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05QUITO224	JANUARY TIP UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: There have been encouraging signs from the Congress that pending trafficking in persons (TIP) legislation may pass by the end of February. The American Bar Association (ABA) reviewed its suggested changes to the bill with the Embassy and has presented them to key congressional c [...]	2005-01-27 20:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC

05QUITO236	ANOTHER DEFECTION FROM GUTIERREZ'S INNER CIRCLE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tired and forlorn, Presidential Legal Advisor and close Embassy contact Carlos Larrea informed Poloffs January 27 that President Lucio Gutierrez was feeling growing pressure from legislative allies for cabinet and policy changes. The PRE party sought ministerial positions from [...]	2005-01-28 22:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM PREL PHUM EC
05QUITO2439	INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT KEY TO SUPREME COURT [...] Summary: A new Ecuadorian Supreme Court is expected to be in place by late November, but the work will not end when the selection commission seats new justices. Jose Antonio Viera, a Chilean Senator appointed by the OAS to monitor Ecuador's Supreme Court selection process, told the Ambassad [...]	2005-10-26 19:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS EC
05QUITO2440	CONGRESS OFFERS, AND PALACIO RESISTS, ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: President of Congress Wilfredo Lucero met with President Alfredo Palacio October 24 to relay lawmakers' support for a constitutional assembly, but not a more powerful constituent assembly as favored by Palacio. The constituent assembly -- intended for times of complete governmen [...]	2005-10-26 19:29:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS EC
05QUITO2442	CONGRESS OFFERS, AND PALACIO RESISTS, ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: President of Congress Wilfredo Lucero met with President Alfredo Palacio October 24 to relay lawmakers' support for a constitutional assembly, but not a more powerful constituent assembly as favored by Palacio. The constituent assembly -- intended for times of complete governmen [...]	2005-10-26 22:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM EC
05QUITO2499	GOE REJECTS IRANIAN REMARKS, CONSIDERING STATEMENT [...] PolChief, British DCM Peter Evans, and PolOff delivered RefTel points on November 1 to Ambassadors Rafael Veintimilla and Marco Samaniego of MFA Bilateral Relations, requesting that the GOE publicly reject President Ahmadi-Nejad's call to "wipe Israel off the map." Veintimilla said that the GO [...]	2005-11-04 14:37:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO2573	GOE STUDIES PERU MARITIME CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary: The Peruvian Congress' recent passage of maritime border legislation affecting Chile (Ref A) has sparked intense review by the GOE of the issue. Thus far, the GOE's official response has been cautious and measured, maintaining that the Peruvian measure does not affect the Ecuad [...]	2005-11-10 22:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV EC
05QUITO2574	MFA PLANS FOREIGN POLICY DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: FM Carrion has announced his intention to develop a foreign policy strategy for 2005-2020. He intends to build support for the strategy through a series of topical seminars over the coming year. End Summary. 2. (SBU) PolChief and PolOff met on November 8 with Ambassador J [...]	2005-11-10 22:10:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR CO PGOV EC
05QUITO2607	IRAN: GOE AGAINST NO ACTION, FAVORS UNSC REFERRAL [...] (C) The DCM delivered RefTel points on November 15 to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs Mauricio Montalvo, requesting GOE support in opposing the no action motion against the pending human rights resolution on Iran. The DCM stressed the importance of maintaining the Third Committee's credibil [...]	2005-11-15 22:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EC UNHRC
05QUITO2652	INDIGENOUS MARCH IN QUITO AGAINST FTA [...] (U) Summary: Approximately 1,000 indigenous from the provinces participated in mobilizations on November 16 and 17 organized by indigenous organization CONAIE against the free trade agreement (FTA) and the US-owned Occidental petroleum company, and in favor of a constituent assembly. Protest [...]	2005-11-21 16:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL ETRD EC FTA
05QUITO2662	COLOMBIA OFFERS OLIVE BRANCH ON SPRAYING [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian Vice FM Diego Ribadeneira and Colombian Vice FM Comilo Reyes met in Quito on November 17 to review key bilateral issues for the December 7 ministerial meeting. As predicted, the meeting primarily focused on northern border security issues including migration, refugees [...]	2005-11-21 21:45:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PTER SNAR CO EC
05QUITO2715	ECUADOR: MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) PolOff delivered RefTel points on November 29 to MFA Director of Bilateral Affairs Rafael Veintimilla. GOB diplomats declined our invitation to jointly deliver the points, but asked that we share the outcome. Veintimilla said that the GOE is supportive of the need to see Bolivia strengt [...]	2005-11-30 15:26:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2725	UN CRITICIZES ECUADOR'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Committee Against Torture, which oversees countries' compliance with the Convention Against Torture, recently publicly announced that Ecuador needs to adopt a clear definition of the crime of torture and ensure investigation and punishment for acts of torture. The repor [...]	2005-11-30 22:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM EC
05QUITO2747	ECUADOR LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: -- ILO Advisors to Ecuador Named (para. 2) -- Ambassador Highlights Labor Concerns (3) -- Additional Child Labor Inspectors Hired (4) -- Newspapers Highlight Child Labor (5) -- Banana Labor Dispute Update (6) -- Number [...]	2005-12-02 17:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
05QUITO2822	ECUADOR-COLOMBIA TALKS ADVANCE ON BROAD RANGE OF [...] (C) Summary: The meeting between FM Francisco Carrion and his Colombian counterpart Carolina Barco which took place here on December 7 is being touted by the GOE and the Colombian Embassy here as a success. Both governments committed to increasing security measures along the border region, [...]	2005-12-12 19:37:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS MASS SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO2866	ECUADOR: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Embassy Quito's contribution to the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism report follows, keyed to questions in Reftel (paras 7-10). Embassy POC is PolOff Jarahn Hillsman, 593-2-256-2890 ext 4471, unclass email Hillsmanjd@state.gov, classified email Hillsmanjd@state.sgov.gov, fax 593-2-254-0712. [...]	2005-12-16 17:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV KJUS MARR CASC ASEC EC
05QUITO2970	PALACIO APPOINTS FOUR NEW MINISTERS [...] (U) Summary: Following weeks of speculation, President Palacio on December 29 named new economic, education, health and housing ministers. The most significant change to USG interest is the naming of flower sector businessman Diego Borja as Minister of Economy and Finance, replacing Magdalen [...]	2005-12-30 14:30:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN PREL EC
05QUITO377	ECUADOR NOT RUNNING FOR ECOSOC [...] (C) PolOff met with MFA Director for Human Rights Julio Prado on February 15 and conveyed talking points encouraging Ecuador to continue its candidacy for ECOSOC and the Commission on the Status of Women. Prado said Ecuador's term on ECOSOC ended on December 31, 2004. After analyzing the iss [...]	2005-02-16 17:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU EC UNGA
05QUITO401	CONSOLIDATING SUPPORT FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] On February 15, PolOffs delivered a non paper on consolidating support for Haitian elections (Reftel) to Paulo Moreno, the head of the MFA's UN Affairs office, as well as to MFA Human Rights Director General Julio Prado. On February 17, Moreno told PolOff that the GOE considers promoting st [...]	2005-02-17 19:59:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL HA XL EC UNSC
05QUITO515	GOE SUPPORTS UNGA ANTI-CLONING RESOLUTION [...] (U) In response to Reftel, the Embassy March 2 transmitted anti-human cloning points and draft UNGA resolution to the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Affairs subsecretariat and the Vatican Embassy. In a follow-up telcon March 3, MFA Director General for Human Rights Carmen Larrea [...]	2005-03-04 16:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EC
05QUITO537	SOCIAL CHARTER: GOE WORRIED OVER VENEZUELA'S ROLE [...] At a March 8 working lunch with MFA Subsecretary (U/S equivalent) for Multilateral Affairs Jose Piedrahita, Poloffs raised Reftel preoccupation over Venezuelan attempts to hijack the proposed OAS Social Charter. The USG fully supported efforts to establish said document and sought hemispheri [...]	2005-03-08 22:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EC OAS
05QUITO586	INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED INWARD [...] Summary: Our outreach efforts confirm the impression that major indigenous groups are focused inward for the moment. None joined the Quito anti-government marches on February 16, leaving that to Pachakutik, the political party associated with CONAIE. This does not signify a break between C [...]	2005-03-14 22:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO650	UN ENVOY'S VISIT: ALL POTATOES, NO MEAT [...] SUMMARY: Attempting to spur dialog toward an eventual solution to Ecuador's ongoing court crisis, UN Rapporteur Leandro Despouy visited Quito March 13-18 for a series of meetings with pro-government forces, political opposition, and third-party actors. Great expectations surrounded Despouy' [...]	2005-03-22 22:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KCOR EC
05QUITO661	GUTIERREZ TO CARACAS: WILL HE OR WON'T HE? [...] (U) SUMMARY: For a month the Embassy has heard rumors that Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez would travel to Caracas and meet Hugo Chavez. Confirmation has proved difficult, however; Gutierrez himself swears the trip dates have slipped until autumn. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Guayaquil's El U [...]	2005-03-23 16:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EC VE
05QUITO78	EMBASSY MOTIVATES GOE TO MOVE FORWARD ON TIP [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting on January 7, Minister of Government Jaime Damerval expressed his commitment to fighting trafficking in persons (TIP) to the Ambassador and DCM. He subsequently convoked the first meeting of the GOE's interinstitutional committee. He also re-assigned the portfolio [...]	2005-01-12 20:59:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO808	ECUADOR NONCOMMITTAL ON U.S. SUA CONVENTION [...] In response to Reftel, the Embassy April 12 transmitted non-paper and supporting talking points to the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Affairs subsecretariat. In a follow-up telcon with Poloff April 14, MFA officer Doug Martinez noted Ecuador had yet to formulate a position on the [...]	2005-04-14 17:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EWWT MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL EC
05QUITO836	ECUADOR: PRESIDENT DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN [...] (C) Summary: President Lucio Gutierrez declared an indefinite state of emergency in a national televised address at 21:30 local on April 15. Embassy personnel are accounted for and safe. Military units have not yet appeared in the streets, where spontaneous demonstrations sprang up to prot [...]	2005-04-16 06:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO852	ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The political situation remains fluid in the wake of President Lucio Gutierrez' lifting of the state of emergency. In an emergency session on April 17, Congress unanimously revoked its December 2004 reorganization of the Supreme Court and adjourned until April 19, when it is ex [...]	2005-04-18 23:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO854	ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The political situation remains fluid in the wake of President Lucio Gutierrez' lifting of the state of emergency. In an emergency session on April 17, Congress unanimously revoked its December 2004 reorganization of the Supreme Court and adjourned until April 19, when it is ex [...]	2005-04-19 15:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO855	STATE OF EMERGENCY: USG OUTREACH CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary: After the declaration of a state of emergency by President Gutierrez on the evening of April 15, Embassy Quito and Consulate Guayaquil, working with other USG colleagues, acted quickly to encourage GOE restraint and non-violence. The Mission team (including several Embassy sect [...]	2005-04-19 17:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO856	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EU PARTICIPATION AT UNESCO [...] PolOff delivered reftel points via Diplomatic Note on August 14 to Dack Martinez of the MFA's Office of Special Organizations. In a meeting on April 18, Martinez told PolOff that Ecuador, along with GRULAC, would oppose as improper the EU member states proposal to grant European Community en [...]	2005-04-19 20:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AORC SCUL EC
05QUITO857	ENGAGING THE DIPCORPS ON ECUADORIAN STABILITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives from Quito's largest foreign missions gathered April 18 to discuss the ongoing political crisis in Ecuador. UN Judicial Rapporteur Leandro Despouy, who visited Ecuador March 13-18 (Ref A),weighed in via conference call. As non-US diplomats here are wont to do, [...]	2005-04-19 21:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EC OAS
05QUITO866	ECUADOR WILL ABSTAIN ON GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) On April 19, PolOff conveyed reftel pertinent to Carmen Larrea in the MFA's Human Rights Office and requested the GOE oppose Cuba's resolution on Guantanamo. Larrea thanked us for sharing the draft resolution, and said the GOE will follow its well-established position of abstaining on [...]	2005-04-20 15:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EC UNHRC EUN
05QUITO868	ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Following a night of persistent protests centered on the Presidential Palace, in which one journalist died, the situation in Quito remains extremely volatile. Protests are ongoing and expected to grow. The Ambassador met with the President early on April 20 to urge a bold signa [...]	2005-04-20 17:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO874	ECUADOR: STREETS CALM, GUTIERREZ SAFE, PALACIO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Providential rains cooled demonstrators' temperatures and cleared Quito streets late April 20, although additional protests focusing on Congress are likely April 21. The Ecuadorian Red Cross is claiming two dead, more than 300 injured (mainly from tear gas) since mass demonstra [...]	2005-04-21 15:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO883	EARLY ELECTIONS REQUIRE CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE [...] SUMMARY: Numerous Ecuadorians consider Alfredo Palacio an interim president and are demanding that he call early elections. The constitution does not contemplate such a move, however. Reforming Ecuador's supreme law requires either a two-thirds majority of Congress or a successful referend [...]	2005-04-21 21:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM EC
05QUITO964	ECUADOR CONSIDERING IACHR NOMINATION [...] PolOff conveyed reftel TPs and curriculum vitae to MFA Human Rights Officer Carmen Larrea on April 26. PolOff emphasized Carozza's impressive background and experience in human rights legal work in Latin America. Larrea thanked us for the information and said she considered the nominee an [...]	2005-04-28 19:56:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM XM EC OAS
05QUITO995	CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT AFFECTING TIP PROGRESS [...] (U) Summary: President Palacio is appointing new heads, subsecretaries, and directors of all ministries, and the turnover will slow down progress on key issues including trafficking in persons (TIP). Changes in the ministry of government, which heads the GOE's fight against TIP, are ongoing [...]	2005-05-02 22:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
05RABAT1072	MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) Norwegian Ambassador Returns: Emboffs were pleased to greet the freshly groomed and chastened Norwegian ambassador, Arne Aasheim, at Norway's National Day reception on May 17. Aasheim returned to Morocco on May 15 after being recalled to Oslo on May 4 to clarify public remarks on the We [...]	2005-05-20 12:18:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV KMPI PREL PHUM MO MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS
05RABAT1118	WESTERN SAHARA: POLICE USE VIOLENCE TO PUT DOWN [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy contacts in Laayoune confirm news reports that significant demonstrations have taken place in Laayoune between May 21-25. More than twenty persons have reportedly been arrested and as many are reported to be injured, some seriously. Large numbers of police and milita [...]	2005-05-27 17:47:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL
05RABAT1129	WESTERN SAHARA: UPDATE ON DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Spanish FM Moratinos reached out to both Moroccans and Algerians in an attempt to restore "calm" to the situation in the Western Sahara, holding separate bilateral meetings with GOM and GOA officials in Luxembourg May 30, and indicated his government's intention to stay engaged in [...]	2005-05-31 17:11:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MO PBTS PHUM PREL
05RABAT1152	NEA SENIOR ADVISOR WALSH'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] Summary: On May 27, NEA Senior Advisor and MEPI Women's Pillar Manager Elizabeth Erin Walsh visited Morocco to discuss MEPI Programs with Post and MEPI implementers. Contacts gave an overview of the women's movement in Morocco and recommendations for next steps, particularly the need to inclu [...]	2005-06-03 14:02:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV KMPI PGOV MO
05RABAT1161	MOROCCO TO ATTEND THE U.S.-EU INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Poloff joined Dutch Counselor Caroline Weijers (as local representative of the EU Presidency) and EU Commission Charge d'Affaires Olivier Ruyssen to deliver ref (a) demarche (with ref b changes) to MFA Director of Arab and Islamic Affairs Mohamed Azeroual on June 2. The delegation explai [...]	2005-06-03 17:13:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC IZ MO EUN
05RABAT1169	MOROCCO ON MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE AND REGIONAL [...] (C) Poloff met June 2 with MFA Director of Arab and Islamic Affairs Mohamed Azeroual to discuss ref(a) demarche regarding the opening of an Israeli liaison office in Rabat, the closure of the Central Boycott Office (CBO) in Damascus, and support for resolving the membership of Magen David Adom [...]	2005-06-07 11:27:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	IO IS IZ LE PREL SY MO
05RABAT1810	GOM EXPLORES USG INTEREST IN NATO DOCUMENTATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (C) On the margins of a meeting with MFA Bilateral Affairs Officer Karim Halim on August 26, and drawing on Reftel, Poloffs inquired about Morocco's stated offer to establish a NATO documentation center in Rabat. Halim said that he was aware [...]	2005-08-26 17:06:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL XF MR MO NATO
05RABAT1853	DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE: ITALIAN NGO SAYS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 1, Niccolo Figa-Talamanca and Alison Smith, representatives of the Italian NGO "No Peace without Justice" (NPWJ),briefed Poloffs on preparations for the upcoming Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) to be held in Morocco on October 1-3. While Figa-Talamanca and Smi [...]	2005-09-02 17:14:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KMPI KDEM MO
05RABAT2015	SAHRAWI PRISONERS: SEPTEMBER 23 UPDATE [...] (C) On September 23, Poloff contacted Assia El Ouadia, member of the Consultative Council for Human Rights (CCDH) and the Mohamed VI Foundation for the Integration of Former Prisoners. Ouadia accompanied Chawki Benyoub, who heads the CCDH committee on "Control of Violations in Moroccan Pris [...]	2005-09-23 17:53:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PBTS PREL MO
05RABAT2177	Moratinos Visits Morocco to Discuss Illegal [...] (U) Summary: Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos visited Morocco October 11 to discuss illegal immigration with FM Benaissa in the wake of the massive immigrant assaults on Spanish border posts in northern Morocco (reftels). The foreign ministers agreed to create a bilateral ad hoc ministeri [...]	2005-10-20 12:44:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG MO
05RABAT2218	WESTERN SAHARA: LETTER TO SECRETARY RICE FROM [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified, protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) The evening of October 25, emboffs met with 10 Sahrawi dissidents in Laayoune, Western Sahara, as part of our regular reporting and fact-finding visits to the territory (details of the discussion to follow septel [...]	2005-10-27 16:47:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PHUM PINR MO
05RABAT2227	EQUITY AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION: AN UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with Dr. Abdelhay Moudden, a member of the Equity and Reconciliation Commission (IER),on October 19 to discuss developments within the IER. Moudden was forthcoming and pleased with the progress of the IER. He believes the IER to be pivotal in Morocco's reform proce [...]	2005-10-28 17:06:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PBTS MO
05RABAT2231	ICRC BRIEFS ON LATEST HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES IN [...] (C) Summary: ICRC Regional Delegate Bernard Pfefferle met with Poloffs October 27 to review humanitarian issues concerning the Western Sahara and to update us on ICRC activities in Morocco. Pfefferle said the ICRC was somewhat put off by Moroccan insistence, conveyed in a meeting between MF [...]	2005-10-31 11:04:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PGOV PHUM PREL PBTS
05RABAT2296	MOROCCO: URGING ISOLATION OF SARG IN WAKE OF UNSCR [...] (C) Poloff met November 10 with MFA Director of Arab and Islamic Organizations Hassan Hami to discuss ref(a) demarche urging isolation of the Syrian government (SARG) following the passage of UNSCR 1636. Hami emphasized that Morocco respects the Security Council resolution and would never tak [...]	2005-11-10 13:12:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MO SY
05RABAT2389	MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Contents - Israeli Participation in EuroMed Assembly Sparks Controversy - Mauritanian President Receives Warm Welcome by the King - Morocco Renews Demand for Release of Moroccan Hostages in Iraq - Morocco-South African Relations Still in the Tank - Istiqlal Opts for Socialist A [...]	2005-11-28 17:52:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL
05RABAT2436	PALACE ADVISOR AZOULAY DISCUSSES ISRAEL-MOROCCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with Andre Azoulay, Royal Advisor to King Mohammed VI and a prominent Jewish Moroccan, on December 2 to discuss Azoulay,s early November visit to Israel, which included meetings with the senior Israeli and Palestinian leaderships and a stop in the Gaza Strip. Azoul [...]	2005-12-06 12:14:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MO
05RABAT2454	MOROCCO: URGENT DEMARCHE TO VOTE YES ON MDA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered ref(a) demarche on December 5 to MFA Director of the Division for Humanitarian and Social Issues Sidi Abdelfattah El Kadiri and discussed ref(b) urgent demarche to vote in favor of the MDA with El Kadiri on December 7. Kadiri said he understood that the Swiss had held [...]	2005-12-07 17:31:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IZ MO
05RABAT2456	NARCOTICS: MOI DRUG CZAR HOPES FOR GREATER [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 6 meeting with visiting DEA officials and emboffs to discuss GOM counternarcotics efforts, senior Interior Ministry (MOI) official Khalid Zerouali, Governor-Director of Internatio [...]	2005-12-08 07:38:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR MO
05RABAT2481	THE KING IN JAPAN: MOROCCO CROSSES THE ASIAN [...] Summary: King Mohammed VI traveled to Japan from November 27-30, his first trip to Japan since assuming the throne in 1999. During the visit, the King emphasized the warm relations between the two countries, called on business communities to boost investment, and highlighted Japan's active [...]	2005-12-13 13:37:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PGOV PREL
05RABAT2605	PARLIAMENT: SOME MP'S GROUSE ABOUT PRESSURE TO [...] (C) While the U.S. Mission is extremely pleased with the December 16 passage by the Moroccan parliament of the remaining provisions of FTA-related legislation (reftels),several members of the Moroccan Parliament's (MP) lower house (Chamber of Representatives) have expressed privately their [...]	2005-12-30 16:38:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KIPR MO
05RABAT896	MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) In Jakarta for the April 22-23 Africa-Asia summit, PM Jettou signed the new African-Asian strategic partnership declaration calling for collective action to address common issues like terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and organized crime, and committing countries to meeting internat [...]	2005-04-29 17:23:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPKO KTFN MO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR
05RABAT991	MARRAKECH BRAVES CONTROVERSY TO ROCK TO CHRISTIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thousands of Moroccans rocked to the music of seven American Christian bands and nine Moroccan groups at a well-organized outdoor concert, dubbed the Friendship Fest, that took place in Marrakech without incident on May 6-8. The event's American and Moroccan organizers viewed the [...]	2005-05-13 16:45:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MO PHUM PREL SCUL
05RANGOON1036	BURMA: HOST COUNTRY AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable contains responses to questions sent to post (ref A) on the level of preparedness of the Government of Burma (GOB) for a possible outbreak of Avian Influenza. Official GOB data is difficult to obtain and is often not reliable. Our responses are based on the best inf [...]	2005-09-08 11:50:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR SOCI PGOV PHUM EAID EAGR BM
05RANGOON107	KACHIN CEASE-FIRE LEADERS GEAR UP FOR THE NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary. Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) leaders, meeting with Emboff to gauge current U.S. policy toward the GOB ahead of the upcoming National Convention session, view their relationship with the GOB as basically unchanged following former PM Khin Nyunt's ouster. The KIO consid [...]	2005-01-24 09:26:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM BM
05RANGOON1185	ROHINGYA REFUGEES AND REBELS - A VIEW FROM OUTSIDE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rangoon Poloff traveled to Bangladesh in mid September to visit Rohingya refugee camps and to meet agencies that assist the refugees. Despite living in refugee camps for over a decade amid squalid conditions and sometimes suffering violence and intimidation, very few refugees ind [...]	2005-09-29 02:08:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF PINS PTER BM
05RANGOON1202	POST-GLOBAL FUND HIV/AIDS OPTIONS IN BURMA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UK's Department for International Development (DFID) has contracted a consultant to meet with donors and key players to identify viable options to help fill the void created by the termination of the Global Fund (GF) in Burma. Many donors wish to replace the Fund for HIV/AIDS [...]	2005-10-24 10:19:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID KHIV PGOV PHUM BM NGO
05RANGOON1262	ETHNIC SHAN LEADERS: OUT FOR THE COUNT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A GOB court has sentenced eight leading ethnic Shan politicians and cease-fire group leaders, arrested in February 2005, to stiff prison sentences ranging from 12 to over 100 years. The harshest sentence of all was reserved for Hkun Htun Oo, one of Burma's most effective pro-de [...]	2005-11-07 11:12:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINS BM
05RANGOON1275	BURMA: CHARGE MEETS THE MINISTER OF HEALTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Charge made a courtesy call November 8 on Dr. Kyaw Myint, Minister of Health. The minister assured the Charge of the GOB's commitment to transparency on avian influenza outbreaks in Burma and his ministry has several initiatives to mitigate the spread of AI. The minister des [...]	2005-11-09 10:56:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID EAGR PGOV SOCI TBIO BM
05RANGOON1304	BURMA AI UPDATE: NOVEMBER 17, 2005 [...] SUMMARY: We have met in the past week with the Minister of Health and other embassies to gather information on AI and to coordinate planning. We have seen reporting from the Burmese media, closely controlled by the GOB, raising public awareness of AI issues. End Summary. 2. On November [...]	2005-11-17 03:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI TBIO BM CACS
05RANGOON1321	SHAN LEADERS TRANSFERRED TO NORTHERN PRISONS [...] (U) Summary: Embassy sources report that GOB authorities recently transferred Shan leaders, including ethnic pro-democracy leader Hkun Htun Oo, from Insein Prison in Rangoon to remote detention facilities in northern Burma. This will make it more difficult for family members to offer them vita [...]	2005-11-22 10:15:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
05RANGOON1333	BURMA: DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION SHOWS UNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Burma's democratic opposition groups gathered in Rangoon to mark the country's National Day on November 25. Veteran politicians spoke with candor about the lack of basic freedoms, the deteriorating economic situation, and the continued detention of leading political prisoners. Th [...]	2005-11-28 11:09:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON BM NLD
05RANGOON1345	BURMA: DIPLOMATS BRIEFED ON NATIONAL CONVENTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOB held a briefing on December 1 for diplomats to share plans for the National Convention (NC),scheduled to reconvene on December 5. The GOB blamed the NLD and its supporters in the West for the delay in the NC, originally convened in 1993, from completing its long-awaited [...]	2005-12-01 11:24:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINS BM
05RANGOON1351	ILO REP DISAPPOINTED BY UNCHANGED BURMA POSTURE [...] (C) ILO Liaison Officer Richard Horsey returned to Rangoon on November 28 after a one month absence. Horsey told poloff that he met soon after returning with Minister of Labor U Thaung, who assured Horsey that his personal security would be safeguarded and stressed the GOB's commitment to inv [...]	2005-12-05 10:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PREL BM
05RANGOON1352	BURMA: MEDIA BRIEFING ON NATIONAL CONVENTION PLANS [...] (U) Following the Burmese government's briefing for diplomats on December 1 (ref A),the GOB held two briefings on December 3 for local and international media. The first briefing was conducted in Burmese and the second in English for foreign media, granted special journalist visas to cover t [...]	2005-12-05 10:53:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
05RANGOON1377	BURMA EXPECTS DIP CORPS TO MOVE TO PYINMANA IN 2008 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials told the diplomatic corps on December 9 that the Government of Burma expects all diplomatic missions to move to the new administrative capital of Pyinmana some time in early 2008. MOFA officials told the 55 diplomats and UN agency representat [...]	2005-12-12 09:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AMGT BM
05RANGOON1413	UNHCR ON DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS IN RAKHINE STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 14 meeting, the UNHCR Representative for Burma described its relationship with the GOB and UNHCR's access to northern Rakhine State and to the eastern border with Thailand (septel). UNHCR works primarily with the Ministry of Immigration and military commanders in Ra [...]	2005-12-19 11:01:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BM
05RANGOON1423	UNHCR AWAITS APPROVAL TO WORK IN THE SOUTHEAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 14 meeting, the UNHCR Representative for Burma described the UNHCR's relationship with the GOB and UNHCR's access to the southeastern border region with Thailand. The UNHCR has informal support to do needs assessments, but still lacks an MOU to officially work in th [...]	2005-12-21 02:16:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM PINS PREL BM NGO
05RANGOON1440	FAMILIES VISIT SHAN POLITICAL PRISONERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Family members of imprisoned Shan political and military leaders managed to visit the detainees for the first time since the GOB relocated them to remote prisons. Although several of the political prisoners signed documents with their attorneys that will facilitate legal appeals, w [...]	2005-12-23 05:54:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM
05RANGOON1444	THE SLIPPERY SLOPE TO A DRUG-FREE WA REGION [...] (U) SUMMARY: United Wa State Army (UWSA) leaders told visiting diplomats that drugs have turned the ethnic Wa into "pariahs." The Wa leaders claimed, however, that they have turned a new page and "put narcotics behind us," appealing for increased international assistance and a reversal of U.S. [...]	2005-12-27 08:25:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EAID KCRM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SNAR BM NGO
05RANGOON167	EMINENT HIV/AIDS RESEARCHER EXPECTS AIDS TO "TAKE [...] Summary: On February 1, COM and emboffs met with Dr. Robert C. Gallo, co-discoverer of the HIV virus, and representatives of WHO, UNOCAL Myanmar Offshore Co. Ltd., and Total E&P Myanmar to discuss HIV/AIDS in Burma. Dr. Gallo, guest of TOTAL, was on a three-day visit to Rangoon, meeting with [...]	2005-02-08 06:06:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI PGOV EAID KHIV BM
05RANGOON178	HAS BURMA TURNED THE CORNER ON FORCED LABOR? [...] (U) Summary: A Burma court has set a landmark precedent by sentencing four local government officials to jail terms for using forced labor. This action could scare local authorities and encourage other citizens to file similar charges. Also, two persons who were initially sentenced to death [...]	2005-02-10 09:37:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL BM
05RANGOON248	BURMA'S NLD CONTINUES TO SHED ITS MEMBERS [...] (C) Summary: This week the National League for Democracy expelled three more members from its ranks. They are youthful party activists who appear to be tired of the "wait and see" mentality of the octogenarian leadership of the NLD's Central Executive Committee. The NLD leadership seems dete [...]	2005-02-24 11:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM NLD
05RANGOON291	BURMA: RESPONSE TO FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING [...] (SBU) Summary: The following report contains Post's responses to the fifth annual anti-trafficking in persons questionnaire contained in reftel requesting information on trafficking in persons in Burma from March 2004 to March 2005. End Summary. 2. (U) Embassy point of contact on TIP is p [...]	2005-03-08 07:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD BM
05RANGOON440	BURMA "RECALLS" UNREGISTERED VEHICLES [...] (U) Summary: On a recent visit to Karen State, Emboffs saw hundreds of impounded vehicles. Many people lost the savings they invested in cars and their depression was palpable. They fear the loss will have a negative long-term economic and social impact on the region. Yet, some unregistered [...]	2005-04-12 08:42:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM
05RANGOON60	NLD: "WE HAVE LOST CONTACT WITH ASSK" [...] (C) Summary: As a result of the regime's increasing restrictions on Aung San Suu Kyi, NLD party leaders report they now have "absolutely no contact" with the detained democracy leader. Nothing would indicate ASSK is facing imminent danger. However, the NLD's information is troubling in that [...]	2005-01-13 09:28:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM NLD ASSK
05RANGOON646	BURMA: NLD PLANS NEW PETITION DRIVE [...] (C) On May 26 NLD Chairman U Aung Shwe and Secretary U Lwin requested a meeting with P/E chief and poloff to inform the Embassy that the party plans to launch a petition drive on May 27, coinciding with an NLD 15th anniversary commemoration of the 1990 legislative election. The new petition d [...]	2005-05-26 09:36:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM BM NLD
05RANGOON729	BURMA: FIVE POLITICAL ACTIVISTS RECEIVE LIFE [...] (C) Summary: Five political activists were sentenced to life imprisonment on June 13. They were among a group of six activists arrested in December and included four former members of the National League for Democracy (NLD). The NLD leadership had previously suspended the four and expressed [...]	2005-06-16 10:47:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD
05RANGOON739	BURMA: NLD FAITHFUL TURN OUT FOR ASSK'S 60TH [...] Summary: An estimated 700 persons attended the function sponsored by the National League for Democracy (NLD) to honor the 60th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). Although there was a heavy security presence on the street outside NLD headquarters, the event passed peacefully. A few embassies [...]	2005-06-20 08:51:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD ASSK
05RANGOON749	BURMA: UNHCR AND WORLD VISION ASKED TO CURTAIL [...] (C) Summary: The GOB has asked the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Burma to curtail its activities on the eastern border with Thailand. UNHCR is not sure why. The Minister of Home Affairs (MOHA) told UNHCR that in the future the Ministry of Progress of Border Areas a [...]	2005-06-21 09:41:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BM NGO
05RANGOON799	BURMA: NLD VERIFIES POLITICAL PRISONER RELEASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 6 the GOB implemented another prisoner release. National League for Democracy (NLD) sources say up to 410 prisoners were released from 11 prisons around the country. The NLD has reported 260 political prisoners among the released, though we can verify only 114 names. [...]	2005-07-07 10:04:00	Embassy Rangoon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL BM NLD
05RIODEJANEIRO1120	MINAS GERAIS: THE VIEW FROM BELO HORIZONTE [...] (U) From September 28-30, Rio Econ/Poloff visited a variety of people in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, to discuss business investments in the state and the state's aggressive and successful economic plan as well as national and local politics. Abijaodi on international investments [...]	2005-10-11 16:15:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD BR
05RIODEJANEIRO1242	RIO STATE SECURITY CHIEF OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (SBU) State Secretary for Security Marcelo Itagiba told the Hyde CODEL on November 30 that police are implementing a number of programs to better combat crime and drug trafficking in violence-plagued Rio de Janeiro state. While drug-related crime remains a major problem, the state's murder r [...]	2005-12-09 16:32:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV SNAR KCRM CASC BR
05RIODEJANEIRO1248	AFRO-BRAZILIAN LEADERS DEBUNK MYTH OF RACIAL [...] Two prominent members of the Afro-Brazilian community sat down with members of the Hyde CODEL (septel) on December 1 to discuss the business and political climate for black Brazilians. In a wide-ranging discussion, they explained how Brazil's electoral and educational systems work to prevent [...]	2005-12-15 16:25:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SOCI PGOV BR
05RIYADH9142	SHI'ITE COUNCIL MEMBER PREDICTS SACKING OF SAUDI [...] (C) Shi'a activist Jafar Al-Shayeb described efforts to oust Abdullah Al-Khunaizi, Qatif's Shi'a judge, saying that he was not effective as a representative of the community given "new social forces" gaining strength in Qatif. He said that the Shi'a were pleased with the signals from King Ab [...]	2005-12-13 06:55:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER KIRF SA
05RIYADH9368	TWO ARAMCONS SKEPTICAL ARAMCO CAN MEET 2009 [...] (S/NF) Two Aramco analysts told PolOff and PAO on December 14 that they doubted Aramco would meet its target of increasing sustainable production capacity to 12.5 million barrels per day by the end of 2009. "The projections show pretty much a flat level of output - 9.6, 9.6, 9.6, ..." said o [...]	2005-12-19 09:31:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET EIND PREL PGOV SA OIL
05RIYADH9396	SAG REPLACES SHI'ITE JUDGE IN QATIF [...] (U) EP daily Al-Youm reported on December 18 that a new Shi'ite judge, Sheikh Ghalib Al-Hamad, has succeeded Sheikh Abdullah Al-Khunaizi as Shi'ite judge in Qatif. According to the report, Al-Hamad had been appointed by royal decree two weeks earlier to fill the position that Al-Khunaizi had [...]	2005-12-20 07:14:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF SA
05RIYADH9434	EP TRIBAL FAMILY FLEXES ITS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC [...] (C) Four brothers from the Al-Dossari family outlined to the CG and Consulate staff their family's business and political enterprises. Yousef, Khalifa, Khalid, and Mohammed Al-Dossari, together with two other brothers, run a company that has expanded from supplying auto parts to managing int [...]	2005-12-21 09:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM SA
05RIYADH9435	SAUDI DISSIDENT TURKI AL-HAMAD SHARES PRIORITIES [...] (C) In a meeting with CG and PolOff December 19 over coffee at the Gulf Meridian Hotel in Khobar, Saudi dissident and writer Turki Al-Hamad discussed his three priorities for reform: "We need reform of the judicial system, public freedoms, and public rights." He argued that political reform [...]	2005-12-21 12:13:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SA
05ROME1005	ITALY-CHINA: FINI - LI MEETING DOOMED AFTER EU [...] (C) Summary. The March 18 meeting of Foreign Ministers Fini and Li was a disappointment for both sides, according to the Italian MFA. Li made no headway in pushing for a lifting of the EU arms embargo, getting instead public and private lectures from Fini on human rights. So, he gave nothin [...]	2005-03-23 16:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC CM IT EUN EXPORT CONTROLS
05ROME1012	SOMALIA - ITALY REQUESTS USG VIEWS ON SITUATION; [...] (U) This cable includes a request for guidance. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. According to the MFA, U.S. and international concerns regarding frontline state participation in IGASOM (ref A) had been heeded by IGAD. An unofficial draft report (paragraph 7) on the March 22 core group [...]	2005-03-24 12:31:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SO IT
05ROME1145	CHR 61: ITALY ON CUBA RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-05 10:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM IT UNHCR EUN HUMAN RIGHTS

05ROME1390	ITALIAN VIEWS ON APRIL 25 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) MFA EU CFSP Director Luigi Mattiolo told Poloff that during the April 25 EU GAERC, FMs would discuss preparations for the June US-EU conference on Iraq. Italy wants to be sure Baghdad authorities views are also incorporated into the preparation phase of the conference. ---- MEPP ---- [...]	2005-04-22 16:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ LE ZI CG SU IT EUN
05ROME1456	IRAQ: ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSITIONAL [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Iraq Task Force Director Damiano Francovigh. The MFA had already issued a statement on the formation of the Iraq Transitional Government. An informal translation of the statement is provided below. 2. (U) Begin text. The expected confidenc [...]	2005-04-29 11:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1529	ITALIAN VIEWS ON "POST-STANDARDS" KOSOVO; SUPPORT [...] (C) EUR DAS Kathy Stephens, in town on April 29 for the Aspen Institute's rollout of the International Commission on the Balkans report on "The Balkans in Europe's Future" (copy emailed to EUR/SCE),discussed briefly with MFA EUR DG Giovanni Caracciolo and Deputy PolDir Claudio Bisognero Itali [...]	2005-05-04 15:43:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT SR EUN OSCE KFOR
05ROME1635	IRAQ/ITALY:MORE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT STATEMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary. Following Berlusconi's recent statements on future troop withdrawals in Iraq (Ref A),both DefMin Martino and FM Fini have made statements in the past week suggesting that Italy will begin a major drawdown after the end of the year. Post views these statements, in the run-up to na [...]	2005-05-12 07:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME1734	ITALIAN VIEWS ON MAY 23 GAERC AGENDA [...] (C) MFA Director for EU CFSP told Poloff that the GAERC would begin with a Monday morning EU defense ministers meeting to discuss an ESDP progress report. He described the draft he had seen as "non-controversial," with a dozen or so chapters devoted to assessments of rapid response capabilit [...]	2005-05-19 15:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	CH PREL MARR MOPS IT EUN
05ROME1824	ITALY/AFGHANISTAN: KIDNAPPING CHILLS ASSISTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 23 meeting, Italy's Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Minister Anna Della Croce, worried that the kidnapping of the Italian CARE International worker might chill humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan. Della Croce and Italy's G8 Sous-Sherpa told us Italy fully supports the [...]	2005-05-27 16:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID MARR AF IT NATO AFGHANISTAN
05ROME1859	UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' MAY 13 DISCUSSIONS IN ROME [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Burns exchanged views with senior Italian Foreign Ministry officials on UN Security Council reform, the Balkans, Afghanistan, Syria/Lebanon, Darfur, and Iran during his May 13 stopover in Rome. On most issues, Italian positions were [...]	2005-06-01 09:45:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL MOPS SY LE AF SR IT EUN BI
05ROME1981	ITALIAN VIEWS ON JUNE 13 GAERC AGENDA; ITALY WILL [...] (C) MFA Director for EU CFSP Luigi Mattiolo told Poloff that since this is the first GAERC after the French and Dutch "no" on the Constitution, FMs will discuss, over dinner Sunday evening June 12, alternatives on the way forward for ratification and the implications of freezing the process fo [...]	2005-06-10 13:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT PREL CM IR EUN
05ROME2348	IRAQ: ITALIANS FOCUSED ON UN MANDATE, TROOP [...] (C) Summary. Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard Jones and CENTCOM Deputy Commander LTG Lance Smith led a delegation to Rome July 6-7 to discuss the way forward in Iraq with senior Italian diplomatic and military officials. The Italians stressed that Italy's con [...]	2005-07-14 06:42:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME2349	IRAQ: AMBASSADOR JONES DISCUSSES ECONOMIC AND [...] (C) Summary. Senior Advisor and Coordinator for Iraq Policy Ambassador Richard H. Jones updated key Italian MFA officials on Iraqi efforts to draft a new constitution, including the increased Sunni participation in the drafting committee, and US views on UNSCR 1546 and continuing the mandate [...]	2005-07-14 06:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EIND IZ IT EUN IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME2413	SOMALIA: ITALY REQUESTS CLOSER CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Although we may differ on what should be addressed first--nation-building or local assistance that supports peaceful development of a national government--Italy supports U.S. goals for Somalia. In Italy's view the greatest threat Somalia faces is not renewed fighting by warlor [...]	2005-07-20 06:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SO ET IT YE
05ROME249	IRAQ: ITALY SENDING POSITIVE MESSAGES ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Despite the recent death of another Italian soldier in Iraq, Italy has no intention of withdrawing its troops until asked by the new Iraqi government. Furthermore, Italian officials continue publicly to support the January 30 elections as the first step in the transition to a free [...]	2005-01-25 14:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IT IRAQI ELECTIONS
05ROME2545	ITALY GENERALLY SUPPORTS USG PROPOSAL ON NEW UN [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche on July 29 to Minister Rosa Anna Coniglio, head of the MFA's Human Rights Office. Min. Coniglio is new to her job, but provided preliminary thoughts on the Italian position based on her previous human rights background (she previously worked for MFA U/S [...]	2005-07-29 15:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL IT UNGA UNHCR HUMAN RIGHTS
05ROME2720	ITALY MAINTAINS STRONG SUPPORT FOR TURKEY'S EU [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Berlusconi's government continues to steadfastly support Turkey in the run-up to the expected start of EU negotiations October 3, although Italian officials acknowledge that the talks will be lengthy and difficult. Italian officials concede that EU membership for [...]	2005-08-17 12:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME2874	ITALY SAYS TURKEY WILL LIKELY DOMINATE SEPTEMBER [...] (C) Summary. On August 24, Poloff met separately with Sergio Mercuri of the MFA's EU office and Stefano Ravagnan of the MFA's Southern Europe office to discuss ref A demarche. Poloff also met with Raimondo De Cardona from the MFA's Balkans office on August 29. Mercuri and Ravagnan stated t [...]	2005-08-29 14:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL TU IT EUN
05ROME29	IRAQ: ITALY NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Poloff spoke with MFA Iraq officer Daniano Francovigh (speaking on behalf of Iraq Office Director and Task Force Director Luigi Maccotta) on January 4 regarding Ref A demarche. Francovigh said that because of time and financial restraints, Italy will not be able to support the IMIE for Ir [...]	2005-01-05 09:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROP PHUM IZ IT IRAQI ELECTIONS
05ROME2919	SYRIA/LEBANON: ITALY WILL NOT ENGAGE SYRIA AT THE [...] (C) Summary. Italy will follow its EU partners in not engaging with Syria at the UNGA. Though sharing our concerns about Syrian failure to meet its obligations under UNSCR 1559, Rome, however, still favors engagement over isolation. The Italian MFA believes that at some point the internationa [...]	2005-09-01 16:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE IT EUN
05ROME2937	IRAQ: ITALY REMAINS COMMITTED ON ALL FRONTS, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Though Italian leaders publicly praised the signing of the new Iraqi constitution (Ref B),MFA officials privately told us they have deep cause for concern, especially regarding what they perceive as the lack of inclusiveness of all ethnic groups in the political process. However [...]	2005-09-02 17:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME2953	ZIMBABWE IMF: ITALY LEANING AGAINST EXPULSION IN [...] (C) Summary: The GOI is leaning towards giving Zimbabwe additional time in light of the GOZ's recent partial payment of its arrears. End summary. 2. (C) Economic Counselor and Econoff delivered reftel points August 30 to Ignazio Angeloni, Director General for International Affairs at the [...]	2005-09-06 16:18:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL ZI IT IMF
05ROME296	IRAQ: ITALY ON BOARD WITH EVOLVING MNF-I MISSION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. Italian MFA officials are well-aware of and comfortable with proposals for the MNF-I to shift some emphasis to training and increasing the capacity of Iraqi Security Forces. Italy intends to maintain its current force [...]	2005-01-28 16:10:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME3080	PROMOTING GREATER TRANSATLANTIC COOPERATION: EUR [...] (C) Summary. EUR PDAS Volker discussed BMENA, Iraq, Iran, Turkey's accession to the EU, and the Balkans with senior Italian MFA officials during his September 6 stopover in Rome. Greater transatlantic cooperation, especially in dealing with challenges outside of Europe, provided the backdrop [...]	2005-09-15 10:44:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS IR IZ IT EUN
05ROME3179	ITALY: AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRODI AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted lunch on September 20 for Center-Left political leaders Romano Prodi, Piero Fassino, Francesco Rutelli, and Massimo D'Alema. The four politicians were mostly in sync, willing to contradict each other politely, and were only moderately deferential to their p [...]	2005-09-23 11:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MOPS EFIN IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
05ROME3226	IRAQ: ITALY REASSURES IT WILL NOT CUT AND RUN [...] (C) Summary. Italian MFA officials, commenting on the recent visit to Rome by Dhi Qar province Governor Aziz Kadum Aluan Al Aghely, insist that Italy has no intention of withdrawing more troops from Iraq in the near future. As conditions permit, however, they do envision a progressive withdr [...]	2005-09-27 15:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME3290	ITALY: AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH CENTER-RIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met September 28 with the four center-right Senate caucus chairmen. They discussed the evolution of the Northern League as a responsible coalition partner, and the Christian Democrats of the Center (UCD) senator spoke positively about "devolution." All were relat [...]	2005-09-30 16:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME3442	ITALY: CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PASSES ELECTORAL REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY. PM Berlusconi's Center-Right coalition moved an electoral reform bill through the important Chamber of Deputies on October 13 in a vote that ended in an opposition walkout and mass abstention. The bill is widely expected to pass the Senate next week and become law. The change her [...]	2005-10-14 12:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME3467	ITALY: PRODI WINS CLEAR VICTORY IN CENTER-LEFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former EU Commissioner Romano Prodi confirmed his role as Center-Left party leader in a decisive victory in Italy's first ever coalition primaries on October 16. A surprisingly high 4.4 million voters gave Prodi 74.6 percent of the vote, versus 14.6 percent for his nearest rival, [...]	2005-10-17 13:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
05ROME3547	ITALIANS SHARE USG CONCERNS ON BELARUS [...] (C) Summary. On October 24 Poloff met with Antonino Cascio, Deputy Director of the Office of Eastern European Affairs of the Italian MFA to deliver reftel points. Cascio stated that Italy and the EU share the USG opinion that pressure must be stepped up on the Lukashenko regime in advance of [...]	2005-10-24 15:29:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EAID PGOV BO IT EUN
05ROME3597	UN REFORM, IRAN: VISIT OF IO A/S SILVERBERG [...] (C) Summary. Italian officials told visiting A/S Silverberg they would look at any UNSC reform proposal except national permanent seats, such as the G4 proposal. They agree on the importance of moving forward before the end of the year on UN Secretariat reform, the Peace Building Commission, [...]	2005-10-26 16:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR XF IT UNSC
05ROME3640	CHAVEZ STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT AS LATIN AMERICAN [...] (C) Summary. Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi delivered our message on consolidating democracy and ensuring respect for human rights to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during their meeting October 17 in Milan. Chavez was in Italy for the October 17 UN Food and Agriculture Organization's 60th Ann [...]	2005-10-31 17:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XM XL IT HUMAN RIGHTS
05ROME3669	ITALY DEFERS TO EU ON ALEMAN, BOLIVIA SUPPORT GROUP [...] (C) Summary. Italy will defer to EU policies on denying safe haven to Jose Aleman (reftel A),and endorsing the Bolivia Support Group message (reftel B),according to MFA officials. Italy shares U.S. concerns about the political developments in Nicaragua, but is encouraged by what it sees as [...]	2005-11-03 16:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM BL IT EUN
05ROME3671	ITALIAN VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 7 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (C) Summary. Post delivered ref d points to MFA interlocutors during the week of October 31. The GOI supports the US position on Middle East, Balkans, and Avian Flu issues. Progress on WTO issues, however, will depend on the whether there is movement on issues of key importance to the GOI - [...]	2005-11-03 16:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL BO KPAL ETRD IT EUN EAGER
05ROME3729	SERBIA/MONTENEGRO AMBASSADOR'S VIEWS ON RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. On November 8, Poloff met with Amb. Darko Uskokovic, Serbia/Montenegro Ambassador to Italy to discuss his views on the bilateral relationship between SaM and Italy and a possible Montenegrin referendum for independence. Uskokovic, a politically-appointed Ambassador who is close to [...]	2005-11-09 15:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR IT MW SR NATO
05ROME3758	GOI: FRENCH-STYLE RIOTS NOT SHORT TERM ISSUE [...] (C) Italian politicians and the media have closely followed the riots in France, inevitably asking the question as to whether the Italian periphery could also burn. Ministry of Interior Giuseppe Pisanu told the media November 13, "The Italian peripheries are not comparable to the Parisian banl [...]	2005-01-14 17:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PTER IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME3765	ITALY ON SUDAN AND SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary. Italian MFA U/S Mantica will travel to Sudan November 16-21, making stops in Khartoum, Darfur, and Juba. Implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) will be at the top of the agenda. Italy is pleased with its seat on the Sudanese Assessment and Evaluation Commission [...]	2005-11-15 10:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO SU IT HUMAN RIGHTS
05ROME3774	GOI: FRENCH-STYLE RIOTS NOT SHORT TERM ISSUE [...] (C) Italian politicians and the media have closely followed the riots in France, inevitably asking the question as to whether the Italian periphery could also burn. Ministry of Interior Giuseppe Pisanu told the media November 13, "The Italian peripheries are not comparable to the Parisian banl [...]	2005-11-15 15:18:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PTER IT
05ROME3796	ITALY SEES NO POSSIBILITY TO DEPLOY EGF FOR [...] (C) Poloffs delivered ref demarche to MFA Central America and the Caribbean Office Director Paolo Miraglia and to Major Fabio Cairo, who handles European Gendarme Force policy for Carabinieri HQ Rome. Poloffs urged consideration of early European Gendarmerie Force (EGF) deployment, but both M [...]	2005-11-17 12:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KPKO HA IT EUN
05ROME3828	MOI PISANU NO LONGER INTERESTED IN SAUDIS TRAINING [...] (C) Minister of Interior Pisanu told the Ambassador during the Ambassador's introductory call in late September that he had been developing a close working relationship with his Saudi Arabian counterpart (REFTEL). Pisanu spoke positively about a Saudi offer of assistance training imams operati [...]	2005-11-21 11:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME3880	OSCE: ITALIANS FLEXIBLE ON BUDGET ISSUES, SEEKING [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-23 17:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ABUD AFIN PREL EU PGOV IT OSCE
05ROME3881	ITALY JUDICIAL REFORM AND IPR, AN INITIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: GOI officials, including the Minister of Justice, have denied that the "ex- Cirielli" legislation to reform Italy's criminal justice system will have a major impact on IPR enforcement. A recently adopted amendment limits the bill's impact on current cases and reduces the like [...]	2005-11-23 18:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD EINV IT ITALIAN POLITICS
05ROME3885	OSCE: ITALIANS FLEXIBLE ON BUDGET ISSUES, SEEKING [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-25 08:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ABUD AFIN PREL EU PGOV IT OSCE
05ROME3936	ITALY: ON IRAQ CENTER-LEFT MOVES RIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: DS Party Secretary Piero Fassino says that if a Center-Left government comes to power next spring it would withdraw troops from Iraq in close coordination with the Iraqi government, the U.S. and other allies. A DS Official told us that Center-Left PM candidate Romano Prodi had a [...]	2005-11-30 16:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS IZ IT IRAQI FREEDOM ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
05ROME3961	ITALY INSISTS IT IS FIRM ON PRESSURING RUSSIA ON [...] (C) Summary. On December 1, Poloff met with Dr. Susanna Schlien of the OSCE office of the Italian MFA to discuss the US position on a possible ministerial declaration during the OSCE Ljubljana summit. Poloff noted that the USG believed that no ministerial message might be better than one whic [...]	2005-12-01 17:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU PGOV IT OSCE
05ROME3996	ELECTORAL REFORM CREATES INTRA-COALITION BATTLES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political strategists tell us that electoral reform legislation likely to be approved by the Italian Senate in the coming weeks will force coalition members to run against each other in the 2006 electoral campaign. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his centrist coalition pa [...]	2005-12-06 08:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
05ROME4052	ITALIANS FOCUS ON LONG-TERM IN IRAQ, SEEK [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with the Deputy Senior Coordinator for Iraq Robert Deutsch, Italian government officials stressed the need for the continued involvement and commitment of the international community in Iraq. The Prime Minister's office suggested a UN Presidential statement would hel [...]	2005-12-13 15:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV IZ IT UNSC IRAQI FREEDOM NATO
05ROME4060	MOI EXPELS MOHAMMED DAKI: ITALY'S 13 IN 2005 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Interior Giuseppe Pisanu expelled Moroccan national and suspect terrorist Daki Mohamed on December 10, returning him to Morocco. Tunisian national and terrorist suspect Gharsellaoui Mohamed Akremi was also expelled December 10. In a December 11 press release, Pisanu [...]	2005-12-14 16:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05ROME4083	AMB. TAHIR-KHELI'S VISIT PRODUCES IMMEDIATE [...] (C) Summary. Amb. Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State on UN Reform, had meetings with Italian FM Gianfranco Fini, senior MFA officials, and senior officials in PM Berlusconi's office December 12 and 13. Amb. Tahir-Kheli highlighted U.S. reform priorities, stressed the [...]	2005-12-19 14:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR IT UNGA
05ROME702	ITALY AGREES WITH PUBLIC STATEMENT; BELIEVES [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-02 15:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO IT
05ROME746	MFA ON FINI'S BALKANS VISIT; DAS STEPHENS ROME [...] (C) Summary: The MFA told us that FM Fini's February 23-25 Balkans visit had been"constructive," and that Fini reassured his interlocutors that Italy would "maintain maximum attention" to the region. In Belgrade he pointed out that ICTY cooperation remains crucial for the region's advancemen [...]	2005-03-04 17:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SR IT KI EUN
05ROME807	ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR USG STATEMENT ON KOSOVO PM [...] (SBU) MFA Balkans Office Director Raimondo De Cardona told poloff March 7 that the elements of the US statement on Kosovo PM Haradinaj's resignation contained were excellent. He was in the process of drafting Italy's statement, and would have liked to have followed our lead and been more dire [...]	2005-03-10 11:50:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV SR YI KAWX ICTY
05ROME820	IRAQ: ITALIAN ASSISTANCE TO DATE TOTALS EURO 78M [...] (U) Summary: The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports the GOI spent Euro 78 million ($101 million) on Iraq aid in 2003-2004. For 2005, the GOI plans to disburse about Euro 30 million ($39 million) in additional reconstruction assistance, though this figure represents an estimate, rather [...]	2005-03-10 17:45:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN IT IZ IRAQI FREEDOM
05ROME861	ITALY ON GAERC AGENDA: NO CONSENSUS FOR CROATIA [...] (C) MFA EU-CFSP Director Luigi Mattiolo told poloff that no Member States expect Ministers to approve a start date for Croatian accession talks at the March 16 GAERC. He predicted Ministers would urge completion of the EU's own bureaucratic preparations for negotiations to start, while underli [...]	2005-03-14 17:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IT EUN
05ROME878	SYRIA/LEBANON: ITALY GETS OFF THE FENCE ON [...] (C) Summary. Italian MFA officials agreed to forward our "strong and important" message on the April 6 visit of Syrian FM Shara'a to Rome to FM Fini, who will make the decision. One official argued, though, that it is in the United States' broader interest to have the meeting take place in ord [...]	2005-03-15 17:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN PREL SY LE IT EUN
05ROME897	ITALIAN AMBASSADOR TO TEHRAN SHARES INSIGHTS ON [...] (C) Summary. Italy's Ambassador to Iran believes that most Iranians favor better relations with the United States, but at the same time support Iran's efforts to obtain nuclear capabilities. The upcoming Presidential elections could help resolve this dilemma by offering prospects, if Rafsanjan [...]	2005-03-16 15:20:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL TRGY MNUC IR IT IAEA
05ROME905	ITALY WILL MAKE NO COMMITMENTS TO CHINESE FM LI ON [...] (C) Drawing from points ref a, poloff reiterated with EU CFSP Office Director Luigi Mattiolo continued strong US concern over the possibility that the EU may lift its arms embargo against China within the next few months, and the damaging signal such a development could send to Beijing and to [...]	2005-03-17 08:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CM IT EUN EXPORT CONTROLS
05ROME921	ITALY SUPPORTS ENHANCED EU PRESENCE ON [...] (C) As reported ref b, MFA EU CFSP Director Luigi Mattiolo told poloff March 11 that the EU strategy at the moment would be to reinforce the office of the recently created EU Special Representative for the Caucuses, to include the 6 trainers mentioned in ref a. He underlined that this was an [...]	2005-03-17 17:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ZJ RS CG PBTS IT EUN OSCE
05ROME950	SOMALIA - ITALIANS SHARE CONCERNS OVER IGAD TROOP [...] (C) On March 18, MFA Somalia Desk Officer Stefano Dejak told PolOff that Italy shares U.S. concerns expressed reftel over possible IGAD troop deployment in Somalia. Italy has been speaking at length at high levels to the Ethiopian government, which is looking to IGAD protection of its own b [...]	2005-03-21 10:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SO IT
05ROME976	SYRIA/LEBANON: ITALY STILL PLANS TO HOST FM [...] (C) Summary. The Italian MFA has given serious consideration to our request that Italy postpone the April 6 visit of Syrian FM Shara'a but, barring major changes on the ground in Lebanon, still plans to go through with the visit. Rome continues to view engagement as the best way to deal with [...]	2005-03-22 11:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE IT EUN
05ROME989	US-ITALIAN GOALS FOR BALKANS: "PLAYING THE SAME [...] (C) Summary. In meetings with MFA Political Director Terzi and European Affairs Director-General Caracciolo, DAS Stephens heard a strong Italian pledge of continued participation and cooperation with the US in the Balkans. Terzi said that Italy was focusing on a number of important issues, fr [...]	2005-03-22 17:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AL SR BS EUN HZ
05SANAA1039	SHRD REPORT DELIVERED TO MINISTRY OF HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Poloff delivered "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2004-2005" to Nasser Arrabyee, Special Assistant to the Minister of Human Rights on April 24. Arabyee promised to pass the report to Minister Soswa and to report back should she have any comments. Poloff also provi [...]	2005-04-26 06:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KPAO OIIP ELAB KDEM KSPR DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA1042	DEMARCHE ON UNIVERSAL ELECTION STANDARDS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche and concept paper to Presidential Advisor Dr. Abdul Karim al-Iryani on April 19 in preparation for the Santiago Community of Democracies meeting. Iryani commented that the ROYG delegation would fully support the idea of universal election standards a [...]	2005-04-26 07:18:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM YM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA1054	DRAFT PRESS LAW CONCERNS JOURNALISTS [...] (C) Summary. On April 25 the ROYG's draft of a proposed new press law was leaked to the Yemen press. Journalists, citing more restrictions than in the old law and the lack of ROYG consultations with the Syndicate in drafting the law, are disappointed. Minister of Information, Hussein al-Awadi [...]	2005-04-29 09:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KMPI KMCA YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANAA1244	YEMEN GRAPPLES WITH POSSIBLE EXECUTION OF A MINOR [...] (U) Summary. On May 2, President Saleh suspended the death sentence of murder defendant Amina Ali Abdallah al-Tuhaif. The suspension was a direct result of international and local pressure to revisit the case due to questions on whether or not Al-Tuhaif committed murder when she was a minor. [...]	2005-05-10 12:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM YM
05SANAA1572	ADEN WOMEN'S GROUPS REACH OUT TO ISLAMIC AND [...] (SBU) Summary. May 31 and June 1 Pol/Econ Chief and Poloff met with several women's rights groups in Aden, a vibrant port city with a long-standing tradition of social activism. In anticipation of 2006 local council elections, women's groups are busy lobbying political parties in support of a 3 [...]	2005-06-11 15:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN ECON PGOV KDEM YM GTIP KMPT
05SANAA1730	2003 GUN REGULATION LEGISLATION CONTINUES TO [...] (C) Summary: A 2003 law to regulate gun ownership and trade in Yemen, one of the world's most heavily armed countries, continues to languish in Parliament. The ROYG blames opposition party Islah, but, the legislation also faces stiff opposition from members of the ruling elite, many of whom b [...]	2005-06-22 06:53:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM PARM KMPI YM
05SANAA1817	ZAYDIS PERCEIVE PERSECUTION AS ROYG CRACKS DOWN ON [...] (C) Summary. With the second Saada conflict in a year between the ROYG and the "Shabab al-Moumineen" (Believing Youth),continuing to simmer in its third month, President Saleh is reportedly increasing efforts to silence prominent opposition parties and critics. Recently these actions targete [...]	2005-07-02 14:20:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR KISL MOPS YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA1820	OPPOSITION COALITION PREPARES FOR 2006 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. In recent weeks Sanaa has been abuzz with rumors that the opposition party coalition, the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) plans to nominate a challenger to President Saleh in 2006. In late May, members of the JMP central committee, comprised of one designated representative from eac [...]	2005-07-03 05:17:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KMCA KMPI YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2115	YEMENIS REACT TO MOAYAD SENTENCING [...] (SBU) Summary. The July 28 sentencing of Shiekh Mohammed Ali Hassn al-Moayad has sparked heated reaction from the ROYG, the opposition Islah party and, according to the print media, the public. On the streets, however, there were no demonstrations and interlocutors state that, contrary to the [...]	2005-08-02 05:07:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV YM PTER
05SANAA2162	HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR NEW CHIEF OF YEMENI [...] (SBU) Summary. Amidst calls of "Enough corruption! Enough plundering!" and "Let's put unity back on track," the Yemen Socialist Party (YSP),Yemen's third most influential political party, concluded its Fifth Annual Conference on July 31. The conference wrapped up with the election of a new s [...]	2005-08-07 12:35:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KMCA KMPI KWMN YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA2206	TERROR TRIAL UPDATE: SIX AQ DEFENDANTS SENTENCED [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 8, the Sanaa Special Penal Court concluded the trial of eight suspected Al-Qaeda members for planning an attack on the Italian and British embassies as well as the Sanaa French Cultural Center (reftel). Five of the eight defendants were found guilty of "conspiracy to [...]	2005-08-10 13:27:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL YM AESC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2425	PUSHING FOR TRANSFER OF GTMO DETAINEES, DEMARCHE [...] (C) GTMO detainees continue to be an important issue for ROYG officials and the Yemeni public in general. Securing ROYG approval for the transfer of GTMO detainees is a post priority. Ambassador has recently engaged the ROYG on several specific issues including the upcoming transfer of one no [...]	2005-08-22 12:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER KAWC YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2461	GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel notification of six Yemenis scheduled to go before the Administrative Review Board to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on August 27. Noman accepted the names without comment. Krajeski [...]	2005-08-29 13:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2462	AVIAN INFLUENZA THREAT DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO ROYG [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on addressing the threat of avian influenza to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on August 27. Noman agreed to identify a senior level point of contact to facilitate further consultations on this issue. Krajeski [...]	2005-08-29 13:08:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO ECON PREL SOCI YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA2528	GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION [...] (C) On September 7, poloff delivered ref A notification to DFM Mustafa Noman on the pending transfer of one Yemeni detainee determined to no longer pose a threat. Noman anticipated that the ROYG would accept his return without issue as with the previous transferee (ref C),but would forward [...]	2005-09-07 13:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2529	ISOLATING SYRIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel on isolating Syria at the UNGA to DFM Mustafa Noman on September 5. Noman responded that it was "politically impossible" to refuse if SARG requested a meeting, but would encourage more "transparency and cooperation" on Iraq and Lebanon. Krajeski [...]	2005-09-07 13:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PTER SY YM DEMARCHE
05SANAA2530	ARAB LEAGUE, IRAQI CONSTITUTION, AND TERRORISM [...] Poloff delivered reftels on the Arab League meeting, support for the Iraqi Constitution, the Convention Against Terrorism, changes to military commissions, and amendments to the Safety of Maritime Navigation Convention (SUA) to DFM Mustafa Noman on September 5. Post will report any substanti [...]	2005-09-07 13:01:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER KAWC PARM YM DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA2580	GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATIONS [...] (C) On September 11, poloff delivered ref A notification on the continued detention of two Yemenis and ref B and C notifications on four Yemenis scheduled to go before the Administrative Review Board to DFM Mustafa Noman. Noman accepted the names without comment. Krajeski [...]	2005-09-12 11:43:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER YM KWAC COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3093	GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD NOTIFICATION [...] (C) On October 23, Poloff delivered reftel notification to Deputy Foreign Minister Mohiedeen Al-Dhabi on the continued detention of eleven Yemenis. Al-Dhabi accepted the names without comment. Krajeski [...]	2005-10-24 14:00:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA3160	DEMOCRACY CENTRAL THEME AT LATE NIGHT RAMADAN SOCIAL GATHERINGS [...] (U) Summary. DCM and Poloffs attended Ramadan late night social sessions during which party hacks, sheikhs, journalists and academics spanning the Yemeni political spectrum voiced strong opinions on the problems with democratization in Yemen and how the U.S. could help. Participants from all p [...]	2005-10-30 08:41:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YM DOMESTIC POLITICS DEMOCRATIC REFORM PTER
05SANAA3171	REACTIONS TO MEHLIS REPORT: MOSTLY NOT THERE [...] (U) Summary: Government newspapers took the lead, covering and commenting on the October 20 UN Mehlis report implicating Syrian and Lebanese security officials in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minster Rafiq Hariri. While op-eds in the official press took no stance on the report, t [...]	2005-10-31 14:46:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO YM SY UNSC
05SANAA3187	ASSAULT ON TWO JOURNALISTS: NEWEST CASE IN SPATE [...] (U) Summary: On October 29, Moujeeb Sweileh, a cameraman with the "Al-Arabiya" news channel, and Najib Al-Sharai, from "Al-Akhbariya," were assaulted by ROYG security forces while attempting to cover a strike at a textile factory in Sanaa. The attack is just one of a long string of physical and [...]	2005-11-01 12:35:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KMPI KMCA YM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA3560	AL-HETAR OFFERS CANDID ASSESSMENT OF EXTREMIST [...] (C) Summary: At a meeting with pdoff and poloff, Judge Hamoud Al-Hetar provided a more candid and straightforward assessment of the efficacy of his rehabilitation program than previously heard. While defending the overall merits of his attempts to convince young radicals of the error of their [...]	2005-12-21 12:55:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KMPI PGOV PHUM YM COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA695	SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TAKE TO THE STREETS [...] (C) Summary: Many small business owners across Yemen closed their shops and took to the streets, March 13-18, in protest of ROYG plans to implement a general sales tax as part of its economic reform package. Demonstrations occurred in the cities of Hodeidah, Taiz, Sanaa and Aden, with a few d [...]	2005-03-23 13:48:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM YM ECON COM DOMESTIC POLITICS
05SANAA696	KHAIWANI RELEASED VIA PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY [...] (U) On March 22, the Sanaa Appellate Court upheld the September 6 conviction of "as-Shura" opposition newspaper editor-in-chief, Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani (reftel). Khaiwani was sentenced to one year in prison for violating the 1990 Press Law for "supporting" the al-Houthi rebellion, "publishing [...]	2005-03-23 13:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KMPI YM
05SANAA906	GRENADE ATTACKS IN SANAA PERSIST AMID SAADA [...] (SBU) Summary. Amidst reports of escalating fighting in Saada, six grenade attacks against military personnel were reported in downtown Sanaa in the past ten days. Accounts of the attacks, which are sporadic and sometimes conflicting, indicate that this violence is Saada related, perpetrated [...]	2005-04-12 04:12:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL PTER YM DOMESTIC POLITICS COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANAA972	NOTICE OF GTMO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW BOARD [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-18 12:59:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER YM KWAC DEMARCHE COUNTER TERRORISM
05SANJOSE1645	COSTA RICA OPPOSES G-4 FRAMEWORK [...] (SBU) PolOff discussed Costa Rica's views of the proposed G-4 resolution for expanding the UN Security Council with MFA Acting Director for Foreign Policy Edwin Arias on July 12, 2005. At that time, Arias said Costa Rica opposed permanent membership but had not yet finalized its position. Ar [...]	2005-07-19 21:40:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA CS UNGA
05SANJOSE1712	COSTA RICAN LABOR UNIONS LOOK FOR WAYS TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Costa Rica's labor unions, flush from their earlier successes in intimidating President Abel Pacheco, recently fell back to earth when planned demonstrations against the Central American-U.S.-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) fizzled. Now, with possible adoptio [...]	2005-07-28 21:58:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD CS
05SANJOSE1713	COSTA RICAN REACTION TO CAFTA-DR APPROVAL IN THE [...] (U) Summary. After passage of the CAFTA-DR implementing legislation in the late evening hours (in Costa Rica) by the U.S. House of Representatives, GOCR officials, private business persons, and labor leaders offered their reactions. Local media coverage of the ratification process in the U.S [...]	2005-07-28 22:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1721	COALITIONS ATTEMPT TO CHALLENGE TRADITIONAL [...] Voters, disappointment with the two traditional political parties may give several newly-formed parties the opportunity to capture a significant number of votes in the 2006 Presidential and Legislative Assembly elections. While these newly-formed parties are organizing coalitions to exploit [...]	2005-07-29 23:01:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SOCI CS
05SANJOSE1739	SAN JOSE: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires delivered the demarche to Foreign Minister Roberto Tovar on August 1. Poloff also sent talking points by fax to Carlos Cordero, Deputy Director for Multilateral Affairs. In the meeting with the Charge, Minister Tovar expressed his belief that the Human Rights Commissi [...]	2005-08-03 21:00:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL CS UNGA
05SANJOSE2019	CHAVEZ SOCIAL CHARTER EVENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-26 22:06:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC KSUM SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2199	COSTA RICA: UNESCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-20 21:42:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL ETRD CS UNESCO
05SANJOSE2410	REFUGEE REFERRAL: XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX [...] (C) Post wishes to refer Cuban national Dr. XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX for consideration under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. Bio data based on Dr. XXXXXXXXXXXX passport is as follows: XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX, born in Granma, Cuba, on XXXXXXXXXXXX [...]	2005-10-14 22:07:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF CVIS CS CU
05SANJOSE2411	COSTA RICA REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR JUDGE THOMAS [...] Ref B reported Costa Rica's initial positive response to Judge Burgenthal's candidacy. Per Ref A instructions, PolOff followed up with the Foreign Ministry on October 6, and was reassured of Costa Rica's support. On October 12, Embassy San Jose received Costa Rican Diplomatic Note DGPE/DPM/AC [...]	2005-10-14 22:08:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OPDC CS UNGA
05SANJOSE2437	COSTA RICA: UNESCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Despite Post efforts to secure Costa Rican support for the U.S. position on the UNESCO declaration, and although our interlocutors have not been in a position to provide specific feedback, it appears that the GOCR does not intend to back our position on this issue. On October 14, 2005, Econ [...]	2005-10-19 20:34:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL SCUL CS
05SANJOSE2475	COSTA RICA REAFFIRMS ITS SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL IN THE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-25 16:16:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IS CR UNGA
05SANJOSE2493	COSTA RICA ON UNESCO CONVENTION: IT'S ALL IN THE [...] In a follow-up meeting on the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity on October 21, MFA Chief of Multilateral Affairs Carlos Cordero expressed Costa Rica's receptiveness to U.S. input on implementation if and when the convention comes into effect. He acknowledged U.S. concerns over implement [...]	2005-10-25 22:51:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV CS
05SANJOSE2497	COSTA RICA TO BE SUPPORTIVE AT SUMMIT OF THE [...] (SBU) On October 26, Charge and PolOff followed up on an October 20 demarche by paying a call on Foreign Minister Tovar. In an improvement on the MFA's original response (see below),Tovar emphatically agreed with all our proposed changes to the draft declaration. In particular, Tovar highli [...]	2005-10-27 10:31:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KSUM ECON ELAB CS
05SANJOSE2535	DEFEATING THE SWISS PROPOSAL ON UNSC REFORM [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed reftel demarche with Carlos Cordero, Director for Multilateral Affairs at the Foreign Ministry, on November 1. Cordero was joined by UN Affairs Officer Victor Murillo and Director for Bilateral Policy Ronald Obaldia. In response to our concerns about the Swiss proposal [...]	2005-11-02 19:10:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CS UNGA
05SANJOSE2564	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN EXTREMISM [...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Carlos Cordero, Chief of Multilateral Affairs at the MFA, on October 31. That same evening, Foreign Minister Roberto Tovar released a statement to the press and diplomatic community condemning the inflammatory rhetoric of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahm [...]	2005-11-04 19:23:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PHUM CS

05SANJOSE2640	DEMARCHE RESPONSE - UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] Embassy delivered reftel talking points to Carlos Cordero, Deputy Chief for Multilateral Affairs, on November 8. In a follow-up conversation with Poloff on November 10, Cordero stated without reservation that Costa Rica would oppose any no-action motions raised with respect to the human rig [...]	2005-11-11 10:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CS
05SANJOSE2641	DEMARCHE REQUEST - UN THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS, [...] Embassy delivered reftel talking points to Carlos Cordero, Deputy Chief for Multilateral Affairs, on November 8. In a follow-up conversation with Poloff on November 10, Cordero stated without reservation that Costa Rica would oppose any no-action motions raised with respect to the human rig [...]	2005-11-11 10:30:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CS
05SANJOSE2713	MDA DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche on November 17 to Chief of Multilateral Affairs Carlos Cordero. In a follow-up conversation on November 22, Cordero advised Poloff that he would likely be attending the conference in Geneva to discuss the adoption of a third protocol. Cordero made clear th [...]	2005-11-23 18:52:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREF PREL
05SANJOSE488	COSTA RICA'S 2004 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) Following is Embassy San Jose's submission for the 2004 annual anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) report. Responses are keyed to sections outlined in reftel, with the first paragraph beginning at 18A. Post's POC for the report is Political Officer Janae Cooley. Telephone number: (506) 5 [...]	2005-02-28 18:38:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PGOV SMIG KWMN KFRD KCRM PREL ELAB ASEC CS
05SANSALVADOR2027	EL SALVADOR: COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON [...] (SBU) Poloff provided Ref A talking points to Special Advisor to the Foreign Minister Ambassador Marisol Argueta de Barillas and to MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Mario Rivera on June 8. During a July 13 follow-up meeting with Poloff, Rivera stated that the CCIT topic had been briefly d [...]	2005-07-14 21:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2172	EL SALVADOR: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to Mario Rivera, MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs on July 29. As in previous conversations, Rivera stated that El Salvador is committed to increasing the effectiveness of the UN on Human Rights issues through reform of the system, and is in favor of a [...]	2005-08-01 20:41:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2220	EL SALVADOR: GITMO DETAINEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-10 11:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PREL ES
05SANSALVADOR2282	SALVADORAN DEL. TO 60TH UNGA HLE AND DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to MFA Officer in Charge of UN Affairs Felix Ulloa and to UN Special Advisor to the Foreign Minister Ambassador Marisol Argueta de Bariles on August 15. Poloff emphasized the importance of the Fund and stated that even a minimal donation would carry politi [...]	2005-08-16 20:38:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2504	EL SALVADOR UN SUMMIT OUTCOME DOCUMENT DEMARCHE [...] (U) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to Felix Ulloa, MFA Officer in charge of United Nations and Multilateral Organizations. Ulloa stated that he had not yet received a copy of the September 6 draft of the Outcome Document and that the Salvadoran government was concerned by the fact that the do [...]	2005-09-08 23:01:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2510	IRAQ: PRESENTATION OF DRAFT CONSTITUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 15:58:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ES IZ
05SANSALVADOR2524	RESPONSE TO NON-PAPER: DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN THE [...] Poloff discussed reftel with Felix Ulloa, Office of Multilateral Affairs on September 12, 2005. Ulloa stated that the GOES would review the information prior to the conference on September 14. Butler [...]	2005-09-12 19:37:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECIN PREL ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2637	UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-22 21:45:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SCUL ETRD ES UNESCO
05SANSALVADOR2682	DEMARCHE URGING SUPPORT FOR SUA NON-PROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-27 21:02:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT ES
05SANSALVADOR2763	ICJ ELECTIONS - DEMARCHE DELIVERED (EL SALVADOR) [...] On October 6, POLOFF delivered REFTEL to Mauricio Ruiz, Candadacies Officer of the MFA. Ruiz stated that they would review the information and inform us of their decision prior to the election. Butler [...]	2005-10-07 16:26:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES UNSC UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2930	EL SALVADOR'S COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE, A WEAK [...] (C) Summary: El Salvador's supreme audit institution is the Comptroller,s Office (Corte de Cuentas). It is a nominally-independent body charged with reviewing fiscal spending by the public sector, and has been at the center of recent political scandals. The National Conciliation Party (PCN [...]	2005-10-27 20:12:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR ES
05SANSALVADOR2972	ICJ ELECTIONS - DEMARCHE DELIVERED (EL SALVADOR) [...] On October 6, POLOFF delivered REFTEL to Mauricio Ruiz, Candidacies Officer of the MFA. Ruiz stated that they would review the information and inform us of their decision prior to the election. Barclay [...]	2005-11-01 20:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES UNSC UNGA
05SANSALVADOR2979	DEMARCHE -IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING EXTREMISM [...] On November 1, Polcouns and poloff delivered talking points (reftel) condemning Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's call for the destruction of Israel to Amb. Mario Rivera Mora, GOES Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Director. Poloff further asked Rivera to have the GOES consider [...]	2005-11-01 23:27:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PHUM IR ES
05SANSALVADOR2980	IRAQ: REPORTING INTERNATIONAL REACTION TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-01 23:34:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ ES
05SANSALVADOR3023	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - UN THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2005-11-08 17:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL ES UNHRC
05SANSALVADOR3215	EL SALVADOR: FDR LOSES BATTLE FOR OFFICIAL STATUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 27, El Salvador's Supreme Electoral Council (TSE) threw out some 12,000 invalid signatures out of approximately 49,000 total signatures obtained by the moderate FMLN splinter group Revolutionary Democratic Front (FDR) in its efforts to obtain legal recognition as a pa [...]	2005-11-14 23:00:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ES PGOV PREL KCOR ELECTIONS
05SANSALVADOR3224	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - TIP TIER 2 ACTION PLAN [...] (U) On November 9, 2005, PolOff delivered Reftel talking points to Jorge Santibanez, Director of Migration. Santibanez acknowledged the diffencies, and expressed a real desire to address them. He also noted that his government lacked the financial and manpower resources to fully implement all [...]	2005-11-15 20:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG ES
05SANSALVADOR3225	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - NO SAFE HAVEN FOR ALEMAN (EL [...] (C) On November 9, 2005, PolOff delivered unclassified Reftel talking points to Jorge Santibanez, GOES Director of Migration. Santibanez relayed that the Minister of Governance would have to declare Aleman and his family members as persona non grata in order to deny the Aleman family physical [...]	2005-11-15 20:16:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM ES SAFE HEAVEN
05SANSALVADOR3475	EL SALVADOR: PLENARY SUPPORT FOR RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 17:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC ES UNGA
05SANSALVADOR3517	EL SALVADOR: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with Multilateral Affairs Officer Felix Ulloa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 13 regarding reftel a. Ulloa stated that, although the GOES continues to support the coalition in Iraq and supports the election process, the GOES is not planning on making any pub [...]	2005-12-19 18:04:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL ES
05SANTIAGO1616	SUPPORT FOR REVISED U.S. APEC RADIOACTIVE SOURCES [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-29 21:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM ETTC KSTC EAID ETRD CI APECO IAEA
05SANTIAGO1883	COLOMBIA MEETING WITH SELECT WHA/EUR COUNTRIES [...] Poloff delivered Ref B invitation from U/S Burns to Andrea Droppelmann, Special Assistant to Foreign Ministry Director General for External Relations Carlos Portales (the MFA's number 3) on September 12. Droppelmann said she would forward the invitation to Portales, who is currently in Madrid [...]	2005-09-12 21:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PGOV CO CI ODPC UNGA
05SANTIAGO1884	CREATING TROIKA FOR UN DEMOCRACY CAUCUS [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-12 21:27:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM CI ML UNGA
05SANTIAGO2324	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION CANDIDACY [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche November 14 to Ximena Verdugo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Candidacies office. Verduga said that Chile's votes at the IMO are coordinated through Veronica Rocha at the Chilean Embassy in London. Verdugo noted it should be possible to arr [...]	2005-11-15 10:22:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT PHSA KTIA AORC US CI IMO
05SANTIAGO2426	NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW REGARDING [...] (C) Post provides the information below in response to ref A request for updated information on Chile-Cuba relations during the six-month period from May to November 2005. Ref B is Post's response to the Department's request for information prior to May 2005. 2. (C) MFA North American Affa [...]	2005-11-28 16:57:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU CI
05SANTIAGO2469	CHILE AND MEXICO TO SIGN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Foreign Ministry North American Affairs Deputy Director Alex Geiger told poloff December 5 that Chile and Mexico would sign "a strategic partnership agreement" during Mexican President Fox's visit to Chile in January 2006. Geiger noted the GOC and GOM made significant progress towards an a [...]	2005-12-06 22:12:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CI ME
05SANTIAGO2479	CHILE STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. UNGA COMPLIANCE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Directorate and Special Policies Directorate on December 5. Deputy Director of Special Policies Francisco Bernales told Poloff December 7 that Chile strongly supported the U.S. Compliance Resolution, and wo [...]	2005-12-09 13:32:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM UNGA PREL MNUC CI
05SANTIAGO2499	SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER 15 IRAQI [...] The Ambassador called on Foreign Ministry Director General (the MFA's number 3) Carlos Portales on December 12, in part to deliver reftel demarche regarding the December 15 elections in Iraq. The Ambassador briefed Portales on the significance of the elections and emphasized that it was impor [...]	2005-12-13 20:18:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO CI IZ
05SANTIAGO2541	CHILE'S ELECTIONS: BACHELET AND PINERA CLOSE [...] (C) National Renewal candidate Sebastian Pinera scored an early victory over Concertacion candidate Michelle Bachelet during the first week of campaigning for the presidential run-off election, which will take place on January 15. Pinera persuaded former Independent Democratic Union (UDI) presiden [...]	2005-12-20 21:58:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CI
05SANTIAGO2573	PRESIDENT LAGOS ASKS U.S AND CHILE TO EXPEDITE [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 12. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Walker conveyed to the Ambassador on December 23 President Lagos' desire for the U.S. and Chile to find a satisfactory solution that would avoid a cut-off of aid under ASPA when Chile ratifies the ICC. Walker sai [...]	2005-12-23 18:46:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL PGOV CI
05SANTODOMINGO1293	DOMINICAN CONGRESSMAN RAMOS GARCIA SENTENCED TO 18 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 2, 2005, the Dominican Supreme Court found Congressman Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia guilty of smuggling 16 Asian migrants across the Dominican border in 2002 while he was serving as Dominican consul in Cap Haitien, Haiti. Ramos Garcia was convicted under the 1998 a [...]	2005-03-07 18:41:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO1507	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC LISTENS ON UNCHR 61 AND DRAFT [...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered reftel A and B talking points and draft Cuba resolution to MFA Ambassador for UN/OAS Affairs Michelle Cohen and Counselor Johanna Calderon on March 15. Cohen said that the Dominican Republic "has not yet arrived at a position on these issues." According to Cohen, the D [...]	2005-03-16 15:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CU DR
05SANTODOMINGO153	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT DELIVERED [...] On January 6, Charge and poloff delivered reftel text of the Dominican Republic's Interim TIP Assessment to Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano and Luisa Vicioso, MFA Director for Women and Children's Issues. Liriano thanked the charge for delivering the text personally and promised a t [...]	2005-01-12 15:09:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCRM PHUM DR
05SANTODOMINGO3161	CUBA: REVIEW OF SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD ACT TITLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Subsequent to the inauguration of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez last year, the Dominican Republic shifted its vote on the Cuba resolution at the annual UN Human Rights Committee meeting from "yes" (with the United States) in 2004 to "abstain" in 2005. However [...]	2005-06-13 11:06:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	CU ETTC DR PREL SMIG EINV ETRD
05SANTODOMINGO370	DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL JAILS [...] Dominican Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito had accused alien smuggler Congressman Guillermo Radhames Ramos Garcia arrested at 7 a.m. on January 13, the first day that the House was no longer in session. Bailiffs delivered him to Najayo jail on January 13 to await his next trial date, [...]	2005-01-26 17:21:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PGOV DR
05SANTODOMINGO3946	DOMINICAN POLITICS #35: PRD OUTLINES THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) Following is number 35 in our series on Leonel Fernandez's first year in office: PRD Decision Makers Outline the Future Senate vice president Cesar "Yayo" Matias and three of his senatorial colleagues invited the political officer to lunch on August 5, along with PRD student leader [...]	2005-08-09 20:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	DR ETRD PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO4173	DOMINICANS RECEIVE DEMARCHE ON SUMMIT OF THE [...] EcoPol counselor and poloff raised reftel points on August 31 with MFA Director for International Affairs Amb. Michele Cohen, stressing particularly USG concern that issues of democracy,governance and free trade are inadequately covered. Cohen had no immediate reply but undertook to consult [...]	2005-09-01 14:58:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	KSUM ECON PGOV
05SANTODOMINGO4174	DOMINICANS DEMARCHED ON COORDINATION OF ELECTORAL [...] EcoPol counselor and poloff delivered demarche to MFA Director of International Affairs Michele Cohen on August 31, emphasizing Canadian points of contact for electoral observation missions. Cohen appeared to believe that the Dominican government would not be providing observers. KUBISKE [...]	2005-09-01 15:05:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID HA PREL
05SANTODOMINGO4175	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ON HIGH-LEVEL TRAVEL TO UNGA [...] MFA Director for International Affairs Amb. Michele Cohen told EcoPol counselor and poloff on August 31 that President Fernandez will speak at the UNGA on September 16. Embassy has just received a diplomatic note announcing that Fernandez and Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade are inviting U [...]	2005-09-01 15:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO4277	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): THE DOMINICAN [...] EcoPol counselor and poloff raised the topic of ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention in call August 31 on MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Amb. Michelle Cohen, when urging ratification of various treaties, including several on terrorism and on intellectual proper [...]	2005-09-13 13:18:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PARM ABUD PTER KTIA
05SANTODOMINGO4567	DOMINICAN ATTORNEY GENERAL PUSHES CAREER TRACK FOR [...] (U) Summary. On September 28, General Secretaries of the three dominant political parties in the Dominican Republic met publicly to respond to Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito's draft document calling for political agreement on the implementation of a career track within the Public P [...]	2005-10-07 11:29:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KCOR
05SANTODOMINGO4891	FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER DICUSSES [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 17, 2005, FBI Director Mueller made a series of courtesy calls on senior Dominican justice and intelligence officials, several of whom participated in a same-day working lunch hosted by President Fernandez (SEPTEL). Attorney General Dominguez Brito, Chief of the Natio [...]	2005-11-03 11:10:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KPAO PINR PREL SNAR DR CU
05SANTODOMINGO579	PRC PRESSES DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO RECOGNIZE BEIJING [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Chinese Communist Party delegation met with members of the ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) and other Dominican political parties from January 24-27, seeking to strengthen ties to the Dominican Republic and pressing for formal diplomatic recognition. The delegation call [...]	2005-02-07 21:28:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV DR CH TW
05SANTODOMINGO614	DOMINICAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAITI, CAFTA, [...] (C) Summary: Haiti, CAFTA, extraditions, and compliance with the new IMF agreement dominated the February 7 bilateral breakfast meeting between the Ambassador and Dominican Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso. The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador that the Dominican ambassador to Hait [...]	2005-02-09 18:59:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CJAN ETRD EFIN KJUS DR HA
05SAOPAULO1158	CONVERSATION WITH JOSE DIRCEU, OCTOBER 9, 2005 [...] (C) Summary: While transiting through Sao Paulo, Brasilia TDY poloff attended an October 9 lunch with friends at which Federal Deputy and former Lula Chief of Staff Jose Dirceu was present. During their 30-minute conversation, Dirceu shared his views on the political crisis, the future of the [...]	2005-10-13 19:58:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV BR
05SAOPAULO1372	ELDER STATESMAN DELFIM NETTO DISCUSSES PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: PMDB Congressman and elder statesman Antonio Delfim Netto told CG that while President Lula remains personally popular, he needs to start courting the PMDB and the smaller &left light8 parties if he hopes to get re-elected in next October,s elections. Netto said the PSDB/PFL elec [...]	2005-12-15 13:18:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR BR
05SAOPAULO875	AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DEBATE CONTINUES IN BRAZIL [...] (U) Summary: On June 10-11, government officials, non- profit organizations, educators, interested citizens, and representatives from 20 public Brazilian universities met in Sao Paulo for a two-day nation-wide conference to discuss nascent affirmative action programs in higher education. Man [...]	2005-07-22 14:25:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM ECON PHUM BTIO EINV SOCI BR TIP
05SINGAPORE1178	"SINGAPORE REBEL" DOWN FOR THE COUNT [...] (SBU) Summary: The withdrawal under government pressure last month of the film "Singapore Rebel" from the Singapore International Film Festival has brought its subject, opposition figure Dr. Chee Soon Juan, once more into the local headlines. This may be one of Chee's last curtain calls now t [...]	2005-04-15 09:14:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SN
05SINGAPORE2058	SINGAPORE POLITICS: OPENING WINDOWS, SWATTING FLIES [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Technology, social change, and hopes for creativity-driven economic growth engines have pushed Singapore's government to adapt its style, but little has fundamentally changed. From a well-publicized debate on whether to allow casinos to essays calling for political li [...]	2005-07-06 01:50:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SN
05SINGAPORE2609	POLICE CONTINUE TO HARASS INDEPENDENT FILM MAKER [...] (SBU) The Singapore Police continue to harass independent film maker Martyn See, who made a 26 minute documentary on opposition politician Dr. Chee Soon Juan (Reftel). Under government pressure, See was forced to withdraw his "Singapore Rebel" film from the Singapore International Film Festiv [...]	2005-08-30 09:24:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SN
05SINGAPORE2894	ALL SMILES, LITTLE SUCCESS IN WU YI VISIT TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Singapore's ties with China remain strained, despite the favorable press coverage of Chinese Vice Premier Wu Yi's September 19-21 visit to Singapore. In a frankly negative read-out, the PRC Embassy told us many Chinese officials still do not trust Singapore and complained that [...]	2005-09-29 09:30:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL SN CH
05SINGAPORE3397	SINGAPORE'S MUSLIM PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER VISITS [...] (SBU) Singapore's highest ranking Muslim official, Speaker of Parliament Abdullah Tarmugi, made an official visit to Israel, the Palestinian Territories, and Kuwait from November 7 to 13. Abdullah's delegation included a cross-section of ruling party MPs -- R. Ravindran (a Hindu of Indian desc [...]	2005-11-29 09:18:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD SN
05SINGAPORE910	SINGAPORE'S ASIA-MIDDLE EAST DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: As part of its effort to be a bridge between the Middle East and Asia, Singapore is sponsoring an Asia-Middle East dialogue (AMED) in June. AMED is intended to promote economic interaction between Asia and the Middle East, and to provide a platform for "moderate" Muslims from bot [...]	2005-03-24 09:58:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL PTER SN XD XF XI
05SOFIA1033	CLASSIFIED BULGARIAN ARMS EXPORT REPORT REVEALS [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a classified government report passed to us by a reputable NGO, the GOB summarizes the amounts and locations of all authorized Bulgarian arms exports for the period 2002-2003. The report has not been officially released yet and remains secret even though EU regulations requir [...]	2005-06-09 08:16:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC BU
05SOFIA1280	PUTTING OUT BRUSHFIRES: FRANCE AND ISLAMIC [...] (C) Summary: Through surveillance, arrests and other methods, the GOF prevents or puts out brushfires of Islamic extremism on an almost daily basis, and has been doing so for decades. According to recent press reports, the RG, France's police intelligence service, estimates that 6 million Musli [...]	2005-07-15 16:37:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BU
05SOFIA1808	BULGARIA CONFIRMS MANPADS COMPONENTS SHIPPED, [...] (S) SUMMARY: The GOB confirmed that 50 MANPADS components were shipped to Egypt after the conclusion of a U.S.-Bulgarian bilateral agreement intended to take Bulgaria out of the commercial MANPADS business. The GOB maintains it never committed to preventing this sale and claims a misunderstan [...]	2005-10-20 06:52:00	Embassy Sofia	SECRET	PARM PREL MASS MARR BG
05TAIPEI3290	TAIWAN SOLIDARITY UNION CELEBRATES FOURTH [...] (U) Summary: The fourth anniversary of the fiercely pro-independence Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) brought President Chen Shui-bian and his "deep-Green" critic, former President Lee Teng-hui, on stage together for the first time in several months. While the two men were outwardly cordial to [...]	2005-08-08 18:06:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
05TAIPEI43	CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS - STILL TAXIING, [...] (C) Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) asked Taiwan airlines to conduct cross-Strait Lunar New Year charter flights and authorized the Taipei Airlines Association (TAA) to negotiate arrangements for such flights with the PRC. MAC is prepared to arrange a TAA-led delegation to travel to th [...]	2005-01-06 10:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PREL CH TW
05TASHKENT3019	GULNORA KARIMOVA PROVIDES GRANTS IN HOPE OF [...] (C) Summary: Eager to improve her less than stellar image, First Daughter Gulnora Karimova is pursuing an intensive grant disbursement program with both domestic and international dimensions. She is using three associations to provide grants: FundForum.Uz promotes Uzbek foreign cultural relat [...]	2005-11-03 04:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR UZ
05TASHKENT3414	RUSSIAN BUSINESSMEN TAKE OVER GULNORA'S NIGHTCLUBS [...] (C) First Daughter Gulnora Karimova has recently spun off management of her main Tashkent nightclub complex to a group of Russian businessmen. The complex includes Basha Nightclub (now renamed "Club"),Fashion Bar and Prestige Cinema. Gulnora does not, however, seem to have given up control of [...]	2005-12-27 11:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PREL RU UZ
05TBILISI3198	TENSIONS RISING IN SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (U) On December 2, the South Ossetian press reported that a checkpoint on the road to the Ossetian village of Zari was hit by fire from a grenade launcher. Later press reports from South Ossetia claimed that Georgian special police forces attacked a bus traveling along a bypass road leading f [...]	2005-12-08 05:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
05TBILISI3199	PEACE PLAN FOR SOUTH-OSSETIAN CONFLICT RESOLUTION [...] (C) In a November 30 meeting with Poloff, Deputy State Minister for Conflict Resolution Volski passed a copy of a non-paper on South Ossetia being prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The paper aims to demonstrate how the current peace plan is a logical outgrowth of President Saakashv [...]	2005-12-08 12:23:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
05TBILISI3202	NON-PAPER ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ABKHAZIA [...] Poloff received the following non-paper on recent developments in Abkhazia from Giorgi Nikolaishvili, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The non-paper is laying out the Georgians position on Abkhazia. 2. Begin Text: After the UN Secretary General's last report on the situation [...]	2005-12-09 03:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV GG
05TBILISI3226	ABKHAZIA: THE NEED FOR CONFIDENCE BUILDING [...] (C) Summary: During a December 6 and 7 visit to Abkhazia, the Abkhaz and Georgians agreed ad ref to a draft of the joint declaration on security guarantees and the return of internally displaced persons, the European Commission launched a program of economic rehabilitation in the conflict ar [...]	2005-12-12 13:11:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
05TBILISI3250	GEORGIAN SUPPORT ON IRAQ DECEMBER 15 ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-14 07:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GG
05TEGUCIGALPA1045	HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON ICJ CANDIDACY OF THOMAS [...] Post delivered reftel diplomatic note on May 11 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the candidacy of Judge Thomas Burgenthal for reelection to the International Court of Justice. PolOff delivered a copy of the dip note May 12 to Honduran MFA Acting Foreign Minister AMB Mario Fortin during a [...]	2005-05-17 16:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KJUS HO UNSC UNGA
05TEGUCIGALPA1531	HONDURAS CO-SPONSORING, NOT OPPOSING, G-4 [...] (C) Acting PolChief demarched Honduran MFA Acting Director General (A/DG) of Foreign Policy Alan Javier Oviedo Garcia July 19 and delivered talking points (refs B/C) on the proposed G-4 resolution for expanding the UN Security Council (UNSC). A/DG Oviedo told Acting PolChief that Honduras was [...]	2005-07-26 22:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUNR AORC HO UNSC UNGA
05TEGUCIGALPA1548	HONDURAS NOT SURE IT WANTS A PIECE OF UN [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-27 22:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR KPKO HO UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05TEGUCIGALPA2254	HONDURAN ELECTIONS: INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS [...] Summary: During an October 19 meeting with EmbOffs, USAID- financed international election consultants working with the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) expressed concerns about the TSE's ability to properly conduct the Honduran general election to be held on November 27, 2005. Howev [...]	2005-11-03 16:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2319	HONDURAS SUPPORTS UN 3RD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS ON [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on UN Third Committee Resolutions to Irene Cardona, Director of Multilateral Policy at the Foreign Ministry, on November 8. PolOff followed up November 10 with Cardona, who said that she had sent a memo to Foreign Minister Mario Fortin and would follow-up [...]	2005-11-15 21:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV HO UNHRC UNGA
05TEGUCIGALPA2337	HONDURAN ELECTIONS NEWS: UPDATE 14 [...] The umbrella NGO Federation of Development Organizations of Honduras (FOPRIDEH) is conducting a voter education campaign, partially funded by USAID's Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC),called "Educational Campaign for Elections 2005. The motto of the campaign is "You can cross [...]	2005-11-17 14:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2338	MARITIME DISPUTE BETWEEN HONDURAS AND NICARAGUA [...] (U) Summary - The long standing maritime territorial dispute between Honduras and Nicaragua has gained prominence recently, with a decision in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague not expected until 2006. This territory has been sharply disputed since the 1980s with intention [...]	2005-11-17 17:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PREL PGOV MOPS ECON EFIS EPET PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2355	HONDURAN ELECTIONS: SAN PEDRO SULA MAYORAL RACE A [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings with the two leading mayoral candidates in San Pedro Sula, the second largest city and economic center of Honduras, the candidates gave PolOff an overview of their background, political goals, and perspective on the upcoming November 27 election. The race is [...]	2005-11-21 14:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCRM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2380	HONDURAN CAMPAIGN FINANCE 2: ALLEGATIONS OF NARCOS [...] (C) Summary In one of Latin America's poorest countries, a country where the ideals and mechanics of democracy are still being realized, financing a general election campaign is a difficult undertaking for both individual candidates and political parties as a whole. This reality, coupled wit [...]	2005-11-23 19:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV EFIN PREL KDEM ETTC KCRM SNAR PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2414	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS TROT TO THE FINISH [...] (C) Summary. Progress remains slow with the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal's (TSE) official tabulation of the November 27 national elections. Honduras remains quiet, though anxious, about the ongoing political stalemate. In the hopes of generating further progress, and as discussed with [...]	2005-11-30 00:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCRM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2421	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS DAY 4 - STILL NOT [...] (C) Summary: While progress with the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal's (TSE) official tabulation of the November 27 national elections remains slower than all observers would like, all reports show that counting continues around the clock and without incident. Honduras remains calm. The [...]	2005-11-30 19:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCRM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2425	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS DAY 4 - AFTERNOON [...] (C) Summary: Tabulations from the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal's (TSE) official count of the November 27 national elections continue to trickle in. The votes that have been tabulated are concurrent with the TSE's Quick Count, showing a likely Liberal Party presidential candidate Manuel [...]	2005-11-30 23:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCRM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2429	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS DAY 5 - LOBO [...] (C) Summary: The Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal's (TSE) official count of the November 27 national elections continues with significant progress having been made in the last 12 hours with the gap between Liberal Party presidential candidate Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and National Party presidenti [...]	2005-12-01 20:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCRM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2438	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION DAY 6 - CIRCLING [...] (C) National Party candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo called Ambassador the late afternoon of December 2 to inform the Ambassador that he will not concede today, and explain that he did not concede December 1 at the request of his party who allege widespread irregularities in the electoral table vo [...]	2005-12-03 02:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCRM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2442	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WEEKEND UPDATE: [...] (C) Summary: While no official statements were made over the weekend declaring a President-elect, conversations did take place that initially led Post to believe that a concession by National Party presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo would be forthcoming later today, December 5. Furthe [...]	2005-12-05 23:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCRM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2453	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AT DAY 9 LIKE THE [...] (C) Summary: Although it has been nine days since the Honduran National Elections ended November 27, it feels like it is day 90. The vote count tabulation is stalling at approximately 90 percent completion and National Party presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo still has not officially [...]	2005-12-06 20:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCRM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA26	HONDURAS APPROVED FOUR OUTSTANDING [...] Summary: During 2004, the GOH ratified two outstanding OAS counterterrorism (CT) conventions and achieved congressional approval of the last two outstanding international conventions/protocols. The GOH is now a party to 10 international and two regional CT conventions and will soon be a party [...]	2005-01-04 21:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL KTIA PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM ASEC HO
05TEGUCIGALPA263	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES: LOBO IN DEAD HEAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Less than three weeks before the February 20 national primary elections, President of Congress Porfirio "Pepe Lobo, who has long trailed Tegucigalpa Mayor Miguel Pastor, drew close or even with Pastor in three recent national polls. Lobo and Pastor's battle has become increasi [...]	2005-02-04 20:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA273	HONDURAN RESPONSE TO G-8 FM'S LETTER ON IAEA [...] As reported ref A, Embassy delivered the G-8 Foreign Ministers' letter on the IAEA Comprehensive Safeguard Agreements and the Additional Protocol in English (ref C) and Spanish (ref B),under cover letter from the Ambassador, to Minister of Foreign Affairs Leonidas Rosa Bautista in December 20 [...]	2005-02-07 17:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP TRGY PREL AORC PARM OPDC HO IAEA
05TEGUCIGALPA393	HONDURAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES: LOBO SET TO BEAT [...] (SBU) Summary: With only days remaining before the February 20 national primary elections, and the official campaigns closed, President of Congress Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo leads Tegucigalpa Mayor Miguel Pastor by eight to 18 percent in four February national polls, the most recent taken during t [...]	2005-02-17 17:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ECON ETRD SNAR KJUS PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA456	Senior Honduran Officials Emphasize Importance of [...] (U) Summary: Rachel Owen of G/TIP and Michael Puccetti of WHA/PPC visited Honduras for meetings on trafficking in persons (TIP) February 9-11. Owen, Puccetti, INR TDYer, and PolOff met with key GOH officials to get updates on current Honduran anti-TIP efforts and emphasize USG interest. GOH [...]	2005-03-01 15:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG KWMN ELAB PGOV PREL KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA779	Honduran Special Prosecutor for Children Moves [...] Summary: PolOff met March 28 with Honduran Special Prosecutor for Children Nora Urbina to discuss the status of several trafficking in persons (TIP) and/or commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) cases. Summaries of these cases are below. End Summary. Honduras/Guatemala CSEC Case [...]	2005-04-13 13:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SMIG KWMN ELAB PGOV PREL KJUS HO
05TEGUCIGALPA786	HONDURAN FM ON UNCHR RESOLUTIONS: YES VOTE ON CUBA, ABSTENTION PLANNED ON BELARUS BUT AMB URGES YES VOTE [...] (C) Ambassador met the morning of April 13, on the margins of a G-17 meeting, with Honduran President Ricardo Maduro to verify the GOH's planned vote in favor of the UNCHR Cuba resolution. President Maduro confirmed that the GOH would vote in favor of the Cuba resolution. 2. (C) PolOff the [...]	2005-04-13 22:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KDEM HO BO UNHRC CHR RU
05TEGUCIGALPA805	20 GTMO CUBANS RESETTLED IN HONDURAS: ONLY 3 [...] (U) This is an action request for PRM. Please see para. 7. 2. (SBU) PolOff met April 13 with International Organization of Migration (IOM) Tegucigalpa to discuss questions raised in reftel regarding the 20 Cubans resettled by IOM from Guantanamo to Tegucigalpa. According to the IOM, out of [...]	2005-04-15 18:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL SMIG PHUM CU HO
05TEGUCIGALPA817	HONDURAS TO OPPOSE CUBAN UNCHR RESOLUTION ON [...] (SBU) Acting PolCouns delivered April 15 ref A demarche to Honduran MFA Vice Minister AMB Mario Fortin on the Cuban UNCHR resolution on the Guantanamo detainees. Acting PolCouns repeated the demarche April 18 to MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Allan Oviedo. 2. (SBU) AMB Fortin told [...]	2005-04-19 23:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL HO UNHRC
05TEGUCIGALPA978	HONDURAN DELEGATION TO OAS GA TO BE LED BY FM; GOH [...] Honduran MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Irena Cardona told Acting PolCouns PolOff that the Honduran delegation to the OAS General Assembly will be led by Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista, and will include Honduran OAS PermRep Salvador Rodezno, Director of Foreign Policy Alan Ovied [...]	2005-05-06 21:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM XM HO OAS
05TELAVIV102	GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: WITH NEW GOVERNMENT, SHARON TO [...] (C) Summary: The three-month trial period for which the United Torah Judaism (UTJ) party has agreed to enter a coalition with Likud and Labor gives Prime Minister Sharon the time -- and majorities in the relevant bodies -- to : -- establish a 66-MK majority government, probably as early as [...]	2005-01-06 15:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV1085	GAZANS, FOR VARYING REASONS, FAVOR PA CABINET OF [...] (C) Summary: Prominent Gazans expressed, for varying reasons, a strong preference for a cabinet of technocrats in conversations with Poloff February 22-23. Minister of Justice candidate and prominent Gaza attorney Sharhabeel al-Za'eem said that Gazans view new faces in the ministries as a c [...]	2005-02-23 14:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL KWBG GZ IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1117	MFA OFFICIAL SAYS GOI "ADAMANT" ABOUT GAINING MDA [...] (C) The GOI is "adamant" about bringing to closure in 2005 the issue of Magen David Adom (MDA) membership in the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, MFA Deputy Director General (A/S-equivalent) for International Organization Affairs Roni Ya'ar told poloff on February 23. He reported [...]	2005-02-24 16:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV1270	"TECHNOCRAT" PRESIDENT RUNS INTO TROUBLE AT [...] (C) Summary: An angry mob of students, reportedly stirred up by remnants of the previous, Arafat-appointed administration, chased the new al-Azhar University president, Dr. Hani al-Nijim, from his campus office February 28 in response to al-Nijim's announced plan to uphold long-ignored univer [...]	2005-03-03 12:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID KWBG GZ IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1277	LIKUD REFERENDUM DECISION STILL LEAVES SHARON [...] (C) Summary: Several Likud MKs demanding that Prime Minister Sharon call a referendum on disengagement told poloff that the widely anticipated March 3 Likud Central Committee (LCC) vote to promote legislation needed to enable a referendum is not sufficient to secure their budget votes. They s [...]	2005-03-03 18:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS

05TELAVIV1336	ISRAEL: FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) This cable is the first part of a three-part message in response to reftel. Embassy point of contact is poloff Jenifer Joyce, telephone number (972) (3) 519-7437. Fax number (972)(3) 519-7484. Poloff spent approximately 80 hours in preparation of the report. Deputy polcouns spent app [...]	2005-03-07 15:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV1361	DAHLAN PROMISES IMPROVEMENTS, COUNSELS GAZA [...] (C) Summary: Pepsi bottler and leading Gaza businessman, Muhammad Yazgi, told Poloff March 3 that Muhammad Dahlan had promised Gaza businessmen recently that conditions at Gaza's border crossings into Israel would improve in two to three weeks, and asked that Yazgi and other businessmen "have [...]	2005-03-08 15:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV KWBG GZ IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1362	NETANYAHU MAY CAVE TO SHAS BUDGET DEMANDS; SHINUI [...] (C) As they scramble for votes ahead of the March 17 budget vote, Prime Minister Sharon and Finance Minister Netanyahu appear ready -- albeit tentatively -- to make budget concessions to Shas, rather than take Shinui back into the coalition. Sharon needs a simple Knesset majority for budget [...]	2005-03-08 15:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON IS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV1395	ICRC REP ON POST-THREAT ACTIONS [...] (C) ICRC Head of Delegation Francois Bellon and Deputy Head Carlos Batallas met March 1 with Polcouns, Legatt and Poloff to review details and follow-up of a reported potential threat to ICRC members inside the Gaza Strip. Legatt had conveyed to the ICRC February 26 a non-specific report he h [...]	2005-03-09 12:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1456	MOST KNESSET MEMBERS, PUNDITS PREDICT BUDGET WILL [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon postponed the final votes on the 2005 budget, originally scheduled for March 17, counting on the fact that parties and MKs that could provide the crucial votes will not show their cards until they are pressed against the March 31 deadline -- and facing the p [...]	2005-03-11 14:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON IS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV1549	ISRAEL'S CONSTRUCTIVE NO-CONFIDENCE MECHANISM: [...] (C) Summary: The 2003 revision of Israel's no-confidence vote mechanism to require that all Knesset members voting no-confidence pre-designate a single candidate to form a new government was designed to keep government opponents from resorting too frequently to time-consuming no-confidence mo [...]	2005-03-16 10:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV1580	MOSSAD CHIEF TO CODEL CORZINE: SOME FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary: Mossad Chief Meir Dagan told CODEL Corzine March 13 that Israeli and U.S. thinking on Iran largely tracks, adding that he believes the EU dialogue with Iran will ultimately fail. Dagan said that Israel has evidence that some foreign fighters have returned home from Iraq, perhaps indica [...]	2005-03-17 10:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PGOV PREL KWBG IR IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV1593	C-NE4-01083: ISRAELI INTENTIONS REGARDING THE [...] (S) SUMMARY: Israel sees Iran as the primary threat to its security and sees the enrichment cycle as the "point of no return" for Tehran's nuclear weapons program. The GOI believes that diplomatic pressure with teeth, such as sanctions, can affect Iranian behavior, and is lobbying the EU-3 a [...]	2005-03-17 14:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC KNNP EU IR IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV163	IDF CHIEF OF STAFF DISCUSSES PALESTINIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Israeli Defense Force (IDF) Chief of Staff LtG Moshe Ya'alon told CoDel Kyl January 7 that recent events have ushered in "an era of strategic opportunity" in the Middle East. He said that Israel is facilitating Palestinian elections and believes that Abu Mazen is strong enough to [...]	2005-01-10 13:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV1634	IN SHINUI, DISSENSION PERCOLATES OVER BUDGET [...] (C) Divisions have widened within Shinui between those who advocate withholding party support for the 2005 budget and those who advocate supporting the budget to save the government and the disengagement plan. The pro-budget group has also split over how long party chief Tommy Lapid should s [...]	2005-03-18 14:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON IS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV1679	TRAFFICKING NGOS WEIGH IN ON WHERE THE SYSTEM IS [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of Israeli NGOs against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) say that the GOI, while inflicting stricter sentencing of traffickers and implementing other improvements, still falls short in some areas in its efforts to combat TIP. NGO representatives charge that: -- [...]	2005-03-21 07:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG EG IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV1684	EMBLEM: GOI OFFICIAL REPORTS IFRC READY TO [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for International Organizations Roni Ya'ar told poloff late March 18 that he had just learned during a visit to Geneva and Bern that IFRC will shortly announce its intention to convene an international conference, for late September or early October, to amend th [...]	2005-03-21 12:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PREF PREL ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV1730	SHARON CAUTIONS CODEL REID ON PROVIDING DIRECT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon emphasized to Codel Reid March 21 that ensuring Israel's security against terrorism is his primary objective, although he is optimistic about the opportunities created by Arafat's death and the new Palestinian leadership. Codel Reid and Sharon discussed how [...]	2005-03-22 16:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PGOV PTER KWBG MNUC IS IR SY ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV1731	SHIMON PERES TELLS CODEL REID TO LOOK AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on March 20, Codel Reid and Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres discussed the economic future of Israel and post-disengagement Gaza, the U.S. position on Syria and Iran, the impact of the separation barrier on the lives of Palestinians, the run-up to the budget vote in [...]	2005-03-22 16:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IS MNUC OREP PGOV PREF PTER SY GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE
05TELAVIV1842	REFERENDUM BILL EXPECTED TO FAIL, BUT SHARON STILL [...] (C) The ongoing political machinations leading up to next week's Knesset votes on the 2005 budget and disengagement referendum legislation, do not change Embassy's expectations that Prime Minister Sharon will muster a Knesset majority for the 2005 budget and that a majority will defeat the re [...]	2005-03-25 12:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG ECON IS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV1899	VICE PRIME MINISTER SHIMON PERES CONSIDERS "THE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on March 23, Codel Pelosi and Vice Prime Minister Shimon Peres discussed the political atmosphere surrounding Israel's disengagement from Gaza; the economic forecast for Gaza the "day after" disengagement; the steps that the international community can take to ensure [...]	2005-03-29 05:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG OREP PGOV PREL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV1928	ISRAELI MFA OFFICIALS WILL HOLD COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) Israeli MFA Director General Ron Prosor, Deputy Director General for Strategic Affairs Jeremy Issacharoff, and Director for Arms Control Alon Bar will travel to China for meetings with Chinese officials on April 4-5. According to Bar, the purpose of the trip is to discuss counterterrorism [...]	2005-03-29 16:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PARM CH IS COUNTERTERRORISM GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV2125	(S) DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER TO CODEL LEVIN: [...] (S) A senior defense intelligence (DMI) officer told Senator Levin March 31 that pre-OIF Israeli intelligence estimates of Iraqi WMD were nearly as wrong as those of the USG. GOI analysts, prior to the war, "knew" that Saddam's regime would never support al-Qaeda or any other terrorist organi [...]	2005-04-06 13:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PINR PREL PTER OREP IS IZ GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY RELATIONS
05TELAVIV2167	RAMON UNIT BORDER POLICE -- FIGHTING HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: The Ramon Unit of the Border Police has interdicted weapons, human beings and drugs being smuggled across the Egyptian-Israeli border since its establishment in March 2003. Its commander told Poloff that the unit has intercepted 36 women being trafficked into Israel in each of t [...]	2005-04-08 06:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PHUM SMIG ELAB PTER KWMN EG IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV2194	FATAH ELECTION PREP IN GAZA - IS THE MESSAGE [...] (C) Summary: Fatah's poor showing in Bar Association elections in Gaza April 2 is an indication that, despite some efforts, the party does not appear to be "getting the message" in Gaza. Fatah Central Committee member Abdullah Efrangi, now the newly-appointed Fatah chief in Gaza, described [...]	2005-04-08 12:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG GZ IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV2265	SUPREME COURT BROADENS ACCEPTABLE CONVERSIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Supreme Court further chipped away at the Orthodox rabbinate's monopoly over conversions to Judaism in its March 31 ruling that the GOI must recognize the non-Orthodox conversions of 15 non-citizen legal residents of Israel that were begun in Israel but formalized abroad, and [...]	2005-04-12 13:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM SOCI IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV2329	ISRAEL-PRC STRATEGIC DIALOGUE FOCUSSES ON IRAN AND [...] (C) Summary: Israeli MFA Director General Ron Proser (D-equivalent) led a GOI team to China April 3-5 for a strategic dialogue on arms control and terrorism issues. MFA Arms Control Director Alon Bar briefed poloff on the talks after the team's return to Israel. Bar's assessment, which track [...]	2005-04-14 10:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KNNP CH IS IR IN GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY RELATIONS COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV233	HAMAS "THE LEAST OF WORRIES" ACCORDING TO ABU [...] (C) Summary: Senior Abu Mazen confidants in the Gaza Strip Marwan Kanafani, Marwan Abdul-Hamid, and Abdullah Effrangi told Poloff January 11 that Abu Mazen is determined to bring the numerous militant splinter groups "back into the Fatah fold," but, to do so, must first provide both physical [...]	2005-01-12 16:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM GZ IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV2479	SIKSEK ON SECURITY STAFFING, PROGRESS [...] (C) ConGen Jerusalem cleared this message. ----------- Summary ----------- 2. (C) In conversations over several days in early April, Brigadier General Samir Siksek told Pol/C and poloff that the U.S. should keep steady pressure on Minister of Interior Nasir Yusif to carry out reforms, [...]	2005-04-20 12:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV2521	ISRAELI COURT RULES TO EXTRADITE ROSENSTEIN; GOI [...] (U) The Jerusalem District Court ruled on April 19 that Ze'ev Rosenstein can be extradited to the United States to stand trial on drug trafficking charges. Rosenstein's lawyers have been contesting the extradition and want their client to be tried in Israel. Rosenstein has been in GOI custod [...]	2005-04-22 04:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PREL SNAR CJAN IS ISRAEL RELATIONS
05TELAVIV2654	PLANNING FOR MA'ALE ADUMIM/E1 REPORTEDLY CONTINUES [...] (S) Summary: The GOI continues its planning for the E1 region of the Ma'ale Adumim settlement in the West Bank. Brigadier General (res) Baruch Spiegel, Ministry of Defense Advisor, in an aside told the DCM on April 20 that "there are very strong interests here in Israel" to move forward with [...]	2005-04-28 14:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PBTS KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV2729	SHARANSKY'S RESIGNATION OVER DISENGAGEMENT LEAVES [...] (C) The long-expected May 2 resignation of Minister-without-Porfolio Natan Sharansky was an act of political symbolism by a disengagement opponent that comes too late to affect the course of disengagement. In announcing that he is resigning over his opposition to disengagement, Sharansky sai [...]	2005-05-02 13:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KNAR IS GOI INTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV274	EILAND ASSESSES THE CHALLENGES FACING SHARON AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: National Security Advisor Giora Eiland highlighted the following points in a January 9 meeting with Codel Kerry: -- Israel faces three main challenges in implementing disengagement: a fragile domestic political situation, operational difficulties to evacuate thousands of settle [...]	2005-01-14 13:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV2924	MKS TO CODEL FRIST: SKEPTICISM ABOUNDS [...] (C) Summary: Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin and Chairman of the Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee Yuval Steinetz told Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist May 2 that PM Sharon would be "making a mistake" if he allows Egyptian troops to deploy along the Gaza-Egypt and the Israel-Egypt borders. [...]	2005-05-10 12:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV3205	COURT RULING FAVORS FATAH IN GAZA ELECTION DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary: In response to Fatah allegations of Hamas fraud, a PA appeals court in Khan Yunis invalidated in rulings May 18 and 20 results from the May 5 municipal elections affecting some 46,000 voters in Rafah, al-Bureij, and Bayt Lahiya, and ordered new elections in the affected polling s [...]	2005-05-26 16:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG GZ IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV381	PA SECURITY FORCES BEGIN DEPLOYING IN NORTHERN GAZA [...] (C) Summary: A force of some 2,000 PA security personnel began deploying in the northeastern Gaza Strip, near Bayt Hanoun and Bayt Lahiya January 21 in an agreed-upon effort between the IDF and Gaza security chief Mousa Arafat aimed at preventing rocket fire at Israeli towns. Observers on th [...]	2005-01-21 15:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG GZ IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV3891	GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: RIBBONS SHOW ISRAELIS' TRUE [...] (SBU) In recent months, some Israeli motorists who oppose Prime Minister Sharon's disengagement plan have taken to tying orange ribbons on their vehicles to denote their opposition. Up until about a week ago, orange was the only color streaming from car -- and truck -- antennas, bumpers and [...]	2005-06-21 13:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG SOCI IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV3894	LABOR PARTY PRIMARIES APPROACHING THE STARTING [...] (C) Summary: The Labor Party's 82-year old interim chairman, Vice Premier Shimon Peres, is currently favored to garner the highest -- but not an outright winning -- vote total among the five contenders in Labor's June 28 party-wide primaries, a so-far lackluster race that could nonetheless de [...]	2005-06-21 16:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV4029	LABOR PARTY PRIMARIES POSTPONED, PERHAPS TO [...] (C) The Labor Party Central Committee's June 26 decision to postpone party chairmanship primaries -- originally scheduled for June 28 -- until after an open-ended investigation into party registration irregularities, could delay the primaries until after disengagement and possibly until Novem [...]	2005-06-27 10:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV4118	GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: KNESSET FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) Attorney General Menachem Mazuz is to decide in the coming weeks whether allowing the Egyptians to deploy 750 border police along the Gaza-Egyptian border as a security measure associated with implementing the disengagement plan is a material change to the 1973 Israeli-Egyptian Peace Trea [...]	2005-06-30 10:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG EG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV4199	GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: VOTE ON DOOMED DISENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Yisrael Maimon, Cabinet Secretary, told Poloff July 4 that the Likud rebels decided late afternoon July 4 to postpone for two weeks a preliminary vote on a bill that would delay implementation of the disengagement plan by one year. The bill's sponsor, right-wing National Religious Party [...]	2005-07-06 08:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV4207	GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: ATTORNEY GENERAL MAZUZ [...] (C) Attorney General Menachem Mazuz told Ministry of Justice Liaison to the Knesset Paz Barnett July 5 to convey directly to Poloff who was waiting in the adjoining office that he is about to announce his decision that an agreement between Israel and Egypt allowing Egypt to place some 750 bor [...]	2005-07-06 12:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG EG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL
05TELAVIV4321	ISRAELI OFFICIALS TRAVEL TO CAIRO TO WORK ON [...] (C) Summary: During a July 10 trip to Cairo, two senior MFA officials were unable to reach agreement with the Egyptians on an MOU to establish a bilateral committee. The GOI is waiting for an Egyptian reply to an Israeli letter proposing biannual meetings of the foreign ministers and ad-hoc s [...]	2005-07-13 07:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EG IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV4335	GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: SHARON INDICATES HE WILL SEEK [...] (C) Prime Minister Sharon indicated to the press July 12 that he will seek Knesset approval of an Israeli-Egyptian agreement -- that has not yet been finalized -- allowing some 750 Egyptian border guard soldiers to secure the Egyptian-Gaza border as part of implementing the disengagement plan [...]	2005-07-13 13:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG EG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV4653	ECF: SEPTEMBER COMPLETION OF JERUSALEM ENVELOPE [...] (C) Summary: Colonel (ret.) Shaul Arieli, consultant at the Economic Cooperation Foundation and advisor to the High Court on the routing of the separation barrier, told economic officer that it is unlikely that Israel will complete construction of the Jerusalem envelope--the Jerusalem section [...]	2005-07-26 13:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV4655	MK OMRI SHARON NEARS POSSIBLE PLEA BARGAIN AS NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Sharon's son Omri, a Likud MK since 2003, is nearing a plea bargain with Attorney General Menachem Mazuz over charges related to his role in the alleged illegal financing of Prime Minister Sharon's 1999 leadership campaign for the Likud Party. A political and lega [...]	2005-07-26 15:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV4694	GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: FINAL VOTES STILL TO COME ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sharon still faces two GOI votes related to his disengagement plan. The first, a Cabinet vote authorizing the evacuation of settlers, must take place before disengagement implementation begins on August 17. Still to be determined is whether the Cabinet will stick [...]	2005-07-27 15:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG EG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV4709	HOPE FLOWERS SCHOOL NOT THREATENED BY SEPARATION [...] (C) Summary: On 20 July, Hope Flowers School Co-director Ibrahim Issa met with Ministry of Defense Advisor Brigadier General (res.) Baruch Spiegel and officers from the West Bank District Coordination Offices (DCO) to discuss demolition orders issued against the school's cafeteria. Spiegel to [...]	2005-07-28 12:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV4800	REVISED ISRAELI TEXT OF UNGA HOLOCAUST RESOLUTION [...] (C) MFA Director for UN Political Affairs Rony Adam discussed the GOI's draft resolution on Holocaust remembrance with poloff on August 2. Adam provided a copy of the revised text (attached),which has minor changes to preliminary paragraphs four (removing the word "unique" to describe World [...]	2005-08-03 11:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV4829	GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: ISRAELI CABINET SET TO VOTE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Cabinet is scheduled to vote August 7 on the evacuation of at least one of the four groups of settlements slated to be evacuated beginning August 17 pursuant to Prime Minister Sharon's disengagement plan. The vote will take place at the end of a week during which tens of tho [...]	2005-08-04 14:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV4830	ISRAELI HOUSING MINISTER ISSUES TENDERS FOR NEW [...] (C) Summary: Israeli press reported today, August 4, that the Ministry of Construction and Housing (MOCH) published notices for two tenders for the sale of a total of 72 residential units, plus commercial space, in Beitar Illit, a settlement southwest of Jerusalem. Housing Minister Isaac He [...]	2005-08-04 14:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV4842	ISRAELI-ARAB LEADERS BLAME JEWISH EXTREMIST'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOI quickly spun into action to contain a potentially volatile atmosphere in Israeli-Arab communities after the August 4 shooting attack by an extremist Jewish settler on a bus in the Arab city of Shfaram that killed four Israeli Arabs. Prime Minister Sharon called the attack [...]	2005-08-05 12:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER IS ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV4879	NETANYAHU BECOMES SPOILER WITHOUT SPOILS AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's dramatic August 7 resignation from government will not affect implementation of the disengagement plan starting August 17. It will also not bring down Prime Minister Sharon's government since the opposition is not sufficiently united to must [...]	2005-08-08 12:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV4946	NETANYAHU SUPPORTERS SEEK EARLY LIKUD PRIMARIES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Supporters of Likud MK and party leadership contender Binyamin Netanyahu who are moving to compel early party primaries received a morale boost with the publication this week of poll results showing Netanyahu with a first-time-ever lead over Prime Minister Sharon in support from [...]	2005-08-10 14:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV501	SHARON BANKING ON SHAS, DISENGAGEMENT SUPPORTERS, [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon's travails to gain a Knesset majority for the 2005 budget before the March 31 deadline continue to center on bringing Shas into the coalition. Two weeks of fruitless negotiations between Likud and Shas could come to a head January 30, when Sharon plans to m [...]	2005-01-28 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5013	LIKUD INTERNAL STORM POSTPONED UNTIL AFTER [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-12 13:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5051	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 15, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: The first day of disengagement proceeded as planned with minimal violence well within anticipated parameters. The message below outlines the dissemination of eviction notices to settlers; the overall security situation in Gaza, including the kidnapping of a French journalist b [...]	2005-08-15 16:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5078	DISENGAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT, AUGUST 16, 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: On the second day of disengagement, Neve Dekalim settlement remained a stronghold of resistance to evacuation. Settlers and thousands of anti-disengagement activists blocked IDF troops from entering to distribute eviction notices, although the IDF was able to negotiate and br [...]	2005-08-16 15:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5093	KNESSET MEMBERS VISIT GAZA SETTLEMENTS, SOME [...] (C) Knesset members who support disengagement as well as those who oppose it have been visiting the Gaza settlements since the disengagement process began August 15. Some have gone to show support for the settlers, while others have gone to show sensitivity to the settlers, but also to suppor [...]	2005-08-17 12:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV5133	SHINUI LIKELY TO SUPPORT EGYPTIAN BORDER [...] (C) A recently-finalized agreement between Israel and Egypt allowing some 750 Egyptian border guards to secure the Egyptian-Gaza border after disengagement is likely to receive Knesset approval with the support of Shinui. Shinui MKs Ilan Leibovitch, Eti Livni, and Ilan Shalgi, told Poloff Aug [...]	2005-08-18 16:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG EG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI EXTERNAL INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5233	GOI'S EFFORTS AGAINST TERROR FINANCE IN GAZA; GOI [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA and NSC officials briefed econoff and poloff August 11 on the GOI's post-disengagement efforts against terror finance in Gaza. An Israeli National Security Council official said an alternative to the Hamas social service network in Gaza, operated by the Palestinian Authority [...]	2005-08-24 14:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KTFN EFIN PREL COUNTERTERRORISM ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5261	DETAILS OF CANCER LAWSUITS RELATED TO ISRAELI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials at the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) confirmed to emboffs on August 24 that four former employees have filed lawsuits charging that they developed cancer as a result of exposure to radiation in the Dimona and Soreq nuclear facilities. The IAEC provided to embof [...]	2005-08-26 06:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR MNUC TRGY IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV535	OLMERT TELLS A/S BURNS TO TIE PALESTINIANS TO [...] (C) Summary: Deputy PM Ehud Olmert urged NEA A/S Burns and the USG to use creative means of engagement such as developing QIZs when assisting the Palestinians so as to tie Palestinian economic fortunes to continued good relations with Israel. Despite advocating such ties, Olmert rejected any [...]	2005-01-31 08:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KWBG EG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV5614	LABOR'S LEADERSHIP RACE CONTINUES TO FIZZLE AS [...] (C) Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak's September 11 withdrawal from the Labor Party leadership race further consolidates support for Shimon Peres in party primaries to be held either November 8 or 9, with the final date still to be determined. Polls, including on September 9, consistently sh [...]	2005-09-13 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5663	TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY AT QALANDIYA [...] (C) Summary: Embassy and Consulate General officers visited the Qalandiya crossing on August 31 and September 7 to observe the ongoing construction taking place at the long-existing and always much-contended checkpoint there. Brigadier General (res.) Baruch Spiegel, Ministry of Defense advis [...]	2005-09-14 14:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
05TELAVIV5703	MFA SEEKS WAY TO HELP LUTHERAN HOSPITAL TO STAY [...] (C) MFA Director of the Division for Religious Affairs Zvi Tal (protect) told Embassy Poloffs and visiting NEA/IPA Poloff September 14 that the GOI wishes to find a "discreet way" to ensure that the Augusta Victoria Hospital in Jerusalem, run by the Lutheran World Federation (LWF),remains in [...]	2005-09-16 10:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRC ECON IS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV5708	ECF UPDATES ON BARRIER AND DESCRIBES MAJOR [...] (S) Summary and Comment: Sounding an alarmist note regarding GOI settlement plans in a September 1 meeting with econoff, Economic Cooperation Foundation (ECF) officials (protect) urged the USG to intervene to prevent the building of the police station in E-1 and said that a planned "new Jewi [...]	2005-09-16 11:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5723	GAZA STRIP: EUPHORIA OR ANARCHY? [...] (SBU) A PA Ministry of Interior contact told poloff September 16 that the situation in Rafah remains "a big mess," with movement of Egyptians and Palestinians across the border through up to seven openings. The MOI contact, who visited Rafah on September 15 and remained in touch with his cont [...]	2005-09-16 15:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG KPAL PREL ECON EAID PINS IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5866	POSSIBLE POST-DISENGAGEMENT SCENARIOS [...] (SBU) Summary: Predictions about the universe of post-disengagement possibilities can be grouped into three possible scenarios and two remote options, according to a range of Israeli observers. The first scenario -- the roadmap scenario -- is the official position of the Government of Israel [...]	2005-09-28 06:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWBG KPAL PINS PREL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV5932	THREAT OF LEGAL APPEAL, PUBLIC CRITICISM COMPEL AG [...] (C) Summary: Israeli-Arab political and advocacy leaders reacted with cautious optimism -- and some suspicion -- to the Justice Ministry Police Investigative Department's (PID) September 28 announcement that it will re-examine the investigation of police officers involved in the October 2000 k [...]	2005-09-30 14:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IS ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV595	HAMAS WINS BIG IN GAZA ON "CLEAN GOVERNMENT" [...] (C) Summary: The Hamas sweep in the local-level Gazan elections of January 27 does not indicate a mandate for Hamas overall or broad-based support for continued armed struggle against Israel, according to numerous Embassy contacts. While Fatah compiled a list of candidates perceived as corrup [...]	2005-02-01 14:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV5956	PA-HAMAS CONFRONTATION IN GAZA [...] (C) Summary: Clashes took place in Gaza City on October 2 between Palestinian Authority (PA) policemen and Hamas gunmen. Three Palestinians were killed -- a senior police officer and two civilians -- while at least 51 were wounded, many of whom were bystanders. Two police stations in Gaza Ci [...]	2005-10-03 14:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS KWBG KPAL GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6084	KIDNAPPING OF KNIGHT RIDDER JOURNALISTS [...] (C) The October 12 kidnapping of an American reporter, Dion Nissenbaum, and a British photographer, Adam Pletts, near Khan Yunis is symptomatic of the lawlessness that prevails in the Gaza Strip, according to Embassy Fatah contacts in Gaza. An influential Fatah-affiliated lawyer in Gaza City [...]	2005-10-14 16:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG KPAL PGOV PINS PTER US UK GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6228	SHARON STAYS HIS COURSE FOLLOWING HADERA BOMBING [...] (C) Summary: The October 26 suicide bombing of the Hadera market by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) that claimed the lives of five Israelis and wounded 20 has resulted in a cycle of violence that -- barring significant additional casualties -- experience indicates will be short-term. As it h [...]	2005-10-28 17:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG IS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS COUNTERTERRORISM GAZA DISENGAGEMENT
05TELAVIV6247	SHARON POSTPONES PROBLEMATIC KNESSET VOTE ON [...] (C) Summary: With only hours to go before an October 31 Knesset vote on -- and possible defeat of -- his Cabinet nominations of three Likud loyalists, including Ehud Olmert as finance minister, Prime Minister Sharon postponed the vote by a week in order to rally support and gauge his next step [...]	2005-10-31 17:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS KDEM ELECTIONS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV633	NEW DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT FUELS DISENGAGEMENT DEBATE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: A recent study claiming that the Palestinian population in the West Bank and Gaza is overestimated by up to 1.5 million people has made headlines in Israel and provided ammunition to opponents of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan. The new numbers, howev [...]	2005-02-02 12:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6333	EMBLEM: GOI REJECTS MDA STATEMENT BUT WILL NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Israeli MFA Director for International Organizations and Human Rights Daniel Meron told poloff November 1 that the Government of Israel (GOI) has made clear to the Swiss its rejection of the widely disseminated oral statement by MDA Chairman Noam Yifrach, but has not [...]	2005-11-03 16:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL KPAL IS SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY HUMANITARIAN AID
05TELAVIV6353	PERES MAY NEED SECOND ROUND VOTE TO TAKE LABOR [...] (C) Summary: A November 3 poll and Labor Party sources indicate that Shimon Peres' anticipated first-round victory over contender Amir Peretz in the November 9 Labor Party primaries could be in jeopardy absent a high voter turnout and the withdrawal of the two other contenders. Rattled by Pe [...]	2005-11-04 14:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6385	SHARON PICKS SHOWDOWN WITH LIKUD REBELS [...] (C) Prime Minister Sharon brought dissension in Likud to a head November 7 when he knowingly pushed forward his package of Cabinet nominations to predictable defeat in the Knesset. In a -- notably -- prepared speech to the Knesset after it voted down the nominations of Ehud Olmert, Roni Bar- [...]	2005-11-08 14:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6405	LABOR UNIONS LOSE POWER AND INFLUENCE, RELY ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Histadrut labor federation leaders told poloff October 31 that the movement has lost power to influence legislation since Histadrut's 1994 divorce from the Labor Party, which formerly served as its surrogate in the Knesset. To reverse the organization's declining impact on pub [...]	2005-11-08 17:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV IS ECONOMY AND FINANCE GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6442	UN THIRD COMMITTEE: ISRAEL EXPLAINS PROBLEM WITH [...] (C) Following reftel (B) demarche, Israeli MFA Deputy Director General for Central Europe and Eurasia (A/S-equivalent) Mark Sofer contacted poloff to discuss Israeli difficulties with the Third Committee resolution on Uzbekistan. According to Sofer, Israel does not intend to co-sponsor the re [...]	2005-11-10 10:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ASEC IS UZ GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6460	PERETZ VICTORY TO BRING LABOR VOTE ON COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Less than 12 hours after Amir Peretz's surprise victory over Shimon Peres for the Labor Party chairmanship, the party leadership is moving ahead November 10 with plans for a meeting in two weeks of the party's 3,000-member Central Committee to vote on whether to remain in Prime M [...]	2005-11-10 14:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6467	EMBLEM: ICRC DESCRIBES TIMELINE, PROGRESS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During November 8 - 10 conversations with Poloffs, ICRC Head of Delegation Dominik Stillhart and Swiss Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Andrej Motyl expressed continuing ICRC and Swiss commitment to convening the December 5 - 6 conference on the Third Protocol, but also articulated [...]	2005-11-14 11:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PGOV PREF PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6532	SHARON, PERETZ TENTATIVELY AGREE ON EARLY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Labor Party Chairman Amir Peretz and Prime Minister Sharon tentatively agreed November 17 to call for national elections sometime between the end of February and the end of March, with both seeking to capitalize on their current political strength in the polls and move forward with their [...]	2005-11-17 09:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6552	AMIR PERETZ: NOT YET READY FOR PRIME TIME? [...] (C) Summary: Newly elected Labor Party Chairman Amir Peretz told DAS Danin November 18 that he will focus his upcoming election campaign on socio-economic issues, rather than on peace and security. He stressed the importance of the Labor Party serving as a real opposition party and added tha [...]	2005-11-18 10:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL KWBG KPAL IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV6671	GOI UNDERTAKES HOME DEMOLITIONS IN EAST JERUSALEM, [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary and comment: Over the past several days, we have received reports of GOI demolitions of at least ten Arab homes in East Jerusalem for a lack of building permits. Ha'aretz November 23 reported that the Justice Ministry [...]	2005-11-28 10:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS SETTLEMENTS
05TELAVIV6710	KADIMA TAKES BITE OUT OF THREE PARTIES; PLATFORM [...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon's Kadima Party continues to siphon off high-profile politicians from other parties, and its support in the polls is climbing. Labor Party MK and Shimon Peres's close confidante, Dalia Yitzik, announced late November 28 that she is joining Kadima. The natio [...]	2005-11-30 16:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS PEACE PROCESS
05TELAVIV6760	EMBLEM: GOI LISTS NATIONS MAYBE WILLING TO SPEAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Director for International Organizations and Human Rights Daniel Meron asked poloff December 2 to pass to the Department a list of nations that the GOI believes might be willing to speak publicly before or during the diplomatic conference in favor of adopting the Third Addit [...]	2005-12-02 13:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PGOV PREF PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY
05TELAVIV6766	EMBLEM: WHY THE GOI NEARLY BALKED [...] (C) SUMMARY: While Israel did not oppose the recent MDA-PRCS agreements, the issue hits the GOI at an unusually volatile transitional moment in Israeli domestic politics. During this tenuous period an issue such as this that touches on security, or the status of East Jerusalem and the settle [...]	2005-12-02 17:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PGOV PREF PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY INTERNAL PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV6847	KATSAV'S VATICAN VISIT POSITIVE, BUT NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary: MFA Division Director for Religious Affairs Zvi Tal briefed Poloff November 28 on President Moshe Katsav's November 17 Vatican meetings and on the status of GOI-Vatican negotiations toward a concordat on fiscal and legal matters. Tal, who traveled with Katsav, was upbeat about t [...]	2005-12-08 14:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF IS GOI EXTERNAL
05TELAVIV6872	ISRAEL ON COMBATING WMD PROLIFERATION VIA [...] (C) Responding to reftel demarche, Israeli MFA Nonproliferation and Counterterrorism Department Director Yehuda Yaakov told poloff December 4 that: -- Israel continues to be interested in active participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (Proliferation Security Initiative) and ot [...]	2005-12-09 16:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC IS COUNTERTERRORISM
05TELAVIV7008	SHARON'S HEALTH BECOMES ELECTION ISSUE [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Sharon's hospitalization December 18 for a mild stroke has raised questions of age and health in the current pre-election political climate and raised differing preliminary views as to what effect Sharon's health problems will have on the Kadima party's future. Pol [...]	2005-12-19 14:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7016	NETANYAHU LEADS A WEAK, RIGHT-LEANING LIKUD AS [...] (C) Summary: Newly elected Likud Party Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu will likely call for a party decision as to whether Likud should quit the government, and may still try to recruit 61 MKs to create an alternative government to avoid early elections. Observers assess that the latter has littl [...]	2005-12-20 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS ELECTIONS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7096	PERETZ: REMOVE ILLEGAL OUTPOSTS, SPEED UP PEACE [...] (SBU) Summary: Labor Party Chairman Amir Peretz, who has tried to focus the Israeli electorate on economic issues (reftel),recently criticized the proliferation of Israeli outposts and expansion of settlements in the West Bank as damaging to Israel's international reputation and to prospects [...]	2005-12-29 15:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWBG KPAL IS SETTLEMENTS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05TELAVIV7112	ISRAELI DEBRIEF ON KATYUSHA ATTACK ON KIRYAT [...] (S) Israeli MFA and MOD sources provided Embassy with details concerning the December 27 Katyusha attack from Lebanon on northern Israel. At 2309 local time, Israeli forces reported three explosions in northern Israel, but the debris has not been located to date. MOD contacts said several r [...]	2005-12-30 15:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PINS MOPS PTER LE IS KPAL KPKO SY GOI EXTERNAL MILITARY RELATIONS
05TELAVIV76	NASSER YUSIF ON POSSIBLE SECURITY ROLE [...] (SBU) Summary: National Security Force BG Nasser Yusif told poloffs recently that, if called upon to join an Abu Mazen government as interior minister, he would bring the green-uniform public security forces, Force 17, and the naval or coastal police under his personal operational control, an [...]	2005-01-05 16:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG PREL PTER ASEC GZ IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS
05TELAVIV826	GAZA DISENGAGEMENT: FM SHALOM RESURRECTS [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom's late-breaking campaign for a national referendum on disengagement has exacerbated divisions within Likud over disengagement, but will fail given steadfast opposition from Prime Minister Sharon and a Likud-proof majority of Knesset members. Likud [...]	2005-02-10 13:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS GOI INTERNAL
05THEHAGUE1063	CHR 61: DUTCH REJECT POLITICAL MOTIVATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-20 07:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM NL UNHRC EUN
05THEHAGUE1073	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH MOSTLY TRACK U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Adriaan Palm (MFA, Office of Political Affairs) on April 21 and participated in the Dutch briefing on the GAERC later the same day, where Canada and Australia also took part. Palm said this GAERC would have an abbreviated agenda and adjourn [...]	2005-04-21 14:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ LE ZI CG SU NL EUN
05THEHAGUE1554	SUDAN/NETHERLANDS: NGO AND DUTCH ANGER OVER ARREST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Sudan's arrest of the Country and Darfur directors of the NGO Artsen zonder Grensen/Medicins sans Frontieres (MSF) angered the NGO and the Dutch government, which has called in the Sudanese Ambassador to protest. The NGO confirms the men are free for now but [...]	2005-06-03 11:22:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SU NL
05THEHAGUE1555	NETHERLANDS/EU/CUBA: DUTCH STRADDLING THE FENCE [...] (C) In a meeting with POLOFF on June 3, Jan Jaap Groenemeyer, senior advisor on Cuban issues at the Dutch MFA, took issue with Ref A demarche points describing the EU's new approach to Cuba as a failure. He asserted that results were more mixed: some prisoners had been released but new ones [...]	2005-06-03 12:51:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL CU NL SP
05THEHAGUE161	NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR JAN 31 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. and EU need to agree to disagree on China and prepare a soft landing for the transatlantic relationship after the inevitable lift of the China arms embargo, Jaap Werner (MFA, Political Director) and Bahia Tahzib (MFA Deputy European Correspondent) told Poloff during di [...]	2005-01-21 15:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH NL EUN
05THEHAGUE164	NETHERLANDS/EU: EXPECTATIONS FOR JAN 31 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. and EU need to agree to disagree on China and prepare a soft landing for the transatlantic relationship after the inevitable lift of the China arms embargo, Jaap Werner (MFA, Political Director) and Bahia Tahzib (MFA Deputy European Correspondent) told Poloff during di [...]	2005-01-21 16:54:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER EAID KPAL BK CU IR IZ UP CH NL EUN
05THEHAGUE1786	NETHERLANDS/MSF: DUTCH SEEK JOINT DEMARCHE IN KABUL [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-23 13:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PREF PREL AF NL
05THEHAGUE1853	NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: SEEKING ALLIES TO CONTAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch remain concerned about Chavez's intentions and are seeking allies to contain and moderate his regional and domestic policies. The Dutch hope Venezuela's social and political traditions will limit his ability to become a "new Castro," but they are worried about his in [...]	2005-06-30 08:53:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET NL EUN VELS

05THEHAGUE1919	WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE/NETHERLANDS: DUTCH [...] Poloff met Hein van der Hoeven (MFA desk officer in the Department for UN and IFI Affairs) on July 6, 2005 to deliver reftel diplomatic note and request Dutch support for the United States at the elections to the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO. 2. Van der Hoeven appreciated the timely [...]	2005-07-07 10:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL NL UNESCO
05THEHAGUE1925	PALESTINIAN SECURITY/NETHERLANDS: DUTCH DONATION [...] (SBU) Acting POLCOUNS and Poloff discussed reftel demarche with the MFA on June 30 and July 7. Astrid Zonneveld (MFA Action Officer for security policy) told A/POLCOUNS that the GoNL would provide up to 500,000 euro to support the Ward Mission, drawing on the Security Policy Bureau's discre [...]	2005-07-07 13:30:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL KWBG IS NL PKPAL
05THEHAGUE1941	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Responding to reftel, the Dutch MFA was prickly in response to the suggestion there be no "package approach" to UN reform. The Dutch thought Syria was improving its behavior in Lebanon in response to international pressure and suggested they are doing their best under the circ [...]	2005-07-11 14:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID LE PREL SY TU UZ NL UN
05THEHAGUE1965	COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-13 10:15:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER NL UNGA
05THEHAGUE1987	NETHERLANDS/UZBEKISTAN: DUTCH CONSIDERING OPTIONS [...] (C) Poloff discussed reftel points with Tanja Roling (MFA, Uzbekistan/Kyrgystan regional desk officer) on an urgent basis July 15. She appreciated the advance information and promptly shared it within the MFA. The Dutch are already processing earlier requests from the UNHCR to resettle som [...]	2005-07-15 10:34:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL NL KG UZ
05THEHAGUE1988	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH VIEWS ON JULY 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. Poloff participated in the Dutch pre-briefing for the GAERC to be held in Brussels on July 18-19. It will emphasize the fight against terror, in light of the recent London bombings. On Lebanon and Syria, the Dutch believe the situation in Lebanon is "very fragile" and that the [...]	2005-07-15 10:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC NL EUN
05THEHAGUE1990	PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION/NETHERLANDS: DUTCH OPEN [...] (C) Poloff met Welment van Aardenne (MFA, Senior Policy Advisor, UN department) to discuss reftel points (refs a and b) on July 14 and July 15. Poloff emphasized both the anticipated strength of the USG's engagement in the upcoming discussions on establishing the Peacebuilding Commission (P [...]	2005-07-15 10:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR KPKO NL UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05THEHAGUE2018	NETHERLANDS/UNSC REFORM: DUTCH COULD SUPPORT G-4 [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-19 14:53:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL UNSC UNGA
05THEHAGUE2023	NETHERLANDS/CAMBODIA: MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-20 09:31:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	KAWC PREL CB NL
05THEHAGUE206	NETHERLANDS/CUBA/EU: STILL A CHANCE TO RESIST [...] (C) Dutch interlocutors informed Poloff on January 27 that the Czech Republic continues to pose obstacles to implementing the COLAT's proposed revisions to the EU's strict "June measures" against the Cuban regime. If the Czechs remain firm, this could make it difficult for the January 31 GA [...]	2005-01-27 14:20:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL CU EZ EUN
05THEHAGUE2252	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: RETURN OF DUTCH DONATION FOR IRAQ MISSING PERSONS ACTIVITIES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Poloff met Dirk Klaasen and Sari Holthuis (MFA, Department of Political Affairs) and shared the detailed explanation and apology contained in reftel, regarding the unspent 300,000 grant from the Government of the Netherlands to [...]	2005-08-15 13:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ NL PHUM
05THEHAGUE2452	IRAQI CONSTITUTION--GETTING THE WORD OUT [...] (SBU) Post has shared the Iraqi constitution information contained in reftel with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, think- tank, and media contacts. In discussions with government contacts embassy officers stressed the importance of establishing a positive political environment for the constitutio [...]	2005-09-09 11:38:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO NL IZ
05THEHAGUE2523	NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: WEIGHING IN WITH THE DARFUR [...] (C) On September 14, POLOFF shared reftel points with Stella Kloth, Sudan Desk Officer at the MFA and member of the Dutch Government's Sudan Task Force, and requested contact information for SLM representatives in the Netherlands. Kloth provided this information on September 15. 2. (C) On S [...]	2005-09-16 10:37:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU NL
05THEHAGUE2554	NETHERLANDS/ANTILLES/VENEZUELA: CONCERNS REMAIN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch MFA provided post with a non-paper on September 19 summarizing the Dutch approach to Venezuela. The paper reiterates that infringements of Dutch sovereignty in the Caribbean will not be tolerated, and stresses that this message will be communicated directly through high- [...]	2005-09-20 15:59:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NL VE NA
05THEHAGUE2564	NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: URGING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT [...] (SBU) On September 21, POLOFF shared reftel points with Stella Kloth, Sudan Desk Officer at the MFA and member of the Dutch Government's Sudan Task Force. Kloth was very interested in the points and promised to share them with her colleagues at the Dutch Embassy in Khartoum. 2. (SBU) Kloth [...]	2005-09-21 15:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM EAID NL
05THEHAGUE2582	PRIME MINISTER ETIENNE YS' VISIT TO THE UNITED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The September 25-30 visit of Prime Minister Etienne Ys to the United States comes at a contentious moment in Dutch - Antillean relations. Officials in The Hague have expressed frustration with the Ys government's handling of several sensitive issues (including managing the inflow [...]	2005-09-23 09:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NA NL
05THEHAGUE2584	NETHERLANDS: UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL [...] (U) On September 21, POLOFF delivered ref A points to Monique Korzelius, Deputy Head of the International Cultural Policy Division at the Dutch MFA. 2. (C) Korzelius confirmed, per ref B, that the Dutch endorse the EU's position advocating passage of the draft Convention. She said she was [...]	2005-09-23 12:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL ETRD NL UNESCO
05THEHAGUE2640	NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH ANTICIPATE TURKEY, CROATIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch anticipate Turkey and Croatia to dominate discussion at the October 3 GAERC, and are cautiously optimistic that a positive decision on Turkish accession talks will emerge from the meetings. The Dutch are standing firm on "full cooperation" with the ICTY as a prerequisi [...]	2005-09-30 11:02:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2646	NETHERLANDS/60TH UNFC: DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. [...] On September 30, POLOFF presented ref A points to Mark Verschuur, Deputy Director of the International Law Division of the Dutch MFA. Verschuur indicated general approval of the points and said that he believed his colleagues at the Dutch Mission to the UN, to whom he promised to send the poi [...]	2005-09-30 14:33:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL NL UNGA CDG
05THEHAGUE2675	NETHERLANDS: SUPPORTIVE ON SUA AMENDMENTS [...] Poloff discussed reftel points October 4 with Dr. Liesbeth Lijnzaad (Deputy Head, Legal Affairs Department, International Law Division, MFA),who will head the Dutch delegation to the International Maritime Organization Diplomatic Conference on October 10-14. 2. Lijnzaad said that she wou [...]	2005-10-05 15:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV KTIA EWWT PHSA NL
05THEHAGUE2694	NETHERLANDS: DEMARCHE ON CESSATION OF VIOLENCE IN [...] (SBU) On October 4, Charge raised reftel points on the need to counter the recent increase in violence in Sudan with Hugo Siblesz, Director General of Political Affairs at the MFA. Siblesz agreed that the situation was worrisome, and that it was important for parties to weigh in with both the [...]	2005-10-06 10:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PREF SU EAID NL
05THEHAGUE2696	NETHERLANDS/UNGA: DUTCH NON-COMMITTAL ON FIRST [...] (C) On September 6, POLOFF discussed reftel points on the proposed Mexican draft resolution on ad hoc committees in the UNGA First Committee (UNFC) to Joan Wiegman, Deputy Head of the Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division at the MFA. Wiegman explained that the Dutch do not yet have [...]	2005-10-06 11:51:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC AORC NL
05THEHAGUE2723	DUTCH REFLECTIONS ON THE OCTOBER 3 GAERC [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to MFA interlocutors on October 4, the Dutch were pleased that the October 3 GAERC started accession talks with Turkey, and "can live with" the insertion of "absorption capacity" to the negotiating framework. Although it took them by surprise, the Dutch believe Carla de [...]	2005-10-07 16:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NL EUN
05THEHAGUE2724	NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: CHAVEZ NOT INVITED TO THE [...] (C) On October 7, POLOFF raised reftel concerns regarding Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's upcoming visit to Europe with Dimitri Vogelaar (Senior Desk Officer for Venezuela, MFA). Vogelaar said he was aware that Chavez planned to attend the Ibero-American Summit in Salamanca, Spain. He had [...]	2005-10-07 16:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL VE EU NL
05THEHAGUE2758	NETHERLANDS: URGENT DEMARCHE ON UNESCO CULTURAL [...] (U) On October 7, Post delivered ref A letter on USG concerns regarding the draft UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions to Dutch FM Bot. On the same day, Charge and POLCOUNS delivered ref a demarche points, along with a copy of the letter, [...]	2005-10-12 14:46:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC SCUL ETRD NL UNESCO BHUM
05THEHAGUE2792	NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: COORDINATED TROIKA PLUS [...] (SBU) On October 13, POLOFF delivered reftel points to Carlijn Pouwels and Hagar Lightvoet (Policy Officers, Sudan Task Force, MFA). POLOFF noted that the U.S. was urging the Presidency of the Government of National Unity (GNU) to form the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (EAC) and asked t [...]	2005-10-14 16:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM NL SU
05THEHAGUE2827	NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: NEXT STEPS ON DARFUR - SLM [...] (SBU) On October 18, POLOFF shared reftel proposal to move the Abuja peace talks forward with Hagar Lightvoet (Policy Officer, Sudan Task Force, Dutch MFA). Lightvoet greeted the news enthusiastically and promised to share the proposal with Fred Racke, Dutch Ambassador-at-Large for Africa. Li [...]	2005-10-18 13:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SU NL
05THEHAGUE2853	NETHERLANDS/ISRAEL/UNGA: DUTCH FOLLOW EU LEAD [...] (SBU) The Dutch are cosponsors of the Holocaust Remembrance Resolution and will follow the majority EU position by abstaining from voting on the renewal of the mandates of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (Committee),the Division for Palestinia [...]	2005-10-20 15:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IS NL UNGA
05THEHAGUE2928	NETHERLANDS: DESPITE COURT DECISION, DUTCH VISA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch Unification Church (DUC) is concerned that Dutch immigration authorities may deny Rev. Sun Myung Moon a visa to visit the Netherlands on Nov. 2. Although the Dutch invoked an exception clause to the Schengen Treaty framework to grant Rev. and Mrs. Moon visas in the pa [...]	2005-10-27 14:13:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CVIS NL GM
05THEHAGUE2942	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: FIRST STATE VISIT SINCE THE [...] (C) Summary: Described as the first Russian state visit to the Netherlands since Czar Nicholas II, the Dutch plan to receive Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 1-2 with full "pomp and circumstance." The MFA expects a positive visit with "good atmospherics" but little progress on su [...]	2005-10-28 12:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EPET NL RS
05THEHAGUE2959	NETHERLANDS: DEFEATING THE SWISS PROPOSAL FOR UNSC [...] (C) On October 31, POLOFF delivered reftel points to Marieke Tillemann (Deputy Director, International Law Division, MFA). Tillemann was unaware of the Swiss proposal, but promised to raise the issue with her colleagues at the Dutch Mission to the UN and bring their attention to U.S. concerns [...]	2005-10-31 16:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP NL UNGA
05THEHAGUE3036	NETHERLANDS: DUTCH GRANT ENTRY TO REV. MOON [...] (SBU) The Dutch Unification Church (DUC) appears to have successfully used the Dutch court system to reverse the Dutch Immigration and Nationalization Service's (IND) decision to deny visas to Unification Church founder Reverend Moon and Mrs. Moon -- at least for now. As reported reftel, the [...]	2005-11-08 16:34:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CVIS NL
05THEHAGUE3053	NETHERLANDS/UNGA: THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) On November 8, POLOFF delivered reftel points to Marwienke Tillema (Deputy Director, International Law Division, MFA). POLOFF conveyed to Tillema U.S. gratitude to the EU for co-tabling the Turkmenistan resolution and explained that, despite U.S. desire to co-sponsor and assist with lob [...]	2005-11-09 15:54:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL NL UNGA
05THEHAGUE3088	NETHERLANDS/HAITI: EXPLORING ROLE FOR EU [...] (C) On November 11, Charge delivered reftel points to Marnix Krop (Director-General for European Cooperation, MFA). On November 14, POLOFF followed up with Hester Jongman (Policy Officer, Civil-Military Affairs, MFA). Jongman welcomed the points, but was skeptical that an European Gendarmeri [...]	2005-11-15 15:38:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NL EUN
05THEHAGUE3109	NETHERLANDS/COLOMBIA: SEEKING SUPPORT FOR THE OAS [...] (U) The Dutch plan to continue, and perhaps increase, their contribution to the OAS Mission in Colombia. On November 17, Dimitri Vogelaar (Venezuela Desk Officer, MFA) shared this information with POLOFF in response to ref A points. 2. (C) FM Bot's recent visit to Bogota has renewed Dutch [...]	2005-11-17 14:16:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER EAID NL CO
05THEHAGUE3112	NETHERLANDS/VENEZUELA: SEEKING PARITY TO OUR [...] (S) On November 16, Polcouns shared reftel concerns of Venezuelan arms acquisitions with Robert de Groot (Head of the Office of Security Policy, MFA). De Groot said the Dutch understood U.S. concerns and were also troubled by Venezuelan activities. He added that the Dutch would continue to lo [...]	2005-11-17 14:49:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR MASS NL VE
05THEHAGUE3121	NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE DUTCH IN ADVANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During the November 21-22 GAERC, the Dutch will advocate for a "non-binding regime for civ-mil coordination" that favors development of national capacities and express concern on Iran. While the Dutch are proud of EU involvement in the Iraqi elections, they do not advocate for a [...]	2005-11-18 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL ETRD SR SY UP YI NL EUN
05THEHAGUE3141	NETHERLANDS/SOUTH AFRICA: READOUT OF DAVID [...] (C) Summary: DOD Regional Director for Southern Africa David Radcliffe's November 10 visit to The Hague successfully followed up DASD Whelan's earlier meetings here by capitalizing on renewed Dutch interest in South Africa. Radcliffe's discussions with Dutch MFA and MOD interlocutors spurred [...]	2005-11-22 11:13:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP NL MASS XA
05THEHAGUE3145	NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: DUTCH MAY SEND UNMIS TROOPS [...] (U) The Dutch recently moved a step closer to committing troops to the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). According to press reports, the Dutch cabinet on November 18 reached internal agreement to deploy 15 military observers, 15 police officers, and 5 staff officers to UNMIS for a one-y [...]	2005-11-23 06:47:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF MARR SU NL
05THEHAGUE3168	NETHERLANDS/IRAQ: DUTCH UNABLE TO HELP ON UN [...] (C) The Netherlands lacks the capacity to provide aircraft to support the UNAMI mission. Willemijn Kallenberg (Senior Policy Advisor, North Africa and Middle East Department, MFA) told Poloff November 25 that the Dutch received last week at the UN a request similar to reftel points. Willemijn [...]	2005-11-25 07:48:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR IZ NL UN
05THEHAGUE3206	NETHERLANDS/BOLIVIA: DUTCH MAY CONSIDER SENDING [...] (SBU) The Netherlands is receptive to the Bolivian government's call for bilateral assistance to the Organization of American States (OAS) mission to monitor the December 18 general elections. The Netherlands has provided US$100,000 to the mission and has pushed for EU support of the mission. [...]	2005-11-30 17:44:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL NL BL
05THEHAGUE3213	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: DUTCH SHARE CONCERN OVER DRAFT [...] (C) The Dutch share U.S. concerns regarding the draft NGO law under consideration by the Russian Duma and have raised the issue bilaterally and through European fora, according to MFA officials. On November 28, EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo raised reftel points with MFA Director for Southeast and [...]	2005-12-01 13:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL NL RS
05THEHAGUE3214	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: DUTCH SUPPORT PLANNED [...] (C) The Dutch believe enhanced U.S. - Russia dialogue regarding regional policy issues "could only be good for the region." Henk Voskamp (Deputy Director, Southeast and Eastern Europe Division, MFA) shared this information with poloff in response to reftel points on November 30. The Dutch sh [...]	2005-12-01 14:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS NL
05THEHAGUE3294	NETHERLANDS/EU: APPROACHING THE DUTCH IN ADVANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Dutch share the majority of reftel U.S. concerns with regard to the upcoming GAERC meeting. MFA interlocutors expect the unresolved EU budget to cast a shadow on the December 12 GAERC but claim the Balkans, Africa, and the "European Neighborhood Policy" will dominate discussi [...]	2005-12-09 15:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON NL EUN
05THEHAGUE3306	NETHERLANDS/RUSSIA: DUTCH SHARE U.S. CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) The Dutch share U.S. concern about the draft NGO law before the Russian Duma and have taken steps similar to those put forward reftel. On December 9, Joris Geeven (Senior Policy Officer, Human Rights Division, MFA) told poloff in response to reftel demarche that the Dutch formally expresse [...]	2005-12-12 14:39:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RU NL
05THEHAGUE362	DUTCH MFA ON GEORGIA BORDER MONITORING OPERATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-08 14:50:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG EU NL
05THEHAGUE363	NETHERLANDS/UN REFORM: DUTCH WILL PLAY IMPORTANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are encouraging EU partners to remain flexible on the issue of UN reform in the run-up to the 2005 UNGA, according to Karel van Kesteren (MFA, UN Director) and his deputy, Pieter Ramaer. The Dutch have come around to the view that a Democracy Caucus in UN fora could [...]	2005-02-08 15:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR AORC NL UNSC UNGA KINR
05THEHAGUE427	NETHERLANDS/GAERC: DUTCH EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Preparing a positive agenda for the President's visit, the EU is actively seeking forward-looking ways to engage with the U.S. on a range of issues while the Luxembourg Presidency struggles to control an agenda where 25 Heads of State/Foreign Ministers want a chance to speak. T [...]	2005-02-14 16:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL IR UP MD SU CG SR BK NL
05THEHAGUE448	NETHERLANDS/HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: DUTCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the upcoming Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Geneva, the Dutch want a resolution on Sudan regardless of the status of UNSC action. They expect no AU action on the DRC, which means the EU will likely have to sponsor a resolution. They think an EU resolution on Zimbabwe [...]	2005-02-16 10:43:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NL AORC EUN
05THEHAGUE48	NETHERLANDS/CUBA: DUTCH HOPE FOR RESULTS FROM NEW [...] (C) Although no longer in their EU Presidency role, the Dutch will not play spoiler but will continue to work for a consensus EU policy toward Cuba. This task is made difficult by the fact that there remains a wide range of opinions among EU partners, according to Jan Jaap Groenemeyer (MFA, [...]	2005-01-10 15:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL CU EUN
05THEHAGUE540	VENEZUELA/NETHERLANDS: DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELA'S [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Dimitri Vogelaar, MFA Venezuela/Colombia/Peru Desk officer on February 25. Vogelaar said that the EU Heads of Mission (HOMs) in Caracas had discussed this issue in preparation for the March 8 COLAT meeting in Brussels and concluded that it was not an issue [...]	2005-02-28 12:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL VE CO NL
05THEHAGUE74	NETHERLANDS/CUBA/EU: EU LIKELY TO CHANGE POLICY [...] (C) Following up reftels demarche, Poloff met January 13 with Jan Jap Groenemeyer (MFA, Cuba Desk),who confirmed the January 31 GAERC would likely approve relaxing the EU's June 2003 measures to encourage more positive movement from the Cubans; the EU Presidency is drafting "conclusions" for [...]	2005-01-13 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NL CU EUN
05THEHAGUE956	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: FUNDING AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (C) Poloff met Marit van Zomeren (MFA Afghanistan Desk) April 6 to request augmented Dutch support for subject elections (reftel). Referring to a comprehensive list of Dutch contributions in Afghanistan for the 2001-2005 period (outlined below),van Zomeren said the GoNL had disbursed to UN [...]	2005-04-11 13:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF UNSC
05TORONTO2778	AMBASSADOR BRIDGE OWNERS UNVEIL BIG PLANS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 20 the Detroit Free Press reported that the Ambassador Bridge owners have proposed giving the City of Detroit $30 million to &extend the lease8 on the Detroit Windsor Tunnel and buy some land at the foot of the bridge. Ambassador Bridge owners say they plan to construct [...]	2005-10-21 10:13:00	Consulate Toronto	CONFIDENTIAL	ELTN PBTS PREL CA
05TORONTO2805	Update on Plans for New Detroit River Crossing [...] (U) Action request contained in para 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a closed-door session on October 19, 2005 in Detroit, the Corradino Group described to U.S. federal and state government officials the status of the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) study of potential new border cross [...]	2005-10-25 14:44:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PBTS PREL CA
05TUNIS1081	LEGAL OPPOSITION LACKS POLITICAL SKILLS, PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. Although results of the May 8 local elections showed a ten per cent gain in the number of municipal seats held by Tunisian opposition parties, none of these parties, either alone or in a coalition, have any significant, measurable amount of public support. In discussions during [...]	2005-05-23 14:37:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM TS MEPI
05TUNIS2564	THE DICHOTOMY OF ISLAM IN TUNISIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Tunisian religious views cut across a wide spectrum of beliefs and adherence. From atheists to Christians to Muslims to Jews, Tunisians are diverse in their religious views. While Islamic extremists may have enjoyed strong popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s, since then [...]	2005-11-29 13:43:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL TS
05TUNIS768	TUNISIAN LABOR UPDATE: UGTT SHOWS A MORE [...] (C) Summary. Labor negotiations between labor, private employers, and government take place every three years in Tunisia. The three parties negotiate 51 separate collective bargaining contracts covering Tunisia's entire active work force. Since 1990, Tunisia has had this unique system of un [...]	2005-03-25 09:15:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM TS
05TUNIS879	BEYWATCH: NEWS FROM TUNISIA [...] The following is one of a series of reporting cables drafted predominantly by Post's entry level officers. We believe the different perspectives offered in each of the following paragraphs will (taken together) accurately reflect what we consider to be the country's paradoxical nature -- Tuni [...]	2005-04-28 13:59:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TS
05TUNIS894	ICRC REACHES AGREEMENT ON PRISON VISITS WITH GOT [...] (SBU) Summary: After a year of negotiations, the GOT signed an agreement with the ICRC to allow prison visits. This is a highly significant development for the human rights situation in this country. End Summary ICRC Announces Final Agreement On Tunisian Prison Visits --------------------- [...]	2005-04-29 15:33:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KMPI KJUS TS ICRC
05TUNIS896	GOT RUSHES CONVICTION TO COINCIDE WITH ICRC [...] (C) Summary: A Tunisian court sentenced dissident lawyer Mohamed Abbou to a prison term of three years and six months following his one-day April 28 trial for two charges. Abbou was arrested in early March for publishing on the website/listserve "Tunisnews" an article attacking President Ben [...]	2005-04-29 17:13:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KMPI KJUS KDEM TS ICRC WSIS
05VATICAN142	VIETNAM WARMING TO RELATIONS WITH HOLY SEE? [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-14 16:37:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KIRF VM VT
05VATICAN454	VIETNAM: JESUIT OFFICIAL SEES POSITIVE SIGNS FOR RELIGIOUS [...] (C) The Jesuit Curial Official responsible for Asia, Father Joseph Doan, told Emboffs recently that, despite Vietnam's recently floated desire to establish full diplomatic relations with the Holy See, he doubted the GOVN would do so until China first took that step. Despite this hurdle, Doan [...]	2005-03-07 13:33:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VT VM KIRF
05VATICAN455	ISRAELI DIRECTOR FOR INTER-RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS SEES AGREEMENT [...] (C) During a recent visit to Rome, Israel's MFA Director for Inter-Religious Affairs Barkan told Charge that agreement in principle on how to resolve the outstanding issues between the Holy See and Israel had been reached in a mid-February negotiating session between the two sides. There wer [...]	2005-03-07 18:12:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IS KPAL PREL PGOV VT
05VATICAN467	POPE BENEDICT XVI SUCCEEDS JOHN PAUL II [...] (SBU) The Roman Catholic College of Cardinals elected German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Supreme Pontiff April 19. Ratzinger, 78, has taken the name Pope Benedict XVI. Despite media speculation that Ratzinger had the support of many cardinals, his election was a surprise to many, given indications th [...]	2005-04-19 19:59:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR VT
05VATICAN473	HOLY SEE PRESSES DIALOGUE; EAST TIMORESE JESUIT CRITICAL OF [...] (C) The Holy See's Deputy Foreign Minister told Charge May 2 that the situation in East Timor was a source of great concern, and that they were encouraging the bishops and Nuncio to pursue dialogue with the government to resolve the situation. He and an East Timorese Jesuit, Joao Piedade, conc [...]	2005-05-04 06:26:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPKO VT
05VATICAN484	CHINA AND THE HOLY SEE: SANT'EGIDIO PURSUE INFORMAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Valeria Martano of Vatican-linked Sant'Egidio Community discussed the group's ongoing initiative to promote Catholic dialogue with China in a meeting with Poloffs May 20. Sant'Egidio's initiative focuses on resolving internal differences between the underground and Patriotic churches to la [...]	2005-06-14 16:06:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH VT
05VATICAN489	AFTER TENSIONS, VATICAN SEEKING MORE CONSTRUCTIVE [...] (C) Holy See Deputy Foreign Minister Pietro Parolin told the Charge that the Vatican had decided to pursue the path of dialogue and offer "an outstretched hand" when dealing with the government of Venezuela, despite past tensions. In response to ref (a) and (b) points and inquiries, Parolin [...]	2005-07-01 14:14:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EPET VE VT EUN
05VATICAN503	HOLY SEE SUPPORTS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO UN REFORM [...] (SBU) Vatican MFA's Monsignor Francis Chullikatt told us July 22 he agreed that it made sense to take a comprehensive approach to UN reform rather than to reform the UNSC first and approach remaining reform issues in a "piecemeal" fashion. He confirmed the Holy See's support for a restructuri [...]	2005-07-27 13:47:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR KPKO VT UN
05VATICAN514	VATICAN: LOOKING AHEAD ON BIOTECH [...] (C) Recent conversations between Holy See officials and USAID and EB representatives visiting the Vatican confirmed the cautious acceptance of biotech food by the Holy See. Vatican officials asserted that the safety and science of genetically modified foods would eventually be non-issues at the [...]	2005-08-26 07:02:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM TBIO EAGR EAID SOCI VT
05VATICAN534	BOSNIA: VATICAN BACKING CARDINAL [...] (C) Vatican Director for the Balkans Monsignor Maury expressed support November 11 for Cardinal Vinko Puljic in his current stances on politics and reconciliation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Maury said he was not surprised that Puljic had refused to participate in a planned inter-religi [...]	2005-11-17 09:35:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PREL SOCI BK HR VT
05VATICAN535	HOLY SEE MAKES POINT ON BOSNIA'S CATHOLICS [...] (SBU) On the heels of Poloff's meeting with Vatican Balkans Director Monsignor Miguel Maury (ref a),Holy See FM Giovanni Lajolo called in the Ambassador November 14 to deliver an aide memoire (complete text faxed to EUR/WE, DRL/IRF and EUR/SCE) on the situation in Bosnia Herzegovina (BiH). [...]	2005-11-17 11:13:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	BK KIRF PREL SOCI HR VT
05VATICAN563	VATICAN EMPHASIZES CONCERN ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN IRAQ [...] (C) Holy See Country Director for Iraq Coppola told us shortly before the recent Iraqi elections that the Vatican remained very concerned about the religious freedom provisions of the new Iraqi Constitution. His main concern was the well-known clause that states that no law can be passed tha [...]	2005-12-23 11:18:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF VT
05VIENNA112	INTERNATIONAL MISSION FOR IRAQ ELECTIONS - [...] (SBU) Embassy conveyed reftel points to Austrian MFA Middle East Africa Bureau on January 10. Pol Unit Chief followed up with Middle East desk officer Wolfgang Lapuh on January 12. Lapuh agreed with our assessment that successful elections would represent a critical turning point for Iraq. [...]	2005-01-12 15:19:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PROP PREL PHUM IZ AU
05VIENNA1704	UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL DIVERSITY: AUSTRIAN [...] (SBU) On May 20 Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points to Helge Plank, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Multilateral Trade Affairs Services Unit. Plank acknowledged that the GoA shared USG concerns with language on "cultural goods and services" in the current convention draft. He [...]	2005-05-23 14:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL AU UNESCO
05VIENNA1715	FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION - AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-24 09:45:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CPAS CVIS KCRM KFRD PINR PINS PREL SOCI AU
05VIENNA1726	BLUE LANTERN: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) EconPolCouns and Poloffs met on May 20 with Spedition Welz representatives Andreas Praehauser, deputy manager for customs procedures, and Rainer Wirthenstaetter, director of logistics, at the firm's customs office on Franz-Sauer-Strasse 48 in Salzburg. Praehauser and Wirthenstaetter pro [...]	2005-05-24 13:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC AU
05VIENNA2211	BORDER MANAGEMENT: AUSTRIA HOSTS FOURTH MEETING ON [...] Summary. On June 6-7 2005, in Gumpoldskirchen, Austria, the Austrian Ministry of Interior (MOI) hosted the fourth meeting of the Central Asian Border Service Initiatives Group (CABSI),a component of the European Commission's border management program for Central Asia (BOMCA). Representative [...]	2005-06-30 10:14:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR PBTS PREF ETTC KCRM AU ECRM
05VIENNA2327	UPDATE ON EXTENDING THE MANDATE OF AUSTRIAN [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns and Poloff met on July 11 with Brigadier Kurt Hager, the Austrian Interior Ministry's Director of Bilateral Affairs. We asked for an update on Hager's efforts to secure an extension of the mandate of Austria's police trainers at the Iraqi Police Academy in Amman through th [...]	2005-07-11 14:02:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER KCRM MARR SOCI SNAR AU
05VIENNA3569	PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE ON BELARUS: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Austrian MFA A/S for Eurasian Affairs Hans Porias on November 4, stressing that the U.S. hoped the EU would specifically call on Lukashenko not to run again. Porias told us that he believed that the Council Conclusions on Belarus were essentially final [...]	2005-11-07 13:46:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV BO AU EUN
05VIENNA372	NPT 2005 REVCON PREPARATIONS: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Embassy conveyed reftel demarche to Austrian MFA Non-Proliferation Bureau on February 2. PolOffs followed up on February 4 with Robert Zischg, MFA director for Nuclear Nonproliferation, Disarmament, and Arms Control. Zischg's likely successor, Alexander Kmentt, also participated. Zischg [...]	2005-02-08 15:34:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP AU NPT IAEA EUN
05WARSAW1168	POLAND: FIFTH ANNUAL (2005) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 18-21 of REFTEL A. Embassy point of contact is POLOFF Tom Yeager (telephone: 48-22-504-2676, fax 48- 22-504-2613, e-mail yeagerta@state.gov). POLOFF (FP- 04) spent 65 hours collecting data and compiling report; Two POLFSNs spent [...]	2005-03-02 15:08:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
05WARSAW3210	MTCR POINTS DELIVERED TO POLISH MFA [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-25 14:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PL MTCRE
05WARSAW3305	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) "SYRIA [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-08 10:40:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PREL PL MTCRE
05WARSAW3427	POLISH PARLIAMENTARY RACE TIGHTENS [...] (SBU) Summary: With just days to go before September 25 Polish parliamentary elections, latest opinion polls indicate a tightening race between the front-running Civic Platform (PO) and its likely coalition partner, the center-right Law and Justice (PiS). In contrast to the inconclusive elect [...]	2005-09-21 08:57:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
05WARSAW3477	FINAL ELECTION RESULTS ANNOUNCED IN POLAND [...] (SBU) Summary: The final results of Polish parliamentary elections confirmed a narrow first-place finish for the center-right Law and Justice (PiS),followed by its anticipated coalition partner, the Civic Platform (PO). The latest forecasts for parliamentary seat distribution indicate that P [...]	2005-09-27 14:04:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PL
05WARSAW4020	LAW AND JUSTICE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT [...] (C) Summary: Governing Law and Justice (PiS) officials are pursuing a strategy of dividing and conquering right-wing and nationalist Polish parties, and pondering whether to call early elections -- perhaps as soon as early 2006 -- to strengthen their position. The main opposition, PiS's woul [...]	2005-12-09 15:49:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PL
05WARSAW4045	POLAND'S CIVIC PLATFORM -- THE JILTED BRIDE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland's leading opposition party, the Civic Platform (PO),hopes to cast itself as the only viable political alternative to the ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS),although its sudden metamorphosis from would-be coalition leader to outspoken critic has led some Poles, including [...]	2005-12-14 12:52:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PL
05WELLINGTON125	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON MERCURY ISSUE AT UNEP [...] Poloff provided reftel demarche points to Lesley Woudberg, Environment Division, NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT.) Woudberg stated that the GONZ would support the partnership concept advocated in the US draft resolution. She noted that the GONZ advocates a bilateral or national [...]	2005-02-14 01:23:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC ETRD PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON171	NEW ZEALAND OPPOSITION LEADER POSITIONS HIMSELF [...] Summary. Opposition National Party leader Don Brash is entering the 2005 election season with a sense of a cautious optimism about his party's chances of regaining power. While concerned about recent setbacks that have seen him labeled "anti-women" and "anti-Maori," Brash regards the Labour G [...]	2005-02-25 02:40:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC NZ
05WELLINGTON397	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON NEGOTIATIONS AT UNESCO [...] Poloff provided reftel demarche points to James Hartley, Legal Advisor, NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),who, along with Jane Kominik from the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, will attend the negotiations in Paris on the UNESCO convention on cultural diversity. In Hartley's [...]	2005-05-19 03:31:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL NZ UNESCO
05WELLINGTON441	DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-03 05:09:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL ETRD NZ UNESCO
05WELLINGTON448	UN DEMOCRACY FUND: NEW ZEALAND'S RESPONSE [...] Poloff on June 2 delivered ref B demarche points, proposed letter and UN terms of reference to Valerie Meyer, Deputy Director of New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division. Meyer responded on June 3, noting three key areas of co [...]	2005-06-08 03:00:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM NZ
05WELLINGTON472	DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR MDA: CONFERENCE FOR THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-16 03:52:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ NZ ICRC
05WELLINGTON473	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO BIOETHICS DECLARATION [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-16 04:16:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO NZ UNESCO KSCI
05WELLINGTON549	NEW ZEALAND NOMINATION FOR FSN POLITICAL [...] Embassy Wellington submits the following nomination for the FSN Staff Political Training Course to be held in Washington from September 26 - October 7, 2005. 2. Name: Craig Brian Greaves Grade: 9 Step 2. Length of Service: Start date - May 16, 2005. English language ability: level 4 (n [...]	2005-07-14 22:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI AFSN PGOV PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON670	UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AND [...] (U) Poloff requested reftel information from Valerie Meyer, Deputy Director, United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division (UNHC),Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). 2. (SBU) Because New Zealand will hold general elections on September 17, New Zealand will not send a hig [...]	2005-09-01 04:46:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP NZ UNGA
05WELLINGTON736	NEW ZEALAND UNABLE TO RESPOND TO UNESCO CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-22 05:24:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL ETRD NZ UNESCO
05WELLINGTON765	NEW ZEALAND PRIORITIES AT PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM [...] (C) New Zealand,s principal priority for the leaders' meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is finalizing the Pacific Plan, in which New Zealand is seeking support of a process of regional integration and cooperation and movement away from patron-client relationships between developed and [...]	2005-10-03 03:22:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EFIS SENV NZ
05WELLINGTON967	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE FOR SUPPORT OF PARTNERSHIPS [...] Poloff on December 6 provided reftel demarche points to Lesley Woudberg, Senior Advisor, Environment Division, NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). On December 13, Woudberg responded that GNZ is following the UN Environment Program (UNEP) 2005 decision on mercury closely and is i [...]	2005-12-15 03:58:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EMIN UNEP NZ

05WELLINGTON977	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE THANK [...] (SBU) Poloff on December 16 delivered reftel demarche points to Val Meyer, Deputy Director of the UN, Human Rights, and Commonwealth Division at the NZ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. On December 19, Meyer responded that GNZ continues to support the U.S. position on all Third Committee [...]	2005-12-19 03:37:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNGA UNHRC NZ
05YEREVAN521	CHR-61: FM OSKANIAN SUGGESTS "LIMITED OPTIONS" ON [...] (C) Per instructions in ref A, Ambassador Evans met with FM Vartan Oskanian March 24 to ask the GOAM to rethink its position on a no-action motion on Belarus at the UN Commission on Human Rights. Oskanian said the GOAM would give "serious consideration" to our request given the emphasis the U [...]	2005-03-24 11:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU AM CHR
05ZAGREB1115	LOCAL ELECTIONS -- HORSE-TRADING NEARLY OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: After six weeks of unprecedented horse-trading following Croatia's May 15 local elections, city councils and county assemblies have elected mayors and county prefects in all but a handful of jurisdictions. Political parties turned to coalitions of all stripes in the [...]	2005-07-06 16:05:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HR
05ZAGREB1254	OSIJEK WAR CRIMES - DELAYED JUSTICE, PRIMITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A preliminary investigation into killings of dozens of ethnic Serb civilians in Osijek in 1991-92 is serving as a test of the capacity of the criminal justice system and the GoC's political will to prosecute war crimes perpetrated by Croatians. Chief suspect in the in [...]	2005-07-29 12:50:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PGOV PREL HR
05ZAGREB1333	INFORMING CROATIA ABOUT CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, poloff recently briefed Vesna Klaic, director of the MFA's Eurasia Office on the U.S. - INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION initiative. Klaic noted that Croatia supports all efforts to promote peace and to increase accountability in nuclear facilities. In response to [...]	2005-08-12 12:25:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ETTC PREL IN HR
05ZAGREB1342	IRAQ APPROVES CROATIAN SPECIAL MISSION IN BAGHDAD [...] Vesna Klaic, director of the MFA's Eurasia Office, confirmed on August 12 that the Government of Iraq has approved the GoC's request to open a special mission in Baghdad. This will be the first time Croatia has established a special mission, she told PolOff, so it is unclear how long it will [...]	2005-08-12 17:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ HR
05ZAGREB155	PSI: CROATIA SOON READY TO CONSULT ON OPERATIONAL [...] (C) Poloff and DATT delivered reftel demarche to MFA North America Office Director Andrea Bekic and Multilateral Affairs Office Director Marina Vasilj on January 19. Bekic responded that the legal review of the draft bilateral shipboarding agreement was near completion and that interministeria [...]	2005-02-02 07:01:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP KTIA PARM MNUC PHSA PREL HR NATO
05ZAGREB1553	WAR CRIMES: CROATIA PROSECUTING ITS OWN [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The GoC welcomed the September 14 decision by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (IChY) to refer the war crimes case against Rahim Ademi and Mirko Norac to the Croatia, saying it shows the credibility of the country's judiciary. Recent domest [...]	2005-09-22 15:45:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PGOV PREL HR
05ZAGREB183	ADRIATIC CHARTER DEFENSE MINISTERIAL BILATERAL [...] (SBU) The U.S. delegation to the Adriatic Charter (A3) Defense Ministerial, led by Ambassador Frank, met with the State Secretary of the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 January 2005 and the Minister of Defense of Croatia on 25 January 2005. Mr. Alan Van Egmond, OSD Director of Balk [...]	2005-02-07 06:36:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS HR NATO
05ZAGREB1833	NATO'S MIXED MESSAGE TO CROATIA [...] (U) This is an Action Request - see para 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY and COMMENT: NATO DSYG Minuto Rizzo made a brief stop in Zagreb on November 11 on a whirlwind tour of MAP countries Croatia, Albania, and Macedonia. Minuto Rizzo carried a useful message about NATO being a community of values. It [...]	2005-11-16 15:32:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO HR
05ZAGREB1963	DEMARCHES DELIVERED - MARITIME SECURITY AND [...] POLOFF and EXBS Advisor delivered reftel points to Capt Tomislav Miletic, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Trade, Tourism, Sea and Transport. Miletic welcomed the briefing on U.S. initiatives and looked forward to continuing dialogue on the whole range of maritime security issues. Miletic al [...]	2005-12-19 12:04:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PREL ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN KCIP PTER
05ZAGREB335	CROATIA SOON READY TO TALK SOFA & ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) New Assistant Minister of Defense for Policy Igor Pokaz told the DCM in a introductory call on February 24 that he is planning to lead a delegation to Washington around March 29-31 to restart talks on Supplemental SOFA and Article 98 agreements. Pokaz would like to finalize an agreement on [...]	2005-03-03 13:09:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM KNNP HR NATO
05ZAGREB418	GOTOVINA HUNT BRINGS FAR RIGHT OUT OF THE WOODWORK [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: As March 17 looms and pressure to apprehend Gotovina builds, Croatia's small but vocal far right-wing has again found its voice, loudly protesting what it sees as foreign interference in domestic issues. The several recent poster campaigns supporting the fugitive gene [...]	2005-03-16 10:29:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KAWC HR
05ZAGREB429	ICTY PREDICTS NO PROBLEMS IN BOSKOSKI TRANSFER [...] (C) Thomas Osorio, head of the ICTY Liaison Office in Zagreb, told PolOff March 16 the court expects no problems with the transfer of Ljube Boskoski, former Macedonian Minister of Interior, from detention in Croatia to The Hague. The GoC's Office for ICTY Cooperation confirmed for Post that t [...]	2005-03-17 16:03:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KAWC MK HR
05ZAGREB475	BOSKOSKI TRANSFERRED TO THE HAGUE [...] (U) Croatian authorities today transferred Former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljubo Boskoski to the custody of the ICTY in The Hague. Croatian authorities had been holding Boskoski in a Pula prison since August of 2004 on charges stemming from the murder of seven Pakistanis in Macedonia in [...]	2005-03-24 14:34:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KAWC PREL MK HR
05ZAGREB586	CROATIA IN AFGHANISTAN: MAY UP CONTRIBUTION & [...] (C ) Rel UK) The GoC MFA NATO Coordinator Pjer Simunovic and MoD Director for International Defense Cooperation Davor Cutic responded on April 7 to reftel demarche that the GoC would reconsider caveats on Afghanistan ISAF deployments. The GoC is currently reviewing increasing its ISAF military [...]	2005-04-13 09:31:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF HR NATO
05ZAGREB625	ANOTHER RIGHT WING MAKEOVER - PARTY OF RIGHTS [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) re-introduced itself to the international community April 12 as a modern, pro-European, center-right party based on tolerance, democracy, and love of the homeland. At a lunch for diplomats, HSP President Anto Djapic, under the tutela [...]	2005-04-20 12:28:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HR
05ZAGREB679	CROATIA WELCOMES NEW IRAQ GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA USA Desk Director Andrea Bekic on April 29. The same day, the MFA Spokesperson issued the statement in para 2. 2. (U) Begin informal translation of MFA Statement: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration welcomes the naming of t [...]	2005-04-29 15:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IZ HR
06ABIDJAN1050	COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIME MINISTER FORMS A NEW [...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Banny has formed a new cabinet, replacing the former Ministers of Transport and Environment, dividing the Ministries of Justice and Interior in twoministries each, and naming two new Secretaries of State, a rank slightly below that of minister. Thus, the new cabin [...]	2006-09-18 16:35:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN112	GBAGBO USES ARTICLE 48 POWERS TO EXTEND NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The January 27 extension by Presidential decree of the Mandate of the National Assembly (NA) has further weakened Prime Minister Banny, and continued President Gbagbo's challenge to the International Community. The New Forces, who do not have any deputies in the assembly, have [...]	2006-02-01 15:51:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1212	LIBERIAN REFUGEE REPATRIATION ENTERS NEW PHASE [...] (U) Summary: Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Liberia from October 10-19 to discuss ongoing Liberian refugee repatriation efforts. UNHCR figures show that a total of 80,617 Liberian refugees returned between November 2004 and September 28, 2006 and th [...]	2006-10-31 15:12:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM LI IV
06ABIDJAN1234	COTE D'IVOIRE: UN HIGH REP FOR ELECTIONS DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Gerard Stoudmann, UN High Representative for Elections, is cautiously optimistic that elections in Cote d'Ivoire will happen in 2007, but that positive scenario will require all the parties to exhibit substantially more political will than they have shown heretofore. He caution [...]	2006-11-06 16:00:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IV
06ABIDJAN134	COTE D,IVOIRE'S TRANSITION: STRUGGLING TO GET OFF [...] (C) Summary. The October 6 decision by the African Union (AU) that President Gbagbo should remain as head of state and a new Prime Minister be appointed to bring the country to disarmament and elections has failed to generate the hoped-for momentum among the Ivoirian actors. The peace proces [...]	2006-02-08 14:32:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN150	COTE D'IVOIRE: MOVING THE PEACE PROCESS FORWARD [...] (C) Since 2002, the Cote d'Ivoire peace process has gone through multiple mediators and mediations including Lome, Linas-Marcoussis, Accra, and Pretoria. Each has petered out in turn, leaving Cote d'Ivoire far short of reunification, disarmament, and elections. Per reftel, the new government [...]	2006-02-12 08:03:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN179	ECHOES OF ARETHA FRANKLIN: THE REBELS WANT RESPECT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador made a three-day trip to Bouake and Korhogo, in New Forces (FN) territory in the North, to urge the ex-rebels to help move the political process forward. We found a relatively relaxed security environment and a population whose most pressing concerns were not the [...]	2006-02-17 10:30:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN199	COTE D'IVOIRE: SORO AND GBAGBO TO MEET FEBRUARY 27 [...] (C) On February 22, Sidike Konate, spokesperson for the New Forces (NF),called on the Ambassador to inform him that a meeting between President Gbagbo and NF Secretary General Guillaume Soro is scheduled to take place February 27. There will also be a second meeting between Gbagbo and all thr [...]	2006-02-23 16:27:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN226	COTE D'IVOIRE: 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Since a September 2002 coup attempt that evolved into a civil war, Cote d'Ivoire has been partitioned in two with the government maintaining control of the south and the ex-rebel New Forces controlling the north. Tensions between the two sides have lessened since the appointment of a new [...]	2006-03-01 16:49:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IV
06ABIDJAN227	COTE D'IVOIRE: ILO-UNHCR TO PUBLISH REPORT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: ILO and UNHCR will publish a report on the exploitation of refugee and displaced children in Cote d'Ivoire almost two years after its completion. ILO-UNHCR identified labor and sexual exploitation as the two main forms of exploitation for refugee and displaced children in Cot [...]	2006-03-01 16:50:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PHUM PREL EAID SOCI IV
06ABIDJAN255	ALASSANE OUATTARA RESTRUCTURES THE RDR [...] (U) On March 4-5, presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara's political party, the RDR (Rally of Democratic Republicans),met at the UN-protected Golf Hotel in Abidjan, to restructure the party and increase the number of leadership positions at the top. More than 700 [...]	2006-03-08 15:22:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN284	REBEL LEADER GUILLAUME SORO RETURNS TO ABIDJAN [...] (U) New Forces (FN) leader Guillaume Soro arrived in Abidjan from the northern rebel capital of Bouake on March 14 around 1100, via UN helicopter. He met with President Gbagbo around noon, immediately after arriving, and then met with Prime Minister Charles Banny. In the evening he met with [...]	2006-03-15 17:20:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN317	COTE D'IVOIRE: EXAMS FINALLY HELD IN THE NORTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 27 children in the New Forces (NF) controlled zone finally started taking the exams that will allow them to progress to the next level of their education. Since February 2004 the pro-Gbagbo Minister of Education had been refusing to allow the exams to be held unti [...]	2006-03-23 16:57:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN339	COTE D'IVOIRE: EXAMS FINALLY HELD IN THE NORTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 27 children in the New Forces (NF) controlled zone finally started taking the exams that will allow them to progress to the next level of their education. Since February 2004 the pro-Gbagbo Minister of Education had been refusing to allow the exams to be held unti [...]	2006-03-31 14:12:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN483	THE FPI AFTER SIX YEARS IN POWER [...] (C) Summary. President Gbagbo,s ruling FPI party is feeling defensive, with little to show after almost six years in power. The party came into office in the flawed 2000 elections with a sweeping agenda of socialist reform. It has achieved few of them while failing to address the fundamenta [...]	2006-05-11 16:55:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN515	MORE DETAILS ON PILOT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM [...] (U) Summary: More details about the pilot identification process emerged on May 15, during a press conference by the Minister of Justice, Mamadou Kone. The pilot identification program will target anyone over 13 years of age who is without documents. Once the pilot phase has ended, the Mini [...]	2006-05-17 15:31:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN523	PILOT ID PROGRAM GETS OFF TO A GLACIAL START IN [...] (C) The pilot identification program got off to an inauspicious start with only one petitioner appearing in the Port Bouet district of Abidjan on the morning of May 18, the first day of the program. About thirty Young Patriots showed up around 9:00, along with sanctioned Young Patriot leader [...]	2006-05-18 15:01:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN526	PRELIMINARIES TO DISARMAMENT PROCESS TO BEGIN SOON [...] (SBU) The Chiefs-of-Staff of the New Forces (FAFN) and Ivoirian (FANCI) militaries agreed on May 17 to start assembling troops in preparation for a disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) program. The NF will gather troops at two sites (at Botro, in the far northeast, and Bouna, [...]	2006-05-19 16:09:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN616	FESCI UNDER SERGES KOFFI: THE FIRST YEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: FESCI (Federation of High School and University Students of Cote d'Ivoire) was created by President Gbagbo and other professors in 1992 at the birth of Cote d'Ivoire's multi-party system to give students a voice in the new political environment. It rapidly degenerated into a maf [...]	2006-06-09 14:09:00	Embassy Abidjan	SECRET//NOFORN	KPKO PREL PGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN694	COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIME MINISTER,S PEACE TRAIN STUCK [...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Banny's peace train is stuck for the moment at the disarmament station. The Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (FANCI) say they have completed the initial, pre-regroupment phase of the disarmament, where combatants are assembled at designated sites under their own comma [...]	2006-06-30 11:29:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN713	NEW FORCES PREVENTED FROM MEETING PRESIDENT [...] (U) On July 4, a delegation of New Forces (NF) soldiers led by Chief-of-Staff General Soumailo Bakayoko was refused entry to the Prime Minister's office (Primature) prior to a scheduled meeting with President Gbagbo. Gbagbo wrote the NF last week, inviting the NF military (FAFN) to meet with h [...]	2006-07-05 17:33:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN771	COTE D'IVOIRE: TEACHERS RESUME STRIKE [...] (SBU) Primary and secondary school teachers, who suspended their strike June 20 after meeting with President Gbagbo (ref A),are threatening to resume the strike July 18. The teachers said at the time that their demands had not been met but that they would suspend the strike to allow for furth [...]	2006-07-18 13:09:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN789	COTE D'IVOIRE: TEACHERS' STRIKE WIDELY IGNORED [...] (SBU) The strike by elementary and secondary school teachers that was supposed to resume on July 18 (ref A) was widely ignored. While Mamadou Soro, the leader of the teacher,s group calling for the strike, was quoted in the newspapers as saying over 70 percent of teachers boycotted, all othe [...]	2006-07-21 16:07:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN804	SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED IN CLASHES OVER ID PROCESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Several people were killed and more than twenty injured over the weekend in Divo during violent confrontations at protests aimed at blocking the "audiences foraines" -- itinerant hearings -- from going forward with the identification process. Opposition party leaders are enco [...]	2006-07-24 16:24:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN832	UN CLOSELY FOLLOWING IDENTIFICATION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary. The United Nations is monitoring the progress of the registration of undocumented Ivoirians, in preparation for elections, and gave a briefing for embassies and international organizations July 25. Reportedly, almost all of the teams sent into rebel-held areas in the north are o [...]	2006-07-27 17:00:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN839	MODEST START TO DISARMAMENT OF WESTERN MILITIAS; [...] (U) On July 26, the disarmament/dismantling of ex-combatant, pro-Gbagbo militias got underway in the western town of Guiglo in the presence of Prime Minister Banny, DDR Commission (PNDDR) chief Ouassenan Kone, and UN officials. Approximately 150 militias reported to the demobilization site to [...]	2006-07-28 17:02:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN857	WESTERN MILITIAS DISARMAMENT UPDATE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-01 18:59:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN874	COTE D'IVOIRE: UN BRIEFS AGAIN ON IDENTIFICATION [...] (C) Summary: The UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) reports that in the first two weeks of the current identification operation, there were just over 35,000 applications for registration in one form or another, from the estimated four million undocumented Ivoirians and foreigners born her [...]	2006-08-03 16:47:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN928	COTE D'IVOIRE: NEW FORCES AND POLITICAL [...] (U) On August 17, leaders of the political opposition and the rebel New Forces (FN) met in Daoukro (home of ex-president Bedie) to consult on the current political situation. All the major party leaders were present: ex-president Henri Konan Bedie, leader of the PDCI (Democratic Party of Cot [...]	2006-08-18 17:09:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABUDHABI209	SOME PREACHERS CRITICAL OF UAEG-APPROVED SERMONS [...] (U) Summary: The Friday sermons drafted by a committee of scholars and Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs, and Endowments officials usually do not provoke public reaction. However, the sermons containing a more political flavor, like those we have seen in recent months with condemnations of [...]	2006-01-24 13:12:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KDEM PGOV KPAO AE
06ABUDHABI2127	VISIT BY COUNCIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS [...] (U) On May 21, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador to discuss the organization's issues, outreach strategies, and its visit to the UAE. The UAE press has reported that Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Ministe [...]	2006-05-22 14:35:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KISL SOCI PHUM PGOV KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI277	CAMEL JOCKEY REPATRIATIONS CONTINUE -- RACING [...] (U) Summary: The UAEG is close to concluding the repatriation of former camel jockeys to their countries of origin. Having already sent 1,038 jockeys home, only 27 children remain at the Bani Yas shelter outside Abu Dhabi. UNICEF,s representative in Abu Dhabi monitoring progress on the rescue [...]	2006-01-28 14:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB AE
06ABUDHABI2809	RE: TIP/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ACTION PLAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 26, PolOff delivered the trafficking in persons (TIP) action plan (ref A) to the head of the UAE National Anti-Trafficking Committee, Sultan bin Saeed Al-Badi, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Justice. Al-Badi acknowledged UAE trafficking problems but was concerned about [...]	2006-07-09 13:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI3195	TFLE01: ANGER SIMMERS AS WAR CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary and comment: The misery and daily tally of Lebanese casualties continue to dominate public discourse in the UAE. U.S. policy is increasingly seen as complicit in Israeli aggressions, and the draft UN resolution has thus far not been welcomed as part of a balanced solution. Membe [...]	2006-08-07 13:22:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KMDR LE AE
06ABUDHABI3337	IRAQI EMBASSY IN UAE CONFUSED BY IRAQ COMPACT [...] (C) PolOff spoke with Iraqi DCM Mustafa Aboud August 16 to assess planning for an anticipated September 7 Iraq Compact preparatory meeting in Abu Dhabi. Aboud, conversely, sought information on the meeting. He shared the content of a message from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry in Baghdad, which [...]	2006-08-16 13:10:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3344	UAE PRESIDENT FORMALIZES INDIRECT ELECTIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary and comment: President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on August 15 formalized the UAE's move towards indirect elections to half the seats on the Federal National Council (FNC),the first national-level elections of any sort in the UAE since the federation's 1971 establishment. Ministe [...]	2006-08-16 14:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	AE KDEM PGOV PREL
06ABUDHABI3436	REACTION TO UAE STUDENT AL-SHA'ALI DETENTION AT [...] (C) Summary: The detention and refusal of entry of returning UAE graduate student Saif Khalifa Al-Sha,ali at LAX on August 21 has generated a significant, although uneven, reaction (see reftel). All major English and Arabic dailies have covered the story, generally characterizing Al-Sha,ali,s [...]	2006-08-28 14:25:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PTER AE
06ABUDHABI3623	INTERNATIONAL MOBILE SATELLITE ORGANIZATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-13 11:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECPS EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS AE
06ABUDHABI373	DECISION ON UAE'S FIRST HUMAN RIGHTS NGO IMMINENT [...] (SBU) The UAE Government is apparently close to announcing that it will allow a domestic human rights organization to operate for the first time. On February 6, the English-daily 'Gulf News' reported that the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs had approved the first human rights organization [...]	2006-02-06 12:24:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI3904	UAEG SETS DATE FOR FNC ELECTIONS; CRITICISM OF [...] (C) Summary: On October 1, the Cabinet announced that the elections of one-half of the Federal National Council(FNC) will be held on December 16, 18, and 20. That same day, the National Election Committee published the names of the 6,689 member electoral college that will participate in the e [...]	2006-10-09 04:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI4154	UAEG SEEKS TO END UNCERTAIN STATUS OF STATELESS [...] (C) Summary: President Sheikh Khalifa issued directives October 25 for federal ministries to seek a final end to the problem of the "bidoun" (stateless persons) in the UAE. The bidoun of the UAE generally fit two groups: Arabs (from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman),and non-Arabs (primarily from Ira [...]	2006-11-02 12:20:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER AE
06ABUDHABI4253	UAE VICE-PRESIDENT MANDATES IMPROVING WORKER [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 7, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MbR),Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai announced a series of measures to improve the conditions of expatriate laborers including: mandatory health insurance, the creation of a labor court, an in [...]	2006-11-09 10:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PREL AE
06ABUDHABI4261	UAEG SHELTERING TRAFFICKING VICTIMS [...] (SBU) During a November 5 call on Lt. Colonel Nasser Al-Minhali, Head of Immigration, Abu Dhabi Police, G/TIP Reports Coordinator Gayatri Patel and PolOff discussed UAEG efforts on action plan (reftel) goals. Al-Minhali stated that the Ministry of Interior is currently providing shelter assis [...]	2006-11-09 13:37:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI4501	UAEG RECIEVES SYRIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: On December 17, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan hosted Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad in Abu Dhabi, followed by a separate meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ). According to the Emirates News Agency (WAM),Khalifa "warmly" [...]	2006-12-18 13:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AE SY
06ABUDHABI528	UAE LOCAL AUTHORITIES ADDRESSING DOMESTIC WORKER [...] (SBU) Summary: Various government authorities continue to make progress in addressing the issues of trafficking in persons and domestic worker abuse. The Dubai Police Human Rights Department is working to improve services to trafficking victims, concentrating its efforts on sex-trafficking. [...]	2006-02-15 12:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ELAB PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI780	UAEG APPROVES COUNTRY'S FIRST FIRST HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Summary: On February 18, the Ministry of Social Affairs formally licensed the first human rights organization in the UAE. The new Emirates Human Rights Association (EHRA) will be based in Abu Dhabi, and may have a future branch office in Dubai. All members of the organization passed a se [...]	2006-03-01 14:03:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI789	UAE 2006 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Following is Post's submission of the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report for the United Arab Emirates, covering the reporting period of March 2005 through March 2006. Responses under each section heading are keyed to the relevant sections of ref. A paragraphs 21-24. Embassy TIP points [...]	2006-03-04 03:39:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC AE
06ABUDHABI953	NEWLY CREATED HUMAN RIGHTS NGO SETS TIP AS A [...] (U) Summary: On March 7, the Emirates Human Rights Association (EHRA) met for the first time since being approved by the Ministry of Social Affairs on February 18. They elected a seven-member board of governors, three of whom are women. The new board announced plans to focus its immediate att [...]	2006-03-13 12:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM AE
06ABUJA1144	NIGERIA: PSI DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-16 11:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP NI
06ABUJA1145	NIGERIA: MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-16 11:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM PREL PREF ICRC NI
06ABUJA1427	ON THE ROAD TO 2007: REVENGE OR RECONCILIATION? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Nigerian political environment has undergone a seismic upheaval in the past two weeks and the aftershocks are still reverberating through the political landscape. Three issues are at the center of this rapidly evolving situation: whether President Obasanjo will seek reven [...]	2006-06-09 13:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA1518	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NIGERIAN RESPONSE TO THE TIP [...] Poloffs delivered the TIP demarche (reftel) to Nigeria's National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP). Participants included the agency directors for legal and prosecution, counseling and rehabilitation, and public enlightenment. NAPTIP accepted the report in "good fai [...]	2006-06-16 08:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN NI
06ABUJA1547	GON FLEXES MUSCLE IN ARREST OF JOURNALIST [...] (U) SUMMARY. While Nigeria has a large and vocal media establishment, recent incidents may show the government is trying to flex its muscles going in to the 2007 elections. On Wednesday, June 14, Africa Independent Television (AIT) presenter Mike Aruleba was arrested by agents of the State S [...]	2006-06-20 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
06ABUJA1598	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DRAFT DECLARATION ON RIGHTS OF [...] Poloff and Mr. Richard Levy, Second Secretary of the Australian High Commission, delivered reftel demarche on June 23 to Mr. Edward Ogbonna, Acting Director of Second United Nations Division of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Ogbonna had little knowledge of the draft Declaration [...]	2006-06-26 15:50:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL NI
06ABUJA1653	2007: DISPUTED ELECTION RESULTS MAY BE A QUAGMIRE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Beyond simply holding elections in 2007, Nigeria has to work hard to make sure any disputes over election results are effectively resolved. IFES, an international democracy building NGO, conducted a series of 3 seminars in Abuja focusing on electoral dispute resolution machiner [...]	2006-06-29 13:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
06ABUJA1660	JOURNALISTS TO FACE TRIAL FOR SEDITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Nigeria's State Security Service (SSS) has re-arrested Africa Independent Television (AIT) journalist Gbenga Mike Aruleba (reftel) on charges of sedition. Aruleba, along with fellow journalist Rotimi Durojaiye, is being tried under a section of the criminal code instituted in 19 [...]	2006-06-30 08:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
06ABUJA1661	DEFEAT OF THIRD TERM BOOSTS CREDIBILITY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The intense mobilization over efforts to lengthen President Obasanjo's tenure in office seem to have had a positive corollary effect in Northern Nigeria of injecting a much needed breath of fresh air into the stale political process. The defeat of the proposed constitutional amen [...]	2006-06-30 08:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA1838	NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP FOR JUNE 2006 [...] SUMMARY. To augment the required annual reporting, Embassy Abuja will be sending regular round-up cables detailing human rights incidents in Nigeria. This cable mimics the format of the Annual Report on Human Rights and a section at the end will discuss issues to which we will be paying par [...]	2006-07-17 16:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL NI
06ABUJA1860	PLATEAU STATE GOVERNOR CLAIMS VINDICATION [...] (C) Summary. Plateau State Governor Dariye, in his first meeting with US officials since 2004, tried to put a positive spin on his last two years in office, dismissing the corruption charges against him as baseless and trumpeting his ability to remain in office despite his expulsion from the [...]	2006-07-19 14:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR NI
06ABUJA1950	SEDITION TRIAL OF JOURNALISTS DELAYED UNTIL [...] (U) The sedition trial of journalists Gbenga Aruleba and Rotimi Durojaiye opened July 25. They stand accused of harming the Nigerian state by insulting the President when they reported that he had purchased a second hand airplane. Defense attorneys challenged the constitutionality of the sedi [...]	2006-07-27 14:23:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NI
06ABUJA2077	UPDATE ON NIGERIA'S ELECTION PREPARATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Nigeria's political space has opened significantly since the defeat of the third term proposal in May. There are now over 40 registered parties and many potential candidates are testing the waters. However, the political scene remains chaotic with a shifting constellation of p [...]	2006-08-11 11:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2100	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 10:39:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL PTER SG UNSC IS LE
06ABUJA2129	BENUE STATE GOVERNOR SAYS OBASANJO INTENDS TO STAY [...] (S) SUMMARY. Benue State Governor George Akume paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador August 16. Also present were two of Akume's advisors, House of Representatives member Tengu Tsegba, and PolOff. Akume's central message was that President Obasanjo intends to stay in office but could be pe [...]	2006-08-17 13:17:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PINR NI ELECTIONS THIRDTERM
06ABUJA2135	VIEWS FROM KANO ON SHARIA, HISBAH, AND THE U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 28, PolOff met with members of the Kano Sharia Implementation Council, including Barrister Muzzamil Sani Hanga, to discuss the hisbah, Sharia impact and popularity, inter-faith relations, and America's image in Kano. Among the Council's primary concerns at present are hin [...]	2006-08-17 16:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI PINR NI
06ABUJA2181	GOVERNOR HARUNA PESSIMISTIC ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador and PolOff met with Governor Boni Haruna of Adamawa State on August 21. Haruna is supporting Atiku's presidential bid and says he is confident Atiku will win if there is "a level playing field." Haruna complained that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EF [...]	2006-08-22 16:42:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PINR NI THIRDTERM ELECTIONS
06ABUJA232	HOPES FOR PEACE AND TALK OF WAR AT DARFUR TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The pace of the Darfur Peace Talks has accelerated. The parties appear to have more of a negotiating mandate, and although red-lines remain, those committed to a settlement still outnumber the spoilers. International observer corps, enthusiasm about the improved op tempo, however [...]	2006-02-01 15:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PGOV PREF PHUM ASEC SU DARFUR
06ABUJA234	SUDAN: GETTING PAST "NO" ON SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Skilled AU mediation has wrested control out of the hands of the incapable chairman of the Security Arrangements Committee and established some promising common ground between the parties at the Darfur Peace Talks. The Movements, superficial grasp of the modalities of [...]	2006-02-01 15:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PINS ASEC SU DARFUR
06ABUJA2415	SENATE CAUTIOUSLY CONSIDERS IMPEACHMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Senate on September 12 reacted cautiously to President Obasanjo's efforts to impeach his political nemesis, Vice President Atiku Abubakar, by referring the matter to committee for study. The move reflects an effort to buy time in the Senate, where there is little enthusiasm [...]	2006-09-14 08:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2559	SENATE TO LAUNCH ITS OWN INVESTIGATION [...] (U) The Senate has decided to launch its own investigation into allegations of high level corruption at the Petroleum Technology Development Fund Fund (PTDF). The move by the Senate on September 26 ups the political ante in the increasingly bitter political battle which pits the President agai [...]	2006-09-28 12:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2562	SENATE TO LAUNCH ITS OWN INVESTIGATION [...] (U) The Senate has decided to launch its own investigation into allegations of high level corruption at the Petroleum Technology Development Fund Fund (PTDF). The move by the Senate on September 26 ups the political ante in the increasingly bitter political battle which pits the President agai [...]	2006-09-28 14:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2624	VOTER REGISTRATION KICK-OFF LIKELY TO LOWER [...] (C) Concern is mounting over the technical preparations for elections. The Senate is scheduled to convene a special hearing on INEC's preparations on October 11. A number of National Assembly members have expressed concern to us about the overall process, as well as the quality and quantity [...]	2006-10-06 10:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2625	VOTER REGISTRATION KICK-OFF LIKELY TO LOWER [...] (C) Concern is mounting over the technical preparations for elections. The Senate is scheduled to convene a special hearing on INEC's preparations on October 11. A number of National Assembly members have expressed concern to us about the overall process, as well as the quality and quantity [...]	2006-10-06 10:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2633	VOTER REGISTRATION KICK-OFF LIKELY TO LOWER [...] (C) Concern is mounting over the technical preparations for elections. The Senate is scheduled to convene a special hearing on INEC's preparations on October 11. A number of National Assembly members have expressed concern to us about the overall process, as well as the quality and quantity [...]	2006-10-06 10:58:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2686	STATUS UPDATE ON SEDITION CHARGES AGAINST [...] (U) On October 10, journalists Gbenga "Mike" Aruleba and Rotimi Durojaiye had a hearing in their sedition trial (reftels). The companies for which they work (Aruleba works for Africa Independent Television and Durojaiye for Daily Independent Newspapers) were also on trial. On motion of the [...]	2006-10-12 09:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV NI
06ABUJA2694	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS [...] Poloff and Mr. Richard Levy, Second Secretary of the Australian High Commission, delivered reftel demarche on October 12 to Mr. Edward Ogbonna, Assistant Director of Second United Nations Division of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We previously demarched Mr. Ogbonna in June on the [...]	2006-10-12 11:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN
06ABUJA2766	IMPEACHMENT LEADS TO VIOLENCE AND CONFUSION IN [...] (C) Summary: Efforts to impeach Governor Joshua Dariye in Plateau State have exacerbated long simmering intra-state political rivalries and led to violence. The battle to remove the divisive and corrupt Dariye has become a proxy battle about control over local politics, with an eye toward 20 [...]	2006-10-18 10:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM KCOR NI
06ABUJA2791	NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP FOR THIRD QUARTER OF [...] SUMMARY. To augment the required annual reporting, Embassy Abuja will be sending regular round-up cables detailing human rights incidents in Nigeria. This cable mimics the format of the Annual Report on Human Rights and a section at the end will discuss issues to which we will be paying par [...]	2006-10-25 06:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV NI
06ABUJA2816	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY VOTES ON STATE OF EMERGENCY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a surprise move, both chambers of the National Assembly voted October 26 to approve the state of emergency declared by the President in Ekiti State. While the press reports that the Senate vote was unanimous, Embassy contacts indicate that the results were questionable and p [...]	2006-10-29 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR ELECTIONS THIRDTERM NI
06ABUJA2817	SPOT REPORT ON CONTINUING VIOLENCE IN PLATEAU STATE [...] (C) Post reported in reftel the impeachment crisis in Plateau State and resulting violence when the police fired on a crowd of protesters. The situation became more intense over the long holiday weekend. (Note: The GON was closed for business October 23-24 for the end of Ramadan. End Note). [...]	2006-10-29 14:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM NI
06ABUJA2865	ELECTION REGISTRATION FALTERING IN PLATEAU STATE [...] (C) PolOff and PolFSN went to Jos in Plateau State October 29-31. During the trip, we visited the local headquarters of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) and of the Independent National Electoral Institute (INEC). Both of these visits suggested that election preparations are going p [...]	2006-10-31 15:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2870	NOOSE TIGHTENS AROUND PLATEAU STATE GOVERNOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. A visit by PolOff and PolFSN October 29-31 suggests that the political situation in Plateau State is growing increasingly difficult for Governor Joshua Dariye. A close reading of the Nigerian constitution reveals that even a truncated state assembly of 8 members can vote to remo [...]	2006-11-01 13:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2889	SENATOR SARAKI ON TERRORISM, DELTA, 2007 ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff and visiting SFRC staff member paid an October 31 courtesy call on Senator Gbemi Saraki-Fowora at her Abuja residence. Saraki insisted that the threat of terrorism in Northern Nigeria loomed ominously, particularly given Nigeria's porous borders and the extreme poverty in [...]	2006-11-03 12:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER PBTS NI

06ABUJA2891	RAMADAN OUTREACH REVEALS CRITICISM, COMMENDATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the month of Ramadan (September 24-October 23),Embassy Abuja organized several public-speaking engagements, media outreach, and Iftar events to discuss U.S. policy toward the Muslim world and Muslim life in America. Local media outlets reported favorably and widely the [...]	2006-11-03 12:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KISL KPAO KIRF NI KWMN KDEM
06ABUJA2896	NIGERIA: DRAFT PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION PLAN LEAKED [...] (C) SUMMARY. A leaked Presidential succession strategy from within the Villa outlines a strategy for PDP political domination in Nigeria over the next 24 years. The strategy calls for President Obasanjo to name the next six candidates, who will govern in a North-South swap of the presidency a [...]	2006-11-03 13:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR NI
06ABUJA2913	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GON POSITION ON COUNTRY [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarches to Ambassador Chike Anigbo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 6, 2006. He was unwilling to commit the GON to a position on any of the resolutions, but agreed generally that the points made in all 5 cases are true and that the countries have [...]	2006-11-07 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UNGA NI
06ABUJA2914	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GON NONCOMMITTAL ON CUBA [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Chike Anigbo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 6, 2006. He called the resolution "routine," and he did not commit the GON to a position on the issue. He promised to pass reftel talking points on to the Minister. 2. (C) Amb [...]	2006-11-07 15:25:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNGA CU NI
06ABUJA2917	NIGERIA: ELECTIONS SNAPSHOTS [...] (SBU) In an attempt to convey the local environment in the lead up to 2007 elections, Post plans to submit a series of elections snapshots. More in-depth information and analysis will be reported in septels, with the snapshot format being used to convey interesting and pertinent anecdotes or f [...]	2006-11-08 08:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA2974	SITUATION IN DELTA CONTINUES TO DETERIORATE [...] (C) The situation in the Niger Delta continues to deteriorate, with attacks on installations, kidnappings, banditry, and oil bunkering all on the rise. Violence also appears to be being exacerbated by rivalries within the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) over control o [...]	2006-11-14 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2975	UN EXPERTS SAY "NO WAY" VOTER REGISTRATION WILL [...] (S) In a series of separate off the record, out of office, conversations, the UN's top technical elections officials said they are increasingly worried about the upcoming elections in Nigeria. The UN experts told Poloff that as technical advisers, they are unable to speak publicly about the [...]	2006-11-14 15:36:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA2978	UN EXPERTS SAY "NO WAY" VOTER REGISTRATION WILL [...] (S) In a series of separate off the record, out of office, conversations, the UN's top technical elections officials said they are increasingly worried about the upcoming elections in Nigeria. The UN experts told Poloff that as technical advisers, they are unable to speak publicly about the [...]	2006-11-15 07:29:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA3032	NIGERIA: CIVIL SOCIETY ON ELECTION SCENARIOS [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a November 20 luncheon for civil society elections-related organizations, participants discussed possible scenarios for Nigeria's presidential transition and the status of elections preparations. Participants maintained Obasanjo hopes to continue his rule of Nigeria -- either [...]	2006-11-24 08:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3099	OPPOSITION BEGINNING TO COALESCE? [...] (C) John Nwodo Jr., an Enugu based lawyer and political activist and former Minister of Information, told Poloff that he sees the need for a unified opposition to the bad governance Nigeria has suffered under the PDP. Nwodo said that there was a meeting recently in Enugu of "like-minded peopl [...]	2006-12-01 13:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA3114	VICE PRESIDENT DECLARES HIS PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: After more than a year of uncertainty, Vice President Atiku Abubakar declared himself a candidate for president, saying that he would follow the policies of President Olusegun Obasanajo and continue economic reforms and make the fight against corruption a priority. With a crowd [...]	2006-12-05 08:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
06ABUJA3153	VOTER REGISTRATION IN ENUGU [...] (C) Summary: Poloff and Pol assistant traveled to Enugu state in mid-November and met with INEC, the PDP, journalists, and civil society activists to discuss voter registration and the pre-election climate. Voter registration in Enugu was off to a slow start with only 52 of 750 required dire [...]	2006-12-08 10:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3155	IRREGULARITIES IN PLATEAU STATE BYE-ELECTIONS [...] (C) Fourteen members of the Plateau State House of Assembly were removed for leaving the ruling PDP (reftels),a decision inconsistent with the decision in Jigawa State and elsewhere, where INEC allowed those who had changed parties to join the PDP to retain their seats. Lawsuits continue to [...]	2006-12-08 12:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3180	NIGERIA: VOTER REGISTRATION IN KWARA STATE [...] (SBU) Poloff visited Kwara State and met with INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner Ayo Adakeji on November 28 to discuss elections preparations in the state. Adakeji reported 59 voter registration machines (up from 44 as of November 26) to cover the 1,872 registration centers in the state, wi [...]	2006-12-12 16:24:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3247	ATIKU TO SEEK AC NOMINATION: WORRIED ABOUT REACTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Vice President will actively seek the nomination of the Action Congress (AC) on December 20 in Lagos, according to one of his closest advisers. But Atiku is also deeply concerned that President Obasanjo will react swiftly by declaring his seat vacant and replacing him with c [...]	2006-12-20 11:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI ELECTIONS
06ABUJA3277	SOKOTO: POLITICS, RELIGION, AND PERCEPTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 12-15 outreach trip to Sokoto, Country PAO, IRO, and PolOffs paid courtesy visits to Governor Attahiru Bafarawa, Senator Umaru Dahiru, Usman Danfodiyo University Department Heads and Lecturers, and State and privately-funded media. Although most our interlocutor [...]	2006-12-22 11:32:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL KISL KDEM SCUL NI
06ABUJA878	SSS EJECTS POLCOUNS FROM HILTON HOTEL [...] Summary: On Thursday April 20, agents of Nigeria's State Security Service harassed the Political Counselor as he attempted to enter Abuja's Hilton hotel to meet with a contact. They pushed PolCouns and forcibly removed him from the hotel, but refused to identify themselves. Several local j [...]	2006-04-21 13:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PHUM NI
06ABUJA969	DARFUR PEACE TALKS: OBASANJO SAYS DRAFT PEACE DEAL [...] (C) Summary: On April 28, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo requested a meeting with USDEL to share his impressions of the draft peace agreement and his ideas on the way forward. Obasanjo is conducting separate meetings with the parties and then plans to bring them together later in the [...]	2006-04-28 11:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM SU NI
06ACCRA1013	GHANAIAN NGO HOSTS TOGOLESE AND IVORIAN PARTY TALKS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In two separate events, Ghana's Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) hosted conferences with Togolese and Ivoirian political parties in Accra to discuss creative listening and conflict management skills. The IEA expects to host a second conference for Togolese parties in May. [...]	2006-05-03 07:45:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GH CI TO
06ACCRA1259	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-02 11:19:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG IR AORC
06ACCRA1291	GHANA POLICE SERVICE GRADUATES INSTRUCTORS AND [...] Speaking at two recent graduation ceremonies for ICITAP-funded instructor development courses and the Ghana Police Service's 39th Cadet Officers' Course, GOG officials confirmed Ghana's commitment to ongoing training and lauded advances in the police training program, but admitted that shortfa [...]	2006-06-07 07:44:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINS ASEC SOCI GH
06ACCRA14	GHANA'S PARTY CONVENTIONS: RAWLINGS CANDIDATE WINS [...] (C) Summary: Ghana's two leading political parties held conventions which elected new party leadership and will help set the stage for national elections in 2008. The ruling NPP convention was marked by a tight leadership contest and left President Kufuor weakened within his party. The main [...]	2006-01-03 17:20:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PGOV PREL GOG
06ACCRA1855	ILLEGAL SMALL ARMS IN GHANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghana has an estimated 150,000 illegal arms. Most are crude locally made guns, but there is an unknown quantity of arms trafficking from elsewhere in West Africa. Ghana,s Small Arms Commission has worked with the UNDP and civil society on the issue since 2003 through the Ghana [...]	2006-08-14 12:11:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM MOPS ASEC GH
06ACCRA2250	TWO NEW POLITICAL PARTIES IN GHANA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two new political parties emerged in Ghana in August, bringing the total number of parties in Ghana to eleven. The United Renaissance Party (URP),led by Kofi Wayo, is an NPP spin-off. The Democratic Freedom Party (DFP),formed by Obed Asamoah, is composed of disaffected former [...]	2006-09-25 12:21:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GH
06ACCRA2623	NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered talking points per Ref A on October 27 to the MFA's Supervising Director for Multilateral, Passport and Legal Affairs, Kwesi Quartey. Quartey noted that Ghana was totally committed to preventing chemical weapons from reaching the wrong hands. Its failure to pass implem [...]	2006-10-31 16:04:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF BWC GH
06ACCRA2624	OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAELI BIAS WITHIN THE UNGA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered talking points per reftel on October 27 to the MFA's Supervising Director for Multilateral, Passport and Legal Affairs, Kwesi Quartey. Quartey noted that Ghana has traditionally voted in favor of self-determination for the Palestinian people and said he was not aware of [...]	2006-10-31 16:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS GH
06ACCRA2630	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH DUTCH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Newly arriving Dutch Ambassador Alida ("Lidi") Remmelzwaal paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Pamela Bridgewater on October 30; the DCM and Poloff also attended. Remmelzwaal shared her government's concerns over transparency and economic development in Ghana. Ambassador Bridgewater pro [...]	2006-11-01 16:51:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR GH
06ACCRA2653	UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-03 13:05:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM GH XX
06ACCRA413	GHANA: SECGEN SELECTION AND UNESCO CONVENTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Per reftel A, on February 14, MFA Acting Director of International Organizations Edwin Adjei told PolOff that the Government of Ghana (GOG) has not seen any African candidate emerge for UN Secretary General and has no favorite at this time. Also, the GOG is not poised to ratify [...]	2006-02-15 11:27:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL GH UNESCO
06ACCRA414	AMBASSADOR SHARES TIP CONCERNS WITH MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 1, the Ambassador called on Minister of Women and Children (MOWAC)'s Affairs Hajia Alima Mahama, and emphasized that credible implementation of the Human Trafficking Act signed by President Kufuor in December 2005 will play a significant role in determining whether G [...]	2006-02-15 11:42:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GH PGOV PREL
06ACCRA419	GHANA'S 2005 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U) At the end of calendar year 2005, INL rolled over a total of $11,388.45 in funds subobligated to Ghana's Narcotics Control Board (NCB) under the FY00 LOA and subsequent amendments between the GOG and USG. Unliquidated balances of $37 for a Customs, Excise & Preventive Service project; $51, [...]	2006-02-15 15:23:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN SNAR GH
06ACCRA66	DEMARCHE ON AMIS RE-HAT: GHANA [...] (SBU) On January 5, PolOff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of African Union Affairs Kwabena Baah-Doudu to urge the Government of Ghana to press the AU to request that the UN begin planning to re-hat the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) in 2006, per reftel. 2. (SBU) Baah-D [...]	2006-01-09 16:24:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SU
06ADANA145	TURKEY: OPPOSITION IN ADANA HOPING FOR EARLY ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In Adana, Turkey's fourth largest city, local opposition leaders are pushing for an early national election to prevent the Justice and Development Party (AKP)-controlled parliament from choosing the next Turkish President. To do so, they hope to stoke fears of an "Islamic threa [...]	2006-06-19 10:54:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CASC TU
06ADDISABABA1005	DARFUR: AU CONTINUES TO SUPPORT TRANSITION [...] (SBU) Summary/action request: Addis-based Darfur Liaison Group (LG) heads of mission met April 14 with African Union (AU) Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit to discuss the AU's draft roadmap for implementation of the March 10 Peace and Security Council (PSC) decision on Darfur [...]	2006-04-14 14:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO EAID SU AU
06ADDISABABA1284	DSRSG ENNIFAR DISCUSSES UNMEE DOWNSIZING, [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMEE's outgoing Force Commander now opposes downsizing the UNMEE to an observer mission with half its current force strength, reflecting either pessimism that Ethiopia and Eritrea will proceed with demarcation, or a desire to preserve the large presence of Indian troops who now [...]	2006-05-09 17:39:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
06ADDISABABA1313	ETHIOPIA: COMMISSION INVESTIGATING ETHIOPIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Huddleston and poloff met May 9 with Frehiwot Samuel, chair of the commission of inquiry established by Parliament to investigate anti-government demonstrations that occurred in June and November 2005. According to Frehiwot, a career judge, the commission got off to [...]	2006-05-11 11:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KJUS PREL ET
06ADDISABABA140	DARFUR: AU PSC ACCEPTS TRANSITION OF AMIS TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 12, the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) extended the mandate of the AU Mission in Darfur, Sudan (AMIS) until March 31, 2006 and accepted "in principle" the transition of AMIS to a UN operation. The PSC will meet again in Addis at the foreign mini [...]	2006-01-17 12:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO MARR SU AU
06ADDISABABA1483	ETHIOPIA: POLITICAL TENSION AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a two-day visit (May 16-17) to the West Shoa Zone in the Oromia Region, Charge discussed the current political situation and economic development with the regional administrator, ruling and opposition party members, as well as leading local businessmen. On the surface, the [...]	2006-05-26 13:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV ET
06ADDISABABA1539	ETHIOPIA: EVIDENCE WEAK SO FAR IN OPPOSITION TRIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In their case against detained opposition CUD leaders, independent journalists, and civil society representatives, the prosecution in late May presented video footage of internal CUD meetings in which the party leadership and some constituents debate whether or not MPs should tak [...]	2006-06-05 11:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA1549	SUDAN/DARFUR: MILITARY SUPPORT FOR THE DARFUR [...] (C) Post is seeking clarity with CJTF-HOA and the AU re the eight additional military personnel to be deployed to support the DPA (reftel, para 2D). On June 6, Charge, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Rear Admiral Hunt and DCM met with African Union (AU) Special [...]	2006-06-07 08:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR
06ADDISABABA1559	SUDAN/DARFUR: MILITARY SUPPORT FOR THE DARFUR [...] (C) Post is seeking clarity with CJTF-HOA and the AU re the eight additional military personnel to be deployed to support the DPA (reftel, para 2D). On June 6, Charge, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) Commander Rear Admiral Hunt and DCM met with African Union (AU) Special [...]	2006-06-08 05:39:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO PREL PGOV MOPS MARR
06ADDISABABA1566	ETHIOPIA: UN U/S GENERAL GUEHENNO LAYS OUT NEXT [...] (SBU) Summary: United Nations Undersecretary General Jean-Marie Guehenno met with the Charge and Admiral Hunt June 7 to review the AMIS to UN transition efforts and his views of next steps. By the time he returned to Khartoum, he hoped that he would be able to gain greater clarity on the mand [...]	2006-06-08 14:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO MARR SU AU
06ADDISABABA1615	DARFUR: JEM SEEKS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REFORM, [...] (SBU) Summary. Two members of the Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) told poloff June 12 that their organization sought to join the peace process under the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) but urgently needed funds to hold a general congress in order to elect new leadership. End Summary [...]	2006-06-13 12:55:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO MOPS PREL SU AU UN
06ADDISABABA1645	ETHIOPIA: PROSECUTION STRUGGLING TO MAKE A FOCUSED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The prosecution is wrapping up the video phase of evidence in its case against detained opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives. Following the demonstration of lively internal debates among CUD leadershi [...]	2006-06-15 15:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA1655	SUDAN/DARFUR: SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR THE DARFUR [...] (U) Per reftel, Post has actively engaged African Union officials and Partner representatives on the U.S. initiatives to support the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). 2. (U) DPA VERIFICATION: -- Prior to the June 9 departure of the joint UN-AU technical assistance mission (TAM) to Sudan, Charge [...]	2006-06-16 16:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO MOPS PREL SU NATO AU
06ADDISABABA1709	AU COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON PREVIEWS AU SUMMIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Streamlining duplication among Africa?s numerous regional economic communities (e.g., SADC, COMESA, IGAD, EAC, WAEMU, CEMAC, ECOWAS, etc.) and establishing a ?United States of Africa? are among the nominal themes of the upcoming African Union Summit to be held in Banjul. More l [...]	2006-06-22 04:39:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI AU SU XA
06ADDISABABA1741	A/S FRAZER TALKS SOMALIA AND DARFUR WITH IGAD [...] (SBU) Summary. A/S Frazer met June 23 with Ethiopia-based representatives of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states. The Kenyan and Somali Ambassadors argued that membership in the International Somalia Contact Group (SCG) should have been cast a bit wider to include [...]	2006-06-26 07:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO AU UN SU SO ET
06ADDISABABA1743	ETHIOPIA: A/S FRAZER DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC CLIMATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders from major Ethiopian opposition parties gathered at the Charge,s residence June 24 to brief A/S Frazer on the current political climate for the opposition, including the status of negotiations with the GoE on reforms to Parliamentary rules. Opposition leaders were split o [...]	2006-06-26 08:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO SO ET
06ADDISABABA1745	SUDAN - AU REJECTS SUPPORT TO JEM SPLINTER GROUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Dissident representatives of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),a non-signatory to the May 5 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA),seek USD 200,000 to hold a party congress in Addis Ababa to replace JEM leader Khalil Ibrahim Muhammed. While the JEM representatives have approache [...]	2006-06-26 10:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINS SU AU KPKO
06ADDISABABA1763	ETHIOPIA: ANALYSIS OF OLF CONNECTIONS TO TERRORISM [...] (S) SUMMARY: In response to reftel request for intel analysis on the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF),Post has gathered information from local sources, including clandestine reports, to respond to the questions posed. The information collected suggests that the OLF has, and continues to, support [...]	2006-06-28 06:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV ET ER
06ADDISABABA1788	ETHIOPIA: VIDEO PHASE OF CUD TRIAL CONCLUDES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The prosecution wrapped up the video phase of evidence in its case against detained opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives on June 26. The final four videos had nothing more damning than those videos pr [...]	2006-06-30 21:50:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA1961	DARFUR: JULY 13 AU DITF BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: African Union planners state that USD 440 million will be needed to extend the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to the end of December 2006 and have it implement the additional tasks required by the May 5 Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA). The degree of AMIS enhancement will depend large [...]	2006-07-19 04:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA2009	AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT: HUMAN RIGHTS OUTCOMES [...] SUMMARY: The African Union Summit met June 21-July 2 in Banjul, The Gambia, with the nominal theme of "Regional Integration and Harmonization of Regional Economic Communities (RECs)." For the United States, as an AU partner (i.e. non-member),most sessions were closed; however, these are the [...]	2006-07-21 08:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV AU XA
06ADDISABABA2032	ETHIOPIA: PARLIAMENTARY REFORMS DEMONSTRATE A STEP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In early 2006, the Ethiopian government, in conjunction with donors, commissioned international experts from four parliamentary democracies (United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and India) to develop a set of parliamentary procedure reform recommendations for the Ethiopian House of [...]	2006-07-25 06:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ET KDEM
06ADDISABABA2041	SOMALIA: TFG REPORTS ICU FORCES' ADVANCE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Somalia's ambassador to Ethiopia and permrep to the AU, Abdulkarim Farah, expects IGAD foreign ministers to endorse a detailed plan early next week for a peace support operation (IGASOM) to Somalia, following which the AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) may take further action. [...]	2006-07-25 13:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO AU SO ET
06ADDISABABA2042	SOMALI PERMREP BRIEFS AU PEACE AND SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 24, the African Union's Peace and Security Council (PSC) met to discuss the situation in Somalia and upcoming elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Prior to closed door deliberations, Somalia's Permanent Representative to the AU Amb. Abdulkarim Farah briefed P [...]	2006-07-25 13:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO AU SO
06ADDISABABA2123	ETHIOPIA: NATIONAL ELECTION BOARD REFORMS MOVING [...] (U) SUMMARY. On July 27, Pol/Econ Counselor and Poloff met with British election expert Hannah Roberts and Rosanna Dudziak of the UNDP to discuss progress on the reorganization and capacity building of the Ethiopian National Elections Board (NEB). In early 2006, Roberts completed a study ide [...]	2006-08-03 06:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA2130	DARFUR: AU SAYS NEW PLEDGES ALLOW AMIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At his first briefing for donors and other partners since the July 18 pledging conference for the AU Mission in Sudan (AMIS),the head of the African Union's Darfur Integrated Task Force (DITF) said that the conference's main outcome was the acknowledgement that partners seek t [...]	2006-08-04 09:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO EAID SU AU
06ADDISABABA2179	ETHIOPIA: COURT GOES ON RECESS IN CUD TRIAL, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the case against detained opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives, the court has been hearing arguments regarding admissibility of additional documentary evidence presented by the prosecution. Once [...]	2006-08-09 15:55:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2261	ETHIOPIA: CODEL PAYNE VISIT TO CUD DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a visit with four detained Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, CODEL Payne and Poloff had extensive discussions regarding prison conditions, evidence being presented in their treason trial, current regional politics, and what the future holds for Ethiopia. The vi [...]	2006-08-16 13:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2303	DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE TO AFRICAN UNION CONCERNING [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-18 09:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	AU KPKO PREL SU
06ADDISABABA2304	ETHIOPIA: PROSECUTION IN CUD TRIAL DEFENDS EVIDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with prosecutors for the case against Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives, Charge Huddleston discussed the GoE's evidence against the defendants. The lead prosecutor and State Minister of Justice [...]	2006-08-18 10:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS PHUM KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA2312	DARFUR: AUGUST 10 AU DITF BRIEFING HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At an August 10 briefing AU officials reported that the situation in Darfur was "relatively calm" despite serious incidents in northern Darfur (Sector 6),including several alleged attacks by GOS aircraft on an IDP camp and a village, and a suspension of AMIS activities near Ku [...]	2006-08-21 13:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA2352	ETHIOPIA: TRADITIONAL ISLAM UNDER THREAT ACCORDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Charge Huddleston, prominent Ethiopian Muslim leader Sheikh Elias Redman expressed grave concern about the growing Wahhabist influence in Ethiopia, which he said threatens to undermine the moderate Muslim stance of peaceful coexistence with Christians. The Shei [...]	2006-08-25 12:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL ET SA
06ADDISABABA2362	ETHIOPIA: MASS ARRESTS NEAR AMBO, SIGNS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 25, Post received information of mass arrests of up to 300 people in a small town in the Oromiya region. In investigating the matter, Poloff was given three very different reports on events from three different sources. Though none could specify precisely the cause of [...]	2006-08-28 14:18:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA2505	DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM DELIVERED [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points on September 13 to Head of the MFA's UN Directorate, Counsellor Abdulkadir Risku, and to UN Directorate officer Eyob Tekalegn. Ethiopia did not want a nuclear Iran, Risku said, and believed that UNSCR 1696 was binding on member states. Risku said he did not [...]	2006-09-14 14:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA UNSC IR ET
06ADDISABABA2506	DEMARCHE ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE IN DARFUR [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points on September 13 to Head of the MFA's UN Directorate, Counsellor Abdulkadir Risku, and to UN Directorate officer Eyob Tekalegn. 2. (SBU) Citing the binding nature of UN Security Council resolutions on UN member states, Risku said that Sudan would not be abl [...]	2006-09-14 14:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO UNSC SU ET
06ADDISABABA2610	DARFUR: SEPTEMBER 21 AU DITF BRIEFING CONFIRMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While the AU PSC extended the mandate of AMIS to December 31, and Sudan has allowed the rotation of AMIS troops to resume, AU officials expressed concern that transition to a UN peacekeeping operation remains an unresolved issue. The AMIS Force Commander remained in Addis Abab [...]	2006-09-25 15:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA2629	ETHIOPIA: GOE BREAKS UP TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY A recent attempt by the Ethiopian Teachers Association (ETA),an organization claiming membership of three-quarters of Ethiopia's teachers, to hold a national conference was disrupted by Addis Ababa police. The ETA has historically been viewed as opposed to the ruling EPRDF, an [...]	2006-09-28 11:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA2731	ETHIOPIA: CUD DEFENSE ATTORNEYS OUTLINE CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Charge, defense attorneys for the accused civil society defendants in the trial of Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, civil society representatives and independent journalists, reported that the evidence presented thus far against their clients [...]	2006-10-11 06:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2791	ETHIOPIA: MISSION INTERCEDES IN CASE OF ARRESTED [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-16 14:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA2865	ETHIOPIA: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMISSION REPORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Mekonnen Dilgasa, head of the Independent Inquiry Commission, Charge and Staffdel Phelan sought insight into the commission's official findings and the conditions surrounding submission of the final report in light of two previous commission members having sought [...]	2006-10-26 09:39:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA2866	ETHIOPIA: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMISSION REPORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Mekonnen Dilgasa, head of the Independent Inquiry Commission, Charge and Staffdel Phelan sought insight into the commission's official findings and the conditions surrounding submission of the final report in light of two previous commission members having sought [...]	2006-10-26 09:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM ET
06ADDISABABA2910	ETHIOPIA: MFA EXPERT OFFERS THOUGHTS ON SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The MFA's Somalia expert sees a "dangerous situation" arising in the next two to three weeks if the international community takes no concrete action to assist Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in its struggle against the extremist Council of Islamic Courts (CIC). H [...]	2006-11-01 16:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER SO ET ER EG AU
06ADDISABABA2911	ETHIOPIA: RECENT RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE IN OROMIYA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following reports of deadly religious conflicts in the Oromiya region, Poloff was told in meetings with religious leaders that the violence may in fact have ethnic and political undertones. Though the clashes were between Muslims and Orthodox Christians, there is evidence to su [...]	2006-11-01 17:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL ET
06ADDISABABA2927	ETHIOPIA: SFRC STAFFER PHELAN VISIT TOUCHES ON WAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a series of meetings during a visit to Ethiopia, SFRC Staffer Phelan inquired about issues at the forefront of Ethiopian politics ) engagement in Somalia and progress in deepening democracy. Regarding Somalia, Phelan was told by GoE officials that Ethiopia is ready to eliminate [...]	2006-11-03 09:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM ET ER
06ADDISABABA2936	DARFUR: AMIS FORCE COMMANDER REJECTS FJMHQ CONCEPT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. African Union civilian and military officials, including the new AMIS Force Commander, had few conclusions to share from a recently concluded internal "brainstorming" session on operational challenges facing the AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur. Sudan's recent acceptance of 1 [...]	2006-11-06 05:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA3003	ETHIOPIA: CUD TRIAL MOVES ON TO WITNESSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The trial of detained opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society representatives has resumed after a two-month break and quickly wrapped up the documentary stage of evidence. The bench ruled in favor of the prosecution [...]	2006-11-14 07:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
06ADDISABABA3120	ETHIOPIA: LOCAL ELECTIONS ON THE HORIZON - IS [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: Please see paragraph 19. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY Still working through the aftermath of the disputed federal elections in 2005, Ethiopia now focuses on important local elections in early 2007. Voter anger and candidate intimidation are hurdles to a successful campaign, as is a [...]	2006-11-28 13:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA3206	ETHIOPIA: PM MELES MEETS WITH FMR SECSTATE [...] (SBU) Summary. While visiting Addis Ababa to promote the UNDP's Commission for the Legal Empowerment of the Poor, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright met with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi December 1 to discuss Ethiopia's support of the Commission and her concern about the deterioratin [...]	2006-12-06 06:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PREL PTER SO SU DJ ER ET
06ADDISABABA3243	DARFUR: DECEMBER 7, AU DITF BRIEFING PROVIDES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to African Union officials, the head-of-state-level November 30 AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting affirmed Sudan's acceptance of UN assistance to the AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur, but highlighted that Sudan continues to oppose full transition to a hybrid [...]	2006-12-08 13:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA3249	ETHIOPIA: SENATOR FEINGOLD DISCUSSES DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Opposition parliamentarians told visiting U.S. Senator Feingold that they are still waiting for the GoE to address key democratic reforms during the ongoing inter-party dialogue. Opposition leaders bemoaned the divide that has grown between their parties in Ethiopia and former [...]	2006-12-11 08:19:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM ET ER
06ADDISABABA3316	DARFUR: NOV. 16 SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Separate November 16 bilateral consultations with UK Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn, French MFA Africa Director Jean de Gliniasty and Special Envoy for the Peace Process in Sudan Henri Benoit de Coignac, and Chinese PermRep to the UN Guangya Wang hig [...]	2006-12-18 16:18:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU UK CH FR
06ADDISABABA3317	DARFUR: NOV. 16 SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 16 bilateral meeting prior to UN-AU-GOS consultations on Darfur, Egyptian FM Gheit asserted that Sudanese FM Lam Akol was "very forthcoming," and highlighted Sudan's acceptance of UN assistance to the African Union's peacekeeping operation in Darfur. While the GOS [...]	2006-12-18 16:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO SU AU EG
06ADDISABABA3318	DARFUR: SPECIAL ENVOY NATSIOS WARNS SUDANESE FM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a bilateral meeting with Sudanese Foreign Minister Lam Akol and other GOS principals, just prior to November 16 high-level consultations on Darfur chaired by the UN SYG and AU Commission Chairperson Konare (septel),Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan Natsios outlined USG pri [...]	2006-12-18 16:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA3387	ETHIOPIA: GOE REVISES GDP GROWTH RATES UP [...] Summary. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MOFED) significantly revised real GDP growth rates to nearly double the IMF estimate: 11.9 percent (vice 11.6),10.5 percent (vice 9.5),and 9.6 percent (vice 7.1) in fiscal years 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06, respectively. In addit [...]	2006-12-26 11:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ET
06ADDISABABA385	A/S FRAZER AND UNMEE SRSG DISCUSS NEXT STEPS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following her visit to the Ethiopian-Eritrean border, AF A/S Frazer told UNMEE SRSG Legwaila that current residents of the disputed town of Badme oppose the 2002 boundary commission decision awarding the town to Eritrea. Badme was administered by Ethiopia, but the EEBC places it [...]	2006-02-08 05:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
06ADDISABABA48	AU PSC GREEN LIGHT FOR UN TRANSITION OF AMIS [...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) Commission has not undertaken extensive discussions either internally or with member states on the issue of an "exit strategy" for AMIS, Peace and Security Commissioner Amb. Said Djinnit told DCM, British Ambassador, Dutch Ambassador and Canadian Charge Jan [...]	2006-01-06 14:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SU AU
06ADDISABABA723	AU APPROVES AMIS REHAT - NOW WHAT? [...] (SBU) Summary/Action Request: The March 10 African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) ministerial supported transition of the AU Mission in Darfur, Sudan (AMIS) to a UN mission. The PSC extended AMIS' mandate until September 30, 2006, and set a deadline of April 30 to conclude the A [...]	2006-03-14 04:45:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO EAID PREL SU AU
06ADDISABABA738	DARFUR - AMIS MEDIA STRATEGY NEEDS HELP [...] (SBU) Summary/Action Request: The African Union (AU) recognizes that its mission in Darfur, Sudan (AMIS) requires a more proactive public outreach approach, especially in light of the March 10 AU Peace and Security Council (PSC) decision to approve transition of AMIS to a UN operation. AU Sp [...]	2006-03-14 14:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO SU KPAO AU
06ADDISABABA86	AU SOCIAL AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER ON AU HEALTH [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union's (AU) attention to social issues in Africa is one of the major issues differentiating it from its predecessor organization, the OAU, Commissioner for Social Affairs Bience Gawanas (Namibian) told DCM January 5. The AU is working with African regional economi [...]	2006-01-11 06:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC WHO SOCI AU
06ADDISABABA898	OPPOSITION PARLIAMENTARIANS CONTINUE EFFORTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Parliamentarians leading the "Opposition Caucus" that represents ex-CUD MPs who have taken their seats in the House of People's Representatives are determined to form a new CUDP. (NOTE: The CUD was a coalition party that was disbanded after the elections in favor of the new CUDP [...]	2006-04-04 10:52:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
06ADDISABABA941	ETHIOPIAN FOREIGN MINISTER REAFFIRMS DESIRE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin hailed the importance of U.S. engagement in addressing Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions, but voiced continued concern about Eritrean intentions and the presence of Eritrean troops in the Temporary Security Zone, where UNMEE had become "a hostage." FM Seyou [...]	2006-04-07 09:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
06ADDISABABA945	DSRSG ENNIFAR DISCUSSES UNMEE DOWNSIZING, [...] (C) SUMMARY. UNMEE's outgoing Force Commander now opposes downsizing the UNMEE to an observer mission with half its current force strength, reflecting either pessimism that Ethiopia and Eritrea will proceed with demarcation, or a desire to preserve the large presence of Indian troops who now [...]	2006-04-11 08:59:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS MOPS KPKO ET ER
06AITTAIPEI2009	TAIWAN PLEASED WITH OUTCOME OF WHA MEETINGS: READY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Action request para 10. VFM Michael Kau told AIT Acting Director that Taiwan was very pleased with the outcome of its pragmatic approach to the WHA Meeting in Geneva. He expressed Taiwan's appreciation for support from the US (citing particularly Health Attache David Hohman in [...]	2006-06-13 06:25:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AMED TBIO SENV PREL WHO IO TW
06ALGIERS1080	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE REQUEST ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-14 14:06:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AG
06ALGIERS1518	USG RESPONSE TO IMMINENT FOOD SHORTAGE IN TINDOUF [...] (SBU) Marius Fortman, World Food Program (WFP) Country Director for Algeria, briefed us August 23 on the current state of food stocks for the Sahrawi refugees. Fortman said Sahrawi refugee camps near Tindouf would run out of food by the end of September absent additional donations. Fortman m [...]	2006-08-26 07:38:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PBTS WFP AG
06ALGIERS1535	AN UNFINISHED JOB: ACCOUNTING FOR THE DISAPPEARED [...] (SBU) As the deadline for terrorists to lay down their arms under the National Charter for Peace and Reconciliation (reftel) arrived August 28, SOS Disparus, an Algerian NGO that advocates on behalf of victims of the civil strife of the 1990s, was still maintaining that the Charter had not gon [...]	2006-08-28 17:03:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AG
06ALGIERS1703	PARLIAMENT SPEAKER PRAISES ONE MEPI PROGRAM, [...] (U) The work of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has provided a valuable model for Algeria as it builds on its democratic foundation, according to Speaker of the National People's Assembly Amar Saadani. Saadani maintained that the apolitical approach of NCSL was an importan [...]	2006-09-21 13:33:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AG
06ALGIERS1816	ALGERIA'S DEMOCRACY REMAINS A WORK IN PROGRESS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political contacts from two moderate Islamist parties believe Algeria's democracy is a work in progress and that civil liberties are overly restricted. Both parties cite difficulty in organizing civic groups as a notable problem. The contacts also believe that the Islamic Salvat [...]	2006-10-15 17:46:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PGOV KISL AG

06ALGIERS2025	POLISARIO PERCEIVES CHANGE IN U.S. POLICY [...] (C) During a November 16-17 orientation visit to Sahrawi refugee camps in the Tindouf region of Algeria, NEA/MAG desk officer and poloff met with Polisario Secretary-General Mohamed Abdelaziz and Polisario Representative to the U.S. Mouloud Said. Abdelaziz provided his version of the history [...]	2006-11-22 11:24:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PBTS PREF AG
06ALGIERS2050	FOOD DISTRIBUTION IN SAHRAWI REFUGEE CAMPS: A [...] (C) During a November 16-17 trip to the Tindouf region of Algeria, visiting NEA/MAG Algeria desk officer and poloff met with Sahrawi Red Crescent Society (SRCS) President Yahia Bohubaini and with UN World Food Program (WFP) representative Keddi Abdellah to discuss the status of food distributio [...]	2006-11-28 16:44:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PBTS PREL AG
06ALGIERS686	ALGERIA NOT FAVORABLE TO PSI [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche April 12 to MFA Deputy Director of Disarmament and International Security Briza, seeking support for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and for Algerian attendance at the upcoming PSI high-level meeting scheduled to take place in Poland in June. [...]	2006-04-15 16:29:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER AG
06ALMATY1475	KAZAKHSTAN: DISCUSSIONS ON DEALING WITH HAMAS [...] (SBU) On April 18, Poloff met with Daniyar Sarekenov, Deputy Director of the MFA's Asia Department, to discuss the Kazakhstani position on dealing with Hamas. Sarekenov requested the meeting in response to Ref A demarche. Sarekenov stated that the GOK believes that Hamas must renounce violenc [...]	2006-04-21 13:36:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KZ
06ALMATY1585	KAZAKHSTAN: MARCH 2006 CICA CONFERENCE IN ALMATY [...] (SBU) Summary: CICA members held a working group meeting in Almaty on March 28-31. The bulk of the meeting was spent working to finalize the text of the draft Statute of the CICA Secretariat and Financial Rules. The next working group SIPDIS meeting will occur in mid-May; the delegates pr [...]	2006-05-02 11:13:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KZ
06ALMATY1703	KAZAKHSTAN: DISCUSSION OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan insists on a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty with the U.S. in order to accept the return of Guantanamo detainees. The MFA is willing to meet with U.S. experts in Astana to discuss the issue. See request for guidance, para. 4. End summary. 2. (SBU) On May 2, Poloff [...]	2006-05-15 02:25:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KAWC PINR PREL KZ
06ALMATY1946	KAZAKHSTAN: DISCUSSIONS ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES; [...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met with Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Officer Ualikhan S. Sanginkhanov to stress that it is not appropriate to link the return of the Kazakhstani detainees at Guantanamo to the conclusion of a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT),as the two matters are not [...]	2006-06-01 16:58:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KAWC PINR PREL KZ
06ALMATY1956	KAZAKHSTAN: DISCUSSIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF SA-16 [...] (S) Summary: Poloff met with Kazakhstani MFA official Sergey Savelyev to discuss the transfer of SA-14 and SA-16 MANPADS. Savelyev asked if the U.S. is interested in the rockets or the whole systems, if the U.S. wanted to purchase the items, and if the U.S. had made a similar request to Ukra [...]	2006-06-02 09:46:00	US Office Almaty	SECRET	PARM PREL PTER MASS MARR NATO KZ
06ALMATY1996	KAZAKHSTAN: ATTENDANCE AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL [...] (U) On June 2, Poloff called Sergey Savelyev, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of International Organizations and Security Issues, to discuss the Proliferation Security Initiative High-level Political Meeting to be held in Warsaw on June 23, and to inquire as to the GOK's plans for atte [...]	2006-06-06 08:47:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC KNNP PARM PREL KZ
06ALMATY2302	KAZAKHSTAN: FIVE-YEAR SENTENCE UPHELD FOR REGIONAL [...] (U) Summary: On June 22, opposition activist Alibek Zhumabayev's appeal was rejected by the Taraz Regional Court. Zhumabayev had earlier been sentenced to five years in jail for hooliganism, insulting President Nazarbayev's dignity and honor, and organizing mass disorder. Zhumabayev's defense [...]	2006-06-28 09:54:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KZ
06ALMATY2399	KAZAKHSTAN: DISCUSSIONS ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 29 meeting regarding the possible transfer of Kazakhstani citizens detained at Guantanamo, an MFA Consular Services representative stated that the GOK could give no guarantees that the transferred detainees would never again engage in terrorism, asked for the backgrou [...]	2006-07-07 01:07:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KAWC PINR PREL KZ
06ALMATY2533	KAZAKHSTAN: GLOBAL INITIATIVE COORDINATING OFFICER [...] (SBU) Embassy Almaty's Global Initiative Coordinating Officer is Pol-Econ Chief Deborah Mennuti. Unclassified email: mennutid@state.gov. Classified email: mennutid@state.sgov.gov. Office phone: 7 (3272) 50-49-95, home phone: 7 (3272) 60-70-72, cell phone: 7-333-222-2610. 2. (SBU) Back-u [...]	2006-07-13 06:46:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP PINS PTER KZ
06ALMATY2549	KAZAKHSTAN: FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON GUANTANAMO [...] (S) Summary: In a July 12 meeting with MFA consular officials, Poloff followed up on Ref A discussion of the transfer of Kazakhstani detainees at Guantanamo. Poloff passed requested information about the background of the three Kazakhstani detainees approved for transfer (Ref B),explained t [...]	2006-07-13 15:21:00	US Office Almaty	SECRET	PTER KAWC PINR PREL KZ
06ALMATY2871	KAZAKHSTAN: DISCUSSIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF MANPADS [...] (S) Summary: Poloff met with Kazakhstani MFA official Sergey Savelyev to discuss the transfer of SA-14 and SA-16 MANPADS. Savelyev said that his office had given its opinion that the weapons systems should not be transferred, but should be destroyed. This is not the MFA's final decision, bu [...]	2006-08-09 11:28:00	US Office Almaty	SECRET	PARM PREL PTER MASS MARR NATO KZ
06ALMATY2872	KAZAKHSTAN: MFA UNWILLING TO RECEIVE TRANSFER OF [...] (S) Summary: In an August 2 meeting with MFA consular officials, Poloff again discussed the issue of transferring the Kazakhstani detainees held at Guantanamo to Kazakhstan. Poloff informed his counterparts that only intelligence and law enforcement personnel were allowed to visit the detaine [...]	2006-08-10 00:49:00	US Office Almaty	SECRET	PTER KAWC PHUM PREL KZ
06ALMATY3245	KAZAKHSTAN: GOK AGREES TO THE TRANSFER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. The Government of Kazakhstan has agreed to receive the transfer of the Kazakhstani detainees at Guantanamo Bay, according to Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Officer Ualikhan S. Sanginkhanov. Post requests Department guidance on the mechanism [...]	2006-09-15 01:15:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KAWC PINR PREL KZ
06ALMATY603	KAZAKHSTAN: LUKOIL, CHINESE BIDDING FOR "NATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Patrick O'Mara, Vice President of the privately-held Canadian oil company "Nations Energy," told Poloff on February 10 that Lukoil and "the Chinese" were bidding to buy his company, Kazakhstan's eighth-largest oil producer. Contrary to press reports, India's Oil and Natural Gas C [...]	2006-02-14 13:48:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET KZ CH
06ALMATY761	KNB HEAD STEPS DOWN FOLLOWING ARRESTS IN [...] (U) Summary: On February 22, two days after the arrest of five KNB officers in the Sarsenbaiuly murder case (reftel),Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev accepted the resignation of Committee of National Security (KNB) Chairman Nartai Dutbayev. According to press reports, KNB Vice Cha [...]	2006-02-25 10:05:00	US Office Almaty	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY78	KAZAKHSTANI RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON AFGHAN COMPACT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On December 22, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on donor pledging for the Afghanistan Compact in London to Aitzhan Aidashev, First Secretary in the Asia Department of the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Aidashev co [...]	2006-01-12 05:07:00	US Office Almaty	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID PREL AF KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY808	KAZAKHSTAN: UZBEK REFUGEES UNDER RENEWED PRESSURE? [...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 meeting in Almaty, imam Abidkhan Nazarov of the Tukhtaboy mosque in Tashkent told Poloff that he fears that Uzbek and Kazakhstani authorities have recently intensified their efforts to locate him and his followers in Kazakhstan. Nazarov voiced his concerns three [...]	2006-03-01 12:29:00	US Office Almaty	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF PTER KZ POLITICAL
06ALMATY895	KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF SA-16 AND [...] (S) On February 28, Poff delivered ref B demarche immediately following the delivery of Ref C demarche to Gaukhar Biseyeva, Head of the Office of European Security in the Kazakhstani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and her assistant Yerzhan Zhukenov. Biseyeva appeared cautiously optimistic abo [...]	2006-03-09 07:07:00	US Office Almaty	SECRET	PARM PREL PTER MASS MARR KZ POLITICAL
06AMMAN1100	DEMARCHE ON THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEXT UN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Jamal Al-Shamayleh, deputy chief of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department, during a February 13 meeting at the Foreign Ministry. Shamayleh agreed that the post of Secretary General should not be bound by a rotational system, and [...]	2006-02-15 10:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN KS JO
06AMMAN1156	PSI DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 14:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHSA ETTC KNNP MNUC JO
06AMMAN1157	CANDIDATES FOR THE PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION - [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-16 14:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPKO JO
06AMMAN1175	PALESTINIAN-JORDANIANS SHARE THEIR VIEWS ON HAMAS [...] (C) While the GOJ is in full agreement with the U.S. on the need for Hamas to renounce terror, recognize Israel and respect past international agreements, Palestinian-Jordanian opinion makers believe that Hamas should be given a "fair chance" to run a Palestinian government without expressly [...]	2006-02-16 16:10:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL KPAL KWBG JO
06AMMAN1177	PRAGMATISTS LEAD MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD'S LEADERSHIP [...] ( C ) Summary and introduction: Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood and its political auxiliary, the Islamic Action Front, have traditionally been pragmatic and established participants in Jordan's political order. Rank and file zealots -- mostly Palestinian-Jordanians and now energized by Hamas' e [...]	2006-02-16 17:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KPAL KDEM PINR JO
06AMMAN1315	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-22 16:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS KTIA JO
06AMMAN1430	NEXT STEPS ON ELECTORAL REFORM LAWS [...] ( C ) Summary: With the recent passage in parliament of a government budget, attention is turning to Jordan,s pending political reform agenda. The King, Prime Minister and Planning Minister have emphasized to us a determination to proceed promptly with the introduction to parliament of bill [...]	2006-02-27 16:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL JO
06AMMAN1441	HAMAS LEGISLATORS IN JORDAN FOR ARAB PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hamas PLC members Mahmoud al-Zahar and Saeed Syam, in Jordan to attend an Arab parliamentarian conference, called in local press for "close relations" between Jordan and a Hamas-led Palestinian Authority. They met with local Islamists and MPs, but did not have contact with GOJ o [...]	2006-02-28 13:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KPAL JO
06AMMAN1505	AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON'S MEETING WITH PRINCE ALI [...] (S/NF) Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Henry Crumpton met February 28 with Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, one of King Abdullah's closest advisors and his half-brother. Discussions focused on Jordan's Counterrorism (CT) support request (Ref A). Ambassador Crumpton was joined in the mee [...]	2006-03-02 09:59:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MARR PHUM LE SY JO
06AMMAN1526	AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON'S MEETING WITH THE CHIEF OF [...] (C) Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Henry Crumpton met with Lt. General Mohammad Majid Al-Eitan February 28. Discussions focused on terrorist tactics, border security, and regional security cooperation. Ambassador Crumpton was joined in the meeting by the Ambassador, A/RSO, and Po [...]	2006-03-02 14:24:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PTER IZ SY LE JO
06AMMAN1534	AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON'S MEETING WITH FM KHATIB [...] (SBU) Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Henry Crumpton met with Foreign Minister Abdul Ilah Al-Khatib February 28. Discussions focused on regional concerns including Hamas, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Jordan,s efforts to combat radical Islamist ideologies. Jordanian participants incl [...]	2006-03-02 15:55:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PTER MARR PHUM KISL SY JO IR IZ
06AMMAN1576	PAPERS FOR PSI PLANNING MEETING DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-05 15:28:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHSA ETTC KNNP MNUC JO
06AMMAN1692	EAST BANK MODERATE ELECTED LEADER OF MUSLIM [...] ( U ) The newly-elected Shura Council of Jordan,s Muslim Brotherhood chose a new executive board March 3, to be led by Salem al-Falahat as Controller General (&al-Muraqib al-Aam.8) Falahat succeeds 12-year incumbent Abdul Majeed Al-Thuneibat, who surprised Amman,s political pundits by withdr [...]	2006-03-07 15:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KISL JO
06AMMAN1735	SOME JORDANIAN VIEWS ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOJ shares U.S. concerns about Iran,s nuclear ambitions, but also fears a U.S.-Iran crisis that adds to regional tensions. Jordan,s political class and the popular press, however, often link the Iran nuclear issue to complaints about the Israeli nuclear program. END SUMMARY [...]	2006-03-08 14:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MNUC IR JO
06AMMAN177	JORDANIAN ATTITUDES TOWARDS IRAQIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Most of the estimated 400,000 Iraqis living in Jordan are well-integrated. Following the November 9 Amman hotel bombings, however, the Iraqi Embassy reported several isolated physical attacks against Iraqis. Meanwhile, UN officials report an up-tick in the local detention of Ira [...]	2006-01-09 14:38:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM IZ JO
06AMMAN1921	JORDANIANS CONDEMN ISRAELI RAID ON JERICHO PRISON [...] (C) The GOJ, local press and post contacts denounced Israel's March 14 military raid on the Palestinian prison in Jericho. Government spokesman Nasser Judeh issued a statement to media that said the Israeli action "represents an unjustifiably serious escalation ... that will only enhance ten [...]	2006-03-15 16:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
06AMMAN1926	JORDANIANS CONDEMN ISRAELI RAID ON JERICHO PRISON [...] (C) The GOJ, local press and post contacts denounced Israel's March 14 military raid on the Palestinian prison in Jericho. Government spokesman Nasser Judeh issued a statement to media that said the Israeli action "represents an unjustifiably serious escalation ... that will only enhance ten [...]	2006-03-16 04:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO
06AMMAN1953	ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING - JORDAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 18:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL XF KBCT JO
06AMMAN2016	WOMEN ACTIVISTS PRESS FOR MORE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Women's rights activists are calling for parliament to expand quotas that guarantee women,s representation in municipal councils and the national parliament. The government agrees, at least for the municipal level, and the municipal elections law that it plans to submit to par [...]	2006-03-20 13:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KWMN JO
06AMMAN2061	PALESTINIAN REFUGEES AT JORDAN-IRAQ BORDER [...] (U) Reached on March 21, Jordan,s Interior Minister, Eid al-Fayez, responded positively to the Ambassador,s request that UNHCR be granted access to the 89 Palestinian refugees now on the Jordan-Iraq border. His staff later confirmed to Ambassador that the minister had issued his authorizati [...]	2006-03-21 14:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF KPAL IZ JO
06AMMAN2073	JORDAN'S PARTIAL PRIVATIZATION OF PHOSPHATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jordan's recent sale of a 37% stake in the Jordan Phosphate Mining Corporation (JPMC) to the Brunei Investment Agency (BIA) for US$110 million met with public and parliamentary disapproval before the deal was concluded. Given BIA's overall size of over US$100 billion, the investme [...]	2006-03-22 07:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KPRV EMIN EIND ECON JO BX
06AMMAN2119	GOJ SUBMITS NEW MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS LAW TO [...] (SBU) The GOJ submitted a new municipal elections law to parliament on March 20, accompanied by a request that it be given priority status. The draft law provides for the direct election of all mayors and municipal council members in Jordan, except for the capital of Amman. The bill also set [...]	2006-03-22 16:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KWMN JO
06AMMAN230	CODEL OBAMA MEETS WITH JORDAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) met with Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdelelah Khatib on January 9. The Senator was joined in the meeting by his staff, the Ambassador, and poloff. 2. (C) Sen. Obama thanked Khatib for his successful efforts to persuade Jordan's parliament to ratify the Artic [...]	2006-01-12 14:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER JO
06AMMAN2367	JORDAN APPLIES FOR HUMANITARIAN DEMINING GRANT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-03 12:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR KHPD MASS PGOV JO
06AMMAN2378	JORDAN APPLIES FOR HUMANITARIAN DEMINING GRANT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-04 07:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR KHPD MASS PGOV JO
06AMMAN2496	SPOTTY RESPONSE TO CALL FOR GENERAL STRIKE; [...] ( SBU )The Islamic Action Front,s call for a two-hour general strike April 9 met with a mixed response. In several East Amman lower middle-class neighborhoods known for Islamist sympathies, poloff observed between one quarter and one half of shops closed on some commercial streets. Several [...]	2006-04-09 14:48:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ASEC KISL ECON ELAB JO
06AMMAN2504	JORDAN TO RUN FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-10 08:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR PGOV PHUM UNGA JO
06AMMAN2572	NORTH KOREAN FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 10 to Jamal Al-Shamayleh, deputy chief of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department. Shamayleh said that he would notify Foreign Minister Khatib and Minister of Transportation Saud Nseirat of our position regarding any Jordanian o [...]	2006-04-12 14:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PHSA KNNP MNUC EWWT KN JO
06AMMAN2575	JORDANIAN LABOR MINISTRY OPENS NEW OFFICE FOR [...] (SBU) Jordan's Ministry of Labor will open an office to integrate many of the governmental procedures that relate to foreign domestic workers (FDWs). According to the Ministry's Secretary General, Majed al Habashneh, the new office will SIPDIS handle requests from recruiting agents for work [...]	2006-04-13 05:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ELAB PHUM JO
06AMMAN2661	COESPU DEMARCHE DELIVERED, JORDANIAN CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche April 10 to Jamal Al-Shamayleh, deputy chief of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department. Shamayleh said that he would notify Foreign Minister Khatib and contact Jordan's Public Security Directorate regarding nominees for the Center [...]	2006-04-13 14:13:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO MARR IT JO
06AMMAN2737	DARFUR TROOP CONTRIBUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-17 12:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO SU JO
06AMMAN2738	INDEPENDENT INQUIRY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-17 12:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KFIN IZ JO
06AMMAN2841	SENATOR LIEBERMAN MEETING WITH PRINCE FAISAL [...] (C) Summary: Senator Lieberman and Prince Faisal met April 17 to discuss regional issues including Iraq, Iranian ambitions, and Hamas. End Summary. 2. (U) U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman met with Prince Faisal of Jordan April 17 in Amman. Prince Faisal is King Abdullah's brother, and was [...]	2006-04-20 11:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KWBG KPAL IZ JO
06AMMAN2906	REACTION TO POSTPONEMENT OF ZAHAR VISIT TO AMMAN [...] (C) Summary: Most Jordanian editorials supported the GOJ decision to postpone the visit of Palestinian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Zahar after allegations of Hamas weapons smuggling into Jordan. Several prominent columnists ) echoing the broadcasts of Arab satellite channels ) have, however, e [...]	2006-04-24 14:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL KPAL JO
06AMMAN3101	DEMARCHE ON PSI ASSISTANCE DELIVERED, DELEGATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-01 11:40:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP JO
06AMMAN3111	SUA PROTOCOL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-01 13:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PHSA KNNP MNUC EWWT KTIA JO
06AMMAN3112	FOLLOW UP TO DARFUR TROOP CONTRIBUTION DEMARCHE - [...] (C) Jamal Al-Shamayleh, deputy chief of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department, told poloff April 27 that Arab African states were lining up against the UN taking charge in Darfur, and that the African Union wanted to retain control of peacekeeping operations in Darfur. [...]	2006-05-01 13:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO SU JO
06AMMAN3229	JORDAN REJECTS IRANIAN CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered ref B demarche May 3 to Foreign Minister Al-Khatib, who confirmed that Jordan will not support Iran in the upcoming Human Rights Council (HRC) election. Khatib reiterated to the Ambassador that Jordan is seeking one of the Asia Group's seats on the HRC (ref C). 2. [...]	2006-05-07 13:05:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KUNR UNHCR JO
06AMMAN3346	CODEL PENCE MEETING WITH PM BAKHIT AND FM KHATIB [...] (U) Summary: CODEL Pence met May 6 with Prime Minister Bakhit and Foreign Minister Al-Khatib to discuss regional issues including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the situation in Iraq, and problems posed by Iran and Syria. End Summary. 2. (U) U.S. Representatives Mike Pence (R-Indiana [...]	2006-05-11 15:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL JO
06AMMAN3507	HAMAS CONSPIRACIES - MANY AREN'T BUYING IT [...] (C) Summary: Many Jordanians are unconvinced by the GOJ's public charges that Hamas cached weapons and sent terrorists to Jordan with the goal of targeting the GOJ. Local media, however, which initially expressed some skepticism toward the GOJ's version, is now largely backing the government [...]	2006-05-18 08:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PTER KISL KPAL JO
06AMMAN3901	JORDANIAN ASSISTANCE TO PALESTINIANS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche May 30 to Foreign Minister Khatib. Khatib welcomed the proposed creation of a temporary international mechanism to provide direct assistance to the Palestinian people, and stated that international aid was sorely needed to prevent a humanitarian crisi [...]	2006-06-04 10:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KPAL PREL JO
06AMMAN4030	PILLARS OF JORDAN,S HASHEMITE RULE: THE TRIBES [...] (SBU) This is the first in a series of messages that will assess the traditional pillars of Hashemite rule in Jordan. 2. (C) Introduction: The three traditional pillars of Jordan's Hashemite rule - the East Bank tribes, the security and military services, and the business elite - remain [...]	2006-06-06 14:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ECON KPAL IZ JO
06AMMAN4037	A/S WELCH MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KHATIB [...] (C) Summary: NEA A/S David Welch, Qmpanied by Ambassador, Staff Assistant Ann Donick and poloff (notetaker),met June 5 with Foreign Minister Abdelelah al-Khatib in Amman. In addition to bilateral issues, they discussed recent developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Iranian [...]	2006-06-07 05:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS IR
06AMMAN4175	A/S WELCH MEETING WITH JORDANIAN INTELLIGENCE CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: NEA A/S David Welch met June 5 with Jordanian General Intelligence Directorate (GID) chief General Muhammad Dhahabi in Amman. Their discussions focused on Iranian intentions and activities in the region, Hamas, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. End Summary. Iran and Hama [...]	2006-06-11 07:03:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL KWBG JO IS IR
06AMMAN4651	GOJ AND ISLAMISTS TRADE BARBS ON ARREST OF MPS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite some vigorous prodding, Jordanian Islamists have to date refused to apologize for the four Islamic Action Front (IAF) MPs detained for allegedly glorifying deceased terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. King Abdullah and GOJ officials continue to defend the arrest of the MPs, [...]	2006-06-22 14:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KISL JO
06AMMAN4686	LOCAL G-8 COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP MEETS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The G-8 plus three (Australia, Switzerland, and Spain) Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) met in Amman June 20 to discuss the status of counterterrorism security assistance to Jordan. Representatives from the UN's Counterterrorism Executive Directorate (UNCTED) joined the CTAG m [...]	2006-06-25 13:44:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC UN JO
06AMMAN483	NEGOTIATIONS TOWARD A CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] (C-Rel Jordan) An interagency team led by Dr. David Cooper, Director for Nonproliferation Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, met December 13 in Amman with Jordanian officials to work toward conclusion of a U.S. - Jordan Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Host Country Agreement (H [...]	2006-01-23 09:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL JO CWC BWC CBW
06AMMAN4879	UNDERCUTTING THE IRANIAN SPONSORED IRAQ'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-29 12:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ JO
06AMMAN4936	DEMARCHE FOR PROFESSOR WEDGEWOOD'S CANDIDACY FOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-02 13:01:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL JO
06AMMAN4982	JORDAN REACTS TO STATEMENTS OF UN RIGHTS RAPPORTEUR [...] (U) Summary: Dr. Manfred Nowak, UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, visited Jordan June 25-29. Nowak visited prisons and police stations, as well as attorneys and NGOs working on human rights issues. In a June 29 press conference, Nowak said he had observed indications that torture had taken pl [...]	2006-07-03 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL JO UN
06AMMAN5182	FDW RECRUITING AGENTS, STRIKE FAILS [...] (U) Summary: The Ministry of Labor has opened a new Directorate tasked with improving the lot of Foreign Domestic Workers (FDW) in Jordan, who are usually brought here by licensed recruiting agencies. On June 1, some agencies ) led by the Recruiting Agents Association - went on strike to pro [...]	2006-07-11 12:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL JO
06AMMAN520	BAKHIT CABINET'S PLANS FOR POLITICAL REFORM [...] (C) Summary. The Bakhit cabinet has an ambitious agenda for political reform legislation, with five key bills developed in the National Agenda to be submitted to parliament in the next two months. Prominently absent from the list is a new national election law. The Prime Minister told Amba [...]	2006-01-23 17:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI JO
06AMMAN5222	GOJ TAKES OVER MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CHARITIES, [...] (U) SUMMARY: The government suspended the board of directors of the Muslim Brotherhood's charity organization. Prosecutors released one of the four Islamic Action Front (IAF) members of parliament detained in early June (ref A). The three MPs who remain in custody were referred to the State Se [...]	2006-07-12 12:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JO
06AMMAN5324	JORDAN'S STATE SECURITY COURT [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's State Security Court is responsible for handling all terrorism, state security, and drug-related cases. These trials are conducted in a mixed military and civilian court with hearings open to the public. The court has an increasing workload, with most of the growth [...]	2006-07-16 07:31:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PTER PHUM JO
06AMMAN5396	TFLE01: REACTION TO EVENTS IN LEBANON, GAZA [...] (U) Summary: Several non-violent demonstrations took place after Friday prayers July 14. The leader of the Islamic Action Front implicitly criticized the July 14 joint statement of King Abdullah and President Mubarak. Jordanians are following events closely. Most feel deep sympathy with th [...]	2006-07-18 11:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS GZ JO
06AMMAN5397	JORDANIAN-SYRIAN HIGHER JOINT COMMITTEE [...] (U) SUMMARY: A Jordanian diplomat provided his views on the Jordanian-Syrian Joint Higher Committee meetings in Damascus in June. They were co-chaired by Jordanian Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit and Syrian Prime Minister Otari in Damascus in late June. Septel reports a readout on water issues. [...]	2006-07-18 11:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY JO
06AMMAN5945	PALACE-SPONSORED UNITY CONFERENCE SEEKS TO RALLY [...] ( C ) Seven-hundred Jordanian leaders and opinion-shapers assembled at the Palace's invitation for a retreat at a Dead Sea resort July 26 and 27, under the slogan "We Are All Jordan." Part scripted rally, part off-site encounter session, the gathering was aimed at strengthening a consensus [...]	2006-08-07 11:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI KMCC JO
06AMMAN6039	DEMARCHE ON UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON MIGRATION [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 04:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL JO
06AMMAN612	FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF PARLIAMENT'S FINANCE [...] (SBU) A dispute over the membership of a key committee brought the Chamber of Deputies' business to a crawl for over two weeks. The controversy froze all committee work and significantly delayed review of the government's annual budget. END SUMMARY. --------------------------- TIE VOTE S [...]	2006-01-25 15:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN JO
06AMMAN6151	JORDANIAN REACTION TO UN RESOLUTION 1701 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Although hopeful that UN resolution 1701 will end hostilities, many Jordanians are skeptical of the general impact of the resolution, citing Israel's continued ground operations in southern Lebanon and air strikes on Beirut. Mainstream press commentary views the resolution as the b [...]	2006-08-13 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IS LE JO
06AMMAN6335	"STREET" EXULTS OVER HIZBALLAH "VICTORY" [...] (SBU) Summary: Many Jordanians who were once resigned to the view that armed resistance to Israel was no longer an option for the Arab world have changed their minds as a result of the supposed Hizballah "victory" over Israel's army. The Embassy's friends in the establishment tell us this with worr [...]	2006-08-17 13:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL IS LE SY JO
06AMMAN6519	SOME REFORM ACTIVISTS BOYCOTT EMBASSY OVER LEBANON [...] (C) Summary: Citing U.S. policy toward Lebanon and the Palestinians, several long standing Embassy contacts among the reform activist community have begun in recent weeks to boycott Embassy functions or have ended information-sharing relationships. Those who continue to work with us report feeling [...]	2006-08-24 13:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IS LE JO
06AMMAN6781	IRAQI POPULATION IN JORDAN INCREASING [...] (U) Informed estimates of the number of Iraqis here now range from 500,000 to one million. Jordan's Ministry of Interior estimates that approximately thirty thousand Iraqis have moved to Jordan in the first half of 2006. By comparison, about thirty thousand Iraqis moved to Jordan in all of 2 [...]	2006-08-31 14:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREF ECON SMIG IZ JO
06AMMAN6925	PARTICIPANTS IN THE NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-07 13:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU JO
06AMMAN6933	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF JORDAN,S KING ABDULLAH [...] (C) King Abdullah will be in New York for the General Assembly opening and will meet with U.S. and other officials its margins. 2. (C) During the Israel-Hizballah hostilities, the King's stock plunged among both ordinary Jordanians and elites (refs a-f) because of his early public criticism of Hi [...]	2006-09-07 14:53:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL UN IS LE IZ JO
06AMMAN7894	DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-16 13:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UN JO
06AMMAN7983	INVITATION TO ATTEND PSI EXERCISE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche October 19 to Ayman Aamiry and Azzam Alameddin of the Foreign Ministry's International Organizations Department. Aamiry said he would inform Foreign Minister Khatib, and that he would contact Embassy if an observer could be identified before the Eid holi [...]	2006-10-19 15:15:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP JO
06AMMAN8106	RUMORS OF CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (C) Rumors of an impending cabinet reshuffle, which are virtually constant in Jordan, have now intensified and broken onto the front pages of mainstream newspapers. Pro-government members of parliament and others close to the palace and government have for some time been trading, in poloffs' [...]	2006-10-29 15:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV JO
06AMMAN8150	IRAN AND SHI'ISM - JORDANIANS' VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: GOJ establishment and popular views of Iran now diverge starkly, in part as a result of this summer's fighting between Israel and Hizballah. Many ordinary Jordanians have come to admire Iran and its partners in the region for "confronting" Israel. Many of these same Jordania [...]	2006-10-31 13:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KPAL LE IR JO
06AMMAN8303	MUTED REACTION TO SADDAM'S SENTENCING [...] (SBU) Protesting Saddam Hussein's sentencing November 5, an impromptu gathering of students burned an American flag at the University of Jordan's Amman campus before authorities peacefully dispersed them. Several Islamist and other opposition members of parliament publicly denounced Saddam's [...]	2006-11-07 08:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC IZ JO
06AMMAN8408	ANGRY REACTIONS TO BEIT HANUN DEATHS AND U.S. VETO [...] (SBU) Most Jordanians reacted with anger to full-page photos in local papers of dead Gazan women and children, and to Arab satellite media coverage of the story. Israel's announcement that it would investigate the incident, and the USG's expression of regret, were received by the public and [...]	2006-11-14 08:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC JO
06AMMAN8482	INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-19 08:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ILC UNGA JO
06AMMAN8487	DPRK DEMARCHES [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarches and letter requesting GoJ cooperation on UNSCR 1718 to the Foreign Ministry's desk officer for the U.S., Asal al-Tal. Al-Tal said she would deliver the letter to FM Al-Khatib. She also undertook to provide any substantive response to the demarches onc [...]	2006-11-19 09:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS JO
06AMMAN865	NATIONAL AGENDA ROLLED OUT SOFTLY TO THE JORDANIAN [...] (C) Jordan's 10-year comprehensive reform plan, the National Agenda, was rolled out to the public via a popular television news show and the Internet in late January. Plans to aggressively market the National Agenda and sell its benefits to a partially-skeptical public are on hold while a mi [...]	2006-02-06 15:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KMPI ECON JO
06AMMAN8785	U.S. GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS INITIATIVE: [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-10 07:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO MARR MASS JO
06AMMAN883	JORDANIAN REPRESENTATIVE TO THE IAEA DONOR [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 13:59:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KNNP OTRA IZ JO IAEA
06AMMAN8908	KING URGES PARLIAMENT TO ACT ON POLITICAL REFORM [...] ( U ) Summary: In an address to parliament, King Abdullah urged a focus on the government's political reform agenda, as well as combating poverty. End Summary. 2. ( U ) King Abdullah addressed the opening session of parliament for 20 minutes November 28. The speech, as is the tradition [...]	2006-12-14 15:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
06AMMAN8909	SENATOR NELSON'S MEETING WITH JORDANIAN FM KHATIB [...] (C) Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) and his delegation met with Foreign Minister Abdelilah Al-Khatib December 13. Discussions focused on Nelson's meeting earlier that day with Bashar al-Asad, the situation in Lebanon, Iran, the Baker-Hamilton Report, and the Jordan International Police Training Ce [...]	2006-12-14 15:35:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL JO SY IZ LE IS KWBG IR
06AMMAN8915	DEMARCHE DELIVERED - RESULTS OF 2006 MTCR PLENARY [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-17 08:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA JO

06AMMAN8943	JORDANIAN AND IRAQI INTERIOR MINISTERS DISCUSS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordanian Interior Minister Eid al-Fayez and his Iraqi counterpart Jawad al-Bolani (along with Iraqi Minister of State for National Security Sherwan al-Wa'li) met in Amman on December 13 to discuss the formation of joint committees aimed at countering terrorism, border control, and [...]	2006-12-17 16:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS JO IZ
06AMMAN8964	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION NATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 14:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC JO
06AMMAN8965	UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 14:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AMGT AORC UNGA JO
06AMMAN8966	JORDAN TO ABSTAIN AT UNGA VOTE ON THIRD COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 14:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNAUS JO
06AMMAN9088	IRAN - UNSCR 1737 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-26 14:06:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC KNNP JO
06AMMAN9101	ARABSAT/NILESAT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Afram Jamil, Acting Secretary General of the Ministry of Information on December 27. Jamil explained that Jordan no longer sits on the Arabsat board, due to Jordan's small stake in the company (4 per cent) and its limited content contribution and usa [...]	2006-12-27 14:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETTC KPAL KPAO PTER JO XF
06AMMAN932	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING AT JORDANIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Affairs Kristen Silverberg met with MFA Secretary General Nabih Shuqom January 17. Discussions SIPDIS focused on the formation of the new Human Rights Council, the UN Peacekeeping Commission, and Syria. Jordanian participant [...]	2006-02-08 14:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SY IZ IS JO UN UNHRC
06ANKARA1057	TURKEY: APPROACHING POTENTIAL DONORS TO THE MARCH [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-02 12:19:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL PGOV BK TU
06ANKARA3899	TURKEY: WORRISOME TRENDS IN KURDISH POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: Despite some small steps forward, cynicism and suspicion dominate the mood among Turkey,s Southeast Kurds. The Democractic Society Party (DTP),which has pushed to allow the PKK to be a legitimate interlocutor with Ankara, remains the leading political party in the region, and a [...]	2006-07-05 08:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PREL TU
06ANKARA4902	DIYARBAKIR MAYOR OSMAN BAYDEMIR: AIMING TO BE A [...] (U) This is an AmCon Adana message. 2.(C) Summary: Osman Baydemir, the 35-year old mayor of Diyarbakir, aspires to a national leadership role among the Kurds in Turkey. Baydemir,s moderate approach * he renounces violence and calls for immediate dialogue between the Turkish government and K [...]	2006-08-24 11:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ
06ANKARA5438	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-18 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA TU
06ANKARA5463	EU-TURKEY DISCONNECT LENDS CREDENCE TO POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: Fears of some form of "train wreck" in Turkey's EU accession process appear well-founded, given the apparent disconnect between cautiously optimistic Turkish officials and less sanguine EU contacts. In recent conversations, GOT officials have predicted that the EU may suspend ne [...]	2006-09-19 11:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANKARA5522	CAUCASUS CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary. Representatives from Turkey and several neighboring countries met from September 15 to 17 in eastern Turkey to discuss opportunities for regional cross-border cooperation. The conference, which was co-sponsored by the Kars Municipality and the International Urban Development As [...]	2006-09-21 11:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA5843	TURKISH REACTION TO FRENCH PRESIDENT CHIRAC'S [...] (C) Summary: Turkish reaction to French President Chirac's comments that Turkey needs to recognize the Armenian "genocide" has been strong. Both this and potential passage by the French Assembly of a bill making denial of the Armenian "genocide" a crime remain neuralgic issues here, with poss [...]	2006-10-06 12:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
06ANKARA5866	GOT FIRMLY PLACES BLAME ON GREECE FOR MIGRANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish MFA officials continue to place the blame for the deaths of at least six illegal migrants thrown into Turkish territorial waters on September 26 off the coast of Karaburun, Turkey on Greek coast guard officials. The GOT pointed to Greece's lack of cooperation with Turkey [...]	2006-10-10 16:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV TU GR
06ANKARA5868	TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE ON THE UN DELCLARTION ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 05:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
06ANKARA6072	ENCOURAGING TURKISH ATTENDANCE AT THE NOVEMBER 7-8 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-20 13:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL ASEC PGOV JN TU
06ANKARA6119	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR [...] (U) Mission warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to USDOL official Mr. Mihail Seroka. Control Officer is POLOFF Chris Krafft who can be reached 24 hours at 90-312-455-5555, ext 0 or via cell 0533-523-3592. 2. (U) Hotel and other logistical information will be communicated in separa [...]	2006-10-26 14:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB OTRA AFIN AMGT PGOV TU
06ANKARA786	TURKISH PROFESSORS STAND TRIAL FOR REPORT ON [...] (C) Summary: Trial proceedings began February 15 in the case against two Turkish professors accused of inciting hatred and denigrating "Turkish identity" in a 2004 report on minorities. The report states that non-Muslims in Turkey have second-class status and calls on the state to recognize t [...]	2006-02-17 15:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM OSCE TU
06ANTANANARIVO1363	SUDAN - MADAGASCAR ATTENDING AFCARPAC, AGREES TO [...] Madagascar Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Marcel Ranjeva has departed for Sudan, but is attending the conference alone according to the most senior official available at the MFA. DCM Sibley conveyed points provided in reftel to Secretary General Jean Pierre Rakotonirina. SecGen promised [...]	2006-12-06 14:47:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS SOCI MA CN
06ANTANANARIVO1416	GOM STRIVES FOR TIER ONE TIP STATUS [...] SUMMARY: Government of Madagascar (GOM) ministry representatives delivered comprehensive accounts of the year's activities at the semi-annual planning workshop of the Inter-Ministerial Committee to Combat Human Slavery and Trafficking in Persons (TIP). Presenters noted some failures in 2006, [...]	2006-12-19 12:04:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB MA
06ANTANANARIVO364	Comoros Holds Primaries in Anjouan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Awaiting official announcement by the Constitutional Court, the National Electoral Commission of the Union of the Comoros published interim results from the April 16 Presidential primary putting candidates Sambi, Ibrahim Halidi, and Djaanfari through to the second round. Thou [...]	2006-04-18 14:05:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM CN
06ASHGABAT1135	MYRADOVA DAUGHTER THREATENED BY MINISTRY OF [...] (C) Maral Myradova, the oldest daughter of deceased journalist Ogulsapar Myradova, was called into a meeting with the Ministry of National Security (MNB) on November 1. During the meeting, she was told that, if the family cut all contacts with the international community and with their un [...]	2006-11-01 14:06:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL TX
06ASHGABAT1285	GOVERNMENT OF TURKMENISTAN'S FLEX OBSTRUCTION MORE [...] (U) This year Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) recruitment has encountered an unprecedented level of interference and disinformation from the Ministry of Education (MOE),despite official approval of the program and host government rhetoric that the problems will be resolved. As in past years, [...]	2006-12-19 12:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL TX US
06ASHGABAT178	TURKMENISTAN: CTAG MEETING MORE STYLE THAN [...] (SBU) Representatives of six of the G-8 countries met at the Russian Embassy on February 7 to discuss counter-terrorism assistance with the GOTX during the first local CTAG meeting of the Russian G-8 presidency. Although invited and encouraged by the Russian Embassy to attend, the GOTX fai [...]	2006-02-07 13:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PTER RS TX
06ASHGABAT284	RFE/RL REPORTER IN BALKAN PROVINCE SAFE [...] (SBU) Balkan Welayat RFE/RL stringer Shamyrat Akoyliyev visited the embassy on March 15. He stopped by in response to PolAsst's March 10 call to his family, following up on reports that RFE/RL correspondents were being detained (reftel). Akoyliyev told PolOff that he was safe and had not b [...]	2006-03-16 03:43:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR TX
06ASHGABAT315	IP ENFORCEMENT TRAINING IN TURKMENISTAN FY 2006 [...] Turkmenistan is on the 2006 Special 301 Watch List. Education on basic IPR concepts and law enforcement training is requisite to the permanent removal of Turkmenistan from this List. Embassy Ashgabat enthusiastically submits the following project proposal per ref A in order to develop the G [...]	2006-03-23 10:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR BTIO ETRD ECON SNAR TX
06ASHGABAT357	NIYAZOV'S TRIP TO CHINA: TURKMENISTAN SIGNS DEAL [...] (C) During Niyazov's visit to China, Turkmenistan and China agreed to build a natural gas pipeline by 2009 between the two countries, and for Turkmenistan to sell 30 billion cubic meters of gas to China annually once it is completed. The agreement includes joint exploration and development of [...]	2006-04-05 13:30:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL CH TX
06ASHGABAT369	MARY, BALKANABAT RFE/RL REPORTERS ALIVE AND DEFIANT [...] (SBU) PDOff visited Mary Radio Free Europe/Liberty (RFE/RL) stringers Ovezmuhammet Hommadov and Jumadurdy Ovezov April 6. Both are in good condition but continue to deal with cut-off telephones and harassment by local authorities. Balkanabat stringer Shamurat Akolyev visited the embassy on Ap [...]	2006-04-11 03:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR TX
06ASHGABAT387	BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN: CONTINUED DESTRUCTION OF [...] (SBU) While Ashgabat's main streets continue to resemble a large construction site in pursuit of President Niyazov's campaign to "transform" the city, several of Ashgabat's neighborhoods tell a different story. There, residents continue to receive little notice before being forced out of thei [...]	2006-04-17 04:52:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM TX
06ASHGABAT427	CONSTRUCTION MINISTER ON ASHGABAT RECONSTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Minister of Construction Batyr Gayipov told poloff on April 21 that the GOTX is carrying out a well-planned reconstruction of Ashgabat using modern technology. he confirmed that foreign companies are responsible for most of the current construction (Ref A). However,, Gayipov said that [...]	2006-04-24 10:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TNGD TX
06ASHGABAT439	GOTX DRAFTING STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD INTO ARMY [...] (C) The GOTX has ordered male Turkmenistani citizens of Kazakh ethnicity studying in Kazakhstan to return home for military service, according to information from a Kazakh Diaspora contact. The contact provided Post with a copy of a letter sent by the Turkmen Embassy in Astana to South Kazakh [...]	2006-04-26 08:38:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KZ RS UP TX
06ASHGABAT517	GOTX RAIDS UNREGISTERED CHRISTIAN MEETING [...] (SBU) POLOFF WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM REPORTS ABOUT GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES BREAKING UP A NON-REGISTERED CHRISTIAN GROUP MEETING AT A PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN ASHGABAT ON MAY 3 DURING A MAY 16 MEETING WITH U.S. CITIZEN AND DIRECTOR OF THE LOCAL EXPORT/IMPORT COMPANY ENGEDI PAUL KIM. ACCORDING TO KIM, [...]	2006-05-16 13:19:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR TX
06ASHGABAT545	TURKMENISTANI LABOR MIGRATION TO TURKEY [...] (SBU) DRIVEN BY LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY, THOUSANDS OF TURKMENISTAN'S CITIZENS TRAVEL TO TURKEY TO WORK ILLEGALLY AS UNSKILLED LABORERS. ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE COLLECTED FROM LABOR MIGRANTS SUGGESTS THAT, HAVING ARRIVED IN TURKEY, MOST MIGRANTS OVERSTAY THEIR TOURIST VISAS TO EARN INCOMES [...]	2006-05-22 13:33:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR TU TX
06ASHGABAT621	TURKMEN POLITICAL COMMISSAR ON THE RAPTURE OF [...] (C) On June 8 Emboffs interviewed Hojanazar Annanazarov, a "Higher Societal Specialist" in the Ministry of Education, whose sole job is to propagandize the Ruhnama, President Niyazov's so-called "spiritual guide." In a private meeting after his unsuccessful non-immigrant visa interview, Anna [...]	2006-06-12 11:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TX
06ASHGABAT622	JACKSON-VANIK: NECESSARY STEPS TO CONTINUE WAIVER [...] (C) Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov learned during a June 2 meeting with Charge that the GOTX is, once again, in the spotlight for Jackson-Vanik Amendment trade sanctions for violating freedom of movement rights. Americas Desk Chief Serdar Bashimov scolded the Charge for raising this issue [...]	2006-06-12 12:55:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TX
06ASHGABAT644	TURKMENISTAN,S RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA: COLD AND [...] (C) During two conversations with the Armenian Consul in Turkmenistan Artak Kalachyan on June 12 and 13, PolOff discussed the &cold8 state of relations between Armenia and Turkmenistan, the plight of ethnic Armenians in Turkmenistan and Kalachyan,s predictions for a possible post-Niyazovian f [...]	2006-06-15 11:06:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SMIG TX AM PHUM
06ASHGABAT652	TURKMENISTAN IMPLICATES FRENCH EMBASSY, OSCE [...] (C) On June 19, Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov told Ambassador that French Charge Henri Tomasini was implicated in a scheme to foment political unrest in Turkmenistan. Meredov unveiled a complicated story involving a Turkmenistani dissident, foreign journalists, spy gear, &color8 revolutio [...]	2006-06-20 12:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR TX FR UK
06ASHGABAT659	INDIA'S ENGAGEMENT IN TURKMENISTAN: CHALLENGES AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During two conversations with the new Indian Deputy Chief of Mission in Turkmenistan, Binaya Srikanta Pradahan on June 15 and June 21, PolOff discussed the declining state of economic relations between India and Turkmenistan, various educational, cultural and other programs -- in [...]	2006-06-23 03:23:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL ETRD TX IN
06ASHGABAT673	GAZPROM'S SURPRISE VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN YIELDS NO [...] (SBU) On June 19 President Niyazov invited Gazprom Chairman Alexey Miller to Turkmenistan to discuss additional gas supplies for 2006 and gas deliveries for 2007 and 2008. Although no deal was struck, the Turkmenistani side offered increased volume to Gazprom, but did not accept the offer to [...]	2006-06-26 12:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV PREL TX RS UP
06ASHGABAT698	TURKMENISTAN MOSTLY MUTE ON SPY SCANDAL [...] (C) Since the televised June 20 Cabinet of Ministers meeting detailing an alleged spy ring (reftel),the Government of Turkmenistan has not proceeded with either diplomatic or public denunciations of French Charge Henri Tomasini or OSCE Human Dimensions officer Benjamin Moreau. Local RFE/RL [...]	2006-07-03 12:57:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PHUM PREL TX
06ASHGABAT699	DEAL OR NO DEAL? NIYAZOV PLAYS HARDBALL ON [...] (C) On June 29 GazProm Chairman Alexei Miller returned to Turkmenistan to discuss gas prices with President Niyzaov )- his second visit in less than two weeks. The following day, a Ukrainian delegation headed by Minister Plachkov met with Oil and Gas Minister Atayev for a similar negotiation. [...]	2006-07-03 13:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG TX UP RS BO ZK
06ASHGABAT704	TURKMENISTAN AND PAKISTAN: PROBLEMS ABOUND [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff met with Pakistani Deputy Chief of Mission in Turkmenistan, Dr. Ali Ahmad Arian on June 30 and talked about the bilateral relationship between Turkmenistan and Pakistan, including their declining trade relations, Trans-Afghan Pipeline feasibility, educational exchanges, an [...]	2006-07-05 12:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PK TX KPAO ETRD EPET ZK PGOV
06ASHGABAT716	A Street Wisdom Primer on Corruption in [...] (SBU) Rampant corruption in Turkmenistan pervades all levels of society. Its root causes include high unemployment, a general lack of civic pride, an unresponsive and incompetent bureaucracy and long-standing societal acceptance of bribery as a way to get better service or advance personally [...]	2006-07-07 05:50:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EFIN ENRG TX PGOV INV SOCI ZK
06ASHGABAT721	Afghan-Turkmen Relations: Mutually Beneficial [...] (SBU) During a July 6 meeting with PolOff, Afghanistan Depuy Chief of Mission Rooz M. Noor discussed bilateral trade, transport routes, political relations, future joint projects and the general state of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan bilateral relations. END SUMMARY Afghan Trade with Turkmenist [...]	2006-07-07 11:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG TX AF ETRD PGOV SOCI ZK
06ASHGABAT906	KAZAKHSTANI FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) Kazakhstani Ambassador to Turkmenistan Murat Atanov told Charge on August 21 that Foreign Minister Tokayev is scheduled to visit Ashgabat August 31. According to Atanov, Tokayev's mission will be to "thaw the ice" of Kazakhstan's relations with Turkmenistan. Atanov subsequently told Char [...]	2006-08-25 12:31:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	KZ MNUC PHUM PREL TX ETRA
06ASHGABAT912	YKLYMOVA WHILES AWAY HER YOUTH AS A HOSTAGE OF [...] (SBU) In response to an e-mail from Saparmurat Yklymov, convicted in absentia in 2002 of conspiring to assassinate President Niyazov, suggesting that his daughter, political prisoner Maral Yklymova, is being physically abused by host country law enforcement, PDOff paid a house visit to Yklymov [...]	2006-08-25 13:46:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TX
06ASHGABAT953	Turkmenistan Imports Eggs Before Chickens [...] (SBU) The largest private poultry producer in Turkmenistan, Altyn Hilal, resumed direct market sales of chicken at local markets on September 5, after an involuntary five-month hiatus. The government's covert January 22 ban on imported poultry products had forced Altyn Hilal company owner Ahme [...]	2006-09-12 06:03:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
06ASMARA1001	GSE DETAINS ERITREAN JOURNALISTS [...] (C) Summary: Since the beginning of November, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) has detained at least nine employees of the Ministry of Information (MOI). Both the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders have picked up the story and publicly com [...]	2006-11-28 13:17:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ER
06ASMARA1015	SAMARITAN'S PURSE,S DRIVERS ARRESTED AND VEHICLES [...] (U) Summary. On November 20, Samaritan's Purse (SP) attempted to transfer eight vehicles, including two trucks, to the Beja Relief Organization (BRO) in Telkuk in Eastern Sudan. During the transport, the police forced the drivers to return to Asmara. In Asmara, the drivers and the local sup [...]	2006-11-30 12:40:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV EAID ER SU
06ASMARA1035	GSE ARRESTS THE PARENTS AND SPOUSES OF NATIONAL [...] (U) Continuing its intimidation tactics, the Government of Eritrea(GSE) has initiated a large scale round-up of the parents and spouses of Eritreans who have escaped from Eritrea. On December 8, within Asmara and in nearby towns, the GSE commenced nighttime roundups of family members of indiv [...]	2006-12-15 08:57:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ER
06ASMARA1051	ERITREA AND IRAN DISCUSS DIPLOMATIC TIES [...] (C) The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) recently announced that it had sent an envoy to Iran to establish formal diplomatic relations and economic ties with Iran. In a December 15 Reuters report, Andeab Meskel, head of the Afro-Asia-Pacific desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]	2006-12-19 14:26:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IR ER
06ASMARA1058	GSE TIGHTENS CONTROL ON OFFICIAL RELIGIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the middle of November, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) has sought to increase its level of control over the four official religious institutions in Eritrea. The GSE has directed all four institutions ) the Catholic Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church, the [...]	2006-12-21 14:32:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF ER
06ASMARA1079	UPDATE ON HELEN BERHANE [...] (C) While unconfirmed, post received reports that Helen Berhane crossed the border illegally to Sudan on December 21. British Charge received notification from London on December 23, indicating that the human rights NGO, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) claimed she departed Eritrea and wa [...]	2006-12-27 14:38:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF ER
06ASMARA1087	DEMARCHE TO MFA ON UNSC 1737 [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director General for Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Andeab Ghebremeskel, on December 28, 2006. Andeab stated that "nuclear issues were not an issue" for Eritrea and that Eritrean-Iranian relations had "little or nothing to do with nuclear issues." A [...]	2006-12-29 08:23:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC KNNP PREL PINR ER IR
06ASMARA250	FROM ROCKS TO RICHES: MINERAL WEALTH IN ERITREA [...] (U) Summary: Biblical tales of wealth from the Pharaohs of the Fourth Dynasty and stories of old Italian gold mines shape the dreams and expectations of miners in Eritrea. Presently, five foreign companies are in various stages of exploration, some having made significant finds of gold, silve [...]	2006-03-14 08:31:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ETRD ER
06ASMARA261	ERITREA'S IMPROVED READINESS FOR AVIAN FLU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since December 2005, Eritrea has developed a response plan to Avian Flu. Established recently, the National Avian Influenza Committee is an inter-ministry collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Health. The Committee aims to r [...]	2006-03-15 15:10:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT CASC AMED AEMR EAGR EAID KSCA PREL ER
06ASMARA275	PATRIARCH'S DEPOSAL CONFIRMED [...] (C) Eritrean Orthodox Church Administrator General Yofthahe Dimetros confirmed today the removal of Abune Antonios as the church's patriarch.(Reftel) According to the GSE-appointed Yofthahe, the Holy Synod voted to depose the Patriarch citing religious differences and claiming the Patriarch h [...]	2006-03-21 12:27:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF ER
06ASMARA280	DON'T WANT IT, DON'T NEED IT: GSE ASKS THREE MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In letters dated March 20, the Government of Eritrea(GSE) informed three NGOs, Concern, Accord and Mercy Corps, that they had not met the requirements for their operational permits and that their registration certificates were being revoked. According to the letter they were aske [...]	2006-03-23 14:57:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL EAID ER
06ASMARA317	UNMEE Force Commander Cautions Against [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 3 meeting with DAS Don Yamamoto, UNMEE Force Commander Major General Rajender Singh offered a clear and comprehensive technical strategy for the demarcation process. Operating on the principle that "nothing is agreed until everything is agreed", Singh also argued that [...]	2006-04-05 15:29:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO MARR ER ET
06ASMARA323	CAMEL AIRWAYS: IS THERE HUMAN SMUGGLING IN [...] (C) As the situation in Eritrea further deteriorates and GSE restrictions tighten, increasingly Eritreans desperately search for a way out. To avoid national service and conscription into the army, many Eritreans are trying to leave. A recent report from the western region of Eritrea regardin [...]	2006-04-06 14:14:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR PREL CVIS ER
06ASMARA327	ERITREAN OPPOSITION GROUP CLAIMS ATTACKS ON [...] (C) During the month of March, individuals claiming to be members of the Democratic Movement for the Liberation of the Eritrean Kunama(DMLEK)reportedly carried out several attacks against the Eritrean Defense Forces in the Gash Barka area of western Eritrea. A third country diplomat initially [...]	2006-04-10 12:26:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ER
06ASMARA347	ERITREA'S ECONOMY ON THE ROPES; DOES THE GSE HAVE [...] (C) Summary: With telephone outages the norm, electricity essentially rationed, and imports cut to next to nil, Eritrea faces an economic crisis. Since the end of the war with Ethiopia in 2000, Eritrea has maintained a heightened state of national security. For the Government of Eritrea (GSE) [...]	2006-04-18 10:43:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON EAID EFIN ET ER
06ASMARA392	GSE MAY WISH FOR UNMEE CONFIGURATION TO STAY THE [...] (C) While in the past the GSE openly expressed indifference to UNMEE's headquarters in Asmara and to its operations and staffing, the GSE seems to be sending a different message, via back channels, to UNMEE now. According to UNMEE Political Officer, Bruno Mpondo-Epo, the GSE opposes any change [...]	2006-05-04 15:16:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO MARR ER ET
06ASMARA448	DON'T MESS WITH UNMEE'S MANDATE: CHANGES [...] (C) In Asmara, both UNMEE officials and the GSE are sending clear messages that changing UNMEE from a peacekeeping to an observer mission will not be accepted. At the monthly Friends of UNMEE meeting on May 23, Acting SRSG Ennifar and the Force Commander Major General Mohamad Taisir relayed th [...]	2006-05-23 14:02:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO MARR ER ET
06ASMARA468	GSE WILLING TO ACCEPT STARVATION TO BREAK [...] (C) Summary: As tensions rise around food security and the availability of basic food stocks, the GSE appears to be willing to accept malnutrition and even starvation of Eritrean citizen as an acceptable price to pay in breaking a "culture of dependency" on food aid. Meanwhile, while food is g [...]	2006-06-01 15:08:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EGAD ER
06ASMARA491	VILLAGERS DEMAND ANSWERS FROM THE GSE ABOUT [...] (C) Echoing the tactics of the "Madres de Plaza de Mayo" in Buenos Aires in the late 1970s, an estimated 30 to 50 wives and elders from the Debub region came to Asmara last week to inquire of the Office of the President about their missing husbands. The women and elders sought information abo [...]	2006-06-07 14:28:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI ER
06ASMARA492	CHINESE COMMERICIAL ACTIVITIES IN ERITREA: GSE [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-07 14:29:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PINR CH ER
06ASMARA515	FINANCING MINERAL EXTRACTION IN ERITREA: WHO WILL [...] (C) Summary: Despite on-going concerns about the practicality of foreign investment in Eritrea, private mining companies continue to actively seek foreign investors to bankroll the mineral extraction. Since March several development banks, private banks and private companies have traveled to E [...]	2006-06-15 13:36:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ETRD ECON ER
06ASMARA517	FINANCING MINERAL EXTRACTION IN ERITREA: WHO WILL [...] (C) Summary: Despite on-going concerns about the practicality of foreign investment in Eritrea, private mining companies continue to actively seek foreign investors to bankroll the mineral extraction. Since March several development banks, private banks and private companies have traveled to E [...]	2006-06-15 14:37:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ETRD ECON ER
06ASMARA553	CONTROLLING THE MARKET, CONTROLLING THE PEOPLE: [...] (C) Summary: Taking its ideological cue from the centralized economies it so admires, the GSE, acting through the Peoples Front for Democracy and Justice, established the Hidri Trust in 1994 with the intent of helping society. Hidri, meaning a promise or pact, is, however, an entity shrouded [...]	2006-06-27 14:55:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EIND PINR ER
06ASMARA604	LEAD UP TO SECOND ROUND OF EF/KHT [...] (C) Summary: The second round of negotiations between the Eastern Front and Government of National Unity (GNU) commenced on July 17, 2006. All sides were very positive on the prospect of reaching a quick settlement to the problems that have beset eastern Sudan. In the lead-up to the second r [...]	2006-07-19 15:00:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA624	THE DARFUR BUZZ FROM ASMARA: NO GOOD NEWS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Since early June, Embassy Asmara has been following the rumors and activities of key Darfur players in Asmara. PolOff has met with each of the leaders of the newly formed National Redemption Front (NRF) as well as AbdulWahid Nour and his father-in-law Abul Gasem. NRF leaders in [...]	2006-07-31 15:02:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA625	EF/GNU NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE: REASONABLE [...] (C) Summary: According to both Eastern Front (EF) contacts and Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) officials, there has been reasonable progress on the Eastern Front/Government of National Unity (EF/GNU) negotiations so far. The two trickiest issues are no surprise: whether to unify t [...]	2006-08-01 12:28:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA636	ABDULWAHID DETHRONED? [...] (C) Summary: While no one has publicly denounced the claim made by Ahmed Abdel Shafi in his "Impeachment of President of SLM/A AbdulWahid Mohamed Ahmed Nur," issued on July 28, AbdulWahid and his close advisors seem unwilling to accept their fate. AbdulWahid in a meeting with PolOff on August [...]	2006-08-03 14:35:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA648	DARFUR: ABDEL SHAFI WANTS SLM/A TO REUNITE [...] (C) Summary: Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM/A) defector Ahmed Abdel Shafi and Babikir Abdalla Mohamed requested a meeting with the Embassy on August 8 to discuss the recent press release issued by 32 commanders of the SLM/A, explain the current state of play within the organization and ask fo [...]	2006-08-09 13:57:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA679	EASTERN FRONT/GNU NEGOTIATIONS PROCEED, NO [...] (C) Summary: While the Eastern Front and the Government of Nation Unity(GNU) have both expressed optimism about progress in negotiations since their resumption August 8, outside advisors for the Eastern Front expressed concern about the Eastern Front's capabilities to achieve a fair agreement. [...]	2006-08-21 15:13:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC ETTC ER SU
06ASMARA691	DIASPORA MEMBERS HARASSED DURING SUMMER VISIT [...] (U) Summary: Every summer the return of the beles, or prickly pears, to streets and villages of Eritrea also mark the return of the other beles, the Eritrean diaspora. While the GSE welcomes the return of the diaspora, and their foreign currency, by sponsoring festivals and events and having [...]	2006-08-25 09:08:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR CASC ER
06ASMARA708	AMERICAN BABY DETAINED FOR FOUR NIGHTS IN ERITREAN [...] (C) On August 31, Poloff received an inquiry from an American citizen father informing post that his two-month old son and the child,s mother, Senait Solomon, an Eritrean citizen were being detained in Dekemhare, about 40km from Asmara. Upon learning of the detention, Poloff contacted the mot [...]	2006-09-01 15:36:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR CASC ER
06ASMARA756	OLF CHAIRMAN SPEAKS ON ENDF AND RECENT OROMO [...] (C) On September 22, Poloff met with Oromo Liberation Front(OLF) Chairman Daoud Ibsa in Asmara. Daoud provided further insight into the state of affairs of the Ethopian National Defense Force (ENDF) and the OLF efforts in Ethiopia, following the September defections of two high level ENDF gene [...]	2006-09-25 12:09:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS KDEM ASEC ET ER
06ASMARA757	EASTERN FRONT NEGOTIATIONS PROCEED; OPTIMISM [...] (C) Summary: Negotiations between the Sudanese Government of National Unity (GNU) and Eastern Front (EF) are proceeding apace with the third and final committee currently in session. While the GNU, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) mediator and many in the diplomatic community see [...]	2006-09-25 12:31:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SU ER
06ASMARA778	GSE CONFISCATES KALE HIWOT CHURCH PROPERTY [...] (C) Continuing the pattern of government control over social institutions, the GSE ordered the confiscation of all of Kale Hiwot,s church property. On September 13, the leader of another unregistered church, Reverend Zecharias Abraham (protect) told Poloff the church received a letter the week [...]	2006-09-28 14:22:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF ER
06ASMARA787	CONVERSATIONS WITH THE EASTERN FRONT: SEEKING U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On September 22, Poloff met with the three Eastern Front leaders, Dr. Amna Dirar, Musa Muhammed Ahmed and Salim Al-Mabrouk, to discuss the progress of their GSE-mediated negotiations with the GNU. A final agreement is reportedly close. Concerns about implementation are now becom [...]	2006-09-29 09:07:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PINR ER SU
06ASMARA804	PETROL, DIESEL AND COOKING GAS: HOT COMMODITIES IN [...] (U) Summary: Lines snaked through petrol stations over the weekend of September 30, as word of gasoline shortages spread. The mothers of Asmara, who have been increasingly reliant on kerosene for cooking, feared it might be the next fuel to disappear and rushed to stock up, adding to the fuel [...]	2006-10-06 04:59:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EPET ER
06ASMARA814	GSE RELEASES DETAINED UN STAFF TO UNMEE CUSTODY [...] (C) On October 4, the GSE released the UN Volunteer(UNV),held since August 28, to United Missions in Eritrea and Ethiopia(UNMEE) security officers. At this time, UNMEE is conducting its own investigation into the allegations of human smuggling. At an UNMEE briefing for diplomatic heads of m [...]	2006-10-06 08:48:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO PHUM PINR UNSC ER
06ASMARA830	UN SRSG GIVES VIEWS ON ERITREA AND SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Representative for the Secretary General (SRSG) for Somalia Francois Lonseny SIPDIS Fall briefed Emboffs October 5 on his meeting with Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) President Isaias Afwerki and provided his views on the fluid situation in Somalia. Fall ex [...]	2006-10-11 15:15:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS UNSC PINR KPKO ER SO
06ASMARA866	ISAIAS: WE COULD WAIT NO LONGER; ERITREA,S TROOPS [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-18 14:19:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPKO MOPS PINR UNSC ER
06ASMARA877	ERITREA: DETERMINED TO PLAY ON DARFUR MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary: Only one day after the signing of the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement (ESPA),Eritrea turned its attention to Darfur, meeting a National Congress Party (NCP) delegation led by Presidential Assistant Nafie ali Nafie and NCP Director of Intelligence and Security Saleh Gosh. Reports i [...]	2006-10-20 12:28:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV ER SU
06ASMARA885	ONE KILLED AS ERITREAN INTRUDERS ATTACK UNMEE [...] (C) On October 21 between 20:00 and 21:00, an UNMEE Jordanian soldier shot and killed an Eritrean intruder in the Giega UNMEE camp near Barentu in UN West Sector. The Eritrean, accompanied by two others who managed to escape during the melee, illegally entered the camp by cutting through the [...]	2006-10-25 16:53:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET	PGOV KPKO UNSC PINR ER
06ASMARA888	ETHNIC AFAR OPPOSITION GROUP CLAIMS ATTACK ON GSE [...] (U) On September 30, individuals claiming to be members of the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization(RSADO) reportedly carried out an attack against an Eritrean naval facility on the island of Haleb a few kilometers offshore from the Eritrean Port of Assab. Post obtained from www.mesel-biherat [...]	2006-10-26 17:37:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ER
06ASMARA970	ERITREA EXPELS TWO MORE NGOs [...] Summary: The Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) ordered non-governmental organizations (NGOs) Samaritan's Purse(SP) and the International Rescue Committee(IRC) to terminate operations in Eritrea by November 15, 2006. In a letter dated October 31 and signed by the Minister of Labor and Hu [...]	2006-11-21 11:47:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAID ER SU
06ASMARA995	SAWA: A SCHOOL, A TRAINING CAMP AND A DETENTION [...] (C) Summary: On the dusty hot plains of western Gash Barka, in the small village of Sawa, the GSE operates two facilities, the youth campus of Sawa and Forto Sawa. The youth campus of Sawa, commonly called Sawa, provides military training and political indoctrination and academic classes to [...]	2006-11-27 13:02:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI ER
06ASTANA30	KAZAKHSTAN: UNHRC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on April 11 to Almabek Demessinov, Head of the UN Section, Department of International Organizations and Security Issues of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Demessinov received the demarche, making note of the countries listed as not meeting acceptable human ri [...]	2006-04-15 10:39:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR PHUM PREL UNGA KZ
06ASTANA38	KAZAKHSTAN: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AIG AND TIP WITH JUSTICE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Minister of Justice Zagipa Baliyeva on April 18 in Astana. Baliyeva announced that she had signed the AIG settlement agreement that afternoon and the Ministry of Finance was expected to arrange payment shortly. The Ambassador raised concerns about stat [...]	2006-04-24 03:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KCRM KDEM PGOV PREL SMIG KZ
06ASTANA395	KAZAKHSTAN CONDUCTS LOCAL "ELECTIONS" [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 20, Kazakhstan held local elections for 30% of the country's district and city level akims (mayors/county executives). The elections were conducted as part of the government's program to promote democratization. As the electoral process was tightly controlled by the [...]	2006-11-02 03:47:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM KZ
06ASTANA438	KAZAKHSTAN FOCUSED ON UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-02 11:32:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS KZ
06ASTANA439	UNSCR 1718 OBLIGATIONS ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-02 11:33:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KZ
06ASTANA495	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW CENTER-RIGHT "ATAMEKEN" PARTY HOLDS [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 27, the organizers of a new political party called "Atameken" (Fatherland) held their founding congress in Almaty. The party is styled as a center-right party committed to championing the middle class and small and medium-size entrepreneurs. Although presidential so [...]	2006-11-07 10:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM KZ
06ASTANA50	KAZAKHSTAN: LIKELY TO SUPPORT RE-ELECTION OF UNHRC [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-05 09:31:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA KZ PHUM
06ASTANA502	KAZAKHSTAN: ASSURANCES FOR RETURN OF KAZAKHSTANI [...] (SBU) Summary: Kazakhstan has agreed to the return of three citizens held at Guantanamo, and has provided written assurances regarding human rights and security issues. End summary. 2. (SBU) On November 7, Poloff met with Ualikhan S. Sanginkhanov, Head of the MFA's Division of Europe and A [...]	2006-11-08 02:21:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KAWC PINR PREL KZ

06ASTANA503	KAZAKHSTAN TO CONSIDER US POSITION ON UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] (U) Pol Chief and Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Murat Tashibayev, director of the MFA's Department of International Organizations and Security Issues, on November 7. 2. (SBU) Tashibayev concurred that Kazakhstan and the U.S. would be most likely to find common ground on the resolution [...]	2006-11-08 06:03:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UNGA UN CU KZ
06ASTANA607	KAZAKHSTAN: MFA WILL PUSH FOR ACTION ON CWC, BWC [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA International Security Section Advisor Kayrat Sarzhanov on November 16. Sarzhanov stated that the GOK understands the necessity of implementing measures to uphold its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Other agencies have caused dela [...]	2006-11-20 09:51:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC KZ
06ASTANA651	KAZAKHSTAN: AUTHORITIES EXECUTE SURPRISE DEMOLITION OF HARE [...] (U) Summary: On the afternoon of November 21, local officials in the Karasai district near Almaty blockaded a Hare Krishna commune, forcibly evicted residents from their homes, seized their personal possessions, beat and arrested several Hare Krishna followers, and demolished 13 homes. Karas [...]	2006-11-24 02:38:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KZ
06ASTANA795	KAZAKHSTAN: DISCUSSION ON RETURN OF DETAINEES [...] (S) On December 5, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the proposed return of three Kazakhstani detainees to Ualikhan Saginkhanov of the MFA's Consular Department. Saginkhanov appeared surprised at the proposed mid-December time frame. Saginkhanov said that he would send the information up t [...]	2006-12-08 01:44:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PTER KAWC PHUM PREL PINR KZ
06ASTANA924	KAZAKHSTAN: TRANSFER OF THREE DETAINEES [...] (S) On December 16, three Kazakhstani detainees were transfered to the custody of Kazakhstan. Poloff and Embassy Astana DAO officer met with Ualikhan Saginkhanov of the MFA's Consular Department at the Almaty international airport to facilitate the transfer. Five individuals who declined to [...]	2006-12-26 01:37:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PTER KAWC PHUM PREL PINR KZ
06ASUNCION1027	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY -- Congressional Leader Indicted -- Taking A Bite Out Of Crime -- TIP: Promoting Interconnectivity -- The Queen of Cosmic Peace Visits Asuncion CONGRESSIONAL LEADER INDICTED 2. (C) Paraguay's anti-corruption prosecutor has picked a fight he cannot win. Arnaldo Giuzzio, Chi [...]	2006-10-10 21:46:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM SNAR KWMN
06ASUNCION1051	PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON THE CONVENTION ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-18 17:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	MCAP PARM PREL PA
06ASUNCION1052	PARAGUAY: TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE ON THE UN [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-18 17:57:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN PA
06ASUNCION1054	PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-19 12:29:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP KN PARM PA
06ASUNCION1065	PARAGUAY: REQUEST SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE [...] (U) This is an action request see para 2. 2. (C) The MFA has sent Post a diplomatic note October 16 requesting U.S. support for Paraguay's candidate, Minister Maria Jose Argana, for the Presidency of the Interamerican Commission on Women. The vote is to take place during the November 13 - [...]	2006-10-20 16:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KWMN UN PA
06ASUNCION1071	PARAGUAY: DECLARATION IN OAS ON U.S. BORDER [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-24 21:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PTER SMIG OAS XM MX PA
06ASUNCION1085	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCTOBER 21 [...] SUMMARY: -- UN Debate on Development and Human Rights -- Global Infancia Holds Forum on Child Pornography -- Vote Count: A Long Night Ahead -- Export Potential -- Safety Awareness -- Cutting-Edge Code of Ethics UN DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS 2. (U) The United Nations Office in Paraguay he [...]	2006-10-27 18:35:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL ECON AID PA
06ASUNCION1089	PARAGUAY: ANTI-DRUG UNIT SUCCESS NO ACCIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Paraguay's National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) has taken serious steps to combat illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs by disrupting important cocaine and marijuana trafficking networks in close cooperation with international law enforcement agencies. The arrests of important d [...]	2006-10-30 18:43:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	ASEC KCRM PTER SNAR PINR PA
06ASUNCION1130	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOVEMBER 4 [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Journalists March for Enrique Galeano -- Paraguay Ranked 5th Worst in Latin America -- U.N. Tells Paraguay Ratify Arms Trafficking Protocol -- The Royals, Evo and Paraguay JOURNALISTS MARCH FOR ENRIQUE GALEANO 2. (U) The Paraguayan Journalist Union (SPP) organized a [...]	2006-11-09 20:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV PA VE UR AR BR BO JA SP
06ASUNCION1162	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOVEMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- November 19 Elections May Cause Job Loss -- Cuban Refugees Arrive -- TIP Update -- Making the Balance Sheets Work NOVEMBER 19 ELECTIONS MAY CAUSE JOB LOSS 2. (C) The Superior Elections Tribunal (TSJE) has come under a considerable amount of criticism in recent days reg [...]	2006-11-17 16:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KWMN ECON EAID
06ASUNCION1186	PARAGUAY: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 13:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CBW BWC CWC OPCW PA
06ASUNCION119	(C) PARAGUAY: FM PUBLICLY REJECTS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (U) On January 31, local press reported that FM Rachid publicly reiterated the GOP's opposition to an Article 98 agreement. In the context of explaining the limited immunity granted to U.S. military personnel entering Paraguayan territory to participate in training and medical exercises, Rach [...]	2006-02-03 07:26:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KICC PINR PA
06ASUNCION1192	PARAGUAY: NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE FIELD STUDIES [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-30 20:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PA
06ASUNCION1251	PARAGUAY RESPONSE: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTE ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-18 20:45:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNAUS PA
06ASUNCION148	PARAGUAY: INFORMATION ON LATIN AMERICAN DEFENSE [...] (U) The information that follows responds to INR/I Request for Information C-AL5-01594. Answers are keyed to ref A questions. A. (C) The principal impediment to making the Defense Minister more responsible for oversight of the military is the fact that the Defense Minister is not in the op [...]	2006-02-09 20:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PA
06ASUNCION149	PARAGUAY'S LEFTIST PATRIA LIBRE ACCUSED OF KILLING [...] (C) Summary: On February 6, an undercover Paraguayan National Police officer was shot and killed by automatic gunfire in an ambush in the Department of Concepcion. The leftist Patria Libre Party (PPL) is accused of the killing in retaliation for the February 5 arrests of several relatives and [...]	2006-02-09 22:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR PGOV ASEC KCRM PA CO CU VE
06ASUNCION166	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, FEBRUARY [...] (U) Summary -------------- -- New President of the Supreme Court Selected -- Surge in Domestic Violence Reported -- Anti-Semitic Graffiti on Rise ------------------------------------------- New President of the Supreme Court Selected ------------------------------------------- 2. On 2 [...]	2006-02-14 17:25:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KWMN PA
06ASUNCION182	PARAGUAY: UPDATE ON LEFTIST PATRIA LIBRE ARRESTS [...] SUMMARY: (S//NF) Police officials transferred the six members of the leftist Patria Libre Party, who were arrested on February 5 in connection to the recent seizure of a truck containing weapons and explosives, to Emboscada High Security Prison. Separately, they discovered letters declaring t [...]	2006-02-17 15:53:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PTER PREL PINR PGOV ASEC SNAR MARR MASS KCRM
06ASUNCION183	PARAGUAY'S INTERNAL ELECTIONS DISPLAY ITS [...] (SBU) Summary: The campaign for the Colorado Party Presidency and membership on its Executive Board has put on prominent display the dysfuncionality of Paraguay's political process. President Duarte is running for the office of Party President despite his original announcement he had no inten [...]	2006-02-17 17:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR PA
06ASUNCION209	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, FEBRUARY [...] (U) Summary: -- Prosecutors Open Investigations on President and Tax Minister -- President Duarte Seeks Proposes Reelection Referendum -- Duarte to Meet with Foreign Leaders --------------------------------------------- ------- Prosecutors Open Investigations on President and Tax Minister [...]	2006-02-24 14:35:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR PA
06ASUNCION210	PARAGUAY: UPDATE ON LEFTIST ACTIVITY IN CONCEPCION [...] (U) Summary: Patria Libre Party (PPL) militants blamed for the February 6 murder of a policeman in the Department of Concepcion (ref A) reportedly siphoned off funds transferred from bank accounts in Europe to legitimate campesino organizations. Brazilian authorities provided Paraguayan autho [...]	2006-02-27 11:09:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PTER PINR PREL PGOV ASEC SNAR MARR MASS KCRM
06ASUNCION218	PARAGUAY'S INTERIOR MINISTER ON ELECTION, [...] (C) Summary: On 2/27 Interior Minister Rogelio Benitez told Ambassador President Duarte's recent election victory was an historic opportunity to cleanse the Colorado Party (ANR) and pursue Duarte's reform agenda. He highlighted differences between perceptions of insecurity and the reality. H [...]	2006-02-28 20:05:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ASEC MARR SNAR CVIS KCRM
06ASUNCION247	PARAGUAY: HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH HAMAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-07 20:44:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PA
06ASUNCION248	PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON SIGNING THE THIRD ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-07 20:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL SZ PA
06ASUNCION264	COLOMBIAN VP ON FARC AND VENEZUELA IN PARAGUAY [...] (C) Summary: Colombian Vice President Santos visited Paraguay March 2-3 to advance ongoing security cooperation and assistance initiatives with the GOP. The GOC delegation found President Duarte more open to constructive dialogue than in the past, which they attribute to a recent discovery th [...]	2006-03-10 13:05:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SNAR ENRG PINR PA CO VE EC CH AR
06ASUNCION294	PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE ON OAS COUNTERTERRORISM [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-17 16:58:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL ECON MARR MASS CVIS OAS PA VE
06ASUNCION296	PARAGUAY: COLORADO INTERNAL ELECTIONS CAUSE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Duarte's huge victory in the 2/19 Colorado Party elections bolstered his standing within the Party but also engendered resentment among supporters of Osvaldo Dominguez Dibb (ODD) as well as the opposition parties. ODD's supporters insist the election was decided by mas [...]	2006-03-17 17:41:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINR PA
06ASUNCION325	PARAGUAY'S LEFTIST PATRIA LIBRE SHOPPING FOR [...] (C) On 3/21, Spanish DCM Marta de Blas Mayordomo told PolOff and Colombian PolCouns Raul Sanchez that a lawyer representing the leftist Free Fatherland Party (Partido Patria Libre, or PPL),whose military wing has ties to the FARC and was responsible for the 2003 kidnapping and murder of a for [...]	2006-03-22 21:59:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR PA CO VZ SP
06ASUNCION391	PARAGUAY ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 16:46:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA PA
06ASUNCION392	PARAGUAY: HATTEM BARAKAT SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: On April 10, a Paraguayan court sentenced Hattem Barakat to six years in prison on charges of aggravated production and use of documents containing false information. Barakat is the brother of Assad Ahmad Barakat, who was convicted in 2003 of tax evasion and is currently s [...]	2006-04-12 18:08:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PTER KCRM PINR PREL PGOV PA
06ASUNCION404	PARAGUAY: LEFTIST PATRIA LIBRE SUSPECTED IN [...] (U) Summary: On April 18, a group of 12 heavily armed men and women assaulted a police station in the Department of Concepcion, critically wounding a policeman posted there and burning the police station to the ground. A second policeman identified one of the assailants as the brother of a mem [...]	2006-04-20 21:09:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR PA
06ASUNCION408	PARAGUAY: COMPREHENSIVE TALKING POINTS ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-21 14:49:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA PARM PREL IN PA
06ASUNCION430	PARAGUAY: CATHOLIC CHURCH TAKES ON DUARTE ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: Late last year, the Catholic Church, including leading Bishops, sharply criticized the Duarte Administration, in particular for its handling of the economy, its failure to address persistent poverty and its implication in corruption. Through the early part of the year, the Church [...]	2006-04-26 20:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PA VE BO
06ASUNCION432	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Paraguayan ID Duplication Being Purged -- Paraguay Confronts Child Pornography -- Prosecutor Sentenced to Six Years -------------------------------------- Paraguayan ID Duplication Being Purged -------------------------------------- 2. (U) On 4/18, the Superior Electi [...]	2006-04-26 20:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KCRM SNAR PA
06ASUNCION433	PARAGUAY: CATHOLIC CHURCH TAKES ON DUARTE ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: Late last year, the Catholic Church, including leading Bishops, sharply criticized the Duarte Administration, in particular for its handling of the economy, its failure to address persistent poverty and its implication in corruption. Through the early part of the year, the Church [...]	2006-04-26 20:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PA VE BO
06ASUNCION445	PARAGUAY: PRESIDENT REPLACES MILITARY LEADERS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 23, President Duarte replaced the commanders of the three military services and several other senior military leaders, including Colonel Heriberto Galeano, the controversial Commander of the Presidential Escort Regiment. He did not replace Military Forces Commander Gen [...]	2006-04-28 12:00:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM PA
06ASUNCION479	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL 30- [...] (U) SUMMARY: --Demonstration on May Day --Patria Libre Members Captured --19 Rescued from Brothel in Spain --Exploiting Children --Taiwanese President Visits Paraguay ------------------------ Demonstration on May Day ------------------------ 2. (U) On 5/1, approximately 5,000 member [...]	2006-05-08 20:51:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG TW PA
06ASUNCION490	PARAGUAY ON SWISS CONFERENCE AMENDMENTS TO THIRD [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 14:54:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ PA
06ASUNCION491	PARAGUAY ON SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION OF THE 2005 [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 14:55:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT PA
06ASUNCION492	PARAGUAY: WHA/SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DEILVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-10 15:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AORC TBIO WHO PA
06ASUNCION503	PARAGUAY'S INCIPIENT INSURGENCY: A KEY MOMENT FOR [...] (C) The involvement of militant members of the leftist Free Fatherland Party (Partido Patria Libre, or PPL) in two high-profile kidnappings (refs D and E),the murders of two policemen (refs C and F),and an assault on a rural police station (ref A) are evidence of a small militant leftist mov [...]	2006-05-12 14:28:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PINR MARR MASS PA CO VE CU
06ASUNCION576	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 27 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Lugo Calls for Another Protest -- Soccer Diplomacy -- Galeano May Be Prosecuted -- TSJE Says Voting Machines Transparent ------------------------------ Lugo Calls for Another Protest ------------------------------ 2. (U) On 6/7, Monsignor Fernando Lugo and the group Cit [...]	2006-06-05 19:49:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM PA
06ASUNCION590	PARAGUAY: SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL BANTZ CRADDOCK [...] (C) General Craddock, Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes your visit as an opportunity to promote U.S. interests in military, counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism cooperation with Paraguay. You come at a particularly sensitive time as we prepare to submit a new request to the GOP to establish [...]	2006-06-07 17:07:00	Embassy Asuncion	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MARR MASS SNAR PA
06ASUNCION602	PARAGUAY: COURT SENTENCES FORMER PRESIDENT [...] SUMMARY: On June 5 a court sentenced former President Gonzalez Macchi to six years in prison for his involvement in the illegal transfer of USD 16 million from a liquidated bank in 2000. Five others were also convicted in separate hearings for their involvement in the case. This is the big [...]	2006-06-09 14:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KJUS PA
06ASUNCION605	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JUNE 3 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Ambassador Signs Environmental Agreement -- Duarte Plans Meeting with Ministers on MCA -- Coordinating Anti-TIP Efforts -- Paraguay's Ambassador to Argentina Removed ---------------------------------------- Ambassador Signs Environmental Agreement ------------------------ [...]	2006-06-13 11:36:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PA
06ASUNCION629	PARAGUAY: RENEWAL OF UNSC RESOLUTION 1540 [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-19 20:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER PA
06ASUNCION634	PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE FOR PROFESSOR RUTH WEDGEWOOD'S [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-21 17:16:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC
06ASUNCION667	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JUNE 24 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Bombing at Tacumbu Prison -- Presentation of Latest Drug Survey -- GOP to Speed up Privatization -- Ambassador Escapes Sexual Assault Case -- UNACE Claims Senate Presidency ------------------ Bombing at Tacumbu ------------------ 2. (U) On 6/25, prisoners attempted t [...]	2006-06-30 13:55:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON KCRM KWMN PA
06ASUNCION77	PARAGUAY: THE OPPOSITION'S DEBILITATING [...] (C) Summary: Paraguay's ruling Colorado Party has dominated the country's political system for several decades by means of a political machine that it sustains through patronage and effective control of the Executive, the judiciary, and numerous state-run enterprises. Pervasive corruption, we [...]	2006-01-23 12:06:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM PA
06ASUNCION783	PARAGAUY: PREPARATION OF THE UN HIGH LEVEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-02 18:35:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF SMIG UNGA PA
06ASUNCION79	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JANUARY [...] (U) Results of a new poll conducted by the Opinion Studies Cabinet (GEO) and sponsored by news daily, La Nacion, indicate approval ratings of the Duarte Administration remain low. -- 35.6 percent of those polled affirmed that Duarte's governance is either "bad or very bad," compared with 36. [...]	2006-01-23 23:48:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PA CO
06ASUNCION797	PARAGUAY: TIP VICTIMS RECOUNT THEIR EXPERIENCES [...] SUMMARY: On 7/20, A/Pol and Pol Intern met with Graciela Zelaya, Director of the Office of Women's Support and the Center for Trafficking Victims in the Secretariat of Women's Issues, to discuss the parameters for a meeting with three recently repatriated victims. POL had requested the meeting [...]	2006-08-04 12:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SMIG PREL KWMN PA
06ASUNCION828	PARAGUAY: CONTROVERSY OVER OPERATION CONDOR RISES [...] On 8/4, PolOff, representing the Ambassador, attended a presentation by Professor Marcial Riquelme, a Professor of Sociology at Kansas State University, held at the Committee of Churches for Emergency Assistance (CIPAE) but organized by the Truth and Justice Commission. Riquelme's presentation [...]	2006-08-10 11:49:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	AINF PHUM PGOV PREL PTER PA
06ASUNCION869	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, AUGUST 19 [...] (U) Summary -- AMISRAEL March for Peace -- ODC Sponsors Boston Trip -- DCM Visits Yacyreta Dam and Military ------------------------ AMISRAEL March for Peace ------------------------ 2. (U) AMISRAEL Paraguay, an NGO that supports Israel and peace in the Middle East, held a march for [...]	2006-08-25 18:23:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM MASS PY
06ASUNCION919	PARAGUAY: DEMARCHE FOR ATTENDEES OF NAM SUMMIT [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-08 17:39:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU PA
06ASUNCION920	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Supreme Court May Modify Ethics Code -- Airline Industry Developments -- Six Percent Commission Bill in Congress -- Taiwan Donates USD 3 Million -- Ambassador Calls on new Minister of Industry and Commerce -- Ambassador Calls on new Minister of Agriculture -- Ambassador Dis [...]	2006-09-08 18:11:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON PA
06ASUNCION95	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JANUARY [...] (U) Summary -------------- -- GOP and Morocco Sign Agreement to Facilitate Bilateral Investment and Relations -- Preparations for Election Not Easy -- Child Pornography Bill Becomes Law --------------------------------------------- ----------- GOP and Morocco Sign Agreement to Facilitate [...]	2006-01-30 15:19:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR PA
06ASUNCION950	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPTEMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- TIP Victim Return, Trafficker Captured -- Development Program for Women Announced -- Case of Accomplices of Mendes Mesquita Back on Track -- Willie Earns Big Bones In Drug Seizures TIP VICTIM RETURNED, TRAFFICKER CAPTURED 2. (U) Paraguayan police arrested Bolivian cit [...]	2006-09-15 16:24:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KWMN KCRM SNAR ECON PA
06ASUNCION986	PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPTEMBER [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-26 18:46:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON SNAR KCRM MASS BO PA
06ASUNCION992	PARAGUAY: THE CHANGING RELATIONS WITH BOLIVIA [...] SUMMARY: (U) Paraguayan media September 27 trumpet charges by Bolivian Interior Vice Minister Puente that Paraguayan President Duarte is "a liar" FM Ramirez publicly told a midmorning radio call-in show that unless Bolivia withdraws such baseless accusations Paraguay will "withdraw the ambas [...]	2006-09-27 21:39:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS MARR PREL PGOV PA BO VE
06ATHENS1000	GREECE MOST LIKELY TO CO-SPONSOR U.S./UK SANCTIONS [...] (C) Embassy Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 13 April to Ambassador Fotios Xidos of the MFA's UN Directorate. Xidos, who was familiar with the U.S./UK proposal of adding the four names, said Greece would most likely co-sponsor it. (Note: Xidos will replace UN Directorate head Ambassador Fr [...]	2006-04-13 13:28:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETTC GR UNSC
06ATHENS1091	GREECE REVIEWING TECHNICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CFE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 13:54:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE MARR PARM PREL GR NATOPOLICY
06ATHENS1092	GREECE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT NATO-MIDDLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 13:54:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL PGOV GR
06ATHENS1093	GREECE SUPPORTS NATO GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-26 14:19:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR GR NATOPOLICY NATO
06ATHENS1099	LIBERTAD ACT: GREEK STANCE ON CUBA [...] (C) Vassilios Konstantineas, Expert Minister Counselor at the MFA Latin American Directorate, confirmed on April 27 that the GoG remains unaware of any substantial investments in Cuba by Greek nationals. The GoG does not maintain a comprehensive list of investments in Cuba by its nationals, a [...]	2006-04-27 14:01:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC CU GR
06ATHENS1100	GREECE WILL OPPOSE G-77 RESOLUTION ON UN [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-27 14:01:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC UNGA KUNR GR
06ATHENS1299	GREECE'S MUSLIM MINORITY IN THRACE: POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's large Muslim minority in Thrace could be the source of reciprocal CBMs between Greece and Turkey that lessen tension and assist Turkey's EU accession, a strategic GoG objective. Unfortunately, that is not the case at present: Greece views this minority as purely a dom [...]	2006-05-19 13:12:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU GR
06ATHENS1304	GREECE'S MUSLIM MINORITY IN THRACE: POTENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's large Muslim minority in Thrace could be the source of reciprocal CBMs between Greece and Turkey that lessen tension and assist Turkey's EU accession, a strategic GoG objective. Unfortunately, that is not the case at present: Greece views this minority as purely a dom [...]	2006-05-22 07:06:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU GR
06ATHENS1507	STUDENTS PROTEST PROPOSED UNIVERSITY REFORMS, SHUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following over a month of sit-ins, strikes, and protest rallies opposing GoG plans to reform the Greek university system -- especially allowing private, non-profit universities to operate -- left-wing and communist student groups and some university professors on June 8 organi [...]	2006-06-12 13:13:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL PREL GR
06ATHENS1508	STUDENTS PROTEST PROPOSED UNIVERSITY REFORMS, SHUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following over a month of sit-ins, strikes, and protest rallies opposing GoG plans to reform the Greek university system -- especially allowing private, non-profit universities to operate -- left-wing and communist student groups and some university professors on June 8 organi [...]	2006-06-12 13:15:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SCUL PREL GR
06ATHENS1524	GREECE: GOG AND MEDIA CALL 2006 TIP REPORT [...] SUMMARY: The Greek government and press responded positively to the release of the 2006 TIP report, calling Greece's advancement to Tier 2 from Tier 2 Watch List (T2WL) "encouraging." News articles relied on post's press release, press conference, and the report narrative for straightforwar [...]	2006-06-14 11:34:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO GR TIP
06ATHENS1550	MDA: GREEK REPRESENTATION AT GENEVA/INTL [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points June 13 to Alexandros Rallis of the Greek MFA's Directorate for International Organizations (D1),which passed them to Greece's Ambassador in Geneva and former D1 head, Frangisko Verros. Greece will be represented in Geneva by Professor Kalliope Koufa. Cons [...]	2006-06-16 11:31:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS GR
06ATHENS1648	AMNESTY INT'L PROTEST OVER DETAINEES TURNS INTO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Two representatives from Amnesty International Greece (AI) met with poloffs June 26 to deliver 1000 petitions addressed to President Bush which call for the closure of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. After poloff delivered reftel talking points in response to criticisms [...]	2006-06-27 13:27:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KPAO GR HRIGHTS
06ATHENS1652	PAKISTANI EMBASSY CLAIMS GOG COMPLICITY IN HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 16 meeting with Poloffs, Pakistani XXXXXXXXXXXX relayed his concerns that human smuggling could be funding destabilizing separatist, Muslim-extremist, and even terrorist movements in Pakistan, notably in the Balochistan province. His concern is heightened by what he [...]	2006-06-28 11:09:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR PINR PINS PK SMIG SOCI PTER
06ATHENS1657	GREEK PROCESS FOR RATIFYING INTERNATIONAL TRACING [...] (U) Poloff spoke with Fotini Tomai-Constantopoulou on June 28 regarding reftel points. Tomai-Constantopoulou, Expert Counselor the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Service of Diplomatic and Historical Archives, and Greece's representative to the International Commission of the International Traci [...]	2006-06-28 12:46:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNAR PHUM GR
06ATHENS1745	GREEK MFA ISSUES STATEMENT CRITICAL OF NORTH [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on 6 July to MFA spokesman George Koumoutsakos. On the same day, Koumoutsakos released the following statement during a briefing with diplomatic journalists and foreign correspondents (also posted on the MFA's website: www.mfa.gr). 2. (U) Begin text [...]	2006-07-07 10:58:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PREL GR
06ATHENS1780	GOG WILL PRESS IRANIAN FM TO ACCEPT NUCLEAR [...] (C) On the margins of a July 11 meeting between Ambassador Ries and Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyiannis (septel),Bakoyiannis conveyed to Ambassador Ries that Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki will attend a Socialist International Presidium on Samos island on Saturday, July 15, and that FM Mo [...]	2006-07-11 14:08:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PARM IR GR MARR MNUC MOPS PINR
06ATHENS1781	GOG WILL PRESS IRANIAN FM TO ACCEPT NUCLEAR [...] (C) On the margins of a July 11 meeting between Ambassador Ries and Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyiannis (septel),Bakoyiannis conveyed to Ambassador Ries that Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki will attend a Socialist International Presidium on Samos island on Saturday, July 15, and that FM Mo [...]	2006-07-11 14:08:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PARM IR GR MARR MNUC MOPS PINR
06ATHENS1804	IRANIAN FM AND SOCIALIST PARTY LEADERS CONFIRM [...] (C) Poloff contacted Dimitri Droutsas, advisor to George Papandreou (head of opposition PASOK party and President of Socialist International) to follow-up reftel telcon concerning the attendance of Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki at the July 15 Socialist International meeting. Droutsas reporte [...]	2006-07-12 14:52:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PARM IR GR MARR MNUC MOPS PINR
06ATHENS1838	GREEK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 17 GAERC [...] (C) On July 14, poloff met with Thanos Kafopoulos, action officer for EU-Transatlantic issues in the MFA's EU Foreign Relations Directorate, to deliver ref A and B demarches. Kafopoulos, who had been faxed ref A points earlier, noted that the GoG has no significant differences with any of the [...]	2006-07-14 16:52:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN CY GR
06ATHENS1839	GREEK VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 17 GAERC [...] (C) On July 14, poloff met with Thanos Kafopoulos, action officer for EU-Transatlantic issues in the MFA's EU Foreign Relations Directorate, to deliver ref A and B demarches. Kafopoulos, who had been faxed ref A points earlier, noted that the GoG has no significant differences with any of the [...]	2006-07-14 16:57:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN CY GR
06ATHENS184	GoG Announces Day of Remembrance for Victims of [...] (U) The first Sunday in January has been selected as the official day of remembrance for the victims of terrorism, Marietta Yiannakou, the Education and Religious Affairs minister, announced on January 17. Yiannakou, who has also proposed that such a day of remembrance should be recognized v [...]	2006-01-23 13:11:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER GR ANARCHISTS
06ATHENS1867	GREECE: EARLY ELECTIONS RUMOR LIKELY JUST THAT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to "Eleftheros Typos," a strongly pro-government Athens daily, PM Karamanlis may be toying with the possibility of early parliamentary elections to coincide with local elections already scheduled for October 15, 2006. The paper suggests that with a weak opposition leader [...]	2006-07-18 14:41:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GR INTERNAL
06ATHENS1946	CFE TRANSFERS: GOG REQUESTS DC DELEGATION TO VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA NATO D2 Directorate, Deputy Director Polychroniou, on Thursday July 20, and to MoD Deputy Diplomatic Advisor Stoidis Friday, July 21. Both interlocutors expressed that Greece remains interested in complying with the request, but also that a [...]	2006-07-25 14:56:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR NO PGOV PREL TU NATO MARR KCFE PARM
06ATHENS1947	CFE TRANSFERS: GOG REQUESTS DC DELEGATION TO VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA NATO D2 Directorate, Deputy Director Polychroniou, on Thursday July 20, and to MoD Deputy Diplomatic Advisor Stoidis Friday, July 21. Both interlocutors expressed that Greece remains interested in complying with the request, but also that a [...]	2006-07-26 04:09:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	GR NO PGOV PREL TU NATO MARR KCFE PARM
06ATHENS1969	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered subject demarche to Ambassador Rallis, MFA D1 Directorate of the UN, International Organizations, and Disarmament. 2. (U) Ambassador Rallis informed poloff that FM Dora Bakoyianni will likely not represent Greece at the High Level Dialogue (HLD) on Migration [...]	2006-07-28 12:04:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV GR EAID PREF SMIG UNGA
06ATHENS1970	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 61ST UNGA HIGH-LEVEL [...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered subject demarche to Ambassador Rallis, MFA D1 Directorate of the UN, International Organizations, and Disarmament on July 27. 2. (U) Rallis informed poloff that GoG FM Dora Bakoyianni will attend UNGA. Although her schedule has not yet been finalized, Ralli [...]	2006-07-28 12:19:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA SKEP
06ATHENS3240	PRESS REPORTS LINK TRAFFICKING TO PRIVATE [...] (U) This week, Athens police arrested a 41 year-old British woman in connection with the kidnapping of an infant child bed!&!)&! Q) ! 1Q year-old Romanian Roma #iQ,& T(%Q T%e&!g%$ victim was also arre1T%$ !&4%R !k%Qd!)&).' to police that she (!d "e%f !h%!Q%$ #QT !b the 14,000 euro that 4(eQQ [...]	2006-12-22 08:28:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG HSTC GR BU RO
06ATHENS338	GREEKS CONSIDERING ISAF PRT, BUT MAY NEED HELP [...] (C) Summary. Greek leaders know that ISAF's Stage III expansion will increase pressure on them to increase their contribution to NATO's efforts in Afghanistan. Senior officials are contemplating offering to assume command of a PRT in the north, but are uneasy about the domestic political c [...]	2006-02-06 14:33:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL GR AF NATOAFGHAN
06ATHENS346	TIP IS KEY TOPIC AT THESSALONIKI ANTI-ORGANIZED [...] (U) SUMMARY: Law enforcement officials and prosecutors from the Balkan region, as well as reps from regional and international organizations met February 1-2 in Thessaloniki at a conference co-sponsored by the Embassy/Consulate and the Stability Pact to compare notes on fighting trafficking [...]	2006-02-06 17:04:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM GR TIP
06ATHENS371	GREECE/KOSOVO: SERB PRESIDENT VISITS ATHENS, LOOKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 6 the Greek MFA gave read-outs to EU and Contact Group embassies of recent, separate visits to Athens of Serb President Tadic and Serb-Montenegrin President Marovic, who both came to attend the Socialist International meeting last week. Kosovo dominated the discuss [...]	2006-02-09 11:27:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GR
06ATHENS414	INTERNATIONAL TIP EXPERTS DISCUSS BEST PRACTICES [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Organization for Migration (IOM),the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Hellenic Aid Division, and Embassy Athens co-organized a January 24 roundtable that brought together local NGOs with international TIP experts who were in Athens for a separate business community [...]	2006-02-14 10:15:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KWMN CVIS GR TIP
06ATHENS523	GREEK MFA DETAILS IRAQI TRAINING PLANS [...] (C) Although discussions were still underway, Bulgaria was likely to agree to host Greek trainers for Iraqi military personnel (ref A),MFA NATO Affairs Division official Andreas Kintis told poloff February 22. Kintis expressed appreciation for the U.S. offer to assist with liaison with Bul [...]	2006-02-23 13:46:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR GR IRAQ
06ATHENS533	GREECE: RESPONSE TO AL-ASKARIYA SHRINE BOMBING [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-24 10:52:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER GR
06ATHENS681	CYPRIOT PRESIDENT GETS BOOST FROM PM ON HANDLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Athens March 7-9 on one of his frequent working visits, Cypriot President Papadopoulos met top party leaders and GoG officials, including PM Karamanlis, and got a boost for his handling of the Cyprus issue. In a joint press conference, PM Karamanlis praised the February 28 UN [...]	2006-03-10 15:48:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CY GR

06ATHENS784	GREEK REACTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: The release of the 2005 Human Rights Report (HRR) received wide coverage in most major Greek media and a range of reactions from post's human rights contacts. More than fourteen print articles factually conveyed the report's account of human rights abuses occurring in Greece, but sa [...]	2006-03-22 14:30:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KPAO GR HRIGHTS

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