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09SUVA282	MELANESIAN SPEARHEAD GROUP LEADERS TO MEET FIJI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Papua New Guinea (PNG) High Commissioner Peter Eafeare warns that the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) meeting planned for July 10 must reaffirm directly to Fiji strongman Bainimarama MSG support for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) position regarding Fiji. Otherwise, MSG retreat [...]	2009-07-06 05:25:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM FJ

09SUVA330	12th Pacific Roundtable for Nature Conservation Meets in [...] Summary: The Pacific Roundtable on Nature Conservation held its 12th annual Meeting in Honiara, Solomon Islands from June 27 to July 3. The meeting focused on improving roundtable support to countries in implementing their national nature conservation strategies. It adopted a monitoring framew [...]	2009-08-11 00:33:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID BP XV
09SUVA346	SCENE-SETTER FOR PACOM VISIT TO TONGA [...] (C) Your visit to Tonga comes at a time when the benefits of our increased engagement are coming to fruition. This past year, the Tonga Defense Service (TDS) completed a successful deployment to Iraq. The U.S. Navy,s Pacific Partnership 2009 mission took place in July. This joint effort wa [...]	2009-08-31 04:35:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TN FJ PGOV PHUM
09SUVA347	Shiprider Agreement Nets Four Million Dollars for Kiribati [...] The High Court of Kiribati advised Deputy Chief of Mission Pruett on August 27 that it had upheld AUD 4.7 million (USD 3,967,743 million) of a lower court's judgment of AUD 5.1 million in fines against a fishing company for unlicensed fishing near Kiritimati (Christmas) Island in the Northern [...]	2009-09-01 03:47:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV PREL KR
09SUVA386	SEMI-ANNUAL COUNTRY FRAUD SUMMARY REPORT - EMBASSY SUVA [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS The countries in Suva's diverse consular district (Fiji, Tonga, Nauru, Kiribati, and Tuvalu) are small and remote nations with struggling economies. Political uncertainty in some of these island states contributes to their respective economic instability. Fiji's military [...]	2009-09-30 21:01:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CVIS CMGT CPAS KFRD FJ
09SUVA73	Ambassador McGann Presents Credentials in Nauru and Tuvalu [...] On February 6-8, 2009, Ambassador C. Steven McGann traveled to Nauru to present his credentials to President Marcus Stephen. During his time in Nauru, the Ambassador met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister for Commerce, Industry & Resources, Minister for Transport, Minister for Heal [...]	2009-02-26 05:17:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT PGOV PREL ODIP FJ
09SUVA82	PRC VICE PRESIDENT XI'S VISIT TO FIJI [...] (SBU) Summary. The recent stop-over in Fiji of China's Vice President Xi Jinping enroute to his Latin America visits provided Beijing an opportunity to strengthen incrementally its growing economic, security, and political relationship with Suva. For Fiji's interim government (IG),the timin [...]	2009-03-05 03:49:00	Embassy Suva	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID FJ CH
09SUVA96	FIJI'S RULE OF LAW IN "DIRE STRAITS" [...] (U) Summary: The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) released a report entitled "Dire Straits: A Report on the Rule of Law in Fiji" on March 3. The IBA completed the report despite being banned from visiting Fiji by the Interim Government (IG). The report concludes [...]	2009-03-15 20:14:00	Embassy Suva	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL FJ
09SYDNEY60	FORMER OPPOSITION LEADER COMMENTS ON RUDD AND AN [...] (C/NF) Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has taken a tactical, rather than strategic approach to the economic crisis, according to former opposition leader Brendan Nelson. As a result, Nelson predicts Rudd will back off of other strategic efforts, like the proposed emissions trading scheme and defen [...]	2009-03-13 05:01:00	Consulate Sydney	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR MASS AS
09TAIPEI10	TIBETANS END SIT-IN, TAIWAN TO ISSUE TEMPORARY [...] (C) Summary: A group of 107 ethnic Tibetans, who ended their 24-day outdoor sit-in on January 1, are now waiting for temporary residence permits that the government has promised to issue on January 9. The Tibetans arrived in Taiwan at different times since 2002, generally bearing travel docum [...]	2009-01-06 11:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREF PREL TW
09TAIPEI1004	POLITICAL HEAT RISING IN WAKE OF TYPHOON MORAKOT [...] (C) Summary. Vice Foreign Minister Andrew Hsia became the first political victim of Typhoon Morakot, stepping down to accept responsibility for his Ministry's initial decision to refuse international aid. Members of Taiwan's opposition party- and some ruling party legislators - are calling fo [...]	2009-08-18 10:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR AEMR PGOV XE TW
09TAIPEI1005	MORAKOT SITREP 6: HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY PASSES, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The death toll from Typhoon Morakot has hit 127, with an additional 522 deaths likely to be confirmed in the coming weeks. Taiwan is moving into a second phase of disaster response, with operations focusing on sheltering and relocating victims. USAID/OFDA Acting Regional Advi [...]	2009-08-18 23:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI1011	MORAKOT SITREP 7: RELIEF EFFORTS MAKING HEADWAY AS [...] (SBU) Summary. The death toll from Typhoon Morakot has risen slightly, but is likely to more than double at some point in the near future as more than 400 missing persons are unaccounted for in areas buried by mudslides. Rescue and evacuation efforts are largely complete and restoration of w [...]	2009-08-19 10:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI1013	MORAKOT SITREP 8: TAIWAN SHIFTING FOCUS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The typhoon death toll stands at 141, with 440 individuals listed as missing. Services such as water, communications, and electricity have been restored to nearly 100 percent of affected households. The Central Emergency Operations Center is standing down, and will be replac [...]	2009-08-20 08:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI102	TAIWAN CDC DIRECTOR ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT ON IHR [...] (C) Summary. During a January 22 press conference, Taiwan,s CDC Director announced an agreement to give Taiwan a direct point of contact with the WHO to implement the International Health Regulations (IHRs). Taiwan officials privately expressed appreciation for U.S. coordination at the recent [...]	2009-01-23 04:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	WHO PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1029	CODEL BERMAN'S AUGUST 20-22 VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan officials expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance in response to Typhoon Morakot during the August 20-22 visit of CODEL Berman. President Ma Ying-jeou and opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen both underscored the importance of U.S. security commitments to Taiwan, including th [...]	2009-08-25 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP OVIP MASS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM TW CH
09TAIPEI1039	PRESIDENT MA WELCOMES DALAI LAMA VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. President Ma approved in principle a visit by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan during the week of August 31-September 3. Earlier in the week, Kaohsiung Mayor (and the opposition DPP Party's most senior elected official) Chen Chu invited the Dalai Lama to come to Taiwan to offer comfort t [...]	2009-08-27 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL TW CH IN
09TAIPEI1042	PRESIDENT MA STRUGGLES TO RECOVER POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou is working full time to regain his political footing after widespread criticism he reacted far too slowly to Typhoon Morakot. With opinion polls showing a precipitous decline in his popularity, Ma went to the worst-hit villages to console victims, apologize [...]	2009-08-28 00:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR AEMR PGOV XE TW
09TAIPEI1043	BROAD PUBLIC, OPPOSITION SUPPORT FOR U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Officials, academics and other AIT contacts associated with the ruling KMT party, as well as Taiwan's opposition, voice support for an extradition agreement with the United States. Media and public opinion polling also suggests that pursuing an agreement will be relatively non- [...]	2009-08-28 04:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS KCRIM TW
09TAIPEI1065	FOREIGN MINISTER URGES PROGRESS ON BILATERAL TIES, [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan hopes the restoration of mutual trust in the bilateral relationship will result in concrete progress on bilateral issues, Foreign Minister Ou Hong-lien told the Director during their introductory meeting. The Director said the United States also wants to deepen the relatio [...]	2009-09-01 10:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS ECON ETRD EAIR SENV UNGA TW US
09TAIPEI1069	H1N1 HIGHLIGHTS TAIWAN'S SHORTCOMINGS IN RISK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. H1N1 has caused five deaths in Taiwan, and although the illness' trajectory is not atypical relative to other areas with outbreaks, more severe cases and deaths are expected in the coming months. Taiwan has placed an order for Tamiflu and an H1N1 vaccine from Swiss sources, an [...]	2009-09-02 08:45:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO XE TW
09TAIPEI1106	OPPOSITION LEADER: DPP SUPPORT WILL GROW AS RULING [...] (C) Summary. Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director on September 10 she anticipated no policy shifts under President Ma Ying-jeou's new Cabinet and predicted the new Premier would have a tough time managing the executive branch. The ruling Kuomint [...]	2009-09-11 07:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW
09TAIPEI1109	LIFE SENTENCES FOR FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN, FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary. The Taipei District Court on September 11 convicted former President Chen Shui-bian and his wife Wu Shu-jen on multiple corruption charges including embezzlement, money laundering, and bribery. The presiding judge handed down life sentences for both and $16 million in fines. [...]	2009-09-11 10:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1111	TAIPEI MAYOR SUPPORTIVE OF NEW OFFICE COMPOUND [...] (C) Summary: The Taipei municipal government would ensure that land adjacent to the New Office Compound (NOC) site would be available should AIT want to expand the project, Mayor Hau Lung-bin told the Director at their introductory meeting on September 11. Hau said he already had stopped plan [...]	2009-09-14 08:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ABLD CH TW
09TAIPEI1112	FORMER PREMIER SAYS OPPOSITION PARTY HAS A CHANCE [...] (C) Summary. Former Premier Su Tseng-chang told the Director on September 14 he was optimistic the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) could return to power by regaining the people's confidence. The former DPP chairman criticized the current party leader as ineffective and hinted he wanted to [...]	2009-09-15 07:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PG TW PGOV
09TAIPEI1121	DPP HEAVYWEIGHT FRANK HSIEH: OPPOSITION MUST CHECK [...] (C) Summary. The opposition needed to play an oversight role in Taiwan politics, given KMT dominance of the executive and legislative branches, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) former Presidential candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director during their introductory meeting. In particular, the D [...]	2009-09-16 09:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1125	Taiwan Telecom: Carlyle Sells Kbro to Taiwan Mobile [...] (SBU) Taiwan Mobile Company announced September 16 it will spend NTD 32.8 billion (USD one billion) to buy Kbro Company, Taiwan's second-largest cable TV system operator, from the Carlyle Group. Taiwan mobile will be the market leader among cable TV system operators, providing service to one-th [...]	2009-09-17 08:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECPS TW
09TAIPEI1150	DIRECTOR MEETS KMT LEADERS IN KAOHSIUNG [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate September 17 meetings in Kaohsiung with the Director, two local KMT "heavyweights" underscored the KMT's need to accelerate typhoon reconstruction and economic growth in southern Taiwan. Executive Yuan Southern Office CEO Lo Shih-hsiung praised U.S. typhoon relief [...]	2009-09-22 22:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID EINV SENV TW
09TAIPEI1153	FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN'S TRIAL A BAROMETER OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The trial of former President Chen Shui-bian (reftels) demonstrated that no one is above the law in Taiwan, even as it also revealed shortcomings in Taiwan's relatively young judicial system, according to the U.S.-Asia Law Institute's Jerome Cohen. Although Taiwan's judicial sy [...]	2009-09-23 05:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL PHUM CH TW
09TAIPEI1161	DETENTION OF FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN EXTENDED AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. The Taiwan High Court judges who will hear former President Chen Shui-bian's appeal of his guilty verdict and life sentence for corruption decided on September 24 to extend his detention for three months. Although opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leaders have criticiz [...]	2009-09-25 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1170	TAIWAN OPPOSITION SCORES DOUBLE VICTORY IN [...] (C) Summary: Big wins by the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in a September 26 legislative by-election and a separate referendum on a (government-backed) plan to allow casino resorts on one of Taiwan's offshore islands gave the DPP a much-needed morale boost and will energize s [...]	2009-09-28 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TW
09TAIPEI1189	KMT GRANDEE LIEN CHAN CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) Honorary Chairman Lien Chan told the Director he favored gradual implementation of confidence-building measures to further improve relations with China. Lien spoke warmly about his relationship with China's President Hu Jintao, but appeared less enthusiastic abou [...]	2009-10-02 08:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR APECO TW CH
09TAIPEI1190	FORMER VP ANNETTE LU CALLS FOR CAUTIOUS TIES WITH [...] (C) Summary: During an October 1 introductory meeting with the Director, former Vice President Annette Lu said Taiwan should engage China but do so cautiously and on clear terms. She added that any important agreements President Ma Ying-jeou reached with Beijing should be subject to legisla [...]	2009-10-02 08:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KJUS KCRM TW CH
09TAIPEI1195	TAIWAN READIES FOR TYPHOONS PARMA AND MELOR [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (CWB) on October 2 predicted course tracks for typhoons Parma and Melor that would bring potentially torrential rains to northern and eastern areas of Taiwan October 4-8. Lighter rains are expected in central and southern areas, which are still [...]	2009-10-02 08:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AEMR CASC PREL PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI1196	VISA WAIVER FOR TAIWAN: THE U.S. NATIONAL INTEREST [...] (C) Summary: One of the most pro-United States places in the world, Taiwan has a highly literate, technologically advanced, and well-educated population, no links to terrorism, a low rate of fraud related to U.S. visas and immigration, and strong commercial, travel and educational links to th [...]	2009-10-05 08:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	CVIS PREL TW
09TAIPEI1201	THE DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEFENSE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an introductory meeting with Director on October 5, Defense Minister Kao Hua-chu reiterated that F-16 C/Ds, submarines, utility helicopters and the two remaining batteries of PAC-3 air defense missiles were Taiwan's most pressing priorities. Minister Kao also noted the continu [...]	2009-10-06 07:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MASS TW CH
09TAIPEI1235	MOFA URGES U.S. SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN ICAO AND UNFCCC [...] (C) On October 13, Taiwan's diplomatic allies sent letters to the UN Permanent Representatives of all ICAO and UNFCCC member states (except the PRC),urging them to support Taiwan's meaningful participation in those organizations, MOFA International Organizations Director General Paul Chang an [...]	2009-10-16 09:47:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR SENV TW
09TAIPEI1236	PRESIDENT MA TAKES OVER KUOMINTANG CHAIR IN MOVE [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou's accession to Chairman of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) should give a boost to his efforts at rapprochement with China. Analysts argued Ma was now better positioned to pass legislation in support of his China policy and to further strengthen ties between his [...]	2009-10-19 06:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CH TW
09TAIPEI1258	OPPOSITION POLITICIANS ENDORSE U.S. EXTRADITION [...] (C) Summary: The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) wholeheartedly supported an extradition agreement with the United States, senior figures from Taiwan's major opposition party told Director Stanton during an October 21 dinner meeting. The politicians also expressed concern that President M [...]	2009-10-23 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM KJUS CH TW
09TAIPEI1261	KAOHSIUNG MAYOR IN THE LIMELIGHT AS SHE RATTLES [...] (C) Summary: Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu has suddenly emerged as a star of the beleaguered opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). She won widespread kudos in July for her city's successful hosting of the World Games, a rare international event for diplomatically isolated Taiwan. She subse [...]	2009-10-26 03:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CH TW
09TAIPEI1274	MA ADMINISTRATION "VERY GLOOMY" OVER U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi told the Director on October 30 that widespread public criticism of the recently signed U.S.-Taiwan protocol left him feeling very pessimistic about its prospects. He cited opposition from lawmakers who could derail the pact as p [...]	2009-10-30 05:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR TW
09TAIPEI1286	CROSS-STRAIT SCHOLAR PREDICTS LOOSENING TIES [...] (C) Summary. One prominent cross-Strait scholar told AIT he foresaw that shifts in &three pillars8 of U.S.-Taiwan relations -- educational, economic and political/military ties -- would likely loosen our bilateral bonds. Arthur Ding, Research Fellow at the Institute of International Affairs [...]	2009-11-03 00:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL TW PGOV
09TAIPEI1324	NEXT STEPS FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Engaging Taiwan labor authorities remains a key goal for local U.S. counter-trafficking efforts. Recent high-profile anti-trafficking events, including G/TIP Ambassador Luis CdeBaca's October 23 DVC on labor trafficking, AIT Deputy Director's October 26 speech calling for increas [...]	2009-11-09 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KCRM PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI1336	LEGISLATURE FREEZES PART OF BUDGET FOR PURCHASING [...] (C) Summary. The Legislative Yuan Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee froze nearly USD 200 million from the 2010 defense budget, most of which would buy U.S. weapons in the procurement pipeline or on Taiwan's &wish list.8 A well-placed legislative staff member said the freeze was a result o [...]	2009-11-10 06:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW CH
09TAIPEI1368	TAIWAN'S HUGE HAKKA POPULATION MUCH SOUGHT AFTER [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's political narrative long has centered on relations between mainland Chinese who fled here with the Kuomintang (KMT) in the 1940s and the island's Hoklo majority, whose ancestors migrated from southern Fujian province generations earlier. That analysis, however, fails to a [...]	2009-11-17 07:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TW CH
09TAIPEI1383	GREENING TAIWAN, PART II: ELECTRIC VEHICLE [...] (U) Reftel introduced Taiwan's plans to develop a "green technologies" industrial base through a USD 1.5 billion public investment plan, which the authorities hope will attract a further USD 6.25 billion in domestic and foreign investment over the next five years, create 110,000 new jobs, and [...]	2009-11-20 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY TSPL TW XE
09TAIPEI1397	DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH KAOHSIUNG MAYOR CHEN CHU [...] (SBU) Summary: In her November 18 meeting with Director Stanton, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu reiterated familiar DPP themes, maintaining that the KMT was rolling back Taiwan's democracy and using the judiciary to persecute the DPP. Mayor Chen chided President Ma for tilting too far toward China [...]	2009-11-25 03:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAID EINV SENV TW
09TAIPEI1399	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S NOVEMBER 24 MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary: AIT Chairman Ray Burghardt met with Ma Ying-jeou and National Security Council Secretary General Su Chi on November 24 to brief them on President Obama's recently-concluded trip to Asia and to discuss prospects for U.S.-Taiwan relations. Because of improvements in U.S.-Taiwan ti [...]	2009-11-25 08:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR ETRD EAGR TW CH
09TAIPEI140	KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON DOMESTIC POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. Although the global economic environment would make 2009 a tough year for Taiwan's ruling party, the KMT was in relatively good shape to face the electoral challenges ahead, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director during a wide-ranging February 9 dinner. The December race f [...]	2009-02-10 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR WHO CH TW
09TAIPEI1419	YILAN COUNTY KEY BATTLEGROUND IN YEAR-END TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: The Yilan County magistrate race has emerged as the key battleground in the Dec. 5 elections for 17 city mayors and county magistrates. President Ma Ying-jeou has campaigned repeatedly for the Kuomintang (KMT) incumbent, who is facing a strong challenge from the opposition Democr [...]	2009-12-03 03:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL TW
09TAIPEI1426	AIT NOMINATION FOR THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) AIT is pleased to nominate SHIH Cheng Yen for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. 2. (U) Cheng Yen is a Buddhist nun, teacher, philanthropist, and the founder and leader of the Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation. Cheng Yen established the Tzu Chi F [...]	2009-12-04 09:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO TW
09TAIPEI1437	LOCAL ELECTIONS A SETBACK FOR PRESIDENT MA [...] (C) Summary: The results of December 5 elections for 17 city mayors and county magistrates were a political setback for President Ma Ying-jeou and could have implications for his controversial opening to China. In capturing nearly as many votes as Ma's ruling Kuomintang (KMT),the opposition D [...]	2009-12-07 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM CH TW
09TAIPEI1450	SENIOR OPPOSITION ADVISOR SLAPPED WITH CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: Bikhim Hsiao, international affairs director for the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),has become the latest party figure accused of being entangled in the corruption investigation of former President Chen Shui-bian. A shocked Hsiao confirmed to PolOff on December 9 [...]	2009-12-09 09:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TW
09TAIPEI1453	TAIWAN'S GHG REDUCTION STRATEGY FACES CARBON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan is one of the world's largest per capita emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG). Officials, academics, and civil society have found common cause in the idea of creating a "low-carbon society" in Taiwan, motivated by political, economic, and disaster mitigation goals. The cen [...]	2009-12-09 22:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE
09TAIPEI1509	LATEST TAIWAN THINKING ON ICAO, WHO PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan believes that meaningful participation in ICAO would include observing its decision-making bodies and technical meetings, participating in mechanisms such as the Public Key Directory (PKD),and being able to contact ICAO and its Asia Pacific (APAC) office directly, according [...]	2009-12-18 05:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PREL WHO TW
09TAIPEI1521	CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN RESTORES DPP CONFIDENCE, GAINS [...] (SBU) Summary: Tsai Ing-wen is enjoying her highest level of support since becoming Democratic Progressive Party Chair in May 2008. The crowd at the December 20 DPP rally against President Ma Ying-jeou's cross-Strait policy rousingly welcomed Tsai to the stage, a marked contrast to the lukewar [...]	2009-12-23 06:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM TW CH PREL
09TAIPEI194	LEGISLATIVE SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary. Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on February 18 that Taiwan will continue to take a cautious approach to cross-Strait relations, ensuring that its fundamental security and sovereignty are not threatened. While agreeing on the need for dialogue betwee [...]	2009-02-19 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD CH TW
09TAIPEI201	KMT AND DPP BRACE FOR UPCOMING ELECTION CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: Currently enjoying a dominant position in Taiwan politics, the ruling KMT is expected to do well in two legislative by-elections in March. In early December, however, the Ma Ying-jeou administration will face a much tougher "mid-term exam" when elections are held for county magi [...]	2009-02-20 10:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI212	Taiwan IPR: 2009 301 Watch List Submission [...] (SBU) The Taiwan authorities continued to strengthen intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement over the past 12 months. The long-awaited specialized IP Court started accepting cases in July 2008, and by year's end had a caseload of 694 cases. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) [...]	2009-02-25 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TW
09TAIPEI222	2008-2009 TIP REPORT - TAIWAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 06:35:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG
09TAIPEI228	KMT VICE CHAIRMAN WU DEN-YIH DISCUSSES ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Ruling KMT Vice Chairman Wu Den-yih told the Acting Director on February 25 his party cannot take lightly two upcoming legislative by-elections in Blue-majority Miaoli County (March 14) and Taipei City (March 28),given public dissatisfaction with the government over the economic [...]	2009-03-02 09:52:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI236	HOW TAIWAN GETS ITS NEWS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Surveys show that fewer than half of the people in Taiwan read newspapers. All but 5% of the population watch several hours of TV daily. 90 percent of Taiwan's 15 million internet users are under age 35. Almost all educated young people turn to the Internet as their primary sou [...]	2009-03-04 09:31:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO TW OIIP
09TAIPEI241	MAC CHAIRWOMAN HINTS AT EARLY MAY SEF-ARATS MEETING [...] (C) Taiwan,s legislative calendar may mean the next SEF-ARATS talks could be scheduled for early May, MAC Chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan told the Director March 4. The Legislative Yuan will need to approve agreements that require a change in law to take force, though the government does not envisio [...]	2009-03-05 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON TW CH
09TAIPEI254	PRESIDENT MA ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES AND U.S. [...] (C). Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou discussed bilateral relations, cross-Strait ties and Taiwan's domestic situation during a cordial one-hour meeting March 6. The President expressed confidence with the pace and direction of relations with China, noting that U.S. support for the process, in th [...]	2009-03-06 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EAGR ECON ETRD MARR PREL TW WHO
09TAIPEI26	2008 IPR Wrap-up: Progress Continues, Trouble Spots [...] (SBU) The Taiwan authorities continued combating intellectual property rights (IPR) violations over the past 12 months. The long-awaited specialized IP Court started accepting cases in July 2008, and by year's end had a caseload of over 700 cases. The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) [...]	2009-01-08 08:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR ETRD PGOV TW
09TAIPEI260	OPPOSITION LEADER ON CROSS-STRAIT TIES AND TAIWAN [...] (C) Taiwan will pay and unacceptably high political and economic cost for President Ma's proposed trade liberalization agreement with China, opposition DPP party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen predicted during a meeting with the Director March 9. Tsai also criticized Ma for his lack of transparency [...]	2009-03-09 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ETRD PGOV ECON TW CH
09TAIPEI280	MIAOLI COUNTY GEARS UP FOR BELLWETHER LEGISLATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Voters in Miaoli County's first district head to the polls on Saturday, March 14 to replace KMT legislator Lee I-ting, whose 2008 election was nullified because of vote buying. The KMT nominee, Lee's wife Chen Luan-ying, is heavily favored to defeat her opponent, a former KMT m [...]	2009-03-13 08:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI289	KMT WORKS TO RALLY SUPPORTERS FOLLOWING SURPRISE [...] (C) Summary: Independent Kang Shih-ju won a narrow upset victory over the KMT's Chen Luan-ying in a by-election in Miaoli County's first legislative district on March 14. The outcome appears to have hinged on local politics and the very thin resume of Chen, who was running as a surrogate for h [...]	2009-03-16 10:12:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI293	FORMER DPP PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. Despite President Ma,s unpopularity, the opposition DPP will have a hard time in December elections holding the offices it now controls, former Premier and DPP party elder Su Tseng-chang told the Director March 13. Su would not confirm whether he will seek the nod for the Taipei [...]	2009-03-17 10:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI301	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT'S MARCH 18 MEETING WITH [...] (C) The Obama administration views progress in cross-Strait relations in very positive terms, visiting AIT Chairman Burghardt told President Ma Ying-jeou during their March 18 meeting. U.S. officials have made clear both publicly and in private with Chinese officials that the United States re [...]	2009-03-19 02:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GPGOV ECON ETRD EAGR MARR WHO CH TW
09TAIPEI304	CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND DPP CHAIR TSAI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: AIT Chairman Burghardt told DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen on March 18 that the United States is pleased with President Ma Ying-jeou's efforts to improve cross-Strait ties. Tsai cautioned that DPP supporters are dissatisfied, believing Ma is moving too quickly and in a non-transparent w [...]	2009-03-19 09:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI320	AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND FM OU DISCUSS BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Extradition, an FTA and visa waiver are Taiwan's top bilateral priorities, FM Ou told AIT Chairman Burghardt during their March 18 meeting. Although the leadership in Beijing has tacitly accepted Taiwan's diplomatic truce and mutual non-denial, this is not the case at lower lev [...]	2009-03-20 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH ES PM
09TAIPEI339	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, at a date to be determined. North American Affairs Division Director General Harry Tseng would lead Taiwan's delegation, at least for the first of what MOFA envisions to [...]	2009-03-25 09:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI341	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, at a date to be determined. North American Affairs Division Director General Harry Tseng would lead Taiwan's delegation, at least for the first of what MOFA envisions to [...]	2009-03-25 09:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI342	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing holding U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, notionally in May or June, with Taiwan's delegation led by a Vice Foreign Minister. A key MOFA goal for the talks, which it envisions as an annual event, would be [...]	2009-03-25 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI343	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing holding U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, notionally in May or June, with Taiwan's delegation led by a Vice Foreign Minister. A key MOFA goal for the talks, which it envisions as an annual event, would be [...]	2009-03-25 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI344	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing holding U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, notionally in May or June, with Taiwan's delegation led by a Vice Foreign Minister. A key MOFA goal for the talks, which it envisions as an annual event, would be [...]	2009-03-25 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI349	TAIWAN MOFA PROPOSES POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is proposing U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington, at a date to be determined. North American Affairs Division Director General Harry Tseng would lead Taiwan's delegation, at least for the first of what MOFA envisions to [...]	2009-03-26 05:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI356	KMT TO FACE NEXT TEST IN TAIPEI LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: KMT candidate Chiang Nai-shin is expected to win Saturday's by-election in the Blue-majority Da'an District in Taipei City, though the KMT isn't taking any chances. DPP candidate Chou Po-ya has a slight chance if pan-Blue independent Yao Li-ming unexpectedly succeeds in siphoning [...]	2009-03-27 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI377	THE DIRECTOR'S MARCH 31 MEETING WITH PREMIER LIU [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a March 31 meeting with the Director, Premier Liu Chao-shiuan said opening Taiwan's market to the full range of U.S. beef imports is only a matter of timing. He predicted the opening could take place as early as May or early June. The Premier saw no obstacles to Legislative Yu [...]	2009-04-01 07:32:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD EAGR PREL CVIS KIPR TW
09TAIPEI388	SOUTHERN TAIWAN: DPP NOMINEE IN DEEP-GREEN TAINAN COUNTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Not normally accustomed to the political spotlight, deep-Green Tainan County, former President Chen's home district, grabbed headlines on April 1 when the DPP announced its nominee for this December's county magistrate race. Despite some local DPP polls showing a clear edge fo [...]	2009-04-03 01:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON TW
09TAIPEI39	TAIWAN NSC ON PIRATES, BEEF, HU JINTAO SPEECH AND [...] (C) Summary. This is an action request; please see paragraph 11. During a January 12 meeting with Director Young, NSC Secretary General Su Chi told us Taiwan is not seriously considering sending naval vessels to the Gulf of Aden to protect its merchant ships. This was more a PR effort follo [...]	2009-01-12 11:19:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV ECON ETRD EAGR TW CH
09TAIPEI416	PRO-GREEN ACADEMICS WORRY TAIWAN IS BEING [...] (SBU) Summary: A number of Taiwan and international participants at a recent conference on the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) expressed concern that the rise of China, Taiwan's growing economic dependence on the PRC, and cross-Strait detente are drawing Taiwan increasingly [...]	2009-04-07 10:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI417	REPRESENTATIVES LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART AND MARIO [...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Diaz-Balart expressed support for the Taiwan Relations Act and for President Ma's strategy for improving cross-Strait relations during a cordial April 7 meeting. Ma emphasized the continued need for U.S. security assistance, noting [...]	2009-04-07 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD OVIP TW CH
09TAIPEI430	KMT CHAIRMAN WU POH-HSIUNG ON DECEMBER LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director on April 8 that dissatisfied voters had sent a message to President Ma and the KMT in two recent legislative by-elections, where the party did not do as well as in 2008. Nonetheless, Wu did not expect the city and county elections in D [...]	2009-04-08 10:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI433	CROSS-STRAIT POLICY UNDER PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU [...] (C) Ma Ying-jeou is the central player in a vigorous, if at times poorly coordinated, effort to reshape Taiwan,s ties with China. While his approach to cross-Strait issues represents a dramatic shift from that of his predecessor, it is evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Ma will focus on [...]	2009-04-09 07:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD PINR ECON WHO TW CH US
09TAIPEI438	OPPOSITION DPP FACES DIFFICULT CHALLENGES IN [...] (C) Summary: The opposition DPP hopes to begin a comeback in key year-end local elections, but faces difficulties stemming from former President Chen's corruption trial, friction in the candidate nomination process, and a shortage of campaign funds. Too many politicians want to run in the Gre [...]	2009-04-09 10:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI476	Taiwan Telecom: Cable Appeals Stuck in EY [...] (SBU) Since fall 2008, Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has added financial conditions to license renewals by foreign-owned cable companies. The Carlyle Group-owned Kbro Company has appealed the NCC's licensing decisions to the Executive Yuan (EY) Appeals Committee, but the NC [...]	2009-04-20 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ECPS TW
09TAIPEI486	FORMER FM CHIEN ON BOAO FORUM: BEIJING WANTS MA TO [...] (C) In an April 22 meeting with the Director, former Foreign Minister Fredrick Chien said he was received warmly by PRC Premier Wen Jiabao at last week's Boao Forum, and also had two long private meetings with Wang Yi, Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO). Chien, who claimed he was no [...]	2009-04-23 10:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW
09TAIPEI488	DPP CHAIR ON U.S. TRIP, TAIWAN POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: Opposition DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director during an April 23 meeting that the main purpose of her visit to the United States in early May was to "touch base with" supporters. DPP International Affairs Director Bikhim Hsiao added that fundraising was another important tr [...]	2009-04-24 07:20:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI489	REPRESENTATIVES LINCOLN DIAZ-BALART AND MARIO [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan officials expressed their appreciation to Representatives Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Diaz-Balart for their efforts to reaffirm U.S. commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) during their April 6-8 visit to Taiwan, and emphasized the importance of the U.S. relations [...]	2009-04-24 07:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD OVIP TW CH
09TAIPEI494	TAIWAN PREPARED FOR CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING [...] (C) Summary. According to Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF),the April 25-26 talks in Nanjing between SEF and its counterpart, the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS),will produce three agreements on cross-Strait flights, liberalization of the financial [...]	2009-04-24 08:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI510	TAIWAN ANNOUNCES BREAKTHROUGH AGREEMENT ON WHA [...] (C) Based on an April 28 personal invitation from WHO Director General Margaret Chan, Taiwan Health Minister Yeh Ching-chuan will lead a delegation to observe the May World Health Assembly meeting, VFM Andrew Hsia told the Director during an April 29 meeting. The invitation is the result of T [...]	2009-04-29 10:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV WHO TW CH
09TAIPEI516	PRESIDENTIAL CONFIDANTE ON CROSS-STRAIT MOMENTUM, [...] (C) The announcement that Taiwan will take part in this year's WHA meeting is part of President Ma's larger effort to create momentum behind cross-Strait engagement, Taoyuan county magistrate and presidential confidante Eric Chu told the Director during an April 29 meeting. This momentum will [...]	2009-04-30 10:26:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TW WHO CH
09TAIPEI518	STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN P.K. CHIANG [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang told the Director on April 30 that President Ma Ying-jeou had hoped to put the proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) on the agenda for the next round of cross-Strait talks later this year. However, during t [...]	2009-04-30 10:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH TW
09TAIPEI529	TRYING TIMES FOR DPP CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN [...] (C) Summary: Tsai Ing-wen continues efforts to overcome challenges and revitalize Taiwan's major opposition party as she nears her first anniversary as DPP Chairperson. Tsai's moderate and cautious approach has drawn criticism from some DPP supporters who want the party to take a more confron [...]	2009-05-01 09:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
09TAIPEI537	TAIWAN OFFICIAL ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS IN NANJING [...] (C) Summary. On May 1, Vice Chairman Fu Don-cheng of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC),provided an overview of the April 25-26 talks between the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS). He characterized the aviation ag [...]	2009-05-04 10:10:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI543	STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION (SEF) CHAIRMAN P. K. [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang tendered his resignation to President Ma Ying-jeou on May 4, citing his age (76) and physical condition. On May 6, Ma expressed his strong hope that Chiang would stay on and told the media he had rejected Chiang's resignat [...]	2009-05-06 11:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI559	PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU ON WHA, JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on May 7 that Taiwan plans to focus on participation in WHA and WHO activities for the present and not push to join other international organizations. Taiwan will proceed cautiously because Beijing is worried the WHA observership breakthro [...]	2009-05-08 11:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR CH TW

09TAIPEI570	TAIWAN HOPES CROSS-STRAIT LEGAL COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The Cross-Strait Joint Crime-Fighting and Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement (cross-Strait MLAA) signed in Nanjing on April 26 (See ref B for text of agreement),is intended to expand and regularize the judicial cooperation already enjoyed on a case-by-case basis under the 1990 Kinm [...]	2009-05-12 09:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRIM KJUS PGOV CH TW
09TAIPEI578	TAIPEI MAYOR HAU ON NEW OFFICE COMPOUND, DPP [...] (C) Summary. Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin (KMT) accepted the Director's invitation to attend AIT's New Office Compound (NOC) site dedication ceremony on June 22. Hau also indicated that his staff had approached the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) about acquiring the plot of land adjacent to t [...]	2009-05-13 09:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT ABLD PREL PGOV EAIR TW CH
09TAIPEI590	MAC CHAIR ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS AND OPPOSITION [...] (SBU) Summary. Cross-Strait talks continue to be successful, Mainland Affairs Council Chair Lai Shin-yuan stressed to the Director on May 14, and she dismissed opposition criticisms as baseless. Plans to open financial services markets on both sides of the Strait, along with investment oppor [...]	2009-05-15 23:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI605	FORMER PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG DISCUSSES DPP [...] (C) Summary: The May 17-18 demonstrations against President Ma Ying-jeou and his policies were "satisfactory,"former Premier and opposition DPP heavyweight Su Tseng-chang told the Director during a May 19 meeting. The DPP-organized demonstrations gave a boost to Tsai Ing-wen, but the DPP Ch [...]	2009-05-19 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI606	TAIWAN VICE PREMIER SAYS ECONOMY IMPROVING [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 18 meeting with Director Young, Vice Premier Paul Chiu said he believes the worst is over for the economy and expects a turnaround by the end of the year. China's stimulus and other efforts directed towards Taiwan could have some positive effect, he stated. Chiu did not [...]	2009-05-19 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI610	TAIWAN RATIFIES TWO UN HUMAN RIGHTS COVENANTS [...] (C) Summary: President Ma Ying-jeou on May 14 signed the instruments of ratification for the U.N. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Local human rights advocates hailed the passage as a [...]	2009-05-20 08:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS KCRM TW CH
09TAIPEI624	PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU RIDING HIGH AFTER FIRST [...] (C) Summary: Independent polling shows public satisfaction with President Ma Ying-jeou's performance has risen from 29 to 39 percent over the past two months. Much of the improvement appears due to the recent rise in the stock market and public expectations of a better economy in the future. [...]	2009-05-22 11:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAGR MARR PINR US CH TW
09TAIPEI625	DPP CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director she decided to visit former President Chen on May 14 because the "absolutely absurd" court decision to continue Chen's detention had made her "very mad." Tsai said the DPP's May 17-18 protest demonstration against Ma administration polici [...]	2009-05-22 12:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
09TAIPEI626	TAIWAN CONFIRMS NINE CASES OF H1N1 FLU [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 09:30:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU TBIO TW
09TAIPEI637	SENIOR KMT OFFICIALS ON BILATERAL TIES, DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Director on May 26, Taoyuan County Magistrate Eric Chu and Taichung Mayor Jason Hu said PRC Taiwan Affairs Office Director Wang Yi had made a special effort to give them a good impression at the recent Fujian Cross-Strait Forum. Also, Wang had been q [...]	2009-06-01 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PINR HK CH TW
09TAIPEI640	KINMEN CIVILIAN OFFICIALS EAGER FOR CLOSER PRC TIES [...] (C) Summary. Kinmen, a group of small islands held by Taiwan but situated just a few kilometers away from the prosperous Chinese city of Xiamen, stands as a symbol both of the decades-long military confrontation between China and Taiwan as well as of a possible future of closer economic integ [...]	2009-06-02 08:03:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON TW CH
09TAIPEI650	KMT CHAIRMAN ON CROSS-STRAIT TALKS, TAIWAN POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. Chinese President Hu Jintao is committed to step-by-step progress on cross-Strait ties, KMT Chairman Wu Poh-hsiung told the Director during their June 3 meeting. Wu, just returned from an 8-day trip to China, was optimistic about prospects for reaching a framework trade deal with [...]	2009-06-03 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR CH TW
09TAIPEI651	TAIWAN INTEREST IN EXTRADITION PACT REFLECTS [...] (C) Summary: During his May 27 Los Angeles transit, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou reiterated that signing an extradition agreement is a top priority for Taiwan's relations with the United States. Already, popular dissatisfaction with U.S. inability to return Taiwan fugitives is putting at risk [...]	2009-06-03 09:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCRM KJUS PGOV CVIS KFRD TW CH
09TAIPEI670	STRAITS EXCHANGE FOUNDATION (SEF) CHAIRMAN P. K. [...] (C) Summary. Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P. K. Chiang confirmed he will be in China between June 16-21, with plans to meet Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin to initiate preliminary talks on the timing and agenda for the next round [...]	2009-06-08 10:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL TW EINV ETRD PGOV
09TAIPEI671	KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan told the Director on June 5 that he viewed PRC President Hu Jintao as more capable and much more flexible on cross-Strait policy than his predecessor Jiang Zemin. Lien thought cross-Strait discussions on an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement [...]	2009-06-08 10:39:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON MARR CH TW
09TAIPEI673	MOFA: PRC PRESSURES UN SECURITY OFFICE TO REFUSE [...] (C) Summary. At China's urging, the United Nations security office recently formalized a policy of not accepting documents issued by Taiwan for identification purposes, according to Taiwan MOFA International Organizations Division Director General Paul Chang. This is despite comments by Chin [...]	2009-06-09 06:21:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR UN TW CH
09TAIPEI754	DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON DPP CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN [...] (C) Summary. The opposition DPP will issue a call for fairness in Taiwan's judicial system and for former President Chen Shui-bian's immediate release from detention, party Chair Tsai Ing-wen told the Director during his June 22 farewell call. The party's proposed referendum on a planned Econ [...]	2009-06-23 09:27:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI759	PROPOSED DATES FOR TAIWAN POL/MIL TALKS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) inquired earlier this month about Washington's views on its proposal to hold U.S.-Taiwan political-military talks in Washington. MOFA offered August 31 - September 2 as its preferred window for the meeting. MOFA again stressed that t [...]	2009-06-24 08:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR TW
09TAIPEI760	Taiwan Pharma: 6th PVS Underway, Big Pricing Reforms [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TW
09TAIPEI763	Taiwan Pharma: 6th PVS Underway, Big Pricing Reforms [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-24 09:42:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TW
09TAIPEI778	THE DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON PRESIDENT MA [...] (C) Summary. The United States does not agree with the PRC view that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan are out of step with improving cross-Strait ties, the Director told Ma Ying-jeou during his June 25 farewell call on the President. Taiwan arms purchases are intended solely to replace older systems [...]	2009-06-26 10:01:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR TW CH
09TAIPEI781	MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATION LOWERS STAKES FOR BOTH [...] (C) Summary. On June 23, a Ministry of Interior panel endorsed proposals to elevate Taipei County to a special municipality, to upgrade and merge Taichung City and County into a special municipality, and to merge Kaohsiung County into Kaohsiung City, which is already a special municipality. [...]	2009-06-29 03:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW
09TAIPEI790	THE DIRECTOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary. Improvements in Taiwan-China relations have come at the expense of Taiwan's traditionally close relations with the United States and other partners, and of the island's long-term viability as a sovereign state, Lee Teng-hui warned the Director during his June 26 farewell call on t [...]	2009-06-30 08:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW CH JA
09TAIPEI847	COURT SLAPS FORMER PRESIDENT CHEN WITH TWO MORE [...] (C) Summary. The Taipei District Court ruled on July 13 to extend former President Chen Shui-bian's detention period by two additional months. This marks the third time that the Court has extended Chen's detention. Chen, who was previously scheduled to be released on July 25, now is slated [...]	2009-07-14 08:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW PREL KJUS
09TAIPEI876	Taiwan IPR: Taiwan to Target Indirect Patent Infringement [...] (SBU) The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) recently announced preliminary plans to amend the Patent Law to protect against indirect patent infringement. The changes would allow patent-holders to bring suit against upstream and middle-stream component suppliers who abet downstream prod [...]	2009-07-22 07:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR TW
09TAIPEI903	DPP CHAIR TSAI ON KMT CHAIRMAN-ELECT MA, CHINA [...] (C) Summary. DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen dismissed the idea of having a dialogue with President Ma Ying-jeou once he assumes the KMT chairmanship. Ma's overtures to meet with her were not genuine, Tsai told the Acting Director in a July 28 meeting. Although concerned about Ma's perceived pro-un [...]	2009-07-28 09:22:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI904	MA YING-JEOU, HU JINTAO EXCHANGE LETTERS THROUGH [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou, elected Kuomintang (KMT) Party Chairman on July 26, received a congratulatory letter the same day from Hu Jintao, in his capacity as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Ma sent a reply the following day thanking Hu for his message and c [...]	2009-07-28 09:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI913	DPP CHAIR TSAI HOLDING STEADY BUT HURDLES REMAIN [...] (C) Summary. DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen appears to have a firm handle on party politics this summer, partly due to initiatives on a referendum on President Ma's proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China and on judicial fairness. Tackling these projects that appeal to broad se [...]	2009-07-30 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI914	DPP CHAIR TSAI HOLDING STEADY BUT HURDLES REMAIN [...] (C) Summary. DPP Chair Tsai Ing-wen appears to have a firm handle on party politics this summer, partly due to initiatives on a referendum on President Ma's proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China and on judicial fairness. Tackling these projects that appeal to broad se [...]	2009-07-30 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TW
09TAIPEI926	PRESIDENT MA, CHAIRMAN MA: THE EFFECT OF MA'S [...] (C) Summary. As expected, President Ma Ying-jeou was elected Chairman of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party in a July 26 election in which Ma was the lone candidate (reftel). Ma's decision to assume the Chairmanship reflects his pragmatic assessment of the need to exercise greater control over [...]	2009-08-03 09:11:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TW CH
09TAIPEI937	TAIWAN EXPRESSES INTEREST IN GLOBAL FORUM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Taiwan's high-tech electronics industries annually produce millions of CO2-equivalent tons of greenhouse gases (GHG). Despite successful voluntary GHG emission reduction programs, more action will be required under the likely implementation of a GHG emissions cap now under revie [...]	2009-08-05 06:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	TW XE ENRG OIIP TRGY TSPL SENV
09TAIPEI939	THE KMT-CCP CROSS-STRAIT FORUM UNDER CHAIRMAN MA [...] (C) Summary. President Ma Ying-jeou, who was uncontested in the July 26 election for Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT),is likely to continue the KMT-CCP Cross-Strait Forum. The event, which held its fifth meeting July 11-12 in Changsha, Hunan, on educational, cultural, and social issues, has [...]	2009-08-06 02:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TW CH
09TAIPEI966	DEATH TOLL FROM TYPHOON MORAKOT RISES, RESCUE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The death toll and damages caused by Typhoon Morakot continue to rise as rescue workers fan out across central and southern Taiwan to ascertain the typhoon's full impact. Penetration into remote areas by rescuers, including members of the Ministry of National Defense's "speci [...]	2009-08-11 09:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI974	TYPHOON RECOVERY UNDER WAY AS USG DONATES [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST - PLEASE SEE PARA 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The official death toll from Typhoon Morakot continues to rise, hitting 67 in the latest count, and estimated economic losses have mounted to at least USD276 million in the agricultural sector alone. Infrastructure rep [...]	2009-08-12 09:50:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI992	MORAKOT DEATH TOLL REACHES 117 AS TAIWAN WELCOMES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The death toll from Typhoon Morakot has reached 117 individuals. The agricultural sector has lost an estimated USD300 million, and road repair costs are already topping USD420 million. Local areas see continued improvements in infrastructure and sanitation conditions as rescu [...]	2009-08-14 09:24:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW
09TAIPEI996	MORAKOT SITREP 5: DEATH TOLL CLIMBS AGAIN AS U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The estimated losses from Morakot continue to mount, suggesting this could be the most deadly weather-related disaster to hit Taiwan in fifty years. Relief and rebuilding efforts are gaining momentum. The arrival here of supplies provided by DoD received wide media coverage. [...]	2009-08-17 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AEMR CASC PGOV SENV XE TW
09TALLINN10	TRAVEL & TOURISM: ESTONIA'S HIDDEN ECONOMIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: The travel and tourism industry in Estonia accounts for an estimated one-fifth of GDP, and is increasingly important as the economy moves away from its old manufacturing base. In-bound and out-bound tourism from Finland, Sweden, Russia and elsewhere is thriving, and the cruise s [...]	2009-01-08 14:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN
09TALLINN106	ESTONIA TO CODEL BERKLEY: U.S. VALUES MAKE WORLD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The April 14-15 visit to Tallinn by the Congressional delegation led by Representative Shelley Berkley (D-NV) provided an occasion for a clear affirmation of the strong U.S.-Estonia relationship. Media coverage was widespread and positive. All Estonian interlocutors urged caut [...]	2009-04-17 11:05:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ENRG OREP AMGT ASEC RU EN
09TALLINN110	Estonia Hopeful but Expects Little from Baltic [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Estonia (GOE) and Eesti Energia are hopeful the discussions at the April 27 Baltic Prime Ministers' Council will be positive, but they don't expect concrete results this weekend. Eesti Energia feels the new Lithuanian government does not grasp the complexity of [...]	2009-04-24 14:21:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG KGHG RU LH LG EN
09TALLINN125	SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S U.S. VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip will visit Washington and New York May 12-15. Estonia's longest- sitting Prime Minister is ardently pro-American, a leading advocate for Estonia's military engagements abroad and the face of Estonian fiscal restraint. In his meetings, the Prime Minist [...]	2009-05-08 11:13:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON EN
09TALLINN144	IMF CALLS ESTONIAN ECONOMY 'RESILIENT' AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Ansip's May 21 dismissal of junior coalition members - including his Minister of Finance - demonstrate how contentious the recent debates over budget cuts have been. Estonia's first quarter GDP in 2009 fell 15 percent over the same period in 2008. The GOE needs to make pai [...]	2009-05-22 14:32:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN
09TALLINN18	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - ESTONIA [...] (U) The following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Estonia, keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (U) A.l. Openness to Foreign Investment Since joining the EU in 2004, the Estonian government has sought to maintain liberal policies in order to attract investments that could produce [...]	2009-01-14 14:40:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB EINV OPIC
09TALLINN219	Estonia Assistance to Afghanistan Beyond the Elections [...] Polcouns and DATT delivered reftel demarche to Paul Teesalu, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Division, and to Kadri Peeters of the MOD's America's desk on July 29. Teesalu stated that Estonia would be unlikely to increase its troop contributions after the August elections. The GOE doubl [...]	2009-07-31 06:52:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF EN
09TALLINN223	Estonia Likely to Accept Gitmo Detainee(s) [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a meeting with the Estonian Foreign Minister Paet on July 29 in Tallinn, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure, Ambassador Daniel Fried, requested the Estonian government consider receiving detainees currently held at Guantanamo, who the U.S. government cannot return [...]	2009-08-03 14:03:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDRG EN
09TALLINN237	AFHGAN ILLEGAL MIGRATION CORRIDOR THROUGH ESTONIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-06 09:16:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS SMIG PHUM PREF KFRD KCRM EN
09TALLINN245	Estonia's Q2 GDP Falls 16.6 Percent, but Fall is Slowing [...] According to Statistics Estonia, Estonia's GDP fell 16.6 percent year-on-year in the second quarter in 2009. Most of the decrease can be explained by reduced manufacturing, construction, wholesale trade, and financial intermediation. The good news is, the drop in GDP seems to be slowing. GDP [...]	2009-08-14 12:20:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV EN
09TALLINN247	A/S GORDON'S AUGUST 13 VISIT TO ESTONIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his first official visit to Tallinn on August 13, Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Gordon and Estonian FM Urmas Paet discussed a wide range of issues and agreed there was much the U.S. and Estonia could do together to reinforce democracy in Eastern Eu [...]	2009-08-19 15:50:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO EN
09TALLINN255	Estonia Still Committed to Georgia [...] (C) One year after Russia's invasion of Georgia, Estonia remains strongly committed to helping Georgia overcome the aftermath and avoid further hostilities. Estonia is driven both by a desire to share its own successful transformation with other post-Soviet states, and a fear that it too could [...]	2009-08-26 14:07:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EN GG
09TALLINN259	Estonian Economy Falling, Euro Adoption in Trouble [...] (C) Summary: On August 27, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) predicted the Estonian economy would contract by 14.5 percent in 2009, with positive growth only occurring in 2011. Unemployment will remain above ten percent for at least the next four years. In a meeting the same day with visiting Tre [...]	2009-09-02 14:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ECIN EN
09TALLINN261	Estonia's Gymnich Agenda [...] (U) PolCouns met with Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division, on September 3 to discuss reftel Gymnich topics. Meius provided the following Estonian positions for the four main Gymnich topics: 2. (SBU) Iran: The GOE is concerned about the deteriorating human rights situ [...]	2009-09-03 11:36:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN EN
09TALLINN267	Estonian Response to September GAERC Points [...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division, on September 10. Meius provided the following responses: 2. Iran: Iran was discussed the previous week at the Gymnich, and there is little new. The GOE believes diplomatic pressure must rema [...]	2009-09-10 13:28:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN EN
09TALLINN27	ESTONIA CONCLUDES IRAQ MILITARY MISSION BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 22 the Government of Estonia (GOE) announced publicly its decision to end its participation in coalition operations in Iraq, bringing to a close five years of cooperation with the U.S. on the ground near Baghdad. The reason: the GOE --after repeated effort and strong s [...]	2009-01-23 14:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ EN
09TALLINN281	Estonians Calm on Missile Defense Announcement [...] (SBU) Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Paul Teesalu, Director of the MFA's Security Policy Division, on September 17. Teesalu said he had been expecting such an announcement, and that he understood the reasoning for changing U.S. missile defense plans. He added that Estonia looks forward t [...]	2009-09-18 13:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL EN
09TALLINN293	U.S.-Baltic Annual CFE Consultations: Support for CFE, U.S. [...] (C) Summary: The three Baltic states used this year's annual CFE consultations in Tallinn to express regret that U.S.-Russia discussions on CFE were not progressing due to Russia's repetition of old ideas, but insisted the U.S. continue to lead on CFE in order to maintain a unified NATO appro [...]	2009-09-25 15:02:00	Embassy Tallinn	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL NATO KCFE EN
09TALLINN302	H1N1: ESTONIAN VACCINATION PLAN REMAINS UNCERTAIN [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-29 07:56:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AMED SOCI EN
09TALLINN305	Relations with Russia, From Estonia's Russian East [...] (U) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief recently visited Narva, in north-eastern Estonia, a city that sits (literally) on the EU's bridge to Russia. Narva is overwhelmingly ethnically and linguistically Russian, yet Emboff found that the city's ties to Russia are few and growing weaker. Students prefer t [...]	2009-10-06 09:58:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EN
09TALLINN309	NATO SYG VISIT TO ESTONIA [...] (U) SUMMARY. On October 13, poloff met with Kristel Engman, NATO desk officer in the MFA's Security Policy Division to receive a readout of NATO Secretary General Rasmussen's October 8th visit to Tallinn. The SYG met with President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, Foreign [...]	2009-10-14 13:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINS MARR NATO EN
09TALLINN311	Estonia:Local Elections Outlook [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 18, Estonians and non-citizen legal residents will cast ballots in local elections for 226 town councils. While the debates outside Tallinn remain focused on local and domestic issues ("it's the economy, stupid") , the race in Tallinn is being trumpeted (by the oppo [...]	2009-10-15 14:22:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EN
09TALLINN315	Estonia: Response to October GAERC Points [...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division, on October 22. Meius provided the following responses: 2. Afghanistan/Pakistan: Estonia believes the EU must play a more visible role in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and make this region a priori [...]	2009-10-23 13:11:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EUN EN
09TALLINN317	Estonian FM Visit to Belarus; Lukashenko Goes On (and On and [...] (C) Summary: Pol Chief met with MFA Desk Officer for Belarus, Moldova, and Central Asia Risto Roos on October 28 for a read-out of Foreign Minister Urmas Paet's October 20 - 21 visit to Minsk. Lukashenko, assuring Paet that Estonia was not his enemy, spent the bulk of their 90-minute meeting lashin [...]	2009-10-30 13:47:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BO EN
09TALLINN325	Estonia Opposes Nord Stream Pipeline CLASSIFIED BY: Marc Nordberg, Political/Economic Chief; REASON: 1.4(B),(D) Classified by Charge Karen Decker for Reasons 1.4 B & D. [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the Nord Stream pipeline will not cross Estonian waters, Estonians are concerned about the pipeline for environmental and security reasons. Estonian MPs argue that they do not oppose Nord Stream, but complained that the pipeline company has failed to answer many questions ab [...]	2009-11-06 15:01:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PREL SENV RS EN
09TALLINN327	Estonian Defense Budget: Preserving Deployments Amidst Cuts [...] SUMMARY. Estonia's 2010 defense budget falls just short of its NATO commitment to spend two percent on defense, coming in at 1.86 percent of GDP. While the budget has fallen in absolute terms, defense spending remains comparable to 2009 as a percentage of GDP. The budget preserves spending [...]	2009-11-10 09:50:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS ECON EN
09TALLINN335	Estonia: Opposition Dominates Local Elections [...] (U) SUMMARY. The October 18th local elections for 226 town councils throughout Estonia resulted in few surprises, other than a robust turnout of 60.57 percent, considerably higher than the 47.4 percent participating in the last local elections in 2005. The Center Party won a clear majority i [...]	2009-11-16 11:15:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EN
09TALLINN345	Deputy PM Ivanov's Non-Visit to Tallinn [...] (SBU) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov visited Tallinn November 19 to watch a basketball game between CSKA Moscow (which the press states Ivanov has long supported) and Estonian team BC Kalev Cramo. MFA contacts said the Estonian MFA learned of the visit just hours in advance. The [...]	2009-11-24 12:37:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS EN
09TALLINN35	Estonian - Russian Relations (Part 1): [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Estonia's economic ties with Russia are modest and relatively straightforward. Bilateral trade with Russia has held steady for several years at around eight percent of Estonia's total, with imports dominated by mineral fuels. Exports are spread across all sectors. [...]	2009-02-05 13:41:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV RU EN
09TALLINN352	2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2009 - 2010 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The seizures of large amounts of narcotic substances, detection of drug traffi [...]	2009-10-30 15:49:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EN
09TALLINN361	ESTONIA UPBEAT ON VISAGINAS NPP; PROSPECTS FOR A DOMESTIC [...] (C) In separate meetings with Econoff, GOE and Eesti Energia officials expressed their pleasure with the progress Lithuania has made recently on the Visaginas nuclear power plant (NPP) project and emphasized that Estonia was only at the earliest stages of developing its own, alternative, NPP. [...]	2009-12-03 14:47:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PREL EINV LH EN
09TALLINN37	ESTONIA - NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING REPORT [...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's Anti- Trafficking Report for Estonia. Responses are keyed to the checklist (Ref A). Post's points of contact on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) are Political Officer Alamanda Gribbin (Email: GribbinAL@state.gov; tel: +372-668-8291) and Political Assistant [...]	2009-02-10 07:43:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF
09TALLINN371	Estonia: DAS Quanrud Discusses Afghanistan, Russia, the [...] (C) Summary: GOE officials reaffirmed to visiting EUR DAS that Estonia will remain in Afghanistan as long as needed, and is looking for ways to increase its presence. Estonia will contribute an additional trainer to EUPOL and a counter-IED team in Helmand Province, and is considering other opt [...]	2009-12-16 10:30:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MOPS EN
09TALLINN381	Parliamentary President on Afghan Commitment, Russian [...] (C) Summary: In his introductory call on President of the Parliament Ene Ergma on December 14, Ambassador applauded Estonia's contribution in Afghanistan, asked for her views on relations with Russia, and praised Estonia's remarkable economic resilience. Ergma stressed that she fully understand [...]	2009-12-17 12:09:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EN
09TALLINN390	Estonia Shares E-Governance with World [...] Summary: Estonia certainly is an e-state. It has been one of the world's leading users of information and communication technology (IT) in the fields of government, banking and social responsibility (such as e-tax filing and voting on the internet). According to the World Economic Forum, Eston [...]	2009-12-03 13:37:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID EN
09TALLINN396	ESTONIA ON COP-15: SKEPTICAL ABOUT CHANCES FOR SUCCESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) briefed the diplomatic corps on the upcoming Copenhagen climate conference and the current state of climate negotiations. The presenters confirmed the GOE's priority for the conference is to reach an "ambitious and binding agre [...]	2009-12-07 11:18:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG PREL EN
09TALLINN57	Estonia Adapting as Economy Reels [...] (U) SUMMARY: While confidence in the government remains strong, recent economic data now show that Estonia?s economic slowdown has been more dramatic than anyone expected. The Government of Estonia (GOE) has responded quickly, cutting the FY2009 state budget by a further 6.7 percent on Februa [...]	2009-03-06 07:04:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EFIN ECON EINV EN
09TALLINN60	FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: SEPT 2008 TO FEB 2009 [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Economic growth in Estonia, previously running at over 10 percent per year, has ground to a halt in the wake of the global economic crisis and is expected to contract sharply in 2009, falling to perhaps as much as negative 9 percent. The Estonian government (GoE) has alread [...]	2009-03-11 11:28:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS EN
09TALLINN84	FIGHT AGAINST TB CONTINUES IN ESTONIA [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Tallinn marked World Tuberculosis (TB) Day with media placements in Russian and Estonian-language newspapers, a site visit to Tartu University Lung Hospital (TULH),and a DVC for Baltic and USG TB experts. Although Estonia remains a hotspot for multi-drug resistant (MDR) [...]	2009-03-31 10:58:00	Embassy Tallinn	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SOCI KHIV EN
09TALLINN86	ESTONIA on AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] (C) On March 31, POl/Econ Chief and DATT met with Christian-Marc Liflander, MOD Director for Policy Planning and MOD and Paul Teesalu, MFA Director for Security Policy to discuss the Government of Estonia response to the Afghanistan-Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A) as well as possible deliver [...]	2009-04-01 07:21:00	Embassy Tallinn	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS EAIF NATO PK AF EN
09TASHKENT100	UZBEKISTAN: NEW STUDY ON LABOR MIGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary: In December, the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) office in Tashkent published a new study on labor migration from Uzbekistan based on surveys conducted in 2006 and 2007. While the study does not reflect the impact of the current financial crisis upon labor migratio [...]	2009-01-23 11:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON KIRF KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI RS KZ UZ
09TASHKENT103	UZBEKISTAN ROLLS OUT RED CARPET FOR DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of the continuing effort to establish a Northern Distribution Network (NDN) to support U.S. forces in Afghanistan, a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) delegation visited Tashkent on January 13-15 to look at opportunities for local procurement. Local procurement is something [...]	2009-01-26 00:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAID EINV ETRD KCRM SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT1063	Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for CODEL Faleomavaega's June Visit [...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes your trip, which marks the first visit by a Congressional delegation to Uzbekistan in four years. Uzbekistan is the most populous country in Central Asia, its 28 million (overwhelmingly Muslim) people nearly as many as the other four former Soviet republi [...]	2009-06-24 11:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD KNNP MARR MOPS
09TASHKENT1095	Uzbekistan: Human Rights Round Table [...] (C) Summary: Local human rights activists and members of the diplomatic corps attended a round table discussion at the Embassy on June 23, 2009. Among the attendees was Elena Urlaeva, who reported she is doing fine after having been roughed last week by hooligans while doing activist wo [...]	2009-06-26 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1125	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF UNDER SECRETARY BURNS TO [...] (C) Embassy Tashkent warmly welcomes the visit of Under Secretary Burns and delegation. This visit comes at a pivotal moment as we seek to rebuild a relationship with the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) that has been foundering on the shoals of mutual mistrust for the past four years. Despite th [...]	2009-07-02 08:54:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1171	Uzbekistan: CODEL Faleomavaega Meets with GOU Officials [...] (C) Summary: In discussions with Deputy Prime Minister Shaismatov and Foreign Minister Norov on June 29, Congressman Faleomavaega said that the U.S. needs to pay more attention to Central Asia and should approach relations with the governments of the region in a less ideological way. Faleomava [...]	2009-07-08 11:00:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV ASEC BEXP ENRG ETRD MARR MOPS PHUM
09TASHKENT1201	Uzbekistan: U.S.-Uzbekistan Working Group Discusses [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Uzbekistan Joint Working Group (JWG) met on June 24 for an update on the implementation of 38 projects funded by U.S. Food for Progress programs. Despite the apparent benefits that these jointly-agreed projects on irrigation, improving agricultural productivity, and enh [...]	2009-07-13 12:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ECIN SOCI PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1245	UZBEKISTAN: USCENTCOM ON THE EVE OF CONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Major General (MG) Kenneth Dowd, CENTCOM's Director of Logistics, had productive meetings on transit and local sourcing opportunities during his recent visit to Uzbekistan from June 22 through 26. In meetings at the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relatio [...]	2009-07-17 09:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL EIND MARR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1257	Uzbekistan: International Conference Addresses Problems and [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan and the Marshall Center co-hosted a significant international conference focusing on regional security and stabilizing Afghanistan on June 17-18 in Tashkent. Uzbek participants appear to have been instructed to lobby for international support of Presid [...]	2009-07-20 10:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PINS
09TASHKENT1269	Uzbekistan: U/S Burns Meeting with Uzbekistan Civil Society [...] (C) Summary: On July 12, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns and a delegation of U.S. officials met with five Uzbek civil society activists. The group explained that during the years since the 2005 Andijon events, civil society had been all but decimated. They we [...]	2009-07-22 09:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1271	Uzbekistan: Under Secretary Burns' July 13 Meeting with [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting that lasted over three hours, President Karimov affirmed to Under Secretary Burns his desire to turn the page on U.S.-Uzbek relations and work together to restore trust based on mutual interests and mutual respect. Citing Afghanistan as Uzbekistan [...]	2009-07-22 09:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM RS AF UZ
09TASHKENT1273	Uzbekistan: Former K2 Employee Describes Conditions in [...] (C) During a personal trip to Karshi on July 18-19, Poloff met with Furkat Tulqin, who worked at the U.S.'s Karshi-Khanabad (K2) Airbase as a procurement officer and interpreter between 2003 and 2005. Tulqin said that some 2,000 Uzbek citizens-mainly from Kashkadarya Province but also from ot [...]	2009-07-22 09:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON MARR PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1279	Uzbekistan Responds to Afghanistan Demarche [...] (C) On July 22, Charge d'Affaires and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on assistance to Afghanistan to Uzbekistan's new MFA Americas Department Chief Bakhtiyor Ibragimov and Acting MFA USA Desk Chief Nurillo Abdullaev. Charge asked Uzbekistan to provide Post with a document outlining Uzbekista [...]	2009-07-22 12:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR PGOV AF UZ
09TASHKENT128	Uzbek Foreign Minister on Medvedev Visit [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov met with the Ambassador for over ninety minutes on January 29 for a wide ranging discussion that included Russian President Medvedev's visit to Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, NDN, relations with Tajikistan and regional issues. Norov expressed satisfaction wi [...]	2009-02-02 13:23:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ENRG ECON TI RS UZ
09TASHKENT1315	Uzbekistan: New MFA Americas Department Officials Proactive, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with us on July 22, new MFA Americas Department officials Bakhtiyor Ibragimov and Nurillo Abdullaev discussed a wide range of issues and showed themselves to be highly proactive, cooperative, and interested in addressing problems in our bilateral relationship. Ibragi [...]	2009-07-27 09:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS KPAO ECON UZ
09TASHKENT1357	Uzbekistan: Rumors of Succession Planning, Government [...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 28, a member of the Government of Uzbekistan relayed to us a number of discussions taking place within Uzbekistan's Presidential Apparat about succession planning and government reshuffling. Some members of the Apparat believe that Gulnora Karimova will become President [...]	2009-07-31 05:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR AORC RS UZ
09TASHKENT136	RFG: Uzbekistan Transit Next Steps [...] (U) This message contains a request for guidance at para 4. 2. (C) The diplomatic note containing the GOU's latest proposed agreement on transit (ref a) that was given to us on January 29 by Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov was confirmation that the GOU wants an agreement above and beyond a [...]	2009-02-03 12:19:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1383	UZBEK S&T: PHYSICS, ENERGY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena (ESToff) visited Uzbekistan from June 1 through July 6 to discuss Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure and to continue negotiations on a U.S.-Uzbek S&T Cooperation Agreement (reftel). This cable -- one of a series on the state of Uz [...]	2009-08-03 13:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT1385	UZBEK S&T: STATUS OF STCU AND ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. OES/STC Officer Michael C. Schena (ESToff) visited Uzbekistan from June 1 through July 6 to discuss Uzbek Science and Technology (S&T) infrastructure and to continue negotiations on a U.S.-Uzbek S&T Cooperation Agreement (reftel). This cable briefly comments on the status of the [...]	2009-08-03 13:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL TSPL ETTC KTIA KIPR KSTC UZ
09TASHKENT1447	Uzbekistan: Scenesetter for the Visit of General Petraeus [...] (S) Summary: Your second visit to Uzbekistan comes at a pivotal moment in the U.S.-Uzbek relationship and will build upon the July 12-13 visit of Under Secretary of State Bill Burns during which we proposed to the Uzbeks the establishment of a structured bilateral dialogue. The Uzbek leadershi [...]	2009-08-14 11:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR AF UZ
09TASHKENT1459	Uzbekistan: UNICEF Visitor: Child Labor Assessment Not [...] (C) Summary: UNICEF visiting Senior Child Protection Advisor Joanne Dunn met with DCM and poloff Monday, August 17 to discuss child labor and the upcoming cotton harvest. Dunn stated that it is "way too late" for an assessment to be planned and implemented during this year's cotton harv [...]	2009-08-20 08:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT147	UZBEKISTAN: FERGHANA LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS PUTTING [...] (C) On January 21, Poloff and Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program Assistant visited Ferghana Province's Department of Internal Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). Emboffs conducted end-use monitoring of counternarcotics equipment that the International Narc [...]	2009-02-06 10:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PREL PGOV PBTS UZ
09TASHKENT1479	Uzbekistan: Amnesty Decree Announced, Human Rights Activist [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan announced an amnesty resolution last week, through which some prisoners and criminal defendants may apply to the court for clemency. The resolution includes several restrictions, which may serve to limit the number of political and religious p [...]	2009-09-09 16:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1493	Tashkent Tidbits September 17, 2009 [...] (C) A Brazilian coach for Uzbekistan's premiere team, Bunyodkor, recently told PE Chief of an incident following a match against Bunyodkor's poor rival Pakhtakor (the cotton pickers)in which Bunyodkor lost 1-0 when most of its Brazilian star power got red cards in the first 10 minutes of play. [...]	2009-09-17 11:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KCOR UZ

09TASHKENT1501	Uzbekistan: Hidirova Describes Her Imprisonment [...] (SBU) Post reported earlier this summer on the arrest and release of Jizzakh farmer and human rights activist Oyazimhon Hidirova (aka Khidirova),who spent roughly five weeks in jail after being arrested on charges of hooliganism. (See reftels.) Hidirova and her public defender Ziyodullo [...]	2009-09-18 08:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1505	Uzbekistan: UNICEF Representative Discusses Child Labor [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 16, Ambassador Norland met with UNICEF Representative in Uzbekistan Mahboob Shareef to discuss child labor in the cotton fields. Shareef discussed a recent high-level meeting with the GOU, and discussed his ideas for short- and long-term solutions to the child [...]	2009-09-18 12:02:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1511	Uzbekistan: UNICEF Representative Discusses Child Labor [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 16, Ambassador Norland met with UNICEF Representative in Uzbekistan Mahboob Shareef to discuss child labor in the cotton fields. Shareef discussed a recent high-level meeting with the GOU, and discussed his ideas for short- and long-term solutions to the child [...]	2009-09-22 06:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1515	Ambassador's Sept 23 Meeting with Uzbek FM Norov [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Uzbek Foreign Minister Norov expressed appreciation for the Eid message from the Secretary and said he looked forward to meetings on the margins of the UNGA next week. Commenting on the draft agenda for the Annual Bilateral Consultations (ABC),he [...]	2009-09-23 12:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SCUL ECON UZ
09TASHKENT1519	Uzbekistan: Baptist Leader Faces Criminal Charges [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 12:15:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1547	BUSINESS AS USUAL AT UZBEK COTTON FAIR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Fifth International Uzbek Cotton Fair took place in Tashkent on October 14-15, 2009. This event showcased Uzbekistan as a leading producer and exporter of quality cotton and highlighted recent efforts by the Government of Uzbekistan to strengthen its internal textile industry [...]	2009-10-19 10:40:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT1549	Uzbekistan: UNICEF Brainstorming Session on Child Labor: [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 8, UNICEF hosted a brainstorming session for members of the international community to discuss the issue of child labor in the cotton sector. Although the failure of Uzbekistan to invite the International Labor Organization (ILO) to do an assessment this year wa [...]	2009-10-22 12:27:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UN UZ
09TASHKENT1551	Uzbekistan: Tashkent Tidbits - October 26, 2009 [...] (C) According to both EU Embassy diplomatic contacts in Tashkent and press reporting, the EU looks set to lift its arms embargo on Uzbekistan, the last of the Andijon-related sanctions that remains since Brussels lifted the visa and travel ban in 2008. Although there apparently is not unanimity [...]	2009-10-27 06:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON UZ
09TASHKENT1567	UZBEKISTAN'S COTTON SECTOR STILL A BASTION OF THE COMMAND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) continues to control the "commanding heights" of the cotton sector, exercising strict control over all aspects of cotton production and sale, from setting planting and harvest quotas to negotiating all ginning and export contracts on behalf of f [...]	2009-11-03 12:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI PHUM UZ
09TASHKENT1573	Uzbekistan: The Ongoing Struggle for Religious Freedom [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26, poloff met with Chairman of Uzbekistan's Committee for Religious Affairs (CRA) to discuss concerns of various religious minority groups in the country. In preparation for the meeting and in the days that followed, poloff met with representatives from the Uz [...]	2009-11-09 12:11:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KIRF UZ
09TASHKENT1577	UZBEK RAIL: RED HOT WHEELS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Railroad engineer Michael Klaus (protect) told us that Uzbekistan Railroads is having difficulty operating freight trains on its new Karshi-Termez line. Obsolete locomotives with inadequate brakes result in multiple delays and wheels that glow red hot by the time a train has comp [...]	2009-11-12 04:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ECIN ELTN PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT1579	Uzbekistan: The Cotton Harvest in Jizzakh [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, 2009, poloff met with human rights activists and a representative of the leading anti-trafficking NGO in Jizzakh, a city of roughly 150,000 people in a largely agricultural region about three hours southwest of Tashkent. Human rights activists spoke about seve [...]	2009-11-13 12:03:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1591	SCA DAS Krol's Meetings with Uzbek FM Norov and NSC Sec [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol in Tashkent on November 19, Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov and National Security Council Secretary Murat Atayev expressed satisfaction with improving U.S.-Uzbek bilateral relations and the Annual Bilateral [...]	2009-11-23 12:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	SECRET	PREL PTER EINV ENRG MASS AF UZ
09TASHKENT1595	UZBEKISTAN: SCA DAS KROL'S MEETINGS ON ECONOMIC AND ENERGY [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 19 and 20, DAS for South and Central Asian Affairs George Krol had a series of meetings on economic, trade, and energy issues in Tashkent. Meetings at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, Investment, and Trade and at the Uzbek Chamber of Commerce revolved prima [...]	2009-11-24 13:50:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EINV EPET ENRG PREL BEXP UZ
09TASHKENT1599	Uzbekistan and Human Rights: The Lessons of Sanjar Umarov's [...] (C) Summary: The release from prison on November 7 of jailed businessman and opposition figure Sanjar Umarov was the most important step the GOU has taken on human rights this year. Umarov's release came about as the result of principled engagement and quiet, behind-the-scenes diplomacy. It wa [...]	2009-11-30 06:24:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1603	Uzbekistan: TIP Update: Trends and Tactics [...] (SBU) Summary: From early October to mid-November, poloff has had several meetings with government officials, NGO leaders, and representatives from the human rights community to discuss trends in trafficking, as well as anti-trafficking efforts. The GOU continues to prioritize tradition [...]	2009-12-01 11:53:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV KTIP UZ
09TASHKENT1604	UZBEKISTAN TURNS TO DEBIT CARDS IN INFLATION BATTLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an effort to control inflation by limiting the amount of cash in circulation, the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) has begun to mandate the use of debit cards. However, Uzbekistan remains a cash economy and although the debit cards can be used for payment in a limited number of [...]	2009-09-14 05:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT1611	Karimov speech spells out priorities for 2010 [...] (U) President Islom Karimov invited the Diplomatic Corps and an array of local dignitaries to the annual commemoration of Uzbekistan's Constitution Day December 5th at the impressive new white marble "Palace of Forums" on Amir Timur Square. These speeches are generally a review of the last ca [...]	2009-12-07 10:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID UZ
09TASHKENT162	Uzbekistan Scenesetter for General Petraeus [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Uzbekistan is the first by a senior U.S. official since the new Administration took office and comes at a pivotal moment in regional politics. In Tashkent, as elsewhere in the region, there is concern about the course of events in Afghanistan and doubts as to whether [...]	2009-02-11 12:38:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1631	Uzbekistan: The Saga of Bahodir Choriev [...] (U) Summary: Uzbekistan officials forcibly returned Bahadir Choriev, leader of the Birdamlik opposition party, to the United States on the morning of December 11. Choriev's presence had prompted much attention from law enforcement officials, and rights activists are in many ways relie [...]	2009-12-16 12:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ELAB PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1637	UZBEKISTAN: TASHKENT TIDBITS DECEMBER 18, 2009 [...] (SBU) Dilmurod Sayyid, who was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison last June, was transferred December 15 from Navoi Prison to Sangorod, the Tashkent-based prison hospital. Embassy contact Abdurahmon Tashanov, who attended Sayyid's trial, told the Embassy that he was turned away from v [...]	2009-12-18 12:30:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PHUM SOCI EINV ETRD UZ
09TASHKENT177	UZBEKISTAN: REPORTS OF CRACKDOWN ON "NUR" RELIGIOUS GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek authorities appear to be significantly ratcheting up the pressure on suspected members of the banned Nur (or "Nurcilar") religious organization, which is associated with the conservative (but not extremist) religious teachings and Pan-Turkish ideology of Turkish scholar Feth [...]	2009-02-13 09:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL SOCI TU UZ
09TASHKENT1816	UZBEKISTAN TO AMEND IPR LAWS IN RESPONSE TO IIPA PETITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 5 we met with GOU officials to discuss intellectual property rights (IPR) points raised in the interim General System of Preferences (GSP) demarche (Ref A). Significantly, we learned that Uzbekistan is preparing to remove its reservations to Article 18 of the Berne [...]	2009-10-16 05:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR UZ
09TASHKENT1904	UZBEKISTAN IN OR OUT OF THE CENTRAL ASIAN ENERGY GRID? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent weeks GOU officials have sent frightening signals to Uzbekistan's neighbors by saying that the country cannot guarantee reliable transit of power, wants payments for power overflows, and may even withdraw from the United Central Asia Power System (CAPS). Now nearly en [...]	2009-10-28 12:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KPWR UZ
09TASHKENT193	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVISTS SEEK TO BRIDGE GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador recently met with activists from the independent Rapid Reaction human rights group (RRG),who described their plans for the upcoming year, including applying for official registration and setting up a "think-tank" with like-minded activists and defense attorneys to [...]	2009-02-19 10:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID ECON KDEM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT194	UZBEKISTAN: AFGHAN REFUGEES DESCRIBE HARRASSMENT; [...] (C) Summary: On February 12, poloff met with 25 Afghan refugees at the office of a Tashkent-based NGO which provides humanitarian assistance to refugees. The Afghans alleged widespread harassment by government officials, and some refugees experienced forced deportation back to Afghanistan. T [...]	2009-02-19 10:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP UNHCR AF UZ
09TASHKENT196	Uzbekistan: Submission for Ninth Annual Trafficking in [...] (SBU) Post's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report begins in paragraph 4. Per reftel, this information covers the period from March 2008 to February 2009. The information provided in the report has been gathered from numerous sources, including the Government of U [...]	2009-02-19 12:21:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KTIP PHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB KWMN ZK
09TASHKENT2	UZBEKISTAN: STAFFDEL DISCUSSES COUNTERTERRORISM WITH MVD [...] (C) Summary: On December 15, House Foreign Affairs Committee staffers and Emboffs discussed counterterrorism with several officials from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). The MVD officials held that Uzbekistan is stable and a system of information-sharing with other ministries an [...]	2009-01-05 11:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SOCI PGOV PREL PINS UZ
09TASHKENT208	UZBEK WORKSHOP FOR IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1540 -- A REGIONAL [...] (U) Summary: On February 10-11 a workshop on implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 was jointly sponsored in Tashkent by the Export and Related Border Security (EXBS) program and the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This cable addresses broader region [...]	2009-02-24 08:27:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KNNP AORC OSCE UNSC UZ
09TASHKENT209	UZBEKISTAN: EYE ON 21ST CENTURY FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Khakim Mukhitdinov, First Deputy General Director of the Information and Communication Agency of Uzbekistan, described for us the state of telecommunications in Uzbekistan, current projects, and future plans. According to him Uzbekistan is well connected to the world through fo [...]	2009-02-24 08:33:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINT SOCI KPRV UZ
09TASHKENT220	UZBEKISTAN: 2008 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-26 05:32:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL ASEC AFIN EAID UZ
09TASHKENT221	UZBEKISTAN: ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMS THAT WORK [...] (SBU) Summary: English language programming is a bright spot in Embassy Tashkents public diplomacy programming. With tight GOU control over most PD functions, English language programs provide an opportunity to establish and nurture relationships with students, educators, and university admi [...]	2009-02-26 12:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC SCUL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT222	UZBEKISTAN: TRIAL OF ALLEGED RELIGIOUS EXTREMIST EXTRADITED [...] (C) Summary: The trial of Haitjon Juraboev, a religious extremist suspect who was extradited by Kyrgyz authorities to Uzbekistan in September 2008, is nearing completion in Tashkent, according to an independent activist monitoring the trial. Juraboev has reportedly pled innocent to all the cha [...]	2009-02-26 13:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PREF PREL SOCI UNHCR KG
09TASHKENT226	Uzbekistan: State-run Shelter for TIP Victims Nears [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Ministries of Internal Affairs and Justice told poloff in separate meetings on February 11 that, pursuant to President Karimov's decree in November and the country's new anti-TIP law, the first state-run shelter for TIP victims is nearing completion and will off [...]	2009-02-27 11:14:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KTIP PHUM PREL KWMN SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT231	Tashkent Tidbits - March 2, 2009 [...] (SBU) A successful ongoing INL-sponsored forensic laboratory improvement program implemented by DOJ-ICITAP suffered a mild setback when the Government of Uzbekistan delivered a diplomatic note on February 17 denying a proposal to send an Uzbek forensic scientist to the Harris County Medical Exa [...]	2009-03-02 06:26:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN ICRC KCOR ECON KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT244	UZBEKISTAN, OSCE, AND WATER: CONVERSATION WITH OSCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with the Ambassador, OSCE Conflict Center Director Herbert Salber said he saw a slight opening in Uzbekistan's willingness to accept third party assistance to solve increasing water tensions in Central Asia. Uzbek officials do not exhibit the same confidence when dis [...]	2009-03-03 10:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON SENV PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT248	How the Kagan Munitions Explosions Saved a Neighborhood and [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met informally in Tashkent with two English language professors from Bukhara State University on several social occasions between February 27 - March 1. Both are talented and highly motivated teachers who have a good pulse on community life from their vantage point in Bukh [...]	2009-03-04 07:04:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI ECON KCOR PINR UZ
09TASHKENT249	Activist: Andijon Province Has Become a Mini-Turkmenistan [...] (C) On March 3 well-known human rights activist and long-time Embassy contact Saidjahon Zaynabiddinov visited the Embassy and talked to poloff about current conditions in Andijon Province. He previously reported that, unusually, the province was being administered almost entirely by outsiders [...]	2009-03-04 12:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI ECON PREL UZ
09TASHKENT252	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 (UZBEKISTAN) [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post is submitting two proposals for Embassy Science Fellows (reftel) in 2009-2010: one proposal for a specialist to study water management issues in Central Asia and the second for an NSF Fellow to assess science and technology capabilities in Uzbekistan in light of current neg [...]	2009-03-06 06:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT
09TASHKENT271	Uzbekistan: Institute for New Democracies Director Denied [...] (C) Summary: On March 5 the recently arrived AmCit Country Director of the U.S. Government-funded NGO Institute for New Democracies (IND) was denied accreditation by the Uzbek Government. This is a surprising and disappointing event which, as usual, has not yet been explained (Ambassador is wr [...]	2009-03-12 11:39:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID PINR UZ
09TASHKENT281	MFA Drubbing Over Tadjibayeva Award [...] (C) Uzbek Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov convoked the Ambassador on March 13 to convey GOU displeasure over the March 11 International Women of Courage Award for Mutabar Tadjibayeva. Delivering in an icy tone a message that likely came on instruction from President Karimov, Norov said that giv [...]	2009-03-13 12:46:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UZ
09TASHKENT285	UZBEKISTAN: THE IMPOSSIBLE IPR DREAM? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 10 Ibragim Amanbaev, Acting Director of the Uzbek Copyright Agency, brought us up to date on the current status of IPR legislation and enforcement in Uzbekistan. The picture he painted was one of an underfunded, understaffed agency in which a total of four IPR inspec [...]	2009-03-16 06:18:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR UZ
09TASHKENT291	UZBEKISTAN: INL SPONSORS FORENSIC DELEGATION VISIT TO USA [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),with the support of the Department of Justice Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP),arranged as a part of a successful ongoing project the participation of Uzbek forensic experts in th [...]	2009-03-16 08:33:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR ASEC PHUM PREL KCOR KCRM UZ
09TASHKENT327	UZBEKISTAN: EDUCATION MINISTRY ON ANTI-CHILD LABOR EFFORTS; [...] (U) Summary: During a meeting on February 23, Ministry of Public Education officials discussed their efforts to combat child labor during the cotton harvest season. They reported that Uzbekistan's transition from 9-year to 12-year mandatory free secondary education, a major reform, would be f [...]	2009-03-19 13:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ECON ELAB KCRM PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT331	UZBEKISTAN'S SYSTEM OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AT A [...] (SBU) Summary: A contact recently provided a copy of a government document entitled "Index of the Ministry of Public Education for the 2007-2008 Academic Year," which provides a useful snapshot of the country's primary and secondary education system. The document shows that few students study [...]	2009-03-19 13:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON ELAB KPAO OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT361	UZBEKISTAN: RECENT ALLEGATIONS OF PRISONER ABUSE AND DEATHS [...] (C) Summary: In the past few months, independent human rights activists and websites have reported on several serious human rights issues at Uzbek prisons, including deaths in custody. Activists also provided updates on the condition of political prisoners Alisher Karamatov and Sanjar Umarov. [...]	2009-03-26 08:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ICRC KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT41	UZBEKISTAN: 11TH HOUR AGREEMENT ON GAS TO KYRGYZSTAN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 31 Uzbekistan concluded agreements with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to supply natural gas at a price of $240 USD per thousand cubic meters in 2009. A feared New Years cutoff of Uzbek natural gas to its neighbors appears to have been averted. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) [...]	2009-01-09 09:20:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ENRG EPET KPWR UZ
09TASHKENT437	Uzbekistan: Counternarcotics Meetings for CENTCOM and DEA [...] (C) Summary: Experts in counternarcotics, engineering, and contracting from the U.S. Army's Central Command (CENTCOM) as well as the visiting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Ankara-based Country Attache participated in meetings with a wide range of law enforcement and military representa [...]	2009-04-03 08:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KCRM MASS EAID PINR TI AF UZ
09TASHKENT441	Uzbekistan: World Bank Official Discusses Economic [...] (C) Summary: In a March 24 meeting with us, a World Bank economist discussed Uzbekistan's economy and the effects of the global financial crisis on it. Despite the limited exposure of Uzbekistan's financial sector to global markets, the slow-down in construction abroad (particularly in Russia) [...]	2009-04-03 10:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB EFIN ENRG EPET EINV PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT46	UZBEKISTAN: 11TH HOUR AGREEMENT ON GAS TO KYRGYZSTAN AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 31 Uzbekistan concluded agreements with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to supply natural gas at a price of $240 USD per thousand cubic meters in 2009. A feared New Years cutoff of Uzbek natural gas to its neighbors appears to have been averted. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) [...]	2009-01-09 13:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ENRG EPET KPWR UZ
09TASHKENT463	UZBEK ASYLUM-SEEKER EXTRADITED FROM KYRGYZSTAN RECEIVES [...] (C) On March 30, independent human rights activist Ismoil Adilov provided poloff with court documents regarding the case of Haitjon Juraboev, a religious extremist suspect who was extradited by Kyrgyz authorities to Uzbekistan in September 2008 (reftel). According to the documents, on February [...]	2009-04-07 06:59:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL PGOV PREF PREL SOCI UNHCR KG UZ
09TASHKENT467	Uzbekistan Parliament Passes Law Reestablishing an [...] (C) Summary: A Department of Justice (DOJ) expert traveled to Tashkent March 30 - April 2 to provide technical assistance to Uzbekistan regarding its draft anti-money laundering and countering the finance of terrorism (AML/CTF) legislation. Surprisingly, the Uzbek Senate passed the legislatio [...]	2009-04-07 09:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN KCRM ECON ECIN PINR UZ
09TASHKENT469	Uzbekistan: DTRA and Uzbek Officials Review Biological [...] (C) Summary: A Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) delegation met with officials from the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) in mid-March to discuss cooperation under the framework of the Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP). The GOU showed up in force and at a high level--with many Deput [...]	2009-04-07 11:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO TSPL PTER PINS PGOV PBTS PREL ASEC SENV UZ
09TASHKENT483	UZBEKISTAN: UNICEF SIGNS NEW AGREEMENT ON CHILD LABOR WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 6, the Ambassador met with a visiting UNICEF representative from Geneva, who reported that UNICEF would sign a new Annual Work Plan with the government that fleshes out several key points from the September 2008 National Action Plan (NAP) on the elimination of child lab [...]	2009-04-10 09:43:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON ELAB PGOV PREL SOCI TX UZ
09TASHKENT511	Uzbekistan: Anti-Corruption Workshop Launches UN Convention [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),with funding support from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),conducted a workshop on March 31 - April 1 on implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption. International experts, [...]	2009-04-14 13:13:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID EFIN KCOR SOCI PHUM LG UZ
09TASHKENT55	UZBEKISTAN: ANATOMY OF A HIZB UT-TAHRIR CASE [...] (C) Summary: This cable examines in depth a recent Hizb ut-Tahrir case reported by state-controlled and independent media and a local human rights activist. While the case highlights on-going abuses in the government's campaign against suspected religious extremists, it also demonstrates how [...]	2009-01-13 10:49:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KPAO PGOV PINR PREL PTER SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT559	TASHKENT TIDBITS APRIL 22, 2009 [...] (SBU) We attended a roundtable on transboundary water issues at the Oliy Majlis on March 4. The two hour session was chaired by Sadyk Safaev, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and former Ambassador to the U.S. The roundtable produced nothing new in terms of policy; all speakers [...]	2009-04-22 10:10:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON KIRF SOCI PHUM KISL KPAO UZ
09TASHKENT56	UZBEKISTAN: HIZB UT-TAHRIR ARRESTS IN 2008 [...] (C) Summary: State-controlled media, independent news website s, and local human rights activists continue to report on arrests in Uzbekistan of suspected members of the Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) religious extremist group, as well as the arrests of other banned religious groups members. In 2008, t [...]	2009-01-13 12:01:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KCRM KIRF KISL KWMN PGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER SOCI
09TASHKENT581	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST REPORTS ATTACKS ON HERSELF AND ADOPTED [...] (C) Summary: On April 23, poloff met with Human Rights Alliance activist Elena Urlaeva, who reported being attacked by two unknown assailants on April 15 after receiving threatening phone calls for weeks demanding that she leave Uzbekistan. She also reported that her adopted 5-year old son wa [...]	2009-04-27 10:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREF PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT585	UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST ACCUSES OPPOSITIONISTS OF EMBEZZLING [...] (C) Summary: During an April 23 meeting with poloff, Human Rights Alliance activist Elena Urlaeva, who was attacked by unknown assailants on April 15 (septel),accused Free Farmers Party leader Nigara Khidoyatova and Gulam Umarov, the son of imprisoned Sunshine Coalition leader Sanjar Umarov, [...]	2009-04-27 12:42:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT601	UZBEKISTAN: NARCOTICS SEIZURES NOW REGULARLY HIGHLIGHTED IN [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the first of planned regular updates about narcotics seizures publicized in the Uzbek state-controlled mass media. Emboffs have noted a substantial increase recently in the number of articles and television news reports highlighting narcotics-related arrests and seizure [...]	2009-04-29 04:52:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM PHUM KCOR ASEC TI UZ
09TASHKENT669	Uzbekistan: TRANSCOM Delegation Discusses Transit with GOU [...] (C) Summary: On April 29, a delegation led by Transportation Command Commander General Duncan McNabb met with First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov and with railway officials in Termez to discuss issues related to the transit of goods across Uzbekistan's borders to Afghanistan. Azimov conveyed t [...]	2009-05-07 08:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC MOPS PGOV PINS PINR PTER EINV ECON ETRD AF
09TASHKENT67	Financial Crisis: Uzbekistan in the Tail of the Storm [...] (SBU) Summary: Although spared from the initial fall out of the global financial crisis by its isolation, Uzbekistan could face growing economic difficulties in the second half of 2009. Uzbekistan is vulnerable on three fronts: 1) reduced remittances and increased unemployment among the ranks o [...]	2009-01-15 12:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT705	UZBEKISTAN: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK'S STOCK RISES WITH [...] (C) Summary: On May 3 Deputy Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tashkent office, Kiyoshy Tamaguchi, told poloff that ADB recently completed a favorable assessment of Uzbekistan for its 2009-2010 cycle, which cleared the way for a substantial increase in loans from USD 170 million to [...]	2009-05-11 12:57:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON UZ
09TASHKENT715	ACTIVIST SHARES VIEWS ON TRENDS IN UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: On May 7, the Ambassador met with Bukhara-based human rights activist Shukhrat Ganiev, who argued that the recent government crackdown on independent groups over the past few months was largely driven by worries over presidential succession and the upcoming December 2009 Parliament [...]	2009-05-12 11:58:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT73	UZBEKISTAN: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] Summary: Per reftel request, post is providing the following update on child labor in Uzbekistan. In 2008, the Government of Uzbekistan undertook legal reforms to combat the use of child labor. In January 2008, Uzbekistan adopted a new law on children's rights which clarified protections for [...]	2009-01-16 10:56:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON ELAB EIND ETRD KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI
09TASHKENT765	UZBEKISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS MEETINGS INDICATE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On May 7, the Ankara-based Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Country Attache and poloff accepted an invitation to tour the National Canine Center, which is operated by the State Customs Committee. On May 8 meetings were held with representatives of the Ministry of Internal Af [...]	2009-05-14 13:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM PINR AF UZ
09TASHKENT767	UZBEKISTAN: UNODC HOSTS OPERATION TARCET PRECURSOR [...] (U) Summary: On May 12-13, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office in Central Asia hosted a policy planning session in Tashkent in preparation for the second year of Operation TARCET, which is focused on interdicting precursor chemicals en route to Afghanistan. Th [...]	2009-05-14 13:12:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM ASEC UZ AF ZK IR
09TASHKENT785	Uzbekistan: Customs Officials Pleased with Commodity [...] (C) Summary: U.S., Kazakh, and Uzbek instructors jointly conducted a Weapons of Mass Destruction Commodity Identification Training (WMD CIT) workshop for Uzbekistan's Customs officials at the Higher Military Customs Institute in Tashkent on May 6-8. The workshop marked a further step in re-eng [...]	2009-05-18 10:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS KNNP ASEC PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT795	Uzbekistan: Korean Ambassador Shares Views of Cooperation [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Korean Ambassador Jea-min Kyun gave the Ambassador a read-out of Korean President Lee Myung-bak's visit to Uzbekistan earlier that week. An energetic President Karimov had accompanied Lee for virtually the entire duration of the three-day visit, and over the course of v [...]	2009-05-18 12:06:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECIN PGOV ENRG ETRD BEXP EAID EINV EMIN KS UZ
09TASHKENT913	UZBEKISTAN WILL PARTICIPATE IN ILO CONFERENCE IN GENEVA [...] (U) Per reftel, UNICEF Representative in Tashkent Mahboob Shareef previously told emboffs that Uzbekistan had agreed to participate in the upcoming International Labor Organization (ILO) conference, which is set to begin on June 8 in Geneva. On June 5, we learned that Uzbekistan had not regist [...]	2009-06-05 11:22:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ILO UN ELAB KOCI UZ
09TASHKENT915	UZBEKISTAN: UPDATE ON TRIAL OF JOURNALIST DILMUROD SAYYIDOV [...] (C) Summary: On June 1, the trial of journalist and Ezgulik member Dilmurod Sayyidov commenced near Samarkand. Ezgulik activist Abdurakhmon Tashanov, who is monitoring the trial, reported that there is some cause for "cautious optimism" after a motion was approved to include discussion of a p [...]	2009-06-05 12:05:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT929	UZBEKISTAN: OSCE SPONSORS HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION WORKSHOPS [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 4 in Tashkent the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) sponsored a workshop on education efforts to promote awareness on human rights, which attracted several high-profile government officials and several international experts. A separate June 5 eve [...]	2009-06-08 09:48:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE UZ
09TASHKENT951	Advancing Religious Freedom: Ambassador's Meeting with Uzbek [...] (C) The Ambassador met on June 10 with First Deputy Foreign Minister Hamidulla Karamatov to discuss reftel points and ways forward on the religious freedom issue. Karamatov said that he understood the importance of the issue and the need to work together to find mutually acceptable langua [...]	2009-06-10 10:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF UZ
09TASHKENT959	UZBEKISTAN: NEW ATTORNEY LICENSING EXAMINATION REDUCES [...] (C) Summary: The newly-established Uzbekistan Chamber of Lawyers, which supplanted the Bar Association, is conducting its first round of mandatory new licensing examinations for all defense attorneys who actively practice in courts of law. Several attorneys have complained that the testing pr [...]	2009-06-11 08:34:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI KCOR UZ
09TASHKENT961	UZBEKISTAN: ANDIJON ACTIVIST OFFERS CONSPIRACY THEORIES [...] Summary: On June 9, emboffs met with Saidjahon Zaynabiddinov, a well-known human rights activist based in Andijon and a frequent contact for independent websites and the Embassy alike. Zaynabiddinov reported that his youngest son was arrested for a double murder and, although his son confessed [...]	2009-06-11 08:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TBILISI1010	GEORGIA: PROTESTS: AGAIN QUIET - TALKS ONGOING [...] (C) Summary: Only a few hundred protesters rallied in front of Parliament on June 1; a similar number blocked traffic for one hour in the afternoon in front of the Tbilisi Mayor's office. Cells continued to be removed by protesters from Rustaveli Avenue, with protesters and cells concentrat [...]	2009-06-02 12:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1035	GEORGIA: DISCONTENT IN ABKHAZIA WITH RUSSIA'S WARM [...] (C) Summary and comment. According to press reporting and the Abkhaz government-in-exile, civil society groups and others in Abkhazia have begun to criticize de facto Abkhaz "president" Sergey Bagapsh for handing Abkhazia over to the Russians. Opposition leaders and ordinary Abkhaz appear es [...]	2009-06-05 09:15:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1037	GEORGIA: MESKHETIANS -- WHAT THEIR RETURN MEANS [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: As part of its obligations to the Council of Europe, Georgia committed to establishing a legal way to repatriate Meskhetians, the former Muslim inhabitants of southern Georgia who were deported to Central Asia by Stalin. Georgia did that, and according to the time [...]	2009-06-05 09:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM RU GG
09TBILISI1045	GEORGIA: 2ND INCIDENT MECHANISM BETTER, OR MAYBE [...] (C) Summary and comment. On May 29 the EUMM and OSCE co-facilitated the second session of the Joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (JIPRM) at Dvani on the South Ossetian administrative boundary line. The participants engaged on such substantive issues as security for locals livin [...]	2009-06-05 14:29:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPTS RS GG
09TBILISI1055	GEORGIA: PROTESTS: GACHECHILADZE - SAAKASHVILI TO [...] (C) Summary: More cells were taken down over the weekend of June 6-7 freeing Rustaveli Avenue in front of the Tbilisi Marriott. Cells remain adjacent to Parliament and still block a portion of Rustaveli Avenue. Protests were light over the weekend. The non-parliamentary opposition is pla [...]	2009-06-08 15:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1058	GEORGIA: POLL SHOWS PROTESTS AND PROTEST LEADERS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The Caucasus Research Resource Center (CRRC),in partnership with the Eurasia Foundation, polled over 1,800 Georgians in May 2009 to gauge public opinion in regard to ongoing protests. The data indicated a significant negative outlook towards both the protest leaders a [...]	2009-06-08 15:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1073	GEORGIA: FM VASHADZE DISCUSSES UNOMIG WITH A/S [...] (C) Summary. In a June 10 meeting focused almost exclusively on the UN negotiations, Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze made clear that Georgia would stick to its redlines, even if it meant ultimately killing a UN mission in Georgia. EUR Assistant Secretary Philip Gordon pushed back h [...]	2009-06-11 09:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS UNSC UNOMIG RS GG
09TBILISI1080	EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT MAY 2009 [...] May 11-12: EXBS arranged the second of four implementing phases of the Tracker licensing system in Georgia. The main goals of this session were to review and revise the Tracker equipment request; collect all the local documents that Tracker needs to generate (licenses, permits, certificat [...]	2009-06-12 05:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG
09TBILISI1089	GEORGIA: A/S GORDON MEETS LEADERS FROM ACROSS [...] (C) Summary: On June 10, A/S Gordon met with Speaker David Bakradze, United National Movement (ruling party) MPs, Parliamentary opposition MPs, and non-parliamentary leaders. Speaker Bakradze explained the GoG's strategy in dealing with the ongoing protests and the history behind street polit [...]	2009-06-12 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1101	GEORGIA: FIRST STEPS TOWARDS RE-OPENING THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. The Government of Georgia announced May 26 that negotiations with Russia were underway to open the border at Kazbegi-Zemo Larsi, the only land border point of entry with Russia in the undisputed territory of Georgia. Russia closed the border in June 2006 in order to [...]	2009-06-16 13:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI112	GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA-RUSSIA -- THE HONEYMOON IS [...] (C) Summary and comment. Recent stories from inside Abkhazia suggest that the initial euphoria following Russia's recognition of Abkhazia's independence has faded, with the reality of Russia's all encompassing influence sinking in. Russia already wields tremendous influence on the political, [...]	2009-01-21 13:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1123	IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED MILITARY ENGAGEMENT WITH [...] (C) Summary. The June 22 kickoff of the U.S.-Georgia Charter Commission will raise the question of the future of our military cooperation. Embassy Moscow's recent cable (reftel) has highlighted Russian views and the potential impact on our attempt to reset our relations with Moscow. There are, howe [...]	2009-06-18 12:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI113	GEORGIA: ANOTHER STEP FORWARD - TALK SHOWS RESUME [...] (SBU) Summary: After a hiatus, Georgian Public Broadcasting channel is now running three political talk shows, Imedi TV has one, and Rustavi TV is planning to launch one as well. Kavkasia remains predominately a platform for opposition voices and newly-licensed Maestro is now producing its [...]	2009-01-21 14:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1131	GEORGIA: RUSSIA KEY TOPIC IN ABKHAZ POLITICS [...] (C) Summary and comment. In seeming contradiction to recent reports of concern in Abkhazia about Russian influence (ref A),UNOMIG officials, de facto authorities, opposition journalists, and NGOs in Abkhazia told visiting poloff that Abkhaz politicians are trying to out-do each other to show [...]	2009-06-19 13:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI1132	GEORGIA: POTENTIAL IMPACT OF UNOMIG CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary and comment. Russia's veto of a technical rollover of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia leaves a significant gap in both transparency of the military situation in Abkhazia and protection of its residents, especially those in the Gali region. Nevertheless, the actual impact may b [...]	2009-06-19 13:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1165	GEORGIA: MINISTER SHASHKIN - GOG TO MOVE FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Corrections and Legal Aid, Dmitri Shashkin gave Poloff a wide-ranging assessment of the current political situation and the GoG's plans to move forward with its reform agenda without non-parliamentary opposition participation. Shashkin said that the GoG no longer h [...]	2009-06-25 13:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI117	GEORGIA: INTERIOR MINISTER SAYS RUSSIANS [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Internal Affairs Merabishvili told the Ambassador January 22 that using night-vision goggles, the Georgians had seen Russian special forces with sniper rifles conducting operations across the administrative boundary lines in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. (UNOMIG made [...]	2009-01-23 13:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG RU
09TBILISI118	GEORGIA: GUIDANCE REQUESTED ON REMOVAL OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary and Comment: In spite of the August conflict and loss of official Georgian access to the Abkhazia separatist region, MFA officials continue to seek U.S. assistance to develop a plan to remove four high-level radioactive [...]	2009-01-23 13:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG GR
09TBILISI1184	GEORGIA: DISABILITIES FAIR HELPS RAISE AWARENESS [...] Summary: The first Disability Fair-Forum took place in Georgia June 14 and 15, bringing together 40 different international, non-governmental, governmental and business organizations to present their work and achievements in the disability sphere. Ambassador Tefft opened the awards ceremony [...]	2009-06-29 06:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI122	GEORGIA OKAYS GAS TO SOUTH OSSETIA, ITERA ONLY [...] (C) Summary: On January 20, the Georgian Government issued an exception to the Law on Occupied Territories to Itera-Georgia in order to provide gas to South Ossetia. Itera-Georgia General Director David Beradze confirmed that Itera concluded a commercial contract with South Ossetia on Januar [...]	2009-01-23 14:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV RU GG
09TBILISI1221	GEORGIA: RUSSIA THREATENS MILITARY ACTION AFTER [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: A Russian solider crossed into undisputed Georgian territory near Perevi on July 1. He hid in the home of a local resident until the MOIA took custody of him at approximately 2200 on July 1 when he requested asylum. [...]	2009-07-02 13:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1222	GEORGIA: RUSSIA THREATENS MILITARY ACTION AFTER [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: A Russian solider crossed into undisputed Georgian territory near Perevi on July 1. He hid in the home of a local resident until the MOIA took custody of him at approximately 2200 on July 1 when he requested asylum. [...]	2009-07-02 13:43:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1234	GEORGIA: FORMER PM GRIGOL MGALOBISHVILI NAMED NATO [...] (C) Summary. Grigol Mgalobishvili, former Prime Minister and career diplomat, was approved by the Georgian Parliament as Georgia's Permanent Representative to NATO on June 26, succeeding Revaz Beshidze. Mgalobishvili's tenure as Prime Minister, though short, was relatively well received(re [...]	2009-07-06 13:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1235	GEORGIA: MAESTRO TV GETS NATIONAL BROADCAST LICENSE [...] (C) Summary/Comment: On July 3, the Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) granted pro-opposition Maestro TV's request for a ten-year satellite broadcasting license. This license will allow Maestro to broadcast nationwide. The decision was delayed for roughly a month by the GN [...]	2009-07-06 13:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG

09TBILISI1303	GEORGIA: GOVERNMENT LESSONS LEARNED FROM THREE [...] (SBU) Embassy Prologue: "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." Sir Winston Churchill, Speech in November 1942 who just might well have been describing Georgian internal politics in July 2009. End Prologue. 2. [...]	2009-07-14 14:02:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1304	GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION - STUCK IN [...] (C) Summary/Comment: This is the second cable in a series analyzing opposition protests this spring against the Saakashvili government. This cable focuses on the non-parliamentary opposition which appears to have achieved little if anything positive from four months of street protests. Po [...]	2009-07-14 14:12:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1305	GEORGIA: PROTEST FALLOUT: LOTS OF LOSERS, BUT WILL [...] (C) Summary/Comment: This is the third in a series of three cables reviewing the longer term implications of the protests in Tbilisi this spring. The ultimate fallout from the protests which began in April is still to be determined. Some political actors among the non-parliamentary oppositi [...]	2009-07-14 14:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1358	GEORGIA: RUSSIANS TIGHTEN CONTROL IN GALI [...] (C) Summary and comment. In recent weeks Russian Border Guards have tightened control over Abkhaz administrative boundary line crossing points. In a July 22 incident, they detained over 20 ethnic Georgians attempting to depart Abkhazia, confiscated Georgian passports from nine of them, and p [...]	2009-07-24 14:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1359	GEORGIA: VP BIDEN'S VISIT/SPEECH PLEASES EVERYBODY [...] (SBU) Summary/Comment. The Vice President's two-day trip to Tbilisi received extensive coverage by the Georgian press and elicited an overwhelmingly positive response from ruling party and opposition politicians, the media, and Georgian political analysts alike. VP Biden's speech at the Ge [...]	2009-07-24 14:10:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREF PREL GG
09TBILISI1382	GEORGIA: HEAD OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary: Levan Kubaneishvili's July 20 resignation from his position as Georgia's public broadcasting (GPB) general director appears to be a tacit recognition of the continuing political battles that have swirled around the station for months. He has not publicly explained his resig [...]	2009-07-30 15:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1409	GEORGIA: INCIDENTS RAISE CONCERNS, MECHANISMS MEET [...] (C) Summary and comment. Deputy Foreign Minister Nalbandov told the Ambassador the government is concerned about a spate of recent incidents, especially as the August 7 first anniversary of Georgia's 2008 war with Russia approaches. An explosive device killed the father of a family of IDPs t [...]	2009-07-31 14:51:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1510	GEORGIA: THE REMAKING OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING [...] (C) Summary: Three seats on the public broadcasting board of trustees were filled on July 31 with remarkably little protest from within the parliament. The three men selected are generally highly respected for their objectiveness and better known for their sound academic work than for any p [...]	2009-08-07 13:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1512	GEORGIA: DEAL STRUCK TO PUSH BACK BY-ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliamentary minority faction Christian Democratic Movement (CDM) convinced the ruling United National Movement party (UNM) to postpone until 2010 by-elections in three single-mandate, majoritarian constituencies set for September 27. The by-elections will now be scheduled [...]	2009-08-07 13:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1514	GEORGIA: MARKING THE AUGUST 7 ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY [...] (U) Summary: Georgians commemorated the one-year anniversary of the August 2008 conflict with numerous events around the country, including a mid-day visit by President Saakashvili to a cemetery containing the bodies of soldiers killed in the war, a nationwide moment of silence at 3 pm, an [...]	2009-08-07 14:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PBTS GG
09TBILISI1524	GEORGIA: AMBASSADOR FRIED DISCUSSES GEORGIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: During his August 5-6 visit to Tbilisi, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Bay Ambassador Daniel Fried discussed with a wide-range of Senior Georgian officials the details of how Georgia planned to implement its offer to accept a number of detainees currently detained at Guantanamo B [...]	2009-08-11 11:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	SECRET	PREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI1526	GEORGIA: NATIONAL FORUM - QUIETLY BECOMING A PLAYER [...] (C) Summary/Comment: In the wake of three months of protests, the National Forum seems to have found a message that resonates with the Georgian public. More importantly, National Forum leaders have shown a willingness to do the hard work necessary to build a grass-roots party despite limit [...]	2009-08-11 11:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1528	GEORGIA: NO SURPRISES IN SELECTION OF PUBLIC TV'S [...] (C) Summary/Comment: On August 10 Georgia Public Broadcasting's (GPB) Board of Trustees elected Gia Chanturia as the new GPB General Director. Perceived as the ruling United National Movement's (UNM) candidate, Chanturia was widely expected to be selected for the position (ref A). Chanturia i [...]	2009-08-12 07:21:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1541	GEORGIAN REACTIONS TO THE MEDVEDEV-YUSHCHENKO [...] (U) Summary: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's August 11, 2009, letter and accompanying video address (available widely on the internet) to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has dominated Georgian headlines and raised questions about Moscow's intentions. In the letter, Medvedev specif [...]	2009-08-13 14:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV RU UK GG
09TBILISI1582	GEORGIA: FUTURE ENGAGEMENT WITH ABKHAZIA AND UN [...] (C) Summary and Comment. In recent meetings, UN Special Representative Johann Verbeke and other European diplomats have proposed various ideas on the future of the international community's engagement with the breakaway regions, and a possible new role for the UN. Expressing satisfaction th [...]	2009-08-24 04:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI1589	GEORGIA: STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The reform of Georgia's police forces has been one of Georgia's most significant successes since the Rose Revolution, resulting in a decrease in corruption and improved public image for the police. However, because of the many agencies and branches with overlapping jurisdiction [...]	2009-08-25 05:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR KBTS KCRM GG
09TBILISI1625	GEORGIA: IRI FOCUS GROUPS - ROSNER POLL INDICATE [...] (C) Summary: Recent IRI focus groups along with a United National Movement (UNM) poll indicate that President Saakashvili enjoys solid support and a large majority view that it is likely he will serve out his presidential term which ends in 2013. According to the August 8-12 UNM poll condu [...]	2009-08-27 14:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1627	GEORGIA: LEGAL QUESTIONS SURROUNDING OCCUPIED AREAS [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraphs 9-11. 2. (C) Summary. Recent seizures by the Georgian Coast Guard of Black Sea vessels suspected of violating various Georgian laws, including the Law on Occupied Territories, have raised questions about the legal basis for Georgia's enf [...]	2009-08-27 14:41:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHSA ETRD ETTC EWWT RS GG
09TBILISI1634	GEORGIA: READING MISHA'S MIND: WHY A NEW DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. Since President Saakashvili tapped Bacho Akhalaia to replace Dato Sikharulidze as Minster of Defense on August 27, speculation on Saakashvili's motivations have swept through Tbilisi. Senior Georgian officials have repeated to the Ambassador on multiple occasions in the last s [...]	2009-08-31 14:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS PTER RS GG
09TBILISI1644	GEORGIA: TROUBLING HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS IN ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary. The departure of UNOMIG and arrival of Russian Border Guards have not yet caused a new exodus of ethnic Georgian Gali residents from Abkhazia, according to local observers. Conditions, however, have deteriorated, and the local population is more nervous than ever. Problems incl [...]	2009-09-01 14:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI165	GEORGIA: THE RULING PARTY REFLECTS, DEVELOPS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: While highly confident in their ability to serve out their mandates, the leaders of the United National Movement (UNM) have gone through a period of self-evaluation as to how best to effectuate their political and policy aims in the coming year. UNM is poised to resume [...]	2009-01-29 14:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1669	GEORGIA: RE-ENGAGING WITH ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary. One year after the U.S. ceased nearly all aid to the breakaway regions in the aftermath of the Russia-Georgia war, the time is right to re-engage with Abkhazia. The Georgian government and the Abkhaz de facto authorities both support the idea, and U.S. long-term goals are bett [...]	2009-09-08 12:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID OEXC RS GG
09TBILISI168	GEORGIA: NON PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION CALLS FOR [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The non-parliamentary opposition announced and distributed its Declaration of Political Parties and Civil Society Organizations of Georgia (Declaration) which calls for President Saakashvili's resignation; early presidential and parliamentary elections; and the establish [...]	2009-01-30 14:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI169	GEORGIA: THE ECONOMY IS SAAKASHVILI'S TOP PRIORITY [...] (C) Summary. Although in better financial shape than some of its neighbors, Georgia is starting to suffer from the overall international economic malaise. Georgia's banking sector remains sound due to high liquidity and conservative lending policies, but experts worry that a likely devaluat [...]	2009-01-30 14:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI171	GEORGIA: GOVT AGREES TO LIMIT OFFENSIVE CAPABILITY [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a briefing for diplomats, EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) staff provided information about the January 26 agreement between the EUMM and the Georgian Ministry of Defense (MOD). The EUMM military advisor judged that the limitations the Georgians voluntarily imposed upo [...]	2009-01-30 14:47:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
09TBILISI1714	GEORGIA: FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND SHIP SEIZURES [...] (C) Summary and comment. The latest round of the incident prevention and response mechanism (IPRM) meetings took place on September 3 in Ergneti for the South Ossetian side and September 8 in Gali for the Abkhaz side. The atmosphere during the South Ossetian IPRM was tense and a considerable [...]	2009-09-11 13:29:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1721	EXBS: GEORGIA MONTHLY REPORT AUGUST 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-14 14:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP GG
09TBILISI1729	GEORGIA: QUAD DEMARCHE ON GEORGIAN SHIP SEIZURES [...] (C) As requested, Charge joined the German, French and UK Ambassadors in a September 16 meeting to deliver the points contained ref a to Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze. The Quad group reviewed the points and stressed that the decision to deliver this demarche jointly was intended [...]	2009-09-16 14:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL GG RS
09TBILISI1733	GEORGIA: LABOR CODE UNDER REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Irakli Petriashvili, President of the Georgian Trade Union Confederation (GTUC),met with Econoff to discuss ongoing talks between the GOG, GTUC, and employer association representatives regarding the ongoing review of Georgia's labor code. Petriashvili sad that his initiativ [...]	2009-09-17 09:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV GG
09TBILISI1735	GEORGIA: PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S TO-DO LIST AT UNGA [...] (C) Summary. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili will be looking closely for evidence of any change in U.S. policy toward Georgia when he meets with the Secretary on the margins of the UNGA. According to several key presidential advisors, Saakashvili will seek reassurance at the highest [...]	2009-09-17 13:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNGA GG
09TBILISI1738	GEORGIA: IRANIAN INVESTMENT IN HYDROPOWER [...] (U) This is a guidance request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Charge was called in September 9 by Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov with a response to the points contained reftel. The initial points, which cautioned Georgia about the negative consequences of accepti [...]	2009-09-18 13:19:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ENRG IR GG
09TBILISI1745	GEORGIA: LIFE ON THE BRINK IN GALI [...] (C) Summary. A September 11 trip into Abkhazia confirmed many concerns about the marginal existence facing ethnic Georgian residents of Gali. Emboffs observed decrepit housing, execrable roads, collapsing schools, insufficient health care facilities, horse-drawn carts, and insect-threatene [...]	2009-09-21 13:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR RS GG
09TBILISI1757	GEORGIA: RADICAL ORTHODOX GROUP STOPS MOSQUE [...] (C) Summary: On September 16, representative of two radical fundamentalist Georgian Orthodox groups, the "Society of Saint David the Builder" and "Union of Orthodox Parents" stopped construction on a mosque in the village of Talaveri. The groups demanded to see the villagers' construction perm [...]	2009-09-23 14:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL AZ GG
09TBILISI1772	GEORGIA: VISAS FOR DE FACTOS - THE CASE AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. According to ref A, Russia has indicated it intends to seek U.S. visas for Abkhaz and South Ossetian de facto officials to travel to New York for discussions at the UN. In post's view, the issuance of such visas could undermine U.S. policy on the status of the regions; legitim [...]	2009-09-25 14:11:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC UNGA CVIS RS GG
09TBILISI1781	GEORGIA: A TALE OF TWO ETHNIC MINORITY CITIES [...] (C) Summary: City government officials and NGOs in the Samtskhe-Javakheti (S-J) cities of Akhaltsikhe and Akhalkalaki were upbeat about their future in Georgia, but worried about protecting their cultural and linguistic heritage. The majority of the estimated 300,000 ethnic Armenians in Georg [...]	2009-09-29 14:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1786	GEORGIA: TAGLIAVINI REPORT FINDS PLENTY OF BLAME [...] (C) Summary. The EU-sponsored Tagliavini Commission on the August 2008 war, released in Brussels on September 30, points fingers at many parties, including Georgia, Russia, the de facto authorities, the United States, and the international community writ large. It expressly refuses to iden [...]	2009-09-30 14:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1787	GEORGIA: JEWISH COMMUNITY RESTORES SYNAGOGUE THEY [...] (U) With great fanfare, a 150-year-old Ashkenazi synagogue reopened in the "Old Tbilisi" district on September 15. The synagogue was badly damaged by a 1991 earthquake and was closed in 2005. The Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC),who held their annual conference in Georgia last year, primari [...]	2009-10-01 14:48:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI1797	GEORGIA: ABKHAZ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FLIRTS WITH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. BRIEF REGISTRATION FOR THE CCIA 2. (SBU) The World Chambers Federation (WCF),part of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC),accepted the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Abkhazia (CCIA) as a member on September 8. This [...]	2009-10-05 13:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETTC PREL GG
09TBILISI18	GEORGIA: ATTEMPTS TO REPRESSURIZE GAS PIPELINE TO [...] (C) Summary: Despite continued lack of access to sections of the natural gas pipeline running from Agara to Tskhinvali and on to Java, on December 31 the Georgian Oil and Gas Company (GOGC) pressurized the line to determine if gas could be restored to Tskhinvali. Unfortunately, during the r [...]	2009-01-06 13:48:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1810	GEORGIA: MISSTEPS ON NEW OSCE PRESENCE [...] (C) Summary and comment. OSCE Chairman-in-Office Special Representative Christopoulos visited Tbilisi and Tskhinvali September 30 - October 2, hoping to reach agreement on modalities for a new roving OSCE presence. Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Bokeria protested some process fouls, but a [...]	2009-10-06 15:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1823	GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASD VERSHBOW [...] (C) Summary. During your visit to Tbilisi, Saakashvili and his team will be watching closely for clues to any adjustments in U.S. policy toward Georgia. They will be anxious to discuss developments at the MOD, to clarify the new Minister's role and to reassure us of Georgia's commitment to [...]	2009-10-08 08:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS GG
09TBILISI1840	GEORGIA: BIG SELL ON ECONOMIC REFORM UNDERMINED BY [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 14:01:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI1853	GEORGIA: NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION TRYING TO [...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition has spent much of the last three months since July when the final "cells" were taken off of Rustaveli Avenue prior to the Vice President's visit staying out of the spotlight. Behind the scenes, leaders have been engaged in largely fruitless dis [...]	2009-10-08 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI1880	GEORGIA: UN REP VERBEKE RAISES QUESTIONS ON [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. In an October 7 meeting with the Charge, UN Representative Johan Verbeke asked about the U.S. commitment to the Geneva talks -- in particular whether A/S Gordon would be attending the November 11 round. He said Russia was looking for an excuse to downgrade the pro [...]	2009-10-09 14:44:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV UNSC RS GG
09TBILISI1881	GEORGIA: ROUGH RECEPTION FOR DANISH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: During an October 6 visit to Abkhazia, Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller met with de facto "foreign minister" Shamba and "president" Bagapsh. In meetings described by the Danish Honorary Consul, who accompanied the FM, as "disastrous," "poorly timed," and "awkward," Moell [...]	2009-10-09 15:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV DA RS GG
09TBILISI1915	GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI ACKNOWLEDGES HIS IMAGE [...] (C) Summary. During a lunch following the Ambassador's credentials ceremony, President Saakashvili acknowledged the international community's questions about the Georgian Government's reform program. However, he insisted that he was committed to using the remaining four years of his term i [...]	2009-10-19 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RS GG
09TBILISI1935	GEORGIA: INCIDENT PREVENTION - LOTS OF MEETINGS, [...] (C) Comment. The Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs) have become more routine and therefore there is less "breaking news" to report out of them. This has led to more regular contact and a general reduction of tension among the participants. However, the same themes are discus [...]	2009-10-27 14:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1949	GEORGIA: ASD VERSHBOW LEADS SECURITY WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary. Under the umbrella of the U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow, Ambassador Bass, and an extended USG team jump-started the U.S.-Georgia Charter Working Groups. The meeting on October 20 with Georgian Deputy Defense Minis [...]	2009-10-29 15:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI1962	GEORGIA:COUNTERING RUSSIAN CLAIMS OF TERRORISTS IN [...] (C) Summary: A visit to Pankisi revealed no evidence of Russian claims of increased terrorist activity in the region. Stopping in each village after reaching the gorge, CDM leader Giorgi Targamadze facilitated discussion among locals, police officials, and community leaders on the situation [...]	2009-10-30 14:49:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI1989	GEORGIA: LONDON HOSTS ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. Participants at the October 14 meeting hosted by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office featured an open and candid exchange of views among Georgian officials, Quad and EU counterparts, and outside experts on other countries that have faced protracted political di [...]	2009-11-09 14:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID CY EU GM RS UK GG
09TBILISI1991	GEORGIA: PRE-ELECTION VISIT TO ABKHAZIA - NEW [...] (C) Summary and comment. During a meeting in Sukhumi with Department and Embassy visitors, mid-level de facto officials expressed openness to additional visits from U.S. officials, but were non-committal on waiving the requirement for a "visa" for more senior visitors. They also expressed s [...]	2009-11-09 14:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF MOPS EAID RS GG
09TBILISI2002	GEORGIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEMOCRACY WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary. The holding of this first Democracy Working Group as envisioned by the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Charter is greatly anticipated and will be closely followed by the Georgian Government, opposition leaders, and civil society. The Georgian delegation will be anxious to dis [...]	2009-11-12 14:44:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2028	GEORGIA: ELECTION LAW WORKING GROUP STALLS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The United National Movement (UNM) announced that it would pull out of the Election Law Working Group (ELWG) on November 18 after consensus could not be reached, but informal talks among the parties continue. A wide-ranging package had been agreed to by all parties except for [...]	2009-11-19 14:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2063	GEORGIA: U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (SBU) On November 25, we delivered the points detailed in reftel on the U.S. posture towards the Iranian nuclear program to Levan Nizharadze of the Americas division in MFA. We also noted that this information would likely be the first step as we continued to work with our international partne [...]	2009-11-25 15:15:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IR GG
09TBILISI2066	GEORGIA: UN SEES ABKHAZ INCIDENT PREVENTION [...] (C) Summary. UN officials see the Abkhaz Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism as a useful mechanism to defuse tensions that provides a constructive vehicle for engaging all sides. The UN reported that most IPRM procedural issues were resolved within the first meeting. They also noted t [...]	2009-11-27 13:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI207	GEORGIA: BORDER CONTROL CHANGES WORRY [...] (C) Summary and comment. Organizational changes within the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOIA) effective January 1, specifically in the Border Police and Patrol Police, have changed operations at Georgia's ports of entry. Previously, the Border Police controlled operations and passenger proc [...]	2009-02-05 07:47:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV DOE KNNP GG
09TBILISI2083	GEORGIA: ABKHAZ ELECTION CAMPAIGN HEATS UP [...] (C) Summary and comment. UN team member Hailu Mamo, a long-time Abkhazia observer, believes Abkhaz de facto "president" Bagapsh now faces a tough battle for re-election. Given past elections in Abkhazia, it is possible that this could be a real contest. No single opposition candidate has em [...]	2009-12-01 15:13:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI2103	GEORGIA: DASD WALLANDER PROMOTES PROGRESS ON REFORM [...] (C) Summary and comment. On the margins of the U.S.-Georgia Bilateral Defense Consultations (BDC),DASD Wallander spoke with senior government and parliamentary counterparts about next steps on reform, NATO membership, the National Security Review, the government's engagement strategy with t [...]	2009-12-03 11:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI2106	GEORGIA: CHURCH AND STATE, MAINTAINING A DELICATE [...] (C) Summary: Georgian Government officials are privately expressing frustration over the expansive role the Georgian Orthodox Church (GOC) plays in society. The long-hidden conflict between the GOC and GOG may be beginning to play out publicly in subtle ways. Internet videos mocking GOC Patr [...]	2009-12-03 14:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG KIRF
09TBILISI2131	GEORGIA: DETENTIONS RAISE TENSIONS AROUND SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. A series of detentions over the past month has increased tension between Georgia and the South Ossetian de facto authorities. These recent incidents are not the only such cases, and older outstanding cases, some dating even from before the August 2008 war, have complicated reso [...]	2009-12-04 14:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS RS GG
09TBILISI2137	GEORGIA: A/S POSNER LEADS DEMOCRACY WORKING GROUP [...] (C) Summary: In the first full meeting of the Democracy Working Group under the umbrella of the U.S.-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, DRL A/S Posner and EUR DAS Kaidanow both challenged the GoG to continue its democratic evolution noting the crucial link between establishing a plur [...]	2009-12-07 12:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2138	GEORGIA: DRL A/S POSNER AND EUR DAS KADINOW HEAR [...] (C) Summary: In preparation for the Democracy Working Group, under the auspices of the U.S.-Georgia Strategic Partnership Commission, members of the U.S. delegation met with leading civil society representatives and opposition political leaders who expressed concerns in several areas, includ [...]	2009-12-07 13:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2170	GEORGIA: ELECTORAL CODE PASSES FIRST READING, [...] (C) Summary: As expected, Parliament passed draft amendments to the electoral code on the first reading and is expected to adopt the law after a second and third reading scheduled for later this month. The draft consists of the general consensus as agreed to in the framework of the NDI spo [...]	2009-12-09 14:33:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2179	GEORGIA: TOLERANCE REIGNS AT THE OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICE [...] Summary: For the first time, the Public Defender's Office (PDO) commemorated an "International Day of Tolerance," honoring several Georgian NGOs and individuals for their contribution toward advancing tolerance in Georgian society. This event brought together representatives from all the maj [...]	2009-12-11 14:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI2204	GEORGIA: CONSTRUCTIVE EXCHANGE ON THE ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. On December 11 Reintegration Minister Yakobashvili led a discussion with international partners of a draft strategy on engagement with Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Characterizing it as a "human-centric" engagement (not de-occupation) plan, Yakobashvili called it the government's [...]	2009-12-15 13:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS EAID RS TU GG
09TBILISI223	GEORGIA: SKEPTICAL VIEW ON CAUCASUS STABILITY [...] (C) SUMMARY/COMMENT. In a frank discussion, MFA International Organizations Director Sergi Kapanadze made it clear that the Georgians have no hope that anything substantive will come out of the Turkish proposed Caucasus Stability and Cooperation Platform, now or in the future, but were unwill [...]	2009-02-05 14:43:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV GG TK
09TBILISI2239	GEORGIA: TRAINING OF GEORGIAN BATTALION FOR [...] (C) Summary and comment: Both the U.S. and Georgia assess the ongoing training by U.S. Marines of the Georgian 31st battalion in preparation for deployment in Afghanistan as going well. The training is intended to increase Georgian forces' ability to operate in a counter-insurgency environme [...]	2009-12-16 12:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF GG
09TBILISI2240	GEORGIA DOWNPLAYS NAURU'S RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary and comment. Georgian officials downplayed the significance of Nauru's apparent December 14 recognition of Abkhazia's "independence," which Russia reportedly encouraged with an offer of $50 million to the island nation. Although officials are discussing with Australian counterpa [...]	2009-12-16 13:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS XM AS NR RS GG
09TBILISI2241	GEORGIA: FIRST H1N1 DEATHS REPORTED; PUBLIC [...] (U) Summary. Georgia reported its first confirmed deaths due to H1N1 the week of December 14. As of December 16, there are five confirmed deaths. The reported number of confirmed and unconfirmed H1N1 cases vary widely among the different sources. The reported confirmed cases range from 5 [...]	2009-12-16 13:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID AMED SOCI GG
09TBILISI2276	GEORGIA: RUSSIAN SERVICEMAN SEEKS ASYLUM IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary. According to Ministry of Refugee Affairs (MRA) officials, a Russian contract soldier, Vitaliy Khripun, crossed the administrative border line (ABL) from the breakaway region of South Ossetia into undisputed Georgia December 20. The European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) and [...]	2009-12-22 14:23:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG PHUM
09TBILISI23	GEORGIA: NDI POLL SHOWS PUBLIC OPINION REMAINS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: A new NDI poll taken in November 2008 shows that Georgian public opinion remains largely unchanged from earlier post-war polling by IRI and Greenberg, Quinlan, and Rosner Associates. The NDI poll shows some potential softening of support for President Saakashvili and th [...]	2009-01-06 14:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI2307	GEORGIA: ELECTORAL CODE PASSES THIRD READING WITH [...] (U) Summary: The Electoral Code (ref A) passed its third reading after a three day delay due to opposition Christian Democrats' objections about voter lists and voter registration procedures. The only notable change to the code on the third reading was the adoption of an amendment that bar [...]	2009-12-30 14:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI24	GEORGIA: RUMORS, MANEUVERING, AND ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Well informed International Republican Institute Country Director, Dimitry Shashkin (strictly protect) has passed on several far fetched but widely circulated rumors in Tbilisi alleging a US or EU engineered plot to oust President Saakashvili in the spring. While the lik [...]	2009-01-06 14:50:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI255	GEORGIA: NEW CABINET CONFIRMED, GOG STRESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: As expected, Parliament confirmed Nika Gilauri as Prime Minister, Kakha Baindurashvili as Finance Minister, Dimitri Shashkin as Minister for Penitentiary, Probation and Legal Assistance, and Davit Tkeshelashvili as Minister for Regional Development and Infrastructure on Februa [...]	2009-02-06 15:06:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI313	GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI WARNS OF EFFECTS OF ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: On February 12 President Saakashvili delivered his fifth annual state of the union address to the Parliament, which was attended by Members of Parliament, regional governors and the Mayor of Tbilisi, members of the Cabinet, the diplomatic corps including the Charge and a group of [...]	2009-02-13 14:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI321	GEORGIA: ABKHAZ, PROUD BUT NERVOUS -- AND READY TO [...] (C) Summary and comment. During the first official USG trip to Abkhazia since the August 2008 war, Abkhaz de facto officials and civil society representatives showed new confidence in their so-called independence, but also unease with Russia's increasing influence. They believe Russia's reco [...]	2009-02-17 12:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI322	GEORGIA: SERIOUS HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS IN GALI [...] (C) Summary. During the first official USG trip to Abkhazia since the August 2008 war, representatives of civil society in Gali provided information about several serious human rights concerns facing ethnic Georgians in Gali. They face extortion from well-organized criminal gangs; pressure t [...]	2009-02-17 12:10:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PREF MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI358	GEORGIA: MONITORS FIND NO BUILD-UP OF GEORGIAN [...] (C) Summary: According to recent briefings by the EU and UN in Tbilisi, European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) and United Nations Observation Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) monitors conducted no-notice inspections of Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOIA) police stations and checkpoints [...]	2009-02-23 14:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RS GG
09TBILISI365	GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] Per reftel, Embassy Tbilisi submits its Investment Climate Statement for Georgia for 2009. Introduction Since 2004 when the Saakashvili Government came to power, the Georgian Government has undertaken an ambitious program to modernize and liberalize its economy. Institutional reforms in [...]	2009-02-24 12:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV GG
09TBILISI378	GEORGIA: ALASANIA ANNOUNCES ALLIANCE, CALL FOR [...] (C) Summary: Just a week after presenting his new political team and with much fanfare, former Georgian Ambassador to the UN Irakli Alasania announced February 23 that his political team would join forces with the Republican party, led by David Usupashvili, and the New Rights party, led by [...]	2009-02-25 14:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI395	GEORGIA: PARTIES SIGN CODE OF CONDUCT PAVING THE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. In a low-profile working meeting on February 26, Georgian political party leaders met to sign a "code of conduct" which represents the first step in forming a working group of party leaders from inside and outside of Parliament to develop an Election Legislation Wor [...]	2009-02-27 11:25:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM GG
09TBILISI398	GEORGIA: ACTION REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE - [...] (C) Summary: Mark Hauf, attorney for Ina Gudavadze, widow of Badri Patarkatsishvili, has repeatedly approached the Ambassador and other Embassy officials and requested that Post advocate on behalf of Gudavadze with the Government of Georgia. Specifically, Hauf requests that Post demand that [...]	2009-02-27 12:15:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI40	GEORGIA: VERBEKE ON WAY FORWARD FOR UN [...] (C) Summary and comment. UN Special Representative for Georgia Johan Verbeke offered the Ambassador initial thoughts on the prospects for renewal of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). He believes Russia would prefer to see the mission closed, but might not want to risk internationa [...]	2009-01-12 12:46:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI408	GEORGIA: RUMORS OF A SPRING OFFENSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent weeks, we have detected a marked increase in comments, both public and private, that the Russians plan to invade Georgia in the spring. These rumors have started to percolate into the press, assisted by Georgian parliamentarians such as Chairman David Bakradze who expr [...]	2009-02-27 15:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RS GG
09TBILISI417	GEORGIA: THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH FM VASHADZE [...] (C) Georgian FM Grigol Vashadze is looking forward to his first opportunity to meet with you on the margins of the NATO-Georgia Commission (NGC) meeting in Brussels on March 5. Your meeting with him, no matter how brief, will be an important signal of U.S. support at a time when some leaders [...]	2009-03-04 14:29:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI432	GEORGIA: POSSIBILITIES FOR A NEW UNOMIG MANDATE [...] (C) Summary and comment. UN Special Representative Verbeke has twice convened the British, French, German and U.S. chiefs of mission to brainstorm ideas for a new UN mission in Georgia. Taking for granted the eventual closure of the OSCE mission, Verbeke argued that the UN and EUMM will ne [...]	2009-03-05 14:30:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM RU GG
09TBILISI463	GEORGIA: ALASANIA CALLS FOR PLEBISCITE [...] (U) Summary: Former UN Ambassador Irakli Alasania announced that he and his political team would initiate the process of holding a non-binding plebiscite on the question of the removal of President Saakashvili from office. The announcement follows the March 5 expiration of the ten day peri [...]	2009-03-09 14:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI469	GEORGIA: FORMER AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Former Georgian Ambassador to Russia, Erosi Kitsmarishvili, who famously told the ad hoc parliamentary committee on the war that the U.S. gave Georgia the green light, discussed with the Ambassador his future plans which include setting up an independent news channel; an econom [...]	2009-03-10 15:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI470	GEORGIA: NEW CORRECTIONS MINISTER TO TACKLE [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance, Dimitri Shashkin, who oversees Georgia's penitentiary, probation, and legal aid programs (septel),is also charged with coordinating the President's democratic reform agenda with actors inside and outside the government. During a Mar [...]	2009-03-10 15:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI484	GEORGIA: INCIDENT PREVENTION MECHANISM STALLED [...] (C) Summary and comment. Despite efforts by the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM),OSCE and UNOMIG to facilitate implementation of the incident prevention mechanism agreed in Geneva, Abkhaz and South Ossetian de facto authorities have publicly announced their unwillingness tocooperate for now. The [...]	2009-03-12 13:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI502	GEORGIA: NINO BURJANADZE -- WHAT'S THE GAMEPLAN? [...] (C) Summary: Former Speaker of Parliament Nino Burjanadze, who has a long-cultivated and well-deserved image of moderation both domestically and internationally, has expressed her intentions to play a prominent role in the planned April 9 protests calling for President Saakashvili's resigna [...]	2009-03-16 13:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI511	GEORGIA: UNOMIG BEGINS EVALUATING RESPECT FOR [...] (C) Summary and comment. UNOMIG personnel have begun evaluating the degree to which the various sides respect UNSCR 1866. UNOMIG's position is that 1866 re-imposes on all sides the conditions of paragraph 2a of the 1994 Moscow Agreement, which defines a security zone that excludes all milita [...]	2009-03-17 13:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS UNOMIG UNSC RS GG
09TBILISI512	GEORGIA: IDPS: NEW AND OLD THEMES [...] (C) Summary: Recent trips to the west Georgian cities of Kutaisi and Zugdidi reinforce the impression that many of the problems for IDPs from the 1990's remain unaddressed, and the GoG's plan to target their needs directly has not yet yielded visible results. While the GoG has been criticiz [...]	2009-03-17 14:05:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF RR GG
09TBILISI529	GEORGIA: GOG TAKES OVER KAZTRANSGAZ, OVERWHELMING [...] (C) Summary. On March 16, the Georgian National Electricity Regulatory Commission (GNERC) announced it had appointed a &special administrator8 to manage KazTransGaz-Tbilisi, the Kazakhstani company that owns the Tbilisi natural gas distribution system. KazTransGaz is owned by the Kazakhstani [...]	2009-03-20 12:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI537	GEORGIA: MINISTER OF CORRECTIONS INFORMS DIPCORP [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance (MCLA) Dimitry Shashkin briefed the diplomatic corps March 18 on his ministry's current status and future plans. Shashkin addressed both corrections and democratic reforms, as he did with the Ambassador during a previous meeting (re [...]	2009-03-20 14:07:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHM KDEM GG
09TBILISI538	GEORGIA: GOG TO RECOGNIZE OTHER FAITHS, COULD LEAD [...] (C) Summary: Reintegration Minister Temur Yakobashvili told the Ambassador on March 18 that the GoG is working on a change to the Civil Code to recognize additional churches, namely, the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC),Catholic, Jewish, and Muslim faiths. Currently, only the Georgian Orth [...]	2009-03-20 14:29:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF AR RU GG
09TBILISI55	GEORGIA: RUMOR MILL CHURNING FEEDING A RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Post is closely following what has the markings of a possible Russian disinformation campaign to create distrust and speculation with the United States and President Saakashvili in the Georgian public. Rumors of impending U.S. or other outside action to remove Saakashvil [...]	2009-01-13 14:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI560	GEORGIA: IRAN FEELING INSECURE IN CAUCASUS [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a readout to the Ambassador of his recent visit to Iran, Reintegration Minister Temuri Yakobashvili suggested that the Iranians seemed paranoid about potential threats and rivals for regional influence. Russia had effectively fueled that paranoia with allegations o [...]	2009-03-23 12:54:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS UNOMIG UNSC RS IR IS GG
09TBILISI57	GEORGIA SIGNS MOU ON ENGURI WITH RUSSIAN FIRM RAO [...] (C) SUMMARY: First Deputy Minister of Energy Marika Valishvili confirmed that the Georgian Ministry of Energy and Russian electricity trader InterRAO signed on December 31 a ten-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on joint management of the Enguri Hydropower Plant, located on both sides o [...]	2009-01-13 14:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI625	GEORGIA: TIME TO MOBILIZE ON NEW UN MISSION [...] (C) Summary and comment. UN Special Representative Johan Verbeke offered the U.S., French and German ambassadors additional details on his ideas for a new UN mission in Georgia, as well as a readout of recent trips to Washington, London, Moscow and Prague. He urged western countries to weigh [...]	2009-03-27 14:52:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS UNSC UNOMIG KBTS RS GG

09TBILISI640	GEORGIA IMPROVES ITS SCORES IN FORBES RATING [...] Summary: Despite the August war with Russia and the global credit Crisis, Georgia's ranking in Forbes' annual rating of the best countries in which to do business improved from 68 in 2008 to 64 in 2009, out of 127 countries ranked. The ranking makes Georgia one of the leaders in the region an [...]	2009-03-31 05:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV GG
09TBILISI652	PANDEMIC INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES [...] Per guidance and request we have reviewed and updated our Pandemic Influenza Tripwires. They have been submitted to our EAP via the Crisis and Emergency Planning Application system. They are now pending DS/SPP/EP review prior to inclusion in the published online version. Tefft [...]	2009-04-01 11:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AMED CASC TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO KPAO GG
09TBILISI674	GEORGIA: GOOD AND BAD NEWS FROM EUMM [...] (C) Summary and comment. In a recent trip to Moscow, EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) representatives heard that Russia and South Ossetia have taken steps toward establishing an Incident Prevention Mechanism (Abkhazia still awaits a new UN mandate). According to the EUMM, Russia expressed interes [...]	2009-04-06 15:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI679	GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PLANS FOR APRIL 9 PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Barring unforeseen circumstances, planned protests on April 9 will proceed as scheduled. We expect turnout to be substantial, probably numbering in the tens of thousands, but likely less than the 150,000-200,000 some non-parliamentary opposition figures have estimated. [...]	2009-04-07 09:22:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI711	GEORGIA: PROTESTS PEACEFUL, OPPOSITION TURNOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The much anticipated April 9 protests proceeded peacefully, lasting about 6 hours from 2pm to 8pm. Non-parliamentary opposition leaders gave President Saakashvili twenty-four hours to resign or they will engage in further actions. The bulk of the protest took place in front [...]	2009-04-10 14:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI715	GEORGIA: PREVIEW OF FM VASHADZE'S MEETING WITH THE [...] (C) The Secretary's April 14 meeting with Georgian FM Grigol Vashadze will help reassure Tbilisi that efforts to improve relations with Russia will not come at the expense of the U.S.-Georgia relationship. The meeting is an opportunity to recognize the restraint and flexibility Georgia has s [...]	2009-04-13 12:53:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI728	GEORGIA: PROTESTS TACTICS CHANGE SLIGHTLY, CROWDS [...] (C) Summary: A crowd of roughly 5,000-9,000 gathered in front of Parliament at about 3 pm Monday, April 13 to listen to another round of speeches and take further direction from non-parliamentary opposition leaders. At roughly 5:30 pm, the majority of the crowd (Embassy Observers estimate [...]	2009-04-14 13:34:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI735	GEORGIA: PROTESTERS BLOCK MAJOR THOROUGHFARES, [...] (C) Summary: Protests on April 14 again drew a modest crowd of 4000 - 6000 protesters. About 500 protesters blocked a major avenue in the heavily trafficked Vake district near Tbilisi State University. At the direction of Levan Gachechiladze (former presidential candidate) and David Gamkr [...]	2009-04-15 13:26:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI750	GEORGIA: ECONOMY 2003 TO 2008 - A CASE STUDY OF [...] (C) Summary and comment. Although often overshadowed by political crisis and conflict over the separatist territories, the Georgian economy has been reformed and developed since the 2003 Rose Revolution. While the August 2008 war with Russia and the ongoing financial crisis continue to pres [...]	2009-04-16 13:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI751	GEORGIA: CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 6, 2009, Embassy Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) met with Minister of Justice, Zurab Adeishvili, who stated emphatically that the draft Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) will move forward to second and third readings in the Parliament. Adeishvili stated that despite recent op [...]	2009-04-16 13:58:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI770	TWO VERY DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE SAME COIN - [...] (C) Summary: Ethnic Armenian Georgians living in Samtskhe-Javakheti (S-J) generally want their province to remain as part of Georgia, albeit with tacit recognition by Tbilisi of Armenian as a regional language. For Ethnic Armenian Georgians (or Javakhsi),the grass is indeed not greener on [...]	2009-04-22 11:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SCUL KIRF AM GG
09TBILISI786	GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PROTESTERS INFLATE REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: April 22 press reports that the radical opposition mustered 600-plus vehicles from the regions to join 30,000 protesters in front of Parliament were exaggerated and incorrect. Embassy observers and Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOIA) officials estimated no more than 5,000 prote [...]	2009-04-23 13:24:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI787	GEORGIA: DEFINING THE ROOTS OF OPPOSITION [...] (C) Introduction and Comment: Beyond the constantly changing parties which define Georgia's opposition inside and outside of parliament, there are four core groups that have fundamentally opposed President Saakashvili since the early days of his tenure in 2004. In large part, these are the [...]	2009-04-23 13:45:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG
09TBILISI792	GEORGIA: OPPOSITION ENCOURAGES WOMEN PRISON RIOT [...] (C) Summary: Over Orthodox Easter night, April 18-19, approximately 600 women prisoners rioted in Tbilisi's Women's Prison Number Five. They reportedly were upset that they were not granted pardons as part of a general Government pardon of 400 other prisoners throughout the country. Minister [...]	2009-04-24 12:03:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI795	GEORGIA: OPPOSITION ERECTS MORE "CELLS," PROTESTS' [...] (SBU) Summary: Radical opposition protests continued on April 23 and leaders called upon their dwindling supporters to maintain their presence throughout the weekend. Despite cold rain and meager numbers, the opposition continued to erect more "cells" in the areas surrounding Parliament, the [...]	2009-04-24 13:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI81	GEORGIA: A LOOK INSIDE THE INFLUENTIAL GEORGIAN [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: The Georgian Orthodox Church wields a great deal of influence in Georgian society and ON the Georgian Government. Much of the credit goes to the very popular Patriarch Ilia II, who recently II celebrated his 76th birthday and 31 years as Georgia's Catholicos-Patriarch. [...]	2009-01-15 12:11:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	KRF PHUM PGOV RU GG
09TBILISI816	GEORGIA: PROTESTS TO CONTINUE DESPITE HANDSHAKE - [...] (SBU) Summary: Protests were largely abandoned on Tuesday, April 28 as non-parliamentary leaders attended church services for the day of reconciliation. Crowds in front of Parliament were estimated at 500 or less. At a church service led by the Patriarch, that only Irakli Alasani (Allianc [...]	2009-04-29 11:04:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI82	GEORGIA: MOD CLOSE TO SIGNING MOU WITH EUMM [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary and comment. On January 14, Deputy Defense Minister Giorgi Muchaidze summoned PolOff and Acting DATT to explain the government's position on a draft agreement with the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) and seek U.S. comment. T [...]	2009-01-15 14:30:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI827	GEORGIA: PROTESTS STAGNANT - SIGNS OF DESPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Protests continued on Wednesday, April 29 although only about 2000-3000 attended, a number of who appeared to be onlookers enjoying a nice day rather than dedicated supporters. Protest leaders have vowed to continue, but have not articulated a concrete plan. GOG representativ [...]	2009-04-30 13:20:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI83	GEORGIA: PARLIAMENTARY AND NON-PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The comments of both Parliamentary and non-Parliamentary opposition leaders indicate that their interests and visions for the near and longer term future continue to diverge. Cooperation between the Parliamentary and non-Parliamentary opposition camps is limited at best. [...]	2009-01-15 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI849	GEORGIAN PM SAYS TURKMEN INTERESTED IN WESTERN [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-04 14:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV PREL RU AZ GG
09TBILISI850	GEORGIA: PROTESTS CONTINUE - NO NEGOTIATIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Protests continued through the weekend although crowds only numbered around 500-1500. Roads remained blocked by "cells" and the opposition announced that more disruptions are being planned. A May 2 concert featuring Levan Gachechiladze's brother, Utsnobi ("Unknown" or "Anonym [...]	2009-05-04 14:28:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI857	GEORGIAN FORCES IN CONTROL OF MILITARY BASE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MOIA) reported that at 1440 local time the mutineers at the Mukhravani military base surrendered. The soldiers involved have surrendered and laid down their weapons and the MOIA is in control of the base. According to the media, President Saak [...]	2009-05-05 12:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RRB GA
09TBILISI858	GEORGIA: ESCALATION OF PROTESTS POSTPONED AFTER [...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition told the press that it intends to escalate the protests by blocking major roads into Tbilisi between 4pm and 5pm local time on Tuesday, May 5. Non-parliamentary leaders intend to give President Saakashvili 72 hours to resign or else they will c [...]	2009-05-05 13:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI866	GEORGIA: FOREIGN MINISTER BRIEFS ON MUTINY [...] (C) Summary. On May 5, Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze briefed the diplomatic corps on the attempted mutiny earlier in the day, which ended peacefully. He offered additional details on the event itself, which he described as designed to disrupt the NATO Partnership for Peace exercise; he and [...]	2009-05-07 04:59:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI875	GEORGIA: PROTESTERS TRY TO ENTER POLICE STATION, [...] (C) Summary: Georgian non-parliamentary opposition protests turned violent, May 6 when Giorgi Gachechiladze (a pop singer known as "Utsnobi" - "Anonymous"),his brother Levan Gachechiladze and other radical opposition leaders lead a group of protesters from Parliament to Digomi police stati [...]	2009-05-07 12:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI876	GEORGIA: IRI FOCUS GROUPS PROVIDE INSIGHT ON [...] (C) Summary: The International Republican Institute (IRI) ran a series of focus groups May 4-5 in Tbilisi to gauge political opinion on the ongoing opposition-led protests and domestic political environment. The groups consisted of eight people each with one group being pro-government ("pr [...]	2009-05-07 14:40:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI89	GEORGIA: NINO BURJANADZE FROM THE OUTSIDE LOOKING [...] (C) Summary/Comment: The transition from being Speaker of Parliament and interim President to being one of many in a marginalized non-Parliamentary opposition has been a difficult one for Nino Burjanadze. Burjanadze has been unable to garner much more than a meager level of public support s [...]	2009-01-16 13:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG
09TBILISI899	GEORGIA: PROTESTS: NEGOTIATIONS TO BEGIN [...] (C) Summary: Protests continued through the weekend, bu with no major incidents. The one month anniversary of the start of the protests on Saturday, May 9 drew what might have been as many as 15,000 protesters on a beautiful sunny day. On Friday, May 8, Speaker Bakradze met with a group of [...]	2009-05-11 12:30:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI906	GEORGIA: PROTESTS - SAAKASHVILI MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Saakashvili met separately with both the non-parliamentary and parliamentary opposition May 11. The non-parliamentary meeting reached no public agreement other than a commitment by some in the non-parliamentary opposition to continue to talk. Nonetheless, privately [...]	2009-05-12 14:37:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI908	GEORGIA: EU DISCUSSIONS REGARDING EUMM'S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary and comment. According to EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) Head of Mission Haber, EU member states do not have a clear vision of the EUMM in the future. The mission will almost surely be extended for a year, but some elements in the EU would prefer to see it end at that point. Assumi [...]	2009-05-12 15:13:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
09TBILISI909	GEORGIA: PROTESTS - SOME BLUSTER, LITTLE ACTION [...] (C) Summary: A small crowd of 2000-2500 appeared in front of Parliament Tuesday May, 12 for what was scheduled to be a major announcement on the non-parliamentary opposition's new action plan in response to their meeting with Saakashvili. No announcement of blocking roads or other near ter [...]	2009-05-13 13:42:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI91	CODEL SCHWARTZ (HDAC) VISITS GEORGIA [...] (U) Summary and Comment: In support of its ongoing partnership with Georgia's Parliament on democratic and institutional reform (reftel),CODEL Schwartz and the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) visited the Republic of Georgia from December 17-19, 2008. CODEL Schwartz met with Parli [...]	2009-01-20 04:55:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI910	GEORGIA: SPEAKER BAKRADZE EXPLAINS POSITION ON PROTESTS TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliamentary Speaker David Bakradze met May 8 with the members of Codel Davis to discuss the current political situation in Georgia. Bakradze explained the GoG's plans to handle the ongoing protests and to implement political reforms. End Summary. GoG Wants to Break Cycle [...]	2009-05-14 11:18:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI912	GEORGIA: FOLLOW-UP COMMENTS ON CS-137 DISCOVERY [...] (S) As requested in ref A, poloff obtained additional information from the Government of Georgia regarding its response to the discovery of four Cs-137 sources buried near Kopitnari Airport. While not completely ruling out the possibility that the material was abandoned by smugglers, the gove [...]	2009-05-14 12:00:00	Embassy Tbilisi	SECRET	KNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR PREL GG
09TBILISI920	GEORGIA: PROTESTS - NON-PARLIAMENTARY OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: The non-parliamentary opposition's pledge to unblock the road in front of the Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) was rescinded, then reinstated and finally implemented early May 14. The back and forth highlighted the now open and obvious rift within the leadership of the non-par [...]	2009-05-15 11:31:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI923	GEORGIA: SOUTH OSSETIA SNUBS INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary and comment. South Ossetian de facto authorities' willingness to cooperate with the international community -- meager as it was -- took several steps backward in recent days. On May 7, they blocked the second meeting of the Incident Prevention Mechanism; on May 5, they blocked a [...]	2009-05-15 14:23:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI924	GEORGIA: ARRIVAL OF RUSSIAN BORDER GUARDS IN [...] (C) Summary and comment. Two agreements signed April 30 by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Abkhaz and South Ossetian de facto "presidents" Sergey Bagapsh and Eduard Kokoity on "joint efforts for protection of state borders of Abkhazia and South Ossetia," has further reinforced Russian c [...]	2009-05-15 14:27:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PBTS PGOV PREL MARR MOPS RS GG
09TBILISI925	GEORGIA: CODEL DAVIS DISCUSSES BILATERAL TIES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: During a May 8-9 visit to Tbilisi, CODEL Davis met with President Saakashvili, Minister of Defense Vasil Sikharulidze, women leaders in the GOG and Parliament, and the Speaker of the Parliament (reported septel). Sikharulidze covered Georgia's ongoing defense reforms and the re [...]	2009-05-18 04:57:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG
09TBILISI940	GEORGIA: PROTESTS - FURTHER SIGNS OF OPPOSITION [...] (C) Summary: A small group of protesters blocked the main road to the Tbilisi International Airport in front of the new Ministry of Internal Affairs building for about 45 minutes on May 19. Other protest leaders addressed a small crowd in front of Parliament. Salome Zourabichvili (Georgia [...]	2009-05-20 13:16:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI942	GEORGIA: SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT UN REPORT ON [...] (C) Summary and comment. The Georgian Government has made clear, both publicly and privately, its discontent with the UN Secretary General (UNSYG)'s report on Abkhazia, Georgia. It perceives both the title and key elements of the report's substance as a capitulation to Russian pressure, as evi [...]	2009-05-20 14:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KBTS RS GG
09TBILISI945	GEORGIA: PROTESTS GEARING UP FOR MAY 26 [...] (C) Summary: Protests remained small on May 20. Utsnobi (Giorgi Gachechiladze) performed a rally concert in Batumi to kick off the non-parliamentary opposition's plan to bring "all of Georgia" to Tbilisi for a May 26 rally (independence day parade). Post heard payments to protesters have r [...]	2009-05-21 11:08:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI951	GEORGIA: SHOOT OUT WITH AT-LARGE MUTINY SUSPECTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 13:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI957	GEORGIA PROTESTS: QUIET TALKS ONGOING - WESTERN [...] (C) Summary: A small group of protesters locked the major roads on both sides of the river that flows through downtown Tbilisi for roughly 40 minutes May 21 prompting an angry response from motorists that was widely covered in the press. Non-parliamentary opposition rallies in Zugdidi and [...]	2009-05-22 11:19:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI96	GEORGIA: WINTER LULL IN INCIDENTS ABRUPTLY ENDS [...] (C) Summary and comment. After a few weeks of relative calm over the holidays -- which saw several attacks, but no injuries -- a number of serious incidents occurred along the administrative boundaries with South Ossetia and Abkhazia in recent days. On January 16 a Georgan police officer was [...]	2009-01-20 14:32:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG
09TBILISI961	GEORGIA: INJURED MUTINY ORGANIZERS STABLE, [...] (C) Summary. The two mutiny suspects detained following a firefight yesterday, Levan Amiridze and Koba Otanadze, remain in stable condition in a government-controlled hospital, according to the press. According to the Ombudsman,s Office, Otanadze,s brother Nugzar Otanadze was arrested two w [...]	2009-05-22 15:39:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI968	GEORGIA: OPPOSITION PROMISED SURPRISES - PATRIARCH [...] (C) Summary: On Georgian Independence Day, May 26, the non-parliamentary opposition drew its largest crowd since beginning protests on April 9. Between 45,000-50,000 rallied at Dynamo Stadium, where various non-parliamentary opposition leaders spoke to a largely subdued audience. Only sing [...]	2009-05-27 12:36:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI97	GEORGIA: MINISTER OF ENERGY ON ENGURI AO DEAL, [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Energy Alexander Khetaguri provided the Ambassador with more details and his private thoughts on the recent deal to enter into a joint management agreement for the Enguri power facility with Russian firm InterRAO-UES (ref A). Despite the negative press the Minister [...]	2009-01-20 14:35:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL RU GG
09TBILISI972	GEORGIA: PROTESTS SMALL - QUIET [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On May 27, a day after large scale demonstrations, only a small group of protesters numbering roughly 1000-1500 gathered in front of Parliament. The crowd listened to largely subdued speeches by non-parliamentary leaders who have decided to continue protests in sp [...]	2009-05-28 11:30:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL GG
09TBILISI982	GEORGIA: CONTROVERSY OVER MAY 31 ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary and comment. On the eve of May 31 parliamentary elections in South Ossetia, controversy has erupted over the electoral system and establishment of political parties by the "de facto" administration. While Russian officials and South Ossetian "de facto" administration officials cl [...]	2009-05-29 14:10:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KBDS RU GG
09TEGUCIGALPA1000	TFH01: CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya early on the morning of October 1. They discussed the recent OAS efforts to promote a national dialogue. Zelaya proposed a three-point agenda for the talks, which he hoped could be started next week to coincide with the arrival of the OAS [...]	2009-10-02 02:10:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1002	CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN (OCTOBER 5-6) [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy welcomes the October 5-6 visit of Codel Ros-Lehtinen to Honduras. Honduras, a close ally of the United States, is currently in the throes of a severe political crisis. Honduran society is severely polarized and reconciliation of the Honduran people will be essential fo [...]	2009-10-02 15:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID ECON CASC ASEC
09TEGUCIGALPA1007	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #69 10/02/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC),accompanied by Congressmen Aaron Schock (R-IL),Doug Lamborn (R-CO),and Peter Roskam (R-IL) arrived in Tegucigalpa October 2. The CODEL had arranged its own meetings at the Presidential Palace with de facto regime President Micheletti, the Supreme Court, the [...]	2009-10-02 23:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA101	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEWLY ELECTED CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on newly-elected Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Rivera Aviles on February 11. Rivera discussed his priority goals of reducing case backlogs and increasing the efficiency of oral case procedures. The Ambassador and Rivera agreed that organized crime and drug t [...]	2009-02-17 14:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOVE KCRM EFIN EAID EINV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1013	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #70 10/05/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL),along with members of her staff, arrived in Tegucigalpa October 5. The CODEL had arranged meetings at the Presidential Palace with de facto regime representatives and a press conference. The CODEL will also meet with Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodrigu [...]	2009-10-06 00:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA103	HONDURAN PREPARATIONS FOR PATHWAYS MINISTERIAL IN [...] (U) Summary: The GOH now has a good understanding of the role of the the Pathways to Prosperty working group on spreading the benefits of trade that it agreed to coordinate. Its proposal is to focus the Pillar I work plan on policies to assist small and medium enterprises, in order to highligh [...]	2009-02-18 19:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1035	TFH01: DIALOGUE OF GUYAMURAS: UPDATE ON OAS [...] (C) Summary: The formal negotiations launched by the OAS Foreign Ministers have gotten off to a smoother start than expected. Beginning on October 7, both commissions, with support from an OAS secretarial team, have held daily sessions and have been able to achieve agreement or concurred on m [...]	2009-10-09 21:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1052	DROUGHT DAMAGING BUT (SO FAR) NOT DIRE [...] (U) Summary: Drought conditions brought on by El Nino are affecting large areas of Honduras, damaging crops and putting the food security of 16,000 families at risk. Agriculture officials indicate that they have enough grain reserves to supply the country's needs through early 2010. However, [...]	2009-10-16 18:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON SENV EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1053	TFHO1: PRIORITY ECONOMIC TASKS FOR UNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: If the negotiations now underway between representatives of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the Micheletti regime lead to a political settlement, a new unity cabinet will be appointed to lead the government through the November elections until a new administration takes over [...]	2009-10-16 18:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1080	TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ZELAYA DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya spoke the evening of October 22. They discussed the status of the negotiations. Zelaya blamed regime leader Roberto Micheletti for the failure of the Guaymuras Dialogue. The Ambassador agreed that Micheletti had not engaged in g [...]	2009-10-23 20:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1083	TFH01: EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA SUPPORTS BRAZILIAN [...] (C) Summary: Brazilian Charge expressed gratitude for USG intervention to stop the loud music and animal sounds targeted at Brazil's Embassy in Tegucigalpa. Since ousted Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya took residence at their Embassy on September 21, Embassy Tegucigalpa has been provi [...]	2009-10-24 00:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1085	TFH01: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA A/S THOMAS [...] (SBU) Embassy Tegucigalpa warmly welcomes the October 28-29 visit of Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Craig Kelly, and National Security Council Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs and Special A [...]	2009-10-27 21:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1090	Merida 2.0 in Honduras [...] The following is Mission Honduras' input for the revised Merida Initiative strategy. ------------------------------------ I. Security Environment - Assessment ------------------------------------ 2. Citizen security has become an increasing problem for Honduras over the past decade, a [...]	2009-10-29 15:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV PHUM EAID MASS MARR KJUS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1095	TFHO1: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CONGRESSIONAL [...] Summary: The Ambassador met with Cesar Ham, congressional representative and presidential candidate for the Democratic Union Party (UD) on October 27. Ham was accompanied by other UD leaders. Ham reasserted his support for the restitution of President Zelaya. While expressing concern for som [...]	2009-10-30 22:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1101	TFH01: WHA A/S SHANNON'S OCTOBER 28 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: A/S Shannon, accompanied by WHA PDAS Craig Kelly, NSC's Dan Restrepo and the Ambassador, held a frank, open exchange of views on the current state of negotiations in Honduras with deposed President Zelaya at the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa October 28. A/S Shannon emphasized [...]	2009-11-03 20:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1103	TFH01: TEGUCIGALPA/SAN JOSE AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Craig Kelly, and National Security Council Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs during an October 28-30 trip to Honduras met with President Jose Manu [...]	2009-11-03 23:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1114	TFHO1 Gangs Wage War While Police Distracted By Street [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since a June 18 prison escape by leaders of a Honduras transnational gang, a street war has killed at least 42 people, including four police and nine civilian women and children, most in broad daylight. The 18th Street and Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gangs are exploiting the curr [...]	2009-11-06 17:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR SMIG PINS PINR SOCI PGOV CVIS HO KCRM KJUS
09TEGUCIGALPA1119	HONDURAS ELECTIONS: WHAT WE ARE WATCHING [...] (C) Summary: Due to the political crisis, the Honduran election season has effectively been truncated to a one-month campaign period from the signing of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Agreement October 30 to election day November 29. The crisis has changed the elections landscape in many ways, most [...]	2009-11-06 21:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1121	TFHO1: UPDATE ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: This is the second in a series of cables regarding meetings held by Poloff and visiting DRL Deskoff October 13-20 to obtain a better understanding of the human rights situation in Honduras since the June 28 coup d'etat. DRL Deskoff and Poloff met with Cesar and Yani Rosenthal, own [...]	2009-11-06 21:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM
09TEGUCIGALPA1123	HTF01: VIEWS OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY ABOUT THE COUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the third in a series of cables regarding meetings held by Poloff and visiting DRL Deskoff October 13-20 to obtain a better understanding of the human rights situation in Honduras since the June 28 coup d'etat. On October 14, DRL Deskoff and Poloff met Monsignor Juan Jose [...]	2009-11-06 21:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM
09TEGUCIGALPA1124	EFFORTS TO GET TEGUCIGALPA/SAN JOSE AGREEMENT BACK [...] (C) Summary. President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya announced on November 6 that de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti had violated the letter and spirit of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Accord and that it was defunct due to the failure to establish a government of national unity and reconciliation [...]	2009-11-07 02:00:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1129	TFH01: WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon met with two separate groups of civil society representatives on October 29 to discuss the status of the Guaymuras talks, the urgent need to reach a negotiated accord, and the readiness of the USG to support the elections process if an a [...]	2009-11-10 00:25:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1130	TFH01: A/S SHANNON URGES PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA) Thomas Shannon urged the presidential candidates at an October 28 dinner to play a leading role in the quest for a solution to their country's political crisis. Organization of American States (OAS) Politica [...]	2009-11-10 00:35:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1131	TFH01: (S/NF) MICHELETTI RESIGNATION PROPOSAL [...] (S/NF) Summary. Former President Carlos Flores and Verification Commissioner Arturo Corrales told the Ambassador and DCM that they were pushing for the de facto regime head Roberto Micheletti to resign and be replaced by a government of national unity, whether or not President Manuel "Mel" Ze [...]	2009-11-10 00:54:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1137	TFH01: LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE CALLS FOR END TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos issued an open letter to the Honduran people that appeared in the November 10 press. The letter calls for an end to the country's political crisis in order to pave the way for credible elections and a brighter future for Hondur [...]	2009-11-12 17:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1184	TFH01: WHA PDAS KELLY'S NOVEMBER 17 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly and Ambassador Llorens met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his close advisors during a November 17-18 visit to Honduras in support of Tegucigalpa - San Jose Accord implementation. With restitution before el [...]	2009-11-19 21:29:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1189	TFH01: MICHELETTI ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY ABSENCE [...] (C) Summary: De facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti announced on November 19 his intention to temporarily step aside for the period November 25-December 2 in order to give the country time to reflect. Micheletti urged all Hondurans to vote in the general election scheduled for November 29. [...]	2009-11-20 02:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1192	TFH01: NATIONAL PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PEPE [...] (C) Summary. National Party candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo is the presidential candidate who, two weeks away from election day, polls suggest is on track to win the election scheduled for November 29. Lobo's pledge to Hondurans is that he will improve families' finances, generate employment [...]	2009-11-20 16:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1196	TFH01: ZELAYA ADVISORS ACKNOWLEDGE PRAGMATISM ON [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with top Zelaya advisors Jorge Arturo Reina, Rodil Rivera Rodil and Victor Meza on November 19. Key to the discussion was Zelaya's expressed willingness in the November 17 meeting to accept a post-election restoration vote in the Congress. The Ambassador expl [...]	2009-11-21 00:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1203	PRO-ZELAYA RESISTANCE FEARS ELECTIONS MAY BE [...] (C) Summary. The pro-Zelaya resistance movement has told its supporters not to vote in the general election scheduled for November 29 if President Zelaya is not restored to office. The resistance does not believe it will be possible to hold credible elections while the de facto regime remains [...]	2009-11-25 01:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1207	TFH01: UPDATE ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION PRE-ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. The Embassy has been at the forefront to pressure the de facto National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) to take seriously an investigation of interference of the signal of anti-coup Channel 36 television station. On November 23, the de facto head of CONATEL, Miguel Rodas [...]	2009-11-26 00:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM
09TEGUCIGALPA1209	TFHO1: NATIONAL PARTY ECONOMIC ADVISORS OUTLINE [...] (C) Summary: Members of the National Party economic team met with Embassy officers on November 24 to discuss the economic policies of the party, which led in the polls as the November 29 election approached. Job creation programs and assistance to poor families are key priorities, but the p [...]	2009-11-27 17:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV SOCI PREL KDEM
09TEGUCIGALPA1211	AGREEMENT REACHED IN FRUIT OF THE LOOM LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary. An agreement was signed on November 14 between Fruit of the Loom's Russell Corporation (FOTL/RC) and the SITRAJERZEESH union (SU) over the January closure of the Jerzees de Honduras (JDH) factory in Choloma, Department of Cortes. The agreement includes the rehiring of displaced [...]	2009-11-27 17:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELAB ETRD ECON BBSR EIND KDEM KTEX HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1212	SCENESETTER FOR THE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Honduras will hold a general election on November 29 with more than 15,000 candidates running for about 2,900 elected positions, including the presidency, all 128 congressional seats, and 298 mayoralties. The scheduling of the election pre-dates the June 28 coup and the election [...]	2009-11-27 19:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1235	TFH01:ELECTION RESULTS [...] (U) Summary. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) announced unverified results from the rapid transmission of preliminary results (TREP) system on election day, November 29. The TREP figures have now been subject to verification and indicate a voter turnout rate of 50 percent. National Pa [...]	2009-12-02 00:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1236	TFHO1: DONORS PRAISE ELECTIONS AND DISCUSS NEXT [...] (C) Summary: Participants in a November 30 meeting of the G-16 donor group were uniformly impressed by how well the November 29 elections had gone. In a briefing to the group, a representative of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) said that he had monitored every election since 1993 an [...]	2009-12-02 14:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL ECON PGOV PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1240	TFH01: PRO-COUP OPINIONS ON THE NOQH COAST AND [...] (C) This is the fifth and final cable in a series regarding meetings held by Poloff and visiting DRL Deskoff October 13-20 to obtain a better understanding of the human rights situation in Honduras since the June 28 coup d'etat. DRL Deskoff and Poloff met on October 13 with three members of th [...]	2009-12-02 22:15:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM
09TEGUCIGALPA1249	TFHO1: WATER RATIONING IN TEGUCIGALPA [...] (U) Summary: Local water authorities in Tegucigalpa predict shortages during the dry season of this drought year, and have begun rationing city water services. The manager of the water company hopes that the combination of rationing and drilling new wells will enable the city to continue prov [...]	2009-12-03 23:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON SENV PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1253	THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT-ELECT LOBO DISCUSS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo met on November 4 to discuss the situation in the wake of the elections and the congressional vote rejecting President Manual "Mel" Zelaya's restitution. Lobo discussed his support for the full implementation of the Tegucig [...]	2009-12-04 20:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1270	TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HONDURAN SITUATION [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador held a series of conversations with President Arias, President Zelaya and President-elect Lobo. Arias provided a briefing on the results of Lobo's visit to San Jose. Arias stressed that he and Martinelli had a common vision -- consistent with the U.S. position. Th [...]	2009-12-09 21:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1275	MONITORING VISIT OF G/TIP FY 08 PROGRAM IN HONDURAS [...] (U) Summary. Poloff met local representatives of CHF International on November 17 in Tegucigalpa to discuss the status of the G/TIP funded "Integrated Protection Services for Victims of Trafficking" (IPSVT) program and in response to reftel. The goal of the program in Honduras is to facilita [...]	2009-12-10 16:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KTIP KWMN PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA128	IRANIAN VISIT TO HONDURAS CANCELED BY PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 16:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1280	TFH01: ZELAYA'S ABORTED DEPARTURE FROM HONDURAS [...] (S) Summary: President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told the Ambassador late on the afternoon of December 9 that he had obtained safe passage out of Honduras from the de facto regime and would depart that evening on an airplane provided by Mexican President Felipe Calderon and be given "guest of [...]	2009-12-10 19:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1282	TFH01: PROPOSED RESPONSE TO INCREASED DRUG [...] (U) Summary: The Mission suspended some aspects of joint counternarcotics activity with the GOH as a result of the June 28 coup d'etat. Over the course of calendar 2009, narcotics trafficking through Honduras has significantly increased compared to 2008, a trend that had begun well before the [...]	2009-12-11 21:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR ASEC PREL MASS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1296	AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH DE FACTO REGIME FM [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met with de facto regime foreign Minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the private residence of a mutual friend on December 14. While the purpose of the meeting was to discuss completing implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, they also spoke at length about the [...]	2009-12-16 01:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1333	ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY DOGS HONDURAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Uncertainty at home and abroad dogged the Honduran economy throughout 2009. With two-thirds of its exports destined for the U.S., the country was hard hit by the U.S. recession. On top of the crumbling international situation, President Jose Manual "Mel" Zelaya created a clima [...]	2009-12-29 23:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA15	HONDURAS: SUPREME COURT SELECTION PITS CIVIL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Honduran Congress will select the fifteen magistrates who will constitute the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) for the next seven years on January 25, after a process that, while by no means perfect, will have been the most open, transparent selection process for high governmen [...]	2009-01-08 22:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA158	CONTENTIOUS CLOSING OF JERZEES DE HONDURAS MAQUILA [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jerzees de Honduras (JDH),a textile factory located north of San Pedro Sula in Choloma closed in January following a labor dispute. The Fair Labor Association (FLA) has determined that while plant management did violate the workers, freedom of association, the decision to close [...]	2009-03-10 20:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON
09TEGUCIGALPA2	ZELAYA EXECUTIVE DECREE FOR 1980S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya announced the formation of a National Program of Reparations on December 10, the 60th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. The program will compensate victims and the family members of victims who were the victims of human rights violations in the p [...]	2009-01-06 12:36:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM KJUS SOCI PGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA29	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT SUPPORTS SUPREME COURT [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the Nominating Committee for the next Supreme Court on January 13 - the day that they completed the public hearings of the nominees. The Committee explained the process they were pursuing (ref A). The Committee noted that all excluded nomine [...]	2009-01-15 17:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV EFIN HO

09TEGUCIGALPA3	HONDURAN CABINET CHANGES: NO MAJOR POLICY SHIFT [...] (C) Summary. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya announced a cabinet realignment, moving several key players into different positions, but making no changes that will rearrange the direction of his government. The most noteworthy change was moving Liberal Party President, leader of its leftist fac [...]	2009-01-06 20:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA332	UPDATE ON JERZEEZ DE HONDURAS LABOR VIOLATION CASE [...] (U) Summary: Fruit of the Loom,s (FOTL) Russell Corporation (RC) and various U.S.-based NGOs, the Honduran General Workers Confederation (CGT) and former Russell workers from its now closed Jerzees de Honduras (JDH) plant continue to disagree over the sincerity and significance of the measure [...]	2009-05-08 00:09:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON
09TEGUCIGALPA339	PEPE LOBO TURNS ON FOURTH URN [...] (C) Summary: Honduras continues to be in a state of tension caused by President Zelaya's increasingly strident campaign to hold a referendum (the Fourth Urn) calling for the convening of a constituent assembly that would make radical changes to the nation's constitution. In a major surprise, [...]	2009-05-12 00:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA34	REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Summary: Reftel requested commentary on how the international financial crisis is playing out in Honduras. Detailed reporting on the subject appears in refs B through I. Following responses are keyed to questions posed in reftel. End Summary. ----------------------------------------- [...]	2009-01-16 18:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON HO
09TEGUCIGALPA35	HONDURAN ECONOMY SLOWS IN RESPONSE TO [...] (C) Summary: The international economic difficulties have impacted on Honduras in the way of slower growth, although the country still managed GDP growth of 4 percent in 2008. Looking to 2009, we expect the U.S. recession to hurt Honduras, export performance of apparel, and traditional produc [...]	2009-01-16 20:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON HO
09TEGUCIGALPA355	NATIONAL PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PEPE LOBO'S [...] (C) National Party (NP) Presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo travels to Washington at a delicate moment in Honduras. Democracy has been successful in Honduras over the past 28 years, but the system remains institutionally weak and fragile. Although we maintain a strong working relatio [...]	2009-05-15 00:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM SMIG EFIN HO
09TEGUCIGALPA379	YOUR TRIP TO SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS, FOR THE OAS [...] (C) Summary: We warmly welcome you to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. San Pedro is the business capital of the country, but not the seat of government, so both the Government of Honduras and the U.S. Embassy will be working out of temporary facilities there. Your visit provides an excellent opport [...]	2009-05-22 20:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ECON EAID KCRM KCOR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA39	HONDURAS: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] SUMMARY: This report is a response to the U.S. Department of Labor action cable (Reftel) regarding the worst forms of child labor in Honduras. The Government of Honduras (GOH) has made clear progress addressing the worst forms of child labor with a new more effective eradication plan, a nation [...]	2009-01-20 19:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EIND ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA409	FOURTH URN UPDATE: PRESIDENT ZELAYA ORDERS ARMED FORCES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya interrupted regularly-scheduled programming on May 29 to declare that the public opinion poll to canvass support for the addition of a Fourth Urn on the holding of a constituent assembly to rewrite the constitution set for June 28th would go forward [...]	2009-06-01 21:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA424	FOURTH URN UPDATE: CONGRESS CENSURES THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 22:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA461	HONDURAS: May2009 INL Monthly Report [...] The following summarizes Post's INL-supported activities in May 2009. ----------------------------- Police/Prosecutor Training ----------------------------- 2. Post sent seven police officers and three customs agents from the Honduran Internal Revenue Office (DEI) to the ILEA course: Bo [...]	2009-06-15 18:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA465	LIBERAL PARTY SEEKS CONSENSUS WHILE A FRUSTRATED [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and DCM met with Former President and Liberal Party stalwart Carlos Flores and Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos to discuss the current political crisis over President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya's push for a poll to seek support for a referendum to have a const [...]	2009-06-16 00:47:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA503	HONDURAN ARMED FORCES LEADERSHIP CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: The political stir over President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya,s proposed opinion poll regarding a constituent assembly (Ref A) has precipitated an even more substantive crisis over the country,s military leadership. While the poll serves as a major political distraction, it is the questi [...]	2009-06-26 23:52:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MOPS MARR PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA508	HONDURAN COUP SITREP #6: EVENTS AS OF 06/30/09 [...] (U) The anti-regime demonstration in Tegucigalpa peaked June 29 with a maximum of approximately 3,000 protesters before being dispersed by police and military, but has re-formed and as of noon local is headed along Avenida Miraflores toward the Presidential Palace, where RSO anticipates a clas [...]	2009-06-29 19:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD HO
09TEGUCIGALPA514	HONDURAN COUP: SITREP #4 06/29/09 AS OF NOON LOCAL [...] (U) Minister of Security Jorge Rodas reported to Ambassador on June 28 at 16:00 local (18:00 EDT) that there had been virtually no incidents of violence or unrest in the country Sunday, save for those isolated small cases already mentioned in Sitrep #2. The ruling regime called a 21:00-06:00 [...]	2009-06-29 20:53:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV MARR CASC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA52	NOMINATING COMMITTEE SENDS FINAL LIST OF SUPREME [...] (U) Summary: The Supreme Court Nominating Committee came to a compromise and submitted a list of 45 candidates for the Supreme Court to the Congress on January 23, despite intense political pressure and a media frenzy, mostly driven by leaks from politicians and from the committee itself. Notab [...]	2009-01-23 20:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA521	HONDURAN COUP SITREP #6: EVENTS AS OF 06/30/09 [...] (U) The anti-regime demonstration in Tegucigalpa peaked June 29 with a maximum of approximately 3,000 protesters before being dispersed by police and military, but has re-formed and as of noon local is headed along Avenida Miraflores toward the Presidential Palace, where RSO anticipates a clas [...]	2009-06-30 22:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD HO
09TEGUCIGALPA53	NOMINATING COMMITTEE SENDS FINAL LIST OF SUPREME [...] (U) Summary: The Supreme Court Nominating Committee came to a compromise and submitted a list of 45 candidates for the Supreme Court to the Congress on January 23, despite intense political pressure and a media frenzy, mostly driven by leaks from politicians and from the committee itself. Notab [...]	2009-01-23 20:50:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA530	HONDURAN COUP SITREP #8: EVENTS AS OF 07/02/09 [...] (U) There have been a number of demonstrations, with more planned, in Honduras' major cities. While there have been isolated reports of road barricades and small demonstrations in rural areas, credible USG and Amcit sources from widespread villages and towns report that life is basically cont [...]	2009-07-02 21:34:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA531	HONDURAN COUP SITREP #8: EVENTS AS OF 07/02/09 [...] (U) There have been a number of demonstrations, with more planned, in Honduras' major cities. While there have been isolated reports of road barricades and small demonstrations in rural areas, credible USG and Amcit sources from widespread villages and towns report that life is basically cont [...]	2009-07-02 22:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA532	HONDURAN COUP SITREP #9 (UNCLASSIFIED) 07/03/09 AS [...] (U) Beyond Tegucigalpa, the Honduran countryside remains largely peaceful with some isolated demonstrations on both sides of the issue. In Tegucigalpa, protests both in favor and against the regime are taking place as in past days with little incident. The pro-coup rally outside the President [...]	2009-07-03 21:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA533	HONDURAN COUP: STEPS TOWARD RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary: Separately from the discussion track the Ambassador is conducting per ref A, Embassy has opened up a back-channel of communication with remnants of the deposed Zelaya Government and dissident members of Congress who are interested in establishing a dialogue leading to national rec [...]	2009-07-04 20:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA535	HONDURAN COUP SITREP #10 (UNCLASSIFIED) 07/04/09 [...] (U) All demonstrations have remained peaceful. Today's pro-Zelaya protest, numbering approximately 4,000 to 5,000 people, began at the Pedagogical University, then moved to the Clarion Hotel and onward toward the Supreme Court building. That group, then numbering 10,000, proceeded to Toncont [...]	2009-07-04 22:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR MASS EAID KDEM PHUM SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA537	HONDURAN COUP SITREP #11 (UNCLASSIFIED) 07/05/09 [...] (U) Overnight, the pro-Zelaya protesters from outside Tegucigalpa remained camped out at the Pedagogical University in the capital. Their Sunday demonstration began there, and grew to a crowd of 5,000 by 11:00 local (13:00 EDT),when they began to march to Toncontin International Airport. Cha [...]	2009-07-06 00:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA542	HONDURAN ECONOMY LIKELY TO LIMP THROUGH 2009 [...] (C) Summary: Unless the current political turmoil leads to prolonged civil unrest, Honduras should be able to avoid a major economic crisis for the balance of 2009. However, recent policies, together with an unfavorable external environment, are severely constraining the options of whoever wi [...]	2009-07-07 00:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN HO
09TEGUCIGALPA56	CONGRESS PUSHES THROUGH NEW COURT, RESISTS THREATS [...] (S) Summary: Congress elected a new Supreme Court, taking all candidates from a list supplied by the Nominating Board (reftel),minutes before its constitutional deadline the night of Sunday, January 25. Congress successfully resisted intense pressure from President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to ele [...]	2009-01-26 22:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV KCRM SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA565	AMCHAM VIEWS ON HONDURAN COUP [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 2, the Ambassador, Consul General, and the Econ section met with the executive directors of the Honduran AmCham to convey the USG position in the wake of the coup. The Ambassador condemned the coup, informed them that the U.S. only recognized President Zelaya as the legi [...]	2009-07-08 23:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV BBSR EINV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA567	HONDURAN SOCIETY WELCOMES ARIAS TALKS [...] (U) Summary: Despite ongoing protests from both sides, Hondurans appear to accept the U.S.-backed idea to bring President Zelaya and the Micheletti regime together for talks with President Arias of Costa Rica later this week. On Tuesday, Congress held its first session since June 28, seven da [...]	2009-07-09 01:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM HO ASEC
09TEGUCIGALPA568	HONDURAN COUP: THE "WHITE TEAM" [...] (C) Summary: Those demonstrating in support of the June 28 coup, who have made the color white the symbol of their movement, share the sincere belief that Zelaya's removal from office was a patriotic act in defense of democratic principles and the constitutional order. The "White Team," which [...]	2009-07-09 13:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA577	HONDURAS COUP SITREP #16 07/10/2009 AS OF 1500 [...] (U) On July 10, approximately 2,000 Zelaya supporters assembled to block all north and south bound traffic on the CA-5 highway north of Tegucigalpa. The highway is the major traffic artery connecting the capital with Soto Cano Airbase, as well as the commercially important cities of Comayagua [...]	2009-07-10 21:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA578	SUPREME COURT JUSTICES THINK COUP WAS ILLEGAL [...] (C) Summary: A source on the Supreme Court staff said many justices think the removal of President Zelaya was unlawful. However, they rationalize it as necessary to avoid a bloodbath. The justices are uneasy with any suggestion that Zelaya receive amnesty. The source said a proposal being [...]	2009-07-11 01:42:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV KDEM KJUS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA579	HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/10/09 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-11 01:56:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA586	HONDURAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY VIEWS ON COUP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The vast majority of the Honduran business community both publicly and privately supports the removal of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya from office June 28. Major business organizations have published full-page ads over the past week supporting the coup and recognizing the legiti [...]	2009-07-13 21:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ECON EINV EAID ETRD HO
09TEGUCIGALPA587	ZELAYA OPENS COMMUNICATIONS WITH CARLOS FLORES [...] (C) Summary: President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and former President Carlos Flores, meeting in New Orleans July 12, agreed to remain in informal contact to help resolve the political crisis engulfing Honduras since the June 28 coup. Zelaya pledged to stay engaged in discussions hosted by Costa Rica [...]	2009-07-13 23:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA591	HONDURAN COUP: IS THERE A "PINK TEAM?" [...] (C) Summary: Refs C and D profiled the coalitions currently agitating for the return of President Zelaya (the "Red Team") and opposing his return (the "White Team"). This message explores whether there is any significant "pink" ground between these two camps that can help bridge the differenc [...]	2009-07-14 20:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA592	HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/14/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is the third in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ----------------------------------------- Zelaya and Micheletti Maintain Hard Lines ----------- [...]	2009-07-14 22:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA594	HONDURAN COUP: LIBERAL PARTY CANDIDATE AT [...] (C) Summary: In a July 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos worried that his campaign had been harmed by the recent coup, which fractured his Liberal Party. Of even greater concern to Santos was the possibility the November 29 elections would leav [...]	2009-07-15 00:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA605	HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 4 [...] (U) Summary: The human rights situation in Honduras remains tense despite a public invitation for international human rights groups to monitor the situation. The curfew was reinstated the night of July 15 and will last at least through the weekend. Opponents of the de facto regime continue [...]	2009-07-16 19:39:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA617	TFH01: WHO'S WHO OF THE HONDURAN COUP [...] (C) Summary: As the Zelaya and Micheletti teams prepare to engage for a second round of talks in Costa Rica July 18 on restoring the constitutional order in Honduras, the fate of any deal that may emerge from the talks will most likely be determined by a relatively small number of opinion-maker [...]	2009-07-17 23:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA621	TFH01: IMPACT OF COUP AND AID CUT-OFF ON HONDURAN [...] (C) Summary: The expected reduction in international aid as a result of the June 28 coup will cause hardship for the de facto regime, but the Honduran economy should still be able to avoid collapse this year, barring an unexpected shock, such as a trade embargo or natural disaster. The econom [...]	2009-07-18 20:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA631	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #25 07/21/2009 AS OF [...] (U) As of 08:55 local (10:55 EDT),approximately 100 pro-Zelaya supporters congregated at the entrance to Tegucigalpa's Kennedy neighborhood. As of 10:08 local (12:08 EDT),an estimated 1,500 peaceful demonstrators had congregated with five policemen stationed there as well. As of 11:11 loca [...]	2009-07-21 22:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA635	TFH01: ARIAS DISCUSSES MEDIATION EFFORT [...] (S) Early afternoon on July 22, the Ambassador spoke to President Arias. Arias confirmed that the de facto regime of President Roberto Micheletti had made a sudden decision to attend the afternoon session in San Jose. Arias was very pleased. He said the meeting is now pushed back to 4:00 p.m [...]	2009-07-22 22:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KDEM PGOV PINR PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA645	TFHO1: OPEN AND SHUT: THE CASE OF THE HONDURAN COUP [...] (C) Summary: Post has attempted to clarify some of the legal and constitutional issues surrounding the June 28 forced removal of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. The Embassy perspective is that there is no doubt that the military, Supreme Court and National Congress conspired on June 28 in wha [...]	2009-07-24 00:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA647	TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 07/23/09 [...] (U) Summary: This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. End Summary. ----------------- San Jose Proposal ----------------- 2. (U) Arias' new eleven point proposal [...]	2009-07-24 15:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA663	PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSSES HIS MEDIATION EFFORTS [...] (S) President Arias called the Ambassador the evening of July 27 to get an update on the situation in Honduras and our efforts to support his mediation efforts. The Ambassador responded that the situation was mixed. On the positive side, the Honduran military was now moving in the direction [...]	2009-07-28 15:37:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PREL PGOV AEMR KDEM MARR PINR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA680	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #32 07/30/2009 AS OF [...] (C) As of 11:30 local (13:30 EDT),approximately 300 pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered at El Lolo on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa and attempted to block the northern route of the CA-5, Honduras's main highway to San Pedro Sula. Another group of approximately 100 protesters at El Durazno a fe [...]	2009-07-30 21:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA684	TFHO1: ASSESSMENT OF THE CONSULAR SECTION'S [...] (U) Summary: The coup against President Mel, Zelaya on June 28th tested the Consular Sections ability to safeguard American citizens in a time of political uncertainty. The section proved to be up to the challenge, successfully processing hundreds of AmCit calls on the ACS hotline, and makin [...]	2009-07-31 15:01:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CLOK CMGT CPAS CVIS CFED
09TEGUCIGALPA688	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #33 07/31/2009 AS OF [...] (C) On July 30, Honduran National Police (HNP) arrested 100 people after pro-Zelaya demonstrators clashed with police charged with disbanding the protest. One demonstrator was shot in the head and seriously wounded. Police contacts assert that the police and military were only armed with non [...]	2009-07-31 22:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA706	TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: SANTOS SUPPORTS SAN JOSE [...] (U) Summary: In an August 5 national television interview, Liberal Party presidential nominee Elvin Santos expressed his support for the San Jose Accord, called for the conditional return of President Zelaya, and stated that he had no personal involvement in the events of June 28. End Summa [...]	2009-08-06 17:02:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA710	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #37 08/06/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Approximately 120 pro-Zelaya protestors gathered outside of the TIGO mobile telephone company office at 09:15 local (11:15 EDT),claiming the owner was a supporter of the coup. The crowd grew to 2500 by 10:30, and at 11:00 marched to Las Proceres Avenue, passing by the GSO warehouse and m [...]	2009-08-06 23:27:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA712	TFH01: ACTION REQUEST: MEETING WITH ZELAYA CABINET [...] (C) This message is an action request; please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) The Ambassador convened an August 6 meeting with President Zelaya's cabinet ministers who are residing in Tegucigalpa. The Ministers of Health, Government, Commerce and Industry, Labor, and Tourism were present, along [...]	2009-08-07 22:03:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA723	TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NATIONAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted an August 8 meeting with National Party presidential nominee Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and other National Party leaders. Lobo expressed his support for the San Jose Accord, noting private polling that showed that more than 50 percent of the public now wants Zela [...]	2009-08-10 21:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA731	TFH01: Drug Trafficking Activity Before and After the [...] (SBU) Summary: After a series of successful seizure operations in the first half of 2009, the political crisis in Honduras, triggered by the ouster of President Jose Manuel Zelaya on June 28, is already showing its effects by degrading the ability of the Honduran National Police to engage in co [...]	2009-08-11 19:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PREL PGOV KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA740	TFHO1: ZELAYA'S ADMINISTRATION: WHERE ARE THEY NOW? [...] (C) Summary: This message is an update on the status of various Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Administration cabinet-level officials. The Ambassador held a meeting on August 6 (ref A) with those officials currently in Tegucigalpa, he met with others in Managua on July 30, and maintains contact with oth [...]	2009-08-13 18:20:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA745	TFH01: HONDURAN TOURISM SUFFERS POST-COUP BLUES [...] (U) Summary: Tourism, the third largest revenue source in Honduras, is significantly down since June 28, having borne the brunt of the economic impact of the coup d'etat. Hotels report higher vacancy rates and airlines have noticed a significant drop in bookings, which have led them to cancel [...]	2009-08-13 21:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	BBSR EAIR ECON ETRD HO KDEM
09TEGUCIGALPA766	TFH01: UNIVERSITY RECTOR ON CAMPUS VIOLENCE AND [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Rector of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) Julieta Castellanos Ruiz on August 12. UNAH was the site of a violent clash between student pro-Zelaya protestors and police on August 5 (reftel),as well as an incident August 4 when students pelted L [...]	2009-08-17 18:57:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA78	FINMIN SEEKS HELP CONVINCING ZELAYA OF GRAVITY OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 9. 2. (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Rebecca Santos told us she sees President Manuel Zelaya,s trip to Washington later this month as an opportunity to persuade him to adopt an economic stabilization program and enter [...]	2009-02-05 17:31:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN IMF HO
09TEGUCIGALPA802	TFH01: MEDIA REACTION HONDURAN POLITICAL CRISIS 8-21-09 [...] (U) Editorial in the Tegucigalpa-based conservative paper El Heraldo (8-21-09): "Time passes and there does not seem to be a way out of the political crisis. The isolation from the regime continues and with the suspension of some funds for key projects such as the Dry Channel; this last case i [...]	2009-08-24 18:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA811	TFH01: MEDIA REACTION OAS FOREIGN MINISTERS VISIT [...] (U)Editorial in the San Pedro Sula-based conservative paper La Prensa (8-24-09): "The arrival... of seven Hispanic-American foreign Ministers is announced for today; perhaps they will listen and later ponder on the situation as the Inter-American Human Rights Commission did that stuck to an ag [...]	2009-08-24 23:32:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA813	TFH01: MEDIA REACTION OAS FOREIGN MINISTERS VISIT [...] (U)Editorial in the San Pedro Sula-based conservative paper La Prensa (8-24-09): "The arrival... of seven Hispanic-American foreign Ministers is announced for today; perhaps they will listen and later ponder on the situation as the Inter-American Human Rights Commission did that stuck to an ag [...]	2009-08-25 13:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA831	TFH01: FOREIGN MINISTER DELEGATION FACES DE FACTO [...] (C) Summary: The OAS delegation of foreign ministers and OAS Secretary General which visited Honduras August 24-25 to press all parties to accept the San Jose Accord as the peaceful solution to the current political crisis concluded without a concrete result, due primarily to inflexibility on [...]	2009-08-27 02:05:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA842	TFH01: HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION POST-COUP UPDATE 7 [...] (SBU) Summary: Demonstrations in Honduras have been peaceful since violent outbreaks on August 12 and 13. However, allegations of human rights violations continue to be made by various human rights groups following the departure of the visiting delegation from the Inter-American Commission on [...]	2009-08-27 20:58:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA843	TFH01: MEDIA REACTION US VISA SUSPENSION, OAS VISIT AND [...] (U) Editorial in the Tegucigalpa-based liberal newspaper (8-26-09): "The U.S. government suspended the issuance of visas starting August 26, for non immigrants and non emergency cases, which implies almost the (entire) totality of these documents for Hondurans that want to travel to the U.S. S [...]	2009-08-27 21:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL CVIS SMIG HO
09TEGUCIGALPA844	HONDURAS PRESS COVERAGE OF INSULZA READOUT TO OAS [...] (U) Summary. All four major dailies covered the August 26 presentation to the OAS by Secretary General Insulza. They highlighted the failure of the August 24-25 mission of OAS Foreign Ministers, but noted that Insulza remains hopeful that a negotiated settlement to Honduras' political crisis [...]	2009-08-27 21:16:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA845	TFH01: MEDIA REACTION U.S. POLICY AND OAS [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-27 21:55:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA847	TFH01: MEDIA REACTION [...] (U) Op-ed by Rafael Delgado Elvir in the San Pedro Sula-based conservative paper La Prensa (8-19-09): "The circumstances surrounding the coup d'tat are keeping us in a state of high social upheaval. Day by day we witness marches and protests that indicate the existence of deep wounds and in th [...]	2009-08-28 14:24:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA849	TFH01: MEDIA REACTION [...] (U)Editorial in the San Pedro Sula-based liberal paper Tiempo (8-27-09): "The Under Secretary for Andean and Southern Affairs, Christopher McCullen, has said in Montevideo that the U.S. government will put more pressure on the de facto government because it is very important to restore the inst [...]	2009-08-28 20:08:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA864	TFH01: FOUR DETAINED MINORS RELEASED FOLLOWING [...] (C) Summary. Four minors detained on July 25 by Honduran security forces near Las Manos during pro-Zelaya protests at the border of Honduras and Nicaragua were released on August 27 and 28 following pressure by the local UNICEF representative. In a recent investigation, UNICEF was unable to c [...]	2009-09-01 23:04:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA870	TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SANTOS SEES [...] (C) Summary. Liberal Party presidential candidate Elvin Santos told the Ambassador on September 1 that a solution to the Honduran political crisis must come before the November 29 election. The Ambassador said that supporters of de facto regime head Roberto Micheletti, particularly those on t [...]	2009-09-02 17:41:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA871	TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH FORMER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with former president and Liberal Party "godfather" Carlos Flores on August 31 to discuss the political crisis and the state of relations within the Liberal Party. While Flores acknowledged his opposition to the coup had placed distance between himself and de f [...]	2009-09-02 18:06:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA880	TFHO1: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK FACES PRESSURE TO [...] (U) Summary: The board of governors of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) will deliberate on September 18 on whether to formally suspend lending to Honduran entities, which it placed on hold following the coup. In response to the pause in lending, the de facto Hondur [...]	2009-09-02 23:44:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN HO KDEM PGOV PREL
09TEGUCIGALPA884	TFHO1: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LOBO SAYS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. National Party presidential candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo told the Ambassador on September 2 that he is concerned that forcing the return of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya now entails the risk that elections will not be held. Lobo believes the period following the election may be [...]	2009-09-03 21:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA886	TFHO1: MONSIGNOR JUAN JOSE PINEDA OPPOSES ZELAYA [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met on September 2 with Monsignor Juan Jose Pineda, the Auxiliary Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, to discuss the political crisis and the current landscape for acceptance of the San Jose Accord. Although Pineda is politically opposed to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, h [...]	2009-09-03 23:13:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA891	TFH01: JUSTICE FOR MY ENEMIES: DE FACTO GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the June 28 forced removal of President Zelaya, the Public Ministry and the de facto regime have waged a concerted effort to discredit and intimidate Zelaya cabinet members and coup opponents through investigations of a string of alleged criminal activities. Formal investi [...]	2009-09-04 20:33:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KJUS PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA901	TFHO1: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NATIONAL PARTY FIGURES [...] (C) Ambassador and DCM met with former Honduran president and National Party leader Rafael Callejas and Honduran business mogul and National Party financier Miguel Facusse for lunch September 7 to press for their support to pressure the Micheletti regime to accept the San Jose Accord. Callejas [...]	2009-09-09 00:30:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA904	TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES PROPOSE JOINT [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador urged, in a September 8 dinner at his residence, presidential candidates Elvin Santos, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, and Bernard Martinez and presidential designate Adela Echeverria, to tell de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti that for the good of Honduras he needs t [...]	2009-09-10 00:48:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA919	TFHO1: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DE FACTO FM LOPEZ [...] (C) Summary: As per Department instructions, the Ambassador met with de facto regime Foreign Minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the home of a mutual friend on September 14. The Ambassador discussed the visa revocations. Lopez confirmed he had received the notice on September 11 and understo [...]	2009-09-17 02:21:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA941	TFH01: PROSPECTIVE SCENARIOS FOR HONDURAS [...] (C) Signature of the San Jose Accord by Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and de facto regime leader Robert Micheletti is the optimal solution to the political crisis besetting Honduras since the June 28 coup, and the Department and the Mission has worked hard to achieve this objecti [...]	2009-09-18 23:46:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA947	TFH01: NEED FOR COMMISSION [...] (C) Honduran authorities can no longer handle their deteriorating political situation and need the intervention of an international commission, preferably headed by senior UN and OAS officials accompanied by regional foreign ministers. The current situation is rapidly deteriorating. There is [...]	2009-09-22 15:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA948	TFH01: NEED FOR COMMISSION - CORRECTED CABLE [...] (C) Summary: Honduran authorities may no longer be able to handle their deteriorating political situation and need the intervention of an international commission, preferably headed by senior UN and OAS officials accompanied by regional foreign ministers. The current situation is rapidly dete [...]	2009-09-22 16:17:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA949	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #56 09/22/2009 AS OF [...] (U) Security forces removed protesters from the Brazilian Embassy in the early morning hours, employing tear gas, according to Brazilian Embassy sources. Estimates on the number of protestors removed range from 500 to 1,000, depending on the source. According to a televised police announceme [...]	2009-09-22 19:51:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA952	TFH01: FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND EXPRESSION [...] (C) Summary. Freedom of the press and expression continue to be threatened in Honduras by the de facto regime and its supporters. Recent actions against anti-coup media outlets continue to create a hostile environment for them. The Ambassador expressed to the head of the National Telecommun [...]	2009-09-23 00:07:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA959	TFH01: ZELAYA'S NEW CONTROL CENTER: THE SITUATION [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador spoke on the phone with Brazilian Charge d'Affaires Francisco Catunda the morning of September 23. Catunda remains host to President Zelaya and a large number of supporters in his embassy. Catunda thanked the Ambassador for the extensive USG assistance in facilita [...]	2009-09-24 01:22:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL HO BR
09TEGUCIGALPA966	TFHO1: DE FACTO FINANCE MINISTER EXPRESSES CONCERN [...] (C) Summary: In a series of phone calls to the Consul General (CG) September 24, de facto Finance Minister Gabriela Nunez expressed worry over the deteriorating security situation since the unexpected return to Honduras of President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya. She also angrily questioned the decis [...]	2009-09-25 00:43:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM CVIS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA983	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #65 09/28/2009 AS OF [...] (SBU) Four members of a five person OAS delegation were denied entry at Toncontin International Airport on September 27, with U.S. Embassy officers present. Two of the diplomats were U.S. citizens. The fifth diplomat, John Biehl, was permitted to enter Honduras. Details on this incident will [...]	2009-09-28 22:14:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA99	COURTESY VISIT WITH NEW FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Patricia Rodas, February 11. Discussion centered on upcoming Summit of Americas and the OAS General Assembly as well as President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's upcoming trip to the Washington and Denver. [...]	2009-02-13 21:59:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KSUM KDEM AORC ICJ KV
09TEGUCIGALPA990	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #66 09/29/2009 AS OF [...] (U) OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza announced yesterday, September 28 that de facto president Micheletti had invited the OAS to bring a delegation to Honduras on October 7 with permission to send an advance team on October 2. The Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya this morning. H [...]	2009-09-29 23:11:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA993	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #67 09/30/2009 AS OF [...] (C) Liberal party Congresswoman Argentina Valle told Poloff on September 29 that Congressional leaders decided to establish a commission that will examine the decree passed by the Executive Branch on September 26 that severely limited civil liberties (ref Tegucigalpa 989). Earlier on September [...]	2009-09-30 22:49:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA996	TFHO1: COMPANIES COMPLAIN CURFEWS CRUSH COMMERCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The business community has urged de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti to consider the negative impacts of curfews to business and provide exemptions for maquillas and commerce, according to Honduran Private Enterprise Council (COHEP) representatives. A recent decree limi [...]	2009-09-30 23:23:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON BBSR EIND EINV ELTN ETRD EWWT PGOV PINS
09TEGUCIGALPA999	TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP 68 10/01/2009 AS OF [...] (U) The OAS announced that an advance team led by Victor Rico, OAS Secretary for Political Affairs, will arrive in Honduras on October 2 to prepare for the arrival of the delegation of Foreign Ministers and OAS Secretary-General Insulza on October 7. 2. (U) A delegation of Brazilian Congres [...]	2009-10-01 23:45:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TELAVIV1006	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media cited President Shimon PeresQs satisfaction over his meeting with President Obama last night. Media quoted the office of the White House Press Secretary as sayin [...]	2009-05-06 11:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1014	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. NPT Issues ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted: Quartet envoy to the Middle East Tony Blair as saying that the U.S. administration is working on a new strategy for talks between Israel and the Palestinians and [...]	2009-05-07 10:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1023	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Quartet Mideast envoy Tony Blair was quoted as saying in an interview with The Jerusalem Post that PM Benjamin Netanyahu can be a peacemaker. Blair praised Netanyahu for f [...]	2009-05-08 10:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1039	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Pope Benedict XVI in Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv reported that PA President Mahmoud Abbas declined PM Benjamin NetanyahuQs invitation to meet with him. The media reported that Netanyahu will me [...]	2009-05-11 11:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1052	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the first day of Pope Benedict XVIQs visit to Israel. The media, taking their cue from Israeli public figures, are critical of the pope for what was [...]	2009-05-12 10:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1058	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Pope Benedict XVI in Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to promise during his meeting with President Obama at the White House on Monday that Israel will remove all r [...]	2009-05-13 10:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1070	CODEL WEXLER'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY FM AYALON [...] (C) Summary. Representative Robert Wexler met with Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on May 10. Looking toward PM Netanyahu's May 18 meeting with President Obama, Wexler advised that Netanyahu should support President Obama's engagement with Iran. Wexler said he was confident that the tw [...]	2009-05-13 13:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IR SA SY EG TU IS
09TELAVIV1073	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast 3. Israel-South Africa Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that a Qsenior AmericanQ conveyed a message to PM Benjamin Netanyahu demanding that Israel not surprise the U.S. with [...]	2009-05-14 14:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1098	ISRAEL: A PROMISED LAND FOR ORGANIZED CRIME? [...] (SBU) Organized crime (OC) has longstanding roots in Israel, but in recent years there has been a sharp increase in the reach and impact of OC networks. In seeking a competitive advantage in such lucrative trades as narcotics and prostitution, Israeli crime groups have demonstrated their abil [...]	2009-05-15 14:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS SNAR CMGT KFRD KCOR KCRM KTIP PINR IS
09TELAVIV1099	UNION CHIEF UP, BUDGET CHIEF OUT, AS CABINET BUSTS BUDGET [...] (SBU) On May 13, about fifteen minutes after the cabinet voted 26-4 in favor of the proposed 2009-2010 budget, Ministry of Finance Budget Director Ram Belinkov resigned, citing what he felt was inappropriate handling of the budget process. Belinkov strongly objected to the profound and highly [...]	2009-05-15 18:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS

09TELAVIV1105	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-18 10:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1115	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-19 10:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1124	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-20 10:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1129	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-21 10:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1140	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-22 10:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1149	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu told his Likud party's Knesset faction yesterday, following a stormy debate on the outposts, that coordination with Washington over the Iranian [...]	2009-05-26 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV116	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-15 11:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1164	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-28 10:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1171	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Block Quotes: ------------- I. "How We Beat Obama" Senior op-ed writer Akiva Eldar commented in the independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz (6/1): "Let's agree that Obama in his naivete really has become preoccupied with inconsequential matters, such as a handful o [...]	2009-06-01 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1177	CODELS CASEY AND ACKERMAN MEET WITH DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Post hosted two CODELS during the week of May 25: one from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee led by Senator Casey, the other from the House Committee on Foreign Affairs led by Congressman Ackerman. Both delegations met with Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who conveyed similar [...]	2009-06-02 06:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MOPS IR KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1181	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-02 10:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1182	ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS MEET ON GAZA RECOVERY [...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Director Irit Ben Abba called EconCouns evening of June 2 to give a readout of the GOI-PA meeting on end-use assurances and Gaza recovery. Ben Abba said the meeting had been led by she and Karim Nashashibi and had gone very well from the GOI perspective. So well, in fact, tha [...]	2009-06-02 10:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1184	CODELS ACKERMAN AND CASEY MEETINGS WITH PRIME [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Ackerman and Casey met separately May 26 and 27 with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The Prime Minister discussed his visit to Washington, focusing on his discussions of Iran, a regional approach in support of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and his approach to the P [...]	2009-06-02 13:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KNNP IR KWBG EG IS
09TELAVIV1192	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-03 10:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV12	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-05 11:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1209	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV121	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 15, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) The Joint Coordination Room (JCR) convened a 9:30 meeting to introduce the newly appointed Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Yitzhak Herzog, to the diplomatic and international organizations communities in order to demonstrate the GOI's priority on maintaining humanitarian aid for Gazan [...]	2009-01-15 17:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1216	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-05 11:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1218	IDF WEST BANK COMMANDER SHAMNI BRIEFS THE [...] (C) Summary. Major General Gaddi Shamni, the commander of the IDF's Western Command, briefed the Ambassador June 4 on what he termed the development of relations of cooperation and mutual trust between his coammnd and the PA Security Forces at all levels over the past year. Shamni described [...]	2009-06-05 12:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1220	RIGHT-WING KNESSET MEMBERS PROPOSE LOYALTY BILLS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Israel's Knesset is in various stages of considering several bills introduced by right-wing Knesset Members (MKs) intended to counter manifestations of anti-Israeli politics among Israeli Arabs. The measures include criminalizing participation in annual protests characterizing [...]	2009-06-05 13:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM IS
09TELAVIV1221	TRILATERAL WATER WORKING GROUP MEETING, APRIL 21, [...] (C) Summary. With the U.S. as chair, the Trilateral Water Working Group (TWWG) met in Tel Aviv April 21, to facilitate technical discussions on current Israeli and Palestinian water issues. This was the first meeting held since June 2008. The discussion revolved around the general lack [...]	2009-06-05 13:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1226	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Block Quotes: ------------- I. "NetanyahuQs Moment" The independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz editorialized (6/8): QFaster than expected, the Prime Minister has reached the moment when he must decide between adhering to his outdated political platform and advanci [...]	2009-06-08 14:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1235	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 05:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1246	GOI INTERIOR MINISTER WANTS SETTLEMENT EXPANSION [...] (SBU) In a June 8 radio interview, Interior Minister and Shas Party head Eli Yishai publicly committed to using his Ministry's funds to promote expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Prompted by reports that no settlement construction tenders have been issued since PM Netanyahu took [...]	2009-06-09 12:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1251	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 12:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV126	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Gaza Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz and other media reported on feverish efforts to achieve a cease-fire by this weekend. Israel Radio reported that Amos Gilad, the head of the Defense Ministry's political-se [...]	2009-01-16 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1262	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz quoted sources close to PM Benjamin Netanyahu as saying that he will announce in his foreign policy speech scheduled for Sunday the adoption of the Roadmap and the "two-state solut [...]	2009-06-11 09:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1270	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast - BLOCK QUOTES ONLY Block Quotes: ------------- I: "Bibi's Dilemma" Shimon Shiffer, senior diplomatic correspondent wrote in the mass-circulation, pluralist Yedioth Ahronot (6/12): "Among the prime minister's close aides, there is a clash between two schools of thought regarding [...]	2009-06-12 10:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1291	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Prime Minister Netanyahu's Speech I: "For Obama's Ears Senior columnist Nahum Barnea wrote in the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot (6/15): "Three words will remain from the speech at Bar Ilan University: "demilitarized Palestinian state." ... They clarify that if there should b [...]	2009-06-15 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1299	SPECIAL TREATMENT IS NOT ENOUGH: THE GOI [...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOI disputes World Bank assertions--widely picked up by U.S. analysts--that the North Gaza Wastewater Treatment Plant (NGWWTP) project is at a standstill because the GOI had not approved entry of necessary equipment and materials into Gaza, noting that all approvals were iss [...]	2009-06-16 12:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1305	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Netanyahu's Speech 2. Iran I. "Walking Between the Raindrops" Yossi Alper, a member of the Peace and Security Council and a regular contributor to the conservative independent Jerusalem Post wrote6/16): "At the end of the day, another right-wing leader, steeped in Revisionist ideol [...]	2009-06-16 13:46:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1306	GOI REITERATES DESIRE FOR INCREASED [...] (S/NF) Yehuda Shaffer, head of the Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority (IMPA),reiterated GOI desire for increased bilateral Israeli-Palestinian cooperation on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-financing (AML/CFT) enforcement in a meeting with EconOff and [...]	2009-06-16 14:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1309	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Netanyahu's Speech 2. Iran Block Quotes Only: ------------- Â [...]	2009-06-17 10:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1324	GOI DISCUSSES LEBANON AND SYRIA WITH HOF [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 10, Fred Hof, Special Advisor for Regional Affairs in the office of Special Envoy Mitchell, held a series of meetings with GOI officials from the MFA and MOD to discuss the situation in Lebanon and Syria and the possibilities for progress towards opening negotiations with each. [...]	2009-06-18 08:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL LE SY UN IS
09TELAVIV1326	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Netanyahu's Speech 2. Iran 3. Mideast Block Quotes Only: ------------- Â [...]	2009-06-18 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1329	EMBASSY VIEWS ON 2009 JEDG [...] (C) The June 29 Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) meeting presents the opportunity to discuss the eventual severance of the JEDG from its connection to the 2003 Loan Guarantee Agreement (LGA),and its continuance as an annual bilateral economic consultation between the two countries. Thi [...]	2009-06-18 13:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV1337	OPPOSITION LAWMAKERS BOYCOTT KNESSET TO PROTEST [...] (U) The Kadima-led opposition this week united to oppose the government's attempts to pass several measures aimed at increasing the long-term stability of Israeli governments, but also specifically intended to assist Prime Minister Netanyahu. Opposition leader Livni pushed to have the six op [...]	2009-06-19 13:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV1339	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Netanyahu's Speech 2. Iran 3. Mideast Block Quotes Only: ------------------- Â [...]	2009-06-19 14:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1340	LIBERMAN'S VISIT TO MOSCOW AND MINSK PART OF GOI [...] (S) Summary. The MFA's readout on Foreign Minister Liberman's June 2-3 visit to Moscow closely tracked with Embassy Moscow reftel, but with some interesting differences of nuance: the Israelis stated that Liberman's outreach to the Russians represents a new foreign policy priority for Israe [...]	2009-06-19 14:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON MASS RU IR IS
09TELAVIV1342	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran Block Quotes Only: ------------------- Â [...]	2009-06-22 12:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1346	UPDATE ON UNSCO PROPOSAL FOR GAZA [...] (SBU) Following up on our earlier conversations, and promising contacts at the June 8 AHLC meeting in Oslo, UN Senior Coordinator Robert Serry's staff met with Ministry of Defense PolMil Bureau official Oded Herman and Office of the Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COG [...]	2009-06-22 13:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREF KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1349	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran Block Quotes Only: ------------------- Â [...]	2009-06-23 10:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1353	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted PM Benjamin Netanyahu as saying yesterday in Rome that he would not rule out the renewal of Egyptian-brokered negotiations with Hamas in an attempt to secure the releas [...]	2009-06-24 09:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1355	ISRAELI HEAD OF CIVIL ADMINISTRATION DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 21 meeting in Bet El, Head of the Civil Administration in Hebron, Brigadier General Yoav "Poli" Mordechai (please protect),told U. S. Security Coordinator (USSC) Chief of Operations and Plans, Colonel Stephen Moniz, that improved security coordination with the Palestinia [...]	2009-06-24 13:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	KWBG MCAP PGOV PREL ECON IS
09TELAVIV1360	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that yesterday in Paris PM Benjamin Netanyahu continued to refuse to yield ground on the settlement construction issue, even though French President Nicolas Sarkozy squar [...]	2009-06-25 11:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV138	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast Summary: -------- Veteran journalist Eitan Haber wrote on page one of the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot: "[And] we,in our little corner, in the Middle East, in Israel, are tensely waiting to see whether you will continue the tradition of American presidents of the pas [...]	2009-01-20 12:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1387	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-29 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1398	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-30 10:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1434	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-02 11:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1459	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted remarks made yesterday by Vice President Joe Biden in Baghdad on ABC-TV's "This Week" program: "We cannot dictate to another sovereign nation what they can and cannot [...]	2009-07-06 11:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1462	INCENTIVES TO WEST BANK SETTLEMENTS MAY PERSIST [...] (U) On 5 July, the Knesset Finance Committee broadened the criteria by which the government will grant National Priority Area (NPA) status, which could allow the continuation and a potential increase of incentive benefits for West Bank settlers. The NPA bill gives the GOI the legal authority to [...]	2009-07-06 14:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV15	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 5, 16:00 [...] (S) Summary: IDF ground operations continued January 5 with heavy artillery fire and troop advances on Gaza City. After bisecting the Gaza Strip, IDF ground forces are methodically closing in on Gaza City. IDF leadership describes a "root canal" ground operation aimed at preventing rocket fi [...]	2009-01-05 17:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID ASEC IS
09TELAVIV1502	GOI'S NEW TERROR FINANCE DESIGNATION STRATEGY [...] (C) GOI officials outlined significant changes in Israel's approach to terror finance designations to a USG delegation on June 30-July 1. The Israelis described new efforts to engage previously designated entities (mostly charitable NGOs) to encourage reform and increase funding to legitimate [...]	2009-07-08 09:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN EFIN IS
09TELAVIV1503	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media quoted President Obama as saying yesterday on CNN-TV that the U.S. has Qabsolutely notQ given Israel a green light for a possible attack on IranQs nuclear facilities. The Preside [...]	2009-07-08 10:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1507	STAFFDELS MAKOVSKY AND BENAIM'S MEETING WITH MOD [...] (S) Summary. Congressional Staffdels Makovsky and Benaim, accompanied by PolCouns, met with MOD Chief of Staff BG Mike Herzog July 2. Their discussion covered improved Egyptian counter-smuggling performance, Egypt's efforts to promote Palestinian national reconciliation, the Arab role in th [...]	2009-07-08 14:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV KWBG EG IS
09TELAVIV1510	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post and Israel Radio reported that yesterday State Department Spokesman Ian Kelly dismissed as QinaccurateQ a report published in an Israeli media outlet [Yediot] that Israe [...]	2009-07-09 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1516	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post cited Israeli assessments that the U.S. and Israel both believe that QIran could, but probably won't, build a bomb within a year.Q According to these appraisals, there i [...]	2009-07-10 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1521	ISRAEL CONFIDENT OF 2010 OECD ACCESSION BUT TAKING [...] (SBU) In separate meetings with Foreign Affairs, Finance and Environment officials, GOI interlocutors expressed confidence that Israel is well on track for accession to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) by April 2010. MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Aff [...]	2009-07-10 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON IS
09TELAVIV1535	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-14 10:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1547	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1564	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (lead story in HaQaretz) reported that yesterday, in a policy address to the Council of Foreign Relations, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gave Iran an ultimatum to ac [...]	2009-07-16 14:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1574	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-17 10:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1579	POLICE REPORTEDLY CLOSE TO RECOMMENDING INDICTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Israeli press reported on July 15 that police are nearing a decision to recommend to Attorney General Menachem Mazuz that he indict Foreign Minister and Yisrael Beitenu Chairman Avigdor Liberman on money laundering and fraud charges. Following such a recommendation, we expe [...]	2009-07-17 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV1611	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-20 10:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1615	2009-2010 GOI BUDGET APPROVED [...] (U) Three and a half months after being introduced, the 2009-2010 GOI budget was approved by a majority of 58 Members of Knesset (MK)--versus 36 MKs against--in final readings in the Knesset on July 15. The budget framework includes deficit ceilings of six percent of GDP in 2009 and 5.5 per [...]	2009-07-21 10:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV1630	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Deputy State Department Spokesman Robert Wood as saying yesterday: QNo one is asking Israel to act outside its national security interests. What weQre asking both parti [...]	2009-07-22 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1640	GENERAL GILAD DEBRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON EGYPT MEETINGS [...] (S/NF) During their July 23 meeting, Ministry of Defense PolMil Bureau Director Amos Gilad updated the Ambassador on Gilad's recent meetings with senior Egyptian security officials. Gilad said he had met with Intelligence Minister Soliman's deputy, Mohammed Ibrahim over breakfast for three ho [...]	2009-07-24 07:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL EG IS
09TELAVIV1648	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Assistant Secretary of State Philip Crowley as saying yesterday, at the daily State Department briefing: QThere had been some reporting after yesterdayQs briefing that I [...]	2009-07-24 10:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1656	AMBASSADOR PRESSES GAZA/WEST BANK ISSUES WITH AMOS [...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Ministry of Defense PolMil Bureau Director Amos Gilad on July 23 to get an update on Gilad's meetings with senior Egyptian officials (septel),to underscore USG support for phase one of the UN Gaza reconstruction plan, to urge continued expansion of the flow of commod [...]	2009-07-24 13:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1659	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-27 05:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1671	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-28 06:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1685	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-29 13:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1688	PM A/S SHAPIRO'S JULY 22-23 VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro met with a number of GOI officials on July 22-23 to stress the importance of the U.S.-Israeli political-military relationship, and to discuss among other issues Israel's Qualitative Military Edge (QME). GOI interlocutors [...]	2009-07-30 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG CH IR SA LE IS
09TELAVIV1689	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-30 11:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1694	IDF TO INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS OF CRIMINAL CONDUCT [...] (C) Initial IDF rejection of allegations of criminal conduct by troops involved in Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip has given way to admission that some 100 complaints have been leveled at the Israeli military regarding the conduct of its forces during the military assault on Hamas. Media [...]	2009-07-30 15:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IS
09TELAVIV171	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-21 11:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1710	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yesterday all media reported that on Friday Saudi Arabia sharply rejected American calls for gestures toward Israel. The Jerusalem Post noted that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who a [...]	2009-08-03 10:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1732	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mieast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Iran ------------------------ Key stories in the media ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that Washington issued another diplomatic protest over Israeli conduct in East Jerusalem on Monday, its second in as many weeks. Assistant Sec [...]	2009-08-05 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1767	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that Nabil ShaQath, a Fatah Central Committee member, listed 14 preconditions set yesterday by Fatah delegates meeting in Bethlehem to dialogue with Israel, amon [...]	2009-08-07 10:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1780	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that the members of the Quartet are trying to arrange a meeting between PM Benjamin Netanyahu and PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas during the course of the UN Gen [...]	2009-08-10 12:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1783	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-11 13:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1791	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Fatah members as saying that Israel should release jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, who came in third in the movementQs Central Committee elections [...]	2009-08-12 10:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1802	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that Israeli and Hamas spokespeople have presented conflicting reports on progress in the talks about the possible release of Gilad Shalit. YediotQs Arab affairs corres [...]	2009-08-13 13:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1808	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted a senior Israeli diplomatic source as saying that Israel might agree to a move led by President Obama in which it would pledge to freeze construction in settlements if i [...]	2009-08-14 11:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1809	GOI SEEKS ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSISTANCE. [...] (SBU) Summary. Post Econ Counselor received a written request from GOI Ministry for Environmental Protection (MEP) Director General for assistance in upgrading Israel's environmental law enforcement capabilities. New civil law procedures could reinforce existing mechanisms which rely chiefly [...]	2009-08-14 11:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG TBIO IS
09TELAVIV1824	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-17 11:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1831	ISRAELI REACTION TO FATAH CONGRESS MIXED [...] (C) Summary. We have noted a mixed Israeli reaction to the Sixth Fatah Congress and the elections to the Fatah Central Committee. Repeated references to the legitimacy of "resistance" and "popular struggle" in Congress speeches have raised concern among many Israelis, yet at the same time, t [...]	2009-08-18 07:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1832	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 09:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1841	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted a senior Israeli diplomatic source as saying yesterday that U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell is well aware that the Netanyahu government has [...]	2009-08-19 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1842	MINISTERS PUBLICLY SPLIT ON SETTLEMENTS [...] SUMMARY: Government ministers are sending mixed signals in the press on Israel's position regarding settlements ahead of the expected meeting next week between Prime Minister Netanyahu and Special Envoy Mitchell. Political tensions are growing as several influential ministers visited illegal o [...]	2009-08-19 11:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1846	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 10:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1854	NETANYAHU'S RIGHT GETS LOUDER, BOLDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Following a tour of illegal outposts by four cabinet ministers on August 17 (reftel),and ahead of Netanyahu's expected meeting in London next week with Senator Mitchell, some right wing members of the government have continued to up their rhetoric in support of settlements and [...]	2009-08-21 08:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL IS
09TELAVIV1855	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media cited the White House as saying yesterday that President Obama wants Israel and the Palestinians to restart stalled peace talks as soon as possible and that he urged both side [...]	2009-08-21 10:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV186	HIGH COURT REVERSES ELECTION COMMITTEE BAN ON ARAB PARTIES [...] SUMMARY: Amidst growing tension between Israeli Jews and Arabs over hostilities in and around the Gaza Strip, two right-wing parties and a now-defunct centrist party successfully petitioned the Knesset's Central Elections Committee (CEC) to exclude two Israeli Arab political parties from cont [...]	2009-01-21 17:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM IS
09TELAVIV1862	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that yesterday PM Benjamin Netanyahu told the cabinet that he would like to resume direct negotiations with the PA following the U.N. Genera [...]	2009-08-24 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1863	GOI OUTLINES POSSIBLE U.S. GESTURES TO IRAN [...] (S) On August 17th, Israeli Defense Intelligence (IDI) gathered a round-table of in-house experts to discuss possible gestures to Iran that the U.S. and international community could utilize during negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and the resumption of relations. The panel consisted o [...]	2009-08-25 06:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ECON PREL IR IS
09TELAVIV1868	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-26 10:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1873	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-27 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1880	ISRAELI MFA ASKS USG TO BROKER OPENING TO INDONESIA [...] (C) Summary: In an August 26 meeting with PolCouns senior MFA officials Kahanoff and Ben-Abba asked for U.S. help, prior to the scheduled November visit of President Obama to Indonesia, in facilitating the development of Israeli-Indonesian relations. Specifically, they asked if President O [...]	2009-08-27 14:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IN JA IS
09TELAVIV1887	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] All conflicts are soluble; 2. Israel is the stronger party; 3. And so it must take the greater risks for peace. Liberals are exasperated by Israel's failure to embrace these principles categorically. Yet we survive in this region because we don't. Edward Kennedy understood all this and more. [...]	2009-08-28 09:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS

09TELAVIV1893	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- On August 30, The Jerusalem Post reported that, following the Jerusalem Post/Rafi Smith poll published on Friday, left-wing parties have lamented President ObamaQs unpopularity. Media qu [...]	2009-08-31 10:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1925	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-03 09:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV193	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-22 11:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1933	ISRAEL: NEXT MONTH PIVOTAL REGARDING IRAN [...] (S) Summary: The GOI views a number of important meetings in September -- including the P5 1 Foreign Ministers, the IAEA Board of Governors, the UN General Assembly and the G-20 -- as pivotal in determining the next course of action regarding Iran's nuclear program. According to MFA Director [...]	2009-09-03 12:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL KNNP PGOV IAEA IR RU CH IS
09TELAVIV1951	THE WAY FORWARD ON FISCAL ISSUES FROM THE 2009 JEDG [...] (C/NF) Summary: The United States pressed Israel at the 2009 JEDG to consider creating a budget "watchdog" group and institute a new, more effective fiscal rule. In follow-up meetings with Treasury and Emboffs, all three major economic actors in Israel's government agreed with the necessity o [...]	2009-09-04 09:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV1953	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Block Quotes: ------------- I. "A Question of Trust" Senior columnist Nahum Barnea wrote on page one of the mass-circulation, pluralist Yediot Aharonot (9/4): QTepid, cold, frozen: Benjamin Netanyahu is now officially willing to declare a settlement constructi [...]	2009-09-04 10:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1974	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-08 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1975	ISRAEL WANTS GREATER BMENA ROLE [...] (SBU) ESTH officer met with MFA Magreb Director Eynat Shlein-Michael on September 3 to follow up at her request on the BMENA demarche presented August 18 (ref A). She underscored that Israel remains quite interested in BMENA progress, and she personally believed it was one of the Bush administ [...]	2009-09-08 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL KMPI KDEM IS
09TELAVIV198	LIFTING OF SANCTION ON NON-MISSION-CRITICAL TRAVEL [...] This is a joint Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem message. 2. With a cease fire now in effect in the Gaza Strip, Embassy Tel Aviv and Consulate General Jerusalem are lifting the request to defer all non-Mission-critical travel to either post (reftel). 3. Official USG tr [...]	2009-01-23 07:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AMGT ASEC OVIP KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1980	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 11:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1997	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu has shortened his planned visit to the U.N. from four days to two. Officials in NetanyahuQs bureau are quoted as saying that the central rea [...]	2009-09-10 10:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2011	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Anniversary of 9/11 ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media quoted PM Benjamin Netanyahu as saying yesterday before an audience of Likud members in Tel Aviv that Israelis were ready to make concessions for peace [...]	2009-09-11 10:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV202	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-23 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2021	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-15 06:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2028	THE GOLDSTONE REPORT AND ISRAELI INVESTIGATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Israel has undertaken investigations of approximately 100 complaints it received concerning the activities of the IDF during Operation Cast Lead. The GOI has published a report called The Operation in Gaza: Factual and Legal Aspects, which details the context in which the war [...]	2009-09-15 12:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM IS
09TELAVIV2036	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 06:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV206	ISRAELI THINKING ON LEBANON ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: From January 1-10, Poloff and visiting NEA Lebanon desk officer Matthew Irwin discussed Lebanon in meetings with Israeli MFA, MOD, and NSC officials, as well as local academics and journalists. Overall the meetings confirmed that Israel shares the goal of supporting Lebanese mod [...]	2009-01-23 16:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PTER LE SY IR IS
09TELAVIV2061	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Goldstone Report 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that at the conclusion of their meetings yesterday, U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell and PM Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to meet again to [...]	2009-09-17 11:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2080	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-18 06:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2089	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu, PA President Mahmoud Abbas, and President Barack Obama will meet this week, despite U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell's [...]	2009-09-21 10:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2096	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-22 10:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2098	CODEL ROHRABACHER DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS, [...] (C) Summary. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) visited Israel August 19-21 for a series of meetings with Israeli officials, primarily focused on the peace process, regional security issues, and arms sales. Rohrabacher met with Minister of Strategic Affairs Moshe "Bogie" Ya'alon, Deputy Foreign M [...]	2009-09-22 14:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV2099	WHY THE GOLDSTONE REPORT MATTERS SO MUCH TO ISRAEL [...] (C) Summary. The Israeli leadership is deeply alarmed by the Goldstone Report on many levels. Their initial reaction was to deplore the report for accusing much of Israel's military and political leadership of intentionally targeting the civilian population of Gaza during Operation Cast Lea [...]	2009-09-22 14:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2101	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media viewed President ObamaQs QcoldQ announcement after his meeting yesterday with PM Benjamin Netanyahu and PA President Mahmoud Abbas at New YorkQs Waldorf Astoria Hotel as a sign of [...]	2009-09-23 10:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2105	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-24 12:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2118	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the speech delivered by PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) yesterday. The PM blasted IranQs nuclear program and the welcome Presi [...]	2009-09-25 10:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2126	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that, two days before the opening of talks between Iranian and U.S. officials, the Islamic Republic carried out a test launch of long-range missiles capable of reaching I [...]	2009-09-29 11:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2149	ISRAEL MAKES PROGRESS ON DESALINATION SUBSTITUTION [...] (U) Summary: Now entering its fifth year of substandard rainfall, Israel is making notable progress in substituting desalinated sea water for natural source fresh water for public consumption. Expanded production from existing seawater facilities should reach 160 million cubic meters (mcm) an [...]	2009-09-30 15:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EINV IS
09TELAVIV2164	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the deal reportedly brokered by Germany and Egypt, in which Hamas will give Israel tomorrow a video recording proving that Gilad Shalit is alive. In exchange Israel will [...]	2009-10-01 11:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2166	GOI HARDENS LINE ON PA WTO OBSERVER STATUS [...] (SBU) MFA's Middle East Economic Bureau Director Yael Ravia called EconCouns late Wednesday evening to inform Embassy of the hardened GOI position on a potential Palestinian Authority request for permanent WTO observer status. Ravia said the current GOI position, which she confirmed had been [...]	2009-10-01 14:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWBG ETRD ECON PREL IS
09TELAVIV2187	WHY THE GOI IS SO CONCERNED WITH KEEPING THE [...] (C) Summary. The past week's discussions with GOI officials about the Goldstone Report have revealed a neuralgic Israeli concern about preventing the report from moving from Geneva to New York. Israeli officials all the way up to PM Netanyahu have insisted that Israel is dead set against re [...]	2009-10-05 11:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UN KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2188	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend the media cited Israeli officialsQ overall satisfaction over the deal involving the publishing of a 2Q42 recording of captive soldier, Gilad Shalit, in exchange for the re [...]	2009-10-05 11:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2196	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media emphasized the continued violence around the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Clashes continued yesterday between Palestinian demonstrators and security forces. One Israeli soldier wa [...]	2009-10-06 10:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2205	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast: ------------ Block Quotes: ------------- I. "Restraint in a Delicate Place" The independent, left-leaning Ha'aretz editorialized (10/7): The growing tension surrounding the Temple Mount threatens to undermine the calm Israel has enjoyed for the past few months.... Netanyahu [...]	2009-10-07 10:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV221	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-26 11:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2215	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 08:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2222	SEPTEMBER 2009 FRAUD SUMMARY, TEL AVIV [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-08 15:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	CMGT CASC KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS IS
09TELAVIV2227	ISRAELI, JORDANIAN, AND EGYPTIAN VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: An Israeli official provided the official view of the October 4 rise in tensions connected to the Temple Mount, citing deliberate Palestinian escalation despite advance understandings between the Waqf and Israeli National Police. The Egyptian and Jordanian DCMs provided contrastin [...]	2009-10-09 14:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KISR JO EG IS
09TELAVIV2230	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Turkey Relations 3. Israel-NATO Cooperation ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that yesterday, in his opening speech to the KnessetQs winter session, PM Benjamin Netanyahu blasted the Qtwisted repor [...]	2009-10-13 10:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2245	ISRAELIS MULL RESPONSE TO TURKISH "HUMILIATIONS" [...] (S) Summary. Turkey's decision to cancel Israel's participation in the joint Turkey-U.S.-Italy-NATO-Israel Anatolian Eagle air exercise received heavy media coverage here October 11-13. Although the IDF adhered to agreed language on the international portion of the exercise being postponed [...]	2009-10-13 15:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MOPS MASS TU KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2255	GENEVA INITIATIVE ANNEXES SEEK TO RESTORE VISION [...] (SBU) Summary. Since releasing its annexes last month, the Geneva Initiative (GI) is continuing to look for ways to promote its model peace agreement, the Geneva Accord, and to generally support peace efforts. Representatives of the Geneva Initiative told PolOff on October 6 that while they [...]	2009-10-14 15:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2256	ISRAELI UAV FOOTAGE OF EXPLOSION IN LEBANON [...] (SBU) On October 13, the Israel Air Force publicly released video footage taken by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) shortly following the October 12 explosion of an apparent arms cache in the Lebanese village of Tayr Filsi. The IAF UAV footage show Hizballah operatives removing rockets and oth [...]	2009-10-14 15:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE SY UN IS
09TELAVIV2270	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israel-Turkey Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot (Shimon Shiffer) reported that, following the failure in obtaining a settlement construction freeze and Arab gestures towards Israel, the U.S. administration is dr [...]	2009-10-15 10:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2275	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2283	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USUN AMBASSADOR SUSAN [...] (S) Summary. Israelis are even more anxious than usual these days as the Goldstone Report is being discussed in Geneva and New York. Israeli leaders have developed a virtually obsessive reaction to the report, which they see as both an assault on the State of Israel and it's democratic inst [...]	2009-10-16 12:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM KWBG IR TU IS
09TELAVIV2294	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations: ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted GOI officials as saying yesterday that the Moscow conference on the Middle East may be in jeopardy as a result of Russia's support for the U.N. H [...]	2009-10-19 10:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV23	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-06 11:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2310	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that President Shimon PeresQ Facing Tomorrow Conference will open in Jerusalem tonight. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, an [...]	2009-10-20 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2318	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-21 06:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2333	NSC APPLAUDS U.S. SUPPORT IN TERRORISM [...] (SBU) The Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs (the Security Cabinet) designated 50 Al Qaida and Taliban-affiliated groups as terrorist organizations during a discussion of "Global Jihad" on 20 October. These designations come as a result of reporting, monitoring and enforcemen [...]	2009-10-22 15:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTFN EFIN ECON IS
09TELAVIV2334	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-23 05:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV235	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Climate Change and Environment ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted President Obama as saying in an interview with Al-Arabiya that the time has come for Israel and the Palestinians to return to the negotiating t [...]	2009-01-27 11:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2362	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio and other media reported that yesterday President Obama marked the fifteenth anniversary of the signing of the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan. He was quoted as saying: [...]	2009-10-27 10:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2364	COGAT REVIEWS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WITH [...] (U) SUMMARY. In response to an October 21 comment made during the JPMG that Israel should expand access to Gaza, Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Amos Gilad asked that visiting NEA/IPA Director Thomas Goldberger meet with COGAT Head of Foreign Relations Lt. Col [...]	2009-10-27 11:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2375	AMBASSADOR RICE,S OCTOBER 20 MEETING WITH ISRAELI [...] (C) Summary: During U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Rice,s October 20th meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Peres said he planned to meet with Abu Mazen early the week of Oct. 26. He said Israel should fully investigate the actions of its soldiers, as well as the s [...]	2009-10-28 12:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPAL IS
09TELAVIV2376	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to arrive in Israel on Saturday after preparatory talks by U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace Senator George Mit [...]	2009-10-28 12:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2377	ISRAEL INCSR 2009 PART I [...] (U) Israel is not a significant producer of or trafficking point for illicit narcotics. However, domestic demand fuels a diverse local drug market that relies on smuggling from both neighboring and more distant countries. Imported marijuana, hashish, ecstasy, heroin, cocaine, and LSD are all [...]	2009-10-28 14:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR IS
09TELAVIV2379	BOI TO ACCEPT EXCESS SHEKELS, STILL SEEKS [...] (SBU) The Bank of Israel (BOI) will accept another tranche of surplus shekels from the West Bank "by the end of the week (i.e. 31 October)," according to Dudu Zaken, Assistant Supervisor of Banks. The sum of the deposit will be approximately NIS 400 million. BOI Governor Stanley Fischer is a [...]	2009-10-28 15:21:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV2380	ISRAEL SUPPORTIVE OF FOOD SECURIY PROPOSAL; SEEKS FURTHER [...] SUMMARY: Israel plans to support the joint USG-U proposal on food security at the FAO Summit Nov. 16-18 in Rome. While delivering the reftel demarche, Econoff also solicited GoI's thinking on cooperative efforts with USAID in third countries. End summary. 2. Econoff delivered reftel's l [...]	2009-10-29 10:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EID IS
09TELAVIV2381	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-29 10:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2388	GOI LEGAL TEAM REVIEWING GOLDSTONE INVESTIGATION [...] (U) The GOI issued a communique October 27 on PM Netanyahu's decision to appoint a top-level legal team, headed by Attorney General Meni Mazuz, to "formulate recommendations on possible alternatives" regarding Israel's response to the Goldstone Report. Other members of the team include IDF A [...]	2009-10-30 15:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2394	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-02 06:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2396	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-02 08:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2409	MOD SETTLEMENTS STRATEGY DEPENDENT ON US-ISRAEL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MOD is taking a wait-and-see approach on both settlements and outposts, pending the outcome of USG-GOI negotiations on a moratorium, according to Oded Herman, Senior Advisor to MOD Pol-Mil Director Amos Gilad. On settlements, Herman noted that any MOD attempts to restrict th [...]	2009-11-02 16:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS KPAL KWBG
09TELAVIV241	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-28 10:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2415	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 10:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2420	ISRAEL PROPOSES JUNE 2010 GICNT WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) Per reftels, the GOI remains interested in hosting a Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) workshop focusing on legal aspects and the forensics involved with combating nuclear and radiological terrorism. Per ref C, the GOI had agreed to postpone the workshop until a later [...]	2009-11-03 13:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL PTER KGIC IS
09TELAVIV2424	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Anti-Terrorism Efforts 3. One Year after ObamaQs Election ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported on the first anniversary of President ObamaQs election. Israel Radio quoted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [...]	2009-11-04 11:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2442	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media quoted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as saying yesterday in a televised address that he had no wish to seek reelection through a presidential p [...]	2009-11-06 11:49:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2454	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast 3. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu will meet President Obama in the White House today. HaQaretzQs banner -- QObama Showing Israel WhoQs Boss with S [...]	2009-11-09 12:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV246	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-29 11:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2462	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 12:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2465	SHAUL MOFAZ BRIEFS THE AMBASSADOR ON HIS PEACE PLAN [...] (C) Summary/Comment. Member of Knesset (Kadima) and former Deputy PM, Defense Minister and IDF Chief of General Staff Lt. General (retired) Shaul Mofaz briefed the Ambassador November 9 on the peace plan that he announced at a press conference the previous day. Mofaz' plan provides for the [...]	2009-11-10 15:28:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2467	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 11:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2473	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (S) Summary. Israel is deceptively calm and prosperous. The security situation inside Israel is the best since the outbreak of the Second Intifada, the economy has weathered the storms of the international economic crisis, and Netanyahu's governing coalition is stable, for the time being at le [...]	2009-11-12 15:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS KWBG IS IR
09TELAVIV2479	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Muslim-Americans ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz published the results of a survey conducted over the past days among Israelis by Dialog: - The majority of the public -- 57% -- supports t [...]	2009-11-13 11:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2482	ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE VERSHBOW MEETS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 1 and 2, Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for International Security Affairs, Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, met with a number of senior Israeli defense officials in Israel including: Ministry of Defense (MOD) Director General (DG) Pinchas Buchris; Head of MOD Poli [...]	2009-11-16 08:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG SY IR SA LE TU
09TELAVIV2483	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 11:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2495	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Anti-Terrorism Efforts ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media quoted State Department Spokesman Ian Kelly as saying yesterday: QOur position is clear. We support the creation of a Palestinian state that is contiguous a [...]	2009-11-17 11:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2499	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that yesterday the Jerusalem Municipal Planning Committee approved a plan to build 900 housing units in the cityQs southeastern neighborhood of Gilo. Leading media repor [...]	2009-11-18 11:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2501	40TH JPMG: COUNTERSMUGGLING TECHNICAL DISCUSSION [...] (S) Summary: Concurrent to the Joint Political Military Group (JPMG) Executive Session, IDF J5 and Israel Defense Intelligence (IDI) officers briefed U.S. JPMG delegation members on current arms transfers and weapons smuggling into Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. IDF J5 and IDI officers first focused o [...]	2009-11-18 14:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG IR LE IS
09TELAVIV2502	40TH JPMG: NEA REGIONAL DISCUSSION (PART 3 OF 4) [...] (S) Summary: As part of the 40th Joint Political Military Group (JPMG),U.S. and GOI counterparts discussed security issues in the Near East region. GOI officials expressed support for the P5 plus 1 engagement process with Iran, but doubted the process would lead to any change in Iranian behavior - [...]	2009-11-18 14:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER KWBG EG IR SA LE IS
09TELAVIV2503	40TH JPMG: INTERNATIONAL, EXPORT CONTROL AND JSAP [...] (S) Summary: As part of the 40th Joint Political Military Group, U.S. and Israeli interlocutors discussed Russia, Afghanistan/Pakistan, and East Asia, focusing specifically on China. On Russia, both U.S. and GOI officials stressed the importance of maintaining a balanced relationship with Mos [...]	2009-11-18 14:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER CH IR RU IS
09TELAVIV2513	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 12:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2514	ISRAELI REACTIONS TO GILO CONTROVERSY [...] (C) Summary: Israelis across the political spectrum have lined up in support of Israeli expansion in Jewish neighborhoods of East Jerusalem following the controversy over plans for new construction next to the existing neighborhood of Gilo (reftel). Many Israelis feel a strong connection to [...]	2009-11-19 12:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2520	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2525	CODEL LIEBERMAN'S NOV 16 MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary. While in Israel participating in the Saban Forum, CODEL Lieberman met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on November 16 in Jerusalem. They discussed the PM's recent meeting with President Obama in Washington, restarting negotiations with the Palestinians, and regional issues [...]	2009-11-20 15:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR SY TU KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2526	GOI INTERAGENCY DISCUSSION ON TURKEY [...] (S) SUMMARY. On November 15, Israeli officials told NSC Senior Director Dan Shapiro during a GOI interagency briefing hosted by National Security Advisor Uzi Arad, that they believe Turkey is engaged in an ongoing strategic realignment towards the Middle East and away from the West, and that t [...]	2009-11-23 13:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MARR TU IS
09TELAVIV2535	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-24 10:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2541	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2556	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-27 10:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2559	PRELUDE TO 2009 JEDG MID-TERM REVIEW [...] (SBU) Ahead of the December Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) mid-term review, Econoff met with contacts at the Bank of Israel and the Ministry of Finance to assess progress on several of the key issues raised in the June 2009 JEDG meeting in Washington. While strong consensus remains [...]	2009-11-27 13:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV2561	INTEREST RATE HIKE AND THIRD QUARTER DATA EVIDENCE [...] Summary: On November 23, the Bank of Israel (BoI) announced a 0.25 percent increase in interest rates, bring the BoI rate to 1 percent in a move intended to return inflation to well within the target range yet low enough to support the continuing economic recovery. Preliminary third quarter [...]	2009-11-27 15:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV2567	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-30 11:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2575	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-01 11:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2580	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media quoted PM Benjamin Netanyahu as saying yesterday at an economic conference that the 10-month moratorium on new housing starts in the West Bank is a one-time, temporary deal, and [...]	2009-12-02 11:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2594	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV260	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-30 12:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2603	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that yesterday PM Netanyahu told a group of more than 20 members of the Yesha Council of Jewish Settlements in the Territories that he is not their enemy, but that he wil [...]	2009-12-04 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2604	SETTLEMENT FREEZE: YEDIOTH REPORT ON IDF CONCERNS REGARDING [...] (U) Influential journalist Alex Fishman, lead military correspondent for Yedioth Ahronoth, published an article on Friday, December 4 (Note: this is the equivalent to the Sunday paper) in which he conveyed IDF concerns about the extent of GOI political support for IDF efforts to uphold the law [...]	2009-12-04 11:42:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KWBG IS

09TELAVIV2617	SETTLEMENT FREEZE: YEDIOTH REPORT ON IDF CONCERNS REGARDING [...] (U) Influential journalist Alex Fishman, lead military correspondent for Yedioth Ahronoth, published an article on Friday, December 4 (Note: this is the equivalent to the Sunday paper) in which he conveyed IDF concerns about the extent of GOI political support for IDF efforts to uphold the law [...]	2009-12-04 12:20:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2643	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S. Foreign Policy ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that settlers are preparing for a heated confrontation with security services over the construction freeze in West Bank settlements. For the first tim [...]	2009-12-07 11:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2648	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (lead story in HaQaretz) reported that yesterday PM Benjamin Netanyahu told the KnessetQs Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that Syria is now willing to negotiate without p [...]	2009-12-08 12:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2655	RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END-USE [...] (S) Summary: Representatives from M. Paz Logistics and Global Law Enforcement and Security confirmed that they are for the first time working together to provide night vision devices and rifles to the Togolese Armed Forces. However, the company representatives' accounts of the potential tran [...]	2009-12-08 13:23:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	ETTC KOMC TO IS
09TELAVIV266	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-02 12:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2670	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Afghanistan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that the QGolan Heights and Jerusalem Referendum BillQ is expected to return to the Knesset plenum for a key vote, after a late-nig [...]	2009-12-09 11:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2679	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran/President Obama 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that last night thousands (over 30,000, according to major media outlets) of settlers and right-wing sympathizers rallied near PM Benjamin NetanyahuQs off [...]	2009-12-10 10:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2682	TWWG: ISRAEL AND PA GRAPPLE OVER WATER PROJECTS [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-10 13:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL IS PS
09TELAVIV2683	MORATORIUM: GOI ADDRESSING EXCEPTIONS, RELIEF [...] (U) Summary/Comment: Nearly two weeks into settlement construction moratorium enforcement, the GOI is addressing the difficult issues of exceptions and compensation, while facing increased opposition from the settler movement. The MOD has established an exceptions committee to consider petitio [...]	2009-12-10 14:40:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV2684	KNESSET APPROVES RESUMED CONSIDERATION OF [...] (U) A majority of Knesset members voted December 9 in favor of continuing legislative discussions on a bill that passed its first reading last year. The bill would require a referendum on any GOI decision to withdraw from territories occupied in 1967 over which Israel has asserted sovereignty [...]	2009-12-10 14:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG SY IS
09TELAVIV2694	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] President ObamaQs Nobel Speech 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Hayom bannered President ObamaQs statement in his Nobel Prize acceptance speech in Oslo yesterday endorsing the concept of Qjust war.Q Yediot headlined: QP [...]	2009-12-11 11:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV27	ISRAEL TO USE U.S. LOAN GUARANTEES [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-06 15:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV2701	Global Context Section of the QDDR - ISRAEL [...] Embassy Tel Aviv offers the following responses to queries posed in ref A regarding the trends in Israel that will most likely affect the conduct of diplomacy and the execution of development programs over the next ten to twenty years. The challenges that Israel will face diplomatically will [...]	2009-12-11 13:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID PREL SOCI IS
09TELAVIV2707	DEFENSE MINISTER BARAK BRIEFS THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS [...] (SBU) Summary. Defense Minister Ehud Barak briefed members of the diplomatic corps December 11 on the role of the Labor Party in Netanyahu's coalition government. Barak noted Labor's role in moderating the coalition's right-wing tendencies, and stressed the GOI's commitment to move forward [...]	2009-12-14 10:25:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KWBG SY IS
09TELAVIV2709	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 11:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2715	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 13:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2725	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-17 10:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2738	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that DM Ehud Barak steadfastly expresses his determination to carry out the 10-month moratorium on settlement construction and that he will not recant his opposition to I [...]	2009-12-18 11:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2750	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Copenhagen Climate Change Summit ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the senior cabinet ministers who constitute the so-called Qforum of sevenQ are to convene again this morning at the PMQs Off [...]	2009-12-21 11:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2757	U/S TAUSCHER'S DECEMBER 1-2 VISIT TO ISRAEL [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher visited Israel December 1-2. U/S Tauscher focused her visit on setting the stage for a successful Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference (RevCon) in May 2010. She consulted with GOI int [...]	2009-12-22 09:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP EG IR
09TELAVIV2759	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-22 10:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2777	CODEL SKELTON'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Skelton met with Prime Minister Netanyahu November 16 at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem. Their discussion covered Netanyahu's meeting with President Obama the previous week, Netanyahu's interest in resuming negotiations with the Palestinians, the Iranian nuclear [...]	2009-12-23 10:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNNP MASS SY TU FR KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV2778	CODEL SKELTON'S MEETING WITH IDF CHIEF OF GENERAL [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Skelton met with Lt General Gabi Ashkenazi at the MFA November 15. Their discussion covered U.S.-Israeli cooperation on missile defense and cyber warfare, the Iranian threat, Syria and Lebanon, Israeli-Palestinian relations, the Goldstone Report, and IDF training and readiness. L [...]	2009-12-23 10:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MOPS MASS KWBG SY IR IS
09TELAVIV2779	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- TodayQs newspapers continue to closely follow the latest developments in the talks on the prisoner exchange deal for the release of Gilad Shalit. Israel is said to have conveyed its latest [...]	2009-12-23 11:06:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV278	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israeli Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that Hamas is supposed to give an answer today to a cease-fire proposal. The Jerusalem Post reported that top Hamas official Ahmed Yousef told the newspaper [...]	2009-02-03 14:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2808	TREASURY ACTING A/S BAUKOL'S MEETING WITH BOI [...] (U) Summary: Visiting Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the Treasury Department, Andy Baukol, met with Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fisher December 15, following the Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) Mid-Term Review. Fischer addressed the BoI's efforts to assis [...]	2009-12-24 08:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IS KWBG EFIN
09TELAVIV2809	DEPUTY PM SILVAN SHALOM MEETS TREASURY ACTING A/S [...] (U) Summary: Treasury Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Andy Baukol met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Cooperation Silvan Shalom in his Knesset office on December 14 to discuss GoI efforts to assist the development and growth of the Palestinian econom [...]	2009-12-24 09:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON KWBG
09TELAVIV2810	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-24 09:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2813	IS KADIMA ABOUT TO SPLIT? [...] (C) Summary: The Israeli media is reporting extensively on efforts by PM Netanyahu to split the opposition Kadima party, which currently has one more seat in the Knesset than Netanyahu's Likud. Dissatisfaction with Tzipi Livni's leadership of Kadima has been an open secret for some time, but [...]	2009-12-24 11:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV2823	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Anti-Terrorism Efforts ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that the White House made clear in a statement yesterday (http:// www.whitehouse.gov / the-press-office / statement-white-house-press-secretary-robe [...]	2009-12-29 11:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2843	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media reported that yesterday Hamas denied a report by Al Arabiya-TV that claimed that the movementQs leadership has rejected the latest offer presented by a German mediator regardi [...]	2009-12-30 10:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2851	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Anti-Terrorism Efforts ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Hayom reported that U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace Senator George Mitchell is slated to arrive in Israel next Thursday. The reported purpose of his visit [...]	2009-12-31 12:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV313	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israeli Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience of new immigrants in Tel Aviv: QIf you vote for another party, the Likud will be weakened, but if you [...]	2009-02-05 11:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV33	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-07 12:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV334	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israeli Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All print media led with the last election polls: Kadima trails behind Likud by one to three Knesset seats; a swelling Yisrael Beiteinu comes in third, ahead of and the Labor P [...]	2009-02-06 11:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV341	THE FINAL POLLS AND A POST-ELECTION TIMELINE [...] SUMMARY: The campaign strategists and media are united in their efforts to ignite public interest in the upcoming February 10th elections to Israel's 120-member Knesset. The final polls conducted by Israeli media and published on February 6 are predicting a closer race than they were a week [...]	2009-02-06 16:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KDEM IS
09TELAVIV342	THE FINAL POLLS AND A POST-ELECTION TIMELINE [...] SUMMARY: The campaign strategists and media are united in their efforts to ignite public interest in the upcoming February 10th elections to Israel's 120-member Knesset. The final polls conducted by Israeli media and published on February 6 are predicting a closer race than they were a week [...]	2009-02-06 17:04:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KDEM IS
09TELAVIV343	THE FINAL POLLS AND A POST-ELECTION TIMELINE [...] SUMMARY: The campaign strategists and media are united in their efforts to ignite public interest in the upcoming February 10th elections to Israel's 120-member Knesset. The final polls conducted by Israeli media and published on February 6 are predicting a closer race than they were a week [...]	2009-02-09 05:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR KDEM IS
09TELAVIV344	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israeli Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted the election campaign on its last day. All media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying yesterday for the first time that he endorses Kadima chair Tzipi Livni. [...]	2009-02-09 11:55:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV346	NETANYAHU'S CAMPAIGN MOVES FROM THE CENTER TO THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary. Opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu told a standing-room audience at the Institute for Policy and Strategy's ninth annual Herzliya Conference that he would pursue solutions to three challenges as Prime Minister: Defense, Peace, and the Economy. Netanyahu, appearing confident [...]	2009-02-09 11:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM ECON IS
09TELAVIV347	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Israeli Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media highlighted the election campaign on its last day. All media quoted PM Ehud Olmert as saying yesterday for the first time that he endorses Kadima chair Tzipi Livni. [...]	2009-02-09 12:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV352	ELECTION DAY SCENESETTER AND THE LIEBERMAN DARK [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of elections to the 18th Knesset, the electorate, the analysts and the candidates are grappling with the confusion of a race that the final polls predict has narrowed significantly between the Likud and Kadima parties to the point where it is anyone's guess which party [...]	2009-02-09 18:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KWBG PINS IS
09TELAVIV361	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 11:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV363	LIKUD CHAIRMAN NETANYAHU TALKS IRAN, PALESTINIANS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Likud Chairman Binyamin Netanyahu met with members and staff of the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on January 30 to discuss Iran, peace talks with the Palestinians, and the possibility of conducting negotiations with Syria. Ne [...]	2009-02-11 15:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV IR KWBG SY IS
09TELAVIV371	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Aftermath of Israeli Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media reported that yesterday President Obama congratulated President Shimon Peres on the successful election process in Israel. Peres explained the Israeli [...]	2009-02-12 11:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV381	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-13 11:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV384	MFA COMMENTS ON UNFREEZING RELATIONS WITH QATAR [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East (NEA A/S-equivalent) Yacov Hadas briefed PolCouns February 12 on Israel's efforts to normalize relations with Qatar and Mauritania which were frozen during the Gaza operation. Regarding Qatar, Hadas said the Qataris had offered Israel to reo [...]	2009-02-13 13:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER QA MR KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV390	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Aftermath of Israeli Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted senior GOI officials as saying that PM Ehud OlmertQs decision to condition a Gaza cease-fire and the opening of the border crossings on [...]	2009-02-17 11:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV398	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast 3. Iran 4. Aftermath of Israeli Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that PM Ehud Olmert is convening the diplomatic-security cabinet today to discuss the release of Gila [...]	2009-02-18 12:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV4	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-02 11:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV402	GOI INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP PREPARING TO RESPOND [...] (C) Alon Ushpiz, Chief of Staff to MFA Director General Aharon Abramovich, contacted Pol Couns February 18 to review the GOI's preparations for Secretary General Ban's Board of Inquiry (BOI) on IDF actions in Gaza. Ushpiz noted that the BOI is a "potential source of concern" for Israel due to [...]	2009-02-18 14:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KAWC UN KWBG IS
09TELAVIV42	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 7, 1900 [...] (C) Summary: IDF operations were suspended from 1300 to 1600 local to allow Gaza residents to collect food, water, and other humanitarian supplies; pauses are likely to continue at least every other day. A spokesman for PM Olmert "welcomed" Egyptian President Mubarak's truce proposal and anno [...]	2009-01-07 18:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS EG FR
09TELAVIV420	SENIOR U.S. AND ISRAELI OFFICIALS DISCUSS EFFORTS [...] (S) SUMMARY. Stephen Mull from the Office of the Under Secretary for International Security Affairs and his delegation met with senior Israeli MFA officials on February 6 to discuss meetings held earlier in the week in Copenhagen that focused on ways to counter the smuggling of weapons prima [...]	2009-02-19 14:17:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PHUM PTER PINR MASS MOPS EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV421	THE RESULTS ARE OFFICIAL AND THE COALITION COUNTDOWN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The official results of the February 10 elections confirmed that Kadima has a one-seat lead over Likud, established Yisrael Beiteinu Party (YBP) as the third largest party, and consigned the Labor Party to fourth place. President Peres embarked on consultations with twelve par [...]	2009-02-19 14:33:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR KDEM IS
09TELAVIV423	DEAD SEA COSMETICS AND SKINCARE INDUSTRY FRAUD [...] SUMMARY: In the past few years, sales of Dead Sea cosmetics and skincare products at kiosks in shopping malls across America has grown into a huge industry. A lesser-known, but problematic, aspect of the Dead Sea industry is that its personnel is comprised of many young Israelis working on tou [...]	2009-02-20 05:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT KFRD ELAB SOCI IS
09TELAVIV424	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Aftermath of Israeli Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that this morning, after 65 Knesset members recommended yesterday that Benjamin Netanyahu create the governing coalition, President Shimon Peres [...]	2009-02-20 12:56:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV44	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 8, 1500 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Three Katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon struck northern Israel early on January 8 and lightly injured three civilians; Israeli forces responded with artillery fire. Military officials suspect Palestinian groups operating in Lebanon conducted the attack and sought to avoid e [...]	2009-01-08 13:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS EG FR
09TELAVIV441	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Aftermath of Israeli Elections 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that some European leaders and many influential voices in the Arab world are full of Qgloom-and-doom predictions about Benjamin Netanya [...]	2009-02-24 11:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV449	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Formation of Netanyahu Government 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has relayed messages to Israel in the past week expressing anger at obstacles Israel is placing to the [...]	2009-02-25 12:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV45	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-08 14:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV459	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israeli Politics 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted top advisers to PM-designate Benjamin Netanyahu as saying yesterday that he is expected to lobby Secretary of State Hillary Clinton next week against U [...]	2009-02-26 13:41:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV465	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 12:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV466	EMBASSY TEL AVIV'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 12:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CE CH EG EI ELAB IN IS KCRM KFRD KPAL KTIP KWMN MD NP PHUM PREF RO RP RS SMIG TH TU UK UP UZ
09TELAVIV483	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-02 12:07:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV485	GOI PLANS FOR DEALING WITH FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] Yadin Entebbe, the head of the Capital Markets Division at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) says that Israel has not yet borne the full brunt of the worldwide economic crisis. The GOI has come out with a three-pronged plan to deal with the crisis -- providing loan guarantees to banks to make cap [...]	2009-03-02 12:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV IS
09TELAVIV5	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 2, 15:00 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Local and international media highlighted FM Livni,s January 1 comments in Paris that a ceasefire was unnecessary and would give Hamas time to regroup. Israeli troops deployed around Gaza have relaxed their posture, but remain prepared for ground incursions. Rocket and mortar st [...]	2009-01-02 15:09:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	KWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID IS
09TELAVIV500	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Any dialogue must be both preceded by and accompanied by harsher sanctions against Iran, both within the framework of the UN Security Council and outside it. Otherwise, the talks are liable to be perceived by both Iran and the international community as acceptance of Iran's nuclear program. [...]	2009-03-03 06:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV517	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-04 06:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV53	GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 08, 1230 [...] (S) SUMMARY: As of 1215 local, the security cabinet is meeting following a three hour meeting of PM Olmert, FM Livni, and DM Barak in which they were to discuss how to respond to the UNSCR resolution for a ceasefire and whether to recommend beginning phase 3 of Operation Cast Lead, which woul [...]	2009-01-09 10:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER EAID EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV534	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Various media reported that yesterday the IAF assassinated senior Islamic Jihad militant Khaled ShaQalan in northern Gaza. Another senior militant and five ot [...]	2009-03-05 11:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV540	DEPUTY BOI GOVERNOR SAYS ISRAEL POISED FOR STRONG RECOVERY [...] Professor Zvi Eckstein, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Israel and Professor of Economics at Tel Aviv University says that for Israel, the economic crisis is entirely imported. As a consequence, Israel's emergence from its economic downturn will happen only when the U.S. economy turns around s [...]	2009-03-05 15:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS
09TELAVIV546	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Major media (banner in HaQaretz) reported that yesterday the police national fraud squad announced that it had enough evidence to recommend indicting PM Ehud O [...]	2009-03-06 11:27:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV55	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Gaza Crisis ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that yesterday three IDF soldiers were killed in the fighting in Gaza. Media reported that the diplomatic-security cabinet will decide this morning whether to e [...]	2009-01-09 11:43:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV553	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Formation of NetanyahuQs Government ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yesterday the media reported that Yisrael BeiteinuQs Avigdor Lieberman is likely to receive all the cabinet portfolios he is demanding from PM-designate Benja [...]	2009-03-09 12:05:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV58	CORRECTED: GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 09, 1230 [...] (S) SUMMARY: As of 1215 local, the security cabinet is meeting following a three hour meeting of PM Olmert, FM Livni, and DM Barak in which they were to discuss how to respond to the UNSCR resolution for a ceasefire and whether to recommend beginning phase 3 of Operation Cast Lead, which woul [...]	2009-01-09 12:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PTER EAID EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV581	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Muslims in European Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted former Israeli ambassador to the UN Dore Gold, one of PM-designate Benjamin NetanyahuQs top foreign policy advisers, as saying [...]	2009-03-10 13:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV597	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. Muslims in European Society ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted former Israeli ambassador to the UN Dore Gold, one of PM-designate Benjamin NetanyahuQs top foreign policy advisers, as saying [...]	2009-03-11 11:18:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV60	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 9, 1700 [...] (SBU) As of 1700 local, 41 truckloads of food and medical supplies had transited the Kerem Shalom crossing, all of it commercial. Pickup and distribution on the Gaza side is still limited, in part by UNWRA's decision not to ask its contractor to operate until the IDF has a better coordination [...]	2009-01-09 16:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV601	THE AMBASSDOR BRIEFS EU AMBASSADORS ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-12 09:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID EU KWBG IS
09TELAVIV602	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Mideast 3. FAA Downgrading of Israeli Aviation Status ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media quoted Likud sources as saying that Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann will probably lose his job in the new gove [...]	2009-03-12 10:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV605	ACTING A/S FELTMAN,S DISCUSSIONS WITH MFA FOCUS ON [...] (C) Summary: NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman met with MFA officials on March 4 to discuss his upcoming visit to Syria, the GOI talks on Ghajjar with the UN, the status of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, and Israel's relations with Mauritania and the Gulf states. Deputy Dire [...]	2009-03-12 13:16:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PGOV KWBG EAID EG QA MR MU JO LE IS
09TELAVIV613	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-13 10:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV632	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-17 10:38:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV64	GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 12, 1200 [...] (SBU) Summary: Political debate continues within Israel about the future of Operation Cast Lead, with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, most of the security cabinet, and some senior leaders in the Israeli military successfully pushing forward with the campaign, while Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and [...]	2009-01-12 10:31:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PINS KWBG CASC EG IS SY KPAL EAID
09TELAVIV646	NETANYAHU GETTING TO CRUNCH TIME [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu is nearing the first "deadline" he faces in forming a governing majority in the Knesset. The Likud leader prefers to have coalition pacts signed prior to Sunday, March 22, which would guarantee him a majority in the Knesset, but he co [...]	2009-03-18 16:39:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV647	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz quoted sources close to PM-designate Benjamin Netanyahu as saying yesterday that the Likud leader will make his first working visit to Washington on May 3, pending an official invi [...]	2009-03-19 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV653	Israel's Technology Sector: The Future at Risk [...] (U) Israel's economy was fundamentally altered by the rise of a robust high-technology innovation sector over the past twenty years. The key factors contributing to its formation were strong national intellectual capital resources, state-supported innovation programs in the defense and non-def [...]	2009-03-19 13:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL EINV ECON ENRG PINR IS
09TELAVIV654	ISRAEL'S RELATIONS WITH THE GULF STATES FOCUS ON [...] (S) Summary. MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Yacov Hadas provided PolCouns March 16 with an overview of Israel's relations with several of the Gulf states. Hadas described Israel's relations with the Gulf as a function of the Gulf Arabs' fear of Iran, but also as due to the A [...]	2009-03-19 14:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV675	NETANYAHU REQUESTS EXTENSION IN EFFORT TO BRING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 20 President Shimon Peres granted Prime Minister-Designate Binyamin Netanyahu's request for a 14-day extension to form a coalition. Netanyahu's request stemmed from the agreement he reached the evening of March 18 with Labor party chief and Defense Minister Ehud Bara [...]	2009-03-20 14:35:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV682	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media reported that on Saturday night police sappers disarmed a powerful 100-kg bomb in a car outside HaifaQs Lev Hamifratz shopping mall, thwarting a potential terrori [...]	2009-03-23 10:52:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV69	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-12 13:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV695	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported that the 1,478 convention delegates of the divided Labor Party will come together this afternoon in Tel Aviv to decide whether to join PM-designate Benjamin Netanyahu's [...]	2009-03-24 11:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV700	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 10:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV704	NETANYAHU SECURES A COALITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Prime Minister-Designate Binyamin Netanyahu saw his coalition cemented the evening of March 24 when the Labor party's Central Committee voted to join the next government. Netanyahu also has agreements with Yisrael Beitenu (YB) and SHAS, giving him a 66-seat coalition. Netanya [...]	2009-03-25 15:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV710	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-26 10:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV723	MOD MASKING SANSANA SETTLEMENT AS ESHKOLOT [...] (SBU) Summary: On 23 March, Ha'aretz reported and the MOD confirmed that MOD Barak recently approved a plan to declare the non-GOI recognized settlement of Sansansa as a neighborhood of the Eshkolot settlement. Based on this approval, the Civil Administration deposited a detailed outline for c [...]	2009-03-27 12:08:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV725	BOI PROPOSED SPENDING INCREASE TO COMBAT RECESSION [...] The Bank of Israel (BOI) presented a plan of modest spending increases to combat Israel's economic downturn. The cost is about NIS 4.4 billion (USD 1.1 billion),designed to offer incentives for the labor market, for infrastructure investment and for exporters. Implementation would raise the [...]	2009-03-27 13:24:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS
09TELAVIV734	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Afghanistan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz and other media reported that PM-designate Benjamin Netanyahu met last night with a handful of close associates to discuss ministerial postings, a move he hopes will ward of [...]	2009-03-30 10:48:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV752	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-31 10:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV763	TEL AVIV'S FRAUD SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2009 [...] Israel is a highly westernized nation with a vibrant democracy and strong economy. It boasts a high literacy rate, a high GDP, and relatively low unemployment. It is also a nation that travels. However, while visa demand peaked in summer 2008, it has declined during the reporting period, presum [...]	2009-03-31 14:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT CPAS PTER ASEC KFRD IS

09TELAVIV766	MFA BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON TURKISH INTEREST IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Acting Director General Yossi Gal briefed the Ambassador March 31 on Gal's visit to Turkey. Gal, who had returned from Turkey March 30, explained that a strong thread of U.S.-related material ran through his discussions. The visit was to follow up on FM Livni's meeting with [...]	2009-04-01 12:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON TU IR SY IZ KWBG IS
09TELAVIV767	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel: Swearing-In of Netanyahu Government 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot (Shimon Shiffer) quoted a senior Israeli diplomatic source as saying that the Americans will watch Netanyahu closely. All media led with yest [...]	2009-04-01 14:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV793	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Israel: Netanyahu Government 2. Mideast 3. Afghanistan ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Electronic media reported that at noon today a terrorist carried out an attack at the settlement of Bat Ayin (Gush Etzion),armed with an axe. A [...]	2009-04-02 11:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV799	NORWEGIAN MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) Summary: In an April 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Norwegian Special Representative for the Middle East Jon Hanssen-Bauer and Ambassador to Israel Jakken Biorn Lian said Norway, as chair of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC),continues to press donors to live up to pledges made at confe [...]	2009-04-02 16:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG KPAL EG SA NO IS
09TELAVIV80	GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 12, 1700 HRS [...] (SBU) As of 17:00 local on January 12, 97 truckloads of humanitarian goods had transited Kerem Shalom crossing (63 truckloads of food, 1 of medical equipment, and 33 of other goods). An additional 27 truckloads of grain passed through the Karni crossing, which was open this afternoon; Karni is [...]	2009-01-12 18:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV800	YUVAL STEINITZ NAMED FINANCE MINISTER [...] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Dr. Yuval Steinitz from the Likud Party to the post of Minister of Finance. Steinitz is a widely-published philosopher and thinker, with the reputation of being able to digest and make sense of complex issues. He is reportedly a fiscal conservative [...]	2009-04-03 08:29:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV ELAB IS
09TELAVIV802	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with the murder of a 13-year-old boy and the wounding of a seven-year-old boy when an axe-wielding Palestinian man attacked them in the settlement of Bat Ayin [...]	2009-04-03 11:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV808	FOREIGN MINISTER LIEBERMAN HAS ARRIVED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's steady climb in the Israeli political system now has him firmly planted as leader of Israel's third-largest party, Yisrael Beitenu (YB),and has earned him a spot as Israel's top diplomat. Lieberman does not hide that his goal is the Prime M [...]	2009-04-03 16:51:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAL EG IS
09TELAVIV818	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-07 10:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV823	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-08 09:54:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV824	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-08 10:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV831	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media cited Iranian President Mahmoud AhmadinejadQs announcement yesterday that his country has made great strides in uranium fuel production and uranium enrichment. HaQaretz and Israe [...]	2009-04-10 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV854	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Maariv cited tension among Israeli diplomatic sources regarding the upcoming visit of U.S. special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell, following the argument between [...]	2009-04-14 10:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV858	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-16 05:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV860	SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-17 04:59:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV876	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to travel to Washington on May 17 and meet with President Obama on May 18 or 19. The Jerusalem Post reported that the visit will t [...]	2009-04-20 13:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV887	LOWEY DISCUSSES PEACE PROCESS AND IRAN WITH [...] (C) Summary. On April 16, CODEL Lowey met with Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Danny Ayalon to discuss the peace process and Iran. Foreign Minister (FM) Lieberman also joined for part of the meeting. Ayalon and Lieberman both emphasized that Iran is the biggest threat to Israel, the region, [...]	2009-04-21 08:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OREP PGOV KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV888	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Ahmadinejad Speech at QDurban 2 ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Most media reporting and comments are focused on Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Memorial Day. All media underscored Iranian President Mahmoud AhmadinejadQs spee [...]	2009-04-21 10:14:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV895	CODEL LOWEY DISCUSSES ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE WITH [...] (C) Summary. CODEL Lowey discussed peace with the Palestinians April 16 with senior GOI officials, including Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak, Foreign Minister Lieberman, IDF Chief of General Staff Lt. General Ashkenazi, Minister for Strategic Affairs Yaalon, and Deputy Foreign [...]	2009-04-22 08:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS EG JO IR
09TELAVIV897	ISRAEL ASKS RUSSIAN DFM TO POSTPONE UNSC [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 21, PolOff met with Russian Embassy Political Counselor Alexey Skosyrev to discuss the recent visit to Israel by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov. Saltanov's main meetings were with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Foreign Minister Lieberman, and National Secu [...]	2009-04-22 10:36:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG RU UN IS
09TELAVIV912	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yesterday HaQaretz quoted FM Avigdor Lieberman as saying in an interview with the Russian newspaper Moskovskiy Komsomolets that the Obama administration will p [...]	2009-04-23 10:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV92	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 11:57:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV920	RENEWAL OF EU/ISRAEL ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT COULD [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to an EU contact, the EU has not made a formal decision to suspend talks on a potential relationship upgrade because of the foreign policy of the new Israeli government, despite a front page article in the April 23 Ha'aretz to the contrary. However, some EU member state [...]	2009-04-23 15:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG EU IS
09TELAVIV925	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-27 10:26:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV935	DEFENSE MINISTER BARAK: EXPERIENCED ASSET FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. As Binyamin Netanyahu's government settles in, it benefits from the continuity provided by Defense Minister and Labor party leader Ehud Barak, who served the same role in former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government. Barak brings valued military experience and leadership at a [...]	2009-04-28 08:11:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS
09TELAVIV936	CODEL KYL'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: [...] (S) Summary. CODEL Kyl, accompanied by the Ambassador, called on Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu April 6 in the first official U.S. meeting with Netanyahu since he formed a government. The main topics of discussion were stopping Iran's nuclear program and Netanyahu's approach to peace-makin [...]	2009-04-28 08:13:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV KNNP KWBG IR IS
09TELAVIV941	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-28 11:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV948	GOI BRIEFS CODEL LOWEY ON EGYPTIAN EFFORTS TO HALT WEAPONS [...] (S) Summary. During CODEL Lowey's April 16 meetings with the Israeli leadership (other subjects reported reftels),Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak and IDF Chief of General Staff Ashkenazi commented on Egypt's role in stopping the smuggling to weapons and explosives into Gaza. [...]	2009-04-28 14:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV952	GOI BRIEFS CODEL LOWEY ON EGYPTIAN EFFORTS TO HALT [...] (S) Summary. During CODEL Lowey's April 16 meetings with the Israeli leadership (other subjects reported reftels),Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Barak and IDF Chief of General Staff Ashkenazi commented on Egypt's role in stopping the smuggling to weapons and explosives into Gaza [...]	2009-04-28 16:34:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	SECRET	PREL PTER MOPS EG KWBG IS
09TELAVIV953	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Iran 3. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted President Obama as saying on IsraelQs 61st birthday that the U.S. bond with Israel is Qas unshakable as ever as both nations pursue p [...]	2009-04-30 09:45:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV966	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz cited the concern of PM Benjamin Netanyahu's aides that President Obama will "surprise" the Prime Minister with unanticipated ideas and demands at the [...]	2009-05-01 11:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV982	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu called Dr. Michael Oren to inform him that he has officially been appointed IsraelQs ambassador to the U.S. L [...]	2009-05-04 10:30:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV99	LEFT-WING GENERALS ON GAZA SITUATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Retired IDF General Daniel Rothschild, President of the Council for Peace and Security, briefed the diplomatic corps on January 12 at Peace Now on the background and future of the Gaza operation. Rothschild believes that Operation Cast Lead has achieved deterrence, and Israel is [...]	2009-01-13 16:44:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS PTER IS KPAL KWBG PINR
09THEHAGUE116	NETHERLANDS: PREPARATION FOR EU AND G20 SUMMITS [...] Summary: Dutch MFA officials noted that the financial crisis will feature prominently in the February meeting of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) and will be the central focus of the March 16-17 GAERC. The EU will use both meetings to prepare for the European Coun [...]	2009-02-23 16:47:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE129	CWC: MEETINGS ON IRAQ'S ACCESSION TO THE CWC ON [...] (SBU) On the margins of the 55th Executive Council (EC) session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),Delreps met with representatives of Iraq, the United Kingdom, and the Technical Secretariat. Although the tone of EC-55 toward Iraq was congratulatory, Iraqi o [...]	2009-02-25 12:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC IZ
09THEHAGUE132	FOREIGN TAKEOVERS OF DUTCH ENERGY COMPANIES [...] SUMMARY: Following the Essent takeover by Germany's RWE on January 22, Nuon announced February 23 that it had agreed to a takeover bid by Sweden's Vattenfall. Two other large Dutch energy companies have been linked in the media to takeover discussions. In addition to competition issues, Esse [...]	2009-02-25 15:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE141	CWC: QUESTIONS REMAINING ON LIBYA'S CONVERSION [...] (SBU) This is an action request; see para 4. 2. (SBU) On February 20, Delreps Clagett, Ferguson, Prather, and Robinson met with the new Libyan Permanent Representative to the OPCW Ambassador Ahmed Al Walid and Mr. Mohadeb Gheton of the Libyan delegation to try to obtain more specific infor [...]	2009-02-26 16:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC LY
09THEHAGUE143	CWC: EC-55 DESTRUCTION INFORMALS [...] (SBU) On February 16, the Destruction Informals session before the 55th Executive Council (EC-55) was opened by the EC Chairperson, Ambassador Oksana Tomova of Slovakia. The meeting consisted of presentations in two parts: details on verification/ implementation by the Technical Secretariat, [...]	2009-02-27 10:36:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE145	SITREP 2 ON TURKISH AIRLINE PLANE CRASH [...] Summary: According to our current information, there were seven (not six, as previously reported) AmCit passengers aboard Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, which crashed upon landing at Schiphol Airport February 25. Four AmCit passengers are confirmed dead. One AmCit is seriously injured but has [...]	2009-02-27 14:20:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC EAIR NL
09THEHAGUE153	NETHERLANDS - CABLE 1 OF 2: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF [...] Summary: This is the first of two cables providing post's answers to questions in Ref A about Dutch plans for the G20 summit and responses to the financial crisis. At the G20 summit, the Dutch are likely to recommend using a slightly expanded, more representative G20 format to strengthen the [...]	2009-03-04 16:16:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE154	NETHERLANDS - CABLE 2 OF 2: DUTCH POSITIONS IN ADVANCE OF [...] This is the second of two cables providing post's answers to questions in Ref A about Dutch plans for the G20 summit and responses to the financial crisis. -------------------------------- III. THE BROADER ECONOMIC CRISIS -------------------------------- 2. Response H: The global econom [...]	2009-03-04 16:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE181	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR MARCH 9-13, 2009 [...] (SBU) The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met March 10 to prepare for a meeting of the WEOG representatives to the Executive Council (EC) requested by the Chair to discuss the selection process for a new Director-General (DG). Only two formal candidatures have been announced, Algeria [...]	2009-03-16 13:17:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE193	NETHERLANDS: COMPANIES SUFFER FROM ECONOMIC DOWNTURN, [...] SUMMARY: The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Analysis (CPB) released its updated forecast March 17 for a Dutch economy in "deep recession." GDP is predicted to decline 3.5 percent in 2009. Businesses across a number of sectors report they are facing decreasing revenue, fewer orders, and lower [...]	2009-03-20 13:19:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE196	SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MARCH 31 MEETING [...] (S) Your participation in the Afghanistan conference and the March 31 meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen is well-timed to advance key U.S. priorities, particularly in securing Afghanistan. Verhagen and the whole Dutch government remain among our strongest allies, but Dutch domestic [...]	2009-03-23 10:38:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL OVIP PINR MOPS PHUM AF NL
09THEHAGUE2	NETHERLANDS: SHELL DISCUSSES BUSINESS IN IRAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The Dutch government agrees that doing business with Iran poses risks for Dutch companies, and it will continue to discourage new investments there. Shell has again pushed back its investment decision on the Persian LNG project, this time until late 2010. However, Shell's go-slo [...]	2009-01-02 09:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EPET ETTC PREL NL IR
09THEHAGUE205	(S) CWC: INQUIRIES IN THE HAGUE ABOUT MIRZAYANOV [...] (U) Action requested para 5. 2. (S) On March 25, in a private conversation, Canadian delegate asked U.S. and UK Delreps whether they had heard of the Mirzayanov book "State Secrets: An Insider's View of the Russian Chemical Weapons Program." Canadian Rep added that Mirzayanov now appeared [...]	2009-03-26 09:08:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE206	NETHERLANDS: ING SEEKS LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN U.S. [...] This is an action request for State and Treasury; see paragraph 9. 2. Summary: The head of ING's insurance operations in the United States said the significant presence of U.S. mortgage-backed securities on ING's books necessitated a Dutch government bailout and layoffs. Although ING's ba [...]	2009-03-26 13:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE228	Media Reporting: Secretary Clinton's at the Afghanistan [...] The visit of Secretary Clinton to the Netherlands to attend the Afghanistan Conference was headline news days before her arrival. Questions about whether the Dutch offered to host the conference or whether the U.S. asked them to had died down before the conference actually began. All media car [...]	2009-04-04 06:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL EAID AF PK IR KPAO NL
09THEHAGUE236	CWC: SCENE-SETTER FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 56TH [...] (SBU) The two main topics that are likely to dominate Executive Council (EC) debate and informal discussions are the search for a new Director General and Iraq's recent submission of its declaration. On the DG search, candidates continue to emerge - most notably from the Western European an [...]	2009-04-09 15:16:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE238	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: DUTCH SUPPORTIVE OF MOST [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 6. 2. (S/NF) Summary: The Dutch strongly appreciated U.S. support for the March 31 Afghanistan conference in The Hague. The Dutch can probably support most of the requests ("Afghanistan Asks") in reftel A, but the list should be presented as [...]	2009-04-11 11:47:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NL
09THEHAGUE240	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MARCH 31, 2009 CONVERSATION [...] (U) March 31, 2009; 3:30 p.m.; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Central Asia David Sedney Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary Piper Campbell Daniel King (Embassy Notetaker) China V/FM Dawei Wu [...]	2009-04-14 08:27:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP ECON EMIN CH AF PK
09THEHAGUE244	CWC: INDUSTRY CLUSTER MEETINGS, APRIL 1-2, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Two of the three Industry Cluster consultations at the OPCW on April 1-2 saw a continuation of discussions from the last Industry Cluster in February (ref A). Little progress was made on either Schedule 2A/2A* low concentrations or enhancements to declarations of Other Chemical [...]	2009-04-14 15:05:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE263	CWC: UNSCR 1540 WORKSHOP IN THE HAGUE [...] (U) On March 26-27, 2009, the Dutch Foreign Ministry, Clingendael Institute for International Relations and VERTIC co-hosted a workshop on UN Security Council Resolution 1540 in The Hague. Participants included representatives from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPC [...]	2009-04-22 13:39:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC EUN PARM PREL PTER CWC KPAO UNSC
09THEHAGUE269	NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: MAY 25 SEMINAR ON [...] (U) This message contains an action request; see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) will host a multilateral seminar May 25 in The Hague titled: "Improving the Effectiveness and Legitimacy of UN Targeted Sanctions." The objective is to advance the i [...]	2009-04-24 15:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER NL
09THEHAGUE271	NETHERLANDS/JSF: COMPROMISE WINS [...] (C) Summary: Political grandstanding by parliamentarians opposed to the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program gave way to a late-night announcement of a compromise during the second day of debates. At the invitation of Parliament, cabinet members, including PM Balkenende, responded to questions on the [...]	2009-04-24 16:29:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PINS PREL NL
09THEHAGUE288	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OPCW 56TH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Executive Council (EC) 56 was characterized by a high interest in the search for a new Director-General (DG),an extensive agenda of routine business and increasingly obstructive behavior by the South African delegation. Iraq's presentation of its former chemical weapons (CW) program t [...]	2009-05-06 17:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE295	CWC: MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF EC-56 [...] (SBU) On the margins of the 56th session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' Executive Council (ref A),the U.S. Del met with a number of other delegations to discuss OPCW affairs as well as the Algerian and Turkish candidates to be next Director-General (DG). Meeting [...]	2009-05-08 18:03:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE309	NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: URGENT REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; see para 5. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) is concerned the European Court of First Instance will rule that Jose Maria Sison does not belong on the EU sanctions list. The GONL may be unable to retain its domestic desi [...]	2009-05-19 15:55:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KTFN PTER EFIN NL
09THEHAGUE312	CWC: MISSING THE 2012 CONVENTION DEADLINE: [...] (SBU) On May 22, Delreps Beik and Robinson delivered reftel demarche on projected U.S. destruction dates beyond the 2012 extended Convention deadline to the Director General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),Ambassador Rogelio Pfirter, and the new Chairman of [...]	2009-05-22 17:12:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE316	NETHERLANDS: CLIMATE ADAPTATION FUNDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) is providing 18 million Euros (USD 24.5 million) of adaption-related development aid in 2009. The GONL wants to contribute more, but plans are hampered by a challenging budget environment. The Dutch are most amenable to collaborating wi [...]	2009-05-27 15:41:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV KGHG NL
09THEHAGUE324	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR MAY 11-29, 2009 [...] (SBU) Official meetings at OPCW are still few and far between, with the exception of this week's industry cluster (reported septel). In accordance with Refs A and B, the Del continues to inform key individuals of the recently published chemical demilitarization schedule. This has evoked conc [...]	2009-05-29 17:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE328	NETHERLANDS/SCENESETTER; SECRETARY,S JUNE 1OTH [...] (S) Your participation in the Regional Command-South RC-South) meeting and the bilateral with Dutch Minister of Defense Emert van Middelkoop comes at a critical time for the advancement of key U.S. priorities. Van Middelkoop and the Dutch government as a whole remain among our strongest allies, but [...]	2009-06-02 16:18:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF PAK NL
09THEHAGUE33	NETHERLANDS/GEORGIA: INCLINED TO SUPPORT U.S. "WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are inclined to support the U.S. proposal of "carrots and sticks" to encourage separatist regions in Georgia to give up their aspirations of independence. However, the West's first goal should be restoring international access to the regions and addressing any humanit [...]	2009-01-14 15:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RU NL
09THEHAGUE333	NETHERLANDS PRESSING FOR INVITATION TO PITTSBURGH [...] (U) This cable contains an action request; see para 5. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende is already pressing for confirmation that the Netherlands will be invited to the September 2009 G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh. The Dutch know their perseverance paid off with invitations to [...]	2009-06-05 11:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL NL
09THEHAGUE352	CWC: WRAP UP FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 12, 2009 [...] (U) Over the past two weeks, the two main topics of discussion at the OPCW have been the search for a new Director General (DG) and recent news of the current U.S. chemical weapons destruction schedule. On the DG search, the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) heard presentations by three [...]	2009-06-15 16:48:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE357	NETHERLANDS: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed that the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) pledged 86.7 million euro (USD 120 million) at the April 17 Tokyo Donor Conference, all of which will be channeled through the Dutch Embassy in Islamabad. The GONL has also pled [...]	2009-06-19 15:26:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN PHUM PREF PK NL
09THEHAGUE370	NETHERANDS: ENERGY MARKET LIBERALIZATION USHERS IN FOREIGN [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Netherlands' top two electricity and gas utilities have fallen into foreign hands. German energy giant RWE has acquired Essent (30 percent share of Dutch utility market) for EUR 9.3 billion (USD 13.1 billion); Swedish state-controlled firm Vattenfall has acquired Nuon (34 per [...]	2009-06-26 07:18:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON PGOV NL
09THEHAGUE376	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: MFA REPORTING FROM TEHRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Iranian and EU governments have exchanged protests, including a second formal protest by the Dutch MFA to the Iranian Charge d'Affaires in The Hague. Tehran is looking for splits in the EU position. The Dutch proposed and expect an EU meeting on June 26 to maintain unity. Si [...]	2009-06-26 15:52:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON IR NL
09THEHAGUE399	NETHERLANDS: LEAD TOPICS FOR PRESIDENT'S JULY 14 [...] (C) As indicated in our overview cable, Dutch Prime Minister Balkenende hopes to limit discussion to four major topics during his meeting with the President: Afghanistan/Pakistan; the economic crisis/G20; Middle East Peace Process/Iran; and climate change. He will also mention the New York 400 cele [...]	2009-07-06 15:30:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	ECON EFIN MOPS OVIP PINR PREL NL
09THEHAGUE410	CWC: MEETINGS OF SENIOR U.S. EXPERTS IN THE HAGUE [...] (SBU) During their June 23-25 visit to The Hague, Robert Mikulak (ISN/CB Director and U.S. Representative to the OPCW's Executive Council (EC)) and Tom Hopkins (Principal Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs) briefed representativ [...]	2009-07-08 15:45:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE415	CWC: OPCW'S PROPOSED INITIAL VISIT TO IRAQ AND [...] (U) This is an action message: see paras 10-12. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will not send its advance team to visit Baghdad July 12-16, but will postpone this visit until the question of the team's security is clearl [...]	2009-07-10 17:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PARM PREL KTIA CWC IZ
09THEHAGUE44	NETHERLANDS: NUCLEAR ENERGY EXPANSION NOT IMMINENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands will not lead a European "nuclear renaissance." If Europe's commitment to nuclear power takes off, the Dutch will eventually follow. There is a growing consensus that the Netherlands cannot achieve its ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets w [...]	2009-01-20 09:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO NL
09THEHAGUE452	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SESSION, [...] (SBU) The 57th session of the Executive Council (EC) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) successfully concluded, and on schedule, with a full day devoted to the presentations by the candidates for Director General (July 15) and major agreement in the Council by [...]	2009-07-24 16:24:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE462	CWC: DESTRUCTION INFORMALS, JULY 13, 2009 (EC-57) [...] (SBU) On July 13 before the formal opening of the Executive Council (EC),the new EC Chairperson, Ambassador Jorge Lomonaco (Mexico),convened the customary informal consultations on chemical weapons destruction issues. In addition to the usual presentations by the Technical Secretariat (TS) [...]	2009-07-30 07:43:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE463	CWC: DESTRUCTION INFORMALS, JULY 13, 2009 (EC-57) [...] (SBU) On July 13 before the formal opening of the Executive Council (EC),the new EC Chairperson, Ambassador Jorge Lomonaco (Mexico),convened the customary informal consultations on chemical weapons destruction issues. In addition to the usual presentations by the Technical Secretariat (TS) [...]	2009-07-30 07:43:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE499	GICNT: 2009 GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] (C) Fifty-nine of 75 partners sent high-level representation to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Plenary Meeting held in The Hague, Netherlands, June 16-17, 2009. Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen hosted the meeting. U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary (AA/S) Eliot [...]	2009-08-18 15:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER KGIC RS
09THEHAGUE500	GICNT: 2009 GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 15:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER KGIC RS
09THEHAGUE501	GICNT: 2009 GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-18 15:18:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PTER KGIC RS
09THEHAGUE514	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: POST-2010 DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) This cable continues reporting on post's efforts to get the Dutch to ""yes"" on a post-2010 deployment in Afghanistan (reftels). 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Labor Party leader Bos told the Ambassador in confidence (STRICTLY PROTECT) the Dutch will likely stay in Afghanistan post-2010 but not in Uruzgan [...]	2009-08-25 14:59:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL AF NATO NL
09THEHAGUE518	CWC: CONSULTATIONS ON THE SELECTION OF A NEW [...] (SBU) Dr. Robert Mikulak, ISN/CB Director and U.S. Representative to the Executive Council (EC),visited The Hague August 27-28 to consult with key delegations on the selection of a new Director- General (DG) for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Accompanied by [...]	2009-08-31 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE537	NETHERLANDS HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN [...] The Dutch Foreign Ministry confirmed delegates to the 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA) General Debate are as follows: -- Jan-Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister -- Maxime Verhagen, Minister of Foreign Affairs -- Bert Koenders, Minister for Development Cooperation -- Jacquelin [...]	2009-09-04 15:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KSEP OTRA OVIP PREL UNGA NL
09THEHAGUE543	AMBASSADOR DAALDER PRESSES DUTCH TO STAY THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Ivo Daalder, argued for the extension of the Netherlands, military deployment and aid to Afghanistan beyond 2010 during high-level meetings, a speech, press interviews, and a reception in The Hague on September 3, 2009. This cable cove [...]	2009-09-10 14:35:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV NATO NL AF
09THEHAGUE546	NETHERLANDS: FEEDBACK ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Several climate change issues are proving difficult to resolve within the EU, according to Dutch negotiators. For example, EU support for a 30 percent emission reduction by 2020 is "crumbling" and the debate over burden sharing of climate change costs is gathering steam. Our interloc [...]	2009-09-11 07:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG NL
09THEHAGUE549	CWC: INDUSTRY CLUSTER MEETINGS, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: There were meetings on September 8 of the two ongoing Industry Cluster consultations. The consultation on enhancements to declarations for other chemical production facilities (OCPFs),facilitated by South African Delegate Marthinus van Schalkwyk, was uneventful and made no progr [...]	2009-09-11 17:59:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL EIND CWC
09THEHAGUE557	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 1-11, 2009 [...] (SBU) The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has returned to work in full force, with delegations and Technical Secretariat (TS) staff alike back from the August recess. The Geneva Group met September 4 with a briefing by Mary Blanca Rios (U.S.) on that week's meeting [...]	2009-09-14 16:35:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL AORC CWC
09THEHAGUE567	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: ENGAGING LABOR PARTY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Post requests a senior USG official (ideally NSA General Jones) engage Dutch Finance Minister and Labor Party leader Bos in a pull-aside at the Pittsburgh G20 Summit to emphasize continued Dutch participation in such fora is based on their active international role, not their econom [...]	2009-09-18 15:03:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL AF NATO PGOV NL
09THEHAGUE569	NETHERLANDS' 2010 BUDGET: SPEND NOW, TOUGH CHOICES LATER [...] Summary: The Dutch government presented its 2010 budget to parliament on September 15. There were no surprises - the government agreed in March to maintain current spending levels in the 2010 budget in an effort to stimulate economic recovery. The government used the occasion to caution that [...]	2009-09-21 08:09:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE577	GENERAL PETRAEUS STRAIGHT TALK TO DUTCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: General Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM),had a frank and open dialogue with select Dutch Members of Parliament (MPs) September 21. The MPs appreciated the unvarnished truth of General Petraeus in his assessment of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. [...]	2009-09-22 17:17:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE595	NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: PARLIAMENTARY OBSTACLES [...] (S) SUMMARY. After four months of private discussions over whether and how to extend Dutch military commitment to Afghanistan beyond 2010, the divide within the ruling coalition went public with a late night parliamentary debate September 30. Coalition-members Labor Party (PvdA) and Christia [...]	2009-10-02 12:49:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE596	NETHERLANDS: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post warmly welcomes you to The Hague to convene the 2009 Regional Energy Officers Conference. During your stay, you will also meet the Foreign Minister, Economic Affairs Minister, Royal Dutch Shell's Executive Director responsible for Russia/Central Asia, and address Dutch energy in [...]	2009-10-02 16:00:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL NL
09THEHAGUE597	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR TWO WEEKS FROM SEPTEMBER 21 TO [...] (SBU) In the run-up to the 58th Executive Council (EC-58),the frequency and number of meetings at the OPCW has increased. This cable covers the two weeks from September 21 to October 2 including the regular weekly meeting of the Western European and Others Group (WEOG); a range of budget co [...]	2009-10-02 18:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE604	CWC: SCENE-SETTER FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 58TH [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paras 16-18. ------------------------ SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ 2. (SBU) While the selection of a new Director- General is consuming all the attention of delegates (ref A),the agenda for Executive Council 58 (EC- 58) [...]	2009-10-06 18:10:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL AORC OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE617	CWC: AMHET UZUMCU OF TURKEY NOMINATED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Ahmet Uzumcu (Turkish Perm Rep to the UN Office in Geneva) received a consensus nomination by the 41-member Executive Council to be the next Director- General (DG) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The nomination occurred on Friday, [...]	2009-10-16 21:29:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL AORC AU FI GM ID TU UK AG
09THEHAGUE62	NETHERLANDS: SECOND ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE CRITICIZED AS [...] SUMMARY: Just as the European Commission released its forecast that Dutch GDP would shrink by 2 percent in 2009 (more than the EU average),the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) announced on January 16 a second package of measures to strengthen Dutch credit markets and the larger economy. [...]	2009-01-27 12:21:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL NL
09THEHAGUE627	CWC: SCHEDULE 2A/2A* LOW CONCENTRATION LIMITS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the Canadian proposal (ref A) and the subsequent reinvigoration of discussions on Schedule 2A/2A* low concentrations, a series of consultations were held in The Hague prior to and during the 58th session of the Executive Council (EC-58). While consensus emerged around [...]	2009-10-21 14:36:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL EIND OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE628	CWC: DESTRUCTION INFORMALS, DONOR COORDINATION [...] (SBU) On October 12 before the formal opening of the 58th Session of the Executive Council (EC-58),the EC Chairman, Ambassador Jorge Lomonaco (Mexico),convened the customary informal consultations on chemical weapons (CW) destruction issues. In addition to the usual presentations by the Te [...]	2009-10-21 17:24:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE634	CWC: U.S.-CHINA NOVEMBER CONSULTATIONS DISCUSSED [...] (SBU) Delreps met separately with members of the Chinese and Japanese delegations in an effort to seek further clarification on the scope of the scheduled visit to Beijing (November 4-7, 2009) for CWC bilateral consultations on implementation and compliance issues (refs A and B). In an effort [...]	2009-10-23 09:43:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OPCW CWC CH JA
09THEHAGUE659	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OCTOBER 19-30, 2009 [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 14. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Following the 58th Executive Council (refs A-F),no official meetings have yet been held. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met on October 20 and 27, with little discussion. Delreps met privatel [...]	2009-10-30 17:57:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE663	NETHERLANDS/AFTHANISTAN: NEXT STEPS AFTER [...] (S) SUMMARY: A large majority of the Dutch Parliament recently sent a clear message to the Cabinet they are opposed to a follow-on mission in Uruzgan. The Cabinet continues to deliberate on the nature of its post-2010 involvement in Afghanistan. It will be difficult, but not impossible, for [...]	2009-11-02 16:49:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PREL PGOV NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE677	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: A YOUNG DIPLOMAT,S REPORT FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: A junior Dutch diplomat working in Tehran gave Post her views on human rights, the economy, public diplomacy, and diplomatic life in Tehran. Most notably, Iran is now arresting family members of dissidents. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) HUMAN RIGHTS: On November 3, Kim De Jong, Dutch [...]	2009-11-10 08:11:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	IR NL PHUM PREL

09THEHAGUE71	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 26- 30, 2009 [...] (SBU) Speculation on the process to select a new Director General (DG) for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is beginning in earnest, with a formal agenda item now on the calendar for the next Executive Council (EC- 55) in February. The Western European and Othe [...]	2009-01-30 15:58:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	AG IZ PARM PREL CWC

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