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Identifier	Subject	Date	Office	Classification	Tags
09CHENGDU198	GETTING TRADE FLOWING: A PHASED APPROACH TO BEEF [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. What's at "Steak": A Billion Dollars in U.S. Exports in Short Order --------------------------------------------- -------------- -------- 2. (U) At a recent meeting with Ambassador in Chengdu, AmCit Steven Allemang pleaded [...]	2009-09-21 07:28:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EINV ECON PREL CH

09CHENGDU203	PRC-BURMA BORDER: CHINESE ACADEMICS SAY PRC INFLUENCE [...] (C) Summary: Chinese officials from both the central government and Yunnan Province are directly involved in current negotiations between the Government of Burma (GOB) and the leadership of ethnic minority "ceasefire groups" in northern Burma, according to a Kunming-based scholar. Other Chines [...]	2009-09-25 08:40:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV BM CH
09CHENGDU206	BURMA: YUNNAN LOCALS ON THE BORDER SITUATION [...] (SBU) Summary: A range of local Kunming residents, including jade sellers and travel agencies with ongoing business along the border, expressed uncertainty regarding long-term security in border areas following the August conflict in Kokang. A larger jade operation in Kunming, and local seller [...]	2009-09-28 08:56:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV PREF BM CH
09CHENGDU210	CHONGQING LABOR LAWYER SEES LEGAL SYSTEM PROGRESS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: After 13 years of advocating for migrant workers' legal rights, Chongqing lawyer Zhou Litai says he has seen positive progress, especially in the PRC's legal system. Zhou [...]	2009-09-29 07:20:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
09CHENGDU213	TIBET: TIGHT SECURITY IN LHASA IN OCTOBER 1 LEAD UP [...] (C) Summary: An elderly Tibetan couple visiting Chengdu described to PolEconOff the environment in and around Lhasa in the weeks leading up to Chinese National Day on October 1 as "very tense" with "soldiers everywhere." The environment they described tracks closely with observations by ConOff [...]	2009-09-30 09:31:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI CH
09CHENGDU214	U.S. FIRM PLAYS CHONGQING CONNECTIONS AGAINST CENTRAL [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: TY Lin International China (TYLI China),a U.S. bridge and transportation consulting firm, has used its position of being headquartered in Chongqing to great advantage, u [...]	2009-09-30 11:05:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EIND EINV ELTN ETRD PGOV CH
09CHENGDU218	SICHUAN QUAKE RECOVERY: MANY RURAL RESIDENTS STILL LACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite official Sichuan Province statistics claiming 97 percent of rural home rebuilding following last year's earthquake has been completed, a trip to the area in mid-September revealed a significant proportion of rural residents remain in temporary housing. Banners proclaimin [...]	2009-10-07 09:24:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ECON PGOV CH
09CHENGDU220	TIBET EXPERT ON BREAKDOWN IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH PRC; BEIJING [...] (C) Summary: Both the Dalai Lama and the PRC leadership are to blame for the breakdown in Tibetan-China negotiations, the Director of the Mountain Institute's China Program told us. This Amcit Director, a seasoned Chinese and Tibetan-speaker, said irredentist Tibetans fail both to focus on the [...]	2009-10-08 09:54:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI CH
09CHENGDU223	FRAUD SUMMARY - CHENGDU (APRIL TO SEPTEMBER 2009) [...] The Chengdu consular district covers Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou Provinces, the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR),and the Chongqing Municipality. The majority of the Consulate's NIV applicants hail from Chengdu, Chongqing and Kunming, followed by Guiyang and smaller cities and towns throughout th [...]	2009-10-09 04:55:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CH
09CHENGDU228	TIBETAN MONKS SAY VOA BROADCASTS ARE INFORMATION LIFELINE [...] (S) Summary: Chengdu ethnic Tibetan LES (strictly protect) in early October spent a week at Labrang Monastery in Gansu Province, visiting family and senior monks -- including the chief religious tutor to the Beijing-recognized 11th Panchen Lama. The tutor did not have a picture of the young P [...]	2009-10-15 09:20:00	Consulate Chengdu	SECRET	PHUM SOCI VOA CH
09CHENGDU230	TOP LAWYER USING YUNNAN ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS TO EXPAND [...] (C) Summary: An open-minded chief judge and new guidance for environmental courts make Yunnan Province the logical place to pursue public interest environmental litigation, one of China's top public interest lawyers said. Similar courts and early cases in Guizhou and Jiangsu have set new prece [...]	2009-10-16 05:06:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PGOV PHUM CH
09CHENGDU231	U.S. VENTURE SEEKS FOR-PROFIT RURAL HEALTH CLINIC NETWORK IN [...] (U) This cable contains business confidential information, not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: To address the lack of adequate rural healthcare in SW China, a U.S. firm seeks to establish a for-profit network of clinics using a telemedicine and "barefoot doctor" model bo [...]	2009-10-16 06:44:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PGOV SOCI CH
09CHENGDU232	CITIES OF CHONGQING AND CHENGDU: RIVALS AND BROTHERS [...] (U) Summary: Chongqing and Chengdu have a long history of rivalry, but are increasingly becoming part of a larger megalopolis. Chongqing's GDP growth was 12.5 percent in the first half of 2009, ranking it sixth among all provinces, and resulted from: construction of new economic and financial [...]	2009-10-16 09:31:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EAGR ELAB PGOV PINR CH
09CHENGDU237	WEN JIABAO ON DEVELOPING CHINA'S WESTERN PROVINCES: 10 YEARS [...] (U) Summary and Comment. Over the last 10 years, China's central government has made huge transfer payments and infrastructure investments that have helped 12 western provinces grow faster than its already booming coastal provinces, Premier Wen Jiabao said in an October 16 speech in Chengdu. [...]	2009-10-27 05:10:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN ENRG EMIN PGOV PREL CH
09CHENGDU247	TIBET: CLIMATE CHANGE, GREEN ENERGY, MINING, POACHING, AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Climate change is moving faster in Tibet than in other areas of China, and fastest at the highest elevations, leading the State Council to pass an ambitious plan for ecological protection earlier this year, Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) officials told us October 22 in Lhasa. G [...]	2009-11-06 02:47:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG ENRG EMIN EAGR CH
09CHENGDU248	TIBET PARTY OFFICIAL DERIDES DALAI LAMA, YET WELCOMES HIM [...] (C) Summary: The Dalai Lama bears exclusive responsibility for the breakdown in talks with PRC officials, which Beijing is open to resuming once the Dalai Lama abandons his "hidden agenda" for independence and accepts "history" that Tibet has always been a part of China, a Tibet Communist Party [...]	2009-11-06 07:33:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
09CHENGDU249	CHINA ENLISTS U.S. AEROSPACE SUBCONTRACTOR IN BID TO BEAT [...] (C) Summary: China is seeking the assistance of foreign aerospace companies to increase the international competitiveness of its new C919 passenger jet, due to come to market in 2016, that will compete with Boeing and Airbus. The Chinese lead firm for the project, Commercial Aircraft Corporat [...]	2009-11-06 07:58:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAIR EINV ETTC PREL PGOV TRGY CH
09CHENGDU251	TIBET VICE GOVERNOR: SLAMS DALAI LAMA, DENIES POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The Dalai Lama and his "clique" masterminded the "March 14" incident as part of a bid to take back feudal power in Tibet, Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) Vice Governor Wu Yingjie told Consul General October 20. The many people praying at temples in Lhasa testify to the government [...]	2009-11-09 06:36:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EINV EAGR SENV SOCI CH
09CHENGDU252	TIBET 15 YEARS LATER: CONGENOFF'S OBSERVATIONS OF CHANGING [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: ConGen Chengdu Officer visited Lhasa in mid-October for the first time since 1994, when he was a university student in religious studies (including Buddhism). This cable provides his informal vignettes of life in Lhasa. ConGenOff noted that Western tourists in Lhas [...]	2009-11-09 07:49:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI CH
09CHENGDU253	GUIZHOU COALMINE SAFETY MAKES PROGRESS, BUT REMAINS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Between 2003 and 2008, coalmine deaths in Guizhou - one of the poorest provinces in China - fell from 973 to 453, an industry regulator told Consul General November [...]	2009-11-09 09:41:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EMIN ECON PREL PGOV CH
09CHENGDU254	LHASA TECH COMPANY COMMERCIALIZES TIBETAN LANGUAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Tibet Luozang Digital S&T Co., founded by an ethnically Tibetan computer science professor at Tibet University, produces two innovative Tibetan-Chinese-English electronic dictionary and language learning machines. Professor Luozang, who holds four PRC patents on his elect [...]	2009-11-10 02:08:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR CH
09CHENGDU257	LHASA STORIES: MONK, CONSTRUCTION WORKER, WRITER, CAB [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with non-official Han and Tibetan residents of Lhasa reflect continuing tight government controls and the quiet determination of many Tibetans to remain loyal to their religious leader, the Dalai Lama. Young monks at Sera Monastery showed off a cell phone picture [...]	2009-11-13 02:00:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
09CHENGDU262	SW CHINA ELECTRONICS GIANT SETS SIGHTS ON U.S. MARKET, SEEKS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: Sichuan electronics giant Changhong recently told us success in the U.S. market, elusive up to now, would be a litmus test of its arrival as a major globa [...]	2009-11-18 07:48:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PGOV KIPR KNNP CH
09CHENGDU263	RED ALERT! U.S. DIPLOMATS VISIT (QUASI-) CLOSED CITY OF [...] (C) Summary and Comment. Consul General recently visited Mianyang, Sichuan Province's second largest city, and a "Science and Technology City" where Beijing carries out research for its nuclear weapons program. The city is also home to Changhong, a former military-industrial company that no [...]	2009-11-18 08:29:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON EINV SOCI CH
09CHENGDU264	CLIMATE CHANGE: UK EFFORTS IN SOUTHWEST CHINA TO ENCOURAGE A [...] (U) This message contains sensitive but unclassified information. Not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary. Chongqing leads SW China in moving towards a low-carbon economy, with Guizhou lagging furthest behind, a UK official told Consul General. Chongqing owes its lead [...]	2009-11-18 09:02:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID EFIN PREL PGOV PINR SENV KGHG
09CHENGDU270	FORMER PRESIDENT CARTER DISCUSSES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DURING [...] (U) The message contains sensitive but unclassified information. Not for distribution on the internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Former President Jimmy Carter, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, and officials from the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity, traveled to Sichuan Province November [...]	2009-11-29 01:38:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EAID ECON PGOV SOCI OVIP KPAO CH
09CHENGDU271	WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH
09CHENGDU272	WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH
09CHENGDU273	WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH
09CHENGDU274	WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH
09CHENGDU275	WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH
09CHENGDU276	WORLD BANK/IFC'S CHENGDU OFFICIALS ON STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Small business access to credit in China is a long-term, structural problem that 'is not going away for the next 10-20 years", a Chengdu-based official of the World Bank's [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH
09CHENGDU277	GUIZHOU PROVINCE: GREEN INITIATIVES BELIE ITS CONSERVATIVE [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Southwest China's Guizhou Province, an early adopter of Beijing's relatively new "Ecological Culture" policy, has become a leader on some environmental issues. Guiz [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL ECON EMIN SOCI CH
09CHENGDU279	GUIZHOU: POOR PROVINCE GROWS FASTER THAN NATIONAL AVERAGE; [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Introduction and Summary: Guizhou, an ethnically diverse province 92 percent covered by mountains, remains one of China's poorest. In two recent meetings, officials from the [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG PGOV SENV CH
09CHENGDU280	A TIBETAN ENGLISH TEACHER TALKS TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: A Tibetan English teacher, school principal, and amateur drama director discussed navigating Tibet's difficult political climate and introducing students to foreign cultures through English language instruction. Norbu once worked with foreign NGOs, but since friends in the Tibeta [...]	2009-11-30 17:19:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM SOCI VOA CH
09CHENGDU281	WORLD BANK/IFC ON RESURGENCE OF STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Chengdu IFC officials recently shared their assessment that state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been on the resurgence since well before the financial crisis. They parti [...]	2009-12-01 09:20:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN PGOV CH
09CHENGDU282	SW CHINA: BIG CITY GAY HIV PREVALENCE EXCEEDS TEN PERCENT [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information and is not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The HIV rate among gay men living in Chengdu, Guiyang, Kunming, and Chongqing exceeds 10 percent, according to a large nationwide survey conducted by the China Centers [...]	2009-12-02 07:21:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PGOV KHIV CH
09CHENGDU283	TIBET: NEPAL SEEKS INCREASED PRC TRADE/AID/TRANSPORT LINKS [...] (SBU) Summary: Nepal seeks to be a transit point between India and China and hopes to see increased development assistance and investment from the PRC, Nepalese Consul General in Lhasa told CG recently during a visit to the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR). Nepal seeks lower content requirement [...]	2009-12-02 07:46:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ECON ETRD EAID EINV ELTN SOCI NP CH
09CHENGDU285	GUIYANG HOPES ARE HIGH UNDER ENTHUSIASTIC LEADER; [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Brimming with confidence, Guiyang Vice-Mayor Li Zhong told Consul General recently that his city -- long the isolated capital of one of China's poorest provinces -- wo [...]	2009-12-04 00:15:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV ELTN SOCI CH
09CHENGDU288	TIBET: RELIGION MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS EXPLAIN THEIR SYSTEM [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information and is not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Tibetan Autonomous Region's (TAR) Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau recently presented to Consul General in Lhasa the strictly Chinese government, official view [...]	2009-12-07 07:58:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SOCI CH
09CHENGDU289	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN CHINA: CASE STUDY OF RURAL JINTANG [...] (U) This message is contains sensitive but unclassified information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Sichuan's rural Jintang County has a small Protestant community of 1000 persons organized under one "patriotic" church (a legally registered religious venue),with [...]	2009-12-07 08:49:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ECON SOCI CH
09CHENGDU293	GUIZHOU HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRENDS MIRROR THOSE OF YUNNAN, [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Human trafficking patterns in Guizhou are very similar to neighboring Yunnan province, and are dominated by forced marriages and illegal adoptions, Guizhou Public Secu [...]	2009-12-08 09:46:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SNAR KTIP KWMN CH
09CHENGDU294	KUNMING PHARMACEUTICAL CHIEF CLAIMS CHINESE IPR IS STRONG; [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary. Chinese intellectual property rights (IPR) have strengthened considerably in the last 10 years, the chairman of a New York AMEX-listed, Chinese pharmaceutical compan [...]	2009-12-09 00:02:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KIPR CH
09CHENGDU295	MANY PANDA TWINS FLOURISH AT NEW YA'AN BREEDING CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Sixteen baby pandas were born this year at the Ya'an Panda Breeding Center, successor to the earthquake-devastated Wolong Panda Breeding Center, which will reopen in 2012. Deputy Chief Engineer Huang Yan of the China Panda Preservation Research Center, who is the science and [...]	2009-12-09 05:08:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO CH
09CHENGDU304	SICHUAN QUAKE DONATIONS DEMONSTRATE GREEN BUILDING [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Guangyuan, one of Sichuan's poorest prefectures, is the site for a demonstration of earthquake resistant, environmentally friendly bamboo shelters. The standards being [...]	2009-12-14 23:32:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAID ECON PGOV CH
09CHENGDU305	TIBET: TAR JUSTICE SERVES THE PARTY, SOCIALISM, AND UNITY [...] (U) This message contains sensitive but unclassified information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Deputy Director of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) Justice Bureau recently outlined to Consul General the TAR prison system, reeducation-through-labor system, and [...]	2009-12-15 06:04:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CH
09CHENGDU307	DRC PROVIDES SICHUAN DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information -- not for distribution on the internet. 2. (U) Summary: Sichuan's Development and Reform Commission (SDRC) expects that the province will meet ambitious 2009 growth targets following a decade of 10 percent annual growth. O [...]	2009-12-15 07:06:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN SENV KGHG PGOV PINR CH
09CHENGDU31	SOUTHWEST CHINA: VISITING GUIZHOU'S MIAO MINORITY [...] (C) Summary: A recent trip with an ethnic Miao anthropologist to his home in the Miao/Hmong heartland of Guizhou, China's poorest province, provided an interesting window on rapid changes currently underway in rural areas of the region. Large government and private investments in tourist dev [...]	2009-02-17 05:28:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI CH
09CHENGDU310	SW CHINA CITY SEEKS TO BECOME MAJOR TRANSPORTATION HUB -- [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary. Leshan officials told Consul General that currently planned infrastructure projects would transform the city into a transportation and industrial hub for southwest C [...]	2009-12-17 04:58:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ELTN EAIR EWWT ETRD SENV PGOV CH
09CHENGDU311	TIBET: LOCAL AUTHORITIES MOVE TO RESTORE GRASSLANDS, BUT [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Director General of the Animal Husbandry Bureau in Lhoka Prefecture said recently that suitable grasslands for grazing animals were becoming increasingly scarce. [...]	2009-12-17 22:32:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV PINR SENV CH
09CHENGDU315	TIBET PARTY LINE PITFALL: "TIBET HAS BEEN PART OF CHINA [...] (U) This message contains sensitive but unclassified information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: The politically charged historical statement "Tibet has been part of China since ancient times" has been widely used in the PRC media and officials since 2008 and became [...]	2009-12-18 09:39:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KPAS VOA CH
09CHENGDU319	SEMICONDUCTOR FIRM IN SW CHINA SEES RISING COMPETITION FOR [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Leshan-Phoenix Semiconductor (LPS),a joint venture between U.S. ON Semiconductor (ONS) and Leshan Radio Company, says that attracting and retaining the engineers nee [...]	2009-12-24 10:24:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EINV EIND ETRD PGOV CH
09CHENGDU35	ECONOMIC DOWNTURN POTENTIALLY SPURRING SOUTHWEST CHINA'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recently learned from local NGO and academic contacts that the economic downturn appears to be pushing Yunnan's provincial government to move forward with hydropower projects on the Nu River, previously put on hold by the central government, as a means to funnel government i [...]	2009-02-19 07:48:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SENV CH
09CHENGDU69	YUNNAN'S ROCKY INTERNATIONAL ROADS HAMPER ACCESS TO SE [...] (C) Summary: Road links from Southwest China's Sichuan province through Yunnan Province to Southeast Asia have not yet developed to the point where motorists can count on these highways for safe and reliable passage south. Problems of highway finance in Yunnan Province, corruption, poor work [...]	2009-04-21 06:23:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ASEC PGOV
09CHENGDU71	SICHUAN FACES RETURNING MIGRANT WORKER TIDE [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-28 07:11:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB SOCI CH
09CHENGDU81	CONNECTING THE SOUTHWEST: SICHUAN'S NEW ROADS PAVED WITH [...] (SBU) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information -- not for distribution on the internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Economic stimulus and earthquake reconstruction money will fund rapid transportation network expansion in Southwest China's Sichuan province over the next thr [...]	2009-05-13 05:49:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV CH
09CHENGDU87	TIBETAN LANGUAGE INTERNET IN THE PRC [...] (SBU) Summary: The nascent growth of Tibetan language internet in China slowed with the closure of several websites and detention of Tibetan e-activists over the past year. Tibetan language email and websites are nevertheless becoming increasingly popular among students and intellectuals, low [...]	2009-05-22 04:49:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI EINT CH
09CHENGDU90	SICHUAN QUAKE RECOVERY UPDATE: RAPID RECONSTRUCTION [...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Spurred by the central government's goal of moving displaced quake victims into permanent housing by the end of 2009, reconstruction in the earthquake zone has signi [...]	2009-05-26 09:41:00	Consulate Chengdu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ECON PGOV CH
09CHENGDU99	SOUTHWEST CHINA: LOCAL SCHOLAR ON TIANANMEN ANNIVERSARY AND [...] (C) Summary: Indicating that controls over media in Sichuan Province have notably increased over the past year, a senior-level Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences (SASS) researcher described how Communist Party officials applied additional pressure on him and other independent website editors [...]	2009-06-04 06:58:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KPAO SOCI CH
09CHENNAI104	BHARAT BALLOT 09: KERALA CATHOLIC LEADERS URGE FLOCK TO [...] (SBU) Summary: During Sunday services Catholic priests across Kerala read a pastoral letter to their congregants that essentially told them to vote against the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) and its allies in the Left Democratic Front (LDF). The pastoral letter was just the latest [...]	2009-04-06 05:33:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN
09CHENNAI107	BHARAT BALLOT 09: ALLIANCE ARITHMETIC IS A KEY FACTOR IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: No single party is likely to win a majority of the seats in India's parliament in the upcoming elections. As a result, whichever party ultimately forms the next government will need to do so by building a coalition government. This cable outlines the broad features of allianc [...]	2009-04-08 06:53:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN
09CHENNAI116	BHARAT BALLOT 09: BJP SITTING PRETTY IN KARNATAKA [...] Summary: On April 23 voters in seventeen districts of the southern state of Karnataka will cast their votes in the state's first phase of voting in India's national elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did exceptionally well in 2004, winning eighteen seats. Congress came in second with [...]	2009-04-23 21:46:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF OTRA IN
09CHENNAI13	Kerala Field Investigations Yield Low Fraud, but Good [...] Summary. While Post frequently reports on H-1B fraud trends in Hyderabad and Bangalore, the state of Kerala, on India's southwest coast, deserves attention as the primary source of immigrant visa applicants in South India. On a recent field investigation trip throughout the state, an FPU team [...]	2009-01-16 05:12:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CVIS KFRD CMGT IN KOCI
09CHENNAI151	TAMIL NADU QUIET AFTER PRABHAKARAN'S DEATH [...] (SBU) Summary. Mixed but moderate responses in Tamil Nadu followed the news of the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),from relief to indifference to occasional outright denial. Despite the efforts of political parties to turn concern over [...]	2009-05-22 05:22:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL IN ASEC CE
09CHENNAI157	Over Half of Tibetan Visitors from India Overstay Visas [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission India recently conducted a validation study of the 496 B1/B2 tourist visas granted in CY-2007 and CY-2008 to stateless individuals carrying Indian-issued identity papers. All butQ of those applicants was Tibetan. Over half of these travelers appear to be potential overs [...]	2009-05-26 23:17:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS ASEC PHUM PREL PREF IN
09CHENNAI158	Mission India FY08 Visa Referral Validation Study [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission India recently conducted a validation study of all 1,408 approved non-immigrant visa applicants who utilized the visa referral program in FY2008 in New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata. The study showed that 99.4 percent of the visa recipients have entered and depart [...]	2009-05-27 02:12:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC IN
09CHENNAI185	BHARAT BALLOT 09: TAMIL NADU ANALYSIS: CONGRESS-DMK [...] (SBU) Summary: The alliance between the Congress Party and the regional DMK party surprised nearly all observers by winning a thumping victory in Tamil Nadu in the recent parliamentary elections. Most commentators expected an opposition led by an alliance of regional and communist parties to [...]	2009-06-15 00:16:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN
09CHENNAI278	BY-ELECTIONS SEND MIXED POLITICAL SIGNALS IN SOUTH INDIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka held by-elections on August 18 to fill five legislative assembly seats in each state. Tamil Nadu's ruling alliance of the DMK and Congress parties stomped the opposition, winning all five seats handily. In Karnataka, the BJP increased its [...]	2009-08-27 05:32:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IN
09CHENNAI306	India Biannual Fraud Update [...] India-wide consular operations are among the busiest in the world. In FY-2008, Mission India processed more than 756,000 non-immigrant visa applications and 27,000 immigrant visa applications. While the majority of applicants from India are bona fide travelers and migrants, the volume of frau [...]	2009-10-13 01:10:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC IN
09CHENNAI317	SRI LANKAN REFUGEES IN INDIA UNLIKELY TO RETURN ANYTIME [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and cessation of hostilities in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan refugees in Tamil Nadu are unlikely to return to their homeland anytime soon. Release of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from confinement in IDP camps is a [...]	2009-10-30 05:03:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PGOV PTER PHUM SOCI IN CE
09CHENNAI319	COCHIN PORT SEEKS TO EAT COLOMBO'S LUNCH [...] (U) Summary: The Port of Cochin, located on India's southwest coast, is expanding in an ambitious attempt to alter shipping patterns in the region. Seventy-five percent of the containers that reach India's ports are trans-shipped via other (non-Indian) ports, and the Port of Cochin is hoping t [...]	2009-11-06 05:11:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EWWT PGOV PREL IN CE
09CHENNAI327	SOUTH INDIA'S FIRST BJP GOVERNMENT MUDDLES THROUGH A [...] (SBU) Summary: South India's first state government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) teetered on the verge of collapse for nearly two weeks as Karnataka's Chief Minister fought off attempts by the Tourism Minister to unseat him. National-level BJP authorities brokered a truce on Novemb [...]	2009-11-12 07:57:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF IN
09CHENNAI53	MAOISTS SUFFER FURTHER BLOW IN ANDHRA PRADESH [...] (SBU) Konapuri Ilaiah ,former Secretary of the Andhra Pradesh State Committee (APSC) of India's indigenous Maoist insurgency (also known as Naxalites),surrendered to police on February 15, allegedly because of his ill health. Deputy Inspector General of the Special Intelligence Branch B. Shiv [...]	2009-02-24 06:48:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM IN
09CHENNAI59	BHARAT BALLOT O9: SRI LANKA BECOMES AN ELECTION ISSUE, WILL [...] (C) Summary: Increasingly harsh coverage of the war in Sri Lanka in the Tamil Nadu press has shifted public opinion in the state. Expressions of support for the LTTE, once limited to the fringe of the state's politics, are becoming more commonplace. Representatives of an umbrella organizatio [...]	2009-02-27 01:48:00	Consulate Chennai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CE IN
09CHENNAI66	BHARAT BALLOT 09: KERALA CPM STILL FLOUNDERING [...] (SBU) Summary: Voters in Kerala are increasingly dissatisfied with the state's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) in the run-up to the national election. The Kerala CPM has been gripped by a personal dispute between its two senior-most members, the Chief Minister and the party chief [...]	2009-03-06 00:20:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM IN
09CHENNAI7	INDIAN COMPUTER GIANT ADMITS COOKING THE BOOKS [...] (U) Summary: The chairman and founder of Satyam Computers Limited, one of India's premier information technology (IT) firms, admitted in a resignation letter on January 7 to committing large-scale fraud. The admission was the most recent in a series of blows that has seen the company's stock [...]	2009-01-09 05:53:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV KCRM IN
09CHENNAI70	BHARAT BALLOT 09: SETTING THE SCENE FOR SOUTH INDIA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the Election Commission's announcement of national election dates (April 16 - May 13),we have composed brief political scenesetters for the four South Indian states: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. These four states, with a combined population of r [...]	2009-03-09 08:04:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM IN
09CHENNAI76	BHARAT BALLOT 09: MARCH 12 SOUTHERN SNAPSHOTS [...] (U) Below is a compilation of election highlights from Consulate General Chennai that did not feature in our other reporting on India's upcoming elections: -- Tamil Nadu: Congress/DMK partnership set to reprise 2004's grand alliance? -- Tamil Nadu: a brief fast for Sri Lankan Tamils [...]	2009-03-12 07:47:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM KDEM IN
09CHENNAI77	India Semi-Annual Fraud Update [...] India-wide consular operations are among the busiest in the world. In FY-2008, Mission India processed more than 756,000 non-immigrant visa applications and 27,000 immigrant visa applications. The majority of applicants from India are bona fide travelers and migrants. Despite a relatively lo [...]	2009-03-13 07:37:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC IN
09CHENNAI83	WOMEN IN INDIA: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT THROUGH [...] Summary: Self-help groups are at the vanguard of women's empowerment in South India. Small groups of women organized by government and non-governmental organizations encourage poor women to pool funds and allow them to access loans from the formal banking sector. In so doing, the groups aff [...]	2009-03-20 00:39:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KDEM IN
09CHENNAI94	BHARAT BALLOT 09: KERALA COMMUNISTS TURN TO CONTROVERSIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Kerala's ruling party, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM),has made a tactical alliance with a controversial Islamic leader, Abdul Nasser Madhani. Beset by internal problems -- both within the party and its coalition -- the CPM is featuring Madhani on the campaign tra [...]	2009-03-31 04:04:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER KDEM IN
09CHIANGMAI10	IN NORTH, PRO-THAKSIN VOTE DROPS SHARPLY AS VOTES FOR [...] (U) In January 11 by-elections in two northern constituencies, the Democrat Party (DP),the largest party in the new governing coalition, garnered over 40,000 more votes than it did in the 2007 national elections in the same two districts. Despite this increase, the pro-Thaksin Puea Thai Par [...]	2009-01-15 09:19:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
09CHIANGMAI100	RUBBER GROWS INTO NEW CASH CROP IN THAILAND'S NORTH [...] As southern China's appetite for raw materials continues to grow, northern Thailand's agricultural sector is adapting by expanding rubber production, which is a traditional sector of southern Thailand. After a significant effort to expand the area of rubber-producing land in the north under fo [...]	2009-07-14 10:11:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PGOV PTER TH
09CHIANGMAI103	HMONG IN NORTHERN THAILAND ARE ASSIMILATING AND NETWORKING [...] (U) Over the past twenty years, the Hmong in northern Thailand have accepted a sedentary lifestyle and continue to assimilate into Thai society. Today, there are many agricultural Hmong communities in northern Thailand where trade in handicrafts and other products is growing. These Thai-Hm [...]	2009-07-17 01:56:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECIN ECPS EINT EIND ELAB ETRD EINV PHUM
09CHIANGMAI107	BURMA: FIGHTERS DEFECT TO KNU; OFFENSIVE UNLIKELY FOR NOW [...] (C) Contrary to what the Karen National Union (KNU -- an armed resistance group operating along the Thai-Burma border) reported last week, Thai authorities assert that a renewed offensive by the Burmese regime and its proxy -- the DKBA (Democratic Karen Buddhist Army) is unlikely in the immedi [...]	2009-07-22 06:18:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS BM TH
09CHIANGMAI109	IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN: HILL TRIBES, ENVIRONMENTALISM, [...] (SBU) In northern Thailand, differing opinions of environmental cause and effect have led to highly charged debates about forest management policies, often pitting "conservationists" against agriculturally-dependent ethnic hill tribe minorities and their supporters. The Royal Forest Departm [...]	2009-07-24 09:55:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON EAGR EAID ELAB SENV TH
09CHIANGMAI11	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: STALLED PEACE DIALOGUE AWAITS SIGNAL [...] (S) Mark Tamthai, former RTG point-man for secret talks with southern insurgents, has expressed cautious optimism that the peace dialogue might be resumed under the new Democrat Party-led government. He told CG January 14 that PM Abhisit has asked if he would be willing to resume his former r [...]	2009-01-22 05:35:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH MY ID
09CHIANGMAI114	GOING "GREEN" TO EARN GREEN: CONSERVATION POLICIES USED TO [...] (SBU) In the past, the Thai Royal Forest Department (RFD) has encouraged and, sometimes forced, upland dwellers to resettle outside of highly valued national parks and protected forests. Recently, NGOs have begun to worry that carbon trading initiatives designed to slow climate change will [...]	2009-07-30 02:48:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON EAGR EAID ELAB SENV TH
09CHIANGMAI115	LAND CRUNCH AND AGRIBUSINESSES HURT HIGHLAND AGRICULTURE AND [...] (SBU) Agriculturally-dependent hill tribe people, as well as other upland farmers, face increasing pressures stemming from a general shortage of available agricultural land, problematic development policies, and the growth of agribusinesses in northern Thailand. In recent years, development p [...]	2009-08-03 02:23:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM ECON EAGR EAID ELAB SENV TH
09CHIANGMAI132	REDSHIRTS, YELLOWSHIRTS DOWNPLAY RECONCILIATION CALL [...] (SBU) According to both anti-government redshirt and anti-Thaksin yellowshirt groups based in Chiang Mai, the joint private sector-academic community's call for political reconciliation to facilitate economic recovery issued in August was "misdirected" and does not carry any weight. While bot [...]	2009-09-18 07:18:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PHUM TH
09CHIANGMAI136	BURMA: A KNU PERSPECTIVE ON ETHNICS, PEACE TALKS [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion on September 17, Ner Da Mya, the son of late Karen National Union (KNU) Chairman General Bo Mya, told us that despite the KNU's militarily weakened state, conflict in Karen State could go on for years. He added that the prospect of peace talks between the Burm [...]	2009-09-25 09:06:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM BM TH
09CHIANGMAI138	RED-SHIRTS, YELLOW-SHIRTS BEGIN DIALOGUE [...] (C) Spurred on by a U.S. speaker program that focused on the role of opposition political parties and non-party actors (Ref B),members of red-shirt and yellow-shirt groups in Chiang Mai held an initial meeting on September 23 to iron out some differences and search for common ground. Though [...]	2009-09-29 09:51:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI KDEM PROP TH
09CHIANGMAI145	SOUTHERN THAILAND: PM PUSHES SECRET DIALOGUE, BUT IT WON'T [...] (S) The recently renewed secret peace dialogue between the RTG and southern insurgents is - despite strong support from PM Abhisit - making little progress, according to sources involved in the talks. The two biggest confidence-building measures on the table - investigation of the June 8 mosq [...]	2009-10-07 04:19:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PTER TH
09CHIANGMAI151	BURMA: MORE REACTION TO USG POLICY REVIEW [...] (C) Former Thai Ambassador to Burma Poksak Nilibul told P/E Chief on October 5 he welcomed U.S. engagement, but opined that regardless of what policy the U.S. adopted, the Burmese regime would always have the upper hand. The U.S. should work collectively with ASEAN and other interested player [...]	2009-10-13 09:48:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM TH
09CHIANGMAI171	SOUTHERN THAILAND: SKEPTICAL ARMY LEADERSHIP STEPPING [...] (S) PM Abhisit appears to be bringing a skeptical Thai military leadership more fully on board with his policy to resume a secret dialogue with insurgents as a means to resolve the long-running ethnic Malay Muslim insurgency in the country's deep south. At an Abhisit-chaired November 2 meetin [...]	2009-11-13 07:08:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM PTER TH MY
09CHIANGMAI172	RED-SHIRTS CALL FOR U.S. TO BOYCOTT RTG [...] (SBU) Capitalizing on the on-going visit to Chiang Mai of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, over 50 members of red-shirt groups protested in front of Consulate Chiang Mai on November 16, strongly criticizing the current Royal Thai Government (RTG),and asking the U.S. to "boycott and not sup [...]	2009-11-16 09:50:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC TH
09CHIANGMAI173	NORTHERN RED-YELLOW DIALOGUE EXPANDS TO INCLUDE GOVERNMENT, [...] (SBU) The low-key dialogue launched in recent months by local red-shirt and yellow-shirt groups, aimed at lowering the political temperature in Chiang Mai, continues to gain legs. Spurred on by positive media coverage and the constructive roles in the process played by academics and business [...]	2009-11-19 08:08:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
09CHIANGMAI177	THOUGH PESSIMISTIC ABOUT OUTCOMES, IRRAWADDY STAFF PRAISE [...] (C) In a discussion with The Ambassador on November 18, staff at the Irrawaddy Magazine - the most widely-read Burmese exile media outfit - praised the conclusions of the U.S. policy review on Burma, while simultaneously expressing skepticism the GoB would take steps to address core U.S. conce [...]	2009-11-25 07:17:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BM TH
09CHIANGMAI178	PM'S PLANNED NOV. 29 VISIT GALVANIZES RED-SHIRTS TO ACT IN [...] (C) In the wake of anti-government red-shirt rhetoric tantamount to death threats against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, red-shirts and supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin are gearing up for a potential showdown with security forces in Chiang Mai during Prime Minister Abhisit's plan [...]	2009-11-25 11:10:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM CASC ASEC TH

09CHIANGMAI18	TOUGHER TIMES AHEAD FOR PRO-THAKSIN FORCES IN NORTH [...] (SBU) Despite reports from multiple sources of a decline in their support base, pro-Thaksin "redshirt" groups in northern Thailand continue to intimidate officials and supporters of the present government, even when they travel to northern Thailand on personal business. In the latest spate of [...]	2009-02-02 08:33:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PROP TH
09CHIANGMAI184	SOUTHERN THAILAND: READOUT ON ABHISIT-NAJIB, LOCAL [...] (S) During a joint visit to southern Thailand by the Thai and Malaysian Prime Ministers, PM Abhisit reportedly raised with PM Najib - indirectly - RTG concern over official Malaysian pressure on Malaysia-based insurgent leaders involved in secret peace talks with the RTG. In a post-Najib-visi [...]	2009-12-21 06:24:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PTER TH MY
09CHIANGMAI28	AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS U.S. "SOFT POWER" IN VISIT TO NORTHERN [...] (U) The Ambassador's February 17-20 visit to four northern provinces highlighted the array of "soft power" tools the USG brings to bear in its 175-year-old relationship with Thailand. After opening the visit by participating in the closing ceremony of the 28th annual Cobra Gold military exerci [...]	2009-02-26 07:39:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PREF PHUM ECON SCUL KPAO TH
09CHIANGMAI32	REDS SPOIL TWO RALLIES, CANCEL ONE OF THEIR OWN [...] (SBU) The last two weeks of February saw a flurry of activity by pro-Thaksin "redshirt" groups in two northern provinces. The leading Rak Chiang Mai 51 (RCM51) group disrupted the rallies of two apolitical groups (corn farmers and gay activists),and redshirts cancelled a rally due to infigh [...]	2009-03-05 06:43:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS TH
09CHIANGMAI39	HOLLYWOOD, BOLLYWOOD...CNX-WOOD? U.S. FIRM LAYS PLANS FOR [...] U.S.-based Creative Kingdom International (CKI) has announced unofficial plans to establish a "movie city" near Chiang Mai, with the aim of developing the area as a filmmaking and entertainment production center in Asia. After five years of slowly and quietly expanding its investment in Chiang [...]	2009-03-19 02:08:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EINT BTIO SCUL TH
09CHIANGMAI58	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: INSURGENT LEADERS PRESS AHEAD ON PLAN TO [...] (S) Mark Tamthai, former RTG point-man for secret talks with southern insurgents, reports that militant leaders continue to meet among themselves to flesh out a proposal they aim to present as a basis for resuming direct dialogue with the RTG. He told CG April 28 that this effort, now broadene [...]	2009-04-29 02:42:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09CHIANGMAI59	COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS REMAIN OPEN; REDSHIRT LEADERS TURN [...] (SBU) Though raided on April 17 and ordered to cease politically-charged broadcasts that could incite violence by the Provincial Government, pro-redshirt community radio stations in Chiang Mai continue to broadcast under the terms of an MOU negotiated with Provincial authorities. In a separat [...]	2009-04-30 03:34:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV SCUL PROP ECPS SOCI TH
09CHIANGMAI60	STATE DEPT GRANTEE HIGHLIGHTS RISKS OF TRAFFICKING TO [...] (SBU) Consulate staff spent the night in a hill tribe village April 7-8 to monitor an NGO's implementation of a $20,000 grant it had received from the Department's Women's Issues Fund to conduct anti-trafficking-in-persons campaigns. Village authorities and the NGO have different views of the [...]	2009-04-30 09:45:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KWMN PHUM TH
09CHIANGMAI61	BURMA: KNU ON PEACE TALKS, POLITICAL GOALS, BORDER [...] (C) The Karen National Union (KNU),which has been in a protracted military conflict with the Burmese regime, has two preconditions for peace talks with the GoB: the talks must be held in a third country, and the KNU must negotiate with a regime leader. The KNU wants to see the establishment [...]	2009-05-01 03:30:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM BM TH
09CHIANGMAI70	GAO TEAM TOLD THAT MOST BURMESE STONES SMUGGLED [...] (SBU) Most Thai gem traders do not buy from the Burmese Government auction; the number of Burmese rubies sold in Thailand is declining; the highest value Burmese gems are smuggled out of Burma illegally; small Burmese traders and Thai cutting/polishing/finishing operations are suffering the mo [...]	2009-06-03 06:36:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	EMIN ETRD ECON PGOV PREL BM CH XA TH
09CHIANGMAI74	WHILE THAILAND BEGS FOR FDI, NORTHERN INVESTORS VOICE [...] Amid a downward trend of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Thailand and the northern region in particular, the Board of Investment (BOI) expressed Thailand's thirst for a new wave of foreign capital by highlighting a range of incentives for new investment to an audience of foreign business own [...]	2009-06-04 07:52:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV BTIO EIND ECON TH
09CHIANGMAI75	NGOS ASSIST HILL TRIBES IN DIVERSE WAYS, BUT CAPACITY [...] (U) Although the Royal Thai Government (RTG) passed two laws in 2008 that improved citizenship eligibility, stateless persons living in northern Thailand still face a host of legal, administrative, and practical obstacles to citizenship. Recognizing the many disadvantages confronting statele [...]	2009-06-04 09:49:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM ECON SMIG PREF PREL KWMN BM TH
09CHIANGMAI80	FIGHTING WANING; DISPLACES 4,000 [...] (C) As fighting between the anti-Burmese regime Karen National Union (KNU) and combined forces of its rival Karen Democratic Buddhist Army (DKBA) and Burma Army wanes, the humanitarian consequences are becoming clearer. Approximately 4,000 displaced persons have fled into Thailand, and are in [...]	2009-06-18 09:42:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF MOPS BM TH
09CHIANGMAI89	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: POSSIBLE RESUMPTION OF SECRET DIALOGUE [...] (S) Mark Tamthai, former RTG point-man for secret talks with southern insurgents, sees a potential silver lining in the recent surge in violence in southern Thailand following the June 8 mosque killings and subsequent reprisals. He told CG June 24 that the uptick in violence and the military' [...]	2009-06-25 09:06:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER TH
09CHIANGMAI91	ASEAN MPS HEADLINE ASSK BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION [...] (U) Four members of the ASEAN Inter Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) called for tougher action against Burma by Thailand and other ASEAN nations at a June 19 event jointly hosted by Chiang Mai University to mark Aung San Suu Kyi's 64th birthday. Atypically for Burma events here, a large p [...]	2009-07-02 06:55:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM TH BM RP MY SN
09CHIANGMAI94	BURMA: KNU REPORTS BURMA ARMY MAY RESUME ATTACKS IN KAREN [...] (C) The Burma Army (BA) and Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA -- a pro-Burmese regime splinter group) may be preparing to renew their offensive against the KNU (Karen National Union -- a group engaged in armed resistance against the Burmese regime),according to KNU contacts. The sources s [...]	2009-07-08 10:21:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PREF PHUM BM TH
09CHIANGMAI98	LOWER NORTH ECONOMIES CONTRACTING; POLITICAL DIVIDES [...] (SBU) The economy in Phitsanulok remains stable, providing a solid economic foundation for the region, despite the global economic crisis causing many workers to return to the lower north. Although the agricultural sector in the region's economic hub of Phitsanulok is reportedly accommodating [...]	2009-07-13 09:47:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ECIN EFIN ELAB PGOV SNAR SMIG SOCI TH
09CHISINAU1000	DASD WALLANDER DISCUSSES TRANSNISTRIA [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Wallander and the Ambassador met with former Minister of Reintegration Vitalie Sova on December 11 to discuss the current situation in Transnistria. Sova stressed U.S. and Russian engagement are the key to a solution to the conflict, noting [...]	2009-12-30 05:53:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR RS MD
09CHISINAU108	MOLDOVA: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-18 06:55:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KTIP KWMN MD PGOV PHUM SMIG
09CHISINAU123	Judge Pantiru-in Romania since 2001 [...] (SBU) Post's response to reftel request for information on Tudor Pantiru, candidate for the UN Appeals Tribunal, is given below. 2. (SBU) Judge Pantiru left his position with the European Court of Human Rights in 2001, when the present Party of Communists government took office, and now live [...]	2009-02-24 09:16:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ACABQ AORC APER KUNR PREL UNGA MD RO
09CHISINAU132	SMIRNOV IN A SNIT AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: It appears that EU and U.S. relations with Transnistria are now going to take a turn for the worse. In a February 19 meeting, Ukrainian Ambassador Pirozhkov briefed us on his meeting the previous day with Transnistrian leader Smirnov. Apparently angered by the EU's recent anno [...]	2009-02-26 13:29:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS UP MD
09CHISINAU142	SOVA DESCRIBES LAVROV'S VISIT TO CHISINAU [...] (C) Summary: In a February 25 meeting, Minister for Reintegration Sova briefed Ambassador on the outcomes of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's February 23-24 visit to Chisinau. He said that Lavrov's visit had taken place in a positive, calm atmosphere, with no difficult issues pressed. Sova [...]	2009-02-27 14:53:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS RU MD
09CHISINAU212	VORONIN SUGGESTS RUSSIA READY FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a March 19 private meeting with the Ambassador, President Voronin said he believed that the Russians wanted to be rid of the Transnistria frozen conflict. If Secretary Clinton or President Obama raised Transnistria with Russia as part of "reset" bilateral relations, Voronin [...]	2009-03-19 15:33:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS RS MD
09CHISINAU221	MFA ASKS AMBASSASDOR NOT TO GO TO [...] (C) Summary: On March 23 MFA Americas Desk Officer Mariana Roibo called on Pol/Econ Section Chief to deliver points on two issues. The MFA requested that the Ambassador not travel to Iasi, Romania, to attend the Moldova's Black Sea Conference on March 27. Participation on that date (which [...]	2009-03-23 15:04:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RO MD
09CHISINAU227	MOLDOVA SUCCUMBS TO ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: After the GOM's initial confidence that Moldova might ride out the global financial storm (backed by positive economic figures for 2008),more recent news about a slowdown in imports, exports and remittances forebodes gloom for 2009. The International Monetary Fund now projec [...]	2009-03-25 13:29:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB MD
09CHISINAU264	Fraud Summary - Chisinau: September 2008 -February 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-01 07:59:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KTIP MD
09CHISINAU271	WHY COMMUNISTS AND LIBERALS SHARE THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Domestic social problems have been the main focus of campaign discussions. The global economic crisis and its impact on the Moldovan economy has proven a largely irrelevant issue on the parties' electoral agenda. Since almost all parties share the same position on foreign po [...]	2009-04-03 15:18:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL MD
09CHISINAU273	Post Meets Disaffected Politicians in All [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to the April 5 parliamentary elections in Moldova, Pol/Econ officers visited all 32 raions to meet members of political parties and to assess the overall conduct of the campaign. The political parties all reported that they had been actively engaged in reaching o [...]	2009-04-03 15:56:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MD
09CHISINAU283	JOINT DECLARATION 2-PLUS-1: MISTAKES WERE [...] (C) Summary: Minister for Reintegration Vasile Sova and former Presidential Advisor Marc Tkaciuk called on Ambassador on March 24, upon instructions from President Voronin, to provide further explanation about the March 18 2-plus-1 meeting and the Joint Declaration. It is not patently clear [...]	2009-04-07 14:48:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RO MD
09CHISINAU288	PROTESTS PEACEFUL, FOCUS TURNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Political protest continued April 8, but the crowd remained peaceful, and was much smaller than the previous day. Speeches and slogans continued, but to a much smaller crowd in a relaxed atmosphere. The focus has now turned from the streets to political accusations. Both R [...]	2009-04-08 16:28:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM MD RO
09CHISINAU294	NO DEMONSTRATIONS JUST [...] (SBU) Summary: Demonstrations abated on April 9, with no more than a few hundred gathered in front of the main government building. However, the city continued to be tense with anticipation, as further demonstrations are being planned for April 10 and April 12. The government has been imp [...]	2009-04-10 15:27:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU296	GOVERNMENT USING INTIMIDATION [...] (SBU) Summary: President Voronin's crackdown on student rioters, journalists, and other outspoken critics of the government over the last two days has created a sense of fear among potential demonstrators. Cyberspace messages cautioned demonstrators not to go downtown because they risked a [...]	2009-04-10 15:52:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU301	SOME 10,000 GATHER FOR PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday April 12 an estimated 7-10,000 people gathered for a peaceful demonstration in support of the opposition. The demands have largely shifted from the initial elections-related demands to concerns for the well-being of those arrested in connection with the violent Apri [...]	2009-04-13 14:59:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU302	MOLDOVA FACING CHALLENGES TO INSTALLING A [...] (SBU) Summary: With the immediate threat of street violence diminished, Moldova continues to face a political crisis which will preserve a state of uncertainty until the vote recount is finished, the Parliament meets and a new President and Cabinet is put in place. Parliament faces signific [...]	2009-04-14 06:03:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU305	AMBASSADOR RAISES TORTURE CONCERNS WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: In an April 14 meeting Ambassador Chaudhry raised his concerns with Prime Minister Greceanii about the reports of harsh treatment of those participants in the April 7 demonstrations who had been arrested. The Ambassador stressed USG abhorrence of violence and underlined that any [...]	2009-04-14 15:54:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RO MD
09CHISINAU317	ELECTION RECOUNT, VOTER LIST [...] (C) Summary: A comprehensive recount of ballots cast in Moldova's parliamentary elections began on April 15. As of late afternoon April 16 results were still being tallied, and final results may be announced either on April 17 or after the (Easter) weekend. Leaders of the three opposition [...]	2009-04-16 16:44:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU331	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MEDIA REPS TO HEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with a group of journalists and representatives of independent media outlets on April 17 at their request to hear their concerns regarding recent actions of law enforcement bodies against independent media, such as intimidation, detention and beatings of jour [...]	2009-04-28 05:42:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO MD
09CHISINAU337	POST-ELECTION HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Numerous reports have documented human rights concerns about arrests in connection with the violent April 7 demonstrations and beatings of those detained. The Ministry of Interior confirmed 317 arrests in connection with this demonstration, and reported on April 22 that all bu [...]	2009-04-28 14:39:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU34	AMBASSADOR MEETS UNCOMPROMISING LIBERAL [...] (C) Summary: Liberal Party (PL) leader Mihai Ghimpu responded with guarded hope to the Ambassador's encouragement of democracy in Moldova. He calmly described the "imposed dictatorship" of the Party of Communists (PCRM) and his disappointment with betrayers of democracy. Ghimpu touted his [...]	2009-01-16 13:26:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU35	AMBASSADOR CHAUDHRY MEETS "PIVOT PARTY" [...] (C) Summary: In a January 13 meeting with Democratic Party (PD) leader Dumitru Diacov, Ambassador Chaudhry questioned Diacov on pre- election conditions and stressed that the world was watching Moldova. Diacov acknowledged the importance of the elections, thanked the USG for its democratizat [...]	2009-01-16 13:30:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU355	NATO PULLOUT PART OF LARGER PICTURE: [...] (C) Summary: In a May 6 meeting Acting Foreign Minister Valeriu Ostalep acknowledged Russian pressure on Moldova to pull out of the NATO exercises in Georgia, but claimed that this decision did not represent a larger change in Moldova's ongoing interactions with NATO. Ostalep said that Mold [...]	2009-05-08 13:44:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NATO EU RS MD
09CHISINAU375	VORONIN TO INTRODUCE CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In a May 18 meeting with President Voronin to discuss the current political situation, the Ambassador also raised the importance of taking action to turn around the damage done to Moldova's world image by human rights violations following the April 7 events. Voronin and the Amba [...]	2009-05-19 15:30:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU377	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR MARK TKACIUK PREFERS [...] (C) Summary: In a May 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Presidential Advisor Mark Tkaciuk argued that Moldova has emerged from each of its previous political crises as a stronger state. He believed that cutting a deal to find the "golden vote" would be possible, but would leave the country di [...]	2009-05-20 14:37:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU397	PRESIDENTIAL VOTE POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 3; [...] (C) Summary: On May 28 the Parliament gathered for the anticipated presidential voting. The Communists proposed a postponement until June 3, which passed. The time between the Parliament's initial failure to elect a president on May 20, and the May 28 session has been filled with meetings [...]	2009-05-29 07:49:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU42	AMBASSADOR CHAUDHRY HEARS ALL THE RIGHT [...] (C) Summary: In a January 15 meeting with Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) leader Vlad Filat, Ambassador Chaudhry questioned Filat on pre- and post-election conditions, and received positive responses on freedoms and democratization in Moldova. Filat described his plans for an energetic, coun [...]	2009-01-22 10:27:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU423	MOLDOVA UNABLE TO RELEASE HELICOPTERS FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 10:11:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SMIG PARM PK MD
09CHISINAU43	MOLDOVA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Embassy Chisinau submits the Investment Climate Statement in response to reftel: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Moldova continues to take small steps toward developing a stronger economy, reforming a cumbersome regulatory framework, combating corrupti [...]	2009-01-22 10:39:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
09CHISINAU430	Embassy Enhances Continuing Legal [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April seminar, the Embassy, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, and the Government of Moldova's (GOM) National Justice Institute trained 57 judges and prosecutors to understand Moldovan law and relevant UN conventions; taught them how to seek evidence from countries su [...]	2009-06-05 14:24:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MD
09CHISINAU449	AMBASSADOR TO FM STRATAN: MOLDOVA HURTING [...] (C) Summary: In a June 12 meeting with Foreign Minister Andrei Stratan, Ambassador delivered tough points on IRI/NDI and media freedoms. Ambassador told Stratan that GOM actions were creating an increasingly negative impression of Moldova. He pointed to the GOM's recent failure to find a wa [...]	2009-06-12 13:41:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU450	Parliament Approves New Government - Lupu Quits Communist [...] (SBU) Summary: At its June 10 session, the Parliament approved Prime Minister Zinaida Grecanii's list for interim cabinet. The new cabinet is almost the same as the previous one. Ex-Speaker Marian Lupu announced his departure from the Party of Communists (PCRM),which has the potential to we [...]	2009-06-12 14:41:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM MD
09CHISINAU492	VORONIN HEARS POINTS ON ELECTIONS, TIP [...] (C) Summary: In a June 25 meeting, the Ambassador informed President Voronin about the MCC Board of Directors' discussions on Moldova at their June 10 meeting. The Ambassador explained that instead of going ahead with approving the Investment Memo at their next meeting, the MCC Board had ask [...]	2009-06-25 14:07:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KTIP RO MD
09CHISINAU493	VORONIN VISITS MOSCOW AND RETURNS WITH USD 500 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Vladimir Voronin traveled to Moscow on June 22, and held bilateral meetings with both President Dmitrii Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Following his talks with Voronin, Putin announced a USD 500 million credit to Moldova. Some media reports quoted Putin [...]	2009-06-25 14:14:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU497	MOLDOVAN INVESTPRIVATBANK FALLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Bank of Moldova, the country's central bank, withdrew the license of Investprivatbank (IPB) on Friday, June 19. The central bank issued a statement citing banking law violations and added that it had appointed an administrator to liquidate the bank. Moldovan aut [...]	2009-06-26 11:01:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU525	NEW DEPUTY PM ROSCA PROMISES ACTION ON [...] (C) Summary: In two meetings with Ambassador Chaudhry, June 24 and 26, newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Iurie Rosca promised to use his new authority to correct human rights abuses in Moldova and rejuvenate the country's efforts against trafficking in persons (TIP). He noted that bette [...]	2009-07-06 15:01:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN CASC MARR MD
09CHISINAU530	IMF AND WORLD BANK REPS SEE BLEAK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a donors' meeting on June 25, IMF Resident Representative, Johan Mathisen, and World Bank Country Manager, Melanie Marlett, assessed the current status of the Moldovan economy as bleak and reviewed possible measures to assist Moldova. The IMF projects a GDP contraction of [...]	2009-07-07 13:54:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU575	LUPU DEFECTION FROM COMMUNISTS CREATES [...] (C) Summary: The departure of former Parliamentary Speaker Marian Lupu from the Party of Communists (PCRM) on June 10 has transformed the deeply-divided Moldovan political map by introducing a new political center. Immediately following Lupu's announcement, the Ambassador met with key polit [...]	2009-07-24 15:13:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU577	MINISTER OF FINANCE ON BUDGET AND ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Chaudhry's July 8 meeting with Minister of Finance Mariana Durlesteanu, the Minister explained that Moldova's finances were in serious trouble. Durlesteanu discussed a planned USD 500 million loan from Russia and the impact it would have on Moldova's relations [...]	2009-07-24 15:28:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET ENRG EAID RS MD
09CHISINAU589	ELECTING A PRESIDENT ONLY POSSIBLE [...] (SBU) Summary: With 98.3 percent of the vote counted, it is already clear that Moldova will have a five-party parliament. With 48 seats reported thus far out of a total of 101, the Party of Communists (PCRM) will be unable to elect a President, or even a Speaker, on its own. It is still po [...]	2009-07-30 15:57:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM MD
09CHISINAU595	OPPOSITION HAS BIG PLANS TO LEAD MOLDOVA [...] (C) Summary: The opposition plans to work within its narrow parliamentary majority of 53 seats to elect the Speaker and then attempt to use their legislative mandate to try to form a government. Although Voronin would continue on as Acting President, with the speaker in place (possibly Fil [...]	2009-07-31 15:59:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU614	PRESIDENT VORONIN ACCEPTS THE IDEA OF [...] (C) Summary: In an August 4 meeting, a tired- looking and somber President Voronin did not appear to have a clear vision for how the PCRM would move forward in thepost-elections political environment. On the on hand he told the Ambassador that he was ready fo the PCRM to go into opposition, [...]	2009-08-05 16:42:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MD
09CHISINAU620	FY2009 Project Proposals for INL Law Enforcement [...] Summary: Post believes the best use of FSA/INL funds for law enforcement in Moldova will combine technical and training assistance to strengthen institutional as well as individual capacities. This cable outlines a program for using FY2009 funds to provide an array of projects for the Go [...]	2009-08-07 07:15:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM ASEC EAID MD
09CHISINAU623	OPPOSITION WORKING TO FORM RULING [...] (C) Summary: In the first full week since the July 29 elections, the four non-communist party leaders have met almost daily to work on reaching a coalition agreement. Though they immediately agreed in principle on the need to work together, one week later they were still hashing out the de [...]	2009-08-07 13:22:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MD
09CHISINAU626	COMMUNISTS CONSIDERING PLAN TO LET [...] (C) Summary: The Party of Communists has been discussing its strategy which will be formalized in a meeting of the Party Plenum, likely to take place o/a August 17. Though the decision has not yet been finalized, the PCRM will likely give the 53-member coalition of four non-Communist parties [...]	2009-08-10 15:30:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MD
09CHISINAU627	Non-Communist Parties Unite; Now the [...] (SBU) Summary: The four non-Communist parties, who were elected to a combined parliamentary majority of 53 out of 101 seats on July 29, formed an official Alliance for European Integration on August 8. If, as is increasingly being predicted, the Party of Communists (PCRM) "designates" eight [...]	2009-08-10 15:45:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KDEM MD
09CHISINAU629	Possible Alliance Government Signals Desire to Lift [...] (SBU) Summary: The four-party non-Communist coalition, which likely will form Moldova's next Government, has stated its intent to reverse a foreign-policy blunder made in April, when the present Government imposed a visa regime on Romanian citizens. Removing these sharply criticized visa req [...]	2009-08-11 14:59:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PBTS KDEM MD RO
09CHISINAU634	NON-COMMUNIST COALITION MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Since the public announcement August 8 of the formation of the four-party non- Communist coalition, the group's leaders have been focusing their efforts on putting together a new government. They have agreed to nominate Filat for Speaker, Lupu for President and to let the Liber [...]	2009-08-13 14:05:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EAID MD
09CHISINAU643	POSSIBILITY OF COMMUNIST PARTY SPLIT [...] (S) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Igor Dodon (strictly protect) confided to Ambassador that a group of younger, reform-minded members of the Party of Communists (PCRM) were considering breaking with PCRM to establish a new center-left party. This new party, which would focus on economic r [...]	2009-08-14 16:01:00	Embassy Chisinau	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID MD
09CHISINAU644	DID LUPU GO TO MOSCOW? IF SO, WHY? [...] (S) Summary: On August 12 Marian Lupu publicly denied a news item claiming that he had traveled to Moscow the previous day, saying he had been in Budapest. However, in an August 13 meeting, Marian Lupu (strictly protect) confided to the Ambassador that he had indeed been in Moscow. He clai [...]	2009-08-14 16:06:00	Embassy Chisinau	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU659	WHO WANTS ION STURZA TO BE PRESIDENT? [...] (C) Summary: In response to a question at an August 4 press conference, Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) leader Vlad Filat said that former PM Ion Sturza had all the qualities needed to be a good President, thus launching a Sturza-for- President rumor that has rapidly gained traction. Filat i [...]	2009-08-19 15:58:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU67	ECONOMIC MINISTER DESCRIBES ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Chaudhry's January 21 meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Trade, Igor Dodon, the Minister reviewed the energy security situation in Moldova and possible measures to secure gas and electricity supplies. Dodon discussed a propose [...]	2009-02-03 13:34:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET ENRG EAID RS MD
09CHISINAU671	ALLIANCE ELECTS SPEAKER, BUT WHAT'S NEXT? [...] (C) Summary: In decisive move that stunned many observers, on August 28 the four-party Alliance for European Integration (AIE) elected Liberal Party (PL) leader Mihai Ghimpu as Speaker in a rump session that continued after the Communist Party (PCRM) adjourned the Parliament's opening meetin [...]	2009-08-28 15:58:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU675	Voronin Announces Intention to Resign as [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the "rump" Parliament of 53 Alliance for European Integration (AIE) MPs was meeting at the National Palace, President Voronin told a PCRM Party Plenum that he would renounce his position as Acting President and continue as Member of Parliament and head of PCRM faction. His [...]	2009-09-02 15:46:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU685	LUPU FEELS "WINDS OF CHANGE" IN THE AIR [...] (C) Summary: In a September 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Presidential hopeful Marian Lupu expressed skepticism about Acting President Voronin's recent announcement that he would vacate his Presidential position for his seat in Parliament. Lupu also described recent meetings with the Russi [...]	2009-09-04 15:14:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU694	MONGOLIAâ€™S CONSULTATIONS WITH DPRK VICE FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary: On August 12, Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Deputy Director for Asian Affairs J. Sukhee briefed poloff on the annual Mongolia-DPRK consultations that concluded on August 11. MFAT State Secretary Tsogtbaatar led the Mongolian side, and the North Koreans met with [...]	2009-09-08 15:27:00	Embassy Chisinau	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS KNNP MG
09CHISINAU700	DPM DODON BELIEVES COMMUNISTS SHOULD [...] (C) Summary: In a September 3 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Dodon told the Ambassador that he believes the Communist Party (PCRM) should give the eight votes necessary to elect Alliance for European Integration (AIE) candidate Marian Lupu as President. However, he said, President Voronin r [...]	2009-09-10 14:04:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU704	It's Official Q President Voronin has [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the morning of September 11, President Vladimir Voronin formally resigned. His Message to the People of Moldova was headlined in the morning newspapers and also broadcast on national television. Following Voronin's announcement, Parliament met on the afternoon of Septem [...]	2009-09-11 17:06:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU705	ENGAGING MOLDOVA'S DIASPORA [...] Summary: Defining and identifying a "Moldovan Diaspora" according to the definitions of reftel is difficult. Moldovan communities abroad, which are as ethnically and linguistically mixed as at home, are still in the process of formation. These communities share largely economic links with t [...]	2009-09-14 13:56:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP BTIO EAID EINV OEXC OIIP PGOV
09CHISINAU711	EX-PRESIDENT VORONIN PREPARING FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a September 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Ex-President Vladimir Voronin said that his Communist Party (PCRM) would participate in Parliamentary committees, and would support issues related to European integration and neutrality, while eschewing extremism and separatism and [...]	2009-09-16 14:56:00	Embassy Chisinau	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR RS MD
09CHISINAU713	Ghimpu Confirmed As Acting President, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 17, the Constitutional Court confirmed the legality of Parliamentary Speaker Ghimpu's assumption of the position of Acting President. Ghimpu promptly nominated Liberal Democratic Party leader Vlad Filat as his candidate for Prime Minister. Filat will have up to [...]	2009-09-17 15:13:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU714	DPM DODON STILL CONSIDERING SPLIT WITH [...] (S) Summary: In a September 15 meeting with Ambassador Chaudhry, outgoing First Deputy Prime Minister Dodon spent an hour talking of his current indecision about whether to split with the Communist Party. he claimed that a group of 4-5 MPs could leave with him, including the former Prime Mi [...]	2009-09-18 15:56:00	Embassy Chisinau	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU769	Fraud Summary - Chisinau: March 2009 - [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-06 09:42:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KTIP MD
09CHISINAU792	LOOKING AHEAD TO OCTOBER 23 PRESIDENTIAL [...] (S) Summary: The Alliance has nominated Marian Lupu as their unified candidate for the Presidential vote now scheduled to take place in the Parliament on October 23. With October 17 as the deadline for registration of candidates, it is not clear yet if the PCRM will nominate an alternative [...]	2009-10-13 14:35:00	Embassy Chisinau	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU801	GRENADE EXPLOSION DURING CHISINAU [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of October 14, while some 50-100,000 people were in the town center celebrating the Chisinau Day holiday, a grenade exploded, injuring over 40 persons. No lives were lost. Minister of Interior Catan told the Ambassador October 15 that he believed that this incid [...]	2009-10-15 15:17:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PBTS EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU81	MOLDOVA'S 2009 PRIORITIES FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a January 29 meeting, Minister for Reintegration Vasile Sova outlined Moldova's program of Transnistrian reintegration priorities for 2009 and reviewed the results of recent consultations with the Russians and Ukrainians. Moldova's four priorities are: resumption of the 5-plu [...]	2009-02-06 13:41:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS RU UP MD
09CHISINAU819	ROMAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ILINOIU [...] (C) Summary: On October 12, U.S. Ambassador to Romania and U.S. Ambassador to Moldova (who was visiting Bucharest) met with Anca Ilinoiu, Foreign Policy Counselor to President Basescu. Ilinoiu explained that Moldova was a very important foreign policy priority for Romania. She noted that R [...]	2009-10-19 14:13:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS EAID PINR MD RO
09CHISINAU826	NEW DEPUTY PRIME MINSTER FOR [...] (C) Summary: Despite initial doubts about his inexperience and the GoM decision to abolish the Ministry of Reintegration, new Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Victor Osipov has won over many of the initial skeptics. In a meeting with the Ambassador on October 9, Osipov, who kept all [...]	2009-10-21 13:50:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU833	EX-PRESIDENT VORONIN PREPARES FOR REPEAT [...] (C) Summary: In an October 13 meeting with the Ambassador, a very tired-looking ex-President Vladimir Voronin remained stubborn in his opposition to the candidacy of Democratic Party presidential-hopeful Marian Lupu, who Voronin said had "betrayed" the Communist Party. Voronin said he was f [...]	2009-10-26 10:41:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR RS MD
09CHISINAU84	EX-PRESIDENT LUCINSCHI THINKS COMMUNISTS [...] (C) Summary: In two meetings with Ambassador focused predominantly on Moldova's upcoming elections (Nov 14 and Feb 3),former President Petru Lucinschi was highly critical of President Voronin's regime (which he termed a "police state") and skeptical about the Party of Communists'(PCRM) prosp [...]	2009-02-10 05:40:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU875	Prime Minister Demands Action on TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 9, for the first time ever, a Moldovan Prime Minister chaired a meeting of the National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Persons. Moreover, PM Vlad Filat did so in the presence of five cabinet members, and other high officials, to whom he gave very clear mar [...]	2009-11-12 11:18:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KTIP MD
09CHISINAU877	Prime Minister Demands Action on TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 9, for the first time ever, a Moldovan Prime Minister chaired a meeting of the National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Persons. Moreover, PM Vlad Filat did so in the presence of five cabinet members, and other high officials, to whom he gave very clear mar [...]	2009-11-13 09:14:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KTIP MD
09CHISINAU895	FM LEANCA DESCRIBES MOLDOVAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Speaking to DAS Dan Russell on November 19, Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Iurie Leanca discussed Moldova's need for a total U-turn in Moldova's foreign policy, from firing "useless" ambassadors, to normalizing relations with Romania, [...]	2009-11-20 14:03:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MD
09CHISINAU896	ACTING PRESIDENT GHIMPU DISCUSSES RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 19 meeting with DAS Dan Russell, Acting President (and Speaker of Parliament) Mihai Ghimpu criticized Russian actions in Transnistria and the Caucasus, made recommendations about the Moldova-NATO relationship and the five-plus-two, and described plans for a nationa [...]	2009-11-20 14:06:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MD
09CHISINAU900	PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LUPU DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In a November 19 meeting with visiting EUR DAS Russell, presidential candidate Marian Lupu articulated his philosophy that Moldova could serve as a bridge between East and West. With regard to his electoral prospects, he said he "could not rule out" the possibility that he woul [...]	2009-11-25 12:49:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PBTS ECON RS MD
09CHISINAU926	EX-PRESIDENT VORONIN SPECULATES ON [...] (C) Summary: In a December 3 meeting with the Ambassador, ex-President Vladimir Voronin reaffirmed his position that the Party of Communists (PCRM) would not participate in the December 7 presidential vote. He conceded that a group of PCRM MPs led by Vladimir Turcan and Victor Stepaniuc app [...]	2009-12-04 14:20:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR RS MD
09CHISINAU927	COMMUNIST MP TURCAN READY TO LEAVE THE [...] (C) Summary: In a December 1 meeting with the Ambassador, PCRM MP Vladimir Turcan said that he was ready to leave the Communist party faction and claimed to have a group of at least six MPs who would leave with him to establish a new political party. He described a meeting of the PCRM inn [...]	2009-12-04 14:25:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU928	AMN LEADER URECHEAN BELIEVES LUPU WILL [...] (C) Summary: In a December 2 meeting, AMN leader Serafim Urechean told the Ambassador that he believed that Alliance candidate Lupu would be elected as President. He said that the process of cutting a deal was well underway, but still needed a few more days. Urechean suggested that a lot d [...]	2009-12-04 14:35:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU929	CRACKS IN THE ALLIANCE -- HOW STRONG IS [...] (C) Summary: Since the July 29 elections, the Alliance for European Integration (AIE) has overcome numerous hurdles to elect a Speaker, form a government, and launch reforms. But while the AIE's four leaders have made numerous compromises, each compromise has revealed the differences within [...]	2009-12-04 14:48:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU944	PARLIAMENT FAILS TO ELECT PRESIDENT: [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 7, the Moldovan parliament failed to elect Marian Lupu as president, since the Communists boycotted the vote, and Lupu fell eight ballots short. This moves Moldova into the next phase of the democratic process required to elect a president. Under Moldovan legislat [...]	2009-12-08 15:37:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU988	CHISINAU: INCSR 2009-2010 PART 1 [...] (SBU) Embassy Chisinau's submission for the 2009-2010 INCSR Part I follows: Â [...]	2009-12-24 06:29:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR MD
09CIUDADJUAREZ22	2008 - THE YEAR IN NUMBERS [...] (SBU) Summary: The incidence of violent crime in Ciudad Juarez this past year was high by any standard. There were 1,633 murders in and around Juarez, a figure that represented more than one quarter of all homicides registered in Mexico during 2008, and five times the number recorded in the [...]	2009-01-23 01:24:00	Consulate Ciudad Juarez	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV CASC SNAR MX

09CIUDADJUAREZ516	FRAUD SUMMARY - CIUDAD JUAREZ - MARCH THROUGH AUGUST 2009 [...] (U) Ciudad Juarez, located in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, forms the larger half of the Ciudad Juarez/El Paso metropolitan area with the largest population center on any international border in the world. The Ciudad Juarez/El Paso area is one contiguous community separated by a visible lin [...]	2009-10-01 15:15:00	Consulate Ciudad Juarez	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC MX
09COLOMBO1009	SRI LANKA: 2010 NTE: REPORT ON SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-04 02:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN CE
09COLOMBO1010	ETILSALAT: THE NEWEST PLAYER IN THE SRI LANKAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Competition within Sri Lanka's mobile telecommunications sector is poised to increase further with the recent entry of Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etilsalat). In October 2009, Etilsalat purchased TIGO, one of five mobile service providers in Sri Lanka. Etilsalat's [...]	2009-11-04 02:59:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV ECPS EINV
09COLOMBO1011	MODIFIED CABLE: SRI LANKA - 2010 NTE REPORT ON SANITARY AND [...] (U) This cable corrects an earlier version by replacing paragraphs 10 and 11 with paragraph 10 here. The following is in response to reftel's request on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Standards Related Foreign Barriers to trade in Sri Lanka. STANDARDS 2. (U) The Sri Lanka Standards I [...]	2009-11-04 07:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EFIN CE
09COLOMBO1012	THE MALDIVES AGREES TO ACCEPT FIVE UIGHUR DETAINEES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 27, Ambassador Daniel Fried, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure, held meetings with senior officials from the Government of the Republic of the Maldives (GORM) to discuss the possibility of the GORM accepting five ethnic Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay. Followi [...]	2009-11-04 09:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS MV
09COLOMBO1015	LOSS OF EU GSP-PLUS TRADE BENEFITS WOULD BE A [...] (U) SUMMARY: The European Union granted Sri Lanka GSP-Plus trade benefits after the 2004 tsunami, and Sri Lanka has substantially increased its EU-bound exports. However, an EU Commission recommended on October 19 the withdrawal of the GSP-Plus benefits because its investigation found that the [...]	2009-11-05 05:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV EINV KTEX CE
09COLOMBO1016	JVP: PLAYING IT CLOSE TO THE CHEST--FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with PolOff, MP Vijitha Herath of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP, the People's Liberation Front) offered guarded comments indicated the leftist-nationalist party was probably waiting for a more certain political climate to declare publicly its political intention [...]	2009-11-06 06:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1017	SIGNIFICANT IDP RELEASES CONTINUE IN SRI LANKA [...] (C) Significant numbers of IDPs continue to be released from camps in Manik Farm and elsewhere. Exact figures differ on just how many have been released, depending on whether the source of the information is the UN or the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL). The bottom line is that in dramatic cont [...]	2009-11-06 12:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1018	FONSEKA'S U.S. VISIT AND RECALL MAKE WAVES IN SRI [...] (C) News of CHOD General Sarath Fonseka's visit to the U.S. and subsequent interaction with DHS dominated the local headlines in Colombo during the week of November 1. Many news outlets and political actors strongly criticized the U.S. for this apparent attempt to question Fonseka and possib [...]	2009-11-06 12:26:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1019	MUSLIM CONGRESS LEADER ON ELECTIONS, FONSEKA, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with PolOff, Chairman of Sri Lanka Muslim Council (SLMC) and Eastern Provincial opposition leader Basheer Segudawood spoke of his party's strategy to defeat President Rajapaksa at the upcoming elections. The strategy included forming a broad coalition with the UNP and [...]	2009-11-06 12:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1030	HANGING CHOD? GENERAL SARATH FONSEKA SUBMITS HIS [...] (C) Chief of Defense (CHOD) General Sarath Fonseka submitted his resignation to President Rajapaksa on November 12. Senior military officials in the Office of Chief of Defense Staff (OCDS),a Ministry of Defense official, United National Party (UNP) insiders and a retired military general wit [...]	2009-11-12 14:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1031	TAMIL LEADER SAMPANTHAN FORESEES "HOT" ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 10 meeting with PolChief, Tamil National Alliance Chairman Rajavarothiyam Sampanthan said President Rajapaksa told him there would be early presidential elections. He affirmed General Fonseka's intention to run but noted that a Rajapaksa/Fonseka contest would "spli [...]	2009-11-13 10:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1033	Countries Vulnerable to Climate Change Press for Action at [...] (U) SUMMARY: Government leaders from eleven countries participated in the Climate Vulnerable Forum November 9-10 in the Maldives. The participants and observers heard from experts on special challenges the most vulnerable countries are facing, scientific aspects of global climate goals, and [...]	2009-11-14 05:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN CE
09COLOMBO1037	LABOR SLOWDOWNS BEGIN POLITICAL SEASON [...] (SBU) Summary. Labor unions affiliated with the opposition political parties UNP and JVP held a three day labor slowdown Nov 11-13 in the government run electricity, petrol, water and port companies. The labor action had a limited impact, but post expects continued labor actions in advan [...]	2009-11-16 09:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CE ECON ELAB PGOV
09COLOMBO1040	SRI LANKA,S PERSONALIZED SYSTEM OF ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. The real power to make economic policy appears to transcend the formal government policy channels and focus on the influence of President Rajapaksa and his circle. According to our contacts, the new Secretary to the Treasury, P.B. Jayasundera, is the policymaker with the mos [...]	2009-11-17 06:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CE ECON EFIN PGOV
09COLOMBO1045	FRAUD SUMMARY - SRI LANKA [...] Political insecurity and socioeconomic conditions put pressure on Sri Lankans of all ages and societal classes to migrate legally and illegally to the United States. In May 2009, the Sri Lankan government announced victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),an armed insurgent g [...]	2009-11-18 07:43:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CE
09COLOMBO1051	PRM PDAS WITTEN EXAMINES IDP ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The November 12-16 visit of PRM Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Samuel Witten came during a critical period in the ongoing humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. The Government is accelerating releases from closed camps, a move welcomed by the international community but on [...]	2009-11-20 10:03:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1054	SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE (SFRC) FACT FINDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 2-8, Senate Foreign Relations staff members Nilmini Rubin and Fatema Sumar visited Sri Lanka and held meetings with senior government officials, international organizations, political leaders, civil-society activists, and journalists to discuss post war reconciliation [...]	2009-11-23 02:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CE
09COLOMBO1060	COLOMBO PLAN NOVEMBER SESSION READOUT: USA TAKES [...] SUMMARY: At the 266th session of the Colombo Plan Council held November 19, the United States took over the one-year rotating Presidency held most recently by Thailand. The minutes from the 265th session were adopted and council members focused on the upcoming 42nd Consultative Committee Meet [...]	2009-11-23 08:50:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	APER AORC ECON KUNR UN CE
09COLOMBO1061	TAMIL PARTIES CONFUSED AND UNDECIDED ON WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka's main Tamil parties remain disorganized and unsure of their strategy for the upcoming election season. Faced with the possible role of kingmaker in the upcoming presidential election, the Tamil parties generally are uncomfortable with the prospect of supporting the ree [...]	2009-11-23 12:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1066	BATTLE OF THE TITANS BEGINS [...] (U) Late on November 23, President Mahinda Rajapaksa began the process to hold an early presidential election and instructed the Elections Commission to begin preparations for the election. Rajapaksa issued the instructions at a meeting with leaders of political parties constituting the ruling [...]	2009-11-24 05:57:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1067	SRI LANKA,S ECONOMIC POLICY FOCUSES ON GOVERNMENT [...] (C ) Summary. The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has adopted a hybrid economic model based on government led development, private sector exports, agricultural self sufficiency, large infrastructure projects and focusing on Asia instead of the United States or Europe. Sri Lanka has an his [...]	2009-11-25 07:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CE EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV
09COLOMBO1069	EMBASSY COLOMBO P-1 REQUEST [...] (SBU) This is an action request for PRM,s Admissions Office. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Post requests access to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) for a Sri Lankan national well-known to the Embassy Public Affairs Section who is planning to flee the country within day [...]	2009-11-25 08:24:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PHUM PREF SCUL CE
09COLOMBO1070	COLOMBO ACTIVITY FOR ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [...] On November 25, 2009, to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Post coordinated with the Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka to organize a ceremony in recognition of the Commission's efforts to support women and end gender-based violence in Sri Lanka. 2. [...]	2009-11-25 10:28:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO CE
09COLOMBO1072	HINI VIRUS IN SRI LANKA [...] As of November 24, there are a total of 254 confirmed H1N1 cases in Sri Lanka, and six deaths have been reported since the first suspected case of H1N1 on the island was reported in June 2009. The Epidemiology Unit now describes the situation in the country as a pandemic. The deaths reported [...]	2009-11-25 10:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KFLU ECON CE
09COLOMBO1075	SRI LANKA'S TEA SECTOR: "A GIFT FROM GOD" [...] (U) SUMMARY: Long Sri Lanka's top export, tea remains one of the country's most valuable foreign currency earners despite being supplanted by the textile sector in the top slot. The country's highly sought-after "orthodox" teas remain global favorites, particularly in the Middle East and the [...]	2009-11-27 06:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR ETRD CE
09COLOMBO1076	SRI LANKA: 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] The following is in response to Ref A's request for information on the National Trade Estimate in Sri Lanka. Ref B includes information for the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Standards Related Foreign Barriers to trade in Sri Lanka, submitted November 4, 2009 (and also included here). [...]	2009-11-27 07:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN CE
09COLOMBO1078	IPR IN THE MALDIVES: LOTS TO DO IN LITTLE TIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Maldives does not currently have legislation on the books protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). The Maldives is expected to graduate from the list of least developed nations by 2011, necessitating passage of WTO-compatible intellectual property legislation. Since 2 [...]	2009-11-27 08:16:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON PGOV CE
09COLOMBO1092	PANDEMIC FLU PREPARATIONS IN THE MALDIVES - [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) SUMMARY: To date, there have been only 32 confirmed cases of H1N1 (Swine flu) in the Maldives with one reported death. Maldivians are increasingly concerned with the country's ability to cope with a full-blown outbreak. The Ma [...]	2009-12-02 07:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV TBIO KFLU SOCI CASC MV
09COLOMBO1109	USAID Support for Reconstruction of Eastern Sri Lanka [...] Summary. On November 8-11, Foreign Assistance Coordinator for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs/Office of Regional Affairs (SCA/RA) Aisha Sabar visited USAID funded projects in the Eastern Province. USAID has focused on fostering economic growth, good governance, and reconcili [...]	2009-12-03 12:53:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON PGOV CE
09COLOMBO1110	IDP UPDATE: SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS WITH CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Large numbers of returns of internally displaced persons (IDPs) over the past several months and recent advances in freedom of movement policy are very encouraging. The returns process will continue to be complex, however, and long-term reintegration may present new challenges [...]	2009-12-04 05:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1112	IDP UPDATE: SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS WITH CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Large numbers of returns of internally displaced persons (IDPs) over the past several months and recent advances in freedom of movement policy are very encouraging. The returns process will continue to be complex, however, and long-term reintegration may present new challenges [...]	2009-12-04 05:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1118	ELECTION SEASON MAY BRING INCREASED RISK TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunday Leader newspaper editor-in-chief Frederica Jansz, and chairman of Leader Publications Lal Wickramatunge reported feeling increasingly at risk as election season took off and expected that conditions would worsen after presidential nominations on December 17. The pair wer [...]	2009-12-04 10:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1120	IPR IN THE MALDIVES: LOTS TO DO IN LITTLE TIME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Maldives does not currently have legislation on the books protecting intellectual property rights (IPR). The Maldives is expected to graduate from the list of least developed nations by 2011, necessitating passage of WTO-compatible intellectual property legislation. Since 2 [...]	2009-12-07 06:27:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON PGOV CE
09COLOMBO1121	SRI LANKA: 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT (Resubmit) [...] The following is in response to Ref A's request for information on the National Trade Estimate in Sri Lanka. Ref B includes information for the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Standards Related Foreign Barriers to trade in Sri Lanka, submitted November 4, 2009 (and also included here). [...]	2009-12-07 07:51:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN CE
09COLOMBO1126	SRI LANKA'S AMBITIOUS PLAN FOR NORTHERN [...] (C) Summary. An official of Sri Lanka,s Ministry of Nation Building provided Econoff with the Government of Sri Lanka,s (GSL) plans to rebuild the Northern region of Sri Lanka. The document outlines how the economy and infrastructure were destroyed by the war, the GSL,s 180 day plan to [...]	2009-12-09 02:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	CE ECON PGOV
09COLOMBO1135	SRI LANKA: A/S BLAKE FINDS SITUATION IMPROVED BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During a December 8-10 visit, Assistant Secretary Blake found progress on humanitarian issues but also much that remained to be done. The IDP situation had greatly improved, with about three-fifths of the IDPs returned home or resettled, freedom of movement allowed f [...]	2009-12-14 06:28:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1140	UPDATE ON KEY IDP PROTECTION ISSUES [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 05:57:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1142	SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS: MALDIVIAN PARTIES LEARNING ABOUT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 7 and 8, PolOffs traveled to Maldives to meet with political parties tomee Party (DQP),a member of the coalition party that recently broke away from government. As expected, there were dissenting opinions on the current state of the country but also several points of a [...]	2009-12-15 12:25:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL MV
09COLOMBO1144	Request for Economic Support Funds for the Maldives [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-16 11:20:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD MV
09COLOMBO1145	SRI LANKA: ELECTIONS UPDATE NO.2 [...] (C) Former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva spoke at an event organized by UNF member Mangala Samaraweera on December 15, criticizing the concentration of powers developed through the executive presidency under Mahinda Rajapaksa. Fonseka was a "surprise" guest at the event, and local media publis [...]	2009-12-16 12:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1146	A/S Blake Views IDP Freedom of Movement at Menik Farm [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 8, one week after the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) announced freedom of movement for internally displaced persons (IDPs),Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake visited the Menik Farms IDP camp complex and several communities to which Tamil-speaking civilians were [...]	2009-12-17 04:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PGOV PREL CE
09COLOMBO1148	UPDATE ON KEY IDP PROTECTION ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Civilian population displacement issues in Sri Lanka have evolved rapidly over the last several months. Key protection issues identified most recently by the humanitarian community in Colombo include freedom of movement, transferred displacement, de-mining and demarcation, singl [...]	2009-12-17 05:17:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1150	FORMER PRESIDENT NOTES DESTRUCTIVE INFLUENCE OF [...] (C) In a December 14 meeting with Ambassador, former President Chandrika Kumaratunga discussed President Rajapaksa's abuse of power and said that under his leadership, the economy, the political climate, health care, education and international relations had spiraled down reaching a new low in [...]	2009-12-17 09:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1159	DEFENSE SECRETARY DEFENDS SRI LANKAN POLICIES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 8 meeting with A/S Blake, Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa discussed accountability and reconciliation; the State of Emergency; disarmament of ex-combatants and paramilitary groups; reconstruction in the North; rehabilitation of Liberation Tigers of [...]	2009-12-22 04:33:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1177	SRI LANKAN ELECTIONS COMMISSIONER: FAQS FOR AND [...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The following provides Post assessment of key issues related to the Sri Lankan Elections Commissioner and the upcoming presidential election scheduled for January 26. The message is organized in frequently-asked-question (FAQ) format and draws on Ambassador's Dec [...]	2009-12-22 12:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO1179	Action Request for FY 2010 Funds for Northern Sri Lanka [...] (SBU) This is an action cable. Please see paragraphs 7-13. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The coming months offer a unique window of opportunity for the United States and other donors to assist the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) in supporting peace and reconciliation through development and assistance p [...]	2009-12-23 10:51:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PHUM PREF ECON CE
09COLOMBO118	EMBASSY COLOMBO EAC MEETING 02/02/2009 RE SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: AmEmbassy Colombo convened a meeting of the core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on February 2, 2009. The EAC discussed post's security posture and guidance to the expatriate American community in light of the upcoming Sri Lankan Independence Day celebrations and the possibility [...]	2009-02-03 03:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PTER
09COLOMBO127	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR WELCOMES CO-CHAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 4 Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa, after expressing concerns over the description of India's role, privately welcomed the Co-Chairs statement, as did Foreign Minister Bogollagama. On February 5, Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa blasted the statement, calling [...]	2009-02-05 09:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PHUM PINS CE
09COLOMBO133	CO-CHAIR MEETING WITH UN SPECIAL ENVOY TO SRI LANKA [...] (C) Summary: Co-Chair Ambassadors briefed UN Special Envoy Tamrat Samuel on the short- and longer-term issues he should focus on during his February 5-8 visit. Short term issues include the need for both sides to do much more to protect civilians in the conflict zone, and provide them food [...]	2009-02-05 12:37:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PREL AORC PGOV CE
09COLOMBO143	SRI LANKA: CHRISTIAN GROUPS CONCERNED OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 20 and February 2, separate evangelical Christian groups met Ambassador to discuss their concerns regarding the likely passage of "anti-conversion legislation." The legislation's vague language and harsh punishments would infringe on their rights of thought, conscience [...]	2009-02-10 05:17:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF CE
09COLOMBO146	SRI LANKA: GSL CENSORSHIP PROMPTS BBC TO PULL FM [...] (C) The BBC announced on February 9 that it was suspending its FM programming in Sinhala, Tamil and English from the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) due to "deliberate interference" by the government. According to a local BBC employee the suspension would affect 60-70% of the BBC's [...]	2009-02-10 11:48:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM MOPS PREL CE
09COLOMBO166	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 14: ICRC to Ship Food Aid into [...] (SBU) On Monday, the ICRC evacuated by sea 400 wounded persons, who are now receiving medical treatment in Trincomalee. This brings the total number of medical evacuations by sea to 1145. ICRC Country Director Paul Castella told Ambassador that an ICRC-flagged ship carrying 30 tons of food pl [...]	2009-02-17 12:45:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREF PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO167	SRI LANKA: SINHALESE VOTE CARRIES PRESIDENT'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sinhalese voters delivered resounding victories to President Rajapaksa's UPFA coalition in the Northwestern (NWP) and Central (CP) Provincial elections on February 14. The results reflected the Sinhalese majority's strong endorsement of Rajapaksa's military focus in combating t [...]	2009-02-17 12:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS CE
09COLOMBO173	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 15: Heavy Fighting Continues; UN [...] (SBU) Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa informed Ambassador and DATT on February 17 that the military has now occupied almost all the former safe zone and is now engaged in house to house combat with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Puthukkuduyiruppu (PTK) town. LTTE continue [...]	2009-02-18 12:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREF PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO174	Sri Lanka Humanitarian Update, 02/18/09 [...] The U.N. reports 30,000 internally displaced people from Sri Lanka's northern Vanni Region are receiving humanitarian assistance at 17 locations in the Vavuniya District. International organizations report they are responding to the food and non- food emergency needs of the displaced and that a [...]	2009-02-18 12:23:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM PREF CE
09COLOMBO180	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 16 [...] (SBU) Summary: UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes began his visit to Sri Lanka, which will likely bring renewed international attention to the Sri Lankan conflict. Ambassador stressed to Holmes and Foreign Minister Bogollagama that Sri Lankan forces would likely con [...]	2009-02-19 13:53:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREF PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO186	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 17 [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 20, the Defense Secretary told the Ambassador that the army expects to push the remaining LTTE back to the safe zone within the next week (February 21-27). He assured the Ambassador that the Government would at that point enter "passive mode" to permit civilians to f [...]	2009-02-20 10:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREF PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO199	SRI LANKA: UN LAUNCHES 2009 COMMON HUMANITARIAN ACTION PLAN [...] Summary: On February 18, 2009, the United Nations launched its 2009 Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP) for Sri Lanka. The 2009 CHAP requests US$ 155 million for 103 projects proposed by 42 organizations. Priority activities for immediate requirements are estimated at $75.7 million. The [...]	2009-02-23 11:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PHUM PREF CE
09COLOMBO200	SRI LANKA: AIR TIGERS RAID COLOMBO; SUSPECTED LTTE [...] (SBU) On February 20 at about 21:45 local time, two LTTE aircraft attacked Colombo. The government of Sri Lanka reacted quickly to activate the air defense system in Colombo, cutting electric power while high-intensity spotlights searched the sky. Shortly thereafter, the security forces act [...]	2009-02-23 12:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV CE
09COLOMBO201	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 18 [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 20, Sri Lankan Air Defenses shot down two light planes sent by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on suicide missions to attack targets in the Colombo area. The planes narrowly missed their targets. The visit by UN U/SYG John Holmes made clear to both the [...]	2009-02-23 12:18:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREF PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO204	SRI LANKA: NEW IDPS ARRIVE IN JAFFNA; HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On a February 10-11 trip to Jaffna, DCM and RSO discussed conditions for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the human rights situation on the peninsula with government, military, and civil society representatives and the UN. They also participated in the launch of a prog [...]	2009-02-24 10:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL ECON EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO218	SRI LANKA: TAMIL NEWSPAPER EDITOR'S "WHITE VAN" ARREST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Eyewitnesses reported that several men, some in plain clothes and some in police uniforms took Tamil newspaper editor M. Vidyatharan at gunpoint at about 9:45 am local time on February 26 and bundled him into a white van. Vidyatharan was taken as he came out of a funeral parlor [...]	2009-02-26 13:08:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PTER PREL CE
09COLOMBO229	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT LAUNCHES ANTI-CHILD SOLDIER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 26 Charge attended the launch of the GSL campaign against child soldiers. In his remarks at the event President Rajapaksa focused on the LTTE's use of children in combat but pointedly singled out Eastern Province Chief Minister Pillaiyan in an oblique reference to the [...]	2009-02-27 08:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS CE
09COLOMBO236	English Language Programs to Support Reconciliation in Sri [...] Summary: Limited access to quality English instruction has left successive generations of Sri Lankan youth without the language skills to interact across ethnic or international boundaries, curbing their chances for professional employment and social reconciliation. After 25 years of civil co [...]	2009-03-03 06:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL CE
09COLOMBO252	SRI LANKA: CO-CHAIR AMBASSADORS DISCUSS WAYS TO [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador hosted a meeting of Co-Chair Ambassadors on March 5 to take stock of actions since the February 3 Co-Chair statement and consider what further actions we should recommend to capitals. Ambassadors agreed not to recommend an additional Co-Chair statement at this time [...]	2009-03-05 13:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE
09COLOMBO26	GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA BANS LTTE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 7, the Government of Sri Lanka banned the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Under the ban's regulations, anyone found guilty of promoting, encouraging or aiding and abetting the LTTE would be sentenced to 20 years imprisonment. On January 8, Ambassador attended [...]	2009-01-08 12:03:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PTER PREF CE
09COLOMBO266	SRI LANKA: PILLAIYAN'S TMVP HANDS IN SOME OF ITS [...] (SBU) On March 7, cadres loyal to Eastern Provincial Council Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan ("Pillaiyan") surrendered 150 weapons and 7,000 rounds of ammunition to government security forces in Batticaloa. Press reports characterized the ceremony as the "official disarming" of Pi [...]	2009-03-09 11:50:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER MARR EAID CE
09COLOMBO273	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2009 - MALDIVES [...] Per reftel, below is the investment climate statement for Maldives for 2009. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT-MALDIVES JANUARY 2009 Investment Climate --Introduction Maldives is comprised of over 1,190 islands, of which 198 are inhabited and 95 are exclusive resort islands. The popul [...]	2009-03-11 08:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB OPIC ECON USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MV
09COLOMBO278	SRI LANKA: KARUNA JOINS THE SLFP AND BECOMES A [...] (U) After months of growing tension between former comrades-in-arms Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan ("Pillaiyan") and Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan ("Karuna Amman") (refs C, D, E),Karuna officially left the TMVP (a breakaway faction of the LTTE formerly known as the "Karuna group") and joined Pr [...]	2009-03-11 12:31:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CE
09COLOMBO283	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 30 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 12 meeting Ambassador pressed Defense Secretary to minimize civilian casualties. The U.N. reports 2,683 killed and 7,241 injured in fighting from January 20-March 7. UN Resident Representative Buhne informed Ambassador that 72 persons were killed and 91 injured as t [...]	2009-03-12 12:53:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREF PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO299	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 33 [...] (U) Summary: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reports basic medical supplies are still urgently needed in the safe zone; this plea is repeated by health administrators in the safe zone. The UN accuses the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) of forcibly recruiting a loc [...]	2009-03-17 11:33:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREF PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO3	SRI LANKA: ARMY CAPTURES KILINOCHCHI; LTTE ANSWERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the afternoon of January 2, President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced the much-delayed capture of Kilinochchi on state television. The fall of the LTTE's administrative capital follows a series of victories for the government on the Northern battlefield in the fall and early winte [...]	2009-01-02 13:25:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF MOPS PGOV CE
09COLOMBO308	A SUGGESTION FOR GETTING MANY OF SRI LANKA'S [...] (C) Summary: While the US and some others are engaged in intensive efforts to protect the estimated 120-150,000 civilians trapped in the "safe zone" of northern Sri Lanka from shelling, and assure they have adequate food and medicine, the international community needs a plan to evacuate as ma [...]	2009-03-19 11:18:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF EAID CE
09COLOMBO310	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 35 [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Resident Coordinator informed Ambassador of reports of planes dropping bombs in the Government-designated "safe zone" on March 18. Multiple accounts substantiate reports of civilian retaliation against the LTTE on March 18. Larger numbers of civilians are fleeing into G [...]	2009-03-19 11:43:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREF PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO314	SRI LANKA: ENGAGING THE TAMIL DIASPORA [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tamil Diaspora is vocal, internet-savvy and heavily influenced by hard-line views. Recent demonstrations across North America and Europe showed the diaspora unafraid to label the GSL "genocidal". In response to hundreds of e-mails received, Ambassador and other Mission staff [...]	2009-03-20 04:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINS CE
09COLOMBO32	DISCUSSION WITH PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA ON MEDIA [...] (c) Summary: In a January 8 meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa requested by Ambassador, the President offered little hope that investigations into recent attacks on the press would lead anywhere, but agreed to provide security for two prominent critics. He predicted the Sri Lankan mil [...]	2009-01-09 08:35:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CE
09COLOMBO321	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 38 [...] (SBU) Summary: Local contacts report LTTE abuses against civilians trapped in the conflict zone. World Food Programme plans next shipment to conflict zone will depart the weekend of March 28-29. The Government's delivery of medical supplies on March 22 lacked some supplies necessary to trea [...]	2009-03-24 11:49:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREF PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO33	SRI LANKA: AFTER THE FALL OF KILINOCHCHI, WHAT WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The government of Mahinda Rajapaksa has achieved considerable success in its military campaign against the LTTE. The Defense Ministry under his brother, Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa, has had top priority for funding and other support, and has used this mandate to transform the [...]	2009-01-09 11:00:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
09COLOMBO339	SRI LANKA: FOREIGN MINISTER CONVOKES PERM 5 [...] (SBU) In a bid to show that briefings to the UN Security Council on Sri Lanka are not needed, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohita Bogollagama convoked the Ambassadors of the permanent members of the Council, Japan and India for a dialogue on March 25 with Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Raja [...]	2009-03-26 10:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AORC MOPS CE
09COLOMBO34	CO-CHAIR AMBASSADORS RE-AFFIRM IMPORTANCE OF A [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting convened by Ambassador on January 8, Co-Chair Ambassadors and the Indian High Commissioner agreed that recent Sri Lankan military successes have given new impetus to Sinhalese extremists and other hard-liners to expand their extreme agenda to include efforts to sto [...]	2009-01-09 11:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE
09COLOMBO359	FRAUD SUMMARY - SRI LANKA [...] Political insecurity, economic and population pressures, and the lure of earning hard currency put pressure on Sri Lankans of all ages and classes of society to migrate legally and illegally to the United States. The violent civil conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation [...]	2009-03-30 11:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CE
09COLOMBO360	SRI LANKA: ASSESSMENT OF DISPLACED PERSONS CAMPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two USAID officials recently concluded separate trips to the Districts of Vavuniya and Mannar in Sri Lanka's Northern Province. Through meetings with local officials and implementing partners, visits to IDP sites ("camps"),and informal conversations with IDPs, they assessed t [...]	2009-03-30 12:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM CE
09COLOMBO368	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 43 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Walter Kaelin, UN Special Rapporteur for IDPs will visit Sri Lanka April 2-6. ICRC President Kellenberger has tentative plans to visit Sri Lanka starting April 9. India is sending additional equipment and personnel to support the GOI's field hospital in Pulmoddai. Last week's [...]	2009-03-31 11:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO374	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 44 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.N. now reports 3937 civilians killed and more than 9000 injured since January 20. 78% of those killed were in the safe zone. The U.N. has received reports that the Army has fired on escaping civilians. The planned food aid shipment to the safe zone has been delayed. UNH [...]	2009-04-01 12:37:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO384	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 45 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan Army reports it has surrounded hundreds of LTTE cadres in the eastern sections of PTK. The military reports the LTTE is moving portions of the civilian population to the southern section of the safe zone. 1,030MT of food aid and non-food items have arrived off th [...]	2009-04-02 11:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO385	SRI LANKA: IMF NEGOTIATIONS COMPLETE; GSL MUST ACT [...] (C) Summary: The IMF team negotiating a stand-by agreement with the GSL returned to Washington on April 1 with GSL-agreed language for Sri Lanka's Letter of Intent (LOI) and a hope that the government will demonstrate it is ready to take necessary steps to put the economy back on track. The p [...]	2009-04-02 12:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID CE
09COLOMBO397	SRI LANKA: POLICE ACADEMY SUPERINTENDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: H. L. Jamaldeen the Superintendent of Police (SP) of the Kalmunai police division was shot and killed on April 5 outside of a mosque in Kalmunai, Ampara District. Jamaldeen was also the Director of Kalladi Police Training College and USAID's main point of contact for a DoD-fund [...]	2009-04-06 12:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER ASEC CE
09COLOMBO411	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 49 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador intervened with Army Commander Fonseka to urge an end to heavy shelling of the GSL-designated safe zone on April 8. The Red Cross reported a disappointing result of ICRC President Kellenberger's visit to Sri Lanka, including the denial of access to IDP screening point [...]	2009-04-08 11:56:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO413	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 51 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Sri Lanka announced a 48-hour period of restraint, during which the armed forces would confine themselves to defensive operations. International observers noted that shelling of the "safe zone" had diminished on April 11 and 12, and that no firing was now bei [...]	2009-04-13 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO425	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 54 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNSYG CoS Vijay Nambiar met Ambassador and noted that the UN should play a "continuous," rather than "one-off", role in promoting an end to hostilities. Ambassador met Minister for Resettlement Bathiudeen and urged progress on benchmarks for the treatment of the IDP population. [...]	2009-04-16 11:27:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO431	SRI LANKA: VISIT BY UNSYG CHIEF OF STAFF NAMBIAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 16-17 visit to Sri Lanka by UNSYG Chief of Staff Vijay Nambiar yielded mixed results. After a one-on-one breakfast meeting with President Rajapaksa on April 17, Nambiar reported that Rajapaksa had left only a slim opening for the UN to pursue the release of civilians b [...]	2009-04-17 11:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM MOPS EAID UNGA CE
09COLOMBO432	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 55 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The visit of the UN Secretary General's Chief of Staff Vijay Nambiar brought limited progress, with some prospect of a working-level UN mission to try to negotiate the release of greater numbers of civilians from the LTTE-controlled "safe zone." The UN resident coordinator in Col [...]	2009-04-17 11:42:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO435	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 56 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The situation in the "safe zone" has taken a dramatic turn today, with a strong push by the Sri Lankan military. Reports indicate that early this morning Sri Lankan troops attacked LTTE positions near and in Putumattalan. High numbers of civilians appear to have crossed over i [...]	2009-04-20 12:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO44	SRI LANKA: ARMY TAKES ELEPHANT PASS; NOW CONTROLS [...] (U) In a significant victory, the Sri Lankan Army completed its reconquest of the entire Jaffna peninsula by seizing control of the key base at Elephant Pass, held by the "Tamil Tigers" (LTTE) since 2000. On January 9, the President announced in an address to the nation that after heavy fight [...]	2009-01-12 12:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE
09COLOMBO448	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 57 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Events continued to move rapidly on April 21 in and around the No-Fire Zone (NFZ). Government forces reported splitting the NFZ in two, reaching the beach near Putumattalan. Civilian evacuees on April 20 totaled 35,000-40,000 according to Government statements, with an additiona [...]	2009-04-21 11:19:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO454	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 58 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan military continued operations in the NFZ area on April 22. The northern half of the NFZ was reportedly under control of the military, and heavy shelling in the upper portion of the southern half of the NFZ was reported early in the morning of April 22. Sources in [...]	2009-04-22 11:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO456	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 59 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Conditions continue to worsen for civilians caught inside the NFZ, as the GSL presses on in its pursuit of remaining LTTE cadres and leadership. The UN estimates between 50,000 and 80,000 civilians may remain inside the NFZ, while between 100,000 and 110,000 appear to have escap [...]	2009-04-23 10:56:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO464	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 61 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 27, the Government continued to reject calls for a ceasefire, but declared an end to combat operations. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) promptly accused Government forces of continuing to bomb civilians. UN Undersecretary for Humanitarian Affairs John Holme [...]	2009-04-27 11:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO466	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS TO EXCLUDE NORWAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 24 evening, Foreign Minister Bogollagama summoned the EU and Japanese Ambassadors and Charge to the MFA on short notice. Foreign Secretary Kohona and several other MFA officials also attended. The meeting occurred within hours of a visit to Colombo on April 24 by Indian [...]	2009-04-27 13:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS CE

09COLOMBO47	UNP ACCUSES GOVERNMENT OF ORDERING ATTACKS ON MEDIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an intervention in Parliament on January 9, Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe directly accused the Defense Secretary and the Army Commander of involvement in activities of "a few intelligence sections" responsible for the attack on the MTV station, the assassination of ne [...]	2009-01-13 11:26:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
09COLOMBO470	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 63 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the Government's April 27 promise to end use of heavy weapons in the conflict, post continues to receive reports from multiple reliable Embassy sources with access to first-hand information of firing causing civilian deaths and injuries in the Government-designated "safe [...]	2009-04-29 11:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO477	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 64 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband conducted a one-day visit to Sri Lanka on April 29. They urged the Government to end hostilities in the North; however President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa rebu [...]	2009-04-30 12:10:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO488	SRI LANKA: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND LOAN [...] (C) Charge delivered ref a points to Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa on April 29 when, in a discussion initially concerning other issues, Rajapaksa said that the U.S. is blocking Sri Lanka's IMF request. Charge and Econ Chief underscored that the U.S. has not threatened publicly [...]	2009-05-05 05:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL EFIN ECON PHUM CE
09COLOMBO495	SRI LANKA: EMBASSY SHARES IMAGES OF SAFE ZONE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 5 meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona, Charge provided satellite images taken since April 27 of new shelling damage within the Government-designated "safe zone." The President maintained that Government forces have not been she [...]	2009-05-05 14:03:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM MOPS PREF PTER CE
09COLOMBO502	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT DISCUSSES HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Rajapaksa discussed the participation of the international community in ongoing humanitarian relief efforts and future recovery efforts in the conflict-affected north with Co-Chair Ambassadors on May 5. Charge, acting as spokesman for the Co-Chairs, urged the Presiden [...]	2009-05-06 13:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM PGOV MOPS EAID CE
09COLOMBO507	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 68 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Mahinda Rajapaksa briefed the diplomatic corps on May 7 regarding the conclusion of the war with the LTTE and the Government's intentions of responding to humanitarian and development needs in the North. An ICRC ferry successfully reached the conflict zone on May 7 to [...]	2009-05-07 12:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO519	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 70 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Army is now advancing on LTTE positions from the south as well as the north of the conflict zone. Post received reports of continued shelling and heavy fire in the conflict zone through the morning of May 12. Senior Government officials continued to refute reports of any re [...]	2009-05-12 11:34:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO522	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 71 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite indications from within the safe zone that the trapped civilian population might attempt to escape on May 12-13, a large-scale exodus had not materialized as of 4 pm local time on May 13. Charge and Defense Attache liaised with Government officials and with contacts in [...]	2009-05-13 11:28:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO523	SRI LANKA: CB GOVERNOR DISAPPOINTED ABOUT IMF [...] (C) Summary: In a collegial but stern conversation, Central Bank Governor Cabraal told the Charge that the GSL is disappointed by the lack of U.S. support for its IMF Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) and concerned that U.S. attempts to place political conditions on the GSL's request are inappropriat [...]	2009-05-13 11:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL PHUM KDEM CE
09COLOMBO528	SRI LANKA: STATUS OF FIELD HOSPITAL REQUEST AND USG HEALTH [...] SUMMARY: Following several weeks of discussion with Ministry of Health (MOH) and other Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) officials, the US Government (USG) for a variety of reasons has decided not to provide a field hospital in the conflict-affected North. Key factors considered included rapidly [...]	2009-05-14 09:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM CE
09COLOMBO529	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 72 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge pressed Government officials to permit UN access to the conflict zone as soon as possible, and to facilitate a visit this month by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. At least 1,200 civilians escaped on May 14, and perhaps thousands of others are following, according to mi [...]	2009-05-14 11:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO531	MALDIVES: FORMER RULING PARTY NARROWLY WINS ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Maldives held its first multiparty parliamentary elections on May 9. Long delays in counting and announcing results led to unruly protests and some violence in the capital, Male'. Provisional results announced by the Elections Commission on May 11 showed that the party of former [...]	2009-05-14 14:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM MV
09COLOMBO535	NORTHERN SRI LANKA SITREP 74 [...] (C) SUMMARY: May 16-17 marked a watershed day in Sri Lanka's conflict with the LTTE, as an estimated 72,000 civilians escaped the safe zone. Remnants of the LTTE continued to mount resistance in an area of less than one square kilometer in the government's unilaterally declared "no fire zon [...]	2009-05-17 11:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE
09COLOMBO539	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 75 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Sri Lankan Military has announced that the war with the LTTE is over. Numerous sources reported that LTTE leader Prabhakaran was dead, but there had been no official announcement as 1630 local. There were reports that LTTE leaders Pullidevan and Nadesan wanted to surrender [...]	2009-05-18 11:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE ECON
09COLOMBO54	SRI LANKA: DEFENSE SECRETARY ESCALATES THREATS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 14, despite assurances from President Rajapaksa to senior editors and journalists that none of them would be harmed, threats to the media escalated. His brother, Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa, gave a rambling interview in which he accused the MTV television ne [...]	2009-01-15 13:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
09COLOMBO540	SRI LANKA: CB GOVERNOR RESPONDS TO U.S. IMF [...] (SBU) Summary: Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal, in a written response to DCM, classified U.S. attempts to "block" the GSL's IMF Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) as "misplaced" and "puzzling," noting that such an action could set a precedent for future IMF loan requests. Cabraal highlighted th [...]	2009-05-18 12:07:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV CE
09COLOMBO543	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 76 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Rajapaksa gave a victory speech to Parliament on the morning of May 19. While he discussed redevelopment of the North and political reform in broad terms, the speech was far from the olive branch to the Tamil people many had hoped it would be. It was defensively bell [...]	2009-05-19 10:41:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE ECON
09COLOMBO549	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 77 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Rajapaksa declared May 20 a national holiday to celebrate the victory over the Tamil Tigers (LTTE). In Ambassador's farewell call on him, the President acknowledged the importance of reconciliation with Sri Lankan Tamils and with the Tamil Diaspora to ensure that Tami [...]	2009-05-20 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE ECON
09COLOMBO552	MALDIVES: AMBASSADOR PUSHES FOR CONSOLIDATION OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In farewell calls on President Nasheed, Vice President Waheed, and Foreign Minister Shaheed, Ambassador warned of growing political and ideological polarization in Maldives and encouraged the government to work closely within its coalition and with opposition parties to continue an [...]	2009-05-21 08:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EENV MV
09COLOMBO557	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 78 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa told Ambassador late on May 20 that the GSL was firm in its decision to restrict access by UN agencies and others to IDP camps. He criticized the UN and ICRC and said that they had to decide whether to remain in Sri Lanka to help IDPs. He s [...]	2009-05-21 11:44:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE ECON
09COLOMBO559	Northern Sri Lanka SitRep 79 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN staff on the ground were preparing for Secretary General Ban Ki Moon's visit on May 23, but it was unclear if his schedule would allow a meeting with the Co-Chair Ambassadors. UN envoy Vijay Nambiar held a press conference where he described his flight over the desolation of [...]	2009-05-22 12:51:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE ECON
09COLOMBO563	SRI LANKA: IN FAREWELL, AMBASSADOR PRESSES HARD ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his round of farewell calls on Sri Lankan government officials, Ambassador Blake emphasized that having won the war against "Tamil Tiger" terrorism, the Sri Lankan government now needed to consolidate its victory by "winning the peace." Ambassador noted that following the mili [...]	2009-05-26 11:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MOPS CE
09COLOMBO567	SRI LANKA: BAN KI-MOON BRIEFS CO-CHAIR AMBASSADORS [...] (C) Summary: In his messages to the government during a 24-hour visit to Sri Lanka on May 23, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon emphasized the key points of the need for a political process and reconciliation, better access by humanitarian workers to the IDP camps, early IDP returns, and grea [...]	2009-05-27 12:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM MOPS CE
09COLOMBO572	DEMINNG SRI LANKA'S NORTH - IMPRESSIONS FROM THE FIELD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) recently decided to begin de-mining operations in the Manthai West Division of Mannar District, one of five districts in the Northern Province and the scene of heavy fighting last year, when Government forces pushed the LTTE northward into the V [...]	2009-05-29 08:50:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM CE
09COLOMBO573	SRI LANKA: NEED FOR RAPID PROGRESS IN RESOLVING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID/OFDA and PRM officers' monitoring of Vavuniya area sites for internally-displaced persons (IDPs) on May 18-22 revealed the post-May 15 outflow of civilians from the conflict severely stretched the Government's capacity to respond. While US-funded UN agencies and INGOs are [...]	2009-06-01 03:03:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF MOPS PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC CE ECON
09COLOMBO576	SRI LANKA: ARMY'S FIVE-YEAR STRATEGY FOR EXPANSION [...] (S) SUMMARY: In an ambitious five-year plan for expansion, the Sri Lankan military plans to roughly double its size to deal with the need for security in the post-conflict situation. The Army Commander has already announced plans to recruit about 100,000 new soldiers at an accelerated pace [...]	2009-06-01 11:42:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR PGOV PTER PREL ECON EAID CE
09COLOMBO594	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA'S VICTORY PARADE [...] (U) The Government of Sri Lanka's June 3 "National Victory Parade" was an elaborately staged tribute to the military forces' defeat of the LTTE. The event featured thousands of servicemen parading on Galle Face Green, displays of naval and air assets, and folkloric dancers, also numbering in [...]	2009-06-04 11:52:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM CE
09COLOMBO596	SRI LANKA: MORE THREATS TO AND ATTACKS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since the Government's victory against the LTTE, GSL officials have begun openly criticizing journalists that it claims were on the LTTE payroll. Public comments by the Army Commander and Inspector General of Police have heightened concerns among journalists for their safety. Sinc [...]	2009-06-05 02:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO CE
09COLOMBO600	SRI LANKA: OIL HEDGE BACK BEFORE SUPREME COURT [...] (SBU) Summary: The filing of a new fundamental rights petition before the Supreme Court once again calls into question the legality of oil hedge contracts between the Ceylon Petroleum Company (CPC) and several international and local banks. The petition asserts, among other issues, that CPC [...]	2009-06-09 11:29:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV KMCA CE
09COLOMBO602	SRI LANKA: CHARGE URGES FOREIGN MINISTRY TO SEEK [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with the Foreign Secretary and Foreign Minister on June 9, Charge emphasized that the U.S. goal is to get bilateral relations with Sri Lanka on a more constructive, cooperative basis, as they were in the past. Charge noted that since the war was now behind u [...]	2009-06-10 12:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID PREF PHUM CE
09COLOMBO61	SRI LANKA: ASSESSING IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Post does not anticipate significant negative implications for U.S. assistance due to the financial crisis, particularly as the majority of assistance is centered in the East, which, with low levels of development, remains predominantly insulated from the crisis. However, post [...]	2009-01-16 09:46:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN CE
09COLOMBO623	SRI LANKA: "COMPETENT AUTHORITY" STILL IN CHARGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has indicated that responsibility for camp management in Manik Farms and in the transit sites in and around Vavuniya District was being transferred from Competent Authority (CA) Major General Chandrasiri to Vavuniya Government Authority [...]	2009-06-18 10:45:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM CE
09COLOMBO624	SRI LANKA: DOUGLAS DEVANANDA - GOVERNMENT'S MAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: The leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EDPD),Douglas Devananda, has a long history of enmity with the recently defeated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. He has been a favorite of successive Sri Lankan governments in Colombo. But Devananda has a violent and even cri [...]	2009-06-19 04:19:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PINR EAID CE
09COLOMBO626	SRI LANKA: Economic update June 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Sri Lanka's GDP grew by 1.5% in the first quarter of 2009. Key macroeconomic indicators have also improved. Inflation has slowed to 3.3% in May 2009 from a peak of 28% in June 2008. The trade deficit narrowed as imports continued to fall at a faster pace than exports. Top fo [...]	2009-06-19 08:15:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV CE
09COLOMBO63	SRI LANKA: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR UPDATE -JANUARY 2009 [...] As requested by Ref A, below is an update of the worst forms of child labor information for Sri Lanka. Child Labor Legislation ----------------------- 2. Sri Lanka ratified International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention 138 on Minimum Age for Employment on November 2, 2000, and ILO [...]	2009-01-20 07:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI CE
09COLOMBO633	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT'S SUPPORTERS CALLING FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A flurry of press reports and statements by GSL officials and ministers over the past several weeks has floated the idea of extending President Rajapaksa's term of office without a competitive election. These suggestions range from a proposal for a referendum that would allow [...]	2009-06-23 12:13:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR CE
09COLOMBO635	SRI LANKA: PRESIDENT'S SUPPORTERS CALLING FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A flurry of press reports and statements by GSL officials and ministers over the past several weeks has floated the idea of extending President Rajapaksa's term of office without a competitive election. These suggestions range from a proposal for a referendum that would allow [...]	2009-06-24 05:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR CE
09COLOMBO639	SRI LANKA: TWO LOCAL U.N. STAFF DETAINED, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two local UN staff members are being detained by government forces, possibly for alleged ties to a 2006 assassination attempt on Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa. The two men, who work as drivers for UNHCR and UNOPS, were taken into custody on June 12 and 13. The UN has bee [...]	2009-06-24 13:01:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER PREL UN CE
09COLOMBO644	America House in Sri Lanka: A Platform for Reconciliation [...] SUMMARY: The Government of Sri Lanka's military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has brought an end to the island's 26-year conflict. However, winning the peace and overcoming deep mistrust that exists between communities will be a major challenge. A critical element of [...]	2009-06-25 10:08:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV KIRC ASEC CE
09COLOMBO65	SRI LANKA: VANNI'S CIVILIANS SQUEEZED AS ARMY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Concerns for the civilians trapped by fighting in northern Sri Lanka are rising. Small but significant numbers of IDPs from the Vanni have moved to government-controlled territory as the continued advances of the Sri Lankan Army have squeezed the 300,000 population into a smalle [...]	2009-01-20 12:10:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF MOPS CE
09COLOMBO651	SRI LANKA: THE VAVUNIYA GOVERNMENT AGENT [...] (SBU) On June 18, Charge, with USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) regional advisor and information officer met with Mrs. P.S.M. Charles, the Government Agent (GA) of Vavuniya District. When asked how the transition from military to civilian control of the IDP camp [...]	2009-06-26 09:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM CE
09COLOMBO653	SRI LANKA: ICRC UPDATE: REGISTRATION OF EX-COMBATANTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge attended an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) briefing by Head of Delegation Paul Castella on June 25 to update heads of Mission on the status of ICRC's humanitarian activities, as well as on its efforts to register ex-combatants detained by the Government [...]	2009-06-26 11:25:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM CE
09COLOMBO67	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 06:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
09COLOMBO691	SRI LANKA: FOREIGN SECRETARY WELCOMES IDP [...] (C) SUMMARY. Charge met with Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona on July 8 to deliver reftel points and USG benchmarks for progress on IDP conditions and resettlement. Kohona assured Charge that the GSL had no hidden agenda when it comes to the IDPs and that all IDPs would be resettled as soo [...]	2009-07-10 02:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO695	DOCTORS RECANT EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF CIVILIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The five doctors who worked inside the final conflict zone (the government-declared "no-fire zone") and who released accounts of the situation and the numbers of killed and wounded civilians there gave a press conference press conference on July 8. The doctors said they were "pressur [...]	2009-07-13 10:33:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO704	Getting Set to De-Mine Sri Lanka's North - Stepping [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge and other U.S. Embassy officials met July 10 with Basil Rajapaksa, Special Advisor to the Sri Lankan president. Their discussion focused on de-mining in Sri Lanka's Northern Province - a prerequisite for the return of those displaced during the protracted conflict betwe [...]	2009-07-16 03:57:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF PGOV PHUM CE
09COLOMBO722	SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS INQUIRY (COI) DISBANDED; [...] (C) The GSL in mid-June disbanded the Presidential Commission of Inquiry, which hadbeen charged with investigating allegations of srious human rights violations since August 2005. Seventeen cases were being reviewed by the COI, ncluding the killing of 17 Action Contre la Faim (ACF) aid worker [...]	2009-07-22 07:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO726	SCENESETTER FOR JULY 25-28 VISIT BY PRM A/S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at a critical time in US-Sri Lanka relations. During the October 2008 - May 2009 final military push to defeat the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),the Government of Sri Lanka increasingly distanced itself from western nations who criticized its methods [...]	2009-07-22 15:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF PREL CE
09COLOMBO728	SRI LANKA: RESOLUTION OF CHILD SOLDIERS ISSUE IN [...] (SBU) Summary. A/DCM, Poloff, and USAID met withUNICEF Representative and Protection Officer on July 17 to discuss GSL progress on facilitating release and rehabilitation of TMVP and LTTE child soldiers. UNICEF shared their data on under-age recruitment and noted progress on a number of fron [...]	2009-07-23 12:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO729	SRI LANKA: ICRC?S FUTURE UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary. A/DCM and Poloff met with ICRC Acting Head of Delegation Anthony Dalziel on July 21 to discuss ICRC?s current and future status in Sri Lanka. On July 1, ICRC received a letter from Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa requesting ICRC to terminate its operations in the East. A [...]	2009-07-23 14:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO740	SRI LANKA: POST-WAR TAMIL LEADERSHIP VACUUM [...] (C) Summary. Tamil National Alliance (TNA) member of parliament (MP) from Jaffna Pathmini Sithamparanathan met with Poloff on July 13 to discuss the TNA,s current status and post-war strategy. She said the TNA had begun talking with other Tamil parties about how to unite the Tamil polity a [...]	2009-07-28 09:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO744	UNP SEEKS NEW STRATEGY TO CHALLENGE RAJAPAKSA [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met recently with several key United National Party (UNP) figures to discuss the UNP,s post-war strategy. UNP contacts agreed that President Mahinda Rajapaksa is currently enjoying his post-war honeymoon, but felt that Sri Lankans would soon shift their focus to basic ec [...]	2009-07-29 10:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO753	Report Number One on Interagency Policy Committee (IPC) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is the first of three monthly reports on the Government of Sri Lanka's progress in meeting benchmarks for as outlined in Ref (b). CAMP MANAGEMENT AND ACCESS: Acute humanitarian needs are being met in internally displaced persons camps (IDP) camps, although all sectors ar [...]	2009-07-31 07:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PREF PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC CE
09COLOMBO768	A/S SCHWARTZ PRESSES FOR EARLY RETURN OF [...] (C) Summary: In his July 25-28 visit to Sri Lanka, PRM Assistant Secretary Eric P. Schwartz urged the government to undertake rapid returns of internally-displaced persons (IDPs) to their home villages and avoid prolonging the closed camp situation in the North. In meetings with President Mah [...]	2009-08-03 09:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM CE
09COLOMBO769	SRI LANKA: A/S SCHWARTZ VISITS IDP CAMPS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his July 25-28 visit to Sri Lanka, PRM Assistant Secretary Eric Schwartz directly observed the humanitarian situation in Manik Farm, an expansive, yet congested, camp complex in northern Sri Lanka for 220,000 of the 280,000-plus Sri Lankans displaced in the final months of [...]	2009-08-03 10:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM CE
09COLOMBO774	SRI LANKA: SMALLER IDP CAMPS EXHIBIT SOME [...] (C) Summary: While the large IDP camp complex at Manik Farm in Vavuniya is the focus of most international attention and press reports, there are nonetheless a number of IDPs held in smaller camps in other areas across Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka. These camps often include a mixture of v [...]	2009-08-05 10:03:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM EAID CE
09COLOMBO775	Addendum on Food: Report Number One on Interagency Policy [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an addendum to the July Interagency Policy Committee Benchmarks Report for Sri Lanka, adding information about humanitarian food supplies to the IDP camps. 2. (SBU) Benchmark: Acute humanitarian needs are met with dignity. Key areas are food, water/sanitation, healt [...]	2009-08-05 11:11:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PREF PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC CE
09COLOMBO779	SRI LANKA: CAPTURE OF SELVARAJAH PATHMANATHAN, AKA [...] (C) Summary: Reports indicate that top LTTE official Selvarajah Pathmanathan, also known as KP, has been apprehended and is now in the custody of Sri Lankan security officials. Embassy sources were tight-lipped today, with no military intelligence officials willing to comment on the details [...]	2009-08-07 11:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER MOPS CE
09COLOMBO780	SCENESETTER FOR JAFFNA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Jaffna Municipal Council elections will be held on Saturday, August 8, the first elections in the Jaffna area since 2004. The government is paying close attention to this election, sending a number of ministers to campaign there alongside Douglas Devananda, leader of the Eelam [...]	2009-08-07 12:23:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM EAID CE
09COLOMBO807	SRI LANKA'S FOREIGN MINISTER SEES "DEVOLUTION" [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-14 07:11:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO82	SRI LANKA: FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Foreign Minister Mangala Samawaweera told Ambassador on January 23 that he felt his life was in danger and was planning to seek temporary safe haven abroad. He strongly implied that Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa was behind the threats to his life, but admitted he d [...]	2009-01-23 12:14:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
09COLOMBO827	BASIL RAJAPAKSA DISCLOSES PLAN TO DECONGEST MANIK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Advisor to the President Basil Rajapaksa told Charge and A/DCM that the GSL planned to move forward with significant IDP resettlement before the monsoon season begins in October. When pressed, Rajapaksa said as many as 100,000 would be released, including students, relig [...]	2009-08-24 12:24:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO830	DOCTORS FROM NO-FIRE ZONE RELEASED ON BAIL [...] (S) Four government doctors, held by the police Criminal Investigation Division (CID) since the end of the war in May for allegedly filing false reports on civilian casualties in the No-Fire Zone during the last several months of the war, were released on bail today. XXXXXXXXXXXX 2. (S) The doctor [...]	2009-08-24 13:34:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO848	CLERGY IDPS RELEASED, DOCTORS OUT ON BAIL - IS [...] (SBU) On August 27, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) announced it was releasing 579 clergy members from the IDP camps in Vavuniya. Media reports said 571 of these were Hindu priests, with six Catholic priests and two nuns joining them. These same reports said approximately 220 clergy membe [...]	2009-08-27 11:40:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM EAID CE
09COLOMBO854	REPORT NUMBER TWO ON INTERAGENCY POLICY COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is the second of three monthly reports on the Government of Sri Lanka's progress in meeting benchmarks as outlined in Ref B. The start of pre-monsoonal rains this month has created a heightened urgency among all humanitarian actors, in terms of accelerating the release of p [...]	2009-08-31 10:54:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PREF PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC CE
09COLOMBO855	JOURNALIST TISSAINAYAGAM CONVICTED, GIVEN 20 YEAR [...] (SBU) On August 31, the Colombo High Court announced a guilty verdict in the closely watched case of Sri Lankan journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam Tissainayagam. After brief summation of arguments by the prosecutor and lead defense counsel, the bailiff read the decision of Judge Deepali Wijes [...]	2009-08-31 10:57:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO86	SRI LANKA: ARMY CAPTURES MULLAITIVU; BOTH SIDES [...] (SBU) Army Commander Sarath Fonseka announced in a live television broadcast on January 25 that the military had captured Mullaitivu - the last major town held by the LTTE. In a campaign appearance for the February 14 Central Province council elections, President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated that [...]	2009-01-26 12:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PHUM PREF CE
09COLOMBO861	TNA TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA [...] (C) On September 2, Media reports indicated that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) would meet with President Rajapaksa on September 7. TNA leader R. Sampanthan, a Member of Parliament (MP),told PolStaff there were several issues they wished to discuss with the President. First was the need f [...]	2009-09-02 12:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO864	TISSAINAYAGAM'S LAWYER, CONCERNED DIPLOMATS [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with diplomatic representatives, recently convicted journalist Tissainayagam's lead lawyer said the appeals process could be lengthy but held out hope for a presidential pardon at some point. Tissainayagam was of two minds on the question of whether the international [...]	2009-09-03 13:46:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO872	PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA HOLDS LINE ON RECONCILIATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a lengthy September 8 meeting with Charge, President Rajapaksa said his recent meeting with TNA party leaders had gone well but that implementation of the 13th Amendment to the constitution dealing with the devolution of central power would have to wait until at least April afte [...]	2009-09-09 13:54:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO876	SRI LANKAN OFFICIALS REJECT FREEDOM OF IDP [...] (C) On September 9, Charge delivered ref. A freedom of movement points to Foreign Minister Bogollagama and was met with a predictable response. The FM said these points were nothing new and the GSL appreciated our continued interest. He repeated the request for us to help purchase heavy demi [...]	2009-09-10 13:55:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO877	TNA SAYS MEETING WITH SRI LANKA PRESIDENT [...] (C) On September 7, seven members of parliament from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) party met with President Rajapaksa and his brother, Senior Presidential Advisor Basil Rajapaksa. While it was reported in the press as a cordial and satisfactory meeting, TNA MP Suresh Premachandran, one of [...]	2009-09-11 06:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID CE
09COLOMBO89	AKASHI STRESSES NEED FOR POLITICAL SOLUTION AND [...] (C) Summary: In his January 22-25 visit to Sri Lanka, Japanese Special Envoy Yasushi Akashi stressed the need for a political solution, protection of the civilians from ongoing military operations in the North, urged an improvement in law and order and an end to the climate of impunity. Akas [...]	2009-01-26 13:57:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM CE
09COLOMBO890	MOJ SECRETARY ON GOVERNMENT REFURB OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 16 meeting with PolChief, Secretary of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Justice Suhada Gamalath said the recently named four-minister team to deal with the EU on the GSP-plus issue would have both a PR function (arguing in Europe that denial of GSP-plus would hurt the nee [...]	2009-09-17 12:44:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO892	MALDIVES STILL FACES SERIOUS ECONOMIC CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the Government of the Maldives (GOM) has reached a staff level agreement for an IMF loan package, the GOM still faces serious fiscal and balance of payments issues in the near term. President Nasheed, who has been in office for under a year, appears to be in comp [...]	2009-09-18 09:24:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV
09COLOMBO893	PRESIDENT BEWILDERED, FRUSTRATED WITH U.S. SRI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a private meeting following ambassador's credentialing ceremony, President Rajapaksa expressed bewilderment and frustration at U.S. policy for encouraging him to fight terrorism and then criticizing him when he did. Rajapaksa claimed that 70 percent of the IDPs locked in camps [...]	2009-09-18 11:14:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO895	UN PASCOE TAKES GSL AT ITS WORD ON IDP RETURNS [...] (C) On September 18 UN Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe gave a briefing for the Colombo-based diplomatic community, reviewing his visit here over the past two days. He and locally-based UN senior staff visited a demining site in Mannar, an IDP camp and a rehabilitat [...]	2009-09-18 11:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO897	FOREIGN MINISTER WANTS NEW RELATIONSHIP BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 18 initial courtesy call by ambassador, Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama expressed his government's strong desire to improve and broaden relations with the U.S. in the new, post-war environment. Ambassador expressed our desire as well to broaden the relationship [...]	2009-09-21 09:52:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO902	MALDIVES STILL FACES SERIOUS ECONOMIC CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the Government of the Maldives (GOM) has reached a staff level agreement for an IMF loan package, the GOM still faces serious fiscal and balance of payments issues in the near term. President Nasheed, who has been in office for under a year, appears to be in comp [...]	2009-09-23 03:48:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV
09COLOMBO903	THE MALDIVES MOVING TOWARD COMPLIANCE WITH [...] (U) Summary. The Government of the Maldives (GOM) has made great strides toward complying with international labor standards by approving a new employment law and a constitutional right to strike. The Maldives is still implementing the labor by writing regulations and designing programs [...]	2009-09-23 04:21:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB ETRD
09COLOMBO905	SRI LANKA IS MEETING IMF TARGETS [...] (SBU) Summary. An IMF team conducting its first quarterly assessment has determined that Sri Lanka is meeting the targets of the July IMF standby agreement, and it appears that the IMF staff will recommend release of the second tranche of IMF funds in October. The IMF agreement, combined [...]	2009-09-23 11:44:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CE ECON EFIN IMF PGOV
09COLOMBO913	REQUEST FOR USG DEMINING EQUIPMENT FOR SRI LANKAN [...] (U) This is an Action Request for Department. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) Officials of the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) have often said that the release of the more than 250,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) currently held in closed camps cannot take place until demining operations are [...]	2009-09-25 10:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO929	ARCHBISHOP SUGGESTS PUSHING ACCOUNTABILITY COULD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Roman Catholic Archbishop Ranjith told ambassador that pushing the GSL too hard on the war crimes accountability issue now could destabilize Sri Lankan democracy and would set back the cause of human rights. He reasoned that weakening the Rajapaksas -- who despite their public im [...]	2009-10-02 11:20:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO931	REPORT NUMBER THREE ON INTERAGENCY POLICY COMMITTEE (IPC) [...] (SBU) This is the third of three monthly reports on the Government of Sri Lanka's progress in meeting benchmarks, as outlined in Ref B. With a policy dialogue more focused on freedom of movement and issues associated with closed IDP camps, this report is shorter than its predecessors and focu [...]	2009-10-05 09:32:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PREF PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC CE
09COLOMBO932	SECRETARY'S COMMENTS ON RAPE ELICIT STRONG [...] (C) On October 2 the Ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by Foreign Minister Bogollogama to discuss Secretary Clinton's October 1 UN speech, in which she mentioned Sri Lanka as a place where rape had been used as a "tactic of war." Bogollagama expressed his deep concern [...]	2009-10-05 12:14:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO944	BOOMING SRI LANKAN STOCK MARKET SHOWS ECONOMIC [...] Summary. The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) surged to a record high in early October, making it the world,s second best performing stock market in 2009. According to analysts, the CSE is rising due to the end of the Sri Lankan civil war (thereby lowering the risk premium for the country),l [...]	2009-10-12 04:26:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE ECON EFIN KMCA EINV
09COLOMBO948	THE SRI LANKAN MOBILE TELECOM MARKET: GROWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There is increasing competition in the Sri Lankan mobile telecommunications sector which has led to more choice and lower calling costs for consumers. Mobile service providers have struggled to maintain profitability as competition has risen and prices have fallen. Cooperatio [...]	2009-10-14 11:38:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CE ECON ETRD PGOV EINV ECPS IN
09COLOMBO95	SRI LANKA: DECLARED SAFE ZONE INOPERATIVE; ICRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate briefings, UN and ICRC representatives reported that repeated violations of the "safe zone" had compelled their staffs to return to Puthukkudiyiruppu (PTK). Recent intense fighting reportedly has killed 300 civilians. The ICRC reports "tens" injured on a daily basis [...]	2009-01-27 12:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM CE
09COLOMBO954	SRI LANKA'S PREPAREDNESS FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: [...] (U) SUMMARY: The government of Sri Lanka (GSL) developed a plan in 2005 to track and respond to pandemic flu (H1N1 and H5N1) and has updated the plan as needed. Surveillance systems are in place, hospitals nationwide are prepared with isolated wards, and ports of entry are closely monitored. [...]	2009-10-19 04:04:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CE ECON PGOV TBIO SOCI CASC KFLU
09COLOMBO962	MFA SECRETARY "SANGUINE" ON IDP ISSUE [...] (C) In an October 20 meeting with Ambassador, new MFA Secretary Romesh Jayasinghe claimed that the government's attitude toward the IDP situation was changing for the better. Jayasinghe, who recently returned to Colombo after what was seen as a very successful stint as Sri Lankan high commiss [...]	2009-10-20 11:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO969	THE SRI LANKAN TOURISM SECTOR: A BRIGHT FUTURE [...] (U) SUMMARY: With the end of Sri Lanka's long running war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May 2009, the Sri Lankan tourism industry has every reason to be quite optimistic. Tourist travel is at its highest levels since 2004. The country boasts beautiful beaches, seven U [...]	2009-10-21 08:47:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CE ECON EIND ETRD
09COLOMBO97	Letter to President Obama from Member of Pariament R. [...] Embassy Colombo received the following letter from Member of Parliament R. SAMPANTHAN concerning the Tamil National question in Sri Lanka [BEGIN TEXT]: 21 January 2009 His Excellency Barack Obama The President of the United States of America The White House Washington D.C. U.S.A. Dea [...]	2009-01-28 06:35:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PGOV CE
09COLOMBO976	U.S. Business Delegation Examines Investment Opportunities [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 13 U.S. and Sri Lankan government officials and business people met in Colombo to attend the first post-conflict Private/Public Partnership Conference, focusing on how economic development can help foster national reconciliation. The mood of the conference was upbeat, w [...]	2009-10-21 12:10:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV CE
09COLOMBO977	OFFICIALS DEFEND INCREASE IN DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador and PolOff separately delivered ref A demarche points on increases in the Sri Lankan defense budget to senior officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),the Ministry of Finance, and the Army General Staff. The consistent response was that the increase was due p [...]	2009-10-22 06:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO979	TEXT OF TNA LEADER SAMPANTHAN'S LETTERS TO [...] (SBU) During an October 19 courtesy call on Ambassador (septel),Tamil National Alliance leader R. Sampanthan passed copies of letters he and other Tamil members of parliament sent to President Obama and Secretary Clinton in January 2009. The following are the texts of those letters for the [...]	2009-10-22 10:23:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO983	DISAPPEARANCES APPEAR TO DECLINE, DEFSEC SAYS THEY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Post appears to be seeing a continuing decline in disappearances across most of Sri Lanka, according to statistics obtained from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). (STRICTLY PROTECT: Provision of these statistics by ICRC to Post goes against their regular [...]	2009-10-22 12:31:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO985	Sri Lanka TIFA Talks Take Incremental Steps Toward [...] (SBU) The United States and Sri Lanka held their seventh annual Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks in Colombo on October 15, which resulted in incremental advances but no breakthroughs. The TIFA talks covered agricultural and government procurement issues, progress in the D [...]	2009-10-23 05:42:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EINV ELAB KIPR KTEX CE
09COLOMBO988	GSL RESPONSE TO REPORT MEASURED -- THUS FAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The response of the Sri Lankan government (GSL) to release of the S/WCI report to Congress on incidents during the recent conflict thus far has been measured. Human Rights Minister Samarasinghe told Ambassador an "independent" committee of eminent persons would be announced next w [...]	2009-10-26 11:37:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO993	SRI LANKA PRESS FREEDOM ISSUES: SOME STEPS [...] (S) SUMMARY: On October 26, the two people arrested as accomplices in publishing imprisoned journalist Tissainayagam's "terrorist" articles were released and apparently acquitted of all charges. In releasing V. Jasiharan and Valarmathy Vadivel, the high court judge noted that the only evidenc [...]	2009-10-28 12:38:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE

09COLOMBO994	FOREIGN MINISTER RESPONDS TO WAR INCIDENTS REPORT [...] (C) On October 28, Ambassador was called in by Foreign Minister Bogollagama to discuss the response of the Sri Lankan government (GSL) to the U.S. Report on Incidents in the Recent Conflict. The FM said the GSL was not satisfied with the report and they understood it reached no legal conclusi [...]	2009-10-28 12:47:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09COLOMBO999	Sri Lanka Scenesetter [...] (SBU) Sri Lanka stands at a pivotal point in its modern history. The end of the long secessionist war with the LTTE opens up opportunities for national reconciliation, political reform, economic renewal, and international re-engagement. The question is whether the Sri Lankan leadership has the [...]	2009-10-30 08:02:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM PTER EAID MOPS CE
09CONAKRY1	UNION LEADER SAYS CONSITUTION FIRST, THEN ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Now that the long anticipated coup has taken place, union leader Rabiatou is looking to create an effective civilian coalition that can check the military junta's power until elections can be organized. However, Rabiatou appears to be in no hurry to get to elections, arguing th [...]	2009-01-02 12:36:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC GV
09CONAKRY10	ECOWAS AND UN MEETINGS ON GUINEA'S POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Charge attended two meetings over the weekend, one with a visiting ECOWAS delegation, and one with the UN regional representative out of Dakar. Diplomats highlighted key concerns, which included questions as to how the new Guinean Government will be structured, who will ultimat [...]	2009-01-06 07:04:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY102	CONAKRY RESPONSE - ASSESSING THE NEED FOR [...] (U) In response to reftel request, Post submits the following information regarding assessed needs for increased law enforcement and judicial training in Guinea. Post notes that the USG has suspended aid to Guinea, with the exception of humanitarian and democracy assistance, in response to th [...]	2009-02-13 09:14:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC GV
09CONAKRY103	CATERPILLAR INFESTATION HIGHLIGHTS WEAK AGRICULTURAL [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. SUMMARY. The rare plague of caterpillars that devastated farm land in north and central Liberia has spread into the southern Forest Region of Guinea destroying crops, polluting water sources, and forcing farmers and families to remain i [...]	2009-02-13 10:27:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA GV
09CONAKRY106	WORLD BANK RESREP OUTLINES SUSPENSION TRIGGERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a 10 February meeting, World Bank ResRep Siaka Bakayoko told Embassy officials that he felt Guinea's prime minister has been marginalized by military leaders and has little influence on the CNDD. He said that arrears in excess of $3 million had not yet been paid, and re [...]	2009-02-13 13:43:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV ECON AORC GV
09CONAKRY11	ECOWAS AND UN MEETINGS ON GUINEA'S POLITICAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-06 07:04:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY110	ARRESTS, APPOINTMENTS, AND MACHINATIONS: A [...] (U) SUMMARY. Politics in Guinea continue to be fluid since the coup d'etat on 23 December 2008. Given these circumstances, post will transmit as needed roundups of presidential appointments, military arrests, and any other political machinations. This roundup covers the period between 27 Jan [...]	2009-02-19 12:12:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GV
09CONAKRY120	INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP MEETING ON GUINEA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The February 16-17 inaugural meeting of the International Contact Group on Guinea (ICG-G) met with coup leader Moussa Dadis Camara and a broad spectrum of civil society. Dadis defended his actions to date, said he was not interested in remaining in power, and laid out a vague r [...]	2009-02-24 08:40:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GV EAID
09CONAKRY121	MINISTRY OF MINES INSIDER REPORTS SHARP REVENUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A 23 February meeting with an insider at the Ministry of Mines revealed that the president is continuing to consolidate key ministries and revenue streams under his direct control. Uncertainty over international contracts at the Ministry of Mines, coupled with a chaotic merger wit [...]	2009-02-24 16:18:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EMIN ECON EFIN GV
09CONAKRY124	GUINEA'S MINISTRIES CURRENTLY OPERATING WITHOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. A reliable contact inside Guinea's Ministry of Finance told Econoff that the ministry has been chronically dysfunctional since the departure of MinFin Ousmane Dore in October 2008. The contact also reported that the current military MinFin continued to run the ministry even afte [...]	2009-02-25 16:37:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV EAID KDEM GV
09CONAKRY133	CNDD LIFTS BAN ON POLITICAL AND UNION ACTIVITIES [...] (U) On February 28 over national television, the CNDD publicly lifted the ban on political and union activities in Guinea. The military junta had instituted the ban within hours of seizing power on December 23. Local press reports indicate that the announcement was positively received by a [...]	2009-03-02 15:43:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI ELAB PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY134	GUINEA: NEXT MOVES [...] (C) Summary: The International Contact Group's restrained message to the government of Guinea urging elections and a return to civilian rule is reportedly being interpreted by the ruling CNDD as tacit international approval of the junta. Embassy Conakry believes the Contact Group will remain i [...]	2009-03-02 16:17:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY145	CNDD HIRES PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM TO IMPROVE [...] (SBU) A member of the Associated Press based in Dakar, Rukmini Callimachi, called Pol/Econ Chief on March 6 wanting to schedule a background interview for a piece on Guinea. Shortly into the conversation, she revealed that the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) and its pres [...]	2009-03-06 13:24:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY156	MILITARY JUNTA OPERATES UNDER CHAOS AND DYSFUNCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. The chaotic and dysfunctional nature of President Moussa Dadis' government appears to be deepening. Military Camp Alpha Yaya is apparently the President's preferred base of operations where he feels secure surrounded by trusted officers and friends. Most presidential business is [...]	2009-03-12 10:53:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY157	LES FORCES VIVES NOW REPORTEDLY PUSHING FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a March 5 meeting with Charge, opposition political leader Jean-Marie Dore said that he had been selected by his peers as the spokesperson for Les Forces Vives. Critical of recent CENI activities, including the proposal of an election timeline to the CNDD, Dore said Les [...]	2009-03-12 13:32:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY163	CONTROLLING THE MONEY FLOW - THE BUCK STOPS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. A discussion with a senior official at Guinea's Central Bank revealed that CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara is controlling the country's finances with an iron fist. All non-salary expenditures must be authorized directly by Dadis, which given what we know about how the govern [...]	2009-03-13 13:30:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY167	GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS MEETS COUP D'ETAT - [...] (C) SUMMARY. Local business owners are deeply concerned about the state of the Guinean economy. With overall commercial activity down by at least 50%, vendors are beginning to feel the painful pinch of what some are calling "one of the worst slow-downs" in years. Imports are down and comme [...]	2009-03-17 17:47:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY169	LES FORCES VIVES FINALIZE TRANSITION PROPOSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Les Forces Vives are close to finalizing a concrete election proposal, which they plan to present to the CNDD soon. The latest proposal specifies dates for legislative and presidential elections in 2009, and calls for the immediate establishment of a transitional council (CNT) [...]	2009-03-18 16:31:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY170	WORLD BANK/IMF TO CONDUCT "DAMAGE ASSESSMENT" VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The World Bank's Resrep in Guinea is preparing for what he calls a "damage assessment" WB/IMF team visit, which is scheduled to arrive this weekend. Even if the World Bank program remains active, the Bank's plan is to stall any additional funding until elections take place. The [...]	2009-03-19 16:58:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY171	SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP MEETING ON [...] ( C) SUMMARY. The International Contact Group on Guinea (ICG-G) met for the second time in Conakry on March 16. The Forces Vives proposed a more defined and cohesive schedule for voter registration, a Constitutional Referendum, Legislative and Presidential elections, but the proposed elec [...]	2009-03-19 16:58:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ASEC GV
09CONAKRY183	CNDD LEADER IS A "SIMPLE SOLDIER IN WAY OVER HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following his private meeting with CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara and 2nd Vice President Sekouba Konate, opposition leader Sidya Toure described an inseparable leadership duo caught in the middle of a political and economic mess from which they have no idea how to extricate [...]	2009-03-26 12:07:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PMIL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY184	HOT TOPICS WITHIN THE CNDD - NATIONAL TRANSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY. A youth leader close to the CNDD claims that CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara is planning to create a National Transition Council, which will serve as an interim legislative body, tasked with not only constitutional and electoral form, but possibly a broader legislative agenda. [...]	2009-03-26 12:08:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY185	GUINEA POST-COUP: A POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR 6 MARCH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Politics in Guinea continue to be fluid since the coup d'etat on 23 December 2008. Given these circumstances, Post will periodically transmit roundups of significant political and economic events not covered in other reporting. This roundup covers the period between 6 March [...]	2009-03-26 12:09:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EMIN PREL KDEM ASEC PHUM GV
09CONAKRY195	YOUTH RALLY IN SUPPORT OF DADIS AND THE CNDD [...] (C) SUMMARY. A stadium packed with youths publicly demonstrated the country's alleged support for the military junta and its president, Moussa Dadis Camara, on March 29. The event was peaceful, but security was heavy. During the speeches, youth representatives demanded that Dadis stay in of [...]	2009-03-30 16:16:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY196	IMF/WORLD BANK DELEGATION SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE [...] SUMMARY. A visiting delegation from the IMF and the World Bank spent a week evaluating the GoG's budgetary situation, confirming growing concerns about Guinea's economic situation. Dramatically reduced revenues, mounting debt, and a huge projected budget shortfall in 2009 suggest that the c [...]	2009-03-31 15:46:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY197	IMF/WORLD BANK DELEGATION SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE [...] SUMMARY. A visiting delegation from the IMF and the World Bank spent a week evaluating the GoG's budgetary situation, confirming growing concerns about Guinea's economic situation. Dramatically reduced revenues, mounting debt, and a huge projected budget shortfall in 2009 suggest that the c [...]	2009-03-31 15:46:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY201	GUINEA'S AUDIT COMMISSION - A LOOK BEHIND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A frank discussion with a senior member of Guinea's Audit Commission provides a clearer picture of how at least one organ of CNDD President Dadis' fiscal control and funds recovery program is functioning. The Audit Commission has reportedly recuperated some $1.25 million since [...]	2009-04-02 16:40:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY203	Embassy Promotes Women's Engagement in the Electoral [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 17:33:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KDEM PREL KPAO GV
09CONAKRY204	CNDD PRESIDENT SACKS AND ARRESTS LEAD AUDITOR [...] (SBU) Just a few days after meeting with Pol/Econ Chief to discuss the inner workings of the CNDD's Audit Commission (reftel),Amadou Mouctar Balde finds himself without a job and behind bars. CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara signed an official decree over the weekend, claiming that Balde w [...]	2009-04-06 16:12:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY207	COMINGS AND GOINGS AT CONAKRY'S CENTRAL PRISON [...] (C) SUMMARY. PolOff met with prison NGO contact who provided an official list of prisoners -- all members of the Guinean armed forces -- who were reportedly freed from Conakry's central jail by CNDD members immediately following the coup. Contact confirmed that ex-Minister of Mines, Ahmed Ka [...]	2009-04-08 13:49:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY21	WORLD BANK RESREP DEMANDS CABINET, FINANCE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a discussion with Guinean Prime Minister Kabine Komara, World Bank Country Manager Siaka Bakayoko said that the Bank would not suspend its program, but stressed that appointment of a cabinet and a credible finance minister were critical for HIPC completion and other development [...]	2009-01-07 17:28:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN ECON AORC PGOV GV
09CONAKRY218	NEWS ROUND-UP: FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS, [...] (U) SUMMARY. Over the course of the weekend, the CNDD banned all foreign currency transactions, promoted the controversial Claude Pivi to the rank of Captain, and began cleaning the Presidential Palace in preparation for the arrival of its anticipated occupant, CNDD President Moussa Dadis Ca [...]	2009-04-21 16:49:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY221	SHOPPING FOR A VERDICT - THE CNDD'S EXTRAJUDICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Guineans who don't like a judge's decision now have another option in the CNDD's extrajudicial "Bureau of Conflicts." Set up shortly after the coup, the Bureau has reportedly handled more than 3000 cases, which are heard by military and police personnel. Lawyers have no part in [...]	2009-04-21 16:49:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY228	PARTY LINE BEGINS TO EMERGE FROM GOG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Over the past few weeks, Embassy officers have been hearing what appears to be an emerging "party line" from the Government of Guinea. CNDD loyalists and career civil servants alike are maintaining that the CNDD represents Guinea's best solution for the near-term, and that Dadis [...]	2009-04-23 15:59:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY232	MINISTER OF LABOR ON SALARIES AND LABOR DISPUTES [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to Guinea's Minister of Labor, the GoG does not anticipate any problems paying salaries to its career civil servants. He confirmed recent delays in issuing salary payments, but claimed that the problem is primarily administrative, and is on its way to being resolved. T [...]	2009-04-27 16:34:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ELAB ASEC GV
09CONAKRY240	IN GUINEA'S FOREST REGION, CITIZENS SUPPORT DADIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A recent trip to Guinea's Forest Region, CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara's natal home, suggests that there is significant popular support for the military junta. Forest residents generally viewed the CNDD's activities since the coup in a favorable light. Many of them also [...]	2009-04-30 16:15:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY248	GOG CUTS OFF FOOD DELIVERIES TO PRISONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to multiple sources, the Government of Guinea has stopped delivering food to the country's prisons. Prison directors now rely upon charities, international organizations and others to provide food for 1,100 prisoners and described the situation as "catastrophic." A re [...]	2009-05-05 15:49:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI GV
09CONAKRY25	TECHNICAL PARTNERS SAY ELECTIONS LIKELY TO TAKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Technical experts who have been working with the Guinean Government to organize elections since June of 2007 maintain that it will take at least another eight to nine months before elections will be feasible, provided that all goes perfectly between now and then. They cited a [...]	2009-01-09 14:45:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM PGOV SOCI ASEC GV
09CONAKRY255	ELIMINATING FGM- NGO ACTIVITIES IN THE FOREST [...] (U) SUMMARY. During a recent visit to the Forest Region, Assistant Poloff explored the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM),which affects an estimated 96% of the female population in Guinea. Meetings with local authorities, citizens, and NGOs working to combat the practice of FGM rev [...]	2009-05-07 11:53:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV EAID GV
09CONAKRY263	MILITARY ROB MARKET BUSINESSES, PROTEST ENSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Two stores in Conakry's Medina Market were reportedly robbed of safes and merchandise by men in uniform early Saturday morning. The following morning vendors refused to open the market. Protests ensued targeting the local gendarmerie and guard force who failed to protect the bu [...]	2009-05-13 11:04:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY265	CBG MINING COMPANY PREPARES FOR THE WORST [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Guinean Bauxite Company (CBG) is in serious trouble with the worst of the effects of the global economic crisis yet to come. Based on current projections, the company expects to generate $12 million in revenues for the Guinean Government in 2010, as opposed to $137 million i [...]	2009-05-13 12:35:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY266	VOTER REGISTRATION COMES TO A TEMPORARY HALT, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Guinea's National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has temporarily suspended the voter registration process in order to take stock of progress to date and address continued funding challenges. Approximately 70% of voters have been registered so far. The CENI President [...]	2009-05-13 12:35:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY267	GLOBAL ALUMINA MINE PROJECT ON HOLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A May 7 visit to the Global Alumina mine site in Boke confirmed that the company has put its $4.7 billion investment on temporary hold. The construction contractor Bechtel was expecting to receive an official notice to proceed in early 2009, but has now downsized operations un [...]	2009-05-13 16:18:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ELAB PGOV ASEC GV
09CONAKRY280	POLITICAL LEADER RECEIVES DEATH THREAT, SAYS CNDD [...] (C) SUMMARY. A young political party leader, Mouctar Diallo, received a death threat on May 11 when an anonymous caller warned him to stop speaking out against the CNDD. Diallo was one of the first to criticize the military junta and has continued to do so publicly on a weekly basis. During [...]	2009-05-19 16:03:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY287	GUINEAN LAWYERS THREATENS LABOR STRIKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Guinea's equivalent of the National Bar Association is threatening to go on strike as early as May 21 to protest the CNDD's perpetuation of extra-judicial legal procedures and a parallel justice system. At a minimum, the Bar is demanding that the CNDD immediately eliminate two [...]	2009-05-21 13:59:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY289	FORMER SECURITY MINISTER CONCERNED DADIS PLANS TO [...] (C) Summary: Former Minister of Security Madifing Diane told Embassy Officers May 19 that Junta leader Dadis is considering a national referendum to extend his tenure as head of state. Dadis had reportedly asked the former minister to determine the feasibility of such a referendum and is curre [...]	2009-05-22 13:06:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY290	GOG TO PAY $17.28 MILLION IN DEBT SERVICE IN JUNE [...] SUMMARY. June is a big month in terms of debt service payments owed by the GoG. According to the World Bank Country Director, Siaka Bakayoko, the GoG must pay the WB $8.24 million by June 30 in order to avoid an automatic suspension of the WB program. Similarly, the GoG reportedly owes $9. [...]	2009-05-22 13:27:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY296	HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER PROVIDES DIFFERENT VIEW ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Comments from one of the country's leading lawyers and human rights advocates, Maitre Mounir, indicate that he is increasingly demoralized by the political situation in Guinea. He described a heated and unproductive meeting between the Bar Association and Dadis, which he believ [...]	2009-05-26 16:27:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ELAB PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY299	THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP MEETING ON GUINEA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The International Contact Group on Guinea (ICG-G) met for the third time in Conakry on May 4 & 5. The continued gap in electoral financial assistance was discussed in detail as was the creation of the National Transition Council (CNT) which occurred only three days before the I [...]	2009-05-27 13:27:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ASEC GV
09CONAKRY300	TAXI DRIVERS RETURN TO WORK [...] (U) SUMMARY. Taxi drivers ended a one-day strike on May 27 and returned to work this morning. An agreement was negotiated last night with CNDD President Dadis that significantly lowered a road tax and adjusted passenger load restrictions. Dadis' handling of the strike sets a troubling precede [...]	2009-05-28 08:04:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ASEC GV
09CONAKRY311	RIO TINTO DOWNSIZES IRON ORE PROJECT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Mining giant Rio Tinto has all but halted its multi-billion dollar iron ore mining project in Simandou. According to the company's local project manager, Rio Tinto based its decision on Guinea's continued lack of political stability. After cutting staff by more than 50% and hal [...]	2009-06-02 16:11:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY333	DONORS TELL CNDD THAT THEY WILL ONLY SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A particularly heated exchange between the German Ambassador and the Minister of Finance on June 4 indicates that the international donor community is moving towards a tougher policy stance in Guinea. In response to the Minister's pleas for assistance for long-term projects, [...]	2009-06-11 15:29:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY335	FRAUD SUMMARY FOR CONAKRY GUINEA [...] Following is Post's fraud summary for the period September 2008 through March 2009; responses are keyed to Reftel. ------------------ COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------ 2. In December 2008, the long-time President of Guinea died and within hours a Captain in the military proclaimed [...]	2009-06-15 08:24:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC GV
09CONAKRY337	BUSINESSES AND BANKS FEAR CURRENCY REVALUATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Many economic actors are nervous over a possible revaluation of the Guinean Franc (GNF) (reftel) and large business transactions have come to a virtual halt in anticipation of the rate change. Meetings with banking officials, members of the Foreign Exchange Commission, and Guin [...]	2009-06-15 14:11:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY340	GUINEA POST-COUP: AN ANALYSIS AND POLICY [...] (S) As we approach the six-month anniversary of the December 23 coup d'etat, it is a good time to step back and assess Guinea's evolution under the leadership of CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara, and to discuss where the country might be headed over the coming year. The below analysis refl [...]	2009-06-15 16:22:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PREL PGOV PMIL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY345	POLITICAL PARTIES MULTIPLY IN UNCERTAIN POLITICAL [...] (U) According to contacts, there are now approximately 75 political parties officially registered with the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Political Affairs. Before the coup, there were 47 official parties in Guinea although some sources indicate that there were a few more "unoffic [...]	2009-06-17 11:50:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY36	CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER CRITICIZES USG POLICY, CALLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A prominent civil society leader and former minister of social affairs privately criticized the USG's decision to suspend non-humanitarian aid during a January 7 meeting with Poloff. She blamed the international community for Guinea's current situation and called for greater [...]	2009-01-13 13:28:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY366	COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS SUBJECT TO REVOCATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Aboubacar Koly Kourouma, Secretary General of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, told Econoff that all current commercial contracts with the Government of Guinea (GOG) are under review and are subject to retraction and revision. Kourouma argued that contracts made between private [...]	2009-06-23 17:14:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY386	CENI PRESIDENT'S VIEWS ON CNDD AND ELECTORAL [...] Summary: The President of the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) discussed election process challenges, the role of the international community, and the CNDD in the context of proposed 2009 elections. CENI President suggested that elections are being deliberately delayed by the [...]	2009-07-01 15:01:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY39	CONTE'S PARTY STILL IN THE PICTURE, "SATISFIED" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Guinea's ruling party for the past 25 years, the PUP, is "satisfied" with the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) and is willing to work with the military regime to organize legislative elections within the next six months. A PUP contact said that the party i [...]	2009-01-13 16:50:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY392	HUMAN RIGHTS WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES CURRENT [...] SUMMARY. At the most recent Embassy-hosted Human Rights Working Group, discussion among representatives from human rights organizations and civil society groups examined human rights abuses in Guinea since the coup d'etat. Speakers included a Human Rights Watch representative and two well-kn [...]	2009-07-06 15:21:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY396	JULY 4 SPEECH DECLARES CNDD ILLEGITIMATE, GETS [...] Summary: On Thursday, July 2, 2009, the U.S. Mission commemorated Independence Day in the Embassy atrium. Among the over 200 guests were representatives of the Government of Guinea, the diplomatic corps, international institutions, civil society, political parties and religious leaders. In a [...]	2009-07-08 17:03:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KPAO XA GV
09CONAKRY398	FORGING CLOSER US-EU COORDINATION IN GUINEA [...] (C) Summary: During a July 6 meeting, Spain's Ambassador to Guinea told Charge he wished for closer EU/US coordination in dealing with the political impasse in Guinea. Ambassador Santos also noted the potential for greater coordination in EU/US assistance issues. He emphasized that Spain, which [...]	2009-07-09 15:39:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV GV
09CONAKRY399	MINISTERS ON THE ROAD FOR DADIS [...] (U) SUMMARY. In an effort to stem his plunging popularity and increase CNDD visibility, CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara has directed his ministers to get out of their offices and confront the problems facing common people, namely the lack of electricity and water. Two ministers worked the F [...]	2009-07-09 17:11:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY400	REPORTED INCREASE IN MILITARY TENSION NOT VISIBLE [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to information obtained by Embassy's DAO, some elements of the military appear to be solidifying alliances with either Captain Jean Claude Pivi or the Minister of Defense Sekouba Konate. Military sources agree that tensions within the army are very high, though there is [...]	2009-07-10 14:26:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY408	MANO RIVER UNION SUMMIT CANCELLED, DADIS THREATENS [...] (SBU) Summary: Captain Moussa Dadis Camara told RTG national television that his July 11 order to place Guinean troops on alert would not derail election preparations. He also threatened to arrest anyone criticizing the communique. The media reacted negatively to the July 11 communique, whil [...]	2009-07-14 17:10:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAO XA GV
09CONAKRY423	DADIS ASSURES CONTACT GROUP OF ELECTIONS IN 2009 [...] Summary: In what appears to be a successful International Contact Group visit to Conakry July 16-17, CNDD president Moussa Dadis Camara agreed to all major points presented by the group. These include a commitment for elections in 2009, a commitment of non-candidacy for himself and the CNDD in [...]	2009-07-21 17:22:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM GV
09CONAKRY436	A TALE OF TWO EXPROPRIATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Mines recently threatened two large economic players in Guinea's natural resource sector. Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto received a letter threatening total contract revocation. In the oil sector, employees of Hyperdynamics, a US oil exploration company, [...]	2009-07-29 12:26:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EMIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY440	LAWLESS SOLDIERS UNCHECKED BY MILITARY JUNTA [...] SUMMARY. The security situation in Guinea continues to deteriorate. The recent beating of the country's second highest political and military figure at the hands of enlisted men, points to a broader problem with the army in general and the Presidential Guard, or red berets in particular. Soldi [...]	2009-07-30 16:03:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY447	INCHING TOWARDS A NATIONAL TRANSITION COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the weeks steadily march on, Guinea's Forces Vives continue to debate the need for and composition of a National Transition Council (CNT). The CNDD is responsible for some of the delay, but the Forces Vives deserve blame as well. Dadis signed a decree on July 27 authorizing [...]	2009-08-04 16:23:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY448	CONTACT GROUP ANNOUNCES SUFFICIENT FUNDING FOR [...] (U) Summary: Donors comprising the International Contact Group for Guinea released a communique July 31 in Conakry announcing sufficient funding for Guinea's national assembly and presidential elections. The communique is intended to make clear to the CNDD and the Guinean public that funding is [...]	2009-08-04 16:28:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM GV
09CONAKRY463	FORCES VIVES LEADER WORRIED ABOUT DADIS RUNNING [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with A/DCM, Forces Vives spokesman Jean-Marie Dore claimed that CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara is planning to present himself as a candidate in Guinea's upcoming election. Dore was visibly agitated at the prospect, claiming that such an announcement would bring [...]	2009-08-10 16:17:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY464	(S) YOUTH DISCUSS PLANS FOR "CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE" [...] (S) SUMMARY. A prominent youth leader and activist claims that Conakry youth are planning a campaign of "civil disobedience" against the CNDD in the weeks ahead, characterized by tire burning and the forcible closure of key traffic circles in Conakry. Keyed into a national network of politi [...]	2009-08-11 14:54:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY465	CIVILIAN LEADERS COMMENT ON GROWING MILITARY [...] (S) SUMMARY. According to key civilian leaders, growing factionalism within the military is cause for concern. Younger contacts seem to think that an implosion is imminent while older contacts were less urgent, but worried. Comments suggest that there are several factions within the military [...]	2009-08-11 15:00:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV ASEC PREL KDEM GV
09CONAKRY473	YOUTH LEADER DISCUSSES OPTIONS TO FORCE THE CNDD [...] (C) SUMMARY. In sharing his perspective on Guinea's political situation, a prominent youth leader discussed waning support for Dadis, talk of a national action plan, and options for pressuring the CNDD out of power if the transition process fails. Although he is still focused on the civilia [...]	2009-08-14 12:13:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY475	DADIS ESTABLISHES NATIONAL TRANSITION COUNCIL [...] (U) On August 13, the long awaited presidential decree formally establishing the National Transition Council (CNT) was signed by CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara. The final membership of the committee has now ballooned to 240 with specific groups ranging from political parties, armed forces [...]	2009-08-14 12:16:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY476	CNDD LAYING GROUNDWORK FOR PRESIDENTIAL BID [...] (C) Embassy has been picking up numerous indications that CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara is laying the groundwork for a potential announcement of his candidacy for president in the upcoming elections, despite previous public pledges that he would not do so. From mobilization of government [...]	2009-08-14 12:33:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY487	AD HOC COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS POSTPONING ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 17, an Ad Hoc Committee formally recommended that Guinea postpone its elections to early 2010, stating that "it is impossible to hold elections in 2009." Although members of Les Forces Vives were dissatisfied with the decision and the way the recommendations were presen [...]	2009-08-19 16:02:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY489	YOUTH FIRED UP OVER POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. If an August 19 Embassy reception is any indication, key youth leaders in Guinea are fired up about the announced delay in elections and the possibility of Dadis as a presidential candidate. Contacts were unanimously agreed that Dadis plans to run for office and that if he does [...]	2009-08-20 14:13:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY490	GUINEA'S ECONOMY FALLING FAST [...] (U) Summary: Guinea's notoriously poorly governed economy is now starting to feel the chokehold of the global economic crisis and the inexperience of the ruling junta. While consumer prices have slightly decreased, so have the prices of the mining commodities on which the GOG,s budget relies. [...]	2009-08-21 12:37:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV EMIN PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY499	GUINEA'S DIAMOND CIRCUS [...] (S) Summary: EconOff attended a Kimberly Process (KP) diamond certification at the Central Bank on August 18 and met with a well-known Guinean diamond assessor on Aug 21. Both meetings shed light on the unregulated nature of Guinea,s diamond industry as well as the level of inexperience eviden [...]	2009-08-26 12:55:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	EMIN ECON ETRD PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY500	MEDIA RESPONSE TO USG PRESS RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENT [...] (U) Summary: Following the August 20 USG press release on Guinean elections and the subsequent GOG response (REFTEL),journalists told PAS staff that the USG is playing an appropriate role by reminding the CNDD of the commitments it made upon taking power. The USG press release and GOG res [...]	2009-08-26 13:59:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY506	FORCES VIVES REPORTEDLY UNITED AGAINST DADIS [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to political leader Francois Fall, Guinea's Forces Vives are determined to prevent CNDD President Moussa Dadis Camara from running in the upcoming presidential elections. Coalition members are reportedly discussing strategies for next steps while the country's youth a [...]	2009-08-26 16:46:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY507	ECOWAS AND EU ENVOYS PREDICT 'MOMENT OF TRUTH' AT [...] (C) COMs representing ECOWAS and the EU presidency praised the State Department's August 20 communique which expressed disappointment that the elections scheduled for 2009 had been pushed back to 2010 and called for members of the ruling military junta not to run for elected office. In an Augus [...]	2009-08-26 16:51:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM GV
09CONAKRY51	YOUTH LEADER "DISAPPOINTED" WITH MILITARY JUNTA [...] (S) SUMMARY. A key youth leader who has been working with the military junta since the coup was in the early planning stages says he is "disappointed" with the result. He commented at length about the new cabinet (septel),asserting that cabinet members are closely tied to CNDD president Mo [...]	2009-01-16 13:11:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY510	TECHNICAL DISCUSSION ON ELECTIONS SUGGESTS FURTHER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A recent discussion of technical issues indicates that Guinea's elections may end up getting delayed once again. A decision to add twelve new voter registration sites abroad, which appears to be a unilateral directive from the GoG, poses immediate technical and logistical prob [...]	2009-08-27 16:33:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY529	DEMORALIZED YOUTH LEADERS AFRAID THAT JUNTA IS [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to youth contacts, Dadis and the CNDD are successfully attracting scores of political supporters, and using "billions of francs" to do so. At the same time, the CNDD is using fear, among other tactics, to paralyze the opposition. Demoralized, the youth leaders see fe [...]	2009-09-03 14:54:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY532	NEW VOICE EMERGING WITHIN LES FORCES VIVES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The leader of one of Guinea's newest political parties, Aboubacar Syllah, may be playing an increasingly important role within Les Forces Vives. A journalist by trade, Syllah has been working closely with former Prime Minister Francois Fall, and has been behind some strongly wo [...]	2009-09-03 16:42:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY538	GUINEA'S JUNTA LEADER ANNOUNCES PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The leader of Guinea's military junta, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, told the ICG-G September 3 that he would present himself as a candidate in Guinea's presidential elections expected in January 2010. The surprise announcement came after Dadis compelled the Contact Group to atten [...]	2009-09-04 17:07:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY544	GOVERNMENT UNABLE TO ENFORCE RAMADAN PRICE CONTROLS [...] (C) Summary: Despite a Ministry of Commerce initiative to decrease the price of rice and sugar, commodity prices have risen in Guinea during the month of Ramadan. According to contacts in the Ministry of Commerce and the Societe de Commerce et de Financement (SCF),Guinea's largest private imp [...]	2009-09-09 17:13:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY545	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. A leading human rights activist is concerned about rising political tensions in Guinea, and fears that the country is on the verge of a potentially violent conflict. Commenting extensively on the CNDD's efforts to bolster support, Contact highlighted polarizing tactics focused [...]	2009-09-10 15:30:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY548	ECONOMIC DECREES SHOW INCREASED CNDD ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: The President of the CNDD, Moussa Dadis Camara, has issued several decrees since August 20 that indicate increased CNDD interference in the private sector. Most notably, Dadis created the Secretariat in Charge of Mines, imposed a fee on cellular communication, and demanded that co [...]	2009-09-11 11:00:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV ECPS ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY551	FULANI YOUTHS DISCUSS ANTI-DADIS MOVEMENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. A group of Fulani youth leaders who identified themselves as the organizers of recent anti-Dadis demonstrations in Conakry told A/DCM of their plans to organize more such demonstrations in the weeks ahead. They cited ongoing concerns about security and claimed that the CNDD is [...]	2009-09-11 13:46:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY568	AN INVESTOR'S PERCEPTION OF DADIS [...] (C) Summary: Former Assistant Secretary of State and career Foreign Service Officer Herman Cohen visited Conakry from September 6-9 as a consultant to American oil-interest Hyperdynamics (HDY) (reftel). Cohen, who joined the HDY board in July, met with several members of the GOG during his trip [...]	2009-09-16 14:19:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV EINV EPET GV ECON
09CONAKRY572	RECYCLED BUREAUCRATS AND NEW OFFICES EXPAND CNDD [...] (C) SUMMARY. Recent additions to the Dadis government include two bureaucrats who served in the Conte regime, a new Ministry for Guineans Abroad, and a new Secretariat in Charge of Mines and Energy. The changes will likely create redundant layers of bureaucracy while helping Dadis consolidate h [...]	2009-09-16 15:36:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY58	WORLD BANK RESREP INCREASINGLY FRUSTRATED WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 21, World Bank Country Manager Siaka Bakayoko met with PM Kabine Komara to discuss a number of issues related to ongoing World Bank programs in Guinea. Topics they discussed included a dispute over payment for upcoming financial audits of the government sector, the [...]	2009-01-22 15:21:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV ECON AORC GV
09CONAKRY581	CONAKRY SECURITY SUMMARY - SEPTEMBER 21, 2009 [...] (S) The security situation in Guinea remains calm. The last two weeks witnessed a visit of two Heads of State, the threat of a counter-coup and mass protests, and the conclusion of Ramadan. The following serves as a summary of significant security-related events from September 4 - 20, 200 [...]	2009-09-21 16:05:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	ASEC KDEM PGOV PREL PMIL GV
09CONAKRY583	FOREIGN MINISTRY RESPONDS TO CONCERNS ABOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In response to diplomats' growing concerns about the security situation in Conakry, the Minister of Foreign Affairs organized a meeting on September 18. He outlined a number of actions the GoG plans to take to address these concerns, but the audience seemed largely unconvinc [...]	2009-09-23 16:24:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC GV

09CONAKRY584	CNDD REVOKES RUSAL MINING CONCESSION [...] (U) Summary: After a tumultuous four months of threats and conciliatory liaisons, the GOG revoked United Company Rusal's (Rusal) controversial Friguia mine and refinery concession on September 10. Arguing that the company unlawfully acquired its contract in 2006, a Guinean court ruled that the [...]	2009-09-23 17:08:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ECON EIND PREL PGOV GV
09CONAKRY590	CIVIL DEMONSTRATIONS UP COUNTRY, PEOPLE WORRIED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Protests/demonstrations took place in three distinctly different parts of the country on September 24, all of them connected to CNDD efforts to organize pro-Dadis political rallies. In Labe, thousands of people peacefully took to the streets to protest CNDD efforts to rally s [...]	2009-09-25 13:53:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY6	CHARGE MEETS WITH GUINEA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After describing how he unexpectedly landed the position of prime minister, Kabine Komara assured Charge that he expects to have "complete autonomy" as Guinea's new head of government. He said that he will be free to appoint his own cabinet, although he expects to appoint two [...]	2009-01-05 14:55:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY601	CITIZENS ANGRY OVER MISSING CORPSES, INDICATIONS [...] (SBU) Conakry residents are increasingly angry over the military's seizure of the bodies of victims killed by Red Berets during yesterday's violence at the stadium. According to multiple sources, the military transferred most of the corpses to Camp Alpha Yaya yesterday afternoon. One source [...]	2009-09-29 14:52:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY603	CONAKRY RELATIVELY CALM AS CITIZENS FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Conakry remains relatively calm as of 1300 on September 30, although there have been sporadic reports of violence. There was a small demonstration in Taouyah with youths throwing rocks, but police intervened and peacefully dispersed the crowd. There are currently reports of gunfire in [...]	2009-09-30 13:56:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY637	(C) INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES WANT CNDD TO GO [...] (C) Summary: DAS William Fitzgerald met with a group of foreign investors on September 7 to discuss the current political and economic landscape in Guinea. The group agreed that the security situation has limited their ability to plan for future investments. They also expressed their belief tha [...]	2009-10-08 16:17:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG ECPS ASEC PGOV PREL GV
09CONAKRY64	FRENCH POLOFF SHARES INSIGHTS ON GUINEA'S POLITICS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Over the course of a 25 January meeting, the French Political Attache, who may be an agent with French External Security, shared France's perspective with DATT on a wide range of topics related to recent events in Guinea. Contact addressed maneuverings inside the CNDD, Guinea's e [...]	2009-01-27 11:47:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PTER KDEM FR GV
09CONAKRY645	PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF POST-SEPTEMBER 28 ATTACKS [...] (S) A close Embassy contact visited EconOff at her house October 8 to discuss what he described as ethnically-based violence that took place on Tuesday, September 29 in Conakry. Source also provided photographic evidence of the violence, and Embassy is in possession of these photographs. Source [...]	2009-10-09 12:14:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY65	YOUTH LEADER WITHDRAWS SUPPORT FOR DADIS AND THE [...] SUMMARY. An important youth leader, Dansa Kourouma, claims to have backed Moussa Dadis Camara even before President Conte's death, and to have helped Dadis and others plot the coup that overthrew the government. However, Dansa told Poloff on January 22 that he is disappointed with the CNDD' [...]	2009-01-27 14:12:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV SOCI PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY657	MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE RESIGNS TO PROTEST CNDD [...] (SBU) The Minister of Agriculture, Abdulrahmane Sano, resigned on October 12 in protest of the September 28 massacre. Sano, a Malinke who formerly worked in the private export sector, joined the government soon after the December 2008 coup. According to sources within the government, Sano has [...]	2009-10-13 14:44:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EAGR GV
09CONAKRY673	WORLD BANK SUSPENDS PROGRAMS IN GUINEA [...] On October 21, 2009, ECONOFF met with World Bank Country Manager Siaka Bakayoko to discuss the recent suspension of International Development Association (IDA) programs in Guinea due to non-payment of monies owed on outstanding debt. As of October 15, the GoG owed 3.7 million USD in payment t [...]	2009-10-21 17:33:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV GV
09CONAKRY698	CHARGE DELIVERS FIRM MESSAGE TO GUINEA'S FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: Guinea's Foreign Minister used the pretext of a possible meeting with the Secretary to raise the issue of US visa restrictions. In his first encounter with the Foreign Minister since the September 28 violence, Charge reiterated the US position that the killing and raping of unar [...]	2009-11-03 15:16:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GV
09CONAKRY7	ECOWAS AND UN MEETINGS ON GUINEA'S POLITICAL [...] SUMMARY. Charge attended two meetings over the weekend, one with a visiting ECOWAS delegation, and one with the UN regional representative out of Dakar. Diplomats highlighted key concerns, which included questions as to how the new Guinean Government will be structured, who will ultimately h [...]	2009-01-05 15:45:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY716	GUINEA IN THE AFTERMATH OF VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) This comprehensive look at Guinea three weeks after the September 28 killings in the stadium reflects accurately the situation in Conakry at that time. Drafted by then Acting DCM Cazeau who subsequently left post under ordered departure, this piece retains its value. Since the message wa [...]	2009-11-13 13:29:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY762	PRESIDENT OF GUINEA SHOT, EVACUATED FROM COUNTRY [...] (C) Summary: President Dadis Camara was shot and wounded yesterday allegedly by his personal security chief Diakite "Toumba," who later fled. Dadis reportedly received a bullet wound to the head. His condition has not been disclosed but the Government has evacuated him to a nearby country, rep [...]	2009-12-04 13:46:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PREL PGOV ASEC GV
09CONAKRY769	AMBASSADOR MOLLER URGES KONATE TO MOVE TOWARD A [...] (C) In a brief meeting December 8 with Guinea's acting of Head of State, Ambassador Patricia Moller urged General Sekouba Konate to move the country towards a real democratic transition. In her first meeting with Konate since arriving in Conakry November 1, Ambassador Moller noted the historic [...]	2009-12-08 14:08:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC GV
09CONAKRY78	CNDD PRESIDENT PUBLICLY INTERROGATES ACCUSED [...] (U) SUMMARY. The President of the CNDD presided over two public "hearings" on national television on January 25. He personally interrogated the participants in what was described as an aggressive and frightening manner. Embassy and other members of the international community continue to u [...]	2009-01-29 16:33:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ASEC GV
09CONAKRY797	GUINEA: AFTER THE TOUMBA DIAKITE RADIO INTERVIEW, [...] (C) Summary: The December 16 radio interview with President Moussa Dadis Camara ex-confidant Lieutenant Abubakar &Toumba8 Diakite, who tried to kill Camara and then escaped, the National Committee of Inquiry,s release the same day of its report on the September 28 massacre that blames rogue el [...]	2009-12-22 15:54:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EFIN ASEC GV
09CONAKRY822	UNION LEADER SAYS CONSITUTION FIRST, THEN ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Now that the long anticipated coup has taken place, union leader Rabiatou is looking to create an effective civilian coalition that can check the military junta's power until elections can be organized. However, Rabiatou appears to be in no hurry to get to elections, arguing th [...]	2009-01-02 12:36:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC GV
09CONAKRY829	CHARGE MEETS WITH GUINEA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After describing how he unexpectedly landed the position of prime minister, Kabine Komara assured Charge that he expects to have "complete autonomy" as Guinea's new head of government. He said that he will be free to appoint his own cabinet, although he expects to appoint two [...]	2009-01-05 14:55:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY830	ECOWAS AND UN MEETINGS ON GUINEA'S POLITICAL [...] SUMMARY. Charge attended two meetings over the weekend, one with a visiting ECOWAS delegation, and one with the UN regional representative out of Dakar. Diplomats highlighted key concerns, which included questions as to how the new Guinean Government will be structured, who will ultimately h [...]	2009-01-05 15:45:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY832	CHARGE MEETS WITH GUINEA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After describing how he unexpectedly landed the position of prime minister, Kabine Komara assured Charge that he expects to have "complete autonomy" as Guinea's new head of government. He said that he will be free to appoint his own cabinet, although he expects to appoint two [...]	2009-01-06 07:04:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY833	ECOWAS AND UN MEETINGS ON GUINEA'S POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Charge attended two meetings over the weekend, one with a visiting ECOWAS delegation, and one with the UN regional representative out of Dakar. Diplomats highlighted key concerns, which included questions as to how the new Guinean Government will be structured, who will ultimat [...]	2009-01-06 07:04:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY834	ECOWAS AND UN MEETINGS ON GUINEA'S POLITICAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Charge attended two meetings over the weekend, one with a visiting ECOWAS delegation, and one with the UN regional representative out of Dakar. Diplomats highlighted key concerns, which included questions as to how the new Guinean Government will be structured, who will ultima [...]	2009-01-06 07:04:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY9	CHARGE MEETS WITH GUINEA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After describing how he unexpectedly landed the position of prime minister, Kabine Komara assured Charge that he expects to have "complete autonomy" as Guinea's new head of government. He said that he will be free to appoint his own cabinet, although he expects to appoint two [...]	2009-01-06 07:04:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GV
09CONAKRY90	WORLD BANK ISSUES NOTICE OF NON-PAYMENT TO GUINEA [...] (SBU) Siaka Bakayoko, the World Bank ResRep in Guinea, told Charge on 2 February that World Bank Headquarters in Washington issued a Notice of Non-Payment to Guinea at 5:00pm Washington time on Friday, 30 January for the loan payment that was due on 1 January. Prompt payment of this World Bank [...]	2009-02-04 13:13:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PGOV PREL AORC GV
09CONAKRY96	CIVIL SOCIETY AND POLITICAL PARTIES PUBLICLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Guinea's civilian and political leaders may be starting to coalesce and find a common voice. Both groups independently issued public declarations the week of February 2, which were highly critical of Dadis and the CNDD. In addition, civil society articulated a clear set of d [...]	2009-02-09 15:08:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI ELAB PGOV PREL ASEC GV
09CONAKRY97	CNDD ANNOUNCES INTENT TO HOLD ELECTIONS IN LAST [...] SUMMARY. During a meeting with Charge, the CENI President was confident that Guinea could organize both presidential and legislative elections by the end of the year. The CENI planned to present CNDD President Dadis with a specific proposal, including a timeline, action plan, and budget by [...]	2009-02-09 15:58:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC GV
09COPENHAGEN105	DENMARK: FEBRUARY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] 2008 was a dreadful year for the Danish financial sector, and 2009 has thus far shown no indication that it will be any better. Most large Danish financial firms came out of 2008 with a loss or, at best, reduced profits compared to 2007. The largest Danish bank, Danske Bank, ended 2008 with [...]	2009-03-02 08:51:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA
09COPENHAGEN127	YOUR MEETING WITH DANISH FM MOLLER MARCH 13 [...] (C) Madam Secretary, your predecessors have known Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller as a good colleague and a capable representative of one of our closest allies in Europe. Your first bilateral meeting with Per Stig will signal our appreciation for Danish contributions to international [...]	2009-03-09 09:55:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EU DA
09COPENHAGEN136	DANES WEIGHING PAKISTAN AID [...] (C) Acting DCM delivered reftel demarche on the Pakistan donors conference to Danish MFA Head of Department Jesper Thomsen March 17, urging high-level participation and a robust contribution at the April 17 conference. A/DCM noted that the conference had been flagged as a top priority by seni [...]	2009-03-17 14:33:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL ECON EFIN PK DA
09COPENHAGEN138	DENMARK: DEMARCHE ON EFFECTS OF THE FINANCIAL [...] (C) We discussed reftel points on March 16 with Jens Godtfredsen, chief of the MFA's EU Economic Policy office, and on March 17 with Steen Lohmann Poulsen, Head of the International Division at the Ministry of Finance. With both interlocutors, we urged European leadership and proactive flexib [...]	2009-03-18 13:21:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EFIN PREL EU DA
09COPENHAGEN154	DENMARK WELCOMES U.S. AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN [...] (C) Danish officials responded positively to reftel messages on the outcome of our Afghanistan/Pakistan policy review, highlighting broad agreement with our approach, welcoming our renewed commitments and expressing gratitude for previewing the message in advance of President Obama's public an [...]	2009-03-27 15:52:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS EAID AF PK DA
09COPENHAGEN158	DENMARK: MARCH ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Contents ------------ ECON: Opposition Says Stimulate, Government Says Wait EAGR: Fat Tax Sounds Death Knell for Danish Pastry? ECON: Denmark by Numbers EFIN: More Grim News from the Financial Sector EFIN: Bankruptcy Hammer to Fall in September? ENRG: Vestas Loses Market Share to GE Oppo [...]	2009-03-31 08:38:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA
09COPENHAGEN168	DENMARK'S NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: A scant 72 hours after formally declaring his candidacy for NATO Secretary General, Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, his new post in hand, stepped down as prime minister April 5 in favor of his hand-picked successor, 44-year-old Finance Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen. L [...]	2009-04-06 12:28:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO EU DA
09COPENHAGEN20	DANES WANT "AMBITIOUS" SOMALI PIRACY CONTACT GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary. Denmark supports a robust mandate for the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP),and hopes that the CGSP's January 13-14 inaugural meeting will provide it with an ambitious and substantive operational agenda. The Danes hope to take on leadership of the CGSP's legal and judicial [...]	2009-01-08 15:50:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM EWWT MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER DA
09COPENHAGEN201	DENMARK: APRIL ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Contents: EAGR: Danes Must Pay to Live Longer ECON: Don't Stimulate, Regulate? ECON: Denmark by Numbers EIND: U.S. Now Novo Nordisk's Biggest Market EFIN: Slow Lending Even After Bank Bailout ENRG: Vestas Registers Big Profit But Cuts Workforce Danes Must Pay to Live Longer ---------- [...]	2009-05-01 10:59:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA
09COPENHAGEN205	MGSF01: First Case in Denmark linked to NYC [...] (U) Danish authorities confirmed to the press on May 1 Denmark's first confirmed case of the New York strain of the H1N1 virus. The case has been reported to WHO. 2. (U) The individual had recently returned from a visit to New York on April 21-28, arriving back in Copenhagen on the mornin [...]	2009-05-01 15:14:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09COPENHAGEN206	NATO SYG-DESIGNATE EAGER TO BEGIN NEEDED REFORMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 07:45:00	Embassy Copenhagen	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS DA
09COPENHAGEN21	DENMARK: OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 15:58:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF EAID UN DA
09COPENHAGEN213	DENMARK'S EXPERIENCE WITH MIGRATION IN EUROPE [...] The Confederation of Danish Industry (the functional equivalent of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce) estimates that 30,000 migrant laborers work in Denmark. The overwhelming majority of this group are Polish nationals engaged in skilled and unskilled construction work. There is no evidence to su [...]	2009-05-06 12:09:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR ECON ELAB DA
09COPENHAGEN238	SCENESETTER FOR MAJORITY LEADER HOYER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Mr. Majority Leader, welcome back to Copenhagen. Your return here is much anticipated and appreciated by the Danes, who are eager to reaffirm close U.S.-Danish ties both with the new administration and with the senior leadership of the new congress. Denmark remains one of our closest all [...]	2009-05-22 07:55:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON NATO PTER DA
09COPENHAGEN24	DANISH ECONOMY TREADING WATER IN A CHOPPY SEA [...] (SBU) Summary. One of the first EU nations to slide into recession in 2008, Denmark absorbed many of the same economic body blows felt by other OECD nations and is braced for what is expected by all forecasts to be a bleak 2009. Due to relatively prudent pre-crisis lending practices and a ti [...]	2009-01-09 14:01:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN DA
09COPENHAGEN253	HISTORIC GREENLANDIC ELECTIONS USHER IN NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Greenlanders, in an historic June 2 election, threw out the ruling party that has held the reins of government in Greenland for the last 30 years. The decisive winner was Greenland's largest left-wing opposition party, which ran a skillful campaign focused on addressing Greenla [...]	2009-06-03 15:05:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL DA
09COPENHAGEN260	DENMARK: MAY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Contents: ELAB: Is Danish Bacon an Endangered Species? ECON: Danes in the Red EWWT: The Nation that Launched the Vikings no Longer Builds Ships ENRG: Danish Wind Goes West ETTC: Novo Nordisk Settles Oil for Food Scandal Involvement ECON: Denmark by Numbers Is Danish Bacon an Endange [...]	2009-06-04 15:26:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV DA
09COPENHAGEN282	DENMARK HOSTS COUNCIL OF BALTIC SEA STATES MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Baltic region officials decided to continue efforts to make the Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS) more focused on concrete projects to integrate the region's energy infrastructure and promote other links at a ministerial meeting on June 4 hosted by Denmark as outgoing CBSS pr [...]	2009-06-19 10:40:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PREL AORC ZB XZ DA
09COPENHAGEN356	AMBASSADOR FULTON MEETS GREENLAND PREMIER [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Fulton paid her initial call on Greenland's Premier, Kuupik Kleist, August 14. Kleist stressed that he desires close cooperation with the United States and the Ambassador committed to continued U.S. engagement in Greenland. Specifically, the two discussed how to fur [...]	2009-08-18 06:42:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV DA
09COPENHAGEN366	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE DANISH DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following her meeting August 25 with Foreign Minister Moeller (septel),the Ambassador met the following day with MFA Permanent Secretary (de facto Deputy Minister) Claus Grube. Grube echoed his minister's comments on Afghanistan and Iran, but -- unlike Moeller -- he lobbied p [...]	2009-08-27 13:27:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SENV AF IR DA
09COPENHAGEN369	AMBASSADOR MEETS DEFENSE MINISTER - SOREN GADE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 26, Ambassador paid an introductory call on Minister of Defense Soeren Gade. The Minister was in a talkative mood, and conducted a very cordial meeting in which no contentious issues were raised. He did, however, drop a few surprise hints concerning the possibility [...]	2009-08-28 10:51:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR DA
09COPENHAGEN397	FIVE FMS PLEDGE COOPERATION TOWARD COP-15 [...] (SBU) Summary: The foreign ministers of Denmark, Sweden, Finland, United Kingdom and France met in Copenhagen on September 10 to call urgently for reaching an ambitious climate agreement at the COP-15 climate conference in December. Warning that the risks of failure include potential "large- [...]	2009-09-17 09:16:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KGHG PGOV EFIN PREL DA
09COPENHAGEN404	AMBASSADOR VISITS GREENLAND [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph 15. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Official Greenland warmly welcomed Ambassador Fulton on her first visit to the capital Nuuk, August 20-22, and the GOD sent a senior delegation to accompany her to Thule Air Base September 7-9. Greenla [...]	2009-09-18 14:34:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM MARR SENV SCUL DA GL
09COPENHAGEN409	Denmark and Greenland Agree on Dialogue Toward COP-15 on [...] (SBU) Summary: Recent reported statements by new Greenland Self Government Premier Kuupik Kleist raised concerns that Greenland would opt out of any deal negotiated by Denmark (which has sovereignty over it) at COP-15 and embarrass the Danish government in its role as host of COP-15. Danish [...]	2009-09-21 11:21:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PGOV PREL EINV DA
09COPENHAGEN433	"HIGH NORTH" CONFERENCE DEBATES GREENLAND'S ROLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Danih Institute for Military Studies sponsored a confrence on Arctic security September 23. Denmark mintains sovereignty over Greenland, but granted it increased autonomy as of June 2009. Participant vigorously debated Greenland's changing role asthe Arctic attracts increa [...]	2009-10-06 09:43:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EFIS EWWT MARR PGOV PREL SENV DA GL
09COPENHAGEN435	CHOD RESIGNS IN COMMANDO-BOOK SCANDAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark's Chief of Defense Command (CHOD) Admiral Tim Sloth Joergensen resigned October 4 as a result of a scandal over an Arabic translation of a controversial book about Danish commandos that was published over MOD objections. It has been revealed that an officer on his staf [...]	2009-10-06 11:05:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM MARR DA
09COPENHAGEN444	DENMARK SEPTEMBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Danish GDP contracted by 2.6% in the second quarter of 2009, due primarily to massive declines in investment of 10.3% and net trade, with imports down 3.9% and exports down 4.5%. Private consumption also showed a minor decline of 0.3%. Government consumption was up by 0.5%, but was insufficie [...]	2009-10-09 13:06:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD EWWT KTDB PGOV DA
09COPENHAGEN446	(C) ROJ-TV: DANES HOPEFUL ABOUT NEW TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Denmark does not rule out that the latest evidence provided by Turkey will be of the type needed to prove Roj-TV's ties to the terrorist PKK in a Danish court, national security advisor Ahrenkiel told the Ambassador October 9. Prosecutors are studying the file and are expected [...]	2009-10-09 15:33:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER DA TU
09COPENHAGEN456	GOLDSTONE REPORT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Pol-EconCouns delivered reftel demarche the morning of October 14 to Lars Peter Levy and Henrik Kiil of the MFA's Mideast Department; both cover the Mideast Peace Process with rank of Head of Section. Levy replied that Denmark had planned not/not to speak at the UNSC session October 14 bu [...]	2009-10-15 07:34:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09COPENHAGEN470	GAERC DEMARCHE: DENMARK'S RESPONSE [...] (C) Lars Bo Larsen, MFA's European Correspondent, welcomed the USG's demarche ahead of the October GAERC and offered the following response October 20: - Afghanistan/Pakistan: the EU wanted to agree on a comprehensive strategy this month, but the Afghan elections are not yet over and the [...]	2009-10-22 08:47:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR EAID KPAL AF PK IR IS ZL DA GV
09COPENHAGEN490	INCSR - DRAFT REPORT [...] (SBU) There follows post's submission for the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Denmark: I. Summary Denmark's relatively central geographic location and status as one of Europe's transportation hubs make it an attractive drug destination and transit cou [...]	2009-11-03 17:45:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL DA
09COPENHAGEN494	(C) DENMARK RESETS RELATIONSHIP WITH RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Rasmussen's November 2 visit to Moscow at the invitation of Prime Minister Putin demonstrated that Denmark and Russia have reset their relationship. This was the first such meeting since 2002, when relations soured after Denmark allowed Chechens to hold a confere [...]	2009-11-06 12:24:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON SENV RU DA
09COPENHAGEN507	DENMARK OCTOBER ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Danish Minister of Finance Claus Hjort Frederiksen announced in mid-October the revision of the Government's Economic Survey from August. The Government now expects a contraction in GDP for 2009 of 4% (versus the 3% contraction projected in August),and GDP growth in 2010 of 1% - 11/2% (the Au [...]	2009-11-16 12:37:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ETRD KTDB PGOV DA
09COPENHAGEN521	DONG ENERGY'S ROLE IN DENMARK'S ENERGY SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DONG Energy CEO Anders Eldrup recently briefed the Ambassador on Denmark's energy security and DONG Energy Group's activities. As a result of difficulties stemming from the 1973 OPEC oil embargo, Denmark set a national priority to end reliance on foreign energy. The Governmen [...]	2009-11-19 15:01:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KGHG SENV EIND EPET DA
09COPENHAGEN522	DHS SECRETARY MOVES AIR MARSHAL ISSUE FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano visited Denmark November 2-3 for meetings with the Danish Ministers of Justice and Transportation and for a public event on trafficking in persons (TIP). Ambassador Fulton accompanied her throughout the visit. Th [...]	2009-11-19 15:38:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINS EAIR ASEC KHLS KTIP PTER KCRM DA
09COPENHAGEN523	DENMARK POLITICAL ROUND-UP [...] (C/NF) This is the first in a periodic series of cables summarizing notable political developments in Denmark. In this issue: Denmark's EU opt-outs; Afghanistan debate; Defense Minister weakened; budget negotiations; gang war; EU Commissioner speculation; upcoming local elections. (U) EU [...]	2009-11-20 17:06:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON MARR DA
09COPENHAGEN544	(C) BOSNIAN AMBASSADOR URGES USG TO SUPPORT MAP [...] (C) At the request of Ambassador Muhamed Hajdarevic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ambassador Fulton received him on short notice December 1. Hajdarevic explained that Bosnian Ambassadors were under instruction to approach their U.S. counterparts in all NATO states to urge the USG to support th [...]	2009-12-02 11:37:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR BK
09COPENHAGEN577	ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER [...] Statistics Denmark released the 2009 Q3 GDP figures on December 22. In a highly unexpected result, the figures showed GDP growth of 0.6% in the third quarter, the first growth since the first quarter of 2008. Denmark's GDP as of the end of August was at approximately the same level as 2004 Q [...]	2009-12-23 12:48:00	Embassy Copenhagen	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EWWT ETRD KTDB PGOV EAGR DA
09COTONOU185	BENIN: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ON [...] (C) Summary: In a May 5, 2009 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Ehouzou, acknowledging USG demarches, said that President Yayi will not visit Iran as planned and approved by the Council of Ministers; urged an end to the embargo against Cuba; welcomed dialogue on the Middle East; ga [...]	2009-05-11 11:01:00	Embassy Cotonou	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC CU IR XF BN
09COTONOU222	BENIN: PRESIDENT YAYI FORMS POLITICAL COALITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 16, President Yayi officially launched the Union for Presidential Plural Majority (UMPP),a coalition made up of various political parties, associations and movements, with the purpose of rallying supporters for the 2011 presidential election. The UMPP appears to complement [...]	2009-05-28 07:32:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR BN
09COTONOU227	COTONOU REPORTS ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] PAS Cotonou reports the following placements of State Department materials, articles on Mission-hosted activities and U.S. centered articles in the government-owned newspaper, La Nation, and various independent newspapers: April 1 The following articles were published: An article in the rig [...]	2009-05-28 11:01:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL OIIP KPAO BN
09COTONOU241	BENIN GPRA REPORT: TRANSPARENCY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE PROGRAM [...] DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY: Benin's participants in the March 16-April 3, 2009 Transparency and Good Governance Program, Dr. Eric Adja, Communication Assistant and Technical Advisor at the Presidency of Benin Republic and Evelle Gomez, Head of Debt Collection and Prosecution at the "Agence Judicia [...]	2009-06-05 10:25:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC OIIP KDEM KPAO KISL PINR ML
09COTONOU254	BENIN: PRESIDENT YAYI FIRES MINISTER OF FINANCE AND MAKES [...] SUMMARY: On June 9, President Yayi dismissed his Minister of Economy and Finance, Soule Mana Lawani, because he had issued a 2008 ministerial decree granting incentives bonuses to health workers, without getting the prior approval of the government. On June 12, Yayi appointed by decree Idriss D [...]	2009-06-18 08:59:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR BN
09COTONOU311	BENIN: REACTION TO OBAMA-MEDVEDEV SUMMIT [...] The Charge delivered the demarche requested reftel to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Marie Ehouzou on July 14th. Ehouzou was very animated and positive discussing the success of Obama's trip to Moscow. He noted that is was obvious that President Obama was a man of peace and Medvedev loo [...]	2009-07-17 08:27:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BN
09COTONOU355	COTONOU: JUNE, 2009 REPORT ON THE PLACEMENT OF STATE AND [...] PAS Cotonou reports the following placements of State Department materials, articles on Mission-hosted activities and U.S. centered articles in the government-owned newspaper, La Nation, and various independent newspapers. 2. Print media July 1 The following articles were published: An [...]	2009-08-10 11:24:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL OIIP KPAO BN
09COTONOU41	BENIN SUBMISSION FOR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The Government of Benin (GoB) continued to make steady progress towards combating child trafficking. The police, gendarmes and judges described their efforts to suppress the practice through the investigation and the prosecution of traffickers during 2008. However, they were unable to pro [...]	2009-02-10 06:34:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN KTIP BN
09COTONOU424	BENIN: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DECLARES ADULTERY LAWS [...] SUMMARY: In response to a complaint filed by a woman being prosecuted for adultery, the Constitutional Court ruled July 30, 2009, that adultery-related provisions contained in the Penal Code are unconstitutional on the grounds that these provisions discriminate against women. The Constitutional [...]	2009-09-11 06:40:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM BN
09COTONOU522	BENIN NATIONAL TV DIRECTOR PAYS COURTESY CALL ON PAO [...] SUMMARY: On October 28, Stephane Todomey, Director of the state-controlled TV station, the Radio and Television Office of Benin (ORTB),paid a courtesy call on PAO Rhonda J. Watson to follow-up on issues raised during a representational luncheon with journalists, hosted by the PAO on September [...]	2009-11-02 00:27:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC ECPS OIIP KPAO BN
09COTONOU523	BENIN: CLERK OF COURT STEALS MONEY PLACED UNDER SEAL [...] (U) During the official ceremony for the re-opening of the Abomey Court of Appeals (central Benin) on October 28, the Minister of Justice, Legislation and Human Rights, Victor Topanou, told the audience that Court Clerk, Nazaire Alia, allegedly stole 11 million CFA (approximately USD 22,000 ) p [...]	2009-11-02 05:08:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR BN
09COTONOU582	BENIN: BELGIAN MILITARY COOPERATION REDUCED [...] (U) Poloff met Belgian military attache Georges Reinders on November 17 to discuss recent reports that Belgium is ending military cooperation with the Beninese Armed Forces. He explained that a new government came to power in Brussels in January 2009, and a new chief of defense was named on Ap [...]	2009-12-08 10:57:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MARR PREL KPKO BN
09COTONOU610	AMBASSADOR KNIGHT'S COURTESY CALLS ON LOCAL BENINESE MEDIA [...] SUMMARY: In order to familiarize himself with local media and establish good working relations with them, the Ambassador initiated a series of courtesy calls to meet the directors and to see the facilities and working conditions. 2. On December 7, the Ambassador hosted a meeting for three D [...]	2009-12-29 06:13:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC ECPS BN
09COTONOU89	BENIN: GPRA REPORT: WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH LAUNCH [...] SUMMARY: Post held a series of program activities on March 5, 2009 to launch Women's History Month. The day's activities, part of the Fulbright/Humphrey International Visitor Alumni Outreach program, included a book discussion, an exhibit of art works by female artists and the screening of a [...]	2009-03-11 09:10:00	Embassy Cotonou	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRC SCUL OIIP KPAO BN
09CURACAO13	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT 2009 NETHERLANDS [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-25 15:35:00	Consulate Curacao	UNCLASSIFIED	AA NA KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
09CURACAO32	UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDS CURACAO'S MAY 15 REFERENDUM OUTCOME [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Polls for Curacao's May 15 referendum on agreements relating to dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles (reftel) are limited, but seem to give the "YES" vote a solid lead. The current governing coalition strongly supports the agreements' provisions for Dutch assistance on Antill [...]	2009-04-23 22:07:00	Consulate Curacao	UNCLASSIFIED	NA AA NL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR SNAR
09CURACAO38	CURACAO'S MAY 15 REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN TIGHTENS [...] The ruling coalition remains confident of winning Curacao's May 15 referendum on agreements with the Dutch relating to dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles (reftels). While polling here can be unreliable, its May 2 survey of 994 voters showed "YES" maintaining a lead of around 20 percent. [...]	2009-05-14 16:27:00	Consulate Curacao	UNCLASSIFIED	NA AA NL PGOV ECON EFIN MARR SNAR
09CURACAO9	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT 2009 NETHERLANDS [...] (U) Post hereby submits the answers to the 2009 annual Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report questions for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba: --------------------------------------- REPORTING QUESTIONS --------------------------------------- 2. (U) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION: -- A. Wh [...]	2009-02-12 19:36:00	Consulate Curacao	UNCLASSIFIED	AA NA KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
09DAKAR1018	GUINEA-BISSAU: POST-ELECTION CHALLENGES REMAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the days immediately before and after the second-round presidential election in Guinea-Bissau, PolCouns held a number of meetings to discuss the country,s post-election future. President-elect Malam Bacai Sanha stressed the need for increased economic growth and development, a [...]	2009-08-05 17:16:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KDEM PGOV PINR PINS PREL PU SG
09DAKAR1069	CONFLICTING MESSAGES ABOUT WADE'S MONUMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Details have continued to emerge regarding Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's project for a "Monument of the African Renaissance." To pay off the North Korean firm that is constructing the monument, a valuable tract of land is said to have been given to Mbackeou Faye, one of [...]	2009-08-19 13:10:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM XY PU
09DAKAR1082	SENEGAL'S NEW ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL-BLATANT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The recently-created Conseil Economique et Social (CES) is an advisory body tasked with ensuring that the needs of Senegal's people are heard by the government. However, the new CES is no different to a pre-existing CES that President Abdoulaye Wade campaigned against and dissol [...]	2009-08-24 07:57:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ECON SG
09DAKAR111	Senegal: Former National Assembly Chair Arrested [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 26, The Minister of Interior, Cheikh Tidiane Sy, issued a press release accusing former Prime Minister Macky Sall of money laundering. Subsequently, Sall was ordered to appear in the central police station to be taken into custody. Sall resigned a couple of month ago [...]	2009-01-27 17:19:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR1114	Flooding in Dakar Angers Local Population [...] (SBU) Almost a week after a massive storm hit Dakar, much of the city and its low-lying suburbs remain flooded. Despite the fact that the rains and the consequent flooding is a predictable annual occurrence, the government was once again caught unprepared and is trying to blame newly-elected o [...]	2009-09-01 14:39:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PINR KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR1133	Worsening Power Cuts Leads to Rioting in Dakar [...] (SBU) Dakar and most of Senegal's major cities have been gripped by chronic electricity cuts. At the heart of the issue is SENELEC's (the state electricity parastatal) inability to find adequate financing to buy fuel to run their power stations. Energy Minister Samuel Sarr has handed in his r [...]	2009-09-03 16:49:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PINR KDEM ECON ENRG SG
09DAKAR1218	PRESIDENT AND PM SAY GUINEA-BISSAU READY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Bernicat and AF/W Director Mary Beth Leonard accompanied by Political Counselor Mosby and OSC Chief Lt. Colonel Sousa met separately with Guinea-Bissau's newly elected President, Malam Bacai Sanha, and Prime Minister, Carlos Gomes, Jr., on September 9 after attending S [...]	2009-09-28 07:57:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR1230	BLUE LANTERN: SENEGAL NOT PURCHASING C-130S FROM NIGERIA [...] (SBU) In a discussion with the Chief of Staff of Senegal's Air Force, Colonel Pereira, poloff was told that Senegal was not/not planning to purchase C-130s from Nigeria. Instead the Air Force is in the process of purchasing second-hand CASA 235s from Indonesia. 2. (SB) However, according [...]	2009-09-29 15:18:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC PREL PINR ETRD NI SG
09DAKAR1256	Senegalese Foreign Minister Fired [...] (SBU) Summary: In a development that has come as a shock to many in the international community, Foreign Minister Cheikh Tidiane Gadio has been relieved of his post and replaced by Madicke Niang, the former Minister of Justice. Niang has been replaced as Justice Minister by Minister of Educati [...]	2009-10-05 07:42:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR1299	Seven Cabinet Reshuffles in Six Months [...] (SBU) Summary: Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade's latest cabinet reshuffle sees former Secretary General of the Presidency, Abdoulaye Balde, become the Minister of Defense while Interior Minister Cheikh Tidiane Sy is replaced at the Ministry by Becaye Diop who was Minister of Defense for the [...]	2009-10-20 12:11:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR130	RELIGION IN SENEGAL-THE SHIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-03 14:40:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM KISL KIRF SG
09DAKAR1327	SENEGAL: OPPOSITION LEADER CLAIMS BISSAU-GUINEA [...] (C) Summary: On October 9, Abdoulaye Bathily, secretary general of the opposition Democratic League/Movement for the Labor Party (LD/MPT),solicited a meeting with Political Counselor to express his concern about recent events in Senegal's Casamance region. Bathily informed PolCouns that, acc [...]	2009-10-26 07:55:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SG PU
09DAKAR1329	SENEGAL: OPPOSITION LEADER CLAIMS BISSAU-GUINEA [...] (C) Summary: On October 9, Abdoulaye Bathily, secretary general of the opposition Democratic League/Movement for the Labor Party (LD/MPT),solicited a meeting with Political Counselor to express his concern about recent events in Senegal's Casamance region. Bathily informed PolCouns that, acc [...]	2009-10-26 07:55:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PU SG
09DAKAR1358	Alex Segura - The Scandal Continues [...] (SBU) Summary: After revelations that former IMF Resident Representatives, Alex Segura, left Senegal with a Presidential cash gift valued in the neighborhood of USD 200,000, local media and opposition leaders have continued to slam President Abdoulaye Wade for what they call his crass attempt t [...]	2009-10-30 13:51:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS ECON EFIN SG
09DAKAR1362	GUINEA-BISSAU CABINET RESHUFFLE: PM CONSOLIDATES HIS POWER [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 28, Prime Minister Carlos "Cadogo" Gomes, Jr. finally reshuffled his cabinet after announcing he would do so during the June-July presidential campaign. As he pledged last week in a Lisbon press conference, he promised a smaller government, ostensibly to rein in gove [...]	2009-11-02 07:51:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM HDP SG
09DAKAR1376	Senegal: Campaigning for the 2012 is Already Underway [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although presidential elections are not slated until February 2012, the ruling Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS) and the opposition Benno coalition (unity in Wolof) continue to spar against one another while internal debates rage as to who will represent them in the election. Pr [...]	2009-11-05 07:48:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG

09DAKAR1438	SENEGAL: IMF MISSION GAVE POSITIVE MARK, BUT URGED THE [...] Summary: An IMF team visited Senegal in mid-November to carry out a fourth review of the Policy Support Instrument (PSI) and a second review of the Exogenous Shocks Facility (ESF). The IMF team met with government officials as well as donors, private sector and civil society representatives. [...]	2009-11-24 17:10:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV PINR PREL SG
09DAKAR1440	Casamance: Increased Violence and a Potential New Leader [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between November 2-4, PolCouns visited the Casamance to assess the region's volatile security situation where road hijackings by armed gunmen have become commonplace. Additionally, a border quarrel between Senegal and Guinea-Bissau near Cabrousse has created tensions that have le [...]	2009-11-25 14:32:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR1470	Senegal: Chair of National Electoral Committee Resigns [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 26, Judge Moustapha Toure, the Chairman of Senegal's National Autonomous Electoral Committee (CENA) resigned under pressure from President Abdoulaye Wade. Knowing that he could not legally fire him, the President asked Toure in a November 5 meeting to resign. When T [...]	2009-12-03 09:47:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR1504	CORRECTED COPY: GUINEA-BISSAU: OPPOSITION PRS PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a November 4 meeting with PolOff, Ibrahim Sori Djalo, Interim President of the opposition Party for Social Renovation (PRS) and Augusto Poquena, PRS Secretary General, started off describing their party's cooperation with the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and C [...]	2009-12-10 11:13:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM HDP SG
09DAKAR1539	Ambassador Meets Mouride Caliph [...] (SBU) Summary: During a meeting with Serigne Bara Lamine Mbacke, the Caliph-General (or grand marabout) of Senegal's powerful Mouride Muslim brotherhood, the Ambassador requested help to end child trafficking and child begging and discussed transparency in government and the fight against corru [...]	2009-12-24 10:10:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PINR KDEM GTIP KISL SG
09DAKAR1541	SENEGAL IS ON ITS WAY TO IMPROVE ITS AGOA TEXTILE [...] Summary: On December 21 2009, Minister of Trade Amadou Niang chaired a meeting to finalize amendments to a decree governing the issuance by the Customs Office of an approval stamp that allows textile products to be shipped from Senegal to the United States under the aegis of the African Growth [...]	2009-12-24 11:00:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SENV EAGR EINV EFIN EAID SG
09DAKAR1559	Senegal: Increase in tensions Between President Wade and [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an aside during a 28 December meeting with teachers, President Abdoulaye Wade compared the Monument of the African Renaissance, which some have called idolatrous, with the Cross. In a 29 December response, Cardinal Theodore Adrian Sarr characterized these observations as "an [...]	2009-12-31 13:11:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM PHUM SG
09DAKAR187	Senegal: Violent Student Demonstration in Ziguinchor [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Students of the new University of Ziguinchor staged a violent demonstration on February 11 following a week of strikes. They confronted security forces and burned tires to demand the payment of their stipends. End Summary. Inadequate University Facilities Feed Frustration -- [...]	2009-02-12 17:43:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR189	Senegal's Local Elections: Court Ruling is Fishy [...] (SBU) Summary: Dakar's Court of Appeals ruled on February 6 that the ruling Democratic Party of Senegal (PDS) could compete in local elections in ten rural communities despite its failure to comply with a deadline set by the Electoral Code. The Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) a [...]	2009-02-12 17:46:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR207	SENEGAL: 2008 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) As was the case in previous years Senegal continues to devote, time, resources and attention to combating trafficking in persons. 2. (U) responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Begin TIP report PARA 23: THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION A. Information on trafficking is gathered fr [...]	2009-02-19 11:01:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG SG
09DAKAR215	SENEGAL: INFORMATION ON THE USE OF CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) Responses are keyed to questions in reftel. Begin report: 2. (SBU) Senegalese law prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including by children; however, such practices were widespread in 2008. The law bans the exploitation of child labor, and there are regulations on child labor th [...]	2009-02-23 07:46:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EIND ETRD SOCI PHUM PGOV PINS KDEM SG
09DAKAR217	GUINEA-BISSAU FEBRUARY 2009 SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Guinea-Bissau remains at risk of becoming a narco-state. It has become one of the transit points of choice for South American drug traffickers. Its extreme poverty and lack of law enforcement and judicial capacity make it particularly attractive and vulnerable to infiltration [...]	2009-02-23 11:17:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL XY PU
09DAKAR220	SENEGAL FEBRUARY 2009 SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senegal is preparing to hold local elections amid an atmosphere of slowly building social unrest due to ongoing economic difficulties, poor management of the country's public finances, and disillusionment with Senegal's overall governance. The Senegalese are known for and proud [...]	2009-02-23 13:03:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS ASEC SOCI PHUM PINR KDEM KISL ECON
09DAKAR23	SENEGAL CONDEMNS ISRAELI ACTIONS IN GAZA [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Senegal has firmly and repeatedly condemned the recent actions of the government of Israel in the Gaza strip. On January 3, President Abdoulaye Wade, current Chairman of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC),condemned the Israeli incursion into Gaza [...]	2009-01-07 17:42:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SG IS
09DAKAR237	Senegal: GOS adopts Tough Stand Against Street [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 21, Senegalese police arrested seven people, including one attorney, during an unauthorized demonstration in Dakar. The demonstrators were protesting against the demolition of a local soccer stadium that is now earmarked for a major business project allegedly orchest [...]	2009-02-25 11:55:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PHUM KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR261	EAC MEETING ON SECURITY ISSUES CONCERNING THE [...] The EAC was convened by the Ambassador. In attendance were the DCM, RAO, OSC, LEGAT, POL, POL Guinea Bissau Watcher, PAO, CON, AND RSO. 2. The CON, RSO, POL and POL Guinea Bissau Watcher briefed the EAC on the latest developments concerning the assassination of the President and the kil [...]	2009-03-02 14:59:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ASEC CASC KMSG
09DAKAR275	GUINEA-BISSAU ASSASSINATIONS UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the calm following the assassinations of Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Tagme Na Wai and President Joao Bernardo Vieira, the Bissau-Guinean military leadership continues to insist they want no role in governing the country. The interim President, Raimundo Pereira, was swo [...]	2009-03-03 20:28:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PINR PREL PU XY
09DAKAR285	GUINEA-BISSAU ASSASSINATIONS UPDATE MARCH 5 [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Bissau-Guinean ambassador to Senegal, drug traffickers or, perhaps, Guinea Conakry had a hand in the assassination of Chief of Staff General Tagme Na Wai. It is clear that Mansoa battalion commander, Antonio Nije, is responsible for killing President Joao Bernard [...]	2009-03-05 17:16:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	KOCI PGOV PREL PINR PINS PU XY
09DAKAR288	(SBU) Visionary Monument or Bromdignagian Folly? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between December 1-14, 2009 Senegal will host the World Festival of Negro Arts (FESNAM). The event will focus on African renaissance and is also meant to coincide with the unveiling of a fifty-meter high "African Renaissance statue" commissioned by President Abdoulaye Wade. Wad [...]	2009-03-06 12:27:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR289	SENEGAL: MORE INSIGHTS FROM PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) Summary: (SBU) Minister Councilor at the Presidency and Financial Advisor to President Wade, Habib Mbaye (protect),recently shared new insights into the policy world of President Wade. Mbaye is in a new role where he is supposed to coordinate the inter-agency, inter-ministerial efforts t [...]	2009-03-09 07:41:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KCOR KDEM PINR GV MR IR SG
09DAKAR290	SENEGAL'S KARIM WADE - THE HEIR APPARENT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: With local elections less than three weeks away, the country has entered a period of intense campaigning. One of the key battles will be in Dakar, where President Abdoulaye Wade has finally made a move to slip his son Karim into the political arena by including him on his party's [...]	2009-03-09 09:42:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS ECON PINR KDEM SOCI SG
09DAKAR32	Senegal: Rape on the Rise [...] (SBU) Summary: Senegalese women's associations are mobilizing in support of a draft law to criminalize rape. After achieving notable successes in gaining parity on gender issues such as schooling for girls and allowing a woman to pay her family's medical expenses when her husband is unable to [...]	2009-01-13 11:38:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI SG
09DAKAR34	SENELEC'S FINANCIAL BLACKOUT WORSENS SENEGAL'S ECONOMIC [...] Summary: The recent deterioration of Senegal's national electricity company's financial situation has returned much of Dakar to frequent electricity shortages, causing electricity outages in households and businesses for several hours a day. The situation is negatively impacting Senegal's ec [...]	2009-01-13 18:21:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EFIN ECON EPET EINV BTIO SG
09DAKAR372	Senegal: President Wade Trounced in Local Elections [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 22, voters in Senegal's major cities voted against the ruling coalition in municipal, rural, and regional elections. Although the results are still unofficial, large cities such as Saint-Louis, Thies, Kaolack, Diourbel, Louga, Fatick, and the capital city Dakar will fal [...]	2009-03-24 16:36:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR409	SENEGAL: RIOT VICTIM NOT KILLED BY SECURITY [...] (SBU) In ref A Post reported that 21-year-old Mamdaou Sinna Sidibe had been shot dead by military personnel during a violent demonstration in the city of Kedougou in southeastern Senegal. During a follow-up visit to the city by Poloff and FSN Pol Assistant, Post determined that the youth was [...]	2009-03-31 08:37:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS ASEC SOCI PHUM PINR ECON SG
09DAKAR416	Senegal-Ambassador meets the Minister of Renewable Energy [...] (SBU) On March 30, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Christian Sina Diatta, the Minister of Biofuels, Renewable Energy and Scientific Research, to discuss alternative energy possibilities and nuclear power in Senegal. End Summary Downbeat -------- 2. (SBU) Minister Diatta is a mathemati [...]	2009-04-01 15:17:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG EINV BTIO KNNP SG
09DAKAR427	SENEGAL: VOTING IN A TENSE KEDOUGOU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The city of Kedougou used to be a sleepy backwater in the extreme southeast of Senegal near the Malian and Guinean (Conakry) borders, but riots, destruction, and death on 23 December 2008 linked to commercial gold mining nearby ended all that. It was thus to everyone's relief t [...]	2009-04-02 13:05:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR436	SENEGAL: CHIEF OF DEFENSE ON GUINEA-BISSAU AND THE [...] (U) This is an action request: See paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Although the situation in the Casamance region of Senegal is calm at the moment, the Senegalese Chief of Defense General Abdoulaye Fall expressed concern about the potential for recent events in Guinea-Bissau to destabilize [...]	2009-04-03 13:52:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	KOCI PGOV PREL PU XY SG
09DAKAR460	GUINEA BISSAU ELECTION DATE SET AMID MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: As Bissau-Guinean de facto Armed Forces Chief of Staff Zamora Induta seeks to transform his (questionable) legal authority into effective control of the military, armed forces personnel have embarked on a violent, extra-judicial campaign of silencing dissent among the population. [...]	2009-04-08 18:30:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	KOCI PGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR470	GUINEA-BISSAU: PRIME MINISTER DEFENDS MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: On April 2, PolCouns met with Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior to deliver a letter from the Ambassador requesting clarification regarding the status of Navy Captain Jose Zamora Induta, the de facto head of the armed forces of Guinea-Bissau. In the letter, the U.S. also expresse [...]	2009-04-10 14:25:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PU XY
09DAKAR479	SENEGAL'S ISLAMIC BANK IS READY TO EXPAND [...] (SBU) Summary: As reported in Reftel, Senegal's banking sector will likely consolidate around a number of big, international banks in the coming years. However, the Banque Islamique du Senegal (BIS),is bucking that trend and has plans to gain market share throughout Senegal. During an Apri [...]	2009-04-15 13:03:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ECON SA SG
09DAKAR512	SENEGAL: TROUBLES AHEAD IN 2009? CORRECTED VERSION [...] (C) Summary: Laye Bamba Diallo, Editor of the Nouvelle Horizon weekly and Omar Ndiaye, an old Embassy contact and the editor of the Temoin weekly, told poloff that they are both worried about the future for Senegal, characterizing the outlook as bleak. They believe that President Abdoulaye Wa [...]	2009-04-21 15:01:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS SOCI ECON PINR KDEM SG
09DAKAR562	CONFIDENCE BUILDING IN GUINEA-BISSAU: CHOD TOLD TO [...] (U) This cable was cleared by U.S. Africa Command Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities Mary Carlin Yates. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On April 23, Ambassador Bernicat and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities (DCMA) Mary Carlin Yates told the head of the [...]	2009-05-05 17:38:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PU XY
09DAKAR563	AMBASSADOR AND DCMA PRESS BISSAU-GUINEAN OFFICIALS [...] (U) This cable was cleared by U.S. Africa Command Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities Mary Carlin Yates. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On April 23, 2009, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Activities (DCMA) and Ambassador Bernicat led a nine-person delegation to [...]	2009-05-05 17:58:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS SOCI SNAR PU XY
09DAKAR584	Senegal: A Cabinet Reshuffle for political revenge [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 30, President Wade appointed Souleymane Ndene Ndiaye as the new Prime Minister. The highlight of the Ndiaye cabinet is the creation of a super Ministry of International Cooperation, Air Transportation, Infrastructure and Land Use tailored for the President's son, Karim [...]	2009-05-07 15:29:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR62	IMPACT OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON SENEGAL [...] Summary: In response to REF A request, Post updates its reporting on the impact of the global financial crisis on Senegal (REF D). Senegal's financial sector and businesses are facing a severe tightening of local credit -- the result of both the government's poor budget control and the globa [...]	2009-01-16 08:03:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID SG
09DAKAR635	Senegal's New Vice Presidency-An Empty Shell [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 15 the Senegalese National Assembly voted in a favor of a constitutional amendment to create the position of Vice President (VP). Although many deputies belonging to President Abdoulaye Wade's own party argued against the move, saying that such a position is superfluous, [...]	2009-05-19 13:59:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR636	SENEGAL-THE OPPOSITION WON, BUT NOW WHAT? [...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging discussion with newly elected Dakar Regional Councilor, Rahmet Sow, she admitted that the opposition coalition grouped under the Benno Siggil Senegaal (BSS) banner did far better than any of them had expected and refuted rumors that the BSS was on the verge of br [...]	2009-05-19 14:57:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI ECON PINR KDEM SG
09DAKAR666	GUINEA-BISSAU PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Of the thirteen candidates that remain in contention for the presidency of Guinea-Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanha, Kumba Yala, Henrique Rosa and Baciro Dabo have emerged as the front runners. Despite reported tensions between Sanha and Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior, most observer [...]	2009-05-29 14:03:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PU XY
09DAKAR667	Senegal: Key figures in Wade's new cabinet [...] (SBU) On May 1, President Abdoulaye Wade revealed a new cabinet in response to his party's heavy losses following local elections. Aside from a new Prime Minister, the President appointed his son Karim as a "Super Minister" who will handle international cooperation, land use, infrastructure, an [...]	2009-05-29 15:37:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PINR KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR716	Seniranauto: Senegal and Iran's white elephant. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Seniranauto, a car assembly plant with an estimated 40 billion CFA (80 million USD) investment between Senegal and Iran's automaker Khodro, has been hit by a highly publicized scandal. Three years after its launching, the plant has no production but local media reports have put [...]	2009-06-11 08:57:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PINR EINV ECON KCOR SG
09DAKAR760	POST'S PERSPECTIVE ON SENEGAL'S IMF PROGRAM REVIEW ON JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Senegal's Policy Support Instrument (PSI) program with the IMF will be presented for its 3rd Board review on June 19. We understand that the IMF Staff recommends a positive review. Post continues to believe it is essential to keep the IMF engaged in fiscal reform efforts thr [...]	2009-06-19 08:20:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD EAID SG
09DAKAR792	DEADLOCK OVER HIGH STATE COUNCIL THREATENS TO [...] (C) Summary: Implementation of the June 4 Dakar Accord calling for the formation of a National Unity Government, President Abdallahi's resignation, and the organization of elections on July 18 has come to a standstill due to disagreements over the future of the extra-constitutional military [...]	2009-06-23 18:20:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MR SL KDEM
09DAKAR870	Senegal: Opposition and civil society try to chart the [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 24, Senegalese opposition and civil society leaders concluded the Assises Nationales, a year-long national introspection to chart Senegal's future. This National Dialogue involved one hundred and seven organizations including thirty political parties. It was a successful [...]	2009-07-09 15:56:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PINR KDEM ECON SG
09DAKAR896	Senegal's Casamance-Trials and Tribulations [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The troubled Casamance region of Southern Senegal is facing yet another crisis following the dissolution of Air Senegal International. Already cut off from the rest of the country by the Gambia, local tour operators are extremely worried that without regular flights the upcoming [...]	2009-07-14 17:02:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS PINR KDEM ECON SG
09DAMASCUS10	GAZA: SARKOZY LOOKING FOR SARG SUPPORT OF [...] (C) Summary: French DCM Nicolas Suran (strictly protect) confirmed January 4 that President Sarkozy would visit Damascus January 6 for three hours (approximately 10 am to 1 pm). Sarkozy would arrive after spending the previous day in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Ramallah. Sarkozy would then dep [...]	2009-01-05 13:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL FR SY
09DAMASCUS106	RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: SYRIA AND HAMAS [...] (C) Summary: Consensus is lacking on the extent of Syrian influence over Hamas; some believe the landlord-tenant relationship gives Syria decisive leverage. Others see a Syrian-Iranian rivalry and give Iran with its financial resources an advantage. SARG officials argue that they deal with [...]	2009-02-03 16:37:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IR SY
09DAMASCUS11	PROTESTERS HARASSING EGYPTIAN EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS, [...] (C) Summary: Charge called on Egyptian Ambassador Shawky Ismail December 31 to compare notes and express solidarity. Ismail reviewed his Embassy's security problems, accused Syria of coordinating with Tehran and Hizballah to exploit the Gaza crisis, and explained Egypt's proposal for moving t [...]	2009-01-05 13:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS ASEC KPAL EG SY
09DAMASCUS120	RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: A FIRST LOOK AT SANCTIONS [...] (C) Top-level SARG officials are increasingly identifying U.S. trade sanctions as a key issue in any diplomatic re-engagement. The Presidential waiver authority codified in the Syrian Accountability Act and operationalized by the Commerce Department's General Order No. 2 authorizes the export [...]	2009-02-10 13:53:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD ETTC PGOV PTER SY
09DAMASCUS125	ENGAGING SYRIA: SYRIA AND LEBANON [...] (S/NF)1. (S/NF) Summary: Direct U.S. engagement with Syria is unlikely to yield near-term breakthroughs in Syrian-Lebanese relations, but a U.S.-Syrian dialogue provides an opportunity to cooperate with France and other European countries to ensure Syria hears a more consistent message on t [...]	2009-02-11 19:31:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV LE IS IR SY
09DAMASCUS126	REFORMATTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 125 - RE-ENGAGING [...] (S/NF) Summary: Direct U.S. engagement with Syria is unlikely to yield near-term breakthroughs in Syrian-Lebanese relations, but a U.S.-Syrian dialogue provides an opportunity to cooperate with France and other European countries to ensure Syria hears a more consistent message on the importa [...]	2009-02-12 08:21:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV LE IS IR SY
09DAMASCUS130	HAMAS REPRESENTATIVE REAFFIRMS CONDITIONS FOR [...] (S/NF) Summary: Almost a week after the February 5 deadline for responding to Egypt's Gaza cease-fire proposal, Hamas appears ready to stand pat on its demands for Israel to agree to re-open border crossings and lift the siege as part of any deal. In contrast to Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled M [...]	2009-02-12 12:25:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KWBG KPAL PTER SY
09DAMASCUS132	SCENESETTER FOR CODELS CARDIN, BERMAN, AND KERRY [...] (C) Summary: Chairman Cardin, Chairman Berman, and Chairman Kerry, Embassy Damascus is looking forward to your mid-February visits. You should expect an enthusiastic reception by government officials of the Syrian Arab Republic (SARG) and from the media, who will interpret your presence as a [...]	2009-02-12 14:26:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETRD ECON PTER PREF PAUM PARM KWBG LE
09DAMASCUS134	MFA STEERS DIPLOMATS TO SHELL SCHOOL: "YOUR [...] (C) Summary. During a February 12 meeting with concerned diplomats, SARG MFA Deputy FM Abd al-Fatta Ammura said he believed that the Ministry of Education would not object to the expansion of a Royal Dutch Shell-operated school to include the children of diplomats. Outlining a series of ste [...]	2009-02-16 13:22:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AMGT SY
09DAMASCUS14	UNWRA SAYS SARG RESTRAINING HAMAS EFFORTS TO [...] (C) UNWRA Country Director Panos Moumtzis (strictly protect) told us January 5 that tensions among Fatah and Gaza factions had increased dramatically in Syrian Palestinian refugee camps. Syrian security services had restrained Hamas leaders from organizing demonstrations and had beefed up se [...]	2009-01-05 14:24:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREF PHUM KPAL SY
09DAMASCUS142	RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: ENTERING THE SYRIAN SPIN MACHINE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 16:11:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO IZ IS SY
09DAMASCUS147	ASAD TELLS CODEL BERMAN SYRIA READY FOR PEACE, [...] (C) Summary: President Asad's February 21 meeting with CODEL Berman focused on the need for frank dialogue between the two countries, U.S. concerns about Syria's relations with Hamas, Iran, and Hizballah, and Syria's desire for an American umbrella in a comprehensive regional peace process. [...]	2009-02-24 13:51:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV PTER PHUM IR IS IZ SY
09DAMASCUS151	CORRECTED COPY (CLASSIFICATION) - PARADE OF CODELS [...] (S/NF) Since late January, Damascus has hosted four CODELs who in their sum total had more official face time with Syrian leaders than the Embassy has had in the last four years. All met with President Asad, FM Muallim, and Presidential Advisor Bouthaina Shabaan. All raised, in varying deg [...]	2009-02-25 18:10:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL SY
09DAMASCUS158	KERRY - ASAD: DIVIDING IRAQ AND UNIFYING IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary: Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator John Kerry told President Asad that he believed progress was being made in Iraq and the U.S. wanted to withdraw its troops as soon as possible. The recent provincial elections in Iraq had been the first real, positive [...]	2009-02-27 13:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL IZ IR SY
09DAMASCUS159	KERRY - ASAD: SAUDIS MAY BE SOWING THE SEEDS OF [...] (C/NF) Summary: Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator John Kerry asked President Bashar al-Asad February 21 about Syria's activities in Lebanon in the lead-up to Lebanese elections in June. Asad, clearly primed, demanded, "Saudi Arabia has spent millions of dollars in Le [...]	2009-02-27 13:22:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL SA LE SY
09DAMASCUS160	KERRY - ASAD: IMPROVING THE U.S. - SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Syrian President Bashar al-Asad told Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator John Kerry that the U.S. position on the Middle East peace process is Syria's most important concern. Kerry said there was consensus among President Obama, Secretary Clinton, APNSA Jo [...]	2009-02-27 13:57:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY
09DAMASCUS164	THE "PESSOPTIMISTS": SYRIANS SPECULATE ON THE FUTURE OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 12:29:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL SY XF
09DAMASCUS165	CORRECTED ARREST DATE: CYBER-DISSIDENT TRIAL WILL [...] (C) Web journalist Habib Saleh, arrested on October 16, faced the Second Criminal Court in Damascus on December 1 to answer for articles posted on the internet deemed threateningly critical of the state. The judge in the case prevented the public from attending what was supposed to be an open [...]	2009-03-02 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
09DAMASCUS171	CORRECTED COPY (CLASSIFICATION) RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Washington's answer on Syria related questions -- our policy remains under review -- has all but ceded public discussion of our policy to the Syrian government. As the Department proceeds with its review of U.S. policy toward Syria, the Syrian government's media manipulation of Co [...]	2009-03-04 08:01:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL KPAO IZ IS SY
09DAMASCUS176	CODEL KERRY PRESSES SYRIAN VICE PRESIDENT ON [...] (C) In a February 21 meeting with CODEL Kerry, Vice President Faruq al-Shar'a declined to provide specific actions that the SARG wanted from the U.S. to improve the bilateral relationship. Senator Kerry enumerated three measurable ways that Syria could signal its intentions to the Obama Admin [...]	2009-03-06 17:27:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PGOV PTER IZ LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS179	PRESIDENT ASAD AND CODEL CARDIN DISCUSS A NUCLEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...]	2009-03-10 10:40:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS185	MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT SEEKING TO [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to assess the current activities of MJD in Syria and XXXXXXXXXXXX, we met XXXXXXXXXXXX with XXXXXXXXXXXX has connections to the Movement for Justice and Development (MJD). XXXXXXXXXXXX reported on the MJD's effort to expand in Syria and the current coordination between the [...]	2009-03-11 08:34:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS186	SUBJECT: CODEL CARDIN HEARS FROM DISGRUNTLED [...] (SBU) Summary: CODEL Cardin received briefings from the Damascus office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) February 28 and heard there are currently 225,000 Iraqis registered with UNHCR. More than half of these, UNHCR estimates, are not considering returning within the near fu [...]	2009-03-11 08:36:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PHUM PREL SY IZ
09DAMASCUS189	SYRIAN STOCK EXCHANGE OPENS...WITH THREE TRADES [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 09:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV SY
09DAMASCUS192	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Acting NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman and NSC Senior Director for the Near and Near Africa Dan Shapiro met Syrian FM Muallim on March 7 and urged him to help normalize operations for the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and the Syrian Embassy in Washington. In particular, they pressed Muallim to fac [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ASEC CASC ETRD ETTC SY
09DAMASCUS193	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro stressed the strong U.S. commitment to achieving a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians and a comprehensive regional peace between Israel and its other neighbors. The U.S. emphasis was no longer on [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IS SY
09DAMASCUS194	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: FM Muallim pronounced the Syrian regime's support of Lebanese independence and sovereignty, expressed a commitment to UNSCR 1701 implementation (while explicitly deferring discussion of Hizballah disarmament until a comprehensive peace settlement),and affirmed the Syrian reg [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS195	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM MUALLIM ON IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IS SY
09DAMASCUS196	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: Syrian FM Muallim and Acting NEA A/S Feltman each expressed support for a united, independent, stable, and secure Iraq. Muallim welcomed the U.S. President,s plan for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq in a responsible fashion. Feltman pressed Muallim to do more in the spir [...]	2009-03-15 04:19:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IZ SY
09DAMASCUS198	FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MARCH 7 DISCUSSIONS WITH SYRIAN FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro emphasized the strong U.S. commitment to achieving a two-state Israeli-Palestinian solution and providing humanitarian relief for Gazans, as demonstrated by the appointment of Special Envoy Mitchell and the U.S. pledg [...]	2009-03-15 05:37:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KWBG KPAL IS SY
09DAMASCUS199	CORRECTED COPY OF DAMASCUS 179 PARA 14 [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Cardin, in a February 18 meeting with President Bashar al-Asad, FM Muallim, Presidential Advisor for Political and Media Affairs Shaaban, and Ambassador to the U.S. Mustafa conveyed U.S. concerns regarding Iran's pursuit of a nuclear weapon, Syrian human rights abuses, the [...]	2009-03-15 05:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS209	NORTHEASTERN SYRIA: IT'S MORE THAN JUST UNHAPPY KURDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On a tour of the Jazirah region of northern and eastern Syria, PD officers witnessed first-hand the cultural complexity of Syrian society, the effect of population and environmental shifts on this mosaic, and the extensive reach of the Syrian security services. From March 10-13 [...]	2009-03-18 07:52:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINS KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL SENV SOCI SY XF
09DAMASCUS224	QAMISHLI KURDS CELEBRATE NOWRUZ WITHOUT SARG [...] (C) SUMMARY: Qamishli's Kurds celebrated evening and daytime Nowruz events with only minor SARG harassment, as observed by PolEconoffs. Police and military presence was significant, but unlike last year, when three Kurds were killed and many others detained, there have been no reports of arr [...]	2009-03-25 13:39:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SY
09DAMASCUS226	ASAD AT AL SUMMIT: ASSERTING RIGHT OF ARAB [...] (S) Summary: Syria's Bashar Asad heads this week to the Arab League Summit in Doha seeking to support Qatar's efforts for a productive meeting and to assure moderate Arab states of Iran's desire for better relations. Syria's position on Sudan remains aligned with that of Qatar in support of [...]	2009-03-26 13:06:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL KPAL KWBG AL IS SU IR SY
09DAMASCUS228	QAMISHLI KURDS CELEBRATE NOWRUZ WITHOUT SARG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Hundreds of thousands of Kurds gathered throughout Syria on March 21, especially in the al-Jazira region, to participate in Nowruz, the ancient Kurdish and Persian celebration of the new solar year. At 18 different sites in al-Jazira alone, Kurds erected temporary tent cities, [...]	2009-03-26 13:52:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER SCUL SY
09DAMASCUS251	SYRIAN SCORE CARD: NO GRAND BARGAINS, BUT POSITIVE FIRST [...] (S/NF) Summary: Four weeks after Acting NEA A/S Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro met with Syrian FM Muallim (refs A-F),Syria has taken some positive steps to facilitate more normal Embassy operations, named an ambassador to Lebanon, and sent Muallim to Baghdad to discuss enhanced secu [...]	2009-04-06 13:01:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL PTER IZ LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS252	CODEL LYNCH MEETS ASAD, MUALLIM [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-06 13:02:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS27	FM MUALLIM TELLS CODEL SPECTER BETTER U.S.-SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: In addition to sharing Syrian views about the situation in Gaza (ref B),FM Walid Muallim told Senator Arlen Specter December 30 the best way to change Iranian behavior related to its nuclear program was to remove the issue from the UN Security Council and pursue a monitoring sol [...]	2009-01-07 14:46:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IR IZ LE SY
09DAMASCUS272	FOR AILING RIAD SEIF, RIAD AL-TURK AND DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary: Three members of the Damascus Declaration Secretariat General met with PolEconoffs on April 6 to register their concern over Riad Seif's declining health (ref A). Seif, one of the most prominent leaders in the Damascus Declaration movement and a cancer patient, is currently serv [...]	2009-04-09 15:12:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PHUM PGOV PINR PREL SY
09DAMASCUS273	UK SEES MUALLIM TRIP TO IRAN AS ANOTHER POSITIVE [...] (S/NF) British DCM Irfan Saddiq (strictly protect) told us April 8 that British Foreign Minister of State (and MP) Bill Rammell raised Iraq and continuing concerns about foreign fighters with Syrian FM Muallim during their April 2 meeting. Muallim, who had just returned from Baghdad and Doh [...]	2009-04-09 15:15:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR IZ IR SY
09DAMASCUS282	RE: DEMARCHE REQUEST - HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires delivered the diplomatic note contained in reftel to Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad on April 15. Miqdad harkened back to his tenure at the Syrian Mission to the UN in New York and recalled that Syria had vowed its support for the U.S. candidacy to the now-defunct [...]	2009-04-16 11:58:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN SY
09DAMASCUS288	CORRECTED COPY: MFA REQUESTS EMBASSY HELP FOR [...] (C) In an April 15 meeting requested by Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad, the Director General of Syrian Air asked for the Embassy's help in obtaining export licenses for maintenance on 17 aircraft engines and three auxilliary power units. Two Airbus A320 engines are involved in a contractu [...]	2009-04-20 08:24:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL GE SP SY
09DAMASCUS294	DAM BREAKING ON SYRIAN SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (C) The U.S. sanctions regime against Syria has recently taken two hits that, if left unanswered, could significantly decrease a source of our leverage over the Syrian regime. In what is likely the most blatant violation of U.S. trade sanctions Post has observed, a Jordanian company delivered [...]	2009-04-22 12:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL JO SP SY
09DAMASCUS295	DAM BREAKING ON SYRIAN SANCTIONS REGIME [...] (C) The U.S. sanctions regime against Syria has recently taken two hits that, if left unanswered, could significantly decrease a source of our leverage over the Syrian regime. In what is likely the most blatant violation of U.S. trade sanctions Post has observed, a Jordanian company delivered [...]	2009-04-22 13:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL JO SP SY
09DAMASCUS298	FRENCH AND GERMAN EMBASSIES PREPARED TO REQUEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Jumana Seif (strictly protect),the daughter of prominent Damascus Declaration leader Riad Seif (ref A) who is serving a two and a half year prison sentence, met with PolEconoffs on April 22 to discuss her father's increasingly precarious health situation. She reported that the [...]	2009-04-23 09:06:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS3	ASAD DISCUSSES IRAN AND GAZA WITH CODEL SPECTER [...] (C) In a December 30 meeting with CODEL Specter, a relaxed President Bashar al-Asad dismissed Israeli concerns that Iran might use a nuclear weapon against the Jewish state and explained why he could not abandon his political alliance with Tehran. Asad argued that the international discussion [...]	2009-01-04 12:24:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	IAEA KPAL PGOV PREL PTER IR IS SY
09DAMASCUS32	SIGNS THAT HAMAS IS LOOKING CONFIDENTLY AT GAZA [...] (C) Summary: An American-Palestinian academic with regular access to Syrian MFA officials and Hamas leaders in Damascus reports Khalid Mesha'al believes Israel will be unable to sustain its ground operations long enough to inflict a decisive military defeat. He says MFA and Hamas contacts c [...]	2009-01-08 15:41:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PTER IS SY
09DAMASCUS327	PART 1: SYRIA'S CHANGING FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE - [...] (C) Nearly 40 years after Syria's banking industry was nationalized, Law No. 28 of 2001 authorized the re-introduction of private banking. Eight years on, Law No. 28 has had the most visible impact of President Bashar al-Asad's many economic "reforms," and has generated significant spinoff le [...]	2009-05-11 03:44:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL LE SY
09DAMASCUS342	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: FM [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a prolonged May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC NENA Senior Director Shapiro stressed the importance of stopping foreign fighters entering Iraq from Syria. They proposed a visit by a CE [...]	2009-05-14 10:58:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER MOPS IZ SY
09DAMASCUS344	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: SYRIA [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a lengthy May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro explained the routine, technical nature of USG's renewal of Executive Order 13338 and agreed to look for possib [...]	2009-05-14 11:13:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	EAIR ECON ETRD GE SP SY
09DAMASCUS349	JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH DROPS INTO DAMASCUS [...] (C) The brief and short-notice May 11 visit of Jordan's King Abdullah II to Damascus concluded successfully according to Syrian press and the Jordanian Consul, Anas Oran. Though King Abdullah was only on the ground for three hours, the visit was constructive, with the King meeting privately wi [...]	2009-05-17 14:14:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO SY
09DAMASCUS357	JORDANIAN KING ABDULLAH DROPS INTO DAMASCUS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 07:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG IS JO SY
09DAMASCUS359	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro stressed President Obama's strong commitment to achieving comprehensive peace in the region, including a two [...]	2009-05-21 13:46:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KPAL PTER IS SY
09DAMASCUS360	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: HAMAS [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...]	2009-05-21 14:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS363	MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN DAMASCUS: IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion on differing U.S. and Syrian approaches to re-engagement, NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro asked the Syrian side led by FM Muallim for a readout of Iranian President Ahmedinejad's May 5 visit to Dam [...]	2009-05-21 14:36:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IR IS LE SY

09DAMASCUS371	CORRECTED COPY - MAY 7 FELTMAN-SHAPIRO MEETING IN [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging May 7 discussion, NEA Acting A/S Feltman and NSC/NENA Senior Director Shapiro argued that, while recent Hamas statements suggested the organization could recognize a two-state solution, Hamas needed to renounce violence, recognize Israel, and abide by previo [...]	2009-05-26 12:49:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KPAL KWBG IS SY
09DAMASCUS375	OIC'S 36TH MINISTERIAL CONVENES IN DAMASCUS: [...] (U) Summary: Syria played host to the 36th meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) ministerial meeting May 23-25. As in past sessions, the ministers focused on issues related to the Arab-Israeli conflict, combating "Islamophobia" and terrorism, the potential for OIC peace [...]	2009-05-27 09:23:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL IS SY
09DAMASCUS377	CODEL KAUFMAN-PRESIDENT ASAD MEETING MAY 28 [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-29 16:07:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER KWBG MOPS IS IZ LE SY
09DAMASCUS390	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL TO [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 17:30:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER KWBG MOPS IS IZ LE SY
09DAMASCUS411	SYRIAN REACTIONS TO JUNE 2009 LEBANESE ELECTIONS [...] (S) Summary: Many of our contacts were surprised by the margin of March 14's impressive electoral victory over March 8. Press reporting prior to the election had fed expectations of a much closer race, and most Syrian observers were predicting a March 8 win. President Asad reportedly call [...]	2009-06-11 10:24:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM LE SY
09DAMASCUS42	HAMAS WARY OF, BUT PARTICIPATING IN, CAIRO TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Hamas Politburo Chief Khaled Mesha'al delivered a regionally televised harangue late January 10 criticizing the international community's response to Gaza, calling on Israel to cease hostilities, withdraw its forces, and lift the siege, and dismissing the possibility of a "perma [...]	2009-01-12 13:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KWBG PTER IS SY
09DAMASCUS431	SARG CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTS AHMEDINEJAD VICTORY IN [...] (S/NF) The Syrian government (SARG) appeared pleased by the initial tally of Iranian votes overwhelmingly in favor of incumbent President Ahmedinejad. President Asad sent a letter of congratulations to his Iranian counterpart and the official Syrian press lauded the high voter turnout as a wi [...]	2009-06-22 13:11:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR LE IS SY
09DAMASCUS471	WOMEN STRUGGLE FOR REFUGE IN DAMASCUS [...] (C) Summary: Emboffs joined lawyer and civil society activist Daad Mousa (strictly protect) in a visit to the Oasis Trust women's shelter on June 25 to discuss trafficking and abuse of women in Syria. Administered by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd (SGS),the shelter is a refuge for female vi [...]	2009-07-07 11:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PBTS PREL PGOV SCUL SOCI SMIG KWMN KTIP
09DAMASCUS477	MURKY ALLIANCES: MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, THE MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Syria Website published a "letter" on June 11 accusing external Damascus Declaration committees of violating the Damascus Declaration National Council's bylaws on electing members to the General Secretariat. XXXXXXXXXXXX explained the Muslim Brotherhood's [...]	2009-07-08 13:03:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SY
09DAMASCUS48	SYRIA SUCCEEDS IN CONVOKING EMERGENCY AL SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: Media sources in contact with Hamas representatives in Cairo and with the Syrian MFA told us late December 13 that "Hamas is done with talks in Cairo." Though Hamas leaders have not formally rejected further dialogue with EGIS director Omar Soleiman, today's headline of Syria's [...]	2009-01-14 10:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
09DAMASCUS492	CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATION ROUNDUP: BABY STEPS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Three changes or proposed changes to Syrian law recently have sparked uncharacteristically vocal public debate and have created a rare space for dialogue on a few civil issues. Increased penalties for honor killings, the "personal status" draft law, and a workers' rights bill hav [...]	2009-07-14 10:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ELAB SY
09DAMASCUS51	(CORRECTED COPY MONTH PARAGRAPH ONE): SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Media sources in contact with Hamas representatives in Cairo and with the Syrian MFA told us late January 13 that "Hamas is done with talks in Cairo." Though Hamas leaders have not formally rejected further dialogue with EGIS director Omar Soleiman, today's headline of Syria's o [...]	2009-01-15 09:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
09DAMASCUS534	SARG IMPRISONS PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER [...] (C) This cable contains an action request; please see para 10. 2. (C) Summary: In what may be its highest profile arrest since the 2007 round-up of Damascus Declaration members, the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) invited human rights lawyer Muhanad al-Hasani to its offices on July [...]	2009-07-31 11:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI KPAO SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS554	EMBASSY DAMASCUS OPENS DIALOGUE WITH MFA ON TIP [...] (C) Summary: MFA International Organizations Chief Mr. Milad Attiyeh hosted Emboffs on August 5 to discuss SARG progress on combating trafficking in persons (TIP). The Embassy had requested the meeting to explain the philosophy behind, and function of, the Department's annual TIP report. Embo [...]	2009-08-06 11:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL KTIP KWMN SCUL SCOI ID
09DAMASCUS555	TIER 3 REASSESSMENT NEEDED FOR SYRIA [...] (U) This a response to State 081476 action cable. 2. (U) The SARG has demonstrated a commitment to tackling trafficking in persons (TIP) crimes at the highest levels. Per reftels, this commitment has resulted in (1) a draft TIP law; (2) ministerial-level cooperation with NGOs working on T [...]	2009-08-06 11:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN KTIP SCOI SCUL SY
09DAMASCUS562	SYRIA VP SHARA FINGERED FOR LEAK OF POTUS LETTER [...] (S/NF) Summary: Well-connected media contacts suggest that Syrian VP Farouk Shara leaked word of the President's July letter to Asad during an August 5 meeting with Wiam Wahhab, Druze leader of the Lebanese Tawheed party. Wahhab, ostensibly in Damascus to discuss a renewal of relations betw [...]	2009-08-09 13:26:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL LE SY
09DAMASCUS563	SARG CONTINUES TO CENSOR AND INTIMIDATE SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: Despite 2001 amendments to Syria's archaic press law that precipitated the creation of a private media industry, the SARG still relies on censorship and intimidation to ensure the expanded number of publications does not threaten its control over information inside the country. Re [...]	2009-08-09 13:40:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PROP PGOV PINS PHUM SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS577	MUALLIM SUPPORTS TRILATERAL BORDER INITIATIVE, [...] (C) Special Coordinator for Regional Affairs Fred Hof met FM Muallim August 13 to follow up on the previous day's meetings between the Centcom-led and Syrian delegations on the trilateral border security assessment initiative (ref a). Hof stressed our desire to include the Iraqis in the ass [...]	2009-08-13 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PINR PTER MARR MCAP MOPS SY IZ
09DAMASCUS620	SIX MONTH CHECK-UP: KURDS AILING BUT POLITICALLY [...] (C) Summary: Drought, unemployment, economic & cultural discrimination, political repression, arbitrary arrest, unexplainable deaths, and statelessness contributed to a miserable first six months of the Kurdish New Year (Nowruz) in Syria -- making this year, so far, very much like last year. [...]	2009-08-25 10:03:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SCUL SENV SOCI SMIG SY TU
09DAMASCUS641	IRAQI REFUGEES EXPRESS CONCERN OVER DETERIORATING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi refugees serving as community outreach organizers for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expressed concerns about the recent deterioration in Syrian-Iraqi relations and the withdrawal of the countries' respective ambassadors from Baghdad and Damascus [...]	2009-09-02 13:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	KHUM PREL PGOV SY IZ
09DAMASCUS647	DAMASCUS MORE SINNED AGAINST THAN SINNING IN SPAT [...] (C) Summary: Syria remains ready to take appropriate action once presented with "concrete evidence" from Baghdad that individuals resident in Syria were behind the recent bombings of the Iraqi Foreign and Finance Ministries, Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad told diplomats September 2. Repe [...]	2009-09-03 09:20:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER UNGA IZ SY
09DAMASCUS669	GAUGING SYRIAN VIEWS OF RISING REGIONAL TENSIONS [...] (S/NF) Summary: After briefly showing signs of more constructive policies towards its neighbors earlier this summer, Syrians are expressing shock over rising tensions in the region and perceive "anti-Syrian forces" at work. The Syrian Government's response has been to harden its position tow [...]	2009-09-10 08:23:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PREL PMIL IZ SY
09DAMASCUS671	RE-ENGAGING SYRIA: TOWARD A SIX-MONTH PLAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: March 2010 will mark the end of the first year of U.S.-Syrian engagement. As reported reftel, this period poses a series of formidable challenges. Syrian policies continue to impede government formation in Lebanon, support foreign fighters going into Iraq, maintain close [...]	2009-09-10 13:55:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PREL PMIL IZ SY
09DAMASCUS682	"INTERNET PIONEERS" SEEK TO USE WEB TO EASE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Three twenty-something Syrian entrepreneurs recently started an Arabic-language website called Masaader.com ("Sources") and a marketing and advertising research firm associated with the British Internet-based marketing firm YouGov in the hopes of developing Syria-specific Interne [...]	2009-09-15 13:49:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS719	AVENGING AFLAQ (II): USING SYRIAN-IRAQ FLAP TO [...] (S/NF) Summary: The lack of convincing evidence to substantiate Iraqi claims of former regime element (FRE) involvement in the August 19 attacks in Baghdad should not obviate U.S. concerns regarding the Syrian Government's role in supporting actors responsible for past and current violence in [...]	2009-10-07 13:20:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER IZ SY
09DAMASCUS726	SAUDI KING'S VISIT TO DAMASCUS: POSITIVE [...] (S) Summary: According to a range of Syrian and diplomatic contacts, the atmospherics of Saudi King Abdullah's October 7-8 visit to Damascus were positive and relaxed. The two leaders reportedly enjoyed a lot of time alone (with the King's son, Prince Abdul Aziz participating) for cordial b [...]	2009-10-13 09:34:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PREL LE SA EG SY
09DAMASCUS734	EU AGREEMENT INVITATION MEETS SYRIAN DEMAND TO [...] (C) Summary: Following the Swedish Ambassador's October 14 delivery of an invitation to attend the October 26 signing ceremony for the Syria-EU Association Agreement, FM Muallim brusquely asserted Syria needed more time to study the text. On the same day, Political Security agents arrested Hait [...]	2009-10-15 15:04:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EU KMPI SY
09DAMASCUS735	CORRECTED CLASSIFICATION FROM UNCLASS TO [...] (C) Summary: Following the Swedish Ambassador's October 14 delivery of an invitation to attend the October 26 signing ceremony for the Syria-EU Association Agreement, FM Muallim brusquely asserted Syria needed more time to study the text. On the same day, Political Security agents arrested Hait [...]	2009-10-16 08:04:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EU KMPI SY
09DAMASCUS74	SARG: "TIGHTENING THE SCREWS" ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: During recent meetings U.S. representatives from Mercy Corps Country and International Medical Corps (IMC) reported their operations have come under greater scrutiny following the September 27 bombing outside Damascus and the alleged October 26 U.S. incursion at Abu Kamal. This s [...]	2009-01-22 15:33:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV IZ SY
09DAMASCUS747	MICHEL KILO: FREED DISSIDENT ANALYZES US-SYRIAN [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs met with the prominent dissident Michel Kilo at his home on October 21 for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of Syria's political opposition and its view of U.S.-Syrian rapproachment. Kilo, who was released from prison in May of this year, generally supported U.S. en [...]	2009-10-22 11:53:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI SY TU
09DAMASCUS75	HAMAS DECLARES VICTORY FROM DAMASCUS, NOW FOCUSED [...] (C) Summary: Speaking from Damascus late January 21, Hamas Politburo chief Khaled Mesha'al declared victory over Israel and quoted Winston Churchill in praise of Gazan sacrifices in their fight for "liberty." Mesha'al promised to compensate families who suffered losses, argued donors shoul [...]	2009-01-22 16:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL PTER PGOV IS SY
09DAMASCUS759	TURKISH SUPPORT EMBOLDENS ASAD BUT PROVIDES BEST HOPE FOR COAXING SYRIA FROM IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: President Bashar al-Asad's September 16-17 working visit to Istanbul produced agreement on the creation of a high-level strategic cooperation commission, visa-free travel between Syria and Turkey, and a Syrian offer to work to rehabilitate Syrian PKK members. The deliverables [...]	2009-10-28 05:25:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL TU LE SA IZ SY
09DAMASCUS767	IOM ON THE FIRST LADY'S OFFICE, TIP, THE OPERATING [...] (U) SUMMARY: During recent meetings with Charge and Emboffs, the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) Chief of Mission, Maria Rumman, shared her insights on the Syrian First Lady's Office, gave an update on trafficking in persons (TIP) activity in Syria, and described her organiza [...]	2009-11-01 14:10:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY IZ
09DAMASCUS776	U.S.-BASED NGOS IN SYRIA COMPLAIN ABOUT DIFFICULT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Country Directors of three of the four U.S.-based NGOs in Syria told us in a joint meeting on November 2 they continue to face significant challenges in operating in the country. Hussien Ibrahim of International Medical Corps (IMC),Gordana Ivkovic-Grujic of International Re [...]	2009-11-04 10:17:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PREL SY
09DAMASCUS780	THE CURIOUS CASE OF HAITHAM MALEH: HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: The first formal stage of human rights activist Haitham Maleh's trial before the Military Court in Damascus began on October 25. The court charged Maleh with publishing false information that might weaken the national sentiment, and defaming the judiciary. Though diplomatic obs [...]	2009-11-05 12:21:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV ECIN KDEM SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS783	IS THE SARG INFLUENCING HAMAS'S INCREASINGLY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Hamas distributed a memorandum last week to some Arab ambassadors in Damascus blasting the Palestinian Authority (PA) and PA President Mahmoud Abbas for "obstructing reconciliation efforts." It also condemned Egypt's role in Palestinian reconciliation and expressed reservations H [...]	2009-11-08 13:27:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV KPAL SY
09DAMASCUS787	DAMASCUS LAWYERS' SYNDICATE DISBARS MUHANAD [...] (C) Summary: Despite swirling rumors that the Damascus Lawyers' Syndicate would suspend disbarment procedures against imprisoned human rights lawyer Muhanad al-Hasani, the Syndicate voted to cancel Hasani's license on November 10. The decision can be appealed, though it remains to be seen whet [...]	2009-11-10 13:33:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM KMPI KPAO SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS788	SYRIAN DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT'S HAIRLINE FRACTURES [...] (C) Summary: The SARG's two-year crackdown on civil society activists, especially the Damascus Declaration's leadership (ref C),may be on the verge of producing the first serious structural fragmentation in the opposition movement. Hasan Abdul Azim told us on November 9 that he would convoke [...]	2009-11-12 12:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS804	IS NOW THE TIME TO RAISE HIZBALLAH WITH SYRIA? [...] (S/NF) Summary: Syria's determined support of Hizballah's military build-up, particularly the steady supply of longer-range rockets and the introduction of guided missiles, could change the military balance and produce a scenario significantly more destructive than the July-August 2006 war. If roc [...]	2009-11-19 09:00:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL LE IZ IS SY
09DAMASCUS807	FRENCH AMBASSADOR UPBEAT ON ASAD TRIP TO PARIS, [...] (C) Summary: The French ambassador to Syria characterized Syrian President Bashar al-Asad,s recent visit to Paris as a &PR success8 for Damascus that allowed Asad to make positive impressions on all his interlocutors. The main focus was Middle East peace and other regional issues. Contrary to [...]	2009-11-19 13:26:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	FR PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS819	A/S SCHWARTZ DISCUSSES REFUGEES AND NGOS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 10:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF SOCI PREL PHUM SY
09DAMASCUS82	RE-ENGAGING WITH SYRIA: THE MIDDLE EAST'S [...] (C) Summary: The SARG welcomed the appointment of Special Envoy Mitchell, indicating a willingness to engage with him, but that is only the first step. In dealing with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, form and substance will be important in near equal measure; previous attempts to elicit con [...]	2009-01-26 14:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY
09DAMASCUS820	IRAQI EMBASSY REPORTS WORSENING SYRIAN-IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the early phases of preparing to organize voting for an estimated million Iraqi refugees in Syria, the Iraqi Embassy in Damascus has received instructions to "stop talking to Syrians" as new allegations emerge regarding the involvement of Syria-based terrorists in the October 2 [...]	2009-11-24 13:05:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	KPAL PTER PREL PGOV
09DAMASCUS825	SEEKING A PROGRAMMING SURGE IN SYRIA [...] SUMMARY: After nearly five years of significantly constrained public outreach options, Embassy Damascus is focused on exploiting new opportunities to engage in more sustained public diplomacy programmatic activity. With a finite number of tools at our disposal, we hope to expand our ability [...]	2009-11-25 14:28:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SOCI PREL PGOV SCUL SY
09DAMASCUS826	NO DIVIDEND ON SARG-KURDISH BACKCHANNEL TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Kurdish Democratic Front Secretary General Abdul Hakim Bashar (strictly protect) detailed backchannel discussions between the SARG and Kurdish political leaders that took place this summer. Issam Baghdy, a former MP and member of the Syrian Socialist Nationalist Party (SSNP),co [...]	2009-11-25 15:08:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI SCUL SMIG SY TU
09DAMASCUS846	HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDUP: CIVIL SOCIETY (STILL) [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks the Syrian security services have stepped up their already rapid pace of detentions, targeting members of the Damascus Declaration National Council and two writers, one of whom reportedly disappeared in Beirut and is now believed to be in Syrian custody. These arr [...]	2009-12-07 14:54:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KMPI SCUL SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS852	SABAEAN MANDAEAN REFUGEES TORN BETWEEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leaders of the Sabaean Mandaean ("Mandaeans," collectively) refugee community in Syria told us December 7 they are concerned that the recent departure of 200 Mandaean families from Iraq for Syria may be a tipping point in their community's fight to survive in Iraq, the birthplace [...]	2009-12-08 14:45:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PREL PREF PHUM SY IZ
09DAMASCUS855	SYRIA SEEKING MARKET QUALITY SOLUTIONS AT FIXED [...] (SBU) Deputy Minister of Electricity Hisham Mashfej reviewed with us Syria's significant power generation problems and his ministry's continuing efforts to cobble together short-term solutions. Mashfej acknowledged electricity generated from renewable resources and energy conservation were th [...]	2009-12-10 13:23:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON EINV PGOV PREL SY
09DAMASCUS863	SYRIA LOOKING FOR PRODUCTIVE HARIRI VISIT, [...] (C) Summary: Jamil as-Sayyed's early December lawsuit in a Syrian court against some 23 Lebanese citizens and three Syrians provided a chilling reminder of Syria's potential response to any future indictments by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) against Syrian officials or their Lebanese [...]	2009-12-16 07:17:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	KJUS PREL UNCRIME LE SY
09DAMASCUS88	SYRIAN FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SEES [...] (C) Summary: Suleyman Hadad, Chairman of the Syrian People's Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee, told us January 26 that Syrians were eager to restore good relations with the U.S. Suleyman rolled out familiar Ba'ath Party talking points on Israel's "rejection of peace" and the need for armed [...]	2009-01-28 15:19:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL PTER SY IS LE
09DAMASCUS880	SYRIAN-IRANIAN SHOW OF SOLIDARITY MASKS TENSIONS [...] (S/NF) The successive visits of three high-level Iranian officials to Damascus in early December appear at first glance to reaffirm strong Iranian-Syrian security ties and other forms of bilateral cooperation, but they may, in fact, mask deepening rifts over Iraq, Yemen, and the possibility of war [...]	2009-12-22 03:40:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL IR LE IZ TU SY
09DAMASCUS881	RIAD TURK UPDATES ON DAMASCUS DECLARATION [...] (C) Summary: Leading Damascus Declaration opposition figure Riad al-Turk outlined the movement's current status in a wide-ranging December 14 discussion. Main points were: -- Damascus Declaration General Secretariat members would like a face-to-face meeting with U.S. Embassy Charge d'Aff [...]	2009-12-22 13:00:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KMPI SCUL SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS89	RE-ENGAGING WITH SYRIA: THE FRENCH EXPERIENCE [...] (C/NF) Summary: Aware that relations with the SARG are under review in Washington, French Ambassador Michel Duclos, who played a key role in restoring French-Syrian bilateral relations offered his recommendations for re-engaging: ignore rhetoric and focus on actions, understand the Syrians' [...]	2009-01-28 16:58:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL FR SY
09DAMASCUS892	ROSE-COLORED GLASSES AT THE STATE PLANNING [...] (C) For the first time in more than four years, emboffs were granted a meeting in late December with the State Planning Commission (SPC). Although largely echoing the party line on subjects like U.S. economic sanctions, SPC head Dr. Taysir Raddawi shared his objectives for developing Syria's [...]	2009-12-29 08:20:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI SY
09DAMASCUS93	RE-ENGAGING WITH SYRIA: ANOTHER COUNTY HEARD FROM [...] (C/NF) Summary: Spanish Ambassador Juan Serrat, who enjoys frequent access to SARG officials, described the SARG as "hopeful" regarding the new U.S. Administration and the prospects for a changed U.S. role in the Middle East. They had been disappointed by the decision not to send Special [...]	2009-01-29 16:15:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL SP SY
09DAMASCUS94	CODEL SMITH: ASAD POSITIVE ON NEW BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: In a January 31 meeting with CODEL Smith, President Bashar al-Asad expressed hope for better relations with the new U.S. administration, called for immediate and sustained U.S. engagement in the region, and defended Syria's relations with Iran, Hizballah and Hamas. On Iran, Asa [...]	2009-02-01 14:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IAEA KPAL PGOV PTER IR IS IZ SY
09DARESSALAAM110	PEPFAR/TANZANIA: CDC, AID, State, DOD & Peace [...] Summary & Introduction: The U.S. Mission to Tanzania is assistance-driven, with the largest part of that assistance devoted to the health sector. The Secretary cited our success in combating malaria and HIV/AIDS during her confirmation hearings. This message reviews our strategies and prog [...]	2009-02-17 13:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV TZ
09DARESSALAAM120	APR ENERGY: TANZANIAN GOVERNMENT READY TO SETTLE? [...] (SBU) Minister of Energy and Minerals William Ngeleja called in Charge Feb. 25 to discuss the latest GOT discussions on the ongoing tax dispute with Florida-based APR Energy, LLC (background in ref a). Ngeleja told CDA and Poloff that he is paying attention to the issue. He said that at the l [...]	2009-02-26 02:42:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV ETRD TZ
09DARESSALAAM122	TANZANIA: ISPS CODE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) A/DCM and Poloff delivered ref demarche to MFA Europe and Americas Director Radhia Msuya Feb. 10 and explained the 90 day deadline for Tanzanian ports to comply with the ISPS code. Msuya did not have a substantive response, but remarked that if the U.S. were to provide funding, the GOT w [...]	2009-02-26 11:22:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT ECON ETRD KHLS PTER PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM123	ZANZIBAR: OPPOSITION CUF THINKING IN A POST-RECONCILIATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Once supportive of President Kikwete because of his stated desire for reconciliation, opposition party Civic United Front (CUF) is now disappointed that he failed to fulfill his commitment to Zanzibar. CUF has concluded that the upcoming 2010 elections in Zanzibar will not be d [...]	2009-02-26 14:11:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM125	ZANZIBAR: PEMBA SIMMERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several recent Embassy trips to Pemba, the second principal island of the Zanzibar archipelago (holding about 40 percent of the self-governing region's population) confirm that it remains among the least developed regions of Tanzania. Persistent power problems and a rapidly decl [...]	2009-02-26 14:11:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL EAID TZ
09DARESSALAAM126	ZANZIBAR: CDA MEETS WITH PRESIDENT KARUME [...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On 24 February CDA and Zanzibar Affairs Officer (ZAO) met with Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume for a tour d'horizon courtesy call at which the CDA also introduced the ZAO and explained the concept of American Presence Posts (APPs) and the U.S. intent in esta [...]	2009-02-26 16:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TZ
09DARESSALAAM127	ZANZIBAR: MEMORIES OF AN UNRECONSTRUCTED REVOLUTIONARY [...] SUMMARY: Ali Sultani was one of the leading figures of the 1964 Zanzibar Revolution, but later spent eight years in prison as one of the conspirators of President Karume's assassination (father of the current President Karume). A charismatic raconteur, quoting Edith Pilaf's "Je Ne Regrete Rie [...]	2009-02-27 02:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI PINR PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM128	ZANZIBAR: IDEAS FOR CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES; LOOMING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Professor Haroub Othman, Chairman of the Zanzibar Legal Service Center and one of the foremost observers of contemporary Zanzibar politics, holds the view that a power sharing deal between CCM and CUF needs to be in place before any referendum. The trick would be how to bring th [...]	2009-02-27 02:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PGOV PINR TZ
09DARESSALAAM129	ZANZIBAR: OPPOSITION CUF THINKING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Once supportive of President Kikwete because of his stated desire for reconciliation, opposition party Civic United Front (CUF) is now disappointed that he failed to fulfill his commitment to Zanzibar. CUF has concluded that the upcoming 2010 elections in Zanzibar will not be d [...]	2009-02-27 07:26:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM154	PORT CONGESTION IN DAR ES SALAAM - TOO MUCH OF A GOOD [...] Summary: Ships arriving in the Dar es Salaam harbor must wait fourteen to twenty-two days before offloading, at a cost of USD 20,000 a day, pushing up the prices of imported goods and squeezing profits for Tanzania and its landlocked neighbors. The Port of Dar es Salaam got off to a fresh sta [...]	2009-03-04 13:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EWWT PGOV PHSA PINR TZ
09DARESSALAAM175	IMF-AFRICA MEETING IN TANZANIA ADDRESSES GLOBAL FINANCIAL [...] Summary. Tanzania and the IMF jointly hosted a March 10-11 conference focused on minimizing the effects of the global economic crisis in Africa to preserve recent hard-won economic and political gains. Panelists included President Kikwete, IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and Kof [...]	2009-03-17 14:01:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EIND TZ
09DARESSALAAM204	TANZANIA'S TOURISM SECTOR TAKING A HIT [...] Summary: Tanzania's tourism sector will be the hardest hit domestic industry during the economic downturn. With its biggest tourist sources, primarily the U.S. and Europe, focused more on the bottom line than on climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro - times are going to get very tough. While the true exte [...]	2009-03-27 10:09:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND EINV PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM235	CJTF-HOA'S POSITIVE IMPACT IN TANZANIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) engagement in Tanzania is promoting prosperous, just and secure communities in strategic areas of the country. In doing so, this engagement is furthering specific Mission goals. Interagency coordination of CJTF-HOA effor [...]	2009-04-09 13:45:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM236	U.S. MISSION TANZANIA RE-BRANDS CJTF-HOA [...] U.S. Mission Tanzania is re-branding all Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) projects as "AFRICOM." The Mission has worked diligently over the past three years to brand all USG assistance in Tanzania as "from the American people." We also denote the particular agency or impl [...]	2009-04-09 13:59:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	MMAR PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM238	ZANZIBAR PARTY VIEWS GOING INTO MAGOGONI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: With the voter registration completed in the Zanzibari suburban district of Magogoni (ref A),the actual vote to fill a local legislative seat will occur May 23, 2009. However, for ruling party CCM and opposition CUF, the winner-take-all nature of local politics [...]	2009-04-10 09:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV SOCI TZ
09DARESSALAAM254	Tanzanian ECA Alumni Form Association [...] Summary: A core group of Tanzanian ECA alumni formed the nascent Tanzania U.S. State Alumni Association during a recent visit by AF Alumni Coordinator Mallory Kirsh. Alumni participation in Embassy programs and the State Alumni website is growing in Tanzania. Kirsh identified numerous best [...]	2009-04-18 09:16:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL OIIP OPRC TZ
09DARESSALAAM29	AMBASSADOR HONORS COURAGEOUS TANZANIAN ALBINOS AFTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following a year in which several dozen albinos were reported murdered throughout Tanzania, Ambassador Mark Green awarded the entire albinism community with Post's "Martin Luther King Jr. Drum Major for Justice Award." The award, presented annually the last ten years commemorat [...]	2009-01-20 12:09:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SCUL KPAO TZ
09DARESSALAAM294	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF GENERAL WARD TO TANZANIA [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania comes at a time of expanding military relations between our countries, in particular through increased ACOTA equipment and training for Tanzanian battalions deploying to Darfur. President Kikwete's positive attitude towards the U.S. is increasingly reflected in pub [...]	2009-05-06 13:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ
09DARESSALAAM327	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ISAKSON AND CORKER [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania comes at a time when the country is gearing up for national elections in 2010, attempting to mitigate the effects of the global economic downturn, and continuing to deepen its relationship with development partners, particularly the United States. The 2010 election [...]	2009-05-21 03:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ASEC AMGT AFIN PREL PGOV TZ KE RW SU IT XA
09DARESSALAAM328	IVLP Alumni Conduct Panel Discussion on Tanzanian Political [...] Summary: Over fifty young political leaders and members of the media community visited the U.S. Mission April 15 to participate in a panel discussion led by three young Tanzanian political leaders, who are also IVLP alumni. The capacity crowd, hailing from youth wings of several political pa [...]	2009-05-21 05:03:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO SCUL TZ
09DARESSALAAM335	MINISTRY ROUNDTABLE HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR INFRASTRUCTURE [...] Summary: On April 23, the Ministry of Infrastructure Development (MOID) hosted a roundtable discussion focused on the current state of infrastructure and infrastructure financing in Tanzania. The meeting, co-chaired by Omari Chambo, Permanent Secretary, MOID and Enrico Strampelli, EC Head of C [...]	2009-05-21 12:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN EIND TZ
09DARESSALAAM340	ZANZIBAR BY-ELECTION ENDS PEACEFULLY WITH RULING PARTY CCM [...] SUMMARY: The May 23 by-election in Magogoni, a contested suburb of Zanzibar capital Stonetown, ended with a ruling CCM party win over opposition CUF (2847 to 1974, or about 58% of the votes). The by-election was a key test of each party's will and a dry-run for Zanzibar Electoral Commission m [...]	2009-05-27 03:01:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM348	FALL OF DECI PYRAMID SCHEME BREEDS ANGER, UNCERTAINTY [...] Summary and Comment. In April, the GOT shut down an alleged pyramid scheme, the Development Entrepreneurship Community Initiative (Deci),which had attracted approximately 700,000 Tanzanian investors and USD 10 million since 2006. The government closed Deci offices nationwide and froze its a [...]	2009-05-29 10:49:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM351	PRESIDENT KIKWETE AND CODEL ISAKSON DISCUSS [...] (SBU) Summary. President Jakaya Kikwete welcomed visiting Senators Isakson and Corker to State House on May 28. On bilateral issues, Kikwete reiterated points he raised during his recent Washington meetings. He emphasized the strong U.S.-Tanzania relationship and reviewed the impact of the [...]	2009-06-01 06:09:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EINV EAID TZ
09DARESSALAAM363	TANZANIA BY-ELECTION: CCM WINS, CHADEMA RISING [...] Summary: Opposition Chadema mounted a serious challenge to ruling CCM in the May 24 by-election in Busanda, but was unable to overcome CCM's traditional strength in rural areas. The by-election results suggest growing support for Chadema as the primary opposition in mainland Tanzania, in parti [...]	2009-06-03 11:04:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM372	TANZANIAN MUSLIMS POSITIVE, BUT AWAITING ACTION FOLLOWING [...] SUMMARY: President Obama's Cairo speech to the Muslim world received positive feedback in Tanzania, but Muslims say they are now "waiting for action." Opinion leaders thought the speech "marks the beginning of new relations with the Muslim world" but were reserved awaiting follow-on actions. [...]	2009-06-05 12:16:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KIRF KISL KDEM KPAO TZ
09DARESSALAAM385	ZANZIBAR: DONORS SEEK COMMON POSITION ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Key donor nations agree that the political impasse in Zanzibar constitutes a "risk situation." There was a consensus that donors needed to reinforce their concerns with GOT and Zanzibar interlocutors and to press for change through a common position. Norway and Netherlands are [...]	2009-06-11 14:27:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM392	TANZANIA MEDIA REACTION: "ANTI-CORRUPTION CRUSADE IS [...] (U) The June 10 edition of the English-language, privately-owned, daily newspaper "The Guardian" (circulation 25,000 copies) carried the following front page, below-the-fold editorial commentary "Anti-corruption crusade is noble": President Jakaya Kikwete assumed office in late 2005 having [...]	2009-06-16 13:07:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR OPRC KPAO TZ
09DARESSALAAM40	RELIGION AND POLITICS IN TANZANIA: DEBATE ON OIC MEMBERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary. During the latter half of 2008, debate simmered between Christian and Muslim Tanzanians regarding membership in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Foreign Minister Membe sparked the recent round of discussion by indicating that Tanzania would seek membership, a p [...]	2009-01-22 07:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL TZ
09DARESSALAAM401	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW VISIT TO TANZANIA [...] (SBU) Your visit to Tanzania will provide an opportunity to view a broad range of our assistance programs and their contributions to Tanzania's development. Tanzania's political stability, sound macroeconomic management and enormous development needs have made it a favored recipient of donor f [...]	2009-06-24 04:33:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON KHIV MARR PREL PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM429	USG IMPROVING TANZANIA'S SECURITY READINESS [...] Summary: Increased engagement with the Tanzanian security forces through counterterrorism and overall readiness training funded by the Anti-Terrorism Assistance program has been highly praised by GOT officials. Not only has the USG helped increase capacity, but our efforts have yielded concret [...]	2009-07-06 13:50:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PTER TZ
09DARESSALAAM43	TANZANIA MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA-WORLD NOW WAITS FOR CHANGE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-22 13:54:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO KMDR TZ
09DARESSALAAM486	ZANZIBAR 2010 ELECTION REGISTRATION BEGINS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY & INTRODUCTION: On July 6, the Zanzibar Election Commission (ZEC) started voter registration for the October 2010 General Election on the island of Pemba, stronghold of opposition party Civic United Front (CUF). Between July 16-18 Zanzibar Affairs Officer (ZAO) and Specialist (Z [...]	2009-07-24 09:15:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI TZ
09DARESSALAAM502	SCENESETTER FOR UPCOMING SHIP VISIT TO TANZANIA [...] (U) Embassy welcomes the upcoming ship visit to Tanzania. This cable provides background information on the U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship and Tanzanian domestic issues. This cable has been cleared by DATT. 2. (SBU) Although the U.S. and Tanzania do not have a Status of Forces Agre [...]	2009-08-04 10:19:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EAID MARR TZ
09DARESSALAAM517	ZANZIBAR WHITE PAPER SHARED WITH KIKWETE/STATEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 7 CDA reminded President Kikwete of our ongoing concerns about Zanzibar and left with him an aide memoire (see para. 4). Kikwete said he remained seized with the issue. At the same time, Zanzibar Affairs Officer (ZAO) tabled a draft for a common statement by donor cou [...]	2009-08-07 16:47:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM578	ZANZIBAR: KARUME BERATES AMBASSADORS ON JOINT STATEMENT [...] (U) BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY: Over the weekend following issuance of the August 13 Joint Statement by key donors on Zanzibar voter registration anomalies (ref B),FM Membe contacted heads of mission of signatory countries and "invited" them to Zanzibar to hear the views of Zanzibar Revolutionary [...]	2009-09-01 14:03:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM582	ZANZIBAR: KARUME BERATES AMBASSADORS ON JOINT STATEMENT [...] (U) BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY: Over the weekend following issuance of the August 13 Joint Statement by key donors on Zanzibar voter registration anomalies (ref B),FM Membe contacted heads of mission of signatory countries and "invited" them to Zanzibar to hear the views of Zanzibar Revolutionary [...]	2009-09-02 14:13:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM585	STIFLED POTENTIAL: FIBER-OPTIC CABLE LANDS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: The landing of the Seacom undersea fiber-optic cable presents Tanzania with significant opportunities for making voice traffic and data connections less expensive and more reliable. With proper management, this cable could be transformative for Tanzania across the d [...]	2009-09-04 04:48:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT ETTC PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM628	ZANZIBAR OPPOSITION LEADER AGAINST VIOLENCE BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The "Friends of 2010 Group" agreed at a heads-of-mission-level meeting September 18 to keep pressing the Union Government and President Kikwete to maintain peace and order in Zanzibar. The "Friends" also agreed to reinforce to opposition Civic United Front (CUF) that the internat [...]	2009-09-23 09:14:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM63	TANZANIA HOME MINISTER HINTS ABOUT NATIONAL VIEWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minster of Home Affairs Lawrence Masha told CDA as part of a wide-ranging tour d'horizon that formal negotiations between CUF and CCM on Zanzibar ("Muafaka") was dead for now, mainly because of Karume's intransigence. A power-sharing government prior to the 2010 elections, with t [...]	2009-01-30 10:17:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TZ
09DARESSALAAM675	AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 08:35:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON ETRD PHUM ENRG TZ
09DARESSALAAM71	TANZANIAN GOVERNMENT SEIZES U.S-BASED APR ENERGY'S POWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 27, the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) seized a 40 megawatt power generation plant owned by APR Energy, LLC, a Florida-based firm. TRA's action follows extensive efforts by APR to resolve a tax dispute related to a 2006 contract to provide power on an emergency basi [...]	2009-02-02 14:02:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EINV ETRD TZ
09DARESSALAAM73	TANZANIA'S RELIGIOUS LANDSCAPE [...] (U) Summary and Introduction: Tanzania's current religious identification demographics are 62 percent Christian, 35 percent Muslim and three percent other (traditional beliefs, Hindu, Sikh, Baha'i). The Tanzanian state does not gather religious identification census data as a matter of policy [...]	2009-02-04 12:53:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIRF KISL KDEM KPAO PHUM PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM750	TANZANIA SOFA: LIMITS OF TPDF AUTHORITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Visiting Africa Command Legal Counsel Colonel Jon Lightner discussed Tanzanian concerns about a proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with senior GOT military attorney Brig. Gen. Rwegasira on October 21. The meeting clarified that the Tanzanian People's Defense Forces (TPDF [...]	2009-11-04 09:35:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL MARR TZ

09DARESSALAAM758	REFUGEE UPDATES: GOT ACKNOWLEDGES OBLIGATIONS, BUT STILL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Due to security and domestic political concerns, GOT continues to push for the repatriation of the Burundian refugees in the Mtabila camp. While initial steps towards invoking the cessation clause have been taken, UNHCR hopes to avoid a scenario where the refugees are forced to [...]	2009-11-06 03:45:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM PREF CG BY TZ
09DARESSALAAM765	ZANZIBAR: FIRST KARUME/SEIF MEETING SINCE 2005 [...] (U) Zanzibar President Amani Karume met with opposition CUF leader Seif Sharif Hamad at Zanzibar's State House November 5, their first private meeting since the 2005 elections. Zanzibar State House issued a statement that "the meeting...focused on need to maintain peace and harmony as well as [...]	2009-11-06 07:54:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM779	ZANZIBAR: MOVE TOWARD COALITION GOVERNMENT? [...] (S) SUMMARY: During Ambassador Lenhardt's credentials call on President Kikwete November 12, Kikwete confirmed that opposition Civic United Front (CUF) leader Seif Sharif Hamad has agreed in principal to serve as Chief Minister in a CCM-led government-of-national-unity in Zanzibar. However, t [...]	2009-11-13 09:59:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	SECRET	KDEM PGOV PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM793	ZANZIBAR: POLITICAL RECONCILIATION NOT YET [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 17, AF/E Deputy Director and Zanzibar Affairs Officer (ZAO) visited Pemba, the contentious second island of the Zanzibar archipelago and stronghold of opposition party Civic United Front (CUF). Since the handshake between Zanzibar ruling party CCM leader President Kar [...]	2009-11-19 13:59:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PINR KDEM PGOV PHUM TZ
09DARESSALAAM796	PRES. KIKWETE TELLS REP. PAYNE THAT TANZANIA & TURKEY WILL [...] (SBU) Summary: Representative Donald Payne (D-NJ),in Dar Es Salaam to participate in the Mo Ibrahim Forum on Governance, met privately with President Jakaya Kikwete on November 14, along with Ambassador Lenhardt and staffers. Rep. Payne urged Kikwete, as a progressive African leader, to work [...]	2009-11-20 04:25:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PINS PREL PTER PINR PREF PBTS SO TZ ER TU
09DARESSALAAM815	ICTR UPDATE: COMPLETION STRATEGY, KABUGA/KENYA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a briefing for Dar es Salaam-based diplomats November 19, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) officials said additional time and funding would be necessary for the Tribunal to handle new arrests and other cases that would spill into 2011. ICTR President Judge Den [...]	2009-11-24 15:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	KAWC PREL PHUM UNGA RW TZ
09DARESSALAAM836	BANK OF TANZANIA GOVERNOR REVIEWS TANZANIA'S ECONOMY WITH [...] Summary: Bank of Tanzania (BOT) Governor Benno Ndulu reviewed for visiting Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin the state of the Tanzanian economy and the Government of Tanzania's (GOT) responses to the global financial crisis in a November 2 meeting at the BOT. Ndulu described the GOT's rescue [...]	2009-12-04 06:10:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV TZ
09DARESSALAAM844	TANZANIA RAIL: GOT WEIGHS PROPOSALS TO FIX THE CENTRAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of Tanzania, in looking at ways to improve its crumbling rail infrastructure, is considering an upgrade to U.S. standard gauge of its Central Line, running from Dar es Salaam to northwest Tanzania. A USTDA-supported study, conducted by U.S. rail firm BNSF, argues [...]	2009-12-07 14:26:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP ECON ELTN EAID PGOV PREL TZ
09DARESSALAAM846	TANZANIA'S NOMINATION FOR 2010 INT'L WOMEN OF COURAGE AWARD [...] U.S. Mission Dar es Salaam nominates Ananilea Nkya for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage for her tireless efforts to promote equality, opportunity, and justice for Tanzanian women and girls. Advocating for Women's Human Rights ----------------------------------- [...]	2009-12-07 14:57:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN PHUM PGOV KPAO TZ
09DARESSALAAM871	ZANZIBAR'S MAIN ISLAND FACES MAJOR POWER CRISIS [...] SUMMARY: On December 9 there was a melt-down of the power cable terminus connecting the main Zanzibar island of Unguja with Tanzania's national power grid. The broken cable supplies almost all the power used by the island, resulting in near total failure of electricity for the entire island, [...]	2009-12-21 02:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON ETRD SOCI PGOV EPET EIND TZ
09DARESSALAAM9	Ambassador Green's Farewell Remarks for Zanzibar [...] Ambassador Mark Green held a farewell gathering in Zanzibar on 8 January. He addressed an audience of 200 leaders drawn from Zanzibar?s government, political, civil society, cultural, academic, business and media sectors. Resident American citizens attended as well. Muslim religious leaders [...]	2009-01-09 07:41:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TZ
09DARESSALAAM901	ZANZIBAR: AMBASSADOR LENHARDT LUNCHES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 19 Ambassador Lenhardt invited to the Residence for lunch Mohamed Aboud, a jocular and charismatic Zanzibari politician of the ruling "Revolutionary Party" (known by its Kiswahili acronym, "CCM - Chama cha Mapinduzi"). Aboud is among the top contenders to replace Pres [...]	2009-12-29 10:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TZ
09DARESSALAAM96	PRESIDENT KIKWETE TOUR D'HORIZON WITH CDA PART I: [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 11 meeting with President Kikwete, CDA sought his views on Zimbabwe and dealing with the new AU Chair. Kikwete encouraged the U.S. to support the new Zimbabwe government. He said he had advised Morgan Tsvangirai to join the government and now would not abandon [...]	2009-02-11 12:18:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TZ ZI LY GV
09DHAHRAN116	SAUDI CENTRAL BANK FREEZES ASSETS OF THE KINGDOM'S SECOND [...] KEY POINTS: -- (C) The Saudi central bank froze assets of Ma'an al-Sanea, Saudi Arabia's second wealthiest citizen on May 30. -- (C) It appears the order was issued pursuant to a lawsuit the al-Gosaibi family has filed against al-Sanea for unpaid loans. -- (C) Al-Sanea is widely "known" [...]	2009-06-01 09:15:00	Consulate Dhahran	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN SA
09DHAHRAN14	SHI'A LEADERS MEET WITH KING AFTER MEDINA INCIDENT [...] (C) Key Points: ------------------ -- King Abdullah met with more than 100 Shi'a leaders from Qatif, al-Ahsa, and Medina related to the sectarian clashes at Baqi'a cemetery (ref A). -- Following the meeting, the King announced the immediate release of all 38 detainees involved in the [...]	2009-03-04 15:44:00	Consulate Dhahran	CONFIDENTIAL	SA PGOV PINR PHUM PREL KDEM KIRF KISL
09DHAHRAN145	ARAMCO SKEPTICAL OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION [...] KEY POINTS: -- (S/NF) Saudi Aramco's Executive Management is skeptical of the presence of Ministry of Interior (MOI) critical infrastructure protection (CIP) forces near their oil and gas facilities. -- (S/NF) Aramco is currently undergoing a major upgrade to their perimeter surveillance [...]	2009-06-17 13:43:00	Consulate Dhahran	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV EPET ENRG SA
09DHAHRAN168	FINANCIAL TROUBLE AT TWO PROMINENT SAUDI BUSINESSES [...] (S/NF) Recent financial trouble at two prominent Saudi conglomerates has shaken public confidence in the solvency of some of the Kingdom's commercial families but poses no real threat to the economy. Two Saudi firms, Ahmad Hamad Al-Gosaibi and Brothers Co (AH Al-Gosaibi) and the Saad Group, ha [...]	2009-07-13 11:40:00	Consulate Dhahran	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON PINR SENV ENRG PGOV SA
09DHAHRAN219	SHIA BUSINESS LEADERS MAKE A STRONG SHOWING IN AL-AHSA [...] (SBU) In the July 25 al-Ahsa Chamber of Commerce elections, Shia candidates won five of the eight eligible board positions, with the remaining three going to Sunnis. In the previous elections in 2005, the ratio was the reverse in favor of Sunni candidates. One of the Shia victors attributed t [...]	2009-08-19 11:40:00	Consulate Dhahran	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON KIRF KISL KDEM SA
09DHAHRAN222	BANNED SAUDI WEBSITE LAUNCHES ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION [...] (C/NF) Rasid.com, the popular Arabic-language news website run by a small group of Saudi Shia political activists, launched an English-language version on August 1. The managing editor of Rasid explained that they hope to reach a larger audience with the English-language version. Both the Ara [...]	2009-08-19 15:38:00	Consulate Dhahran	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KIRF KISL PHUM SA
09DHAHRAN234	FORMER SAUDI ARAMCO EXECUTIVE BULLISH ON OIL PRICES [...] (C/NF) Saudi Aramco's former Executive Vice President, Dr. Sadad al-Husseini (strictly protect),recently commented on the likelihood of oil prices rising sharply over the next couple of years. In his view, the bearish energy analysts arguing that the oil price shocks of last summer are not li [...]	2009-09-02 13:39:00	Consulate Dhahran	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ECON PGOV SA
09DHAHRAN275	WOMEN CANDIDATES TRY AGAIN IN EASTERN PROVINCE CHAMBER OF [...] (U) For the second time in the history of the Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EPCCI),the Government (SAG) will allow women to run for membership on the board of the EPCCI. Their previous attempt to obtain a seat on the board in 2005 was unsuccessful. This time around, wome [...]	2009-11-21 05:56:00	Consulate Dhahran	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON SA
09DHAHRAN299	MAJOR SAUDI OFFSHORE MANIFA FIELD COMPLETION DELAYED TWO [...] (U) Citing weak global demand, Saudi Aramco pushed back the tentative completion date of the last giant Saudi oilfield in its expansion plans by at least two years. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia is expected to announce its final plans to build the Kingdom's largest gas plant ever whose purpose is to [...]	2009-12-28 12:25:00	Consulate Dhahran	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG ECON PGOV SA
09DHAKA1	BANGLADESH INTEREST IN CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY: IS IT [...] Bangladesh has long expressed an interest in developing a civil nuclear energy program to address its power generation needs. This interest has increased in recent years as the country's steady industrialization has put further strains on its limited energy resources. The Government of Bangl [...]	2009-01-01 01:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO BG
09DHAKA1007	GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH BANS HIZB UT-TAHRIR OVER [...] (C) On October 22, the Government of Bangladesh banned the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh (HTB) after determining the organization's activities were a threat to public safety. GOB officials stated their intent to use Bangladesh's new Prevention of Terrorism Act 2009, drafted with M [...]	2009-10-29 10:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PTER PINR KTFN KISL BG
09DHAKA1008	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR GLOBAL WOMEN'S ISSUES [...] (C) Ambassador Verveer, we look forward to welcoming you to Bangladesh, a secular democracy with a moderate Muslim-majority population of nearly 160 million people friendly to the United States. U.S. engagement with Bangladesh focuses on what we call the three "D"s: democracy, development and [...]	2009-10-29 15:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KWMN PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER SOCI KPAO BG
09DHAKA1023	PM HASINA ON THE WAY FORWARD ON BILATERAL TIES [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina November 5 to review his recent consultations in Washington and preview upcoming events. Topics of the wide-ranging discussion ranged from domestic (BNP-Awami League relations; civilian-military relations; corruption) to bilateral (TIFA [...]	2009-11-09 06:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR SENV ECON MARR PHUM KDEM BG
09DHAKA1025	MEDIA OVERSTATES TERRORIST THREAT TO EMBASSY DHAKA [...] (S) Local press and wire services gave widespread coverage to the November 6 arrest of three alleged members of the international terrorist group Lashkar-e-Teiyeba who were reportedly planning to attack Embassy Dhaka. More sensationalist reports suggested the suspects had planned to hijack a [...]	2009-11-09 08:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER PROV PREL PINR PINS PHUM BG
09DHAKA1031	BANGLADESH MOVES TO DEVELOP ENERGY RESOURCES [...] (C) The GOB is taking steps to encourage foreign investment in natural gas exploration and other energy projects. New Petrobangla Chairman Dr. Hossain Monsur told the Ambassador the company wanted to attract foreign investment to develop natural gas and power generation projects. Chevron, the [...]	2009-11-11 00:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV BG
09DHAKA1032	PRIME MINISTER CONSIDERS ENGAGEMENT WITH RANGOON [...] (S/NF) Bangladesh's worries about possible Burmese aggression appear to have subsided, and the Prime Minister is now considering possible engagement with Rangoon. As tensions flared in October, Bangladesh's civilian leadership asserted control over Burma policy, with the Foreign Minister lea [...]	2009-11-11 02:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR PINS MARR ASEC PGOV BG BM
09DHAKA1057	WOMEN'S ISSUES AMBASSADOR MARKS BANGLADESH'S PROGRESS AND [...] (SBU) The recent visit to Dhaka by Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer highlighted the need for Bangladesh's leaders to work together more cohesively to further advance the status of women here. Ambassador Verveer's meetings with government officials, civil society l [...]	2009-11-23 23:46:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PREL PGOV EAID ECON EAGR GTIP BG
09DHAKA106	THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM--FIXING CIVIL MILITARY [...] (C) For much of the January 2007 - January 2009 Caretaker Government tenure, the USG and local actors were concerned about the ability of Bangladesh's military to find a safe exit to allow soldiers to return to the barracks without fear of retribution. This immediate goal has been accomplishe [...]	2009-01-29 11:25:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PGOV KDEM EAID PREL PINR BG
09DHAKA1078	BANGLADESH PM REMAINS COOL TOWARD NOBEL LAUREATE [...] (C) A prophet has no honor in his own country, at least as far as Nobel Peace Laureate Muhammad Yunus and Bangladesh's Awami League government is concerned. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni made clear their distrust and suspicion of Yunus in several recent meetings [...]	2009-11-30 05:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID KWMN SOCI ECON PGOV PREL BG
09DHAKA1081	BANGLADESH RESPONSE: QDDR GLOBAL CONTEXT SECTION [...] (SBU) Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the QDDR process. Bangladesh is home to 150 million people crowded into an area the size of Wisconsin. This desperately poor nation faces immense challenges, including with regard to food security and climate change. Bangladesh i [...]	2009-12-01 04:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL SOCI BG
09DHAKA1086	BANGLADESH NOMINEE FOR THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] For her work in defending the legal and human rights of the women of Bangladesh, U.S. Mission Dhaka nominates Salma Ali for the 2010 Secretary of State's Award for International Woman of Courage. Through her legal and humanitarian work, Ali has fiercely championed the rights of women and child [...]	2009-12-03 09:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM PGOV BG
09DHAKA1087	EMBASSY DHAKA RESPONSE TO 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] This cable serves as a response to an interim assessment of progress made by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) from March to November 2009 to combat trafficking. Paragraph four begins text. Embassy point of contact is David Arulanantham, Political Officer, telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x2148, IVG [...]	2009-12-03 09:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09DHAKA1114	BANGLADESH NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENT'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the President's Entrepreneurship Initiative. Post's Economic Working Group will continue to explore ways to highlight the entrepreneurship objectives outlined reftel. The Ambassador discussed entrepreneurship with leading business repre [...]	2009-12-15 08:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PREL SOCI BG
09DHAKA120	PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR BANGLADESH WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL [...] (C) The new government must immediately take steps to try those suspected of committing war crimes during Bangladesh's 1971 war of independence, said a resolution the Awami League-dominated parliament passed unanimously January 29. Those pushing for the establishment of a war crimes tribunal a [...]	2009-02-02 10:17:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM PHUM KAWC KISL BD
09DHAKA13	AMBASSADOR CONGRATULATES CHIEF ADVISER ON SETTING [...] (C) Chief Adviser Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed is justifiably proud of the Caretaker Government's success in holding free, fair and credible elections and setting conditions for improved future governance. Ahmed leaves office optimistic about Bangladesh's future, and plans to stay in the country aft [...]	2009-01-04 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR PINS KDEM EAID BG
09DHAKA14	AMBASSADOR CONGRATULATES SHEIKH HASINA [...] (C) In a January 2 phone conversation, I congratulated Prime Minister-designate Sheikh Hasina on the Awami League's impressive electoral victory. I noted that the victory was even more noteworthy in that it occurred in an election that was widely acknowledged to have been the freest and fai [...]	2009-01-04 10:42:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER KDEM BG
09DHAKA155	MEDIA REACTION: ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER'S VISIT TO [...] Summary: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher's February 7-8 visit to Bangladesh received extensive coverage in the local media, both English and vernacular. (See septel for a further readout on the visit.) This was the first visit to Bangladesh by a senior [...]	2009-02-12 08:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL MOPS EWWT BG IN BM
09DHAKA16	OBSERVERS ENDORSE ELECTION RESULTS; NEW CABINET TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Official results confirm that the Grand Alliance led by Awami League President Sheikh Hasina captured a stunning 262 seats out of the 299 contested in Bangladesh's December 29 parliamentary elections. Foreign and domestic observers agree that the elections were the most free, fai [...]	2009-01-05 09:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM BG
09DHAKA177	EMBASSY DHAKA INPUT TO NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] This report covers anti-trafficking efforts by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) from April 2008 to February 2009. Paragraph three begins text. Embassy point of contact is David Arulanantham, Political Officer, telephone: 880-2-885-5500 x2148, IVG post-code: 583, fax number: 880-2-882-3744, e [...]	2009-02-22 00:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09DHAKA207	BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT PRAISED FOR PEACEFUL [...] (C) On 2/27, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government basked in praise for peacefully ending a two-day insurgency among paramilitary border guards. Hasina and the Chief of Army Staff were among visitors to the Bangladesh Rifles Headquarters in central Dhaka, where search teams reportedly unco [...]	2009-02-27 12:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC PINS ETRD BG
09DHAKA210	BANGLADESH'S CIVILIAN AND MILITARY LEADERSHIP [...] (C) Bangladesh's civilian and military leadership are working together to defuse tension within the Bangladesh Army following the February 25 - 26 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. During a late-night meeting February 27, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Army Chief General Moeen agreed to establish a [...]	2009-02-28 10:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PINS MARR CASC ASEC KDEM BG
09DHAKA218	BANGLADESH FORMALLY REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador Bangladesh appreciated the strong support the USG had rendered during the Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny and aftermath, and requested assistance in conducting the investigation into the mutiny and identifying remai [...]	2009-03-02 08:51:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM ASEC BG
09DHAKA237	AMBASSADOR PRESSES KHALEDA ZIA ON NEED FOR [...] (C) The Ambassador encouraged Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia to continue to reach out to the Government in the wake of the Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. For her part, Zia complained that the Government repeatedly refused to provide space to the opposition, and she threatened to "go to the p [...]	2009-03-05 07:13:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM PTER ASEC BG
09DHAKA241	BANGLADESH MUTINY AFTERMATH: TIME FOR USG [...] (C) One week after the bloody border guard mutiny, Bangladesh's immediate crisis appears to have passed, but the resulting political situation remains perilous. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina herself warns of more attacks to undermine democracy. Three competing Government of Bangladesh investiga [...]	2009-03-05 10:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PINS PREL PTER ASEC KDEM BG
09DHAKA254	MUTINY INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE, FBI ARRIVES, [...] (C) Investigations into the February 25-26 mutiny in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) continue, and though no credible evidence of an external conspiracy has yet surfaced, allegations persist, fostered in part by Bangladesh's top leaders. A two-person FBI team from Embassy New Delhi arrived to co [...]	2009-03-09 10:56:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC BG
09DHAKA255	PENNY WISE, POUND FOOLISH: BANGLADESH TEETERING ON [...] (C) The February 25 - 26 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny has shaken the country's two month-old experiment in democracy to its core. The level of brutality and the loss of over fifty senior army officers have left important constituencies openly questioning the future of democratic governance in t [...]	2009-03-11 08:53:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS KDEM EAID MARR PHUM
09DHAKA259	AWAMI LEAGUE ALLIANCE PARTNER STILL ON BOARD...FOR [...] (C) Former Bangladesh President and leader of the Jatiya Party H.M. Ershad said March 9 he still supported Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, even as he criticized her handling of the recent mutiny in the Bangladesh Rifles. Ershad backed away from earlier statements that India had played a role in [...]	2009-03-12 09:04:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC PINR KDEM BG
09DHAKA276	DHAKA EAC 03/19/09 [...] (SBU) On March 19, 2009, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to review a March 18 town hall meeting held by the new Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner with representatives of Dhaka schools in which he passed along threat related information. The DCM chaired the EAC and attendees incl [...]	2009-03-19 13:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PINR PGOV BG
09DHAKA284	FBI HELPS BANGLADESH GOVERNMENT REALIZE NEED FOR [...] (C) The FBI has concluded the initial phase of its support to the local police investigation into the February 25 ) 26 Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny. This support focused on the importance of setting up a functioning command post and prioritizing the need to interview witnesses. The GOB has begun [...]	2009-03-23 08:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM MARR KDEM BG
09DHAKA285	BANGLADESH COMMERCE MINISTER PROMISES NOT TO [...] (C) Commerce Minister Faruq Khan promised Ambassador Moriarty that international shipping would not face restrictions in Bangladesh despite concerns the government was taking steps favoring domestic shippers. The minister also noted the Government of Bangladesh was considering several measures [...]	2009-03-23 08:27:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON BG
09DHAKA290	LEAHY VETTING FOR US FRAUDULENT TRAVEL DOCUMENTS TO [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the US Fraudulent Travel Documents to Commercial Airline Personnel from April 22-23, 2009. Post vetting was completed on 03/24/09. Post requests that vetting be completed by 04/1 [...]	2009-03-24 09:55:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA301	BANGLADESH INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] This is Embassy Dhaka's submission for reftel tasking. 2. Begin text of the 2009 Bangladesh Investment Climate Statement: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bangladesh actively seeks foreign investment under its industrial policy and export-oriented, private [...]	2009-03-29 09:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR BG
09DHAKA302	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOWRUZ MESSAGE TO IRAN [...] Summary: President Obama's Nowruz message to Iran received extensive coverage in the local media, both English and vernacular. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum praised the President's message and called on Iran to accept the U.S. offer of dialogue. President Obama's messages [...]	2009-03-29 10:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG IR
09DHAKA303	MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S NOWRUZ MESSAGE TO IRAN [...] Summary: President Obama's Nowruz message to Iran received extensive coverage in the local media, both English and vernacular. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum praised the President's message and called on Iran to accept the U.S. offer of dialogue. President Obama's messages [...]	2009-03-29 10:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG IR
09DHAKA304	FRAUD SUMMARY - DHAKA [...] Bangladesh is a high fraud post. In CY 2008, Dhaka's FPU investigated 969 cases, not/not counting cases referred for DNA analysis. Infrastructure, especially road infrastructure, is poor outside of main cities and towns. This combined with wide-spread seasonal flooding and frequent natural [...]	2009-03-30 00:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC BG
09DHAKA33	MEDIA REACTION: SHEIKH HASINA FORMS NEW GOVERNMENT [...] Summary: All English and vernacular newspapers extensively covered the swearing-in ceremony of Awami League-led Grand Alliance leader Sheikh Hasina and her 32-member cabinet. (See reftel for a further readout on the new government.) Editorials and commentary in newspapers across the politica [...]	2009-01-08 10:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL BG
09DHAKA339	BANGLADESH HOLDS PEACEFUL BY-ELECTIONS APRIL 2 AS [...] (C) On April 2, voters in six constituencies elected replacements for members of parliament compelled to relinquish seats won in the December 2008 polls. While voter turnout was down from December's record highs, voting in these six by-elections went smoothly, with the only change from Decem [...]	2009-04-05 10:44:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PINS KDEM PREL BG
09DHAKA345	GOVT SAYS WAR CRIMES TRIAL PROCESS BEGINS APRIL 8. [...] (C) The GOB intends to prosecute war crimes committed during the country's 1971 war of independence (reftel) on the basis of legislation passed in 1973, which may not provide a current internationally-acceptable basis for war crimes prosecution. The Law Minister announced the process would beg [...]	2009-04-06 09:28:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM ASEC KISL KAWC PHUM
09DHAKA375	LEAHY VETTING FOR THE SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEFENSE [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in The Senior International Defense Management Course in USA, which will begin on June 20, 2009. Post vetting was completed on April 12, 2009. Post requests that vetting be completed b [...]	2009-04-13 08:00:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA381	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on May 17, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-15 10:38:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA383	LEAHY VETTING FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF LAW ENFORCING [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the Capacity Building of Law Enforcing Agencies on Preventing HIV Transmission among Injecting Drug Users Course in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which will begin on June 7, 2009. Post vettin [...]	2009-04-15 10:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA398	AVERTING A CRISIS? BANGLADESH PROVIDES ECONOMIC [...] (C) Bangladesh,s Finance Minister unveiled on April 19 a $500 million stimulus package for exporters and others affected by the global economic crisis. More than 40 percent of the program will benefit the agricultural sector; the package also provides fiscal stimulus for exporters and power/ [...]	2009-04-22 07:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EFIN EAGR ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BG
09DHAKA405	BANGLADESH GSP UPDATE: PROGRESS ON THE RIGHT TO [...] (C) The labor situation has steadily improved over the past year, ahead of an April 24 hearing on the petition to revoke U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) benefits for Bangladesh. According to all parties concerned in Bangladesh, organized labor has succeeded in forming Workers, a [...]	2009-04-23 11:20:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON ETRD PHUM PREL BG
09DHAKA406	JMB THREAT LETTER WARNS INTERNATIONAL [...] (S) Summary: Three international organizations operating in Barisal (southern Bangladesh) have received a copy of the same threat letter reportedly from the banned islamist group, Jamatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The letter, which received widespread media attention, demanded the organiza [...]	2009-04-23 12:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	ASEC PTER BG
09DHAKA431	THE GOB SAYS IT IS SERIOUS ABOUT QAWMI MADRASA [...] (C) After a rocky start, the Awami League government and Bangladesh's qawmi madrasa (QM) community appear to have laid the necessary groundwork for much-needed dialogue aimed at addressing problems related to the country's privately-funded unregulated Islamic education system. That said, the so [...]	2009-04-30 03:34:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG
09DHAKA443	ISLAMIC PARTIES AND THE QAWMI MADRASA COMMUNITY (3 [...] (C) Addressing problems related to the country's privately-funded unregulated Islamic education system (qawmi madrasas - QMs) has emerged as one of the Awami League government's top priorities. A proportion of Bangladesh's Deobandi qawmi madrasa (DQM) community has strong ties to small Islamic [...]	2009-05-04 10:01:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER KDEM KISL SOCI BG
09DHAKA447	AMBASSADOR REVIEWS HUMAN RIGHTS, REFUGEES, CLIMATE [...] (C) The Ambassador expressed concern about recent deaths during interrogation of border guard personnel implicated in the February 25-26 border guard mutiny, at a May 4 meeting with Foreign Minister Dipu Moni. The Ambassador also raised concerns about the human rights situation of Rohingya ref [...]	2009-05-04 11:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER SENV PREF BG
09DHAKA466	PROGRESS REPORT: FBI CONDUCTS FOLLOW ON ASSESSMENT [...] (C) The Police investigation into the February 2009 BDR mutiny appears on track, with investigators continuing to follow the best practices shared by the FBI during an earlier visit. The investigation will likely require another six months, but as of now there is still no indication of outsid [...]	2009-05-07 13:35:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	ASEC MOPS PGOV PINR PBTS PHUM BG
09DHAKA469	NOBEL LAUREATE REQUESTS USG HELP ON GRAMEEN BANK [...] (C) Nobel Peace Laureate and Grameen Bank Chairman Muhammad Yunus asked that the USG assist him in urging Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to change a long-standing rule that gives the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) control over his position as Grameen Bank Chairman. Bangladesh's 2007-2008 Caret [...]	2009-05-11 10:32:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN SOCI KWMN BG
09DHAKA476	CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS: COMPETING TRANSNATIONAL [...] (U) The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is a region of serious concern for the stability of Bangladesh. Strife between indigenous ethnic groups and lowland Bengali migrants led to a long insurgency by the indigenous people in the 1980s and 1990s. The insurgency ended with the 1997 signing of t [...]	2009-05-13 07:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON PGOV PHUM SENV BG
09DHAKA479	OPPORTUNITY IN A TIME OF CRISIS: LIVES OF [...] (C) Despite improvements in the living conditions of registered Rohingya refugees in southeast Bangladesh, the overall situation there is in danger of deteriorating. As the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) make further progress inside the camps, th [...]	2009-05-14 05:45:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM
09DHAKA482	FINDING COMMON GROUND ON COUNTERRORISM WORKING [...] (C) The U.S. and the United Kingdom share common counterterrorism goals in Bangladesh and we have worked together on specific issues in the past. Embassy Dhaka and the British High Commission reviewed our efforts and agreed on several areas of cooperation at an inaugural counterterrorism quarterly [...]	2009-05-14 08:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL HYMPSK MARR KPAO UK BG
09DHAKA485	BANGLADESH OPPOSITION LEADER'S SON SAYS NO [...] (C) Tarique Rahman, the son and political heir-apparent to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairwoman Khaleda Zia, said he did not plan to return to Bangladesh from London anytime soon. Rahman, who faces multiple corruption charges in Bangladesh, told a visiting senior Foreign Service Nati [...]	2009-05-14 10:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCOR KDEM BG
09DHAKA486	BANGLADESH'S NEW INTEL CHIEF PROMISES ENHANCED CT [...] (S) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed DGFI to focus on counterterrorism issues and work closely with the U.S. Government, according to Director General Mollah Fazle Akbar. Akbar emphasized that DGFI would no longer support efforts by extremists to enter the political arena. Akbar a [...]	2009-05-14 10:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PINR PINS KDEM PHUM BG
09DHAKA489	BANGLADESH'S RAPID ACTION BATALLION NABS TOP [...] (C) The Rapid Action Batallion (RAB) has captured a man it describes as the chief bomb-maker of the domestic Islamic terrorist group Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The arrest confirmed RAB's role as the most effective counterterrorism agency in Bangladesh. In recounting the capture, th [...]	2009-05-18 05:40:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PINR BG
09DHAKA535	HASINA ADVISOR: PRIME MINISTER FOCUSED ON [...] (C) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina continues to grapple with thorny problems like improving civil-military relations and overcoming inept bureaucrats, one of her advisors told the Ambassador. Gowher Rizvi, a long-time unofficial advisor to Hasina, said the Prime Minister was focused [...]	2009-05-28 11:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PGOV PREL ECON EAID EINV PTER MARR IN BG
09DHAKA540	BOEING SALE TO BIMAN BANGLADESH ON TRACK, WAITING [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh continues to support the purchase of eight Boeing aircraft by the national airlines, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, under a deal signed by the 2007-2008 Caretaker Government. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister G.M. Quader recently told the Ambassador and Boeing' [...]	2009-05-31 12:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV ECON BG
09DHAKA541	TWO FORMER INTELLIGENCE CHIEFS NABBED FOR ARMS SMUGGLING [...] (SBU) Police have arrested two former National Security Intelligence (NSI) chiefs on allegations of involvement in an illegal shipment of weapons and ammunition in 2004 believed bound for an insurgent group in northeast India. At the time, the U.S. Government and others pushed for a thorough in [...]	2009-06-01 03:19:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER KCRM BG
09DHAKA555	BANGLADESH SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) Bob, I am glad you are headed our way. We look forward to welcoming you to Bangladesh, a moderate Muslim-majority country of nearly 150 million people that is friendly to the United States. This is a surprisingly hopeful place despite the daunting problems it faces: recurring natural disast [...]	2009-06-03 10:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER PREL KGOV BG
09DHAKA579	PRESIDENT OBAMA'S CAIRO SPEECH BIG HIT IN BANGLADESH [...] Summary: President Obama's Cairo speech received extensive and positive coverage in the local media. Five local television stations available to millions of cable or satellite subscribers throughout the country broadcast the speech live or on tape delay. Nine newspapers, including two of the [...]	2009-06-09 00:57:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL KISL BG
09DHAKA58	VALIDATION OF ORDINANCES FIRST TEST FOR NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) During two years in power, the Caretaker Government promulgated more than 100 ordinances including many designed to fight graft and strengthen Bangladesh's dysfunctional democratic institutions. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's new government must now decide whether those ordinances should [...]	2009-01-14 09:48:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM BG
09DHAKA61	DHAKA ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL [...] (U) Please find the following crime/safety information for Bangladesh: I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: In 2008 police reported an increase in violent crimes involving the local population over 2007 levels. Crimes of opportunity remained prevalent against Western targets, particu [...]	2009-01-15 07:47:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT APER
09DHAKA618	BNP,S ZIA REHASHES OLD COMPLAINTS AGAINST AWAMI [...] (C) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Begum Khaleda Zia told SCA A/S Blake on June 13 that the Awami League (AL) government continued to prevent the BNP from playing a constructive role in parliament. Zia, leader of the opposition, blamed the Caretaker Government for "destroying the [...]	2009-06-18 07:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EAID KDEM BG
09DHAKA623	MINISTER SAYS NO WITCH HUNT AGAINST FORMER [...] (C) Local Government and Rural Development Minister Syed Ashraful Islam assured Ambassador Moriarty the Prime Minister did not support calls to prosecute the former army chief and former Caretaker Government officials. Ashraf also said trials of people suspected of war crimes in the 1971 war of [...]	2009-06-22 09:41:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM ECON ETRD PINR BG
09DHAKA637	NO EASY WAY OUT: THE QUANDARY OF THE UNREGISTERED [...] (C) As more unregistered Rohingya originally from Burma continue to settle outside one of the two official refugee camps in southeast Bangladesh, their situation becomes increasingly tenuous. Malnutrition rates among this population of 15,000 to 25,000 unregistered refugees remain high, as [...]	2009-06-25 15:22:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL BG BM
09DHAKA691	GOB CONSIDERING A SOVEREIGN GUARANTEE FOR THE [...] (C) The Government of Bangladesh (GOB) is reluctant to provide a sovereign guarantee for the Boeing aircraft deal, but the Ambassador and a Boeing representative told the Prime Minister July 12 that a sovereign guarantee was the only way Bangladesh's national airline could secure financing to b [...]	2009-07-14 09:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD BEXP EFIN PREL ECON PGOV BG
09DHAKA692	AMBASSADOR REGISTERS CORRUPTION AND CRIME CONCERNS [...] (C) The Ambassador voiced serious concerns about rising levels of crime and corruption in Bangladesh with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, describing recent incidents of pressure by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and the Awami League on American business, including harassment of a U.S.-inves [...]	2009-07-14 09:54:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR ASEC KCRM CASC BG
09DHAKA693	BANGLADESH 527 REPORT [...] (SBU) The United States Government is aware of five (5) claims of United States persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Bangladesh (GOB). One case has been added in 2009. I. a. Claimant A b. 1979 c. In 1977 Claimant A entered into an agreement with the GOB Mini [...]	2009-07-16 01:03:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CASC BG
09DHAKA708	LEAHY VETTING FOR MULTINATIONAL COMMUNICATION [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidate has been selected for participation in the Multinational Communication Interoperability Program (MCIP) Course in USA, which will begin on August 8, 2009. Post vetting was completed on July 20, 2009. Post requests that ve [...]	2009-07-20 07:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM MASS MARR PREL KCRM BG
09DHAKA709	CREATING A DIGITAL BANGLADESH: POSTS AND [...] (SBU) Bangladesh,s Posts and Telecommunications Minister, Rajiuddin Ahmed Raju, described at length his ambitious plans for expanding the country,s telecommunications infrastructure ) towards the goal of creating a &digital Bangladesh8 by the year 2021. In a meeting with the Ambassador on Ju [...]	2009-07-20 07:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ENRG PREL TINT BG
09DHAKA710	Bangladesh: Urgent Engineering/Contracting Needs for [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 11. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Post needs Washington engagement and support to implement Mission Dhaka's $34 million cyclone shelter construction project, the centerpiece of emergency supplemental funds Congress provided followi [...]	2009-07-20 08:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV ECON PTER BG
09DHAKA725	(S) NSI DIRECTOR GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (S) In a July 19 meeting with Ambassador, Brigadier General Monzur Ahmed (Retd),Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) Organization stressed that the Prime Minister viewed counterterrorism as a top priority for the nation. Monzur described NSI's role in combating terro [...]	2009-07-26 12:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG
09DHAKA727	(S) NSI DIRECTOR GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (S) In a July 19 meeting with Ambassador, Brigadier General Monzur Ahmed (Retd),Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) Organization stressed that the Prime Minister viewed counterterrorism as a top priority for the nation. Monzur described NSI's role in combating terro [...]	2009-07-26 12:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG
09DHAKA729	(S) NSI DIRECTOR GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (S) In a July 19 meeting with Ambassador, Brigadier General Monzur Ahmed (Retd),Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) Organization stressed that the Prime Minister viewed counterterrorism as a top priority for the nation. Monzur described NSI's role in combating terro [...]	2009-07-26 12:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG
09DHAKA731	(S) NSI DIRECTOR GENERAL PLEDGES CONTINUED [...] (S) In a July 19 meeting with Ambassador, Brigadier General Monzur Ahmed (Retd),Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) Organization stressed that the Prime Minister viewed counterterrorism as a top priority for the nation. Monzur described NSI's role in combating terro [...]	2009-07-26 12:37:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PTER PINR PINS PGOV BG
09DHAKA735	FOLLOW UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH: ENGAGING WITH THE MUSLIMS [...] (U) Muslims in Bangladesh have shown great enthusiasm for following up with the U.S. on many of the themes unveiled in the President's Cairo speech. Mission Dhaka recommends the following areas of opportunity to foster dialogue with Muslims here: -- Bring the Peace Corps Back to Bangladesh. [...]	2009-07-28 07:18:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD TSPL
09DHAKA739	BOEING,S BANGLADESH DEAL: LIVERY DESIGN DECISION [...] (C) Boeing continues to slog forward on a 1.3 billion USD aircraft sale deal concluded with the 2007-2008 Caretaker Government to revitalize ailing national airline Biman Bangladesh (reftels). PM Sheikh Hasina will now personally decide Boeing's related effort to obtain Government of Banglad [...]	2009-07-29 06:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ETRD BEXP EFIN PREL ECON PGOV BG

09DHAKA763	BANGLADESH CONCERNED BY POSSIBLE BURMESE MILITARY [...] (S) Bangladesh's armed forces assess that Burma is considering military action to coincide with the November anniversary of the maritime confrontation between the two countries in the disputed zone of the Bay of Bengal. To prepare for this contingency, the Bangladeshi military is redeploying [...]	2009-08-03 10:50:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PINR MARR MASS PGOV BG BM
09DHAKA78	PRIME MINISTER LOOKS FOR CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH [...] (C) As she completes her second week in office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is focused on assembling her team, preparing for the opening of Parliament, and beginning to deliver on key elements of her ambitious election manifesto. Hasina understands the need to confront the regional terrorism [...]	2009-01-20 06:33:00	Embassy Dhaka	SECRET	PREL PGOV EAID PTER PINR PINS KDEM BG
09DHAKA80	2009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND: BANGLADESH [...] Mission Dhaka welcomes the opportunity to improve business promotion and commercial outreach that the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund provides. In the last two years, our commercial workload has increased dramatically, and our small Trade Center would greatly benefit from BFIF support. [...]	2009-01-20 07:58:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ETRD ECON PREL BG
09DHAKA825	GOB IMPLEMENTING CHITTAGONG HILL TRACT PEACE ACCORDS, [...] (SBU) Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (CHTC) monitors credit PM Sheikh Hasina's personal commitment to peace in the Chittagong Hill Tracts with progress towards implementation of the 1997 Peace Accords between the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and indigenous groups. In an August 18 donor [...]	2009-08-23 09:24:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR MOPS PHUM PREL PGOV EAID BM BG
09DHAKA827	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SYLHET DIVISION WITH SENIOR GOB [...] (SBU) The Ambassador and USAID Mission Director visited USG-supported development assistance project sites in Sylhet Division August 2-5 to highlight U.S. support in health and environment and enhanced U.S.-Government of Bangladesh (GOB) and intra-GOB cooperation. They attended the inaugurati [...]	2009-08-23 10:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV PREL TBIO BG
09DHAKA831	BANGLADESH FM WELCOMES MEETING WITH SECRETARY, [...] (C) Foreign Minister Dipu Moni welcomed the opportunity to meet with the Secretary on September 16 in Washington. In a wide-ranging conversation August 20, the Ambassador pushed Moni on bilateral issues, including high-profile commercial advocacy cases, and outlined U.S. objectives on human [...]	2009-08-25 07:14:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ECON EAIR PHUM BG
09DHAKA849	SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Dipu Moni's September 14 - 17 visit to Washington will be the highest level bilateral meeting in almost three years and comes almost nine months after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government took office. As A/S Blake noted during his June visit to Bangla [...]	2009-08-30 08:07:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID PINR PTER BG
09DHAKA851	SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Dipu Moni's September 14 - 17 visit to Washington will be the highest level bilateral meeting between the U.S. and Bangladesh since 2006 and comes almost nine months after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government took office. The newly elected administrat [...]	2009-08-31 09:39:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID PINR PTER BG
09DHAKA858	BANGLADESH'S FINANCE MINISTRY PARTIALLY ADDRESSES [...] (C) Bangladesh's Finance Minister maintains the government's revised tax amnesty does not violate international standards or domestic laws against money-laundering and anti-terrorism finance. In a recent letter to the Ambassador and other diplomatic Heads of Mission in Dhaka, Finance Ministe [...]	2009-09-01 08:11:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EAGR PTER KTFN KCRM EAID
09DHAKA94	COMMERCE MINISTER ASSERTS NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) In a meeting with Ambassador Moriarty 1/25/09 Bangladesh's new Commerce Minister Faruk Khan, a close confidant of Prime Minister Sheik Hasina, expressed optimism about the business climate in Bangladesh under the new government. Elected by a landslide in his constituency, the Minister cit [...]	2009-01-26 04:08:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PINR PREL BG
09DHAKA97	INVESTING IN BANGLADESH'S DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) Bangladesh's successful democratic transition following the December 29, 2008 parliamentary elections opened a new chapter in this country's history. This exceptional moment also presents the United States and other development partners with an historic opportunity to help Bangladesh impr [...]	2009-01-26 09:31:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV PREL KDEM BG
09DHAKA974	BANGLADESH MEDIA CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR WINNING [...] Summary and comment: President Obama's selection for this year's Nobel Peace Prize received extensive and positive coverage in the local media. Newspaper editorials across the political spectrum generally applauded the President's selection. Most mainstream commentary agreed with the Nobel c [...]	2009-10-14 23:59:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL KISL BG
09DHAKA99	BANGLADESH LOCAL ELECTIONS A LETDOWN AFTER [...] (C) Bangladeshis voted for county-level officials for the first time in nearly two decades on January 22. Coming fast on the heels of a hugely successful Parliamentary election, the local vote attracted significantly less interest. Allegations of electoral fraud, intimidation and violence by A [...]	2009-01-27 08:26:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM BG
09DILI123	F-FDTL'S MILITARY RECRUIT TRAINING PLAN: STEPPING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. The Timor-Leste Defense Force (F-FDTL) will soon move forward with a recruit training plan which promises to nearly double the size of the force by early 2010. The plan has potentially serious flaws, including the use of newly minted and under-trained officers and NCOs as train [...]	2009-05-11 16:05:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL ECON MARR EAID TT
09DILI132	TIMOR-LESTE SEEKS WORLD BANK CONTRITION [...] Timor-Leste Minister of Finance Pires called in the Ambassador on May 21, 2009, to ask for U.S. support to resolve a dispute with the World Bank. The conflict concerns a financial management technical assistance project that is both a flagship program for the World Bank in Timor-Leste, and a [...]	2009-05-22 08:04:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN IBRD EAID ECON TT
09DILI150	SCENESETTER FOR JULY 2 - 4 VISIT OF CODEL PRICE TO [...] Summary. Embassy Dili warmly welcomes the July 2 - 4, 2009, visit of the House Democratic Assistance Committee under the chairmanship of Representative David Price. The CODEL will find Timor-Leste enjoying an unaccustomed phase of political stability, although the country remains afflicted b [...]	2009-06-17 08:29:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP OTRA PREL EAID TT
09DILI167	PRESIDENT RAMOS-HORTA CONDEMNS TRAFFICKING, ASKS FOR USG [...] (SBU) Following the release of the Trafficking-in-Persons report, GOTL President Ramos-Horta invited the Ambassador to meet to discuss the issue on July 1. Ramos-Horta told the Ambassador that trafficking in Timor-Leste is "totally unacceptable" and that forcing women into prostitution is " [...]	2009-07-09 10:10:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KTIP PHUM PGOV EAID PINS TT
09DILI173	HOUSE DEMOCRACY ASSISTANCE COMMISSION VISITS DILI [...] SUMMARY: Six U.S. Congressmen led a delegation from the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) on a visit to Timor-Leste July 2-4. HDAC members and staffers engaged with Timorese leaders, held a day-long training session at the National Parliament, and visited a rural district. Timore [...]	2009-07-15 08:52:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EPET EFIN PHUM TT
09DILI18	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TIMOR-LESTE BY VADM JOHN M. [...] (SBU) The visit of Vice Admiral Bird to Dili comes at a perfect time as we seek to encourage the Government of Timor-Leste's active leadership over the reform of its security sector. VADM Bird will be the highest ranking foreign official to visit Dili in 2009 from any nation and will underlin [...]	2009-01-13 03:45:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PMIL OTRA TT
09DILI194	NEW TOOL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Timorese parliament unanimously created a new Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on June 29, only the second time in the parliament's history a measure has been adopted without an opposing vote. The Commission is an independent criminal police body with full investigatory powe [...]	2009-08-03 07:30:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID KCOR TT
09DILI218	TIMOR-LESTE AT TEN YEARS: TO THE BRINK AND BACK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ten years after the August 30, 1999, referendum that put it on the road to formal independence, Timor-Leste remains an underdeveloped ward of the international community. Early efforts to portray the country as a triumph of international nation-building were shattered by violen [...]	2009-08-21 00:26:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PINS EAID ECON EFIN EIND EPET
09DILI221	U.S.-TIMOR-LESTE BILATERAL MILITARY CONSULTATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first U.S.-Timor-Leste Bilateral Defense Discussion (BDD) took place in Dili on August 18. The two delegations discussed the full range of military-to-military activities, from strategic dialogue and operational cooperation to planning and executing training, exercises, exc [...]	2009-08-24 00:49:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PGOV PREL TT
09DILI223	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION TO INDEPENDENCE [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Dili warmly welcomes the August 29-31, 2009, visit of a Presidential Delegation led by The Honorable Nancy Soderberg and The Honorable Harriet Babbitt on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Timor's independence referendum. The delegation will find Timor-Leste enjoying an [...]	2009-08-25 05:56:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TT
09DILI230	PRESIDENTIAL DELEGATION ATTENDS 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] (U) Summary: A Presidential Delegation attended a series of official events from August 29-31 commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Popular Consultation that led to Timor-Leste's independence. Meeting separately with Prime Minister Gusmao and President Ramos-Horta, the Delegation als [...]	2009-09-01 08:44:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ENRG SENV KICR KPKO PINS ID
09DILI254	MILITIA LEADER CASE ROILS DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Parliament could vote as early as this week on a no-confidence motion against the government related to Prime Minister Gusmao's release of an indicted Indonesian militia leader on August 30. The no-confidence motion is not expected to pass but opposition leaders have [...]	2009-09-22 01:47:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TT
09DILI285	TIMOR-LESTE: SECURITY SITUATION UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The security situation in Timor-Leste has improved dramatically following the political crises and violence in 2006, 2007, and early 2008. Infrastructure has been rebuilt, the internally-displaced persons have been resettled, and the incidence of serious and even petty crime i [...]	2009-10-16 07:48:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC EAID TT
09DILI325	THE UNITED NATIONS IN TIMOR-LESTE: LOOKING BACK AND FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: In a private, valedictory interview, Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Timor-Leste Atul Khare provided the following, useful assessment of UNMIT's accomplishments over the last few years and the significant challenges that lie ahead. His self-serving com [...]	2009-12-10 08:59:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO UN TT
09DILI332	TIMOR-LESTE COMPLETES EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY [...] The Government of Timor-Leste completed its first Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) report and conveyed it to the president in a public ceremony on December 21. The report covers activities during calendar year 2008 and was compiled by the chartered accountant, Deloitte Touc [...]	2009-12-21 12:42:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET EFIN ENRG PGOV KCOR TT
09DILI338	THE DOWNSIZING OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FORCES IN [...] (SBU) The Timorese government seeks a significant reduction in the presence of international security forces over the course of 2010. Citing the improved security situation here, Australian and New Zealand troops deployed in Timor-Leste plan to drop from a combined 800 soldiers today to 450 [...]	2009-12-22 09:55:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PMIL KPKO TT
09DILI37	JOSE RAMOS-HORTA VISITS WASHINGTON [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 24-26, 2009, Jose Ramos-Horta will make his first visit to Washington as President of Timor-Leste. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate hopes to acquaint himself with leaders of the new Obama Administration and renew old friendships among members of the U.S. Congress. He [...]	2009-02-11 15:19:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP JOSE RAMOS HORTA
09DILI86	RETURN OF THE PEACE CORPS TO TIMOR-LESTE [...] (SBU) President Ramos-Horta formally requested the Peace Corps to resume its program in Timor-Leste in a March 10 letter. Embassy Dili judges the security and stability conditions in Timor-Leste as safe and fully permitting the resumption of a Peace Corps Volunteer program. Much has changed [...]	2009-03-17 10:15:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID ASEC TT
09DILI97	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TIMOR-LESTE BY MARFORPAC'S LT [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 11:22:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TT MARR ID MOPS OTRA
09DJIBOUTI10	NADR-FUNDED PROPOSAL TO SUPPORT THE REGIONAL STRATEGIC [...] SUMMARY. Per guidance in reftel, Embassy Djibouti submits the following proposal for $500,000 to establish a "Djibouti-Somalia Counter-Terrorism Border Post" (DSCBP) at Loyada, along the currently porous border between Djibouti and Somalia. Implementation of this proposal would enable the USG [...]	2009-01-06 12:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PINS ASEC DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI100	Somalia - Lobbying for PM Job Intensifies [...] (C) Summary: With newly-elected transitional President Sheikh Sharif temporarily in Mogadishu, lobbying for the job of prime minister has intensified in Djibouti. Sharif is widely expected to return from Mogadishu on February 9, and to name a PM on February 10. There are new, largely self-no [...]	2009-02-08 13:33:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI101	PRESIDENT GUELLEH PRAISES PARTNERSHIP WITH USG, AFRICOM [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 5 meeting with AFRICOM Commander General Ward, President Guelleh accepted thanks for Djibouti's hosting of the Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA),reiterated the GODJ's interest in maintaining a strong partnership with the USG, and praised AFRICOM' [...]	2009-02-08 14:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MASS SO ER IR DJ
09DJIBOUTI1031	DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: TFG FORCES BEGIN WEAPONS TRAINING; FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY. Military recruits for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG),undergoing training by Djibouti's armed forces (FAD),have nearly reached the midpoint of their anticipated three-month program of instruction, which includes a human rights component as well as collective trai [...]	2009-08-06 20:42:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS MOPS KPKO PREL SO DJ UG FR
09DJIBOUTI1035	DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB CHANGING TACTICS, BUT CAN BE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Abdillahi Mohamed Abdillahi, deputy director of Djibouti's National Security Service, assesses that the struggle against al-Shabaab is "a war we can win," if timely support is given immediately to Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG). While Djibouti is actively trainin [...]	2009-08-07 14:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PINS ASEC MASS MOPS SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI1053	DJIBOUTI MIGRATION FLOWS UPDATE: THE VIEW FROM OBOCK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and GODJ authorities, the northern Djiboutian town of Obock continues to be an increasingly popular transit point for Ethiopian and Somali migrants seeking to reach Yemen and the labor markets of the Gulf. During [...]	2009-08-16 14:30:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SMIG PREF KTIP KCRM ECON DJ SO ET ER YM
09DJIBOUTI1057	DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: TFG OFFICIALS REITERATE REQUEST TO THE USG FOR MILITARY EQUIPMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Officials from Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) hail recent senior USG engagement with the TFG, but highlight the need for military assistance: whether future instruction by U.S. trainers, or material support for nearly 500 TFG troops being trained by Djibouti (refs [...]	2009-08-18 15:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MOPS KPKO PREL SO DJ UG FR
09DJIBOUTI107	GODJ AND DP WORLD INAUGURATE NEW $400 MILLION CONTAINER PORT [...] SUMMARY. President Guelleh and top Dubai Ports World (DP World) dignitaries officially inaugurated Djibouti's new state-of-the-art container port at Doraleh, some 8km outside of Djibouti City, on February 7. This ambitious project, estimated at a total cost near $400 million, aims both to cem [...]	2009-02-11 09:30:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ETRD EINV ECON PREL DJ XA
09DJIBOUTI1101	DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: TFG PRESIDENT SHARIF REVIEWS SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President of Somalia's Transitional Federal government (TFG),expressed appreciation for U.S. support for Somalia, and made an explicit urgent appeal for additional security assistance to the TFG, including equipment and weapons. He outlined the goals [...]	2009-09-10 14:48:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PINS PREL DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI1103	DJIBOUTI PRESIDENT APPEALS AGAIN FOR USG TO EQUIP SOMALI [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-12 10:38:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PINS PREL DJ SO FR
09DJIBOUTI1109	DJIBOUTI: FORMER OPPOSITION LEADER ON PRESIDENT'S THIRD [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a September 8 meeting with the Ambassador, the head of the former opposition party Front for the Restoration of Democracy and Unity (FRUD)-and currently President Guelleh's most important ruling coalition partner-laid out the FRUD's cautious approach to the question of a p [...]	2009-09-14 07:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KDEM PINR SOCI PHUM DJ ER
09DJIBOUTI113	DJIBOUTI APPROVES BLACKWATER FOR COMMERCIAL COUNTER-PIRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. security firm, Blackwater Worldwide (BW),has received permission from the Government of Djibouti to operate an armed ship from the port of Djibouti, to protect commercial shipping from pirates off the coast of Somalia. Blackwater's U.S.-flagged ship is expected to arrive in ear [...]	2009-02-12 16:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MOPS BEXP DJ SO XA
09DJIBOUTI1147	DJIBOUTI: FOREIGN MINISTER ON POSSIBLE AMISOM DEPLOYMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-23 15:19:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPKO AU DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI1149	DJIBOUTI : MINISTER OF DEFENSE ON SECURITY INCIDENT IN NORTH [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 11:57:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS DJ ER
09DJIBOUTI1159	DJIBOUTI OPPOSITION UPDATE: LITTLE NEW MOVEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent meetings with Ambassador, leaders of two opposition parties that remain outside of Djibouti's five-party ruling coalition reiterated their consistent talking points (ref A),criticizing President Guelleh and his administration for inequitable development, a narrowing of [...]	2009-09-24 14:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI ECON DJ
09DJIBOUTI1171	DJIBOUTI CIVIL AVIATION: GODJ PLEDGES PROMPT REMOVAL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Five months into a largely USG-financed program to provide technical assistance to Djibouti's civil aviation authority, Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) officials remained gravely concerned that the program had not achieved its fir [...]	2009-09-30 15:42:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ICAO ECON EAID PGOV PINR DJ
09DJIBOUTI1176	UNHCR REPORTS RISING NUMBER OF REFUGEES IN DJIBOUTI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNHCR Country Representative Ann Encontre and UNHCR Senior Protection Officer Periklis Kortsaris met with Ambassador, DCM, and ConOff on September 9 to discuss the current situation of refugees in Djibouti. In addition to the more than 10,000 refugees now at Djibouti's sole re [...]	2009-09-27 15:36:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL SMIG KTIP DJ ET ER SO
09DJIBOUTI1191	DJIBOUTI POLITICAL ROUNDUP: PARLIAMENT, OPPOSITION, AND A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Prime Minister opened Djibouti's parliamentary session October 1 with a speech highlighting the GODJ's significant ongoing investments in health, education, and poverty reduction. Several days before the opening of parliament, the three-party opposition coalition which boy [...]	2009-10-08 14:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO ECON KDEM SOCI EAID EINV ELTN PREL PHUM DJ
09DJIBOUTI1201	SOMALIA: DJIBOUTI UNDERSCORES NEED FOR WEAPONS FOR TFG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's senior military leadership highlights the need to sustain the nearly 600 Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) fighters being trained in Djibouti, once they return to Mogadishu after training in Djibouti ends o/a October 15. In particular, Djibouti's chief of [...]	2009-10-11 09:40:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR MOPS PREL DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI1205	DJIBOUTI REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR EASBRIG FTX [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Djibouti recommends provision of GPOI funds, or alternate sources of funding, in response to formal requests from Djibouti's Minister of Defense and chief of general staff, for assistance to support the East Africa Standby Brigade's Field Training Exercise (EASBRIG FTX),s [...]	2009-10-13 18:03:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS MOPS EAID DJ ET KE RW UG BY XA
09DJIBOUTI1219	DJIBOUTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND ERITREA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Meeting with visiting U.S. Africa Command's Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Affairs (AFRICOM DCMA),Foreign Minister Youssouf hailed U.S. engagement in Djibouti and cited combating terrorism and piracy as "common interests" of the United States and Djibouti. He noted D [...]	2009-10-20 07:23:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PREL DJ SO UG AU UNSC
09DJIBOUTI1252	FRAUD SUMMARY - DJIBOUTI [...] Country Conditions: The Republic of Djibouti is a developing and stable African country in the Horn of Africa. Although exact statistics are unavailable, unemployment is estimated in excess of 50 percent of the working-age population. Over two-thirds of the country's estimated 650,000 residen [...]	2009-10-08 15:32:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC DJ ET ER SO XA
09DJIBOUTI1261	DJIBOUTI PRISON VISIT: AS CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an October 22 visit to Djibouti's Gabode Prison, EmbOffs noted that conditions continued to improve. A new prison guard force was fully operational, and had created a noticeably calmer and more orderly atmosphere. Aging and inadequate physical infrastructure contribute [...]	2009-11-01 15:29:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CASC PGOV EAID KJUS SOCI DJ
09DJIBOUTI1272	CORRECTED COPY - FRAUD SUMMARY - DJIBOUTI [...] CORRECTED COPY of 09 DJIBOUTI 1252. See paragraph 36 for revised text. 2. Country Conditions: The Republic of Djibouti is a developing and stable African country in the Horn of Africa. Although exact statistics are unavailable, unemployment is estimated in excess of 50 percent of the wor [...]	2009-10-13 11:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC DJ ET ER SO XA
09DJIBOUTI1277	RULING PARTY AND OPPOSITION DISCUSS 2011 ELECTIONS, SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In October 26 discussions with the Minister of the Interior, opposition political parties, and a key member of the ruling coalition, Ambassador and visiting AF/E Director Geeta Pasi discussed the security situation in northern Djibouti, progress on decentralization, and the upcom [...]	2009-11-08 13:12:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM DJ ER
09DJIBOUTI1315	Djiboutian Officials Highlight Cooperation with USG on [...] (C) SUMMARY. In meetings with visiting Director of East African Affairs ( AF/E) Geeta Pasi, senior Djiboutian officials expressed appreciation for donor assistance from the United States, and for bilateral cooperation on regional security issues. Delegate Minister in Charge of Internation [...]	2009-11-17 13:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL DJ ER SO UN
09DJIBOUTI1393	DJIBOUTI: DAS WYCOFF DISCUSSES ERITREA, SOMALIA, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 9 courtesy call, visiting AF DAS Karl Wycoff and Ambassador discussed the strong U.S.-Djibouti relationship, Eritrea's regional spoiler role, and the opening of political space in Djibouti with Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita. Dileita and DAS Wycoff both [...]	2009-12-13 12:50:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO EAID DJ ER SO
09DJIBOUTI1405	DJBIOUTI: RULING COALITION PARTNER DECLARES INDEPENDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 13 party congress, the PND (National Democratic Party),a member of President Guelleh's current five-party ruling coalition, decided not to support a possible constitutional amendment allowing Guelleh to run for a third term in office in 2011, and instead declare [...]	2009-12-20 13:29:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KPAO KDEM PHUM DJ
09DJIBOUTI1407	DJIBOUTI-ERITREA BORDER CONFLICT UPDATE: DJIBOUTI SETTLING [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a December 11-12 visit to northern Djibouti, Ambassador and visiting DAS Karl Wycoff travelled to the Djiboutian military base of Moulhoule, 15km south of the stalemated Djibouti-Eritrea border dispute at Ras Doumeira. While emphasizing that the overall border situation re [...]	2009-12-20 13:59:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV MARR MOPS PINR DJ ER
09DJIBOUTI1413	DJIBOUTI: RIVAL UNION FACTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti has a history of rocky government-labor relations. Despite recent modest progress on labor issues-including reported success in moving forward on long overdue collective bargaining agreements-one union has recently lodged a formal protest over the GODJ's alleged disband [...]	2009-12-22 08:34:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PHUM PGOV ECON ILO DJ
09DJIBOUTI1417	DJIBOUTI: KEY RULING PARTY ALLY TO BACK THIRD TERM FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Guelleh's most powerful ruling-coalition ally is poised to back a constitutional amendment allowing him to run for a third term in office in 2011. In exchange for its support, the FRUD ("Front for the Restoration of Democracy and Unity") has asked that the amendment be [...]	2009-12-22 13:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI1419	OPPOSITION FIGURES PREPARE FOR 2011 ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two minor political figures have now declared their intention to run as candidates in 2011 presidential elections: Aden Robleh Awaleh of the National Democratic Party (PND),nominally an ally of the ruling party (ref A),and Mohamed Daoud Chehem of the unaffiliated Djiboutian Part [...]	2009-12-23 09:52:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR DJ
09DJIBOUTI1423	DAS WYCOFF DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the same day that DAS Wycoff had separate meetings with Djibouti's Foreign Minister and Prime Minister (septels),President Guelleh engaged in a 90-minute exposition of the interlinking security challenges facing Djibouti. Chief security concerns for Djibouti are Eritrea's cont [...]	2009-12-27 12:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PREF DJ SO ER YM
09DJIBOUTI1425	DAS WYCOFF DISCUSSES SOMALIA AND ERITREA WITH DJIBOUTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-27 12:42:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	MOPS MASS PREL PGOV PHSA PTER DJ SO ER AG
09DJIBOUTI148	DJIBOUTI'S MOST PROMINENT BUSINESSMAN AT ODDS WITH FIRST [...] (C) SUMMARY. Abdourahman Mohamed Mahamoud Boreh, long considered the richest and most influential businessman in Djibouti, is increasingly embroiled in a bitter dispute with President Guelleh and First Lady Khadra Mahamoud Haid. Boreh's status as Guelleh's perennial confidante and business pa [...]	2009-02-26 16:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EINV EWWT PINR DJ AE
09DJIBOUTI149	DJIBOUTI FM CALLS FOR INCREASED SURVEILLANCE TO THWART [...] (S) SUMMARY. In a February 26 meeting with interim Charge, Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Youssouf requested USG assistance in strengthening surveillance of airspace between neighboring Eritrea and Somalia, to interdict or curb suspected arms shipments from Asmara to unspecified airfields near K [...]	2009-02-26 17:22:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL PTER PINS PINR MOPS DJ SO ER
09DJIBOUTI150	FRENCH FM KOUCHNER'S VISIT FOCUSES ON DJIBOUTI-ERITREA, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. FM Kouchner's surprise February 21-22 visit to Djibouti focused on Djibouti-Eritrea, Somalia, and countering Somali piracy, but did not address bilateral issues, according to the French Ambassador. Despite the expiration of the 5-week deadline imposed by UNSCR 1862 for Eritrea [...]	2009-03-01 08:40:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA PBTS MOPS KPKO FR SO DJ RS
09DJIBOUTI191	DJIBOUTI: UNHCR UPDATES CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR REFUGEES FROM [...] SUMMARY. On February 23, Ann EnContre, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Djibouti, briefed Conoff on recent UNHCR activities, including UNHCR's latest contingency planning for a possible influx to Djibouti of up to 30,000 refugees from bordering countries. [...]	2009-03-17 14:58:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL SMIG SO DJ ET ER XA
09DJIBOUTI195	IMF OPTIMISTIC ON DJIBOUTI PRGF, ECONOMIC OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. According to a recent visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation, Djibouti is making solid progress under its new Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program. Despite an ongoing border conflict with Eritrea that has cost the GODJ approximately USD 34 million [...]	2009-03-19 15:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN EAID SOCI DJ
09DJIBOUTI257	DJIBOUTI OPPOSITION ROUNDUP: ???PARALYZED??? AND LACKING [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a series of recent meetings, Djibouti's small opposition political parties reiterated their longstanding critiques of President Guelleh's ruling coalition, Djibouti's electoral system, and overall lack of political space and dialogue. (Djibouti's most prominent historic opposit [...]	2009-03-30 09:11:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ET DJ
09DJIBOUTI261	DJIBOUTI-Security Environmental Profile Questionnaire [...] (U) Post provides the following responses to questions raised reftel. 2. (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. (U) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? No. In December 2008 and January 2009, the Min [...]	2009-04-01 14:43:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	ASEC PTER DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI271	MISSION MARKS WORLD TB DAY [...] SUMMARY: Djibouti has the second-highest prevalence rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. Through coordinated USAID programming and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) civil affairs projects, Post continues to work closely with the GODJ as it implements a five-year plan to t [...]	2009-04-02 18:30:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI PREL EAID KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI279	PM SPEECH TRIGGERS UNUSALLY SHARP PUBLIC PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. Djibouti's National Assembly-generally regarded as a relatively weak and non-controversial body-recently heard an unusually heated debate during its first ordinary session of the year. The President of the second most powerful ruling coalition partner-who represents the historic, [...]	2009-04-05 11:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KPAO ECON PHUM SOCI DJ
09DJIBOUTI283	DJIBOUTI: UNHCR UPDATES CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR REFUGEES FROM [...] SUMMARY. On February 23, Ann EnContre, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative in Djibouti, briefed Conoff on recent UNHCR activities, including UNHCR's latest contingency planning for a possible influx to Djibouti of up to 30,000 refugees from bordering countries [...]	2009-04-06 15:59:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PREL SMIG SO DJ ET ER XA
09DJIBOUTI291	MISSION MARKS WORLD TB DAY [...] SUMMARY: Djibouti has the second-highest prevalence rate of tuberculosis (TB) in the world. Through coordinated USAID programming and Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) civil affairs projects, Post continues to work closely with the GODJ as it implements a five-year plan to t [...]	2009-04-08 05:46:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI PREL EAID KPAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI307	CONGRESSMAN PAYNE DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES WITH GODJ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During an April 11-13 visit in Djibouti, CODEL Payne discussed regional challenges with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh and other top GODJ officials. After speaking with President Guelleh about the ongoing Eritrea-Djibouti border dispute, Representative Payne traveled [...]	2009-04-15 05:39:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PGOV PREL PBTS PHSA PTER PHUM PREF ECON EAID ET
09DJIBOUTI309	FW: AFRICOM DEPUTY YATES DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY IN [...] (C) Summary: During a brief visit to Djibouti March 23-24 by AFRICOM Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Affairs, Ambassador Mary Yates, GODJ and diplomatic contacts expressed guarded optimism on Somalia if the international community quickly provides support to the Somalia security fo [...]	2009-04-15 13:00:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS DJ SO ER
09DJIBOUTI37	DJIBOUTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ADVOCATES QUICK PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Sharing views he said he had conveyed to Djiboutian President Guelleh in a recent "brainstorming session," Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) must be pushed to name new parliamentarians in time to elect a new President o [...]	2009-01-15 11:16:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO MOPS SO DJ AU
09DJIBOUTI38	DEFENSE MINISTER CLAIMS ERITREA TRAINING ARMED AFAR GROUPS [...] (C) Summary: The Minister of Defense reports disaffected armed youths from Djibouti's Afar ethnic group have been recruited by the Eritrean Government, which is providing military training and plans to infiltrate them back into Djibouti. End Summary. 2. (C) Minister of Defense, Ougoureh [...]	2009-01-15 12:04:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS DJ ER
09DJIBOUTI39	GODJ WELCOMES UNSCR 1862 ON DJIBOUTI/ERITREA BORDER [...] (C) Foreign Minister Mahmoud Youssouf called Ambassador January 15 to express thanks for UNSCR 1862 regarding the Djibouti/Eritrea border dispute. Youssouf said the GODJ was pleased with the outcome. Ambassador responded that we, too, thought it was a strong resolution -- one that had resul [...]	2009-01-15 12:22:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS UNSC ER DJ
09DJIBOUTI42	DJIBOUTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ADVOCATES QUICK PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Sharing views he said he had conveyed to Djiboutian President Guelleh in a recent "brainstorming session," Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS) must be pushed to name new parliamentarians in time to elect a new President o [...]	2009-01-16 16:06:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO MOPS SO DJ XTAG
09DJIBOUTI435	Djiboutian President Requests USG Help On Border Dispute [...] (C) Summary and action request: President Ismail Omar Guelleh summoned Ambassador on short notice May 2 to make specific requests for (1) urgent USG diplomatic support for UN Security Council action to press Eritrea to implement UNSCR 1862; and (2) USG assistance with a GODJ program to train [...]	2009-05-04 10:24:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PINS PREL DJ ER SO
09DJIBOUTI451	DJIBOUTI LEADERS WELCOME "SAFE SKIES" PROGRAM [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-06 14:26:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ICAO DJ
09DJIBOUTI5	DJIBOUTI/SOMALILAND: CLOSER TIES BUT NO RECOGNITION [...] (C) Summary: Djibouti-Somaliland relations continue their warming trend (Ref A). Somaliland President Dahir Kahin Rayale was received with great honor during his visit to Djibouti Dec. 19-21, which included four hours of meetings with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh. The GODJ is [...]	2009-01-04 13:16:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	DJ PREL SO
09DJIBOUTI50	Somalia - TFG Parliament Convenes in Djibouti [...] (C) Summary: The Transitional Federal Parliament convened January 25 in Djibouti's Peoples Palace with an estimated 230 MPs in attendance. On the agenda for day one are amendments to the Transitional Federal Charter, which would expand the Parliament to allow Alliance for the Re-liberation of [...]	2009-01-25 14:23:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI525	DJIBOUTI: FONMIN SEES 'SERIOUS THREAT' TO SOMALI TFG [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 12:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL PTER MASS DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI547	Djibouti Supports Launch of Somali Independent News Agency [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Somali Independent News Agency (SOMINA) was officially launched in Djibouti on April 30 by the Djiboutian Minister of Communication and Culture, Ali Abdi Farah. In close coordination with Reporters Without Borders (RWB) and funded by the Doha Center for Media Freedom, estab [...]	2009-05-21 09:51:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PROP KPAO KWWW DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI551	ICRC ON ERITREAN POWS IN DJIBOUTIAN CUSTODY [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC),about half of the 19 Eritrean prisoners of war (POWs) captured by the GODJ during June 2008 hostilities along the Djibouti-Eritrea border have said that they do not/not want to return to Eritrea. A regional ICRC r [...]	2009-05-21 11:26:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPOW PBTS PHUM PGOV ICRC ER DJ
09DJIBOUTI563	DJIBOUTIAN FM REPORTS IGAD SEEKS MORE AGGRESSIVE MANDATE FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY. According to Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, IGAD Foreign Ministers agree that the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) requires a more robust mandate, with Uganda urging the need to "review the rules of engagement ." Youssouf also highlighted AMISOM's need [...]	2009-05-28 08:31:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL MOPS MASS KPKO SO ER ET DJ XA
09DJIBOUTI569	FRAUD SUMMARY - DJIBOUTI [...] Country Conditions: The Republic of Djibouti is a developing and stable African country in the Horn of Africa. Although exact statistics are unavailable, unemployment is estimated in excess of 50 percent of the working-age population. Over two-thirds of the country's estimated 650,000 residen [...]	2009-05-28 11:56:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC DJ ET ER SO XA
09DJIBOUTI63	Somalia - Parliament Extends Deadline for Electing President [...] (C) In a setback to the UN Special Representative for Somalia's (SRSG) efforts to ensure that a new President is elected within the thirty days allotted by the Transitional Federal Charter, the transitional Parliament January 27 extended the deadline for election by an additional five days, to [...]	2009-01-27 14:41:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR SOCI KDEM SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI649	DJIBOUTI MOD ON ERITREAN SUPPORT FOR ARMED AFAR GROUPS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 13:32:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS PREL DJ ER
09DJIBOUTI655	DJIBOUTI: MIXED PROGRESS TOWARD RENEWABLE SOLUTIONS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Djibouti continues to struggle with a widening gap between electricity demand from consumers, and a constrained supply of expensive, diesel-generated electricity provided by the national electricity company. Realizing that improved supplies of lower-cost energy are imperative [...]	2009-06-09 13:02:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL SENV SOCI IC ET DJ
09DJIBOUTI761	DJIBOUTI: DASD AND FONMIN DISCUSS REGIONAL SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 06:26:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MASS DJ ER SO SU
09DJIBOUTI765	DJIBOUTI/SOMALIA: GODJ DEPUTY CHOD UPDATES PLANS TO TRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-23 08:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS MASS PREL DJ SO
09DJIBOUTI8	SOMALIA: DJIBOUTI FM STRESSES URGENT NEED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a Jan. 4 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Youssouf hailed recent USG statements on Somalia and on the Dec. 29 resignation of TFG President Yusuf, noting that Yusuf had been an obstacle to the Djibouti Process. Citing the reluctance of potential troop contributing coun [...]	2009-01-05 15:55:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	KPKO MOPS EAID SO DJ
09DJIBOUTI837	SOMALIA: TFG CONFIRMS PLANS TO TRAIN TROOPS IN DJIBOUTI [...] (C) SUMMARY. A senior Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) military officer meeting with Djibouti's Chief of Defense reports that the TFG now has 1,000 fighters assembled in Mogadishu ready to undergo training immediately in Djibouti, as soon as transport is arranged. These 1,000 [...]	2009-06-25 18:45:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MASS PREL PINS PTER SO DJ UG
09DJIBOUTI87	Somalia - Stage Set for Unity Government Presidential [...] (C) Summary: With the transitional Parliament expanded to include 200 Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) MPs (reftels),and the candidate registration process complete, the stage is set for the presidential election. The fifteen candidates for office are scheduled to make brief c [...]	2009-01-29 16:13:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SOCI SO

09DJIBOUTI88	SOMALIA CAMPAIGN SPEECHES IDENTIFY FRONTRUNNERS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 29, the fifteen candidates for President each made a speech to Parliament. At the end of the presentations, most MPs agreed that TFG Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein Nur Adde and ARS Chairman Sheikh Sharif Ahmed remained the frontrunners. Nur Adde focused on his r [...]	2009-01-30 16:26:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINS KDEM SO DJ

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