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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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10ASHGABAT207TURKMENISTAN: BURIED HILL STILL HOPES TO DRILL IN DISPUTED WATER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Cyprus-registered energy company Buried Hill hopes to drill in Block 3 of the Caspian by the end of 2010. The company has completed seismic exploration and a required environmental impact study and is awaiting Turkmen governmental approval before it begins drilling. However, [...]
2010-02-12 12:26:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO AJ TX
10ASHGABAT21TURKMENISTAN: KOREAN COMPANIES SEE LITTLE PROGRESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the recent success of a few South Korean companies is concluding contracts with the Turkmen government, an ROK Embassy official emphasized that Korean companies still have difficulty entering the Turkmen market. The November 2008 visit to South Korea by President Berdimuh [...]
2010-01-07 08:53:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO KS TX
10ASHGABAT210 TURKMENISTAN: RED CRESCENT SOCIETY VOLUNTEERS
[...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: INL Assistant met recently with an instructor from the Red Crescent Society's Drug Demand Reduction Project, as well as local project volunteers. The instructor highlighted the project's educational activities w [...]
2010-02-12 13:11:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV SOCI TX
10ASTANA184 KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT'S SON-IN-LAW TRIES, BUT FAILS, TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Timur Kulibayev, the President's influential son-in-law and Deputy Chairman of the National Welfare Fund Samryk Kazyna, sued four independent newspapers for publishing articles alleging that he received major kick-backs from the Chinese for oil contracts signed in 2003-05. The [...]
2010-02-12 09:33:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KDEM KZ
10ASTANA186 KAZAKHSTAN: OSCE HEAD TAKES ADVANTAGE OF
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Alexandre Keltchewsky, Head of the OSCE Center in Astana, told the Charge d'Affaires during a luncheon on February 1 that the OSCE and Kazakhstan have politely differed over words and perceptions, a te [...]
2010-02-12 10:10:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KZ
10ASTANA49 KAZAKHSTAN: AES CONSIDERS ALTERNATIVES TO ARBITRATION
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 15, a senior executive from U.S. power company AES told the Ambassador that the company has worked with Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the United States to prepare a settlement letter to the government to r [...]
2010-01-19 09:49:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ECON EINV ENRG SOCI KZ
10ASTANA67 KAZAKSTAN: CHINA PRAISES ASTANA'S FOREIGN POLICY, WORRIES
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In his farewell courtesy call with the Ambassador on January 22, China's Ambassador to Kazakhstan Cheng Guoping (please protect) highly praised Kazakhstan's skillful balancing of the "great powers." Repeatedly emphasizing the personal nature of the conversation, Cheng highlig [...]
2010-01-25 06:35:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR EPET ECON NATO CH RU UZ KZ
10ASTANA72KAZAKHSTAN: MONEY AND POWER
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 08:14:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PINR EPET EINV KCOR RS CH KZ
10ASTANA74 KAZAKHSTAN: CHINA PRAISES ASTANA'S FOREIGN POLICY, WORRIES
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In his farewell courtesy call with the Ambassador on January 22, China's Ambassador to Kazakhstan Cheng Guoping (please protect) highly praised Kazakhstan's skillful balancing of the "great powers." Repeatedly emphasizing the personal nature of the conversation, Cheng highlig [...]
2010-01-25 09:22:00Embassy AstanaSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PINR EPET ECON NATO CH RU UZ KZ
10ASUNCION71PRESIDENT LUGO DISCUSSES SECURITY AND DEFENSE
[...] (S) President Lugo, joined by two close confidants, frankly and amicably discussed with Charge January 5 current security issues, principally the Paraguayan People's Army's New Year's Eve attack on an Army outpost and the separate subsequent capture by police of stolen plastic explosives by Army pe [...]
2010-02-11 15:19:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECIN ECON PTER PA CO
10ATHENS141Greek Intelligence Dir. Bikas on Proposed Reorganization
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During a one-hour meeting on February 8, EYP Director General Bikas told Ambassador Speckhard that he accepted the ambassador's proposal for regular dialogue between the embassy and the leadership of EYP and the HNP on counterterrorism. Bikas commented briefly on the challe [...]
2010-02-25 14:32:00Embassy AthensCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER GR
10ATHENS45GREECE: Ambassador Speckhard's Meeting with Hellenic Coast
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a 50-minute meeting on 20 January Vice Admiral Bousios spoke to Ambassador Speckhard about the ongoing reformation of the Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG),which he has headed since late November 2009. Bousios said that the HCG was being reorganized to resemble the U.S. Coast [...]
2010-01-28 10:11:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL GR PGOV SMIG PBTS MCAP EWWT PHSA PTER SNAR
10ATHENS51Hellenic Police Chief on Security Service Reorganization,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a meeting on 21 January Hellenic National Police (HNP) Chief Ikonomou told the Ambassador that the reorganization of the Ministry of Citizen Protection was far from complete, but that the overall goal was to foster interagency cooperation across Greece's non-military [...]
2010-01-29 13:02:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER GR SMIG PBTS SNAR
10ATHENS59Hellenic Police Chief on Security Service Reorganization,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a meeting on 21 January Hellenic National Police (HNP) Chief Ikonomou told the Ambassador that the reorganization of the Ministry of Citizen Protection was far from complete, but that the overall goal was to foster interagency cooperation across Greece's non-military [...]
2010-02-01 20:41:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER GR SMIG PBTS SNAR
10BAGHDAD270PRT MUTHANNA: WITH RETURN OF SHEIKH KASHAN,
[...] (U) This is a PRT Muthanna reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Recently returned from his self-imposed exile in Germany, Sheikh Hakim Khazal Kashan hopes to win a seat in the Council of Representatives (COR) from Muthanna. In a surprising change of political attitude, he is running as part of [...]
2010-02-02 09:27:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD278DE-BA'ATHIFICATION: NUMBER OF APPEALS DROPS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post received clarification as well as additional confusion February 2 on the ongoing de-Ba,athication controversy. -- The Cassation Chamber judicial panel continues its review of outstanding cases in the de-Ba'athification controversy but now faces a dramatically reduced nu [...]
2010-02-02 17:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV KDEM
10BAGHDAD292CRACKS IN THE KDP-PUK ALLIANCE?
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Cracks are beginning to emerge in the alliance between the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Party (PUK),as evidenced by the absence of a high-level PUK representative in the KRG delegation that met POTUS on January 25. The erosion of the PUK's p [...]
2010-02-04 15:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IZ KDEM
10BAGHDAD294PM MALIKI SALTING INTEL AGENCIES WITH DAWA
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. In recent weeks, the Prime Minister's office has directed the removal of Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Ministry of Interior (MOI) intelligence officers due to alleged links to the Ba'ath party or the former regime. In at least one case, these PM lists have coincid [...]
2010-02-04 16:24:00Embassy BaghdadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER IZ
10BAGHDAD488DIYALA GOVERNOR TO ISF: STOP ELECTION-SHAPING
[...] (U) This is a PRT Diyala message. 2. (C) Summary: Diyala,s Governor, Abd al Nasr Al Mahdawi, used Diyala,s February 21st election security rehearsal to warn senior Iraqi Security Force officials from across the province against executing additional politically-motivated arrest warrants prio [...]
2010-02-23 16:06:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETIZ KDEM PGOV PREL
10BAGHDAD519PRT MAYSAN: IRAQI NATIONAL ALLIANCE POISED FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Well-respected local political observers predict that Iraqi National Alliance (INA) candidates may capture seven of Maysan,s ten Council of Representative (COR) seats. Provincial INA leaders successfully exploited anti-Ba'athist sentiment, appeared strong in the aft [...]
2010-02-28 07:07:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALIZ PGOV PREL
10BAKU30REVOLUTION IN THE REVOLUTION: UNDERSTANDING IRAN'S
[...] (C) Iran has one of the largest state-owned sectors in the world, and privatization has long been an official part of state policy. This "View from Baku" report examines the reality behind Iran's recent privatization effort, based on a wide variety of Baku Iran watcher discussions with Irania [...]
2010-01-14 14:09:00Embassy BakuSECRETECON PGOV EINV AJ RU IR
10BAKU32AZERBAIJAN: AMBASSADOR MORNINGSTAR MEETING WITH
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On January 15, Ambassador Morningstar met with President Ilham Aliyev, and separately with Foreign Minister Mammadyarov, to discuss the status of various issues in the region and emphasize the U.S. desire to maintain strong bilateral relations with Azerbaijan. They [...]
2010-01-15 14:28:00Embassy BakuCONFIDENTIALENRG EIND EPET PGOV PREL PTER TU AM AJ
10BANGKOK269CHINA,S SUSTAINED, SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO COURT
[...] (C) Summary: Thai contacts from government to academia see a decade-long Chinese romance of Southeast Asia, both through ASEAN and bilaterally, to have been successful in increasing Chinese influence during a period in which many believe that U.S. influence and prestige in the region has waned [...]
2010-02-02 04:24:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF PHUM SMIG TH
10BANGKOK319THAILAND: AMBASSADOR MEETS FORMER PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with former Prime Minister Banharn Silpa-archa on February 4 at Chart Thai Pattana party headquarters to review the latest political developments. Countering much press speculation, Banharn told the Ambassador he never expected the Democrat party to endorse the [...]
2010-02-05 09:17:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR TH
10BANGKOK360RELO BANGKOK REPORT ON ENGLISH-TEACHING IN THAILAND
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Regional English Language Office (RELO) in Bangkok, consisting of a RELO and a RELO Assistant (LES),is actively engaged in a variety of programs aimed at improving the teaching and learning of English in SE Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Cambodia and Taiwan). A dive [...]
2010-02-11 05:44:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL TH KPAO OEXC SCUL
10BANGKOK380THAILAND: VIEWS FROM THE RED HEARTLAND - STILL
[...] (SBU) Summary: A recent swing through central Isaan, the northeast heartland of pro-Thaksin and red-shirt sentiment, revealed an interesting set of views on the key political, economic, and social issues facing Thailand, both in the short-term, with large-scale red-shirt protests expected in B [...]
2010-02-12 10:04:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM TH
10BANGKOK434DON,T CALL IT A COMEBACK: THAKSIN,S PARTY LOOKS TO
[...] (C) Fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Puea Thai political party appears poised to reassert its political pre-eminence in one of its traditional strongholds in Northeastern Thailand, aka Isaan. Unlike in central Isaan (REF B),and south-central Issan (REF C),where the trend [...]
2010-02-23 00:32:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR TH
10BANGUI41LINKAGE BETWEEN DDR AND ELECTIONS COULD SPELL TROUBLE FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 2010 Central African elections and the country's Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programs are becoming increasingly linked, which could result in serious difficulties for the country in the coming months. The opposition continues seek every opportunity to [...]
2010-02-16 15:10:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR CT
10BEIJING247GOOGLE UPDATE: CHINA TECH BUSINESS COMMUNITY
[...] (C) Summary. Despite media reports quoting Google officials in the U.S. as saying Google is in talks with China, a Ministry of Commerce official told a visiting U.S. delegation on January 28 that "it would be better if Google stopped telling the media that it is in negotiations with China, sin [...]
2010-01-29 12:10:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALECON EINV PGOV PREL CH
10BEIJING278MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, DALAI LAMA,
[...] ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN "U.S. arms sales will have a serious negative effect on Sino-American exchanges and cooperation on many issues" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao)(02/03)(pg 3): "Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Ma Zhaoxu said that 'The United States insis [...]
2010-02-03 09:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING342MEDIA REACTION: CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT, RMB EXCHANGE RATE,
[...] CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT "Reflection on capitalism in the international financial crisis" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (02/09)(pg 23): "The outbreak of the international financial crisis urged many people to reexamine the capitalist's development direction. In [...]
2010-02-09 08:48:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING350China/RMB Internationalization: Some
[...] (SBU) Summary. Hong-Kong-based HSBC bank last week announced it had issued the first Renminbi-denominated letter of credit in which none of the trading parties involved came from mainland China. The move was the latest step towards Beijing's stated goal of establishing the Renminbi (RMB) as a [...]
2010-02-10 07:53:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN CH
10BEIJING86MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, TAIWAN, FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] GOOGLE a. "Google's global strategy will experience a severe setback if it withdraws from the China market" The official popular newspaper Beijing Youth Daily (Beijing Qingnianbao)(3/14)(pg B9): " Over the past four years, and under the leadership of its CEO, Dr. Kai-fu Lee, it has not bee [...]
2010-01-14 08:36:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIRUT187DEMARCHE ON SYRIAN TRANSFERS OF ARMS TO HIZBALLAH
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In response to the Ambassador's February 25 demarche on the danger of Syrian transfers of increasingly sophisticated weaponry to Hizballah, Prime Minister Saad Hariri acknowledged the urgency and serious nature of the message and said he had feared that Hizballah had "new technol [...]
2010-02-25 16:30:00Embassy BeirutSECRETPTER PREL PBTS MASS MOPS IS LE TU SY
10BELGRADE282SERBIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] Serbia's TIP Situation -------------------------- A. The office of the National Coordinator for Combating Trafficking in Persons and the Agency for Coordination of Protection of Trafficking Victims, as well as other government ministries and agencies, provide information about traffi [...]
2010-02-22 14:28:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN SR
10BELGRADE96SERBIA: BLAME GAME BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND CENTRAL BANK
[...] (SBU) Serbia's National Bank (NBS) Governor has been severely criticized over the relatively mild 3% depreciation of the Serbian dinar since the end of November 2009. The criticism, coming from both businesses and government officials, including most recently the Prime Minister, has fueled fur [...]
2010-01-19 17:06:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ECON EINV SR
10BELMOPAN55BELIZEAN PUBLIC IN AN UPROAR OVER FOREIGN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A comment made by Foreign Minister Wilfred Elrington following a meeting at the Organization of American States (OAS) has stirred widespread discontent among Belizean nationalists, NGO,s, and political leaders. Elrington was quoted as describing Belize,s border with Guatemala as [...]
2010-02-02 20:40:00Embassy BelmopanCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV PREL OAS BH GT
10BERLIN124MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, YEMEN, HONDURAS, SRI
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) State of the Union Address 3. (Afghanistan) London Conference, German Strategy 4. (Yemen) London Conference 5. (Honduras) Lobo Inauguration 6. (Sri Lanka) Outcome of Elections 7. (Iran) Nuclear Program 8. (Germany-U.S.) Germ [...]
2010-01-28 13:54:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF YM HO CE IR GM
10BERLIN139MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, CHINA, IRAN, UK, YEMEN, MIDEAST,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) U.S. Beefs Up Military Presence in the Gulf 3. (China-U.S.) Arms Shipments to Taiwan 4. (Iran) Opposition Movements 5. (UK) Iraq War Inquiry 6. (Yemen) Anti-Terror Measures 7. (Mideast) Goldstone Report 8. (Economic) Davos W [...]
2010-02-01 13:11:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IR CH UK YM XF ECON EU GM
10BERLIN156MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-EU, U.S.-CHINA, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-EU) Fallout from Cancellation of Summit 3. (U.S.-China) Arms Exports to Taiwan 4. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Missile Test 5. (Afghanistan) Karzai, Future Strategy 6. (EU-Greece) Financial Crisis 7. (U.S.) Space Travel 8. (Economic [...]
2010-02-04 14:07:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US CH IR AF EU ECON
10BERLIN164WESTERWELLE ON AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, TAC NUKES
[...] (C) German FM Westerwelle told Amb February 5 that it was important to refocus Afghanistan efforts on civilian reconstruction; that we needed to avoid suggesting German troops engaged in less risk than other countries; that he did not invite Iranian FM Mottaki to Germany or seek a meeting wit [...]
2010-02-05 15:32:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALOTRA MARR NATO PARM PINS PREL PGOV GM AF IR
10BERLIN168MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, UKRAINE, EU, NATO, IRAQ, US.;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Enrichment 3. (Ukraine) Outcome of Elections 4. (EU) Deficit Worries 5. (NATO) Istanbul Defense Ministers Meeting 6. (Iraq) Parliamentary Elections 7. (U.S.) Budget Deficit  [...]
2010-02-08 13:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IR UP EMS UK NATO IQ US
10BERLIN170MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, UKRAINE, EU;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Opposition 3. (Ukraine) Outcome of Elections 4. (EU) Deficit Worries  [...]
2010-02-09 17:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IR UP EU
10BERLIN173MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, EURO, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, UKRAINE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Protests 3. (EU) Euro Financial Crisis 4. (EU) New European Commission 5. (Ukraine) Aftermath of Elections 6. (Sri Lanka) Rising Tensions 7. (Germany-U.S.) GM-Opel  [...]
2010-02-10 13:00:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IR EMS EU UP CE GM
10BERLIN175TEHRAN: OPEN FOR BUSINESS; POLICE ON CHARM
[...] (C) Summary: A European Iran analyst, who travels frequently to Iran, recently returned to Germany from a three-week trip to Tehran during which he met with contacts and attended an Institute for Politics and International Studies (IPIS) sponsored conference in mid January. He noted that th [...]
2010-02-11 12:21:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IR GM
10BERLIN177MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, GREECE-EU, GREECE-EURO, UKRAINE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Iran) Nuclear Program, Opposition 3. (Greece Financial Crisis) Germany, France Rescue Efforts 4. (Greece Financial Crisis) Long-term Prognosis for Euro 5. (Ukraine) Aftermath of Elections 6. (U.S.-Russia) START Talks 7. (U.S.-EU) SWIFT [...]
2010-02-11 15:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IR EMS UP START PTER SF ECON
10BERLIN183MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, MIDEAST, GREECE-EU,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) ISAF Offensive 3. (Mideast) Secretary Clinton in the Mideast 4. (Greece-EU) Stability of the Euro, Goldman Sachs Involvement 5. (U.S.-China) Obama Receives Dalai Lama 6. (EU-U.S.) SWIFT 7. (U.S.) Obama Government  [...]
2010-02-16 12:43:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF XF EMS CH PTER US
10BERLIN189ATHENA -- THE GERMAN GODDESS OF BALLISTIC MISSILE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Bremen-based OHB-System is seeking a partnership with "like-minded" countries to develop and deploy a ballistic missile (BM) early warning/tracking satellite constellation, dubbed Athena, conceptually capable of accurately tracking northern latitude missiles from early launch thr [...]
2010-02-18 12:24:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALETTC PGOV PINR MCAP PREL TSPA FR RS CH GM
10BERLIN190MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-IRAN, U.S.-SYRIA, DUBAI-MOSSAD,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Relations, Dalai Lama 3. (U.S.-Syria) Washington Sends New Ambassador 4. (Dubai) Killing Of Hamas Arms Dealer 5. (Ukraine) Aftermath of Elections 6. (U.S.) New Nuclear Power Plants 7. (EU-Greece) Euro  [...]
2010-02-18 13:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH SY XF UP ENRG EMS
10BERLIN2MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, ANTI-TERROR, PAKISTAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Governance, Cabinet Selection 3. (Iran) Nuclear Conflict 4. (Anti-Terror Fight) Yemen, Guant namo, Security Measures 5. (Pakistan) Attack on Volleyball Game 6. (Islam in European Society) Westergaard Attack 7. Look Back at [...]
2010-01-04 13:16:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC AF IR ZP PK
10BERLIN203MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN-NETHERLANDS, IRAN, EU-GREECE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan-Netherlands) Dutch Government's Fall 3. (Iran) Nuclear Program 4. (EU-Greece) Economic Crisis 5. (U.S.) Justice Department Report 6. (UK) Brown in a Bad Temper  [...]
2010-02-22 13:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR NL IR EMS US UK
10BERLIN21MISSION BERLIN INCORPORATES WOMEN'S ISSUES INTO
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy Berlin's programming on women's issues has focused on a range of themes, including violence against women, discrimination, and raising awareness. The Mission's approach has been to address issues that affect women within our broader agenda and to strengthen our ties to lo [...]
2010-01-07 15:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN XG PHUM GM
10BERLIN8MEDIA REACTION: U.S., AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, MIDEAST, ICELAND,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Obama - Intelligence Services' Meeting 3. (Afghanistan) London Conference 4. (Iran) Ban to Talk to Foreign Institutions 5. (Mideast) New Peace Efforts 6. (Iceland) Government Won't Repay Debts 7. (Defense) A 400 M 8. (Economic [...]
2010-01-06 13:25:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAF IF XF IC EFIN
10BISHKEK51TRANSIT CENTER RENEWAL AND U.S. COMMITMENTS LOOM
[...] (U) See para 18 for action requests. 2. (C) Summary: The U.S. must inform the Government of Kyrgyzstan of its intent to renew the Transit Center agreement for another year by April 14. Since the agreement went into effect in July 2009, U.S.-Kyrgyzstan relations have improved significant [...]
2010-01-20 10:17:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KG
10BOGOTA13Peace Commissioner Lays Out Way Ahead on FARC, ELN
[...] (S/NF) Colombian High Commissioner for Peace Frank Pearl told the Ambassador January 5 that his office is preparing "roadmaps" for the next Administration on how best to pursue peace agreements with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army (ELN). Pearl acknowle [...]
2010-01-07 13:44:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER SNAR PARM ECON CO
10BOGOTA171FIGHT OVER DEMOCRATIC SECURITY: COLOMBIA CONFLICT UPDATE FOR
[...] (C) Despite its weakened state, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) continued to carry out asymmetrical attacks on soft targets and executed several higher profile operations in the fourth quarter of 2009 -- including the kidnapping and execution of the governor of Caqueta and an [...]
2010-02-08 15:22:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPTER MOPS MCAP ASEC PREL PGOV PHUM CO
10BRASILIA16Brazil: Scenesetter - DHS Deputy Secretary Lute visit
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 13:55:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ASEC BR
10BRASILIA55BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY, CN, AND UPCOMING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Institutional Security Office (GSI) Minister General Jorge Felix shared with Ambassador Shannon on February 9 Brazil's top security concerns, which include: assistance and cooperation in Haiti; increased drug trafficking in the region and consumption in Brazil; and security for the [...]
2010-02-18 21:47:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PTER SNAR ASEC BR BL HA DHS KOLY
10BRASILIA59BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH MRE UNDER SECRETARIES FOR
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with Ambassador Shannon February 9, MRE Under Secretaries for Political Affairs I Vera Machado and Political Affairs II Roberto Jaguaribe both focused on concerns that Iranian domestic issues would make a solution to the nuclear issues difficult to achieve. [...]
2010-02-19 22:39:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR CH BR
10BRATISLAVA80SLOVAK PRIME MINISTER FICO ADVANCES H1N1 CONSPIRACY THEORY
[...] (C) Calling the H1N1 influenza pandemic a "game of pharmaceutical companies," Prime Minister Robert Fico declared this week that he "doesn't believe in swine flu" and will not get vaccinated. This is just the latest in a series of occasionally paranoid conspiracy theories asserted by Fico in [...]
2010-02-25 15:21:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KFLU CASC LO
10BRIDGETOWN114BARBADOS - INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR
[...] Summary: Child labor is not an issue in Barbados. Post has found no evidence of exploitative child labor or forced labor in Barbados. The constitution prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including by children, and there were no reports that such practices occurred. The law provides for a [...]
2010-02-08 21:39:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI XL
10BRIDGETOWN88DOMINICA - INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR
[...] Summary: Child labor is not an issue in Dominica. Post has found no evidence of exploitative child labor or forced labor in Dominica. The constitution prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including by children, and there were no reports that such practices occurred. The law provides for a [...]
2010-02-05 19:41:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI XL
10BRIDGETOWN90ST. KTTS - INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR
[...] Summary: Child labor is not an issue in St. Kitts. Post has found no evidence of exploitative child labor or forced labor in St. Kitts. The constitution prohibits slavery, servitude, and forced labor of children, and the Department of Labor effectively enforced this law in practice. There w [...]
2010-02-05 19:44:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI XL
10BRIDGETOWN92ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA - INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED
[...] Summary: Child labor is not an issue in Antigua. Post has found no evidence of exploitative child labor or forced labor in Antigua. The constitution prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including by children, and there were no reports that such practices occurred. The law provides for a m [...]
2010-02-05 20:21:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI XL
10BRIDGETOWN94ST.VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES - INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR
[...] Summary: Child labor is not a significant issue in St. Vincent. Post has found no evidence of exploitative child labor or forced labor in St. Vincent, though there is evidence that minors continue to work in the cultivation of marijuana. The law prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including [...]
2010-02-05 21:18:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI XL
10BRIDGETOWN96ST LUCIA - INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR
[...] Summary: Child labor is not an issue in St Lucia. Post has found no evidence of exploitative child labor or forced labor in St Lucia. The law provides for a minimum legal working age of 16 years. The minimum legal working age for industrial work is 18 years. Child labor existed to some d [...]
2010-02-05 22:32:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI XL
10BRUSSELS176EU INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010
[...] Per reftel, this is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the European Union. Post will email Word versions as instructed in reftel. The statement covers the following categories: --Openness to Foreign Investment --Conversion and Transfer Policies --Expropriation and Compensation --D [...]
2010-02-12 14:48:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR EUN
10BRUSSELS4EU PRESIDENT VAN ROMPUY’S PLANS FOLLOWING
[...] (C//NF) Summary: The Ambassador discussed the Conference of Parties (COP) Conference in Copenhagen and Afghanistan with EU Council Permanent President Herman Van Rompuy over coffee December 23 after delivering the congratulatory letter (reftel) from President Obama. Van Rompuy called the Copenhagen [...]
2010-01-04 13:50:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EU SENV PINR BE
10BUENOSAIRES11(C) WHA A/S VALENZUELA MEETS WITH ARGENTINE OFFICIALS,
[...] (C) Summary: WHA A/S Arturo Valenzuela met with Argentine Cabinet Chief Anibal Fernandez and Acting Foreign Minister Victorio Taccetti during his December 15-17 visit to Buenos Aires. Valenzuela explained the U.S. position on Honduras, exchanged views on other regional developments, and praise [...]
2010-01-08 21:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PHUM AR
10BUENOSAIRES111Argentina: Finance Secretary Says Debt Swap Moving Ahead
[...] (C) Argentine Finance Secretary Hernan Lorenzino expects the GoA's proposed debt swap agreement to be fully approved by international regulatory authorities and ready for launch by mid-March. Noting the recent negative market environment, he said that the exchange might have to go forward without t [...]
2010-02-25 15:32:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL AR
10BUENOSAIRES200Argentina: S/GWI Project Proposals
[...] Summary: A Country of Healthy Women was developed by Liga Argentina de Lucha Contra El Cancer (LALCEC) with support from Embassy Buenos Aires. Argentina has a low awareness rate of cancer risks, the importance of early detection, and treatment possibilities. Research has shown that a lar [...]
2010-02-19 15:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KWMN KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY AR
10BUENOSAIRES242MEDIA REACTION: FALKLAND ISLANDS; 2/24/10; BUENOS AIRES
[...] The Falklands dispute continued to dominate Argentine media on 2/24. Most newspapers picked up remarks made by Assistant Secretary Crowley reiterating U.S. neutrality in the conflict and encouraging Argentina and Great Britain to resolve the issues through direct dialogue. A/S Crowley's cha [...]
2010-02-24 20:55:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR FK
10CAIRO237El Baradei Returns to Cairo
[...] (C) Key Points: -- Thousands of supporters greeted former IAEA Chairman Mohammed El Baradei upon his return to Cairo. Beleaguered leaders of the opposition seem relieved at their ability to muster a show of support for El Baradei and enthusiastic about his potential impact. -- El [...]
2010-02-23 13:42:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
10CARACAS177Opposition Committed to Elections Despite Challenges
[...] (C) Summary. Despite continuing internal rivalries, opposition political party leaders are united on the need to resist Chavez' "provocations" and remain focused on the September legislative elections, where they expect to present a unified candidate slate and to win at least 40 seats i [...]
2010-02-12 15:31:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM VE
10CARACAS219Globovision Owners Acknowledge Defeat; El Nacional On the Ropes?
[...] (S) Summary: In separate meetings with the Ambassador between February 17-19, several of Venezuela's major private media XXXXXXXXXXXX acknowledged that relentless Venezuelan Government (GBRV) pressure against their television and print outlets has threatened to put them out of business. XX [...]
2010-02-23 18:15:00Embassy CaracasSECRETPGOV PREL VE PHUM KDEM
10CARACAS27Venezuela: Chavez Devlaues Bolivar and Creates a Second Rate
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Chavez announced a devaluation of the bolivar (Bs) on January 8. Instead of an official exchange rate of 2.15 Bs/USD, there will be two rates: an "official" rate of 2.6 Bs/USD (a devaluation of 17 percent) and a "dolC!r petrolero" rate of 4.3 Bs/USD (a 50 percent de [...]
2010-01-11 19:07:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN VE PGOV EPET EINV ETRD EAIR CVIS
10CARACAS77CHAVEZ "WANTS TO TALK WITH U.S."; DECLARES HIMSELF A MARXIST
[...] (C) Summary: During his January 15 annual address to the National Assembly (AN) and in subsequent public remarks, President Chavez formally declared himself a "Marxist," criticized President Obama for "serving the interests of the Empire," and affirmed that the Venezuelan government (GBRV [...]
2010-01-25 21:20:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VE MOPS ECON SOCI
10CARACAS81Chavez Proclaims "I am the People" and Demands Absolute
[...] (C) Summary: Pro-government and opposition groups each led large, peaceful demonstrations in Caracas on January 23 to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the fall of the Marcos Perez Jimenez dictatorship. President Chavez joined thousands of his supporters bused in from across the country and [...]
2010-01-26 15:41:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
10CARACAS83Chavez Proclaims "I am the People" and Demands Absolute
[...] (C) Summary: Pro-government and opposition groups each led large, peaceful demonstrations in Caracas on January 23 to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the fall of the Marcos Perez Jimenez dictatorship. President Chavez joined thousands of his supporters bused in from across the country and [...]
2010-01-26 17:16:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
10CARACAS9VENEZUELA: OIL SECTOR STATUS AND FORECAST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: 2009 has been turbulent for Venezuela's national oil company PDVSA. It continues to maintain debt to service companies in excess of $8 billion and issued over $6 billion in new bonds in 2009. Contrary to publically stated plans to invest $17 billion for the year, it invested less [...]
2010-01-06 19:35:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10COLOMBO2OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HAS LITTLE
[...] (C) Summary. The opposition presidential candidate General Fonseka is a military man who has publicly admitted that he has little knowledge of economic issues, and other than clamping down on corruption, he has no apparent economic program. General Fonseka has announced some populist me [...]
2010-01-04 11:39:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALCE ECON PGOV
10COLOMBO67INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2010 - THE MALDIVES
[...] Per reftel, below is the investment climate statement for the Maldives for 2010. (NOTE: Certain Website addresses were split to allow for sending via cable. The report sent in Word format has the correct links.) INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - THE MALDIVES JANUARY 2010 INTRODUCTION [...]
2010-01-29 05:47:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDKTDB OPIC ECON USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV MV
10COPENHAGEN97DENMARK SUPPORTS EUROPE-WIDE APPROACH TO ENERGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Danish Energy Agency (DEA) Deputy Director General Anne Hoejer Simonsen told EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Pamela Quanrud in a February 10 meeting that Denmark continues to pursue energy security as a top national priority, and that greater EU energy interconnection is in Denm [...]
2010-02-19 09:05:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ECIN EPET PREL DA RS XG
10DAMASCUS105VICE FM DEFENDS SYRIA'S "PEACEFUL OBJECTIVES"
[...] (SBU) Vice Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad convened representatives of Western Hemisphere and African diplomatic missions February 4 to review and echo FM Muallim's comments to the press the day before concerning Syria's view of Israeli rhetorical "threats." Muallim separately briefed Arab and [...]
2010-02-04 15:09:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL SY IS
10DARESSALAAM26OVERCROWDING CRITICAL CHALLENGE FOR TANZANIAN PRISONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Severe overcrowding produces poor living conditions in Dar es Salaam's prisons. Our observations indicate food supplies are sufficient, while sanitary and sleeping facilities are clearly inadequate. Remand prisoners at the Segerea Prison, who may wait up to five years for a tr [...]
2010-01-14 12:52:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CASC PGOV PHUM TZ
10DHAHRAN14CALM PREVAILS IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE AS SHIA COMMEMORATE
[...] (S/NF) An atmosphere of calm prevailed during the Islamic New Year as Shia of the Eastern Province celebrated Ashura. Moderate leaders such as Sheikh Hassan al-Saffar drew large audiences to their lectures during the run-up to Ashura, with a particularly strong showing by youth. Contacts note [...]
2010-01-23 08:41:00Consulate DhahranSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL INR SA YM BA
10DHAKA137A MEETING OF MINDS: U/S MCHALE AND FOREIGN
[...] (C) Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Judith McHale and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni discussed opportunities for closer multilateral cooperation, Indo-Bangladesh relations, climate change, and expanded bilateral exchange programs when they met on February 7. Both agreed [...]
2010-02-17 09:50:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO PHUM KDEM SENV BG IN
10DOHA55QATARI PERSONAL DEBT: MANAGABLE - FOR NOW
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 08:43:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN QA
10DOHA70SENATOR KERRY'S MEETING WITH QATAR'S AMIR
[...] (C) Senator Joh Kerry (D-MA),the Chairman of the Senate Foreig Relations Committee(SFRC),joined by Ambassador,P/E Chief, and SFRC staff member Dr. Jonah Blank met February 14 with the Amir of Qatar, Hamad bn Khalifa Al Thani. The meeting took place at Waba Palace, the residence of the Amir [...]
2010-02-23 10:47:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL IR QA
10DOHA71SENATOR KERRY'S MEETING WITH QATAR'S PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) The Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC),Senator John Kerry (D-MA),accompanied by Ambassador, P/E Chief and SFRC staff Frank Lowenstein and Fatema Sumar, met February 13 with Prime Minister (and Foreign Minister) of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ). HBJ [...]
2010-02-24 09:44:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG KPAL IR QA
10DUSSELDORF14NRW Election Chess Game II: Ruettgers Castles His Rook
[...] (U) Summary: North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Minister-President (M-P) Juergen Ruettgers, tried to quickly mend political damage from his party's financing scandal by announcing February 23 his close advisor Andreas Krautscheid as the new NRW Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Secretary-General, th [...]
2010-02-24 17:02:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV GM
10DUSSELDORF16NRW Election Chess Game III: Ruettgers' Rook In Action -
[...] (U) Andreas Krautscheid, the new Secretary General of the North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) Christian Democrats (CDU),testified February 25, in his capacity as Minister for European and Federal Affairs, to a special session of the State Parliament's Main Committee. Krautscheid strongly rejected ac [...]
2010-02-25 16:50:00Consulate DusseldorfUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV GM
10GENEVA138WHO: Report on the 126th Session of the World Health
[...] Summary. The 126th Session of the Executive Board (EB) of the World Health Organization (WHO) met from January 18-23, 2010, in Geneva. This cable reports on the significant outcomes from the Board, including key resolutions forwarded for adoption at the 63rd World Health Assembly (WHA)in May [...]
2010-02-19 10:59:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO WHO
10HARARE202010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ZIMBABWE
[...] Zimbabwe's gross domestic product (GDP) declined by roughly 50 percent over the past decade, possibly the largest peacetime contraction ever recorded. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that GDP shrank by 14 percent in 2008 alone. In July 2008 inflation reached the officially est [...]
2010-01-15 07:25:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC ZI
10HARARE83Conversations with MDC-T Minister-in-Waiting Roy Bennett
[...] (C) MDC-T Finance Chairman Roy Bennett told the Ambassador that while the MDC is good at campaigning, it lacks a cadre of people who know how to run a government. While much of U.S. and other Western support has focused on the party, there is a compelling need for institution building. Apar [...]
2010-02-04 14:45:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ZI
10HELSINKI71AFGHANISTAN: FEW DETAILS ON FINLAND'S INCREASES,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The details and exact duties of Finland's additional military and civilian personnel promised for Afghanistan (details reported in reftel B) are not yet available. MFA Afghanistan Envoy Kalkku responded to Charge's delivery of reftel A points by reiterating the GOF plan to fill i [...]
2010-02-22 15:38:00Embassy HelsinkiCONFIDENTIALAF FI MARR MASS MOPS PREL
10HONGKONG212HK BUSINESSES WARN TREASURY CONFIDENT CHINESE
[...] (C) Begin Summary: Treasury Senior Coordinator for China and the U.S.- China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) David Loevinger led a Treasury and Consulate General team in meetings with Blackstone Asia Chairman Anthony Leung, Credit Suisse Asia CEO Kai Nargolwala, Hong Kong Monetary Autho [...]
2010-02-04 10:07:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON CH HK
10HONGKONG69HONG KONG ANALYSTS' VIEWS ON CHINESE LEADERSHIP,
[...] (C) Summary: China analysts in Hong Kong saw the PRC's provincial leadership reshuffle announced November 30 as a possible preview of the two top contenders for China's sixth generation leadership. They contended Hu Chunhua and Sun Zhengcai, both 46, have a good chance of joining the Politbur [...]
2010-01-13 09:14:00Consulate Hong KongCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CH HK
10ISLAMABAD10 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 04, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-05 03:01:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD148PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: January 22, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 09:19:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD222 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 28, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 11:32:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD252PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 02, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 10:17:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD265 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 03, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 10:34:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD282 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 04, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 10:18:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD313 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 09, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 11:55:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD330 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 11, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-11 11:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD332U.S.-PAKISTAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: A POTENTIAL GAME CHANGER
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: President Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani and Finance Minister Tarin, like many Pakistanis before them, have pleaded with the USG for "trade, not aid." A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan holds substantial opportunity for the Pakistani economy, with small, [...]
2010-02-11 14:30:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PK PREL
10ISLAMABAD380 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 17, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-17 09:00:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD41 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: JANUARY 11, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-11 11:19:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD446 PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 25, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 10:01:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
10JAKARTA10INDONESIAN VIEWS ON ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia has long played a key role in the development of Asia-Pacific regional institutions and will remain an important partner for the United States as these institutions evolve. While they do not seek to balance China in a zero-sum manner, Indonesian leaders do worry that [...]
2010-01-06 10:41:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL XB ID
10KAMPALA83UGANDA: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON KING OF BUGANDA
[...] (C) Summary: The leader of Uganda's largest and most powerful ethnic group told the Ambassador on February 18 that Uganda is slipping toward instability. Buganda King Ronald Mutebi II said he is apprehensive about the February 2011 election, and accused President Museveni of trying to dismantle [...]
2010-02-23 13:38:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM UG
10KATHMANDU45NEPAL NON-COMMITAL ON COPEHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nepal is still considering whether to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord. As one of the countries most affected by climate change, Government of Nepal (GON) officials were annoyed they were not "adequately consulted" in the negotiations. End Summary. Frustration a [...]
2010-01-20 11:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKGKG SENV ENRG XD NP
10KHARTOUM113POLITICAL PLURALISM IS THE REAL END GOAL OF THE APRIL
[...] (C) Summary: Sir Derek Plumbly, the chairman of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC),told U.S. Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan General Scott Gration that political developments in Sudan have been gathering speed over the past several months, leading to a "frenzy of interest" on the groun [...]
2010-02-22 12:33:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALMOPS PINR KPKO ASEC SU CD
10KHARTOUM260DARFUR ELECTIONS UPDATE, PART II: IN WEST DARFUR, A LAME
[...] (SBU) Summary: Abulgasim Imam Al Hajj, the former rebel who was appointed Wali of West Darfur as a reward for signing the Declaration of Commitment (DOC) to the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) in 2006, has no real constituency and has decided not to run in the April 2010 elections. In the race to [...]
2010-02-16 08:02:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR KDEM SU
10KHARTOUM73GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN CONFIRMS SUDAN-CHAD PEACE AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary. On January 17 Government of Sudan (GOS) Presidential Advisor Dr. Ghazi Salah Eddin briefed the Charge on the January 15 agreement between Sudan and Chad to end their proxy war, confirming information conveyed to Embassy Ndjamena by Chadian and UN officials (reftels). Ghazi des [...]
2010-01-18 12:11:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF MARR PHUM PINS LY CD SU
10KIGALI24NSS OFFICIAL WARNS AGAINST NTAGANDA ARREST, CALLS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Joseph Nzabamwita, head of the National Security Service (NSS)'s Department of External Intelligence and Security, on December 14, pressed visiting EU Great Lakes Special Envoy Roeland van de Geer and Deputy to the U.S. Special Advisor for the Great Lakes James Yellin for Western [...]
2010-01-11 16:55:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR PGOV PHUM KAWC KJUS PINS KPKO
10KINGSTON194JAMAICA: IMF STANDBY FACILITY APPROVED
[...] (SBU) After a series of missed deadlines, the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) finally has secured a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). On February 4, the IMF approved a USD 1.27 billion Standby facility for Jamaica, opening the door for a further USD 1 billion in funding from other m [...]
2010-02-08 15:48:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI EAIR IDB IBRD IMF JM
10KUALALUMPUR107POWER STRUGGLES IN PERAK: RULING COALITION WORKING HARD TO REGAIN VOTERS' SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Poloff and Pol Specialist visited the politically turbulent state of Perak from February 1-3. Perak is one of five states won by the opposition People's Alliance (PR) coalition in the March 2008 general elections, but through political defections in February 2009 it subsequently reverte [...]
2010-02-19 09:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KJUS MY
10KUALALUMPUR130SPECIAL 301 KUALA LUMPUR INPUT
[...] (SBU) In 2009 Malaysian IPR enforcement authorities continued to make significant progress in fighting IPR piracy as compared to the previous year. Malaysia also continued its legislative efforts to modernize its copyright laws and come into compliance with various trade commitments, including [...]
2010-02-25 10:00:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR MY
10KUWAIT1GTMO RETURNEE FUAD AL-RABIAH RELEASED BY COURT
[...] (U) In a page-one special, Kuwaiti daily Arab Times reported on December 30 that recent GTMO detainee Fuad Al-Rabiah, who was handed over to the GOK and returned to Kuwait on December 10, was released by a Kuwaiti court on December 29. The article noted that Al-Rabiah, who was arrested in Afg [...]
2010-01-04 12:25:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PGOV PINR KDRG KU
10KUWAIT102GOK WILL NOT ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (C) On January 31st, Econoff followed up on the status of Kuwait's deliberations on associating with the Copenhagen Accord with Captain Ali Al-Haider, the Deputy Director General for Kuwait's Environmental Public Authority (KEPA) (ref B). Al-Haider, the head of Kuwait's interagency climate co [...]
2010-02-04 11:47:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALENRG KGHG SENV KU
10KUWAIT137MOVING TO THE PRESSURE TRACK ON IRAN: KUWAITIS
[...] (U) This is an action message for the Department, please see paragraph X. 2. (C) Summary: Ambassador reviewed February 10 developments in US Iran policy with FM Dr. Shaykh Mohammed Al Sabah, taking the opportunity to note USG concerns about recent high-level Kuwait-Iran exchanges and pr [...]
2010-02-16 06:46:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KU
10KUWAIT142KUWAIT INTERIOR MINISTER SOUNDS ALARM ON IRAN;
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Interior Minister Jaber Al-Khaled Al Sabah told Ambassador February 16 that he is deeply concerned about Iranian actions, particularly in Yemen with the Houthis. A security hard-liner whose views do not always reflect those of the rest of the GoK, Shaykh Jaber suggested Iran [...]
2010-02-17 14:42:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER IR YM KU
10KUWAIT165KUWAIT: SPECIAL 301 REPORT 2010
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting on February 10th, Econcouns informed Ahmed Al-Haroun, the Minister of Commerce and Industry (MOCI),and Sheikha Rasha Naief Al-Sabah, the Director for IPR in the MOCI, about the 2010 301 Special Report review process. Due to the delays in passing a TRIPS-compliant C [...]
2010-02-24 11:01:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ETRD SENV ECON KU
10KYIV228TYMOSHENKO READIES COURT CHALLENGES; REGIONS
[...] (C) PM Tymoshenko, thus far remaining uncharacteristically silent in public, is putting together legal challenges to the February 7 Presidential election result. DPM Nemyria admitted that he did not think the challenges would change the outcome. The Yanukovych camp is negotiating with elemen [...]
2010-02-10 18:08:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV UP
10LAGOS77ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON MEETS WITH LAGOS BUSINESS LEADERS
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary Carson met with Lagos business community leaders on February 7. Per these sources, Governor Fashola of Lagos State is on the verge of being impeached despite bringing new roads, hospitals, and schools to Lagos. The Governor does not pay attention to the patronage netw [...]
2010-02-23 12:34:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ECON SOCI NI
10LAGOS81ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON MEETS WITH LAGOS BUSINESS LEADERS
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary Carson met with Lagos business community leaders on February 7. Per these sources, Governor Fashola of Lagos State is on the verge of being impeached despite bringing new roads, hospitals, and schools to Lagos. The Governor does not pay attention to the patronage netw [...]
2010-02-23 19:30:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ECON SOCI NI
10LAPAZ29BOLIVIA: NEW LAWS INSTITUTIONALIZE MORALES' CHANGE PROJECT
[...] (C) Summary: The GOB is preparing several pieces of legislation to implement the country's new constitution. Judiciary-related laws will "re-found" the country's electoral, supreme, and constitutional courts, and will also define how the now co-equal indigenous and "ordinary" justice systems w [...]
2010-02-02 18:33:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR BL
10LILONGWE80MALAWI HIGHLIGHTS - JANUARY 29
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The following is a compilation of recent highlights from the "Warm Heart of Africa." -- ALL EYES ON MUTHARIKA AS HE DEPARTS FOR AU SUMMIT -- BAIL FOR SAME-SEX COUPLE DENIED AGAIN -- MALAWI'S PARLIAMENT BACK AT WORK -- BUT MCP MP'S PROMPTLY WALK OUT -- WEDDING BELL [...]
2010-01-29 12:19:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EINV AU LY MI
10LJUBLJANA34IRAN: SLOVENIA WILL SUPPORT EU CONSENSUS ON
[...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on February 3 to Tadej Rupel, head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Middle East section. Rupel noted that the EU would likely back tougher measures if the UN Security Council did not adopt stronger sanctions against Iran. The EU does not plan to make an ear [...]
2010-02-10 11:25:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL UNSC IR SI
10LONDON263UK SUPREME COURT DENIES STAY OF DECISION TO QUASH
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The British Supreme Court on February 4 denied a request from HM Treasury to stay the court's January 27 decision to quash part of the UK's terrorist finance regime. Most UK banks have agreed to HMT requests to maintain a freeze until temporary fast-track legislation is in pla [...]
2010-02-04 17:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON KTFN ETTC PTER UN UK
10LONDON313UK ELECTION: HUNG PARLIAMENT LOOKING MORE LIKELY
[...] (C/NF) Summary. Narrowing polling data suggests the increased likelihood of a hung parliament in the UK's next general election, expected May 6. Despite small but sustained leads in the polls, the Conservative Party has not managed to seal the deal with the British electorate and faces the p [...]
2010-02-10 17:14:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV UK
10LONDON360SADC: AF DAS PAGE'S FEB 8 MEETINGS WITH SENIOR UK
[...] (C) Summary. Senior UK Foreign Office (FCO),Department for International Development (DFID),and Number 10 (No10) Africa officials told AF DAS Page during February 8 meetings that de-listing some entities in Zimbabwe was necessary because of timing and in order to maintain EU consensus. They [...]
2010-02-17 12:00:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EAID KDEM ZU SF UK
10LUANDA12CHIVUKUVUKU: UNITA STALWART CHARTS OWN PATH TO
[...] (C) In a January 12 meeting with Ambassador, UNITA stalwart Abel Chivukuvuku said he envisions himself as the future president of Angola. As a first step, he intends to win the presidency of his party at its next congress, in 2011. If this fails, he will leave UNITA to form his own party. [...]
2010-01-13 09:56:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM AO
10MADRID179SPAIN IPR: AUSTR WILSON'S MEETINGS WITH GOS, OPPOSITION,
[...] (SBU) During a February 4-5 visit to Madrid, Assistant USTR for Europe met with government officials, private sector representatives, and an opposition politician to discuss USG concerns over Internet piracy in Spain and the government's legislative proposal. Content industry representatives d [...]
2010-02-16 07:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD EUN SP
10MADRID187A/S VALENZUELA DISCUSSES LATIN AMERICA WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During an excellent and extremely cordial meeting that lasted over two hours on February 1, WHA Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela and NSA-equivalent Bernardino Leon, Secretary General of the Office of the Presidency, discussed prospects for U.S.-Spanish cooperation in Latin America [...]
2010-02-18 16:11:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CU SP
10MADRID218SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GORDON, MARCH 5-9, SPAIN
[...] (U) Embassy Madrid welcomes your visit. U.S.-Spain relations are strong and based on shared global interests, including our association in NATO, the fight against terrorism, and growing economic ties. Spaniards are enthusiastic about President Obama, and the GOS is optimistic about the prosp [...]
2010-02-26 16:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL SP
10MANILA1492010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - PHILIPPINES
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 07:59:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV RP USTR
10MANILA199Philippines Copenhagen Reaction: Government Negotiators
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo and her chief climate envoy Heherson Alvarez have expressed strong support for the Copenhagen Accord and the United Nations (U.N.) negotiating process. President Arroyo moderated the Philippines' pre-Copenhagen climate change position by telling the delegation [...]
2010-01-31 23:32:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON PGOV PREL KGHG RP
10MASERU30EMBASSY MASERU PREPARES FOR 2010 WORLD CUP
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Maseru is preparing for an increase in consular and security workload as a result of the 2010 World Cup games, to be held from June 11 to July 11, 2010, at venues throughout South Africa. Post is collaborating with Mission South Africa on sharing information and strengthening [...]
2010-01-29 09:42:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT CMGT CASC ASEC LT
10MEXICO152Calderon's Environmental Agenda: Policy and Promises
[...] (U) SUMMARY: President Calderon's environmental agenda, released with the 2007-2012 National Development Plan, is organized around an ambitious principle of environmental sustainability. The agenda aims to promote efficient and rational use of natural resources, a competitive economy, and jo [...]
2010-01-15 17:09:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR MX
10MEXICO690Scenesetter for Ex-IM Chairman Fred Hochberg
[...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit comes at a crucial moment in our efforts to deepen our bilateral relationship with Mexico, our third largest trading partner after Canada and China. As we institutionalize our security agenda we will also need to give more attention to the economic and social agenda [...]
2010-02-24 17:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD MX OVIP
10MEXICO79GOM ARRESTS CARLOS BELTRAN LAYVA - AN IMPORTANT PSYCOLOGICAL
[...] (SBU) Summary - After some bad press and a less than expected public approval bounce following the Arturo Beltran Leyva take-down (Reftel A) , the arrest of his brother Carlos Beltran Leyva provided the GOM with a public relations boost and additional motivation for agencies to conduct future [...]
2010-01-25 18:06:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM MX PINR PREL SNAR
10MOSCOW147UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH FIRST DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER SHUVALOV ON ECONOMIC ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: First DPM Shuvalov briefed visiting U/S Burns on Russia's post-crisis economic policy priorities, proposed increased engagement with the U.S. to formulate a work plan for Russia's WTO accession, and reviewed outstanding issues related to the Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakh [...]
2010-01-22 11:02:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL RS
10MOSCOW176NEW POLPRED FOR NORTH CAUCASUS MAKES LANDFALL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 19 Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev fulfilled a promise made during his November 12 address to name a new envoy for the North Caucasus. He carved a new federal district out of the existing Southern Federal Region and named Krasnoyarsk governor Aleksandr Khloponin [...]
2010-01-26 16:49:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM RS
10MOSCOW270RUSSIA STEPS UP MIDDLE EAST ENGAGEMENT WITH ABBAS
[...] (C) Summary: As Moscow seeks to reassert itself in the Middle East Peace Process, the first of three regional leaders, Mahmoud Abbas, visited Russia. (Khaled Mashaal and PM Netanyahu will visit in the coming weeks.) Meeting with President Medvedev and FM Lavrov, Abbas urged Russia to press [...]
2010-02-05 14:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS IS
10MOSCOW337RUSSIAN RELATIONS WITH AN ASSERTIVE UZBEKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings, MFA and Uzbek Embassy officials stressed the positive aspects of Russian-Uzbek relations, including bilateral trade and Uzbek migrant workers in Russia. Uzbek President Karimov is due to visit Moscow in April following intergovernmental talks. Meanwhile, Russian off [...]
2010-02-17 17:42:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UZ RS
10MOSCOW53TRANSNEFT: NO DISCOUNTED OIL TO BELARUS WITHOUT
[...] (C) Transneft International Affairs Advisor Oleg Pilipets told us January 12 the oil dispute with Belarus affects only oil sent to, and not through, Belarus. He said the expiration of a 2007 agreement prevents Transneft from continuing to send oil to Belarus at previous preferential export du [...]
2010-01-12 15:45:00Embassy MoscowSECRET//NOFORNEPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS BO
10MOSCOW54TRANSNEFT: NO DISCOUNTED OIL TO BELARUS WITHOUT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 15:45:00Embassy MoscowSECRET//NOFORNEPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS BO
10MUSCAT103OMAN'S SULTAN QABOOS AND A/S FELTMAN DISCUSS YEMEN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a February 17 meeting with NEA Assistant Secretary Feltman, Sultan Qaboos -- Supported President Saleh and a united Yemen; -- Concurred wholeheartedly with the U.S. analysis and approach to Yemen, especially on the need to maintain pressure on President Saleh; -- Agreed [...]
2010-02-23 06:22:00Embassy MuscatSECRETPREL PTER MU YM
10MUSCAT107A/S FELTMAN WITH OMANI FM - YEMEN
[...] (C) Summary: Discussions about Yemen during a February 17 meeting between Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi (YbA) and NEA Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman revealed that the U.S. and Oman are on the same page regarding both internal politics and external influences. Y [...]
2010-02-24 13:47:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL YM MU
10MUSCAT83IRAN OPENS TRADE OFFICE IN MUSCAT
[...] (SBU) Recent press reporting from Iran noted the imminent opening of an Iranian "trade center" in Oman by January 26, 2010. The reports cite Iranian economic officials as saying that the Iranian government has allocated one billion dollars in loans to set up 20 trade centers worldwide. They no [...]
2010-02-09 12:21:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC MU IR
10NAIROBI11Kenya: Inadequate Witness Protection Poses Painful Dilemma
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 17. 2. (S) Summary: In recent months, post has noted an increased level of intimidation against witnesses to Kenya's late 2007-early 2008 post-election violence. This trend is consistent with security threats against other human ri [...]
2010-01-05 11:40:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPGOV PHUM ASEC KCRM KJUS UG KE
10NEWDELHI152MEDIA REACTION: INDO-PAK RELATIONS, INDIA-SRI
[...] "TENSION BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN," editorial in January 27 right-of-center Urdu daily ETEMAAD: "The US Defense Secretary's recent disclosure about different terror groups in the Afghan-Pakistan region vindicates India's fear that one more attack from Pakistani area is possible. Unfortunatel [...]
2010-01-28 10:10:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
10NEWDELHI188THE BLAME GAME: AG MINISTER ON DEFENSE OVER HIGH FOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary: The national concern about continuing high food prices has grown increasingly political as the allied Congress Party has joined the opposition in criticizing Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Minister of Agriculture Sharad Pawar for failing to stem rising food inflation. [...]
2010-01-29 14:30:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON EAID EFIN ECIN EINV SENV PGOV IN
10NEWDELHI205NSA MENON DISCUSSES PAKISTAN AND CIVIL NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; see paragraph 11. 2. (S) SUMMARY. In his first meeting with Ambassador Roemer as National Security Advisor January 28, Shivshankar Menon asserted that his portfolio would remain "the same" as that of his predecessor. He touched on civil nuclear implementat [...]
2010-02-01 13:48:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
10NEWDELHI334INDIAN VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN: EAGER FOR INCREASED USG COORDINATION, WARY OF PAKISTANI SCHEMING, SKEPTICAL ON R/R
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 22 meeting, YK Sinha -- India's A/S equivalent for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran -- welcomed increased GOI-USG coordination "at all levels" on our respective assistance activities in Afghanistan. He warned the USG not to be drawn into what he characterized as a Pakistan [...]
2010-02-23 13:08:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPREL IN PK AF IR
10NEWDELHI40HATOYAMA AND SINGH ADVANCE BILATERAL SECURITY,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama paid his first visit to India December 27 - 29, continuing the tradition of annual bilateral meetings. The visit focused on security issues and economic ties and produced an "Action Plan to Advance Security Cooperation" that establishes a new seni [...]
2010-01-12 12:09:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM IN
10NIAMEY116Government Again Warns Independent Media
[...] (U) Summary: The Conseil Superieur de la Communication (CSC),the Nigerien media regulatory body and its subsidiary advisory board, the Conseil de Presse, issued strongly worded warnings against the independent media on February 8. The Counseil de Presse recommended that three journalists fro [...]
2010-02-12 09:56:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI KPAO NG
10NICOSIA45CYPRUS ORAMS CASE; EU COURTS MUST ENFORCE RULING
[...] (SBU) On January 20, in a major precedent-setting case, the UK Court of Appeals affirmed the decisions of a Republic of Cyprus court and a lower UK court that found a British couple (the "Orams") guilty of trespassing for having built a holiday home in north Cyprus on land owned by a Greek Cyp [...]
2010-01-26 06:39:00Embassy NicosiaCONFIDENTIALECON PREL CY
10OTTAWA208CANADA 2010 TIP REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 23:32:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CA ELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
10OTTAWA84CANADA POISED TO TIGHTEN CRIME SENTENCING RULES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although PM Harper continues to criticize sentencing provisions in Canada that permit terrorists and criminals, including at least one convicted "Toronto 18" terrorist, to obtain enhanced sentencing credit for time served in pre-trial custody, Parliament actually passed a govern [...]
2010-01-22 20:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER CA
10PARIS109FRANCE'S CURRENT THINKING ON WEST AFRICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The AQIM threat in Africa's Sahel is France's number one priority on the continent, and there are troubling signs that AQIM is trying to expand its area of operations to Nigeria and Senegal, according to the MFA's DAS for West Africa, Laurent Bigot. During a January 27 meeting [...]
2010-02-02 12:30:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER KCOR PINR MOPS MA NG MR NI
10PARIS174SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GATES'S MEETING WITH FRENCH FOREIGN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: At the request of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with French FM Bernard Kouchner in Paris on February 8, 2010. Discussions included how to persuade the Chinese and others to support sanctions against Iran, and the import [...]
2010-02-12 16:56:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS MARR FR IR AF NATO
10PARIS207FRENCH MFA ON RUSSIA, BALKANS, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN,
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: During separate discussions with OSD Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs Alexander Vershbow and EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Spencer Boyer in early February, Roland Galharague, MFA A/S-equivalent for Continental Europe, adopted a defensive posture about the pot [...]
2010-02-22 14:31:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL RS GG SR BK AF IR AM FR
10PRAGUE117PANDURA'S BOX: CORRUPTION SCANDAL LIFTS THE LID ON
[...] (C) Summary: Widespread Czech press reporting of alleged corruption by Czech politicians involved in a billion-dollar contract between General Dynamics' Austrian subsidiary Steyr and the Czech MoD for Pandur armored personnel carriers (APCs) is shaking the political scene. One newspaper's s [...]
2010-02-24 14:40:00Embassy PragueSECRET//NOFORNKCOR PGOV EINV EZ AU
10PRETORIA199SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER JANUARY 25-JANUARY 29
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]
2010-01-29 16:18:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC SF
10PRETORIA224WORLD CUP ANTI-TIP INITIATIVES BY SOUTH AFRICAN
[...] At a January 25-27 "train the trainers" workshop on trafficking in persons (TIP),organized by World Hope South Africa (WHSA) under a grant from State/GTIP (ref A),participants from a dozen civil society groups prepared to step up their anti-TIP outreach in advance of the mid-2010 World Cup [...]
2010-02-02 14:46:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PREF PHUM KTIP SF
10PRETORIA289PRETORIA INPUTS TO THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] Post hereby submits responses to the Department's action request (ref A) for the tenth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, covering the period from mid-February 2009 through mid-February 2010. Following an overview of South Africa's counter-trafficking efforts, and of its unique capa [...]
2010-02-11 12:53:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SF KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD
10PRETORIA290PRETORIA INPUTS TO THE 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-11 12:54:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SF KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD
10PRETORIA395SOUTH AFRICA POLITICAL NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 22-FEBRUARY 26
[...] (SBU) This was written in partnership with the Open Source Center's Pretoria Bureau. The newsletter is open to contributions from officers in the Embassy or in the Consulates who wish to highlight political trends. Contact Madeline Seidenstricker or Jonathan Smallridge for more information, [...]
2010-02-26 13:15:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC KDEM SF
10QUITO101Ecuador's Push for Conditions-Free Foreign Assistance has
[...] (C) Events over the last year demonstrate that the Correa government is intent on exerting as much control as possible over assistance flows and projects in Ecuador, although so far not to the extent of losing assistance Ecuador needs. The GoE's hyper-nationalistic philosophy has economic nati [...]
2010-02-24 20:56:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID ECON EFIN PREL SNAR MARR EC
10RANGOON105BURMA: NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR DEMOCRACY LEADERS ON
[...] (C) During a February 24 meeting with the Charge, National League for Democracy (NLD) Central Executive Committee (CEC) members, including recently released Vice-Chair U Tin Oo, reported they are renewing a request to the Government of Burma (GOB) for the full CEC to meet party leader Aung S [...]
2010-02-25 09:10:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
10RIGA51LATVIA: MORE CHARGES LIKELY AS POLICE CONTINUE PASSPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 21 we met with the Latvian Security Police to discuss a two-year passport fraud investigation. Officials confirmed that 10 suspects have been charged, and more indictments are expected. The Government of Latvia (GOL) confirmed that 144 false identities were created a [...]
2010-01-27 15:48:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCIS PGOV PREL ASEC KFRD KCOR KCRM LG
10RIODEJANEIRO12Rio Radar - January 7, 2010
[...] (U) Rio Radar is a regular compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This report's subjects: NUCLEAR REACTORS REMAIN OPERATIONAL AFTER DEADLY MUDSLIDES 2. (U) Brazi [...]
2010-01-07 17:34:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ASEC HUD OPIC EAIR SOCI BR
10RIYADH160SAUDI INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFERS ASSESSMENT OF
[...] (S) Summary: The Saudi Ministry of Interior briefed visiting NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman on its concerns about regional stability, centering on Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Syria. MOI is concerned that Yemeni leaders do not have a coherent vision for the development of the country, and are instead preoccupied [...]
2010-02-07 14:02:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETPREL PTER PGOV SA
10RIYADH184TWO FACES OF SAUDI ARABIA’S CLIMATE NEGOTIATING
[...] (S) Saudi Arabia is officially still studying the issue of whether to associate with the Copenhagen Accord on Climate Change. Behind the scenes, we understand serious discussions are taking place about which road will best serve the Kingdom's long term interests. On one hand, Saudi Arabia's lead cl [...]
2010-02-12 14:16:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETKGHG SENV EPET ENRG PREL SA
10RIYADH221SAUDI-IRAQI RELATIONS: RIYADH BACK IN THE GAME?
[...] (C) In a surprising move, King Abdullah welcomed former Iraqi PM and current Iraqiyya coalition leader Dr. Iyyad Allawi to his desert encampment near Riyadh on February 20. The meeting, prominently featured in the state media, suggests a change in Saudi thinking about Iraq, and an apparent sh [...]
2010-02-23 13:40:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SA IZ
10RIYADH38SAUDI FOCUS ON PEACE TALKS DURING ABBAS VISIT
[...] (C) FOCUS ON PROSPECTS FOR PEACE: Palestine Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Dr. Mahir Karaki told Pol/Mil Counselor that President Mahmoud Abbas' December 30 meetings with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal focused on restarting Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. Dr. Mahir obser [...]
2010-01-06 11:48:00Embassy RiyadhSECRET//NOFORNPREL KPAL SA EG SY
10RIYADH78DEFENSE MINISTER DECLARES SOUTHERN BORDER CLEARED
[...] (C) News of Houthi fighting has continued to take a back seat to other matters in the Saudi media in recent days. However, Prince Khalid bin Sultan's visit to the troops on January 12 produced several front page articles in local papers that repeated reassuring news that the Saudi military has [...]
2010-01-13 15:08:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS YM SA
10RIYADH93SAUDI-IRANIAN TENSIONS EVIDENT IN
[...] (C) Following a relatively quiet Hajj season, Saudi-Iranian tensions are once again on display. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Saudi FM Saud Al-Faisal traded barbs, with Ahmadinejad criticizing the SAG's role in the Houthi conflict and FM Saud countering that Iran was the one inter [...]
2010-01-19 12:07:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM IR SA
10ROME173SECDEF MEETING WITH ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (SecDef) met with Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini during an official visit to Rome on February 8. On Afghanistan, Frattini was eager to move beyond the London Conference and work to produce practical results for the Afghan [...]
2010-02-12 13:18:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IR
10ROME2092009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR ITALY PART 1
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 12:17:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF
10RPODUBAI37Iran Pursues Cultural Evolution, Not Revolution
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In August 2009, Supreme Leader Khamenei condemned the teaching of Western social sciences and humanities and called for a second cultural revolution. With authorities concerned by the re-opening of universities providing new opportunities to protest the presidential election, Kha [...]
2010-02-15 11:29:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SCUL IR
10RPODUBAI41IRAN POLICE FORCE, LIKE IRGC, ALSO PLAYING PRIVATIZATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Iranian press the 'Naji Gharb' Company under the Mehregan Investment Company,' itself affiliated with the Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) Cooperative, bought 49 percent of the shares of the 'Iran Offshore Engineering and Construction Company' for USD 140 million in a ten [...]
2010-02-22 14:54:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR ECON
10RPODUBAI47IRAN: SPAT BETWEEN POLICE AND IRGC SPILLS INTO PUBLIC VIEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After being abruptly dismissed as Tehran police chief after only fourteen months, Azizullah Rajabzadeh told guests and the media present at his February 22 'retirement' ceremony that the police had played only a minor role in putting down the post-election unrest. Rajabzadeh as [...]
2010-02-24 14:21:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV IR
10SANAA211FEARS OF AL-SHABAAB TIES PROMPT ROYG REVIEW OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The ROYG's recent call for universal registration of all refugees in Yemen has raised fears among African refugees, particularly of Somali origin, that they will be deported due to the ROYG's suspicions of Al-Shabaab support to terrorist elements and to the Houthi rebels in Sa'a [...]
2010-02-02 15:26:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNPREF PTER PREL SMIG PGOV UNHCR SO YM
10SANAA45SALEH STICKS TO HIS CT GUNS, BUT OFFERS A WAY OUT
[...] (S) SUMMARY. After several successful counter-terrorism operations aimed at uprooting an entrenched al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP),President Saleh announced on January 9 that he was willing to negotiate with AQAP members who renounced violence, signaling a return to one of the tactics Sa [...]
2010-01-11 14:05:00Embassy SanaaSECRETPTER PGOV YM
10SANSALVADOR37With ARENA Fractured, Funes is FMLN's Only Rival
[...] (C) Summary: Eight months into the Funes presidency, the GOES can best be characterized as schizophrenic. The part of the government that Funes controls is moderate, pragmatic, responsibly left-of-center and friendly to the USG. The part he has ceded to hard-line elements of the (left-wing) F [...]
2010-01-26 19:14:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRETPREL PGOV ECON ES
10SAOPAULO18Private Sector Optimistic for Brazilian Economy in 2010
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian private sector analysts see a bright economic outlook for 2010 with GDP growth nearing six percent, inflation remaining within target, and strong job creation. Boosted by the enduring impact of GOB stimulus measures implemented to weather the global economic crisis and [...]
2010-01-11 17:10:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL BR
10SAOPAULO44BRAZIL: PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS OF THE BRAZILIAN ECONOMY OVER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Emerging from the global economic crisis, private sector leaders are generally confident that Brazil's economy will continue to grow over the next decade based on strong investment opportunities, stable macroeconomic policies, and favorable demographic and external factors. Neve [...]
2010-01-22 17:02:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR
10SARAJEVO13BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR COMUSNAVEUR FITZGERALD'S
[...] (C) Admiral: Your visit comes as Bosnia's leaders are frustrated and disappointed about their country's lack of progress towards NATO. Bosnia's Presidency and defense leadership feel that Allies unfairly passed up Bosnia in December when they allowed Montenegro to begin a Membership Action Pl [...]
2010-01-05 16:48:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR BK
10SARAJEVO196BOSNIA: MOSTAR BUSINESSPEOPLE WELCOME EU ACCESSION
[...] (C) In a series of discussions in Mostar, businesspeople from both large and small enterprises expressed positive attitudes about the benefits of Bosnia's eventual EU accession, particularly access to new markets and capital. All of the Mostar interlocutors noted a drop in consumer demand in [...]
2010-02-26 14:45:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD ECIN BEXP PGOV EUN BK
10SARAJEVO198BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR THE 2010 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2010 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Patrick Hanish, tel: 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax: 387-33-659-722, e-mail: HanishPN@state.gov. Time spent preparing the repo [...]
2010-02-26 15:41:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
10SEOUL311SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; FEBRUARY 25, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 08:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
10SHANGHAI18CLIMATE CHANGE/CHINA: SHANGHAI THINK-TANK DISCUSSES THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Copenhagen climate change conference exemplified a competition in the "game of global governance," with Europe´s influence waning, and new dynamic between the developing countries (led by China),Europe and other developed countries, and the United States emerging; according to [...]
2010-01-21 08:52:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL ENRG KGHG CH
10SINGAPORE67 SINGAPORE - 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter of the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided via email a Microsoft Word version of the document to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. (SBU) Begin text of Statement: 2010 Investment C [...]
2010-01-19 00:42:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SN
10SOFIA32BULGARIAN SOCCER RECEIVES A RED CARD FOR CORRUPTION
[...] (C) Summary: Since the fall of Communism, Bulgarian soccer has become a symbol of organized crime's corrupt influence on important institutions. Bulgarian soccer clubs are widely believed to be directly or indirectly controlled by organized crime figures who use their teams as way to legitimize the [...]
2010-01-15 12:43:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM KCOR BU
10SOFIA38BULGARIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 07:32:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
10SOFIA39BULGARIA: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Bulgaria - 2010 Investment Climate Statement. A. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Bulgaria has put in place a liberal foreign investment regime, including low, flat corporate and income taxes and competitive incentives to attract high levels of foreign investment. Promising sectors for fo [...]
2010-01-19 07:32:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
10STATE4441CFE: JCG OPENING OF SESSION GUIDANCE AND
[...] (SBU) Russia's ongoing suspension of its CFE Treaty implementation since December 12, 2007 will set the tone for the opening session of the Joint Consultative Group (JCG) in 2010. Russia will likely continue to press for discussion of elements of its May 2009 Aide Memoire in the JCG and NATO- [...]
2010-01-15 17:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PARM PREL KCFE
10STATE6917U/S BURNS DISCUSSES IRAQI POLITICAL ISSUES WITH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: During their January 12 meeting, Under Secretary Burns and Iraq,s Shia Vice President Adel Abd al-Mahdi discussed the importance of holding inclusive national elections on March 7 and expediting the subsequent government formation process. Al-Mahdi noted while the situation i [...]
2010-01-22 23:08:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV IZ SY IR LE
10STATE8675EXBS: DOE/INECP REPORTING CABLE FOR COMMODITY
[...] (U) The Department of Energy,s (DOE) International Nonproliferation Export Control Program (INECP),through funding provided by the Department of State,s Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance (EXBS) Program, conducted Commodity Identification Training (CIT) for Dubai Customs, J [...]
2010-01-28 14:27:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNENRG ETTC KNNP PARM OTR TC
10STOCKHOLM36Swedish Views on Climate Change Post-Copenhagen
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sweden has been encouraging the BASIC countries to inscribe their commitments to the Copenhagen Accord by January 31. Although he is concerned about Chinese back-tracking on verification, Sweden's Climate Ambassador welcomes news he heard that the BASIC countries agreed to sub [...]
2010-01-26 06:05:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV PREL PGOV ENRG SW
10STOCKHOLM64SWEDISH RELIEF EXPERTS PRAISE U.S. EFFORTS IN HAITI
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, the Ambassador met with Swedish relief effort experts from government, academia, and civil society to discuss coordination of assistance efforts in Haiti. The Swedes are currently the sixth or seventh largest international donor to emergency relief efforts in Hai [...]
2010-02-12 08:40:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA SW
10TAIPEI158MAINTAINING AND EXPANDING U.S. INFLUENCE UNDER THE
[...] (C) Summary: Nearly two years after President Ma Ying-jeou took office, the thaw in cross-Strait relations continues apace, with a steady procession of agreements expanding commercial, transportation and other links and an economic cooperation agreement possible later this year. Nonetheless, m [...]
2010-02-10 06:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KDEM PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN EINV MASS MARR
10TAIPEI178 Taiwan IPR: 2010 301 Watch List Submission
[...] (SBU) The Taiwan authorities continued to strengthen intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement over the past 12 months. The specialized IP Court, which began accepting cases in July 2008, adjudicated 1007 cases in 2009. The Legislative Yuan (LY) passed ISP-related amendments to the Copyri [...]
2010-02-22 10:00:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR TW
10TALLINN24EMBASSY HELPS TO REVIVE HIV PREVENTION IN ESTONIAN SCHOOLS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite having the highest HIV infection rate in Europe, Estonia's Ministry of Education and Research (MOER) has not made education on HIV prevention a priority in recent years. In order to draw attention to this issue and help educators share best practices on HIV education, Emb [...]
2010-01-12 15:00:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI EAID KHIV TBIO EN
10TALLINN302010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ESTONIA
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 14:59:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN BEXP ETRD EINV ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR PGOV EN
10TASHKENT101THE OSCE IN UZBEKISTAN: HARD TO TELL WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Norland on February 18, Ambassador Venczel, head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mission in Uzbekistan, said that Uzbekistan's "lack of trust" makes it very difficult for the OSCE to implement many of its local [...]
2010-02-26 10:31:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OSCE UZ
10TASHKENT97Uzbekistan: Submission for 10th Annual Trafficking in
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 09:11:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KTIP KMCA UZ
10TBILISI198GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR 2010
[...] Per reftel, below is Embassy TbilisiQs Investment Climate Statement for submission for 2009. Introduction Since 2004,, the Georgian Government has undertaken an ambitious program to modernize and liberalize its economy. Institutional reforms include restructuring and downsizing governmen [...]
2010-02-17 07:25:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
10TBILISI199GEORGIA: SENATORS MCCAIN, THUNE AND BARRASSO INVESTIGATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senators John McCain (R-AZ),John Thune (R-SD) and John Barrasso (R-WY) met January 10-11 in the Black Sea resort city of Batumi with President Saakashvili and other members of the GoG as well as opposition representatives. They also traveled to Zugdidi near the administrative [...]
2010-02-17 08:41:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL GG
10TBILISI72GEORGIA: TRYING TO WORK WITH TURKEY ON SHIP ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Georgia is willing to negotiate with Turkey to find a way forward on Turkish commercial vessel travel to Sukhumi, but is looking for cooperation from the Government of Turkey to resolve technical issues. The only Georgian redline is that all vessels stop at a port in [...]
2010-01-15 15:20:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MOPS RS TK GG
10TEGUCIGALPA41MODERNIZATION OF HONDURAN PRISONS CONTINUES POST-COUP
[...] (U) Summary: Under the de facto regime which came to power following the June 28, 2009 coup d'etat, implementation of the Ministry of Security's pre-coup prisons reform plan, while delayed, has continued. GOH-funded construction of an administrative segregation annex nicknamed "The Maquila" at [...]
2010-01-15 14:00:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO
10TELAVIV104ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Aftermath of the Earthquake in Haiti 2. Mideast 3. Israel-Turkey Relations: ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media continued to report extensively on the aftermath of the Haiti earthquake and the successful activity of the Israeli [...]
2010-01-19 11:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV140IN DEPTH: DEAD SEA COSMETICS AND SKINCARE INDUSTRY FRAUD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 05:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS ASEC KFRD KCRM CMGT PINR IS
10TELAVIV18ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Anti-Terrorism Efforts 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that yesterday PM Benjamin Netanyahu expressed cautious optimism that talks with the Palestinians will soon resume. "In recent weeks, I've [...]
2010-01-05 11:00:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV227ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iraq ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that two barrels packed with 15 kg. of explosives each washed up on beaches in Ashdod and Ashkelon yesterday, in what Israeli security sources said was a carefully planne [...]
2010-02-02 09:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
10TELAVIV86CODEL HASTINGS DISCUSSES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Rep. Alcee Hastings on January 12, 2010 met with Baruch Bina, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director General for North America, and Nimrod Barkan, head of MFA's Research Division, to discuss regional affairs. The Israelis laid out for Rep. Hastings some of the [...]
2010-01-15 09:53:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KWBG SY IR TU IZ LE JO IS
10TOKYO217 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/03/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 08:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TOKYO65 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01/12/10
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 03:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
10TRIPOLI109TRIPOLI'S CONSULAR LEADERSHIP DAY
[...] Summary: Post's Consular Section spent February 4 in observance of Embassy Tripoli's first-ever Consular Leadership Day, with the theme of "Practicing 360 Degree Diplomacy." Taking the time out from our usual schedule to focus on improving our outreach to the Libyan public and American ci [...]
2010-02-09 14:47:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL LY CMGT
10TUNIS103TUNISIA: MINISTER OF TOURISM SETS A DATE FOR OPEN
[...] (SBU) In a February 4 courtesy call, the Ambassador discussed Tunisia's tourism sector with Minister of Tourism Slim Tlatli. Tlatli reported that the Government of Tunisia (GOT) intends to sign an Open Skies agreement with the United States by November 2011. The Ambassador and the Minister a [...]
2010-02-09 16:08:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EAIR PREL TS
10ULAANBAATAR152010 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 09:24:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR
10ULAANBAATAR162010 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 09:39:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR
10ULAANBAATAR172010 MONGOLIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 09:54:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV KTTB MG OPIC USTR
10ULAANBAATAR272010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement, Part 1 of 3
[...] As requested ref, post provides the 2010 Mongolia Investment Climate Statement. This cable, Part 1, contains sections A.1 through A.3. See septels for sections A.5-A.16. A.1 OPENNESS OF GOVERNMENT TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT In its specific policies, laws, and general attitude, the Government of [...]
2010-01-27 07:58:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON OPIC KTTB USTR MG
10UNESCOPARISFR231 ELECTORAL GROUP ONE MEETING RAISES THORNY ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The first Electoral Group I meeting of the year raised several issues that have the potential to complicate Director-General Bokova's agenda at UNESCO. Another unexpected problem for the U.S. also popped up with Turkey announcing its intention to run for the Executive Board. T [...]
2010-02-25 12:58:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNESCO IS
10UNVIEVIENNA40AUSTRIAN DIPLOMAT SHARES IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S CLAIM
[...] (C) On February 5, former Austrian Ambassador to Tehran Michael Postl (please protect) debriefed Tri-Mission officers on a meeting he had earlier in the week with Iranian President Ahmadinejad's chief of cabinet, Mashaie, at Mashaie's request. On the nuclear issue, Mashaie told Postl that [...]
2010-02-08 12:32:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL AORC IR AU
10UNVIEVIENNA77IAEA TECHNICAL BRIEF ON SYRIA LAYS IT ON THE LINE
[...] (C) At the February 24 technical briefing on the DG's Syria report, the IAEA underscored the need for Syrian cooperation on an increasing number of issues, some involving Syria's failure to report nuclear material under its Safeguards Agreement. In particular, Director of Safeguards Operatio [...]
2010-02-26 17:21:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PARM KNNP IAEA SY
10USNATO64JAN 28, 2010 HLTF: ALLIES CONSIDER BROAD EURO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Allies used the January 28 HLTF and related meetings to touch base on CFE in the wake of the December 2009 NATO and OSCE Ministerials, as well as SYG Rasmussen's mid-December trip to Moscow. Allies welcomed and evinced considerable interest in the information that senior U.S. o [...]
2010-02-10 13:42:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO PARM PREL
10USUNNEWYORK73 FY2010 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Per the request in reftel, USUN has undertaken a thorough review and certifies that ECOSOC, UNICEF and UNDPI have not granted any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes or condones, or seeks the legalization of pedophilia. Mission est [...]
2010-02-09 23:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM SOCI
10USUNNEWYORK97UNSC: MONTHLY MIDDLE EAST DISCUSSION - MEMBERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs Pascoe briefed the Security Council during its monthly meeting on the Middle East on February 18. He emphasized that the two parties were seriously considering Special Envoy Mitchell's proposal to move to proximity talks and sai [...]
2010-02-22 19:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL KWBG UNSC IS LE SY
10VANCOUVER108Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #16
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon February 26, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The inte [...]
2010-02-26 22:39:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER114Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #17
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon February 27, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The [...]
2010-02-27 22:18:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VANCOUVER86Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics: Situation Report #9
[...] (SBU) The following report provides security-related information for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games as of noon on February 19, 2010. Please visit the following link for additional classified reporting: https://nol.nctc.sgov.gov/ng/cgi-bin/nctcHome .cgi?event=Vancouver_2 010. The int [...]
2010-02-19 22:42:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KOLY CASC CA PTER AMGT PINR OVIP
10VIENNA113Nabucco Pipeline Investment Decision by end-2010;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In informal discussions, OMV and Nabucco Company contacts have reiterated their expectation that the consortium will launch the project ("final investment decision") by the 4th quarter of this year, with initial gas deliveries by the end of 2014. The consortium continues to expe [...]
2010-01-29 15:44:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV AU
10WARSAW98OSCE/ODIHR TO S.E. ROSENTHAL: USE ASTANA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials from OSCE's Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in Warsaw told visiting Special Envoy Hannah Rosenthal that high-level U.S. participation in the OSCE High-Level Conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination in June 2010 in Astana would help to r [...]
2010-02-16 15:17:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPHUM OSCE PREL PL
10ZAGREB97PODRAVKA CORRUPTION CASE TIED TO XXXXXXXXXXXX AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The investigation of former Deputy Prime Minister Damir Polancec and the Podravka food company (which is 26 percent state-owned) is uncovering a growing scandal and has now tied Podravka's financing schemes to the XXXXXXXXXXXX. The majority of Podravka's board are under arrest. Prosecu [...]
2010-02-12 11:51:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCOR HU HR
85ALEXANDRIA535 LETTER FROM ALEXANDRIA: RAMADAN I
[...] (CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.) 2. SUMMARY: THIS IS THE FIRST MESSAGE IN A TWO-PART SERIES WHICH DISCUSSES THE JUST-COMPLETED MONTH OF RAMADAN, AND THE ENSUING FEAST PERIOD, IN THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA. ALTHOUGH THE MONTH PASSED WITH THE TRADITIONAL GAIETY, THIS YEAR THE MUSLIM HOLY MONTH OF [...]
1985-06-30 11:24:00Consulate AlexandriaCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PINS EG
85BEIRUT2659TURKEY: PROMINENT KURDISH INTELLECTUAL URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR TURKISH DEMOCRATIZATION, RAPPROCHEMENT WITH NORTHERN IRAQ
[...] Summary: (C) In a meeting with Adana PO, prominent Kurdish author Mehmet Uzun urged the U.S. to establish a permanent military presence in Northern Iraq to protect the democratic advances of the KRG, which he believes will catalyze liberalization elsewhere in the region. He discounted the pro [...]
1985-05-07 10:26:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL LE
86ANKARA9130 ISTANBUL SYNAGOGUE ATTACK: PRESS COVERAGE
[...] THIS MESSAGE INCLUDES USIS CURRENT MEDIA REACTION. 2. SUMMARY: IN PRESS COVERAGE, EDITORIALS AND PUBLIC STATEMENTS TURKISH REACTION TO THE BOMBING OF NEVE SHALOM SYNAGOGUE IN ISTANBUL HAS BEEN ONE OF SHOCK AND HORROR - AND CAUTION. THE PRIME MINISTER "DAMNED" THE ATTACK AS "BACKSTABBING [...]
1986-09-08 14:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TU
86BOGOTA9347PROSPECTS FOR COLOMBIA'S GUERRILLA WAR
[...] No summary [...]
1986-07-08 23:29:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALCO KPRP MILI PINS PTER
86ISLAMABAD1587KHAMENEI'S VISIT: RESURGENCE OF SHIA EXTREMISM?
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: THE SUCCESSFUL (FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE) VISIT OF KHAMENEI TO PAKISTAN HAS BOOSTED THE MORALE OF THE RADICAL SHIA GROUPS HERE. APPARENTLY FLUSH WITH NEW FUNDS, THE SHIAS HAVE BEGUN MAKING COMMON CAUSE WITH THE ANTI-GOP, ANTI-US OPPOSITION, PARTICULARLY [...]
1986-01-23 09:28:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV PK
88BEIJING25961CIVAIR: AIR MONGOLIA - THE "DO IT YOURSELF"
[...] SUMMARY: THE RECENTLY INAUGURATED WEEKLY AIR MONGOLIA NON-STOP SERVICE BETWEEN ULAANBATAAR (U-B) AND BEIJING APPEARED TO US, AT FIRST BLUSH, TO BE SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF MANNA FROM HEAVEN. PRIOR TO THE EXISTENCE OF THIS FLIGHT, TRAVEL BETWEEN BEIJING AND U-B REQUIRED A 36 HOUR (ONE-WAY) [...]
1988-09-01 23:57:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR CH MG OTRA ATRN
88STATE34351LIBYA: THE VIEW FROM QADHAFI'S BACK PORCH
[...] C - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF STATE 14270 TO CAIRO (DATED JANUARY 16, 1988) REPEATED FOR YOUR INFO. BEGIN TEXT. 3. QADHAFI IS MAKING SOLID GAINS IN THE MAGHREB. HIS RAPPROCHMENT WITH ALGERIA IS BEARING FRUIT--THOUGH NOT YET THE FULL-BLOWN UNION HE IS SEEKING. THE PROCESS [...]
1988-02-04 06:32:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL NG MR
89CAIRO16206MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: DEFANGED BUT REHABILITATED
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: TWO YEARS AGO, MUBARAK BET THAT BY ADMITTING THE OUTLAWED MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB) TO THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY, THE GROUP WOULD BE COOPTED AND THUS UNDERMINED AS THE CATALYST OF AN ISLAMIC OPPOSITION MOVEMENT. NOW, THE BET IS PAYING OFF: THE MB HAS G [...]
1989-07-20 17:43:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINS KPRP EG
89KADUNA1532 NIGERIA: THE DYNAMICS OF PARTISAN POLITICS:
[...] SUMMARY: DURING A WEEK-LONG TRIP TO BENUE AND GONGOLA STATES, CONGEN QUERIED BUSINESSMEN, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, FORMER MINISTERS OF GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SERVANTS, AND TRADITIONAL TITLEHOLDERS ABOUT PRESIDENT IBRAHIM BABANGIDA'S HISTORIC DECISION TO REGISTER TWO POLITICAL PARTIES OF HIS OWN CRE [...]
1989-10-19 17:05:00Consulate KadunaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR NI
89KUWAIT3922 THE MERCHANT FAMILIES LOSE GROUND TO
[...] CONFIDENTIAL -- ENTIRE TEXT. - ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. THE 1980'S HAVE WITNESSED A GRADUAL REALIGNMENT IN THE BALANCE OF POWER AMONG KUWAIT'S FOUR MAJOR FAMILY GROUPS: THE RULING AL-SABAH, THE SUNNI AND SHIA MERCHANT ARISTOCRACIES, AND THE JENAAT (IRAQI-ORIGIN SUNNI). THE AL-SABA [...]
1989-08-01 11:32:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALKPRP SOCI ECON EFIN PGOV KU
90CAPETOWN97 ESSA MOOSA TALKS ABOUT MANDELA AND OTHER TOPICS
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. -------- SUMMARY -------- 2. ATTORNEY ESSA MOOSA WHO SPOKE WITH HIM LAST WEEK, SAYS MANDELA FULLY EXPECTS THAT ON FEBRUARY 2 DE KLERK WILL ANNOUNCE THE UNBANNING OF THE ANC, PAC AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, THE LIFTING OF THE STATE OF EMERGENCY, THE RETURN OF PO [...]
1990-01-17 15:12:00Consulate Cape TownCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SF
90JERUSALEM3430FATAH AND HAMAS CLAIM RECONCILIATION
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: FOLLOWING TWO MONTHS OF CLASHES AND ACCUSATORY LEAFLETS, HAMAS AND FATAH HAVE ISSUED A COMMUNIQUE ANNOUNCING THEIR RECONCILIATION. THE LEAFLET, WHICH CLAIMS TO SPEAK ALSO FOR THE UNLU, CALLS FOR CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE TO SOLVE DIFFERENCES, RESPECT F [...]
1990-09-25 12:17:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKPAL KISL PINS IS
90KUWAIT4520 TFKU01: SIDEBAR TO HISTORY OF THE INVASION - AN
[...] SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2. FRENCH CHARGE' D'AFFAIRES TOLD DCM AUGUST 9 THAT TARIQ REZOUQI, KUWAITI AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE AND MEMBER OF THE KUWAITI DELEGATION TO THE JEDDAH SUMMIT HAS CONFIRMED TO THEM THAT THE IRAQIS WENT TO JEDDAH INTENT ON THE SUMMIT'S FAILURE. ACCORDING TO REZOUQI, THE KU [...]
1990-08-09 18:29:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV KU IZ
90KUWAIT4871TFKU01: CONTACT WITH KUWAITI RESISTANCE
[...] EMBASSY RECEIVED A FAX THIS MORNING, AUGUST 28, FROM "A KUWAITI CITIZEN" PROPORTING TO REPRESENT THE KUWAITI RESISTANCE. THE FAX WAS ON LETTERHEAD FOR "TECHNICAL CENTRE FOR COMPUTER CONSULTING AND SERVICES". PAGE TWO OF FAX WAS ON LETTERHEAD OF "UNIVERSAL BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC CONSULTANT". NEI [...]
1990-08-28 12:12:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETPREL PGOV KU IZ
90MADRAS1249 KARUNANIDHI: IS THE TAMIL NADU CHIEF MINISTER
[...] C - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: CHIEF MINISTER KARUNANIDHI'S OBVIOUS TILT TOWARDS THE LTTE IS GENERATING WIDESPREAD CONTROVERSY AND DISMAY IN TAMIL NADU, PARTICULARLY IN LIGHT OF THE DMK LEADER'S STRAINED RELATIONS WITH THE TIGERS IN THE PAST. SINCE DECEMBER, AND ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST TWO M [...]
1990-04-17 07:53:00Consulate ChennaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF IN CE
90MOGADISHU11232DECEMBER 22, 1990 MEETING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
1990-12-24 09:54:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SO
90MOGADISHU11295DECEMBER 27, 1990 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT SIAD BARRE
[...] No summary [...]
1990-12-27 15:09:00Embassy MogadishuCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR SO
91CAIRO12383 THE GREAT SHAYKHS: THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD AND
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. POLITICAL ISLAM IN EGYPT IS GENERALLY DIVIDED INTO ESTABLISHMENT ISLAM REPRESENTED BY THE RELATIVELY MODERATE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD (MB),AND THE RADICAL FRINGE REPRESENTED BY OMAR ABDURRAHMAN AND COMPANY. THESE GROUPS COMPETE FOR RECRUITS, STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF THE [...]
1991-07-11 15:16:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPINR KISL PINS KPRP EG
91MOSCOW10336GAMSAKHURDIA CONTINUES TO CHALLENGE MOSCOW
[...] No summary [...]
1991-04-10 09:23:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL SOCI UR
92ZAGREB2173 CYGOOL: HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA-
[...] (U) THIS IS ONE IN A SERIES OF REPORTS OF SPECIFIC AND GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA (B-H) BASED ON PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH THE SUBJECTS NAMED. THE SUBJECTS IN THIS REPORT AGREED TO SPEAK ONLY AFTER RECEIVING ASSURANCES THAT THEIR NAMES WOULD NOT/NOT BE USED PUBLICLY F [...]
1992-10-27 16:00:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF HR
93PHNOMPENH577HOR NAMHONG VIEWS THE FUTURE
[...] (C) - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY. SOC FOREIGN MINISTER HOR NAMHONG TOOK ME ASIDE DURING UNTAC'S DONORS REVIEW MEETING ON REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT FEBRUARY 25. AFTER ASKING ABOUT THE CORE GROUP MEETING ON CAMBODIA, HE TOOK THE INITIATIVE TO SPEAK FRANKLY ABOUT THE SITUA [...]
1993-02-25 09:04:00Embassy Phnom PenhCONFIDENTIALKDEM UNTAC CB
93PRETORIA5586 FIGHTING PERCEPTIONS AND SUBSTANCE: THABO MBEKI
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. AMBASSADOR CALLED ON ANC INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR AND SENIOR NEGOTIATOR THABO MBEKI APRIL 23 TO OBTAIN A READOUT ON THE STATE OF PLAY IN THE NEGOTIATIONS. MBEKI WAS CONFIDENT THAT AGREEMENT CAN BE REACHED ON A DATE CERTAIN [...]
1993-04-27 10:24:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SF
94AMMAN12970 THE PUBLIC FACE OF HAMAS IN JORDAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY HAMAS SPOKESMAN IN JORDAN IBRAHIM GHAWSHAH REFRAINED FROM PRAISING THE OCTOBER 19 TEL AVIV BOMBING BUT HAS PREDICTED THAT HAMAS WILL CONTINUE TO UNDERTAKE SUCH OPERATIONS. DESPITE HIS WILLINGNESS TO OBLIGE THE MEDIA WITH THE KIND OF FLAMBOYANT RHETORIC THAT MAKES A GOOD STORY, G [...]
1994-10-24 11:28:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV KPAL KISL JO XF KWBG
94BEIRUT5863 (S)ELECTING A LEBANESE PRESIDENT IN 1995: A
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. SUMMARY: VIRTUALLY EVERY PROMINENT MARONITE POLITICAN IN LEBANON (AND IN PARIS) HOPES TO SUCCEED PRESIDENT HRAWI, WHOSE TERM IS SET TO EXPIRE IN NOVEMBER 1995. FURIOUS JOCKEYING HAS BEGUN, AND A DIZZYING ARRAY OF POSSIBLE SCENARIOS EXISTS, BEGINNING WITH AN E [...]
1994-11-09 09:45:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL PHUM KISL KPRP LE
95COLOMBO1476 JOURNEY TO JAFFNA: THE LTTE VIEW OF THE
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1989, AN OFFICIAL AMERICAN VISITED THE LTTE-DOMINATED JAFFNA PENINSULA. POLOFF WAS PART OF A FACT-FINDING VISIT BY DIPLOMATS FROM TWELVE WESTERN MISSIONS WHICH WAS ORGANIZED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE [...]
1995-03-15 12:25:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREL CE
95LONDON8776 NORTHERN IRELAND PEACE PROCESS "CRISIS"
[...] (U) PARAGRAPHS CLASSIFIED AS MARKED. OADR FOR FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INFORMATION. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) SINN FEIN LEADERS HAVE AUTHORITATIVELY RULED OUT ANY DECOMMISSIONING OF WEAPONS -- EVEN A SYMBOLIC GESTURE -- UNTIL THE SHAPE OF AN ACCEPTABLE POLITICAL SETTLEMENT IS CLEAR, AND HAVE DE [...]
1995-06-21 18:00:00Embassy LondonSECRETPGOV PREL PINS UK EI
96HAVANA5288 FIDEL CASTRO TURNS 70
[...] CLASSIFIED BY MICHAEL G. KOZAK, PRINCIPAL OFFICER REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY: FIDEL CASTR0 CELEBRATED HIS SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY AUGUST 13 AMID CHILDREN AND T0P REGIME OFFICIALS IN A PARK FACILITY OUTSIDE HAVANA. DESPITE CASTROS DENIALS OF A CULT OF PERSONALITY, THE GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLE [...]
1996-08-16 13:00:00US Interests Section HavanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CU
96NAIROBI6573 SUDAN: FOREIGN MINISTER ON CIVIL WAR, TERRORISM
[...] CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR TO SUDAN TIMOTHY CARNEY. REASON 1.5(D). 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. THE SUDANESE FOREIGN MINISTER REAFFIRMED TO ME MAY 10 THAT KHARTOUM HAS MADE A DECISION THAT TERRORIST GROUPS MUST GO AND IS WORKING TO COMPILE MEMBERSHIP LISTS. HE BELIEVES RENEGADE SAUDI TER [...]
1996-05-14 13:20:00Embassy NairobiSECRETPREL PTER PINS PINR EAID UN SU
97ALGIERS734 ALGERIA'S HAMAS PARTY: A WINNING ORGANIZATION?
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR RONALD NEUMANN, AMEMBASSY ALGIERS, REASON 1.5 D. 2. (C) SUMMARY: IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE FOCUS IN ISLAMIST POLITICS HERE HAS SHIFTED TO THE LEGAL ISLAMIC PARTY HAMAS (N0 RELATION TO PALESTINIAN HAMAS) AWAY FROM THE BANNED ISLAMIC SALVATI0N FRONT (FIS). [...]
1997-02-25 12:57:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL AG
97AMMAN5383THE ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT: SOMETIMES A PLATFORM IS MORE
[...] CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR ROBERTA NEWELL FOR REASON 1.5 (D). 2. (U) SUMMARY: A COMMON REFRAIN AMONG OBSERVERS OF JORDAN'S ISLAMIC ACTION FRONT (IAF) IS CONDEMNATION OF THE INFURIATINGLY VAGUE NATURE OF THE PARTY'S POLITICAL PLATFORM. AN OPPONENT OF THE PEACE PROCESS AND A VOCAL [...]
1997-06-05 13:40:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINR PTER JO
97BANDARSERIBEGAWAN822ASIAWEEK'S "BRUNEI FUN?" ARTICLE
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A LONG ARTICLE ENTITLED "BRUNEI FUN?" APPEARED IN THE SEPTEMBER 12 ISSUE OF ASIAWEEK MAGAZINE. IN THE ARTICLE, SENIOR ASIAWEEK CORRESPONDENT ROGER MITTEN, EXAMINES CURRENT TRENDS IN BRUNEI SOCIETY, POLITICS, CULTURE, AND THE BRUNEI ROYAL FAMILY. THE CONTEXT OF THE AR [...]
1997-09-19 08:44:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI BX
98ADDISABABA6302 MELES ON NEXT STEPS: LET THINGS EVOLVE NATURALLY
[...] (C) PRIME MINISTER MELES TOLD CHARGE AUGUST 8 THAT THE U.S. STATEMENT AGAINST EXPULSIONS OF ERITREANS, COMBINED WITH REPORTS THAT THE U.S. TOLD ISAIAS THAT ETHIOPIA IS TOO FRAGILE TO COMPROMISE, REFLECT ANTI- ETHIOPIA BIAS WITHIN INFLUENTIAL USG CIRCLES. ACCORDINGLY, WE SHOULD PERHAPS BACK OF [...]
1998-08-10 16:35:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS PHUM ET ER
98BRUSSELS2939 U.S.-EU TROIKA: TERRORISM
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY WILLIAM R. REGAN, USEU. REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D). ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) THE MAY 7 U.S.-EU TROIKA DISCUSSIONS ON TERRORISM COVERED THE WATERFRONT, BUT SPECIAL ATTENTION WAS PAID TO THE EU'S RELATIONS WITH IRAN, WHERE IT PLEDGED CONTINUED VIGILANCE, AND ITS [...]
1998-05-12 12:02:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL EUN KPAL IS PINR
98CARACAS2912AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH HUGO CHAVEZ
[...] (C) CORRUPT POLITICIANS, FAILED INSTITUTIONS, AND POPULAR DESPAIR CHARACTERIZE VENEZUELAN POLITICS, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HUGO CHAVEZ TOLD AMBASSADOR DURING A SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING. CHAVEZ SAID HIS CANDIDACY REPRESENTS THE LAST HOPE OF A FRUSTRATED AND DESPERATE PEOPLE. THE SUCCESS OF HIS PR [...]
1998-09-25 23:17:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON MARR VE
99JAKARTA4282XANANA GUSMAO TO BE RELEASED SEPTEMBER 7
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMB. J. STAPLETON ROY; REASON 1.5(D). 2. (C) SUMMARY. THE INDONESIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS TO RELEASE XANANA GUSMAO ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. ALTHOUGH THE INDONESIAN PLAN IS TO RETURN HIM TO EAST TIMOR ON THAT DAY, THE BRITISH (AND WE) CONSIDER THAT COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND AR [...]
1999-09-06 11:59:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINT MOPS UN PO ID
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