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05HELSINKI1139	EVERY FINN'S PRESIDENT: WHY TARJA HALONEN REMAINS [...] (SBU) Social Democratic President Tarja Halonen remains enormously popular in Finland, and polls consistently predict that she will easily win a second term in January's election. Halonen's left-wing base remains rock solid and her appeal across party lines is the object of great envy. Finlan [...]	2005-10-26 11:58:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ELAB PINR FI

05HELSINKI1145	FINLAND: PROPOSED RESIDENCY PERMITS FOR TIP [...] (U) Officials at the Interior Ministry told Poloff that they intend to draft a proposed amendment to Finland's "Aliens Act" that would allow trafficking-in-persons victims to receive temporary residency permits. The proposed permits would allow TIP victims to remain in Finland for up to one [...]	2005-10-27 12:02:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SOCI SMIG FI
05HELSINKI1146	FINLAND SUPPORTIVE OF COORDINATED U.S-EU EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: The GOF welcomes U.S. efforts to coordinate a robust Belarus strategy with EU partners. It views a strong message to Lukashenko as desirable and welcomes democracy promotion and outreach to civil society. However, the GOF cautions that the U.S. and EU must commit for the long-ter [...]	2005-10-27 12:52:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EAID BO FI PROG EUN
05HELSINKI1267	CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FINNISH PRIME MINISTER [...] (S) Summary: Prime Minister Vanhanen and Charge reviewed several issues of interest to the U.S. and Finland Nov. 25. Vanhanen raised the issue of an alleged CIA flight through Finland about which the GOF has faced heavy political and press criticism. He also discussed the current presidential [...]	2005-12-08 15:12:00	Embassy Helsinki	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON MARR MOPS FI EU
05HELSINKI127	ACEH: FINNISH MEDIATOR AHTISAARI PLEASED WITH [...] (C) Poloff on January 30 spoke with former Finnish President Ahtisaari's special assistant Kristiina Rinkineva. Ahtisaari is the head of Finland's Crisis Management Initiative (CMI),a conflict-resolution think tank, and had agreed to hosting a meeting of GAM and GoI representatives after be [...]	2005-01-31 13:13:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS ASEC ID FI
05HELSINKI1281	FINNISH RESPONSE TO S LETTER ON ALLEGED US [...] (C) Summary: Finnish MFA officials have offered generally measured reactions to the Secretary's response to Foreign Secretary Straw on alleged US detention and transportation of terrorist suspects through the EU. FM Tuomioja publicly welcomed the Secretary's dialogue with European partners at [...]	2005-12-12 13:38:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM FI EUN
05HELSINKI1290	FINLAND: UN RAPPORTEUR WELCOMES THE SECRETARY'S [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights Scheinin welcomed the Secretary's clarification of U.S. policy on transportation of prisoners and U.S. obligations under the CAT. He said her specific reference to "degrading" treatment was important, but noted that additional clarificati [...]	2005-12-15 12:32:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI FI
05HELSINKI1310	FINLAND'S "NATO CANDIDATE" STRESSES TRANS-ATLANTIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Swedish People's Party candidate and MEP Henrick Lax briefed us on the presidential campaign and the political challenges facing the US and Europe. He expressed grave concern about developments in Russia and argued that Finland must assume far greater leadership in helping formu [...]	2005-12-23 10:45:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR SENV PINR FI
05HELSINKI137	FINLAND: REACTION TO IRAQI ELECTIONS [...] (C) Finland's Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja has not issued a formal statement on the Iraqi elections, but told reporters in Brussels on January 31 that the elections were a step in the right direction. He said that he was particularly encouraged that the majority of Iraqis voted despite th [...]	2005-02-02 15:08:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ FI
05HELSINKI160	AMBASSADOR'S LUNCH WITH FM: MIDDLE EAST IS "NUMBER [...] (C) Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja invited the Ambassador to a working lunch February 2. Tuomioja was more relaxed and upbeat than we have seen for some time; the Ambassador was received unusually warmly and a cordial atmosphere existed throughout. The FM welcomed the President's Fe [...]	2005-02-04 15:59:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XF AF ID CH MARR CASC KIPR FI EUN
05HELSINKI228	ACEH TALKS: FINNISH MEDIATORS POSITIVE AFTER DAY 2 [...] (C) Poloff spoke with Meri-Maria Jaarva of the Crisis Management Initiative (CMI) on the night of February 22. Jaarva is the chief assistant of former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari for the Aceh talks. Jaarva said that there had been an "enormous change" in the demeanor and attitude of [...]	2005-02-23 09:04:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS MARR EAID ASEC ID FI
05HELSINKI242	ACEH TALKS: CONVERSATION WITH AHTISAARI'S OFFICE [...] (C) On February 24, POL Chief and UK DCM met with Meeri-Maria Jaarva of former Finnish President Ahtisaari's staff for a more detailed read-out of the second round of the GoI-GAM talks held February 21-23 (Ref A). Jaarva described discussions in each of the agenda items, and said both sides h [...]	2005-02-25 13:22:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS MARR EAID ASEC ID FI
05HELSINKI463	FINLAND: CHR RESOLUTION ON GUANTANAMO [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Johanna Suurpaa, Director of the MFA's Human Rights Unit and Finland's CHR Coordinator. Suurpaa said that she understood the U.S. position and believed that under no circumstances would any EU country support the Cuban resolution. She said that the [...]	2005-04-20 13:15:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM FI
05HELSINKI613	OFFICIAL-INFORMAL [...] (U) CODEL Hyde -- House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R-IL),HIRC Minority Leader Tom Lantos (D-CA),Representative Melvin Watt (D-NC),Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA),and Representative Diane Watson (D-CA) -- visited Finland, May 29-31. On May 30, the CODEL met wi [...]	2005-06-02 05:00:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT
05HELSINKI690	CODEL HYDE VISIT TO FINLAND [...] (U) CODEL Hyde -- House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry Hyde (R-IL),HIRC Minority Leader Tom Lantos (D-CA),Representative Melvin Watt (D-NC),Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA),and Representative Diane Watson (D-CA) -- visited Finland, May 29-31. On May 30, the CODEL met wi [...]	2005-06-27 11:06:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT FI
05HELSINKI873	PUTIN VISITS FINLAND [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Earle I. Mack met privately with Jarmo Viinanen, Chief of Staff to Finland's President Tarja Halonen, on August 3. Viinanen briefed the Ambassador about Russian President Putin's 2 day visit to Finland for meetings with Halonen. Viinanen said that both sides emphas [...]	2005-08-04 05:11:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM RS EN FI
05HELSINKI920	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CONSERVATIVE PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Conservative Party presidential candidate Sauli Niinisto provided us a candid summary of his views on the upcoming campaign and on key issues of interest to the United States. Domestically, he criticized President Halonen for benefiting from Finland's decade of economic and fore [...]	2005-08-23 13:17:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU FI TU
05HELSINKI930	FINLAND: PLANS FOR SEPTEMBER 1-2 GYMNICH MEETING [...] Summary: (U) The GoF plans to concentrate on three issues at the Gymnich: EU enlargement, the Middle-East Peace Process, and the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Finland will strongly support the start of Turkish accession talks on Oct. 3, and EU Commissioner for Enlargement Ollie Rehn (a Finn) [...]	2005-08-26 14:00:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	EU PGOV PHUM PREL FI EUN
05HELSINKI948	GOF RESPONSE ON IRAQ CONSTITUTION [...] DCM met September 1 with Finnish MFA Undersecretary for Political Affairs Markus Lyra to discuss the GOF's public response to the Iraqi draft constitution and to request a public statement supporting the democratization process in Iraq. She noted that the foreign ministers from the five Nordi [...]	2005-09-02 11:03:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ FI
05HELSINKI949	GOF CONCERNED ABOUT SYRIA BUT HESITANT ABOUT [...] (C) DCM delivered subject demarche to MFA Undersecretary for Political Affairs Markus Lyra. The GOF has not received a request from Syria for a high level meeting at the UNGA, but Lyra said he would communicate our request to Finland's UNGA delegation. He fully agreed that Syria has failed to [...]	2005-09-02 11:03:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER SY FI
05HELSINKI988	FINLAND'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SPAR OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: The unofficial opening rounds of Finland's presidential campaign appear to indicate that European and trans-Atlantic security issues could become central themes. Conservative Party candidate Niinisto has advocated that Finland embrace European security guarantee mechanisms and [...]	2005-09-16 07:51:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR FI NATO
05HOCHIMINHCITY1045	INTERVIEWS WITH VISAS-93 APPLICANTS SHOW SOME PROGRESS IN [...] (SBU) Summary. HCMC's Refugee Resettlement Section recently concluded interviews of 124 ethnic minority families as part of the VISAS-93 reunification process for Central Highlands ethnic minority families. This was the first time that ConGen staff have had completely unfettered access to a l [...]	2005-10-04 06:50:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY1082	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND THE PROTESTANT COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussions in early October with the GVN- recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV),house church leaders and provincial government officials indicate that steady progress continues to be made of religious freedom issues affecting Protestants in central coastal V [...]	2005-10-18 10:05:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY1143	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN GIA LAI PROVICE: TWO STEPS FORWARD, [...] (SBU) Summary: A reliable contact in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai told us October 31 that, overall conditions for the GVN-recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) in the province continue to improve. Additional churches have been recognized and new pastors trained [...]	2005-11-01 09:50:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
05HOCHIMINHCITY1152	HCMC CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE PUSHES FOR GREATER ROLE IN [...] (SBU) From October 27 to 29, the HCMC Archdiocese hosted an international workshop on strategies to care for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The declared goal of the workshop was to develop a concrete action plan for the Church on HIV/AIDS in HCMC. The unwritten subtext was an effort to p [...]	2005-11-04 03:41:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR PREL SOCI PHUM KIRF VM RELFREE HIV AIDS HUMANR
05HOCHIMINHCITY1212	NEW LIFE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH STATUS - UPDATE [...] (SBU) New Life Fellowship church (NLF) pastor-in-charge Eric Dooley and responsible local and central-level officials have held a series of meetings on the impasse over the operations of the church (ref A). Dooley told us that, in mid-October, at the recommendation of the HCMC Committee for R [...]	2005-11-16 09:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KIRF SOCI CASC VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY1238	FOREIGN BANKER EVALUATES VIETNAM'S FINANCIAL SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: Vietnam's financial markets are evolving, but the pace of evolution is slow and access to capital is limited for all except state-owned enterprises (SOEs),according to one of the leading foreign bankers in the country. At a recent investment conference hosted by the Ho Chi Minh Cit [...]	2005-11-29 06:50:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD EINV VM WTRO BTA WTO SOE FINREF
05HOCHIMINHCITY1293	VISIT OF CONGRESSMAN CHRISTOPHER SMITH TO HO CHI MINH CITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In an intensive one day visit December 4, Congressman Chris Smith met with provincial government officials, prominent political dissidents and religious freedom activists. HCMC officials did not make any tangible commitments, but acknowledged their obligation to create a positiv [...]	2005-12-15 10:17:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF SOCI PHUM VM HIV AIDS HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY1295	MEKONG DELTA DEVELOPMENT- RIPE FOR BIOTECH AND CAPITAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Vietnam's Mekong Delta provinces will have difficulty meeting the GVN's goal of nearly doubling per capita GDP by 2010 without substantial reform and investment. A recent visit by the Consul General to two of the most prosperous Delta provinces revealed neither advances in produ [...]	2005-12-16 09:39:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV SOCI EINV EAID EAGR VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY1311	THE AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 15-16 VISIT TO HCMC AND BINH DUONG [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador's December 15 and 16 visits to one of HCMC's 21 drug rehabilitation centers and a local HIV testing and ARV treatment center highlighted the challenges facing the city in planning for the upcoming release of some of the centers' 30,000 residents, many of whom are H [...]	2005-12-21 12:50:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID PHUM SOCI SNAR TBIO VM HIV AIDS
05HOCHIMINHCITY132	DEPUTY GLOBAL AIDS COORDINATOR VISITS HCMC [...] (SBU) Summary. Dr. Joseph O'Neill, Deputy U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, heard from government officials, health care providers, and NGO directors who expressed thanks for USG assistance to combat HIV/AIDS and pointed out the need for further anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment and technical traini [...]	2005-02-02 10:21:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV PGOV EAID PREL SOCI VM HIV AIDS
05HOCHIMINHCITY160	HIV/AIDS INTER-FAITH SERVICE DRAWS TOP CITY [...] (U) Over 6,000 people attended an inter-faith prayer service to raise HIV/AIDS awareness organized by the Catholic Archdiocese of Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of February 15. Senior city government and Party leaders as well as heads of Vietnam's six recognized religions participated in the [...]	2005-02-16 10:52:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI KIRF PGOV KHIV VM RELFREE HIV AIDS
05HOCHIMINHCITY189	UPDATE ON MENNONITES: PASTOR NGUYEN HONG QUANG AND LE THI [...] (SBU) On February 22, visiting S/P Staffer William Inboden and ConGenOffs met with Ms. Le Thi Phu Dung (strictly protect),wife of imprisoned Mennonite house church pastor Nguyen Hong Quang. Dung said she has visited her husband in HCMC's Chi Hoa prison "two or three times" and is able to deliv [...]	2005-02-24 11:15:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY191	S/P STAFFER'S HCMC CONSULTATIONS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with visiting S/P staffer William Inboden and ConGenOffs in HCMC February 20-23, HCMC officials cited the Prime Minister's February 4 "Order on Protestantism" as evidence of the GVN's commitment to improve the climate for religious practice in Vietnam. They said th [...]	2005-02-24 12:09:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
05HOCHIMINHCITY210	VISIT TO A REMOTE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS VILLAGE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On March 1, CG and PolOff made a stop at a small village in a remote area of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong. The hour-long discussion with local residents highlighted the economic disparities between the indigenous Montagnards and ethnic Vietnamese migra [...]	2005-03-03 10:45:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI SCUL SENV PINR PREF KIRF PHUM VM ETMIN
05HOCHIMINHCITY212	UPDATE ON MENNONITE HOUSE CHURCH IN HCMC [...] (SBU) In the evening of February 27, local HCMC police detained the wife of imprisoned Mennonite Pastor Nguyen Hong Quang and 18 worshipers. According to our house church contacts, at the end of the Sunday service, police informed the group that they were assembling illegally and made a report [...]	2005-03-04 05:36:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY238	INITIAL ANALYSIS OF GVN'S IMPLEMENTING DECREE ON RELIGION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Implementing Decree for the Ordinance on Religion and Belief offers a number of significant advances, primarily in creating clear procedures for non-recognized religious groups to apply to legalize their operations. It lays out specific deadlines for officials to provide a [...]	2005-03-10 10:13:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY248	AMBASSADOR FOCUSES ON ETHNIC MINORITY AND RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials in the Central Highlands provinces of Lam Dong and Dak Lak told the Ambassador that they are implementing Hanoi's policies to expand religious freedom and to improve the lives of ethnic minorities, but said they would not tolerate "Dega Protestants" using religion for [...]	2005-03-11 10:52:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON EINV PREF SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
05HOCHIMINHCITY288	LOCAL VIEWS OF GVN DECREE ON RELIGION [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the issuance of the Implementation Decree for the Ordinance on Religion and Belief (reftels),we discussed its implications for the officially recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) and the members of the unrecognized Protestant house church movement [...]	2005-03-17 07:31:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY307	CONSUL GENERAL FOCUSES ON ETHNIC MINORITY AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: A visit to the Central Highlands provinces of Gia Lai and Kontum from March 15 to 17 reinforced our view that Gia Lai is taking serious steps to address socio-economic and religious issues affecting the provinces Montagnard minority. The Deputy Director of the province's Minist [...]	2005-03-23 11:00:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
05HOCHIMINHCITY325	HOA HAO ACTIVISTS PLAN PROTESTS IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The California-based Hoa Hao Buddhist Organization, Phat Giao Hoa Hao, informed us on March 4 of the arrest of two Hoa Hao activists in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang. They are being investigated for distributing audio-visual materials without proper licensing. In a foll [...]	2005-03-29 01:10:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
05HOCHIMINHCITY364	GVN BEGINS CONSULTATIONS ON DECREE ON RELIGION: FRICTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Contacts in the Protestant community report that central- and provincial-level officials have begun formal consultations on implementation of Vietnam's new legal framework on religion. The officially recognized Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam has begun a training course f [...]	2005-04-08 00:48:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY383	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HCMC DEPUTY PARTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) The Ambassador, accompanied the CG, PolOff and notetaker, met HCMC Deputy Party Secretary Le Hoang Quan at HCMC's Communist Party Headquarters on March 30. The Ambassador, noting the ongoing port call of the USS Gary to HCMC, said that he believed that the U.S.-Vietnam relationship had i [...]	2005-04-12 08:14:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KIRF PHUM VM HUMANR HIV AIDS RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY398	SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, HIV/AIDS AND HCMC'S DRUG [...] (SBU) Summary. HCMC is struggling to provide effective substance abuse and medical treatment for injecting drug users, one of the principal vectors of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Vietnam. HCMC maintains 21 rehabilitation centers for roughly 30,000 drug addicts, who are administratively -- and oft [...]	2005-04-14 11:35:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI KHIV SNAR PHUM VM CNARC HIV AIDS
05HOCHIMINHCITY516	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO HCMC: CHALLENGES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: During his visit to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on May 6, the Deputy Secretary focused on the economic challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for HCMC, Vietnam's economic and financial locomotive. The U.S.-educated Vice-Chairman of HCMC's People's Committee told the Deputy Sec [...]	2005-05-18 13:37:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI EAID PINR OVIP VM WTO SOE LABOR IPROP
05HOCHIMINHCITY528	DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETS WITH HCMC ENTREPRENEURS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a roundtable discussion with HCMC entrepreneurs and government representatives, the Deputy Secretary discussed the current state of Vietnam's economy and future prospects, including accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). HCMC business representatives voiced con [...]	2005-05-20 12:38:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV BEXP PREL VM WTO IPROP BTA
05HOCHIMINHCITY559	New Vietnamese Adoption Case Raises Old Concerns [...] (SBU) Post recently investigated the second case this year in which GVN authorities approved the adoption of a Vietnamese orphan by an Amcit as a "humanitarian exception" to Vietnamese law (reftel A). The adopted child meets the INA definition of an orphan; however, the GVN has confirmed Miss [...]	2005-05-26 11:43:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CASC KOCI KFRD VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY594	VIETNAM BUSINESS FORUM: WTO AND ENTERPRISE CONCERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vietnamese and foreign business leaders highlighted the continued need for infrastructure development and legal reform at the Vietnam Business Forum, the biannual meeting between the business community and the GVN. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan, who led the GVN's delegation to [...]	2005-06-06 03:46:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV VM WTRO WTO
05HOCHIMINHCITY609	HUE DEMONSTRATES PROGRESS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent visit to Hue, Catholic and Protestant leaders painted a picture of an increasingly tolerant provincial leadership. Overall, they have made more tangible progress in urban areas than in the rural hinterland. There is budding cooperation between religious groups [...]	2005-06-09 01:23:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HIV AIDS
05HOCHIMINHCITY623	HUE DEMONSTRATES PROGRESS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent visit to Hue, Catholic and Protestant leaders painted a picture of an increasingly tolerant provincial leadership. Overall, they have made more tangible progress in urban areas than in the rural hinterland. There is budding cooperation between religious groups [...]	2005-06-09 07:23:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR
05HOCHIMINHCITY634	VIETNAM'S LARGEST PROTESTANT GROUP REPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) were cautiously optimistic that a meetings in Hanoi and HCMC with GVN officials in late May set the stage for improved conditions for the Protestant Church, particularly in the Central Highlands. While the SECV is di [...]	2005-06-14 13:56:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY636	VIETNAM'S LARGEST PROTESTANT GROUP REPORTS PROGRESS AFTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of the Southern Evangelical Church of Vietnam (SECV) were cautiously optimistic that a meetings in Hanoi and HCMC with GVN officials in late May set the stage for improved conditions for the Protestant Church, particularly in the Central Highlands. While the SECV is di [...]	2005-06-14 13:57:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY786	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: "WAIT AND SEE" IN TAY NINH PROVINCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Religious leaders in Tay Ninh Province stated the Ordinance on Religion has made a positive difference in their relationship with provincial and local authorities. While generally optimistic, their sentiments were dampened by doubts about the effectiveness of the new legal frame [...]	2005-07-25 10:39:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI VM RELFREE HUMANR
05HOCHIMINHCITY811	UNHCR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE UTKAN VIEWS ON EVE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: In HCMC before his August 2-4 visit to the Central Highlands, UNHCR Regional Representative Utkan, accompanied by Hanoi-based UNHCR representative Vu Anh Son, told ConGenOffs that cooperation with the GVN on issues related to the return of ethnic minority refugees from Cambodia [...]	2005-08-02 11:02:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF SOCI PREL PGOV CB VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY816	PASTOR TRUONG STILL IN THE ASYLUM -- ACTION REQUEST [...] (U) This is an action request which has been cleared by Embassy Hanoi. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) Baptist Pastor Than Van Truong remains confined in the criminal ward of Central Mental Hospital #2 in Dong Nai province with no resolution of his case in sight. Over the past month, D [...]	2005-08-04 09:44:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY818	(SBU) AMBASSADOR MEETS DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST NGUYEN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a private meeting in Ho Chi Minh City, democracy activist Nguyen Dan Que told the Ambassador that there has been a gradual expansion of personal freedoms in Vietnam. The visit of Prime Minister Phan Van Khai to the United States has strengthened the hand of "liberals" within [...]	2005-08-05 11:54:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY847	MENNONITE PASTOR REPORTS ON DISSENTING MEMBERS AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with PolOffs, Pastor Nguyen Quang Trung, president of the Vietnam Mennonite Church (VMC),characterized relations as amiable between his church and government officials at central and provincial levels. Trung claims to represent the entirety of the 8,000-strong Menn [...]	2005-08-13 09:50:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KIRF PGOV VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY894	AMBASSADOR'S ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a mid-August visit to Vietnam's central coastal provinces of Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam and Danang, the Ambassador told provincial leaders that continued reform and privatization were essential for strong economic growth. The Ambassador also focused on MIA issues and lo [...]	2005-08-24 10:12:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON KIRF PREL SOCI KHIV SNAR PHUM VM
05HOCHIMINHCITY924	MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SECURITY IN HCMC SEEKS POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff (accompanied by RSO) was invited to a first-ever meeting at HCMC's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) headquarters at which officials made a pitch for greater cooperation between the MPS and ConGen on political issues. The clear implication was that this cooperation was p [...]	2005-09-01 08:41:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PINR PREL SOCI KIRF VM RELFREE HUMANR CTERR
05HOCHIMINHCITY962	RESULTS OF USG REFUGEE MONITORING VISIT TO GIA LAI [...] (SBU) Summary: Based on interviews and observations during a visit to Gia Lai Province September 6-8, a joint Hanoi-HCMC team found no indications of mistreatment or discrimination against the 18 returnees interviewed. Although a number of returnees raised grievances related to GVN policies [...]	2005-09-12 11:16:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF PREF VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
05HOCHIMINHCITY968	GIA LAI AND DAK LAK PROVINCES ON DIFFERENT PATHS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to Gia Lai Province September 6- 8 to assess the conditions of ethnic minority returnees, Gia Lai officials enumerated the various steps they are taking to normalize the status of Protestant churches in the province, in particular the GVN-recognized Southern Evang [...]	2005-09-14 07:27:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PREL PGOV KIRF VM ETMIN HUMANR RELFREE
05HOCHIMINHCITY984	SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND HIV/AIDS IN HCMC (UPDATE) [...] (SBU) The visit of an INL-led team to HCMC underscored the need for new approaches in drug rehabilitation and in HCMC's 20 drug rehabilitation centers. HCMC is still struggling to provide effective substance abuse and medical treatment for the 30,000 injecting drug users and commercial sex wor [...]	2005-09-16 07:38:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI SNAR PHUM VM KHIV CNARC HIV AIDS RELFREE
05ISLAMABAD15278	TFPK01: PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE -- DISASTER RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: The Government of Pakistan (GOP) now has a firmer grasp on managing relief efforts, but still faces coordination problems between its civilian and military leaders. The Prime Minister's coordination center is considering a USG proposal to have embassy liaison [...]	2005-10-12 02:20:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	AEMR ASEC EAID MASS PGOV PK PREL PAS
05ISLAMABAD15463	POLITICAL FALLOUT FROM DISASTER RESPONSE [...] (C) Summary: The GOP and the Pakistan military have faced substantial media and public criticism, much of it unjustified, for their perceived ineffectiveness in earthquake response. Musharraf's public address on October 12, a damage control exercise, was overshadowed by continued media images [...]	2005-10-14 09:54:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID MASS PK
05ISLAMABAD15731	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: AN OPEN DOOR TO KASHMIR? [...] (C) Summary: During an October 18 press conference, President Musharraf sent out a trial balloon on Kashmir, announcing that Pakistan would allow Kashmiri civilians--including Kashmiri politicians--from across the LOC to come to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to meet relatives and assist in rec [...]	2005-10-20 01:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PK PREL PGOV IN
05ISLAMABAD15769	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: ISLAMIST AND EXTREMIST [...] (S) Summary: Islamist parties, clergy, and militant/extremist groups are using the Kashmir earthquake to strengthen their public image in affected areas...and to raise money. Member parties of the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) are engaged in independent relief efforts through their charitable [...]	2005-10-20 13:07:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	AEMR ASEC EAID MASS PGOV PREL PTER PK
05ISLAMABAD15950	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: WHAT THE U.S. MUST ACCOMPLISH IN GENEVA [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-24 12:34:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC EAID MASS MOPS PGOV PK PREF PREL
05ISLAMABAD16480	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE: WHERE WE ARE AND [...] (U) Summary. As we approach the one-month anniversary of the earthquake, post offers this overview of relief efforts to date and an assessment of key priorities for the future. The earthquake itself caused much more damage and loss of life than initially estimated, but the Pakistani and inte [...]	2005-11-04 15:23:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MARR MASS PNAT PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16834	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: USAID/DART SITUATION [...] On November 6, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) met with representatives of all seven implementing partners in Pakistan. On November 7, Deputy Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Greg Gottlieb and USAID/DART staff met with Kevin Kennedy, the ne [...]	2005-11-14 04:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD16850	PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: KAGHAN AND ALLAI VALLEYS [...] Summary: A team from the Embassy's Forward Operating Base in Mansehra (Officer-in-Charge (OIC),USAID/DART Field Officer, U.S. Military Liaison Officer) and representatives of five USAID-funded NGOs visited the Northern Kaghan and Allai Valleys on November 9. In both areas, Pakistan military [...]	2005-11-14 11:25:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS MOPS ECON PGOV PREL PK
05ISLAMABAD17267	SUCCESSFUL DONOR CONFERENCE GIVES MAJOR BOOST [...] (SBU) summary and comment. The Musharraf Government is basking in the glow of a successful November 19 donor reconstruction conference that raised $6.0 billion (GOP's current internal figure, as of November 21 evening) in pledges for earthquake reconstruction, comfortably in excess of both t [...]	2005-11-21 21:04:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PK PREL SENV
05ISLAMABAD18030	PAKISTAN - EARTHQUAKE: UN CREATES ANOTHER MEDIA [...] On December 3, 2005, the UN Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator (UNHC) in Pakistan stated that the relief effort is on a knife,s edge and called for increased donor support for the USD 550 million UN Flash Appeal. Local and international media picked up on the UNHC,s remarks a [...]	2005-12-06 07:56:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK UN
05ISLAMABAD18159	CORRECTED COPY -- PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: UN CREATES [...] On December 3, 2005, the UN Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator (UNHC) in Pakistan stated that the relief effort is on a knife,s edge and called for increased donor support for the USD 550 million UN Flash Appeal. Local and international media picked up on the UNHC,s remarks a [...]	2005-12-07 12:45:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK UN
05ISTANBUL1080	DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE DIALOGUE COMES TO LIFE IN [...] (U) Summary: A June 20-21 Istanbul symposium within the framework of the Democracy Assistance Dialogue (DAD) focused on "Empowering Women in Public Life and Democratic Development in the BMENA Region." At this first issue-focused DAD activity, nearly 100 NGO and government representatives e [...]	2005-06-23 16:27:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PREL TU XD XF XI
05ISTANBUL1393	CURRENT ACCOUNT CONTINUES TO SWELL [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's current account deficit set a new record in June, reaching 2.35 billion USD, for a year-to-date total of 13.7 billion USD and a cumulative total of 19.3 billion USD over the last 12 months. The result slightly exceeded market expectations, but was not a surprise, as Tu [...]	2005-08-12 13:54:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN TU
05ISTANBUL1506	DAS BRYZA'S ISTANBUL MEETINGS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Istanbul Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva on August 24, visiting EUR DAS Matthew Bryza strongly reaffirmed USG support for religious freedom and pluralism in Turkey and stressed that the subject will remain front and center in o [...]	2005-08-31 12:47:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL1655	ISTANBUL ADMINISTRATIVE COURT BLOCKS "ALTERNATIVE [...] (U) This is an action message, see para 13. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a controversial decision unveiled just hours before the start of the "Alternative Armenian Conference," at which independent-minded speakers planned to challenge Turkish orthodoxy about the massacre of Armenians in 1915, an [...]	2005-09-23 18:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM TU AM
05ISTANBUL1723	UNDER SECRETARY HUGHES' ISTANBUL MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: During her 24-hour visit to Istanbul, Under Secretary Hughes met with religious leaders representing a range of confessions and exchanged views on how extremism can most effectively be counteracted. All stressed the need to combat the underlying causes of extremism, including [...]	2005-10-05 10:37:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TU
05ISTANBUL175	MUSLIM OUTREACH - THE INDIRECT APPROACH [...] (SBU) Summary: While remaining steadfast in opposition to U.S. policies on Iraq and the Middle East, Islam-oriented opinion leaders and broader audiences of devout Muslims in Istanbul and the surrounding areas have been receptive to our public outreach on other topics of common interest. Our [...]	2005-02-02 17:23:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL KPAO PREL TU
05ISTANBUL1766	ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH: OCTOBER 3 PROVIDES NEW [...] (C) Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew told CG October 9 that he was optimistic regarding Education Minister Celik's remarks to Milliyet newspaper last week that he would "open the (Halki) seminary overnight" if it were up to him. Bartholomew acknowledged the Minister's having uttered similar [...]	2005-10-12 10:52:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL1879	ISTANBUL-ERBIL FLIGHTS RECEIVE MFA CLEARANCE [...] (SBU) Business contacts here indicate that plans are moving forward for direct air links between Istanbul and Erbil in Northern Iraq. Longtime CG Istanbul contact Berna Turkili informed us on October 26 that she had received "political approval" for such flights from the Ministry of Foreign A [...]	2005-10-28 10:42:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR TU IZ
05ISTANBUL1889	MOTOROLA DISPUTE SETTLED [...] (SBU) Protracted negotiations between Motorola and the Turkish Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) came to a successful conclusion on October 28 with the signing of an agreement by which Motorola renounced its legal claims against both the SDIF and Telsim in exchange for a cash payment of US [...]	2005-10-31 15:59:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECPS BEXP TU
05ISTANBUL1960	ARMENIAN ARCHBISHOP ON KATHOLIKOS VISIT [...] (C) Summary: New York-based Archbishop Khajag Barsamian of the Armenian Church of America told CG November 9 Armenian Katholikos Karekin II of Echmiadzin is considering a visit to Turkey next year, adding that he had received positive reactions from both Turkish diplomats in New York and Ar [...]	2005-11-16 12:45:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR AM
05ISTANBUL2171	AMBASSADOR'S FIRST VISIT TO ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) In his first visit to Istanbul December 18-20, Ambassador met with a range of business, government and other leaders, including Mustafa Koc, head of Turkey's largest holding company, Aydin Dogan, the country's leading media baron, the Turkish-American Business Council (TAIK),the Americ [...]	2005-12-26 23:29:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV TU
05ISTANBUL2186	ISTANBUL MEZZES: SLICES OF LIFE FROM TURKEY'S [...] (U) This is the third in a series of cables offering a sampling of political, economic and human rights topics circulating in Istanbul. Vatican II ) Muslim Style? -------------------------- 2. (SBU) We recently attended a Koran reading and sermon at Sehzadebasi Mosque in the Eminonu-Fat [...]	2005-12-29 14:28:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
05ISTANBUL267	IZMIR VIEWS ON APP CLOSURE, OVACIK MINE RESTART, [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings in Izmir February 2-4, Izmir liaison officer informed municipal, business and academic officials of the Congressional decision to close the Izmir American Presence Post and the U.S. plan to reopen a consular agency. Regarding U.S. efforts to reopen the Ovacik Gold [...]	2005-02-17 13:15:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU PHUM EINV
05ISTANBUL329	MUNICIPALITY TO FUND ISTANBUL TIP SHELTER, BUT [...] Summary and comment: In recent Istanbul meetings on trafficking in persons (TIP),G/TIP officer Jennifer Donnelly discussed the upcoming TIP report and Turkey's Tier 2 watch list placement with Istanbul prosecutors, municipal and governorate officials and the leading Turkish NGO on TIP issues. [...]	2005-02-28 14:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TU BO MD PHUM KCRM PGOV KJUS TIP IN TURKEY
05ISTANBUL403	MARMARA GROUP REFLECTIONS ON PRESIDENT ASSAD AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A delegation of Marmara Group (Strategic and Social Research Foundation, founded in 1985) members visiting Damascus February 20-24 was impressed with President Assad's stated interest in promoting positive relations with Turkey and the U.S., but sensed the Syrian bureaucracy was [...]	2005-03-14 12:18:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SY TU
05ISTANBUL422	TURKISH-U.S. BUSINESS COUNCIL PLANS AGRESSIVE PUSH [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish-U.S. Business Council (TUSBC) leaders outlined an agressive push to expand both their business promotion work and their public relations activities in support of the bilateral relationship in a March 14 breakfast with Consul General. Incoming President Yilmaz Arguden, [...]	2005-03-17 14:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV TU
05ISTANBUL645	RUSSIA PUTS HOLD ON U.S. BSEC OBSERVER REQUEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Sources in the Secretariat of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation indicate the Russian Delegation blocked approval of the U.S. application for observer status at last week's Meeting of Senior Officials in Komotini, Greece. While the Russians technically "supporte [...]	2005-05-02 13:07:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN ETTC KFPC KTIA TU XG
05ISTANBUL692	INVESTMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL PRAISES TURKEY'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey's second annual Investment Advisory Council Meeting on April 29 in Istanbul brought recognition of the economic and political strides Turkey has made over the past year, including most notably macroeconomic stability and a date for beginning of accession negotiations with [...]	2005-05-06 15:41:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN TU
05ISTANBUL97	YAPI KREDI END GAME NEARS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a move that marked the first official step forward towards realization of its long-rumored desire to buy Yapi Kredi Bank, Unicredito-Koc Holding on January 17 announced that it had signed an agreement with the bank's dominant shareholder, the controversial Cukurova Group, for [...]	2005-01-21 09:25:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON TU
05JEDDAH3366	SAUDI KING PLEASED WITH PROGRESS AGAINST [...] (S) SUMMARY. On September 5, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Fran Townsend met with King Abdullah at his invitation at the King's home in Jeddah. The meeting, notable for its warm and friendly tone, focused on the Saudi progress in subduing Saudi terrorists and the need to c [...]	2005-09-13 11:44:00	Consulate Jeddah	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL SA
05KABUL4953	KANDAHAR PROVINCIAL COUNCIL NOT REPRESENTATIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Governor of Kandahar and local NGOs told the Ambassador that the newly elected Provincial Council is not representative of the province's population and is being circumvented by use of the shura system. They believe the shuras currently are a better means to identify and add [...]	2005-12-07 10:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
05KABUL4971	AFGHANISTAN (WITH UK HELP) LEADS BABY STEPS TOWARD [...] (SBU) The joint GoA and UK-hosted Regional Economic Cooperation Conference was held in Kabul December 4 and 5. The event featured an opening address by President Karzai, and speeches by GoA economic ministers and regional delegates, who were primarily at the ministerial and vice- ministerial l [...]	2005-12-08 05:36:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL KPWR EAID PGOV AF
05KABUL4976	PRT FARAH: A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. MOI replaced Farah Provinces Chief of Police Colonel Allah Wadin Noorzai on November 14 with Brigadier General Said Agha. First indications are favorable although he must deal with issues of ingrained corruption, bribery and a poorly-functioning judicial system. On Nov [...]	2005-12-08 10:18:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER AF
05KABUL4985	CODEL MURPHY/SKELTON MEETS KARZAI [...] (SBU) Congressmen Murphy, Skelton, and Marshall, accompanied by Ambassador Neumann, met with President Karzai on November 24 to discuss U.S. engagement in Afghanistan. Karzai expected the inauguration of the newly elected Parliament to occur December 18 or 19 since announced for the 19th. He [...]	2005-12-08 13:59:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV SNAR PARM MASS AF
05KABUL5032	AFGHANISTAN (WITH UK HELP) LEADS BABY STEPS TOWARD [...] (SBU) The joint GoA and UK-hosted Regional Economic Cooperation Conference was held in Kabul December 4 and 5. The event featured an opening address by President Karzai, and speeches by GoA economic ministers and regional delegates, who were primarily at the ministerial and vice- ministerial l [...]	2005-12-13 10:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL KPWR EAID PGOV AF
05KABUL5034	GOVERNORS OF GEORGIA, KANSAS, AND MISSISSIPPI MEET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH THE GOVERNORS OF GEORGIA, KANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI AND GENERAL BLUM, KARZAI WAS IN A GENIAL MOOD, HIGHLIGHTING PROGRESS ON COUNTER NARCOTICS, BUT PRESSING FOR CONTINUED INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO ENSURE SUCCESS. HE PRAISED THE AFGHAN PEOPLE'S COMMITMENT TO DEMOC [...]	2005-12-13 12:25:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR AF

05KABUL5039	GOVERNORS OF GEORGIA, KANSAS, AND MISSISSIPPI MEET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH THE GOVERNORS OF GEORGIA, KANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI AND GENERAL BLUM, KARZAI WAS IN A GENIAL MOOD, HIGHLIGHTING PROGRESS ON COUNTER NARCOTICS, BUT PRESSING FOR CONTINUED INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO ENSURE SUCCESS. HE PRAISED THE AFGHAN PEOPLE'S COMMITMENT TO DEMOC [...]	2005-12-14 08:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR AF
05KABUL5042	EMERGING AFGHAN INTERAGENCY PROCESS TO MANAGE [...] (SBU) Summary. USDOJ and CFC-A representatives briefed a delegation of Afghan officials on the fundamentals of an interagency process. The GOA officials are to become the working group that will decide the form of the process Afghanistan will use to receive detainees transferred by the USG. [...]	2005-12-14 08:10:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC AF
05KABUL5047	GOVERNORS OF GEORGIA, KANSAS, AND MISSISSIPPI MEET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A MEETING WITH THE GOVERNORS OF GEORGIA, KANSAS AND MISSISSIPPI AND GENERAL BLUM, KARZAI WAS IN A GENIAL MOOD, HIGHLIGHTING PROGRESS ON COUNTER NARCOTICS, BUT PRESSING FOR CONTINUED INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO ENSURE SUCCESS. HE PRAISED THE AFGHAN PEOPLE'S COMMITMENT TO DEMOC [...]	2005-12-14 08:11:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SNAR AF
05KABUL5169	PRT HERAT: ANA/ANP NAB RENEGADE JAMIAT COMMANDER [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please do not release to ISAF. 2. (SBU) In a combined operation on December 13, ANP and ANA elements succeeded in apprehending renegade Jamiat Commander Mullah Mustafa, who had been responsible for extensive illegal roadblocks, banditry and [...]	2005-12-19 12:29:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV AF
05KABUL5185	URGENT RESOURCE REQUEST TO SUPPORT AFGHAN BORDER [...] (SBU) We have long recognized the Border Management Initiative (BMI) as a top USG priority for mission success in Afghanistan givendue to its links to GoA revenue generation, security, and counter-narcotics initiatives. Reftel laid out the basic elements of a BMIn approach that we now make mor [...]	2005-12-20 18:39:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS ECON EFIN AF
05KABUL5186	PRT/FARAH: SEXUAL POLITICS OVERSHADOW AS [...] (SBU) Summary: Five men and three women were sworn in as Provincial Councilors in Farah Province November 10. Gender division was overcome with the decision to elect a woman to the Vice Chairperson position. Aside from a momentary gaffe from Governor Wasefi as he tried to make the selection [...]	2005-12-21 10:07:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
05KABUL5194	MOI MINISTER DAOUD PROMISES SWIFT ACTION ON CN [...] Summary: (U) Ambassador Neumann met with General Daoud Daoud, Afghan Deputy Minister of Interior for Counter Narcotics (CN),on December 17. The Ambassador used this first meeting as an opportunity to congratulate Daoud on the progress his Ministry has made on CN issues and encouraged him to c [...]	2005-12-21 10:43:00	Embassy Kabul	CONFIDENTIAL	KRIM SNAR AF
05KABUL5268	PRT/BAMYAN: GOVERNMENT TAKES FIRST STEPS TOWARDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bamyan Provincial authorities may be unelected but they appear to grasp the idea that their legitimacy derives from the people. The Governor's office organized and hosted a PRT-funded two-day conference outlining ongoing development activity in Bamyan. Participants appreciated [...]	2005-12-28 11:51:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID ECON PHUM SOCI AF
05KATHMANDU1193	TIBETAN WELFARE SOCIETY UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. UNHCR Resident Representative Abraham Abraham said on June 2 that he will likely meet with the Foreign Minister the week of June 6 to discuss the registration of a new UNHCR implementing partner in processing Tibetan Refugees passing through Nepal, the Tibetan Welfare Society. Whi [...]	2005-06-03 11:34:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PHUM PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1257	IFES NEGATIVE ABOUT SUPPORTING MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Two members of IFES, an international nonprofit organization that supports building democracies, visited Nepal as part of a USAID funded project to investigate opportunities to work with the Nepal Election Commission. IFES concluded that its support is not needed for the King's proposed No [...]	2005-06-09 11:21:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU1267	FM PANDEY ON UNSC REFORM, RELATIONS WITH INDIA [...] (C) On June 9 the Charge pressed Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey on the need for His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to reach out to the political parties. She explained that Washington was focused on Nepal and needed a sense of how the process of returning to democracy would move for [...]	2005-06-10 08:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINS NP GON
05KATHMANDU1297	RECONSTITUTED NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (C) In a June 14 meeting with all five members of the newly reconstituted National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) (ref A),Chairman Khatri told CDA that he appreciated U.S. support. He stated that the NHRC was continuing its protection and promotion work with greater vigor. He added that the [...]	2005-06-15 08:44:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU1342	WEEKLY NEPAL MEDIA REPORT FROM JUNE 14 TO 20, [...] POLITICAL AFFAIRS Maoists positive over seven parties' call: A day after the seven opposition parties called on the Maoists to support their ongoing pro-democracy movement, the CPN (Maoist) Sunday said it had taken their call in a positive light. Issuing a press statement Sunday, Maoist chai [...]	2005-06-20 10:22:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC PGOV PREL KMDR NP
05KATHMANDU1353	KOIRALA DISTRUSTFUL OF MAOISTS AND KING [...] (C) Charge found former Nepalese PM and current leader of the seven party alliance 80-year-old GP Koirala fit and spry when calling on him at his residence on June 21 after his return from a "medical" trip to India. Koirala said that there was an important role for the international community [...]	2005-06-21 12:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS NP IN GON
05KATHMANDU2146	DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY FOR NEPAL [...] (C) Embassy Kathmandu welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Secretary's call for a strategic and systematic review of our democracy promotion efforts. The situation in Nepal is fragile and deteriorating rapidly. The main impediment to the growth of democracy here is the violent Maoist i [...]	2005-09-30 10:48:00	Embassy Kathmandu	SECRET//NOFORN	AMGT KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC EAID NP
05KATHMANDU2151	RNA FINDS OFFICERS GUILTY IN RELATION TO HUMAN [...] (SBU) On September 27, the military court of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA) sentenced Colonel Bobby Khatri and Captains Sunil Adhikari and Amit Pun, the son of a senior RNA General, to six-month jail terms and temporary suspensions of promotion. They were found guilty in relation to the killing o [...]	2005-09-30 11:27:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2178	INDIAN POLITICAL LEADERS VISIT NEPAL [...] (SBU) During a September 28-30 visit to Kathmandu, a six-member Indian political delegation, headed by politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Sitaram Yechuri, expressed support for multiparty democracy in Nepal. The group, which also included leaders of five other politic [...]	2005-10-04 11:30:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2209	DEMARCHE ON REFUGEE PROCESSING IN NEPAL [...] (C) In an October 6 meeting with Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey, the Ambassador discussed the USG's proposal to stand up a refugee processing operation in Kathmandu for some Tibetan refugees resident in Nepal (ref A). The Ambassador also shared with FM Pandey the one-page description of t [...]	2005-10-07 10:15:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL CH IN NP
05KATHMANDU2213	VICE-CHAIRMAN GIRI SAYS KING HAS "NO OBJECTIONS" [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Vice-Chairman Dr. Tulsi Giri on October 7 regarding Giri's earlier request that the Ambassador discuss with political party leaders a possible interlocutor to facilitate reconciliation with the Palace (reftel). The Ambassador explained that the Party leaders all s [...]	2005-10-07 11:16:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2229	KING CALLS FOR PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS BUT MUZZLES [...] (C) The same week the King announced that parliamentary elections would take place by April 2007, and a February 8 date for municipal elections, he promulgated a restrictive media ordinance banning news on FM radio and increasing fines for slander against the royal family. The Election Commis [...]	2005-10-14 11:59:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2326	NEPAL'S TOURISM INDUSTRY BENEFITS FROM CEASE-FIRE [...] (U) According to recent figures released by Nepal's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MOCTCA),tourist arrivals grew by a record 46.5 percent in September compared to the same month in 2004. The increase is largely attributed to the three-month unilateral ceasefire declared by [...]	2005-10-25 10:39:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2327	REVIEW OF STATE OF RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C) In separate meetings with Vice-Chairmen Dr. Tulsi Giri and Kirti Nidhi Bista, the Ambassador expressed concern about recent developments in Nepal. The Ambassador shared the Department's October 24 statement on "The Government of Nepal's Seizure of Radio Equipment," stressing that the U.S [...]	2005-10-26 03:07:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2399	NEPALI CONGRESS NOT FORMING ALLIANCE WITH MAOISTS [...] (C) Nepali Congress (NC) President GP Koirala, reacting to the Embassy's recent statement warning against a Maoist-Parties alliance, insisted to the Ambassador on November 7 that his party would "not join hands with the Maoists while they still had guns." Koirala, who expressed concern about [...]	2005-11-07 11:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR NP
05KATHMANDU2492	CPN-UML LEADER: DIALOGUE, NOT ALLIANCE, WITH [...] (C) In a November 15 meeting with CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, the Ambassador emphasized that SIPDIS the USG was not against dialogue between the political parties and the Maoists with the goal of bringing the Maoists into the political mainstream. While not clearly admitti [...]	2005-11-16 04:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2493	FEAR AND HOPE IN EASTERN, RURAL NEPAL [...] (C) During a November 9-10 visit to the Morang and Dhankuta Districts in Eastern Nepal, the Ambassador met with the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) new Biratnagar team, journalists, NGO representatives, government officials, members of the business community, and discovered considera [...]	2005-11-16 06:50:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID MCAP PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2519	UML PLANS NOVEMBER 19 DEMONSTRATION IN WEST [...] (C) The November 18 newspapers front-paged that zonal and regional administrators were attempting to mobilize local government officials to prevent CPN-UML's demonstration planned for November 19 in Butwal. CPN-UML General Secretary MK Nepal had told the Ambassador November 15 that the Butwal [...]	2005-11-18 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINS PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2565	FM PANDEY: BITTER TOWARD INDIA, NEED TO [...] (C) Hosting the Ambassador over one-on-one drinks at his home just hours after returning to Nepal from his international travel, FM Pandey was particularly bitter toward the Government of India (GOI),accusing them of brokering the recent Maoist-Parties understanding (ref A). Pandey indicated [...]	2005-11-25 08:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PGOV AMGT NP
05KATHMANDU2605	UML PROTESTS PEACEFUL IN THE SOUTH AND WEST [...] (C) On November 25, CPN-UML held a peaceful mass meeting to protest against the King and in favor of democracy in Pokhara, western Nepal. Emboff observed the demonstration and found it was peaceful and that authorities did not try to prevent it from taking place. The demonstrators paraded th [...]	2005-11-28 10:24:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS NP
05KATHMANDU2635	UML LEADER CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal told the Charge November 28 that the political parties would shun violence, even if the Maoists broke the cease-fire, due to expire December 3. He speculated that the insurgents might pose conditions for extending the cease-fire. He emphasized his conti [...]	2005-11-29 10:38:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2649	SUPREME COURT: PASSPORTS TO WOMEN WITHOUT [...] (U) On November 28, in a landmark decision, the Supreme Court directed the government to issue passports to women under 35 years of age, without requiring consent of their guardians. Two female petitioners challenged the Cabinet decision of 1995, which barred government authorities from issui [...]	2005-11-30 09:13:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KWMN PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2653	NC-D PARTY SUSPICIOUS, BUT VIEWS UNDERSTANDING [...] (C) In a November 29 meeting with the Charge, Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) Acting President Gopal Man Shrestha hailed the Maoist-Parties understanding a "breakthrough for peace and democracy," but noted that many details needed to be worked out. He worried that the Maoists might be usin [...]	2005-11-30 10:01:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2685	MAOISTS EXTEND UNILATERAL CEASE-FIRE ONE MONTH [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 5. Maoists Announce One-Month Extension of Cease-Fire --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (U) On the morning of December 2, the last day of the Maoists' original three-month cease-fire (ref A),Maoist party chairman Prachand [...]	2005-12-02 08:43:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER NP
05KATHMANDU2700	KING RETURNS, PROTESTS CONTINUE [...] (SBU) Following his return to Nepal after a three week absence, the King issued a statement on December 2 calling on the people of Nepal to unite with patriotism. Though he did not specifically address the Party-Maoist 12 point understanding announced in his absence, he termed efforts toward [...]	2005-12-05 10:55:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM NP
05KATHMANDU2727	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] This is post's updated 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report per reftel. Begin text. Nepal I. Summary Although Nepal is neither a significant producer of, nor a major transit route for, narcotic drugs, small amounts of cannabis, hashish and heroin are trafficked [...]	2005-12-06 10:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR NP
05KATHMANDU2783	DOMINANT MAOIST PRESENCE IN FAR WEST DISTRICT OF [...] (C) During a December 5-9 World Food Program (WFP)-organized trip including the Norwegian Ambassador, the mission head for Britain's Dept. for International Development (DFID),a representative of the Technical Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Germany (GTZ),and the Embassy's P/E Chief t [...]	2005-12-12 11:05:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER EAID MOPS NP
05KATHMANDU2814	SUPREME COURT ORDER SHOULD IMPROVE ENVIRONMENT [...] (U) On December 9, the Supreme Court issued a directive order to His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) to enforce environmental laws regulating brick kilns in the Kathmandu Valley. The directive order instructed that representatives from the Ministry of Science and Environment, Ministry of [...]	2005-12-15 11:29:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON EIND KJUS NP
05KATHMANDU2866	NEPAL'S MAN IN TIBET DISCUSSES REFUGEE, ARMS AND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: NEPAL'S DIPLOMAT IN LHASA HAS CONFIRMED THAT CHINESE PRESSURE PROMPTED NEPAL TO CLOSE THE TIBETAN REFUGEE WELFARE OFFICE IN KATHMANDU LAST YEAR. CONTINUING PRESSURE FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) ALSO MEANS THAT NEPAL DOES NOT PLAN TO RECOGNIZE A SUBSTITUTE ORGANI [...]	2005-12-19 11:33:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PREF MASS MCAP SENV NP CH
05KATHMANDU2885	SUPREME COURT DECISIONS IMPROVE WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND [...] (C) On December 15, the Supreme Court nullified a law that required married women wanting to sell their land to obtain consent from their husband, son, and unmarried daughters, and for unmarried women to get consent from their father and mother. The Court also issued a directive order for His [...]	2005-12-21 10:19:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN NP
05KATHMANDU2897	BUSINESS LEADERS TO STAFFDEL: NEPAL IS OPEN FOR [...] (SBU) At a December 21 breakfast meeting with congressional Staffdel, six Nepali business leaders said that Nepal was "open for business." The business leaders explained to the Staffdel how the Maoist insurgency and the current instability of His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMGN) were hind [...]	2005-12-22 09:28:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP BTIO EINV ECON ENRG NP
05KATHMANDU2903	STAFFDEL URGES HMGN TO ALLOW REFUGEES TO EXIT NEPAL [...] (SBU) On December 21, House Staffdel Szymanski met separately with both Acting Foreign Secretary Nabin Bahadur Shrestha and Acting Home Secretary Chabbi Prasad Bant to discuss future parliamentary exchange and urge action on refugee issues. Shrestha welcomed the possibility of future Congress [...]	2005-12-23 04:57:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2952	INDIAN OIL CORPORATION FLEXIBLE WITH NEPAL'S LATE [...] (C) The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) and Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) concluded a three-day review meeting on December 25th in which the IOC stated it "would extend maximum help" to the NOC regarding the NOC's request to extend payment deadlines. The NOC has recently paid import bills late and [...]	2005-12-30 07:06:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ENRG ETRD EFIN PGOV NP
05KATHMANDU2956	PARTIES PLAN POLL BOYCOTT [...] (C) The UN Office of the High Commission for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on December 28 that the Maoist leadership had given assurances that they had not instructed cadre to abduct or kill as part of their anti-election plan (ref A). The Maoists gave no indication whether they would extend the [...]	2005-12-30 08:42:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PHUM PREL NP
05KATHMANDU2969	UML SUSPICIOUS OF MAOIST INTENTIONS [...] (C) UML Leader MK Nepal told the Charge on December 30 that he was suspicious of Maoist intentions. He said the Maoists were not acting against the Palace, but rather targeting common people, so he suspected the Maoists were playing both the Parties and the Palace. He said he did not know wh [...]	2005-12-30 10:26:00	Embassy Kathmandu	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL NP
05KINGSTON1055	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE APRIL 17-19 VISIT TO [...] Post welcomes the 17-19 April visit to Jamaica of CoDel Kolbe. Jamaica, which has enjoyed a strong democratic tradition since independence from Britain in 1962, is undergoing a significant period of transition as longtime political leaders retire, or prepare to do so. P.J. Patterson, Jamaica's [...]	2005-04-15 21:21:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SNAR EAID KJUS JM
05KINGSTON1062	REMITANCES REMAIN A STABLE SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR [...] (U) A steadily increasing number of Jamaican breadwinners no longer live in Jamaica, choosing instead to work overseas and support extended families through payments wired home from abroad. Remittances sent by overseas Jamaican workers remained the most prominent source of external funding fo [...]	2005-04-18 15:11:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1256	GOJ PROPOSES BALANCED BUDGET FOR 2005/06 [...] (SBU) Finance and Planning Minister Omar Davies proposed Jamaica's 2005/06 fiscal budget on April 14, 2005. The budget, which is formulated within a medium term program aimed at eliminating the fiscal deficit, increasing growth and reducing the debt to GDP ratio, is forecast at USD 5.7 billi [...]	2005-05-12 20:30:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1258	JAMAICA: POLICE UNDER FIRE [...] (C) Summary: In seperate incidents, between 9:00 p.m. on May 3 and 7:00 a.m. on May 4, three Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) officers and one private security guard were murdered while another JCF officer was injured in Kingston. Two of the alleged gunmen were shot and killed in one incident [...]	2005-05-12 20:40:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM SNAR JM
05KINGSTON1342	DIRECTOR FOR CARIBBEAN AFFAIRS MEETS WITH JLP [...] (U) Visiting WHA/CAR Office Director Brian Nichols, accompanied by poloff, met on May 10 with James Robertson, Deputy Leader of the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) and Member of Parliament for Western St. Thomas. Robertson offered his views on the recent spate of police killings in Kingston, JLP le [...]	2005-05-25 20:51:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM JM
05KINGSTON1349	JAMAICA: ANTI-CRIME PROTEST RECEIVES MIXED REACTION [...] (U) Summary: Across the island, there was mixed reaction as well as turnout to the Private Sector Organization of Jamaica's (PSOJ) May 25 call for businesses to close down in a show of solidarity against the escalating crime rate. Most private sector businesses supported the idea of reduction [...]	2005-05-26 19:20:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM SNAR JM
05KINGSTON1361	WHA/CAR DIRECTOR MEETS WITH LEADING PM CANDIDATE, [...] (C) On May 11, visiting WHA/CAR Director Brian Nichols met with Undersecretary for Bilateral Affairs and non-resident Ambassador to Haiti Peter Black to discuss OASGA issues, the situation in Haiti, and the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI),about which Black registered concern. Nich [...]	2005-05-27 20:58:00	Embassy Kingston	SECRET	PREL PGOV KCRM PINR JM
05KINGSTON1363	WHA/CAR DIRECTOR BRIAN NICHOLS GETS DOWN TO [...] Summary: On May 11, Director of Caribbean Affairs Brian Nichols, accompanied by Econoff, met with American Chamber of Commerce President Anthony Jenkinson to discuss the business climate in Jamaica. While citing the ongoing difficulties caused by the high crime levels and the GOJ's heavy debt [...]	2005-05-31 11:10:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KCRM JM
05KINGSTON1406	JAMAICAN ECONOMIC GROWTH REMAINS SLUGGISH [...] Summary: Data published by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in May 2005 showed that the economy continued to suffer from the residual effects of Hurricane Ivan as well as prolonged drought conditions. The unfavorable weather conditions stymied agricultural production, fueling an incre [...]	2005-06-02 14:58:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1444	GOJ OFFERS MIXED RESPONSE ON TIP, CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (SBU) On May 31 and June 2, emboffs met with GOJ officials to discuss the imminent release, on June 3, of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The different meetings yielded varying responses. On May 31, Charge met with National Security Minister Peter Phillips at the Minister's req [...]	2005-06-06 19:42:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON1531	OFFICE OF PRIME MINISTER DRIVING JAMAICA'S [...] (U) Since the June 3 release of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report (Ref A),the GOJ has not engaged Post on the issue, nor has there been any official reaction to the Tier 3 Action Plan delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) on June 2. However, follow [...]	2005-06-17 18:58:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON1581	Request for speaker on intellectual property rights [...] SUMMARY: Post seeks speaker to discuss intellectual property rights (IPR) issues with Jamaicans, including "fair use" by librarians and educators; video, film and music piracy; detection and law enforcement; and pending patent legislation. END SUMMARY. 2. Proposed program dates: August [...]	2005-06-24 20:19:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KPAO JM
05KINGSTON1757	JAMAICA STRENGTHENS ECONOMIC TIES WITH CHINA [...] Summary: Recognizing China's emergence as an economic powerhouse and the attendant benefits to be derived, the GOJ led by Prime Minister PJ Patterson has moved to forge closer and stronger ties with the Government of China. The fledgling economic relationship between both countries received a [...]	2005-07-18 20:32:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON1782	KINGSTON NOMINATES ROBIN GOERTZ FOR OFFICE [...] Post is pleased to nominate OMS Robin W. Goertz (FP-6) to attend the Department's Worldwide Office Management Specialist Conference to be held October 3-7, 2005 in Washington (Reftel). A second-tour OMS, Ms. Goertz works in the Political/Economic Section and ably supports the Front Office a [...]	2005-07-21 20:38:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	AOMS APER JM
05KINGSTON1802	KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: JULY 1-21, 2005 [...] This week's topics: -- Hurricanes Cause More Damage in Jamaica -- Government Leads Opposition in National Poll -- Police Raids Target Trafficking Victims -- Murder Leading Cause of Death in Males -- Jamaica Opens Embassy in Beijing -- President of Ghana Visits Jamaica -- Tranquility Bay Ru [...]	2005-07-22 20:15:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV KCRM CASC JM UNGA TIP
05KINGSTON1905	IMF GIVES JAMAICA PASSING MARK [...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF Interim Staff Report, issued on June 23, gave the GOJ high marks for stabilizing the economy following the macroeconomic challenges of 2003. By expressing broad agreement with the country's economic policies, the report could have boosted public confidence in Finance Minister [...]	2005-08-10 13:41:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON2053	SOARING INFLATION THREATENS JAMAICA'S MACRO- [...] Summary: Less than two months after the IMF gave Jamaica high marks for stabilizing the economy, spiraling inflation is again threatening macroeconomic stability. Inflation, which reached almost 14 percent last year and has already jumped to 7.4 percent for the first four months of the fisca [...]	2005-08-31 17:19:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON2059	GOJ LAUNCHES TIP PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN [...] Summary: The GOJ on August 30 launched a yearlong public awareness campaign to educate its citizens about the dangers of trafficking in persons (TIP). In a move that appears to indicate the GOJ's determination to make sustained efforts against trafficking, the Cabinet Office organized a publi [...]	2005-09-01 16:28:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KWMN OPRC PHUM PREL SMIG JM TIP
05KINGSTON2397	RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR CBERA [...] Jamaica is in the process of implementing all of its WTO obligations, but the GOJ does not plan to implement any of those obligations ahead of schedule. Patent Law must be updated to be in compliance under the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement, but this [...]	2005-10-24 15:02:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON JM
05KINGSTON2495	PETROCARIBE: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR CONCERNS [...] (SBU) Under the bilateral agreement signed between Jamaica and Venezuela on August 23 (ref A),Jamaica receives 21,000 barrels of petroleum products and crude oil daily. While the island pays market price for the products, a portion of the payment can be converted into a concessionary loan for [...]	2005-11-03 20:26:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL JM
05KINGSTON2634	GUIDANCE REQUESTED FOR CANDIDATURE OF AMBASSADOR [...] Response guidance is requested for Government of Jamaica diplomatic note received on November 15, 2005. Note gives notice of the candidature of Ambassador Professor the Honorable Ralston Nettleford OM for election to the Working Group of Experts on Peoples of African Descent as representativ [...]	2005-12-01 20:10:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL JM
05KINGSTON2642	AMBASSADOR'S NOV. 29 COURTESY CALL ON PORTIA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid an initial courtesy call on Portia Simpson Miller, Minister of Local Government, Community and Sport, on November 29. Simpson Miller, considered the most popular politician of either party in Jamaica, outlined the responsibilities falling under her portfolio [...]	2005-12-02 20:35:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR JM
05KINGSTON2643	RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] (U) This cable responds to information requested by Department (Ref A). It is a joint State-USAID message. Answers are updated from information provided by post (Ref B). 2. (U) Responses are keyed to Ref A. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -- The Government of Jamaica (GOJ) has a draft e [...]	2005-12-05 15:18:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL JM
05KINGSTON2661	PETROCARIBE - SENIOR GOJ ENERGY OFFICIAL REJECTS [...] (SBU) In a chance meeting at a function on December 1, Econoff discussed the PetroCaribe accord informally with Jean Dixon, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Commerce, Science and Technology (MCST, which also handles energy issues). Dixon was positive about the benefits that would accrue [...]	2005-12-07 19:06:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL JM
05KINGSTON2797	BOND. JAMAICAN BOND. LESS ATTRACTIVE THESE DAYS. [...] (C) Summary. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) gave its assessment of the Jamaican economy as part of the conclusion of its yearly Article 4 consultations with the Government of Jamaica (GOJ). Ratna Sahay, the Assistant Director of the Western Hemisphere Department for the IMF, acknowled [...]	2005-12-30 16:47:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON363	INL MONTHLY REPORT - NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER [...] The following is a combined report for the period November and December 2004. It reflects activities in all INL supported programs and an assessment of progress in achieving mutual goals established in the current Letters of Agreement (LOA). 2. Drug Eradication and Interdiction Program - [...]	2005-02-10 17:51:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM JM
05KINGSTON379	Jamaican Consumers Optimistic About Economy [...] Summary: Buoyed by expectations of a rebound in economic growth following Hurricane Ivan, consumer confidence surged from October to December 2004. Consumers are anticipating higher incomes and remittances, but still expect spending plans to stagnate. Conversely, business confidence decline [...]	2005-02-11 14:29:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON41	JCF COMMISSIONER FORBES OUT, LUCIUS THOMAS IN [...] (C) Summary: On Saturday, January 1, 2005, the Jamaica Police Service Commission (PSC) announced that it had accepted the resignation of Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Commissioner, Francis Forbes, effective January 19. The PSC communiqu commended Forbes for his accomplishments as Commissi [...]	2005-01-05 20:15:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PREL KCRM JM
05KINGSTON613	JAMAICAN ECONOMY DIPS IN FOURTH QUARTER OF 2004 [...] Summary: Data published by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) in February 2005 showed that Hurricane Ivan dealt a serious blow to economic performance. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped by 1.8 percent as agriculture continued to suffer from the effects of the hurricane. The r [...]	2005-03-04 19:14:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN JM
05KINGSTON640	A "NEW VISION" FOR THE JLP [...] (U) Emboffs met on February 24 with James Robertson, Deputy Chairman of the Jamaica Labor Party (JLP),and jointly on February 25 with Ken Baugh, Leader of the Opposition, and Karl Samuda, JLP General Secretary. Robertson shared his thoughts on the outgoing leader, Edward Seaga, and the JLP,s [...]	2005-03-07 21:15:00	Embassy Kingston	CONFIDENTIAL	JM PGOV PREL
05KINSHASA1031	CONGO/B: Reclamma for Loss of Crucial USDA Food [...] Post understands that recipient countries for USDA's 2005 Food for Education program have been selected and, that Republic of Congo (ROC) is not slated to receive funding or have its program renewed (Ref A). The Embassy would again like to submit as a reclamma the importance of this program [...]	2005-06-23 05:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID CF
05KINSHASA1033	CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES AND TIP [...] The following demarches were delivered on June 16, 2005, by the Ambassador and Econ/Cons Officer to Ambassador Gregoire Kaya, Interim Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. Release of the 2005 TIP Report (REF A) - Ambassador conveyed to Kaya that the 2005 TIP Report [...]	2005-06-23 10:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR KPAO EAGR ETRD TBIO PARM MNUC KNNP KUNR PGOV AORC CF UNESCO KSCI UNSC
05KINSHASA1039	DRC ATTEMPTS TO KEEP PORTS AFLOAT [...] (U) Summary: The GDRC is increasing its efforts to bring its maritime ports into compliance with international security standards in response to U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) sanctions that became effective May 23. The USCG now requires inspection of all ships that enter U.S. ports within five port [...]	2005-06-24 11:07:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ECON PREL PTER PINS CG
05KINSHASA1070	ELECTIONS: MIXED COMMITTEE APPROVES OPERATING [...] (C) Summary: At the urgent request of the Minister of the Interior, the electoral "Comite de Pilotage" (the oversight committee composed of ambassadors from donor countries, UNDP, MONUC and Congolese ministers involved in the elections process) met June 29 to review progress on voter registr [...]	2005-06-29 14:48:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1104	FDLR REPATRIATION INITIATIVE UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Several ambassadors met with Presidency Special Advisor for Security Kaputo July 6 for an update regarding GDRC activities to achieve repatriation of FDLR members to Rwanda. Kaputo attributed the delay of a GDRC statement on the subject to an extended GDRC &assessment8 seminar, [...]	2005-07-07 15:32:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO CG
05KINSHASA1141	CONGO/B: U.S.-Congo Debt Reduction Agreement [...] As per authorization in reftel, Ambassador signed on July 8, 2005, the U.S.-Congo debt reduction agreement with ROC Minister of Economy, Finances and Budget, Pacific Issoibeka. The ceremony was covered by national press and television. 2. During the ceremony, remarks were made by both th [...]	2005-07-14 12:56:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTIA CF
05KINSHASA1447	SECURITY SECTOR REFORM: MOVING - WITH DIFFICULTY [...] (C) Summary: Several meetings in the past week have featured significant discussions at senior levels regarding critically important Security Sector Reform programs. The Ambassador and President Kabila reviewed the subject September 2, a long September 6 CIAT/Espace Presidential underscored t [...]	2005-09-08 15:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA148	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - CONGO-KINSHASA [...] Summary: The Congolese Government (GDRC) has completed over one year of its transition from war to peace with only limited impact on the investment climate. The inclusion of former rebel groups in the GDRC has provided a modicum of political stability. Additionally, IMF and World Bank reform [...]	2005-01-27 14:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KTDB PGOV PREL CG OPIC
05KINSHASA1567	LRA UPDATE: MONUC MISSION ARRIVES IN ABA, FARDC [...] (C) Three MONUC aircraft arrived in Aba late afternoon September 25 with Sixth Military Regional Commander General Padiri, several MONUC DDRRR experts and UNHCR officials. They were met by LRA Colonel Otti and taken to the LRA camp. Initial discussions were not promising, however. The LRA has [...]	2005-09-26 08:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV KPKO CG UG
05KINSHASA1616	CONGO/B: Post Support for Crucial USDA Funding [...] Summary. Post understands that recipient countries and specific programs for USDA support under the 2006 Food for Education and Food for Progress programs are currently being selected. Due to staffing shortages and turnover of all but one Embassy staff member, we are not sure whether USDA rec [...]	2005-09-29 10:17:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID CF
05KINSHASA162	CONGOLESE FRANC EXPERIENCING INSTABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Congolese franc is experiencing a progressively worsening bout of instability that commenced in September 2004, and which has seen the franc depreciate 17.4 percent from September through January. The Congolese Central Bank (BCC) has intervened with over $50 million in the pa [...]	2005-01-31 12:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV CG
05KINSHASA1642	POSSIBLE PROGRESS REGARDING TEACHERS' STRIKE [...] (C) During an October 3 breakfast, Presidency Ambassador-at-Large Antoine Ghonda told the Ambassador that government officials are very concerned about the ongoing teachers' strike (reported reftel),and the risks that this could escalate into widespread social unrest. Ghonda reported that Pr [...]	2005-10-03 10:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV SOCI CG
05KINSHASA170	DR Congo: Supporting Human Rights and [...] (U) The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) emerged in 2002 from a war that claimed more than three million lives. With the assistance of the international community, the former government, rebel groups, civil society, and the political opposition formed a transitional government in 2003. [...]	2005-02-01 14:52:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM PGOV PREL CG
05KINSHASA1770	DRC, UGANDA AGREE TO COORDINATED PATROLS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. In a joint communique following an October 18 bilateral meeting, the GDRC and the GOU agreed to coordinate their patrols against suspected Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) forces operating in DRC. Such efforts are to be conducted within each country's respective borders, as neither sid [...]	2005-10-24 17:15:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG UG
05KINSHASA1783	ITURI UPDATE: OPERATIONS AGAINST MILITIAS "BEARING [...] (C) Summary. Recent joint operations by MONUC and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) against militia groups in the Ituri district have seen promising results, according to MONUC officials. Nearly 1,000 militia members have turned themselves in during the past month and mo [...]	2005-10-26 16:49:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO MOPS CG
05KINSHASA1807	DRC: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON IRANIAN EXTREMISM AND [...] (C) PolOff delivered October 31 reftel demarches and talking points (reftel B) to Ambassador Ngoy Lulu, Director of African and Middle Eastern Affairs at the DRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When told of Iranian President Ahamdi-Nejad's remarks, Lulu said he shared USG concerns that such state [...]	2005-10-31 15:12:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ IR CG
05KINSHASA1830	MORE THAN 300 FORMER ZAIRIAN SOLDIERS RETURN TO DRC [...] (U) On November 1-2, 318 former soldiers of the Mobutu-era Armed Forces of Zaire (FAZ) returned to the DRC from Brazzaville after fleeing the country following the fall of the Mobutu regime in 1997. The soldiers and their families (totaling 764 persons) are undergoing a sensitization and orien [...]	2005-11-03 14:23:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG CF
05KINSHASA1870	LARGEST CONGOLESE BANK CLAIMS GROSS INJUSTICE [...] (SBU) Summary. The DRC's largest and oldest bank has launched a lobbying campaign in opposition to a Supreme Court decision that upheld a USD 5.7 million judgment against it. The Commercial Bank of the Congo (BCDC) claims that the October 28 decision is a gross miscarriage of justice and yet [...]	2005-11-09 11:55:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV KCOR KJUS CG
05KINSHASA1907	NEW SOUTH KIVU GOVERNOR PRESENTS PLANS FOR THE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a November 17 meeting, newly appointed Governor of South Kivu Deogratias Buhamba-Hamba outlined his top five priorities for the province. These are: 1) improved intercommunity relations, 2) rebuilding and development, 3) ending recruitment by local militias, 4) region [...]	2005-11-18 10:19:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR CG
05KINSHASA1998	ITURI UPDATE: THE MILITIA THREAT, PETER KARIM, AND [...] (C) Summary. PolCouns and PolOff visited Bunia November 28-30 to review ongoing efforts by MONUC, civil society, local government and NGOs to bring peace and stability to the historically volatile region. Militia violence continues to threaten these efforts despite recent offensives by the Con [...]	2005-12-07 17:43:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO CG UG
05KINSHASA2055	UDPS TORPEDOS INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATION INITIATIVE [...] (C) During the November visit of the U.N. Security Council to the DRC, members of Etienne Tshisekedi,s UDPS party approached the French Ambassador indicating that the party realized the need to modify the party,s rejection of the Transition and election process. In other words, the UDPS was i [...]	2005-12-16 15:36:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL KPKO CG
05KINSHASA218	CONGOLESE TRANSITION ACTORS EVALUATE ELECTORAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Parliamentarians and other transition government officials met in Kinshasa February 2-4 to exchange views on how to improve the electoral process. Their main recommendations include increased GDRC financial and logistical support for the Independent Electoral Commission; starting [...]	2005-02-08 15:08:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PINS PREL CG
05KINSHASA231	CATHOLIC BISHOPS TELL POLITICIANS TO GET TO WORK, [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Congo's Catholic bishops issued a public statement on February 5, calling upon the transitional government and parliament to buckle down so that national elections can take place "as soon as possible." The statement also warned unnamed political parties against "manipulating [...]	2005-02-09 15:45:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS KDEM CG
05KINSHASA259	CONGO, BURUNDI TO EXCHANGE AMBASSADORS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Foreign ministers from Burundi and the DRC signed a joint communique February 11 that calls for the exchange of ambassadors, the sharing of security information, for the DRC to support Burundi's application to join the existing Congo-Rwanda-Uganda Tripartite. END SUMMARY. Comm [...]	2005-02-15 12:44:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CG BY
05KINSHASA322	Congo/B: 2005 AGOA Report [...] The Republic of Congo (Congo/B) leadership is committed to meeting the eligibility requirements of AGOA. See para 3 for Government and Post public diplomacy programs 2. Post's 2005 responses are kept to template outlined in reftel: A) Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of barriers [...]	2005-02-25 07:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA KPAO CF
05KINSHASA338	MONUC SUCCESSFULLY DISARMS ITURI MILITIAS [...] (U) Summary. On February 23 a contingent of 350 Nepalese peacekeepers encircled a camp of armed militia who were threatening civilians in Ari Wara, Northern Ituri. The peacekeepers convinced the militia members to peacefully give up approximately 250 weapons and join Ituri's demobilization and [...]	2005-02-28 15:24:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPKO PHUM PREL CG
05KINSHASA543	CONGO/B: IMET-FUNDED CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS [...] SUMMARY: A two-person Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR) Mobile Education Team conducted an IMET-funded civil-military relations seminar February 15-18 in Brazzaville. The 51 Congolese participants included 22 military and 29 civilians. The program was opened by the Minister of Defen [...]	2005-03-31 07:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL CF

05KINSHASA598	CONGO/B: UNHCR ON REPATRIATION OF DRC REFUGEES, [...] SUMMARY: THE RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE FOR UNHCR BRAZZAVILLE, JANVIER de RIEDMATTEN, ASKED TO MEET WITH THE AMBASSADOR APRIL 4 TO BRIEF ON OVERALL UPCOMING REPATRIATION EFFORTS WITH DRC, RWANDAN, AND CONGO/B REFUGEES. END SUMMARY. ----------------------- DRC REFUGEES IN CONGO/B ------------- [...]	2005-04-08 10:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CF UNHCR
05KINSHASA610	CONGO/B: UNCHR DEMARCHE UPDATES [...] FOLLOWING UNCHR APRIL 4 DEMARCHE ON MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) NUMBER TWO AMBASSADOR SERGE BALE, AMBASSADOR EXECUTED ADDITIONAL DEMARCHES APRIL 5-8 WITH THE ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER (MINISTER OF JUSTICE ENTCHA-EBIA); PRESIDENTIAL PUBLIC RELATIONS COUNSELOR LEMBOUMBA (ALSO PRESIDENT'S SAS [...]	2005-04-11 14:10:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM CF CU
05KINSHASA644	KINSHASA UNIVERSITIES CONCERNED ABOUT STUDENT [...] (C) Summary. Kinshasa university officials expressed concern about the vulnerability of students to manipulation by spoilers opposed to the transition. They feel there is an urgent need for a GDRC sensitization and civic education campaign. The extent to which students will participate in diso [...]	2005-04-15 11:33:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CG KSOC
05KINSHASA653	KABILA: ELECTIONS PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY, 30 JUNE [...] (C) Ambassador met privately April 16 with President Kabila, at the President's residence. In the wake of a very positive presentation to the CIAT April 15 by Abbe Malu Malu (President of the Independent Electoral Commission),in which he outlined progress on electoral preparations, including [...]	2005-04-18 11:27:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CG
05KINSHASA655	CIAT MEETING WITH THE ESPACE PRESIDENTIEL APRIL 14 [...] (C) Summary: The International Committee to Accompany the Transition (CIAT) met April 14 with President Kabila and three of DRC's four Vice Presidents; VP Ruberwa was absent. The first two discussion points centered on progress being seen to disarm militias in DRC's northeastern Ituri District, [...]	2005-04-18 13:25:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO CG
05KINSHASA718	ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO ASK FOR AN EXTENSION OF [...] (U) The President of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI),Abbe Apollinaire Malu Malu, gave a press conference in Kinshasa April 28 to announce that the CEI would ask Parliament for an extension of the transition as provided by Article 196 of the transition's Constitution. Malu Malu said [...]	2005-04-28 13:13:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL CG
05KINSHASA854	BANYAMULENGE REFUGEES RETURN TO S. KIVU [...] (C) Summary. Over the past week, about 480 Banyamulenge refugees returned to South Kivu from Rwanda. Although the return started smoothly, problems have developed in the past few days. Post will continue to encourage all parties to help the refugees return. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Over the past [...]	2005-05-24 13:26:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF CG RW
05KINSHASA911	WORLD BANK PLANS FUNDING SHIFT IN DRC [...] (C) Summary. World Bank (WB) representative Pedro Alba told emboffs that the Bank intends to shift its funding in the DRC from emergency rehabilitation projects to sectoral projects. The Bank is considering providing support for Rwanda's gas exploitation of Lake Kivu, but will insist that Rw [...]	2005-06-02 16:30:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EFIN EAID SENV CG
05KINSHASA961	IMF GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT DRC ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. Visiting IMF officials expressed guarded optimism about DRC economic circumstances and will recommend that the GDRC proceed to the sixth and final IMF review. The team stated that the DRC has made adequate fiscal and monetary progress, with generally stable inflation and exchang [...]	2005-06-13 15:20:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV CG
05KIRKUK270	(C) WASHINGTON TRIP HELPS BOOST KURDISH SUPPORT FOR STAYING [...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. KRG (Erbil) PM Nechirvan Barzani lauded President Bush for hosting his uncle, KRG President Masud Barzani. PM Barzani said that -- while the U.S. had been careful on protocol -- he felt as if the U.S. had received President Barzani as a head of state. PM Barza [...]	2005-12-08 14:01:00	REO Kirkuk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM KISL EINV IZ IR SY KRG
05KUWAIT1091	KUWAITI WOMEN'S RIGHTS: WEEK IN REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Indications continue to point toward Parliamentary approval of the GOK's draft bill granting women the right to vote. The Ambassador's contacts during the week shared their belief that women will be voting in the 2007 elections. Similar sentiments were heard on the diwaniya circui [...]	2005-03-16 15:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KWMN PHUM KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT115	NEWSPAPER PUBLISHES GOK ANTI-TERROR STRATEGY PAPER [...] (U) Kuwait news daily Al-Qabas obtained and published a Social Affairs Ministry working paper outlining Kuwait's efforts to combat terrorism. The paper, according to the article, is expected to be presented by GOK officials at the upcoming conference in Riyadh on International Counterterroris [...]	2005-01-09 11:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PGOV KISL KU
05KUWAIT1160	FUEL PAYMENT NEGOTIATIONS HIT THE PRESS [...] (C) Summary. Kuwait's daily newspapers have run front-page stories purporting to provide the inside scoop on an allegedly acrimonious disagreement between USG and Kuwait regarding purchase of OIF fuel. The press assert that Kuwait's request for payment of $500 million for post-war fuel deli [...]	2005-03-21 15:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL EAID MARR PGOV KU IZ
05KUWAIT1172	KUWAIT PM'S ECON ADVISER ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC [...] (C) On March 19, Ambassador met briefly with the Prime Minister's Economic Adviser, Dr. Youssef Al-Ebraheem, to discuss U.S./Kuwaiti TIFA discussions and the state of economic reform in Kuwait. Ambassador briefed on the overall impressions of the previous week's discussions with visiting USTR [...]	2005-03-22 14:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL KU
05KUWAIT1286	SENATOR REED THANKS KUWAIT FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT; [...] (C) Summary: Senator Jack Reed (D-RI),accompanied by the Ambassador, OMC-K Chief and Poloff, met Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Shaykh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah March 27 at the Minister's home. The Senator expressed appreciation to Kuwait for assistance with U.S. [...]	2005-03-29 16:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP PGOV KWMN ECON EAID KU
05KUWAIT1349	NEW INFORMATION MINISTER HAILED BY LIBERALS, [...] (C) Summary: Moving to fill cabinet vacancies in the run-up to an expected Parliamentary vote on women's rights, the GOK announced March 31 it had chosen Dr. Anas Mohammed Al-Rasheed, sworn in on April 4, as its new Information Minister. A professor and former editorial adviser to local Arabi [...]	2005-04-04 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KWMN KDEM KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT1400	GWOT ASSESSMENT: KUWAIT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Counterterrorism remains at the top of our bilateral agenda and post has experienced increased cooperation from the Government of Kuwait (GOK) in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) since January when a series of security incidents revealed to the GOK a home-grown threat. There [...]	2005-04-06 13:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT1404	STILL NO DATE FOR DECISION ON KUWAITI WOMEN'S [...] (U) An expedited National Assembly vote on Kuwaiti women's voting rights may not happen before May. The recent grilling and subsequent proffered resignation of the Health Minister and other Cabinet changes (septel) have delayed a Parliamentary vote originally anticipated for April. Furthermore [...]	2005-04-06 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT1449	ASSEMBLY SPEAKER, PROMINENT MP DOWNPLAY [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Responding to a week of press speculation that Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah would seek the dissolution of the National Assembly in response to repeated ministerial grillings, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi told local dailies April 9 that [...]	2005-04-11 04:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
05KUWAIT1450	NATO, ICI, AND KUWAIT - A WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post read with interest NATO's cable on the March 18 Rome ICI meeting. We agree with SYG de Hoop Scheffer's recommendation that the relationship be developed at a practical measured pace. NATO offerings that are likely to be most attractive and most useful to Kuwait would be tra [...]	2005-04-11 04:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL KU XF NATO
05KUWAIT1460	GOK CONGRATULATES IRAQ ON APPOINTMENT OF LEADERS; [...] (C) Kuwait's English and Arabic press reported that during its weekly Sunday meeting, the Kuwaiti Council of Ministers extended its congratulations to the Iraqi people on the appointments of Jalal Talabani as President, and Ghazi Al Yawar and Adel Abdel Mehdi as his deputies. The April 10 sta [...]	2005-04-11 12:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IZ KU EAID KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT1493	NEW MINISTER OF INFORMATION HOPES TO DISSOLVE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In an introductory meeting with Ambassador, new Minister of Information Dr. Anas Al-Rasheed said that he would consider himself a successful minister if he were able to dissolve the ministry. He said that he is committed to freedom of the press and would work with the [...]	2005-04-13 09:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO ETRD PREL KIPR PINR KU IPR
05KUWAIT1600	PARLIAMENT GIVES NOD TO WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN [...] The National Assembly gave preliminary approval April 19 to a municipality law amendment giving Kuwaiti women the right to run for, vote in, and be appointed to the Municipal Council. The measure passed 26 to 20 with three abstentions. A second round of voting is expected to take place in tw [...]	2005-04-19 15:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT1633	KUWAITI WOMEN MOVE TOWARD NEW POLITICAL RIGHTS; [...] (U) Summary: Kuwaiti women moved one step closer toward gaining political rights April 19 as Parliament voted to allow women to vote in elections for and run for Municipal Council (ref A). The amendment to the Municipality Law granting women these new political rights is scheduled to face anot [...]	2005-04-20 13:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWMN PHUM KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT1712	AMBASSADOR AND COMMERCE MINISTER DISCUSS TIFA, [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met Kuwaiti Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Al-Taweel and staff on April 25 to discuss the status of the U.S.-Kuwait Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA),intellectual property rights (IPR),Project Kuwait, and the Pepsico tax dispute. The Am [...]	2005-04-27 05:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL EPET EINV BEXP KU
05KUWAIT1777	FOREIGN MINISTER: PROGRESS ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS, IRAN [...] (C) Summary: During an April 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah told the Ambassador that he believes that the GOK has enough votes to pass the women's rights bill for Municipal Council elections on May 2 and that once women are regis [...]	2005-05-01 14:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PBTS KUNC KPAL IZ KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS IRAN
05KUWAIT1791	KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered reftel demarche on 2 May to Ambassador Faisal Al-Mashan, MFA Arab World Department Manager. Al-Mashan agreed the ITG needs the public support of the international community and asserted Kuwait was among the first countries to welcome the formation of an Iraqi Govern [...]	2005-05-02 10:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KU IZ
05KUWAIT1830	OIL AND WATER: REGIONAL HUB OFFICER RECEIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During his April 17-20 orientation visit to Kuwait, Amman Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) officer Jock Whittlesey met with a wide range of governmental, non-governmental and private sector individuals and participated in three public diplomacy outre [...]	2005-05-03 09:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TBIO EPET PREL KPAO KU TSPL
05KUWAIT1863	WOMEN SPLIT ON FUTURE OF POLITICAL RIGHTS, SOME [...] (C) Summary: During several meetings with women's rights activists and supporters on May 4, PolOffs noted varying differences in opinion on the chances of success for women's political rights. Several expressed little hope that the two-week delay requested by Prime Minister Sabah Al-Ahmad Al [...]	2005-05-05 07:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN SOCI KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT1900	KUWAIT WILL CONTINUE TO PUBLICLY SUPPORT ITG AND [...] (C) Summary: During a May 7 call on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah, the Ambassador noted progress in Iraq since the formation of the Iraqi Transitional Government (ITG) and encouraged Kuwait to continue to make public statements of support. He stressed the n [...]	2005-05-08 14:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT1907	MFA UNDER SECRETARY SAYS GOK SERIOUS ABOUT WOMEN'S [...] (C) During a May 7 meeting on regional issues (ref b),Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah opened the discussion with the Ambassador with comments about the debate between the Government and Parliament on women's political rights. Stating, "I can assure you the Go [...]	2005-05-09 10:51:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT1908	KUWAITI COURT SENTENCES VIOLENT JIHADISTS TO JAIL [...] (U) Twenty Islamic extremists, including 18 Kuwaitis, were sentenced by the Criminal Court on May 8 in two separate cases for entering Iraq to fight U.S.-led forces, or providing training to others to fight there. Four others, three Kuwaitis and one bidoon (stateless Arab),were fined for low [...]	2005-05-09 12:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PTER KJUS KU ISLAMISTS TERRORISM
05KUWAIT1912	PRIVATE POLL IN KUWAIT REVEALS MAJORITY OF MEN [...] (C) Political up-and-comer Shaykh Mohammed Al-Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (ref B) provided the Ambassador with the results from a poll he commissioned indicating 50% of Kuwaiti men back full political rights for women. Another 28% support women's right to vote, but not pursue elected office, w [...]	2005-05-09 14:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT2037	AMERICAN CORNER OPENS AT AUK [...] Summary: The Ambassador and President of the American University of Kuwait (AUK) officially opened the American Corner at AUK on Monday, May 9. In addition to opening the American Corner, the Ambassador visited with students at the campus library coffee shop and at AUK's career fair. The Am [...]	2005-05-16 10:06:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL OIIP KIRC XF KU
05KUWAIT2094	MEDIA REACTION: FULL POLITICAL RIGHTS FOR KUWAITI [...] Summary: Kuwaiti media hailed the granting of full political rights for women by the National Assembly on the evening of May 16, 2005, as a "historic" moment. Initial reaction in all papers was positive and they are calling the granting to Kuwaiti women full political rights as the first st [...]	2005-05-18 03:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP PGOV KMDR XF KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT213	SHIITE POLITICAL SCIENTIST: IRAN NOT TRYING TO [...] (C) Summary: Liberal Shiite and Kuwait University Political Science Chairman Professor Abdull Redha Assiri shared his thoughts on Iran with Poloffs during a January 11 meeting. Assiri, who travels often to Iran, said Kuwait and Iran maintain good relations and predicted that Iran -- already a [...]	2005-01-12 13:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KU IR IZ
05KUWAIT2171	AMBASSADOR MEETS CANDIDATE FOR FIRST WOMAN CABINET [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-22 14:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI PINR KWMN KU
05KUWAIT2173	ASSEMBLY SPEAKER SURPRISED BY VOTE ON WOMEN'S [...] (C) Summary: During a May 21 meeting, Speaker of Parliament Al-Khorafi told the Ambassador the May 16 vote on women's political rights was a difficult day and he had not been confident legislation permitting their participation would pass. He named the Prime Minister as the reason for the [...]	2005-05-22 14:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KWMN ECON EAID IZ KU EPTE WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
05KUWAIT2197	KUWAIT'S PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANIES ADVANCING ON [...] (U) Summary and Key Findings: During May 2005, Ambassador met with the leading figures in the Kuwaiti private investment sector. The Ambassador encouraged continued investment in the U.S. and new investments in Iraq and in other countries of U.S. interest. The Ambassador encouraged the inve [...]	2005-05-23 13:01:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV KU KGCC
05KUWAIT2251	KUWAIT IPR: NEW INFORMATION MINISTRY ASSISTANT U/S [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 24, emboffs met with Ibrahim Al-Nouh, the Ministry of Information's new assistant undersecretary overseeing intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement. Econ/C congratulated Al-Nouh on his ministry,s recent raids (ref B),and asked for additional details on Al-Nouh' [...]	2005-05-25 11:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KU
05KUWAIT2265	KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: SOME [...] (S/NF) Summary: Post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG) met May 2 to asses the GOK's progress in developing its counterterrorism (CT) capacity. The group concluded that the GOK remained serious about confronting terrorism, investing heavily in tools and equipment, but is still in need of [...]	2005-05-25 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN ASEC MARR CVIS KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT2486	KUWAIT HOLDS SEMINAR ON POSSIBLE FTA WITH U.S. [...] (U) Summary. In a June 4 seminar sponsored by American-Kuwaiti Alliance (AKA),the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the American Business Council of Kuwait and the Kuwait Economic Society, Kuwaiti, American, Jordanian and Singaporean speakers discussed the benefits of U.S. free trade [...]	2005-06-06 13:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PREL BEXP JO SN KU
05KUWAIT2509	AMBASSADOR CONGRATULATES NEW MUNICIPAL COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary: Ten Kuwaiti men were elected in June 2 elections to the 2005-2009 Municipal Council and the GOK appointed on June 3 two women and four men to the Council completing the formation of the 16-member local governing body. The Ambassador paid courtesy calls on several newly-elected Cou [...]	2005-06-07 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR KWMN EIND KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT257	KUWAIT'S 2004 SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] Per reftel, following is Kuwait's submission for the 2004 report on supporting human rights and democracy. The Embassy point of contact is Richard Michaels. 2. Begin text: Kuwait is a constitutional, hereditary emirate. The Constitution provides for an elected National Assembly; however, it [...]	2005-01-17 14:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM ELAB PGOV PREL ECON KU HURI
05KUWAIT2624	SECURITY BUREAU HEAD ON COUNTERTERRORISM, IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: During a June 12 meeting with the Ambassador, National Security Bureau (NSB) President Shaykh Sabah Al-Khaled said the GOK remained committed to fighting terror and was taking all appropriate steps to arrest and prosecute those who practice or advocate violence. He reported th [...]	2005-06-13 15:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL PHUM PARM KU IZ IR
05KUWAIT2694	Public Diplomacy in Kuwait -- What "Moves the Needle"? [...] In the report "Changing Minds and Winning Peace" by the Advisory Group on Public Diplomacy for the Arab and Muslim World," the authors emphasize the need for our public diplomacy programs to be evaluated by their ability to change attitudes towards the United States, using the metaphorical meas [...]	2005-06-19 04:08:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC PREL SCUL OIIP XF KU
05KUWAIT2732	MEPI KUWAIT: QUARTERLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: Post's MEPI committee -- comprising representatives from the Front Office and Commercial, Economic, Political and Public Diplomacy sections -- convened June 12 to review the current quarter's accomplishments and discuss potential projects for the upcoming period. During the April- [...]	2005-06-21 08:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KMPI ECON KDEM KWMN KU
05KUWAIT2869	GOK OBJECTS TO TIP "COMPARISON" TO OTHER GULF [...] (C) Summary and comment: During her June 25 visit to Kuwait, NEA PDAS Cheney emphasized the need to make progress in dealing with the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue. Three senior officials voiced GOK disappointment with the 2005 report. The new Minister of Planning, the Foreign Minister [...]	2005-06-27 13:42:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN KCRM KU
05KUWAIT2902	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: TRAFFICKING IN [...] Summary: The Department of State Trafficking in Persons report and widespread media coverage of a subsequent Embassy-sponsored DVC on the issue with Ambassador John Miller (reftel) has moved some Kuwaiti commentators to acknowledge human rights abuses, but rarely do they concede that such abus [...]	2005-06-28 15:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO KISL KCRM PGOV KDEM KU
05KUWAIT2924	KUWAITIS STILL CELEBRATING WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE AND [...] (U) More than one month after the historic decision granting women full political rights and the subsequent GOK appointment of one woman to the Council of Ministers and two women to the Municipal Council, Kuwaitis continue to celebrate the achievements with receptions, symposia, and other al [...]	2005-06-29 15:36:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN KMPI KU
05KUWAIT2931	PDAS CHENEY IN KUWAIT: WOMEN'S POLITICAL RIGHTS, [...] (C) During her June 25 visit to Kuwait, NEA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Cheney congratulated Kuwait's first female minister, Dr. Ma'souma Al-Mubarak, on her appointment and discussed with her the political reforms and education needed to help Kuwaiti women enter the political arena [...]	2005-06-30 19:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KU
05KUWAIT3038	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: PRIME MINISTER SHAYKH [...] Summary: The exhaustively covered and widely hailed visit of Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al- Jaber Al-Sabah to Washington DC sparked many columnists to examine the state of Kuwait-U.S. relations. While some commentators noted recent bilateral points of contention, such as traf [...]	2005-07-06 13:47:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO PREL KU
05KUWAIT3173	MIN ENERGY UNDERSECRETARY ON OIL PRICES AND ENERGY [...] (C) At a July 16 meeting with Charge, Ministry of Energy Undersecretary Issa Al-Own voiced his concerns about the "NOPEC" legislation and described three problems keeping world oil prices high: lack of refining capacity; market uncertainty in major producing countries such as Iraq and Venezue [...]	2005-07-18 10:12:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PINR KU OIL SECTOR
05KUWAIT3196	VORONTSOV ON POWS AND KUWAITI ARCHIVES: "SOMEONE [...] (C) Summary: During a brief visit to Kuwait, the UN Secretary General's High-Level Coordinator Ambassador Yuli SIPDIS Vorontsov briefed the Charge on preparations of the quarterly report, due August 25, on the missing and prisoners of war from the 1990-91 Gulf War. He said the current se [...]	2005-07-19 12:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KU IZ KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT3224	ACTIVISTS LAUD WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACCOMPLISHMENTS; [...] (U) Summary: The Charge hosted on July 19 a tea for the three delegations of Kuwaiti women who traveled in early July to the U.S., the UK, and France to talk about women's rights (ref b). Other attendees included political activists, Members of Parliament, journalists, and members of the d [...]	2005-07-20 14:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KWMN KMPI KU WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS
05KUWAIT3397	SHARM EL-SHEIKH DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOK HOPES FOR [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel demarche delivered July 31 by the Charge d'Affairs (CDA),Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah said terrorism and Iraq will be the main topics discussed at the August 3 summit. Al-Jarallah remarked that Arab rhetoric was not enough: [...]	2005-07-31 15:39:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KSUM KWBG KU
05KUWAIT3403	SENIOR KUWAITI MFA OFFICIAL'S VIEWS ON SPEAKING [...] (C) PolChief discussed reftel points July 31 with Ambassador Khaled Al-Maqamis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Coordination and Follow Up. Al-Maqamis has the GOK lead for detainee issues and has previously engaged EmbOffs on what he views as a complete failure by the U.S. to inform [...]	2005-08-01 10:23:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KISL KPAO KCRM KU KACW
05KUWAIT3523	GOK AND ITG COMMITTED TO RESOLVING BORDER DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary: On August 6, an Iraqi delegation, in Kuwait to discuss the border issue, visited the border and examined the barrier being installed by Kuwait. The delegation head Khaled Al-Attiyah confirmed that "the border barrier is in Kuwaiti territory." In a meeting with Kuwaiti Foreign M [...]	2005-08-07 15:20:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT3552	AMBASSADOR HOSTS YES STUDENTS AS NEW GROUP HEADS [...] SUMMARY: On Sunday, August 6, 2005, the Ambassador hosted a reception at his residence for past and present Kuwaiti participants in the YES program, their parents and AMIDEAST-Kuwait officials. Attendees said that they loved being invited to the Embassy. The event earned wide positive pres [...]	2005-08-09 12:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL XF KU
05KUWAIT3562	NAVY MEDIA TRIP EARNS POSITIVE COVERAGE FOR [...] SUMMARY: A three-day trip to two Coalition ships and an Iraqi oil platform by a team of Kuwaiti reporters earned three days of positive media coverage for Coalition maritime security operations in the Northern Arabian Gulf. Of particular value to post PA efforts were sidebar stories on the coo [...]	2005-08-09 14:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PGOV KPAO PHUM KDEM KU
05KUWAIT3565	FM EXPRESSES CONTINUED CONCERN OVER KUWAIT-IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: Contrary to recent local press reports declaring the border issue with Iraq "finalized" (ref A),Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah was privately more pessimistic in a meeting with the Ambassador August 9. While he was glad "the ITG chose the proper channels" [...]	2005-08-09 15:49:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT3580	KUWAITI FOREIGN MINISTER ON WASHINGTON VISIT, FUEL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador August 9, FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah said PM Shaykh Sabah Al-Sabah was "very satisfied" with his July 1 visit to Washington. The FM reported that, as requested by the PM, he delivered messages to Saudi King Abdullah Al-Saud, then Cro [...]	2005-08-10 10:22:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR EPET MARR KDEM KU
05KUWAIT3775	PM URGES ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAN, SYRIA; CALLS FOR [...] (S) Summary: During Ambassador's 30-minute conversation with Kuwaiti Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Sief Palace August 23, the PM urged the U.S. to heed his advice and engage Iran and Syria. He provided updates on GOK progress in counterterrorism and human traffickin [...]	2005-08-23 14:53:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KU
05KUWAIT3835	KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: GOK TAKING [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador chaired on August 22 the monthly meeting of post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG). He reviewed his August 20 discussions with senior representatives of the GOK on the need to maintain a sharp focus on CT and recommendations that the arrests of wanted in [...]	2005-08-28 04:58:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV MARR PBTS EFIN ASEC CVIS KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT3841	WOMEN RIGHTS MEETING AT UNGA: KUWAIT LIKELY TO [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel request to Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah during a meeting August 27. The FM welcomed the invitation to the meeting hosted by the Secretary on the margins of the UN General Assembly and asked for more details on timing as they [...]	2005-08-28 07:46:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN KU UNGA USUN
05KUWAIT3960	TFUS01: KUWAITIS AND OTHERS OFFER OUTPOURING OF [...] Summary and Comment: The private sector response in Kuwait to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina has been overwhelmingly supportive and positive, with dozens of offers of support and solidarity streaming in from all sectors and segments of society. The Kuwait Red Crescent Society i [...]	2005-09-06 09:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PREL ENRG KU US KATRINA AID
05KUWAIT414	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQI ELECTIONS;JANUARY 31 [...] Kuwaiti TV dedicated extensive coverage to Iraqi elections and conducted an interview with a former MP and Minister of Education on the subject. All editorials praised the Iraqi people's courage in braving the security situation to cast their votes. End summary. ---------- Kuwaiti TV [...]	2005-01-31 13:03:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
05KUWAIT4144	KUWAIT MEPIC II: INCREASING MEPI'S PUBLIC OUTREACH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador chaired Post's September 14 MEPI committee meeting -- with representatives from the Front Office and Commercial, Economic, Political and Public Affairs sections -- to review quarterly accomplishments and discuss upcoming projects for inclusion in the quarterly report (c [...]	2005-09-21 15:31:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KMPI KDEM ECON KWMN KU MEPI
05KUWAIT416	KUWAITIS NEAR UNANIMOUS IN PRAISE OF IRAQI [...] (C) Summary and Comment: All Kuwaiti dailies hailed the January 30 elections in Iraq as a success. Several rank-and-file Kuwaitis unanimously characterized the elections to PolOff as legitimate and historic, and in separate discussions, Kuwaiti banking executives told the Ambassador that the [...]	2005-01-31 14:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL KU IZ
05KUWAIT4185	COMMERCE MINISTER ON TIFA PROGRESS, ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: During a September 24 meeting, Commerce Minister Abdullah Al-Taweel told the Ambassador that Kuwait would like another TIFA Council Meeting, and that the U.S. "must understand that changing laws in Kuwait takes time." He said that he would soon be sending a letter t [...]	2005-09-26 10:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON KIPR PREL KU
05KUWAIT4202	INDUSTRY REPS POSITIVE ABOUT GOK IPR PROTECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Econ Officer met September 25 with Arabian Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAA) CEO Scott Butler, his local Kuwaiti staff, and Microsoft's local License Compliance Manager, Sami Al-Anzy, to discuss the status of IPR protection and enforcement in Kuwait. Butler emphasized that he has see [...]	2005-09-27 07:43:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR BEXP KU
05KUWAIT4209	COMBATING EXTREMISM IN KUWAIT [...] (S) Summary and Introduction: This report responds to the request (ref A) for information on programs for combating extremism. Embassy Kuwait actively engages the Government of Kuwait at every opportunity on every level on ways to combat extremism. Although the GOK has previously discounted [...]	2005-09-27 11:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KDEM KPAO EAID PHUM KMPI KISL ASEC KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT4214	TERRORIST FINANCE: SUMMARY OF OFAC DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary. On September 21, OFAC Director Robert Werner met separately with GOK officials from the Central Bank and Ministries of Finance, Foreign Affairs, Social Affairs and with Kuwait Customs to discuss continued bilateral cooperation on combating terrorist finance and money laundering (C [...]	2005-09-27 14:09:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER CVIS KVPR KU
05KUWAIT4279	AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS WAY AHEAD [...] (C) During an October 1 meeting, the Ambassador reviewed with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah the President's September 21 determination to maintain Kuwait's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) ranking as a Tier 3 country, but to waive applicable sanctions for [...]	2005-10-02 08:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KDEM SOCI KWMN KCRM KU TIP
05KUWAIT4325	MEPI-FUNDED REGIONAL CAMPAIGN SCHOOL BRINGS ARAB [...] (U) Summary. The National Democratic Institute (NDI) held in Kuwait from September 25 - 28, the fourth regional campaign school funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI). "Partners in Participation" attracted women activists from 14 countries in the Middle East and North Afri [...]	2005-10-05 09:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM KMPI KWMN PGOV PREL PINR KU XF WOMEN POLITICAL RIGHTS MEPI
05KUWAIT4405	DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT ON IRAQ CONSTITUTION VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-13 09:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ KU
05KUWAIT4426	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRANSFERRING KUWAITI DETAINEES [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-15 15:13:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	PREL KAWC OPDC PTER KU
05KUWAIT4443	CHEVRON FUNDS ACCESS ENGLISH SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM [...] SUMMARY: On October 2, 2005, AMIDEAST-Kuwait hosted a ceremony welcoming back 10 Kuwaiti boys and 10 Kuwaiti girls who spent four weeks in an intensive English-as-a- Second-Language summer camp in West Palm Beach, Florida. Chevron financed the Embassy-initiated program for 20 Kuwaitis chosen [...]	2005-10-16 12:14:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU
05KUWAIT4449	FOREIGN MINISTER COMMENTS ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] Summary: (C) During an October 15 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Salem Al-Sabah spoke about Iranian unity regarding the development of their nuclear program but division regarding the country's public handling of the situation. He reported that the Iranian chie [...]	2005-10-17 08:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV IR IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS IRAN
05KUWAIT4455	KUWAITIS MAKE SUPPORTIVE STATEMENTS ON REFERENDUM; [...] (U) Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in remarks to the opening session of the National Assembly October 17, congratulated the Iraqi people on the Iraqi Constitution. The Kuwaiti Council of Ministers released a similar statement of support after its Sunday meeting. Bef [...]	2005-10-17 13:05:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV IZ KU KUWAIT IRAQ RELATIONS
05KUWAIT4480	AMID FLURRY OF RUMORS ABOUT SUCCESSION, PM OPENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah opened the National Assembly October 17, delivering the Government speech on behalf of the Amir, who was notably absent from the protocolary duty. The session comes amid a flurry of rumors that Shaykh Sabah will replace th [...]	2005-10-18 12:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KU SUCCESSION NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
05KUWAIT4517	KUWAIT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) Summary. In an October 19 meeting with Econ Counselor, the Deputy Director General of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) lamented the political infighting among parliamentarians resulting in the election of a new and less pro-business chairman of the National Assembly's [...]	2005-10-20 06:37:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KU
05KUWAIT4527	FY05Q4 IIP SPEAKER EVALUATION: PATRICK CLAWSON; [...] SUMMARY: October 1-2, 2005, U.S. Speaker Dr. Patrick Clawson, Deputy Director for Research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, conducted a speaking tour in Kuwait focusing on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Addressing diverse audiences, Dr. Clawson spoke at Kuwait Unive [...]	2005-10-22 09:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU
05KUWAIT4550	CIRCUS GUY ROCKS KUWAIT, PROMOTES STUDYUSA [...] SUMMARY: The Arab-American rock group "Circus Guy" conducted a "Study in the U.S." musical tour in Kuwait September 26-28, 2005. Circus Guy held concerts and educational workshops for youth audiences and the Kuwaiti public. The band performed at several private schools and Kuwait's Scientif [...]	2005-10-23 09:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL XF KU
05KUWAIT4639	SYRIAN ENVOY DUE IN KUWAIT; GOK TO URGE [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah told Ambassador October 30 that Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Al-Muallim, with a letter from Syrian President Bashar Al-Asad in hand, would arrive in Kuwait October 31 and would meet with Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah Al-A [...]	2005-10-30 12:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY KU
05KUWAIT4641	DEMARCHES DELIVERED: GOK LABELS IRANIAN STATEMENTS [...] (C) During an October 30 meeting with Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah characterized Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad's October 25 remarks regarding Israel as "very strong and very strange," reminding the GOK of language from the days of Ayatolla [...]	2005-10-30 13:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IR KU
05KUWAIT4746	GOK TO ATTEND NOVEMBER 19 ISLAMABAD CONFERENCE BUT [...] (SBU) Begin Summary. According to MFA and Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) officials, the GOK is unlikely to make any additional pledges at the November 19 Islamabad conference. However, a GOK delegation, including KFAED's Director of Operations, will attend the conference. [...]	2005-11-13 13:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL PK KU
05KUWAIT475	MEDIA REACTION - IRAQI ELECTIONS;FEBRUARY 2 [...] Kuwait TV coverage of Iraqi elections remained eclipsed somewhat due to ongoing reports about Kuwait's response to recent clashes between security forces and suspected terrorists. Commentators continue to praise the course of Iraqi democracy after "thirty years of fear." End summary. ----- [...]	2005-02-02 09:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KU KDMR
05KUWAIT4770	SECRETARY OF ENERGY THANKS GOK FOR KATRINA AID, [...] (U) Summary: During his November 13-14 visit to Kuwait, Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman thanked the Government and SIPDIS people of Kuwait for their generous support for Hurricane Katrina victims, as well as their support of reconstruction efforts in Iraq, Pakistan and elsewhere. The Sec [...]	2005-11-15 08:15:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON BEXP KU
05KUWAIT4813	28TH MEETING OF THE TRIPARTITE COMMISSION: 28 [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait hosted on November 15, the 28th meeting of the Tripartite Commission (TPC) on Gulf War Missing. The session closed 28 cases (26 Kuwaitis, two Saudis, and one Iraqi),continued the mandate of the Technical Sub-Committee (TSC) for one year, and selected November 15, 2006 [...]	2005-11-19 14:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MARR AORC ICRC KU IZ SA
05KUWAIT4824	RESPONSE TO DEPARTMENT TASKER ABOUT AVIAN [...] (U) This message is Post's response to the questions contained in Reftel A regarding the GOK's efforts to control Avian Influenza (AI),and its capability to respond to an AI epidemic. Questions are answered in the order provided in reftel. -------------------- ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ----- [...]	2005-11-20 11:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL XX KU
05KUWAIT4832	AMBASSADOR RAISES ALARM RE SHARP DECLINE IN KUWAITI [...] (U) Summary and comment: On November 9, Ambassador met with Undersecretary for Higher Education, Dr. Rasha Al- Sabah. During the meeting, they discussed reasons for the significant decline in the number of Kuwaiti students studying in the U.S., the benefits of increasing the number of Ameri [...]	2005-11-22 04:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OEXC KPAO SCUL PREL PTER OIIP CVIS KISL XF KU
05KUWAIT486	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DISCUSSES ANTI-TERRORISM [...] (C) Summary: During separate February 2 discussions with the Ambassador, Members of Parliament (MPs) Dr. Yousef Al-Zalzalah and Abdullah Al-Roumi discussed the National Assembly's February 1 passage of a new law which expands law enforcement powers to search and seize illegal weapons, calling [...]	2005-02-02 14:30:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KISL EFIN PGOV KU
05KUWAIT4903	MFA UNDERSECRETARY SAYS SYRIAN PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) During a November 27 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Khaled Al-Jarallah shared his views on the recent Syrian decision to send officials to Europe in for questioning by the Mehlis commission. Al-Jarallah said the SARG's decision to cooperate was the right one. Al-Jar [...]	2005-11-27 13:59:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV SY KU
05KUWAIT4993	FREEDOM AGENDA: NOW SHOWING AT EMBASSY KUWAIT. [...] (U) Post has taken advantage of its Motion Picture Licensing Corporation license to screen films addressing democratic reform issues and MEPI themes for host country audiences. The response has been overwhelmingly positive and post has made available purchased DVD versions of the movies to [...]	2005-12-04 11:38:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KPAO SOCI KDEM KWMN KMPI KU
05KUWAIT5012	PROMOTING STUDY IN THE U.S. DURING INTERNATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Kuwait went on the offensive during International Education Week, November 13 to 18, 2005, advancing study in the U.S. by countering misinformation about visa difficulties, about Muslims being welcomed in America, and by arguing that higher education in America is second to [...]	2005-12-06 04:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL KIRC OIIP XF KU
05KUWAIT5063	NEA DAS GRAY ENGAGES GOK ON AID, IRAN, IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: NEA DAS Gordon Gray met with Director General of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) Abdulwahab Al-Bader, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Acting Undersecretary Ambassador Khaled Al-Babtain, National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi, and Minister of Social Af [...]	2005-12-10 07:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM EAID KDEM KPAO CVIS KU
05KUWAIT5064	NEA DAS GRAY URGES GOK ACTION ON TIP/LABOR ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings on December 6 with National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi and Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Faisal Al-Hajji, NEA DAS Gordon Gray reiterated U.S. concerns about Kuwait's trafficking in persons (TIP) and domestic labor problems, and urged GOK action [...]	2005-12-10 07:56:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB KDEM KU
05KUWAIT5083	FREEDOM AGENDA: KUWAITI INFORMATION MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: During a December 7 meeting, Minister of Information Dr. Anas Al-Rasheed told the Ambassador that he was very pleased by the progress of the revised press law and he believes it has a very good chance of being approved by the National Assembly in the near future. Al-Rasheed said that P [...]	2005-12-12 03:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS KDEM KPAO KU KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
05KUWAIT5101	ENGAGING THOUSANDS - KUWAIT'S INTERNATIONAL BOOK [...] SUMMARY: The Embassy participated in Kuwait's 30th International Book Fair, organized by the National Council of Culture, Arts and Letters, from November 24 to December 2, 2005. Most of the tens of thousands of visitors were conservative Muslims accompanied by family members. Public Affair [...]	2005-12-13 04:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU

05KUWAIT5135	FREEDOM AGENDA: AMBASSADOR URGES WORDS TO MATCH [...] (C) Summary: Kuwait FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed told the Ambassador December 14 that Kuwait had a strong record of encouraging religious tolerance and did not need to respond to calls by extremists to limit the construction of places of worship other than mosques. The Ambassador agreed the GOK [...]	2005-12-14 14:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI KU FREEDOM AGENDA
05KUWAIT514	KUWAITI BLOGGERS: VOICES OF THE FUTURE [...] (U) Summary: Econ Officer attended 2 February a monthly meeting of Kuwaiti web-bloggers where the group discussed their various web-logs, technology, politics, religion, social life, and a variety of other issues. The group was made up of nine men and one woman, mostly in their early to mid [...]	2005-02-07 05:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINT SCUL SOCI ECON KU
05KUWAIT5140	THE HIGH IMPACT OF CULTURAL AND SPORTS PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY: EMBASSY KUWAIT'S CULTURAL AND SPORTS OUTREACH EFFORTS HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE IN REACHING NEW AND DIVERSE AUDIENCES OF YOUNG KUWAITIS. SPORTS PROGRAMS SERVE AS A SUPERB TOOL WITH WHICH TO REACH YOUNG KUWAITI MALES, A KEY DEMOGRAPHIC IN THE STRUGGLE FOR HEARTS AND MINDS, AS WELL AS YOUN [...]	2005-12-16 11:24:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU
05KUWAIT5163	NEW ORLEANS ALL-STARS THRILL KUWAIT [...] SUMMARY: On Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2005, the New Orleans All-Star Brass Band performed to a packed hotel ballroom in downtown Kuwait to thank the people and Government of Kuwait for their support following Hurricane Katrina. The Charge d'Affaires welcomed and thanked the Kuwaiti pub [...]	2005-12-17 13:32:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL OIIP XF KU
05KUWAIT5286	KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: The New Press Law [...] Summary: The Kuwaiti press was vigorous in its coverage of the new press law which was seen as groundbreaking. The daily Arabic-language newspapers provided readers with some of the modifications proposed by the special panel formed to study the law and also changes that have been made to the [...]	2005-12-28 13:10:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO KMDR KU
05KUWAIT568	ENERGY MINISTER COMMENTS ON OPEC AND PROSPECTS FOR [...] (U) Ambassador met on 7 February 2005 with Minister of Energy H.E. Shaykh Ahmed al-Fahd al-Ahmed al-Sabah regarding a variety of issues. This cable concerns the Minister's comments on the recent OPEC session in Vienna and major electricity and oil recovery infrastructure projects in Kuwait. [...]	2005-02-08 14:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG BEXP KU
05KUWAIT638	KUWAIT'S COMMERCIAL BANKS: SURVEY OF RESULTS, IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Following up on his December 2004 meeting with the Central Bank Governor (Ref B) Ambassador met during January and February with the top executives of the leading Kuwait banks. The bank executives were generally positive about the Kuwaiti economy and the strength o [...]	2005-02-13 12:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PTER KU IZ
05KUWAIT650	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS POSITIVE ON NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During January and February, Ambassador met with five prominent MPs and discussed the Kuwait Project to develop the northern oilfields and the associated enabling law, which will come before a vote in the National Assembly soon. The MPs were generally supportive of t [...]	2005-02-14 09:26:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET BEXP ECON KU
05KUWAIT730	KUWAIT COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (S/NF) Ambassador chaired February 14 a meeting of post's Counterterrorism Working Group (CWG) to review developments in Kuwait's counterterrorism activities following the January discovery of a terrorist cell, and to identify areas where post can enhance its CT activities as well as strengt [...]	2005-02-16 14:27:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV EFIN ASEC MARR CVIS KU TERRORISM
05KUWAIT833	KUWAIT: ORAL MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-28 13:45:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL KWBG EAID ECON EFIN
05KUWAIT943	MINISTRY OF ENERGY UNDERSECRETARY OUTLINES GAS [...] (C) Summary: During a March 6 meeting with Economic Counselor, Ministry of Energy Undersecretary Issa Al-Own outlined Kuwait's options for receiving much-needed gas to fuel electric power plants. He said that Kuwait was now focusing its efforts on the two most promising options: drilling in [...]	2005-03-07 14:02:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG PREL PINR KU IZ OIL SECTOR
05LAGOS1128	NIGERIA: ADDITIONAL PROJECT FOR EMBASSY SMALL [...] This is an action request. See para 5. 2. After supplying project descriptions to the Senior Policy Operating Group (SPOG) per reftel, Mission's Small Project Funds Committee received a proposal from an NGO in Edo State. Because Edo State is widely considered the country's highest volume t [...]	2005-07-14 11:41:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG NI
05LAGOS1289	VIRGIN NIGERIA PLANS TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR DIRECT [...] (C) Summary. Virgin Nigeria (VN) soon plans to formally apply for a direct flight between Nigeria and the U.S. The airline sees New York, Chicago, and Houston, in that order, as the three most profitable routes. If approval is granted, VN hopes to begin operations by Christmas 2005. End Summar [...]	2005-08-17 06:13:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EINV PREL NI
05LAGOS1361	NIGERIA: UPDATE OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] As per ref B, para 5, Post met with Ministry of Labor, ILO, UNICEF, law enforcement and immigration, as well as NGO representatives to update the mandatory child labor report. The following paragraphs are updates keyed to the topics listed in ref B, para 7. Post has provided a separate respons [...]	2005-08-31 11:56:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI NI
05LAGOS1369	NNPC HEAD TELLS OIL MAJORS - CONSTRUCT REFINERIES, [...] (C) ConocoPhillips Managing Director (MD) Todd Creeger briefed us on an August 25 meeting between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Group Managing Director (GMD) Kupolokun and the MDs of Nigeria's major energy companies. Kupolokun told the MDs he was under intense pressure, apparen [...]	2005-08-31 18:09:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON NI
05LAGOS1405	BANKS SCRAMBLING TO MEET DECEMBER RECAPITALIZATION [...] (SBU) Banking experts predict 25 to 30 banks or newly merged bank groups will make the December 2005 Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) deadline to attain a 25 billion naira capital base. A large number of banks will be unable to meet the CBN's naira 25 billion (USD 192 million)recapitalization re [...]	2005-09-08 15:07:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV NI
05LAGOS1413	MICROSOFT LOSING MILLIONS, CHINESE PIRATED [...] (C) Chinese copycat firms appear to be using Nigeria as base for producing and selling pirated computer software. Microsoft Nigeria executives complain the number of Chinese factories and Nigerian outlets selling pirated software products has increased the past year. Piracy likely will increa [...]	2005-09-12 11:14:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ETRD KIPR EINV CH NI
05LAGOS1443	FINANCE MINISTER ANNOUNCES INSURANCE INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala recently unveiled Government of Nigeria's (GON) insurance industry reforms aimed at raising the capital base requirements for insurance companies by February 28, 2007. The goal is to consolidate and strengthen the insurance industry along the lin [...]	2005-09-16 13:00:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV NI
05LAGOS1530	NIGERIA DEA ATTACHE PRESSES FOR COORDINATION AT [...] (U) Participants gave high marks to the fifth annual West African Joint Operations (WAJO) conference held in Cotonou, Benin on September 7 and 8 (reftel). 2. (C) DEA received positive responses from Benin, Ghana, The Gambia and Togo about forming joint task forces between DEA and their re [...]	2005-09-30 14:11:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI SNAR
05LAGOS1636	LAGOS EAC MEETING ON INCREASED CRIME IN LAGOS AND [...] (U) Lagos EAC convened October 17 to review Post's security posture in response to what appears to be a marked increase in violent crime in Lagos, and to discuss appropriate precautions against such crime. NOTE: In the past few months armed bank robberies, prison riots, attacks on expatriate [...]	2005-10-21 16:35:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER CASC NI
05LAGOS1642	LAGOS EAC MEETING ON INCREASED CRIME IN LAGOS AND [...] (U) Lagos EAC convened October 17 to review Post's security posture in response to what appears to be a marked increase in violent crime in Lagos, and to discuss appropriate precautions against such crime. NOTE: In the past few months armed bank robberies, prison riots, attacks on expatriate [...]	2005-10-21 16:36:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER CASC NI
05LAGOS167	NIGERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE, FEBRUARY 2005 [...] (U) This economic update includes: -- MTS First Wireless Management Crisis Sends US Citizen Packing -- Nigerian Stock Exchange Woos Real Estate Investors -- Virgin Atlantic Positions Itself for Vmobile Stake -- Banking Update - Mergers Continue Amidst Sector Uncertainty ------------------- [...]	2005-02-06 06:00:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON NI
05LAGOS1748	PRELIMINARY REVIEW YIELDS NO "SMOKING GUN" IN [...] (S) Explosives forensics experts performed a preliminary examination of the Bellview plane crash debris thus far collected. Visual inspection of the plane fragment in question showed no clear sign of explosive damage, according to the experts. The suspect piece was swabbed, and the samples [...]	2005-11-10 17:02:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	CASC EAIR NI ASEC PTER PREL
05LAGOS1769	BELLVIEW CRASH UPDATE [...] (C) FBI explosives experts completed their on-site support and departed on November 10. Preliminary test results from swab samples from the subject fragment are expected this week from the FBI laboratory, and will be reported to GON crash investigators to assist with their ongoing investigat [...]	2005-11-21 10:36:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EAIR NI ASEC PTER PREL
05LAGOS1871	COOPERATION ON MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary. The National Maritime Authority (NMA) met with US Office of Naval Research Global team on December 6 to discuss mutual maritime safety and security cooperation and research. NMA Director General emphasized the need for USG assistance in training cadets, producing accurate coastal [...]	2005-12-12 07:53:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EWWT NI
05LAGOS1951	NIGERIAN PETROLEUM VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT [...] (S) Given the presence of armed militia and of oil bunkering enterprises, the GON has difficulty maintaining security of the oil producing Nigerian Delta region. Parts of the region are effectively under the control of the militia or bunkering groups than governmental authority. As the Dec [...]	2005-12-28 12:36:00	Consulate Lagos	SECRET	EPET PTER KHLS EWWT PINR ETRD NI
05LAGOS1961	AQUACULTURE EXPERTS STATE NIGERIAN FISHING [...] (U) Aquaculture experts report Nigeria has consistently underperformed in meeting targeted fish production quotas. They blame the low productivity on lack of available commercial vessels and able seafarers, environmental pollution, poor enforcement of fishing regulations, lack of defined water [...]	2005-12-30 08:14:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIS ETRD EINV PHSA SENV PGOV PREL CH NI
05LAGOS30	NIGERIA ECONOMIC TIDBITS, JANUARY 2005 [...] (U) This economic update includes: -- Banking Reform Effort Drives Industry Change -- Power Sector Reform Bill Signed -- Recharge Card Import Ban Target Date Extended -- A Nigerian Success Story: Expanding Cassava Operations --------------------------------------------- Banking Reform Effo [...]	2005-01-10 12:19:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON NI
05LAGOS433	CHEVRON LOOKS TO ETHNIC COUNCIL MODEL FOR DELTA [...] (C) Chevron Texaco is moving away from the 'host community' paradigm for implementing its community relations and development programs in the Delta region, and instead is embracing state-level 'ethnic councils.' These councils would disburse Chevron community development funds, and be respo [...]	2005-03-18 06:16:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI
05LAGOS434	LNG UPDATE ON NIGERIA: CHEVRON, EXXON, ANNOUNCE [...] (SBU) This cable provides an overview of two new proposals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in Nigeria, as well as a status report on the expansion of an existing plant. In January Chevron Texaco (Chevron) announced a feasibility study on a potential 10 million metric ton liquefied [...]	2005-03-18 06:17:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV CASC PGOV ASEC MOPS NI
05LAGOS46	NIGERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE, JANUARY 2005 [...] (U) This economic update includes: -- Banking Reform Effort Drives Industry Change -- Power Sector Reform Bill -- Recharge Card Import Ban Target Date Extended -- A Nigerian Success Story: Expanding Cassava Operations --------------------------------------------- Banking Reform Effort Driv [...]	2005-01-12 07:34:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON NI
05LAGOS536	NIGERIAN BANKS IN DISTRESS? [...] (C) Summary. With nine months remaining to meet the December 2005 naira 25 billion (USD 192 million) recapitalization deadline, banking sector noise has amplified. While the banks publicly talk positive about the future, we have heard rumors of liquidity problems at some banks. We believe t [...]	2005-04-08 13:03:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETTC KTFN PTER NI
05LAGOS542	IMF HEARS OUT NIGERIAN PRIVATE SECTOR [...] (U) Summary. During the IMF Mission Team's Article IV consultations in Nigeria (ref A),U.S. private sector firm representatives told the IMF team the operating environment in Nigeria remains challenging. Port delays and improprieties, arbitrary political decisions, and currency payment issues [...]	2005-04-11 09:58:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
05LAGOS605	MILITANT DELTA YOUTH SET ASIDE ARMS AND DIFFERENCES [...] (C) Summary: Over the past few months, the Government of Nigeria and NGOs convened two major "peace camps" bringing together members of rival militia groups and gangs from the Delta region. The camps were largely in response to the flare up in violence which occurred in the region Fall 2004. During [...]	2005-04-25 10:52:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	NI PGOV PHUM PREL
05LAGOS629	NIGERIA'S UNEMPLOYMENT: A SILENT EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary: According to the GON Federal Office of Statistics (FOS),Nigeria's unemployment rate for 2003 was 14.8 percent. (Note: Statistics have not been released for 2004. End note.) The actual unemployment rate likely is considerably higher than what FOS reports. Nigeria's informal s [...]	2005-04-27 14:23:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON SOCI PGOV NI
05LAGOS749	NIGERIA ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 2005 [...] (U) This economic update includes: -- American Business Leaders Discuss Local AmCham -- Stock Market Affected by Banking Reform -- Shipping Dinner Reveals Hands Behind Cabotage Act -- GON Introduces Presidential IPR Initiative: STRAP -- Nigeria Census 2005, Plan for the Worst and Hope for t [...]	2005-05-20 09:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD KIPR PGOV NI
05LAGOS801	NIGERIA'S LEGISLATURES VICTIM TO ONE PARTY STATES [...] Summary. While a little progress has been made since 1999, independence of the legislative bodies remains a challenge. A survey of five state Houses of Assembly in Southern Nigeria revealed legislatures dominated by their respective governors and further hamstrung by strong party discipline. [...]	2005-05-27 15:05:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM NI PGOV PHUM PREL
05LAGOS924	NIGERIA: TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR ROUNDUP [...] (U) Summary. Since digital mobile licenses were awarded in 2001, Nigeria has improved from 400,000 telephone lines -- the world's third lowest telephony per capita rate -- to 10 million lines. This expansion has moved the country from a telecom emerging market to a quickly maturing market. T [...]	2005-06-15 12:35:00	Consulate Lagos	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS ECON NI
05LILONGWE117	PRESIDENT RESIGNS FROM OWN PARTY, RESHUFFLES [...] Summary: In a dramatic move, President Bingu wa Mutharika has resigned from his own party, making a definitive break with his predecessor, Bakili Muluzi. In addition, Mutharika has fired two ministers and two deputy ministers and reshuffled his cabinet. The actions are positive moves, both [...]	2005-02-07 14:08:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EAID KMCA MI
05LILONGWE146	BIODATA - MALAWI'S NEW MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] CDA paid a courtesy call to new Minister of Foreign Affairs Davis Katsonga on February 14. Katsonga, whose appointment to Foreign Affairs comes in the wake of the President's departure from the United Democratic Front (UDF),expressed his support for the president and his anti- corruption in [...]	2005-02-16 14:10:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PINR KMCA MI
05LILONGWE188	NATIONAL ACTION GROUP [...] Summary: Over the past year, Malawi has seen a remarkable reversal in the level of importance the GOM has placed on the role of the private sector in contributing to economic growth and poverty reduction. Now, more than ever, the US Mission is uniquely positioned to contribute significantly to [...]	2005-03-02 08:28:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EAGR ECON EINV EFIN ETRD KMCA MI
05LILONGWE202	DVC on MCA Threshold Program Gets Rave Reviews [...] Post wishes to thank all those in Washington who organized and participated in the March 1 digital video conference hosted by USAID Washington on the Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Program. The DVC received high-level participation here, and key MCC officials in Washington were able [...]	2005-03-04 06:01:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KMCA KPAO PGOV ECON MI
05LILONGWE299	PARLIAMENT FLEXES ITS MUSCLES [...] SUMMARY. The third session of the Malawi National Assembly since the May 2004 elections opened at the New State House in Lilongwe on March 30. In the opening session, Parliament rejected the President's nominee for Inspector General of Police. Party alliances were not clearly spelled out, a [...]	2005-04-05 12:29:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM MI
05LILONGWE308	REQUEST FOR U.S. SPEAKER ON OUTREACH TO MUSLIM [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-11 05:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP SCUL MI
05LILONGWE338	MUTHARIKA DEFIANT ON JOURNALISTS' ARREST [...] Summary: President Mutharika has defended the recent arrest of two journalists for publishing stories about ghosts in the presidential mansion. Although the two were released on bail after two days, charges of ridiculing the president have not been dropped and the case remains in the judicial [...]	2005-04-20 13:03:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KPAO MI
05LILONGWE402	SUCCESS OF AN ARV PROGRAM: IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT [...] Summary: Malawi has been making remarkable progress in the roll-out of its Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM) funded Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Program. It appears that treatment goals will be met and testing goals exceeded. Some government officials are now asking why Malawi cannot r [...]	2005-05-11 12:45:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV EAID SOCI TBIO ECON PGOV MI HIV AIDS
05LILONGWE579	PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA'S LEADERSHIP STYLE [...] Despite a year of solid success in imposing discipline on government spending and launching a strong anti-corruption campaign, President Mutharika has been frustrated in his reform agenda by an increasingly militant opposition and a weak civil service. A series of negative media stories has p [...]	2005-07-08 09:20:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMCA MI
05LILONGWE74	UNHCR SURVEY REVEALS LOWER NUMBER OF REFUGEES IN [...] (U) United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) resident representative Michael Owor told CDA in a January 20 courtesy call that the recent verification of refugee populations in Malawi (reftel A) has been completed. The exercise, which was a pilot program, has apparently been succe [...]	2005-01-25 07:41:00	Embassy Lilongwe	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM MI
05LILONGWE942	DONOR LETTER WELCOMED AS IMPEACHMENT WRANGLE [...] (U) Summary: Heads of Western donor missions sent a letter to Malawian political leaders, urging caution in considering constitutional amendments to rush through new impeachment procedures. Most political players welcomed the letter and all acknowledged the donors' right to a voice in the curr [...]	2005-10-31 13:50:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	MW PGOV PREL
05LIMA1094	PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION, FEBRUARY 2005 [...] (SBU) On February 9, Bryan Tuttle, NAS's Deputy Port Security and Maritime Advisor, was killed in an accident while assisting a drug investigation in the Port of Callao in Lima. As part of the port security program, a Peruvian delegation visited Colombian facilities at the Bogota airport and [...]	2005-03-04 17:44:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
05LIMA1159	BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK: APPLICATION 05-888772 [...] Embassy regrets the delay in responding to Reftels, which was due to a lack of cooperation from the Peruvian Air Force and Navy. The new commands of both institutions, who took over this year, have promised to cooperate and have begun to provide answers to our Blue Lantern inquiries. 2. [...]	2005-03-08 16:29:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC PE
05LIMA1346	Peru: 2005 ATPDEA Eligibility Report [...] The following is Post's submission of Peru's 2005 ATPDEA Eligibility Report, as requested in reftel. Effect of the ATPA/ATPDEA ------------------------- 2. The growing importance of the U.S. market for Peruvian exporters is reflected by the fact that the U.S. share of Peru's total expor [...]	2005-03-21 16:39:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV PE OPIC USTR
05LIMA1418	THIRD NATIONAL COCALERO CONGRESS A BUST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Third National Congress of the National Confederation of Agricultural Producers of the Coca Valleys (CONPACCP),held 3/14-18 outside Lima, was largely a bust. Cocaleros from the Monzon and parts of the Apurimac-Ene Valley (VRAE) did not attend and a group led by Elsa Malpart [...]	2005-03-23 22:53:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR PTER PE
05LIMA1728	ANDEAN FTA: LIMA ROUND SCENESETTER FOR A/USTR VARGO [...] (SBU) We very much look forward to your April 17-22 visit to Lima for the ninth round of the U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. Peruvian public support for the FTA, at 68 percent, continues to be the highest in the region and the government remains committed to concluding ne [...]	2005-04-13 18:09:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PGOV PE
05LIMA2030	PERU PARTIES SIGN ETHICAL ELECTION PACT GEARING UP [...] SUMMARY: Twenty-one political parties and organizations signed a comprehensive "Ethical Elections Pact" (EEP) on 4/28. The EEP signatories agreed to conform to existing legal limits on when, where, and what type of political propaganda can be promoted, as well as the prohibition against usin [...]	2005-05-03 22:46:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PE
05LIMA2061	PERU REJECTS CHILE'S RESPONSE ON ARMS SHIPMENTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Carlos Ferrero announced at a 5/3 press conference that the GOP considered "completely unsatisfactory" the Chilean Government's response to Peru's diplomatic note protesting Chile's 1995 arms deliveries to Ecuador (Ref A). Consequently, Ferrero continued, Peru wa [...]	2005-05-05 19:40:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PE CI
05LIMA2111	PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION, APRIL 2005 [...] (SBU) On April 7, CORAH started eradication in the hard-core zone of Polvora-Pizana north of Santa Lucia in the Huallaga Valley. The eradicators and their police security units encountered stiff resistance by some cocaleros, including rock-throwing that damaged 3 INL helicopters in 2 separat [...]	2005-05-10 15:38:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
05LIMA2185	REGIONAL PRESIDENT YEHUDE SIMON: MOVING AHEAD ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Lambayeque Regional President Yehude Simon briefed the Ambassador 5/4 on the extensive consultations he has carried out to smooth the way for the SOUTHCOM New Horizons Exercise anticipated for next year. Simon expressed confidence he would win a referendum on creating a northern [...]	2005-05-13 22:28:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR ETRD ECON PE
05LIMA2226	ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER ON HANDLING OF RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Acting Foreign Minister Armando Lecaros, in response to a query from the Ambassador during a meeting on 5/16, stated that the Foreign Ministry has worked closely with President Alejandro Toledo in handling the crisis in bilateral relations with Chile over the latter's delivery o [...]	2005-05-18 16:11:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PE CI
05LIMA2254	GRADUATING COUNTERNARCOTICS CADETS INCREASE PNP [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 12, almost 200 new Peruvian National Police (PNP) cadets graduated from two police academies in the heart of the coca source zones. These academies were conceived, constructed and fully equipped by Embassy NAS. The 200 graduates are the first batch of a planned 2000 more c [...]	2005-05-19 20:49:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC SNAR EAID PGOV PE
05LIMA2550	MYTH BUSTER: COCA-FREE WAYS TO SUPPORT YOUR FAMILY [...] Summary: A USG-funded program helps break the myth that poor farmers in Peru can only feed and educate their kids by growing coca. The Institute of Tropical Crops (ICT),supported primarily by INL, helps farmers manage an integrated mix of crops, centered on cacao. During a recent visit, [...]	2005-06-07 21:07:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SNAR EAID PE
05LIMA2600	VISIT OF STAFFDEL WALKER TO PERU [...] SUMMARY. (SBU) During a busy two-day visit, Staffdel Walker raised pending U.S. company commercial disputes, trafficking of narcotics and persons, and the benefits of an U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in discussions with Members of Congress, high-ranking government officials, and pri [...]	2005-06-10 14:49:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON SNAR EFIN EINV SOCI PGOV PE
05LIMA2751	VENEZUELAN EMBASSY'S SEMINAR ON THE SOCIAL CHARTER [...] (SBU) On 6/15, Political Section FSN Assistant attended a "Participative Forum/Workshop" sponsored by the Embassy of Venezuela in Lima entitled "The Social Charter of the Americas (SCA)." Summaries of the interventions by the scheduled speakers are provided below. 2. (U) Ambassador Jorge V [...]	2005-06-21 17:03:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI VE PE
05LIMA3337	TOLEDO'S STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH [...] A confident President Alejandro Toledo delivered his annual State of the Nation speech on 7/28, in which he touted his administration's economic, political and social successes; emphasized that these accomplishments were achieved in conjunction with the Congress, political parties and the pop [...]	2005-08-03 21:39:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON PREL PHUM PE
05LIMA3341	EU AMBASSADOR PROVIDES READOUT ON SOUTH AMERICAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with EU Ambassador Mendel Goldstein on 7/27 to convey concerns about statements attributed to EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner that appeared to criticize U.S. counternarcotics policies in the Andes. Goldstein stated that Ferrero-Waldne [...]	2005-08-03 21:48:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL ETRD PTER EU PE
05LIMA3414	Peru's Evangelicals: A Rising Force [...] (SBU) This is the first in a three-part series on Peru's Evangelical Christians. This cable traces the recent history of this key emerging sector. The second will delineate the Evangelicals' political strategy for the upcoming presidential and congressional elections. The final cable will [...]	2005-08-08 22:28:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PE
05LIMA3434	PERUVIAN COMMITMENT TO UN MISSION IN HAITI [...] (C) Peruvian Defense Minister Roberto Chiabra, in recent conversations with Emboffs (most recently on 8/5 with the Ambassador),has echoed the concern expressed by UN SRSG Valdes that Chile and Argentina are leaning towards withdrawing their troops from MINUSTAH by June 2006 (Reftel). According to [...]	2005-08-09 21:54:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MARR PREL ASEC PE AA UN
05LIMA3555	NAMING OF KUCZYNSKI CABINET CALMS POLITICAL [...] SUMMARY: President Alejandro Toledo's 8/16 swearing-in of a new Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK),received a warm welcome from politicians across the political spectrum, the business sector and the media; calmed the recent political turbulence; and should not/not [...]	2005-08-17 17:40:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR ECON SCUL PE
05LIMA3609	MINING COMPANIES WORRIED ABOUT SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. and Canadian Ambassadors hosted a meeting on August 11 for representatives of international mining companies to review their operating difficulties in Peru and to coordinate efforts to improve the investment climate. Consensus among the companies is that radical forces [...]	2005-08-19 18:20:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ETRD SNAR PTER ECON EINV PGOV PE
05LIMA3784	A NEW INTERVIEW WITH SL LEADER COMRADE "ARTEMIO" [...] (C) SUMMARY. A Peruvian newspaper and a TV news program made public an interview with Sendero Luminoso (SL) Commander "Artemio," head of the largest SL faction still involved in combat operations. Leading daily La Republica published a portion of the interview on 8/28. Later that evening, Cuart [...]	2005-09-01 14:57:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC SNAR PINS PGOV PE
05LIMA3807	DEVELOPMENTS IN PERU'S RELATIONS WITH CHILE [...] (U) The Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Relations has posted several items on its website documenting Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua's 8/23 visit to Santiago. Maurtua called on GOC officials, including President Lagos and Senate President Sergio Romero, as well as an extensive working meeting wit [...]	2005-09-02 15:17:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PE CI
05LIMA3810	PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION, JULY 2005 [...] (SBU) The Peruvian police (PNP),strengthened by the influx of graduates from NAS police academies in May, have been giving CORAH unprecedented support in eradication operations, allowing eradicators to continue despite stiff local resistance. Police support has also allowed CORAH to run si [...]	2005-09-02 16:06:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
05LIMA3888	THE TOLEDO-URIBE MEETING AND PERU'S GAME PLAN FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings with the Ambassador the Ministers of Trade, Foreign Relations and Production described Toledo's one-day trip to Colombia as productive. The GOP believes Uribe was not previously aware of how much Colombia's FTA team is out of sync with Peru's. Peruvian bus [...]	2005-09-08 20:57:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA4129	HIGH UNDER-EMPLOYMENT DESPITE SOLID MACRO SHOWING [...] Summary: Despite doubling yearly exports since 2001, (projected to reach $15 billion in 2005) and 49 consecutive months of GDP growth, Peru's labor force remains largely informal and under-employed. In Lima, the average rate of open unemployment through July 2005 was 9.58 percent, up slightl [...]	2005-09-22 18:46:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV ETRD PE
05LIMA4139	PERU AMONG WORLD'S MOST INFORMAL ECONOMIES [...] Summary: The World Bank ranks Peru as the world's fifth most informal economy. In urban Peru, nearly 70 percent of workers (62 percent in Lima) are employed informally, the third highest rate in Latin America. Bureaucratic barriers largely account for Peru's informality, generating problems [...]	2005-09-22 22:02:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON PGOV ETRD PE
05LIMA4179	EMBASSY AND EVANGELICALS: BREAKING NEW GROUND [...] (U) This is the third in a three-part series on Peru,s Evangelical Christians. Reftels described the history and contemporary political strategy of this key emerging group. This cable discusses Embassy outreach. -------- Summary: -------- 2. (U) Peru,s rapidly-growing population of [...]	2005-09-26 20:15:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PHUM PGOV PE
05LIMA4228	ANOTHER ATPDEA DISPUTE RESOLVED [...] (SBU) Summary. The General Manager of Luz del Sur (owned by New Jersey-based PSEG and Californian Sempra Energy) informed us that the company's dispute with Peru's tax authority, SUNAT, is fully resolved. SUNAT determined that Luz del Sur owed 929,000 soles (approximately $282,000) in back ta [...]	2005-09-28 20:23:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE
05LIMA4265	FINALLY, AN OMBUDSMAN [...] After almost five years of frustrated attempts to reach a consensus on a candidate, the Peruvian Congress selected former Prime Minister Beatriz Merino on 9/29 to be the country's next Public Ombudsman (Defensora del Pueblo). Merino replaces the "interim" incumbent Walter Alban, who had been [...]	2005-09-30 16:06:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PE
05LIMA4267	DEMARCHE REQUEST: SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] (U) With Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua unavailable (he attended a decentralized Cabinet meeting in Tacna on 9/27 and was departing with President Toledo for the South American Community of Nations Summit in Brasilia on 9/29),the Ambassador raised the USG's concerns over the Summit of the A [...]	2005-09-30 16:09:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	KSUM ECON PGOV PE
05LIMA4273	TRADE MINISTER FORESHADOWS FTA RED LINES [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with the Ambassador, Trade Minister Ferrero and Peru's Chief FTA Negotiator de la Flor highlighted two red lines for Peru in the U.S.-Andean FTA negotiations. They warned that Peru's Congress would not accept an FTA that permitted the importation of used clothing o [...]	2005-09-30 20:42:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA4294	PRESIDENT TOLEDO ANNOUNCES NATIONAL CITIZEN [...] SUMMARY. New public security measures announced by President Toledo on 9/29 include more police patrols in high crime areas, vehicle purchases, prison reforms, a focus on highway robberies, and new training academies. Although some of the resources required will be generated internally thro [...]	2005-10-04 14:04:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS KCRM PE
05LIMA4377	PERUVIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER TOLEDO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under the Toledo Administration, Peru's foreign policy has become more aligned with that of the United States than it has probably been at any time since the 1968 Velasco coup. While Peru continues to advocate policies that we disagree with, such as adherence to the Internation [...]	2005-10-11 18:25:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PE US
05LIMA4411	HIP-HOP ANTI-DRUG PROGRAM [...] From October 1 to 4, 2005, PAS and Peruvian anti-drug NGO Cedro organized a five-day Hip-Hop/rap program with U.S. group Havikoro in underpriveleged neighborhoods in Lima, Callao, and the provincial city of Trujillo. The program sent a positive anti- drug message to disadvantaged Peruvian yout [...]	2005-10-13 16:46:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PE
05LIMA4567	AMBASSADOR AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS SHOW PUBLIC [...] Summary: The Ambassador hosted a luncheon and press event with members of Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) and the Diplomatic Corps. Members of the CVR, including Chairman Salomon Lerner, have received an increasing number of death threats, which they believe are linked to cri [...]	2005-10-24 17:39:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KDEM PE
05LIMA4568	WHA/AND DIRECTOR'S MEETINGS WITH LEADING [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA/AND Director Philip French, accompanied by the Ambassador and DCM, on 10/17, met separately with leading presidential hopefuls Lourdes Flores (Unidad Nacional alliance) and Alan Garcia (APRA party); the third principle contender, former Interim President Valentin Paniagua, [...]	2005-10-24 18:00:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SNAR PE
05LIMA4569	WHA/AND DIRECTOR'S MEETINGS ON BILATERAL [...] (C) In meetings with Foreign Ministry, congressional, economic, trade, counternarcotics, and human rights officials/activists on 10/17-18, visiting WHA/AND Director Philip French received a briefing on Peruvian views on bilateral relations (termed excellent, with a plug for a Toledo-POTUS me [...]	2005-10-24 18:00:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR ETRD PHUM PTER PE
05LIMA4713	PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-2005 RP: "The FTAA and [...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: IV Elizabeth TABOADA participated in subject program to have an overview of the current status and trends in the FTAA. These included: implications for future development; perspectives of the different actors involved in and affected by economic integration throu [...]	2005-11-04 14:25:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO PE
05LIMA4721	MANIFEST REVIEW UNIT ALERT RESULTS IN FURTHER [...] (SBU) Lima NAS/DEA Manifest Review Unit (MRU) and NAS US Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) Officers, working at the Port of Callao, continue to provide illicit narcotics alerts to US Law Enforcement entities leading to seizures and controlled deliveries of cocaine originating from Peru. [...]	2005-11-04 18:16:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PE
05LIMA4739	C-26 HANDOVER CEREMONY [...] Summary: Two C-26Bs, donated to the Peruvian Air Force (FAP) by the USG in 1997, were officially dedicated to CN missions October 31 in a ceremony with Ambassador Struble and senior Peruvian officials. The USG, through Embassy NAS, gave $3.5 million to refurbish the two aircraft that will r [...]	2005-11-07 15:07:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PE PREL SNAR MAS
05LIMA474	COLOMBIAN AND VENEZUELAN FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET IN [...] Peruvian Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez hosted an hour-long discussion between Colombian FonMin Carolina Barco and Venezuelan FonMin Ali Rodriguez on 1/27, aimed at advancing a rapprochement between Colombia and Venezuela. Barco and Ali Rodriguez were in Lima to attend a meeting between An [...]	2005-01-28 16:49:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CO VE PE
05LIMA4744	PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-2005 RP: "ADMINISTRATION OF [...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: IV Miluska CANO participated in subject program to examine the underlying principles of the U.S. judicial and legal systems, and the culture of lawfulness; to deepen understanding of the criminal justice system; and to examine the administration of courts, case mana [...]	2005-11-07 18:39:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO PE
05LIMA4754	PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-2005 RP: "ADMINISTRATION OF [...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: IV Miluska CANO participated in subject program to examine the underlying principles of the U.S. judicial and legal systems, and the culture of lawfulness; to deepen understanding of the criminal justice system; and to examine the administration of courts, case mana [...]	2005-11-07 20:38:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO PE
05LIMA4818	PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-2005 MRP: "YOUTH LEADERSHIP II" [...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: IV Marithza ALDAZABAL participated in subject program to examine how young U.S. citizens acquire leadership skills to improve their communities and influence public policy at their local, national, and international levels; explore youth education and training to [...]	2005-11-10 21:50:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO PE
05LIMA4819	PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-2005 MRP: ELECTRONIC COMMERCE [...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: The program was designed to examine the scope and influence of electronic commerce in the national and global economy; review the U.S. economic system, current trends and economic policies, and the current efforts of government and business to promote electronic co [...]	2005-11-10 21:51:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO PE
05LIMA4820	PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-2005 SPECIAL MRP: [...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: IV Lucy Harman participated in subject program to familiarize herself with U.S. organizations involved in disaster relief, emergency management, and humanitarian assistance. She learned how U.S. society responds to global and local crises and observed the many in [...]	2005-11-10 21:55:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL PE
05LIMA4861	FUJIMORI UPDATE: CONSPIRACY CONCERNS A SWIPE AT JAPAN BUILDING AN EXTRADITION CASE LABOR/HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS SUPPORT EXTRADITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES LARGELY MUM FUJIMORISTA PARTIES IN DISARRAY [...] (C) Former President Alberto Fujimori's arrest in Chile, pursuant to a Peruvian request for his preventive detention pending submission of an extradition request, continues to be the major domestic political issue in the country. President Alejandro Toledo and Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua susp [...]	2005-11-15 21:37:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM PE CI
05LIMA4897	PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION, OCTOBER 2005 [...] (SBU) The eradication/interdiction juggernaut moved to San Gaban on October 4 and we are well on our way to surpassing our 8,000 hectare goal for this year. Opposition continues to be light thanks to a large contingent of PNP drug police (DIRANDRO) and a proactive community outreach program [...]	2005-11-17 21:34:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
05LIMA4983	COUNTERING CHAVEZ IN PERU [...] (C) SUMMARY: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is actively seeking to project his "Bolivarian Revolution" to Peru politically, institutionally (via Venezuela's membership in the Andean Community and South American Community of Nations),commercially (energy integration and offers of development [...]	2005-11-22 22:00:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS ENRG PE VE
05LIMA5073	TELECOMS REGULATOR PUBLISHES IMPROVED MOBILE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Peruvian telecommunications regulator, OSIPTEL, published its new mobile termination rate on November 24. The new rate is based on cost factors including the value of a company's network investment and the spectrum value. Under the new plan, OSIPTEL will lower the mobile [...]	2005-11-29 21:37:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
05LIMA5333	PERUVIANS WANT QUICK CONGRESSIONAL VOTE ON U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP and supporters of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement believe it is imperative that the current Peruvian Congress vote on the agreement before the new Congress and President are inaugurated in July 2006. The current Congressional Members are familiar with and are favorab [...]	2005-12-16 18:19:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV EFIN KIPR PGOV PREL PE

05LIMA5335	THE ONGOING DEBATE: IS TERRORISM BACK ON THE RISE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Remarks by Prime Minister Kuczynski alleging a growing terrorism problem in Peru have rekindled public interest in this issue, but have generated little consensus on how grave the problem really is. In private, Embassy contacts point to an increasing involvement of Sendero Lumin [...]	2005-12-16 20:19:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC SNAR PE
05LIMA5391	INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT, [...] The following is Post's submission as Part I of the 2005- 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Drugs and Chemical Controls 2. Summary - In 2004-2005, the Peruvian government (GOP) surpassed its coca eradication goals and conducted operations on land and sea to disr [...]	2005-12-21 20:30:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PE
05LIMA5396	FUJIMORISTAS TRYING TO SELL THEIR MAN AS THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ex-President Alberto Fujimori's brother Santiago, along with three other members of the Fujimorista brain-trust, in a 12/14 breakfast with Polcouns, described their movement's strategy for the upcoming elections; inquired as to the USG's position on the presidential candidacy of [...]	2005-12-21 22:27:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PE
05LIMA5486	PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS, DECEMBER 2005 [...] (SBU) The Government of Peru (GOP) eradicated close to 9,000 hectares of coca in 2005, far surpassing its goal of 8,000 hectares. This achievement was accomplished through the strong commitment of the Ministry of Interior's eradication force (CORAH) and the drug police (DIRANDRO) that provid [...]	2005-12-30 19:39:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
05LJUBLJANA106	SLOVENIA APPROVES TRADE WITH GMOs; COM MEETS NEW [...] Summary: In a February 10 courtesy call by COM, new Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Food, Marija Lukacic, highlighted Slovenia's goals of promoting rural development and adopting legislation to improve the competitiveness of Slovene farmers. This would be accomplished by increasing th [...]	2005-02-15 11:08:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PINR SI
05LJUBLJANA144	SLOVENIA LOOKS TO REJUVENATE ITS TRANSPORT [...] Summary: In a February 24 courtesy call, new Slovene Minister of Transport, Janez Bozic, highlighted for COM his goals for revitalizing Slovenia's transportation infrastructure in all four sectors of his portfolio: roads, railways, sea transport, and aviation. Railway development is Bozic's t [...]	2005-03-03 04:00:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SI
05LJUBLJANA15	SLOVENIA SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT, [...] SUMMARY. The new FMF Training case was signed in December and all documentation was completed in time to use the case to send nine students to training in January. The ACSA with Slovenia is not in force yet. 2. POLITICAL-MILITARY A. FMF/FMS BUDGET 1) ODC submitted the FY07-12 FMF [...]	2005-01-07 10:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR SI
05LJUBLJANA152	KOSOVO/WESTERN BALKANS, CROATIA'S EU ACCESSION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR/NCE Director Janet Garvey held a series of meetings in Ljubljana 4 March with key Slovenian interlocuters. Issues raised included: -- Slovenia's interest in working toward a final agreement on Kosovo this year; -- the priority Slovenia places on its relationships with its [...]	2005-03-08 04:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SI HR OSCE KO RU
05LJUBLJANA187	SLOVENIAN PRESIDENT DRNOVSEK LUNCHES WITH COM, [...] (C) SUMMARY. At lunch 21 March with President Drnovsek, COM discussed Embassy security, got Drnvosek's positive assessment of the first 100 days of the Jansa government, and heard that PM Jansa and Drnovsek are meeting weekly. Drnovsek encouraged more U.S. work on global environmental protect [...]	2005-03-22 11:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SI
05LJUBLJANA190	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK'S VISIT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Your visit comes as Slovene Prime Minister Janez Jansa completes his first 100 days in office, and the gentlemen's agreement to temper public criticism of the new government terminates. Jansa continues to enjoy strong personal popularity, upwards of 66% in recent polls, despi [...]	2005-03-24 04:25:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD SI
05LJUBLJANA192	LJUBLJANA -- CONTINUED UNCLASSIFIED POUCH PROBLEMS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. In July 2004, DPM switched over to Austrian Airways to transport Post's unclassified incoming pouches. Since then, Post has experienced constant problems with pouches being late, or not arriving at all, on scheduled dates. Post does no [...]	2005-03-25 10:48:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ADPM AMGT SI
05LJUBLJANA449	SLOVENIA: COM LUNCH WITH PM JANSA - THE REST OF [...] (C) Summary. COM met with Prime Minister Janez Jansa June 28. In addition to Slovenia's support for the NATO training mission in Iraq (Ref A),they discussed a range of bilateral issues including denationalization, which is moving more slowly than hoped, but the current log jam should be bro [...]	2005-07-01 08:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SI
05LJUBLJANA593	CHARGE DISCUSSES IRAQ AND TIP WITH SLOVENE DG FOR [...] (C) Summary. Stanislav Rascan, MFA Director General for Policy Planning and Multilateral Affairs requested a meeting with Charge to discuss Iraq and Trafficking in Persons. On Iraq, Rascan specifically asked for USG assistance in promoting its International MBA program in Iraq. The GOS has [...]	2005-08-16 05:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PHUM PREL SI
05LJUBLJANA610	SLOVENIA: LUNCH WITH PM: MOVING FORWARD ON [...] (C) Summary: In one-on-one lunch August 23, PM Jansa said he would continue in September to try to move his coalition toward accepting a deployment of trainers/mentors to Iraq, noting that political progress on the Iraqi constitution should make his job easier. He reported that that day he [...]	2005-08-24 08:47:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON SI
05LJUBLJANA611	SLOVENIA'S PM JANEZ JANSA: CHALLENGE OF A CLOQ US [...] (SBU) Three months shy of one year in office, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa may feel frustrated that his plans for change and reform are not moving more swiftly. It is clear, however, that he has managed to lay the groundwork for Slovenes to make the psychological shift from a minor c [...]	2005-08-24 09:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SI
05LJUBLJANA62	`I AM NOT A TROUBLEMAKER': COM MEETS NEW SLOVENIAN [...] Summary: In a January 24 courtesy call, new Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning, Janez Podobnik told COM about his plans for the Ministry, highlighting challenges of nuclear waste disposal and biotech. He also stated that there might be opportunities for US investors as Slovenia plans [...]	2005-01-28 10:35:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PINR SI
05LJUBLJANA629	OSCE CO-CHAIRS BRIEF CIO RUPEL [...] (C) Summary: Minsk Group Co-Chairs briefed OSCE CIO Rupel on the eve of his Caucasus trip. The Co-Chairs advised that progress on Karabakh would be on hold until after the November Azerbaijan elections. They encouraged the CIO to probe with Presidents Kocharian and Aliyev for candid readou [...]	2005-08-31 05:01:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SI
05LJUBLJANA688	Response to CY2006 Compensation Questionnaire -- [...] Below please find Embassy Ljubljana's response to the CY2006 FSN Compensation Questionnaire. These answers have been approved by Post Management and the ICASS Council. 2. (SBU) Questionnaire --------------------------------------------- ------ Competitive Compensation Position ----------- [...]	2005-09-29 01:51:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFSN AMGT KICA
05LJUBLJANA692	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF OCTOBER GAERC [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-29 08:25:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KPAL SI
05LJUBLJANA696	COMBATING EXTREMISM IN SLOVENIA [...] (S) SUMMARY. Religious and political extremism are very rare in Slovenia. With a homogeneous population of only two million people, Slovenian society and politics function on the basis of strong social networks that foster a culture of compromise, consensus, and centrism. Nevertheless, the s [...]	2005-09-30 06:22:00	Embassy Ljubljana	SECRET	KDEM KPAO PREL EAID PHUM SI
05LJUBLJANA756	SLOVENIA: INDEPENDENT KOSOVO - WHAT WAS DRNOVSEK [...] (C) Summary. On October 19 Slovene President Janez Drnovsek briefed Contact Group (CG) Ambassadors in Ljubljana on his nine point plan for conditional independence of Kosovo (Reftel). (Note: text of nine-point plan will come spetel). Much to the surprise of the CG Ambassadors, the Foreign Mi [...]	2005-10-26 08:27:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SI YI
05LJUBLJANA794	SLOVENIA: RESTITUTION PROCESS FOR JEWISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following a September 22 meeting between Slovenia's Commission for Resolving Open Questions Pertaining to Religious Communities and the President of the Jewish Community of Slovenia (JCS),Andrej Kozar Beck, the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) announced that it will conduct a compreh [...]	2005-11-18 08:18:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KNAR SI
05LJUBLJANA80	COM MEETS WITH FORMER SLOVENE PM ANTON ROP [...] (C) Summary. In his first meeting with COM, former PM Anton Rop was forthcoming on his views for the future of his party, the challenges faced by the current government and Slovenia's close ties to Europe. He views his new role as leader of the main opposition party as an opportunity to reg [...]	2005-02-04 11:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SI
05LJUBLJANA807	SLOVENIA ON CONTROLLING AVIAN FLU [...] (U) Summary: On 21 November, Econoff and Econ Assistant met with Simona Salamon, Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer at the Slovene Veterinary Administration, to discuss Slovenia's efforts to control avian flu. Salamon has the lead in the GOS for all avian flu related matters. Following is a su [...]	2005-11-23 06:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL SI
05LJUBLJANA840	REFERENDUM INITIATIVE KEEPS ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: A last ditch attempt to call a referendum on this issue has delayed the Government's plan to abolish Slovenia's independent Anti-Corruption Commission and transfer oversight responsibilities for government corruption to the parliament. The Government claims the Commission is t [...]	2005-12-07 08:32:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR SI
05LJUBLJANA882	OSCE: U/S BURNS BILATERAL MEETING WITH CIO [...] (U) Summary. Meeting on the margins of the OSCE Ministerial, U/S Burns and Slovene Foreign Minister and Chairman in Office of the OSCE Dimitrij Rupel discussed Slovenia's cooperation in and contribution to international peacekeeping missions; the Government of Slovenia's (GOS) recent politi [...]	2005-12-27 07:12:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS SI
05LJUBLJANA92	SLOVENIA: INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS EXPECTED FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Building on COM's recent conversations with PM Janez Jansa and DefMin Karl Erjavec, the snapshot below provides new information about Slovenian contributions for Iraq and Afghanistan and summarizes what we have reported piecemeal in recent weeks. Slovenia may offer five or more [...]	2005-02-10 11:43:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SI NATO
05LONDON4981	IMO SECGEN REPORTS ON HIS TRIP TO THE KOREAN PENINSULAR [...] (C) On June 10, Efthimios Mitropoulos, Secretary General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) briefed ESTOff on his trip the previous week to the Korean Peninsula. Even before his arrival, the North had indicated that his offer of the IMO's good offices to increase North-South maritime [...]	2005-06-15 10:55:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EWWT JA KR PREL UK IMO PSI
05MADRID100	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The socialist (PSOE) government of Spain that assumed office in March, 2004 is interested in attracting foreign investment. There have been no significant changes in Spain's regulations for investment and foreign exchange under the new government. Spanish l [...]	2005-01-12 12:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTDB SP OPIC USTR
05MADRID1011	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: MILENOV, TONI RADEV - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: JAN. 6, 1978, POPOVEZT, BULGARIA - CLASS: POSITIVE (NO DOB) 3. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 14, 2005 R [...]	2005-03-16 13:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1053	SPAIN: IRAQI AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH CHARGE [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-17 16:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP IZ
05MADRID1061	SPAIN: POSITIVE ON U.S. EFFORTS TO SUPPORT EU-3 [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-17 16:47:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO IR SP
05MADRID1141	SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY VISIT TO [...] (C) Your visit to Madrid comes after a difficult year in our bilateral relationship but also at a time when we are gradually moving relations to a more positive track. The Madrid train bombings in March 2004 came as a terrible shock to a country that felt it was accustomed to dealing with terrorism [...]	2005-03-23 16:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS ECON IZ SP NATO
05MADRID1182	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 20, 2005 REPORTED THE ARREST BY SCOTLAND YARD IN LONDON, U.K. OF MOUTAZ ALMALLAH, DABAS, A SYRIAN NATURALIZED SPANISH CITIZEN, WANTED [...]	2005-03-29 15:17:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1183	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF MARCH 19, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE DETAINED MOHANNAD ALMALLAH DABAS. HE WAS PREVIOUSLY ARRESTED ON MARCH 24, 2004 IN CONNECTION [...]	2005-03-29 15:17:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1204	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH PRESS OF MARCH 24, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE TWO ETA ACTIVISTS REFERENCED BELOW WERE ARRESTED BY FRENCH POLICE IN LANNEMEZAN, FRANCE. THE ARRESTED WERE FOUND [...]	2005-03-30 13:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1305	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE ARRESTED THE FOLLOWING 13 INDIVIDUALS ON APRIL 1, 2005 IN CONNECTION WITH THE 11 MARCH 2004 TERRORIST ATTACKS IN MADRID. THE ARRE [...]	2005-04-06 08:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1316	SENATOR SHELBY MEETS SPANISH ECONOMICS OFFICIALS [...] Summary: Senator Richard Shelby met separately in Madrid March 28 with two high-ranking Spanish government officials in the government,s two ministries dealing with economic and finance issues. The Senator and his hosts discussed the current state of the Spanish economy, the impact of EU en [...]	2005-04-06 11:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID1346	SPAIN CONFIRMS NEED FOR DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE [...] (U) ECONCOUNS and ESTHOFF made reftel points April 7 to MFA International Economic Affairs Director General (A/S equivalent) Emilio Fernandez-Castano, urging Spain to not/not require a formal diplomatic clearance for 3U Technologies or other future U.S. commercial enterprise vessels operating [...]	2005-04-07 10:26:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KRVC KTIA PHSA SENV SP
05MADRID1353	MFA OFFICIAL SEES LITTLE PROGRESS ON WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) MFA DAS for Maghreb Affairs Carlos Fernandez Arias told poloff on March 31 that Spain sees few signs of progress in negotiations to resolve the Western Sahara dispute and only limited indications of improved Moroccan-Algerian relations. Arias (protect) said FM Moratinos and other GOS poli [...]	2005-04-07 14:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MO SP
05MADRID1442	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF APRIL 8, 2005 REPORTED THAT AS A RESULT OF RECENT POLICE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN FRANCE AND ALSO IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY OF SPAIN, AGAINS [...]	2005-04-13 15:33:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1461	SPECIAL 301:PUSH FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRESS ON [...] Summary: The GOS has agreed to an IPR Roundtable with the U.S. On April 8, the Council of Ministers approved and publicized the "Integrated Government Plan for the Reduction and Elimination of Activities Damaging Intellectual Property ( http://www.mcu.es/gabipren/notas/2005/abril/c ul_08_p [...]	2005-04-14 16:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR SP
05MADRID1477	SPANISH CONGRESS' FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIR [...] (C) Rafael Estrella, Socialist spokesperson on Congress's Foreign Affairs Committee (committee chairman equivalent) told us that he believes relations have "completely normalized" between the U.S. and Spain. According to Estrella, Spain's engagement with Venezuela should not pose an obstacle [...]	2005-04-15 15:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS SP NATO
05MADRID1517	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF APR. 16, 2005, REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT EXAMINING JUDGE FOR THE MARCH 11TH TERRORIST ATTACKS, ORDERED THE UNCONDITIONAL IMPRISONMENT [...]	2005-04-20 11:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1577	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 25 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed Iraq, the Middle East Peace Process, Lebanon, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and the Great Lakes with Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA EU Policy Coordinator (and Special Assistant to MFA Political Director Dezcallar) on April 21. Fernandez-Arias did not expect detailed discussion [...]	2005-04-22 14:35:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL IZ LE ZI SU SP EUN CGEN
05MADRID1578	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 25 FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff discussed Iraq, the Middle East Peace Process, Lebanon, Sudan, Zimbabwe, and the Great Lakes with Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA EU Policy Coordinator (and Special Assistant to MFA Political Director Dezcallar) on April 21. Fernandez-Arias did not expect detailed discussion [...]	2005-04-22 14:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IZ LE ZI SU SP EUN CGEN
05MADRID1585	SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTRY: "TRUST US ON VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary: Secretary of State for Defense (deputy minister equivalent) Francisco Pardo called a meeting with Charge April 20 to discuss Spain's plan to sell ships and planes to Venezuela. Pardo said the Zapatero government wanted to be as transparent as possible on the sale but was frustrated tha [...]	2005-04-22 17:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SP
05MADRID1587	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR MUELLER [...] (C) Your visit to Madrid comes after a difficult year in our bilateral relationship but also at a time when we are gradually moving relations to a more positive track. Our counter-terrorism cooperation with Spain remains strong despite problems in other areas and your visit will help demonstr [...]	2005-04-25 11:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SP
05MADRID1598	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF APR. 22, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE CANADIAN SUPREME COURT DENIED THE LAST APPEAL BEFORE THE EXTRADITION TO SPAIN OF THE TWO SUSPECTED E [...]	2005-04-25 15:13:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1604	SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTER: VENEZUELA DEAL DESIGNED [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Charge April 22, Minister of Defense Jose Bono said the only reason Spain was selling military ships to Venezuela was to help troubled Izar shipyard. Protesting Izar workers had put a lot of pressure on the Zapatero government, said Bono. He assured Charge that none o [...]	2005-04-26 06:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS SP
05MADRID1626	SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S [...] (C) The Zapatero government believes it has taken significant steps to put relations with the U.S. back on track, such as agreeing to lead both a PRT and an FSB in western Afghanistan. Military-to-military relations between Spain and the U.S. have remained strong over the past 14 months despite the [...]	2005-04-27 06:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER SP
05MADRID1637	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF APRIL 25, 2005 REPORTED THAT ETA SUSPECT ARAIZ ZUBIMENDI IZAGA ARRIVED IN SPAIN ESCORTED BY FRENCH POLICE AND WAS HANDED OVER TO THE SPANISH [...]	2005-04-27 13:00:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID1691	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY EL PAIS REPORTED THAT FRENCH POLICE ARRESTED TWO ALLEGED MEMBERS OF ETA ON APR. 28, 2005. THE ARREST TOOK PLACE IN CAUSSADE, FRANCE, WHEN THEY [...]	2005-04-29 15:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID170	SPAIN'S BUSINESSES REJECT MINIMUM WAGE INFLATION [...] Summary: Spain's largest business organization (CEOE) publicly rejected January 13 the governments new minimum wage decree because it includes a clause that indexes future wage increases to inflation. The decree was passed on December 29 after an agreement between the Ministry of Labor and Spa [...]	2005-01-14 17:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB EFIN SP
05MADRID171	SPAIN ON RELATIONS WITH USG: "WE WANT BACK IN" [...] Summary. The Zapatero Government has undertaken a series of gestures intended to signal their desire for improved ties with the USG. Spain will contribute $20 million to the UNDP to support the Iraq elections, met a USG request to press Arab governments to encourage Sunni participation in the Iraq [...]	2005-01-15 12:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP
05MADRID1786	UPDATE ON TERRORISM FINANCE IN SPAIN [...] (U) Summary. Meetings with Spanish contacts suggest that Spain remains serious about fighting terrorism finance. The GOS conducts searches for funds from all individuals and organizations listed in prenotifications and notifications from the U.S.; no such funds have been found in Spanish acc [...]	2005-05-10 15:02:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETTC KTFN PTER PGOV PREL EU SP EUN
05MADRID1829	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF MAY 7, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT SENTENCED THE ALLEGED ETA ACTIVISTS REFERENCED BELOW TO 2,775 YEARS OF PRISON FOR [...]	2005-05-13 09:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL LORAN
05MADRID1831	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. NAME: MOTO NSA, SEVERO - GENDER: MALE - DPOB: NOV. 6, 1943, ACOCK, EQUATORIAL GUINEA - POSITIVE 3. DAILY SPANISH PRESS "EL PAIS" REPORTED THAT TH [...]	2005-05-13 12:02:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL MOTO
05MADRID1837	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS REPORTED ON MAY 12, 2005, THAT THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED TWO ALLEGED MEMBERS OF ETA'S FINANCIAL NETWORK. THE DETAINEES HAD MADE TRAN [...]	2005-05-13 13:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL LARREA
05MADRID1879	U.S.-SPAIN COUNCIL: MOD BONO EXPRESSES "PERSONAL [...] (C) Summary. The U.S.-Spain Council, a private bi-national NGO dedicated to strengthening U.S.-Spain relations, held its tenth annual meeting May 13-16 in Seville. Participants included U.S. Council Chairman Senator Chris Dodd, EUR DAS Glyn Davies, Charge Manzanares, Spanish Minister of Defense Jos [...]	2005-05-17 15:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
05MADRID2131	SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (U) Spain is among the most important foreign investors in Cuba and the ruling Socialist party has continued the Popular Party's policy of encouraging further investment and trade with Cuba. On human rights issues, the GOS has broken with the Aznar administration's emphasis on support for democracy [...]	2005-06-06 14:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU SP
05MADRID2209	OPPOSITION HITS MORATINOS ON WESTERN SAHARA/MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary. FM Moratinos faced vigorous opposition criticism this week for declining to condemn Morocco's refusal to admit two Spanish political delegations seeking to visit Laayoun as a demonstration of support for the Sahrawis. The opposition Popular Party has been the most vocal critic, [...]	2005-06-08 15:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MO WS SP
05MADRID2310	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST INDICATES THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL WAS LINKED TO THE 11 MARCH 2004 BOMBINGS IN MADRID, SPAIN. 3. BOU NADJA, REZKI SOUKE [...]	2005-06-15 14:00:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL BOU
05MADRID2332	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH NEWS OF JUNE 15, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE CONDUCTED AN OPERATION IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN SPAIN, RESULTING IN THE ARREST OF 11 ALLEGE [...]	2005-06-16 13:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID2337	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF JUNE 16, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE ARRESTED FIVE MOROCCAN NATIONALS IN BARCELONA AND MADRID, FOR THEIR ALLEGED LINKS TO THE MADR [...]	2005-06-16 15:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
05MADRID2347	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ALL INDIVIDUALS REFERENCE BELOW WERE ALSO ARRESTED IN THE RECENT SPANISH POLICE OPERATIONS AGAINST RADICAL ISLAMIST CELLS ASSOCIATED TO "ANSAR AL ISLAM" AND T [...]	2005-06-17 12:06:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
05MADRID2442	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION OBTAINED AT THIS POST REFERS TO THE INDIVIDUALS REFERENCED BELOW, ARRESTED OR BEING SOUGHT FOR THEIR ALLEGED ASSOCIATION WITH THE "ANSAR AL ISLAM" [...]	2005-06-24 12:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL EL
05MADRID2478	SPAIN: AMBASSADOR AGUIRRE'S MEETING WITH FM [...] (C) Summary: One day after his June 27 arrival in Spain, US Ambassador Eduardo Aguirre met with Foreign Minister Moratinos to lay the groundwork for a new relationship after a year of difficult relations with the Socialist government, but also to make clear US concerns about Spanish policy toward V [...]	2005-06-28 14:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID2594	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INDIVIDUALS REFERENCED BELOW HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE FOR THEIR LINKS WITH THE SPAIN-BASED JIHADIST FACILITATOR NETWORK, "ANSAR AL [...]	2005-07-11 14:35:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL SAAD
05MADRID2609	SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE JULY 18-19 FOREIGN [...] (C) Per reftel instructions, poloff discussed Turkey, the UN High-Level Event on Millennium Review, Syria, Iran and Uzbekistan with Carlos Fernandez-Arias, MFA EU Policy Coordinator (and Special Assistant to MFA Political Director Dezcallar) on July 11. ------ Turkey ------ 2. (C) Fernan [...]	2005-07-12 09:34:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL SP UN
05MADRID2648	SPAIN: SPEAKING WITH MUSLIM LEADERS ABOUT [...] (U) Though not an action addressee on reftel, post wished to share the following points. 2. (U) Embassy Madrid's Muslim Outreach Committee has been active in reaching out to the Muslim Community in Spain in the past year. Embassy officers have made visits to the M-30 mosque, the largest mos [...]	2005-07-13 15:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PREL PTER SP
05MADRID2653	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZAPATERO [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Aguirre had his first meeting with President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on July 12 to introduce himself and to review the USG roadmap for improving bilateral relations. The 90-minute meeting was cordial and relaxed throughout and covered a broad range of bilateral an [...]	2005-07-14 12:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SP VZ
05MADRID2663	POSITIVE BIOTECH DEVELOPMENTS IN SPAIN [...] The local Monsanto representative has reported that the Spanish Interministerial GMOs Commission (composed of the Ministries of Environment, Agriculture, Health, Education and Science, and Industry, Tourism and Trade) took the following positive decisions at its 7/13/05 meeting. a) Monsanto' [...]	2005-07-15 10:41:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD TBIO SP
05MADRID2676	AMBASSADOR ALERTS PRESIDENCY THAT OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador informed Spanish National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana that opposition leader Mariano Rajoy will visit the White House as a member of a delegation of international political leaders. The Ambassador briefed Casajuana on this issue in order to avoid any misinter [...]	2005-07-18 14:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID2750	GOS DENIES SHIFT IN CHINA ARMS EMBARGO POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Spanish media reported that President Zapatero expressed support for a lifting of the EU China arms embargo during an official visit to China. DCM spoke with Deputy FM Bernardino Leon and with MOD Chief of Staff Miguel Fernandez Palacio to convey the sensitivity of this issue for [...]	2005-07-26 11:54:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP
05MADRID2833	CORRECTED COPY: DHS U/S BEARDSWORTH MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security Randy Beardsworth visited Madrid July 19 to brief Spanish Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials regarding the value of Passenger Name Record [...]	2005-08-02 14:35:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EAIR SP EUN
05MADRID2851	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF JULY 30, 2005 REPORTED THE ARREST IN FRANCE OF FOUR MEMBERS OF THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION ETA IN TWO, NON-RELATED, POLICE SECURITY C [...]	2005-08-03 15:41:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID2943	SPAIN: AFGHANISTAN TRAGEDY OFFERS OPPORTUNITY FOR [...] (SBU) The tragic loss of 17 Spanish military personnel in the helicopter crash in Afghanistan offers the opportunity for the US to reach out to the Spanish public through their senior leadership as we express our condolences on the loss of life and our support for Spain's continued commitment t [...]	2005-08-17 07:31:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SP MARR
05MADRID2967	SPAIN: ZAPATERO'S CAREFUL HELO CRASH RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Through the first 24 hours after two Spanish helicopters crashed in Afghanistan on August 16, killing 17 Spanish soldiers and injuring five others, President Zapatero and Defense Minister Bono have responded quickly and efficiently, garnering positive press and few public complaints. Cl [...]	2005-08-17 17:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR SP AF
05MADRID2970	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF AUG. 18, 2005 REPORTED THE ARREST IN BELGRADE, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO, OF RADICAL ISLAMIST ABDELMAJID BOUCHAR FOR WHOM SPANISH AUTHORI [...]	2005-08-18 13:55:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID3038	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST FROM ANOTHER AGENCY INDICATES THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES FOR TERRORISM [...]	2005-08-25 07:45:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL JAWAD
05MADRID3144	SPAIN: NEW HIV/AIDS INFECTION RATES CONTINUED TO [...] Health Ministry 2004 statistics on HIV/AIDS in Spain, released August 16, indicate that new AIDS diagnoses declined 6.6 percent from 2003 to 2004 (from 2,218 new infections in 2003 to 2,071 in 2004). A sampling of some interesting statistics includes: -- 37.2 percent of those newly diagno [...]	2005-09-06 08:59:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI KHIV SP
05MADRID3171	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST SUBMITS THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES. 2.INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST FROM ANOTHER AGENCY INDICATES THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS HAVING LINKS WITH A NETWORK OF JIHADIST FACILATATORS IN SPAIN: [...]	2005-09-07 15:18:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID3201	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM LEON: [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Aguirre met with Spanish Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon Sept. 7 to review key issues in the US-Spain agenda in the coming months, including BMENA and Latin American issues. He thanked the GOS for its sincere and concrete support for the victims of Hurricane [...]	2005-09-08 16:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP XF XM XL XG
05MADRID3490	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS REPORTED OCT. 4, 2005 THAT FRENCH ANTITERRORIST POLICE (DNAT) IN CONJUNCTION WITH SPANISH POLICE CONDUCTED AN OPERATION IN AURILLAC, SOUTH- CEN [...]	2005-10-04 13:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL AGUIRRE GARCIA HARRIET ET AL
05MADRID3492	SPAIN: U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETING WITH FM MORATINOS [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky visited Madrid on 9/27 and met with Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and Director General for Political Affairs Rafael Dezcallar for wide-ranging discussions on democracy promotion, potential areas for colla [...]	2005-10-04 14:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID3566	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PSOE PRESIDENT MANUEL [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met on October 6 with Manuel Chaves, national President of the governing Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE),as well as President of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. Their discussion touched on US-Spain relations, initiatives in the Middle East and North Afric [...]	2005-10-11 14:03:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SP
05MADRID3570	U/S DOBRIANSKY'S MEETINGS IN MADRID [...] Summary. During her September 27 visit to Madrid to meet with FM Miguel Angel Moratinos (REF A),Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky also met with Director General for International Organizations and Multilateral Affairs Arturo Laclaustra to discuss USG initiativ [...]	2005-10-11 16:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TBIO PGOV EAGR SP
05MADRID3600	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS REPORTED OCT. 7, 2005, THAT FRENCH AUTHORITIES EXTRADITED THE ALLEGED ETA MEMBER ANTXON SASIAIN RODRIGUEZ TO SPAIN ON OCT. 6, 2005. THE [...]	2005-10-14 14:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID3601	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF OCT. 7, 2005 REPORTED THAT FRENCH AUTHORITIES AGREED TO THE TEMPORARY EXTRADITION TO SPAIN OF FERNANDO SILVA SANDE, THE ALLEGED LEADER OF SPA [...]	2005-10-14 14:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL FERNANDO
05MADRID3668	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY "EL PAIS" OF OCT. 18, 2005 REPORTED THE DETENTION IN PARIS OF TWO SUSPECTED MEMBERS OF THE SPANISH TERRORIST ORGANIZATION "GRAPO", MILITARY ARM OF TH [...]	2005-10-19 15:00:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ET AL
05MADRID3671	MUSLIM OUTREACH PROGRAM: EMBASSY MADRID HOSTS ITS [...] Summary. As part of its Muslim Outreach program, Embassy Madrid held its first Embassy Iftar on the evening of October 13 in the Ambassador's residence. Approximately fifty guests attended, including leaders of Spanish Islamic organizations, mosques, and immigrant associations, as well as fore [...]	2005-10-19 15:44:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KPAO KISL SP
05MADRID3747	BMENA: SPAIN AND FUND FOR THE FUTURE [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-26 08:15:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL EINV SP
05MADRID3753	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY PRESS OF OCT. 23, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE DETAINED THREE ETA COLLABORATORS IN NAVARRA, SPAIN. THE INDIVIDUALS FACILITATED THE TRANSIT [...]	2005-10-26 11:57:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ET AL
05MADRID3784	INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) ROUNDTABLE IN [...] (U) Summary: U.S. Commerce Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric Stewart and Spain's Under Secretary of Culture presided over a day-long U.S.-Spain IPR Roundtable in Madrid on September 28. This event stemmed from former Commerce Assistant Secretary William Lash's February 27 Roundtable proposal t [...]	2005-10-27 15:26:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR SP
05MADRID395	SPAIN ON AFGHANISTAN, ISAF STAGE II CONTRIBUTION [...] (C) Summary. Coordinator for Afghanistan Maureen Quinn, accompanied by Department of Defense, JCS, and State Department officers met with Spanish MOD, MFA and Presidency officials on 1/26 to discuss Spain's commitment to lead a PRT in western Afghanistan. Just before Ambassador Quinn's arrival, the [...]	2005-02-02 16:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF SP NATO
05MADRID4009	LETTER TO SECRETARY FROM FM MORATINOS [...] (SBU) During the November 16 visit to Madrid of EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried, Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon gave A/S Fried a letter to Secretary Rice from Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos. The letter discusses the Spanish government,s positive view of the stat [...]	2005-11-17 15:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SP
05MADRID4314	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM MORATINOS ON [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador called on FM Miguel Angel Moratinos on December 22 to review the progress made in U.S.-Spain relations over the last six months and to identify areas that remained problematic. He said the Spanish ship/plane sale to Venezuela had undermined progress in other areas, parti [...]	2005-12-23 11:55:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
05MADRID4353	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2.INFORMATION RECEIVED AT THIS POST FROM ANOTHER AGENCY INDICATES THAT THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY SPANISH AUTHORITIES FOR LINKS TO TERRORISM. 3. NAME: [...]	2005-12-30 11:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL ET AL
05MADRID467	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS "EL PAIS" OF JAN. 29, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE FRENCH JUDICIAL POLICE ARRESTED THREE MEMBERS OF ETA'S POLITICAL ORGANIZATION NETWORK, WHO [...]	2005-02-07 16:36:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL

05MADRID468	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF JAN. 29, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SWISS OFFICE OF FEDERAL JUSTICE AGREED TO THE REQUEST FOR EXTRADITION TO SPAIN OF MOHAMED ACHRAF, A R [...]	2005-02-07 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID471	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. RELIABLE PRESS OF FEB. 2, 2005 REPORTED BELGIUM POLICE ARRESTED THE ALLEGED AL QAEDA "SPOKESMAN" YOUSSEF BELHADJ IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM ON FEB. 1, 2005. THE [...]	2005-02-07 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID473	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. RELIABLE DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 2, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH POLICE DETAINED FOUR MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED AND/OR ASSOCIATED [...]	2005-02-07 16:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID475	SPAIN'S SECRETARY OF STATE FOR AID SUPPORTS [...] Summary. In a February 4 meeting Charge and Spanish Secretary of State for International Cooperation Leire Pajin SIPDIS discussed Spain's international assistance program including electoral assistance to Iraq and forgivneess of Iraqi debt. Pajin characterzed Spain's effort in responding to [...]	2005-02-07 16:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL SP KBIO
05MADRID490	SPAIN ON TRAINING FOR IRAQI POLICE, IRAN, MIDEAST [...] (C) Summary. MFA Office Director for the Near East Alberto Moreno confirmed that Spain is willing to train Iraqi police and judicial officials in Spain, but said the GOS would not undertake such training in Iraq, Jordan, or anywhere else in the region. Moreno said the Iraq elections were a v [...]	2005-02-08 16:46:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SP
05MADRID50	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. ON DECEMBER 22, 2004, THE SPANISH NATIONAL POLICE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SPANISH CIVIL GUARD, DETAINED SIX MOROCCAN NATIONALS IN BARCELONA, SPAIN, FOR THEIR [...]	2005-01-10 13:50:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID540	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAME AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 10, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE ETA MEMBER, JUAN MARIA INSAUSTI MUGIKA, ESCORTED BY FRENCH POLICE, ARRIVED TO BARAJAS AIRPORT, MADRID ON [...]	2005-02-10 16:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MADRID541	SPAIN: TIME TO DEFROST THE DEEP FREEZE? [...] (C) Summary. After a tumultuous year in our bilateral relations with Spain, the Mission is considering how best to establish a more productive relationship with the Zapatero administration. The GOS scored early political points with the Spanish public by withdrawing Spanish forces from Iraq, attack [...]	2005-02-10 16:24:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SP
05MADRID550	SPAIN PREPARES FOR EU CONSTITUTION REFERENDUM [...] SUMMARY. On February 20, Spain will become the first EU country to put the European Constitution to a popular referendum. Because of support from both the governing Socialist party and the opposition Popular Party (PP),there is little doubt that a "yes" vote will win. Many in Spain see Sp [...]	2005-02-11 12:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SP EUN
05MADRID643	SPAIN OPPOSES LISTING OF HIZBALLAH [...] (C) Charge relayed ref A points to National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana on 2/14, emphasizing the importance the USG placed on pressuring Hizballah to end its terrorist activities. Poloff followed up later in the day with MFA Sub Director General for the Near East (DAS equivalent) Alberto [...]	2005-02-17 16:38:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL LE SP
05MADRID645	THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN SPAIN [...] SUMMARY. This message is the first of two cables discussing Spain's large and growing Muslim community that stems from Poloff's discussions with leading members of the Muslim community in Madrid. Islam has long been a force in Spanish history dating back to Moorish rule from the eighth to f [...]	2005-02-17 17:34:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KPAO KISL SP
05MADRID653	SPANISH DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON CANDIDACY FOR UN COMMISSION ON NA [...] (U) The following is an Embassy translation of a diplomatic note "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to inform that the Spanish Government has decided to present its candidacy for reelectio [...]	2005-02-18 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC OPDC SNAR SP UN
05MADRID659	SPANISH DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON CANDIDACY FOR UN COMMISSION ON [...] (U) The following is an Embassy translation of a diplomatic note that we received from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 15 regarding Spain's candidacy for reelection to the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation presents its comp [...]	2005-02-22 08:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC SNAR UN OPEC
05MADRID696	SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION [...] Summary: Piracy in Spain continues to be a major problem. The new government is formulating, in concert with stakeholders, an integrated plan against piracy (ref B). Industry is skeptical but is working actively with the government to fix some legislative loopholes and to encourage more effect [...]	2005-02-23 16:43:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR SP
05MADRID7	GOS ANNOUNCES ANTI-PIRACY PLAN [...] Minister of Culture Carmen Calvo announced on 12/29/04 key aspects of the GOS's new "Integrated Plan for the Reduction and Elimination of Activities Violating Intellectual Property". A draft of the plan has been provided to industry and other stakeholders who have until January 20 to provide [...]	2005-01-03 14:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR SP
05MADRID724	CHARGE'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Charge met with Spanish Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega on 2/22 for a review of U.S.-Spain relations and to discuss USG security, consular, and commercial priorities in Spain. Charge congratulated de la Vega on her government's success in obtaining a good turnou [...]	2005-02-25 08:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER CVIS SP
05MADRID752	COMMERCE ASSISTANT SECRETARY WILLIAM LASH FEBRUARY [...] SUMMARY - Commerce Assistant Secretary William Lash and DAS for Europe Eric Stewart conducted a full day of business meetings in Madrid on February 17. The key meetings for Boeing advocacy were sessions with Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Secretary General for Foreign Trade Alfredo [...]	2005-02-28 11:56:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON OVIP SP
05MADRID754	COMMERCE ASSISTANT SECRETARY WILLIAM LASH FEBRUARY [...] SUMMARY - Commerce Assistant Secretary William Lash and DAS for Europe Eric Stewart conducted a full day of business meetings in Madrid on February 17. The key meetings for Boeing advocacy were sessions with Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Secretary General for Foreign Trade Alfredo [...]	2005-02-28 16:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR BEXP OVIP SP
05MADRID979	VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION [...] POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER PROCEDURES: 2. SPANISH DAILY PRESS OF MARCH 5, 2005 REPORTED THAT THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT PROVISIONALY RELEASED THE INDIVIDUALS REFERENCED BELOW, ALL HIGH RANKING MEMBERS [...]	2005-03-14 16:38:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
05MANAGUA1604	PRESSURE INCREASES ON NICARAGUA TO RESOLVE IMF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A strong message from European donors has increased the pressure on the GON to take action to awaken the "dormant" IMF program or jeopardize losing USD 120 million in aid, including direct budget support. This echoes similar comments from Carlos Castaneda, IDB Executive Direct [...]	2005-05-30 16:01:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN NU IMF
05MANAGUA1867	NICARAGUAN IMF PROGRAM ON THE ROPES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On May 31, President Bolanos broke the two-month standoff over fiscal reform legislation intended to close the spending gap created by the National Assembly's 2005 budget. He yielded to the Assembly's refusal to accept or override his partial veto and sent the measure for public [...]	2005-06-22 21:12:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN NU IMF
05MANAGUA2112	ANNIVERSARY OF SANDINISTA REVOLUTION DRAWS A [...] (U) Summary: Sandinistas celebrated the 26th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution on July 19 in Managua after civil society organizations held another march, this time in Granada, to protest the Liberal (PLC) and Sandinista (FSLN) political pact. FSLN leader Daniel Ortega used the opportu [...]	2005-07-21 22:41:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SOCI NU
05MANAMA1012	SPEAKING WITH MUSLIM LEADERS ABOUT TERRORIST ACS: [...] (C) The Embassy, in response to Ref A instruction, has focused its initial efforts to encourage denunciation and delegitimization of terrorist violence on engagement with Bahrain's senior leadership, including the King, Minister of Information/Min State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaff [...]	2005-07-13 13:47:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL KPAO BA
05MANAMA1036	UNEMPLOYMENT DEMONSTRATION TURNS VIOLENT [...] (C) A July 15 demonstration of the Committee for the Unemployed turned violent, with up to twenty protesters and one police officer sustaining injuries. An RSO witness said protesters started the clash by pushing the police, and the police responded with baton blows. The Committee, which was [...]	2005-07-18 10:39:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON PREL BA
05MANAMA111	THE IRAQ FACTOR: BAHRAIN'S SHIA OPPOSITION [...] (C) Bahraini Shia supporters of participation in the domestic political process have begun to state their views publicly in an environment heavily influenced by Shia political empowerment in Iraq. In early January, the independent Al Wasat newspaper launched a campaign explicitly urging Bahr [...]	2005-01-25 15:07:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM BA IZ
05MANAMA1152	AL WIFAQ LEADERS MEET WITH MINISTER OF INTERIOR [...] (C) Several board members of leading Shi'a opposition political society Al Wifaq met with the Minister of Interior August 6 and discussed the police role at political demonstrations; employment of Bahrainis in the police and defense forces; an alleged travel ban on former political activists; [...]	2005-08-08 13:11:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM BA
05MANAMA1179	WOMEN MINISTERS SET POSITIVE PRECEDENT [...] (C) Bahrain's two women ministers are setting a positive example for women's leadership in Bahrain. Minister of Health Dr. Nada Abbas Haffadh, who was appointed in April 2004, and Dr. Fatima Al Balooshi, appointed in January 2005, are the first women to serve in Bahrain's cabinet. End Summ [...]	2005-08-15 15:18:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV KWMN BA
05MANAMA1237	BAHRAINI FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (C) In an August 27 meeting covering several subjects, Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that he was concerned about the direction of the draft Iraqi constitution. Referring to the August 22 version of the document that was presented to the Iraqi par [...]	2005-08-27 14:28:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA IZ
05MANAMA1243	FOREIGN MINISTER WELCOMES GAZA WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) In an August 27 meeting covering several subjects, Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza was very good news and a step in the right direction. He noted that King Hamad had congratulated Palestinian leader Mahmoud [...]	2005-08-28 11:52:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA
05MANAMA1261	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES WITH INTERIOR [...] (SBU) Begin summary: The Ambassador advised Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid August 24 that the USG had provisionally allocated USD 1 million in CT funding for Bahrain, particularly in support of the planned Joint Counterterrorism Center (JCTC),and needed to discuss proposals on how to use [...]	2005-08-31 11:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC BA PGOV PHUM PTER
05MANAMA1279	DELIVERY OF ORAL MESSAGE ON SUPPORTING THE IRAQI [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered Ref A oral message on supporting the Iraqi constitution to Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa during a September 4 meeting covering several subjects. Shaikh Mohammed, who had requested USG input (Ref B) prior to the GCC Foreign Ministers meet [...]	2005-09-05 14:05:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IZ
05MANAMA1297	MAJOR COVERAGE OF AMBASSADOR'S THANKS TO BAHRAINI [...] Major Arabic and English dailies carried a statement September 7 from the Ambassador expressing "profound gratitude" for the $5 million offer of assistance from the Government of Bahrain, as well as the many gestures of compassion, concern, and generosity shown by the Bahraini people. Englis [...]	2005-09-08 09:13:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV BA
05MANAMA1347	SHIA OPPOSITION SOCIETY AL WIFAQ MOVING TOWARD [...] (C) The Political Societies Law passed in July requires all political societies to register with the Ministry of Justice by November 2. The question of registration has created controversy within the membership ranks of leading Shia opposition society Al Wifaq, though contacts say that the l [...]	2005-09-18 15:30:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL BA
05MANAMA137	BAHRAIN'S MEDIA ON IRAQ ELECTIONS: DEMOCRACY [...] Summary: Bahrain's media overwhelmingly welcomed the success of Iraq's elections with front-page coverage, banner headlines, and positive editorials on January 31. The Embassy's outreach efforts on Iraq elections paid off with a four-page elections insert on January 30 in "Al Wasat," drawing [...]	2005-01-31 11:41:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OIIP KDEM KMDR KPAO BA IZ
05MANAMA1373	PM THANKS AMBASSADOR FOR U.S. ROLE IN POLITICAL [...] (C) Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa told the Ambassador September 13 that over the last four years Bahrain had sacrificed economic reform for political reform; he said he hoped in the future there would be a more balanced focus on both. He noted that increased cooperation [...]	2005-09-24 13:13:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD KDEM KJUS BA
05MANAMA1403	COMBATING EXTREMISM: BAHRAIN ACTIVE PARTNER IN [...] (S) The United States and Bahrain are close partners in combating extremism and promoting tolerance and moderation inside the Kingdom. King Hamad is a recognized regional leader for his political and economic reforms and advancement of women's rights. He is fully committed to the global war [...]	2005-09-29 08:51:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KDEM KPAO PTER EAID PHUM KMPI BA
05MANAMA1413	KING DISCUSSES TRADE, INVESTMENT WITH AMCHAM [...] (C) The Ambassador introduced the members of the board of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain to King Hamad in a September 14 meeting that covered the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA),Saudi WTO accession, investment in Bahrain, and economic reform. The King told the delegation [...]	2005-10-02 07:06:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON BEXP PGOV BA
05MANAMA1432	OFAC DIRECTOR WERNER'S MEETINGS WITH FINANCE [...] (S) Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Director Robert Werner met with the Minister of Finance Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Social Affairs (MSA) Dr. Fatima Belooshi and the Governor of the Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) Rasheed Al-Maraj in Bahrain September 14-15. Topi [...]	2005-10-03 13:28:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	ETTC KTFN EFIN PTER BA
05MANAMA1433	BAHRAIN SPECIAL IV PROPOSAL: "BRIDGES ACROSS FAITH [...] Summary: Embassy Manama proposes a special International Visitor program to send a delegation of five to six Bahraini religious leaders to the U.S. under the theme of "Building Bridges Across Faith and Culture." Efforts to engage regional Muslim leaders and encourage messages of tolerance, m [...]	2005-10-03 14:41:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV PTER OEXC BA
05MANAMA1469	NEW FOREIGN MINISTER EMPHASIZES DESIRE TO ENHANCE [...] (C) Newly-appointed Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid told the Ambassador October 5 that the United States "has a special place" in his heart and he wants to enhance the already strong bilateral relations. He stressed that King Hamad is committed to the path of democratic reform and expanding w [...]	2005-10-11 09:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BA IZ IR
05MANAMA1485	PARLIAMENT BLASTS GOB FOR LIFTING BOYCOTT [...] (C) In a nearly unanimous vote October 11, the parliament issued a strong rebuke to the GOB for lifting the ban on Israeli goods and closing the boycott office. The parliament expressed its displeasure by issuing a "proposal" to reinstate the Israeli Goods Boycott and reopen the boycott offic [...]	2005-10-12 17:28:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD ETTC ECIN ECON BA
05MANAMA1490	WOMEN'S SYMPOSIUM GETS POSITIVE REVIEWS BUT MODEST [...] The University of Bahrain hosted a symposium October 1-2 entitled "Reinforcing the Role of Arab Women in Economic Development." The symposium brought together civil society representatives from several Arab and European countries in a preparatory event for the November 11-12 Forum for the Fut [...]	2005-10-16 07:06:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL BA
05MANAMA15	MIGRANT WORKERS' RIGHTS NGO APPROVED BY GOB [...] (U) The GOB gave the Migrant Workers Protection Society permission to operate December 29. The Society, which provides support to abused expatriate housemaids and laborers, replaces the Migrant Workers Group (MWG),part of the dissolved Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR). Following the B [...]	2005-01-03 13:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM BA
05MANAMA1571	American Imam in Bahrain Stresses Shared Values, [...] Summary: U.S. speaker Imam Yahya Hendi, in public and private appearances across Bahrain, urged religious leaders to "put differences away," and to form a clear vision of the future based on foundations of political, economic, and social justice shared by Muslims, Christians, and Jews alike. [...]	2005-10-29 04:28:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV PTER OEXC BA
05MANAMA1633	SCENESETTER: VISIT OF SECRETARY RICE TO BAHRAIN [...] (C) We warmly welcome your November 11-12 visit to Manama for the Forum for the Future meeting. The Bahraini leadership, which values its relationship with the United States and yearns for more high-level engagement, looks forward to receiving you here. This will be your first opportunity to [...]	2005-11-07 09:36:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL BA OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA
05MANAMA1672	EUR A/S FRIED MEETS WITH SWISS STATE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Meeting held on November 11, 2005, 11:00, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. A/S Fried Blake Thorkleson, NEA/MEPI Leslie Tsou (TDY Notetaker) Switzerland State Secretary Michael Ambuehl Guillaume Scheurer, MFA Minister Counselor 3. [...]	2005-11-14 10:58:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KMPI BA SW
05MANAMA1673	EUR A/S FRIED,S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN DEPUTY [...] (SBU) Meeting Held on November 11, 2005, 18:30, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. A/S Dan Fried Leslie Tsou (TDY Notetaker) Russia Deputy FM Saltanov Andrei Kondakov, Economic Cooperation Director Oleg Ozerov, Middle East and North Africa Dep [...]	2005-11-14 10:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KMPI BA RU
05MANAMA1685	EUR A/S FRIED MEETS GREEK FM MOLYVIATIS AT FORUM [...] (SBU) Meeting held on November 12, 2005, 12:00, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. EUR A/S Dan Fried Leslie Tsou, NEA Watcher from Embassy London Michael Mussi (Embassy notetaker) Greece Foreign Affairs Minister Petros Molyviatis Ambassador Cha [...]	2005-11-15 12:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM KMPI BA GR
05MANAMA169	BAHRAIN'S SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] (U) In 2002, Bahrain became a monarchy and adopted a constitution which reinstated a legislative body. The upper house of parliament (Shura Council) is appointed by the King, and the lower house (Council of Representatives) is elected by the people. All men and women citizens age 21 and abov [...]	2005-02-05 15:43:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ELAB KDEM KSEP PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA1742	Six Bahraini Guantanamo Detainees Made Media [...] Summary: The plight of six Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo Bay detention facilities has consumed the Bahraini media for months, building tensions with a series of published reports alleging sexual humiliation and other abuses catalogued in the journal writings of one of the detainees, Juma Al [...]	2005-11-27 15:45:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV BA BILAT
05MANAMA1767	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UPCOMING LEGISLATION WITH [...] (C) The Ambassador November 27 spoke with Council of Representative (COR - elected lower house of parliament) Speaker Khalifa Al Dhahrani about the legislative agenda for the current session. Al Dhahrani explained that the COR had decided to hold a series of extraordinary sessions to address [...]	2005-11-30 10:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BA REFORM ECTRD BILAT OFFICIALS POL
05MANAMA179	BAHRAINI CONCERNS ABOUT G8 COMMITMENT TO BMENA [...] (C) In a January 31 meeting with Econoff, Yousif Humood, Bahrain's Director of Economic Planning at the Ministry of Finance, expressed concern over the G8's apparent lack of activity on important BMENA initiatives, in particular the Entrepreneurship Center. He said that unless movement is se [...]	2005-02-07 12:01:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ECIN PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA1827	IRAQ: SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DEC. 15 ELECTION [...] (SBU) In separate meetings with Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak and Minister of Information/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar, the Ambassador discussed the December 15 elections in Iraq, conveyed reftel talking points, and urged that the Governm [...]	2005-12-12 07:41:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IZ BA REGION
05MANAMA1829	NAVCENT COMMANDER MAKES INITIAL CALLS ON BAHRAIN [...] (C) The Crown Prince, DPM Shaikh Mohammed, and MFA Minister of State Abdul Ghaffar all praised the positive role played by the U.S. Navy, both in Bahrain and in the region, during introductory calls December 10 by newly-arrived NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Walsh. All three raised the Navy [...]	2005-12-12 08:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BA BILAT OFFICIALS REGION
05MANAMA1836	DAS GRAY DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) NEA DAS Gordon Gray met December 4 with Bahrain Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid Al-Khalifa for a discussion of regional issues. On Iraq, Shaikh Khalid said he was urging Arab Foreign Ministers discussing Iraq reconciliation to meet in Baghdad. Not doing so sends the wrong message. He talk [...]	2005-12-13 06:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD BTIO BA ECTRD OFFICIALS REGION
05MANAMA1839	PEACEFUL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY MARCHES REINFORCE [...] (C) More than 5,000 people marched in peaceful International Human Rights Day rallies December 9, a sharp contrast to the small but sometimes destructive demonstrations that took place in and around Manama November 29-December 2. The Committee for the Unemployed, which had organized the viol [...]	2005-12-13 15:03:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PHUM KDEM BA HUMRIT POL REFORM
05MANAMA1880	NAVCENT COMMANDER MAKES INITIAL CALLS ON BAHRAIN [...] (C) The Crown Prince, DPM Shaikh Mohammed, and MFA Minister of State Abdul Ghaffar all praised the positive role played by the U.S. Navy, both in Bahrain and in the region, during introductory calls December 10 by newly-arrived NAVCENT Commander Vice Admiral Walsh. All three raised the Navy [...]	2005-12-21 10:59:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BA OFFICIALS REGION BILAT
05MANAMA1892	BAHRAIN: REINVIGORATING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY THROUGH [...] Summary: Cultural and sports programs have great potential to support mission goals, but the dearth of such programs and the resources available to pursue them has resulted in many missed opportunities. On numerous occasions, we face a hostile public audience to U.S. foreign policy. From a [...]	2005-12-26 04:13:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL PGOV SCUL BA OESC BILAT
05MANAMA1907	SENIOR BAHRAIN OFFICIAL ARTICULATES CONCERNS RE [...] (C) During a December 26 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Industry and Commerce (and confidant of the King) Hassan Fakhro asked about the recent elections in Iraq. When the Ambassador responded by discussing the many positive aspects of the elections, including the overall large turnout [...]	2005-12-27 11:14:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BA OFFICIALS REGION POL
05MANAMA1916	CLERIC IN SPOTLIGHT STRIKES CONCILIATORY TONE [...] (U) Shi'a cleric Shaikh Mohamed Al-Sanad met December 27 with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Islamic Affairs Shaikh Abdulla Bin Khalid Al-Khalifa in the company of Ministry of Islamic Affairs Undersecretary Farid Muftah and president of Al-Wifaq political society Shaikh Ali Salman, to [...]	2005-12-28 13:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA POL
05MANAMA197	BAHRAINI PARTICIPANTS CRITIQUE THE SMU RULE OF LAW [...] (U) On September 28, 2004 an 18-person Bahraini delegation consisting of the ministers, parliamentarians, business community, and judges embarked on a ten-day "Rule of Law" forum in Washington, New York and Dallas. The Ambassador accompanied the delegation organized by John Attanasio, Dean [...]	2005-02-13 07:33:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KJUS KDEM OEXC PREL BA
05MANAMA222	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW MINISTER OF JUSTICE [...] (C) In an introductory meeting with the new Minister of Justice, Dr. Mohammed Ali Al Sitry February 8, the Ambassador discussed the counterterrorism challenges in the region and stressed the importance of aggressively prosecuting the four terrorist suspects currently on trial in Bahrain. The [...]	2005-02-16 10:17:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PTER PREL ASEC BA
05MANAMA230	KING DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (S) Bahrain's King Hamad, despite some continuing worries about Saudi Arabia, expressed optimism about Bahrain and the region in a wide-ranging discussion with the Ambassador February 15. He was delighted with the state of the bilateral relationship and the leadership role of President Bush. He fel [...]	2005-02-16 15:08:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL ETRD PGOV PHUM BA
05MANAMA24	KING FOCUSES ON RELATIONS WITH SAUDI ARABIA IN [...] (C) King Hamad, in a January 3 meeting with the Ambassador, expressed his appreciation for his November 29 meeting with the President and reaffirmed Bahrain's friendship with the United States. The Ambassador thanked the King for the GOB's continued surveillance of the four terrorist suspect [...]	2005-01-04 15:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EPET BA
05MANAMA251	GENERAL ABIZAID DISCUSSES IRAQ, IRAN, TERRORISM [...] (C) CENTCOM Commander General Abizaid discussed with Crown Prince Salman and Defense Minister Shaikh Khalifa in separate meetings February 16 the situation in Iraq following the elections; Iran and its nuclear program; Lebanon and Syria; the threat of terrorism in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Ku [...]	2005-02-23 15:27:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL ASEC PTER BA IZ IR LE SY
05MANAMA270	BAHRAIN PROTESTS IRANIAN INTERFERENCE IN INTERNAL [...] (S) Summary. MFA MinState Abdel Ghaffar delivered a sharp message to the Ambassador February 27 outlining his government's deep concern about Iranian interference in Bahrain's internal affairs, which he said reached a zenith during recent Ashura celebrations. The MFA summoned the Iranian Amb [...]	2005-02-28 07:56:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM BA IR
05MANAMA288	HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT DELIVERED TO GOB [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief delivered the 2004 Bahrain Human Rights Report to MFA Director of Bilateral Relations Dhafer Alumran February 28. Alumran pledged to disseminate the report within the GOB and instructed an assistant to fax it to Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, curr [...]	2005-03-02 08:56:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM KJUS BA
05MANAMA299	MINISTER OF MUNICIPALITIES AND AGRICULTURE [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Municipalities and Agriculture Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh discussed the free trade agreement and municipal, environmental, and economic reform with the Ambassador February 28. Al Saleh told the Saudi Ambassador in Bahrain that Saudi Arabia should join the WTO in order to [...]	2005-03-02 13:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL BA
05MANAMA340	SHAIKH MOHAMMED PRAISES LONDON MEETING, ABU [...] (C) Foreign Minister/Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador March 7 that the March 1 London conference for assistance to the Palestinians was a great success. In a meeting covering several topics (septels),Shaikh Mohammed said that the focus of the [...]	2005-03-08 13:48:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KPAL BA
05MANAMA392	BAHRAIN: INTERAGENCY BRIEFING TEAM ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Post welcomes DOD's offer to lead an interagency team to discuss the status of the six Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo (reftel). Senior government officials regularly raise the detainees in meetings with the Ambassador and EmbOffs, most recently today, March 16, and the press covers the [...]	2005-03-16 13:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
05MANAMA416	MINISTER OF INTERIOR DISCUSSES CONCERNS ABOUT SHIA [...] (C) Summary. Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid described for the Ambassador the government's concern that the Sunni-Shia split would grow in Bahrain if decisive action were not taken against Shia political activism during recent Ashura celebrations. Shaikh Rashid personally met with leading Shia [...]	2005-03-20 07:38:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PHUM BA
05MANAMA477	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY REPORT [...] (C) Poloff delivered the 2004-2005 Supporting Human Rights and Democracy Report to MFA Assistant Undersecretary for Coordination and Follow-up Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa March 28. Sheikh Abdul Aziz pledged to review the report carefully, and noted that the MFA is thinking of es [...]	2005-03-29 14:10:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM KJUS BA
05MANAMA498	GWOT ASSESSMENT: BAHRAIN [...] (S) Summary. Cooperation on counterrorism issues with the Government of Bahrain is generally good, as government leaders well understand the catastrophic effect that a terrorist act would have in a country and an economy that does not have the oil wealth of its neighbors. At the same time, th [...]	2005-04-05 11:40:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PTER BA
05MANAMA529	ACCREDITED AMCHAM KICKS OFF ACTIVITIES [...] The newly accredited American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Bahrain held its inaugural event April 6, generating positive press play on the institution itself and on the impending Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. Over 50 business people attended the first meeting. The Ambassador de [...]	2005-04-10 14:48:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL KPAO BA
05MANAMA531	FM DISCUSSES GCC-EU FTA, FORUM FOR FUTURE, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaykh Mohammed told the Ambassador April 6 that both sides at the recent GCC-EU Ministerial were committed to try to conclude an FTA by the end of the year; local EU and GCC diplomats, conceding that serious issues remain, are skeptical. The EU reiterated concerns about th [...]	2005-04-11 05:51:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV PHUM BA
05MANAMA544	CROWN PRINCE DISCUSSES DEMOCRACY, TRADE, SECURITY [...] (S) The Ambassador met with Crown Prince Salman April 11 to review the CP's upcoming trip to Washington. While noting that the CP's primary focus was ratification of the free trade agreement (FTA),the Ambassador told him that American officials will also want to discuss the political situati [...]	2005-04-12 14:34:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD PTER ASEC BA
05MANAMA546	MEPI SMALL GRANTS MANAMA REPORT [...] Following is Embassy Manama's report on FY 03 MEPI Small Grants: A. The Mother Child Early Education Program, Bahrain Red Crescent Society, $24,989: Results and impact of the program: Fifty low income mothers received training on how to teach basic skills to their pre- school children [...]	2005-04-13 07:06:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON KMPI KPAO AMGT AFIN BA
05MANAMA553	SCENESETTER FOR CROWN PRINCE SALMAN'S APRIL 19-22 [...] (C) The primary reason for the Crown Prince's April 19-22 visit to Washington is to advocate for expeditious Congressional ratification of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA). With the launch of U.S. FTA negotiations with the United Arab Emirates and Oman, Bahrain knows it has a limi [...]	2005-04-14 13:28:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD KDEM PTER ASEC OVIP BA
05MANAMA573	NDI PROMOTES DEMOCRATIZATION THROUGH ACTIVITIES IN [...] (C) The MEPI-funded National Democratic Institute (NDI) is making great strides in bringing MPs, oppositionists, and civil society activists together to find common ground on cutting-edge political issues, thereby strengthening the democratic process and institutions in Bahrain. NDI organize [...]	2005-04-18 15:15:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BA
05MANAMA584	BUSINESS CHAMBER STEPS ONTO POLITICAL STAGE [...] (C) Summary. King Hamad approved the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (BCCI) request to provide in-kind support to political candidates. BCCI representatives told Emboffs they decided to become involved in the political process in order to preserve Bahrain's open and business-frie [...]	2005-04-19 15:31:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KDEM BA
05MANAMA585	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY THREATS WITH [...] (S) Ambassador met with Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid Al-Khalifa April 19 to register our concern about recent threat information and possible surveillance activity, and to thank the Minister for steps taken by his Ministry to enhance Embassy security. The Ambassador also reiterated our conc [...]	2005-04-19 15:41:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	ASEC BA PGOV PTER
05MANAMA646	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF SOCIAL [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Minister of Social Affairs Dr. Fatima Al Belooshi April 27 and discussed with her the planned May 6 demonstration for constitutional change, formal registration of a USG-funded project to address trafficking in persons (TIP),and NGO development. Al Belooshi said [...]	2005-05-03 11:53:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCRM BA
05MANAMA65	FOREIGN MINISTER ON PALESTINIANS, SAUDI [...] (C) Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa opened a January 11 meeting with the Ambassador by speaking positively of comments made the day before by President Bush about Mahmoud Abbas's electoral victory and the President's invitation for Abbas to visit Washington. Shaikh Moh [...]	2005-01-13 14:04:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PTER BA
05MANAMA682	NEA PDAS CHENEY'S PRESS COVERAGE IN BAHRAIN [...] PDAS Elizabeth Cheney conducted a press roundtable during her May 10 visit to Bahrain to discuss the Forum for the Future and U.S. support for democracy in the region. Press reports on May 11 generally reflected the editorial slant of the Bahraini media with pro-government papers focusing on [...]	2005-05-11 15:00:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SCUL OIIP KPAO BA
05MANAMA692	QATAR REPORTEDLY AGREES ON NATURAL GAS PIPELINE TO [...] (U) The Bahrain press, quoting unnamed sources, reported May 5 that, after months of discussions, Qatar has agreed to supply Bahrain with natural gas via pipeline. One press source reported that the framework agreement called for expected imports of 500-1,000 million cubic feet per day over [...]	2005-05-15 08:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC PBTS BA
05MANAMA694	BAHRAIN: WTO SERVICE NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE [...] Ministry of Industry and Commerce Director of Foreign Trade Relations Abdul Razak Zainalabedin told EconOff May 15 that Bahrain submitted its initial offer in the ongoing General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) negotiations March 31, 2003 and held its first round of bilateral meetings w [...]	2005-05-15 10:50:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON BA WTO
05MANAMA707	KING'S CONFIDANT DISCUSSES REFORM ISSUES WITH [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Industry and Commerce Hassan Fakhro, in a May 16 conversation with the Ambassador, was cautious about the possibility of gestures by the government to entice opposition participation in the 2006 elections. The government would be reluctant to redistrict because it wan [...]	2005-05-17 14:45:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BA
05MANAMA711	CROWN PRINCE AND PDAS CHENEY DISCUSS FORUM FOR THE [...] (C) NEA PDAS Elizabeth Cheney reviewed plans for the November Forum for the Future with Crown Prince Salman in a May 10 meeting and praised the role that Bahrain is playing as host. She emphasized U.S. support for Bahrain's reform program and stressed that the GOB must continue to move forwa [...]	2005-05-18 14:35:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM ECON BA
05MANAMA718	PM SHAIKH KHALIFA DISCUSSES ECONOMIC SITUATION, [...] (C) The Ambassador, during a May 17 meeting with Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, discussed Bahrain's efforts to attract foreign investment to spur economic growth, and the possible impact of the Crown Prince's labor reform initiative on the business sector. 2. (C) The [...]	2005-05-21 10:25:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ELAB BA
05MANAMA721	BAHRAIN: ENDORSING PSI AND STATEMENT OF [...] No summary [...]	2005-05-21 13:23:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV EWWT BA
05MANAMA747	ISLAMIC BANKING, SHARIAH BOARDS, AND INVESTMENTS [...] (U) Islamic banking is a growth industry worldwide and represents a sector for which Bahrain holds a comparative advantage and would like to expand and solidify as a regional center in the Middle East. Bahrain has a strong reputation for transparency and regulation of its financial sector in [...]	2005-05-25 11:56:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	EINV ECPS EFIN ECON ETRD PREL BEXP BA
05MANAMA76	BAHRAIN CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO RESUME [...] (C) The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) announced January 6 that it would resume its activities in defiance of the government's decision to dissolve the organization in September 2004. Members of the group voted unanimously to support the move. BCHR President Nabeel Rajab said the C [...]	2005-01-17 09:36:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM BA
05MANAMA812	KING DISCUSSES SAUDI-GCC RELATIONS, DOMESTIC [...] (C) King Hamad told the Ambassador June 6 that a key issue discussed at last month's GCC Summit in Riyadh was relations between Saudi Arabia and its GCC partners. Kuwait is taking the lead on developing a unified position to take to the Saudis. Bahrain recommends that Kuwait focus on three i [...]	2005-06-08 05:21:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET PHUM PGOV BA
05MANAMA816	QATAR-BAHRAIN GAS PIPELINE: BAHRAIN REMAINS [...] (SBU) Ref B reported indications from Bahrain that Bahrain and Qatar had concluded a framework agreement on an agreement for Qatar to supply Bahrain with natural gas via a pipeline, and that GOB officials were confident that the project would soon move forward. Ref A quoted Qatari officials as [...]	2005-06-08 10:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL BA QA
05MANAMA835	ARCAPITA ENDORSES SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS WITH USG [...] (C) Arcapita Director for Legal Affairs Henry Thompson told the Ambassador June 8 that his company is willing to enter into security arrangements with the USG to gain approval for its proposed acquisition of Atlanta-based Cypress Communications. He said that Arcapita would keep all of Cypres [...]	2005-06-12 11:44:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECPS EFIN ECON ETRD PREL BEXP PTER BA
05MANAMA846	BAHRAIN: ENCOURAGING ARAB DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS [...] (C) The Ambassador June 11 delivered Ref A demarche concerning encouraging Arab diplomatic relations with Iraq and positive public statements to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/Information Minister Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul Ghaffar concurred that it was important to support the Iraq [...]	2005-06-14 14:19:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL BA IZ
05MANAMA855	PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT ABBAS VISITS BAHRAIN [...] (U) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with King Hamad during a four-hour visit to Bahrain June 14. Also attending the meeting were Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa, Crown Prince Shaikh Salman, and Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed. The King hosted a lunch in honor of Abbas and his delegat [...]	2005-06-15 13:20:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL BA
05MANAMA859	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY ISSUES, [...] (S/NF) Summary. The Ambassador, in a June 13 meeting with Minister of Interior Shaikh Rashid, reviewed recent security developments, relating details of a reported surveillance incident of the Embassy and reasserting our concern about the "Bahrain Four." Shaikh Rashid said that he sensed the [...]	2005-06-16 10:37:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC BA PGOV PTER PHUM
05MANAMA889	BAHRAIN: REQUEST FOR AMERICAN MUSIC ABROAD [...] Embassy Manama requests to be included in the FY 2005 American Music Abroad program. Post requests that we host one of the Latin Jazz Quartets, which we believe would resonate very well with Bahraini audiences. The following responses are keyed to questions in para 4 of reftel: 2. Desi [...]	2005-06-22 08:01:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL OIIP KPAO BA
05MANAMA913	BAHRAIN: URGENT DEMARCHE ON MAGEN DAVID ADOM [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-28 10:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL BA ICRC

05MANAMA921	DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON GTMO DETAINEES [...] (U) The Embassy received the following diplomatic note number 19/1/5-46123 dated June 26, 2005 from the MFA. Begin Text of Diplomatic Note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain presents it complements the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to re [...]	2005-06-29 09:22:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL PTER BA
05MANAMA922	REFORM IN BAHRAIN: LEADING SHIA EDITOR HIGHLIGHTS [...] (S) Independent newspaper editor Mansour Al-Jamry, in a June 28 discussion with the Ambassador, gave a wide-ranging review of the complexities and challenges facing King Hamad as he pursues reform in Bahrain. On the one hand, the King faces challenges from his two uncles: Prime Minister Khalif [...]	2005-06-29 11:48:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL BA
05MANAMA942	FTA CLEARS LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) The lower house Council of Representatives passed the US-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by a wide margin on July 5. The forty-member body ratified the treaty with twenty-five votes in favor, four votes opposed and two abstentions. (Nine members were not present for the vote.) The f [...]	2005-07-05 15:33:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD BTIO ECON PREL BA
05MANAMA949	KING WORRIES ABOUT NEW IRANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (S) A major focus of the Ambassador's July 5 discussion with Bahrain's King Hamad was the King's concern about the implications of the election of Iranian President Ahmadinejad. Ahmadinejad, he said, faces a big challenge in unifying Iranians, and one way he will generate unity will be by pro [...]	2005-07-06 13:58:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV BA IR
05MANAMA951	BAHRAIN: ATTENDANCE AT SUDAN'S NATIONAL UNITY [...] (U) Pol/Econ chief July 6 delivered reftel demarche concerning attendance at Sudan's national unity government installation to MFA Assistant Under Secretary for Coordination and Follow Up Shaikh Abdul Aziz bin Mubarak Al Khalifa. Shaikh Abdul Aziz affirmed that a representative of the Bahrai [...]	2005-07-06 14:24:00	Embassy Manama	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BA SU IGAD
05MANILA1098	MARAWI CITY: ISLAMIC PRIDE IN THE TROUBLED SOUTH [...] (U) Summary. Marawi, the capital of Lanao del Sur Province in Central Mindanao, is officially an "Islamic city" under municipal law, the only such city in the Philippines. The city of 125,000 is 96-percent Muslim. The main campus of Mindanao State University, located in Marawi, is a nonethe [...]	2005-03-09 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL PINS KCRM SNAR SA RP
05MANILA1258	RP-JAPAN POLITICAL SECURITY TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The first-ever Philippine-Japanese political security talks allowed both sides to exchange views on China, North Korea, terrorism, and other issues. While few concrete results emerged from the one-day discussions, they did establish the framework for a continuing and developing [...]	2005-03-17 08:43:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS JA RP
05MANILA1451	TERRORIST NPA STEPS UP ANTI US THREATS ON ITS 36TH [...] (C) Summary. The Communist Party of the Philippines/New People's Army (CPP/NPA),designated by the US as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 2002, has increased its level of rhetoric against the USG and the GRP. While the themes of the CPP/NPA's public statements remain focused against US m [...]	2005-03-30 08:50:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINS RP
05MANILA1506	LAW ENFORCEMENT CORRUPTION IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The nexus of law enforcement corruption in the Philippines lies in four key areas: 1) bribery in recruitment and extortion in training; 2) ineffectual and politically manipulated Internal Affairs; 3) financial mismanagement; and, 4) procurement and resource mismanagement. PNP [...]	2005-04-01 06:19:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS KCRM KCOR KJUS ASEC RP
05MANILA1507	CAPTURE OF ARAB TERRORIST [...] (U) In a March 31 press conference at Edwin Andrews Air Base in the southern Mindanao city of Zamboanga, Philippine security officials presented to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (PGMA) and the media a captured terrorist suspect, Kuwait-born Fawaz Zaki Ajjur, who had traveled on a Palestin [...]	2005-04-01 06:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ASEC PINS UP MY RP
05MANILA1716	BUILDING A BRIDGE ON TAWI-TAWI [...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy believes the number one USPACOM FY05/FY06 humanitarian assistance objective in the Philippines should be the Tawi-Tawi bridge project. The project will have a strategic impact on the "rat-line" terrorists use to enter and leave the Philippines. Although much smaller in [...]	2005-04-14 05:49:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER MOPS MARR PREL PINS EAID RP
05MANILA1799	POSSIBLE VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we would warmly welcome your visit in May and hope that you can make it. Your visit would be timely. The GRP may be even less stable than it appears -- yet paradoxically, far more capable of deliberate, positive redirection and reform than is now obvious. The Philippines [...]	2005-04-20 03:53:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP PTER RP
05MANILA1808	The "Masa" as a Political Force [...] (SBU) Summary: The underprivileged and impoverished "masa" remains a potentially significant but largely unorganized political force. The once-influential Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) party of former President Estrada has claimed success in renewing the party's membership and effectivenes [...]	2005-04-20 08:58:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI RP
05MANILA1857	LATEST GRP/MILF TALKS STEP UP MOMENTUM TOWARD PEACE [...] (C) Summary. The GRP is pleased by the April 18-20 GRP-MILF talks and views a peace accord as do-able by the end of 2005. The latest talks seemed to lead to a meeting of minds on how to define ancestral domain and set up a mechanism for delineating territory. The GRP believes that existin [...]	2005-04-22 09:56:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS RP MY
05MANILA1889	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY ZOELLICK [...] (U) Manila is our fourth largest post, with about 265 American employees and 1000 locally engaged staff. Our aim is to be the United States' best. The mission of our team of 26 USG agencies is to revitalize and carry to maturity the US-Philippine partnership and alliance by strengthening ou [...]	2005-04-26 09:10:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP PTER EAID ECON MARR RP
05MANILA1960	PDR SHIFTING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under the personal direction of Defense Secretary Cruz, Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) is moving to SIPDIS the implementation phase. The GRP has requested three additional US experts to complement the nine already in place to carry out an ambitious, but well thought through [...]	2005-04-29 09:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL PINS MG ID AS RP
05MANILA1961	COTABATO MAYOR PROTESTS USAID PROJECT SUSPENSION [...] (SBU) Cotabato City Mayor Muslimin Sema has attempted to instigate a local media and public outcry against the US, and specifically USAID activities in his municipality. His agitation is in response to a letter from USAID Mission Director Yates, at the direction of Ambassador, informing the [...]	2005-04-29 10:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER EAID KISL PINS ASEC CASC RP
05MANILA1987	EMBRACING THE DRAGON: THE PHILIPPINES DEEPENS [...] (SBU) With the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao, the Philippines has taken stock of its expanding economic relationship with China and deepened its relationship with its dominant neighbor with respect to investment, trade and economic assistance. The glow of bilateral friendship encourage [...]	2005-05-02 07:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR PREL RP
05MANILA2277	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 5 MEETING WITH [...] (U) May 5, 2005; 10:00 a.m.; Manila, the Philippines. 2. (C) Summary: President Arroyo underscored to the Deputy Secretary on May 5 that she considered the U.S. to be the SIPDIS Philippines' closest partner in dealing with security, economic and other issues. She confirmed that her go [...]	2005-05-18 06:38:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR ECON OVIP RP CH BM IZ SU ID
05MANILA2278	THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MAY 5, 2005 MEETING WITH [...] (U) May 5, 2005; 9:00 a.m.; Manila, the Philippines. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Anti-terrorism legislation will be on top of the Arroyo Administration's agenda once the Philippine Congress passes a value added tax. GRP officials told Deputy Secretary Zoellick they hope to rally support around an [...]	2005-05-18 06:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MARR MASS MCAP ECON ETRD EFIN KISL
05MANILA2294	TIP: GRP WORKS TO STRENGTHEN PROSECUTIONS AS [...] (U) Summary: A committee of the Philippine Supreme Court is reportedly about to issue a new rule that would prohibit judges from dismissing cases based on a minor's unwillingness to testify. The rule aims to address the problem of victims recanting their testimony after being threatened or b [...]	2005-05-19 05:03:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN RP
05MANILA2332	GRP PREPARATIONS FOR THE AUGUST REGIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: With just over two months to go until the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM),there are indications that the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) may not be able [...]	2005-05-20 07:29:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EAID PHUM RP
05MANILA2406	POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE PHILIPPINES [...] (C) Summary: Party organizations are relatively weak in the Philippines and are overshadowed by the influence of personalities. Parties tend to coalesce around popular political leaders during electoral campaigns due to the desire for patronage, but otherwise are underfunded, without clear [...]	2005-05-26 05:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI RP
05MANILA2555	CHILD PRISONERS HELD IN ADULT FACILITIES IN THE [...] (U) Summary: According to official and NGO sources, approximately 1,500 children are currently incarcerated among the adult inmate population in the Philippines. NGOs strongly advocate that the GRP work to segregate children from the general prison population. The GRP says it is trying to d [...]	2005-06-01 06:55:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KOCI SOCI ELAB RP
05MANILA2559	MILF CONSULTATION: A FRESH MANDATE AND OPTIMISTIC [...] (SBU) The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) held a three-day public consultation on the outskirts of Cotabato City May 29-31 to renew its negotiating mandate before heading into the next round of peace talks with the GRP. GRP officials describe the event as "the largest show of mass appro [...]	2005-06-01 07:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL MOPS MY LY RP
05MANILA2578	CORRUPTION UPDATE: "JUETENG"; GARCIA; ESTRADA [...] (C) Summary: Amid a recent swirl of allegations involving the first family, a witness at a May 30 Senate investigation of "jueteng" (illegal lottery games) accused the President's son, Congressman "Mikey" Arroyo, of receiving profits from the game. President Arroyo dismissed the accusations [...]	2005-06-02 08:12:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KCOR ECON RP
05MANILA2757	TIP: PHILIPPINE REACTION TO THE RELEASE OF THE [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Local reaction to the Philippine narrative of the 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report has been mixed, though basically positive. The media response -- aided by Mission's extensive outreach [...]	2005-06-16 06:28:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KWMN ELAB PHUM RP
05MANILA281	GRP AND MILF EXPECT TALKS SOON, WILL COOPERATE ON [...] (C) GRP and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) sources confirmed both sides are ready for another round of talks tentatively slated for the first week of February. The sides are prepared to discuss the nettlesome ancestral domain issue. The cease-fire remains strong despite the January 9 [...]	2005-01-19 08:57:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL MOPS MY RP
05MANILA2846	CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM CONTINUES FOLLOWING LATEST [...] (SBU) A GRP-Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Joint Statement heralded as a success the eighth round of "exploratory talks" on June 21 between their respective peace panels under Malaysian facilitation in Kuala Lumpur (ref A). The talks were "marked with a high level of mutual trust and c [...]	2005-06-22 23:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL MY RP
05MANILA2888	PGMA AND INDONESIA'S YUDHOYONO REAFFIRM [...] (SBU) Summary. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (PGMA) and her Indonesian counterpart President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) discussed bolstering counterterrorism cooperation, law enforcement, and border control -- issues already covered under a 2001 information exchange agreement -- duri [...]	2005-06-24 07:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PINS ID RP
05MANILA2889	MILF COVERTLY MOVING AGAINST HIGH VALUE TERRORIST [...] (S/NF) Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (MILF-AHJAG) official (and International Visitor Leadership Program nominee) Mike Pasigan (strictly protect) told poloff June 24 that the MILF is covertly mobilizing its forces in a "non-combat" effort to locate (and hopefully cap [...]	2005-06-24 07:46:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PINS PREL MOPS ID RP
05MANILA2972	GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS: A SLOW AND INCREMENTAL [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo's recent assessment that the GRP and MILF will reach a peace accord in six months is highly optimistic, although other GRP figures have made similar predictions. We expect the process to slow down as the parties delve further into specifi [...]	2005-06-28 23:29:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PTER PREL MY RP
05MANILA3045	LITTLE ECONOMIC IMPACT SO FAR FROM ARROYO'S WOES [...] (SBU) Summary. The Peso broke the PhP56/$1 mark on June 29, but has marginally recovered. The stock market continued to slide lower on concerns about the President's future, but most local analysts said that the situation remains manageable. The Philippine business community appears to be [...]	2005-07-01 08:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA3116	ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS REGION IN [...] (C) Summary: The campaign for the August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) began on June 28. Despite earlier promises, Malacanang has endorsed a candidate for governor: Zaldy Ampatuan, a mayor and scion of a well-known political clan. Ampatuan is now favored t [...]	2005-07-07 07:31:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID PREL ASEC PTER RP
05MANILA3282	ARROYO REBUILDING ECONOMIC TEAM [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the exodus of key economic advisors, President Arroyo began reconstruction of her economic team on July 12 with the appointment of Margarito Teves as Secretary of Finance. On July 14, she announced other key appointments, including Peter Tavilia as Secretary of Tr [...]	2005-07-15 10:47:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV TBIO RP
05MANILA3370	CALMER WEEK ON POLITICAL FRONT PROVIDES RESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary: A relatively calmer week on the political front and positive fiscal news gave currency, stock, and bond markets some breathing space to partially recoup lost gains. The peso traded above the 56 pesos/$1 level throughout the July 18-22 trading week, but ended the week down sl [...]	2005-07-22 09:36:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA3413	POSITIVE MEDIA COVERAGE FOR ARROYO SPEECH, BUT [...] (C) Summary: President Arroyo's July 25 State of the Nation Address (SONA) netted positive coverage in the media. Political reaction generally fell along predictable lines, with supporters asserting that it was an excellent speech, while the opposition castigated it. On the economic side, r [...]	2005-07-26 07:42:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR PREL ECON KPAO RP
05MANILA3421	PHILIPPINE FINANCIAL MARKETS POST-SONA [...] (U) Summary: Peso, stock, and bond markets have not reacted negatively to President Arroyo's State of the Nation Address on July 25. Her promise to forge ahead with economic and fiscal reforms, whatever the political cost, helped send a positive signal (Ref A). The stock market closed firm [...]	2005-07-26 11:20:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA3435	GRP-MILF PEACE TALKS POSTPONED; LATEST NEWS [...] (S) Summary: The latest round of exploratory talks between the GRP and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) have been postponed. The talks -- which are being facilitated by the Malaysian government -- were scheduled to be held on July 25 in Kuala Lumpur and appear to have been postponed [...]	2005-07-27 06:48:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PGOV PINS PTER PINR KISL MY RP
05MANILA3500	TIP Update; Latest on Prosecutions; Municipalities [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified - Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The International Justice Mission (IJM) reports that it continues to press forward with 15 Trafficking in Persons (TIP)-related prosecutions. We have asked the Department of Justice (DoJ) to conf [...]	2005-08-01 08:42:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN ELAB KCRM ECON RP
05MANILA3655	ELECTIONS IN MUSLIM AUTONOMOUS REGION PROCEED IN [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The August 8 elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) have proceeded in largely an orderly fashion as of the close of polls at 1500 hrs local. Mission observers on the groun [...]	2005-08-08 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KISL ASEC EAID RP
05MANILA3657	JULY 27-AUGUST 5 UPDATE: PHILIPPINE FINANCIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo and her new economic team went on a media offensive shortly after the President's July 25 State of the Nation Address (SONA) to assure investors, creditors and other Philippine observers that the Administration remains focused on managing the economy and pursu [...]	2005-08-08 10:24:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA3754	UPTICK IN EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS IN DAVAO AND CEBU [...] (SBU) Summary: Extra-judicial killings of suspected criminals in Davao and Cebu are on the increase. So far, 137 have been slain this year in Davao and 77 in Cebu. No arrests have been made. The killings appear to have spread to other localities: there have been several recent slayings [...]	2005-08-15 07:13:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI PREL RP
05MANILA3901	PRO-ARROYO MAJORITY WINS INITIAL VOTE IN HOUSE ON [...] (C) Summary: The pro-Arroyo Majority in the House won the initial vote in the Justice Committee on the Opposition's impeachment charges against President Arroyo on August 23. The vote in the Committee was 54-24 against an Opposition motion to move directly into discussion of the substance of [...]	2005-08-23 08:45:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR RP
05MANILA410	THE EVOLVING ROLE OF LABOR UNIONS AND THEIR [...] (C) Summary: While the Philippines has a good record of promoting and protecting worker rights, the labor movement is no longer a potent political force. Union membership is in sharp decline, with labor market penetration falling from roughly 25 percent of salaried workers in 1986 to 9.7 per [...]	2005-01-26 08:08:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI PINS ECON RP
05MANILA4111	TRADE SECRETARY FAVILA SUPPORTS MORE CONSISTENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a courtesy call by Charge, Secretary of Trade and Industry Peter Favila expressed SIPDIS support for more consistent and transparent policies to promote trade and investment. The Charge raised questions regarding inconsistent customs and tax policies as well as court [...]	2005-09-01 08:59:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN BEXP RP WTRO JP
05MANILA4137	COMMUNISTS COMMIT TO FORMAL TALKS BUT BREAKTHROUGH [...] (C) Summary. After painting themselves in a corner, the National Democratic Front (NDF) -- the negotiating arm of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its armed wing the New People's Army (NPA) -- has agreed to resume formal talks, though an exact date is yet to be determined. Th [...]	2005-09-05 08:33:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER RP NL NO
05MANILA4199	NUMBER OF FILIPINO "ENTERTAINERS" GOING TO JAPAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The number of Filipino "entertainers" traveling to Japan has fallen sharply as a result of tighter Japanese visa regulations. This trend is expected to accelerate as applications filed under the older, more lenient rules phase out and all applications become subject to the ne [...]	2005-09-06 09:17:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB RP JA
05MANILA4223	MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO [...] (C) Summary. According to President Arroyo, the GRP would still like to help with Hurricane Katrina and views our bilateral relationship as strong. GRP positions on UN reform are almost identical with the US. The GRP will continue cooperation with the US on terrorism, including terrorist [...]	2005-09-07 09:59:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS EAID ECON RP UNSC
05MANILA4225	ESG-1 INTERVENTION ON TAWI TAWI: A TEMPLATE FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. The August 9-10 intervention by Expeditionary Strike Group-1 (ESG-1) on Tawi Tawi represents the type of targeted, innovative civil affairs effort needed in the Philippines. We urge US Pacific Command to make these operations a regular part of future ESG and other naval deploym [...]	2005-09-07 10:27:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MOPS MCAP PTER PINS PREL EAID RP
05MANILA4395	IPR ROUNDTABLE 2: IMPROVED PROSECUTION OF IPR CASES [...] (U) Summary: On September 13, Embassy conducted its second IPR roundtable to review IPR issues with US company reps and GRP officials. Roundtable participants praised the government for recent initiatives, notably its crackdown on pirated optical media goods, but stressed the need to prosecu [...]	2005-09-19 00:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL BEXP RP
05MANILA4464	MALACANANG TAKES FLAK OVER HIRING OF U.S. LOBBYING [...] (C) Summary: Malacanang has recently taken a great deal of criticism for the hiring of Venable LLP, a U.S.-based law firm, to do lobbying. Opposition and even some pro-administration lawmakers have asserted that the contract was too expensive and complained that it was non-transparent. Mat [...]	2005-09-21 08:34:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ECON RP
05MANILA4491	MORE COVERAGE IN PHILIPPINE PRESS OF ALLEGED [...] Anti-government, pro-opposition daily "The Philippine Daily Inquirer" printed another in a series of daily articles summarizing and analyzing purported classified US Embassy reports on the front page in its edition of September 23. Following is the full text of the article. BEGIN TEXT " [...]	2005-09-22 08:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PINS KPAO RP
05MANILA4503	PHILIPPINES: SLOW PACE OF ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: Philippine government and private sector leaders told U.S. Senior Official for APEC Michael Michalak that the Philippines continues to face problems with inefficient courts and corruption in general. Poor implementation and unpredictable enforcement of laws remain disincentive [...]	2005-09-22 09:35:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL KIPR TBIO TSPL RP APEC WTRO
05MANILA4600	SLUGGISH GROWTH IN ELECTRONICS HIGHLIGHTS POWER AND [...] Philippine semiconductor and electronics exports, 70% of total exports, are growing slightly in 2005 despite the closure of a major Toshiba laptop factory in late 2004. Growth in semiconductor exports offset a decline in other electronics categories caused by Toshiba's departure. The industry [...]	2005-09-27 06:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV PREL ECON RP
05MANILA4639	Prospering from the Remittance Gusher [...] Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) remittances grew by 22% for the first seven months of 2005, and should approach $10 billion for the year, equal to 10% of GDP. Two-thirds of remitters from the U.S. use the banking system while others go through informal channels. Surveys show recipients apply m [...]	2005-09-28 08:15:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA4669	PHILIPPINES: VIETNAMESE REFUGEES LEAVE LIMBO AT [...] (SBU) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified; please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The final group of refugees who fled Vietnam for the Philippines 15-30 years ago began resettling in the U.S. this week. A projected 1600 refugees will ultimately be resettled; the fate of 400 [...]	2005-09-29 07:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF VM RP IOM
05MANILA4740	MALACANANG-SENATE RELATIONS DETERIORATE [...] (C) Summary: After several highly contentious Senate sessions, a group of Opposition senators led by Senate President Franklin Drilon continues to press for more hearings into issues potentially embarrassing to President Arroyo. Malacanang has reacted angrily and is strictly controlling acc [...]	2005-10-04 05:32:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ECON EINV PTER CH RP
05MANILA4750	PHILIPPINES TIGHTENS SECURITY AFTER BALI BOMBINGS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. In the aftermath of the October 1 bombings in Bali, Indonesia, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo expressed her condolences to the victims' families, tightened security measures, and [...]	2005-10-04 08:39:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL MOPS PINS PGOV KISL ID RP
05MANILA4810	PHILIPPINES: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This message is in response to the action request contained in "Democracy Promotion Strategies for EAP Focus Countries" (ref a). Responses are keyed to specific informational requests contained in ref a, p [...]	2005-10-10 09:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR PINS ECON KDEM RP
05MANILA4905	SCENESETTER FOR S/CT AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON [...] (C) Summary. Embassy Manila's comprehensive counterterrorism efforts -- ranging from the military to humanitarian to public diplomacy -- are deliberately integrated to meet the ever-present terrorism threat in the Philippines. You will see all major players during your visit: Executive Secr [...]	2005-10-16 10:11:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL ASEC PINS MOPS EAID KCRM RP
05MANILA4935	Supreme Court Clears Expanded VAT Law [...] (SBU) The Philippine Supreme Court upheld the legality of the Expanded Value Added Tax (EVAT) law, the key element in President Arroyo's revenue-enhancement agenda, boosting the credibility of her economic reform efforts. This measure could reduce debt accumulation and fund increases in soc [...]	2005-10-18 10:01:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV RP
05MANILA5019	GRP-MILF PEACE PROCESS ON TRACK BUT POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: GRP and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) negotiators made a breakthrough on ancestral domain during their 9th Exploratory Talks in Kuala Lumpur, September 15-16. Though both sides agreed to keep details of the talks confidential, a leak to the Philippine press disclosed an [...]	2005-10-25 08:20:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MOPS PINS KISL MY RP
05MANILA5059	AVIAN INFLUENZA - LIMITED SURVEILLANCE AND [...] (U) This is the third of a series of reports on the Philippines' preparedness to avert a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak (Refs C and D). This report focuses on stages 1 and 2 of the Philippines' Avian Influenza Protection Program: HPAI prevention and the establishment of co [...]	2005-10-27 02:40:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP
05MANILA5126	S/CT AMBASSADOR CRUMPTON'S TALKS WITH GRP OFFICIALS [...] (S/REL AUSTRALIA) SUMMARY. Philippine Foreign Secretary Romulo and Executive Secretary Ermita told visiting S/CT Ambassador Crumpton they are optimistic about peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),believing MILF Chairman Murad has the ability to sell an agreement to his [...]	2005-11-02 08:09:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PTER PREL ASEC PINS MOPS RP
05MANILA5137	SCENESETTER FOR EAP DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (C) Summary. Our strategic relations with the Philippines are important to both countries, and we seek to work even more constructively not only bilaterally but in a variety of regional and international fora as well. We have a comprehensive program of engagement with the GRP -- ranging from [...]	2005-11-02 12:00:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS EAID MOPS ECON EFIN RP
05MANILA5138	MANAGING THE IMPACT OF THE ALLEGED RAPE CASE [...] (SBU) Embassy's proactive consultations with Department of Foreign Affairs officials, briefing of political leaders, and interactions with media appear to have focused political and media attention constructively on cooperation between U.S. and Filipino authorities, according to the Visiting [...]	2005-11-03 01:12:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PHUM RP
05MANILA5276	Philippine Airlines Eyes Boeing Purchase [...] (SBU) Philippine Airlines (PAL) plans to re-fleet to remain competitive and fulfill expansion plans. PAL is now considering the purchase of up to twelve wide-body Boeing 777s. The sticking point appears to be a $114 million deposit on aircraft that PAL forfeited when it canceled a Boeing p [...]	2005-11-08 09:31:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP EINV EAIR ECON RP
05MANILA5287	PHILIPPINES TAKES REACTIVE STANCE TOWARD APEC [...] (SBU) Summary. The GRP views the APEC agenda positively. The GRP's overarching approach to the upcoming APEC meetings is to wait and see what other members put on the table and then react according to RP interests. With respect to WTO Doha Round issues, senior officials express hope for bal [...]	2005-11-09 07:11:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EPET EAGR PREL RP APEC WTO
05MANILA5328	GRP CONTINUES TO CONSIDER EMERGENCY RULE [...] (S) Summary/Comment: EAP DAS John underscored the USG's firm opposition to the imposition of emergency rule or any other similar measures during separate meetings with President Arroyo, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo, and defense officials on November 11. Both Arroyo and Romulo indicated [...]	2005-11-14 09:56:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS PINR RP
05MANILA5331	EAP DAS JOHN'S NOVEMBER 11 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: EAP DAS John and Charge met November 11 with President Arroyo. Arroyo underscored her government's support for Philippine Defense Reform (PDR) and continued counterterrorism cooperation. She expressed interest in the U.S. and the GRP agreeing to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA),sa [...]	2005-11-15 02:07:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR PTER PHUM ETRD RP BM UNSC
05MANILA5364	A VIEW FROM MANILA'S STREETS: GENERAL PESSIMISM [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Poloff and Pol FSN visited a poor neighborhood in Manila on November 14 to canvass views about residents' lives, politics and the U.S. Filipinos on the streets were generally pessimistic abou [...]	2005-11-16 07:41:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PINS KDEM SOCI PREL KPAO RP
05MANILA5373	TRAINING PHILIPPINE POLICE ON TIP [...] (U) Summary. In a Mission-sponsored workshop on Trafficking in Persons (TIP),participants from the Philippine National Police's (PNP) Women and Children's Concern Division (WCCD) learned about the seriousness of the global issue as well as application of key Philippine TIP legislation. Loc [...]	2005-11-16 10:18:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINS PHUM ASEC KCRM RP
05MANILA5393	TEXT MESSAGE RUMORS SHOW RISING PUBLIC CONCERN [...] This is an information message. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. The Philippines remains free of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI),but recent text message rumors of HPAI cases in the Philippines show rising public awareness and concern over avian flu. The GRP faces increasing chall [...]	2005-11-17 09:13:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PINR SOCI EAGR SENV TBIO TSPL RP
05MANILA5433	NSC CHIEF ON EMERGENCY RULE, NPA, AND TERRORISTS [...] (S) Summary and comment: In a one-on-one meeting with Charge 11/21, National Security chief Bert Gonzales said he has recommended to President Arroyo that she invoke a Constitutional provision "as soon as possible" that would allow her to order the military and police to arrest leftist poli [...]	2005-11-21 08:46:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET	PINS PREL RP
05MANILA5510	SCENE SETTER FOR DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE [...] (S/NF) Summary. Comprehensive counterterrorism efforts -- ranging from the military to humanitarian to public diplomacy -- top the broad U.S. agenda in the Philippines' still struggling democracy. In Manila, you will meet President Arroyo, former President Ramos, Executive Secretary Ermita, [...]	2005-11-28 11:38:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR ASEC OVIP PINS MOPS MARR PGOV RP
05MANILA5606	SCENESETTER FOR G/TIP DIRECTOR AMBASSADOR JOHN [...] (SBU) Summary. Our strategic relations with the Philippines are important to both countries, and we generally work together constructively on global issues, including Trafficking in Persons (TIP). The GRP publicly condemns trafficking and has enacted strong laws to combat it. However, the a [...]	2005-12-01 10:39:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ELAB KCRM PHUM KPAO RP HK
05MANILA5619	SCENE SETTER FOR SENATOR CHRISTOPHER BOND [...] (S/NF) Summary. Comprehensive counterterrorism efforts -- ranging from the military to humanitarian to public diplomacy -- top the broad U.S. agenda in the Philippines' still struggling democracy. In Manila, you will meet President Arroyo, National Security Advisor Gonzales, National Intell [...]	2005-12-02 06:45:00	Embassy Manila	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR ASEC OVIP PINS MOPS MARR PGOV RP
05MANILA5637	MILF REPRESENTATIVES UNVEIL ISLAMIC ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary: Three executives from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front's (MILF's) development arm -- the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) -- represented MILF Vice-Chairman for Political Affairs Ghazali Jafaar during a November 23 special closed door session of the Philippine Business Leader [...]	2005-12-02 09:18:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS PTER RP
05MANILA5647	COURT-MARTIAL FINDS GENERAL GARCIA GUILTY [...] (U) On the afternoon of December 2, a general court martial board sentenced retired Major General Carlos Garcia to dishonorable dismissal, forfeiture of military retirement benefits, and two years of hard labor at a military prison. The military court found Garcia, a former military comptroll [...]	2005-12-02 09:57:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR KCOR ECON RP
05MANILA5688	PRESIDENT ARROYO APPOINTS NEW OMBUDSMAN TO LEAD [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo has named her Chief Legal Counsel, Maria Merceditas "Mercy" Gutierrez, as the new Ombudsman for the Philippines. Gutierrez, a 1995 participant in the State Department's Intern [...]	2005-12-06 08:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR KWMN ECON EAID PINR RP
05MANILA5710	TIP: TWO DEFENDANTS SENTENCED TO LIFE [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: On December 5, a regional court in Zamboanga City, Mindanao, sentenced two members of a trafficking syndicate to life imprisonment for recruiting a victim and selling her to a brothel in Malaysia [...]	2005-12-07 09:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB KCRM RP MY
05MANILA5781	G/TIP AMBASSADOR MILLER'S DECEMBER 3-6 VISIT: [...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: G/TIP Director Ambassador John Miller visited the Philippines December 3-6 to evaluate GRP progress in addressing serious problems that resulted in its Tier Two Watch List rating in 2004 and 2005 [...]	2005-12-12 08:14:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN ELAB KCRM RP MY JP
05MANILA5799	SENATOR BOND'S DECEMBER 9 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. U.S. Senator Christopher S. Bond, accompanied by CDA Paul W. Jones, met with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on December 9. President Arroyo pledged support for U.S. trade liberalization proposals at the WTO Ministerial Meeting in Hong Kong and for the U.S. efforts to encoura [...]	2005-12-13 09:23:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD EINV RP BM CH KS
05MANILA5806	SEARCH FOR NEW SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE NARROWS [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GRP's Judicial and Bar Council has submitted to President Arroyo its "short list" -- consisting of the three most senior associate justices -- to succeed current Supreme Court Chief Justice [...]	2005-12-14 03:33:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR PREL ECON EAID ETRD PINR RP
05MANILA5838	RECOMMENDATION TO REMOVE PHILIPPINES FROM SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy recommends removing the Philippines from USTR's Special 301 Priority Watch List and placing it on the Watch List. The GRP has responded to the Special 301 out-of-cycle review by stepping up IPR protection. While there is still much to be done, it is important that th [...]	2005-12-15 07:50:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR RP
05MANILA587	POLICE ACTIVELY INVESTIGATING STRING OF [...] (C) Summary: Cebu city remains abuzz about a recent string of extrajudicial killings that has taken upwards of 25 lives. Philippine National Police (PNP) officials confirmed that PNP is actively investigating the slayings, which have divided the city, with the Cardinal and some key local po [...]	2005-02-07 09:06:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINS PINR SNAR RP
05MANILA5914	PRESIDENT ARROYO APPOINTS NEW SUPREME COURT CHIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 20, President Arroyo appointed Associate Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, 69, as the next Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Panganiban is a well-respected, articulate jurist and is expected to continue the judicial reforms begun by his predecess [...]	2005-12-21 09:21:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR PREL ECON EAID ETRD PINR RP
05MANILA5951	Banking System More Stable But Still Vulnerable [...] (SBU) The Philippine Government is working to overcome the reputation of the banking sector as weak and inefficient with insufficient oversight. Although it remains fragmented, the central bank has successfully encouraged consolidation and has introduced many reforms to strengthen banks and [...]	2005-12-23 08:02:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EINV RP
05MANILA5964	MAKING THE MOST OUT OF THE "MERCY" [...] (SBU) Summary. A visit by the USNS Mercy to the Philippines could contribute significantly to our program of civil-military operations (CMO) in the Sulu Archipelago and have a positive impact our counterterrorism efforts there. Some additional support, e.g., medium-lift helicopters, may be n [...]	2005-12-27 09:30:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS PHUM RP
05MANILA655	MEETING WITH FOREIGN SECRETARY ROMULO [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Ambassador on February 9, Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo reiterated the GRP's commitment to combating trafficking-in-persons while working with Japan on implementation of new regulations on entertainers, confirmed that the de-listing as a terrorist organizat [...]	2005-02-10 08:44:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWMN PHUM PTER BM IZ SU JA RP
05MANILA971	PHILIPPINES: FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Mission,s fifth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report follows below. The report covers the period from March 2004 through March 2005. Point of contact (POC) is Political Officer David C. Maness, ManessDC@State.Gov, (632) 528-6300 x5165, fax (632) 523-1195. Rank of TIP action offic [...]	2005-03-01 08:25:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB RP
05MAPUTO1010	MOZAMBIQUE: 2005 BFIF END-OF-FISCAL YEAR REPORT [...] This year's BFIF program funds were used to support an Entrepreneurship Forum held on March 22-23, 2005 in the capital city of Maputo (ref B). More than 100 Mozambican university students, private sector representatives, and government officials attended the event, which aimed to encourage pot [...]	2005-08-15 13:20:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ BFIF
05MAPUTO1030	MOZAMBIQUE: AUGUST 9-12 VISIT BY G/TIP AFRICA [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-18 13:21:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KCRM PHUM SMIG MZ KWNM
05MAPUTO1099	BIO INFORMATION ON NEW SADC EXECUTIVE SECRETARY [...] (U) Under former President Chissano, Tomas Salomao served as Mozambique's Minister of Transport and Communication (2000-2005) and Minister of Planning and Finance (1994-1999). Salomao is a member of the powerful 15-person FRELIMO Political Commission. In the December 2004 general elections he [...]	2005-08-26 08:34:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV PREL MZ SADC
05MAPUTO1112	MUSLIM IV HITS HOME RUN TELLING AMERICA'S [...] SUMMARY. Speaking to large audiences of Mozambican Muslims, Abdul Carimo Sau told America's story better than any American could have done. Sau, the Vice President of the Islamic Council of Mozambique, recently returned from the three-week International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on Rel [...]	2005-08-29 15:58:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP PINR KPAO MZ
05MAPUTO128	MOZAMBIQUE: FM SIMAO ON A SUDAN TRIBUNAL AND IRAQ [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered the demarche on the Sudan tribunal concept (ref A) in the early afternoon of January 26, in a meeting with Foreign Minister Simao. The Foreign Minister responded to the demarche by pointing out that work toward any tribunal "would be difficult" at this juncture bec [...]	2005-01-26 15:21:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KAWC MZ ICC
05MAPUTO1313	MOZAMBIQUE - AGOA ELIGIBILITY REPORT FOR 2006 [...] Summary: Mozambique meets the requirements for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continues to make progress in establishing a market-based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, [...]	2005-10-07 10:37:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO1332	U.S. - MOZAMBIQUE TIFA TALKS [...] (U) Summary: Assistant United States Trade Representative Florizelle Liser led an interagency visit to Mozambique October 1 to October 5. During the visit, the delegation met with government officials to conduct bilateral consultative talks under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (T [...]	2005-10-12 15:45:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EAID MZ TIFA
05MAPUTO1404	MOZAMBIQUE - SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST [...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique in September 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. This issue of the Digest contains, mainly, information on new assistance flows. The items discussed are as follows: -- USG Title I Grant -- [...]	2005-10-27 13:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON EAID EINV ETRD EMIN ENRG MZ

05MAPUTO1599	MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON SEEKING PUBLIC [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-13 13:11:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO MZ
05MAPUTO1610	MOZAMBIQUE AND THE WTO: THE RUN UP TO HONG KONG [...] Per reftels, Embassy Maputo delivered demarches to appropriate level Mozambican officials regarding the U.S. Doha proposal. In addition, post placed under Ambassador La Lime's name an op-ed piece on Doha, which ran in local dailies and fax news sheets the week of December 5. The piece was fo [...]	2005-12-14 09:37:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KPAO MZ WTO
05MAPUTO1650	MOZAMBIQUE ACCEPTS FY 2006 FOOD FOR PROGRESS [...] Per reftel request, the GRM was informed of its eligibility to participate in the FY 2006 Food for Progress Program. GRM response was positive. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce, on behalf of the GRM, welcomes the grant and thanks the US government for its consideration. 2. Guidance R [...]	2005-12-23 06:36:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
05MAPUTO173	SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY MOSELEY [...] (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Your visit to Mozambique will provide an opportunity to gain a better understanding of IBFAN-funded Reencontro's activities on infant feeding feeding and nutrition in Mozambique, the U.S. contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS under the President's Emergency [...]	2005-02-08 12:54:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KHIV ECON ETRD MZ EAGR
05MAPUTO248	GUEBUZA UPBEAT AT AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL [...] (C) Summary: In the Ambassador's courtesy call, a confident and relaxed President Guebuza expressed appreciation for USG assistance, particularly our support for democracy, fighting HIV/AIDS, promoting rural development, and defense. Guebuza highlighted the need to take action against rural po [...]	2005-02-24 15:01:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EINV MZ
05MAPUTO255	MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT CHISSANO RETROSPECTIVE [...] (C) On February 2 President Joaquim Chissano stepped down as leader of the Republic of Mozambique after 18 years in power. He took over from Samora Machel in 1986, after Mozambique's first president was killed in a airplane crash. In 1994 Chissano was elected president in Mozambique's first mu [...]	2005-02-25 09:05:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MZ
05MAPUTO275	INPUT FOR 2005 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA [...] AGOA Trade and Investment: Mozambique made limited progress in expanding trade and investment under AGOA during 2004, but has potential to expand AGOA-related exports next year, particularly in the agriculture and fisheries sectors. There were AGOA success stories in 2004, such as Indian Ocean [...]	2005-03-01 10:52:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO308	U.S. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE VISITS [...] Summary: On February 15-18, a high-level USDA delegation, led by Deputy Secretary James Moseley, visited Mozambique to gain a better understanding of International Baby Food Network (IBFAN)-funded activities on breast-feeding, infant feeding and nutrition. USDA is reviewing IBFAN's 2004 Propos [...]	2005-03-07 09:19:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID KHIV ECON ETRD MZ HIV AIDS PEPFAR
05MAPUTO310	MOZAMBIQUE: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICAN [...] (C) Summary: In her March 2 meetings with President Guebuza, Prime Minister Diogo, Foreign Minister Abreu, and other officials visiting A/S Newman outlined USG priorities of fighting HIV/AIDS and promoting economic development. She emphasized the need for the GRM to show leadership in discussi [...]	2005-03-07 12:17:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON KPKO PGOV MARR MASS KTIA PREL MZ MCC
05MAPUTO345	2005 AGOA FORUM INPUT [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-15 14:58:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ECON ETRD MZ AGOA
05MAPUTO450	GWOT ASSESSMENT - EMBASSY MAPUTO INPUT [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-06 16:16:00	Embassy Maputo	SECRET	PREL PTER MZ
05MAPUTO463	EX-PRESIDENT CHISSANO CRITICIZES COVERAGE OF [...] The international page of the April 11 edition of the official daily Noticias (circulation 80,000) carried an unattributed story headlined, "U.S. Media Coverage Harmful to Africa - according to Chissano." An informal translation follows: 2. Begin translation: North American media coverage o [...]	2005-04-12 13:03:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OIIP OPRC MZ
05MAPUTO771	MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA GIVES AMBASSADOR [...] (U) President Guebuza called the Ambassador to the Presidency on June 17 to brief her on his June 13 meeting, along with four other African heads of state, with President Bush. Guebuza was attended by Minister for Diplomatic Affairs Francisco Madeira and the Ambassador by Econ/Pol chief as not [...]	2005-06-17 12:33:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EINV ETRD MZ MCC
05MAPUTO89	FY05 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) FUNDING REQUEST - [...] Post requests USD 65,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund in FY05. 2. Mozambique has experienced rapid economic growth for the past decade, registering an 8-10% increase in GDP per year. Further, the country's lead political parties, Frelimo and Renamo, on opposite sides during a [...]	2005-01-18 08:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID MZ SSH
05MASERU176	MFA STRESSES POSITIVE U.S.-LESOTHO RELATIONS TO AF/S [...] (U) SUMMARY: During his familiarization visit to Lesotho, AF/S Director Dan Mozena met April 4 with Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki. Ambassador Perry and DCM (notetaker) accompanied. Topics covered included the upcoming local elections, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, HIV/AIDS, Article 98 [...]	2005-04-08 12:00:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD KDEM KHIV WZ ZI LT KICC HIV MCC
05MASERU182	BASOTHO PUBLIC ENTHUSIASM WANING FOR YET-UNSIGNED MCC [...] Summary: At an April 4 luncheon with GOL Ministers held in honor of AF/S Director Dan Mozena's visit, government discussion focused mainly on the status of Lesotho's proposal for Millennium Challenge Account funds. Ministers urged MCC Associate Country Director Deidra Fair for incremental re [...]	2005-04-12 10:50:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD PGOV PREL LT MCC
05MASERU186	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [...] SUMMARY. The Commissioner of Police Mrs. 'Malejaka Evelyn Letooane paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador on Wednesday April 7, 2005. Their discussion focused on the current security situation and public safety in Lesotho.The Ambassador expressed concerns about recent attacks on expatriate re [...]	2005-04-12 13:51:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PREL LT
05MASERU365	DISCUSSION OF HIGH LEVEL ISSUES WITH MFA [...] (SBU) Ambassador briefed Minister of Foreign Affairs Moleleki on the brief private visit of Former President Clinton and announced that OGAC Coordinator Ambassador Randall Tobias was expected in country soon for an official visit. The Minister was pleased with the detailed coordination betwee [...]	2005-07-15 12:26:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL LT OVIP HIV
05MASERU526	MINISTER OF TRADE POSITIVE ON INVESTMENT, FTA AND ARTICLE [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 12 with Minister of Trade and Industry Mpho Malie to exchange views on several high profile issues: the U.S. - SACU Free Trade negotiations; the status of pending legislation important for Lesotho's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal; and Article 98. A [...]	2005-10-18 13:43:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV PREL LT KICC MCC
05MASERU527	MINISTER OF TRADE POSITIVE ON INVESTMENT, FTA AND ARTICLE [...] (C) The Ambassador met October 12 with Minister of Trade and Industry Mpho Malie to exchange views on several high profile issues: the U.S. - SACU Free Trade negotiations; the status of pending legislation important for Lesotho's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) proposal; and Article 98. A [...]	2005-10-18 14:21:00	Embassy Maseru	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV PREL LT KICC MCC
05MASERU531	DEMARCHES ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS (GI'S) AND U.S. WTO [...] On October 19, DCM met separately with David Rantekoa, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Mohale Sekoto, Deputy Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (the highest level ministry official available) to present and discuss the talking points in refs. [...]	2005-10-19 14:54:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON KIPR LT WTRO
05MASERU534	HOLOCAUST RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-20 10:47:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IS LT UNGA
05MASERU545	UN CEREMONIES UNDERSCORE U.S. GOALS [...] Lesotho headquarters of the United Nations kicked off its celebration of the UN ceremony with a program at the Maseru Convention Center. During the commemorative event, specific U.S. objectives such as poverty alleviation, Millennium Challenge goals and the war against HIV/AIDS were recognize [...]	2005-10-27 15:18:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM SOCI KHIV OPRC SCUL LT UNGA
05MASERU563	MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND MCC ISSUES. [...] (SBU) Ambassador took advantage of October 18 and 25th meetings with the Minister of Local Government (then Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs) to raise not only multilateral issues but to seek her thinking on the consultative process essential to the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) process [...]	2005-11-01 15:48:00	Embassy Maseru	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EAID LT
05MEXICO7321	CALDERON'S CAMPAIGN TAKES SHAPE [...] (U) Summary: Coming off his victory in the PAN primary, Felipe Calderon has been enjoying good times. He officially became the PAN's candidate in a ceremony conducted December 4. Recent polls show his numbers rising as those the PRD's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) and the PRI's Roberto [...]	2005-12-07 19:32:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MX
05MILAN500	FIELD-LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION OF ITALY'S [...] (C) Summary: Further to reftels, in recent follow-up meetings, our contacts reiterated that Muslim extremists in Italy are not using the official banking and formal money transfer systems. The formal financial sector appears to be actively implementing Italian legal controls. Law enforcement [...]	2005-11-03 15:12:00	Consulate Milan	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL KISL PTER IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
05MILAN532	US speaker Prof. Bruce Chassy. Program in [...] As part of a PA Milan U.S. Speaker Program, Prof. Bruce Chassy, Executive Associate Director of the Biotechnology Center, at the University of Illinois had a very intense five-day agenda, September 19-24, in Northern Italy - which included Milan, Venice, Treviso and Trieste - addressing divers [...]	2005-11-23 13:26:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SENV TBIO ECON IT FAO
05MINSK1022	Resuscitating the Soviet Idelogical Machine [...] (U) Summary: Under Presiden Lukashenko, Belarus has adopted an "official Belrusian ideology," which in many respects is remiiscent of that promulgated under communism. The oficial ideology is to be taught in schools, univrsities and workplaces, through the media and th Orthodox Church. Belar [...]	2005-08-31 10:41:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHU ECON BO
05MINSK1052	Lukashenko Continues His Slander Campaign [...] Summary: President Lukashenko continues to slander the U.S. and the Belarusian opposition via the state- controlled media on a daily basis. In recent speeches he has accused the U.S. and the West of trying to destabilize Belarus using the country's ethnic Poles as pawns and training revoluti [...]	2005-09-06 12:19:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK1155	Chernobyl Report Met with Criticism by Some [...] (C) Summary: The Chernobyl Forum, comprised of several UN organizations, recently released its report on the consequences of the Chernobyl accident 20 years later. The report predicts much lower deaths and health effects than previously predicted and calls earlier assessments "exaggerated an [...]	2005-09-22 10:23:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV MNUC SENV TBIO TRGY BO
05MINSK1177	Largest Private Bank Offers Foreign Policy Advice [...] (SBU) Summary: The chairman of the Austrian holding company that owns Priorbank, the largest and most internationally recognized private bank in Belarus, recently stated his company has been seeking a change in EU policy vis-Q-vis Belarus. Dr. Herbert Stepic, the Chairman of Raiffeisen Inter [...]	2005-09-28 10:26:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV BO
05MINSK1192	New Poll - Lukashenko Already Winning [...] (U) Summary: NOVAK released the results of its August - September survey and presented an analysis to Pol Chief on September 27. Lukashenko's rating jumped 5 percentage points while the leading opposition contenders' ratings remained below one percent. However, the percentage of those who di [...]	2005-09-29 13:22:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BO
05MINSK1194	Single Opposition Candidate Convention Almost A [...] (C) Summary: The 10+ coalition leaders are frantically making the final preparations for the single candidate convention, which will take place in Minsk October 1-2. The approximately 900 delegates will select one of the four candidates to be the single candidate on the second day of the con [...]	2005-09-30 10:02:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
05MINSK1232	BELARUS: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES [...] (C) The Lukashenko regime is engaged in a clear and comprehensive effort to continue and deepen Lukashenko's dictatorial rule over Belarus. The regime has created a climate of fear in the country and is attempting to eliminate any possibility for democratic change through an aggressive anti- [...]	2005-10-07 10:52:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR EAID PREL BO
05MINSK1284	CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS DISCUSS IMPACT OF [...] (C) Summary: Since the October 2 nomination of Aleksandr Milinkevich by the democratic congress, Emboffs have conducted a series of meetings with civil society leaders and political analysts to assess the significance of the democratic congress and of Milinkevich's presidential bid. Most obs [...]	2005-10-21 11:28:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
05MINSK1406	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - November 18, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. State Distribution Lists Cuts Eleven Independent Newspapers On November 15, Belarusian state postal service provider RUP Belpochta removed six more inde [...]	2005-11-22 07:00:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK1433	EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - November 25, 2005 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk over the past week. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. New Life Church's Building is NOT a Cow Barn On November 17, the New Life Church filed its third application for registration at the address of the forme [...]	2005-11-25 13:45:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK1464	LUKASHENKO STANDS ON HIS SOAPBOX FOR RUSSIAN [...] Summary: President Lukashenko spoke at a November 23 press conference with approximately 100 visiting Russian reporters from provincial media outlets. With his characteristically bizarre statements, Lukashenko criticized the Russians for stalling the creation of the union state, not helping B [...]	2005-12-05 15:42:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MINSK1488	DAS Kramer Meets with Civil Society Leaders [...] (C) Summary: On December 6, EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer met with civil society leaders who SIPDIS called for increased support to independent media, including radio broadcasts and, above all, print media. The amendments to the criminal code (approvedbyboth hmbers of Prliamen [...]	2005-12-09 14:19:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO
05MINSK1494	Future of Minsk Forum in Doubt [...] (C) The German Embassy in Minsk hosted the eighth annual Minsk Forum November 24-26. This forum is meant to bring together Belarusian and German policy leaders and NGOs to discuss politics, economics and social issues. This year seven Bundestag members attended, as well as several German and [...]	2005-12-13 13:52:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO
05MINSK1495	EUR DAS Kramer Discusses Campaign Strategy with [...] (C) Summary: On December 6, EUR DAS David Kramer met with single opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich's campaign team. Milinkevich was out in the regions on his campaign trips. Campaign manager Sergey Kalyakin and his deputies described the negative effects the government- supported i [...]	2005-12-13 13:58:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR BO
05MINSK1498	Russian Embassy Explains Slow Russia-Belarus Integration [...] Summary: While speaking to investment forum participants in Mogilev on November 17 (reftel),Trade Counselor of the Russian Embassy in Minsk Evgeniy Novozhilov explained why he believed economic integration of Belarus and Russia, as envisaged in the union state, has been slow. He blamed Belaru [...]	2005-12-14 13:07:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL BO
05MINSK1556	Even Bureaucrats Want Change: Elite Poll Shows [...] (C) Summary: Head of the IISEPS polling service Oleg Manaev (protect) delivered his recent survey results to Ambassador on December 21. The two groups surveyed - thirty business leaders and thirty senior government officials Q responded similarly on most questions about the upcoming presiden [...]	2005-12-29 13:59:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL BO
05MINSK1561	Minsk Election Weekly II (December 24-30) [...] This is the second in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. -------------- The Candidates -------------- All Eight Potential Candidates Registered, Now it Gets Hard 2. The Central Election [...]	2005-12-30 10:53:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL BO
05MINSK760	New SD Leader Meets Ambassador, Tries to Sell [...] (C) Summary: On July 7, new social democrat leader Aleksandr Kozulin called on Ambassador Krol to give his view of the political opposition in Belarus. Kozulin spent most of the meeting slamming the rest of the opposition for their waste of foreign monies and inability to build their parties. [...]	2005-07-13 07:40:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BO
05MINSK792	Roma Update: Belarus [...] Summary: On July 5, the DCM met with Belarusian Roma leader Oleg Kozlovskiy. Kozlovskiy requested a meeting with the Embassy in order to share recent developments within the Roma community, while also reiterating continued concerns and problems. Belarusian authorities generally ignore the Ro [...]	2005-07-19 14:15:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV BO
05MOSCOW15735	KREMLIN AGGRESSIVELY SEEKS TO DISRUPT KASYANOV'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, the only declared candidate for the 2008 presidential election, has faced a tough and thus far frustrating slog in his bid to unite the democratic opposition behind him. During several recent visits to the country's regions, Kasyanov has b [...]	2005-12-30 09:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR RS
05MUMBAI124	INDIA TO EXTEND DUAL CITIZENSHIP TO MOST FORMER CITIZENS [...] (U) In a January 7 speech in Mumbai, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the GOI would extend Indian citizenship to all Indians who left the country after 1950 and had been naturalized in another country. Until recently, Indians lost their citizenship if they were naturalized elsewhere. Singh [...]	2005-01-11 13:24:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IN GOI
05MUMBAI2093	NGO: OVER 16,000 CHILD LABORERS RESCUED IN MAHARASHTRA [...] (U) A dramatic upsurge in Government of Maharashtra (GOM) attention to child labor issues and a series of coordinated raids in Mumbai resulted in the rescue of over 16,000 children working in hazardous industries in recent months. Police, in coordination with the newly created child labor task [...]	2005-10-22 09:46:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ECON KCRM KWMN EAID IN
05MUMBAI2418	MTAG: SANCTIONED INDIAN FIRM SEEKS TERMS FOR PENALTY [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 9. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (C) The vice chairman of an Indian company sanctioned under the Iran Non-Proliferation Act (reftel) approached Consulate Mumbai on December 28 and said his company would do whatever w [...]	2005-12-29 11:14:00	Consulate Mumbai	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC KSCA MTCRE IN IR
05MUMBAI370	CONGRESS REAINS POWER IN GOA AFTER CONSTITUTIONALLY [...] (SBU) A Congressled coalition assumed power in the small Indian sate of Goa on February 2 after some constitutionally questionable maneuvering by politicians from both Congress and the BJP. Goa Governor S.C. Jamir asked Goa's Congress leader Pratapsinh Rane to form a new state government after [...]	2005-02-03 16:20:00	Consulate Mumbai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IN
05MUSCAT1051	FONMIN ON REGIONAL ISSUES, STRIKES DOMESTIC CHORD [...] (SBU) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi gave a wide-ranging interview to a UAE-based newspaper in late-June that garnered an unusual reaction. Speaking on foreign policy issues, the Minister defended USG support for Palestine and security efforts in Iraq, as well as U.S. [...]	2005-07-06 07:36:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER SOCI KISL ETRD OPRC XF MU
05MUSCAT1103	OMAN ONLINE: IEDs, INTERFERENCE, AND IMMIGRATION [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message boards "al-Sablah" and "al-Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic- language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, no [...]	2005-07-13 11:23:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MU
05MUSCAT1171	BIN ALAWI UPBEAT ON DEFEATING TERRORISM [...] Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi extensively devoted his July 23 Renaissance Day remarks, typically used to review the ministry's achievements in the preceding year, to the international problem of terrorism. Speaking to Radio Oman's "Festival Nights" program from his r [...]	2005-07-24 09:54:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER OPRC XF MU
05MUSCAT1185	BIO: RAJIHA BINT ABDUL AMER BIN ALI, MINISTER OF [...] (C) Per ref A, the requested information on Oman's female Minister of Tourism is provided below, keyed to ref A para 3 format. Much of this information was provided previously in ref B. 2. (U) Rajiha bint Abdul Amer bin Ali, Minister of Tourism (since 2004) A. (U) Born: April 12, 1953; [...]	2005-07-27 12:08:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV MU
05MUSCAT125	MUSCAT MEDIA REACTION: DISASTERS, DISTRUST, AND [...] The privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" published an editorial on January 23 entitled, "Disasters Get Smaller Except in Iraq and Palestine": "It is said that disasters seem smaller with the passage of time, but it is more likely that our hopes grow larger to erase the pain caused by disa [...]	2005-01-24 12:18:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1253	FM POSITIVE ON IRAQ, GAZA [...] (U) Local and regional media gave wide coverage to Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi's August 7 press comments on Iraq and Palestine. Meeting his Egyptian counterpart and Arab League SecGen Moussa to discuss the postponed AL summit, Bin Alawi said that Iraqi political f [...]	2005-08-10 12:04:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPRC XF MU
05MUSCAT1304	SULTAN SENDS ENVOY TO NEW IRANIAN PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) On August 20, former Information Minister and the Sultan's longtime special interlocutor on Iran issues, Abdulaziz al-Rawas, paid an introductory call in Tehran on new Iranian President Ahmadinejad, delivering a personal letter from Sultan Qaboos. According to local press reports, prior [...]	2005-08-24 14:39:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP MNUC IR MU
05MUSCAT1350	UN SUMMIT OUTCOME DOCUMENT, DEVELOPMENT ISSUES [...] (C) On September 5, Pol/Econ Chief delivered ref demarches to MFA International Organization Department Chief Ambassador Talib Miran al-Raisi. Ambassador al-Raisi acknowledged USG desires for flexibility in negotiations, and agreed that a separate declaration on innovative sources of financing [...]	2005-09-07 09:28:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN EAID EFIN MU
05MUSCAT1361	OMANI EXPECTATIONS FOR ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs expects Arab League praise for the Gaza withdrawal and Iraq's constitutional process, and a firm denunciation of terrorism. The League will likely push for further implementation of the Roadmap, and informally pressure Syria to improve its cooperation [...]	2005-09-07 15:10:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER XF MU
05MUSCAT1458	SULTAN APPOINTS FEMALE AMBASSADOR TO U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-30 19:48:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR MU
05MUSCAT1475	COMBATING EXTREMISM IN OMAN [...] (S) The Embassy's outreach and public diplomacy efforts, filtering down into every social strata and region of the Sultanate, have promoted a consistently positive image of U.S. society and culture that have complemented the Omani government's own effective actions to counter or prevent extrem [...]	2005-10-04 04:46:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	KDEM KPAO KMPI PREL EAID PHUM PGOV ASEC MU
05MUSCAT1500	OMANTEL PRESIDENT TALKS BUSINESS, BOYCOTT [...] (U) Summary: A meeting between Omantel's Executive President, Embassy and U.S. Department of Commerce officials produced positive results in removing boycott language from company documents. The company's president also stressed the importance of streamlining procurement decisions to Omantel's [...]	2005-10-05 13:26:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ECPS KBCT MU
05MUSCAT1512	MEDIA REACTION: NOBEL PRIZE, IRAN, MIDDLE EAST [...] The privately-owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" published an editorial on October 9 entitled "Has Alfred Nobel's Mission Been Achieved?": "Granting the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Atomic Energy Agency and its director, Dr. Mohammed al-Baradei, is in itself a noble message. However, we [...]	2005-10-10 12:56:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT1525	ALL JAZZED UP IN OMAN [...] From September 24-27, the Mike del Ferro Trio, plus vocalist Adrienne West, conducted a highly successful series of performances and workshops in Muscat. Under the auspices of the "American Voices" program, the group introduced jazz, swing, and blues to a wide range of Oman's citizens, and eve [...]	2005-10-12 12:46:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OEXC MU
05MUSCAT1564	MAKING WAVES IN OMAN [...] (U) Summary: In a move that surprised many observers, the Ministry of Information has granted television and radio broadcasting licenses to two private Omani companies. While this will effectively end the government's broadcasting monopoly, the licensees anticipate having to work closely wit [...]	2005-10-18 12:45:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT PHUM PGOV MU
05MUSCAT1608	OMAN ONLINE: HOT TOPICS FROM AFGHANISTAN, LEBANON, AND [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...]	2005-10-26 12:11:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MU
05MUSCAT1746	OMAN ONLINE: BARBARIANS, BAD SHOWS, BIG BROTHER, AND [...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...]	2005-11-22 20:16:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MU
05MUSCAT1876	OMANI INSIGHTS INTO IRAN AND IRAQ FOR NEA DAS GRAY [...] (C) Calling Iran's political scene and new government a sea of "shifting sands," royal adviser Abdulaziz al-Rawas suggested that U.S. threats have only served to shore up hardliners' support in Iranian society, and that a more positive approach should be adopted. Separately, MFA Under Secreta [...]	2005-12-17 04:32:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IR IZ MU
05MUSCAT1934	GEN ABIZAID'S DECEMBER 26 MEETING WITH SULTAN [...] (C) In a convivial 80-minute exchange on December 26, Sultan Qaboos shared with USCENTCOM CDR Gen Abizaid his thoughts on Iraq, Iran, the war on terror and the state of bilateral relations. Agreeing with Gen Abizaid on many points, the Sultan argued for a less intrusive Arab role in Iraq's tr [...]	2005-12-31 05:27:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER PGOV XF IR IZ MU
05MUSCAT196	IRAQ ELECTIONS - OMAN KEEPS MUM [...] (C) Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, currently on travel in Asia, has rebuffed admonitions for the Omani government to make a public statement welcoming the January 30 elections in Iraq. Despite headline-grabbing news of arrests in the Sultanate (ref A),press attention to the [...]	2005-02-02 13:11:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM SOCI IZ MU
05MUSCAT2	OMAN FM ON IRAN, IRAQ, GCC AND PALESTINE [...] (C) FM Yusuf bin Alawi shared his views with the Ambassador on Iran's relations with the region, noting his interest in visiting Tehran but ruling out a state visit by the Sultan. He is optimistic that Qatar will take positive action to rein in abuses by the Al Jazeera network, and is likewis [...]	2005-01-01 03:59:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS ETRD XF MU
05MUSCAT210	COMMERCE U/S ON FTA, TRADE ISSUES (C-NE4-01168) [...] (SBU) In a February 5 introductory call by the Ambassador, new Ministry of Commerce and Industry Under Secretary Ahmed al-Dheeb offered an optimistic outlook on impending U.S.-Omani Free Trade Agreement talks. Noting that labor issues under the FTA will require some work, he likewise laid dow [...]	2005-02-08 04:32:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON KIPR TBIO PINR MU
05MUSCAT242	EB SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE MERMOUD TALKS BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: During recent meetings with senior State Department official Frank Mermoud, Omani government officials and members of the local and American business communities provided valuable insights into the upcoming free trade agreement (FTA) talks and the issues facing American companie [...]	2005-02-13 13:11:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ETRD KTDB EINV CVIS ELAB MU
05MUSCAT244	IRI FINALLY BREAKS DOWN THE DOOR TO OMANI [...] (SBU) The International Republican Institute finally succeeded this month in carrying out a training program for elected Omani parliamentarians that the Majlis' President had vowed for five years would never be permitted. Twelve deputies and a senior staffer participated in a 3-day workshop o [...]	2005-02-13 13:14:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KMPI PREL EAID MU
05MUSCAT252	SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO OMAN [...] (U) Greetings and welcome from Team Muscat. We are confident you will gain a great deal from your participation in the upcoming MEAS IV Conference, and are proud that the Sultanate of Oman is hosting this year's event with excellent assistance and cooperation from CENTAF. In addition to the [...]	2005-02-14 08:00:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PREL PGOV OTRA MU
05MUSCAT298	BECHTEL SNAGS BILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IN OMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Bechtel's Regional Manager has informed the Ambassador that Bechtel won the construction contract for a large aluminum smelter in the city of Sohar. This $1.3 billion project, scheduled to be completed by 2008, will eventually employ around 2000 people and marks another milesto [...]	2005-02-22 02:46:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP EINV EIND EMIN ELAB MU
05MUSCAT317	PALESTINIAN AMBASSADOR PRAISES PRESIDENT'S REMARKS [...] No summary [...]	2005-02-25 19:36:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OPRC KWBG KPAL IS MU
05MUSCAT34	IAEA COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS STATUS [...] (SBU) Following the Ambassador's December 27 discussion with Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi to encourage Oman's bringing into force its IAEA safeguards agreement and approving the Additional Protocol (ref A),A/DCM also raised the matter in a January 5 meeting on othe [...]	2005-01-05 14:35:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM TRGY PREL AORC OPDC XF MU ESTH
05MUSCAT364	OMAN PRESSURES SARG ON LEBANON WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi convoked the Ambassador on February 28, just prior to departing for the March 1 London Conference on Palestine, to recount the steps he had taken to encourage Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon. He said that Egypt had sought his help to [...]	2005-03-02 09:54:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY LE EG MU
05MUSCAT406	WMD AWARENESS COURSE FEEDBACK [...] The Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program sponsored a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Awareness workshop held in Muscat from February 26 to March Â [...]	2005-03-08 06:26:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KSTC ETTC PARM PREL MU
05MUSCAT428	OMAN ONLINE: THE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT AND THE FTA [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "Al-Sablah" and "Al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...]	2005-03-10 10:11:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MU
05MUSCAT444	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: FULL OF PRAISE FOR FTA [...] On March 12, the government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial entitled "Welcoming the FTA Negotiations": "Concluding the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the Sultanate of Oman and the United States will eventually reduce the competitive pressure on Omani merchants to [...]	2005-03-14 12:53:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT450	MEDIA REACTION: AMERICAN POLICY YESTERDAY AND TODAY, [...] On March 13, the privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" carried an editorial by Sa'ud al-Ansi, former Chief of the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Information Department, entitled "America, The Past And The Present" that reads as follows: "U.S. policy toward the Arab World is really a numb [...]	2005-03-15 10:30:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT466	OMAN ONLINE: FEMALE PRAYER LEADER, ACTIVE EMBASSY GRIST [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "Al-Sablah" and "Al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...]	2005-03-16 12:19:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MU
05MUSCAT495	SPECIAL OMAN ONLINE: A/USTR NOVELLI DEMYSTIFIES FTA [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat rooms "al-Sablah" and "al- Majarra" are the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language fora for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wh [...]	2005-03-26 07:14:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI MU
05MUSCAT522	MEDIA REACTION: ARAB SUMMIT, ISRAELI MACHINATIONS, AND [...] On March 25, the privately-owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" carried an editorial entitled "The Positive Algerian Summit": "Despite the absence of public enthusiasm for the Arab summit, its outcome was positive. The summit made any peace initiative contingent upon Israel's withdrawal from Arab t [...]	2005-03-30 03:51:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT547	GEN ABIZAID'S 3/29 MEETING WITH SULTAN QABOOS [...] (C) In a March 29 visit by USCENTCOM CDR Gen Abizaid, Sultan Qaboos credited Saudi Arabia for tactical successes against terrorism but worried whether the Al Saud yet have a longer term strategy. He sees Iraq still at a crossroads, expressing concern over the country's territorial integrity, [...]	2005-04-04 08:08:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINS PINR PGOV KDEM ETRD MARR XF IR IZ MU
05MUSCAT562	DVC - ELECTIONS KEY TO POSITIVE CHANGE IN IRAQ [...] Embassy Muscat held a digital videoconference with Dr. Phebe Marr, Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace, on the impact of the Iraqi elections on the future of Iraq. Dr. Marr acknowledgopined that the elections were flawed and that sectarian issues played a prominent role in [...]	2005-04-06 08:12:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KIRC OIIP SCUL IZ MU
05MUSCAT569	OMAN SEEKS TO NEGOTIATE CSI FOR PORTS SALALAH, [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Embassy by note verbale April 2 of the Sultanate's formal request to initiate negotiations on designating the ports of Salalah, Sultan Qaboos (Muscat),and Sohar as participants in the Container Security Initiative (CSI) program by the end of 2 [...]	2005-04-06 15:07:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL ETRD MU
05MUSCAT582	BIO: SAYYID BADR AL-BUSAIDI, MFA UNDER SECRETARY [...] (U) Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Humud al-Busaidi Under Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (since 2000) Rank: Ambassador ------------- Personal Data ------------- 2. (U) Born: May 30, 1960; Muscat, Oman. Married, two daughters. Education: Master of Letters (MLitt) (Political Philosoph [...]	2005-04-09 14:55:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MU
05MUSCAT599	GEN ABIZAID'S MEETINGS WITH OMANI FOREIGN, DEFENSE [...] (C) Senior Omani foreign affairs and defense officials shared views with CENTCOM CDR Gen Abizaid on the brewing tensions between the U.S. and Iran, with the Omanis consistently advocating direct dialogue as a means to ease pressures and forestall an Iranian nuclear program. The Omanis shared [...]	2005-04-12 02:52:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR PTER SMIG MNUC XF XD MU
05MUSCAT615	OMAN FM SPEAKS OUT ON IRAQ, PALESTINE, REFORM [...] (C) Despite not having made a public statement of support following the January 30 parliamentary elections in Iraq, Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi praised democratic developments in Iraq in an April 12 press interview in Qatar. Speaking on the margins of the U.S.-Islamic World Forum, t [...]	2005-04-13 10:01:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC KISL KPAL IZ XF MU
05MUSCAT67	OMAN ONLINE: KUWAITI PARLIAMENT VS. OMANI MAJLIS AL- [...] Summary: The Omani Internet chat room "Sablat al-Arab" -- or simply "Al-Sablah" -- is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totall [...]	2005-01-13 07:06:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV SOCI MU
05MUSCAT670	EXBS: PORT SALALAH RIPE TARGET FOR PROGRAMMING [...] (C) With over 30,000 containers on site at any given time and scant screening capabilities, Port Salalah could conceivably be a vulnerable spot in weapons of mass destruction (WMD) import/export or transshipment. Including the port in the Container Security Initiative and expanding our EXBS p [...]	2005-04-24 12:36:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT PARM ETRD PREL PTER ASEC MU
05MUSCAT675	AFRICAN-AMERICAN INGENUITY IMPRESSES OMANIS [...] Embassy Muscat brought a New York-based historical exhibition entitled "Black Inventions: Made in the USA," to Oman for its international debut, first in Salalah and then in Muscat. The collection of original artifacts and replicas of items invented by African-Americans reminded audiences of [...]	2005-04-25 05:33:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL MU
05MUSCAT679	U.S.-CHINA SECURITY DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH DEPUTY CHIEF OF THE GENERAL STAFF LTGEN MA XIAOTIAN, JUNE 5, 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2005-04-25 10:35:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	ETTC PARM PREL IR MU
05MUSCAT715	OMANI IPR ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS: LURCHING FORWARD [...] (U) Summary: The Omani government stepped up its IPR enforcement efforts in April with the confiscation of tens of thousands of pirated DVDs and CDs in one of Muscat's commercial districts. This crackdown comes as part of an ongoing effort to curb piracy in the Sultanate, according to Ministr [...]	2005-05-02 10:21:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR PGOV MU
05MUSCAT763	"NO OBSTACLES" TO MEPI PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) Alina Romanowski, Director of the Office of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI),visited Oman May 3-4 to meet with top officials in the Ministries of Social Development, Higher Education, Education, and Foreign Affairs regarding MEPI programming. The positive tone of each meeting [...]	2005-05-11 13:15:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMPI KPAO SCUL SENV MU MEPI
05MUSCAT777	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ALLEGATIONS OF QUKRAN [...] The three major Arabic-language dailies in Oman - the government-owned "Oman" and the privately-owned "Al Watan" and "al-Shabiba" - all carried reports of alleged Quran desecration by U.S. military interrogators at Guantanamo Bay. Front-page coverage of the allegations appeared in the Thursday [...]	2005-05-15 02:36:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PREL KMDR SOCI OIIP MU

05MUSCAT792	COUNTRY DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR OMAN [...] (C) Oman stands ahead of many Arab states on broad issues of democratic reform. Its constitution was promulgated in 1996 and enshrines human rights protections and judicial independence. The lower house of its bicameral parliament (the Majlis al-Shura, or Shura Council) has been an elective [...]	2005-05-16 13:27:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO KMPI AMGT ECON PREL PGOV MU
05MUSCAT842	MEDIA REACTION: DEMOCRACY, MEDIA MISTAKES, AND IRAQ [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an editorial on May 17 entitled "The Limits of Democracy": "The trend among most societies nowadays is to concentrate on the large-scale spread of democracy. Public participation, freedom of thought and expression, and the preservation of indi [...]	2005-05-24 04:10:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT866	MEDIA REACTION: LAURA BUSH, ABU MAZEN, AND FREEDOM [...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried an article by Dr. Ali Abdulkarim bin Ali bin Jawad on May 25 entitled "Laura Bush's New Title?": "Laura Bush's speech, in which she called on the people of the Middle East to cooperate for a brighter future, was notable for its positive and re [...]	2005-05-30 09:43:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05MUSCAT875	OMANI RESPONSE TO MESSAGE TO THE ARAB LEAGUE: [...] (C) Defending Oman's forward-leaning track record toward Israel, and indicating a willingness to go even beyond USG requests for expanding ties with it, the Omani Foreign Ministry argued that Israel's delay in matching Palestinian Authority implementation of Roadmap commitments prevents Muscat [...]	2005-05-31 13:31:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID KPAL KBCT XF MU
05MUSCAT962	EMBASSY DONATES 280 WHEELCHAIRS TO OMAN [...] On June 13, the Ambassador presided over a well-publicized ceremony to donate 280 wheelchairs to Helping Hands, a local charitable organization. The ceremony was the culmination of an offer made by the Department one year ago. End summary. ------------------ Getting It Rolling ------------ [...]	2005-06-15 07:41:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SOCI EAID PREL MU
05MUSCAT988	MEDIA REACTION: RICE'S VISIT, DOHA SUMMIT [...] "Oman," the government-owned Arabic-language daily, published an editorial on June 20 under the headline "Rice's Visit And The Importance Of The Peace Process": "Secretary Rice's visit to the region is important not only for moving the peace process forward, but also for further developing U [...]	2005-06-21 02:24:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO KMDR OIIP MU
05NAIROBI1488	Kenya Telecom Reform: A Good Story Gone Bad? [...] (SBU) Summary: After years of stagnation under a government-mandated monopoly, Kenya's telecom and ICT sectors looked set to grow rapidly in 2005 following the adoption late in 2004 of bold reforms aimed at opening the market to all comers. These prospects are now in doubt, however, followi [...]	2005-04-10 21:51:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON KCOR KE
05NAIROBI1591	CJTF-HOA BRINGS EDUCATION TO DISADVANTAGED MUSLIM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 6, DCM, accompanied by COL Wendy Fontela, Political Advisor, CJTF-HOA, dedicated the new girls' secondary school in Bute, Wajir North constituency, in Kenya's under-developed and almost exclusively Muslim Northeastern Province. This school was the local MP and the co [...]	2005-04-14 13:58:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PTER PHUM SOCI KGHA KISL KPAO MOPS KE
05NAIROBI1756	BUDGET REFORM: A KEY TO BETTER GOVERNANCE IN KENYA [...] (U) This is a joint State-USAID cable. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya's system for allocating its scarce national resources though the national budget process is broken and has long been a factor in the country's slow economic decline. Recognizing this, the government, spearheaded by the Minist [...]	2005-04-26 13:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV KE
05NAIROBI2471	WHERE KENYA FITS INTO G-8 DEBT RELIEF PROPOSAL [...] Summary: News that the new G-8 debt forgiveness plan excludes Kenya as a recipient has been met with public dismay. Complaints about unfairness and concerns about a heavy external debt burden appear misplaced, however. The numbers indicate Kenya's existing stock of external debt is in fact [...]	2005-06-15 12:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN EINV KE
05NAIROBI2515	CHARGE MEETS WITH INTERNAL SECURITY PS GITUAI ON [...] (C) Summary. National Security Permanent Secretary (PS) Gituai and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) Director Gichangi confirmed in a June 16 meeting with the Charge' d'Affaires, a.i. (CDA) that a working committee in the Office of the President has been constituted to review the Joint T [...]	2005-06-17 13:43:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC KE SO
05NAIROBI2617	LAMU: BUDDING NEGATIVE SENTIMENTS TOWARD THE U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff traveled with the CJTF-HOA Civil Affairs (CA) team to Lamu to gauge local sentiments toward the U.S. and to visit Siyu, the village from which three of the recently-released Kikambala terror suspects hail. Frustrations with the U.S. are mounting in Lamu due to several re [...]	2005-06-24 12:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC EAID PGOV PINS KISL KPAO KE
05NAIROBI2651	KENYA'S IMF PROGRAM: PROGRESS HINGES ON [...] This is a Joint Embassy-USAID message. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya performed reasonably well in meeting the quantitative and structural targets of its IMF program during the current, second review period, and the government and the IMF have reached broad agreement for targets in the next revi [...]	2005-06-28 15:08:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV KE
05NAIROBI2691	KENYA'S BUDGET: MORE SPENDING, BUT BETTER FOCUSED [...] (U) This is a joint State-USAID cable 2. (SBU) Summary: Kenya's new budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 foresees a 34% nominal increase in spending, but proposes to spend proportionally more money in areas deemed crucial to economic development and poverty reduction, namely healt [...]	2005-06-30 12:50:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EAID KMCA KE
05NAIROBI3129	IMF BRIEFS KENYA'S "LIKE MINDED" POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenya IMF Resident Representative Jurgen Reitmeier briefed a small gathering of "Like-Minded Donors/Political" (LiMiD/P) on July 12. In addition to outlining Kenya's progress on its PRGF, as reported in reftel, Reitmeier offered a guardedly optimistic assessment of Kenya's cu [...]	2005-08-04 04:53:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR KE
05NAIROBI3189	KENYA WILL SEEK PERMANENT SEAT ON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-05 12:48:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KE UNSC
05NAIROBI3600	KENYA'S PRESIDENT GOES TO CHINA - AND WHAT IT MEANS [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki's August state visit to China was clearly aimed at further developing a bilateral economic relationship which, while small, is growing rapidly. Trade and tourism are especially robust. Investment by Chinese firms in Kenya has yielded less-spectacu [...]	2005-09-05 05:39:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAIR ECIN ECON EFIN ELAB EINV ETRD PREL CH KE
05NAIROBI4343	ADDITIONAL KENYAN RESPONSE TO WTO GEOGRAPHICAL [...] On October 17, Post received a more detailed response on Kenya's position on the WTO debate on Geographical Indications (GIs) from David Nalo, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Kenya's position paper was drafted by the Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI); text [...]	2005-10-19 09:40:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR KIPR KE WTO
05NAIROBI4506	GIFTING AMBOSELI FOR VOTES - A BAD ENVIRONMENTAL, [...] (SBU) Summary: Hoping to create support among the Maasai community for Kenya's draft constitution, on September 28, Kenya's Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife degazetted (declassified) Kenya's renowned Amboseli National Park and handed over administrative control to the local county council. [...]	2005-10-31 07:18:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV PREL EAID ECON KCOR KE
05NAIROBI4507	KENYA/NEPAD: KENYA COMPLETES APRM SELF-ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-31 07:37:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN ECON PGOV SOCI KE NEPAD APRM
05NAIROBI4636	G-8 COUNTER-TERRORISM COORDINATION IN KENYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 5th session of the &Nairobi G-8 Counter Terrorist Action Group8 met November 8 to discuss bialteral counter-terrorism assistance programs in Kenya and to better coordinate programs so as not to duplicate efforts. Unlike past sessions, in which the U.S. and U.K. were the only [...]	2005-11-09 12:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV EAID KE
05NAIROBI4683	KENYA'S GAMBLE ON A NEW CONSTITUTION UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kenya's November 21 referendum on a proposed new constitution risks further polarizing the nation along tribal lines, regardless of the outcome. With the "Orange" opposition increasingly confident of victory, the stage is being set for continued political standoff if they win - [...]	2005-11-10 08:07:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PREL KDEM ECON KE
05NAIROBI4781	WFP: POLITICS, ECONOMICS HINDER KENYA'S FIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: World Food Program (WFP) officials briefed Ambassador and Emboffs on the November 2nd appeal for donor support for Kenya's continuing food emergency, which will likely keep more than 1.2 million people at risk until at least February. WFP Country Director Tesema Negash expres [...]	2005-11-17 12:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL TBIO KCOR
05NAIROBI4957	SOMALIA PRIME MINISTER BY TURNS ACCUSATORY, [...] (C) Somali Prime Minister Gedi November 25 alternately accused the USG of abandoning Somalis to the killing clutches of Mogadishu warlords, and sought our advice on building a "third way" in Parliament -- depending on who was in the room. He admitted he and the Jowhar TFG faction were taking [...]	2005-11-30 12:22:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL MOPS ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI5000	FOREIGN MINISTRY URGES US ACTION ON SOMALIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Boaz Mbaya in a December 2 meeting, urged the U.S. SIPDIS to consider greater involvement in Somalia -- in both resolving the political standoff, and in curbing piracy. The DCM and AF/E Deputy Director Deborah Malac reminded Mbay [...]	2005-12-02 10:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL KE SO
05NAIROBI5019	SOMALIA POLICY CONSIDERATIONS [...] (C) As the Department develops new approaches to Somalia, Post recommends the USG seek a role in bringing into being -- and sustaining -- a coalition of Somalis that can rule Somalia and combat the violent Islamists. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi welcomes the opportunity to forward [...]	2005-12-05 13:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PTER PREL ASEC KPAO SO KE
05NAIROBI5030	WTO - KENYA'S PROTECTIONIST TAKE ON HONG KONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As Kenyan Trade officials prepare to depart for the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong, it is clear that their main goal, and perhaps for most African countries, is to promote "flexibility" in market access, protect existing preferences (through new compensation measures),and ensur [...]	2005-12-06 07:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV WTRO KE
05NAIROBI5072	KENYA'S NEW CABINET APPOINTEES AND U.S. INTERESTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kibaki's new cabinet is a mixed bag for U.S. interests in security, corruption, and economic policy. New Foreign Minister Raphael Tuju will be more capable than the laterally transferred Ali Mwakwere, but given his antagonistic track record, will not necessarily be ame [...]	2005-12-08 11:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM KCOR ETRD KE
05NAIROBI5126	KENYA EMOP RESOURCES. WHEAT SWAP WITH [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 2. To address the immediate food needs of drought victims in the southeastern and coastal lowlands, as well as among pastoralists in Northeast Kenya, while also supporting Kenya's oversupplied maize market, post recommends USAID/FFP/DCHA appro [...]	2005-12-14 08:05:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KE EAGR
05NAIROBI5276	CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITION IN KENYA MAKE [...] In recent days, the Kenyan press has been dominated by alarmist stories of the country?s worsening famine situation in certain regions. Photographs of starving children and adults, as well as dead and dying livestock, along with headlines such as, ?Starvation at Christmas,? have raised the c [...]	2005-12-29 01:25:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ETRD ECON PREL PGOV SOCI KE
05NASSAU1601	CHINESE ACTIVITIES IN THE BAHAMAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese presence in The Bahamas has been steadily expanding since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1997. The PRC and the GCOB have exchanged high-level delegations to discuss the full range of international political issues, explore economic opportunitie [...]	2005-09-08 18:46:00	Embassy Nassau	SECRET	ECON PREL ETRD ETTC EINV ENRG EAGR EFIN PHUM EMIN CH BF ESENV
05NASSAU1827	CARIBBEAN CONFERENCE ON HIV/AIDS CONFRONTS STIGMA [...] Summary: On October 3 and 4, Post hosted international HIV/AIDS experts and 10 Caribbean mission representatives for the 4th Caribbean Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. Ambassador Rood opened the conference with an appeal to reduce the 2.3 percent Caribbean infection rate by compassi [...]	2005-10-21 16:06:00	Embassy Nassau	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID TBIO OVIP KHIV XL BF
05NASSAU332	BAHAMIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EQUATES ISRAEL WITH [...] (C) Visiting non-resident Israeli Ambassador David Dadonn was not given a meeting with Bahamian Prime Minister Perry G. Christie during his current visit to Nassau. Ambassador Dadonn also reported that his first meeting with Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell ended abruptly after five minutes af [...]	2005-02-16 20:44:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV IS BF
05NASSAU659	EARLY REACTION TO NEW U.S. PASSPORT REQUIREMENT -- [...] (SBU) The announcement of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) on April 5 elicited a mixed response from Bahamians. The Minister of Immigration is hopeful that the new requirement will aid his efforts to gain adoption of a new, more secure document/passport for Bahamians. The Mini [...]	2005-04-07 20:52:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	CPAS CASC PREL ECON KPAO BF
05NASSAU775	POSSIBLE EXPLOSIVES DETECTED IN NASSAU [...] (U) On April 22, 2005 at 0515 hours, Embassy/Nassau local guard conducted three random swipes of two trailers parked outside the McDonalds Restaurant, located approximately 45 feet from the entrance to Embassy. The trailers are utilized by McDonalds Restaurant to store food and supplies and are [...]	2005-04-22 18:28:00	Embassy Nassau	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER
05NDJAMENA1011	A VISIT WITH CHADIAN GRAND IMAM AND THE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit with the High Council for Islamic Affairs June 20, Chad's Grand Imam welcomed the Embassy's support for English classes at Muslim schools, responded positively to statements about charges of abuse of the Koran at Guantanamo, urged Washington to consider eventua [...]	2005-06-27 06:41:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OIIP KPAO KIRF PHUM KWMN CD
05NDJAMENA1015	CHAD INQUIRES ABOUT G8 DEBT RELIEF [...] (U) The following message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Minister of Finance is very concerned that, despite oil revenues, Chad is facing intense financial pressures and needs to be considered for G8 debt relief proposals. In a recent mee [...]	2005-06-27 06:46:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1134	SCENARIOS FOR POLITICAL CHANGE IN CHAD [...] (C) Summary: Chad is currently experiencing another period of heightened uncertainty. Deby has been able to navigate through them in the past. (Reftels) Nonetheless, the removal of presidential term limits through a less-than-transparent public referendum has many observers wondering what [...]	2005-07-15 09:04:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL CD SU
05NDJAMENA115	CHAD: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT [...] Summary: Chad continues to be a strong partner in the global war against terrorism. Chad was not covered in the 2003 Patterns of Global Terrorism Report. Post responses are keyed to reftel paragraph 15. A. The Government of Chad continues to take significant actions to support the globa [...]	2005-01-25 09:14:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU PTER
05NDJAMENA1150	IFI'S WELCOME TREASURY ADVISOR, DISCUSS OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The World Bank and International Monetary Fund resident representatives in Chad welcomed the prospect of a resident Treasury Advisor for the Revenue Management College during meetings with a visiting Treasury team, which included the prospective candidate for the mission. The [...]	2005-07-20 17:35:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1151	TREASURY TEAM MEETS WITH OIL REVENUE COLLEGE, GOC [...] (SBU) Summary: The candidate for the Treasury Advisor position in Chad and accompanying Treasury officials were warmly welcomed at the Oil Revenue Management College and government ministries during their visit to Chad from July 10 to 14. The mission was designed to introduce the prospective [...]	2005-07-20 17:44:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1209	DISCUSSING DARFUR WITH DEBY [...] (C) Summary: President Idriss Deby outlined Chad's perspective on the upcoming round of negotiations on Darfur in a meeting on July 29 with Ambassador John Yates, the U.S. Special Representative to the talks. Deby expressed his concerns with the African Union's lack of consultation and acce [...]	2005-08-02 12:03:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1228	CHAD,S MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEVELOPS PLAN TO [...] This message contained information that is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. SIPDIS 2. This message is being retransmitted due to technical errors on two previous occasions. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Finance has developed, in consultation with the Wor [...]	2005-08-07 14:02:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1395	CHAD: IMF-WORLD BANK MISSION PRESENTS POSITIVE [...] SUMMARY: The latest IMF-World Bank Mission has presented a fairly positive assessment of Chad's economic prospects, but has also noted the need for progress in non-oil sectors, particularly cotton, agriculture and livestock, and telecommunications. While the country received a passing grade [...]	2005-09-14 14:53:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1418	CHAD: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE FOR REGIONAL MILITARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Post seeks Department support for a military contribution for the Chadian-hosted regional military exercise Bahr El-Gazel from November 10-23, possibly through ACOTA or another State-funded program. The exercise was developed to respond to the African Union's call on each of t [...]	2005-09-19 16:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MARR MOPS CD
05NDJAMENA1500	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW FOR CHAD [...] Post recommends that Chad continue to be deemed compliant with AGOA eligibility requirements. The government continues to support the Revenue Management Process, and is taking measures to improve the human rights situation, reform the military, and curb corruption. The country also continues [...]	2005-10-05 11:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PREL ELAB PHUM CD AGOA USTR
05NDJAMENA1521	ESSO IN CHAD: CURRENT TRAVAILS, AND CONCERNS DOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Esso's labor, transportation and royalties issues with the GOC continue to brew. The company has attempted to improve relations with the Government by sponsoring the visit of GOC officials to oil market operations in London and Washington. However, GOC officials continue to cr [...]	2005-10-07 12:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1522	ESSO IN CHAD: CURRENT TRAVAILS, AND CONCERNS DOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Esso's labor, transportation and royalties issues with the GOC continue to brew. The company has attempted to improve relations with the Government by sponsoring the visit of GOC officials to oil market operations in London and Washington. However, GOC officials continue to cr [...]	2005-10-07 12:01:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA1546	NEXT STEPS ON DARFUR: CHADIAN VIEWS ON REPARING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on October 15 to share USG ideas on organizing an all-inclusive conference for the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM),Foreign Minister Allam-mi Ahmad welcomed U.S. assistance for the conference and said Chad already is working on the preparation [...]	2005-10-17 10:28:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF CD SU
05NDJAMENA1547	NINTH JOINT COMMISSION MEETING: WIDESPREAD [...] (SBU) Summary: The Joint Commission (JC) on the Darfur Humanitarian Cease-fire met October 13-14 in N'Djamena. The key agenda item, strengthening the cease-fire, was never completely covered, but participants vowed to rejuvenate the JC and reaffirmed their commitments to participate regularl [...]	2005-10-17 11:32:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA1556	MITIGATING THE HUMAN FOOTPRINT IN CHAD [...] Summary. Wildlife biologist, Michael Fay, and a group of eight NGOs/foundations will soon undertake an ambitious effort to develop a long-term conservation plan to preserve Chad's wildlife populations. Program manager Jean-Marc Froment from the group, African Parks Conservation, accompanied b [...]	2005-10-20 11:11:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV CD
05NDJAMENA1615	CHAD: DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: The United States has important interests at stake and a potentially decisive role to play in promoting democracy in Chad. Earlier this year, President Deby succeeded in removing presidential term limits in a constitutional (but questionable) process, and is now on the path to [...]	2005-11-01 12:27:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL CD
05NDJAMENA1636	RAMADAN ACTIVITIES 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: To celebrate Ramadan this year, Embassy N'Djamena organized a talk by Dr. Abderrahmane Almahy, rector of King Faisal University, on October 25th. The talk was followed by an Iftar dinner hosted by the Ambassador at his residence. For the final day of Ramadan, PAO traveled [...]	2005-11-07 13:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OIIP KPAO KIRF PHUM KWMN CD
05NDJAMENA1707	CHAD READY TO ACCEPT WORLD BANK TEAM, PUSHING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOC is willing to welcome a World Bank/IMF team to explore the Bank's proposed compromise, but is skeptical about the World Bank's ability to assist the government's budget process. Following internal disagreements among ruling-party deputies in the National Assembly, two c [...]	2005-12-06 07:28:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	CD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV
05NDJAMENA1737	CHADIAN COTTON NEGOTIATOR ON HONG KONG MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Chad's influential cotton negotiator sought to allay concerns about the Cotton-4 event at the Hong Kong WTO Ministerial in a meeting with us December 5. He also urged concrete actions to cut the domestic subsidy programs that hurt Africa's cotton producers. END SUMMARY 2 [...]	2005-12-07 14:40:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV ETRD CD WTO
05NDJAMENA1755	USAID FOOD SECTOR SPECIALIST VISITS EASTERN [...] As reported septel, the USAID Darfur Field Office (DFO) food sector specialist visited eastern Chad from November 16 to 29 to monitor emergency food assistance activities of U.N. World Food Program (WFP). Representatives from WFP, food distribution partners, and humanitarian organizations acc [...]	2005-12-12 08:56:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI CD SU USAID
05NDJAMENA1757	USAID/OFDA PROGRAMMING IN EASTERN CHAD [...] Approximately 200,000 Sudanese refugees currently live in reasonable but delicate harmony with their Chadian hosts in an arid and undeveloped environment. Potential problems revolve around use of natural resources, jealousy and political developments in Sudan and Chad. UNHCR and its partners [...]	2005-12-12 10:18:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI PREF PREL CD USAID
05NDJAMENA1851	CHAD: OIL REVENUE LAW UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Chad (GOC) has formally invited a World Bank team to come to Chad to discuss the Government's proposed amendments to the Oil Revenue Law and strengthening of the Public Finance System. Some donors have expressed concern that continued disagreement between the [...]	2005-12-27 14:48:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	CD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV
05NDJAMENA1875	CHAD ASSEMBLY AMENDS OIL LAW;BILL AWAITS [...] SUMMARY: Following a four-hour delay, the Government of Chad-proposed legislation to amend the existing Revenue Management Law passed resoundingly in the National Assembly on December 29. The legislation now goes to the desk of the Head of State for promulgation (ratification). The rapid de [...]	2005-12-29 18:07:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	CD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV
05NDJAMENA22	SIXTH JOINT COMMISSION MEETING: REBEL MOVEMENTS [...] (C) Summary. The Sixth Session of the Joint Commission on the Darfur Humanitarian Cease-fire (JC) was unable to break through the impasse over the Government of Sudan's (GOS) offensive operations in December. The mediation team and international community failed to persuade the movements to [...]	2005-01-07 10:05:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM CD SU
05NDJAMENA262	SEVENTH JOINT COMMISSION MEETING: PROCESS INCHING [...] (C) Summary: President Idriss Deby and African Union Commission President Alpha Konare opened the well-attended seventh Joint Commission on the Darfur Humanitarian Ceasefire (JC) on February 16. Despite an announced "boycott" of the meeting by leaders of the rebel movements, the Sudan Liber [...]	2005-02-20 12:00:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA454	NEW FINANCE MINISTER ON FUTURE OIL REVENUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chad would like to use new oil revenues to enhance public security and protect vulnerable groups as well as reduce poverty, according to Chad's newly-appointed Minister of Finance. In a meeting with the Ambassador March 25, the new Minister also supported an independent panel [...]	2005-03-29 06:23:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL CD
05NDJAMENA543	RIFTS IN REBEL RANKS PLAY OUT IN CHAD [...] (C) Summary. Over the past month, several important developments that could affect cohesion and direction of the Darfur rebel movements have played out in Chad. As previously reported, Chadian officials invited members of the Sudan Liberation Movement SLM to N'Djamena to hold organizationa [...]	2005-04-05 10:33:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA589	GENERAL WALD COMES TO CHAD [...] (C) Summary: General Wald, Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command, visited the U.S.-trained Pan Sahel Unit and held meetings with President Idriss Deby, Minister of Defense Emmanuel Nadingar, and Chief of Defense Mahamat Saleh Kaya during his trip to Chad from April 10 to 11. President Deby [...]	2005-04-13 06:41:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PGOV CD VIP
05NDJAMENA81	SENATOR FEINGOLD MEETS WITH DEFENSE MINISTER AND [...] (C) Summary: Senator Russell Feingold expressed appreciation for Chad's cooperation in the war on terror and discussed human rights with Defense Minister Emmanuel Nadingar during his visit on January 13. Nadingar welcomed U.S. support for the Chadian military, which he says is needed to help [...]	2005-01-24 14:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF CD SU VIP
05NDJAMENA814	REFUGEES IN EASTERN CHAD: MALNUTRITION RATES AND [...] Summary: PRM Office Director for Assistance to Africa Margaret McKelvey and Program Officer Hazel Reitz visited Chad from May 4 to 18 to monitor the operations on behalf of the Sudanese refugees in the east of Chad. This cable, one of three reporting on the visit, focuses on efforts to unders [...]	2005-05-20 10:46:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU
05NDJAMENA867	CHAD'S OIL REVENUE MANAGEMENT COLLEGE UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Based on the assessment of visiting Treasury advisors, Chad's Oil Revenue Management College (the College) is working as intended and even in some cases has succeeded in exercising a stronger role than mandated. During their visit to N'Djamena May 15-26, Ken Torp and Eileen B [...]	2005-05-31 06:55:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV CD
05NDJAMENA884	SENATOR BIDEN MEETS REFUGEES AND REBELS, URGES [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Joseph Biden delivered a strong message of U.S. support for the resolution of the crisis in Darfur, tempered by a frank discourse on the USG limitations, during his visit to Chad from May 31 to June 1. Biden traveled to Oure Cassoni Refugee Camp near Bahai, where he m [...]	2005-06-02 16:02:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF KAWC CD SU VIP
05NDJAMENA887	LIFTING TERM LIMITS: CENI READY FOR REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) Summary: As the ruling party goes all out to drum up votes and opposition parties call for a boycott, Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) President Djimtibaye Lapia Neldjita is confident that the public referendum to amend the constitution, including lifting presidential te [...]	2005-06-03 14:58:00	Embassy Ndjamena	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM CD
05NEWDELHI1073	""NATWAR'S MAN"" SK LAMBAH: INDIA'S LIKELY NEW SPECIAL ENVOY TO ISLAMABAD [...] (C) Summary: The expected appointment of retired career diplomat Satinder Kumar Lambah as Special Envoy to Pakistan would maintain the web of engagement between New Delhi and Islamabad, but at a quieter pitch, a decidedly lower political level, and with firmer MEA guidance than was the case w [...]	2005-02-10 11:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1074	INDIA EXPRESSES QUALIFIED SUPPORT FOR A TSUNAMI [...] Mission presented reftel points on the formation of a tsunami coordination group to the MEA which, on February 10, SIPDIS responded with a non-paper (the text of which is in paragraph two) in support of such a group, provided its approach is multilateral, and focused on organizing a donor c [...]	2005-02-10 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID EFIN CE IN
05NEWDELHI1075	INDIA: SAARC DECISION SENT A MESSAGE TO DHAKA [...] (C) Summary: The GOI remains unapologetic about the last minute cancellation of the SAARC Summit and the resulting unhappiness in Dhaka. In this context, on February 9, the MEA urged PolCouns not to underestimate the extent to which developments in Bangladesh influenced India's decision not to atte [...]	2005-02-10 12:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ECIN ENRG BG IN
05NEWDELHI1113	NATWAR SINGH TO RESTART INDO-PAK DIALOGUE IN ISLAMABAD [...] (C) Summary: FM Natwar Singh's February 15-17 trip to Islamabad will be an opportunity for the two governments to re-engage at a high level after a hiatus of nearly two months, during which the most important bilateral stories -- Islamabad's request for World Bank assistance to resolve the Ba [...]	2005-02-11 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1136	ISRO CHAIRMAN: HELP US MAINTAIN MOMENTUM IN SPACE [...] (C) In a February 10 meeting with the Ambassador and staff aide, Dr. Madhavan Nair, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman was generally upbeat about the NSSP framework of growing US-India cooperation on space technology but was visibly frustrated at what he perceives are several [...]	2005-02-14 10:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC TSPA CVIS TSPL FR TH IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI1224	INDIA RIDING HIGH ON POST-TSUNAMI WAVE OF GOOD [...] (C) Summary: As a concrete demonstration of India's magnanimity and competence, New Delhi's recent large-scale assistance to its tsunami-stricken neighbors had illustrated the country's standing as a regional and emerging world power, according to observers here. India is particularly proud [...]	2005-02-16 10:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ETRD CE IN
05NEWDELHI1234	KASHMIR BUS AGREEMENT A ""HISTORICAL MILESTONE"" [...] (C) Summary: The February 16 agreement by India and Pakistan to begin bus service across the LOC between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad beginning on April 7 is the most important Kashmir-specific CBM since the November 2003 LOC ceasefire agreement, and will have important political ramifications in [...]	2005-02-16 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1261	NRC COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD MEETS INDIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: NRC Commissioner Jeffrey S. Merrifield and Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran discussed India's energy future at a meeting in the Secretary's office in New Delhi on February 11, 2005. Saran told Merrifield that energy is a key strategic interest of India and nuclear power woul [...]	2005-02-17 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS ENRG ETTC IN KNNP KSCA PREL TRGY TSPL NSSP
05NEWDELHI1264	NRC COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD MEETS MEA ADDITIONAL [...] (C) Summary: On February 11 NRC Commissioner Merrifield met MEA Additional Secretary Meera Shankar who has the non-proliferation portfolio within her purview. Commissioner Merrifield expressed satisfaction with his visit to Indian facilities and suggested that further cooperation could bring [...]	2005-02-17 12:33:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS ENRG ETTC IN KNNP KSCA PREL TRGY TSPL NSSP
05NEWDELHI1282	CROSS-LOC BUS DEAL HAILED AS ""MOTHER OF ALL CBMS"" [...] (C) Summary: After several weeks in which the process of Indo-Pak normalization appeared to be grinding to a halt (Ref B),this week's Islamabad deal has shifted the dynamic, at least temporarily, in a much more constructive direction. PM Manmohan Singh's fingerprints were clearly in evidence [...]	2005-02-18 09:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1298	INDIA SAYS SAARC STILL ALIVE, SUMMIT HINGES ON NEPAL/BANGLADESH ACTIONS [...] (C) Summary: In contrast with the predominant view in the Indian media that by opting out of the Dhaka Summit, India dealt a fatal blow to SAARC, the GOI told us it remains committed to the organization. MEA Joint Secretary (SAARC) V. Ashok told PolCouns and Poloff on February 16 that he was [...]	2005-02-18 12:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECIN PK NP BG IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI139	INDIA TSUNAMI SITREP: JANUARY 6 [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Defense Secretary Singh on January 6 to request that New Delhi send liaison officers to Utapao and Honolulu. In a sign of the GOI's strong commitment to our tsunami partnership, the Foreign Secretary on January 5 held a rare joint briefing with the SIPD [...]	2005-01-06 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI1422	ASSESSING NEAR-TERM OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NSSP [...] (C) Summary: In hopes of avoiding a slowdown on key issues in the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP),MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar outlined specific matters that require resolution during a February 18 meeting with visiting SA/RA Director John Schlosser, PolCouns, and [...]	2005-02-24 11:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV PARM MASS TRGY KNNP ETTC IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI1427	NOTHING MAJOR FROM JACK STRAW'S NEW DELHI VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Jack Straw's February 16-18 visit to India yielded "nothing major," according to the UK High Commission, and was distinctly low key compared to earlier stops in Kabul and Islamabad. Straw signed two immigration/law enforcement agreements, and discussed Indo-Pak [...]	2005-02-24 14:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM IN NP BG AF UK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI1482	FOREIGN SECRETARY SARAN PESSIMISTIC ON NEPAL'S KING [...] (C) Summary: King Gyanendra's actions are "exactly opposite of what is required," Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran told visiting Ambassador to Nepal James Moriarty on February 25. Ambassador Moriarty and Saran agreed on the need for concerted pressure on the King from India, the US, and [...]	2005-02-26 05:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PREF IN NP BT UK
05NEWDELHI1521	KARZAI IN NEW DELHI: FUNDING FOR PUL-I-KHUMRI LEADS INDIA'S COMMITMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit to New Delhi and Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's prior trip to Kabul were ""immensely successful,"" MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) Arun Singh told PolCouns on February 28. In connection with Karzai's visit, India [...]	2005-02-28 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG EAID MASS IN AF IR PK
05NEWDELHI1551	TERRORIST THREATS MARR SUCCESSFUL KASHMIR POLLS [...] (C) Summary: The February J&K municipal elections produced largely positive results. Participation, among the most important criteria for defining a ""successful"" election in the state, greatly exceeded expectations (even in areas with a history of alienation from New Delhi),proving again [...]	2005-03-01 12:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN PK
05NEWDELHI1554	US-INDIA PEACEKEEPING JOINT WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] (C) Summary: At the fourth US-India Joint Working Group on Peacekeeping on February 14, IO PDAS Swigert underscored US concerns about sexual exploitation committed within UN peacekeeping ranks and asked India, a main troop contributor, to play a leading role to ensure that the problem is deal [...]	2005-03-01 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM KPKO XA IN
05NEWDELHI1662	WARM WELCOME FOR SENATOR CLINTON [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Hillary R. Clinton received an enthusiastic welcome during her unofficial February 17 - 23 visit to New Delhi. Her stay in India included a call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, meals offered in her honor by Foreign Minister Natwar Singh and Agriculture Minister Shara [...]	2005-03-03 12:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IN
05NEWDELHI1664	INDIA REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR IRAQ, BUT NO NEW [...] (C) Summary: Outgoing MEA Joint Secretary (Gulf Division) R. Dayakar and his successor Sanjay Singh reiterated GOI willingness to support Iraq's reconstruction, but offered no new initiatives in a meeting with PolCouns and PolMilOff on March 3. Assistance to Iraq will continue to be constrai [...]	2005-03-03 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ELAB ENRG IZ IN
05NEWDELHI1764	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL PRAKASH,S MARCH 19-28 VISIT TO USA [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Clark, we greatly appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit to the USA of your counterpart, Admiral Arun Prakash, India's Chief of Naval Staff and Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee. President Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agree that Indo-US relati [...]	2005-03-08 05:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MASS MOPS PTER PK XD IZ IN
05NEWDELHI1824	REVITALIZING THE US-INDIA ENERGY RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Secretary Bodman, now that you have had a few weeks to settle into your new role, I want to share with you some thoughts and ideas on our relationship with India. You already know from our meeting last November my views on the emerging India, a vibrant, multi-faceted democracy that is a [...]	2005-03-09 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON ETTC PREL KNNP TRGY IN US NSSP
05NEWDELHI1872	HOME MINISTER UPBEAT ON KASHMIR, WORRIES OF POTENTIAL MAOIST SPILLOVER FROM NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: In a March 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Home Minister Shivraj Patil credited Pakistan with reducing infiltration, called the law and order situation in the state ""more comfortable,"" and expressed confidence that the first Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus would roll on schedule on Apr [...]	2005-03-10 13:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK NP IN
05NEWDELHI2047	BHUTANESE CENSUS UNLIKELY TO FACILITATE FURTHER [...] (C) In response to Reftel and following our contacts with travelers to Thimphu, the Mission assesses little likelihood that the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGOB) will use the upcoming census to justify further expulsions of ethnic Nepali citizens from Bhutan. United Nations Development Progr [...]	2005-03-17 12:28:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI2048	SARAN LAUDS SECRETARY'S "LANDMARK" VISIT [...] (U) In the GOI's first public comments on Secretary Rice's just-concluded visit to New Delhi, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran called it "landmark" and evidence of the US-India strategic partnership. Speaking at a small CSIS-sponsored gathering of senior foreign policy experts on March 17, Saran [...]	2005-03-17 12:41:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ENRG MASS KNNP KDEM IN US
05NEWDELHI2050	INDIA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: In an upbeat assessment of Secretary Rice's first visit to India, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar described the action agenda that the Secretary left behind as "the most significant road map we've had in the last 47 years." Areas for immediate progress include expa [...]	2005-03-17 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV PREL ENRG ETRD MASS TSPA ETTC IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2095	ANGRY BJP REACTION TO MODI VISA DENIAL; OTHERS [...] (C) Summary: The March 18 USG revocation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's visa has set off strong criticism in the BJP, and prompted the Foreign Secretary to call in the DCM to lodge a protest (Ref A),followed by an MEA statement expressing its "deep concern and regret." The BJP rea [...]	2005-03-18 13:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF ASEC IN
05NEWDELHI2185	MEA DEFENDS RECORD ON BURMA AHEAD OF FM SINGH TRIP [...] (C) Summary: Joint Secretary (SE Asia I) Mitra Vashishta defended India's policies in Burma in a March 17 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, suggesting that progress on democratic reforms was dependent on engagement with the Burmese body politic, and warning that the USG focus on Aung San Suu K [...]	2005-03-22 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ENRG PTER IN BM BD
05NEWDELHI2189	TERRORIST FINANCE: LET PRENOTIFICATION [...] (C) PolCouns and Poloff on March 22 delivered Ref A talking points and supporting non-paper to newly ensconced MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha. Sinha welcomed the news of adding Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) to the UNSC 1267 Committee list of organizations affiliated [...]	2005-03-22 13:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL IN PK
05NEWDELHI2220	PM SINGH ALIGNS INDIA'S FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Signalling a break from India's traditional view of the world, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared in a February 25 speech that democracy and open economies are now the core of India's foreign policy values, replacing non-alignment, solidarity with developing countries, and [...]	2005-03-23 11:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM IN US
05NEWDELHI2226	LOOKING TO MUSHARRAF VISIT, MEA UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK [...] (C) Summary: Recently ensconced MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha was largely upbeat on Indo-Pak relations during a March 22 introductory meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, especially with regard to the Indo-Pak cricket series and the anticipated April 16-17 visit o [...]	2005-03-23 11:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL IN PK INDO PAK

05NEWDELHI2270	A SMALL STEP, A GIANT LEAP: FULL SPEED AHEAD FOR KASHMIR BUS [...] (C) Summary: Preparations for what J&K Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has called the ""mother of all CBMs,"" the first bus to cross the LOC in 58 years on April 7, are on track, with the J&K government and GOI moving purposefully to ensure a successful launch. Initial passengers will be [...]	2005-03-24 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK
05NEWDELHI2301	INDIA WARMING TO SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE, AND F-16S [...] (C) Summary: After initial knee-jerk negative reactions in the media, Indian responses to the March 25 announcement of the administration's new strategy for South Asia have become more positive, with the MEA going to unprecedented lengths to shape coverage and senior Indian officials largely [...]	2005-03-28 13:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2348	PM: PREMATURE TO COMMENT ON F-16S [...] (C) Summary: Since Reftel, comments from senior GOI officials and governing coalition politicians on the Administration's March 25 South Asia Initiative continue to trickle out. The focus of remarks on March 28 was almost exclusively on F-16s to Pakistan, rather than the larger issues the pr [...]	2005-03-29 13:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2379	INDIA UNDECIDED ON CHR NEPAL RESOLUTION [...] (C) We shared reftel demarche with MEA J/S (North) Ranjit Rae on March 28 regarding the need to improve GON human rights record or face an Item 9 resolution at the CHR. After repeated attempts to elicit a response from the J/S proved unsuccessful, A/Polcouns managed to reach him in the early [...]	2005-03-30 14:40:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IN NP EU UK SZ
05NEWDELHI2380	MAKING OUR SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE A REALITY [...] (S) Summary: We recommend capitalizing on Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's April 13-14 meetings with the Secretary and the President to make significant progress on SIPDIS strategic, energy and economic tracks the Secretary highlighted in her March 15-16 visit to India. Specifically, we su [...]	2005-03-30 16:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL ENRG MASS KNNP ETRD IN PK NSSP
05NEWDELHI2470	"WE ARE COMMUNISTS, BUT WE ARE NOT FOOLS:" CPI(M) [...] (SBU) Summary: The Communist Party of India-Marxist, the CPI(M) or CPM, the most organized and important member of India's Left Front (LF),will debate whether to change its leadership at its April 6-12 Party Congress. The CPI (M) patriarch, Harkishen Singh Surjeet, who steered the party to [...]	2005-04-01 12:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI2550	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FALLON,S APRIL 13-16 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Admiral Fallon, we welcome your upcoming visit to India, coming at a time of excellent relations in a fast maturing defense cooperation relationship. You also come soon after Secretary of State Rice's first visit last month, which has been characterized as the most successful visit o [...]	2005-04-05 14:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL MASS MOPS PTER IN US
05NEWDELHI2606	ICRC FRUSTRATED WITH INDIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (S) Summary: In a April 1 confidential briefing on GOI detention centers in Kashmir, ICRC XXXXXXXXXXXX described to D/Polcouns torture methods and relatively stable trend lines of prisoner abuses by Indian security forces, based on data derived from 1491 interviews with detainees during 2002-2004. [...]	2005-04-06 13:56:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PHUM PREL PTER IN PK
05NEWDELHI2631	HISTORIC SRINAGAR-MUZAFFARABAD ""PEACE CARAVAN"" ROLLS! [...] (C) Summary: In an act of personal and political courage, the Prime Minister, joined by key cabinet and Congress Party colleagues, traveled to Srinagar on April 7 to inaugurate the bus service that has captured the imaginations of Kashmiris on both sides of the LOC. Emphasizing that ""nothing [...]	2005-04-07 13:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK IN
05NEWDELHI2677	WEN VISIT PREVIEW: GOOD VIBES, NO BORDER [...] (C) Summary: High expectations for significant progress on the disputed border and other bilateral irritants during Premier Wen Jiabao's April 9-12 visit to India have given way to realism, although most China experts here expect a very successful trip. The Chinese Ambassador has cautioned th [...]	2005-04-08 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IN CN
05NEWDELHI2682	NATWAR LOOKS AHEAD TO UN AND NUCLEAR DISCUSSIONS IN WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: In an April 8 meeting with the Ambassador and PolCouns, Foreign Minister Natwar Singh offered an upbeat preview of his April 13-14 meetings in Washington, placing particular importance on the issues of India's role in the UN and India's quest for access to US origin nuclear power [...]	2005-04-08 15:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC IN PK UNSC NSSP
05NEWDELHI2758	WEN VISIT: UNSC, SIKKIM, ECONOMY STEAL THE SHOW [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's April 9-12 visit to India produced a dozen documents, and plenty of positive commentary, but the highlights were confusion over China's position on India in the UNSC and agreement on a roadmap to resolution of the border dispute. New Delhi-based Chin [...]	2005-04-12 14:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD CN IN
05NEWDELHI2792	DAS GASTRIGHT ENCOURAGES COORDINATION ON BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: In an April 18 meeting with MEA Joint Secretary Neelam Deo (Bangladesh),SA DAS John Gastright SIPDIS emphasized that all concerned countries, not just India and the US, should encourage the BDG to improve its governance. Deo agreed that Bangladesh was still at a point where it could r [...]	2005-04-13 13:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KISL IN BG US
05NEWDELHI2866	INDIA UPBEAT ON MUSHARRAF MINI-SUMMIT, BUT KEEPING [...] (C) Summary: India is expecting a successful April 16-18 visit by the Pakistan President, largely because Musharraf has laid out positive and realistic goals that mesh with New Delhi's. The Reuters interview he gave on the eve of his departure was music to India's ears, and was taken here as [...]	2005-04-15 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2884	INDO-PAK MINI-SUMMIT BURIES ""GHOST OF AGRA"" [...] (C) Summary: India and Pakistan exorcised the ghost of the (failed) 2001 Agra Summit during President Musharraf's April 16-18 visit to New Delhi, with a solid list of CBMs, muted discussion on Kashmir, and very positive personal interactions (with more high-level visits possible this year). [...]	2005-04-18 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI2925	NARAYANAN WORRIED ABOUT NEPAL AND BANGLADESH, PLEASED WITH MUSHARRAF VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with SA A/S Rocca and Charge on April 18, Indian NSA MK Narayanan expressed concern about trends in Nepal and Bangladesh. On Nepal, the King had no policy to restore democracy or defeat the Maoists, which worried New Delhi because the insurgents were becoming more aggres [...]	2005-04-19 11:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER IN BG NP PK
05NEWDELHI2933	INDIA REQUESTS CENTCOM LNO, NEW INFO ON IRAQ, AND [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with SA A/S Christina Rocca and Charge on April 18, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar was upbeat about Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's recent meetings in Washington and about new opportunities for Indo-US cooperation since Dr. Rice's March 16 visit. However, he [...]	2005-04-19 12:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS TRGY ETTC PK IZ IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI2949	JASWANT SINGH SUPPORTS THE SECRETARY'S MARCH 25 SOUTH ASIA INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with A/S Rocca and the Charge in New Delhi on April 18, former Foreign Minister and BJP leader Jaswant Singh expressed wholehearted support for the Secretary's May 25 South Asia Initiative, especially its SIPDIS military aspects such as co-production. Singh implied tha [...]	2005-04-20 09:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV IN PK NSSP
05NEWDELHI2951	REGIONAL DIALOGUE WITH A/S ROCCA: NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: During their April 18 Regional Dialogue discussion, A/S Rocca and MEA officials reviewed recent developments in Nepal, with the GOI offering a pessimistic assessment of the King's intentions. (See septel for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka portions). Following the Indian Ambassador's [...]	2005-04-20 10:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER NP IN
05NEWDELHI2964	REGIONAL DIALOGUE WITH A/S ROCCA: BANGLADESH, SRI [...] (C) Summary: During the April 18 Regional Dialogue meeting with SA Assistant Secretary Christina Rocca, Joint Secretary Neelam Deo (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka) expressed SIPDIS satisfaction that the USG's assessment of trends in Bangladesh had moved closer to New Delhi's. Her comments focused [...]	2005-04-20 12:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM BG CE AF IN
05NEWDELHI2994	MEA SAYS ""CRICKET SUMMIT"" RE-FRAMED INDO-PAK AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: In a March 20 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha dismissed the suggestion that India had obtained more than Pakistan from the ""Cricket Summit,"" highlighting Manmohan Singh's vision of a new agenda for Indo-Pak relatio [...]	2005-04-21 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ETRD IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI303	INDIA VERY CONFIDENT IT IS RIGHT ON BAGLIHAR DAM [...] (C) Summary: In a January 12 meeting with PolCouns, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Arun K Singh was brimming with confidence that India was in the right on the Baglihar Dam issue. If Pakistan went forward with arbitration, as it has suggested, India is ready, and will be v [...]	2005-01-12 13:52:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETTC ECON PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3080	INDIA BREAKS RANKS TO OPPOSE GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION [...] (U) Following up earlier approaches by the Charge, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar called PolCouns on April 25 to make sure we had noticed the GOI's April 21 ""no"" vote on the Cuba-sponsored UNHRC resolution condemning US practices at Guantanamo. Jaishankar noted that most South Asia [...]	2005-04-25 10:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CU IN
05NEWDELHI3164	INDIA WAITING FOR ACTION FROM NEPAL'S KING [...] (C) Summary: India wants to see progress toward democracy on the ground, not just hear the right words, before resuming arms shipments to Nepal, MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae told PolCouns and Poloff on April 27. Dismissing media reports of a "U-turn in Indian policy" as "speculation [...]	2005-04-27 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KDEM PHUM IN NP CH IS SF
05NEWDELHI3218	PARADIGM SHIFT ON KASHMIR UNDERWAY [...] (C) Summary: President Musharraf's landmark visit to Delhi has strengthened the paradigm shift underway in India about the prospects for progress on Kashmir. Under the leadership of PM Manmohan Singh and the Pakistani President, the two countries have broken their impasse over Kashmir as the [...]	2005-04-28 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PK IN
05NEWDELHI3250	FOREIGN MINISTER SHOOTS DOWN ARMS FOR NEPAL [...] (U) Reaffirming India's position that the GOI wants to see meaningful steps toward restoration of democracy before resuming military assistance to Nepal (Ref B),Foreign Minister Natwar Singh told the upper house of Parliament on April 28 that following the arrest the day before of former PM [...]	2005-04-29 11:31:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS KDEM IN NP
05NEWDELHI3252	KOFI ANNAN BURSTS INDIA'S UNSC VETO BUBBLE [...] (C) Summary: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan's April 26-28 visit to New Delhi began on a positive note as Annan and the GOI made amends for the GOI's refusal to allow the Secretary General to tour tsunami affected areas in southern SIPDIS India in January, but it ended with a bubble-burstin [...]	2005-04-29 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IN IZ UNSC
05NEWDELHI3275	INDIAN LAWMAKERS MISSING MESSAGE ON US-INDIA [...] (C) Summary: During an Indo-US Parliamentary Forum (IUPF) gathering on April 27, Indian lawmakers were upbeat about US-India relations, but were surprisingly uninformed about key details of the initiatives underway to make the strategic partnership a reality. Suggesting that the positive impa [...]	2005-05-02 07:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PARM KNNP PK CH IN NSSP US
05NEWDELHI3333	INDIA STILL PONDERING UN REFORMS, DEMOCRACY [...] (C) Summary: In a May 3 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Hamid Ali Rao welcomed the upcoming visit of the Secretary's Adviser on UN Reform Shirin Tahir-Kheli and requested more details on Washington's position on UN reform proposals. He acknowledged that In [...]	2005-05-03 13:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM IN KG UNSC
05NEWDELHI3367	KOIZUMI VISIT: LOW-KEY CAP ON A MAJOR MONTH [...] (C) Summary: Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi's low-key April 28-30 visit to India contrasted sharply with the breathlessness that followed Chinese Premier Wen's visit two weeks earlier. Koizumi and PM Manmohan Singh signed an eight-point program for boosting bilateral relations, particularly i [...]	2005-05-04 13:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD KNNP IN UNSC
05NEWDELHI3479	INDIA CONGRATULATES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) In its first official statement about Iraq since the January 30 elections, on May 7 the GOI released a summary of PM Manmohan Singh's message to Iraqi PM Al-Jaafari, which welcomed the formation of the new transitional government and offered to assist the country's reconstruction in area [...]	2005-05-09 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID IZ IN
05NEWDELHI3480	GOI TO RESUME NON-LETHAL MILITARY AID TO NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae called in PolCouns and Poloff on May 7 to inform us that the GOI, reviewing its suspension of military assistance to Nepal, had decided to release non-lethal supplies in the pipeline to the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). Indian Ambassador to Kathm [...]	2005-05-09 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KDEM IN NP
05NEWDELHI3494	MEA HOPEFUL NEPAL'S KING MAY ENGAGE PARTIES ON [...] (C) Summary: In a May 9 meeting with visiting Assistant Secretary for South Asia Christina Rocca, MEA Joint Secretary SIPDIS (North) Ranjit Rae welcomed the May 8 publication of a common platform by the Nepalese political parties as a potential "basis for talks" with King Gyanendra. The GO [...]	2005-05-10 06:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MASS PTER IN NP
05NEWDELHI35	INDIA UPBEAT ON PAKISTAN COMPOSITE DIALOGUE [...] (C) Indian readouts track closely with Islamabad's detailed and generally positive assessment of the December 27-28 meeting of Foreign Secretaries that concluded the second round of the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue (reftel). In a January 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Saran r [...]	2005-01-03 13:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ENRG IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3505	BJP LEADER REAFFIRMS US-INDIA COMMITMENT [...] (C) Summary: BJP spokesman and former Commerce Minister Arun Jaitley warned us recently that the Modi controversy continues to fester among the party rank and file, who see the Chief Minister's visa revocation as a personal attack on a leader of the party that began the transformation of US-India r [...]	2005-05-10 10:14:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR ECON IN US
05NEWDELHI353	INDIA TSUNAMI UPDATE: JANUARY 13 [...] (SBU) Summary: Consular officers in Chennai continue to work to resolve the fewer than 20 remaining missing persons inquiries in India. The USAID/DART team that conducted assessments in Andhra Pradesh has found that there is not an emergency need for shelter, food and water in the state. The [...]	2005-01-13 12:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC AEMR EAID MASS SOCI EAGR ID CE MV IN
05NEWDELHI355	MEA UPBEAT ON INDO-PAK, DESPITE SLOW PACE [...] (C) Summary: The Indian Foreign Ministry remains optimistic about Indo-Pak relations, despite slow progress in the recent round of the Composite Dialogue, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) Arun K Singh told SIPDIS PolCouns and Poloffs on January 12. ""The process has mo [...]	2005-01-13 12:43:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI364	INDIAN LEGISLATORS TELL CODEL LEACH THEY ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: Senators Sam Brownback and John Corzine, and Representatives James Leach, Earl Blumenaur, Scott Garrett, Wayne Gilchrest, Frank Pallone, and Diane Watson discussed a broad range of issues with an Indian parliamentary delegation led by MP Murli Deora, the President of the India [...]	2005-01-13 15:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ETTC EAID KDEM PINR IN PK US INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI3646	INDIA SEEKS DIALOGUE ON NEPAL END-GAME [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and Poloff met with MEA Joint Secretary (North) Ranjit Rae on May 13 to review A/S Rocca's SIPDIS and Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee's recent audiences with Nepal's King Gyanendra. Rae emphasized that the King had not relented on his opposition to a dialogue with th [...]	2005-05-13 13:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI3744	INDIAN GOVERNMENT BRIEFS ON NEW EXPORT CONTROL LAW [...] (C) Summary: MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar expressed MEA intentions to take the lead on implementation of the new WMD law in a meeting with Charge, PolCouns, and PolMilOff on May 18. According to Shankar, the real success of the WMD bill was not its passage [...]	2005-05-18 13:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PGOV KSTC KNNP TRGY ETTC CH IR IN
05NEWDELHI3746	AFGHANS AND INDIANS ENCOURAGED BY BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: Afghan Ambassador to India Khalili expressed strong appreciation for Indian assistance to his country in a May 17 meeting with PolCouns and Poloff, and told us that PM Manmohan Singh will visit Kabul in late June. In Khalili's view, the GOI welcomes Afghanistan's strategic partne [...]	2005-05-18 13:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID SNAR IN IR PK AF
05NEWDELHI3933	THE UPA SCORES BETTER THAN AVERAGE AFTER ONE YEAR [...] (C) Summary: The UPA government completed one year in office on May 22. Although the Left parties and the BJP predictably criticized its performance, commentary has been generally positive, reflecting widespread respect for Manmohan Singh's performance. Despite some initial weaknesses (such [...]	2005-05-27 05:25:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PARM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL IN
05NEWDELHI3969	INDIAN FOCUS ON FROZEN, WET, AND SOFT PAK BORDERS [...] (C) Summary: New Delhi is currently focused on three Indo-Pak territorial disputes, with senior officials in Islamabad discussing two of them, demilitarizing Siachen Glacier (May 26-27) and demarcating the international border at Sir Creek (May 28-29). Conventional thinking in Delhi is that, [...]	2005-05-27 12:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4089	PM OPTIMISTIC ON INDO-PAK BUT COUNSELS AGAINST [...] (U) Summary: Speaking to foreign journalists on May 30 regarding the UPA government's one year anniversary, PM Manmohan Singh offered an upbeat assessment of Indo-Pak relations, but warned that a major terrorist attack could still derail the peace process. He also advised against artificial [...]	2005-06-01 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ENRG CE IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4131	INDIAN PUNDITS PRESS FOR NEW DIRECTION IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: Delhi-based Nepal-watchers are split in their diagnosis of the strength of the competing factions in Nepal, and on their prescriptions for an end to the country's political crisis. The GOI decision to release non-lethal military assistance to the RNA and press reports of Indian [...]	2005-06-02 12:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM MASS IN NP UK
05NEWDELHI4234	GOI WATER ISSUES FLOWING SLOWLY WITH PAKISTAN AND [...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings with SA Bureau's S&T Officer for Pakistan and Bangladesh Marcella Szymanski, the MEA emphasized GOI commitment to working with Bangladesh to create water sharing agreements to benefit both countries and to resolving its water issues with Pakistan consistent with [...]	2005-06-07 03:10:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EWWT SENV BG PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI4300	BIOS OF KASHMIR-RELATED LEADERS -- PART 3 [...] (C) This is the third of a three-part biographic report compiling information and impressions A/Polcouns gained from contact with Indian Kashmir-related politicians, government officials, separatists, academics, journalists, NGO activists, and others during a 2002-2005 assignment at Embassy N [...]	2005-06-08 06:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI4312	INFORMATION MINISTER JAIPAL REDDY UPBEAT ON MEDIA [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Charge and the PA Minister Counselor in New Delhi on June 7, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Jaipal Reddy was upbeat and optimistic about the prospects for further liberalization of the media sector. The purpose of the Charge's call was to get the Minis [...]	2005-06-08 11:54:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PINR IN
05NEWDELHI4434	INDIA SUPPORTS SRI LANKA'S JOINT MECHANISM AND AIR [...] (C) Summary: During Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga's visit to New Delhi on June 2-3, PM Singh gave GOI conditional support for the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS),discussed concerns about the LTTE's air capability, and offered to upgrade Sri Lankan Air Forc [...]	2005-06-13 11:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MASS ECON CE IN
05NEWDELHI4531	GOI SATISFIED WITH KOIRALA VISIT, BUT NOT HOPEFUL [...] (C) Summary: As former Nepalese PM GP Koirala prepared to depart New Delhi after his meetings with GOI officials and politicians, MEA Under Secretary (Nepal) Manu Mahawar told Poloff on June 14 that the visit was a success for the GOI, allowing frank exchange of views on the political impasse [...]	2005-06-15 11:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MASS IN NP
05NEWDELHI4679	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PETROLEUM AND NATURAL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador told Indian Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on June 17 that there appears to be an unprecedented level of optimism about the US-India relationship in the USG leadership. In this context, the Ambassador said, we have revitalized the Economic D [...]	2005-06-20 13:48:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON ETTC IN US
05NEWDELHI4721	SCENESETTER FOR INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER MUKHERJEE,S 25 JUNE - 2 JULY VISIT TO THE USA [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Rumsfeld, we appreciate your willingness to host the upcoming visit of Indian Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee, and see many opportunities to accelerate our burgeoning defense cooperation with a nation we believe to be the key to a prosperous and peaceful future for South A [...]	2005-06-21 12:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL ETTC ETRD KNNP MASS PTER IN NP PK IZ IR
05NEWDELHI4761	SOCIOECONOMIC FUTURE OF INDIAN DALITS REMAINS BLEAK [...] (C) Summary: Embassy interlocutors report that after one year of UPA rule, limited government efforts to improve dalit (formerly called ""untouchables"") socioeconomic status have shown little success, ensuring that they continue to face severe economic and social discrimination. Government reser [...]	2005-06-22 13:44:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ECON ELAB IN
05NEWDELHI4934	INDIA NOT AVERSE TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PROPOSAL [...] (C) On June 29, Charge reviewed Ref A points with MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Hamid Ali Rao, emphasizing that at this early stage in the discussions, the US would like other countries to avoid making preemptive negative statements about the proposed Human Rights Council (HRC). Noting t [...]	2005-06-29 09:58:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM IN
05NEWDELHI496	BHUTANESE AMBASSADOR: SECURITY SITUATION IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary: The poor security situation in Nepal, instability of the government in Kathmandu, and uncertainty over future GON willingness to deliver on any inherited agreements will hinder the refugee repatriation process, Bhutanese Ambassador Lyonpo Dago Tshering told the Ambassador on Jan [...]	2005-01-19 12:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PREF PTER IN NP BT UNHCR
05NEWDELHI4996	INDIA TESTS TRILATERAL TALKS WITH CHINA AND RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Natwar Singh's June 2 meeting with the Foreign Ministers of China and Russia in Vladivostok reflects India's desire for greater cooperation on areas of mutual interest such as energy, terrorism, and business, but Delhi-based analysts contend that any results for [...]	2005-06-30 12:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV RS CH IN
05NEWDELHI5047	U/S BURNS DISCUSSES PM'S VISIT WITH FS SARAN [...] (C) Summary: In a three and a half-hour session with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on June 24, U/S Burns reviewed deliverables for PM Manmohan Singh's July 18 visit to Washington, discussing in detail those of greatest interest to New Delhi (Civil Nuclear cooperation and UNSC reform) and revi [...]	2005-07-01 12:11:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC EAGR IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI5048	U/S BURNS' DISCUSSIONS ON SOUTH ASIAN ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: U/S Nicholas Burns met with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran on June 25 to review Indo-Pak SIPDIS relations, Iran, Nepal, Bangladesh, and briefly Sri Lanka. Although pleased with the groundswell of support for people-to-people exchanges with Pakistan, Saran warned that a single [...]	2005-07-01 12:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PK AF IR NP BG CE IN US
05NEWDELHI5108	SEEKING ELECTORAL GAINS LEFT PARTIES COME DOWN [...] (C) Summary: India's Left parties have severely criticized the "New Framework for the US-India Defense Relationship" signed by SecDef Rumsfeld and DefMin Mukherjee on June 28, despite initial positive reviews from most Indian media and strategic commentators, and will hold street demonstrations [...]	2005-07-05 10:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV PINR PINS PREL IN US
05NEWDELHI5117	AFGHAN FM ABDULLAH DISCUSSES TALIBAN VIOLENCE, [...] (C) Summary: Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah's July 3-5 visit to New Delhi was uneventful, but gave the GOI a chance to display its continued commitment to Afghan reconstruction and its determination to play a role in Central Asia through its relationships in Afghanistan. According to the Af [...]	2005-07-05 12:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF IN PK UNSC
05NEWDELHI5165	LET PRIME SUSPECT IN SYMBOLIC AYODHYA ATTACK [...] (C) Summary: The July 5 attempt by suspected Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) terrorists to wreck the controversial Ayodhya temple site was foiled by Indian security forces who had been previously alerted that the group might target religious sites. The incident, however, is causing significant rippl [...]	2005-07-06 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM IN PK
05NEWDELHI5318	INDIA REVIVES TOP-LEVEL ENGAGEMENT WITH BANGLADESH [...] (C) Summary: Meetings between the Foreign Secretaries of India and Bangladesh in New Delhi on June 21-22 provided the first opportunity after a two year gap for the nations' top diplomats to turn around deteriorating relations by airing disagreements, reviving several working groups, and plann [...]	2005-07-11 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KCRM KWMN ETRD ENRG BD IN
05NEWDELHI5402	FOREIGN LABOR TRENDS REPORT: INDIA, 2004 [...] No summary [...]	2005-07-14 06:30:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM ECON ETRD PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI5445	GOI WORKING TO MANAGE DISAPPOINTMENT AT US G-4 [...] (C) Summary: US opposition to the G-4 UN Security Council expansion proposal was badly received in India, but the GOI is doing damage control to preserve the positive atmospherics of the PM's July 18-20 Washington visit, including working to ensure the resolution will not come up for a vote while t [...]	2005-07-14 13:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN CH UNSC
05NEWDELHI5446	GOI WANTS TO HELP US IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran) Dilip Sinha told us on July 14 that India is very committed to its Afghan reconstruction projects, is looking for opportunities to do more in reconstruction, vocational training, and election and governance technical assistance, a [...]	2005-07-14 13:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KDEM PTER IN PK AF IR
05NEWDELHI5447	INDO-PAK RAPPROCHEMENT CONTINUES DESPITE TERROR [...] (C) Summary: In a July 14 meeting, MEA Joint Secretary Dilip Sinha reassured us that Indo-Pak rapprochement would continue despite indications Islamabad is ramping up cross-border infiltration and terrorism. The Composite Dialogue round is half-way through but there has been no progress in t [...]	2005-07-14 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL ENRG ETRD KDEM IN PK INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI5616	PM SINGH'S US TRIP MEETS NEW DELHI'S HIGH [...] (C) Summary: Initial reactions to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's highly anticipated July 18-19 meetings in Washington have been overwhelmingly positive. Most commentators believe that the US decision to normalize our civil nuclear relationship puts substance behind the US promise to assist [...]	2005-07-20 13:23:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP ETRD ENRG IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI5680	PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S NUCLEAR LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Our contacts in the Indian nuclear establishment welcomed the July 18 announcement of potential civil nuclear cooperation and are confident that Prime Minister Singh's experience with the nuclear sector will be critical to rapid implementation of the commitments that India made [...]	2005-07-22 11:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD IN KNNP PGOV PREL NSSP
05NEWDELHI5879	INDIAN PM BRIEFS PARLIAMENT ON US TIES: IT'S ALL [...] (C) Summary: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heralded his first state visit to the US as an unqualified success for India's foreign and economic policy in a speech to Parliament on July 29, and emphasized that India's relationship with the US was based on equality and reciprocity, sentim [...]	2005-07-29 11:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MNUC ENRG EINV KNNP IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI5912	BHUTANESE DRAFT CONSTITUTION: A STEP IN THE RIGHT [...] (C) Summary: The RGOB released a draft constitution on March 26, continuing the process of democratic reform started when the King abdicated power to a council of ministers in 1998. The draft, if approved, would create a constitutional monarchy with a Parliament consisting of an upper and lo [...]	2005-07-29 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL ECON KDEM KIRF SENV IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI6036	INDIA'S SAARC PRIORITIES: SAFTA IS KEY [...] (C) Summary: In a July 28 meeting, newly appointed MEA Joint Secretary for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) P.K. Kapur highlighted the GOI's priorities for the November 12-13 meeting in Dhaka, including the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA),a poverty and infrast [...]	2005-08-04 14:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECIN EAID BG SL NP PK ML BU IN SAARC
05NEWDELHI6150	DELHI ON WARY TACK WITH ISLAMABAD, MULLING TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite mounting political concern about increased infiltration across the Line of Control (LOC),and BJP sniping over the UPA government's failure to hold Pakistan accountable for terrorism in India, the GOI's top leadership has remained committed to forward progress in the Ind [...]	2005-08-08 15:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ECON PTER KDEM KISL MOPS PK IN INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI621	INDIA WELCOMES MORE CONTACT BETWEEN KASHMIRIS [...] (C) Summary: The Pugwash-sponsored conference on Kashmir held in Kathmandu last December has reinforced growing GOI receptivity towards contact between Kashmiris from India and Pakistan, and New Delhi is considering proposals for a follow-on meeting, possibly in Srinagar, according to Kashmir [...]	2005-01-25 12:17:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN NP PK
05NEWDELHI627	CANADIAN PM MEETS WITH SONIA, DISCUSSES ENRON [...] (C) Summary: The unprecedented meeting with Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi marked the highlight of Canadian PM Paul Martin's January 18 trip to New Delhi, Canadian Embassy PolCouns Adrian Norfolk told PolCouns and Poloff on January 25. Canadian PM Paul Martin also met with Prime Mini [...]	2005-01-27 01:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO KNNP EINV CA IN
05NEWDELHI6294	THE US-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL: SHAPING PUBLIC OPINION [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Singh,s appearances before Parliament (Ref. A, B and C) and our contacts in the Indian scientific community allow an early assessment of how the GOI interprets the July 18 Joint Statement (JS) on civil nuclear cooperation and where challenges are likely to arise in [...]	2005-08-12 11:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD IN KNNP PREL IAEA US
05NEWDELHI6310	MANMOHAN SINGH A TRUE STATESMAN IN REACTING TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Doing what no Indian leader in 20 years has been willing to do, Manmohan Singh apologized to the nation for government inaction during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The apology preempted BJP efforts to capitalize on the report, which named two high-profile Congress leaders as cons [...]	2005-08-12 13:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS KIRF IN
05NEWDELHI6312	MEA ON PAKISTAN TALKS: SOME PROGRESS, MANY DOUBTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MEA Pakistan policy manager Dilip Sinha believes India and Pakistan made good but slow progress in their latest round of Composite Dialogue efforts, with a more constructive climate than earlier discussions. They agreed to extend the LOC ceasefire, establish nuclear hotlines, pre [...]	2005-08-12 13:53:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS ECON ECIN ETRD MOPS IN PK AF INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI6485	NATWAR RESERVED ON US-INDIA NUCLEAR UNDERSTANDING [...] (C) Foreign Minister Natwar Singh was oddly aloof on the US-India nuclear understanding when the Ambassador met with him August 23 to convey the Secretary's letter designating Undersecretary Burns as the US interlocutor for the civil nuclear working group established in the July 18 joint state [...]	2005-08-23 12:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ETTC MNUC IN IR NSSP US
05NEWDELHI6519	NATWAR DECRIES BANGLADESHI DENIAL, QUESTIONS SAARC [...] (C) The Ambassador used an August 23 meeting with Foreign Minister Natwar Singh to probe Indian thinking on next steps in Bangladesh, underling our hope that we will be able to develop the same kind of fluid information exchange and close coordination of diplomatic strategies that characterizes [...]	2005-08-24 13:24:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KDEM IN BG SAARC
05NEWDELHI6520	ALL EYES ON UNGA SUMMIT AS INDO-PAK TALKS WRAP UP [...] (C) Summary: Round Two of the Indo-Pakistan Composite Dialogue (CD) is drawing to a close with few concrete results, although the two sides managed to preserve a sense of forward movement, which reinforces the broad Indian public support for rapprochement with Pakistan. To facilitate dialogu [...]	2005-08-24 14:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV ECON SNAR SCUL PBTS PINR IN PK INDO PAK UNGA
05NEWDELHI6660	IRAQI CONSTITUTION: INDIAN SUPPORT, BUT NO [...] (U) This is an action request for NEA/I. Please see para 4. 2. (C) PolMilOff encouraged the GOI to make a public statement in support of Iraq's efforts to draft a constitution and delivered the Secretary's statement and fact sheet (Reftel) during her meeting with MEA Deputy Secretary ( [...]	2005-08-30 16:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ IN
05NEWDELHI6691	PUSHING INDO-PAK DELIVERABLES FOR UNGA MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Although the bonhomie and impressive "to do" list that emerged from the April "cricket summit" (Ref C) gave a palpable boost to Indian perceptions of Indo-Pak relations, the relationship soured in New Delhi's eyes after the GOI reported worsening trends on cross-border infiltrati [...]	2005-08-31 12:37:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EAID ECON PGOV IN PK AF UNGA INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI6722	INDIAN OFFER TO HELP IRAQ "STILL ON THE TABLE" [...] (U) This is an action request for USAID Mission in Iraq. See para 6. 2. (C) Summary: India's previous offers to provide training, advice, and material assistance to assist Iraq's electoral and constitutional processes are "still on the table," but remain constrained by security concerns, [...]	2005-09-01 10:29:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID ENRG KDEM IZ IN
05NEWDELHI6804	INDIA WALKING IRAN TIGHTROPE [...] (C) Summary: As Natwar Singh travels to Tehran September 2 to meet the new regime, India's overriding goal is securing energy, followed by preserving access to Afghanistan, maintaining influence in what India perceives as a swing state in the debate over Islam, and advancing other business relati [...]	2005-09-02 14:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG PBTS IR IN
05NEWDELHI6806	YASIN MALIK VISA [...] (SBU) Action Request: Post recommends that Department either authorize Post to issue a visa or that Washington issue a 212(d)(3)(A) waiver of nonimmigrant visa ineligibilities as appropriate for Yasin MALIK (DOB: 3 April 1965),President of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF),to at [...]	2005-09-02 16:00:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PTER IN
05NEWDELHI6840	A NUCLEAR IRAN STILL UNACCEPTABLE TO INDIA, BUT DELHI QUESTIONS EVENTUAL ARMED CONFRONTATION [...] (S) Summary: Indian FS Saran listened attentively to Ambassador's views on Iran, including our disappointment with FM Natwar Singh's public statements on his September 3-4 visit to Tehran; and reaffirmed India's long-standing policy on Iran, ie, that Iran must comply with its international commitm [...]	2005-09-06 13:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	MNUC PREL KNNP PINS MOPS IN IR
05NEWDELHI6903	BHUTAN FEARS MAOISTS IN REFUGEE CAMPS [...] (C) Summary: Bhutanese MFA officials expressed concern over Maoist intrusions into refugee camps in Nepal and indicated the government's main priority is keeping radical elements out of Bhutan during August 24-25 meetings with Poloff and Econoff in Thimphu. The MFA reiterated the Royal Govern [...]	2005-09-07 12:19:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV PHUM IN NP BT
05NEWDELHI6915	INDIAN DEPUTY NSA UPBEAT ON PAKISTAN, HESITANT ON [...] (C) Summary: Deputy NSA VK Nambiar told A/DCM and Poloff on September 7 that he was optimistic the Indo-Pak peace process would continue to make slow progress, and looked forward to PM Manmohan Singh's meeting with President Musharraf during the UNGA summit. Nambiar highlighted instability i [...]	2005-09-08 08:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KNNP IN IR PK BG INDO PAK
05NEWDELHI7100	SCENE-SETTER FOR MEETINGS WITH MANMOHAN SINGH & NATWAR SINGH IN NEW YORK [...] (C) Summary: Madame Secretary, your meetings this week with (we hope) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Foreign Minister Natwar Singh provide an occasion to sketch the real challenges we face in implementing legislative actions necessary for us to fulfill the civil nuclear vision of the July 18 Jo [...]	2005-09-13 12:49:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN
05NEWDELHI7159	ECONOMIC INTERVIEWS IN BHUTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Econoff traveled to Bhutan in late August to interview several Ministry officials at the working level and to establish additional contacts with non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The three day visit, which included over 15 meetings around Thimphu, resulted in a number o [...]	2005-09-14 12:15:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD IN BT
05NEWDELHI719	FIRST INDIA-CHINA STRATEGIC DIALOGUE MODEST BUT [...] (C) Summary: The January 24 strategic dialogue between China and India "did not accomplish much," but did provide insight into China's view of the world, Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran told the DCM on January 27. From New SIPDIS Delhi's perspective, the dialogue illustrated China's [...]	2005-01-28 13:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IN CH
05NEWDELHI7197	BLAIR SUPPORTS INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION AND [...] (C) Summary: In a briefing on the September 7-8 India-EU Summit, British High Commissioner Sir Michael Arthur emphasized the UK's support for civil nuclear cooperation with India, the success of the UK's effort to play up its European personality during this visit, and the excellent personal [...]	2005-09-15 09:38:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EINV EAID KDEM KNNP PHUM IN UK EU IR GM NSSP
05NEWDELHI72	INDIAN INITIATIVES TO FURTHER HIGH TECH, BIOTECH, [...] (C) Summary: Despite changes in key USG interlocutors, the GOI hopes to preserve momentum on high-tech trade and other cooperation under the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP) umbrella and is looking to Washington for similar signals. In a December 29 meeting with PolCouns and Pol-M [...]	2005-01-04 13:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC KNNP TRGY IN NSSP
05NEWDELHI7259	INDO-PAK UNGA MEETING POSITIVE, NO FIREWORKS [...] (C) Summary: The September 14, four-hour Manmohan Singh-Musharraf dinner meeting and joint statement on the sidelines of UNGA continued the positive bilateral vibe even if it did not produce new deliverables, MEA Joint Secretary (Pakistan/Iran/Afghanistan) Dilip Sinha told us during a Septemb [...]	2005-09-16 13:13:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PHUM PGOV IN PK AF INDO PAK UNGA
05NEWDELHI7346	INDIA QUICK TO COMMEND AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) The MEA released a supportive statement on September 19 welcoming the Parliamentary and provincial elections in Afghanistan, calling the polls "an important stage in Afghanistan's journey towards a peaceful, stable and prosperous society," and a demonstration of the population's choice [...]	2005-09-20 13:12:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM EAID IN AF
05NEWDELHI749	HIGH TURNOUT IN FIRST ROUND OF J&K LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Consolidating the pattern set in other recent state elections, Kashmiris turned out in large numbers in municipal elections in North Kashmir on January 30, defying terrorist intimidation and a separatist-led boycott campaign, and demonstrating that they want to have a greater say i [...]	2005-01-31 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM IN PK
05NEWDELHI7493	INDIAN GOVERNMENT AGGRESSIVELY DEFENDING ITS VOTE ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: India's decision to support the US/EU resolution on Iran at the IAEA was the most important signal so far of the UPA's commitment to building a transformed US-India relationship. To counter the domestic backlash, the GOI launched an aggressive campaign to explain to its domestic con [...]	2005-09-26 13:06:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP IR IN
05NEWDELHI7494	GOI CONSIDERING RUSSIAN THRUST IN CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary: As India perceives a shift by Central Asian nations toward their Soviet roots and increased competition from China, the GOI is taking a new look at how to orient its foreign policy in the region. Frustrated with the slow progress expanding influence in its extended neighborhood a [...]	2005-09-26 13:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ETRD MOPS CN PK AF IN
05NEWDELHI750	Bio-Terrorism Tabletop and Bio-Security [...] Summary: On January 7, 2005, OES/DAS Morin met with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOH) and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officials to present US - India Counterterrorism Joint Working Group (CTJWG) on a bio-terrorism tabletop exercise and [...]	2005-01-31 12:59:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO PTER KNNP PREL PGOV TPHY TRGY KSCA IN
05NEWDELHI757	STRATEGIC DIALOGUE WITH CHINA JUST THE BEGINNING, [...] (C) Summary: "If China had proposed a strategic dialogue a few years ago, we would have been wary," MEA Joint Secretary (East Asia) told PolCouns and Poloff on January 31, SIPDIS adding that the PRC now seems willing to engage with India on issues of global importance. Echoing Foreign Secr [...]	2005-01-31 13:46:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IN CH

05NEWDELHI7693	INITIAL INDIAN OUTREACH TO THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS [...] (C) Summary: India has begun to lobby Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) members in advance of the 19-20 October meeting of the Consultative Group (CG),MEA Joint Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Hamid Ali Rao told PolCouns and PolMilOff on 3 Oct. So far, the GOI has engaged [...]	2005-10-03 12:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP IS IN NSSP

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