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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09USNATO180RUSSIA MOVES TO CLOSE DOWN THE NRC RESETTLEMENT
[...] (C/REL NATO) SUMMARY: Russian DCM Soltanovskiy confirmed on May 7 that Russia is terminating the Memorandum of Agreement for the NATO-Russia Resettlement Center, effectively ending the program. We should ask Luxembourg whether it would be willing to reprogram money it had pledged for the Cent [...]
2009-05-08 16:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL PGOV MCAP RS
09USNATO197NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, MAY 13,2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 15:36:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO AF XG
09USNATO198NATO BEGINS BUILDING A BROADER RELATIONSHIP WITH
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: NATO Heads of State and Government agreed at their 60th Anniversary Summit in April to build a broader political and practical relationship with Pakistan. NATO has begun implementing this decision, approving on May 15 the Terms of Reference for a NATO Contact Point Embassy (CPE [...]
2009-05-18 16:26:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO MOPS MARR PK AF
09USNATO224NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, MAY 27,2009
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the May 27 meeting of NATO North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Czech Charge reported that Afghan security forces had demanded to open the cargo on a Czech-charted flight at Kabul International Airport, leading to an 11-hour standoff. Allies discussed the possibil [...]
2009-06-02 18:16:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO233VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPANTS OF THE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) NATO's International Staff has provided the list below of participants for the NATO-Russia Council Anti-Narcotics Training to be held in Asghabat, Turkmenistan from June 22 to 26. 3. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests the [...]
2009-06-05 15:42:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC NATO SNAR RS
09USNATO267NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 17,2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-21 18:57:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO268NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JUNE 17,2009
[...] (C/NF) Summary of the June 17 meeting of NATO's North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: AWACS deployment to Konya, Turkey, was proceeding. The first operational flight in support of NATO's ISAF mission was scheduled for June 23. After UK PermRep Eldon pressed for regular status reports on [...]
2009-06-22 10:57:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS
09USNATO30READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 28,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 16:35:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNAF NATO PREL
09USNATO318RFG: DRAFT NATO-UAE AGREEMENT ON AWACS BASING
[...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance. See paragraph 3. 2. (C/REL NATO) The NATO International Staff (IS) has distributed a draft Memorandum of Understanding between the United Arab Emirates and NATO for the basing of NATO AWACS planes, and the stationing of related NATO personnel, in the U [...]
2009-07-23 17:59:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNNATO PREL MOPS AE AF
09USNATO320NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING, JULY 22, 2009
[...] (C/NF) Summary of the July 22 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC): -- AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN: SACEUR, Admiral Stavridis, and COMISAF, General McChrystal, briefed the Council from Kabul via video teleconference, noting--among other things--that McChrystal was generally pleased with the [...]
2009-07-24 18:42:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO334RASMUSSEN TAKES CHARGE; ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY On August 3--his first day of official business at NATO Headquarters--new NATO Secretary General (SYG) Anders Fogh Rasmussen released his roadmap for completing NATO's new Strategic Concept in time for a NATO Summit in the fall of 2010. He also named the 12 individuals he has chos [...]
2009-08-03 16:05:00Mission USNATOUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PGOV PREF PTER MOPS MAR IC
09USNATO335NAC APPROVES ISAF UPPER COMMAND STRUCTURE CHANGE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 18:27:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNAFDB MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
09USNATO342AFGHANISTAN: THE FOCUS OF THE AUGUST 4 NAC
[...] (C/REL NATO) SUMMARY: In his first North Atlantic Council meeting as the Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen chaired a discussion of the situation in Afghanistan. Supreme Allied Commander Europe Admiral Stavridis termed the situation "hard, but not hopeless" and outlined four priorities [...]
2009-08-07 20:37:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO346AUGUST 12 MEETING OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL
[...] (C/REL NATO) Summary of the August meeting of the North Atlantic Council: -- AFGHANISTAN: NATO will release its media coordination plan for Afghan elections on August 12. PermReps requested information about ad-hoc community guards to be hired by the Afghanistan Ministry of Interior for ad [...]
2009-08-13 17:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO EWWT MARR MOPS AF PK RS TZ XW
09USNATO361AUGUST 19 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 19:51:00Mission USNATOSECRETPREL NATO MARR MOPS AF PK UK XG RS
09USNATO414NAC DISCUSSES COUNTER-PIRACY COORDINATION ROLE FOR
[...] (C) Summary: At the September 23 NAC, PermReps discussed counter-piracy, specifically a September 22 letter from SACEUR to the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (CMC - see para 8). Allies discussed what NATO's best value-adding role might be off the Horn of Africa. Several Allies who [...]
2009-09-28 17:44:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPARM KCRM NATO
09USNATO433KFOR DRAWDOWN: CONDITIONS MUST BE RIGHT TO MOVE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See para 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. NATO International Military Staff Assistant Director for Operations Major General Li Gobbi and KFOR Military Civil Advisory Division Deputy Chief of Staff Brigadier General Polimeno on October 2 briefed the KFOR Policy Coordina [...]
2009-10-07 08:05:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI
09USNATO457NAC UPDATED ON THE NATO TRAINING MISSION-IRAQ
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations Martin Howard briefed Allies at the October 14 meeting of the North Atlantic Council on the results of his October 10-11 visit to Baghdad. He said that he was struck by how positively NATO was viewed by Iraqi officials. He repor [...]
2009-10-19 09:29:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MCAP MOPS NATO IZ
09USNATO463BRIEFING ALLIES ON "NATO-IZING" MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Daalder and RADM Macy consulted with Allies October 20 on the U.S. Phased, Adaptive Approach (PAA) to missile defense, offering additional details to previous briefings and how PAA might fit into a NATO territorial missile defense mission. Allied reaction was uniform [...]
2009-10-20 16:46:00Mission USNATOSECRETPARM MARR PREL NATO
09USNATO490NATO SPECIAL COMMITTEE ISSUES: WORK PLAN,
[...] (S/REL NATO) SUMMARY: At the October 28 meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC),Allies were briefed on the draft 2010 Work Plan for the NATO Special Committee. The Special Committee serves as an advisory body on espionage and terrorist-related matters. The incoming Chair of the Committ [...]
2009-10-30 13:00:00Mission USNATOSECRETPINR PINS PREL PTER PROP MOPS NATO RS CH AF
09USNATO497NATO SYG PROPOSES REGULAR CONSULTATIONS WITH
[...] (C) Summary. NATO Secretary General Rasmussen hosted Ambassador Daalder for breakfast November 3 to discuss Alliance issues and improving coordination with the PermReps. Rasmussen was particularly interested in coordinating closely with the US and suggested regular one-on-one meetings with t [...]
2009-11-03 17:22:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO MOPS MARR PREL PARM RU AF
09USNATO51NATO/IRAQ: ONE-TWO PUNCH MAY KO THE NATO TRAINING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Legal status and force protection challenges could strike severe -- if not fatal blows -- to the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) at a time when the political will exists with our European Allies to expand their support for Iraqi Security Forces. First and most dangerous, [...]
2009-02-04 17:28:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR IZ
09USNATO512UN REQUESTS NATO ASSISTANCE FOR CONGO MISSION
[...] (SBU) On November 6, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations Martin Howard distributed to Allies a United Nations request for NATO assistance in the form of equipment and training aids for a unit of 200 Tanzanian trainers that will train the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of th [...]
2009-11-10 17:59:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MCAP MOPS MARR PINS PGOV UN NATO
09USNATO519PAKISTAN: DISCUSSION OF A STRATEGIC ROLE FOR NATO
[...] (C/NF) Summary. On November 4, the North Atlantic Council discussed progress in implementing the Strasbourg-Kehl Summit decision to build a broader political and practical relationship between NATO and Pakistan. NATO SYG Rasmussen said NATO would enhance the political dialogue, expand militar [...]
2009-11-13 08:32:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR MOPS NATO PREL AF PK
09USNATO596WAY FORWARD ON SUPPORTING EUPOL EXPANSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We believe there may be an opportunity to enhance ISAF support for the EU Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL). Turkey and EU officials have indicated privately that they might be open to engaging on such an initiative. Unless instructed otherwise, USNATO intends to work inform [...]
2009-12-22 15:13:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV EUN MARR AF PINS
09USNATO63READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Discussion focused on scheduling strategic instructed dialogues prior to the Krakow Defense Ministers, meeting on the Afghan National Army Trust Fund, crafting an interim response to the Afghan-proposed military technical agreement, and Pa [...]
2009-02-13 15:56:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF NATO PREL
09USNATO72READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY
[...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: ISAF Senior Civilian Representative Fernando Gentilini said the Afghan constitution gives no clear guidance on who should govern during the period between the expiration of President Karzai,s mandate on May 22 and the elections on August [...]
2009-02-19 16:01:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PREL NATO
09USNATO97READOUT: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING MARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 15:13:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAF PREL NATO
09USOSCE145FSC-PC JUNE 17: GENEVA TALKS ON GEORGIA; OSCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The OSCE, EU, and UN co-chairs of the Geneva talks on Georgia lauded the ongoing discussions, but called for concrete results and limited institutionalizing of the process with detailed agendas and regular meetings, particularly in light of the closing of UNOMIG and the OSCE Mi [...]
2009-06-19 14:54:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
09USOSCE167OSCE/FSC: 15 JULY PLENARY--1540 BEST PRACTICE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-16 17:56:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
09USOSCE210OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 14 - 18, 2009
[...] (U) In her video greeting to the September 14 opening session of the 9th Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference, Secretary Clinton spoke of the personal, societal, and economic harm caused by human trafficking. She emphasized the "three Ps" of the anti-trafficking fight - prosecu [...]
2009-09-28 07:24:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU KZ
09USOSCE223CORFU PROCESS SESSION IV: THINK GLOBALLY, ACT
[...] (SBU) On October 13 the Corfu Process tackled new, globalized threats and met with a high degree of consensus on OSCE strengths and direction. Topics covered included terrorism, cybersecurity, border security and Afghanistan, WMD nonproliferation, and arms reduction. Besides a minor verbal [...]
2009-10-15 15:32:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALPREL OSCE RU
09USOSCE225OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 9,2009
[...] (C) In a meeting with Charge Fuller at NATO HQ October 2, NATO international staff led by Deputy A/SYG Bob Simmons advised that NATO allies have agreed to postpone discussion of the Medvedev proposal of European Security Architecture until the conclusion of initial OSCE Corfu Process (CP) dis [...]
2009-10-19 12:54:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE232OSCE/ODIHR RECOMMITS ELECTION SUPPORT TEAM TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) expects to deploy a seven-person election support team to Afghanistan in advance of the November 7 second-round presidential elections. The team will follow final election preparations, election day proceedin [...]
2009-10-21 16:53:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AF
09USOSCE233OSCE/ODIHR RECOMMITS ELECTION SUPPORT TEAM TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) expects to deploy a seven-person election support team to Afghanistan in advance of the November 7 second-round presidential elections. The team will follow final election preparations, election day proceedin [...]
2009-10-22 06:17:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF
09USOSCE234OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: OCTOBER 13 - 16, 2009
[...] (SBU) During the October 9-12, 2009, Fall Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA),more than 200 parliamentarians from the OSCE participating States (pS) met in Athens to examine challenges to achieving energy security in the region. The United States was represented by Helsinki Commi [...]
2009-10-22 06:44:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALMARR OSCE PGOV PREL GG RU
09USOSCE55FSC MARCH 11: UNSCR 1540 ROUNDTABLE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The March 11 Forum for Security Cooperation roundtable on UNSCR 1540 endorsed further work at the OSCE to implement the mandatory measures to prevent the proliferation of WMD to non-state actors. The speakers, including the director of counter-proliferation policy from the UK [...]
2009-03-12 14:43:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
09USOSCE64OSCE/FSC: DAY ONE--OSCE WORKSHOP ON A
[...] (U) NOTE: This is the first of two cables reporting the March 17-18 OSCE Workshop on a Comprehensive OSCE Approach to Enhancing Cybersecurity. END NOTE. 2. (SBU) Summary: More than 200 civil and military representatives gathered in Vienna, March 17 ) 18, in the first wide-scale FSC ef [...]
2009-03-25 16:06:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINT FR KCFE KHLS OSCE PARM PREL RS KCIP
09USOSCE66U.S.- RF CYBERSECURITY BILATERAL ON MARGINS OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a bilateral meeting on March 16 before the start of the OSCE Workshop on a Comprehensive OSCE Approach to Enhancing Cybersecurity (March 17-18, Vienna),U.S. and Russian Federation dels met to discuss their differing approaches to cybersecurity and to identify common ground if [...]
2009-03-25 16:29:00Mission USOSCECONFIDENTIALEINT FR KCFE KHLS OSCE PARM PREL RS KCIP
09USUNNEWYORK1007SYG BAN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER 6
[...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Secretary-General Ban provided a second briefing to Security Council members following the October 28 attack in Kabul which killed five and injured nine UN Staff. Ban had recently returned from Kabul where he met with staff and initiated a comprehensive security re [...]
2009-11-09 19:58:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PGOV KPKO OVIP
09USUNNEWYORK1011USUN DISCUSSION WITH SPANISH MOD OFFICIALS ON
[...] (C) Ambassador Wolff met on November 9 with a delegation from the Spanish Ministry of Defense who were in New York to meet with the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) to discuss Spain's candidate for the UNIFIL Force Commander position. Luis Cuesta, Secretary General of Defens [...]
2009-11-11 21:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK1016CORRECTED COPY: GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In various UN and USUN meetings recently on Guinea-Bissau, UN officials have discussed the challenges facing both the country and the follow-on UN mission there. In the Security Council on November 5, UN Peacebuilding Su [...]
2009-11-12 15:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC PHUM SNAR XY PU ZA
09USUNNEWYORK1023SYG BAN AND AMB RICE DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ,
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 9 meeting with Ambassador Rice, UN SYG Ban said his recent trip to Afghanistan had been a good one and that President Karzai appears concerned about his own future, in particular his relations with the U.S. and other Western power; supports an increase in the in [...]
2009-11-12 20:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ AF
09USUNNEWYORK1038PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS: SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC
[...] SUMMARY. The Security Council adopted a thematic resolution on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict at a high-level open debate on November 11, with the participation of 60 member states, the Secretary-General, U/SYG Holmes and Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kang. The debat [...]
2009-11-16 20:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK1045THIRD COMMITTEE HEARS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] SUMMARY: High Commissioner for Human Rights, Pillay, told the UN Third Committee of her priorities for the upcoming year and justified the controversial Goldstone Report on human rights violations in the Gaza Strip. END SUMMARY. 2. Following are summary points of the High Commissioner for Hu [...]
2009-11-17 18:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI UNGA MY
09USUNNEWYORK1066AMBASSADOR WOLFF AND INDIAN DEPUTY PERMREP PURI
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wolff and a team from USUN met on November 18 with Indian Mission counterparts as a follow-up from the August 26 meeting to deepen understanding and cooperation across a broad range of UN issues. Topics covered included Security Council reform, the Comprehensive Conve [...]
2009-11-23 20:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER
09USUNNEWYORK1099UNGA FOURTH COMMITTEE: PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: This year's annual general debate on peacekeeping in the Fourth Committee (special political and decolonization),from October 23 - 29, was largely uneventful, which is a positive step forward from the past few years' negative atmosphere and polemical divides between Nort [...]
2009-12-07 19:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK1108ICTR/ICTY JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS BRIEF SECURITY
[...] Summary: The Security Council met December 3 for its biannual briefing on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The President and Prosecutor of each tribunal made statements, as did all Council members a [...]
2009-12-09 14:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDICTY PREL UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK1141 UNGA64: EU AND EFTA MEMBER STATES WELCOME AND
[...] (U) The EU-27 responded to new U.S. flexibility at UNGA64 by collaborating pragmatically on our top priorities, and by providing essential voting support. Ably led by Sweden's EU presidency, EU member states shared the burden on lobbying the G-77 regarding human rights resolutions. They stood firm [...]
2009-12-21 11:24:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA US XG XT
09USUNNEWYORK116UNIPSIL BRIEFING: CORRUPTION, DRUGS, AND YOUTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: United Nations Integrated Office for Sierra Leone's (UNIPSIL) ERSG Schulenburg told the Security Council that drug trafficking, corruption, and youth unemployment are the greatest threats to Sierra Leone's post-conflict recovery. He said the "Joint Vision" plan, agreed by all [...]
2009-02-11 01:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC SL XY
09USUNNEWYORK1163UNGA-C/5: SECRETARY GENERAL ADDRESSES THE FIFTH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN Secretary General came before the Fifth Committee on December 7th in order to further present his biennium budget, recognizing the need to scrutinize finances in the midst of the global economic crisis, while emphasizing that cuts should target operational costs and not tho [...]
2009-12-29 13:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK122U/SYG MALCORRA ON STAFFING, SUDAN, SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice paid a courtesy call on UN Under-Secretary-General Susana Malcorra on Wednesday, February 11. U/SYG Malcorra, who heads the UN's Department of Field Support (DFS),told the Ambassador that Amcit Tony Banbury was on a "one man shortlist" for the position of Assista [...]
2009-02-11 23:23:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SU SO AF
09USUNNEWYORK156UN: IRAQ ELECTIONS "WENT VERY WELL"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 13, DPA officials briefed USUN and UKUN on the UN's assessment of elections in Iraq, as well as on UNAMI-related issues. In general, the UN believes the elections went very well, despite initial concerns regarding the lower turnout. DPA is finalizing the UNAMI report [...]
2009-02-19 00:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC IZ
09USUNNEWYORK160AMB. WOLFF MEETS WITH UNSCO SERRY ON GAZA
[...] (C) Summary: UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry met with Ambassador Wolff on February 18 to discuss Gaza. Serry was pessimistic on the chances for a durable cease-fire in Gaza given Israel's linking of the cease-fire to Israeli CPL Shalit's release and news [...]
2009-02-19 22:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS EG
09USUNNEWYORK193THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S QUARTERLY DEBATE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 26, the Security Council held its quarterly debate on UNAMI and Iraq, with the participation of SRSG Staffan de Mistura and Iraqi PR Bayati. De Mistura reprised the major themes taken from the recent UN report on UNAMI/Iraq: successful Iraqi-led elections, increas [...]
2009-02-27 18:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IZ UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK200UN PEACEKEEPING: AMBASSADOR RICE ADDRESSES C-34
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Special Committee for Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) opened its annual session with a general debate on February 23-24. Ambassador Rice addressed the C-34 on February 24, delivering a message that the U.S. is ready to consider fresh peacekeeping approaches in cooperation [...]
2009-02-28 00:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK209UN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON GUINEA-BISSAU
[...] (SBU) At the request of Burkina Faso, the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) briefed the Security Council on March 3 on the events surrounding the assassinations of Guinea-Bissau President Joao Vieira and Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Tagme Na Wai. DPA Deputy Director for Africa J [...]
2009-03-04 22:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM UNSC PU SG XY
09USUNNEWYORK226UN COUNTER-TERRORISM TASK FORCE REPORTS ACTIVITIES
[...] Summary. UN Assistant Secretary General Robert Orr convened an informal briefing on the status of the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force's (CTITF) efforts to implement the UN Global Counter-terrorism Strategy (A/RES/60/288). Orr reported on the new Task Force office which has been [...]
2009-03-09 23:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UN PARM
09USUNNEWYORK228P-5 MEET WITH UN SYG BAN
[...] (C) Summary: On March 6, UK Perm Rep Sawers hosted a P-5 lunch with Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe to discuss Sudan, the DPRK, DRC, Somalia and the Middle East. Prior to the arrival of SYG Ban and U/SYG Pascoe, P-5 ambassadors and [...]
2009-03-10 00:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK230UNGA: UNSC REFORM: INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met March 4 and 5 to begin the substantive phase of intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion. 80 delegations spoke during the day and a half discussion on "categories of membership." A core group of states suppo [...]
2009-03-10 00:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK284UN BRIEFING NOTE ON FIELD OPERATIONS
[...] On March 16, 2009, Security Council President Dabbashi (Libya) transmitted the following Briefing Note to the Security Council on UN field operations covering the period of March 4-10, 2009. Africa --Burundi (BINUB): Despite continued efforts within the framework of the Joint Verification [...]
2009-03-19 15:50:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC MOPS KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK292SRSG OULD ABDALLAH BRIEFS AMB. RICE ON SOMALIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, told Amb. Rice on March 18 that the Council should adopt a "new paradigm" for Somalia, discussed "disappearances" of ethnic Somali youths from the U.S. and UK, and urged tangible support to [...]
2009-03-20 20:35:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK359UN SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PEACEKEEPING CONCLUDES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The United Nations Special Committee for Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) concluded its annual session on March 20 by adopting a consensus report on schedule for the first time since 2006. The report contains specific language regarding the protection of civilians and broadly as [...]
2009-04-07 18:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK383UNOGBIS AT THE UN: SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO MOVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNOGBIS SRSG Joseph Mutaboba told the Security Council on April 8 that swift implementation of Security Sector Reform (SSR),economic recovery, a comprehensive approach to drug trafficking, and timely national elections were all essential elements in Guinea-Bissau's democratic [...]
2009-04-10 01:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC PU XY
09USUNNEWYORK414HIGH LEVEL MEETING OF DONORS ON THE HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) Summary - Meeting in New York April 16 to address the increasingly complex operating environment for aid agencies in Sudan, 17 donors from North America, Europe and Asia gave their general support to the UN Track III approach outlined in the document "Towards a more predictable, accountable [...]
2009-04-22 22:50:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PHUM PREL UN SU
09USUNNEWYORK458AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH UK MINISTER FOR
[...] SUMMARY: In an April 27 meeting with Ambassador Rice, the UK Minister for Development Douglas Alexander and UK PR John Sawers expressed concern over the potential for the UN June 1-2 financial crisis conference to disrupt the G-20 international financial architecture reform discussions. Alex [...]
2009-05-05 19:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNGA PGOV KGHG EFIN ECON EAID
09USUNNEWYORK468GAZA BOARD OF INQUIRY AND NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) Summary: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon transmitted to the Security Council on May 5 his letter and summary of the Board of Inquiry's conclusions and recommendations into nine incidents involving the UN in Gaza between December 2008 and January 2009. The Security Council will discuss in inf [...]
2009-05-07 15:00:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UN KWBG KPAL IS
09USUNNEWYORK497A/S GOTTEMOELLER,S 5 AND 7 MAY BILATERAL MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, held several bilateral meetings May 5 and 7 on the margins of the NPT Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) in New York. This cable reports on her meetings with: Brazil's Head of Delegation Lui [...]
2009-05-13 15:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP NPT
09USUNNEWYORK517UN BRIEFING NOTE ON FIELD OPERATIONS
[...] On May 11, 2009, Security Council President Churkin (Russia) transmitted the following Briefing Note to the Security Council on UN field operations covering the period of April 29-MAY 5, 2009. 2. Begin text of Briefing Note: Africa --Burundi (BINUB): On 29 April, the African Union Spec [...]
2009-05-18 19:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC MOPS KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK577FORMER YUGOSLAVIA AND RWANDA WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS
[...] SUMMARY: The Security Council met June 5 for its biannual briefing on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). The President and Prosecutor of each tribunal made statements, as did all Council members and [...]
2009-06-10 00:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDICTY PREL UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK608SRSG DE MISTURA BRIEFS THE SECURITY COUNCIL IN A
[...] (U) Summary: On June 18, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on UNAMI/Iraq. Turkish FM Davutoglu chaired the meeting, which included interventions by all Council members, Iraqi PR Bayati and SRSG Staffan de Mistura in his last address before the Council. De Mistura praised the work [...]
2009-06-20 01:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNSC IZ
09USUNNEWYORK635UN SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES INTEGRATED OFFICE FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Special Representative Joseph Mutaboba on June 23 told the Security Council that Guinea-Bissau needed coordinated security sector reform. He also lobbied for the creation of a robust integrated UN office to replace UNOGB [...]
2009-06-27 01:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY PU
09USUNNEWYORK65SECURITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS FUTURE OF PEACEKEEPING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Security Council members and invited speakers considered in lengthy January 22-23 sessions the state of United Nations peacekeeping operations. Participants agreed that a decade of dramatic expansion in UN peacekeeping efforts leaves the Council overdue for a systematic stockta [...]
2009-01-30 01:03:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK651UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE ADOPTS PEACEKEEPING MISSION
[...] Summary: Following weeks of sometimes contentious negotiations, the Fifth Committee, on June 23rd, reached agreement on the 14 peacekeeping operation (PKO) budgets financed under the peacekeeping scale of assessments and on other peacekeeping-related requirements for the UN peacekeeping fina [...]
2009-07-03 00:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IS LE PREL UNGA YI
09USUNNEWYORK679SOMALIA: UNSC ADOPTS STATEMENT SUPPORTING TFG,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 9, Security Council members adopted a UK-drafted Presidential Statement (PRST) that largely tracks a recent African Union communiqu condemning recent attacks on the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and expressing concern about Eritrea's support for extremis [...]
2009-07-13 10:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER PHUM MARR MOPS KPKO UNSC SO
09USUNNEWYORK755NEW SRSG AD MELKERT ADRESSES THE COUNCIL ON
[...] (U) Summary: In his first address August 5 to the Security Council as Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) to Iraq, Ad Melkert emphasized the optimism and energy in Iraq and drawing upon his UNDP background, emphasized the importance of economic and social reforms in Iraq. [...]
2009-08-07 21:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV IZ KU
09USUNNEWYORK764SECURITY COUNCIL AGAIN DEBATES THE FUTURE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: U/SYG Alain Le Roy, U/SYG Susana Malcorra and UNAMID Force Commander Agwai briefed the Security Council on August 5, during an open debate on peacekeeping convened by the UK. The two U/SYGs highlighted key themes in the Secretariat's recently issued "New Horizon" non-paper, i [...]
2009-08-12 21:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK849SECURITY COUNCIL RENEWS UNMIL; LIBERIA REQUESTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Security Council met on September 9 to discuss the renewal of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL),and unanimously adopted UNMIL's resolution on September 15. UNMIL's Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ellen Loj told the Council on September 9 that the Libe [...]
2009-09-21 20:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY LI IV
09USUNNEWYORK850THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S SEPTEMBER 16 LUNCH WITH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a wide ranging discussion during the monthly Security Council luncheon with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, hosted by Ambassador Rice in her capacity as Security Council President, Ban updated Permreps on UN activities in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, the Horn of Africa, Sudan, and [...]
2009-09-21 20:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC PHUM
09USUNNEWYORK864UN COMMEMORATION OF 60 YEARS OF UNRWA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of United National Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) special high-level meeting of the General Assembly took place at UN headquarters September 24, 2009. The event was an opportunity [...]
2009-09-30 14:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF UNRWA KPAL IS
09USUNNEWYORK969NORWEGIAN FM HOSTS BREAKFAST TO DISCUSS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Jonas Gahr Store, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, hosted a breakfast meeting on September 24 to discuss the application of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in regard to the "protection of civilians". High-level representatives from France, Indonesia, the United States, the U [...]
2009-10-30 18:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER SC
09USUNNEWYORK980AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS UK FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rice on October 27 met with 14 members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament. The Parliamentarians, who represented the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour, raised Iran, the Middle East, U.S. relations with Russia, Afghanistan, and concern ove [...]
2009-11-02 22:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC UK IR
09USUNNEWYORK984QAZI URGES COUNCIL TO CURB AVAILABILITY OF WEAPONS
[...] Summary: In his last briefing before the Security Council, SRSG Qazi labeled mistrust between the parties to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) as the biggest challenge to its implementation. Qazi discussed the increasing tribal violence in the south and urged the Security Council to ad [...]
2009-11-03 20:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KPKO SU AF
09USUNNEWYORK987REPORTS ON INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS FOR
[...] Summary: On October 8 the Presidents of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) reported to the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) on the progress of their respective courts. Interventions followed from ten Member St [...]
2009-11-03 22:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK999GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY COUNCIL CONCERNED WITH
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Representative Joseph Mutaboba on November 5 told the Security Council in an open session that there has been progress on national reconcliation, especially sinc [...]
2009-11-06 20:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC PHUM SNAR XY PU ZA
09VIENNA1549AUSTRIA AND AFGHANISTAN: MODEST, BUT REAL, PROGRESS
[...] (C) Austrian Foreign Minister Spindelegger publicly affirmed Dec. 2 that Austria would make a contribution to the civilian effort in Afghanistan. To consider Austria's specific contribution, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Justice, and Defense met that same day. Readouts of that [...]
2009-12-04 14:32:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPREL AF AU
09VIENNA411VWP AGREEMENTS: CONSULTATIONS WITH GOA; MANAGING
[...] (C) On March 23-24, a joint HSPD-6 and PCSC team from the Depts. of State, Justice, Homeland Security and the Terrorist Screening Center held consultations with representatives of the Austrian Foreign, Interior, Justice, and Defense Ministries, staff from the Chancellor's Data Protection Offic [...]
2009-04-03 15:52:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALCVIS PGOV PTER AU
09VLADIVOSTOK94CONSULATE VLADIVOSTOK HOSTS 2009 SYMPOSIUM ON NORTHEAST ASIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Consulate Vladivostok, in collaboration with the Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service (VGUES),hosted the 2009 Symposium on Northeast Asia Security (SNEAS) on 14-16 September 2009 in Vladivostok, Russia. Participants from Russia, Mongolia, Japan, India, China, S [...]
2009-09-18 05:49:00Consulate VladivostokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOCII OPRC MARR MCAP OIIP SCUL PREL KR RS
09WARSAW309POLAND LIKELY TO INCREASE ISAF DEPLOYMENT IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-24 08:36:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AF PK PL
09WARSAW938POLAND SUPPORTS U.S. ON NONPROLIFERATION ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland strongly backs the U.S. administration's efforts to strengthen nuclear nonproliferation mechanisms and move forward on arms control negotiations. In particular, Polish MFA officials view the 2010 Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference as an opportunity to strengthe [...]
2009-09-11 13:50:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09WELLINGTON38TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 03:15:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN NZ PHUM PREF SMIG
09WELLINGTON41TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 18:29:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD KTIP NZ
09WINDHOEK433NAMIBIAN ELECTION PRIMER
[...] Summary. Namibia will hold its fourth National Assembly and Presidential elections on November 27 and 28. Fourteen political parties are contesting 72 National Assembly seats, and a record 12 candidates will contest the presidency. The ruling South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) p [...]
2009-11-25 13:12:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM WA
09YAOUNDE896CAMEROON: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary: Cameroon, with a 2008 nominal GDP of about $23.7 billion, is the largest economy in the six-nation Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). It is enjoying its fourteenth consecutive year of GDP growth, currently projected at 2.4 percent for 2009. It has a popula [...]
2009-10-22 06:54:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PGOV PHUM CM
09YAOUNDE971RETHINKING OUR APPROACH TO CAMEROON
[...] (C) Summary: Cameroonian President Paul Biya, who recently celebrated his 27th year in office, has delivered little in the way of democratization, good governance, economic reforms, or investments in people - all key USG goals. The government here values its relationship with the United St [...]
2009-11-13 14:29:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM EAID ECON FR KCOR MAS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09YEREVAN103DEFENSE MINISTER REVIEWS CSTO, RUSSIA, REGIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Seyran Ohanian reviewed Armenia's regional security perspectives with Ambassador February 10. He commented that the recently-announced CSTO reaction force remains only "on paper." He linked Russia's military presence in Armenia to the potential threat posed by [...]
2009-02-17 16:24:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO CIS RU TU AJ AF AM
09YEREVAN135ARMENIA'S 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 12:59:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
09YEREVAN2CARC DIRECTOR HEARS PESSIMISM ON DEMOCRACY,
[...] (C) During his December 7-10 visit to Yerevan, EUR-CARC Director Baxter Hunt met with civil society leaders, members of parliament, heads of various think tanks, business leaders, senior officials, and representatives of the political opposition to discuss a wide range of domestic and foreign [...]
2009-01-05 10:15:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID ELAB ECON KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN323SARGSIAN APPOINTS THREE NEW MINISTERS TO REPLACE DASHNAKS
[...] (SBU) On May 12, President Sargsian signed a decree replacing the three ministers from the Armenian Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaktsutiun (Dashnaks) who resigned their posts on April 27, when the Dashnaks withdrew from the four-party ruling coalition in protest of Sargsian's efforts to norm [...]
2009-05-14 10:03:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL KDEM AM
09YEREVAN347ARMENIAN REACTION TO SECRETARY'S LETTER ON MCC
[...] (C) Following receipt of the Secretary's May 12 letter to President Sargsian concerning Armenia's MCC program, Ambassador requested an appointment with Sargsian to discuss the letter and gauge reaction. Although scheduling issues prevented that meeting from taking place before the Ambassador' [...]
2009-05-21 15:16:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM AM
09YEREVAN71PARLIAMENT SPEAKER GIVES PARTY LINE ON DEMOCRATIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador accompanied EUR DAS Bryza for an introductory meeting with National Assembly Chairman Hovik Abrahamian January 20. Abrahamian affirmed President Sargsian's determination to reach a peaceful Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) settlement through the Minsk Group negotiations. He rev [...]
2009-02-05 16:26:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ AM
09YEREVAN798THE BUSINESS OF POLITICS: LEADING ENTERPRISES OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The murky ownership of Armenia's major industry clusters is a hidden driver of Armenian politics and elites' inter-relationships. Yerevan chatter frequently refers to which prominent political figure owns what prominent economic assets, but it is difficult to get clear and consis [...]
2009-11-17 14:00:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR KDEM AM
09YEREVAN95DEPUTY PM OUTLINES BEEFED UP ANTI-TIP EFFORTS
[...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister Gevorgian evinced detailed knowledge of Armenia's TIP situation in a private lunch with the Ambassador, and outlined a very encouraging program of intensified work on the issue. The government has re-launched criminal cases to investigate the notorious Zakharyants [...]
2009-02-13 14:13:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KJUS KTIP AM
09ZAGREB26CROATIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Summary: Croatia has enjoyed steady growth in foreign investment over the last several years, buoyed by a growing economy, low inflation, a stable exchange rate and developed infrastructure. With progress towards membership in NATO and the European Union well advanced, Croatia has taken a lead [...]
2009-01-16 07:31:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
09ZAGREB737Zagreb Daily Report - December 17, 2009
[...] (SBU) ICTY reviews Croatia's cooperation: A Croatian delegation, led by Ministry of Justice Director General Gordan Markotic and members of the GoC task force investigating the missing artillery documents in the Gotovina case, appeared before the ICTY trial chamber on December 16 for a hearing. [...]
2009-12-17 12:04:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HR ECON
10ABIDJAN53Report on Child Labor and Forced Labor
[...] In response to ref A and in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2005 and the Trade and Development Act (TDA) of 2000, post provides the following information on child labor and forced labor in Cote d'Ivoire. --------- TVPRA --------- [...]
2010-02-03 15:02:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAGR EIND ETRD ECON PHUM SOCI KTIP IV
10ABIDJAN98Cote d'Ivoire 2010 Investment Climate Statement
[...] In response to reftel request, Embassy Abidjan's Investment Climate Statement 2010 follows in paragraph 2. 2. Begin Text. Openness To Foreign Investment. In September 2002, an attempted coup in Cote d'Ivoire began a crisis that divided the country politically, militarily, and eco [...]
2010-01-22 17:42:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON OPIC KTDB USTR IV
10ABUDHABI130DOD PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE EXHIBITION (IDEX
[...] Embassy Abu Dhabi recommends DOD direct participation in the Tenth Biannual International Defense Exhibition (IDEX 2011) which will be held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 20 ?????? 24 February 2011 at the Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Center. IDEX 2011 is the tenth in the IDEX series [...]
2010-01-28 11:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AE
10ABUDHABI284UAE'S 2010 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (U) Mission UAE's submission for the 2010 trafficking in persons report follows. Responses are keyed to reftel paragraphs 25 to 30. THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Please find below responses to questions in paragraph 25 of reftel: [...]
2010-02-25 14:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP PGOV PREL PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG
10ABUDHABI7ABU DHABI'S SOCIO-ECONOMIC MODEL
[...] (C) Summary: While many have surmised that Abu Dhabi would seek certain political concessions for its (at least) USD 25 billion financial support for Dubai in 2009 (reftel),there is little indication of a coerced quid pro quo. Rather, Abu Dhabi officials remain squarely focused on mastering [...]
2010-01-07 10:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KIPR ECON ENRG AE
10ABUDHABI89PROGRESS MADE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the third Preparatory Commission (Prep Com) of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi, critical progress was achieved on a number of programmatic, administrative and legal fronts related to establishing a transparent, progressive and efficient internati [...]
2010-02-21 11:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV KGHG ENRG PGOV AE
10ABUJA215GOODLUCK JONATHAN REMAINS ACTING PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA
[...] (C) Ambassador met February 26 with Acting President (AgP) Dr. Goodluck Jonathan at the Vice President's official residence, Aguda House, in Abuja to review the current political situation following the return earlier this week of ailing President Yar'Adua. Moves are afoot, between Jonathan and key [...]
2010-02-26 16:37:00Embassy AbujaSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER MARR NI
10ABUJA64NIGERIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation with an estimated population of over 150 million. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domestic market in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite these advantages, much of that market potential is unre [...]
2010-01-21 12:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC NI
10ABUJA69SCENE-SETTER FOR FEBRUARY 6 TO 11 VISIT BY ASSISTANT
[...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission to Nigeria warmly welcomes the visit of Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Ambassador Carson to Nigeria to visit Lagos, Abuja, and Kano February 6 to 11. Embassy provides the following political, economic, and management information. We will transmit key messages f [...]
2010-01-21 15:37:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR NI
10ABUJA79NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- JANUARY 22 2010
[...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. --------------------------------------------- --------- ELECTION MONITOR REQUESTS MORE INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS -------------------------------------- [...]
2010-01-22 15:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR EAID SOCI NI
10ACCRA149GHANA-SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON
[...] USAID/West Africa hosted a Whole of Government workshop in Accra, Ghana over February 8-12, 2010, on the implementation in West Africa of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI),as well as on the planning of investments related to global climate change (GCC). Over 60 people ac [...]
2010-02-24 12:15:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG SENV ENRG PREL GH
10ADANA5SE TURKEY SECURITY INCIDENTS: JANUARY 11-19, 2010
[...] (U) The following security incidents for the period of January 11-19, 2010 were compiled by the security assistant at Consulate Adana from RSO sources, to include Turkish security contacts, government officials and media. The RSO uses the information to determine the security situation and tre [...]
2010-01-22 08:47:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER PINR CASC TU
10ADDISABABA114DECEMBER REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA
[...] (U) Summary: The December 2009 Regional Environment Office (REO) eastern Africa newsletter reports on a variety of environment, science, technology and health events that took place in Addis Ababa this month. From two U.S. university sponsored science and technology workshops and a Peace C [...]
2010-01-25 12:32:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET
10ADDISABABA289USAU: AU SUMMIT IN ADDIS ABABA -- OUTCOMES
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-11 13:15:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNP UNGA UNSC NI AU
10ADDISABABA294ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION CANDIDATES RECOUNT FURTHER
[...] (C) Summary: Two senior ethnic Oromo leaders from the opposition coalition Forum report being physically abused by police, militia and civilian agents of the ruling party during a recent visit to Western Oromia to register candidates for the May elections. The two leaders have not filed for [...]
2010-02-12 04:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ET
10ADDISABABA297JANUARY REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Regional Environment Officer (REO) spent much of January 2010 on the road. Thanks to Dovie Holland in Madagascar for a busy 10-day orientation visit complete with informative meetings and field visits. REO and the Regional Environment Assistant (REA) also travelled to C [...]
2010-02-13 07:37:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET
10ADDISABABA73ETHIOPIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] (U) This cable is a reftel response that includes Ethiopia's Investment Climate Statement 2010. As requested, the response is divided into the following categories: Openness to Foreign Investment; Conversion and Transfer Policies; Expropriation and Compensation; Dispute Settlement; Performanc [...]
2010-01-15 12:40:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV AF ET
10AITTAIPEI40MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BEEF IMPORTS, U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage January 9-11 on the legislative by-elections on Saturday, in which the ruling KMT suffered a major setback; on the fallout following the Legislative Yuan's decision to amend the Act Governing Food Sanitation last week, whic [...]
2010-01-11 09:59:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
10ALGIERS782010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ALGERIA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 09:56:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
10AMMAN383JORDAN: INPUT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR FOR
[...] (U) Task 1 Summary: A range of governmental, non-governmental, and private sector interlocutors continue to inform Post that, as a whole, forced labor in the garment sector has significantly decreased, largely due to government action. However, they also state some forced labor conditions st [...]
2010-02-11 13:01:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KWMN PGOV JO
10ANKARA114TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 12:30:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA215TURKEY: ANOTHER STEP AWAY FROM THE "COUP ERA"
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: On February 4 representatives of Turkey's General Staff (TGS) and the Interior Ministry signed a document which abolished the "EMASYA Protocol," a secret agreement between the military and the police which authorized the military to intervene unilaterally to restore pu [...]
2010-02-09 15:41:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
10ANKARA221APPARENT MOVEMENT ON JOWZJAN PRT'S SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: MFA confirmed that a meeting took place among Turkish, Swedish, German and NATO officials on the margins of the February 4-5 informal NATO Defense Ministerial in Istanbul and said that there is now an agreement in principle that Turkey's "civilian PRT" is acceptable to all parties. [...]
2010-02-10 14:17:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS MARR TU
10ANKARA229TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-11 12:23:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA23TURKISH MFA: LEGAL FRAMEWORK UNDERWAY TO OPEN HALKI
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish MFA told us January 6 it is preparing a legal framework for the opening of Halki Seminary that will center on Article 40 of the Lausanne Treaty, which gives non-Muslim minorities the right to manage their own religious institutions. The MFA said using the Lausanne Tr [...]
2010-01-07 09:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALCY PREL TU US
10ANKARA270TURKISH MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-18 12:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
10ANKARA285MISSION TURKEY'S S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] SUMMARY: Mission Turkey received 180 proposals for the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues Small Grants Initiative. Ankara, Adana, and Istanbul POL and PAS officers were energized by the vast number of responses from every corner of Turkey and worked together to reach out and brief [...]
2010-02-22 09:50:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SGWI SOCI KPAO KWMN PREL
10ANKARA3SCENESETTER FOR CODEL WASSERMAN SCHULTZ
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Ankara. Your visit comes one month after Prime Minister Erdogan and President Obama met for three hours, an event that received a warm reception in the Turkish press. The two leaders discussed our countries' close collaboration on Afghanistan, convincing Iran to give up its [...]
2010-01-04 08:07:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PGOV PREL TU
10ANKARA87WHAT LIES BENEATH ANKARA'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) There is much talk in chanceries and in the international media these days about Turkey's new, highly activist foreign policy, which unquestionably represents a transition not only from prior governments, but also from the AKP regime before the Gaza/Davos events, and before the ascent of A [...]
2010-01-20 05:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU
10ANTANANARIVO115ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON UPDATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's update for February 8-26, a periodic unclassified review of political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-6) - ICG-M MEETS, AU MOVES TO SANCTION - RAJOELINA [...]
2010-02-26 08:53:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EINV ECPS MA
10ASHGABAT45TURKMENISTAN 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The following is Post's 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Turkmenistan. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Turkmenistan is relatively large (slightly larger than California),but sparsely inhabited (about five million),[...]
2010-01-13 12:20:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC TX
10ASTANA251KAZAKHSTAN: SCENESETTER FOR CENTCOM COMMANDER
[...] (SBU) General Petraeus, on behalf of Ambassador Hoagland, and the Department of Defense and Embassy Astana country teams, we extend a warm welcome on the occasion of your upcoming visit to Astana, Kazakhstan. Visit overview 2. (S) The Office of the Defense Attache and your staff are working towa [...]
2010-02-22 07:03:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL ECON EPET PINR MARR SNAR KZ
10ATHENS18Greece: Engagement on Women's Issues
[...] (U) This report is a response to reftel information request and is a joint cable with Consulate General Thessaloniki. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Greece closely integrates women's issues into public diplomacy programming, human rights outreach, commercial outreach, and partnerships with [...]
2010-01-08 17:24:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN KTIP GR
10BAGHDAD137ABOUT BOMBS IN BAGHDAD
[...] (U) This is a PRT Baghdad Message. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: Four major bombings have shaken Baghdad since the US operational military withdrawal from Iraq,s cities June 30. Despite the dramatic improvement in overall security in the province since the middle of 2008, these attacks acce [...]
2010-01-20 03:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KCRM KJUS IZ
10BAGHDAD139RRT ERBIL: BARZANI'S CHIEF OF STAFF AND KRG PM ON
[...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary: The Ambassador,s Senior Advisor for Northern Iraq (SANI) discussed the December 7 White House statement, President Barzani,s upcoming visit to Washington, and the way forward with Dr. Fuad Hussein, President Barzani,s chief of staff on Januar [...]
2010-01-20 11:27:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD172TURKISH AMBASSADOR ON ARTICLE 140 AND KIRKUK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Kahl on January 11, Turkish Ambassador Murat Ozcelik said senior KRG officials recently signaled for the first time an understanding that Kirkuk would not ultimately be annexed to the Iraqi Kurdistan [...]
2010-01-24 07:57:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM IZ TU
10BAGHDAD183RRT ERBIL: AMBASSADOR MEETS BARZANI AND BARHAM
[...] (U) This is an RRT Erbil cable. 2. (C) Summary. On January 18 in Erbil, the Ambassador met separately with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masoud Barzani and KRG PM Barham Salih. Both were sympathetic to U.S. concerns about the political aspects of the de-Ba'athification co [...]
2010-01-25 08:40:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET IZ TU
10BAGHDAD186BAGHDAD: WORLD BANK MAY SCALE UP IRAQ PRESENCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa Shamshad Akhtar told GOI officials and international donors January 16-19 that the World Bank would seriously consider increasing its presence in Iraq. Specific programmatic and staff increases would depend on the se [...]
2010-01-25 13:29:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECON IZ
10BAGHDAD189IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS
[...] (SBU) In advance of the January 25 Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) meeting at which State, USTR, and the Department of Labor will consider the GSP Worker Rights petition against Iraq, post provides the following update on labor issues. 2. (SBU) An Amman-based ILO program officer for Iraq [...]
2010-01-25 15:06:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EFIN EINV IZ
10BAGHDAD190IRAQ: SLOW PROGRESS ON LABOR STANDARDS
[...] (SBU) In advance of the January 25 Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) meeting at which State, USTR, and the Department of Labor will consider the GSP Worker Rights petition against Iraq, post provides the following update on labor issues. 2. (SBU) An Amman-based ILO program officer for Ira [...]
2010-01-25 15:06:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EFIN EINV IZ
10BAGHDAD221PASSAGE OF NGO LAW SIGNALS MAJOR STEP FORWARD FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In one of the last sessions of the outgoing Council of Representatives, Iraqi legislators adopted a bill regulating the status of non-governmental organizations (NGO) that, once promulgated by the Presidency Council later this month, will be the gold standard for civil society le [...]
2010-01-28 15:34:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
10BAGHDAD246PM MALIKI CLAIMS DE-BA'ATHIFICATION CONTROVERSY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Nouri al-Maliki told the Ambassador and CG January 28 that the de-Ba'athification controversy had "stabilized" and that he expected the specially appointed Cassation Chamber to announce its decisions on the 350-odd appeals from disqualified candidates within a few days. (COMM [...]
2010-01-31 15:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IZ TU
10BAGHDAD261RATIFICATION OF MILITARY SERVICE AND RETIREMENT LAW
[...] (C) The Military Service and Retirement law (MSRL),a potentially positive step towards national reconciliation, is on track for implementation after being ratified by the Presidency Council. After lingering in parliament for more than two years, the law -- covering the current military and p [...]
2010-02-01 15:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF IZ
10BAGHDAD291PRT KARBALA: VOTERS IN DOUR MOOD AS UNOFFICIAL
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Karbala province has been allotted ten seats in the next Council of Representatives (CoR). Local PRT employees and Karbala business and community leaders expect that Dawa will win four to five seat [...]
2010-02-04 14:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD296POLITICAL PARTIES REACT TO JUDICIAL DECISION TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Cassation Chamber's February 3 decision ordering the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) to allow all candidates who have appealed their de-Ba'athfication disqualifications to remain on the ballot was widely denounced by the major Shi'a-led parties as "un [...]
2010-02-04 17:23:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD309PRT ANBAR: PROVINCIAL ELECTION PREPARATIONS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. On 25 January, the Anbar Governorate Elections Officer (GEO) briefed the military, police and civilian leadership of Anbar on the Independent High Electoral Commission's (IHEC's) election-day plan. Additionally, Iraqi police army lead [...]
2010-02-06 15:13:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD320ARMY INTERVENTION IN SALAH AL-DIN "GOVERNOR"
[...] (C) Summary: At the request of PM Maliki, DPM Rafi,e al-Issawi is attempting to mediate a resolution to the three-month-long dispute over the seating of the Salah ad-Din (SAD) governor-elect. The Iraqi Army has blocked all access to the Provincial Government building in Tikrit since January 2 [...]
2010-02-07 12:55:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD322INL Baghdad January Highlights
[...] (SBU) Summary: INL Baghdad continues to see progress on its Judicial and Law Enforcement Assistance (JALEA) programs and police training transition efforts. The Police Transition Team (PTT) completed an initial, detailed assessment of basing and staffing options. JALEA's Iraq HJC Court Admini [...]
2010-02-07 15:47:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV IZ
10BAGHDAD339VPOTUS MEETING WITH IRAQI PRESIDENT TALABANI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Talabani told VP Biden that Iraqi leaders understand the need for a transparent solution to the political problem created by the attempt to disqualify some parliamentary election candidates because of alleged Ba'athist ties. He claimed the main Sunni parties and politic [...]
2010-02-09 07:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EPET IZ
10BAGHDAD344PRT NAJAF: CLEAR PROGRESS ON ANTI-CORRUPTION, BUT
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Anti-Corruption Coordinator (ACCO),Embassy rule of law (ROL) officer, and USF-I officer visited Najaf to engage local officials in assessing corruption in Najaf and government's efforts to improve. C [...]
2010-02-09 15:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD36VICE PRESIDENT ABD AL-MAHDI'S JANUARY 12-14 VISIT
[...] (C) Vice President Adel Abd al-Mahdi travels to Washington to show us that he has what it takes to be Prime Minister, according to his close aides. We assess that he is a strong candidate for Prime Minister in the next government, having positioned himself as a good compromise for Shi'a partie [...]
2010-01-06 17:51:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PHUM OVIP KJUS SA IR IZ
10BAGHDAD361MULTI-PARTY COOPERATION ON THE BAGHDAD PROVINCIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Baghdad Provincial Council (PC) was reborn in 2009 as a remarkably inclusive body. In a deliberate repudiation of its predecessor's sectarian outlook, it has adopted a non-partisan approach that emphasizes institutional priorities. The national elections will str [...]
2010-02-11 10:45:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD382PRT ANBAR: DESPITE EFFORTS, VOTER PARTICIPATION
[...] (U) This is an Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting message. 2. (SBU) Summary. Anbari government leaders, tribal sheikhs and religious leaders are encouraging Anbaris to vote in the March 7 national elections. Yet PRT-gathered anecdotal evidence and polling data suggests s [...]
2010-02-14 14:40:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KCOR KDEM
10BAGHDAD415DE-BA'ATHIFICATION: VIEW FROM THE SOUTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's southern, Shi'a-dominated provinces have reverberated with public support in favor of the Accountability and Justice Commission's (AJC) exclusion of national election candidates on de-Ba'athification grounds. There were widespread demonstrations against the Cassation Chamb [...]
2010-02-16 15:25:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD425PRT KARBALA: ANTI-BA'ATH SENTIMENT CREATES STRANGE
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala report. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: (C/NF) Strong anti-Ba'ath sentiment in Karbala has created an odd mix of cooperation and competition among provincial political entities to date. Local Sadrists and followers of former PM Ja [...]
2010-02-17 14:43:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD440WEEK ONE OF ELECTION CAMPAIGN: POLITICAL ROUNDUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The first week of the official election campaign period saw no major surprises and indicators show that voters will likely turn out in numbers similar to levels for the successful January 2009 provincial elections. While the campaign started out slowly in the south of Iraq, alleg [...]
2010-02-18 16:42:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD441ELECTORAL CODE OF CONDUCT DE-ESCALATES TENSION
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the wake of a February 16 press statement by the UN Security Council Presidency calling on the GOI and Iraqi political actors to conduct national elections in a transparent, inclusive and legitimate manner, the five major political coalitions (PM Maliki's State of L [...]
2010-02-18 17:44:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD452 EXAMINING OPTIONS FOR BAGHDAD'S DISPLACED PERSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: RefCoords conducted a series of visits to informal settlements of internally displaced persons (IDPs) around Baghdad province on February 9, 10, 11 and 15. The visits reaffirmed the need to take a tailored, multi-faceted approach to create durable solutions for the estimated 180 [...]
2010-02-19 16:30:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD475IRAQI ELECTION CAMPAIGN UPDATE: FEBRUARY 22, 2010
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraq's electoral campaign continues to proceed apace with less than two weeks left until voting day. Reports in the Western press of a Sunni election boycott are vastly exaggerated; there are no serious indications that Sunni voters will stay away from the polls in meaningful nu [...]
2010-02-22 17:06:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD499COALITION PROFILE: PM MALIKI'S STATE OF LAW
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a significant move toward political independence, PM Maliki announced the formation of the State of Law Alliance (SLA) in October 2009, distancing himself from the Iraqi National Alliance (INA),the dominant Shi'a-led coalition. Despite its strong ties to Iran, SLA [...]
2010-02-24 14:02:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM IR IZ
10BAGHDAD64KRG OFFICIALS ON ARTICLE 140 AND KIRKUK
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In meetings with senior leaders of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),the Ambassador's Senior Advisor for Northern Iraqi (SANI) emphasized U.S. support for a negotiated, consensus-based solution to Kirkuk. SANI stressed to Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Kamal Kirkuki an [...]
2010-01-11 14:47:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM USNC IZ
10BAKU136AZERBAIJAN 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, Embassy submits answers to reftel questions on Trafficking in Persons in Azerbaijan. Point of contact is Poloff Joanna Ganson and she can be reach by phone 994-12-498-0335, fax 994-12-465-6671, and email gansonjh@state.gov. Estimated number of hours spent on thi [...]
2010-02-25 13:21:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL PINR KTIP ELAB KMCA PREF
10BAKU51AZERBAIJAN - INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] This cable contains Post's Investment Climate Statement for 2010 and includes the following sections: Introduction A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment A.2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A.3. Expropriation and Compensation A.4. Dispute Settlement A.5. Performance Requirements and Incent [...]
2010-01-25 13:12:00Embassy BakuUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC AJ
10BAKU63IRAN: CHILD MALNUTRITION, DRUG USE, DRUG LABS AFFLICT URBAN POOR
[...] (C) Baku Iran Watcher met with a two Iranian NGO leaders who focus on children's rights and drug addiction problems in poor areas on Tehran and other cities. Among other activities the NGO operates child-feeding programs that support approximately 4,000 families. The pair work in some of th [...]
2010-02-01 09:05:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALAF AJ ECON IR PGOV PHUM SNAR UN
10BAKU91IRAN: JAFARI REPORTEDLY SLAPS AHMEDINEJAD AT SNSC
[...] (S) Baku Iran watcher met with an Iranian opposition journalist and former political prisoner (protect) who has demonstrated a wide range of Iranian political and governmental contacts (including relatives). The contact has been known to Iran watcher for over a year, and has reportedly accur [...]
2010-02-10 12:22:00Embassy BakuSECRETPGOV PARM PHUM AJ IR
10BANGKOK344THAILAND: "LET THE MAGIC AMULET BREAK YOUR NECK" -
[...] (C) Summary. Thai refusal to allow Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen to bring armed soldiers to visit Ta Muen Thom, border temple ruins long under Thai control, February 8 apparently led to Hun Sen's most recent scathing denunciation of Thai PM Abhisit, with the colorful insults dominating Tha [...]
2010-02-09 11:44:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK468THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 06:09:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
10BANGUI54CAR: ELECTIONS DELAYS THREATEN CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER, MAY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Central African constitutional and electoral law stipulates that elections must occur 105 days before the end of the government's mandate, with the Council of Ministers announcing elections at least 60 days before the planned date. Although the Independent Electoral Commissi [...]
2010-02-24 12:43:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
10BASRAH1BASRAH: FOREIGN SECURITY FIRMS ADAPT TO CHANGING CONDITIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-23 06:22:00REO BasrahCONFIDENTIALECON EINV EPET KCRM PGOV ASEC IZ
10BEIJING202CHINA'S MFA, CAEA PRESS FOR GREATER NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Admiral Joseph J. Krol, Associate Administrator for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Emergency Operations, met with officials from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) on January 6 [...]
2010-01-26 08:29:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
10BEIJING291China/Energy: New Energy Commission Aims to
[...] (SBU) Summary: China's State Council announced January 27 the creation of a new National Energy Commission (NEC) headed by Premier Wen Jiabao, with Vice Premier Li Keqiang serving as NEC deputy. According to the State Council's announcement, the NEC aims to strengthen China's energy policy fo [...]
2010-02-04 09:45:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV SENV CH
10BEIJING340CHINA'S MFA, GACC, CAEA PRESS FOR GREATER NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Assistant Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Nonproliferation, Dave Huizenga, visited Beijing China 20-23 January. He participated in the Transportation Security Workshop with China Atomic Energy Authority ( [...]
2010-02-09 07:27:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETTC TRGY KNNP IAEA KTIA CVIS CH
10BEIRUT107 INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL
[...] (SBU) The MOL, via its Child Labor Unit, and the Ministry of Interior (MOI),via the Internal Security Forces (ISF),were responsible for the enforcement of laws related to hazardous child labor and forced labor. 2. (SBU) In 2009, there were minimal mechanisms for exchanging information bet [...]
2010-02-03 05:34:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI USAID ECON PGOV LE
10BEIRUT44SCENESETTER FOR SEMEP GEORGE MITCHELL'S JANUARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Beirut warmly welcomes your January 19-20 visit to Lebanon. As the country emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri, Foreign Minis [...]
2010-01-14 14:30:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MEPP PTER PINR UNSC MARR SY IS LE
10BELGRADE188SERBIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 17-19 VISIT OF CODEL
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Belgrade comes at a time when Serbia's pro-European government is stable and recently achieved key milestones in its path to EU membership. To keep making progress, however, Serbia must stop allowing the Kosovo issue to undermine its broader foreign policy approach and s [...]
2010-02-05 13:21:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON MARR SR
10BELGRADE23SERBIA: AMBASSADOR'S FIRST MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER
[...] (C) In a February 2 conversation with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Sutanovac welcomed the opportunity for increased bilateral engagement and identified his top goals for 2010 as professionalization of the military, sending troops to peacekeeping operations in Lebanon and Cyprus, and increa [...]
2010-02-05 14:07:00Embassy BelgradeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR SR KV
10BELGRADE244SERBIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 18-21 VISIT OF CODEL
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Serbia comes at a time when Serbia's pro-European government is stable and recently achieved key milestones in its path to EU membership. To keep making progress, however, Serbia must stop allowing the Kosovo issue to undermine its broader foreign policy approach and shift [...]
2010-02-12 11:11:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON MARR PREL OREP SR
10BELGRADE282SERBIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Serbia's TIP Situation -------------------------- A. The office of the National Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the Agency for Coordination of Protection of Trafficking Victims, as well as other government ministries and agencies, provide information about traffi [...]
2010-02-22 14:28:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN SR
10BERN56TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 11:52:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
10BOGOTA171FIGHT OVER DEMOCRATIC SECURITY: COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE FOR
[...] (C) Despite its weakened state, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) continued to carry out asymmetrical attacks on soft targets and executed several higher profile operations in the fourth quarter of 2009 -- including the kidnapping and execution of the governor of Caqueta and an [...]
2010-02-08 15:22:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS MCAP ASEC PREL PGOV PHUM CO
10BRASILIA1142009 End-Use Monitoring Report: Brazil
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 12:39:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR BR
10BRASILIA16Brazil: Scenesetter - DHS Deputy Secretary Lute visit
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 13:55:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ASEC BR
10BRATISLAVA6HARABIN UNBOWED BY GROWING CRITICISM OF JUDICIARY
[...] (U) Summary. Despite a public plea from over Slovak judges to address problems in the Slovak judiciary, including the prevalent use of suspensions for judges accused of minor infractions, and the willingness of key GOS officials to discuss the judiciary with foreign interlocutors, Chief Just [...]
2010-01-08 15:04:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KCRM LO
10BRATISLAVA71SLOVAKIA 2010 ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] SLOVAKIA'S TIP SITUATION A. SOURCES OF INFORMATION The Ministry of the Interior (MOI),police, the International Organization for Migration (IOM),and NGOs are reliable sources of information regarding the number and kinds of TIP victims. In March 2010, the government will open an Inter [...]
2010-02-18 15:39:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KMCA
10BRIDGETOWN35PM King: Rising Crime Threatens St. Lucia's Expanding
[...] (C) St. Lucia Prime Minister Stephenson King told the Charge in a February 10 meeting that his government is struggling to stem the tide of violent crime that has begun to adversely affect the country's vital but vulnerable tourism sector. He is hiring more police, weeding out corruption in t [...]
2010-02-24 17:18:00Embassy BridgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MASS SNAR XL
10BRIDGETOWN38TFHA01: EASTERN CARIBBEAN GOVERNMENTS PLEDGE HAITI
[...] (U) Governments, NGOs, businesses and private citizens throughout the Eastern Caribbean have reacted immediately to the Haiti disaster with a massive outpouring of concern and pledges of money and material. Governments in the region are attempting to organize a coordinated response through re [...]
2010-01-15 16:37:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT
10BRUSSELS109EU: WHAT IS "MAINSTREAMING" WOMEN'S ISSUES AND HOW
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Secretary's priority to integrate women's issues into the broader work of the Department coincides with an effort by the European Union to mainstream gender issues into its own external relations. Towards this end, the EU is currently circulating an internal action plan th [...]
2010-01-27 19:06:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN MASS EU
10BRUSSELS120EU PARLIAMENT POISED TO VETO U.S.-EU CT TFTP AGREEMENT; PNR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The European Parliament is increasingly likely to veto the U.S.-EU Terrorist Financing Tracking Program (TFTP, also known as SWIFT) next week. There are two aspects to this action. First, members of the European Parliament do not feel that they know enough about the operational [...]
2010-02-01 06:15:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN PGOV PREL PINR ETTC EAIR EFIN KCRM KJUS
10BRUSSELS176EU INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010
[...] Per reftel, this is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the European Union. Post will email Word versions as instructed in reftel. The statement covers the following categories: --Openness to Foreign Investment --Conversion and Transfer Policies --Expropriation and Compensation --D [...]
2010-02-12 14:48:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR EUN
10BRUSSELS183SUBJECT: DEPUTY NSA MICHAEL FROMAN VISIT TO
[...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman held wide-ranging discussions with over 25 senior EU officials in Brussels January 27. Froman and the Ambassador met with Commission President Barroso, the incoming European Commissioners for Climate (Hedegaard),[...]
2010-02-17 13:31:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ECPS EFIN ENRG EINV ETRD EUN KGHG
10BRUSSELS211THE EU AND SANCTIONS (INTRODUCING THE EU, PART
[...] (C) This cable describes political and procedural dynamics associated with the creation and maintenance of EU-wide sanctions programs. Effective USG influence over specific EU sanctions policies generally requires early, sustained, and strategic outreach to Member State capitals, Member Stat [...]
2010-02-23 16:11:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNBEXP EAID EAIR EFIN ETRD ETTC EUN EWWT KHLS
10BRUSSELS222EU INCREASING ENGAGEMENT ON GENDER ISSUES,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with EU and Belgian officials in January, Anita Botti, Deputy Director of the State Department's Office of Global Women's Issues: -- highlighted the need to implement existing UNSCRs on women, peace and security; -- encouraged an EU view of women as change agent [...]
2010-02-25 12:28:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL PHUM EUN KWMN
10BRUSSELS65SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 21 MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Your January 21 meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton will enable you to deepen the relationship you established with her during your introductory meeting at NATO in early December and in subsequent phone calls. By receivin [...]
2010-01-20 15:54:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL MASS MARR EU
10BUCHAREST22ROMANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010
[...] Following is Embassy Bucharest's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement, in response to tasking reftel. A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT Romania actively seeks direct foreign investment. Romania's marketplace offers 21.5 million consumers, a well- [...]
2010-01-13 12:27:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RO
10BUDAPEST432010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR HUNGARY
[...] The following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Hungary: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - HUNGARY OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 2. Hungary maintains an open economy and attracting foreign investment remains a priority for the Hungarian government. According to the Hungaria [...]
2010-01-27 13:39:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN OPIC KTDB PGOV HU
10CAIRO153RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COMMISSION VISITS EGYPT - SECTARIAN ATTACK
[...] (SBU) A delegation from the United States International Religious Freedom Commission (USCIRF),consisting of three commissioners and three staff members led by the USCIRF chairman, visited Cairo from January 22 to 26. The delegation met with the Minister of Islamic Endowments, the Grand [...]
2010-02-03 15:03:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KIRF KISL EG KPAO
10CAIRO211Tenth Annual Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report - Cairo
[...] (U) This cable contains U.S. Embassy Cairo's response to Trafficking in Persons (TIP) contribution requirements (reftel A). The following text contains responses to paragraphs 23-29 in the original tasking cable. 2. (U) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. Available sources of inf [...]
2010-02-16 15:08:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KTIP KCRM PGOV PREF PHUM KFRD KWMN KMCA SMIG
10CAIRO238Egypt: Prime Minister Announces Center of Excellence
[...] (SBU) Key Points: --Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif told the Ambassador and Science Envoy Ahmed Zewail that the Egyptian government (GoE) plans to create a center of excellence targeting entrepreneurship and innovation, although he did not provide a detailed timeline for implementation. --The [...]
2010-02-04 15:46:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO OVIP TSPL EG
10CANBERRA62AUSTRALIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Throughout the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Australia, we have used the exchange rate of A$1 = US$0.92, reflecting the most current rate as of January 2010. It should be noted, however, that the exchange rate fluctuated widely over 2009. Following is a table of contents meant to faci [...]
2010-01-24 20:51:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDOPIC KTDB USTR EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB PGOV AS
10CAPETOWN29 SOUTH AFRICAN STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS
[...] (SBU) South African President Jacob Zuma, relying heavily on the legacy of former President Nelson Mandela (also known here by his clan name: "Madiba"),on February 11 gave his second State of the Nation address since assuming office last May. The South African leader came into the speech some [...]
2010-02-12 16:07:00Consulate Cape TownUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM SF
10CHISINAU83MOLDOVA: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 13:37:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN MD PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
10COLOMBO67INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 - THE MALDIVES
[...] Per reftel, below is the investment climate statement for the Maldives for 2010. (NOTE: Certain Website addresses were split to allow for sending via cable. The report sent in Word format has the correct links.) INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - THE MALDIVES JANUARY 2010 INTRODUCTION [...]
2010-01-29 05:47:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB OPIC ECON USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MV
10COPENHAGEN102(C) MIDEAST PEACE: DANISH MFA FLOATS A LOW-KEY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA briefed the Embassy on an initiative it is exploring - pending approval from FM Moeller - to promote low-key cooperation among Israel and its neighbors. Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and Qatar responded favorably during an exploratory visit in January. Palestinian interest [...]
2010-02-22 11:06:00Embassy CopenhagenCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL XF
10COPENHAGEN88TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS: POST'S INPUT TO 10TH
[...] (U) Post is providing the following answers keyed to question headings in REFTEL. 2. (SBU) DENMARK'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. The following is a list of sources and their websites that offer information regarding human trafficking in Denmark: -The United Nations Human Rights Council - www. [...]
2010-02-16 07:39:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB KMCA DA
10DARESSALAAM100GUIDE TO THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY
[...] BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY: The East African Community (EAC) is the regional intergovernmental organization of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Headquartered in Arusha, Tanzania, the EAC's goals, reaffirmed in a November 2009 Summit, are to realize a common Customs Union (supposedly in [...]
2010-02-03 07:02:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR PREL ECON XW ZF TZ
10DHAKA88BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR U/S MCHALE
[...] (C) Undersecretary McHale, we look forward to welcoming you to Bangladesh, a secular democracy with a moderate Muslim-majority population of nearly 160 million people that is friendly to the United States. U.S. engagement with Bangladesh to help develop its democracy and economy and countert [...]
2010-01-27 10:08:00Embassy DhakaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KPAO ECON PINR PINS KDEM PTER BG
10DJIBOUTI127DJIBOUTI: ASD VERSHBOW AND GODJ DISCUSS STRONG BILATERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During separate January 24 meetings, visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow discussed Yemen, Somalia, and Eritrea with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh, Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Minister of Defense [...]
2010-02-02 12:05:00Embassy DjiboutiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MOPS KPKO KPIR DJ YM ER SO
10DOHA22QATAR INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 07:10:00Embassy DohaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC QA
10DOHA8SCENESETTER FOR U.S.- QATAR MILITARY CONSULTATIVE
[...] (C) The eleventh meeting of the U.S. - Qatar Military Consultative Committee (MCC) is scheduled for 11-15 January 2010 in Washington DC. The last MCC between Qatar and the U.S. took place in March 2007. Brigadier General Abdulla Juma'an, Chief of International Relations, (referred to as "Gen [...]
2010-01-07 14:13:00Embassy DohaSECRETMARR MASS PREL QA
10DUBLIN65IRELAND - TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 10:47:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EI ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
10DUSHANBE26TAJIK ELECTIONS: MONITORS TO BE DEPLOYED, BUT OBSERVERS
[...] (SBU) USAID, the European Commission (EC),and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) are funding election observation, party training, and voter education projects for the February 28 elections to the Tajik lower house of parliament (Majlisi Namoyandagon). USAID imple [...]
2010-01-05 12:44:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM TI
10FRANKFURT120FDP "THREE KINGS DAY": CHIEF WESTERWELLE DEFENDS TAX-CUTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister and Free Democratic Party (FDP) national chair Guido Westerwelle defended the party's tax policy and downplayed problems in the national coalition at the FDP's annual leadership gathering in Stuttgart January 5-6, "Three Kings Day". The event's highlight was the [...]
2010-01-12 15:00:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GM
10GUATEMALA452009 in Review; What to Watch for in 2010
[...] (C) President Colom's tenure during 2009 was characterized by a number of successes in the social field, and growing challenges in others, especially security. Preparing for a presidential run in 2011, controversial First Lady Sandra de Colom continued to lead the government's efforts to alleviate [...]
2010-02-17 20:51:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SOCI PREL PINR ASEC EAID GT
10HANOI18SETTING THE SCENE FOR CODEL BOND VISIT TO VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S.-Vietnamese relations have advanced significantly over the past three years and are arguably at their most productive since relations were reestablished in 1995. We are Vietnam's largest export market, its third- largest trading partner, and one of its largest fore [...]
2010-01-06 10:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PHUM MARR ECON SENV VM
10HANOI32Education Reform in Vietnam: Everyone Being Left Behind
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: This cable is the first of two reports on Vietnam's stalled education reform. Education reform is key to Vietnam's political and economic development, yet three years after Deputy Prime Minister Nhan announced his intent to overhaul the education system, little real [...]
2010-01-13 04:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOEXC KPAO PGOV VM
10HANOI4Setting the Scene for CODEL Bond Visit to Vietnam
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S.-Vietnamese relations have advanced significantly over the past three years and are arguably at their most productive since relations were reestablished in 1995. We are Vietnam's largest export market, its third-largest trading partner, and one of its largest foreign invest [...]
2010-01-05 10:11:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PHUM MARR ECON SENV VM
10HARARE158Zimbabwe: Tenth Annual Trafficking in Persons Report
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Harare's response to questions posed to Post in ref B. --------------------------------- Zimbabwe's TIP Situation --------------------------------- -- 25 A. (SBU) There are no reliable statistics on the trafficking problem in Zimbabwe. Most informa [...]
2010-02-23 20:01:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PGOV PREL PREF ELAB SMIG ASEC KMCA KWMN
10HARARE202010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ZIMBABWE
[...] Zimbabwe's gross domestic product (GDP) declined by roughly 50 percent over the past decade, possibly the largest peacetime contraction ever recorded. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that GDP shrank by 14 percent in 2008 alone. In July 2008 inflation reached the officially est [...]
2010-01-15 07:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC ZI
10HARARE98Status and Concerns: Establishment of P-MDTF in Zimbabwe
[...] (SBU) The donor community in Harare has been in consultations with the World Bank (WB) since April 2009 regarding the establishment of a Programmatic Multi-Donor Trust Fund (P-MDTF) for the purpose of implementing recovery projects in support of the transitional government. There is collectiv [...]
2010-02-05 09:51:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PHUM PREL ZI
10HAVANA109USINT HAVANA'S ANSWER TO TIP REPORT QUESTIONS THIS
[...] (SBU)Per Reftel, USINT Havana submits the following information for inclusion in the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, Cuba section. ------------------- REPORTING QUESTIONS ------------------- 25. (U) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. What is (are) the source(s) of [...]
2010-02-25 20:27:00US Interests Section HavanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10HOCHIMINHCITY50FOUR CG TOUR OF THE DELTA HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC GROWTH AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A joint trip undertaken by the Consuls General of Australia, India, Kuwait and the USA to the Mekong Delta provinces of Can Tho, Hau Giang and An Giang provided a host of opportunities to share experiences, gain insights from colleagues, forge new connections and reinforce key sh [...]
2010-02-12 06:37:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KTIP KIRF PREL PGOV SOCI VM
10HONGKONG304SUBMISSION FOR 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT:
[...] (U) Per reftel A, the following are post's contributions to the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the People's Republic of China. Subheadings and answers correspond to questions posed in paragraphs 25-30 of reftel A. [...]
2010-02-22 09:52:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10ISLAMABAD115PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 16-19, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 10:25:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD176 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 23-25, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 12:45:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD184 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 26, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 10:23:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD223 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 29, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 10:44:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD23 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 06, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 11:17:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD282 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 04, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 10:18:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD313 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 09, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 11:55:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD34 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 08, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 10:50:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD380 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 17, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-17 09:00:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD387 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 18, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-18 10:33:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD459PML-N WINS IN HOTLY CONTESTED NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (C) Summary: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) won the February 24 by-election for the National Assembly seat in Rawalpindi (NA-55) vacated by Haji Pervez Khan. The PML-N soundly defeated long-time politician Sheikh Rashid Ahmed who was elected from that constituency six times before a [...]
2010-02-26 09:49:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PK
10JAKARTA202US-ABC PROMOTES BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT
[...] Summary. A delegation of business representative from The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) sent a delegation of U.S. business representatives to Jakarta from January 25-28 for a series of meetings with senior Indonesian officials to discuss Indonesia's investment climate. Council members [...]
2010-02-17 00:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR EINV ID
10JERUSALEM276DOES HAMAS HAVE A CASH FLOW PROBLEM IN GAZA?
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 15:49:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETECON EFIN EG GZ KPAL KTFN PGOV PTER QA
10JERUSALEM342SETTLER COUNCIL CHAIRMAN: TWO STATE SOLUTION "NOT
[...] (C) Summary. The Chairman of the "Council of Jewish Communities of Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip," Dani Dayan, told the Consul General on February 22 that Dayan believed West Bank settlements are "irreversible" and that the two-state solution is not feasible. Dayan said he continues to [...]
2010-02-24 21:13:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS KPAL KWBG IS
10KABUL102010 ELECTIONS: IEC ANNOUNCEMENT, INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Details about the 2010 elections came slightly more into focus on January 2 as the Independent Election Committee (IEC) announced the date and UNAMA convened international stakeholders. The IEC announced at a press conference the May 22 date for the Parliamentary elections and ex [...]
2010-01-03 07:10:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL102 Semi-annual Assessment for Badghis Province: July -
[...] This is a Semi-annual assessment of Badghis Province. 2. (SBU) Summary. July - December 2009. Security in Badghis Province continued to deteriorate, as insurgents stepped up attacks on military convoys on main roads and overran several police checkpoints. Insurgents control large areas [...]
2010-01-12 10:38:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV AF
10KABUL104AFGHAN MOMENTUM ON REINTEGRATION PLANNING
[...] (S/Rel UK) At President Karzai,s direction, the Afghan Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) has taken on the task of interagency coordination of reintegration planning, forming an Interagency Policy Working Group (IPWG) which produced a draft &National Reconciliation Policy and Reintegrat [...]
2010-01-12 18:24:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL PINS MARR AF
10KABUL115KARZAI VISIT TO HELMAND
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a January 2 visit to Helmand Province, President Karzai engaged warmly with Helmandis, demonstrating leadership as a wartime President. In the provincial capital Lashkar Gah, regional government officials gave the Afghan President, accompanied by ISAF Commander General M [...]
2010-01-13 13:18:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MOPS UK AF
10KABUL122AFGHANISTAN: THE DYSFUNCTIONAL WORLD OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Panjshir, with its unrivaled security, has never been the object of &clear and hold8 operations by U.S. forces. Instead, the U.S. moved straight to "build," with the establishment of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in 2005. Today, 65 million dollars worth o [...]
2010-01-14 14:17:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID AF
10KABUL132010 ELECTIONS: IEC ANNOUNCEMENT, INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Details about the 2010 elections came slightly more into focus on January 2 as the Independent Election Committee (IEC) announced the date and UNAMA convened international stakeholders. The IEC announced at a press conference the May 22 date for the Parliamentary elections and ex [...]
2010-01-03 08:10:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL170SRAP MEETING WITH KARZAI: MOVING REINTEGRATION
[...] (S) Summary: President Karzai told S/SRAP Holbrooke January 16 that he wants to announce a reintegration policy before London but save the details of the plan for a rollout at the Kabul conference in late spring. Karzai is still conflicted about finalizing the policy, according to several observers [...]
2010-01-19 05:40:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL332GIROA TO RELEASE 4 GTMO DETAINEES
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Afghan government officials told us January 19 they plan to release four Afghan detainees whom DoD had transferred from Guantanamo as soon as possible.,, GIRoA has been holding these detainees in the Afghan National Detention Facility (ANDF) since December 20, asking that t [...]
2010-01-26 14:19:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV AF
10KABUL439POLITICAL PARTY DEVELOPMENT IN AFGHANISTAN: KEY TO
[...] (U) Summary: Functioning political parties may be critical to Afghanistan's long-term democratic development and stability but they are generally unpopular and misunderstood, prompting most Afghan politicians to avoid affiliation. The USG provides some technical assistance to political parti [...]
2010-02-04 06:58:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL441REINTEGRATION AND RECONCILIATION - AFGHAN
[...] (S/REL UK) Summary: Now that President Karzai has launched his broad Peace and Integration policy themes, his government's next political task, even as it must devise a program to advance the policy, is to develop nation-wide acceptance of the policy. An inclusive and transparent approach co [...]
2010-02-04 10:25:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL475WHITHER BALKH PROVINCE GOVERNOR ATTA?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Balkh Governor Usted Mohammad Noor Atta told us that the decision as to whether he stays on as Governor of Balkh or moves on to some opposition role lies with him, as well as President Karzai. Atta named Junbesh Party Chairman Sayed Noorullah as his most likely replacement, shoul [...]
2010-02-08 04:51:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID AF
10KABUL567OPERATION MOSHTARAK - SITUATIONAL UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 14,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Operations continued on February 14, with the heaviest activity taking place in northern Marjah, but media reports have remained extremely positive about the current status of Operation Moshtarak. Governor Mangal convened a budget conference in Lashkar Gah to develop line-item o [...]
2010-02-15 09:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS PGOV EAID AF
10KABUL596 REFORMING USG TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE OFFICE OF THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mission is developing a new, coordinated approach for providing salary support and technical assistance to key Ministries and offices of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA). We are designing programs to reduce ministerial stove-piping and enhance th [...]
2010-02-17 12:41:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECON PREL AF
10KABUL636INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN'S MATURING
[...] (SBU) Afghanistan's long-moribund Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) has shown new vitality over the last three months by first reorganizing itself, and then by choreographing GIRoA's interagency response to the threat posed by Ammonium Nitrate-based explosives (reftel A). Under [...]
2010-02-21 06:59:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MASS AF
10KABUL657FARYAB: A VIEW FROM MAIMANA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Governor Shafaq, local Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) leaders, PRT Maimana military and civilian representatives all regard insurgency as the principal challenge facing Faryab province. They express their strongest concerns about Ghormach district, but see the entire "Pa [...]
2010-02-22 14:04:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV TU AF
10KABUL674KARZAI ADDRESSES PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Karzai addressed a joint session of Parliament on February 20, on the occasion of the opening of the final session of Parliament. Karzai spoke for 40 minutes to a poorly-attended, subdued joint session of Parliament that also included members of the Supreme Court and [...]
2010-02-23 14:31:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL692NEW AFGHAN ELECTION LAW DECREE: AREAS OF CONCERN
[...] (C) Summary: President Karzai signed a legislative decree on February 17 with sweeping amendments to the 2005 Electoral Law, using his authority under Article 79 of the Constitution to issue legislative decrees during Parliamentary recess "in case of an immediate need." While some of the decre [...]
2010-02-24 18:32:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM AF
10KABUL699PRESSING KARZAI FOR ELECTORAL REFORM
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Eikenberry and Deputy Ambassador Ricciardone demarched President Karzai and his inner circle on the problems of the final version of the electoral decree February 24-25, stressing the need for an independent Electoral Complaints Commission with international commissioners, p [...]
2010-02-26 11:38:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL AF
10KABUL700GIROA STRONGLY CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK ON KABUL
[...] The Afghan government swung into action to publicly and strongly condemn Taliban suicide and car bomb attacks in central Kabul the morning of February 26 that killed at least 13 people and wounded approximately thirty-two. Demonstrating an unprecedented degree of intergovernmental cooperation [...]
2010-02-26 14:41:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDFBI PREL PTER AF
10KAMPALA364UGANDA: DOL TDA/TVPRA CHLD LABOR REPORTING
[...] The U.S. Mission consulted with the Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development (MGLSD),the Ugandan Police Force (UPF),the Ugandan Human Rights Commission (UHRC),the International Labor Organization (ILO) and several local NGOs to compile this report in response to taskings in reftel. [...]
2010-02-16 07:50:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI UG
10KHARTOUM75SUDAN'S COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT AT FIVE YEARS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Five years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) by the National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) the CPA stands at a critical juncture as Sudan moves into its first election since 1986. The peace agreement has hel [...]
2010-01-21 11:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPKO MOPS ECON EFIN SU
10KIGALI41RWANDA 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) The Government of Rwanda recognizes the private sector is an essential engine of development and welcomes foreign investment in policy and in practice. As a result of reforms implemented in 2008 and 2009, the World Bank recognized Rwanda as the world,s top reformer in adopting business re [...]
2010-01-22 07:09:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR RW
10KINGSTON118Jamaica: 2010 Investment Climate Statement
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 20:34:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINT EINV ENRG PGOV KTDB KCOR OPIC USTR XL JM
10KINSHASA176SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN VISIT TO THE DEMOCRATIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) stands at a crossroads in 2010, having registered progress in stabilizing the security situation in the volatile eastern part of the country in 2009, and awaiting local and national elections in 2011. On the security and democratization [...]
2010-02-10 19:20:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL PGOV PHUM PREF MOPS MASS MONUC EAID ECON
10KINSHASA232CODEL DURBIN VISIT TO GOMA, DRC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senators Richard Durbin and Sherrod Brown traveled to Goma, DRC from February 15-16, 2010. The Senators, accompanied by Ms. Connie Schultz (wife of Senator Brown) and four staff members, visited an IDP camp, a hospital specialized in treating victims of sexual violence, and me [...]
2010-02-23 07:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ECON CG
10KINSHASA250DRC/UNHCR/RWANDA TRIPARTITE AGREEMENT: VIEW FROM THE DRC
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Governments of the DRC and Rwanda, and UNHCR signed a long-awaited Tripartite Agreement in Kigali on February 17 providing a framework for the voluntary repatriation of Congolese refugees from Rwanda and Rwandan refugees in Congo. For the Congolese refugees, the agreement [...]
2010-02-24 10:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV UNHCR PHUM MOPS CG
10LAPAZ72BOLIVIA - 2010 Investment Climate Statement
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy La Paz submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement. 2. The Bolivian investment climate is undergoing a transformation. In February 2009, the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS)-led government obtained passage of a new constitution which aggressively [...]
2010-01-13 19:51:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC BL
10LIBREVILLE23 GABON: ECONOMIC TRANSPARENCY UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Gabon's new President, Ali Bongo Ondimba, announced bold economic reforms upon taking office in October 2009. His ambitious agenda is aimed at jump-starting the country's deteriorating economy and changing the way business is done in Gabon to attract investors. Anti-corruption [...]
2010-01-14 05:38:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON GB
10LILONGWE26MALAWI 2009-2010 INCSR PART II, MONEY LAUNDERING AND
[...] Post is pleased to submit the following responses to the request for information contained in reftel. Post's most recent INCSR report dates from 2007. Accordingly, Post has chosen to reply to the reftel questions. Answers are keyed to reftel paragraph numbers. 2. Post contact for the 200 [...]
2010-01-11 15:36:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN PTER SNAR MI
10LIMA172Peru - Investment Climate Statement 2010
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Lima submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agr [...]
2010-01-26 21:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC PE
10LISBON68EU MISSION IN GUINEA-BISSAU: MANDATE RENEWAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since 2008, an EU mission in Guinea-Bissau (GB) has been playing an important role in reform of the military and the security and justice sectors. Despite initial challenges due to political instability and resistance from the GB military, the low-budget advisory mission has ma [...]
2010-02-22 13:54:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PREL PGOV MARR KDEM KJUS PU PO
10LISBON71PORTUGAL: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 15:12:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10LJUBLJANA28SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL MARK FITZGERALD 10
[...] (SBU) Admiral Fitzgerald: Welcome to Slovenia. Your trip provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce the message of strong U.S. government support for Slovenia and its commitment to participating in NATO and other international missions. The Government of Slovenia (GoS) recently approved [...]
2010-02-01 12:58:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO SI
10LJUBLJANA41WESTERN BALKANS MAJOR THEME OF CODEL VOINOVICH
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 15:59:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR OREP KSPR ZL SI
10LONDON19(S/NF) UK: NO ENGAGEMENT WITH ANY HAMAS ARM; DIFFICULT INTERPAL DYNAMICS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-05 17:16:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNECON KTFN PTER UK
10LONDON213S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL: SOMALIA - SUPPORTING
[...] With its large Somali Diaspora community and historical connections, the UK is home to many Somali-run non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that deliver development programs with/through/as local organizations in Somalia. Harnessing the capacity of the UK's active and capable Somali communit [...]
2010-01-29 10:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWMN PHUM KPAO EAID SO UK
10LONDON92United Kingdom: Investment Climate Statement 2010
[...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the United Kingdom. The information is updated as of January 1, 2010. UNITED KINGDOM: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT --------------------------------------------- ---- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment [...]
2010-01-15 17:27:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV OPIC KTDB USTR UK
10LUSAKA89 ZAMBIA: INPUT FOR THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Post is providing the below information for use in the preparation of the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. The sections in this message are keyed to questions contained in Ref A. ---------------------- ZAMBIA'S TIP SITUATION ---------------------- 2. (SBU) A. The [...]
2010-02-11 05:57:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PGOV PREF
10MADRID183TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR SPAIN
[...] (SBU) Pursuant to Ref A, the following is input from Embassy Madrid and CG Barcelona for the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Post will need to supply an update cable to incorporate additional legal and judicial statistics. Embassy POC is POLOFF Hugh Clifton, Tel. (34) 91-587 [...]
2010-02-16 16:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KMCA
10MANAGUA202(U) NICARAGUA: LABOR MONITORING AND ENGAGEMENT WITH FREE
[...] (U) As per Ref. A request, the following is U.S. Embassy Managua's submission regarding Labor Monitoring and Free Trade Agreements. A. Labor Issues Scene Setter: The Right of Association 2. (U) The law provides for the right of all public and private sector workers, with [...]
2010-02-05 22:21:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD PGOV NU
10MANAGUA51Ortega Expands His Nicaraguan Media Empire
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 14, Carlos BriceC1o made public the sale of his television station, Telenica Channel 8. The buyer and amount have not been made public, but it is widely understood that the governing Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN),and particularly the Ortega family, are the n [...]
2010-01-27 18:16:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM ECPS NU
10MANILA293TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT -
[...] (U) This cable includes the Mission's input for the 2010 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The information and statistics cover the period from mid-February 2009' to mid-February 2010, unless otherwise noted. The Mission's TIP point of contact is Political Officer Doreen Bailey, BaileyDP@ [...]
2010-02-17 07:42:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
10MBABANE48 SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF AMBASSADOR DEMETRIOS MARANTIS TO
[...] (SBU) Swaziland is a politically stable country with significant democracy and governance shortfalls, and a divided civic community challenging the government's lack of response to these deficits. It has a deeply traditional society with large economic disparities between the developed urban [...]
2010-02-04 09:36:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD OVIP WZ
10MEXICO101CIVIL SOCIETY WEIGHS IN ON SECURITY ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Civil society in Mexico is a nascent force with significant but unrealized potential for bringing about needed social and political change. Many of the groups contribute to the rich and surprisingly open political debate here, but some are top-down constructs, staffed by well-co [...]
2010-02-12 17:37:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM MX
10MEXICO45Tijuana Bilateral Assessment
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND NEXT STEPS: One of the early fruits of the new security policy coordination mechanism with Mexico has been an agreement to focus our joint efforts on the border cities where the most violence occurs and where the DTOs have carved out the greatest operating space. As part of th [...]
2010-01-12 22:35:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SNAR ECON KCRM MX
10MEXICO53GOM'S LOCAL POLICE REFORM PROPOSAL HAS POTENTIAL, BUT NOT A
[...] (C) Summary. The Calderon government has proposed a new local police model that would consolidate the 2000-plus municipal police forces into 32 entities run by the state and Federal District governments. The proposal enjoys more support from the political opposition than Calderon's earlier ef [...]
2010-01-19 21:18:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MX
10MINSK20BELARUS: 2009-2010 INCSR PART II: MONEY LAUNDERING AND
[...] Summary. Belarus is not a regional financial center. A general lack of transparency throughout the financial sector means that assessing the level of potential for money laundering and other financial crimes is difficult. Corruption (including embezzlement through abuse of office, taking br [...]
2010-01-20 18:14:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM PTER SNAR BO
10MINSK21BELARUS: 2009-2010 INCSR PART II: MONEY LAUNDERING AND
[...] Summary. Belarus is not a regional financial center. A general lack of transparency throughout the financial sector means that assessing the level of potential for money laundering and other financial crimes is difficult. Corruption (including embezzlement through abuse of office, taking br [...]
2010-01-20 18:14:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM PTER SNAR BO
10MINSK47BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 12, 2010
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Crackdown on Polish Minority Group Raises Tensions - One Year of Pretrial Detention for Two Vaukavysk Activists - Presidential Edict: Possible Move To Control the Int [...]
2010-02-16 14:04:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
10MINSK59BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 26, 2009
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Crackdown on Polish Minority Sparks Flash Point with EU - The Aggressive Suppression of Peaceful Demonstrations Returns - New Election Law But GOB Control of Election [...]
2010-02-28 15:40:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG ETRD BO
10MONROVIA202THIS, TOO, IS LIBERIA: FEBRUARY 18, 2010
[...] (U) This round-up cable, named after a popular daily feature in a local newspaper, covers the following topics: -- PRESIDENT SIRLEAF'S PARTY CONTINUES TO BUILD MOMENTUM -- UN MISSION IN LIBERIA RELEASES HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT -- COUNCIL OF CHURCHES MEMBERS DIVIDED OVER RESPONSE TO TRC R [...]
2010-02-18 14:32:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN EMIN LI
10MONROVIA264INL MONROVIA MONTHLY REPORTS FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This report covers December 14 to January 31. Report for February will be sent septel. The Emergency Response Unit (ERU) continued the transition from police headquarters to the new ERU Command Center. ERU training continued with the added development of more "train the trainer" [...]
2010-02-27 22:13:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC SNAR KPKO LI
10MOSCOW144U/S BURNS' MOSCOW MEETINGS
[...] (C) In meetings with DFM Ryabkov, Presidential Advisor Prikhodko and Putin advisor Ushakov January 13-14, U/S Burns reiterated the U.S. desire to conclude the START follow-on treaty quickly and pursue an aggressive arms control program in 2010 including the NPT revcon and the Nuclear Security [...]
2010-01-22 08:40:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV RS
10MOSCOW225START FOLLOW-ON NEGOTIATIONS, MOSCOW (SFO-MOSCOW):
[...] (U) This is SFO-MOS-007. 2. (U) Meeting Date: January 22, 2010 Times: 10:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M. Place: MOD, Moscow ------------ Participants ------------ 3. (U) Russian Federation ------------------ --General of the Army Nikolai Yegorevich Makarov, [...]
2010-01-29 15:23:00Embassy MoscowSECRETKACT MARR PARM PREL RS US START
10MOSCOW72MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY'S SCIENCE PARK SUCCESSFUL IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past five years, Moscow State University's (MSU) Science Park has launched 85 high-tech start-up, mostly in the IT and biotech fields. Raising awareness of the importance of IPR protection is a key MSU priority. With its science park and other innovative activities, [...]
2010-01-14 11:04:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL TNGD TBIO TINT KIPR KPAO OEXC SCUL SOCI PGOV
10MUSCAT100OMAN - CODEL LOWEY SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Muscat warmly welcomes CODEL Lowey. The visit will be important in deepening our nation's relationship with the Sultanate of Oman. As Sultan Qaboos heads into the fortieth year of his reign, Oman is continuing the development that, since 1970, has taken it from isolati [...]
2010-02-10 14:39:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL MU
10NAIROBI374SOMALIA - S/GWI Project Proposals
[...] Post appreciates the opportunity to submit five proposals from women's organizations in Somalia's South-Central, Somaliland, and Puntland regions to the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues. In response to a call for proposals, post received over 85 submissions from non-governmental or [...]
2010-02-22 09:14:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SO KWMN KPAO PHUM
10NASSAU116THE BAHAMAS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Nassau's Investment Climate Report for 2010. --------------------------------------------- - Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) The Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas generally [...]
2010-02-03 21:35:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC BF EIND ECON EINT
10NDJAMENA13THE "LA VOIX" AFFAIR: JUSTICE PREVAILING
[...] (SBU) The Chadian justice system showed itself capable of asserting impartial authority in a highly partisan environment, and of carrying out due process and defending press freedom, when the GOC's Justice Ministry decided Jan 6 to authorize the troubled independent Chadian weekly "La Voix" t [...]
2010-01-09 10:00:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU CD
10NEWDELHI326NUCLEAR SECURITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DISCUSSIONS
[...] C) SUMMARY: U.S. and Indian interagency delegations met on the margins of the Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group (CNEWG) meeting in Mumbai Feb 3-4 to discuss collaboration on a Nuclear Security Center of Excellence (COE). Continuing discussions on proposals that had been tabled previously, th [...]
2010-02-22 13:53:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN NSC
10NEWDELHI355NSA MENON DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY AND TRADE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with CODEL McCaskill February 17, National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon touched on regional security issues including Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran, as well as several trade-related issues including defense acquisitions, India's Medium Multiple Role Fighter Aircraf [...]
2010-02-25 12:56:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG IR PK IN
10NEWDELHI356RSI PROPOSALS: SOUTH ASIA
[...] (SBU) The following are 2010 Regional Security Initiative (RSI) program proposals for South Asia. Compiled by the RSI Coordinator at Embassy New Delhi, they include proposals covering Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and India. 2. (SBU) Regional Technical Confe [...]
2010-02-25 13:57:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL IN PK NP BG CE MV BT
10NICOSIA55CYPRUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 14:21:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
10NICOSIA56CYPRUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 07:35:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR CY
10NOUAKCHOTT16 MAURITANIA: 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] The Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a small, under-developed economy and is not a regional financial center. Its economic system suffers from a combination of weak Central Bank oversight, lax financial auditing standards, porous borders, and corruption in government and the private sector. [...]
2010-01-12 15:08:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM EFIN PTER SNAR MR
10NOUAKCHOTT99MAURITANIA: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] (U) Per reftel's instructions, please find below two project proposals. Post prefers the proposal "Mauritania Women Speak" by Nedwa because the second proposal, presented by the National Democratic Institute and the Reseau pour la Promotion de la Citoyennete (RPC),has high consultant, indi [...]
2010-02-15 13:48:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID MR
10OTTAWA208CANADA 2010 TIP REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 23:32:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CA ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
10OTTAWA21Canadian PM and NATO S-G Discuss Afghanistan, the Strategic
[...] (C/NF) Summary. In a meeting in Ottawa with the NATO Secretary General, PM Harper promised to consider a training role in Afghanistan after Canada's combat mission ends in 2011, while noting the importance of managing messaging to avoid characterizations of ""withdrawal."" Mounting Canadian d [...]
2010-01-20 18:49:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR AF NATO CA
10PANAMA29Martinelli Ratchets Up Pressure on Attorney General
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 21:33:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PINR PM
10PARAMARIBO122S/GWI Project Proposal Response from Paramaribo
[...] (U) Post is pleased to submit three proposals for the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues Small Grants Initiative. In rank order, the proposals are from the following organizations: (1) Women's Business Group; (2) Women's Parliament Forum, and (3) Stichting Agrarische Vrouwen. Post no [...]
2010-02-23 18:03:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWMN KPAO PHUM NS
10PARIS111REPORT OF THE 119TH NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY STEERING
[...] SUMMARY: The OECD/Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Steering Committee met October 29-30, 2009 at OECD headquarters in Paris. Chairman Richard Stratford (U.S.) was reelected as Chair of the Steering Committee. The meeting took place against a backdrop of developments which indicate heightened inter [...]
2010-02-02 14:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG KNNP TRGY ISCA IEA OECD
10PARIS188AF DAS PAGE'S PARIS CONSULTATIONS (FEBRUARY 10-11)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: AF DAS Susan Page met with French officials at the Presidency, MFA, and MOD during her February 10-11 consultations in Paris. She also met with Angola's Ambassador to France Miguel da Costa. Discussions with the French focused on Zimbabwe (France favored lifting certain sanct [...]
2010-02-18 12:58:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL XA ZI AO SF MA SU NI CG FR
10PARIS25FRENCH MFA ON PEACE PROCESS, YEMEN, SYRIA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The French are focusing on Palestinian action as the key to unblocking discussions and wonder if President Mahmoud Abbas might be able to press forward the peace process by pronouncing his own prerequisites for the resumption of negotiations, according to Patrice Paoli, French MF [...]
2010-01-08 14:46:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY YM LE IZ FR
10PARIS71STAFFDEL KESSLER ENGAGES THE FRENCH ON IRAN,
[...] (C) Staffdel Kessler, representing the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, visited Paris January 12-14 to engage French officials, non-government entities and the private sector regarding Iran, sanctions, non-proliferation and Afghanistan. With a main focus of discussing potential U.S. sanctio [...]
2010-01-22 17:44:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL IR AF PK FR
10PHNOMPENH1382010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Phnom Penh's 2010 Trafficking in Persons Report for Cambodia, covering the period April 2009 - March 2010. Responses follow the questions outlined in Ref B. The entire report is Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU). 2. (SBU) CAMBODIA'S TIP SITUATION ----------- [...]
2010-02-24 08:36:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL PREF ELAB SMIG KCRM KTIP KWMN KFRD
10PHNOMPENH292010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - 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 1999, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...]
2010-01-19 00:41:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR CB
10PRAGUE36CZECH COMMENTS ON UPCOMING FAC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 20 emboff spoke with Czech MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) Department Deputy Director Magdalena Janesova regarding the January Foreign Affairs Council (FAC). She offered brief comments on possible EU sanctions against Iran, Yemen, Bosnia, Somalia, and A [...]
2010-01-22 17:10:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALEUN EZ EG PGOV PREL AF IR
10PRETORIA224WORLD CUP ANTI-TIP INITIATIVES BY SOUTH AFRICAN
[...] At a January 25-27 "train the trainers" workshop on trafficking in persons (TIP),organized by World Hope South Africa (WHSA) under a grant from State/GTIP (ref A),participants from a dozen civil society groups prepared to step up their anti-TIP outreach in advance of the mid-2010 World Cup [...]
2010-02-02 14:46:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KTIP SF
10PRETORIA289PRETORIA INPUTS TO THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Post hereby submits responses to the Department's action request (ref A) for the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, covering the period from mid-February 2009 through mid-February 2010. Following an overview of South Africa's counter-trafficking efforts, and of its unique capa [...]
2010-02-11 12:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SF KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD
10PRISTINA77TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT FOR KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 15:14:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ELAB KCRM KDEM KFRD KJUS KMCA KTIP KV KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
10QUITO103Ecuador Rejects FATF Decision to Place it on High-Risk List
[...] (C) The Ecuadorian government has reacted vehemently against the February 18 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) statement that Ecuador has not committed sufficiently to addressing strategic deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance regime. President Correa and sen [...]
2010-02-25 23:07:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PGOV KJUS KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR EC
10RANGOON102CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN ECONOMY:
[...] (C) China's economic presence in Burma has increased dramatically over the last 10 years. The impact can be observed at all levels of Burma's economy: significant Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI),large PRC state-owned enterprises engaged in infrastructure and resource extraction proj [...]
2010-02-24 09:36:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PHUM PINR PREL BM CH
10RIYADH107SAUDI ARABIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Chapter Headings: -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Rights -- Transparency of R [...]
2010-01-25 13:14:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDECON OPIC KTDB USTR SA
10RIYADH172SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY
[...] (SBU) Madam Chair, Mission Saudi Arabia enthusiastically welcomes the visit of CODEL Lowey to Riyadh and Jeddah. By virtue of its energy resources, financial power, counterterrorism efforts, and leadership of the Muslim world, Saudi Arabia plays a critical role in almost every global and regi [...]
2010-02-09 17:21:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV PTER ECON SA
10RIYADH225GCC WANTS TO FOCUS ON TECHNICAL IMPEDIMENTS TO
[...] (C) Summary: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is looking forward to the February 27-28 meeting on technical aspects of assistance to Yemen, which it hopes will identify the main impediments to more effective aid programs on the ground. This is the latest in a series of meetings the GCC has he [...]
2010-02-24 14:42:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETEAID EFIN PREL SA
10RIYADH90SAUDI ARABIA: GENERAL JONES’ JANUARY 12, 2010
[...] (S) Summary: During a 30-minute meeting with Prince Mohammed, General Jones reviewed U.S. and Saudi efforts to combat Al-Qaida extremists in the region and discussed Afghanistan/Pakistan, Yemen, and Iran. Prince Mohammed highlighted Saudi Arabia's continued and growing concerns about Al-Qaida opera [...]
2010-01-19 09:17:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNIR MARR MASS MOPS SA YM
10ROME172SECDEF MEETING WITH ITALIAN MINISTER OF DEFESNE
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with Italian Minister of Defense Ignacio La Russa during an official visit to Rome on February 6-7, 2010. La Russa expressed deep appreciation for SecDef's visit and for the chance to focus on bilateral defense relations rather tha [...]
2010-02-12 13:17:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IR KV
10ROME89ITALY-YEMEN: SENIOR MFA OFFICIALS OUTLINE APPROACH
[...] (C) FM Frattini's Chief of Staff Alain Economides and Acting Director General of the MFA Middle East Bureau Luigi Marras told us the international community needed to take an inclusive and regional approach to stabilizing Yemen in the aftermath of the attempted bombing of NWA Flight 253. Marr [...]
2010-01-22 16:34:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KISL IT YE
10SANAA221AMBASSADOR BENJAMIN DISCUSSES CT ASSISTANCE,
[...] (S/NF) Summary. During a 35-minute meeting on January 31, the Department's Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism, Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, congratulated President Saleh on the success of the London meeting and counter-terrorism (CT) operations the ROYG has undertaken in recent weeks against al- [...]
2010-02-03 13:41:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS MOPS MASS MCAP ASEC
10SANSALVADOR10El Salvador's 2010 Budget
[...] (SBU) Summary: El Salvador's $3.7 billion budget for 2010 increases spending by only 0.7 percent over 2009 by zeroing-out budget increases and cutting spending across a wide range of government ministries. The few ministries granted budget increases include Labor (13.3%),Public Security (9.4% [...]
2010-01-07 20:23:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV SOCI ES
10SANTODOMINGO124DR: 2010 Investment Climate Statement
[...] While the Dominican government welcomes foreign investment, significant systemic problems can make investing in the country a risky undertaking. Foreign investors cite a lack of clear, standardized rules by which to compete and a lack of enforcement of existing rules. Complaints have included [...]
2010-01-20 12:00:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR DR
10SANTODOMINGO21RESULTS OF 1/18 HEMISPHERIC PREPARATORY CONVERENCE ON HAITI
[...] Dominican Rebublic (DR) President Leonel Fernandez, on 1/18/10, hosted a hemispheric preparatory meeting for a future international conference on elaborating a strategic plan for the reconstruction of Haiti. He proposed that a coordinating committee be created made up of Haiti, the DR, CARICO [...]
2010-01-19 20:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ECON PGOV HA DR
10SANTODOMINGO226Santo Domingo 2009 End Use Monitoring Report
[...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Santo Domingo provides the below responses. 2. BACKGROUND A. EUM Program Coordinator: Mr. Roberto Elias, Phone (809)731-5006; Email: eliasrr@state.gov B. Inventory System: The inventory of donated property is tracked via an excel s [...]
2010-02-10 16:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN DR
10SANTODOMINGO61Dominican Republic: Information on Child Labor and Forced
[...] Persuant to ref A, this is Post's response to a Department of Labor request for a list of goods that may have been produced with child or forced labor in the Dominican Republic as mandated by the 2005 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). Although child labor remains a si [...]
2010-02-19 15:04:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI DR
10SARAJEVO13BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR COMUSNAVEUR FITZGERALD'S
[...] (C) Admiral: Your visit comes as Bosnia's leaders are frustrated and disappointed about their country's lack of progress towards NATO. Bosnia's Presidency and defense leadership feel that Allies unfairly passed up Bosnia in December when they allowed Montenegro to begin a Membership Action Pl [...]
2010-01-05 16:48:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR BK
10SARAJEVO175BOSNIA ? WOMEN'S SMALL GRANT PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Embassy Sarajevo submits the following four proposals in priority order for S/GWI's small grant initiative to promote women's political, economic, and social advancement. Post received 64 proposals, which were reviewed by representatives of the economic, public affairs (OPA),and USAID offic [...]
2010-02-23 13:32:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN EAID KPAO PHUM SOCI TRSY BK
10SARAJEVO198BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2010 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2010 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]
2010-02-26 15:41:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10SEOUL83SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; JANUARY 21, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 08:44:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
10SEOUL95NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JANUARY 2010
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- New Year's Editorial Focuses on the Economy -- DPRK Bans Foreign Currency Use -- DPRK Continues Closing Wholesale Markets -- Number of DPRK Cell Phon [...]
2010-01-26 07:01:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
10STATE12095GULF REGION COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE 2010 UPDATE
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY. Reftel announced a by-invitation-only Gulf Region Communications Conference (GRCC) in Amman, Jordan, 21-23 February 2010, co-hosted by United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) and the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). Reftel requested pos [...]
2010-02-05 18:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECPS EINT MARR MCAP PREL XF
10STATE12464ADDRESSING RESOURCE REQUESTS FROM THE UN
[...] (SBU) This is an action request for USUN New York to share the information in paragraphs four through six with the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). In addition to sharing the U.S. Government responses to DPKO requests for assistance, USUN is asked to confirm with DPKO that t [...]
2010-02-10 00:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO
10STATE13577GUIDANCE: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR FEBRUARY 16 UNAMI
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 19:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC IZ
10STATE13750READOUT OF JANUARY 20 U.S.-FRANCE STRATEGIC DIALOGUE
[...] (S/NF) Summary. On January 20, 2010, Under Secretary Bill Burns and Defense Under Secretary for Policy Michele Flournoy hosted the third U.S.-France Strategic Dialogue with counterparts Jacques Audibert and Michel Miraillet. Discussions focused on Afghanistan, Pakistan, NATO Reform, Missile [...]
2010-02-17 03:09:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS NATO RS FR IR TU
10STATE15554DESIGNATION OF FOUR ENTITIES AND ONE INDIVIDUAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United States designated four entities and one individual related to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on February 10, 2010, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 (Blocking Propert [...]
2010-02-20 00:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN
10STATE15563CWC: GUIDANCE FOR THE 59th SESSION OF THE OPCW
[...] (U) The fifty-ninth session of the Executive Council (EC-59) will involve much routine Council business. Several politically loaded issues, both on and off the agenda, are likely to receive significant attention on the Council floor and on the margins. The issue of "how and when" to initiate [...]
2010-02-20 01:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW IZ
10STATE15609TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION
[...] (SBU) CODEL Scott (D-VA) landed in Port-au-Prince at 1100 EST February 19. The CODEL will be on the ground for four hours. (TF1/H e-mail) EVACUATIONS/AMERICAN CITIZEN ISSUES ----------------------------------- 2. (SBU) The final evacuation flight departed February 18, with 107 [...]
2010-02-20 07:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
10STATE16163SRI LANKA: ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
[...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) Summary: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has followed his January 26 re-election with the extra-legal arrest of the opposition candidate and intimidation of independent media. While Rajapaksa's administration has faced cri [...]
2010-02-23 00:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCE KAWC KDEM PGOV PHUM PREF PREL
10STATE17263U.S.-RUSSIA JOINT THREAT ASSESSMENT TALKS -
[...] (S) A U.S. interagency team -- lead by ISN Acting Assistant Secretary Vann H. Van Diepen -- met with a Russian interagency team lead by Vladimir Nazarov, Deputy Secretary of the Russian National Security Council (full participants list is provided in paragraphs 76-77 below),on December 22, 2009 fo [...]
2010-02-24 22:12:00Secretary of StateSECRETETTC IR KN MTCRE PARM RS TSPA
10STATE18437MALDIVES AMBASSADOR’S WASHINGTON CONSULTATIONS
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Maldives Ambassador-designate (resident in New York) Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed held his first consultations in Washington February 23, ahead of his presentation of credentials to POTUS February 24. Meeting with SCA, S/SECC, S/GC, and OSD, Ghafoor said he would prioritize developing educati [...]
2010-02-26 22:41:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID ECON EFIN ELAB MARR MASS
10STATE2082PREPARING FOR THE LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4-6. 2. (SBU) Background. A U.S. delegation led by Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke and including senior representatives of the National Security Council, the Department of Defense, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff held meetings with senior UK [...]
2010-01-09 01:04:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV EFIN ECON MARR MOPS NATO AF
10STATE3380TALKING POINTS FOR SOMALIA CONSULTATIONS JANUARY
[...] Action Request: USUN should draw from the building blocks in paragraph 2 below in drafting the statement for the UN Security Council briefing and consultations on Somalia on January 14, 2010. End action. 2. Begin building blocks: -- Special Representative Ould-Abdallah, thank you [...]
2010-01-13 18:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM PHSA
10STATE413TALKING POINTS FOR JANUARY 6 OPEN DEBATE ON UNAMA
[...] (U) USUN is instructed to pursue the objectives in paragraph 2 and draw from the points in paragraph 3 during the January 6 Security Council open debate on the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). 2. (U) Objectives: -- Highlight the results of the U.S. Afghanistan-Pakistan strat [...]
2010-01-04 23:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC AF
10STATE4905TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) A Lebanese government delegation is scheduled to arrive in Port-au-Prince on January 19 with a planeload of humanitarian aid. (TF1/Lebanon desk e-mail) SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) ---------------------- 2. (SBU) To date, international SAR teams have rescued more than 70 in [...]
2010-01-18 23:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
10STATE7686Guidance: Middle East Consultations, January 27
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from para two elements in making its intervention during Middle East consultations in the Security Council on January 27, 2010 and in answering subsequent press inquiries. 2. (SBU) Begin elements: I thank Assistant Secretary General Fernand [...]
2010-01-26 16:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC IS KPAL
10STATE8521TFHA01: HAITI EARTHQUAKE TASK FORCE SITUATION REPORT
[...] (SBU) OAS Secretary General Insulza departed Port-au- Prince for Miami. (TF1/Embassy Port-au-Prince e-mail) 2. (SBU) Ecuadorian President Correa delayed his travel to Port-au-Prince until January 29. (TF1/SOUTHCOM e-mail) 3. (SBU) Erik Fresen (R) and David Rivera (R),members of the [...]
2010-01-28 01:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA
10STATE9964CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: HOST COUNTRY
[...] (U) Action Request in Paragraph 8. --------- OBJECTIVE --------- 2. (C-REL U.K.) Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objective: -- Work with the Government of the United Kingdom to finalize an exchange of letters to clarify differing interpretations of our 1997 Host [...]
2010-02-01 17:02:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCBW KTIA PARM PREL UK OPCW CWC
10TAIPEI158MAINTAINING AND EXPANDING U.S. INFLUENCE UNDER THE
[...] (C) Summary: Nearly two years after President Ma Ying-jeou took office, the thaw in cross-Strait relations continues apace, with a steady procession of agreements expanding commercial, transportation and other links and an economic cooperation agreement possible later this year. Nonetheless, m [...]
2010-02-10 06:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KDEM PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN EINV MASS MARR
10TAIPEI195UNITED STATES SECURITY DIALOGUES WITH TAIWAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United States has a range of security-related dialogues with Taiwan, including one led by State, ten led by DoD, and one led by AIT/Washington. These talks cover a range of security issues and contribute to our unofficial bilateral relationship. There are some modest chan [...]
2010-02-25 08:27:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiSECRETMARR PGOV MASS PREL TW CH
10TASHKENT97Uzbekistan: Submission for 10th Annual Trafficking in
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 09:11:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KTIP KMCA UZ
10TBILISI199GEORGIA: SENATORS MCCAIN, THUNE AND BARRASSO INVESTIGATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senators John McCain (R-AZ),John Thune (R-SD) and John Barrasso (R-WY) met January 10-11 in the Black Sea resort city of Batumi with President Saakashvili and other members of the GoG as well as opposition representatives. They also traveled to Zugdidi near the administrative [...]
2010-02-17 08:41:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GG
10TBILISI201GEORGIA: 2009 WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT
[...] Summary: Child labor is uncommon in Georgia because of societal norms, legal prohibitions against it and high unemployment has resulted in a large pool of adult workers willing to work for low wages. There have been no reported cases of forced child labor or exploitive child labor. While ch [...]
2010-02-17 11:04:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID
10TBILISI203GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE
[...] (S) Summary. Georgia is calmer and more stable than at any time since the war, but those improvements are far from durable. A palpable sense of insecurity still permeates society and politics. Miscalculations and provocations - domestically, in the territories or north across the mountains - could [...]
2010-02-18 05:28:00Embassy TbilisiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS MARR OTRA OVIP AF RS GG
10TBILISI43EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT DECEMBER 2009
[...] The EXBS Advisor (EA) is in the U.S. for consultation and leave from December 14th through January 22nd. 2. Information regarding nominations for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy class of 2014 was provided to the Public Affairs Office, Office of Defense Cooperation and the Georgian Coast Guard ( [...]
2010-01-12 13:38:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG
10TEGUCIGALPA117REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED
[...] On June 28, 2009, Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was removed from power in a coup d'etat. The United States did not recognize the de facto regime that subsequently took over and remained in power until the January 27 inauguration of democratically elected President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo [...]
2010-02-04 18:09:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM GOVPOI SIPDIS USAID
10TEGUCIGALPA73LABOR MONITORING AND ENGAGEMENT IN HONDURAS
[...] (U) Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was removed from power in a coup d'etat on June 28, 2009. The United States does not recognize the de facto regime that subsequently took over. As a result, it has not been possible for the Embassy to engage in high-level advocacy on labor issu [...]
2010-01-26 18:27:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON ETRD PGOV HO
10TEGUCIGALPA99HONDURAN PRESIDENT LOBO'S CABINET TAKES SHAPE
[...] (SBU) Summary/Introduction: President Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo began to officially announce the members of his cabinet and inner circle on January 26, the day before his inauguration, and made further announcements over the next two days. He has still not named ministers for defense, agricultur [...]
2010-01-30 00:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM HO
10TELAVIV104ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Aftermath of the Earthquake in Haiti 2. Mideast 3. Israel-Turkey Relations: ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to report extensively on the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake and the successful activity of the Israeli [...]
2010-01-19 11:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV118ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Anniversary of President ObamaQs Swearing-In: 3. Aftermath of the Earthquake in Haiti ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that yesterday U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace Senator George Mitchell c [...]
2010-01-21 10:57:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV128ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] President ObamaQs Interview with TIME Magazine 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited President ObamaQs interview with TIME Magazine, in which he admitted that he erred during his first year in office by raising too h [...]
2010-01-22 11:36:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV175ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Anniversary of President ObamaQs Swearing-In: ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted the German weekly Der Spiegel as saying that Iran will produce an atomic weapon within a year and that it is trying to reduce the s [...]
2010-01-26 11:43:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV180CODEL MCCAIN'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 08:15:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALAF IR IS IZ LE PGOV PK PREL
10TELAVIV210ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 11:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV225ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-PRC Tension ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu and DM Ehud Barak are at odds over whether to form a committee to probe Operation Cast Lead: Barak has spoken out against [...]
2010-02-01 11:18:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV227ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that two barrels packed with 15 kg. of explosives each washed up on beaches in Ashdod and Ashkelon yesterday, in what Israeli security sources said was a carefully planne [...]
2010-02-02 09:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV281NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR ARAD ARTICULATES ISRAELI
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 5 article in the Israeli newspaper Yisrael Ha-yom, National Security Advisor Uzi Arad articulated the Netanyahu Government's foreign policy successes over the past year, including helping prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and promoting negotiations to res [...]
2010-02-05 15:46:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG IS
10TELAVIV308ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media led with tension between the offices of the Defense Minister and the IDFQs Chief of Staff, following Israel TVQs unconfirmed disclosure that the tenure C-o-S Gabi Ashkenazi woul [...]
2010-02-10 12:59:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV349ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All major media led with news that several assassins of senior Hamas operative Mahmoud al-Mabhouh used the identities of British-born Israelis for the Dubai hit. HaQaretz reported that Brit [...]
2010-02-17 10:31:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV360ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Media reported on U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William BurnsQ visit to Syria yesterday. All principal media led with a diplomatic crisis following the assassinatio [...]
2010-02-18 15:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV362ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Media reported on U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William BurnsQ visit to Syria yesterday. All principal media led with a diplomatic crisis following the assassinatio [...]
2010-02-18 15:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV379SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S
[...] (C) Summary: I am pleased to welcome you once again to Israel. Despite some areas of disagreement, we have a strong and dynamic bilateral relationship. The Strategic Dialogue has been an important mechanism since 2005. This will be a significant opportunity to engage the Israeli governm [...]
2010-02-18 15:09:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ENRG IS
10TELAVIV418ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Afghanistan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that DM Ehud Barak will leave for the U.S. Tuesday to discuss Iran's nuclear program and the possible reviving of talks with the Palestinians. Barak decided to mak [...]
2010-02-23 08:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV434D/Sec Lew Discusses Assistance Cooperation with MFA and
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Secretary Jacob J. Lew met February 21 with Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, and separately with MFA Director General Yossi Gal and MASHAV (Israel's foreign aid agency) head Haim Divon to discuss bilateral cooperation in development assistance and Israel's OECD access [...]
2010-02-24 07:38:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EINV PREL OECD UNESCO IS PA
10TELAVIV436ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg will arrive in Israel today, leading an important delegation of officials from the Pentagon, the National Security [...]
2010-02-24 08:53:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV441ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. IsraelQs Nuclear Policy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified yesterday to a U.S. congressional committee that the U.S. wants to see a quick resumption of peace [...]
2010-02-25 10:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV449ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 11:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10THEHAGUE29CWC: WRAP-UP FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 15, 2010
[...] (U) This includes an action request: see para 12. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) As delegations return to The Hague from the long holidays, work at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is picking up speed. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) hel [...]
2010-01-15 16:19:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OPCW CWC
10THEHAGUE75NETHERLANDS: TREASURY DAS GLASER PREPARES DUTCH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Treasury DAS Glaser engaged key Dutch decision makers on Iran policy across three ministries January 26. The Dutch expressed support for increasing pressure on the Tehran regime. They assured Glaser the Netherlands would support tougher sanctions within the EU, although offic [...]
2010-02-05 12:53:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNEFIN PREL KTFN IR NL
10THEHAGUE89SCENE SETTER FOR EC-59 AND WRAP-UP FOR THE WEEK
[...] (SBU) The attention of the Technical Secretariat (TS) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and delegations turned this week to preparations for the Executive Council (EC-59) session of February 22-26. EC Chairman Lomonaco (Mexico) convened the advance consultation [...]
2010-02-12 16:15:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
10TIRANA54INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT: PART TWO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 15:43:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC
10TIRANA58BERISHA SEEKS NEW SECRET POLICE
[...] (S//NF) In early January, Prime Minister Berisha introduced a new draft bill to amend the law on the National Intelligence Service (SHISH). In essence, the aim of the law is to limit the foreign intelligence responsibilities of the SHISH, increase its domestic intelligence responsibilities i [...]
2010-01-27 16:21:00Embassy TiranaSECRETPREL PGOV PINS PINR AL
10TOKYO125 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/21/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 01:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO136 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/21/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO137Japan Hosts Sixth Asian Senior Talks on Non-Proliferation
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 01:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PUNE PARM PREL JA
10TOKYO15 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/05/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-05 03:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO153Japan Hosts Sixth Asian Senior-Level Talks on
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The government of Japan hosted the sixth meeting of the Asian Senior-Level Talks on Non-Proliferation (ASTOP) December 11, 2009. Sixteen countries from the Asia-Pacific region and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) were represented. The U.S. delegation [...]
2010-01-25 23:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PUNE PARM PREL ETTC JA
10TOKYO181 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/28/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO185 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/29/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 01:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO19 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/06/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO228U.S.-JAPAN SECURITY SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Initiatives for the Security Treaty,s 50th anniversary, updates on the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and Nuclear Posture Review (NPR),Host Nation Support (HNS),Realignment/Futenma Replacement Facility, possible new bilateral exchanges and F-X procurement were the main Allian [...]
2010-02-04 09:00:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV MARR JA
10TOKYO295 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/16/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 05:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO306 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/17/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-17 01:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO315 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/18/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-18 02:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO358 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/23/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 08:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO374 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 02/25/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 01:33:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO381 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/25/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 07:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO43 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/08/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 01:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO74 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/13/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-13 01:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TRIPOLI39LIBYA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Indicators: Transparency International: Libya is ranked 130 on the Corruption Perceptions Index. Heritage Foundation: Economic Freedom Ranking: 171 World Bank Doing Business: Libya is not ranked Millennium Challenge Corporation: Libya is not ranked OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 2. In [...]
2010-01-14 17:32:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD KTDB LY EPET OPIC PREL USTR ECIN
10TUNIS37TUNISIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 17:44:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR TS
10TUNIS51REVISED TUNISIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 13:14:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD OPIC KTDB USTR TS
10ULAANBAATAR152010 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 09:24:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR
10ULAANBAATAR162010 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 09:39:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR
10ULAANBAATAR172010 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 09:54:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR
10ULAANBAATAR282010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement, Part 2 of 3
[...] As requested ref, post provides the 2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement. This cable, Part 2, contains sections A.5 through A.9. See septels for sections A.1-A.4 and A.10-A.16. A.5 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND INCENTIVES Mongolia imposes few performance requirements on, and offers few [...]
2010-01-27 08:10:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON OPIC KTTB USTR MG
10ULAANBAATAR292010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement, Part 3 of 3
[...] As requested ref, post provides the 2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement. This cable, Part 3, contains sections A.10 through A.16. See septels for sections A.1-A.9 A.10 Competition from State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Mongolia passed and implemented a competition law applying to forei [...]
2010-01-27 08:17:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON OPIC KTTB USTR MG
10ULAANBAATAR51ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ANSF TRAINERS
[...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with PM Batbold and President Elbegdorj, the Ambassador expressed appreciation for the role Mongolian forces have continued to play in Afghanistan and covered reftel demarche points on the need for additional trainers. The PM expressed interest in the idea a [...]
2010-02-22 08:30:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALMASS PREL NATO
10UNESCOPARISFR187HAITI EARTHQUAKE: UNESCO MEETING ON SAVING HAITI'S
[...] Summary. UNESCO, February 16, convened a meeting to bring together Haitian government officials, representatives of museums and cultural experts and representatives of other UNESCO member states to discuss the impact of the January 12 earthquake on Haiti's cultural heritage. The Haitian Minist [...]
2010-02-17 17:19:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KPKO HA PREL SCUL UNESCO
10UNROME25WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD 2010 FIRST REGULAR
[...] The 2010 First Regular Session of the WFP Executive Board was held in Rome from February 8-11. Highlights from the session included: the election of a new Executive Board Bureau, an update on Haiti, guest speakers OCHA Under Secretary General Sir John Holmes and economist Jeffrey Sachs, and a [...]
2010-02-23 15:15:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN
10UNVIEVIENNA49 IAEA/BOG: March Board Preview and Analysis
[...] (SBU) Although the March IAEA Board of Governors meeting is traditionally focused on nuclear safety and technology, Iran's nuclear brinksmanship and potential Syrian safeguards failures will likely dominate the debate. This is particularly true as the Board meeting, expected to run March 1-4, [...]
2010-02-12 07:52:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PARM KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
10USEUBRUSSELS212COMMISSION TERRORISM SANCTIONS LEGAL CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) This message contains an Action Request. Please see Paragraph 14. This message also contains a list of 26 pending court challenges to EU sanctions designations, as received from the European Commission. Please see Paragraph 13. 2. (C//NF) SUMMARY. U.S. interagency sanctions off [...]
2010-02-24 10:46:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN ETTC EUN KTFN PINR PTER UNSC
10USNATO40NATO'S SCR RANKS REINTEGRATION, DELIVERING
[...] (C/REL ISAF) Summary. NATO's Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) in Afghanistan, Fernando Gentilini, told ISAF representatives January 27 that reintegration, enhancing NATO's civilian effect on the ground, and the 2010 Afghan Parliamentary elections were the three most important issues facing [...]
2010-01-28 17:35:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS AF MCAP NATO
10USNATO64JAN 28, 2010 HLTF: ALLIES CONSIDER BROAD EURO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Allies used the January 28 HLTF and related meetings to touch base on CFE in the wake of the December 2009 NATO and OSCE Ministerials, as well as SYG Rasmussen's mid-December trip to Moscow. Allies welcomed and evinced considerable interest in the information that senior U.S. o [...]
2010-02-10 13:42:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL
10USNATO7ALLIES STRESS CAUTION AND SOLIDARITY ON KFOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 6,the North Atlantic Council (NAC) agreed on the need to ensure KFOR maintains adequate troop levels and force mobility during the drawdown. The U.S. and a large number of Allies stressed that the KFOR move to deterrent presence must be a conditions-based process with [...]
2010-01-08 14:40:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PGOV MOPS MARR KV YI AFDB
10USOSCE31OSCE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS: JANUARY 25 - 29, 2010
[...] (SBU) Kazakhstani PermRep Abdrakhmanov formally presented the Chairmanship's Human Dimension (HD) calendar at the well-attended HD Committee's inaugural meeting January 22. True to the Chairmanship's stated priorities, the proposal was heavy on tolerance, gender, and trafficking events at the [...]
2010-02-03 14:56:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PREL MARR KZ RS GM AJ
10USUNNEWYORK11SRSG KAI EIDE BRIEFING AND UNAMA OPEN DEBATE
[...] (U) Summary: On January 6, the Security Council held a quarterly debate on the UN Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA). SYG Ban, SRSG Eide and Afghan PermRep Tanin addressed the Council. Ban called Afghanistan an on-going "main priority" for the UN in 2010, and focused on the need to [...]
2010-01-12 13:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV NATO AF PK
10USUNNEWYORK71SYG BAN BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON RECENT TRAVELS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary-General (SYG) Ban briefed the Council in closed consultations on February 3, reviewing his travel to the January 28 conference on Afghanistan in London, to Cyprus, and to the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, and an update on Haiti. Ban's overview of the London Conference on A [...]
2010-02-09 14:39:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM AF HA CY SU YM
10USUNNEWYORK73 FY2010 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Per the request in reftel, USUN has undertaken a thorough review and certifies that ECOSOC, UNICEF and UNDPI have not granted any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes or condones, or seeks the legalization of pedophilia. Mission est [...]
2010-02-09 23:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM SOCI
10USUNNEWYORK76UNSC: DPKO BRIEFS ON RECOMMENDATIONS/CONCLUSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and UNIFIL's Strategic Military Cell (SMC) briefed Security Council members at an informal meeting on February 5 on the key conclusions and recommendations of the Joint UNIFIL-DPKO Technical Review. The review envisions no radic [...]
2010-02-11 19:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC IS LE
10USUNNEWYORK9THE 2010 SECURITY COUNCIL: SOME INITIAL THOUGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The votes and actions of incoming Security Council members Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria will be more challenging than their predecessors and will require close management on some issues. On the key priority of non-proliferation, Brazil's efforts to d [...]
2010-01-08 17:56:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC
10USUNNEWYORK97UNSC: MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST DISCUSSION - MEMBERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs Pascoe briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on February 18. He emphasized that the two parties were seriously considering Special Envoy Mitchell's proposal to move to proximity talks and sai [...]
2010-02-22 19:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE SY
10VALLETTA97MALTA: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Responses are keyed to numbered/lettered reporting questions paragraphs of reftel: 25. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on human trafficking? What plans are in place (if any) to undertake further documentation of human [...]
2010-02-22 15:25:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAP
10VIENNA872010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA
[...] Following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- AUSTRIA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Introduction - - - - - - Major structural conditions and the decisive parameters for foreign investors r [...]
2010-01-26 07:50:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR AU
10WELLINGTON3CORRECTED COPY -- SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CLINTON'S NEW
[...] (SBU) Secretary Clinton, Embassy Wellington and Consulate General Auckland extend a warm welcome to you for your January 15-17 visit to New Zealand. We have worked closely on preparations with your "Kiwi" hosts and share their excitement about your trip. Your visit to New Zealand, a small Pac [...]
2010-01-06 21:06:00Embassy WellingtonSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON EAID ETRD OVIP AMGT SENV MARR NZ
10YEREVAN105ARMENIA 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 14:05:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAM ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
85ALEXANDRIA817 ALEXANDRIA: A "DEEPLY DIVIDED" CITY
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY. THE JULY 2 PRESENTATION, TO THE PEOPLES ASSEMBLY, OF THE PARLIAMENTARY INVESTIGATIVE REPORT ON ALEXANDRIA GOVERNOR FAWZI MA'AZ'S CONDUCT OF OFFICE DID NOT STOP THE DEBATE. INDEED, NEW CHARGES AND COUNTER-CHARGES HAVE EMERGED DURING THE SUMMER WH [...]
1985-09-03 15:07:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR EG
86ALGIERS5347 ALGERIA AND THE ARAB WORLD: MOVING FROM
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: UNLIKE ITS SELF-PERCEIVED LEADERSHIP ROLE IN AFRICA, ALGERIA HAS ATTEMPTED TO POSITION ITSELF IN THE ARAB WORLD AS A MEDIATOR/PEACEMAKER AT THE CENTER OF COMPETING FACTIONS AND INTERESTS. ALGERIA IS NO LONGER IN THE FOREFRONT OF RADICAL ARAB CAUSES, ALTHOU [...]
1986-10-21 11:36:00Embassy AlgiersSECRETPREL XF AG
88HARARE1365 THE NEW GOZ: BIO INFORMATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. PRESIDENT MUGABE ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY 2, 1988 THE COMPOSITION OF HIS NEW CABINET (REF A). THIS NEW GOVERNMENT CONSISTS OF THREE SENIOR MINISTERS, 21 CABINET MINISTERS, 3 CABINET-RANK MINISTERS OF STATE, 15 DEPUTY MINISTERS, 5 MINISTERS OF STATE WHO WORK AS "PARTY APPOINTEES", AND [...]
1988-03-14 09:20:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPINS PINR KPRP PGOV
88RABAT2739MOROCCO: 1988 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (C - ENTIRE TEXT) - 2. FOLLOWING IS POST'S CONTRIBUTION TO DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL REPORT ON TERRORISM, KEYED TO SUGGESTED FORMAT. - (1) MOROCCO - (2) RELATIONSHIP WITH PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION: THE PLO HAS HAD A DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN RABAT SINCE 1971. GOM-PLO RELATIONS SOURED IN [...]
1988-03-17 12:46:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPTER MO
89STATE308460 U.S. POLICY TOWARD CAMBODIA: NEXT STEPS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL--ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THIS CABLE PROVIDES POSTS WITH KEY THEMES TO BE USED WITH HOST GOVERNMENTS, THE PRESS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES REGARDING OUR ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT SITUATION IN CAMBODIA (SEE PARA 3) AND INFORMATION ON THE NEXT STEPS WE PLAN TO TAKE (SEE PAR [...]
1989-09-26 16:09:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL CB US
90KHARTOUM5759 SUDAN'S MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT: MORE IN CHECK
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF JUNE 30, 1989, WHEN ELEMENTS OF SUDAN'S ARMORED AND AIRBORNE FORCES SEIZED POWER FROM PRIME MINISTER SADIQ AL MAHDI, IT WAS WIDELY BELIEVED THAT THE LONG-AWAITED TAKEOVER BY THE MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT HAD FINALLY TAKEN PLACE. [...]
1990-05-31 11:06:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETMARR MCAP PGOV PINR KPRP SU
91STATE419544 U.S. POLICY ON RECOGNITION OF FORMER SOVIET
[...] SUMMARY. THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED USG POLICY ON RECOGNITION OF THE REPUBLICS OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25. FOLLOWING IS PRESS GUIDANCE THAT ADDRESSEES MAY USE WITH LOCAL PRESS AND OTHER CONTACTS. PARA 2 IS GENERAL GUIDANCE IN Q-AND-A FORMAT; PARA 3 IS THE TEXT OF THE [...]
1991-12-28 18:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PNAT PBTS
92ZAGREB409 ZAGREB UPDATE: MARCH 17, 1992
[...] THE CROATIAN SUPREME STATE COUNCIL MET ON MARCH 16 TO CONSIDER ISSUES RELATING TO LAW AND ORDER, CRIME AND THE TREATMENT OF SERBS IN UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ZAGREB 00409 01 OF 03 180711Z CROATIA. IN A SERIES OF DECLARAT [...]
1992-03-17 15:23:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPINR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS
93STATE374527 UN SECURITY COUNCIL SANCTIONS ON LIBYA
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: AS POSTS ARE AWARE, NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST LIBYA CAME INTO FORCE AT 00:01 EST ON 1 DECEMBER 1993. THESE MEASURES ARE DESIGNED TO BRING TO JUSTICE THE PERPETRATORS OF TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST PAN AM 103 AND UTA 772. UNSC RESOLUTION 883 FREEZES CERTAIN LIBYAN [...]
1993-12-14 03:01:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALETTC UNSC PREL ETRD LY
95ZAGREB3839DEPUTY PM TELLS A/S SHATTUCK GOC PLANS TO REPATRIATE ABDIC MUSLIMS, WILL CUT OFF ASSISTANCE TO BOSNIAN REFUGEES
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. DEPUTY PM KOSTOVIC TOLD VISITING DRL A/S SHATTUCK THAT THE CROATIAN GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO REPATRIATE THE 20,000 ABDIC REBEL MUSLIMS IN THE KUPLJENSKO CAMP NEAR VOJNIC AFTER 10-15 DAYS IF NO AGREEMENT IS REACHED IN THE INTERIM [...]
1995-10-02 20:02:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALHR NOTAG
96ANKARA12278GLIMPSES OF THE SHARIA IN TURKEY
[...] CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR RICHARD MCKEE, EMBASSY ANKARA. REASON: 1.5(B)(D). 2. (C) ALONG WITH THE GROWING ELECTORAL STRENGTH OF PRIME MINISTER NECMETTIN ERBAKAN'S ISLAMIST REFAH (WELFARE) PARTY, THE IDEA OF RESTORING THE SHARIA (RELIGIOUS LAW) APPEARS TO BE GAINING ADHERENTS IN T [...]
1996-11-18 11:42:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PTER PHUM PINR TU
96PRETORIA6905 STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE SADC REGION: SOUTH
[...] ALTHOUGH PREVIOUS CABLES HAVE ALREADY ADDRESSED SOME OF THESE ISSUES, FOLLOWING ARE GENERAL RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS POSED REF A. SEPTELS ON SPECIFIC ISSUES (LAND, HOUSING, TRADITIONAL/CUSTOMARY LAW) AS WELL AS SEPTEL ADDRESSING POST'S ACTIONS TO PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY WILL FOLLOW. 2. SU [...]
1996-07-22 13:55:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM SADC SF
97ADDISABABA2584 ALLAH IN ETHIOPIA: MOSTLY QUIET ON THE ISLAMIC FRONT
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLOFF JEFFREY JACOBS, REASON 1.5 (D) . ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) FEW ISSUES ARE OF GREATER LONG-TERM CONCERN TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA (GFDRE) THAN THE THREAT OF MILITANT POLITICAL ISLAM. AT PRESENT THE GFDRE FACES LITT [...]
1997-04-01 15:04:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KISL PHUM PTER PREL KPRP ET
97BANDARSERIBEGAWAN822ASIAWEEK'S "BRUNEI FUN?" ARTICLE
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A LONG ARTICLE ENTITLED "BRUNEI FUN?" APPEARED IN THE SEPTEMBER 12 ISSUE OF ASIAWEEK MAGAZINE. IN THE ARTICLE, SENIOR ASIAWEEK CORRESPONDENT ROGER MITTEN, EXAMINES CURRENT TRENDS IN BRUNEI SOCIETY, POLITICS, CULTURE, AND THE BRUNEI ROYAL FAMILY. THE CONTEXT OF THE AR [...]
1997-09-19 08:44:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI BX
97GABORONE4838 A SADC PRIMER: TIME FOR A REVISED EDITION?
[...] SUMMARY. SOUTHERN AFRICA IS INCREASINGLY TOUTED AS THE CONTINENT'S ENGINE OF GROWTH, WITH THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY (SADC) DRIVING THE TRAIN. SADC HAS MATURED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE ITS FORMATION IN 1992, BUT FORGING REGIONAL COOPERATION FROM NATIONALIST PROCLIVITIES IS AS DEL [...]
1997-09-04 14:53:00Embassy GaboroneCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN ECON KPRP
99BEIRUT4484 JEZZINE: LOOKING FOR NORMALITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBASSY STAFF VISITED THE SOUTHERN CITY OF JEZZINE RECENTLY, FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE SOUTH LEBANON ARMY (SLA). INITIAL FEAR AMONG RESIDENTS ABOUT SAFETY HAVE ABATED. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY IS INCREASING MODESTLY, BUT HAS NOT REPLACED THE ECONOMIC LOSS FROM [...]
1999-10-13 08:55:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ECON EAID SY IS LE
99RIYADH3810SAUDI ARABIA: 1999 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] THE FOLLOWING RESTATES AND RESPONDS TO EACH OF THE QUESTIONS SET FORTH IN REFTEL. A. DESCRIBE THE RESPONSE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF EACH COUNTRY TO ACTS OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND/OR SIGNIFICANT ACTS OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM DURING 1999, INCLUDING ANY HOST GOVERNMENT PROSECUTIONS RELA [...]
1999-12-05 14:20:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SA
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