO SACEUR General Craddock called on the international community to do more in Afghanistan a [...]	2008-07-18 13:51:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE187	OSCE/FSC: JULY 16, CZECHS - U.S. COUNTER RUSSIA ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech Republic and the U.S. responded strongly to last week's intervention by Russia that inaccurately portrayed the U.S.-Czech agreement on missile defense radar. Drawing on material from President Medvedev's July 15 speech to the Russian MFA, Russia replied with claims t [...]	2008-07-18 14:56:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL XG FSC
08USOSCE194	OSCE/FSC: 23 JULY PLENARY: NAVAL CSBMS--ALLIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The final meeting of the OSCE,s Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) of the winter/spring session included a presentation by Ireland on the Convention on Cluster Munitions (Dublin agreement). Russia Also led a discussion under Security Dialogue on its Naval CSBM proposal. Bri [...]	2008-07-24 16:22:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE195	CFE/JCG - END OF WINTER/SPRING ROUND: RUSSIAN VIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the course of the JCG's January-July session with 20 weekly meetings, Allies led by the U.S. repeatedly criticized Russia's instances of noncompliance, underscored the importance of Russia negotiating seriously on the basis of the parallel actions package, called on Russia [...]	2008-07-24 19:35:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE197	FSC: END-OF ROUND WINTER-SPRING-SUMMER 2008: [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2008 winter and spring-summer rounds in the Forum for Security Cooperation were highlighted by extensive discussion of the April 20 UAV incident in Georgia and U.S. missile defense in Europe. Russia pushed several CSBM proposals, including its rapid reaction forces informa [...]	2008-07-31 14:27:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE212	OSCE/FSC SEPTEMBER 10: RUSSIA WILL FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Forum for Security Cooperation began its autumn round on September 10 with an exchange of charges and counter-charges between Georgia and Russia. Georgia reports that large numbers of Russian forces remain on its territory, including South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and are engag [...]	2008-09-11 14:30:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS GG XG
08USOSCE217	CFE/JCG SEPTEMBER 16: RUSSIAN INSPECTION REFUSALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey and the U.S. at the September 16 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) announced that Russia had refused their requests for CFE inspections. Germany, Greece, France, Romania, Italy, the UK, and the Netherlands regretted the Russian refusals, including an earlier refusal of Rom [...]	2008-09-18 14:31:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE225	CFE/JCG: 23 SEPTEMBER MEETING IS AN ALL-ALLIED [...] (C) Summary. Interventions by Bulgaria, Spain and Italy calling out Russia for refusing inspections were the highlight the brief JCG held on September 23. Germany, Turkey, the UK, Romania, Portugal, U.S., Czech Republic and France intervened in support. Russia did not comment. The JCG too [...]	2008-09-24 16:23:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE226	OPEN SKIES SEPTEMBER 23 PLENARY: RUSSIA CITES [...] (SBU) Summary. Russia confirmed it had lifted all restricted airspace associated with its conflict with Georgia while asserting that the restrictions were enacted in the first place strictly on the basis of flight safety. All affected States Parties, save Germany, strongly censured Russia, n [...]	2008-09-25 06:21:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE227	OPEN SKIES SEPTEMBER 23 PLENARY: RUSSIA CITES [...] (SBU) Summary. Russia confirmed it had lifted all restricted airspace associated with its conflict with Georgia while asserting that the restrictions were enacted in the first place strictly on the basis of flight safety. All affected States Parties, save Germany, strongly censured Russia, n [...]	2008-09-25 06:21:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE228	FSC SEPTEMBER 24: GEORGIA-RUSSIA DUSTUP CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia gave a lengthy description in the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation today of Russian transgressions, dating back to the breakup of the Soviet Union and culminating in its continued occupation of Georgian territories. Russia's relatively brief response blamed the "crim [...]	2008-09-26 14:32:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE233	FSC:RUSSIA BLASTS U.S. ON CSBM POLICY, U.S. AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Russia criticized what it called the "depraved" U.S. policy of linking all Russian initiatives in the FSC to "unrelated and secondary issues" such as Georgia and CFE. The U.S. position is "unreasonable," and "demonstrates that Washington has lost all interest in arms control." [...]	2008-10-02 14:21:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE240	CFE/JCG: OCTOBER 7 PLENARY MORE OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: During the October 7 JCG Plenary, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and the Czech Republic, supported by Romania, France, the United States, Turkey, Portugal, Italy, and Germany, protested Russia,s latest refusals to allow inspections and called on Russia to resume implementation [...]	2008-10-09 06:27:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE245	OPEN SKIES: 2009 QUOTA DISTRIBUTION/DECONFLICTION [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 9-10 USDEL participated in the 2009 active quota distribution meeting and led the deconfliction discussion for observation flights over Belarus/Russian Federation and Ukraine. The U. S. asked for and received 14 active quotas over Belarus/Russian Federation and 1 a [...]	2008-10-14 14:15:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE247	CFE/JCG: OCTOBER 14 -- GEORGIA CALLS OUT RUSSIA, [...] (SBU) Summary: At October 14 JCG, Georgia accused Russia of violating core principles of the CFE Treaty (non-use of force, host nation consent) and non-compliance with Treaty provisions. In a surprisingly lengthy give and take (which included seven different interventions by Russia),the U [...]	2008-10-15 06:24:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE249	FSC OCTOBER 15: RUSSIA SAYS SOUTH OSSETIA/ABKHAZIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian deputy director for export controls and nonproliferation Petr Litavrin told Georgia he had no official information about arms transfers to separatists in South Ossetia and Abkhazia prior to the outbreak of war in August. However, he added, Russia can provide information [...]	2008-10-16 15:09:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE258	OSCE/FSC OCTOBER 22: MELANGE ELIMINATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: At the 22 October FSC Plenary Georgia accused Russia of violating the six-point cease fire agreement by not completely withdrawing its forces out of Georgian territory. Russia disagreed and countered that Georgia was increasing its military presence in the "buffer zone" area [...]	2008-10-23 16:09:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE259	OPEN SKIES 27 OCTOBER: U.S. GETS 15TH MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: At the 27 October Plenary, the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) adopted a decision to increase the U.S. number of active missions over Russia from 14 to a record number of 15 for 2008. The OSCC also adopted the Decision on the Distribution of Active Quotas for Obser [...]	2008-10-28 15:23:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE264	FSC OCTOBER 29: MINISTERIAL DRAFT DECISIONS DEBATED [...] (SBU) Summary: At the October 29 Forum for Security Cooperation, the defense minister of Cyprus appealed for OSCE help in disposing of surplus MANPADS ODIHR director Lenarcic urged participating States (pS) to implement the recommendations of the ODIHR Handbook on human rights in the armed fo [...]	2008-10-31 16:26:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE273	CFE/JCG: NOVEMBER 11 PLENARY; RUSSIA MAY TRY TO [...] (SBU) The November 11 JCG, chaired by Romania, was brief. The only intervention was by Belarus First Secretary Vasily Pavlov, who announced his departure from Vienna on November 13 and introduced his replacement, First Secretary Dmitry Krayushkin. 2. (C) During the JCG-T plus 4 held on [...]	2008-11-13 14:19:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE275	OPEN SKIES: NOVEMBER 10 INFORMALS: UPHILL ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) Plenary met in informal session on November 10 to discuss the draft letter from the OSCC Chairperson to the Ministerial Council. The Informal Working Group on Rules and Procedures (IWGRP) followed the informal Plenary and continue [...]	2008-11-13 15:15:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE291	FSC NOVEMBER 26: GEORGIA JOINS CONSENSUS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia reluctantly joined consensus on a draft Ministerial decision that summarizes the FSC's 2008 work and tasks it to submit progress reports to the 2009 Ministerial. At issue was a reference to the Georgia-Russia conflict in August 2008, which Russia wanted described as the [...]	2008-11-28 13:39:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE302	OPEN SKIES: DECEMBER 15 PLENARY -- PROGRESS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 15 Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) adopted the Decision on Alternate Airfields. The OSCC also agreed to put a Chairman,s Statement on Allowable Video Sensors on the January OSCC agenda for adoption. The Informal Working Group on Sensors (IWGS) forwarded [...]	2008-12-16 12:47:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE305	OPEN SKIES TREATY: SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER, END OF [...] WEU quota carrot requires review 13. (SBU) New "old" business: In 1995, the former ten Western European Union states made a joint statement regarding potential use of their passive quotas after all the allocated quotas have been fulfilled. Six other States also joined this political stat [...]	2008-12-16 14:42:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE313	CFE/JCG: DECEMBER 16 PLENARY - LACK OF RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: At the December 16 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) plenary, Poland, on behalf of the NATO states, strongly regretted Russia's lack of participation in the CFE Treaty's mandatory information exchange on December 15. The joint statement highlighted the willingness of NATO states to [...]	2008-12-17 14:27:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE315	CFE/JCG: FALL END-OF-ROUND: GEORGIA CRISIS; [...] (C) Summary: The autumn session of the Joint Consultative Group was dominated by fallout from Russia,s invasion of Georgia and Russia,s continued non-compliance with its CFE Treaty obligations (i.e., refusal of inspections and failure to provide information exchange data). Russia continue [...]	2008-12-18 11:23:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE317	FSC DECEMBER 17: CYBER SECURITY AND AIAM AGENDAS [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 17 Forum for Security Cooperation adopted the agendas for the March 17-18, 2009 cyber security workshop and the March 3-4, 2009 Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting. Russia complained that South Ossetia still needed natural gas and appealed for international e [...]	2008-12-18 14:29:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE320	CFE/CSBM: ANNUAL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION FOR 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. Annual exchanges of information under the CFE Treaty and the Vienna Document, with information effective January 1, 2009, were held in Vienna on December 12-15, 2008. Both achieved high levels of participation. The electronic exchange, with support provided by the United State [...]	2008-12-23 13:35:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE321	CORRECTED COPY: CFE/CSBM: ANNUAL EXCHANGE OF [...] (SBU) CORRECTED COPY. Summary. (This cable correctly reports, in paras 1 and 5, how much some of Azerbaijan's declared holdings exceed CFE Treaty limits.) Annual exchanges of information under the CFE Treaty and the Vienna Document, with information effective January 1, 2009, were held in V [...]	2008-12-30 12:36:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE60	OSCE 2008 ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2008 Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting (AIAM) on March 4-5 was not contentious, delegations restricting themselves to broad recommendations that were intended for further concrete development in the Forum for Security Cooperation. Russia did not spend much time bera [...]	2008-03-07 13:09:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE66	MARCH 10 OPEN SKIES TREATY PLENARY: AGREEMENT ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) Plenary met on March 10 in its last formal session before the Spring OSCE break. It heard the Chairman's report of the Informal Working Group on Sensors to the Plenary and for the German Chairman to pass the leadership over to the [...]	2008-03-11 12:47:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE
08USOSCE67	CFE: MARCH 11 JCG PLENARY; CANADA ANNOUNCES THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the March 11 JCG Plenary, the last before the spring break, Canada briefed on its new treaty ratification practice and procedure. Russia rambled-on about numerous issues to include the "Parallel Actions Package," the NRC (ACE) meeting of 28 February, why Russia ratified th [...]	2008-03-11 17:39:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE70	VIENNA DOCUMENT 1999: CFE SUSPENSION CASTS LONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussion of future challenges and opportunities in the implementation of the Vienna Document 1999 was overshadowed at times by concern over the impasse created by Russia's suspension of its CFE commitments. Although most national representatives and several of the speakers cal [...]	2008-03-18 09:59:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE98	CFE: APRIL 15 JCG PLENARY, RUSSIA SAYS TOI WORK IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 15 Joint Consultative Group (JCG),Germany and Russia exchanged opposing views stemming from Russia,s refusal to accept Germany's April 8 inspection notice. Belarus said that despite the 28 March NAC statement,s positive tone, it does not solve the problems rela [...]	2008-04-16 16:28:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USUNNEWYORK1005	UN DEMOCRACY CAUCUS [...] Action requested: please see paragraph 6. 2. The Permanent Representatives of 14 UN Member States met over lunch Oct. 27 at the Mission of India "to discuss issues of mutual interest relating to Democracy," as Indian Ambassador Nirupam Sen wrote in his invitation. Although not calling th [...]	2008-11-03 22:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM
08USUNNEWYORK1017	SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON - TRANSITION FROM [...] (U) Action request in paragraph eight. 2. (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary-General/Legal Counsel Patricia O'Brien and International Independent Investigation Commissioner Daniel Bellemare have agreed that Bellemare should seek a two-month extension (beyond its December 31, 2008 mandate expi [...]	2008-11-04 23:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER EAID UNSC LE
08USUNNEWYORK1018	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY FOUR AND [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on other weapons of mass destruction on October 17. The Chair of the Panel of Governmental Experts on the issue of missiles in all its aspects and the Chair of the 2008 Meeting of States P [...]	2008-11-05 13:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1019	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY FIVE AND SIX [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on conventional weapons from October 20 to 22. On October 20, the Chairperson of the Governmental Group of Experts (GGE) on an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) opened the debate. Representatives fr [...]	2008-11-05 13:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1021	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY EIGHT, NINE [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on disarmament machinery on October 23, 24, and 27. This summary comprises all three days of the debate. On the first day, representatives from the following states spoke: France on behal [...]	2008-11-05 14:00:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1022	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY SEVEN OF [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on conventional weapons from October 20 to 22. This cable covers the final day of thematic debate on conventional weapons, October 22. The following states spoke on October 22: Gabon, Chi [...]	2008-11-05 14:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1026	UNGA/C-6: UNGA,S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] (U) Summary: UNGA's Sixth Committee held its debate on agenda item 77, "Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives," on October 24. Many statements noted that concrete preventative measures were i [...]	2008-11-05 21:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1028	UN BUDGET: SECRETARIAT RESPONDS TO MEMBERS' [...] Summary. At the request of the Group of 77 and China, Secretariat officials on November 3 appeared before the Fifth Committee to answer questions about the Secretary-General's plan to identify efficiency savings in preparation for the UN's proposed budget for 2010-2011. The planned 30-minute [...]	2008-11-05 23:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AORC KUNR UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1034	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD MEETS WITH IIIC COMMISSIONER [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Khalilzad met with IIIC (International Independent Investigation Commission) Commissioner Daniel Bellemare November 4 to discuss the status of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) at Bellemare's request. The discussion focused on Bellemare's request that the start [...]	2008-11-07 00:08:00	USUN New York	SECRET	PREL PTER UNSC LE SY
08USUNNEWYORK1047	FOURTH COMMITTEE APPROVES NINE RESOLUTIONS ON [...] SUMMARY: The UNGA Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) approved nine resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian situation on November 7: four under agenda item 29 "The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East" (UNRWA) and five under agenda i [...]	2008-11-10 13:37:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG UNGA IS
08USUNNEWYORK1060	UNGA/C-6: UNGA,S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] SUMMARY: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held its general debate on agenda item 74, "The report of the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) on the work of its resumed 40th and 41st session," on October 20. The Chair of the 41st session summarized the topics discussed by the com [...]	2008-11-12 23:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1061	UNGA/C-6: UNGA'S SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DISCUSSES [...] SUMMARY: The 63rd UNGA Sixth committee held its debate on agenda item 73, "Criminal Accountability of United Nations Officials and Experts on Mission," on October 10. Many delegations supported the UN zero tolerance policy with respect to serious crimes committed by its officials and experts [...]	2008-11-12 23:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1063	UNGA: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ICJ IN THE UN 63RD [...] SUMMARY: President Rosalyn Higgins presented the annual Report of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) (A/63/4) to the General Assembly on October 30. She gave an overview of action on key cases during what she called the ICJ's "most productive year." The Court delivered four substantive [...]	2008-11-13 20:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1066	UNGA CONSIDERS HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] On November 10-11, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) considered the following agenda items: strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the UN, including special economic assistance; cooperation between the UN and the League of Arab States (LAS); the situa [...]	2008-11-13 23:01:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM XF GT UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1067	UNGA: ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL [...] Summary: President of the International Criminal Court (ICC),Judge Philippe Kirsch, presented the ICC's annual Report (A/63/471) to the General Assembly on October 30. Kirsch outlined the Court's progress in the four situations before it last year. Kirsch called for increased ratification o [...]	2008-11-13 23:01:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1094	UNGA/C-6: THE SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DEBATES THE [...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held part one of a three-part debate on the Report of the International Law Commission (ILC) (A/63/10) October 27-28. Part one's topics included: Chapters 1-3, "Introductory Chapters;" Chapter 4, "Shared Natural Resources;" Chapter 5, "Effects of armed [...]	2008-11-19 22:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1113	MEMBER STATES CONTINUE CRITICISM OF THE [...] SUMMARY. A second discussion on the two-percent savings exercise took place in the Fifth Committee on Nov. 17 under the agenda item "accountability" during informal consultations. The Controller, Jun Yamazaki, was present to answer questions posed to him regarding the exercise. Mr. Yamazaki [...]	2008-11-26 14:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ABUD AFIN AORC KUNR UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1115	UNGA/C-6: THE SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DEBATES THE [...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held part two of a three-part debate on the Report of the International Law Commission (ILC) (A/63/10) October 29-30. The discussion in part two included Chapter 6, "Reservations to Treaties;" Chapter 7 "Responsibility of International Organizations;" [...]	2008-11-26 16:59:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1117	UNGA/C-6: THE SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE DEBATES THE [...] Summary: The 63rd UNGA Sixth Committee held part three of a three-part debate on the Report of the International Law Commission (ILC) (A/63/10) October 31- November 5. Part three's discussion consisted of Chapter 9, "Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters;" Chapter 10, "Immunity of [...]	2008-11-26 17:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1120	UNGA: 63RD UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON ISRAEL AND [...] The 63rd UNGA held its debate on agenda item 16, "The Question of Palestine," and agenda item 15, "The Situation in the Middle East," from November 24-25. Over 50 countries spoke; paragraph 8 gives a complete list. The President of the General Assembly (PGA),Miguel D'Escoto opened the debat [...]	2008-12-01 13:51:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PREF KPAL KWBG UNGA IS
08USUNNEWYORK1138	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: On November 21, the UN General Assembly Third Committee passed by vote draft resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Delegations opposing the draft resolutions argued that the Human Rights Council, rather than the Gen [...]	2008-12-05 14:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL AORC UNGA IR BM KN

08USUNNEWYORK1141	UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON PROGRAMME 19, [...] On November 26, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee passed draft decision A/C.3/63/L.79, entitled "Programme planning," in a vote of 167 in favor, two against (U.S.),and two abstentions. The Committee Chair was the initial sponsor of the draft, but withdrew it after the Israeli de [...]	2008-12-05 14:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL AORC UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1152	UNGA ADOPTS ALL FOURTH COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS; FOUR [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted 22 resolutions and four draft decisions included in the reports of the UNGA Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization Committee) on December 6. Resolutions and plenary votes are in paragraph two (most passed with significant margins [...]	2008-12-09 15:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF SENV UNGA IS
08USUNNEWYORK1168	UNGA: GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATE ON OCEANS AND THE [...] (U) Summary: The 63rd UN General Assembly held its debate on agenda item 70, "Oceans and the Law of the Sea," on December 4. The General Assembly considered two resolutions relating to this agenda item, both of which were co-sponsored by the United States. The resolution on Oceans and the Law [...]	2008-12-12 14:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA SENV EWWT PHSA PREL
08USUNNEWYORK1172	UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE CONCLUDES WORK BY ADOPTING [...] SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) Second Committee concluded its work by adopting 15 draft resolutions - 14 by consensus and one by vote - on December 11. As instructed, the United States called for a vote and voted against the resolution entitled, "Toward a New International Economic [...]	2008-12-15 23:12:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV EFIN UNGA CU
08USUNNEWYORK1173	63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC [...] (U) This cable was prepared by Ambassador Joan Plaisted, who served as Senior Area Adviser for East Asia and the Pacific to the 63rd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (U) To achieve U.S. objectives for the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA) session, East Asian and Pacific Islands support was [...]	2008-12-16 00:34:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	BP BX CB CH ECON FJ FM ID JA KR KS LA MG
08USUNNEWYORK1177	UNGA COMMEMORATES UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) marked the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in New York on December 10. Despite some initial uncertainty about which states would be permitted to speak, the commemoration, which included two panel discussions and [...]	2008-12-17 10:38:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AG MO IS NU UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1191	UNGA TAKES ACTION ON CONFLICT DIAMONDS, SPORT FOR [...] The UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted by consensus 10 resolutions and a text on December 11. The resolutions and report were as follows: U.S. co-sponsored "The Role of Diamonds in Fueling Conflict" (A/63/L.52),"Sport as a Means to Promote Education, Health, Development and Peace" (A/63/L.51 [...]	2008-12-19 21:02:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PREF KPAL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK1197	UNGA: WESTERN HEMISPHERE DELEGATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This cable reviews the activities of Western Hemisphere delegations at the 63rd Session of the UN General Assembly. At the opening of the Session, twenty-five heads of state from the Western Hemisphere participated in the General Debate. Incoming President of the General Assembly [...]	2008-12-22 18:26:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA XK XL XM
08USUNNEWYORK1198	UNGA 63: DEALING WITH WESTERN EUROPE [...] (U) This cable was prepared by Robert J. Smolik who served as Senior Area Advisor for Western European Affairs to the 63rd United Nations General Assembly. 2. (C) During the fall session of the 63rd UNGA, EU and European Free Trade Association states generally aligned with U.S. objectiv [...]	2008-12-23 19:27:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA US XG XH XT ZB
08USUNNEWYORK1200	UNGA: UNSC REFORM: LOW-KEY PLENARY DEBATE GIVEN [...] (SBU) Summary: The General Assembly met November 18-20 to discuss Security Council expansion, as well as the annual Report on the Security Council (reported ref A). Given the November 11 and 17 meetings of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) (ref B),the plenary debate on Council expansion wa [...]	2008-12-23 19:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK122	SUDAN CONTACT GROUP AGREES TO FOCUS ON SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-11 15:13:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK132	UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: MANAGEMENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: S/WCI Deputy Milbert Shin and USUN/MR represented the U.S. at a February 7 meeting of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee that focused on issues expected to be addressed during the Committee's upcoming February 14-22 trip to The Hague and Freetown. Shin and USUN/ [...]	2008-02-13 16:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
08USUNNEWYORK140	UNSC CALLS FOR INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) Radhika Coomaraswamy on February 12 urged the Council to implement targeted measures against persistent violators against children. She also called for the Council to add rape/sexual violence as a trigger to list a country in the ann [...]	2008-02-14 14:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PGOV PHUM PREF UNSC BM FR
08USUNNEWYORK164	UN HOSTS NEW YORK MEETING OF JCMB COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Secretariat hosted a meeting in New York for representatives from Joint Coordination and Monitoring Group (JCMB) countries February 19 to deliver a readout of the recent meeting in Tokyo, and to discuss the upcoming Security Council renewal of the mandate for the United N [...]	2008-02-21 17:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK2	UN - GA DECIDES ON FINANCING OF 26 SPMS - [...] (U) Summary: On December 21, 2007, the Fifth (Administrative and Budgetary) Committee of the GA completed its consideration of the proposed 2008 budgets for 26 Special Political Missions (SPMs) by approving funding in the amount of $386.6 million. Consideration of the SYG's proposal to bui [...]	2008-01-02 20:20:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK212	SYG BAN AND U/SYG GUEHENNO DISCUSS SUDAN WITH SE [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy Williamson met with Secretary-General Ban and U/SYG Guehenno at the United SIPDIS Nations on March 5. SE Williamson underscored President Bush's commitment to help to alleviate the suffering in Sudan, and emphasized the importance of more rapid UNAMID deployme [...]	2008-03-07 16:01:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SU MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK238	SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATES AFGHANISTAN; UNAMA [...] (SBU) Summary and comment: On March 12, the Security Council held an open debate on Afghanistan, with newly appointed Special Representative to the Secretary-General (SRSG) Kai Eide in attendance. All 32 countries that spoke during the debate (including thel 15 members of the Security Council [...]	2008-03-14 23:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK243	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 21 [...] (C) SUMMARY: USUN and the Canadian Permanent Mission co-chaired the first working-level meeting of the "Friends of UNAMID" on March 13. Discussion focused on how members of the group can work in partnership with the UN to help identify and remove impediments to UNAMID deployment. On the marg [...]	2008-03-18 15:26:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK26	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 10 [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNAMID force generation problems continue with no TCC for helicopters or transportation units. Jordan, Norway and Sweden withdrew their offers of troops for UNAMID. DPKO rejected Pakistan's offer of an aerial reconnaissance and Gambia's offer of a sector reconnaissance company du [...]	2008-01-10 22:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK294	FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES DECISION SETTING NEW [...] (U) Members of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and budgetary),including USUN as instructed (ref a),formally approved a decision March 28 (full text - see para 10) to set the annual net base salary of members of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and judges and ad litem judges of the [...]	2008-04-02 21:29:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC UUNR UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK3	UN - GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS BUDGET FOR HYBRID [...] (U) After five weeks of often acrimonious, politicized debate, the Fifth (Administrative and Budgetary) Committee, on December 21, 2007, adopted the first budget for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) for the period July 07/June 08 in the amount of $1.276 bi [...]	2008-01-02 20:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KPKO PREL SU UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK301	UPDATE ON UN ACTIVITIES IN IRAQ; UN REQUESTS U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: USUN and UKUN met April 3 with the UN,s Iraq team to discuss substantive and logistical issues involving the UN Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI). The UN pressed for USG approval to assign a U.S. military advisor to the UNAMI team; the UN is actively looking to expand its pres [...]	2008-04-04 16:22:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IZ
08USUNNEWYORK317	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: CANADA TO CONTRIBUTE 1 MILLION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-08 19:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK337	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 11 [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a 3 April Friends of UNAMID meeting, Max Kerley, Director of Logistics for Force Generation Service, addressed self-sustainment issues previously raised by Special Envoy Williamson. Kerley outlined a plan that would allow for TCCs to deploy without achieving the level of self-s [...]	2008-04-11 21:05:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK343	UNSC REFORM: MOSTLY PROCESS AND LITTLE SUBSTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. President of the General Assembly (PGA) Serdjam Kerim convened the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on April 10 to discuss the four proposals he received as a basis for inter-governmental negotiations (IGN) on UNSC reform -- the Cypriot paper, Italian letter, African [...]	2008-04-11 22:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC BR IN JA GR
08USUNNEWYORK411	RWANDANS READY TO REINFORCE UNDERSTRENGHT UNAMID [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN/Government of Rwanda (GOR) negotiations for the participation of three Rwandan troop battalions in Darfur went smoothly Monday, May 5th, paving the way for the deployment of new Rwandan soldiers and equipment to the UN/AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) in 2008. The negotiated Memora [...]	2008-05-08 21:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO AF SU
08USUNNEWYORK413	UNITED NATIONS - ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE - AD [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: An Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly, made up of Sixth (Legal) Committee experts, met April 10-18, 21, and 24 to consider the legal aspects of the reform of the system of justice. The Committee focused on draft statutes for the UN Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and the UN Appe [...]	2008-05-09 00:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK414	UN SECURITY COUNCIL ACTION ON WOMEN, PEACE AND [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraphs 13 and 14 below. SUMMARY 2. (C) During the U.S. presidency of the Security Council in June 2008, USUN will focus attention on the role of women in conflict, with an emphasis on the escalating problem of sexual and gender-based violence [...]	2008-05-09 00:29:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR KWMN UNSC CG
08USUNNEWYORK42	TERRORIST FINANCE: LET OPERATIVES [...] (S) USUN PolOff met with counterparts from France, UK, Canada, and Pakistan to deliver reftel demarche and seek co-sponsorship on the upcoming USG designation for sanctions of four Lashkar e-Tayyiba senior operatives in the UN 1267 (Taliban/Al-Qaeda) Sanctions Committee. Both France and Canad [...]	2008-01-17 00:04:00	USUN New York	SECRET	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK44	UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: FINANCIAL [...] SUMMARY: USUN and other members of the Sierra Leone Special Court Management Committee met January 15 to discuss ongoing challenges facing the Court, including uncertainties over the source of adequate voluntary contributions to sustain Court activity throughout 2008 and continued tensions b [...]	2008-01-17 15:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
08USUNNEWYORK477	U/SYG HOLMES ON PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED [...] (SBU) Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes briefed the Security Council May 27 on the subject of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In addition to members of the Security Council, 21 other member states participated in the public discussion. Most voiced sup [...]	2008-05-29 23:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF PREL SOCI UNSC XA UN PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK48	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 17 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The UK Permanent Mission to the UN (UKUN) hosted a donors meeting on January 16 to solicit TCCs for the UNAMID shortfalls of helicopters and transportation assets. The Government of the Sudan (GOS) continues to obstruct [...]	2008-01-17 21:56:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK545	UNSC REFORM: MEMBER STATES SPLIT ON BEGINNING [...] (SBU) Summary. President of the UN General Assembly (PGA) Srgjan Kerim convened the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on June 17 to discuss the report prepared by his four-person Task Force with suggestions on moving forward towards inter-governmental negotiations (IGN) on UNSC reform. Major p [...]	2008-06-20 20:30:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KUNR UNSC IN BR PK IT JA GM AR SP KS
08USUNNEWYORK550	GENERAL ASSEMBLY COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] Summary. Informal consultations on the General Assembly's Counter-terrorism Strategy follow-up focused on plans for the September review. Delegations struck a positive tone and comments were generally constructive. The current trend is toward a resolution reaffirming the Strategy. Some de [...]	2008-06-23 19:12:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER UN
08USUNNEWYORK562	UNITED NATIONS - SIXTH COMMITTEE CONTINUES [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: General Assembly Sixth (Legal) Committee experts continued to consider the draft statutes for the new UN Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and the UN Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) at two rounds of informal consultations held on May 12-16 and June 9-11. Delegations remained divided on num [...]	2008-06-25 21:52:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK581	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE CONTINUES [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: The Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) continued to discuss the draft staffing proposal for the STL at its fourteenth meeting on June 26. While agreeing that the Committee should approve the staffing proposal as soon as possible, many members s [...]	2008-07-01 00:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK583	UN SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC DEBATE AND RESOLUTION [...] (U) Secretary Rice presided over the Security Council Thematic Debate on "Women and peace and security: Sexual Violence in Situations of Armed Conflict" on June 19. Recurrent themes of the debate included that sexual violence may be considered a tactic of war, that it may impede the restoratio [...]	2008-07-01 19:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI UNSC KWMN
08USUNNEWYORK585	UN HEADQUARTERS SUPPORTIVE OF SRSG EIDE'S REQUESTS [...] (C) Summary: On July 1, Ambassador Khalilzad spoke with Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Jean-Marie Guehenno regarding UN Headquarters support for the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) and SRSG Kai Eide. Guehenno said DPKO supported Eide,s reque [...]	2008-07-01 21:14:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK621	UN: RUSSIA, CHINA VETO ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS [...] (U) On July 11 Russia and China vetoed the adoption of the U.S.-authored draft Security Council resolution that would have imposed a comprehensive arms embargo on Zimbabwe and subjected fourteen senior members of the Zimbabwean government most responsible for the campaign of violence against t [...]	2008-07-12 02:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ETTC UNSC ZI
08USUNNEWYORK623	SRSG EIDE AND U/SYG HOLMES BRIEF SC ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 9, the Security Council met to discuss Afghanistan, following the Secretary-General's special report on the outcome of the June 2008 Paris Conference. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan Kai Eide and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitari [...]	2008-07-14 21:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK629	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE CONTINUES [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: As part of its work to finalize the first-year budget for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL),the STL Management Committee continued to discuss staffing levels for the STL on July 3 and 8. STL Registrar Robin Vincent has requested 315 staff, at an estimated cost of USD [...]	2008-07-15 21:28:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK671	BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH INDIA PR ON DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Khalilzad met with Indian PermRep Sen on July 24. They discussed possible initial members in the UN democracy caucus and shared concern regarding UN budget practices. India offered to do more on Afghanistan if needed, and pointedly asked when the U.S. would be as open [...]	2008-07-28 16:45:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF AA
08USUNNEWYORK681	GUIDANCE REQUEST:PACIFIC ISLANDS-DRAFTED GA [...] (U) This is an action request - please see para 4. 2. (U) In a July 29 briefing for UN delegations, the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) announced their intention to conclude bilateral consultations by Thursday, July 31, on their draft General Assembly resolution calling on th [...]	2008-07-30 16:32:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA UNSC KGHG SENV
08USUNNEWYORK7	UN - GA ADOPTS STRATEGY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO [...] A working group of the General Assembly concluded its week-long session on December 7, 2007 by adopting the UN Comprehensive Strategy on Assistance and Support to Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) by UN Staff and Related Personnel (including members of peacekeeping contingents) ( [...]	2008-01-03 20:28:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PHUM PREL UNGA KPKO
08USUNNEWYORK70	UN/SIERRA LEONE SPECIAL COURT: PROSECUTOR RAPP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sierra Leone Special Court Chief Prosecutor Stephen Rapp (American),in New York for press briefings, meetings with UN officials, and non-Court business, met January 22 with members of the Special Court Management Committee, including USUN. Rapp reported that the prosecution w [...]	2008-01-23 15:07:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KJUS KDEM PGOV SL XA
08USUNNEWYORK711	ARE THE "FRIENDS OF UNAMID" TRUE FRIENDS? [...] (C) This is an action request see paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The July 24th meeting of the "Friends of UNAMID" (FoU) was a follow up to the July 2nd meeting of the FoU at which UN Under Secretary General (U/SYG) of the Department of Field Support (DFS),Malcorra asked the FoU for sp [...]	2008-08-07 23:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO AF SU
08USUNNEWYORK716	UNSC REFORM: PGA KERIM ASKS FOR USG HELP REIGNING [...] (C) Summary: General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim described to Ambassador Khalilzad August 7 a growing divide on UN Security Council reform between the G4 and the Uniting For Consensus (UFC) blocs, with the Brazilians threatening to join the Indians in tabling a resolution if inter-governme [...]	2008-08-08 20:42:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC GM JA IN PK BR
08USUNNEWYORK737	LEBANON TRIBUNAL: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE BRIEFS [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: The UK Chair of the Management Committee for the Special Tribunal for Lebanon briefed Member States August 13 on progress relating to the STL. The Chair discussed the Management Committee, its functions, and composition, as well as developments concerning the building t [...]	2008-08-15 21:57:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC SY LE
08USUNNEWYORK76	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 24 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3, 4 and 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: This week saw limited progress in UNAMID deployment planning by a number of TCCs including China, Egypt and Bangladesh, and one potentially significant development with the provision of helos coming out of A [...]	2008-01-24 20:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK794	RE-ENERGIZING THE FRIENDS OF UNAMID [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 14. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Recent meetings of the &Friends of UNAMID8 (FoU),co-chaired by the United States and Canada have focused on: 1) following up on UN Under Secretary General (U/SYG) Susanna Malcorra's July 2 list of requests, especially for air [...]	2008-09-03 21:32:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL KPKO SU
08USUNNEWYORK796	UNSC REFORM: OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP DEEPLY [...] (U) The Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Security Council reform met September 2 to discuss the draft report and decision that must be sent to the General Assembly for adoption before the end of the 62nd session (Sept. 12). The debate illustrated the continuing divide between the Group of [...]	2008-09-04 22:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR UNSC IN BR PK IT JP GM
08USUNNEWYORK890	UN GENERAL DEBATE: VENEZUELA, ERITREA AND OTHERS [...] SUMMARY: In the final plenary session of the 63rd UNGA General Debate on September 29, speakers included: Ireland, Ethiopia, Belize, Nigeria, South Africa, Eritrea, Thailand, Canada, Cambodia, Venezuela, New Zealand, Belarus, Switzerland, Mauritius, Maldives, Mauritania, Democratic Republic of [...]	2008-09-30 22:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON AORC UNGA EI ET BH NI SF ER
08USUNNEWYORK9	UN JOINT STAFF PENSION FUND: USUN VOTES AGAINST [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-04 16:54:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK906	239TH MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON RELATIONS WITH [...] The Committee on Relations with the Host Country met on October 2, 2008. Acting Chairman, Branimir Zaimov, (Bulgaria) oversaw the election of Cypriot Perm Rep Ambassador Minas Hadjimichael as the Committee chair. The new Chair then greeted the committee and introduced new UN Assistant-Secret [...]	2008-10-03 18:28:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	OFDP CU
08USUNNEWYORK92	UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING DEPLOYMENT FOR 31 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3, 6, and 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: UN Integrated Operational Team (IOT) updated USUN MSC on UNAMID deployments, SOFA negotiations, UK Chief of Staff (COS) Persona Non Grata situation, Canadian APCs, and Government of Sudan (GOS) attempt to den [...]	2008-01-31 22:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL SU NSC UNSC KPKO MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK937	AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD'S OCT 13 MEETING WITH [...] (S) Summary: SRSG for Afghanistan Kai Eide outlined to Ambassador Khalilzad a complex tapestry of opportunities and solutions for Afghanistan's tenuous situation, emphasizing the need to act now to shift the balance in our favor. He said that the October 11 cabinet re-shuffling by Afghanista [...]	2008-10-14 23:01:00	USUN New York	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF
08USUNNEWYORK947	BRIEFING ON UNAMA'S PROPOSED BUDGET - SPECIAL [...] (S) In a briefing on October 9th to Fifth Committee experts of the Friends of Afghanistan on the soon-to-be-issued proposed 2009 budget of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA),Scott Smith of DPKO confirmed many of the facts and figures he conveyed in a briefing on July 30th (Ref [...]	2008-10-17 17:42:00	USUN New York	SECRET	AF PGOV PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK957	SYG BAN ON DRC, BURMA, SUDAN, SOMALIA, FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-20 23:30:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN KPKO SU SO BM
08USUNNEWYORK965	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY ONE AND TWO [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on International Security and Nuclear Disarmament conducted its general debate from October 6 to October 14. This summary comprises statements from Days 1 and 2 (October 6 and 7) of the debate. The following spoke on Day 1: Sergio Duarte, High Representativ [...]	2008-10-22 22:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA CD
08USUNNEWYORK968	UN PROTESTS DISCRIMINATION IN VISA PROCESSING AND [...] (C/NF) Summary and Action Request: USUN Host Country Minister Counselor and deputy accompanied Department Visa Office Diplomatic Liaison Chief (CA/VO/P/D) Carrie Muntean to meetings on October 22, 2008, with UN officials to discuss visa issues. In meetings with the UN's Travel and Transportati [...]	2008-10-24 00:13:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	OFDP CVIS ASEC
08USUNNEWYORK973	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE: U.S. TABLES REVISIONS [...] Underscores the contribution that compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitation and disarmament agreements and with other agreed obligations makes to enhancing confidence and to strengthening international security and stability; 2. Urges all States to implement and to comply fully w [...]	2008-10-27 19:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CDG PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK983	SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: MEMBER STATES PROPOSE MODELS [...] SUMMARY: On October 6, 2008, agenda item 122: "scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations" was formally introduced in the Fifth Committee. Member States had before them reports regarding the unpaid assessments from the Former Yugoslavia, the Secretary-G [...]	2008-10-29 21:50:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNGA KUNR
08USUNNEWYORK985	UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES ICT GOVERNANCE, [...] Summary: In a formal session on October 22 of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary),Secretariat officials and delegations discussed a number of reports on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) reform, ICT governance and disaster preparedness. [...]	2008-10-29 22:27:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OARC
08USUNNEWYORK993	UN REPORTS MIXED FINANCIAL SITUATION [...] On October 28, Under Secretary-General Angela Kane outlined the UN's financial situation the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary). UN financial indicators show a mixed picture for 2008. The United States owes USD 711 million towards the regular budget, U [...]	2008-10-31 19:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC
08USUNNEWYORK996	63RD UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE (UNFC): DAY ONE, TWO AND [...] (U) Summary: The First Committee on Disarmament and International Security conducted its thematic debate on nuclear weapons from October 14 to 16. This summary comprises statements from all three days (October 14, 15 and 16) of the debate. On Day 1, representatives from the following states [...]	2008-10-31 21:19:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	CD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
08USUNNEWYORK998	UNGA: WHAT NEXT FOR WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS? [...] Summary: At the annual reports of the International Criminal Tribunals (ICTs),Western delegations praised the courts' principles and practices, while the Russians called for ending the ICTs turning their jurisdiction back over to national governments. All parties were concerned with the im [...]	2008-10-31 23:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC KWCI RW YI XG RS NO
08VANCOUVER164	LIBERAL PARTY BIDING ITS TIME ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief met with Liberal Party Federal Elections Co-Chairman Mark Marissen to discuss the party's preparations for possible elections. Marissen predicted a 50/50 chance the party would call elections in the fall, but saw a more likely scenario of waiting until the mandated October [...]	2008-06-19 22:21:00	Consulate Vancouver	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CA
08VANCOUVER199	BORDER ISSUES FIGURE PROMINENTLY IN REGIONAL SUMMIT [...] Summary: The flow of people and goods across the U.S.-Canada border became the primary topic of discussion at the annual Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) summit, July 20-24. Several keynote speakers, including U.S. Ambassador Wilkins, BC Premier Campbell, and Canadian Public Safety Min [...]	2008-07-29 18:55:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PREL ECON AORC CA
08VANCOUVER288	BRITISH COLUMBIA HOLDS CONFERENCE ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Summary: The BC Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons (OCTIP) held its first ever conference bringing together law enforcement, NGOs, academics, government and political representatives to share ideas and best practices on addressing human trafficking. DPO and representatives of the Consul [...]	2008-11-15 00:07:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	CA PGOV KTIP
08VANCOUVER76	TWO-YEAR COUNTDOWN TO THE VANCOUVER WINTER OLYMPICS [...] Summary: This is the first of two cables assessing preparations as Vancouver passes the two-year mark in its countdown to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Organizers and officials are giddy with satisfaction over the preparations for the Games thus far. All major sporting venues are complete or wil [...]	2008-04-04 16:48:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	CA KOLY PGOV ECON ASEC
08VANCOUVER78	MANAGING 2010 OLYMPICS BORDER TRAFFIC [...] This is the second of two cables looking at preparations for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Issues related to economics, commerce and logistics are covered in ref. This cable addresses the travel of tourists and participants to the Games and potential issues for border management. 2. [...]	2008-04-04 17:49:00	Consulate Vancouver	UNCLASSIFIED	CA KOLY PREL ASEC CMGT
08VIENNA122	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 25, 2008 [...] Right-wing opposition party BZOe leader Peter Westenthaler has called for an end to immigration to Austria. He made an exception, though, for needed skilled workers, who should be allowed into Austria as holders of "green-card"-type permits similar to those used in the USA and Canada. Westentha [...]	2008-01-25 12:57:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA1358	WORLD WATER CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS CLIMATE CHANGE [...] SUMMARY: From September 7 to 11, Vienna hosted the World Water Congress / trade show highlighting the impact of climate change on water issues. Organized by the International Water Association (IWA),the event brought together around 3,000 experts from science / technology, water policy, water [...]	2008-09-16 14:42:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ENRG AU
08VIENNA61	2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA [...] Following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA -------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargements in May 2004 and January 2007, Aus [...]	2008-01-15 15:38:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
08VIENTIANE149	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR LAOS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 01:30:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB LA
08VIENTIANE468	LAOS AND U.S. HOLD INITIAL DISCUSSIONS ON REPATRIATION [...] (SBU) Summary: A three-member joint State/DHS(ICE) delegation traveled to Vientiane for "preliminary discussions" about the repatriation to Laos of Lao nationals and former Lao nationals. The Government of Laos (GOL) representatives agreed that they are obligated under international law to [...]	2008-08-26 09:33:00	Embassy Vientiane	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC KCRM LA
08VILNIUS1054	CIVIL NUCLEAR TRADE INITIATIVE -- RESPONSES TO [...] Below please find Post responses to reftel questions. Overview of Civil Nuclear Power Program --------------------------------------- 2. Lithuania plans to build a replacement nuclear power plant (NPP),known as Visaginas, for the currently operating Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) [...]	2008-12-23 07:34:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO LH
08VILNIUS226	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - April 11, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Official: Opposition Recommendations Constructive (para. 2) - Opposition Youth Banned From Traveling to Poland (para. 3) - Former Prisoner to Found Radiation Safety Cen [...]	2008-04-11 10:38:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON MCAP ENRG BO
08VLADIVOSTOK111	ECONOMIC FORUM: RFE'S PROBLEM? DEMOGRAPHICS, TRANSPORTATION, [...] Summary. Participants gathered at the third annual Far Eastern International Economic Forum in Khabarovsk to discuss economic development in the Russian Far East. The most widely discussed topics were the region's ever-decreasing population and the high cost and inefficiency of transportatio [...]	2008-10-09 07:57:00	Consulate Vladivostok	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV RS
08WARSAW1374	POLAND SHARES U.S. CONCERNS ON OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) The U.S. can rely on Polish support on the major issues of concern at the December 4-5 Helsinki ministerial meeting -- the Russian European security treaty initiative, Georgia, and the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE). Jacek Emmel in the MFA Security Policy Department told us th [...]	2008-12-03 17:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL KDEM GG RS PL PHUM
08WARSAW277	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR MEETING MARCH 10 WITH POLISH [...] (C) Mr. President, your meeting on March 10 with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will underscore Poland's importance as a key ally of the United States, one which has stood shoulder to shoulder with us in Iraq, is stepping up its commitments in Afghanistan, and is the potential host for mis [...]	2008-03-03 16:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS OVIP PL
08WARSAW457	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF UNDERSECRETARY DOBRIANSKY [...] Welcome to Poland. You are coming to Poland at a time when the Polish government is eagerly looking forward to hosting the 14th session of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 14). More than 10,000 participants from over 190 countries are expected to [...]	2008-04-10 14:46:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP SENV ECON ENRG PREL PL
08WARSAW674	REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: SINGLE IMPORTS OF VEHICLES [...] (U) This cable contains a request for guidance regarding a proposed Polish law that could threaten several hundred million dollars of U.S. trade in vehicles. ------------------------ Background: Homologation ------------------------ 2. (U) Polish law specifies three procedures applic [...]	2008-06-11 09:14:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD BEXP PL
08WARSAW687	POLAND: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) In response to reftel, post provides the following information, in the format requested in reftel para. 15. 2. (U) Post is aware of two (2) claims of U.S. Claimants that may be outstanding against the Government of Poland. 3. (SBU) (A). Claimant designation: Claimant A. (B) A [...]	2008-06-16 06:57:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV KIDE PL
08WELLINGTON103	ONGOING SAGA OF THE SALE OF THE AUCKLAND AIRPORT [...] (U) Summary. The perseverance of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) seemed to pay off last week when local shareholders of New Zealand's largest airport approved the CPPIB's NZ$1.8bn ($1.4bn) bid for a 40 percent stake in the Auckland International Airport (AIA),which handles 70 [...]	2008-03-19 18:33:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EFIN ETRD ECON PREL PGOV NZ
08WELLINGTON157	NEW ZEALAND, CLUSTER MUNITIONS, AND [...] (C) Summary. New Zealand considers interoperability to be one of two key issues (the other issue being the definition of a cluster munition that causes unacceptable humanitarian harm) for resolution in Dublin at the upcoming cluster munitions convention meeting beginning May 19. However, MF [...]	2008-05-08 03:13:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KTIA MOPS NZ
08WELLINGTON264	DASD CLAD/MAJOR GENERAL CONANT'S AUGUST 4-6 VISIT [...] (C) Summary. During a joint visit by DASD James Clad and PACOM J-5 Major General Conant to New Zealand, both met with Minister of Defense Phil Goff, Secretary of Defense John McKinnon, and Vice Chief of the Defense Force Jack Steer. Senior MOD officials welcomed enhanced bilateral military [...]	2008-08-27 01:12:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS NZ
08WELLINGTON276	PACIFIC ISLAND FORUM 2008: POST FORUM DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary. During the August 21 Post Forum Dialogue, dialogue partner nations outlined ongoing and projected assistance projects with the Pacific island nations and generally lauded the Forum's Communique issued a day earlier. Most countries associated themselves with the Forum's stron [...]	2008-09-01 20:27:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG EAGR EAID NZ
08WELLINGTON292	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: UN GENERAL [...] (SBU) In response to reftel action request, on September 9 poloff met with Michael McBryde, deputy director of the United Nations and Human Rights Division of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Poloff and McBryde discussed each of the U.S. priorities contained with [...]	2008-09-10 04:59:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA NZ
08WELLINGTON336	EFFECT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON NEW ZEALAND'S [...] (U) Summary: New Zealand is not totally immune to the global credit crisis with the first visible signs being manifested in the NZ$260 million loss (4.9 percent) in value of the country's Superannuation Fund due in large part to its fifty percent exposure to international equities market. The [...]	2008-10-14 21:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN APEC PGOV PREL NZ
08WELLINGTON376	US ELECTION RESULTS OVERSHADOW NEW ZEALAND [...] (SBU) Summary. The election of Barack Obama was greeted enthusiastically in New Zealad with extensive press coverage and media commentary. The Embassy-sponsored election viewing events on November 5 in Auckland and Wellington had large crowds who watched the election returns and speeches by [...]	2008-11-06 02:24:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO PREL NZ US
08WELLINGTON391	SANDIA EXPLORES RENEWABLE ENERGY TRANSPORTATION [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 31 - November 1, Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia) representatives Bruce Balfour and Dr. Blake Simmons visited New Zealand to solicit support for a Sandia proposal to create a global network of public-private partnerships for the development and deployment of lo [...]	2008-11-18 20:19:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KRGY ELTN KGHG PREL NZ
08WELLINGTON58	NEW ZEALAND DOES NOT SUPPORT ISRAELI MEMBERSHIP IN [...] (C) DCM David Keegan presented reftel demarche February 21 to Carolyn Forsyth, Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) responsible for international organization issues. After DCM reviewed U.S. concerns and our assessment of the importance of Israel into full membe [...]	2008-02-21 18:27:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AA IS KS LI NZ PHUM SZ
08WELLINGTON91	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2/2007 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 00:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD NZ
08YAOUNDE167	CAMEROON: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Hosting a February 5 public diplomacy event for leaders of Cameroonian civil society, Ambassador delivered remarks in which she encouraged open dialogue on the issue of changing Cameroon's constitution and stated USG opposition to amending executive term limits. She hosted a [...]	2008-02-20 14:44:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CM PGOV PREL
08YAOUNDE35	CAMEROON: NEW TWISTS IN ANTI-CORRUPTION COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Justice Amadou Ali's anti-corruption effort, with USG support, made headline news in Cameroon on January 9. Ambassador Garvey and the Ambassadors of Italy and the Netherlands met with Ali that evening. The Minister reaffirmed his and President Biya's commitment to [...]	2008-01-14 15:51:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PREL PGOV CM
08YAOUNDE856	CAMEROON: BIO OF DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE [...] (U) Summary. Philemon Yang, already a senior official in Cameroon's Presidency, is pegged by many for more senior positions in the Government of Cameroon, including perhaps as a future Prime Minister. Anglophone and comfortable with the Western (especially English-speaking) world, Yang has im [...]	2008-09-08 16:03:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL CM
08YAOUNDE909	IMF TEAM HEARS LITTLE FROM GRC BUT AN EARFUL FROM [...] (C) Summary: A joint IMF/World Bank/African Development Bank (ADB) team visited Cameroon from September 1-12 for the final assessment of its three-year program, which is scheduled to end in January 2009. The Government of Cameroon (GRC) did not indicate to the team whether it wants a follo [...]	2008-09-19 11:20:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	CM ECON EFIN KCOR PGOV PREL
08YAOUNDE967	CAMEROON'S NORTHERN PROVINCES: EMBASSY TEAM [...] (U) Summary: During a September 21-27 trip to the Extreme North, North and Adamaoua Provinces, the Ambassador launched a Virtual Presence Post (VPP) for the region and did extensive public outreach. The northern provinces are poor and largely agricultural, suffering from the effects of a d [...]	2008-10-06 16:56:00	Embassy Yaounde	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CM EAGR ECON PGOV PHUM PREF PREL EINV KPAO
08YEREVAN100	ARMENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy Yerevan, Armenia submits the following as its 2008 Investment Climate Statement. ---------- BEGIN TEXT ---------- 2. According to data from the National Statistical Service (NSS),foreign investment in Armenia has steadily increased from USD 70 million in 2001 to [...]	2008-02-08 03:16:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AM

08YEREVAN160	ARMENIAN DEMOCRACY LOOKING SHABBIER EVERY DAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: While most of Armenia gets on with life, a significant core of Yerevan's population -- especially the more educated -- remain bitterly unreconciled to the election outcome. And not without reason: while it is impossible to know how the election would have turned out if it had b [...]	2008-02-25 15:44:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AM

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